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________________ 6 rAga kA UrdhvakaraNa AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke sambandha meM, dharma ke vidhi-niSedha evaM maryAdA ke sambandha meM socate hue hamane kucha bhUleM kI haiN| aneka prakAra kI bhrAMtiyoM se hamArA ciMtana digmUr3ha-sA ho gayA hai. aisA mujhe kabhI-kabhI lagatA hai / sAdhanA kA pravAha usa jharane kI bhAMti apane mUla udgama para bahuta hI nirmala aura svaccha thA, kintu jyoM-jyoM vaha Age bar3hatA gayA, usameM bhrAMtiyoM kA kUr3A-kacarA milatA gayA aura pravAha meM eka prakAra kI malinatA AtI gaI / Aja usakA geMdalA pAnI dekha kara kabhI-kabhI mana cauMka uThatA hai aura socane ko vivaza ho jAtA hai ki kyA yaha kUr3A-kacarA nikAlA nahIM jA sakatA ? isa pravAha kI pavitratA aura nirmalatA ko kacarA kaba taka Dha~ke rakhegA ? isa sambandha meM samaya-samaya para bahuta kucha kahatA rahA huuN| isake lie pAsa-par3osa kI dUsarI paramparAyoM aura ciMtana - zailiyoM kI TIkA-TippaNI bhI maiM karatA rahA hU~, unakI malinatA para coTa karane se bhI maiM nahIM hicakatA / parantu isakI pRSThabhUmi meM merI koI sAMpradAyika graha yA durAgraha kI manovRtti nahIM hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki bhUloM evaM bhrAntiyoM ke lie apanI sAmpradAyika paramparA aura vicAradhArA para bhI maiMne kAphI kaThora prahAra kie haiN| vicAra - pravAha meM jahA~ malinatA ho, use chipAyA nahIM jAe, phira vaha cAhe apane ghara meM ho yA dUsare ghara meM / maiM isa viSaya meM bahuta hI taTasthatA se socatA hU~ aura malinatA ke prakSAlana meM sadA unmukta bhAva se apanA yoga detA rahA hU~ / sAdhanA meM dvaidha kyoM ? hameM socanA hai ki jise hama sAdhanA kahate haiM, vaha kyA hai ? jise hama dharma samajhate haiM, vaha kyA hai ? vaha kahA~ hai ? kisa rUpa meM cala rahA hai aura use kisa rUpa meM calanA cAhie ? eka sabase vikaTa bAta to yaha hai ki hamane sAdhanA ko alaga-alaga kaThagharoM meM khar3A kara diyA hai| usake vyaktitva ko, usakI AtmA ko vibhakta kara diyA hai| usako samagratA ke rUpa meM hamane nahIM dekhA / Tukar3oM meM dekhane kI Adata bana gaI hai / loga ghara meM kucha alaga taraha kI jindagI jIte haiM, parivAra meM kucha alaga taraha kI ghara ke jIvana ar rUpa kucha aura hai aura maMdira, upAzraya, dharma-sthAnaka ke jIvana kA rUpa kucha aura hI hai| ve akele meM kisI aura DhaMga se jIte haiM aura parivAra evaM samAja ke bIca kisI dUsare DhaMga se| maiMne dekhA hai, samAja bIca baiThakara jo vyakti phUla kI taraha muskarAte haiM, phavvAre kI taraha prema kI phuhAreM barasAte haiM, ve hI ghara meM zrAkara rAvaNa kI taraha raudra bana jAte haiM / krodha kI Aga ugalane lagate haiM / dharma sthAnaka meM yA maMdira meM jinheM dekhane se lagatA hai ki ye bar3e tyAgI - vairAgI haiM, bhakta haiM, saMsAra se inheM kucha lenA-denA nahIM, nispRhatA itanI hai ki jaise abhI mukti ho jAegI, ve hI vyakti jaba vahA~ se bAhara nikalate haiM, to unakA rUpa bilkula hI badala jAtA hai, dharma kI chAyA taka unake jIvana para dikhAI nahIM detI / maiM socatA hU~, yaha kyA bAta hai ? jIvana para itanA dvaidha kyoM A gayA ? sAdhanA meM yaha bahurUpiyApana kyoM cala par3A ? lagatA hai, isa sambandha meM socane-samajhane kI kucha bhUleM rAga kA UrdhvakaraNa 136 .
