Book Title: Sadhna Ke Shalaka Purush Gurudev Tulsi
Author(s): Kusumpragya Shramani
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002362/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkA-puruSa gurudeva tulasI samaNI kusumaprajJA Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya tulasI aneka bAra kahA karate the, 'dharmaguru to Apa mujhe kaheM yA na kaheM lekina maiM sAdhaka hUM aura samAja-sudhAraka huuN|' unakI sAdhanA vyaktigata stara taka sImita nahIM thii| unhoMne adhyAtma aura sAdhanA ko sArvajanika jIvana meM pratiSThita karane kA mahanIya kArya kiyaa| 'sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI' ArcAyajI kI sAdhanA aura kSamatAoM kA jIvaMta itihAsa hai| isa itihAsa ko ekasUtratA meM pironA evaM isakI vizada vivecanA karanA bahuta dussAhasa hai| isa duSkara kArya ko samaNI kusumaprajJA ne jisa manoyoga ke sAtha kiyA hai, isase unakI lekhakIya pratibhA evaM kSamatA na kevala ujAgara huI hai, balki pratiSThita bhI huI hai| maiM to yahI kahUMgA ki AcArya tulasI ke divaMgata hone ke bAda unakI smRti ko sthAyitva dene kI dRSTi se isase acchI koI zraddhAJjalI nahIM hogii| maiM samaNI kusumaprajJA ko koTizaH dhanyavAda denA cAhUMgA aura apekSA karUMgA ki unakA AgAmI lekhana bhI isI bhAMti lokopayogI evaM zAzvata hogaa| -rAjendra avasthI Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkA-puruSa gurudeva tulasI samaNI kusumaprajJA Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka : jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM-341306 (rAjasthAna) (c) jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja.) 341306 ISB No. 81-7195-063-9 saujanya : pUjya pitAzrI evaM mAtuzrI dharma-kiraNa barar3iyA, saradArazahara kI puNya smRti meM putra-sukha-zAMti, abhaya-padmA, rAja nirmalA, anopa-kAMtA, ravi-saralA, DaoN samIra-vinItA barar3iyA ke Arthika saujanya se| caturtha saMskaraNa : 2010 mUlya : 80.00 (assI rupaye) mudraka : kalA bhAratI, navIna zAhadarA, dillI-32 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkA-puruSa gurudeva tulasI samaNI kusumaprajJA jaina vizva bhAratI Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dehaprasAdo rasanAjayena, manaHprasAdaH smtaashryenn| dRSTiprasAdo grahamocanena, puNyatrayIyaM mama deva! bhuuyaat|| jaina vizva bhAratI prakAzana Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satyam 1 gurudeva tulasI ke jIvana kA guMphana aneka tattvoM se huaa| ve jJAnI the, sAdhaka the, yogI the, zAstA the aura siddha puruSa the / kucha vyakti pratidina yoga kI sAdhanA karate haiM / siddhi-tattva taka pahuMcane kA prayAsa karate haiN| kucha vyakti janma se yoga-siddhi lekara Ate haiM aura yoga-siddha puruSa bana jAte haiN| gurudeva tulasI kA avatAra dUsarI zreNI kA hai / unameM sahiSNutA, vinamratA, kRtajJatA Adi sarvottama guNa sahaja vikasita the| unhoMne vacana-siddhi kI sAdhanA nahIM kI para bahuta bAra aneka logoM ne anubhava kiyA ki unameM vacana - siddhi kI vilakSaNa zakti hai| hajAroMhajAroM vyakti unake eka vacana ko pAkara nihAla ho jAte the / siddhi ke binA aisA honA sambhava nahIM hai| vartamAna jIvana meM bhI unhoMne sAdhanA ke aneka prayoga svayaM kie aura ziSyoM ko prayogoM kI preraNA dii| jIvana ke sAndhyakAla meM bhI Asana-prANAyAma, dhyAna, kAyotsarga aura prekSAdhyAna- ye prayoga prAya: nirantara calate the / 'samaNI kusumaprajJA' ne gurudeva kI sAdhanA ke sUtroM kA saMkalana kara pAThakoM ko eka mahattvapUrNa saMbala diyA hai| isase janatA ko sAdhanA kI vizeSa preraNA milegii| nokhA 15-1-1998 AcArya mahAprajJa Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zivam jIvana jInA sAmAnya bAta hai| adhyAtmapUrNa jIvana jInA mahattvapUrNa evaM viziSTa bAta hai| parama zraddheya gaNAdhipati gurudeva zrI tulasI bahaAyAmI vyaktitva se saMpanna mahApuruSa the| unake jIvana kA kendrIya AyAma thA adhyaatm| ve adhyAtma ke mahAn upadeSTA aura prakhara prayoktA the| pajya gurudeva kuzala anuzAstA the| unakI anuzAsana zailI ke aMga the- vAtsalya bhAva aura ktthortaa| ve ina donoM kA prayoga karate the| vatsalatA kA prayoga karate to kaI bAra pracura mAtrA meM vAtsalya aura sneha uMDela dete aura yadA kadA jaba kar3AI karate to vaha bhI karIba-karIba parAkASThA taka pahuMcane * vAlI hotI thii| isa kar3AI ke bAvajUda bhI unameM bar3I nirmalatA thii| unameM kaSAya kA halkApana thA, aisA pratIta hotA hai| ___ gurudeva tulasI nirmoha sAdhanA ke mahAn sAdhaka the| saMyoga-viyoga kI sthitiyAM unheM kama prabhAvita karatI thiiN| unake jIvana-patha meM virodha aura avarodha bhI pracura mAtrA meM Ae, parantu unake sAhasa, zaurya aura sUjhabUjha ke sammukha pratikUla sthitiyAM bhI apanA rAstA badala letI thiiN| aise mahAn vyaktitva ke dhanI pUjya gurudeva tulasI ke jIvana-saMsmaraNoM ko Aloka-stambha aura Adarza ke rUpa meM sAmane rakhA jA sakatA hai| ... samaNI kusumaprajJAjI sAhityika pragati meM saMlagna haiN| unhoMne gurudeva ke sAhitya kA avagAhana kiyA hai| prastuta pustaka meM unhoMne gaNAdhipati tulasI ke jIvana ke AdhyAtmika pakSa ko ujAgara kiyA hai| isase pAThakoM ko AdhyAtmika pathadarzana aura saMpoSaNa prApta ho, aisI maMgalakAmanA hai| -yuvAcArya mahAzramaNa terApaMtha bhavana, gaMgAzahara 29-10-1997 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sundaram eka sudarzana vyaktitva kI pahacAna thI AcArya tulsii| eka Urjasvala vyaktitva kA nAma thA AcArya tulsii| bAhara se jitane AkarSaka, bhItara se utane hI pAvana / eka bahuta bar3e samudAya ke sakSama adhizAstA para bhItara meM pradIpta AtmAnuzAsana kI alaukika aabhaa| jitanI kalpanA-pravaNatA, utanI hI sRjnshiiltaa| dharmasaMgha kI maulika paramparAoM ke jitane saMpoSaka, utanI hI pryogdhrmitaa| sabase bar3I prayogazAlA thI unakA apanA jiivn| vaise unhoMne saMgha ko bhI sajIva prayogazAlA banA diyaa| unake kucha prayoga to aise haiM, jo dUsaroM ke lie ajJAta yA alpajJAta haiN| kucha prayogoM kI sUcanA unakI dainaMdinI se mila sakatI hai| vAstava meM ve eka prayogadharmA puruSa the| prayogoM kI vibhinna bhUmikAoM meM eka bhUmikA hai sAdhanA kii| gyAraha varSa kI apariNata vaya meM jIvanabhara sAdhanA kA saMkalpa svIkAra karane vAle kizora kA mana kitanA phaulAdI rahA hogaa| unakA tAruNya samaya kI paratoM se kabhI AcchAdita nahIM huaa| unakI sAdhanA meM praur3hatA kA nikhAra paga-paga para parilakSita hotA rhaa| sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI' pustaka meM unakI sAdhanA ke kucha AyAma udghATita hue haiN| samaNI kusumaprajJA ne AcArya pravara ke sAhitya kA anuzIlana kiyA hai| apanI niSThA aura tanmayatA se unhoMne jitanA likhA hai, vaha vaktavya kA bahuta thor3A sA aMza hai| azeSa ko rUpAyita karanA saMbhava bhI nahIM hai| phira bhI abhI bahuta kucha aisA hai, jise kalamabaMda kiyA jA sakatA hai| prastuta pustaka pAThakoM ko AcAryazrI kI sAdhanA yA prayogadharmitA kI jhalaka bhI dikhA sakI to vaha lekhikA kI zraddhArpaNA kA eka jIvaMta upakrama bana jaayegii| -sAdhvI pramukhA kanakaprabhA bhInAsara 19-12-1997 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA jIvanta itihAsa sAdhanA meM agAdha kSamatA hai, kyoMki vaha ekAkSI hai| sAdhanA ke ekAkSI hone kA pramANa kRSNa kI bAMsurI kI rAgAtmakatA meM milatA hai| dina ho yA aMdherI rAta, bAMsurI ke svaroM meM sabhI rAgamaya ho jAte haiN| taba anya vicAra tirohita ho jAte haiM aura svara ke rAga-kendroM meM jIvana kI gati samAhita kara dete haiN| sUphI cintaka aura sAdhaka bhI aise hI jIvanta puruSa hote haiN| unake jahAM-jahAM hastAkSara pahuMcate haiM, vahAM jar3a bhI jIvita hokara jIvana kI sAMsa lene lagate haiN| amiTa hastAkSara hI to sAkSAt brahma haiM, jise ve mila jAeM, - abhilASAeM zeSa nahIM rhtiiN| .. yahI vaha sAdhanA hai, jisase choTA-sA bAlaka tulasI Age calakara na kevala deza meM balki samUcI duniyA meM mAnavatAvAdI dharmaguru ke rUpa meM vikhyAta huaa| AcArya zrI tulasI eka tapasvI evaM sAdhaka puruSa the| isa zatAbdI ke agraNI evaM sarvaparicita sAdhaka ke rUpa meM AcAryazrI tulasI sadA smaraNIya rheNge| unakI sAdhanA ke aneka AyAma haiM, aneka dizAeM haiM aura aneka rUpa . haiN| eka sAdhaka ke rUpa meM jitanA kriyAzIla evaM sArthaka jIvana AcArya tulasI ne jiyA hai, vaha apane ApameM vilakSaNa ghaTanA hai| samaNI kusumaprajJA ne 'sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI' zIrSaka se lagabhaga tIna sau pacAsa pRSThoM kI pustaka likhI hai| cAra khaNDoM meM karIba 68 lekhoM kA isa pustaka meM samAveza hai| pustaka meM AcArya tulasI kI sAdhanA ke vividha AyAmoM kI sUkSma evaM gahana vivecanA lekhikA ne kI hai| eka hI viSaya para itanI vipula evaM vizAla sAmagrI kA prastutIkaraNa sacamuca eka bar3I ghaTanA AcArya tulasI kA vyaktitva itanA vizAla evaM vyApaka thA ki hama unheM kevala dharmaguru kI sImA meM nahIM bAMdha sakate, kyoMki Aja 'dharma' zabda sAmpradAyikatA kA pratIka bana gayA hai| AcArya tulasI aneka bAra kahA karate the, 'dharmaguru to Apa mujhe kaheM yA na kaheM lekina maiM sAdhaka hUM aura samAjasudhAraka huuN|' AcArya tulasI ne eka sampradAya ke AcArya hote hue bhI apane Apako dharmaguru kahalAne kI bajAya sAdhanApuruSa kahalAnA jyAdA upayukta Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maanaa| unakI sAdhanA vyaktigata stara taka sImita nahIM thii| unhoMne adhyAtma aura sAdhanA ko sArvajanika jIvana meM pratiSThita karane kA mahanIya kArya kiyaa| ___maiMne AcArya tulasI ko bahuta nikaTatA se dekhA, unase kaI bAra carcAeM kI, unake vyasta evaM kriyAzIla jIvana ko dekhane aura parakhane kA mujhe aneka bAra avasara milaa| jana-kalyANa evaM jana-jAgaraNa ko ve apanI sAdhanA kA hI eka aMga mAnate the| isIlie unakI sAdhanA girikaMdarAoM meM kaida na hokara mAnava-jAti ke kalyANa evaM yogakSema ke sAtha jur3I huI thii| unakI sAdhanA ke svaroM meM kRtrimatA nahIM, apitu hRdaya kI vedanA evaM anubhUti bolatI thI ata: sIdhI hRdaya para coTa karatI thii| unhoMne kahA- 'sAdhu jIvana kA svIkAra hI saba kucha nahIM hai|' yahI kAraNa hai ki unhoMne AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke nae-nae prayoga kiye| aNuvrata Andolana, prekSAdhyAna, jIvanavijJAna jaise upakramoM ke sAtha-sAtha aneka saMsthAeM evaM racanAtmaka upakrama prAraMbha kiye, jinameM jaina vizva bhAratI, aNuvrata vizva bhAratI, aNuvrata mahAsamiti, Adarza sAhitya saMgha, jaya tulasI phAuNDezana Adi sArvajanika saMsthAna haiN| AcAryazrI tulasI kI sAdhanA kA hI pratiphala hai ki na kevala zikSA, sAhitya, saMskRti, sAdhanA evaM yoga ke kSetra meM balki rASTrIya-antarrASTrIya kSetra meM aneka naye-naye kIrtimAna sthApita hue| samaNa zreNI kA prAdurbhAva bhI unakI gahana sAdhanA kI hI niSpatti hai| 'sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI' AcAryajI kI sAdhanA aura kSamatAoM kA jIvaMta itihAsa hai| isa itihAsa ko ekasUtratA meM pironA evaM isakI vizada vivecanA karanA bahuta dussAhasa hai| isa duSkara kArya ko samaNI kusumaprajJA ne jisa manoyoga ke sAtha kiyA hai, isase unakI lekhakIya pratibhA evaM kSamatA na kevala ujAgara huI hai, balki pratiSThita bhI huI hai| maiM to yahI kahUMgA ki AcArya tulasI ke divaMgata hone ke bAda unakI smRti ko sthAyitva dene kI dRSTi se isase acchI koI zraddhAJjali nahIM hogii| maiM samaNI kusumaprajJA ko koTizaH dhanyavAda denA cAhUMgA aura apekSA karUMgA ki unakA AgAmI lekhana bhI isI bhAMti lokopayogI evaM zAzvata hogaa| Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI / lekhikA ne prastuta pustaka meM vyaktigata sAdhanA ke prayoga' khaNDa meM AcArya tulasI kI sAdhanA ke vibhinna AyAmoM ko vivecita kiyA hai, jinameM-AhAra saMyama ke prayoga, Asana-prANAyAma, kAyotsarga-sAdhanA, japasAdhanA, mauna-sAdhanA, svAdhyAya, khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya, dhyAna-sAdhanA, anuprekSA kA prayoga, ekAgratA evaM smRti kA prayoga, udAratA evaM nispRhatA kA prayoga, kaSAyamukti kI sAdhanA, Atmacintana evaM AtmAlocana, bhAvakriyA, apramattatA Adi haiN| AcArya tulasI ke prAyogika jIvana se maiM atyadhika prabhAvita rahA huuN| unhoMne jo bhI kahA, usakA pahale svayaM prayoga kiyaa| sAdhanA kA prAraMbha prayoga se hotA hai| nita-naye prayoga kara unhoMne naye-naye unmeSoM kA udghATana kiyaa| AcArya tulasI saphala prayoktA the, isalie rUr3hatA unheM, kisI bhI kSetra meM priya nahIM thii| unhoMne dharma ke kSetra meM bhI aneka prayoga kiye| unakA abhimata thA ki dharma meM yadi prayoga nahIM jur3eMge to vaha niSprANa aura rUr3ha ho jaaegaa| dharma ko prAyogika banAne ke lie AcArya tulasI ne Agama-sampAdana, sAhitya-sRjana, naitika unnayana evaM sAdhanA ke gahana prayoga jaise kitane hI prayoga samAja ke sAmane prastuta kiye| unake hara prayoga se samAja evaM deza ko naI dizA aura nayA prakAza milatA rahA hai| maiM spaSTa taura se kahUMgA ki gAMdhI ke bAda AcArya tulasI hI aise vyaktitva haiM, jinhoMne apane vyaktigata jIvana se samUce deza aura duniyA ko prabhAvita kiyA hai| jaba-jaba rASTra ke sammukha sAmpradAyikatA, prAMtIyatA, jAtivAda, bhASAI vivAda, lokatAMtrika mUlyoM kA avamUlyana, rAjanaitika girAvaTa, azikSA, rUr3hivAditA jaisI sthitiyAM ubharIM, taba-taba AcArya tulasI ne * apanI UrjA evaM sAdhanA ke bala para aise samAdhAna prastuta kiye, jinase na kevala samasyAoM ke samAdhAna mile, balki samUce rASTra ne rAhata kI sAMsa lii| paMjAba samasyA, dakSiNa meM bhASAI vivAda, saMsadIya gatirodha, cunAvazuddhi abhiyAna aisI aneka pramukha sthitiyAM haiM, jo apane samaya meM rASTra ke lie kar3I cunautI ke rUpa meM khar3I huI thiiN| AcArya tulasI ne inake samAdhAna-sUtra prastuta kara apanI sAdhanA, sevA aura AdhyAtmikatA kA paricaya diyaa| sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI' pustaka meM sAdhanA Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 ke saMdarbha meM samAjadharma, rAjadharma, nItidharma, arthadharma Adi saba mAnavadhamoM kI carcA hai| jaina dharma ke AcArya hote hue bhI AcArya tulasI kI jitanI rAjanaitika, Arthika, sAmAjika evaM vaizvika sUjhabUjha thI, anyatra durlabha hai / rAjanIti meM jaba aNubama kI vizada carcA hone lagI aura sabhI deza aNubama banAne kI hor3a karane lage, taba AcArya tulasI ne saMdeza diyA, 'aNubama nahIM kintu aNuvrata Avazyaka hai|' isI taraha jaba samUcI duniyA' artha ke pIche daur3a rahI thI, taba unhoMne 'mahAvIra kA arthazAstra' prastuta kara duniyA ko cauMkA diyA / pUjya AcArya tulasI kI sAdhanA aura usase jur3I alaukika ghaTanAoM ko eka samagra pustaka meM sameTakara samaNI kusumaprajJA ne apratima kArya kiyA hai| Ama pAThaka ke lie yaha pustaka paThanIya hai, vahIM vAcakoM evaM zodha vidyArthiyoM ke lie isakI sAmagrI atyanta upayogI siddha hogI, isameM saMdeha nahIM hai| isa pustaka meM AcArya tulasI ke sAdhanAmaya jIvana kI jhAMkI to prastuta huI hI hai, sAtha hI unake virAT vyaktitva ke vividha AyAmoM kI jhalaka bhI milatI hai| samaNIjI kA yaha lekhana uddezyaparaka hai / pustaka rocaka evaM paThanIya hai| isake vicAra sImA ko lAMghakara asIma kI ora gati karate hue dRSTigocara hote haiM / yaha pustaka hRdayagrAhI evaM preraka hai kyoMki yaha sahaja evaM sarala prastuti hai, jo kisI bhI hRdaya ko jhakajhorane evaM Anandavibhora karane meM sakSama hai / punaH samaNIjI ke athaka zrama hetu unheM badhAI / - rAjendra avasthI sampAdaka : kAdambinI mAsika 18- 20, kastUrabA gAMdhI mArga naI dillI Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svakathya bhAratabhUmi anAdikAla se yoga bhUmi ke rUpa meM vikhyAta rahI hai| yahAM kA kaNa-kaNa, aNu-aNu na jAne kitane yogiyoM kI yoga-sAdhanA se AplAvita huA hai| tapasviyoM kI gahana tapasyA ke paramANuoM se abhiSikta yaha mATI dhanya hai aura dhanya hai yahAM kI havAeM, jo sAdhanA ke zikhara puruSoM kI sAkSI haiN| isI bhUmi para kabhI vaidika RSiyoM evaM maharSiyoM kI tapasyA sAkAra huI thI to kabhI bhagavAn mahAvIra, buddha evaM Adya zaMkarAcArya kI sAdhanA ne isa mATI ko kRtkRtya kiyA thaa| sAkSI hai yahI dharA rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa kI paramahaMsI sAdhanA kI, sAkSI hai yahAM kA kaNa-kaNa vivekAnaMda kI viveka-sAdhanA kA, sAkSI hai krAMta yogI se bane adhyAtma yogI zrI aravinda kI jJAna sAdhanA kA aura sAkSI hai mahAtmA gAMdhI kI karmayogasAdhanA kaa| yoga sAdhanA kI yaha maMdAkinI na kabhI yahAM avaruddha huI hai aura na hI kabhI avaruddha hogii| sAdhanA kI yaha gaMgA bIsavIM sadI ke uttarArddha meM jisa zalAkApuruSa meM AtmasAt huI, unakA nAma thA- AcArya zrI tulsii| jo eka gaNa ke nAyaka the to sAdhanA ke mahAnAyaka, jinameM 'yogaH karmasukauzalam'kA karmayoga, 'samatvaM yogamucyate' kA samatAyoga tathA yogazcittavRttinirodhaH' kA zAntayoga samAhita thaa| unake bAre meM bhUtapUrva lokasabhA ke adhyakSa zivarAja pATila kI isa anubhUti meM aneka anubhUtiyoM kA svara sAkSAt dRSTigocara hotA hai- "saMsAra meM pUrNatva ko jo prApta haiM, una ine gine vyaktiyoM meM eka nAma gurudeva tulasI kA hai, aisI merI mAnyatA hai| gurudeva tulasI adhyAtma ke ziromaNi haiN|" bhAratIya paramparA meM saMnyasta honA sabase bar3A yoga hai| gItA meM zrIkRSNa pAMDavoM ko saMbodha dete hue kahate haiM- 'yaM saMnyAsamiti prAhuryogaM taM viddhi pAMDava!' arthAt jo saMnyAsa hai, vahI yoga hai| isa dRSTi se gurudeva zrI tulasI 72 varSoM taka yogI kA jIvana jIkara mahAprayANa kara gye| unakA jIvana jJAnayoga, karmayoga aura bhaktiyoga kA samanvaya thaa| gItA meM yogI ko tapasvI, jJAnI aura puruSArthI vyakti se bhI adhika UMcA batAyA hai tapasvibhyo'dhiko yogI, jJAnibhyo'pi mto'dhikH| karmibhyazcAdhiko yogI, tasmAd yogI bhvaarjun!|| pUjya gurudeva kI divya vANI ne hajAroM-lAkhoM ko sAdhanA ke rAjapatha Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para prasthita kiyaa| unake jAduI hAthoM ke sparza ne na jAne kitane vyaktiyoM meM nayI cetanA kA saMcAra kiyaa| unake preraka jIvana ne anekoM kI dizA kA rUpAntaraNa kiyaa| unakI pAvana sannidhi adhyAtma kI nayI kiraNeM bikheratI rahIM ataH ve sAdhaka hI nahIM, lAkhoM sAdhakoM ke anuzAstA the| lagabhaga 60 varSa taka unhoMne netRtva ko sAdhanA kA kAryakSetra banAyA aura kursI ke ApAdhApI ke yuga meM pada-visarjana kara niSkAma sAdhanA kI jIvanta mizAla sthApita kara dii| gurudeva tulasI brahmarSi the kyoMki unhoMne sAdhanA ke nae-nae prayogoM kA AviSkAra kiyaa| ve devarSi the kyoMki ve sabako jJAna kA prakAza bAMTate rhe| ve rAjarSi the kyoMki ve eka vizAla dharmasaMgha ke anuzAstA the tathA ve maharSi the kyoMki ve satata mahAn kI khoja meM prayatnazIla rhe| mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAzrI kanakaprabhAjI pUjya gurudeva kI hara sAhityika kRti evaM AdhyAtmika prayogoM ke sAtha jur3I huI haiN| ve una virala vyaktitvoM meM eka haiM, jinheM guru kA amita vAtsalya aura satata nikaTa sannidhi milii| gurudeva kI sAdhanA ke binduoM kA rekhAMkana ve ina sUtroM meM karatI haiM* caitanya kI anubhUti kA kSaNa jIvana-parimArjana kA kSaNa * ahaMkAra aura mamakAra ke visarjana kA kSaNa vartamAna meM jIne kA bodha jAgaraNa kA prathama kSaNa * mUrchA kI graMthi tor3ane kA kSaNa sRjana kA kSaNa aise sAdhanA ke zikhara puruSa kI sAdhanA ko zabdoM meM bAMdhA jAe, yaha kisa lekhanI kI bisAta hai? ___ AcArya tulasI ko maiMne aneka rUpoM meM dekhaa| ve mere guru the, pathadarzaka the tathA merI hara pravRtti ke preraka bhii| unakA protsAhana mere jIvana kA pAtheya bana gyaa| unhoMne mujhe kevala saMnyasta hI nahIM kiyA, adhyAtmavikAsa ke aneka upakramoM se paricita bhI kraayaa| unakA nAma merI jIvana pothI ke hara pRSTha kI hara paMkti para aMkita hai| prayatna yahI rahatA hai ki gurudeva kI abhIkSNa smRti banI rhe| yahI kAraNa hai ki merA hara sRjana Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI pUjya gurudeva kI smRti evaM unakI zakti se jur3A huA hai| abhIpsA hai sRjana kA yaha krama taba taka calatA rahe, jaba taka jIvana kI aMtima sAMsa na khUTa jaae| AcArya mahAprajJajI svayaM yogI haiN| unakI yoga sAdhanA ne prajJA ke nae-nae AyAmoM ko udghATita kiyA hai| unakA AzIrvAda mere sAhityika patha kA Aloka hai| yuvAcAryazrI mahAzramaNajI sahaja sAdhaka haiM, unakI mRdu muskAna evaM mUka preraNA hI mere lie preraka hai| isa lekhana-yAtrA ke hara durgama par3Ava para, suSupti ke avasaroM para niraMtara gaMtavya kI ora agrasara karane meM mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhA kanakaprabhAjI kI preraNA aura amiyapagA vAtsalya bahuta mUlyAha rahA hai| bhaviSya meM gurudeva ke vyaktitva ke anya AyAmoM para likhane meM unakI preraNA mere patha ko prazasta karegI ataH unake prati kRtajJatA-jJApana nahIM, balki vAtsalyamaya abhipreraNA kI abhIpsA hai| samaya-samaya para munizrI madhukarajI svAmI evaM munizrI dulaharAjajI svAmI kA bahumUlya mArgadarzana bhI milatA rahA hai| samaNI niyojikA evaM samasta samaNI parivAra kI hArdika maMgalabhAvanA bhI bahumUlya rahI hai| . pustaka par3hate samaya pAThaka hara kSaNa gurudeva kI sAkSAt upasthiti kA ahasAsa karate raheMge kyoMki pustaka kI sampannatA ke samaya taka gurudeva kI sAkSAt sannidhi upalabdha thii| pustaka likhate samaya mujhe jisa anirvacanIya atIndriya AnaMda kI. anubhUti huI, vaha avaktavya hai| AzA hai pAThaka bhI isa pustaka ko par3hatepar3hate AnaMda-sAgara meM nimajjita hue binA nahIM rheNge| pustaka par3hate samaya hara kSaNa unheM isa bAta kA ahasAsa hotA rahegA ki ve caitanya ke kSIrasAgara kI kalloloM se abhiSikta ho rahe haiM, unake bhItara jAgRti aMgar3AI le rahI hai aura AMtarika rUpAntaraNa karavaTa le rahA hai| yadi isa pustaka ko par3hakara kucha vyakti bhI caitanya ke saMsparza kA anubhava kara sakeM to zrama kI sArthakatA hogii| pustaka kA tRtIya saMskaraNa aneka logoM ko yoga-sAdhanA kI ora prerita kregaa| isI vizvAsa ke sAtha...... . -samaNI kusumaprajJA 23 disambara, 1997 jaina vizva bhAratI lADanUM, (rAjasthAna) Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ r " 3.9 viSayAnukrama 1... sAdhanA kA uddezya lakSya ke prati samarpaNa * vijAtIya tattvoM se yuddha pratisrota gamana meM utsAha * kalAtmaka jIvana jIne kA prazikSaNa * caitasika nirmalatA kA vikAsa ekAgratA kA abhyAsa pApabhIrutA kA vikAsa 2. sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA 3. adhyAtma ke prayoktA vyaktigata sAdhanA ke prayoga * AhAra-saMyama ke prayoga Asana-prANAyAma * kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA japa-sAdhanA mauna-sAdhanA svAdhyAya khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya dhyAna-sAdhanA anuprekSA kA prayoga * ekAgratA evaM smRti kA prayoga * udAratA evaM nispRhatA kA prayoga ekAntavAsa ke pryog| * kaSAyamukti kI sAdhanA * AtmaciMtana evaM AtmAlocana bhAvakriyA apramattatA saMghIya sAdhanA ke prayoga Mmm WG 07." Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI . 126 127 130 134 134 136 . 137 138 kuzala sAdhanA * praNidhAna kakSa * bhAvitAtmA sAdhanA krama sAmUhika prazikSaNa kA prayoga * sAdhanA ke vizeSa prayogoM kI preraNA sAmUhika pratikramaNa evaM pratilekhana * sAyaMkAlIna prArthanA kA prAraMbha * arhat vaMdanA kA zubhAraMbha *nikAya-vyavasthA * abhyarthanA patra * navAhika AdhyAtmika anuSThAna AdhyAtmika prazikSaNa zivira . upAsaka saMgha zivira . upAsaka dIkSA ..yogakSema varSa .aNuvrata AMdolana .prekSAdhyAna jIvana-vijJAna .ahiMsA sArvabhauma dhruvayoga kI sAdhanA bRhad maMgalapATha * vyaktitva-nirmANa kA prayoga 4. sAdhanA kI niSpattiyA~ satyaniSThA * Atmabodha * samyagdarzana * niSkAma karma anAgraha * apanI kamajorI svIkAra karane kI kSamatA 149 149 150 151 152 155 156 165 172 176 183 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 apratibaddhatA abhaya sAmyayoga anAsakti sahajatA sahiSNutA karma aura akarma meM saMtulana * sahajAnaMda kI anubhUti saralatA vinamratA * nizcaya aura vyavahAra kA samanvaya AsthAbala jJAtA-draSTAbhAva vidhAyaka dRSTikoNa dRr3ha saMkalpa pradIpta pauruSa * saMtulana Atma- -jAgRti Atma-saMyama AtmAnuzAsana ahiMsaka vRtti lAghava videha sAdhanA atIndriya kSamatA upasaMhAra prayuktaM graMtha sUcI 196 201 208 217 225 231. 238 242 249 254 - 260 262 270 274 280 292 301. 305 313 316 321 . 325 328 333 341 344 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya paurANika kathA ke anusAra bhRgu ne apane pitA varuNa se kahA'bhagavan! maiM brahmajJAna pAnA cAhatA hU~ ata: Apa mujhe koI sarala rAstA sujhaaeN|' pitA ne use tapomArga kA nirdeza diyaa| kaThina tapasyA kI samApti para usane pitA se kahA-'pitAzrI! anna hI brahma hai|' pitA ne kahA'putra! abhI tuma apane lakSya taka nahIM pahu~ce ho ata: dubArA tapa kro|' dUsarI bAra tapa kI samApti para usane kahA- 'prANa hI brahma hai|' isa bAra ke uttara se bhI pitA saMtuSTa nahIM hue| varuNa puna: kaThora tapasyA meM saMlagna ho gyaa| tapa meM use anubhava huA ki mana hI brahma hai|' punaH tapa karane para "vijJAna hI brahma hai' aisI avadhAraNA puSTa huii| pitA ne putra se kahA'putra! abhI maMjila prApta nahIM huI hai, punaH tapa kro|' isa bAra tapa kI sampannatA para varuNa kA mukha alaukika teja se damaka rahA thaa| usane kahA- 'pitAzrI! AnaMda hI brahma hai|' pitA ne putra ko gale lagAte hue kahA- 'beTA! tumhArI khoja pUrI huii| AnaMda kA artha hai-adhyAtma kI praapti| tumhArI AtmA kI khoja pUrNa huii|' ___AtmA kI khoja anAdikAla se cala rahI hai aura taba taka calatI rahegI jaba taka manuSya kA astitva vidyamAna rhegaa| sAdhanA ke kSetra meM dUsaroM dvArA kI gaI khoja kA mahattva nahIM hotaa| hara sAdhaka jIvana kI prayogazAlA meM prayoga karake nae-nae anubhava prApta karatA hai| sAdhanA kyoM? isa prazna kA uttara ko'haM se so'haM taka kI yAtrA meM sanniviSTa hai| gurudeva tulasI dvArA racita 'prekSA saMgAna' meM udgIta padya isI satya kI ora iMgita karane vAle haiM jijJAsA astitva kI, hai pahalA sopaan| hara sAdhaka pahale kare, ko'haM kI phcaan|| ko'haM ko'haM meM sadA, rahe hRdaya becain| mile sAdhanA-patha svayaM, becainI kI den|| astitva kI khoja aura use pAne kI akulAhaTa vyakti ko sAdhanA kI ora prasthita karatI hai| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kA anubhava thA ki becainI ke carama zikhara para pahu~cane para sAdhanA-patha svayaM mila jAtA hai tathA Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI bhItara chipe AnaMda, zakti aura cetanA ke pravAha kA anubhava sahaja ho jAtA hai| sAdhaka apanI jIvana-yAtrA meM ina uddezyoM ko sammukha rakhakara sAdhanA ko Age bar3hAtA hai-- 1. lakSya ke prati samarpaNa 2. vijAtIya tattvoM se yuddha 3. pratisrotagamana meM utsAha 4. kalAtmaka jIvana jIne meM prazikSaNa caitasika nirmalatA kA vikAsa 5. 6. ekAgratA kA abhyAsa 7. pApabhIrutA kA vikaas| 2 lakSya ke prati samarpaNa lakSya-nirdhAraNa sAdhaka ko bhaTakane se bacAtA hai / jisa sAdhaka kA koI lakSya nahIM hotA, usakA jIvana binA patavAra kI naukA ke samAna hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA abhimata thA - 'jo sAdhaka apane lakSya ke prati sarvAtmanA samarpita ho jAtA hai, vaha saba kucha pA letA hai| bIja apane astitva ko khotA hai, tabhI aMkurita ho pAtA hai| bUMda apane astitva ko khotI haiM, tabhI samaMdara bana pAtI hai| isI prakAra sAdhaka aura sAdhanA meM advaita ghaTita hotA hai, tabhI parama satya kA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai / 'gurudeva zrI tulasI ke zabdoM meM lakSya eka kavaca hai, jise pahanakara vyakti kahIM bhI calA jAe to vaha burAiyoM se baca sakatA hai| lakSya ke prati samarpaNa ke viSaya meM svAmI vivekAnaMda ke vicAra uddharaNIya haiM- "yadi jIvana meM abhISTa saphalatA cAhate ho to eka Adarza ko lo, usakA ciMtana-manana karo, usI ko apane sapane meM pA lo aura usI ko apanA jIvana banA lo| apane mastiSka, mAMsapeziyoM, snAyutaMtra evaM samUce aMga pratyaMgoM ko usI Adarza ke vicAra se otaprota kara do aura anya vicAroM ko eka tarapha haTA do| phira dekho saphalatA kaise tumhAre kadama cUmatI hai ?" sAdhanA ke patha para prasthita vyakti ko hamezA U~ce lakSya kA nirdhAraNa karanA caahie| " dIrghaM pazyata mA hrasvaM paraM pazyata mA'paraM " dIrgha Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya ko dekho hrasva ko nahIM, utkRSTa ko dekho sAdhAraNa ko nahIM, upaniSad kI yaha vANI lakSya kI vizAlatA evaM vyApakatA kI ora iMgita karatI hai| pUjya gurudeva kahate the ki sAdhaka kA mukhya lakSya honA cAhie Atmabodha evaM aatmody| mere sAmane aneka kArya haiM lekina sabase prathama kArya hai- vyaktigata saadhnaa| maiM kahIM bhI rahUM aura kucha bhI karUM, isa lakSya ko vismRta nahIM kara sktaa| isI bAta kI preraNA unhoMne paMcasUtram meM dI- .....----- nAhArAya na pAnAya, nAzrayAya na vaasse| asmAbhiH svIkRtA dIkSA, na prtisstthoplbdhye|| AtmodayAya sAdhutvamasmAbhiH svIkRtaM shubhm| tenAtmani dRr3hA zraddhA, samunneyA mumukssubhiH|| acchA bhojana, svAdiSTa peya, bhavya aTTAlikA evaM mUlyArha kapar3oM ke lie sAdhaka ghara nahIM chodd'taa| sAdhanA kA mukhya lakSya hotA hai- astitva bodha evaM aatmody| Atmodaya meM jo sukha hai, AnaMda hai, vaha zabdoM meM abhivyakta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| vivekAnaMda ke zabdoM meM- "sAdhaka sadaiva isa bhASA meM socatA hai ki AtmA hI merA sarvocca Adarza hai| apane prakRta svarUpa kI anubhUti hI mere jIvana kA ekamAtra dhyeya hai| eka sone kI thailI sAdhaka kA Adarza kabhI nahIM bana sktii| eka Adarza ke lie aura kevala usI eka Adarza ke lie jIvita rho| usa Adarza ko itanA prabala, itanA vizAla evaM mahAna hone do, jisase mana ke aMdara aura kucha na rahane pAe, mana meM anya kisI ke lie bhI sthAna na rahe, anya kisI viSaya para socane ke lie samaya hI na rhe|""prekssaasNgaan' meM gurudeva tulasI ne isI satya kA saMgAna kiyA hai chor3a bahirmukhatA baneM, antarmukha aaliin| jIvana meM vaha jor3atA, hai adhyAya nviin|| lakSya-nirdhAraNa ke bAda bhI yadi dRr3haniSThA yA icchAzakti patrala nahIM hotI to lakSya vismRta ho jAtA hai aura saphalatA dUra calI jAtI hai| khalIla jibrAna kahate haiM ki- 'tuma bhale ho jaba tuma apane lakSya kI ora dRr3hatA aura sAhasapUrNa paira bar3hAte ho| lekina taba bhI tuma bure nahIM ho, jaba Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI tuma usa tarapha la~gar3Ate - la~gar3Ate jAte ho| laMgar3Ate hue jAne vAle loga bhI pIche kI tarapha nahIM jaate|' gurudeva zrI tulasI aneka bAra kahate the- 'jo lakSya bana jAtA hai, usa taka pahu~ce binA aTakanA yA rukanA merA svabhAva nahIM hai / ' lakSya ke prati DA~vADola AsthA vAloM ko bhI ve preraNA dete rahate the ki svIkRta mArga para niSThApUrvaka calate raho, Aja nahIM to kala, kala nahIM to parasoM, maMjila avazya milegii| kucha dUra calane para bhI maMjila dikhAI na de to bhI lauTane kI bAta mata soco kyoMki sahI DhaMga se kiyA gayA prayatna kabhI niSphala nahIM hotaa| jaba taka lakSya kI prApti na ho, gati meM zlathatA mata Ane do|" lakSya taka pahu~cane ke lie dRr3haniSThA hI nahIM, dhairya aura kaSTasahiSNutA bhI anivArya hai| pUjya gurudeva kA spaSTa abhimata thA ki kaSToM se ghabarAkara sIdhA aura sarala rAstA khojane vAle vyakti maMjila kI dizA meM Age nahIM bar3ha paate| ve kabhI bar3ha bhI jAte haiM to unheM punaH lauTanA par3atA hai / kAvya kI ina paMktiyoM meM ve yahI saMbodha denA cAhate haiM 4 sukha meM to saba dikhalAte haiM, apanA-apanA svatva / kintu kaSTa meM jo khila jAe, usakA bar3A mahattva // lakSya-nirdhAraNa hone ke bAda jIvana kI dizA meM parivartana ghaTita ho jAtA hai / vyakti kI jo tanmayatA padArtha ke prati hotI hai, vaha svataH astitva kI ora mur3a jAtI hai / pUjya gurudeva kA ciMtana thA ki utkaTa cAha jagane ke bAda antaryAtrI banane meM koI bAdhA nahIM rahatI / vyakti calate samaya, baiThate samaya, khar3A rahate samaya aura leTate samaya bhI antaryAtrA kara sakatA hai| vaha akelA ho yA samUha meM, gAMva meM ho yA jaMgala meM, kisI bhI avasthA meM apane bhItara jA sakatA hai| mUla tattva hai sahI dizA kA nirdhAraNa aura usa ora saMkalpapUrvaka prasthAna / vijAtIya tattvoM se yuddha 'juddhArihaM khalu dullahaM' appANameva jujjhAhi' mahAvIra kI yaha krAntavANI hara sAdhaka ke lie cetAvanI hai| pUjya gurudeva dvArA mahAvIravANI se anUdita ye kAvya paMktiyA~ hara sAdhaka meM sAhasa, pauruSa aura vijaya kI bhAvanA bharane vAlI haiM Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya samara agara karanA ho kara tU, aMtaraMga ari ko saMhara tU, durlabha samara yogya sAmagrI, paura-paura meM pauruSa bhara tU, bananA hai udagra abhiyAnI, AyAro kI arhat vaannii| sAmAnya vyakti bAhya yuddha meM apane vIratva ko prakaTa karatA hai, vahA~ sAdhaka apane Apase yuddha karake durjeya aMtaraMga zatruoM para vijaya prApta karatA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM- durjeya dasa lAkha zatruoM para vijaya pAnA utanI bar3I vijaya nahIM hai, jitanI apanI eka AtmA ko jiitnaa| gurudeva zrI tulasI sAdhakoM ko Atmayuddha kI preraNA dete hue kahate haiM *"yuddha ke yogya avasara durlabha hai| aisA durlabha avasara pAkara vyakti pIche na htte| vaha Age bar3he aura saMgharSa kare- apanI durbalatAoM ke sAtha, asat pravRttiyoM ke sAtha tathA niSedhaka bhAvoM ke saath| isa saMgharSa kA aMta eka-do dina yA eka-do mahIne meM nahIM hogA, yaha zAzvata saMgharSa hai| ise taba taka karate rahanA hai, jaba taka asat kI sarvathA nivRtti na ho jaae|" *"yadi katle Ama karanA hai to AtmA ke una zatruoM kA karo jo tumhAre hI hathiyAroM se tumhAre para kabjA kie hue haiM tathA jo tumheM patana kI ora khIMca rahe haiN|" *"manuSya meM hI aisI kSamatA hai ki vaha Atmayuddha karake caitanya kA anubhava kara sakatA hai| jo sAdhaka apane vijAtIya tattvoM se lar3anA nahIM jAnatA, vaha sAdhaka antaryAtrA kI ora prasthAna nahIM kara sktaa| apanI AtmA para vijaya pAne vAlA samUce saMsAra kA vijetA bana jAtA hai|" pratisrotagamana meM utsAha bubhUSA (kucha hone kI icchA) hara sAdhaka kI naisargika cAha hotI hai| kucha hone ke lie sAdhaka ko mahAvIra vANI ke nimna padya sadaiva smRti meM rakhane Avazyaka haiM Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 6 aNusoyapaTThie bahujaNammi, paDisoyaladdhalakkheNaM / paDisoyameva appA, dAyavvo hoDakAmeNaM // aNusoyasuho logo, paDisoo Asavo suvihiyANaM / aNusoo saMsAro, paDisoo tassa uttAro // sAmAnya vyakti anusrota ke patha para Age bar3hate haiM lekina 'bhavitukAma' vyakti kA pratisrota meM calanA anivArya hai| yadyapi yaha satya hai ki pratisrota kA mArga saMgharSa, kaThinAI aura bAdhAoM kA mArga hai aura anusrota kA mArga sarala aura sukara hai para pratisrota ke patha para calane vAlA apanI maMjila ko prApta kara letA hai, jabaki anusrota meM bahane vAlA pravAha ke sAtha bahakara apane astitva ko samApta kara detA hai| niyaMtraNa kI zakti kA vikAsa karane ke lie pratigamana Avazyaka hai| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki parISahoM ko sahanA, padayAtrA karanA, zramazIla rahanA, Avega para vijaya pAnA, niSkaSAya rahanA, kaSToM ko zAntabhAva se sahanA aura vairAgya kI vRddhi karanA- - ye saba pratisrotagamana ke upAya haiN| inameM bhI utkRSTa koTi kA sukha hai lekina isake lie atirikta kSamatA aura sAhasa kI jarUrata rahatI hai| binA manobala aura dhRti ke vyakti pratisrota meM saMcaraNa nahIM kara sakatA / manaHsthiti jaba paristhiti ke anusAra bana jAtI hai, usa sthiti meM vyakti pratisrota meM calane kA sAhasa nahIM kara pAtA / paristhiti ko apane anukUla DhAlane vAlA hI pratisrota meM gamana kara sakatA hai| pratisrota gamana karane vAlA vilAsitA ko Thokara mArakara calatA hai| vilAsI evaM suvidhAvAdI sAdhaka pratisrotagamana kA sAhasa nahIM kara sktaa| mana kI avizrAnta gati para praznacihna upasthita karake usakA samAdhAna prastuta karate hu gurudeva tulasI kahate haiM Ae kaise hAtha meM, mana kI sahI lagAma / ulaTI gati kA azva yaha, letA nahIM virAma // tana mana ke pIche cale, to sAdhaka kIhAra / tana mana anugAmI rahe, khule sAdhanAdvAra // Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya svAmI vivekAnaMda dRr3ha AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha kahate haiM- " jo ArAmamaya aura vilAsamaya jIvana kI icchA rakhate hue AtmAnubhUti kI cAha rakhatA hai, vaha usa mUrkha ke samAna hai, jisane nadI pAra karane ke lie, eka magara ko lakar3I kA laTThA samajhakara pakar3a liyA / " gurudeva tulasI kahate haiM ki sAdhanA kA nirmala jalAzaya tabhI taka sukhakara aura hitakara hai, jaba taka usa para suvidhAoM kI zaivAla nahIM jamatI / AtmaniSTha sAdhaka kA dhyeya hotA hai Ae hue kaSToM ko sahana karanA, Atma-dharma samajhakara unakA svAgata karanA tathA kaSTa-sahana se hone vAlI kSaNika duHkhAnubhUti 1 amlAna rahanA / 7 kalAtmaka jIvana jIne kA prazikSaNa sAdhaka kA hRdaya sAdhanA kA prayogasthala hotA hai aura jIvana kalA kI prayogazAlA / gurudeva tulasI kI vicAra - saraNi meM AtmA meM rahanA sabase bar3I kalA hai| jo isa kalA ko jAna letA hai, vaha kevala jIne kI hI nahIM, marane kI kalA bhI sIkha letA hai| kucha loga sAdhaka jIvana ko nIrasa mAnate haiM, yaha ekAMgI dRSTikoNa hai| sAdhanA aura kalA - donoM ko vibhakta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jIvana yadi kalAtmaka hai to usameM svataH sAmaMjasya, samarasatA aura sarasatA utpanna ho jAtI hai / yahI sAdhanA hai / astavyastatA aura phUhar3apana avyavasthita citta ke dyotaka haiN| 1 pleTo ne kalA para yaha AkSepa lagAyA thA ki isase hamArI dUSita vAsanAeM aura manovRttiyA~ uttejita evaM puSTa hotI haiN| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA maMtavya hai ki kalA mujhe priya hai, kintu jisa kalA meM zlIlatA kI sImAeM TUTatI haiM, use maiM mAnyatA nahIM de sktaa| phUhar3apana ko maiM kataI pasaMda nahIM karatA / vicAroM ko uttejita karane vAlI kalA kA pradarzana kalA kA durupayoga hai| kalA to eka sAdhanA hai| usakA vyavasAyIkaraNa hone se sAdhanApakSa aura kalApakSa- donoM hI gauNa ho jAte haiM, vikRta ho jAte haiM" kalA dvArA bAhya meM hI saundarya paidA nahIM kiyA jAtA, jIvana ke aMtaratama kI sajAvaTa yA pariSkAra bhI kalAtmaka jIvana dvArA hI saMbhava hai| gurudeva tulasI kalA ko kalA ke lie yA manoraMjana ke lie na mAnakara use jIvana ke lie upayogI tathA adhyAtma kA sAdhana mAnate the / ve khAne, pIne, Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI sone, jAgane, bolane Adi jIvana kI hara kriyA ke sAtha kalA kA sambandha jor3anA cAhate the| unakI dRSTi meM vahI kalA kalA hai, jo satyam, zivam, sundaram ke patha para Age bar3hAne vAlI ho, jisase adhyAtmazakti kA vikAsa ho, jo saMyama aura anuzAsana kA pATha par3hAtI ho tathA jo jJAna aura AcaraNa kA sAmaMjasya karane vAlI ho| jIvana eka kalA hai' isa sambandha meM pUjya gurudeva kI kAvya-paMktiyoM meM nihita ukti-vaicitrya draSTavya hai* nItizAstra nirNetAvAM rI, A hI neka slaa| jabarana joga sadhe nahIM tulasI, jIvana eka klaa|| * sabhI kalAeM haiM vikalAeM, paNDita sabhI apaMDita haiN| nahIM jAnate kaise jInA, kevala mahimAmaMDita haiN| prasiddha upanyAsakAra premacanda kahate haiM- 'svAbhAvikatA se dUra hokara kalA apanA AnaMda kho detI hai| thor3e hI kalAvid haiM, jo isa marma ko samajhate haiN|' caitasika nirmalatA kA vikAsa punantu mA devajanAH, punantu manasA dhiyH| punantu vizvA bhUtAni, jAtavedaH punIhi maa|| "devajana mujhe pavitra kareM, mana se susaMgata buddhi mujhe pavitra kare, vizva ke sabhI prANI mujhe pavitra kareM, agni mujhe pavitra kre|" yajurveda meM kI gayI pavitratA kI yaha kAmanA hara sAdhaka ke lie kAmya hai| sAdhanA ke patha para avirAma gati se vahI sAdhaka Age bar3ha sakatA hai, jo citta kI pavitratA evaM nirmalatA ke prati pUrNa jAgarUka ho| nirmala citta hI adhyAtma kI gaharAI taka paha~ca sakatA hai| caitasika nirmalatA ke binA bAhya kriyAkANDa evaM upAsanA-paddhatiyA~ vyartha ho jAtI haiN| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI ke zabdoM meM- 'sAdhanA kA artha hai citta kI nirmalatA kA vaha pratibimba, jo hamAre vyavahAra para par3atA hai| citta ke taijasa kI vaha razmi, jo hamAre aMta:karaNa ko Aloka se bhara detI hai|' kaSAya se kaluSita citta ko sAdhanA ke jala se hI prakSAlita kiyA jA sakatA hai| citta nirmala ho jAe to samatA kA avataraNa sahaja ho jAtA hai| svAmI vivekAnaMda kahate haiM- "nirmala hRdaya Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya hI satya ke pratibimba ke lie sarvottama darpaNa hai| isalie sArI sAdhanA hRdaya ko nirmala karane ke lie hI hai| jaba vaha nirmala ho jAtA hai to sAre satya usI kSaNa usameM pratibimbita ho jAte haiN| .......pAvitrya ke binA AdhyAtmika zakti nahIM A sktii| apavitra kalpanA utanI hI burI hai, jitanA apavitra kaary|" sAmAnya vyakti isa bhASA meM soca sakatA hai ki maiM akAraNa dUsaroM ko sahana kyoM karUM? lekina eka sAdhaka mAnasika pAvitrya ke kAraNa gAliyoM kI bauchAra evaM pratikUlatA meM bhI yahI ciMtana karatA hai ki paristhitiyoM evaM kaSToM kA upAdAna maiM svayaM hU~ ata: bAhya nimittoM se aprabhAvita rahanA hI sAdhanA kI tejasvitA hai| gurudeva zrI tulasI kI ye abhivyaktiyAM inhIM bhAvoM kI saMvAdI haiM* AtmA sukha-duHkha kA kartA hai, svayaM vahI upbhoktaa| apanA zubha apane dvArA, jIvana ke bano pryoktaa|| * 'kaMkara kI mAra khAkara patthara mArane vAle bahuta haiN| para zakti hone para bhI jo sAmane vAle para patthara nahIM mAratA, yaha mana kI pavitratA kI dizA meM eka prayoga hai|' . caitasika nirmalatA ke lie sAdhaka ko hajarata muhammada paigambara kI yaha zikSA satata smRti meM rakhanI cAhie-'acchA kAma karane kI mana meM Ae to tumheM socanA cAhie ki tumhArI jiMdagI agale kSaNa samApta ho sakatI hai ataH kAma turanta zurU kara do| isake viparIta agara bure kAmoM kA vicAra Ae to soco ki maiM abhI varSoM jIne vAlA huuN| bAda meM kabhI bhI usa kAma ko pUrA kara luuNgaa|' . citta ko malina karane vAle tattva haiM-rAga, dveSa aura aparimita aakaaNkssaaeN| sAdhanA kA uddezya hai- indriya viSayoM kA prayoga karate hue bhI unameM rAga, dveSa kI taraMga nahIM uThane denaa| barTeDa rasela apane anubhUta satyoM kI abhivyakti isa bhASA meM dete haiM-"apane lambe jIvana meM maiMne kucha dhruva satya dekhe haiM- pahalA yaha hai ki ghRNA, dveSa aura moha ko pala-pala maranA par3atA hai| niraMkuza icchAeM cetanA para hAvI hokara jIvana ko asaMtulita aura duHkhI banA detI haiN|" eka sAdhaka AvazyakatA evaM AkAMkSA meM Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI bhedarekhA karanA jAnatA hai| isalie icchAeM use galata dizA meM pravRtta nahIM hone detiiN| pUjya gurudeva kI yaha cetAvanI hara sAdhaka ko gaharAI se anuprekSA karane kI preraNA detI hai-"AvazyakatAoM kI asImA jIvana meM ghora apavitratA lAtI hai| ise jo soca nahIM sakate ve vizvAsa mAnakara caleM aura jo soca sakate haiM, ve anubhava kI kasauTI para kasakara dekheN|" pUjya , gurudeva kI dRSTi meM mAnasika pavitratA ke lie cAra bAteM apekSita haiM * caritra, saMyama aura sAdhanA kI sahI prkriyaa| * kriyA meM pUrNa jAgarUkatA kA bodh| dRr3ha saMkalpa aura ekaagrtaa| * vAtAvaraNa kI shuddhtaa| ' caitasika nirmalatA sadhane ke bAda sAdhaka cAhe ekAnta meM rahe yA samUha meM, citra dekhe yA pravacana sune, manonukUla bhojana pAe yA rUkhAsUkhA, koI bhI sthiti usake mana meM vikSepa paidA nahIM kara sktii| vaha apanI mAnasika pavitratA ko akSuNNa banAe rakhatA hai| vaha pavitratA karma ko bhI sadaiva pavitra rakhatI hai, kyoMki vicAra AcAra ko prabhAvita karatA hai aura AcAra vicAra banatA hai ataH bure vicAroM se AkrAnta hokara apane AdarzoM ko chor3anA sabase bar3I kamajorI hai| ekAgratA kA abhyAsa jIvana kI saphalatA kA bahuta bar3A rahasya ekAgratA meM nihita hai| kevala sAdhanA ke kSetra meM hI nahIM, zikSA, kalA, vANijya, vijJAna Adi sabhI kSetroM meM saphalatA ke lie ekAgratA evaM tanmayatA kI mUlyavattA hai kyoMki samagratA meM jo zakti hotI hai, vaha usake vibhakta hone meM nahIM hotii| AiMsTIna jaba apanI prayogazAlA meM hote, taba kAma meM itane tallIna bana jAte ki unheM na bhUkha kA ahasAsa rahatA na pyAsa kaa| citta bhI jaba akhaMDa aura samagra rahatA hai, tabhI vaha zakti-sampanna banatA hai| khaMDita citta kI zaktiyA~ bikhara jAtI haiM aura jIvana bhArabhUta tathA nikammA bana jAtA hai| sveTa mArDana kA kahanA hai ki vyakti ke asaphala evaM duHkhI hone ke do kAraNa haiM-1. apanI yojanAoM ke lie pakke nizcaya kI kamI tathA una para kAma karate samaya bAra-bAra duvidhA yA caMcalatA kA anubhv| Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya caMcala mana kI sthiti kA citraNa gurudeva tulasI kI ina kAvya-paMktiyoM meM paThanIya hai caMcala mana hI hara mAnava ko, dara-dara bhaTakAtA hai| mana para saMyama karane vAlA, paga-paga sukha pAtA hai| ekAgratA kA artha hai- jisa samaya jo kArya karanA hai, citta pUrNatayA usI meM lagA rahe / ekAgratA eka cora meM bhI hotI hai, kAmAndha meM bhI hotI hai para vaisI ekAgratA sAdhaka ko lakSya ke darzana nahIM karA sktii| jisa ekAgratA ke sAtha citta kI nirmalatA, jAgarUkatA evaM pavitratA jur3atI hai, vahI kAmayAbI banatI hai| pUjya gurudeva kA abhimata thA ki jo ekAgratA caitanya yA apane astitva ke prati jijJAsA utpanna karatI hai, vahI ekAgratA sAdhanA kI dRSTi se bahumUlya hai aura isase jo saMtoSa milatA hai, vaha karoDoM upalabdhiyoM meM bhI nahIM mila sktaa| caMcalatA ke kAraNa bhItarI AnaMda kA anubhava nahIM ho sktaa| svAmI vivekAnaMda kA abhimata hai ki manuSya aura pazuoM meM mukhya bheda kevala citta kI ekAgratA zakti kA tAratamya hI hai| pazu meM ekAgratA kI zakti kA vikAsa nahIM hotA isalie use jo kucha sikhAyA jAtA hai, use vaha bhUla jAtA hai| vaha adhika samaya taka kisI bAta para sthira nahIM raha sktaa| kisI bhI kArya kI saphalatA aura atyucca pravINatA ekAgratA kA phala hai| gurudeva zrI tulasI vidyArthI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko aneka ghaTanA prasaMgoM se ekAgratA aura sthiratA kA pratibodha dete the| pAdavihAra karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne eka bAra bhAkhar3A nAMgala se nikalane vAlI nahara para vizrAma * kiyaa| suramya dRzya dekhakara pUjya gurudeva vahA~ zAnta sudhArasa ke svAdhyAya meM tallIna ho ge| gIta sampanna hone ke bAda jaba gurudeva ne A~kheM kholI to unakI dRSTi bahate jala-pravAha para pdd'ii| bahate jala meM svayaM kA pratibimba dikhAI nahIM diyaa| isa ghaTanA ko saMbodha kA mAdhyama banAte hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA-"jisa prakAra caMcala jala-pravAha meM apanA pratibimba dikhAI nahIM par3atA, vaise hI calita yA caMcala citta meM Atmadarzana nahIM ho sktaa| svarUpa-darzana to nizcala aura nirmala mana meM hI ho sakatA hai|" Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI ___vi.saM. 2013 saradArazahara kA prasaMga hai| eka dina saMdhyAkAlIna pratikramaNa ke samaya gurudeva dhyAna meM tallIna the| acAnaka eka chipakalI pITha para car3ha gaI para gurudeva ne dhyAna nahIM todd'aa| dhyAna pUrA hone para dhyAna diyA ki dAhine hAtha para chipakalI car3ha gaI thii|saamaany vyakti to makkhI yA macchara kA sparza bhI sahana nahIM kara sktaa| sAdhaka kA lakSya hotA hai- caMcala evaM vikSipta citta ko ekAgra karanA kintu mAtra pustakIya jJAna se citta kI caMcalatA ko kama nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| sAdhanA ke vividha prayoga evaM dRDha saMkalpa citta kI caMcalatA ko kama karane ke nimittabhUta bana sakate haiN| gItA meM zrIkRSNa arjuna ko manonigraha kA prazikSaNa dete hue kahate haiM- "abhyAsena tu kaunteya! vairAgyena ca gRhyate" arthAt abhyAsa aura vairAgya se mana ko ekAgra kiyA jA sakatA hai| 'manonuzAsanam' meM pUjya gurudeva ne ye hI prayoga nirdiSTa kie haiN| uttarAdhyayana meM mana rUpI ghor3e ko vaza meM karane ke lie jJAna kI mahattA pratipAdita huI hai| . svAmI vivekAnaMda ne eka mahattvapUrNa bAta kahI hai ki sAdhAraNa vyakti aura mahAn vyakti meM yahI aMtara hotA hai ki mahAn vyakti kA citta ekAgra hotA hai aura sAdhAraNa vyakti kA mana caMcala hotA hai| jJAna kA bhaMDAra kevala citta kI ekAgratA kI cAbI dvArA hI kholA jA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI bhAvakriyA sAdhanA prakarSa para thI ata: ekAgratA kI zakti unheM sahaja prApta thii| ekAgratA ke kAraNa unake mana, vacana aura kAyAye tInoM yoga itane samAhita ho cuke the ki vikSepa kI sthiti kA sAmanA unheM bahuta kama karanA pdd'aa| . ... udayapura kalAmaNDala ke kalAkAra dayArAma ne gurudeva ke samakSa vicitra nRtya kA pradarzana kiyaa| usane sira para eka ke Upara eka karake pA~ca gilAsa rakhe phira thAlI ke kinAre para khar3e hokara nRtya kiyaa| dUsarI bAra gilAsa para pA~ca chaha hA~DiyA~ rakhakara usI prakAra pradarzana kiyaa| use dekhakara gurudeva ne apanI antarvedanA prakaTa karate hue kahA -'vyakti apane mana aura zarIra ko kitanA bA~dha sakatA hai, sthira rakha sakatA hai| kAza! aisI sthiratA sAdhanA ke kSetra meM A jaae| Atmopalabdhi ke lie Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya itanI ekAgratA sadha jAe to kalyANa kA rAstA bahuta jaldI prazasta ho sakatA hai|' eka AtmalakSI sAdhaka hI ghaTanA prasaMga se aisI preraNA le sakatA hai| pApabhIrutA kA vikAsa paro'pehi manaspApa kimazastAni shNssi|prehi na tvA kAmaye "o mana ke pApa! cala dUra haTa, mujhe kyoM nindita salAha de rahA hai ? maiM tujhe nahIM caahtaa|" atharvaveda kA yaha sUkta hara sAdhaka ke lie preraNA dIpa hai| gurudeva zrI tulasI kahate haiM-'jisa vyakti ke mana meM pApa ke prati glAni ho, pApa ho jAne para mana meM TIsa paidA hotI ho, jo yaha anubhava karatA ho ki maiMne kucha kho diyA hai, vaha AdhyAtmika hai|' pApa ko pApa mAnane vAlA vyakti nizcita hI eka dina pApa se mukta ho jAegA kintu chipakara kiyA gayA pApa jiMdagI bhara kA~Te kI bhA~ti cubhatA rahatA hai| ... pApabhIrutA sAdhaka ko kRta pApoM ke prati anutApa se bharatI hai, jisase vaha bhaviSya meM asat evaM akaraNIya se nivRtta ho ske| bhAratIya RSi-maharSiyoM kA spaSTa abhimata rahA hai ki pApa ke prati glAni ke abhAva meM Atma-vikAsa kA svapna hI nahIM liyA jA sktaa| khokhalI jar3a vAle vRkSoM kI bhA~ti pApa meM Asakta sAdhaka cirakAla taka pratiSThA aura sammAna kA jIvana nahIM jI sktaa| isalie pApabhIru sAdhaka sadaiva isa bhASA meM socatA hai ki koI mere galata kArya ko dekhe yA na dekhe, para maiM svayaM to apane pApa ko dekha hI rahA hU~ ata: mujhe koI aisA kArya nahIM karanA hai, jisase merI AtmA kA patana yA ahita ho| "AyaMkadaMsI na kareDa pAvaM"- pApa meM AtaMka dekhane vAlA kabhI pApa nahIM krtaa| mahAvIra kI yaha preraka vANI sadaiva usake smRtipaTala para gUMjatI rahatI hai| pApabhIrutA kA phalita hai- ahiMsA, karuNA aura Atmaupamya : : bhAva kA vikaas| pApabhIru vyakti dUsaroM kI pIr3A ko apanI pIr3A mAnakara kisI ke ahita kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sktaa| SaDjIvanikAya ke jIvoM ke prati usakA gaharA tAdAtmya jur3ane ke kAraNa unake kaSTa kI kalpanA bhI use romAMcita kara detI hai| kAvya kI ina paMktiyoM ke mAdhyama se gurudeva tulasI yahI pratibodha denA cAhate haiM Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 14 lagatI haiM apane lie, jo bAteM prtikuul| unheM dUsaroM ke lie, mata samajho anukuul|| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kI pApabhIrutA kA eka ghaTanA prasaMga aneka sAdhakoM ko Atmaupamya aura karuNA kA sakriya prazikSaNa dene vAlA hai| pUjya gurudeva jaba jobanera pahu~ce to vahA~ gA~va ke bAhara bAMDI nadI thii| gurudeva ne vihAra kiyA taba nadI kA pAnI baha cukA thA lekina pAnI Tike rahane ke kAraNa vahA~ hariyAlI (harita vanaspati) ho gayI thii| logoM ne kahA-'gA~va meM jAne kA dUsarA rAstA nahIM hai| isI rAste se hI Apako jAnA hogaa| Age kucha kadama calane ke bAda rAstA sApha hai|' hariyAlI sajIva hotI hai ataH hariyAlI para kadama rakhane kI kalpanA se hI pUjya gurudeva ke mana meM kampana kA anubhava hone lgaa| kahIM eka aMguli TikAne jitanA sthAna bhI khAlI nahIM thaa| anya mArga na hone ke kAraNa zAstrIya maryAdA kA smaraNa kara gurudeva Age bddh'e| kucha dUra calane para gurudeva ke mana meM uthala-puthala maca gii| usa samaya gurudeva ne mAnasika saMkalpa kiyA, yadi adhika dUra taka isI rAste para calanA par3A to kala upavAsa kruuNgaa| . idhara gurudeva ne saMkalpa kiyA udhara rAstA sApha dikhAI dene lgaa| niraparAdha paMcendriya prANiyoM ko mauta ke ghATa utArane vAle evaM paryAvaraNa kA anAvazyaka dohana karane vAloM ke lie yaha ghaTanA atyanta preraka hai| sAdhanA ke patha para prasthita sAdhaka ina par3AvoM ko pAra karatA huA Atma-sAkSAtkAra kI dizA meM prasthAna karatA hai| usakI hara pravRtti AtmalakSI ho jAtI hai| zuddha caitanya kA anubhava sAdhaka ko sArI saMvedanAoM se Upara uThA detA hai| phira usakA eka mAtra lakSya hotA hai-svayaM ko zAMti mile, janatA ko zAMti mile, sAre saMsAra ko zAMti mile aura prANimAtra ko zAMti mile| ___ sAdhaka aMdhakAra ko cIratA huA svayaM prakAza bana jAtA hai| jaise sUrya kA astitva siddha karane ke lie mazAla kI jarUrata nahIM rahatI vaise hI AtmajJAna hone para sAdhaka ke lie kucha bhI karaNIya zeSa nahIM rhtaa| usake jIvana meM buddhi aura hRdaya ke bIca hone vAlA saMgharSa miTa jAtA hai| usakI sArI kriyAe~ hRdaya se zAsita evaM anuprANita hotI haiM kyoMki buddhi Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA uddezya tarka se abhiprerita hotI hai aura hRdaya aMta:sphurita hotA hai| kevala buddhipradhAna hRdayazUnya sAdhaka anta:sphurita nahIM ho sakatA kyoMki buddhi jJAna de sakatI hai para aMta:sphuraNA hRdaya se hI saMbhava hai| aMtaHsphuraNA hote hI sAdhaka samabhAva meM pratiSThita ho jAtA hai| phira saMsAra kI sArI anukUla-pratikUla sthitiyA~ sAdhaka ke lie dRzya hotI haiN| vaha draSTA hone ke kAraNa unakA bhoga yA saMvedana nahIM krtaa| vivekAnaMda kahate haiM "maiM sAkSI hU~, isa bhAva meM jaba taka tuma pratiSThita nahIM ho jAte, taba taka . prANAyAma yA yoga kI bhautika kriyAe~ Adi kisI kAma kI nhiiN| yadi atyAcArI tumhArI gardana pakar3a le to tuma kaho 'maiM AtmA hU~' koI bhI bAhya vastu mujhe sparza nahIM kara sktii| yadi mana meM bure vicAra uThe to bAra-bAra yahI duharAo ki maiM AtmA huuN| maiM sAkSI hU~, maiM nitya zubha tathA sadA AnaMdasvarUpa huuN|" samasta jar3a padArthoM se mukta hokara AtmA ke dvArA AtmA kA saMsparza yahI sAdhanA kA sabase bar3A prayojana hai|" Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA - adhyAtma kisI bhI samAja kI amUlya dharohara hotI hai| usakA mUlya traikAlika hai| mahAtmA gA~dhI ke zabdoM meM adhyAtma-bala eka zAzvata bala hai| vaha hamezA rahane vAlA hai kyoMki vaha satya hai|' vaijJAnika pragati adhyAtma ke abhAva meM vidhvaMsaka bana jAtI hai| kisI bhI saMskRti se yadi adhyAtma ko nikAla diyA jAe to vaha daridra evaM mUlyahIna bana jAtI hai| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM-"AtmaniSTha caitanya kA jAgaraNa adhyAtma hai| vaha kevala mukti kA hI patha nahIM, zAMti kA mArga hai, jIvana jIne kI kalA hai, jAgaraNa kI dizA hai aura hai rUpAntaraNa kI sajIva prkriyaa|" . gurudeva tulasI ne dharma aura adhyAtma ko maMdira aura masjida se nikAlakara use jIvana-vyavahAra meM pratiSThita karane kA bhagIratha prayatna kiyaa| unakI dharmakrAnti ne adhyAtma ko vyAvahArika banAne kA prayAsa kiyaa| unakI dRSTi meM jo dharma jIvana-parivartana kI dizA nahIM detA, manuSya ke vyavahAra meM jIvaMta nahIM hotA, vaha dharma nahIM, sampradAya hai, kriyAkANDa hai, upAsanA hai| ve una dhArmikoM ko dekhakara hairAna the, jo pacAsa varSa se dharma karate rahe kintu jIvana meM parivartana nahIM aayaa| unakI dRSTi meM vahI vyakti adhyAtma kI kasauTI para kharA utaratA hai, jo azAMti meM se zAMti ko, apavitratA meM se pavitratA ko, asaMtulana meM se saMtulana ko tathA aMdhakAra meM se prakAza ko DhUMr3ha nikAlatA hai| madhyapradeza vidhAnasabhA ke sadasya DaoN. khUbacanda baghela dvArA likhita patra kI ye paMktiyA~ pUjya gurudeva ke AdhyAtmika vyaktitva kI sAkSAt pramANapatra haiM-'mahAtmA gA~dhI, aravinda ghoSa aura maharSi ramaNa ke pazcAt maiM AdhyAtmika U~cAI prApta zreSTha puruSoM ke darzana pAne ke lie lAlAyita thA para mujhe aisA lagatA thA ki zAyada unakI Takkara kA AdamI aba saMsAra meM nahIM rhaa| parantu gurudeva zrI tulasI ko dekhane ke bAda mujhe pratikSaNa yaha pratIta hotA hai ki inakI gaNanA bhArata ke zreSThatama AdhyAtmika puruSoM meM honI caahie|' gurudeva tulasI kI udagra AkAMkSA thI ki sabakA AdhyAtmika vikAsa ho tathA sabameM caitanya kA avataraNa ho| Atmastha aura sthitaprajJa mAnasa kI hI pariNati thI ki unhoMne sva aura para kI sArI sImAe~ tor3a diiN| unake udAra mAnasa ne para ko sva meM tathA sva ko para meM itanA sanniviSTa kara liyA thA ki hara jAti, kauma evaM Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA varga kA vyakti unake caraNoM meM AdhyAtmika preraNA grahaNa karane calA AtA thaa| unakI ye uktiyA~ isI sArvajanika vyaktitva kI abhivyakti haiM * maiM pAMva-pAMva calakara gA~va-gA~va pahu~cUMgA aura janatA ko jIvana ke lakSya se paricita karAtA rhuuNgaa| * maiM to hara varga ke bure logoM kA iMtajAra karatA huuN| koI Ae to unakA parivartana evaM rUpAntaraNa karU~ aura adhyAtma kI preraNA duuN| ___ maiM svayaM pUre artha meM AtmavAn banakara apane dharma-parivAra evaM sampUrNa mAnava jAti ko AtmavAn banAnA cAhatA huuN| isalie maiM rahanA ekAnta meM aura karanA sabake bIca meM cAhatA hU~ / cAhe vaha dhyAna kA kSetra ho yA karma kaa| maiM samUha cetanA ko jagAnA cAhatA huuN| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki mujhe jo jAgRti milI hai, vaha auroM ko bhI mile| * kyA sUraja ke abhAva meM dIpaka apane sAmarthyAnusAra saMsAra kA timira dUra nahIM karatA? isI vizvAsa ko lekara adhyAtma kA saMdeza lie maiM ghara-ghara, gA~va-gA~va aura nagara-nagara meM ghUma rahA huuN| 'maiM samUha se mukta hokara kisI bhI Adarza kI bAta karUM, isameM vizeSatA kyA hai? koI bhI vyakti apane Apako samUha se alaga kara bar3I-se-bar3I vicAra-krAnti kI bAta kara sakatA hai| kintu vaha krAnti AegI kahAM se? samUha meM se hI to hameM usa krAnti ko prakaTa karanA hogA? akelA vyakti krAnti kI bAta avazya kara sakatA hai, krAnti nahIM kara sktaa| isalie dharma kI krAnti ke lie, dharma ko tejasvI banAne ke lie hameM samUha ko sAtha lekara calanA hogaa| jisa vicAra-krAnti ko samUha kA samarthana milegA, vahI saphala ho skegii| isalie samUha se alaga chiTakakara kisI bhI Thosa pariNAma kI mujhe AzA nhiiN|" gurudeva tulasI ne apane vyaktitva ko itanA vyApaka evaM udAra banA liyA thA ki koI bhI sImA unheM ghere meM bAMdha nahIM skii| ve eka sampradAya ke anuzAstA the para sAmpradAyikatA se kosoM dUra the| jIvana ke AThaveM dazaka meM AcAryapada kA parityAga kara ve sampUrNa mAnava jAti ke AdhyAtmika utthAna kI bhAvanA se jur3a ge| yadi ve kevala dharmaguru hI bane rahate to sImA meM ba~dha jAte kyoMki Aja dharma zabda sAmpradAyikatA kA Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 18 pratIka bana gayA hai| ve prAyaH kahate the-'dharmaguru to Apa mujhe kaheM yA na kaheM lekina maiM sAdhaka hU~ aura samAja-sudhAraka bhI huuN|' isa yuga meM adhyAtma aura sAdhanA ko sArvajanika jIvana meM pratiSThita karane kA bahuta bar3A zreya pUjya gurudeva ko jAtA hai| jisa samaya loga adhyAtma kI upekSA karane lage the usa samaya unhoMne eka vrata liyA ki adhyAtma ke prati janatA meM gaharI abhiruci jAgRta karanI hai| san 1987 meM dillI praveza para svAgata kA uttara dete hue unhoMne kahA-'hamane apane jIvana meM do kAma karane kA prayatna kiyA hai| pahalA kAma hai-adhyAtma kI prAcIna saMskRti ko navInatama rUpa meM prastuti denaa| dUsarA kArya dharma aura sampradAya do haiM, eka nahIM, isakI spaSTa abhivyakti krnaa| san 1954 meM pradatta pravacana kA aMza unakI tIvra AdhyAtmika tar3apa kA sAkSI hai-"merA bahuta varSoM kA eka svapna thA, kalpanA thI ki jisa prakAra nATaka, sinemA ko dekhane, svAdiSTa khAdya padArthoM ko khAne meM logoM kA AkarSaNa hai, vaisA hI yA usase bhI bar3hakara AkarSaNa dharma va adhyAtma ke prati jAgRta ho| logoM ko dharma va adhyAtma kI bAta sunane kA nimaMtraNa nahIM denA par3e, balki Antarika jijJAsAvaza aura AtmazAMti kI prApti ke lie ve svayaM use sunanA cAheM tathA dharma aura adhyAtma ko jInA pasanda kreN|' unakI udana AkAMkSA thI ki bhArata bhale hI bhautika vikAsa meM anya dezoM se pIche raha jAe para vaha punaH vizva kA AdhyAtmika guru bne| yahA~ se nikalane vAlI adhyAtma kI kiraNeM samUce vizva ko udbhAsita kreN| apanI isa AkAMkSA ko ve ina zabdoM meM vyakta karate the-'mere jIvana kI sabase bar3I sAdha hai ki maiM adhyAtma ko tejasvI aura ojasvI dekhuu| jisa dina aisA hogA maiM kRtakRtya ho jaauuNgaa| yadi aisA nahIM hogA to na jAne isa duniyA kI kyA gati hogI? loga durdina kI kalpanA karate haiM kintu maiM adhyAtma ke abhAva ko hI bar3A durdina mAnatA huuN|' __ pUjya gurudeva ne aneka bAra apane janmadivasa ko bhI adhyAtmajAgRti divasa ke rUpa meM mnaayaa| 63veM varSa praveza ke upalakSya meM sudharmA sabhA meM janatA ko adhyAtma kI preraNA dete hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA"Aja Apa loga mere janmadina ko adhyAtma-jAgRti divasa ke rUpa meM Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA manA rahe haiN| adhyAtma jAgRti se merA tAtparya AtmA ke jAgaraNa se hai| jaba taka AtmA jAgRta nahIM hogI, hama sArI rAta khar3e-khar3e paharA lagAte raheM aura saMyama, tyAga, adhyAtma kI bAta karate raheM para lAbha kyA hogA? AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki hama apanI AtmA ko sadaiva jAgRta rkheN|" pUjya gurudeva ke bhagIratha prayatnoM se adhyAtma ko tejasvI aura prakhara hone kA avasara milaa| jIvana ke sAndhyakAla meM unakA saMtoSa ina zabdoM meM prakaTa huA- "maiM binA kisI atizyokti ke kaha sakatA hU~ ki adhyAtma ke kSetra meM hamArA kAryakrama pUre vizva meM mahattvapUrNa mAnA jA rahA . hai| isa kAma ko aura Age bar3hAnA hai, yaha merA saMkalpa hai| maiMne ciMtana kiyA hai ki aba mujhe adhyAtma ke vyApaka kSetra meM kAma karanA hai isalie dharmasaMgha kA dAyitva apane uttarAdhikArI ko sauMpa rahA huuN|" kucha bauddhika loga adhyAtma ko kevala AtmavAdiyoM ke lie Avazyaka mAnate haiM para isa saMdarbha meM gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki adhyAtmavAda AtmavAdI ke lie jitanA Avazyaka hai utanA hI Avazyaka eka saMsArI evaM anAtmavAdI prANI ke lie hai, kyoMki usake binA samAja, rASTra aura parivAra kA koI vyavahAra sucAru rUpa se nahIM cala sktaa| tatkAlIna rASTrapati nIlama saMjIva reDDI se AdhyAtmika carcA karate hue gurudeva tulasI ne kahA- "adhyAtma rASTra kI sabase UMcI sampatti hai| isa sampatti kI surakSA kisI bhI mUlya para honI cAhie jisa deza meM adhyAtmaniSTha vyakti rahate hoM, vaha deza bahuta sI burAiyoM se sahaja hI baca jAtA hai| adhyAtmahIna bauddhikatA jIvana ke vikAsa kA nahIM, balki hrAsa kA kAraNa banatI hai| gIta ke eka padya meM adhyAtma kI mahimA ujAgara karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM. vaijJAnika yuga meM jIne kA, basa usako adhikAra milaa| jisako jIvana ke vikAsa kA, AdhyAtmika AdhAra milaa| AcArya-pada visarjana ke bAda unakI adhyAtma ke pracAra-prasAra kI tar3apa aura adhika tIvra dekhI gii| pada-visarjana ke avasara para pradatta yaha vaktavya unake isI saMkalpa kI puSTi hai-'mere nae kAryakrama kI nAbhikIya preraNA hai- adhyaatm| maiM svayaM adhyAtma ke gaMbhIra prayoga karanA Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI cAhatA hU~ aura use vyApaka banAne ke prayAsa meM apanI zakti kA.niyojana karanA cAhatA huuN| adhyAtma aura vijJAna eka dUsare se alaga rahakara apUrNa hI rheNge| merA prayatna rahegA ki inameM sAmaMjasya sthApita ho| isa dRSTi se kahIM bhI koI kAryakrama calegA, usameM merA sakriya yogadAna rhegaa|' bhArata apanI adhyAtma pradhAna saMskRti se vizruta thA kintu Aja usane 'jagadguru' hone kI pahacAna kho dI hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM apasaMskRti evaM vikRtiyoM kA mizraNa dekhakara pUjya gurudeva atyanta ciMtita the| unakI tIvra abhIpsA thI ki bhAratIya janatA ke samakSa punaH adhyAtma ke tejasvI svarUpa ko prastuta kiyA jAye, jisase janatA ke mana meM adhyAtma ke prati AkarSaNa jaga ske| adhyAtma hI eka aisA tattva hai, jisako ujjIvita aura puraskRta kara bhArata apane khoe gaurava ko puna: upalabdha kara sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI dRSTi meM adhyAtma ko punaH pratiSThita karane meM nimna upAya kAmayAba ho sakate haiM AdhyAtmika logoM se satata smprk| * AdhyAtmika mUlyoM kA bAra-bAra shrvnn| * zruta mUlyoM ke bAre meM gaharI jaankaarii| jJAta tattvoM kA manana aura nididhyaasn| jana-kalyANa evaM jana-jAgaraNa ko ve apanI sAdhanA kA hI eka aMga mAnate the| isIlie unakI sAdhanA girikaMdarAoM meM kaida na hokara mAnava-jAti ke kalyANa evaM yogakSema ke sAtha jur3I huI thii| jaba kabhI unake sAmane yaha prazna AtA ki Apa apanI sAdhanA ko prakhara karane hetu jaMgala meM kyoM nahIM jAte, gA~voM evaM zaharoM meM hI kyoM ghUmate rahate haiM ? isake samAdhAna meM ve kahate the- "jisa prakAra AtmaciMtana, svAdhyAya, dhyAna, tapa Adi merI sAdhanA ke aMga haiM, usI prakAra jana-kalyANa va jana-utthAna bhI merI sAdhanA kA eka mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| maiM kevala svayaM uThane aura tairane kA hI pakSapAtI nahIM hU~, balki isake sAtha-sAtha dUsaroM ko uThAne aura tairAne kA bhI prabala himAyatI huuN| nirjana ekAntavAsa meM kevala apanA hita sAdhA jA sakatA hai, auroM kA nhiiN| merI mAnyatA hai ki jisake pAsa utkRSTa sAdhanA-bala ho vaha jana-jAgRti ke punIta kArya meM bhI apanA Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA sahayoga de sakatA hai'| ukta vicAra unakI janakalyANa ke prati tIvra AkAMkSA ko vyakta kara rahe haiN| ve usI sAdhaka kI sAdhanA ko mahattvapUrNa mAnate the jo svayaM akelA hI utthAna ke patha para Age na bar3hatA huA auroM ko bhI vikAsa evaM pragati kI rAha para Age bar3hAne kI preraNA de| unakA kavi mAnasa isI saMkalpa ko doharAtA rahatA thA sadA manobala bar3he hamArA, sadAcAra panapAne meN| rAtriMdina ho lagana hamArI, tarane aura tarAne meN| gurudeva zrI tulasI samaya-samaya para goSThiyoM ke mAdhyama se saMgha evaM samAja ke sadasyoM meM sAdhanA kI vizeSa ruci jAgRta karate rahate the| unakI preraNA itanI mArmika evaM vedhaka hotI thI ki hara sAdhaka ke hRdaya meM UrdhvArohaNa kI abhIpsA jAgane lagatI thii| unake svaroM meM kRtrimatA nahIM, apitu hRdaya kI vedanA evaM anubhUti bolatI thI ataH sIdhI hRdaya para coTa karatI thii| yahA~ unake preraka vAkyAMzoM ko uddhRta kiyA jA rahA hai, jo kisI bhI sAdhaka hRdaya meM uthala-puthala macAne ke lie paryApta haiM 'mere mana meM bAra-bAra AtA hai ki sAdhu jIvana kA svIkAra hI saba kucha nahIM hai| AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke lie nae-nae prayoga hone caahie| hamArA saMgha anuzAsita hai, vyavasthita hai, maryAdita hai kintu aba taka bhI adhyAtma kI prayogazAlA nahIM bana pAyA hai| maiM prAyogika jIvana meM vizvAsa karatA huuN| itane bar3e samUha meM saba vyakti prayogadharmA hoM, yaha saMbhava nahIM hai, phira bhI eka vAtAvaraNa bne| jinakI prayoga karane meM ruci evaM kSamatA ho, unako rAstA milanA caahie|' *'hamAre sAdhu-sAdhviyA~ soceM ki ve kitanA kAma zarIra kA karate haiM aura kitanA kAma AtmA kA? suMdaratA ke lie kapar3A pahanate haiM to zarIra kA kAma karate haiM, svAda ke lie khAte haiM to zarIra kA kAma karate haiM aura zarIra ko bar3hiyA banAne kA kAma karate haiM to zarIra kI gulAmI karate haiN| agara svAdhyAya, dhyAna, japa, sevA, tapa aura vinaya karate haiM to samajhie AtmA kA kAma karate haiN|' * 'hama sAdhu bane haiM para kisI ke dabAva yA prabhAva se nahIM, apane viveka se bane haiN| viveka se hone vAlA kAma aupacArika nahIM ho sktaa| sAdhutva hamArI sAdhanA hai, maMjila nahIM hai| hamArI maMjila hai Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI viitraagtaa| vItarAga banane ke lie dRSTikoNa ko nirantara AdhyAtmika banAye rakhanA jarUrI hai| dharma-zAsanA ke pacAsaveM varSa meM maiM apane dharmasaMgha meM eka vizeSa mor3a dekhanA cAhatA huuN| vaha mor3a nitAnta AdhyAtmika ho| AdhyAtmikatA, zramazIlatA aura yathArthajIvitA hameM virAsata meM prApta hai| hama inakI upekSA na karake inameM kucha adhika utkarSa lAeMyaha apekSA 'yadi hama jAgarUka haiM to eka kadama bhI dekhe binA nahIM caleMge, pramArjana kiye binA nahIM baiTheMge, vicAre binA nahIM boleMge, samaya kA durupayoga nahIM kareMge, dUsaroM se jaisI apekSA rakheMge, vaisA svayaM banane kA prayAsa kareMge, hamArA saMgha pragatizIla saMgha hai, para hameM eka bAta kA sadaiva dhyAna rakhanA hai ki hama yuga ke pravAha meM na baha jaaeN| hameM apanI adhyAtma bhAvanA ko sadA jAgRta rakhanA hai aura sAdhanA meM utkarSa lAne hetu nae-nae prayoga karate rahanA hai|' * 'eka vyakti adhyayanazIla to nahIM hai para sAdhanAzIla hai| usase maiM prasanna hI huuN| eka adhyayanazIla to hai para sAdhanAzIla nahIM, mujhe vaha vyakti priya nahIM aura eka adhyayanazIla bhI nahIM aura sAdhanAzIla bhI nahIM to vaha kisI kAma kA nhiiN|' unakI ina preraNAoM ko 'dinakara' kI ina kAvya paMktiyoM meM prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai hUM jagA rahA Aloka aruNa bANoM se, maraghaTa meM jIvana phUMka rahA gAnoM se| maiM vibhA-putra jAgaraNa gAna hai merA, jaga ko akSaya AlokadAna hai meraa|| eka antaraMga goSThI meM pradatta agrAMkita jIvana-sUtra hara sAdhaka ke bhItara AdhyAtmika AkarSaNa evaM ruci paidA karane meM preraNAsrota banakara mastiSka-pariSkAra meM pramukha bhUmikA nibhA sakate haiM* mahAna banane kA prayatna karo, para mahattvAkAMkSI mata bno| anukUla aura pratikUla kisI bhI paristhiti meM apanA dhairya mata khoo| akaraNIya kArya ho jAne para use na chipAo, na jhutthlaao| sAdhanA se pratikUla AcaraNa ho jAe to vahAM se usI kSaNa Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA apanI AtmA ko haTAkara yaha saMkalpa karo ki aisI bhUla dUsarI bAra nahIM hogii| dUsaroM kI AlocanA karane yA sunane meM samaya kA apavyaya mata kro| kisI bhI bAta ko pacAne kI kSamatA kA vikAsa kro| . vyaktigata pratiSThA ke vyAmoha meM na phaMsakara jana-jana meM saMghIya evaM AdhyAtmika bhAvanA bhro| gurudeva kevala goSThI yA pravacana ke mAdhyama se hI adhyAtma kI preraNA nahIM dete varan ve sAmAnya prasaMga ko bhI AdhyAtmika pratibodha kA mAdhyama banA lete the| yahA~ kucha ghaTanA-prasaMgoM kA ullekha kiyA jA rahA hai, jo unake AdhyAtmika dRSTikoNa ke svayaMbhU pramANa haiM * dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna pUjya gurudeva bAhubalIjI pdhaare| pahAr3a para car3hate hI bAhubalI kI saumya evaM zAnta mUrti ko dekhakara preraNA kI sausau dhArAeM unake mukha se pravAhita ho uThIM-'hamane svecchA se sAdhanA kA patha svIkAra kiyA hai| sAmane bAhubalI kI pratimA se hameM preraNA lenI caahie| jisa prakAra yaha pratimA dhUpa, chAyA, A~dhI aura tUphAna meM avicala khar3I hai, usI prakAra hameM bhI apane sAdhanA patha para anavarata avicala hokara bar3hate rahanA caahie| cAhe kitanI hI viparIta paristhitiyA~ sAmane kyoM na AeM, hameM vicalita nahIM honA hai|' * mevAr3a ke eka gA~va meM gurudeva pravacana kara rahe the| sthAnAbhAva ke kAraNa kucha bhAI caukiyoM para tathA kucha bhAI nIce galI meM baiThe the| gurudeva kA dhyAna ubar3a-khAbar3a caTTAnoM para aTaka gyaa| pravacana meM hI preraNA dete hue unhoMne kahA-'kahIM UMcI, kahIM nIcI jidhara dekho udhara caTTAneM hI caTTAneM haiN| khetoM kI bAr3eM patthara kI, rAste bhI patharIle, kitane kaThora haiM ye patthara! kahIM Apake hRdaya bhI itane kaThora to nahIM haiM ? kaThora hRdaya meM zikSAmRta kI bUMde nahIM Tika sakatIM isalie Apa logoM ko grahaNazIla banane ke lie mRdu bananA hogaa|' mevAr3a meM AtamA gA~va padhArane para caturvidha dharmasaMgha ko pratibodha dete hue Apane kahA-'Aja hama AtamA Ae haiN| Aja kyA Ae haiM hama to pahale se hI yahIM the| Aja to ve loga bhI yahA~ pahu~ca gae haiM, jo Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 24 3 sAmAnyataH bAhara ghUmate rahe haiN| bAhara ghUmane vAle loga bhaTaka jAeM, yaha bAta samajha meM AtI hai para jo varSoM se AtmA meM vAsa karate haiM, ve kyoM bhaTakeM ? surendranAtha jaina digambara vidvAn the / ve gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita hue aura bole--'dasa varSoM se digambara graMthoM kA svAdhyAya kara rahA hU~ / rAjavArtika, samayasAra Adi aneka graMtha par3ha lie para Atmatattva para jo nirvikalpa vizvAsa honA cAhie, vaha nahIM ho pAyA hai|' pUjya gurudeva ne ' samAhita karate hue kahA - 'Atmatattva kA jJAna evaM usa para vizvAsa pustakoM se nahIM ho sktaa| pustakeM to kevala bAhya jJAna detI haiN| Atmopalabdhi adhyAtma-sAdhanA se hotI hai / bhale hI koI graMtha na par3heM para AtmasAdhanA karane vAle ko Atmadarzana avazya hogA / kevalajJAna kI prApti pustakoM se nahIM, sAdhanA se hotI hai / kevalajJAna ke lie kahIM kaoNleja meM bharatI nahIM honA par3atA, usake liye ekAnta meM baiThakara apanI AtmA ko par3hanA hotA hai| garma tave para pAnI kI do bU~de caMda kSaNoM meM miTa jAtI haiM, rAjasthAna kI dhadhakatI bAlU para pAnI kI kucha bU~de asara nahIM dikhA sakatIM, vaise hI jJAna do bola sIkhane mAtra se AtmasAkSAtkAra honA kaThina hai, ' pUjya gurudeva mukha se Atmatattva kA vizleSaNa sunakara surendrakumArajI vismaya vimugdha ho gae aura bhAvavihvala hokara bole-' itane bar3e tattva kI bAta itane sarala DhaMga se Apane samajhA dii| merA jJAnI hone kA mada kSaNabhara meM utara gayA / ApakI vANI sunakara mujhe aisA lagA ki hajAra zAstra par3he paMDitoM se eka sAdhaka kI vANI hajAra gunA adhika prabhAvI hotI hai / ' rUpaka ke mAdhyama se Atmopalabdhi kI prakriyA ko 'vyavahAra. bodha' meM nibaddha karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM tape jame maMthAna se, maMthana phira navanIta / yahI sayAne samajha le, Atmamilana kI rIta // 'AyAro' ke prathama sUtra kA kAvyamaya anuvAda hara AtmajijJAsu sAdhaka ke lie pratidina mananIya hai - ko'haM ? are ! kahAM se AyA ? aura kahAM jAUMgA ? nahIM jJAna yaha sabako hotA, kaisI sthiti pAUMgA ? Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA svayaM svayaM kI jAtismRti se, athavA jJAnI ke mukha se suna, jJAta huA-saMsaraNazIla maiM, sukha kA duHkha kA varaNazIla maiM, dig-diganta saMcaraNazIla maiM, maiM upapAta-maraNadharmA hU~, kRtakarmA hU~, maiM atIta meM thA, aba hU~, bhaviSya meM banA rahU~gA, so'haM-so'haM kA saMgAnI vahI pratyabhijJA-sandhAnI AyAro kI arhat vaannii|| apane anuyAyiyoM ke samakSa gurudeva samaya-samaya para aise prazna upasthita karate rahate the, jisase ve svayaM ke bhItara jhAMka sakeM tathA apanI vRttiyoM kA anumApana kara skeN| ve preraNA dete hue kahate the-'hara vyakti svayaM ko tole ki usakA jIvana kisa-kisa kI parikramA kara rahA hai 1. zAMti kI athavA krodha kI? 2. namratA kI athavA abhimAna kI? 3. saMtoSa kI athavA AkAMkSA kI? 4. RjutA kI athavA daMbha kI? 5. anAgraha kI athavA durAgraha kI? 6. vIratA kI athavA durbalatA kI?' isI saMdarbha meM AtmatulA para AdhArita yaha praznAvalI bhI aMtazcetanA ko jhakajhorane vAlI hai-'vyakti svayaM apanI vRtti kI tulA para tula sakatA hai| usakI vRttiyoM meM krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi kA ubhAra hai yA nahIM? vaha kisI kI pratikUla harakata ko sahana kara sakatA hai yA nahIM? vaha apanI durbalatAoM ko svIkAra kara sakatA hai yA nahIM? yadi use durbalatAoM kA ahasAsa ho jAtA hai to vaha unase mukta hone kA prayAsa karatA hai yA nahIM? ina saba binduoM, kasauTiyoM para jo kharA utaratA hai, vaha apanI santatA ko ujAgara kara sakatA hai| anyathA saMta banane ke lie koI sarTiphikeTa to milatA nahIM hai, jise dikhAkara santapanA pramANita kiyA jA ske|' Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 26 adhyAtma kA sahI mArgadarzana karane vAloM kI Aja sarvatra kamI najara A rahI hai| samAja-sevA yA zArIrika-sevA karane vAle bahuta vyakti mila sakate haiM para apanI AtmA kA utthAna karake dUsaroM ko sahI dizA meM prasthita karane vAle virala hote haiN| mahAtmA gA~dhI ne eka udghoSa diyA thA ki hameM zarIra ke cikitsaka ke bajAya AtmA ke cikitsakoM kI AvazyakatA hai kyoMki zarIra kI cikitsA karane vAle DaoNkTaroM kI lambI katAra hai| manazcikitsaka bhI sulabha haiM para AtmA kI cikitsA karane vAle durlabha milate haiN|' pUjya gurudeva AdhyAtmika cikitsaka the| unhoMne jIvana meM lAkhoM logoM kA bhAva-pariSkAra karake unameM naye Atmabala aura AtmavizvAsa kA saMcAra kiyA thaa| eka bAra gurudeva kI sevA meM eka netra cikitsaka upasthita huaa| usane gurudeva ko kahA-'bhArata meM maiMne hajAroM logoM kI A~khoM kA oNparezana kiyA hai, kyA isase mujhe Izvara prApta ho jAegA?' gurudeva ne spaSTa uttara dete hue kahA-'netra-cikitsA karake Apane mAnavIya kartavyoM kA pAlana kiyA hai para Izvara-prApti ke lie Apako antazodhana karanA hogaa| jaba taka kaSAya yA uttejanA zAnta nahIM hogI, vItarAgatA kA udaya nahIM hogA, taba taka Izvara kI prApti nahIM ho skegii|' isa uttara ko sunakara DaoNkTara kA ceharA khila utthaa| usane kahA-'Aja taka bahuta saMtoM ke saMparka meM AyA huuN| maiMne yaha jijJAsA unake sAmane aneka bAra rakhI para Apa jaisA AdhyAtmika mArgadarzaka mujhe nahIM milaa| vastuta: Atmika utthAna ke lie bAhya kriyA nahIM varan AMtarika vizuddhi Avazyaka hai|' lADanUM pravAsa meM DaoN. Ara. ke viga, DaoN. kAntA chAjer3a evaM DaoN. aruNA gurudeva kI pAvana sannidhi meM phuNce| unhoMne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA ki hama sujAnagar3ha netra-cikitsA zivira ke lie Ae hae the| yahA~ Apase AdhyAtmika pAtheya prApta karane hetu Ae haiN| pUjya gurudeva ne DAkTaroM para eka gaharI dRSTi DAlI aura prazna ke mAdhyama se pratibodha dete hue kahA- 'Apa bAhyadRSTi ke sAtha logoM ko antardRSTi dete haiM yA nahIM?' DAkTara loga isa rahasyamaya prazna ko pakar3a nahIM paae| unake cehare para ubhare asamaMjasa ko dekhakara gurudeva ne IsAmasIha ke jIvana se saMbaMdhita eka ghaTanA sunAte hue kahA-'Izu krAisTa ne eka bAra kisI netrahIna vyAkta ko cakSu de die| usane netroM kA galata upayoga karanA zurU kara diyaa| eka Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArvabhauma adhyAtma ke pratiSThAtA dina krAisTa ne usakI A~khoM meM vezyA ke prati rAgadRSTi ko dekhaa| IsA ne use ulAhanA dete hue kahA-'kyA maiMne tumheM isIlie dRSTi dI thI?' bhAI ne tapAka se uttara dete hue kahA-'Apane mujhe bAhya dRSTi to dI para antardRSTi nahIM dii| antardRSTi ke abhAva meM to vaha bAhya kI ora hI AkRSTa hogii|' ghaTanA kA upasaMhAra karate hue gurudeva ne cikitsakoM ko mArmika pratibodha dete hue kahA-'bAhya dRSTi denA ThIka hai para antardRSTi kA dAna mahattvapUrNa hai| antardRSTi ke abhAva meM bAhyadRSTi kA dAna itanA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hotaa|' DaoNkTaroM ne prasannamudrA meM baddhAJjali kahA-'yaha kArya to Apa hI kara sakate haiN| hamArI aisI kSamatA kahA~?' gurudeva ne pharamAyA-'vyasanamukti aura aNuvrata-ye do A~kheM Apa apanI cikitsA ke sAtha aura jor3a deN| phira ApakI cikitsA sarvAMgINa ho jaayegii|' isa preraka pratibodha se DaoNkTaroM ko adhyAtma kI eka nayI dizA mila gayI aura unake cehare harSotphulla ho ge| - isI saMdarbha meM eka aura ghaTanA kA ullekha bhI aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa|9 disambara 1978 ko gurudeva harikepattana gA~va meM virAja rahe the| vahA~ saradAra niraMjanasiMha jI gurudeva ke upapAta meM pahu~ce aura dIna svaroM meM bole-'gurujI! maiM varSoM se adhyApaka huuN| mujhe rASTrIya avArDa bhI milA hai para aneka varSoM se maiM mUtrAvarodha kI bImArI se parezAna hU~, Apa koI nuskhA batAeM, jisase maiM svastha ho jaauuN|' gurudeva ne muskarAte hue saradArajI ko samAhita karate hue kahA-'saradArajI! hama zarIra kI nahIM, mana kI aura AtmA kI cikitsA karate haiN| hamAre pAsa adhyAtma kA TaoNnika hai, usase ApakI zArIrika bImArI miTegI yA nahIM, hama nahIM kaha sakate, para isase Apako mAnasika zAMti avazya milegii|' pUjya gurudeva ne use AdhyAtmika pravaMcana ke sAtha navakAra mahAmaMtra ke japa kA nirdeza diyaa| gurudeva ke udbodhana ko sunakara saradArajI kA vadana kamala kI bhA~ti khila utthaa| aisA pratIta huA mAno vyAdhi kI pIr3A unheM kabhI thI hI nhiiN| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI ne apane satprayAsoM se adhyAtma ko jIvanta bnaayaa| ve aneka bAra isa anubhava ko prakaTa karate the ki mujhe zmazAna kI zAMti meM vizvAsa nahIM, caitanyapUrNa zAMti meM vizvAsa hai| unhoMne svayaM adhyAtma kA svAda cakhA aura apanI divyavANI se lAkhoM logoM ko Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 28 usa mArga para prasthita kiyaa| unhoMne janatA ko yaha prazikSaNa diyA ki AdhyAtmikatA kisI dharmagraMtha yA dharmasthAna meM baMdI nahIM ho sktii| usakA anubaMdha aMtazcetanA kI krAMti se hai / vyakti bhautika zakti ko prApta karane jitanA parizrama karatA hai, usakA zatAMza bhI yadi AdhyAtmika zakti ko jAgRta karane meM lagAe to vizva kA nakzA parivartita ho sakatA hai|" adhyAtma kI anupama mazAla thAme umra ke naveM dazaka meM bhI gurudeva tulasI AdhyAtmika preraNA dene meM svayaM ko taruNa samajhate the| unake dvArA prajvalita adhyAtma kI dIpazikhA yuga-yuga taka mAnava-jAti kA mArgadarzana karatI rahegI, yaha atiraMjanA nahIM hai| Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA sAdhanA kA prArambha prayoga se hotA hai| nita nae prayoga karane vAlA sAdhaka apane jIvana meM naye-naye unmeSoM kA udghATana karatA rahatA hai| veza badalakara saMnyAsa grahaNa karane mAtra se koI bhI vyakti adhyAtma kI UMcAiyoM para ArohaNa nahIM kara letaa| koI bhI siddhAnta tabhI phaladAyI banatA hai, jaba usakA prayoga kiyA jAtA hai| prayoga vihIna siddhAnta prabhAvahIna evaM arthazUnya bana jAtA hai| siddhAnta kA prayoga karake parIkSaNa karane se vaha apanA anubhava bana jAtA hai ataH pUjya gurudeva kA abhimata thA ki dharma meM yadi prayoga nahIM jur3eMge to vaha niSprANa aura rUr3ha ho jaayegaa| dharma ko nitya navIna aura AkarSaka banAe rakhane ke lie use prAyogika banAnA Avazyaka hai| dharma ko prAyogika banAne ke saMbaMdha meM unakI yaha cetAvanI tathAkathita dhArmikoM ko bhI kucha socane ko majabUra karatI hai-'dharma ke kSetra meM Aja prayoga kI sarvAdhika AvazyakatA hai| anyathA usake Tikane kI saMbhAvanA kSINa hotI jA rahI hai| kevala ghise-piTe paramparAvAdI siddhAntoM ke AdhAra para aba dharma kI rakSA nahIM ho sktii| eka dhArmika ko yA dharmAdhikArI ko yaha spaSTa rUpa se siddha karanA hogA ki dharma se amuka-amuka lAbha hotA hai| anyathA Age Ane vAlI pIr3hI dharma se mukha mor3a legii|' . mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI gurudeva ke prAyogika jIvana se bahuta prabhAvita haiN| unakA kahanA hai ki pUjya gurudeva kI adhyAtma niSThA asAdhAraNa thii| saMgha-saMcAlana kI mahatI jimmevAriyoM ke bIca jaba bhI unheM ekAMta milatA, ve apane anubhava ke khajAne ko bar3hAne ke liye nirantara prayoga karate rahate the| prAyogika jIvana unakI nijI pasaMda thaa| ve kisa samaya kauna-sA prayoga kara lete, yaha unake nikaTa rahane vAle bhI nahIM jAna paate|" prazAsanika aura AdhyAtmika- donoM kSetroM meM unhoMne naye prayoga kiye aura naye anubhava paaye| urvara cintana, prAyogika soca evaM sAdhanA kI gaharI tar3apa ke saMdarbha meM 'merA jIvanaH merA darzana' pustaka meM vyakta nimna vaktavya atyanta mArmika evaM preraka hai- "22 mArca, 1965 ko pazcima nizA meM eka cintana AyA, sahaja AyA, jo sarvathA nayA thaa| vaha yaha ki kucha kAla kI avadhi taka maiM gaNa ke bhAra se mukta hokara abAdha sAdhanA Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 30 kruuN| vaha avadhi pAMca varSa kI ho| kisI eka yogya ziSya para pADihAriya rUpa meM zAsana-saMcAlana kA bhAra rakhakara vaisA kruuN| aisI ziSya sampadA mere pAsa hai jarUra, para yaha kAma sarvathA nayA hai| aisA karane meM kahIM gaNa kA ahita to nahIM hai ? yaha saba cintana kA viSaya hai| __ pUjya gurudeva kA abhimata thA ki sAdhanA kA prayoga manuSya para na. karake yadi pazuoM para kiyA jAe to adhika saphala ho sakatA hai kyoMki pazu kI apanI koI dhAraNA nahIM hotii| unheM jo kucha samajhAyA jAtA hai, ve usI kA anukaraNa karate haiN| para patA nahIM isa manuSya kI khopar3I meM kyA bharA hai, jo vaha itanA grahaNazIla nahIM ho pA rahA hai| pUjya gurudeva saphala prayoktA the, isalie rUr3hatA unheM kisI kSetra meM priya nahIM thii| ve kahate the-'rUr3ha jIvana jIne meM AnaMda kI upalabdhi nahIM ho sktii| mere abhimata se sAdhanA ke kSetra meM to kisI prakAra kI rUr3hatA honI hI nahIM caahie| rUr3ha paddhati se bhAvI pragati meM avarodha A jAtA hai| isalie prayoga aura anubhava ke kSetra ko khulA rakhakara svIkRta paddhati ke mAdhyama se Age bar3hanA caahie|....jiivn ke hara kSetra meM navInatA aura naye unmeSa dekhanA merI abhiruci kA viSaya hai|' pUjya gurudeva ne eka goSThI meM saMtoM ko pratibodha dete hue kahA- "jaise pAtaJjala yoga ke aneka abhyAsI aura prayoktA sAdhaka milate haiM, vaise hI maiM cAhatA hU~ ki jaina yoga ke bhI sAdhaka paidA ho|" muni zrI mIThAlAlajI svAmI ko saMgha mukta hokara vizeSa sAdhanA karane kI anumati denA bhI unake udAra evaM krAMtikArI prayogoM meM eka prayoga kahA jA sakatA hai| usa samaya gurudeva ne AzIrvAda dete hue kahA- 'dUra hote hue bhI merA AzIrvAda satata tere sAtha hai| terI sAdhanA kA yaha krama zatAbdiyoM meM bhI nahIM huA hai| terI sAdhanA zIghra phalavatI bane tathA isa bhautika cakAcauMdha ke yuga meM AdhyAtmikatA kA Aloka jge| isase saMgha kA hI nahIM kintu Atma-dharma kA vikAsa bhI sambhava hai|" AcAryazrI ne punaH dohe kI bhASA meM kahA abhaya aruja avikAra mana, nirvikalpa sNklp| lo sau-sau zubha kAmanA, tulasI harSa anlp| svasvarUpa kI sAdhanA, terI atula abhiisstt| 'tulasI' nizcita saphalatA, mahAmanA muni misstt|| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA "kSaNe kSaNe yannavatAmupaiti tadeva rUpaM ramaNIyatAyAH" kAlidAsa kI yaha ukti gurudeva kA Adarza sUtra thI isIliye ve sadaiva manohArI aura ramaNIya bane rhe| dharma, adhyAtma aura samAja ke kSetra meM unake prayogoM kI lambI sUcI dekhakara paMDita dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA ne kahA'ye nae prayoga AcArya tulasI hI kyoM kara rahe haiM ? aNuvrata, AgamasaMpAdana, sAhitya-sRjana, samaNazreNI Adi kitane prayoga unhoMne samAja ke sAmane prastuta kara die| anya sampradAyoM meM aisA kyoM nahIM huA?' isa prazna kA uttara gurudeva kI isa abhivyakti meM khojA jA sakatA hai-'nirantara prayoga karane kA utsAha pragati kA pahalA sUtra hai, isalie maiM prayoga meM adhika vizvAsa karatA huuN| maiMne apane jIvana meM aura dharmasaMgha meM aneka prakAra ke prayoga kiye haiN| pratyeka prayoga se mujhe naI dizA aura nayA prakAza milatA rahA hai|' . zArIrika svAsthya kI pratikUlatA meM bhI gurudeva sAdhanA paraka prayogoM ko pramukhatA dete the| kalakattA se rAjasthAna lauTate hue pUjya gurudeva ke ghuTanoM meM darda ho gyaa| lagabhaga tIna hajAra kilomITara kI yAtrA thii| gurudeva kA manobala atyanta prabala thaa| lekina ghuTanoM meM darda ke kAraNa calanA kaThina lagane lgaa| madanacaMdajI goThI ne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA"Apa prayoga ke lie jayAcArya viracita vighanaharaNa gIta kA svAdhyAya evaM abhi rA zi ko namaH maMtra kA pratidina japa kareM, isase Apako lAbha milegaa|" gIta evaM japa ke svAdhyAya kA yaha prayoga gurudeva ko rucikara lgaa| zramaNa sAgara dvArA pratilipi kie gae gIta kA unhoMne pratidina svAdhyAya prArambha kara diyaa| svAdhyAya zuru hone ke do cAra dinoM meM hI darda kapUra kI bhAMti gAyaba ho gyaa| pUrI yAtrA nirvighna sampanna ho gyii| pUjya gurudeva ke eka AdhyAtmika prayoga kI carcA unhIM ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai-'san 1993 ke rAjaladesara cAturmAsa meM mere pA~va meM sAiTikA kA darda ho gyaa| DaoNkTara ne pUrNa vizrAma kA parAmarza diyaa| usa rUpa meM vizrAma kA nirdeza mere jIvana kA pahalA prasaMga thaa| dina bhara sone kI kalpanA ne mujhe nirAza kara diyA kintu maiM zIghra hI saMbhala gyaa| maiMne socA-'nirAzA kisa bAta kI? DaoNkTara kahatA hai ki aura koI samasyA Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI nahIM hai, kevala eka nasa dabatI hai| vizrAma karane se yaha sthiti badala jaaegii| aise samaya meM maiM niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM meM calA jAUMgA to dUsaroM se kyA kahUMgA? mujhe isa sthiti ko svIkAra karanA hai, vidhAyaka bhAvoM ke sAtha svIkAra karanA hai| apane cintana ko vidhAyaka banAne ke lie maiMne saMskRta meM eka padya kI racanA kI Anando me romaNi romNi, pravahatu, satataM mnHprstti| svasthaH svastho'hamiti ca manye, kAyotsarge sukhaM shyaanH|| - 'mere roma-roma meM Ananda pravAhita ho| hara pala merI mAnasika prasannatA banI rhe| yaha pUrNa vizrAma kA samaya mere lie kAyotsarga kI vizeSa sAdhanA kA samaya hai| kAyotsarga meM sukhapUrvaka zayana karatA huA maiM svayaM ko svastha anubhava kara rahA huuN| svasthatA ke isa anucintana meM merA dharmasaMgha bhI sahabhAgI bnaa| svAsthya ke prati kI gaI saMgha kI maMgalakAmanAoM se mujhe pUrA bala milaa| maiM svastha ho gyaa| AdhyAtmika prayoga ke prati merI AsthA adhika puSTa ho gii|' kAyotsarga kI bhA~ti mauna ke prayoga kA anubhava bhI unakI DAyarI ke pRSThoM meM paThanIya hai-'parizrama kI adhikatA ke kAraNa sira meM bhAra, A~khoM meM garmI, Aja kAphI bar3ha gaI hai| rAtri ke vizrAma se bhI ArAma nahIM milA, taba savere Der3ha ghaNTe kA mauna kiyA aura nAka se laMbe zvAsa liye| isase bahuta ArAma milaa| punaH zakti-saMcaya sA hone lgaa| citta prasanna huaa| merA vizvAsa hai ki mauna sAdhanA merI AtmA ke lie, mere svAsthya ke lie bahuta acchI khurAka hai| bahuta bAra aise anubhava bhI hote rahate haiN| yaha mauna sAdhanA mujhe nahIM milatI to svAsthya saMbaMdhI bar3I kaThinAI hotii| para vaisA kyoM ho? svAbhAvika mauna cAhe pA~ca ghaMTe kA ho, usase utanA ArAma nahIM milatA, jitanA ki saMkalpapUrvaka kie gae eka ghaMTe ke mauna se milatA hai| isase yaha bhI spaSTa hai ki saMkalpa meM kitanA bala hai| sAdhAraNatayA manuSya yaha nahIM samajha sakatA para tattvata: saMkalpa meM bahuta bar3I Atma-zakti nihita hai| isase Atma-zakti kA vikAsa hotA hai| Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA 33 avazya hI manuSya ko isa saMkalpabala kA prayoga karanA cAhie / ' pUjya gurudeva ne AhAra, vihAra evaM jIvana-caryA se sambandhita bhI aneka prayoga kiye| unake AhAra sambandhI prayogoM kI lambI zrRMkhalA hai| una sabakI na vyavasthita surakSA ho pAyI hai aura na hI prastuti / mahAzramaNI sAdhvI pramukhAjI ne unake AhAra sambandhI kucha prayogoM ko prastuti dI hai| pUjya gurudeva yadi kisI pustaka meM jIvana saMbaMdhI koI nayI bAta par3hate to tatkAla usakA prayoga karane se nahIM cuukte| gurudeva tulasI ne * Ayurveda kA yaha zloka par3hA nityaM hitAhAravihArasevI, samIkSyakArI viSayeSvasaktaH / dAtA samaH satyaparaH kSamAvAn, AptopasevI sa bhavatyarogaH // isa zloka ke bAre meM apanI anubhUti vyakta karate hue unhoMne kahA - 'jisa dina maiMne isa zloka ko par3hA, taba se bAra-bAra apane jIvana meM ina bAtoM kA prayoga karatA rahA huuN| isase mujhe lAbha kI anubhUti huI hai| anubhavoM ke AdhAra para maiM sabako parAmarza denA cAhatA hU~ ki maharSi caraka dvArA parIkSita ina tathyoM kA prayoga kiyA jAye to svastha rahA jA sakatA hai|' eka bAra pUjya gurudeva jvara se AkrAnta ho ge| bhojarAjajI saMcetI (momAsara) ne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA ki Apa isa bAra anya kisI prakAra kI auSadhi kA prayoga na karake svamUtra kA prayoga kreN| binA kisI Agraha ke gurudeva ne zivAmbu kA prayoga kiyaa| usI ke garAre bhI kie| prayoga se unheM bahuta lAbha huaa| gurudeva ke prayogadharmA vyaktitva kA sabase bar3A rAja thA- - unakI grahaNazIlatA / bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara virodha meM bhI yadi unheM koI upayogI yA * mahattvapUrNa bAta milatI to grahaNa karane meM unako koI hicaka nahIM hotI thii| unakA mAnanA thA ki mere saMyamI jIvana kA sarvAdhika sahayogI aura preraka sAthI koI rahA hai to vaha hai- saMgharSa / yadi mere jIvana meM itanA saMgharSa nahIM AtA to zAyada maiM itanA majabUta nahIM bana pAtA / saMgharSa se maiMne bahuta kucha sIkhA hai, pAyA hai| saMgharSa mere lie abhizApa nahIM, varadAna sAbita hue haiN"| unakI isI grahaNazIlatA ne unheM nae-nae prayogoM kI ora unmukha kiyA hai| Asana-prANAyAma Adi ke bAre meM unakI spaSTa svIkArokti thI Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI ki prArambha meM mujhe kAyotsarga evaM mudrAoM kI vidhi kA samyak jJAna nahIM thA lekina kisI zrAvaka ne sujhAva diyA to acchA lgaa| mere abhimata se ye prayoga sAdhanA ke sAtha-sAtha cikitsA kA kAma bhI karate haiN| lambe vihAroM ke daurAna rAta ko jaba kabhI pyAsa kA anubhava hotA, jIbha ko ulaTakara khecarI mudrA karane para aisA anubhava hotA mAno bhItara se amRta kA jharanA phUTa par3A ho| maiMne apane jIvana meM aneka bAra aise prayoga kie haiM aura AnaMda kA anubhava kiyA hai|" - pUjya gurudeva ke prayogoM kI gurutA kA eka hetu thA-adhyAtma aura vijJAna kA smnvy| Aja bhautika zaktiyoM kA aMdhAdhuMdha vikAsa mAnava ko UparI cakAcauMdha to de rahA hai para isase dUsare khatare bar3hate jA rahe haiN| mAnava ke bhItara eka riktatA panapa rahI hai| aMta:karaNa kI riktatA ko AdhyAtmika prayogoM dvArA bharA jA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana kI tIvra abhIpsA thI ki adhyAtma aura vijJAna kA samanvaya ho kyoMki unakA mAnanA thA ki dharma-zUnya vijJAna khataranAka hai aura vijJAnazUnya dharma aMdhavizvAsa hai ataH vaijJAnika ko dhArmika aura dhArmika ko vaijJAnika bananA caahie| korI AdhyAtmikatA guhAvAsI saMnyAsiyoM ke lie upAdeya ho sakatI hai para usase hara vyakti lAbhAnvita nahIM ho sktaa| korI vaijJAnikatA vaijJAnikoM ke lie grAhya ho sakatI hai, para usase Ama AdamI kA kAma nahIM cala sktaa| Aja apekSA hai adhyAtma aura vijJAna ke samanvaya kii| kyoMki donoM kA lakSya hai-satya kI khoja meM naI dizAeM kholanA, prayoga karanA, parIkSaNa karanA aura niSkarSa nikaalnaa|' dharma ko asAmpradAyika evaM prAyogika rUpa dene ke lie unhoMne janatA ke samakSa eka triveNI prastuta kI- aNuvrata, prekSAdhyAna aura jIvanavijJAna / ina prayogoM se nizcita rUpa se dharma kA Urjasvala aura tejasvI rUpa nikharakara sAmane AyA hai| ve kahate the-'dharmagraMthoM evaM dharmasthAnoM meM baMdhA huA dharma mujhe priya nahIM hai| maiM dharma ko loka-jIvana meM utarA huA dekhanA cAhatA huuN|... maiM dharma ko kisI varga yA jAti-vizeSa ke lie nahIM, sampUrNa mAnava jAti ke lie Avazyaka mAnatA huuN| mAnavatAvAdI dharma sampUrNa mAnava jAti ke lie hai isalie hameM dharma ko aura adhika navInatA, vaijJAnikatA, upayogitA evaM prAyogikatA ke saMdarbha meM pratiSThita karanA hai|' Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 adhyAtma ke prayoktA adhyAtma ke ucca zikhara para ArUr3ha sAdhaka hI dUsaroM ko adhyAtma kI preraNA de sakatA hai| gurudeva tulasI kA netRtva itanA jAgRta thA ki kahA~, kisako, kaba aura kitanI preraNA denI hai, isameM ve kabhI nahIM cUkate the| sAdhanA meM utkarSa evaM tejasvitA lAne hetu ve aneka upakrama evaM preraNAeM saMgha ke samakSa prastuta karate rahate the| ve apanI bhAvanA vyakta karate hue kahate the-'nae prayogoM kI jAnakArI karanA aura unheM amala meM lAnA merI ruci kA viSaya rahA hai| maiM svayaM prAyogika jIvana jInA cAhatA hU~ aura saMgha meM vaisA hI dekhanA cAhatA huuN| merI yaha AMtarika tar3apa hai ki jo sAdhusAdhviyA~ vizeSa sAdhanA meM laganA cAhate haiM, unheM maiM vizeSa avasara aura vizeSa suvidhA dN| sevA kendra kI bhA~ti sAdhanA kendra kI kalpanA bhI mere mana meM hai| vyavasthA aisI ho jisase saMgha para bhI jyAdA bhAra na par3e aura vizeSa sAdhanA ke icchuka sAdhakoM ko maukA bhI milatA rhe|' bIkAnera cokhale meM pUjya gurudeva ne 8 sAdhuoM ko sAdhanA ke viziSTa prayoga karane kI anumati dii| muni sukhalAlajI, kizanalAlajI Adi saMtoM ne dasa dina taka alaga rahakara mauna aura dhyAna kI sAdhanA kii| pUjya gurudeva sAdhaka saMtoM kA utsAha bar3hAne ke lie eka dina unake sthAna para pdhaare| sabako mauna aura sAdhanA meM masta dekhakara gurudeva atyanta prasanna hue| pUjya gurudeva samaya-samaya para viziSTa sAdhanA karane vAle sAdhusAdhviyoM ko patra ke mAdhyama se bhI preraNA aura protsAhana dete rahate the| sAtha hI unake agrima patha ko prazasta karane kA mArgadarzana bhI prastuta kara dete the| yahAM sAdhvI pramukhA lADAMjI, sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI 'nohara,' sAdhvI AzAvatIjI evaM muni harSalAlajI ko die gae patroM kI kucha paMktiyAM kramazaH uddharaNIya haiM * lADAMjI! apanI AtmA ko apane vicAroM ko itanA pavitra banAnA hai ki kahIM koI malinatA kI bU taka na rahane paae| kSAMti, mukti Arjava, mArdava se AtmA ko bhAvita karake bhAvitAtmA bananA hai| 'jIviyAsAmaraNabhayavippamukkA' banakara sarvathA nirvicAra banakara anazanapUrvaka samAdhi sampanna paNDita maraNa prApta kareMge, taba hI hama kRtakRtya hoNge| Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 36 *"tumhArI mauna evaM dhyAna-sAdhanA varSoM se abAdha gati se cala rahI hai, vaha prazasya hai| yaha sAdhanA mujhe isalie pasaMda hai ki isameM akarmaNyatA nahIM hai| sAdhanA ko karma ke sAtha jor3a diyA gayA hai| tapasyA bhI sAtha-sAtha cala rahI hai| aisI sAdhanA hamAre saMgha ko zaktizAlI banAtI hai| maiM apanI ora se tumhArI sAdhanA ke prati punaH punaH zubhakAmanA karatA *"sAdhu jIvana meM upazama kA sabase bar3A sthAna hai ataH usakI upAsanA honI caahie| jaba kabhI bhI Avega Ae to 'uvasameNa haNe kohaM' isakA cintana karanA cAhie aura Avega ko zAMta karate rahanA caahie| prANAyAma aura saMkalpa zakti se mana ko ekAgra karane kA prayAsa karate rahanA caahie|" "lakSya ko saphala banAne meM prayatnazIla rho| mana ko samAdhistha, tana ko svastha evaM vacana ko saMyata rakho, yahI sAdhanA kA mArga hai|" (AcArya tulasI ke patra bhAga 2 pR. 3) kabhI-kabhI prasaMga vizeSa para gurudeva patroM meM japa aura dhyAna ke prayoga kA nirdeza bhI dete rahate the|"tumhaare ikacAlIsaveM janmadina ke upalakSa meM shubhaashiiss| OM a. si. A. u. sA. namaH'-yaha siddha maMtra-jApa tumhAre manobala ko majabUta bnaaegaa| AtmavizvAsa, smRti evaM zakti ko samRddha bnaaegaa| tuma apane dRr3ha saMkalpa se gaMtavya patha para bar3hatI calo, yahI merA saMdeza hai| . adhyAtma kI jo saMpadA unheM virAsata meM milI, usakA prAyogika rUpa ve apane dharmasaMgha evaM sampUrNa mAnava jAti meM sAkAra dekhanA cAhate the| ve kisI sAdhaka para sAdhanA kA koI prayoga thopate nahIM, pratyut hArdika bhAva se hRdayaMgama karavA dete the| isa saMdarbha meM unakA maMtavya thA ki maiM apanI sAdhanA ko kisI para lAdanA nahIM cAhatA isaliye mujhe kabhI nirAzA nahIM hotii| unake dvArA diye gaye pratibodhoM kI ye jhalakiyA~ aneka sAdhakoM ko sakriyatA se kucha prayoga karane kI preraNA dene vAlI haiM * 'sAdhu jIvana sAdhanA kA jIvana hai| sAdhutva svIkRti ke sAtha hI sAdhanA kA prArambha ho jAtA hai| sAdhaka ko yAda rahe ki taba sAdhanA kA Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 adhyAtma ke prayoktA atha hotA hai, iti nhiiN| atha ko iti mAnane kA hI pariNAma hai ki sAdhaka-sAdhikAe~ apane ko kRtArtha mAnane lagate haiN| phalasvarUpa pragati to dUra, gati bhI agati ho jAtI hai aura pacAsoM varSa pazcAt bhI ve vahIM khar3e pratIta hote haiM, jahA~ ki sAdhanA ke prathama dina khar3e the|' * 'maiM aneka bAra socatA hU~ ki jIvana meM koI aisA parivartana AnA cAhie jo svayaM mere liye tathA dUsaroM ke liye bhI preraNAdAyI ho| kevala Dharre kA jIvana jInA, yaMtra kI taraha nizcita dinacaryA kA honA kisI bhI ciMtanazIla vyakti ko priya nahIM hotaa| isa dRSTi se maiMne apane jIvana ko uttarottara saMzodhita pAyA hai|' *'maiM bhAratIya janatA se anurodha karU~gA ki vaha AdhyAtmikatA ko purAnI pustakoM meM, puTThoM meM hI banda na rkhe| use jIvana-vyavahAra meM utArane kA prayatna kre| jaise bhojana ke bhajana mAtra se peTa nahIM bharatA hai, vaise hI kevala sAdhanA evaM adhyAtma ke raTana mAtra se sAdhya kI siddhi nahIM ho sktii| use prayoga meM utAranA Avazyaka hai|' * 'yadi Apa badalanA cAhate haiM to prayoga ke pIche par3a jAo, pAgala ho jAo, dhuna meM kho jAo, anyathA badalAva honA muzkila hai|' * 'maiM sabhI zivira-sAdhakoM se kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki Apa svayaM samartha haiM, saba kucha kara sakate haiM, phira svayaM ko durbala kyoM banA rahe haiM? Apa bhUla jAie isa bAta ko ki satya kI khoja hama kyoM kareM? use to tIrthaMkaroM ne pahale hI khoja liyaa| hama kyoM prayatna kareM? hamAre pUjya arhatoM ne jo kucha khojA aura pAyA, hama to usI ke sahAre calate rheNge| Apa aisA soca sakate haiM kintu maiM Apase kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki tIrthaMkaroM ne kitanA bhI khoja liyA ho para ApakI khoja bAkI hai| Apake sAmane to abhI bhI saghana timira hai| Apa prayatna kareM, kisI ke khoje huye satya para rukeM nhiiN| vaha Apake kAma nahIM aaegaa| Apako apane puruSArtha se khoja karanI hai| isalie maiM phira kahatA hU~ ki Apa svayaM satya khojeN|' ___ AcArya-pada kA visarjana unake jIvana kA anupama AdhyAtmika prayoga kahA jA sakatA hai| isa saMdarbha meM unake ye vicAra paThanIya haiM * 'maiMne apane jIvanakAla meM AcAryapada kA visarjana kara kisI Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI paramparA kA sUtrapAta nahIM kiyA hai| isa saMbaMdha meM maiM aneka bAra kaha cukA hUM ki yaha merA apanA prayoga hai| ise paramparA na banAyA jaae| AcArya pada kA visarjana karane ke bAda meM maiM apane Apako halkA anubhava kara rahA huuN| zAsananiyantA hone ke kAraNa dharmasaMgha kI pratyeka gatividhi para merI najara avazya rahatI hai| kintu mujha para jo dAyitva thA, usase maiM sarvathA mukta huuN|' anuzAsana kA bhAra AcArya mahAprajJa ko dene ke bAvajUda AdhyAtmika preraNA dene ke kArya meM ve kabhI zlathatA kA anubhava nahIM karate the| saMghIya dAyitva se mukta hone ke kAraNa ve isa kArya meM aura adhika samaya lagAte the| unakA yaha saMkalpa isI bAta kI saMpuSTi karatA hai-'maiMne apanA dAyitva mahAprajJajI ko sauMpa diyA hai phira bhI ThaharAva meM merI ruci nahIM hai| maiM aba bhI tatparatA se kAma kara rahA huuN| jIvana ke AkhirI kSaNa taka maiM isI prakAra kAma karatA rahU~, AcArya bhikSu ke padacihnoM para calatA rahU~ aura unake dvArA prajvalita adhyAtma kI lau kA prakAza phailAtA rahU~, yahI abhIpsA pUjya gurudeva kI udagra AkAMkSA thI ki adhyAtma ke Aloka se samasta mAnava jAti abhisnAta ho isalie unhoMne sAhitya ke mAdhyama se bhI AdhyAtmika pAtheya evaM preraNA dene kA prayAsa kiyaa| adhyAtma ke aneka prayoga unake sAhitya meM yatra-tatra bikhare par3e haiN| zrAvaka saMbodha' meM ve asahiSNutA kI samasyA kA prAyogika samAdhAna prastuta karate hue kahate haiM sahiSNutA ho, sahiSNutA ho kevala raTa se, sahanazIla sahasA koI kaise bana paae| ho prayoga 'tulasI' prekSA-prayogazAlA meM, paramAdhAmI pati bhI paramAtmA bana jaae|| san 1962 meM gurudeva ne yoga viSayaka manonuzAsanam graMtha kI racanA kI, jisameM yoga viSayaka jJAna aura prayoga donoM kA samAveza kiyA gyaa| isake atirikta arhatvANI, prekSA : anuprekSA, adhyAtma padAvalI Adi graMtha bhI vizuddha AdhyAtmika evaM sAdhanAparaka graMtha haiN| vyavahAra bodha meM unhoMne adhyAtma kA vyAvahArika evaM prAyogika prazikSaNa diyA hai| unake Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA mahAna ciMtana se prasUta zatAdhika kAlajayI kRtiyA~ adhyAtma kI divya jyoti vikIrNa karatI huI sAdhakoM ko Aloka pradAna kara rahI haiN| __satya kI khoja cAhe vaha padArtha jagat kI ho yA Atmajagat kI, prayoga ke sAtha nirantara abhyAsa Avazyaka hai| eka vaijJAnika prayoga karatA hai to vaha sthUla se sUkSma kI ora prayANa karatA hai| isI prakAra AtmajJAnI sAdhaka bhI sthUla Alambana se sUkSma Alambana kI ora Age bar3hatA hai| abhyAsa ke binA koI bhI prayoga paka nahIM sktaa| yadi prayoga kramika vikAsa ke sAtha hotA hai to usameM saphalatA milatI hai, anyathA prayogoM kI saphalatA para praznacihna laga jAtA hai| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA maMtavya mananIya hai-'bhArottolana kA abhyAsa karane vAle khilAr3I pahale pA~casAta kilo vajana uThAte haiM, phira dasa-bAraha kilo uThAte hai aura abhyAsa ko bar3hAte-bar3hAte cAlIsa-pacAsa kilo taka pahu~ca jAte haiN| yahI bAta Atmaparizodhana ke upAyoM kI hai| koI sAdhaka sAdhanA prArambha karate hI bahuta UMce aura sUkSma prayoga karane lage to vaha sAdhanA meM upasthita bAdhAoM se ghabarA jAtA hai, pIche haTa jAtA hai yA apanA mArga badala letA hai|' san 1964 bIkAnera kA prasaMga hai| taba taka prekSAdhyAna paddhati kA prArambha nahIM huA thaa| gurudeva kI preraNA se saMtoM meM sAmUhika dhyAna kA upakrama prArambha huaa| padmAsana meM baiThakara sabhI sAdhu zvAsa para dhyAna kendrita karate the| zvAsa A rahA hai aura jA rahA hai, isako dekhane meM citta ko ekAgra kiyA jAtA thaa| eka muni dhyAna meM taMdrA kA anubhava karane vAle sAdhuoM ko jAgRti kA saMketa dene ke lie niyukta the| usa samaya ke dhyAna kA anubhava likhate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM- "isa prAyogika krama meM samaya kaise nikala jAtA, patA hI nahIM cltaa| merI icchA thI ki saMgha meM vizAla paimAne para yaha prayoga calatA rhe| isa saMdarbha meM merA mana yahI kahatA hai "sAphalyaM prApyaye gurukRpAt" maiM guru-kRpA se avazya saphalatA prApta kruuNgaa|" ___apane jIvana se saMbaMdhita viziSTa divasoM para ve kucha na kucha prayoga grahaNa karane kA saMkalpa avazya karate the| ve kahate the ki mujhe jo satya upalabdha huA hai, use maiM prayoga kI kasauTI para kasatA rahatA hU~ aura Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI anubhUta prayoga ko janatA ke samakSa prastuta karatA rahatA hU~ kyoMki prAyogika jIvana meM vizvAsa hue binA jIvana kI kalA nahIM sIkhI jA sktii| unake vyaktigata jIvana ke prayogoM kI eka lambI zrRMkhalA prastuta kI jA sakatI hai| AdhyAtmika dRSTi se unake dvArA kiye gaye sabhI prayogoM kI aitihAsika dRSTi se surakSA nahIM ho pAI phira bhI upalabdha prayogoM kA varNana prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai| inako prastuta karane kA uddezya itanA hI ki janatA ko unake prAyogika jIvana kI kucha jhalaka mila ske| ina vibhinna prayogoM ke pIche gurudeva kA eka hI dRSTikoNa rahA- Atmabodha, Atma-jAgaraNa evaM aatm-niyNtrnn| yahA~ unake vyaktigata sAdhanA ke prayogoM kI kucha jhalakiyA~ prastuta kI jA rahI haiN| AhAra-saMyama ke prayoga sAdhanA ke sAtha AhAra kA bahuta gaharA saMbaMdha hai| AhAra jitanA sAttvika aura zuddha hotA hai, sAdhanA ke kSetra meM utanI hI sahaja gati ho sakatI hai| viSaya-virakti evaM moha-vijaya kA prathama sAdhana hai- khaadysNym| isalie sAdhaka khAne ke lie nahIM jItA varan jIne ke lie khAtA hai| sAdhAraNa AdamI svAda ke lie khAtA hai, vahA~ sAdhaka bhojana ko jIvana-nirvAha kA sAdhana mAnatA hai| khAdya-saMyama aura sAdhanA meM avinAbhAvI sambandha sthApita karate hue gurudeva kahate haiM Atma-sAdhanA kA yadi, karanA ho praarmbh| sukhada khAdya-saMyama karo, bana virakta avilmb|| ucita khAdya-saMyama binA, gati hotI avruddh| senA senAnI binA, kare kahAM taka yuddh?