Book Title: Manav ho Mahavir
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003962/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava ho mahAvIra zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAM zrI candraprabha mAnava ho mahAvIra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmmmmmmm mAnava ho mahAvIra zrI candraprabha saMpAdana : ... preraNA : gaNIvara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI suzrI vijayalakSmI jaina prakAzana : saujanya : zrI prakAza, azoka, siddhirAja daphtarI, bIkAnera kalakattA zrI jitayazA phAunDezana, 6-sI esplAneDa ro, IsTa, kalakattA prakAzana varSa : 1665 kampojiMga : rAdhikA grAphiksa, indaura mUlya : 10 rupaye mudraka : anamola priMTarsa, jodhapura 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honaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI sArI koziza, sArI talAza basa zAMti kI talAza hai| para upAya kyA? mana kI nirantara calatI pAgala bar3abar3AhaTa se mukta hokara zAMta hone kA upAya kyA? mahAvIra Aja hamAre bIca nahIM, buddha bhI cale gae, kRSNa, jIsasa, nAnaka kA bhI sahArA nahIM, to kauna mArga-darzana kare ki zAMti kA upAya kyA? nirAzA ke isa ghanaghora kuhAse meM prakAza kI ekamAtra kiraNa hai, jIvita sadguru kA sAnnidhya, unakI lekhanI kA, vANI kA shaaraa| zrI candraprabha - eka zAMta mana, mauna AtmA; jisane na kevala apane svarupa balki svarupa se bhinna, padArtha ke svabhAva ko bhI pahacAnA, aura isIlie jo apane se bhinna pratyeka, cAhe vaha apanA zarIra hI kyoM na ho; ko usake svAbhAvika svataMtra pariNamana para chor3akara pRthaka khar3e hone meM, Atmastha hone meM saphala, sakSama hue| hamArA ahobhAgya ki unakA jIvaMta sAnnidhya, unakI vANI, unakI saMbodhi kA AsarA hameM upalabdha hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustakAkAra meM mAnava ho mahAvIra ke jaise jIvaMta sadguru hI avatarita hue hai, patha-vismRta pathikoM kA hAtha thAmane ko / ve bAMTa rahe haiM eka samajha apanI hI saMbhAvanAoM ko talAzane kI, pahacAnane kI / ve kara rahe haiM hamArA AhvAna - svayaM buddhatva ko upalabdha ho jAo! vede rahe haiM hameM AtmavizvAsa svayaM mahAvIra ho jAo! aba zAMta honA, zAMta rahanA asaMbhava nahIM, jaba koI hamAre patha para, paga-paga para apanI sneha - ApUrita prajJA ke dIpa saMjone ko, hamAre sAtha-sAtha cala rahA ho, jisakA abhaya - hasta hamAre sira para ho / unakI saMbodhi ko, vANI ko, lekhanI ko, - bhUmikA denA na saMbhava hai, na upayukta; yaha to hai basa - unake zrI caraNoM meM abhIpsita hRdaya kA ahobhAva-pUrNa namana ..... - niHzeSa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jan Education intemelital Pengaran W prary.org Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava ho mahAvIra dharatI para mAnava-jAti ke qadama bahuta Age bar3ha cuke haiN| dharatI ke itihAsa meM jitane utAra-car3hAva Ae haiM, utane zAyada aura kisI graha meM nahIM Ae hoNge| yahAM taka ki dhArmika AsthA vAle loga jise svarga aura narka kahate haiM, vahAM bhI itane utAra-car3hAva nahIM Ae hoMge / kAlacakra kI parikramA aura samaya kI uThApaTaka se pRthvI khUba prabhAvita huI hai| mahAvIra aura buddha hajAroM varSa pIche chUTa gae haiN| pArzvanAtha, rAma aura RSabhadeva unase jyAdA pIche chUTa gae haiN| pArzvanAtha, RSabhadeva ke nae saMskaraNa the aura mahAvIra, pArzvanAtha ke nae saMskaraNa the / hama inake yuga se hajAroM varSa Age A gae haiN| bahuta dUra A cuke haiN| hamAre pAMva pRthvI para haiM aura AMkha cAMda ke pAra / amRta-puruSoM ke bAre meM yaha kitanI mahattvapUrNa bAta hai ki hama unheM hajAroM varSa bAda bhI yAda karate haiM / unakI sAdhanA anaginata puNya-pradezoM kA nirmANa kara gaI hai ki hajAroM sAla bAda bhI unheM yAda kiyA jA rahA hai| paramAtma-puruSoM kA smaraNa honA zubha cihna hai / mahAvIra aura buddha ko Aja bhI yAda karanA hamAre AdhyAtmika jIvana ke For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 7 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie eka zubha lakSaNa hai| Aja bhale hI hamArA mUla dharma se saMbaMdha kama ho cukA hai, hamArA dharma mahaja dikhAve kA dharma raha gayA hai, lekina paramAtma-puruSoM kI smRti kI kiraNa jIvana ke aMdhakAra ko tirohita kara sakatI hai| aMdhakAra kitanA bhI saghana kyoM na ho, prakAza kI eka kiraNa bhI use haTAne kI pahala kara sakatI hai| yadi hama kiraNa ko AdhAra mAna leM, to nizcita hI yaha kiraNa, vaha AdhAra-sUtra bana sakatI hai, jo hameM sUraja taka le jA sakatI hai| bUMda sAgara taka le jA sakatI hai, tinakA DUbate ke lie sahArA bana sakatA hai| mAnA, zurU meM hI kisI ko sUraja nahIM mila jAtA, prakAza kA bhaMDAra nahIM mila jaataa| jIvana ke hara mUlya kI zuruAta cirAga se hotI hai| mahApuruSoM kI yAda hamAre lie aise hI cirAga kI taraha hai| hama eka kiraNa ko hI apanA leM, to usake sahAre sUraja taka pahuMca sakate haiN| prAcIna granthoM meM aSTa siddhiyoM kI carcA AtI hai| aNimAmahimA, ATha siddhiyoM meM pahalI aura dUsarI siddhi haiN| aNimA yAnI bar3I se bar3I cIja ko choTe meM badalane kI kSamatA aura mahimA yAnI choTI-se choTI cIja ko virATa banA DAlane kI kssmtaa| paramAtmA kI, mahApuruSoM kI smRti, unake prati hone vAlI zraddhA bhale hI hameM adhyAtm ke mArga kA eka zuruAtI kaNa bhara lage, para eka kaMkarI bhI tAlAba ko taraMgita kara sakatI hai, vartaloM se ghera sakatI hai| cinagArI dAvAnala kA rUpa le sakatI hai| sUraja na ho, to dIyA bhI sUraja kA paryAya ho jAtA hai| mATI kA dIyA sirpha mATI kA hI nahIM hai| vaha prakAza kI krAMti kA saMvAhaka hai| mATI ke dIye ko hama tuccha nahIM kaha skte| dIyA hI na hogA to prakAza kI pahacAna kahAM se kroge| isalie dIye kA artha hai, kiraNa kA mUlya hai| rAma kI yAda AtI hai, to isake kucha mAyane duc yAda bahuta kucha kara sakatI hai, cAhe vaha rAma kI ho, kRSNa kI ho, jarathustra yA mahAvIra kI ho| vaha hameM pUlaka se bhara sakatI hai| khumArI de sakatI hai| abhIpsA jagA sakatI hai| guNAnurAgitA ko janma mAnava ho mahAvIra / 8 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ de sakatI hai| saMkalpoM aura bhAvoM ko divyatA de sakatI hai| sUra kA tAla aura mIrA kA nRtya de sakatI hai| hama mahAvIra yA buddha kI yAda ke sahAre una mahApuruSoM taka pahuMce, usase pahale kucha bAtoM ko smjheN| ina bAtoM kA saMbaMdha mahAvIra aura buddha jaisI mahAna vibhUtiyoM ke sAtha hai, svayaM hamAre sAtha hai| yadi hama svayaM ko chor3a deMge, kevala mahApuruSoM kI carcA kareMge to koI artha na hogaa| badalA na apane Apako jo the vahI rhe| milate rahe sabhI se magara az2anabI rhe|| Aja taka hamane jitanA bhI sunA, viDambanA rahI hai ki sirpha mahApuruSoM ke bAre meM sunA, apane bAre meM kucha na sunaa| mahApuruSoM ke bAre meM bahuta socA, apane bAre meM kucha na socaa| buddha ke bAre meM jAnA, auroM ko jAnA, para khuda anabUjhI pahelI raha ge| auroM kI mukti ko par3hA, para svayaM makar3ajAla meM ulajhe raha ge| mahAvIra, rAma, buddha paramAtmA haiM, unake bAre meM socA jAnA cAhie, manana kiyA jAnA caahie| lekina paramAtmA kA nambara bhI doyama hai, pahalA nambara hamArA svayaM kA hai| jo vyakti apane bAre meM nahIM soca sakatA, vaha paramAtmA ke bAre meM kyA socegA? jo apane ko na jAna sakA vaha auroM ko kaise jAna pAegA? jisake pAsa svayaM kA paricayapatra nahIM hai, vaha paramAtmA ko kaise pahacAnegA? kaMdhe para rAma nAma kI cadariyA ho sakatI hai, lekina paramAtmA se paricaya nahIM ho sktaa| paramAtmA maMjila hai, vaha koI sopAna nahIM hai| vyakti jaba apane Apa taka na pahu~cA, AtmA taka na pahuMcA, to paramAtmA taka kaise pahuMcegA? vyakti jaba apane bhItara hI nahIM paiThA, to bhItara baiThe svAmI se saMvAda kaise kara pAegA? bhItara kA saMgIta hI nahIM sunA to paramAtmA kA saMgIta kaise pahacAna pAegA? vyakti ke bhItara abhI to itanA kolAhala hai ki bhItara baiThe usa mahAna svAmI kA, aMtaryAmI kA koI svara, koI saMvAda, koI mAdhurya hama taka nahIM pahuMca paataa| jaba manuSya ke bhAva ahobhAva meM rUpAntarita hI nahIM hue, jaba svayaM kI mastI hI paidA nahIM huI, taba paramAtmA kI mastI kahAM se AegI! isalie 'apane' bAre meM bAteM karane ke bAda hI kucha mAnava ho mahAvIra /6 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAteM rAma-rahIma ke bAre meM, mahAvIra-kabIra ke bAre meM, mIrA-malUka ke bAre meM, paramAtmA ke bAre meM, sambodhi-dharma ke bAre meM karane kI sArthakatA hogii| pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki yadi Apa hindu kula meM paidA hue haiM, mAtra isalie rAma ke prati zraddhA rakhate haiM, to ApakI zraddhA maulika phUla nahIM khilA paaegii| Apa jaina kula meM paidA hue haiM, itane mAtra se mahAvIra ke prati AsthA rakhate haiM, to vaha AsthA adhyAtma kA zikhara nahIM bana sktii| yadi koI bauddha vaMza meM paidA huA hai, mAtra isalie buddha ke prati vizvAsa rakhatA hai, to aisA vizvAsa bodhisatva kI karuNA ko janma nahIM de sktaa| jaina kula meM paidA ho gae sirpha isalie mahAvIra ke prati zraddhA nahIM rakhanI hai| isameM mahAvIra kI koI vizeSatA nahIM hai| yaha vizeSatA to tumhAre kula kI huii| jaba mahAvIra ke prati zraddhA sirpha mahAvIra hone ke kAraNa hogI, tabhI sArthaka hogii| taba aisA hogA ki tumane vAstava meM mahAvIra kI vizeSatAoM ko aMgIkAra kiyA hai| aise loga bahuta mila jAeMge, jo jaina kula meM paidA nahIM hue haiM parantu mahAvIra ke prati zraddhA rakhate haiN| mahAvIra ke maMdira ke Age se gujarate hue jainoM kA sira itanI jaldI nahIM jhakegA, lekina jise Apa ajaina kahate ho, usakA sira jarUra jhukegaa| jaina kula meM paidA hone vAle kI mahAvIra ke prati AsthA kI bajAya usakI AsthA adhika balavAna hogI jo janmajAta jaina nahIM hai| aise AdamI kI AtmA adhika jIvaMta khlaaegii| bIte yugoM meM jo bhI mahApuruSa hue, tuma unake bAre meM par3ho, unheM smjho| tumhAre jIvana aura vicAroM se ve dasa-bIsa phIsadI mela khAte haiM yA nahIM, isa para dhyAna do, tumheM jo jace, usa para zraddhA kro| jinheM par3hane se, jinheM dekhane se tumameM kucha badalAva Aye, kucha rUpAntarita hone lage, unako apanI zraddhA samarpita kro| zraddhA koI do kaur3I kI cIja nahIM hai ki jise cAhe use samarpita kara dI jaaye| praNAma sabako ho sakatA hai, para zraddhA ke mAyane haiM tumane apanI AtmA arpita kI, jisake caraNoM meM tuma niHzeSa hue|| maiM jaina kula meM paidA huA, para mujhe buddha se anurAga hai| unakA madhyama mArga mujhe mAnavatA ke kAphI karIba lagatA hai| maiM jIsasa ko bhI mAnava ho mahAvIra / 10 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane praNAma arpita karatA huuN| satya ke prati aDigatA aura mAnavamAtra se prema jIsasa kI khAsiyata hai| jIsasa jaisA mahApuruSa hI sUlI para car3hate vakta yaha kaha sakatA hai, prabhu! inheM kSamA kara / ye nahIM jAnate ki ye kyA kara rahe haiN| pataMjali se mujhe lagAva hai / merI sAdhanAgata anubhUtiyAM aura upalabdhiyAM na kevala pataMjali se mela khAtI haiM, varan unakI bAtoM, unake sUtroM se, mujhe rahasyoM meM bhI utarane meM madada milI hai / mahAvIra, jinheM janma se hI vipula jJAna aura zakti kA svAmI mAnate hue bhI, ve vaivAhika jIvana se gujare, kaivalya kI sAdhanA meM pUre caudaha sAla lage, usameM bhI janmoM-janmoM kI sAdhanA sAtha thI, so alaga, aba agara Ama AdamI ko lambA vakta laga jAye, to udAsa hone kI jarUrata nahIM hai| mahAvIra usake lie Adarza haiN| rAma kI maryAdA, kRSNa kA anAsakta karmayoga, mere lie preraka tatva rahe haiM / zraddhA ho aisI, jisake hama AnuSaMgika ho jaayeN| jIvana zraddhA kA sahacara ho jAye / zraddhA itanI maulika ho ki kisI aura kA prabhAva hama para prabhA na ho paaye| kisI ke tarka hameM DigA na paayeN| kisameM kyA hai, yaha jAno aura apane ko jo jama jAye, jisase hama prerita ho jAyeM, unheM apanA zISa samarpita kara do| agara aisA hotA hai to mAno jIvana kA eka dIpa tumhAre hAtha laga gayA hai| tuma prakAza ke pathika hue| anyathA tuma sAmpradAyika ho jAoge / tuma kaTTara ho jAoge / dharma ke nAma para tuma sulahanAmoM kI bajAya kalahanAmA hI likhate rahoge / tuma to jaina hokara bhI, mahAvIra ke nAma para lar3ate ho / hindu hokara bhI rAma ke nAma para jhagar3ate ho / hA~! agara eka bApa ke pAMca beTe hoM, ve Apasa meM lar3eM to bAta samajha meM AtI hai ki dhana-daulata bAMTanI hai / tuma to paramAtmA ke nAma para lar3ate ho / dharma ke nAma para jhagar3ate ho / dharma, jo mAnava-mAnava ko jor3ane ke lie janmA, sampradAya, mata, paMtha ke dAyaroM meM Akara khataranAka ho gayA hai| eka AvAja para ki islAma khatare meM hai yA hindutva khatare meM hai, mArakATa maca jAtI hai / gAjara-mUlI kI taraha mAnava kaTane laga jAte haiM / yaha saba dharma ke nAma para kalaMka hai / manuSya kI svArthI rAjanIti kA pariNAma hai yaha / Akhira kyoM ? kyoMki saba janmajAta dhArmika haiM, karmajAta dhArmika kama haiM / phira cAhe ve hindU hoM yA IsAI, jaina hoM, pArasI athavA musalamAna / jaina kula For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 11 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM janma le liyA, apane ko jaina kaha liyA, mahAvIra ke prati zraddhA rakha lI, to kyA jaiMnI ho gae? saccA jainI vaha hai jo jaina kula meM paidA bhale hI nahIM huA para mahAvIra ke prati AsthA rakhatA hai / isa dRSTi se tuma IsAI kula meM janma lekara bhI hindu ho sakate ho aura hindu kula meM janma lekara bhI hindu nahIM ho skte| jaina, jaina kula meM paidA ho jAegA, para jainatva ko paidA nahIM kara paaegaa| jaina kula meM paidA ho jAegA, para jainatva ke saMskAra se cUka jaaegaa| vaha dhanya hai, jo jaina kula meM paidA huA ho aura jIvana meM jainatva kA bhI varaNa kare / hindu ghara meM janme aura usakI AtmA meM hindutva utara jAye / hindutva kI jaba maiM bAta karatA hUM, to vaha hindutva yaha nahIM hai ki janeU pahana lo, coTI rakha loyA matthe para bhabhUta- caMdana kA tilaka kara lo| merA matalaba sampradAya se nahIM, karmajAta saMskAra se hai, AcAra-vicAra se hai / vaiSNava jana to tene kahiye je, pIra parAI jANe re / para dukhe upakAra kare to e, mana abhimAna na ANe re / / yadi hama janma se hI svayaM ko vaiSNava yA jainI mAnane lageMge, to isakA artha to yaha huA ki hamane dharma kA saMbaMdha paidAiza se lagA liyA, janma se lagA liyaa| jabaki mahAvIra - buddha ne to pahalI sIkha hI yaha dI ki janma se AdamI kucha nahIM hotA / brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra bhI nahIM, to tuma jainI yA bauddha kaise ho gae ? dharma kA saMbaMdha janma yA paidAiza se nahIM hotA / khUna se bhI nahIM hotA, khUna to sabakA eka sA hai| sabhI garbha se Ate haiN| agara janma se hI jaina aura anya kucha hone lage to hama janmajAta to bar3e hindu, jaina ho jAeMge, lekina karma se nhiiN| loga kaha rahe haiM ki haidarAbAda meM kahIM eka bar3A bUcar3akhAnA khula rahA hai, jisake mAlikoM meM hindu aura jaina bhI haiM / yaha kaisA hindutva yA jainatva hai? jaina kula meM paidA hue aura khuda ko jainI mAna liyA / bhUla to mUla meM hI ho rahI hai| duniyA meM do taraha ke loga hote haiM -eka janmajAta, dUsare mAnava ho mahAvIra / 12 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmajAta / janma se hindu mAnA to Apa janmajAta hindu hue| aise loga hindu hokara bhI bUcar3akhAnA claaeNge| dUsarI ora karmajAta hindu eka cIMTI ko bhI pAMva ke nIce nahIM Ane deNge| hakIkata to yaha hai ki hindustAna meM hindu loga bhI mAMsa bhakSaNa karane lage haiN| agara hindu loga bUcar3akhAnoM meM zarIka honA baMda kara deM to dUsaroM ke pAsa itanA dhana hI kahAM hai ki ve bUcar3akhAne calA skeN| zAkAhArI jAtiyoM meM bhI Ajakala mAMsa bhakSaNa kA phaizana hone lagA hai / mAMsa khAne vAlA pazu- vadha karane vAle se adhika doSI hai| use adhika doSa lagatA hai| mAnA vaha paise vAlA hogA, para yaha paise kA durupayoga hai, Atma-samAnatA kA zoSaNa hai / Apa gaura kareM to pAeMge ki eka aparigrahI samAja ke pAsa jitanA parigraha hai, utanA eka parigrahI samAja ke pAsa nahIM hai / jitanI hiMsA, ye tathAkathita ahiMsaka loga karate haiM, utanI aura loga nahIM krte| manuSya ke cehare do taraha ke hote haiM - eka sArvajanika, dUsarA nijii| hara AdamI ne mukhauTA lagA rakhA hai| AdamI khuda ko kabhI burA nahIM kahegA / bhItara kitanI hI burAiyAM bharI hoM vaha apane ko acchA hI kahatA rahegA / aisA AdamI milanA muzkila hai jo yaha kaha de ki maiM burA hU~, mujhameM amuka-amuka burAiyAM haiN| Aja to bhalAI aura burAI kI pahacAna yahI raha gaI hai ki koI AdamI apane ko bhalA kahe, vaha to burA aura jo burA kahe vaha bhalA / jo cora nahIM hai vaha kahatA hai ki maiMne corI kI hai aura jo asalI cora haiM, ve kahate haiM ki hama acaurya vrata kA pAlana karate haiM / eka pAkeTamAra ne kisI kI jeba kATI use to hama cora kaheMge, lekina usa majisTreTa ko kyA kaheMge jisane usa cora ko phaMsAne ke lie niyamoM kA ullaMghana kiyaa| khuda rizvata khAI / vaha to bar3A cora huaa| bar3e cora hamezA kaTaghare se bAhara rahate haiN| choTe cora pakar3a meM A jAte haiM / sAhUkAra to majisTreTa yA vakIla kI jarUrata hI na samajhegA / vakIla vahI rakhatA hai jo khuda cora hotA hai| vakIla to vaha apanI bAta ko sajAne-saMvArane ke lie karatA hai / phira rizvata bhI khilAnI par3atI hai| AdamI ke do cehare ho gae haiM - eka nijI, dUsarA sArvajanika / yahAM merA sArvajanika ceharoM se koI matalaba nahIM hai / usake For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 13 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAre meM to duniyA saba jAnatI hai| maiM una nijI ceharoM ke bAre meM kaha rahA haM jo bhItara chape par3e haiN| jaise hI nimitta milA ki soyA sarpa jAga jAtA hai| kisI vyakti ne Apako gAlI dI aura Apako krodha A gyaa| krodha bhItara soyA par3A thA, gAlI ne to use jagAne meM madada kii| krodha to pahale se thaa| gAlI bilakula aise hai, jaise kisI kue meM bAlTI DAlo, usameM pAnI hogA to bAlTI meM pAnI AegA aura reta hogI to reta aaegii| krodha se, vAsanA se, aMgAroM se bhItara kA kuA bharA par3A hai| dUsarA AdamI to sirpha use jagA rahA hai| jo vyakti karmajAta hindu, karmajAta jaina, karmajAta bauddha hai vaha sahI mAyane meM neka iMsAna hai| vAstava meM AdamiyoM meM koI pharka nahIM hai| sAre pharka to janmajAta svarUpa ko pakar3akara baiThane se ho jAte haiN| karmajAta jaina aura karmajAta hindu meM kahIM koI pharka nahIM hai| maiM to kahUMgA ki islAma meM bhI koI pharka nahIM hai, bazarte Apa karmajAta musalamAna hoN| vyakti agara neka jaina bana jAe, acchA jaina bana jAe to bhale hI kisI kula meM janma liyA ho, kyA pharka par3atA hai| aisA kara liyA to tuma apane Apa eka acche jaina, eka acche hindU, eka acche bauddha, eka acche IsAI bana jaaoge| inameM kahIM koI pharka nahIM hai| mahAvIra aura buddha eka hI yuga meM hue, unameM koI pharka nahIM hai| pharka to unake bAda Ane vAlI pIr3hiyoM ne kiyaa| mahAvIra ne satya aura ahiMsA kI bAteM kahIM aura buddha ne bhii| phirakAparastI to bAda meM huii| manuSya kI, dharma meM rahane vAlI rAjanItika mahatvAkAMkSA ke kAraNa phirakAparastI hotI hai| ___cANakya kahate haiM rAjanIti para dharma kA aMkuza honA cAhiye, para becArA dharma kyA kare, jaba dharma meM rAjanIti pUrI taraha kAbija ho jaaye| mere dekhe, phirakAparastI vAstava meM rAjanIti hai, dharmoM kA rAjanItikaraNa hai| dharma manuSya ke AcAra-vicAra-jIvana ko samyak banAne ke lie hai| rAjanIti kA sambandha mAtra vyavasthA se hai, vyavasthAgata hai| dharmoM kA kAma hara antarahRdaya meM phUla khilAnA hai| manuSya prAmANika aura ImAnadAra ho, citta kI samatA banAye rakhe, pavitra aura prasanna rahe, yahI dharma kI pRSThabhUmi hai| sAre dhArmika samAna haiN| dhArmikoM meM koI bheda mAnava ho mahAvIra / 14 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hai| bheda taba panapate haiM jaba koI 'rAjanIti dhArmika' ho / eka bagIce meM hajAra taraha ke phUla khileM, unake raMga, rUpa aura khuzabU bhinna-bhinna hoMgI lekina saundarya sabakA eka jaisA hogaa| jyota cAhe mATI ke dIye meM jalAo yA sone ke dIye meM, usakI lau to eka jaisI hI hogii| hamAre rUpa meM pharka ho sakatA hai, bhItara kI AtmA meM koI pharka nahIM hai| jinake lie bAhara kA mUlya hai, ve bAhara ke hisAba se socate haiN| yaha strI, yaha puruss| mujhe to inameM koI pharka dikhAI nahIM detaa| merI samajha se to Apa agara acche AdamI banate haiM to bhale hI strI ho yA puruSa, koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| maiM jaba ye bAteM kahatA hUM to yaha nahIM dekhatA ki kisI hinda yA jaina ko kaha rahA hUM, kisI mahilA yA puruSa ko kaha rahA huuN| maiM sirpha Apake prANoM ko, AtmA ko sambodhita kara rahA huuN| maiM jo kucha kahatA hUM, na upadeza hai, na pravacana, na vyAkhyAna / vaha sirpha bAtacIta hai, AtmA se AtmA kA saMvAda hai, kisI samudAya se nahIM, bhIr3a se nhiiN| AtmA vyakti kI hotI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki merI samajha meM vyakti-vyakti meM kahIM koI pharka nahIM hai| hara jagaha vahI jyoti hai| kSudra se kSudra jIva meM bhii| Apa tIna binduoM para gaura kiijiye| pahalA - AdamI janma se kucha nahIM hotA, vaha jo bhI hotA hai, karma se hotA hai| hama kisI ke prati zraddhA kareM, usase pahale itanA taya kara leM ki yaha zraddhA isalie nahIM ho ki hamane usa dharma se sambaddha kisI kula meM janma liyA hai| dUsarA - kisI mahApuruSa yAnI rAma, kRSNa yA mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM kI carcA bhara se kucha nahIM hogaa| hameM unakI jIvana-zailI, jIvana-caryA dekhanI hogii| tattva ke bAre meM svAdhyAya karane se tuma paMDita ho jAoge, buddhi ke bhaMDAra bhara loge lekina isase jIvana-caryA thor3e hI badala jaaegii| mahAvIra ke pAsa deva Ate the yA devI, isase hameM kyA? unake baiThane se samavasaraNa racate the yA calane se unake pAMvoM ke nIce svarNa-kamala khilate the, isase hameM kucha bhI lenA-denA nahIM hai| deva Ae hoMge, samavasaraNa race hoMge, svarNa-kamala khile hoNge| isase mahAvIra kI mAnava ho mahAvIra /15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahimA bar3hI, hameM kyA milaa| hameM to mahAvIra se vaha saMbaMdha rakhanA hai jisase mahAvIra kI taraha hamArI bhI mahimA ho ske| hama mahAvIra ho skeN| mahAvIra ke bAhya rUpa para mata jAo, unakI antarasthiti para jAo, jisase ve mahAvIra