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________________ huI haiM, ve bhUleM zAyada Apane utanI nahIM kI hogI, jitanI ki gurupada se hamane kI hoMgI / aura ve nI bhI nahIM, bahuta purAnI haiN| ve kAphI pahale se calI A rahI haiM / dharma : kevala paraloka ke lie ? maiM jaba ina ba~dhI - ba~dhAI mAnyatAoM aura calI A rahI paramparAtroM kI ora dekhakara pUchatA hU~ - " dharma kisalie hai ?" to eka TakasAlI uttara milatA hai - "dharma paraloka sudhArane ke lie hai / " "yaha sevAbhakti, dAna-puNya kisalie ? paraloka ke lie|" hama barAbara kahate Aye haiM- "paraloka ke lie kucha japa-tapa kara lo, AgAmI jIvana ke lie kucha gaTharI bA~dha lo / " maMdira ke ghaMTe ghar3iyAla ---- kevala paraloka sudhAra kA udghoSa karate haiM, hamAre - mukhapattI jaise paraloka sudhAra kI nAmapaTTiyA~ bana gae haiN| jidhara dekho, jidhara suno, paraloka kI AvAja itanI teja ho gaI hai ki kucha aura sunAI hI nahIM detA / eka ajIba kolAhala, eka ajIba bhrAMti ke bIca hama jIvana jI rahe haiM, kevala paraloka ke lie ! hama Astika haiM, punarjanma aura paraloka ke astitva meM hamArA vizvAsa hai, kintu isakA yaha matalaba to nahIM ki usa paraloka kI bAta ko itane jora se kaheM ki isa loka kI bAta koI suna hI nahIM sake / paraloka kI AsthA meM isa loka ke lie AsthAhIna hokara jInA, kaisI prAstikatA hai ? merA vicAra hai, yadi paraloka ko dekhane-samajhane kI hI ApakI dRSTi bana gaI hai, to isa jIvana ko bhI paraloka kyoM nahIM samajha liyA jAe ? loka-paraloka sApekSa zabda haiM / punarjanma meM yadi ApakA vizvAsa hai, to pichale janma ko bhI Apa avazya mAnate haiM ? zrataH atIta ke pichale jIvana kI dRSTi se kyA yaha jIvana paraloka nahIM hai ? pichale jIvana meM Apane jo kucha sAdhanA-ArAdhanA kI hogI, usa jIvana kA paraloka yahI to vartamAna hai / phira Apa isa jIvana ko bhUla kyoM jAte haiM ? paraloka ke nAma para isa jIvana kI upekSA, pravagaNanA kyoM kara rahe haiM ? lokAtIta sAdhanA : bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhakoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA thA-' - 'ArAhae logamiNaM tahA paraM" sAdhako ! tuma isa loka kI bhI prArAdhanA-sAdhanA karo, paraloka kI bhI / loka aura paraloka meM AtmA kI koI do bhinna sattA nahIM hai, jo AtmA isa loka meM hai, vahI paraloka meM bhI jAtI hai, jo pUrva janma meM thI, vahI isa janma meM AI hai| isakA matalaba hai-pIche bhI tuma the, yahA~ bhI tuma ho aura Age bhI tuma rhoge| tumhArI sattA prakhaNDa aura ananta hai| tumhArA vartamAna ihaloka hai, tumhArA bhaviSya paraloka hai / jindagI jo nadI ke eka pravAha kI bhA~ti kSaNa-kSaNa meM Age bahatI jA rahI hai, vaha loka-paraloka ke do taToM ko apanI karavaToM meM sameTe hue hai| jarA sUkSmadRSTi evaM tattvadRSTi se vicAra kiyA jAe, to jIne-marane para hI loka-paraloka kI vyavasthA nahIM hai| vartamAna