|| 'vyavahAra-bodha' meM bhI pUjya gurudeva ne sAdhakoM ke samakSa yahI tathya prastuta kiyA hai jIne kA uddezya Atmahita, sAdhana usakA yaha tana hai| .. ho isakA samucita saMpoSaNa, isI dRSTi se bhojana hai|| 'pUjya gurudeva atimAtrA meM, adhika bAra, adhika dravya khAnA pasaMda nahIM karate the| unakA maMtavya thA ki adhika dravya khAne se kucha na Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA kucha adhika khA liyA jAtA hai ataH kama dravya khAkara maiM jitanA saMtuSTa rahatA hU~, utanA adhika dravya lekara nahIM rhtaa|' isI kAraNa AcArya banane 41 bAda lambe samaya taka unhoMne nau dravya (khAdya padArtha) se adhika na khAne kA dRr3ha saMkalpa nibhaayaa| DAyarI ke pRSTha bhI unake padArthoM ke khAdya-saMyama kI ora iMgita karate haiM - * 'isa bAra paryuSaNa meM sirpha sAta dravya laga rahe haiN| unameM dUdha, cInI, phulakA, toraI kA sAga, pAnI tathA do aura koii| kucha mana para kAbU jarUra rakhanA hotA hai| bAkI bar3A AnaMda rahatA hai / 15 dina meM sirpha eka bAra kar3hAI vigaya lgii| pratidina tIna vigaya se adhika cAturmAsa bhara meM zAyada na lgii| bar3A AnaMda hai|' 'isa bAra ASAr3ha zuklA 11 se khAdyasaMyama cala rahA hai| 13 dravya ke uparAMta prAyaH nahIM lagate / pAnI bhI inhIM meM hai| upavAsa kA pAraNA karane meM bhI itane dravyoM se kAma cala jAtA hai| kaThinAI jarUra par3atI hai, kyoMki kisI ko patA nahIM hai ataH AzaMkA jarUra ho rahI hai ki kyA bAta 'hai? merI icchA hai ki cala sake to cAturmAsa bhara claaeN|' aneka manojJa dravyoM kI upasthiti meM bhI unake mAnasa meM dazavaikAlika kI nimna gAthA taraMgita hotI rahatI thI je ya kaMte pie bhoe, laddhe vipiTThikuvvaI / sAhINe cayaI bhoe, se hu cAi tti vuccaI // ukta Agama vAkya ko caritArtha karane vAlI yaha ghaTanA aneka sAdhakoM ke lie preraNAsrota kA kArya kregii| san 1958 lakhanaU kA 'ghaTanA prasaMga hai| bhojana prAyaH samApti para thA / gurudeva ne moTe bhujie ke do-tIna Tukar3e hAtha meM uThAe / khAne ke lie hAtha kucha Upara uThA para AtmaciMtana ne hAtha kI gati ko vahIM roka diyaa| do kSaNa pazcAt bhujie ke Tukar3e gurudeva ne vApisa pAtra meM rakha die| pAsa meM khar3e saMta ne bhujie na khAne kA kAraNa puuchaa| gurudeva ne uttara dete hue kahA- 'kyA yaha khAnA Avazyaka hai ? bhojana ho gayA, peTa bhara gayA, usake bAda yaha khAnA svAdavRtti kA hI eka rUpa hai| jIbha ko saMtoSa denA sAdhaka kA dhyeya nahIM honA caahie| usakA dhyeya honA cAhie zaktiyoM ko jAgRta karanA / ' Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 42 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI __ bhojana karake hAtha dhone ke bAda kitanI hI manonukUla yA svAsthya ke lie hitakara cIja upasthita ho jAe para gurudeva use grahaNa nahIM karate the| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI atyanta manuhAra yA Agraha hone para bhI ve apane isa saMkalpa ko dRr3hatA se nibhAte the| kabhI kisI ke anurodha ko svIkAra bhI karanA par3atA to vaha unheM rucikara nahIM lgtaa| kAnapura cAturmAsa kA prasaMga hai| bhojana ke aMta meM gurudeva ko pIpalapAka (mukhavAsa) ke lie prArthanA kI gaI para gurudeva ne iMkAra kara diyaa| niSedha karane para bhI munizrI ke dvArA bAra-bAra prArthanA kI gii| tIvra anurodha ke Age gurudeva ko jhukanA pdd'aa| unhoMne pIpalapAka kA eka Tukar3A apane hAtha meM liyaa| Tukar3A hAtha se chUTakara nIce gira gyaa| munizrI ne dUsarA Tukar3A grahaNa karane kA anurodha kiyA lekina gurudeva ne use lene se iMkAra karate hue kahA-'prakRti khAne se iMkAra kara rahI hai|' lagatA hai prakRti bhI saMyamI puruSoM ke vicAroM ke anukUla bana jAtI hai| ___ asvAda kI sAdhanA anAsakti se jur3I huI hai| jaba taka sAdhaka anAsakti kA abhyAsa nahIM karatA, taba taka hara acche yA bure padArtha meM usakI cetanA rAga-dveSa se saMpRkta ho jAtI hai| mahAvIra ne sAdhaka ko "bilamiva pannagabhUe' sUkta ke dvArA asvAda vRtti kI sundara preraNA dI hai| jaise sarpa idhara-udhara dekhe binA sIdhA bila meM ghusa jAtA hai, vaise hI sAdhaka binA svAda lie bhojana ko cabAkara sIdhA nigala jaae| bhojana ke viSaya meM pUjya gurudeva kA mAnasa itanA sadha gayA thA ki unake lie priya-apriya, rucikara-arucikara, svAda-besvAda jaise prazna gauNa ho gae the| dazavaikAlika ke nimna padya ke sAtha unakA itanA tAdAtmya ho gayA thA ki kSaNa mAtra bhI usakI vismRti nahIM hotI thI tittagaM va kaDuyaM va kasAyaM, aMbilaM va mhurNlvnnNvaa| eya laddhamanna?pauttaM, mahughayaM va bhuMjeja sNje|| ... sAdhuoM ko aneka bAra sAmyabhAva kI preraNA dete hue ve kahate the-'bhikSA meM kabhI khaTTA milatA hai, kabhI mIThA, kabhI tIkhA, kabhI kar3avA aura kabhI ksailaa| kabhI sarasa to kabhI nIrasa, kabhI manonukUla to kabhI pratikUla / sAdhanA kahatI hai ki bhikSA meM jo mile, use samabhAva se Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA khAeM / manonukUla bhojana kI prazaMsA karake khAnA saMyama ko koyalA banAnA hai| amanojJa bhojana kI niMdA karake khAnA saMyama ko dhuMA banAnA hai| manojJa aura amanojJa bhojana ko samabhAva se khAnA saMyama ko puSTa banAnA hai|' saMsAra meM aise vyaktiyoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai jo bhojana ke iMtajAra meM jIvana ke kaI kImatI kSaNoM ko gaMvA dete haiN| bhojana sAmane Ane ke bAda lAlasA kA saMvaraNa karanA to aura bhI adhika kaThina hai| lekina gurudeva ke jIvana meM aise prasaMga aneka bAra dekhe jAte jaba AhAra kA samaya hone para yA AhAra kI pUrva taiyArI kara lene para bhI yadi gurudeva kisI ko tattva samajhAne meM vyasta hote yA kabhI kisI kI vaiyaktika samasyA ke samAdhAna meM svayaM ko Duboe rahate to ve AhAra ko gauNa kara cAlU prasaMga ko hI mukhyatA dete| jaba saMta bhojana ke lie nivedana karate to ve kahate'AhAra ko prAthamikatA nahIM, kArya ko prAthamikatA milanI caahie| mujhe logoM kI burAI chur3Ane meM jo rasa milatA hai, vaha bhojana meM nhiiN|' san 1958 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| pAtra meM dUdha ThaMDA ho rahA thaa| gurudeva patra par3ha rahe the| saMtoM ne nivedana kiyA-'dUdha ThaMDA ho rahA hai|' gurudeva ne pharamAyA'dUdha kI apekSA par3hanA rucikara lagatA hai|' aneka bAra gurudeva jaba kAvyasaMracanA meM tallIna rahate to bhikSA kI jholI sAmane par3I rahatI para ve sAhitya-sRjana meM hI AnaMda kA anubhava krte| unake jIvana se yaha spaSTa pratIta hotA thA ki adhyayana, adhyApana, prazikSaNa, dhyAna evaM svAdhyAya meM unheM jo rasa milatA, vaha khAdya-padArthoM meM nhiiN| pUjya gurudeva ke khAdya saMyama kA abhyAsa aneka rUpoM meM prakaTa huaa| AhAra-saMyama ko unhoMne apanI vyaktigata tapasyA kA aMga to banAyA hI, sAtha hI sAtha saMgha yA sAdhu-sAdhviyoM para jaba kabhI vipatti ke bAdala maMDarAe, gurudeva ne Atmabala evaM saMghabala bar3hAne hetu khAdya-saMyama ke vizeSa prayoga zurU kara die| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke siMghAr3e jaba prathama bAra saurASTra meM gae to unheM sthAna, gocarI Adi kI duvidhA jhelanI pdd'ii| sAmpradAyikatA ke kAraNa unheM kSetrIya kaThinAI kA sAmanA bhI karanA pdd'aa| jaba gurudeva ko yaha bAta jJAta huI to unhoMne vigaya-varjana evaM AhAra-saMyama kA prayoga prArambha kara Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI diyaa| nikaTavartI sAdhu-samudAya ne isakA kAraNa jAnanA cAhA para gurudeva mauna rhe| isa prayoga ko unhoMne taba taka cAlU rakhA jaba taka saMtoM ke kuzalakSema ke saMvAda unheM nahIM mila ge| prayoga prArambha karane kA prayojana bhI unhoMne tabhI prakaTa kiyaa| isa ghaTanA se saurASTra meM vicaraNa karane vAle sAdhu-sAdhviyAM hI nahIM, sampUrNa saMgha abhibhUta evaM gadgada ho gyaa| . ___ isI prakAra iMdirA gAMdhI ke zAsanakAla meM paMjAba meM oNparezana blU sTAra kI ghaTanA ghttii| usase paMjAba kA jana-jIvana AtaMkita aura astavyasta ho gyaa| saMcAra vyavasthA Thappa ho gyii| usa samaya paMjAba meM aneka sAdhu-sAdhviyAM vicaraNa kara rahe the| gurudeva ne saMkalpa kiyA, jaba taka sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke sukha-saMvAda nahIM mileMge, dUdha kA prayoga nahIM kruuNgaa| una dinoM gurudeva lADanUM se jodhapura kI ora vihAra kara rahe the| umra ke hisAba se vihAra meM thakAvaTa AnI to svAbhAvika thii| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne dUdha grahaNa karane kA AgrahapUrNa anurodha kiyA kintu gurudeva apane saMkalpa para aDiga rhe| lADanUM se nAgaura taka yaha saMkalpa claa| yadyapi nAgaura se pUrva paMjAba ke sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke kuzalakSema ke saMvAda pahuMca gae the kintu . jaba taka eka-eka varga ke pUre saMvAda nahIM mile, gurudeva ne dUdha grahaNa nahIM kiyaa| dUdha chor3ane ke pIche unakA kevala AdhyAtmika dRSTikoNa hI nahIM rahA, mAnavIya evaM karuNA kA ciMtana bhI rhaa| san 1975 meM kalakattA evaM jayapura samAja meM ApasI vaimanasya evaM TUTana kI sthiti utpanna ho gii| samajhAne para bhI samAdhAna kI koI rekhA dikhAI nahIM pdd'ii| isa vigraha ke upazamana hetu gurudeva ne lagAtAra eka mAha ke ekAzana kA prayoga kiyaa| tapasyA kA yaha prayoga kisI pakSa para dabAva DAlane ke lie nahIM kiyA gayA thaa| mahAtmA gAMdhI kI bhAMti Atmabala ko bar3hAne kA eka ahiMsAtmaka prayoga thA, jo kAphI aMzoM meM saphala rhaa| dhyAna evaM yoga kI viziSTa sAdhanA khAdya-saMyama ke sAtha jur3I huI hai| yadi sAdhaka kA AhAra-viveka jAgRta nahIM hai to vaha dhyAna kI gaharAI meM utarakara UrdhvArohaNa nahIM kara sakatA aura na hI sAdhanA meM nikhAra lA sakatA hai ata: sAdhaka ko bhojana ke prati atyadhika jAgarUkatA rakhanI Avazyaka hai| isa saMbaMdha meM gurudeva sAdhakoM ko dizA-nirdeza dete hue kahate the-'sAdhaka ko anveSaNa karate rahanA cAhie ki amaka padArtha Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 adhyAtma ke prayoktA kA zarIra aura mana para kyA asara par3atA hai ? jisa padArtha ko khAne se svAsthya aura dhyAna meM bAdhA Ae, usase bacate rahanA caahie| merA anubhava hai ki zAma ko halkA bhojana karane se zarIra meM sphUrti aura mana meM prasannatA banI rahatI hai| gariSTha bhojana se Alasya bar3hatA hai aura svAdhyAya, dhyAna meM mana nahIM lgtaa| isI prakAra jIvana ke chaha dazakoM taka prAtaH nAzte kA parihAra bhI unakA viziSTa anubhUta prayoga hai| khAdya-saMyama kA eka aura anubhava unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- 'merA anubhUta prayoga hai ki anna kI adhika mAtrA zarIra, mana aura jIvana kisI ke lie lAbhaprada nahIM hai / saMtulita, sAtvika aura halkA bhojana zarIra aura mana donoM ko sazakta banAtA hai aura usase jIvanI zakti puSTa hotI hai / ' AcArya mahAprajJa gurudeva tulasI ke khAdya-saMyama kI sAdhanA se bahuta prabhAvita haiM / ve gurudeva ke khAdya-saMyama ke prayogoM ke bAre meM apane vicAra vyakta karate hue kahate haiM - ' khAna-pAna ke sambandha meM gurudeva ne vANI aura mana para jo niyaMtraNa kiyA, vaha Azcarya jaisA hai| zAka meM namaka adhika yA kama ho, dUsarI koI vastu kaisI hI ho, usake bAre meM AhAra kara cukane se pahale kucha kahanA to dUra kI bAta hai kintu cehare para anyathA bhAva taka nahIM jatAte / ' ... amuka-amuka vastu ke khAne yA na khAne se zarIra tathA mana para kyA asara hotA hai, isakI lambI sUcI gurudeva ke anubhava meM thii| saMtoM ko bhI asvAdavRtti kI preraNA dete hue unakA yahI svara mukhara hotA thA'bhojana ke sambandha meM adhika carcA karanA, acchA-burA kahakara usameM gRddha honA, nAka-bhauMha sikor3anA, maiM gRhastha ke lie bhI ThIka nahIM mAnatA, sAdhu lie to yaha sarvathA avAMchanIya hai / ' gurudeva ne ekAntavAsa evaM viziSTa prayogoM ke avasara para khAdyasaMyama para vizeSa bala diyA, jisase unakI sAdhanA se milane vAlI niSpatti sahaja sAdhya ho gii| hisAra pravAsa meM gurudeva ne 27 dina kA ekAntavAsa kiyaa| anuSThAna meM kevala sapheda dravya lene kA hI saMkalpa thA / yadyapi sapheda khAdya padArtha aneka hote haiM kintu pUjya gurudeva ne kelA aura dUdhaina do padArthoM ko hI grahaNa kiyaa| usakI mAtrA bhI svalpa thii| dina bhara meM Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 46 tIna pAva dUdha tathA do yA tIna kele| tatkAlIna khAdya-saMyama kA anubhava unakI bhASA meM hI paThanIya hai-'prArambha meM mujhe saMdeha thA ki maiM anna ke binA kevala dUdha para raha sakU~gA yA nahIM kintu anna chor3ane kI koI anyathA pratikriyA nahIM huii| maiM apane Apako pahale kI apekSA adhika svastha aura sphUrtimAn anubhava kara rahA huuN| zarIra thor3A kRza lagatA hai kintu zaktiyAM bar3ha rahI haiM aura vajana bilkula kama nahIM huA hai| zaucakriyA, nidrA aura prasannatA meM koI antara nahIM AyA hai| mujhe kucha bhI anyathA pratIta nahIM ho rahA hai aura na bhojana meM kisI anya padArtha kI apekSA pratIta hotI hai|' bacapana se hI pUjya gurudeva kI khAdya-saMyama kI sAdhanA zurU ho gaI thii|apne purAne anubhavoM ko yAda karate hue dillI ke eka pravacana meM gurudeva ne pharamAyA-'bacapana meM hameM dUdha to kabhI-kabhI hI milA karatA thaa| jaba kabhI upavAsa kA pAraNA hotA yA aura koI vizeSa bAta hotI taba hI hama dUdha pIyA karate the| maiM to samajhA karatA thA ki dUdha bhI kyA koI sadA pIne kI cIja hotI hai? isI prakAra miSThAnna bhI hama kabhI-kabhI khAte the| para mere mana meM isakI atRpti kabhI nahIM rahatI thii|' bAlyAvasthA meM dIkSita hone para bhI khAne kI kisI acchI cIja ke prati unakA AkarSaNa prakaTa nahIM huaa| svalpamAtrA meM prApta vastu ko apane pAsa adhyayanarata sAdhuoM ko khilAkara hI gurudeva saMtuSTi evaM AnaMda kA anubhava karate the| unake isa bar3appana evaM saMyama ne unheM choTI umra meM hI pratiSThita kara diyaa| vidhivat khAdya-saMyama kA prayoga gurudeva ne san 1944 meM prArambha kiyaa| prathama caraNa meM pUjyapAda ne eka varSa ke lie una cIjoM kA parihAra kiyA, jinake prati bacapana meM unake mana meM kucha AkarSaNa thA, jaiserAmakhicar3I, pApar3a aadi| . svAda-vijaya ke lie gurudeva ne kucha samaya ke lie mirca masAloM kA parihAra kiyaa| sAmAnya vyakti ko namaka-mirca vihIna bhojana arucikara yA amanojJa laga sakatA hai kintu AtmajayI sAdhaka ke lie rasanA kA svAda utanA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hotA, jitanA zarIra kI pUrti ke lie bhojana krnaa| Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 447 adhyAtma ke prayoktA pUjya gurudeva kA eka anna se adhika anna na khAne kA saMkalpa bhI aneka mahInoM taka claa| prAyogika rUpa se eka anna khAne kA saMkalpa itanA sarala nahIM hai para gurudeva ke aTala manobala ke sammukha sabhI saMkalpa sahaja evaM sarala ho jAte the| san 1961 bIdAsara cAturmAsa meM kie gae khAdya-saMyama ke prayoga unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya haiM * 'bIdAsara pahuMcane se pahale hI maiMne khAdya-saMyama ke kucha prayoga karane kI bAta socI thii| pahalA prayoga zrAvaNa kRSNA ekama ko kiyaa| upavAsa ke pAraNe meM pahale pAnI meM nIMbU kA rasa liyA, phira thor3AsA dUdha liyaa| usa dina anna, miThAI Adi kA sevana nahIM kiyaa| dina meM bhI dUdha, phala Adi halkA AhAra liyaa| peTa ThIka rhaa| tandrA meM kamI rhii| rAtri meM dasa baje se sAr3he tIna baje taka eka hI nIMda aaii| annaparihAra kA prayoga tIna dina taka kiyaa| kisI prakAra kI koI kaThinAI kA anubhava nahIM huaa| citta prasanna rhaa| anna ke prati koI AkarSaNa paidA nahIM huaa| mujhe vizvAsa ho gayA ki isa rUpa meM pandraha dina prayoga kiyA jAe to bhI koI asuvidhA nahIM hogii| phira bhI prathama prayoga tIna dina kA hI kiyaa| samaya-samaya para kucha aura prayoga karane kA mAnasa bnaa|' __ * 'do dina bAda khAdya-saMyama kI dRSTi se bhojana meM eka anna liyaa| kevala gehUM kI roTI lii| bAjarI, moTha, mUMga, dAla, cAvala Adi kucha nahIM liyaa| nirAhAra rahane meM jitanI prasannatA huI, utanI isa prayoga meM nahIM huii| maiM anna chor3anA cAhatA thA para vAtAvaraNa anukUla nahIM thaa| maiMne jaba bhI isa viSaya meM carcA kI, eka hI tarka diyA gayA ki anna nahIM lene se kamajorI bddh'egii| mAtuzrI kI bhI sahamati nahIM thii| eka anna vAlA prayoga kucha dina kiyA, para kisI ko jJAta nahIM hone diyaa| jJAta ho jAtA to use calAnA bhI kaThina thaa| mujhe aisA lagA ki choTe-se saMkalpa ko nibhAne meM bhI kaI dikkateM A jAtI haiN|' * aSTamI ke dina ekAzana kiyaa| ekAzana meM eka samaya bhojana karanA hotA hai| usameM adhika khA liyA jAe to ekAzana bhI vyazana bana jAtA hai| maiM adhika khAnA nahIM cAhatA thA para Agraha se kucha Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI adhika khA liyaa| dUsaroM kI dRSTi meM merA khAdya-saMyama kAphI puSTa thA, kintu mujhe usase saMtoSa nahIM thaa| isI dRSTi se maiM kucha prayoga kara rahA thaa|' __ san 1982 meM pUjya gurudeva ne khAdya-saMyama ke aneka upakrama prArambha kie| isa varSa ke daurAna gurudeva lADanUM se rANAvAsa cAturmAsa hetu padhAra rahe the| borAvar3a meM akSaya tRtIyA ke bhavya Ayojana ke avasara para guruvara ne cInI evaM gur3a se banI saba cIjoM kA parihAra kara diyaa| teraha varSa taka unakA yaha prayoga akhaMDa rUpa se claa| sAmAnya manobala vAlA vyakti cInI evaM cInI se banI cIjoM ke parihAra kI bAta soca bhI nahIM sktaa| loga vRddhAvasthA meM pAcana zakti kamajora ho jAne para bhI miThAI chor3anA nahIM caahte| aneka vyakti to madhumeha jaisI khataranAka bImArI se pIr3ita hone para bhI miThAI ke prati Asakti ko nahIM chor3a paate| ve iMsulina ke iMjekzana yA TebaleTa lekara bhI apanI isa Asakti ko pUrA karate haiN| - rANAvAsa cAturmAsa meM gurudeva ne cAra mAsa ke lie dUdha kA parihAra kiyaa| isa prayoga ko bAlotarA aura jodhapura cAturmAsa meM do mAsa tathA AmeTa meM eka mAsa ke lie phira punarukta kiyaa| sAvana mAsa meM dUdha na lene kA prayoga pichale kaI sAloM se cala rahA thaa| pratidina jisa cIja ko lene kI prakRti ho athavA jo dainika jIvana ke lie anivArya ho use eka sAtha chor3a denA apratibaddhatA aura anAsakti kA mahAn nidarzana hai| kaI varSoM taka gurudeva ko AhAra parosane kA saubhAgya muni madhukarajI ko prApta huaa| ve gurudeva kI anAsakta sAdhanA se bahuta prabhAvita hue| unakA anubhava hai ki do-tIna dina lagAtAra kisI cIja ko grahaNa karane ke bAda jaba cauthe dina vahI cIja parosa dI jAtI to gurudeva use grahaNa nahIM krte| . 'asaNaM asaNakAle' AcArAMga kI isa ukti ko unhoMne apane jIvana meM pUrNatayA caritArtha kiyaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki madhyAhnakAlIna bhojana ke bAda sAyaMkAlIna bhojana ke bIca ve kucha bhI grahaNa nahIM karate the| AmeTa cAturmAsa ke AkhirI mahIne meM gurudeva ne AhAra-saMyama kA eka vicitra prayoga kiyaa| usa prayoga meM dUdha, dahI Adi vigayaparihAra ke sAtha cupar3I capAtI bhI kAma meM nahIM lii| bhojana kI mAtrA bhI atyanta sImita kara dii| prAta: thor3I sI Acha, madhyAhna evaM sAyaM bhojana meM Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA eka rUkhI capAtI, kevala ubalI sabjI evaM thor3e se cAvala ke atirikta gurudeva kucha bhI grahaNa nahIM karate the| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA Agraha rahA ki isa prayoga se zArIrika durbalatA A sakatI hai ataH isa prayoga ko sampanna kiyA jAe para acchA aura upayogI mAnakara gurudeva eka mAha taka anavarata usa prayoga ko calAte rhe| _ asvAsthya kI sthiti meM bhI pUjya gurudeva khAdya-saMyama ke prayoga ko hI pramukhatA dete the| san 1961 meM gurudeva ko pratizyAya ho gyaa| saMtoM ne auSadhi ke lie Agraha kiyaa| kintu gurudeva ne pUjya kAlUgaNI dvArA nirdiSTa prayoga prArambha kiyaa| tIna dina taka kevala mUMga kI dAla aura rUkhI bAjare kI roTI kA prayoga kiyaa| 'saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana' meM gurudeva apanA anubhava batAte hue kahate haiM- "sahaja rUpa se khAdya-saMyama ho gyaa| mAnasika prasannatA rhii| maiMne pratizyAya ko varadAna maanaa| svAsthya meM bhI kucha sudhAra ho gyaa|" khAdya-saMyama ke aise aneka prayoga gurudeva samaya-samaya para karate rahate the| * khAdya-saMyama ke sAtha tapasyA ke vividha prayoga bhI unake jIvana meM calate rhe| prAraMbha ke aneka varSoM meM gurudeva prativarSa 10 pratyAkhyAna kA prayoga karate rhe| gurudeva kA anubhava rahA ki isa choTI sI tapasyA meM bar3I AtmazAMti milatI hai tathA vizeSa rUpa se kisI kaThinAI kA sAmanA nahIM karanA pdd'taa| tele (tIna dina kA upavAsa) kA prathama prayoga gurudeva ne AgamasaMpAdana kA kArya prAraMbha karane se pUrva kiyaa| isa anuSThAna meM gurudeva ke sAtha caturvidha saMgha ne bhI apanI zakti kA parIkSaNa kiyaa| hisAra meM sattAIsa dina ke ekAnta anuSThAna kA samApana bhI gurudeva ne tele se kiyaa| upavAsa kA prayoga to gurudeva karate hI rahate the| unakI dRSTi meM upavAsa kA artha kevala bhUkhe maranA nahIM, apitu AtmA ke sannikaTa rahanA thaa| san 1981 meM gurudeva kI sannidhi meM rASTrIya stara para jayAcArya nirvANa zatAbdI kA virAT Ayojana manAyA gyaa| isa avasara para gurudeva ne prati mAha do upavAsa karane kA saMkalpa liyA, jo tIna sAla taka anavarata claa| lagabhaga 70 varSa kI umra meM upavAsa ke dina unhoMne pandraha-solaha Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI kilomITara kA vihAra to kiyA hI pAraNe ke dina bhI vihAra ke krama meM koI aMtara nahIM aayaa| lagabhaga 3-4 kilomITara kA vihAra karake navakArasI Ane ke bAda hI gurudeva rAste meM pAraNA karate phira Age kI ora cala pdd'te| san 1950 meM unhoMne aSTamI caturdazI ko ekAzana kA prayoga Arambha kiyaa| lambe-lambe vihAra, dina meM tIna-cAra bAra pravacana phira bhI mahIne ke cAra ekAzana kA krama niyamita calatA rhaa| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA anurodha rahatA ki yAtrA ke daurAna zrama bahuta hotA hai ataH ekAzana kA prayoga chor3a diyA jAe lekina gurudeva kA saMkalpabala paristhiti ke Age ghuTane Tekane ko majabUra nahIM hotaa| san 1960 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| aSTamI kA dina thaa| do vihAra kA krama nirdhArita thaa| saMtoM aura sAdhviyoM ne nivedana kiyA-'Aja Apako ekAzana nahIM karanA caahie| vihAra ke sAtha tIna bAra pravacana bhI kiyA hai, logoM kI bhIr3a ke kAraNa bhI Apako atirikta zrama huA hai|' gurudeva ne dRr3hatA se kahA-'saMkalpa ko nirbala nahIM banAnA caahie| parIkSA ke kSaNa kabhI-kabhI Ate haiN| phisalana ke nimitta paga-paga para haiM para saMkalpa tabhI phalavAn banatA hai, jaba usameM dRr3hatA AtI hai|' san 1975 aura 1976 meM jayapura aura lADanUM cAturmAsa ke sAvana mAsa meM gurudeva ne eka mAsika ekAzana kA prayoga kiyaa| tapasyA ke prati unakA mAnasika utsAha pravardhamAna rhaa| caturvidha saMgha kI bhAvanA ko dekhate hue ve lambI tapasyA nahIM karate para unakI tapasyA ke prati utkaTa icchA samaya-samaya para prakaTa hotI rahatI thii| san 1996 lADanUM cAturmAsa meM do muni aThAI kA tapa kara rahe the| prAta:kAla ve gurudeva kI sannidhi meM prastuta hue| unakI tapasyA para hArdika prasannatA vyakta karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne pharamAyA-'maiMne tele ke Upara tapasyA nahIM kI hai kintu icchA hotI hai ki eka aThAI maiM bhI kruuN| mahAzramaNIjI ke aThAI kI huI hai| jayAcArya ne bhI bAraha kI tapasyA kI thii| loga mAsakhamaNa kara lete haiM, varSItapa kara lete haiM, gajaba karate haiM / tapasyA bhI kSayopazama ke binA saMbhava nahIM hai| Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA 'mAyaNNe asaNapANassa' yaha Agama-ukti gurudeva kA Adarza sUtra thI ataH svAdavRtti hetu ve AhAra kI mAtrA kA atikramaNa kabhI nahIM karate the| bhojana parosane vAloM ko yaha anubhUti nirantara hotI rahatI thI ki gurudeva UnodarI tapa kA abhyAsa kara rahe haiN| bhojana-velA meM kucha prazna sadaiva unake mAnasa meM taraMgita rahate the| ve prazna unhIM kI kAvyamayI bhASA meM paThanIya haiM kyoM? kaise? kitanA? kahAM?, kaba bhojana krnniiy| bhojana velA meM raheM, ye bAteM smrnniiy| ye prazna yadi hara vyakti ke prazna bana jAeM to bAra-bAra yA adhika khAne se hone vAlI bImAriyoM se bacA jA sakatA hai| yahAM unakI asvAdavRtti evaM khAdya-saMyama ke kucha prayogoM kI saMkSipta jhAMkI prastuta kI gayI hai| aisA lagatA hai likhA bahuta kama hai, alikhA bahuta raha gayA hai| Asana-prANAyAma .. Asana sarvAMgINa vikAsa kI prakriyA hai| yogAsana ke niyamita abhyAsa se caitanya kendroM ko jagAyA jA sakatA hai| Asana se nAr3IsaMsthAna meM khiMcAva AtA hai, jisase usakI lambAI bar3hatI hai aura kAryakSamatA vikasita hotI hai| yogAsana svAsthya-surakSA ke jAgarUka praharI haiN| inase zarIra kA pratyeka aMga suDaula aura zakti sampanna banatA hai| yogAsana kaSTa-sahiSNutA ke vikAsa meM sahAyaka banate haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki nirjarA ke bAraha bhedoM meM kAya kleza ke antargata inakA samAveza hotA hai| jo loga khAdya-saMyama, svAdavijaya aura AtmaniyaMtraNa ke sAtha niyamita rUpa se yogAsana karate haiM, unake asvastha hone kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| pUjya gurudeva apanA anubhava vyakta karate hue kahate the ki yadyapi yAtrA evaM anya kArya-vistAra ke kAraNa kabhI-kabhI Asana-prANAyAma meM niyamitatA nahIM rahatI lekina prayoga ke AdhAra para maiM kaha sakatA hUM ki Asana-prANAyAma ke jaba bhI jitane prayoga maiMne kie, ve pUre phalavAna rahe haiN|" jyotikiraNa meM yogAsana se hone vAle lAbhoM kI sUcI isa prakAra hai* aMgoM kA sakriya sNcaaln| aMgoM meM paryApta lciilaapn| Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI deha - mamatva kA alpIkaraNa / kaSTa - sahiSNutA kA vikaas| dhyAna kI pUrva bhUmikA | zarIragata tanAvoM se mukti / roga mukti kA saphala sAdhana / zvAsa- kriyA para niyaMtraNa / mAMsapeziyoM para niyaMtraNa | haDDiyoM meM lciilaapn| paryApta oNksIjana kA grahaNa / srAva - parivartana kA acUka upAya / tAjagI aura sphUrti kA amogha sAdhana / AdhyAtmika puruSa hone ke kAraNa pUjya gurudeva zarIra ko puSTa karane ke lie nahIM, apitu cetanA ke UrdhvArohaNa hetu pichale 40 varSoM se pratidina yogAsana evaM prANAyAma kA abhyAsa karate the / ve ise khurAka ke rUpa meM svIkAra karate the / prAtaH prAtarAza karane meM unheM itanA AnaMda kA anubhava nahIM hotA, jitanA Asana karane meM hotA thaa| san 1996 lADanUM sudharmA sabhA meM logoM ko pratidina yogAsana kI preraNA dene ke lie apanA anubhava sunAte hue unhoMne kahA- 'maiM jisa dina Asana-prANAyAma nahIM karatA, lagatA hai upavAsa ho gayA hai| maiM Asana Aja bhI bacce kI bhAMti karatA huuN| merA zarIra utanA hI lacIlA evaM sphUrti se bharA hai, jitanA eka bacce kA hotA hai| yogAsana ke abhyAsa se hI mujhe satata tAruNya kA anubhava hotA rahatA hai| yogAsana meM sAtatya nahIM rahatA to ve itane phaladAyI nahIM bana sakate isalie maiM bhAI-bahinoM ko preraNA denA cAhatA hUM ki zArIrika, mAnasika evaM bhAvanAtmaka svAsthya ke lie pratidina anivArya rUpa se yogAsana karane caahie|' H H 52 + pUjya gurudeva vyasta kAryakrama meM bhI Asana-prANAyAma ke krama ko tor3anA nahIM cAhate the aura na hI isake samaya kI kaTautI karanA cAhate the / kisI kAraNavaza jisa dina Asana-prANAyAma kA abhyAsa nahIM hotA, unheM riktatA kI anubhUti hotI thI / unakA anubhava thA ki bhojya padArthoM se zarIra meM jo garamI aura sakriyatA AtI hai, vaha sthAyI nahIM hotI hai para Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA Asana-prANAyAma se joM USmA aura sakriyatA milatI hai, vaha sthAyI hotI hai| isase bauddhika aura mAnasika kSamatAoM kA akalpita vikAsa hotA hai| AsanoM ke samucita prayoga se UrjA saMtulita hotI hai, zarIra meM halkApana AtA hai, mAnasika prasannatA, sphUrti evaM dIpti bar3hatI hai, atirikta carbI samApta hotI hai aura snAyavika dRr3hatA bar3hatI hai|' / baMgAla yAtrA kA prasaMga hai| pUjya gurudeva Asana-prANAyAma kA abhyAsa kara rahe the| acAnaka ur3IsA se aneka darzanArthI bhAI vahAM pahuMca ge| darzana ke bAda muni zrIcaMdajI ne darzanArthI bhAiyoM ko vahAM baiThane kA niSedha kara diyaa| vahAM se uThate hue eka bhAI bolA-'uTho bhAiyoM! yaha gurudeva ke nAzte kA samaya hai|' AcArya banane ke bAda lagabhaga 40 sAloM taka gurudeva prAtaHkAla nAzte meM kucha nahIM lete the, prahara karate the ata: munizrI ne kahA-'yaha samaya AhAra kA nahIM hai|' gurudeva ne tatkAla munizrI kI bAta ko saMzodhita karate hue kahA-'kyA Asana se khurAka nahIM milatI? Asana se jo puSTatA prApta hotI hai, vaha acche se acche bhojya padArtha se bhI nahIM mila sktii|' pUjya gurudeva ne sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke lie sAta dhruva yogoM kA nirdhAraNa kiyA, jisameM eka hai-yogaasn| pUjya gurudeva halAsana, sarvAMgAsana, matsyAsana, pavanamuktAsana, uttAnapAdAsana, pazcimottAnAsana, utkaTukAsana, nAbhidarzana, godohikAsana Adi Asana pratidina karate the| isake atirikta peTa kI kucha kriyAeM evaM prANAyAma kA krama bhI niyamita calAte the| 83 sAla kI umra meM bhI unakI Asana-prANAyAma ke prati saghana niSThA una logoM ko preraNA detI thI, jo javAnI meM bhI hAtha-paira hilAnA nahIM caahte| kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA kAyotsarga adhyAtma sAdhanA kI AdhArabhUmi hai| yaha dehAdhyAsa se mukti kA mahattvapUrNa prayoga hai| jaba taka zarIra ke prati mamatva rahatA hai, pakar3a rahatI hai, kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA kA prArambha hI nahIM ho sktaa| mahAvIra ne sthAna-sthAna para muni ke lie kAyotsarga karane kA vidhAna kiyA hai tathA ise saba duHkhoM se mukta hone kA upAya batAyA hai| kAyotsarga AtmA ko nirmala, pavitra, niHzalya aura vizuddha banAne kI prakriyA hai| muni Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 54 kI sArI prAyazcitta-vidhi kAyotsarga para AdhArita hai| kAyotsarga kA vAcyArtha spaSTa karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA-'kAyotsarga kA artha haizarIra kA vyutsarga, zarIra kI sAra-saMbhAla kA abhAva, zarIra ke prati mamatva kA visarjana tathA bheda-vijJAna kI cetanA kA vikaas|' kAyotsarga ke dvArA zarIra aura cetanA ke saMyoga kA spaSTa anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| yahI vaha kSaNa hotA hai, jaba ahaMkAra aura mamakAra kI graMthi kA bhedana hotA hai| kAyotsarga ke bAre meM pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki surakSA kavaca yA buleTaprUpha jaikeTa pahanane vAle ko jaise golI lagane kA bhaya nahIM hotA, usI prakAra gahare kAyotsarga meM jAne ke bAda pratikUla paristhitiyoM kA prabhAva kSINa ho jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM aneka aise prasaMga ghaTita hue jo isa anubhava ko satyApita karane vAle haiN| eka bAra DaoNkTara ghor3Avata ne gurudeva ke raktacApa kA nirIkSaNa karake kahA-"ApakA blaDaprezara adhika hai|" gurudeva ne kahA-'DaoNkTara sAhaba! thor3I dera Thaharo maiM abhI kAyotsarga karatA hUM, usake bAda Apa punaH nirIkSaNa krnaa|' pAMca-sAta miniTa kAyotsarga ke bAda DAkTara ne punaH nirIkSaNa kiyaa| raktacApa meM kamI A gyii| DaoNkTara sAhaba kAyotsarga ke prabhAva ko dekhakara vismita ho ge| kAyotsarga se sambandhita eka aura anubhava jo unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai-"eka zAma mujhe becainI kA anubhava huaa| pratikramaNa ke bAda leTA para becainI kama nahIM huii| muni madhukara, mahAzramaNa mudita aura AcArya mahAprajJa Adi saba A ge| rAta kA samaya thaa| madhukarajI ne masAja zurU kii| socA, Aja rAta bhara baiThanA pdd'egaa| acAnaka kAyotsarga karane kI icchA huii| maiMne kahA-'masAja chor3o, aba mujhe kAyotsarga karane do| mahAzramaNa ne kAyotsarga kA prayoga kraayaa| maiM gahare kAyotsarga meM calA gyaa| rAta ko acchI nIMda A gii| prAta:kAla uThA to Agama kA vAkya smRti meM A gayA-'kAussaggaM tao kujjA, svvdukkhvimokkhnnN|' pUjya gurudeva kAyotsarga kA abhyAsa niyata kAla ke lie hI nahIM karate, nirantara cAlU rakhate the| unakI kAyagupti kI sAdhanA itanI sadhI huI thI ki 4-5 ghaMTe eka Asana meM baiThane ke bAvajUda bhI ve apane Asana se vicalita nahIM hote the| unakI kAyika sthiratA sadaiva banI rahatI thii| Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga prArambha hone se pUrva bhI ve kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA ke prati sajaga the| ve svayaM svIkAra karate the-'jisa samaya hamAre saMgha meM prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga zurU hI nahIM huA thA, usa samaya bhI maiM zithilIkaraNa, khecarImudrA Adi kA prayoga karatA thaa| dina meM tIna-cAra bAra pravacana karane ke bAda thakAna kA anubhava hone para bhI maiM ghUmatA-phiratA kAyotsarga kiyA karatA thaa|' gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki kAyotsarga auSadhi hai, anupAna hai aura svAsthya kA rAjamArga hai| isa para calane vAlA koI bhI vyakti svastha jIvana jI sakatA hai|' sAmAnya vyakti choTI-sI vedanA meM becaina hokara himmata kho baiThatA hai kintu kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA asvAsthya meM bhI prasannatA kI anubhUti ko kama nahIM hone detii| kAyotsarga sAdhanA kI hI phalazruti thI ki gurudeva kisI bhI zArIrika vedanA kI sthiti meM udavigna nahIM he| ve hara paristhiti ko sahaja rUpa se svIkAra karate the| soMDAgAMva meM gurudeva ko khAMsI kA prakopa ho gyaa| saMtoM ne nivedana kiyA-'gurudeva! khAsI AtI hai|' gurudeva ne kAku dhvani meM uttara diyA-'khAsI kahAM hai, thor3I-thor3I AtI hai| khAsI kA eka artha adhika bhI hotA hai|' yaha artha sunakara sAre vAtAvaraNa meM unmukta hAsya bikhara gyaa| bImArI ko vinoda ke rUpa meM svIkAra karanA jIvana kI eka bahuta bar3I kalA hai, jo binA kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA ke saMbhava nahIM hai| . kucha loga zithilIkaraNa, zavAsana aura kAyotsarga ko eka mAnate haiM lekina isa saMdarbha meM gurudeva kA abhimata thA ki kAyotsarga kA artha zithilIkaraNa nahIM, apitu jAgarUkatA evaM sthiratA ke sAtha zarIra aura caitanya ke bheda kA anubhava karanA tathA zarIra ke prati hone vAlI mUrchA aura mamatva kA tyAga karanA hai| kAyotsarga sadhane ke bAda zarIragata evaM manogata sukha-duHkha kI anubhUti nahIM hotii| -- san 1996 ke lADanUM pravAsa meM 'mahAvIra kA svAsthya zAstra' pravacanamAlA kA Ayojana rakhA gyaa| pravacanamAlA ke daurAna eka dina kA viSaya thA-'kAyotsarga aura svaasthy'| pUjya gurudeva ne kAyotsarga kA mahattva pratipAdita karate hue kahA-'bImAriyAM sabako sUMghatI haiM kintu Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI jahAM zarIra-pratibaddhatA hai, bImArI ko prazraya diyA jAtA hai, vahIM ve ttikeNgii| yadi vyakti zarIra se nirapekSa ho jAe, kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA sAdha le tathA bImArI ko ijjata aura Adara na de to bImArI AegI para duHkha nahIM degii| usakI zakti kamajora ho jaaegii| merI dRSTi meM kAyotsarga bImArI se lar3ane kI sabase bar3I zakti hai|' - pIpAr3a kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| jeTha kA mahInA thaa| AMdhI-tUphAna tejI se cala rahe the| garmI bahuta teja par3a rahI thii| gurudeva kA sArA zarIra phusiyoM se bhara gyaa| zarIra raktAbha ho gyaa| khujalAhaTa bhI hone lgii| saMta gurudeva ke lie hejalIna lAe aura nivedana kiyA-'yaha lagAne se Apako ArAma rhegaa|' gurudeva ne muskurAte hue pharamAyA-'bhAI! yaha to amIra logoM kI davA hai| hama to akiMcana phakIra haiN| hamAre aisI davAiyAM kAma nahIM A sktiiN| hamArI davA to jaba varSA AegI aura ThaMDI havA calegI, taba apane Apa ho jaaegii|' deha ke poSaNa meM lagA vyakti aisI bAta soca hI nahIM sktaa| kAyA ke prati mamatva kA utsarga karane vAlA sAdhaka hI zarIra ke prati itanA nirapekSa ho sakatA hai| ____ kAyotsarga kA sAdhaka indriya-sukhoM se Upara uThakara nirapekSa sukha meM ramaNa karatA hai| vaha zarIra kI pratibaddhatA se mukta ho jAtA hai| usakA adhikAMza samaya AtmA kI sannidhi meM bItatA hai| vosaThThacattadehe' isa Agama pada ko smRti meM rakhate hue pUjya gurudeva ne zarIra kI sArasaMbhAla meM adhika rasa nahIM liyaa| ve mAnate the ki hamArA dhyAna jitanA dehAzrita hogA, zarIra para TikegA, utanI hI caMcalatA bddh'egii| pUjya gurudeva ne kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA ko vyAvahArika banAne kA prayatna kiyA ataH sAmAnya vyakti bhI unake isa prayoga se lAbhAnvita hokara apane jIvana meM rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita kara sakatA hai| japa-sAdhanA ___ caMcala mana ko sthira evaM kendrita karane meM japa sarvottama upAya hai| dhyeya ko spaSTa karane evaM AMtarika zakti ko bar3hAne meM japa sahaja evaM sazakta sAdhana hai| mahArASTra ke prasiddha saMta tukArAma maMtrasiddha sAdhaka the| unakA maMtavya thA ki sAdhanA kA saralatama upakrama hai- jp| prabhudarzana evaM Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 adhyAtma ke prayoktA Atma-sAkSAtkAra ke lie vanavAsa yA adhika zrama kI apekSA nahIM hai| mAtra japa-sAdhanA se janma-janmAntaroM ke pApa naSTa ho jAte haiM, ghara baiThe prabha mila jAte haiN| AcArya mahAprajJa ke anusAra japa dharma kI pahalI sIr3hI hai| japa ke mAdhyama se hI mana ke anaMta rahasyoM ko pakar3A jA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki japa sabase sugama AdhyAtmika anuSThAna hai| japa ke mAdhyama se dhyAna aura kAyotsarga kI sthiti taka pahuMcA jA sakatA hai| jo loga japa kI sIr3hI ko lAMghakara sIdhe dhyAna kI sthiti meM pahuMcanA cAhate haiM, ve prAyaH asaphala ho jAte haiN|' pUjya gurudeva ne aneka maMtroM ko siddha kiyaa| japa ke viSaya meM pUjya gurudeva kA AtmavizvAsa isa bhASA meM vyakta huA-'maiM to yaha socatA hUM ki sAdhanA ke kSetra meM Age bar3hane ke lie, AdhyAtmika yAtrA ko nirbAdha karane ke lie; antarjagat meM praveza karane ke lie tathA bhItarI pavitratA bar3hAne kI pahalI prakriyA hai- jp| isake prati aba avizvAsa ke bAda eka nayA vizvAsa jAga rahA hai|' japa-siddhi ke lie unakA anubhava thA ki yadi japa meM AsthA ho, ekAgratA ho, nirantaratA ho aura dIrghakAla taka abhyAsa ho to usakA pariNAma AtA hI hai| ___Aja vaijJAnika jagat meM yaha siddha ho cukA hai ki zabda aura cetanA ke gharSaNa se nayI vidyut taraMgeM utpanna hotI haiN| layabaddha jApa se japa kartA ke cAroM ora prANazakti ke viziSTa prakampanoM kA jAla bicha jAtA hai, jisase vyakti apane bhItara nayI UrjA kA anubhava karatA hai| usakA AbhAmaNDala zuddha ho jAtA hai| maMtrazAstra ke adhikRta AcAryoM ne maMtrasiddhi ke mukhyataH tIna lAbha batAe haiM- nirAmayatA, nirvikAratA aura nirbhytaa| pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki japa se mukhyataH tIna niSpattiyAM ghaTita hotI haiM- AtmavikAsa, AtmazAMti aura aanNdpraapti| ___ pUjya gurudeva pratidina to niyamita rUpa se japa karate hI the vizeSa avasaroM para bhI unhoMne aneka maMtroM ko siddha kiyA thaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki anuzAstA ko kucha maMtra siddha karane cAhie, jisase vaha apane vyaktitva ko prabhAvazAlI banA ske| usakA AbhAmaNDala zuddha ho sake tathA taijasa zarIra adhika zaktizAlI bana ske| japa-sAdhanA ke viziSTa prayoga meM Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI prakRti bhI pUrNatayA unake anukUla bana jAtI thii| 27 maI, 1982 kA prasaMga hai| sudharI meM pUjya gurudeva AcArya bhikSu ke prati apanI AsthA aura zraddhA vyakta kara rahe the| zrotA unake vacanAmRta kA pAna kara anirvacanIya AnaMda kA anubhava kara rahe the| acAnaka bAdaloM ne kucha bUMdeM brsaaiiN| usa samaya paune bAraha baja rahe the| gurudeva ke pravacana ke pravAha ko dekhakara aisA lagatA thA ki AdhA ghaMTA pravacana aura calatA lekina prakRti kA vyavadhAna. dekhakara gurudeva ne ghar3I kI ora dRSTipAta kiyaa| gurudeva ne pharamAyA"kAryakrama kA samaya pUrA ho gayA thaa| maiM niyamita samaya kA atikramaNa na karUM, isalie ye bUMdeM girI haiN| gurudeva jaba apane AvAsa sthala para pahuMce, taba AsamAna sApha ho gayA thA tathA dhUpa nikala AyI thii| pichale kaI mahInoM se gurudeva ThIka bAraha baje japa-sAdhanA kA prayoga karate the| lagatA hai samaya kA atikramaNa na ho isalie prakRti ne yaha upakrama kiyaa|" pUjya gurudeva kisI bhI nae kArya ke zubhArambha meM maMgala rUpa meM maMtra-jApa avazya karate the| kabhI-kabhI vizeSa avasaroM para ve maMtroM kA vizeSa prayoga bhI karate the| uttarapradeza kI yAtrA meM muni milApacandajI ko lU laga gyii| lU ke prabhAva se mUtrAvarodha ho gayA aura ve aceta jaise ho ge| unake agragaNya saMta jasakaraNajI bhI garmI ke kAraNa asvastha ho ge| usa rAta donoM maraNAsanna jaisI sthiti meM the| muni milApacandajI aura jasakaraNajI apanI aMtima sthiti jAnakara gurudeva se eka dUsare kI samAdhi kA nivedana karane lge| usa sthiti meM gurudeva ne apane rajoharaNa se eka dhAgA tor3A aura use maMtrita karake muni milApacandajI ke hAthoM meM bAMdha diyaa| thor3I dera bAda hI muni milApacandajI kA mUtrAvarodha khatma huA aura ve svasthatA kA anubhava karane lge| sabhI loga gurudeva ke isa prayoga se camatkRta ho ge| san 1984 meM navarAtri ke daurAna unhoMne japa kA vizeSa anuSThAna prArambha kiyaa| cAra mAsa taka nirantara eka ghaMTA avicala rUpa se japa kA prayoga claa| japa ke isa prayoga meM eka hI prakAra kA anna tathA nau dravya se adhika padArthoM kA sevana nahIM kiyaa| hisAra evaM jayapura ke ekAMtavAsa meM bhI gurudeva ne japa ke vizeSa anuSThAna kie| jayapura meM kie japa-anuSThAna Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA ke viSaya meM yaha vaktavya atyanta mArmika evaM preraka hai-'maiM to bahuta bAra yaha socatA hUM ki sAdhanA karanI hI na par3e, sahaja ho jAe, yaha sthiti suMdara hai| sAdhanA-kAla meM sAdhaka dhyAna ke sAtha japa kA prayoga bhI karatA hai| japa ke lie eka maMtra hai 'so'hm'| 'so'ham' zabda kA uccAraNa bahuta sthUla bAta hai| jo zvAsa leM vaha 'so'ham meM pariNata ho jAe, taba sAdhanA . kA krama Age bar3hatA hai| so'haM, so'haM, so'haM, ke japa meM itanI tallInatA A jAe ki so'haM, haMso'haM, meM pariNata ho jaae| yaha haMsa kyA hai ? parama haMsa, paramAtmA hI to hai| cetanA jaba nirmala bana jAtI hai, haMsa bana jAtI hai, vivekI bana jAtI hai, taba hI sAdhanA kI niSpatti A pAtI hai| samasyA se pIr3ita koI vyakti jaba gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita hotA thA to usako bhI ve maMtra-jApa ke lie prerita karate the| cAhe vaha zArIrika-vyAdhi kI samasyA se pIr3ita ho yA mAnasika rUpa se parezAna ho, gurudeva dvArA pradatta-maMtra kA jApa usake lie rAmabANa auSadhi kA kArya karatA thaa| kabhI kisI zoka-saMtapta parivAra ko saMdeza dete samaya bhI ve maMtra-jApa ke nirdeza kI bAta nahIM bhUlate the| 'OM bhikSu jaya bhikSu, siddhA siddhiM mama disaMtu, OM asi A u sA namaH Adi kucha maMtra to unake siddha maMtra the ataH ina maMtroM ke jApa kA nirdeza to ve dete hI rahate the| abhinava sAmAyika ke krama meM bhI unhoMne 15 minaTa japa kA prAvadhAna rkhaa| prAyogika rUpa se jaba abhinava sAmAyika ke krama meM ve japa kA prayoga karavAte the to japa kI layabaddhatA aura tallInatA karane vAloM ko hI nahIM, darzakoM ko bhI bAMdha letI thii| 5 sitambara, 1996 ko akhila bhAratIya terApaMtha yuvaka pariSad ke adhivezana meM hajAroM yuvakoM ko 'a si A u sA' evaM 'a bhI rA zi ko nama:' kA jApa krvaayaa| japa ke bAda usake mAhAtmya ko prakaTa karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'isa japa meM terApaMtha ke viziSTa saMtoM kI stuti hai| isake japa se acintya camatkAra ghaTita hotA hai isalie maiM svayaM isa maMtra ke camatkAra kA pramANa huuN|' tArAcaMdajI baida kI dharmapatnI kalakattI devI baida ne prasavakAla meM pipalAmUla lii| paraheja na rakhane se usakA viparIta asara ho gyaa| unako Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 60 miragI ke daure Ane lge| daure Ane para pUrA zarIra aiMTha jaataa| jIbha bAhara nikala jaatii| gardana mur3a jaatii| dimAga para asara hone se smaraNazakti bhI kamajora ho gyii| aneka sthAnoM para cikitsA karavAne para bhI lAbha nahIM huaa| ailopaithika davA se unakI hAlata aura adhika gaMbhIra ho gyii| _ vi.saM. 2030 meM unhoMne pUjya gurudeva ke darzana kie| jaise hI darzana kie, vahIM daurA A gyaa| unakA bhAI unako uThAkara le gyaa| dUsare dina jaba usane gurudeva ke darzana kie to gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'tamako bahuta bhayaMkara rUpa se daurA AtA hai| aise daure kitane varSoM se A rahe haiM?' bahina ne kahA- 'lagabhaga 20 varSoM se maiM isase parezAna huuN| deza-videza kI aneka davAiyAM lIM lekina koI aMtara nahIM aayaa|' gurudeva ne karuNA barasAte hue kahA- 'pratidina 'om zAMti' kA jApa karo phira batAnA ki daure Ate haiM yA nahIM?' ghara Ate hI bahina ne chaha mahIne ke lie davA ke tyAga kara die aura rAta-dina 'om zAMti' kA jApa karane lgii| japa ke prabhAva se vaha bahina bilkula svastha ho gyii| bahina kA kahanA hai ki japa to pahale bhI bahuta kie lekina gurudeva ke mukha se prApta maMtra kI zakti aneka guNA bar3ha gyii|' dillI kA prasaMga hai| prabhudayAlajI DAbar3IvAla vahAM ke pratiSThita vyApArI the| unakA vyaktitva itanA prabhAvazAlI thA ki rAjanIti meM sakriya bhAga na lene para bhI aneka rAjanetA unake pAsa Ate aura apanI samasyA kA samAdhAna prApta karate the| eka samaya AyA jaba DAbar3IvAlajI bImAra ho ge| vRddhAvasthA meM unako pakSAghAta ho gyaa| usa samaya logoM kA AvAgamana bhI kama ho gyaa| hamezA logoM kI bhIr3a se ghirA vyakti yadi ekAkI ho jAe to yaha sthiti use sahya nahIM hotii| yahI sthiti unakI huii| ekAkIpana unako kATane lagA aura mAnasika rUpa se ve daHkhI ho ge| pUjya gurudeva dillI pravAsa meM unako darzana dene pdhaare| unakI mAnasika pIr3A ko dekhakara gurudeva ne unako maMtra kA jApa karane kA parAmarza diyaa| unhoMne pUrI niSThA se maMtra kA jApa kiyaa| ve lagabhaga pUre-pUre dina usa maMtra kA jApa krte| maMtra ke jApa se unake jIvana kA khAlIpana dUra ho gyaa| unakA mana prasannatA aura zakti se AplAvita ho gyaa| maMtradAtA guru ke prati unakA mAnasa ahobhAva se bhara gyaa| Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA ___ maMtra-japa tabhI phaladAyI banatA hai, jaba vaha tanmayatA evaM bhAvanA se vidhipUrvaka kiyA jaae| jaba japa aura japane vAle meM abheda evaM tAdAtmya sthApita ho jAtA hai, tabhI maMtra kA adhiSThAtA devatA zakti ke rUpa meM prakaTa hotA hai| jo vyakti avidhi se, asthira mana se jaldabAjI meM japa karate haiM, unheM japa kA samucita lAbha nahIM mila paataa| prekSA-saMgAna meM pUjya gurudeva ne isI satya kA saMgAna kiyA hai jIvana bhara japatA rahe, kevala zAbdika jaap| zAzvata sukha usako kahAM?, hotA kriyaa-klaap|| tanmaya ho taccitta ho, aura tddhyvsaay| tadupayukta tadbhAvanA, bhAvita ho vyvsaay|| japa-sAdhanA meM sabase bar3e vikSepa haiM-pramAda, Alasya evaM mAnasika cNcltaa| Alasya aura pramAda ko to gurudeva ne apane pAsa phaTakane taka nahIM diyaa| yadi kabhI unheM japa meM pramAda kA anubhava huA to tatkAla unakA Atmabala aura pauruSa jAgarUka praharI kI bhAMti sajaga ho jaataa| prastuta uddharaNa japa ke daurAna unakI apramattatA aura jAgarUkatA kI akatha kathA kaha rahA hai- 'Aja maiMne japa-anuSThAna meM jisa samaya Alasya kA anubhava kiyA, maiM khar3A ho gyaa| khar3A hone ke bAda bhI sphuraNA nahIM aaii| mana sphUrta nahIM hotA hai to zarIra zithila ho jAtA hai| zarIra kI zlathatA mana ko prabhAvita karatI hai| zarIra kI zithilatA aura mana kI asthiratA samApta karane ke lie maiMne apane iSTa ko pratIka rUpa meM khar3A kara liyaa| parikalpita iSTa para mana TikAyA aura japa ekadama jama gyaa| pUre japa meM mana kendrita rhaa| zithilatA aura asthiratA samApta ho gii| pahale kI apekSA adhika sphUrti kA anubhava huA aura atirikta AnaMda kI anubhUti huii|' __ pUjya gurudeva kA maMtra-jApa kA mahattva batAne kA tarIkA bhI vilakSaNa thaa| eka kuzala adhyApaka hone ke nAte kisI bhI vastu kA pratipAdana kara use hRdayaMgama karavAne meM ve siddhahasta the| san 1979 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| DallA nagara meM kucha bAlamuni gurudeva kI sannidhi meM baiThe the| gurudeva ne muniyoM ko saMbodhita karate hue kahA- 'eso paMcaNamukkAro savvapAvapaNAsaNo'- arthAt yaha namaskAra maMtra saba pApoM kA nAza karane Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI vAlA hai, kyA yaha bAta satya hai ?' bAla muniyoM ne apanI buddhi ke anusAra uttara dete hue kahA- 'kevala namaskAra maMtra se to saba pApoM kA nAza nahIM hotaa|' gurudeva ne pratiprazna kiyA- 'kyoM nahIM hotA?' gurudeva ke isa prazna kA uttara bAlamuni nahIM de paae| gurudeva ne unake mAdhyama se sabhI sAdhusAdhviyoM ko saMbodha dete hue kahA- 'hameM zAstrIya vAkyoM para zaMkA nahIM karanI caahie| yaha mahAmaMtra hai, Agama meM pratipAdita hai ataH isameM kalpanAM yA atizayokti jaisI koI bAta nahIM hai| japa kA sahI phala prApta karane ke lie zarta eka hI hai ki usakA sahI prayoga ho| 'saba rogoM kI eka davA', 'sau bImAra : eka anAra' Adi jo janazrutiyAM haiM, ve arthahIna to nahIM ho sktiiN| eka hI davA kaI rogoM ko miTA sakatI hai para tabhI jaba cikitsaka ko usake prayoga kI saba vidhiyAM jJAta hoN| kisa bImArI meM davA kA prayoga kaise aura kisa pathya ke sAtha ho, yaha dhyAna die binA bar3hiyA auSadha bhI yatheSTa lAbha nahIM detI, vaise hI kisa prayojana ke lie, kisa vidhi se namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA prayoga ho, isa tathya kI jAnakArI ke abhAva meM japaprayoga para saMdeha karanA ucita nahIM hotaa|' ____ maMtra evaM sAdhanA kI siddhi se gurudeva ke nAma aura vANI meM itanA camatkAra paidA ho gayA thA ki hajAroM vyakti unake nAma-smaraNa mAtra se kaSTa se ubara jAte the| pratidina saikar3oM vyakti unake mukha se maMgalamaMtra sunate aura jIvana meM akalpita camatkAra kA anubhava karate the| vi.saM. 2028 kA cAturmAsa lADanUM meM thaa| girane ke kAraNa sadAsukhajI koThArI ke hAtha ke aMgUThe meM phaikcara ho gyaa| jaina vizva bhAratI ke eka Avazyaka noTisa para unhoMne bAeM hAtha se hastAkSara kara die| noTisa prApta karane vAloM ko hastAkSara saMbaMdhI saMzaya ho gayA to koThArIjI ne spaSTIkaraNa diyaa| unhoMne socA ki gurudeva ke virAjane ke kAla meM yadi aMgUThA ThIka nahIM huA to aneka kAryoM meM kaThinAI A sakatI hai| koThArIjI dRr3ha AsthA ke sAtha gurudeva ke pAsa pahuMce aura maMgala maMtra sunAne ke lie nivedana kiyaa| gurudeva ne maMgala maMtra sunane kA kAraNa puuchaa| unhoMne kahA- 'maiM hAtha kA pakkA paTTA utaravA sakU, isalie maMgalapATha sunane AyA huuN|' gurudeva unakI bAta sunakara muskarAne lage aura uttarAbhimukha hokara maMgalapATha sunA diyaa| koThArIjI ne apane putra vijayasiMha ko Adeza diyA ki aba sIdhe Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 63 adhyAtma ke prayoktA aspatAla calakara paTTA khulavAnA hai| putra ko Azcarya ho rahA thA para koThArIjI ko gurudeva ke mukha se sune maMgalamaMtra para pUrI AsthA thii| putra ne haThapUrvaka kahA- 'eka mahIne kA paTTA baMdhA hai abhI to 4-5 dina bhI nahIM hue haiN| Apa kucha dina aura Thahara jaaeN| mere anurodha ko svIkAra kareM ki pahale skrIna karavA leM, phira paTTA khulvaaeN|' koThArI jI bole- 'pahale paTTA khulavA leM phira skrIna karavA leN| yadi ThIka nahIM hogA to punaH paTTA baMdhavA leNge|' paTTA kholA gyaa| oNpareTara ne eksare mazIna claaii| dekhA ki haDDI kreka hai hI nhiiN| pUjya gurudeva ke mukha se sune maMgala maMtra kA camatkAra dekhakara unakA putra Azcaryacakita raha gyaa| ___ sAmAnyatayA kisI maMtrapada kA tanmayatA se bAra-bAra uccAraNa japa mAnA jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne apane lambe sAdhanAkAlIna anubhava se japa ko eka nayI paribhASA dI, jo aneka svAdhyAyapremiyoM ke lie AhlAdakAraka hai| ve kahate haiM- 'do ghaMTe mudrA vizeSa meM avasthita hokara kisI maMtra kI sAdhanA karanA japa hai to ghaMTe bhara tanmaya hokara svAdhyAya karanA, janatA ke bIca bolanA, use tattva-jJAna denA bhI japa hai|' - pUjya gurudeva kI japa-sAdhanA aneka logoM ko japa kI dizA meM prasthita karegI tathA Antarika zakti ke visphoTa meM sahAyaka banegI, aisA vizvAsa hai| mauna-sAdhanA bhASA vyaktitva kA AInA hai| kauna vyakti kisa bhASA meM bolatA hai, isake AdhAra para usake vyaktitva kA aMkana kiyA jA sakatA hai| manuSya ke pAsa apane antarbhAvoM ko prakaTa karane kA eka mahattvapUrNa sAdhana hai- vaannii| binA vANI ke sAmAjika vyavahAra nahIM cala sktaa| bhAvasaMpreSaNa ke isa mahattvapUrNa sAdhana kA samyak upayoga karanA bahuta bar3I kalA hai| vivekarahita mauna aura saMbhASaNa donoM hI sAdhanA meM bAdhaka haiN| sAdhaka ko isa kalA meM abhiSNAta honA Avazyaka hai ki kaba bolanA cAhie aura kaba mauna rahanA caahie| pUjya gurudeva isa prazna kA samAdhAna karate hue kahate the- 'bolate-bolate thaka gae ho to mata bolo| mauna karate-karate thaka gae ho to samyak bolo|' Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 64 bhAratIya RSi maharSiyoM ne zAMti aura AnaMda kI upalabdhi ke lie mauna kI mahimA gAI hai| AcArya mahAprajJa kahate haiM- 'mauna kA artha na bolanA hI nahIM hai| mauna kA artha hai- bolane kI apekSA yA bolane kI mAMga ko kama kara denaa|' kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki jahAM eka zabda se kAma cala sakatA ho, vahAM do zabdoM kA prayoga na kiyA jaae| vacanagupti ke vyAvahArika svarUpa ko prakaTa karane vAle dazavaikAlika niyukti ke ye padya mauna ke bAre meM eka nayI avadhAraNA prastuta karate haiM vayaNavibhattiakusalo, vaogataM bahuvidhaM ajANaMto / jai vi na bhAsati kiMcI, na ceva vaiguttayaM patto // vayaNavibhattIkusalo, vaogataM bahuvidhaM viyANaMto / divasamavi bhAsamANo, abhAsamANo va vaigutto // arthAt jo vacana-vibhakti meM akuzala hai, bahuvidha vAgyoga kA vijJAtA nahIM hai, vaha kucha nahIM bolane para bhI vAggupta nahIM hotA tathA jo vacana - vibhakti meM kuzala hai, aneka prakAra ke vacoyoga kA jJAtA hai, vaha dina bhara bolatA huA bhI vAggupta hotA hai / paramArtha paMcasaptati meM bhI gurudeva ne isI satya ko kAvya meM nibaddha kara diyA hai - mauna aura vaktavyatA, hai vANI kA sAra / nirvicAra savicAra se, khulatA mana kA dvAra // satya kA sAdhaka apanI vANI kA prayoga bahuta jAgarUkatA se karatA hai / vaha nizcayakAriNI bhASA ke prayoga se sadaiva bacane kA prayatna karatA hai kyoMki nizcayakAriNI bhASA satya kI surakSA nahIM kara sakatI / pUjya gurudeva kA vAkprayoga itanA sadhA huA thA ki usameM prAyaH skhalanA kA prasaMga nahIM AtA thaa| ve zAzvata satyoM ko AtmavizvAsa kI bhASA meM prakaTa karate para vyavahAra meM nizcayakAriNI bhASA se bacate the| dUsaroM ke dvArA bhI yadi bhASA kA asamyak prayoga hotA to ve tatkAla use galatI kA ahasAsa karavA dete the / san 1960 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| gurudeva eka choTe se gAMva kI pagaDaMDI se gujara rahe the / aspaSTa AvAja sunakara kadama rokate hue unhoMne pUchA - 'yaha kisakI AvAja A rahI hai ?' eka yuvaka ne uttara diyA Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA 'grAmINa bahineM daliyA dala rahI haiN|' tatkAla gurudeva ne usakI bAta para TippaNI karate hue kahA- 'kyA patA bahineM ATA bhI to pIsa sakatI haiN| vANI kA yaha prayoga asatya bhI ho sakatA hai ata: ina zabdoM kA prayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai- cakkI cala rahI hai| ATA, namaka, haldI yA dAla kucha bhI pIsA jAe, yaha vANI kA vyApaka prayoga hai| isase satya kI adhika surakSA ho skegii|' prastuta ghaTanA unake sUkSma vANI-viveka kA spaSTa nidarzana hai| DAyarI ke pRSThoM meM unakI bhASA samiti kI sAvadhAnI evaM usake prati jAgarUkatA kI tIvra tar3apa spaSTa rUpa se par3hI jA sakatI Aja savere jaba sokara uThA taba vicAroM meM uthala-puthala sI thii| terApaMtha dvizatAbdI samAroha kA bar3e paimAne para kArya prAraMbha kara diyA gayA hai| sAhitya kI vizAla yojanA hamAre sAmane hai| zrAvaka loga bhI ekamata se juTa ge| isameM bahuta se kAma gRhasthoM se saMbaMdhita aura sAvadha bhI hoNge| ve sabake saba hamAre sAmane Ae binA rahate nhiiN| vahAM ciMtana meM, bhASA meM, kahIM-kahIM samiti-gupti meM khaMDana bhI saMbhava ho sakatA hai| aisI sthiti meM sAdhu saMgha ke samakSa koI sthiti na Ae, yaha bhI kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai? ata: 'vivege dhammamAhie' isI patha para calanA hogaa| na samAja ke Avazyaka kAma baMda hoMge aura na hamArI sAdhanA bhii| citta ko samAdhAna milaa| hAM,yaha jarUra hai ki bhASA-samiti kI galatiyAM aneka bAra ho jAtI haiN| unako protsAhana nahIM, ve khAmI peTe hI ginI jaaeNgii|' * 'mujhase bhASA samiti va bhAvoM kI galatiyAM kaI bAra ho jAtI haiN| maiM bahuta mahasUsa bhI karatA huuN| mana meM glAni bhI hotI hai, para chadmasthatA ke kAraNa aisA ho jAtA hai| AzA to yahI hai ki sAdhanA adhika vizuddha rahe aura rahegI bhii|' ___ eka vizAla saMgha ke zAstA hone ke kAraNa saikar3oM loga unakI upAsanA meM upasthita hote the| gurudeva ke mukha se eka zabda sunakara bhI ve apane lambe yAtrApatha ke zrama ko bhUlakara dhanyatA kA anubhava karate the isalie gurudeva ko dinabhara bolanA hI par3atA thaa| AcArya-kAla meM to pravacana Adi kA bhI atirikta zrama ho jAtA thaa| bolane meM jo UrjA yA Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 66 zakti kA vyaya hotA, usakI kSatipUrti hetu unakA mauna kA upakrama aneka varSoM se niyamita calatA thA / mauna ke prati unakI udagra AkAMkSA ko ina zabdoM meM jAnA jA sakatA hai - 'zaktisaMvardhana ke lie mujhe mauna sAdhanA karanI caahie| saMgha ke uttaradAyitva ko dekhate hue jitanI karanA cAhatA hUM, utanI nahIM ho paatii| maiM Atma-vikAsa va loka-jAgaraNa ke lie jo kucha karanA cAhatA hUM, vaha sAdhanA kA hI aMga hai para mauna sAdhanA kI ora merA jhukAva jyAdA rahatA hai / ' isI saMdarbha meM mauna ke bAre meM unakA yaha anubhava paThanIya hI nahIM, mananIya bhI hai-- 'jaba kabhI adhika bolane kA prasaMga AtA hai, thakAna kA anubhava hone lagatA hai / vacanagupti kA prayoga karane se thakAna dUra ho jAtI hai, yaha merA anubhUta prayoga hai| maiM bahuta varSoM se prAya: pratidina kucha samaya ke lie mauna karatA huuN| mauna se vizrAma milatA hai, Ananda milatA hai para kAyotsarga ke sAtha kie jAne vAle mauna kI mahimA hI alaga hai| apanI isa anubhUti ko zabda dete hue maiMne kahA manyate maunamArAmaH, maunaM svAsthyapradaM matam / kAyotsargeNa saMyuktaM, maunaM kaSTavimocanam // ko ArAma mAnatA hUM, svAsthyaprada mAnatA hUM / mauna ke sAtha kAyotsarga kA yoga ho jAe to vaha saba prakAra ke kaSToM se chuTakArA dilAne vAlA ho jAtA hai / ' zeksapIyara kA anubhava bhI isI tathya kA saMvAdI hai-- mauna AnaMda kA pUrNa agradUta hai / ' Atmadarzana ke lie mauna kA abhyAsa atyanta apekSita hai| binA mauna ke cetanA ke prakaMpanoM kA anubhava nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| pAzcAttya vidvAn bekana kA kathana hai ki mauna nidrA ke sadRza hai| yaha jJAna meM nayI sphUrti evaM zarIra meM nayI zakti utpanna karatA hai / mahAtmA gAMdhI saptAha meM eka dina mauna karate the| unhoMne apanA anubhava likhA hai ki mauna meM kAryajA zakti dviguNita ho jAtI hai| gurudeva ne san 1950 meM pratidina 2 ghaMTe mauna kA abhyAsa prArambha kiyA, vaha lagabhaga niyamita rUpa se claa| maryAdA- mahotsava evaM paTTotsava Adi AyojanoM ke avasara para mauna ke krama meM thor3A avarodha A jaataa| san 1995 se ve hara mahIne kI pahalI Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67 adhyAtma ke prayoktA 1 aura solahavIM tArIkha ko rAta aura dina kA pUrNa mauna rakhate the / mauna ke dina pUrA samaya dhyAna, svAdhyAya aura kAyotsarga meM hI vyatIta karate the| mauna ke daurAna kabhI-kabhI aneka bAra bolane ke prasaMga upasthita ho jAte lekina gurudeva kA mauna dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha jur3A huA thaa| eka bAra mauna ke daurAna dina meM aneka prasaMga aise upasthita ho gae, jaba unako bolanA anivArya lagA lekina ve vAggupti kI akhaMDa sAdhanA karate rahe / dUsare dina apanI anubhUti vyakta karate hue unhoMne kahA - 'prAya: mujhe mauna acchA lagatA hai para kala kA mauna kaThina rhaa| aneka bAra lagA ki bolanA Avazyaka hai para saMkalpa dRr3ha rakhA aura nahIM bolaa|' yaha satya hai ki ve dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha mahIne kI pahalI aura solahavIM tArIkha ko mauna karate, para jahAM saMghIya prabhAvanA kA prazna AtA athavA saMskRti kI surakSA ke prasaMga upasthita hote, vahAM paristhiti-vizeSa ko dekhakara mauna kholane meM unakA Agraha bhI nahIM thA / jaina vizva bhAratI saMsthAna meM 'rASTrIya prAkRta saMgoSThI kA Ayojana thA / eka mArca ko usa goSThI kA samApana samAroha thaa| usa dina gurudeva ke mauna thA / para usa samApana samAroha meM unhoMne apavAda ko kAma meM liyA aura vidvAnoM ko prAkRta bhASA ke vikAsa kA pratibodha diyaa| isI prakAra sujAnagar3ha meM eka apraila ko saMghIya dRSTi se gurudeva ko mauna kholanA pdd'aa| sAmAnyataH loga mauna to karate haiM para mauna meM avyakta vANI se apanI sArI bAta samajhA dete haiN| aise logoM ke lie gurudeva kA pratibodha hai ki mauna karake bhI saMketoM se bAta karane se itanI adhika zakti kA vyaya hotA hai, jitanA bolane se bhI nahIM hotaa| gurudeva kI mauna- -sAdhanA bAdhyatA se prerita nahIM thI isalie mauna kAla meM ve Avazyaka saMketa bhI nahIM karanA cAhate the| unakI dRSTi meM mauna tabhI ghaTita hotA hai, jaba nirvicAratA A jAtI hai aura vyakti Atma-svarUpa meM lIna ho jAtA hai / ' sAdhanA kI carama avasthA meM vANI samApta ho jAtI hai para prArambhika avasthA meM mitabhASitA kI sAdhanA bhI bahuta bar3I kasauTI hai / mitabhASitA kA abhyAsa karane vAlA hI AtmA kI gaharAI meM praveza kara sakatA hai| adhika bolane se citta meM vikSepa utpanna hote rahate haiM / mitabhASitA ko Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 68 paribhASita karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM- 'mitabhASitA kA mAnadaNDa yahI hai ki vyakti bolane se pahale do kSaNa rukakara soca le ki kitanA bolanA Avazyaka hai ? athavA bolane ke bAda yaha samajhane kA prayAsa kare ki abhI usake dvArA jo bAta kahI gaI hai, vaha nahIM kahI jAtI to kaunasA kAma rukane vAlA thaa| isa prakAra vicArapUrvaka bolanA, bolane ke lie kaisI bhASA kA upayoga karanA, jora se bolanA yA dhIre bolanA Adi kaI pahalU haiM, jo mitabhASitA kA sparza karate haiN|' 'miyaM bhAseja paNNavaM', 'mitaM ca sAraM ca vaco hi vAgmitA' ye sUkta unake Adarza the| ve samaya para mauna rahate the, sAtha hI AvazyakatA hone para bhASA kA mita prayoga bhI karate the| aneka bAra dekhA jAtA ki kisI bhI vivAda ko sunate samaya yA samasyA para sAmUhika vicAravimarza karate hue gurudeva prAyaH mauna bhAva se sabakI bAta sunate rahate the| pakSa-pratipakSa ko ghaMToM sunane ke bAvajUda taba taka apanI pratikriyA vyakta nahIM karate, jaba taka unheM bolane kA aucitya samajha meM na A jaataa| unakA maMtavya thA- 'suno jyAdA, bolo km| sunane ke lie kAna do haiM aura bolane ke lie jIbha ek| jahAM eka zabda yA vAkya se kAma cala sakatA hai, vahAM dasa zabdoM yA vAkyoM kA prayoga samaya aura zakti- donoM kA apavyaya hai|' isa saMdarbha meM mahAtmA gAMdhI kA anubhava bhI paThanIya hai- 'maiM pratikSaNa anubhava karatA hUM ki mauna sarvottama bhASaNa hai| agara bolanA hI cAhie to kama se kama bolo| eka zabda se kAma cale to do mata bolo|' vANI-saMyama ke saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva dvArA prastuta kie gae praznoM ko sadaiva smRti meM rakhA jAe to svata: jIvana kI prayogazAlA meM vAksaMyama ke aneka prayoga kie jA sakate haiM- 'vAksaMyama kA jIvana para kyA prabhAva hotA hai ? nahIM bolane se kyA upalabdhiyAM ho sakatI haiM ? usase prANadhArA ko kaise prabhAvita kiyA jA sakatA hai ? mAnasika vikalpoM aura ulajhanoM ko kama karane kA kyA upAya hai? nirvicAratA kI sthiti kaise upalabdha ho sakatI hai? dhvani-taraMgoM kA vyaktitva-nirmANa meM kyA yogadAna ho sakatA hai? vacana-prayoga se hone vAle zakti-kSaya ko kaise bacAyA jA Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 69 . adhyAtma ke prayoktA sakatA hai ? ityAdi praznoM ke saMdarbha meM vAgagupti kI mahattA ko samajhakara usake aneka prayoga kie jA sakate haiN|' - jo netA samaya para mauna rahanA nahIM jAnatA, vaha apane anuyAyiyoM ke mana meM zraddhAbhAva utpanna nahIM kara sktaa| dUsaroM ke prati abhadra yA AkSepAtmaka vacana bolane vAlA svayaM apanI abhadratA ko prakaTa karatA hai| yadyapi virodha yA pratikUlatA kI sthiti meM mauna rahanA atyanta kaThina hai para pUjya gurudeva ko yaha varadAna unakI Atmazakti se svataH prApta thaa| samanvaya kI sAdhanA ke lie pUjya gurudeva ne bahuta shaa| mauna kI bahuta bar3I sAdhanA kii| unake mauna ne virodha ko bhI anukUlatA meM DhAla diyaa| muMbaI meM hue virodha ke samaya manaHsthiti kA citraNa unakI DAyarI ke pRSThoM meM paThanIya 'Aja vyAkhyAnoparAMta muMbaI samAcAra patra ke pratinidhi mi. trivedI aae| unheM prathama saMpAdaka sorAvarajI bhAI ne bhejA thaa| hamArA virodha kyoM ho rahA hai? use ve jAnanA cAhate the aura ve yaha bhI jAnanA cAhate the ki eka ora se itanA virodha aura dUsarI ora se itanA maun| Akhira kyA kAraNa hai?' * 'Aja muMbaI samAcAra meM eka munijI kA bahuta bar3A lekha AyA hai| AkSepoM se bharA huA hai / bhikSu-svAmI ke padyoM ko vikRta rUpa meM prastuta kiyA gyaa| jaghanyatA kI hada ho gii| par3hane mAtra se AtmapradezoM meM kucha garmI A sakatI hai| auroM ko girAne kI bhAvanA se manuSya kyA-kyA kara sakatA hai, yaha dekhane ko milaa| usakA pratikAra karanA mere to kama jaMcatA hai| Akhira isa kAma meM (auroM ko nIcA karane ke kAma meM) hama kaise barAbarI kara sakate haiM ? yaha kAma to jo karate haiM, unhIM ko mubAraka ho| alabattA spaSTIkaraNa karanA jarUrI hai| dekheM, kisa taraha hogA? idhara meM virodhI lekhoM kI bar3I halacala hai| dUsare loga unakA sIdhA uttara de rahe haiN| loga unheM ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekha rahe haiM / apanA mauna bar3A kAma kara rahA hai|' gurudeva ne apane jIvana se yahI zikSA sabako dI ki pahale saho phira ucita lage to kho| ahaMkArI aura AgrahI AdamI ko hita upadeza Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 70 bhI karNakaTa lagatA hai| aise logoM ko upadeza dene ke saMdarbha meM unakA maMtavya kAvya kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai* jo koI cAve to uNa nai, hita upadeza sunnaa| - nahiM to mauna rAkha tU bhAI, mata nA jIbha claa| * hita zikSA yadi suna koI kopai, to tUM rIsa na lyaa| karasI jisI Agalo bharasI, tU mata mana murjhaa|| eka islAmI kahAvata hai ki mukha se nikalane vAle hara zabda ko tIna phATakoM se hokara bAhara nikAlanA caahie| prathama phATaka para pUchA jAe- 'kyA yaha satya hai ?' dUsare phATaka para pUchA jAe- 'kyA yaha Avazyaka hai ?' tIsare phATaka para pUchA jAe- 'kyA yaha ThIka hai?' pUjya gurudeva muMha se nikalane vAle hara vAkya ko tIna phATaka para to prazna pUchate hI the| ve cauthe phATaka para phira eka prazna pUchate the- 'kyA yaha prAsaMgika hai?' ina cAra phATakoM se uttarita hokara nikalane vAlI unakI vANI itanI pariSkRta, hRdayagrAhI aura amiyapagI hotI ki na sunane vAlA aghAtA aura na hI bolane ke bAda unheM kabhI pazcAttApa kA anubhava hotaa| aneka bAra dekhA gayA ki unakI kar3I se kar3I bAta ko bhI loga itanI prasannatA se sunate ki mAno unheM jIvana-vikAsa kA koI rAja prApta ho rahA ho| "he sAgara, terI bhASA kyA hai ?, 'anaMta' prazna kI bhASA, he AkAza, tere uttara kI bhASA kyA hai?, 'anaMta' mauna kI bhaassaa"|| ravindranAtha Taigora kI ukta kAvya-paMktiyAM pUjya gurudeva ke vyaktitva se bahuta sAmya rakhatI haiN| aneka bAra dekhA, sunA aura anubhUta kiyA jAtA ki vyakti aneka jijJAsAoM ko lekara pUjya caraNoM meM upasthita hote para unake AbhAmaNDala ke ghere meM praveza karate hI unakI sArI samasyAeM svataH samAhita ho jAtI thiiN| gurudeva kI dRSTi meM dUsaroM ko bAdhA pahuMce vaisA bolanA bhI vANI kA durupayoga hai| unake jIvana kA yaha ghaTanA prasaMga isI vaiziSTya kA spaSTa nidarzana hai| kAnor3a gAMva se vihAra kara pUjya gurudeva Age padhAra rahe the| Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA unake sAtha saikar3oM loga nAre lagAte hue Age bar3ha rahe the| pUjya gurudeva ko jJAta huA ki julUsa jisa mArga se Age bar3ha rahA hai, usa mArga meM anya sampradAya ke muniyoM kA vyAkhyAna ho rahA hai| gurudeva do kSaNa ruke aura zrAvakoM ko nirdeza dete hue kahA- 'nAre baMda kie jaaeN|' zraddhAluoM ne prazna upasthita kiyA- 'hama kisI ko bAdhA pahuMcAnA nahIM cAhate para mana ke utsAha ko kaise rokeM?' gurudeva ne unheM samAhita karate hue kahA'tumhArI dharma-sabhA meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA yA merA pravacana hotA ho, usa samaya dUsare loga nAre lagAte hue vahAM se gujareM to tumheM kaisA lagegA? kisI ke kAryakrama meM bAdhA pahuMce vaisA utsAha yA vANI kA prayoga mAnasika hiMsA kA hI eka rUpa hai|' gurudeva kI yaha bAta unake aMta:karaNa ko chU gayI aura saba anuyAyI zAMtabhAva se Age bar3hane lge| zAMta julUsa dekhakara darzaka to Azcaryacakita hue hI, dUsare sampradAya ke logoM para bhI itanA gaharA asara huA ki ve sahayoga kI bhAvanA pradarzita karane lge| mauna aura saMbhASaNa donoM ke madhya setu bAMdhane vAle pUjya gurudeva kI vAggupti kI sAdhanA pratyeka sAdhaka ko vANI-viveka kA abhinava bodhapATha dene vAlI hai| svAdhyAya mana ko sabala evaM sakSama banAne kA eka puSTa Alambana haisvaadhyaay| cetanA para Ae AvaraNa ko dUra karane evaM AtmavidyA kI upalabdhi meM svAdhyAya eka mahattvapUrNa upakrama hai| mahAtmA gAMdhI ke zabdoM meM svAdhyAya eka mahakatA gulazana hai, jisase citta sadA prasanna rahatA hai| pUjya gurudeva svAdhyAya ko sAdhanA kA abhinna aMga mAnate the| unakI dRSTi meM svAdhyAya aura sAdhanA kA gaharA sambandha hai| ekAMgI svAdhyAya bauddhika vikAsa taka sImita raha jAtA hai aura ekAMgI sAdhanA sAdhaka ko rUr3ha banA detI hai| svAdhyAya ko sAdhanA kA aMga banA liyA jAe, sAdhanA meM sAdhaka mAna liyA jAe to navonmeSa kI saMbhAvanA banI rahatI hai| dhyAna kI sAdhanA hara eka na bhI kara sake para svAdhyAya caMcala citta vAloM ke lie bhI sahaja hai| prAcIna AcAryoM kA maMtavya rahA ki svAdhyAya kI lInatA hI dhIre-dhIre dhyAna meM pariNata ho jAtI hai aura usase bhItara kA paramAtmA prakaTa ho jAtA hai Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 72 svAdhyAyAdhyAnamadhyAstAM, dhyAnAt svaadhyaaymaamnet| svAdhyAyadhyAnasampattyA, paramAtmA prkaashte|| svAdhyAya ko paribhASita karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- 'apane Apako kendra meM rakhakara apane bAre meM jAnakArI pAne ke lie apane dvArA jo adhyayana kiyA jAtA hai, vaha svAdhyAya hai|' isa paribhASA se svAdhyAya ke do artha phalita hote haiM* apanA adhyayana, AtmanirIkSaNa, apanI pahacAna evaM aatmvishlessnn| satsAhitya kA vAcana aura usakA mnn| pUjya gurudeva donoM prakAra ke svAdhyAya se svayaM ko bhAvita karate rahate the| ve apane mana ko svAdhyAya ke khaMTe se bAMdhe rahate the isalie vaha kabhI bhaTakane nahIM pAtA thaa| muni jIvana meM ve rAta ke prathama prahara meM tInatIna hajAra zlokoM kA punarAvartana kara lete the| mArga meM calate kabhI do minaTa kA bhI vizrAma hotA to vahIM svAdhyAya yA nayI gAthA sIkhanA prArambha kara dete the| AcArya banane ke bAda bhI unakA svAdhyAya kA krama avicchinna calatA thaa| pUrva rAtri meM janasamparka yA pravacana Adi ke kAraNa svAdhyAya kA samaya nahIM milatA para pazcima rAtri meM svAdhyAya kA krama anivAryataH calatA thaa| kabhI ve akele svAdhyAya karate, kabhI bAla saMtoM kA sunate tathA kabhI sAmUhika svAdhyAya bhI krte| . 'saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana' meM vyakta anubhava unakI isI pariSkRta ruci kA saMvAhaka hai- 'svAdhyAya aura dhyAna-sAdhanA ke abhinna aMga haiN| pazcima rAtri meM cAra baje uThane aura svAdhyAya karane kI acchI Adata pUjya kAlUgaNI ne DAla dI thii| yaha mere lie bhI anukUla thii| san 1949 jayapura yAtrA meM isa krama ko aura adhika vyavasthita aura puSTa karane ke lie maiMne eka ghaMTA khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya karane kA saMkalpa svIkAra kara liyaa|' 'jJAna kaMThA aura dAma aMTA' yaha prAcIna kAla kI prasiddha ukti hai isalie bahuzrutatA ke lie Avazyaka hai ki gaMbhIra graMthoM ko kaMThastha kiyA jaae| pUjya gurudeva ne kaMThastha ke kSetra meM eka kIrtimAna sthApita kiyaa| Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA muni jIvana ke 11 varSoM meM unhoMne 20 hajAra gAthAoM ko kaMThastha kiyA, jo Aja eka Azcarya kA viSaya hai| jIvana ke sAMdhyakAla meM bhI unheM saMskRta, prAkRta yA hindI kA koI nayA zloka par3hane yA sunane ko milatA to ve tatkAla use DAyarI meM noTa karake kaMThastha kara lete| AcArya pada kA gurutara dAyitva nibhAte hue bhI unhoMne saikar3oM gAthAeM kaMThastha kiiN| 'zAntasudhArasa' jaisA graMtharatna unhoMne vi. saM. 2000 meM siikhaa| eka dina saMtoM ne zrIcaraNoM meM jijJAsA prastuta kI- 'AcArya banane ke bAda Apane kaise kaMThastha kiyA?' gurudeva ne muskarAte hue uttara diyA- 'kaMThastha karane meM avasthA aura dAyitva kA kyA saMbaMdha? lagana aura utsAha honA caahie| lagana ho to kabhI aura kisI bhI avasthA meM sIkhA jA sakatA hai|' preraNA dene ke lie sAdhvI sUrajakumArIjI (choTI khATU) kA udAharaNa dete hue kahA- 'sAdhvI sUrajakumArI ko AMkhoM se dIkhatA nahIM hai, pUrA zarIra gaThiyAvAta se pIr3ita hai phira bhI eka-eka pada sunakara usane vyavahAra bodha aura arhatvANI sIkha lI hai| kaMThastha karane meM sabako utsAha rakhanA cAhie, jisase buddhi painI banI rahe, anyathA buddhi ko bhI jaMga laga jAtA hai|' __ svAdhyAya kA eka mahattvapUrNa pahalU hai-zuddha uccaarnn| jise prAcInakAla meM saMhitA kahA jAtA thaa| pUjya gurudeva uccAraNazuddhi para bahuta dhyAna dete the| ve aneka bAra kahate the ki yadi koI mere sAmane azuddha uccAraNa karatA hai to mere kAnoM meM zUla kI bhAMti khaTakatA hai| bAla muniyoM, mumukSu bahinoM evaM samaNIjI ko ve pratidina uccAraNazuddhi kA abhyAsa karavAte the| kabhI-kabhI to eka hI zabda kA ve taba taka uccAraNa karavAte rahate, jaba taka uccAraNa pUrNa zuddha na ho jaae| isa krama meM kabhI-kabhI eka hI zabda kI dasa-bIsa bAra punarAvRtti ho jaatii| aneka bAra unako nivedana kiyA jAtA ki ApakA bahumUlya samaya mahattvapUrNa kAryoM meM laganA caahie| yaha kArya to koI bhI kara sakatA hai| isa bAta kA pratyuttara dete hue ve kahate- 'yaha bhI svAdhyAya kA eka krama hai| kyA karUM maiM apane sAmane kisI ko dekhatA hUM to mujhase pUche binA nahIM rahA jaataa|' yaha itihAsa kA virala udAharaNa hai ki kisI AcArya/anuzAstA ne apane ziSyoM kI uccAraNazuddhi para itanI zakti aura samaya kA niyojana kiyA ho| Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 74 jJAna ke sthirIkaraNa kA eka mahattvapUrNa aMga hai-praavrtnaa| kaMThastha jJAna kA yadi bAra-bAra parAvartana nahIM hotA hai to usake vismRta hone kI saMbhAvanA banI rahatI hai| sAmAnyataH kaMThastha karane meM utsAha rahatA hai kintu punarAvartana ke abhAva meM usameM sthAyitva nahIM raha paataa| pUjya gurudeva ne aneka bAra preraNA dete hue kahA- 'kaMThastha jJAna ko surakSita rakhane ke lie punarAvartana Avazyaka hai| punarAvartana ke abhAva meM kaMThastha jJAna ko bhUlanA kaThora zrama se kamAI huI pUMjI ko apane pramAda se khone ke barAbara hai| jJAna ke punarAvartana se mana kI sthiratA bar3hatI hai, AtmalInatA kI sthiti banatI hai| kama par3hA-likhA vyakti bhI yadi bAra-bAra punarAvartana kare to vidvAn bana sakatA hai|' 83 varSa kI umra meM bhI pUjya gurudeva pratidina 1000 gAthAoM kA punarAvartana kara lete the| vyasta jIvana meM bhI ve bhaktAmara, kalyANamaMdira, anyayogavyavacchedikA, ayogavyavacchedikA, caturviMzatiguNageyagItiH, ratnAkarapaMcaviMzikA, uttarAdhyayana ke kucha adhyayana tathA zAntasudhArasaina graMthoM kA svAdhyAya to niyamita rUpa se karate hI the| bacapana meM kaMThAgra kie hue graMtha jIvana ke aMta samaya taka bhI unako apane nAma kI bhAMti yAda the| isakA kAraNa pUjya gurudeva ke bAlyakAlIna anubhavoM meM hI paThanIya hai- "maiM dina meM jitane padya yA sUtra kaMThastha karatA, rAtri meM unakA pArAyaNa avazya krtaa| jaba taka ve acchI taraha AtmasAt nahIM ho jAte, unako pratidina doharAtA, aneka bAra rAtri meM sampUrNa caMdrikA kA svAdhyAya ho jAtA, jisa dina kisI kAraNa se svAdhyAya nahIM ho pAtA, mujhe lagatA hai ki koI karaNIya kArya chUTa gayA hai| ( merA jIvana : merA darzana, pR. 107)" saikar3oM-hajAroM saMskRta evaM hindI ke sphuTakara subhASita zloka evaM dohe unako vaise hI yAda the, jaise tatkAla hI kaMThastha kie hoN| adhyApana ke daurAna eka kAlAMza meM hI prAsaMgika rUpa ye cAra-pAMca saMskRta ke padyoM kA ullekha karanA unake lie sahaja thaa| svAdhyAya kI aisI jItI-jAgatI mazAla milanA durlabha hai| asvAsthya kI sthiti meM ve apanA adhikAMza samaya punarAvartana evaM anuprekSA meM hI bitaate| vi.saM. 2050 rAjaladesara cAturmAsa meM unake paira meM sAiTikA kA bhayaMkara darda utthaa| DAkTaroM ne beDa resTa kI salAha dI para gurudeva ne use kAyotsarga meM pariNata Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA kara diyaa| usa samaya bhaktAmara, kalyANamaMdira, caturviMzatiguNageyagIti: evaM ratnAkara paccIsI Adi ko dina meM kaI bAra anuprekSA ke rUpa meM dohraayaa| unakA anubhava thA ki vedanA ke kSaNoM meM svAdhyAya karane se usakI anubhUti ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai| . __svAdhyAya tabhI phaladAyI banatA hai, jaba vaha tanmayatA se kiyA jaae| binA bhAvakriyA ke kevala vAcika uccAraNapUrvaka jaldI-jaldI kie jAne vAle svAdhyAya se na nae tathyoM kI avagati ho sakatI hai aura na hI ekAgratA sadhatI hai| pUjya gurudeva kI hara kriyA tanmayatA ke sAtha jur3I huI thii| binA tanmayatA se kI gayI kisI bhI kriyA ko ve mUrchA kA pratIka mAnate the| jaba ve maMdagati se layabaddha svAdhyAya karate to AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa jhaMkRta ho uThatA thaa| pramAdI vyakti ko bhI jAgRti evaM rUpAntaraNa kI nayI sphuraNA mila jAtI thii| terApaMtha ke catartha AcArya jayAcArya svAdhyAyapriya AcArya the| ve khar3e-khar3e pUre uttarAdhyayana kA tallInatA se svAdhyAya karate aura aneka bAra apane AnaMda ko abhivyakti dete hue yuvAcArya magharAjajI se kahate'maghajI! Aja eka ratna hAtha lagA hai|' tanmayatA se svAdhyAya karane vAlA vyakti pratipala nae-nae tattvoM ko hastagata karatA rahatA hai| - tallInatA ke sAtha artha kI anuprekSA sahita kiyA jAne vAlA svAdhyAya hI adhika lAbhaprada hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki binA artha kI anuprekSA ke kaMThastha jJAna bhAra bana jAtA hai| lADanUM pravAsa meM pazcima rAtri meM saMtoM ko unhoMne anugraha bhare zabdoM meM kahA- 'tuma logoM ko jo cIjeM kaMThastha haiM, unakA artha mujhase kara liyA kro|' saMtoM ne sekacAte hae nivedana kiyA- 'isase Apake svAdhyAya meM vighna pddegaa|' gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'vighna kisa bAta kA? dUsaroM ko artha kA jJAna karAnA bhI to svAdhyAya hI hai| adhyApana meM mujhe jitanA AnaMda milatA hai, utanA kisI dUsare kArya meM nahIM miltaa|' saMta gurudeva kI isa amRtamayI vANI ko sunakara kRtArthatA kA anubhava karane lge| pratidina kisI na kisI prAkRta yA saMskRta ke zloka kA artha pUchanA aura phira vidhivat prazikSaNa denA to unake pratidina kA krama thaa| Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI lADanUM pravAsa meM gurudeva ne saMtoM se anyayogavyavacchedikA kA 'satAmapi syAt kvacideva sattA' kA artha puuchaa| bAlamuni usakA artha nahIM kara paae| pUjya gurudeva ne preraNA dete hue kahA- 'kaMThastha graMtha to aise hRdayaMgama hone cAhie ki bolate hI unakA arthajJAna ho jaae|' preraNA ke lie mahAzramaNajI (yuvAcArya mahAzramaNa) kA udAharaNa dete hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'mahAzramaNa artha jaldI pakar3atA hai| tuma loga artha para kama dhyAna dete ho|' eka muni ne apanA bacAva karate hue kahA- 'mahAzramaNajI kA jJAna to vizAla hai|' gurudeva ne saMtoM kI Atmazakti ko jagAte hue pratibodha diyA- 'tuma loga kama ho kyA? puruSArtha aura lagana ho to kucha bhI ho sakatA hai| jJAna bAhara se thor3e hI AtA hai| vyakti jitanA puruSArtha karatA hai, utanA hI aMtara kA AvaraNa haTatA jAtA hai| jisa prakAra sira, muMha Adi ke keza bAhara se nahIM Ate, vaise hI jitanA puruSArtha hotA hai, utanA hI jJAna kA kSayopazama hotA hai ata: avadhAnapUrvaka puruSArtha karate raho, artha kI anuprekSA karate raho, jIvana meM jJAna ke nae-nae srota svataH khulate jaaeNge|' __ Agama adhyAtma ke ziromaNi graMtha haiN| Agama kA pArAyaNa eka nAstika vyakti ko bhI adhyAtma se sarAbora kara sakatA hai| gurudeva ke roma-roma meM AgamoM ke prati aTUTa AsthA ramI huI thii| ve mAnate the yadi hama Agama kArya ko hAtha meM nahIM lete to adhyAtma evaM sAdhanA kI dRSTi se rikta raha jaate| sAdhanA kI vividha dRSTiyoM kA jAgaraNa AgamoM ke Aloka meM hI saMbhava ho sakA hai|aacaaraaNg, sUtrakRtAMga, uttarAdhyayana evaM dazavaikAlika Adi Agama-graMthoM ke padyoM kA jaba ve svAdhyAya karate taba unakA AnaMda aura tallInatA dekhate hI banatI thii| aneka bAra ve Agama-sUktoM ke . mAdhyama se hI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko vizeSa dizAdarzana dete- "bitiyA maMdassa bAlayA', 'iyANiM no jamahaM puvvamakAsI pamAeNaM', 'jAe saddhAe NikkhaMto, tameva aNupAliyA', khaNaM jANAhi paMDie', kimegarAyaM karissai Adi Agama-sUkta samaya-samaya para aneka bAra unake mukhAraviMda se sune jAte the| vedanA ke kSaNoM meM pUjya gurudeva Agama gAthAoM ke svAdhyAya ko Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 77 adhyAtma ke prayoktA hI apanA Alambana banAte the| lADanUM pravAsa meM acAnaka gurudeva ke zvAsa kA vega bar3ha gyaa| zvAsa lene meM kaThinAI hone lgii| sabhI cintita ho ge| usa samaya kI manaHsthiti kA citraNa karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne dUsare dina kahA- 'kala jaba zvAsa kA vega acAnaka bar3ha gayA to uttarAdhyayana ke dasaveM adhyayana 'dumapattae' kI aneka gAthAeM smRti meM ubhara aaiiN| maiM bArabAra dumapattae adhyayana kI nimna gAthA kA anuciMtana karane lagA araI gaMDaM visUiyA, AyaMkA vivihA phusaMti te| vivaDai viddhaMsai te sarIrayaM, samayaM goyama! mA pmaaye||' / gurudeva ne sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM evaM samaNiyoM ko bulAkara uttarAdhyayana kA dasavAM adhyayana kaMThastha karane aura usakA pratidina svAdhyAya karane kI preraNA dii| aneka bAra sAmUhika rUpa se layabaddha, virAma sahita isa adhyayana kA sahagAna karanA sikhaayaa| Agama gAthA ke uccAraNa kA prazikSaNa dete hue unhoMne kahA- 'maiM cAhatA hUM ki sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyAM Agama gAthAoM kA aisA zuddha, spaSTa evaM layabaddha uccAraNa kareM ki svayaM to usameM AtmalIna baneM hI sAtha hI sunane vAlA bhI AtmAnaMda ke sAgara meM nimajjana karane lge|' . ___ pUjya gurudeva kI tIvra tar3apa thI ki sAdhu-sAdhviyAM adhika se adhika Agama graMthoM ko kaMThAgra kreN| unakA mAnanA thA ki sAdhanA ke kSetra meM pragati karane kI cAha vAle vyakti kA prathama sopAna Agama-svAdhyAya hai| isa sopAna para ArohaNa kie binA koI bhI sAdhaka sAdhanA ke prAsAda para nahIM pahuMca sktaa| dazavaikAlika sUtra sIkhane ke lie to ve bAra-bAra pratibodha dete rahate the| jaise aneka zAstroM kA pAragAmI vidvAn hone para bhI yadi vyakti vyAkaraNamarmajJa nahIM hai to vaha zabda-mImAMsA kI avagati nahIM kara sakatA, vaise hI eka muni jaba taka dazavaikAlika ko nahIM jAnatA, vaha adhyAtma ke kSetra meM praveza nahIM kara sktaa| preraNA ke prasaMga meM pUjya gurudeva ne vyAkaraNa kI mahattA prakaTa karane vAlA eka zloka batAyA yadyapi bahunAdhISe, tathApi paTha putra! vyaakrnnm| svajanaH zvajano mA bhUt, sakalaM zakalaM skRcchkRt|| Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI phira isI zloka ko kucha rUpAntaraNa ke sAtha prastuta karate hue dazavaikAlika sIkhane kI preraNA dete hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA yadyapi bahunAdhISe, tathApi paTha dasakAliyaM suttN| AcAro'nAcAro, mA bhUdadhyAtmavismRti phaina / preraNA-srotasvinI ko pravAhita rakhate hue gurudeva ne kahA'dazavaikAlika adhyAtma kA aisA vyAvahArika graMtha hai, jisameM muni-caryA kI sabhI prArambhika bAtoM kA jJAna ho jAtA hai| yadi Agama-svAdhyAya kI pravRtti bar3he to ciMtana aura vyavahAra meM gaMbhIratA Ae binA nahIM rhegii|' __sabake mana meM svAdhyAya kI ruci jAgRta karane hetu pUjya gurudeva svAdhyAya ke nae-nae upakrama saMgha ke samakSa upasthita karate rahate the| lUNakaraNasara pravAsa ke daurAna phAlguna mAsa meM rAtrikAlIna prArthanA karake gurudeva bhItara padhAra ge| makAna kA cauka kAphI bar3A thaa| zuklapakSa kI dvAdazI hone ke kAraNa candramA kI cAMdanI cAroM ora chiTakI huI thii| gurudeva ke mana meM svAdhyAya kA eka nayA prayoga karane kI bAta ubhrii| unhoMne saba saMtoM ko paMktibaddha baiThane kA nirdeza diyaa| saba sAdhu chajje ke nIce baiTha ge| gurudeva ne sabako saMbodhita karate hue kahA- 'Aja maiM eka svAdhyAya-zivira kA prayoga karanA cAhatA huuN| saba sAdhu svAdhyAya kareM aura kama se kama eka hajAra gAthAoM kI svAdhyAya kie binA apane sthAna se nahIM utthe| eka hajAra se adhika svAdhyAya karane vAle ko pratyeka sau gAthA para eka pariSThApana (kalyANaka) pAritoSika rUpa meM diyA jaaegaa| svAdhyAya samaveta bhI calA aura kucha sAdhuoM ne alaga se bhI svAdhyAya karanA prArambha kiyaa| svAdhyAya se sArA vAtAvaraNa suMdara bana rahA thaa| usa pratiyogitA meM unatIsa sAdhu saMbhAgI bne| unhoMne pacAsa hajAra gAthAoM kI svAdhyAya kara gurudeva se pAritoSika prApta kiyaa| usa dina svAdhyAya meM saMbhAgI sabhI saMta anirvacanIya AnaMda meM DubakI lagAne lge| sudUra yAtrA ke daurAna aneka aisI ghaTanAoM kA ullekha kiyA jA sakatA hai, jaba prAkRtika prakopa hone para gurudeva ne samUce paripArzva ko svAdhyAyamaya banA diyaa| __unakI svAdhyAya kI preraNA dene kI vividhatA logoM kA dhyAna AkRSTa karatI thii| yahI kAraNa thA ki kabhI svAdhyAya nahIM karane vAle Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA vyakti bhI unase preraNA pAkara svAdhyAyI bana jAte the| san 1961 ke bIdAsara cAturmAsa meM pravacana ke samaya gurudeva ne svAdhyAya kI preraNA dii| preraNA se prabhAvita vyaktiyoM meM pAMca sau pRSThoM se lekara dasa hajAra pRSTha taka par3hane kA saMkalpa lene vAle bhAI bahina the| gurudeva ne svAdhyAya ko anuSThAna kA rUpa dete hue kahA- 'tapasyA kI bhAMti svAdhyAya kI bhI paMcaraMgI, sataraMgI aura navaraMgI kI jA sakatI hai| prathama dina pAMca vyakti eka-eka muhUrta taka svAdhyAya kreN| ve hI vyakti dUsare, tIsare, cauthe aura pAMcaveM dina kramazaH do, tIna, cAra aura pAMca muhUrta taka svAdhyAya kreN| yaha svAdhyAya kI paMcaraMgI ho jaaegii| gurudeva ne Age pharamAyA- 'merA vizvAsa hai ki pratidina 'par3ho aura par3hAo' isa preraNA ko abhiyAna kA rUpa dekara Age bar3hAyA jAe to suMdara pariNAma sAmane A sakatA hai|' - gurudeva kI isa preraNA ko par3hakara kastUracaMda bAMThiyA ne apanI pratikriyA vyakta karate hue kahA- 'maiM muktakaMTha se svIkAra karUMgA ki svAdhyAya kI preraNA avazya hI tulasIgaNI kI maulika sUjha hai| jJAna kI vRddhi ke lie aba taka ke jainAcAryoM meM se kisI ne aisI preraNA nahIM dii| bAhya tapa kI preraNA to hareka koI detA hai, jabaki Abhyantara tapa ke binA bAhya tapa kAyakleza mAtra raha jAtA hai| isa svAdhyAya kI preraNA ke lie maiM AcAryazrI ko apanI zraddhA samarpita karatA huuN|' saradArazahara meM maMtrI muni ke sthiravAsa kAla meM jaina tattvajJAna kA krama calatA thaa| bAda meM vaha zithila ho gyaa| usa zaithilya ko kama karane ke lie mohanajI jaina ke saMyojakatva meM gurudeva ne svAdhyAya kakSa prArambha karane kA nirNaya liyaa| kucha varSoM taka vaha krama calA phira sAdhu-sAdhviyoM 'kI niraMtara sannidhi na rahane se vaha krama chUTa gyaa| kAnapura se kalakattA yAtrA ke daurAna eka bAra bihAra meM bAriza zurU ho gyii| jasIDIha gAMva 12 mIla dUra thaa| kacce rAste meM bAriza meM calanA kaThina thA ata: gurudeva ne bIca meM eka gAMva meM chappara ke nIce Azraya liyaa| usI samaya gurudeva ne tAttvika praznoM kI goSThI prArambha kara dii| lagabhaga caurAsI minaTa taka praznottara kA krama calA para kisI ko samaya kA bhAna hI nahIM rhaa| aise eka nahIM, saikar3oM prasaMga haiM jaba sthAna kI Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI kamI yA AMdhI-barasAta ke kAraNa rAtri-jAgaraNa kiyA para UMghate hue nahIM, pUrI jAgarUkatA ke saath| aneka bAra ve apane ziSyoM ko pratibodha dete hue kahate the- 'yadi tuma saphala aura sArthaka jIvana jInA cAhate ho to vartamAna ko pahacAno, kSaNa ko samajho aura svAdhyAya-dhyAna se usa kSaNa kA bharapUra upayoga kro| vartamAna kA kSaNa bahuta kImatI hai| yadi ise kho diyA to pazcAttApa ke atirikta kucha bhI zeSa nahIM rhegaa|' svAdhyAya caitasika nirmalatA bar3hAne evaM apramatta jIvana jIne kA mahattvapUrNa sAdhana hai| pUjya gurudeva ne dazavaikAlika sUtra ke 'sajjhAyammi rao sayA' isa Adarza ko AtmasAt kiyA isalie kabhI ve paThana rUpa svAdhyAya meM lIna rahate to kabhI pAThana, vAcana aura udbodhana rUpa svAdhyAya meN| unakI jAgRta svAdhyAyacetanA ne dharma-saMgha meM vikAsa ke nae-nae AyAma udghATita kie, isameM koI saMdeha nahIM hai| khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya ___ sAdhanA ke aneka prayogoM meM pUjya gurudeva kA eka vizeSa prayoga thA-khar3e-khar3e dhyAna athavA svAdhyAya krnaa| 83 sAla kI umra meM bhI khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya karanA unake viziSTa parAkrama evaM manobala kA pratIka thaa| sthira hokara khar3e rahanA UrdhvArohaNa kI vizeSa prakriyA hai| ve mAnate the ki khar3e hone kA artha hai- gatizIla honaa| baiThe-baiThe koI cala nahIM sktaa| calanA hai, gati karanA hai to khar3A honA hI hogaa| khar3A rahanA apramattatA kA pratIka hai|' apane 71veM dIkSA divasa para unhoMne saMpUrNa saMgha ko khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya karane kA AhvAna kiyaa| saikar3oM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne unakI preraNA se pratidina AdhA ghaMTA khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya karane kA saMkalpa grahaNa kiyaa| unhoMne kevala dUsaroM ko hI preraNA nahIM dI, ve svayaM bhI niyamita rUpa se khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya karate rhe| lADanaM pravAsa meM sardI kI Rtu meM gurudeva khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya karavA rahe the| sarda havA calane para bhI gurudeva ko pasInA A rahA thaa| mahAzramaNajI (yuvAcArya mahAzramaNa) ne gurudeva ko baiThakara svAdhyAna karane kA nivedana kiyaa| lekina gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81 . adhyAtma ke prayoktA karane se glAni nahIM, apitu mAnasika prasannatA rahatI hai| jisa dina aise svAdhyAya nahIM kara pAtA hUM, usa dina mana meM glAni-sI rahatI hai, anupAta rahatA hai| maiM sabako preraNA denA cAhatA hUM ki svastha avasthA meM yaha avasara nahIM