bne| jaba dekho taba zAstroM kI duhAI mata do varana usa jIvana-caryA ko dekho jisase mahAvIra 'mahAvIra' bne| unake bhItara zAstra paidA hue, siddhAMta bne| siddhAMtoM kI carcA aura una para vicAra vimarza karane se, vAda-vivAda karane se, tarka-kutarka karane se hameM mahAvIra nahIM mileNge| hameM to usa antarasthiti para jAnA cAhie, jisase mahAvIra janme, koI siddhAMta anusyUta huaa| mahAvIra ne kabhI nahIM kahA ki mere siddhAMtoM para clo| mahAvIra ne kahA ki tuma svayaM mahAvIra bano tAki tumhArI vANI bhI siddhAMta bana jAe, tumhArI vANI bhI zAstra bana jaae| aisA prayAsa honA caahie| yaha kisI kA ekAdhikAra yA bapautI nahIM hai ki zAstra kisI eka se paidA ho| hamAre dvArA aisA prayAsa honA cAhie ki hamArI vANI bhI zAstra bana jAe, siddhAMta bana jaae| isalie hameM mahAvIra kI jIvanacaryA ke bAre meM socanA cAhie, ciMtana-manana karanA caahie| bAhara-bAhara yA Upara-Upara hAtha phirAne se hamAre hAtha kevala rAkha lgegii| usa rAkha ke bhItara dabI UrjA hamAre hAtha nahIM lgegii| mere dekhe AdamI ke hAtha sirpha rAkha lagatI hai| AdamI maMdira jAtA hai, lekina vahAM rahane vAlA svAmI usake hAtha nahIM lgtaa| vahAM to jalane vAlI dhUpa kI rAkha hI milatI hai| asala meM mahAvIra kI jIvana-caryA aura antardazA para ciMtana honA cAhie, jisase hama bhI mahAvIra bana ske| tIsarI mudde kI bAta yaha hai ki vyakti taba taka mahAvIra nahIM bana sakatA, jaba taka ki vaha yaha nahIM soce ki mahAvIra bhI mere jaise hI manuSya the| logoM ne yaha koI buddhimAnI kA kAma nahIM kiyA ki rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra ko manuSya se haTAkara koI parAzakti banA diyaa| isameM bhI jabaradasta pratispardhA clii| hinduoM ne kahA ki zaMkarAcArya sone ke siMhAsana para baiThate the| bauddhoM ne kahA ki buddha svarNakamala para AsIna hote the| jainoM ne kahA, hamAre bhagavAna jaba baiThate the to pUrA samavasaraNa mAnava ho mahAvIra / 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ racatA thaa| hama logoM ne paramAtmAoM ko pratispardhA kI daur3a meM lagA diyA, kise zreSTha ghoSita kreN| aba jaba do paramAtmA hoM to koI pharka thor3e hI hogaa| pharka to taba hogA, jaba eka dIyA jalA ho aura dUsarA bujhA huA ho| donoM dIye jalate hoM to koI pharka nahIM hogaa| devatAoM kA jitanA nukasAna unake anuyAyiyoM ne kiyA, utanA kisI ne nahIM kiyaa| paramAtmA ko daur3a kI paMkti meM khar3A kara diyaa| mahAvIra zreSTha haiM, buddha zreSTha haiM, nizcita rUpa se zreSTha haiM, lekina eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhiye, jisa dina Apa svayaM paramAtmA bana jAeMge, buddhatva ko upalabdha ho jAeMge, usa dina Apa meM aura buddha meM koI pharka nahIM hogaa| aura eka dina to hara AdamI ko paramAtmA honA hai| kalI hai, phUla banakara khila jAe to usakA nirvANa to ho gyaa| aisA nahIM hai ki nirvANa kevala manuSya ko milegaa| jisa tatva meM janme ho, usI meM pUrNatA ko upalabdha kara jAo, yaha tumhArA nirvANa hogaa| agara eka phUla pUrI taraha khila gayA to samajho vaha pUrNa ho gyaa| manuSya apane Apa meM manuSya jIvana kI parAkASThA ko upalabdha kara gayA, vaha pUrNa ho gyaa| pUrNa yA paramAtmA hone para kisI kA ekAdhikAra nahIM hai| aisA nahIM hai ki rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra hI paramAtmA ho sakate haiN| hara vyakti paramAtmA ho sakatA hai| kevala antarasthiti ko pahacAna kara hI AdamI paramAtmA ho sakatA hai| Upara-Upara hI ghUmate rahe, maMdira jAkara mUrti ko pUja Ae, bhItara paramAtmA kA nivAsa nahIM huA, to vaha na to paramAtmA ho sakA aura na hI saccI pUjA ho paaii| bAhara se sAmAyika kara lI; muMhapattI bAMdha lI, bhabhUta ramA lI, rAmacadariyA or3ha lI, lekina antardazA ke abhAva meM korI kriyA, rAkha para kiyA gayA lepana bhara hogaa| ____antardazA bana gaI to UparI tAmajhAma bhale hI karo yA na karo, jIvana-caryA apane Apa samatvapUrNa ho jaaegii| sAmAyika lekara Apa samatva ko hAsila karanA cAhate haiM? lekina antardazA ghaTita hone para vyakti cAhe muMhapattI na bAMdhe, sAmAyika na kare, to bhI use samatva hAsila ho jAtA hai| aisA AdamI aMgAre hAtha meM le legA to bhI use mAnava ho mahAvIra / 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patA nahIM calegA anyathA sau-sau sAmAyika kara lo to bhI rAkha aMgArA bana jAegI, jalA ddaalegii| yahI hotA bhI hai| tapasyA karane vAle adhikAMza loga cir3icar3Ate haiN| mujhe eka saMta ke sAtha rahane kA maukA milaa| ve upavAsa karate to gussA bhI krte| maiM unase kahatA ki Apa bhale upavAsa na kare, khAnA khA leN| krodha zAMta ho jAe to tapasyA apane Apa ho jAegI, anyathA tapasyA kevala zarIra sukhAne kI hogI, antardazA nahIM bdlegii| manuSya kI viDambanA yahI hai ki vaha antarasthiti ko nahIM badala pAtA, bAhara hI ghUmatA rahatA hai| jaMgala meM khar3e rahakara tapazcaryA karane vAle rAjarSi prasannacandra manobhAvoM ke kAraNa marane para sAtavIM naraka ko prApta ho jAte para antardazA sudharI to prasannacandra mukta ho ge| unheM veza, pozAka yA liMga ne mukta nahIM kiyaa| isase hama samajha sakate haiM ki Upara kA veza artha nahIM rkhtaa| manuSya kI dRSTi samyak aura udAtta ho jAe to vaha krodha to kyA, kAma kA sevana bhI kara le to bhI usake karmoM kI nirjarA hogii| tIrthaMkaroM, avatAroM ne bhI vivAha kiye| matijJAna-zrutajJAna Adi ke saMvAhaka hote hue bhI tIrthaMkaroM ne vivAha kie| unake bacce hue| jarA soco mahAvIra ne saMsAra meM Ane ke do dina meM hI meru parvata para indra ke mana meM hone vAlI zaMkA ko jAna liyA thA, to kyA ve yaha nahIM jAnate the ki maiM jo vivAha kara rahA hUM, vaha brahmacarya meM bAdhaka hogaa| brahmacarya kA saMbaMdha vivAha se nahIM hai| mahAvIra jAnate the ki bhItara janma-janmAntara se saMvega bhare par3e haiN| mujhe inheM bhogakara samApta karanA hai| samyak dRSTi vyakti cAhe cetana dravyoM kA sevana kare yA acetana kA; sajIva kA upayoga kare yA nirjIva kA, usake dvArA to karmoM kI nirjarA hI hogii| savAla antarjAgarUkatA kA hai, antardazA kA hai| isalie maiMne kahA ki mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM ke bAre meM, unake nAroM ko banAne meM itanI uThApaTaka mata kro| mahAvIra kI jIvana-caryA ke bAre meM soco, usa antardazA ke bAre meM soco, jisase mahAvIra 'mahAvIra' bne| mahAvIra zAstroM ke nirmANa se mahAvIra nahIM bane the| ve isalie bhI mahAvIra nahIM bane the ki unhoMne bahuta sAre siddhAMta diye| ve kevala mAnava ho mahAvIra / 18 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antardazA ke kAraNa mahAvIra bne| isalie apane ko kabhI janmajAta dhArmika yA mahAna mata samajho, Adarza mahApuruSoM kI jIvana-caryA ke bAre meM soco, vicAra karo aura apnaao| ___ tIsarI bAta - hama bhI mahAna bana sakate haiM, aisA vicAra antaramana meM rakho, usake anurUpa kAma bhI kro| kabhI yaha mata soco ki hama mahAvIra nahIM ho skte| hama nizcita hI mahAvIra ho sakate haiM; rAma, kRSNa, buddha ho sakate haiN| hamameM aura kRSNa meM pharka nahIM hai| ve bhI mAM ke garbha se Ae aura hamArA bhI mUla vahI hai| phira kyA bAta thI jo unameM bhagavattA sAkAra ho gii| rAma bhI to iMsAna the, unake patnI thI, lekina ve bhI nakalI hiraNa ke pIche daur3a gae the| phira bhI koI mahimA, puNya aisA thA ki ve bhagavAna ke rUpa meM pratiSThita ho ge| hama unheM yAda karate haiM, unakI pUjA karate haiN| apane pitA taka ko yAda nahIM krte| varSa meM eka-Adha bAra zrAddha para aupacArikatAeM jarUra kara lete haiM para rAma ko, kRSNa ko yAda karate haiM, nAma-sumirana karate haiN| sItA ne lakSmaNa-rekhA kA ullaMghana kiyA aura isakA duSpariNAma bhI unhoMne bhogA, lekina hama unheM yAda karate haiN| Ardra kumAra, jinake jIvana para zAstra taka race gae haiM, gRhastha se sAdhu aura sAdhu se gRhastha bane aura punaH sAdhu bana gae; phira bhI hama unakA puNya smaraNa karate haiN| apane jIvana ke lie unheM kiraNa mAnate haiM, jarUra yaha koI vizeSa bAta hai| yaha unakI antardazA kA hI puNya pratApa hai| bIja sabake eka jaise haiM, antara sirpha pallavana kA hai| koI bIja bIca meM hI samApta ho jAtA hai, koI baragada bana jAtA hai| hama sabhI jIvana ke durgama, duvidhA-bhare mArga se gujara rahe haiN| buddha bhI aise hI gujare the| logoM ne unheM kitanI hI gAliyAM dI, lekina ve apanI rAha calate gae aura Aja hama unakI pUjA karate haiN| unake lie gAlI, gAlI nahIM thI kyoMki ve amRta ho cuke the| - Apa paccIsa sau varSa purAnA itihAsa uThAkara dekha liijiye| taba bhI logoM ne mahApuruSoM ko nahIM bkhshaa| Aja ke yuga meM bhI yadi mahAvIra aura buddha hote, unakI kama uThA-paTaka Thoka-pITa nahIM hotii| mAnava ho mahAvIra /16 For Personal & Private Use Only ___ Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja to loga unheM kahIM kA nahIM chodd'te| tIna bindu hamezA dhyAna meM rkheN| pahalA - janma se koI mAna nahIM hotA, karmoM se mahAna banatA hai| dUsarA - Adarza mahApuruSoM kI jIvana-caryA ko samajho, usake anurUpa AcaraNa karo aura tIsarA, hama bhI mahAvIra-buddha ho sakate haiM AtmA meM yaha vizvAsa sthApita kro| hama aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora jAne kA abhikrama kara jIvana meM AmUlacUla parivartana lA sakate haiN| ___ 'tamaso mA jyotirgmy'| caleM prakAza kI ora, virATa kI ora mahAvIratva aura buddhatva kI or| hamAre kArya hI hamAre lie hajAroM AzISa bana jaaeN| hameM na kahanA par3e 'tamaso mA jyortigmy'| hamAre kArya hI jyortimaya ho jaaeN| mAnava ho mahAvIra | 20 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai purAnI kahAnI hai / mUsA jAnavaroM kI bhASA ke jAnakAra the / eka bAra eka AdamI unake pAsa AyA aura unase Agraha karane lagA ki use bhI yaha vidyA sikhA deM / mUsA ne inakAra kara diyaa| lekina vaha vyakti roja-roja mUsA ke pAsa Ane lagA to ve bar3e parezAna hue / Akhira eka dina unhoMne yaha vidyA sikhA kara apanA pIchA chur3AyA / jAnavaroM kI bolI samajhane kI vidyA sIkhakara vaha vyakti bar3A prasanna huaa| usa AdamI kA jAnavaroM kI kharIda-pharokhta kA dhaMdhA thA / eka roja subaha jaba vaha bAr3e meM cakkara lagA rahA thA to usane. murgA-murgI ko bolate hue sunA / murgA kaha rahA thA ki apane bagala meM jo gadhA khar3A hai usakI do dina bAda mutyu ho jAegI / usa vyakti ne usI dina bAjAra meM jAkara vaha gadhA beca diyA / vaha gadhA do dina bAda vAstava meM mara gyaa| vaha vyakti bahuta khuza huaa| eka saptAha bAda usane sunA ki usake ghor3e kI agale dina zAma ko mauta ho jAegI / vaha subaha hI ghor3e ko bAjAra meM beca aayaa| isI taraha usane eka khaccara ko bhI beca diyA / vaha bahuta khuza thA ki usane kAphI nukasAna bacA liyA / For Personal & Private Use Only. mAnava ho mahAvIra / 21 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaI dina bIta ge| eka dina murgA-murgI kA vArtAlApa usake lie gAja girAne vAlA thaa| murgA kaha rahA thA ki do dina bAda apaneM mAlika kI mauta hone vAlI hai| usa vyakti ke to hoza hI ur3a ge| vaha bhAgA-bhAgA mUsA ke pAsa gayA aura unase Agraha karane lagA ki usakI jAna bacAne kI jugata btaaeN| . yaha eka vAstavikatA hai| maranA koI nahIM caahtaa| na tuma, na maiN| sabhI jInA cAhate haiN| dUsaroM kI mRtyu se phAyadA uThAne vAle bhI svayaM kI mRtyu kI kalpanA mAtra se sihara uThate haiN| mRtyu jIvana kA abhinna satya hai para manuSya ise kabhI sahaja svIkAra nahIM kara paayaa| sabhI na kevala jInA cAhate haiM, balki svastha, sukhI jInA cAhate haiN| lekina kaisI viDambanA hai ki icchA to hai svastha, sukhI jIvana kI aura upAya sAre ho rahe haiM asvAsthya ke, tanAva ke, mRtyu ke| padArthagata sukha-suvidhAoM ke Dhera juTAne kI aMdhI daur3a meM zAmila hone vAlA mUsA kA koI bhI ziSya yaha nahIM samajha pA rahA hai ki mAlika rahegA, to hI mAla bacAne kA koI artha hogaa| mAlika hI jA. rahA hai to mAla bacAne kA aucitya hI nahIM hai| kImata to mAlika kI hai, mAla kI nhiiN| mAla kI kImata bhI mAlika ke kAraNa hI hai| yugoM-yugoM se hama mAla ko bacAne kI phikra meM mAlika kI upekSA karate Ae haiN| aiza-o-ArAma ke sAdhana to bahuta juTAe para unake avivekapUrNa upayoga se hamane apanA svAsthya kho diyA / ___.. jIvana kI sArthakatA ke lie svAsthya pahalA bindu hai| pahalA sukha, pahalA saundarya ! svAsthya-lAbha ke abhAva meM jIvana naraka jaisA duHkhada hai, bhAra-rUpa hai| svAsthya behatara hI, to jIvana na kevala svarga kI vibhUti bana jAtA hai, varan vikAsa ke, hara taraha ke pahalU hamAre hAtha hote haiN| vyakti kI svasthatA aura prasannatA jIvana ke do anivArya pahalU haiN| behatara hogA hama apane svAsthya ke prati sajaga bneN| kaSTa aura pIr3A bhogakara apane Apako majabUra aura kamajora na bnaaeN| manuSya ke pAsa anamola saMpadA aura saMbhAvanAeM haiN| koI vyakti apane ko dIna-hIna samajhatA hai to yaha usakI kamajorI hai| garIba se garIba vyakti ke pAsa lAkhoM rupaye kI saMpadA hai| manuSya kA eka-eka aMga kImatI hai| yadi koI becane ko taiyAra ho to apanI eka AMkha mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai | 22 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yA eka gurdA becakara lAkhoM kamA sakatA hai| para aphasosa hama apanI isa kImatI saMpadA ko yA to atipoSaNa dekara yA ati upekSA se caupaTa karate cale jA rahe haiN| sAdhanA yA sAdhanoM kA upabhoga karate hue hama apane svAsthya para jarA bhI dhyAna nahIM dete| para yaha bAta samajhane kI hai ki asvastha zarIra se na to sAdhanoM kA sukhaprada upabhoga saMbhava hai, na hI sAdhanA / adhyAtma ne zarIra kI upekSA karanA hI sikhAyA hai, para vastutaH dharma ke mArga para bhI zarIra bAdhaka nahIM, sAdhaka hI hai / maiM Apako yaha saMdeza denA cAhatA hUM ki mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai / AtmA, kAyA kA AdhAra lekara hI svayaM ko prakaTa karatI hai / yaha zarIra paramAtmA ke nivAsa kA maMdira hai, isalie upekSA kI viSaya-vastu nahIM hai| mUrti ke hone se hI maMdira kI arthavattA hai, yaha satya hai para maMdira ke hone se hI mUrti surakSita hai, yaha bhI to jhUTha nahIM hai / isalie yaha zarIra upekSA kI vastu nahIM hai| yaha amUlya hai / isase maitrI karanA siikho| svAsthya jIvana kI pUMjI hai / jIvana kA artha usake AnaMda meM hai, usake saundarya meM hai, usake utsava meM hai, jIvana ko pUrI taraha jIne meM hai| tyauhAroM meM ve loga zAmila hote haiM, jinakA jIvana parva nahIM bana pAyA hai| parva ke daurAna AdamI isIlie khuzahAla ho jAtA hai / vaha bhIr3a ke bIca jAkara khuza hotA hai / usake jIvana meM to rugNatA hai, asaMtuSTi hai / jIvana svayaM eka parva ho sakatA hai / jo loga rugNa citta haiM, ve vAstava meM naraka jI rahe haiM / isake viparIta jo loga AnaMda citta haiM, ve svarga meM jI rahe haiM / cAhe anukUlatA ho yA pratikUlatA, ve sadA svAbhAvika AnaMda meM magna rahate haiM / isa jIvana ko sundara aura svastha banAne ke lie Apako vAgbhaTTa kA sUtra denA cAhatA huuN| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki hama murde kI taraha jiyeM / ApakA jIvana bhI utsava ho sakatA hai isalie maiM Apako saMbodhi ke, antar-svAsthya ke kucha dIpa thamAnA cAhatA huuN| isase bhItara kA aMdhakAra samApta hogA aura sundaratA meM bhI vRddhi hogI / jIvana ko AnaMda aura utsava se jInA hI isakI sArthakatA hai / vAgbhaTTa ne isa sUtra meM bahuta hI kImiyA bAteM kahI haiM / nityam hitAhAra vihAra sevI, samIkSyakArI viSayekta saktaH / For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 23 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAtA samaH satyaparaH kSamAvAn, AptopasevI ca bhvtyrogH|| 'nityam hitAhAra vihArakArI' isakA artha hai - AdamI samyaka aura saMtulita AhAra-vihAra kre| AdamI jaisA khAtA hai, usakA mana bhI vaisA hI ho jAtA hai| mana meM, zarIra meM cetanA AtI kahAM se hai, bhojana se hI to| upaniSadoM meM kahA gayA hai- annam brhm| athavA annaM vai praannaaH| anna se hI zarIra kA vikAsa hotA hai| itanA bhI na khAyeM ki Alasya paidA ho aura itanA kama bhI na khAeM ki jInA hI muzkila ho. jaae| aisA na khAeM ki zarIra meM uttejanA paidA ho, tAmasika vRttiyA~ Apa para hAvI ho jaaeN| zarIra ko uttejita karane se zarIra kI kurUpatA bar3hatI hai| hameM aisA AhAra nahIM karanA cAhie jo hameM mAdakatA de, hamAre zarIra ko kSINa kara de| vyakti zarAba pItA hai aura use AnaMda AtA hai, aisA nahIM hai| vAstava meM yaha AnaMda nahIM hai, mUrchA hai| zarAba AdamI ke zarIra ke sailsa ko niSkriya kara detI hai aura vaha niDhAla hone lagatA hai| usakA mastiSka galata dizA meM calane lagatA hai| isase kaI viSamatAeM utpanna hone lagatI haiN| isalie AhAra samyak hI honA caahie| dUsarI bAta hai samyak vihaar| AdamI khAtA to caubIsa ghaMTe hai lekina vihAra nahIM krtaa| vihAra ke abhAva meM zarIra kA niyamita cakra gar3abar3Ane lagatA hai| khAnA to AdamI dasa bAra khA legA lekina zauca eka bAra hI jaaegaa| vihAra aura vyAyAma na hogA to eka bAra bhI zauca jAne ke lie trsegaa| zarIra to jitanI jarUrata hai utanA hI pacA sakatA hai| adhika khAoge to viSamatA paidA hogii| kucha loga niHsaMkoca raktadAna karate haiN| kucha aisA karane se ghabarAte haiN| Apa jo bhojana karate haiM, usake rasa se hI to khUna banatA hai| raktadAna karane se kamajorI thor3e hI AtI hai| tIna dina meM utanA rakta phira bana jAtA hai| lekina yadi zarIra meM khUna kI mAtrA ucita hai to adhika bhojana bhI aura khUna nahIM banA skegaa| zarIra kI graMthiyoM kA hisAba hI aisA hai| dina-rAta bhojana-bhojana karate rahate ho| ise roko / peTa ko taMdUra banAte cale jAoge to tumhArA bhalA na hogaa| vyAyAma kyA hai? prANoM ke AyAma ko vistAra denA hI vyAyAma hai| isase khUna kI gati bar3hegI, Apa meM custI aaegii| AdamI subaha mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai | 24 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThatA hai, bhojana karatA hai dina bhara skUTara para savAra rahatA hai| rAtri meM bhojana karake bistara para par3a jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki vaha jo khAtA hai, zarIra ko svastha nahIM banA paataa| mala kA hI nirmANa hotA hai| zarIra kI UrjA bhItara hI bhItara dUSita hotI rahatI hai| vAgbhaTTa kahate haiM ki samyak AhAra ho, samyak vihAra ho| apane zarIra, prakRti, Ayu, Rtu, samaya, 'deza ina saba bAtoM para vicAra karake anukUla aura lAbhadAyI khAne-pIne kI cIjoM kA istemAla honA caahiye| snAna, vyAyAma, saira, mehanata, jaganA-sonA Adi bhI samucita ho| acche svAsthya ke lie yaha jarUrI hai| samIkSyakArI'-soca-samajhakara kAma kro| bina soce kAma kara baiThe to bAda meM pachatAnA pdd'egaa| joza aura jaldabAjI para niyantraNa rakhane vAlA, mAnasika kaSToM se apane Apako bacAkara rakha sakatA hai| maiM to kahUMgA, AdamI jo kucha bhI kare, soca-samajhakara kare tAki use bAda meM pachatAnA nahIM pdd'e| kucha bhI karo, pahale soco| lagatA hai ki burA ho rahA hai to usa kAma ko turaMta roka do, galatI hone se baca jaaegii| kevala Asana kara lenA hI saMyama nahIM hai| jaba AdamI ko lage ki usase galata kAma ho rahA hai to usI samaya use roka denA bhI saMyama hI kahUMgA, AdamI hai| .vAgbhaTTa kA agalA sUtra hai - viSayoM ke prati Asakti na ho| AdamI ko upayoga-upabhoga to jarUra karanA cAhie, lekina Asakti nahIM rakhanI cAhie, anAsakta ho jAnA caahie| hama to iMdriyoM kA AnaMda uThAne meM itane mazagUla haiM ki hameM inase pare kucha aura najara hI nahIM aataa| AMkha kA rasa hai - dekhnaa| rUpa dekhnaa| pataMgA isIlie to jala jAtA hai aura apane prANa gaMvAtA hai| vaha zamA se AkarSita hotA hai| kAna kA rasa hai - sunnaa| hariNa bAMsurI sunakara vahAM pahuMca jAtA hai, jahAM se vApasa lauTanA usake basa meM nahIM hotA / 'nAka bhI kama nahIM hai| isakA kAma hai - suuNghnaa| gaMdha pAkara bhaMvarA phUla ke AsapAsa maMDarAne lagatA hai aura usake bhItara baiThakara Ananda lene lagatA hai| zAma hote hI paMkhur3iyAM baMda hone lagatI haiM aura usake prANa-pakheru ur3a jAte haiN| jIbha kA rasa hai - svaad| kAMTe meM phaMsA ATA dekhakara machalI mAnava ho mahAvIra / 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usakI ora AkarSita hotI hai aura antataH kAMTe meM phaMsa jAtI hai| hamArA hAla aisA hI hai| iMdriyoM ke jAla meM phaMsa kara hama apanA jIvana samApta kara baiThate haiN| ___ hara AdamI bhUkhA hai| rAjA ho yA raMka, bhUkha sabako hai| bhUkha hai, kyoMki AdamI ke mana meM ahaMkAra hai| vaha tArIfa kA bhUkhA hai| AdamI mitra bhI isalie banAtA hai kyoMki vaha prema kA bhUkhA hai, maitrI kA bhUkhA hai| jIvana kA khAlIpana bharanA cAhatA hai| bhUkha ke kAraNa hI saba cala rahA hai| bhUkha na ho to parivAra, samAja Adi kisI kI jarUrata nahIM hogii| ___manuSya putra cAhatA hai, tAki usakA vaMza cle| vivAha karatA hai kyoMki vAsanA kI bhUkha hai| samAja meM dAna karatA hai kyoMki pratiSThA kI bhUkha hai| saMnyAsa letA hai, kyoMki mukti kI bhUkha hai| hara AdamI bhUkhA hai, kyoMki jIvana ke sukhoM ko pAne kI bhUkha hai| jI rahe haiM, kyoMki jInA cAhate haiN| rugNa hokara bhI jInA cAhatA hai| ceharA utarA huA hai, lekina jI rahA hai| vyakti ke jIvana kA yaha to koI artha nahIM huaa| mu~ha meM Der3ha iMca kI jIbha bhI kyA-kyA kamAla dikhAtI hai| Apa bhojana karate haiM, vaha jIbha para kucha hI kSaNa rahatA hai| isalie isakI Asakti kyA ThIka hai? jarA vicAra kreN| viSayoM ke prati Asakti AdamI ko kahIM kA nahIM rkhtii| AdamI zarIra calAne ke lie bhoja aura bhoga meM mazagUla rahatA hai| UrjA kA kSaya hotA rahatA hai| yaha phaikTrI to yUM hI calatI rahatI hai| Akhira jIvana kA upasaMhAra kyA huA? zArIrika svAsthya ke sAtha hRdaya kI suMdaratA, mAnasika svAsthya bhI jarUrI hai| lekina hameM hamAre hRdaya kI kitanI bAra yAda AtI hai? lipisTika lagAte samaya isa camar3I ke bhItara kitanI mUla saMbhAvanAeM haiM, vahAM taka kyA hamArI pahuMca ho pAtI hai? jIvana isIlie to badasUrata banA huA hai| antara-saundarya para dhyAna na dene ke kAraNa hI manuSya zarIra mAtra banakara raha gayA hai| bAhya-saundarya tAtkAlika prabhAva detA hai, para antar-saundarya, hRdaya kA lAlitya prabhAvakatA ko zAzvatatA pradAna karatA hai| mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai | 26 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRdaya kI sundaratA jIvana bhara rahatI hai, janma-janmAntara rahatI hai| majanUM lailA kA dIvAnA thaa| kyA Apa jAnate haiM ki lailA gorI nahIM