jIvana meM hI loka-paraloka kI dhArA baha rahI hai| jIvana kA hara pahalA kSaNa loka hai, aura hara dUsarA kSaNa paraloka / loka-paraloka' isa jindagI meM kSaNa-kSaNa meM A rahe haiM, jA rahe haiM / hamane loka-paraloka ko bAjArU zabda banA die aura yoM hI goTI kI taraha pheMka diyA hai khelane ke lie| yadi ina zabdoM ThIka-ThIka artha samajhA jAe, loka-paraloka kI sImAoM kA sahI rUpa samajhA jAe, to jo bhrAMtiyA~ prAja hamArI buddhi ko gumarAha kara rahI haiM, ve nahIM kara pAe~gI / hama jo loka-paraloka ko sudhArane kI bAta kahate haiM, usakA artha hai, vartamAna aura bhaviSya -- donoM hI sudharane cAhie~ / yadi vartamAna hI nahIM sudharA, to bhaviSya kaise sudharegA ? 140 "loka nahIM sudharA hai yadi to, kaise sudharegA paraloka ?" pannA samikkha dhammaM .
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________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra neH 'pArAhae lokamiNaM tahA paraM' kI jo ghoSaNA kI, vaha na paralokavAdiyoM ko cunautI thI aura na lokavAdiyoM ko hI cunautI thI, balki eka spaSTa, abhrAMta dRSTi thI, jo donoM taToM ko eka sAtha sparza kara rahI thii| ___ aneka bAra hamAre sAmane vItarAgatA kA prazna AtA hai, usakI paryApta carcAe~ hotI haiM, kintu prazna yaha hai ki yaha vItarAgatA kyA hai ? yaha loka hai, yA paraloka hai ? isakA sambandha kisase hai ? kisI se bhI to nahIM hai| vItarAgatA loka-paraloka se pare hai, vaha lokAtIta hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA isa saMdarbha meM spaSTa udbodhana hai."tuma loka-paraloka kI dRSTi se Upara uTha kara 'lokAtIta' dRSTi se kyoM nahIM socate ? kAla pravAha meM apanI akhaNDa sattA kI anusyUti ko kyoM nahIM anubhava karate? vartamAna aura bhaviSya meM tumhArI sattA vibhakta nahIM hai, vaha eka hai, akhaNDa hai, avicchinna hai| phira apane ko Tukar3oM meM kyoM dekhate ho?" jaina-darzana eka ora loka-paraloka kI ArAdhanA kI bAta kahatA hai, dUsarI ora loka-paraloka ke lie sAdhanA karane kA niSedha bhI kara rahA hai| vaha kahatA hai-"no iha logaTTayAe, no paralogaTThayAe..." na isa loka ke lie sAdhanA karo, na paraloka ke lie hii| loka-paraloka-yaha rAgadveSa kI bhASA hai, Asakti kA rUpa hai, saMsAra hai| sukha-duHkha kA baMdhana hai| hameM loka-paraloka se Upara uThakara 'lokAtIta' dRSTi se socanA hai| aura, vaha lokAtIta daSTi hI vItarAga-dRSTi hai| ____ vItarAga kA jaba nirvANa hotA hai, to hama kyA kahate haiM ? paralokavAsI ho gae...? nahIM, paraloka kA artha hai, punarjanma / aura, punarjanma tabhI hogA, jaba AtmA meM rAga-dveSa ke saMskAra jage hoNge| rAga-dveSa ke saMskAra vItarAga meM hai nhiiN| vItarAga kI mRtyu kA artha hai-lokAtIta dazA ko prApta honA / yadi hama loka-paraloka ke dRSTimoha se mukta ho jAte haiM, to isa loka meM bhI lokAtIta dazA kI anubhUti kara sakate haiN| deha meM bhI videha sthiti prApta kara sakate haiN| zrImad rAyacandra ke zabdoM meM "dehachatAM jehanI dazA varte dehAtIta / te jJAnI nA caraNamAM vandana ho agaNIta // " rAga kA pratyAvartana : loka-paraloka ke sambandha meM jaisI kucha bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ haiM, vaisI hI vItarAgatA ke sambandha meM bhI haiN| vItarAgatA eka bahuta U~cI bhUmikA hai| usake lie atyanta puruSArtha jagAne kI AvazyakatA hai| parantu hama dekhate haiM, nIce kI bhamikAmoM meM kSadramana ke vyakti usakA pradarzana karate haiM aura kartavya se cyuta hote haiM / ataH prAja ke sAmAnya sAdhaka ke samakSa prazna yaha hai ki jaba taka yaha lokAtIta sthiti prApta na ho jAe, tabataka isa loka meM kaise jie~? jaba taka dehAtIta dazA na Ae, taba taka deha ko kisa rUpa meM sa~bhAleM? jaba taka vItarAga dRSTi nahIM jagatI hai, taba taka rAga ko kisa rUpa meM pratyAvartita kareM ki vaha koI bandhana nahIM bane / yadi bandhana bhI bane, to kama se kama lohe kI ber3I to na bane ! jaba taka AtmA ke jyotirmaya svarUpa kA darzana na ho, taba taka itanA to kareM ki kama-se-kama andhakAra meM bhaTaka kara ThokareM to na khAe~ ! sAdhaka ke sAmane yaha eka ulajhA hA prazna khar3A hai| vaha samAdhAna cAhatA hai aura yaha samAdhAna khojanA hI hogaa| prAcAryoM ne isakA uttara diyA hai-jaba taka vItarAgatA nahIM pAe, taba taka rAga ko zubha banAte raho / rAga azubha bhI hotA hai, zubha bhii| azubha-rAga malina hai, zubha-rAga kucha nirmala hai| bandhana donoM haiN| para, donoM meM antara hai| eka kAMTe kI coTa hai, to eka phUla kI coTa hai|| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne loka-paraloka kI ArAdhanA karane kA jo udghoSa diyA hai, vaha rAga ko zubha evaM nirmala banAne kI eka prakriyA hai| jaisA maiMne Apase kahA-vItarAga rAga kA UvIkaraNa 141 Jain Education Interational
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________________ dazA to lokAtIta dazA hai| vahAM loka-paraloka ko sudhArane kI bAta hI kahA~ hai ? jo zuddha dazA hai, vahA~ phira sudhAra kI kyA bAta? azuddha ko hI sudhArA jAtA hai, isalie sAmAnya sAdhaka ke lie zuddha se pahale zubha kI bhUmikA rakhI gaI hai, vItarAgatA se pUrva zubharAga kA mArga batAyA gayA hai| sAdha kA jo vidhi-niSedhAtmaka kriyArUpa AcAra-dharma hai, vaha kyA hai ? dAna, dayA, sevA, upAsanA aura bhakti-pUjA ke vidhi-vidhAna kyA haiM ? kyA yaha vItarAga-dharma hai ? nahIM, vItarAgatA meM to sahaja dazA hotI hai, vahA~ vidhi-niSedhoM ke vikalpoM kI koI guMjAiza nhiiN| prAtmA apane zuddha svarUpa meM vicaraNa karatI hai| vahA~ indriyanigraha kiyA nahIM jAtA, svata: ho jAtA hai| isalie vaha indriyAtIta dazA hai| phira indriya-saMyama, manonigraha, deva, guru, dharma kI bhakti, pUjA-prArthanA Adi ke vikalpa vItarAga dazA meM kaise ho sakate haiM ? AcArya kundakunda jaise AdhyAtmavAdI ciMtakoM ne to ina saba kriyAoM ko zubha rAga mAnA hai / isakA artha yaha hai ki yaha saba rAga kA UrcIkaraNa hai, rAga kI zubhadazA hai| ahiMsA para kisI ko tabhI sthira kiyA jA sakegA, jaba usake mana meM sneha evaM karuNA kI dhArA bahatI hogii| satya aura pracaurya kI preraNA tabhI kAma kara sakegI, jaba anIti se pare naitika-niSThA jAgata hogii| mAnava-jAti kA Aja jo vikAsa huA hai, usake citana meM jo udAttatA pAI hai, vaha nizcita