khonA caahie| yadi svAsthya yA kisI anya kAraNa se khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya na ho to kama se kama mana meM anutApa honA caahie| anutApa hone se bhaviSya meM avarodha nahIM aayegaa| dhyAna-sAdhanA ___ dhyAna supta zakti ko jagAne kA sazakta upakrama hai| pUjya gurudeva kI anubhUti meM cetanA kA vaha kSaNa dhyAna hai, jisameM priyatA-apriyatA kA bhAva samApta ho jAtA hai| yahI kSaNa apramAda kA kSaNa hai, pUrNa jAgarUkatA kA kSaNa hai, bhAvakriyA kA kSaNa hai, mUrchA kI granthi ko tor3ane kA kSaNa hai, suSupti ko miTAne kA kSaNa hai aura hai ahiMsA kA kssnn|" dhyAna ke isa svarUpa-bodha ke bAda spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki AMkha mUMdakara baiThanA hI dhyAna hai, aisA Agraha nahIM honA caahie| dhyAna-cetanA jAgRta hone ke bAda sAdhaka bAhara rahatA huA bhI aMtara meM jItA hai| pUjya gurudeva svayaM isa satya ko svIkAra karate the ki sAdhanA kI paripakvatA meM dhyAna Adi ke lie samaya lagAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| AMkha mUMdakara baiThe yA nahIM koI aMtara nahIM AegA kintu sAdhanA ke prArambha kAla meM mauna, kAyotsarga, dhyAna Adi sabhI aMga Avazyaka haiN| zikhara taka pahuMcane ke bAda, jIvana meM rUpAntaraNa ghaTita hone ke bAda, priyatA aura apriyatA ke bhAva samApta hone ke bAda sAdhaka kRtArtha ho jAtA hai phira usakI hara kriyA dhyAna bana jAtI hai| isI saMdarbha meM dhyAnayoga ke bAre meM pUjya gurudeva ke ye vicAra nayI avadhAraNA ko prastuta karane vAle haiM'jisa vyakti meM Atmopalabdhi kI taDapa tIvra ho jAtI hai, vaha kisI samaya meM baMdhatA nahIM, samaya usake sAtha baMdha jAtA hai| dhyAna kA sAdhaka eka-do ghaMTA dhyAna meM rahe aura zeSa samaya caMcalatA meM rahe, yaha vAMchanIya nahIM ho sktaa| yaha vahI sthiti hai, jo Aja ke dharma kI hai| dharmasthAna meM jAkara vyakti prathama zreNI kA dhArmika bana jAtA hai para vyavahAra meM dharma kA koI prabhAva nahIM rahatA, yaha doharI mAnasikatA kI sthiti na dharma ko Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI ujAgara kara sakatI hai aura na dhArmika ko eka sacce dhArmika kI pratiSThA de sakatI hai| upAsanA aura AcaraNa meM jaba taka dvaidha banA rahegA, dharmArAdhanA kA abhISTa pariNAma nahIM A skegaa| dhyAna sAdhaka kA citta bhI dhyAna se bhAvita honA caahie| dhyAna kA prabhAva samaMce dina aura samUce jIvana para honA caahie| dhyAna jIvana kI samagratA hai| use deza aura kAla ke khaNDoM meM vibhAjita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| usakA prabhAva subaha jAgaraNa se lekara rAtri meM zayana taka kI hara pravRtti para honA caahie| calanA, baiThanA, ThaharanA, sonA, bolanA, khAnA, pInA Adi jitanI pravRttiyAM hotI haiM, una saba para dhyAna kI puTa hone se hI vyavahAra meM sAdhanA kI niSpatti A sakatI hai|' gurudeva ke AsapAsa rahane vAle vyakti aneka bAra yaha anubhava karate the ki AMkheM khulI rahane para bhI ve bAhya dRzyoM se aprabhAvita rahate the| kAna khule rahane para bhI zabdoM kI dhvani kA koI asara nahIM hotA thaa| zarIra meM bhayaMkara pIr3A hone para bhI ve usase aprabhAvita rahate the| yaha sthiti vahI vyakti prApta kara sakatA hai, jo dhyAna kI gaharAI meM utara gayA ho| nirAlamba dhyAna kI yaha sthiti AtmavizvAsa yA vizeSa kSamatA ke binA prApta nahIM ho sktii| unake sthirayogI rUpa ko prakaTa karane vAle aneka saMsmaraNa haiN| prastuta saMsmaraNa una logoM ko preraNA dene vAlA hogA, jo makkhI evaM macchara kI bhanabhanAhaTa se vikSipta hokara kisI kArya meM ekAgra nahIM ho pAte haiN| san 1963 ke lADanUM cAturmAsa meM dhyAna-divasa kA kAryakrama thaa| pravacana ke samaya AdhA ghaMTA dhyAna kA kAryakrama rakhA gyaa| vahAM makkhiyoM kI bahulatA thii| pUjya gurudeva ke mukhAraviMda evaM zarIra para makkhiyAM apanA sthAna banA rahI thiiN| unheM haTAne ke lie munizrI jayacaMdalAlajI sevA meM upasthita hue| kintu gurudeva ne unheM aisA karane se iMkAra kara diyaa| pravacana-paMDAla meM baiThe logoM ke hAtha makkhiyoM ko idharaudhara karane meM ghUma rahe the para gurudeva zAMta evaM sthirabhAva se dhyAna kA abhyAsa kara rahe the| usa dina kA anubhava batAte hue gurudeva ne pravacana meM pharamAyA- 'citta kI ghanIbhUta ekAgratA ke kAraNa yaha mahasUsa bhI nahIM huA ki yahAM makkhiyAM satA rahI haiN'| yaha ghaTanA unake sthira evaM avicala yogI kA svarUpa prakaTa karatI hai| jinakI cetanA kA pravAhaM bAhyAbhimukha Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 adhyAtma ke prayoktA hai, vaha dhyAna nahIM kara sktaa| AtmAbhimukha vyakti hI dhyAna kA adhikArI ho sakatA hai| Adhunika dhyAnayogiyoM kA maMtavya hai ki dhyAna karane ke lie vicArazUnya bananA Avazyaka hai ata: jaba taka citta sthira na ho, taba taka dhyAna nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| isa abhimata kA pratikAra karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne apane mata kI prasthApanA karate hue kahA - 'loga yaha kahate haiM ki mana sthira hogA tabhI dhyAna kareMge, yaha bhI eka prakAra kI visaMgati hai / mana caMcala hai, isIlie dhyAna kA abhyAsa karane kI jarUrata hai / abhyAsa nahIM hogA to mana kabhI sthira banegA hI nahIM / caMcala mana meM dhyAna nahIM ho sakatA, abhyAsa ke binA caMcalatA miTegI nhiiN| isa dRSTi se hara bAta ko sApekSatA ke AdhAra para samajhanA cAhie' kucha loga dhyAna ko akarmaNya vyaktiyoM kA kAma mAnate haiM / unakI dRSTi meM dhyAna ve vyakti karate haiM, jinake pAsa koI kArya nahIM hotA para isa mAnyatA se pUjya gurudeva kI sahamati nahIM thI / isakA nirAkaraNa karate hue ve kahate the-- 'mere abhimata se yaha cintana una logoM kA ho sakatA hai, jo dhyAna kI vidhi se paricita nahIM haiM aura usa prakriyA se gujare nahIM haiN| jo dhyAna akarmaNyatA ko niSpanna karatA hai, maiM use dhyAna mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM huuN| dhyAna parama puruSArtha aura AMtarika kriyAzIlatA hai| ise koI-koI vyakti hI kara sakatA hai| dhyAna kI zakti itanI visphoTaka hotI hai ki vaha mAnava - cetanA meM chipI aneka viziSTa zaktiyoM kA jAgaraNa kara manuSya ko kahAM se kahAM pahuMcA detI hai / ' kucha logoM kA ciMtana hai ki dhyAna vyakti ko svArthI banAtA hai| sAmUhika jIvana meM jaba vyakti svayaM ko dekhanA prArambha kara detA hai to vaha vyakti dUsaroM kI kaThinAI evaM parezAnI ko nahIM dekha sakatA ataH dhyAna karane vAlA vyakti adhikAMzataH avyavahArika bana jAtA hai| jainendrajI kA ciMtana thA ki dhyAna karane vAlA vyakti Atmarati ho jAtA hai / vaha apane Apa meM ramaNa karane lagatA hai aura samAja se kaTa jAtA hai isalie samAja ke lie vaha upayogI nahIM bana sktaa| isa prazna ke uttara meM pUjya gurudeva kA ciMtana thA ki dhyAna vyakti ko svArtha kI bhUmikA se Upara uThAkara Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI paramArtha taka pahuMcA detA hai| svArthI vyakti kevala apane hita kI bAta socatA hai jabaki dhyAtA samaSTi ke sukha-duHkha se apanI cetanA ko jor3a detA hai| vaha Atmaupamya ke sopAna para ArohaNa kara sabake sukha-duHkha ke sAtha tAdAtmya sthApita kara letA hai| apane Apako dekhane vAle kA mAnavIya vyavahAra dUsaroM ke prati bhI karuNApUrNa aura mRdu hogaa| dhyAna ke bAre meM ve AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha kahate the * 'maiM spaSTa rUpa se ghoSaNA kara sakatA hUM ki jo vyakti dhyAna kA prazikSaNa nahIM legA, dhyAna kA abhyAsa nahIM karegA, vaha adhUrA rahegA, akSama rahegA aura jIvana ke kisI mahattvapUrNa lakSya kI prApti meM saphala nahIM ho skegaa|' *'dhyAna citta kI ucchaMkhalatA para eka aMkuza hai| jo isakA prayoga karatA hai, vaha kabhI asAmAjika vyavahAra nahIM kara sktaa| icchAzakti, saMkalpazakti, AsthA aura prayoga kI nirantaratAye cAra tattva sAdhaka ko dhyAna kI gaharAI meM le jAte haiN| gurudeva ne apanI dhyAna-sAdhanA meM ina cAroM tattvoM para vizeSa bala diyaa| ve pratidina dhyAna kA niyamita prayoga karate the| logoM kI atyadhika bhIr3a hone para bhI unake isa krama meM koI aMtara nahIM AtA thaa| dhyAna-sAdhanA ke prati unakA dRr3ha vizvAsa bolatA thA ki jo zaktisaMcaya, teja, jyoti aura AnaMda kA AvirbhAta dhyAna se hotA hai, vaha anya kisI bhI abhyAsa-sAdhana se nahIM hotaa| isIlie maiM svayaM bahuta bAra cAhatA hUM ki maiM mauna evaM dhyAna kI viziSTa sAdhanA prAraMbha karUM / ekAntavAsa meM apanA adhika samaya lgaauuN| saMgha kA uttaradAyitva mere para hai, kintu phira bhI maiM apanA adhikAdhika samaya Asana, prANAyAma, svAdhyAya, dhyAna, japa aura bhAvanA-anuprekSAoM meM hI lagAnA cAhatA huuN|' dhyAna kI niyamita sAdhanA se ciMtana aura vyavahAra kI dUrI sadA ke lie samApta ho jAtI hai tathA vRttiyoM meM rUpAntaraNa ghaTita hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA ciMtana thA- 'yadi dhyAna se jIvanacaryA na badale, mAnyatAeM aura dhAraNAeM na badaleM, svabhAva na badale, rahana-sahana, AcaraNa aura vyavahAra na badale to samajhanA cAhie ki dhyAna kI dizA sahI nahIM hai| rUpAntaraNa Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA dhyAna kA anivArya ghaTaka hai| dhyAna se niSpanna rUpAntaraNa paristhitijanya yA bAdhyatA se prerita nahIM hotA varan svataH hotA hai isalie vaha sthAyI aura sukhada hotA hai| dhyAna ke binA nirmalatA, svasthatA aura sthiratA kI kalpanA hI asaMbhava hai|' dhyAna se udbhUta nimna vizeSatAeM pUjya gurudeva ke vyaktitva ke sAtha tadAkAra ho gaI thIM- sthitaprajJatA, saMkaTa meM dhairya, sApekSa ciMtana, saMyama kI zakti kA vikAsa, dRr3ha saMkalpa, sahajAnaMda kA udaya aadi| ___ dhyAna vyakti ko paristhiti ke jhaMjhAvAtoM se aprabhAvita rahane kI zakti detA hai| jIvana meM Ane vAle utAra-car3hAvoM meM dhyAnI vyakti kA dhairya nahIM ddoltaa| kaThinAiyoM ko jhelane tathA khataroM ko mola lene kI adbhuta kSamatA usameM dekhI jA sakatI hai| paristhiti se aprabhAvita rahane kI jo apratima kSamatA pUjya gurudeva meM thI, vaha anyatra durlabha hai| citta kI yaha saghanatA unheM dhyAna kI ekAgratA se prApta huI, yaha ni:saMkoca kahA jA sakatA hai| ve taTastha bhAva se ghaTanA ko jAnate-dekhate, para usake sAtha bahate nhiiN| pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki dhyAna apane Apa meM vinamratA kA prayoga hai, anAgraha kA prayoga hai| dhyAnakAla meM ahaM TUTatA hai, vinamratA bar3hatI hai aura anAgraha vikasita hotA hai|' ___ dhyAna AMtarika krAMti hai| yaha jame hue vikRta saMskAroM ko ukhAr3ane kI prakriyA hai| dhyAtA ke sAmane dhyAna ke samaya aneka prakAra ke saMskAra ubharate haiM, yadi dhyAtA ke mana meM kisI prakAra kA bhaya yA pralobhana hotA hai to saMskAroM ke AkramaNa se sAmAnya sAhasa vAlA vyakti bhayabhIta hokara dhyAna ko chor3a detA hai| athavA dhyAna se prApta hone vAlI taijasazakti ke camatkAroM ko dekhakara digmUr3ha ho jAtA hai kintu una saMskAroM kA sAmanA karane vAle vyakti kI cetanA rAga-dveSa se mukta hokara nirmala evaM pavitra ho jAtI hai| caMcalatA ke kAraNa dhyAna se bhaya khAne vAle logoM ko pratibodha dete hue pUjya gurudeva kahate the- 'jisa vyakti kA citta caMcala hai, vaha cAhakara bhI dhyAna nahIM kara paataa| jisakA citta sthira hai, usake lie dhyAna kI koI upayogitA nahIM hai, isa prakAra kA ciMtana ekAMgI hai| ekAMgI dRSTi rakhane vAlA vyakti hI yaha kaha sakatA hai ki jaba taka merA mana sthira nahIM ho jAtA, maiM dhyAna nahIM kruuNgaa| dhyAna ke prati gaharI AsthA aura dRr3ha saMkalpa se citta kI caMcalatA ko miTAyA jA sakatA hai|' Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke `zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 86 dhyAna ke daurAna sAdhaka aneka anubhavoM se gujaratA hai, una anubhavoM ko prakaTa karanA saMbhava nahIM hotaa| ve anirvacanIya aura avaktavya hote haiM / gurudeva kA jIvana khulI kitAba thA ataH unake jIvana meM chipAva jaisI cIja thI hI nahIM / san 1961 kI DAyarI meM likhA gayA unakA dhyAna kA anubhava paThanIya hai- 'Aja kezaloca huaa| maiMne apanA dainika dhyAna kA samaya samajha padmAsana lagAkara dhyAna kara liyaa| sira kA Adhe se jyAdA loca dhyAna meM huaa| acchA Ananda AyA / AIndA bhI aisA karane kA mana huA / sahiSNutA bddh'ii| merI pravRtti idhara meM sahajatayA dhyAna Adi kI tarapha AkRSTa ho rahI hai|' pUjya gurudeva ko dhyAna karanA nahIM par3atA, sahaja hotA thA / vinobA bhAve se pUchA gayA- 'Apa dhyAna kaba karate haiM ?' unhoMne uttara diyA' yaha pUcho ki maiM dhyAna kaba nahIM karatA ? maiMne jIvana kI hara kriyA ke sAtha dhyAna ko jor3ane kA prayatna kiyA hai|' pUjya gurudeva bhI dhyAna kaba nahIM karate, aise kSaNa khojane para bhI milane kaThina the kyoMki unakI apramattatA, samatA, ekAgratA aura bhAvakriyA kI sAdhanA itanI sadha cukI thI ki AtmA kI vismRti ke kSaNa bahuta kama upasthita hote the| unakI hara kriyA dhyAnayoga se anuprANita thI / yahI kAraNa hai ki unakA calanA, phiranA, bolanA, baiThanA evaM sonA saba dhyAna bana gayA thA / anuprekSA kA prayoga sAdhanA ke kSetra meM rUpAntaraNa kA eka bahuta mahattvapUrNa sAdhana hai - anuprekSA / AcArya mahAprajJa ke zabdoM meM anuprekSA mastiSkIya dhulAI kI prakriyA hai / anuprekSA evaM bhAvanA meM visphoTaka zakti hotI hai| isake samyak yA asamyak prayoga se burI vastu acchI tathA acchI vastu burI bana sakatI hai| mIrA ne jahara kA pyAlA pIyA lekina bhAvanA kI zakti se usane use amRta meM parivartita kara diyaa| anuprekSA 'anurAgAd virAgaH ' kA siddhAnta hai| isameM pratipakSa bhAvanA ke dvArA vaibhAvika pravRttiyoM ko dhvasta kiyA jA sakatA hai| AtmAnuzAsana jagAne meM anuprekSA eka sazakta kar3I bana sakatI hai / viziSTa vicAra - paddhati se mana aura AtmA ko svAdhIna banAyA jA Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 87 adhyAtma ke prayoktA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM AtmAnuzAsana jagAne ke lie anuprekSA kA yaha krama upayogI bana sakatA hai- 'merA mana mere hAtha meM nahIM hai| merI iMdriyoM para merA adhikAra nahIM hai| maiM svataMtra kahAM hUM? jaba taka mana aura indriyAM mere adhIna nahIM hoMgI, maiM inakA yaMtra banA rhuuNgaa| yaMtra banakara jIne vAlA jIvana kA AnaMda kaise pA sakatA hai ? isa anuciMtana yA anuprekSA ke dvArA assI pratizata vyaktiyoM meM badalAva kI saMbhAvanA ko asvIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa|' bhagavAn mahAvIra ne mukhyata: 12 bhAvanAoM kA pratipAdana kiyaa| unameM ekatva, anyatva, anitya evaM azaraNa- ye cAra bhAvanAeM mukhya haiN| pUjya gurudeva samaya-samaya para ina bhAvanAoM se apane Apako bhAvita karate rahate the ataH AgamoM meM muni ke lie prayukta 'bhAviyappA' vizeSaNa una para pUrNatayA caritArtha hotA thaa| 'maiM akelA hUM'; 'hara saMyoga kA anta viyoga meM hotA hai'- isa saccAI se bhAvita AtmA ko koI dukhI nahIM banA sktaa| parivAra, jAti, samAja, saMpradAya yA rASTra se jur3ane vAlA AMtarika Asakti ke kAraNa pratikUla paristhiti utpanna hote hI vikSipta ho jAtA hai ataH samUha meM rahate hue akelA rahanA bahuta bar3I kalA hai| pUjya gurudeva samUha meM jIte the para hara kSaNa ekatva kI anubhUti se anusyUta rahate the| apane hAthoM se dIkSita aneka aMtevAsI ziSya unake dekhate-dekhate svargavAsI ho gae para usa sthiti meM bhI unako mAnasika vicalana kI anubhUti nahIM huii| unakI saMsArapakSIyA mA~ (vadanAMjI), bhAI (campAlAlajI svAmI), bahina (mahAsatI lADAMjI), maMtrI muni maganalAlajI svAmI, bAla muni kanaka Adi aneka vyakti dekhate-dekhate vilIna ho gae para ve una saba sthitiyoM meM sthirayogI dikhAI pdd'e| ve mAnate the ki jitane bhI bAhya sambandha haiM, ve saba sthApita haiM, kalpita haiN| sthApita sambandhoM ko sahaja mAnakara unameM mamatva rakhanA svayaM ko duHkhI banAnA hai| saMyoga-viyoga ke cakra meM zAMtipUrNa jIvana vahI vyakti jI sakatA hai, jisane apanI AtmA ko bhAvita kiyA ho yA pratipakSI anuprekSAoM kA abhyAsa kiyA ho| unake jIvana meM anuprekSA kA prayoga itanA Atmagata ho gayA thA Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI ki samaya-samaya para jana-jIvana ko bhI anuprekSAoM se bhAvita karake unakI vedanA, pIr3A aura duHkha ko halkA karate rahate the| lagabhaga hara roja koI na koI zoka saMtapta parivAra unake caraNoM meM sambala lene pahuMca hI jAtA thaa| akAla mauta se saMtapta parivAroM ko mAnasika rUpa se sambala denA sarala kArya nahIM hotA lekina pUjya gurudeva unako aisA pAtheya dete ki ve saba bhArahIna evaM zakti-sampanna hokara vApisa lauTate the| gurudeva bhAvanAtmaka rUpa se anuprekSA kI aisI vicAra - saraNi prastuta karate ki vyakti saMsAra ke vAstavika svarUpa ko samajhakara AtmasvarUpa meM ramaNa karane lagatA / jIvana se nirAza evaM udAsa vyakti meM bhI nae prANoM kA saMcAra karane kI adbhuta kalA unake pAsa thii| jaba-jaba gurudeva upAdhyAya vinayavijayajI dvArA racita zAMtasudhArasa bhAvanA kAvya kA saMgAna karate to unakI svaralaharI, hAvabhAva aura tanmayatA dekhate hI banatI thI / saMskRta bhASA meM nibaddha zAMtasudhArasa meM 12 bhAvanAoM kA bahuta sarasa evaM mArmika vivecana huA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne svayaM solaha bhAvanAoM para 'sudhArasa' pustaka meM lagabhaga 40 bhAvapUrNa gItoM kI racanA kI / pratyeka gIta jIvana ke vikAroM evaM niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM ko dUra karake bhAva - pariSkAra kI mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA adA karatA hai| gAyaka evaM zrotA una gItoM ko gAte-gAte unhIM bhAvoM meM ramaNa karane lagate haiN| 88 anuprekSA citta kI nirmalatA aura rUpAMtaraNa kA hetu hai, isI vizvAsa se pUjya gurudeva ne anuprekSAoM kA svayaM prayoga kiyA aura dUsaroM ko karAyA / ekAgratA evaM smRti kA prayoga sAdhanA, zikSA, zodha, kalA, saMgIta aura lekhana Adi sabhI kSetroM meM saphalatA hAsila karane ke lie ekAgratA apekSita hai| manuSya aura pazu ke jJAna meM antara rahane kA sabase bar3A kAraNa ekAgratA kI zakti kA vikAsa hai| svAmI vivekAnaMda kahate haiM- 'mere vicAra se to zikSA kA sAra mana kI ekAgratA prApta karanA hai, tathyoM kA saMkalana nhiiN| yadi mujhe phira se apanI zikSA prArambha karanI ho aura isameM merA vaza cale to maiM tathyoM kA adhyayana kadApi na kruuN|' Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA pUjya gurudeva kI ekAgratA bacapana se hI sadhI huI thii| yahI kAraNa hai ki bacapana meM unhoMne 20 hajAra padyoM ko kaMThAgra kara liyaa| eka dina meM 50 se lekara 100 taka saMskRta zlokoM ko yAda karanA unakI viziSTa ekAgratA kI zakti kA paricAyaka thaa| ___vi.saM. 2000 kA cAturmAsa gaMgAzahara meM thaa| cAturmAsa ke bAda zItakAla meM gurudeva cokhaloM meM viharaNa kara rahe the| nAla pravAsa ke daurAna gurudeva ke mana meM kucha nayA prayoga karane kI mAnasikatA bnii| binA kaoNpI, kalama ke gurudeva jaina aitihAsika kathAoM para sphuTa kAvya kI racanA krte| dina meM mana hI mana gunagunAte hue padyoM kI racanA karate aura rAtrikAlIna vyAkhyAna meM unako janatA ke sAmane gAkara prastuta karate aura dUsare dina unako lipibaddha krte| udAI rAjA kA pUrA vyAkhyAna jo 'kumhArI kI karAmAta' nAma se prasiddha hai, isI krama se bnaa| loga usa vyAkhyAna ko sunakara jhUma uThate aura pUre dina jana-jana kI jubAna para isI kI carcA sunI jaatii| kucha anya vyAkhyAna bhI isI krama se race gae, jo 'caMdana kI cuTakI bhalI' pustaka meM prakAzita hue haiN| aisA prayoga eka AdhyAtmika vyakti, jisakI ekAgratA prakarSa para pahuMcI huI ho, vahI kara sakatA hai| Aja kI pIr3hI nizcita rUpa se ekAgratA aura adbhuta buddhi ke isa prayoga ko par3hasunakara camatkRta hue binA nahIM raha paaegii| udAratA evaM nispRhatA kA prayoga AcAryapada-visarjana ke bAda bhI unakA naye-naye prayogoM kA krama nahIM chuuttaa| pratikSaNa unakA mAnasa kucha na kucha nae prayoga karane ke lie lAlAyita rahatA thaa| san 1997 meM unhoMne naye prayoga kI ghoSaNA kI'san 1997 kA maryAdA mahotsava AcArya zrI mahAprajJajI kI sannidhi meM cAr3avAsa meM manAyA jaaegaa| maiM lADanUM meM hI rhuuNgaa|' pUjya gurudeva kI isa ghoSaNA ne caturvidha dharmasaMgha ko stabdha kara diyaa| dharmasaMgha ne bAra-bAra pUjya gurudeva ko apanA nirNaya badalane ko kahA para gurudeva apane nirNaya para aTala the| unhoMne kahA- 'yaha hamArA sucintita prayoga hai|' tatkSaNa mahAzramaNIjI ne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA- 'Apa prayogadharmA haiM ataH nae-nae prayoga karate hI rahate haiN| pUjya gurudeva ne muskarAte hue pharamAyA Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 'maiMne jIvana meM aneka prayoga kie haiN| yaha bhI eka nayA prayoga hai ki mere binA bhI acchA mahotsava ho sakatA hai|' gurudeva ke samakSa logoM ne prazna kiyA- 'kyA yahAM bhI mahotsava kA kAryakrama rahegA?' gurudeva ne sahajatA se unheM samAhita karate hue kahA- 'mahotsava ke rUpa meM nhiiN| vaha to cAr3avAsa meM hI hogaa| hama to bacA-khucA mnaaeNge| jo loga vahAM nahIM jA sakeMge unake aura atra sthita sAdhu-sadhviyoM ke bIca maryAdApatra-vAcana Adi kA kAryakrama rhegaa|' adhyAtma kI UMcAI para pratiSThita sAdhaka hI itanA nispRha aura udAra ho sakatA hai| ekAntavAsa ke prayoga bhagavAn mahAvIra ne do prakAra kI sAdhanA kA nirUpaNa kiyAsaMghabaddha evaM ekaakii| unhoMne saMghabaddha sAdhanA ko adhika mahattva diyA kyoMki bImArI, bur3hApA jaisI avasthAoM meM vyakti ko sahayoga kI apekSA rahatI hai| akelepana meM sahArA banane vAlA koI nahIM hotaa| isake atirikta sAdhanA kI jo kasauTI samUha yA saMgha meM ho sakatI hai, vaha ekAkI sAdhanA meM nahIM ho sktii| ekAkI sAdhanA ke adhikArI ve hote haiM, jo svayaMbuddha hote haiM tathA jinheM dUsaroM kI apekSA nahIM rhtii| sAmUhika jIvana kI kaThinAiyoM ko pAra karane vAlA sAdhaka hI ekAkI sAdhanA ke yogya bana sakatA hai| lekina yaha bAta bhI satya hai ki sAdhanA ke saghana prayoga sAmUhika jIvana kI apekSA ekAMta meM adhika prabhAvI bana sakate haiM kyoMki sAmUhika jIvana meM aneka aise vikSepa Ate haiM, jinase cAha kara bhI nahIM bacA jA sktaa| pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana meM donoM prakAra kI sAdhanAoM ko mahattva diyaa| ve kahate the- 'mujhe ekAntavAsa bahuta priya hai, para sAmudAyika jIvana bhI kama priya nahIM hai| sAdhanA ke kSetra meM vaiyaktika aura sAmUhika pravRttiyoM meM saMtulana kI apekSA hai|' sAdhanA saMghabaddha ho yA ekAkI isa viSaya meM pUjya gurudeva kA sApekSa dRSTikoNa mananIya hai * sAdhanA ko lekara kisI prakAra kA Agraha nahIM honA caahie| ekAMgI vyakti adhUrA hotA hai| merI yaha AkAMkSA hai ki pratyeka sAdhaka sarvAMgINa bne| vaha ekAMta meM rahe, samUha meM bhI rahe / ekAMta meM hI sAdhanA ho sakatI hai athavA samUha hI sAdhanA kI kasauTI hai- ina donoM aikAMtikatAoM Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA se bacakara aisA mArga khojanA cAhie, jo sAdhanA ke upayukta vAtAvaraNa kI vakAlata karatA huA bhI use vyakti ke jIvana se jodd'e| * sAdhaka akelA bhI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai aura samUha meM bhI kara sakatA hai| dUsare saba kAma samUha meM ho sakate haiM, taba sAdhanA meM kaunasI bAdhA hai? grAma ho yA nagara, jaMgala ho yA sUnA ghara, sAdhaka ke mana meM ekAMta ho to vaha samUha meM rahakara bhI akelA hai| jaba taka mana meM ekAMta nahIM hotA, vyakti jaMgala meM jAkara bhI bhIr3a se ghirA rahatA hai| * nizcaya kI bhUmikA meM sAdhaka akelA hI hotA hai| vyavahAra kI bhUmikA use saMgha ke sAtha jor3atI hai| saMgha ke sAtha rahate hue akelepana ko anubhava karanA yaha bhUmikA sahI artha meM eka prazasta bhUmikA hai| saMghabaddha sAdhanA meM preraNA kI sahasroM dhArAeM bahatI rahatI haiN| vahAM skhalanA para aMgulinirdeza avazyaMbhAvI hai| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA spaSTa maMtavya thA ki vaiyaktika jIvana nirapekSa hotA hai| sAdhanA kI paripakvatA ke binA ekAkI sAdhanA ghAtaka ho sakatI hai| kaba uThanA, kaba sonA, kaba bolanA, kaba mauna rahanA, kaba dhyAna karanA, kaba svAdhyAya karanA, kaba bhojana karanA aura kaba upavAsa karanA? koI kahane vAlA nahIM hotaa| vyakti apanI icchA kI preraNA se jaba jo cAhe kara sakatA hai| vahI vyakti samUha ke sAtha jur3atA hai to maryAdA evaM vyavasthAeM Avazyaka ho jAtI haiN| AcArya mahAprajJa ke anusAra ekAMtavAsa kA artha hai-prtisrotgmn| bhIr3a se haTakara calanA ekAMtavAsa hai| anusrota meM saba baha sakate haiM lekina pratisrota meM koI-koI hI cala sakatA hai| ravIndranAtha Taigora kA 'ekalA calo re' aura mahAvIra kA 'saMjogA vippamukkassa' sUkta ekAMtavAsa ke vAcaka bana sakate haiN| ekAntavAsa mastiSka kI kSamatA aura antardRSTi ke vikAsa kA mahattvapUrNa pahalU hai| kucha loga akelepana ko ekAMta mAnate haiN| kintu ekAMta kA artha hai jahAM eka kA bhI anta ho jaae| jahAM vyakti svayaM rahatA huA bhI apane bhautika zarIra aura mana se svayaM ko alaga anubhava kara letA hai arthAt jahAM videha kI sthiti meM calA jAtA hai, vahI vAstavika ekAMta hai| isa saMdarbha meM gurudeva kA maMtavya mananIya hai- 'saMkulatA kevala Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI . 92 logoM kI hI nahIM hotI, manuSya ke vicAra, indriyAM, mana aura zarIra bhI saMkulatA utpanna karate haiN| ve ekAgratA meM bAdhaka hote haiN| isa saMkulatA ko tor3e binA ekAMtavAsa bhI samUhavAsa jaisA bana jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki hisAra meM ekAMtavAsa ke prathama dina apanI DAyarI meM saMkalpa ko puSTa karate hue unhoMne likhA- 'sAdhanA-kAla meM maiM logoM kI bhIr3a se hI nahIM, apane mana, vicAra aura zarIra se bhI mukta rahane kA abhyAsa kruuNgaa| Aja pahalA dina hai aura prayoga bhI pahalA hai| tIna bAra meM ATha ghaMTe taka maiM bilkula akelA rhaa| mauna aura japa kA prayoga kiyaa| khAdya-saMyama kiyaa| anya iMdriyoM kA saMyama kiyaa| apUrva ullAsa kA anubhava huaa| sAdhanA svayaM ullAsa hai| sAdhanAkAla meM apane iSTa kI pratyakSa yA parokSa sannidhi aura smRti usa ullAsa ko aura adhika bar3hA detI hai| ullAsa ke ina kSaNoM meM maiM apane dharmasaMgha ke bhaviSya ko ullAsamaya banAne kI maMgala kAmanAoM se bharA huA huuN|' ekamAsika ekAMtavAsa kI sampannatA para apane anubhavoM ko batAte hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- 'janasaMkulatA se itane lambe ekAMta meM rahane kA yaha pahalA avasara hai| isase pUrva maiM logoM kI dRSTi se akelA hotA to eka muni bhale hI vaha nava dIkSita hI kyoM na ho, mere pAsa avazya rhtaa| aba maiM ghaMToM taka ekadama akelA rahatA hUM, kintu kabhI akelepana ko lekara ghuTana mahasUsa nahIM hotii| isa prayoga meM mujhe apUrva Ananda kI anubhUti huI hai| isa apUrvatA ko vicitra mAnanA ho to mAnA jA sakatA hai| vyastatA yA khAlIpana ko lekara mujhe vicitra jaisA kucha nahIM laga rahA hai|' pUjya gurudeva ko bhIr3a meM rahate hue bhI ekAMta kA anubhava thA ataH ekAMtavAsa unake lie adhika phaladAyI evaM sArthaka bana skaa| sAdhanA ke abhAva meM dina bhara zraddhAlu logoM se ghirA rahane vAlA vyakti yadi akelA ho jAe to usakA mana laganA kaThina ho jAtA hai| vyaktigata sAdhanA ko tejasvI, prabhAvI evaM varcasvI banAne hetu tathA Atmabala kI vRddhi ke lie unhoMne samaya-samaya para saMghabaddha sAdhanA ke sAtha ekAMtavAsa ke prayoga kie| pUjya gurudeva ne mukhyataH rAjanagara, bIdAsara, lADanUM, jayapura, chApara, saradArazahara Adi kSetroM meM ekAMtavAsa ke Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA prayoga kie / yadyapi ina sabakA vidhivat itihAsa surakSita nahIM raha sakA, phira bhI upalabdha tathyoM ke AdhAra para unake ekAMtavAsa ke prayogoM kA saMkSipta vivaraNa prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai| jaba unhoMne prathama bAra ekAMtavAsa kA prayoga kiyA to patrakAroM ne unase pUchA- 'itane bar3e saMgha kA netRtva saMbhAlate hue Apane ekAMtavAsa kA nirNaya kaise liyA?' pUjya gurudeva ne prazna ko samAhita karate hue kahA- 'ekAMtavAsa kI sAdhanA kA yaha nirNaya sucintita thaa| varSoM se merI yaha bhAvanA thI ki sAdhanA ke kSetra meM kucha nae prayoga kruuN| maiM apane dharmasaMgha ko aura apane Apako adhyAtmavidyA kI dizA meM adhika gatizIla dekhanA cAhatA huuN| dUsarI bAta, jainasAhitya meM ullikhita vidhiyoM ke prayoga vartamAna meM chUTa se gae haiN| maiM cAhatA hUM ki ve ajJAta aura vismRta vidhiyAM punaH prakAza meM aaeN| isI dRSTi se maiMne yaha prayoga prAraMbha kiyA hai|' . ekAMtavAsa ke sarvaprathama prayoga kI ghoSaNA bhAdrava zuklA trayodazI ko rAjanagara meM kI gyii| jisa kisI ne ekAMtavAsa kI bAta sunI, acambhita raha gayA kyoMki terApaMtha kA AcArya janatA se dUra rahe, janasaMparka na kare, yaha bAta buddhigamya nahIM thii| yaha sAta dina kA prayoga thA, jisameM ciMtana, manana, dhyAna, svAdhyAya Adi para adhika jora diyA gyaa| yaha ekAMtavAsa 25-9-60 ko prArabhma kiyA gyaa| Azvina kRSNA caturthI ko prAtaH ekAMtavAsa ke lie gurudeva pahAr3I para sthita dayAlazAha ke dehare para phuNce| sAtha meM 15 sAdhu evaM saikar3oM bhAI-bahina the| ekAMtavAsa ke ciMtana se logoM ke cehare khinna the| dehare para pahuMcate hI gurudeva ne maMdira ke sabhAmaNDapa meM sAdhuoM ke sAtha eka ghaMTe kA dhyAna kiyaa| AhAra ke bAda pratidina ciMtana-goSThI calatI tathA madhyAhna meM AdhyAtmika graMthoM kA sAmUhika vAcana cltaa| usake bAda gurudeva prAcIna maryAdAvali kA avalokana krvaate| rAtri meM saha svAdhyAya kA krama cltaa| pUjya gurudeva sabhAmaNDapa ke madhya viraajte| unake cAroM ora cAra-dizAoM meM chaha-chaha sAdhu avasthita rhte| sAta dina taka svAdhyAya kA yahI krama claa| vijJapti meM prakAzita 'saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana' meM isa ekAMtavAsa kA anubhava pUjya gurudeva ne ina zabdoM meM vyakta kiyA hai- 'una sAta dinoM meM bahuta gambhIra ciMtana, maMthana, Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 94 svAdhyAya aura dhyAna meM samaya kA upayoga huaa| dina meM chaha ghaMTe aura rAtri meM tIna ghaMTe ke anupAta se kAma karane meM atyadhika Ananda kA anubhava huaa| kaI bAra aisA lagA mAno naI zakti kA arjana ho rahA hai| vaha varSa terApaMtha kI dvizatAbdI kA varSa thA / usa varSa dharmasaMgha meM eka nayA mor3a Ae, yaha abhipreta thA / jJAna, darzana, cAritra aura tapa kI zakti ke saMrakSaNa aura saMvardhana kA saMkalpa thA / usa dRSTi se Thosa aura sArthaka cintana calA / ' dUsarA ekAMtavAsa kA prayoga 28 sitambara se 4 akTUbara 1961 taka bIdAsara meM kiyA gyaa| yugapradhAna vizeSaNa se alaMkRta hone para svayaM tathA saMgha ko usa anurUpa pramANita karane ke lie yaha ekAMtavAsa prAraMbha kiyA gyaa| isameM ATha sAdhuoM kI sahabhAgitA rhii| pravacana ke madhya ghoSaNA karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'anyAnya kriyAoM evaM sAdhanoM ke sAtha-sAtha antaryAtrA evaM sAdhanA meM gati lAne ke uddezya se svAdhyAya, ciMtana, manana aura nididhyAsana ke lie maiM tArIkha 28 se ekAMtavAsa lene kI bAta soca rahA huuN| isa prayoga meM prAtaH kAlIna pravacana aura sAmUhika vaMdanA ke atirikta mujhe ekAMtavAsI rahanA hai|' gurudeva ne yaha ekAMtavAsa thAnamalajI muNota kI koThI meM kiyA / yadyapi ise pUrNa ekAMtavAsa nahIM kahA jA sakatA para jana-saMkulatA se bahuta bacAva kiyA gyaa| isa ekAMtavAsa atIta ke siMhAvalokana ke sAtha-sAtha bhAvI yojanAoM para ciMtana kiyA gayA, jisase vikAsa ke nae adhyAya khuleN| bIdAsara kA yaha ekAMtavAsa svAsthya, sAdhanA evaM saMghIya vikAsa - ina tInoM dRSTiyoM se mahattvapUrNa rhaa| usa ekAMtavAsa kI dinacaryA isa prakAra rahI prAtaH 4-5 ekAMta dhyAna evaM svAdhyAya / 5-7 sahasvAdhyAya, pratikramaNa, pratilekhana evaM sAmUhika vaMdanA / 7-9 paMcamI samiti, Asana-prANAyAma, dhyAna / 9-10 pravacana ( pravacana - paMDAla meM ) / 10- 11 dhyAna, kAyotsarga / 11-12 AhAra, patrAvalokana, halkA vizrAma | 12- 1 maulika racanA / Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA N 1-2 ekAMta ciMtana (praamrsh)| 3-4 sAmUhika vaacn| 4-6 paMcamI samiti, AhAranivRtti, ddaayrii-lekhn| 6-8 sahapratikramaNa, sahadhyAna, shpraarthnaa| 8-9 shsvaadhyaay| 9-10 sahaciMtana, vicaar-vinimy| 10 pUrNavizrAma, yognidraa| eka dina madhyAhnakAlIna goSThI meM ekAMtavAsa kI upayogitA para carcA clii| usa goSThI meM ekAMtavAsa kA uddezya spaSTa karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne kucha bindu batAe* vyaktigata ruci svAsthya-lAbha gRhasthoM se samparka meM kamI * dhyAna-svAdhyAya ke vizeSa prayoga * saMghIya dRSTi se vizeSa ciMtana * vyApaka dRSTi se calane vAle kAryakramoM para ciNtn| ekAMtavAsa kI samApti para gurudeva ne apane anubhava batAte hue kahA- 'eka do bAra ke prayoga se lakSya kI prApti nahIM ho sktii| phira bhI maiM yaha kaha sakatA hUM ki ekAMtavAsa meM jisa AnaMda kI anubhUti huI, vaha anirvacanIya thii| usa saptAha kI avadhi meM hamane aneka anubhava prApta kie haiN| svAdhyAya, dhyAna, cintana, manana Adi ke prayogoM se AtmA meM eka navIna utsAha kA saMcAra huA hai| yadyapi ina prayogoM meM hama pUrNa dakSatA to prApta nahIM kara sake haiM phira bhI thor3A saMtoSa hai ki hameM ina dinoM meM kucha saphalatA prApta huI hai| dhyAna ke viSaya meM to hameM abhI taka bahuta hI kama saphalatA milI hai| saca to yaha hai ki isa viSaya meM abhI taka hamArA praveza-sA hI huA hai| bahudhA maiM socatA hUM ki loga hamAre dhyAna ke bAre meM bar3I-bar3I kalpanAeM karate hoNge| ve samajhate hoMge ki hameM bahuta kucha siddhiyAM mila gaI haiN| para hameM apanI sthiti ko hInAdhika nahIM AMkanA caahie| isa viSaya meM hameM abhI taka bahuta prayAsa karanA hogaa| maiM usa Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI dhyAna ko AMkheM baMda karane se adhika nahIM mAnatA, jisameM hRdaya kI ekarasatA na ho| vAstava meM zrAvaka-zrAvikA samAja ko hI nahIM apitu sAdhu-sAdhvI samAja ko bhI isa kSetra meM bahuta kucha pragati karanI caahie|' lADanUM meM san 1963 meM pUjya gurudeva ne ekamAsa kA AMzika ekAMtavAsa kiyaa| isameM pravacana ke atirikta lagabhaga samaya dhyAna, svAdhyAya, japa evaM ekAMta ciMtana meM biitaa| 2 apraila san 1971 ko sujAnagar3ha ke haMsamahala meM gurudeva ne sAta dina kA ekAMtavAsa kiyaa| yaha ekAMtavAsa vizeSa ciMtana-goSThI ke rUpa meM adhika rhaa| kitanI saphalatAeM milIM, kahAM viphalatAoM se sAmanA karanA par3A, kitanI bhUleM huIM kyA vikAsa huA? isa para gahana ciMtana ke sAtha mukhyata: jaina vizva bhAratI, mahAvIra kI paccIsauvIM nirvANa zatAbdI ke bAre meM vizeSa cintana-vimarza claa| ekAMtavAsa ke prAraMbha meM pUjya gurudeva ne samAja ko saMbodhita karate hue kahA- "maiM cAra varSa kI dakSiNa pradeza kI yAtrA karake AyA huuN| mujhe apane uttaradAyitva ke 34-35 varSoM kA siMhAvalokana karanA caahie| saMgha kI surakSA meM kahAM pragati huI? kahAM bhUla huI aura Age kyA karanA hai ina saba bAtoM kA ekAntavAsa meM gahana ciMtana karanA hai| ekAMtavAsa kI saMpannatA para gurudeva ne apane vicAra vyakta kahate hue kahA- 'hamane sAta dinoM taka jJAna, darzana, caritra, AsthA, saMgha tathA mAnavatA ke saMbaMdha meM vistAra se ciMtana kiyaa| ciMtana meM muktatA rhii| sabhI loga dimAga khAlI karake baiThe the| vAtAvaraNa meM muktatA rahatI thii| jo jisake mana meM AtA, ziSTatApUrvaka apane vicAra sabake sAmane rkhtaa| dhairya aura zAMtipUrvaka saba sunate the| hamane kAphI cintana kiyA parantu phira bhI kahUMgA ki kama kiyaa| khuzI kI bAta yaha thI ki sAta dinoM ke lie hameM ekAMta kA samaya mila gyaa| svAsthya-lAbha kI dRSTi se yaha samaya bahuta upayogI rhaa| hamane jina viSayoM para cintana kiyA hai, yadi ve kAryarUpa meM janatA ke sAmane AeMge to nizcita hI unase samAja aura rASTra kA bahuta bar3A kalyANa hogaa|' - ekAMtavAsa kA sabase lambA prayoga hisAra cAturmAsa meM kiyA gyaa| 27 sitambara 1973 ko lagabhaga pUrNa mauna evaM japa ke sAtha 27 dina Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 adhyAtma ke prayoktA kA anuSThAna prArambha kiyA gyaa| isa dIrghakAlIna ekAntavAsa kA uddezya spaSTa karate hue pUjya gurudeva likhate haiM- jyoM-jyoM samajha paripakva huI, Agama-sAhitya kA adhyayana kiyA aura anubhavoM meM kucha praur3hatA AI, tyoM-tyoM sAdhanA meM nae-nae unmeSa lAne kI bhAvanA bala pakar3atI gii| sAdhanA kA kSetra prAyogika hotA hai, maiMne apane jIvana meM aneka prayoga kie, prayogoM kI zrRMkhalA meM eka naI kar3I jor3ane ke lie maiMne sattAIsa dina ekAntavAsa karane kA nirNaya liyaa| isameM khAdya saMyama kA viziSTa prayoga huaa| gurudeva khAne meM kevala sapheda dravya (dUdha aura kelA) vaha bhI alpa mAtrA meM grahaNa karate the| isa anuSThAna ke anta meM unhoMne tele kI tapasyA kA bhI prayoga kiyaa| yaha prayoga sAdhanA kI dRSTi se vizeSa upalabdhi bharA rhaa| ekAMtavAsa ke daurAna pUjya gurudeva ne sAdhanAkAla meM hue aneka anubhavoM ko lipibaddha bhI kiyaa| ve anubhava 'khoe so pAe' pustaka meM prakAzita ho cuke haiN| ye anubhava aneka sAdhakoM ke lie preraNAspada ho sakate haiN| yahAM lipibaddha anubhavoM ke kucha uddharaNa prastuta kie jA rahe * isa bAra merI sAdhanA meM maiMne AbhAmaNDala para vizeSa dhyAna diyaa| merI sajagatA se vaha svastha banA aura mujhe apanI sAdhanA meM usakA vizeSa sahayoga prApta huaa| isalie maiM usake prati AsthAvAn banA huuN| AbhAmaNDala yA orA ke saMbaMdha meM vaijJAnika mAnyatAeM bhI spaSTa haiN| maiMne aba dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyA hai ki apane orA ko adhika vizuddha banAnA hai aura apanI sAdhanA ko Age bar3hAnA hai| * 'Aja prAtaH dhyAna karake uThA, tatkAla kucha Aloka kA AbhAsa huaa| maiMne anubhava kiyA, rAta kA gaharA andhakAra kSINa ho rahA hai| vighna-bAdhAeM apane Apa vilIna ho rahI haiN| mere cAroM ora prakAza bikhara rahA hai| usa prakAza kI paridhi meM mujhe apUrva ullAsa kI anubhUti huii| pichale kaI dinoM se dhyAna, japa Adi kI vizeSa sAdhanA kara rahA hUM, kintu aisA ullAsa kabhI nahIM milaa| usa samaya eka viziSTa sphUrti, jAgRti aura mAnasika prasatti meM maiM AkaNTha nimagna ho gyaa| isa anuSThAna kA koI pratyakSa pariNAma sAmane A rahA hai, aisI pratIti huii|' Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 98 isa prayoga meM pUjya gurudeva kI hArdika icchA rAta-dina mauna rahakara pUrNa ekAntavAsa karane kI thii| lekina janatA ke atyadhika Agraha se AdhA ghaMTA pravacana tathA subaha zAma logoM ke bIca baiThane kA vikalpa rkhaa| ___ ekAMtavAsa kI sampannatA para unake mukha se udgIrNa anubhavapUta vANI se jAnA jA sakatA hai ki unhoMne usa sAdhanA meM kitane alaukika AnaMda kA anubhava kiyaa| apanI DAyarI ke pRSThoM meM ve likhate haiM- 'kyA Aja sacamuca hI anuSThAna-sampannatA kA dina hai? lagatA hai jaise kalaparasoM hI yaha krama prArambha kiyA thaa| jiA dina anuSThAna prArambha kiyA thA taba aneka vyaktiyoM ne kahA- 'cAra saptAha kA krama bahuta lambA hai| eka-do saptAha hI calAyA jAe to acchA hai|' maiMne kahA- 'samaya lambA hai, phira bhI anuSThAna karanA hI hai|' anuSThAna prArambha kiyA aura lagA kucha jAdU sA ho rahA hai| isa kAla meM maiMne kucha apUrvatA kA anubhava kiyaa| usa apUrvatA ko abhivyakti dene kI kSamatA mere zabdoM meM nahIM hai|' AmeTa cAturmAsa 1985 meM ekAMtavAsa kA navAhnika prayoga kiyA gyaa| isa ekAMtavAsa meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko prekSAdhyAna kA prazikSaNa diyA gyaa| isa prayoga meM pravacana ke atirikta jana-samparka prAyaH banda thA aura caraNasparza bhI varjita rhaa| nau dinoM ke daurAna eka dina sAmUhika AyaMbila kA prayoga bhI kiyA gyaa| gurudeva tulasI ke ekAMtavAsa ke prayoga paramArtha se jur3e hone para bhI sAmAjika cetanA ko jagAne vAle the| ina prayogoM se unakI nijatA prabhAvI banI aura vaiyaktika AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke prabhAva se dharmasaMgha hI nahIM, sampUrNa mAnava jAti adhyAtma se abhiSNAta huii| ekAMtavAsa meM acintana ke kSitija se phUTate navacintana ne AtmamaMgala ke sAtha lokamaMgala kI dizA ko bhI prazasta kara diyaa| kaSAyamukti kI sAdhanA * 'akaSAyI bananA to abhI kaThina hai, asaMbhava nahIM hai| merI hArdika icchA hai ki niraMtara akaSAya kI ora bar3hatA calA jaauuN|' . * 'mere jIvana kA vaha svarNima prabhAta hogA, jisa dina vAsanA para sampUrNa vijaya prApta hogI aura samatA kA sAmrAjya sthApita hogaa|' Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI ke uparyukta saMkalpa unakI akaSAya bhAva ke prati tIvra anurakti ke dyotaka haiN| citta ko vikRta evaM malina karane vAlA sabase bar3A tattva kaSAya hai| yaha sAdhaka jIvana ke AMtarika vikAsa kA sabase bar3A palimaMthu hai| kezI ne gautama se pUchA- 'jIvana ke sabase bar3e zatru kauna haiM'? gautama ne kezI ko samAhita karate hue kahA'apanI avijita AtmA, cAra kaSAya (krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha) tathA pAMca indriyAM- ye dasa bar3e zatru haiN| ina para vijaya prApta karane vAlA sukha se vicaraNa karatA hai|' gurudeva tulasI kA abhimata thA ki koI vyakti upavAsa kara sake yA nahIM, tapasyA kara sake yA nahIM, para kaSAya se halkA ho jAe to jIvana saundarya se bhara sakatA hai|' sAdhaka sAdhanA-kAla meM AtmA ke ina cirakAlIna zatruoM ko nisteja evaM parAsta karane kA prayatna karatA rahatA hai kyoMki kaSAyamukta vyakti hI AMtarika saMpadA kA darzana karake Atmika zakti prApta kara sakatA hai| jaba taka kaSAya kA zamana nahIM hotA, vyakti kabhI krodha ke adhIna hotA hai, kabhI mAna se parAjita hotA hai, kabhI mAyA se AcchAdita hotA hai to kabhI lobha se AkrAMta hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA maMtavya thA ki kaSAya ke daMza kAle nAga ke daMza kI bhAMti pIr3aka hote haiN| bhItara yadi kaSAya prabala nahIM hogA to bAhara pApa kA sevana asaMbhava ho jaayegaa|' kaSAyoM para vijaya prApta karane ke lie nirantara Atmayuddha Avazyaka hai| kaSAyavijaya ke saMdarbha meM unakA yaha vaktavya paThanIya hai- 'jaba taka bhAvadhArA na badala jAe, saMgharSa jArI rkho| anyathA ahaMkAra kA nAga punaH phuphakAra uThegA, krodha kI Aga punaH prajvalita ho jaaegii| ahaMkAra, krodha Adi bhAvoM ko prabala hone kA maukA denA sabase bar3I hAra hai, sabase bar3I bImArI hai aura sabase bar3I upAdhi hai|' 'paMcasUtram' meM kaSAya-mukti se prakaTa hone vAlI zAMti kI carcA karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM kaSAyo maMdatAmeti, krameNAnena caarunnaa| kaSAye maMdatAM prApte, zAMtirujjRmbhate vraa|| sAdhu banane ke bAda bhI yadi Aveza zAMta nahIM hotA hai to usakA zrAmaNya niSphala ho jAtA hai| niyuktikAra ne isI satya ko bahuta sundara bhASA meM prastuta kiyA hai Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 100 sAmaNNamaNucaraMtassa, kasAyA jassa ukkaDA hoti| mannAmi ucchuphullaM va, niSphalaM tassa saamnnnnN|| 'uvasamasAraMkhusAmaNNaM' bRhatkalpa bhASya kI yaha sUkti gurudeva ke jIvana meM caritArtha dekhI jA sakatI thii| ve jAnate the ki kaSAya se virata rahane vAlA sAdhaka hI svataMtra evaM zAMta jIvana jI sakatA hai| kaSAya se prabhAvita vyakti sadaiva dUsaroM ke hAthoM kI kaThaputalI bana jAtA hai| sAmAnyataH dekhA jAtA hai ki virodhI sthiti utpanna hone para vyakti IMTa kA javAba patthara se detA hai, pempaleTa ke pratyuttara meM bukaleTa chApatA hai, para gurudeva kA jIvana isakA apavAda thaa| unhoMne prayatnapUrvaka kaSAyoM para vijaya prApta karane kI sAdhanA kI isalie koI bhI virodha yA pratikUla paristhiti unako uttapta nahIM kara paayii| naDiyAda gAMva meM pUjya gurudeva kA tIvra virodha huaa| virodhI logoM ne gaMde posTara evaM bhrAMta vAkyoM kA sthAna-sthAna para pradarzana kiyaa| isa sthiti ko dekhakara kucha yuvaka Aveza meM A ge| gurudeva ne unako zAMta karate hue kahA- 'tuma loga uttejita kyoM ho rahe ho? ve loga tumhAre hI kAma meM sahayoga kara rahe haiN| tuma pracAra karanA cAhate ho, ve loga posTaroM evaM slAiDoM ke mAdhyama se sahaja rUpa meM aisA kara rahe haiN| yuvakoM ne gurudeva ke sAmane pratikAra karane kI bhAvanA rkhii| gurudeva ne unako samAhita karate hue kahA- 'kIcar3a meM patthara pheMkane se kyA lAbha? hameM to zAMta hokara yaha ciMtana karanA cAhie ki sabameM sanmati ho bhgvaan| virodha ke aise saikar3oM prasaMga unake jIvana meM Ae para unake saMvega pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI saMtulita bane rhe| ____ mahAvIra ne kahA ki jo sAdhaka apane krodha Adi kaSAyoM ko dekhanA sIkha letA hai, usakI cetanA kaSAya se mukta ho jAtI hai| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI AtmadraSTA RSi the| kaSAya kI kSINa rekhA kA ahasAsa bhI unheM sahajatayA ho jAtA thaa| DAyarI kA yaha pRSTha unakI isI AtmadarzI vRtti ko prakaTa karane vAlA hai-'kala kSamA kA dina thaa| maiMne bhI jAgarUkatA rakhI para sUkSmatA se dhyAna diyA to eka dina meM paMdraha bAra uttejanA aaii| usako dUsarA to jAna hI nahIM sakatA, khuda bhI dhyAna dene se hI smjhe| isase mAlUma par3atA hai ki krodha-vijaya kitanA durUha hai|' mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI kA kahanA hai ki krodha kI itanI sUkSma pariNati ko Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 adhyAtma ke prayoktA pakar3anA aura itanI sahajatA se abhivyakti de denA sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai| pUjya gurudeva ne kramazaH kaSAyoM ko kSINa karane kA tIvra prayatna kiyaa| kabhI-kabhI pravacana meM apane bacapana kI sthiti vyakta karate hue ve kahate the- 'mujhe bacapana meM itanA teja gussA AtA ki khAnA bhI chor3a detA thaa| aneka bAra Aveza yA jidda meM khaMbhA pakar3akara khar3A ho jaataa| maiM kisI kI nahIM suntaa| Akhira vadanAMjI Akara manAtI taba mUDa ThIka hotaa| lekina aba merA Aveza bahuta zAMta ho gayA hai| pahale kSaNa Aveza AtA hai, dUsare kSaNa samApta ho jAtA hai| netA ko kabhI-kabhI Upara se phuphakAranA bhI par3atA hai para maiM bhItara se zAMta rahane kA prayatna karatA hUM kyoMki maiM mAnatA hUM ki krodha vyakti ke viveka cakSu ko baMda kara detA hai| uttejita vyakti na zAMti se soca pAtA hai aura na vANI meM viveka rakha pAtA . 'kaSAyamuktiH kila muktireva'- isa subhASita ko pUjya gurudeva ne sAkSAt jiiyaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki unhoMne dharmakrAMti ke rUpa meM upAsanA evaM kriyAkAMDa pradhAna dharma ko gauNa karake AcaraNa pradhAna dharma kI prasthApanA kii| dharmakrAMti ke rUpa meM gurudeva ne jana-cetanA ko jagAte hue kahA'koI vyakti, maMdira, masjida yA gurudvAre jAye yA nahIM, yadi usakA kaSAya upazAMta hai to vaha sabase bar3A dhArmika hai| rAta-dina Aveza meM rahane vAlA, krodha karane vAlA vyakti sabase bar3A kasAI hai| caubIsa ghaMTe dhyAna kI sAdhanA karane vAlA eka kSaNa uttejanA karake saba kucha kho detA hai| isa prasaMga meM yaha ghaTanA-prasaMga aneka tathAkathita dhArmikoM kI AMkheM kholane vAlA hai| ahamadAbAda pravAsa meM eka bahina gurudeva ke upapAta meM phuNcii| apanI antarvedanA guru-caraNoM meM prakaTa karate hue vaha bolI- 'merI bhItarI tamannA hai ki maiM jI bharakara dharma karUM para ghara meM kAryAdhikya ke kAraNa mujhe sAmAyika Adi upAsanA karane kA samaya nahIM miltaa|' gurudeva ne usakI tar3apa ko par3hA aura pUchA- 'bahina! sAmAyika yA satsaMga nahIM kara sakatI to isa bAta ko do kSaNa ke lie chor3o, koI duHkha kI bAta nahIM hai| tuma yaha batAo ki gussA karatI ho yA nahIM? bahina ne sahajatA se uttara diyA- 'gurudeva! mujhe gussA bahuta kama AtA hai|' gurudeva ne punaH prazna Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 102 kiyA - ' ghara meM kisI se lar3AI-jhagar3A kalaha to nahIM hotA ? bahina ne uttara diyA- 'hamAre ghara meM itanA sAmaMjasya hai ki lar3AI-jhagar3e kI naubata hI nahIM aatii| maiMne sabako eka hI preraNA dI hai ki ghara meM saba sadasya eka dUsare ko sahana kareM / merI usa sIkha kA saba sadasya hArdika bhAva se pAlana karate haiN|' bahina ke bhAvabhIne udgAra sunakara gurudeva ne use samAhita karate. hue kahA- 'bahina ! dharmasthAna meM Ane mAtra se hI koI vyakti dhArmika nahIM ho sktaa| dharma kA sahI rUpa usakA AcaraNa hai| tuma apanI jo sthiti batA rahI ho, maiM use dhArmika jIvana kA pratIka mAnatA huuN| yadi tumhAre jIvana- vyavahAra meM kaSAya zAMta raheMge to dharma ke lie atirikta samaya lagAne kI apekSA hI nahIM rhegii| maiM dharma ko jIvana kA abhinna tattva mAnatA huuN| isalie maiM bAra-bAra kahatA hUM ki bhale hI vyakti varSa bhara meM eka dina bhI dharmasthAna na jAe, maiM use kSamya mAna lUMgA / bazarte ki vaha apane kAryakSetra ko hI dharmasthAna, maMdira banA le aura upazAMta jIvana jInA sIkha le| maiM usa jIvana ko nArakIya jIvana mAnatA hUM, jisameM chala, dhokhA, lolupatA, vizvAsaghAta aura hiMsA hai aura usa jIvana ko svargIya jIvana kahatA hUM, jo saMtoSa, sAdagI, vizvAsa, caritra aura nIti se bharA hai / ' yahAM eka aura ghaTanA-prasaMga kA ullekha bhI aprAsaMgika nahIM hogA / pUjya gurudeva pAlI meM virAja rahe the / kavi sammelana kA Ayojana thA / zrotAoM ko kavitAoM meM rasa A rahA thA ataH unhoMne tAlI bajA dI / tAlI sunakara eka AdamI ubala par3A aura bolA- 'tAlI bajAnA pratyakSa hiMsA hai| dharmaguru ke sAmane aisA nahIM honA caahie|' usakI uttejanA ko lakSya karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA-'maiM mAnatA hUM ki tAlI bajAnA hiMsA thI para eka samajhadAra vyakti choTI sI bAta para itanA roSa kare, kaSAya lAe, saMtulana aura dhairya kho de, merI dRSTi meM yaha bhI hiMsA hai| apanI bAta ko zAMti se rakhane vAlA hI dUsaroM ke gale apanI bAta utAra sakatA hai|' gurudeva kI isa mArmika preraNA ko sunakara bhAI zAMta ho gayA aura use apane bhItara jhAMkane kA avakAza mila gyaa| dUsaroM kI galatI para uttejita honA bhI AtmahiMsA hai| isa saMdarbha meM gurudeva kA maMtavya mananIya hai ki dUsare loga vicAroM ke anukUla na caleM, taba vyakti ko uttejanA AtI hai, yaha usakA Atmahanana hai, jo hiMsA kA hI eka rUpa hai / ' Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 adhyAtma ke prayoktA ghaTanA prasaMga se bhI ve apane ziSyoM ko kaSAyamukta hone kI preraNA dete rahate the| vihAra ke daurAna gurudeva eka gAMva se gujara rahe the| mArga meM eka-sthAna para cane kA Dhera par3A thaa| gurudeva kI painI dRSTi usa Dhera para Tika gyii| tatkAla saMtoM ko pratibodha dete hue unhoMne kahA- 'yaha dhAnya itanA halkA aura cikanA hotA hai ki isase bhare koThe meM yadi koI anya vastu DAlI jAe to tatkAla vaha nIce calI jaayegii| koI bhI bAhya vastu use prabhAvita kara apanA prabhutva nahIM jamA paatii| kitanA acchA ho manuSya kI mAnasa-jamIna bhI halkI aura snigdha ho jAe, jisase kaSAya rUpa vijAtIya durguNa use prabhAvita na kara ske|' prayogoM dvArA kaSAyamukta hone kI preraNA unakI ina kAvya-paMktiyoM meM paThanIya hai baneM kaSAyavijetA pratidina, kara-kara naye pryog| kAyotsarga dhyAna ke dvArA, rokeM caMcala yog| kaSAya kA saghana valaya tor3anA sAdhaka kA mukhya uddezya hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI akaSAya sAdhanA ne mUrchA kI graMthi kA bhedana kara satata jAgRti kI dizA meM prayANa kiyA tathA jIvana ko sahaja Ananda aura Aloka se ApUrita kiyaa| kaSAya se AviSTa citta vAle vyakti apane pratikUla calane vAloM ke prati aisI gAMTha bAMdha lete haiM, jo jIvana bhara nahIM khula paatii| kSamAyAcanA karane para bhI dUsaroM kA asadvyavahAra bhUlanA unake lie kaThina hotA hai| para gurudeva ke jIvana ke aise saikar3oM prasaMga haiM, jaba virodhI yA pratikUla vartana karane vAle ke prati bhI unake mana meM pramoda bhAva dRSTigata huA tathA dUsare ke asad vyavahAra meM bhI acchAI hI dikhalAI pdd'ii| sujAnagar3ha ke cAMdamalajI seThiyA yuvAvasthA meM dharmavirodhI to the hI, sAtha hI gurudeva ke kAryakramoM kI bhI khulakara AlocanA kiyA karate the| kAlAMtara meM ve TI.bI. ke roga se pIr3ita ho ge| bImArI kI avasthA meM unake vicAroM meM bhArI parivartana A gyaa| yadyapi unake mana meM AzaMkA thI ki jIvana bhara maiMne niMdA evaM AlocanA kI hai, isalie gurudeva darzana dene padhAreMge yA nahIM? phira bhI unhoMne gurudeva ko darzana dene ke lie nivedana krvaayaa| gurudeva ke darzana karate hI ve pazcAttApa se bhara uThe aura jI bharakara apanI AtmaniMdA kii| unhoMne gurudeva ke samakSa rAjasthAnI bhASA kA eka kavitta sunAyA Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 104 bhakta bhakta tAre yAmeM, rAva kI bar3AI kahAM? binA bhakti tAro tA pai, tAravo tihAro hai| arthAt bhaktoM ko Apa tArate haiM, yaha bar3I bAta nahIM para bhakti se rahita logoM ko Apa tAreM tabhI ApakI vizeSatA hai| usake bAda gurudeva prAyaH unheM darzana dene jAte rahe aura aneka bAra saMtoM ko vahAM bhejate rhe| kaSAyamukta citta hI pUrvAgraha se mukta hokara apane virodhI yA Alocaka vyakti ke prati itanA AtmIya evaM sAmaMjasyapUrNa vyavahAra kara sakatA hai| sabako smRti meM rakhate hue bhI AtmavismRti kA kSaNa upasthita nahIM hone denA, yahI gurudeva kI sAdhanA kA sabase sabala pakSa thaa| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI ne netRtva ke gurutara pada para AsIna hokara bhI apane jIvana se zAMti aura upazama kA jo pATha duniyA ko sikhAyA, vaha sabake lie Adarza hai| AtmaciMtana evaM AtmAlocana AtmaciMtana sAdhaka ke lie prANatattva hai| AtmaciMtana kA artha hai- svayaM ke vyavahAra, ciMtana evaM kAryoM kA lekhA-jokhA krnaa| jo sAdhaka Atma-ciMtana nahIM karatA, vaha apanI sAdhanA meM nikhAra nahIM lA sktaa| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki andhakAra kitanA hI saghana kyoM na ho, pUre bolTeja se DelAiTsa jagA die jAeM to amAvasa kI rAta bhI dina meM badala jAtI hai| mana kA aMdhakAra kitanA hI saghana kyoM na ho, AtmanirIkSaNa kA prakAza use chinna-bhinna kara detA hai|' Atma-nirIkSaNa eka ora sAdhaka ko saMbhAvita skhalanAoM se bacAtA hai to dUsarI ora atIta kI truTi se bhaviSya meM nayI preraNA lene kA patha bhI prazasta karatA hai| AtmaciMtana ke bAre meM pUjya gurudeva kA spaSTa maMtavya thA- 'koI vyakti apane jIvana ko mur3akara dekhe aura ciMtana kare- maiM kaisA hUM? isa eka vAkya para gaharI anuprekSA karate-karate vaha ImAnadArI ke sAtha apanI AdatoM aura vyavahAroM ko samajha sakatA hai aura galata AdatoM evaM vyavahAroM meM pariSkAra lA sakatA hai|' pUjya gurudeva satata AtmA kI sannidhi meM nivAsa karanA cAhate the| ve apanI hara pravRtti kA gaharA AtmAlocana karate the| AcArya banane ke Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 adhyAtma ke prayoktA bAda unake dvArA nirmita nimna padya AtmAlocana evaM AtmotthAna kI tIvra abhiruci ko vyakta karatA hai yAvaccetovRtti na bhaviSyati me vazaMvadA bhgvn!| tAvat kathamahamasmin, gacche sacchAsanaM krissyaami|| arthAt he bhagavan ! jaba taka merI cittavRtti mere vaza meM nahIM hogI, taba taka maiM isa gaNa meM acchA anuzAsana kaise kara sakU~gA? isI saMdarbha meM unakA yaha vaktavya bhI pratyeka sAdhaka ko naI preraNA dene vAlA hai- 'maiM eka-eka kadama pUrNa sajagatApUrvaka Age bar3hAtA huuN| jaba kabhI rAta ko jaga jAtA hUM to yahI ciMtana kiyA karatA hUM ki kahIM koI aisA kadama to nahIM bar3hA diyA jo pragati kA poSaka hone para bhI merI sAdhanA ko bhaMga karane vAlA ho| 20-25 minaToM taka gaMbhIra ciMtana ke bAda jaba AtmA meM pUrNa saMtoSa ho jAtA hai, taba jAkara mujhe zAMti milatI hai|' - AtmanirIkSaNa ke darpaNa meM vyakti apanI kamajorI ko bahuta spaSTatA se dekha sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana ke aneka aise ghaTanA prasaMga haiM, jaba unhoMne apane choTe se pramAda para bhI tIvra anutApa vyakta kiyA aura bhaviSya meM usase eka nayA bodhapATha sIkha liyaa| yahAM eka aise ghaTanA prasaMga kA ullekha unhIM ke zabdoM meM prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai, jisakI mAnasika pIr3A kA daMza gurudeva ne 'merA jIvanaH merA darzana' pustaka meM vyakta kiyA hai bAta usa samaya kI thI, jaba sAdhvIpramukhA jhamakUjI maujUda thiiN| maMtrI muni maganalAlajI mere pAsa baiThe the| akasmAt mere muMha se nikala par3A-'maganalAlajI svAmI! svargIya pUjya kAlUgaNI ne sAdhviyoM kA netRtva jhamakUjI ko kaise sauMpA?' sAdhvIpramukhA jhamakUjI kalAkAra thiiN| unakI rajoharaNa aura pustaka bAMdhane kI kalA bejor3a thii| zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kI saMbhAla meM ve jAgarUka thiiN| unase paricita loga unakA 'jaikArA' Aja taka yAda karate haiN| AcAryoM ke sevAkArya meM bhI unakI tatparatA acchI thI kintu ve par3hI-likhI bilkula nahIM thiiN| vyAkhyAna denA to dUra, pustaka bhI ThIka se nahIM par3ha pAtI thiiN| phira bhI yaha koI kahane kI bAta to nahIM thii| gurudeva dvArA kiye gae kArya ke bAre meM isa bhASA meM socanA bhI ucita nahIM Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 106 thaa| maMtrI muni bahuta gaMbhIra aura samayajJa sAdhu the / ve sAdhAraNa sA uttara dekara mauna ho ge| samaya biitaa| sAdhvIpramukhA jhamakUjI divaMgata ho giiN| unake bAda sAdhviyoM kI jimmedArI lADAMjI ko dI gii| usa saMdarbha meM maMtrI muni kaba cUkane vAle the| eka dina avasara dekhakara ve bole - 'jhamakUjI ko lekara Apane kAlUgaNI ke bAre meM jo kucha kahA, Apako yAda hI hogA / Apane bhI yaha kAma kaise kiyA ? samaya para kisI ko kucha bhI karanA par3atA hai, vaha tatkAlIna paristhitiyoM para nirbhara karatA hai|' mujhe kATo to khUna nhiiN| mere pAsa kahane ke lie koI bola nhiiN| apane Apa meM simaTa gyaa| mujhe saMkoca aura glAni kA anubhava huA / mere cintana kA pravAha taba svayaM kI ora mudd'aa| maiMne socA- 'mujhe kyA ho gayA? maiMne kyA kaha diyA ? huA so huA, maiMne apane parama zraddheya hRdaya devatA pUjya kAlUgaNI ke sambandha meM aise zabdoM kA prayoga kyoM kiyA ? maiMne unakI jo AzAtanA kI hai, usakA prAyazcitta kyA hogA ? maiMne gurudeva ke prati jo zabda kahe, ve hRdaya meM tIra kI taraha lagane lge| ve to mahAmaMtrI the, jo mujhe apane pramAda kA ahasAsa karA diyaa| dUsarA koI hotA to mujhe kaha hI nahIM paataa| maiMne mana hI mana gurudeva se kSamAyAcanA kara apane mana ko halkA kiyaa|' isI saMdarbha meM AtmAlocana kA nikhAlisa rUpa prakaTa karane vAlI eka aura ghaTanA kA ullekha bhI aprAsaMgika nahIM hogA / san 1961 bIdAsara kA prasaMga hai| pUjya gurudeva ne munizrI jaMvarImalajI ko rAtrikAlIna pravacana meM rAmacarita mAnasa kA vAcana karane kA nirdeza diyaa| gurudeva ko unake vAcana kA krama pUrA ThIka nahIM lgaa| pUjya gurudeva ne pharamAyA'sAdhu rAmacarita kA vAcana karate haiM kintu unakA tarIkA mere jaisA nahIM hai| maiM rAmacarita kA vAcana karUM to logoM ko jJAta ho ki vyAkhyAna kI zailI kaisI honI cAhie ?' pUjya gurudeva ne 22vIM DhAla se rAmacarita kA vAcana prArambha kiyaa| prathama dina hI tejasvara meM gAne se unakA galA baiTha gayA / sira bhArI ho gayA aura vyAkhyAna meM vyavadhAna upasthita ho gyaa| usa samaya kiyA gayA AtmanirIkSaNa evaM atikramaNa kA pratikramaNa 'saMsmaraNoM ke Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 adhyAtma ke prayoktA vAtAyana' meM paThanIya hai| 'merI AlocanA ke svara the- 'maiM vyAkhyAna kaisA bhI detA hUM, usakA ahaM mujhe kyoM satAe? kitanI bar3I durbalatA hai jIvana meM? isase chuTakArA kaise hogA? saMgha meM merA pahalA sthAna hai| merI bhI yaha hAlata hai to dUsaroM kA kyA kahanA? choTI-sI upalabdhi kA itanA ahaM! zrotA vyAkhyAna sunakara utsAha dikhAte haiM, prasannatA vyakta karate haiM, yaha unakA kAma hai| maiM ahaMkAra karUMgA to auroM ko kyA preraNA dUMgA? AtmAlocana ke darpaNa meM maiMne apane Apako dekhA aura parakhA hI nahIM, bhItara hI bhItara sira uThA rahe ahaMkAra ko khader3ane kA prayAsa bhI kiyaa| vaha dina dhanya hogA, jaba cetanA sarvathA ahaMkAra-mukta bnegii|' prazaMsA evaM sammAna meM sAmAnya vyakti svayaM ko bhUla jAtA hai aura dUsaroM dvArA kI gaI prazasti ko yathArtha mAnakara usameM baha jAtA hai para gurudeva zraddhAluoM dvArA kI gaI prazaMsA ko AtmaciMtana ke sAtha jor3akara usase eka naI preraNA evaM zikSA grahaNa kara lete the| viziSTa avasaroM para hone vAlI prazastiyoM ke pravAha ko ve apane Atma-kalyANa evaM vikAsa kA hetu banA lete the| 19vAM paTTotsava manAyA jA rahA thaa| zraddhAluoM kI eka lambI paMkti ne apanI abhyarthanA evaM zraddhA zrIcaraNoM meM vyakta kii| usa samaya kI manaHsthiti ko pravacana ke mAdhyama se vyakta karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- 'Aja 19vAM paTTotsava hai|....maiN prazastiyoM ke bhAra se dabA jA rahA thaa| maiM apane Apako khojane lagA ki maiMne kahAM taka pragati kI hai? sAdhanApatha para kitanA Age bar3hA hUM? nAma aura pratiSThA kI bhUkha to kahIM mujhe nahIM satA rahI hai? maulika AcAra meM kahIM zaithilya to nahIM hai? kalyANa yA janakalyANa meM kahIM svakalyANa ojhala to nahIM ho rahA hai? merA jIvana vyaktigata jIvana nahIM hai, samUha kA jIvana hai| merA jIvana svastha hai to saMgha kA jIvana svastha hai| saMgha kA jIvana svastha hai to merA jIvana svastha hai| mere jIvana kI pavitratA kA asara samUce saMgha para hue binA nahIM raha sktaa| Aja AtmanirIkSaNa kA dina hai ata: Aja mujhe apanA AtmanirIkSaNa bahuta gaharAI se karanA caahie|' isI krama meM dhavala samAroha ke avasara para kiyA gayA unakA Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 108 AtmavizleSaNa hara sAdhaka ko naI UrjA dene vAlA hai- 'prazastiyoM ko sunakara maiM apanA lekhA-jokhA kara rahA thaa| maiM kahAM-kahAM skhalita huA, kartavya kitanI dUra taka nibhA pAyA? isa avadhi meM kitane bhakta-hRdayoM kI bhAvanAeM tthukraaiiN|....yh prazaMsA kA samaya merI parIkSA kA samaya hai| prazaMsA meM kiMcit bhI utkarSa sAdhaka ke lie khatarA hai| virodha se prazaMsA kI pagaDaNDI saMkarI hai| isIlie maiM apanI samAlocanA sunanA pasanda karatA haM, prazasti nhiiN| maiMne yaha bhI spaSTa rUpa se kaha diyA hai ki mere saMbaMdha meM jo sAhitya Adi likhA jAe, vaha samAlocanAtmaka ho tAki usase mujhe kucha preraNA mile aura maiM apane ko dekha skN|' AtmaciMtana meM yadi yathArtha kA aMkana nahIM hotA hai to vaha kevala aupacArika banakara raha jAtA hai| gurudeva jaba AtmanirIkSaNa yA saMghapratilekhana karate to kevala kamiyoM ko hI nahIM dekhate, vizeSatAoM kA bhI aMkana karate kyoMki ve jAnate the ki kevala kamiyoM ko dekhane se hInatA kI graMthi panapa sakatI hai| kevala vizeSatAoM ke darzana se ahaM kI bhAvanA prabala ho sakatI hai ata: gurudeva saMgha ke sAtha-sAtha svayaM kA sahI-sahI mUlyAMkana samaya-samaya para prastuta karate rahate the| isI kAraNa unameM alpatAoM ko pariSkRta karane evaM vizeSatAoM ko ujAgara karane kI adbhuta kSamatA prApta ho gaI thii| AtmanirIkSaNa se unheM vaha sUkSma dRSTi prApta ho gaI, jisase ve burAI ko nirmUla karane ke upAya khojate rahate the| yahI eka mAtra hetu thA ki unhoMne vikAsa ke kaI kIrtimAna sthApita kie| jaba ve apane saMgha kI yA kisI sAdhu-sAdhvI kI vizeSatA kA aMkana karate to sabake bhItara Atma-gaurava kI bhAvanA jAga uThatI thii| hara janmadina evaM paTTotsava para unake AtmaciMtana evaM saMkalpa kA krama vizeSa rUpa se calatA thA, jisase bhaviSya meM sAdhanA meM gati evaM tejasvitA A ske| 47veM varSa ke praveza meM dina bhara abhyarthanAoM kA krama claa| prahara rAta Ane ke bAda sAdhu gurudeva ke sone kI pratIkSA karane lge| apane nimitta sAdhuoM ko jagAne se hone vAle kaSTa kI kalpanA se ve eka bAra so ge| savere tIna baje gurudeva paTTa para virAje hue Atma-maMthana evaM Atma-vizleSaNa karane lge| saMtoM ne pUchA- 'Apa kaba jAga gae?' Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 adhyAtma ke prayoktA gurudeva ne smita muskAna ke sAtha kahA- 'yaha pUcho soe kaba ? Aja kI rAta sone kI nahIM, jagakara AtmaciMtana karane kI thI / ' pratidina ke AtmaciMtana ke krama ko bhI ve kabhI TUTane nahIM dete the kyoMki unakA vizvAsa thA ki darpaNa meM ceharA dekhane para jaise usakI sundaratA aura asundaratA ke viSaya meM spaSTa AbhAsa hotA hai aura usako saMvArane meM manuSya samartha hotA hai, usI prakAra Atma-nirIkSaNa apanI yogyatAayogyatA athavA nyUnatA kA sApha pratibimba sAmane lA detA hai, jisase vyakti ko Atma-sudhAra karane kA paryApta avakAza mila jAtA hai / AtmAlocana ke saMdarbha meM unakA yaha vaktavya mArmika evaM preraka hai'pazcima rAtri meM aneka bAra jaldI nIMda khula jAtI hai... maiM socatA hUM, tIna bAtoM kA jitanA adhika vikAsa hogA, utanI hI sAdhanA meM tejI aura nikhAra aaegaa| ve tIna bAteM haiM- samatA, sahiSNutA aura ekAgratA / ina 'tInoM ke binA UparI sAdhanA kevala bhArabhUta hai| maiM ina tInoM bAtoM ke lie saMkalpabaddha hokara Age bar3hanA cAhatA huuN|' pUjya gurudeva aneka bAra pravacana meM caturvidha saMgha ke liye AtmaciMtana kA pAtheya prastuta karate rahate the| yogakSema varSa meM caturvidha dharmasaMgha ko apane anubhava ke Aloka meM AtmAlocana kI preraNA dete hue unhoMne kahA-- 'AtmAlocana jIvana-vikAsa kA mahattvapUrNa mAdhyama hai / hamane isa mAdhyama kA kAphI upayoga kiyA hai| vaiyaktika aura saMghIyadonoM dRSTiyoM se hamAre AtmAlocana kA krama claa| hama vikAsa ke patha para cale, Age bar3he, ruke aura mur3akara pIche dekhA / kyoM ? hama samIkSA karanA cAhate the ki hamane kyA khoyA aura kyA pAyA? AtmAlocana kA dIyA jalAkara dekhanA cAhate the ki hamane kyA kiyA hai aura kyA karanA avazeSa hai .... hamane jitanA AtmAlocana kiyA, hamAre cintana, vyavahAra aura kAryakramoM usI anupAta se vikAsa hotA rhaa| Aja bhI hama AtmAlocana ke dIe ko hAtha meM lekara Age bar3ha rahe haiM / ' unake sAhitya meM yatra-tatra aneka aisI praznAvaliyAM dekhane ko mileMgI jo vyakti ko bhItara jAkara samAhita hone kI preraNA detI haiN| ye yakSa prazna bhItara ke yudhiSThira se hI uttarita ho sakate haiN|... unake dvArA Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI nirdiSTa praznAvalI ke Aloka meM pratyeka sAdhaka apanA AtmanirIkSaNa kara sakatA hai- 'vyakti kI vRttiyoM meM krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi kA ubhAra hai yA nahIM? vaha apanI durbalatAoM ko svIkAra kara sakatA hai yA nahIM ? vaha kisI pratikUla harakata ko sahana kara sakatA hai yA nahIM ? durbalatA kA ahasAsa hone para usase mukta hone kA prayAsa karatA hai yA nahIM ?' pUjya gurudeva kA Atmalocana unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- 'maiM AtmaciMtana yA AtmavizleSaNa karatA hUM taba mujhe anubhava hotA hai ki merA upazama bhAva paripUrNa nahIM hai| kabhI-kabhI mujhe bhI Aveza AtA hai| kisI ko kucha kahate samaya maiM uttejita ho jAtA huuN| maiM yaha bhI anubhava karatA hUM ki merA Aveza TikAU nahIM hai| prathama kSaNa vaha apanA prabhAva dikhAtA hai, dUsare kSaNa use khojanA par3atA hai| jaise pAnI meM khIMcI gaI lakIra usI kSaNa vilIna ho jAtI hai, vaise hI tatkAla prabhAvahIna hone vAlA Aveza apanI jhalaka bhara dikhAkara samApta ho jAtA hai|' 110 AtmanirIkSaNa yA Atmadarzana vahI vyakti kara sakatA hai, jo pahale svayaM ko dekhatA hai phira dUsaroM kI ora aMgulinirdeza karatA hai| isa saMdarbha meM gurudeva kA yaha cintana mananIya hai- 'manuSya kA svabhAva hI kucha aisA hai ki vaha dUsare kI burAI dekhane ke lie sahasrAkSa bana jAtA hai, jabaki usakI acchAI dekhane ke lie do AMkhoM ko bhI kAma meM nahIM letaa| vaha dUsaroM kI choTI-se-choTI burAI dekhane ke lie tatpara rahatA hai kintu apanI bar3I se bar3I burAI para pardA DAlane kA prayAsa karatA hai| yaha manovRtti AtmAlocana meM bAdhaka banatI hai| ' sAmAnya vyakti ko jaba rAtri meM kisI kAraNavaza nIMda nahIM AtI to vaha udvelita evaM becaina ho uThatA hai, nIMda ko kosatA hai tathA dUsare dina usakI pUrti kI bAta socatA hai| kintu pUjya gurudeva jAgaraNa kI rAta ko - 'dhammajAgaraNa' evaM 'AtmajAgaraNa' ke rUpa meM parivartita kara dete the / phira cAhe asvasthatA yA tapasyA kI kaThinatA ke kAraNa rAtri jAgaraNa karanA par3e athavA prAkRtika upadrava yA kisI ko sambodha dene ke kAraNa nIMda jagAnI pdd'e| san 1952 meM tapasyA kI kaThinatA ke kAraNa saMvatsarI ke dUsare 4 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 adhyAtma ke prayoktA dina apane rAtri-jAgaraNa kA anubhava abhivyakta karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'rAta ko lagAtAra syAt pAMca miniTa bhI maiMne nIMda nahIM lI hogii| mana ciMtana, manana aura svAdhyAya meM lagA rhaa| maiM vyaktizaH socatA rahA ki kisI sAdhu yA gRhastha ke prati aisA vyavahAra to nahIM huA jo use apriya aura kaTu lagA ho| merI AtmA apane kone-kone meM TaTolakara, usakA parimArjana kara rahI thii| prAyaH sArI rAta isI taraha AtmaciMtana, AtmAvalokana, manana va svAdhyAya meM biitii| dakSiNa evaM mAravAr3a kI yAtrA ke daurAna aneka bAra sthAna kI asuvidhA evaM prAkRtika prakopa ke kAraNa gurudeva ne rAtri ke adhikAMza samaya ko dhArmika carcA evaM svAdhyAya meM vyatIta karate hue atyanta AtmatoSa kA anubhava kiyaa| pUjya gurudeva ke AtmaciMtana kA krama rUr3ha evaM aupacArika nahIM thaa| unakA hara ciMtana navonmeSa evaM hArdikatA lie hue hotA thaa| saMvatsarI ke bAda dUsare dina jaba ve sabase kSamAyAcanA karate the to paMDAla meM baiThe hajAroM vyaktiyoM kA hRdaya dravita evaM AMkheM nama ho jAtI thiiN| unakI ArSavANI anekoM kI ulajhI graMthiyoM ko khola detI thii| mana kI gAMTheM svataH khula jAtI thiiN| manuSya nigraMtha- graMthirahita ho jAtA thaa| paMDAla meM baiThe hara vyakti kA hRdaya maitrI evaM kSamA se AplAvita ho uThatA thaa| unakI vANI hara prakAra ke zalya kA vimocana kara detI thii| maitrI divasa para prakaTa kiyA huA unakA anubhava AtmaciMtana se udbhUta hone vAlI nirmalatA evaM pavitratA kA zreSTha udAharaNa kahA jA sakatA hai- 'Aja mujhe apanA AtmanirIkSaNa karake aisA lagatA hai ki maiM kAphI halkA ho gayA huuN| abhI yadi koI mere aMtara kA phoTo le to unheM avazya rAga-dveSa rahita evaM kaSAyahIna banane kI sabala preraNA milegii|' gurudeva kI ukta anubhavapUta vANI hara sAdhaka ko socane ke lie majabUra karatI hai ki yadi AtmaciMtana kevala aupacArika evaM dikhAvA mAtra hogA to vaha hastI-snAna kI bhAMti lAbhadAyI nahIM ho sktaa|aatmciNtn kI niSpatti hai- vyakti svayaM ko halkA evaM kaSAyamukta anubhava kare tathA satyaM, zivaM, sundaraM kI dizA meM prasthAna kre| AtmanirIkSaNa aura AtmAlocana adhyAtma ke do aise netra haiM, jo dUsaroM ko nahIM apitu apane Apako dekhane kI zakti pradAna karate haiN| Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 112 bhAvakriyA sAdhanA meM saghanatA lAne ke lie bhAvakriyA kA satata abhyAsa apekSita hai| jIvana kI saphalatA meM bhI bhAvakriyA kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| bhAvakriyA kA artha hai-jisa samaya jo kAma kareM, usI meM tanmaya ho jAnA, apane astitva ko usase bhinna nahIM rkhnaa| mana kA svabhAva hai- smRti, caMcalatA aura klpnaa| atIta kA smaraNa hotA hai, bhaviSya kI kalpanA hotI hai aura vartamAna meM mana caMcalatA se prerita hotA hai| gurudeva ne darzana ke kSetra meM eka nayI soca prastuta kii| unake anusAra bhAvakriyA ke mAdhyama se mana ko amana banAyA jA sakatA hai kyoMki jaba taka manana nahIM hotA, mana hotA hI nahIM ataH bhAvakriyA kI sAdhanA mana ko amana banAne kI saphala prakriyA hai| bhAvakriyA kA mUla artha hai- caitanya kA jAgaraNa aura usake prati satata jaagruuktaa| AcArya mahAprajJajI ne bhAvakriyA ko tIna saMdarbho meM vyAkhyAyita kiyA hai 1. vartamAna meM jInA 2. satata jAgarUkatA 3. jAnate hue kAma krnaa| kriyA meM ye tIna bAteM jur3ate hI vaha bhAvakriyA bana jAtI hai| jisa kriyA meM mana kA yoga nahIM hotA, vaha kriyA mUrchA kA pratIka bana jAtI hai| 'khaNaM jANAhi paMDie' mahAvIra kI isa sUkti se spaSTa hai ki paMDita vahI hotA hai, jo kSaNa ko jAnatA hai arthAt vartamAna meM jInA jAnatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM yaha vizeSatA itanI AtmasAt ho cukI thI ki ve na atIta kI ciMtA kA bhAra Dhote aura na bhaviSya kI vAyavI kalpanAeM krte| maharSi vinoda unakI isa vizeSatA kA Akalana ina zabdoM meM karate haiM- "maiMne anubhava kiyA hai ki AcArya tulasI IzvarIya puruSa haiN| unhoMne Izvara kA saMdeza phailAne aura usakA kArya pUrA karane ke lie hI janma dhAraNa kiyA hai| ve na bhUtakAla meM rahate haiM aura na bhaviSyakAla meN| ve nitya vartamAna meM rahate haiN|" (AcArya tulasI vicAra ke vAtAyana se pR. 183) vartamAna meM jIne ke kAraNa unakI zakti vyartha nahIM jAtI thii| eka kArya sampanna karake dUsarA kArya prArambha karate samaya prathama kArya kI ciMtA unheM kabhI nahIM satAtI thii| AcArAMga kA Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 adhyAtma ke prayoktA yaha padya unakI cetanA meM sadaiva taraMgita hotA rahatA thA nAtItamaTuM na ya AgamissaM, aTuMniyacchaMti tahAgayA u| vidhUtakappe eyANupassI, NijjhosaittA khavage mhesii|| yaha satya hai ki koI bhI manuSya atIta aura bhaviSya se kaTakara nahIM jI sakatA para anAvazyaka smRti aura kalpanA se bacakara apanI zakti kA sadupayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai| atIta kI anAvazyaka smRti jIvanI zakti para jaMga lagA detI hai| vicAraka kRSNakumAra ke anusAra atItastha mana kI dazA eka mAnasika bImArI se kama nhiiN| yaha bImArI sabase pahale kalpanAzakti kA nAza karatI hai phira dhIre-dhIre vyaktitva kI anya tAkatoM kI tarapha bar3hatI hai| tarka zakti kamajora par3atI jAtI hai, lacIle DhaMga se socanA nAmumakina ho jAtA hai, sUjha-bUjha jAtI rahatI hai|" samaya ke saMdarbha meM unakA spaSTa maMtavya thA ki samaya ke pAMva kabhI rukate nhiiN| manuSya kucha karegA to samaya bItegA aura kucha nahIM karegA to bhI samaya biitegaa| samaya ko thAmakara rakhane kI zakti yA kalA kisI ke pAsa nahIM hai| atIta aura bhaviSya ke bIca kA kSaNa kAryakArI hotA hai| atIta kI smRti ho sakatI hai para use vartamAna meM nahIM lAyA jA sktaa| bhaviSya kI kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai para kalpanA ko jIyA nahIM jA sktaa| jIne ke lie Aja kA dina hotA hai| Aja kI khAda se hI kala kA nirmANa saMbhava hai| isalie Aja ko sahI DhaMga se jIne kI apekSA hai|' agara hamArA vartamAna sahI dizA meM hai to bhaviSya nizcita hI hamAre anukUla ho jaaegaa| yadyapi yaha satya hai ki gurudeva samaya-samaya para atIta kI smRti bhI karate the para usase kucha preraNA evaM zikSA grahaNa karane ke lie| bhaviSya kI aneka yojanAeM bhI banAte the para use sAkAra rUpa dene ke lie| ve isa satya ko svIkAra karate the- 'maiM atIta aura anAgata ko apane ciMtana se ojhala nahIM krtaa| para unhIM ko saba kucha mAnakara nahIM soctaa| atIta vyakti ke vartamAna kA AdhAra banatA hai aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM ke AdhAra para vartamAna ko saMvArA jAtA hai| isa dRSTi se vartamAna apane atIta aura anAgata kA AbhArI rahatA hai|' atIta kI smRti ke bojha se vyakti dabatA calA jAtA hai aura Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 114 bhaviSya kI ciMtA kA bhAra vyakti ko sAmAnya nahIM rahane detaa| pUjya gurudeva eka kArya ko chor3akara jaba dUsare kArya meM pravRtta hote to pahale kArya ko pUrNatayA niHzeSa karake hI dUsare kArya meM saMlagna hote| chor3e hue kArya kA anAvazyaka bhAra Dhokara dimAga ko bhArI nahIM bnaate| bematalaba ciMtA kA bhAra Dhone vAloM ko preraNA dete hue pUjya gurudeva kahate the aNahoNI hosI nahIM, hosI jo honnii| bematalaba becaina baNa, kyUM dhIraja khonnii|| bhAvakriyA kA dUsarA artha hai- bhItarI jaagruuktaa| arthAta rAgadveSa mukta kriyA karane kA abhyaas| bhAvakriyA eka aisA dhyAna hai, jisakA abhyAsa caubIsa ghaMTe kiyA jA sakatA hai kyoMki jaba cetanA aura kriyA eka hI dizA meM pravAhita hotI hai, taba bhAvakriyA sadhatI hai anyathA vaha mUrchA kA pratIka bana jAtI hai| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM bhAvakriyA hI aisA tattva hai, jo vyakti ko apanI burI AdatoM aura duSpravRttiyoM ke prati jAgRta karatA hai| isake anusAra vyakti krodha bhI kare to use bhAna honA cAhie ki maiM abhI krodha avasthA meM huuN| jAgRta dazA meM hone vAlA krodha utanA ghAtaka nahIM hotA, jitanA behozI meM kiyA gayA krodha hotA hai| acchAI ho yA burAI, usake prati jAgarUkatA rahane se hI vRttiyAM udAtta ho sakatI haiN| cetanA ke UrdhvArohaNa yA vRttiyoM ke udAttIkaraNa ke lie bhAvakriyA kI sAdhanA bahuta lAbhaprada hai|' pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM bhAvakriyA kI sAdhanA itanI AtmasAt ho cakI thI ki ve tanmaya hue binA koI kArya karate hI nahIM the| unake jJAnataMtu aura kriyAtaMta meM eka adbhuta saMtulana sthApita thA isalie unakA citta aura zarIra donoM eka hI kriyA meM saMlagna rahate the| unakA bolanA, calanA, likhanA, gAnA aura par3hanA-par3hAnA Adi saba kriyAeM cetanA ke sAtha saMpRkta thIM ataH unakI hara kriyA yoga bana jAtI thii| AcArya haribhadra ne isI bAta kI saMpuSTi kI hai- 'mokkheNa joyaNAo savvo vi dhammavAvAro jogo' arthAt mokSa se jor3ane vAlI tanmayatApUrvaka kI jAne vAlI hara kriyA yoga hai| Agama-sAhitya meM bhAvakriyA ke vAcaka ye zabda milate haiM- 'taddiTThIe tammuttIe tappurakkAre tassaNNI tannivesaNe'- arthAt jo Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 adhyAtma ke prayoktA kriyA kI jA rahI hai, usI meM pUrNarUpeNa tanmaya evaM tallIna ho jaanaa| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA yaha anubhava paThanIya hI nahIM, mananIya bhI hai"sAdhanA ke prayogoM se AMtarika laya itanI jur3a jAe ki bAhya aura aMtara meM bheda na rhe| aisA karane se hamArI hara kriyA mukti kA kAraNa bana jaaegii| taba vicAra aura AtmAlocana kA bheda miTa jaaegaa|" (26/2/1967 ke pravacana se uddhRta) bhAvakriyA kA prathama prAyogika rUpa gati se prArambha hotA hai| isa saMdarbha meM mahAvIra kA pratibodha hai iMdiyatthe vivajettA, sajjhAyaM ceva pNchaa| tammuttI tapparakkAre, uvautto riyaM rie|| pUjya gurudeva calate samaya sAkSAt gati bana jAte the| atyAvazyaka hone para jaba unako bolanA par3atA to paga thAmakara bolate, yaha ghaTanA prasaMga unakI isI sAdhanA kA jIvanta pratIka hai| dillI se rAjasthAna jAte samaya pUjya gurudeva pilANI pdhaare| pilANI se prasthAna karate samaya jugalakizorajI bir3alA gurudeva ke sAtha vihAra meM calane lge| calate samaya ve bAta karate hue cala rahe the| gurudeva jaba-jaba unake prazna kA uttara dete, apane pairoM ko thAma lete| tIna-cAra bAra rukakara bolane se bir3alAjI ne Azcaryacakita hokara pUchA- 'Apake paira meM darda hai kyA? gurudeva ne kahA- 'nahIM, Apake aisA pUchane kA prayojana kyA hai ?' bir3alAjI ne uttara diyA- 'Apa calate-calate bAra-bAra ruka rahe haiM, isalie maiMne socA ki Apake pairoM meM darda hai|' gurudeva ne unheM samAhita karate hue kahA- 'hama calate hue bAta nahIM krte| yaha hamArI caryA kA pramukha aMga hai| ise hama IryA samiti kahate haiN| yaha bAta sunakara bir3alAjI abhibhUta ho gae aura kheda ke sAtha bole- 'taba mujhe Apake sAtha calate samaya bAta nahIM karanI cAhie thii|' __ bhAvakriyA kA yaha abhyAsa pUjya gurudeva ne bacapana meM hI sAdha liyA thaa| dIkSita hote hI kucha dinoM bAda gaMgAzahara meM zrIcaMdajI gadhaiyA ne pUjya kAlUgaNI ko nivedana kiyA ki muni zrI tulasIrAmajI atyanta sthirayogI haiM / calate samaya maiMne aneka bAra inakA parIkSaNa kiyA hai| inakI dRSTi kabhI gamanapatha se nahIM htttii| Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 116 pUjya gurudeva ne saMpUrNa saMgha ko bhI isakA prAyogika prazikSaNa diyaa| vi.saM. 2018 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| dvizatAbdI kA aitihAsika kAryakrama sampanna hone ke bAda gurudeva bAr3amera padhAre / madhyAhna do baje pratidina gurudeva ke pAsa sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA vAcana calatA thaa| vaizAkha kA mahInA thaa| cilacilAtI dhUpa ke kAraNa dharatI tave kI bhAMti tapa rahI thii| dharatI para paira Tika nahIM pA rahe the ata: aneka sAdhviyAM daur3akara gurudeva ke upapAta meM pahuMca gyiiN| gurudeva ne khir3akI se sAdhviyoM kI tIvra evaM asthira gati ko dekha liyaa| adhyayana kA krama prArambha huaa| gurudeva ne prasaMgavaza sAdhucaryA ke bAre meM prazikSaNa diyA aura pUchA- 'kyA tuma logoM kI gati bhAvakriyA se saMvalita thI?' sAdhdhiyoM kA mana anutApa se bhara utthaa| unhoMne nivedana kiyA- 'hamArI gati sAdhu tva ke pratikUla thii| para...' gurudeva ne amita vAtsalya uMr3elate hue kahA- 'maiM jAnatA hUM ki tuma logoM ke paira jala rahe the para bhAvakriyA ko bhUlakara daur3anA sAdhu-jIvana kI zobhA nahIM bddh'aataa| hameM hamezA yAda rakhanA cAhie ki hama sAdhu haiN| hamArI gati gRhasthoM se bhinna honI caahie| aNNahA NaM pAsae pariharejA'- mahAvIra ke isa sUkta ko satata smRti meM rakhakara hara kriyA karanI caahie| hamArA hara kArya bhAvapUrNa aura kalApUrNa ho, isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA caahie| 'vyavahAra bodha' meM pUjya gurudeva IryAsamiti kA sakriya prazikSaNa dete hue saMgAna karate haiM dhIme-dhIme dekha-dekhakara, tanmaya hokara gamana kreN| vArtAlApa hAsya kA varjana, AvegoM kA zamana kreN| bhAvakriyA kA tIsarA artha hai- jAnate hue kArya krnaa| jAnate hue kArya karane vAle sAdhaka ke jIvana meM pazcAttApa ke avasara kama Ate haiM kyoMki usakI hara kriyA jJAna se yukta hone ke kAraNa viveka evaM saMyama se saMvalita rahatI hai| vaha sadaiva bhAvanikSepa meM jItA hai ata: vaha kriyAmaya bana jAtA hai| san 1982 kA ghaTanAprasaMga hai| 5 maI ko DegAnA meM pUjya gurudeva ne upavAsa kiyaa| saMtoM ne anurodha kiyA ki Aja upavAsa hone para bhI Apane pUre dina kaThora zrama kiyA hai ataH rAtri ke samaya Apa vizrAma kreN| icchA na hone para bhI gurudeva ne saMtoM kA nivedana svIkAra kara liyaa| Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 adhyAtma ke prayoktA rAtri meM zrotAoM kI bahuta acchI upasthiti ho gyii| saMta acche DhaMga se pravacana kara rahe the phira bhI janatA ko pUrA saMtoSa nahIM mila rahA thaa| janatA kI AMkheM gurudeva ke kamare kI ora lagI huI thiiN| logoM ke bhAva saMpreSita hue aura gurudeva pravacana - paMDAla meM padhAra gae / gurudeva ne pravacana karanA prAraMbha kiyaa| ve pravacana dene meM itane tanmaya ho gae ki unheM upavAsa kI bAta bhI dhyAna nahIM rahI / gurudeva amRtavANI barasAte rahe aura janatA AtmavismRta hokara sunatI rhii| bolate-bolate eka ghaMTA bIta gayA para kisI ko samaya kA bhAna nahIM rahA / AnaMda kA srota bhAvakriyA se hI pravAhita ho sakatA hai kyoMki usameM tanmayatA AtI hai| AcArya mahAprajJa kA anubhava hai ki citta aura zarIra kI dizA bhinna rahatI hai to nizcita rUpa se tanAva bar3hatA hai| kArya ke prati sarvAtmanA samarpita hue binA usakA pariNAma sukhada nahIM hotA kyoMki isameM zakti adhika vyaya hotI hai aura niSpatti nahIM mila pAtI ataH zarIra aura mana kI sahayAtrA hI bhAvakriyA hai aura yahI saphalatA kA sUtra hai / pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kA yahI saMkalpa thA- 'merI dRSTi meM jIvana eka akhaMDa avibhakta satya hai, maiM usI ko jInA cAhatA hUM / ' pUjya gurudeva ne pratyeka kSaNa ko samagratA ke sAtha jIyA thA ataH unheM hara kSetra meM saphalatA milii| unakA anubhava thA ki jisa kSaNa samagratA se jInA A jAegA, usI kSaNa sAdhaka apane Apako sahI rUpa se pahacAna paaegaa| vicalita evaM vibhakta mana vAlA vyakti na saMyata rahatA hai, na sthira rahatA hai aura na hI satya ko samajha sakatA hai| khaMDita cetanA vAlA sAdhaka zAMti aura samAdhi kI to kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatA / bhAvakriyA sadhane ke bAda sAdhaka indriyaviSaya ko nahIM chor3atA para usakI anubhUti avazya badala jAtI hai| anubhUti badalane ke bAda nIrasa padArtha bhI sarasa anubhUti de sakatA hai| apramattatA apramattatA aura jAgarUkatA jIvana kI saphalatA ke mahattvapUrNa pahalU haiN| 'uTThie No pamAyae' mahAvIra kI yaha ArSavANI hara sAdhaka ke lie preraNAdIpa hai / apramAda kI sAdhanA siddha ho jAne para burAI kA Asana Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 118 svataH prakaMpita ho jAtA hai| apramatta sAdhaka ke lie bAhara kA anuzAsana kRtArtha ho jAtA hai| apramAda vaha svarNima sUtra hai, jo sAdhaka ke bhItara abhaya kI cetanA jagA detA hai tathA zArIrika, mAnasika evaM bhAvanAtmaka samasyAoM se jUjhane kI preraNA detA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM- 'apane bhItara apramAda rUpI sipAhI ko khar3A kara lIjie, vaha pala-pala ApakI rakSA kregaa|' samaya kI sahI pahacAna karake sahI samaya para sahI kAma karanA sAdhanA kI niSpatti hai| pUjya gurudeva ne jIvana ke pratyeka kSaNa kA rasa nicor3akara use kAma meM lenA siikhaa| muni jIvana meM aneka bAra rAta ke prathama prahara meM gurudeva tIna-tIna hajAra zlokoM kA punarAvartana kara lete the| ve aneka bAra apanI bhAvanA vyakta karate hue kahate the- 'merA kSaNa-kSaNa kisI acche kArya meM lage, yaha merI tIvra bhAvanA hai|' jIvana ke itane lambe kAla meM koI vyakti itanA apramatta rahA ho, yaha Azcarya kA viSaya hai| unake nikaTa rahane vAlA hara vyakti unakI apramattatA aura jAgarUkatA se prabhAvita hue binA nahIM rahatA thaa| vidvadvarga unakI isI vizeSatA se unake prati AkRSTa huA thaa| prasiddha sAhityakAra jainendrajI ne apanI anubhUti ina zabdoM meM vyakta kI- 'jaba antaraMga goSThI meM maiMne unake darzana pAe to dekhA ki yaha vyakti kharA hai, usameM Ana hai, terApaMtha kA ekamAtra AcArya aura zAstA hone para bhI jijJAsu aura sAdhakapana unameM jagA huA hai| vaha sAdhanAzIla puruSa kisI pramAda ke adhIna nahIM hai, jAgarUka hai|...maiNne unheM sadA jAgRta va tatpara paayaa| zaithilya kahIM dekhane meM nahIM aayaa| pramAda aura avasAda unake nikaTa nahIM A paataa| AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa unakI karmazIlatA se caitanya aura unnata banA dikhatA hai|' _ 'samayaM goyama! mA pamAyae' mahAvIra ke isa anamola vacana ko unhoMne kevala apane jIvana meM hI nahIM utArA balki apane paripArzva ko bhI isakA pratibodha diyaa| unake pAsa baiThane vAlA koI vyakti pramAda, Alasya yA akarmaNyatA ko prazraya nahIM de sakatA thaa| ve bAra-bAra isa bAta ko doharAte rahate the- 'suSupti evaM Alasya kA jIvana mujhe pasaMda nhiiN|' yAtrA ke daurAna aisI aneka ghaTanAoM kA ullekha kiyA jA sakatA hai, jaba Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 119 adhyAtma ke prayoktA prAkRtika prakopa hone para gurudeva ne samUce paripArzva ko svAdhyAyamaya banA diyaa| kerala ke alavai gAMva meM gurudeva kA pravAsa thaa| rAta ko nau baje havA baMda ho gaI aura varSA hone lgii| acAnaka maccharoM ne dhAvA bola diyaa| gurudeva ne maccharoM para roSa na karake ahiMsaka pratikAra kI bAta socii| saMta bhI maccharoM ke kAraNa nIMda nahIM le pA rahe the| ve karavaTeM badala rahe the| gurudeva ne sabhI saMtoM ko AhvAna kiyA aura kAlUgaNI ke jIvana-prasaMga sunAne lge| saMsmaraNoM kI rocakatA meM sabhI saMta maccharadeza ke parISaha ko bhUla ge| rAtri ke do baje taka yaha krama calatA rhaa| aise eka nahIM aneka prasaMga haiM, jo unakI apramattatA aura kSaNa-kSaNa jAgarUka rahane kI jIvanta kahAnI ko prastuta karane vAle haiN| . dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna puMdamalI gAMva meM vahAM ke phAdara se carcA karate hue rAtri ke bAraha baja ge| saMtoM ne vizrAma hetu nivedana kiyA tathA agale dina lambe vihAra kI bAta bhI yAda dilAI para gurudeva ne kahA'AcArya bhikSu ne to dharma-pratibodha hetu aneka rAteM jagAIM, kyA hama thor3I dera bhI jAgaraNa nahIM kara sakate?' dAyitva ke prati unakI yaha tanmayatA aura niSThA jIvana ke hara kSetra se jur3I huI thii| ye ghaTanA prasaMga spaSTa karate haiM ki gurudeva svayaM tathA samUce saMgha ko ahAlaMda (hara kSaNa apramatta) kI sAdhanA meM saMlagna dekhanA cAhate the| unakA maMtavya thA ki samaya ko saphala banAnA hI usako vaza meM karanA hai| usako vyartha gaMvAnA paravazatA hai| pUjya gurudeva apanI zakti evaM samaya kA niyojana sadaiva samyak kAryoM meM karate the| jahAM unheM pratIta hotA thA ki yahAM samaya lagAnA sArthaka nahIM hogA to ve tatkAla usa prasaMga se virata ho jAte the| eka kSaNa bhI samaya ko vyartha gaMvAnA unake svabhAva ke pratikUla thaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki pramAda kI saMbhAvanA ko asvIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA para sva-prabaMdhana aura samaya-prabaMdhana se yaha saMbhAvanA nyUna se nyUnatara hotI jAtI hai| apanI kAlajayI racanA 'vyavahAra-bodha' meM unhoMne isI satya kA saMgAna kiyA hai jIvana kI bar3I kalA hai samaya-niyojana, 'samayaM goyama! mA pamAyae' priyojn| Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI kImata AMke, samayajJa vivekI isakI muni ahAlaMda jAgaraNA bhItara jhAMke // bhivAnI meM kucha AryasamAjI vyakti gurudeva ke pAsa Ae aura ahaM bhare zabdoM meM bole- 'hama zAstrArtha karanA cAhate haiM / ' gurudeva ne zAstrArtha kA prayojana puuchaa| unhoMne RjutA se kahA- 'hama Apako parAjita karanA cAhate haiN|' gurudeva ne puna: zAMta bhAva se pUchA- 'isakA prayojana kyA hogA ?' AgaMtuka bole- 'isase hamArA yaza bddh'egaa|' gurudeva ne apanI sUkSma medhA se samajha liyA ki yahAM samaya lagAnA vyartha hai| jahAM zAstrArtha yA vAda-vivAda jJAnavRddhi ke lie ho, vahAM jJAnacarcA kI jA sakatI hai kintu jahAM vaha hAra-jIta ke sAtha jur3a jAe, vahAM vitaNDA bana hai| gurudeva ne sahajatA se uttara diyA- 'binA zAstrArtha kie hI maiM apanI parAjaya svIkAra karatA huuN| Apa bAjAra meM jAkara ailAna kara sakate haiM ki AcArya tulasI hAre aura hama jiite| Apa jAnate haiM ki maiM ghara-bAra, dhana-daulata chor3akara sAdhu banA aura svayaM ko jItane kA prayatna kara rahA huuN| aisI sthiti meM Apa mujhe jItane Ae haiM ataH mujhe hArane kA koI duHkha nahIM hogA / Apa nizciMta hokara merI parAjaya kI ghoSaNA kara sakate haiM aura apanA yaza bar3hA sakate haiM / ' yaha kathana jahAM unake AtmalakSI aura apramatta vyaktitva kI ora saMketa karatA hai, vahAM samaya-prabaMdhana kI jAgarUkatA kI ora bhI iMgita karatA hai| isa ghaTanA ne una logoM ko kucha socane ke lie majabUra kara diyaa| agalI bAra jaba gurudeva bhivAnI padhAre to ve hI vyakti svAgata meM sabase Age the| apanI pahacAna prastuta karate hue zraddhApraNata bhAvoM se ve bole - 'gurudeva ! hama ve hI vyakti haiM, jo pahalI bAra Apako parAjita karane Ae the para Aja Apake bhakta banakara hArdika abhinandana karane Ae haiM / sakSama hote hue bhI Apane apanI hAra svIkAra karake hama sabako harA diyaa|' 120 uparyukta ghaTanA ke viparIta jahAM bAtacIta meM unheM samaya kI sArthakatA pratIta hotI, ve pUrI rAta jAgakara bhI dharma-pratibodha dene ke lie udyata rahate the| vrajavANI gAMva meM kisAnoM ke parivAra adhika the| rAtrikAlIna pravacana ke bAda belA se Ae hue bhAiyoM ke sAtha praznottara kA krama prArambha ho gyaa| grAmINoM kI jijJAsAeM eka ke bAda eka karake ubharatI giiN| Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 adhyAtma ke prayoktA vArtAlApa ke krama meM bAraha baja ge| AcArya bhikSu kI bhAMti tattvajJAna yA jJAnabodha dene meM jAgaraNa bhI gurudeva ke lie Atma- - saMtuSTi kA kAraNa banatA thA, isa bAta ko padyabaddha karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA vrajavANI kI rAta, carcA meM bAraha baje / ger3I harSita gAMta, rAte jinamaMdira rahyo / 'jAgaramANassa vaDDhate buddhI' isa Agamika sUkta meM unakA pUrA vizvAsa thA / yahI kAraNa thA ki unake jIvana meM prakAza aura antardIpti svataH prakaTa ho gyii| mahAvIra ne 'kAle kAlaM samAyare' jaise samaya-prabaMdhana ke aneka anamola sUtra die haiN| yadi eka sUtra ko bhI smRti meM rakhA jAe to dina meM aneka kAryoM ko acche DhaMga se sampAdita kiyA jA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kahate the ki jo sAdhaka samaya ko pahacAnatA hai, hara kArya samaya para hI karatA hai, vaha sAdhanA ke kSetra meM nirantara Age bar3hatA rahatA hai kyoMki kala kA aMta nahIM hai ataH Aja kA hI prayoga karanA caahie| apramatta vyakti hI samaya kA ThIka prabaMdhana kara sakatA hai kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki samaya kisI kI pratIkSA nahIM krtaa| samaya kI aniyamitatA vyakti kI dinacaryA ko vyavasthita nahIM rahane detI / na usake sone kA samaya niyata hotA hai aura na jagane kA isalie karaNIya kArya ke prati usake mana meM jAgarUkatA nahIM ho sktii| pUjya gurudeva ne samaya ke mUlya ko AMkA gayA huA kSaNa karor3oM mohare dene para bhI nahIM AtA isalie unhoMne kSaNa-kSaNa kA rasa nicor3akara usakA upayoga kiyaa| kisI bhI kArya meM samaya kA atikramaNa unako pasaMda nahIM thaa| jaba-jaba nirdhArita kAryakrama meM kisI ke dvArA samaya kA atikramaNa hotA to ve tatkAla aMgulinirdeza kara dete| unakA aMgulinirdeza dUsaroM para hI nahIM hotaa| yadi kisI Avazyaka kAraNa se unake dvArA nirdhArita samaya kA atikramaNa hotA to ve tatkAla samUha meM usakA ullekha kara dete| yogakSema varSa meM nirdhArita samaya se leTa pahuMcane vAloM ko daNDasvarUpa kucha samaya khar3e hone kA niyama thA / eka dina kisI Avazyaka prayojanavaza gurudeva ko pravacanapaMDAla pahuMcane meM do minaTa kI derI ho gyii| gurudeva ne isa derI se Ane kA Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI . 122 na kevala anutApa vyakta kiyA balki prAyazcittasvarUpa svayaM bharI sabhA meM thor3I dera khar3e rhe| isa ghaTanA ne aneka logoM ko samaya ke aMkana kA jIvanta pratibodha de diyaa| jaba koI vyakti bhAratIya logoM ke samaya kI aniyamitatA ko 'iMDiyana TAima' kahakara vyaMgya karatA to unako bahuta pIr3A hotI thI, ve ise badalanA cAhate the| apramatta sAdhaka hara kArya ko jAgarUkatA se niSpAdita karatA hai| pUjya gurudeva na kevala apanI hara kriyA ke prati jAgarUka the apitu apane anuyAyiyoM ke hara kriyA-kalApoM kA bhI sUkSma nirIkSaNa karate rahate the| gAMva ke eka skUla meM pUjya gurudeva kA pravAsa thaa| kamare meM aMdara prakAza nahIM thA ataH sAdhu gurudeva ke baiThane ke beMca bAhara ghasITane lge| pUjya gurudeva ne jaba beMcoM ko ghasITate dekhA to preraNA dete hue kahA- 'beMcoM ko ghasITanA pramAda hai| yadi inake nIce jIva A jAeM to unakI hiMsA se kaise bacA jAegA? jIva na bhI mareM to bhI apanA pramAda to hai hii| pramAda hiMsA aura jAgarUkatA ahiMsA hai| sAdhaka ko pratipala jAgarUka evaM sajaga rahanA caahie| dUsarI bAta beMca upayoga karane ke lie hai na ki kharAba karane ke lie| hamArA kartavya hai ki hama apane pramAda se koI vastu kharAba na hone deN| pramAda hone para usase nayA bodhapATha lene vAle saMsAra meM virale hI hote haiN| prAyaH dekhA jAtA hai ki pramAda kA ahasAsa ho jAne para bhI vyakti manobala yA viveka kI kamI se usase nivRtta nahIM ho paataa| apane kisI bhI pramAda se pUjya gurudeva na kevala svayaM bhaviSya ke lie bodha pATha lete varan dUsaroM ko bhI samaya-samaya para sAvadhAna karate rahate the| isa sandarbha meM merA jIvanaH merA darzana pustaka meM vyakta eka anubhava unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- 'bahuta bAra jAnakArI ke abhAva meM pramAda ho jAtA hai| vi.saM. 2000 taka maiMne kabhI apane dAMtoM para dhyAna nahIM diyaa| dAMtoM kI saphAI kA na to lakSya thA aura na paddhati thii| daMtamaMjana lagAne kA to prazna hI nahIM thA, kullA bhI DhaMga se nahIM kiyA jaataa| gaMgAzahara meM eka bAra dAMtoM meM darda huaa| DaoN. ne dAMta dekhakara kahA- 'daMtakSaya zurU ho gayA hai| kucha dAMta jAne vAle haiN|' DaoN. ke kathana para vizvAsa nahIM huA isalie pUrA dhyAna bhI nahIM diyaa| apane pramAda kA bodha taba huA, jaba kucha dAMta nikala gae yA Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 adhyAtma ke prayoktA nikalavAne pdd'e| usake bAda dAMtoM kI saphAI kA lakSya bnaa| dAMtoM meM anna ke kaNa phaMse rahane se bAsI rahane kI saMbhAvanA aura pAyariyA kA bhaya rahatA hai| pahale maiM socatA thA ki masUr3he bahuta komala hote haiM / unako nahIM, dAMtoM ko aMgulI se ghisanA caahie| bAda meM jAnakArI milI ki dAMtoM kI apekSA masUDhoM para adhika dhyAna dene kI jarUrata hai| mAliza masUr3hoM kI honI caahie| taba se isa ora sAvadhAnI bddh'ii|kuch dAMta kho die kintu zeSa ko bacAkara rakha sakA huuN| isa jAgarUkatA se Aja bhI mere dAMta acchI sthiti meM hai|' dUsaroM ko pramAda kI anubhUti karAnA aura bhaviSya meM apramatta rahane kA bodha denA bhI eka bar3I kalA hai| pUjya gurudeva isa kalA meM siddhahasta the| unakI tIkSNa dRSTi dUra se hI pramAda ko pakar3a letI thii| yaha ghaTanA prasaMga manovaijJAnika zailI meM pramAda para prahAra karane kA avabodha dene vAlA hai| pUjya gurudeva sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke samakSa apanI nayI kRti 'zrAvaka saMbodha' kA vAcana kara rahe the| savere kA samaya thaa| usa samaya kucha saMtoM ko jhapakI A rahI thii| gurudeva ke samakSa koI pramAda kare, yaha kaise kSamya ho sakatA thA? tatkAla gurudeva ne bAlamuni ko hAtha ke saMketa se jAgRta kara diyaa| munizrI hIrAlAlajI, jo pacAsa varSoM se gurudeva kI udaka-sevA meM saMlagna haiM, AgamajJAtA haiM aura bahuta niSThA se apanA dAyitva nibhAte haiN| jaba unheM jhapakI lete hue dekhA to gurudeva ne manovaijJAnika zailI meM unheM sajaga karate hue kahA- 'hIrAlAlajI! nIMda hI lete rahoge yA pAnI bhI pilAoge?' gurudeva kI isa mIThI cuTakI se sabhI ke cehare khila utthe| sabakI nIMda kapUra kI bhAMti AkAza meM vilIna ho gyii| ' pramatta vyakti saMbhAvanAoM ke dvAra para dastaka nahIM de sktaa| pUjya gurudeva ne apramAda kI aharniza sAdhanA se aneka upalabdhiyoM ko hAsila kiyaa| umra ke naveM dazaka meM bhI ve kisI pramAda yA mUrchA se parAsta nahIM the| unakA paripArzva sadaiva abhinava caitanya ke jAgaraNa se AplAvita rahatA thaa| ve satata isa ciMtana-prakriyA se gujarate rahate the ki maiMne kyA kiyA, mere lie kyA karaNIya zeSa hai aura aisA kauna sA kArya hai, jise maiM kara sakatA hUM phira bhI nahIM krtaa| pUjya gurudeva kI apramatta sAdhanA aura usase jur3e Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 124 saikar3oM saMsmaraNa yugoM-yugoM taka mAnava-jAti kI pramatta cetanA ko jhakajhora kara jAgRti kA nayA saMdeza dete rheNge| saMghIya sAdhanA ke prayoga sAdhanA kI paripakvatA ke lie nirantara prayoga Avazyaka haiM kyoMki hara prayoga se eka nayA anubhava milatA hai tathA agrima prayoga kI bhUmikA sudRr3ha ho jAtI hai| pUjya gurudeva ne saMghIya evaM vaiyaktika stara para sAdhanA ke vikAsa hetu aneka nae cintana evaM nae prayoga kie| una prayogoM kI hI phalazruti hai ki unakA dharmasaMgha jAgRta evaM jIvanta dharmasaMgha hai| prayoga hone para usakA pariNAma na Ae to usa prayoga ke sAmane praznacihna laga jAtA hai| hara prayoga kA vyavahAra meM pratibimba dikhAI denA caahie| badalAva yA rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita honA caahie| pUjya gurudeva kisI bhI prayoga ke prArambha meM asaphalatA yA nirAzA kI bAta nahIM socate the| yahI kAraNa thA ki unake dvArA kiyA gayA hara prayoga saphala evaM phaladAyI huaa| unake dvArA kie gae prayogoM kI vyavasthita evaM aitihAsika abhivyakti denA asaMbhava nahIM to kaThina avazya hai| phira bhI prApta sAmagrI ke AdhAra para unake dvArA pravartita evaM prayukta prayogoM kI saMkSipta jhAMkI prastuta kI jA rahI hai| kuzala sAdhanA sAdhanA ke vividha prayogoM kI dRSTi se ujjaina cAturmAsa atyanta mahattvapUrNa rhaa| vahAM Agama-saMpAdana kA mahattvapUrNa kArya prArambha huaa| Agama-saMpAdana se adhyAtma kI nayI dRSTiyAM vikasita huiiN| AgamoM meM vikIrNa rUpa se sAdhanA ke aneka sUtroM kA ullekha hai para ve kevala siddhAMta rUpa meM ullikhita haiN| kisI bhI siddhAMta ko prAyogika rUpa denA eka nae sRjana ko prastuta karanA hai| jisa siddhAMta ke sAtha prayoga nahIM jur3ate vaha kAlAMtara meM mRtaprAyaH ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra prayoga kA koI saiddhAMtika dharAtala nahIM hotA to vaha asaphala ho jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne isa satya ko smjhaa| ve kahate the ki siddhAMta kitanA hI acchA kyoM na ho, prayoga ke binA usakI sArthakatA nahIM hotii| isI prakAra prayoga kI bAta lubhAvanI laga sakatI hai para siddhAMta ke abhAva meM prayoga ko AdhAra nahIM miltaa| Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 adhyAtma ke prayoktA prayoga karate-karate prayoktA usa bindu taka pahuMca sakatA hai, jahAM pahuMcakara vaha nae siddhAMta kI prasthApanA bhI kara sakatA hai| isI dRSTikoNa ke AdhAra para AcArAMga ke vAcana ke daurAna usake eka sUkta 'kusale puNa No baddhe No mukke' para gurudeva kA dhyAna ttikaa| kuzala vaha hai, jo kAmanA se pratibaddha nahIM hotA aura sAdhanA se kabhI mukta nahIM hotaa| isa sUkta ke AdhAra para kuzala-sAdhanA kA mahattvapUrNa prayoga prArambha kiyA gyaa| pUjya gurudeva ne sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko kuzala-sAdhanA ke mAdhyama se apramatta rahane kA vizeSa nirdeza diyaa| 'alaM kusalassa pamAeNaM' kuzala vyakti ke lie pramAda kA koI sthAna nahIM hai| isa Adarza ko jIvana-sUtra mAnakara sAdhu-sAdhviyoM meM nayI cetanA kA jAgaraNa ho gyaa| isa sAdhanA kA prArambha ujjaina cAturmAsa meM zrAvaNabadI caturdazI ko huaa| kuzala sAdhanA ke uddezya ko spaSTa karate hue pUjya gurudeva saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyAna' meM kahate haiM'kArya zarIra ko saMbhAlane kA ho yA AtmazaktiyoM ke jAgaraNa kA, kuzalatA kA mahattva saba jagaha hai| hamArA lakSya sAdhu ke AcAra aura vyavahAra kI kucha aisI kasauTiyoM kA nirdhAraNa thA, jinake AdhAra para sAdhaka apanI pragati kA mUlyAMkana kara ske| AtmanirIkSaNa aura AtmaparIkSaNa ke bAda sAdhu-sAdhviyAM apanI arhatA kA nirNaya kara skeN|....is prayoga ke pIche do preraNAoM ne kAma kiyaa| pahalI preraNA thI merA navInatA ke prati prem| mere mana meM prAyaH kucha nayA karane kI bhAvanA rahatI hai| dUsarI preraNA thI saMgha ke kucha sAdhuoM dvArA nirmita vAtAvaraNa / unhoMne bhItara hI bhItara aisA vAtAvaraNa banAnA zurU kara diyA thA ki saMgha meM aMtaraMga dRSTi se kucha nahIM ho rahA hai| kevala bAhya bAtoM para dhyAna diyA jAtA hai| merA yaha mAnasika saMkalpa thA ki cAturmAsa meM kucha prayoga karake sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI mAnasikatA kA nirmANa karanA hai| usake bAda sAdhanA kI dRSTi se pUre saMgha kA kAyAkalpa karanA hai| kitanA kucha hogA, pahale kahanA kaThina hai| puruSArtha karanA Atmadharma hai, yaha mAnakara maiMne yaha prayoga prArambha kiyaa| jJAta huA ki usakI acchI pratikriyA rhii|" kuzala sAdhanA meM saMlagna sAdhaka ke lie pUjya gurudeva ne nimna kasauTiyAM nirdhArita kI1. nirjarArthitA (nijjaraTThiya) . * pratyeka kalpanIya kArya nirjarA ke lie krnaa| Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 126 * dUsare sAdhuoM ko adhika se adhika apanI sevAeM denaa| kartavya niSTha honaa| 2. phalAzA-saMyama (nirAsaya) pravRtti ke pahale yA pIche phala kI kAmanA na krnaa| * vinaya va AjJA-pAlana nispRha va jAgarUka bhAva se krnaa| 3. khAdya-saMyama (miyAsaNa) * kama khAnA-mAtrA meM parimANa kI maryAdA rkhnaa| * kama khAnA-saMkhyA meM-dravyoM kI maryAdA rkhnaa| kama khAnA-vigaya yA sarasa vastu kI dRSTi se| 4. upakaraNa-saMyama (appovahiya) vastra Adi sAdhana kama se kama rkhnaa| sAdA rakhanA-ghaTiyA-bar3hiyA kI carcA na krnaa| 5. vANI-saMyama (appabhAsI) kama bolanA-binA prayojana na bolnaa| * vivAda aura cugalI se bcnaa| 6. indriya-mAnasa-saMyama (jiiMdiya) * inako svAdhyAya-dhyAna meM lagAye rkhnaa| inako antarmukhI bnaanaa| 7. abhaya (na bhAviyappA) * Avazyaka satya ko vivekapUrvaka prakaTa karane meM na skucaanaa| 8. pavitratA (nissaMga) . * vikAroM se bcnaa| 9. kaSTasahiSNutA (parIsahariUdaMta) . suvidhA aura asuvidhA meM samacitta, samavRtti aura saMtuSTa rhnaa| * parISahoM ko parama-dharma samajhakara shnaa| 10. Ananda (ANaMdaghaNa) * AtmaramaNa-yaha sAdhanA kA navanIta hai| Ananda sAdhanA kI kasauTI hai| vastu-nirapekSa Ananda rahane lage taba samajhanA cAhie ki sAdhanA phala lA rahI hai, sAdhanA kA vikAsa ho rahA hai| sAdhanA ke ina sUtroM ne sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM meM naI sphuraNA bhara Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 adhyAtma ke prayoktA dii| kuzala sAdhanA ke prathama sUtra nirjarArthitA (nijaraTThie) ko sAmUhika prayoga kA viSaya banAyA gayA isalie pUre ujjaina cAturmAsa meM kArya kA vibhAjana nahIM kiyA gyaa| nirjarA ke lie hI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne sAre sAmudAyika kArya sampanna kie| usa prayoga ke bAre meM pUjya gurudeva apanA maMtavya prakaTa karate hue kahate haiM- "itane lambe samaya taka AcAryoM kI sevA sambandhI aura saMghIya vyavasthA sambandhI kAma-kAja kI anukrama se 'bArI' kA na honA bahuta bar3I bAta thii| isase bhI bar3I bAta thI dIkSA paryAya meM bar3e sAdhu-sAdhviyoM dvArA choTe sAdhu-sAdhviyoM dvArA kie jAne vAle kAryoM kA sampAdana / yaha prayoga aneka dRSTiyoM se utsAhavardhaka aura upayogI rhaa| kuzala-sAdhanA se dharmasaMgha meM sAdhanA ke prati nae utsAha kA vAtAvaraNa banA aura AgamoM meM vikIrNa sAdhanA-paddhati kA prAyogika rUpa sAmane ubhara kara aayaa| praNidhAna-kakSa sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI sAdhanA meM gati dene hetu gurudeva ne praNidhAnakakSa kA prArambha kiyaa| praNidhAna-kakSa ke antargata dasa divasIya zivira hotA, jisameM sAdhu-sAdhviyAM hI bhAga lete the| praNidhAna-kakSa ke prArambha meM dharmasaMgha ko preraNA dete hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- 'mere mana meM sadA se eka bhAvanA rahI hai ki hamAre dharma-saMgha meM AMtarika sAdhanA kA vikAsa ho| vaise to sAdhu jIvana kA artha hI sAdhanA hai para usa jIvana meM nae prayoga na hoM to jIvana rUr3ha bana jAtA hai isalie sAdhaka ko prAyogika jIvana jInA cAhie, jisase usameM Atma-saMyama evaM AtmAnuzAsana kA uttarottara vikAsa hotA rhe| . praNidhAna-kakSa ke upakramoM meM dhyAna evaM Asana Adi ke vizeSa prayogoM ke sAtha vicAra-goSThiyAM bhI Ayojita kI gyiiN| vicAra-goSThI ke mAdhyama se bhAva-parivartana evaM mastiSka-prazikSaNa ke vizeSa prayoga karAe ge| praNidhAna-kakSa kI sAdhanA kA krama tIna sAla taka claa| isa sAdhanA kI parisampannatA ke avasara para pUjya gurudeva ne apanI antarbhAvanA prakaTa karate hue kahA- 'praNidhAna-kakSa ne hamArI anta:sAdhanA kA dvAra prazasta kiyA hai| hamAre lie vikAsa kA srota prArambha huA hai| sadiyoM se dhyAna Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 128 vismRtaprAyaH ho gayA thaa| apavAda rUpa meM do-cAra sAdhu dhyAna kA vizeSa abhyAsa karate the kintu aba bIsoM-tIsoM sAdhu-sAdhviyAM mere pAsa Ate haiM aura dhyAna ke sambandha meM jijJAsAeM karate haiN| maiM unheM usakA krama aura sAmagrI batalAtA huuN| isa prakAra dhyAna-sAdhanA kA krama bar3ha rahA hai| usake pariNAma bhI hamAre sAmane haiN| kula milAkara praNidhAna-kakSa ne acchI upalabdhi prastuta kI hai| saMgha meM samaya-samaya para sAdhanA ke vividha prayoga calate raheM to adhyAtma ke kSetra meM nae vikAsa kI saMbhAvanA kI jA sakatI hai|' bhAvitAtmA sAdhanA krama bhAvitAtmA arthAt AtmA ko zubha bhAvoM se bhAvita karane vaalaa| 'paMcasUtram' meM bhAvitAtmA ko paribhASita karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate ekatvamApto'pi vasan samUhe, parAnapekSeta gunnaanukaare| parAnupekSeta guNoparodhe, sa bhAvitAtmA cirameti shaaNtim|| arthAt samUhavAsI rahatA huA bhI bhItara meM akelA rahatA huA sAdhaka jahAM guNoM ke anukaraNa kA prazna ho, vahAM dUsaroM kI apekSA rakhatA hai aura jahAM guNavighAta kA prazna ho, vahAM dUsaroM kI upekSA karatA hai, vaha bhAvitAtmA sAdhaka cirazAMti ko prApta karatA hai| praNidhAna-kakSa meM jo prayoga sikhAe gae, unakA salakSya prayoga karane hetu vikrama saMvat 2021 meM maryAdA mahotsava ke avasara para gurudeva ne 'bhAviyappA' evaM 'sevaTThI' (nijjaraTThI) kA nayA abhikrama zurU kiyaa| isa sAdhanA-krama meM nirjarA kI bhAvanA ko vikasita karane kA vizeSa vAtAvaraNa banAyA gyaa| bhAvitAtmA sAdhanA kA krama zurU karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA'hamArI maryAdAoM kA AdhAra sAdhanA hai| usake binA sAdhanA Tika nahIM sktii| hamArA sArA jIvana sAdhanAmaya hai aura honA caahie| maiM cAhatA hUM ki kucha sAdhu-sAdhviyAM sAdhanA meM vizeSa gati kreN| unheM sAdhanAviSayaka suvidhA dI jA sakatI hai|' bhAvitAtmA sAdhanA ke krama meM saMlagna vyakti ke lie bhAvakriyA evaM anAvega kI sAdhanA Avazyaka rakhI gyii|suvidhaanusaar pratidina ekAsana Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 adhyAtma ke prayoktA kA krama nizcita rakhA gyaa| jisa dina ekAsana na ho usa dina vigayavarjana evaM bhojana meM eka bAra meM 9 se adhika dravya na khAne kA prAvadhAna rakhA gyaa| bhAvitAtmA - sAdhanA meM saMlagna sAdhaka ke lie kucha kasauTiyAM nirdhArita kI gayIM / una kasauTiyoM para kharA utarane vAlA sAdhaka hI isa sAdhanA ke krama meM praveza pA sakatA thaa| kasauTI ke mukhya bindu ye the jo sahiSNutA aura zAMtipUrNa sahavAsa meM pUrNa AsthAvAn ho / * jo maryAdA aura vyavasthA ke prati pUrNa jAgarUka ho / . svAdhyAya, bhAvanA aura dhyAna-yoga kI vizeSa sAdhanA jisakA jIvanavrata ho / viveka aura vyutsarga se bAra-bAra apane ko bhAvita karatA ho / jo iMdriya-pratisaMlInatA aura kaSAya- pratisaMlInatA kI sAdhanA meM dattacitta ho / kasauTI ke sAtha-sAtha bhAvitAtmA ke kucha karttavya bhI nirdhArita kie gae sAmudAyika jIvana meM sauhArdapUrNa vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa / svAdhyAya aura dhyAna ke prati AkarSaNa paidA karanA / sthirIkaraNa - sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko adhyAtma-sAdhanA meM sthira karanA / hara paristhiti meM sama rahane kI viziSTa sAdhanA karanA / jaise zikSA ke lie kAlabaddha nizcita krama nirdhArita rahatA hai usake bAda bI.e., ema.e. Adi kI upAdhiyAM milatI haiM, vaise hI pUjya gurudeva ne bhAvitAtmA ke lie nizcita pAThyakrama nirdhArita kiyaa| yaha sAdhanA-krama sAdhanA ke sarvAMgINa vikAsa kI ora unmukha karane vAlA thA / sAdhanA - krama tIna varSa kA nirdhArita kiyA gayA kintu pAMca sAla kI sAdhanA pUrNa karane para gurudeva maryAdA mahotsava para 'bhAviyappA evaM sevaTThI' kI upAdhi deMge, aisA nizcita kiyA gyaa| ye sArI upAdhiyAM AgamoM meM varNita haiM / uttarAdhyayana Adi aneka AgamoM meM 'bhAviyappA' zabda kA prayoga milatA hai para gurudeva ne isakA sAdhanA-krama bhI prastuta kara diyA tathA Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 130 upAdhi ke sAtha-sAtha inheM saMjJA kA bodhaka banA diyaa| tIna sAla kA pratidina sAdhanA kA vidhivat krama isa prakAra nizcita kiyA gayA prathama varSa kriyA ekAsana yogAsana japa bhAvanA (zvAsocchvAsa ke sAtha anitya azaraNa, ekatva Adi) svAdhyAya dhyAna dvitIya varSa kriyA ekAsana yogAsana japa bhAvanA (zvAsocchvAsa ke sAtha maitrI, pramoda, karuNA, upekSA) svAdhyAya dhyAna tRtIya varSa kriyA ekAsana samaya aSTamI, caturdazI AdhA ghaMTA 15 miniTa 15 miniTa AdhA ghaMTA AdhA ghaMTA samaya aSTamI, caturdazI AdhA ghaMTA 15 miniTa AdhA ghaNTA AdhA ghaMTA pauna ghaMTA + samaya aSTamI, caturdazI Asana sukhAsana vividha utkaTukAsana padmAsana padmAsana padmAsana Asana sukhAsana vibhinna utkaTukAsana padmAsana padmAsana padmAsana Asana sukhAsana Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 yogAsana japa bhAvanA (zvAsocchvAsa ke sAtha Asrava, AdhA ghaMTA 15 miniTa AdhA ghaMTA adhyAtma ke prayoktA vividha utkaTukAsana padmAsana saMvara, nirjarA, anuprekSA) svAdhyAya AdhA ghaMTA padmAsana dhyAna eka ghaMTA padmAsana pUjya gurudeva ne bhAvitAtmA kA kevala prayoga hI prastuta nahIM kiyA varan isa prayoga meM abhiruci utpanna karane hetu samaya-samaya para sakriya preraNA bhI dii| unakI preraNA kI eka jhalaka yahAM prastuta kI jA rahI hai' bhAvitAtmA kA jo krama Arambha huA hai, usameM sAre saMgha kA dhyAna kendrita honA caahie| vartamAna saMkaTakAla meM jisa prakAra sArA rASTra eka ho gayA, usI prakAra sabakA ciMtana va prayAsa isa sAdhanA-paddhati ke anurUpa ho tathA vAtAvaraNa bhI tadanurUpa ho| yaha banAne se nahIM banatA kintu sahaja hotA hai / jina sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne Asana-dhyAna kA anubhava prApta kiyA hai, unake anubhava prakAza meM Ane cAhie, tAki sabako preraNA mila ske| ' sevaTThI saMta banane kI preraNA dete hue pUjya gurudeva ne pharamAyA"vaise to sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyAM sevArthI hote haiM para maiM cAhatA hUM ki aise samarpita sAdhu-sAdhviyAM taiyAra hoM, jinakA kisI bhI samaya kahIM bhI upayoga kiyA jA ske| kisI bhI kArya meM jor3ane para nanunaca nahIM karane vAlA 'sevaTThI' vizeSaNa se viziSTa banegA / " sAmUhika prazikSaNa kA prayoga terApaMtha dvizatAbdI samAroha ke avasara para pUjya gurudeva ne cAturmAsa meM aneka sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko apane sAtha rkhaa| sAdhu-sAdhviyAM gurudeva ke isa anugraha se bahuta prasanna the para gurudeva ne isa bAre meM apane vicAra vyakta karate hue kahA- 'itanI bar3I saMkhyA meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko sAtha rakhanA eka vizeSa prayojana ke lie hai| saMta-satiyAM ise kRpA kA phala samajhatI Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 132 haiM to bhale samajheM para maiMne yaha cAturmAsa kRpA ke lie nahIM, saMta-satiyoM ko sAdhanA kA vizeSa prazikSaNa dene ke lie kiyA hai| maiM cAhatA hUM sAdhu jIvana sAdhanA pradhAna ho| AMtarika vikAsa kI dRSTi se kucha prayoga hoM tathA vyavahAra meM unakA pratibimba bhI aae| Apasa meM sAmaMjasya kaise rahe? kaSAyavijaya kaise ho? mAnasika vikAra kaise miTe? Adi viSayoM kA vizeSa prazikSaNa dene aura samaya-samaya para usakA parIkSaNa karane ke lie maiM sAmUhika prayoga karAnA cAhatA huuN|' usa cAturmAsa meM pUjya gurudeva ne AdhyAtmika vikAsa hetu sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke samakSa dasa sUtrI kAryakrama' prastuta kiyaa| ve dasa sUtra isa prakAra the- Asana, prANAyAma, pratisaMlInatA, rasa-parityAga, kSamA Adi dazavidha zramaNa dharma kA abhyAsa, pAMca mahAvrata kI paccIsa bhAvanA kA abhyAsa, anitya Adi solaha bhAvanAoM kA abhyAsa, japa, svAdhyAya tathA dhyaan| usa cAturmAsa meM gurudeva ne aneka bAra prayogAtmaka sakriya prazikSaNa diyaa|20 apraila 1960 ko goSThI ke mAdhyama se sabako calane, bolane Adi kA prazikSaNa diyaa| saba sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke bIca svayaM calakara calane kI kalA sikhAI aura kahA-'prayogAtmaka rUpa se Aja sakriya prazikSaNa dete hue mujhe atyanta Ananda kA anubhava ho rahA hai| yadyapi maiM daNDa meM nahIM, hRdaya-parivartana meM vizvAsa karatA hUM para jaba taka hRdaya-parivartana na ho taba taka daNDa-vyavasthA kA bhI upayoga hai| maiM Apa logoM ke sAmane daNDa nahIM, balki prAyazcitta kA prastAva rakha rahA huuN| IryAsamiti se sambandhita galatI Ane para bhAramalajI ke lie AcArya bhikSu ne tele kA prAyazcitta nirdhArita kiyA thaa| lekina maiM cAhatA hUM yadi Apa logoM ko calate samaya bolane kI zikAyata A jAe to svecchA se do sau zloka khar3e-khar3e svAdhyAya kA prAyazcitta kreN| aisA karane se svataH IryAsamiti sadha jaayegii|' sAdhanA ke vizeSa prayogoM kI preraNA ____ pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kI tIvra tar3apa thI ki unakA dharmasaMgha sAdhanA kI sAkAra prayogazAlA bne| eka bAra prasaMgavaza madanacaMdajI goThI ke sAmane apane mana kI pIr3A prastuta karate hue unhoMne kahA- "maiM cAhatA hUM ki saMgha meM aMtaraMga sAdhanA kA adhika vikAsa ho / yadi koI mere mana ko Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 adhyAtma ke prayoktA par3ha sake to use sahaja hI jJAta ho jAegA ki isake lie mere mana meM kitanI gaharI tar3apa hai|" sAdhanA paraka prayoga kA vAtAvaraNa banAne ke lie pUjya gurudeva samaya-samaya para goSThiyoM ke mAdhyama se aneka prayogoM kI preraNA dete rahate the| saMghIya dRSTi se unake dvArA kie gae prayogoM kI eka lambI zrRMkhalA hai| 'paMcasUtram' ke tIsare caryAsUtra meM saMgha ke samakSa preraNA-pAtheya prastuta karate hue unhoMne kahA aneke saMti paMthAnaH, saadhnaakssetrcaarinnaam| prakarSaM caraNAn netumavalambyo ythaaruci|| tenaiko mukhyarUpeNa, samAlambyo mumukssunnaa| kevalaM lakSyasaMsiddhyai, na prabhAvayituM praan|| pUjya gurudeva socate the ki yadi sAdhaka sAdhanA kI koI nizcita dizA svIkAra kara le to usake bhaTakane kI saMbhAvanA kama ho jAtI hai| sAdhanA ke kSetra meM vikAsa kI tar3apa gurudeva kI isa abhivyakti meM dekhI jA sakatI hai- 'maiM cAhatA hUM saMgha meM sAdhanA ke nae-nae AyAma khuleN| yadi isa dRSTi se kucha viziSTa sAdhaka sAmane Ate haiM to zikSAkeMndra kI bhAMti sAdhanAkendra kI kalpanA bhI mere dimAga meM hai| maiM unako pUrI suvidhA de sakatA huuN|' _ vi.saM. 2020 (san 1963) paTTArohaNa divasa para pUjya gurudeva ne yogasAdhanA para vizeSa bala diyaa| preraNA ke sAtha hI Azvina kRSNA ekama se sAmUhika yoga sAdhanA kA krama prArambha kiyA gyaa| eka sAla taka svAdhyAya, dhyAna evaM japa ke vividha prayoga vyavasthita rUpa se cle| eka sAla pazcAt vi.saM. 2021 Azvina zuklA ekama ko gurudeva ne eka goSThI bulAI, jisameM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne sAdhanA se sambaMdhita rocaka evaM preraka saMsmaraNa sunaae| goSThI ke aMta meM preraNA-pAtheya dete hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'sAdhanA hamArA prANa hai| prANa se adhika hamAre lie kyA ho sakatA hai? vahI hamArA sarvasva hai| usakA saMrakSaNa aura vikAsa hamArA pramukha kartavya hai| isa karttavya kA pAlana tabhI saMbhava hai, jaba hamAre rahana-sahana va jIvana ke hara vyavahAra meM sAdhanA kA pratibimba rhe| maiM usa sAdhanA ko Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 134 viziSTa mAnatA hUM, jo amuka samaya sApekSa na rahakara jIvana kI sahaja vRtti bana jaae| hamArI sAdhanA kevala yogAsana, dhyAna, svAdhyAya aura japa taka sImita nahIM hai / jIvana kI pratyeka pravRtti hamArI sAdhanA hai| isalie hama jisa samaya jo kAma kareM, usameM tanmaya bana jAeM, yahI yoga hai / ' san 1972 meM gurudeva kI preraNA se 10 sAdhuoM ne 10 dina ke lie viziSTa sAdhanA kA krama prArambha kiyA / usameM 10 dina mauna ke sAtha dhyAna, svAdhyAya Adi ke vizeSa prayoga kie ge| sabhI sAdhu apanA kAma svayaM karate para gocarI meM paraspara sahayoga rahatA / sampannatA ke dina sabako preraNA dete hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'jaise mahAvIra ke zAsana meM sthavira, jinakalpika, ahAlaMdika Adi sAdhanA ke aneka rUpa the, vaise hI saMgha meM apanI-apanI ruci aura kSamatA ke anusAra saba sAdhu sAdhanA kA koI na koI prayoga avazya kreN| isase mujhe prasannatA hogI, saMgha kI tejasvitA bar3hegI aura ApakA Atmabala bddh'egaa|' sAmUhika pratikramaNa evaM pratilekhana pratikramaNa prAyogika AdhyAtmika anuSThAna hai| jaina muni anivArya rUpa se prAta: aura sAyaM pratikramaNa karate haiN| pahale terApaMtha dharmasaMgha meM pratikramaNa sAmUhika nahIM hotA thA / 'kahIM do kahIM alaga-alaga khar3e hokara sAdhu pratikramaNa kiyA karate the / gurudeva ko yaha krama acchA nahIM lagA / vi. saM. 2018 Asoja kRSNa caturthI bIdAsara pravAsa meM unhoMne sAmUhika rUpa se vidhivat pratikramaNa kI zurUAta kara dI / yaha krama kevala darzanIya hI nahIM, bhAvakriyA kI dRSTi se bhI atyanta mahattvapUrNa rhaa| isI prakAra pahale pratikramaNa ke bIca meM hI Ane-jAne vAle logoM ko maMgalapATha sunAyA jAtA thaa| isase ekAgratA meM vyavadhAna par3atA thaa| sAdhuoM ko pratikramaNa ke bIca meM ' AloyaNA' dI jAtI thI, yaha krama bhI gurudeva ko ucita nahIM lgaa| bAr3amera yAtrA ke daurAna ina donoM paramparAoM meM gurudeva ne parivartana kara diyaa| pratikramaNa ke bIca maMgalapATha sunAnA evaM AloyaNA denI baMda kara dii| isa prayoga ke bAre meM 'saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana' meM pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- 'mere jIvana ke ye choTe-choTe prayoga the para lakSyapUrvaka kie gae choTe prayoga bhI sArthaka ho ge|' Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA sAmUhika pratikramaNa kI bhAMti vi. saM. 2021 ke paryuSaNa kAla meM gurudeva ne sAmUhika pratilekhana kA krama prAraMbha kiyaa| pratilekhana kA zabda hote hI saba sAdhu nirdiSTa sthAna para Akara paMktibaddha baiTha jAte the / pUjya gurudeva namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA uccAraNa karate phira sabhI sAdhu eka sAtha pratilekhana karate / sAdhviyAM apane sthAna para sAmUhika pratilekhana karatIM / sAmUhika pratilekhana kA krama logoM ko bahuta AkarSaka aura suMdara lgaa| yaha krama kevala prazikSaNa dene ke lie prArambha kiyA gayA thA ataH adhika dinoM taka nahIM claa| sAyaMkAlIna prArthanA kA prArambha AtmavikAsa ke patha para prasthita sAdhakoM ke lie prArthanA amUlya pAtheya hai| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM prArthanA kA artha hai- 'lakSyAnurUpa Adarza meM ekAgra honA tathA baMdhanamukta, nirvikAra, vItarAga, mokSagata AtmA 135 guNoM kA smaraNa evaM saMstavana karanA / ' mahAtmA gAMdhI kI anubhUti meM prArthanA AtmA kI khurAka hai / stuti, upAsanA, prArthanA Adi bahama nahIM balki hamArA khAnA, pInA, calanA, baiThanA jitanA saca hai, usase bhI adhika saca prArthanA hai|' vi. saM. 2001 meM gurudeva cAr3avAsa se bIdAsara pdhaare| usa samaya taka sAyaMkAlIna prArthanA Adi kA sAmUhika anuSThAna nahIM hotA thaa| pUjya gurudeva ke mAnasa meM ciMtana ubharA ki koI aisA sAmUhika AdhyAtmika anuSThAna honA cAhie, jisameM sAdhuoM ke sAtha zrAvaka bhI saMbhAgI bana skeN| pauSa kRSNA paMcamI ke dina bIdAsara meM sarvaprathama bhagavAna mahAvIra kI stuti meM gurudeva ne OM jaya jaya tribhuvana abhinaMdana, trizalA naMdana tIrthapate! gIta banAyA, jo prArthanA ke rUpa meM gAyA jAne lagA / vi.saM. 2006 jayapura meM gurudeva ne "mahAvIra tumhAre caraNoM meM zraddhA ke kusuma car3hAeM hama " gIta kA nirmANa kiyA / yaha gIta jana-jana kaMThoM meM prasiddha ho gayA / 2006 meM prArthanA ke rUpa meM isa gIta kA saMgAna hone lagA / arhat vandanA kA zubhArambha Agama ke pratyeka vAkya gambhIra rahasya se bhare hue haiN| pUjya gurudeva Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 136 ke mana meM vikalpa uThA ki Agama se aise preraka AdhyAtmika sUktoM kA saMkalana kiyA jAe, jisakA sAmUhika rUpa se saMgAna kiyA jA ske| isI ciMtana kI phalazruti svarUpa AcArAMga Adi Agama graMthoM se kucha ArSa vAkyoM kA cayana kiyA gyaa| isameM cetanA ko UrdhvamukhI banAne vAle 24 sUkta haiN| isakA pratyeka sUkta antaHkaraNa ko jhakajhorakara adhyAtma kI nayI jyoti vikIrNa karane vAlA hai| isake anta meM gurudeva ne arhat stuti meM eka bhAvapUrNa gIta banAyA, jo hara gAyaka evaM zrotA ko bhAvavibhora kara detA hai| pUrA gIta AtmakartRtva evaM samatA kI prabala preraNA dene vAlA hai| gIta kA yaha padya bhItara soyI prabhutA ko jagAne meM preraka bana sakatA hai biMdu bhI hama siMdhu bhI haiM, bhakta bhI bhagavAn bhI haiN| chinna kara saba graMthiyoM ko, supta cetana ko jgaaeN| bhAvabhInI vaMdanA bhagavAna, caraNoM meM cddh'aaeN| zaddha jyortimaya nirAmaya, rUpa apane Apa paaeN|| caturvidha dharmasaMgha ke lie pUjya gurudeva dvArA saMkalita kI gayI yaha mahattvapUrNa AdhyAtmika kRti hai| isakA prArambha vi.sa. 2025 madrAsa . cAturmAsa meM huaa| isase pUrva mahAvIra kI stavanA meM gIta gAkara sAyaMkAlIna prArthanA kI jAtI thii| pUjya gurudeva kA lakSya thA ki arhad vandanA ke mAdhyama se jana-jana kI AdhyAtmika cetanA jAge isalie ve samaya-samaya para isakI uccAraNa-vidhi kA prazikSaNa dete rahate the| isake uccAraNa meM ve dIrgha-hasva, udAtta-anudAtta, Aroha-avaroha kA pUrA dhyAna rakhate the| pUjya gurudeva aneka bAra sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI vizeSa goSThI bhI AmaMtrita karate, jisameM kisa sUkta ko kisa laya se gAnA yA uccArita karanA, isakA samucita prAyogika prazikSaNa dete rahate the| 'vyavahArabodha' meM arhad vandanA ke saMgAna kA bodha dete hue unhoMne kahA vidhivada arhat vaMdanA, maMda madhura sNgaan| AkarSaka sabako lage, tana-mana kI ika taan|| lagabhaga 29 varSoM se anavarata arhad vandanA kA krama cala rahA hai| jahAM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM evaM samaNiyoM kA pravAsa hotA hai, vahAM to subaha-zAma niyamita rUpa se arhad vandanA hotI hI hai, aneka parivAroM meM bhI prArthanA ke Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 137 adhyAtma ke prayoktA rUpa meM arhad vandanA kA saMgAna hotA hai| DaoN. saccidAnanda sahAya jo kucha dina gurudeva kI sannidhi meM rahe, ve arhad vandanA se to prabhAvita hue hI sAtha hI gurudeva kI prazikSaNa-vidhi se bhI bahuta prabhAvita hue| ve kahate haiM- 'arhan vandanA ke 24 sUkta prAkRta bhASA ke sAmaveda ke rUpa meM pratiSThita ho gae haiN|' prArthanA zurU karane ke prArambhika varSoM meM bhAI-bahinoM kI ora se pariSad meM kolAhala bahuta hotA thaa| pUjya gurudeva ne bAra-bAra logoM kA dhyAna isa ora AkRSTa kiyA isase logoM meM prArthanA ke prati ekAgratA evaM ekalayatA bddh'ii| saradArazahara kA prasaMga hai| prArthanA prArambha hone para bhI bahinoM kI ora se kolAhala kI dhvani sunAI de rahI thii| pUjya gurudeva ne prArthanA ko bIca meM hI sthagita karate hue kahA- "kolAhala aura prArthanAye donoM eka sAtha nahIM cala skte| maiM janatA meM prArthanA isalie karatA hUM ki janatA bhI isakA svAda ckhe| yadi Apa logoM kA isameM rasa nahIM hai to phira isake lie ekAMta sthAna khojanA hogaa|.....maiN AzA karatA hUM ki Apa saba loga prArthanA meM sammilita honA pasaMda kreNge|" gurudeva ke isa AhvAna se sabhA meM nistabdhatA chA gyii| logoM ko eka zAzvata bodhapATha mila gyaa| arhad vandanA ke prati jana-AsthA utpanna karane hetu aneka bAra gurudeva pharamAte the- "arhad vandanA kevala anuSThAna nahIM hai, lakSya ke prati jAgRta hone kA saMkalpa hai| yaha AdhyAtmika saMpoSaNa dene vAlI prakriyA hai| jisa prakAra zarIra kI puSTi ke liye nitya bhojana kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai, usI prakAra AtmA ko AdhyAtmika khurAka kI apekSA rahatI hai, vaha arhad vaMdanA se upalabdha hotI hai| adhyAtma ke abhAva meM jIvana suvyavasthita, zAMta aura samAdhistha nahIM rhtaa| ekAgratA, ekalayatA aura tanmayatA ke sAtha kI jAne vAlI isa arhat-vaMdanA meM kahIM bhI sAmpradAyikatA nahIM hai| yaha mastiSka kI ekAgratA bar3hAne vAlI aura mAnasika zAMti vRddhiMgata karane vAlI hai|" nikAya-vyavasthA terApaMtha dharma-saMgha eka netRtva dvArA zAsita zAsana hai| eka AcAra, eka AcArya aura eka vicAra isakI maulika vizeSatAeM haiN| saMgha-vistAra Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 138 evaM kArya - vistAra ko dekhate hue pUjya gurudeva ne san 1963 ke lADanUM cAturmAsa meM nikAya - vyavasthA kA prayoga prArambha karate hue kahA- "hama prAyogika yuga meM jI rahe haiN| prayoga pragati ke lie bahuta mahattva rakhatA hai| maiMne aneka prayoga kie haiN| maiM unase nirAza nahIM, Azvasta huuN| saMgha meM sAdhanA evaM zikSA ke vikAsa hetu maiM nikAya vyavasthA kA prArambha karanA cAhatA huuN|" nikAya - vyavasthA ke mukhya tIna vibhAga the - prabandha, sAdhanA aura zikSA | ye dAyitva sAdhviyoM ko saupeM gae, jo mahAsatI lADAMjI kI sahayoginI ke rUpa meM pratiSThita kI gyiiN| hisAra maryAdA mahotsava san 1966 meM pUre saMgha ke vikAsa hetu cAra nikAyoM kI vyavasthA kI gayIprabandha, sAdhanA, zikSA aura sAhitya / ina cAroM ko nirdezana dene hetu muni nathamalajI (AcArya mahAprajJajI) ko nikAya saciva ke rUpa meM niyukta kiyA gayA / sAdhanA nikAya kI kalpanA se spaSTa hai ki gurudeva apane saMgha meM kevala zikSA hI nahIM, sAdhanA ke nae-nae AyAmoM ko kholanA cAhate the / nikAyavyavasthA kA prArambha bhI gurudeva ke netRtva kA eka vizeSa sAdhanAtmaka prayoga kahA jA sakatA hai| abhyarthanA patra cAhe sAdhanA kA kSetra ho yA zikSA kA, ekarUpatA vyakti ko ubA detI hai| isI ciMtana ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue gurudeva sAdhanA ke prayogoM meM bhI navInatA prastuta karate rahate the| unake dvArA prastuta upakrama hara sAdhaka meM punaH utsAha kA saMcAra kara detA thA / vi. saM. 2021 meM AMtarika vizuddhi he gurudeva ne eka nayA prakalpa saMgha ke samakSa prastuta kiyaa| mahotsava ke avasara para sabako abhyarthanA patra bharane kA nirdeza diyaa| vyastatA ke kAraNa sabako vyaktigata rUpa se samaya denA kaThina thA ataH abhyarthanA patra meM ina viSayoM ko prastuta kiyA gayA 1. maiM amuka viSaya kI sAdhanA karanA cAhatA hUM / maiM amuka viSaya kI zikSA prApta karanA cAhatA hUM / amuka roga kI cikitsA karavAnA cAhatA huuN| 4. maiM amuka prakAra kA sahayoga karanA cAhatA hUM / sAdhanA ke saMdarbha meM ina vikalpoM ko prastuta kiyA gayA 3. maiM Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 139 adhyAtma ke prayoktA 1. svabhAva-parivartana 2. sevAvRtti kA vikAsa 3. dhyAna 4. svAdhyAya 5. Asana aadi| abhyarthanA patra ke mAdhyama se aneka saMtoM ne pUjya gurudeva se sAdhanA ke kSetra meM mArgadarzana prApta kiyA aura apanA mArga prazasta kiyaa| navAhnika AdhyAtmika anuSThAna vaidika paramparA meM pUjA-pATha evaM dhArmika dRSTi se Asoja evaM caitra mAsa kA vizeSa mahattva hai| ina mahInoM meM nau dinoM taka vizeSa upAsanA kI jAtI hai, jo navarAtri ke rUpa meM prasiddha hai| ye mahIne kAyAkalpa ke lie bhI vizeSa mahattva ke haiM kyoMki ina mahInoM meM zarIra eka vizeSa prakAra kI rAsAyanika prakriyA se gujaratA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA ciMtana rahA ki ina mahInoM meM bhAvanAtmaka kAyAkalpa ke bhI kucha AdhyAtmika anuSThAna calane caahie| gurudeva kI preraNA se AcArya mahAprajJajI ne japa aura dhyAna kA vizeSa anuSThAna prastuta kiyaa| isa anuSThAna kA eka mAtra uddezya haiAtmazuddhi aura UrjA kA vikaas| anuSThAna kI vidhi evaM samaya-sAraNI isa prakAra nizcita kI gayIprAtaH 9.30 se 10.00 . caMdesu nimmalayarA, Aiccesu ahiyaM pyaasyraa| sAgaravaragaMbhIga, siddhA siddhiM mama disNtu|| kA pAMca bAra paatth| ___ caMdesu nimmalayarA, siddhA siddhiM mama disNtu| kA teraha bAra paatth| - Aiccesu ahiyaM payAsayarA, siddhA siddhiM mama disNtu| kA teraha bAra paatth| sAgaravaragaMbhIrA, siddhA siddhiM mama disNtu| kA teraha bAra paatth| AroggabohilAbhaM, samAhivaramuttamaM ditu| . kA teraha bAra paatth| siddhA siddhiM mama disNtu| kA ikkIsa bAra paatth| caMdesu nimmalayarA, Aiccesu ahiyaM pyaasyraa| sAgaravaragaMbhIrA, siddhA siddhiM mama disNtu|| Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI kA pAMca bAra pATha / OM hrIM klIM kSvIM dhammo maMgalamukkiTThe .. Adi pAMca zlokoM kA sAta bAra pATha / OM hrIM klIM kSvIM dhammo maMgalamukkihUM, ahiMsA saMjamo tavo / devA vi taM namasaMti, jassa dhamme 140 sayA maNo // 1 // AviyaI rasaM / pINei appayaM // 2 // jahA dumassa pupphesu, bhamaro na ya pupphaM kilAmei, so ya emee samaNA muttA, je loe saMti sAhuNo / vihaMgamA va pupphesu, dANabhattesaNe rayA // 3 // vayaM ca vittiM labbhAmo, na ya koi uvahammaI / ahAgaDesu rIyaMti, pupphesu bhamarA jahA // 4 // mahukArasamA buddhA, je bhavaMti aNissiyA / nANApiMDarayA daMtA, teNa vucchaMti sAhuNo // 5 // prAtaH 10.00 se 10.30 - AdhyAtmika pravacanamadhyAhna 2.30 se 3.15 Agama-pATha kA svAdhyAya / (dasaveAliyaM, uttarajjhayaNANi Adi AgamoM ke mUla pATha kA spaSTa va zuddha uccAraNa evaM vyAkhyA) pazcima rAtri - 4.45 se 5.30 OM uvasaggaharaM pAsaM (upasargahara stotra) Adi pAMca zloka evaM OM hrIM zrIM arhaM namiUNa'.....maMtra kA nau bAra pATha / phira 'vighanaharaNa' kA japa / uvasaggahastotra OM uvasaggaharaM pAsaM, pAsaM vaMdAmi kammaghaNamukkaM / visahara - visaninnAsaM, maMgala-kallANaAvAsaM // 1 // visahara - phulliMga- maMtaM, kaMThe dhArei jo sayA maNuo / tassa gaha-roga-mArI, duTThajarA jaMti uvasAmaM // 2 // ciTThau dUre maMto, tujjha paNAmo vi bahuphalo hoi / naratiriesu vi jIvA, pAvaMti na dukkha - dohaggaM // 3 // tuha sammatte laddhe, cintAmaNikappapAyavabbhahie / pAvaMti aviggheNaM, jIvA ayarAmaraM ThANaM // 4 // Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 141 adhyAtma ke prayoktA iya saMthuo mahAyasa!, bhattibbhara-nibbhareNa hiyenn| tA deva! dija bohiM, bhave bhave pAsa jiNacaMda // 5 // OM hrIM zrIM aha~ namiUNa pAsa visahara vasaha jiNa phulliga hrIM zrIM nmH| vighanaharaNa vighanaharaNa maMgalakaraNa, svAma bhikSu ro naam| guNa olakha sumiraNa karai, sarai acintyA kaam|| isa anuSThAna meM japa aura Agama-svAdhyAya ke sAtha tapa kA yoga bhI Avazyaka rakhA gyaa| tapa meM-ekAsana, AyaMbila, SaDvigaya-varjana, paMcavigaya-varjana aura dasa pratyAkhyAna meM se kisI eka tapa kI ArAdhanA isa kAlAvadhi meM kI jaae| vyaktigata icchA ke anusAra nau dina taka eka hI tapa athavA vaikalpika tapa kI ArAdhanA bhI kI jA sakatI hai| ___saMbhAgI zrAvaka zrAvikAoM ke lie nimnAMkita niyama bhI anuSThAnakAla meM pAlanIya haiM - brahmacarya kA pAlana - rAtribhojanaviramaNa (cauvihAra/tivihAra) - jamIkanda kA vrjn| . yaha krama pichale aneka sAloM se sAmUhika rUpa se cala rahA hai| ina dinoM pUjya gurudeva evaM AcAryazrI ke pravacana bhI itane AdhyAtmika evaM preraka hote ki kisI bhI AtmArthI yA mumukSu sAdhaka ke bhItara halacala hue binA nahIM raha sktii| san 1996 lADanUM meM navAhnika kAryakrama meM gurudeva ne pravacana meM "appamatto parivvae" kI bhAvapUrNa vyAkhyA kii| dUsare dina kucha sAdhuoM kI IryA samiti kI skhalanA dekhakara pravacana meM preraNA dete hue gurudeva ne kahA- "saMtoM! itanI AtmavismRti kisa kAma kI? kala bAta sunI aura Aja bhUla ge| kyA hamArI bhI jAnakI calI gayI? sItA-haraNa ke bAda zrIrAma Atma-vismRta ho ge| lakSmaNa vijayI hokara punaH rAma ke pAsa Ae to ve ajanabI kI bhAMti bAta karane lage- kauna rAma, kauna lakSmaNa? kauna sItA? para lakSmaNa ke prayAsa se jaba unakA cittrodvega dUra huA taba kahIM ve apanI mUla sthiti meM aae| saMtoM! jAnakI ke jAne se rAma kI aisI sthiti bnii| hamArI jAnakI to Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 142 sAdhutA hI hai| isakI satata surakSA Avazyaka hai tAki Atma-smRti banI rhe|" AdhyAtmika prazikSaNa zivira chAtroM meM AdhyAtmika saMskAra bharane hetu pUjya gurudeva kI preraNA se aneka AdhyAtmika prazikSaNa zivira lagAe ge| ye zivira kabhI 15 dina ke tathA kabhI 7 dina ke lagate the| ina ziviroM meM pramukhatA vidyArthiyoM kI. hotI thii| san 1970 se 1975 taka aise aneka ziviroM kA Ayojana huaa| yadyapi chAtroM ko prazikSaNa sAta dina kA diyA jAtA lekina unake lie adhyAtma prazikSaNa kA kAryakrama lambe samaya kA rakhA gyaa| yahAM unake nirdezaka tattvoM kI saMkSipta rUparekhA prastuta kI jA rahI hailakSya zivira kA mukhya lakSya rakhA gayA ki svabhAva-parivartana evaM vRtti-saMzodhana ke lie kucha prayoga karAe jaaeN| isake lie maitrI, pramoda, karuNA evaM mAdhyastha Adi bhAvanAoM kA sakriya prazikSaNa diyA gyaa| yoga-prazikSaNa - yoga-prazikSaNa ke antargata vIravaMdana, mahAmudrA, uDDIyAnabaMdha, pazcimottAnAsana, matsyendrAsana, padmAsana, bhujaMgAsana, dhanurAsana, sarvAMgAsana, matsyAsana evaM kAyotsarga Adi ke prayoga karAe ge| bauddhika prazikSaNa bauddhika prazikSaNa ke antargata zarIra kyA hai ? sAttvika AhAra kA mana se kyA sambandha hai ? bhASA kA prayoga kaise kiyA jAe tathA dharma aura darzana ke kucha pramukha viSayoM para prazikSaNa diyA gyaa| vyAvahArika prazikSaNa vyAvahArika zuddhi ke lie AhAra-viveka, gamana-viveka, pArasparikatA, AyojanoM kI vyavasthA kA viveka tathA gIta, nAre Adi kA zikSaNa diyA gyaa| tattvajJAna prazikSaNa namaskAra maMtra, vaMdanavidhi, sAmAyikapATha, maMgalapATha, tIrthaMkaraparamparA, AcArya-paramparA, paccIsa bola, arhat vaMdanA, aNuvratagIta Adi kucha gItoM kA prazikSaNa diyA gyaa| Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 adhyAtma ke prayoktA upAsaka saMgha zivira zrAvaka samAja meM vizeSa sAdhaka taiyAra karane ke lie upAsaka varga kI yojanA socI gyii| muni nathamalajI (AcArya mahAprajJa) evaM muni madhukarajI ne upAsaka saMgha kA prArUpa taiyAra kiyaa| usameM do kakSAeM rakhI gayIM- saMghavAsI upAsaka aura gRhavAsI upaask| saMghavAsI upAsaka jo brahmacArI rahate hue saMgha meM sAdhanA kreNge| gRhavAsI upAsaka samaya-samaya para ziviroM meM bhAga leMge para sAmAnyataH ghara meM rahate hue niyamoM ke prati jAgarUka rheNge| upAsaka saMgha kA sarvaprathama mAsika zivira lADanUM meM 6 julAI, 1963 ko prArambha huA, jisameM bayAsI bhAI-bahinoM ne bhAga liyaa| isa zivira ke saMcAlana kA dAyitva caMdanamalajI mehatA (jodhapura) ne saMbhAlA tathA sAdhanA saMbaMdhI prazikSaNa meM muni nathamala (AcArya mahAprajJa) kA vizeSa yogadAna rhaa| upAsaka saMgha prArambha karane ke pIche gurudeva kA prArambhika ciMtana thA zrAvaka samAja meM viveka kA jaagrnn| isa dRSTi se vivege dhammamAhie' yaha Agamika sUkta zivira kA ghoSa rakhA gyaa| sAdhanA ke sAtha-sAtha samAja meM aNuvrata AMdolana kA racanAtmaka rUpa prastuta kiyA jaae| jIvana-parimArjana aura viveka-jAgaraNa kI dRSTi se yaha prayoga bahuta saphala rhaa| upAsaka zivira ke saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA vizvAsa nimna zabdoM meM vyakta huA-'upAsakoM kA vaha zivira merI dRSTi meM bhAvI samAja ke lie eka nayA dizAdarzana thaa| jisa prakAra aNuvrata aura nayA mor3a eka dizAdarzana thA, vaise hI upAsaka saMgha thaa| prathama bAra meM usakA suniyojita rUpa sAmane nahIM A pAyA, para bhaviSya ke lie mArga prazasta ho gyaa| mAnava-samAja Aja jisa ghora pratAr3anA meM jI rahA hai, use aise dizAdarzana kI bahuta bar3I apekSA hai| dharmAcAryoM kA yaha kAma honA cAhie ki ve mAnava samAja ko rAha dikhaaeN| isa zivira meM vizeSa rUpa se ina viSayoM para prazikSaNa diyA gayA - AhAra evaM khaadysNym| - krodha evaM Aveza se bacane ke upaay| - sAdhanA meM jJAna, darzana aura AcAra kA sthaan| - Agraha kA niyNtrnn| Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 144 - bhakti aura zraddhA kA vikaas| - sahaastitva kI upyogitaa| - vaaksNym| - anuzAsana kA mhttv| upAsaka saMgha kA dUsarA zivira 13 akTUbara 1964 ko bIkAnera meM prArambha huaa| jisameM mohanalAlajI bAMThiyA, saMtoSacaMdajI baraDiyA, jayacaMdalAlajI daphtarI, zrIcaMdajI rAmapuriyA, jeThAbhAI javerI evaM mohanalAlajI kaThautiyA Adi viziSTa kAryakartAoM ne bhAga liyaa| pUjya gurudeva ne zivira kA uddezya spaSTa karake upAsakoM ko pratibodha dete hue kahA- "isa sAdhanA zivira meM maiM chuTapuTa saMgharSoM kI bAtoM ko lenA nahIM cAhatA aura na unheM bIca meM lAnA hI cAhatA huuN| maiM cAhatA hUM ki kAryakartAoM meM kSamatA kI vRddhi ho| usakA svarUpa yaha ho 1. atIta kI vismRti kI kssmtaa| 2. apanI durbalatA aura dUsaroM kI vizeSatA svIkAra karane kI kssmtaa| 3. samAjahita ke lie sAmaMjasyapUrNa vicAroM kI kssmtaa|.. 4. vyaktigata vicAroM ko eka sImA taka hI mahattva dene kI kssmtaa| ___ ukta sUtroM kA vikAsa tabhI ho sakegA, jaba dimAga svaccha va rikta hogaa| sleTa para tabhI likhA jA sakegA, jaba vaha sApha hogii| mujhe AzA hai ki Apa loga isa zivira-sAdhanA dvArA lakSita dizA meM adhikAdhika vikAsa kareMge aura apanA Atmabala jgaaeNge| isa dRSTi se maiM bhI sAdhanA ke kucha vizeSa prayoga karanA cAhatA huuN| jaise * pratidina ekAzana krnaa| * bhojana meM nau dravyoM se adhika nahIM khaanaa| * dUdha ke atirikta koI vigaya nahIM khaanaa| * japa ke vizeSa prayoga krnaa| * dhyAna va anuprekSA (cintana) krnaa| punaH lADanUM pravAsa meM 1 maI 1972 se ekamAsIya sAdhanA-satra kA prArambha huaa| isa zivira kA Ayojana pAramArthika zikSaNa saMsthA ke Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 adhyAtma ke prayoktA 8-9 prAMgaNa meM huaa| zivira ke daurAna aneka nae prayoga karavAe ge| yaha zivira prekSAdhyAna kI pRSThabhUmi kahA jA sakatA hai| prayogoM kI aitihAsika surakSA kI dRSTi se zivira kI mukhya dinacaryA kA yahAM ullekha kiyA jA rahA hai4.30-5.30 arham japa evaM zvAsadarzana kA dhyAna 6.30-7.30 Asana-prANAyAma yoga sambandhI carcA 9-10 arham japa evaM dhyAna 10-11 kAyotsarga 2-3 jaina tattva-vidyA kA prazikSaNa 3-4 yoga viSayaka pravacana 8.30-9.30 arham japa evaM dhyAna - vyastatA evaM saMghIya dAyitva se Abaddha hote hue bhI pUjya gurudeva ne lagabhaga sabhI kAryakramoM meM apanI sannidhi evaM mArgadarzana pradAna kiyaa| zivira kA saMcAlana mukhya rUpa se muni nathamalajI (AcArya mahAprajJa) evaM muni kizanalAlajI ne kiyaa| upAsaka dIkSA .. mumukSu dIkSA evaM samaNa dIkSA kI bhAMti san 1985 meM AdhyAtmika vikAsa kI eka aura nayI zreNI kI kalpanA gurudeva ne samAja ke samakSa prastuta kii| san 1985 meM paryuSaNa parva ke daurAna upAsaka dIkSA kA AdhyAtmika prayoga prArambha kiyA gyaa| prathama prayoga meM samAja ke aneka bhAI-bahinoM ne isameM apanI sahabhAgitA dikhaaii| upAsaka dIkSA ke lie alpakAlIna evaM dIrghakAlIna donoM vidhAna rakhe ge| dIkSA svIkRti kI avadhi meM niyamita dinacaryA ke sAtha sAdhanA ke vizeSa prayogoM kA prAvadhAna rakhA gyaa| isa sAdhanA ke saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA spaSTa abhimata thA ki yaha sAdhanA vyakti ko Atmakendrita banAkara use sAmAjika kSetra meM racanAtmaka bhUmikA nibhAne kI kSamatA aura vizvAsa detI hai|" upAsaka dIkSA kI yojanA isa prakAra rakhI gayI 1. upAsanAMkAla-kama se kama eka saptAha se jIvana bhara / 2. vezabhUSA-zveta bhAratIya gaNaveza tathA Upara uttriiy| Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 146 3. zrama-kama se kama tIna ghaMTA-saMsthA kA daayitv| 4. kArya-saMgaThana, saMskAra, sevA, aNuvrata grAma-nirmANa, pracAra-prasAra aadi| 5. vyavasthA-jaina vizva bhAratI, tulasI adhyAtma nIDam se| vizeSa sthiti meM apanA kharca bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| 6. sAdhanA - bAraha vratoM kA sviikrnn| - upAsanAkAla meM pUrNa brahmacarya kA paaln| - gRhakAryoM se mukti| - ahiMsA, satya, acaurya tathA prAmANikatA kI vizeSa sAdhanA / upAsanA kAla meM vyaktigata saMgraha ke rUpa meM sAdhaka ke pAsa saMpatti nahIM raha skegii| vartamAna meM prativarSa paryuSaNa ke daurAna upAsaka-sAdhanA kA krama anavarata calatA hai, jisameM aneka sAdhaka bhAga lete haiM aura AdhyAtmika dizA-darzana prApta karate haiN| yogakSema varSa san 1987 meM pUjya gurudeva ne eka mahAn svapna dekhaa| isa Ayojana kI pRSThabhUmi meM mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI ke nivedana evaM AcArya mahAprajJajI ke ciMtana ne mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhaaii| mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI ke zabdoM meM isa deza kI dharatI para eka aisA varSa manAyA gayA, jo na saMyuktarASTra saMgha dvArA ghoSita thA na kisI rAjanItika saMgaThana dvArA prerita thA aura na kisI mahAn puruSa kI smRti se jur3A huA thaa| usa varSa ko manAne kA eka uddezya thA sarvAMgINa vyktitv-nirmaann|" san 1989-90 meM pUre sAla caturvidha dharmasaMgha ko sAmUhika rUpa se lADanUM jaina vizva bhAratI meM adhyAtma kA prAyogika prazikSaNa diyA gyaa| isa varSa ko yogakSema varSa ke rUpa meM ghoSita kiyA gyaa| isake kAryakramoM ko 'prajJAparva' nAma se abhihita kiyA gayA kyoMki prajJA kA jAgaraNa isa kAryakrama kA mukhya uddezya thaa| "paNNA samikkhae" isa Agama-sUkta ko pratIka ke rUpa meM rakhA gyaa| isa sAMvatsarika prayoga evaM prazikSaNa ke Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 adhyAtma ke prayoktA pIche pUjya gurudeva kA lakSya yA saMkalpa unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai-- 'caturvidha dharmasaMgha ke vyaktitva kA nirmANa karanA, unakI bauddhika kSamatA ko bar3hAnA, bhAvanAtmaka vikAsa karanA, svabhAva - parivartana kI kalA sikhAnA aura prAyogika jIvana jInA sikhAnA, eka vAkya meM kahA jAe to AdhyAtmika vaijJAnika vyaktitva kA nirmANa krnaa|' yogakSema varSa ko adhyAtma aura vijJAna ke samanvaya kA prAyogika varSa kahA jA sakatA hai kyoMki pUre varSa prazikSaNArthI ko aneka viSayoM ke jJAna ke sAtha yogAsana, dhyAna, kAyotsarga, japa, anuprekSA Adi ke prayoga bhI karAe ge| yadyapi saikar3oM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko eka sAtha prazikSita karane kA yaha prayoga itanA sarala nahIM thA lekina pUjya gurudeva kA manobala aura saMkalpabala hara asaMbhava ko saMbhava karake dikhA detA thA / unake prayogadharmA vyaktitva kI hI phalazruti thI ki itanA bar3A aura mahAn anuSThAna sAnanda saphala huA aura aneka vyaktiyoM ne vidhivat prazikSaNa grahaNa kiyaa| isa prayoga ke saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kI dRr3ha AsthA ina paMktiyoM meM paThanIya hai- 'sahI ciMtana, vyavasthita yojanA, samucita upakaraNa aura paryApta puruSArtha ho to koI bhI kAma kaThina nahIM hotA / puruSArtha kI pariNati meM dera ho sakatI hai, para andhere kA vahAM avakAza nahIM hai| hama jIvana bhara prayatna kareM, prayoga kareM, tabhI usakA vAMchita pariNAma hameM mila skegaa| hAtha-paira hilAte - hilAte dahI se makkhana nikala skegaa|.......meraa vizvAsa hai ki isa prayoga se kucha bahuzruta taiyAra hoNge| ve apane bhAvanAtmaka vikAsa ke dvArA UMcAI aura gaharAI ko eka sAtha AtmasAt kara eka udAharaNa prastuta kreNge|' prazikSaNa meM bhAga lene vAle hara prazikSaNArthI ko pAMca sUtra die gae, jo vyAvahArika hote hue bhI vizuddha AdhyAtmika the - ( 1 ) prAmANika vyavahAra (2) jAgarUka vyavahAra ( 3 ) vinamra vyavahAra (4) mRdu vyavahAra (5) saMghaniSThA / pUre varSa pravacanoM, vyAkhyAnoM evaM goSThiyoM ke mAdhyama se aneka nae tathyoM kA prakaTIkaraNa huaa| sAtha hI dhyAna - jApa Adi ke bhI vibhinna prayoga karAe ge| isa varSa kI vistRta jAnakArI eka svataMtra khaMDa dI jaaegii| aNuvrata AMdolana kisI bhI deza ke vikAsa kA Akalana caur3I sar3akoM, bAMdhoM, Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI ___ 148 vidyut pariyojanAoM, audyogika pratiSThAnoM, aTTAlikAoM, vAhanoM yA kampyUTaroM ke AdhAra para nahIM ho sktaa| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kI dRSTi meM vikAsa kI mUla bhitti hai- saMyama, sAdagI, bhAIcArA, anuzAsana Adi AdhyAtmika muuly| cAritrika evaM AdhyAtmika utthAna ke lie deza kI svataMtratA ke sAtha gurudeva ne eka naitika Andolana calAyA, jo aNuvrata ke nAma se prasiddha hai| yaha AMdolana jAti, varNa, varga, bhASA se Upara eka asAMpradAyika AMdolana hai| ___ aNuvrata AcaraNa pradhAna dharma hai| isane dhArmika jIvana ke dvaidha ko miTAne kA prayatna kiyA hai| aNuvrata ke anusAra aisA nahIM ho sakatA ki vyakti maMdira meM jAkara bhakta bana jAe aura dukAna para baiThakara krUra anyaayii| aNuvrata kahatA hai dharma kisI maMdira yA pustaka meM nahIM, balki jIvanavyavahAra evaM vANI meM honA caahie| dhArmikatA ke sAtha naitikatA kA gaThabaMdhana karake aNuvrata ne eka dharmakrAMti prastuta kI hai| aNuvrata kA AhvAna hai- . dhArmika hai para nahIM ki naitika, bahuta bar3A vismaya hai, naitikatA se zUnya dharma kA, yaha kaisA abhinaya hai? . isa ulajhana kA dharmakrAMti hI, hai kamanIya kinaaraa| badale yuga kI dhaaraa|| aNuvrata AMdolana kI gUMja garIba kI jhoMpar3I se lekara rASTrapati ke bhavana taka pahuMcI hai| bhArata ke prathama rASTrapati DaoN. rAjendraprasAda kahate haiM- 'Aja ke yuga meM jabaki mAnava apanI bhautika unnati se cakAcauMdha hotA dikhAI de rahA hai aura jIvana ke naitika aura AdhyAtmika tattvoM kI avahelanA kara rahA hai, vahAM aise AndolanoM dvArA hI mAnava apane saMtulana ko banAe rakha sakatA hai aura bhautikavAda ke vinAzakArI pariNAmoM se bacane kI AzA kara sakatA hai|' aNuvrata adhyAtma kA madhyama mArga hai, jise apanAkara manuSya apanI manuSyatA ko kAyama rakhatA huA zoSaNavihIna samAja kI sthApanA kara sakatA hai| aNuvrata ke bAre meM pUjya gurudeva kI kalpanA unhIM ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai- 'mere mana meM bahuta bAra aisI bhAvanA uThatI hai ki aNuvrata adhyAtma kI aisI prayogazAlA bane, jahAM manuSya mAnavIya samatA kA pratyakSa darzana kara ske| aNuvrata gurudeva ke jIvana kA viziSTa kAryakrama hai ataH isakI vistRta carcA alaga khaMDa meM kI jaaegii| Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 149 adhyAtma ke prayoktA prekSAdhyAna jainoM kI koI svataMtra dhyAna-paddhati nahIM hai, yaha bAta pUjya gurudeva ke pAsa aneka bAra upasthita huii| san 1962 udayapura cAturmAsa meM pUjya gurudeva ne muni nathamalajI (AcArya mahAprajJa) ko saMketa diyA ki jaina paramparA meM dhyAna-yoga kI paramparA vicchinna jaisI ho gayI hai| yadi Agama meM vikIrNa sAmagrI ke AdhAra para isakA punaruddhAra ho jAe to jaina zAsana kI bahuta prabhAvanA hogii| muni nathamalajI (AcArya mahAprajJajI) ne isa dizA meM aneka prayoga kie| anya yoga paddhatiyoM kA bhI tulanAtmaka adhyayana kiyaa| anta meM san 1975 grIna hAUsa, jayapura meM isa dhyAnapaddhati kA nAmakaraNa prekSAdhyAna ho gyaa| prekSA ke prayoga kI pRSThabhUmi meM pUjya gurudeva kA eka lakSya yaha bhI rahA ki dharma kA prAyogika rUpa janatA ke samakSa aae| logoM ko jIvana-parivartana ke lie kevala maukhika upadeza hI nahIM diyA jAe varan prayoga prastuta kie jAeM, jisase unameM svataH rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita ho| prekSA kA uddezya batAte hue prekSA-saMgAna meM pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM prekSA kA uddezya hai, samatA kA abhyaas| pala-pala niyamitatA sadhe, Ae nayA prkaash|| prekSAdhyAna aMta:saundarya ko prakaTa karane evaM use dekhane kI vaijJAnika prakriyA hai| sampUrNa mAnava jAti ke lie pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI evaM AcArya mahAprajJa kA yaha eka mahAn AdhyAtmika avadAna hai| isase hajAroMlAkhoM logoM ne zArIrika, mAnasika evaM bhAvanAtmaka svAsthya prApta kiyA hai| . san 1986 AmeTa cAturmAsa meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke lie nau divasIya prekSA-prazikSaNa kA zivira Ayojita huaa| isa zivira meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko ina binduoM para dhyAna rakhane kI vizeSa preraNA dI gayI - bhAvakriyA kA abhyaas| - prAyaH mauna rkhnaa| - bhojana meM sImita dravyoM kA upayoga krnaa| - sAmUhika goSThiyoM meM barAbara upasthita rhnaa| Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI - 150 paraspara caraNa-sparza nahIM karanA, gRhasthoM se bhI caraNa-sparza nahIM karAnA / patra-patrikA Adi nahIM par3hanA / dhyAna, kAyotsarga, yogAsana Adi niyamita rUpa se karanA / vartamAna meM antarrASTrIya stara para prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga kiyA jA rahA hai| pUre varSa meM deza evaM videza meM saikar3oM zivira Ayojita hote haiM / prekSAdhyAna kA svataMtra vivaraNa eka alaga khaMDa meM kiyA jaaegaa| jIvana-vijJAna vidyArthI deza kI bhAvI pIr3hI hotA hai / pUjya gurudeva ke mana meM ciMtana ubharA ki zikSA ke sAtha adhyAtma ke kucha aise prayoga jor3e jAeM, jisase vidyArthI prArambha se hI apane jIvana ko badala sake aura eka Adarza nAgarika kI bhUmikA nibhA ske| zArIrika evaM bauddhika prazikSaNa kI bAta skUloM meM bhI sikhAyI jAtI hai para isa prayoga ke mAdhyama se vidyArthI meM mAnasika evaM bhAvanAtmaka vikAsa kaise ho, isa para adhika jora diyA gyaa| Aja deza ke aneka prAMtoM ke saikar3oM skUloM evaM kaoNlejoM meM jIvanavijJAna ke prayoga karAe jA rahe haiM tathA pariNAma bhI bahuta AzAjanaka Ae . haiN| Aja taka hajAroM adhyApakoM ko jIvana-vijJAna kA prazikSaNa diyA jA cukA hai| sarakAra kI ora se bhI isa dizA meM acchA sahayoga mila rahA hai / jIvana-vijJAna kA vistRta vivecana svataMtra khaMDa meM kiyA jaaegaa| ahiMsA sArvabhauma pUjya gurudeva ne apanI hara soca ko ahiMsA ke sAtha jIyA thaa| kisI ke kaSTa kI kalpanA se hI unakA karuNArdra citta pighala jAtA thA / ahiMsA kA sAmAjika jIvana meM varcasva bar3he, yaha unakA nijI svapna thA / * isa dRSTi se ahiMsA ke kSetra meM nae prayoga evaM prazikSaNa kA ciMtana unakI maulika soca thI / ahiMsA sArvabhauma ke bAre meM apanA ciMtana vyakta karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- " ahiMsA sArvabhauma meM ahiMsA ke guNagAna nahIM haiM, ahiMsA kI paribhASA nahIM hai, ahiMsA kI vyAkhyA nahIM hai, isameM hai ahiMsA kA anuzIlana, zodha aura usake prayoga / prAyogika hone ke kAraNa yaha eka vaijJAnika prasthApanA hai / " Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 adhyAtma ke prayoktA ahiMsA ko prAyogika banAne ke lie apanI yojanA prastuta karate hue unhoMne kahA- "maiM cAhatA hUM ki eka zaktizAlI ahiMsaka senA kA nirmANa ho| vaha senA rAjanIti ke prabhAva se sarvathA achUtI rahe / merI dRSTi meM ahiMsaka senA ke ye pAMca tattva mukhya hoMge- samarpaNa- apane karttavya ke lie jIvana kI Ahuti denI par3e, to taiyAra rhe| - zakti - paraspara ekatA ho| - saMgaThana- saMgaThana meM itanI dRr3hatA ho ki eka hI AhvAna para hajAroM vyakti taiyAra ho jaaeN| - sevA- eka dUsare ke prati nirapekSa na rheN| anuzAsana- pareDa meM sainika kI taraha custa anuzAsana ho|" ahiMsA sArvabhauma kI eka aMtaraMga pariSad ke sammukha isake uddezya ko spaSTa karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne pharamAyA-"merA yaha nizcita abhimata hai ki saMsAra meM hiMsA thI, hai aura rhegii| hiMsA kI taraha ahiMsA kA bhI traikAlika astitva hai| hiMsA kI prabalatA dekhakara ahiMsA kI niSThA zithila ho jAe yA samApta ho jAe, yaha ciMtA kA viSaya hai| hiMsA kA palar3A ahiMsA se bhArI na ho, aisI jAgarUkatA rakhanI hai| yaha kAma nirAzA aura kuNThA ke vAtAvaraNa meM nahIM hogaa| prasannatA, utsAha aura lagana ke sAtha kAma karanA hai, ahiMsA kI zakti ko ujAgara karanA hai| ahiMsA sArvabhauma kI saphalatA kA pahalA kadama yahI hogaa|" dhruvayoga kI sAdhanA AgamoM meM muni ke lie 'dhruvayogI', 'saMjamadhuvajogajutte' Adi vizeSaNoM kA prayoga milatA hai| jo avazya karaNIya kAryoM ko niyamita rUpa se karatA hai, vaha dhruvayogI kahalAtA hai| cUrNikAra jinadAsa mahattara ke anusAra pratipala jAgarUka, pratilekhana Adi kAryoM ko niyamita rUpa se karane vAlA, mana, vacana, kAyA kI pravRtti ko sAvadhAna hokara karane vAlA tathA pAMca prakAra ke svAdhyAya meM rata muni dhruvayogI kahalAtA hai|" san 1995 ke dillI cAturmAsa meM pUjya gurudeva ne dhruvayoga kI sAdhanA kA prakalpa sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke samakSa rkhaa| dhruvayoga sAta haiM Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI . 152 1. pratikramaNa 5. svAdhyAya 2. pratilekhana 6. dhyAna/kAyotsarga 3. arhat-vandanA 7. japayoga 4. yogAsana ____ ye sAtoM dhruvayoga adhyAtma ke aise prayoga haiM, jo sAdhaka ko antarmukhI banAne vAle haiM tathA niyamita rUpa se pratidina saba sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke lie karaNIya haiN| bRhad maMgalapATha - jainadharma meM maMgalapATha zravaNa kA atyadhika mahattva hai| hara kArya kA zubhArambha maMgalapATha sunakara hI kiyA jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI evaM AcArya mahAprajJa ne maMgalapATha ke saMdarbha meM eka nayA prayoga prArambha kiyaa| maMgalapATha ke sAtha Agama ke padya evaM kucha anya mAMgalika zlokoM ko bhI jor3a diyaa| hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM loga prAtaH aura sAyaM maMgalapATha kA zravaNa kara Atmazakti ko prApta karate haiN| usa samaya zrotAoM kI karabaddha bhAvapUrNa mudrA evaM ekAgratA dekhate hI banatI hai| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM maMgalapATha kA zravaNa karane vAle kA citta pUre dina sahaja hI AdhyAtmika bhAvanA se ota:prota rahatA hai tathA citta bhI zAMta aura prazAMta bana jAtA hai| bRhad maMgalapATha kI pravidhi isa prakAra hai - namaskAra mahAmaMtra....eso paMca nnmukkaaro| - cattAri maMgalaM (pUrA pATha) * dhammo maMgalamukkiTuM, ahiMsA saMjamo tvo| devA vi taM namasaMti, jassa dhamme sayA mnno|| * caittA bhArahaM vAsaM, cakkavaTTI mhiddddio| saMtI saMtikare loe, patto gimnnuttrN|| deva-dANava-gaMdhavvA, jkkh-rkkhs-kinnraa| baMbhayAri namasaMti, dukkaraM je kareMti tN|| * maMgalaM bhagavAn vIro, maMgalaM gautamo gnnii| maMgalaM sthUlibhadrAdyAH, jainadharmo'stu mNglN|| * maMgalaM matimAn bhikSaH, maMgalaM bhaarmllkH| maMgalaM rAyacandrAdyAH, maMgalaM tulsiiguruH|| Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma ke prayoktA mahAprajJo'stu maMgalaM, terApaMtho'stu maMgalaM // vidhanaharaNa maMgalakaraNa, svAma bhikSu ro nAma / guNa olakha sumiraNa kare, sarai acintyA kAmaM // (tIna bAra ) vyaktitva-nirmANa kA prayoga 153 I vyaktitva-nirmANa saMsAra kA sabase kaThina kArya hai / vyaktitvanirmANa ke kSetra meM gAMdhIjI ke bAda pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kA nAma svarNAkSaroM meM likhA jaaegaa| pUjya gurudeva samaya - samaya para vyaktitva - nirmANa ke aneka sUtra saMgha ke samakSa prastuta karate rahate the| unakI tIvra tar3apa thI ki terApaMtha saMgha ke hara sadasya kA jIvana Adarza aura preraka ho / san 1997 lADanUM pravAsa meM unhoMne sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke samakSa jIvana rUpAMtaraNa kI eka vaijJAnika rUparekhA prastuta kI, jisake AdhAra para hara vyakti apane jIvana ko svastha, saMtulita aura Anandamaya banA sakatA hai| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI goSThI ko sambodhita karate hue unhoMne kahA'rUpAMtaraNa ke lie nayI pratimA banAnA Avazyaka hai / " anurAgAd virAgaH " yaha anuprekSA kA siddhAnta hai| jaba taka nayI pratimA yA nae lakSya kA nirmANa nahIM hogA, purAne saMskAroM ko miTAnA kaThina hotA hai| rUpAMtaraNa ke lie tIna tattva Avazyaka haiM 44 1. lakSya kA nirdhAraNa / 2. pratimA kA nirmANa / 3. dRr3ha sNklpnisstthaa| sarvaprathama lakSya-nirdhAraNa ho ki mujhe acchI sAdhvI yA acchA sAdhu bananA hai / tadanantara pratimA kA nirmANa kiyA jaae| kisI bhI rekhAcitra meM pAMca aMga mukhya rUpa se anivArya hote haiN| vaMdanA bhI paMcAMga praNati ke rUpa meM prasiddha hai / ve pAMca aMga haiM - sira, do bhujAeM, do paira / AMtarika rUpAMtaraNa hetu navanirmita DhAMce ko bhAvanA ke sAtha jor3anA Avazyaka hai| isakA krama isa prakAra rahegA sira-upazAMta kaSAya / do bhujAeM - vinamratA aura sAmaMjasya / do paira - sahiSNutA aura sevA - sahayoga / pratimA nirmANa ke bAda ekAgratA se saMkalpa evaM anuprekSA kA Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 154 prayoga Avazyaka hai, jisase tadanurUpa pariNati ho ske| pUjya gurudeva ne prazikSaNa kA krama jArI rakhate hue kahA- "sira zarIra kA mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| usa sthAna para ciMtana kiyA jAe ki mere kaSAya upazAMta ho rahe haiN| Aveza karane kA artha hai-dUsare kI galatI kA badalA svayaM se lenA athavA svayaM svayaM kA zoSaNa krnaa| Aveza vyaktitva ko durbala banAtA hai ata: mujhe Aveza nahIM karanA hai| ahaMkAra vyakti ke vikAsa ko avaruddha kara detA hai ataH vastu evaM vyakti ke prati merA vyavahAra vinamra hogaa| isI prakAra RjutA aura lAghava ke vikAsa kA ciMtana kiyA jaae| krodhAdi kaSAya upazAMta hoMge to mastiSka zAMta rahegA, usakI kAryakSamatA bar3hegI aura anAvazyaka tanAva kA anubhava nahIM hogaa| pratidina ciMtana karanA cAhie ki yaugalika evaM anuttaravimAnavAsI devoM kI bhAMti mere kaSAya upazAMta ho rahe haiN| hAtha karma ke pratIka haiN| donoM bhujAeM vyakti ko sadaiva karma kI ora abhiprerita karatI rahatI haiN| navanirmita pratimA kI dAyIM bhujA hai vinamratA tathA bAyIM hai saamNjsy| vinamratA aura sAmaMjasya- 'donoM hAtha : eka sAtha' lokokti ko caritArtha karane vAle haiN| yadi vinamratA hai to kisI bhI paristhiti meM sAmaMjasya evaM samAyojana karanA kaThina nahIM hogaa| satya zodhaka sadaiva vinamra hotA hai| yadi hama jhukeMge to sAmane vAlA jhuka jAegA para isakA artha svArthavaza jhukanA yA cApalUsI nahIM hai| sAmaMjasya kA tAtparya yaha bhI nahIM hai ki dUsaroM ke galata kAryoM meM sAmaMjasya kiyA jaae| bhinna ruci, bhinna svabhAva vAle vyaktiyoM ke sAtha apane Apako samAyojita karane kI vRtti jAge, yaha sAmUhika jIvana meM zAMta-sahavAsa kI pahalI apekSA hai| paira gati, vikAsa evaM sahiSNutA ke sUcaka haiN| pUre zarIra kA bhAra paira hI vahana karate haiN| navanirmita pratimA kA dAyAM paira hai sahiSNutA evaM bAyAM paira hai-sevA aura shyog| anukUla-pratikUla paristhiti ko sahana karane vAlA apanI zakti ko bar3hAtA hai| sahiSNu vyakti kisI avAMchanIya sthiti ke lie dUsaroM ko doSa nahIM detA isalie pratyeka apriya paristhiti meM usakA mAnasika saMtulana banA rahatA hai| sahiSNutA ke abhAva meM kadamakadama para sAdhaka ko anuttIrNa honA par3atA hai| Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 155 adhyAtma ke prayoktA isI prakAra sevA aura sahayoga bhI jIvana ke amUlya ratna haiN| jo . vyakti sAmUhika jIvana meM samaya para dUsaroM ko sahayoga denA nahIM jAnatA, vaha dUsaroM se sahayoga-prApti kI AzA kaise kara sakatA hai ? sevA sabase bar3I tapasyA hai| isameM apane aura parAe kI bhedarekhA samApta ho jAtI hai ataH pUrNa rUpa se samarpita vyakti hI sevA kA Ananda le sakatA hai| pratimA kA preraNAdAyI prArUpa prastuta karane ke bAda gurudeva kucha kSaNa ruke aura sabake ceharoM ko gaharAI se par3hane lge| punaH saMvega-srotasvinI kI dhArA pravAhita karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- "jIvana meM rUpAntaraNa ke lie kucha na kucha prayoga calate rahanA caahie| dIkSA lenA sAdhanA kA atha . hai, iti nhiiN| yadi sAdhaka kA jIvana prAyogika na ho to jIvana jar3a bana jAtA hai, usameM tejasvitA nahIM A sktii| yaha AdhyAtmika vaijJAnika prayoga hai| pratidina anuprekSApUrvaka yadi isa pratimA kA salakSya nirmANa kiyA jAe to avazya hI jIvana meM adhyAtma ke nae sUrya kA avataraNa ho sakatA hai tathA "tamaso mA jyotirgamaya" kI dizA meM prasthAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| . saMghIya sAdhanA ke ye prayoga sAdhanA meM paripakvatA lAne vAle haiN| hara prayoga eka nayA anubhava dene vAlA tathA agrima prayoga kI bhUmikA ko sudRr3ha karane vAlA hai| ina prayogoM se kevala terApaMtha dharmasaMgha hI nahIM, apitu saMpUrNa mAnava jAti upakRta huI hai| Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM jAdU vaha hai, jo sara para car3hakara bole, vaise hI sAdhanA vahI hai, jo jIvana-vyavahAra meM mukhara ho| sAdhanA kevala paraloka ko sudhArane ke lie nahIM, apitu isI jIvana meM navajAgaraNa kA anubhava karane ke lie kI jAtI hai| jIvana bhara sAdhanA karane ke bAda bhI yadi jIvana meM kaSAya upazAMta nahIM haiM, samatA kA avataraNa nahIM hai, Atmaupamya kA bhAva jAgRta nahIM hai to sAdhanA kevala bhArabhUta hai| sAdhaka satata zuddha caitanya kA anubhava karatA hai| vahAM sAre bAhya saMvedana nIce raha jAte haiN| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM vyakti samAja meM rahakara sAdhanA kare aura kaThina paristhitiyoM kI upasthiti meM bhI vicalita na ho, yaha sAdhanA kI kasauTI hai|" saiddhAMtika bhASA meM SaSTha, saptama guNasthAnavartI AtmA ke paryavoM kI vizuddhi hI usakI sAdhanA kI saphalatA kI kasauTI hai| dvAdaza, trayodaza guNasthAnavartI vItarAga jaise vyavahAra vAle sAdhaka virale hI hote haiN| gurudeva ke hara jIvana-vyavahAra se unakI AMtarika paryava-zuddhi kA AbhAsa hameM milatA rahatA thaa| __ pUjya gurudeva kI sahaja sAdhanA se uddhRta niSpattiyoM ko jaba hama Adhunika manovaijJAnika vizleSaNa ke saMdarbha meM dekhate haiM to lagatA hai ki ve maulika vRttiyoM se bahuta Upara uTha cuke the| isa adhyAya ko par3hakara yaha sahaja anumAna lagAyA jA sakatA hai ki eka sAmAnya vyakti kI bhAMti ve ina vRttiyoM ke dAsa kabhI nahIM bne| unhoMne svayaM ko inake adhIna nahIM balki inako khAdya-saMyama, abhaya, samatA, sahiSNutA, anAsakti aura anAgraha meM badalane kA tIvra prayatna kiyaa| pUjya gurudeva ko jaba bhI dekhA, jahAM bhI dekhA, sAdhanA unake roma-roma se prasphuTita hotI dikhAI dii| unake caraNoM meM Ane vAlA hara vyakti unake sAdhanAmaya tejovalaya se abhibhUta hue binA nahIM raha sakatA thaa| unakA jIvana akhaMDa Ananda aura zAMti kA avirala srota thA, jisameM hara klAMta evaM zrAMta vyakti apane dainya aura tApa kA prakSAlana kara sakatA thaa| gurudeva tulasI ne nazvara zarIra se avinazvara vibhUti ko prApta kara saMsAra ko saMbhUti evaM prajJA kA dAna diyA thaa| saMyama kI prakRSTa sAdhanA se Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 157 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM unheM jo kucha hAsila huA, use zabdoM meM bAMdhanA kaThina hai phira bhI satyaniSThA, Atmabodha Adi kucha binduoM meM unakI sAdhanA kI niSpattiyoM sphuTa rUpa se pradarzita kiyA jA rahA hai satyaniSThA saccaM bhayavaM, sacvaM loyammi sAraMbhUyaM, satyenottambhitA bhUmiH ye zAzvata svara satya kI mahattA ke svayaMbhU pramANa haiM / satya kI vyAkhyA karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate the - " satya ke prati AsthA kA artha hai-- apane prati AsthA, jagat ke astitva ke prati AsthA, pUrvajanma aura punarjanma meM AsthA, karma aura usake phala meM AsthA tathA mokSa aura usake sAdhanoM meM aasthaa|" hara mahApuruSa apane DhaMga se satya kI khoja karate haiM para satya deza aura kAla se abAdhita hotA hai| satya kI khoja kahIM bhI kisI bhI samaya kI jAe, usakA pariNAma samAna aaegaa| yadyapi dUsaroM ke dvArA khoje satya se bhI jIvana calAyA jA sakatA hai para mahAvIra ne kahA" 'appaNA saccamesejjA" arthAt svayaM satya khojo| isI bAta ko prakArAMtara se pUjya gurudeva ina zabdoM meM abhivyakti dete haiM- "dUsaroM dvArA khojA huA satya bAsI ho jAtA hai| hama bAsI roTI khAnA pasanda nahIM karate to bAsI satya se kAma kyoM calAeM? satya kI khoja meM lage raheM to kabhI na kabhI koI daravAjA svayaM khula jAegA aura ajJAta jJAta meM badala jAegA / " yahI kAraNa thA ki ve kabhI purAnI lakIroM para calakara hI AtmatoSa kA anubhava nahIM karate the sadaiva kucha na kucha nayA socate rahate the / bacapana se hI pUjya gurudeva kI satyaniSThA prakarSa para thii| satya ke prati aDiga vizvAsa ko vyakta karane vAlA yaha saMsmaraNa unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- " saccAI ke prati merA sadA se aTUTa vizvAsa rahA hai| mujhe yAda hai ki eka dina mohanalAlajI kI bahU (bar3I bhAbhI) ne mujhase kahA- "jAo, ye paise lo aura bAjAra meM jAkara kucha lohe kI kIleM lA do / " nemIcaMdajI koThArI, jo mere mAmA hote the, maiM unakI dukAna para gayA / unhoMne binA paise lie hI mujhe kIleM de diiN| vApasa Akara maiMne ve kIleM bhAbhI ko dIM aura sAtha hI sAtha paise bhI de die| yadi maiM cAhatA to paise AsAnI se mere pAsa rakha sakatA thA, para saccAI ke nAte maiMne ve nahIM rkhe|' Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 158 pUjya gurudeva ne apane sampUrNa jIvana ko satya kI khoja meM samarpita kara diyA thaa| AcArya mahAprajJa ke zabdoM meM "AcArya tulasI kA jIvana eka darzana hai aura darzana kA vaha mahAgrantha hai, jisameM paramasatya ko khojA jA sakatA hai|" kedAranAtha caTarjI ne gurudeva ke prathama darzana meM apanI anubhUti likhate hue kahA- 'bahuta kama logoM ke mukha para maiMne satya aura pavitratA kI vaha ujjvala jyoti apane pUre teja ke sAtha camakate hue dekhI, jo AcArya tulasI meM hai| maiM pAradarzI, satyaniSTha aura tejomaya mahApuruSoM kI agalI paMkti meM AcArya zrI tulasI kA sthAna dekhatA huuN| gurudeva tulasI ne satya ko sAkSAt jiiyaa| unake 70 varSa ke saMnyasta jIvana ke kucha anubhava ina paMktiyoM meM par3he jA sakate haiM "merA eka-eka roma satya ke lie samarpita hai| satya merA jIvana hai, prANa hai aura zvAsocchvAsa hai| merI samUcI sAdhanA satya ke lie hai| merA yaha aTUTa vizvAsa hai ki satya kabhI hAratA nahIM hai| hara pratikUla paristhiti meM usakA teja nikharatA hai kintu vyavahAra ke dharAtala para use jaya-parAjaya ke sAtha jor3ane kA aucitya samajha meM nahIM aataa|" * mere ciMtana meM kahIM ThaharAva nahIM hai| maiM to satya kA khojI huuN| satya kI khoja meM Age bar3ha rahA huuN| kahIM bhI satya kI koI kiraNa dikhAI de, use svIkAra karane meM paraheja nahIM krtaa|.......mere kadama niraMtara satya kI rAha ko mApate raheM aura maiM jIvana ke eka-eka kSaNa ko sArthaka karUM, yahI AzA aura abhIpsA hai| * satya kA phala sadA madhura hotA hai para madhuratA ke paripAka hone taka tapasyA bhI Avazyaka hai| tapa tape binA, kaSTa sahe binA, satya ko nahIM pAyA jA sktaa| * satya ke prati mere mana meM akhaNDa AsthA hai| maiM yaha mAnatA hUM ki satyaniSTha vyakti yA samUha kA koI aniSTa ho hI nahIM sktaa| zarta eka hI hai ki AsthA nizchidra ho........ satya, ziva aura sauMdarya ke vikAsa ke lie maiMne sadA yatna kiyA hai| kintu maiM mAnatA hUM ki sauMdarya se bhI pahale satya kI surakSA honI cAhie kyoMki satya ke binA saundarya kA mUlya nahIM ho sktaa| Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM satya kI sAdhanA mitabhASaNa ke sAtha jur3I huI hai| adhika bolane vAle vyakti se jAne-anajAne meM asatyabhASaNa ho hI jAtA hai| "merA jIvana: merA darzana" pustaka meM pradatta yaha anubhava isI tathya ko ujAgara karane vAlA hai - "maiMne anubhava kiyA hai ki satya kI sAdhanA ke lie alpabhASI honA Avazyaka hai, anyathA sAdhanA meM apUrNatA rahatI hai| satya kI sAdhanA ko puSTa karane ke lie AtmaprazaMsA aura paranindA se bacanA ... bahuta jarUrI hai| zAstroM meM asatya bhASaNa ke cAra kAraNa batalAe gaye haiMkrodha, lobha, bhaya aura hAsya / inake rahate satya kI sarvAMgINa sAdhanA kaise saMbhava hai ? ciMtana kI prakriyA AtmanirIkSaNa ke kSaNoM meM sAdhaka ko udvelita kara detI hai / usa dina merA mana bhI kucha adhika udvigna ho gayA thA / sUkSmatA ke sAtha satya kI vizeSa sAdhanA meM saMlagna rahane kA saMkalpa jagA / .. usa silasile meM prazna - vyAkaraNa sUtra kA satya sambaMdhI pATha mujhe bahuta preraka lagA - 159 aNegapAsaMDaparigahiyaM, jaM taM lokammi sArabhUyaM / gaMbhIrataraM mahAsamuddAo, thirataragaM merupavvayAo // somataraM caMdamaMDalAo, dittataraM suurmNddlaao| vimalataraM sarayanahatalAo, surabhitaraM gaMdhamAdaNAo // satya aisA tattva hai, jo sabhI dharma-sampradAyoM dvArA sammata hai| vaha loka meM sArabhUta hai, mahAsamudra se adhika gaMbhIra hai, meru parvata se adhika sthira hai, candramaNDala se adhika saumya hai, sUryamaNDala se adhika tejasvI hai, zarada Rtu ke AkAza se adhika nirmala hai aura gaMdhamAdana parvata se adhika sugaMdhita hai| satya aura ahiMsA merI AsthA ke dhruvatatva haiN| 1 maiM apane pravacanoM meM bhI ina para paryApta bala detA huuN| siddhAntataH prAyaH sabhI loga inake mahattva ko svIkAra karate haiM kintu siddhAnta aura vyavahAra kI dUrI pATane ke samaya unake kadama ThiThaka jAte haiN|" " hiraNyamayeNa pAtreNa satyasyApihitaM mukhaM" yajurveda kA yaha sUkta isa bAta kI ora saMketa karatA hai ki satya kA mukha pralobhanoM se DhakA huA hai / hareka vyakti usa patha para nahIM cala sakatA / pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM satya kA patha phUloM se nahIM, kAMToM se bharA hai| kAMToM ko gale lagAne Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 160 vAlA yA prasannatA se unheM svIkAra karane vAlA hI satya kI saurabha ko prApta kara sakatA hai| - 16 sitambara 1966 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| brahmabelA meM pUjya gurudeva kI sannidhi meM svAdhyAya kA krama cala rahA thaa| gurudeva ne zaikSa sAdhuoM ko AhvAna karake unake samakSa eka prazna upasthita kiyA- 'pAMca mahAvratoM meM kaThina mahAvrata kaunasA hai?' uttara meM prAyaH saMtoM ne brahmacarya kA nAma liyaa| gurudeva ne isake viparIta apanA maMtavya vyakta karate hue kahA- 'vaise to sabhI mahAvrata kaThina haiM kintu satya mahAvrata kaThinatama hai| muni hiMsA se virata raha sakatA hai; adatta grahaNa nahIM karatA, maithuna-viramaNa kara sakatA hai, mamakAra bhAva ko bhI miTA sakatA hai kintu samaya para satya para dRr3ha rahanA atyanta kaThina hai|' apanI bAta kI puSTi meM vaktavya jArI rakhate hue gurudeva ne kahA- "bar3I se bar3I truTi ho jAne para bhI yathAtathya batalA de, kiMcit bhI vAcya-parivartana na kare, vahI mahAna sAdhaka hai| satya-pAlana meM kisI prakAra kI kuTilatA nahIM hotii| satya meM hRdaya kI saralatA bolatI hai| jo satyavAdI hotA hai, vahI samaya para abhaya raha sakatA hai kyoMki asatyabhASaNa ke pIche koI na koI bhaya chipA rahatA hai| merA aisA dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki agara satya siddha ho gayA to anyAnya sAre guNa svataH siddha ho jaaeNge| satya ko jana-jana ke mAnasa meM pratiSThita karane kI unakI udA AkAMkSA kAvya kI ina paMktiyoM meM paThanIya hai satya dharma kA jhaMDA jana-jana ke, maMdira meM laharAe, dharma nAma se zoSaNa atyAcAra, kabhI nA ho paae| aisA kareM pracAra vyavasthita, aura saMgaThana rUpa lie| jieMnajIne ke hitahamasaba, aTala sAdhanA lie jieN|| satya kI miThAsa upalabdha hone para vyakti kisI bhI sthiti meM use chor3a nahIM sakatA para sAmAnya AdamI socatA hai ki satya ke AdhAra para jiMdagI nahIM cala sktii| saba loga asatya ke sahAre Upara car3ha rahe haiM, sammAna pA rahe haiM, vijaya hAsila kara rahe haiM to akelA maiM hI kyoM pIche rahUM-isa mithyAdhAraNA kA prativAda karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne nayA dRSTikoNa prastuta karate hue kahA- "satya kI sAdhanA kA sambandha jaya-vijaya ke Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 161 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM sAtha nahIM, AtmA ke vikAsa se hai| satya kA sAdhaka Atma-vikAsa ke zikhara para ArohaNa kara sakatA hai kintu jIvana ke hara mor3a para vaha vijaya kA varaNa kare, aisI pratibaddhatA nahIM hotii| vyavahAra meM evaM nyAyAlaya meM aneka prasaMgoM para satyavAdI ko hArate hue evaM asatyabhASI ko jItate hue dekhA jA sakatA hai|" isa prasaMga meM AcArya mahAprajJa kA ciMtana bhI mananIya hai- "jaise pahAr3a para barasA huA pAnI adhika samaya taka Upara nahIM ThaharatA, nIce A jAtA hai, vaise hI paristhiti ke cakra meM azAMti kI bAta kabhI-kabhI A jAtI hai kintu jisa vyakti kA mana satya se jur3A huA hai, jisake mana meM satya ke prati gaharI AsthA hai, vahAM azAMti Tika nahIM paatii| AtI hai aura calI jAtI hai| arhadvANI' meM pUjya gurudeva satyazodhaka ke vaiziSTya ko ujAgara karate hue kahate haiM vihata arati rati se jaba hotA, nahIM saMtulana apanA khotaa| sukha-duHkha meM saMkleza na jisako vahI satya kA anusaMdhAnI AyAro kI arht-vaannii|| jo merA hai, vaha satya hai isa Agraha kA samarthana maiM nahIM kara sakatA aura na hI isa bAta ko mAnyatA de sakatA hUM ki jo bhI satya hai, vaha merA hI hai isIlie maiM Agraha se bahuta dUra rahatA huuN| kabhI-kabhI Agraha karatA bhI hUM para sambandhita viSaya kI ayathArthatA pratIta hote hI maiM tatkAla use chor3a detA huuN|" pUjya gurudeva ke isa mArmika vaktavya se spaSTa pratidhvanita hotA hai ki satya kisI kI bapautI nahIM ho sktaa| satya kA sUrya usI daravAje para dastaka detA hai, jo apane cintana kI khir3akiyoM ko khulI rakhatA hai| AgrahI vyakti kA sparza pAkara satya bhI asatya ho jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva aneka bAra isa tathya ko prakaTa karate the ki hama jo jAnate haiM aura kahate haiM, vaha satyAMza hotA hai| satya ke aMza ko pUrNa satya mAnanA dhokhA hai| jahAM-jahAM satya kA aMza mile, use svIkAra karane kA manobhAva banA rahe to satya ke aneka aMzoM kA avabodha kiyA jA sakatA hai| satya ko samajhane meM anekAMtadRSTi kA upayoga kiyA jAe, tabhI pUrNa satya ke Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 162 avabodha kI dizAeM khula sakatI haiN| anekAnta dvArA hara tattva meM sApekSa satya ke darzana kie jA sakate haiN| pUjya gurudeva ne anekAnta ko jIyA thA, isalie ve sabhI prakAra ke Agraha evaM abhinivezoM se mukta the| aneka bAra isa satya kA pratipAdana karate hue ve kahate the- "maiM ahiMsAdharmI hUM aura samanvaya meM vizvAsa karatA huuN| maiMne dharma ko rUr3hi aura Agraha ke rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kiyA hai, kintu satyaniSThA ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA hai| isalie Agraha ke vazIbhUta hokara kisI ko coTa pahuMcAnA yA bhinna vicAroM ke prati asahiSNu honA na merA karttavya hai aura na maiM ise pasanda karatA hUM" satya to eka virAT tattva hai, usako usI rUpa meM dekhA yA jIyA jAe, tabhI use pAyA jA sakatA hai| isa vizAla dRSTikoNa ko svIkAra karane ke kAraNa pUjya gurudeva satya ko sampradAya-vizeSa meM Abaddha nahIM dekhate the| sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ke kAraNa dharmavizeSa para AkSepa karane vAloM ko jaba gurudeva pratibodha dete to unakI satyaniSThA prakarSarUpa meM prakaTa hotI thii| ve aneka bAra isa pIr3A ko vyakta karate the ki hamArI zakti sampradAyoM ke mahala khar3e karane meM nahIM apitu satya ko ujAgara karane meM lge| jaina zabda ko bhI ve vahIM taka pakar3e rahanA cAhate the, jahAM taka vaha sampUrNa mAnava-hitoM se visaMgata nahIM hotA ho| sampradAya ke saMdarbha meM unake ye vaktavya prakRSTa satyaniSThA ke dyotaka haiM * sampradAya meM satya hai para sampradAya hI satya nahIM hai| sampradAya ke bAhara bhI ananta-ananta satya vidyamAna hai- isa tathya ko svIkAra kara calane se hamAre sAmane koI kaThinAI yA ulajhana paidA nahIM hogii| *"merI AsthA isa bAta meM hai ki sampradAya apane sthAna para raheM aura unakA upayoga bhI ho kintu vaha satya kA sthAna na le| satya kA mAdhyama hI banA rahe, svayaM satya na bne|" / sampradAya aura satya ke bAre meM kahe gaye ukta vaktavya eka nayI soca prastuta karate haiM ki satya kI upalabdhi ke lie sampradAya ho, na ki sampradAya kI surakSA ke lie sty|unkaa satyagrAhI dRSTikoNa sAmpradAyika vaimanasya evaM vigraha ko zamana karane meM mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA adA kara sakatA hai| 'prayANagIta' meM unhoMne isako krAMtasvara meM abhivyakti dI hai Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 163 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM Atmazuddhi kA jahAM prazna hai, sampradAya kA moha na ho| cAha na yaza kI aura kisI se, bhI koI vidroha na ho| svarNa-vigharSaNa se jyoM satya, nikharatA saMgharSoM ke dvaaraa|| Agraha kI bhAMti tarka bhI satya-prApti meM bAdhaka tattva hai| tarka satya ko nizchala nahIM rahane detaa| isalie kahA jAtA hai ki satya bolA nahIM jA sakatA, sunA nahIM jA sakatA, par3hA nahIM jA sakatA para pAyA jA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki tarka bauddhika vyAyAma hai| adhika tarka eka prakAra se zirasphoTana hai| ve kahate the- 'eka samaya thA jaba maiM svayaM tarkavAda ko pasanda karatA thA aura usake AdhAra para aneka tArkikoM ko parAsta bhI kiyA karatA thA para aba tarka meM merA koI rasa nahIM rhaa| Aja koI tArkika vyakti mere pAsa AtA hai to maiM mauna ho jAtA haiN| maiMne anubhava kiyA hai ki tarka satya kI kasauTI nahIM hai| vaha pUrva ko pazcima tathA pazcima ko pUrva meM badala sakatA hai, para satya ko nahIM pA sktaa| vAda-vivAda ke prasaMga meM bhI merA anubhava hai ki tarkoM kA sahArA chor3akara sAmaMjasya aura anekAnta kA sUtra khojane vAlA samasyAoM kA pAra pA letA hai aura satya ko khojane meM kAmayAba bana sakatA hai|' mahAtmA gAMdhI ne bhI isI anubhUti ko vyakta kiyA hai- "jisa prakAra hIrA kevala pRthvI ke garbha se hI prApta ho sakatA hai, usI prakAra satya kevala gaMbhIra cintana dvArA AtmA kI gaharAiyoM meM hI mila sakatA hai| ___ satyaniSTha vyakti ko vacanasiddhi kA varadAna svataH mila jAtA hai kyoMki vaha kisI bhI kImata para apane vacana kI rakSA karatA hai| satya kI akhaMDa sAdhanA se pUjya gurudeva ko vacanasiddhi prApta ho gayI thii| maharSi pataMjali ne satya kI mahattA isI rUpa meM udgIrNa kI hai-satyapratiSThAyAM kriyaaphlaashrytvm| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM hajAroM aise prasaMga ghaTita hue, jaba sahaja rUpa se nikalA huA unakA vacana usI rUpa meM pariNata ho gyaa| san 1960 kA prasaMga hai| pUjya gurudeva raNakapura se sAyarA kI ora vihAra kara rahe the| munizrI nathamalajI (AcArya mahAprajJa) ko Agama-kArya ke lie rAjasamaMda jAne kA nirdeza diyA gyaa| usa rAta gurudeva ne muni nathamalajI ke Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 164 sAtha kAphI samaya taka aMtaraMga bAteM kiiN| usa dina DAyarI meM gurudeva ne jo vicAra likhe, ve paThanIya haiM- "muni nathamalajI para mujhe kAphI bharosA hai| ye guru-dRSTi kI sUkSmatA se ArAdhanA karate haiN| sAhitya ke kSetra meM inhoMne acchI pragati kI hai| merA vizvAsa hai ki kaI viSayoM meM inakI zAsana ko bar3I dena hogii| inake svAsthya ko lekara maiM kabhI-kabhI ciMtita ho jAtA huuN| phira socatA hUM ki zAsana kA bhaviSya ujjvala hai| hamAre dvArA zAsana kI sevA honI hai, usameM inakA sahayoga milanA avazyaMbhAvI hai to milegA hii| phira ciMtA kyoM karUM? samaya para saba ThIka hogaa|" 44 sAla pUrva kahI gayI gurudeva kI yaha vANI Aja akSarazaH satya pratIta ho rahI hai| pUjya gurudeva ne sujAnagar3ha meM 2020 kA cAturmAsa lADanUM meM pharamA diyaa| gurudeva sujAnagar3ha se bIdAsara padhAra ge| cAturmAsa kA saMvAda milate hI lADanUM ke prasiddha zrAvaka hanumAnamalajI baiMgAnI, sadAsukhajI koThArI evaM mAMgIlAlajI nAhaTA Adi kucha gaNamAnya vyakti bIdAsara phuNce| cAturmAsa sambandhI vyavasthA kA vivaraNa prastuta karane ke bAda logoM ne nivedana kiyA ki sAdhvIzrI manoharAMjI ke kaiMsara kI bImArI ne asAdhya rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hai| unake zarIra se khUna itanA pravAhita ho rahA hai ki unheM mUla ThikAne se nirdhArita sAdhviyoM ke sthAna para le jAnA atyanta jaTila samasyA hai| pUrI bAta sunane ke bAda gurudeva kAyotsarga evaM dhyAnamudrA meM lIna ho ge| lagabhaga do miniTa bAda AMkheM kholakara kahA- 'yaha koI samasyA nahIM hai|' logoM kA mana samAhita nahIM huaa| prasthAna ke samaya maMgalapATha sunate samaya logoM ne phira sAdhvIzrI vAlI samasyA gurudeva ke caraNoM meM rkhii| gurudeva ne kaThora mudrA meM pharamAyA- 'maiMne kaha diyA samasyA nahIM hai aura tuma kahate ho samasyA hai|' lADanUM pahuMcate-pahuMcate bhAiyoM ko rAta ho gaI ataH prAtaH jaldI hI ve cAkarI karane vAlI sAdhviyoM ke darzana hetu ge| darzana karate hI vahAM dekhA ki sAdhvIzrI manoharAMjI kA svargavAsa ho gayA hai| unakA pArthiva zarIra nIce khaMbhe se baMdhA huA thaa| pUjya gurudeva kI vAksiddhi kA camatkAra hI mAnanA cAhie ki sAdhvI manoharAMjI svayaM to samasyA se mukta ho hI gaIM dUsaroM ke lie bhI unakI vyavasthA meM koI samasyA nahIM rhii| Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM yogakSema varSa ke prArambha meM gurudeva ke svAsthya meM kucha vyavadhAna A gayA ata: lagabhaga eka mAsa taka ve pravacana, svAdhyAya Adi kAryakramoM meM upasthita nahIM ho ske| gurudeva ne yuvAcArya mahAprajJajI ko nirdeza dete hue kahA- "isa bAra pravacana tumako karanA hai| isalie tuma asvastha mata ho jaanaa| lagatA hai gurudeva kI isa vANI kA hI camatkAra huA ki pUre varSa meM asvasthatA ke kAraNa unhoMne kevala eka dina pravacana karane kA kArya chodd'aa| pUre sAla vyavasthita kAryakrama claa| jisa vyakti ke cintana evaM cintana kI pariNati meM vaiSamya hotA hai, vaha satya kI sAdhanA nahIM kara sktaa| pUjya gurudeva ne isa khAI ko pATane kA prayatna kiyA hai| ve apane zraddhAlu bhaktoM ko bhI preraNA dete hue kahate the- "maiM zAbdika abhinandana meM vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| maiM bahuta bAra kahA karatA hUM ki merA saccA abhinandana tabhI hogA, jaba abhinandanakartA mana, vacana aura karma se ekarUpa hogaa|" unake satyaniSTha vyaktitva kI jhAMkI jainendrajI ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai- 'AcArya tulasI ke vyaktitva meM mujhe vighaTana kama pratIta hotA hai| AcAra, uccAra aura vicAra meM bahuta kucha ekasUtratA hai| isI se unake vyaktitva meM vega aura pravAha hai|" satya ke pAMca lakSaNa batAe gae haiM - kathanI-karanI kI ekruuptaa| - pratiSThA evaM AtmakhyApana kI bhAvanA se mukti| - kartRtva ke ahaMkAra se mukti| - asatpravRtti se bcaav| - aaveshmukti| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM ye pAMcoM bAteM sahajarUpa se caritArtha thIM ataH satya-sAdhanA meM unake jIvana meM AMtarika rUpa se koI bAdhA upasthita nahIM huii| unakI pavitratA itanI sadha cukI thI ki satya kA teja svataH prasphuTita ho gayA thaa| gurudeva kI dRr3ha AsthA thI ki pavitratA aura Atmazuddhi ke mArga para calanA hai to satya ko apanAnA hI hogaa| binA satya-sAdhanA ke pavitratA ko nahIM pAyA jA sktaa| arhat-vANI meM udgIta satya kA vaiziSTya sabako eka abhinava preraNA dene vAlA hai Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI ..166 dhairya satya meM hI dhAraNa kara, satya nAva se bhava-sAgara tara, nirata satya meM jo medhAvI, karmavijetA vaha blidaanii| AyAro kI arhdvaannii| satya ke prayogoM kI dRSTi se mahAtmA gAMdhI kA jIvana prasiddha rahA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne 70 varSa ke saMyamI-jIvana meM satya ke aneka prayoga kie the| ve aneka bAra isa saMkalpa ko doharAte the- "mere kadama nirantara satya kI rAha ko mApate raheM aura maiM jIvana ke eka-eka kSaNa ko sArthaka karUM, yahI abhIpsA hai|" 'merA jIvana: merA darzana' pustaka meM unakI satyaniSThA aneka sthaloM para prakarSa rUpa se ujAgara huI hai| yahAM pUjya gurudeva kI satyaniSThA ke kucha AyAma ukere gae haiN| satya ko kSaNa-kSaNa jIkara gurudeva ne satya kA jo vizleSaNa prastuta kiyA, vaha satya-sAdhanA kI bArIkiyoM kA abhilekha hai| unakI satyaniSThA kA sAtmIkaraNa sAdhanA ke kSetra meM hara sAdhaka ke lie preraNApAtheya hai| gurudeva ne satya ko kevala par3hakara nahIM, apitu jIkara kahA aura likhA, isalie usakI mahattA zataguNita hai aura Ane vAlI pIr3hI ke lie nayA Aloka hai| Atmabodha prasiddha vaijJAnika AiMsTIna ne kahA- "padArthoM ko jAnane evaM unake rahasya khojane meM maiMne apanA pUrA jIvana lagA diyA lekina aba maiM jJAtA ko jAnanA cAhatA huuN| jaba taka jJAtA ko jJeya nahIM banAyA jAegA, vijJAna kI khoja adhUrI rhegii| yadi mujhe punarjanma meM mAnava-deha milegI to maiM AtmA ko jAnane meM apanI saMpUrNa zakti lagAnA cAhatA huuN| aba mere jJeya kA viSaya jJAtA hogaa|" AiMsTIna kA yaha vaktavya Atmabodha kI.tIvra tar3apa ko vyakta karane vAlA hai| sAdhaka aura Atmabodha- ye donoM eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| jo AtmajJAnI nahIM, vaha hajAroM varSa sAdhanA karane ke bAvajUda bhI ' apanI lakSita maMjila ko prApta nahIM kara sktaa| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM abhimata thA ki saba kucha jAnakara bhI jisane yaha nahIM jAnA ki maiM kauna hUM ? vaha rItA kA rItA raha jAtA hai ataH Atma-jJAna sRSTi kA sabase bar3A rahasya hai / ' svAmI rAmatIrtha apane anubhava ko isa bhASA meM prastuta karate haiM- 'enthonI ne prema meM, brUTasa ne kIrti meM aura sIjara ne sAmrAjyavistAra meM Ananda DhUMDhA / prathama ko apamAna, dvitIya ko ghRNA aura tRtIya ko kRtajJatA milI evaM pratyeka naSTa ho gyaa| saMsAra kI sabhI vastueM jaba anubhava kI tarAjU para taulI gayIM to sabakI saba nikammI nikalIM arthAt sabake saba nissAra pratIta hue| kevala AtmajJAna hI hRdaya ko Ananda dene vAlA niklaa|' 167 Atmabodha pustakIya jJAna se nahIM apitu AbhyaMtara jAgRti se upalabdha hotA hai| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kI anubhavapUta vANI draSTavya hai-- 'jJAnI hone kA artha pustakIya jJAna yA upAdhiyAM hAsila karane se nahIM hai / jJAnI vaha hotA hai, jisakI prajJA jAgatI hai, antardRSTi khulatI hai / Dhera sArI jAnakAriyoM ke AdhAra para vyakti jJAnI banatA to saMsAra meM jJAnI logoM kI bhIr3a laga jAtI / sthiti yaha hai ki bahuta khoja karane para bhI muzkila se kucha vyakti aise milate haiM, jo jJAnI hone kA gaurava pA cuke haiM / ' Atmabodha ke binA bAhya ko pahacAnane kI bhI sahI dRSTi prApta nahIM ho sktii| "je ajjhatthaM jANai, se bahiyA jANai " isa sUkta ke dvArA bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isI satya kA saMgAna kiyA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne isI arhad-vANI kA kAvyamaya anuvAda prastuta kiyA hai jo adhyAtmatattva kA vettA, vahI bAhya ko jAna skegaa| bAhya vastuvijJAtA hI, adhyAtma-tattva pahacAna sakegA // eka dUsare ko bina jAne, ekAMgI vaha alpajJAnI / AyAro kI arhatvANI // pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kA Atmabodha itanA jAgRta thA ki koI Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 168 bhI pragati yadi sAdhanA meM avarodhaka banatI to vaha unheM abhipreta nahIM thii| sAdhanA ko gauNa karake yugapravAha meM bahane ke ve kaTTara virodhI the| gurudeva tulasI saMgha kA bahumukhI vikAsa cAhate the kintu AtmapakSa ko gauNa karake nhiiN| ve kahate the mere sAmane aneka kArya haiN| sabase pahalA kArya haiapanI saadhnaa| AdhyAtmika vikAsa merI sAdhanA kA lakSya hai| maiM jahAM kahIM bhI rahUM aura kucha bhI karUM, isa lakSya ko vismRta nahIM kara sktaa|" pUjya gurudeva ke jAgRta Atmabodha kA rekhAMkana mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI ina zabdoM meM karatI haiM- "unhoMne kabhI rukanA nahIM sIkhA, haTanA nahIM sIkhA, mur3anA nahIM sIkhA, lauTanA nahIM siikhaa| unakA puruSArtha unake phaulAdI vyaktitva kI jIvaMta kahAnI hai| kintu eka bindu para Akara ve rukate haiM, haTate haiM, mur3ate haiM aura vApisa bhI lauTa jAte haiN| vaha bindu hai- aatm-bodh| jisa kSaNa unheM yaha ahasAsa ho jAtA hai ki amuka rAstA astitva-bodha kI maMjila taka nahIM jAtA to ve tatkAla ruka jAte haiN|" .. __ pUjya gurudeva kI dRSTi meM sAdhutva kA pahalA lakSya hai- AtmasAdhanA arthAt sva ko kendra meM rakhakara paridhi kA vikAsa kiyA jAe, jisase sAdhanA tejasvI bne| 'vyavahAra-bodha' meM sAdhanA ko prAthamikatA dene kA avabodha dete hue ve kahate haiM prathama vyaktigata sAdhanA, gaNavikAsa saayaas| sArvajanika kalyANa phira, jaba bhI ho avkaash|| sAdhanA ko gauNa karake kie gae vikAsa ko ve hrAsa kI saMjJA dete the| yuga ke badalate pravAha evaM bhautikatA ke raMga ko dekhakara ve atyaMta ciMtita the| unakA dharmasaMgha yuga-pravAha meM apane astitva ko na bhUla jAe, isake lie ve satata jAgarUka the| aneka bAra pravacanoM ke mAdhyama se ve aMtaraMga pariSada kI cetanA jhaMkRta karate rahate the- "maiM pragati cAhatA hUM para isa bAta kA dhyAna rahe ki hama apane astitva ko bhUlakara yuga-pravAha meM na baha jaaeN| hameM apanI adhyAtma sAdhanA ko sadA jAgRta rakhanA hai aura sAdhanA meM utkarSa lAne ke lie naye-naye prayoga karate rahanA hai| maiM saba kucha sahana kara sakatA hU~ para AcAra kI kamI mere lie asahaya hai| khuda patita Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 169 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM aura bhraSTa hokara auroM kA hita sAdhane kI prakriyA kA maiM kabhI samarthana nahIM kara sktaa|" unake mukha se niHsRta kAvya kI ye paMktiyAM Atmodaya se prApta sukha aura Ananda kI spaSTa abhivyakti hai AtmapakSa ke sammukha, sabhI lakSya phIke lagate haiN| mithyA mAnadaMDa unnati ke, khuda ko hI Thagate haiN| pUjya gurudeva krAMta kavi the, sRjanazIla sAhityakAra the, kuzala vaktA the, madhura saMgAyaka the para ina sabase pahale ve Atma-sAdhaka the| sAdhanA ke samakSa unake sAmane sArI pravRttiyAM akiMcitkara thiiN| ve kahate the- 'AtmabhAva kA tiraskAra kara yadi sAhitya kA sRjana yA prakAzana hotA hai to mujhe vaha priya nahIM hai| maiM mAnatA hUM sAhitya kI sAdhanA, vidyA kI ArAdhanA aura zAstroM kA anveSaNa bahuta Avazyaka hai para isase bhI adhika apekSita hai apanI AtmA kI sAdhanA, ArAdhanA aura anvessnnaa| isake lie Atma-nirIkSaNa, Atma-parIkSaNa aura Atma-saMzodhana kI tripadI svIkAra kara lI jAe to satya kI upalabdhi kA mArga prazasta ho sakatA hai| 'paMcasUtram' meM unakI lekhanI se yahI zAzvata svara mukhara huA hai mumukSutvamidaM puNyaM, na ca grnthaadilekhnm| phalopamaM tadetat syAt, mUlaM phalai vishissyte|| agniparIkSA pustaka vApasa lene para sAhityakAroM tathA kucha manISI saMtoM ne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA ki itane sundara prabaMdhakAvya ko vApasa lekara Apane sAhityajagat ke prati nyAya nahIM kiyA hai| eka sundara sAhityika kRti se vidvAnoM ko vaMcita kara diyA, yaha sAhitya-jagat kA apamAna hai| pUjya gurudeva ne unheM samAhita karate hue kahA- 'maiM pahale ahiMsA kA sAdhaka saMta hUM, phira sAhityakAra huuN| yaha nirNaya maiMne bAdhya hokara nahIM, apitu ahiMsaka hone ke nAte zAMti sthApanA ke uddezya se karttavya samajhakara kiyA hai| jahAM ahiMsA kA prazna hai, vahAM hamArA AcaraNa aura vyavahAra alaukika hI honA cAhie- isa siddhAnta meM merI gaharI AsthA hai| maiM cAhatA hUM ki yaha AsthA vyApaka bne|' ___sAmAnya vyakti IMTa, miTTI evaM cUne se bane makAna ko apanA ghara mAnatA hai kintu Atma-jJAna hone ke bAda vyakti ke apane ghara kI paribhASA Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 170 badala jAtI hai| pUjya gurudeva ne 11 varSa kI avasthA meM gRhatyAga kara diyaa| - miTTI se banA aisA koI ghara nahIM thA, jise ve apanA kheN| para unake zabdoM meM ve sadA apane ghara meM rahate the-- "eka ghara aisA bhI hai, jisameM sadA rahA jA sakatA hai, jahAM pahuMcane ke bAda lauTane kI bAta samApta ho jAtI hai tathA choTe-bar3e, apane-parAe kI bhedarekhA miTa jAtI hai| vaha ghara hai vyakti kI apanI AtmA / jo AtmA meM rahane kI kalA sIkha letA hai, vaha ghara ke bAhara rahe yA bhItara, use kabhI kisI prakAra kA kaSTa nahIM hotA / " jaba taka adhyAtma AtmA kI mAMga nahIM banatA, vyakti kI daur3a bAhya padArthoM kI ora hotI rahatI hai, vaha kevala zarIra ke stara para jItA hai, use antarjagat ke vaibhava kA jJAna nahIM hotaa| sArI sAdhana-sAmagrI hone para bhI vaha vipannatA kA anubhava karatA rahatA hai / Atmabodha hone ke pazcAt vyakti usa akhUTa vaibhava ko prApta kara letA hai, jisake samakSa saMsAra kA samasta vaibhava akiMcitkara ho jAtA hai| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva ke ye anubhava paThanIya haiM-- " antarmukhatA ke kSaNoM meM jo rasAnubhUti hotI hai, vaha bahirmukhatA kI sthiti meM nahIM ho sakatI / sAmAnyataH vyakti soca hI nahIM sakatA ki bhItara kitanI rasakUpikAeM haiM, kitanI sukhada anubhUtiyAM haiN|" "jaba taka Atmabodha kI dizA prApta nahIM hotI hai, vyakti * zarIra ko dekhatA hai / vaha use sundara dekhanA aura dikhAnA cAhatA hai| isake lie vaha prasAdhana-sAmagrI kA upayoga bhI karatA hai / apanI ora se pUrI taiyArI ke bAda jaba vaha darpaNa hAtha meM lekara apanI AkRti nihAratA hai athavA Adamakada AIne ke sAmane khar3A hokara apanA pratibimba dekhatA hai, taba apane saundarya para mugdha ho jAtA hai| kintu vaha nahIM jAnatA ki isa zarIra meM koI aisA tattva bhI hai, jo sahaja sundara hai / usakI ramaNIyatA kabhI kama nahIM hotii| bImArI aura bur3hApe kA usa para koI prabhAva nahIM par3atA / zArIrika saundarya to kSaNika hai / kAla kA koI bhI nirmama AghAta isa saundarya - pratimA ko khaMDita kara sakatA hai / isalie hama usa saundarya kA darzana kareM, jo kAlajayI hai, padArthajayI hai aura svAbhAvika hai / ' pUjya gurudeva ne adhyAtma ke zikhara ko chUne kA prayatna kiyA thaa| Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 171 . sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM saMsAra kI bhautika zaktiyAM evaM vaibhava unake caraNoM meM praNata the para ve saba AkarSaNoM se nirlipta satata apanI sAdhanA meM lIna rahate the| unakI dRSTi meM Atma-zakti kI tulanA meM saMsAra kI sArI zaktiyAM baunI thiiN| isa saMdarbha meM unakA anubhavapUta vaktavya paThanIya hai- "vidyA, kalA, taMtra aura daivI zakti Atmazakti kI tulanA meM akiMcitkara hai, isalie hara sAdhaka ke mana meM yaha bharosA honA cAhie ki icchAoM se bhI anaMtaguNita zakti usakI AtmA meM hai| Atmazakti kA bodha hone ke bAda saMsAra kA koI kArya asaMbhava nahIM rhtaa|" gurudeva ne apanI Atmazakti kA bharapUra upayoga kiyA isIlie ve nepoliyana kI bhASA meM kahate haiM- 'duniyA meM asambhava jaisA koI kArya hai hI nahIM, yadi sahI rUpa meM zakti kA niyojana kiyA jaae|' kAvya kI ina paMktiyoM ke dvArA unhoMne jana-jana kI soyI Atmazakti ko jagAne kA prayatna kiyA tor3a aba ina bandhanoM ko svayaM ko tU svayaM pA, supta apanI cetanA ko svayaM ke dvArA jagA banA kendrita zaktiyoM ko prApta kara apanI prabhA, svaccha abhra-vimukta nabha meM cndr-jyotissnnibhaa|| sAmAnya vyakti dUsaroM ke prati adhika jAgarUka rahatA hai| dUsarA kyA karatA hai, ise dekhane meM hI jIvana ke bahumUlya kSaNoM ko vyatIta kara detA hai| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI dUsaroM ke sAtha svayaM ke prati bhI jAgarUka the| dUsaroM ke prati jAgarUka rahane ke dAyitva ko bhI ve bakhUbI nibhAte the para unakI apane prati jAgarUkatA aura AtmaniSThA ullekhanIya thii| __sAmAnyata: vyakti dUsaroM kI galatI dekhane meM jitanA saceta hotA hai, utanI satarkatA apanI truTiyoM evaM galatiyoM ko dekhane meM nahIM hotii| pUjya gurudeva kahate the ki svayaM kA sabala pakSa aura dUsaroM kA durbalapakSa to koI bhI vyakti sahajatayA jAna jAtA hai para apanA durbala pakSa evaM saMsAra kA sabalapakSa jAnanA kaThina hai|" sudUra yAtrA-pravAsa kA ghaTanA prasaMga haipUjya gurudeva jisa makAna meM virAja rahe the usakI per3iyAM bahuta kharAba thiiN| asAvadhAnI ke kAraNa usa dina aneka logoM ko coTa aayii| coTa khAe hara vyakti ne usa per3I ko tathA usake nirmAtA ko kosA / gurudeva per3I ke pAsa Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 172 'hI baiThe the ataH unake Akroza bhare zabda unake kAnoM meM par3a rahe the| | gurudeva zAma ke samaya sabako pratibodha dete hue kahA- 'paradoSa darzana kitanA sahaja hotA hai aura AtmadoSadarzana kitanA kaThina - yaha isa per3I kI bAta siddha kara diyA hai| hara koI coTa khAne vAlA per3I ko doSa detA hai jabaki vastutaH doSa apanI asAvadhAnI kA hai| per3I kI banAvaTa meM kucha kamI ho sakatI hai phira bhI kucha doSa apanI IryAsamiti ke pramAda kA bhI hai|' anuzAstA hone ke kAraNa dUsaroM kI galatI yA doSa para unakA sahaja dhyAna jAtA thA para usake pIche unakA ekamAtra lakSya yahI thA ki usa vyakti kA sudhAra ho, vaha apane jIvana ko badale / unakI dRSTi meM dUsaroM ko galatI yA truTi batAne kA adhikAra usI ko hai jo svayaM apane doSa dekhatA ho, dUsaroM se doSa sunane kI kSamatA rakhatA ho athavA usa doSa se mukta ho / pUjya gurudeva svayaM kI samAlocanA sunane meM atyaMta sajaga evaM jAgarUka the| virodhI bAta meM bhI yadi unheM sArapUrNa bAta pratIta hotI to use tatkAla grahaNa kara lete the / unakA yaha Atmanivedana AtmalakSI vRtti kA spaSTa nidarzana hai-- "maiM dUsaroM ke pramAda ko hI nahIM dekhatA, apanA bhI pratilekhana karatA huuN| kaba ahaMkAra AyA ? kaba gusse se AviSTa huA ? kaba icchAoM kA dAsa banA ? ina sabakA lekhA-jokhA maiM barAbara karatA rahatA huuN|".....' maiM apane hRdaya kI bAta kahatA hUM ki kabhI-kabhI lambe samaya taka kahIM AlocanA nahIM sunatA hUM to lagatA hai kyA bAta hai, maiM kahIM galatI para to nahIM calA jA rahA huuN| phira jaba kahIM se thor3I AlocanA A jAtI hai to apanA AtmAlocana karane kA avasara mila jAtA hai aura taba socatA hUM, nahIM maiM vipatha para to nahIM huuN|' pravacana ke mAdhyama se Atmadarzana kA sakriya prazikSaNa dete hue pUjya gurudeva kahate the- "yadi tumhAre