sAMvalI thii| yaha to majanUM kI AMkhoM kA kamAla thA jo usane apane sAtha lailA ko bhI carcita kara diyaa| yaha khUbasUratI cehare kI nahIM thii| yaha to bhItara kI sundaratA thI, jise majanUM ne dekhaa| hama sajate haiM, saMvarate haiM lekina yaha saba Upara kI sajAvaTa hai| hama bhItara nahIM jhAMkate aura na hI bhItara se sajate-saMvarate haiN| Akhira Upara-Upara kI sundaratA hameM kaba taka bacAegI? . yaha jaga chala se bharA par3A hai| ceharA bahuta suMdara milegA lekina bhItara dekhoge to gaMdagI hI gaMdagI najara AtI hai| ceharA hI khUbasUrata hai to kyA phAyadA, dila bhI to sundara honA caahie| ceharA to mukhauTA bhara hai| agara hama apane jIvana ko sundara, apratima banAnA cAhate haiM to jIvana kA mUlya samajhanA hogaa| vyakti ke lie jIvana se bar3hakara kucha bhI nahIM hai| jIvana to parama hai| isase bar3hakara isake aura koI pratimAna nahIM haiN| lekina AdamI jIvana ko AnaMda se nahIM jI paataa| hamAre hAtha se jIvana kI kalA chUTa gaI hai| hara AdamI apane zarIra ko hI sundara banAne kA prayAsa karatA hai| acche kapar3e pahanatA hai| sajatA-saMvaratA hai, lekina mana ko sundara banAne kA prayAsa nahIM krtaa| vaha apane ghara ko sajA legA, lekina hRdaya ke ghara kI tarapha dhyAna nahIM degaa| vyakti caubIsa ghaMTe sundaratA kI tarapha dhyAna degA, lekina bhItarI sundaratA se vimukha rhegaa| cehare kI khUbasUratI to do dina kI hai| vaha kucha dina ApakA prabhAva banAe rakha sakatI hai, lekina AtmA kI khUbasUratI hI zAzvata hotI hai| vAgbhaTTa ke sUtra jIvana ke lie bahuta kImatI haiN| ve kahate haiM - dAtA bno| apane dvAra para Ae vyakti ko kucha do| paramAtmA se prArthanA karo ki vaha hameM itanA sAmarthyavAna banAe ki hama dene yogya hoN| hamAre dvAra para AyA koI bhI vyakti khAlI na jaae| duzmana bhI A jAe to atithi mAnakara sevA kro| vaha duzmana nahIM, bhagavAna kA rUpa hai| ghara ke hara sadasya ko mehamAna smjho| gharavAloM ko bhI mata bhuulo| ghara meM koI mehamAna AtA hai to palI use miThAI khilAtI hai, mAnava ho mahAvIra / 27 For Personal & Private Use Only ___ Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ magara pati ko nahIM khilaatii| yaha to koI tarIkA na huaa| agara mAnava ko maMdira mAnane kI samajha vikasita ho jAe to atithi aura gharavAle kA yaha bheda miTa jaaegaa| aupacArikatA aura upekSA ke sthAna para sneha aura sajagatA sthApita ho jaaegii| hRdaya AnaMda aura udAratA se paripUrNa rhegaa| vAgbhaTTa ke sUtroM meM Apako jIvana kA nicor3a mila jaaegaa| ve kahate haiM - AdamI ko samadarzI honA caahie| bhale koI ApakI niMdA yA tArIpha kare, Apa to apanA karttavya pUrA karate cliye| duniyA ke hisAba se cale ki tArIpha ho rahI hai to dhokhA khA jaaoge| loga Upara se tArIpha karate haiM aura pIche hAtha meM churA rakhate haiN| isalie apane jIvana ke uddezyoM kA, siddhAntoM kA, taura-tarIkoM kA nirmANa duniyA ke hisAba se mata karo, svayaM ke hisAba se kro| 'tU to rAma sumira, jaga lar3avA de|' AdamI ko Age bar3hanA hai|' karmayoga kA siddhAMta yahI kahatA hai| koI burAI kare yA prazaMsA, samadarzI bane rho| cAhe koI kaTuvacana kahe yA mIThA bole, Apa to samadarzI ho jaao| isI kA nAma to saMta-svabhAva hai| samadarzitA tumheM sabakA priya bnaaegii| azAnti se bace rhoge| zAnti kA sArthaka sUtra hai-samadarzitA / 'sabako barAbara smjho| priya ho yA apriya, jo jaisA hai, use jAno aura svayaM ko udvigna kiye bagaira apane citta kI samatA banAye rkho| yAnI khuzI meM Ape se bAhara mata Ao aura zoka meM pAgala mata bno|| vAgbhaTTa agale sUtra meM kahate haiM -satya vaktA! AdamI ko satyavAdI honA caahie| isase usameM niDaratA-nirbhayatA aaegii| jhUTha bologe to aura kaI jhUTha hamArA dAmana pakar3a leNge| jhUTha kA arthazAstra aisA hI hai| vahAM eka aura eka do nahIM, gyAraha ho jAte haiN| nirbhaya honA hai to satya bolanA siikho| krodha se bacanA cAhate ho to pavitra bano, vicAroM meM viveka jgaao| gaMbhIra bananA hai to buddhimAna logoM kI saMgata meM jaao| ____satya bolo, sukhI rho| koI ciMtA, na bhy| satyavAn to nizciMta sotA hai aura nirbhaya vicaratA hai| kSamAvAn ko krodha nahIM aataa| cUMki krodha nahIM AtA, isalie mAnasika zAMti bhagna nahIM mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai | 28 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotii| acche logoM kI saMgati hogI, to acche saMskAra aaeNge| acche karma karane kI ora prerita hooge| mana meM gaMbhIratA, sthiratA aura viveka banA rahegA / jIvana meM dhana to AtA-jAtA rahatA hai| usake lie parezAna hone kI jarUrata nahIM hai lekina ApakI sajjanatA calI gaI, to samajha lo saba kucha calA gyaa| sajjanatA hogI to jIvana UMcA uThegA, usake mUlya UMce uttheNge| ye sUtra nahIM saMbodhi ke dIpa haiM jo Apake Age jalAye haiN| inheM thAma kara svIkAra kara jIvana ko ArogyapUrNa, saMskAra- yukta bnaaeN| ye Apake kAma aaeNge| mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai| kAyA maMdira hai aura bhItara baiThI cetanA, isa maMdira kA devatA hai / sampUrNa svAsthya ke lie jIvana ke bAhya aura Antarika donoM pahaluoM para dhyAna deN| maMdira kI svastha dekhabhAla honI caahiye| zarIra aura mana, pUrI taraha svastha, pramudita, vyasanamukta hoM, yaha jarUrI hai| cAhe maiM hoUM yA Apa, hara Ama AdamI ke lie ye sUtra jIvana ke hara mor3a para dhyAna rakhane yogya haiM / nityaM hitAhAra vihAra sevI, samIkSyakArI viSayekta saktaH dAtA samaH satyaparaH kSamAvAn AptopasevI ca bhavatyarogaH / / For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 26 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM RAMMAMAAAAAAA sammAna kareM jIvana kA jIvana zubhArambha hai| jIvana hI astitva kA vyaktitva hai| jIvana hI astitva kI abhivyakti hai| jIvana jagata kI AtmA hai aura jagat jIvana kA mana hai| jagat jIvana kI hI pratidhvani hai| jIvana ke vistAra kA nAma jagat hai| janma jIvana kA Arambhika maMgalAcaraNa hai aura mRtyu astitva kI virATatA meM prANoM kA vilaya hai| jIvana hai to sAre mUlya haiM, jIvana ke abhAva meM mUlya kA koI artha nahIM hotaa| jIvana sarvocca mUlya hai| bhalA-burA, dharatI para jo kucha bhI kiyA jAtA hai saba jIvana ke lie hI hai| jIvana ko banAne aura bacAne ke lie hai| auroM ke sAtha koI kitanA bhI khilavAr3a kare, para apane jIvana kA savAla Ate hI hara AdamI sajaga satarka ho jAtA hai| vyakti jIvana bhara dhana-daulata baToratA hai| vaha sArA dhana usa samaya dharA raha jAtA hai jaba jIvana ke bacane aura na bacane kA prazna upasthita ho jaae| bhUkampa Ane para hara koI apane jIvana ko bacAnA caahegaa| vaha bisara hI baiThegA ki usane itanI sampadA arjita kI hai| kahate haiM na 'jAna bacI to lAkhoM paaye'| prANa hai to saba hai, anyathA kucha bhI nhiiN| manuSya ke jIvana meM itanI ApA-dhApI kyoM hai? vaha savere se zAma sammAna kareM jIvana kA / 30 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taka itanI mehanata kyoM karatA hai? itanA jhUTha-sAMca Akhira kisalie? eka ora karuNA to dUsarI ora krUratA, kyoM? hara savAla kA javAba hogA jIvana ke lie, jIvana ke sukha-sAdhanoM ke lie| nita naye AviSkAra haiM to jIvana ke lie, adhyAtma aura zAstra haiM to jIvana ko U~cA uThAne ke lie| dhana-daulata, parivAra, naukara-cAkara, saba jIvana kI paritRpti ke lie haiN| jIvana ke utthAna ke lie hI itane vidyAlaya-vizvavidyAlaya khule haiN| jIvana kI svasthatA ke lie hI itane cikitsAlaya aura cikitsAvid lage haiN| calacitra se lekara rAjanIti taka aura akhabAroM se lekara upaniSadoM taka ke sAre kSetra-parikSetra jIvana ke dharAtala para hI phala-phUla rahe haiN| isalie jIvana dharatI kA pahalA ArAdhya aura pahalI ArAdhanA hai| jIvana ke lie jIvana kA artha hai, svArtha-parArtha kA nhiiN| jIvana to jIvana hI hai phira cAhe vaha apanA ho yA kisI aura kaa| jIvana ke prati zraddhA kA sAdhAraNIkaraNa ho jAye, to svArtha-parArtha kI alagAvavAdI bheda-rekhAeM bhara jaayeN| phira sirpha artha hogA, arthavattA hogii| Adara hogA, vaha Adara hI upAsanA hogii| jIvana kA sammAna sarvAdhika mahatvapUrNa hai| jisakA jIvana ke prati sammAna aura Adara nahIM hai, vaha mAnavatA ke ghara meM rahane vAlA ikAra-rahita ziva hai| paramAtmA to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai, usameM mAnavIya prema, karuNA, ahiMsA aura bhAIcAre kA bhI nAmonizAna nahIM hogaa| vaha vaMcita hai jIvana ke rasa se, jIvana ke Ananda se, jIvana kI upalabdhiyoM aura mUlyoM se, jIvana ke paripUrNa utsava se / Atma-saMtrAsa ke daura se gujarate vizva ko Aja mAtra Izvara kI upAsanA aura usake pUjA-sthaloM para mAthA Tekate rahane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, usake lie prAthamika dharma, hRdaya meM jIvana ke prati sammAna aura Adara ko pratiSThita karanA hai| jIvana cAhe merA ho yA tumhArA, jIvana to jIvana hai| jIvana meM Izvara kA nUra hai| jIvana kA sammAna svayaM ghaTa-ghaTa meM basane vAle paramAtmA kA hI abhivAdana hai, Izvara-allAha kI ibAdata hai| dharatI para saikar3oM-hajAroM dharma paidA hue| jahAM dekho Izvara kI mAnava ho mahAvIra | 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke kitane mAnA kisa dharma pUjA karanI upAsanA para sarvAdhika bala diyA gayA hai, lekina jIvana kI pUjA karanI kisa dharma ne sikhAyI? manuSya ko manuSya banAnA kisa dharma ne apanA makasada banAyA? mAnava kI sevA ke kitane maMdira bane? bhArata ko hI leN| yahA~ do taraha ke dharma haiM- eka to ve jo Izvara kA nAma japane para, pUjA-sthaloM meM mAnAeM pherane para jora dete haiN| natIjA yaha nikalA ki bhArata kI paunI na sahI, to kama se kama AdhI AbAdI to jIvana ke varadAnoM ko hAsila karane ke lie Izvara ko hI khuza karane meM laga gii| yadi vaha Izvara ko bhI sahI taura para svayaM meM nihAra letI to bAta bana jAtI, para Izvara to na jAne usase kitanA pIche chUTa gyaa| manuSya apane hI hAthoM mATI-patthara kI banAI chaviyoM ko Izvara mAna baitthaa| use hI pUjane lgaa| usa para dUdha aura caMdana kA abhiSeka karane lgaa| Izvara kI kitanI pUjA huI, yaha to Izvara jAne, para paMDe-pAdarIpujAriyoM ke svArtha jarUra sadhate rahe / _____ koI pUjA pATha kare, mujhe etarAja nahIM, para Izvara kA itanA mahAna bhakta kahalAne vAlA insAna, insAna ko hI dutkAra baiThe! iMsAnaiMsAna ke bIca savarNa-harijana, UMca-nIca, gorA-kAlA kI ghRNA bharI lauha-dIvAreM khar3I kare, to yaha kauna-sI upAsanA huii| tuma AsamAna ke tAroM ko ginate phiro aura pAMva ke pAsa khile phUloM ko rauMdo yA najara-andAja karo, yaha kauna-sA dharmAcaraNa yA caritra huA? mAnavatA bhUkhI mare aura hama 'akhaMDa dIpa' ke nAma para ghI kA jugAr3a karate phireN| Akhira kisa dharma-pravartaka ne kahA ki tuma mere lie dIyoM ko ghI pilAte rho| behatara hotA, iMsAna ko hI eka dIpa samajhA jaataa| use hI jyotirmaya aura jIvita rakhane ke lie usameM ghI kA ardhya-dAna kiyA jaataa| mAnava, mAnava ke kAma aataa| eka ora aTTAlikAeM basa rahI haiM, dUsarI ora jhoMpar3iyAM ujar3a rahI haiN| bhavana vyakti ke svArtha haiM aura girajA-gurudvArA manuSya ke paramArtha hai, to kyA sar3aka para naMge badana ThaMDa meM ThiThurate hue sone vAle vyakti ko rahane ke lie eka kuTiyA banAkara denA paramArtha nahIM hai? kyA usake badana para moTA yA sastA hI sahI, eka kambala or3hA denA paramAtmA kI niSkAma-sevA nahIM hai? maMdira jAte vakta rAste meM ro rahe kisI anAtha bacce ke AMsU poMchanA paramAtma-sevA ke bAhara hai? pratimUrti para tuma sone ke jevarAta car3hAo, yaha tumhArI zraddhA kA atireka hai| sammAna kareM jIvana kA / 32 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para maMdira kI sIr3hiyoM ke pAsa do-do paise bhIkha mAMgate AdamI kA peTa bharavAne kI vyavasthA karavAnA paramAtmA ke svarNAbhiSeka se kama kImatI nahIM hai| vaibhavazAlI pUjA-sthaloM ke sAmane khar3A bhUkhA-besahArA iMsAna! manuSya kI paramArtha-prakriyA para isase bar3A vyaMgya kyA hogA? kaI loga kisI pratimUrti ko baiThAne ke lie lAkhoM-karor3oM kA car3hAvA bola jAte haiN| kisI paramparAgata svIkRta vastu ko 'darzana' karAne yA mAlA pahanAne ke lie dhana kharca karane kI hor3a lagAnA, jalasoM meM hAthI-ghor3oM kI aizvaryabharI katAra dikhAne ke lie anApa-zanApa kharca karanA; jo aisA karate hai, yaha unakI mauja! para aise loga rugNa mAnavatA kI kitanI sevA kara rahe haiM? aspatAloM, anAthAlayoM, vikalAMga-kendroM meM apane tana-mana-dhana kA kitanA avadAna de pAte haiM? hAM! mAnavatA kI sevA aura utthAna kI bAteM to cAhe jitanI karavA lo, para kRtya ke sthAna para kevala dikhAvA hai| hara pUjA, pUjA-paddhati aura pUjA-sthala kA apanA mahatva hai, AvazyakatA hai, para inakA mahatva aura bar3ha sakatA hai yadi hamAre mana meM jIvana ke prati sammAna jge| phira hama inakA upayoga bhI jIvana ke lie kareMge, na ki apane svArtha ke lie yA paraloka ko sudhArane ke liye| hama dharma ke kriyA-kAMDoM meM to gaharAI taka gye| sUkSma-se-sUkSma tattva ko bhI pakar3A, cIMTI ko bacAne kI kAphI kozizeM kI gaIM para manuSya .....! mere dekhe, mUla jIvana se dharma phisala gyaa| tapa khUba huA, para usase krodha-kaSAya kA kUr3A-karkaTa nahIM jlaa| bhikSu kA kASAyavastra to sadA or3hA jAtA rahA, para antara ke kaSAya nahIM chUTe / ArAdhanA khUba huI, para pApa se pratikramaNa nahIM huaa| hamane kevala apane putra kI ciMtA kI, auroM ke lie davA meM milAvaTa, ghI meM moma, maidA aura carbI milAne meM eka nanhI-sI hicakI bhI nahIM khaaii| machaliyAM sUkhI thIM, isalie unakI kalacakkI meM pisAI ko burA na maanaa| bhaiMse-bakare hamane to nahIM kATe, isalie camar3e kA AyAta-niryAta bejhijhaka svIkAra kiyaa| aMDA khAnA aura zarAba pInA to Ama ho gayA hai| maiM pUDUMgA, tuma jaba cIMTI ko bacAnA cAhate ho, to apane ko mArane para kyoM tule ho? cIMTI ko nukasAna pahuMcAnA ahiMsA kA ullaMghana hai, to apane ko nukasAna pahuMcAnA aNuvratoM kA atikramaNa nahIM hai? tuma sigareTa tambAkU khA-pIkara apanI hI dhamaniyoM meM jahara bhara mAnava ho mahAvIra | 33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahe ho| yaha AtmaghAta hai / akhabAroM meM roja chapa rahA hai 'vaidhAnika cetAvanI : sigareTa pInA, tambAku khAnA svAsthya ke lie hAnikAraka hai / ' par3hakara bhI anapar3ha bane haiN| kahIM yaha aMdhe ko dIpa dAna to nahIM ho rahA hai? loga aise kAma kara jAte haiM jisase jIvana kA apaghAta hotA hai, jIvana ke mUlyoM kA 'avamUlyana' hotA hai / jIvana kA mUlya koI samajhe taba na! badI kI Adata nasoM meM khUna kI taraha samA gayI hai| eka bAta to Ama ho cukI hai : AdamI kitanA bhI galata se galata kAma kara le, lekina samAja ke bIca baiThakara do-pAMca lAkha kA dAna kara DAle, samAja dvArA abhinandana, phUlamAlAeM, prazasti-patra taiyAra ! taskaroM aura rizvatakhoroM ko bhI !! milAvaTiyoM ko bhI !!! Akhira manuSya kI yaha hAlata kaise huI ? manuSya kA jIvana ke prati itanA udAsIna aura saMtrasta - bhAva Akhira kyoM huA ? isalie ki hamane isa dharatI kA mUlya kabhI AMkA hI nahIM / hamAre lie sadA svargaloka mUlyavAna rahA, lekina yaha dharatI hI eka svarga bane, aisA prayAsa kaba, kahA~ huA ? manuSya ko Izvara - pujArI kama, Izvara - bhIrU adhika banAyA gyaa| use puNya karane kI bAta kahI, tAki usakA paraloka sudhre| yAni hamArI naitikatA, upAsanA kA phala mRtyu ke bAda ! jIvana meM kucha nahIM ? dRSTigata ho rahI dharatI para kucha nahIM ? jIvana ke prati Adara bhAva Ae, to dharatI aura dharatIvAsiyoM ke niHzreyas ke bhAva svataH sphurita hoM / jo bAta, eka yuga meM mAna lI gaI, use hara yuga meM doharAne aura banAye rakhane kA durAgraha hama isa kadara karate gaye ki jina yugoM ko hamane jIkara chor3a diyA, unheM dharma aura siddhAMtoM ke rUpa meM sadA kahane - karavAne kA prayAsa kiyaa| yuga pragati karate gae, para ve purAnI bAteM dharma ke nAma para jyoM kI tyoM or3hAI jAtI rhiiN| natIjA yaha nikalA ki dharma kevala upadeza bana gayA / dharma-pravartakoM ko, tithi - tyauhAroM ko yAda kara liyA jAtA hai / para vastutaH samAja dharma se itanI dUra calA gayA hai ki usake cintana meM, usake kRtyoM meM, jIvana meM, dharma kI koI jhalaka nahIM milatI / dharatI para dharmoM kI kamI nahIM hai| agara kamI hai to dhArmika cetanA kI / manuSya ke hAtha meM dharma nahIM, varan dharma kA UparI kalevara sammAna kareM jIvana kA / 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raha gayA hai| mazAla kI Aga bujha gaI, aba sirpha DaMDe aura hathakaMDe raha gaye haiN| dharma-vistAra ke nAma para agara kucha ho rahA hai to sirpha nArebAjI ho rahI hai, posTara-pilara laga rahe haiM, baiMDa-benara kA ho-hallA ho rahA hai| Atma-jAgaraNa aura jIvana-rUpAMtaraNa kI cetanA na jAne kisa katharI ko or3he kone meM dubakI baiThI hai| dharma-cetanA para jora diyA jAnA caahiye| dharma ke vistAra meM nahIM varan dharma kI gaharAI meM dilacaspI honI caahiye| dharma kA sAra niSkAma-sevA hai| adhyAtma kI sArthakatA nispRha-bhAvanA meM hai| 'paropakAraH puNyAya, pApAya para-pIDanam' paropakAra ko, samAja-sevA ko puNya mAno aura para-pIr3A, para-ahita ko pApa smjho| yaha hogA tabhI, jaba hamArI dRSTi meM jIvana kA mUlyAMkana hogaa| mUlya-svIkRti ke abhAva meM sva-para kA, kathanI-karanI kA, siddhAMta-vyavahAra kA durAva banA rhegaa| jIvana ke prati sammAna aura ImAnadArI kA bhAva na hone ke kAraNa hama kahane-karane ke bIca sadA phAsalA rakhate aaye| kahanA kucha aura karanA kucha - yaha doharI aura dogalI nIti Aja deza ke kisa hisse meM gUMthI huI nahIM hai? 'para upadeza kuzala bahutere' kI bAteM to sadiyoM pahale una kitAboM meM kaha dI gayIM jinakI caupAiyoM ko hama hara dharmakAMDa meM bolate-doharAte haiN| rahI sahI kasara una logoM ne pUrI kara DAlI, jo samAja aura sAmrAjya kA netRtva karate haiN| kisI se pUcho rAjanetA ke lakSaNa kyA haiM? to sIdhA-sA javAba hogA jo apanA ullU sIdhA kare / netA ke mAno tIna hI kAma bAkI bace haiM - caattn-bhaassnn-udghaattn| mana meM Ae so bolo, karanA-dharanA to kucha hai nahIM, maMsUbe karane aura adharoM ke AzvAsana dene meM kauna se paise lagate haiM! 'vacane kA daridratA!' bolane meM kaisI kaMjUsI! sabake bhASaNa, bhASaNa bhara raha gaye haiN| 'billI sau-sau cUhe khAkara haja karane ko clii'| cATana, bhASaNa, udghATana! cATana kI Adata to Ama AdamI meM paiTha gaI hai| jaba taka svadharmI vAtsalya/jImanavArI kI khabara na phailAo, tumhAre bar3e-se-bar3e kAryakrama 'phlaoNpa' jAeMge, kaI bAra to supara phloNp| saMtoM ke pravacana ke bAda sikke aura laDDU bAMTane ne to aise hAlAta kara DAle haiM ki jaise byAha kI ghor3I ke Age nAco, to vaha do kadama cale, nahIM to caurAhe para apanI beijjatI karavA baittho| mAnava ho mahAvIra / 35 For Personal & Private Use Only ___ Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmAcaraNa kA eka pracalita rUpa hai - vrt-upvaas| bar3A acchA zabda hai yaha! dharma kA adbhuta avdaan| para tumane kabhI kisI ko vrata karate dekhA hai? ekAdazI ko dvAdazI kI dAdI banA deNge| upavAsa AhAra kI Asakti miTAne ke lie hai, para cATana ne upavAsa kA huliyA hI badala DAlA hai| upavAsa to bAda meM hogA, usase pahale pAraNA, uttara paarnnaa| yAnI DaTakara khAeMge, badAma-pistA pIsa-pIsakara, kyoki kala to upavAsa hai| phira upavAsa ho gayA, to pAraNA! dUdha aura usameM kaTe badAma, Upara se ghI, kyoMki kala upavAsa thaa| cATana, bhASaNa ke bAda udghATana! pahale to ye lata netAoM meM hI thI, aba to jise dekho vahI udghATana ke lie mohatAja hai| udghATana karake nAma kamAne kI pratiSThA ne mAnava-samAja kI durdazA kara DAlI hai| kala hI eka samAcAra par3hA ki amuka nagara ke 'sI' vArDa meM bane sArvajanika zaucAlaya kA kala udghATana hai, udghATana para amuka sAMsada A rahe haiN| bhavanoM kA udaghATana to phItA kATakara kiyA jAtA hai, para zaucAlayoM kA.....! deza kI rAjadhAnI meM to Apako yaha mukhar3e-mukhar3e para sunane ko mila jAegA- tuma jisa hastI ko bulAnA cAhate ho, vaha to pAna kI dukAna kA udghATana karanA ho, to bhI pahuMca jaaegaa| Akhira ina taura-tarIkoM se naitikatA ke kauna se mUlya sthApita yA punarsthApita karane kA prayAsa ho rahA hai| hamArI vANI aura vyavahAra meM AI dUrI ko mApane ke kauna-se phIte haiM? videzoM meM hamArI ijata itanI sI hai ki kisI dukAna para jAo, to dukAnadAra caukannA ho utthegaa| vaha naukara ko izArA karegA- 'dhyAna se, iMDiyana hai' aura deza meM, koI videzI A gayA to paryaTaka-mehamAna kA bhAva kisameM hai, jise dekho vaha gorI camar3I aura paise para TUTa rahA hai| hameM paisA cAhiye, phira vaha cAhe jisa tarIke se aaye| mAnA ki videzI aiza-o-ArAma, mauja-mastI meM paisA kharca karatA hai, magara vaha kama se kama upayoga to karatA hai| hama na upayoga karate haiM, na durupyog| hama sirpha jamA karate haiN| yaha saMgraha aura parigraha hai| upayoga karanA parigraha nahIM hai, ikaTThA karanA parigraha hai| agara prAcIna grantha kahate haiM ki parigraha pApa hai, to .....! vizva ke globa para khar3e hokara aparigraha kI tUtI bajAne vAle, parigraha ke bhAra se dabe jA rahe sammAna kareM jIvana kA / 36 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| baToratA-TukuratA AdamI mara jAtA hai, usa baTore hue kI rakSA ke lie ve hI loga cahe, nevale, sAMpa ke rUpa meM punarjanma le kara jamIna meM gar3Ae dhana para apanI pUMcha ke bala baiThe rahate haiM - dhana dharatI meM gAr3e baure, dhUri Apa mukha laavai| mUSaka sAMpa hovegA Akhira, tAtai alacchi khaavai| . hama siddhAMta aura vyavahAra ke bIca sAmaMjasya sthApita karane kA prayAsa kreN| hamArA jIvana eka alaga Dharre para cala rahA ho aura hama kore siddhAntoM kI duhAI dete phireM, to aise siddhAntoM kA kyA aucitya? zAstra kaheMge rAta ko mata khAo, jabaki zAstroM ke nabbe phIsadI anuyAyI rAta ko hI khA rahe haiN| nArI uddhAra kI bAteM kareMge, para apane ghara kI bahU ko bUMghaTa kI cAradIvArI se bAhara Ane para sakhta pAbaMdI lgaaeNge| samArohoM meM bar3e-bar3e netAoM aura vidvAnoM dvArA chuAchUta aura UMca-nIca ke bhedabhAva ko miTAne hetu bhASaNa dilavAeMge, para hakIkata meM osavAla-agravAla, dassA-bIsA, savarNa-harijana kI khAiyoM ko aura gaharAne kA prayAsa kreNge| bhagavAna mahAvIra aura bhagavAna buddha ke prayAsoM se yajJa meM hone vAlI hiMsA para to rokathAma huI, para parigraha-buddhi ke calate zoSaNa kI hiMsA to jArI hI hai| aparigraha ke siddhAMta se preraNA