hI usake sneha, karuNA aura zubharAga kI pariNatiyA~ haiN| yadi manuSya ke hRdaya meM zubharAga kI vatti nahIM hotI, to zAyada manuSya, manuSya bhI nahIM raha pAtA / phira Apa kahA~ hote ? hama kahA~ hote? kauna kisake lie hotA? eka bAra maiMne dekhA--eka cir3iyA ghoMsale meM baiThI apane baccoM kI coMca meM dAnA de-dekara unheM khilA rahI thii| idhara-udhara se bar3I mehanata karake vaha dAnA lAtI aura baccoM ke muMha meM bar3e pyAra se DAlatI? mere pAsa hI khar3e eka munijI ne pUchA---yaha aisA kyoM karatI hai ? kyA matalaba hai isakA ? maiMne ha~sakara kahA-matalaba cir3iyA se mata pUcho, insAna se puucho| matalaba kI bhASA usI ke pAsa hai, vahA~ to eka prAkRtika sneha-rAga hai, jo pratyeka jIvadhArI ko ekadUsare ke lie upakRta karatA hai| yaha sneha hI prANI ko eka-dUsare ke nikaTa lAtA hai, eka se aneka banAtA hai, parivAra aura samAja ke rUpa meM use eka racanAtmaka vyavasthA se bA~dhatA hai| yaha sneha bhale hI moha kA rUpa hai, para moha se hama kahA~ mukta hue haiM ? jahA~ pArivArika jIvana hai, eka-dUsare ke sAtha rAgAtmaka sambandha hai, vahA~ moha to hai hii| parivAra, samAja, yahA~ taka ki dharma-saMgha aura sampradAya sabhI isa moha se ba~dhe haiN| hA~, jahA~ yaha moha udAtta bana jAtA hai, sneha vyApaka bana jAtA hai, vahA~ usakI apavitratA kama ho jAtI hai, vaha moha, vaha rAga, zubha ke rUpa meM badala jAtA hai| ahada-bhakti, siddha-bhakti, guru-bhakti Adi ke rUpa bhI isI udAtta zubha rAga kI koTi meM Ate haiN| dItarAgatA kA nATaka : vItarAgatA hamArA mukhya dharma hai, mahAn dhyeya hai| kintu jaba taka vaha vItarAgatA nahIM AtI hai, taba taka hameM rAga ko adhikAdhika pavitra evaM udAtta banAne kA prayatna karanA caahie| apane nija ke daihika svArtha aura moha se Upara uThakara usako mAnava-cetanA aura samagra jIva-cetanA taka vyApaka banAnA caahie| anyathA sAdhaka kI yaha mahAn bhUla hogI ki vaha eka ora vItarAgatA kA nATaka khelatA rahe, para dUsarI ora na to vaha use prApta kara sake aura na idhara rAga ko pavitra banAkara dUsaroM kI sevA-sahayoga hI karane kA prayatna kre| yaha sthiti bar3I duvidhApUrNa hogii| eka bAra sadara prAnta ke kucha sAdha ladhiyAnA (paMjAba) meM padhAre / eka manijI ne, jo bAta-bAta meM apane ko bahuta bar3e bairAgI aura adhyAtmavAdI pradarzita karate rahate the, eka dina vyAkhyAna meM AtmA aura pudgala kI bar3I lambI-caur3I bAteM khiiN| aura, 142 Jain Education Interational pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ bar3e joza meM lalakAra kara kahA--"pudgala para-bhAva hai, AtmA kA zatru hai| ise lAta mAro, tabhI makti hogii|" vyAkhyAna de kara uThe, gocarI kA samaya huA, to pAna saMbhAle aura pahale virAjita eka sthAnIya bujurga santa se bole--"tapasIjI! kucha aise gharoM meM le calo, jahA~ pudgaloM kI sAtA ho|" sAdhu-janoM kI sAMketika bhASA meM pudgaloM se unakA matalaba thA, ki AhArapAnI acchA aura sAtAkArI tara-mAla mile| tapasIjI muskarA kara bole-"bhAI ! abhI hI kucha dera pahale to Apa pudagala ko lAta mAra rahe the, aba pudgala kI sAtA kI bAta karane