mukhadvAra kI sIr3hiyAM mailI haiM to par3osI ke chata para par3I gaMdagI kI zikAyata karanA vyartha hai ata: pahale tuma svayaM sudharo, svayaM kI gaMdagI haTAo, sApha-sutharA rahanA sIkho phira dUsaroM ko saphAI kA upadeza do|" Atmabodha hone ke bAda bhItarI jAgaraNa ghaTita jAtA hai| vyakti apane karaNIya ke prati sajaga ho jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 173 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM ke jAgRta Atmabodha ne vikAsa kI nayI saMbhAvanAoM ke dvAra udghATita kie tathA aneka logoM ko AtmasthatA kI dizA meM prasthita kiyaa| samyagdarzana bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dhArmika kI prathama pahacAna batAI hai- samyag dRssttikonn| unhoMne kahA- samyaga dRSTikoNa saba dharmoM kA mUla hai aura mithyA dRSTikoNa saba pApoM kA mUla hai| AcArya mahAprajJajI kI dRSTi meM samyagdarzana kA artha hai-niraMtara AtmA meM rahanA, AtmA meM samAdhAna paanaa| jaba taka dRSTi samyak nahIM hotI, satya ke prati dRSTi saMdigdha banI rahatI hai tathA AcaraNa aura vyavahAra samyak nahIM ho sktaa| dRSTi vizuddha hone ke bAda sAdhaka na kahIM ulajhatA hai aura na hI aTakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM samyagdRSTi kI kasauTI vyakti svayaM hai, dUsarA nhiiN| ve kahate the- "hIre kI pahacAna jauharI karatA hai, sone kI pahacAna svarNakAra karatA hai para maiM samyagdRSTi hUM yA nahIM, isakI pahacAna dUsare se nahIM, aMtarAtmA se hI hogii| burAiyoM se nivRtta hote samaya ApakI AtmA usakA anumodana kare aura burAiyoM meM pravRtta hote samaya Apake dila meM cubhana paidA ho to Apa nizcita hI apane Apako samyagdRSTi smjhie|' - pUjya gurudeva ne dRSTikoNa ke parimArjana para atyadhika bala diyaa| unakA socanA thA ki dRSTikoNa sahI hai to vyakti kitanI hI bar3I burAI se kyoM na lipta ho, eka dina usase avazya mukta ho jaaegaa| kintu jo burA karake use acchA batAtA hai, vaha burAI se kaise mukta hogA? dRSTikoNa kI spaSTatA ke binA vyakti ko apanI bar3I se bar3I galatI choTI dikhAI detI hai aura dUsaroM kA sAdhAraNa sA doSa bhI pahAr3a jitanA lagatA hai| jaba taka sahI dRSTikoNa kA nirmANa nahIM hotA, cetanA kI pavitratA kA lakSya nahIM bana sakatA tathA samyak-asamyak kI sahI samIkSA nahIM ho sktii| dRSTi spaSTa hote hI ahaMkAra ulTe kadamoM bhAga khar3A hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA dRSTikoNa sphaTika kI bhAMti nirmala aura pAradarzI thA, isalie svayaM kI hara alpatA tatkAla unake dRSTipatha para pratibimbita ho jAtI thii| unakA mAnasa isa bAta ke gaNita meM nahIM ulajhatA thA ki dUsare usa galatI meM kitane pratizata saMbhAgI the| Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 174 ___ bhayaMkara garmI kA samaya thaa| saradArazahara meM gurudeva daravAje ke bIca virAja rahe the| kucha kabUtara bAra-bAra ur3a-ur3akara bAhara se aMdara tathA aMdara se bAhara A rahe the| gurudeva ko bAra-bAra apanA sira nIce karanA par3a rahA thaa| saMtoM ne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA ki Apako bAra-bAra asuvidhA ho rahI hai ata: kisI dUsare suvidhAjanaka sthAna para virAja jaaeN| gurudeva ne muskarAte hue pharamAyA- "isameM asuvidhA kI kyA bAta hai? kabUtara ke bAra-bAra Ane-jAne se svAbhAvika havA A.jAtI hai| inakI havA svAsthyaprada hotI hai| hama asuvidhA ko kyoM dekheM? hameM to hara cIja meM se guNa lene caahie|". jayapura kA prasaMga hai| paMcamI samiti jAte samaya pUjya gurudeva kA AcArya gaNezIlAlajI se milana huaa| saMvatsarI ke dUsare dina khamatakhAmaNA kA avasara thaa| saMvat 2005 taka gurudeva prAyaH rAjasthAnI bhASA meM hI bolate the| rAjasthAnI bhASA meM 'Apake' sthAna para "the" prayukta kiyA jAtA hai| gurudeva ne sahajatA se gaNezIlAlajI ke lie 'Apa' ke sthAna para 'the' kA prayoga kara diyaa| unhoMne ise mAna-hAni samajhakara vivAda kA muddA banA liyaa| gaNezIlAlajI uttejita hokara bole- 'tuma logoM ko bolane kI sabhyatA nahIM hai| apane ko bar3A samajhate ho, dUsaroM ko nhiiN|' gurudeva ne vinamratA se samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA ki unakA lakSya kisI ko apamAnita karanA nahIM thaa| rAjasthAnI bhASA meM sahaja rUpa se aisA prayoga hotA hai| bahuta kahane para bhI unakI mAnasikatA nahIM badalI, samanvaya kI bAta kevala mukha para hI rahI, kriyAtmaka nahIM bnii| ve eka zabda meM ulajha gae aura pUre cAturmAsa meM virodha calatA rhaa| "saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana" meM gurudeva isa ghaTanA-prasaMga ke saMdarbha meM apanI anubhUti vyakta karate hue kahate haiM- "usa dina hamako eka bodhapATha milA aura usake sAtha kucha Azcarya bhI huaa| hamAre dvArA sahajabhAva se AtmIyatApUrNa vAtAvaraNa meM prayukta eka zabda para itanI Apatti kI gayI aura sAmane vAle pakSa kI ora se vAtAvaraNa meM uttejanA bharane kI bAta ko bhI anucita nahIM mAnA gyaa| khaira! hama saMbhala ge| hamane taya kara liyA ki bhASA kA prayoga bhI bahuta soca-samajhakara karanA caahie|" Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 175 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM samyagdRSTi manuSya zarIra calAne ke lie padArtha kA upayoga karatA hai para bhoga nahIM krtaa| vaha jAnatA hai ki saMsAra meM rahate hue kAmanAoM kA aMta pAnA kaThina hai para kAmanAeM cetanA para hAvI ho jAeM, yaha use kAmya nahIM hotaa| mithyAdRSTikoNa vAlA vyakti usI padArtha kA bhoga AMtarika Asakti ke sAtha karatA hai ata: vaha usameM baMdha jAtA hai| kriyA eka hone para bhI dRSTikoNa ke aMtara se usakI pariNati meM bahuta bar3A antara A jAtA hai| isa aMtara kA kAraNa hai ki mithyAtvI padArtha ke sAtha ekAkAra ho jAtA hai| jabaki samyaktvI caitanya ke sivAya kisI ke sAtha nahIM bNdhtaa| isI bAta ko pUjya gurudeva udAharaNa dvArA samajhAte hue kahate haiM- "manuSya jisa AMkha se apanI patnI ko dekhatA hai usI AMkha se putrI ko dekhatA hai para dekhane-dekhane meM bahuta bar3A aMtara rahatA hai| billI apane baccoM ko jisa AMkha se dekhatI hai, usI AMkha se cUhoM ko dekhatI hai| baccoM ke prati usake mana meM sahaja pyAra umar3atA hai, para cUhoM ko dekhate hI usakI mudrA AkrAmaka ho jAtI hai, yaha dRSTi kA hI antara hai| padArtha ke bhoga kI bhI pRthak-pRthak dRSTiyAM hotI haiN|" adhyAtma-padAvalI meM dRSTikoNa ke bheda meM rahe tattvoM kI suMdara prastuti huI hai dRSTi viparyaya hai sahI, mamatA kA prinnaam| ... AtmA kI anubhUti meM, Atmodaya abhiraam|| dRSTi vizuddha hote hI vyakti kA mana apane Apa sadhane lagatA hai| koI bhI vikSepa usake mAnasa ko caMcala, vikSipta yA tanAvayukta nahIM kara sktaa| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki dRSTikoNa kI spaSTatA kisI bhI kArya kI saphalatA kA vaha bindu hai, jise najaraMdAja kara koI bhI vyakti Age nahIM bar3ha sakatA aura na hI jIvana-vyavahAra ko samyak banA sakatA hai| dRSTikoNa kI vizuddhatA vyakti ke ciMtana ko samyag banA detI hai| baMgAla ke niyAmatapura gAMva meM gurudeva virAja rahe the| unakA rAtrikAlIna pravAsa jI.TI.roDa para sthita eka makAna meM thaa| pravacana prArambha huA para moTara-gAr3iyoM ke AvAgamana se pravacana meM bAdhA par3a rahI thii| gurudeva ko pravacana karate hue bAra-bAra rukanA par3a rahA thaa| zrotAoM ko Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 176 jhaMjhalAhaTa A rahI thii| unake aMtara kA Aveza bAra-bAra unake ceharoM para aMkita ho rahA thaa| kisI kA Aveza to vANI meM bhI prakaTa ho gyaa| usa paristhiti meM pariSad kI dRSTi kA parimArjana karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA'yaha acchA hI to ho rahA hai| yadi moTara na Ae to vaktA ko vizrAma kaise mile? dhArApravAha askhalita pravacana karane vAle pravacanakAra ke mukha se ni:sRta eka vAkya ne logoM ke dila ko prakAza se bhara diyaa| mahApuruSoM kI samyagdRSTi hara pratikUla paristhiti ko anukUlatA meM DhAla detI hai| samyagdRSTi vyakti na kisI kI burAI sunatA hai aura na hI kisI para doSAropaNa karatA hai| gurudeva ke mukhAraviMda se pravacanoM ke daurAna aneka bAra yaha sunA jAtA thA ki samasyA kI mUla jar3a hai manuSya kA ekAMgI yA galata dRssttikonn| dRSTikoNa ekAMgI hogA to vaha kabhI sukha aura zAMti ko upalabdha nahIM kara sktaa| dRSTikoNa samyak ho jAe to bhautika sAmagrI ke abhAva meM bhI hara kSaNa AnaMda kI anubhUti kI jA sakatI hai| yadi dRSTikoNa kA viparyAsa hai to tIna sau cauMsaTha dina sukhI rahane para bhI eka dina bhI duHkha A gayA to vyakti tIna sau cauMsaTha dina ke sukha ko bhUla jAtA hai| san 1965 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| gurudeva kA pravAsa lADanUM ke mUla ThikANe (sevAkendra) meM thaa| paMDAla meM kisI kAraNa se Aga laga gii| Aga lagane se loga ciMtita ho ge| gurudeva ne unake mAnasa ko samAhita karate hue kahA- 'deva, guru aura dharma ke puNya prabhAva se bahuta bacAva huA hai| yadi maiM dasa miniTa pahale paMDAla pahuMca jAtA usa samaya hajAroM bhAIbahina ekatrita ho jaate| athavA rAtri ke vyAkhyAna kA samaya hotA, jabaki cAra-pAMca hajAra vyaktiyoM kI upasthiti rahatI usa samaya kyA hotA? isalie cintita yA duHkhI hone kI apekSA nahIM hai| jo huA use acche rUpa meM svIkAra karanA caahie|' pUjya gurudeva kA prabala AtmavizvAsa thA ki dharatI Dola sakatI hai, pahAr3a Dola sakatA hai para dRSTikoNa samyak hone ke bAda vyakti kA mana kisI bhI sthiti meM vicalita nahIM ho sktaa| vaha aMdhakAra ko ujAloM meM badala detA hai| dRSTikoNa sahI na hone para nirAzA aura asaphalatA paga-paga para vyakti ko du:khI aura saMtrasta karatI rahatI hai| Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 177 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM niSkAma karma "mahattvAkAMkSA acchI bhI hai aura burI bhii| jaba taka vaha viveka ke valaya se saMveSTita hai, usase vikAsa ke dvAra khulate rahate haiN| zaktiyAM jAgRta hotI haiN| lekina jahAM viveka lupta ho jAtA hai, vahAM mahattvAkAMkSA vyakti ko patana ke garta meM girA detI hai, avanati kI ora le jAtI hai|" pUjya gurudeva ke mukha se niHsRta ye paMktiyAM unake nispRha evaM nissaMga vyaktitva kI jhalaka prastuta karatI haiN| gurudeva sAdhaka hI nahIM, sAdhakoM ke anuzAstA the para ve apanI sAdhanA ko prasiddhi, vAhavAhI, camatkAra evaM khyAti ke sAtha nahIM jor3anA cAhate the| sAdhanA svAntaH sukhAya evaM Atmonnati ke lie hotI hai| dikhAvA, pratiSThA yA pradarzana kI bhAvanA se usameM sthAyitva evaM Ananda nahIM rahatA ata: usakA srota aMtarAtmA kI ora pravAhita honA caahie| unakA mAnanA thA ki aMdara rahI haI sAdhanA jitanA phala detI hai, utanA vaha bAhara Akara nahIM de sktii| usase kucha na kucha pratiSThA kI bhAvanA A hI jAtI hai aura adhika logoM meM prakaTa hokara sAdhanA svayaM bhAra bhI bana jAtI hai|' - pUjya gurudeva apane dharmasaMgha ko nAma aura khyAti se dUra sAdhanA ke zikhara para dekhanA cAhate the| samaya-samaya para unakA AtmamaMthana isa viSaya meM nayI preraNA grahaNa karatA rahatA thaa| pUjya gurudeva ne tIrthaMkara ke sampAdaka DaoN. nemIcaMdajI jaina kA eka lekha 'sAdhu : upadeza adhika sAdhanA kama' pddh'aa| lekha par3hakara unake sAdhaka mAnasa para jo pratikriyA huI, vaha unhIM ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai- "lekha kar3A hai para cintanIya jarUra hai| mere mana meM bAra-bAra yaha vicAra AtA hai ki dharmasaMghoM meM yaza, khyAti Adi.kI lAlasA bar3ha rahI hai, yaha eka vicAraNIya viSaya hai| hamAre saMgha meM isa pravRtti se bacAva atyanta apekSita hai| kucha yugIna kaThinAiyAM jarUra haiM para sAdhvAcAra kI zithilatA to ahitakArI hI hotI hai| hameM bhI isa viSaya / para cintana avazya karanA caahie| hamArA saMgha saMgaThita aura vyavasthita hai| isalie vaha aneka avAMchanIya sthitiyoM se avazya hI bacA huA hai aura bacA rhegaa| yadyapi yuga kI kucha avazyaMbhAvI kaThinAiyoM ke kAraNa pravAhapAtitA se bacanA bahuta muzkila hai para isa dizA meM satata jAgarUkatA to rakhanI hI cAhie rakhanI hI hogii|" Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI kisI AkAMkSA yA AzA se baMdhakara sAdhanA karane vAlA sAdhaka upalabdhi ke abhAva meM nirAza aura hatAza ho jAtA hai kintu pUjya gurudeva niSkAmabhAva se nirantara Atma-sAdhanA aura jana-utthAna karane kA bhISmavrata dhAraNa kie hue the| apane 58veM janmadina para sampUrNa mAnava-jAti ko vizeSa saMdeza dete hue unhoMne kahA- "niSkAma kAma karane kI preraNA dene ke lie maiM apane Apako sakriya rUpa se prastuta karanA cAhatA huuN| yadi kAma ke pIche nAma, pratiSThA Adi kI bhAvanA hai to kAma karane meM majA nahIM aataa| niSkAma karma phaladAyI hotA hai, isa AsthA ko lekara hI maiM ghUma rahA hUM aura kAma kara rahA huuN|" paMjAba samajhaute meM pUjya gurudeva kI mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA rhii| svayaM gRhamaMtrI AmeTa meM gurudeva ko badhAI dene phuNce| aneka rASTrIya stara ke logoM kI badhAiyAM gurudeva taka pahuMcIM kintu gurudeva ne isa prasaMga para apane vicAra vyakta karate hue kahA- "lambe saMgharSa ke bAda nae savere kI bhAMti sarakAra aura saMta loMgovAla ke bIca hue samajhaute meM kar3I banane kA zreya hamako diyA jA rahA hai| para hamArI maMsA kisI zreya ko pAne kI nahIM, kevala deza meM ahiMsaka zaktiyoM ko pratiSThita karane kI hai|" ___ eka purohita gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita hokara bolA- maiMne Apake darzana to Aja hI kie haiM lekina maiM ApakA pakkA prazaMsaka huuN| logoM ke bIca meM ApakI prazaMsA karatA rahatA huuN| maiMne aneka logoM ko Apake darzana kI preraNA dI hai| gurudeva ne gaMbhIra mudrA meM pharamAyA'purohitajI! hameM ApakI prazaMsA nahIM cAhie, hama usakA kyA kareM? Apa apane jIvana kA utthAna kareM, satya ko pahacAneM, yahI kalyANa kA rAstA hai| hama yahI cAhate haiM ki sabakA jIvana utkarSa ko prApta ho|' ye ghaTanAprasaMga sabako phalAzAsaMyama kI abhinava preraNA dene vAle haiN| apane jIvana ke AThaveM dazaka meM unhoMne nispRha, niSkAma evaM AkiMcanyabhAva kA eka mahAn Adarza AcArya-pada kA visarjana karake kiyaa| eka ora jahAM maraNAsanna sthiti meM bhI vyakti, sattA, saMpadA evaM adhikAra kI lAlasA chor3anA nahIM cAhatA, vahAM samartha evaM sakSama hote hue bhI itane pratiSThita pada kA tyAga nispRhatA kA zreSTha udAharaNa hai| AcAryapada-visarjana ke dvArA ve samAja ko sakriya prazikSaNa denA cAhate the| pada-visarjana ke avasara para Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 179 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM apanI antarbhAvanA unhoMne ina zabdoM meM vyakta kI- "maiM prayogadharmA rahA huuN| isa chaha dazaka kI avadhi meM nae-nae prayoga karatA rahA huuN| maiMne socA maiM adhyAtma kA koI nayA prayoga kruuN| maiMne AkiMcanya ke prayoga kA nirNaya liyA, jisase merA kucha bhI na rahe aura saba kucha merA bana jaae|" pUjya gurudeva ne lAkhoM logoM ko girane se bacAyA, lAkhoM patitoM ko Upara uThAne kA prayatna kiyA tathA lAkhoM vyaktiyoM ko jIvana meM kabhI skhalita na hone kI abhinava preraNA dii| lAkhoM loga unake eka iMgita para apanI kurbAnI dene ko taiyAra rahate tathA unheM bhagavAn kI bhAMti pUjya dRSTi se dekhate the para ve svayaM ko kevala sAdhaka evaM saMta hI mAnate the| eka prasaMga para apanI antarbhAvanA prakaTa karate hue unhoMne kahA- "maiM kisI kA guru nahIM, maiM to apane ApakA hI guru huuN| apane vicAroM kA guru huuN|" san 1963 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| rAjaladesara meM eka choTA sA bAlaka gurudeva ke darzanArtha upasthita huA aura bolA- "itane loga Apako hAtha jor3ate haiM to kyA Apa bhagavAna haiM ?"gurudeva ne muskurAte hue kahA- 'maiM bhagavAn to nahIM, para iMsAna huuN|' baccA to gurudeva kA muMha dekhatA rahA para Asa-pAsa khar3e bhakta gurudeva ke isa uttara para zraddhA-praNata the| __ pUjya gurudeva kA vizvAsa puruSArtha karane meM thaa| ve pariNAma kI ciMtA nahIM karate the yahI kAraNa thA ki apanA bahumUlya samaya dUsaroM ke lae niyojita karane para bhI ve kisI para ahasAna yA upakAra nahIM jatAte balki use apanA karttavya samajhate the| jaba saMta unheM kahate the ki sAdhAraNa vyakti ke lie Apa itanA zrama kyoM uThAte haiM? kyA vaha niyama lekara sudhara jAegA? ve isakA uttara dete hue ve kahate the- 'niyama nahIM lene se merI sAdhanA niSphala nahIM jaatii| koI niyama letA hai to usakA hita sadhatA hai| yadi koI hita-upadeza na sune to bhI merI sAdhanA saphala hai| samajhAnA merA Atma-dharma hai, vaha apane ApameM saphala hai| mere upadeza ko yadi eka bhI vyakti grahaNa nahIM karatA to bhI mujhe kiMcit hAni aura duHkha nahIM hotA kyoMki upadeza denA merI sAdhanA hai| vaha apane Apa meM saphala hai| maiM saMskRta ke isa subhASita meM vizvAsa karatA hUM na bhavati dharmaH zrotuH, sarvasyaikAntato hitshrvnnaat| bruvato'nugrahabuddhayA, vaktustvekAntato bhvti|| Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI dhavala samAroha para pradatta nimna vaktavya unakI niSkAma, nispRha evaM udAtta vRtti ko prastuta karane vAlA hai- "maiM apane vikAsa aura utthAna ke lie calA, vaha dUsaroM ke vikAsa kA bhI nimitta bana gayA isalie loga mAnate haiM ki maiM unakA vikAsa kara rahA hUM para merA saMkalpa hai ki prApta pratiSThA meM maiM aura adhika vinamra bnuuN| sAdhanA ke patha para aura Age bddhuuN|" kRtrima pratiSThA evaM pada kA vyAmoha vyakti ko digmUr3ha banA detA hai| pada evaM pratiSThA ke lolupa vyaktiyoM ko manovaijJAnika zailI meM pratibodha dete hue unhoMne kahA- 'pada aura pratiSThA se dUra bhAgane kI koziza karoge to anAyAsa ve Apake pIche daudd'eNge| Apa 'unakA sAtha chur3AnA cAhakara bhI nahIM chur3A skeNge| yadi pada aura pratiSThA kI bhUkha rakheMge to ve Apase sadA dUra bhaageNge| sAdhakoM kI anubhUti kI bhASA eka svara meM nikalatI hai ataH svAmI vivekAnanda kI anubhUti meM bhI saMvAditA hai- 'usI ke pAsa saba vastueM AtI haiM, jo kisI kI paravAha nahIM krtaa| bhAgya eka capalA strI ke samAna hai, jo use cAhatA hai, usakI vaha paravAha hI nahIM karatI para jo vyakti usakI paravAha nahIM karatA, usake caraNoM meM vaha loTatI rahatI hai| isI prakAra nAma aura yaza bhI ayAcaka ke pAsa Dhera ke Dhera meM AtA hai| yahAM taka ki yaha saba usake lie eka kaSTaprada bojhA ho jAtA hai| vikAsa mahotsava kA itihAsa isI tathya ko caritArtha karane vAlA thaa| AcArya pada tyAgane ke bAda sabakA Agraha evaM anurodha rahA ki paTTotsava kA kAryakrama pUrvavat manAnA caahie| sampUrNa deza se hajAroM loga apanI zraddhA vyakta karane Ate haiM ataH kAryakrama to honA hI caahie| gurudeva ne isakA prativAda karate hue kahA- "maiM apane AcArya-pada ko visarjita kara cukA hUM ataH paTTotsava kyoM manAyA jAe? sabakI bhAvanA ke bAvajUda bhI gurudeva apane nirNaya para aTala rhe| usI niSedha se AcArya mahAprajJajI ke urvara dimAga meM eka vikalpa ubharA 'vikAsa mhotsv'| paTTotsava to AcArya kI sadeha sthiti meM hI manAyA jAtA lekina vikAsa mahotsava hamezA ke lie sthAyI ho gyaa| pratidAna yA pratiphala kI bhAvanA se dUra kartavyabhAva se prerita hokara kArya karanA unakA jIvanavrata thaa| lambI yAtrAoM ke daurAna hara gAMva Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM meM loga unake caraNoM meM taraha-taraha kI bheMTa car3hAte the para ve logoM se kevala tyAga-pratyAkhyAna evaM burAI kI bheMTa svIkAra karate the| (paMjAba) dhurI meM vayovRddha saradAra jahAMgIrajI gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita hue| unhoMne kucha rupaye bheMTasvarUpa gurudeva ke caraNoM meM rakhate hue kahA- 'Apane hameM vacanAmRta kA pAna karAyA hai| hamAre pAsa Apako dakSiNA dene ke lie yaha tuccha bheMTa hai ata: Apa svIkAra kreN|' gurudeva ne saradArajI ko samajhAte hue kahA- 'hama apanA parivAra aura dhana-sampadA chor3akara sAdhu bane haiN| paisA na to hamArA lakSya hai aura na ise sAdhana rUpa meM svIkAra karate haiN|' saradArajI gurudeva kI isa nispRhatA aura anAkAMkSA kI vRtti se bahuta prabhAvita hue aura bhAvavibhora hokara bole- "gurujI ! maiMne jIvana meM prathama bAra aise sAdhu dekhe haiN| abhI taka merA vAstA maThAdhIzoM evaM parigrahI sAdhuoM se hI par3A thaa| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki Apa jaise aparigrahI sAdhu hI bhAratIya saMskRti ke gaurava kI abhivRddhi kara sakate haiN| ye AtmAbhivyaktiyA~ unake niSkAma evaM akiMcana vyaktitva kI spaSTa jhalaka haiM "maiM koI maThAdhIza yA pujArI nahIM huuN| mere pAsa car3hane ke lie moTara nahIM, pairoM meM cappala yA jUte nhiiN| na maiM kisI ko saMtAna detA hUM aura na dhana detA huuN| na AzIrvAda yA zrApa hI de sakatA huuN| ina bAhya ADambaroM meM merA vizvAsa nahIM hai|" *"maiM akiMcana hUM, garIba mAneM to sabase bar3A garIba hU~ aura amIra mAneM to sabase bar3A amIra huuN| garIba isalie hUM kyoMki pUMjI ke nAma para mere pAsa nayA paisA bhI nahIM hai, aparigrahI huuN| amIra isalie hUM kyoMki merI koI cAha nahIM hai|" . gurudeva kI nispRhatA kA amiTa prabhAva paMDita neharU para bhI pdd'aa| prathama milana meM pradhAnamaMtrI ne socA ki AcAryajI avazya kucha mAMga karane Ae haiM jaise ki Ama loga unake pAsa Ate haiN| sAkSAtkAra ke prathama kSaNa meM hI unhoMne gurudeva tulasI se pUchA- 'bolo, Apako kyA cAhie?' gurudeva ne uttara diyA- 'paMDitajI! hama yahAM lene nahIM, kucha dene ke lie Ae haiN| hamAre pAsa saikar3oM sAdhu-sAdhviyAM haiN| deza meM naitikatA evaM caritra kI pratiSThA ke lie agara Apa unakA upayoga karanA cAheM to hamArI Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI sevAeM samarpita haiN| neharUjI isa bAta se bahuta prasanna hue| unheM Azcarya isa bAta kA huA ki Aja bhI aise nispRha saMta bhArata meM vidyamAna haiM, jo ni:svArthabhAva se kevala dete hI haiM, lete nhiiN| koI bhI upAdhi yA sammAna unake sAdhaka mAnasa meM cepa, Asakti yA lagAva paidA nahIM kara pAtA thaa| ve kahate the ki or3hI huI upAdhiyAM mujhe vyAdhiyAM lagatI haiN| maiM kisI bhI upAdhi ko oDhane meM dilacaspI nahIM rkhtaa| vidyApITha parivAra kI ora se jaba unheM 'bhArata jyoti' alaMkaraNa se vibhUSita kiyA gayA to logoM ne kahA ki Apako to vizva jyoti se sammAnita kiyA jAnA caahie| usa samaya unake mukha se niHsRta vANI unakI AdhyAtmika evaM nispRha vyaktitva kI jyoti vikIrNa kara rahI hai- "vidyApITha parivAra ne mujhe 'bhArata jyoti' alaMkaraNa se sammAnita kiyA para maiM cAhatA hUM ki maiM Atmajyoti bnuuN|" isI prakAra jaba unake nAma ke Age aNuvrata anuzAstA kA prayoga kiyA jAne lagA to tatkAla apanI pratikriyA vyakta karate hue unhoMne kahA- 'aNuvrata anuzAstA koI pada nahIM hai| na to kisI ne mujhe yaha pada diyA hai aura na maiMne isa sambodhana ko pada kI dRSTi se svIkAra hI kiyA hai| yaha to eka vizeSaNa hai| pahale mujhe aNuvrata AMdolana kA pravartaka kahA jAtA thaa| ina varSoM meM aNuvrata anuzAstA zabda adhika pracalita ho gayA hai| anuzAstA kA artha hai-prshikssk| aNuvrata kA prazikSaNa denA mere kAryakramoM kA eka aMga hai| isalie isa zabda-prayoga para mujhe koI Apatti nahIM hai| yadi ise pada mAnA jAtA hai to maiM isase mukta hone kI bAta bhI soca sakatA huuN|' vastutaH itihAsa meM sAtvika gaurava kA adhyAya ve hI vyakti jor3a sakate haiM, jo gaurava se sarvathA virakta rahakara sarvajanahitAya sarvajanasukhAya cleN| niSkAma karma adhyAtma kA phalita hai| AdhyAtmika vyakti hI isa dRSTikoNa kA vikAsa kara sakate haiN| samaya-samaya para unake mukhAravinda se niHsRta ye abhivyaktiyAM unakI isI mahAn vRtti ko prakaTa karane vAlI haiM * "mujhe mUlyAMkana kI ciMtA nhiiN| mujhe AtmatoSa hai ki maiM jIvana bhara ImAnadArI pUrvaka mAnavatA ke kalyANa hetu kArya karatA rhuuN|" * "maiM cAhatA hUM ki mere dila kI AvAja jana-jana ke diloM Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 183 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM taka phNce| maiM abhinaMdana-patroM se khaza hone vAlA nahIM haiN| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki sthAna-sthAna para mujhe ye abhinaMdana-patra mileN| hArdika bhAvanAeM maukhika rUpa se yA koI eka patra ke dvArA bhI vyakta kI jA sakatI haiN| phira saikar3oM kI saMkhyA meM unakA prakAzana ho, yaha sivAya dhana-apavyaya ke vizeSa kyA mUlya rakhatA hai?" *"maiM gujarAta AyA hUM, yaha Apa logoM para ehasAna nahIM hai aura honA bhI nahIM caahie| merA vizvAsa niSkAma karma meM hai| niSkAma karma phaladAyI hotA hai, isa AsthA ko lekara hI maiM ghUma rahA hUM aura kAma kara rahA huuN|" / Aja dikhAvA, pradarzana aura jhUThe mApadaNDa hetu nita nae Ayojana manAne kI umaMga rakhI jAtI hai| eka bAra zAdI hone ke bAda bhI hara sAla ADambara ke sAtha zAdI kA riharsala kiyA jAtA hai| zAdI kI paccIsavIM evaM pacAsavIM varSagAMTha kA to kahanA hI kyA? gurudeva ne samAja kI isa kamajorI ko miTAne ke lie kevala maukhika upadeza hI nahIM, balki apane jIvana se sakriya prazikSaNa diyaa| AcArya kAla ke 25 varSa pUre hone para sabakA Agraha rahA ki koI bar3A Ayojana kiyA jaae| saMgha ke isa nivedana para spaSTa nirdeza dete hue Apane kahA- "dhavala merA sAdhya hai| kRSNa ko tyAga kara dhavala kA varaNa karanA mujhe sadA priya rahA hai| isalie isakA samAroha maiM sadA manAtA huuN| yaha dhavala-samAroha yadi 25 varSoM kA pratIka ho to mujhe isase koI lagAva nahIM hai aura yadi jIvana kI dhavalimA kA pratIka ho to yaha samAroha merA hI nahIM hai, una sabakA hai, jo jIvana meM dhavala-pakSa kA pratiSThApana karanA cAhate haiN| una sabakA hai, jo anuzAsana, ekatA va maitrI ke dIpa saMjote haiN| naitika va caritra-vikAsa meM vizvAsa bar3hAne kA yatna huA to maiM samajhUgA dhavala samAroha bana pAyA hai| anuzAsana, AcAra-zuddhi aura ekatA kI lau vizeSa prajvalita huI to maiM samajhUgA ki mere 25 varSa sacamuca samAroha ke mAnadaMDa bana pAe haiN|' ___ bhakta hRdaya se uThI zraddhA kI hiloreM aura prazastiyAM unake sAdhaka mAnasa ko bAMdha nahIM pAtI thiiN| ve aneka bAra apane janmadina para yaha vicAra vyakta karate the ki janmadina ke avasara para prazasti mujhe kataI pasaMda nahIM para ApakI komala bhAvanAoM ko tor3anA bhI ucita nahIM hai| isa bAta Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI ko dRSTigata rakhate hue maiM taTastha bhAva se prazastiyAM sunatA huuN| merA saccA janmadina Apa tabhI manAeMge jaba ApakA jIvana asat se sat, bhoga se tyAga, rAga se virAga, aMdhakAra se jyoti evaM bahirmukhatA se antarmukhatA kI ora gati kregaa| ye zabda girikaMdarA meM baiThA koI yogI kahatA to Azcarya jaisA kucha nahIM lagatA lekina pratiSThA aura prazaMsA ke vAyumaMDala meM sAMsa lene vAle vyakti se jaba yaha bAta sunI to lagA ki pradUSaNoM kI duniyA meM jItA huA bhI vaha pradUSaNa se mukta thaa| anAgraha sAdhaka aura Agraha-ye donoM 36 ke aMka ke samAna viparIta dizonmukha haiN| sAdhaka sabhI pUrvAgrahoM evaM jar3a mAnyatAoM se dUra rahatA hai kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki anAgrahI vyakti hI satyAnveSaka ho sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA jIvana sabhI prakAra ke AgrahoM se mukta thaa| eka saMpradAya vizeSa se Abaddha hone para bhI ve satya kI asImatA evaM virATatA se paricita the| mahAvIra ke anekAnta ko unhoMne jIvana-vyavahAra ke sAtha jor3ane kA prayatna kiyA thaa| isa saMdarbha meM ve apanA anubhava batAte the"Agraha kA mere jIvana meM koI sthAna nahIM hai| maiM sadaiva isase bacane kA prayatna karatA hUM kyoMki syAdvAda se maiM yaha sIkha pAyA hUM ki satya usI vyakti ko prApta hotA hai, jisake mana meM apanI mAnyatAoM kA koI Agraha nahIM hotaa|" ___ vaicArika lacIlApana vyakti ko vividha koNoM se dekhane aura socane kA avakAza detA hai| AcAryoM ne anekAMta kI dArzanika vyAkhyA khUba kI kintu use jIvana-vyavahAra ke sAtha jor3ane kA prayatna nahIM kiyaa| pUjya gurudeva ne jana-jIvana kI samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM anekAnta kA bharapUra prayoga kiyaa| anekAMta ko vyAvahArika banAkara use jana-jIvana meM pratiSThita karane kI unakI tar3apa ina paMktiyoM meM dekhI jA sakatI hai'hamArI sabase bar3I galatI yahI rahI hai ki tattva kI vyAkhyA meM hamane anekAMta ko jor3A para jIvana kI vyAkhyA meM use jor3anA bhUla gae, jabaki mahAvIra ne jIvana ke hara koNa ke sAtha anekAMta ko jor3ane kA prayatna kiyA hai|" ekAMta dRSTi vAlA vyakti AgrahI hotA hai| maiM kahatA hUM vahI Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM satya hai isI cintana se abhiprerita hokara vaha hara kArya karatA hai| isalie vaha dUsaroM ke vicAroM ko kucalakara hI prasannatA kA anubhava karatA hai| vaha kabhI sAmaMjasyapUrNa jIvana nahIM jI paataa| kintu pUjya gurudeva sadaiva isa bhASA meM socate the- "maiM kahatA hUM vaha satya ho sakatA hai para tuma kahate ho, vaha bhI satya ho sakatA hai|' cintana kA yaha anAgraha unako sadaiva sApekSatA aura satya ke darzana karAtA rahatA thaa| isa saMdarbha meM unakA yaha vaktavya paThanIya hI nahIM, mananIya bhI hai-"hara vyakti kA apanA cintana aura apanA dRSTikoNa hai| dUsaroM kA cintana galata hai aura merA cintana sahI, aisA Agraha maiM kyoM karUM? mujhe bhagavAn mahAvIra kA anekAMta darzana prApta hai| isake anusAra pratyeka vyakti ke ciMtana meM satya kA aMza ho sakatA hai| samasyA vahAM paidA hotI hai, jahAM satya ke eka aMza ko sampUrNa satya mAna liyA jAtA hai| samasyA kA dUsarA rUpa hai- apane cintana ko satya mAnakara dUsaroM ke cintana ko asatya pramANita karane kA prayAsa krnaa| maiM apane cintana ko na to sampUrNa satya mAnatA hUM aura na dUsaroM ke cintana ko nitAMta asatya svIkAra karatA huuN|" ____ anAgrahI vRtti ke kAraNa hI ve svayaM ko pUrNa na mAnakara sAdhaka evaM vidyArthI mAnate the| isI vizeSatA ne unheM apane virodhiyoM kI AlocanA evaM AkSepa ko bhI zAMti se sunane kI kSamatA dii| yadi kaTu AlocanA meM bhI koI tathya dikhAI detA to use svIkAra karane meM unheM hicakicAhaTa yA saMkoca nahIM hotA thaa| unakA maMtavya thA ki virodhI pakSa ko zAMti se sunane kA artha hai sAmane vAle vyakti ke Agraha ko samApta karake apane pakSa ko svIkAra karAne kA mArga prazasta krnaa|' unakI isa virala vizeSatA ne aneka virodhiyoM ko unakA unmukta prazaMsaka banA diyaa| aneka bAra unake mukha se yaha sunA gayA- "maiM prazaMsakoM se kahIM adhika AlocakoM ke bIca apane Apako AnaMdita pAtA huuN|" prasiddha sAhityakAra yazapAlajI jaina gurudeva kI isa vizeSatA se bahuta prabhAvita the| gurudeva ke vyaktitva ke bAre meM apanI TippaNI vyakta karate hue unhoMne kahA- "jisa taraha ve apanI bAta bar3I zAMti se kahate haiM, usI taraha dUsare kI bAta bhI utanI hI zAMti se sunate haiN| apane se matabheda rakhane vAle athavA virodhI vyakti se bhI bAta karane meM ve kabhI udvigna nahIM hote| maiMne svayaM kaI bAra unake Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 186 saMpradAya kI kucha pravRttiyoM kI unake sAmane kar3I AlocanA kI hai, lekina unhoMne hamezA hI AtmIyatA se samajhAne kI koziza kI / " virodhiyoM evaM AlocakoM ke sanmukha anAgraha se prastuta hone vAlA sAdhaka jIvana meM madhuratA evaM sarasatA banAe rakhatA hai| eka bAra eka bauddha bhikSu gurudeva ke pAsa carcA karane ke lie upasthita huaa| AcArya-. paramparA ke vidhi-vidhAna ke anusAra gurudeva paTTa para virAja rahe the / bauddha bhikSu ne kahA - " maiM Apase bAta karanA cAhatA hUM lekina yaha tabhI saMbhava hai, jaba Apa bhI mere barAbara nIce baittheN| " gurudeva tatkAla paTTa se utarakara 1 baiTha ge| bauddha bhikSu gurudeva ke isa anAgrahI, nirabhimAnI vyaktitva prabhAvita hue binA nahIM raha sakA / yadi koI AgrahI vyakti hotA to vaha ise mAnApamAna kA prazna banA sakatA thA para gurudeva kA sAdhaka mAnasa itanI saMkIrNa bAta meM ulajhakara tanAva paidA karanA nahIM cAhatA thA / koI bhI ghaTanA-prasaMga unake anAgrahI vyaktitva ke Age ulajha nahIM pAtA thaa| suprasiddha sAhityakAra devendra satyArthI dillI meM gurudeva ke pAsa aae| aneka viSayoM para vicAra-vinimaya claa| carcA ke anta meM unhoMne gurudeva ko nivedana karate hue kahA- 'AcAryajI ! aura to saba kucha ThIka hai para yaha mukhapaTTI jo Apane bAMdha rakhI hai, vaha Apake aura hamAre bIca eka dIvAra hai / ' pUjya gurudeva ne usI kSaNa mukhavastrikA ko apane mukha se utAra kara hAtha meM lekara kahA - 'isa dIvAra ko to maiM abhI miTA detA huuN| aba to koI dIvAra nahIM hai ?' gurudeva kI sahajatA aura anAgrahI vRtti dekhakara satyArthIjI ko bar3A Azcarya huaa| abhI taka ve dArzanika viSayoM para carcA kara rahe the lekina gurudeva ke isa nae rUpa ko dekhakara ve stambhita evaM zraddhApraNata ho ge| baddhAJjali hokara ve gurudeva ko kahane lage'nahIM, aba koI dIvAra nahIM hai|' gurudeva ne AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha kahA'mukhavastrikA hamArA cihna nahIM hai| ise hama suvidhAnusAra khola bhI sakate haiN| yaha hamArI ahiMsA-sAdhanA meM sahayogI upakaraNa hai| vAyu ke sUkSma jIvoM ke pratighAta se bacane ke liye hama ise mukha para dhAraNa karate haiM / ' devendrajI bole- 'AcAryajI ! aba hamezA ke lie yaha dIvAra miTa gayI / aba maiM isake lie Apako kabhI bAdhya nahIM kruuNgaa|' ukta ghaTanA-prasaMga unakI anAgrahI evaM lacIlI soca kA spaSTa nidarzana hai| - Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM lacIlepana kI virala vizeSatA ne umra ke naveM dazaka meM bhI gurudeva ko sarasa banAe rkhaa| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM Agraha aura anAgraha kA samanvaya thA / khiMcAva aura DhIla donoM meM unakA samAna vizvAsa thA / ve samaya ke sAtha badalate the aura nita navIna pratIta hote the| sAtha hI yaha bhI satya thA ki ve usI parivartana ko mAnya karate, jisameM maulikatA surakSita rahe / ve kahate the - " maiM jitanA navInatA kA saMgrAhaka hUM, utanA hI prAcInatA kA saMpoSaka huuN|" mUla ko khokara pragati ke patha para bar3hanA unakI dRSTi meM bahuta bar3I bhUla thI / isa viSaya meM unakA yaha vaktavya atyanta mArmika hai- 'maiM paramparA kA virodhI nahIM hUM / kintu usameM bahanA bhI nahIM cAhatA kyoMki bahanA to apane Apako khonA hai| acchI paramparAeM eka pIr3hI se dUsarI pIr3hI meM saMkrAMta hotI raheM, yaha Avazyaka hai / jisa deza yA samAja meM `paramparA ko kAMca kA bartana mAnakara eka jhaTake se tor3a diyA jAtA hai, vaha deza aura samAja apanI sAMskRtika aura sAmAjika virAsata ko surakSita nahIM rakha sakatA / kintu isakA artha yaha nahIM hai ki vAMchita evaM avAMchita-- sabhI pravRttiyoM kI paramparA Age bar3hAI jAe yA unakA anukaraNa kiyA jAe / ' 187 anAgrahI vRtti vyakti ko sadaiva grahaNazIla banAe rakhatI hai / grahaNazIla vyakti ke lie badalAva kA rAstA durUha nahIM hotA / pUjya gurudeva kI grahaNazIlatA ullekhanIya hI nahIM, anukaraNIya bhI thii| svayaM ke bAre meM yaha svIkArokti aura saMsmaraNa isakA sazakta pramANa hai- "maiM yaha lakSya rakhatA hUM ki acchI bAta kahIM se bhI mile, use grahaNa kara lenA caahie| isa vRtti se mujhe bahuta lAbha huA hai| eka ghaTanA kA yahAM ullekha kara rahA hUM bahuta varSoM pahale kI bAta hai| maiM upavAsa karatA / upavAsa ThIka ho jaataa| pAraNA kaSTaprada hotA / maiM isakA kAraNa nahIM samajha paayaa| maiMne socA ki kisI anubhavI zrAvaka se bAta karanI caahie| sujAnagar3ha ke zrAvaka chaganamalajI seThiyA bahuta anubhavI vyakti the| maiMne unase bAta kii| unhoMne pUchA- 'Apa pAraNe meM kyA lete haiM ?' maiM: sabase pahale kaccA pApar3a usake bAda kAlI mirca aura mizrI Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 188 letA huuN| phira dUdha-daliyA, mogara - pApar3a Adi jo cIjeM upalabdha ho jAtI haiN| seThiyAjI: ye cIjeM Apa kitanI mAtrA meM lete haiM ? maiM: upalabdha ho to peTa bharakara / seThiyAjI: yaha krama ThIka nahIM hai| adhikAMza loga pAraNe meM pahale dina kI kasara nikAlanA cAhate haiN| eka dina uNA dUsare dina dUNAisa prakAra bhojana karanA ThIka nahIM hai| maiM: pAraNe kA kyA krama honA cAhie ? seThiyAjI: kevala pAva bhara dUdha lenA caahie| isase peTa halkA rahegA, mana prasanna rahegA aura kisI prakAra kI kaThinAI nahIM hogI / maiMne mana hI mana socA ki phira pAraNA hI kyA hogA ? isa soca ke bAvajUda maiMne pAraNe kA krama badala liyA / upavAsa kI taraha pAraNA bhI ThIka hone lagA / aisA kyoM huA ?" etthaM pi aggahe care" - isa sUtra ko yAda kara maiMne kisI prakAra kA Agraha nahIM rakhA, pakar3a nahIM rakhI, mujhe samAdhAna mila gayA / " pUjya gurudeva aneka bAra janabhAvanA ko mahattva dene ke lie apanI bhAvanAoM evaM vicAroM ko badala lete the / ekAMtavAsa ke avasara para niHsRta ye paMktiyAM unake udAra evaM nirAgrahI vyaktitva kA spaSTa saMketa hai - " merI icchA thI ki maiM sAdhanA kAla meM dina-rAta mauna rakhUM tathA sarvadA ekAMta meM rahUM, kintu aisA nahIM ho skaa| janatA ke vizeSa Agraha ko maiM nahIM sakA aura AdhA ghaNTA pravacana karane kI svIkRti de dI / prAtaH aura sAyaM kucha samaya logoM ke bIca baiThatA hUM / prAtaH nau baje se cAra baje taka gRhasthoM se mauna rakhatA huuN|" jo vyakti jitanA adhika tanAva meM rahatA hai, utanA hI AgrahI hotA hai / AgrahI vyakti hara bAta ko itanI tAna detA hai ki samasyA ko sulajhAnA kaThina ho jAtA hai| gurudeva svayaM to Agraha se kosoM dUra the hI dUsaroM ko bhI samaya-samaya para Agraha evaM abhiniveza se mukta hone kI preraNA dete rahate the| jaba kabhI unake sAmane samAja, parivAra yA vyaktigata vivAda ke mAmale Ate, ve donoM pakSoM ko sApekSa evaM anAgrahI banane kI bAta khte| eka bAra do bhAiyoM meM vivAda utpanna ho gyaa| eka bhAI kahane Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 189 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM lagA ki gurudeva maMdira bhI jAte haiM / dUsare ne kahA- 'gurudeva maMdira nahIM jAte haiM / ' pakSa aura vipakSa ke rUpa meM donoM bhAI apanI-apanI bAta para DaTe hue the| Akhira samajhaute ke lie ve gurudeva ke pAsa pahu~ce aura unako maMdira meM jAne kI prArthanA kI / yadyapi gurudeva sAdhucaryA ke kAraNa kAphI vyasta the, phira bhI tatkAla unakI prArthanA ko svIkAra kara liyaa| maMdira jAne kI svIkRti pAkara mUrtipUjaka digambara zrAvaka ne vivAda ko zrIcaraNoM meM prastuta karate hue kahA- 'Aja Apane merI bAta rakha dii| Aja maMdira meM carcA calI ki AcArya tulasI kevala samanvaya kI bAteM karate haiM para vAstava meM ve kaTTara haiM maMdira meM paira taka nahIM rkhte| maiMne kahA - 'nahIM aisI bAta nahIM hai| ve maMdira meM bhI pravacana karate haiM / unakI bhrAMti dUra karane ke lie maiMne Apako maMdira meM jAne ke lie nivedana kiyaa|' unakI bAta sunakara gurudeva ne kahA- " yaha bAta mujhe mAlUma hotI to maiM eka ke bajAya sAta bAra maMdira calA jaataa| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki maiM kisI ke Agraha kA viSaya bnuuN| yaha bAta satya hai ki mUrtipUjA meM merA vizvAsa nahIM hai| eka amUrtipUjaka dharmasaMgha kA AcArya hote hue bhI maiM samanvaya aura vastusthiti ke aMkana kI dRSTi se anudAra nahIM hU~ / maiM isa tathya ko svIkAra | karatA hU~ ki mUrti kalA kI pratIka hotI hai, ekAgratA meM sahAyaka banatI hai. tathA aitihAsika dRSTi se mahattvapUrNa hotI hai / inhIM guNoM ke kAraNa maiM samaya-samaya para maMdiroM meM jAtA hUM, dhyAna karatA hUM, vahAM bhajana gAtA hUM aura pravacana bhI karatA huuN| maiM mAnatA hUM ki vicAroM ke dvaidha meM bhI maitrI aura zAlInatA kA paricaya diyA jA sakatA hai| aisI bAtoM meM ulajhanA sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ko bar3hAvA denA hai|' pUjya gurudeva kA ciMtana thA ki upAsanA-paddhati sabakI bhinna ho sakatI hai lekina apanI hI upAsanA-paddhati ko zreSTha sAbita karanA Agraha hai| eka bAra kucha vidyArthI sAdhu carcA meM ulajha ge| kucha kA kahanA thA dhyAna zreSTha hai tathA kucha svAdhyAya kI mahattA para jora de rahe the / gurudeva ne isa vArtA ko sunA aura udbodhana dete hue kahA- "eka sAdhaka dhyAna karatA hai aura dUsarA svAdhyAya karatA hai| dhyAna aura svAdhyAya donoM sAdhanA ke aMga haiM tathA nirjarA ke bheda haiN| taTastha dRSTi se dekhA jAe to donoM eka * Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 190 dUsare ke pUraka haiN| lekina svayaM kI ahaMmanyatA se eka ko hI pradhAnatA dI jAe, yaha abhiniveza sAdhanA meM vighna hai|" isa vivAda kA hala yogakSema varSa ke ina pravacanAMzoM meM bhI khojA jA sakatA hai * "kucha vyaktiyoM kI avadhAraNA meM tapasyA hI sAdhanA hai| kucha loga svAdhyAya, japa Adi meM sAdhanA kA darzana karate haiM to kucha aise vyakti bhI haiM jo sevA ko sAdhanA ke siMhAsana para pratiSThita karate haiN| merA abhimata ina maMtavyoM se kucha bhinna hai| maiM yaha mAnatA hUM ki ekAMgI dRSTi se kI jAne vAlI sAdhanA adhUrI hotI hai| eka vyakti dhyAna karatA hai| dhyAna karanA acchI bAta hai para svAdhyAya ke binA dhyAna meM nayA vikAsa kaise hogA? isI prakAra kevala japa yA kevala svAdhyAya ke dvArA antardRSTi kA jAgaraNa kaise hogA?" * rucibheda kI bAta ko maiM asvIkAra nahIM krtaa| ruci ke AdhAra para mukhyatA aura gauNatA kI sthiti ko mAnyatA dI jA sakatI hai para kisI eka aMga ko pakar3akara anya sabhI aMgoM se nirapekSa ho jAnA bar3e lAbha se vaMcita honA hai| dhyAna sAdhanA hai to svAdhyAya, japa, padayAtrA, pravacana, jana-samparka, sevA Adi pravRttiyAM bhI sAdhanA hai| apekSA eka hI hai ki ina saba pravRttiyoM ke pIche sAdhanA kA dRSTikoNa rhe| dRSTikoNa samyak na ho to dhyAna ko sAdhanA mAnane kA AdhAra bhI lar3akhar3A jAtA pUjya gurudeva ne anAgrahavRtti ke vaiziSTya se saMgha meM tathA apane jIvana meM nae-nae unmeSoM kA udghATana kiyA tathA apane vyaktitva ko vyApaka bnaayaa| unakI anAgrahI vRtti una saba rUr3ha evaM sthiti-pAlaka logoM ko preraNA dene vAlI hai, jinake ciMtana meM dUsaroM ke ciMtana kA yA nae ciMtana kA koI sthAna nahIM rhtaa| apanI kamajorI svIkAra karane kI kSamatA __ calane vAlA vyakti gira sakatA hai, skhalita ho sakatA hai para sAdhaka vaha hai, jo skhalita hokara bhI apanI galatI kA ahasAsa karatA hai aura bhaviSya meM usase preraNA lekara sAvadhAna ho jAtA hai| 'iyANiM No jamahaM puvvamakAsI pamAeNaM'- aba maiM vaha galatI puna: nahIM doharAUMgA, Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 191 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM jo Aja taka pramAdavaza karatA AyA hN| mahAvIra kI yaha ArSa-vANI usake kaNa-kaNa meM vyApta rahatI hai| skhalanA hone para saMzodhana kA lakSya rahe to sAdhaka usa sthiti meM pahuMca jAtA hai, jahAM se skhalita hone kI saMbhAvanA kama yA kSINa ho jAtI hai aura vikAsa kI rekhAeM svata: udghATita ho jAtI haiN| gurudeva zrI tulasI apanI hara acchI-burI pravRtti ke prati jAgarUka the|apnii hara kamajorI ko ve itanI sahajatA se janatA ke samakSa prastuta karate ki sunane vAlA hara zrotA vismayavimugdha ho jaataa| hara skhalanA yA ghaTanA unako nayA pratibodha de jAtI thii| unakA mAnanA thA ki hara vyakti ke pAsa eka aisI AMkha honI cAhie, jisase vaha apanI truTiyoM ko, kamiyoM ko dekha sake aura karaNIya ke prati saceta ho ske|' isa saMdarbha meM 5 agasta 1963 kI DAyarI kA pannA uddhRta karanA aprAsaMgika nahIM hogA, jo aneka logoM ke hRdaya meM abhinava prakAza bharane vAlA hai- "maiM eka sAdhaka hUM, merA lakSya hai viitraagtaa| maiM apane lakSya kI dizA meM niraMtara gatizIla rahanA cAhatA huuN| merA prasthAna sahI dizA meM hai yA nahIM? merI gati meM niraMtaratA hai yA nahIM? apanI sAdhanA se mujhe saMtoSa hai yA nahIM? lakSya kI dUrI kama ho rahI hai yA nahIM? ityAdi praznoM para vicAra karate samaya kabhI-kabhI maiM bahuta utsAhita ho jAtA huuN|sNghiiy dAyitva, vyApaka janasaMparka Adi kAraNoM se kaI bAra merI vyaktigata sAdhanA meM zaithilya A jAtA hai, use dekhakara kabhI-kabhI nirAza bhI hotA hai| .....jIvana ke zukla pakSa ko dekhanA bahuta acchA lagatA hai para maiM yaha bhI jAnatA hUM ki sAdhanAkAla meM koI bhI sAdhaka siddha nahIM hotaa| yadi sAdhaka apane kRSNapakSa ko nahIM dekhegA to jIvana meM pUrNatA nahIM A paaegii|....merii kamiyoM ko batAne meM loga saMkoca karate haiM, isI preraNA se prerita hokara maiMne apane Apako dekhanA zurU kiyaa| AtmanirIkSaNa ke samaya mere AMtarika jIvana kA jo citra nirmita huA vaha isa prakAra hai- "logoM kI dRSTi meM maiM bahuta U~cA ho sakatA hUM, para apanI khuda kI dRSTi se jaba maiM apanA citra khIMcatA hUM, taba pratIta hotA hai ki bhItara aura bAhara meM kitanA aMtara hai? jisa dina yaha aMtara simaTegA, bhItara aura bAhara meM ekatA ho jAegI, tabhI jIvana sArthaka hogaa|" nimna ghaTanA prasaMga unakI isI pariSkRta dRSTi ko ujAgara karane vAle haiN| Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI - eka bAra kapATa kI caukhaTa se gurudeva ko Thokara laga gii| isa kAraNa ve saMbhala nahIM pAe aura gira pdd'e| gurudeva turanta uThe aura saMtoM se bole- "calate-calate merI dRSTi gamanapatha se haTa gaI thI ataH mujhe Thokara laga gii| IryAsamiti kI vismRti kA daMDa mujhe mila gyaa| eka-eka kadama dekhakara Age bar3hanA sAdhu jIvana kA vrata hai| isa vrata meM eka kSaNa kI bhUla ne mujhe sajaga kara diyaa|" sAmAnya vyakti aisI sthiti meM dUsaroM kI truTi ko hI dekhatA para gurudeva kA sAdhaka mana hara ghaTanA ko apane pramAda se jor3akara nayI preraNA grahaNa kara letA thaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki galatiyoM ko chipAne meM dakSatA prApta karane vAlA vikAsa ke patha para ArohaNa nahIM kara sktaa| jo apanI burAI ko burAI samajhatA hai, vahI badalAva kI dizA meM prasthAna kara sakatA hai| san 1957 meM bIdAsara ke pAsa eka gAMva meM gurudeva ko jukhAma ho gyaa| saMtoM ke Agraha para gurudeva ne eka TebaleTa lekara vihAra kara diyA para golI kI pratikriyA huii| becainI bar3ha gyii| rAta bhara nIMda bhI nahIM aaii| savere gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'sAmAnyataH jukhAma meM tIna dina davA nahIM lenI cAhie para maiMne vidhi ko bhaMga karake bhUla kI ataH daNDa to mujhe milanA hI caahie| mujhe golI kI pratikriyA bhugatanI pdd'ii|' dUsaroM dvArA kI gayI sat-asat AlocanA ko samabhAva se sunanA mahAnatA kA asAdhAraNa lakSaNa hai| virodhiyoM dvArA kI gaI AlocanA ko gurudeva itanI taTasthatA se sunate ki kabhI-kabhI to virodhakartA svayaM daMga raha jAtA aura zraddhApraNata ho jaataa| dUsaroM dvArA kI gaI AlocanA ko gurudeva pragati kA kAraNa mAnate the| unakA mAnanA thA ki svastha AlocanA prazasti se jyAdA mahattvapUrNa hai kyoMki isase burAiyoM ko nikAlane kA avasara milatA hai| sAmAnyataH dUsaroM ke dvArA truTi para aMgulinirdeza kie jAne para vyakti AgababUlA ho jAtA hai| aise logoM ke lie pUjya gurudeva kA yaha ciMtana soca kI nayI khir3akiyAM kholane vAlA hai- "maiM cAhatA hUM mujhe koI merI galatI batAe to maiM kSamA kA paricaya dUM aura sahiSNutA se use sunN|" kAvya kI paMktiyoM meM sAdhakoM ko ve yahI pratibodha dete haiM apanI durbalatA kamI, skhalanA aura prmaad| pahacAneM pUche kareM, pariSkAra avivaad| Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 193 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM saphalatA evaM pragati ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vyakti apane dvArA apane ko mApatA rahe aura svayaM kI skhalanAoM kA ahasAsa karatA rhe| gurudeva tulasI kA spaSTa maMtavya thA ki galatI honA koI bar3I bAta nahIM para usako svIkAra na karanA yA usa para AtmaglAni na karanA mUrkhatA hai|" sAdhanA ke patha para caraNanyAsa karane para bhI yadi sAdhaka akaraNIya kAryoM se nivRtta nahIM hotA hai to vaha apane lakSya ke darzana nahIM kara sktaa| ___ atIta kA pratikramaNa karane vAlA vyakti hI vartamAna ko sudhAra kara bhaviSya meM nayI preraNA grahaNa kara sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne atIta kI ciMtA kA bhAra na Dhokara usase nayA bodha-pATha liyaa| umra ke naveM dazaka meM ve samaya ke aMkana ke bAre meM apanI antarvedanA prakaTa karate hue kahane lage- "maiM bahuta bAra socatA hUM ki bAlavaya aura kizoravaya meM samaya kA mUlya samajha pAtA to Aja na jAne kahAM pahuMca jaataa| kabhI-kabhI mana meM AtA hai ki bacapana lauTa Ae para vaha aba lauTane vAlA nahIM hai| yadyapi maiMne apane bacapana ko yoM hI nahIM khoyA hai phira bhI jitanA upayoga honA cAhiye thA vaha nahIM ho paayaa|" isI prakAra dharma ko vyApaka banAne ke saMdarbha meM apanI asamarthatA ko DAyarI ke pannoM meM ve ina zabdoM meM vyakta karate haiM- "merA hRdaya yaha kaha rahA hai ki dharma ko jyAdA se jyAdA vyApaka banAnA cAhie para samUce saMgha meM maiM isa bhAvanA ko bharane meM samartha nahIM huaa| ho sakatA hai merI bhAvanA meM itanI majabUtI nahIM ho athavA aura koI kAraNa ho|" . sAmAnyatayA vyakti apane atIta ke ujjvala pakSa ko yAda rakhatA hai aura kRSNapakSa ko chipAnA cAhatA hai yA jaldI bhUla jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva ko apane bacapana kI choTI-bar3I bhUleM aise yAda thIM, mAno ve kala hI ghaTita huI hoN| merA jIvana: merA darzana' pustaka meM gurudeva ne aneka prasaMgoM kI carcA kI hai, unameM se yahAM eka prasaMga prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai| muni avasthA meM gurudeva pUjya kAlUgaNI kI sannidhi meM vyAkhyAna kara rahe the| vyAkhyAna ke prArambha meM unhoMne eka gIta gAyA au jugajAla supana kI mAyA, isa para kyA garabhANA re| ghaTa gaI Aba rayaNa nahIM pAvai, kyA rAjA kyA rANA re|| Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' `zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI sAdhanA 194 DhAla sunakara pUjya kAlUgaNI ne pharamAyA-' kaise gAte ho ? eka padya meM pAMca galatiyAM haiN| jugajAla nahIM, jagajAla hai| supana nahIM, svapana hai / garabhANA nahIM, garavAnA hai| Aba nahIM Au hai, rayaNa nahIM, rahaNa hai / ' pUjya gurudeva ko eka nayA pratibodha mila gyaa| muni avasthA meM gurudeva ne kAlUgaNI ke nirdeza se saMskRta vyAkaraNa sIkhanA zurU kiyaa| gurudeva ne kAlUgaNI ke pAsa caMdrikA kaMThastha karanI prArambha kii| gurudeva prAtaH kAla pratilekhana ke bAda sUryodaya ke samaya taka kAlUgaNI ke pAsa par3hane jaate| usa samaya kI manaHsthiti para anutApa kI abhivyakti "saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana" meM pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM hI paThanIya hai- " usa samaya merI icchA rahatI thI ki maiM sAdhviyoM ke sAmane paDhUM tAki ve samajheM ki mujha para gurudeva kI kitanI kRpA hai aura maiM kitanA adhyayana karatA huuN| sAdhviyoM ko dikhAne ke lie mahInoM taka gurudeva ke pAsa sUryodaya ke samaya par3hane kA krama claayaa|' 44 maitrI divasa ke avasara para jaba gurudeva kSamAyAcanA karate to lagatA mAno kSamA svayaM sAkAra ho gayI ho| apanI majabUrI kA ullekha bhI ve itane mArmika zabdoM meM karate the ki vaha bhI unakI mahAnatA kI jhalaka bana jAtI thii| yahAM unake dvArA pratidina likhe jAne vAle preraka vAkya kA eka uddharaNa denA asaMgata nahIM hogA - " maiM kabhI-kabhI klAnta hotA hUM, kabhI-kabhI udAsa yA nirAza bhI hotA huuN| isakA mUla kAraNa merI apanI durbalatA hI hai / ' zraddhAluvarga unakI eka kRpA dRSTi ko pAkara nihAla ho uThatA thA para kabhI-kabhI vyastatA yA kisI anya kAraNa se jaba gurudeva logoM kI . vaMdanA ko svIkAra nahIM kara pAte to zraddhAluoM kA mAnasa khinna ho jaataa| yadyapi yaha unakI bhUla nahIM, apitu majabUrI thI para ise ve apanI bhUla svIkArate hue kahate the-- "maiM kabhI-kabhI vaMdanA kI svIkRti bhI nahIM de paataa| merI svIkRti zraddhAluoM ke lie nidhi ho sakatI hai para maiM vyastatA yA vivazatA ke kAraNa svIkRti denA bhI bhUla jAtA huuN| isake lie maiM apane Apako doSI kahUM to kaha sakatA huuN|' loga unheM bhagavAn mAnakara zraddhA arpita karate para ve kahate- 'maiM Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 195 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM 44 siddha nahIM, sAdhaka huuN|' loga unheM pUrNa mAnakara mArgadarzana prApta karane Ate para ve kahate the-- " manuSya saba dRSTiyoM se pUrNa nahIM hotaa| kucha na kucha apUrNatAeM raha hI jAtI haiM / mere meM bhI kucha apUrNatAeM haiM / ' satyonmukha vyakti hI apanI apUrNatA kA ahasAsa kara sakatA hai kyoMki vaha satya kI virATatA se paricita hotA hai / vaha mAnatA hai ki vItarAga vyakti hI pUrNa ho sakatA hai, anya nhiiN| unakA maMtavya thA ki prArambhika sTeja meM sAdhaka saba bAtoM meM dakSatA prApta kare kintu yadi bhUla chipAne meM dakSatA prApta karatA hai to yaha bahuta bar3I mAyA aura AtmapravaMcanA hai / " jo sAdhaka yaha mAnatA hai ki mujhase kabhI bhUla hotI hI nahIM, yaha usakA jhUThA ahaMkAra hai / aise logoM ko preraNA dene ke lie unakA kavi mAnasa bola uThA auroM kI bhUloM ko bhUleM, apanI bhUla sudhAreM / kabhI na karatA maiM galatI, isa ahaM vRtti ko mAreM // jo netA apane anuyAyiyoM se kevala prazaMsA sunanA cAhe, vaha kabhI unake mana meM apanA viziSTa sthAna nahIM banA paataa| asaphalatA evaM skhalanA sunane kI kSamatA bhI usameM honI caahie| mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI dvArA jaba unakA yAtrA - vivaraNa likhA gayA to usa para TippaNI karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- " tumane zraddhA ke kAraNa saphalatA kA pakSa adhika sparza kiyA para isase yathArtha rUpa sAmane nahIM aataa| dUsarA pakSa jo asaphalatA kA hai, use bhI abhivyakti denI cAhie, jisase pAThaka ko vAstavikatA mile kintu prAyaH aisA nahIM hotA aura isIlie loga itihAsa ko adhUrA mAnate haiN|' ina zabdoM meM unakA sAdhaka hRdaya bola rahA hai| vyakti pUrvAgraha evaM ahaM se itanA jakar3A huA hotA hai ki apanI galatI kA ahasAsa hone para bhI use svIkAra karane kA sAhasa nahIM juTA paataa| isa saMdarbha meM khalIla jibrAna kA anubhavapUta vaktavya sabako AtmanirIkSaNa kI preraNA dene vAlA hai - "maiMne kucha kSaNoM meM kSudratA kA anubhava kiyaa| jaba maiMne aparAdha kiyA aura aparAdha kA samarthana karane ke lie pApa pakSa kA samarthana kiyaa|" apanI kSudratA dekhanA mahAnatA kA lakSaNa hai / sAdhaka vyakti hI apanI bhUla yA truTi ke prati jAgarUka ho sakatA hai| jahAM bhI pUjya gurudeva ko apane vicAroM meM parivartana kI apekSA huI yA apanI Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI . .. 196 alpajJatA kA ahasAsa huA, use ve tatkAla samUha ke madhya prakaTa kara dete the| isa saMdarbha meM yahAM kucha preraka prasaMga prastuta kie jA rahe haiM - "kavi sAhityakAra Adi lekhana ke saMdarbha meM jaba mUDa kI bAta karate to yaha bAta merI samajha meM nahIM AtI thii| maiM mAnatA thA ki vyakti likhane ke lie saMkalpita ho jAe to kisI bhI samaya likhA jA sakatA hai| kintu 'vyavahArabodha' likhane kA saMkalpa varSoM taka phalita nahIM huaa| aba maiM socatA hUM ki dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva kI anukUlatA ke binA koI kAma sampAdita nahIM hotaa| lekhaka kA mUDa bhI inhIM meM se kisI kA aMga hogaa|" eka bAra pUjya gurudeva ke paira kI bivAI phaTa gaI, usa anubhava ko sunAte hue gurudeva pharamAte haiM- "kisI saMta kI bivAI phaTatI to maiM kahatA- "itane bar3e paira meM yadi bivAI phaTa gaI to kyA huA? para eka bAra mere paira kI bivAI phaTa gaI taba mujhe mahasUsa huA ki yaha lokokti satya hI hai- 'jAke paira na phaTI bivAI vo kyA jAne pIra parAI' mujhe lagatA hai ki jaba kabhI maiMne svayaM ko bar3A mAnA, tatkAla zikSA mila gii|" uttarapradeza kI yAtrA ke daurAna gurudeva ilAhabAda pdhaare| vahAM pravacana meM gurudeva ne vistAra se jaina muni kI bhikSAcaryA kI avagati dii| pravacana meM rAjarSi TaNDana bhI upasthita the| pravacana ke bAda unhoMne gurudeva ko apane ghara bhikSA ke lie Agraha kiyaa| gurudeva svarUparAnI pArka se jaina dharmazAlA padhAra ge| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI bhikSA evaM AhAra lagabhaga 2 baje sampanna huaa| AhAra sampanna hone ke bAda gurudeva ko TaNDanajI kI prArthanA yAda aaii| saMtoM se pUchane para patA calA ki unake ghara bhikSA ke lie koI nahIM gayA thaa| gurudeva ne socA aba to unake vahAM sabane bhojana kara liyA hogaa| phira bhI jaba maiMne unakI prArthanA svIkAra kI hai to isa vismRti aura pramAda kA prAyazcitta karane ke lie mujhe svayaM vahAM jAnA caahie| gurudeva saMtoM ke sAtha TaNDanajI ke yahAM phuNce| TaNDanajI saparivAra sAdhuoM kA iMtajAra kara rahe the| gurudeva ne vahAM pahuMcate hI kheda vyakta karate hue kahA'TaNDanajI! Apane bhikSA ke lie anurodha kiyA thA para hama bhUla ge| aba to Apa khAnA khA cuke hoNge|' TaNDanajI ne kahA- 'AcAryajI ! Aja hama pahale khAnA kaise khA lete? Apane pravacana meM kahA thA ki jaina sAdhuoM ke Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 197 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM lie atirikta bhojana nahIM banAnA hai| apane liye bane bhojana meM se kucha hissA denA hai| yadi hama bhojana kara lete to phira bhikSA meM kyA dete? abhI taka parivAra ke kisI sadasya ne bhojana nahIM kiyA hai|' gurudeva ne unake yahAM apane hAtha se bhikSA grahaNa kii| ukta ghaTanA se spaSTa hai ki bhUla yA vismRti kA parimArjana karane meM unakI dRSTi kitanI jAgarUka thii| terApaMtha kI niyati hai ki yahAM ahaMkArI kA astitva Tika nahIM sktaa| terApaMtha meM Aja taka aneka vidvAn muni apane ahaMkAra ke kAraNa saMgha se pRthak hue yA saMgha se pRthak kara die ge| eka vidvAna muni ne asahanIya truTi kii| gurudeva ne unheM saMbhalane kA avasara diyaa| para vaha apane ahaM ke kAraNa gurudeva ke nirdezoM ko TAlatA rhaa| gurudeva ne use saMgha se pRthak kara diyaa| usa samaya gurudeva ko bhISaNa Antarika saMgharSa kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| tatkAlIna apanI manaHsthiti ko spaSTa karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'yaha varSa mere lie bhArI rhaa| agara maiM kahUM ki una bahiSkRta yA unako sahayoga dene vAle vyaktiyoM ke prati mere mana meM kucha nahIM AyA to yaha aupacArika bAta hogii| mere mana meM chadmasthatAvaza Akroza yA anyathA bhAvanA AI hai ataH maiM una sabase kSamAyAcanA karatA huuN| yadyapi Akroza mujha meM pAnI kI lakIra jaise adhika dera TikatA nahIM, phira bhI mujhe kSamAyAcanA karanI hI caahie|' bhUla-svIkAra evaM usakA parimArjana binA sAdhanA ke saMbhava nahIM hai| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana ke ye preraka saMsmaraNa hara sAdhaka ko AtmanirIkSaNa kI preraNA dete haiM tathA dUsaroM kI truTi na dekhakara svayaM kI bhUla dekhane kA sabaka sikhAte haiN| apratibaddhatA nAva pAnI meM rahe, yaha jaga vikhyAta hai kintu yadi nAva meM pAnI A jAe to khataranAka sthiti hai| sAdhaka saMsAra meM rahe yaha ThIka hai kintu yadi sAdhaka ke mAnasa meM saMsAra basane laga jAe to sAdhanA nissAra ho jAtI hai| mahAvIra ne sAdhaka ko kamala se upamita kiyA hai| jaise kamala kIcar3a meM rahakara bhI usase alipta rahatA hai, vaise hI sAdhaka saMsAra meM rahatA huA bhI saMsAra se nirlipta rahatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki usakA Ananda padArtha ke Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 198 sAtha pratibaddha nahIM hotaa| padArtha milane yA na milane para bhI usakI prasannatA evaM Ananda meM koI antara nahIM AtA / pUjya gurudeva nirliptatA ke sAkAra pratirUpa kahe jA sakate haiN| ve na kisI padArtha se lipta the na pada-vizeSa se / na zarIra meM Asakta the na ziSya-sampadA meM / na pratiSThA prApti meM pratibaddha the, na sampradAya vizeSa se / yahI kAraNa hai ki alpatama sAdhana-sAmagrI meM bhI ve apane Ananda ko manda nahIM hone dete the / dharmasaMgha ke zikhara puruSa hone para bhI ve apanI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti hetu kabhI kisI para bhAra DAlanA nahIM cAhate the| sAdhaka kisI padArtha yA vyakti se pratibaddha rahe, yaha gurudeva ko rucikara nahIM lagatA thaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki vivazatA yA pratibaddhatA vyaktitva kA durbala pakSa hai, vaha cAhe khAna-pAna sambaMdhI ho yA Adata sambaMdhI / sAdhaka kI pratibaddhatA sAdhanA hai, sthiti yA paristhiti nahIM / padArtha yA paristhiti se baMdhane vAlA sAdhaka sAdhanA ke kSetra meM Age gati nahIM kara sakatA / vyakti kI jIvantatA isI meM hai ki sAdhaka jIvana bhara apratibaddha aura nirlipta banA rhe|' acche se acchA padArtha eka yA do dina lene ke bAda tIsare dina gurudeva use tatkAla chor3a dete the| saMtoM kA Agraha bhI unake saMkalpa ko kamajora nahIM kara pAtA thA / san 1996 lADanUM kA ghaTanA-prasaMga hai| svAsthya kI dRSTi se dopahara ke samaya DaoNkTara ne gurudeva ko kucha rasa lene kA parAmarza diyaa| tIna dina gurudeva ne rasa grahaNa kiyaa| cauthe dina lene se iMkAra kara diyaa| sAdhviyoM ne bahuta prArthanA kI- Aja gurudeva kRpA karake rasa grahaNa kareM' / gurudeva ne pharamAyA - " zarIra kI AvazyakatA na hone para bhI padArtha grahaNa karanA pratibaddhatA aura parAdhInatA hai / 'rAmodvarnAbhibhASate / ' merA saMkalpa pakkA hai ataH jo yaha pathya lAyA hai, vahI grahaNa kare, maiM nahIM kruuNgaa|" binA dRr3ha saMkalpa ke isa apratibaddhatA ko nahIM sAdhA jA sktaa| amuka padArtha milanA hI cAhie, amuka paristhiti meM hI kAma kiyA jA sakatA hai, aisI pratibaddhatA ko ve sAdhanA kA vighna mAnate the para satya, saMyama aura svabhAva kI pratibaddhatA ko ve hara kSaNa kAmya mAnate the / AcArya mahAprajJakA anubhava hai ki yadi padArtha ke sAtha sAdhaka kI koI pratibaddhatA Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 199 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM na ho to vyartha vikalpoM ko ubharane kA avakAza hI nahIM miltaa| AdamI kisI ke sAtha baMdhatA hai, tabhI vaha becainI ko nimaMtraNa detA hai| jo vyakti apratibaddha ho, anAsakta ho, kisI ke sAtha baMdhA huA na ho, use duHkha kyoM hogA? vaha kisakI cintA karegA aura kisalie karegA?" kahA jA sakatA hai ki sahaja, zAMta aura sukhI jIvana kA rAja apratibaddhatA meM antarnihita hai| san 1962 kI ghaTanA hai| vihAra ke daurAna bArgIliyA gAMva meM sthAna kA atyanta abhAva thaa| jisa makAna meM gurudeva virAja rahe the, vahAM pakkA pharza nahIM thaa| pharza ke lie cauke lAe hue par3e the| saMta paTTa kI khoja meM bAhara jAne lage para gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'do tIna caukoM ko ThIka se lagA do Aja isI para vizrAma kreNge| mujhe aisA maukA kabhI-kabhI hI milatA hai| 'mahI ramyA zayyA, vipulamupadhAnaM bhujalatA' kA sAkSAt anubhava Aja karanA caahie| saMta unakI isa nispRhatA evaM apratibaddhatA se prabhAvita hue binA nahIM raha ske| isI prakAra san 1967 kI gujarAta yAtrA ke daurAna gurudeva momAyamorA gAMva pdhaare| jisa AvAsasthala meM gurudeva virAje, vahAM kI dharatI bahuta ubar3a-khAbar3a thii| saMta takhta lAne hetu jAne lage para jaba gurudeva ko jJAta huA ki takhta bahuta bhArI hai to saMtoM ko Adeza kI bhASA meM kahA- "duniyA meM lAkhoM loga nIce jamIna para sote haiM phira maiM kauna sA vizeSa huuN| yaha nirliptatA evaM AkiMcanya kA bhAva unheM vizeSa sAdhanA se prApta thaa| avasthA prApta hone para bhI zArIrika sevA kI dRSTi se unhoMne svayaM ko pratibaddha nahIM bnaayaa| 70 varSa kI umra meM lambe vihAroM meM bhI telamAliza yA paira dabavAne kI sevA grahaNa karanA unako rucikara nahIM lagatA thaa| 75 varSa kI umra meM apanI mAnasikatA ko vyakta karate hue unhoMne kahA- 'dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna maiM kabhI-kabhI saMtoM se paira dabavA liyA karatA thA para maiMne ise bur3hApe kA lakSaNa samajhA aura vaiyAvRtya lenA baMda kara diyaa|' yaha apratibaddhatA aura tAjagI hI unake akSuNNa yauvana kA rAja thii| aNuvrata vihAra se gurudeva kA vihAra ho rahA thaa| acAnaka zvAsa Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 200 prakopa ke kAraNa sone, baiThane, bolane meM avarodha hone lgaa| upacAra se koI lAbha nahIM huaa| sardI ke dinoM meM jaba bhI jukhAma lagatA yA kapha bar3ha jAtA to unakI zvAsa-nalikA prabhAvita ho jAtI thii| DaoNkTaroM ne parAmarza diyA'Apa elopaithI golI kA prayoga karavA liyA kreN'| gurudeva ne pharamAyA'yaha pratibaddhatA acchI nahIM hai| kisI bhI cIja ke lie vivazatA sAdhanA kA palimaMthu hai| roga honA zarIra kA dharma hai para ise hamezA davA lekara paravaza banAnA mujhe pasaMda nahIM / vyaktitva kI jIvaTatA isI meM hai ki jIvana bhara svastha hokara kAma karate rheN|' zvAsa ke lie upayogI batAyI gayI elopaithika davA ke lie gurudeva ne inkAra kara diyaa| kAphI kaSTa evaM kaThinAI kA anubhava huA para gurudeva ke mana para usakA koI prabhAva nahIM huaa| pUjya gurudeva ke hAthoM meM aneka aMtevAsI ziSya divaMgata hue para gurudeva ke mAnasa para koI asara nahIM huaa| ve svayaM isa satya ko svIkAra karate the- 'kAMsya kA bartana sneha Adi se lipta nahIM hotA, usI prakAra mohAvila saMsAra meM rahatA huA bhI maiM nirlipta rahane kA prayAsa karatA hUM tathA dUsaroM ko bhI isakI preraNA detA rahatA huuN|' san 1962 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| mAtuzrI vadanAjI gurudeva ke upapAta meM baiThI sevA kara rahI thiiN| vihAra kA samaya nikaTa A rahA thaa| ve apane Apako mAtRhRdaya ke sneha evaM putramoha se vilaga nahIM kara skiiN| unhoMne vigalita hRdaya se gurudeva ko prArthanA kI- 'gurudeva! grISma Rtu hai| ataH lambe vihAra karake zarIra ke sAtha anyAya na kreN|' gurudeva ne smita hAsya se mAtuzrI ko samajhAte hue kahA'kyA Apa nahIM jAnatIM ki gautama svAmI ne bhagavAn ke zarIra para moha kiyA, usase unako kevalajJAna Ate-Ate ruka gyaa| Apako bhI moha chor3anA hai| yadi kabhI satAe to ise satsvAdhyAya yA sacciMtana se bhagA denA hai| yaha pratibodha sunakara mAtuzrI kI AMkhoM meM harSa evaM sneha ke AMsU bahane lge| para pAsa meM khar3A samudAya gurudeva ke nirlipta evaM vItarAgI mAnasa ke prati praNata hue binA nahIM raha skaa| prasiddha sAhityakAra jainendrajI unakI isa vizeSatA se maMtramugdha the| pUjya gurudeva ke vyaktitva kA Akalana ve ina zabdoM meM karate haiM- 'maiM Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 201 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM lekhaka hUM, kalama calAnA merA kAma hai ataH kisI ke prati sahaja jhukane ko taiyAra nahIM huuN| maiM acchA khAsA Alocaka hUM..... ina sabake bAvajUda AcAryazrI ke vyaktitva ke prati merI saccI AtmIyatA hai| ve satya kI prApti meM lage hue haiN| unakI kucha sImAeM haiM, kintu ve kisameM nahIM hotI, astitva mAtra meM hotI haiM / para AcAryazrI meM una para cipaTe rahane kA Agraha nahIM hai| lAkhoM vyakti unake pIche lage hue haiM ataH kucha baMdhana sA ho jAtA hai kintu AcAryazrI meM teja aura satya kI lagana hai ata: ve ise baMdhana nahIM banane dete|' . _ hara pratikUla paristhiti ko unakA nirlipta evaM ni:saMga vyaktitva anukUlatA meM DhAla letA thaa| rAzamI gAMva meM virodhI logoM ne gurudeva ko Thaharane ke lie sthAna nahIM diyaa| Akhira eka sthAna para Thaharane kI vyavasthA ho gyii| zraddhAlu logoM ke mana meM roSa ubhara AyA para gurudeva ne unheM sambodha dete hue kahA- "sthAna na dene para hameM roSa kyoM ho? jisa dina se hamane sAdhanA-patha svIkAra kiyA hamArA koI sthAna hai hI nhiiN| yadi yaha jagaha bhI nahIM milatI to maiM vRkSa ke nIce Ananda se samaya bitA detaa| sthAna milane aura na milane para yadi khuzI yA roSa Ae to phira sAdhanA hI kyA hai? merI prakRti hI aisI hai ki maiM kisI bhI vyakti yA vastu meM pratibaddha hokara vyathA se vicalita nahIM hotaa|" _ vyakti evaM vastu kI pratibaddhatA kI bhAMti sAmpradAyika pratibaddhatA bhI vyakti ko digmUr3ha kara detI hai| kevala sampradAya meM pratibaddha vyakti satya ke darzana nahIM kara sktaa| pUjya gurudeva eka sampradAya vizeSa ke anuzAstA the para sAmpradAyikatA se kosoM dUra the| ve mAnate the- 'vyakti aura vastu kI pratibaddhatA se bhI bar3A khatarA hai sampradAya kI prtibddhtaa| jahAM sAdhanA kI bAta gauNa ho jAe, AcAra kA palar3A halkA ho jAe, usa saMgha se pratibaddha rahakara sAdhaka kyA pAegA? sAdhanA meM sahayoga na milane para bhI kevala suvidhA ke nAma para kisI sampradAya se baMdhakara rahanA khatarA hai| isa khatare se vahI baca sakatA hai, jo apratibaddhatA kI mUlyavattA se paricita hotA hai|' apratibaddha dRSTikoNa kA hI phalita hai ki unake kAryakrama meM samaya-samaya para sabhI dharmAcArya upasthita hote the aura ve svayaM Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 202 bhI unake dvArA AmaMtrita kAryakramoM meM bhAga lete the / pUjya gurudeva kA kahanA thA ki maiM sampradAya meM rahatA hUM para sampradAya mere dimAga meM nahIM rahatA, yahI kAraNa hai ki jahAM sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatA nahIM, vaha kAryakrama kisI bhI sampradAya dvArA Ayojita ho, naitika mUlyoM kI pratiSThA ke lie maiM unake sAtha hUM aura rhuuNgaa| maiM apane sampradAya ko mAnavatA se alaga nahIM mAnatA huuN| jahAM bhI mujhe saMmpradAya meM koI bAta mAnavatA se alaga pratIta hotI hai, vahAM para maiM use mor3a de detA huuN|' unakI sAmpradAyika apratibaddhatA kA mUrta rUpa aNuvrata meM dekhA jA sakatA hai| aNuvrata jAti, varNa, liMga, raMga evaM sampradAya sabase apratibaddha hai / pUjya gurudeva kA yaha vaktavya unake sArvabhauma evaM sArvajanika svarUpa ko prakaTa karane vAlA hai - 'kisI bhI sampradAya meM rahatA huA vyakti aNuvratI bana sakatA hai| kisI bhI jAti yA bhASA se jur3A huA vyakti aNuvratoM kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai| kisI bhI rUpa meM paramAtmA ko mAnane vAlA vyakti aNuvrata kA AcaraNa kara sakatA hai aura paramAtmA kI sattA meM vizvAsa na karane vAlA vyakti bhI aNuvratI banane kA gaurava arjita kara sakatA hai| apratibaddha hote hue bhI pUjya gurudeva sRjanadharmitA se sadaiva pratibaddha rahe / navanirmANa ke prati unakA AkarSaNa sadaiva bar3hatA rhaa| sRjanadharmitA ke prati tIvra anubaMdha unhIM kI abhivyakti meM paThanIya hai- "sRjana merI abhiruci hai| maiM prAraMbha se hI sRjanadharmitA se pratibaddha rahA hUM / merI yaha pratibaddhatA akSaravinyAsa se zurU hokara vyakti nirmANa taka pahuMca gaI hai / " abhaya sAdhaka kA sabase bar3A surakSAkavaca hai - abhaya / isa kavaca ko pahanakara vaha hara khatare se svayaM ko surakSita rakha sakatA hai, kintu binA zakti evaM sahiSNutA ke vyakti abhaya kA vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / 'bhItaM khu bhayA aiMti lahuyaM, 'bhIto bhUtehiM gheppai' ityAdi ArSavANI spaSTa karatI hai ki bhayabhIta ko hI bhaya satAtA hai tathA bhUta bhI use hI pakar3ate haiM, jo bhayabhIta hotA hai / Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM gurudeva tulasI ne abhaya ko apanA Adarza mAnA / ve apane saMkalpa kI abhivyakti isa bhASA meM dete the- 'maiM tIrthaMkara kA anugAmI huuN| unakI anAsakti aura abhaya - sAdhanA meM merI AsthA hai, maiM usakA abhyAsa evaM prayoga kara rahA huuN|" isI saMkalpa kA pratiphala thA ki bar3e se bar3e virodha evaM jhaMjhAvAta meM bhaya kI lahara bhI unake mAnasa kA sparza nahIM kara pAtI thii| hara jokhima kA svAgata karane meM ve Ananda kA anubhava karate the / abhaya-sAdhanA kI siddhi se asaMbhava jaisA zabda unhoMne apane mAnasa se bAhara nikAla diyA thaa| hara bAdhA evaM avarodha ko cIrakara nayA sUrya ugAnA unakI abhiruci kA viSaya thA / AcArya mahAprajJa ke zabdoM meM abhaya kA bAhya lakSaNa hai- sahaja prasannatA / abhaya sAdhaka duHkha ko jAnatA hai lekina use bhogatA nahIM ataH koI bhI paristhiti use bhayabhIta yA vicalita nahIM kara pAtI / " 203 44 1 kucha logoM ne gurudeva ke pAsa Akara Akroza bharI bhASA meM kahA- 'Apa saMskAra-nirmANa kA kArya kareM kintu yadi logoM ko jaina banAyeMge to rAyapura aura cUrU kI ghaTanAeM duharAI jA sakatI haiN|' gurudeva ne sAhasa ke sAtha uttara dete hue kahA- 'merA kisI ko jaina banAne kA lakSya nahIM hai| merA yaha vizvAsa bhI nahIM hai ki kisI ke banAne se koI kucha bana jaayegaa| merA lakSya hai AdamI ko AdamI banAnA / apane Apa hI koI kucha banatA hai aura isake lie rAyapura, cUrU kI ghaTanAeM pAMca sau bAra bhI duharAI jAtI haiM to mujhe koI bhaya nahIM hai / merA kArya manuSya ko saMskArI banAnA hai / jina logoM ko dalita aura upekSita kara diyA hai, unheM Upara uThAnA hai, isake bAda ve kyA banate haiM, isakI cintA maiM kyoM karUM?" yahI prasaMga yadi kisI sAhasahIna, bhayabhIta vyakti ke sAmane upasthita hotA to vaha svIkRta patha se vicalita ho jaataa| gurudeva kI isa vizeSatA kA aMkana AcArya mahAprajJajI ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai- "satya aura abhaya kI samanviti ne AcArya zrI ko yathArtha kahane kI zakti dI hai| isIlie unameM apanI durbalatAoM ko svIkAra karane aura dUsaroM kI durbalatAoM ko unhIM ke sanmukha kahane kI kSamatA vikasita huI hai|" bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM ki 'bhIto bhare na nittharejjA' arthAt bhayabhIta AdamI kisI vajanI dAyitva kA nirvAha nahIM kara sakatA aura na Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 204 hI lakIra se haTakara kucha kArya karane kI bAta soca sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI saMkalpazakti aura manobala itanA prabala thA ki ve jisa patha para caraNa bar3hA dete phira bhayabhIta hokara pIche mur3ane kI bAta nahIM socate / ve anAvazyaka vIratA dikhAne ke pakSapAtI nahIM the para paristhiti ke sAmane kAyaratA yA ... dInatA dikhAnA bhI unheM kAmya nahIM thA / ve apane Adarza ko ina paMktiyoM meM abhivyakta karate the- 'hama jisa rAste para calate haiM, usameM bAdhA na Ae, aisI kalpanA karane vAle hama kauna hote haiM ? rAstA khulA hai, usa para hama bhI A rahe haiM, bAdhAeM bhI A rahI haiN| unako dekhakara hama bhayabhIta kyoM baneM ? hamArI kSamatA itanI adhika ho, hamArI dhRti itanI pragAr3ha ho ki vighna-bAdhAoM kI upasthiti meM bhI kisI prakAra kI vicalana na ho| " pUjya gurudeva kahate the - " jaba taka saMbhava hotA hai, maiM virodhoM aura saMgharSoM se bacatA rahatA hUM / kintu jaba ve sAmane A jAte haiM taba mujhe ajJAta zakti milatI hai aura maiM unheM pUrI zakti se pratihata karane kA prayatna karatA huuN|' isa Adarza ke pIche saMskRta kA yaha subhASita unake mAnasapaTala para adhika sakriya rahA " tAvad bhayAddhi bhetavyaM yAvad bhayamanAgatam / AgataM tu bhayaM vIkSya, praharttavyamazaMkayA // bhaya se tabhI taka DaranA cAhie, jaba taka vaha sammukha upasthita na ho / bhaya se sAmanA hone para niHzaMka hokara usakA mukAbalA karanA cAhie / eka pAzcAttya vidvAn kA kahanA hai ki mUrkha bhaya se pahale DaratA hai, kAyara bhaya ke samaya tathA sAhasI bhaya ke bAda DaratA hai / kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki sAhasI vyakti hara ghaTanA se nayI preraNA grahaNa karatA hai, jisase vaisI paristhiti punaH upasthita na ho / jaina vizva bhAratI meM eka rUsI dampatti gurudeva kI upAsanA meM upasthita hue| bAtacIta ke daurAna unhoMne gurudeva se pUchA - 'jisa samaya Apa dakSiNa meM gae, usa samaya hindI kA bhayaMkara virodha cala rahA thaa| kyA Apako dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna bhaya kI anubhUti nahIM huI ?' gurudeva ne uttara dete hue kahA- 'bhaya kisa bAta kA ? hama to apane tarIke se kArya kara rahe the| hamArI bhASA prema kI bhASA thI ataH virodha hone kA prazna hI nahIM utthtaa|' rUsI dampatti Azcaryacakita hokara gurudeva kI sAhasI mukhamudrA " Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM ko dekha rahe the| unhoMne phira prazna pUchate hue kahA- 'Apako itanI zakti kahAM se milatI hai ? kyA prathama guru AcArya bhikSu se milatI hai ? gurudeva ne muskarAte hue uttara diyA- 'bhikSu se to milatI hI haiM / mere paramaguru kAlUgaNI se bhI mujhe preraNA milatI rahatI hai|' rUsI dampatti isa uttara se . pUrNa saMtuSTa nahIM hue| unhoMne phira pratiprazna karate hue kahA - 'isa abhayasAdhanA kA dUsarA bhI koI rahasya honA cAhie kyoMki hama to thor3I sI viparIta sthiti meM ghabarA jAte haiN|' gurudeva ne pharamAyA- - guruoM kI zakti ke sAtha maiM apane manobala aura hRdaya ko majabUta rakhatA huuN| jaba bhaya kI yA pratikUla paristhiti sAmane A jAtI hai to maiM usakA mukAbalA karane ke lie kamara kasakara taiyAra ho jAtA huuN|' pUjya gurudeva ke isI sAhasI vyaktitva kA rekhAMkana suprasiddha sAhityakAra jainendrajI ne ina zabdoM meM kiyA hai - 'eka aparAjeya vRtti unameM pAI gaI, jo paristhiti kI ora se apane meM zaithilya lene ko taiyAra nahIM hai| balki apane AsthA, saMkalpa - bala para unheM badala DAlane ko tatpara hai| dharma ke parigrahahIna AkiMcanya ke sAtha isa parAkramapUrNa siMhavRtti kA yoga adhika nahIM milatA / sAdhutA nivRtta aura niSkriya ho jAtI hai, vahI jaba pravRtta aura sakriya ho to nizcaya hI mana meM AzA utpanna hotI hai / ' jo vyakti kabhI pramAda nahIM karatA, vahI abhaya kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai kyoMki pramAdI vyakti paga-paga para skhalita hotA hai, truTiyAM karatA hai ataH vaha bhaya mukta hone kI kalpanA nahIM kara sakatA / pUjya gurudeva kA jIvana hara prakAra ke pramAda se dUra thA ataH skhalanA se hone vAle bhaya ke prasaMga unake jIvana meM kabhI upasthita nahIM hue| jo vyakti sabake prati karuNA evaM maitrI se bharA ho, usake mana meM kisI ke prati bhaya nahIM rhtaa| abhaya vahIM siddha hotA hai, jahAM ahiMsA aura maitrI hotI hai| mana meM hiMsA kA bhAva jAgate hI vyakti bhayabhIta ho jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva virodhiyoM evaM nindakoM se bhI maitrI sambandha sthApita karanA jAnate the| Rgveda kA yaha sUkta unake jIvana meM pUrNarUpeNa caritArtha hotA thA Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 206 abhayaM mitrAdabhayamamitrAdabhayaM jJAtAdabhayaM prokssaat| abhayaM naktaM abhayaM divA, sarvA AzA mama mitrANi sNtu|| maiM mitroM se abhaya hUM, duzmanoM se abhaya hUM, pratyakSa meM abhaya hUM, parokSa meM abhaya huuN| rAta meM abhaya hUM, dina meM abhaya huuN| saba dizAeM merI mitra hoN| ____ anuzAstA hone ke kAraNa unako kahIM-kahIM dUsaroM ko bhaya bhI dikhAnA par3atA thA para binA matalaba kisI ko bhayabhIta banAnA unakI dRSTi meM hiMsA thii| unakI abhaya-dAna kI cetanA kA prakarSa isa ghaTanA ke Aloka meM dekhA jA sakatA hai- "saradArazahara pravAsa meM gurudeva ke nivAsa-sthAna meM chajje para eka kapota yugala baiThA thaa| eka sAdhu bhUla se usa ora jAne lgaa|aahtt sunakara kapota yugala kucha bhayabhIta evaM vicalita ho gayA aura apane paMkha phar3aphar3Ane lgaa| gurudeva kI dRSTi isa dRzya para pdd'ii| tatkAla unhoMne sAdhu ko rokate hue kahA- "idhara Ao, udhara kyoM jAte ho? eka ahiMsaka ko apanI kisI pravRtti se dUsare ko bhayabhIya nahIM karanA caahie|" yaha ghaTanA choTI sI hai para bahuta bar3I preraNA dene vAlI hai| saMsAra meM aneka bhaya haiN| kucha ko pratiSThA kA bhaya satAtA hai to kucha ko sampatti kI surakSA kaa| kisI ko priya ke viyoga kA to kisI ko apriya ke saMyoga kA bhaya rahatA hai| roga, bur3hApA aura mRtyu-ye tIna saMsAra ke vyApaka bhaya haiN| gurudeva tulasI ina sabhI bhayoM se Upara uTha cuke the| unakA mAnanA thA ki vijJAna aura takanIkI kA kitanA hI vikAsa ho jAe para bur3hApA, mauta, bImArI yA dUsarI pratikUla sthitiyAM Talane kI nahIM haiM ataH inameM nirAza yA bhayAkrAnta honA durbalatA hai| aisI sthiti meM to Ananda kA anubhava hI sAdhakatA kA lakSaNa hai| __ gurudeva ke zarIra kA koI avayava aisA nahIM thA, jisakI bhayaMkara pIr3A kA anubhava unheM nahIM huA ho para hara vedanA ko unhoMne prasannatA evaM samabhAva se shaa| unake manobala kA hI prabhAva thA ki bur3hApA unake pAsa Ane se hI DaratA thaa| mRtyu kA bhaya unhoMne isa ciMtana se jItA- 'kAma karate-karate yadi mara jAeM to kyA cintA hai aura yadi kAma na karate nikamme Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 207 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM par3e haiM to kala na marakara Aja mareM to bhI kyA cintA hai ?' jisa vyakti ke mana meM apane zarIra ke prati Asakti yA mamatva kI bhAvanA nahIM hogI, use mauta ke koI daravAje bhayabhIta nahIM kara skte|' mRtyudarzana kI bAta samajha meM Ane ke bAda jIvana-darzana svataH zuddha ho jAtA hai| isa prasaMga meM AcArya mahAprajJa kA yaha vaktavya uddharaNIya hai-"jo maranA jAnatA hai, use koI nahIM mAra sktaa| loga use hI mArane kI bAta socate haiM, jo maranA nahIM jAnatA, maranA nahIM cAhatA tathA jo mauta ke nAma se DaratA hai| jo vyakti jIne kI kalA jAnatA hai, use koI nahIM mAra sktaa|" ____rAyapura paNDAla meM Aga lagane para sabane gurudeva se AgrahapUrNa bhASA meM nivedana kiyA ki Aga bahuta nikaTa hai ata: Apa yahAM se uThakara dUsarI ora padhAra jAeM; kintu gurudeva ke mana aura cehare para bhaya kI koI rekhA dikhAI nahIM pdd'ii| ve vahIM avicala baiThe rahe aura sAhasa ke sAtha kahA- "maiM Aga se bhayabhIta hokara yahAM se uThakara nahIM jAUMgA kyoMki ahiMsaka kAyara nahIM ho sktaa| jo marane se DaratA hai, vaha ahiMsA kA aMcala bhI nahIM chU sktaa| maiM yahIM baiThA hUM, yahAM se eka iMca bhI nahIM uTheMgA, dekheM kyA hotA hai|' usa bhayAvaha sthiti meM bhI unake mAnasa meM kaMpana nahIM huA, unake avikampa mAnasa ko dekhakara agni bhI bhayabhIta ho gaI aura usane apanI dizA badala dii| isI prakAra gujarAta ke lAkodara gAMva meM gurudeva saMtoM kI goSThI ko udbodhita kara rahe the| bAhara se kolAhala evaM halacala kI AvAja sunAI dii| gurudeva ko sUcanA milI ki sarpa ke dikha jAne se janatA meM halacala evaM bhagadar3a maca gayI hai| gurudeva tatkAla bAhara padhAre aura janatA ko abhaya kA saMdeza dete hue yaha padya pharamAyA rahyA rAta lAkodare, urapura ro upsrg| zramaNa goSThI bhItara sajhI, bahirAtura jnvrg| mRtyu ke bhaya ko jItanA sabase bar3I sAdhanA hai| binA abhaya kA vikAsa hue vyakti paga-paga para mauta se bhayabhIta hotA rahatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA yaha saMbodha aneka logoM ko mauta ke samakSa abhIta rahane kI preraNA dene vAlA hai- 'mauta eka dina nizcita hai, DareMge to bhI aura na DareMge to bhii| Dara ke binA jo mauta AegI, vaha duHkhada nahIM hogii| jo Dara ke Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 208 sAtha AegI, vaha bhayabhIta hogii|' isa saMdarbha meM rANAvAsa kA nimna prasaMga unake sAhasa, abhaya evaM AtmajayI vRtti ko prakaTa karane vAlA hai| kalakattA nivAsI mANakacaMda jI corar3iyA kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| unhoMne apane parivAra vAloM ko darasAva dete hue kahA- - 'tuma loga 22 julAI, 1982 se pUrva gurudeva ke darzana kara lo, anyathA pazcAttApa karanA pdd'egaa|' bAta kI aphavAha sabhI jagaha itanI phailI ki zraddhAlu mAnasa udvelita ho utthe| unakA khAnA, pInA, sonA dUbhara ho gayA / 22 julAI ke pahale aneka loga gurudeva kI sevA meM rANAvAsa pahuMca ge| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne tapasyA, japa Adi ke anuSThAna prArambha kara die| kalakattA, bambaI se aneka loga rANAvAsa pahuMca ge| zraddhAlu vyaktiyoM ke mana meM asthiratA evaM becainI thI kintu gurudeva kI dinacaryA evaM mukhamudrA meM koI antara parilakSita nahIM huA / 22 julAI ke dina 9 baje saMyama samavasaraNa khacAkhaca bhara gayA / nizcita samaya para gurudeva paNDAla meM padhAra ge| logoM kI utsukatA ko dekhakara janasamUha ko sambodhita karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- "pichale kaI dinoM se samAja meM halacala hai| jo kucha huA, usako hama acche rUpa meM leN| maiM socatA hUM, mere lie to yaha bahuta zubha huA / maiM pratidina socA karatA thA ki maiMne sAdhanA kSetra meM kahAM taka pragati kI hai, isakI kabhI parIkSA honI caahie| isa bAra anAyAsa hI yaha prasaMga upasthita ho gyaa| ghaTanA sunane ke bAda taba se aba taka mere asaMkhya AtmapradezoM ke eka pradeza meM, eka roma meM, eka kSaNa ke lie bhI bhaya jaisI bAta nahIM aaii| mauta ke bhaya se Upara uThanA sAdhanA kI eka bahuta bar3I kasauTI hai| maiM isa kasauTI para kharA utarA, yaha merA ahaM nahIM para kabhI satya ko vyakta karanA bhI Avazyaka ho jAtA hai| agara mujhe mRtyu kA bhaya hotA to maiM kucha atirikta kAma karatA para maiMne isa prasaMga ko lekara na nIMda khoyI, na tapasyA kI aura na jApa-dhyAna Adi kiyaa| zayana, jAgaraNa, vAcana, adhyApana, pravacana, japa, dhyAna Adi meM kahIM koI atiriktatA nahIM Ane dI / AgamoM meM likhA hai ki sAdhaka ko kAla kI pratIkSA karanI caahie| maiM pratIkSA karatA rahA- kaba AtA hai vaha kSaNa ? kaba AtA hai 22 julAI kA dina ? kaba AtA hai nau baje kA samaya ? Aja Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 209 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM vaha pratIkSA pUrI ho gyii| maiM isa parIkSA meM uttIrNa huA, isase bar3hakara AtmatoSa kyA ho sakatA hai?" gurudeva tulasI kI abhaya-sAdhanA kI siddhi meM pUjya kAlUgaNI kA prazikSaNa adhika upayogI bnaa| isa sandarbha meM unakI yaha svIkAroktiyAM paThanIya haiM * "satya kI anupAlanA ke lie mujhe apane guru se prazikSaNa milA- Daro mt| na bur3hApe se Daro, na roga se Daro, na zoka-saMtApa se Daro aura na mauta se ddro|" * 'maiMne apane guruvara se abhaya kA bodha-pATha par3hA, taba maiM samajha sakA ki abhaya pIThikA hai ahiMsA aura satya kii| isake binA ahiMsA aura satya kI kalpanA hI nahIM kI jA sktii|' abhaya kI ina kasauTiyoM para pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana ko kasA thA aura jana-jana ko abhaya hone kA mahAmaMtra diyA thaa| unakI abhayacetanA ke Aloka meM aneka sAdhaka apanA mArga prazasta kara sakeMge, aisA vizvAsa hai| sAmyayoga samabhAva kA vikAsa sAdhanA kA pratyakSa phala hai| yadi sAdhanA ke sAtha samatA kA vikAsa nahIM hai to samajhanA cAhie sAdhaka kI dizA sahI nahIM hai| samatA sAdhanA kI kuMjI hai, jise prApta kara hara samasyA ke tAle ko kholA jA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI hara pravRtti meM samatA ke darzana hote the| jIvana kI utAra-car3hAva kI sthiti meM bhI unakA mAnasika santulana kabhI DolatA nahIM thaa| sthitaprajJa kI bhAMti kisI bhI apriya ghaTanA ko draSTAbhAva se dekhakara usako samAdhAna taka pahuMcA denA unakI sahaja pravRtti thii| apane ikasaThaveM janmadina para apanI anubhUti vyakta karate hue unhoMne kahA- 'isa sATha varSoM meM maiMne do pramukha kArya kie haiM- mUrchA kA parityAga aura samatA kI saadhnaa| mujhe prazaMsA bhI khUba milI aura niMdA kA zikAra bhI honA pdd'aa| mujhe sammAna milatA hai to maiM phUlatA nahIM aura apamAna milatA hai to kuNThita nahIM hotaa| isI kAraNa maiM niMdA aura prazaMsA ina donoM sthitiyoM meM samAna rUpa se gati kara skaa| maiM isa bAta se prasanna hUM ki merI jiMdagI virodha aura abhinandanoM kA saMgama rahI hai| eka sthAna Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 210 para merA abhinandana hotA hai to dUsare sthAna para virodha / kabhI-kabhI to eka hI sthAna para abhinandana aura virodha donoM hote haiN| ise maiM apane lie zubha mAnatA hUM agara abhinandana milatA to zAyada phUlane kA maukA milatA, kevala tiraskAra hI tiraskAra hotA to khinnatA A sakatI thii| abhinandana aura virodha jIvana meM santulana banAe rakhate haiN|' apane 71veM janmadina ke avasara para unhoMne isI tathya ko jIvana-sUtra ke rUpa meM prastuta karate hue kahA- mere jIvana kI saphalatA meM tIna preraNA-sUtra rahe haiM - prazaMsA meM prasannatA na ho| - virodhoM meM viSaNNatA na ho| - asaphalatA meM nirAzA na ho| ina tIna sUtroM ke AdhAra para hI maiM apane paira jamIna para TikA kara calatA rahA hU~ aura hara sthiti meM samatA kA abhyAsa kara sakA huuN|' unake mukha se ni:sRta ukta paMktiyAM sAmyayogI vyaktitva kI jIvanta nizAnI kahI jA sakatI haiN| jIvana kI hara sthiti meM vahI vyakti santulana rakha sakatA hai, jo jIvana ko eka kasauTI mAnatA hai aura usameM kharA utaranA jAnatA hai| jo isa satya ko svIkAra karake calatA hai ki sukha-duHkha, lAbha-alAbha, jIvana-maraNa, mAna-apamAna- ye sabhI dvandva jIvana ko saMtulita banAte haiM tathA kucha nayA sabaka sIkhane kI preraNA dete haiM, vahI vyakti jIne kA sahI Ananda pA sakatA hai| san 1970 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| dakSiNa yAtrA se lauTate samaya pUjya gurudeva ujjaina pdhaare| atyadhika bhIr3a ke kAraNa gurudeva bahuta vyasta the| eka bhAI AyA aura gurudeva ke pairoM kI aMguliyAM sahalAne lgaa| sahasA sabako jora se khuzabU Ane lgii|' gurudeva ne dekhA- 'eka bhAI pairoM meM tarala padArtha lagA rahA hai| gurudeva cauMke aura apane pAMva khIMcate hue bole- 'yaha kyA kara rahe ho?' bhAI ne kahA- 'maiM itra becatA huuN| Apake caraNoM meM itra lagA sakU, isase bar3hakara merA aura kyA saubhAgya hogA?' gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'hama sAdhu haiM ataH itra Adi sugandhita padArthoM kA sevana nahIM krte|' pAsa meM baiThe logoM ke mAnasa para kucha dinoM pUrva ghaTita devAsa kI ghaTanA ubhara AI, jaba kisI bhAI ne patthara se prahAra kiyA, Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 211 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM lekina gurudeva ke cehare para krodha evaM uttejanA kI jhalaka taka nahIM dekhI gyii| ujjaina meM usa bhAI dvArA itra lagAne para bhI mukha para prasannatA yA garva kI rekhAeM nahIM ubhriiN| 'vAsI-caMdaNakappo ya' mahAvIra kI yaha vANI unake jIvana meM sAkSAt ghaTita ho rahI thii| kavi kI ye paMktiyAM pUjya gurudeva para yathArtha caritArtha hotI thIM kouka vaMdata kouka niMdata, kouka bhAva se deta hai macchana, kouka Aya lagAvata caMdana, kouka DArata hai tana tcchn| kou kahai yaha mUrakha dIsata, kou kahai nahIM hai re vicacchana, 'suMdara' kohU pe rAga na roSa to, ye saba jAniye saMta ke lcchn|| nindA sunakara uttejita na hone vAle aneka vyakti mila sakate haiM para prazasti evaM prazaMsA sunakara aprabhAvita rahanA bahuta kaThina hai| kisI pAzcAttya vicAraka ne likhA hai- 'prasiddhi bar3e AdamiyoM kI sabase aMtima kamajorI hai|' para gaNAdhipati tulasI ko isakA apavAda kahA jA sakatA hai| ve aneka bAra isa bAta ko doharAte the ki mujhe prazasti meM rasa nahIM aataa| rASTra ke sarvocca vyaktiyoM dvArA unakA svAgata evaM sammAna huA para ahaMkAra evaM mada unako chU taka nahIM gyaa| prAyaH sArvajanika abhinandana-sabhAoM meM ve isa bAta ko doharAte rahate the- 'yaha svAgata merA nahIM, AdhyAtma kA hai, satya, ahiMsA aura maitrI kA hai, bhAratIya saMskRti kA hai aura aNuvrata kA hai|' yaha ghaTanA prasaMga unakI nispRhatA evaM prazasti se aprabhAvita rahane ke viziSTa manobhAva ko prakaTa karane vAlA hai| eka bAra kAnor3a ke eka paTela parivAra para bhUmi ke lie kisI vyakti ne keza dAyara kara diyaa| kaI dinoM taka keza calA para koI niSkarSa nahIM niklaa| Akhira paTela bhAI ne gurudeva ke nAma kA smaraNa karate hue mana hI mana prArthanA kI- 'gurudeva! mujhe ubArie, sAMca para AMca A rahI hai| maiM pratijJA karatA hUM ki jaba taka Apake darzana nahIM kara lUMgA, taba taka maiM ghI aura gehUM nahIM khaauuNgaa|' AsthA aura saMkalpa ne camatkAra dikhAyA aura vaha adAlata meM mukadamA jIta gyaa| paristhitivaza vaha do mAha taka gurudeva ke darzana nahIM kara skaa| do mAsa ke bAda jaba usane pUjya gurudeva ke darzana kie, taba usane sArA Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 212 ghaTanA-prasaMga gurudeva ke zrIcaraNoM meM prastuta kiyaa| ghaTanA sunane ke bAda gurudeva ne gaMbhIra hokara pUchA- 'kyA mukadamA saccA thA?' paTela ne kahA'bilkula saccA thaa|' gurudeva ne sAvadhAna karate hue kahA- 'kahIM mere nAma se asatya ko protsAhana mata de denaa|' yaha eka vAkya hI sAdhaka aura asAdhaka ke bIca bhedarekhA khIMcane meM paryApta hai| sAdhAraNa vyakti isa bAta ko sunakara phUlakara kuppA ho jAtA ki mere nAma se aisA camatkAra ghaTita huaa| vaise bhI sAdhAraNa aura mahAn puruSoM ke bIca koI sthUla rekhA khacita nahIM hotI para ciMtana kI dRSTi se sAdhAraNa aura mahAn vyakti meM dhUpa-chAMva jitanA antara hotA hai| Atma-nirIkSaNa karane vAlA sAdhaka hI samatA kI samyak sAdhanA kara sakatA hai| dUsaroM ko dekhane vAlA vyakti paga-paga para vikSepa kA anubhava karatA hai| Atmadarzana evaM paradarzana ke saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA yaha maMtavya mananIya hai- 'sAmyayoga ke lie apekSita hai-svayaM kA durbala pakSa dekhanA aura saMsAra kA sabala pakSa dekhnaa|' prAyaH manuSya dUsare kA durbala pakSa evaM svayaM kA sabala pakSa dekhatA hai para sAmyayoga ke lie isa krama ko badalanA Avazyaka hai|' sAmyayoga kA phalita hai- avyatha hokara hara pratikUla paristhiti ko apane anukUla banA lenaa| gurudeva ke jIvana se sambandhita aisI saikar3oM ghaTanAoM ko uddhRta kiyA jA sakatA hai; jaba pratikUla paristhiti ko unake sAmyayoga ne anukUlatA ke rUpa meM aMgIkAra kiyaa| ve mAnate the ki aba to merI prakRti hI aisI ho gayI hai ki kisI bhI vyathA meM maiM vicalita nahIM hotaa| unakI spaSTa avadhAraNA thI ki anukUla-pratikUla paristhiti meM sama rahane vAlA sAdhaka hI Age bar3ha sakatA hai| paristhiti se ghabarAne vAlA vyakti jIvana-raNa meM hAra jAtA hai| dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna gurudeva moravI pdhaare| vahAM sthAnIya jaina samAja ke Agraha para gurudeva kA pravAsa sthAnaka meM nizcita kiyA gyaa| jaina samAja meM sauhArda bar3he, isa dRSTi se yAtrA-vyavasthApakoM ne usa sthAna para Thaharane kA nirNaya mAnya kara liyaa| 8 jUna, 1967 ko gurudeva moravI padhArane vAle the para 7 jUna ko logoM ne sthAna dene se inkAra kara diyaa| Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM vyavasthApaka eka bAra nirAza ho gae para tatkAla dUsare sthAna kI khoja meM laga ge| unake prayatna se moravI nareza kA vizAla rAjamahala upalabdha ho gyaa| rAjamAtA usa samaya bambaI thIM para unhoMne phona para saharSa apane sthAna para rukane kI anumati de dii| sthAnaka se bhI acchA evaM suvidhAjanaka sthAna mila gyaa| gurudeva ke mana meM na sthAnaka vAloM ke prati roSa prakaTa huA aura na hI rAjamahala meM rahane kI atirikta prasannatA yA garva kI anubhUti huii| 213 Aja taka jitane bhI mahApuruSa hue haiM, unakA itihAsa par3hane se pratIta hotA hai ki virodhI pakSa ne unako jitanI prasiddhi dI, utanI unake anuyAyiyoM ne nahIM / pUjya gurudeva kA jIvana saMgharSoM kA jIvana rahA / aMtaraMga aura bahiraMga donoM saMgharSoM ko jisa zAMtabhAva se unhoMne sahA, vaha itihAsa kA durlabha dastAveja hai| gurudeva tulasI ne virodha ko hamezA vinoda ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyaa| kaTTara se kaTTara virodhI ke prati bhI ve kabhI kaTu nahIM banate the| ve kahate the- 'mujhe sadbhAvanA aura sahiSNutA kA dRSTikoNa pasanda hai ataH jina logoM ne mere sAtha aziSTa evaM galata vyavahAra kiyA hai, unake prati maiM sadbhAvanA vyakta karatA hUM aura yahI kAmanA karatA hUM ki una logoM meM bhI sadbuddhi aae|' gurudeva ke isI vidhAyaka evaM santulita ciMtana ne ghora virodhI evaM Alocaka vyaktiyoM ko bhI eka dina prazaMsaka banA diyA / lADanUM ke eka zrAvaka the sUrajamalajI borar3a / aneka vizeSatAoM ke sAtha unameM AlocanA kI vRtti bahuta prabala thI / ve logoM ke bIca terApaMtha dharmasaMgha evaM gurudeva kI kaTu AlocanA karate the| unake kAraNa aneka vyaktiyoM kI zraddhA DAMvADola ho gyii| jIvana ke antima kSaNoM meM ve bImAra ho ge| una dinoM gurudeva lADanUM meM virAjate the / unakA vyAkhyAna nohare meM hotA thaa| jaba sUrajamalajI ne vyAkhyAna meM gurudeva ko gAte hue sunA to unakA mAnasa badala gayA / unhoMne gurudeva ko darzana dene ke lie nivedana krvaayaa| gurudeva binA kisI pUrvAgraha ke apane prati virodha ugalane vAle vyakti ko darzana dene pdhaare| gurudeva ke padhArane se ve bhAva-vibhora ho gae aura AtmaglAni karate hue bole- 'gurudeva ! maiM nIca hUM, pApI hUM, jIvana bhara ApakI aura dharmasaMgha kI AlocanA karatA rahA lekina Apa Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 214 mahAna haiN| mujha jaise vyakti ko bhI Apane vAtsalya diyA aura saMsAra-samudra se tAra diyaa| ___ apanI sImA ko vistAra dene se pUrva gurudeva ne apane mAnasa ko isa rUpa meM prazikSita kara liyA thA ki yadi kucha kArya kareMge to virodha hogaa| virodha sahe binA gati nahIM ho sktii| virodha ke sAmane virodha lekara bar3heMge to virodha bar3hegA aura yadi usako pITha dekara apanA kArya karate raheMge to vaha virodha apane Apa khatma ho jaayegaa|' isa unnata ciMtana ke sazakta avalambana ne unheM hamezA Age bar3hane kI preraNA dI aura ve viSama sthitiyoM evaM virodhoM ko TAlane meM saphala hue| 'yapura evaM cUrU ke ghaTanA-prasaMga isake prabala sAkSya haiN| / ___ yahAM kalakattA kA eka ghaTanA-prasaMga prastuta karanA asamIcIna nahIM hogA, jo unake utkRSTa sAmya-yoga ko prakaTa karake chichale stara ke vyaktiyoM ko gaMbhIratA kI nayI preraNA dene vAlA hai| kalakattA ke dainika patra vizvabaMdhu meM sAta mahInoM taka terApaMtha ke virodha meM anargala bAteM chpii| jaba pUjya gurudeva kA kalakattA se prasthAna hone vAlA thA, usa samaya vizvabaMdhu ke saMpAdaka avadhakizora siMha gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita hue| gIlI AMkhoM ke sAtha ve guru-caraNoM meM kSamA mAMgane lge| anunaya bhare zabdoM meM unhoMne apanI galatI svIkAra kI aura AzIrvAda maaNgaa| gurudeva ne kahA- 'maiMne durAzISa aura zrApa kaba diyA thA, jo Apako AzIrvAda mAMgane kI jarUrata pdd'ii|' gurudeva ke ina vacanoM ko sunakara ve saMkoca kA anubhava karane lge| gurudeva ne unako samAhita karate hue kahA- 'Apane apane patra meM eka pRSTha hamAre lie nizcita rkhaa| cAra mahInoM taka jI bhara kara niMdA likhI, anargala saMvAda prakAzita kie, usa samaya bhI hamane Apake prati durbhAvanA nahIM kI, dhairya nahIM chor3A, sahiSNutA nahIM chor3I, kyA yaha AzIrvAda nahIM hai? yadi yahI bAta Apa kisI anya para likhate to zAyada pariNAma dUsarA hI hotaa| Aja bhI yadi ApakA hRdaya pasIjA hai to samajhanA cAhie ki subaha kA bhaTakA mAnava zAma ko ghara A gyaa| maiM usa samaya bhI apanI samatA sAdhanA meM thA aura Aja bhI apanI sAdhanA meM huuN| Apake prati mujhe koI roSa nahIM hai|' patrakAra ne punaH pUchA- 'virodha meM Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM itanA likhane ke bAvajUda Apake mana meM mere prati koI vaimanasya kA bhAva nahIM ubharA?' gurudeva ne zAMtabhAva se uttara dete hue kahA- "merA virodha karane vAloM ko virodha karane se yadi kucha prApta hotA hai to mujhe saMtoSa hai| merA saMkalpa hai- 'cAhe koI merI nindA kare, AlocanA kare yA AkSepa bhI kare to bhI mujhe apane samatA dharma ko nahIM chor3anA hai| mujhe apane hRdaya meM kisI ke prati ghRNA, jugupsA yA vaimanasya ke bhAva ko nahIM ubharane denA haiisa samatA ke saMkalpa ne hI mujhe saMtulita aura sthira rahanA sikhAyA hai|' ___madrAsa pravAsa meM sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ke kAraNa gurudeva kA ghora virodha huaa| azlIla evaM bhadde pempaleTa chApe ge| isa avasara para anya dharmAvalambI gurudeva ke pAsa Ae aura praznoM kI lambI zrRMkhalA prastuta kara dI- 'AcAryajI! ApakA itanA virodha kyoM hotA hai ? virodha kI sthiti meM Apake mAnasa kI kyA sthiti rahatI hai ? kyA virodhoM ko dekhakara ApakA mAnasa vicalita nahIM hotA?' praznoM kA uttara dete hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'maiM socatA hUM ki ye hamArA virodha nahIM kara rahe haiM balki apanI surakSA kA prayatna kara rahe haiN| gAya kisI aparicita ko dekhakara usake sAmane apane sIMga dikhAtI hai| gAya ko usa vyakti se dveSa nahIM hotA kiMtu apanI surakSA ke lie vaha aisA karatI hai| isI prakAra hamArA virodha bhI apanI surakSA ke lie kiyA jAtA hai| unheM bhaya hai ki kahIM hamAre anuyAyI AcAryajI ke pAsa na cale jaaeN| virodhI logoM dvArA yadi galata bAteM na phailAI jAtI to hamAre pAsa kisI kI icchA hotI to AtA kintu bhrAMti phailAne se to loga adhika