lekara logoM ne dhana aura sukhoM kA kaunasA saMvibhAga kiyA? aparigraha ke nAma para aparigraha kA mAtra karma-kAMDa hI cala rahA hai| loga ahiMsA aura aparigraha ke nAma para naMge pAMva ghUma rahe haiM, muMha para kapar3A bAMdha rahe haiM para paisoM kA parigraha, eka-dUsare ko apane se pIche dhakelane ke prayAsa aura vicAroM meM nirantara AyI girAvaTa hamAre aparigraha aura ahiMsA ke siddhAMtoM ke AcaraNa para prazna-cihna lagA rahe haiN| lagatA hai, jaise sevA aura prema ko, dayA aura karuNA ko, dhyAna aura yoga ko, zAkAhAra aura paryAvaraNa ko hama videzoM ko niryAta kara rahe haiM, jo kabhI hamAre hI deza ke mUlabhUta utpAdana rahe haiN| lekina badale meM videzoM se hamane AyAta kyA kiyA? aMDe aura machaliyAM, zarAba aura mAnava ho mahAvIra / 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zRMgAra, hiMsA aura AtaMka ......! behatara hogA hama apane jIvana meM Aye skhalanoM kI zalya-cikitsA kreN| bhItara kA mavAda barakarAra rahA, cIrA lagAne se paraheja rakhate gaye to jIvana svayaM vibhUti banane kI bajAya naraka kI taraha duHkhadAyI aura bhArabhUta hI rhegaa| tIsarI bAta, hama mahaja bAhara hI jIte haiN| hamArA snAna, upArjana, cikitsA, saba bAhya jIvana se jar3e haiN| hamane jIvana ke do rUpa kara DAle- bAharI aura bhiitrii| eka gharavAlI aura eka bAhara vaalii| paisila guma hone para mAM ne pUchA - kyA DhUMDha rahe ho| beTe ne kahA, gharavAlI! hamane manas cikitsA para dhyAna nahIM diyA, jigme jIvana kI mUla samasyAeM hala hoN| mana meM ho kacarA, to rAmAyaNa kA kiyA gayA pArAyaNa mAtra gobara kI bhIta para velaveTa car3hAne ke barAbara khlaaegaa| hRdaya kI svacchatA para dhyAna nahIM hai| zikSA-dIkSA kA pahalA pATha bhItara kI pavitratA kA honA caahiye| manuSya kI jIvana-zikSA kI zuruAta svayaM manuSya se ho, manuSya ke jIvana se ho, jIvana ko sRjanAtmaka, racanAtmaka banAne para kendrita ho| maiM paramAtmA ko jItA huuN| paramAtmA mujhameM jItA hai| dharatI para jItA manuSya paramAtmA kA khar3A maMdira hai| prANI-jIvana paramAtmA kA nivAsa-sthAna hai| maiMne iMsAna hI kyoM, phUloM aura pahAr3oM meM bhI usake aizvarya kA AkAza bhara Ananda uThAyA hai| mujhe sabase prema hai| sarvatra paramAtma-darzana hai, bAlaka meM bhii| merA ahobhAva jIvana ke prati hai| jIvana hai to saba hai, jIvana nahIM to koI artha nhiiN| phira to sirpha arthI hai, janAjA hai| hara vyakti ko Izvara meM AsthA rakhanI caahie| Izvara AkAza meM nahIM, jIvana meM hai, hara prANI meM hai| manuSya ke lie hara prANI kA mUlya hai, para manuSya, dharatI kA sarvopari mUlya hai| manuSya ke maMdira khaMDahara nahIM hone caahiye| nara rahegA, to nArAyaNa rhegaa| insAna miTatA gayA, giratA gayA, to manuSya kI nRzaMsatA ke kAraNa dharatI ko caupaTa hone se koI roka nahIM sktaa| dharatI para tanAva aura saMtrAsa na ho, isake lie pahalA sUtra hai jIvana kA sammAna, jIvana ke prati ahobhaav| jIvana ko svarga bnaaeN| yo 'svargavAsI' honA to 'mRtyu ke kAraNa' manuSya kI majabUrI hai| svarga sammAna kareM jIvana kA / 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho yahIM - jIvana kI pramuditatA aura pulakitatA meN| manuSya kA jagat kevala parivAra - mohalle taka sImita nahIM hai| jIvana kA jagat aura jagat kA jIvana virATa hai / saMkucitatAeM tyAgeM, virATa ke AliMgana ke lie bAMheM phailAeM, mAnavatA ko gale lgaaeN| yahI manuSya ke hAthoM manuSyatA kA, jIvana kA sammAna hai / For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 36 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ MainawwamiAawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam AAAAAAAM cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa mATI hI phUla banatI hai aura gaMdagI hI khAda banakara sugaMdha bana jAtI hai| jisa mATI ko hama vyartha aura arthahIna samajhate haiM, usa mATI meM phUla khilAne aura use suvAsita banAne kI mahAna saMbhAvanAeM haiN| jise hama gaMdagI samajhate haiM, vaha agara bIja ko mila jAe to, usI gaMdagI se sugaMdha paidA ho sakatI hai| vastu ke rUpAntaraNa kI kalA A jAe, mArga parivartana karane kI sUjha A jAe to isa dharatI para na to koI mATI hai aura na hI koI gaMdagI hai| hara durgandha sugandha kI bhUmikA hai aura hara mATI phUla, kA prajanana-sthala hai| jIvana na to vyartha hotA hai aura na hI saarthk| aisA nahIM ki jIvana kA koI artha nahIM hai; aura koI artha hai| jIvana koI reDImeDa kapar3e kI dukAna nahIM hai ki kapar3e kharIdane gae, pasaMda kiyA aura le aae| jIvana ke artha to khojane par3ate haiN| jIvana to AkAza kI taraha, korA kAgaja jaisA hai| jIvana ke kore kAgaja para hama jo citra cAheM citrita kara sakate haiN| isa para yadi hama indra-dhanuSa banAnA cAheM, to banA sakate haiM aura isI kAgaja para kIcar3a uchAlanA cAheM, to kIcar3a bhI uchAlA jA sakatA hai| kisI kAgaja para, AkAza para yadi indradhanuSa banAyA jA rahA hai to cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa / 40 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isameM usa kAgaja yA AkAza kI koI vizeSatA nahIM hai, vizeSatA to citra banAne vAle kI hai| bhASA kI varNamAlA kI taraha hai hamArA jiivn| isa varNamAlA se gAliyAM bhI paidA ho sakatI haiM aura gIta bhii| jarA gaura kIjiye-'a' se azlIla bhI hotA hai aura arihaMta bhii| 'ba' se balAtkAra bhI banatA hai aura brahmacarya bhii| 'sa' se satyAnAza aura satya donoM banate haiN| varNamAlA to vahI hai, pharka yaha hai ki hama usakA upayoga kaise karate haiN| hama gAlI paidA karate haiM yA gIta, yaha to jIvana jIne vAle ke Upara hai| isalie jIvana na to vyartha hai aura na hI saarthk| vyartha karanA cAho to vyartha aura sArthaka banAnA cAho to sArthaka, tumhAre hI hAtha meM hai| hamArI dRSTi meM yadi duHkha hI basA hai to hameM cAroM ora duHkha hI najara AegA aura jIvana mahAna duHkha ho jaaegaa| yadi Ananda hamArA svabhAva bana cukA hai to jIvana se bar3hakara dUsarA koI Ananda hI nahIM hai| jIvana ko kamala ke patte para girI bUMda samajho to kSaNabhaMgura, aura nirantaratA kI jIvanta dRSTi se dekho to yaha zAzvata hai| zAstra, piTaka aura upaniSada kahate haiM ki jIvana kSaNa-bhaMgura hai| lekina vAstava meM jIvana kSaNa-bhaMgura nahIM hai, kSaNa-bhaMgura to mRtyu hai| jIvana to pUrA jInA par3atA hai jabaki mauta kSaNa bhara meM A jAtI hai| koI kahatA hai ki jIvana jInA pdd'egaa| jahAM 'par3egA' kI majabUrI ho, vahA~ Ananda nhiiN| vAstava meM jInA to vaha hai jisameM bharapUra AnaMda aura utsava ke sAtha jIvana ko jiyA jaae| agara vyakti ko jIne kA Ananda nahIM mila rahA, usake jIne kA koI artha hI nahIM hai, to nizcita mAniye, usane cazmA hI galata nambara kA pahana rakhA hai| eka vyakti ne adAlata meM talAka ke lie arjI peza kii| nyAyAdhIza ne arjI par3hI to hairAna raha ge| usa vyakti kI zAdI sAta dina pUrva hI huI thii| patnI ko dekhA to vaha bhI khUbasUrata thii| to kyA kAraNa hai ki pati mahodaya talAka lenA cAhate haiN| nyAyAdhIza ne yuvaka se pUchA to vaha bolA-'bAta kucha nahIM hai, lekina maiMne zAdI ke samaya galata nambara kA cazmA pahanA huA thaa| aba sahI nambara kA cazmA laga gayA hai, isalie aba saba kucha sahI dikhAI de rahA hai|' .. hamane jIvana jIne ke cazme galata nambara ke lagA rakhe haiM to hameM mAnava ho mahAvIra | 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI bhI cIja sahI najara nahIM aaegii| koI moTI, to koI choTI aura koI beDaula najara aaegii| koI nazvara to koI arthahIna najara aaegii| cazmA sahI laga jAe to jIvana meM artha A sakatA hai, mATI se phala khila sakate haiM, gaMdagI khAda banakara sugaMdha suvAsita kara sakatI hai| saccAI to yaha hai ki sugaMdha gaMdagI se hI AtI hai| usakA mUla vahIM hai| phUla kA mUla bIja meM hai, mATI meM hai| phUla mATI meM hI khila sakate haiN| basa, jIvana ko nikhArane kI kalA AnI caahie| hogA kisI ke lie dharma kA artha puujaa-paatth| asala meM to dharma kA artha hai - jIvana ko nikhArane aura jIne kI kalA; jIvana ke mUlyoM ko upalabdha karane kI kalA; jIvana ke rUpAntaraNa kI klaa| Apa bAMsa ke jaMgaloM meM jAeM aura najara daur3AeM, to bAMsa kI jisa puMgarI ko hama najara-aMdAja kara dete haiM, usameM saMgIta kI aparimita saMbhAvanAeM haiN| usa puMgarI se vaha saMgIta nikala sakatA hai jo Apako mada-masta kara de| isI taraha jo jIvana Apako abhI kSaNa-bhaMgura najara A rahA hai, arthahIna laga rahA hai, usameM se saMgIta kI lahariyAM nikala sakatI haiN| jIvana meM divyatA A sakatI hai| vyakti ke sAmane do hI vikalpa haiM yA to vaha pazu bane yA prbhu| agara manuSya kA antas vikRta ho gayA to vaha pazu ho jAegA aura usakA pazu mara gayA to vaha prabhu ho jaaegaa| jisa manuSya kA pazu mara jAe, saMskArita ho jAe, to usakA prabhu honA nizcita hai| dharatI para hara koI prabhu hone kI yAtrA para hai| prabhu aura koI nahIM, manuSya hI hogA, prANI hI to hogaa| __ paramAtmA hone kA artha yadi Apa yaha lagAte hoM ki paramAtmA banane para devatA AratI utArane AeMge to bAta dUsarI hai| manuSya meM AtmA hai aura yaha AtmA hI to 'parama' AtmA bnegii| jaba taka pRthvI para manuSya rahegA, paramAtmA banane kI saMbhAvanAeM bhI jIvita rheNgii| jaba koI vyakti apane pUrNa svabhAva ko upalabdha hogA, apanI paripUrNatA ko upalabdha hogA, apanI AtmA kI pyAsa ko paripUrNa kara legA, taba-taba usake dvAra para paramAtmA kI dastaka anivArya rUpa se hogii| manuSya pazu bhI ho sakatA hai aura prabhu bhii| sabase pahale to manuSya sacce arthoM meM manuSya hI bana jAe yahI bahuta bar3I bAta hogii| cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa/ 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama apane bhItara jhAMkeM aura mana kI par3atAla kareM, to pAeMge ki abhI to manuSya ko manuSya banane ke lie bhI kAphI lambA saphara taya karanA pdd'egaa| duniyA bhara ke dharmoM kA eka hI lakSya hai ki kisa prakAra manuSya ko manuSya banAyA jaae| manuSya abhI taka sirpha bAhara se hI manuSya hai bhItara se, mana se use manuSya bananA zeSa hai| isa duniyA meM jitane dharma haiM, unakA janma manuSya ke lie huA hai, manuSya kA janma dharma ke lie nahIM huA hai| siddhAMtoM ko manuSya ke lie banAyA jAtA hai, manuSya kabhI siddhAMta ke lie nahIM bntaa| manuSya to badalatA rahatA hai, hara pala badalatA rahatA hai| hajAroM varSa kI bAta to chor3a dIjiye, pacAsa varSa pahale aura Aja ke manuSya meM bhI kitanA pharka A gayA hai| hara roja parivartana A rahA hai| hamArI viDambanA yaha hai ki hama siddhAMta to sadiyoM purAne par3eMge lekina jiyeMge Aja ke mutaabik| siddhAMta kucha aura kahate raheM aura jIvana aura laMga se jIte raheM to yaha siddhAMta aura jIvana ke bIca ghora virodhAbhAsa nahIM to aura kyA hai? apane dharmazAstra kahate haiM ki rAta ko bhojana nahIM karanA caahiye| yaha siddhAMta paccIsa sau sAla pahale banAyA gayA thaa| jisa siddhAMta kI hama duhAI dete haiM, usake sAre anuyAyI rAtri meM bhojana karate haiM to yaha siddhAMta kA makhaula nahIM to aura kyA hai? yA to hama siddhAMtoM ke mutAbika apanA jIvana banAeM yA phira jIvana ke mutAbika siddhAMta bnaaeN| eka rAstA to nikAlanA hI hogaa| ___hama yajJa kI hiMsA kA virodha kareMge, kintu zoSaNa kI hiMsA jArI rkheNge| aparigraha ke nAma para naMge pAMva caleMge, ahiMsA ke nAma para muMha para kapar3e bAMdhege, para saMpatti kA saMgraha aura parigraha uddAma rIti se jArI rkheNge| acaurya-asteya ke nAre lagAeMge aura Taiksa kI coriyAM karate phireNge| jaise kara-corI koI corI hI nahIM hai| upavAsa kA Ayojana karake anAja kI bacata kareMge, vahIM jImanavArI/svAmI vAtsalya ke nAma para bacata ke bhaMDAra luTA deNge| isI svAmI vAtsalya meM koI garIba/bhikhArI Akara bhojana karane lage, to use dutkAra kara bhagA deMge, apamAnita kreNge| aba jo aparigraha bacA hai, vaha aparigraha ke nAma para mahaja aparigraha kA dikhAvA hai| mAnava ho mahAvIra / 43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATI kA bhagavAn banAnA ho, use devAlaya meM baiThAnA ho, to lAkhoM-karor3oM kA car3hAvA bola deMgeM, para jIvita bhagavAna banAnA ho to? - jIvita bhagavAn banAne ke prati kahA~ jAgarUkatA hai? raMgIna patrikAoM ko chapAne meM anApa-zanApa kharca ho rahA hai, sRjana kA rUpa dikhAI nahIM detaa| aparigraha, muni logoM kA to pramukha vrata hai| eka dRSTi se to brahmacarya se bhI jyAdA praathmik| para aisA kauna-sA saMta hai jisakA paise se saMbaMdha na ho! saMbhava hai, kAyika saMbaMdha na ho, para mAnasika aura vAcika to hai hii| apane pAsa na rakhA, to kyA huA, auroM ke pAsa rakhavAyA shii| aparigrahiyoM ke parigraha ko kabhI dekhA? jo jitanA nAmajada, jisake jitane bhakta, jitanA saMparka, usake parigraha kA utanA hI vistaar| ___ kala eka sajjana kaha rahe the maMdira meM paisA car3hAo, usase to acchA hai ki garIboM ko do| tuma jo kaho, tumhArI mauja, para tuma garIboM kI bhI sevA kahA~ karate ho| maMdira meM car3hAne se to tuma baca jAte ho, para garIboM ko bhI nahIM de paate| mUrti ke abhiSeka ko to tumane patthara para pAnI DAlanA batA diyaa| kahane lage, 'pAhana pUje hari milaiM to maiM pUjU phaadd'|' para maiM pUDUMgA tuma kitanI bAra jhuggI-jhopar3I meM gye| kisI maile-kucaile lar3ake ko pATa para biThAyA, use apane hAthoM se nhlaayaa| use naye kapar3e pahanAkara usakI AMgI kI? tuma karate-dharate kucha nahIM, basa bacane ke rAste bhara nikAla lete ho| cAhe tuma mUrti meM bhagavAna mAno yA mUrti ke bAhara para kRpA kara use phuTabaoNla kI geMda mata bnaao| jo mAnanA hai, use dRr3hatA se mAno aura jo mAnA hai, use dRr3hatA se kro| bagaira kriyAnvita hue to tuma mArgI nahIM, unmArgI hI hue| rAste to bahutere haiM, para calo to shii|| bAtoM ke bAdazAha karane ke nAma para kaMgale hote haiN| yaha gaz2aba virodhAbhAsa hai| gaMdagI aise to sugaMdha nahIM bana sktii| ina tarIkoM se, mApadaMDoM se to kataI nhiiN| jisa DhaMga se hama jIte cale jA rahe haiM, usase to mATI phUla nahIM khilaaegii| hamane apane jIvana ko calAne ke jo pratimAna banA lie haiM yA jinakI hama duhAI dete haiM, unase to bAMsa kI puMgarI svara-lahariyAM nahIM bikhereNgii| cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa / 44 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ko jIne kI kalA AnI caahie| jise jIne kI kalA A gaI, samajho, usane dharma ko AtmasAta kara liyaa| dharma use aura vaha dharma ko upalabdha ho gyaa| jo vyakti vicAroM se jitanA mahAna hogA,usakA vyaktitva bhI utanA hI mahAna hogaa| jina bAtoM se hamAre vicAra AMdolita hote haiM, ve hI hamArA vyaktitva banAte haiN| asala meM hamAre vicAra hI to hamArA vyaktitva hai| vyaktitva vicAroM kA pratibimba hai| vicAroM ko hama najara aMdAja nahIM kara skte| vicAra vyavahAra kI pRSThabhUmi hai| vyakti ke vicAra usake jIne ke tarIke ko prabhAvita karate haiN| na jAne hamane kaisA cazmA pahana rakhA hai ki hamAre liye jIvana kA koI artha nikalakara hI nahIM aataa| koI Ananda yA utsava nahIM bntaa| agara jIvana AnaMda aura utsava bana jAe, svayaM anuSThAna ho jAe, jIvana ke prati mana meM Adara-bhAva ho jAe, to Apa tapasvI ho jaaeN| paMca kalyANaka pUjA karavAkara patA nahIM kisI kA kalyANa hotA hai yA nahIM lekina Apa pulaka-bhAva meM jIne lage to ApakA kalyANa avazya ho jaae| kisI ne mujhase kahA ki cAturmAsa meM 'caritra' kA vAcana hotA hai, Apa bhI 'caritra' kyoM nahIM par3hate? maiM muskurAyA kyoMki kevala caritra par3hakara yA sunakara Aja taka koI caritravAna nahIM bana skaa| aba taka na jAne kitane-kitane caritra par3he gae, kitanoM ke jIvana meM caritra dekhane ko milA? caritra par3hane se cAritrya nahIM A jAtA, use to jIvana meM lAnA par3atA hai| __jJAna kabhI paise kharca karane se nahIM aataa| vaha to arjana se, svAnubhava se AtA hai| eka bAra nahIM, bAra-bAra sau-sau rupae ke noTa kitAboM para car3hAte jAoge to bhI jJAna nahIM aaegaa| sau-sau ke noToM ke pIche ApakI pratiSThA jarUra ho jAegI, lekina jJAna nahIM aaegaa| behatara to yaha hogA ki 'jJAna-pUjA' karane vAle pratidina ghara meM baiThakara svAdhyAya kA saMkalpa leN| aisA hogA to ApakA dasa minaTa kA svAdhyAya sau kA noTa car3hAne se adhika mahatvapUrNa ho jaaegaa| svayaM apane bhItara cAritrya kA manana kro| apane duScaritra ko saccaritra meM badalane kA prayAsa karo to zAyada vAstava meM tumhArA 'cAritrya' bana mAnava ho mahAvIra / 45 For Personal & Private Use Only ___ Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ skegaa| cAritrya kI pUjA karane kI bajAya, use svIkAra kro| isIlie kahatA hUM ki agara jIne kI kalA A jAe to mATI phUla bana sakatI hai aura gaMdagI sugaMdha bana sakatI hai| vyakti hamezA vaise hI kRtya karatA hai, jaise vicAra hote haiN| koI vyakti krodha karatA hai to isameM usakA doSa nahIM hai, usake bhItara krodha hI bharA hai| vaha gAliyAM detA hai, isakA matalaba hai, usake bhItara gAliyAM bharI haiN| jisake pAsa jo cIja hogI, vaha vahI to degaa| bhItara kI gaMdagI hI to bAhara AtI hai| Apane zarAbI ko dekhA to hai; zarAba pIne ke bAda use mAM bhI mAM najara nahIM aatii| jaba vaha bolane lagegA to Apa dekheMge ki itanA bhalA AdamI najara A rahA thA, lekina bhItara to kacarA bharA par3A hai| zarAba vyakti ke asalI chupe caritra ko abhivyakti detI hai| ___ AdamI prAyaH doharA jIvana jItA hai| bhItara kucha aura bAhara kuch| yaha bAta hara AdamI jAnatA hai ki usase milane Ane vAle ke mana meM vAstava meM kyA hai| Upara se to vaha Apake caraNoM meM dhoka lagA rahA hai, magara bhItara hI bhItara gAliyAM de rahA hai| Upara se hI praNAma haiM, aMtatmiA meM gAliyAM hI haiN| kRpA kara auroM meM kamiyAM mata ddhuuNddho| usakI kamiyAM usako mubaark| tumane dUsare meM kamiyAM taphtIza kI, yAni tumameM kamI hai| tumhAre svabhAva meM yaha kamI hai ki tuma auroM meM kamiyAM DhUMDhate ho| ina kAle cazmoM ko pahanane kI Adata chodd'o| kAle cazmoM ko pahanakara to tuma haMsa ko bhI kaue kI hI nasla kA samajha baitthoge| guNavAn bno| guNoM para kendrita hoo| guNAtmaka dRSTi rkho| Apa kisI vyakti meM vizeSatAeM DhUMDhane kA prayAsa kareMge to Apako vizeSatAeM hI vizeSatAeM najara AeMgI aura Apa kamiyAM DhUMDhane lageMge to vahI vyakti kamiyoM kA bhaMDAra najara aaegaa| mere pAsa dharma aura adhyAtma kI khoja meM Aoge to tumheM yahAM adhyAtma kI anUThI AbhA dikhAI degI, yadi saMsAra ko DhUMDhoge to eka bharA-pUrA saMsAra dikhAI degaa| jisakA nivAsa bhItara ke AkAza meM ho, jo mauna kI sattA meM jItA ho, usakI eka muskAna se cAMda khila uThatA hai, dUsarI se sUraja aura tIsarI se dharatI ke phUla / agara isa rahasya ko na samajha pAye, to tumheM ahobhAva janita muskAna cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa / 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA patA na clegaa| saba hama para hI nirbhara karatA hai| Apa kisa dRSTikoNa se A rahe haiM, isa para nirbhara karatA hai| kacare kI talAza meM Aoge to aisA bahuta-sA kacarA hai jo vApasI meM Apake sAtha jAegA / agara kucha grahaNa karane ko gamalA lekara Ae ho to sugaMdhita hokara jAoge / phUloM se abhiSikta hokara / prasanna hRdaya se dharatI ko dekho, to dharatI jaisA svarga kahIM nahIM milegA / vipanna - vikSipta citta se najara muhaiyA karo, yahAM sivA naraka ke tumheM aura kucha dikhAI hI nahIM degaa| najaroM ko sudhAro / kAle cazme se hara dIvAra kAlI hI najara aaegii| bhItara azuddhi hai, to tumheM zuddha / zubha kaise dikhAI degA / kahate haiM : eka bicchu ne apane mitra kekar3e se kahA, mujhe nadI kI saira karavA do / kekar3e ne kahA, tuma Thahare bicchu, kahIM kATa khAyA to! bicchu haMsA, kahane lagA 'bhale mAnuSa! jarA soca to sahI, agara maiMne tumheM DaMka mArA, tU DUbegA - maregA, tere sAtha maiM bhI to DUbUMgA marUMgA / ' kekar3e ko bicchu kA tarka samajha A gyaa| usane kahA taba ThIka hai, merI pITha para baiTha jAo / kekar3A bicchU ko pITha para lie calA jA rahA thA / bIca tAlAba meM bicchU ne kekar3e kI pITha para DaMka mArA / kekar3e ne kahA- 'bhAI tumhAre tarka kA kyA huA ?' bicchU ne use samajhAyA - ' vaha to merA tarka thA, magara DaMka mAranA to merA svabhAva hai, maiM apanA svabhAva kaise chor3a sakatA huuN| vaha bAta kitAboM kI thI, yaha hakIkata hai' / AdamI ke bhItara bhI jahara bharA hai, vaha kitane bhI tarka de de, gaharI se gaharI bAta kara le, aMta meM to jahara hI ugalegA / bicchU ke kATe kA jahara utArA jA sakatA hai, lekina AdamI kA kATA to pAnI bhI nahIM maaNgtaa| aise logoM ke lie kucha rAste jarUra haiM, jo AdamI ke kATe hue haiN| AdamiyoM ko to AdamiyoM ne hI kATA hai, unake durvyavahAra ne hI parAsta kiyA hai / bhItara kacarA hai to bAhara bhI kacarA hI AegA / koI AdamI zarAba pItA hai, isalie behoza hai, aisA nahIM hai / vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki AdamI behoza hai, isIlie zarAba pItA hai / pIne ke kAraNa madahozI nahIM AtI, balki madahozI hai, isalie AdamI For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 47 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pI rahA hai| aisA nahIM hai ki AdamI mAMsAhArI hai isalie hiMsA karatA hai| vaha hiMsaka hai, isalie mAMsAhAra karatA hai| mUla vRttiyAM to bhItara haiN| jo bhItara jaisA hogA, vaisA hI usakA vyavahAra hogaa| hamArA cAritrya vaisA hI hogaa| agara koI khIMcAtAnI ho jAtI hai to AdamI dUsaroM para jhallAtA hai, yahI to use parakhane kA avasara hotA hai| jaba AdamI krodha meM ho, naze meM ho to use pahacAnane kA upayukta avasara hotA hai| Upara-Upara se pahacAnate rahe to kyA hogA, bAhara se to saba ThIka hai| koI vyakti ApakI tArIpha karatA hai aura Apa usakI tArIpha karate haiM, taba taka to ThIka rahatA hai, lekina eka vyakti burAI karane lage to jhagar3A ho jaae| viparIta vAtAvaraNa meM hI to samajhA jA sakatA hai ki kauna, kitanA dhairya rakha sakatA hai| jo bAta-bAta meM dhairya kho de, mAdhurya kho de, vaha mAnasika rUpa se daridra hai| AdamI kaisA hai, yaha bhItara ko samajhane se patA clegaa| isa bhItara ko jAnane ke lie mahAvIra ne mArga dikhAyA - samyak darzana, jJAna, cAritrANi mokss-maargH| yaha mahAvIra kI krAMtikArI bAta hai| unakI zuruAta samyak darzana se hotI hai| hamane to mahAvIra ke mArga ko ulaTA kara diyA hai aura ulaTe mArga para koI nahIM cala sktaa| koI calane kA prayAsa bhI kare to muMha kI khAtA hai| hamArI yAtrA caritra se zurU hotI