lage, yaha kyA tamAzA hai ?" kucha uttara na thA, vairAgya' kA nATaka khelane vAle munijI ke pAsa / yahI to vItarAgatA kA nATaka hai| jaba hama jIvana meM apane lie vItarAgI nahIM bana sakate, apane zarIra kI sAtA aura moha ko nahIM chor3a sakate, to phira kevala dUsaroM ke prati udAsIna aura nispRha hone kI bAta kahane se kyA lAbha hai ? jIvana-vyavahAra meM saralatA AnI cAhie, sacAI ko svIkAra karane kA sAhasa honA caahie| aura, yaha mAnanA cAhie ki jina AdarzoM taka pahu~cane meM hameM abhI taka kaThinAI anubhava hotI hai, to dUsaroM ko bhI avazya hI hotI hogii| phira usa kaThinAI ke bIca kA mArga kyoM nahIM apanAyA jAe? dharma kA mukhya rUpa vItarAgatA hai, vaha lakSya meM rahanA caahie| usa ora yAtrA cAla rakhanI caahie| parantu, jaba taka vaha sahaja bhAva se jIvana meM na utare, taba taka dharma kA gauNa rUpa zubhabhAva bhI yathAprasaMga hotA rahanA caahie| nirvikalpatA na Ae, to zubha vikalpa kA hI Azraya lenA cAhie, azubha vikalpa se bacanA caahie| gaNadhara gautama kI bAta abhI hamAre sAmane hai| itanA bar3A sAdhaka, tapasvI jisake lie bhagavatI sUtra meM kahA hai-'umgatave ghoratave dittatave--tapasviyoM meM bhI jo utkRSTa the aura jJAniyoM meM bhI! unhoMne jaba apane hI ziSyoM ko kevalI hote dekhA, to ve mana meM kSobha aura nirAzA se klAMta ho gae aura socane lage ki-"yaha kyA ? mujhe abhI bhI kevalajJAna nahIM ho rahA hai aura mere ziSya kevalI ho rahe haiM, mukta ho rahe haiM?" bhagavAn mahAvIra ne gautama ke kSobha ko zAnta karate hue kahA-"gautama ! tumhAre mana meM abhI taka moha aura sneha kA baMdhana hai|" gautama ne pUchA-"kisake sAtha ?" bhagavAn ne kahA- "mere prati ! mere vyaktitva ke prati tumhAre mana meM eka sUkSma anurAga, jo janma-janmAntara se calA A rahA hai, vaha rAga-sneha hI tumhArI mukti meM bAdhaka bana rahA hai|" gautama yaha saba-kucha jAnakara bhI bhagavAn ke prati apanA premarAga chor3a nahIM paae| aura, Apa dekhate haiM ki gautama kA vaha anarAga bhagavAna ke nirvANa ke samaya itanA prabala ho jAtA hai ki aA~suoM ke rUpa meM bAhara baha pAtA hai| ise hamAre kucha sAthI moha batAkara ekAnta azubha evaM dUSita kaha sakate haiM, parantu maiM to ise moha mAna kara bhI ekAnta azubha nahIM mAna sakatA / yaha bhakti-vibhora bhakta-hRdaya kI amuka aMza meM zubha pariNati hai| yaha mAnava hRdaya kI eka snehAtmaka sthiti hai, guNAturAga kI vRtti hai| A~sU kevala zoka ke hI A~sU nahIM hote, bhakti aura prema ke bhI A~sU hote haiM, karuNA ke bhI A~sU hote haiN| manuSya samAja meM akelA nahIM jItA, usake sAtha parivAra hotA hai, samAja hotA hai, saMgha hotA hai| vaha sUkhe vRkSa kI bhA~ti nirapekSa tathA nizceSTa raha kara yoM hI zunya meM kaise jI sakatA hai ? usake mana meM pAsa-par3osa kI ghaTanAoM kI pratikriyA avazya hotI hai| yadi ApakI cetanA kA UrdhvamukhI vikAsa ho rahA hai, to Apa kisI ko pragatipatha para bar3hate dekhakara, kisI ke vyaktitva ko vikasita hote dekhakara muskarA uTheMge, dUsaroM kI prasannatA se prasanna ho jAeMge, dUsaroM ke guNoM para kamala-puSpa kI bhA~ti praphulla ho jaaeNge| rAga kA UrvIkaraNa Jain Education Intemational