AkRSTa hokara Ate haiN| isase to hamArA pracAra aura adhika bar3hatA hai ataH eka dRSTi se ve hamAre upakArI haiN| dAma aura samaya svayaM kA vyaya karate haiM aura kAma hamArA karate haiN|' kAkA kAlelakara, zivAjI bhAve Adi aneka prabuddha vyakti terApaMtha evaM gurudeva ke bAre meM pracArita virodhI sAhitya evaM pempaleTa dekhakara hI unake nikaTa aae| eka bAra zivAjI bhAve ne gurudeva ke pAsa Akara kahA- 'Apake virodha meM pracArita pulindA mere pAsa pahuMca gyaa|' maiMne socA- "dUsarI ora se bhI isake pratikAra svarUpa kucha AnA cAhie, lekina ApakI ora se pratikAra svarUpa kucha bhI prakAzita nahIM huaa| Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI jisa vyakti ne udAra hRdaya se itanA viSa nigalakara hajama kara liyA, vaha jarUra Adhunika yuga kA zaMkara hai| virodha kA pratikAra virodha se nahIM kiyA, vaha vyakti avazya hI koI zaktisampanna evaM sAmarthyavAn honA caahie| yahI dekhakara mujhe Apake pAsa Ane kI preraNA milii|' pajya gurudeva virodhiyoM kA pratikAra karane kA prayAsa nahIM karate, kintu unakI sahiSNutA evaM samatA se svata: virodha kA pratikAra ho jAtA thaa| kAvya kI nimna paMktiyoM meM ve sabako yahI preraNA dete haiM saheM virodha vinoda samajha, yaha vIroM kA vIratva milaa| jIvana ko Alokita karane, vAlA abhinava tattva milaa| sAmAnya ghaTanA-prasaMga se adhIra hone vAle anuyAyiyoM ko bhI ve sAmyayoga kA prazikSaNa dete rahate the| prazikSaNa kA krama kabhI pravacana ke rUpa meM calatA to kabhI lekhana ke rUpa meM prakaTa hotA thaa| kabhI-kabhI vyakti ko sambodhita karate hue to kabhI-kabhI padya ke rUpa meN| yahAM sAmyayoga ko prakaTa karane vAlI kucha preraNAeM evaM ghaTanAeM uddhata kI jA rahI haiM, jo hareka vyakti ko sakriya prazikSaNa dene vAlI haiM "jIvana kI sarvocca upalabdhi pAne kI kalA kA nAma haisaamyyog| Apa loga bahattara kalAoM meM kuzala baneM yA na baneM para eka sAmyayoga kI kalA ko sIkha leM to vAstavika kalAkAra bana sakate haiN|" * "maiM pU~jIpati yA zaktizAlI ko bar3A nahIM samajhatA, maiM bar3A use mAnatA hUM, jo vaimanasya ko miTAne ke lie pahala karatA hai| vaha phira cAhe sAdhAraNa sthiti vAlA hI kyoM na ho, hara paristhiti meM samatA rakhane vAlA sAmane vAle ko jhukA legA, hRdaya-parivartana kara degA aura gati ko mor3a degaa|" merI harakata sahe sahaja vaha, maiM bhI usakI kyoM na shuuN| sAthI rUpa nibhAnA hai to, sahiSNutA ke sAtha rhuuN|| 1972 kI ghaTanA hai| eka bahina gurudeva ke pAsa Akara dilagIra hone lgii| vaha DabaDabAI AMkhoM se gurudeva se bolI- 'loga jaba Apake virodha meM bolate haiM, apazabdoM kA prayoga karate haiM to vaha maiM nahIM suna sktii| merA dhairya sImA tor3a detA hai| usa samaya maiM asantulita bana jAtI Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 217 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM huuN|' gurudeva ne usa bahina ko samajhAte hue kahA- 'bahina! hamArA patha zAMti, prema aura sahiSNutA kA hai| isalie hamAre bhItara kabhI kamajorI nahIM AnI caahie| jisake pAsa jo cIja hotI hai, vaha vahI detA hai| hamArA kartavya hai ki hama samatA kI bhAvanA kA vikAsa kareM, tabhI jIvana kalApUrNa evaM zAMtimaya bana skegaa| madrAsa praveza kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| gurudeva vizAla julUsa ke sAtha madrAsa zahara meM praveza kara rahe the| virodhI loga bar3I tIvratA se nAre lagA rahe the| unakI uttejita harakatoM ko dekhakara yuvakoM meM joza AnA svAbhAvika thaa| kintu gurudeva ne zAMti ke lie yuvakoM ko sambodhita kiyaa| zAMtipUrNa preraNA kI hI phalazrati thI ki sabhI sadasya zAMta evaM mauna bhAva se Age bar3hane lge| eka tarapha kI zAMti ko dekhakara virodhI loga aura adhika uttejita ho ge| unhoMne julUsa ko virodhI harakatoM se bhaMga karane kA prayatna kiyA kintu svayaMsevakoM ne donoM ora majabUta katAra banA rakhI thii| yuvakoM ne pIche se dhakkoM evaM mukkoM kI mAra sahI para zAMta bane rhe| usa dina vAtAvaraNa meM zAMti banI rahane kA eka mAtra kAraNa thA- gurudeva kA udbodhn| vaisI viSama sthiti meM bhI yuvakoM ne zAMti evaM zAlInatA kA paricaya diyaa| yuvakoM kI anuzAsanapriyatA dekhakara gurudeva ke mukha se anAyAsa nikala par3A, aise anuzAsita yuvakoM para hara kisI ko gaurava ho sakatA hai| maiM jaba yuvakoM kI aisI zAMti evaM zAlInatA dekhatA hUM to mujhe sAttvika garva hue binA nahIM rhtaa|' ___ AcArya mahAprajJa kA mAnanA hai ki sAmyayoga meM vahI raha sakatA hai, jo AtmA kA sAkSAtkAra kara letA hai, AtmA kI sannidhi pA jAtA hai| koI vyakti AtmA kI anubhUti kie binA samatA kI sAdhanA nahIM kara sktaa| jahAM bAharI vAtAvaraNa hai, vahAM paristhiti kI anukUlatA-pratikUlatA kA cakra calatA rahatA hai, vahAM samatA kI siddhi nahIM ho sktii| sukhaduHkha, saMyoga-viyoga Adi jo bAharI nimitta haiM, unake pare jAkara jo AtmA aura caitanya kA anubhava karatA hai, vahI samatA kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai| jahAM AtmA hai, vahAM viSamatA nahIM hai| jahAM AtmA hai, vahAM utAra-car3hAva nahIM hai| jahAM AtmA hai, vahAM koI malinatA nahIM hai| jo Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 218 AtmA kI anubhUti kara letA hai, usake lie samatA kI sAdhanA pRthak nahIM hotii| pUjya gurudeva satata AtmA kA anAhata nAda sunate rahate the ataH samatA kI sAdhanA unake lie sahaja sAdhya thii| anAsakti satya ke dvAra ko udghATita karane meM Asakti sabase bar3I bAdhA hai| vaha cAhe zarIra para ho yA mana para, dhana para ho yA pUjA pratiSThA para, tanAva evaM duHkha hI detI hai| bhogAsakta vyakti kisI udAtta lakSya ke sAtha nahIM jur3a sakatA kyoMki usakI cetanA bAra-bAra bAhara kI ora daur3atI hai| Asakti ko paribhASita karate hue pUjya gurudeva saMgAna karate haiM saMga, mUrchA aura mamatA, basa yahI Asakti hai| sAmya, samatA, sahajatA, vairAgya kI abhivyakti hai| iMdriya-viSayoM kA prayoga Asakti nahIM hai para usameM cepa, lagAva yA mUrchA hone se vaha kriyA Asakti bana jAtI hai| anAsakta vyakti khAtA hai, pItA hai, pahanatA hai para usameM rasa nahIM letaa| vaha padArtha kA bhoga nahIM, kevala upayoga karatA hai| Asakta vyakti padArtha kA bhoga na karane para bhI usameM baMdha jAtA hai| padArtha ke prati usakI dRSTi upayogitA pradhAna na hokara bhoga pradhAna hotI hai| Asakti anAsakti ke sUkSma rahasya ko pUjya gurudeva Agama ke Aloka meM spaSTa karate hue kahate haiM- 'vyavahAra meM bhojana ko hI bhoga mAna liyA jAtA hai| nizcaya dRSTi ke anusAra bhojana bhoga nahIM hai| bhoga hai bhojana ke prati hone vAlI aaskti| jisa vyakti meM Asakti hotI hai, vaha bhogI hai| isakA phalita yaha hai ki bhogI bhoga kara sakatA hai| abhogI kabhI bhoga nahIM krtaa| bhogI bhamai saMsAre'- cUMki bhogI bhoga karatA hai, isalie saMsAra meM paribhramaNa bhI vahI karatA hai| bhoga chUTate hI saMsAra chUTa jAtA hai|' bhagavAn mahAvIra ne Asakti se mukta hone ke lie eka sUtra diyA- "tamhA saMgaM ti pAsahA" arthAt apanI Asakti ko dekho| dekhane vAlA sAdhaka kisI padArtha kA upabhoga karate hue bhI usameM Asakta nahIM ho sktaa| pUjya gurudeva mahAvIra-vANI kA anuvAda karate hue kahate Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 219 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM pazyaka draSTA kA prayoga jo, sAdhAraNa jana vastu bhoga jo, donoM meM aMtara hai itanA 'dhA' mAM suta - lAlana meM jitanA anAsakti kI akatha kahAnI / AyAro kI arhat vANI // gItA kA yaha padya bhI Asakti parihAra kA sundara krama prastuta karatA hai viSayA vinivartante, nirAhArasya dehinaH / nivartate // rasavarjaM raso'pyasya paraM dRSTavA arthAt iMndriya-viSayoM kA bhoga na karane se viSaya to chUTa jAte haiM se para padArtha ke prati rasa yA Asakti parama arthAt bhItara ke saundarya ko dekhane chUTa sakatI hai| vaha vyakti kabhI AtmaramaNa yA parama kA darzana nahIM kara sakatA, jo viSayAsakta hai| pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki adhyAtma kI prabalatA hI Asakti ko durbala banA sakatI hai / anAsakti ke ratha para ArUr3ha hone vAlA Atmika sukha ko prApta kara sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI saMkalpa zakti itanI prabala thI ki ve apane mana ko kisI bhI viSaya meM Asakta nahIM hone dete the / ve isa satya ko svIkAra karate the ki Asakti kA dhAgA itanA sUkSma hai ki vaha pakar3a meM nahIM A sakatA para guru ke sahI mArgadarzana se Asakti ko dekhane kI kalA prApta ho jAtI hai / san 1968 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| pUjya gurudeva ko muni nathamalajI (AcArya mahAprajJajI) AhAra karavA rahe the / munizrI roTiyAM parosane ke lie unheM ulaTa-palaTa kara dekha rahe the / unhoMne eka roTI, 'yaha kaccI hai' aisA kahakara alaga rakha dii| dUsarI jaba parosane lage to tatkAla bole 'yaha jI huI hai| yaha bhI ThIka nahIM hai|' munizrI nathamalajI ne tIsarI roTI pAtra meM rakha dI aura svayaM zAnta bhAva se baiTha gaye / jaba roTI pUrI hone vAlI thI taba unhoMne sahaja bhAva se gurudeva se pUchA- 'yaha to ThIka hai ?' gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'yadi mana meM samatA aura anAsakti ho to saba ThIka hai| tumhAre dvArA tIna bAra roTI badalane para bhI roTI AI vaha..... / ' munizrI cauMkakara Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI bole- 'kyA vaha roTI kharAba thI ?' gurudeva ne muskarAte hue kahA'anAsakti ke binA kisI bhI sthiti meM AnaMda kI upalabdhi nahIM ho sktii| roTI to acchI hI thI para usameM ghI durgandhayukta thA / ' prastuta ghaTanA unakI viziSTa anAsakta sAdhanA kI dyotaka hai| 220 anAsakta hokara karma karanA akarma kI ora padanyAsa karane kI prakriyA hai| sAdhanA ke sAtha saMga, Asakti yA kAmanA kA yoga hote hI usakI utkRSTatA para praznacihna laga jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki jaba taka manuSya mUrcchA kA AvaraNa nahIM utAregA, sukha kA darzana bhI nahIM ho skegaa| bahuta kaThina hai mUrcchA ke cakravyUha ko tor3anA / eka bAra meM pUrI saphalatA na bhI mile, usake lie prayAsa to karanA hogA / cakravyUha praveza to karanA hogaa| eka sImA taka hI sahI, mUrcchA TUTe binA sukha kI anubhUti nahIM ho sakatI, prasannatA nahIM mila sakatI kyoMki ati Asakti duHkha hai / huMkAra ke sAtha anAsakti kI preraNA dete hue pUjya gurudeva gA uThe tU svayaM hai divya jyoti, hai vilakSaNa zakti terI, para tujhe karatI hataprabha, moha-mAyA kI aMdherI / aparimita vibhutA prapUrita, ho rahA kyoM tU bhikhArI ? jo atula saMvedanA vaha, kyoM huI hai supta sArI // san 1959 kA ghaTanA - prasaMga hai| bihAra ke jogiyA gAMva meM gurudeva virAjamAna the / kucha bahineM gurudeva ke caraNoM meM pahuMcIM / gurudeva ne sahajatA se pUchA - 'kahAM kI rahane vAlI ho ?' gurudeva ke isa prazna ne unake duHkha ko prakaTa kara diyA / ve duHkha vigalita svaroM meM bolI'hamArI sArI sampatti pAkistAna meM raha gii| hameM kucha nahIM milaa|' gurudeva ne unakI vedanA ko samAhita karake zAMti kA rahasya kholate hue kahA'bahinoM ! adhyAtma kA sUtra yaha hai ki padArtha meM na sukha hai aura na duHkha / dhana kA vyAmoha aura padArthAsakti hI duHkha kA hetu hai / yaha satya hai ki Apa pAkistAna se kucha nahIM lAIM lekina gaharAI se soco jaba AdamI paidA hotA hai to apane sAtha kyA lAtA hai aura mara jAne para apane sAtha kyA le jAtA hai ? marane vAle ke lie sArA saMsAra pAkistAna bana jAtA hai| dhana Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 221 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kisI ke sAtha nahIM jAtA para dhana kI Asakti vyakti ko vyartha hI duHkha aura saMkleza detI rahatI hai| vyAmoha ko tyAgo to prasannatA hI prasannatA hai| mana ko 'maiM' aura 'merA' yaha bhAvanA hI duHkha detI hai| jaba yaha samApta ho jAtI hai to vyakti sukhI ho jAtA hai|" anAsakti kA yaha preraka saMdeza hara Asakta vyakti kI AMkhoM ko kholakara bhItarI samRddhi ke darzana karAne vAlA hai| bhagavAn buddha se jaba pUchA gayA ki samRddhi kA sAra kyA hai? taba unhoMne uttara dete hue kahA- 'anAsakti (vimukti) hI vaibhava evaM samRddhi kA sAra hai|' adhyAtma padAvalI meM pUjya gurudeva ne anAsakti ke isI svarUpa ko kAvyabaddha kiyA hai jAge sukha-duHkha ke prati, aMtaH smygdRsstti| ghaTita tabhI hotI sahaja, anAsakti kI sRsstti|| kucha sAdhaka iMdriyoM ko naSTa karane kI bAta kahate haiN| unake anusAra AMkha kA AkarSaNa miTAne ke lie AMkha ko phor3a denA caahie| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa mAnyatA kA khaMDana kiyaa| unhoMne kahA- "Asakti kA mUla srota hamArI vRttiyAM yA kutsita vicAra haiM / iMdriyAM to khir3akiyAM haiM, jinameM se Asakti jhAMkatI hai|" isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva ke maMtavya paThanIya haiM * "iMdriyAM kisI viSaya meM Asakta nahIM ho sktiiN| ve to priya-apriya sabhI viSayoM ko nirvikAra rUpa se grahaNa karatI haiN| priyatAapriyatA kA sambandha Asakti, utsukatA evaM AkarSaNa se hai|" * padArtha se yA usake bhoga se hamArA koI ahita nahIM hotA kyoMki donoM kA svataMtra astitva hai| khatarA hotA hai mUrchA se, rAga se| jaba taka marchA ke saMskAra nahIM TUTeMge, duHkha ko kama nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| manuSya ko bhaTakAne vAlI na iMdriyAM haiM aura na viSaya haiM / Asakti ke kAraNa vyakti bhaTakatA rahatA hai| adhyAtma padAvalI meM uttarAdhyayana kI gAthA kA bhAvAnuvAda karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM zakya nahIM hai zabda na sunanA, khule srota ke haiM jaba dvaar| zakya yahI hai ho na zabda meM, dveSa-rAga kA anusNcaar|| caMcalatA aura Asakti kA anAdikAlIna sahAnavasthAna hai| Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 222 caitasika caMcalatA kama hote hI anAsakti apane Apa avatarita ho jAtI hai| caMcalatA vyakti ko phalAzaMsA se mukta nahIM rahane detii| nimna ghaTanA prasaMga se bhI pUjya gurudeva yahI saMbodha denA cAhate haiN| ___kucha sAdhu bhikSA lekara sthAna para phuNce| AhAra kA kArya sampanna ho gyaa| AhAra ke pazcAt sthAna kI saphAI meM kucha asAvadhAnI raha gyii| isalie bhojana ke eka-eka kaNa para saikar3oM cIMTiyAM ekatrita ho gyiiN| gurudeva kI dRSTi una para Tika gyii| gurudeva ne eka sAdhu ko pAnI kA halkA sA chir3akAva karane ko khaa| vaisA karane se cIMTiyoM kA mukha mur3a gyaa| ve idhara-udhara ghUmane lgiiN| usa prasaMga ko preraNA banAkara anAsakti kA pratibodha dete hue pUjya gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'dekho, cIMTiyoM ko khAne ke lie kitanA sA cAhie? para inakI Asakti itanI vizAla hai ki sAre dina daur3a-dhUpa karatI haiN| sAdhaka jIvana meM bhI Asakti hai to sthiratA kI sAdhanA nahIM ho sktii|" ukta ghaTanA-prasaMga se aneka sAdhuoM ko AtmanirIkSaNa kara apanI-apanI Asakti dekhane kA jIvanta bodha mila gyaa| prApta zakti kA camatkAra meM upayoga karanA zakti kA durupayoga hai| anAsakta sAdhaka kA mana bAhya camatkAroM evaM tuccha upalabdhiyoM meM nahIM attktaa| gaMbhIracetA aura nirlepa hone ke kAraNa pUjya gurudeva bAhya camatkAroM ke AkarSaNa meM nahIM baMdha pAte the| sAdhanA se prApta zakti ke camatkAra pradarzana ke bAre meM unakA maMtavya aneka sAdhakoM ko preraNA dene vAlA hai- 'eka bAta bAra-bAra sunane meM AtI hai ki jahAM itanA bar3A saMgha ho, vahAM camatkAra bhI hone caahie| camatkAra ko namaskAra kI duhAI dekara ukta bAta kI puSTi kI jAtI hai| eka dRSTi se bAta ThIka hai, AkarSaNa paidA karane vAlI hai| kabhI-kabhI mana meM bhI A jAtI hai kintu Age calakara yahIM ciMtana rahatA hai ki jahAM kahIM aise prayoga hue haiM, unheM tAtkAlika lAbha avazya milA hai, unakI khyAti bhI huI hai, unheM rAjyAzraya aura janAzraya bhI prApta huA hai para usase Age kA pariNAma sukhada nahIM rhaa|'... merA spaSTa maMtavya hai ki zakti prayoga kA rAstA nirApada nahIM hai| yadi kabhI viziSTa upalabdhi utpanna ho jAe to use bhItara pacA lenA caahie|' Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 223 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM bhAratavarSa kI puNyabhUmi meM aneka sAdhakoM ne anAsakti aura anAkAMkSA ke zikhara para ArohaNa karane kA prayatna kiyA hai| pUjya gurudeva ke sAdhaka-mAnasa para rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa evaM vivekAnaMda ke ghaTanA-prasaMga kA vizeSa prabhAva thaa| pravacana ke daurAna aneka bAra ve vivekAnanda ke jIvana kA ghaTanA-prasaMga sunAte the| yuvaka narendra jaba rAmakRSNa ke caraNoM meM upasthita huA to rAmakRSNa ne pUchA- 'kyA tuma aNimA labdhi pAnA cAhate ho? usase tuma bilkula choTe ho sakate ho| mahimA labdhi se tama manacAhA AkAra bar3hA sakate ho| halke aura bhArI banane kI bhI labdhiyAM haiN| yadi cAho to AkAzagAminI vidyA bhI tumheM de sakatA huuN| bolo tumheM kyA cAhie?' rAmakRSNa kI bAta sunakara narendra kI mukhamudrA gaMbhIra ho gyii| usane pratiprazna pUchate hue kahA- 'ina sabase mujhe kyA milegA?' svAmI rAmakRSNa ne kahA- 'isase tumhArA nAma hogA pratiSThA aura khyAti bar3ha jaayegii|' narendra ne kahA- 'gurudeva! mujhe yaha saba nahIM caahie| yadi Apa kucha denA hI cAhate haiM to vaha tattva dIjie, jisase maiM svayaM ko pA skuu|' . rAmakRSNa ne usakI AkRti ko par3hA, aMta:karaNa ko parakhA aura use adhyAtma-vidyA ke yogya ghoSita kara diyaa| unakI varSoM kI khoja pUrI huI aura use apanA ziSya banA liyaa| bhAratIya adhyAtma-vidyA ko ujAgara karake use pAzcAtya dezoM meM pratiSThita karane hetu svAmI vivekAnaMda kA mahattvapUrNa yogadAna rahA hai| unakI isI anAsakti ne unheM vizva prasiddha banA diyaa| __ sAdhaka camatkAra evaM pralobhanoM se dUra rahatA hai, yaha bAta yathArtha hai para yaha bhI utanA hI satya hai ki sAdhanA ke prayoga se svataH aise camatkAra ghaTita hote haiM, jahAM tarka-zakti bhI kuMThita ho jAtI hai| pUjya gurudeva sAdhanA ke usa zikhara para AsIna the, jahAM unakA nAma hI maMtrAkSara kI bhAMti cAmatkArika bana gayA thaa| gurudeva ko 70 varSa kI lambI saMyamasAdhanA se aneka AMtarika upalabdhiyAM prApta thiiN| AgamoM meM varNita AmadaiSadhi, malauSadhi Adi aneka labdhiyAM unako sahaja prApta thIM para ve unase nirlipta rhe| unakI caraNadhUli se jur3e saikar3oM camatkAra haiN| aisI Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 224 asAdhya bImArI vAle loga, jo jIvana se hatAza ho cuke the, ve pUjya gurudeva . kI caraNadhUli ke prayoga se pUrNa svastha ho ge| aneka loga unake mukha se maMgalapATha sunane mAtra se zAMti evaM svAsthya kA anubhava karane lge| 'guru ke prabhAva se gUMgA bolane lagatA hai aura paMgU pahAr3a para car3hane lagatA hai|' isa ukti ko sArthaka karane vAlI unake jIvana kI aneka ghaTanAeM haiN| yahAM kucha ghaTanA-prasaMga hI prastuta kie jA rahe haiM / bhInAsara nivAsI chaganalAlajI seThiyA Adi pA~ca bhAI pUjya gurudeva ke darzanArtha bIkAnera se gAr3I meM cddh'e| relagAr3I meM car3hate samaya bhIr3a kAraNa unake muMha para coTa lgii| gAr3I meM car3hate hI coTa ne itanA vistAra liyA ki muMha para gahare ghAva ho gae, mavAda jharane lagA, cAroM ora sUjana A gayI aura pUrA ceharA lAla ho gayA / sthiti dekhakara bhAI unheM vApasa bhInAsara le jAne ke lie taiyAra hue lekina chaganalAlajI ne kahA ki cAhe kucha bhI ho jAe guru- darzana ke binA ghara nahIM jaauuNgaa| ve apane nirNaya para aDiga rhe| gurudeva una dinoM mevAr3a meM the| apane bhAiyoM ke sAtha darzana karake ve svayaM ko dhanya anubhava karane lge| dUsare dina unhoMne gurudeva kI caraNaraja lI aura usa pAnI se muMha ke ghAvoM kI saphAI kii| na davA lI aura na DaoNkTara ko dikhaayaa| kevala caraNaraja ko hI davA banA liyaa| do tIna dina meM sUjana aura lAlimA kama ho gyii| mavAda AnA baMda ho gyaa| dhIre-dhIre ve bilkula svastha ho ge| jayasiMhapura ke pUnamacaMdajI rUNavAla ke tIsarA baccA janma se hI kamajora thA / na vaha bola sakatA thA aura na hI cala sakatA thA / bambaI ke DaoNkTara ne parIkSaNa karake batAyA ki bacce ke hRdaya meM cheda hai ataH isake hRdaya kA oNparezana hogaa| bambaI meM eksare karavAkara oNparezana kI tArIkha nizcita ho gayI / eka dina pati-patnI ke mana meM vikalpa uThA ki abhI oNparezana kI derI hai ataH gurudeva ke darzana karake maMgalapATha sunavA deN| usa samaya gurudeva kA pravAsa lADanUM meM thaa| ve lADanUM Ae aura do dina meM tIna bAra gurudeva ke mukha se maMgalapATha sunaayaa| oNparezana ke do dina pUrva ve bambaI phuNce| bacce ke dasoM bIsoM TesTa ho cuke the| pahale ke saba rikArDa batA rahe the ki oNparezana jaldI honA caahie| DaoNkTaroM ne kahA- 'I.sI.jI. Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 225 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM karavAne kI apekSA nahIM hai tathA eksare bhI bAra-bAra nahIM karavAne caahie| yaha sunakara zrImatI savitA rUNavAla bolI- 'DaoNkTara sAhaba! merA mana kahatA hai ki Apa isakA eksare phira karake dekhie|' yadyapi DaoNkTaroM kA mana nahIM thA para mAM ke Agraha se punaH sabhI TesTa krvaae| pahalA eksare Ate hI DaoNkTara Azcaryacakita ho gyaa| eka-eka kara sAre parIkSaNa kie| parIkSaNoM kA yaha parimANa AyA ki bacce ke hRdaya meM koI cheda nahIM hai| DaoNkTara ne kahA ki maiM svayaM nahIM samajha pA rahA hUM ki kyA bAta hai para yaha nizcita hai ki bacce ke hRdaya meM varSoM se jo cheda dekha rahe the, vaha aba nahIM hai ataH oNparezana kI jarUrata nahIM hai| lagatA hai ki ApakA bhAgya bahuta teja hai| dhIre-dhIre baccA calane lgaa| yadyapi vaha acchI taraha bolatA nahIM hai para rUNavAla dampatti ko vizvAsa hai ki gurudeva kI kRpA se baccA avazya bolegaa| kalakattA pravAsa meM pUjya gurudeva vivekAnaMda roDa para sthita caupar3oM ke makAna meM virAja rahe the| darzanArthiyoM kI bhIr3a meM eka baMgAlI dampatti gurudeva ke darzana karane aayaa| Ate hI baMgAlI bhAI zraddhA bhare zabdoM meM kahane lagA- "Apa hamAre lie sAkSAt bhagavAna haiN| yaha merI patnI varSoM se kSaya roga grasta thii| aneka upacAra se bhI koI lAbha nahIM haa| bImArI khataranAka sthiti ko prApta ho gyii| merA pakkA vizvAsa ho gayA thA ki aba yaha bacane vAlI nahIM hai| kucha dinoM pUrva maiMne ApakA pravacana sunaa| mujhe usameM divya dhvani kA anubhava huaa| dUsare dina pravacana paNDAla se lauTate vakta ApakI caraNadhUli sAtha lekara gyaa| use maiMne svaccha Dibbe meM rakhA aura davA ke rUpa meM pratidina usako diyaa| usane zraddhA se ApakI caraNa-raMja kA sevana kiyaa| ApakI caraNadhUli kA hI prabhAva hai ki Aja merI dharmapatnI Apake samakSa pUrNatayA svastha hokara khar3I hai|" sAdhanA ke ina dRzya pariNAmoM evaM camatkAroM meM pUjya gurudeva kI adhika AsthA nahIM thii| unakA spaSTa maMtavya thA ki dRzya pariNAma evaM camatkAra ke lie sAdhanA honI bhI nahIM caahie| aisI sAdhanA eka sImA taka pahuMcakara sImita ho jAtI hai phira bhI yaha bAta sahI hai ki sAdhanA se Atmopalabdhi ke sAtha bAhya upalabdhi bhI hotI hai| isake prati sAdhaka kI Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 226 jitanI nirapekSatA aura anAsakti hogI, utanI hI adhika upalabdhi hogii|' yadi kriyA ke sAtha cetanA jur3a jAtI hai to bhojana, pAnI, vastra aura makAna sabhI cIjeM Asakti ke sAdhana nahIM bnte| Asakti bAMdhane vAlA tattva hai aura anAsakti mukti kA dvAra hai| isa tattva ko samajhakara pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana meM anAsakti ke aneka prayoga kie| unakI anAsakta sAdhanA deharI kA vaha dIpaka thA, jisase na kevala unakI AtmavIthI Alokita huI balki unake nikaTa rahane vAlA hara sAdhaka bhI usa prakAza se svayaM ko Alokita anubhava karatA rhaa| sahajatA "sahajatA ke binA zAstroM kA adhyayana viDambanA bana jAtA hai aura tIrtha-yAtrA meM koI sAra nahIM nikalatA isalie sahajatA hI Atmadarzana ke lie AInA bana sakatI hai"- pUjya gurudeva kA yaha vaktavya unake sahaja vyaktitva kI spaSTa abhivyakti hai| sahaja sAdhaka ghaTanA ko taTastha dRSTi se dekhatA hai| vaha usameM apane saMvegoM ko jor3akara sukhI yA duHkhI nahIM hotaa| jaba taka sahajatA kA vikAsa nahIM hotA, vyakti kabhI padArtha meM anurakta hotA hai to kabhI vyakti meM pratibaddha hotA hai| vaha bAhya AkarSaNoM meM lubdha hone ke kAraNa bhItarI AnaMda ko prApta nahIM kara sktaa| pUjya gurudeva kA kahanA thA ki jaba taka hama vibhAva meM raheMge, sahajatA nahIM AegI aura binA sahajavRtti ke AtmaramaNa nahIM hogA ataH jitanI sahajatA utanA sukha, jitanA ahaM aura bar3appana kA bhAva utanA du:kh| sukha aura duHkha kI isa vyApti ko samajhane vAlA vyakti apane cAroM ora sukha kA sAgara laharAtA dekhatA hai|" sahaja vyakti kisI bhI sthiti meM dUsaroM para doSAropaNa nahIM krtaa| vaha apanI aura dUsaroM kI kSamatA aura sAmarthya ke bIca tAlamela biThAnA jAnatA hai ataH koI bhI virodhI sthiti use prabhAvita nahIM kara paatii| san 1967 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| pUjya gurudeva ke navasArI padhArane para zahara meM bahuta suMdara vAtAvaraNa bnaa| kucha virodhI logoM ne mithyA evaM anargala bAtoM se bharA patroM kA eka puliMdA priMsipala zrI je.je. zuklA ke nAma se bhejaa| zrI zuklA virodhI vAtAvaraNa se anajAna the| una patroM ko Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 227 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM dekhakara ve duHkhI evaM vyathita ho ge| ve gurudeva ke pAsa Ae aura bole'Apako duHkha yA pIr3A na ho to eka bAta nivedana kruuN|' gurudeva ne svIkRti meM apanA sira hilA diyaa| zuklA jI me virodhI parcoM ko dikhAte hue apanA kheda prakaTa kiyaa| gurudeva ne muskAna bikherate hue kahA'basa! yahI bAta hai, isameM duHkha jaisI kyA bAta hai?' zuklA ne Azcarya vyakta karate hue kahA- 'kyA ina bAtoM kI Apako avagati hai? loga Apake sAtha aisA kyoM karate haiM?' gurudeva ne unheM samAhita karate hue kahA- 'jinakI jaisI Adata hai, ve vaisA hI kAma karate haiN| hama duHkha kyoM kareM? hara acchI pravRtti kA eka bAra virodha hotA hai, koI apanI burAI nahIM chor3a sakatA to hama apanI acchAI kyoM chor3eM?' sahajatA meM ramaNa karane vAlA sAdhaka kabhI ina bAtoM meM ulajhakara duHkhI nahIM hotaa| jabajaba jIvana meM sahajatA TUTatI hai, tanAva evaM duHkha paidA ho jAtA hai| ukta ghaTanA prasaMga unakI sahaja sAdhanA kA spaSTa nidarzana hai| ___sahajatA vyakti ko halkepana kI anubhUti karAtI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki vizAla dharmasaMgha ke anuzAstA hone para bhI unhoMne kabhI bhAra yA khinnatA kA anubhava nahIM kiyaa| isakA sabase bar3A kAraNa unakI sahaja vRtti thii| isa saMdarbha meM unakA yaha anubhava atyanta mArmika evaM preraka hai"saMgha kA niyantA hone para bhI maiM prAyaH nirbhAra rahatA huuN| bhArIpana kI anubhUti tabhI hotI hai, jaba sahajatA TUTatI hai| sahajatA kA rAja haitaTastha darzana arthAt paristhitiyoM kA asvIkAra / paristhitiyAM vyakti ko bhArI nahIM banAtI haiM, bhArIpana kA hetu hai unakI sviikRti| svIkAra aura palAyana donoM se mukta rahane vAlA vyakti hI svastha, dIrghajIvI aura sukhI bana sakatA hai|" vinobA se pUchA gayA- sAdhanA kahAM taka kI jAe? uttara dete hue vinobA ne kahA- 'jaba vaha apane Apa hone lage taba tk|' isa sahajAvasthA ko pAnA hI sAdhaka kA dhyeya hotA hai| phira sAdhaka kA hara prayatna sAdhanA bana jAtA hai| "uttamA sahajA vRttiH" saMskRta kA yaha sUkta pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM sAkAra dekhA jA sakatA thaa| ve apanI hArdika bhAvanA ina zabdoM Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 228 meM prakaTa karate the- "bahuta bAra socatA hUM ki sAdhanA karanI hI na par3e vaha sahaja ho jAe, yaha sthiti sundara hai|" isI saMkalpa kI phalazruti hai ki unakI kisI kriyA evaM vyavahAra meM kRtrimatA yA aupacArikatA nahIM jhalakatI thii| unheM anukUlatA milatI thI to nispRha bhAva se usakA upayoga kara lete, pratikUlatA AtI to binA dveSa ke use sahana kara lete| sAdhakoM ko bhI ve yahI pratibodha dete- "sukhada aura duHkhada jo bhI sthiti sAmane Ae, use svIkAra kreN| kabhI harSa aura kabhI viSAda na kreN| sahaja rheN| koI bhI sthiti Apako prabhAvita nahIM kara paaegii|" kalakattA yAtrA ke daurAna eka gAMva meM paTTa Adi kI vyavasthA nahIM hone ke kAraNa saMtoM ne avasAda vyakta karate hue kahA- 'Aja paTTa kI vyavasthA nahIM ho pAI hai|' gurudeva ne tatkAla sAmane vAle zilAkhaMDa kI ora izArA karate hue kahA- 'are! prAkRtika paTTa vidyamAna hai, phira kRtrima paTTa kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? prAkRtika vastuoM meM jo AnaMda milatA hai, vaha kRtrima meM kahAM hai?' eka bAra bhayaMkara garmI kA mausama thaa| rAta ko prAyaH havA ne kAyotsarga kA abhyAsa kara liyaa| garmI ke kAraNa rAta meM gurudeva ko becainI mahasUsa hone lgii| pUjya gurudeva paTTa se utare aura nIce daravAje ke sAmane so ge| savere saMtoM ne pUjya gurudeva ko jamIna para zayana karate dekha Azcarya kiyaa| sabhI saMta anutApa kA anubhava kara rahe the ki hameM jJAta hI nahIM huA ki gurudeva kaba bichaune ko uThAkara svayaM hI nIce padhAra ge| saMtoM ke mAnasika viSAda ko halkA karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne pharamAyA- "jIvana meM sahajatA honI caahie| AcArya se pUrva maiM svayaM ko sAdhu mAnatA huuN| vaise to mujhe kabhI kAma par3atA hI nahIM lekina maukA milane para svAvalambana aura nirjarA ke avasara ko nahIM cUkanA caahie|" sahajatA hara sthiti meM vyakti ko vyavasthita evaM saMtulita rakhatI hai| yadi sahajatA nahIM hai to thor3I sI kamI bhI vyakti ko udvelita kara detI hai, sahaja vRtti hone ke kAraNa gurudeva prakRti meM hone vAlI hara ghaTanA ko acche rUpa meM grahaNa karate the| unakI prasannatA bAhya nimittoM se prabhAvita hokara viSaNNatA meM pariNata nahIM hotI thii| san 1959 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 229 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM - vihAra ke daurAna gurudeva DhAbadhAma gAMva pdhaare| DhAbadhAma gAMva meM cAra- pAMca gharoM kI hI bastI thI / 20 phuTa lambe aura sAta phuTa caur3e eka kamare meM gurudeva kA virAjanA huaa| gobara se lipe choTe se kamare meM bhI gurudeva kA mukhAraviMda alaukika prasannatA se dIpta ho rahA thA / eka sAdhu ke mukha se sahasA nikala par3A ki sthAna bahuta choTA hai, ThIka se baiThane kI jagaha bhI nahIM hai| yaha bAta gurudeva ke kAnoM meM bhI par3a gii| gurudeva ne isakA pratikAra karate hue kahA- " AcArya bhikSu ko prathama nivAsa ke lie jo sthAna milA thA, kyA yaha usase choTA hai ? sAdhu jIvana meM sahaja rUpa se jo kucha mile, usI meM AnaMda manAnA cAhie / isa pratibodha ne sabakI cetanA ko jhaMkRta kara diyaa| aba vaha saMkIrNa sthAna bhI sabako bar3A aura suvidhAjanaka najara Ane lagA / indaura nivAsI gRhasthayogI nemIcaMdajI modI kI ye paMktiyAM gurudeva ke jIvana meM mUrtimAn dikhAI par3atI thIMsahaje - sahaje sahajAnaMda, antardRSTi paramAnaMda / jahAM dekhUM tahAM AtmAnaMda, sahaje chUTe viSayAnaMda // 'kRtrimatA meM merA kiMcit bhI AkarSaNa nahIM hai| maiM prakRti kA upAsaka hUM / prakRti se mujhe bahuta preraNA milatI hai' - pUjya gurudeva ke isa anubhava se spaSTa hai ki sahajatA prakRti meM jIne vAloM ko hI upalabdha ho sakatI hai| kRtrima jIvana jIne vAlA prakRti kA AnaMda nahIM le sakatA / gurudeva ko prakRti se prema thA / Aja ke yAMtrikIkaraNa ke yuga meM mAnava kI kRtrima dinacaryA ko dekhakara unakA becaina mana kaha uThA- 'AdamI jitanA prabuddha aura sampanna hotA jA rahA hai, prakRti meM jIne kI Adata badala rahA hai| na vaha prAkRtika havA meM sotA hai, na prAkRtika IMdhana se banA khAnA khAtA hai, na prakRti ke sAtha krIr3A karatA hai| zAyada isI kAraNa prakRti apane tevara badala rahI hai aura manuSya ko prAkRtika ApadAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3a rahA hai|' 44 eka bAra AcArya mahAprajJajI ke samakSa apanI manobhAvanA prakaTa karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- "hama kucha leTa ho ge| yadi prAraMbha se hI prAkRtika jIvana jIte to zatajIvI banate / khaira 'jaba jAge tabhI saverA'jaba se hameM jJAna huA, hamArA dRSTikoNa badala gayA / asvAsthya kI avasthA Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 230 meM jahAM taka saMbhava ho gurudeva prAkRtika cikitsA ko hI prAthamikatA dete the| dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna atizrama ke kAraNa gurudeva jvara se AkrAnta ho ge| DaoNkTara aura vaidyoM ne davA ke lie anurodha kiyaa| unakI prArthanA ko asvIkAra karate hue gurudeva ne upavAsa kara liyaa| dUsare dina sAdhAraNa peya padArtha ke atirikta kucha bhI nahIM liyaa| pariNAmataH jvara se mukti mila gyii| pUjya gurudeva apane saMgha meM bhI sahajatA kA prAyogika prazikSaNa denA cAhate the| prazikSaNa ke krama meM kabhI ve apane jIvana se pratibodha dete to kabhI maukhika rUpa se| ve kisI ghaTanA prasaMga se bhI zikSaNa dete the| eka bAra bAla sAdhuoM ko saMbodha dete hue unhoMne kahA- 'dhyAna Adi sAdhanA prayatnajanya hai, use saba kara sakeM yA nahIM, para gati ko to saba jAnate haiN| usameM itanA tanmaya bana jAo ki tuma svayaM gati bana jaao|' DAlamiyA nagara se vihAra ke daurAna eka kuttA gurudeva ke sAtha ho gyaa| logoM ne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA ki yaha kuttA bahuta nizciMta hai| sahaja bhAva se koI roTI detA hai to khA letA hai aura nahIM detA to jhapaTatA nahIM, bhUkhA hI baiThA rahatA hai| isake prati sahaja hI logoM kI itanI sahAnubhUti jAga gayI hai ki na jAne kahAM-kahAM se dUdha aura roTI kA Dhera laga jAtA hai| yaha tAjI roTI nahIM khAtA isalie yahAM ke ThAkara ne aneka roTiyAM sakhA rakhI haiN| aneka loga isake lie dUdha ke rupaye de jAte haiN| yaha itanA masta hai ki bhUkha hotI hai to dUdha pItA hai, anyathA nhiiN| isa ghaTanA prasaMga ko sunakara pUjya gurudeva ne sahajatA kI preraNA dete hue kahA- 'jo prANI nizciMta aura sahaja hotA hai usake lie prAyaH kisI cIja kI kamI nahIM rhtii| para kamI yahI hai ki vyakti itanA nizciMta nahIM raha paataa| jIvana meM yadi sahajatA kA avataraNa ho jAe to paristhitiyAM bhI apane Apa anukUla bana jAtI haiN|' mAlavA yAtrA ke daurAna ujjaina meM eka mainejara gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita huaa| usane gurucaraNoM meM apanI vyathA prastuta karate hue kahA'maiM jaba bhajana yA prArthanA karane baiThatA hUM, taba kucha samaya sthira hotA hUM phira mana ucaTa jAtA hai| jabaradastI mana ko khIMcakara ekAgra rakhane kA prayatna Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 231 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM karatA hUM para abhI taka saphalatA hAsila nahIM huii| aba Apa hI kucha mArgadarzana dikhaaeN|' gurudeva ne usako samAhita karate hue kahA- "sahajatA meM vizvAsa rkho| mana ke sAtha jabaradastI kyoM karate ho? kyA mana ko sAdhane kA eka hI tarIkA hai ? tapasyA, svAdhyAya, japa, sevA Adi aneka prakriyAeM haiM, jo mana ko ekAgra banAtI haiN| kisI kA mana sevA yA svAdhyAya meM lagatA hai, vaha yadi use tapasyA meM lagAtA hai to usakA parizrama saphala nahIM hotaa| Apa bhI hara kriyA meM sahajatA, viveka-jAgRti aura saMyama ko mahattva deN| ApakA jIvana zAMta aura pavitra bana jaaegaa|" mainejara ko samasyA kA samAdhAna mila gyaa| . sahaja sAdhaka bAhara aura bhItara se eka rUpa hotA hai| usakI kathanI aura karanI meM dvaidha nahIM hotaa| gurudeva ne apane jIvana meM kathanI aura karanI kI ekarUpatA ko sAdhane kA prayatna kiyaa| ve mAnate the ki socane aura karane meM jaba taka ekAtmakatA nahIM hotI, na Atma sAkSAtkAra ho sakatA hai aura na hI dUsarA kAma siddha ho sakatA hai|" sahajatA ke kAraNa ve apanI hara mAnasika sthiti ko eka bacce kI bhAMti prakaTa kara dete the| unake jIvana ke saikar3oM ghaTanA prasaMga Aja unakI mahAnatA ke pratIka bana gae haiN| vi. saM. 1998 kA cAturmAsa rAjaladesara meM ghoSita thaa| vihAra ke daurAna pUjya gurudeva cAr3avAsa meM virAja rahe the| una dinoM gurudeva saMtoM ko syAdvAda maMjarI kA adhyApana karavAte the| AcArya malliSeNa ne vyAkhyA ke daurAna eka bAta likhI ki guru kA upadeza kitanA hI hitakara aura lAbhakArI kyoM na ho, vaha abhavya ke kAnoM meM vaise hI khaTakatA hai, jaise kAna meM gayA huA zuddha jala karNazUla banakara kaSTa detA hai| gurudeva kA mana AcArya kI isa bAta para aTaka gayA ki kAna meM gayA pAnI zUla kA kAma kaise kara sakatA hai? tIsare dina gurudeva ne muMha kA luMcana krvaayaa| saphAI karate hue thor3A pAnI kAna meM calA gyaa| bacapana meM gurudeva kA eka kAna kSatigrasta ho gayA thA, usI meM pAnI calA gyaa| thor3I dera meM vaha zUla kI bhAMti khaTakane lgaa| sunane meM kaThinAI hone ke sAtha unake muMha kA svAda bhI badala gyaa| pAnI kA pratikUla prabhAva dekhakara gurudeva ne ciMtana kiyA"parasoM syAdvAdamaMjarI meM jo bAta par3hI, usake prati avajJA kA bhAva A Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 232 gayA thA saMbhavataH yaha usI kA phala hai| jJAna ke prati avizvAsa yA avajJA kA phala mujhe dIrghakAla taka bhoganA par3A / " gurudeva kI sahajatA aura saralatA ne tatkAla apanI sUkSma mAnasika avajJA ko bhI pahacAna liyA aura usase eka pratibodha le liyaa| vyavahAra meM apane-parAe kI bhedarekhA khIMcane vAlA sAdhaka apanI sahajatA ko kho detA hai / pUjya gurudeva kA 'sva' para ' maiM itanA AtmasAt ho cukA thA ki unheM kabhI 'para' kI anubhUti huI hI nhiiN| unakA sukha-duHkha bhI itanA virAT ho gayA thA ki vyaktigata sukha-duHkha kI bAta gauNa ho gaI thI / sahiSNutA " jo coToM ko nahIM saha sakatA, vaha pratimA nahIM bana sakatA / hama sahana kareM, hamArA jIvana eka layAtmaka saMgIta bana jAegA' - pUjya gurudeva kI yaha ArSavANI jIvana - vikAsa kI amUlya thAtI hai| sahanazIlatA sAdhanA kI prathama evaM aMtima sIr3hI hai| sAdhanAkAla meM Ae kaSToM ko sahana nahIM karanA lakSya se vimukha honA hai| jisa vyakti meM kaSTa sahane kI kSamatA nahIM hotI, vaha sAdhAraNa lakSya ko bhI nahIM pA sakatA, mahAn lakSya to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai / yadi sAdhaka paravazatA se sahana karatA hai to kuNThA Adi mAnasika vikRtiyAM ubhara sakatI haiN| svavazatA se sahane vAlA sAdhaka zakti ko bar3hAtA huA pratyeka paristhiti ko apanI sAdhanA kA aMga mAnakara sahana karatA hai aura usase prApta hone vAle Ananda kA anubhava karatA hai| isa tathya ko pUjya gurudeva ne isa rUpaka se prakaTa kiyA hai" dIpaka se prakAzita hone kI cAha sabameM rahatI hai kintu tila-tila dIpaka ko jalanA par3atA hai| jalanA dIpaka kA dharma hai, usI prakAra sahanA sAdhaka kA Atmadharma hai| sahanA dUsaroM ke lie nahIM, apane lie hitakara hai| isa siddhAnta meM vizvAsa rakhane vAlA sAdhaka hara paristhiti ko sahane kI mAnasikatA banA letA hai / " pUjya gurudeva ne upadeza evaM pravacana ke mAdhyama se hI nahIM, apitu apane jIvana se sahanazIlatA kA jAgRta sandeza diyaa| jIvana ke aneka utAra-car3hAvoM evaM paristhitiyoM meM unhoMne apanI sahiSNutA ko akSuNNa rakhA thA kyoMki sahiSNutA ko ve Atmadharma mAnate the / prabala virodha kI Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 233 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM paristhiti meM ve apanI antarbhAvanA ko dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha prastuta karate rahate the * "hameM kaiMcI nahIM, sUI bananA hai| kaiMcI bar3I hotI hai para jor3anA usakA kAma nahIM hai| usakA kAma hai eka ke do krnaa| sUI choTI hotI hai para usakA kAma hai phaTe hue ko jor3anA, do ko eka krnaa|" "sAdhAraNatayA sAmane vAlA Aga bane to dUsare kerosIna banane kI bhUmikA hI nibhAte haiN| vahA~ jala bananA bahuta kaThina hotA hai| aise kaThina samaya meM hI vyakti kI sahanazIlatA kI parIkSA hotI hai| hamArA vizvAsa hai ki hama hara paristhiti meM jala kI bhUmikA nibhA sakate haiN|" ghaTanA prasaMga se bhI ve apane anuyAyiyoM ko sahiSNu rahane kI preraNA dete rahate the| san 1959 meM baMgAla kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| gurudeva kA bhojana samApta prAyaH thaa| unake pAsa hI eka pAtra meM dUdha tathA eka nIMbU kA Tukar3A par3A thaa| gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'sunA hai ki nIMbU kI eka bUMda dUdha ko phAr3a detI hai| Aja isa saccAI kA prayoga karanA caahie| gurudeva ne dUdha ke pAtra meM do-cAra bUMdeM nIMbU kI nicor3a dIM para dUdha phaTA nhiiN| punaH kucha bUMdeM aura nicor3I para dUdha para koI asara nahIM huaa| pAsa baiThe eka sAdhu ne nivedana kiyA- 'dUdha ThaNDA hai, isalie nahIM phttaa|' gurudeva ne tatkAla ghaTanA ko preraNA kA mAdhyama banAte hue kahA- "zItala ko koI vikRta nahIM kara sakatA / jahA~ uttApa hai, vahA~ vikAra hai| zAnta aura sahiSNu vyakti kA kauna ahita kara sakatA hai ? isalie sahanA dharma hai, sahanA upazama aura zreya kI dizA meM gati hai| sAdhaka ko sahiSNu banakara usase prApta hone vAle Ananda kA anubhava karanA caahie| sahiSNutA ke abhAva meM sAdhutA kI agrima bhUmikAoM para ArohaNa kI kalpanA hI nahIM kI jA sktii|" rAyapura evaM cUrU ke ghaTanAkANDa meM pUjya gurudeva kI sahiSNutA nikharakara kundana ke rUpa meM janatA ke sAmane aaii| ve svayaM isa bAta ko aMgIkAra karate the ki rAyapura ke sampUrNa ghaTanAkANDa meM hamane prabala puruSArtha aura sahiSNutA kA paricaya diyaa| paristhitiyoM se ghabarAkara hamane koI bhI aisA kArya nahIM kiyA, jisake lie hameM pazcAttApa karanA pdd'e| hameM harSa hai ki hamArI sahanazIlatA, kA logoM ne aMkana kiyaa| rAyapura kA kANDa hamAre Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 234 lie varadAna siddha huaa| yadi hama apanA thor3A sA bhI saMtulana kho dete to zAyada hamAre bhaviSya ke kAryakramoM para galata asara par3a sakatA thaa|" rAyapura se vihAra hone ke bAda devAsa gA~va meM pattharoM kI bauchAra hone se kucha kAryakartAoM ko coTa lgii| eka nukIlA patthara sanasanAtA huA gurudeva kI pITha ke bAeM kaMdhe para lgaa| pITha se TakarAkara patthara ke do-tIna Tukar3e ho ge| coTa lagane se pRSThabhAga para khUna bahane lagA para gurudeva zAMta, gambhIra evaM avicala mudrA meM khar3e rhe| coTa lagane ke pazcAt yuvakoM ke khUna meM joza ubharanA svAbhAvika thaa| gurudeva ne sthiti kI gambhIratA ko samajhA aura tatkAla sabako zAMta rahane kI preraNA dete hue ojasvI vANI meM pratibodha diyA- "maiM apane anuyAyiyoM ko samatA, sahiSNutA aura zAMti kA vizeSa prazikSaNa denA cAhatA hUM kyoMki sahanazIla banakara hI hama apane astitva para maMDarAne vAle khataroM se baca sakate haiN| aisI nimnastara kI harakatoM para hameM bilakula bhI uttejanA nahIM AnI caahie| na hI mana meM asadbhAvanA kA bhAva AnA caahie| una logoM para kyA gussA kiyA jAe, jo ajJAnI haiM ? hama kAmanA kareM, inako sadbuddhi mile aura sahI pathadarzana mile| jahA~ bhI hiMsA kA uttara pratihiMsA se diyA jAtA hai, vahA~ Akroza, dhvaMsa aura hatyAoM kA aMtahIna silasilA zurU ho jAtA hai| eka bhUla ke sAtha aneka bhUloM kA itihAsa jur3a jAtA hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai hamAre anuzAsana-priya yuvaka isa sthiti meM bhI zAMti kA paricaya deNge|" gurudeva ke isa preraka udbodhana se ugra vAtAvaraNa zAMta ho gyaa| asahiSNu vyakti na saha sakane ke kAraNa pratihiMsaka ho jAtA hai| kintu sahiSNu hone ke kAraNa pUjya gurudeva jIvanta ahiMsA ke vyAkhyAtA the| unakA anubhava thA ki jaba maiM anuloma-pratiloma upasargoM ko sahana karatA hUM to mujhe lakSya ke darzana hone lagate haiN|' prasiddha dArzanika dekArte kA yaha anubhava unake jIvana meM sAkSAt dekhA jA sakatA thA- 'jaba-jaba loga merI burAI karate haiM, maiM apanI AtmA ko itanI UMcAI para le jAtA hUM ki unake dvArA kI gaI burAI vahA~ taka pahu~ca hI nahIM paatii|' jahA~ jIvana hai, vahA~ paristhitiyoM se nahIM bacA jA sktaa| Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 235 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM paristhiti Ane para bhI pratikriyA na karanA sahanazIlatA kA utkRSTa namUnA hai| amuka vyakti ne mere sAtha galata vyavahAra kiyA isalie maiM bhI usake sAtha abhadra vyavahAra karUMgA, yaha pratikriyA hai| sAmAnya mAnava kriyA kama karatA hai, pratikriyA adhika karatA hai| jo mana sahane kI bhASA nahIM jAnatA, vaha pratikriyA karake nayI-nayI duHkhada paristhitiyoM ko utpanna karatA rahatA hai| eka bAra sahane kA artha hai- paristhitiyoM kA aMta / pUjya gurudeva kA spaSTa cintana thA ki pratikUla paristhiti meM ghabarAhaTa paidA ho jAe to sAdhanA kaise hogI? yadi pratikUla paristhiti hI nahIM Ae to sAdhaka kI kasauTI kyA hogI? pUjya gurudeva kI pratikriyAvirati kI sAdhanA dUsaroM ke lie Adarza thii| unakI sahanazakti dekhakara kabhI-kabhI virodhI vyakti bhI Azcaryacakita ho jAte the| gurudeva tulasI kI sahanazakti kA rAja isa padya meM khojA jA sakatA hai vikArahetau sati vikriynte| __ yeSAM na cetAMsi ta eva dhiiraa|| arthAt vikRti kA hetu upasthita hone para bhI jinakA citta vikRta nahIM hotA, udvelita nahIM hotA, ve dhIra puruSa haiN| eka bAra patrakAroM ne gurudeva ke samakSa eka prazna upasthita kiyA'Apa itanI virodhI evaM viparIta sthiti meM santulana evaM sahiSNutA kaise rakha pAte haiM? kyA Apake mana meM kabhI pratizodha yA pratikriyA ke bhAva jAgRta nahIM hote?' gurudeva ne sahaja muskAna ke sAtha patrakAroM ko samAhita karate hue kahA- 'ahiMsA kA sAdhaka kaTu satya bhI nahIM bola sakatA, phira vaha kisI para kaTu AkSepa kaise lagA sakatA hai, isa bodha-pATha ne mujhe saMyata.evaM santulita rahanA sikhAyA hai|' gurudeva kI dRSTi meM sahiSNutA kA artha yaha nahIM ki anyAya ko sahana kiyA jaae| unakA spaSTa abhimata thA ki anyAya kA pratikAra honA cAhie aura usake pariSkAra para dhyAna denA caahie| asahiSNu vyakti dUsare ke pariSkAra yA rUpAntaraNa kI bAta nahIM soca sakatA, vaha to kevala pratikriyA karake svayaM yA dUsare ko vikSipta banAtA rahatA hai| . sahiSNutA ke cAra rUpa haiM- zArIrika sahiSNutA, vAcika sahiSNutA, Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 236 mAnasika sahiSNutA aura bhAvanAtmaka shissnnutaa| "sIosiNaccAI se niggaMthe" mahAvIra kA yaha sUkta unake kaNa-kaNa meM samAyA huA thA, yahI kAraNa thA ki pUjya gurudeva kI zArIrika sahiSNutA isa hada taka sadha cukI thI ki na ve sardI-garmI se prabhAvita hote aura na kisI bImArI evaM vedanA meM vyathita hote| aneka bAra to atyadhika sahiSNutA ke kAraNa unakI bImArI evaM vedanA kA unake Asa-pAsa rahane vAle saMtoM ko bhI ahasAsa nahIM ho pAtA thaa| unake cehare para ubharatI zAMti kI divya chaTA meM vedanA kI jhalaka bhI nahIM mila pAtI thii| ve nahIM cAhate the ki unakI vedanA meM dUsare vyakti bhI sahabhAgI hokara vedanA yA kaSTa kA anubhava kreN| asvastha avasthA meM kisI ko kucha na kahanA aura samatApUrvaka saba saha lenA asambhava nahIM to kaThina avazya hai| sahiSNutA ke binA kATe kI pIr3A ko sahanA bhI kaThina hotA hai| dUsaroM ke sukha ke lie svayaM kaSTa sahanA binA sAdhanA ke sambhava nahIM hai| yaha ghaTanA prasaMga unakI kaSTa sahiSNutA kA jIvanta nidarzana haisan 1956 je.ke. nagara meM elyUmIniyama phaikTrI ke mainejara ne gurudeva ko karmacAriyoM ke bIca pravacana evaM preraNA dene kA nivedana kiyaa| pravacana ke lie 11.30 baje kA samaya nirdhArita kiyA gyaa| bhojana karate samaya gurudeva ko sUcanA milI ki 11 bajakara 20 miniTa ho gaye haiM to ve tatkAla bhojana ko adhUrA chor3akara niyata samaya pravacanasthala para pahu~ca ge| sAre majadUra zAmiyAne meM baiTha gae, jo barAmade se kAphI dUra thaa| gurudeva ne socA- 'vaktA aura zrotA ke bIca itanI dUrI nahIM rahanI caahie|' ve tatkAla majadUroM ke pAsa jAkara dhUpa meM baiTha ge| santoM ne prArthanA kI- 'dhUpa meM baiThane se Apako jukhAma ho jAtA hai ata: chAyA meM hI virAjane kI kRpA kreN|' para gurudeva ke mAnasa para usa prArthanA kA koI asara nahIM huaa| saba loga zraddhAbhibhUta hokara dekhate rahe ki pratidina dhUpa meM baiThane vAle chAyA meM the aura chAyA meM baiThane vAle dhUpa meN| prAkRtika sardIgarmI evaM varSAjanya kaSToM meM kAyara na hone kI preraNA ve samaya-samaya para dete rahate the- 'prakRti para koI niyantraNa nahIM kara sktaa| jisa samaya prakRti kI jo dena hotI hai, usako usI rUpa meM sahana karanA lAbhaprada hai| sAdhaka Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 237 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM . ko usakI anukUlatA - pratikUlatA meM prasanna yA khinna na hokara sadaiva sahiSNutA se use sahana karanA caahie| grISmakAla kI ucchRMkhala lU aura kar3I dhUpa durbala mana vAle vyakti ko becaina banA sakatI hai para sAdhaka sadA sarvatra samabhAva meM rahatA hai / ' anuzAstA meM yadi vAcika sahiSNutA nahIM hotI to saMgaThana ko chinna-bhinna hone meM samaya nahIM lagatA / sATha sAla ke lambe netRtva meM gurudeva kA anubhava rahA ki gAlI kA javAba gAlI se denA kamajorI hai para sakSama aura sabala hokara dUsaroM ke kuvacanoM evaM virodha ko sahanA bahuta bar3I sAdhanA hai / ' pUjya gurudeva apanI bhASA ke samyak prayoga ke prati prArambha se hI jAgarUka rahe the| ve kisI kI kaTu AlocanA aura AkSepa ko pApa mAnate the / ve kahate the - 'vicArabheda kahIM bhI ho sakatA hai para vicArabheda ko lekara kisI para kaTu zabdoM se prahAra karanA merI dRSTi meM `kadApi ucita nahIM hai| maiM isameM eka prakAra kI hiMsA ke darzana karatA huuN|' vAcika sahiSNutA ke aise saikar3oM prasaMga haiM, jaba khulakara akhabAroM aura posTaroM meM unakA nimnastarIya virodha huA lekina unhoMne usake pratyuttara meM apanI jabAna nahIM kholii| 'merA jIvanaH merA darzana' pustaka meM ve likhate haiM- "virodha meM mujhe jo grAhya pratIta huA, usase lAbha uThAyA para hama virodha meM ulajhe nahIM / yadi ulajha jAte to hamArI UrjA samApta ho jaatii| isa sandarbha meM kavi kabIra kI anubhava - vANI hamArI smRti meM rahI --- niMdaka niyare rAkhiye, AMgana kuTI chavAya / bina pAnI sAbuna binA, nirmala karata subhAya // hamane sadaiva yahI cintana kiyA ki Alocaka aura virodhI loga hameM sajaga kara rahe haiN| hama svayaM apanI samIkSA kareM aura lakSya kI dizA meM gati karate raheM, yahI hameM abhISTa hai / " "pur3havIsame muNI havejjA" dazavaikAlika ke isa bhikSu Adarza ko unhoMne jIvanta kiyA thaa| anuzAstA ke rUpa meM ve apanI saphalatA kA bahuta kucha zreya sahiSNutA ko dete the / yahI kAraNa hai ki unakI mAnasika sahiSNutA ucca zIrSa para thI / prakRti kA koI bhI tevara unake manobala ko Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 238 vicalita nahIM kara pAtA thaa| dakSiNa yAtrA kI ora prasthAna karate samaya vihAra ke daurAna eka bAra prakRti ne eka dina meM tIna bAra rUpa parivartana kiyaa| mausama ke utAra-car3hAva kA unake sahiSNu mAnasa para koI asara nahIM huaa| yadi mausama kA manaHsthiti para prabhAva par3atA hai to yaha unakI dRSTi meM mAnasika durbalatA thii| sahiSNutA kA utkRSTa rUpa hai- bhAvanAtmaka stara para sahana krnaa| pUjya gurudeva kA abhimata thA ki jisa vyakti ke saMvega santulita rahate haiM, usakI sahiSNutA ko koI nahIM chIna sktaa| usakI vinamratA, udAratA, dhRti, karuNA, anuzAsanapriyatA Adi vizeSatAeM kabhI kSINa nahIM ho sktiiN|' samaya para bhAvanAtmaka sahiSNutA rakhanA atyanta kaThina kArya hai| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki jAtIya aura sAmpradAyika asahiSNatA manuSya ko jaMgalI jAnavara se bhI adhika krUra banA detI hai| bhAratavarSa kA itihAsa dhArmika asahiSNutA kI ghaTanAoM se bharA par3A hai| pUjya gurudeva ne sAmpradAyika virodha meM jo sahiSNutA kA paricaya diyA, vaha itihAsa kA durlabha dastAveja hai| ve mAnate the- 'matabheda rahe para manabheda na ho| vyakti kI apanI mAnyatA kucha bhI rahe para dUsaroM kI mAnyatA ke prati kIcar3a uchAlanA asahiSNutA hai|' jayapura meM bAla-dIkSA ke prabala virodha ke avasara para hariyANA se Ae bhAiyoM ke khUna meM ubAla A gyaa| unhoMne kahA- 'hama anyAya ko sahana nahIM kreNge|' gurudeva ne unakI uttejanA ke pAre ko zAnta karate hue kahA- "Apa logoM kI thor3I-sI asahiSNutA pUre dharmasaMgha ko badanAma kara sakatI hai| abhI Aveza karane kA avasara nahIM hai| hamArA kAma zAMti ko surakSita rakhanA hai| sahiSNutA sadA vijayI hotI hai, asahiSNutA vyakti ko nirbala banAtI hai| yadi Apa sacce arthoM meM mere anuyAyI haiM to kisI bhI sthiti meM asahiSNu nahIM bneNge|' __ pUjya gurudeva kI bhAvanAtmaka sahiSNutA kA eka ghaTanA prasaMga prasiddha sAhityakAra yazapAlajI jaina ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai- "eka jaina vidvAn AcArya tulasI ke bahuta hI Alocaka the| hama loga bambaI meM mile the| saMyoga se AcAryazrI bhI una dinoM vahIM the| maiMne usa sajjana se kahA ki Apako jo zaMkAeM haiM aura jina bAtoM meM ApakA matabheda hai, unakI carcA Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 239 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM Apa svayaM AcAryazrI se kyoM na kara leM? ve taiyAra ho gye| hama loga gye| kAphI dera taka bAtacIta hotI rhii| lauTate samaya usa sajjana ne mujhase kahA- 'yazapAlajI! tulasIjI mahArAja kI eka bAta kI mujha para bar3I acchI chApa par3I hai|' maiMne pUchA- 'kisa bAta kI? bole, 'dekhiye, 'maiM. bAra-bAra apane matabheda kI bAta unase kahatA rahA, lekina unake cehare para zikana taka nahIM aaii| eka zabda bhI unhoMne jora se nahIM khaa|shktismpnn hone para bhI dUsare ke virodha ko itanI sahanazIlatA se sunanA aura sahanA AsAna bAta nahIM hai|' isa ghaTanA ke saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA yaha sambodha asahiSNu evaM zaktihIna logoM ko nayI preraNA dene vAlA hai- "majabUrana to sArA saMsAra hI sahana karatA hai| para vaha sahana karanA vastutaH sahana karanA nahIM hai| vaha to eka prakAra kI kAyaratA hai aura kar3e zabdoM meM kahA jAye to hiMsA hai| saccI vIratA to isameM hai ki pratikAra karane kI zakti rakhane ke bAvajUda bhI 'sahana karanA merA Atmadharma hai'-aisA ciMtana kara vyakti zAMta aura sahiSNu rahe, yahI saccI sahiSNutA yA kSamA hai|' - pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana ke prasaMgoM se sahiSNutA ko jIvanta bnaayaa| unheM sahiSNutA kA pratirUpa kahA jAe to koI atyukti nahIM hogI kyoMki unhoMne prakRti aura puruSa donoM ko sakSama hokara sahA aura dinakara kI ina paMktiyoM ko sAkAra kiyA kSamA zobhatI usa bhajaMga ko, jisake pAsa garala ho| usako kyA jo daMtahIna, viSahIna, vinIta, sarala ho|| karma aura akarma meM saMtulana sAdhaka ke samakSa karma aura akarma tathA pravRtti aura nivRtti kA dvaMdva sadaiva banA rahatA hai| zrI kRSNa kahate haiM ki karma aura akarma kI vyAkhyA meM vidvAna loga bhI digmUr3ha bana jAte haiN| gItA meM unhoMne vistAra se isakI carcA kI hai| tIsare adhyAya meM karma aura akarma ke bIca santulana sthApita karane kA sundara prayatna huA hai na karmaNAmanArambhAnnaiSkarmyaM purusso'shnute| na ca saMnyasanAdeva, siddhiM smdhigcchti|| akarma bananA sAdhaka kA lakSya hai lekina koI bhI sAdhaka sahasA Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 240 akarma nahIM bana sktaa| gItA ke anusAra- 'na hi dehabhRtAM kazcit tyaktuM karmANyazeSataH' arthAt koI bhI prANI saMpUrNa rUpa se karmamukta nahIM ho sktaa| isa sandarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA yahI ciMtana thA ki merI samajha meM karma karanA jitanA sarala hai, akarma rahanA utanA hI kaThina hai| kaThina hI nahIM, sakriyatA se sarvathA mukta honA asaMbhava hai kyoMki mAnasika, vAcika evaM kAyika karma kA nirodha to ho sakatA hai para AdhyAtmika sakriyatA zailezI yA siddhAvasthA meM bhI samApta nahIM hotii| vahAM koI dRzya kriyA bhale hI na ho para cetanA kI svAbhAvika kriyAzIlatA anavarata cAlU rahatI hai|' svAmI vivekAnanda kahate haiM- 'pravRtti ke kendra meM maiM' rahatA hai| jaba 'maiM' kA bhAva ghaTane lagatA hai, tabhI nivRtti kA udaya hotA hai|' ___ yadi vRtti saMzodhita ho jAe, kaSAya aura Asakti ke bhAva ko kama kara diyA jAe to karma bhI akarma bana jAtA hai| saMzodhita vRtti vAlA vyakti karma karatA huA bhI baMdhana se mukta rahatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki dImaka kI taraha hajAroM pustakeM cATa jAne se yA gadhe kI bhAMti caMdana kA bhAra Dhote rahane se koI lAbha nahIM hai, yadi karma svaccha nahIM bne|' isIlie pUjya gurudeva ne apane karma ko parimArjita evaM pariSkRta karane kA prayatna kiyA thaa| gItA kA "yogaH karmasu kauzalam" sUkta unake jIvana meM pUrNatayA ghaTita hotA thaa| gurudeva kI ye abhivyaktiyAM bhI isI tathya kI saMpuSTi karane vAlI haiM * hameM niSkriya nahIM, apitu kriyA karate-karate akriya bananA hai| * karma meM merI ruci hai| maiM cAhatA hUM ki akarma ke sAtha antima zvAsa taka karmazIla banA rhuuN| karmazIla vyakti svastha aura prasanna raha sakatA hai, isa vizvAsa ke sAtha maiM satata nirmANa kArya meM lagA rahatA hUM aura prasannatA kA anubhava karatA huuN| sAdhanAkAla meM yadi sAdhaka akarma meM karma aura karma meM akarma dekhane kA abhyAsa kara le to samasyA kA samAdhAna ho sakatA hai para yaha sthiti abhyAsa se prApta hotI hai| eka karma ke atirikta bAkI saba karmoM kI vismRti karma meM akarma kI sAdhanA hai| isI prakAra Upara se saba Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 241 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kriyAoM ko chor3akara mana ko yAyAvara banAe rakhanA akarma meM karma kA prayoga hai| gItA meM bhI isI satya kA udghATana huA hai ki jo vyakti karma meM akarma tathA akarma meM karma ko dekhatA hai, vahI prajJAvAn hai|" isa saMdarbha meM mahAtmA gAMdhI kA maMtavya bhI ullekhanIya hai- "eka sthiti aisI hotI hai, jaba manuSya ko vicAra prakaTa karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rhtii| usake vicAra hI karma bana jAte haiM, vaha saMkalpa se karma kara letA hai| aisI sthiti jaba AtI hai, taba manuSya akarma meM karma dekhatA hai|" nivRtti ke bAda jo pravRtti hotI hai, usase cetanA ke kendra meM visphoTa hotA hai ataH pravRtti kI tejasvitA aura sakriyatA ke lie nivRtti Avazyaka hai| isI satya kA saMgAna adhyAtma padAvalI meM huA hai-- kriyA-akriyA kA yugala, jIvana kA cira sty| vahI kriyA hai satkriyA, jahAM akriyA tthy|| korA karma AdarzoM ko niSkriya banA detA hai ataH pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti kI sAdhanA bhI atyanta apekSita hai| samiti ke sAtha gupti kA saMtulana honA Avazyaka hai| jo karma ke bAda akarma kA anubhava nahIM karatA, usakI karmazakti kuMThita ho jAtI hai| niraMtara dhar3akane vAlA hRdaya bhI vizrAma karatA hai| gati aura sthiti, AhAra aura anAhAra, bhASA aura mauna-ye saba jIvana ke sAtha jur3e hue haiN| pUjya gurudeva ne karma meM akarma . kI sAdhanA ko sAdhane kA prayatna kiyA thaa| itane bar3e saMgha kA saMcAlana karane ke bAvajUda bhI ve pratikSaNa eka draSTA kI bhAMti sthirayogI hI dikhAI par3ate the| unake kisI kriyA-kalApa meM adhIratA, Asakti yA caMcalatA ke darzana nahIM hote the| unakI hara kriyA saMyama se anuprANita thI ataH unakA jIvana pravRtti aura nivRtti ke saMtulana kA pratIka thaa| bAhya darzana meM ve harapala karmapravRtta dikhAI dete the lekina bhItara kI sthiratA unako pratikSaNa akarma kI anubhUti karAtI rahatI thI! paTanA vizvavidyAlaya meM gurudeva kA svAgata kiyA jA rahA thaa| rASTrakavi rAmadhArI siMha dinakara ne svAgata bhASaNa bolate hae kahA- 'Aja kI sabase bar3I samasyA hai- pravRtti kA ativAda / pravRtti ke ativAda ne hameM aNuastroM ke yuga taka pahu~cA diyA hai ataH hama Apase nivRtti kA Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 242 pATha par3hanA cAhate haiN| pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti kA saMtulana hI hameM vibhISikA se bacA sakatA hai|' pUjya gurudeva ne arhad-vANI meM pravRtti aura nivRtti ke saMtulana ko bahuta sundara zabdoM meM gumphita kiyA hai-- sahayAyI bana sadA nivRtti pravRtti rahI hai, dhUpa-chAMha kI saMracanA kyA sahI nahIM hai ? phira nizcaya vyavahAra kyoM nahIM sAtha calegA ? donoM se hI saMyama tapa udyAna phalegA // 1 hisAra meM ekAMtavAsa ke avasara para gurudeva se prazna pUchA gayA ki Apa atyadhika vyasta rahate haiM ataH ekAMtavAsa kI isa lambI avadhi meM Apako kucha vicitratA kI anubhUti nahIM huI? pUjya gurudeva ne uttara dete hue kahA- 'vyastatA merA svabhAva bana gayA hai| isa prayogakAla se pahale maiM vyasta thA bAda meM bhI saMbhavataH vyasta rahUMgA aura vartamAna meM bhI utanA hI vyasta huuN| Aja bhI merI vyastatA miTI nahIM hai / usakA mArgAntarIkaraNa avazya huA hai| jinakA vyasta rahane kA abhyAsa hai, unheM apane sAmane kAma cAhie, phira vaha kisI prakAra kA kyoM na ho? merI pahale kI vyastatA jana-samparka meM adhika thI, aba vaha ekAMta anuSThAna meM pariNata ho gaI hai| khAlI baiThane kI mujhe Adata nahIM hai, vaha pahale bhI nahIM thI aura Aja bhI nahIM hai / " gurudeva ke mastiSka meM "karma jyAyo hyakarmaNaH " gItA kA yaha padya anuguMjita hotA rahatA thA / " yoginaH karma kurvanti, saMgaM tyaktvAtmazuddhaye" isa sUkta ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue pUjya gurudeva karma karate hue bhI Asakti aura kartRtva ke ahaM se pare the / yahI kAraNa hai ki koI bhI karma kA phala unheM becaina nahIM banAtA thaa| jahA~ karttAbhAva jur3a jAtA hai, vahA~ nizcaya hI phalAzaMsA bhI vyakti ko bAMdha detI hai| gItA kA 'karmaNyevAdhikAraste mA phaleSu kadAcana' tathA dazavaikAlika kA 'nannattha nijjaraTThAe' Adi vAkya sadaiva unake mAnasa paTala para taraMgita hote rahate the ataH unakA koI bhI karma pratidAna yA pratiphala kI bhAvanA se saMpRkta nahIM hotA thaa| pUjya gurudeva ke abhimata se karttAbhAva se dUra rahane kA tAtparya yaha nahIM thA ki vyakti koI galata kArya kare aura usakA dAyitva apane Upara na le| milAvaTa, Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 243 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM dhokhAdhar3I, zoSaNa jaisI avAMchanIya pravRtti karane ke bAda kahe ki maiM kyA karUM? Izvara kI jaisI mrjii| acche-bure saba kArya karAne vAlA bhagavAna hai ata: maiM unakA phala bhI unhIM ko samarpita karatA huuN| yaha akarttAbhAva yA akarma kI sAdhanA nahIM, balki siddhAMta kA durupayoga hai|' kartRtva ke ahaM se dUra rahakara vRttisaMzodhana kI ora prayANa karanA hI akarma sAdhanA kA pratiphala hai| pUjya gurudeva spaSTa zabdoM meM kahate the ki maiM pariNAma kI apekSA pravRtti kI pavitratA kA ciMtana adhika karatA huuN| ___ sAdhanA ke kSetra meM karma ke sAtha akarma kI sAdhanA bhI Avazyaka hai| akarma rahanA Alasya yA pramAda nahIM, apitu eka prakAra kI bhItarI sakriyatA hai| hArTa ke rogI ko saMpUrNa vizrAma kA parAmarza diyA jAtA hai| lekina yaha vizrAma bhItarI sakriyatA ke lie hotA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI isI bhASA meM bolate haiM ki "na kammuNA kamma khavei bAlA, akammuNA kamma khavei dhIrA" arthAt karmoM kA kSaya karma se nahIM, akarma se hI saMbhava hai| kAyotsarga akarma sAdhanA kA mukhyadvAra hai| pUjya gurudeva kI kAyagupti itanI sadhI huI thI ki dekhane vAle Azcaryacakita raha jAte the| umra ke naveM dazaka meM 6-6 ghaNTe eka hI Asana meM binA halacala ke ve sthira baiThe rahate the jabaki sAmAnya vyakti ke lie AdhA ghaMTA sthira baiThanA bhI kaThina hotA hai| niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana meM karma aura akarma donoM ko sApekSa mUlya diyA thaa| karma ko unhoMne vRtti-saMzodhana ke sAtha jor3akara use akarma ke rUpa meM pariNata karane kA prazasta prayatna kiyA thaa| sahajAnaMda kI anubhUti . sAdhaka hara sthiti meM AnaMda-nimagna rahatA hai| sadA prasanna rahane vAlA sAdhaka pratikUla-anukUla paristhiti se prabhAvita hokara khinnatA yA prasannatA kA anubhava nahIM krtaa| samayaM tatthuvehAe, appANaM vippasAyae', mahAvIra kI yaha ArSavANI sadaiva unakI smRti-paTala para tairatI rahatI thii| pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM virodhoM ke aneka AMdhI-tUphAna aae| uccastarIya prazaMsA evaM prazasti ke kSaNa bhI upasthita hue para unakI mukhAkRti para na vedanA ke cihna dekhe gae aura na atirikta prasannatA ke| unakA anubhava thA ki adhika prasatti aura adhika viSAda donoM hI sAdhanA meM bAdhaka tattva haiN| Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 244 mAnasika prasannatA jitanI adhika rahegI, saphalatA utanA hI sannikaTa rhegii| isalie sAkSIbhAva se hara paristhiti ko pAra karanA caahie| paristhitiyoM meM svAbhAvika rUpa se sahaja muskAna bikherate rahanA gurudeva kA jIvana-krama bana gayA thaa| sahaja Ananda unake roma-roma se TapakatA thaa| udAsI yA mAyUsI ko ve apane pAsa phaTakane bhI nahIM dete the| vyathA kA unake sAtha dUra kA bhI koI riztA nahIM thaa| ye vicAra unake isI prasanna vyaktitva kI abhivyaktiyAM haiM * maiM Aja bhI apane Apako pUrI taraha se tarotAjA anubhava karatA huuN| merI isa tAjagI kA rahasya hai-prsnntaa| yadi maiM prasanna rahanA nahIM jAnatA to jI nahIM sktaa| maiM Apa sabase kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki yadi Apa yuvA rahanA cAhate haiM, dIrghajIvI honA cAhate haiM to prasanna rahanA siikhie| vyathita rahakara jInA bhI koI jInA hai| maiM eka varSa jIUM. pAMca varSa jIUM yA pacAsa varSa jIUM, isakI mujhe cintA nahIM hai| maiM jitanA jIUM prasannatA aura Ananda se jIUM, yahI merI cAha hai|' * manuSya ke lie aneka vastueM prAptavya haiN| unameM sabase adhika mahattvapUrNa hai- aanNdoplbdhi| merI dRSTi meM AnaMda se bar3hakara koI prAptavya nahIM hai| yadi hama AnaMdayukta jIvana jIte haiM to hamArA jIvana kalAtmaka hai anyathA vaha pazu jIvana se adhika mUlyavAna nahIM kahA jA sktaa| * duniyA vaibhava meM sukha mAnatI hai para hama AkiMcanya meM sukha kA anubhava karate haiN| duniyA bar3I-bar3I aTTAlikAoM meM sukha mAnatI hai para hama TUTe jhoMpar3e meM AnaMda pA lete haiN| duniyA bhUkha se DaratI hai para hama bhUkhe rahakara bhI Ananda kI anubhUti karate haiN|' bhAvanA se anuprANita sAdhaka ko koI bhI sthiti khinna yA udvelita nahIM kara sktii| pUjya gurudeva ne dharmakrAnti ke rUpa meM janatA ke samakSa isI tathya ko prakaTa kiyA- "bhale eka vyakti maMdira, masjida na jAe, pUjA-pATha na kare para kaSAya upazAMta rakhe, bhAva-vizuddhi rakhe aura niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM se bacatA rahe to vaha dhArmika ho sakatA hai| usakI prasannatA ko koI chIna nahIM sktaa|" apanA anubhava batAte hue unhoMne yahI kahA- "maiM bhAva-vizuddhi kA prayoga kara rahA hUM isalie bur3hApA, bImArI Adi sthitiyAM mujhe satAtI nhiiN| isI kAraNa maiM vedanA yA vyathA Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 245 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kA anubhava nahIM krtaa| mujhe lagatA hai dina-pratidina merI prasannatA bar3ha rahI hai, mujhameM adhika tAjagI aura tAruNya A rahA hai / merI sAdhanA kI sphUrti mere hara svapna ko sAkAra banAne meM lagI huI hai| maiM sAdhanA ke mAdhyama se apanI mAnasika prasannatA ko akSuNNa banAe rakhanA cAhatA hU~ / ' pUjya gurudeva yadi kisI ke cehare ko bujhA-bujhA yA udAsa dekhate to tatkAla use praphulla evaM prasanna rahane kI preraNA dete the / unakI preraNA kI eka jhalaka yahA~ prastuta kI jA rahI hai - 'muskAna jIvana kI kalA hai / jo muskarAnA jAnatA hai, vahI jInA jAnatA hai / muskAna ke abhAva meM jIvana kA phUla murajhA jAtA hai / maiM apane lie muskarAhaTa ko bahuta adhika mUlyavAna mAnatA huuN| maiM svayaM prasanna rahanA cAhatA hU~ aura apane paripArzva ko prasanna dekhanA cAhatA huuN| merI yaha icchA rahatI hai ki mere nikaTa rahane vAlA vyakti hara kSaNa praphulla rahe / ' saradArazahara meM pUjya gurudeva samAcArapatra kA avalokana kara rahe the / mukhapRSTha para pAMca-sAta aparicita vyaktiyoM kI mukhAkRtiyAM citrita thIM / gurudeva ne AsapAsa baiThe zaikSa sAdhuoM ko pratibodha dete hue kahA- 'dekho ! ye vyakti kitane prasanna haiM ? sacamuca prasannatA bhI jIvana kA eka mahAn guNa hai| yaha prakRti kA anupama varadAna hai / yaha sabake lie hai para Azcarya hai, saba isake lie nahIM hote| isakA varaNa vahI kara sakatA hai, jo sAmaMjasya ko jAnatA hai / mujhe udAsI kabhI acchI nahIM lgtii| mere sAmane yadi kisI kI khinna yA udAsa AkRti A jAtI hai to mana meM eka vedanA hone lagatI hai / " prasanna rahane vAlA sAdhaka aneka kaThinAiyoM ko sahaja hI pAra kara detA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki zatrutA kA bhAva rakhane vAlA prasanna nahIM raha sakatA isalie mAnasika prasannatA sAdhanA kI niSpatti hI nahIM apitu usameM sahAyaka bhI hai| gurudeva kI tIvra abhIpsA thI ki sAdhanA ke dvArA Ananda-prApti ke aise srotoM kI khoja kI jAe jisase koI bhI samasyA vyakti ko duHkha na de ske| viparIta paristhiti yA mAnasika saMvega vyakti ke mAnasa ko udvelita na kara skeN| AnaMda-prApti kI tIvra tar3apa unakI DAyarI ke pannoM meM paThanIya hai- 'Aja Atma-vidyA yA AnaMda-prApti ke gura lupta haiM / hamArA dharmasaMgha usakI khoja meM lagA huA hai / maiM svayaM bhI isake lie prayatnazIla huuN| kucha tathya upalabdha hue bhI haiM para upalabdhi kI Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI gati maMda hai| phira bhI merA vizvAsa prabala ho rahA hai ki eka dina hama apane prAptavya ko prApta karake rheNge|' pUjya gurudeva kI dRSTi meM sukha, zAMti aura AnaMda ko prApta karane hetu tIna apekSAeM haiM 1. jIvana prakAzamaya bne| 2. moha kA AvaraNa dUra ho| 3. rAga-dveSa kSINa hoN| cetanA ke Ananda meM bAdhA DAlane vAlA eka bar3A tattva haitteNshn/tnaav| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnasa TeMzana se sarvathA mukta thaa| anuzAstA hone ke nAte unake jIvana meM aneka prasaMga aise Ae jabaki unheM kar3A anuzAsana bhI karanA pdd'aa| lekina dUsare hI kSaNa usa ghaTanA se mukta hone, ke bAda unake cehare para koI zikana taka dekhane ko nahIM milii| koI vyakti unake cehare ko dekhakara yaha soca bhI nahIM sakatA thA ki kucha kSaNa pUrva unhoMne kisI ko itanA kar3A ulAhanA diyA hai kyA? ve svayaM isa satya ko svIkAra karate the ki pAnI kI lakIra kI bhAMti merA TeMzana zIghra hI samApta ho jAtA hai| gItA kA yaha padya unake ciMtana, vANI aura karma meM sadaiva taraMgita hotA rahatA thA prasAde sarvaduHkhAnAM, haanirsyopjaayte| prasannacetaso hyAzu, buddhiH pryvtisstthte|| vaha sAdhaka kabhI AtmA meM ramaNa nahIM kara sakatA, jo padArtha meM Asakta hai| aparimita AkAMkSAeM evaM icchAeM vyakti ko sukha-zAMti aura AnaMda se nahIM jIne detiiN| eka icchA kI pUrti aneka icchAoM ko janma detI hai| vyakti AkAMkSA ke cakravyUha meM itanA phaMsa jAtA hai ki usase nikalane kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sktaa| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA saMbodha mananIya hai- 'yadi Apa zAMti aura AnaMda-prApti ke icchuka haiM to apanI AkAMkSAoM ko sImita karanA hogaa| isa saMsAra meM padArthoM kI sImA hai| Apa asIma saMpadA pAnA cAhate haiM, yaha kaise saMbhava hai?' padArtha meM Asakti sabase bar3A duHkha hai, jo vyakti isa satya se paricita ho jAtA hai, vaha anaMta Atma-sukha ko prApta kara sakatA hai| maharSi araviMda isI anubhUti ko vyakta karate haiM- 'AvazyakatAoM ko kama karane vAlA hI prasanna raha sakatA hai|' Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 247 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM sukha aura AnaMda ke anubhava meM bahuta antara hotA hai| sukha bhautika padArthoM se mila sakatA hai, para pariNAma meM vaha nIrasatA, cittabhrama yA pAgalapana paidA karatA hai kintu AnaMda bhItara se phUTatA hai, vaha samatA aura samarasatA kI sthiti meM anubhUta hotA hai| sukha aura AnaMda kA bheda mahAtmA gAMdhI ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai- 'sukha-duHkha dene vAlI bAharI cIjoM para AnaMda kA AdhAra nahIM hai| AnaMda sukha se bhinna vastu hai| mujhe dhana mile aura maiM usameM sukha mAnUM, yaha moha hai| maiM bhikhArI hoU, khAne kA duHkha ho, phira bhI mere isa corI yA kinhIM dUsare pralobhanoM meM na par3ane meM jo bAta maujUda hai, vaha mujhe AnaMda detI hai|' pUjya gurudeva ne apanI divya dRSTi se ina donoM meM bheda kA anubhava kiyA aura bhItara ke AnaMda kA svAda ckhaa| unake mukha se AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha aneka bAra ye paMktiyAM niHsRta hotI rahatI thIM- "AnaMda kA srota vyakti ke apane aMta:karaNa meM pravahamAna hai| * Apa cAheM to usameM avagAhana kara sakate haiM aura cAheM to chalAMga mArakara usake Upara se nikala sakate haiN| Apa cAheM to use registAnI TIloM kI ora mor3akara sukhA sakate haiM aura cAheM to usase apane jIvana kI bagiyA ko sarasa banA sakate haiN|' - sRjanazIla vyakti hara kSaNa sRjana ke AnaMda meM nimajjita rahatA hai ataH sukha aura duHkha usakI cetanA kA sparza nahIM kara paate| vaha jAnatA hai ki duHkha aura samasyA eka nahIM hai| ghaTanA ko taTastha draSTA kI bhAMti dekhane ke kAraNa usake saMvega meM koI antara nahIM aataa| usake bhItara pratikSaNa AnaMda kA srota bahatA rahatA hai| isa saMdarbha meM dinakara ke jIvana kA yaha anubhava paThanIya hai- 'dhanAbhAva kI pIr3A, daphtaroM meM milane vAlA pracchanna apamAna, beTiyoM ke vivAha kI ciMtAeM aura pArivArika kaSTa- maiMne bahuta sahe haiN| kucha kleza mujhe apane svabhAva-doSa athavA mUrkhatA ke kAraNa bhI uThAne pdd'e| kintu pIr3AoM aura kaSToM kA mujha para koI prabhAva par3A ho, aisA AbhAsa mujhe nahIM miltaa| duHkha aura sukha ke bheda mujhe kabhI jJAta hI nahIM hue|' yaha sthiti vahI vyakti prApta kara sakatA hai, jise apane ApameM rahane kA abhyAsa ho| AnaMda vaha pArasamaNi hai, jisako chUne se hara duHkha svarNima bana jAtA hai| AnaMda kI anubhUti meM nimagna sAdhaka kabhI jar3atA yA zaithilya Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 248 kA anubhava nahIM karatA / sahajAnaMda meM ramaNa karane vAlA sAdhaka zoka, duHkha, dainya aura pIr3A kI anubhUti se dUra sadA AtmalIna rahatA hai| sahajAnaMda ko vyakta karane vAlI pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana kI nimna ghaTanAeM aneka saMta-mahAtmAoM ko pratibodha dene vAlI haiM - pUjya gurudeva pIpala gAMva meM eka choTI-sI ghAsa kI TaparI meM. virAje / TaparI meM lagA ghAsa sthAna- sthAna se khisakA huA thA / vaizAkha kA mahInA thaa| pracaMDa garmI kA mausama thaa| TaparI ke AsapAsa prAkRtika dRzya bahuta suMdara thaa| usa dina kI anubhUti likhate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM 4. 'hama kahate haiM ki sukha - duHkha vyakti ke bhItara hotA hai, padArtha meM nahIM / yaha bAta sahI hai| yadi padArtha meM sukha hotA to Aja hameM kaSTa kI anubhUti hotI / kintu yahAM rahakara jo AnandAnubhUti huI hai, vaha pramANita karatI hai ki sukha bAhara nahIM, bhItara hI hai / gopar3I gAMva meM gurudeva ko kisI kAraNa se cAra bAra sthAna parivartana karanA pdd'aa| jisa saMta ko rASTrapati aura pradhAnamaMtrI bhI manuhAra ke sAtha apane bhavana meM le jAnA cAhate the, itanI bAra sthAna - parivartana ke bAvajUda bhI unakI manaHsthiti meM koI antara nahIM AyA, yaha viziSTa sAdhanA kI phalazruti hai / usa samaya kI apanI mAnasika sthiti kA citraNa karate hue ve svayaM hI kaha uThe - 'bAra-bAra sthAna - parivartana karane para bhI kaSTa kI anubhUti nahIM huI pratyut eka naisargika AnaMda kA anubhava huA aura mana meM AyA ki yaha to cAra bAra hI sthAna parivartana karanA par3A yadi sau bAra bhI karanA par3e to bhI koI bAta nahIM / yahI samatA aura sahajatA sAdhu jIvana kI mauja hai|' isI bAta ko lakSya kara naisargika kAvya-dhArA unake mukhAraviMda se phUTa par3I koThI ho cAhe kuTI, samucita saMta adIna / pacapadaro aura gopar3I, dekho donUM sIna // koThI Ape Aja o, janatA se umar3Ava / kAla kuTI meM haiM kiyo, cAra bAra badalAva // gurudeva bhavya aTTAlikA meM jitanI prasannatA se nivAsa karate utanI hI prasannatA se eka kaccI jhopar3I meM apane samaya ko bitA dete the| vastu ke bhAva-abhAva kA unake sAdhaka mAnasa para koI prabhAva nahIM par3atA Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 249 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM thaa| sahajAnaMda kI dhArA meM ve svayaM hI nimajita nahIM hote, dUsaroM ko bhI AplAvita karate rahate the| sadaiva AnaMdanimagna rahane kI preraNA unake mukhAraviMda se aneka rUpoM meM prakaTa hotI rahatI thii| yadi koI duHkhI yA khinna vyakti unake caraNoM meM upasthita hotA to use bhI ve aisI preraNA dete, jisase vaha apanI pIr3A ko bhUlakara AnaMda-sAgara meM nimagna ho jaataa| dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna eka bAra jela meM kaidiyoM ko sambodhita karate hue unhoMne kahA'jela meM rahakara bhI vyakti AtmanirIkSaNa kare to bandhana ko mukti meM pariNata kara sakatA hai| duHkhAnubhUti kI ina ghar3iyoM ko bhI Ananda meM bitA sakatA hai, bazarte ki atIta ko bhUlakara bhaviSya ke bAre meM ciMtana kiyA jaae|' sadA prasanna rahane vAle sAdhaka kA AbhAmaMDala pavitra rahatA hai| AbhAmaMDala kI zuddhatA aura pavitratA kA prabhAva zarIra aura mana kI prasannatA kA hetu bhI banatA hai| gurudeva ke AbhAmaMDala kI pavitratA aura nirmalatA kI anubhUti unake nikaTa rahane vAle hara vyakti ko hotI rahatI thii| sAdhaka ke jIvana meM yadi Ananda kA srota nahIM phUTatA hai to sAdhanA usake lie bhAra bana jAtI hai| phira khAdya-saMyama, mauna, japa yA anya kriyAeM bhI usake bhItarI AnaMda yA zakti ke srota ko kholane meM yogabhUta na banakara bhArabhUta bana jAtI haiN| pUjya gurudeva sAdhu mArga kI hara kaThinAI ko prasannatA se svIkAra karate the| isalie kisI bhI niyama kA pAlana ve paravazatA yA bhAra samajhakara nahIM karate balki usako apane bhItarI Ananda ko jagAne kA sAdhana banA lete the| unakA mAnanA thA ki thakAna kisI kArya ko bhAra mAnane se AtI hai| mere mana aura zarIra para kisI bAta kA koI bhI bhAra nahIM rahatA ata: kisI bhI kArya ko karane meM mujhe thakAna kI anubhUti nahIM hotii|' zArIrika kaSTa kI sthiti meM bhI unakI mAnasika prasannatA meM koI antara nahIM AtA thaa| unakA anubhava thA ki manaHprasatti svAsthya ke lie sabase bar3A upacAra hai| jaba-jaba unake jIvana meM zArIrika asvasthatA kA prasaMga upasthita hotA, ve use prasannatA se varadAna ke rUpa meM svIkAra karate the| eka bAra gurudeva tIvra jvara se AkrAMta ho ge| sabake mukha para Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 250 udAsI ke bhAva ubhara Ae para gurudeva ne apanI anubhUti vyakta karate hue kahA- 'bukhAra nahIM hotA to vizrAma nahIM miltaa| jo kucha hotA hai, vaha acche ke lie hotA hai / ' mevAr3a ke bilodA gAMva se gurudeva kA vihAra ho rahA thA / mArga meM kamara meM bhayaMkara darda uTha khar3A huaa| do bAra rAste meM vizrAma kiyA kintu dRr3ha manobala ke sAtha saMtoM aura zrAvakoM ke manA karane para bhI ve nirdhArita sthAna para pahuMca gye| eka baje AvAsa-sthala para DaoN. khAbyA aura bAbela aae| isa asahya pIr3A ko apane anubhava ke sAtha jor3ate hue gurudeva muskarAte hue DaoNkTaroM se kahane lage- 'maiMne apane jIvana meM bahuta anubhava kie haiN| aneka prakAra kI bImAriyoM kA anubhava bhI kiyA hai| AMkha, kAna, nAka Adi sabhI avayavoM ke darda kA mujhe anubhava hai| para kabhI kamara meM darda nahIM huA Aja yaha bhI eka nayA anubhava aura jur3a gyaa|' unakA prasanna mAnasa asahya pIr3A ko bhI apane anubhava ke sAtha jor3akara AnaMda kI anubhUti karatA thA / AcArya mahAprajJa kA anubhava hai ki AnaMda hamezA satya hotA hai isalie jo vyakti AnaMda kA khojI hai, satya apane Apa usakA sahacara ho jAtA hai| vaha satyaM zivaM, suMdaram se AMdolita hokara pratikSaNa Ananda-1 da- nimagna hotA rahatA hai / ' saralatA 'maiM kaisA hUM yaha mere lie paryAlocya hai para itanA avazya jAnatA hUM ki Ter3he kI apekSA sIdhA adhika huuN|' pUjya gurudeva kI yaha AtmAbhivyakti unake Rju evaM sarala jIvana kI saMkathA kaha rahI hai| " dhammo suddhassa ciTThai" mahAvIra kI yaha ArSavANI RjutA ke vaiziSTya ko satyApita karane vAlI hai / IsA ke anusAra Izvara kA sAmrAjya vahI vyakti prApta kara sakatA hai, jisakA mana bacce kI bhAMti nizchala aura pavitra hotA hai| Rju vyakti hI satya kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai kyoMki RjutA aura satya eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| pUjya gurudeva kI yaha abhivyakti unakI satyasAdhanA ke sAtha jur3I RjutA kA zreSTha udAharaNa hai - " maiM satya ko pAne ke lie prayatnazIla huuN| Apa pUcheMge ki kyA Apako bhI abhI taka satya nahIM milA hai ? maiM kahUMgA hAM, nahIM milA hai| yadi pUrNa satya kA Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 251 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM sAkSAtkAra ho jAtA to phira mujhe koI prayatna karane kI apekSA hI nahIM. hotii| Apa kaheMge ki itanI sAdhanA ke bAda bhI satya kI prApti kyoM nahIM huI? isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki satya asImita hai parantu hamArI dRSTi sImita hai| jisa dina hamArI dRSTi asImita ho jAegI, usa dina hamArA satya se sAkSAtkAra ho jaaegaa| antaHcakSu khulate hI hama satya ko prApta kara leNge|' yuvAcArya mahAzramaNajI ko RjutA kA paryAya kahA jA sakatA hai| unake hara vyavahAra meM saralatA aura sahajatA jhalakatI hai| ve ArjavabhAva ko paribhASita karate hue kahate haiM- 'Arjava kI sAdhanA kA artha yaha nahIM ki vyakti dhokhA khAtA rhe| dhokhebAja vyakti ke prati pratizodha kI bhAvanA kie binA usake cakravyUha se nikalanA caturAI hai| isase ArjavabhAva dUSita nahIM hotaa|' __anuzAstA hone ke nAte pUjya gurudeva ko sAma, dAma, daNDa Adi kA prayoga karanA par3atA thA kintu sAdhaka hone ke nAte saralatA unakI sahacarI thii| sAdhaka yadi mAyA yA pravaMcanA karatA hai to yaha unakI dRSTi meM akSamya aparAdha thaa| saralatA ko paribhASita karate hue ve kahate the- 'mana ke usa prakAza kI sAdhanA, jahAM chipAva aura durAva svayaM hI samApta ho jAte haiM, saralatA kahalAtI hai|' pUjya gurudeva kA jIvana khulI pustaka ke samAna spaSTa thaa| aise vyaktiyoM ko ve bahuta khataranAka mAnate the, jinameM bAhara aura bhItara kI ekarUpatA nahIM hotI tathA jo Upara se madhu se bhI adhika mIThA bolate haiM para bhItara se churI calAte haiN| aise vyaktiyoM kI sthiti ko ve bahuta sarala evaM bolacAla kI bhASA meM prastuta karate hue kahate the- 'kucha vyakti aise hote haiM jo sAmane to prazaMsA karate haiM aura pITha pIche niMdA karate haiN| ve kahate haiM- 'kyA hai jI! sAmane to kahanA hI par3atA hai para haiM jaise hI haiN| aise dumuheM vyakti Dhake kueM haiN| khule kueM meM vyakti giratA nahIM, koI andhA bhale hI gira jaae| lekina kueM para eka galIcA bichA diyA jAe aura phira usa para kisI ko biThAyA jAe to batAie vaha bacegA kyA? maiM to spaSTa kahU~gA ki aise nindakoM se to ve nindaka kahIM acche haiM, jinheM loga spaSTa jAnate haiN| jo saralatA se spaSTa rUpa se apanI bAta kahate haiN|' tIrthaMkara ke saMpAdaka nemIcaMdajI jaina saralatA ko paribhASita karate hue Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 252 kahate haiM- 'saralatA kA artha hai-ghumAvarahita honA, gatizIla honA, bahanA, cakkaradAra na honA, pecIdA, jaTila na honaa| yadi Apake vyaktitva meM ghumAva nahIM hai, Apa samatala haiM, ApameM durgama ghATiyAM nahIM haiM, cakkaradAra galiyAM nahIM haiM to Apa sarala haiN|' pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM Upara se nAsUra kI saphAI hotI rahe aura andara hI andara pIpa sar3atI rahe to svAsthyalAbha nahIM ho sktaa| usI prakAra AMtarika saralatA ke binA bAharI saralatA se AtmA kA hita nahIM sadha sktaa| __ apanI kamI yA vastusthiti ko sahajatA se prakaTa kara denA sAdhanA kI mahAn niSpatti haiN| mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI pUjya gurudeva kI saralatA se atyadhika prabhAvita haiN| isa sandarbha meM ve apanI soca prastuta karatI huI kahatI haiM- 'AcAryazrI kI sAdhanA ke jisa pakSa ne mujhe sarvAdhika prabhAvita kiyA hai, vaha hai unakI Rjutaa| jo vyakti Rju hotA hai, vahI apane jIvana ko kholakara rakha sakatA hai| AcAryazrI ne samaya-samaya para apane bAre meM likhita yA maukhikarUpa meM jo TippaNiyAM kI haiM, unheM sAmane rakhakara socatI hUM to mana meM AtA hai ki isa sthAna para maiM hotI to yaha bAta isa rUpa meM kabhI nahIM kaha paatii|' pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana ke aise saikar3oM prasaMga hai, jaba pravacana meM yA sAdhu-samudAya ke bIca unhoMne apanI kamI yA bhUla ko spaSTatA se rakha diyaa| merA jIvana : merA darzana' pustaka meM unhoMne aneka aise prasaMga ujAgara kie haiM, jinako par3hakara zrotA daMga raha jAte haiN| ve kahate the- 'maiM apanI prazasti-kathA nahIM, AtmakathA likha rahA huuN| AtmakathA meM sabhI prakAra ke prasaMgoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai| samaya-samaya para aise aura bhI aneka prasaMga sAmane Ate rheNge| jIvana kI kisI ghaTanA kA sambandha durbala pakSa se hai, isa kAraNa maiM use chor3anA nahIM cAhatA kyoMki maiMne bhagavAn mahAvIra ko par3hA hai, AcArya bhikSu ko par3hA hai, mahAtmA gAMdhI ko par3hA hai| ina mahApuruSoM ne apane jIvana ke sabala aura durbala donoM pakSoM ko ujAgara kiyA hai| unake jIvana se mujhe preraNA milI hai| maiM socatA hUM ki mahAvIra, bhikSu aura gAMdhI jo kAma kara sakate haiM to tulasI kyoM nahIM kara sakatA? jo mahApuruSa mere lie preraNAsrota bane haiM, unakA anugamana karanA merA karttavya hai, yahI socakara maiM apanI jIvana-pothI ke kucha aMtaraMga pRSTha Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 253 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kholakara rakhU to vaha asvAbhAvika nahIM hogaa|' yaha vaktavya adhyAtma ke ucca zikhara para ArUr3ha sAdhaka ke sarala mAnasa se hI udgIrNa ho sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI nizchalatA ko prakaTa karane vAle kucha ghaTanA prasaMga sabake lie preraNAsrota bana sakate haiN| maryAdA mahotsava kA avasara thaa| pUjya gurudeva tulasI ne AcArya bhikSu evaM saMgha kI utkIrtanA meM jo gItikA banAI, use svayaM na gAkara sAdhuoM se saMgAna krvaayaa| yaha pahalA hI avasara thA jaba gurudeva ne svayaM gIta nahIM gaayaa| logoM ke mana meM jijJAsA ubhara aaii| unheM samAhita karate hue gurudeva ne pariSad ke madhya pharamAyA- 'Aja maiM gItamaya zraddhAMjali svayaM arpita na karake sAdhuoM se karavA rahA huuN| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki isa avasara para maiMne jo gItikA banAI hai, usakI rAga mujhe ThIka se nahIM A rahI thii| maiMne dhArane kA prayatna bhI kiyA para maiM apanI bAta spaSTa rUpa se kahanA cAhatA hUM ki mere kaMTha meM abhI taka rAga ThIka se nahIM baiThI hai| isalie Aja maiMne gItikA nahIM gAI hai| sarvocca pada para AsIna anuzAstA kI isa sarala evaM spaSTa abhivyakti ne sabako abhibhUta kara diyaa| pUjya gurudeva jaba AcArya-pada para AsIna hue to unhoMne socA saMgha meM itane tattvajJa aura carcAvAdI sAdhu haiM ve mujhase pUche isase pahale maiM hI unake sAmane aise prazna rakha dUM, jisase merI vidvattA aura jJAna kI dhAka jama jAe ataH gurudeva ne sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke samakSa kucha aise prazna rakhe, jinakA ve sahI uttara nahIM de paae| isa prasaMga para gurudeva ne apanI AtmAlocanapUrvaka TippaNI prastuta karate hue kahA- 'adhyAtma kI dRSTi se chala Adi kA prayoga sarvathA parihArya hai, kintu vyavahAra ke dharAtala para maiMne inakA upayoga kiyaa| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM se usa samaya jo prazna pUche gaye the, unakI jJAnavRddhi evaM buddhi kI parIkSA ke uddezya se nahIM pUche gae the| usa prasaMga meM merA mukhya lakSya thA apanA prabhAva sthApita krnaa| usase sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke jJAna meM vRddhi huI aura unheM sambhalane kA maukA milA, yaha prAsaMgika bAta thii|' __muni avasthA kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| muni kundanamalajI evaM nathamalajI bAla muniyoM ko lipi likhanA sikhAte the| isase aneka muniyoM kI lipi sundara ho gyii| pUjya gurudeva kI likhAvaTa suMdara nahIM thii| maMtrI muni Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 254 maganalAlajI svAmI ne isa sandarbha meM kAlUgaNI ko nivedana kiyaa| unake nivedana para kAlUgaNI svayaM AhAra karane ke bAda paTTa para reta bichAkara muni tulasI kA hAtha pakar3akara usa para akSara likhanA sikhaate| akSara likhAne kA krama vi. saM. 1991 taka claa| isa prasaMga ko abhivyakti dete hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM- 'lipi ke lie maiMne salakSya prayatna bhI kiyA para vaha mor3a nahIM sIkha skaa| pUjya kAlUgaNI kI mehanata kA kucha pariNAma sAmane to AyA kintu usa kalA meM maiM niSNAta nahIM ho paayaa|' kucha vyakti bholepana aura saralatA meM antara nahIM kara pAte haiN| ina donoM meM bhedarekhA ko spaSTa karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'svayaM phaMsanA bholApana hai tathA auroM ko phaMsAnA chala hai| sarala vyakti ina donoM sthitiyoM se Upara hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI Arjava-sAdhanA prakarSa para thii| aneka bAra unakI RjutA kA loga durupayoga kara lete the para ve saralatA ko pavitratA evaM AtmAlocana kA aparihArya aMga mAnate the| saralatA kI preraNA dene kA unakA tarIkA bhI adbhuta thaa| kisI bhI ghaTanA prasaMga ko mAdhyama banAkara ve janatA ko sarala evaM pavitra jIvana jIne kI preraNA de dete the| pUjya gurudeva ne AmeTa padhArane kI ghoSaNA kara dii| logoM ke harSa kA pAra nahIM thaa| svAgata meM sabhI vyakti utsAha se agavAnI meM jA rahe the| julUsa meM 4-5 hajAra logoM kI upasthiti thii| paMDAla meM pahuMcane ke do mArga the| eka mArga se julUsa jA rahA thaa| dUsarA mArga thor3A choTA thaa| aneka loga zArTakaTa ke rAste meM pahale pahuMcakara pravacana-paMDAla meM Age baiTha ge| gurudeva ne logoM ko pahale se hI pravacana-paMDAla meM baiThe dekhA to vinodapUrNa bhASA meM preraNA dete hue kahA- 'Apa loga sIdhA-sarala rAstA cAhate haiN| kyA hI acchA ho Apa apane jIvana-vyavahAra meM bhI isI sIdhe sarala rAste ko apanA leN| sAdagI evaM saralatA se jIvana bitAnA kitane logoM ko pasanda hai?' gurudeva kA yaha tIkhA prazna sabake antarmana ko kuredane lagA para uttara dene kA sAhasa kisI ke pAsa nahIM thaa| . kalakattA vizvavidyAlaya ke vibhAgAdhyakSa antarrASTrIya khyAti prApta vidvAn satakauDI mukharjI gurudeva ke sarala evaM nizchala vyaktitva se bahuta prabhAvita hue| gurudeva se huI mulAkAta ko unhoMne ina zabdoM meM prakaTa Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 255 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kiyA- 'AcArya tulasI kI nizchalatA aura saralatA ke sanmukha maiMne svayaM ko zizu rUpa meM paayaa| lagA ki unakI painI dRSTi hama logoM ke antastala ko bhedakara hamArI kuTilatA aura kaluSatA ko prakSAlita kara rahI hai / ' vizAla dharmasaMgha kA ekachatra netRtva karate hue bhI pUjya gurudeva ne bacapana jaisI saralatA aura nizchalatA ko surakSita rakhA, yaha unakI viziSTa sAdhanA kA pariNAma thA / vinamratA 'prakRti se maiMne vinamratA kA guNa sIkhA hai aura apane vyaktigata jIvana meM utArakara dekhA hai ki jo jhukanA jAnatA hai, use koI tor3a nahIM sktaa| vikAsa ke sAre daravAje usake lie khula jAte haiN|' pUjya gurudeva kA yaha vaktavya unake vinamra vyaktitva kI spaSTa abhivyakti hai- 'ahaMkAra ke nAga ko vaza meM kie binA sAdhaka sAdhanA ke kSetra meM pragati nahIM kara * sakatA tathA usake Atmabodha kI dizAeM prazasta nahIM ho sktiiN|' mahAtmA buddha se pUchA gayA ki dhyAna kise kahate haiM ? buddha ne uttara diyA- vinamratA / vinaya ko paribhASita karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate the ki kRtrimatA, cApalUsI, parAdhInatA Adi kI preraNA se mukta, ahaM mukti se niSpanna, AMtarika RjutA aura vyAvahArika madhuratA ko maiM vinaya kahatA hU~ / pUjya gurudeva ahaMkAra ko pragati kA sabase bar3A bAdhaka tattva mAnate the / unakI dRSTi meM jo sAdhaka vinamra nahIM, usake lie satya ke daravAje nahIM khula skte| isalie satyazodhaka sahaja vinamra aura grahaNazIla bana jAtA hai| vinamra evaM satyazodhaka dRSTi kA hI pariNAma thA ki kisI bhI paristhiti meM ahaM una para hAvI nahIM ho pAtA thA / hara pratikUlatA meM bhI unako anukUlatA najara AtI thii| ve varSoM se zvAsa kI bImArI se AkrAMta the para isake prati bhI unakA kitanA vinamra dRSTikoNa thA - 'zvAsa kI bImArI ko maiM apanA mitra mAnatA huuN| yaha mujhe bAra-bAra cetAvanI detI hai ki maiM ahaMkAra na karUM ki maiM svastha huuN| maiM bhI asvastha hotA hU~ / ' pUjya gurudeva ne apane guru kAlUgaNI kA asIma vAtsalya paayaa| usa vAtsalya ko unhoMne apane vikAsa kA mAdhyama banAyA na ki ahaMkAravRddhi kA / bar3oM kI jarA sI kRpA-dRSTi prApta karake vyakti usako pacA Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 256 nahIM paataa| kintu gurudeva ne usa vipula vAtsalya ko na kevala pacAyA balki apanI vinamratA se guru ke dila meM prArambha se hI eka vizeSa sthAna banA liyaa| yaha AtmAbhivyakti isakA svayaMbhU pramANa hai- 'gurudeva kI kRpA kA maiMne kabhI durupayoga nahIM kiyaa| prArambha se hI maiMne ApakI cAha ko apanI cAha banAne kA lakSya rkhaa| mujhe yAda nahIM, adhyayana ke lie Apase bAra-bAra kahalavAyA ho| eka bAra jo nirdeza milatA, maiM usake prati sajaga rhtaa|' thor3A sA jJAna kara lene para bhI vyakti svayaM ko paMDita mAnane lagatA hai| kintu maulika vicAroM se paripUrNa saikar3oM graMtha prakAzita hone ke bAda bhI gurudeva kahate the- 'maiMne kucha nayA kahA hI nhiiN| saMsAra meM kucha nayA hai hI nhiiN| maiM to prAcIna RSi-muniyoM kI bAta ko hI nayI paddhati se kahane kA prayAsa karatA huuN|' dhavala samAroha para vyakta kiyA gayA unakA saMkalpa vinamratA kA sAkAra rUpa kahA jA sakatA hai- 'prApta pUjA meM aura adhika vinamra bana, sAdhanA ke patha para aura Age bar3he, loka-kalyANa meM aura adhika nimitta banUM, yahI saMkalpa mere agrima jIvana ke prakAza-dIpa hoNge|' - sAmAnyata: vyakti apanI kisI bhI racanA yA kArya meM dUsare kA hastakSepa pasanda nahIM krtaa| vaha socatA hai ki maiMne likhA, vahI sahI hai lekina pUjya gurudeva kA dRSTikoNa isase sarvathA bhinna thaa| ve jaba kisI kAvya kI racanA karate to sabhI prabuddha saMta-satiyoM ko AmaMtrita karake sujhAva mAMgate the| apanI nayI kRti 'zrAvaka saMbodha' kI sampannatA para lADanUM meM unhoMne sAdhu-saMtoM kI saMgoSThI bulAkara kahA- 'maiMne likha diyA vaha ThIka hai, aisA nahIM mAnanA caahie| Apa logoM kA koI bhI sujhAva ho to abhI bhI pariSkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai, nayA jor3A jA sakatA hai aura kAMTa-chAMTa kI jA sakatI hai, merI isa racanA ko saba vyAkhyAna kI dRSTi se nahIM, AlocanA kI dRSTi se suneM aura muktabhAva se sujhAva deN| sujhAva dene meM hara koI svataMtra hai|' saMgha ke sarvocca Asana para AsIna netA ke mukha se nikalane vAle ye udgAra nizcita rUpa se unakI nirahaMkArI cetanA ke spaSTa nidarzana haiN| kAvya kI ina paMktiyoM meM bhI jJAna ke sAtha Ane vAle ahaMkAra para prahAra karate hue unhoMne kahA Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 257 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM sabase pahale samajheM kyA hai, jIvana kI pribhaassaa| bhUla na jAeM phUlana jAeM, pAkara jJAna jarA saa|| - vinamra vyakti kabhI kisI kI avamAnanA nahIM kara sakatA kyoMki akar3apana meM hI vyakti dUsare kA parAbhava yA tiraskAra karatA hai| pUjya gurudeva Atmaupamya bhAva meM vizvAsa karate the ataH kar3A anuzAsana karane para bhI kisI ko apamAnita yA pratAr3ita karane kA lakSya nahIM rahatA thaa| kabhI koI aisA ghaTanA prasaMga ghaTita ho jAtA to ve vinamratA se apane vicAroM meM parimArjana kara lete the| yahAM unake jIvana kI do mahattvapUrNa ghaTanAoM kA ullekha kiyA jA rahA hai, jo sabake antastala ko chUne vAlI haiN| . bambaI pravAsa meM logoM ne kahA ki yahAM kI varSA dinacaryA ko asta-vyasta kara detI hai| eka dina pravacana meM gurudeva ne pharamAyA'bambaI kI varSA ko lekara hameM bahuta vibhISikA dikhAI gayI kintu nirantara varSA ke bAvajUda hameM kisI prakAra kI kaThinAI nahIM huii| saba kAma vyavasthita rUpa se cala rahe haiN| gurudeva ke aisA kahate hI prakRti ne apanA bhISaNa rUpa dikhAnA zurU kara diyaa| pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM ki zAyada prakRti ne mere kathana ko merA ahaM mAnakara usa para coTa karane kA nirNaya kara liyA yA mujhe apanI hI najara laga gyii| kaI bAra maiM apane svAsthya yA kArya kI prazasti meM kucha kaha detA hUM to avilamba mujhe usakA pariNAma bhoganA par3atA hai|' anavarata varSA se pravacana aura gocarI meM bAdhA upasthita hone lgii| pUre do saptAha taka dhUpa nikalanA to dUra, sUraja bhI dikhAI nahIM diyaa| gurudeva ne ciMtana kiyA- 'prakRti kI avamAnanA kyoM kI jAe, isa ciMtana ke sAtha prakRti ke adhiSThAyaka ko sambodhita karate hue kahA"maiMne jo kucha kahA vaha ahaMbhAva ke kAraNa nahIM khaa| sahaja bhAva se kahI gayI bAta bhI kisI ko akharI ho to maiM zuddha mana se khamatakhAmaNA karatA huuN|' gurudeva ke aisA kahate hI usa dina anAyAsa varSA ruka gayI aura dhUpa nikala aayii| gurudeva kI isa sahaja vinamratA aura sahajatA se bambaI kI janatA vismaya-vimugdha ho gyii| lADanUM kA prasaMga hai| pUjya gurudeva ke pAsa eka saMta kI zikAyata Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 258 aaii| zikAyata se sambandhita saMta gurudeva se dIkSA-paryAya meM bar3e the| gurudeva ne sambandhita saMta ko yAda kiyA aura galatI ke lie kar3A upAlambha diyaa| muni ne usa upAlambha ko bahuta samatA, zAMti aura vinamratA ke sAtha shaa| unake mana meM eka hI vicArasaraNi pravAhita hotI rahI ki guru kA upAlambha jIvana ke lie amRta kA pyAlA hotA hai| kisI bhAgyazAlI ko hI guru ke vacana sunane ko milate haiM, mujhe bhI Aja yaha svarNima avasara milA hai| dUsare dina muni gurudeva ke cara meM pahuMce aura vinamratApUrvaka nivedana kiyA- 'Apane bahuta kRpA kI, mere pariSkAra ke lie Apane kala zikSA pharamAI lekina vaha galatI maiMne nahIM kI thii| saMbhavata: kisI ne bhramavaza Apako aisA nivedana kara diyA hai| unakI vinamratA aura satyavAditA ne gurudeva ko bahuta prabhAvita kiyaa| rAta ko saMtoM kI goSThI bulAI aura ghaTanA kA ullekha karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'kala maiMne inako binA galatI ke itanA kar3A upAlambha de diyA aura binA pUrI jAnakArI kie hI ina para itanA kar3A anuzAsana kiyA, yaha maiM apanI bhUla mAnatA huuN| aba ye prAyazcitta se mukta haiN| kintu isake prAyazcittasvarUpa kala maiM ekAsana kruuNgaa| saMtoM ne nivedana kiyA Apane to jAnakArI ke AdhAra para kartavyavaza upAlambha diyA, isameM prAyazcitta kI kyA bAta hai? gurudeva ne dRr3hatA se pharamAyA- 'bhUla to bhUla hI hai| sabase bhUla hotI hai, mujhase bhI ho sakatI hai ata: kala mujhe isakA prAyazcitta karanA hI hai|' yaha vinamratA kisI mahAn anuzAstA meM hI saMbhava hai| sAmAnya pada yA dAyitva bhI vyakti ko atirikta anubhUti karA detA hai| apane samakSa use sabhI vyakti baune pratIta hote haiN| usakI bolI aura vyavahAra meM spaSTa aMtara jhalakane lagatA hai| saMgha ke sarvocca pada para AsIna hone para bhI pUjya gurudeva sadaiva isa bhASA meM socate the ki pada bar3appana kI bhUmikA nahIM, apitu kArya kI kasauTI hai| pada ahaMpUrti kA sAdhana nahIM apitu aura adhika vinamra evaM sahiSNu banane kA maukA hai| sujAnagar3ha kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| gurudeva paMcamI se vApisa padhAra rahe the| mArga meM eka kisAna UMTa para lakar3iyAM lAde jA rahA thaa| eka sAtha sabhI zrAvaka use tejI se eka ora haTane ke lie kahane lge| unake svaroM Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 259 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM meM mRdutA bhI nahIM thii| kisAna digmUr3ha hokara cAroM ora dekhane lgaa| eka vyakti ne UMTa kI nakela pakar3akara use eka ora kara diyaa| yaha dRzya dekhakara gurudeva ne zrAvakoM ko ulAhanA dete hue kahA- 'tuma logoM kI yaha kyA Adata hai? kisI ko koI bAta kahanI ho to zAMti se kyoM nahIM kahate? maiM koI bAdazAha to hUM nahIM jo eka ora se nahIM nikala sktaa| maiM to sAiDa se bhI nikala sakatA huuN| isake lie kisAna ko kaSTa kyoM denA cAhie?' pUjya gurudeva kI isa amRtamayI vANI ko sunakara niSkapaTa kisAna AnaMdavibhora hokara gurudeva ke caraNoM meM praNata ho gyaa| jahAM pada ko pratiSThA kA prazna banA liyA jAtA hai, vahAM vyakti aura saMgha kA bahuta bar3A ahita ho jAtA hai| 'saMskArabodha' ke mAdhyama se ve yahI pratibodha samAja ko denA cAhate the * pada Ae jAe bhale, raheM sadA mdhysth| sAdhe banakara satayugI, sadA sAdhutA svsth|| * pratiSThA pada se nahIM, pada to vyavasthA mAtra hai| dhyAna rakhanA cAhie, hama svayaM kitane pAtra haiN| jo vyakti lacIlA hotA hai, samaya para jhukanA jAnatA hai, use koI tor3a nahIM sktaa| jisa vyakti kA ahaM puSTa hotA hai, vaha grahaNazIla nahIM ho sktaa| prayatna karake bhI vaha kucha pA nahIM sakatA kyoMki kucha na jAnane para bhI vaha svayaM ko pUrNa mAnatA hai| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki lacIlA vyakti apane ciMtana ke vAtAyana ko sadaiva khulA rakhatA hai| vaha apanI grahaNazIlatA ke kAraNa viziSTa se viziSTatama bana jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne apane lacIlepana se aneka avasaroM ko pratibodha kA mAdhyama banAyA thaa| yadi unakA ahaM prabala hotA to ve use apanI mAnahAni kA prazna bhI banA sakate the| jayapura ke meDIkala kaoNleja meM pravacana kA kAryakrama thaa| chAtra, adhyApaka aura priMsipala sabhI upasthita the| gurudeva ke vaktavya se sabhI bahuta prasanna hue| pravacana ke aMta meM gurudeva ne eka gIta kA saMgAna kiyA deza ke vidyArthiyoM se kahanI do bAta hai| bar3I karAmAta hai, jI bar3I karAmAta hai| Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 260 isa gIta ko sunakara saba jhUma uThe para kaoNleja ke priMsipala zAstrIya saMgIta ke premI the| unheM yaha gIta akhraa| unhoMne gurudeva ko kahA'Apake mukha se aisI philmI rAgoM meM gIta zobhA nahIM dete| pUjya gurudeva 'saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana' meM likhate haiM ki usa dina ke bAda maiMne usa gIta ko kabhI kAma meM nahIM liyA aura bhaviSya ke lie eka bodhapATha le liyA ki kabhI philmI gItoM kI dhunoM ko kAma meM nahIM lenA hai| prastuta ghaTanAprasaMga unakI grahaNazIla cetanA kI ora saMketa karatA hai| - vyakti ko apane astitva kI surakSA ke lie svAbhimAna rakhanA Avazyaka hai para abhimAna astitva ke lie khatarA hai| pUjya gurudeva kahate the ki vyakti apane Apako UMcA aura dUsaroM ko hIna mAnakara AtmotkarSa karatA hai, yaha usakA abhimAna hai, Atmahanana hai, jo hiMsA kA hI eka rUpa hai| prekSA varSa meM pravacana zrRMkhalA ke daurAna abhivyakta unake vicAra hara kisI kI ahaM cetanA para coTa karane meM sakSama haiM- mere citta para kabhIkabhI abhimAna kI chAyA A jAtI hai| maiM cauMkakara use dekhatA hUM aura socatA hUM ki maiM abhimAna kisa bAta kA karUM? jJAna kA? saMsAra meM aneka vyakti aise haiM, jo aneka kSetroM meM mere se adhika jJAnI haiN| kucha viSaya aise bhI haiM, jinakA maiM kakaharA bhI nahIM jaantaa| yadi mere pAsa kevalajJAna hotA to saMbhavataH abhimAna kA prasaMga ho sakatA thA para kevalajJAnI abhimAnamukta hote haiN| to kyA tapa kA abhimAna karUM? maiMne to bele-tele hI kie haiM? bhagavAn mahAvIra to chaha-chaha mAha kI tapasyA sahaja hI kara lete the| yaha bhI nahIM to kyA buddhi kA abhimAna karUM? abhayakumAra jaisI buddhi ho to bhale hI abhimAna kiyA jA sake para abhayakumAra aura sthUlibhadra kI sAta bahinoM jaisI buddhi kahAM? isI prakAra bAhubali jaisA bala hotA to bala para abhimAna karane kA prasaMga ho sakatA thaa| darzana kI dRSTi se kSAyaka samyaktva aura cAritra kI dRSTi se kSAyaka cAritra hotA to abhimAna kA viSaya bntaa| isI prakAra sanatkumAra aura maghavAgaNI jaisA merA rUpa hotA to abhimAna kA hetu bntaa| anyathA rUpa kA abhimAna kyA karanA? aizvarya kA bhI kaisA abhimAna? zAlibhadra jaisA aizvarya kahAM? maiM to socatA rahatA hUM ki jina logoM ke pAsa yaha saba thA unheM bhI abhimAna nahIM huA to mere Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 261 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM pAsa to abhimAna karane lAyaka kucha hai hI nahIM, phira ahaMkAra kisa bAta kA karUM? merI spaSTa mAnyatA hai ki maiM mahAn hUM, AkarSaka vaktA hUM, pramukha lekhaka hUM, kavi hUM- ye saba abhimAna ke cihna haiN| sAdhaka ko ina saba ahaMmanyatAoM se Upara uThanA caahie|' pUjya gurudeva kI Atmateja yukta yaha anubhavapUta vANI ahaMkAra kI jar3oM para prahAra kara vinamratA kI nayI paudha lagAne meM sakSama hogI, aisA vizvAsa hai| nizcaya aura vyavahAra kA samanvaya nizcaya aura vyavahAra ye do satya haiN| ina donoM kA apane-apane sthAna para mUlya hai| sAdhaka nizcaya aura vyavahAra ina donoM bhUmikAoM ke madhya jItA hai| ekAnta nizcaya yA ekAnta vyavahAra kA Agraha vyakti ko lakSya se bhaTakA detA hai| inameM ulajhane vAlA AtmasvarUpa kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM kara pAtA ata: vyavahAra ke daravAje se nizcaya meM praveza karane vAlA sAdhaka ina donoM kA samanvaya karatA huA calatA hai| pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI kI dRSTi meM vyavahAra se sarvathA kaTakara nizcaya apanI upayogitA ke Age praznacihna lagA detA hai tathA nizcaya se kaTakara korA vyavahAra chalAvA mAtra raha jAtA hai| sAdhaka kitanA hI samajhadAra yA vivekazIla kyoM na ho, kevala vyavahAra ke dharAtala para vaha kabhI svayaM se paricita nahIM ho sktaa| Atmabodha ke lie use nizcaya meM rahanA hogaa| sAdhaka samUha meM rahatA hai, isalie vyavahAra nibhAnA Avazyaka hotA hai tathA AtmA meM nivAsa karatA hai isalie nizcaya kA mahattva hai| pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana meM nizcaya aura vyavahAra meM sAmaMjasya bitthaayaa| unakI yaha abhivyakti isI bAta kI sAkSI hai . * "nizcaya kI dRSTi se maiM akelA huuN| dUsarA koI bhI merA apanA nahIM hai| vyavahAra ke dharAtala para khar3A hokara dekhatA hUM to pratIta hotA hai ki dharmasaMgha ke sAta sau sAdhu-sAdhviyAM mere haiN| maiM inake sukha meM sukhI hotA hUM aura duHkha meM du:khI ho jAtA huuN| aisI manaHsthiti meM maiM akelA kahAM rahA hUM?' 