hai, phira jJAna arjita karate haiM aura phira samyak darzana para Ate haiN| yaha viparIta mArga hai| yaha mArga to vAstava meM mArga bhI nahIM hai| ulaTe hone se vyakti meM vItarAgatA nahIM rhii| vItarAgatA aura vairAgya do alaga-alaga bindu haiN| vairAgya to rAga ke viparIta hotA hai lekina vItarAgatA kA artha hotA hai rAga se mukti| rAga se Upara uTha jaanaa| vairAgI kA prayAsa hotA hai ki vaha sabhI se saMbaMdha tor3a le; lekina vItarAgI jor3a-tor3a se hI mukta hotA hai| use to hara kisI meM AtmA dikhAI detI hai aura AtmA se AtmA kA saMbaMdha hotA hai| agara hamArA prema kisI eka ke prati sImita ho jAe to rAga ho jAtA hai| samAja, sAre saMsAra ke prati saMbaMdha ho jAe to vItarAgatA khlaaegii| virATa 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' kI bhAvanA sAkAra ho utthegii| cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa / 48 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ne bAta kahI - samyak darzana kii| pahale sahI dekhane kI jarUrata hai| jaba taka vyakti zrAvaka nahIM bana sakegA to vaha sAdhu kaise bana pAegA? koI agara saccA sAdhu nahIM hai to usakA ekamAtra kAraNa samyak darzana kA abhAva hai| Ajakala to cAroM ora yahI prayAsa ho rahe haiM ki sAdhu, sahI sAdhu bane, lekina ye prayAsa nahIM hote ki zrAvaka sahI mAyane meM zrAvaka bne| Akhira sAdhu bhI to zrAvaka se hI AyA hai| pahalA caraNa hI kamajora hai to dUsarA to kamajora hogA hii| isalie sahI zuruAta kro| ___ pahalA kadama samyak darzana - sahI dekho, sundara dekho| dUsarA - sahI jAno, sundara jAno aura tIsarA kadama honA cAhie - sahI karo, sundara kro| sahI aura suMdara dekhane aura jAnane ke bAda karanA hI sahI prakriyA hai| yahI samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak caritra hai| darzana yAnI dekhanA, jJAna hai jAnanA aura caritra kA artha hai dekhe aura jAne hue ko vyavahAra meM laanaa| hama loga ulaTe calate haiN| hamAre lie veza kA mUlya ho gayA hai, jIvana kA mUlya nahIM rhaa| bAhara se sAdhu ho jAnA sAdhutA nahIM hai| hara vyakti bAhara se sAdhu ho bhI nahIM sktaa| lekina hara AdamI bhItara se sAdhu jarUra bana sakatA hai| merA yahI prayAsa hai| maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki jholI-DaMDA lekara isa mArga para aao| maiM to kahUMgA ki apane dila ko jitanA adhika sApha vicAroM se bharoge, utanA hI tumhAre lie lAbhadAyI rhegaa| apane hRdaya ko sAdhu bnaao| bAhara se sAdhu bano to balihArI. lekina bhItara bhI sAdhu bana gae to samajho dIkSA ghaTita ho gii| dIkSA kA artha cAra bAla noMca lenA nahIM hai| dila badalA, dIkSA ghaTita ho gii| ___ samrATa azoka kaliMga meM yuddha ke bAda eka bauddha bhikSu ke pAsa ge| bhikSu azoka ko vApasa yuddha ke maidAna le gayA aura vahAM par3I lAzeM dikhaaiiN| purA maidAna jaise maraghaTa ho gayA thaa| azoka kA hRdaya hI parivartita ho gayA aura ve dIkSita ho ge| dila badalA, itanA hI kAphI hai| jayaprakAza, vinobA Adi kI preraNA se yadi DAkuoM kA hRdaya pighalatA hai to yaha jIvana kI eka pravajyA hI hai| bhItara kA kAyAkalpa huA, mATI phUla aura gaMdagI sugaMdha bana gii| manuSya kA mAnava ho mahAvIra / 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAyAkalpa honA caahie| bhItara se badalAva AyA to zraddhA paidA hogii| kitAboM ko par3hakara kevala vizvAsa paidA hotA hai| bAhara se baMdale to kevala pAMvoM meM jhukoge, bhItara se jhuke to jindagI hI badala jaaegii| hamArA prayAsa honA cAhie ki kalI phUla bne| phUla banate hI vaha paramAtmA ho gii| yaha usakA paripUrNa honA huaa| ___manuSya yA to pazu bana sakatA hai yA prbhu| manuSya nIce gira gayA to pazu aura Upara uTha gayA to prabhu bana jAtA hai| gaMdagI hI bane rahanA hai to sugaMdha kabhI nahIM aaegii| ise badaloge to phUla khila uttheNge| paramAtmA bananA AsAna hai, apane bhItara vaha zakti paidA karanI hogI, tAba lAnI hogii| Apa-hama-saba mATI se phUla khilAne kA prayatna kareM to kucha bhI muzkila nahIM hai| __AMgana ko ghere khar3I dIvAroM ko girAeM tAki AMgana meM AkAza utre| kAMToM ke pAra jhAMkeM tAki kamala khile| para kholeM aura bhItara ke AkAza meM chalAMga bhareM, ur3Ana bhreN| badaleM aura jIvana ke mArga para bar3ha jaaeN| 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 wwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwww mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmon cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa/ 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww soca ho UMcA vyakti apane Apako jaisA banAnA cAhatA hai, vaha vaisA hI bana jAtA hai| jo jina vicAroM se AMdolita hotA hai, usakA vyaktitva vaisA hI nirmita hotA calA jAtA hai| jina vicAroM se vyakti prabhAvita hotA hai, usakA vyaktitva bhI vaisA hI prabhAvita hotA hai| vicAra yadi manuSya ke mana kA aMkuraNa hai to vyaktitva isa bIja kI phasala hai| yadi koI vyakti krAMtikArI vicAroM se prabhAvita hogA to usakA vyaktitva bhI / krAMtikArI ho jaaemaa| yadi koI bhayabhIta vicAra aura citta kA svAmI hai to zera to dUra, vaha chipakalI ko dekha kara bhI Dara jaaegaa| yadi kisI ke citta meM kAma, krodha ke saMvega haiM to AdamI kitAboM kI dUkAna para una patrikAoM ko pahale dekhane kA upakrama karegA jinakA saMbaMdha kAma aura seksa se hogaa| mana ke koSAgAra meM vyakti ke vicAra rahate haiN| yadi hama saundarya ke bAre meM niraMtara ciMtana kareMge, hamArI cetanA niraMtara saundarya ke bAre meM socatI rahe to usake bhItara eka-na-eka dina saundarya utpanna ho hI jaaegaa| yaha saMbhava hI nahIM hai ki koI vyakti zivatva ke bAre meM ciMtana karatA calA jAe aura usake jIvana meM zivatva ghaTita na ho, zubha mAnava ho mahAvIra | 51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se usakA sAkSAtkAra na ho| saundarya ke bAre meM socoge to saundarya utpanna hogA tathA zubha ke bAre meM socoge to zubha prakaTa hogaa| satya ke bAre meM ciMtana karoge to satya ko prakaTa honA hI pdd'egaa| manuSya jaisA socegA, usakA jIvana svataH hI vaisA hotA calA jaaegaa| vyavahAra meM vahI AtA hai, jaisA vyakti socatA hai| yadi koI vyakti jAgrata avasthA meM apane vyavahAra meM kisI vicAra ko abhivyakta hone se bacA le, to suSuptAvasthA meM usa vicAra kI abhivyakti apane Apa hogii| svapnAvasthA meM usa citta kI abhivyakti apane Apa hogii| bahudhA aisA hotA hai ki AdamI dina meM bar3I bahAdurI kI bAta karatA hai, lekina rAtri meM cora ko dekhate hI usakI ghigghI baMdha jAtI hai, vaha bhayabhIta ho jAtA hai| prAyaH jo loga kSamA, prema Adi ke bAre meM duniyA ke sAmane jitanI gaharI avadhAraNA prakaTa karate haiM, unake bhItara utanI gaharI avadhAraNA hotI nahIM hai| manuSya kI makti isIlie nahIM ho pA rahI hai kyoMki manuSya duniyA ke sAmane to kSamA, prema, vAtsalya Adi kI avadhAraNAeM rakhatA hai, lekina bhItara krodha aura ghRNA bharI rahatI hai| AdamI acche kapar3e pahanakara yA phUloM kI khuzabU se apane bhItara kI gaMdagI ko DhAMpa letA hai| bhItara par3e kacare ko dUra karane kA nahIM, vaha use DhaMkane kA adhika prayAsa karatA hai| koI acchI bAteM karake to koI acche kapar3e pahanakara apanI gaMdagI ko DhaMka lenA cAhatA hai| apane para jhUThA AvaraNa DAlakara vaha logoM ko dhokhA dene meM lagA rahatA hai| Upara se to vaha tilaka-chApA lagA letA hai, lekina usake vicAra to usake kalaMka bana rahe haiM, kor3ha kA roga bana cuke haiN| AdamI kor3ha ko jitanA chipAnA cAhegA, utanA hI use nukasAna hogaa| mavAda to eka-na-eka dina bAhara AegA hii| vyakti apane vicAroM ke prati satarka aura sAvaceta ho jAe to usakA karma, vyavahAra, kAmakAja bahuta pavitratama aura zreSThatama ho jaae| kucha loga aise hote haiM jo kAma karane se pahale hI usa kAma ke bAre meM soca lete haiM, aise loga buddhimAna haiN| jo kAma karate samaya socate haiM, satarka rahate haiM, ve samajhadAra haiN| kAma karane ke bAda jo soce, pachatAye, vaha mUrkha hai| Takkara lagI aura syAhI kI davAta phUTa gii| aba cillAne yA soca ho UMcA / 52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DAMTane se koI phAyadA nhiiN| vyakti saMbhalA, lekina syAhI kI davAta phUTane ke baad| ghaTanA ke bAda saMbhalo yA na saMbhalo, koI artha nahIM rkhtaa| rAste se gujara rahe ho, gujarate samaya syAhI kI davAta dekha lI, use rAste se haTAkara UMcI jagaha para rakha do, to samajhadArI huii| lekina jo loga pahale se hI sAvaceta haiM, ve syAhI kI davAta ko bIca rAste meM rakhate hI nhiiN| aise loga buddhimAna haiM, prajJAvAna haiN| unameM koI manISA hai| ve khuda kucha-na-kucha kara gujarate haiN| mere sambodhana samajhadAra logoM ke lie haiM, prajJAvAna to apane Apa meM saMbuddha hai, saMbhalA huA hai| merA AhvAna samajhadAroM ke lie hai| aise loga hI mudde kI bAta samajha paaeNge| nAsamajha nahIM samajha paaegaa| agara kisI nAsamajha AdamI ko parAmarza diyA jAegA to usakA artha hogA, kisI baMdara ko parAmarza denA jo pAgalapana hI khlaaegaa| usameM parAmarza dene vAle kA hI nukasAna hogaa| cir3iyA ne baMdara ko eka bAra parAmarza diyA thA, baMdara ne usakA ghoMsalA hI ujAr3a diyaa| vyakti ko jaise hI samajha AtI hai, usake jIvana meM krAMti ghaTita ho jAtI hai, jIvana meM bar3A parivartana, badalAva A jAtA hai| vaha vicAra aura samajhadArI hI kyA, jo hamAre jIvana meM badalAva na lAe? yadi hamane krodha ke bAre meM socA, ciMtana kiyA aura phira bhI krodha kiyA to vaha ciMtana kisa kAma kA? manuSya kI mukti to tabhI saMbhava hai, jaba vaha jitanI gaharAI se kSamA aura prema kI bAteM kare, utanI hI gaharAI ke sAtha apane bhItara prema va kSamA ko rkhe| gaharAI meM to krodha basA hai, vAsanA bharI huI hai aura jaba aisA hai to Upara kA dikhAvA mahaja eka chala hai| bhItara kI gaharAI taka kSamA tathA prema kI bhAvanA hogI tabhI vyakti ke jIvana meM krAMti ghaTita hogI, mukti hogii| jitanA gaharA aMdhakAra hai, utanI hI gaharAI taka prakAza jAegA taba hI jIvana ke aMtaHsthala se prakAza kI kiraNeM phUTeMgI, aMdhakAra nestanAbUda hogaa| hameM vicAra karanA hogA; vicAra kisI paramAtmA, zAstra, dharma Adi ke bAre meM karanA jarUrI nahIM hai, vicAra kevala apane bAre meM karane kI jarUrata hai| apane bAre meM vicAra karanA hI jIvana ke dvAra para adhyAtma kI dastaka hogii| jIvana ke kSitija para adhyAtma kA prakAza hogaa| hameM apane bAre meM vicAra karanA hogA ki hama kyA haiM, hamArI mAnava ho mahAvIra | 53 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthiti kaisI hai? hamAre vicAra kisa kendra para ghUma rahe haiM, isa bAre meM socanA hogaa| hameM vicAroM kI vipazyanA, vicAroM kI zuddhi karanI hogii| aisA karake hama apanI hI vipazyanA kreNge| Atma-jJAna aura kucha nahIM, apane bAre meM jAna lenA, jaisI vAstavikatA hai, vaisA jAna lenA hI to Atma-jJAna hai| aisA nahIM hai ki Atma-jJAna Aja ghaTita nahIM hogaa| manuSya ke sAtha hI Atma-jJAna ghaTita hotA hai, ho rahA hai aura hotA rhegaa| jaba taka AdamI apane Apa ko nahIM samajhegA, usake bhItara Atma-jJAna ghaTita na hogaa| AdamI ne apane vicAroM ko dekhA aura jAnA ki usake bhItara krodha hai aura vaha krodha se parezAna hai to samajho, usane Atma-jJAna kI pahalI sIr3hI car3ha lI, Atma-jJAna kA pahalA caraNa pAra kara liyaa| apanI acchAiyoM ko jAna lenA hI Atma-jJAna nahIM hai, apanI burAiyoM ko jAna lenA bhI Atma-jJAna hai| ____ Atma-jJAna meM pahalA zabda AtmA se banA hai| AtmA koI zabda nahIM hai, kAlpanika caritra nahIM hai| AtmA yAnI hama svyN| hamArA astitva AtmA ke kAraNa hI hai| 'maiM' kA vAcyArtha hI AtmA hai| vahI tattva AtmA hai, jisake rahate hama jIte haiM aura jisake nikala jAne para hamAre parijana hameM zmazAna chor3a Ate haiN| krodha bhI hamArI AtmA se hI A rahA haiM aura prema bhI hamArI AtmA se hI A rahA hai, inheM UrjA hamArI AtmA se mila rahI hai| AtmA ThaMDI ho gaI to citta, mana, zarIra, prANa saba zAMta ho jaaeNge| ye saba eka dUsare meM ghule-mile haiN| hama kabhI bhI pUrNa zuddha nahIM rahe haiN| azuddhiyAM hamAre sAtha rahI haiM, lekina zuddha huA jA sakatA hai| svayaM ko zuddha banAyA jA sakatA hai| vicAroM kI vipazyanA ke lie bhItara dIpa prajvalita karanA jarUrI hai| yadi hama satya ke bAre meM soceMge to satya paidA hogaa| zivatva ke bAre meM soceMge to zivatva ghaTita hogA aura saundarya ke bAre meM ciMtana kareMge to saundarya kA rasAsvAdana kara skeNge| ___ AdamI jina vicAroM para ghUmatA hai, unake alaga-alaga prabhAva hote haiN| usake lie dharma, dhyAna, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa dikhAvA bhara hai| Upara-Upara AdamI kI mUla vicAradhArA eka hI bindu para ghUmatI haipaisA, pratiSThA yA kaam-vaasnaa| AdamI caubIsa ghaMTe ina tInoM ke AsapAsa hI ghUmatA hai| jo vyakti vicAroM kI vipazyanA karegA use soca ho UMghA/ 54 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa bAta kA ahasAsa turaMta ho jaaegaa| paise ke lie AdamI apane ImAna ko beca DAlatA hai| bhAI apane bhAI kI hatyA kara detA hai, janmadAtA bApa ko bhI nahIM chodd'taa| paise kA nazA aisA hI hotA hai| dhana Ae muTThI meM, ImAna jAe bhaTTI meN| AdamI subaha se paise ke lie juTatA hai| dina bhara yaha daur3a jArI rahatI hai| maiM nahIM kahatA ki dhana kamAo hI mt| dhana ke alAvA bhI jIvana meM vicAra ke kaI bindu haiM, dIpa haiM, jo jalane caahiye| dhana bhI jarUrI hai| usase hama jIvana kI sukha-suvidhAeM baTorate haiN| paisA na ho to samAja meM do kaur3I kI ijjata na hogii| puruSa dhana kharca kara apane pApoM kA prAyazcita kara letA hai, aurateM tapasyA, mAsakhamaNa Adi kara pratiSThA arjita kara letI haiN| to kyA dharma ke do hI rUpa haiM - dAna aura tapa? samAja meM Ayojita eka samAroha meM paise vAle ko mAlA pahanAI jA rahI ho, usa vakta Apa dekhiegA, vahIM eka kone meM koI garIba dubakA baiThA sArA tamAzA dekha rahA hogaa| usake dila para kyA bIta rahI hogI, isakA aMdAja vaha khuda hI lagA sakatA hai| yaha koI nahIM pUchatA ki paisA kisa taraha kamAyA, basa paisA caahie| jo loga dharma karate haiM, ve bhI isalie karate haiM ki aura dhana kamAne kA rAstA khule| guru se jJAna pAne kama aura dhana kamAne kI tikar3ameM sIkhane kI cAha meM jyAdA loga Ate haiN| dharma ke dvAra para vicAroM kI zuddhi ke lie, apane ko Upara uThAne ke lie aao| bAhara-bAhara dharma ke lie kucha karanA dikhAvA hogA; jIvana ko UMcA uThAnA aura bAta hai| garIba kI AtmA meM dharma ke prati jitanI niSThA hogI, utanI amIra ke mana meM na hogii| dhana aura dharma alaga-alaga cIje haiM, lekina hamane inheM milA diyA hai| dhana AvazyakatA hai, dharma manuSya kA jIvana / dhana se sukha-suvidhAeM baTorI jAtI haiM, jabaki dharma se jIvana ke mUlya upalabdha kie jAte haiN| paisA kamAne ke lie AdamI hara jAyaja-nAjAyaja kAma karane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai, lekina aisA karake tuma apanA jIvana saphala nahIM banA pAoge, jIvana meM viSamatAeM hI paidA hoNgii| mAnava ho mahAvIra / 55 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarI dhurI hai pada-pratiSThA / isake lie AdamI na jAne kyA se kyA kara jAtA hai / vaha mUrti kI pratiSThA to karavA degA lekina apane hI bhAI kI madada nahIM karegA / vyakti kI pUrI jindagI dohare mApadaNDoM se bharI huI hai| loga maMdiroM kA nirmANa karavAte haiM, lekina vaha bhagavAna ke nAma se kama, balki banAne vAle ke nAma se adhika carcita ho jAtA hai / bir3alA maMdira to bahuta bana gae haiM lekina viSNu kahAM ge| mukhya dvAra to bir3alA kA hai / koI saMsthA, dharma, samAja yadi vyavasthA kara de ki Apa car3hAvA to bola sakate haiM, lekina mUrti para nAma nahIM khudegA to yakIna mAniye koI Age nahIM AegA / yadi koI saMkalpa kara le ki maMdira to banavAeMge, magara pratiSThA karane vAle AcArya kA nAma nahIM likhA jAegA, to Apa pUrA deza ghUma Aiye, Apako AsAnI se AcArya nahIM mileMge / sArA jhagar3A nAma kA hai| nAma ke pIche jo tattva chipA hai, usakI talAza ? AtmA kA to koI nAma nahIM hotA, aura loga nAma bhaja rahe haiM, mAlAeM japa rahe haiN| rAma nAma kA japa / are yaha to dazaratha kA diyA nAma thA / 'rAma' bhagavAna thor3e hI hai, yaha to sambodhana hai / bhagavAna to rAma meM hai / insAna bhagavAna nahIM hotA / insAna meM bhagavAna hotA hai| asalI cIja to bhagavattA hai / agara bhagavattA ko praNAma karane ke bhAva A jAeM to rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra aura gAMdhI meM kahIM koI pharka hI nahIM hai / saba meM bhagavattA hai, sirpha nAma alaga-alaga haiN| nAma to paMDitoM ke die hue haiM, pukAra ke lie, mahaja pahacAna ke lie, bulAve ke lie| AdamI calA gayA, nAma bhI calA gayA, magara AtmA kabhI nahIM mrtii| vaha to ajara-amara hai, kevala colA badalatA hai / manuSya kI sArI UrjA dhana, pratiSThA aura kAma ke Upara hI khatma ho rahI hai| isI bAta kA to gama hai| rAjanIti meM koI pada ke lie daur3e to bAta samajha meM AtI hai ki rAjanetA kA koI svArtha hogA / sevA hI karanI hai to binA pada hI kI jA sakatI hai, lekina samAja meM bhI loga pada ke pIche bhAgate najara Ate haiN| AdamI pada ke lie na jAne kitane virodhAbhAsa khar3e karatA hai| samAja meM yadi koI pada ke lie daur3a rahA hai to isakA matalaba yahI hai ki isake pIche usakA koI soca ho UMcA / 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svArtha hai| honA yaha cAhiye ki samAja ke loga Apake pAsa Akara kaheM ki Apa yaha pada saMbhAliye aura samAja ko saMcAlita kiijiye| Apa meM isakI yogyatA hai lekina ho isakA ulaTA rahA hai| samAja Apase darakhvAsta nahIM kara rahA, ulaTe Apa nivedana kara rahe haiN| jarUra kahIM cUka kara rahe ho| jIvana kA satya tabhI satya lagegA jaba use satya samajhane kA prayAsa kiyA jaaegaa| vaha satya jIvana ko rUpAntarita kregaa| isalie jaba samAja cAhe ki Apa vyavasthA deM, tabhI Apako pada saMbhAlanA caahie| jisa dina eka vyakti bhI khar3A hokara kaha de ki use Apake kriyA-kalApa para saMdeha hai to usI samaya pada chor3a deN| eka vakta thA jaba rAjanIti meM DaoN. rAma manohara lohiyA aura rAjagopAlAcArya jaise loga kevala isI bAta para pada chor3a dete the| tIsarI cIja hai kaam-vaasnaa| AdamI ke dina ke bAraha ghaMTe to dhana kamAne ke lie bhAgadaur3a meM hI bIta jAte hai| isameM thor3A samaya vaha pratiSThA prApta karane ke lie bhI kharca kara detA haiN| zeSa bAraha ghaMTe vaha seksa ke dhyH| meM hI lagA rahatA hai| vaha isI jugAr3a meM rahatA hai ki usakI kAmanA pUrI ho jaae| Upara koI vyakta kare yA na kare, avacetana meM, kAma-vAsanA ke vicAra rahate haiN| kAma kI jvAlA jalatI rahatI hai| vakta-bevakta 'kAma' hara samaya manuSya ke mana-mastiSka para chAyA rahatA hai| jaba vicAra samApta hote haiM tabhI hama jAna pAte haiM ki hamAre mUla vicAra kyA haiM, hamAre vicAroM kI mUla dhurI hI usakI pahacAna karA detI hai| Apa ekAMta meM baiTha jAeM aura vicAroM ko Ane diijiye| jaise hI vicAra samApana kI ora pahuMceMge, Apako patA cala jAegA ki vAstava meM Apake mana meM kyA hai| kisI kI kendrIya dhurI dhana, to kisI kI pratiSThA aura kisI kI dhurI 'kAma' para ghUmatI hai| tInoM ghUma-phira kara Ate rahate haiN| AdamI jaba taka vicAroM kI vipazyanA nahIM karegA taba taka usake bhItara UhApoha kI sthiti banI rhegii| isalie vicAroM ko vizuddha karanA hamArI pahalI prAthamikatA honI caahie| jaba taka vicAra vizuddha na hoMge, hama jIvana ke mUlyoM ko upalabdha nahIM kara paaeNge| yaza, dhana aura kAma - ye tInoM hamAre jIvana ke azubha kendra haiN| mAnava ho mahAvIra / 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ inheM zubha karane ke lie hama 'satyam-zivam-sundaram ke bAre meM niraMtara soceMge to hamAre bhItara ye tInoM ghaTita hoMge hii| koI AdamI kAmuka hai aura balAtkAra karanA cAhatA hai to vaha niraMtara isa bAre meM socate-socate balAtkAra kA rAstA DhUMDha hI legaa| isI taraha kamAne vAlA dhana prApti kA, pratiSThA kA icchuka pratiSThA prApti ke rAste DhUMDha legaa| jaba socane se ye saba upalabdha ho sakate haiM to satyam-zivam-suMdaram kyoM nahIM upalabdha ho sakate? AdamI jaisA socegA vaisA hI ho jaaegaa| jaisA apane ko banAnA cAhegA, vaisA bana jaaegaa| jo bindu suhAe usI ke bAre meM soco / ziva se prema hai to usake bAre meM soco| eka kendra bhI jAga gayA to zeSa donoM ko jAganA hI pdd'egaa| jise saundarya se prema hai, vaha kabhI azivakara kAma nahIM karegA, asatya kA prayoga nahIM karegA, corI nahIM karegA kyoMki corI se bar3A kurUpa satya dUsarA koI nahIM hai| vaha seksa kA sevana bhI nahIM kregaa| sauMdarya ke mAyane yahAM usa sauMdarya se nahIM hai jo pala-pala badalatA rahatA hai| maiM to usa sauMdarya kI bAta kara rahA hUM jo jIvana meM phUla khilAtA hai aura vahAM koI bhI cIja galata nahIM hotI, ho bhI nahIM sktii| eka bindu ko pakar3a lene vAle AdamI ke adhikAra meM zeSa do bindu bhI A jAte haiN| koI bhI eka bindu cuna lo| jaisA socoge, vaise hI bana jaaoge| prema ke bAre meM socoge to ApakI vANI meM prema chlkegaa| abrAhama liMkana ghara se asembalI ke lie ravAnA hue| rAha meM unheM eka jagaha kIcar3a meM jIvana aura mauta se saMgharSa, karatA eka sUara dikhAI diyaa| ve vahIM ruka gae aura jaba taka vaha sUara kIcar3a se bAhara nahIM nikala AyA, ve vahAM se ravAnA nahIM hue| jisake mana meM prema hogA, vahI aisA kara skegaa| isalie kahatA hU~ ki zubha kA ciMtana niraMtara jArI rahanA caahie| badalAva AegA, jarUra aaegaa| yahI to satyam-zivam-sundaram kA mUla maMtra hai| soca UMcA ho, vyakti ko utsavita aura aparAdha-mukta karane ke lie yaha jarUrI hai| 'tihAr3a' meM isake prayoga kiye gaye aura AzcaryakArI parivartana sAmane aae| maiMne abhI indaura aura jodhapura ke kArAgRhoM meM vicAra-parivartana ke prayoga kiye| kaidiyoM ko isakI jarUrata hai| galata aura vikRta soca ke calate hI duniyA meM itane aparAdha, soca ho UMcA / 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtaMka aura hiMsA hai| soca meM agara satya ho, zivatva ho, saundarya ho, to tumhArA soca tumhAre lie antara kI suvAsa bana sakatA hai, prakAza ho sakatA hai| ___ abhI to tumhAre bhItara phAlatU ke vicAra calate rahate haiM aura vaha bhI dina-rAta, so gaye to sapane meM bhii| soca-vicAra sArthaka ho, to soca tumheM UMcA uThA sakatA hai| eka ujaDDa soca AdamI ko kabhI urvara nahIM banA sktaa| soca ko sakArAtmaka rUpa do, sArthaka aura sRjanAtmaka. dizA do| bhItara kA aMdhakAra kitanA bhI ghanA kyoM