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________________ aura isake viparIta yadi ApakI cetanA kuNThAgrasta hai, usakA pravAha adhomukhI hai, to Apa IrSyA aura DAha se jala uttheNge| kisI ke guNoM kI prazaMsA sunakara mana hI mana tilamilA uTheMge, jaise sau-sau bicchuoM ke eka sAtha DaMka laga gaye hoM ! kisI ko bar3hate dekhakara usa para vyaMgya kareMge, use girAne kI ceSTA kareMge / aba Apa socie, ina donoM sthitiyoM meM kauna-sI sthiti zreSTha hai ? pramoda se jInA, dUsaroM ke guNoM aura vizeSatAoM para prasannatApUrvaka jInA - yaha ThIka hai, yA rAta dina IrSyA- DAha se tilamilAte rahanA ? jaba taka vItarAga-dazA nahIM AtI hai, taba taka ina donoM meM se eka mArga cunanA hogaa| pahalA mArga hai, zubha rAga kA zrIra dUsarA mArga hai, zubha rAga kA dveSa kA / rAga jaba adhomukhI hotA hai, to antataH vaha dveSa kA rUpa le letA hai, isalie azubha rAga yA dveSa meM koI vizeSa antara nahIM rahatA / guNoM kA pradara : pramoda bhAvanA : jaina, bauddha aura vaidika sAhitya meM cAra bhAvanAe~ prAtI haiM, una cAra bhAvanAoM meM dUsarI bhAvanA hai - " guNiSu pramodaM " guNI ke prati pramoda - prasannatA kI bhAvanA ! jainadarzana kI to yaha uccatama jIvana-dRSTi hai / hama apane meM, apane paripArzva meM kahIM bhI, kisI cetanA ko vikasita hote dekhakara, kahIM bhI jyoti ko camakate dekhakara, usake prati prasannatA anubhava kareM, pramoda se pulaka uTheM--yaha jIvana meM sabase bar3A Ananda kA mArga hai / guNoM kA svAgata karanA, unake vikAsa ko protsAhita karanA, hamArI AdhyAtmika cetanA kI UrdhvamukhI vRtti hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa vRtti ko rAga to kahA hai, para zubha rAga kahA hai aura ise protsAhita kiyA hai / AgamoM meM jahA~ mahAvIra ne zrAvakoM kA varNana kiyA hai, vahA~ para eka vizeSaNa AtA hai, "aTThimijja pemANurAga ratte" -- ve asthi aura majjA taka dharma ke premAnurAga se raMjita the ! yaha nizcita hai ki yaha 'premAnurAga' vItarAga dharma to nahIM hai, phira bhI dhArmika kI ullekhanIya vizeSatA hai / ataH isakA artha hai -- anurAga, guNAnurAga, dharmAnurAga / aura, yaha jIvana kA eka mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| vItarAtA ke nAma para yadi hama kisI ubharate hue vyaktitva ko dekhakara bhI mauna rahate haiM, kisI sadguNoM ke kalpavRkSa ko lahalahAte dekha kara bhI udAsIna bane rahate haiM, to maiM mAnatA hU~, hamArI cetanA abhI kuNThita hai, usakA pravAha adhomukhI hai aura yaha vRtti jIvana evaM jagat ke lie ghAtaka hai / maiM Apase spaSTa kaha dUM ki jaba bhI kisI honahAra vyaktitva meM vikAsa kI aneka saMbhAvanAoM para dRSTi DAlatA hU~, to mujhe usameM sarjanA kI aneka maulika kalpanAe~ chipI milatI haiN| inameM bauddhika vilakSaNatA, taTastha ciMtana tathA satyAnulakSI spaSTavAditA zrAdi kucha aisI vizeSatAe~ nihita pAtA hU~, jo mere mana ko pramudita kara detI haiN| mAnava hi yahI mahAna niSThA hai, zubha vRtti hai ki vaha kahIM kisI zreSThatA ko, acchAI ko aMkurita hote dekhe, to sahaja