'arhadvANI' meM bhI unakI yahI bhAvanA vyakta huI hai nizcaya meM maiM eka hUM, jJAna drshnaakaar| vividha rUpa vyavahAra meM, kyoM ho asviikaar|| Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI maiM AtmA, maiM cetanA, maiM hUM scitruup| gaNAdhipati guru sAdhuhUM, anuzAstA anuruup|| gaNa meM hUMgaNa kA RNI, gaNahita ciNtnyukt| karUM vyaktigata sAdhanA, taba gaNa ciNtaamukt|| nizcaya meM AtmA hI satya hai, vaha zuddha hai use koI paristhiti vikRta yA malina nahIM banA sakatI kintu vyavahAra ke dharAtala para vyakti samAja se prabhAvita hotA hai, sukha-duHkha ke nimittoM se AkrAnta hotA hai tathA AtmA bhI vibhAvoM se AvRta evaM malina hotI hai| nizcaya-vyavahAra kI isa dArzanika gutthI ko aneka AcAryoM ne sulajhAne kA prayatna kiyA lekina unhoMne inakI dArzanika vyAkhyA adhika kii| pUjya gurudeva ne vyAvahArika dharAtala para ise sulajhAne kA prayatna kiyaa| unake ye vaktavya isa dizA meM hamArI soca ko pariSkRta karane vAle haiM "hamArA kAma hai nizcaya aura vyavahAra meM sAmaMjasya sthApita krnaa| yaha kAma kucha kaThina hai para ise kaThina mAnakara chor3ane se kAma nahIM clegaa| hama kyA, svayaM tIrthaMkara bhI inameM sAmaMjasya sthApita karate haiN| jaba taka ve tIrtha kI sthApanA nahIM karate, taba taka tIrthaMkara nahIM ho skte|" "tIrthaMkaroM jitanA sAmarthya sAdhAraNa AdamI meM nahIM hotaa| phira bhI yathAzakti sAmaMjasya biThAne kI bAta kI jA sakatI hai kyoMki nizcaya ko bhulAnA eka bhUlaM hai to vyavahAra ko bhUlanA dUsarI bhUla hai| maMjila taka pahuMcane ke lie par3AvoM para ThaharanA varjita nahIM hai kintu par3Ava ko hI maMjila mAna liyA jAe to Age bar3hane kA mArga avaruddha ho jAtA hai|" * "vyavahAra ke dharAtala para koI vyakti yaha Agraha kara sakatA hai ki vaha kisI dUsare ke astitva ko svIkAra nahIM kara sakatA yA sahana nahIM kara sktaa| para nizcaya naya ke anusAra choTe-bar3e hara prANI kA svataMtra astitva hai|" 'arhadvANI' ke ye padya bhI nizcaya aura vyavahAra meM saMtulana biThAne vAle haiM * nizcaya meM nara eka hai, do honA vyvhaar| bhItara meM nizcaya rahe, Upara sNvyvhaar|| Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 263 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM * nizcaya ko kara gauNa jo, ho vyvhaar-prdhaan| khokara vaha navanIta ko, kare takra kA paan|| * pace nahIM maMdAgni se, jyoM navanIta grisstth| takra supacaM prArambha meM, tyoM vyavahAra abhISTa // mana nizcaya meM lIna ho, sAdhe tana vyvhaar| sapraNa panihArI gati, hogI kabhI na haar|| nizcaya to zrI vItarAga hI sAdha skegaa| usase pahale basa kevala vyavahAra ttikegaa|| yaha korI mana kI ur3Ana hai, bhUla na jaanaa| donoM ko hI sAdhaka, sAtha-sAtha rakha paanaa|| pUjya gurudeva kA jIvana nizcaya aura vyavahAra kA nikuJja thaa| ve jitane vyAvahArika the, utane hI AtmonmukhI the| vyavahAra ko kuzalatA se . nibhAte hue bhI ve sadaiva AtmA meM ramaNa karate rahate the| vyavahAra ke dharAtala para paramArtha kA prayoga karane vAle pUjya gurudeva kA jIvana sabake lie preraNA aura Adarza kI nayI misAla thaa| AsthA-bala sAdhaka kI saccI sampatti zraddhA hai| zraddhA kA artha hai-satya ko dhAraNa krnaa| satya ke prati AsthAzIla vyakti hI zraddhAzIla bana sakatA hai| zraddhA aura AsthA ke binA ahaM se aham taka pahuMcane kI yAtrA meM Ane vAlI bAdhAoM kA mukAbalA nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jisa sAdhaka kI zraddhA DAMvADola hotI hai, vaha kisI bhI siddhAnta yA niyama ke prati sajaga nahIM raha sktaa| zraddhA ko paribhASita karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM- 'jisa sAdhanA-patha ko cuna liyA, usa para kadama bar3hAte samaya hajAra kaThinAiyAM upasthita ho jAeM para eka kSaNa ke lie bhI mAnasa vicalita na ho, isakA nAma hai-shrddhaa|' zraddhAbala ke sahAre vyakti hara aMdherI ghATI ko pAra kara letA hai| mahAtmA gAMdhI kahate haiM- 'AsthA tarka se pare kI cIja hai| jaba cAroM ora aMdherA hI aMdherA dikhAI par3atA hai aura manuSya kI buddhi kAma karanA baMda kara detI hai, usa samaya AsthA kI jyoti prakhara rUpa se camakatI hai aura hamArI madada ko AtI hai|' sAdhanA ke kSetra meM vyaktigata AsthA kA Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 264 nirmANa bahuta apekSita hai| AsthA ke abhAva meM bahuta sAre pravacana, vAcana, zikSaNa evaM prazikSaNa bhI utane prabhAvI nahIM ho skte| gaNAdhipati tulasI kI Adyapravartaka AcArya bhikSu evaM apane guru kAlUgaNI ke prati itanI pragAr3ha AsthA thI ki hara pratikUla paristhiti meM unakI smRti unheM meru kI bhAMti aDola rakhatI thii| ve isa satya ko svIkArate the ki merI AsthA jJAna se jyAdA zraddhA para Akara TikI hai kyoMki zraddhA se hone vAle kAma jJAna se nahIM ho skte| mere jIvana meM kitane aMtaraMga aura bahiraMga virodha aae| cAhe-anacAhe unakA mukAbalA karanA pdd'aa| usa viSama paristhiti meM eka kSaNa ke lie bhI hRdaya se usa adRzya zakti ko nahIM bhUlA isIlie Atmabala bar3hatA gayA aura maiMne apane Apako kabhI kamajora mahasUsa nahIM kiyaa| guru kA anugraha prApta ho to kaSTa kI sthiti meM bhI Ananda kA anubhava ho sakatA hai, yaha merA bhogA huA satya hai|" apane parama upakArI mahAmanA pUjya gurudeva kAlUgaNI ko ve atyanta zraddhA evaM bhaktipUrvaka yAda karate rahate the| pUjya gurudeva kA apane guru kAlUgaNI ke sAtha itanA tAdAtmya thA ki ve unake upakAra ko eka kSaNa bhI apanI smRti se alaga nahIM kara pAte the| yahAM gurudeva kI rUsI vidvAn ke sAtha huI eka carcA kA kucha aMza prastuta karanA aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa| lADanUM-pravAsa ke daurAna eka rUsI vidvAn gurudeva kI sannidhi meM phuNcaa| pravacana sunane ke bAda usane gurudeva se pUchA- 'Apake zaktikendra pUjya kAlUgaNI haiM to kyA aba bhI ApakA unase sambandha jur3A huA hai?' gurudeva ne muskarAte hue kahA- 'aisA koI bhI dina khAlI nahIM jAtA jaba ve merI smRti meM na aaeN|' punaH usa rUsI bhAI ne jijJAsA prastuta kI- 'kAlUgaNI se ApakA kabhI sAkSAtkAra huA?' gurudeva ne usakI AMkhoM meM jhAMkate hue uttara diyA- 'pratyakSa to nahIM para mujhe aisA lagatA hai ki ve mere hara kArya meM sahayogI rahate haiN| unase mujhe hara pala preraNA aura UrjA milatI rahatI hai|' yaha sunakara vaha videzI bhAI bhAvavibhora hokara bolA- 'gurudeva! ApakI bhakti aura AsthA dekhakara mujhe aisA pratIta hotA hai ki kAlUgaNI se ApakA aneka bhavoM (janmoM) kA saMbaMdha hai| kyA Apako bhI aisA AbhAsa hotA hai?' gurudeva ne svIkRti meM apanA sira Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 265 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM hilA diyaa| prastuta vArtAlApa se spaSTa hai ki pUjya gurudeva ke mana meM apane guru ke prati kitanI zraddhA, lagAva evaM bhakti thii| AcAryakAla ke prArambhika varSoM meM saMgha ke AMtarika virodha kI sthiti meM gurudeva ne jaba-jaba mAnasika udvelana kI sthiti kA anubhava kiyA, kAlUgaNI kI pratimA unake sAmane sAkAra ho jaatii| unakI DAyarI ke hara pRSTha kAlUgaNI kI smRti se sajIva haiN| ciMtA kA bhAra gurucaraNoM meM chor3akara ve svayaM nizciMta ho jaate| bambaI yAtrA kA prasaMga hai| mAravAr3a meM kucha sAdhuoM ke bAre meM aise samAcAra Ae, jo saMghIya dRSTi se anukUla nahIM the| eka gRhastha gurudeva ke pAsa vahAM ke samAcAroM kA patra lekara aayaa| use par3hakara DAyarI meM apanI manodazA likhate hue gurudeva kahate haiM * eka bhAI patra laayaa| usameM vahAM ke saMtoM ko lekara vicitra se samAcAra haiN| vahAM ke kucha logoM meM vikRti bhara gaI, aisA mAlUma huaa| guTabaMdI kI bAta sunii| viSaya vicAraNIya va gahana lagA, para honA kyA hai? gurudevaH shrnnmstu|" * Aja eka patra phira AyA hai usI viSaya kaa| idhara-udhara kI kAphI bAteM haiN| para abhI taka vizvasta samAcAra prApta nahIM huA hai| kucha ciMtA sI hai| kAraNa ki hama bahuta dUra haiN| mAravAr3a yahAM se 700 mIla hogaa| zubhakaraNa ne pahale hI bahuta kahA thA para mujhe aisA lagatA thA ki maiM kisI dUsare kI aMtaraMga preraNA se baMbaI pahuMcA huuN| ciMtA mujhe kyoM ho? vaha aMtaraMga preraka svayaM ciMtA kregaa| phira bhI puruSArthavAdI hone ke nAte upacAra karanA hotA hai| saMbhava hai hamAre pravAsa kA anucita lAbha uThAne kI kucha vyakti soca rahe hoN| aMtarAtmA yahI sAkSya detI hai ki honA jAnA kucha bhI nahIM hai| guruvaraH shrnnmstu|... gurukRpAtaH sarvaM sphlm| __ apane pUrvajoM ke prati zraddhA, AsthA aura samarpaNa kA bhAva hI sAdhaka ko unnati ke zikharoM para pahuMcA sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA atizAyI vyaktitva sadaiva apane pUrvajoM ke guNa-gAna meM lIna rahatA thaa| ve apanI vizeSatA aura vikAsa kA sArA zreya pUrvaja AcAryoM ko dete the| AcArya mahAprajJa ke zabdoM meM ve guru the para pUrvajoM ke prati unake zraddhAgIta dekhakara aisA lagatA hai ki unakA samarpaNa eka ziSya kI taraha bola rahA hai|' Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 266 pUjya gurudeva ne AyAro ke kucha sUktoM kA anuvAda kiyA jo 'arhat vANI' ke nAma se prasiddha hai| eka dina eka muni ne nivedana kiyA'jayAcArya ne jaise bhagavatI Adi sUtroM para jor3a likhI hai vaise hI yaha AyAro ke padyAnuvAda kI anUThI kRti hai|' gurudeva ne tatkAla uttara dete hue kahA'kahAM jayAcArya kahAM hama! jayAcArya kA padyamaya sAhitya zabdAnuvAda hai aura yaha arhatvANI bhAvAnuvAda hai| bhAvAnuvAda kI apekSA zabdAnuvAda adhika kaThina par3atA hai| jayAcArya vilakSaNa jJAna ke bhaMDAra the, jinhoMne bhagavatI jaise vizAla Agama para kevala pAMca varSoM meM jor3a pUrI kara dI aura hameM usake saMpAdana meM 15 varSa laga ge| sAdhvIpramukhA kA jo zrama isa kArya meM lagA hai, vaha akathanIya hai| Aja to hameM anya aneka sAdhana upalabdha haiM lekina usa samaya aisI sthiti kahAM thI?' yaha AsthA-bala aura kRtajJa bhAva hI sAdhaka ko apane sAdhya taka pahuMcAne meM sahayogI banatA hai| ___ gaNAdhipati pUjya gurudeva jaba apane ArAdhya kI smRti meM gAte yA bolate to zrotA Atmavibhora ho uThate the| umra ke naveM dazaka meM praveza karane ke bAvajUda unakI bhakti unheM bAlaka kI nizchalatA pradAna karatI rahatI thii| ye uddharaNa unake isI rUpa ko prakaTa karane vAle haiM *'pUjya gurudeva kAlUgaNI ke vAtsalya ke kSaNa Aja bhI AMkhoM ke sAmane thirakane lagate haiN| socatA hUM ki ve dina punaH lauTa AeM to kitanA acchA ho, lekina ve lauTa nahIM skte| jaba-jaba maiM nipaTa akelA hotA hUM, kabhI apane atIta meM pahuMca jAtA hUM, taba mujhe lagatA hai ki na maiM AcArya hUM, na vidvAna hUM aura na mahAn huuN| usa samaya maiM vahI muni tulasI hotA hUM, gyAraha varSa kA kizora gurucaraNoM meM baiThA hUM, par3ha rahA hUM, likha rahA hUM aura apanI pAThazAlA meM choTe-choTe bAla muniyoM ko par3hA rahA huuN|" "maiM gurudeva kI utanI sevA nahIM kara sakA, jitanI mujhe karanI cAhie thii| gautama kI mahAvIra ke prati, bhArImAlajI kI AcArya bhikSu ke prati jo zraddhA thI, usakI zatAMza bhI usa samaya mere meM nahIM thii| Aja yadi koI bhI merI DAyarI ke panne ulaTakara dekhe to use sthAna-sthAna para zraddhA ke darzana hoNge| 'gurudevaH zaraNamastu'-yaha vAkya bAra-bAra par3hane ko milegaa| maiM cAhatA hUM ki sAdhu-sAdhviyAM mere anubhava se lAbha utthaaeNge|"(riichedd' 30/12/62) Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 267 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM pUjya gurudeva lAkhoM logoM kI zraddhA ke ekamAtra AdhAra the| hara bhakta unameM sAkSAt bhagavAn ke darzana karatA thaa| paTTotsava ke avasara para caturvidha saMgha mukta kaMTha se unakI guNotkIrtanA karatA para ve ise pasanda nahIM krte| apanI saphalatA kA sArA zreya ve apane guru ke kartRtva ko denA cAhate the| unake mukha se niHsRta ye udgAra hara zraddhAlu hRdaya ko jhakajhorane vAle haiM *"maiM abhI-abhI soca rahA thA- merA kaisA abhinandana? abhinaMdana ho pUjya gurudeva zraddheya zrI kAlUgaNI kA, jinhoMne hamameM kucha kartavya ke bhAva bhre| jinhoMne hameM bauddhika jagat meM baiThane kI kSamatA dii| - yaha saba kucha jo Aja dIkhatA hai, unhIM kI dena hai| eka kuMbha kA kyA abhinandana ho? abhinandana ho kuMbhakAra kA, jisakI kalA ne apanA naipuNya ghar3e meM nihita kiyaa| yaha abhinaMdana ho usa saMrakSaka kA, jisane ghar3e ko surakSita rkhaa|" "mujhe sArA prazikSaNa pUjya kAlUgaNI se milaa| Aja bhI unakI hara kriyA, gAyana-zailI aura prazikSaNa kA tarIkA hUbahU merI AMkhoM ke sAmane hai| maiM Apako unakA sajIva citra dikhA detA yadi maiM citrakAra hotaa|" * AcArya bhikSu se mujhe adhyAtma, AcAraniSThA aura anuzAsana ke sUtra mile, usake AdhAra para maiMne terApaMtha kI zakti ko bar3hAne kA prayatna kiyaa| jisa vyakti meM upakArI ke prati kRtajJatA ke bhAva nahIM hote, vaha sAdhanA ke kSetra meM pragati nahIM kara sktaa| pramodabhAva vyakti meM dUsaroM ke guNoM ke prati AkarSaNa paidA karatA rahatA hai| gurudeva ke isa kRtajJa rUpa kA aMkana AcArya zrI mahAprajJa ina zabdoM meM karate haiM- 'kRtajJatA kA sarvocca udAharaNa hai- tulsii| AcArya bhikSu, jayAcArya va kAlUgaNI ko Aja vizvavyApI banAne meM yadi kisI ko zreya hai to vaha hai gurudeva zrI tulasI ko|' mAgha zuklA saptamI ko AcArya mahAprajJajI kA padAbhiSeka samAroha manAyA jA rahA thaa| aneka vaktA pUjya gurudeva evaM AcAryazrI kI abhyarthanA Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 268 meM prazasti ke svara prastuta kara rahe the| AcAryazrI mahAprajJajI ne gurudeva ke prati apanI zraddhA vyakta karate hue kahA- 'Aja anya loga merA abhinandana kara rahe haiN| maiM bhI isa avasara para svayaM kA abhinandana svayaM karatA hUM vaha isalie ki mujhe aise guru mile haiN| mujhe taiyAra karane vAle tulasI guru hI haiN| yadi tulasI nahIM hote to nathamala Aja isa rUpa meM nahIM hotaa|' pUjya gurudeva ne vAtAvaraNa meM nayA mor3a dete hue kahA- 'Aja loga merI aura mahAprajJa kI prazasti meM ulajha gae para sAre eka bAta ko bhUla ge| aura to bhUle so bhUle para AcAryajI (mahAprajJajI) bhI bhUla ge| yaha sArA pratApa pUjya kAlUgaNI kA hai| maiM jo kucha hUM, unhIM kA huuN| maiM unakA guNagAna tathA smRti kie binA kaise raha sakatA huuN| mahAprajJa kRtajJa ho gae kyoMki inhoMne mere prati kRtajJatA jJApita kara dii| para maiM kaise akRtajJa hoUM? maiM kRtajJatA ke mAmale meM inase bhI Age jAnA cAhatA huuN| maiM to eka miTTI kA DhelA thA para kAlU prabhu ne ghuTAI-piTAI karake mujhe kumbha kA rUpa de diyaa| karAmAta ghar3e kI nahIM, kuMbhakAra kI hai| maiMne isIlie yaha gIta gAyA kAlU kAlU bolUM, antara-mAnasa paTa kholUM re| zrI kAlU rI mohana mUrata hRdaya biThAUM maiN|| phira pala-pala dhyAUM maiM, tanmaya baNa jAUM maiN| udAharaNa hI jo cAho, maiM svayaM sAmane aauuN| sAjo soto vartamAna, kyUM atIta meM le jaauuN| ika miTTI ko Dhelo, dekho khelo alabelo re| kiyAM kuMbha ko rUpa diyo, kucha soca na pAUM maiN| dhavala samAroha ke avasara para pUjya gurudeva mAtuzrI vadanAMjI kI smRti karate hue kahane lage- 'mAM kA upakAra jIvana meM itanA hai ki aneka bAra icchA hotI hai maiM svayaM jholI pAtarI lekara bhikSA lAUM aura vadanAMjI ko pAraNA kraauuN| mAtAjI ne hameM saMskAra die haiM to kama se kama maiM bhikSA meM roTI to laauu|' pUjya gurudeva cAhate the ki jana-jana ke bhItara AsthA kA bhAva jAge kyoMki AsthAbala jIvana kI hara durgama ghATI meM vyakti ke manobala ko Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 269 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM banAe rakhatA hai / jaba kabhI koI vyakti unake sAmane samasyA lekara AtA.. to ve use AsthA rakhane kI bAta kahate the / aneka bAra dekhA gayA ki vaha vyakti AsthAbala se usa samasyA ko pAra kara letaa| chApara kI eka bahina 1 gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA- 'mere zugara kI bImArI hai para Apa mujhe aisA AzIrvAda deM ki maiM varSItapa kara sakUM, isameM bImArI bAdhaka na bne|' gurudeva ne kahA- 'AsthA rakho ho jaaegaa|' AsthA kA camatkAra hI mAnanA cAhie ki bahina ke prathama varSa meM hI zugara kama ho gaI aura dUsare varSa meM bilkula samApta ho gyii| usa bahina ne punaH DaoNkTara se jAMca karavAyI to DaoNkTara ne Azcarya vyakta karate hue kahA- 'lagatA hai tumhAre bImArI kabhI thI hI nahIM / apane taiMtIsaveM paTTotsava ke avasara para unhoMne sampUrNa saMgha ko AhvAna karate hue kahA- "maiM taiMtIsaveM varSa meM zraddhA kI bhAvanA ko . vikasita karanA cAhatA huuN| maiM cAhe kaisI bhI sthiti - paristhiti se gujarUM, bhale isa zarIra kA khaMDa-khaMDa ho jAe, lekina zraddhA akhaMDa banI rahe, yahI merI AtmA kI bhAvanA hai / 33 kA aMka zubha mAnA jAtA hai| tIna kI saMkhyA ko tIna se guNA karane para 9 kA aMka banatA hai / yaha aMka kabhI khaMDita nahIM hotA isalie zubha aura akhaMDita saMkhyA ke prArambha meM maiM saMgha meM zraddhA ke vikAsa kA prArambha karanA cAhatA huuN|' isI bhAvanA ko unhoMne kAvyabaddha karate hue kahA zraddhA aura samarpaNa kA le, sambala caraNa baDhAeM / aura sAdhanA - dIvaTa para, sevA kA dIpa jlaaeN| sAgara meM lahareM jyoM ahaM bhAvanA svayaM vilaya ho // gaNAdhipati gurudeva tulasI ne bhaktirasa meM DUbakara apane ArAdhya ke prati jo kucha likhA, usane unheM tulasI aura mIrAM ke samakakSa khar3A kara diyaa| unhoMne apane gItoM meM madhuratA aura sahajatA se jo bhakti rasa pravAhita kiyA, vaha adbhuta hai / gurudeva tulasI ke bhakti gItoM meM hRdaya kI pavitratA aura nirmalatA. kA spaSTa AbhAsa milatA hai| unhoMne gItoM meM dInatA nahIM, pratyut puruSArtha kI sajIva abhivyakti kI hai| unakI bhakti meM AtmasamarpaNa hai, para Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 270 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI aMdhavizvAsa nhiiN| ve bhAva-pUjA meM tanmaya dikhAI par3ate haiM para jar3a-pUjA ke kabIra kI bhAMti kaTTara virodhI haiN| unakI arhadbhakti aura gurubhakti kabhI vajra se bhI adhika kaThora hai to kabhI kusuma se bhI adhika komala dikhalAI par3atI hai| phira bhI sAgara meM bUMda kI bhAMti bhakti-gItoM meM unakI zraddhA zraddheya ke sAtha abheda sthApita karatI hai| bhaktibhAvanA se paripUrNa unake gIta svAntaH sukha ke sAtha-sAtha dUsaroM meM AdhyAtmika bhAvanA bharane meM bhI sakSama haiN| anAgata kisI para apanI zraddhA vyakta kara sakatA hai para jIte jI eka vizAla prabuddha jana-samudAya kI hArdika zraddhA pAnA bahuta bar3I sAdhanA kI niSpatti hai| pUjya gurudeva kA AbhAmaNDala itanA prabhAvI evaM varcasvI thA ki usake prabhAva se aneka logoM meM svataH rUpAntaraNa ghaTita ho jAtA thaa| pUjya gurudeva kA nAma-smaraNa logoM ke lie maMtrAkSara hai| atyanta zraddhApUrvaka jaba kabhI koI unakI smRti karatA hai to usameM navazakti kA saMcAra ho jAtA hai| unake nAma se jur3e camatkAroM kA eka saMkalana sAdhvI zrI kalpalatAjI ne kiyA hai, jo 'AsthA ke camatkAra bhAga 2' ke nAma se prakAzita hai| yahAM unakI smRti se hone vAle camatkAroM ke kevala do ghaTanA prasaMga prastuta kie jA rahe haiN| kevalakRSNa jaina dhurI kA zraddhAlu yuvaka hai| gurudeva ke ahamadAbAda cAturmAsa meM usake mana meM darzanoM kI tIvra utkaMThA jaga gyii| usakI Arthika sthiti kamajora thI phira bhI usane socA ki do sau rupaye kisI se udhAra lekara darzana karane calA jaauuNgaa| zAma ko vaha eka bhAI ke pAsa rupae mAMgane gayA lekina usane manA kara diyaa| vaha yuvaka eka-do vyaktiyoM ke pAsa aura gayA para rupae nahIM mile| vaha duHkhI aura nirAza ho gyaa| pUrI rAta rotA rahA aura mana hI mana bolA-'Aja se pratijJA karatA hUM ki maiM kisI ke pAsa jAkara rupae nahIM maaguuNgaa| gurudeva! Apa jisa dina mujhe darzana ke lie bulAeMge to rupae apane Apa A jAeMge tabhI maiM Apake darzana kruuNgaa|' usakI pUrI rAta gurudeva kI smRti meM hI bIta gyii| subaha jaba uThakara vaha ghara ke daravAje ke pAsa gayA to vahAM eka nayA liphAphA Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 271 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM milA, use kholakara dekhA to vaha daMga raha gyaa| usameM 1000/- rupaye the| patnI ko dikhAyA to vaha bhI Azcaryacakita thii| pUre muhalle meM eka-eka ke pAsa jAkara pUchA para kisI ke rupae guma nahIM hue the| rupae kahAM se Ae, yaha Aja bhI rahasya banA huA hai para gurudeva ke nAmasmaraNa se usakI tIvra bhAvanA pUrI ho gayI, yaha Azcarya kA viSaya hai| zArdUlapura nivAsI revatIdevI botharA ke ekAeka AMkha kI jyoti vilIna ho gyii| netra vizeSajJa DaoNkTara ne kahA- 'Apako tatkAla AMkhoM kA oNparezana karavAnA pdd'egaa|' blaDa TesTa kiyA gayA to usa samaya unakI zugara bar3hI huI thI ataH Aparezana nahIM ho sakatA thaa| vaha bahina nirAza hokara zArdUlapura phuNcii| eka dina sAmAyika meM baiThe-baiThe zraddhApUrvaka gurudeva ke nAma kA smaraNa kiyA aura bhaktipUrvaka mana hI mana bolI- "gurudeva! Apane mujhe AdhyAtmika jyoti pradAna kI hai to kyA bAhya jyoti nahIM deMge? vaha dina dhanya hogA jaba isa jIvana meM Apake darzana karake AtmatoSa kA anubhava kruuNgii| apane Apako bhAvanA se bhAvita karake bahina tanmaya hokara japa karane lgii| savere uThI to bahina ko jyoti kA anubhava huaa| bahina ke zraddhAbala se usakI netra-jyoti vApisa lauTa aaii| pUjya gurudeva kI vyaktigata sAdhanA kI siddhi bhI AsthA aura zraddhA ke sAtha jur3I huI thii| mevAr3a ke jar3ola gAMva meM zraddhAsikta bhAvoM se likhI gayI DAyarI kI nimna paMktiyAM aneka sAdhakoM kA mArgadarzana karane vAlI haiM- "holI ke bAda mere mana meM saMvega aura nirveda bhAva pravardhamAna rhaa| kaI dRSTiyoM se AnaMda kI anubhUti huii| audAsInya bhAvanA kA vikAsa huaa| saMvega aura nirveda kI niraMtara abhivRddhi ke lie mAnasika saMkalpa kiyaa| eka varSa taka lagAtAra yaha krama banA rahe to AdhyAtmika dRSTi se nae vikAsa kI saMbhAvanAoM kA mArga prazasta ho jAtA hai| gurudeva :zaraNam', 'guru kRpayA sarvaM saphalam' yaha vizvAsa mere jIvana kA sabase bar3A Alambana hai| __ pUjya gurudeva ne lAkhoM karor3oM bhakta-hRdayoM para zAsana kiyaa| unakI zraddhA ko pAyA yaha satya hai para jaba ve apane ArAdhya kI bhakti meM layalIna hote the taba unakA bhakta rUpa bhI utanA hI kamanIya thA, jitanA bhagavAn kaa| Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI jJAtA-draSTAbhAva draSTAbhAva kA vikAsa sAdhaka jIvana kI mahAnatama upalabdhi hai / kisI bhI vastu yA ghaTanA ke prati apane priya yA apriya saMvedana ko nahIM jor3akara ghaTanA ko kevala ghaTanA ke rUpa meM jAnanA - dekhanA jJAtA - draSTAbhAva hai| AcArya mahAprajJa kA mAnanA hai ki dhyAna kI samUcI prakriyA kevala jAnane aura dekhane kI prakriyA hai / jAnane aura dekhane kA abhyAsa jitanA prabala hogA, dhyAna kI sthiti utanI hI sudRr3ha ho jaaegii| sAmAnyataH vyakti kabhI rAga - cetanA meM jItA hai, kabhI dveSapUrNa bhAvoM se prabhAvita hotA hai / ina donoM ke madhya jIne vAlA draSTA hotA hai / draSTA banane ke bAda rAga aura dveSa kI graMthiyAM svataH khulane lagatI haiM / indriyAM apane viSayoM meM ramaNa karatI huI bhI vyakti ko vikRta nahIM kara sktiiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki draSTA sabhI prakAra kI kAmanAoM evaM AkAMkSAoM se virata ho jAtA hai / svAmI vivekAnanda eka rUpaka ke mAdhyama se draSTAbhAva kI vyAkhyA karate haiM- 'hama citra se apanA tAdAtmya nahIM jor3ate kyoMki citra asat hai, avAstavika hai, hama jAnate haiM ki yaha eka citra mAtra hI hai| vaha na hama para kRpA kara sakatA hai, na hameM coTa pahuMcA sakatA hai| isakA rahasya. kyA hai ? anAsakti hI isakA rahasya hai / ataeva sAkSI bano, draSTA bano / ' madhyastha rahane ke lie prAcIna AcAryoM dvArA racita yaha zloka anuprekSA kA kArya kara sakatA hai acetanamidaM 272 dRzyamadRzyaM cetanaM tataH / kva ruSyAmi kva tuSyAmi, madhyastho'haM bhavAmyataH // dRSTi kI spaSTatA hone ke bAda hI jJAtA-draSTA cetanA kA vikAsa sambhava hai| AcArya mahAprajJa ke zabdoM meM draSTA mana ke stara para nahIM jItA ataH vaha ghaTane vAlI hara anukUla-pratikUla ghaTanA ke sAtha svayaM ko nahIM jor3atA / vaha jAnatA hai, dekhatA hai para paristhiti evaM padArthoM ko bhogatA nahIM / sukha-duHkha evaM utAra-car3hAva ke nimitta upasthita hone para bhI usake saMvedanoM se baca jAtA hai| paramArtha paMcasaptati meM pUjya gurudeva ne isI tathya ko kAvya meM nibaddha kara diyA hai ajJAnI jana bhogatA, ghaTanA ko dina-rAta / para jJAnI jana jAnatA, ghaTanA ko sAkSAt // Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 273 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM sakala bhAva ye jJeya haiM, jJAtA hai yaha aatm| jJAtA kI anubhUti hI, kahalAtI adhyaatm|| jJAtA ko saMyoga-viyoga kI paristhiti prabhAvita nahIM kara sakatI kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki Atmatattva hI aisA hai, jisakA na saMyoga hotA hai aura na viyog| pUjya gurudeva ne draSTAbhAva ke vikAsa se hara paristhiti meM svayaM ko saMtulita aura madhyastha rakhA thaa| aNNahANaM pAsae pariharejA' AyAro kA yaha sUkta unake jIvana meM itanA AtmasAt ho cukA thA ki unakA calanA, khAnA-pInA, sonA-jaganA Adi saba kriyAeM sAmAnya vyakti se atirikta pratIta hotI thiiN| ve padArtha kA upayoga bhoga ke lie nahIM, apitu jIvana-yAtrA ko upayogI banAne ke lie karate the| pUjya gurudeva kahate the ki vastu kA bhoga karate samaya dRSTikoNa bhinna ho to bhoga upayoga bana jAtA hai| dRSTikoNa galata hotA hai to bhoga baMdhana kA nimitta bana jAtA hai|" dekhane kA abhyAsa sadhane ke bAda vyakti apanI kamajoriyoM ke prati jAgarUka ho jAtA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM- 'jo apane krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi ko dekhatA hai, vaha unase mukta ho jAtA hai|" pUjya gurudeva isI tathya ko anubhava kI bhASA meM bolate the- 'jisa dina manuSya apane bhItara jhAMka letA hai, AtmA ko uttejanA dene vAle tattvoM ko dekha letA hai, taba vaha apanI AMtarika bImArI kA unmUlana kara letA hai|' jisa dina vyakti yaha dekha letA hai ki rAga-dveSa hamAre nahIM haiM, hama para Adhipatya jamAe baiThe haiM, usI dina se inakI prabhusattA samApta hone lagatI hai| pUjya gurudeva ne jAgRta sAkSIbhAva se rAga-dveSa kI cetanA ko kSINa karane kA prayatna kiyaa| draSTAbhAva kA vikAsa hue binA rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita nahIM ho sktaa| bAhya darzana bhI rUpAMtaraNa meM mahAn nimitta banatA hai phira AMtarika darzana kI to bAta hI kyA hai? itihAsa aise aneka ghaTanA-prasaMgoM se bharA par3A hai, jinase spaSTa hai ki mahApuruSoM kI dRSTi par3ate hI krUra se krUra vyakti meM rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita ho gyaa| dekhane meM kitanI zakti hai, ise pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM isa ghaTanA-prasaMga se jAnA jA sakatA hai- 'do dina pahale kI bAta hai| eka zrAvaka aayaa| sahamatA huA bolA- 'gurudeva! do miniTa kA Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 274 samaya caahie|' maiMne sahaja bhAva se kahA- 'bolo, kyA kahanA hai?' vaha ruAMsA hokara bolA- 'merA kyA aparAdha ho gayA? Apa mujhe mApha kara deN|' maiM usakI ora dekhatA raha gyaa| usake jIvana meM kyA ghaTita huA thA, mujhe mAlUma nahIM thaa| na vaha adhika paricita thA aura na usakI koI zikAyata hI mere pAsa thii| maiMne use Azvasta karate hue kahA- "kyA huA? mere dhyAna meM koI bAta nahIM A rahI hai|' vaha gadgada hotA huA bolA- 'kala maiMne Apake darzana kie, Apane merI ora dekhA hI nhiiN| maiM yahAM se calA gayA, para merI AtmA aparAdha-bodha se Ahata ho gii| jarUra koI bhayaMkara aparAdha huA hai, anyathA gurudeva vandanA svIkAra kyoM nahIM karate? yahI vicAra mere mastiSka meM cakkara kATa rahA hai, aba isa tanAva se chuTakArA pAne Apake caraNoM meM upasthita huA huuN|' ___ maiMne eka gaharI nigAha usa para ddaalii| sacamuca hI usakA mana becaina thaa| usake bhrAMta mana ko zAMta karane ke lie maiMne kahA- 'tumhArI koI galatI nahIM hai| tuma sahI ho| pramAda to merI ora se huA hai| mere mana meM koI dUsarA vicAra nahIM thaa| tumane vandanA kI taba merA dhyAna kahIM anyatra hogA, isI kAraNa tumhAre mana meM yaha bhrAMti huI hai|' maiMne prasannatApUrvaka usakI ora dekhA, vaha kRtArtha ho gyaa| eka kSaNa dekhane se jo camatkAra huA, usakA maiMne pratyakSa rUpa se anubhava kiyaa| kSaNika darzana se jaba itanA bar3A kAma ho sakatA hai to gahare meM utarakara dekhane se kyA nahIM hogA? apekSA itanI hI hai ki jo vyakti badalAva cAhatA hai, vaha jJAtA-draSTA bne| jJAtA-draSTA banakara hI vyakti kucha bana sakatA hai|' . mahAvIra kahate haiM ki "uddeso pAsagassa natthi" arthAt draSTA ke lie upadeza kI AvazyakatA nahIM rhtii| draSTA AtmAnuzAsana kI usa sthiti meM pahuMca jAtA hai, jahAM bAhya anuzAsana kRtArtha ho jAtA hai| bacapana meM hI pUjya gurudeva ne apane guru kAlUgaNI ke anuzAsana ko kRtakRtya kara diyaa| jisa bAta ke lie eka bAra nirdeza yA pratibodha mila gayA phira dubArA usake bAre meM unheM nirdeza dene kI apekSA nahIM rhii| yahAM unake muni jIvana ke kucha ghaTanA-prasaMga prastuta kie jA rahe haiM muni tulasI kI dIkSA ke tatkAla bAda kAlUgaNI ne sujAnagar3ha ke lie vihAra kara diyaa| usa samaya muni tulasI mAtra 11 varSa ke the| Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 275 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM sujAnagar3ha meM pUjya kAlUgaNI jaba paMcamI padhArate to bAla muni tulasI Age-Age clte| jaMgala meM UMce-UMce retIle TIle the| eka dina muni tulasI TIle se sIdhe utara kara kAlUgaNI ke pAsa aae| kAlUgaNI ne pharamAyA- 'TIle se kaise utarA hai? yaha koI tarIkA hai calane kA? IryAsamiti ise kahate haiM ? nIce hariyAlI hogI to?' muni tulasI ne bAla sulabha capalatA se kahA- 'vahAM hariyAlI nahI hai|' kAlUgaNI usa samaya mauna rahe, lekina unake vApasa jAne kA rAstA usI TIle ke nIce se thaa| vahAM pahuMcate hI kAlUgaNI ne pharamAyA- 'tulasI! dekha kitanI hariyAlI hai| Aja tumane do galatiyAM kiiN| pahalI galatI dekhakara nahIM cale, dUsarI - apanI galatI ko galatI nahIM maanaa| pUjya gurudeva saMsmaraNoM ke vAtAyana' meM kahate haiM ki vaha DAMTa aura amRta bharI sIkha sAdhu-jIvana kI yAtrA meM mIla kA patthara bana gyii|" phira jIvana paryanta unake jIvana meM IryAsamiti meM skhalanA kA prasaMga saMbhavata: nahIM aayaa| __ vi.saM. 1982 kA maryAdA mahotsava rAjaladesara meM thaa| muni tulasI sAyaMkAlIna pratikramaNa kara pUjya kAlUgaNI ke pAsa vandanArtha phuNce| pAsa meM maMtrI muni maganalAlajI svAmI virAja rahe the| unhoMne kahA- kaise pramArjana karate ho? cir3iyA ur3AnI hai kyA? gurudeva (muni tulasI) ko yaha acchA nahIM lagA unhoMne pratyuttara dete hue kahA- 'maiM to acche DhaMga se pramArjana karate hue cala rahA thaa|' isa saMsmaraNa ko likhate hue gurudeva kahate haiM ki vahAM se jAne ke bAda muni caMpAlAlajI (sevAbhAvI) ne mujhe jo DAMTa pilAI, use maiM Aja taka nahIM bhUlA huuN| unhoMne kahA- 'tuma kucha samajhate hI nahIM ho| muni maganalAlajI AcAryoM kI dUsarI deha haiN| unake sAmane kaise bole? tumheM bolane kA thor3A bhI dhyAna nahIM hai| tumheM patA hai tuma kyA bole?' bhAIjI mahArAja ke kahane para muni tulasI ne apanI bhUla svIkAra kara avinaya ke lie kSamAyAcanA kii| pUjya gurudeva usa samaya kI smRti karate hue kahate haiM- 'muni campAlAlajI ke upAlambha ne mere jIvana meM naI jAgRti lA dii| usa dina ke bAda maiMne kabhI pramArjana meM galatI nahIM kii|' draSTAbhAva se zarIra meM prANa kA saMtulana bar3hatA hai| pIr3ita avayava Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 276 ko dekhane se prANa kA pravAha usI ora ho jAtA hai| isase usa bhAga kI sakriyatA bar3hatI hai aura darda ThIka ho jAtA hai| prakRti meM bhI kucha pakSI apane aMDoM ko sete nahIM, kevala dekhate haiN| prekSAdhyAna kI pUrI paddhati gaharAI se dekhane kI prakriyA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne AtmasAkSAtkAra kI dizA meM hI dekhane kA prayoga nahIM kiyA balki netRtva aura anuzAsana meM bhI kevala dekhane kI zakti kA prayoga kiyA thaa| unakI dRSTi itanI vedhaka aura tIkSNa thI ki vaha jisa kisI para par3atI, vaha binA kucha kahe-sune hI apanI galatI kA ahasAsa kara jAgarUka ho jAtA thaa| apanI dRSTi kA prayoga jahAM ve nigraha/anuzAsanAtmaka kAryavAhI ke rUpa meM karate, vahAM anugraha dRSTi se karuNA evaM vAtsalya kA amRta bhI barasAte the| aisI darzanazakti kisI virala anuzAstA ko hI prApta hotI hai| vidhAyaka dRSTikoNa ___ sAdhaka kA sabase bar3A alaMkaraNa hai-vidhAyaka yA sakArAtmaka dRssttikonn| vidhAyaka dRSTikoNa jahAM racanAdharmitA aura vikAsa kA saMvAhaka hotA hai, vahA~ niSedhAtmaka cintana, nirAzA aura hrAsa kA dyotaka hai| gurudeva ne apane vidhAyaka cintana se sRjana kI nayI dizAoM ko udghATita kiyaa| 'niSedhAtmaka evaM vidhAyaka bhAvoM se prabhAvita vyakti ke vyaktitva kA rekhAMkana pUjya gurudeva isa prakAra karate haiM- 'kucha loga nirAzA ke khoha meM soe rahate haiN| ve atIta meM jIte haiN| bhaviSya meM ur3Ana bharate haiN| jo nahIM kiyA, usake lie pachatAte haiN| naI AkAMkSAoM ke sataraMge indradhanuSa racate haiN| kabhI samaya ko kosate haiN| kabhI paristhiti ko doSa dete haiM aura kabhI apane bhAgya kA ronA rote haiN| aise loga niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM ke khaTole meM baiThakara jindagI ke dina pUre karate haiN| kucha loga AsthA ke svaroM ko gunagunAte haiN| nae yAtrApatha para prasthAna karate haiM / avarodhoM ko tor3akara rAstA banAte haiM, saMgharSoM se haMsate-haMsate khelate haiN| dhairya ke sAtha Age bar3hate haiM aura maMjila taka pahuMca jAte haiN| aise loga vidhAyaka bhAvoM ke azva para savArI karane vAle hote haiN|' gurudeva kA cintana sadaiva sRjana ke gIta gAtA rahatA thA kyoMki ve nakArAtmaka bhAvoM se kosoM dUra the| unakA cintana thA ki sakArAtmaka bhAva Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 277 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM hI vyakti, samAja aura rASTra meM nayI cetanA bhara sakatA hai| rAjanagara kA ghaTanA-prasaMga hai| vahAM terApaMtha dvizatAbdI kA vizAla kAryakrama Ayojita kiyA gyaa| thor3I sI AbAdI vAle gA~va meM 40 hajAra logoM kI upasthiti ho gyii| vaktAoM ke bolane ke bAda jaba pUjya gurudeva ne apanA pravacana prArambha kiyA to teja varSA prArambha ho gyii| kAryakrama samApti para logoM ne apanI pratikriyA vyakta karate hue kahA- 'Aja ke amita Ananda kA varNana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA kintu yadi varSA na hotI to bAta hI alaga hotii|' gurudeva ne tatkAla logoM ko samAhita karate hue kahA- 'varSA ke bhI kucha kAraNa ho sakate haiN| lagatA hai hamAre Ananda meM svayaM devarAja indra ne apanI sahamati prakaTa kI hai| dUsarI bAta isa vizAla kAryakrama meM yadi kucha kamI nahIM rahatI to hamAre mana meM garva Ane kI saMbhAvanA rahatI, magara yaha acchA hI huA ki varSA ne vaisA nahIM hone diyaa|' eka sAdhaka hI apanI saphalatA meM sthitaprajJatA evaM samatA kA udAharaNa peza kara sakatA hai| dRSTikoNa kI spaSTatA ke kAraNa gurudeva tulasI hara paristhiti meM apanA saMtulana banAe rakhate the| prakRti evaM paristhiti kI pratikUlatA ko unakA vidhAyaka dRSTikoNa anukUlatA meM pariNata kara letA thaa| prakRti ke prati sakArAtmaka cintana kI eka jhalaka yahA~ prastuta hai- 'prakRti kA hara tevara apane kAma kA hai| lU kA apanA upayoga hai, dhUpa kA apanA upayoga hai aura sardI kA apanA upayoga hai| sardI-garmI na ho to prakRti se aneka ApadAoM kA srota khula pdd'egaa| isalie inake hone yA na hone meM na ulajhakara sahajabhAva se sahana karane kA abhyAsa karanA caahie|' pUjya gurudeva bIdAsara meM virAja rahe the| dopahara kA samaya thaa| mAtuzrI vadanAjI gurudeva ke upapAta meM baiThI sevA kara rahI thiiN| acAnaka teja AMdhI calane lgii| gurudeva ke bichaune para dhUla bichane lgii| gurudeva bAra-bAra hAthoM se dhUla ko jhAr3a rahe the| AMdhI ko kauna kahe ki tumhAre kAraNa eka mahApuruSa ko atirikta zrama karanA par3a rahA hai| pAsa baiThI mAtuzrI mauna nahIM raha skiiN| unhoMne nivedana kiyA- 'Apako yahAM kI dhUla satAtI hogii|' gurudeva ne muskarAte hue sahajatA se uttara diyA"jisake pAsa jo vastu hai, vaha vahI detA hai| yahAM kI pRthvI bhI dhUli ke Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 278 dvArA hamArA svAgata kara rahI hai| isako saharSa svIkAra karanA caahie|' gurudeva ke vidhAyaka dRSTikoNa ne kaSTa ko bhI abhinaMdana ke rUpa meM svIkAra kara liyaa| unake jIvana ke aise aneka prasaMga hai, jaba prakRti kI pratikUlatA meM sakArAtmaka najarie se unhoMne nae tathya ko DhUMDha nikAlA tathA use apanI sAdhanA kA eka aMga banA liyaa| nAMgaloI gAMva meM sardI ke atyadhika prakopa ke kAraNa gurudeva ko pUrI rAta nIMda nahIM aaii| prAtaHkAla saMtoM ke samakSa rAtri-jAgaraNa kA anubhava sunAte hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'yaha pahalA hI avasara hai ki itane lambe samaya taka sardI ke kAraNa jAganA par3A ho, para yaha kheda kI bAta nahIM hai| khUba ekAMta kA samaya milaa| manana, cintana aura svAdhyAya meM khUba mana lgaa| aisA ekAMta samaya mujhe kabhI-kabhI hI milatA hai kyoMki sAre sAdhu to gaharI nIMda meM soe hue the kevala maiM akelA hI jAga rahA thaa|' yaha vidhAyaka bhAva viziSTa sAdhanA kI upalabdhi hai| sardI-garmI se prabhAvita hokara udvelita hone vAlI cetanAoM ko unakA yaha vaktavya eka nayI soca de sakatA hai- 'kucha vyakti yaha soca sakate haiM ki isa varSa lU na cale to acchA rhe| aisA socane se pahale vyakti ko yaha bhI socanA cAhie ki prakRti ke kAma meM rukAvaTa DAlane vAle hama kauna hote haiM ? prakRti kI pratikUlatA kA acche DhaMga se mukAbalA kiyA jA sakatA hai| cintana sakArAtmaka ho to kisI bhI paristhiti kA mukAbalA karane meM suvidhA ho jAtI hai|' ____ vidhAyaka cintana abhAva meM bhAva tathA kAMToM kI cubhana meM saurabha kI anubhUti de sakatA hai| yadi koI vyakti unake sAmane nirAzA yA niSedhAtmaka cintana kI bAta karatA to usameM bhI ve apane vidhAyaka cintana kI puTa dekara use nae rUpa meM prastuta kara dete the| dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna madrAsa meM cakravartI rAjagopAlAcArya se gurudeva kI lambI vArtA huii| rAjagopAlAcArya deza kI sthiti se cintita the tathA bAra-bAra nirAzA ke svara abhivyakta kara rahe the| gurudeva ne unakI nirAzA meM AzA kA saMcAra karate hue kahA'merI dRSTi meM deza kA bhaviSya itanA aMdhakAramaya nahIM hai| samaya-samaya para aise vyakti paidA hote rahate haiM, jo deza kI naukA ko pAra lagA skeN| Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 279 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM paristhitiyoM meM utAra-car3hAva to Ate hI rahate haiN| mujhe to bhArata kA bhaviSya ujjvala dikhAI detA hai|' ___eka bhAI gurudeva ke pAsa eka dainika patra lekara aayaa| usa patra meM gurudeva ke sambandha meM aneka anargala bAteM likhI huI thiiN| usI samaya eka pratiSThita vakIla gurudeva ke upapAta meM phuNce| unhoMne vaha patra dekhaa| patra par3hakara ve bahuta duHkhI hue| vigalita svaroM meM bole- 'yaha kyA patrakAritA hai? aise sampAdakoM para mukadamA calAnA caahie|' gurudeva ne madhura muskAna ke sAtha kahA- 'vakIla sAhaba! kIcar3a meM patthara pheMkane se koI lAbha nhiiN| maiM kArya ko AlocanA kA uttara mAnatA hUM ata: mukadamA calAne yA uttara dene kI apekSA kArya karate jAnA hI adhika acchA hai| virodha meM zakti khapAnA niSedhAtmaka bhAva hai ata: vidhAyaka dRSTi se kAryajanya samAdhAna hI vyakti ko Upara uThAtA hai|' vakIla sAhaba gurudeva kI isa vidhAyaka dRSTi se camatkRta ho ge| jIvana kI asaphalatA evaM pratikUlatA meM bhI kabhI nirAza na hone ke kAraNa gurudeva kA puruSArtha kabhI kuMda nahIM huaa| unakI spaSTa avadhAraNA thI ki paristhiti ko badalanA hamAre hAtha meM nahIM hai para puruSArtha, manobala evaM vidhAyaka bhAva se usakA mukAbalA kiyA jA sakatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki paristhiti se pratAr3ita hokara akarmaNya yA nirAza honA unake siddhAnta ke khilApha thaa| isa saMdarbha meM sAhityika zailI meM likhI gaI unakI yaha TippaNI janamAnasa ko jhakajhorane vAlI hai- "paristhiti ke galiyAroM se uThatA huA dhuMA vyakti ko AMkha mUMdane ke lie vivaza karatA hai| kintu jo vyakti usa dhuMe ko bardAzta kara letA hai, vaha binA kisI avarodha ke Age bar3ha jAtA hai| usake padacihna dIpaka banakara dUsaroM ko rAha dikhAne kA mahattvapUrNa kAma kara sakate haiN|' __ muni raMgalAlajI aura nathamalajI Adi aneka bahuzruta sAdhu jaba kinhIM bAtoM ko lekara saMgha se alaga ho gae to eka bAra saMgha meM bhUcAla jaisA A gyaa| kevala gRhastha hI nahIM, sAdhu-sAdhvI bhI prabhAvita ho ge| sabake mana meM eka hI vikalpa thA ki aba kyA hogA? usa vikaTa sthiti . meM apanI mana:sthiti kA citraNa karate hue 'merA jIvana: merA darzana' Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 280 pustaka meM pUjya gurudeva kahate haiM- 'sabake mana meM bhaya ke sAtha Azcarya kA bhAva prabala thA para guruoM kI kRpA se usa viSama paristhiti meM bhI merA manobala majabUta rhaa| eka kSaNa ke lie bhI vicalita nahIM huaa| merA eka bhI prakampita nahIM huA kyoMki merA cintana vidhAyaka thaa| maiMne kahA"jo huA hai, acche ke lie huA hai| saMdigdha avasthA acchI nahIM hotI / " aisI sthiti meM anuzAstA yadi niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM meM calA jAe to samaya para sahI nirNaya lenA kaThina ho jAtA hai| nakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa ke kAraNa kucha vyakti sAmAnya vedanA ko bhI adhika mAnakara utpIr3ita yA tanAvagrasta ho jAte haiM tathA apane paripArzva ko bhI asta-vyasta kara dete haiM / una logoM ke lie yaha ghaTanA prasaMga preraNA- dIpa kA kArya kara sakatA hai| rAjaladesara cAturmAsa kI parisampannatA para gurudeva kA svAsthya kucha narama ho gayA / caturvidha saMgha gurudeva ke svAsthya ko lekara cintA kA anubhava kara rahA thA / sabake mana bhArI the / gurudeva ne sabakI becainI kA anubhava kiyA aura preraNA dete hue kahA'jo bhavitavyatA hai, vaha hokara rhegii| binA matalaba cintA kA bhAra Dhokara tanAva yA becainI kA anubhava karanA buddhimattA nahIM hai| vyakti ko kisI bhI paristhiti meM dhairya nahIM chor3anA caahie|' san 1963 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| eka rAta acAnaka gurudeva ke zvAsa kA prakopa bar3ha gyaa| ghaMToM baiThA rahanA par3A / zvAsa prakopa ke kAraNa nIMda nahIM AI isalie vihAra meM bhI kaThinAI rahI / usa samaya kA cintana gurudeva ne apanI DAyarI meM noTa kiyA- 'kattAramevaM aNujAi kamma' karma karttA kA anugamana karatA hai tathA kaDANa kammANa na atthi mokkho' - kie hue karmoM ko bhoge binA chuTakArA nahIM hai, yaha bhagavad vANI hai| isake AdhAra para kie karma bhugatane hI pdd'eNge| cintA karane se kyA hogA ? gurudevaH zaraNam' jaba vyakti duHkhada paristhiti ko karmoM kA phala mAna letA hai to use vaha paristhiti duHkhI nahIM banA sakatI / isake atirikta pUjya gurudeva atyadhika vedanA evaM pIr3A ke kSaNoM meM bhI cetanA ke sAtha saMbaMdha banAe rakhate the tathA usa bImArI ko nirjarA evaM vinoda kA sAdhana banA lete the| eka bAra gurudeva tIvra pratizyAya se AkrAMta Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 281 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM ho ge| usa samaya abhivyakta kI gaI anubhUti unake racanAtmaka evaM samyag dRSTikoNa ko abhivyakta karane vAlI hai| bImArI ke tIna guNa haiM * "pahalA kabhI-kabhI bImAra ho jAne se manuSya kA ahaM dabatA rahatA hai| use yaha samajhane kA avasara milatA hai ki maiM hI saba kucha nahIM huuN| kucha ajJAta zaktiyAM bhI haiM, jo manuSya ko parAsta kara sakatI haiM ataH mujhe saMbhala-saMbhala kara calanA caahie| * dUsarA bImArI ke samaya bahuta thor3e dravyoM ko khAne se hI kAma cala sakatA hai| .. tIsarA hamezA khAte hI rahane se manuSya ke kalapurje kucha zithila par3a jAte haiM / bImArI meM alpa bhojana se unheM vizrAMti mila jAtI hai aura ve eka bAra phira kAryakSamatA prApta kara lete haiN|" vidhAyaka bhAvoM ke kAraNa gurudeva sadA sAmyayoga meM ramaNa karate rahate the| cintana kI vidhAyakatA unako sukha-duHkha, lAbha-alAbha, nindAprazaMsA Adi saba dvaMdvoM meM sama rahane kI preraNA detI rahatI thii| na ve kabhI nirAza hote aura na hI kartRtva ke ahaM se garvita hI hote| isa saMdarbha meM unakA yaha vaktavya paThanIya hai- "maiM sAre saMsAra ko sukhI banAne kI ati kalpanA nahIM karatA to kucha nahIM kara sakane kI hInatA bhI mere mana meM nahIM hai| maiM hInatA aura garva ke bIca madhyasthatA meM rahanA cAhatA huuN|" vidhAyaka bhAva jagAne meM AzA aura utsAha kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| gurudeva ke mana kA amiTa utsAha avasthA ke sAtha jur3A huA nahIM thaa| koI jaba unake sAmane kahatA hai ki maiM bUr3hA ho gayA hUM' to tatkAla usakA pratikAra karate hue ve kahate the- "AdamI zakti kA puMja hai| nirAzA vyakti ko asamaya meM bUr3hA banA detI hai| AzAvAn aura utsAhI vyakti sadA yuvaka banA rahatA hai|" sAdhanA ke dvArA unakI dRSTi itanI nirmala ho gayI thI ki unheM hara padArtha meM acchAI hI dikhAI par3atI thii| bIkAnera kA ghaTanA-prasaMga hai| gurudeva kI dRSTi acAnaka cInI para pdd'ii| gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'yadyapi cInI svAsthya ke lie upayogI nahIM hai para hameM hara cIja meM acchAI grahaNa karanI caahie| cInI meM cAra guNa haiM- 1. ujjvalatA 2. madhuratA 3. Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 282 milanasAritA 4. nirlepatA / gurudeva ne Age apanI bAta jArI rakhate hue kahA - "manuSya Aja taka kaI mana cInI khA cukA para na to usake samAna ujjvalatA AI aura na vANI meM mdhurtaa| dUdha meM ghulakara jisa prakAra cInI tAdAtmya sthApita karatI hai, vaisI milanasAritA Aja kahAM milatI hai ? isake atirikta cInI kI sabase bar3I vizeSatA hai ki eka AdhAra meM rahakara bhI pratyeka dAnA nirlipta hai|' vidhAyaka bhAva vyakti meM dUsaroM ke guNoM ke prati anurAga jagAtA hai| vizAla dRSTikoNa ke kAraNa vaha burAI meM bhI acchAI ko khoja letA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA cintana itanA grahaNazIla thA ki ve hara vyakti, hara padArtha, hara sthiti evaM hara ghaTanA se eka nayA bodha - pATha grahaNa kara lete the / ye vAkyAMza unake grahaNazIla vidhAyaka vyaktitva kI jIvaMta abhivyaktiyAM haiM *maiMne apane guruoM se korA siddhAMta hI nahIM par3hA, mujhe unake jIvana-vyavahAra se ahiMsA kA sakriya prazikSaNa bhI milaa| mere guru ne abhaya aura sahiSNutA kA vikAsa kiyA thA, mere lie vaha sahaja bodhapATha bana gayA / * maiMne antardIpti se prajvalita rahane kA maMtra bhasmAcchanna agni se sIkhA hai| * maiMne mahilAoM se bahuta kucha sIkhA hai| svayaM ko dekhane vAlA hI vidhAyaka bhAvoM meM ramaNa kara sakatA hai| dUsaroM ko dekhane vAlA vibhAva meM ramaNa karatA hai| ve kahate the-- 'kisane hamAre sAtha kaisA vyavahAra kiyA, kauna kaisA vyavahAra karatA hai, kauna kaisA karegA - aise vyartha cintana na karake hama vidhAyaka ciMtana kareM ki hama kaise haiM aura hameM kaisA honA hai ?' gurudeva tulasI kA yaha sakArAtmaka cintana pratyeka vyakti ke cintana ko nayA AyAma dekara sRjanonmukhI soca ko utpanna karane vAlA hai| dRr3ha saMkalpa sAdhaka kI zakti kA srota hotA hai- dRr3ha saMkalpa - bala / AtmAnuzAsana aura saMyama kA vikAsa vahI sAdhaka kara sakatA hai, jisakA Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM saMkalpabala prabala hotA hai| kamajora saMkalpa vAlA vyakti paga-paga para apanI icchAoM evaM kAmanAoM kA dAsa bana jAtA hai| saMkalpabala ke AdhAra para sAdhaka ina bAdhAoM ko nirasta kara Age bar3ha jAtA hai / vaha padArtha - jagat ko apane astitva para hAvI nahIM hone detA / paristhitivAda kA bahAnA banAkara zithila hone vAle sAdhaka na dhyAnI ho sakate haiM aura na hI AtmaramaNa kara sakate haiM kyoMki paristhitivAda saMkalpahIna vyaktiyoM ke lie sabase bar3I bAdhA hai| 283 jaba kalpanA dRr3ha nizcaya meM badala jAtI hai, vahI saMkalpazakti bana jAtI hai| AcArya mahAprajJa kA mAnanA hai ki saMkalpa aura kucha nahIM hotA vaha mAtra manuSya ke bhItara jAgA huA eka nizcaya hotA hai, jAgarUka praharI hotA hai, jo paristhitiyoM, kaThinAiyoM ke thaper3oM ko jhelatA jhelatA unheM cUra-cUra karatA huA apane hI sAmane AkAra letA hai, yahI manuSya kI sabase bar3I saphalatA hai|" pUjya gurudeva kahate the - " maiM saMkalpazakti se paricita hUM / saMkalpa kI saphalatA meM mujhe saMdeha nahIM hai / saMkalpabala ke sahAre maiMne jIvana ke hara morce para saphalatA hAsila karane kA prayatna kiyA hai|" isI dRr3ha saMkalpaniSThA ke kAraNa pUjya gurudeva apanI pauruSa kI gati ko kabhI maMda nahIM hone dete the| unakA mAnanA thA ki hama sUraja banane kA dAvA nahIM karate para dIyA banakara andhakAra se saMgharSa jArI rakhane kA saMkalpa to kara hI sakate haiN| hamase jitanA kAma ho sakegA, hama kreNge|" pUjya gurudeva kA yaha aTUTa manobala zithila saMkalpa vAle vyaktiyoM ke lie dIpazikhA kA kArya karane vAlA hai| saMkalpabala se unhoMne hara paristhiti kA lohA liyA aura Age bar3hate rhe| saMkalpa ke bAre meM unakA anubhUta satya paThanIya hai- 'saMkalpa meM zakti hai, usase kaThina se kaThina kArya sarala ho sakatA hai para koI yaha mAna baiThe ki saMkalpa-zakti ke sahAre saMsAra ke saba sukhoM ko prApta kara leMge to yaha cintana ucita nahIM hai / dRr3ha saMkalpazakti vAle vyakti ko bAharI sukha-suvidhAeM mile yA nahIM para usakA puruSArtha apane Apa meM saphala hai|' sAdhanA ke patha para agrasara hone vAle vyakti kI saMkalpazakti ke Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 284 sAtha puruSArtha ke prati niSThA honA Avazyaka hai anyathA vaha sAdhanA ke kisI bhI krama ko niyamita rUpa se nahIM calA sktaa| pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki kaThinAiyoM ko cIrakara Age bar3hane kA saMkalpa puSTa hotA hai to vyakti andhakAra ko dekhakara rukatA nahIM hai, vaha svayaM dIpaka banakara dUsaroM ko patha dikhAtA hai| isa bAta kI puSTi meM pUjya gurudeva kA yaha anubhava unhIM ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai- 'maiM sAdhu banA, usa samaya merI avasthA gyAraha varSa kI thii| maiM adhika par3hA-likhA nahIM thA isalie vizeSa nahIM jAnatA thaa| kintu itanA avazya jAnatA thA ki mujhe kucha bananA hai| kyA bananA hai ? kaise bananA hai ? ina praznoM kI gaharAI meM jAne kI jarUrata nahIM huii| gurudeva ke caraNoM meM rahakara kucha bananA hai, isa mAnasika saMkalpa ne hI mujhe gurucaraNoM meM phuNcaayaa| gurudeva ne mujhe kucha banAne kA saMkalpa kiyaa| una do saMkalpoM ke yoga se maiM yahAM taka pahuMcA huuN| maiM bahuta bAra socatA hUM ki maiM pahuMca sakatA hUM to anya loga kyoM nahIM pahuMca sakate? icchAzakti aura saMkalpazakti puSTa ho to sAdhAraNa dIkhane vAlA vyakti bhI apane gaMtavya taka pahuMca jAtA hai| apekSA hai prasthAna se pahale lakSyanirdhAraNa kii|' jisa vyakti kI kathanI aura karanI meM samAnatA hotI hai, vaha vyakti saMkalpazakti kA vikAsa kara letA hai| isake atirikta AtmaniyaMtraNa, kaSTa-sahiSNutA evaM ekAgratA- ye tIna tattva saMkalpazakti ko prabala banAte haiN| inake abhAva meM saMkalpa kI tadAkAra pariNati saMbhava nahIM hai| pUjya gurudeva ko ye tattva janmajAta prApta the ata: unakI saMkalpazakti itanI prabala thI ki hajAroM kaThinAiyoM meM bhI unakA manobala kabhI vicalita nahIM haa| ve aneka bAra apane anubhava ko vyakta karate hue kahate the'maiM kabhI-kabhI nayA nirNaya karane meM vilamba kara detA hUM para nirNaya lene ke bAda apane bhItara caTTAna jaisI dRr3hatA pAtA huuN|' aneka bAra loga unake saMkalpabala kI dRr3hatA ko dekhakara camatkRta ho jaate| gurudeva kI dRr3ha icchAzakti ke kucha ghaTanA-prasaMga yahAM prastuta karanA aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa| san 1977 kA cAturmAsa lADanUM meM thaa| zArIrika asvasthatA ke kAraNa lADanUM meM 9 mAsa kA pravAsa huaa| vihAra kI saMbhAvanA nahIM thI para Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 285 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM pUjya gurudeva ne sujAnagar3ha maryAdA mahotsava kI ghoSaNA kara dii| sujAnagar3ha pahuMcane para apanI bhAvanA vyakta karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'hAlAMki logoM ko aba taka bhI kalpanA nahIM thI ki merA lADanUM se vihAra ho jaayegaa| para merA saMkalpa dRr3ha thA ki bahuta dUra na bhI jA sakUM to kama se kama sujAnagar3ha to avazya pahuMca jAUMgA / isI saMkalpa evaM puruSArtha kI niSpatti hai ki maiM Aja sujAnagar3ha meM Apa logoM ke bIca huuN|' 1 pUjya gurudeva ne dakSiNa yAtrA kI ghoSaNA kii| isa udghoSaNA se jyotiSiyoM meM khalabalI maca gii| unhoMne apanI bhaviSyavANI karate hue kahA- 'AcArya tulasI kisI bhI hAlata meM dakSiNa nahIM pahuMca sakeMge / yadi ve yahAM se usa ora prasthAna bhI kara deMge to bambaI se Age jAnA nahIM hogaa| isa samaya AcArya zrI ke graha nakSatra isa yAtrA ke lie anukUla nahIM haiM, isalie unako udhara nahIM jAnA caahie|' aneka prabuddha logoM ne gurudeva ko nivedana kiyA- 'dakSiNa meM bhASA ko lekara pracaNDa vivAda cala rahA hai ataH Apa apanI bAta vahAM kI janatA taka nahIM pahuMcA skeNge| vahAM hindI ke nAma para hI mArakATa hotI hai ataH Apa dakSiNa yAtrA kA nirNaya badalakara kisI anya pradeza kI yAtrA kareM to acchA rhegaa| rAjanaitika sthitiyAM evaM mausama Adi kI pratikUlatA kA bhaya bhI gurudeva ke sammukha prastuta kiyA gyaa| gurudeva ne sabakI bAteM sunIM para apane saMkalpa para dRr3ha rahe aura dakSiNa kI aitihAsika evaM abhUtapUrva yAtrA karake lautte| arhat vaMdanA ko prAyaH sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyAM vajrAsana meM karate haiM / pUjya gurudeva aneka bAra arhat vaMdanA ke prArambha meM sabhA ko sambodhita karate hue kahate the-- " 'azakta evaM vRddha vyakti, jo baiTha na sakeM athavA jo vRddha honA cAhate haiM, unheM chor3akara koI bhI isa Asana kA atikramaNa na kreN|" san 1997 lADanUM pravAsa meM arhat vaMdanA kA samaya ho gayA / gurudeva vajrAsana meM baiThane lage taba paira meM vAtajanita darda hone lgaa| saMtoM ne gurudeva ko sukhAsana meM baiThane kA nivedana kiyA para gurudeva ne dRr3ha-manobala ke sAtha kahA- 'aise kaise baiTha jAeM ? jahAM taka ho sake hama vaMdanAsana meM hI arhat vaMdanA karate haiM / jhaTapaTa isa Asana ko nahIM chodd'te|' yaha kahate hue gurudeva vajrAsana meM virAja ge| asahya zArIrika pIr3A bhI unake Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 286 saMkalpabala ko kamajora nahIM banA skii| citta kI paripakvatA hotI hai tabhI vyakti kA saMkalpa itanA puSTa ho sakatA hai| bANabhaTTa kA yaha subhASita pUjya gurudeva kI saMkalpazakti kA pratinidhitva karane vAlA hai aMgaNavedI vasudhA kulyA jaladhiH sthalI ca paataalm| valmIkazca sumeruH, kRtapratijJasya dhiirsy|| saMkalpaniSTha vyakti ke lie pRthvI AMgana kI vedI ke samAna, samudra nahara ke samAna, pAtAla sthala ke samAna tathA sumeru valmIka ke samAna ho jAte haiN| eka cInI kahAvata hai ki mahApuruSoM ke saMkalpa hote haiM aura durbala vyaktiyoM kI kevala icchaaeN| yahI kAraNa hai ki sAmAnya vyakti apane jIvana se saMbaMdhita vizeSa dina ko nae kapar3e kharIdakara, Amoda-pramoda manAkara yA svajanoM se upahAra prApta karake manAtA hai kintu pUjya gurudeva apanA janmadina vizeSa saMkalpoM ko saMjote hue manAte the| dharmazAstroM meM janmadina ko graMthi-pratilekhana kA divasa kahA gayA hai| eka varSa meM eka gAMTha naI lagatI hai, usake sAtha pichalI gAMThoM kA paryAlocana aura paryavekSaNa bhI Avazyaka hai| janmadina para citrapaTa kI bhAMti pichalA sArA jIvana sAkAra ho jAnA caahie| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki janmadina siMhAvalokana kA dina hotA hai, bhUla-nirIkSaNa kA dina hotA hai aura bhaviSya ke lie kucha nae prayoga evaM saMkalpa grahaNa karane kA dina hotA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki pazcima rAtri ko bahuta jaldI jAgakara ve AtmAlocana evaM Atmacintana meM lIna ho jAte the| 41veM janmadina para apanI anubhUti vyakta karate hue gurudeva tulasI ne kahA- 'pUre varSa kA lekhA-jokhA karane ke lie maiM eka varSa pIche lauttaa| kahIM eka-eka dina kahIM eka-eka mahInA aura kahIM samuccaya rUpa se pUre varSa ko dekhaa| kyA khoyA? kyA pAyA? aura kyA pAnA hai ? isa tripadI ke AdhAra para acchA AtmavizleSaNa huaa|' isI prakAra san 1961 meM saMvatsara pratilekhana karate hue gurudeva ne pharamAyA- "yaha dina mujhe prativarSa halkA aura bhArI banAtA hai| pichale varSa ke cintita aura saMkalpita kAryakramoM ko pUrNatA ke biMdu taka pahuMcAkara maiM halkApana anubhava karatA huuN| bhArI isa mAne meM ki AgAmI samUcA Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 287 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM bhaviSya sAmane hai| bhaviSya kI dRSTi se maiMne kucha saMkalpa svIkAra kie haiN| maiM cAhatA hUM ki samAja meM yoga-sAdhanA kI ora vizeSa gati ho|" yahAM aitihAsika krama se janmadina para kie gae kucha varSoM ke saMkalpoM kI jhAMkI prastuta kI jA rahI hai| ye saMkalpa kevala vaiyaktika hI nahIM, sAmAjika, dhArmika, rASTrIya aura antarrASTrIya sabhI kSetroM se jur3e hue haiN| ina saMkalpoM meM pUjya gurudeva kI sAdhanA aura AtmaniSTha caitanya kA Aloka pratibimbita ho rahA hai| hara AtmArthI sAdhaka ke lie ye saMkalpa mIla ke patthara hI nahIM, akhUTa pAtheya bhI prastuta karane vAle haiN| viziSTa dinoM meM saMkalpoM ko doharAne se anuyAyiyoM kI cetanA meM bhI utsAha kI lahara daur3a jAtI thii| ... 47veM janmadina para pUjya gurudeva ne tIna kAryoM para vizeSa dhyAna kendrita karane kA saMkalpa vyakta kiyA thA * jaina AgamoM kA vyavasthita sNpaadn| * aNuvrata AMdolana ko aura adhika vyApaka bnaanaa| * janopayogI sAhitya kA nirmaann| san 1963 meM 50veM janmadina para janmasthalI lADanUM meM agrima varSa ke lie kucha saMkalpa karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- "maiM apanA janmadina ina saMkalpoM ko svIkAra karate hue manAnA cAhatA hUM sUtroM ke padyoM kA sArtha cintana krnaa| dhyAna anivArya rUpa se krnaa| * zAma ke atirikta subaha bhI mauna krnaa| * mitbhaassitaa| bahama kI vRtti ko adhika prazraya na denaa| * dUdha sarvasulabha na ho to mahIne meM amuka dinoM taka nahIM lenaa| * zAma ke bhojana meM UNodarI avazya krnaa| * do bAra se adhika nahIM khAnA aura usameM bhI miThAI va tela kI vastuoM se yathAsaMbhava dUra rhnaa|" Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 288 itihAsa ke pRSTha batAte haiM ki yaha pahalA hI avasara thA jaba gurudeva ne pariSad ke sammukha apane saMkalpoM ko dohraayaa| ina saMkalpoM ne upasthita janamedinI ko prabhAvita kiyA kyoMki vANI tabhI jAdU banatI hai, jaba vaha AcaraNa ke sAtha bAhara nikalatI hai| jaina samAja zaktisampanna aura vaibhavasampanna hote hue bhI Tukar3oM meM baMTA huA hai| isa bAta kI gurudeva ke mana meM bahuta pIr3A thii| unhoMne jaina samAja kI ekatA, akhaMDatA aura samanvaya ke lie bahuta prayatna kie| apane 51veM janmadivasa para janatA ke samakSa apanI bhAvanA vyakta karate hue unhoMne kahA- 'pragati ke bAdhaka tattvoM kA nirAkaraNa kara Age bar3hane kA saMkalpa doharAeM- yahI janmadina manAne kI sArthakatA hai| bIkAnera ke jaina samAja ke samakSa maiM apane agrima varSa ke lie tIna saMkalpa doharAnA cAhatA - sapA * saMvatsarI parva eka ho| * jainoM kA eka pratinidhi saMgaThana ho| * mahAvIra kI nirvANa sadI sabhI sampradAyoM dvArA milakara manAI jaae|' ye tIna saMkalpa jahAM unakI udAratA evaM virATatA ko abhivyakta karate haiM, vahAM unake asAmpradAyika dRSTikoNa kI vyApakatA bhI prastuta karate haiN| isake sAtha hI vyaktigata sAdhanA ko tejasvI banAne hetu unhoMne ina saMkalpoM kA uccAraNa kiyA * nau dravyoM se adhika na khaanaa| * talI huI vastueM na khaanaa| . * 50 varSa bAda dina meM leTakara nIMda le sakate haiM para agrima varSa meM sahajatayA dina meM leTakara nIMda nahIM lenaa| * bhikSA ke nimitta kisI ke ghara nahIM jaanaa|" san 1965 meM 52vAM janmadina bhArata kI rAjadhAnI dillI ke aitihAsika sthala meM manAyA gyaa| hajAroM kI upasthiti meM gurudeva zrI tulasI ne pharamAyA- "bahuta bAra mere mana meM vikalpa uThatA hai ki mere Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 289 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM janmadina ko kisI vizeSa rUpa meM parivartita kara diyA jaae| itane dinoM kA ciMtana Aja sakriya rUpa meM hamAre sAmane AyA hai| Aja kA dina AdhyAtmika zikSA divasa' ke rUpa meM manAyA jA rahA hai, isa bAta kI mujhe hArdika prasannatA hai| isa varSa janmadina ke upalakSa meM gurudeva ne pichale saMkalpoM ko doharAte hue tale hue khAdya padArthoM tathA 11 dravyoM se adhika na khAne kA saMkalpa grahaNa kiyaa| 1966 meM 53veM janmadina para bIdAsara kI vIrabhUmi meM pUjya gurudeva ne ina cAroM kAryoM kI sampUrti kA vajra saMkalpa grahaNa kiyA * sAhitya ke antargata aagm-sNpaadn| * samAjazuddhi ke lie aNuvrata AMdolana kA tIvragati se pracAra / * sAdhanA ke vikAsa hetu Asana, dhyAna, yoga aadi| * samanvaya ke kSetra meM jaina ekatA ke lie pryaas| ina cAroM kAryakramoM ko tejasvI banAne meM maiM svayaM apanI zakti kA niyojana karUMgA aura sampUrNa saMgha ko bhI isa dizA meM prerita kruuNgaa| san 1967 meM ahamadAbAda kI urvara bhUmi para 54veM basanta ke upalakSa meM gurudeva ne apane anubhavoM ko vyakta karate hue kahA- '54veM varSa meM bhI maiM tAjagI kA anubhava kara rahA huuN| yaha tAjagI jIvana paryanta banI rahe aura hama samanvaya kI nIti ko doharAte rheN| hama jo karanA cAhate haiM use dRr3hatA se kareM, yaha merI hArdika kAmanA hai|' isa varSa gurudeva ne agrima varSa ke lie pUrva saMkalpoM ko hI dRr3hatA se pAlana karane kA saMkalpa karate hue do saMkalpa aura jor3a die pratidina do ghaMTe kA mauna krnaa| * eka mAlA eka dRSTi se phernaa| 55veM varSa meM praveza karate hue tamilanADu kI rAjadhAnI madrAsa meM pUjya gurudeva ne apane saMdeza meM AtmatoSa vyakta karate hue kahA- 'varSa pUrA karane kA tAtparya hai kucha kho denA lekina maiMne to ina varSoM meM pAyA hI pAyA hai| svAsthya, zikSA, utsAha Adi aneka dRSTikoNoM se dekhatA hUM to maiM apane Apa meM nizciMta huuN|' isa AtmatoSa kI abhivyakti pratikSaNa Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 290 jAgarUka aura apramatta sAdhaka hI kara sakatA hai tathA jo hara kSaNa ko jItA ho, usameM se kucha sAra nikAla lene kI zakti rakhatA ho, vahI itane AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha apane astitva ko abhivyakti de sakatA hai| san 1969 meM 56veM janmadina para beMgalora kI suramyasthalI meM bhAvI varSa kI kAryanIti prastuta karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- 'aba maiM bahuta adhika yAtrAeM na kara apanI zaktiyoM ko keMdrita karake adhyAtma ko tejasvI banAne kA kArya karanA cAhatA hUM" yaha saMkalpa dIkhane meM choTA aura sAmAnya lagatA hai para isa himAlayI saMkalpa ko karane vAlA amita manobalI aura AtmadarzI sAdhaka hI ho sakatA hai| 57vAM janmadina rAyapura kI aitihAsika dharatI para manAyA gyaa| rAyapura ke agni parIkSA kAMDa meM gurudeva zrI tulasI agni meM svarNa kI bhAMti nikhara kara janatA ke sAmane ubhre| virodha kI pracaNDatA itanI thI ki sAmAnya vyakti kA manobala to kabhI kA dharAzAyI ho jAtA / 57 veM jIvana - basaMta ke svarNima prabhAta meM pradatta aitihAsika pravacana kA kucha aMza yahAM prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai, jisase sAmAnya sI bAta para pratikriyA karane vAle tathA tila ko tAr3a banAne vAle manovRtti ke loga kucha preraNA le sakeM- 'Aja maiM 57veM varSa meM praveza kara rahA huuN| merA dharmasaMgha kaI varSoM se merA janmadina manAtA A rahA hai para isa varSa mujhe vaha adhika suhAvanA laga rahA hai| Aja kA prabhAta mere lie navIna saMdeza lekara AyA hai| kucha jyotirvidoM ne mujhe kahA hai ki aba taka Apane jo pragati kI hai, vaha to bhUmikA mAtra hai, sahI pragati kA prArambha to aba hogaa| para jyotiSa meM merA vizvAsa kucha bhI nahIM hai| maiM to puruSArtha meM vizvAsa karatA hUM / puruSArthahIna vyakti kI koI deva bhI rakSA nahIM kara sktaa| isa varSa hameM prakRti aura puruSa donoM se mukAbalA karanA par3A hai| ur3IsA se lauTate samaya bhayaMkara bAr3ha kA sAmanA huA, jisakI smRti mAtra se romAMca hotA hai| rAyapura meM hama jisa virodha kA mukAbalA kara rahe haiM, vaha bhI vicitra hai / yaha itihAsa kI anokhI ghaTanA hai| abhI taka hama mahApuruSoM ke saMgharSoM kI kahAniyAM pustakoM meM par3hate the, kintu Aja hamArA saMgha takalIphoM se gujara rahA hai| mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki koI bhI kaThinAI hameM vicalita nahIM kara Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 291 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM skegii| yaha saMgharSa hamAre bhaviSya ke lie zubhasUcaka hai| Aja maiM isa viSama sthiti meM apane zubhaciMtakoM ko pUrNarUpa se saMyamita rahane kA nirdeza detA huuN| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki ve kisI bhI sthiti meM ahiMsA ko nahIM bhuuleNge| Aja janmadina para maiM una logoM ke prati bhI zubhakAmanA karatA hUM, jinhoMne mere sAtha aisA vyavahAra kiyA hai| samatA, sahiSNutA aura ekAgratA- ina tInoM ke binA UparI sAdhanA kevala bhArabhUta rhegii| mere bhAvI jIvana meM maiM ina tInoM bAtoM ke lie saMkalpabaddha hokara Age bar3hanA cAhatA huuN|' yaha sahiSNutA kA amara saMdeza Ane vAlI pIr3hiyoM ko bhI samatA kA Aloka detA rahegA tathA ahiMsAtmaka pratirodha kA pATha par3hAtA rhegaa| san 1971 meM 58veM janmadina para lADanUM nagarI meM apanI ojasvI vANI ko prasphuTita karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne udghoSaNA kI- 'AgAmI varSa meM maiM niSkAma karma kI preraNA dene ke lie apane Apako sakriya rUpa meM prastuta karanA cAhatA huuN|' Aja ke yuga meM jahAM "kAma kama, nAma adhika" kA nArA bulaMda hai, vahAM sarvathA niSkAma karma kA prayoga adhyAtma ke ucca zikhara para ArUr3ha vyakti dvArA hI saMbhava hai| isa sthiti ko prApta karane ke bAda sAdhaka pratikSaNa samAdhi meM rahatA hai kyoMki AkAMkSA aura kAmanA hI sAdhanA ke sabase bar3e vighna haiN| san 1972 meM yazasvI jIvana ke 59veM janmadina para cUrU kI aitihAsika bhUmi meM gurudeva ne samatA kI sAdhanA kA vizeSa rUpa se saMkalpa kiyA tathA saMgha meM nirmANa kArya ke sAtha-sAtha parimArjana aura saMzodhana kA bIr3A uThAne kA bhI saMkalpa liyaa| ___ sAThaveM janmadina para prAtaH paMcamI samiti ke pazcAt gurudeva ne khar3e-khar3e sUryAbhimukha hokara dhyAna kiyaa| jyotiSiyoM ne ghoSaNA karate hue kahA ki yaha varSa Apake lie bahuta zubha hai| gurudeva ne uttara dete hue kahA- "mujhe to sabhI varSa acche lagate haiN| varSa kyA hara varSa kA pratyeka mahInA aura pratyeka dina zubha ho, yaha merI kAmanA hai| merI dRSTi meM zubha kA artha hai- kaarykaarii| svIkRta saMkalpoM ko pUrNa karane meM yaha varSa jitanA kAryakArI hogA, mana utanA hI saMtuSTa rhegaa|" Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 292 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI pUjya gurudeva sRjana ke devatA the| unakA hara svara sRjana kA saMgIta thaa| hara saMketa sRjana kA Aloka thaa| unhoMne apane janmadina ko kevala prazasti kA samAroha na banAkara use saMkalpoM ke dvArA racanAtmaka evaM sRjanAtmaka rUpa diyaa| pichale aneka varSoM taka ve apane janmadina ko aNuvrata divasa ke rUpa meM manAte rhe| isa dina terApaMtha dharmasaMgha kA sarvocca puraskAra "aNuvrata puraskAra" kI ghoSaNA bhI kI jAtI thii| jIvana ke sAMdhyakAla meM unake saMkalpa vaiyaktika na hokara vyApaka adhika hote the| unake saMkalpa kI dhurI para pUrI mAnava jAti kendrita rahatI thii| 63veM janmadina para janamedinI ko sambodhita karate hue unhoMne saMkalpa grahaNa kie * prekSAdhyAna kA saMgha meM adhika se adhika vikaas| * vaiyaktika stara para prekSA kA niyamita abhyaas| * Agama-saMpAdana ke kArya meM niymittaa| * pratidina do ghaMTA maun| * khAdya saMyama ke vizeSa pryog| 67veM janmadina para unakI dRr3ha saMkalpaniSThA ne eka nae saMnyAsa kI sRSTi kii| samaNa zreNI kA mahAn avadAna isI dina jina-zAsana kI sevA meM samarpita huaa| samaNa zreNI ke bAre meM apane vicAra vyakta karate hue paMDita dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA ne kahA- 'isa nayI zreNI kI sthApanA AcArya tulasI jaise dRr3ha manobalI AcArya hI kara sakate haiN| aneka AcArya isa bAre meM socate haiM para kara nahIM paate| kucha nayA karane kA zreya AcArya tulasI ke saMkalpa-bala ko hI jAtA hai| maiM unakI saMkalpa-niSThA aura apramattatA se bahuta prabhAvita huuN|' 69veM janmadina para pUjya gurudeva kI nIMda jaldI hI khula gii| saMtoM ne punaH leTane kA nivedana kiyA lekina gurudeva ne pharamAyA-"aba uThane ke bAda kyA sonA? saMtoM ko preraNA dekara gurudeva ne apane bhAvI jIvana ke lie saMkalpa prastuta kie * yaha varSa mere lie zubha ho| * adhyAtma mere jIvana kA Adarza banA rhe| Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 293 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM * aNuvrata jana-jIvana ko caritravAn banAne kA sakSama mAdhyama * banA rahe, isake lie prayatna krnaa| * prekSA dhyAna bhAva-parivartana kI vizeSa prakriyA banI rhe| * pragati sadaiva merI sahagAminI banI rhe| * maiM jaba taka rahUM, nae-nae svapna saMjotA rahUM aura atIta kI bhAMti unheM saphala dekhatA rhuuN| * maiM apanI mAnasika prasannatA ko sadaiva pravardhamAna rkhuu| * merA samagra dharma-parivAra adhyAtmaniSThA ke kSetra meM gatizIla rhe| janmadina para hI nahIM, hara paTTotsava evaM mahAvIra-nirvANa dina Adi viziSTa avasaroM para bhI ve bhAvI jIvana ke lie kucha na kucha saMkalpa avazya grahaNa karate the| yahAM udAharaNa svarUpa dIpAvalI evaM paTTotsava para unake dvArA kie gae saMkalpoM kI eka jhalaka mAtra prastuta kI jA rahI hai| loga dIpa jalAkara dIpAvalI manAte haiM para pUjya gurudeva saMkalpoM ke dIpa jalAkara dIpAvalI manAte the * saptAha meM eka ekAsana krnaa| * ailopaithika davA kA prayoga nahIM krnaa| * pratidina AtmAlocana krnaa| * dasa hajAra padya parimANa nae sAhitya kA svAdhyAya krnaa| * kisI prasaMga meM Aveza A jAe to dIrghazvAsa kA prayoga kara - use avilamba zAnta kara denaa| '30veM paTTotsava ke avasara para kie gae bhAvI saMkalpa kI rUparekhA unakI atIndriya cetanA kI spaSTa abhivyakti hai- 'bhaviSya meM maiM yoga sAdhanA ko pramukha sthAna denA cAhatA huuN| cAra hI tIrtha ko merA AhvAna hai ki ve isa dizA meM vizeSa pragati kreN| mere vicAra se Ane vAle yuga kI zraddhA isa ora vizeSa kendrita hone vAlI hai|' anuzAsana varSa ke upalakSa meM maryAdA mahotsava ke avasara para pUjya gurudeva ne tIna saMkalpa prastuta kie, jinameM sampUrNa mAnavajAti kA ujjvala bhaviSya pratibimbita hai Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI -294 maiM kathanI aura karanI kI samAnatA meM vizvAsa karatA hUM / kathanI aura karanI meM samAnatA nahIM hai, yaha vartamAna yuga kI bahuta bar3I samasyA hai| maiM anuzAsana ko isaliye Avazyaka mAnatA hUM ki yaha samasyA miTe | maiM sahiSNutA meM vizvAsa karatA huuN| manuSya eka-dUsare ke astitva ko sahana nahIM kara pA rahA hai, yaha vikaTa samasyA hai| maiM anuzAsana ko isaliye Avazyaka mAnatA hUM ki yaha asahiSNutA miTe / *maiM samasyA ke samAdhAna ke lie ahiMsA ke vikalpa ko sarvazreSTha mAnatA hUM / samasyA ko sulajhAne ke lie Aja hiMsA ke vikalpa ko prAthamikatA dI jA rahI hai, yaha bahuta bar3I samasyA hai| maiM anuzAsana ko isalie Avazyaka mAnatA hUM ki ahiMsA ke vikalpa ko prAthamikatA mile tathA saMtulana, sahaastitva aura sApekSatA kA mUlya prasthApita ho / " mahApuruSoM kA jIvana saMkalpa aura AsthA kI dhurI para calatA hai| ve apane jIvana ke prAMgaNa meM sadsaMkalpoM kI alpanAeM sajAte haiM aura AsthA ke naye-naye svastika racate rahate haiM / pUjya gurudeva apanI saphalatA evaM dRr3hatA kA rAja batAte hue kahate the ki merA hara prayatna bhItarI saMkalpa ke sAtha hotA hai isalie usakI saphalatA meM mujhe koI saMdeha nahIM hotA / pUjya gurudeva ne apanI dRr3ha saMkalpaniSThA se isa bAta ko siddha kiyA thA ki sukha-suvidhAeM mileM yA nahIM para prabala puruSArtha sadaiva saphala hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI yaha dRr3ha saMkalpa - niSThA jIvana-raNa se hAre, hatAza evaM nirAza vyakti meM eka nayA AtmavizvAsa bharane vAlI hai / pradIpta pauruSa sAdhaka kabhI thakatA nahIM, rukatA nahIM yahI kAraNa hai ki vaha apane vIrya kA gopana nahIM karatA / " No NIhejja vIriyaM" mahAvIra kI yaha ArSa-vANI sadaiva AcArya tulasI ke smRti paTala para tairatI rahatI thI / prakhara Atmabala ke kAraNa unakA puruSArtha sadaiva pradIpta rahatA thA / pUjya gurudeva pauruSa ke pratIka the / karmayoga ko unhoMne apanI sAdhanA kA mAdhyama banAyA thaa| isa saMdarbha meM unakA maMtavya thA- 'maiM jo karma karatA hUM, vaha merI mukti kA sAdhana hai ataH usameM mujhe zrama kA anubhava nahIM hotaa| loga Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 295 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kahate haiM Apako parizrama bahuta karanA par3atA hai| maiM parizrama karatA hUM, kintu usameM mujhe thakAna nahIM AtI kyoMki jo zrama mana se kiyA jAtA hai, usameM thakAna kI apekSA zAnti adhika milatI hai| jahAM balAt parizrama karanA par3atA hai, usameM hAni kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai / ' aNuvrata anuzAstA zrI tulasI ke ye vicAra unake phaulAdI aura karmaTha vyaktitva ke sUcaka haiN| pUjya gurudeva ke puruSArthI jIvana ko dekhakara prasiddha sAhityakAra jainendrajI ne apanI pratikriyA vyakta karate hue kahA- 'Apake zrama aura janakalyANa kI bhAvanA dekhakara lagatA hai sacamuca Apa tIrthaMkara paramparA ke saMvAhaka haiM / ' vartamAna meM aisA mahasUsa hotA hai ki unakA janakalyANa evaM sampUrNa mAnava jAti ke kalyANa hetu AcArya pada ko chor3anA tIrthaMkaratva kI ora prayANa karanA thA / AtmakartRtva kI lau ko maMda kara bhAgya ke bharose baiThanA unheM paMsada nahIM thA / jo loga mAtra bhAgya bharose baiThakara akarmaNya jIvana jIte haiM, ve kabhI navanirmANa kA svapna nahIM le skte| unakA vizvAsa sadaiva isa bhASA bolatA thA ki bhAgya kI ora mata dekho, usa puruSArtha kI ora jhAMko, jo hamAre bhAgya kI racanA karatA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki ve kaThora se kaThora kArya ko apane manobala ke AdhAra para pUrA kara dete the / asaMbhava jaisA zabda to kabhI unake mastiSka ke daravAje ko khaTakhaTAtA hI nahIM thA / unakA maMtavya thA ki puruSArtha vaha tattva hai, jo kaThina se kaThina aura asaMbhava pratIta hone vAle kArya ko bhI sarala aura saMbhava banA detA hai| akarmaNya logoM ko dekhakara gurudeva kA dila karuNA se bhara jAtA thaa| ve apane anuyAyiyoM ko bAra-bAra preraNA dete rahate the - " vyakti ko apanI zakti ke anusAra kucha na kucha karate rahanA caahie| kucha na kara sakane kI hInabhAvanA mana meM AnA jIvana kI sabase bar3I asaphalatA hai / ' padayAtrA ke daurAna gurudeva eka maMdira meM pdhaare| vahAM eka pujArI AyA aura bolA- 'kRpayA merA hAtha dekhakara batAeM ki jIvana meM unnati milegI yA nahIM ? gurudeva ne muskarAte hue kahA- 'maiM jyotiSI nahIM huuN| maiM to prabala puruSArthavAdI huuN| yadi samyak puruSArtha hai to bhaviSya kabhI burA nahIM ho sakatA / ' Izvara ke bharose apane bhAgya ko chor3akara akarmaNya yA niSkriya bana jAne vAle logoM kI Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 296 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI cetanA ko ve bAra-bAra jhakajhorate rahate the *"yadi Izvara hI kisI ko unnata yA sukhI banA sakatA hai to saMsAra meM koI sukhI aura koI duHkhI kyoM? use to sabako sukhI hI banAnA cAhie thaa| bhagavAn hI hamAre lie saba kucha kareMge, hama kucha bhI kyoM kareM? yaha kAyara vyaktiyoM kI vANI hai| zaktihIna aura vigatasattva prANiyoM ke lie prabhu to kyA, koI bhI kucha nahIM kara skegaa|" *"koI vyakti yaha soce ki mujhe koI bhI dUsarI zakti paramAtmA banA degI, yaha asaMbhava bAta hai kyoMki paramAtmapada diyA nahIM jAtA, pAyA jA sakatA hai|" isI prasaMga meM unakA yaha uddharaNa bhI krAMtikArI hai- "maiM manuSya kI khoja meM nikalA huuN| devatAoM kA sahayoga mujhe nahIM caahie| loga hara kArya ke lie devatAoM kA muMha tAkate rahate haiM, kyA hamAre devatA itane bekAra baiThe haiM ki ve hamArA kArya karane ke lie daur3e aaeNge| merA dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki koI bhI devatA yA paramAtmA svarga se hamArA kArya karane nahIM aayegaa| dharatI para rahane vAloM ko hI paramAtmA bananA pdd'egaa|' mAtra Izvara ke bharose baiThe rahane vAle loga gurudeva kI dRSTi meM svataMtra nahIM apitu yAMtrika jIvana jIte haiN| eka bAra gurudeva kisI klaba meM pravacana karane pdhaare| pravacana-haoNla prabuddha logoM se bharA thaa| pravacana ke daurAna gurudeva ne klaba ke sadasyoM se prazna kiyA- 'Apa yaMtra haiM yA svataMtra? haoNla meM baiThe prAyaH sabhI logoM ne eka svara se kahA- 'hama svataMtra haiN|' pUjya gurudeva ne punaH prazna kiyA- 'Apa IzvaravAdI haiM yA AtmakartRtvavAdI?' isa dArzanika prazna ko sunakara ve eka bAra sahame aura bole- "Izvara meM hamArI AsthA hai, hama IzvaravAdI haiN| pUjya gurudeva ne apanA tarka prastuta karate hue kahA- 'IzvaravAdI hone kA matalaba hai Izvara ke hAtha kA khilaunA bnnaa| jo Izvara ke khilaune haiM, ve yaMtra ho sakate haiM. svataMtra nhiiN|' gurudeva ke isa kathana ne sabako cauMkA diyA aura saba socane . ko majabUra ho ge| akarmaNyatA athavA mAtra yAcanA kI bAta yadi dhArmika graMthoM meM bhI Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 297 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM milatI hai to usameM bhI apane puruSArtha kI puTa milAkara use nae rUpa meM prastuta kara denA gurudeva ke lie sahaja kArya thA / veda ke ye sUkta unakI puruSArthI cetanA ko suhAe nahIM isalie usako naI bhASA ke sAtha prastuta karate hue unhoMne kahA asato mA sad gamaya tamaso mA jyotirgamaya mRtyoH mA amRtaM gamaya 'mujhe asat se sat kI ora le calo, aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora le calo, mRtyu se amaratva kI ora le calo'- ye tInoM hI mAMgeM bahuta sundara haiN| sat, prakAza aura amaratva prApta hone ke bAda manuSya ko cAhie hI kyA ? maiM ina vAkyoM ko thor3A badalanA cAhatA hUM / yAcanA ke sthAna para puruSArtha ko jor3anA cAhatA hUM / puruSArtha meM vizvAsa rakhane vAle vyakti kI bhASA hogI - " maiM asat se sat kI ora jAUM, maiM aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora jAUM, maiM mRtyu se amaratva kI ora jaauuN| isameM vyakti kA apanA kartRtva ujAgara hotA hai / AsthApradhAna saMskRti meM yAcanA kI bAta asvAbhAvika nahIM hai, phira bhI usameM puruSArthahInatA nahIM honI cAhie / ' puruSArthI vyakti apane iSTa kA sambala yA Alambana prApta kara sakatA hai| usakA saMkalpa hotA hai " amaggaM pariyANAmi, maggaM uvasaMpajjAmi annANaM pariyANAmi, nANaM uvasaMpajjAmi micchattaM pariyANAmi, sammattaM uvasaMpajjAmi" maiM amArga ko chor3atA hUM aura mArga ko svIkAra karatA huuN| maiM ajJAna ko chor3atA hUM aura jJAna ko svIkAra karatA huuN| maiM mithyAtva ko chor3atA hUM aura samyaktva ko svIkAra karatA huuN| isa prakAra socane vAlA vyakti Izvara pratisthAzIla rahatA huA bhI lakSyaprApti ke lie puruSArtha kA upayoga kregaa|' ye paMktiyAM unake ajeya Atmabala aura amita AtmakartRtva kI bhAvanA ko prakaTa kara rahI haiN| 'saubhAgya aura durbhAgya manuSya kI durbalatA ke nAma haiN| maiM to puruSArtha Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 298 ko hI sabakA niyAmaka mAnatA huuN| puruSArtha hI saubhAgya ko khIMca lAtA hai|' jayazaMkaraprasAda kI ye paMktiyAM unake mAnasa meM hara pala jhaMkRta hotI rahatI thiiN| isIlie ve bAra-bAra janatA ko udbodhita karate rahate the ki cAha karane mAtra se rAha nahIM miltii| usake sAtha utsAha aura puruSArtha kA yoga hone para hI saphalatA milatI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki gurudeva tulasI apane pauruSa se hara vipadA ko sampadA meM badala dete the| sabase mahattvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki aNuvrata anuzAstA zrI tulasI ke puruSArtha kI gati AtmavikAsa, saMghavikAsa aura rASTravikAsa kI ora agrasara thii| nirlakSya yA binA prayojana kucha bhI karanA unakI jAgRta cetanA ko svIkArya nahIM thaa| kisI sAdhu yA saMta ko anAvazyaka kriyA karate dekha ve tatkAla use sAvadhAna kara dete the| kabhI-kabhI to sAmAnya ghaTanA ke mAdhyama se bhI eka nayA bodha-pATha de dete the| eka bAra sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko grantha-vAcana karAte samaya gurudeva kI dRSTi Upara baiThe do kabUtaroM para aTaka gii| unako binA prayojana idhara-udhara ur3ate dekha gurudeva ne zikSA dete hue kahA- 'inakA bhI koI jIvana hai ? na koI kAma, na koI pryojn| niSprayojana jIvana kabUtara ke samAna hai, jo kevala khAne-pIne aura idharaudhara daur3ane meM hI bIta jAtA hai|' __ aNuvrata anuzAstA kI apramattatA aura kriyAzIlatA isa bAta se jAnI jA sakatI thI ki ve prathama kSaNa meM eka kArya samApta karate aura agale kSaNa dUsarA kArya prArambha kara dete| na prathama kArya kI adhikatA kA bhAra mahasUsa karate aura na dUsare kArya kI pUrti meM utAvalApana / sahaja bhAva se niSkAmayogI kI bhAMti kArya karate cale jaate| Azcarya to isa bAta kA hotA ki ve janahita ke prati jitane sakriya the, zarIra-sukha yA apanI svArthapUrti hetu utane hI niSkriya the| lambI-lambI yAtrAoM ke daurAna 15-20 mIla ke pAdavihAra karane tathA dina meM tIna-cAra bAra vyAkhyAna dene para bhI unhoMne kabhI thakAna kI anubhUti vyakta nahIM kii| mevAr3a meM thoriyA se gajapura jAte hue 72 varSa kI umra meM dina meM pAMca bAra pravacana kiyaa| para na sustI, na alasAhaTa aura na ahasAna kA jnyaapn| pUjya gurudeva kI isa ati kAryazIlatA ko dekhakara Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kabhI-kabhI jaba saMta vizrAma kI prArthanA karate to ve muskarA uThate aura yaha kahakara TAla dete ki merI kuMDalI meM yoga hI aisA hai| gurudeva tulasI kI dRSTi meM zayana vizrAma nahIM, apitu kArya parivartana hI vizrAma thaa| ve bahuta bAra sAdhuoM ko pratibodha dete hue kahate the-- 'niSkriya banakara baiThe rahanA vizrAma nahIM, samaya kA apavyaya hai / aisA vizrAma merI prakRti ke pratikUla hai| mujhe kArya ke sAmane bhUkha aura pyAsa nahIM satAtI / 24 ghaMToM meM kevala AhAra aura zayana kA samaya merA hai, yadi koI isa samaya kA upayoga karanA cAhe to maiM ise bhI de sakatA huuN|" logoM ko jaba ve Alasya aura akarmaNyatA kA jIvana jIte dekhate to unakA mAnasa udvelita ho uThatA / unakI yaha pIr3A aneka bAra ina zabdoM meM nikala par3atI- 'jIvana ke kImatI kSaNoM Alasya meM khonA bahuta bar3I nidhi ko hAtha se khonA hai| jo loga aisI jindagI jIte haiM, unheM dekhakara kaI bAra mana meM AtA hai kyA hI acchA ho ki inakA samaya mujhe mila jAe kyoMki mere pAsa itane kAma haiM ki dinarAta vyasta rahane ke bAvajUda bhI ve Age se Age taiyAra rahate haiM / ' 299 kArya ke prati gurudeva kI niSThA evaM lagana avasthA ke sAtha bhI kama nahIM pratyut vRddhiMgata huii| aMtima samaya taka apane hara janma-divasa para ve apane Apako tarotAjA anubhava karate aura bAlyakAla kI ora bar3ha jAte the / avasthA ke sAtha mana ko kuMThita karanA yA niSkriya jIvana jInA unheM bilakula pasanda nahIM thA / isIlie ve apane jIvana se jana-jIvana ko preraNA dete rahate the| ye kathana unake jIvaTa aura phaulAdI vyaktitva kI jhAMkI prastuta karate haiM 'loga kaha rahe haiM ki maiM sattaraveM varSa meM praveza kara rahA huuN| mujhe lagatA hai ki kahIM yaha merA satarahavAM varSa to nahIM hai kyoMki maiM Aja bhI apane Apako pUrI taraha se tarotAjA anubhava kara rahA huuN| mujhameM utsAha, sphUrti, lagana va vikAsa kI mahattvAkAMkSA abhI bhI 17 varSa jaisI hai / ' 'bahattaraveM varSa meM praveza karane ke bAvajUda mujhe bharosA hai ki Aja bhI merI kAryajA zakti meM koI kamI nahIM AyI hai| maiM 18 ghaMTe binA kAma kara sakatA huuN| rAta ko tIna ghaMTe nIMda lekara bhI uThatA hUM to kabhI nIMda kI pUrti karane kI icchA nahIM rahatI / ' Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 300 jo loga 40 varSa kI avasthA meM hI svayaM ko vRddha mAnakara hatotsAhita ho jAte haiM tathA zarIra ko kaSTa nahIM dene kI bAta socate haiM, una tathAkathita vRddhoM ko jAgRta aura punaH utsAhita karate hue apane 75veM varSa ke upalakSya meM unhoMne kahA- "pahale maiM kahatA thA sattara varSa se pUrva koI apane ko bUr3hA na mAne para aisA lagatA hai ki isameM saMzodhana kara lenA caahie| aba 80 varSa se pUrva koI apane Apako bUr3hA na maane| sattara varSa se to usakA prArambha mAtra hotA hai|' ahamadAbAda meM hajAroM kI pariSad meM tejasvI bhASA meM apanA saMkalpa abhivyakta karate hue gurudeva tulasI ne kahA- 'mujhe antima samaya taka kAma karanA hai| jitanA ho sakegA, jitanA kara sakU~gA, utanA avazya kruuNgaa| kAma karanA hai, yaha nizcita hai| kitanA kara sakU~gA, yaha nahIM kaha sktaa|' ina abhivyaktiyoM meM unake nirantara karmazIla rahane kI manobhAvanA prakaTa ho rahI hai| kabhI-kabhI to unakA Atmabala aura pauruSa itanA prakhara ho uThatA thA ki usake sAmane himAlaya hI UMcAI bhI baunI pratIta hone lagatI thii| calane vAlA vyakti satayuga meM jItA hai, isa vaidika sUkta ko ve apane jIvana meM paripUrNa dekhanA cAhate the| isalie aneka bAra ve apanI puruSArthI AsthA ina zabdoM meM vyakta karate the- 'sUrya yA pRthvI ghUme yA nahIM, hameM to ghUmanA hai aura kAma karanA hai|' yaha abhivyakti unake jIvaTa vyaktitva kI jIvaMta jhalaka prastuta karatI hai tathA isa tathya ko prakaTa karatI hai ki utsAha aura niraMtara gatizIlatA hI unake yauvana kA rAja thaa| gurudeva kA tAruNya itanA prabala thA ki kisI bhI acche kaThina kArya ko prArambha karane meM unheM hicaka nahIM hotI thii| unakA sulajhA huA ciMtana isa bAta ko svIkAratA thA ki jahAM ullAsa aura puruSArtha aThakheliyAM kare, vahAM bur3hApA kaise Ae? vaha yuvA bhI bUr3hA hotA hai, jisameM ullAsa aura pauruSa nahIM hotaa|' yahI kAraNa hai ki gurudeva kI kisI bhI kriyA meM umra kA prabhAva parilakSita nahIM hotA thaa| praur3ha zikSA kI preraNA-yAtrA ke daurAna hamane aneka sthAnoM para anubhava kiyA ki 25 varSa kI yuvatiyAM bhI svayaM ko vRddhA mAnatI huI kahatI thIM Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 301 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM 'aba kyA par3heM mahArAja! AdhI to gaI aba to zmazAna meM hI pddh'eNge| vahAM 75 varSa kI avasthA meM bhI gurudeva tulasI kucha na kucha nayA grahaNa karane ke lie sadaiva samutsuka rahate the| gurudeva ke pAsa aMgrejI kA samAcAra-patra par3A thaa| usameM ahiMsA divasa para vidvAnoM ke bhASaNa the| patra uThAkara apanI pratikriyA vyakta karate hue khedapUrNa zabdoM meM gurudeva kahane lage'aMgrejI na par3hanA bhI eka kamI hai| mana meM AtA hai aba bhI par3ha lUM para samaya ke abhAva ke kAraNa saMbhava nahIM lgtaa|' gurudeva tulasI ke gatizIla evaM askhalita pauruSa kA hI yaha pariNAma thA ki avasthA se javAna vyakti jisa kArya ko karane meM jhijhakate the, use ve sahajatA se kara DAlate the| mevAr3a yAtrA meM kamer3I se selAgur3A jAte samaya rAste meM eka bar3I caTTAna aaii| caTTAna kA patha thor3A choTA thA jabaki sar3aka kA patha sarala hote hue bhI lambA thaa| logoM ne bAla saMtoM ko kahA- 'Apa to bacce haiM ataH isa caTTAna para car3ha jaaie|' ve gurudeva ke iMgita ko dekhane kA prayatna karane lge| sahasA apane sadhe kadamoM se gurudeva ne caTTAna kI usa UMcAI ko mApa liyaa| vahAM caTTAna para unhoMne do kSaNa vizrAma kiyaa| tatkAla unakA kavi mAnasa bola uThA- car3ha baiThyA caTTAna, chor3a sarala patha sar3aka ro| mhai hAM ajaba javAna, vaya uNasattara barasa meN| yahAM para mevAr3a kI eka aura ghaTanA ko prastuta karanA bhI aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa| kAlI ghATI kI car3hAI prArambha ho gii| bIhar3a rAstA, usa para teja tUphAna aura barasAta, cikanI miTTI, paga-paga para phisln| havA pratikUla dizA meM baha rahI thii| usakA pravAha itanA tIvra thA ki eka sAdhvI kI mukhavastrikA bhI ur3a gii| kisI ke kapar3e to kisI ke laMkAra ur3akara dUra cale gye| usa rAste calate hue gurudeva svayaM bola uThe- 'aisI havAeM aura tUphAna to jIvana meM kabhI nahIM dekhe| logoM ke nivedana para bhI gurudeva ruke nahIM, pratyuta bar3hate hI rhe| apanI sahiSNutA aura puruSArtha se kAlI ghATI ko bhI unhoMne abhaya ghATI banA diyaa| isa ghaTanA ko unhoMne tatkAla kAvyabaddha bhI kara diyA maga navamI ghATe caDhyA, kAlIghATI naam| tUphAnI UphAna ro, bhArI bharakama kaam|| Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 302 ghATI pAra karane ke bAda gurudeva kA svAgata karate hue vidhAyaka lakSmI kumArI cuMDAvata bolI- 'Aja AcAryazrI ko yahAM padhArane meM jo kaSTa huA, usakA smaraNa karane mAtra se dila kAMpa uThatA hai| maiMne saba kucha apanI AMkhoM se dekhA hai| ye tUphAnI havAeM, varSA aura kar3Ake kI srdii| aise meM kAlI ghATI kI cddh'aaii| Apane 68 varSa kI umra meM haMsate-haMsate yaha bIhar3a mArga taya kara liyaa| mujhe agara yaha rAstA taya karanA par3e to kama se kama cAra dina laga jaaeN| Apake isa puruSArtha ko bAra-bAra nmn|' itanA zrama karane para bhI abhimAna unheM chU taka nahIM gayA thaa| isa kAryazIlatA ko bhI ve apane pUrvajoM kI dena tathA gurukRpA mAnate the| apanI bhakti-pUrita bhAvanA ko ve bAra-bAra logoM ke samakSa prastuta karate rahate the- . * 'mere gurudeva ne do bAteM sikhalAIM-pahalI yaha ki akarmaNya jIvana nahIM jInA aura dUsarI vilAsitA evaM suvidhAoM bharA jIvana nahIM jiinaa| isI kA pariNAma hai ki Aja bhI maiM binA zrama kie nahIM raha sktaa| maiM suvidhA nahIM, zrama pasanda karatA huuN|' * 'maiM ise svayaM para guruoM kI kRpA mAnatA hUM ki kitanA hI zrama karUM, mana yA dimAga para koI bhAra nahIM hotaa|' nirAzA se to gurudeva kA janmajAta virodha thaa| kaThina se kaThina paristhiti meM bhI ve nirAza honA nahIM jAnate the| unakA mAnanA thA ki puruSArtha kA dIpa niraMtara jalakara hI nirAzA ke saghana timira ko miTA sakatA hai| jo vyakti apane pauruSa bala se samasyA kA samAdhAna karanA nahIM jAnatA vaha pazu kI bhAMti apane jIvana ko vyartha kho detA hai| san 1957 meM kahe gae unake ye vAkya Aja bhI akarmaNya vyakti ko jhakajhorane meM samartha haiM- 'pazuoM ke sAmane jaba samasyA AtI hai to ve mara jAte haiM, samasyA se lar3anA nahIM jaante| jyoMhI ghAsa ADI nahIM huI ki ve mara jAte haiN| manuSya maranA nahIM cAhatA vaha samasyA se lar3atA hai, isIlie nita nae vikAsa ke AyAma kholatA rahatA hai|" gurudeva tulasI kA vizvAsa yAMtrika jIvana meM nahIM, apitu svataMtra kartRtva ko karate hue jIvana jIne meM thaa| jainadarzana sammata AtmakartRtva kA Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 303 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM siddhAnta unake raga-raga meM samAyA huA thaa| Aja ke yAMtrikIkaraNa ko dekhakara bahudhA unakA mana pIr3A se bhara jAtA thaa| ve aneka bAra logoM kI cetanA jhakajhorate hue kahate the- 'manuSyatva kI saphalatA yaMtra banane meM nahIM, balki svataMtra rahane meM hai| svataMtratA kA tAtparya anuzAsanahInatA nahIM, balki AMtarika baMdhanoM ko tor3ane se hai|' bIkAnera ke prasiddha DaoNkTara gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita hue| unhoMne bhAvabhInI vaMdanA karate hue nivedana kiyA- 'gurudeva! hama DaoNkTara loga to bAhya cikitsA karake vyakti ko ThIka karate haiM lekina Apa aharniza AMtarika zalya-cikitsA kara rahe haiN| gAMdhI mahAtmA kahalAte haiN| unhoMne deza ko bAhya svataMtratA dilAI lekina Apa to hara kSaNa Atmayuddha kI preraNA dekara AMtarika svataMtratA dilA rahe haiN| hama Apake kartRtva evaM pauruSa kA mUlyAMkana vizeSaNoM se AMke, yaha ThIka nahIM, Apa to nirvizeSaNa 'tulasI' hI rhie| 'rAma' rAma ke rUpa meM hI bhAratIya mAnasa meM pratiSThita haiN| unheM balavAn rAma kahakara koI nahIM pukaartaa| pUjya gurudeva parizrama aura zrama ke sAkAra pratirUpa the| unakA karmakauzala asAdhAraNa aura anukaraNIya thaa| sAdhAraNa vyakti na to unakI bhAMti avirAma zrama kara sakatA hai aura na hI parizrama karane ke bAda itanI sahaja aura aklAnta muskAna hI bikhera sakatA hai| saMtulana sAdhanA kI kasauTI hai- hara paristhiti meM bhAvanAtmaka stara para saMtulana banAe rkhnaa| mAnasika saMtulana sadhane ke bAda sAdhaka ke sAmane koI bhI samasyA aisI nahIM rahatI, jisakA vaha samAdhAna na khoja ske| pUjya gurudeva kA spaSTa maMtavya thA ki pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI prasannatA evaM utsAha ke sAtha apane zreyapatha para satata gatizIla rahA jA sakatA hai kyoMki koI bhI paristhiti yA vyakti kisI ko sukhI yA duHkhI nahIM banA sktaa| sukha-duHkha kA utsa hai usakA apanA saMtulana aura asNtuln| saMtulita vyakti bhojana na milane para socatA hai ki sahaja