na ho, amAvasa kA bhI aMdhakAra kyoM na ho, Akhira vaha balahIna hai, nirbala hai| jyoti kitanI bhI choTI kyoM na ho, phira bhI vaha sabala hai, kyoMki jyoti paramAtmA kA aMza hai| hamAre UMce soca kI jyoti hameM aMdhakAra se bacAye rakhegI, sukha-zAMti ke prakAza se abhibhUta rkhegii| __sambhava hai, Aja tuma hAre hue apane-Apako mahasUsa karo, para nhiiN| antataH tuma jiitoge| 'satyameva jayate' choTI-moTI lar3AiyAM bhale hI hAra jAo, para Akhira vijayazrI tumhAre hAtha hogii| satyameva jayate - Aqhira to satya hI jItatA hai| satya khuda samartha hai hara hAra se Upara uThane ke lie, apanI surakSA ke lie| kRpayA idhara-udhara kI ciMtAoM ko chor3o, mana meM pala rahI Ula z2alalatA se Upara uttho| hRdaya meM, apane vicAra meM, apanI soca meM saccAI aura saundarya ko sthAna do| tuma to badaloge hI, tumase tumhArA jahAna bhI bdlegaa| acchI pustakeM par3heM, acche logoM se apanI maitrI rakheM, koI bhI kAma karane se pahale yaha sahaja jAMca leM ki isase merA aura auroM kA burA to nahIM ho rahA hai| dhyAna rakhane ke bAbajUda yadi koI galata yA amaMgala kArya ho jAye, to roye nhiiN| apane vizvAsa-pAtra ko kahakara yA to mana halkA kara leM, yA usake bojha se svayaM ko alaga kreN| bhaviSya meM sAvadhAna rahane kA saMkalpa kara leN| dhyAna kareM, dhyAnapUrvaka jiye| mUla maMtra hai : sArthaka pahaluoM para soceN| unnata vicAra se apane Apako unnata banAeM, U~cA utthaaeN| wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww aamananmaamanaaaaaamanamaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD mAnava ho mahAvIra / 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya manuSya kI cetanA hai / jise samaya kI cetanA upalabdha hai, vaha vyakti AtmavAna hai, svayaM ko upalabdha hai / mahAvIra ne adhyAtma ke samasta dharAtaloM para samaya ke hI kabUtara ur3Aye haiN| samaya ke hI mahala - meharAba khar3e kie haiN| yaha kama mahatva kI bAta nahIM hai ki mahAvIra ne apanI samasta sAdhanA aura ArAdhanA kA sAra 'sAmAyika' ko batAyA / yaha mahatvapUrNa bAta hai ki 'sAmAyika' kA nirmANa samaya se huA hai / samaya kI cetanA mahAvIra ne apane siddhAMtoM ko dUsarA nAma 'samaya' diyaa| manuSya kI AtmA ko dUsarA nAma 'samaya' diyA / dhyAna kA dUsarA nAma 'samaya' diyA / mahAvIra ke lie AtmA bhI samaya hai, siddhAMta bhI samaya hai aura dhyAna bhI samaya hai / jo samaya ko upalabdha hai, vaha sAmAyika hai / mahAvIra kI 'sAmAyika' paccIsa sau varSoM taka jIvita nahIM ho pAI, lekina jaba albarTa AiMsTIna ne samaya ke saMdarbhoM kI khoja kI to mahAvIra kI sAmAyika phira jIvita ho skii| yahA~ maiM sAmAyika ko eka vizeSa artha meM le rahA hU~ - yaha paramparAgata sAmAyika nahIM hai| mere lie samaya kI cetanA hI sAmAyika hai / jIvana meM jitanI bhI gatizIlatA hai, usakA AdhAra samaya hI hai / samaya na ho to yaha gati, pragati kucha na hogI / AdamI padArtha hokara samaya kI cetanA / 60 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raha jAegA, mRta ho jAegA aura mRtaka ke lie samaya kA mahatva nahIM hai| mRtaka to khuda hI sar3a jaaegaa| binA samaya ke samRddhi ho hI nahIM sktii| yadi AdamI ke aMtarmana se samaya nikala jAe, samaya kI cetanA nikala jAe yA cetanA kA samaya nikala jAe to phira gati aura vRddhi nahIM hai| phira to na sAMsa hai, na prANa aura na hI prgti| samaya meM gati sAmAyika hai, samaya meM sthiti sAmAyika hai| samaya ke abhAva meM saba nirarthaka hai| mRta kA kAma hI hai sar3anA aura galanA / samaya nikala gayA to phira spaMdana hI kahAM rahegA? mRta cIja kA sar3anA-galanA bahuta tejI se hotA hai| cetanA ke sAtha aisA nahIM hotaa| jaba taka cetanA hai, zarIra meM eka choTA-sA ghAva bhI ho jAe to use nAsUra banane meM chaha mahIne laga jAte haiM, lekina mRta zarIra bahuta jaldI gala jAtA hai| mere dekhe vyakti ko samaya kA bharapUra upayoga karanA caahiye| khUba mehanata karanA caahiye| pacAsa kI umra taka samaya kA jI bhara upayoga kro| abhI agara kAma se jI curAne lage, to yAda rakhanA bur3hApe meM koI eka gilAsa pAnI pilAne vAlA nahIM milegaa| isa hAr3a-mAMsa meM jaMga mata lagane do| zarIra eka zastra kI taraha sadA custa, taiyAra rahanA caahiye| pacAsa taka gati, pacAsa ke bAda sthiti / antr-sthiti| jo honA thA, ho liyaa| jo karanA thA, kara liyaa| aba dhiirj| aba sthiti| vedoM ke saMnyAsAzrama ke pIche mUlabhUta yahI bhAvanA hai| samaya hI cetanA hai| maiM samaya para isIlie carcA kara rahA hUM, kyoMki samaya meM Thaharane kA nAma hI sAmAyika hai| samaya meM svayaM ko sthira karane kA nAma hI samAdhi hai; dhyAna hai| yadi zarIra ruka jAe yA Thahara jAe to isakA nAma Asana hai aura sAMsa rokI jAe to use prANAyAma kheNge| lekina jaba samaya meM cetanA ruka jAtI hai to use sAmAyika kaheMge, samAdhi kheNge| hama prAyaH tIna AyAmoM kI carcA karate haiM, lekina jIvana 'triAyAmI' nahIM hai| vijJAna ke anusAra to prakRti meM lambAI, caur3AI aura moTAI yA gaharAI ke tIna AyAma hI haiN| ye tInoM AyAma padArtha ko paribhASita karate haiN| lekina jaba hama samaya kI bAta kareMge to eka AyAma aura jur3a jaaegaa| isameM zarIra, vicAra aura mana ko bhI dekhA jAtA hai| zarIra eka caraNa hai, usake bhItara eka aura sUkSma zarIra hai, jisakA nAma vacana hai, vicAra hai| vicAroM ke bhItara bhI eka aura sUkSma mAnava ho mahAvIra / 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zarIra hai jisakA nAma mana hai / phrAyaDa ne ise cetana aura avacetana mastiSka kahA hai, mahAvIra ne usI ko vacana aura mana kahA hai / vijJAna ne to hara cIja ke tIna AyAma mAne haiM, lekina eka cauthA AyAma aura hotA hai / yaha sabase mahatvapUrNa AyAma hai / usa cauthe AyAma ke kAraNa hI bAkI tIna AyAma paribhASita kie jA sakate haiM / usake kAraNa hI kisI tattva kI lambAI, caur3AI aura moTAI ko mApA jA sakatA hai| Akhira bikhare kaNoM ko bAMdhane vAlA hai kauna? vaha hai usa vastu kI cetanA / vaha cetanA hI samaya hai / yahI tattva hai jo kisI ke lie janma kA kAraNa banatA hai to kisI ke lie mRtyu kA / eka hI kSaNa meM par3ausI ke ghara baccA hotA hai aura thAlI bajatI hai| vahIM dUsare par3ausI ke yahAM aurata cillA uThatI hai, kyoMki usakA baccA mara cukA hotA hai / kSaNa vahI hai / kisI kI cetanA nikalI, kisI meM cetanA ne praveza kiyaa| kahIM kA cirAga jalA aura kahIM kA dIpa bujhA / jisameM cetanA AI usakA nAma jIvana hai aura jisakI cetanA nikala gaI, usakI mRtyu ho gaI / samaya kI bhUmikA mahatvapUrNa hai / samaya hI manuSya kI cetanA hai / isalie jo vyakti apanI cetanA ko upalabdha ho rahA hai, vaha vAstava meM samaya ko upalabdha ho rahA hai / vaha svayaM ko aura sAmAyika ko upalabdha ho rahA hai| maiM samaya ke bAre meM kitanA bhI bola dUM, maiM jAnatA hUM, phira bhI samaya ko pUrI taraha vyAkhyAyita nahIM kiyA jA sakegA / samaya itanA rahasyamayI hai ki usameM jitane adhika DUboge, rahasya utane hI jyAdA gahare hote cale jaaeNge| agara samaya koI cIja hotI to usakI paribhASA ho sakatI thI / usakI koI sImA taya kI jA sakatI thii| samaya kA koI sthAna hotA to use paribhASita kiyA jA sakatA thA, lekina samaya kA na to koI sthAna hai aura na hI samaya koI cIja hai| samaya to basa, samaya hai / samaya kI upamA samaya ko chor3akara aura koI nahIM hai / kisI bhI makAna kI vyAkhyA karanA AsAna hai / usakI IMTeM, cUnA, gArA Adi kA vizleSaNa ho sakatA hai, lekina samaya aisI koI cIja nahIM hai / samaya ko samajha kara bhI koI pUrI taraha nahIM samajha pAyA hai / jo vyakti sAmAyika ko upalabdha ho gayA, usane samaya ko bhalI samaya kI cetanA / 62 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAra samajha liyA kyoMki vaha cetanA ko upalabdha ho gayA / samaya hI manuSya kI cetanA hai| vijJAna kI dRSTi se dekheM to pAnI kI paribhASA dI jA sakatI hai / hAiDrojana va AksIjana ke saMyoga se pAnI banatA hai| pAnI padArtha hai, tatva hai, isaliye usakI vyAkhyA ho sakatI hai| agara pUcho ki hAiDrojana kaise banA to vijJAna usakI bhI paribhASA de degA ki ilekTrona, nyUTrona va pojiTrona se milakara hI hAiDrojana banA hai| lekina vijJAna se pUchA jAe ki ilekTrona, nyUTrona Adi kI paribhASA kyA hai to vaha bhI cupa ho jaaegaa| ye to UrjA- kaNa haiM jo vAtAvaraNa meM havA kI taraha baha rahe haiN| eka cetanA bhara hai / to pAnI kI vyAkhyA ho sakatI hai| makAna kI, manuSya kI bhI vyAkhyA ho sakatI hai, magara manuSya ke bhItara jo jIne vAlA tattva hai, usakI vyAkhyA nahIM ho sakatI / zarIra meM camar3I kI paribhASA hai / camar3I utAra do to mAMsa dikha jAegA, haDDiyAM dikha jAeMgI, khUna bhI najara A jAegA, lekina jisake kAraNa ye sAre tattva jur3e hue haiM, jisake kAraNa isa zarIra meM khUna daur3a rahA hai, manuSya jIvita hai, vaha cetanA dikhAI nahIM degii| vaha to basa hai, mahasUsa kI jA sakatI hai / isI taraha samaya hai / samaya ko hama jitanI bArIkI se dekheM, vaha hameM utanA hI pAradarzI dikhAI dene lgegaa| kahIM koI dhUla kA kaNa taka najara nahIM AegA / merA prayAsa mAtra itanA hai ki AdamI ko kisI taraha samaya kA bodha ho jaae| hairAnI yaha hai ki maiM tIna dina se samaya kI mahattA para bola rahA hUM lekina kucha loga kabhI nau baje to kabhI savA nau baje taka pahuMca rahe haiM, jabaki maiM niyamita rUpa se paune nau baje pravacana zurU kara detA huuN| isakA artha yahI huA ki samaya kA bodha abhI dUra hai / samaya kI koI cetanA aise logoM ko upalabdha nahIM huI / samaya kA unhoMne koI mUlya nahIM smjhaa| dera se pahuMcane se tumhArA hI nukasAna hotA hai / rAta-dina meM caubIsa ghaMTe hote haiM, usameM eka ghaMTA bhI bahuta hotA hai| lekina hamane ghaMTe meM bhI minaTa aura saikeNDsa taka bAMTa rakhe haiM / Apa ise taya mAneM ki saikeNDsa kA lAkhavAM hissA bhI mahatvapUrNa hai, phira usakI upekSA kyoM ? bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane ziSyoM ko sambodhana diyaa| unhoMne eka bAra nahIM, hajAra bAra ziSyoM se kahA ki mere priya For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 63 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ziSyoM, tuma kSaNa mAtra kA bhI pramAda mata karo / mahAvIra ne apane saMpUrNa darzana meM samaya para jora diyA hai / - mahAvIra kahate haiN| 'kSaNa bhara kA pramAda bhI tumheM Dubo degA Apane pUrA samaMdara pAra kara liyA, khuda ko jAgrata rakhA, lekina jaise hI, kinAre para Ae, pramAda kiyA aura DUba ge| tUphAna uThA, naiyA DUba gaI / sAta samaMdara pAra karake bhI kucha hAtha na lgaa| assI sAla kA jIvana jIkara bhI jIvana ko upalabdha na ho pAe to jIne kA kyA artha huA? Apane bIsa sAla jIkara bhI upalabdhatA hAsila kara lI to sArthaka ho gayA jIvana / usa assI sAla jIne vAle se Apa behatara sthiti meM haiN| agara hameM gadhe kA sau varSa kA jIvana mile to bhI kyA kAma kA ? isakI jagaha zera kA do dina kA jIvana hI upalabdhi-mUlaka ho sakatA hai / marane kI koI bhI tithi ho sakatI hai| somavAra ko mare yA zanivAra ko, koI pharka nahIM par3atA, lekina jIvana ko upalabdha kie bagaira mara gae to pharka par3a jaaegaa| bhItara jo tattva hai usase sAkSAta kie binA mara gae to phira nizcita taura para vaha mRtyu hogI / hara mRtyu punarjanma kI yAtrA banatI hai| kahate haiM ki jaba mahAvIra ke nirvANa kI velA AI to unhoMne apane priya ziSya gautama ko bulAyA / mahAvIra ne gautama se kahA ki tuma amuka gAMva cale jAo, vahAM merA ziSya somadatta rahatA hai| tuma use upadeza dekara, samyaktva pradAna kara Ao / mahAvIra ne apane nirvANa ke samaya priya ziSya ko dUra bheja diyaa| kyoMki mRtyu ke samaya jo jitanA karIba hogA vaha utanA hI jora se chAtI piittegaa| vaha sabase jyAdA mAtama manAegA / isalie mRtyu ke samaya apane nikaTastha logoM ko apane pAsa mata rakho ulTe dUra ke logoM ko apane pAsa bulA lo / loga mRtyu ke samaya jo usake karIba ke hote haiM, unhIM ko yAda karate rahate haiM / preta-yoni meM vahI loga jAte haiN| jo kisI kI yAdoM ko vikRta rUpa se sAtha lekara marate haiM / aise samaya bhagavAna ko yAda karale to usakA ber3A pAra ho jAe / mRtyu tabhI dhanya hai, jaba mRtyu ho, prabhu kare, usase pahale nirvANa ho jAe / isIlie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne nirvANa ke samaya gautama ko apane se dUra kara diyA / jaba gautama somadatta ko upadeza dekara lauTa rahe the to samaya kI cetanA / 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAha meM unheM sUcanA milI ki mahAvIra kA nirvANa ho cukA hai, ve parama bhagavattA ko upalabdha ho cuke haiM to gautama khUba roye| usakA ronA svAbhAvika thaa| jinhoMne jIvana bhara apane pAsa rakhA, lekina mRtyu ke samaya dUra bheja diyaa| jaba vaha chAtI pITa-pITa kara rone lagA to dUsare AdamI ne kahA - 'gaNadhara, aba rone se kucha nahIM hogaa| saMbhalo, ceto, mahAvIra kA tumhAre lie saMdeza hai| kSaNa bhara kA bhI pramAda mata krnaa| gautama ne pUchA - 'kyA'? usane batAyA ki marane se pahale mahAvIra ne tumheM yAda kiyA thaa| ve tumhAre lie eka sUtra chor3a gae haiN| sUtra yaha hai - 'he gautama! jaba tU sAre saMsAra ke samudroM ko pAra kara cukA hai to aba kinAre para kyoM baiThA hai| jaldI kara, chalAMga lagA aura pAra ho jaa| tUne agara aba bhI vilaMba kiyA to yaha maukA phira nahIM AegA, terI naiyA kinAre para hI DUba jaaegii|' saca kahA mahAvIra ne| jIvana eka naiyA hI to hai| yaha zarIra eka nAva hai, jisameM kaI cheda ho gae haiM aura pAnI bhara rahA hai, use nahIM chor3A to DUba jaaegaa| basa eka chalAMga lagAnI hai aura tuma samaya ke pAra hooge| yaha sunakara gautama jaise gaharI nIMda se jaage| yahI vaha sUtra thA jisase gautama ko parama jJAna 'kaivalya' prApta huaa| 'gautama! kSaNa bhara kA bhI pramAda mata kr|' 'samayaM goyama mA pmaaye'| jo vyakti samaya ke prati sadA jAgarUka aura sakriya rahatA hai, vaha dhanya hai| jo loga pramAda meM par3e haiM, ve soye hue haiN| unake lie kaliyuga hai| ve adhanya haiM, ve kRtapuNya nahIM kRta-pApa haiN| ve jIvita nahIM, mRta haiN| unameM kahIM prANa kA saMcAra nahIM hai, jo samaya ke prati sAvaceta va jAgarUka nahIM hai| jo vyakti samaye ke prati pAbaMda na ho, samaya ke prati anuzAsita na ho, vaha apane jIvana ko kaise anuzAsita rakha paaegaa| jo vyakti samaya ke mutAbika nahIM cala sakatA vaha vyakti kabhI siddhAMtoM ke mutAbika bhI nahIM cala paaegaa| vizvAsa hI nahIM hotA ki jisake kAraNa jIvana banA hai aura jisake abhAva meM jIvana mRta ho jAegA, usa tattva ke prati bhI vyakti jAgarUka nahIM hai| aisA vyakti AtmA ke prati bhI jAgarUka nahIM ho sktaa| vaha vyakti sAmAyika to jindagI bhara kara jAegA, magara usakI sAmAyika kevala ginatI bhara hogii| vaha kahatA phiregA ki maiMne jindagI meM itane hajAra sAmAyika kara lI para vaha sAmAyika ko upalabdha nahIM ho sakegA aura kevala gaNanA mAnava ho mahAvIra / 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane meM hI lagA rhegaa| gaNanA hogI, para saMvara nhiiN| ___ loga mAlA japa rahe haiM magara bhItara se kucha bhI nahIM bdlaa| mana aba bhI azAMta hai| mana meM utanI hI durbhAvanAeM haiN| kevala mAlA ginI jA rahI hai| rAma kA nAma nahIM ginA jA rhaa| kala pAMca mAlAeM pherI thIM, Aja pAMca aura ho giiN| jaise eka paise vAlA roja zAma ko tijorI meM rAzi bar3hAkara caina pAtA hai vaise hI kucha loga kevala mAlA ginakara prasanna hote haiN| tabhI to kabIra majAka ur3Ate haiM - 'mAlA pherata juga bhayA, gayA na mana kA phera / kara kA manakA chor3a de, mana kA manakA phera / ' vyakti ke mana meM kucha aura hI cala rahA hai aura hAtha mAlA phera rahe haiN| isalie kabIra kahate haiM 'kara kA manakA chor3a de, mana kA manakA pher|' vyakti bhItara kA manakA nahIM phertaa| mAlA pheratA hai, ginatI karatA hai, vaise hI sAmAyika ko bhI ginatA hai| umra ke varSa bhI yUM hI bIta jAte haiN| assI sAla ke ho ge| usase pUcho kyA cIja upalabdha kI, to muMha laTaka jaaegaa| eka potA apane dAdA ke pAsa gayA aura unase pUchA - 'dAdAjI Apane itane varSoM kA jIvana jiyA hai, Apane kyA upalabdha kiyA?' dAdA kA javAba thA 'kucha nahIM!' jarA sociye jo cIja assI varSa taka nahIM prApta kara sake, usake lie aba tar3apha rahe haiN| samaya ko vyartha hI gaMvAyA jA rahA hai| eka pala kaI gula khilA detA hai| usI kSaNa koI paidA ho rahA hai to koI mRtyu ko prApta ho rahA hai| hara vyakti mRtyu kI katAra meM khar3A hai, jAne kaba, kisakA bulAvA A jaae| nambara to sabhI kA AnA hai| kisI kA Age to kisI kA piiche| , jo vyakti pramAda meM jItA hai vaha soye-soye jI rahA hai| vaha kali hai| vaha Upara-Upara bhale hI sAmAyika kA, dharma kA labAdA or3ha le, bhItara se vaha kor3ha kA rogI hI rhegaa| bhItara vahI vAsanA bharI par3I haiN| kisI ne sau bAra sAmAyika kara lI lekina aba bhI usake mana meM krodha kI taraMge haiM to kyA usakI sAmAyika sadha gaI? nahIM! kisI vyakti ne assI basaMta pratikramaNa kie aura usake pratikramaNa use pApoM se na bacA pAe hoM to aise pratikramaNa kisa kAma ke? samaya kI cetanA / 66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ardhazatI taka pUjA-pATha karane ke bAvajUda milAvaTa karane kI Adata na chUTI ho, to pUjA, pUjA kahA~ ho pAI! pAjI to phira bhI pAjI hI rahA, bhale hI eka bAra nahIM, sau bAra haja kara liyA ho| dharma kahatA hai / icchA nirodhastapaH' icchAoM para niyaMtraNa kara lenA hI tapa hai| agara jindagI meM dUsa-dasa mAsa kSamaNa karane ke bAda bhI vahI vAsanA, vahI krodha kI taraMgeM rahIM, taba tapasyA kyA huii| taba to AdamI ne apanI kAyA ko hI kaSTa diyaa| zarIra ke sAtha jyAdatI kii| hama khAnA nahIM khaaeNge| eka mAha taka mAsakSamaNa kreNge| hamane kiyA kyA? basa khAnA nahIM khAyA, zarIra ko jarUra kaSTa diyaa| loga mAsakSamaNa pUrA karane ke bAda baiNDa bajavAte haiM, jaise kisI kI zAdI ho rahI hai| ye mAsa-kSamaNa duniyA meM pratiSThA pAne ke lie kiyA yA AtmA ke kalyANa ke lie? dharma saMdeza detA hai ki kisI ko dAyeM hAtha se dAna do, to bAyeM hAtha ko bhI patA nahIM calanA caahie| ThIka vaise hI mAsakSamaNa bhI karo to khuda ke gharavAloM ko bhI patA nahIM calanA caahie| eka lAkha rupaye kA dAna dekara samAja meM pratiSThA arjita karane vAlA kIrtidAnI kahalAtA hai| agara ho-hallA macAkara diyA gayA aisA dAna bekAra hai to baiNDa bAje kA mAsakSamaNa kitanA upayogI hogA, khuda hI isa para vicAra kara liijiye| ___ hara vyakti bhUkhe peTa nahIM raha sakatA, lekina mana ko sudhAra sakatA hai| mAsa-kSamaNa kI tapasyA ke aMtima dina koI aparigraha saMbaMdhI vrata nahIM liyA jaataa| adhika se adhika AbhUSaNa zarIra para lAda liye jAte haiN| khuda ke pAsa na hoMge to mAMga kara lAye jaaeNge| jaba maiM kisI dIkSA-samAroha ko dekhatA hUM to tAjjuba hotA hai| dIkSA kI patrikA meM dIkSArthI kA jo phoTo dekhatA hUM, usase kahIM vairAgya kI jhalaka dikhAI nahIM detii| jitanI rAga kI jhalaka usa patrikA se milatI hai, utanI to usane apanI jindagI meM bhI nahIM dekhI hogii| zAdI meM koI dUlhA bhI itane gahane nahIM pahanatA hogA, jitane dIkSA ke vakta pahane jAte haiN| patA nahIM bAda meM pahanane ko mile yA nahIM, abhI to apane mana kI nikAla leN| jaba vairAgya ho gayA aura muni bananA hai to phira ye tAma-jhAma bhI mAnava ho mahAvIra / 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyoM? kapar3e utAre aura nikala pdd'e| AdamI badala rahA hai| bhAva jage yA na jage, hama Upara se badalanA jarUrI samajhate haiN| dikhAnA cAhate haiM ki dekho hama Upara se kitanA badala ge| eka mukhauTA utArA hai| samaya ne to na jAne kitane mukhauTe car3hA rakhe haiM, yaha kisI ko patA hai? Upara se to kucha-eka hI dikhAI dete haiM, aMdara to bahuta sAre mukhauTe car3hA rakhe haiN| ___Apa kisI ko eka gAlI dIjiye, usake bhItara soyA sarpa turaMta jAga jaaegaa| bhItara to mukhauTo kI bharamAra hai| isIliye kahatA hUM jIvana soye-soye bitAne ke lie nahIM hai| vaha to jAga kara jIne ke lie hai| pramAda meM nahIM, apramAda meM jIne ke lie hai| vyakti ko apane bhItara ke prati hara pala sAvadhAna, saceta rahanA caahie| vyakti ke lie yahI samyaktva kA kAraNa banatA hai| tabhI vyakti samaya ko upalabdha hotA hai| samaya naSTa karane vAloM kI kahIM bhI kamI nahIM hai| aba Apa isa zahara ko hI liijiye| kAma bahuta hai, lekina nikamme baiThe haiN| sAmane bhojana rakhA hai| hama kaheMge pahale Apa khAo, sAmane vAlA kahegA, nahIM, Apa khaao| donoM eka-dUsare ko yahI kahate cale jAeMge aura khAnA ThaNDA ho jaaegaa| jIvana bhI aise hI hai, vaha ThaNDA ho jaaegaa| hama, eka-dUsare kI khuzAmada meM jindagI kATa deNge| eka kI tArIpha, dUsare kI AlocanA, isI meM jindagI bIta rahI hai| isase Apane apanA bhalA kyA kiyaa| dUsare kI badanAmI to kara hI dii| kahate haiM : eka mahilA garbhavatI huii| usake peTa meM do bacce the| nau mAha bIta gaye lekina prasava nahIM huaa| eka-do-bIsa aura phira aneka varSa bIta ge| vaha mahilA peTa liye hI bUr3hI ho gii| jaba usakI mRtyu najadIka Ane lagI to usane socA ki marane se pahale peTa kI saphAI to karavA luuN| vaha DAkTara ke pAsa gii| DAkTara ne Aparezana kara peTa kATA to dekhA ki do praur3ha bhItara baiThe haiM lekina bAhara nahIM A rhe| kaha rahe haiM, pahale Apa jAiye, dUsarA kahatA hai nahIM, pahale Apa.......! aura isI meM mA~ beTe cala bse| pramAdavaza koI Age nahIM A paayaa| AdamI aise hI jindagI bitA detA hai, samaya vyartha calA jAtA hai| pahale Apa, pahale Apa kI Adata chor3o aura khuda samaya kI cetanA / 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahale Age bar3hakara upalabdha kara lo| manuSya Aja jo samaya vidhvaMsaka kAryoM meM lagA rahA hai, use sRjana meM lagA sakatA hai| jisa samaya ko Apa kisI kI niMdA meM lagA rahe haiM, use kisI kI tArIpha karane.meM lagAiye, kisI ko madhuratA bAMTane meM lgaaiye| AdamI ne dimAga kI talavAra se samaya ke tIna Tukar3e kara die| atIta, vartamAna aura bhvissy| lekina dhyAna rakhiye, samaya kabhI Tukar3e nahIM ho sktaa| kahane ko to AdamI vartamAna meM rahatA hai lekina vaha atIta kI yAdoM meM DUbA rahanA cAhatA hai, bhaviSya kI kalpanA karatA rahatA hai| atIta to Akhira atIta hai, vaha to bIta gyaa| jo bAta bIta gaI use yAda kyA krnaa| isameM to hamArA nukasAna hI hai| socane vAlA hamArI cetanA nahIM hai, hamArA mana hai| samaya ke sAtha cetanA kA saMbaMdha hai| mana ke sAtha zarIra kA saMbaMdha hai| jaba samaya cuka jAegA to zarIra mara jaaegaa| zarIra ke sAtha mana bhI mara jaaegaa| cetanA kI mRtyu nahIM hotI isaliye jo vyakti atIta ko yAda karatA hai vaha mAtra mRta kA saMkalana hI kara rahA hai| atIta kI smRti mAtra mRta kA saMkalana hai aura bhaviSya atIta kI pratidhvani hai| jo bAteM kala huIM vaha Ane vAle kala bhI hoNgii| koI AdamI do ghaMTe bAta karatA hai| agara usakA sAra nikAlanA cAho to ve hI bAteM hoMgI jo kala kara cukA hai| zabda bahuta sImita haiM, jabaki samaya asIma hai| asIma samaya meM AdamI sImita bAtoM ko doharAtA bhara hai| hara vyakti apane jIvana meM eka zabda ko kama se kama eka lAkha bAra to doharAtA hI hai| jo vyakti mauna kA abhyasta hai, vaha jAnatA hai ki yadi maiMne mauna nahIM rakhA to jo bAteM dina meM kI haiM, vahI rAta meM hoNgii| hara Ane vAlA kala Aja kI hI punarAvRtti hotA hai| hama jo Aja kaha rahe haiM, kala bhI vahI kheNge| maiM roja-roja bolatA hUM to maiM jAnatA hUM ki bAra-bAra usI bAta ko doharA rahA huuN| kahane kA DhaMga badala jAtA hai, tarIkA badala jAtA hai| mUla bAta to yaha hai ki maiM cAhatA hUM, AdamI ko samaya kA bodha ho jaae| vaha samaya kA mUlya samajha jAe, samaya kA bodha hAsila kara le| kisI ko yAda karate ho to mana yAda karatA hai| kalpanAeM karate ho to vaha bhI mana karatA hai| cetanA kevala vartamAna meM hai| jo bIta gaI mAnava ho mahAvIra /66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ so bIta gii| jo atIta kA khaNDahara bana gaI, use aba kyA dekhnaa| jisa cIja kA aMtima saMskAra kara diyA gayA, use bAra-bAra yAda karate cale jAne se vaha jIvita nahIM ho jaaegaa| tIra kamAna se nikala gayA to nikala gyaa| usakA kitanA bhI pIchA karalo vaha apane lakSya ko bedhakara hI rukegaa| ____Apa mAlA pherane baitthe| ekAeka cir3iyA kI cahacahAhaTa sunAI dI to Apako yAda AyA ki subaha ghara para aisI hI cahacahAhaTa sunI thii| isake sAtha hI Apako ghara yAda A gyaa| phira to Apa apanI patnI, baccoM Adi se milane meM mazagUla ho ge| hAtha calatA rahA, mAlA ghUmatI rahI, lekina Apa kahIM ora ghUmate rhe| Akhira mana to mana hai| kahIM kA kahIM calA jAtA hai lekina vApasa vahIM A jAtA hai| kolha kA baila kitanA bhI cale, anta meM jaba vaha rukakara AMkha kholatA hai to dekhatA hai ki eka hI jagaha ghUma rahA thaa| mana kitanI bhI yAtrA karale, Akhira to use vartamAna meM hI Thaura milatI hai| AdamI vartamAna meM jI rahA hai lekina ciMtA bhaviSya kI kara rahA hai| jo cIja hai hI nahIM, usakI kalpanA karatA hai| kevala socane se vaha cIja thor3e hI ho jaaegii| aisA hI huA, eka AdamI ke pAsa eka murgI thii| usane do aNDe diye / aNDe dekhakara vaha socane lagA ina do aNDoM se do murgiyAM nikaleMgI, phira una murgiyoM ke aNDoM se aura murgiyaaN| isa taraha mere pAsa bahuta se aNDe ho jAeMge aura phira maiM paoNlTrI phArma khola lUMgA, khUba aiza kruuNgaa| havAI jahAja meM ghuumuuNgaa| vaha khyAloM meM hI havAI jahAja meM jAne lagA hai ki eka makkhI usake pAMva para baiTha gii| use ur3Ane ke lie usane hAtha mArA to usakI AMkha khula gii| vaha dekhatA kyA hai ki usake hAtha se aNDe phUTa gae haiN| jo bAta abhI huI nahIM, bhaviSya ke garbha meM hai, usakI ciMtA meM AdamI dubalA hotA rahatA hai| jo hogA, dekhA jaaegaa| hameM jo samaya vartamAna meM upalabdha ho rahA hai, usakA upayoga karanA caahie| hama Aja jiyeMge aura kala AyA to kala bhI jieNge| jaba AdamI yaha socegA, tabhI vaha vartamAna kA Ananda le paaegaa| vartamAna ko jInA hI vAstava meM jIvana ko jInA hai| jo kSaNa hameM Aja upalabdha huA hai, usakA sahI upayoga karanA hai| upalabdha kSaNoM kA, samaya kA upayoga samaya kI cetanA / 70 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane vAlA hI samajhadAra hai / samaya cUka jAne ke bAda to mUrkha bhI samhala jAtA hai, samaya ke rahate ceto isI meM tumhArI balihArI hai / aNu aura paramANu kI bAta kareM to vijJAna ne eka sUkSma aNu ke bhI lAkha hisse karake dikhA diye haiM / usa lAkhaveM hisse meM bhI visphoTa. 'kI saMbhAvanA batA dI hai jisase kaI deza saikaNDa meM samApta ho sakate haiM / jaba aNu ke eka-eka kaNa meM itanI tAkata hai to jarA soco, samaya ke eka-eka kSaNa kI kitanI kSamatA hai| vaha vyakti mRta hai jo samaya kA mUlya nahIM smjhtaa| jo samaya kA mUlya AMkatA hai, usake lie jIvana kA mUlya hai / merI samajha se to jo AdamI pratyeka kSaNa kA upayoga karane meM lagA hai vaha kucha na kucha avazya kara gujaratA hai / usI se naye sRjana kI naI racanAtmakatA kI naI upalabdhi kI AzA kI jA sakatI hai / saca to yaha hai ki samaya meM jIne vAlA hI hara samaya sAmAyika meM hai, samaya meM hai aura aisA AdamI hI apanI cetanA meM hai, apanI AtmA meM hai| vaha pala-pala gaMgA snAna kara rahA hai / samaya manuSya kI pahalI maryAdA hai / jIvana kA pahalA srota hai / samaya hai to jIvana hai, anyathA saba kaphana sajA janAjA hai / , For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 71 Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmwww prajvalita ho prajJA-pradIpa upaniSadoM meM eka mahAn sUkta, eka mahAn maMtra hai 'tamaso mA jyotirgamaya / ' 'he prabhu! le calo hameM aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora, asat se sat kI ora, mRtyu se amRtatva kI or'| agara jIvana meM asatya hai to he prabhu, hameM satya kI ora le clo| agara beimAnI hai to hameM ImAna kI ora le calo, aMdhakAra hai to hameM prakAza kI ora le clo| asatya cAhe bAhara kA ho yA bhItara kA ho, asatya, asatya hotA hai| asatya kA artha hI huA jaise tuma ho, usake viparIta tumane apane Apako mAna liyA hai| astitva kA, svayaM kA bodha satya hai aura astitva kI para meM Asakti asatya hai| jaba prakAza apane svabhAva se cyuta ho jAtA hai to usa cyuti kA nAma hI aMdhakAra hai| jaba aMdhakAra apanI gaharAiyoM meM chipI huI AbhA ko prakaTa kara letA hai, to aMdhakAra meM panapane vAlI AbhA kA nAma prakAza ho jAtA hai| _____ jIvana meM kabhI-kabhI aisA hotA hai ki manuSya ko bAhara kA aMdhakAra ghera letA hai| aMdhakAra cAhe bAhya ho athavA Antarika, bar3A duHkhadAyI hotA hai| yadi prakAza hai to lagatA hai ki koI sAtha hai, jabaki aMdhakAra hai to bar3A bhaya mahasUsa hotA hai| yadi madhyarAtri meM prajvilata ho prajJA-pradIpa / 72 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mohalle kI bijalI gula ho jAe aura taba tumheM apane hI makAna kI chata para jAne ko kahA jAe to tuma nahIM jA paate| kisI aura ke ghara kI chata ho, to Dara laganA svAbhAvika hai, para tumhAre apane makAna meM tumheM Dara laga rahA hai, kyoMki vahA~ aMdhakAra hai| aMdhakAra to aMdhakAra hai| vaha to bar3A DarAvanA va bhayAvaha hotA hai| 'jo Dara gayA so mara gyaa|' DAkuoM ke kheme se AyA yaha bar3A krAntikArI satra hai| jaba taka aMdhakAra hai, taba taka Dara hai| jaba taka Dara hai taba taka jiMdagI nahIM hai| jaba taka jindagI nahIM hai taba taka jIvaMtatA nahIM hai aura jaba taka jIvaMtatA nahIM hai taba taka jIvana ke mUlyoM ke prati AsthA nahIM hai| agara AsthA nahIM to jIvaMtatA nahIM aura jIvaMtatA nahIM to sAhasa nhiiN| jIvana kA mArga to aisA hai ki yahAM binA sAhasa va dhairya ke eka kadama bhI calanA muzkila hai| yadi bacane kI pravRtti rahI to kahIM nahIM pahuMca paaoge| ullU ko kahA jAAH ki tumheM prakAza meM le calate haiM to vaha kahegA 'nhiiN'| usakI hI taraha jo AdamI prakAza se Dara gayA , vaha ullU banakara raha jaaegaa| rAta hI taba dina hogA aura dina usake lie pUrNatayA rAta hogii| eka ullU hI aisA prANI hai, jo aMdhere meM dekhatA hai| use aMdherA bar3A rAsa AtA hai| prakAza meM usakI AMkheM cuMdhiyAM jAtI haiN| jIvana meM jo aMdhakAra meM rasa letA hai, vaha cora, beImAna va ullU kI taraha hai| jahAM prakAza kI saMbhAvanA aura svAgata hotA hai, vahIM para jIvana meM iMsAniyata sAkAra hotI hai| agara aMdhakAra se prakAza kI yAtrA karanI hai to bahuta prayAsa kI AvazyakatA par3atI hai| agara dharma-sthAna taka AnA ho to bhI kitanI vyavasthAeM karanI par3atI haiN| eka ghaMTA dukAna vilaMba se kholanI par3atI hai, pUjA-pATha jaldI nipaTAte haiM, ghara-gRhasthI ke jhamele nipaTAte haiN| taba kahIM vyavasthAeM juTAkara yahAM pahuMcate haiN| ___prakAza kI yAtrA karanI par3atI hai, aMdhakAra se mukta hone ke lie, jIbana meM paripUrNatA ke lie| yaha ThIka hai ki kalI bana gae, para jaba taka kalI phUla nahIM banatI, taba taka usakA jIvana apUrNa kahalAtA hai| kalI kA honA hI paryApta nahIM hai, agara kalI phUla nahIM bana pAI mAnaba ho mahAvIra /73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to yaha usakA durbhAgya hai| koI manuSya, manuSya nahIM bana pAyA to yaha usakA durbhAgya hai, yaha usake pApa kA udaya hai| phUla kA phUla ke rUpa meM khilanA aura khile hue phala ke rUpa meM apane jIvana ko vizrAma denA, usake jIvana meM nirvANa aura mahAmokSa kI belA kA ghaTita honA hai| bIja kalI se gujarate hue phUla bana gayA to usakA phUla ke rUpa meM khilanA paramAtma-svarUpa ko prApta karanA hai| zAyada Apa soceM ki maiM pAMca paise ke phUla lA rahA huuN| nahIM! Apa DAlI se tor3akara eka paripUrNa astitva, eka paramAtma rUpa ko lA rahe haiN| ____ kalI ke rUpa meM khilakara gire, taba bhI gire hue kahalAoge aura phUla ke rUpa meM khilakara gire to bhI gire hue kahalAoge, lekina donoM meM antara yaha hotA hai ki kalI taka Akara gira gae to janma-janmAMtara kI yAtrA karate rahoge aura khile hue phUla ke rUpa meM gire to vaha pUrNa vizrAma meM lIna hone kI avasthA hogii| kalI ke rUpa meM gire to yahI lagegA ki abhI pahuMca nahIM paae| marate vakta tamannAeM zeSa raha jAeMgI ki abhI kucha honA bAkI hai| yahI tamannA punarjanma kA sUtra banatI hai| phUla ke rUpa meM khila gae to koI tamannA zeSa nahIM raha jaatii| eka parama vizrAma, gaharI DubakI aura parama zAMti hotI hai, phUla ke rUpa meM khilnaa| abhI to kaliyoM ko yaha laga rahA hai ki hama nahIM pahuMca pA rahI haiN| kala eka sajjana mujhase vArtAlApa kara rahe the| ve kaha rahe the 'hama jIvana se na to adhika prasanna, na adhika aprasanna haiM, lekina bhItara meM kucha aisA jarUra hai jisake calate hamAre mana meM yaha abhIpsA, yaha pyAsa hai ki hameM kucha aura honA hai, kucha aura pAnA hai|' zAyada tumheM abhI na lage ki tuma phUla banane vAle ho| yaha ajJAta kI yAtrA hotI hai jisameM khabara nahIM lgtii| kalI agara subaha taka phUla bana jAe taba to kucha aura bAta hotI hai| taba to tumheM bodha ho jAtA hai| tuma dina-ba-dina vRddha hote jA rahe ho, para tumheM isakA ahasAsa nahIM hotA ki maiM vRddha ho rahA huuN| agara aMkuraNa ho AyA hai, bIja meM se pattiyAM nikala AI haiM, kAMTe, uga Ae haiM aura kalI bhI laga gaI hai, kyA yaha bhI kama gaurava kI bAta hai? aba to paMkhur3iyAM bhI khilane lagI haiN| apane bhItara meM umar3ane vAle ahobhAva ko, aMdara kI khumArI ko pahacAna sako to patA prajvilata ho prajJA-pradIpa / 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ calegA ki paMkhur3iyAM kisa taraha khila rahI haiM? jIvana meM yaha bar3A abhizApa hogA agara khilatI haI kaliyoM ko Apane baMda kara liyA ho| ye paMkhur3iyAM agara khila rahI haiM to khilane diijie| jIvana se Apa prasanna raheM yA aprasanna, AdamI kalI va phUla, donoM rUpoM meM giregaa| ImAnadAra va beimAna donoM kI mRtyu nizcita hai| mahAvIra bhI mare, gozAlaka bhI mraa| duryodhana bhI marA aura yudhiSThira bhI mraa| duniyA meM Akara hamezA ke lie koI nahIM rhtaa| marate to sabhI haiM, phira kyA AvazyakatA ki hama ImAnadAra baneM? yaha bahuta vicitra bAta hai ki tuma karoge, taba bhI maroge aura nahIM karoge taba bhI maroge, to phira karanA kisalie? kalI kI phUla taka kI jo yAtrA hai, vaha isalie hai ki tuma phUla kI taraha khilakara maro, kalI kI taraha binakhile hokara rahakara nhiiN| tuma jJAnI kI taraha mare to tumhArI mauta bhI jiMdagI hai aura ajJAnI kI taraha mare to tumhArI jiMdagI bhI mauta hai| khilakara yA pAkara mare to koI tamannA zeSa nahIM raha jAegI ki kucha karanA, kucha pAnA, kucha honA zeSa hai| taba eka parama tRpti hogii| mRtyu ke dvAra para koI viralA insAna hI hogA, jo paramatRpti ke sAtha mRtyu ko varaNa karatA hai| mRtyu kI velA ko vahI vyakti AnaMda ke sAtha svIkAra kara sakatA hai, jo apanI jiMdagI ko phUla ke rUpa meM khilA cukA hai| amRta ho cukA hai| jaba taka prakAza ko upalabdha nahIM hue ho taba taka jiMdagI ApAdhApI, pratiyogitA va pratispardhA kI jiMdagI hogii| galAkATa saMgharSa kI jiMdagI hogii| jiMdagI jIne meM koI AnaMda nahIM AtA, basa jI rahe haiM, jIne kA koI artha nahIM hai| koI sATha varSa taka jie aura usase pUcho ki tumhArI sATha varSa kI jiMdagI kA kyA niSkarSa rahA? to vaha kahegA ki yaha to maiMne socA hI nhiiN| aisA avasara hI nahIM AyA ki maiM apanI jiMdagI ke bAre meM, parivAra ke sAtha saMbaMdhoM ke bAre meM gahana vicAra kruuN| eka prasaMga hai| eka mullA kA vivAha sattara varSa kI Ayu meM bIsa varSIya eka yuvatI ke sAtha huaa| vaha socA karatA ki mannatoM ke bAda pahalI bIvI nasIba huI hai| bIvI jaisA kahatI, mullA vaisA hI krtaa| vaha kahIM mullAjI ko chor3a kara na cala de, isalie hara hukma mAnava ho mahAvIra /75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThAtA | mullA jaba masjida jAne ke lie ghara se nikalatA to bIvI kahatI ki yahAM se sIdhA masjida aura masjida se sIdhA ghara AnA / mullA kahatA 'yahI hogA sarakAra / ' eka dina mullA masjida phuNcaa| maulavIjI kI takarIra ho rahI thI / takarIra ke bAda maulavIjI ne kahA, 'Aja jo mere sAtha jannata meM calanA cAheM, cala sakate haiM / Aja AkhirI dina hai| jo calanA cAheM, ve meharabAnI karake hAtha khar3e kara deM / ' sabhI ne apane hAtha khar3e kara die, sivAya mullA ke / maulavIjI ne pUchA, 'kyA bAta hai ? tumane apanA hAtha Upara nahIM utthaayaa| kyA tumheM jannata meM nahIM calanA hai ?" mullA ne kahA, 'bIvI kA hukma hai ki ghara se masjida aura vahAM se sIdhA ghara AnA / bIca meM kahIM mata jAnA / ' mullA sIdhA ghara pahu~cA / vaha pyAsA thA, isalie apanI bIvI se kahA ki jarA eka gilAsa pAnI denA to bIvI ne kahA, maiM to subaha se kAma karate-karate thaka gaI hU~, vaha jo ghar3A par3A hai, usase khuda bhI pAnIpI lo aura mere lie bhI lete Ao / mullA becArA kyA karatA / aba to hada hI ho gaI thii| bIvI ko jo bhI kAma karavAnA hotA thA, to vaha subaha-subaha hI una kAmoM kI 'lisTa' mullA ko thamA detii| vaha lisTa se haTakara eka kAma bhI nahIM kara sakatA, bIvI kA Adeza jo ThaharA / eka dina mullA ko lisTa thamAkara bIvI kue~ para pAnI bharane gii| usakA pAMva phisalA aura vaha kue meM jA girii| vaha cillAI, 'bacAo ! bacAo !!' 'mullA ne lisTa TaTolI aura kahA,' mApha karanA, yaha to lisTa meM likhA huA hI nahIM hai / ' * tumhArI jiMdagI bhI isI taraha cala rahI hai / soco! kyA tumhArI jiMdagI meM jIne aura marane ke bIca koI pharka hai ? isIlie kahatA hUM ki kalI kI taraha mara gae to usake kAMToM se to ghire hue ho hI magara puSpa hokara maro to vaha paripUrNatA jaba mRtyu karIba AtI hai, to parama vizrAma va parama ahobhAva kI lInatA lAtI hai / taba tuma insAna hokara nahIM, paramAtmA hokara marate ho / jo jIvana ko pavitratA ke sAtha jItA hai, usakI mRtyu paramAtmA se sAkSAtkAra ho jAtI hai / zeSa ke lie, paramAtmA kI upAsanA bhI mRtyu ke dvAra khola detI haiN| gaharAI kI bAta yaha hai ki paripUrNa hokara jInA prajvilata ho prajJA-pradIpa / 76 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai aura paripUrNa hokara hI maranA hai / jo prakAza ko upalabdha hotA hai, vahI vyakti paripUrNa hotA hai / jaba saba kucha avAMchita hone lagatA hai, taba vyakti ke mana tanAva, uttejanA aura Avega bhara jAtA hai| muskurAtA huA ceharA krodha meM tabdIla ho jAtA hai / aMdhakAra ghera letA hai, aura jaba aMdhakAra ghera letA hai taba avAMchita hone lagatA hai| natIjA yaha hotA hai ki manuSya ke bhItara kA prajJA-pradIpa bujha jAtA hai, dharma kI jyoti bhI bujha jAtI hai / taba AdamI aisA mahasUsa karatA hai ki isase acchA ho, maiM mara jaauuN| aisI pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM jo nAsamajha vyakti hogA vaha mRtyu ko cAhegA aura jo samajhadAra hogA vaha ise eka saMyoga maanegaa| vaha to socegA ki isa Avega athavA uttejanA ko kaise dUra karUM / pratikUla paristhitiyAM pAkara bhI samajhadAra vyakti apanI samatA tathA saMtulana nahIM khotA / garIbI meM bhI, jisa samaya AdamI cAroM tarapha se abhAvoM se ghira jAtA hai, samajhadAra vyakti yaha socatA hai ki ye pratikUla paristhitiyAM hamezA banI rahane vAlI nahIM hai, isalie vaha apanA saMtulana nahIM khotA, jabaki ina paristhitiyoM meM nAsamajha vyakti vikSiptasA ho jAtA hai / Apake lie Ayojita ina dhyAna ziviroM meM prayAsa hotA hai ki jIvana meM mAnasika santulana upalabdha ho jaae| jIvana ke mArga se gujarate hue na jAne kitane utAra-car3hAva Ate haiN| jindagI meM paristhitiyAM sadA eka-sI nahIM rhtiiN| dhyAna kI sArthakatA isI meM hai ki vyakti ko mAnasika santulana mila jaae| jaba vyakti ke jIvana meM pratikUla paristhitiyAM AtI haiM to vaha kitanA saMtulana banAe rakhatA hai ? yahI vyakti kI asalI sAdhanA hai / paristhitiyoM se prabhAvita na honA hI vItarAgatA kI kar3I hai / jo kI yaha soca letI hai ki mujhe kAMToM ke bIca rahakara bhI phUla bananA hai vaha phUla bana jAegI, magara jo kalI ina kAMToM ko svIkAra nahIM kara sakI, vaha phUla nahIM bana pAegI aura sar3a jAegI / vyakti ke pAsa akUta dhana-saMpadA, jamIna-jAyadAda, pada-pratiSThA hote haiM / sabhI bAhya sukha-suvidhAeM upalabdha hone ke bAvajUda nAsamajha AdamI apane Apako aura adhika asantulita kara letA hai| taba usameM For Personal & Private Use Only mAnava ho mahAvIra / 77 Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnasika bhaTakAva zurU ho jAtA hai aura vaha dUsaroM kI upekSA karane laga jAtA hai| vaha apanI hI akar3a meM jItA hai| paise ke ghamaMDa ke kAraNa, rUpa, sattA, saMpatti, pada, pratiSThA ke kAraNa vaha dUsaroM ko gauNa samajhatA hai aura yahAM taka ki pare samAja ko bhI upekSita najaroM se dekhatA hai| samAja kA usake lie koI artha nahIM rhtaa| kisI kI mRtyu ho jAne para, vaha usake uThAvane taka meM nahIM jaataa| vaha yaha bhUla jAtA hai ki use bhI mRtyu ke vakta samAja ke kaMdhoM kI jarUrata hogii| jaba samAja bhI apanI upekSA usake prati prakaTa karatA hai, jaba loga usake sAtha baiThanA pasaMda nahIM karate, taba usake dimAga meM AtA hai ki mere pAsa saba kucha hote hue bhI 'kucha' nahIM hai| dhana saMpadA pAkara aura anukUla paristhitiyoM ke bAvajUda nAsamajha vyakti apane Apako patita kara letA hai, jabaki samajhadAra aisI paristhiti meM socatA hai ki ye dhana-daulata kauna-sI sadA ke lie rahane vAlI hai| phira maiM kisa bAta ke lie ghamaMDa karUM? jIvana parivartanazIla hai| yahAM kala kyA ho jAe, patA nahIM cltaa| phira maiM apanI jhUThI zAna-o-zaukata para kyoM ghamaMDa karUM? jo vyakti anukUla aura pratikUla, donoM paristhitiyoM meM apanA saMtulana banAe rakhatA hai, usake jIvana meM dharma-jyoti jAgRta rahatI hai| usakI prajJA kA pradIpa kabhI bujhatA nahIM hai, haradama use eka viveka-dRSTi, eka haMsa-dRSTi upalabdha rahatI hai| saphI santoM kI eka bahata pyArI kahAnI hai| eka samrATa thaa| usake mana meM icchA huI ki vaha duniyA bhara ke zAstroM kA nicor3a samajhe, svAdhyAya kare, lekina sArI duniyA ke zAstroM va pustakoM ko par3hane kA usake pAsa samaya nahIM thaa| usane apane darabAra ke sabhI dharma-guruoM ko kahA ki tuma apane-apane dharma-zAstroM kA sAra eka-eka paMkti meM nikAlakara batA do, paryApta hogaa| paMDitoM ne apane-apane zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyA aura nicor3a nikAlA, magara eka paMkti meM koI bhI apane zAstroM ko nahIM rakha paayaa| rakha bhI diyA to samrATa ko saMtuSTi nahI huii| __ taba samrATa ko patA calA ki nagara ke bAhara eka sUphI santa ThaharA hai, jo mauna rahatA hai aura kisI-kisI se hI bolatA hai| vaha prajvilata ho prajJA-pradIpa / 78 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anUThA santa hai| samrATa eka paMkti meM apanI samasyA kA hala khojane santa ke pAsa phuNcaa| samrATa ne apanI prArthanA doharAI, to saMta ne kahA ki mujhe to jJAta nahIM hai| maiM to kucha nahIM batA sktaa| hA~, mere gurujI ne mujhe eka tAvIja diyA thA, jisameM sArI duniyA bhara ke zAstroM kA nicor3a hai| cAho to tuma le jA sakate ho, para zarta yaha hai ki ise tabhI kholanA jaba apane Apako pUrNatayA saMkaTagrasta va asahAya paao| kucha samaya uparAMta samrATa ke rAjya para par3osI rAjAoM ne hamalA bola diyaa| samrATa kI senA ne mukAbalA kiyA, kintu vaha parAsta ho gii| taba samrATa akele hI ghor3e para car3hA aura rAjya ke bAhara bhaagaa| rAta hone lagI, jisake kAraNa aMdherA bhI gaharA rahA thaa| jaMgalI rAstoM ko pAra kara vaha pahAr3I taka pahu~cA, jahAM se Age jAnA kaThina thA, kyoMki rAste meM eka vizAla caTTAna A gaI thii| pIche se ghor3e ke TApoM kI AvAjeM Ane lgiiN| usane soca liyA ki aba mRtyu nizcita hai| usa paramavedanA kI ghar3I meM asahAya samrATa ko tAvIja kI yAda aaii| usane tAvIja ko hAtha se utArA aura use kholaa| tAvIja meM se eka kAgaja niklaa| usane usa kAgaja ko par3hA aura muskurAyA 'disa TU vila pAsa' yaha bhI bIta jAegA usane socA ki yaha kaunasA maMtra huA ki 'yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa|' usane sunA ki ghor3oM ke TApoM kI jo AvAjeM A rahI thI, ve dhIre-dhIre kama par3ane lgiiN| vaha tatkSaNa jAga gyaa| bAta usakI samajha meM A gaI ki yaha samaya bhI bIta jaaegaa| samrATa ne apane sahayogiyoM kA sahayoga liyaa| bace hue sainikoM meM usane nayA joza bharA aura jinhoMne rAjya para kabjA kara liyA thA, unako khader3a bAhara kiyaa| usakA punaH rAjyAbhiSeka huaa| cAroM tarapha khuziyA~ manAI jA rahI thiiN| usane tAvIja kholA aura phira par3hA, "yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa|' yaha par3hate hI usake cehare para udAsI chA gii| cAroM tarapha khuziyAM thIM, jabaki samrATa kA ceharA murajhAyA huaa| sabhAsadoM ne samrATa se udAsI kA kAraNa pUchA ki isa khuzI ke mAhaula meM ApakA ceharA murajhAyA kyoM hai? usane apane maMtriyoM se kahA ki taba anukUla paristhitiyAM thIM, lekina maiM nAsamajha banA huA thaa| phira pratikUla paristhitiyAM AIM, maiMne apane Apako upekSita samajha liyA thaa| Aja phira anukUla mAnava ho mahAvIra | 76 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paristhitayAM A gaI haiM, para ye hamezA rahane vAlI nahIM haiN| taba usane batAyA ki tAvIja meM kyA likhA thA? usake bAda vaha hamezA ke lie rAjahamala chor3akara calA gyaa| eka bAra mujhe AhAracaryA ke lie jAnA par3A, taba eka sajjana ne kahA ki 'iMdaura meM hamezA hone vAle pravacanoM meM jo loga jAte haiM ve Apake pravacana meM nahIM Ae haiM aura jo kahIM nahIM jAte, ve ApakA pravacana sunane Ae haiN| yaha to Azcarya kI bAta hai| maiMne kahA ki koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| kala ve anukUla the, Aja ye anukUla haiN| ye bhI to kala pratikUla ho sakate haiN| jo pratikUla hai, vaha kala anukUla ho jAe, yaha to saMyoga hai| __ agara koI Aja mujhase prasanna hai to maiM garva nahIM karatA aura koI rUThA hai to bhI mujhako koI zikAyata nhiiN| kisI ke prati isI kAraNa Asakti nahIM ho paatii| Apa sabase mujhe bahuta prema hai, para Asakti yA rAga nahIM hai kyoMki maiM jAnatA hUM ki agara yaha Aja anukUla hai to kabhI bhI pratikUla ho sakatA hai| jo pratikUla hai, unake prati dveSa isalie nahIM hai, kyoMki ve bhI kala taka anukUla the| yaha to saMyoga hai| vyakti ko vIta-dveSa honA caahiye| jo honA hotA hai vaha hotA hai| jaba jisa rUpa meM honA hotA hai, taba vaha usa rUpa meM hotA calA jAtA hai| tumhArI samatA isI bAta meM hai ki jaba donoM paristhitiyAM AtI haiM to tuma kitanI taTasthatA banAe rakha pAte ho| jaba cakkI calatI hai, taba vahI dAnA bacA huA rahatA hai, jo kIla se cipakA haA raha gayA hai| jo taTastha rahA, vahI baca gyaa| hara paristhiti meM agara mAnasika santulana banAe rakhate ho, agara sAkSI-bhAva se jIte ho to eka auSadhi hara samaya tumhAre sAtha hai| kaisI bhI acchI yA burI sthitiyAM baneMgI, lekina tumhAre lie na koI acchI hoMgI, na burI hoNgii| koI mara rahA hai, to tumhAre lie nahIM mara rahA hai| koI janma le rahA hai to tumhAre lie janma nahIM le rahA hai| duniyA meM hajAroM samasyAeM haiM, para tumhAre lie nahIM hai| tuma hara sthiti ke mAtra sAkSI bhara ho| eka bAta kA hamezA bodha rakhiye ki yahAM koI bAta zAzvata nahIM, koI bAta dhruva nahIM, koI nitya nahIM hai| prajvilata ho prajJA-pradIpa | 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saba bIta rahA hai, khatma ho rahA hai| saba loga A rahe haiM, jA rahe haiN| jahAM tuma baiThe ho, yaha mata soco ki vahAM tuma akele baiThe ho / vijJAna to yaha kahatA hai ki usa jamIna ke Tukar3e para isase pahale sattara loga daphanAe jA cuke haiN| sUryodaya hotA hai to sUryAsta bhI hogaa| jahAM duHkha hai, vahAM sukha bhI hai| jahAM saMyoga hai, vahIM viyoga hai| jahAM nityatA hai, vahIM anityatA hai| saba kucha parivartanazIla hai, magara insAna ko isa bAta kA bodha nahIM hotaa| jIvana kA kSaNabhaMguravAda itane Ahiste-Ahiste ghaTita hotA hai ki tumheM ahasAsa nahIM hotaa| tuma socate ho ki yaha jamIna-jAyadAda, parivAra aura maiM, vaisA kA vaisA huuN| kahA~ badala rahe haiM ye saba aura kahA~ badala rahA hU~ maiM? agara aisA hotA to mahala-mahala bane rahate, koI mahala khaMDahara nahIM hotA, jabaki sAre mahala khaMDahara hote jA rahe haiN| jisa dukAna ko Aja tuma apanA kahate ho kala taka to vaha kisI aura kI thii| tuma dukAna ke prati Asaktivaza kahate ho ki yaha dukAna merI hai| parivartana nirantara ho rahA hai, kSaNa-kSaNa parivartana ho rahA hai| tumheM isa bAta kA ahasAsa nahIM hotaa| do cIjeM haiM yA to parivartana bar3I tIvratA ke sAtha cale yA hoza bar3I prakharatA ke sAtha aae| kilArI gAMva meM loga bar3I zAMti ke sAtha so rahe the aura agale hI pala bhUkaMpa meM saba tahasa-nahasa / agara itanA bar3A parivartana ho aura tumhArA hoza soyA huA hI kyoM nahIM ho, taba bhI vaha jaga jAegA ki kala aisA thA aura Aja aisA ho gyaa| pahalI bAta, saMsAra kA jo dharma hai, usameM parivartana hotA hai para bar3e aahiste-aahiste| jitanA AhistA yahAM parivartana hotA hai, hamAre hoza kI gati usase bhI kama hai| parivartana ko to nahIM rokA jA sakatA, para hoza ko jarUra gaharA va jIvaMta kiyA jA sakatA hai| hamArA hoza va jAgati jIvaMta ho rahI hai, to cAhe kitane hI AhistA se parivartana ho, hamase baca nahIM paaegaa| hama hara kSaNa jiyeMge-mareMge aura janma va mRtyu ke bIca kA jo kSaNa hai usameM zAzvatatA baTora leNge| hamArI purajora koziza kalI ko khilAkara phUla banAne kI hogii| cAhe phUla kA hazra kucha bhI ho, magara jIvana meM parama vizrAma, zAMti va lInatA hogii| jIvana kI sAMseM pUrNa ho gaI haiM, isalie phUla khila rahA hai, khira mAnava ho mahAvIra / 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahA hai| jIvana kA aMtima caraNa jitanI praphullatA ke sAtha hogA, jIvana utanA hI khilA huA khlaaegaa| parama vizrAma taka pahuMcane ke lie jIvana ke rAste se gujaranA par3egA aura taba donoM paristhitiyAM AeMgI - anukUla kI, pratikUla kI, mRtyu kI, amaratva kI, aMdhakAra kI, prakAza kii| jIvana to naTa kI rassI kI taraha hai, jisa para hameM anukUla va pratikUla ke bIca saMtulana banAe rakhakara calanA hai| agara saMtulana na rakha pAe to AtmA gira jAegI, rIr3ha kI haDDI TUTa jaaegii| rassI para calanA hai to saMtulana banAe rakhanA hogaa| jisakA saMtulana TUTa gayA, vaha auMdhe muMha nIce A giregaa| jAgo aura bar3ho harapala, satat aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora / ___ apane pAsa jo bhI hai, usakA bodhapUrvaka upayoga kro| jarUrata se jyAdA saMgraha mata kro| jyAdA ho, to aparigraha-bhAva se use jarUratamaMdoM ko bAMTane kI udAratA brto| hiMsA, corI, vyabhicAra, mithyA bhASaNa, naze ke sevana se paraheja rkho| mana ko vaza meM rkho| mana ke pravAha meM bahate rahane kI bajAya, aisA prajJA-pradIpa pragaTa karo, jisase tuma apanI vicAra-AcAra sthiti ke prati sajaga raha sko| jo jaisA hai, use jaano| priya ho yA apriya, rAga-dveSa se rahita hokara, usake prati apane citta kA santulana banAye rkho| pravRtti yA karmayoga se svayaM ko vimukha mata kro| yaha to eka prakAra kA palAyana hogA, jIvana se hI bacanA aura bhAganA hogaa| apane karmayoga ko to aura prakhara kro| citta meM taTasthatA ho isalie ki apane-parAye kA bheda gira ske| viSayoM kI anupasthiti kA tuma AnaMda le sko| bhItara kI zAMti kA rasAsvAda kara sko| jIvana se bhAgo mt| jIvana to kyA, viSayoM se bhI dUra mata bhAgo, dUra bhAgane se kyA hogA? mana to unase jur3A huA hI rhegaa| tuma aprAkRtika ho jaaoge| becAre viSayoM ne tumhArA kyA bigAr3A? tuma hI bigar3e ho| tumhArA dRSTikoNa bigar3A huA hai| viSaya to na to acche hote haiM, na hI bure| ve na mitra hote haiM, na shtru| ve to jaise haiM, vaise haiN| kore kAgaz2a kI trh| hama apane ko usase saMlagna karake kore kAgaz2a para kIcar3a uchAla lete haiM yA indradhanuSa ukera lete haiN| tuma viSayoM se nirlipta ho, nispRha ho, to ve bhI nirlipta haiM, nispRha haiN| saba prajvilata ho prajJA-pradIpa / 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha hamAre najariye para nirbhara karatA hai| zuddhatA, pavitratA, sAmyatA layabaddhatatA to cAhiye hamAre tana-mana-vacana meN| mana meM kucha ho, vANI meM kucha aura hI AtA rahe, aura karane ke nAma para kucha tIsarA hI karate rahe, yaha virodhAbhAsa hai, aMdhakAra hai| vaiSamya se bAhara Ao, daladala se Upara khilo| phUla ko khila hI jAne do| jIvana kA paTAkSepa to hogaa| jIvana meM mRtyu Ae, jaba bhI Ae, koI paravAha nahIM, para hama una kAraNoM ko miTA deM, jo jIvana ko hI martya banA DAlate haiN| mRtyu kI bajAya, hamArI mRtyu yA hamArA jInA nirvANa kA mahotsava ho jAye, to hamArA saubhAgya! nahIM to bhI pUrNatA ko, mukti ko, nirvANa ko, paripUrNa khilAvaTa ko apane meM jIne kA prayAsa to kiyA hI jA sakatA hai| jo honA hogA, so hogA; basa hama apane meM hoNge| hamase kucha ho jAye, to acchI bAta hai, na bhI hogA, to bhI hama to apane meM ho hI jAeMge, apanI ora se to sabako apane meM samAviSTa kara hI leNge| eka hokara, samagra astitva hokara jI hI jaaeNge| yahI caahiye| itanA hI kAphI hai| anamannermencommmmmmcccommonsomeonemoonamoroomsecommonsoonommonoonom00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 mAnava ho mahAvIra / 83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane ghara meM apanA pustakAlaya hamArI bauddhika kSamatA behisAba bar3hI hai kintu sahI mArgadarzana evaM vicAradRSTi ke abhAva meM manuSya kI cetanA vikhaMDita, vipanna aura ghuTana ke daura se gujara rahI hai| jitayazA phAuMDezana Ama AdamI ke Atmika vikAsa evaM mAnasika zAMti ke lie prayAsarata hai| phAuMDezana zrI candraprabha jI jaise adhyAtma-puruSa ke dRSTikoNa aura mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI ke manovaijJAnika vaicArika pahaluoM ko AdhAra banAkara jana-sAdhAraNa ke lie sAhitya ke prakAzana evaM vistAra kI mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhA rahA hai| hamArA dRSTikoNa na kevala lAbha-nirapekSa hai apitu lAgata se bhI kama mUlya meM zreSTha sAhitya ko Apa taka pahuMcAnA hai| hamAre pAThakoM kI saMkhyA meM nirantara vRddhi huI hai aura hameM prasannatA hai ki hama bhAratIya cintana ko TheTha videzoM taka pahu~cAne meM saphala hue haiN| __ apanA pustakAlaya apane ghara meM banAne ke lie phAuMDezana ne eka abhinava yojanA bhI banAI hai| isake antargata Apako sirpha eka bAra hI phAuMDezana ko eka hajAra rupaye kA anudAna denA hogA, jisake badale meM phAuMDezana apane yahA~ se prakAzita hone vAle pratyeka sAhitya ko Apake pAsa Apake ghara taka pahuMcAegA aura vaha bhI AjIvana / isa yojanA ke tahata eka aura vizeSa suvidhA Apako dI jA rahI hai ki isa yojanA ke sadasya banate hI Apako rajisTarDa DAka se phAuMDezana kA aba taka kA prakAzita sampUrNa upalabdha sAhitya niHzulka prApta hogaa| yaha sUcI-patra mAtra upalabdha pustakoM kA hai| ina pustakoM kA Apa svayaM to paThana-manana kareM hI apane mitroM ko bhI upahAra ke rUpa meM de sakate haiN| ina anamola pustakoM ke pracAra-prasAra ke lie Apa sasneha AmaMtrita haiN| dhyAna/ adhyAtma/ cintana manuSya kA kAyAkalpa : zrI candraprabha mana aura cetanA kI vibhinna gutthiyoM ko kholate hue dhyAna dvArA kAyAkalpa kA eka prazasta mArgadarzana / pRSTha 200, mUlya 25/svayaM se sAkSAtkAra : zrI candraprabha mana-mastiSka kI graMthiyoM ko kholane ke lie dhyAna-zivira meM diye gaye amRta pravacana / pRSTha 146, mUlya 10/nipazyanA aura vizuddhi : zrI candraprabha zarIra, vicAra aura bhAvoM kI upayogitA aura vizuddhi ke mArga darazAtA eka abhinava prakAzana / pRSTha 112, mUlya 12/jyoti kalaza chalake : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jIvana-mUlyoM ko Upara uThAne vAlI eka pyArI pustaka / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sUtroM para vistRta vivecana / pRSTha 160, mUlya 20/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna kI jIvaMta prakriyA : suzrI vijayalakSmI jaina dhyAna kI sarala prakriyA jAnane ke lie eka behatarIna pustk| pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/appa dIvo bhava : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma ke vibhinna AyAmoM ko ujAgara karatA cintana-koSa / pRSTha 112, mUlya 15/caleM, mana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara sakriya evaM tanAva-rahita jIvana prazasta karane vAlA eka manovaijJAnika yugIna grantha / pRSTha 300, mUlya 30/vyaktitva vikAsa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara hamArA vyaktitva hI hamArI pahacAna hai, tathya ko ujAgara karane vAlA eka manovaijJAnika prakAzana / __ pRSTha 112, mUlya 10/dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara dhyAna-zivira meM diye gaye pravacanoM, vidhi-prayogoM evaM anubhavoM kA amRta Akalana / pRSTha 180, mUlya 20/saMbhAvanAoM se sAkSAtkAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara astitva kI anaMta saMbhAvanAoM se sIdhA saMvAda / pRSTha 62, mUlya 10/cetanA kA vikAsa : zrI candraprabha sAdhakoM ke lie mahatvapUrNa pustaka; dhyAna-yoga kI hara bArIkI kA manovaijJAnika digdarzana / pRSTha 112, mUlya 12/AMgana meM AkAza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara tIsa pravacanoM kA anUThA AdhyAtmika saMkalana, jo Ama AdamI ko prabuddha karatA hai aura jor3atA hai use astitva kI satyatA se / pRSTha 200, mUlya 20/samaya kI cetanA : zrI candraprabha zrI candraprabha kI navInatama pustaka; samaya kI upAdeyatA para eka asAdhAraNa prakAzana / pRSTha 148, mUlya 15/mana meM, mana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara mana kI gutthiyoM ko samajhAne aura sulajhAne vAlA eka mahatvapUrNa prakAzana, dizA-darzana / pRSTha 48, mUlya 2/prema ke vaza meM hai bhagavAna : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jise par3he binA manuSya kA prema adhUrA hai| pRSTha 48, mUlya 3/jita dekhU tita tU : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara astitva ke pratyeka aNu meM paramAtma-zakti ko upajAne kA pryl| pRSTa 32, mUlya 2/cale, bandhana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara bandhana-mukti ke lie krAntikArI sandeza / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/vahI kahatA hU~ : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara dainika samAcAra-patroM meM prakAzita starIya pravacanAMzoM kA saMkalana / / pRSTha 48, mUlya 3/satyam zivam sundaram : zrI candraprabha jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma ke vibhinna pahaluoM para prakAza DAlate amRta zukta vacana / pRSTha 160, mUlya 20/sambodhi ke dIpa : zrI candraprabha jIvana nirmANa evaM antaryAtrA ke silasile meM hara vyakti ke lie upayogI pustk|| pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyotirgamaya : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara bhItara ke ghuppa aMdhakAra ko kATatA eka prakAzavAhI saMkalana / pRSTha 102, mUlya 10/zivo'ham : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara dhyAna kI U~cAiyoM ko AtmasAt karane ke lie eka tanAva-mukta svastha mArgadarzana / pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/paryuSaNa-pravacana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara paryuSaNa-mahAparva ke pravacanoM ko ghara-ghara pahu~cAne ke lie eka pyArA prakAzana, par3heM kalpasUtra ko apanI bhASA meN| pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/prema aura zAMti : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara mana kI zAMti evaM sukha kI upalabdhi ke lie mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM kI navInatama prastuti / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/mahaka uThe jIvana-badarIvana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara vyaktitva ke nirmANa evaM samAja ke vikAsa ke lie buniyAdI bAtoM kA khulAsA / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/tIrtha aura mandira : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara tIrtha aura maMdira kevala zraddhAsthala haiM yA kucha aura bhI? jAnakArI ke lie par3hiye yaha pustaka / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/amRta-saMdeza : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara sadguru zrI candraprabha ke amRta-saMdezoM kA sAra-saMkalana | pRSTha 56, mUlya 3/tuma mukta ho, atimukta : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara Atma-krAMti ke amRtsuutr| pRSTha 100, mUlya 7/roma-roma rasa pIje : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jIvana ke hara kadama para mArga darazAte cintana-sUtroM kA dstaavej| pRSTha 88, mUlya 10/dhyAna : kyoM aura kaise : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara hamAre sAmAjika jIvana meM dhyAna kI kyA jarUrata hai, isa sambaMdha meM svaccha rAha dikhAtI pustaka / pRSTha 86, mUlya 10/dharatI ko banAeM svarga : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara dharma kI AvazyakatA aura nArI-jagata para lagI vetukI pAbaMdiyoM para samAcAra-patroM ko diye gaye vistRta sAkSAtkAroM kA prakAzana / pRSTha 52, mUlya 3/AtmA kI pyAsa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara guru-pUrNimA para prakAza DAlatI pustikA / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/meDiTezana eNDa enalAiTameMTa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara dhyAna aura samAdhi ke vibhinna pahaluoM para manana aura vizleSaNa; videzoM meM bhI behada carcita / pRSTha 108, mUlya 15/Agama/ zodha/ koza AyAra-suttaM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara eka Adarza dharma-grantha kA mUla evaM hindI anuvAda ke sAtha abhinava prakAzana / vijJAna evaM cintana ke kSetra meM eka khoj| pRSTha 260, mUlya 30/candraprabha : jIvana aura sAhitya : DaoN. nAgendra mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jI kI sAhityika sevAoM kA vistRta lekhA-jokhA / pRSTha 160, mUlya 15/jaya sammetazikhara : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jaina tIrtha sammetazikhara jI ke itihAsa evaM vikAsa para byaurA / pRSTha 32, mUlya 5/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAdhyAya devacandra : jIvana, sAhitya aura vicAra : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara zrImad devacandra ke vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ke vibhinna pahaluoM para prakAza DAlane vAlA zodha-prabandha / pRSTha 320, mUlya 50/hindI sUkti-sandarbha koza : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara hindI ke suvistRta sAhitya se sUktiyoM kA sasandarbha saMkalana, do bhAgoM meN| pRSTha 750, mUlya 100/paMca saMdeza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha para kAlajayI sUktiyoM kA anUThA sampAdana / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/binA nayana kI bAta : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara adhyAtma-puruSa zrImad rAjacandra ke pramukha padoM para mAnaka prvcn| pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/bhagavattA phailI saba ora : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara kundakunda kI gAthAoM para mArmika udbhaavnaa| kama zabdoM meM adhikatama saamgrii| pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/sahaja mile avinAzI : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara paMtajali ke pramukha yoga-sUtroM kI lokasulabha vivecanA pRSTha 62, mUlya 10/aMtara ke paTa khola : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara paMtajali ke mahatvapUrNa sUtroM para punarprakAza; yoga kI anuThI pustaka / pRSTha 112, mUlya 7/haMsA to motI cugai : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara . mahAvIra ke adhyAtma-sUtroM para pravacana / pRSTha 88, mUlya 10/ kathA-kahAnI saMsAra meM samAdhi : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara saMsAra meM samAdhi ke phUla kaise khila sakate haiM, sacce ghaTanAkramoM ke dvArA usI kA sahaja vinyAsa / ___ pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/silasilA : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara pazopeza meM par3e iMsAna ke vikalpa ko talAzatI dAstAna / bAlamana, yuvApIr3hI, praur3ha, bujurgoM ke antarmana ko samAna rUpa se chUne vAlI kahAniyoM kA saMkalana / ____ pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/saMta harikezabala : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara aspRzyatA nivAraNa ke lie bolatI eka raMgIna khaanii| baccoM ke lie sau phIsadI upyogii| pRSTha 32, mUlya 5/zUnya kA saMdeza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara rahasya kI paratoM ko ughAr3atI lghukthaaeN| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/tAla banA sAgara : zrImatI kusuma AMcaliyA gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ke preraNAspada jIvana kA eka raMgIna aura bebAka Akalana / pRSTha 24, mUlya 5/satya, saundarya aura hama : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara sundara, sarasa prasaMga, jinameM saccAI bhI hai aura yuga kI pahacAna bhii| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ghaTa-ghaTa dIpa jale : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara rASTrIya patrikAoM meM prakAzita zrI candraprabha kI kahAniyoM kA saMkalana / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/kucha kaliyA~, kucha phUla : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara saMsAra ke vibhinna konoM meM hue sadguruoM kI jIvanta ghaTanAoM kA aalekhn| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke jhaMjhAvAta : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara prasiddha kahAnIkAroM kI tIsa zreSThatama laghukathAoM kA saMgraha / jyoti ke amRta kalaza : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara adhyAtma ke atIta kA jIvaMta citraNa / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ kAvya-kavitA chAyAtapa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara adRzya priyatama kI raMgIna bArIkiyoM kA manojJa citraNa / rahasyamayI chAyAvAdI kavitAeM / darzana do bhagavAna : vikAsa nAhara suparahiTa lokapriya bhajanoM kA apratima saMkalana / mahAn jaina stotra : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara atyanta prabhAvazAlI evaM camatkArI jaina stotroM kA vizAla saMgraha jina - zAsana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara kAvya-zailI meM jainatva ko samagratA se prastuta karane vAlA eka mAtra sampUrNa prayAsa / pRSTha 80, mUlya 3/adhara meM laTakA adhyAtma : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara dila kI gaharAiyoM ko chU jAne vAlI eka viziSTa kAvyakRti / pRSTha 152, mUlya 7/ gIta - bhajana - stotra jaina bhajana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara lokapriya tarjoM para nirmita bhAvapUrNa gIta- bhajana / mahaka tumhArI, jyoti hamArI : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara ikkIsa santa-kaviyoM ke zreSThatama padoM kA saMgraha | pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/ dAdA gurudeva ke bhajana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara dAdA gurudeva ke bhajanoM aura gItoM kA saMgraha / prabhAta vandanA evaM bhajana-saMdhyA meM nitya upayogI / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ pRSTha 48, mUlya 2/ pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ rajisTrI cArja eka pustaka para 8 /- rupaye, nyUnatama sau rupaye kA sAhitya maMgAne para DAka vyaya se mukta / dhanarAzi zrI jitayazA zrI phAuMDezana (SRI JIT YASHA SHREE 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