sadbhAva se usake prati prAkRSTa ho; usako vikasita hote dekheM, to sahaja prasannatA se jhUma uThe / kabhI-kabhI socatA hU~, hamAre zramaNa zramaNI varga meM bhI yadi guNAnurAga ke rUpa meM vyavahAra kI saralatA aura pavitratA banI rahe, to hama apane pavitra AdarzoM ko jana-jIvana meM bahuta kucha ujAgara kara sakate haiN| binA kisI jAti, pantha yA deza-bheda ke guNIjanoM ke zreSTha jIvana ke prati anurAga honA, eka udAtta bhAva hai / maiM to kahU~gA ki yadi kisI meM guNAnurAga dRSTi hai, to vaha avazya hI eka pavitra anurAga kI bhAvanA se AplAvita mAnava hI nahIM, mahAmAnava hai / jaisA ki maiMne prArambha meM kahA--dharma aura adhyAtma kI bhUmikA para khar3e hokara hamane kucha bahuta U~cI bAteM socI haiN| jIvana meM nirapekSatA aura vItarAgatA ke uttarottara aneka Adarza bhI khar3e kie haiM, kintu vaha bhUmikA itanI U~cI hai ki hama yoM hI chalAMga 144 pannA samikkha dhammaM .
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________________ lagAkara vahA~ taka nahIM pahu~ca skte| isa sthiti meM, jaba taka pUrNa vItarAga nahIM ho jAte hai, rAga ko azubha meM se zubha meM pariNata karanA caahie| kheda hai, isa tathya ko socane meM to phaMsa gae haiM, kintu rAga ke jo UdhvamukhI Adarza rUpa haiM----NAnurAga, deva, guru, dharma kI bhakti, sevA, maitrI, karuNA aura sahayoga prAdi-unheM bhUla gae haiM, una vRttiyoM ko rAga kI koTi meM mAnakara unase nirapekSa rahane kI bAta kahane laga gae haiN| cintana kI yaha eka bahuta bar3I bhUla hai, isa bhUla ko samajhanA hai, sudhAranA hai-tabhI hama jaina-dharma ke pavitra AdarzoM ko jIvana meM sAkAra banA skeNge| aura, rAga ke UrvIkaraNa evaM pavitrIkaraNa kI prakriyA sIkha skeNge| pravRttiyoM aura kaSAyoM se mukta hone kA sahI mArga yahI hai| azubha se zubha aura zubha se zuddha-isa sopAnabaddha prayANa se siddhi kA dvAra AsAnI se mila sakatA hai| hanumAna-kUda to hameM kabhI-kabhI nimnatama dazA meM hI burI taraha se paTaka de sakatI hai| rAga kA UrvIkaraNa-sopAnabaddha prayANa hI isake lie ucita mArga hai| vItarAgatA kA bhI yaha ekAnta artha nahIM hai ki vaha jana-kalyANa se parAGmukha ho kara yoM hI niSkriya dazA meM jIvana ke zeSa varSa gujAratA rhe| vItarAga ko bhI jana-kalyANa ke kArya karane haiN| rAgamukta hokara bhI yaha udAtta karma kiyA jA sakatA hai| udAharaNa ke rUpa meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ko hI liijie| kevalajJAna prApta kara pUrNa vItarAga arhanta hone para bhI ve jIvana ke zeSa tIsa varSa taka dUra-dUra ke pradezoM meM, bIca kI gaMgA, gaMDakI Adi nadiyoM ko naukAoM se pAra kara, hajAroM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke sAtha, nagara-nagara, grAma karate ra rahe, durvyasanoM evaM andhavizvAsoM se makta kara unake antara meM dayA, karuNA. maitrI jana-kalyANa jIvana kA Adarza hai| jaba taka rAga hai, use zubha meM pariNata kara ke jana-kalyANa kreN| aura, jaba pUrNa vItarAga arhanta ho jAe~, taba bhI niSkAma bhAva se janajIvana kA hita evaM niHzreyasa sAdhate rheN| rAga kA UvIkaraNa 145 Jain Education Interational