tapa kA avasara mila rahA hai| koI gAlI detA hai to usameM use apanI kasauTI dikhAI detI hai aura sammAna pAne para vaha apane dAyitva ke prati jAgarUka ho jAtA hai| Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 304 uccatA aura hInatA ke prasaMga use saMtulita rahane kI sIkha dete haiN| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA yaha anubhava atyanta mArmika evaM preraNAspada hai- 'maiM svayaM ko bar3A saubhAgyazAlI mAnatA hUM ki mujhe apane jIvana meM eka ora bharapUra prazaMsA milI to dUsarI ora nindA evaM AlocanA kI bhI kamI nahIM rhii| eka ora bar3e se bar3A satkAra to dUsarI ora bhayaMkara tiraskAra / ise maiM apane liye varadAna mAnatA hUM kyoMki mujhe saMtulita rahane kA avasara milA hai| prazaMsA kI tulanA meM merI AlocanA nahIM hotI to maiM ahaMkAra se bhara sakatA thA para donoM palaDe barAbara haiN| aisI sthiti meM darda kisa bAta kA ho? hameM prasannatA hai ki hama svAgata meM phUle nahIM aura virodha meM ghabarAe nahIM isalie hamAre sAmane upasthita hone vAlI samasyAoM kA yathAsaMbhava svayaM samAdhAna nikala aayaa| asaMtulana hotA hai to vyakti kI prasannatA aura ruSTatA apane hAtha meM na rahakara parAe hAtha meM calI jAtI hai|' _ pUjya gurudeva vihAra karate hue caumU pdhaare| vahAM pahuMcane para patA calA ki Thaharane ke lie sthAna nahIM milaa| pUjya gurudeva binA kisI pratikriyA ke eka makAna ke bAhara banI caukI para virAja ge| sAdhu evaM zrAvaka sthAna kI khoja meM lage hue the para sthAna na milane para gurudeva vahAM eka ghaMTA viraaje| pAsa khar3e logoM ne kahA- "eka dharmasaMgha ke mahAn AcArya sthAna na milane para bhI kitane prasanna haiM ?' pUjya gurudeva ne pharamAyA'sthAna, bhojana yA vastu kucha bhI ho, ina para hamArA koI adhikAra to hai nhiiN| gRhastha suvidhA se prasannatA ke sAtha dete haiM, tabhI hama inakA upayoga karate haiN| sAdhu jIvana meM aise prasaMga A sakate haiM, jaba gRhastha sthAna Adi ke lie niSedha kara de| para hama una para Akroza kaise kara sakate haiM ? hamArI sAdhanA kI saphalatA to yahI hai ki hama lAbha aura alAbha-'donoM paristhitiyoM meM saMtulita rheN|' Adhunika yuga kI sabase bar3I manovyAdhi hai-tnaav| tanAva mAnasika saMtulana kA prabala zatru hai| vizAla dharmasaMgha ke anuzAstA hone ke kAraNa unake sAmane aneka vikaTa samasyAeM AtI thIM para saMtulana ke kAraNa koI bhI samasyA unako tanAvagrasta nahIM kara pAtI thii| isa saMdarbha meM unakI ye anubhavapUta abhivyaktiyAM aneka vyaktiyoM kA mArgadarzana karane vAlI haiM Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 305 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM * 'bacapana meM maiMne kabhI tanAva kA nAma hI nahIM sunaa| umra ke nauveM dazaka meM pahuMcane para bhI maiM tanAva ke bAre meM bahuta kama jAnatA huuN| ise apanI sAdhanA mAnUM, prakRti kA varadAna mAnUM yA guruoM kI kRpA, vAstavikatA yahI hai ki maiM tanAva ko nahIM jaantaa|' *'eka dharmasaMgha kA dAyitva saMbhAlate samaya mere sAmane vibhinna prakAra kI paristhitiyAM AtI haiN| paristhiti kI vikaTatA eka bAra mujhe vicalita kara sakatI hai para maiM tatkAla saMbhala jAtA huuN| isI kAraNa maiM hara samaya mAnasika dRSTi se svastha aura saMtulita rahatA huuN| isa saMdarbha meM maiM apane anubhavoM kA upayoga karate hue yaha kaha sakatA hUM ki tanAva unako hotA hai, jinakA svayaM para anuzAsana nahIM hai| tanAva unheM satAtA hai, jinakA apanI vRttiyoM para kaMTrola nahIM hai| tanAva kI samasyA unake sAmane hai, jo svataMtra nahIM, yaMtra haiN| unake yAntrika jIvana kI pahacAna hai dUsaroM ke mUlyAMkana para apanA aNkn| kisI ke kahane mAtra se apane kArya ko acchA yA burA mAnane vAle vyakti kabhI taTastha cintana nahIM kara sakate aura na hI saMtulita raha sakate haiN|' . mAnasika asaMtulana kA eka bahuta bar3A kAraNa hai-ekAMgI dRSTikoNa / kevala bhautikatA vyakti ko vilAsitA kI ora Dhakelakara asaMtulita banA detI hai| jIvana rUpI tarAjU ke palar3e ko sama rakhane ke lie bhautikatA ke sAtha adhyAtma kA saMtulana Avazyaka hai| bhautikatA kI aMdhI daur3a meM bhAgatI manuSya jAti ko pratibodhita karate hue pUjya gurudeva kahate the- 'bhautika sAdhanA meM zrama, zakti aura buddhi kA jitanA vyaya hotA hai, usakA AdhA bhAga bhI AtmasAdhanA meM laga jAe to vyakti yogI bhale hI na bane para mAnasika asaMtulana miTa jaaegaa|" dharma kA kSetra ho yA karma kA, jisa vyakti kA citta samAhita aura saMtulita hotA hai, vahI hara kSetra meM saphala ho sakatA hai| mAnasika vikSepa kI sthiti sAmAnya ghaTanA meM bhI vyakti ko udvelita aura asaMtulita kara detI hai| vaha choTI-sI samasyA se Ahata hokara TUTa jAtA hai| samasyAoM se jUjhane kI zakti nahIM juTA paataa| pUjya gurudeva apane mastiSka ko tanAva evaM vikSepoM se kosoM dUra rakhate the ata: unake sAmane kisI bhI samasyA kA Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 306 astitva Tika nahIM pAtA thaa| ve svayaM isa bAta ko aMgIkAra karate the'samasyA ho aura samAdhAna na ho, isa bAta meM merI AsthA nahIM hai| samasyA kisI bhI kSetra kI ho, usakA samAdhAna avazya hai| use khojane vAlA caahie|" merA vizvAsa hai ki DaTakara mukAbalA karane se bar3I se bar3I samasyAeM apane Apa mArga se haTa jAtI haiN| isI AsthA se pUjya gurudeva ne saikar3oM-hajAroM samasyAoM ko samAdhAna taka pahuMcAyA thaa| ___ lADanUM kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| mahAzramaNI sAdhvIpramukhAjI eka ghara gocarI hetu padhArIM / bahina ne bhaktipUrvaka nivedana kiyA- 'mahArAja! yaha rassI ulajhI huI hai para majabUta hai| yadi sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke kAma A jAe to maiM nihAla ho jaauuNgii| mahAzramaNIjI ne usa bahina kI bhAvanA ko sAkAra kara diyaa| ve rassI lekara gurudeva ke upapAta meM phuNciiN| unhoMne gurudeva ko karabaddha nivedana kiyA- 'agara yaha rassI saMtoM ke kAma A jAe to hama ise sulajhA deN|' pAsa khar3e saMtoM ne svIkRti meM apanA sira hilA diyaa| navadIkSita sAdhviyAM rassI ko sulajhAne meM dattacitta ho giiN| mahAzramaNIjI ne sAdhviyoM se kahA- 'thor3I rassI mujhe bhI de do, maiM bhI suljhaauuNgii|' thor3I hI dera meM bahuta sArI rassI sulajha gii| sulajhI huI rassI ko dekhakara gurudeva ne vahAM upasthita sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko zikSA dete hue kahA- "jIvana kI hara samasyA ko isI taraha utsAha aura saMtulana se sulajhAnA siikho| samasyA kA samAdhAna karane ke lie AkAza se koI devatA nahIM AegA, pRthvI para hI kisI ko bhagavAn bananA hogaa|' pUjya gurudeva kA yaha pratibodha sabake lie jIvana kA vizeSa pAtheya bana gyaa| . gurudeva ke saMtulita vyaktitva kI hI phalazruti thI ki samAdhAyaka hone kA ahaM unake mana meM kabhI panapa nahIM paayaa| ve kahate the- 'maiM sAre saMsAra ko sukhI evaM samAhita karane kI atikalpanA nahIM karatA to kucha na kara sakane kI dInatA bhI mere mana meM nahIM hai| hInatA aura garva ke bIca maiM sadaiva madhyastha evaM saMtulita rahanA cAhatA huuN|' pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana meM aneka utAra-car3hAva Ae para unakA mAnasika saMtulana kabhI nahIM bigdd'aa| koI bhI asat vicAra yA vyavahAra unako sparza nahIM kara sakA kyoMki ve isa satya ko svIkAra karake calate Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 307 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM the ki samUha cetanA se jur3A huA eka bhI vyakti yadi asaMtulita hotA hai to usakA prabhAva pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpa meM saba para par3atA hai| yAtrA ke daurAna saikar3oM aise prasaMga haiM, jaba sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ke kAraNa pUrva svIkRti ke bAvajUda bhI samaya para logoM ne sthAna dene se iMkAra kara diyaa| para gurudeva aise prasaMgoM ko preraNA mAnakara use acche rUpa meM svIkAra kara lete the| kisI bhI prakAra ke mAnasika vicalana kA anubhava nahIM karate kyoMki unakA siddhAnta thA ki sukha-duHkha donoM meM sama evaM saMtulita rahane vAlA sAdhaka hI vijayazrI kA varaNa kara sakatA hai| unake saMtulana kA rahasya unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- 'maiM paristhitiyoM kA kAyala nahIM hUM isalie maiMne kaSToM se ghabarAnA nahIM, mukAbalA karanA sIkhA hai| hama virodha ko virodha se kATanA cAhate to hameM kabhI saphalatA nahIM miltii| hamane use vinoda meM pariNata kara liyA, usakA prativAda nahIM kiyaa| isalie kaI varSoM taka niraMtara calane vAlA virodha kA vaha krama eka dina apane Apa zithila ho gyaa|' saMtulana ke sAtha dhairya kA nikaTatama anubaMdha hai| binA dhairya ke vyakti bahuta jaldI bikhara jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva mAnate the ki sAdhanA kI saphalatA kA Adi bindu evaM aMtima biMdu dhairya hai| jIvana ke lambe saphara meM dhairya jaise mahAn sAthI ko chor3akara calanA bhayaMkara bhUla hai| TaoNlasTAya ne jIvana kI unnati kA sArA zreya dhairya ko diyaa| unhoMne kahA- 'taba taka dhairya rakho jaba taka pAnI jamakara barpha na bana jaae| dhairya chalanI meM bhI pAnI ko TikAkara rakha skegaa|' pUjya gurudeva kA dhairya meru kI bhAMti aDola thaa| isIlie unake jIvana meM asaMtulana ke kSaNa bahuta kama upasthita hue| AtmajAgRti _ 'maiM mAnatA hUM, mere pAsa na reDiyo, na akhabAra aura na Aja ke pracAra yogya vaijJAnika sAdhana haiM aura na maiM ina sabakA upayoga hI karatA huuN| lekina merI vANI meM Atmabala hai, AtmA kI tIvra zakti hai aura mujhe apane saMdeza ke prati Atma-vizvAsa hai| phira koI kAraNa nahIM ki merI yaha AvAja janatA ke kAnoM se nahIM ttkraae|' yaha Atmabala kisI virale sAdhaka ko hI prApta hotA hai| pUjya gurudeva Atmabala ko vyakti kA sabase Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI bar3A zastra mAnate the| sAdhana-sAmagrI ke abhAva meM bhI Atmabala jagAne para duniyA meM asaMbhava jaisA kucha nahIM rhtaa| pUjya gurudeva kA Atmabala aura sAhasa bacapana se hI utkarSa para thaa| bar3e bhAI dvArA dIkSA kI anumati na milane para gyAraha varSa kI avasthA meM sabhA ke madhya khar3e hokara unhoMne svayaM AjIvana vivAha na karane evaM vyApArArtha paradeza na jAne kA saMkalpa le liyaa| binA prabala AtmavizvAsa evaM Atmabala ke aisA saMbhava nahIM ho sakatA thaa| . bIdAsara 2027 kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| gurudeva zArIrika dRSTi se asvasthatA kA anubhava kara rahe the| usa sthiti meM gurudeva ke kapar3e apane Apa jala ge| sabake mana bhayabhIta evaM cintAtura ho gae lekina gurudeva ke mana para usa ghaTanA kA koI asara nahIM huaa| logoM ko sAMtvanA dete hue unhoMne kahA- 'yadi hamArA Atmabala prabala hai to koI kucha bhI nahIM bigAr3a sakatA ataH cintA karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai|' . jaba Atmabala prabala hotA hai, taba paristhiti parAjita ho jAtI hai| jaba Atmabala durbala hotA hai taba paristhitiyAM astitva para hAvI hone lagatI haiN| pUjya gurudeva paristhitiyoM ko Atmabala para hAvI nahIM hone dete the kyoMki ve isa satya ko svIkAra karake calate the ki satya ko jIvana meM utArane tathA saMsAra meM phailAne meM jo bhI bAdhAeM AeM unase parAsta na hokara unheM cIrakara Age bar3hate jAnA isI meM sAdhaka jIvana kI saphalatA hai| san 1962 kA prasaMga hai| gurudeva ne udAsara se bIkAnera kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| usa dina zarIra ko cIrane vAlI zItalahara cala rahI thii| vihAra ke samaya tIvra varSA bhI ho gii| mausama kI pratikUlatA ke kAraNa sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko calane meM kAphI kaThinAI rhii| gurudeva ne saMtoM ko preraNA dete hue kahA"sAdhu jIvana meM kabhI prakRti janita kaThinAiyAM sAmane AtI haiM to kabhI puruSa janita / sAdhu kA kAma hai- hara paristhiti meM saMtulita rahakara Atmabala bddh'aanaa| anukUlatAoM meM prasannatA aura pratikUlatAoM meM khinnatA Atmabala ko kSINa kara detI hai| sAdhu inase aprabhAvita rahe to usakI sAdhanA kA vikAsa hotA hai aura Atmabala jAgRta hotA hai|" pUjya gurudeva ke Atmabala ko dinakara kI ina paMktiyoM meM prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 309 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM bAhoM se hama ambudhi agAdha thAheMge, dhaMsa jAegI yaha dharA, agara caaheNge| tUphAna hamAre iMgita para ThahareMge, hama jahAM kaheMge, megha vahIM ghhreNge| bambaI yAtrA kI ghoSaNA para likhA gayA DAyarI kA pRSTha unake Atmabala evaM zraddhAbala kA jIvanta nidarzana hai- 'itanI lambI yAtrA, 600 mIla calanA, vaha bhI tIna mahInoM meM, bIca-bIca meM kaI gAMvoM evaM zaharoM meM rukanA bhI Avazyaka hai aura svAsthya kA dhyAna bhI rakhanA hai| ina sabake bAvajUda bhI merI antarAtmA kaha rahI hai ki mujhe isa varSa bambaI pahuMcanA caahie| merI isa tIvra bhAvanA ke sAtha merA Atmabala hai, zAsana kA bala hai aura lokahita kI bhAvanA kA prabala bala hai| nizcita hI hama isa bAra bambaI phuNceNge| kAlUguru kI kRpA mere sAtha haiN|' pUjya gurudeva kA tIvra Atmabala kamajora manobala vAle vyaktiyoM meM bhI viziSTa zakti evaM UrjA kA saMcAra karatA rahatA thaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki koI bhI bAdhA, rukAvaTa yA musIbata Atmabala ke sammukha Tika nahIM paaegii| vaha hAra mAnakara apanA samarpaNa kara degii| jana-jana kI soyI Atma-zakti ko jagAne ke lie unakA kavi mAnasa bola uThA jisane brahma pA liyA, usane saba kucha pAyA, tvarita asaMbhava ko bhI, saMbhava kara dikhlaayaa| zUlI ko siMhAsana, ahi ko hAra banAyA, vajra kapAToM ko, pala bhara meM tor3a giraayaa|| tatkSaNa hI sahakAra binA boe phalatA hai, Atmazakti kA srota, jidhara bhI baha calatA hai| udhara niraMtara harA-bharA upavana khilatA hai| vikAsa pariSad kI ikAiyoM kI yojanA para cintana cala rahA thaa| usI silasile meM eka bhAI ne kArya meM Ane vAlI kucha kaThinAiyoM kA jikra kiyaa| kaThinAiyoM ko sunane ke bAda pUjya gurudeva ne sabameM Atmabala bharate hue kahA- 'kaThinAiyAM na AeM, vaha kArya hI kyA? kaThinAiyoM se to hameM preraNA milatI hai| merA sabase lambA kAryakAla rahA, agara kaThinAiyoM Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 310 se ghabarA jAtA to itanA kAma kabhI nahIM hotaa| ho sakatA hai kAma karatekarate koI bhUla bhI ho jAe, dhyAna meM Ane ke bAda usameM saMzodhana ho jAnA cAhie, yaha svastha paramparA hai para kaThinAiyoM se ghabarA kara kArya se vimakha honA kAyaratA hai| niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM se AkrAnta evaM pramAdI vyakti kabhI saphalatA kI dizA meM caraNanyAsa nahIM kara sktaa| bar3I se bar3I samasyA ke samaya yadi himmata aura Atmabala se kAma liyA jAe to samAdhAna kA patha mila sakatA hai| avizrAMta bhAva se calane vAlA sAdhaka hI maMjila kI dUrI ko kama karatA huA apane gaMtavya ko prApta karatA hai|' Atmabala kA bodha hone para hI AtmajAgRti kA mArga prazasta hotA hai, jaba taka AtmA kI ananta zaktiyoM kI pahacAna nahIM hotI, sAdhaka kA sArA dhyAna kevala padArtha taka hI sImita rahatA hai| AtmajAgaraNa kI dizA anajAnI hI banI rahatI hai| pUjya gurudeva aneka bAra preraNA dete rahate the'apane bhItara asIma UrjA aura zakti kA anubhava karo, eka svarNima prabhAta svata: tumhArI pratIkSA kregaa|' . pUjya gurudeva bhItara se jitane jAgRta the, utane hI bAhara se hara pala jAgRta dikhAI par3ate the| bhUtyai jAgaraNam, abhUtyai svapanam' yajurveda ke isa sUkta meM unakI pUrI AsthA thii| AcAryakAla meM aneka bAra rAtrijAgaraNa kA kAma par3atA lekina unake cAra baje uThane ke krama meM koI antara nahIM aataa| unakA yaha vaktavya una logoM ko avazya preraNA dene vAlA hai, jo 9-10 baje taka sote hI rahate haiM- 'merI prakRti hI kucha aisI bana gaI hai ki cAra baje ke bAda to merA sone kA mana hI nahIM krtaa| bhale maiM rAta ko dasa baje soUM, bAraha baje soUM yA do baje, cAra baje to prAyaH uTha hI jAtA huuN| maiM nIMda kA jamA kharca bhI nahIM rkhtaa| kala dera se soyA to Aja dina meM do ghaMTe sokara usakI pUrti karUM, yaha mere mana ko nahIM bhaataa|' pUjya gurudeva kA mAnasa hara ghaTanA se AtmajAgRti kA sabaka letA rahatA thaa| narmadA nadI ko pAra karate hue sahasA unake mukha se preraNA kI ajasra dhArA pravAhita hone lagI- 'jisa prakAra Aja hamane naukA dvArA nadI ko pAra kiyA hai, usI prakAra saMsAra-samudra ko bhI haMsate-haMsate pAra kara Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 311 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM jaaeN| jaise hama pAra kareM vaise hI dUsaroM ko bhI pAra utAreM, tabhI jIvana kI sArthakatA hai|' vyakti-vyakti meM Atma-jAgRti kI preraNA denA unakA dainaMdina kA krama thaa| yaha krama kabhI patra ke mAdhyama se hotA to kabhI saMdeza-saMpreSaNa ke mAdhyama se| kabhI pravacana kI amRta-dhArA se to kabhI kAvya kI madhura svaralaharI se| manoharI devI AMcaliyA ko preSita patra kI paMktiyAM isI bAta kI sAkSI haiM- "zarIra nAzavAna hai, yaha rahe yA jAe, koI cintA nahIM hai kevala AtmA kA dhyAna, AtmA kI smRti aura AtmA kA hI adhyavasAya banA rhe|" bAhya camatkAroM se dUra sadaiva AtmalIna rahanA unakA jIvana-vrata thaa| gurudeva ne apane Atmabala kA prayoga adhyAtma-zakti ke saMcaya evaM usake vikAsa meM kiyA thaa| unhoMne apane puruSArtha kA prayoga jana-jana ko aMtarAtmA banAne meM kiyaa| aMtarAtmA aura bahirAtmA meM bAhya rUpa se koI vizeSa aMtara nahIM hotA kyoMki donoM hI jIvana-nirvAha yogya sabhI kriyAkalApoM ko karate haiM lekina unake vyavahAra meM bahuta aMtara hotA hai| eka jAgRta jIvana jItA hai, dUsarA supta jIvana vyatIta karatA hai| pUjya gurudeva aMtarAtmA aura bahirAtmA kI bhedarekhA bahuta suMdara aura sarala zabdoM meM prastuta karate hue kahate haiM- 'dhyAna kA prayoga antarAtmA hai, usameM nIMda lenA bahirAtmA hai| jAgarUka rahanA antarAtmA hai, galatI karanA bahirAtmA hai| galatI hone para koI kucha kaha de, use sahanA antarAtmA hai| kahane vAle para Akroza karanA bahirAtmA hai| galatI kA anubhava karanA antarAtmA hai, galatI na svIkAranA bahirAtmA hai| isa prakAra na jAne kitanI kasauTiyAM haiM, jo antarAtmA aura bahirAtmA ke bIca sApha-sApha bheda-rekhA khIMca sakatI haiN|' eka dIpaka jaise lAkhoM dIpakoM ko prakAzita kara sakatA hai, vaise hI pUjya gurudeva kI jAgRta AtmA ne lAkhoM logoM meM AtmajAgRti kA saMcAra kiyaa| AtmajAgRti kA bodha dene vAlI kAvya kI ina paMktiyoM ke mAdhyama se pUjya gurudeva jana-jana kI cetanA ko jhakajhoranA cAhate the suMdaraM satyaM zivaM tU, paramukhApekSI banA kyoM? sahaja AtmAnaMdamaya tU, vividha kaSToM se sanA kyoM? Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 312 tU samujvala vimala utpala, paMka meM hA! kyoM phaMsA hai? sarvataMtra svataMtra baMdI, soca yaha kaisI dazA hai? jIvana ke viziSTa avasaroM para ve apane anuyAyiyoM ko AtmajAgRti kI vizeSa preraNA dete the| apane 41veM janmadina para ve Atmavibhora hokara kahane lage- 'Apa loga merA janmadina manAte haiM, usakA ekamAtra lakSya honA cAhie- AtmajAgaraNa kI preraNA lenA aura jIvana-vikAsa ke patha para Age bddh'naa| merI dRSTi meM Apake ullAsa aura utsAha kI sArthakatA tabhI hogI, jaba Apa apane jIvana ko tyAga aura saMyama kI sAdhanA meM Age bddh'aaeNge|' vyaktigata patroM ke mAdhyama se bhI pUjya gurudeva AtmajAgRti evaM Atma-prakAza kI preraNA dete rahate the| muni zrI lokaprakAza jI ko die gae patra kI kucha paMktiyAM atyanta mArmika haiM ziSya lokaprakAza! kitanA suMdara nAma hai tumhaaraa| loka ko prakAzita karane vaalaa| para smaraNa rahe, loka-prakAza se pahale Atma-prakAza bananA par3atA hai| AtmaprakAzI hI lokaprakAzI hotA hai| vaisA banane ke lie tIna vizeSa guNa grahaNIya hote haiM 1. samatA, 2. zamazIlatA, 3. shrmshiiltaa| jisane isa trayI ko AtmasAta kara liyA, vaha nizcaya hI AtmaprakAzI bana gyaa| (AcArya tulasI ke patra bhAga 2 pR. 95) pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki jAgaraNa kA aMtima biMdu hI Atmadarzana kA prathama biMdu hai| jahAM kevala prakAza hai, Ananda hai, zAnti hai aura hai cetanA kA samagra astitv| yaha durlabha kSaNa kisI bhAgyazAlI vyakti ko hI upalabdha hotA hai| usa upalabdha kSaNa ke prati saceta rahanA to aura bhI adhika durlabhatama yoga hai| 17 pharavarI 1987 kA ghaTanA prasaMga unakI AtmajAgRti evaM AtmAnubhava kA adbhuta evaM preraka prasaMga kahA jA sakatA hai| pUrNa jAgRti kI avasthA meM prApta AdhyAtmika anubhava unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- 'lagabhaga sAr3he nau baje kA samaya thaa| maiM pUrNa jAgRta avasthA meM thaa| acAnaka aisA ahasAsa huA ki koI mujhe uThakara baiThane Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 313 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kI preraNA de rahA hai| AMkheM kholakara idhara-udhara dekhaa| kucha bhI dikhAI nahIM diyaa| saba saMta leTe hue the| muni bAlacanda paTTa ke pAsa baiThA thaa| zAyada mujhe bhrama ho gayA, yaha soca maiMne punaH AMkheM baMda kara liiN| phira vaisA hI ahasAsa huaa| maiM uThakara baiTha gayA aura namaskAra mahAmantra kA japa karane lgaa| japa karate-karate maiM usI meM lIna ho gyaa| mujhe atirikta Ananda kA anubhava huaa| eka ora mujhe Azcarya ho rahA thA to dUsarI ora maiM bAra-bAra kucha padyoM kA smaraNa kara rahA thA "suttA amuNI, muNiNo sayA jaagrNti|".. yA nizA sarvabhUtAnAM, tasyAM jAgarti sNymii| yasyAM jAgrati bhUtAni, sA nizA pazyato muneH||" ina padyoM kA smaraNa karate samaya mujhe nIMda na Ane kI bilkula cintA nahIM thii| cintana thA to itanA hI ki yaha saba ho kyA rahA hai? maiM phira japa meM tallIna ho gyaa| . isI bIca muni bAlacanda bolA- "gyAraha baja rahe haiN|" maiMne japa chor3akara dhyAna karanA zurU kara diyaa| dhyAna zurU karate hI eka bAra maiMne socA-Aja nIMda na Ane kA kyA kAraNa ho sakatA hai? zarIra para dhyAna kendrita kiyA to saba kucha sAmAnya thaa| na zvAsa lene meM kisI prakAra kA avarodha, na sira meM bhArIpana, na zarIra meM darda aura na koI anya kaarnn| phira bhI AMkhoM meM nIMda nahIM thii| maiM zvAsa-prekSA karane lgaa| dhyAna meM mana acchI taraha rama gyaa| eka ghaNTe kA samaya kaba pUrA ho gayA, patA hI nahIM claa| AMkheM kholI to kamare meM mauna vyApta thaa| bar3A acchA lgaa| usa mauna ko tor3ate hue muni bAlajI ne kahA- "kyA bAta hai? svAsthya kaisA hai? muni madhukarajI ko jagA dUM?" maiMne kahA- "cintA kI koI bAta nahIM hai| svAsthya ThIka hai| mujhe abhI dhyAna karanA hai|" dhyAna meM eka kSaNa kA vyavadhAna bhI acchA nahIM lgaa| isa bAra maiM padmAsana lagAkara dhyAna meM baiTha gyaa| dhyAna jamA to aisA jamA ki mAno mana ke sAre vikalpa samApta ho ge| nirvikalpa samAdhi kI avsthaa| maiM abhibhUta ho gyaa| kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA thA ki kyA ho rahA hai? para kucha na kucha aisA ghaTita ho rahA Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI thA, jisakI abhivyakti mauna se adhika kucha nahIM ho sktii| sAtar3A gAMva kI usa rAtri meM maiMne jisa apUrva aura anirvacanIya Ananda kA anubhava kiyA, usakI smRti mAtra se romAMca ho AtA hai| lagabhaga eka ghaMTA padmAsana meM baiThane ke bAda maiMne AMkheM kholakara cAroM ora dekhaa| mujhe aisA pratIta huA ki koI adRzya zakti merA sahayoga kara rahI hai| maiMne mana hI mana kahA- kauna hai? kyA hai? kucha pratyakSa dikhAI kyoM nahIM de rahA hai ? mujhe lagatA hai ki koI sahArA de rahA hai, para vaha dikhAI kyoM nahIM de rahA hai? yaha samAdhi kI sthiti hai athavA aura kucha hai? mere dvArA kyA hone vAlA hai? kama se kama koI aisA cihna hI prakaTa ho jAe, jo mujhe pratyakSa AbhAsa de ske| mana hI mana bahuta pukArA, para koI sAmane nahIM aayaa| zabdoM kI kucha aisI AkRtiyAM ubharakara AIM ki gaharAI meM jAo, Aja saMsAra meM jo mAnavIya samasyAeM haiM, unakA samAdhAna kro|" kyA mere dvArA koI samAdhAna hogA? isa praznacihna ko virAma milA, apane hI bhItara se uThakara vahIM vilIna hone vAle nAda se- "hAM, samAdhAna hogA, samAdhAna hogaa|" ye zabda kahAM se Ae aura kahAM gae, kucha jJAta nhiiN| basa itanA-sA yAda hai ki maiM usa samaya bilkula halkA ho gayA thA aura aisA laga rahA thA mAno maiM paTTa se Upara uTha rahA huuN| mana meM icchA jagI ki sArI rAta aise hI bitA duuN| para patA nahIM kyoM maiMne dhyAna samApta kara diyA aura mahAprajJajI ko bulA lAne kA nirdeza diyaa| taba taka mani madhukara bhI jAga cukA thaa| vaha mahAprajJajI ko balAne gyaa|asmy meM nIMda se jagAne para ve ghabarA ge| unakA pahalA prazna thA"AcAryazrI kA svAsthya kaisA hai? svAsthya ThIka hai, yaha sunakara ve Azvasta ho ge| unake Ane para maiMne pUrA ghaTanAkrama unako sunA diyaa| pUrI bAta sunakara ve bole- "Apa meM arjita zaktiyAM bahuta haiN| unakA udghATana kabhI-kabhI aise hI hotA hai| Apa jisa nirvikalpatA kI sthiti meM haiM, vahI Ananda kI avasthA hai| aba to kAphI samaya ho cukA hai| thor3I dera Apa leTa jaaie|" .. maiMne kahA leTane kI icchA hI nahIM ho rahI hai| maiM phira dhyAna meM Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 315 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM bailuuNgaa| tuma bhI sAtha-sAtha dhyAna kro| vahAM jo anya sAdhu the, unheM bhI nirdeza diyA ki dhyAna karanA ho to baiTha jAo, anyathA dUsare kamare meM jAkara leTa jaao| isa nirdeza para muni madhukara, muni bAlacaMda, muni hIrAlAla, muni muditakumAra Adi dhyAna meM baiThane ke lie taiyAra ho ge| maiM paTTa se nIce utarA aura baiTha gyaa| socA-muMha kidhara kiyA jAe? jisa ora pahale muMha thA, usI dizA meM, yAnI uttarAbhimukha hokara maiMne isa bAra sAmUhika dhyAna kiyaa| Der3ha se savA do-DhAI baje taka yaha krama claa| Ananda kI zrRMkhalA aba taka TUTI nahIM thI, phira bhI maiMne dhyAna pUrA kiyaa| mahAprajJajI ko leTane kA nirdeza dekara bheja diyaa| unake Agraha para maiM bhI thor3I dera leTa gyaa| leTane ke bAda bhI nIMda nahIM aaii| prAtaH cAra baje uThA to nIMda na Ane kA bilakula bhI bhAra nahIM thaa| . 18 pharavarI ko prAta: "sAtar3A" se cale aura ATha ki.mI. calakara bInAsara phuNce| vigata tIna dinoM meM calane se jitanI thakAna kA anubhava huA, usa dina nahIM huaa|mn pUrI taraha prasanna rhaa| zarIra meM bhI halkApana rhaa| yaha saba kyA thA? nahIM batA sktaa| pUjya gurudeva kAlUgaNI kI smRti ke kaI camatkAra anubhava meM haiN| usa dina binA smRti ke anAyAsa hI jo camatkAra huA, vaha vilakSaNa hai| sAtar3A' kI vaha apUrva rAta phira kaba AegI, isa pratIkSA meM zrImada rAjacandra kI eka paMkti kAnoM meM gUMjane lagI hai- "apUrva avasara ehavo kyA re aavshe|" ____ Atmazakti kA jAgaraNa zaktiyoM kA ajasra pravAha hotA hai| jisa vyakti ko jAgaraNa kA avabodha ho jAtA hai, usakA pratyeka anubhava aura ciMtana AtmA kI parikramA karatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne sAdhanA ke vividha prayogoM se apanI Atmazakti ko jagAne kA prayatna kiyA thaa| apanI jAgRta AtmA ke sahAre unhoMne jana-jana meM Atma-jAgaraNa kA zaMkhanAda kiyA thaa| AtmasaMyama sAdhakoM ke anubhava kI kahAnI saMyama kI syAhI se likhI jAtI hai| asaMyamI vyakti kI Atmazakti cuka jAtI hai| saMyama aura damana ko eka nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| saMyama meM upazama hotA hai para damana meM uttApa hotA hai| saMyama meM vyakti kI svataMtratA surakSita rahatI hai, jabaki damana Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 316 vivazatA se kiyA jAtA hai| saMyama meM sadaiva surakSA kA bhAva antarnihita rahatA hai, jabaki damana meM bhaya, pIr3A evaM tanAva kI becainI rahatI hai| asvIkAra kI zakti kA nAma saMyama hai| dUsare zabdoM meM mana, vANI aura zarIra para apanA niyaMtraNa hI saMyama hai| saMyama bAharI aura bhItarI donoM prakAra ke pradUSaNa se bacAva karatA hai| bar3hatI huI anaMta bhautika AkAMkSA ko zAnta karane kA ekamAtra upAya saMyama hai| eka samasyA samApta hotI hai dUsarI apanA sira uThA letI hai ata: pUjya gurudeva kahate the ki icchAeM anaMta haiM yaha bAta jitanI sahI hai utanI hI sahI yaha bAta bhI hai ki vyakti meM icchAoM ke nirodha kI zakti bhI anaMta hai| hamane icchAoM ko pakar3a liyA aura nirodha yA saMyama kI zakti ko upekSita kara diyA, yaha adhUrI samajha hai|' sAdhanA aura saMyama donoM eka dUsare ke paryAya haiN| sAdhanA ke binA saMyama ko nahIM sAdhA jA sakatA tathA saMyama ke binA sAdhanA tejasvI aura phaladAyI nahIM bntii| pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava thA ki saMyama na ho to kitanI hI yaugika kriyAeM kI jAeM, kitane hI anuSThAna kie jAeM, kitanA hI tapa tapA jAe, kitanA hI japa kiyA jAe, kitanA hI svAdhyAya kiyA jAe, kitanA hI bhramaNa kiyA jAe, duHkhoM se chuTakArA nahIM mila sktaa| duHkha-mukti kA eka mAtra upAya hai- sNym|' cetanA ke daravAje para saMyama paharedArI kA kArya karatA hai, jisase vikAroM kI rokathAma kI jA ske| . 'saMyama ke prati mere mana meM prArambha se hI AkarSaNa rahA hai| maiMne saMyama ko jIkara dekhA hai aura usakA suphala bhI cakhA hai| mere mana kA vizvAsa bola rahA hai ki saMyama ke dvArA hI vizva kI aneka samasyAoM kA samAdhAna ho sakatA hai| saMyama ke zikhara taka ArohaNa karanA merA lakSya hai| maiM cAhatA haiM ki isa dizA meM kucha vizeSa prayoga kruuN|' pUjya gurudeva kA yaha vaktavya unakI saMyama ke prati gaharI niSThA ko vyakta karane vAlA hai| unake jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa se saMyama jhalakatA thaa| unakI hara kriyA saMyama se anuprANita hotI thii| ve saMyama ko jIvana kA sarvottama kriyAtmaka pakSa mAnate the| lagabhaga sAr3he sAta dazaka taka ve saMyama-sAdhanA meM saMlagna rhe| unakA mAnanA thA ki vaise to merA janma vi.saM. 1971 kArtika zuklA 2 (21 akTUbara 1914) ko huA thaa| kintu vAstava meM saMyamI jIvana ke Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 317 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM prArambha ko hI maiM apanA janma-dina mAnatA huuN|' saMyama-sAdhanA meM anubhUta AnaMda unhIM kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- 'saMyama kI sAdhanA se AnaMda milatA hai, padArtha kA AkarSaNa chUTatA hai, tRpti kA anubhava hotA hai aura saMkalpavikalpoM se chuTakArA milatA hai| jaba taka saMyama meM rasa nahIM AtA, isakI sAdhanA bahuta kaSTaprada pratIta hotI hai| isameM rasa A jAe to anya sabhI rasa phIke ho jAte haiN|' kAvya kI ina paMktiyoM meM bhI unhoMne isI satya ko ujAgara kiyA hai apane se apanA suniyNtrnn| sacce sukha ko hai aamNtrnn|| hara kSaNa jAgarUka vyakti hI saMyama kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai aura dUsaroM ko usa dizA meM prasthita kara sakatA hai| gujarAta yAtrA ke daurAna pUjya gurudeva ke pairoM meM momAyamorA gAMva meM raNa kI miTTI gaharI cipaka gii| miTTI sApha karane hetu eka muni TopasI bharakara pairoM para pAnI girAne lge| pUjya gurudeva ne tatkAla use Tokate hue kahA- 'isa prakAra TopasI se pAnI girAkara paira sApha karane se kitanA pAnI lagegA? TopasI se cullU bharakara pAnI girAne se bahuta thor3e pAnI se paira sApha ho jaaeNge| pAnI kA apavyaya paryAvaraNa ko pradUSita karatA hai|' ghaTanA choTI-sI hai para isase pUjya gurudeva kI jAgarUkatA evaM saMyama ke prati asIma niSThA vyakta ho rahI hai| paryAvaraNapradUSaNa kI sArI samasyA saMyama ke dvArA hI samAhita ho sakatI hai kyoMki sRSTi kA saMtulana saMyama ke AdhAra para hI TikA huA hai| . saMyama kA sambandha vastu ke bhAva yA abhAva se nahIM, AkAMkSA aura icchAoM ke abhAva se hai| jisakI AkAMkSAeM samApta ho jAtI haiM, vahI vyakti saMyama ke rAjamArga para prasthAna kara sakatA hai| vastu prApta na hone para sahaja saMyama ho jAe vastuta: vaha saMyama nahIM hai| saMyama phalita hotA hai icchA kA nirodha karake prApta vastu ko asvIkAra karane se| pUjya gurudeva ke zabdoM meM padArtha upalabdha hone para bhI usake bhoga kI icchA hI na jage, yaha saMyama kA utkRSTa rUpa hai| pUjya gurudeva kA khAdya-saMyama itanA puSTa thA ki vaha na to manuhAroM se TUTatA thA aura na manobala kI kamI se| eka bAra pUjya gurudeva AhAra karavA rahe the| pratizyAya hone ke kAraNa unhoMne bahuta halkA Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 318 AhAra kiyaa| bhojana parosane vAle sAdhu ne cupar3I huI bAjare kI roTI ke lie nivedana kiyA kintu gurudeva ne iMkAra kara diyaa| anya do tIna padArthoM kI manuhAra hone para bhI gurudeva ne use svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| usI samaya eka sAdhu khIra lekara AyA / nivedana kiyA gayA ki yaha garma hai ataH sardI ke lie upayukta hai / gurudeva ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA- 'kyA garma hone para gariSThatA kama ho jAtI hai ? roga kI avasthA meM saMyama adhika lAbhaprada hai / ' saMyama kI bhAvanA puSTa hotI hai to hara sthiti meM vyakti khAdya-saMyama ke abhyAsa ko nahIM chor3a sktaa| maiM peTa ko nArAja karake jIbha ko prasanna karane kI bAta nahIM soca sktaa| khAdya-saMyama ke bAre meM pUjya gurudeva kI anubhavapUta vANI una sabake lie preraka hai, jo khAne ko hI jIvana kA lakSya mAnakara calate haiM-- 'maiM mAnatA hUM khAne-pIne ke asaMyama se mokSa aura svarga kA sukha to dUra, isa jIvana meM bhI sukha nahIM mila sktaa| do cAra dina kama bhojana karane athavA bilakula na karane se kisI kA koI nukasAna nahIM hotaa| eka dina bhI adhika khA liyA to nukasAna ho sakatA hai / nahIM khAne se vyakti nahIM maratA para khAne ke asaMyama se mauta kA varaNa kara sakatA hai / ' pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana se pUrI mAnava jAti ko saMyama kA sakriya prazikSaNa diyA tathA aNuvrata ke mAdhyama se 'saMyama hI jIvana hai' kA ghoSa mukhara karake aneka sAmAjika, rAjanaitika evaM jAgatika samasyAoM kA samAdhAna prastuta kiyaa| AtmAnuzAsana 'maiM na to rAjanaitika netA hUM aura na mere pAsa kAnUna aura DaMDe kA bala hai| maiM to apanI AtmA kA netA huuN| mere pAsa kevala AtmAnuzAsana kA AdhyAtmika bala hai|' gaNAdhipati tulasI ke mukha se niHsRta ye paMktiyAM unake aparimeya Atmabala evaM AtmAnuzAsana kI cetanA ke jAgaraNa kI sUcanA de rahI haiN| hara vyakti kI AtmA meM zakti kA akhUTa khajAnA hai para binA AtmAnuzAsana ke usakA upayoga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jo vyakti iMdriya, mana yA paristhiti kI anucita mAMga ko asvIkAra karanA nahIM jAnatA, vaha apanI zakti kA saMvardhana evaM saMrakSaNa nahIM kara sakatA / Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 319 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM AtmAnuzAsana ke abhAva meM padArtha vyakti para hAvI hone lagate haiN| pUjya gurudeva kA AtmAnuzAsana itanA puSTa thA ki unhoMne asvIkAra kI zakti ko AjamAkara dekhA thaa| ve kahate the ki asvIkAra kI kSamatA jAgane para bhI burAI Tikakara rahe to yoga-sAdhanA vyartha ho jAegI? merA yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki asvIkAra kI zakti se hara asaMbhava ko saMbhava karake dikhAyA jA sakatA hai|' saMsAra meM AtmAnuzAsana se bar3A koI sukha nahIM hai| lekina yaha bhI satya hai ki iMdriya aura mana ko vaza meM karanA atyanta kaThina hai kyoMki suMdara rUpa dekhate hI vyakti kI AMkheM usameM aTaka jAtI haiN| svAdu padArtha upasthita hote hI vaha khAne ko lalaka uThatA hai| "eka zera yA daitya para niyaMtraNa karanA sarala hai para uttejanA ke kSaNoM meM apane Apa para niyaMtraNa yA anuzAsana kara pAnA bahuta bar3I upalabdhi hai| jo apanI vRttiyoM aura iMdriyoM para niyaMtraNa kara letA hai, vahI saccA vijetA ho sakatA hai|' ___anuzAsana ke nimna par3Ava haiM- icchA, AhAra, zarIra, iMdriya, zvAsa aura bhaassaa| jaba taka ina chahoM para anuzAsana nahIM hotA, inako vaza meM nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| sAdhanA kA saMkalpa svIkAra karane para bhI bAra-bAra vicalana evaM asthiratA kI sthiti utpanna hotI rahatI hai| prazikSita aura niyaMtrita hone ke bAda ye hI sAdhanA aura vikAsa ke vAhaka bana jAte haiN| pUjya gurudeva ne eka-eka par3AvoM ko pAra karake mana ko sAdhA tathA use amana banAne kA prayatna kiyA thaa| dazavaikAlika kA yaha bhAvAnuvAda unakI AtmAnuzAsI cetanA kI ora saMketa hai..jo saMkalpa-vikalpoM ke vaza, kAma-nivAraNa nahIM kre| ' kaise zramaNa dharma kA pAlana, paga-paga jo avasAda vre|| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki AtmA ko paramAtmA banAne kA sIdhA sA upakrama hai- apane mana ko AtmA meM sthApita krnaa| mana AtmA kA anucara hai| yaha jisa dina sahI artha meM AtmA kA anucara bana jAtA hai, AtmA vikAsa kI sIr3hiyoM para ArohaNa karanA zurU kara detI hai| prekSAsaMgAna meM bhI pUjya gurudeva manonuzAsana kI mahattA ujAgara karate hue kahate haiM mana sAdhe AtmA sadhe, sadha jAe sNsaar| samAdhAna hara bAta kA, rahe na koI bhaar|| Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 320 AtmAnuzAsana jagAne ke lie dRr3ha saMkalpa evaM AtmA kI anaMta zakti para vizvAsa apekSita hai| aniyaMtrita mana vAle vyaktiyoM ko pratibodha dete hue pUjya gurudeva kahate the- 'mere abhimata se hara vyakti nirodha kI zakti se sampanna hai| usa zakti ke upayoga kI kSamatA vikasita ho jAe to phira yaha vivazatA sAmane nahIM AegI ki anaMta icchAoM para anuzAsana kaise kiyA jAe?' sAdhaka icchA aura AvazyakatA meM bheda-rekhA khIMcanA jAnatA hai ataH vaha zarIra aura mana kI ucita apekSA ko jAnakara hI usakI pUrti karatA hai| vaha jAnatA hai ki sAdhanA ko siddhi taka pahuMcAne ke lie icchAoM para niyaMtraNa karanA atyaMta anivArya hai kyoMki icchAoM kA niyaMtraNa karane vAlA hI svataMtratA kA mUlya AMka sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA AtmAnuzAsana itanA sadhA huA thA ki iMdriyAM kabhI anIpsita viSaya kI ora daur3atI hI nahIM thiiN| hisAra meM ekAntavAsa ke daurAna sAdhanAkAlIna anubhava unakI isI vizeSatA ko ujAgara karane vAlA hai- 'merA anubhava batAtA hai ki indriya aura mana kI mAMga ko samApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| apane jIvana meM pahalI bAra eka prayoga kara rahA huuN| isa samaya indriyAM nizciMta haiM aura mana zAnta hai| khAna-pAna, zayana, jAgaraNa, dekhanA, bolanA kisI bhI pravRtti ke lie mana para bAdhyatA nahIM hai| pahale bhojana meM kucha padArthoM kI apekSA anubhava hotI thI aba isa sthiti ke bhAva aura abhAva meM koI aMtara nahIM lagatA hai| sAdhanA ke vividha prayogoM ke mAdhyama se sAdhaka apanI indriyoM aura mana ko sAdhane kA abhyAsa karatA rahe, yaha apekSita hai|' jisakA Atmabala prabala hotA hai, vahI niyaMtraNa yA anuzAsana kI kSamatA kA vikAsa kara sakatA hai| svacchaMda vyakti svataMtratA aura svAdhInatA kA mUlya nahIM samajha sakatA kyoMki adhyAtmazUnya svataMtratA ke kAraNa vaha ucchRkhala bana jAtA hai| kabhI vaha mana ke adhIna hotA hai to kabhI vAk.. pAruSya ke kAraNa daMDita hotA hai| kabhI zarIra se galata pravRtti karatA hai to kabhI Aveza Adi vRttiyoM ke adhIna ho jAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva dvArA prastuta AtmAnuzAsana kA pratibodha dene vAle ye prazna hara AtmArthI ko kucha socane ke lie majabUra karate haiM- "hara vyakti apane bhAgya kI lipi likhane se pahale eka kSaNa rukakara soce ki vaha yaMtra hai yA svataMtra? yadi vaha svataMtra Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 321 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM hai to kisI kriyA kI pratikriyA nahIM karegA, eka kSaNa meM prasanna aura eka kSaNa meM nArAja nahIM hogA, eka kSaNa meM virakta aura eka kSaNa meM vAsanA kA dAsa nahIM bnegaa| ye saba sthitiyAM tabhI ghaTita hotI haiM, jaba vyakti yaMtra hotA hai, dUsaroM ke calAne para calatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA darzana svataMtratA kA darzana hai, AtmakartRtva kA darzana hai| isa darzana ke pariprekSya meM hara vyakti apane Apase pUche ki vaha yaMtra kitanA hai aura svataMtra kitanA hai?' gIta ke isa padya meM prakArAntara se unhoMne isI tathya ko ujAgara kiyA hai acchA ho apane niyamoM se, hama apanA saMkoca kreN| nahIM dUsare vadha-baMdhana se, mAnavatA kI zAna hreN|| anuzAsana kA utkRSTa rUpa hai- apane dvArA apanA anuzAsana, apane dvArA apanA shaasn| AtmAnuzAsana kA bodha dene ke lie sampUrNa mAnava jAti ko pUjya gurudeva ne "nija para zAsana : phira anuzAsana" kA ghoSa diyaa| unhoMne svayaM anuzAsita jIvana jIyA phira dUsaroM para usakA prayoga kiyaa| isa saMdarbha meM pUjya gurudeva kA anubhava paThanIya hai'anuzAsana kA mere jIvana meM zurU se gaharA sthAna thA, svayaM anuzAsita rahanA tathA apane se choToM ko anuzAsana meM rakhanA mujhe sahaja bhAtA thaa|' bacapana meM jyeSTha bhrAtA munizrI campAlAlajI kA kaThora anuzAsana unhoMne saharSa jhelaa| isa saMdarbha meM gurudeva ke jyeSTha bhrAtA munizrI campAlAlajI kA yaha anubhava paThanIya hai 'maiM kabhI-kabhI tulasI muni kI truTiyAM DhUMr3hane ke lie luka-chipa kara jAyA krtaa| merA Azaya spaSTa thA- maiM apane bhAI ko nitAnta nirdoSa dekhanA cAhatA thaa| eka dina tulasI muni mere pAsa Aye aura bole- kyA Apako mere prati avizvAsa hai, Apa luka-chipa kara kyA dekhA karate haiM?' itanA pUchane kA sAhasa sambhavataH unhoMne kaI dinoM ke cintana ke bAda kiyA hogaa| maiMne adhikAra kI bhASA meM kahA- "tumheM yaha pUchane kI koI jarUrata nhiiN| mujhe jaisA ucita jaMcegA, karUMgA, dekhUgA, puuluuNgaa| spaSTa AUM yA luka-chipa kara, tumheM kyA prayojana? maiM mAnatA hUM tulasI muni ne merA jo sammAna rakhA Aja kA vidyArthI kyA apane bar3e kA rakhegA? unhoMne jo merA kar3A anuzAsana jhelA, vaha hara koI nahIM jhela sktaa| na vizeSa maiM Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 322 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI bolatA aura na ve| Upara meM bIsa-bIsa chAtra unake chAtrAvAsa meM rahe para tulasI ke prati sabameM samAna Adara bhAva aura zraddhA dekhii|' pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki jo vyakti svayaM para anuzAsana nahIM kara sakatA use dUsaroM para anuzAsana karane kA adhikAra prApta nahIM ho sktaa| AtmaciMtana ke kSaNoM meM unake mukha se niHsRta ye paMktiyAM isI satya kI dyotaka haiM- "mere kaMdhoM para saMgha ke anuzAsana kI pUrI jimmevArI hai| merI AtmA jitanI ujjvala aura anuzAsita hogI, zAsana bhI utanA hI samujvala hogaa|' ve bAla sAdhuoM ko aneka bAra prazikSaNa dete hue kahate the- 'jo bacapana meM kaThora anuzAsana meM rahanA nahIM jAnatA, use jIvana bhara dUsaroM ke anuzAsana meM rahanA par3atA hai|' 'paMcasUtram' meM unhoMne isI satya ko udgIrNa kiyA hai purA svAtaMtryamicchaMti, te nArhanti svtNtrtaam| purAnuzAstimicchaMti te'rhanti susvtNtrtaam|| pUjya gurudeva ne 60 sAla kI lambI avadhi taka eka vizAla dharmasaMgha para anuzAsana kiyaa| isase pUrva bhI muni avasthA meM unake adhIna bAla muniyoM para unakA kar3A anuzAsana thaa| bAda meM ve AcAryapada ke dAyitva se mukta ho gae para anuzAsana karane se mukta nahIM hue| ve kahate the- "maiM AcArya pada se mukta huA hUM para anuzAsana karane se nhiiN| galatI hone para maiM kisI ko bhI AMkha dikhA sakatA huuN|" unake anuzAsana kA vaiziSTya thA ki ve kisI para balAt anuzAsana thopanA nahIM cAhate the| unakI hArdika abhIpsA thI ki hara ziSya kA AtmAnuzAsana jaage| unakA yaha vaktavya isI bAta kI saMpuSTi karatA hai'maiM kisI ko niyama meM bAMdhanA nahIM caahtaa| jo niyama Upara se lAde jAte haiM, una para merA svayaM kA vizvAsa nahIM hai| maiM vyakti ke adhikAra ko kucalanA nahIM caahtaa| maiM AtmAnuzAsana meM vizvAsa karatA hUM ataH sabako AtmAnuzAsita evaM svAvalambI banAnA cAhatA huuN|' 'paMcasUtram' meM bhI unhoMne isI satya ko prastuti dI hai gururvAJchati ziSyeSu, viksedaatmshaasnm| na vAJchati bhaveyuste, nityaM saMpreritAH praiH|| Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM AtmAnuzAsana jagane ke bAda bAhya anuzAsana kRtArtha ho jAtA hai / AsthA, saMkalpa aura abhyAsa- ina tattvoM kA abhyAsa hone para AtmAnuzAsana svataH prakaTa hone lagatA hai| taba anuzAsana ko Aropita nahIM karanA par3atA, vaha hArdika aura sahaja svIkRta hotA hai| amerikana logoM ke samakSa svAmI vivekAnanda kA diyA gayA pratibodha isI satya kA saMvAdI hai - 'AtmAnuzAsana jagane ke bAda kisI prakAra kI dAsatA zeSa nahIM rhtii| mana para vijaya prApta karane ke bAda saMsAra sukhamaya ho jAtA hai| phira hamAre Upara kisI bhI acche bure bhAva kA asara nahIM hotaa| hameM saba kucha yathAsthAna aura sAmaMjasyapUrNa dikhalAI par3egA / ' pUjya gurudeva AtmAnuzAsana ke usa zikhara para sthita the, jahAM unakI hara kriyA dUsaroM ke lie anuzAsana kA sahaja bodhapATha bana gayI / ahiMsaka vRtti evaM khu nANiNo sAraM, jaM na hiMsai kiMcaNa - 'jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki vaha kisI kI hiMsA nahIM krtaa| isa vAkya ko isa rUpa bhI kahA jA sakatA hai ki sAdhaka hone kA sAra yahI hai ki vaha apanI asat pravRtti se kisI ko pIr3A nahIM phuNcaataa| ahiMsA kisI bhI mahApuruSa kI sabase bar3I zakti hotI hai| ahiMsA ciraMtana jIvana-ma - mUlya hai ataH kisI bhI deza aura kAla meM isakI mUlyavattA ko kama nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / 323 pUjya gurudeva kA sampUrNa jIvana ahiMsA kI jItI jAgatI mazAla rhaa| bacapana meM hI unhoMne ahiMsA ke rAjamArga para apanA caraNanyAsa kara diyA thA / ahiMsA ke prati vyakta niSThA kI eka jhalaka unhIM ke zabdoM meM paThanIya hai * maiM ahiMsA kI antaryAtrA meM vizvAsa karatA hUM / * bacapana se hI ahiMsA ke prati merI AsthA puSTa ho gayI thI / AsthA kI vaha pratimA Aja taka kabhI khaMDita nahIM huI / * ahiMsA meM merA aMdhavizvAsa nahIM hai / vaha mere jIvana kI prakAza - rekhA hai| Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 324 ahiMsA sArvabhauma ke mAdhyama se usake prazikSaNa kI bAta kahakara gurudeva tulasI ne ahiMsA ko sAmAjika kSetra meM pratiSThita karane kA athaka prayatna kiyaa| ahiMsA prazikSaNa kA pariNAma unake AtmavizvAsa kI bhASA meM paThanIya hai- 'jisa dina sAmUhika rUpa se ahiMsA ke prazikSaNa evaM prayoga kI bAta saMbhava hogI, hiMsA kI sArI zaktiyoM kA prabhAva kSINa ho jaaegaa|' unake ahiMsaka vyaktitva kA Akalana yazapAla jaina ke zabdoM meM isa prakAra hai- 'AcArya tulasI ke pAsa koI bhautika bala nahIM, phira bhI ve prema, karuNA evaM sadbhAvanA dvArA ahiMsaka krAMti kA siMhanAda kara rahe haiN| vinobA to aMtima samaya meM ekAnta sAdhanA meM laga gaye para AcArya tulasI ke caraNa isa umra meM bhI gatimAna haiN| unakI ahiMsaka sAdhanA avirAma gati se logoM ko sahI iMsAna banAne kA kArya kara rahI hai|' pUjya gurudeva ne ahiMsA ko saiddhAntika evaM dArzanika gutthiyoM se bAhara nikAlakara jIvana-vyavahAra ke sAtha jor3ane kA prayatna kiyaa| ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM vyakta prastuta abhivyaktiyAM isI rahasya ko prakaTa karane vAlI * yadi choTI-choTI bAtoM para tU-tU, maiM-maiM hotI hai to samajhanA cAhie, ahiMsA kA nAma kevala adharoM para hai, jIvana meM nhiiN| * ahiMsA ke jagat meM isa ciMtana kI koI bhASA nahIM hotI ki maiM hI rahUM, maiM hI bacUM yA aMtima jIta merI hI ho| vahAM kI bhASA yahI hotI hai- apane astitva meM saba hoM aura sabake astitva kA vikAsa ho| * Apa loga na mAreM to maiM bhI Apako nahIM mArUM, Apa yadi gAlI nahIM deM to maiM bhI gAlI na daM, aisA vinimaya ahiMsA meM nahIM hotaa| * pratikUla paristhiti yA pratikUla sAmagrI ke kAraNa kisI ke mana meM azAMti ho jAtI hai to yaha usakA Atmahanana hai, jo hiMsA kA hI eka rUpa hai| * maiM mAnatA hUM ahiMsA kevala maMdira, masjida yA gurudvArA taka hI sImita na rahe, jIvana-vyavahAra meM usakA prayoga ho| ahiMsA kA pahalA prayogasthala hai-vyApArika kSetra, dUsarA kSetra hai- raajniiti| Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 325 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM * dUsaroM kI sampatti, aizvarya aura sattA dekhakara muMha meM pAnI nahIM bhara AtA, yaha ahiMsA kA hI prabhAva hai| * ghRNA, IrSyA, dveSa, vaimanasya, vAsanA aura durAgraha-ye saba jIvana meM palate raheM aura ahiMsA bhI sadhatI rahe, yaha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai| _pUjya gurudeva ne apane jIvana se janatA ko ahiMsA kA sakriya prazikSaNa diyaa| prabala hiMsA evaM virodha ke vAtAvaraNa meM bhI unakI ahiMsA ke prati niSThA kama nahIM huii| ve kahate the- 'mere jIvana meM aneka prasaMga Ae haiM, jahAM kucha logoM ne mere prati hiMsA kA vAtAvaraNa taiyAra kiyaa| ve loga cAhate the ki maiM apanI ahiMsAtmaka nIti ko chor3akara hiMsA ke maidAna meM utara jAUM para mere aMtaHkaraNa ne kabhI bhI unakA sAtha nahIM diyA aura maiMne hara hiMsAtmaka prahAra kA pratirodha ahiMsA se kiyaa|' - koyambaTUra meM pUjya gurudeva jela meM kAryakrama pUrA karake vApisa padhAra rahe the| mor3a para ghUmate samaya acAnaka do lar3ake sAmane tejI se sAikila para A rahe the| logoM ne rokanA.cAhA para unhoMne dussAhasa kiyA aura sAikila Age bar3hA dii| sAikila sIdhI gurudeva ke paira se ttkraayii| gurudeva ne tatkAla haiMDila pakar3a liyA phira bhI agUMThe aura ghuTane meM coTa A gii| bhakta loga sAikila vAle lar3ake para ubala par3e para gurudeva sthitaprajJa kI bhAMti aise khar3e the mAno kucha huA hI nahIM ho| logoM ne sAikila vAle lar3ake ko pakar3akara pITanA cAhA lekina gurudeva ne unheM zAnta karate hue kahA- 'jo honA thA vaha ho gayA aba ise pITane se kyA hogA? eka vyakti galatI kare usake sAtha dUsarA bhI galatI karane lage to phira usakI mahAnatA kyA huI? hameM to hara paristhiti meM saMtulana aura dhairya rakhanA caahie| hamArI ahiMsA itanI prabhAvI honI cAhie ki krUra se krUra AkrAntA kA hRdaya badala jaae|' gurudeva ke ye udgAra sunate hI zrAvaka zAnta ho gae aura sAikila para savAra lar3akA gurudeva ke caraNoM meM praNata ho gyaa| __ ahiMsA ke rAjamArga para calane vAle ko kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM staataa| ahiMsA kI ekaniSTha sAdhanA se pUjya gurudeva kA vyaktitva itanA prabhAvI ho gayA thA ki koI bhI vaira-virodha yA bhaya unake sAmane Tika nahIM Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 326 pAtA thA tathA unakI sannidhi sabako bhayamukta banAe rakhatI thii| "ahiMsApratiSThAyAM tatsannidhau vairatyAgaH" pataJjali kA yaha sUkta gurudeva ke jIvana meM pUrNatayA caritArtha hotA thaa| pUjya gurudeva eka gAMva meM virAja rahe the| vahAM UMce TIle para TInoM kA chaparA banA huA thaa| gurudeva ke sAtha saMta bhI usI chapare meM sone kI taiyArI kara rahe the| cAroM ora jaMgala hone se jaMgalI jAnavaroM evaM sarpo kA bhaya thaa| bicchuoM ko to aneka bAra saMtoM ne Ate-jAte dekhA para gurudeva ke AbhAmaNDala ke prabhAva se kisI ke mana meM bhaya kI eka rekhA bhI nahIM utrii| sabane nizcintatA kI nIMda lii| samAcAra patroM meM jaba gurudeva AtaMkavAdiyoM kI hiMsaka vAradAtoM ke bAre meM sanate yA par3hate to unakA mana becaina ho utthtaa| unakI karuNA kabhIkabhI ina zabdoM meM prasphuTita hotI thI- 'mere mana meM aneka bAra yaha vikalpa uThatA hai ki upadravI aura hiMsakoM kI bhIr3a ke bIca meM khar3A ho jAUM aura una logoM se kahUM ki tuma kauna hote ho nirdoSa evaM niraparAdha prANiyoM ko mauta ke ghATa utArane vAle? binA sAhasa yA Atmabala ke ahiMsAtmaka pratirodha kI kalpanA bhI mana meM nahIM ubhara sktii| jAti, raMga Adi ke AdhAra para kisI ko hIna mAnakara apamAna karanA unakI dRSTi meM sabase bar3I hiMsA aura mAnavIya aparAdha thaa| mAnavamAnava meM AtmA kI dRSTi se koI aMtara nahIM hai ata: prANimAtra ke prati mAnavIya vyavahAra honA caahie| unhoMne apane pravacana-sthala meM harijanamahAjana kI bheda-rekhA ko miTAne kA prayatna kiyaa| yadyapi isake lie unheM bahuta saMgharSa jhelanA par3A lekina unake athaka prayAsa se jAtivAda kI jar3eM hilane lgiiN| jAtivAda para vyaMgya karatA huA unakA yaha vaktavya anekoM tathAkathita dharmAcAryoM kI cetanA ko jhakajhorane vAlA hai- 'agara koI bhagavAn manuSya ko jAtiyoM meM bAMTegA, eka vyakti ko janma se UMcA aura eka ko janma se nIcA banAegA to kama se kama maiM to use bhagavAn mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM huuN|...maiN to usa dina kI pratIkSA meM haM jaba samasta mAnava samAja meM bhAvAtmaka ekatA sthApita hogI aura binA kisI jAtibheda ke mAnava-mAnava dharmapatha para ArUr3ha hoNge|' eka gAMva meM gurudeva kA pravAsa maMdira meM thaa| unake sAtha julUsa meM Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 327 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kucha harijana bhI the / unhoMne bhI gurudeva ke sAtha maMdira meM praveza kara liyaa| pujArina harijanoM ko maMdira meM dekhakara krodha meM Akara gAliyAM bakane lagI / gurudeva ko jaba yaha bAta jJAta huI to unhoMne saMtoM ko nirdeza dete hue kahA - "hama dUsarI jagaha ThahareMge yahAM mandira meM bhagavAn nahIM, caMDAla (krodha) rahatA hai| hama isa apavitratA meM Thaharakara kyA kareMge ? pujArina ne jaba gurudeva ke ye zabda sune to vaha zAnta ho gayI aura bolI - " Apa yahAM se kyoM jA rahe haiM? maiM to ina logoM ko manA kara rahI huuN|' gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'tuma jaba hamako ThaharA rahI ho to hamAre sAtha Ane vAle logoM ko kaise roka sakatI ho? hama mAnava-mAnava meM koI bheda nahIM karate haiM / sabakI AtmA samAna hai / ' gurudeva kI ojapUrNa vANI sunakara pujArina cupacApa dUsarI ora calI gyii| aise eka nahIM aneka udAharaNa haiM, jaba unhoMne jAtivAda kI jar3oM para kriyAtmaka prahAra kiyA / gurudeva zrI tulasI kI ahiMsA viSayaka maulika soca evaM unake ahiMsaka prayogoM kI carcA eka svataMtra pustaka meM kI jaaegii| lAghava sAdhanA aura bhAra ye donoM 36 ke aMka kI bhAMti viparIta dizonmukhI haiN| sAdhaka bhItara aura bAhara se hara kSaNa halkepana kI anubhUti karatA hai kyoMki laghutA kI sAdhanA karane vAlA sAdhaka hI prabhutA kA varaNa kara sakatA hai| bhArIpana vyakti ko nIce kI ora le jAtA hai| isa saMdarbha meM bhagavatI meM varNita upAsikA jayaMtI aura mahAvIra ke praznottara atyanta mahatvapUrNa haiM / AdhyAtmika vikAsa hetu halkApana anivArya zarta hai| AcArya tulasI ne isI satya ko kAvya meM nibaddha kara diyA 1 halkApana tana meM rahe, mana meM sphUrti apAra / AdhyAtmika ciMtana svayaM, pAtA hai vistAra // bhArIpana zarIra kA ho, vastu kA yA vicAroM kA, vaha vyakti ke mana becaina banAtA hai| pUjya gurudeva sabhI prakAra ke bhAra kI anubhUti se mukta the / ve anAvazyaka cintA kA bhAra nahIM Dhote the / ve cintA aura ciMtana meM bhedarekhA khIMcanA jAnate the / anAvazyaka cintA karane vAloM ko unakA pratibodha thA - ' cintA nahIM, ciMtana karo, vyathA nahIM, vyavasthA karo, Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 328 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI prazaMsA nahIM, prazasti kro|' dillI meM jayAcArya zatAbdI ke avasara para gurudeva ke pAsa eka vyakti AyA aura ciMtita svaroM meM bolA- 'itane loga yahAM pahuMca rahe haiN| dillI jaise zahara meM unakI vyavasthA kaisI hogI? unako kaise saMbhAlA jAegA?' bahuta bhaya dikhAne para bhI gurudeva ke sAdhaka mAnasa para bhAra kI anubhUti nahIM huii| unhoMne bhAI ko samAhita karate hue kahA- 'samaya para saba vyavasthA ThIka ho jaayegii| paristhiti Ane se pahale hI vyartha cintA kA bhAra kyoM DhoyA jAe? ciMtA ke bhAra se AdhI kAryajA zakti to pahale hI naSTa ho jAtI hai|' samaya para jayAcArya zatAbdI kA aitihAsika samAroha itane vyavasthita DhaMga se sampanna huA ki kaI dinoM taka usakI gUMja dillI ke janamAnasa para gUMjatI rhii| ___ laghutA AkiMcanya kA sarvazreSTha prayoga hai| jisakA kisI para svAmitva nahIM, vaha pUre jagat kA samrATa bana jAtA hai| rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ke zabdoM meM svAmI ke pAsa hI vaibhava AtA hai, gulAma ko kabhI kucha nahIM miltaa| svAmI vaha hai, jo binA una sabake raha ske| jisakA jIvana saMsAra kI kSudra, sArahIna vastu para avalambita nahIM rhtaa|' pUjya gurudeva ne 'vyavahArabodha' meM isI satya kA saMgAna kiyA hai aMgalAghava saMgalAghava, akiMcanatA jo mile| trilokI kA vibhava pAyA, hRdaya kI vanikA khile|| . vartamAna meM tathAkathita sAdhu samudAya ke parigraha aura ThATabATa ko dekhakara sAdhutA bhI zarma se jhuka jAtI hai| sArI sukha-suvidhA upalabdha hone para bhI gurudeva na kisI sthAna se baMdhe aura na kisI vaibhava-saMpadA se| unake isa laghutA ke bhAva ne sahaja hI sAre saMsAra ko apanI ora AkRSTa kara liyA tathA unako prabhutAsampanna banA diyaa| ve mAnate the ki sAdhaka kA mana itanA nirlobha honA cAhie ki usake sAmane kitanA hI bar3A AkarSaNa upasthita hone para bhI vaha sarvathA nirAzaMsa aura nirAkula rhe| aisI manovRtti vAlA sAdhaka sadA sukhazayyA meM sotA hai| ___sAdar3I meM vahAM ke ThAkura gumAnasiMhajI gurudeva ke caraNoM meM upasthita hue| darzana karate hI unhoMne kucha rupaye gurudeva ke caraNoM meM rakha die / rupayoM ko dekhakara gurudeva mana hI mana muskarAe aura bole- 'ThAkura sAhaba! hama Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM laghubhUtavihArI haiM / parigraha ke nAma para hamAre pAsa baiMka beleMsa nahIM hai ataH ina kAgaja ke Tukar3oM kA hama kyA kareM ? inase adhika to hamAre lie kAgaja hI mUlyavAna haiM, jo likhane ke kAma to Ate haiN| hama to tyAgatapasyA kI bheMTa lete haiM, noToM kI nahIM / ThAkura sAhaba ne bhAvavihvala hokara gurudeva kI abhyarthanA karate hue kahA - 'sAdhu to bahuta Ate haiM lekina Apake padArpaNa se hameM atirikta prasannatA huI hai kyoMki ApakA kisI prakAra kA bhAra nahIM hai| na Apako palaMga cAhie, na darI / na hI bhikSA meM Apa koI vastu mAMgakara lete haiN|' Aja ke tathAkathita sAdhuoM kI sthiti para vyaMgya karatI pUjya gurudeva kI ye paMktiyAM kitanI mArmika haiM 329 daMbhI pAkhaNDI muniyoM se, yaha sAdhu nAma badanAma huA / unakI kAlI karatUtoM kA, hA ! kitanA duSpariNAma huA / unake kAraNa sacce tyAgI saMtoM para bhI lagatA lAMchana / nirdoSa sadoSa kahalAte haiM, moThoM meM pIse jAte ghuna // nimna ghaTanA prasaMga bhI unakI lAghava-sAdhanA kA spaSTa nidarzana hai / san 1967 meM vilImorA gAMva meM ema. eca. e. TATA hAI skUla ke chAtroM ke bIca gurudeva kA pravacana nirdhArita thA / skUla ke adhyApakoM ne bar3e-bar3e takhtoM para gaddI, kAlIna evaM takie lagAkara use siMhAsana kA rUpa de diyaa| svAgata kI joradAra taiyAriyAM dekhakara gurudeva ne pharamAyA 'saMta aura siMhAsana kA kyA mela ? saMta to akiMcana hotA hai| jo bAhya sukha-suvidhA meM pratibaddha ho jAtA hai, vaha sAdhutA kA Ananda nahIM uThA sakatA / ' vyavasthApakoM ne tatkAla gaddI, kAlIna tathA takie Adi uThA die aura eka kursI rakha dii| gurudeva ne usI para baiThakara pravacana kiyaa| adhyApaka logoM ne aise akiMcana aura muktavihArI saMta ke prathama bAra hI darzana kiye the isalie Azcarya honA svAbhAvika thA / - gurudeva kA abhimata thA ki jo vyakti jitanA laghutAsampanna hogA, prabhutA svayaM usake daravAje para dastaka degii| prabhutA ke svarUpa ko spaSTa karate hue pUjya gurudeva ne kahA- 'prabhutA auroM para zAsana karane, adhika se adhika sukha-suvidhA bhogane, vaiyaktika svArtha sAdhane athavA pratiSThA ke zikhara para car3hane ke lie nahIM hotI / prabhutA vaha hotI hai, jo manuSya ko Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 330 svayaM se paricita karAtI hai, svayaM para anuzAsana karanA sikhAtI hai aura svayaM ke bhItara chipI huI jJAna, darzana, cAritra evaM tapa kI samRddhi bar3hAne kI kSamatA pradAna karatI hai| aba manuSya svayaM soce ki use laghutA se prabhutA kI dizA meM Age bar3hanA hai yA prabhutA ke darpa se laghutA kI ora phisalanA hai|' videha - sAdhanA sAdhanA kA prathama aura antima bindu bhedavijJAna hai / bhAratIya RSiyoM ne vidyA aura avidyA kA sambandha bhI bhedavijJAna se jor3A hai| saikar3oM pustakoM kA jJAtA bhI vidyAvAn nahIM hai, yadi use deha aura AtmA kI bhinnatA kA bodha na ho| yadi bhedavijJAna kA anubhava hai to pustakIya jJAna na hone para bhI vaha sabase bar3A jJAnI hai| deho'hamiti yA buddhiravidyeti prakIrtitA / nAhaM dehazcidAtmeti, buddhiM vidyeti bhaNyate // sAdhanA ke prathama caraNa meM sAdhaka dehAdhyAsa se mukta hone ke lie prayoga karatA hai aura antima caraNa meM caitanya ke pUrNa sAkSAtkAra se vaha kRtakRtya ho jAtA hai| binA bhedavijJAna ke na to videha kI sthiti ko prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai aura na hI AtmavikAsa kI dizA meM caraNanyAsa ho sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA mAnanA thA ki AtmA kA anubhava sUkSma satya kA anubhava hai / yaha anubhava unako hI ho sakatA hai, jo bhedavijJAna kI sAdhanA karake zarIra aura AtmA kI bhinnatA ko samajha lete haiN| videha kI sthiti ko prApta karanA prayatnajanya hai kyoMki AtmA aura pudgala kA saMyoga anAdikAlIna hai para kucha vyaktiyoM ko yaha sthiti sahaja prApta ho jAtI vijJAna kI anuprekSA ke lie pUjya gurudeva dvArA nirmita yaha padya mantra ke rUpa meM japA jA sakatA hai AtmA bhinna zarIra bhinna hai, eka nahIM saMjonA / hai miTTI se milA-julA, para Akhira sonA sonA / zarIra ke saMvedanoM se prabhAvita hone vAlA sAdhaka bhedavijJAna kI gaharAI meM nahIM paiTha sktaa| vaha thor3I sI zArIrika vedanA meM hatAza aura nirAza ho jAtA hai| bhedavijJAna kA abhyAsa sadhane para zarIra kI koI bhI pIr3A sAdhaka ke Ananda meM bAdhaka nahIM bana sakatI kyoMki satata AtmA yA Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 331 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM caitanya kA anubhava karane ke kAraNa vaha zarIra kI pakar3a se mukta ho jAtA hai| kaSTa kI anubhUti taba hotI hai, jaba zarIra ko AtmA mAna liyA jAtA hai| sAdhaka ko yaha anubhUti hotI rahatI hai ki vedanA zarIra ko hotI hai, cetanA ko nhiiN| maiM zuddha caitanyarUpa AtmA huuN| zarIra kA AtmA ke sAtha kevala saMyoga mAtra hai| bhedavijJAna ke saghana prayoga se hI gurudeva zrI tulasI ne hara vedanA ko apanA mitra mAnakara usakA svAgata kiyaa| hara bImArI yA vedanA ko unhoMne dInatA se nahIM, apitu vIratA se shaa| aneka bAra pravacanoM meM ve apanI anubhUti ko zAbdika bAnA bhI dete rahate the- 'maiM 45 varSa se zvAsa roga kA marIja hUM, para kabhI bhI isa bImArI ko lekara mere mana meM nirAzA, hInatA yA dInatA ke bhAva nahIM aae| guruoM kI aisI zakti mere sAtha hai ki kisI bhI pIr3A meM merA manobala DolatA nhiiN| aba to maiM Ananda ke sAtha kahatA hUM, zvAsa roga! padhAro, ApakA svAgata hai| maiM Apako nahIM satAUMgA Apa mujhe na staaeN|' yaha vaktavya usI sAdhaka ke mukha se nikala sakatA hai, jisane apanI cetanA ko darda kI anubhUti se haTA liyA ho tathA jo dehAdhyAsa se mukta ho| zarIra se pratibaddha vyakti sAmAnya bImArI kI sthiti meM adhIra hokara aneka prakAra ke auSadhi-sevana kI ora pravRtta ho jAtA hai para gurudeva adhika auSadhi-prayoga ke virodhI the| unakA cintana thA ki dardazAmaka davA kA prayoga karane kI apekSA pIr3A ko sahana karane meM adhika Ananda kI anubhUti hotI hai| san 1962 kA ghaTanA-prasaMga hai| dina meM gurudeva kA svAsthya kucha narama thaa| vihAra meM bAra-bAra ulTiyoM evaM dastoM kA prakopa rhaa| vihAra ke daurAna gurudeva ko zArIrika zithilatA kA anubhava ho rahA thaa| saMtoM ne rAta ko jaldI vizrAma ke lie nivedana kiyA lekina vizrAma kI bAta to dUra gurudeva vedanA meM sahajatayA dinacaryA meM parivartana karanA bhI pasanda nahIM karate the| usa dina lambe samaya taka gurudeva ne rAtrikAlIna pravacana kiyaa| hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM upasthita janatA gurumukha se amRtavANI sunakara tRpta ho gii| unake jIvana ke aise aneka ghaTanA-prasaMga haiM, jo unakI bhedavijJAna Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 332 kI cetanA ko prakaTa karane vAle haiN| isa sandarbha meM unakA cintana thA ki jaba taka zarIra hai, paga-paga para bImArI kI saMbhAvanA banI rahatI hai para usase bhayabhIta hokara hatAza, nirAza yA akarmaNya ho jAeM to jInA kaThina ho jAtA hai tathA darda kI anubhUti bhI bar3ha jAtI hai| lADanUM pravAsa meM gurudeva ko eka rAtri meM zvAsa kA prakopa ho gyaa| dUsare dina zrIcandajI rAmapuriyA ke prapautra azoka ne gurudeva ke svAsthya kI sukhapRcchA kii| gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'jahAM zarIra hai, vahAM choTI-moTI bImAriyAM to AtI hI rahatI haiN| zarIra meM utpanna vedanA se ghabarAnA nahIM caahie| patha meM utAra-car3hAva Ate rahate haiN| koI unase bhayabhIta hokara cale hI nahIM, vaha maMjila kaise pA sakatA hai? vaise hI roga zarIra kA dharma hai, isameM bhI utAra-caDhAva Ate rahate haiN| inase ghabarAne se kAma kaise calegA?' pUjya gurudeva kI isa videhasAdhanA se azoka daMga raha gyaa| isa avasthA meM itanA manobala usake lie Azcarya kA viSaya thaa| anya santoM ke pAsa isa ghaTanA kA jikra karate hue vaha bolA- 'maiM gayA thA gurudeva kI sukhapRcchA ke lie lekina gurudeva ke mAnasa para to asvAsthya kA koI asara hI nahIM hai| Aja mujhe jIvana kA zAzvata bodha mila gayA ki zArIrika kaSTa Atmika Ananda ko manda nahIM kara sakatA, yadi vyakti deha kI pratibaddhatA se mukta hokara videha kI sAdhanA kara le|" lADanUM se dakSiNa yAtrA kI ora prasthAna karate samaya gurudeva tIvra jvara se AkrAnta ho ge| sabakA cintana thA ki itane teja bukhAra meM vihAra nahIM honA cAhie para gurudeva ke tIvra saMkalpa evaM manobala ne hAra nahIM mAnI aura vihAra kara diyaa| aneka grAmINa loga bhI gurudeva ke sAtha cala rahe the| anya dinoM kI apekSA Aja bukhAra ke kAraNa gurudeva kI cAla thor3I dhImI thI phira bhI loga unake sAtha calane meM asamarthatA kA anubhava kara rahe the| vihAra ke daurAna hAMphate hue eka caudharI bola uThA- 'ye gurujI bukhAra meM bhI itane teja cala rahe haiN| hama to daur3ane para bhI inakA sAtha nahIM nibhA pA rahe haiN| hama to bukhAra meM paidala calane kI bAta soca bhI nahIM sakate para inake cehare para vedanA ke koI cihna dikhAI nahIM dete|' vedanA meM santulita rahane kI sthiti gurudeva ko bhedavijJAna ke abhyAsa Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 333 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM se prApta thii| zarIra ke sAtha Asakti kA sambandha-viccheda hone ke kAraNa hI ve pratikSaNa caitanya ke jAgaraNa kA anubhava karate rahate the| eka keza bhI zarIra se alaga karanA kitanA kaSTaprada hotA hai kintu gurudeva jaba apane kezoM kA luMcana karate the taba unakI prasanna aura sthira mudrA bhedavijJAnasAdhanA kI jIvanta sAkSI bana jAtI thii| banArasa meM carcA ke kAraNa rAtrikAlIna vizrAma kAzI vizvavidyAlaya ke prAMgaNa meM hI nirdhArita kiyA gyaa| uttara pradeza kI kar3akar3AtI sardI meM pUre saMgha ke sAtha gurudeva ne vizvavidyAlaya ke bar3e-bar3e kamaroM meM zayana kiyaa| rAta bhara nIMda na Ane para bhI gurudeva ko atirikta prasannatA kI anubhUti ho rahI thii| usa rAta kA saMsmaraNa batAte hue unhoMne kahA ki rAtri meM sardI kA kAphI parISaha rhaa| ThaMDa ko sahane para bhI mana meM saMtoSa thaa| sAdhu-jIvana meM anukUlatAeM aura pratikUlatAeM AtI hI rahatI haiM / yAtrA meM kaI sthAnoM para sardI kA kaSTa rahatA hai para banArasa kI vaha rAta hameM sadA yAda rhegii|' videha hue binA vyakti mauta ke bhaya se Upara nahIM uTha sktaa| videha kI sAdhanA meM saMlagna sAdhaka pratikSaNa isa bAta kI anubhUti karatA rahatA hai ki mRtyu kevala zarIra ko naSTa kara sakatI hai para AtmA to ajaraamara hai| isI satya kA anubhava karake sukarAta, gAMdhI aura vinobA ne mauta kA haMsate-haMsate svAgata kiyaa| rAyapura meM gurudeva ke putale jalAe ge| virodhiyoM dvArA pratikSaNa mauta kA bhaya thA para unake mAnasa para bhaya kA koI prakampana nahIM huaa| jaba taka zabda, rUpa, gaMdha Adi iMdriya-viSayoM ke prati Asakti rahatI hai, taba taka bhedavijJAna kI dizA meM prasthAna nahIM ho sktaa| zabda, rUpa Adi iMdriya-viSaya Atmatattva se bhinna paudgalika haiM, jar3a haiM, yaha avabodha hote hI sAdhaka kI dizA badala jAtI hai| pUjya gurudeva ne AyAro ke sUkta kA anuvAda karate hue videha kI sthiti kA mArmika citra khIMcA jisane zabdAdika viSayoM se bhinna svayaM ko jAna liyA usane mUrchA-saMga tyAga Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 334 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI saviveka bhedavijJAna kiyA vaha AtmavAn-AtmA ko usane pAyA hai vaha jJAnavAn-usane caitanya jagAyA hai vaha vedavAn-zAstroM kA sahI nicor3a kiyA vaha dharmavAn-samatA se nAtA jor3a liyA vaha brahmavAn-usane jaga se mana mor3a liyA vaha parama-tattva kA hai saMgAnI . AyAro kI arhat vaannii|| videha sAdhanA sadhane para vItarAgatA kI ora svataH caraNanyAsa ho jAtA hai kyoMki taba sAdhaka kevala apane prati, apane caitanya ke prati jAgatA hai| bAhya kriyA karate hue bhI usakA tAdAtmyabhAva cetanA ke sAtha jur3A rahatA hai| eka bAra vAula phakIra se pUchA gayA- 'moha kaise miTatA hai?' usane sahaja muskAna ke sAtha rahasyamaya uttara diyA- 'eka ke sivAya sabake prati marane se|' pravacana evaM bAtacIta meM aneka bAra ve dArzanika zailI meM bhedavijJAna kA rahasya janatA ke samakSa prastuta karate rahate the| dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna pUjya gurudeva eka bAra jela meM pdhaare| kaidiyoM ko saMbodhita karate hue gurudeva ne kahA- "Apa jAnate haiM jela usake lie hotI hai, jo aparAdhI hotA hai| eka dRSTi se hamArA zarIra sabase bar3I jela hai| hamArI unmuktavihArI AtmA zarIra rUpI jela meM kaida hai| yaha hamAre aparAdha kA pariNAma hai| isase mukta honA hI hamAre jIvana kA sabase bar3A dhyeya hai|' lADanUM pravAsa meM kucha pratiSThita vyakti gurudeva kI sevA meM upasthita hue| unhoMne gurudeva ko kucha pratibodha dene ke lie nivedana kiyaa| gurudeva ne sahaja rUpa se saMbodha dete hue kahA- 'AtmA aura zarIra anAdikAlIna sAthI haiN| eka ko pUrI khurAka mile aura dUsare ko nahIM, kyA yaha acchI bAta hai? vyakti hamezA zarIra ko khurAka detA hai, AtmA ko nahIM, kyA yaha AtmA ke sAtha anyAya nahIM hai ? zarIra kI bhAMti AtmA ko khurAka denA bhI Avazyaka hai| jJAna, darzana, cAritra, svAdhyAya, dhyAna, kAyotsarga, sAmAyika Adi AtmA kI khurAka haiN|' isa AdhyAtmika udbodhana ko sunakara sabhI zrAvaka prasanna ho utthe| Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 335 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM 'maiM AtmA hUM, cetanAvAn hUM' yaha smRti pUjya gurudeva ko satata deha kI pratibaddhatA evaM Asakti se mukti dilAtI rahatI thii| unakI yaha videha-sAdhanA aneka sAdhakoM kA mArga prazasta karake unheM AtmasAkSAtkAra kI dizA meM prasthita karatI rhegii| atIndriya kSamatA vijJAna ke sAmane jJAta tathyoM kA prakaTIkaraNa koI mUlya nahIM rkhtaa| jo ajJAta aura bhaviSya ke garta meM chipe rahasyoM ko anAvRta karatA hai, vahI janamAnasa kA zraddheya bana sakatA hai| prAcInakAla meM bar3e vyaktiyoM ke hara kArya meM zraddhAbhAva rahatA thA para Aja ke tArkika yuga meM hara kArya ko tarka kI kasauTI para kasA jAtA hai ataH Aja vyakti ke AdhAra para usake kArya kA mUlyAMkana nahIM hotA, balki kAryoM ke AdhAra para vyakti kA vyaktitva mApA jAtA hai| gaNAdhipati tulasI eka aise vyaktitva kA nAma thA, jisane apanI dUradarzI kartRtva kI ujalI rekhAoM se antarrASTrIya kSitija para apanI eka alaga pahacAna bnaaii| gaNAdhipati tulasI usa koTi ke dUradraSTA yA bhaviSyavaktA the, jinheM apane sAdhanA-bala, sUkSma cintana evaM dUradarzI anubhUti ke bala para Ane vAle yuga kI hara AhaTa kA jJAna pahale hI ho jAtA thaa| unakI nirmala pratibhA ke darpaNa meM bhaviSya meM hone vAlI hara ghaTanA pahale hI pratibimbita ho jAtI thii| yahI kAraNa hai ki gurudeva zrI tulasI koI bhI kArya kevala vartamAna ke kSaNika prabhAva se prerita hokara nahIM karate, bhaviSya ke pariNAmoM kA cintana bhI usameM nihita rahatA thaa| prAcIna TIkAkAroM ne AcArya ke aneka guNoM meM dUradarzitA ko pramukha mAnA hai| gurudeva ke netRtva kA vaiziSTya thA ki kAlakSepa se Ane vAlI samasyAoM ko, kaThinAiyoM ko ve vartamAna meM hI pakar3a lete the| yaha nirvivAda satya hai ki atIta ke anubhavoM ke AdhAra para kisI saMgha kA saMcAlana to kiyA jA sakatA hai para usameM navonmeSa nahIM ubharate aura na hI vaha saMgha yuga kI samasyAoM ke sAtha jUjhane kA sAhasa aura zakti hI juTA pAtA hai| pahale pUrvAbhAsa ko manaHzAstrI nitAMta kAlpanika mAnate the para aba anusaMdhAna aura anveSaNa ke daurAna unako yaha mAnanA par3A hai ki buddhi meM Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI kabhI-kabhI aghaTita ke pratibimba bhI par3a jAte haiM / 336 pAzcAttya manovaijJAnikoM ne jo atIndriya kSamatAeM khojI haiM, unheM cAra vargoM meM vibhakta kiyA jA sakatA hai: 1. kleyaravAyensa (dUrabodha) :- vastuoM aura ghaTanAoM kI vaha jAnakArI, jo jJAna-prApti ke sAmAnya AdhAroM ke binA hI upalabdha ho jAe / 2. prIkAgnIzana (bhaviSyajJAna ) :- binA kisI mAnya AdhAra ke bhaviSya kI ghaTanAoM kA jJAna / 3. reTrokAgnIzana (bhUtajJAna) :- binA kinhIM mAnya sAdhanoM se avijJAta bhUtakAlIna ghaTanAoM kI jAnakArI / 4. TelIpaithI (vicAra - saMpreSaNa ) :- binA kisI sahAyatA ke apane vicAra dUsaroM taka pahuMcAnA aura dUsaroM ke vicAra grahaNa karanA / yahAM gurudeva ke jIvana kI kucha saphala bhaviSyavANiyAM evaM bhaviSyadarzana kI jhAMkiyAM prastuta kI jA rahI haiM: -- pUjya gurudeva ke jIvana se sambandhita dUrabodha kI aneka ghaTanAeM haiM, jaba samAja ko unhoMne Ane vAlI sthitiyoM kI pahale hI cetAvanI de dii| usa samaya samAja unakI divya vANI kA mUlya nahIM samajha sakA lekina samaya bItane para sabake muMha se yahI svara nikalA - 'Apane hameM pahale hI saceta kara diyA thA acchA hotA hama ApakI bAta pahale hI mAna lete / ' dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI ne logoM se apIla kI - 'giravI kA dhaMdhA sAmAjika zoSaNa hai| jo vyakti caMda paisoM ke lie apane bhAI kA khUna pItA hai vaha dhArmika to ho hI nahIM sakatA, manuSya kahalAne kA bhI vAstavika hakadAra nahIM hai|' jo isa dhaMdhe se jur3e the unheM yaha bAta pasanda nahIM AI / tIvra pratikriyA karate hue unhoMne kahA- 'Apa isa byAja ke dhandhe ke bAre meM kucha na kaheM anyathA hama ApakA virodha Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 337 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM kreNge|' aneka Aropa-pratyAropa evaM virodhoM ke bAvajUda gurudeva ne ojasvI vANI meM pratyuttara dete hue kahA- 'yaha kabhI nahIM ho sakatA ki amAnavIya dhaMdhe kI surakSA ke lie Apake bhaya se maiM mauna sAdha lUM, burAI miTAne kA kArya na karUM / satya bAta kahane meM mujhe kisI taraha kA saMkoca yA hicakicAhaTa nahIM hai| janatA kA virodha mujhe satya bAta kahane se nahIM roka sktaa|' kucha samaya bAda jaba sarakAra kI ora se isa kArya ke prati kar3I kAryavAhI huI to ve hI vyakti kahane lage- 'gurudeva! yadi ApakI bAta hama pahale mAna lete to yaha musIbata kyoM AtI?' isI prakAra san 1965 meM gurudeva ne samAja ko cetAvanI dete hue sajaga kiyA ki hameM zrama se nahIM ghabarAnA caahie| hamArI saMskRti hameM puruSArthI evaM parizramI rahane ke lie preraNA detI hai| dAsa-prathA ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ne samApta kiyaa| aba naukara kI prathA bhI zIghra hI samApta hone vAlI hai| nikamme rahakara naukaroM se kAma karAnA isa yuga meM aba sambhava nahIM hai kyoMki zikSA ke vikAsa ke sAtha Aja gharela naukarI karake peTa bharane kI manovRtti kama ho rahI hai| saba apane maulika adhikAroM ko samajhane lage haiN| Aja pratyakSataH yaha dekhA jA rahA hai ki naukara bahuta kama milate haiN| jinake pAsa naukara haiM, ve bhI bhayabhIta haiM ki kahIM ve dhokhA dekara naM cale jAeM yA dUsare ke pralobhana meM Akara chor3akara na bhAga jaaeN| ... gurudeva tulasI sahajayogI evaM siddhapuruSa the ataH unake mukha se sahaja rUpa se nikalA zabda bhI usI rUpa meM pariNata ho jAtA thaa| aisI aneka ghaTanAeM haiM, jo unakI vAsiddhi ke camatkAra ko prastuta karatI haiN| nidarzana ke rUpa meM kucha prasaMgoM ko prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai| san 1960 kA ghaTanA-prasaMga hai| gurudeva ADasara se muni sukhalAlajI ko darzana dene hetu saradArazahara kI ora vihAra kara rahe the| usa samaya tapasvI munizrI sukhalAlajI kA anazana cala rahA thaa| gurudeva ne svayaMsevaka se pUchA- 'ghar3I meM kitane baje haiM ?' 'sAta bajakara ikkIsa miniTa hue haiM'- aisA svayaMsevaka ne btlaayaa| tabhI pUjya gurudeva kI vANI mukhara huI ki Aja kAma ikkIsa hogaa| pacAsa kadama Age cale hoMge ki sAmane dAhinI ora sAMDa AtA dikhAI diyaa| gurudeva ne bhaviSyavANI karate hue Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 338 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI kahA- 'jAte hI tapasvI kA kAma siddha ho jAegA, aisA lagatA hai|' phUlAsara se kucha Age calane para gurudeva ke mana meM vicAra AyA ki abhI saradArazahara se koI Akara kahegA ki jaldI phuNce| isa cintana ke sAtha hI bhaMvaralAlajI dUgar3a Adi zrAvakoM ne kahA- 'tapasvI kI sthiti bar3I gambhIra hai, Apa zIghra pdhaareN|' bIca ke par3Ava ko sthagita kara gurudeva tIvra gati se saradArazahara phuNce| pUjya gurudeva madhyAhna sAr3he bAraha baje saradArazahara' phuNce| gurudeva ne tapasvI muni ko darzana die, gIta gAyA aura ve prayANa kara ge| gurudeva kI vANI akSarazaH satya ho gii| . ___yogakSema varSa kA aitihAsika prvaas| lADanUM meM eka sAtha 300 sAdhu-sAdhviyAM AdhyAtmika vaijJAnika vyaktitva-nirmANa evaM prajJAjAgaraNa ke upAyoM kA prazikSaNa le rahe the| rAjasthAna meM prAyaH phAlguna meM hI dhUla bharI AMdhiyAM prArambha ho jAtI haiM para isa varSa caitra ke prathama saptAha meM gurudeva ke mukha se sahajatayA yaha bhaviSyavANI ho gayI ki isa bAra akSaya tRtIyA taka lU aura AMdhI nahIM calanI caahie| gurudeva kI vAsiddhi kA camatkAra hI mAnanA cAhie ki akSaya-tRtIyA taka lU aura AMdhI nahIM utthii| jaise hI caturthI kA dina AyA AMdhI-tUphAna ne apanA rUpa dikhAnA zurU kara diyaa| mevAr3a-yAtrA kA prasaMga hai| acAnaka saMvAda milA ki yAtriyoM kI gAr3I bIca meM kahIM ruka gayI hai| basa meM bacce evaM mahilAeM bhI thIM ataH logoM ke mana para cintA ke bAdala chAne lge| logoM kI cintAtura AkRtiyoM ko dekhakara gurudeva ne dRDhatApUrvaka sAMtvanA bhare svaroM meM kahA- 'merA . vizvAsa hai ki gAr3I rukanI nahIM caahie|' 15 miniTa bAda hI gAr3I vahAM pahuMca gyii| sabhI gurudeva kI isa dUradRSTi evaM vAksiddhi para Azcaryacakita the| pAlI cAturmAsa meM trayodazI kI pUrva saMdhyA meM AsamAna meM kAlI kajarArI ghaTAeM umar3a rahI thiiN| aNuvrata nagara yAtriyoM se bharA thA pAlIvAsI ina ghaTAoM ko dekha ghabarA uThe kyoMki yadi varSA huI to pUrA aNuvrata nagara pAnI se bhara jaaegaa| phira yAtrI loga kyA kareMge? logoM ke dhar3akate hRdaya ko zAnta karate hue gurudeva ne sahaja bhAva se kahA- 'jinakA nirvANa Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 337 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM divasa hai, ve svayaM cintA vahana kreNge| tuma kyoM cintA karate ho? aisA lagA mAno ina zabdoM ne varSA ko bAMdha diyA ho| AkAza meM bAdala maMDarAte rahe, garajate rahe para barase nhiiN| isameM AcArya bhikSu ke nAma kA camatkAra to hai hI para gurudeva ke zabdoM kA camatkAra bhI kama nahIM hai| gurudeva ke mukha se nikalI hara bAta adhikAMzatayA usI rUpa meM pariNata ho jAtI thii| isa prasaMga meM kucha ghaTanAoM kA ullekha aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa| kalyANamalajI barar3iyA ko pAramArthika zikSaNa saMsthA kA paryAya kahA jA sakatA hai| unhoMne apane khUna-pasIne se isa saMsthA ko sIMcA tathA hara mumukSu bahina kA sarvAMgINa mArgadarzana kiyaa| jIvana kI saMdhyA meM unake paira kI haDDI kA phaikcara ho gyaa| zArIrika durbalatA bhI carama sImA para thii| vaisI sthiti meM unake parivAra vAle unheM jayapura le jAnA cAhate the| gurudeva khATU virAja rahe the ata: unake mAnasika saMbala hetu saMsthA ke vyakti gurudeva kA saMdeza lene ge| gurudeva ke mukha se saMdeza meM sahajatayA nikala gayA- 'hama lADanUM A rahe haiM aura kalyANamalajI jA rahe haiN|' niyati kA saMyoga thA yA gurudeva ke zabdoM kA prabhAva, jaise hI gurudeva ne lADanUM meM praveza kiyA, zrImAn kalyANamalajI antima prayANa kara ge| loga isa ghaTanA para Azcaryacakita the ki gurudeva kA sahajatA meM nikalA vAkya bhI kisa prakAra phalIbhUta ho gyaa| san 1996 meM lADanUM kA ghaTanA prasaMga hai| pazcima rAtri meM gurudeva Agametara svAdhyAya ke sAtha dazavaikAlika, uttarAdhyayana Adi AgamoM ke kucha adhyayanoM kA svAdhyAya avazya karate the| sAla meM kucha mahInoM kI tithiyAM svAdhyAya ke lie varjita mAnI gaI haiN| lADanUM-pravAsa meM vaizAkha pUrNimA kI rAtri ko gurudeva ne svAdhyAya prArambha kiyaa| Agama-svAdhyAya se pUrva gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'Aja to Agama kI asvAdhyAyika hai|' pArzvasthita eka muni ne jijJAsA prastuta kI- 'gurudeva Aja asvAdhyAyika kyoM haiM?' gurudeva ne pharamAyA- 'Aja bhAdravI pUrNimA hai|' muni ne vinamratApUrvaka baddhAMjali nivedana kiyA- 'Aja vaizAkhI pUrNimA hai|' vaizAkhI pUrNimA kI bAta sunakara gurudeva Agama-svAdhyAya meM tanmaya ho gae lekina usa muni kA mana bhAdravI pUrNimA meM aTaka gyaa| unhoMne anya Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 340 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI . muniyoM ko isa bAta kI avagati dI ki Aja gurudeva ke mukha se sahaja hI bhAdravI pUrNimA zabda nikalA hai ataH aisA lagatA hai ki isa bAra lU kA adhika TikanA muzkila hai kyoMki kaI bAra gurudeva ke mukha se nikale naisargika vacana ke camatkAra dekhe gae haiN| yaha dekhakara sabako Azcarya huA ki kucha hI dinoM bAda mausama itanA badalA ki vaizAkha aura jeTha ke mahIne meM sabako bhAdave kA ahasAsa hone lgaa| rAjasthAna meM itanI varSA aura ThaMDI havA sabake lie Azcarya kA viSaya thI para gurudeva ko naisargika vacanasiddhi prApta thii| isalie sahaja rUpa meM prakRti ne jyeSTha mAsa ko bhAdrapada meM badala diyA hogaa| . gurudeva kI TelIpaithI kI aneka ghaTanAeM haiM, jinako sunakara Azcarya hotA hai| gurudeva jaba kisI ko yAda karate to aneka bAra hajAroM kilomITara kI dUrI para baiThA vyakti acAnaka ApakI sevA meM upasthita ho jaataa| jaba usase acAnaka Ane kA kAraNa pUchA jAtA to vaha Ane kA prayojana spaSTa karate hue yaha kahatA-'acAnaka icchA huI aura calA aayaa|' saradArazahara ke caMdanamalajI baida ne aneka bAra isa rUpa meM darzana kie| unakI isa TelIpaithI kI zakti se puruSa hI nahIM, prakRti bhI prabhAvita hotI thii| isa prasaMga meM kucha ghaTanAoM kA ullekha aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa| ____paramArAdhya gurudeva ahiMsA samavasaraNa meM uttarAbhimukha virAjamAna the| gurudeva ne cintana kiyA ki bacapana meM uttara dizA meM uThatI kAlI kajarArI ghaTAeM bahuta dekhane ko milatI thiiN| kintu ina varSoM meM aisI ghaTAeM nahIM dekhiiN| aisA socanA hI mAno ghaTAoM ko AhvAna karanA thaa| kucha samaya bAda hI uttara dizA meM kAlI kajarArI ghaTAeM umar3a pdd'iiN| yaha ghaTanA unake kAmadhenu, kalpavRkSa evaM kAmakuMbha rUpa mana kI sthiti kA digdarzana karavA rahI hai| dakSiNa-yAtrA kA prasaMga hai| gurudeva maMdAmArI se kucha hI Age cale hoMge ki AkAza meM eka bAdala uThA aura bar3I-bar3I bUMde pheMkane lgaa| yaha asamaya kI varSA sabako bhigo rahI thii| bUMdeM zurU hote hI gurudeva ke mukha se nikalA- 'samaya para barase to jala aura asamaya para barase to jdd'|' prakRti isa vyaMgya ko saha nahIM skii| vaha tatkAla saMbhalI aura bUMdeM baMda ho Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 341 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM giiN| yaha eka saMyoga thA ki jar3a zabda kA uccAraNa karate hI bAdala ne bUMdeM pheMkanI banda kara diiN| 44 gurudeva lADanUM se dakSiNa yAtrA hetu prasthAna kara rahe the / isa lambI yAtrA kI saphalatA hetu caturvidha dharmasaMgha ne maMgala kAmanAeM arpita kIM / gurudeva ne apane vidAI - saMdeza meM kahA- 'Aja maiM yahAM se eka lambI yAtrA ke lie vidA ho rahA huuN| yAtrA kI saphalatA to nizcita hI hai| isameM koI saMdeha kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| bahuta sI bAdhAeM hamAre mArga meM aaeNgii| acche kAma meM bAdhAeM sadA vighna DAlatI hI haiN| hameM unase DaranA nahIM hai, unheM kucalakara Age bar3hanA hai|" isa udbodhana se spaSTa hai ki gurudeva ke avacetana mana meM rAyapura kA ghaTanAkAMDa pahale hI taira gayA thA / agniparIkSA kA vaha tIvra virodha unakI painI dRSTi ne pahale hI bhAMpa liyA thA / AcArya tulasI aise vyaktitva kA nAma thA, jo vartamAna meM jIte the para bhaviSya para apanI gaharI najareM TikAeM rakhate the / ve jyotiSI kI bhAMti bhaviSyavANiyAM nahIM karate aura na hI una para ativizvAsa karate the / ve svayaM isa satya ko svIkAra karate the - "maiM na to bhaviSyavaktA hUM aura na bananA cAhatA hUM / kintu vastusthiti kA vyAkhyAtA banane meM koI kaThinAI nahIM hai| dUradarzitA ke phalasvarUpa Ane vAle yuga kI vicArakiraNeM gurudeva kI pAradarzI AMkheM pahale kI par3ha letI thIM / una vicAra - kiraNoM kI kucha jhalaka yahAM prastuta kI jA rahI hai 1. 'jisa dina vijJAna evaM adhyAtma kA samanvaya hogA, vaha dina vizva ke lie sukhada hogaa| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki vaha dina jaldI hI aaegaa|' (14 sitambara, 1969 ) / jJAta rahe AcAryazrI ne yogakSema varSa se AdhyAtmika vaijJAnika vyaktitva-nirmANa karane kA prayAsa prArambha bhI kara diyA thA / 2. 'Aja nahIM to kala yA parasoM zikSA kI pUrNatA ke lie dharma yA AdhyAtmika prazikSaNa ko zikSA ke sAtha saMyukta karanA hogA / ' (25.7.1962) isa bhaviSyavANI kA phalita hI hai ki Aja hamAre samakSa jIvana-vijJAna kI yojanA hai| Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 342 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 3. 'mujhe lagatA hai ki Aja vaijJAnika yuga meM ADambarapradhAna dharmoM kA calanA bahuta kaThina hai| Aja ke yuga meM to ve hI dharma cala sakeMge, jo manuSya ke jIvana-vyavahAra ko zuddha karate haiN|' (7 sitambara, 1968) 4. 'jaina vizva bhAratI samAja kI kAmadhenu hai| yahAM para dharma aura darzana kA uccatara adhyayana hogA aura jaina-darzana para zodhakArya cleNge|'(jain bhAratI 16 maI, 1971)" unakA yaha AbhAsa 20 varSoM ke antarAla meM ' jaina vizva bhAratI saMsthAna ke rUpa meM phalita huA hai| 5. Aja ke hAlAta ko dekhate hue ikkIsavIM sadI ke kizora aura adhika saMskArahIna evaM uddaNDa hoNge|' yaha bAta Aja hastAmalakavat spaSTa dekhI jA rahI hai| 6. 'Aja jo jIvanazuddhi ke lie aNuvrata AMdolana ke nAma se prasiddha hai, Age calakara sambhava hai ki vaha aNuvrata-darzana ke rUpa meM vyavasthita darzana kA rUpa le le aura aNuvrata kI nIMva para ahiMsaka samAja kI racanA to bahuta sambhava hai|' (jaina bhAratI 15 akTUbara, 1953) Aja yUnivarsiTI evaM mahAvidyAlayoM meM aNuvrata-darzana vyavasthita rUpa se par3hAyA jA rahA hai| ___7. san 1950 meM bhAIjI mahArAja ke sAtha gurudeva ne maMtrI muni ko apanA saMdeza bhijvaayaa| usa saMdeza kI kucha paMktiyAM isa prakAra haiM'maMtrImune! mujhe aisA jAna par3atA hai ki eka bahuta bar3I jAti hone vAlI hai|....merii manobhAvanA itanI tIvra ho rahI hai ki yugapravartaka bhikSu dvArA dikhAI gayI rAha para calakara hama itanA Age bar3ha sakate haiM, jisakI kalpanA taka nahIM ho sktii| itane varSa pUrva kisane socA thA ki ve 'indirA gAMdhI rASTrIya ekatA puraskAra' se puraskRta hoMge para gurudeva ke pAradarzI vyaktitva ne isakA ahasAsa pahale hI kara liyA thaa| 8. "vaha dina Ane vAlA hai jabaki bala se ukatAI huI duniyA Apase (bhArata se) ahiMsA aura zAMti kI bhIkha maaNgegii|" (1950, naI dillii)| 9. "mujhe vizvAsa hai ki dillI kI isa urvara bhUmi meM hama jo bIja boyeMge, ve bIja rASTrIya hI nahIM, antarrASTrIya kSetra taka phaileMge, bahuta kAma hogaa| loga punaH kaheMge ki bhArata adhyAtmapradhAna deza hai|" (julAI 1970, dillii)| Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM gurudeva tulasI bhaviSyadraSTA the, yaha bAta mAnavajAti ke lie diye gaye unake avadAnoM se jAnI jA sakatI hai| divyadarzana yA bhaviSyadarzana ke AdhAra para kie gae unake sabhI kAryoM kA carmacakSuoM dvArA bharapUra virodha huA kyoMki jo kevala vartamAna ko dekhate haiM, ve bhaviSya meM hone vAlI ghaTanA ko svIkAra karane kA sAhasa nahIM rakha paate| ve to kevala atIta aura vartamAna kA anusaraNa karate haiM para nayA AviSkAra bhaviSyadarzana kI kSamatA se hI saMbhava hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki gurudeva hamezA naI lakIreM khIMcane kA sAhasa karate rhe| cAhe vaha nayA mor3a ho yA aNuvrata, cAhe vaha mumukSu zreNI kI sthApanA ho yA samaNadIkSA kI parikalpanA- ina saba abhiyAnoM kA prArambha virodha se huA para pariNati meM sabhI ne unakI dUradarzitA kA lohA mAnA aura mukta kaNTha se unake avadAnoM kI prazaMsA kii| 343 eka mahAn sAdhaka meM uparyukta kSamatAoM, vizeSatAoM kA pAyA jAnA svAbhAvika hai| ye asAdhAraNa kSamatAeM hI mahApuruSoM ko sAmAnya se UMcA evaM viziSTa banAtI haiM ataH hameM yaha svIkAra karanA par3atA hai ki unameM kahIM kucha vizeSa thA, jo sabameM nahIM hotA / atIndriya cetanA kI razmiyoM se AveSTita AbhAvalaya asaMbhava ko saMbhava banAtA hai, kaThina ko sarala banAtA hai, ajJAta ko jJAta karatA hai aura aprApta ko prApta karatA hai| pUjya gurudeva kI nirmala sAdhanA ke prabhAva se unakI cetanA ke kendra aura paridhi meM atIndriya razmiyoM kA divya prakAza prakaTa ho gayA thA / unakI jAgRta cetanA kA prabhAva jana-sAdhAraNa ke lie camatkAra ho sakatA hai para gurudeva tulasI ke lie yaha saba sahaja thA / upasaMhAra pUjya gurudeva kI sAdhanA giri-kaMdarA meM baiThe kisI yogI kI sAdhanA nahIM apitu vyAvahArika evaM paristhitiyoM meM aprabhAvita rahane kI sAdhanA thI / ve jIvana ke hara utAra-car3hAva meM sthitaprajJa bane rahe, isalie adhyAtma unake jIvana se mukhara hokara prANavAn bana gyaa| mahAtmA gAMdhI kahate the ki saccA sAdhaka vahI hai, jo viparIta paristhitiyoM meM caTTAna kI bhAMti aDiga rahe / pUjya gurudeva zrI tulasI prakRti evaM puruSa ke hara virodha ko vinoda mAnakara sahate rahe, yaha unakI sAdhanA kA sarvAdhika ujjvala pakSa thA / Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 344 bhagavAn mahAvIra ke AtmakartRtva ke siddhAnta ko gurudeva ne apane jIvana meM jIvanta karake dikhaayaa| "No NIheja vIriyaM, parakkamiyavvaM" jaise Agama-sUktoM se sabameM navaprANoM kA saMcAra karanA unakA nitya kA krama thaa| unakI dRSTi meM jIvana lakar3I nahIM, jisake nirmANa ke liye kisI bar3haI kI AvazyakatA ho, jIvana patthara nahIM, jise ghar3ane ke lie kArIgara kI jarUrata ho, jIvana kAgaja bhI nahIM, jise sajAne ke lie citrakAra kI apekSA ho, lakar3I, patthara aura kAgaja jar3a vastueM haiN| jIvana meM caitanya hotA hai, usakA nirmANa svayaM manuSya ko karanA hai| pUjya gurudeva kA jAgRta pauruSa kisI bhI upalabdhi ko asaMbhava mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM thaa| ye paMktiyAM unake atula AtmavizvAsa evaM Atmabala kI mukhara abhivyaktiyAM haiM *"kahA jAtA hai ki Aja kevalajJAna nahIM ho sktaa| manaHparyava jJAna nahIM ho sktaa| pUrvo kA jJAna nahIM ho sktaa| kSapaka zreNI nahIM lI jA sktii| kyoM? mere abhimata se yaha mAna lenA sabase bar3I durbalatA hai| vartamAna meM utanI utkRSTa sAdhanA kI jAe to ina upalabdhiyoM ko kauna roka sakatA hai?" *"jaba taka Apake sira para kaliyuga kA bhUta savAra rahegA, taba taka Apa satya ko sahI rUpa meM grahaNa nahIM kara skeNge| isalie Apa yahI socakara caleM ki abhI satayuga hai aura hameM abhI satya kI sAdhanA karanI hai|" yaha AzAvAditA, utsAha aura prabala puruSArtha hI unheM hara kSaNa tAruNya kI anubhUti karAtA rahatA thA tathA dUsaroM meM AtmavizvAsa kA dIpa prajvalita karatA rahatA thaa| kAvya kI paMktiyoM meM bhI unakI asIma Atmazakti evaM AtmavizvAsa samaya-samaya para abhivyakta hotA rahatA thA- . jaba svayaM kA satya hI dhuva satyapatha avivAda hai, jaba svayaM kI sAdhanA meM prApta paramAhlAda hai| jaba svayaM ke netra sakSama divya dRzya nihArane, to bhalA kyoM kisalie hama paramukhApekSI bneN| AcArya tulasI vyakti nahIM, mUrtimAna vicAra the| siddhAnta nahIM, Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM sAdhanA the| ve jar3akarma nahIM, cetana puruSArtha the| unhoMne apane sampUrNa jIvana ko adhyAtma kI prayogazAlA banAyA thA / unakA saMvAda, ciMtana aura karma satya kI sAdhanA se jur3A thaa| isIlie unake jIe gae saMdarbhoM meM pAradarzitA ke sAtha santatA jhAMkatI thI / unakA vizvAsa upadeza meM nahIM, AcaraNa meM thaa| unakA sampUrNa vADmaya adhyAtma kI gItA banakara hama sabako saMbodha de rahA hai| unakI karuNA se bhIgI cetanA ne jo kucha pAyA, use sirpha baTorA hI nahIM apitu sabake Atma-kalyANArtha hara pala sabameM bAMTA bhI / 345 1 gurudeva tulasI isa sadI ke adhyAtma- prayoktA saMta the / unakA sadhA huA mana, niSkAmakarma, dUradarzI soca svayaM meM eka aMta:preraNA thI / ve bhIr3a meM bhI akele rahate the aura akele meM bhI sabake kalyANa kI bAta socate the| unakI adhyAtmacetanA ne una sabako jagAyA thA, jo dhUpa car3ha jAne ke bAda bhI sirpha yaha socakara soe rahate haiM ki abhI dastaka to kisI ne dI hI nahIM / gurudeva tulasI pravaktA the, anubhavoM kI bhASA meM jIyA gayA satya bolate the / ve pracAraka the, svastha samAja kI saMracanA meM vizvAsa rakhate the / ve anuzAstA the, vyakti meM nahIM, anuzAsana, maryAdA aura saMyama meM AtmavikAsa kI svataMtratA dekhate the| pUjya gurudeva meM bAlaka sI sahajatA, yuvA sI UrjA, praur3ha sI cintanapravaNatA aura vRddha sI anubhavazIlatA thI isIlie ve jahAM hote the, unakI sAdhanA svayaM surakSA kavaca bana jAtI thI, burAiyoM kA tamasa kabhI unake Asa-pAsa praveza nahIM pA sakatA thA / . aneka paridRzyoM meM gurudeva ke jIvana kI samIkSA isa bAta sAkSI hai ki ve nirvizeSaNa saMta the / adhyAtma unakA sAdhya thA, adhyAtmapatha para saMcaraNa hI unakI sAdhanA thI / aise sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa ko koTizaH namana / Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prayukta graMtha sUcI 1. aMguttaranikAya (pAli prakAzana maMDala, bihAra) 2. aNuvrata (pAkSika) . 3. aNuvrata ke Aloka meM-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, dvitIya saM. 1986) . 4. amarita barasA arAvalI meM-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, cUrU prathama saM., 1989) 5. arhat vANI-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM. 1996) 6. AcArya tulasI ke patra bhAga-1-3-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha) 7. AcArya tulasI ke saMdeza bhAga-1-3-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha) 8. AcAryazrI tulasI (jIvana para eka dRSTi)-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha) 9. AcAryazrI tulasI abhinaMdana graMtha-(zrI jaina zve. terApaMthI mahAsabhA) 10. AyAro-(jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM, prathama saM. vi. saM. 2031) 11. itastataH--(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM.,1988) 12. Rgveda-(motIlAla banArasIdAsa, dillI) 13. eka baMda : eka sAgara-(jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM, prathama saM. 1991) 14. khoe so pAe-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, tRtIya saM. 1965) 15. gItA-(gItA presa, gorakhapura) 16. ghara kA rAstA-(jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM prathama saM. 1993) 17. cetanA kA AkAza: adhyAtma kA sUrya (Adarza sAhitya saMgha, - cUrU) - 18. cetanA kA UrdhvArohaNa-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, cUrU) 19. jaba jAge tabhI saverA-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM., 1990) 20. jaba mahaka uThI marudhara mATI-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM., 1984) Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 347 sAdhanA kI niSpattiyAM 21. jAgharaAe saMta pAhune-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, dvitIya saM., 1995) 22. jIvana kI sArthaka dizAeM-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, dvitIya saM. 1992) 23. jo sukha meM sumirana kare-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM.) 24. jaina bhAratI (patrikA)-(zrI jaina zvetAmbara terApaMthI, mahAsabhA) 25. jyoti jalatI rahe-(caMdanarAja mehatA, jodhapura) 26. jyoti jale : mukti mile-(jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM) . 27. dazavaikAlika jinadAsa cUrNi-(RSabhadeva kezarImala zve. saMsthA, ratalAma, san 1933) 28. dIe se dIyA jale-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM. 1995) 29. dIyA jale agama kA-(vahI, prathama saM. 1991) 30. dharmacakra kA pravarttana-(amRta mahotsava, rASTrIya samiti, prathama saM., 1986) 31. nayA samAja : nayA darzana-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM., 1996) 32. naitika saMjIvana-(AtmArAma eMDa saMsa, dillI) 33. padacihna-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha) . 34. AtmA ke AsapAsa-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, cUrU) 35. parasa pAMva musakAI ghATI-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha) 36. pAMva pAMva calane vAlA sUraja-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM. ___ 1982) 37. pAtaJjala sUtram (motIlAla banArasIdAsa, dillI) 38. pravacana pAtheya bhAga 9 -(jaina vizva bhAratI, lADana, dvitIya saM. . 1990) 39. prazna vyAkaraNa-(jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM) 40. prekSAH anuprekSA-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM.1983) 41. bahatA pAnI niramalA-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM. 1985) Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 348 sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI 42. bItI tAhi visAri de-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM.) 43. manahaMsA motI cuge-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM.1992) - 44. mahAtmA gAMdhI (sampUrNa gAMdhI vAGmaya, khaMDa 40) 45. mukhar3A kyA dekhedarapana meM-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, tRtIya saM. 1992) 46. merA jIvana : merA darzana-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha) 47. merA dharmaH kendra aura paridhi-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM. 1988) 48. laghutA se prabhutA mile-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, dvitIya saM. 1991) - 49. vijJapti (sAptAhika)-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, cUrU) . 50. vivekAnaMda sAhitya khaMDa 3-(advaita Azrama, 5 DihI eNTAlI .. roDa kalakattA 14, tRtIya saM. 1981) 51. saphara:AdhI zatAbdI kA-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM. 1991) 52. sArthakatA saMvAda kI-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha) 53. hastAkSara-(Adarza sAhitya saMgha, prathama saM. 1987) Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaNI kusumaprajJA janma : san 1959, indaura dIkSA : san 1980, lADanUM zikSA : ema. e., pI-eca. DI. / Agama- sampAdana : ekArthaka koza vyavahAra bhASya niyukti paMcaka vyavahAra niyukti Avazyaka niryukti khaNDa-1 Avazyaka niryukti kI kathAeM piNDaniryukti jItakalpa sabhASya dezI zabdakoza (saha-saMpAdana) / sAhitya-sRjana evaM sampAdana : sAdhanA ke zalAkApuruSa : gurudeva tulasI AcArya tulasI sAhitya : eka paryavekSaNa AcArya tulasI kI sAhitya-sampadA AcArya tulasI kA adhyApana kauzala (aprakAzita) AcArya tulasI kA kAvya-vaibhava ArohaNa - upanyAsa (aprakAzita ) arhat prajJapti (aprakAzita ) upalabdhiyA~ : 31 sAloM se Agama-sampAdana ke kArya meM saMlagna tathA aneka rASTrIya - antarrASTrIya semInAroM meM patra - vAcana / Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _