Book Title: Samaj aur Sanskruti
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001344/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti pravacanakAra : rASTra santa upAdhyAya amara muni sampAdaka : vijaya muni zAstrI, sAhityaratna prakAzaka zrIsanmati jJAnapITha, AgalA...ua Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanmati-sAhitya ratna-mAlA kA 62 vA~ ratna samAja aura saMskRti pravacanakAra : rASTra-santa upAdhyAya amara muni sampAdaka: --vijaya muni zAstrI, sAhityaratna, do.inmomaniantonmeoneer MORMAOIROINOONAMOOHOROMORMATION prakAzaka zrIsanmati jJAna-pITha, AgarA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustaka : samAja aura saMskRti sampAdaka : vijaya muni, zAstrI mUlya : cAlIsa rupaye pacAsa paise mudraka : ratana ArTsa blAka naM0 26, prathama maMjila, saMjaya plesa, AgarA 51662 pravacanakAra : upAdhyAya amara muni : prathama praveza janavarI, 1664 dvitIya praveza : julAI 1664 prakAzaka : zrIsanmati jJAna- pITha, AgarA pustaka sajjA : suaMza laoNjika sisTama, 200 jayapura hAusa kaoNlonI, AgarA 265573 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya svargastha AtmAH lAlA zahajAde lAla tathA unakI dharma-patnI, dharma-priyA, zrImatI vidyA devI jI kI puNyamayI saMsmRti meM mAtA-pitA ke bhakta, aura pUjya gurudeva upAdhyAya, rASTra-santa amara muni jI ke parama bhakta, zrIyuta pavana kumAra jI jaina ne apanA artha sahayoga dekara, samAja aura saMskRti pustaka kA prakAzana karAyA hai / pavana kumAra jI prakRti ke sarala, svabhAva se madhura aura vyavahAra se catura haiM / dAna-zIlatA ApakA vizeSa guNa hai / pUjya gurudeva upAdhyAya amara muni jI dvArA saMsthApita vIrAyatana ke nirmANa meM Apane tana se, mata se aura dhana se, samaya-samaya para pUrA yogadAna evaM anudAna diyA hai / tadartha Apa ko bahuta-bahuta dhanyavAda hai / jaina bhavana, lohA maMDI AgarA 15-7-1964, zukravAra oma prakAza jaina mantrI zrIsanmati jJAna-pITha, AgarA Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustaka paricaya prastuta pustaka kA nAma hai samAja aura saMskRti / pUjya gurudeva rASTra-santa, upAdhyAya kavi-ratna, zraddheya amara candra jI mahArAja ke ojasvI evaM tejasvI pravacanoM kA saMkalana tathA saMcayana / isa ke sampAdaka haiM--pUjya gurudeva ke pramukha ziSya paMDitaratna, zAstrI vijaya muni jI sAhitya ratna / sampAdaka ne gambhIra pravacanoM ko saralatA, sahajatA aura samarasatA pradAna kI hai / bhASA ko sundaratA aura zailI ko cArutA dI hai / pravacanoM kA mukhya viSaya hai samAja aura saMskRti / isakA prathama saMskaraNa varSoM se anupalabdha thA / premI pAThakoM kI mA~ga nirantara bar3hatI jA rahI thI / ataH punaH prakAzana Avazyaka ho gayA thA / usakA yaha dvitIya saMskaraNa pAThakoM ko samarpita karake hama apane kartavya ko pUrA kara rahe haiM / pUrA vizvAsa hai, ki adhyetA isa kA adhyayana kara ke apane jIvana ko arthavatrA tathA phalavatrA pradAna kareMge / isa ke prakAzana ko sundara AkAra evaM prakAra dene meM zrI saMjaya capalAvata ne pUrA-pUrA yoga-dAna diyA hai, tadartha unheM bhUri-bhUri sAdhu-vAda hai / jaina bhavana, lohA maMDI AgarA 15-7-1964, zukravAra oma prakAza jaina mantrI zrIsanmati jJAna-pITha, AgarA - Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdaka kI ora se samAja aura saMskRti eka vaha viSaya hai, ki jo ati gambhIra aura ati vizAla hai / vartamAna yuga meM Apa jahA~ kahIM bhI dekheMge aura suneMge, vahA~ sarvatra Apako vizeSa rUpa se samAja aura saMskRti kI hI carcA adhika sunAI par3egI / eka kavi ne kahA "bAhara ke paTa banda kara, andara ke paTa khola / " prastuta kavitA kI eka paMkti meM hI jIvana kA sampUrNa nidhIr3a nikAlakara rakha diyA gayA hai / jJAna-prApti kA yaha sabase sundara siddhAnta hai, ki bAhara kA paTa banda karake andara kA paTa kholA jAe / jaba taka andara ke paTa ko nahIM kholA jAegA, taba taka jJAna kI prApti sambhava nahIM hai / bAhara kA paTa banda karake andara kA paTa kholane kA lAbha aura bhI hai-Peace of mind, mAnasika zAnti / dUsarA lAbha hai-jJAna kI abhivRddhi / jJAna kI sAdhanA tabhI sambhava hai, jaba ki mana aura mastiSka zAnta hoM / Knowledge is power. jJAna eka zakti hai / isa zakti kI prApti tabhI sambhava hai, jaba ki manuSya ke hRdaya aura buddhi antarmukhI ho jAe~ / eka mahAn tatva-cintaka ne kahA hai-"Know yourself and know the world." pahale apane Apako samajho aura phira usa saMsAra ko samajhane kA prayatna karo, jisameM tuma raha rahe ho / pahale apane ko samajho, phira parivAra ko samajho, phira samAja ko samajho, phira rASTra ko samajho aura anta meM isa virATa brahmANDa ko samajhane kA prayatna karo / samAja kyA hai ? aura samAja kI saMskRti kyA hai ? yaha eka gambhIra prazna hai / isako sulajhAnA sarala aura AsAna nahIM hai, phira bhI hama jisa samAja meM rahate haiM, usakI zakti ko pahacAna kara usakI bhakti karanA Avazyaka hI nahIM, anivArya hai / samAja meM apAra zakti hotI hai, kintu usa zakti kI abhivyakti usI vyakti meM hotI hai, jo samAja ko apanI bhakti arpita karatA hai / jo vyakti samAja se dUra haTane kA prayatna karatA hai aura samAja ko upekSA-buddhi se dekhane kA prayatna karatA hai, vaha vyakti kabhI apanA vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / kyoki jo samAja kI upekSA karake calatA hai, samAja bhI phira use apane raMgamaMca se nIce dhakela detA hai samAja kI upekSA, phira bhale hI vyakti kitanA bhI adhika AtmaniSTha rahane vAlA kyoM na ho, kara nahIM sakatA / dhyAnI kA dhyAna-yoga, jJAnI kA jJAna-yoga , bhakta kA bhakti-yoga aura tapasvI kA tapa tathA saMyamI kA saMyama-samAja ke sahayoga aura sahakAra ke binA nahIM cala sakate / samAja apane ApameM eka bahuta bar3I zakti hai| saMskRti kyA hai ? ise eka hI vAkya meM samajhanA asambhava nahIM, to kaThina avazya hai / saMskRti mAnavIya jIvana kA eka aisA virATa tatva hai, jisameM sabhI kucha samAhita ho jAtA hai / mAnava-jIvana ke tIna pakSa haiM-jJAna, bhAva aura karma / isako loka bhASA meM buddhi, hRdaya aura vyavahAra bhI kaha sakate haiM / ina tInoM meM - Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdaka kI ora sa Harmony sAmaJjasya kA honA hI vastuta; saMskRti kI mUla bhAvanA hai / Aja ke cintaka saMskRti ke cAra aMga mAnate haiM-- tatva - jJAna (Philosophy) nIti (Ethics) vijJAna (Science) aura kalA (Culture) / darzana, dharma, vijJAna aura kalA - ye cAroM aMga saMskRti ke haiM, ataH saMskRti eka aisA ratnAkara hai, jisameM sabhI kucha samAhita ho jAtA hai / saMskRti ko yadi samajhane kA prayatna kiyA jAe, to use samajhA na jA sake, yaha bAta nahIM hai / eka vidvAn likhA hai -- " bAhara kI ora dekho, andara kI ora dekho, Upara kI ora dekho / " bAhara kI ora dekhanA, vijJAna hai / andara kI ora dekhanA, darzana hai aura Upara kI ora dekhanA, dharma hai / saMskRti meM vijJAna bhI hai, darzana bhI aura dharma bhI hai / saMskRti jIvana kA sAratatva hai / prastuta pustaka meM, samAja aura saMskRti ke mUla bhUta bhAvoM ko vyavasthita karane kA apane meM eka laghu prayatna hai / samAja aura saMskRti ke saMbandha meM prastuta pustaka meM saba kucha A gayA hai, yaha dAvA nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / itanI bAta avazya hI jA sakatI hai, ki samAja evaM saMskRti ke mUla tatvoM ko samajhane ke lie prastuta pustaka pAThaka kA manoraMjana avazya kara sakatI hai aura sAtha meM use socane evaM samajhane ke lie kucha vicAra - tatva bhI pradAna kara sakatI hai / upAdhyAya zraddheya zrI amaracandra jI mahArAja ke samAja aura saMskRti-viSayaka gambhIra cintana ko maiM kitanA pakar3a sakA hU~, isakA nirNaya maiM pAThakoM para hI chor3atA hU~ / - vijaya muni Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka kI ora se Aja apane premI pAThako ke kara-kamaloM meM, 'samAja aura saMskRti kA nUtana puSpa arpita karate hue mahatI prasannatA kA anubhava ho rahA hai / manuSya eka sAmAjika prANI hai / samAja ke binA vaha jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / samAja meM usakA janma hotA hai, aura samAja meM hI usakA lAlana-pAlana evaM sambarddhana hotA hai / jaba vaha janma letA hai, taba usa samAja ke prati jisameM usakA janma huA hai, use kartavya kA jJAna nahIM ho pAtA / para jaise-jaise usakA hRdaya aura buddhi vikasita hote jAte haiM vaise-vaise vaha saMskRti kA bodha prApta karatA jAtA hai / saMskRti ke paribodha se hI use yaha parijJAna hotA hai, ki samAja kI maryAdA kyA hai aura merI apanI maryAdA kyA hai ? vyakti ko jaba apanI sImA aura apane samAja kI sImA kA parijJAna ho jAtA hai, taba vaha yaha samajha pAtA hai, ki isa saMsAra meM merA kyA karttavya hai aura mujhe kyA karanA cAhie / jaba taka manuSya ko apane kartavya kA parijJAna nahIM hotA hai, taba taka vaha na apanA vikAsa kara pAtA hai aura na apane samAja kA hI vikAsa kara pAtA hai / prastuta pustaka, 'samAja aura saMskRti meM pUjya gurudeva zrI upAdhyAya amaracandra jI mahArAja ke una pravacanoM kA saMkalana kiyA gayA hai, jo unhoMne gata varSAvAsa meM, san 1664 meM jayapura varSAvAsa meM die the / yadyapi pUjya gurudeva kA svAsthya ThIka nahIM thA, phira bhI unhoMne yadA-kadA jo pravacana die the, una pravacanoM meM se prastuta pustaka meM mukhya rUpa se unhIM pravacanoM kA saMkalana, sampAdana evaM prakAzana kiyA gayA hai, jo samAja aura saMskati se sambandhita the / prastata pastaka kA sampAdana zrI vijaya mani jI zAstrI sAhityaratna ne kiyA hai / sampAdaka kI bhASA aura zailI ke sambandha meM kyA likheM, pratyeka pAThaka unakI madhura bhASA aura sundara zailI se suparicita hai / isa pustaka meM jina pravacanoM kA prakAzana kiyA jA rahA hai, AzA hai, unakA parizIlana karake pAThaka adhika se adhika adhyAtma lAbha uThAne kA prayatna kareMge / hama jayapura zrI saMgha ke aura vizeSataH vahA~ ke prabandhakoM ke atyanta kRtajJa haiM, evaM unheM dhanyavAda dete haiM, ki unhoMne prastata pravacanoM ke prakAzana kA avasara hameM diyA / / --oma prakAza jaina Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUcikA 88888888888888885 :283 3 wr] 107 122 samAja aura saMskRti manuSya kI saMkalpa-zakti svabhAva aura vibhAva adhyAtma-sAdhanA vikalpa se vimukti jIvana kA rahasya mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA zakti hI jIvana hai manuSya svayaM divya hai mana hI sAdhanA kA kendra-bindu hai jJAnamayo hi AtmA karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa bhAratIya darzana kI samavanya-paramparA ahiMsA aura anekAnta bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsA vyakti kA samAjIkaraNa saMskRti kI sImA vyakti se samAja aura samAja se vyakti 144 155 . 203 213 218 228 237 250 - Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa-zakti isa vizAla vizva meM sarvAdhika zreSTha vastu kyA hai ? isa prazna kA uttara tabhI diyA jA sakatA hai, jabaki isa para paryApta cintana aura manana kara liyA jAe / isa tathya se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, ki isa sRSTi kA sarvAdhika zreSTha evaM sarvAdhika jyeSTha prANavAna tattva manuSya hI hai / Aja taka ke itihAsa meM dharma aura darzana kI, saMskRti aura sAhitya kI tathA kalA aura vijJAna kI, jo kucha khoja huI hai, usakA mUla AdhAra manuSya hI hai / manuSya ke lie hI ina sabakA upayoga aura prayoga kiyA jAtA hai / mAnava-zUnya isa vizAla sRSTi meM saba kucha rahate hue bhI, kucha nahIM raha sakegA / mAnavatAvAdI dharma, mAnavatAvAdI darzana aura mAnavatAvAdI saMskRti kA yaha aTala vizvAsa hai, ki isa samagra vizva ke vikAsa kA mUla kendra mAnava-jIvana hI hai / vizva bar3A hai, jIvana vizva se bar3A hai, parantu manuSya jIvana se bhI bar3A hai / manuSya vaha hai, jo apane mana kI zakti kA samrATa ho, saMsAra kI samagra zakti jisake Age nata mastaka ho / eka pAzcAtya vidvAna ne kahA hai ki, Every man is a volume, if you know how to read him. pratyeka manuSya apane Apa meM eka vizAla grantha hai, yadi Apa use par3hane kI kalA jAnate hoM, to / mAnava-jIvana kI pavitratA aura zreSThatA, mAnava-jIvana kA vaha pakSa hai, jisake lie bhArata ke mahAna AcArya, saMta aura vidvAnoM ne apanI-apanI vANI meM aura apane-apane granthoM meM bahuta kucha guNagAna kiyA hai aura bahuta kucha usa sambandha meM likhA bhI hai / mAnava kI prasupta AtmA ko prabuddha karane ke lie, unhoMne apane cintana aura manana ke dvArA, bahuta kucha preraNA pradAna kI hai / bhAratIya cintaka manuSya ke jIvana ke sambandha meM bahuta AzAvAdI haiM / unakA kahanA hai, ki dharma aura darzana kI sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya-bindu mAnava-jIvana hI hai / isase bar3hakara anya kisI jIvana ko unhoMne zreSTha nahIM mAnA / pazu aura pakSI hI nahIM, svarga loka ke devoM ke jIvana ko bhI unhoMne mAnava-jIvana se hIna koTi kA mAnA bhAratIya cintaka manuSya ko sambodhita karate hue kahate haiM, ki manuSya ! tU apanI zreSThatA ke lie jo AkAza kI ora hAtha uThAe bhikSA mA~ga Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti rahA hai yaha galata hai / tU apane mana meM se isa bhrama ko nikAla pheMka, ki saMsAra kI kisI nadI meM, athavA saMsAra ke kisI parvata meM terI zreSThatA aura terI pavitratA kA vAsa hai / terI zreSThatA aura terI pavitratA kahIM bAhara nahIM hai, vaha to tere andara hI hai / terA yaha socanA bhI ekadama galata hai, ki tere bhAgya kA nirmANa aura tere bhaviSya kA nirmANa athavA tere sunahare svapnoM kA nirmANa, AkAza meM rahane vAlA koI deva karatA hai / tujhe yaha vizvAsa karanA cAhie, ki tere sunahare bhaviSya ke dvAra kholane kI cAbI, tere apane hAtha meM hai, kisI anya hAtha meM nahIM / jo vyakti apane bhAgya ke dvAra kholane kI cAbI apane hAtha meM na rakhakara, kisI dUsare ko sauMpa detA hai, duniyA~ meM usase bar3hakara anya koI abhAgA nahIM ho sakatA / nizcaya hI manuSya se jyeSTha aura zreSTha anya koI nahIM hai / kyA isa zreSThatA kA artha yaha hai, ki iMsAna khUba khAne-pIne meM masta rahe ? kyA isa khAne-pIne ke lie hI manuSya jIvana hai ? kyA bhoga-vilAsa meM DUbe rahanA hI usake jIvana kA lakSya hai ? insAna ko yaha socanA par3egA, ki usakI khuda kI jindagI kaisI hai aura usake par3osa meM rahane vAle insAnoM kI jindagI kaise gujara rahI hai ? yaha saMsAra bar3A vicitra hai / samatA nahIM, viSamatA hI saba ora parilakSita hai / hama saba dekhate haiM, ki kahIM para A~suoM kI nadiyA~ baha rahI haiM, to kahIM para ha~siyoM ke phabbAre chUTa rahe haiM / kyA manuSya ina sabakI upekSA karake apane jIvana meM pragati kara sakatA hai ? kyA vaha apanI jindagI kI rAha para Age bar3ha sakatA hai ? mAnava kI mAnavatA isI meM hai, ki vaha apane jIvana kI pratyeka kriyA para vicAra kare, ki maiM yaha kyA kara rahA hU~ aura mere aisA karane meM uddezya kyA hai ? merI jindagI kI muskAna meM, andara meM kisI garIba ke A~sU to nahIM chupe hue haiM / mere jIvana ke sukha meM kisI garIba kA khUna aura pasInA to nahIM baha rahA hai / yAda rakha, tere jIvana kA anyAya, tere jIvana kA atyAcAra, tere jIvana kA pApAcAra aura tere jIvana kA mithyAcAra, tere jIvana kI zakti ko galA degA / svayaM terA jIvana hI nahIM, tere parivAra, tere samAja aura tere rASTra kI jIvana-zakti ko galAne kI kSamatA bhI usake andara hai / pratyeka manuSya ko apane hRdaya kI gaharAI meM utara kara yaha socanA cAhie, ki mere bhaviSya kA nirmANa, svayaM mere apane puruSArtha se ho rahA hai, athavA dUsaroM ke kandhoM . A Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa-zakti para car3hakara maiM Age bar3ha rahA hU~ ? dUsaroM kI jindagI ko kucala kara Age baDhane meM, terI koI zAna nahIM rahegI / jisa vyakti ke hRdaya meM kabhI pavitra vicAra aura vizuddha saMkalpa jAgRta nahIM hote, vaha vyakti apane jIvana kA sudhAra aura nirmANa kaise kara sakatA hai ? kheda hai, ki manuSya itanA svArtha-lipta hotA jA rahA hai, ki use itanA bhI parijJAna nahIM rahatA, ki maiM jo kucha karma kara rahA hU~, vaha sat hai athavA asat hai, vaha kartavya hai athavA akartavya hai, vaha hitakara hai athavA ahitakara hai ? vivekazIla manuSya vahI hai, jo yaha cintana karatA hai, ki kisa karma se merA hita hogA, kisa karma se mere samAja kA hita hogA aura kisa karma se mere rASTra kA hita hogA ? kahIM aisA na ho, ki Upara se to terA jIvana phUla ke samAna mahakatA rahe, aura andara se vaha viSAkta bana jAe / durbhAgyavaza, yadi aisA huA, to phira na usameM svayaM manuSya kA hita hai, na usake samAja kA hita hai, aura na usake rASTra kA hita hai / vaha manuSya apane jIvana meM kisI prakAra kA vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / manuSya ko apanA vikAsa karane ke lie vicAra-zakti kI AvazyakatA Aja ke samAja aura rASTra ke samakSa sabase adhika jvalanta prazna yaha hai, ki manuSya kI kasauTI kyA hai, manuSya kise kahA jAe ? kyA mAtra mAnava-tana pAne se hI, mAnava, mAnava bana jAtA hai ? zabda-zAstra ke paNDitoM ne mAnava, manuSya aura manuja tInoM kA mUla rUpa eka hI mAnA hai / unhoMne ina tInoM zabdoM kI vyutpatti karate hue kahA hai-'mananAt manuSyaH' / jo manana karatA hai, vahI manuSya hai / manuSya, manuSya kyoM hai ? manuSya ko manuSya kisa dRSTi se kahate haiM ? isalie, ki vaha mana kI santAna hai / yadi manu kI santAna hone se hI manuSya, manuSya hai, to phira hameM yaha socanA hogA, ki vaha manu kauna hai ? manu vyakti vizeSa hai athavA aura kucha hai ? manu kA artha kyA hai ? jaba taka manu ke artha kA vAstavika paribodha na ho jAe, taba taka mAnava kI paribhASA sthira nahIM kI jA sakatI hai aura usakI vAstavika vyAkhyA nahIM kI jA sakatI hai / maiM socatA hU~, manu kyA thA ? jisase manuSya kI utpatti huI / kucha loga kahate haiM. manu eka. RSi the, usakI jo saMtAna hai, ve hI manuja evaM manuSya kahalAte haiM / yahI kAraNa hai, ki manuSya aura mAnava ko manuja kahA jAtA hai / manuja kA artha hai-manu se utpanna hone vAlA / parantu vaha vyAkhyA Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti mere gale nahIM utaratI / manu nAma kA koI vyakti thA yA nahIM, isase mujhe kisI prakAra kA vivAda nahIM hai, maiM to yaha kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki pratyeka manuja meM mana baiThA huA hai, aura vaha usI kI saMtAna hai / vaha manu kauna hai ? vaha manu anya koI nahIM hai, vaha manu hai, ApakA apanA mana / jo manana karatA hai aura jo vicAra karatA hai, vahI manuSya hai / isakA phalita artha yahI nikalatA hai, ki pratyeka manuSya apane jIvana kA utpAdaka hai aura apane jIvana kA nirmAtA hai / manuSya ke jIvana kA nirmAtA kauna hai ? Izvara aura prakRti, usake jIvana-nirmAtA nahIM haiM / usake mana kA vicAra aura usake mana kA saMkalpa hI usake jIvana kA nirmAtA hai / vaha vicAra aura vaha saMkalpa, jo manuSya ke jIvana kA nirmANa karatA hai, kahIM bAhara se nahIM AtA, svayaM usake jIvana ke andara se hI utpanna hotA hai / manuSya ke andara rahane vAle isa vicAra aura saMkalpa ko hI maiM manu kahatA hU~ / isakA artha yaha huA, ki manuSya svayaM apane vicAroM kA bApa hai, manuSya svayaM apane vicAroM kA nirmAtA hai aura manuSya svayaM apane vicAroM kA Izvara hai / jarA isakA dUsarI dRSTi se vicAra kIjie, to Apako jJAta hogA, ki manuSya svayaM hI apane vicAroM kA putra hai, kyoMki apane vicAroM ke dvArA hI usakA nirmANa hotA hai, aura usake bhaviSya kA nirmANa hotA hai / isa dRSTi se isa vizAla vizva kA pratyeka manuSya, svayaM apane vicAroM kA pitA bhI hai aura svayaM apane vicAroM kA putra bhI hai / maiM abhI Apake samakSa mAnava-jIvana kI paribhASA aura mAnava-jIvana kI vyAkhyA kara rahA thA / vAstava meM bAta yaha hai, ki mAnava-jIvana kI eka paribhASA aura eka vyAkhyA nahIM kI jA sakatI / kyoM nahIM kI jA sakatI hai ? yaha prazna Apake mana meM uTha sakatA hai aura uThanA bhI cAhie / isa prazna ke samAdhAna ke lie, hameM mAnava-jIvana kI talachaTa meM pahu~canA hogA, vahA~ pahu~cakara hI isakA samAdhAna hama pA sakeMge / bAta yaha hai, ki mAnava-jIvana ke do pakSa haiM-eka zubha, dUsarA azubha / eka acchA, dUsarA burA / eka amRta dUsarA viSa / hamAre sAmane sabase bar3I samasyA yaha hai, ki jaba hama manuSya ke jIvana ke zubha pakSa ko pakar3ate haiM, taba usake jIvana kA azubha pakSa hamArI muTThI se bAhara raha jAtA hai / aura yadi azubha viSa ko pakar3a liyA to amRta bhAga gayA, acche ko pakar3a liyA to burA dUra bhAga gayA / yahI kAraNa hai, ki mAnava-jIvana Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa - zakti kI paribhASA aura vyAkhyA pUrNa nahIM ho sakatI hai / yadi kisI bhI eka pakSa ko pakar3akara mAnava jIvana kI vyAkhyA karane kA prayatna kiyA jAegA, to vaha prayatna adhUrA hI rahegA / mAnava jIvana kI vyAkhyA aura paribhASA donoM pakSoM ke saMtulita samanvaya se hI kI jA sakatI hai / manuSya ke mana meM rAma bhI baiThA rahatA hai aura rAvaNa bhI baiThA rahatA hai / yaha ThIka hai, ki hama donoM kI eka sAtha pUjA nahIM kara sakate, kintu una donoM ko jAnanA to Avazyaka hai hI / jIvana kI burAI ko jAnanA isalie Avazyaka hai, ki use burAI samajhakara hama use chor3a sakeM, aura jIvana kI acchAI ko jAnanA isalie Avazyaka hai ki use acchAI samajhakara hama jIvana meM apanA sakeM / - maiM Apase mAnava jIvana kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jaba taka Apa apane jIvana meM buddhi aura viveka kA prakAza lekara nahIM caleMge, taba taka jIvana kA kalyANa nahIM hogA / yadi kisI vyakti kA jIvana andhe hAthI ke samAna, jaMgalI bhaiMse ke samAna aura eka bhayaMkara bher3ie ke samAna hai, to usase na kisI samAja ko lAbha hai aura na kisI rASTra ko hI / manuSya kA mana jaba so jAtA hai, taba usameM kisI prakAra kI sphUrti nahIM rahatI / yadi mana meM cetanA nahIM hai, to kevala zarIra kI cetanA se koI vizeSa lAbha nahIM ho pAtA / anya kucha banane se pahale manuSya ke mana meM, manuSya banane kI abhilASA honI cAhie / manuSya ko manuSya banane ke lie, apanI buddhi aura apane mana ko jAgRta karanA hogA / usake vicAra yadi kalyANa ke mArga para, aura hita ke mArga para cala kara isa zarIra meM prasupta Izvaratva ko jagAne ke lie haiM aura dUsarI AtmAoM ko, una AtmAoM ko jo anantakAla se moha nidrA me pta haiM jAgRta karane ke lie evaM preraNA dene ke lie, athavA bhUle rAhI ko sanmArga batAne ke lie, yadi manuSya ke vicAra prayukta kie jAte haiM, taba to ThIka hai, anyathA kucha nahIM hogA / bAta yaha hai, ki jIvana to pazu-pakSiyoM ke pAsa bhI hai, kIr3e-makor3oM ke pAsa bhI hai, jIvana ke sAtha-sAtha unameM gati bhI hai, kintu vikAsa aura pragati nahIM hai / kevala vicAra mAtra se hI kAma nahIM calatA hai, vikAsa aura pragati bhI cAhie / eka pazu meM bhI bhUkha evaM pyAsa ko dUra karane kI pravRtti hotI hai, vAsanA kI tRpti pazu bhI karatA hai, kintu isa dRSTi se manuSya aura pazu meM kyA bheda rahA ? zarIra kI AvazyakatAe~ jaisI pazu ke pAsa hotI haiM, manuSya ke pAsa bhI ve haiM, bhale Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hI kucha sudhare hue rUpa meM hoM, kintu isa dRSTi se manuSya ke jIvana ko pazu-jIvana se U~cA nahIM kahA jA sakatA / pazu meM buddhi bhI rahatI hai, kintu vaha usakA prayoga aura upayoga zarIra kI pUrti taka hI kara pAtA hai / kisI bhI pazu-pakSI ke mana meM apane kalyANa kI aura vizva-kalyANa kI uccatama bhAvanA prAyaH utpanna nahIM ho sakatI / lekina Apa dekheMge, ki manuSya-manuSya hai / vaha pazu nahIM hai, pakSI nahIM hai, kyoMki unake jo vicAra haiM, ve prAyaH apane taka hI sImita rahate haiM, jabaki manuSya ke vicAra, kevala apane taka hI sImita na raha kara, apane parivAra, apane samAja, apane rASTra aura samagra vizva meM bhI phaila sakate haiM / aba rahI AkRti kI bAta, yaha to piNDa kI AkRti hai / AtmA kI apanI koI sthUla AkRti nahIM hotI / kore AkAra aura AkRti se kAma nahIM calatA, AkRti ke sAtha prakRti bhI sundara honI cAhie, tabhI jIvana kA vikAsa sundaratA ke sAtha ho sakegA / bhAratIya cintana, bhAratIya saMskRti aura bhAratIya paramparA Apake samakSa jIvana kA eka mahatvapUrNa dRSTikoNa prastuta karatI hai / bhAratIya dharma aura darzana zarIra kI bAta nahIM karatA, vaha to AtmA kI bAta karatA hai / zarIra ke bala kI apekSA vaha mana ke bala ko hI adhika mahatva detA hai / zarIra kI zakti kA apane meM taba taka koI mahatva nahIM hotA, jaba taka ki antar AtmA meM bala na ho / bhAratIya saMskRti eka adhyAtmavAdI saMskRti hai, isalie zarIra ke raMga-rUpa kA usakI dRSTi meM koI mahatva nahIM hai / usakI dRSTi meM mahatva hai, kevala AtmA kA aura usake sva-sva rUpa kA / zarIra sundara ho aura AtmA malina ho, isa prakAra ke jIvana se koI vizeSa lAbha nahIM hotA / tana ujalA ho aura mana malina ho, to yathArtha meM use manuSya nahIM kahA jA sakatA / jaba taka manuSya kI dRSTi usake zarIra para kendrita hai, taba taka vaha apane jIvana kA vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / Atma-bhAva ko na bhUlanA hI adhyAtma-dRSTi hai / manuSya kahIM para bhI jAe, vaha kahIM para bhI rahe aura kucha bhI kyoM na kare, parantu use apanI AtmA ko kabhI nahIM bhUlanA cAhie / yaha dRSTikoNa hI bhAratIya saMskRti kA yathArthavAdI dRSTikoNa hai / tana ko bhUlane meM kucha Apatti nahIM hai, kintu AtmA ko bhUlanA, manuSya-jIvana kI sabase bhayaMkara bhUla hotI hai / mujhe eka bahuta hI sundara prasaMga yAda A rahA hai / eka bAra - Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa zakti maryAdA puruSottama rAma ne apane bhakta hanumAna se pUchA - 'tU kauna hai ?" yadyapi isakA uttara yaha ho sakatA thA, ki maiM ApakA bhakta hU~, maiM ApakA sevaka hU~ / isakA yaha bhI uttara ho sakatA thA, ki maiM bAnara - jAti kA eka vIra hU~, kintu hanumAna ne isa prakAra kA koI uttara nahIM diyA / hanumAna apane mana meM socane lagatA hai, ki bhagavAna rAma ke isa prazna ke pIche koI gahana rahasya honA cAhie, anyathA kyA mere ArAdhyadeva yaha nahIM jAnate haiM; ki maiM kauna hU~ ? hanumAna ko mauna dekhakara, rAma ne phira pUchA - " tU kauna hai ?" hanumAna ne bar3I hI vinamratA ke sAtha kahA - " Apa zarIra kI dRSTi se pUchate haiM athavA AtmA kI dRSTi se ? yadi zarIra kI dRSTi se pUchate haiM, to maiM ApakA dAsa hU~, evaM maiM ApakA sevaka hU~ / yadi Atma- - dRSTi se pUchate haiM, to maiM rAma hU~ / Atma-bhAva se ApameM aura mujhameM kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM hai / adhyAtma-dRSTi se jo Apa haiM vahI maiM hU~ aura jo maiM hU~ vahI Apa haiM / Atma-bhAva kI apekSA se na Apa rAma haiM aura na maiM hanumAna hU~, hama donoM AtmA haiM, hama donoM brahma haiM / ApameM aura mujhameM aNumAtra bhI to bheda nahIM hai aura jo bheda hai, vaha isa tana kA hai / tana kI dRSTi se Apa rAma haiM aura maiM hanumAna hU~ / Apa svAmI haiM aura maiM sevaka hU~ / Apa bhagavAna haiM aura maiM bhakta hU~ / " bAta yaha hai, ki jaba taka deha kI dRSTi rahatI hai, taba taka manuSya dAsa hai / jaba taka deha hai, taba taka bhUkha evaM pyAsa Adi bhI usake sAtha lage rahate haiM / parantu jyoM hI manuSya ko viveka dRSTi isa deha ke AvaraNa ko pAra karake dehI taka pahu~ca jAtI hai, usa samaya saba kucha Atmamaya ho jAtA hai / rAma ne hanumAna kI isa bAta ko sunakara bar3I prasannatA vyakta kI aura kahA, ki mujhe prasannatA hai, ki tuma isa tana meM raha kara bhI tana kI isa sthiti se bahuta U~ce uTha cuke ho / adhyAtma bhAva ko prApta karanA hI jIvana kI sabase bar3I sAdhanA hai aura yahI jIvana kA carama lakSya bhI hai / maiM Apase deha aura AtmA kI bAta kaha rahA thA aura yaha batA rahA thA, ki manuSya ke jIvana kA lakSya kyA hai, aura use kyA karanA cAhie / durbhAgya kI bAta to yaha hai, ki hama zAstra sunakara bhI aura zAstra par3hakara bhI, usameM se kucha grahaNa nahIM kara pAte / kevala sunane se aura kevala par3hane se kucha nahIM hotA hai / jaba taka jJAna ko kriyA kA rUpa nahIM diyA jAegA, aura jaba taka vicAra ko AcAra kA rUpa nahIM 6 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti deMge, taba taka hamArI sthiti trizaMku ke samAna rahegI / trizaMku kI kyA sthiti thI ? isake sambandha meM yaha kahA jAtA hai, ki vaha svarga meM jAne ke lie dharatI se Upara to uTha gayA, kintu svarga meM na pahu~ca sakA, dharatI aura svarga ke bIca hI vaha laTakA rahA / trizaMku ke jIvana ke sambandha meM, vaidika purANa meM yaha kahA gayA hai, ki vaha apane yuga kA eka anyAyI aura atyAcArI rAjA thA / eka bAra usane vicAra kiyA, ki saba loga jaba svarga jAte haiM, to apane zarIra ko yahIM chor3a jAte haiM, parantu mujhe apane isa tana se hI svarga jAnA cAhie / apanI isa icchA kI pUrti ke lie apane rAjya ke purohitoM ko evaM tapasvI RSiyoM ko ekatrita kiyA aura kahA maiM svarga jAnA cAhatA hU~, kyA koI upAya hai ? unhoMne kahA--hA~, avazya hai / usa ahaMkArI rAjA ne kahA hai, yaha to maiM bhI jAnatA hU~ / parantu maiM apane isa vartamAna zarIra se hI svarga jAnA cAhatA hU~ / rAjA kI isa bAta ko sunakara sabane inkAra kara diyA aura kahA ki ApakI isa vartamAna deha ke sAtha hama Apako svarga nahIM bheja sakate / lekina vizvAmitra ne kahA--maiM bheja dUMgA, Apa jarA bhI cintA na kareM / purANa kI kathA ke anusAra vizvAmitra ne apane tapobala se usa rAjA ko dharatI se Upara uThA diyA aura vaha Upara uThate-uThate, svarga kI ora bar3hA, to svarga ke devoM ko bar3I cintA huI, ve bole--yaha rAjA bar3A anyAyI aura atyAcArI hai, yadi yaha svarga meM A gayA, to ise bhI naraka banA degA / devatAoM ne samaveta hokara use nIce kI ora dhakela diyA, vaha Upara se hI vizvAmitra se kahane lagA svarga ke yaha deva mujhe Age nahIM bar3hane de rahe haiM aura mAra rahe haiM / vizvAmitra ke mu~ha se sahasA nikala par3A--yahIM Thahara aura basa vaha vahIM laTakA raha gayA / na vaha svarga meM jA sakA aura na nIce dharatI para hI utara sakA / __yaha eka purANa kI kahAnI hai / isake marma ko samajhane kA prayatna kIjie / isa prakAra kI sthiti kyoM ho jAtI hai ? yaha eka prazna hai / zAstrakAroM kA kahanA hai, ki jo loga isa deha-bhAva meM ba~dha gaye haiM, ve AtmAe~ na Age parama cetana meM jA rahe haiM aura na ve vApisa hI lauTa pAte haiM / jo AtmA mukti kI prApti ke lie calA thA, vaha mukti prApta na kara sakA aura na vaha vApisa isa jIvana ke dharAtala para utara sakA / jo na adhyAtmavAdI ho sakA aura na bhautikavAdI ho sakA / usa manuSya Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa zakti ke jIvana kI sthiti trizaMku ke samAna hotI hai / vaha na idhara kA rahatA hai, na udhara kA rahatA hai / jaina darzana meM jIvana - vikAsa kI caudaha bhUmikAe~ mAnI gaI haiM, jinheM guNa-sthAna kahate haiM, una guNa-sthAnoM meM eka 'mizra' guNa sthAna bhI hai, jisameM AtmA kI yaha sthiti ho jAtI hai, ki vaha na to samyaktva ko hI prApta kara pAtA hai, aura na vaha mithyAtva bhAva se hI nIce utara pAtA hai / usakI sthiti jhUle ke samAna dolAyamAna rahatI hai, kabhI idhara aura kabhI udhara / ataH kisI eka kinAre kI gati para nahIM laga pAtA hai / isa guNa-sthAna meM sAdhakoM kI sthiti trizaMku ke samAna hI rahatI hai, jo na Age bar3ha pAte haiM, aura na pIche hI lauTa pAte haiM / yaha kahAnI hameM yaha zikSA detI hai, ki bIca meM hI laTakane vAle trizaMku mata bano / loga prazna pUchate haiM, ki Age kaise bar3heM ? isake samAdhAna meM maiM kevala yahI kahanA cAhatA hU~, ki eka lakSya sthira karake, nirantara Age bar3hane meM hI mAnava jIvana kA gaurava hai / para yAda rakhie, Apake jIvana kI vaha pragati aura vikAsa Apake apane bala para hI honA cAhie, kisI dUsare ke bala para nahIM / rAjA trizaMku ne, yadi apane bala para svarga prApti kA prayatna kiyA hotA, to use saphalatA mila jAtI / dUsare kI zakti para apanA vikAsa sambhava nahIM hai / jo apanI zakti ko bhUla kara dUsare kI zakti para vizvAsa karate haiM, unakI dazA trizaMku ke samAna hI hotI hai / Apako jo kucha pAnA hai, use Apa apane prayatna se prApta kareM, Apa jo kucha bananA cAhate haiM, apane prayatna se baneM / vizvAmitra kI kitanI bhI zakti kyoM na ho, kintu vaha Apako svarga nahIM dilA sakatI / vizvAmitra kA bala aura zakti apane Apako to svarga pahu~cA sakatI thI, kintu trizaMku ko svarga nahIM pahu~cA sakI / - " maiM Apa se yaha kaha rahA thA, ki mAnava jIvana ke do pakSa haiM -- eka amRta aura dUsarA martya / eka adhyAtma aura dUsarA bhautika / manuSya jaba bhautikavAda meM aura apane martya bhAga meM hI baddha ho jAtA hai, taba use amRta evaM mokSa kaise mila sakatA hai ? manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha apane jIvana ko adhyAtmavAdI evaM amRtamaya banAe / manuSya ke pratyeka karma meM aura pratyeka kriyA meM amRta honA cAhie / usakA vicAra bhI amRta ho, usakI vANI bhI amRta ho aura usakI kriyA bhI amRta ho, tabhI vaha apane lakSya para pahu~ca sakegA / yAda rakhie, jinake jIvana kI dharatI para amRta nahIM hai, unakI AkAza kI U~cI ur3Ana meM bhI amRta 11 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti kahA~ se milegA ? jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM amRta hai aura jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM viSa bhI hai / jisa prakAra eka hI sAgara meM se amRta nikalA, aura viSa bhI nikalA, usI prakAra mAnava jIvana ke maMthana se, mokSa kA amRta bhI mila sakatA hai aura saMsAra kA viSa bhI mila sakatA hai / Apa apane jIvana ko amRtamaya banAte haiM athavA viSamaya banAte haiM--yaha Apake apane hAtha kI bAta hai / Apa svarga meM jAnA cAheM athavA mokSa meM jAnA cAheM, to Apako koI roka nahIM sakatA / isake viparIta yadi Apa naraka meM jAnA cAheM to bhI Apako koI roka nahIM sakatA / Apa apanI bhAvanA ke anusAra, bhagavAna bhI bana sakate haiM aura zaitAna bhI bana sakate haiM / manuSya kA jIvana saMkalpamaya hotA hai, vaha jaisA bhI saMkalpa karatA hai, vaisA hI bana jAtA haiM / manuSya ke saMkalpa meM bahuta bar3I tAkata hai / manuSya Aja jo kucha hai aura jaisA kucha hai, vaha apane pUrva saMkalpa kA phala hai aura manuSya jo kucha yA jaisA kucha hogA, vaha apane vartamAna saMkalpa kA hI phala hogA / Apane sunA hogA, ki zAstroM meM kalpavRkSa kA varNana AtA hai / kalpavRkSa kI yaha vizeSatA mAnI jAtI hai, ki usake nIce baiThakara manuSya jaisA bhI saMkalpa evaM vicAra karatA hai, vaha usI prakAra kA bana jAtA hai / kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiThakara manuSya jisa kisI bhI vastu kI icchA karatA hai, vaha vastu usake samakSa turanta hI upasthita ho jAtI hai / kalpavRkSa ke sambandha meM aneka kathAe~ pracalita haiM / - eka bAra kI bAta hai, ki eka vyakti kisI vikaTa vana meM se yAtrA kara rahA thA / jabaki vaha ghane jaMgala meM se calA jA rahA thA, to calate-calate vaha thaka gayA / vizrAma lene ke lie vaha eka vRkSa ke nIce baiThA / jisa vRkSa ke nIce vaha baiThA thA, vaha kalpavRkSa thA, kintu usa vyakti ko isakA parijJAna nahIM thA / vaha baiThA-baiThA socane lagA ki yaha ghanaghora jaMgala hai, vikaTa vana hai, dUra-dUra taka kahIM para bhI manuSya dikhalAI nahIM par3atA hai / yadi isa bhayAnaka jaMgala meM siMha A jAe to kyA ho, mujhe khA jAe ? isa prakAra usake mana meM siMha kA saMkalpa aura vicAra AyA / kalpavRkSa kA to yaha svabhAva hai, ki jaisA saMkalpa hotA hai, vaisI hI vastu upasthita ho jAtI hai / usake saMkalpa ke anusAra siMha upasthita ho gayA aura vaha usase bhayabhIta hokara vahIM mArA gayA / jaise usake mana meM siMha ke Ane kA saMkalpa utpanna huA thA, vaise hI yadi usake mana 12 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa-zakti - - meM siMha ke vApisa lauTane kA saMkalpa bhI utpanna ho gayA hotA, to kadAcit vaha na maratA / kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiThakara jisa prakAra usane apane maraNa kA vicAra kiyA, vaise hI vaha apane jIvana-rakSaNa kA vicAra bhI kara sakatA thA, kintu usane vaisA saMkalpa nahIM kiyA / usane siMha kA saMkalpa hI kiyA / kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiThakara bhI usane mauta kI bAta hI socI, jabaki use socanA yaha thA, ki mere lie isa jaMgala meM bhI maMgala ho jAe / usa kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiThakara vaha vyakti sukha kI abhilASA karatA, zAnti kI abhilASA karatA aura Ananda kI abhilASA karatA to use vaha saba kucha mila sakatA thA / yaha to bAhara ke kalpavRkSa kI bAta hai / isa prakAra kA kalpavRkSa, kahIM para hai, athavA nahIM hai, isa bAta kA vicAra mata kIjie, kintu Apa vicAra kIjie, ki ApakA apanA mana hI eka kalpavRkSa hai / usa manarUpI kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiThakara Apa jaisA bhI vicAra aura saMkalpa karate haiM, ApakA jIvana vaisA hI bana jAtA hai / yadi Apa apane isa mana ke kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiTha kara krodha kI bAta socate haiM, to vaha krodha hI siMha bana jAtA hai / yadi Apa isa mana ke kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiThakara abhimAna kA vicAra karate haiM, mAyA kA vicAra karate haiM, lobha kA vicAra karate haiM, aura vAsanA evaM kAmanA kA vicAra karate haiM, taba Apako sukha-zAnti aura Ananda kaise mila sakatA hai ? durbhAgya hai, ki Apa apane mana ke kalpavRkSa ke nIce baiTha kara bhI, viSamaya saMkalpa hI karate haiM, amRtamaya saMkalpa nahIM kara pAte / manuSya kA saMkalpa hI manuSya ko khA jAtA hai aura manuSya ke mana kA saMkalpa hI usake jIvana kI rakSA kara letA hai / manuSya ke mana meM jaba bure vikalpoM kI Aga prajvalita ho jAtI hai, to vaha svayaM hI usameM nahIM jalatA, usakA parivAra, usakA samAja aura usakA rASTra bhI usameM jala jAtA hai / rAvaNa ke mana meM vAsanA kI jo Aga jala uThI thI, usase kevala rAvaNa hI nahIM marA, usakA sArA ghara aura usakA sArA sAmrAjya hI usa Aga meM jalakara khAka ho gayA thA / duryodhana ke mana meM jo IrSyA kI Aga jalI thI, usase kevala duryodhana hI nahIM jalA, apitu sampUrNa kaurava vaMza hI dagdha ho gayA thA / mAnava-mana ke isa saMkalpa meM Aga lagAne kI zakti bhI hai aura usameM Aga bujhAne kI zakti bhI hai / ___Apane sunA hogA, ki rAjakumAra gajasukumAra, zrIkRSNa ke laghubhrAtA the, isalie zrIkRSNa kA usa para aparimita prema thA / mAtA devakI aura - - Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti pitA vasudeva kA to vaha lAr3alA thA hI / suvarNa ke sunaharI rAjamahala meM usakA janma huA, bhoga aura vilAsamaya vAtAvaraNa meM usakA saMvardhana huA, usake cAroM ora bhoga aura vilAsa hI phailA huA thA / usake saMkalpa kI dhArA bhI udhara hI pravAhita ho cukI thI, jidhara usa rAjamahala meM rahane vAle anya vyaktiyoM kI ho rahI thI / rAjakumAra gajasukumAra usase bhinna bAta nahIM soca sakatA thA, jo bhoga-vilAsa meM palA eka rAjakumAra soca sakatA hai / kintu jaba eka bAra rAjakumAra ne bhagavAna neminAtha kI vairAgyamayI vANI suna lI, taba usakA prasupta mana eka dama prabuddha ho gayA / mana ke saMkalpa kI jo dhArA bhoga aura vilAsa kI ora baha rahI thI, vaha aba tyAga aura vairAgya kI ora bahane lagI / usake isa tyAgamaya jIvana kI AbhA ko dekhakara samagra rAjamahala sazaMkita ho uThA / usake mana ko vairAgya se khIMcakara bhoga-vilAsa meM lagAne kA prayatna kiyA gayA / isa prayatna kA prathama caraNa thA, use rAjya siMhAsana para baiThA denA / rAjakumAra gajasukumAra ko dvArikA nagarI ke vizAla sAmrAjya ke siMhAsana para baiThAkara, jaba pUchA gayA ki Apa kyA cAhate haiM aura ApakA kyA Adeza hai ? aba Apa rAjA haiM aura hama saba yAdava ApakI prajA haiM, kyA cAhie Apako, AjJA dIjie / Apako mAlUma hai, jaba eka kSatriya kumAra apane rAjya ke siMhAsana para AsIna hotA hai, taba vaha kyA soca sakatA hai ? vaha yahI soca sakatA hai, ki kisI sundara rAjakumArI ke sAtha usakA vivAha ho jAe / rahane ke lie sundara-sundara mahala banavA die jAe~ / yadi koI par3osa kA zatru sira uThAtA hai, to use kucala diyA jAe aura apanI zakti se usake rAjya para adhikAra kara liyA jAe / adhika se adhika vaha yaha soca sakatA hai, ki usake bhoga aura vilAsa ke lie rAjya ke sundara se sundara padArtha use arpita kara die jAe~ / usake mana meM surA aura sundarI ke sivAya anya kisI prakAra kA svapna hotA hI nahIM hai / bhoga, vilAsa, vAsanA aura kAmanA kI cAradIvArI ke bAhara jhA~kane kI usameM zakti nahIM hotI hai / itihAsa hameM batAtA hai, ki saMsAra meM samasta rAjakumAroM ke socane kI yahI dizA rahI hai / parantu saMsAra ke utsarga kA apavAda bhI hotA hai / sAmAnya kA vizeSa bhI hotA hai / rAjakumAra gajasukumAra ke sambandha meM hama aisA nahIM kaha sakate / usake socane aura samajhane kI dizA alaga thI / jIvana ko nApane kA usakA gaja alaga thA / vaha sattA, sampatti tathA - - - - 14 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa-zakti surA aura sundarI se aura bhoga-vilAsa se Upara uThakara eka bAta aura soca rahA thA, vaha thI tyAga kI aura vairAgya kI / usane yAdava jAti ke saradAroM se kahA -yadi Apa merI AjJA kA pAlana karanA cAhate haiM, to merI yahI AjJA hai, ki Apa zIghra se zIghra merI dIkSA kI taiyArI kareM, maiM zIghrAtizIghra bhagavAna neminAtha ke caraNoM meM pahu~cakara isa bhogamaya jIvana ko chor3akara, tyAgamaya jIvana aMgIkAra karanA cAhatA hU~ / isake atirikta na merI anya abhilASA hai aura na merI anya icchA hai / Apane dekhA, ki rAjya ke siMhAsana para baiThakara rAjakumAra jisa raMgInI duniyA~ kA svapna lete haiM, gajasukumAra kA jIvana usakA apavAda hai / isakA mukhya kAraNa yahI hai, ki jisake mana meM amRta hai, vaha viSa kI bAta nahIM soca sakatA / jisake mana meM tyAga aura vairAgya kI bAta hai, vaha bhoga vilAsa kA saMkalpa nahIM kara sakatA / maiM Apase manuSya ke mana ke saMkalpa kI bAta kaha rahA thA / manuSya ke mana ke saMkalpa kitane haiM ? usakI sImA kA aMkana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / manuSya ke mana kI pratyeka icchA usakA eka saMkalpa hai / icchAe~ ananta haiM, isalie manuSya ke mana ke saMkalpa bhI ananta haiM / isa samagra loka ko aura isa samasta brahmANDa ko bhI yadi kisI eka manuSya ke mana ke saMkalpoM se bharane kA prayatna kiyA jAe, to yaha samasta loka aura samasta brahmANDa bhara jAegA, kintu manuSya ke mana ke saMkalpa phira bhI zeSa bace raheMge / manuSya ke mana ke saMkalpa aura vikalpa itane haiM, ki unakA kabhI anta nahIM pAyA jA sakatA / jAgate bhI saMkalpa aura sote bhI saMkalpa / kyA saMkalpa kI duniyA~ kA kahIM anta hai ? eka bAra eka sajjana darzana karane ke lie mere pAsa Ae / rAtri ko vaha sthAnaka meM hI so gae / dina meM thakAvaTa ke kAraNa aura apanI lambI yAtrA ke kAraNa, use zIghra hI nIMda A gaI / sone ke bAda nIMda meM vaha bar3abar3Ane lagA aura phira gAlI dene lagA / sahasA merI nIMda khula gaI / maiMne socA, kisakI kisase lar3AI ho rahI hai, isa madhya rAtri meM kauna kisa ko gAlI de rahA hai ? dekhane para patA calA ki anya koI nahIM hai, darzanoM ko AyA huA sajjana hI, nIMda meM bar3abar3AtA huA gAlI de rahA hai / usase pUchA gayA ki kyA bAta hai, kisase lar3a rahe ho, kyoM lar3a rahe ho, aura gAlI kyoM de rahe ho ? vaha bolA-mahArAja zrI ! kyA bAta hai ? ulTA mahArAja se hI pUchane lagA, ki kyA bAta hai ? maiMne dhIre se pUchA, %3 - - - - 15 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti abhI tuma kucha dera pahale gAlI kise de rahe the ? kucha socakara vaha bolA-hA~ ThIka hai, maiM abhI eka svapna dekha rahA thA / maiMne svapna meM dekhA, merI mere bhAI se lar3AI ho gaI hai aura maiM gAlI anya kisI ko nahIM, apane bhAI ko hI de rahA thA / isa prasaMga para se Apa yaha jAna sakate haiM, ki nidrA kI dazA meM bhI manuSya apane saMkalpoM se vimukta nahIM ho pAtA / jAgRta avasthA meM hI nahIM, svapnAvasthA meM bhI vaha lar3atA hai, jhagar3atA hai aura gAlI detA hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki manuSya jIvana kA utthAna aura patana usake mana ke saMkalpa ke anusAra hI hotA hai / manuSya apane saMkalpa ke anusAra hI rAvaNa banatA hai, aura manuSya apane saMkalpa ke anusAra hI rAma banatA hai / manuSya ke mana kA azubha saMkalpa use rAvaNa banA detA hai,to manuSya ke mana kA zubha saMkalpa use rAma banA detA hai / manuSya ke jIvana kI jaya-parAjaya usake zubha evaM azubha saMkalpoM para hI AdhArita hai / manuSya ke saMkalpa meM bar3I tAkata hai / __ maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki manuSya ke vicAra meM amRta bhI hai, aura manuSya ke mana meM viSa bhI hai / viSa aura amRta kahIM bAhara nahIM rahate / ve manuSya ke vicAra evaM saMkalpa meM hI rahate haiM / kisI se prema karanA yaha bhI eka vicAra hai aura kisI se ghRNA karanA bhI eka vicAra hI hai / parantu yaha nizcita hai, ki ghRNA eka vikalpa hai aura prema eka saMkalpa hai / ghRNA kI apekSA, prema kI zakti adhika hotI hai / krodha aura zAnti ke dvandva yuddha meM, krodha parAjita ho jAtA hai aura zAnti kI vijaya hotI hai / yadyapi krodha bhI eka vicAra hai aura zAnti bhI eka vicAra hai; kintu eka azuddha hai aura dUsarA zuddha hai / viSa aura amRta ke saMgharSa meM, vijaya sadA amRta ko hI milatI hai / Apane vaha kahAnI sunI hogI, jisameM batAyA gayA hai ki amRtayogI bhagavAna mahAvIra ne eka bhayaMkara dRSTi-viSa caNDakauzika sarpa kA zAnti aura prema ke AdhAra para uddhAra kara diyA thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra bihAra-yAtrA karate-karate, jaba usa vikaTa vana kI ora jAne lage, jahA~ caNDakauzika sarpa rahatA thA, taba vahA~ para rAste meM khar3e hue caravAhoM aura gvAla bAloM ne bhagavAna ko udhara jAne se rokA aura bole-idhara eka bhayaMkara sarpa rahatA hai, Apa idhara se na jAkara, udhara se cale jAie / mvAla bAloM ne dekhA, ki unake inkAra karane para bhI vaha amRta yogI saMta udhara hI jA rahA hai aura Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI saMkalpa-zakti % 3D gvAla bAla bhayabhIta ho gae ki aba yaha baca nahIM sakegA / bAta yaha hai ki jaba manuSya ke apane mana meM bhaya hotA hai taba sRSTi meM sarvatra use bhaya hI bhaya najara AtA hai / jaba apane mana meM krodha hotA hai to use sarvatra krodha hI dikhAI detA hai aura jaba apane mana meM zAnti hotI hai, to sarvatra use zAnta vAtAvaraNa hI milatA hai / Azcarya hai, manuSya sarpa se bhayabhIta hotA hai, kyoMki vaha jaharIlA hotA hai, aura usake Dasane se manuSya kI mRtyu ho jAtI hai, kintu manuSya yaha nahIM socatA, ki usake mana meM rahane vAlA krodha kA sarpa bAhara ke sarpa se bhI adhika jaharIlA aura bhayaMkara hotA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane mana ke amRta se, caNDakauzika sarpa ke mana ke viSa ko dUra kara diyA / phalasvarUpa usa caNDakauzika ne devatva prApta kara liyA aura yaha kathA Asa-pAsa sarvatra phaila gaI / tabhI logoM ne samajhA ki yaha saba camatkAra usa amRta yogI saMta kA hI hai / maiM Apase kahatA hU~, ki bAhara ke sarpa se bhayabhIta hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, Apake mana kA sarpa hI adhika bhayaMkara aura jaharIlA hotA hai / rAvaNa bhayaMkara isIlie thA, ki usake andara kA rAvaNa bhayaMkara thA, caNDakauzika bhI isIlie bhayaMkara thA, ki usake andara kA mana bhayaMkara thA / eka hI bAta yAda rakhie, andara kI jyoti jagamagAne para hI bAhara kA jIvana jyotirmaya bana sakegA / mana ko jItane para sabhI kucha jItA jA sakegA / 17 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva darzana-zAstra kyA hai ? jIvana aura jagata kI vyAkhyA karane vAlA zAstra, darzana-zAstra kahA jAtA hai / darzana kA janma mAnava ke mana kI kalpanA se prasUta nahIM hai, balki usakA janma mAnava-jIvana kI vAstavika paristhiti se huA hai / yaha ho sakatA hai, ki kucha darzana-zAstra, jinakA jhukAva buddhivAda kI ora adhika hai, jIvana se dUra pratIta hote haiM, kintu bhArata ke sabhI darzanoM ke sambandha meM yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / bhArata meM kucha darzana vyavahAravAdI bhI haiM, kucha samanvayavAdI bhI haiM, jinameM buddhi aura vyavahAra kA sundara samanvaya kiyA gayA hai / jIvana vyAvahArika hote hue bhI, vaha buddhivAdI avazya hai aura buddhivAdI hokara bhI vaha vyavahAravAdI avazya hai / kyoMki bhArata meM dharma aura darzana ko ekAnta bhinna nahIM mAnA gayA hai / bhAratIya darzana kI pratyeka zAkhA meM darzana kA dharma ke sAtha aura dharma kA darzana ke sAtha yoga baiThAne kA prayatna kiyA gayA hai / cintana kA svatantra aura asIma honA to acchA hai, kintu usakI jar3a mAnava-jIvana kI dharatI ke andara rahanI cAhie / bhAratIya darzana meM jIvana kA jagata ke sAtha aura jagata kA jIvana ke sAtha samanvaya sthApita karane kA prayatna kiyA gayA hai / bhAratIya darzana kitanA bhI adhika buddhivAdI kyoM na ho jAe, kintu use kahIM-na-kahIM para zraddhAvAdI avazya hI bananA par3atA hai / vizeSataH yaha satya una darzanoM ke sambandha meM hai, jo apane Apako AdhyAtmavAdI darzana kahate haiM / zraddhA aura tarka donoM ko Avazyaka mAnakara bhI, donoM kI sImA kA aMkana kiyA gayA hai / sImAhIna zraddhA andhI hogI aura sImAhIna tarka paMgu hogA / pazcima ke darzana meM vyavahAra kI apekSA bauddhika-vilAsa adhika hai aura kalpanA kI ur3Ana adhika hai / pUrvI darzana meM cintana ke sAtha anubhava kA bhI mahatva rahA hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhAratIya cintana kI dhArA kevala vicAra ke zUnya loka meM hI vilIna nahIM hotI, isakA maMgalamaya patha sadA jIvana kA Thosa dharAtala ho rahA hai / bhAratIya darzana kA mukhya prayojana mAnava-jIvana kA abhisiMcana rahA hai / saMkSepa meM bhAratIya darzana kA yadi sAra kathana karanA ho, to tIna zabdoM meM kiyA jA sakatA hai-AdhyAtmika uddezya, vyAvahArika mArga aura maMgalamayI pragati / mere apane vicAra meM Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva AdhyAtmikatA, bhAratIya darzana kI mUla AtmA hai / AdhyAtmikatA se zUnya bhArata kI bhUmi meM darzana kA koI mUlya nahIM hai / jaba taka darzana apanA mUlAdhAra AtmA ko nahIM banAtA hai, taba taka usakI sattA aura sthiti akSuNNa nahIM raha sakatI / udAharaNa ke lie cArvAka darzana ko hI lIjie, isameM buddhivAda kI U~cI ur3Ana hote hue bhI AtmA kI sattA se inkAra karane ke kAraNa yaha svayaM apanI hI sattA vilupta kara baiThA hai / AdhyAtmika hone ke kAraNa hI, bhAratIya darzana meM dharma aura nIti kA samanvaya rahA hai / isake viparIta pazcimI darzana meM hama dharma aura nIti ko alaga-alaga sImAoM meM baddha pAte haiM / hameM isa satya ko kabhI nahIM bhUlanA cAhie, ki darzana kevala darzana ke lie nahIM hai, apitu vaha jIvana ke lie hai, jIvana ko sundara aura madhura banAne ke lie hai / ___maiM Apase bhAratIya darzana kI mula AtmA ke sambandha meM vicAra kara rahA thA, darzana zAstra hamAre jIvana ko maMgalamaya aura Anandamaya banAne kA tathA jIvana ke mUla svarUpa ko samajhane kA eka mukhya sAdhana hai / cArvAka ko chor3a kara bhArata ke zeSa samasta darzana AtmA kI sattA aura sthiti meM vizvAsa karate haiM / kevala cArvAka darzana hI eka aisA darzana hai, jo kevala bhUtavAda meM vizvAsa rakhatA hai / usakI dRSTi meM isa vizva meM koI aisA sacetana padArtha nahIM hai, jo sadA sthAyI rahatA ho / isake viparIta anya bhAratIya darzana, jo vastutaH adhyAtmavAdI haiM, unakA kathana hai, ki isa parivartanazIla saMsAra meM bhI AtmA eka sthAyI tatva hai / isa prakAra AtmA kI amaratA meM jina darzanoM kA vizvAsa hai, una darzanoM ko adhyAtmavAdI darzana kahA jAtA hai / darzanazAstra kA mukhya prayojana yaha hai, ki vaha isa dRzyamAna jagata ke rahasyoM kI vyAkhyA karatA hai / jIvana ke sambandha meM vaha hameM batalAtA hai, ki jIvana kI zakti kyA hai aura usakA upayoga kisa prakAra kiyA jAnA cAhie ? jIvana eka vaha zakti hai, jisake AdhAra para hamArI samasta sAdhanAe~ calatI haiM / parantu darzanazAstra ke sAmane sabase bar3A prazna yaha rahA hai, ki vaha isa jagata aura isa jIvana meM samanvaya sthApita kare / mAtra jIvana para vizvAsa karane se bhI kAma nahIM calatA, dUsarI ora jIvana ko bhUlakara kevala jagata kI. raTa lagAne se bhI kArya kI siddhi nahIM ho sakatI hai / mere vicAra meM jagata ko samajhanA bhI tabhI sArthaka ho sakatA hai, jaba ki pahale hama jIvana ko samajhane kA prayatna kareMge / jIvana para hI saba kucha AdhArita hai / yadi 16 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti jIvana nahIM hai, to zAstra bhI nirarthaka hai, yaha kalA aura vijJAna bhI vyartha hai / ina sabakI sArthakatA jIvana para hI nirbhara hai / maiM Apase jIvana kI carcA kara rahA thA / jIvana kyA hai ? yaha eka vikaTa prazna hai, phira bhI samaya-samaya para vizva ke buddhimAn vidvAnoM ne ise samajhane kA aura isakI ulajhana ko sulajhAne kA prayatna kiyA hai / vastutaH jIvana kI eka paribhASA nahIM ho sakatI / eka yoddhA ke lie, yuddha hI jIvana hai / eka kavi ke lie, kAvya hI jIvana hai / eka dArzanika ke lie, cintana hI jIvana hai / eka vairAgyazIla sAdhaka ke lie jIvana eka nirantara pravAhita saritA ke samAna asthira hai / isa prakAra jIvana kI paribhASA eka na hone para bhI, jIvana kA uddezya aura jIvana kA lakSya eka ho sakatA hai, isameM kisI prakAra ke vivAda ko avakAza nahIM hai / eka bhAratIya dArzanika se pUchA gayA - 'kiM jIvanam ?' Apake vicAra meM jIvana kyA hai ? hama jIvana kisako kaheM ? uttara meM unhoMne yahI kahA, ki - "doSa - vivarjitaM yat / " arthAt doSa zUnya jIvana ko hI vastutaH jIvana kahA jAtA hai / mere vicAra meM jIvana eka jAgaraNa hai, suSupti nahIM / jIvana eka utthAna hai, patana nahIM / jIvana kA uddezya hai, vahA~ pahu~canA, jahA~ kisI bhI prakAra kA dvandva aura saMgharSa zeSa nahIM rahatA / jIvana kA uddezya hai, tamasAcchanna evaM aMdhakAramaya patha ko pAra karake, ananta, akSaya, ajara, amara divya jyoti kA sAkSAtkAra karanA / isa prakAra jIvana ke sambandha meM vizva ke mahAn cintakoM ne vibhinna rUpoM meM vicAra kiyA hai / jIvana ke sambandha meM mahAn nATakakAra zeksapiyara kahatA hai-- "Out, out brief candle, life's but a walking shadow" kSaNika prakAza dene vAle dIpaka bujho, jIvana to kevala eka calatI phiratI chAyA hai / jarmanI ke mahAna cintaka geTe ne jIvana ke sambandha meM kahA hai-- "A, useless life is an early death. " anupayogI jIvana zIghra hI samApta ho jAtA hai / isI geTe ne jIvana ke sambandha meM yaha bhI likhA hai ki--"Life is the childhood of our immortality." jIvana amaratA kA zaizavakAla hai / arthAt AtmA kI amaratA kI abhivyakti jIvana se hI ho sakatI hai / pAzcAtya jagata kA mahAna vicAraka zApena haoNvara kahatA hai -- "Life is nothing, but a short postponement of death." "jIvana anya kucha nahIM hai, kevala kucha samaya ke lie mRtyu kI ghar3iyoM ko TAlanA hI jIvana hai / " isa prakAra jIvana ke sambandha meM vibhinna 20 Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva vicArakoM ke vibhinna vicAra upalabdha hote haiM / parantu jIvana cetanA kI eka abhivyakti hai / isameM kisI ko kisI prakAra kA vicAra-bheda nahIM ho sakatA / jagata ke sambandha meM bhI vibhinna vicArakoM ne apane vibhinna vicAra prastuta kiye haiM / kucha kahate haiM, jagat nitya hai aura kucha kahate haiM, jagat anitya hai / kucha kahate haiM, prakRti kA prapaMca hai, kucha kahate haiM paramANuoM kA khela hai / aura kucha kahate haiM ki jagat zUnya hai, kevala brahma kA hI vivarta hai / jagat kI carcA dUra calI jAtI hai, Aja kA hamArA prastuta viSaya jIvana darzana hI hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki darzana - zAstra kA mukhya viSaya kyA hai ? aura darzanazAstra mAnava-jIvana ko kyA preraNA detA hai ? jIvana aura jagat jaisA hai, use usa rUpa meM pratipAdita karanA hI, vastutaH darzana kA eka mAtra lakSya rahA hai / parantu hama yaha dekhate haiM, ki saMsAra meM jitane bhI jar3arUpa aura cetanarUpa padArtha haiM, unake svarUpa meM aura unake lakSaNa meM vicArakoM meM paraspara vibheda hote hue bhI, isa bAta meM koI vicAra - bheda nahIM hai, ki vizva ke pratyeka padArtha meM apanI eka zakti rahatI hai / agara dekhA jAe, to pratyeka padArtha kI zakti sabase bar3I cIja hai / saMsAra meM hajAroM cIjeM haiM, agara unameM zakti nahIM hai, to kucha bhI nahIM hai / vedAnta zAkhA ke eka AcArya ne bar3I sundara bAta kahI hai / vaha prazna karatA hai ki "ziva, ziva kyoM hai ? ziva meM zivatva kyA hai ? ziva ko ziva banAne vAlA kauna hai ?" anantara uttara meM vaha kahatA hai, ki ziva ke andara rahane vAlI zakti hI, ziva ko ziva banAtI hai / yadi ziva meM zakti hai, to vaha ziva hai, nahIM to zava hai / zaktihIna ziva, zava kahA jAtA hai / ziva aura zava meM kyA bheda hai ? vyAkaraNa - zAstra kI dRSTi se kevala zakAragata a kAra aura i kAra kA hI bheda hai, kintu padArtha - vivecana kI dRSTi se bahuta bar3A bheda hai / ziva kA artha hai - Atmatatva aura zava kA artha hai-- mRta kalevara / zakti ke kAraNa hI zava meM zivatva hai, kintu jaba usameM se zakti nikala jAtI hai, taba vaha mAtra zava bana jAtA hai / zava, kisI prakAra kA saMgharSa nahIM kara sakatA / jindagI ke kisI bhI morce para lar3a nahIM sakatA / zava meM lar3ane kI aura khar3e rahane kI zakti nahIM hotI, isalie jIvana ke kisI bhI morce para vaha vijaya prApta nahIM kara sakatA / zava na bhautika vikAsa kara pAtA hai aura na AdhyAtmika vikAsa hI kara pAtA hai / usake bhAgya meM vikAsa aura 21 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti % 3D utthAna nahIM hai, hrAsa aura patana hI likhA hotA hai / zaktihIna zava sar3ane ke lie hotA hai aura anta meM jalA DAlane ke lie hotA hai / saMsAra ke pratyeka padArtha kI sahI sthiti hai, usake andara rahane vAlI zakti jaba vilupta ho jAtI hai, taba vaha padArtha, padArtha hI nahIM raha pAtA / kalpanA kIjie Apake ghara ke prAMgaNa meM eka harA-bharA vRkSa khar3A hai, usameM sundara kisalaya lagate haiM, mahakate phUla khilate haiM, aura rasIle phala lagate haiM, parantu yaha kaba taka, jaba taka ki usa vRkSa kI jar3a meM, jo dharatI meM nIce gaharI pahu~cI huI hai, jIvana-zakti vidyamAna hai / jaba usakI jIvana-zakti sUkha athavA naSTa ho jAtI hai, taba usameM na patte raha pAte haiM, na phUla raha pAte haiM aura na phala hI raha pAte haiM / taba vaha vRkSa na rahakara kevala sUkhA lUMTha ho jAtA hai aura dUMTha kA upayoga vRkSa ke rUpa meM na hokara, kATakara lakar3I kI cIjoM ke lie, yA jalA DAlane ke lie hotA hai, aura kucha nahIM / jo siddhAnta vRkSa ke sambandha meM kahA gayA hai, vahI siddhAnta saMsAra ke samasta padArthoM para lAgU hotA hai / mAnava-jIvana ke sambandha meM bhI yahI satya hai, ki zakti rahate hI athavA yoM kahie ki zakti ke anukUla rahate hI vaha apanA vikAsa kara pAtA hai, binA zakti evaM usakI anukUlatA ke na apanA kalyANa hotA hai aura na dUsare kA hI / jo ziva hai, use zakti se arthAt zuddha zakti yukta honA hI cAhie / tabhI vaha apanA aura dUsare kA kalyANa kara sakatA jaba hama AtmA ke svarUpa kI carcA karate haiM, taba hama yaha samajha pAte haiM, ki AtmA meM ananta guNa haiM / pratyeka guNa apane Apa meM eka zakti hai / jaba pratyeka guNa zakti hai, taba AtmA meM eka hI zakti nahIM, balki ananta zakti ho jAtI haiM / isI AdhAra para AtmA ko ananta zakti-puMja kahA jAtA hai / jaina-darzana kI dRSTi se kevala AtmA meM hI nahIM; saMsAra ke pratyeka padArtha meM anantaguNa mAne gaye haiM / isalie saMsAra kA pratyeka padArtha ananta zakti-sampanna aura ananta guNa-sampanna hotA hai / jaina-darzana kA yaha cintana kevala kalpanAmUlaka nahIM hai, balki usakA yaha yathArthavAdI dRSTikoNa hai / jabaki manuSya ananta zakti-sampanna hai aura usakI AtmA meM anantazakti vidyamAna hai, taba samajha meM nahIM AtA, ki vaha apane jIvana meM hatAza aura nirAza kyoM hotA hai ? apane Apako dIna-hIna kyoM samajhatA hai ? mere vicAra meM isakA yahI kAraNa ho sakatA hai, ki use apanI ananta zakti-sampannatA para vizvAsa nahIM 22 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva hai / jo AtmA athavA jo vyakti apanI Atma-zakti ko bhUlakara apane jIvanapatha para agrasara hotA hai, vaha apane lakSya para kabhI nahIM pahu~ca sakatA / lakSya kI prApti tabhI sambhava hai, jaba manuSya ko apanI AtmA para AsthA hogI, apanI zakti para vizvAsa hogA aura apane prakAza para bharosA hogA / apanI AtmA para AsthA hone para hI baha apane jIvana ke tApa, paritApa aura saMtApa se vimukta ho sakegA / jindagI kI rAha para bhaTakane vAle rAhI se, jaina-darzana pUchatA hai, ki tU bhaTakatA kyoM hai ? tU, rotA kyoM hai ? tU, apanI jindagI ko A~khoM ke isa khAre pAnI se kyoM bhigo rahA hai ? A~khoM ke khAre pAnI se isa jIvana kI samasyA kA hala nahIM ho sakatA / manuSya para jaba saMkaTa aura kaSTa Ate haiM, athavA usa para jaba kahIM se coTa lagatI hai, taba jhaTa-paTa vaha utsAha-hIna hokara A~suoM ke rUpa meM apanI A~khoM kA khArA pAnI bahAne baiTha jAtA hai / parantu vaha yaha vicAra nahIM kara pAtA, ki A~khoM ke khAre pAnI se kisakA kAma calA hai ? A~kha kA pAnI A~sU banakara yadi bahatA rahe aura sArI jindagI bhI bahatA rahe taba bhI samasyA kA sahI samAdhAna nahIM milegA / bhArata kA darzana kahatA hai, ki yadi rone se samasyA kA hala ho pAtA, to kabhI kA ho gayA hotA / Aja kA manuSya kitanA zaktihIna aura kAtara bana gayA hai, ki jisako bhI dekho vahI pIDA se karAha rahA hai aura jarA-sA kaSTa Ane para hI rone baiTha jAtA hai / jIvana meM parivartana aura vikAsa kaise Aye ? kisI eka kone meM hatAza aura nirAza bana kara baiTha jAne se jIvana meM parivartana aura vikAsa nahIM A sakatA / insAna kI amola jindagI kartavya ke morce para lar3ane ke lie hai / kahIM kone meM mu~ha chipA kara rone ke lie nahIM hai / mAnava tere andara zakti hai, yaha nahIM hai, ki tU zakti se khAlI hai / yaha bhI nahIM hai, ki tere andara kahIM bAhara se lAkara zakti DAlanA hai / vastuvAda kA siddhAnta yaha hai, ki pratyeka vastu arthAt padArtha apane Apa meM paripUrNa hai / vastuvAda kA siddhAnta eka mahatvapUrNa siddhAnta hai / u.ta siddhAra para vizvAsa karane vAlA vyakti kabhI bhI apane jIvana ke kisI bhI kSaNa meM nirAza-hatAza nahIM ho sakatA / nirAzA jIvana kA eka daurbalya hai, jise dUra karanA hI cAhie / vastuvAda siddhAnta kA hI eka aMga karmavAda kA siddhAnta hai / yaha siddhAnta bhI mAnava-jIvana ke lie eka preraNAprada siddhAnta hai / jIvana ke utthAna meM manuSya apane se bAhara najara DAlatA hai, vaha Apatti Ane para duHkha kA kAraNa bhI bAhara khojatA hai aura kisI na kisI para ghRNA - Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti aura vaira prakaTa karatA hai / aura sukha ke lie bhI dUsaroM ke Age bhikSA-pAtra lie ghUmatA hai aura samajhatA hai ki maiM apanA uddhAra svayaM nahIM kara sakatA / koI dUsarA hI mujhe sukha de to maiM sukhI ho sakatA hU~ / karmavAda isa bhAvanA ke viparIta hai, vaha preraNA detA hai ki manuSya svayaM hI sukha-duHkha kA kendra hai / karmavAda jaina-darzana kA pramukha siddhAnta eka bAra mujhe eka videzI vidvAna mile / unake sAtha dharma, darzana aura saMskRti ke sambandha meM bar3I lambI carcA calatI rahI / maiMne unheM jaina-dharma aura jaina-darzana kA svarUpa batalAne kA prayatna kiyA / bIca-bIca meM vaha apanA tarka bhI prastuta karate jAte the / anta meM unhoMne kahA, ki "jaina-dharma kI apanI kyA vizeSatA hai ? ahiMsA kI bAta, to vaha aura jagaha bhI hai / satya kI bAta, to yaha aura jagaha bhI hai / AtmA kI bAta, yaha bhI aura jagaha hai / AtmA, ahiMsA aura satya--ina tIna bAtoM ko prAyaH sabhI Astika darzana mAnate haiM / unakI paribhASA aura vyAkhyA meM antara ho sakatA hai, kintuM unakI sattA sabhI ko svIkAra hai, taba jaina-darzana kI apanI kyA svatantra vizeSatA rahI ?" maiMne ukta prazna ke uttara meM kahA-"ki saMsAra meM nayI bAta to kucha bhI nahIM hai aura jaba nayI bAta nahIM hai, taba Apa apane deza ko chor3a kara isa videza meM kyA dekhane aura kyA karane Aye haiM ? jaba saMsAra meM koI nayI vastu nahIM hai, taba Apa bhArata meM kyA nayA pA sakeMge ? yaha bhI eka vicAraNIya prazna hai / " merI bAta ko sunakara vaha cupa ho gayA aura kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara bolA-"bAta ApakI ThIka hai, saMsAra meM nayA to kucha nahIM hai, kintu apane-apane siddhAnta kI pratipAdana-zailI sabakI bhinna hai aura isI ko nayA kahA jAtA hai / " maiMne bAta kA sUtra pakar3ate hue kahA-"taba to jaina-darzana ke pAsa bhI nayA bahuta kucha hai / usakI ahiMsA bhI nayI hai, usakA satya bhI nayA hai aura usakI AtmA bhI nayI hai / kyoMki usake apane siddhAntoM kI pratipAdana-zailI, vizva ke pratyeka darzana se bhinna aura vilakSaNa hai aura yahI usakI apanI vizeSatA hai / " vaha ha~sakara bolA- "Apane apane tarka se mujhe khUba pakar3A hai, Apake isa tarka kA mere pAsa koI uttara nahIM hai", phira bhI maiM Apase jijJAsA-vaza yaha pUchanA cAhatA hU~, ki "jaina-darzana kA apanA viziSTa siddhAnta kauna-sA hai ?" maiMne kahA-"jaina-darzana kA apanA viziSTa siddhAnta hai, karmavAda / karmavAda 24 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva kA artha hai-eka vaha siddhAnta jo nirAzA ke ghora andhakAra meM bhI prakAza pradAna karatA hai, aura jo hatAza evaM nirAza jIvana ko utsAha evaM preraNA pradAna karatA hai / vaha kahatA hai, ki jo kucha tumane kiyA, vahI Aja tumheM milA hai aura jo kucha Aja tuma kara rahe ho, vaha bhaviSya meM tumheM milegA / karmavAda ke anusAra duHkha kA uttaradAyitva bhI manuSya ke apane jIvana para hai, aura sukha kA uttaradAyitva bhI manuSya ke apane jIvana para hI hai / phira sukha Ane para ha~sanA kyoM aura duHkha Ane para ronA kyoM ? sukha aura duHkha donoM ke bIja hamArI apanI antara AtmA meM hI haiM / karmavAda kI isa vyAkhyA ko sunakara vaha videzI vidvAn bar3A prasanna huA aura bolA-"ApakI bAta bilkula ThIka hai / Apake isa karmavAda se hatAza aura nirAza jIvana ko bar3I preraNA milatI hai / " ____ maiM Apase jaina-darzana aura jaina-dharma kI tathA usake mukhya siddhAntoM kI carcA kara rahA thA / jaina-darzana kA, jaina-dharma kA aura jaina-saMskRti kA jo sabase gambhIra siddhAnta hai, vaha hai 'dravyAnuyoga' kA / 'dravyAnuyoga' eka vaha siddhAnta hai, jisameM jaina-darzana ke mUlabhUta tatvoM para vicAra kiyA gayA hai, aura cintana kiyA gayA hai / jaina-darzana ke anusAra SaDdravya, saptatatva athavA navapadArtha hI dravyAnuyoga hai / inameM jIva arthAt AtmA mukhya haiM / AtmA para dravyAnuyoga meM nizcaya-dRSTi aura vyavahAra-dRSTi se gambhIra vicAra kiyA gayA hai / isa siddhAnta ke anusAra pratyeka AtmA ko bAhara se na kucha lenA hai aura na bAhara meM kucha denA hai / jo kucha lenA hai, apane andara se hI lenA hai aura jo kucha denA hai, apane ko hI denA hai, kisI anya ko nahIM / kyoMki eka padArtha dUsare padArtha se na kucha letA hai, aura na usako kucha detA hai / yaha hai nizcaya-dRSTi / isa nizcaya dRSTi ko sambhavataH kucha loga samajha bhI nahIM pAte aura kucha loga samajhakara bhI isakA galata prayoga kara sakate haiM / parantu isameM nizcaya dRSTi kA apanA koI doSa nahIM hai / galata prayoga kisI bhI siddhAta kA kiyA jA sakatA hai / para itane mAtra se hI vaha siddhAnta vyartha aura nirarthaka nahIM bana jAtA hai / nizcaya dRSTi kA sabase bar3A upayoga apane prasupta Atma-bhAva ko jAgRta karane ke lie hI kiyA jAnA cAhie / jo AtmA hatAza aura nirAza hai, vyathita aura pIr3ita hai, use utsAhita karanA aura usakI glAni ko dUra karanA, yahI nizcaya-dRSTi kA sabameM bar3A upayoga hai / nizcaya-dRSTi kA siddhAnta pratyeka sAdhaka ko yaha kahatA - % 3D 25 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hai, ki tU, apane ApameM paripUrNa hai / tU, apane ApameM mahAn hai aura tU ananta kAla se hai aura ananta kAla taka rahegA / tU svayaM hI apanA hita kara sakatA hai aura tU svayaM hI apanA ahita kara sakatA hai / dUsarA koI na terA kalyANa kara sakatA hai aura na terA akalyANa hI kara sakatA / apanA utthAna aura patana tere apane hAtha meM hai / kyoMki eka AtmA kI cIja dUsarI meM jA nahIM sakatI / usakI cIja kisI dUsarI ke andara DAlI nahIM jA sakatI / dravyAnuyoga kA siddhAnta hameM batalAtA hai, ki vizva kI pratyeka AtmA ananta zakti - sampanna hai, jaba pratyeka AtmA meM apanI ananta zakti vidyamAna hai, taba dIna-hIna banakara dUsare ke sammukha hAtha pasArane se kyA lAbha ? jaba taka karma kA AvaraNa hai, taba taka yaha AtmA apane Apako pApI, dIna evaM hIna samajhatA rahatA hai, parantu karma kA AvaraNa dUra hote hI, isa AtmA kI hInatA aura dInatA usI prakAra vilupta ho jAtI hai, jisa prakAra rAtri meM dharatI aura AkAza para sarvatra phailA ghora andhakAra, sUryodaya hone para vilupta ho jAtA hai / nizcaya - dRSTi ke anusAra, pApI se pApI AtmA meM bhI apAra zakti aura apAra saundarya bharA par3A hai / kintu usa ananta saundarya aura ananta zakti kA sAkSAtkAra tabhI ho sakatA hai, jabaki karma kA AvaraNa dUra ho jAe / karma ke AvaraNa ko dUra karane ke lie AtmA ko apanI nija zakti kA hI prayoga karanA par3egA / AtmA se bhinna anya koI bhI padArtha AtmA ko na bandhana meM DAla sakatA hai aura na use bandhana-vimukta hI kara sakatA hai / Atma-svarUpa meM ramaNa karane vAlA masta sAdhaka apanI mastI meM isa divya gIta ko apanI madhura svara laharI meM gAtA rahatA hai-- - sakhe ! mere bandhana mata khola, svayaM ba~dhA hU~ svayaM khulU~gA, tU na bIca meM bola / isa gIta meM kavi ne bhArata ke sampUrNa adhyAtmavAdI darzana ko banda karake rakha chor3A hai / kavi kahatA hai-- maiM Apa hI svayaM ba~dhane vAlA hU~ aura maiM Apa hI svayaM khulane vAlA hU~ / jaba mujhe kisI ne bA~dhA nahIM hai, taba mujhe dUsarA kauna khola sakatA hai ? isa dRSTi bindu para Akara jaina- darzana aura vedAnta darzana eka morce para samaveta svara se yaha udghoSaNA karate haiM, ki yaha bandhana, sadAkAla bandhana nahIM raha sakatA, ise tor3A jA 26 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva sakatA hai aura ise haTAyA jA sakatA hai, phira bhale hI vaha bandhana karma kA AvaraNa ho, athavA mAyA aura avidyA kA ho / maiM Apake sAmane jaina-darzana kI aura vedAnta-darzana kI carcA kara rahA thA / vastutaH jaina-darzana kI nizcaya-dRSTi ne aura vedAnta kI pAramArthika dRSTi ne hatAza aura nirAza mAnava-jIvana ko utsAhita aura prerita karake adhyAtmavAdI mArga para agrasara kiyA hai / adhyAtmavAdI darzana yaha kahatA hai, ki anya kucha samajho yA na samajho, yaha tumhArI icchA kI bAta hai, parantu 'AtmAnaM viddhi' AtmA ko avazya samajho / isa eka AtmA ke samajhane se saba kucha samajhA jA sakatA hai / bhArata kA pratyeka guru apane ziSya se eka hI bAta kahatA hai-tU, apanI zakti kA patA svayaM lagA / maiM to tere jIvana-vikAsa meM eka nimitta mAtra hU~, upAdAna to tU svayaM hI hai / AtmA kI nija zakti ko hI upAdAna kahate haiM / pratyeka AtmA apane Apa meM paripUrNa hai / kevala andara meM jhA~kane kI dRSTi honI cAhie aura andara kA patA lagAne ke lie, andara kI khoja cAlU rahanI cAhie / maiM kahA karatA hU~ ki andara meM ananta zakti kA ajasra-srota baha rahA hai, kintu use dekhane aura parakhane kI divya dRSTi kA hamAre pAsa abhAva hai / yaha divya dRSTi kyA hai ? paramabhAva-grAhI aura bhUtArthagrAhI nizcaya naye ko hI divya dRSTi kahA jAtA hai / vedAnta meM isI ko pAramArthika dRSTi kahA gayA hai / jaba taka apane andara hI apane svarUpa kI khoja nahIM kI jAegI, taba taka kucha bhI atA-patA nahIM lagegA / yaha AtmA ananta-ananta kAla se moha-mugdha rahA hai / isIlie yaha apane svarUpa ko bhUlakara bemAna par3A hai / sabase bar3I sAdhanA yahI hai ki isakI moha-nidrA ko dUra kara diyA jAe / kintu moha-nidrA ko dUra karane vAlA kauna hai ? AtmA ke atirikta dUsarA kauna usakI moha-nidrA ko dUra kara sakatA hai ? isa AtmA kI vahI dazA hai, jo nirjana vana meM prasupta vana-rAja kezarI siMha kI hotI hai / usakI prasupta dazA meM kyA sthiti rahatI hai, isa sambandha meM eka rUpaka hai, jo isa prakAra hai / / kalpanA kIjie, eka vijana vana meM eka siMha prasupta avasthA meM par3A huA hai / vaha nidrA ke adhIna ho cukA hai, usa samaya Apa dekhate haiM, ki vana meM kyA hotA hai ? cAroM ora utpAta maca jAtA hai / cAroM ora zorogula zurU ho jAtA hai / jaba sUne jaMgala meM vana kA rAjA siMha apanI mA~da ke Age soyA par3A rahatA hai, usa samaya usa jaMgala ke gIdar3a, - 27 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hirana aura anya choTe-moTe jIva-jantu nizcinta hokara idhara-udhara ghUmane lagate haiM aura manacAhA hallA macAte haiM / usa samaya aisA mAlUma par3atA hai, ki jaise sAre jaMgala ke rAjya meM arAjakatA chA gaI ho / aisA lagatA hai, ki jaise vana ke rAjA siMha ke jIvana kA koI astitva hI na rahA ho / bar3I vicitra sthiti hotI hai, usa samaya, jaba ki vana kA rAjA siMha nidrAdhIna hokara prasupta par3A rahatA hai / aura jaba vana kA rAjA siMha jAgRta hotA hai, aura jAgRta hone para eka garjanA karatA hai aura eka dahAr3a mAratA hai, taba sArA vana kA~pane lagatA hai, pahAr3a kA~pane lagate haiM, Asa-pAsa ke jitane bhI prANI, jo ki abhI taka idhara-udhara daur3a lagA rahe the, ve bhAgakara idhara-udhara apanA sira chupAne kI kozisa karate haiM, sAre vana meM sannATA chA jAtA hai / bAta kyA hai ? jaba siMha so rahA thA, taba bhI to vaha siMha hI thA yA gIdar3a aura kucha nahIM ho gayA thA / aura jaba jAga uThA, taba bhI siMha hI hai, aura kucha nahIM ho gayA hai / aura aisA bhI nahIM hotA ki siMha jaba sotA hai, taba usake docAra nakha aura dA~ta gAyaba ho jAte haiM aura jaba jAgatA hai, taba do-cAra nakha aura dA~ta naye paidA ho jAte haiM / phira bhI siMha ke sone aura jAgane meM kitanA antara hai / nidrA kI avasthA meM siMha meM kisI bhI prakAra kA bhAna nahIM rahatA, jaba ki jAgRta avasthA meM use apanI zakti kA bhAna rahatA hai / nidrAvasthA meM usakI zakti prasupta ho jAtI hai aura jAgRta avasthA meM usakI zakti jAga uThatI hai / siMha ke jAgRta hote hI vana kI arAjakatA phira zAnti meM badala jAtI hai / phira kisakI tAkata hai, ki usa vanarAja ke sAmane koI bhI prANI usakI zAnti ko bhaMga kara sake / siMha so gayA thA, to usakI zakti bhI so gaI thI aura siMha jAgA to usakI zakti bhI jAgRta ho gaI / jaba zakti so gaI to usakA mUlya nahIM rahA aura jaba zakti jAgRta huI to usakI eka hu~kAra se sArA vana prakampita ho uThA / AtmA ke sambandha meM bhI yahI sthiti hai / jaba sAdhaka kI AtmA moha-nidrA ke adhIna hokara so jAtI hai, usa samaya use apanI ananta zakti kA bhAna nahIM rahatA / zakti kA bhAna nahIM honA hI AtmA kA zakti-hIna ho jAnA hai / ajJAnatA kI sthiti meM sAdhaka apane svarUpa para AkramaNa karane vAle kAma evaM krodha Adi vikAroM kA yatheSTa pratikAra nahIM karane pAtA / kucha sAdhaka kabhI-kabhI pUchA karate haiM, ki krodha AtA 25 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva hai, kyA kareM ? krodha chUTatA nahIM hai / jIvana meM jo galata Adata par3a gaI hai, vaha chUTa nahIM pAtI hai / aura to kyA, eka sAdhAraNa-sI bIr3I pIne kI athavA tambAkU khAne kI yadi Adata par3a gaI hai, to vaha bhI chUTa nahIM pAtI hai / kisI ko pAna khAne kI Adata par3a jAtI hai, chor3ate haiM, para chUTa nahIM pAtI hai / yaha saba kyA hai ? jo Adata hamane svayaM hI DAlI hai, usako hama svayaM kyoM nahIM chor3a pAte ? jaba kabhI mAnava - daurbalya kI isa prakAra carcA hotI hai, to maiM yaha kahatA hU~ ki ina AdatoM ko eka dina tumane svayaM hI to DAlA thA, taba Aja unheM tuma chor3a kyoM nahIM sakate ho | yaha kyA bAta hai, ki jise pakar3A hai, use chor3a nahIM sakate / AvazyakatA hai, kevala saMkalpa zakti kI / mana ke vikalpoM se mana kI zakti kSINa hotI hai aura saMkalpa se mana kI zakti bar3hatI hai / apanI AtmA kI ananta zakti ko jAgRta karane ke lie, sarvaprathama apane mana kI saMkalpa zakti ko jAgRta kIjie / manuSya ke jIvana kI zakti kA kendra hI eka mAtra usake mana kA saMkalpa hai / jaba mAnava-mana kA saMkalpa prabuddha aura vegavAn ho jAtA hai, taba bar3e-se-bar3A kArya bhI usake lie AsAna ho jAtA hai / usa samaya eka Adata to kyA, hajAra-hajAra AdateM bhI kSaNa bhara meM hI samApta ho sakatI haiM / Atma-rUpI siMha isa jIvana rUpI vana meM jaba taka prasupta par3A rahatA hai, tabhI taka kAma, krodha, mada, lobha, rAga aura dveSa Adi ke upadrava hote haiM, kintu Atma-rUpI vanarAja ke prabuddha hote hI, na jAne ye saba kahA~ bhAga jAte haiM / AtmA meM ananta bala hai, yaha satya hai, parantu kaba ? jabaki vaha jAgRta aura prabuddha ho / AtmA kI zakti tabhI apane vikAroM se saMgharSa kara sakatI hai, jabaki AtmA jAgaraNa kI velA meM sthira ho, apane sAdhanA - patha para majabUtI ke sAtha kadama bar3hAe | yaha dInatA, yaha hInatA aura yaha bhikhamaMgApana tabhI taka hai, jaba taka AtmA apane Apa para AsthA nahIM kara pAtA hai aura jaba taka AtmA apane svarUpa kA paribodha nahIM kara letA hai / Atma-paribodha ke hone para kisI bhI Adata kI yaha tAkata nahIM hai, ki vaha hamArI icchA ke viruddha, hamAre mana ke kSetra para apanA adhikAra jamA rakha sake / AvazyakatA kevala eka hI bAta kI hai, aura vaha yaha ki AtmarUpI vanarAja eka bAra a~gar3AI lekara isa jIvana rUpI vana meM tana kara khar3A ho jAe aura apanI eka ghanaghora garjanA kara de, taba Apa dekheMge, ki vikalpa aura vikAroM ke kSudra jantu 26 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti saba idhara-udhara bhAgate haiM, yA nahIM ? yaha Atma-bodha aura Atma jAgaraNa hI mana ke vikalpa aura vikAroM se vimukti kA eka mAtra mArga hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki tyAga aura vairAgya bAhara se lAdane para nahIM AtA hai, vaha to antara ke jAgaraNa se hI AtA hai / jIvana meM tyAga aura vairAgyaM kA udaya kaba hogA, isake lie kisI tithi kA nirdhAraNa nahIM hai / jaba jAgaraNa A jAe, tabhI usakA udaya ho sakatA hai / hama dekhate haiM, ki kucha AtmAoM ko unake gulAbI bacapana meM hI vairAgya kA udaya ho gayA, kucha AtmAoM meM unake jIvana ke vasanta - kAla meM vairAgya kA udaya huA aura kucha AtmAoM meM jIvana kI saMdhyA meM pahu~cakara hI vairAgya kA udaya huA / saMsAra meM isa prakAra kI AtmAe~ bhI haiM, jinake jIvana - kSitija para tyAga aura bairAgya ke sUrya kI AtmAe~ bhI haiM, jinake jIvana - kSitija para tyAga aura vairAgya ke sUrya kA udaya kabhI hotA hI nahIM hai, na bAlyakAla meM na yauvana meM aura na jIvana kI godhUlI - velA meM hI / tyAga aura vairAgya kA udaya kisI bhI AtmA kI, kisI bhI avasthA vizeSa se sambaddha nahIM hai, yaha saba kucha to manuSya ke mana ke jAgaraNa para hI nirbhara hai| saMsAra kI a~dherI galiyoM meM bhUlI - bhaTakI AtmA, jaba jAga uThe, tabhI usake jIvana kA saverA samajhie / mere kahane kA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki tyAga aura vairAgya kI vimala bhAvanA kisI ke sikhAne aura par3hAne mAtra se nahIM AtI hai / vaha AtI hai, mUlataH antarjyoti ke prakaTa hone para / hama dekhate haiM, ki bahuta se sAdhaka sanmArga para Ate hI nahIM, aura kucha sanmArga para Akara bhI bhaTaka jAte haiM aura bahuta se bhaTake hue punaH zIghra hI sthira ho jAte haiM / aura kucha aise bhI hote haiM, jo eka bAra bhaTakane ke bAda jaldI hI ThikAne para nahIM Ate haiM / jIvana kA yaha vikAsa aura hrAsa, jIvana kA yaha utthAna aura patana, kahIM bAhara se nahIM AtA, andara se hI paidA hotA hai / viveka kA prakAza jisa kisI bhI AtmA ke ghaTa meM prakaTa ho jAtA hai, phira use na upadeza kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai aura na mArga nirdezana kI hI / vAstava meM to sAdhaka ko apanI jindagI kI rAha apane Apa hI banAnI par3atI hai / jisa vyakti ne apane gaMtavya patha kA nirmANa svayaM apane puruSArtha se hI kiyA hai, use usake sAdhanA patha meM kisI bhI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM rahatA hai, isI meM usakI sAdhanA kI paripUrNatA rahatI hai / jaina - darzana meM advaita - bhAvanA kA bar3A hI mahattva hai / advaita - bhAvanA 30 Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva kA mUlAdhAra hai, ahiMsA aura samatA / jaba jIvana meM samatva-yoga A jAtA hai, taba usakI advaita-bhAvanA prANa-prANa meM prasAra pA jAtI hai / usa samaya prabuddha sAdhaka advaita-bhAvanA meM sthira hokara jagata ke anya prANiyoM se yahI kahatA hai, ki maiM hU~ so tuma ho aura tuma ho so maiM hU~ / merI AtmA meM jo guNa haiM, ve hI guNa tumhArI AtmA meM bhI haiM / svarUpa kI dRSTi se merI AtmA meM aura tumhArI AtmA meM aNumAtra bhI bheda nahIM hai / yadi kucha antara ho sakatI hai, to vaha yahI, ki maiM prabuddha ho cukA hU~ aura tuma abhI prasupta par3e ho / pratyeka AtmA ko apane Apako jagAnA hogA / apanI zaktiyoM kA prakAza svayaM karanA hogA / maiM jahA~ pahu~cA hU~, hara AtmA vahA~ pahu~ca sakatI hai / mUla dravya meM to vaha vahA~ pahu~cA huA hI hai, para jaba taka isa moha-nidrA evaM ajJAna-nidrA ko nahIM chor3eMge, taba taka paryAya-zuddhatA kI dizA meM kucha hone vAlA nahIM hai / yaha sAmrAjya, yaha aizvarya aura yaha vaibhava insAna ke mana ko ghera lete haiM / inake lie lar3AI aura jhagar3e hote haiM / aura to kyA, pitA aura putra bhI isake lie lar3a par3ate haiM. bhAI-bhAI bhI isake lie mara miTate haiM / Apa dekhate haiM, ki pratidina akhabAroM meM durAcAra, pApAcAra aura mithyAcAra kI kahAniyA~ prakAzita hotI rahatI haiM / unako par3hakara mana meM vicAra AtA hai, ki isa svArtha lipta saMsAra kA kalyANa kaise hogA ? ina adhomukha AtmAoM kA uddhAra kaise hogA ? parantu hamArA darzana hameM yaha preraNA detA hai, ki saMsAra ke durAcAra aura pApAcAra se ghabar3Ane kI aura hAra mAna lene kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, andhakAra kitanA bhI pragAr3ha kyoM na ho, aura kitanA bhI dIrghakAlIna kyoM na ho, vaha prakAza kI kiraNa ke samakSa Tika nahIM sakatA. isI prakAra Atma-jyoti ke samakSa yaha bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara pApAcara aura durAcAra Tika nahIM sakate / bhAratIya darzana ke anusAra vizva kI pratyeka AtmA, bhale hI vaha kahIM para bhI aura kisI bhI sthiti meM kyoM na ho, saccidAnandamaya hai / karma-saMyoga se aura mAyA ke saMyoga se hI AtmA apane mUla svarUpa ko bhUla kara saMsAra kI a~dherI galiyoM meM idhara-udhara bhaTaka rahA hai / kabhI naraka meM, to kabhI svarga meM, kabhI pazu-pakSI kI yoni to kabhI manuSya gati meM / apane mUla rUpa meM AtmA sadA sthira hai, sadA jJAnamaya hai aura sadA Anandamaya hai / yaha hai, bhAratIya-saMskRti kA mUla svara aura jisakA AdhAra hai, bhArata kA adhyAtmavAdI darzana / / %3 - Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti pAzcAtya saMskRti kA svara hamArI saMskRti se bhinna hai, kyoMki usakA AdhAra hai, usakA bhautikavAdI darzana / pAzcAtya saMskRti ke vidvAna kahate haiM, ki Aja kA insAna pahale na thA, vaha haivAna thA / vikAsa karatekarate vaha haivAna se insAna bana gayA / para insAna banane para bhI usameM haivAniyata ke saMskAra kabhI-kabhI ubhara Ate haiM / yaha saMskAra daba to jAte haiM, kintu kabhI naSTa nahIM hoMge / DArvina aura lemArka ke vikAsavAdI siddhAnta ke anusAra insAna pahale bandara thA, bandara se hI insAna banA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki insAna aura bandara kI AdatoM meM bahuta kucha samAnatA hai / yaha una logoM kA kathana aura tarka hai, jo DArvinavAdI vikAsavAda meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM / unakA vizvAsa hai, ki mUla meM AdamI, AdamI nahIM, vaha haivAna hai / sabhyatA ke vikAsa ne use insAna banA diyA hai / lemArkavAdI aura DArvinavAdI saMskRti ke anusAra insAniyata evaM Adamiyata bAhara kI cIja hai, aura haivAniyata andara kI cIja hai / pAzcAtya saMskRti kA yaha svara kitanA besurA hai, ki vaha insAna ko mUla meM haivAna mAnatI hai / isa saMskRti ke anusAra jaba haivAna se insAna bana sakatA hai, to Aja kA insAna bhaviSya meM insAna se aura kucha bhI bana sakatA hai / isa prakAra hama vicAra karate haiM, ki pAzcAtya saMskRti kI bAta tarka-hIna aura thothI hai / bhAratIya saMskRti kahatI hai, atItakAla meM bhI manuSya, manuSya hI thA aura sImAhIna ananta bhaviSya meM bhI manuSya, manuSya hI rahegA / karmodaya ke phalasvarUpa vaha idhara-udhara ho sakatA hai, parantu vartamAna jIvana meM manuSya se bhinna vaha na anya kucha thA aura na anya kucha ho sakegA / usake jIvana meM jo pazutva ke saMskAra ubhara Ate haiM, ve usake apane nahIM hai, vaibhAvika pariNati ke kAraNa bAhara ke vAtAvaraNa se hI ve usake mana meM baddha mUla ho gaye haiM, kintu yaha nizcita hai, jo vastu bAhara kI hai, jo vijAtIya padArtha hai, use eka dina dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai / vijAtIya tatva ko dUra karane kA prayatna hI vastutaH sAdhanA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti isase bhI U~cI eka bAta aura kahatI hai, vaha manuSya ko manuSya hI nahIM mAnatI, vaha manuSya ko paramAtmA aura divya AtmA bhI mAnatI hai / isa bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara yadi hama vicAra kareM to hameM mAlUma hogA, ki hamArA jo sAMskRtika cintana hai, vaha AtmA taka hI nahIM rahatA, balki paramAtmA taka pahu~ca jAtA hai / bhAratIya darzana kA cintana kevala isa 32 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva bhautika piNDa taka hI parisImita nahIM hai, usakI sImA cetana aura paramacetana taka hai / cetana, kevala baddha cetana rahane ke lie nahIM hai, vaha abaddha evaM parama cetana banane ke lie hai / pratyeka cetana kA yaha adhikAra hai, ki vaha parama cetana bana jAe / cetana ke parama cetana banane meM, deza, kAla aura jAti ke bandhana svIkAra nahIM kie gaye / kisI bhI deza kA, kisI bhI jAti kA aura kisI bhI kAla kA cetana apanI sAdhanA ke bala para parama cetana bana sakatA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha eka udAtta aura parama ujjvala siddhAnta rahA hai / bhAratIya tatva - cintakoM ne isa tathya ko svIkAra kiyA hai, ki saMsArI avasthA meM AtmA meM jo vikAra aura vikalpa haiM, ve AtmA ke andara ke nahIM, bAhara ke haiM, AtmA kI do pariNati haiM, svabhAva aura vibhAva / svabhAva pariNati AtmA ko antarmukha karatI hai, mUla svarUpa kI ora le jAtI hai aura vibhAva pariNati AtmA ko bahirmukha banAtI hai, bandhana kI ora le jAtI hai / bAhya pariNati kA hI yaha saba vikalpa hai, prapaMca hai / vibhAva pariNati se jo kucha parivartana hotA hai, use hama nizcaya kI bhASA meM bAhara kA mAnate haiM, andara kA nahIM / yadi isa bAta ko jarA aura spaSTa bhASA meM kaheM to yaha saba saMyogI bhAva hai / udAharaNa ke rUpa meM dekhie, AkAza se pAnI kI bUMda jamIna para AtI hai / AkAza kI bU~da nirmala aura svaccha hai, para jyoM hI vaha dharatI para par3atI hai, gandI ho jAtI hai / vahI bU~da jaba sarpa ke mukha meM calI jAtI hai, taba bhayaMkara evaM ghAtaka viSa bana jAtI hai / vahI bU~da jaba kisI sIpa ke mukha meM jAtI hai, taba sundara motI bana jAtI hai / bAta kyA hai ? bAta yaha hai, ki vaha jala kI bU~da apane ApameM svaccha hai, para jaisA - jaisA vAtAvaraNa use milA, vaisI hI vaha banatI gaI / acchA vAtAvaraNa milA to acchI vastu bana gaI aura burA vAtAvaraNa milA to burI vastu bana gaI / sIpa ke mu~ha meM jAkara vaha motI aura sarpa ke mu~ha meM jAkara vaha viSa bana gaI / bhAratIya darzana ke anusAra yahI sthiti AtmA kI hai / mUla-dRSTi se AtmA apane ApameM vizuddha nirmala aura pavitra hai / parantu vaibhAvika dRSTi ke kAraNa saMyoga se usameM vikAra aura vikalpa paidA ho jAte haiM / vastutaH vikAra aura vikalpa karma- saMyoga - janya aura mAyA - janya hI haiM / mUla meM AtmA meM na koI vikalpa hai, aura na koI vikRti hI / vyavahAra - naya se dekhane para yaha AtmA hameM avazya hI apavitra najara AtA 33 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hai, para nizcaya-naya se dekhane para, yaha AtmA hameM pavitra aura nirmala najara AtA hai, isameM kahIM para bhI vikalpa aura vikAra dRSTigocara nahIM hote / bhAratIya darzana aura saMskRti kA tathA vizeSataH zramaNa saMskRti kA yaha eka mUlabhUta siddhAnta hai, ki vaha jisa kisI bhI vastu kA varNana karatI hai, to usake mUla svarUpa ko pakar3ane kA prayatna karatI hai / maiM Apase AtmA ke sambandha meM vicAra-carcA kara rahA thA / AtmA kyA hai, usakA svarUpa kyA hai ? isa tathya ko samajhane ke lie nizcaya dRSTi se paramArtha-grAhya naya se aura bhUtArtha-naya se vicAra karane para, yaha kahA jA sakatA hai, ki saMsAra kI pratyeka AtmA apane mUla svarUpa meM vizuddha aura pavitra hai / zuddha nizcayanaya se vizva kA cetana mAtrA zuddha hai / isa dRSTi se dekhane para AtmA meM kisI bhI prakAra ke vikalpa aura vikAra kI pratIti nahIM hone pAtI / isa dRSTi se vicAra karane para phalita yaha hotA hai, ki AtmA kI na bandha-dazA hai aura na mokSa-dazA hI / guNasthAna aura mArgaNA bhI AtmA ke nahIM hotI haiM / parantu yaha saba kucha tabhI taka hai, jaba taka ki hama paramabhAvagrAhI evaM zuddha nizcayanaya se AtmA para vicAra karate haiM / vyavahAranaya se jaba AtmA para vicAra kiyA jAtA hai, taba vahA~ AtmA kI bandhadazA aura AtmA kI mokSa-dazA tathA guNasthAna evaM mArgaNA Adi sabhI kucha hameM dRSTigocara hotA hai / vyavahAranaya se vicAra karane para jJAta hotA hai, ki AtmA meM vikalpa bhI haiM, aura vikAra bhI haiM / ye saba dRSTi kA bheda hai / yahI bhagavAn kA anekAnta-mArga hai / vyavahAra dRSTi se caitanya saMsAra ko dekho, to sarvatra saMsArI caitanya azuddha aura apavitra hI najara AtA hai, zuddha nizcayanaya se vicAra kareM, to saMsAra kA cetanamAtra pavitra evaM zuddha najara AtA hai / yAda rakhie, hameM vyavahAra aura nizcaya donoM meM santulana rakhanA hai / vartamAna meM eka saMsArI AtmA meM jo vikalpa haiM, vikAra haiM, unase inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, parantu hameM yaha vicAra bhI karanA hai, ki isa azuddha rUpa ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hI hameM baiThe nahIM rahanA hai, rote nahIM rahanA hai / isake viparIta hameM yaha bhI vizvAsa karanA cAhie ki yaha vikAra aura vikalpa AtmA ke apane nahIM haiM / adhyAtmavAdI darzana nIca se nIca, tuccha se tuccha AtmA meM bhI mahAnatA kA aura pavitratA kA darzana karatA hai / apanI AtmA ke prati hI nahIM, vizva kI pratyeka AtmA ke prati yaha dRSTikoNa rakhanA hI, adhyAtmavAdI darzana kA mUla lakSya hai / - - 34 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva aura vibhAva isIlie maiM Apase bAra-bAra yaha kahatA hU~ ki apane Apako dekho / apanI antarAtmA ko parakho / apane ko sadAkAla hIna aura dIna samajhanA mahApApa hai / isI prakAra anya AtmAoM ko bhI mUlataH hIna aura dIna samajhanA mahApApa hai / astu, apane se bhinna AtmAoM meM doSa mata dekho, unake guNoM ko hI grahaNa karane kA prayatna karo / saMsAra ke pratyeka vyakti meM acchApana aura burApana rahatA hai, parantu burApana vAstavika nahIM hai, acchApana hI vAstavika hai / pratyeka vyakti kA mana eka darpaNa hai, usake sAmane jaisA bhI bimba AtA hai, vahI usameM pratibimbita ho jAtA hai / usake sAmane yadi eka yogI pahu~ca jAtA hai, to usakA pratibimba bhI usameM par3atA hai aura yadi eka bhogI pahu~ca jAtA hai, to usakA pratibimba bhI usameM par3atA hai / Apa usake sAmane jisa kisI bhI raMga kA phUla rakha deMge, usameM vaisA hI pratibimba ho jAegA / ApakA mana eka darpaNa hai, usake sAmane Apa jisa kisI bhI rUpa-raMga meM jAkara khar3e hoMge, ApakA vaisA hI raMga-rUpa usameM pratibimbita ho jAegA / Apa vahA~ kaisA bana kara jAnA cAhate haiM, yaha Apake apane hAtha meM hai / Apa acche bhI bana sakate haiM aura Apa bure bhI bana sakate haiM / aura jaba acche bana sakate haiM, aura mUla meM acche haiM hI, taba acche kyoM na baneM ? bure kyoM baneM / 35 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA sAdhaka apanI sAdhanA se apane sAdhya kI upalabdhi karatA hai / zAstra meM sAdhanA ke nAnA rUpa aura nAnA prakAra varNita kie gaye haiM, pratyeka sAdhaka apanI abhiruci aura sAtha hI apanI zakti ke anusAra sAdhanA kA cunAva karatA hai / kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA ko aGgIkAra karane se pUrva bhalI-bhA~ti yaha vicAra kara lenA cAhie, ki isa sAdhanA ko maiM pUrI kara sakatA hU~ yA nahIM / jo sAdhaka viveka aura buddhi ke prakAza meM sAdhanA prArambha karate haiM, ve apanI sAdhanA meM avazya hI saphala hote haiM, isameM kisI bhI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM hai / ____ maiM Apase sAdhanA kI bAta kaha rahA thA / maiMne kahA ki zAstroM meM sAdhanA ke aneka rUpa varNita kie gaye haiM, kintu mukhya rUpa meM sAdhanA ke do bheda haiM--eka gRhastha dharma kI sAdhanA aura dUsarI sAdhu dharma kI sAdhanA / gRhastha jIvana ke avratI samyag dRSTi, vratI Adi aneka rUpa haiM aura sAdhu-jIvana ke bhI jinakalpa Adi aneka rUpa haiM / sAdhanA kI mUla dhArA eka hote hue bhI Age calakara usameM hajAroM-hajAra upadhArAe~ phUTa par3atI haiM / sAdhanA kaisI bhI kyoM na ho, cAhe vaha gRhastha dharma kI ho athavA sAdhu dharma kI ho, eka bAta sAdhaka ko avazya hI socanI cAhie ki use sAdhanA kA cunAva apanI abhiruci aura apanI zakti ke anusAra hI karanA cAhie / yadi koI vyakti balapUrvaka, haThapUrvaka athavA jabaradastI se Age bar3hane kI ceSTA karatA hai, to Age calakara sAdhanA kA prANa tatva usameM se nikala jAtA hai aura kevala loka-dikhAvA hI usake pAsa raha jAtA hai / yaza aura tiSThA prApta karanA hI usake jIvana kA lakSya bana jAtA hai / jaba sAdhanA meM mana kA rasa nahIM rahatA, jaba sAdhanA meM samatvayoga nahIM rahatA, taba vaha sAdhanA andara-hI-andara khokhalI ho jAtI hai / sAdhanA kA prANa-tatva, jo AdhyAtmika bhAva hai, vaha usameM nahIM rahane pAtA / hamArI sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya hai, adhyAtma bhAva / yaha adhyAtmabhAva vahIM para raha sakatA hai, jahA~ mana meM samAdhi ho aura jahA~ mana meM zAnti ho / mana kI samAdhi aura zAnti vahIM rahatI hai, jahA~ jIvana meM samarasI bhAva A jAtA hai / yaha samarasI bhAva yadi sAdhu jIvana meM hai, to vaha dhanya hai aura yadi vaha samarasI bhAva gRhastha jIvana meM hai, to vaha bhI bahuta sundara hai / maiM usa sAdhanA ko sAdhanA nahIM Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA mAnatA, jisameM mana kA yoga to na ho, kevala tana se hI jise kiyA jA rahA ho / jaina darzana meM usa sAdhanA ke lie jarA bhI avakAza nahIM hai, . jisameM mana kA samarasI bhAva na ho aura jisameM buddhi kA samatva-yoga prasphuTita hokara jIvana ke dharAtala para na chalaka AyA ho / jisa sAdhanA kA lakSya adhyAtmabhAva nahIM hotA hai, vaha sAdhanA adhika sthAyI evaM sthira nahIM raha pAtI hai / jo vyakti apanI adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke badale meM thor3A-bahuta yaza aura pratiSThA prApta karake hI santuSTa ho jAtA hai, usa vyakti ko vivekazIla nahIM kahA jA sakatA / isakA artha to yaha hotA hai, ki sAdhaka apanI amUlya sAdhanA ko kaur3iyoM ke mUlya meM beca DAlatA hai / kalpanA kIjie, yadi kisI vyakti ko kahIM para bahumUlya cintAmaNi ratna mila jAe, kintu durbhAgya se vaha usake mahattva ko evaM . mUlya ko nahIM samajha pAe / jisa vyakti ne cintAmaNi ratna ke mahatva ko nahIM samajhA hai aura usake mUlya kA ucita aMkana nahIM kiyA hai, vaha vyakti bAjAra meM jAkara yadi cintAmaNi ratna ko dekara usake badale meM gAjara-mUlI athavA anya sar3I-galI tuccha vastu ko le letA hai, aura usase apanI bhUkha ko zAnta karatA hai, to yaha eka bahuta bar3I nAsamajhI kA kAma hai / kahA~ gAjara mUlI jaisI tuccha vastu aura kahA~ mahAmUlyavAn cintAmaNi ratna ! jo vyakti cintAmaNi ratna dekara badale meM tuccha vastu kharIdatA hai, Apa usa vyakti ko mUrkha evaM nAsamajha kahate haiM / kyoMki ApakI samajha meM usane yaha samajha kA kAma nahIM kiyA hai / usa vyakti ke isa kArya ko Apa mUrkhatA-pUrNa, ajJAna-pUrNa aura nAsamajhI kA kAma kahate haiM / isa prakAra ke vyakti kI jIvana-gAthA ko sunakara Apa usakI ha~sI aura majAka bhI karate haiM, kyoMki ApakI dRSTi meM eka bahumUlya vastu dekara eka tuccha vastu svIkAra karanA, ucita nahIM lagatA / parantu jarA soca-vicAra kara to dekhie, ki kyA Apa aura hama bhI isI prakAra kI bhUla nahIM karate haiM ? zAstrakAroM ne batAyA hai, ki jo sAdhaka apanI adhyAtma sAdhanA ke badale meM saMsAra ke sukha cAhatA hai, athavA svarga-sukha kI abhilASA karatA hai, yA anya kisI bhI prakAra ke sAMsArika sukha kI kAmanA karatA hai, to usakA yaha kArya bhI usI ajJAna vyakti ke samAna hai, jisane apanI ajJAnatAvaza cintAmaNi ratna dekara usake badale meM gAjara-mUlI jaisI tuccha vastuoM ko kharIda liyA hai / adhyAtma sukha ke samakSa yaha manuSya ke sukha aura ye deva ke sukha tuccha evaM hIna haiM / hamArI adhyAtma sAdhanA kA lakSya aura dhyeya na yaza hai, na pratiSThA hai aura na bhautika bhogoM kA sukha - 37 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hI hai / yaha sAdhanA eka aisI sAdhanA hai, ki isakI tulanA meM vizva kA samagra vaibhava, saMsAra ke samasta-sukha phIkA par3a jAtA hai / kahA~ amRta kA mahAsAgara aura kahA~ eka gandI nAlI kA pravahamAna gandA pAnI ? ina donoM meM kisI bhI prakAra kI tulanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / aura to kyA, vizva kA samasta dhana, vizva kI samasta sampatti aura indra kA samagra sAmrAjya bhI usake samakSa kucha nahIM hai / saMsAra kA sAmrAjya aura saMsAra kA bhautika sukha adhyAtma-sAdhanA kI tulanA meM bahuta hI hIna koTi kA ThaharatA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM isa tathya ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, ki samrATa aura santa meM se santa hI mahAna haiM / kyoMki unake pAsa AdhyAtmikatA hai, jIvana kA samarasI bhAva hai aura samatvayoga kI sAdhanA kA prabala bala hai / samrAT bhautika vaibhava kA pratIka hai, vaha bhautika zakti kA pratIka hai / samrATa ke jIvana meM samAdhi aura zAnti kA abhAva hotA hai / vizAla sAmrAjya ke hote hue bhI, adhyAtma bhAva ke vikAsa kI dRSTi se, eka eka bhikhArI aura kaMgAla jaisA hI pratIta hotA hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhAratIya saMskRti meM santa ke caraNoM meM mastaka jhukAyA jAtA hai / janatA ke hRdaya meM santa ke prati sahaja Adara-buddhi hotI hai, kyoMki usane apane jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke bhavya bhAva ko ramA liyA hai, pacA liyA hai / isI AdhAra para maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke samakSa bhautika aizvarya niSprANa ho jAtA hai / mujhe yahA~ para jaina itihAsa kI eka sundara jIvana-gAthA kA smaraNa ho AyA hai / eka bAra magadha-samrATa zreNika bhagavAna mahAvIra ko vandana karane ke lie aura unake pavitra darzana ke lie unakI sevA meM AyA / rAjA zreNika ne Akara atyanta bhakti-bhAva ke sAtha bhagavAn ko vidhipUrvaka vandana aura namaskAra kiyA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samIpa hI upaviSTa unake pradhAna ziSya gaNadhara gautama ko bhI zreNika ne bhaktipUrvaka vandana kiyA / jyoM hI rAjA zreNika gaNadhara gautama ko vandana karake khar3e hue, ki unake mana meM eka taraMga uThI, eka pavitra vicAra utpanna huA, unake prasupta mana meM eka jAgRti AI / rAjA zreNika socane lage maiM jaba-jaba bhI yahA~ para AyA hU~, taba-taba maiMne bhagavAn ko aura indrabhUti gautama Adi pramukha munivaroM ko hI vandana kiyA hai, zeSa santoM ko maiMne Aja taka vidhipUrvaka vandana nahIM kiyA / bhagavAna ke ye samasta ziSya tyAga,-zIla haiM; vairAgyazIla haiM, zrutadhara haiM, tathA jJAna aura caritra kI sAdhanA karane vAle adhyAtma-sAdhaka haiN| taba phira kyoM na mujhe vidhipUrvaka ina sabako - - - 39 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA Aja vandana karanA cAhie ? maiM avazya hI Aja samagra santoM ko vidhipUrvaka vandana aura namaskAra karU~gA / rAjA zreNika ke mana kI yaha bhAvanA asAdhAraNa thI / kyoMki Aja taka aisI pavitra bhAvanA kA udaya rAjA zreNika ke mAnasa meM nahIM huA thA / Apa jAnate haiM, ki jaba mAnavIya mana meM koI nayI taraMga paidA ho jAtI hai, taba usake mana meM itanI vilakSaNa jAgRti utpanna ho jAtI hai, ki usakI vilakSaNatA kA aMkana saMsAra kI sAdhAraNa AtmA nahIM kara pAtI / bhAva kI lahara aura vicAra kI taraMga jIvana meM itanA bar3A parivartana lA sakatI hai, ki jisakI kalpanA karanA bhI AsAna nahIM hotA / itanI bAta avazya hai, ki vaha lahara aura vaha taraMga mana kI atala gaharAI se uThanI cAhie / rAjA zreNika ne apanI bhAvanA ke anusAra samasta santoM ko bhAva sahita aura vidhipUrvaka vandana karanA prArambha kiyA / ullAsa, harSa aura pramoda ke sAtha ve isa adhyAtma kArya ko kAphI dera taka karate rahe / rAjA zreNika ke mana meM Aja eka vilakSaNa samarasI bhAva A gayA thA, Aja eka vilakSaNa samatva yoga A gayA thA / vandana karate-karate rAjA zreNika aise santoM ke samakSa jAkara khar3e ho gae, jo bhUtakAla meM, saMsArI avasthA meM unake putra the, unake prapautra the athavA unake sage sambandhI the / bar3I vicitra sthiti thI rAjA zreNika ke jIvana kI vaha, jisameM Aja ve taiyAra the, una sAdhuoM ko vandana karane ke lie athavA una vyaktiyoM ko bhI vandana karane ke lie jo kabhI svayaM rAjA zreNika ke caraNoM meM apanA mastaka rakhate the, jo kabhI rAjA ke dAsa the aura caraNa sevaka the / vAstava meM bAta yaha hai, ki jaba mana meM adhyAtma bhAva kI taraMga uTha khar3I hotI hai, usa samaya yaha nahIM dekhA jAtA, ki yaha merA putra hai, yaha merA pautra hai, yaha merA sagA sambandhI hai athavA merA sevaka hai / sAdhutva bhAva putratva jAra ritatva se bahuta U~cA hotA hai / sAdhutva bhAva ke samakSa saMsAra ke kisI bhI saMskAra meM Thaharane kI zakti nahIM hai / rAjA zreNika aura vaha zreNika, jo magadha kA samrATa hai, jisake caraNoM meM magadha kI koTi-koTi janatA nata mastaka hone meM gaurava kA anubhava karatI hai, Aja vahI samrATa apane bhUtakAlIna unhIM putroM, prapautroM aura sevakoM ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kara rahe hai, jinakA namaskAra kabhI vaha svayaM lete the / kintu maiMne kahA Apase, ki sAdhutva bhAva ke samakSa anya saba bhAva nagaNya haiM, unakA apane Apa meM kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai / rAjA zreNika kA vandana aura namaskAra sAdhutva bhAva ko - 36 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti thA, adhyAtma sAdhanA ko thA, tyAga aura vairAgya ko thA / bhAratIya saMskRti meM tyAga ke caraNoM meM vaibhava ne sadA namaskAra kiyA hai / AcAra kI pavitratA ke samakSa vaibhava aura vilAsa ne sadA apane Apako jhukAyA hai / saca to yaha hai, ki jisa samaya rAjA zreNika santoM ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kara rahe the, usa samaya unheM yaha bhAna hI nahIM thA, ki maiM apane putroM ko namaskAra kara rahA hU~, athavA apane sage sambandhiyoM evaM sevakoM ko namaskAra kara rahA hU~ / usa samaya rAjA zreNika ke mana meM eka hI saMkalpa thA, ki maiM sAdhutva bhAva ko namaskAra kara rahA hU~, maiM tyAga aura vairAgya ko vandana kara rahA hU~ / __ zreNika ne Aja pahalI bAra santoM ko hArdika bhAva se vandana kiyA thA / vandana karate samaya usake mana meM apAra harSa thA aura vaha socatA thA, ki Aja maiMne apane karttavya ko pUrA kiyA hai / kisI bhI kriyA meM jaba mana kA yoga mila jAtA hai, taba vaha phalavatI evaM arthavatI bana jAtI hai / zreNika ke mana meM jo harSa aura ullAsa thA, vaha usake mukha para abhivyakta ho rahA thA / parizrAnta ho jAne para bhI vaha prasanna bhAva se vandana karatA rahA / zarIra meM thakAvaTa bhale hI A gaI thI, kintu usake mana meM abhI bhI sphUrti vidyamAna thI / rAjA zreNika jina sAdhuoM ko vandana kara rahA thA, unameM kucha sAdhu aise bhI the, jo apanI dIkSA se pUrva rAjA zreNika ke yahA~ nimna koTi ke dAsa evaM anucara the / kucha mahaloM meM jhAr3ana lagAte rahe hoMge, kucha hAthiyoM aura ghor3oM kI paricaryA karate rahe hoMge / kucha chatravAhaka rahe hoMge / to kucha camara dulAte hoMge / parantu tyAga kI dRSTi se Aja rAjA zreNika unhIM ko mastaka jhukA rahA thA / zreNika ke mana meM yaha ahaMkAra nahIM AyA, ki yaha kabhI mere dAsa the aura maiM inakA svAmI thA / zreNika ne sabako mastaka jhukAkara karabaddha vidhivat vandanA kI / usake mana kA sArA ahaMkAra gala gayA thA / zreNika ne bahuta se santoM ko vandana kara liyA thA, kucha santa abhI bhI zeSa raha gaye the, jinheM vaha vandana nahIM kara pAyA thA / Akhira parizrAnta hokara zreNika vApisa lauTa AyA, bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM / Aja zreNika ko isa sthiti meM dekhakara gaNadhara gautama ne prazna kiyA-"bhagavan / rAjA zreNika ke mukha-maNDala para Aja bhakti kA apUrva teja jhalaka rahA hai, jisa madhura bhAva se Aja rAjA ne sAdhujanoM ko vandana kiyA hai, usakA kyA phala milegA ?" ukta prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna ne kahA-"gautama / 40 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA rAjA zreNika kA pUrva jIvana acchA nahIM rahA hai, usa samaya isane sAta narakoM ke pApa kA bhAra ikaTThA kara liyA thA / vaha bandhana TUTate rahe, kevala eka naraka kA bandhana zeSa raha gayA hai / yadi kucha dera taka aura vaha vandana karatA rahatA, to yaha pahalI naraka kA bandhana bhI zeSa nahIM raha pAtA / vandana meM karma nirjarA kI apUrva zakti hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura gaNadhara gautama kI bAta ko suna kara zreNika ko bar3A Azcarya huA / usane socA sAta narakoM meM se kevala eka naraka kA bandhana zeSa raha gayA hai, use bhI dhvasta kara kyoM na dUra kara dUM / zreNika apane sthAna se uThA aura phira vandana karane ke lie jAne lgaa| zreNika ne srocA, kucha sAdhu zeSa raha gaye haiM, jinheM maiM vandana nahIM kara pAyA thA, aba unheM bhI vandana kara lU~ / zreNika kI isa bhAvanA ko jAnakara, bhagavAn ne kahA-"samrATa ! vaha bAta gaI / vandana kriyA meM jo niSkAma bhAva thA, usake sthAna para aba sakAma bhAva A gayA hai / sakAma bhAva se kie jAne vAle vandana kA vaha lAbha nahIM ho sakatA / jisa samaya tumane pahale vandana kiyA thA, usa samaya tumhAre mana meM kisI prakAra kA pralobhana nahIM thA / usa samaya tuma sarvathA niSkAma bhAva se vandana kara rahe the, aura vaha jo niSkAma bhAva kI lahara thI, vaha eka vilakSaNa lahara thI / usa vilakSaNa lahara ne tumhAre bandhanoM ko tor3a diyA thA, parantu aba tuma saudA karane jA rahe ho / pahale kucha pAne kI abhilASA na thI aura aba badale meM kucha pAne kI abhilASA utpanna ho cukI hai / aba tuma naraka duHkha ke bhaya se pratAr3ita ho / bhaya aura pralobhana phira bhale hI ve kaise hI hoM, sAdhana ke viSa haiM / " isa prakAra zreNika bhagavAna ke vacana ko sunakara hAtha jor3akara vinamra-bhAva se bolA--"bhagavan ! maiM ApakA sevaka hU~, ApakA bhakta hU~ / itane varSoM se maiM ApakI sevA aura bhakti kara rahA hU~, kyA phira bhI mujhe naraka meM jAnA par3egA ? ApakA bhakta hokara maiM naraka meM jAU~, yaha Apake gaurava ke lie bhI ucita na hogA / " vihvala hokara zreNika ne bhagavAna ke caraNa pakar3a lie / duHkha Akhira duHkha hI hotA hai, usase bacane kA prayatna vyakti karatA hai / jisa samaya manuSya duHkha vihvala hotA hai, usa samaya vyakti dharma, darzana aura saMskRti sabhI ko bhUla jAtA hai, eka mAtra anAgata duHkha kA pratikAra karanA hI usake jIvana kA lakSya bana jAtA hai / rAjA zreNika ke jIvana meM bhI yahI saba kucha ghaTita huA / - 41 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAntvanA ke svara meM kahA - " rAjana ! itane vihvala kyoM banate ho / jo kRta karma saghana evaM sacikkaNa haiM, unase taba taka mukti nahIM mila sakatI, jaba taka ki usake phala ko bhoga na liyA jAe / jisa karma ko tumane bA~dhA hai, usakA phala bhI tumheM hI bhoganA hogA / sukha aura duHkha kA nibaddha bhoga avazya hI bhoganA par3atA hai 1 kitane bhAgyazAlI ho tuma, ki sAta narakoM ke bandhana meM se kevala eka hI naraka kA bandhana zeSa raha gayA hai / nizcaya hI duHkha ke mahAsAgara ko pAra karate-karate tuma usake kinAre para aTaka gaye ho / cintA mata karo, yaha bandhana bhI tumhArA zeSa nahIM rahegA, parantu yaha karma apanA phala die binA dUra na ho sakegA / " bhagavAn kI isa bAta ko sunakara vinamrabhAva se zreNika bolA- "bhagavan ! merA uddhAra to Apako karanA hI hogA / ApakA bhakta hokara maiM naraka meM jAU~, yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ?" jisa prakAra mAtA - pitA ke sAmane bAlaka, jaba haTa pakar3a letA hai, taba use samajhAne ke sAre prayatna vyartha ho jAte haiM / yahI sthiti rAjA zreNika kI thI / vaha haTha pakar3a kara baiTha gayA / bhagavAn ne usake Agraha ko dekhakara paribodha kI dRSTi se naraka ke bandhana se bacane ke lie cAra bAteM batalAIM - "apanI dAsI kapilA se dAna karavAnA, apane rAjya meM rahane vAle kAla zaukarika kasAI se eka dina kI hiMsA banda karavA denA, eka navakArasI tapa karanA aura rAjagRha meM rahane vAle prasiddha zrAvaka pUniyA kI eka sAmAyika kharIda lenA / " pahalI tIna bAteM rAjA ThIka taraha pUrI na kara sakA thA, phira bhI usane cauthI bAta pUrI karane kA nizcaya kiyA / rAjA zreNika ne apane mana meM socA, "pUniyA zrAvaka mere rAjya kA vyakti hai, merI prajA hai / vaise bhI usake sAtha merA kAphI paricaya hai / maiMne sunA hai, ki vaha pratidina sAmAyika karatA hai, astu, usake pAsa sAmAyika kAphI saMkhyA meM jamA haiM / eka dina kI sAmAyika de denA, usake lie kauna bar3I bAta hai; jitanA bhI dhana vaha cAhegA, utanA hI dekara meM eka sAmAyika avazya kharIda lU~gA / " eka dina rAjA zreNika svayaM pUniyA zrAvaka ke ghara pahu~cA aura dekhA, ki pUniyA zrAvaka apanI sAmAyika kI sAdhanA meM lIna hai / pUniyA zrAvaka jaba sAmAyika kI sAdhanA se nivRtta huA, taba usane dekhA ki magadha samrAT zreNika usake ghara para Ae hue haiM / pUniyA zrAvaka ne zreNika kA abhivAdana kiyA aura bar3e Adara ke sAtha Asana para baiThAyA, 42 y Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA phira vinamra-bhAva se bolA-"merA parama saubhAgya hai, ki Aja Apa mere dvAra para padhAre, maiM ApakI kyA sevA karU~ / " rAjA ne apane Ane kA prayojana batalAte hue kahA-"maiM Aja eka vizeSa prayojana lekara Apake pAsa AyA hU~ / Apa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke utkRSTa bhakta haiM aura maiM bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA eka tuccha sevaka hU~ / ApakA aura merA yaha dhArmika bandhubhAva hai, Apa pratidina sAmAyika karate haiM, eka dina kI sAmAyika maiM kharIdanA cAhatA hU~ aura isake badale meM jitanA bhI dhana Apako cAhie, Apa mujhase le sakate haiM / " rAjA kI isa bAta ko sukara pUniyA zrAvaka gambhIra ho gayA aura manda muskAna ke sAtha bolA-"maiMne kabhI sAmAyika kA vyApAra nahIM kiyA hai, ataH mujhe nahIM mAlUma ki eka sAmAyika kA kyA mUlya hotA hai ? jisa kisI ne bhI Apako sAmAyika kharIdane kA parAmarza diyA hai, Apa usI se pU~che, ki sAmAyika kA kyA mUlya hotA hai ?" rAjA zreNika ne apane mana meM socA, "yaha bAta bana jAegI / mAlUma hotA hai ki pUniyA apanI sAmAyika dene ke lie taiyAra hai, aba kevala sAmAyika kI kImata nirNaya karane kA hI kAma raha gayA hai|" rAjA zreNika turanta bhagavAna kI sevA meM pahu~cA / bhagavAna ko vandana aura namaskAra karake bolA-"bhagavan ! ApakI kRpA se sAmAyika kharIdane kA prazna prAyaH hala ho gayA hai / aba to kevala itanA hI zeSa rahA hai, ki sAmAyika kA mUlya kyA hai, isakA nirNaya Apa kara deM / " bhagavAn ne zAnta svara meM kahA-"zreNika ! sAmAyika eka adhyAtma sAdhanA hai / vaha apane meM eka amUlya vastu hai, mUlya bhautika padArtha kA ho sakatA hai, abhautika padArtha kA nahIM / phira bhI yadi tuma sAmAyika kharIdanA cAhate ho, usakI kImata maiM tumheM kyA batalAU~ / tumhAre sampUrNa rAjya kA dhana sAmAyika kI kImata to kyA cukA sakegA, jitanA tumhAre nidhi meM aura tumhAre rAjya meM dhana hai, utanA dhana to usakI dalAlI bhI pUrI na kara sakegA / yadi dharAtala se lekara candraloka taka svarNa kA Dhera lagA diyA jAe, taba bhI AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke eka kSaNa kI dalAlI kA mUlya nahIM diyA jA sakatA, asalI mUlya kI to bAta hI kyA ? zreNika ! aura to kyA, samasta saMsAra kA dhana bhI yadi ekatrita kara liyA jAe, taba bhI usase sAmAyika kharIdI nahIM. jA sakatI / sAmAyika eka adhyAtma-sAdhanA hai, vaha vyApAra kI vastu nahIM hai / na tuma use kharIda sakate ho aura na pUniyA use beca hI sakatA hai / " rAjA zreNika bhagavAna ke kathana ke gUr3ha rahasya ko samajha cukA thA / vinamra hokara 43 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti - bolA-"bhagavana ! ApakA kathana satya-bhUta evaM yathArtha hai / adhyAtma sAdhanA, adhyAtmaka sAdhanA hai, use na becA jA sakatA hai aura na kharIdA jA sakatA hai / merI buddhi kA bhrama Aja Apake upadeza se dUra ho gayA yaha kathAnaka hameM AdhyAtmika vaibhava ke samakSa bhautika vaibhava kI nagaNyatA batAtA hai aura yaha bhI batAtA hai, ki manuSya svayaM apane puruSArtha se jo kucha sAdhanA para pAtA hai, vahI usakI apanI sAdhanA hai / dUsare kI sAdhanA kisI dUsare ke kAma nahIM A sakatI / yaha kathAnaka sAdhanA ke eka aura aMga para bhI prakAza DAlatA hai / vaha aMga hai sAdhanA meM niSkAma-bhAva kA honA / rAjA zreNika jaba taka santoM ko zuddha bhAva se vandana karatA rahA, karma-kSaya hotA rahA aura jyoM hI sakAma bhAvanA AI, bhaya evaM pralobhana kA bhAva jAgRta huA, phira usI vandana kriyA meM vaha Ananda, vaha mAdhurya, vaha zakti aura vaha svArasya nahIM rahA / ataeva sAdhanA ke kSetra meM Apako jo bhI kucha karanA ho, niSkAma bhAva se kIjie / mana meM kisI prakAra kA svArtha rakha kara mata calie, jisa sAdhanA ke pIche kAmanA ho, abhilASA ho, vastutaH use adhyAtma sAdhanA kahA hI nahIM jA sakatA / adhyAtma-sAdhanA meM samatva-yoga kI AvazyakatA hai / mana ke aura buddhi ke saMtulana kI aura sAvadhAnI kI apekSA hai / sAdhaka apane mana ke kheta meM kAmanA kA bIja DAlatA hai, to use adhyAtma-phala kaise prApta ho sakatA hai ? kisAna apane kheta ko jotakara aura sApha karake uttama bIja DAlatA hai, aura jo ghAsa-phUsa vyartha paidA ho jAtA hai, use dUra karake paudhoM kI rakSA karatA hai, tabhI acchI phasala paidA hotI hai, sAdhaka ke mana ke kheta kI bhI yahI sthiti hai / mana ke kheta meM asAvadhAnI athavA pramAda se kAma-krodha Adi vikAra kA ghAsa-pAta utpanna ho jAtA hai, yadi sAdhaka use dUra na haTAe, to usake mana kI khetI kI phasala acchI nahIM ho sakatI / manuSya kA mana eka aisI bhUmi hai, ki usameM vicAra bhI utpanna ho sakate haiM aura usameM vikAra bhI utpanna ho sakate haiM / yadi viveka na rakhA jAe, to mAnava-mana meM vikAra hI utpanna hoMge, usameM uttama vicAra utpanna kaise ho sakatA hai ? mana kI bhUmi eka aisA kheta hai, isameM saMsAra-abhivRddhi kA bIja bhI boyA jA sakatA hai aura karma kSaya kA bIja bhI boyA jA sakatA hai / yaha sAdhaka para nirbhara hai, ki vaha apane mana ke kheta meM vicAroM ko utpanna hone de 44 Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA % 3D athavA vikAroM ko utpanna hone de / vicAra se vikAsa hotA hai aura vikAra se vinAza hotA hai / yadi isa siddhAnta ko dhyAna meM rakhA jAe, to manuSya bahuta se pApoM se aura vikAroM se baca sakatA hai / zAstrakAroM ne batAyA hai "mana evaM manuSyANAM kAraNaM bandha-mokSayoH / bandhAya viSAyAsaktaM muktyai nirviSayaM mnH||" manuSya kA mana hI bandhana kA kAraNa hai aura manuSya kA mana hI mukti kA kAraNa hai / jaba manuSya kA mana vikalpa aura vikAroM se bhara jAtA hai, taba vaha use bandhana meM DAla detA hai aura jaba manuSya ke mana meM zuddhopayoga kI dhArA pravAhita hotI hai, taba vaha mukti kI ora agrasara hotA hai / bandhana aura mukti donoM hamAre mana meM haiM / hama apane vikAroM ke kAraNa hI bandhana meM ba~dhate haiM aura hama apane svaccha vicAroM ke kAraNa hI bandhanoM se mukta ho jAte haiM / jIvana kI pratyeka kriyA meM, phira bhale hI vaha bar3I ho athavA choTI ho, viveka aura vicAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA rahatI hai / vivekazIla vyakti patana ke andhakAra meM se bhI utthAna ke prakAza ko khoja letA hai / maiM Apase vikAra kI bAta kara rahA thA / eka sajjana ne mujhase pUchA, ki "vikAra kitane haiM ?" maiMne kahA-"vikAroM kA lekhA jokhA lagAnA sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai / eka-eka manuSya ke mana meM hajAroM, lAkhoM, karor3oM aura asaMkhyAta vikAra hote haiM ? una sabase lar3anA na sambhava hai aura na zakya hai / pratikSaNa manuSya ke mana meM vikAroM kA eka tUphAna uTha rahA hai, vikAroM kA eka jhaMjhAvAta cala rahA hai aura vikAroM kA jvAra-bhATA ubhara rahA hai / mana ke asaMkhyAta vikAroM se pRthaka-pRthaka rUpa meM na lar3A jA sakatA hai aura na una para vijaya prApta kI jA sakatI hai / unheM jItane kA eka hI tarIkA hai, una para vijaya prApta karane kA eka hI upAya hai / yadi usa upAya se una para vijaya prApta kI jAe, to manuSya ko zIghra hI saphalatA mila sakatI hai / vikAroM se lar3ane kI eka kalA hai, usa kalA ke aparijJAna se hI jIvana meM hajAroM samasyAe~ uTha khar3I hotI haiM / vikAroM se lar3ane kI eka kalA hai, yaha maiMne Apase kahA hai / Apa socate hoMge ki vaha kalA kauna-sI hai, jisake parijJAna se hama apane vikAroM para vijaya prApta kara sakeM / usa kalA kA pratipAdana karanA hI zAstra kA eka mAtra uddezya hai / 45 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti prAcIna kAla meM yuddha kA eka 'siddhAnta thA, ki 'hataM sainyamanAyakam' isakA artha hai-jisa senA kA senApati mara jAtA hai, vaha senA naSTa ho jAtI hai / bAta yaha sahI hai, ki jaba mArga-darzaka nahIM rahA aura jaba senA kA saMcAlana karane vAlA senApati hI nahIM rahA, taba senA yuddha ke kSetra meM kaise khar3I raha sakatI hai / zakti senA meM nahIM rahatI, vaha rahatI hai senApati meM / jaba senApati mara gayA, taba netRtva ke abhAva meM vaha senA zakti rahate hue bhI lar3ane meM asamartha ho jAtI hai / yahI siddhAnta hamAre mAnasika jagata para lAgU hotA hai / eka-eka manuSya ke mana meM asaMkhyAta vikalpoM kI senA rahatI hai, kintu una sabakA senApati eka hI hai / vaha senApati hai--moha / yadi moha ko naSTa kara diyA jAe, to anya vikalpoM kI vizAla senA bhI mana ke yuddha kSetra meM khar3I nahIM raha sakatI / jisa senA kA senAnI hI samApta ho gayA, to phira vaha senA yuddha sthala meM khar3I nahIM raha sakatI, vaha parAjita hotI hai aura bhAga khar3I hotI hai / isI prakAra jitane karma haiM, jitane doSa haiM, una saba doSoM kA rAjA athavA senApati moha hai / zeSa saba vikAra isa moha ke netRtva meM hI Age bar3hate haiM aura pallavita hote haiM / rAga aura dveSa bhI isI moha se sambandhita haiM / jaba kisI vastu ke prati hamAre mana meM lagAva paidA hotA hai, to hama use rAga kahate haiM aura jaba kisI vastu ke prati vilagAva paidA hotA hai, to hama use dveSa kahate haiM / zAstrakAroM kA kathana hai, ki sabase bar3I lar3AI aura sabase pahalI lar3AI, jo sAdhaka ko lar3anI hai, vaha apane moha se lar3anI hai, kyoMki samagra doSoM kA mUla kendra yaha moha hI hai / usa para vijaya prApta kara lI, to sArI sAdhanA niyamita DhaMga se calatI rhegii| phira duniyA kI koI tAkata nahIM, ki ApakI sAdhanA ko galata rAha para mor3a sake / hama jahA~ kahIM bhI gaye haiM, vahIM para hameM zarIra milA hai, indriyA~ milI haiM aura saMsAra ke padArtha mile haiM, una padArthoM para hamArI Asakti rahI hai, isa Asakti ko tor3anA hI sabase bar3I sAdhanA hai / isa Asakti ko tor3ane ke do upAya haiM. abhyAsa aura vairAgya / nirantara prayatna karanA, yahI abhyAsa hai aura viSayoM meM virakti rakhanA, yahI vairAgya hai / binA vairAgya ke saMsAra ke padArthoM kI Asakti se chuTakArA nahIM mila sakatA / sAdhAraNa manuSya kI bAta kyA, indra aura cakravartI jaisI zakti bhI Asakti ke caMgula meM pha~sI rahatI haiM / manuSya tuccha padArthoM ke lie jhagar3atA hai, kintu use yaha patA Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA nahIM hai, ki indra kA aizvarya aura cakravartI kA bhoga bhI saMsAra meM sthira nahIM rahatA hai / isa sthiti meM kisa padArtha ko apanA samajhA jAe aura kisa padArtha kI prApti para ahaMkAra kiyA jAe / manuSya kA ahaMkAra sarvathA vyartha hai, kyoMki yaha lakSmI, yaha vaibhava aura yaha vilAsa kabhI sthira nahIM rahA hai aura kabhI sthira nahIM rahegA / jo AyA hai, vaha avazya hI jAyegA / maiM Apase saMsAra ke padArthoM kI bAta kaha rahA thA / saMsAra ke padArtha kyA haiM, unakA kyA svarUpa hai ? yaha eka gambhIra viSaya hai / bhArata ke tatvadarzI vicArakoM ne kahA hai, ki saMsAra kA eka bhI padArtha hamArA apanA nahIM ho sakA hai| jo apanA nahIM hai. use apanA mAnanA yahI sabase bhayaMkara bhUla hai / manuSya apane jIvana ko sukhI banAne ke lie azana, vasana aura bhavana kA saMgraha karatA hai / usane jo kucha idhara-udhara se baTorA hai, usa para vaha apanepana kI mudrA lagAnA cAhatA hai / yaha jIvana kyA hai, jala-bubuda ke samAna kSaNa bhaMgura insAna apanI jindagI ke pacAsa-sATha varSoM meM nyAya se athavA anyAya se jo saMgraha kara pAtA hai, anta meM vaha use yahIM chor3akara vidA ho jAtA hai / jina padArthoM ko vaha jIvana bhara apanA mAnatA rahA, una para prema karatA rahA, Akhira ve bhI usakA sAtha na de sake / una sabako yahIM chor3akara use akele hI yahA~ se vidA honA par3A / yaha hai, saMsAra kI vAstavika sthiti / saMsAra ke kisa padArtha kI Asakti kI jAe aura kisa padArtha se moha kiyA jAe aura saMsAra ke kisa padArtha ko apanA mAnA jAe ? yaha eka vicAraNIya prazna hai / jaba yaha zarIra bhI hamArA apanA nahIM hai, taba isa zarIra ko sajAne vAle alaMkAra aura vastra hamAre apane kaise ho sakeMge ? moha mugdha AtmA saMsAra ke isa carama satya ko samajha nahIM sakatA / eka bAra mujhe eka DAkTara mile / unhoMne kahA, ki yaha auSadhi le lo / usa samaya maiM baMgAla kI vihAra-yAtrA kara rahA thA aura kucha asvastha thA / ___ maiMne DAkTara se pUchA- "auSadhi to maiM le la~gA, kintu pahale yaha batalAie ki jo auSadhi Apa mujhe de rahe haiM, usameM koI aisI vastu to nahIM hai, jo hamAre niyama ke viruddha ho / " DAkTara bolA-"kyA abhiprAya hai ApakA ?" maiMne apanI bAta ko 47 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti spaSTa karate hue kahA ki "jisa davA meM mAMsa, zarAba Adi azuddha evaM tyAjya vastue~ milI rahatI haiM, use hama grahaNa nahIM kara sakate / " merI bAta ko sunakara DAkTara ha~sA aura kahane lagA-"mahArAja ! Apa to bar3I dUra kI bAteM socate haiM, hama to zarIra ko sabase adhika mahatva dete haiM / zarIra se bar3hakara anya kucha nahIM hai / isa zarIra kI rakSA ke lie mAMsa aura zarAba to kyA anya burI se burI vastu bhI grahaNa karanI par3e, to hama kara sakate haiM / zarIra hai to saba kucha hai, nahIM to kucha bhI nahIM / " maiMne DAkTara se kahA-mahatva zarIra kA nahIM hai, zarIra rUpI mandira meM rahane vAlA Atma-devatA hI sabase bar3A hai / Atma-deva ke astitva se hI zarIra, zarIra hai anyathA yaha zava hai / zarIra eka sAdhana ho sakatA hai, kintu vaha hamAre jIvana kA sAdhya nahIM bana sakatA / isalie zarIra hI saba kucha nahIM hai, balki zarIra meM rahane vAlA yaha caitanya deva hI saba kucha hai / jitanI cintA hama zarIra kI karate haiM, utanI AtmA kI kahA~ kara pAte haiM ? yaha zarIra to jar3a hai, kabhI banatA hai aura kabhI bigar3atA hai, kintu caitanya deva AtmA, jo na kabhI janmA hai aura na kabhI jisakA maraNa hogA, vahI hamAre jIvana kA sAdhya honA cAhie / jaba hama zarIra para Asakti karate haiM, tabhI hama aisA kahate haiM, ki yaha zarIra hI saba kucha hai / yaha aviveka hI vastutaH hamAre patana kA mukhya kAraNa hai / Asakti ko dUra karanA hI hamAre jIvana kI sAdhanA hai / DAkTara ne merI ina saba bAtoM ko gambhIratA ke sAtha sunA aura anta meM bolA ki "bAta ApakI ThIka hai / caitanya deva hI hama sabakA sAdhya honA cAhie / usake rahane para hI zarIra kA astitva hai / aba maiM Apako aisI davA dU~gA, jisameM koI apavitra vastu milI huI na hogI / " DAkTara mere abhiprAya ko samajha cukA thA / ___ maiM Apase moha aura Asakti kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jisa samaya manuSya ke mana meM moha athavA Asakti utpanna hotI hai, usa samaya vaha nyAya-anyAya kucha nahIM dekhatA / manuSya kI Asakti kA sabase bar3A kendra hai-sampatti aura dhana / dhana aura vaibhava ke lie manuSya saMsAra kA bar3e se bar3A pApa kara sakatA hai / dhana ke lie vaha hiMsA kara sakatA hai, dhana ke lie vaha asatya bola sakatA hai aura dhana ke lie vaha corI bhI - - 45 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA kara sakatA hai / kAMcana aura kAminI ye donoM saMsAra ke sabase bar3e bandhana haiM / saMsAra meM jitane bhI saMgharSa hote haiM, jitane bhI yuddha hote haiM, ve saba kAMcana aura kAminI ke lie hI hote haiM / mujhe eka bAra pezAvara kA rahane vAlA eka vyakti milA / bAta yaha usa samaya kI hai, jabaki deza kA ba~TavArA ho cukA thA / bhArata kA eka bhAga pAkistAna ke rUpa meM jA cukA thA / eka dina vaha vyAkhyAna meM AyA aura bar3I bhAvukatA se vyAkhyAna sunatA rahA / vyAkhyAna kI samApti para vaha mere samIpa AyA aura bolA-"mahArAja ! maiM bar3e kaSTa meM hU~ / bar3e sadbhAgya se Apa jaise santoM ke mujhe darzana hue haiM / " maiMne pUchA-'kyA kaSTa hai Apa para, azrupUrNa kSetroM se merI ora dekhate hue usane kahA-"mahArAja ! mere Upara bar3A anyAya aura bar3A atyAcAra huA hai / mere hI sAmane pAkistAnI guNDoM ne mere pitA ko katla kara diyA, merI mA~ kI hatyA kara dI, merI sundara patnI kI mere sAmane beijjatI kI aura uThA kara le gaye / merI bahina ke sAtha mere dekhate hue balAtkAra kiyA gayA / mere bhare- ghara hue ko lUTa liyA gayA / kucha bhI to nahIM bacA / Aja bhUkhoM maratA hU~ / koI thor3I bahuta sahAyatA kara de to bar3I kRpA ho / " usakI bAtoM ko sunakara merA mana duHkha aura glAni se bhara gayA / maiMne kahA-"yaha saba kucha acchA nahIM huA / koI bhI bhAvanA-zIla vyakti isa pApAcara kI bAta sunakara duHkhita hue binA nahIM raha sakatA / para maiM tumase eka bAta pUchanA cAhatA hU~, ki jaba tumhArI priya patnI aura bahina para yaha anyAya aura atyAcAra ho rahA thA, taba tumane pratikAra kyoM nahIM kiyA ? apane prANoM ko bacA kara vahA~ se kyoM bhAga khar3e hue ? prANoM ke prati itanA vyAmoha ? dhikkAra hai, isa jIvana ko / Akhira tumhAre isa kAyara jIvana kA kyA upabhoga hogA / tumhAre mAtA-pitA kI hatyA tumhAre sAmane huI / tumhArI patnI kA apaharaNa tumhAre sAmane huA / tumhArI A~khoM ke sAmane tumhArI bahina kI beijjatI hotI rahI, phira bhI tumheM joza nahIM AyA ? una nirmama aura nirdayI logoM se nyAyocita saMgharSa karane kI bhAvanA tumhAre mana meM paidA nahIM huI ? tumhAre mana meM bhAvanA paidA huI, kevala apane kSaNabhaMgura tuccha jIvana ke rakSaNa kI / isase kahIM adhika acchA hotA, ki tuma usa nirmama aura nirdaya atyAcAra se jUjha par3ate, kintu tumhAre jIvana ke vyAmoha ne tumheM %3 46 Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti aisA nahIM karane diyA / kheda hai, Aja una mRta AtmAoM ke Upara hone vAle atyAcAroM kI kahAnI sunA-sunAkara apanA peTa pAla rahe ho / aba bhI zarIra kA moha chor3o aura apane antaH puruSArtha ko jAgRta karo / " maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki jIvana kA moha sabase bhayaMkara hotA hai / jIvana ke vyAmoha meM se hI hajAroM-hajAra pApa phUTa par3ate haiM / Akhira, jIvana kA vyAmoha karake hama isase kyA lAbha uThAe~ge ? yadi hamane jIvana moha se mukta ho, ise paramArtha ke mArga para na lagAyA to ? jIvana kI sArthakatA jIvita rahane meM nahIM hai, usakI sArthakatA hai-- adhyAtma sAdhanA meM, paropakAra meM aura dUsaroM kI sahAyatA karane meM / yadi Apa apane jIvana meM kisI du:khI ke A~suoM ko na poMcha sake, to Apake jIvana kI koI upayogitA nahIM hai / insAna kI insAniyata isI meM hai, ki vaha insAna ke kAma Ae / jIvana kA moha manuSya ko galata rAste para le jA sakatA hai / jIvana se prema karanA alaga vastu hai aura jIvana se moha karanA alaga bAta / jaba vyakti apane jIvana ke prati moha karane lagatA hai, taba vaha apane karttavya ko bhUla jAtA hai / karttavya kA bodha tabhI hotA hai, jabaki vaha bhaya rahita ho, usake mAnasa meM kisI prakAra kA bhaya na ho / bhayAkula vyakti kisI bhI prakAra kA satkarma nahIM kara sakatA / zAstrakAroM ne batAyA hai, ki bhaya mana kA eka roga hai, jaba taka yaha mana meM rahatA hai, taba taka vyakti kisI bhI prakAra kA satkarma karane meM samartha nahIM ho pAtA / bhaya, vaha cAhe kisI bhI prakAra kA kyoM na ho, hamArI sAdhanA meM eka prakAra kA vighna hI hai / pratyeka sAdhaka ko bhaya se vimukta hone kA hI prayatna karanA cAhie / mahAkavi geTe ne eka bahuta sundara bAta kahI hai "Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain." geTe kahatA hai ki apane mana ke bhaya ko jItane ke lie isase sundara anya kucha bhI upAya nahIM ho sakatA, ki tuma vahI kArya karo, jisase tuma bhayabhIta hote ho / yaha nizcita hai, ki nirbhayatA ke satata abhyAsa evaM bhAvanA se eka dina tumhAre mana kA bhaya avazya hI naSTa ho jAegA / jIvana - vinAza kA bhaya athavA maraNa kA bhaya saMsAra meM sabase bar3A bhaya mAnA jAtA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI, buddha kI vANI aura upaniSadoM kA adhyAtma saMgIta hameM yahI sikhAtA hai, ki hama jIvana aura maraNa se taTastha evaM nirbhaya hokara raheM / yadi jIvana meM nirbhayatA nahIM AI, to 50 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama jindagI ke kisI bhI morce para ar3akara khar3e nahIM ho sakate / AtmA kI amaratA kA siddhAnta hameM yaha madhura preraNA detA hai, ki hameM bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara saMkaTa kAla meM, yahA~ taka ki mRtyukAla meM bhI apanI zAzvata amaratA meM vizvAsa honA cAhie / yadi AtmA kI ananta amaratA meM vizvAsa ho jAtA hai, to phira jIvana meM kisI bhI prAkara kA bhaya zeSa nahIM rahane pAtA / isIlie maiM Apase kahatA hU~, ki nirbhaya bano aura apane jIvana meM jo bhI kucha karo, use nirbhayatA ke sAtha karo / adhyAtma-sAdhanA yahA~ para mujhe eka kathAnaka kA smaraNa ho AyA hai / eka gA~va thA, kSatriyoM kA, aura usake pAsa meM hI eka dUsarA gA~va thA, koliyoM kA / donoM meM paraspara lUTamAra calatI rahatI thI / jaba kabhI jisakA dAva lagatA, vahI dUsare ko lUTa letA thA, kintu kSatriya adhika tAkatavara the, ataH antataH unakA hI palar3A bhArI rahatA thA / eka dina koliyoM ne vicArA ki ye kSatriya loga hameM sadA taMga karate evaM lUTate rahate haiM / taba kyoM na sAmUhika rUpa meM eka bAra Akasmika AkramaNa karake hamezA ke lie inheM ThIka kara diyA jAe / ve loga Apasa meM vicAra karane lage, ki hamalA kaba kiyA jAe ? kaise kiyA jAe ? kSatriyoM para AkramaNa karanA AsAna na thA / phira bhI yaha socA gayA ki roja-roja marane kI apekSA yadi eka hI dina nibaTa liyA jAe, to acchA rahegA / ve saba loga ekatrita hokara rAtri ke a~dhere meM kSatriyoM ke grAma ke bAhara ekatrita ho gaye / vicAra kiyA ki abhI to rAtri kA prArambha hai, kSatriya loga jAga rahe hoMge, ataH jaba rAtri adhika bIta jAe aura saba so jAe~, tabhI AkramaNa karanA ThIka hogA / manuSya kA yaha svabhAva hai ki jahA~ bala se kAma nahIM hotA, vahA~ vaha chala se kAma karanA cAhatA hai / gA~va ke bAhara jaMgala meM, ve saba loga eka sthAna para Thahara kara, gaharI rAtri hone kI pratIkSA karane lage / ve saba paMkti banAkara sipAhiyoM ke samAna apane-apane morce para DaTa gaye / tejohIna logoM ke saMkalpa adhika dera taka jAgRta nahIM rahate / unheM yahA~ baiThe-baiThe nIMda ke jhauke Ane lage, aura dhIre-dhIre saba paira pasAra kara so gaye, kharaTi lene lage, parantu sabase agalI paMkti vAloM ko bhaya ke kAraNa nIMda nahIM A rahI thI, ve socane lage ki yadi kahIM mAlUma ho gayA aura kSatriyoM ne hI hama para AkramaNa kara diyA, to sabase pahale hama hI mareMge sabase pIche kI paMkti meM jAkara so gaye / ataH ve cupake se uThe aura / isake bAda dUsarI paMkti vAle 51 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti uThe aura dekhA ki hamase Age sone vAle kahA~ cale gaye ? talAza karane para patA lagA, ki ve sabase pIche jAkara so gaye haiN| dUsarI paMkti ke logoM ne bhI yahI socA, ki yadi kSatriyoM ne hama para AkramaNa kara diyA to hama mAre jAyeMge, ataH ve bhI apanI jIvana-rakSA ke lie pIche kI sabase antima paMkti ke bAda jAkara so gaye / isa prakAra agalI paMkti ke loga dhIre-dhIre pIche khisakate rahe / ThIka samaya para kSatriya logoM ke gA~va para AkramaNa karane kI apekSA, ve loga apane jIvana kI rakSA karane ke lie barAbara pIche kI ora haTate rahe / pariNAmataH pIche sarakate-sarakate saba loga apane usI gA~va meM pahu~ca gaye, jahA~ se ve AkramaNa karane ke lie cale the / isa kathAnaka meM kucha vyaMgya ho sakatA hai, majAka ho sakatA hai, lekina maiM samajhatA hU~ ki jIvana ke kSetra meM kAyara vyakti hara morce para aisA hI socate haiM aura aisA hI karate haiM / jIvana-moha meM se hI isa prakAra pIche haTane kI bhAvanA utpanna hotI hai / yuddha kI bAta hI nahIM, dAna, sevA aura paropakAra Adi ke rUpa meM jIvana ke hara morce para manuSya pIche hI haTanA cAhatA hai, vaha Age nahIM bar3hanA cAhatA / yadi koI vyakti dAna lene ke lie athavA kucha sahAyatA prApta karane ke lie kisI ke pAsa jAtA hai, to vaha yahI kahatA hai, ki isa ciTThe para pahale amuka vyakti se likhavA lIjie, usake bAda maiM likhUgA athavA pitA putra kA bahAnA karatA hai aura putra pitA kA aura yadi donoM hI pakar3a meM A jAte haiM, to bacane ke lie munImajI kA pallA pakar3ate haiM aura kahate haiM ki munImajI se pUchege, isa prakAra dhana kA moha use dAna nahIM karane detA / dAna karane kA avasara milane para bhI, vyakti dhana-moha ke kAraNa dAna nahIM kara pAtA, kisI kI sahAyatA nahIM kara pAtA / maiM Apase pUchatA hU~, ki dAna karanA athavA kisI kI sahAyatA karanA acchA kAma hai athavA burA kAma hai ? yadi acchA kAma hai, to Apa dUsare kI ora na dekhakara usa puNyamaya avasara kA Apa svayaM hI lAbha kyoM nahIM uThAte ? Azcarya isa bAta kA hai, ki jisa kArya ko Apa acchA samajhate haiM, phira usake karane meM AnAkAnI kyoM karate haiM, tathA idhara-udhara kyoM dekhate haiM ? isakA artha yahI hai, ki yA to Apane usa kArya ko acchA nahIM samajhA hai athavA kisI prakAra kA bhaya Apako zubha kArya karane se rokatA hai / satkarma meM to manuSya ko sabase pahale bhAga - 52 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma-sAdhanA lenA cAhie / eka senApati the, unakA yaha svabhAva thA, ki mArga meM jaba koI sainika yA asainika unheM mila jAtA, to ve sarvaprathama hAtha jor3a kara namaskAra karate / unakA eka dUsarA mitra thA, vaha bhI senA meM kAma karatA thA, kintu pada kI apekSA vaha usa senApati se choTA thA / eka bAra ve darzana karane Aye to carcA calane para choTe senApati ne apane bar3e senApati ke sambandha meM mujhase kahA ki "mahArAja ! hamAre senApati bahuta acche vyakti haiM, ve bahuta hI vinamra aura milanasAra haiM / hamAre senApati kI sabase bar3I vizeSatA to yaha hai, ki ve sabase bar3e haiM, para sabase pahale namaskAra karate haiM / " isa para maiMne arntadRSTi jAnane ke vicAra se pUchA ki "Apa aisA kyoM karate haiM ? apane se bar3e vyakti ko to namaskAra karanA ThIka hai, kintu apane se choTe vyakti ko aura vaha bhI pahale namaskAra karanA, isameM ApakA kyA hetu hai ?" usane bar3I vinamratA ke sAtha kahA-"Apa kahate haiM, so ThIka hai, mere sAthiyoM meM se bhI bahuta se sAthI mujhase yahI kahate haiM ki Apako pahale namaskAra nahIM karanA cAhie / dUsare loga pahale Apako namaskAra kara leM, tabhI Apako badale meM namaskAra karanA cAhie / " usane apanI bAta ko jarA aura Age bar3hAte hue kahA-"mahArAja zrI ! Apa hI batalAie ki namaskAra karanA acchA kAma hai athavA burA kAma hai ? yadi yaha kAma acchA hai, to eka sainika kA kartavya hai, ki acche kAmoM meM vaha apane Apako sabake Age rakhe / yadi yaha satkarma hai, to usameM maiM apanA pahalA nambara kyoM na lU~, pIche kA nambara kyoM lU~ ? jo zubha avasara hameM milatA hai, usakA hamI pahale lAbha kyoM na uThAyeM ?" senApati kI bAta sunakara mujhe bar3I prasannatA huI / maiMne apane mana meM socA, senApati hote hue bhI isake vicAra kitane ujjvala aura svaccha haiM / bAta bhI ThIka hai, jaba kisI karma ko hamane satkarma mAna liyA, taba . usake karane meM hameM svayaM hI pahala karanI cAhie / __ maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA ki manuSya ke mana kA vyAmoha use jIvana ke morce para khar3A nahIM rahane detA / bahuta se manuSya isalie satkarma nahIM karate, ki samAja ke loga usakI AlocanA kareMge / samAja ke logoM kI AlocanA ke bhaya se vaha apane satkarma ko chor3a baiThatA hai / pratiSThA kI Asakti bhI jIvana-vikAsa meM eka bahuta bar3I bAdhA hai / Adara-satkAra pAne kI manuSya ke mana meM tIvra abhilASA rahatI hai / pratyeka vyakti yaha - - - - - - Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti cAhatA hai ki merA Adara ho, merA satkAra ho aura loga merA sammAna karate raheM / pratyeka vyakti isa kSaNabhaMgura saMsAra meM apane Apako ajaraamara banAne kI abhilASA rakhatA hai / vaha yaha nahIM soca pAtA, ki isa vinAzazIla saMsAra meM kauna ajara-amara hokara rahA hai / eka bAra kI bAta hai, ki maiM zivAlaka pradeza meM eka U~ce parvata para bane kisI purAne kile ko dekhane ke lie gayA thA / maiMne yaha sunA thA ki yaha eka bahuta purAnA kilA hai aura itihAsa kI dRSTi se isakA bahuta bar3A mahatva hai / dimAga meM kucha purAnI cIjoM ko dekhane kI utsukatA rahatI hai / pahAr3a kI car3hAI karake maiM usa kile meM pahu~cA / maiMne vahA~ dekhA ki usakI TUTI dIvAroM aura bikhare pattharoM para Agantuka logoM ne apane nAma likha rakhe haiM / kisI ne peMsila se, kisI ne pena se, kisI ne koyale aura kisI ne apane cAkU kI noka se hI vahA~ para apanA nAma aMkita kiyA hai / maiMne socA ki apane nAma ko sthAyI karane kI kitanI tIvra abhilASA manuSya ke mana meM rahatI hai / yaha bAta kile kI hI nahIM hai, dharmazAlA aura anya sArvajanika sthAnoM kI bhI yahI dazA rahatI hai, ki Ane vAle loga usa para apanA nAma likha DAlate haiM / jaba kabhI maiM aise sthAnoM ko dekhatA hU~ taba socA karatA hU~ ki ye loga apane nAma ko likhakara saMsAra meM amara banane kI kitanI bar3I kAmanA lie hue haiM / ye loga yaha nahIM socate ki jaba ina kile banAne vAloM ke nAma hI saMsAra meM zeSa nahIM rahe, to ina mRta kalevaroM para likhe gaye hamAre nAma saMsAra meM kaise zeSa raheMge / | hama dekhate haiM ki kahIM para jIvana kA moha, kahIM para dhana kI Asakti aura kahIM para yaza evaM pratiSThA kA vyAmoha manuSya ko usakI sAdhanA meM saphala nahIM hone detA / moha aura bhaya ko dUra karane kA eka mAtra sAdhana vairAgya hI hai / jaba taka manuSya ke mana meM vairAgya kI tIvra jyoti nahIM jagegI, taba taka vaha apanI sAdhanA meM saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sakatA / 54 Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti jIvana eka sAgara ke tulya hai, jisameM ratna bhI hote haiM aura kaMkar3a bhI hote haiM / sAgara ke andara meM ratna bhare hote haiM, isI AdhAra para use ratnAkara kahA jAtA hai / sAgara kA jala khArA hotA hai, isalie use lavaNAkara bhI kahA jAtA hai / ratnAkara kahane se usake guNoM kI abhivyakti hotI hai aura lavaNAkara kahane se doSoM kI abhivyakti kI jAtI hai / yahI bAta jIvana ke sambandha meM kahI jAtI hai / sarva sAdhAraNa. manuSya ke jIvana meM guNa bhI hote haiM aura doSa bhI hote haiM / mAnava-jIvana ke doSoM kI parigaNanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / yaha satya hai, kintu manuSya kI AtmA meM guNa bhI asIma hote haiM / sAdhAraNa jana-jIvana kyA hai ? vaha na ekAnta guNamaya hai aura na ekAnta doSamaya hai / guNa aura doSa donoM kA samanvaya hI prastuta jIvana hotA hai / jIvana ko samajhane ke lie aura jIvana ke rahasya kA parijJAna karane ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai, ki hama usake zubha aura azubha donoM pakSoM kA nirNaya kareM / yadi doSoM kA parijJAna nahIM hogA, to unakA parityAga bhI kaise ho sakegA / jaina darzana ke anusAra jisa vastu kA parityAga kiyA jAtA hai, usakA parijJAna bhI Avazyaka mAnA gayA hai / yaha ThIka hai, ki doSoM ko samajha kara unheM hameM grahaNa nahIM karanA hai, grahaNa to guNoM kA hI honA cAhie / guNoM kA grahaNa aura doSoM kA parihAra, yahI sAdhaka jIvana kA uddezya evaM lakSya honA cAhie, tabhI jIvana svastha aura sundara bana sakagA anyathA jIvana kI ananta nidhi meM se hama kucha bhI prApta nahIM kara sakeMge / jIvana kI samRddhi kI AdhArazilA naitikatA hai / kucha loga socate haiM ki naitikatA se hamArA jIvana cala nahIM sakatA, kintu mere vicAra meM satya yaha hai, ki anaitikatA hamAre jIvana kA dhyeya bana nahIM sakatA / manuSya apane Apako samRddha aura sukhI banAne ke lie kitanI bhI anaitikatA kA AcaraNa kare, kintu yaha usake mana kI bhrAnti hai, ki anaitikatA se vaha samRddha ho rahA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti ke anusAra anaitikatA samRddhi kI AdhAra zilA kabhI nahIM bana sakatI / mAnavIya-jIvana meM kabhI kArya-kAraNa-bhAva anyathA nahIM ho sakatA / jaisA kAraNa hogA, vaisA hI kArya hogA / yaha eka siddhAnta hai. ki naitikatA se sakha milatA hai aura 55 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti anaitikatA se duHkha / isake viparIta yadi anaitikatA se bhI sukha milatA hai, to bar3I gar3abar3I kI bAta hogI / yaha to vahI bAta huI ki vyakti babUla kA vRkSa boe aura Ama tor3ane kI icchA kare athavA daladala meM IMTa kA makAna khar3A karane kI parikalpanA kare / hama dekhate haiM, ki binA AdhyAtmiktA aura naitikatA ke kabhI kisI ko sukha nahIM milA / manuSya vahI kucha pAtA hai, jo kucha vaha apane jIvana kI bhUmi meM vapana karatA hai / Apa kisI bhI pArthiva vastu ko le lIjie, yadi Apa ThIka prakAra se khoja kareMge, to mAnasika jagata meM Apako usakI AdhArabhUta prakriyA avazya mila jAegI / udAharaNa ke lie Apa eka bIja ko hI lIjie / Apane bIja liyA aura bhUmi meM dabA diyA / vaha adRzya ho jAtA hai / yathArtha meM vaha adRzya hokara bhI adRzya nahIM hone pAtA / samaya pAkara aura anukUla saMyoga pAkara vaha aMkura ke rUpa meM phUTa par3atA hai, phira usakA paudhA banatA hai, anta meM vaha eka vizAla vRkSa bana jAtA hai, phira usameM puSpa aura phala lagate haiM / eka choTe se bIja ne hajAroM-hajAra surabhita aura sundara puSpoM ko janma diyA, aura hajAroM-hajAroM madhura aura rucira phaloM ko utpanna kiyA / ThIka isI krama se hamArI mAnasika prakriyA bhI hotI hai / hamAre vicAra bIja haiM, mAnasa-bhUmi meM boe jAne se ve ugate haiM aura vikAsa ko prApta hote haiM, phira acche aura bure kAryoM ke rUpa meM pallavita, puSpita aura phalita hote haiM / yadi hamane apanI mAnasa-bhUmi meM sukha ke sundara bIja boe haiM, to hameM sukha hI sukha milegA, duHkha nahIM / isake viparIta manuSya ne yadi apanI manobhUmi meM duHkha aura kleza ke bIja boe haiM, to use sukha, zAnti aura santoSa kaise upalabdha ho sakatA hai ? bhArata ke adhyAtmavAdI darzana kA yaha eka zAzvata siddhAnta hai, ki manuSya jaisA karma karatA hai, usakA phala bhI use usI rUpa meM prApta hotA hai / eka pAzcAtya vidvAna ne bhI apane eka grantha meM isI siddhAnta kI abhivyakti kI hai ki "As you think so you become." jaisA tuma socoge vaisA hI tuma bana sakoge / vastutaH pratyeka manuSya apane vicAroM kA pratiphala hotA hai / Aja jo kucha hama haiM, vaha saba kucha hamAre pUrva vicAroM kA phala hai / maiM Apase jIvana kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jIvana kyA hai ? jIvana eka aisI cAdara hai, jo kAle aura sapheda dhAgoM se banI hai / hameM karanA yaha hai, ki usake saphedapana ko surakSita rakheM aura usake kAlepana ko %3 - 56 . Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti miTAne kA prayatna kareM / jIvana kI cAdara meM jo saphedI hai, vaha guNa hai aura jo kAlApana hai, vaha doSa hai / jIvana ke jitane doSa haiM, una sabameM sabase bhayaMkara doSa hai -- mithyAtva kA aura nAstikatA kA / sAdhaka ko anya doSoM kI apekSA apane sabase prabala aura sabase bhayaMkara doSa mithyAtva se hI saMgharSa karanA hai kyoMki anya samagra doSoM kI janma bhUmi bhI yahI hai / mithyAtva ko jaba taka dUra nahIM kiyA jAegA, taba taka AtmA meM eka bhI sadguNa panapa nahIM sakemA / prazna yaha hai, ki mithyAtva kyA hai ? aura usakA svarUpa kyA hai ? uttara meM adhyAtma-zAstra kA kathana hai, ki apane Apa para vizvAsa na karanA hI sabase bhayaMkara mithyAtva hai / kitanI vicitra bAta hai, ki duniyA kA iMsAna duniyA~ kI hara cIja para to vizvAsa kara letA hai, kintu apanI AtmA para vaha vizvAsa nahIM kara pAtA / vaha apane dhana para vizvAsa kara sakatA hai, vaha apane parijana para vizvAsa kara sakatA hai aura vaha apane isa bhautika tana para bhI vizvAsa kara sakatA hai, kintu apanI amara AtmA para usakA vizvAsa nahIM hotA / sabase bar3A mithyAtva hai aura yahI sabase bar3I nAstikatA hai / bhautikatA se haTa kara jaba taka AdhyAtmikatA para zraddhA nahIM jamegI, taba taka jIvana - kalyANa nahIM ho sakegA / mithyAtva kA artha yaha hai, ki sAdhaka kI dRSTi satya para jama nahIM pAtI hai aura vaha apane lakSya ko sthira kara nahIM pAtA hai / vaha kabhI - kabhI aisI galata bhUmikA para pahu~ca jAtA hai, jo usake jIvana kA lakSya nahIM hotI aura jo usake jIvana kA sAdhana nahIM hotI, kintu bhrAnti se use lakSya aura sAdhana samajha lenA aura asAdhya ko sAdhya samajha lenA, yaha bhI mithyAtva kA eka rUpa hai / jo dharma hai use adharma samajha lenA aura adharma ko dharma samajha lenA, yaha bhI mithyAtva kA eka prakAra hai / jo deva hai, use deva na samajhanA aura adeva meM deva buddhi kara lenA, yaha bhI mithyAtva kA eka bheda hai / isa prakAra mithyAtva kA eka vikalpa nahIM hai, hajAroM, lAkhoM aura karor3oM, yahA~ taka ki asaMkhya vikalpa ho sakate haiM / jaba taka yaha mithyAtva kA vikalpa nahIM TUTegA, taba taka hamArI sAdhanA kA kucha bhI sAra nikala nahIM sakegA / una sabhI ko sAdhaka mata samajho, jo Aja sAdhaka kA bAnA pahana kara sAdhanA ke patha para agrasara ho rahe haiM / 'jo sthAnaka yA mandira Adi meM jAte haiM aura vahA~ jAkara apanI-apanI paramparA ke anusAra dharma kriyA karate haiM, ve sabhI bhakta nahIM ho sakate / bAibila meM bhI isa sambandha 57 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'samAja aura saMskRti meM kahA gayA hai ki "All are not saints that go to Church." jo apane ghara se nikala kara carca kI ora Age bar3ha rahe haiM, una sabhI ko santa samajhane kI bhUla mata karo / jaina-darzana ke anusAra sAdhaka kA bAnA pahanane mAtra se hI koI sAdhaka nahIM bana jAtA / jaina-darzana ke anusAra sAdhaka banane kI sabase Avazyaka aura sabase pahalI zarta yaha hai, ki usake mithyAtva kA vikalpa dUra ho jAnA cAhie / taba mithyAtva kA vikalpa dUra ho jAegA, tabhI vaha apane dhyeya, sAdhya aura lakSya kA nizcaya kara sakegA / yadi sAdhya sthira nahIM huA, to sAdhanA kisakI hogI aura kaise hogI ? kalpanA kIjie, eka yAtrI hai jo apane patha para calA jA rahA hai / bar3I tejI ke sAtha vaha apane rAste para Age bar3ha rahA hai / apane rAste para bar3hate hue use itanA bhI avakAza nahIM, ki vaha idhara-udhara to jhA~ka kara dekha le / Apane Age bar3hakara usa yAtrI se pUchA, ki "Apa kahA~ se A rahe haiM aura kahA~ jA rahe haiM ? ApakA lakSya kyA hai aura Apako kahA~ pahu~canA hai ?" Apake prazna ke uttara meM yadi vaha yAtrI Apase yaha kahe ki "yaha to mujhe mAlUma nahIM ki maiM kahA~ se A rahA hU~ aura mujhe kahA~ pahu~canA hai; merA lakSya kyA hai ?" usake uttara ko sunakara Apa kyA socate haiM ? mere vicAra meM Apa yahI soca sakate haiM, ki yaha eka pAgala vyakti hai, jise apane gantavya sthAna kA paribodha bhI nahIM hai / usake mana kI thAha pAne ke lie Apane eka prazna aura pUcha liyA, ki . phira itanI daur3a-dhUpa kisalie kara rahe ho ? Apake prazna ke uttara meM yadi vaha yaha kahatA hai ki basa, yU~ hI kara rahA hU~, to usakI isa bAta para Apako ha~sI A jAtI hai / Apane ha~sI ko roka kara aura gambhIra banakara phira eka prazna aura pUcha liyA ki "jisa mArga para tuma bar3he cale jA rahe ho, vaha mArga sahI hai, athavA galata ?" Apake prazna ke uttara meM yadi vaha yahI kahe ki mujhe mAlUma nahIM hai, to Apa use pakkA pAgala samajha lete haiM / bhalA jisa yAtrI kI yAtrA kA na koI lakSya hai aura na koI uddezya hai tathA jise na koI mArga kA parijJAna hI hai; use yAtrI nahIM kahA jA sakatA; use to bhaTakane vAlA hI kahA jA sakatA hai / mithyA dRSTi aura nAstika vyakti adhyAtma-zAstra ke anusAra, yAtrI nahIM hotA, bhaTakane vAlA hI hotA hai / yAtrI vaha hotA hai, jisakA apanA eka lakSya hotA hai, eka sAdhya hotA hai aura jisa patha para vaha bar3ha rahA %3 Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti hai, usa patha kA samyak paribodha hotA hai / yaha tabhI sambhava hai, jabaki sAdhaka ko satya-dRSTi kI upalabdhi ho jAye / satya-dRSTi ke abhAva meM samagra sAdhanA arthahIna hotI hai / yaha kitanI ajIba bAta hai, ki hama sAdhanA to kareM, kintu sAdhanA ke lakSya kA na hameM paribodha ho aura na usa para hamArA aTala vizvAsa ho / yAda rakhie, Apako jo kucha pAnA hai, apane andara se pAnA hai / bAhara se kucha bhI nahIM hai, aura bAhara meM yadi kucha hai, to vaha apanA nahIM hai / AtmA kA lakSya eka mAtra AtmA hI hai / AtmA ke atirikta anya kisI padArtha kA aNumAtra bhI apanA nahIM ho sakatA / mujhe AzA hai, ki Apa merI bAta samajha gaye hoMge, ki AtmA kA lakSya kyA hai ? AtmA kA lakSya AtmA ke bAhara to hogA nahIM, AtmA kA lakSya na svarga kA sukha hai aura na isa loka kA bhautika sukha hI hai / AtmA kA ekamAtra lakSya, Atma-vizuddhi hI ho sakatA hai / jaina - darzana ke anusAra AtmA kA lakSya mithyAtva Adi. vikalpoM se vimukta honA hI ho sakatA hai / svarga ke sukha aura isa loka ke sukha tuccha haiM, sahaja adhyAtma sukha ke samakSa ve hIna koTi ke haiM / yAda rakhie, sukha-duHkha kA khela isI janma aura isI jIvana kA nahIM hai, balki ananta janma aura ananta jIvana kA yaha Adi-hIna khela hai / pratyeka AtmA isa saMsAra ke raMgamaMca para Akara sukha - duHkha ke khela khelatA hai / kabhI vaha duHkha kA pArTa adA karatA hai aura kabhI sukha kA pArTa adA karatA hai / jIvana meM na jAne kitanI bAra use sukha - duHkha ke jhUle para jhUlanA par3A hai / yahA~ taka ki yadi kisI ko cakravartI kA aizvarya aura indra kI vibhUti bhI upalabdha ho jAe, phira bhI usakI apanI antarAtmA ko usase kyA milegA ? yaha jar3a - jagata kA khela jar3a jagata meM hI samApta ho jAtA hai / jala-budbud jala meM janmA aura jala meM hI vilIna ho gayA / yahI sthiti saMsAra ke sabhI bhautika padArthoM kI hai / isI AdhAra para maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA ki saMsAra kA bhautika sukha AtmA kA apanA svarUpa nahIM hai aura jo kucha AtmA kA apanA svarUpa nahIM hai, vaha AtmA kA sAdhya evaM lakSya bhI nahIM bana sakatA 1 Atma-vizuddhi hI AtmA kA apanA lakSya hai / vaha vizuddhi kyA hai ? mithyAtva Adi vikalpoM kA TUTa jAnA, naSTa ho jAnA athavA kSINa ho jAnA / eka mithyAtva ke vikalpa ke dUra hote hI, hajAroM-hajAra vikalpa apane Apa hI dUra ho jAte haiM / 56 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki jaba taka AtmA meM Atma-buddhi nahIM hogI, taba taka jIvana kI vizuddhi sambhava nahIM hai / zarIra meM Atma-buddhi honA hI sabase bar3A kleza aura sabase bar3A duHkha hai / zarIra ko AtmA samajhane vAlA vyakti apane jIvana kA kalyANa kaise kara sakatA hai ? jo vyakti apane tana meM Atma-bhAva lekara khar3A hai, hajAra varSa kI sAdhanA bhI usake jIvana meM kisI prakAra kA parivartana nahIM kara sakatI / dehAtmabhAva hI sabase duHkhada vikalpa hai, jIvana kA sabase bar3A doSa hai / jaba taka yaha hai, taba taka saMsAra ke aizvarya meM aura vizva kI vibhUti meM Asakti-bhAva avazya hI rahegA / svarga aura naraka ke raMgIna svapna bhI usake mAnasika paTala se ojhala nahIM ho sakate / svarga aura naraka ke bIca meM na jAne kitane kAla se yaha AtmA paribhramaNa kara rahA hai / vastutaH dehAtma, buddhi vAle vyakti ke mana meM mukti kI kabhI abhilASA hI jAgRta nahIM hotI / saMsAra ke bhoga aura vilAsa meM Asakta AtmA saMsAra ke bandhana ko bandhana hI nahIM samajhatA, phira usake hRdaya meM mukti kI abhilASA kaise jAgRta ho ? saMyama aura tyAga kA mUlya bhI tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba ki mithyAtva kA vikalpa TUTa cukA ho / yadi mithyAtva kA vikalpa vidyamAna hai, to tapa aura japa se kisI prakAra kA lAbha nahIM ho sakatA / AcAra kA aura saMyama kI sAdhanA kA tabhI kucha mahatva siddha ho sakatA hai, jaba ki mithyAtva kA doSa AtmA meM na rahe / AtmA ko AtmA na samajhane vAlA doSa mithyAtva hI hai / samyak dRSTi AtmA jo kucha bhI choTI-bar3I sAdhanA kara pAtA hai, vaha mokSa kA aMga bana jAtI hai / isake viparIta mithyA dRSTi AtmA kI bar3I se bar3I sAdhanA bhI pariNAma meM arthahIna hotI hai / loga kahate haiM, ki mukti kaise prApta ho ? maiM kahatA hU~, ki mukti prApta nahIM karanI hai, vaha to prApta hI hai / prApta to vaha ho jo aprApta hai, kintu jo prApta hai usakA prApta karanA kyA ? mukti kahIM bAhara meM nahIM hai, jise prApta kiyA jAe / sva svarUpa kI upalabdhi hI jaba mukti hai, aura vaha mUla pAriNAmika bhAva se svataH siddha hai hI, taba use prApta karane kA prazna hI khar3A nahIM hotA / kevala eka hI prayatna hameM karanA hai aura vaha yaha ki sva svarUpa ke AvaraNa rUpa mithyAtva ke vikalpa ko hama dUra kara deM / jaba samagra bhAva se mithyAtva kA vikalpa dUra ho jAtA hai, taba mukti kI upalabdhi meM bhI kucha vilamba nahIM hotA / yAda rakhie, mukti mA~gane se nahIM milatI / vaha koI Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti D bhautika padArtha nahIM hai, jisakI bhIkha mAMgI jA sake / sva svarUpa kA anusaMdhAna hI mukti kI sAdhanA hai aura sva svarUpa kI upalabdhi hI arthAt sAkSAtkAra hI vastutaH mukti hai / svarUpa ko prApta nahIM karanA hai, balki avyakta se vyakta karanA hai, prakaTa karanA hai / kalpanA kIjie kisI ke ghara ke A~gana meM akhUTa khajAnA gar3A ho, kintu usake jJAna ke abhAva meM vaha daridra aura kaMgAla banA rahatA hai, para jaise hI use yaha bodha ho jAe ki mere ghara ke A~gana meM akhUTa nidhi gar3I hai, taba vaha apane Apako daridra aura kaMgAla samajhane kI bhUla nahIM kara sakatA / yahI bAta AtmA ke sambandha meM bhI hai / mithyAtva ke kAraNa AtmA ke ananta jJAna, ananta darzana aura ananta sukha evaM ananta zakti kA paribodha nahIM hone pAtA / para jaise hI mithyAtva kA vikalpa dUra hotA hai, vaise hI AtmA apane Apako daridra aura bhikhArI samajhane kI bhUla chor3a detA hai / AtmA ananta guNoM kA eka mahAsAgara hai, usameM ananta nidhi hai, usa ananta nidhi ko pAne kA hamArA sahaja svabhAva hai / basa, isa sahaja bhAva ko hI hameM prakaTa karanA hai / utpanna nahIM karanA hai, balki prakaTa karanA hai / sahaja bhAva kA prakaTa ho jAnA hI, mithyAtva rUpa vikalpa kA TUTa jAnA aura naSTa ho jAnA hai / ____ maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki sAdhanA prArambha karane se pahale sAdhanA meM Ane vAle vikalpoM ke vighnoM ko dUra kara denA cAhie / kalpanA kIjie ki dhana bhI eka vikalpa hai aura puNyarUpa dharma bhI eka vikalpa hai / dharma vikalpa hai isakA artha kevala itanA hI samajhie, ki jo kucha jIvana meM amuka apekSA ke sAtha japa aura tapa, dayA, dAna Adi kiyA jAtA hai, vaha vyavahAra dharma hai, eka puNya vikalpa hai, kintu azubha nahIM, zubha vikalpa hai / dhana ke azubha vikalpa ko tor3ane ke lie tapa evaM dAna rUpa zubha vikalpa kI AvazyakatA hai / dhana kA vikalpa dharma se hI tor3A jA sakatA hai / jisa vyakti ke jIvana meM dhana hI dhana kA vikalpa rahatA hai, vaha dhana ke pIche pAgala ho jAtA hai / dhana usake jIvana meM sAdhana nahIM rahatA, balki sAdhya bana jAtA hai aura sAdhana kA sAdhya bana jAnA hI sabase burI bAta hai / dhana para niyaMtraNa karane ke lie, dharma kI AvazyakatA hai / kalpanA kIjie, kisI ke pAsa sundara kAra ho, kintu usameM breka na ho, taba vaha kAra kisa kAma kI hotI hai ? brekahIna kAra meM sadA khatarA hI banA rahatA hai / isI prakAra kisI ke pAsa sundara azva ho, kintu %3 Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti 1 usake pAsa lagAma na ho, to vaha azva apane savAra ko kahIM bhI aura kabhI bhI girA sakatA hai / jisa prakAra kAra kA Ananda lene ke lie breka kI AvazyakatA hai aura ghur3asavArI kA Ananda lene ke lie lagAma kI AvazyakatA hai, usI prakAra dhana kI Asakti para niyaMtraNa karane ke lie dharma kI AvazyakatA hai / isa sambandha meM eka pAzcAtya vicAraka ne kahA hai, ki "A man, without religion, is a horse without a bridle." isakA abhiprAya yahI hai, ki dharmahIna vyakti kI sthiti vahI hai, jo lagAma - hIna eka ghor3e kI hotI hai / jisa prakAra lagAmahIna ghor3A khataranAka hotA hai, usI prakAra dharmahIna vyakti bhI dUsare ke jIvana ke lie bhayaMkara siddha hotA hai / dUsare ke jIvana ke lie hI nahIM, balki svayaM apane jIvana ke lie bhI vaha eka bhayaMkara abhizApa hI bana jAtA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM dharmayukta dhana ko burA nahIM kahA gayA hai, kintu dharma - hIna dhana ko avazya hI jIvana-vinAzaka mAnA gayA hai / dharma ke sAtha Ane vAlA aura dharma ke sAtha hI jAne vAlA dhana jIvana ko vikRta nahIM kara sakegA / isalie dhana kI Asakti ke vikalpa ko tor3ane ke lie nyAyanIti tathA upakAra Adi dharma kI sAdhanA kA vikalpa paramAvazyaka mAnA gayA hai / azubha vikalpa ko dUra karane ke lie zubha vikalpa acchA hai, kintu nirvikalpa avasthA usase bhI bar3hakara hai / maiM Apase mokSa kI bAta kaha rahA thA / mokSa ke svarUpa ke sambandha meM maiMne Apako saMkSepa meM kucha batAyA bhI hai / vAstava meM bAta yaha hai, ki mokSa ke vAstavika svarUpa ko zabdoM meM vyakta karanA sambhava nahIM hai / vaha to eka anubhava kA viSaya hai / phira bhI darzana kI bhASA meM kahA jAe, to AtmA kA apanA mUla zuddha svarUpa hI mokSa hai / aura jo apanA svarUpa hai, kabhI naSTa nahIM ho sakatA, vaha sadA trikAlAbAdhita hotA hai / AvaraNa ke nIce gupta rahanA, alaga cIja hai / aura sarvathA abhAva kA bhAva honA alaga vastu hai / abhAva kA bhAva na kabhI huA hai, aura na kabhI hogA / isIlie maiMne kahA thA, mukti kA prApta honA kyA, anAdi se svayaM siddha apane svarUpa ko prakaTa karanA hI mukti hai / vaha svarUpa aba bhI hai, kintu ajJAta hai, aura jo aizvarya evaM vaibhava ajJAta hai, usake hote hue bhI manuSya kaMgAla hai / mujhe yahA~ para eka ghaTanA kA smaraNa ho AyA hai / eka seTha thA, vaha bahuta bar3A dhanI thA / usake ghara meM lakSmI kA manacAhA AvAsa 62 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti thA / usake bApa dAdAoM kI sampatti bhI pracura mAtrA meM usake pAsa thI, aura usane svayaM bhI khUba dhana kamAyA thA, usake pAsa bhautika vaibhava ke rUpa meM saba kucha hone para bhI vaha sukhI na thA / bAta yaha thI, ki upabhoga kI vastu to usake pAsa bahuta thI, kintu unakA upabhoktA ghara meM koI na thA / itanI bar3I sampatti hote hue bhI seTha ke koI lar3akA nahIM thA / AkhirakAra bur3hApe meM Ate-Ate santAna ke darzana hue, putra milA / putra to mila gayA, kintu bar3hate hue bur3hApe ke kAraNa svayaM rogoM se AkrAnta ho gayA / mana meM usake bar3I vedanA rahane lagI / vicAra karatA thA, ki putra milane kI khuzI bhI na manA sakA aura aba saMsAra se vidA hone kA samaya A gayA hai / bhAgya kI bAta hai, ki kucha kAla bAda hI seTha kA dehAnta ho gayA aura usake kucha dinoM bAta hI seThAnI kA bhI dehAnta ho gayA / aba ghara meM kyA bacA ? vizAla sampatti, sukha ke pracura sAdhana aura unakA upabhoktA vaha putra ratna / Apa samajhate haiM, ki dhanavAna vyakti ke sambandhI, bhale hI ve kitanI dUra ke hI kyoM na hoM, kintu nikaTatama ke bana jAte haiM / daridra vyakti ke nikaTa ke sambandhI bhI dUra ke ho jAte haiM / seTha aura seThAnI ke svargavAsa ke bAda saba sambandhI ekatrita hue aura paraspara vicAra karane lage, ki seTha ke putra kA lAlana-pAlana kisa prakAra kiyA jAe ? saba riztedAra apane Apako seTha kA nikaTatama sambandhI batAne kA prayatna kara rahe the / putra ne bhI socA, mA~ - bApa mara gaye to kyA, merI dekha-bhAla karane vAle aura bahuta se mA~-bApa paidA ho gaye haiM / seTha kA vaha putra khUba dhana kharca karane lagA aura khule hAthoM luTAne lagA / ghara kI lakSmI ke sAtha vaha khulakara khelA / yaha to Apa jAnate hI haiM, ki sabake dina samAna nahIM rahate, bhAgya - cakra ko ghUmate dera hI kyA lagatI hai / usa vizAla sampatti ko kucha to seTha ke putra ne barabAda kara diyA aura kucha riztedAroM ne chInA-jhapaTI kara lI / aba sthiti yaha ho gaI, ki dhIre-dhIre saba riztedAra khisakane lage / ghara meM raha gayA akelA seTha kA putra / ghara to vahI rahA, kintu usa ghara kI camaka-damaka saba samApta ho gaI / usa sUne ghara meM seTha kA putra akelA par3A rahatA, ghara vahI thA, kintu dhana ke abhAva meM saba sthiti badala cukI thIM / aba seTha kA putra rAta aura dina isI cintA meM lagA rahatA thA ki yaha jIvana aba kaise calegA ? yaha jIvana aba kaise apane ko isa saMsAra meM sthira rakha sakegA ? seTha ke putra 63 Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ne Aja pahalI bAra yaha anubhava kiyA, ki dhana ke sAthI saMsAra meM bahuta haiM, kintu dhana ke abhAva meM isa saMsAra meM koI bhI kisI kA nahIM hai / sampatti aura vipatti jIvana kI do sthiti haiM / ina donoM meM kyA antara hai ? bahuta kucha, aura kucha bhI nahIM / Atma-sAdhaka ke lie sampatti aura vipatti meM kucha bhI bheda nahIM hai, kintu saMsAra meM Asakta vyakti ke lie sampatti aura vipatti meM bahuta bar3A antara hai / eka kavi ne sampatti aura vipatti kI bar3I sundara paribhASA kI hai / kavi kahatA hai, ki sampatti kyA hai--"sampatti meM kAMya-kAya, vipatti meM bhAMya-bhAya / " Age kavi kahatA hai--"kAya-kAya, bhAMya-bhAMya dekhI saba duniyA / " kavi ke kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jaba kisI manuSya ke pAsa sampatti rahatI hai, taba use khAne vAle bahuta se ikaTThe ho jAte haiM aura cAroM ora bhIr3a kA kolAhala hotA rahatA hai / aura jaba usI vyakti para vipatti A jAtI hai, to saba bhAMya-bhAMya ho jAte haiM, arthAt dUra bhAga jAte haiM / saba ora sUnA-sUnA ho jAtA hai / sampatti meM khAne ke lie saba ekatrita ho jAte haiM aura vipatti meM kucha denA na par3a jAe, isa bhaya se dUra bhAga jAte haiM / basa, itanA hI antara hai sampatti aura vipatti meM / maiM Apase seTha ke putra kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jaba usake pAsa sampatti thI, taba khAne vAloM kI bhIr3a usake pAsa ekatrita ho gaI thI, aura jaba vipatti ne usake jIvana meM praveza kiyA, taba saba dUra bhAga gaye / eka dina aisA bhI AyA, ki seTha ke putra ko khAne ke lie kucha bhI na mila sakA / kisI taraha eka dina to vyatIta ho gayA, kintu dUsare dina to bhUkha ne vikarAla rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA, ghara meM kucha na thA, yaha satya hai, kintu ghara ke bAhara bhI usake lie kucha na thA / jisake lie ghara meM kucha nahIM hotA hai, use bAhara meM bhI kucha nahIM mila sakatA / seTha ke putra ke jIvana meM jahA~ pahale sarvatra sadbhAva thA, Aja vahA~ sarvatra abhAva hI abhAva dRSTigocara hotA hai / seTha ke putra ne vicAra kiyA, ki isa ghara meM par3e-par3e samasyA kA hala nahIM hai / kisI se kucha mA~gU, yaha bhI mere kula aura vaMza ke lie ucita nahIM hai / aba peTa kI jvAlA ko zAnta karane ke lie majadUrI karane ke sivAya aura dUsarA koI cArA mere pAsa nahIM hai / kintu dUsare hI kSaNa usake mana meM vicAra uThatA hai, ki isa nagara meM majadUrI karanA bhI AsAna nahIM hai / kula - 64 Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti aura vaMza kI lAja rakhanA merA parama kartavya hai / khATa para par3e-par3e vaha yaha saba kucha soca rahA thA / sahasA usakA hAtha usake gale meM par3e tAvIja para jA paDatA hai / vicAra kiyA, mere mAtA-pitA itane bar3e dhanI aura itane adhika buddhimAna the, to isameM avazya hI mere lie kucha bA~dha gaye haiM / dUsare kSaNa hI usake mana meM vicAra AyA, ki isa tAvIja meM kyA rakhA hai / yaha to baccoM ke gale meM kevala isalie DAla diyA jAtA hai, ki unheM najara na laga jAe / kintu daridra vyakti ko daridratA kI avasthA meM, kUr3e-kacar3e meM bhI dhana sampatti najara Ane lagatI hai / seTha ke putra ne vicAra kiyA, bhale hI isa tAvIja meM kucha na ho, ise khola kara dekhane meM Apatti bhI kyA hai ? tAvIja ko gale se nikAlA aura usake tA~be ke khola ko dUra kiyA, to usake andara cA~dI kA dUsarA khola nikalA, use bhI tor3A to tIsarA khola svarNa kA nikalA / seTha kA putra apane mana meM vicAra kare lagA, nizcaya hI mere pitA bar3e buddhimAna the / sambhavataH mere durdinoM ke lie hI unhoMne yaha saba kucha rakha chor3A hai / cA~dI ko aura sone ko becakara kucha dina gujArA cala sakatA hai / phira mana meM vicAra uThA, ki isa sone ke khola ko bhI tor3a karake kyoM na dekhA jAe, use bhI usane tor3a kara dekhA, ki sapheda ruI meM kucha gola-gola lipaTA huA hai / khola kara dekhA to andara se camakatA huA hIrA nikalA / aba to usakI khuzI kA koI pAra na rahA / apane pitA kI buddhimattA para usakA hRdaya zraddhA se bhara gayA / vaha apane mana meM vicAra karatA hai; ki nizcaya hI mere pitA bar3e buddhimAna the / Ane vAlI sampatti ke kucakra se uddhAra karane ke lie hI unhoMne yaha saba kucha kiyA / seTha ke putra kI bhUkha bar3hatI jA rahI thI, cA~dI, sonA aura hIrA use mila gayA thA, kintu isase bhUkha to dUra nahIM kI jA sakatI thI / bhUkha to roTI se hI dUra kI jA sakatI hai / anna se bar3hakara mAnava-jIvana meM, jIvana ko sthira rakhane ke lie anya koI sAdhana nahIM hai / isIlie bhArata ke eka RSi ne kahA hai-"annaM vai prANAH / " seTha kA putra usa hIraka kaNI ko lekara bAjAra kI ora cala par3A, bAjAra meM calate-calate use smaraNa AyA, ki isI bAjAra meM eka jauharI kA ghara hai, jo usake pitA ke ghaniSTha mitra haiM / vaha unhIM ke ghara para pahu~cA / usa jauharI ne use dekhakara pahacAna liyA aura kahA, ki Aja bahuta dinoM ke bAda Ae ho, kyA bAta hai, bahuta dubale-patale ho gaye Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ho ? pahale snAna karo aura phira tuma aura hama sAtha-sAtha bhojana kareMge / jauharI ke ina zabdoM meM eka jAdU thA, eka mAdhurya thA aura eka adbhuta AkarSaNa / usane aisA prema yA to apane pitA se pAyA thA, yA phira Aja unake mitra se pA rahA hai / seTha ke putra ko Aja eka pitA kA hRdaya milA thA / sneha-rasa se bhare zabdoM ko sunakara vaha pulakita ho uThA / Aja usane yaha anubhava kiyA; ki saMsAra meM sabhI svArthI nahIM hote haiM, kucha paramArthI bhI hote haiM / seTha ke putra ne usa jauharI se vinamra zabdoM meM kahA-"nahIM, bhojana maiM nahIM karU~gA / " bhojana kI AvazyakatA hone para bhI lajjAvaza usane inkAra kara diyA / kula aura vaMza kA abhimAna manuSya ko bhUkhe rahane ke lie bAdhya bhale hI kara de, kintu kisI ke sAmane hAtha pasArane ke lie bAdhya nahIM kara sakatA / jauharI ne usa seTha ke putra ko apanA hI putra samajha kara kahA-"are bhAI, isameM kyA bAta hai, mere lie tuma putra ke samAna ho aura pitA ke ghara putra ko khAnA khAne meM kyA Apatti ho sakatI hai ? Aja to tumheM yahA~ khAnA, khAnA hI par3egA / tuma apanI icchA se bhojana nahIM karate ho, to merI icchA se hI kara lo / mAnA ki tumheM bhUkha nahIM hai, to Aja binA bhUkha ke hI mere kahane se khAlo / " seTha kA putra lajjA se itanA abhibhUta ho cukA thA, ki usake mu~ha se eka bhI zabda nahIM nikalA aura vaha bhojana karane ke lie baiTha gayA / bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha eka zAzvata siddhAnta hai, ki ghara para Ae hue atithi kI sevA avazya karo / abhyAgata evaM atithi saMsAra kA sabase bar3A devatA hai / kama se kama jala, bhojana aura baiThane ke lie use Asana to avazya hI denA cAhie / ghara para Ae hue atithi kI sevA kA mahatva batAte hue maharSi manu ne to eka bahuta bar3I bAta kahI hai| manu kA kathana hai ki kisI ke dvAra para koI atithi Ae aura vaha Ane vAlA atithi usa gRhastha ke ghara se nirAza lauTa jAe, to vaha usa gRhastha ke puNya ke phala ko lekara lauTa jAtA hai / koI kisI ke puNya ke phala ko le sakatA hai athavA nahIM le sakatA, yaha eka tarka aura vivAda kA viSaya hai / kintu manu ke kathana kA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki ghara para Ae hue atithi kI sevA avazya karo / jaina-paramparA meM atithi-sevA kA atyadhika mahatva batAyA gayA hai / zrAvaka ke. dvAdaza vratoM meM dvAdaza vrata hai--atithi-saMvibhAga / isakA artha hai ki jo kucha tumane prApta - 6 Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti kiyA hai, usameM atithi kA bhI saMvibhAga rakho / jarA dhyAna se sunie aura par3hie, bhagavAna mahAvIra ne atithi-dAna zabda kA prayoga nahIM kiyA, balki atithi-saMvibhAga kA prayoga kiyA hai / dAna meM aura 'saMvibhAga' zabda meM bahuta bar3A antara hai / dAna meM dayA kI bhAvanA rahatI hai aura saMvibhAga meM barAbara ke adhikAra kI bhAvanA rahatI hai / kalpanA kIjie, eka pitA ke cAra putra haiM aura cAroM kA ba~TavArA ho rahA hai / pitA kI mRtyu ke bAda cAroM bhAiyoM ne pitA kI sampatti ke cAra vibhAga kara lie / cAroM ne apanA-apanA bhAga grahaNa kara liyA / to kyA cAroM ne eka dUsare ko vaha dayA se dAna diyA hai ? nahIM, ise dAna nahIM kahA jAtA, ise bhAga aura apanA adhikAra kahA jAtA hai / jaisA adhikAra apanI pitA kI sampatti meM saba bhAiyoM kA hotA hai, vaisA hI adhikAra usa atithi kA bhI samajho, jo Apake dvAra para A gayA hai / bhagavatIsUtra meM varNana AtA hai, ki zrAvaka apane ghara ke dvAra ko sadA khulA rakhate haiM / na jAne kisa samaya unake dvAra para atithi A jAe / dvAra para Ae hue atithi ko jo kucha diyA jAtA hai, use bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dAna kI saMjJA na dekara 'saMvibhAga' kahA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai.-"asaMvibhAgI na hu tassa mokkho / " jo vyakti asaMvibhAgI hai, apanI sampatti meM atithi kA saMvibhAga nahIM karatA, nizcaya hI usa vyakti kI mukti kabhI nahIM ho sakatI / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo kahA hai-vaisA hI vaidika paramparA kA eka RSi bhI kahatA hai-"adhaM sa kevalaM bhakte / " bhojana kI velA meM ghara para Ae hue atithi ko jo apane bhojana meM se kucha detA nahIM hai, vaha vyakti bhojana nahIM karatA, balki pApa kA bhakSaNa karatA hai / pAThaka samajha gaye hoMge, ki vaidika saMskRti meM aura jaina-saMskRti meM atithi-sevA kA kitanA bar3A mahatva hai / Apa apane ghara para Ae hue atithi ko kyA dete haiM, isakA koI mahatva nahIM hai / mahatva vastu kA nahIM, manuSya ke hRdaya ke bhAva kA hotA hai / yadi Apane sneha-bhare hRdaya se atithi ko sUkhe cane hI die haiM, to unakA bhI bar3A mahatva hai, aura yadi Apane bhAvanA zUnya hRdaya se atithi ko madhura pakvAnna bhI khilAyA hai, to usakA koI mahatva nahIM hai / atithi sevA meM mUlya vastu kA nahIM hotA, bhAvanA kA hI hotA hai / eka bAra jaba ki maiM dehalI meM thA / bAta bahuta purAnI hai, usa yuga kI, jaba ki deza meM svatantratA ke lie Andolana pUre vega se cala 67 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti rahA thA / yadyapi usa samaya bhArata svatantra nahIM thA, kintu bhArata ke netA apane deza kI svatantratA prApta karane ke lie prayatna kara rahe the / sImAnta gA~dhI abdula gaphphAra khA~ usa samaya dehalI meM Ae hue the / eka sajjana unheM sthAnaka meM le Ae / usa samaya upasthita sajjanoM meM atithi - sevA kA prasaMga hI cala rahA thA / bhAratIya saMskRti ke anusAra atithi sevA kA kyA mahattva hai, yaha maiM batalA rahA thA / usI saMdarbha meM sImAnta gA~dhI ne bhI apane pradeza kI eka paramparA sunAI aura kahA ki hamAre udhara garIbI bahuta hotI hai / itanI adhika garIbI hotI hai, ki idhara ke loga usakA anumAna nahIM lagA sakate / behada garIbI hone para bhI eka paThAna apane ghara para Ae hue mehamAna kI sevA karanA nahIM bhUlatA / kisI paThAna ke ghara para jaba koI mehamAna AtA hai, taba usake lie dastarakhAna lagAte haiM / usa para bhojana sAmagrI rakha dI jAtI hai, phira Upara se use eka svaccha vastra se Dhaka diyA jAtA hai / yaha saba kucha taiyArI ho jAne para mejavAna mehamAna ko bulA kara lAtA hai / mejavAna mehamAna se bhojana karane se pUrva hAtha jor3a kara kahatA hai, ki 'kRpA karake Apa isa dastarakhAna para jo sAmagrI rakhI hai, usa bhojana sAmagrI kI tarapha dhyAna mata dIjie, khudA ke lie Apa mere cehare kI ora dekhie / ' kahane kA abhiprAya yaha, ki dastarakhAna para koI sundara sAmagrI nahIM hai, vaha to eka sAdhAraNa bhojana hai, kintu mere mukha kI ora dekho, ki maiM kisa prema aura zraddhA ke bhAva se aura kisa Adara bhAva se Apake sAmane bhojana prastuta kara rahA hU~ / mere isa bhojana ko Apa mata dekhie, kintu Apa yahI dekhie ki kisa prema aura hRdaya ke kisa sneha se Apako bhojana diyA jA rahA hai / paThAna saMskRti kA nizcaya hI yaha siddhAnta bahuta U~cA hai / mejavAna ke zabdoM meM usakI iMsAniyata bolatI hai / paThAna - saMskRti bhI bhArata kI hI eka Arya saMskRti hai / dAna meM vastu nahIM dekhI jAtI / dene vAle kI bhAvanA dekhI jAtI hai / dene vAle kI bhAvanA yadi ujjvala aura pavitra hai, to alpa vastu athavA tuccha vastu kA dAna bhI mahAn phala pradAna karatA hai / isake viparIta yadi dI jAne vAlI vastu adhika mUlyavAna hai, kintu bhAvanApUrvaka nahIM dI gayI hai, to usakA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hotA / isIlie bhAratIya saMskRti meM yaha kahA gayA hai ki kisI prakAra ke satkarma ko karane se pUrva yaha dekho ki usake pIche bhAvanA kyA hai ? bhAvanA se aura madhura 68 Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti vicAra se kiyA gayA pratyeka satkarma jIvana ke utthAna aura kalyANa ke lie hotA hai / atithi-satkAra ho athavA kisI dIna anAtha kI sahAyatA ho, sarvatra bhAvanA kA hI adhika mUlya hai / maiM Apase seTha ke putra kI bAta kaha rahA thA / usake pitA ke mitra jauharI ne usako bar3e prema se bhojana karAyA aura phira bahuta hI madhura svara meM yaha pUchA-'Aja bahuta dinoM bAda idhara Ae ho, itane dinoM taka kahA~ para rahe ? kabhI-kabhI milane ke lie tumheM avazya AnA cAhie / mere ghara para Ane meM tumheM kisI bhI prakAra kA saMkoca karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / jitanA prema meM apane putra se karatA hU~, utanA hI prema maiM tumase bhI karatA hU~ / jisa prakAra eka putra ko apane pitA ke ghara para Ane meM kisI prakAra kA saMkoca nahIM hotA hai, usI prakAra tumheM bhI mere ghara para Ane meM saMkoca nahIM honA cAhie / ' seTha ke putra ne vinamra bhAva se kahA 'ApakI mujha para bar3I kRpA hai / Apake isa prema aura madhura sneha ko maiM apane jIvana meM kabhI bhUla nahIM sakU~gA / ' phira seTha ke putra ne apane jIvana kI vaha sArI kahAnI kaha sunAI, jo dhana ke abhAva meM usake jIvana meM ghaTita huI thI / seTha ke putra ne bar3e hI karuNa svara meM yaha kahA-"jaba taka dhana thA saba mujhase prema karate the, kintu aba koI bhI riztedAra mere samIpa nahIM AtA / maiM aba kisI dhandhe yA vyApAra meM laganA cAhatA hU~ / mujhe vizvAsa hai ki ApakA mArga-darzana hI mere mArga ko prazasta karegA / " yaha kaha kara seTha ke putra ne tAvIja meM se nikale hIre ko jauharI ke sAmane rakhA aura kahA ki "isake atirikta mere pAsa anya kucha sampatti nahIM hai jo kucha hai so yahI hai / isakA jo bhI mUlya ho usI ke anusAra Apa mujhe kucha dhandhA batAe~ jise maiM kara sakU~, yahI maiM Apase cAhatA hU~ / " jauharI ne bahuta hI prema bhare zabdoM meM seTha ke putra ko kahA-"kyA tumheM yaha mila gayA ? kahA~ milA tumheM yaha ? tumhAre pitA ne yaha hIrA merI dukAna se hI kharIdA thA / isakA bahuta bar3A mUlya hai aura isako kharIdane ke lie tumhAre pitA ne itanA mUlya cukAyA thA, ki maiM tumhAre sAmane usa mUlya kI bAta kahU~, to tumheM vizvAsa Ae yA nahIM, mujhe sandeha hai / maiM yaha socatA rahatA thA, ki vaha hIrA Akhira kahA~ gayA ? tuma to bacce the / tumheM to mAlUma bhI nahIM thA, ki koI hIrA bhI kharIdA gayA thA / maiMne bhI tumase carcA isalie na kI thI ki usa hIre - 66 Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti kI bAta ko sunakara tumheM mana meM adhika pIr3A hogI, kyoMki usakA patA to thA nahIM / tumhArI sArI sampatti luTa gaI to koI cintA kI bAta nahIM / yaha hIrA bacA raha gayA, yahI bahuta kucha hai, balki saba kucha hai / " seTha ke putra ne jaba tAvIja ke sambandha meM batAyA to jauharI ne kahA-"tumhAre pitA bar3e hI buddhimAna the, ki unhoMne ise tAvIja meM rakhakara tumhAre gale meM laTakA diyA, jisase kisI ko patA na cale / isase bhI adhika buddhimAnI yaha kI ki usakA sabase UparI khola tA~be kA banAyA, jisase kisI ke mana meM use dekhakara usake prati lobha bhI jAgRta na ho / " Age apanI bAta ko jArI rakhate hue jauharI ne kahA-"tuma cAho to isakA mUlya le sakate ho aura kisI bhI prakAra kA vyApAra karanA cAho, to tumheM vyApAra bhI karAyA jA sakatA hai / yaha hIrA tumhAre pAsa hai, to saba kucha tumhAre pAsa hai / " seTha ke putra ne vyApAra prArambha kiyA aura phira alpa kAla meM hI apAra dhana paidA kara liyA / kahAnI parisamApta ho gaI, kintu usake bhAva ko samajhane kA prayatna kIjie / manuSya-jIvana meM saba kucha khokara bhI yadi vyakti anta meM sa~bhala jAtA hai, aura mUla sthiti ko pA letA hai, taba bhI usakA kucha bigar3atA nahIM hai / dUsarI ora seTha ke putra ke pAsa amUlya hIrA hone para bhI vaha apane Apako nirdhana kyoM samajhane lagA thA ? isakA uttara yahI hai, ki usakA use parijJAna na thA / pAsa meM hIrA hone para bhI vaha apane Apako garIba aura asahAya samajhakara pIr3ita hotA rahA, kintu hIre kA parijJAna hote hI usakI pIr3A aura daridratA saba dUra ho gaI / pratyeka vyakti svasvarUpa kA hIrA lie hue hai, use kahIM bAhara se nahIM pAnA hai / jo kucha hai, pAsa hI hai / pAsa hI re hIre kI khAna, khojatA kahA~ use nAdAna / saMsAra meM pratyeka AtmA ke pAsa ananta caitanya rUpa zuddha svasvarUpa kA hIrA vidyamAna hai, kintu use usakA patA na hone ke kAraNa, pIr3ita aura vyathita ho jAnA par3atA hai / yadi saMsAra. AtmA ko yaha paribodha ho jAe, ki maiM dIna-hIna nahIM hU~, maiM AtmA hU~, svabhAvataH paramAtma-zakti hU~, to phira use kisI prakAra kI pIr3A aura vyathA ho hI nahIM sakatI / 70 Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalpa se vimukti saMsAra meM jitanA bhI kaSTa, duHkha evaM kleza hai, vaha saba ajJAna kA hai / ajJAna ke naSTa hote hI aura jJAna ke udaya hote hI saMsArI AtmA kI samagra pIr3A dUra ho jAtI hai / saba kucha khokara bhI yadi AtmarUpa hIre ko bacA liyA hai, to vastutaH hamArA kucha bhI nahIM bigar3A hai / isake viparIta AtmA ko bhUlakara aura saba kucha ko yAda rakha kara bhI hama naphe meM nahIM, ToTe meM hI rahate haiM / ataH maiM kahatA hU~, ki saba kucha khokara bhI yadi AtmA ko jAna liyA hai aura Atma-svarUpa ko pA liyA hai, to hamane saba kucha jana liyA hai, aura hamane saba kucha pA liyA hai / parantu yaha sthiti tabhI AyegI, jaba ki mAnava ke mana kA mithyAtva kA vikalpa dUra ho jAegA / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki AtmA meM hajAroM-hajAra prakAra ke vikalpa haiM aura una vikalpoM meM sabase bhayaMkara vikalpa hai, mithyAtva kA / jaba taka mithyAtva kA vikalpa rahegA, taba taka na AtmA kA paribodha hogA aura na paramAtmA kA hI paribodha ho sakegA / vastutaH mithyAtva rUpa vikalpa ke kAraNa hI, yaha AtmA apane svarUpa ko bhUlA huA hai / jisa dina aura jisa kSaNa apane mana ke mithyAtva rUpa vikalpa ko Apa dUra kara sakeMge, usI dina aura usI kSaNa Apako ApakA AtmarUpa hIrA mila jAegA / jise AtmA kA sAkSAtkAra ho gayA, phira paramAtmA banate bhI use kyA dera lagatI hai / yAda rakhie, Apa kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA kyoM na karate hoM, jaba taka mithyAtva kA vikalpa dUra nahIM ho jAtA hai, taba taka na zrAvaka-jIvana kI sAdhanA saphala ho sakatI hai aura na sAdhu-jIvana kI hI sAdhanA saphala ho sakatI hai / / 71 Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya jIvana eka rahasya hai / jIvana ke rahasya ko binA samajhe hama apane jIvana kI kisI bhI sAdhanA meM saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sakate / kevala sAMsa le lenA hI jIvana nahIM hai, saccA jIvana vahI hai, jo kisI uddezya ke lie jIvita rahA jAtA hai / jIvana kI paribhASA karanA bar3A kaThina hai / jIvana itanA virATa aura itanA vizAla hai, ki use zabdoM ke bandhana meM bA~dhA nahIM jA sakatA / jIvana kA rahasya aura jIvana kI paribhASA ko jitanA samajhane kA prayatna kiyA gayA hai, utanA hI aura vaha adhika gahana gahanatara hotA gayA / vAstava meM bAta yaha hai, ki jIvana ko kisI eka dRSTikoNa se dekhanA, jIvana ke prati eka bahuta bar3A anyAya hai / dekhane vAloM ne jIvana ko jitane dRSTikoNa se dekhA hai, utane hI rUpoM meM jIvana kA svarUpa prakaTa huA hai / dekhane vAle kI jaisI dRSTi rahI, usake jIvana kA vaisA hI svarUpa bana gayA / jIvana ke viSaya meM prAcIna sAhitya meM vividha mantavya upalabdha hote haiM / kisI ne jIvana ko prajJAmaya kahA hai, kisI ne jIvana ko prANamaya kahA hai, kisI ne jIvana ko bhautika kahA hai aura kisI ne jIvana ko adhyAtma kahA hai / kucha bhI ho, ukta kathana jIvana ke eka-eka aMza ko lekara hI pravRtta hue haiM / jIvana ke sarvAMgINa vicAra ko lekara calane vAlA inameM se eka bhI vicAra nahIM hai / jIvana ko ekAnta bhautika samajhanA bhUla hai aura jIvana ko ekAnta adhyAtma samajhanA, yaha bhI bhUla hai / jIvana meM kucha aisA bhAga hai, jo pratikSaNa badalatA rahatA hai, aura jIvana meM kucha aisA bhAga bhI hai, jo kabhI badalatA nahIM, zAzvata rahatA hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jIvana kucha bhautika bhI hai aura jIvana kucha AdhyAtmika bhI hai / isa dRSTi se maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki jIvana-rahasya ko samajhanA sarala evaM AsAna nahIM hai / jIvana eka zakti hai, jIvana eka AsthA hai aura jIvana eka abhivyakti hai, usa amara tattva kI, jise zAstrakAra vividha nAmoM se sambodhita karate haiM / jIvana ko samajhanA sabase bar3I kalA hai / isa kalA ko jisane samajha liyA, vastutaH jIvana kA rahasya usI ne prApta kiyA hai / manuSya kA jIvana do bhAgoM meM vibhakta hotA hai--antaraGga aura 72 Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya bahiraGga / bahiraGga jIvana antaraMga jIvana se prabhAvita hotA hai / bahiraMga jIvana kA prabhAva bhI antaraMga jIvana para par3atA hai / vicAra hI AcAra banatA hai aura phira AcAra hI vicAra bana jAtA hai / vicAra aura AcAra kA samanvaya karanA, yahI jIvana kA sabase bar3A rahasya hai / bAta yaha hai, ki jaba hama jIvana ke sambandha meM vicAra karate haiM, taba hameM aisA pratIta hotA hai, ki hamane jIvana ko samajha liyA hai, kintu jIvana ko samajhanA AsAna kAma nahIM hai / bhAratIya sAhitya meM aura bhAratIya saMskRti meM jIvana ke sambandha meM jo kucha kahA gayA hai, usase aisA pratIta hotA hai, ki jIvana ko jitanI gaharAI se dekhA jAtA hai, jIvana utanA hI adhika gaharA ho jAtA hai / yoga darzana meM batAyA gayA hai, ki jIvana vahI hai, jaisA hama usake sambandha meM socate haiM aura vicAra karate haiM / vyakti jaisA socatA hai, usake sAmane vaisA hI saMsAra Akara khar3A ho jAtA hai / yoga-darzana ke anusAra jIvana aura jagata mana kI vRttiyoM kA khela hai bhArata ke anya vicArakoM ne bhI jIvana ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha kahA hai aura bahuta kucha likhA hai / usa sabako yahA~ para kahane kA na prasaMga hai aura na AvazyakatA hI hai / hameM yahA~ para yaha vicAra karanA hai, ki jo kucha aura jaisA kucha jIvana hameM milA hai, usakA upayoga evaM prayoga kisa prakAra kiyA jAe, jisase ki hama apane jIvana ke lakSya ko alpa zrama se zIghra prApta karane meM saphala ho sakeM / / jaina- darzana ke anusAra jIvana kI saphalatA AcAra, saMyama aura cAritra ke pAlana meM hI hai / jaina darzana meM aura vizeSataH jaina Agama granthoM meM sarvatra yahI kahA gayA hai, ki saMyama aura cAritra hI jIvana kI mUla zakti hai / cAritra kI arthAt saMyama kI jaba vyAkhyA evaM paribhASA hone lagI, taba unhoMne kahA, ki usake do rUpa haiM-- eka rUpa vaha hai, jo hameM bAhara meM dikhAI detA hai / eka vyakti sAmAyika karatA hai, dUsarA vyakti tapasyA karatA hai, tIsarA vyakti dAna karatA hai / isa prakAra aneka prakAra ke kriyA - kANDa jo bAhara meM hameM dikhalAI dete haiM, ve kahA~ se dikhAI dete haiM ? indriyoM se dikhAI dete haiM, yadi yaha kahA jAe, to prazna yaha hai, ki A~kheM kahA~ taka pahu~ca pAtI haiM, A~khoM kI dekhane kI tAkata kitanI dUra taka hai ? isa sambandha meM kahA gayA hai, ki indriyA~ kevala mUrta dravyoM taka hI jA sakatI haiM, amUrta dravyoM ko nahIM pakar3a sakatIM / indriyoM kI sattA hai, mUrta taka / mUrta kA artha hai, jisameM rUpa hai, jisameM rasa 73 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hai, jisameM gandha hai aura jisameM sparza hai / jaina paribhASA ke anusAra jisameM ye cAroM cIjeM mileM use mUrta evaM pudgala kahA jAtA hai / isa pudgala ko grahaNa karanA, yahIM taka indriyoM kI zakti hai / ina jar3a pudgaloM taka hI indriyoM kI gati hai, unake Age taka indriyoM kI pahu~ca nahIM hai / hama jo kucha dekhate haiM, vaha bhI pudgala hai / hama jo kucha sunate haiM vaha bhI pudgala hai / hama jo kucha cakhate haiM, vaha bhI pudgala hai / hama jo kucha sUMghate haiM, vaha bhI pudgala hai aura hama jo kucha chUte haiM, vaha bhI pudgala hai / isa prakAra indriyoM ke dvArA jo kucha grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha saba pudgala hai, vaha saba mUrta hai / indriyA~ mUrta ko hI grahaNa kara sakatI haiM, amUrta ko dekhane kI zakti kisI bhI indriya meM nahIM hai / hamArI sAdhanA ke jitane bhI bAhya upakaraNa haiM--Asana, vastra athavA mAlA Adi, ye saba mUrta haiM / ye saba pudgalamaya haiM / ina sabase pare eka zakti hai, jise AtmA evaM jIva kahA jAtA hai / vaha AtmA athavA caitanya zakti isa tana se, isa mana se aura ina indriyoM se vilakSaNa hai / tana, mana aura indriya ye saba pudgalamaya haiM, kintu ina sabase vilakSaNa AtmA evaM caitanya zakti amUrta hai / isa amUrta caitanya ko hI adhyAtma-tatva kahA jAtA hai / maiMne Apase abhI kahA thA, ki hamAre jIvana ke do rUpa haiM, eka vaha jise hama indriya ke dvArA pakar3a sakate haiM / bAhya nAma aura rUpAtmaka jitanA bhI jagata hai, vaha saba pudgalamaya hone ke kAraNa indriya-grAhI ho sakatA hai, kintu AtmA evaM caitanya zakti jIvana kA eka vaha rUpa hai, jisakA anubhava to kiyA jA sakatA hai, kintu jise indriyoM athavA mana ke dvArA pakar3A nahIM jA sakatA / isIlie isa zakti ko indriyAtIta avasthA kahate haiM / AtmA eka vaha tatva hai, jo samasta indriyoM se atIta hai, aura to kyA, manuSya ke mana se bhI atIta hai / aba prazna yaha hai, ki zAstra meM jise saMyama athavA cAritra kahA gayA hai, vaha mUrta hai athavA amUrta hai ? jaina darzana ke anusAra cAritra do prakAra kA hai--dravya-cAritra aura bhAva-cAritra / dravya-cAritra, cAritra ke bAhya upakaraNoM ko kahate haiM, kintu bhAva-cAritra to AtmA kA hI eka pariNAma hai athavA AtmA kA eka guNa hai / AtmA kA pariNAma kaheM athavA guNa kaheM, bAta eka hI hai / AtmA kA guNa athavA AtmA kA pariNAma amUrta hI ho sakatA hai, mUrta nahIM / kyoMki AtmA svayaM amUrta hai, to amUrta ke guNa bhI amUrta hI hoMge, mUrta nahIM / jisa prakAra darzana AtmA kA 74 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya - guNa hai, jJAna AtmA kA guNa hai, usI prakAra cAritra bhI AtmA kA guNa hai / cAritra AtmA kA eka vaha guNa hai, jise indriyA~ grahaNa kara nahIM sakatIM aura mana bhI jise pakar3a nahIM sakatA / maiMne Apase abhI kahA thA, ki jo padArtha svayaM amUrta hai, usakA guNa bhI amUrta hI hogA / yaha kabhI nahIM ho sakatA, ki guNI svayaM to amUrta rahe aura usakA guNa mUrta bana jAe / AtmA jaba svayaM amUrta hai, to usake ananta guNa bhI amUrta hI haiM / kucha vicAraka haiM, jo AtmA ke darzana evaM jJAna Adi guNoM ko to amUrta mAnate haiM, kintu cAritra ko ve mUrta kahate haiM / kevala isa AdhAra para, ki vaha kriyAtmaka hotA hai, kintu kriyAtmaka hone mAtra se hI koI vastu mUrta nahIM bana jAtI hai / cAritra bhI jaba AtmA kA guNa hai, taba vaha mUrta kaise ho sakatA hai ? AtmA kA guNa bhI kahanA aura mUrta bhI kahanA, yaha tarka saMgata nahIM hai / ___ maiM samajhatA hU~, merA abhiprAya Apane samajha liyA hogA, sAtha meM Apane yaha bhI samajhA hogA, ki saMyama aura cAritra kA kyA svarUpa hai ? yaha AtmA kA nija guNa hai, ataH indriyoM kI pakar3a meM nahIM A sakatA / cAritra anubhUti kA viSaya hai, kyoMki vaha Atma-rUpa hai / maiMne Apase abhI yaha kahA thA, ki hamAre jIvana ke do rUpa hai-eka bAhya aura dUsarA antaraMga / bAhya rUpa kriyA - kANDa hai, isalie vaha dikhalAI par3atA hai / dharma ke upakaraNa pudgalamaya haiM, isalie unheM indriyoM ke dvArA grahaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai / bAhya sAdhana antaraMga ko jAnane meM nimitta banatA hai, yaha satya hote hue bhI, yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA, ki bAhya rUpa hI antaraMga rUpa bana jAtA hai / dravya cAritra, bhAva-cAritra kA sAdhana hai, kintu adhyAtma sAdhanA kA sAdhya eka mAtra bhAva-cAritra hI hai / saMyama aura cAritra kyA hai ? isakI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA gayA hai, ki AtmA kA jo antarmukha rahane kA svabhAva hai, vastutaH vahI saMyama evaM cAritra hai / svayaM kA svayaM meM ramaNa karanA, yahI bhAva-cAritra hai / apane Apa meM tanmaya ho jAnA, svayaM kA svayaM meM lIna ho jAnA, nija kA nija meM ramaNa karanA adhyAtma-dRSTi se yahI saMyama hai aura yahI cAritra hai / AtmA kI antarmukhI avasthA hI saMyama hai, kyoMki isameM viSayAbhimukhI indriyoM ko sameTa kara aura viSayAbhimukhI mana kA nirodha karake, sva svarUpa kI upalabdhi kA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai / sva svarUpa kI upalabdhi kA prayatna hI, cAritra evaM saMyama hai / vastutaH rAga aura Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti dveSa hI hamAre citta ko vikSubdha banAte haiM / rAga-dveSa ke vazIbhUta hokara jaba citta vikSubdha ho jAtA hai, taba vaha AtmamukhI na hokara indriyamukhI bana jAtA hai / isI ko asaMyama athavA acAritra kahA jAtA hai / apane nija svabhAva meM sthira rahanA, saMyama hai aura bAhya padArthoM meM saMlagna rahanA, jo bAhya padArtha apane nahIM hai, unheM apanA samajhakara unakA mamatA meM ba~dhanA hI sabase bar3A asaMyama hai / yaha asaMyama jJAna svarUpa AtmA kA apanA svabhAva kabhI nahIM ho sakatA / maiM Apase saMyama aura cAritra kI bAta kaha rahA thA / cAritra AtmA kA nija guNa hai, kintu jaba cAritra meM rAga aura dveSa kA aMza mila jAtA hai, taba vaha bandhana kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai / vicAra kIjie, ki Apa kahIM jA rahe haiM, Apake mArga meM phUloM kA eka bAga A gayA, bAga meM raMga-biraMge phUla haiM, jinakI mahaka dUra se hI manuSya ko apanI ora AkarSita kara letI hai, A~khoM se Apa phUloM ke raMga ko dekha rahe haiM aura nAka se unakI mahaka kA Ananda le rahe haiM, abhiprAya yaha hai, ki Apa eka aise vAtAvaraNa meM pahu~ca gaye, jise Apa bahuta pasanda karate haiM / eka se eka sundara phUla ko dekhakara Apa prasanna ho jAte haiM / ApakI manovRtti itanI adhika caMcala ho uThatI hai, ki Apa saba kucha bhUlakara apane Apako usI vAtAvaraNa meM tallIna kara lete haiM / usa bAga ke prati Apake mana meM eka prakAra kA lagAva utpanna ho gayA, jise zAstrIya bhASA meM rAga kahA jAtA hai / usa rAga-raMga meM Apa itane adhika masta ho gaye, ki Apa apanI yAtrA ko bhUla gaye, apane kartavya ko bhUla gaye, sambhavataH kisI rogI kI sevA karanA Apake lie Avazyaka thA, use bhI Apa bhUla gaye, yaha saba kyA hai ? yaha rAga-bhAva hai / jisa samaya manuSya ke hRdaya meM rAga kA udaya hotA hai, usa samaya vaha saba kucha bhUla baiThatA hai / use yaha smaraNa bhI nahIM rahatA hai, ki maiM kahA~ para hU~ aura merA kyA karttavya hai ? bAga meM pahu~cakara Apake hRdaya meM jisa rAga-bhAva kA udaya huA thA, usase Apa kevala apanI yAtrA hI nahIM bhUle, balki anya aneka anartha bhI usase paidA ho gaye / Apane apanI mana pasanda kA eka phUla tor3a liyA, yadyapi Apa yaha bhalI-bhA~ti jAnate haiM, ki phUla tor3anA manA hai, phira bhI Apa rAga ke vazIbhUta hokara apane mana pasanda phUla tor3a lete haiM / rAga-bhAva ke kAraNa bAga ke svAmI ke Adeza kA bhaMga karanA par3A aura phUla kI corI karanI par3I / jahA~ rAga hotA hai, vahA~ 76 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya eka pApa nahIM, aneka pApa ekatra ho jAte haiM / sabase pahale rAga ne ApakI yAtrA sthagita kI, phira karttavya kA vismaraNa karAyA, Adeza kA bhaMga karAyA aura anta meM corI karane ke lie bhI Apako bAdhya kara diyA / jisa samaya taka Apake hRdaya meM rAga bhAva nahIM thA, Apa bar3e Ananda se yAtrA kara rahe the aura apane lakSya kI ora Age bar3ha rahe the, kintu rAga-bhAva ke Ate hI pathabhraSTa ho gaye / rAgabhAva ke udreka se manuSya kI jJAna - zakti evaM viveka zakti kuNThita ho jAtI hai / kaSAya bhAva ke vazIbhUta hokara yaha AtmA bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara pApa ko karane ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai / pApAcAra aura bhraSTAcAra ko bhI vaha apanA karttavya samajhane lagatA hai, yahI rAgI AtmA kI sabase bhayaMkara bhUla hai 1 jisa samaya AtmA rAgAndha ho jAtA hai, usa samaya A~kheM hote hue bhI vaha kucha dekha nahIM pAtA aura kAna hote hue bhI vaha kucha suna nahIM pAtA / indriyA~ apane-apane viSaya ko grahaNa kareM, yahA~ taka kisI prakAra kA pApa nahIM hai, parantu jaba mana usameM rAga-dveSa kI vRtti utpanna kara detA hai, taba AtmA bandhana baddha ho jAtA hai / prazna kiyA jA sakatA hai, ki rAga kahA~ se AyA ? rAga kahIM bAhara se nahIM AyA, vaha to antara meM prasupta par3A thA, nimitta milate hI prabuddha ho uThA / jisa samaya mana ke sarovara meM rAga kI taraMgeM utpanna ho jAtI haiM, usa samaya AtmA apane svarUpa meM sthira nahIM raha pAtA / vaha indriyoM aura mana kI vRtti meM rama jAtA hai / apane svarUpa ko bhUla kara jisa samaya AtmA vibhAva- dazA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai, usa samaya vaha apanI indriyoM kA aura mana kI svAmI na rahakara dAsa bana jAtA hai / bAhya padArtha meM AtmA ko bA~dhane kI zakti nahIM hai, AtmA kA rAga aura AtmA kA dveSa hI use bA~dhatA hai / karma-bandha kyA hai ? yaha bhI eka prazna hai, jisakA samaya - samaya para tatva - cintakoM ne uttara diyA hai / karma kA bandha binA rAga aura dveSa ke nahIM hotA hai / jaina darzana ke anusAra rAga-dveSa hI karma - bandha ke mUla kAraNa haiM / rAga aura dveSa ho, para karma-bandha na ho, yaha kabhI sambhava hI nahIM hai / kAraNa ke hone para kArya avazya hI hotA hai / isake viparIta yadi rAga aura dveSa nahIM haiM, taba Apa kahIM para bhI raheM aura kahIM para bhI jAe~, Apako karma kA bandhana nahIM ho sakatA / jaina darzana meM karma ke ATha bheda mAne gaye haiM jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanAvaraNIya, vedanIya, mohanIya, AyuSya, nAma, gotra aura antarAya / ye 77 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ATha karma haiM jo pratikSaNa AtmA ke sAtha sambaddha rahate haiM / isa aSTa-vidha karma kA mUla kAraNa rAga aura dveSa hI hai / ina ATha karmoM meM sarvAdhika prabala evaM bhayaMkara mohanIya karma hai / mohanIya karma se hI rAga-dveSa kI utpatti hotI hai / mohanIya karma ke atirikta zeSa jitane karma haiM, ve svayaM bandhana hote hue bhI AtmA ko bandhana meM nahIM DAlate haiM / ye bhogya karma haiM, bhaviSya ke lie bandhaka karma nahIM hai / bandhaka karma kevala eka moha hai / moha ke sAtha hI anya karma bhI zakti-zIla rahate haiM / mohanIya karma kA abhAva hote hI, zeSa karma bhI zakti-hIna bana jAte haiM / mohanIya karma kA abhAva hote hI usake antarmuhUrta bAda hI jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa aura antarAya karma kA bhI abhAva ho jAtA hai / phira cAra aghAtI karma hI zeSa raha jAte haiM, jinakA prabhAva AtmA para nahIM par3atA / karma-zAstra ke isa siddhAnta ke anusAra AtmA ko bandhana meM DAlane vAlA karma mohanIya karma hI hai / mohanIya karma ke kAraNa hI AtmA kI saMyama zakti evaM AtmA kI darzana zakti para AvaraNa AtA hai / mohanIya karma ke kAraNa hI AtmA kI anya zaktiyA~ kuNThita ho jAtI haiM / isakA artha itanA hI hai, ki sukha meM sukha-buddhi aura duHkha meM duHkha-buddhi bhI rAga aura dveSa ke kAraNa hI hotI hai / mohanIya karma sabase adhika prabala karma mAnA jAtA hai / maiM Apase karma-bandhana kI bAta kaha rahA thA / AtmA ko bandhana meM DAlane vAlA kauna sA karma hai ? kyA jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa aura antarAya karma AtmA ko bandhana meM DAlatA hai ? nahIM, ina karmoM meM AtmA ko karma-bandhana meM DAlane kI zakti nahIM hai / kalpanA kIjie, Apake sAmane eka aisA grantha hai, jise abhI taka Apane par3hA nahIM hai / jisa grantha kA Apane adhyayana kiyA hai, usa grantha kA jJAna to Apake pAsa hai, kintu jisa grantha kA abhI taka Apane adhyayana nahIM kiyA, usa grantha kA ajJAna bhI Apake pAsa hai, kintu itane mAtra se hI Apa bandhana meM nahIM par3a jAte / jaba taka usa ajJAna ke sAtha rAga aura dveSa nahIM hogA, taba taka vaha ajJAna Apako bAMdha nahIM sakatA / eka vyakti andhA hai, use vastu ke rUpa kA jJAna nahIM hotA hai / kyA vaha rUpa jJAna ke na hone se koI nayA karma bAMdha rahA hai ? isI prakAra baharA vyakti bhI kevala zabda zravaNa ke abhAva meM karma-bandhana nahIM karatA hai / yahI bAta darzana aura antarAya - - 75 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya ke sambandha meM hai / kalpanA kIjie, antarAya karma-vaza kisI vastu kI prApti nahIM hai, kyA itane se koI nayA karma ba~dhatA hai ? kisI vastu ke milane para Apako sukha hotA hai, aura kisI vastu ke milane para Apako duHkha hotA hai / sukha aura duHkha kyA haiM ? sukha aura duHkha vedanIya karma kA phala hI to hai / sukha Ane para bhI yadi Apake mana meM samabhAva banA rahatA hai, aura du:kha Ane para bhI Apake mana meM akSobha bhAva banA rahatA hai, taba Apako kisI bhI prakAra kA bandhana nahIM ho sakatA / parantu jaba lAbha aura alAbha tathA sukha aura duHkha ke sAtha rAga aura dveSa kA sambandha jor3a diyA jAtA hai, taba ye saba Apako bAMdha sakate haiM / yahI bAta AyuSya karma, nAma karma aura gotra karma ke sambandha meM bhI kahI jA sakatI hai / yaha to satya hai, ki karma kA bhoga avazya bhoganA par3atA hai / kintu samabhAva ke sAtha bhogane para karma kA kSaya ho jAtA hai aura viSama bhAva ke sAtha bhogane para karma kA navIna bandha ho jAtA hai / bhoga avazyaMbhAvI avazya hai, kintu bhoga ko bhogane kI bhI eka kalA hai / vaha kalA hai, ekamAtra samatva-yoga / duHkha Ane para vyAkula mata bano aura sukha Ane para ahaMkAra mata karo / isI siddhAnta ko samatva-yoga kahA gayA hai / jaba taka jIvana meM samatva-yoga nahIM AyegA, karma kI paramparA kA anta bhI taba taka nahIM A sakegA / mithyA dRSTi kA bhoga bandha ke lie hotA hai aura samyak dRSTi kA bhoga nirjarA kA hetu banatA hai / isa kathana kA yahI rahasya hai, ki samyaka dRSTi AtmA samatva-yoga kI sAdhanA meM apane jIvana ko santulita rakhane kA prayatna karatA hai / ataH jitanA-jitanA vaha samatva-yoga sAdha pAtA hai, utanA-utanA karma-bandha se pare hotA jAtA hai / mere kathana kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki ATha karmoM meM se zeSa sAta karma bandhana ke hetu tabhI hote haiM, jaba ki bhoga kAla meM mohanIya karma kA unake sAtha yoga rahatA hai / maiM Apase mohanIya karma ke sambandha meM kaha rahA thA, ki ATha karmoM meM se yaha sabase prabala karma hai / moha AtmA kA vibhAva hai, jisake kAraNa AtmA apane svabhAva meM sthira nahIM raha pAtA / saMsAra ke pratyeka nimna bhUmikA ke jIvanoM meM manda athavA tIvra rUpa meM moha sattA avazya hI rahatI hai / eka bhI saMsArI Akula AtmA aisA nahIM hai, jisameM moha 76 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'samAja aura saMskRti na ho / jaba AtmA meM se moha kA sarvathA abhAva ho jAtA hai; usa samaya para AtmA ko vItarAga athavA jina kahA jAtA hai / AtmA kI yaha vizuddha sthiti hai / parantu jaba taka moha kI sattA vidyamAna hai, taba taka yaha AtmA rAgI kahalAtA hai, baddha kahA jAtA hai / saMsArI avasthA meM kyA aisI bhI dazA ho sakatI hai, jaba ki AtmA meM moha kSobha na rahatA ho / jaina darzana ke anusAra ekAdaza Adi agrima guNa-sthAnoM meM hI yaha sthiti AtI hai / prathama guNa sthAna se lekara dazama guNa sthAna taka kisI na kisI rUpa meM moha kI sattA rahatI hI hai / jisa prakAra eka vyakti madirA-pAna karake be-bhAna ho jAtA hai, use apane svarUpa kA parijJAna nahIM rahatA, usI prakAra moha ke kAraNa yaha AtmA be-bhAna ho jAtA hai, apane svarUpa ko bhUla jAtA hai / sAdhaka kI adhyAtma-sAdhanA kA lakSya hai, moha para vijaya prApta karanA aura rAga evaM dveSa ko jItanA / jIvana kI pavitratA tabhI sthira raha sakatI hai, jaba ki moha kSINa ho jAe athavA upazAnta ho jAe / jaba taka mohanIya karma kA pUrNarUpeNa udayabhAva rahatA hai, taba taka AtmA na apane svarUpa meM rahatA hai aura na kisI prakAra ke cAritra evaM saMyama kA hI pAlana kara sakatA hai / cAritra mohanIya karma ke udaya se cAritra bhI acAritra bana jAtA hai, saMyama bhI asaMyama ho jAtA hai / cAritra aura saMyama kI ArAdhanA tIna sthiti meM hI kI jA sakatI hai--eka to taba, jaba ki mohanIya karma upazAnta rahe, dUsarI taba, jaba ki mohanIya karma kA kSayopazama rahe / tIsarI taba, jaba ki cAritramoha kA pUrNarUpeNa kSaya ho jAtA hai / mohanIya karma kA sarvathA abhAva hone para sAdhaka ke jIvana meM jo saMyama sthiti AtI hai, vaha to parama pavitra hotI hai, sarvathA vizuddha hotI hai / rAga kA janma moha se hI hotA hai, rAga svayaM moha rUpa hI hotA hai, yaha satya hai, phira bhI itanA to avazya kahanA hI par3egA ki rAga ke do bheda haiM-prazasta rAga aura aprazasta rAga athavA zubha rAga aura azubha rAga / yadyapi donoM hI prakAra kA rAga tyAjya hai, phira bhI yaha to mAnanA hI par3egA, ki aprazasta rAga kI apekSA prazasta rAga acchA hotA hai / azubha rAga kI apekSA zubha rAga kucha acchA hotA hai / prazasta rAga kyA hai evaM zubha rAga kyA hai ? isa prazna ke uttara meM kahA gayA hai, ki bhagavAna kI bhakti karanA, guru Adi kI sevA karanA, yaha bhI Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya eka prakAra kA rAga to avazya hai, kintu prazasta rAga hai / patnI kA apane pati ke prati jo pativratA bhAva mUlaka prItibhAva hai, athavA pati kA apanI patnI ke prati jo eka patnIvrata rUpa svadAra-santoSAtmaka prIti-bhAva hai, vaha bhI rAga hI hai, kintu phira bhI use prazasta evaM zubha mAnA gayA hai, kyoMki pati aura patnI donoM meM eka-dUsare ke prati sadabhAvanA svarUpa karttavya buddhi rahatI hai / yadi isa karttavya-buddhi ko bhulA diyA jAe, aura una donoM meM ekamAtra vAsanA kA sambandha hI raha jAe, taba una donoM kA vaha praNayabhAva prazasta evaM zubha rAga na hokara, aprazasta aura azubha rAga hI rahegA / patnI ko vAsanA kA kendra svIkAra karanA eka bhayaMkara bhUla hai aura yahI patana kA eka mAtra kAraNa hai / karttavya-niSThA aura karttavya-bhAvanA hI una donoM ke jIvana ko pavitra banAtI hai / pati aura patnI ke madhya jo praNaya evaM prema sambandha hotA hai, use zubha aura azubha banAnA, una donoM kI kartavya aura vyabhicArI bhAvanA para nirbhara karatA hai / patnI aura pati kA prema-sambandha, jaba deha se Upara uThakara karttavya koTi para pahu~catA hai, taba vaha itanA gahana aura itanA gambhIra mAnA gayA hai, ki usake ujjvala udAharaNa saMsAra meM kartavya kA prakAza vikIrNa karate haiM / patnI aura pati zarIra se bhinna hote hue bhI bhAvanA aura vicAra se donoM meM tAdAtmya rahatA hai / isalie bhAratIya sAhitya meM ukta zabdoM ke pUrva dharma zabda kA prayoga kara unheM dharma-patnI aura dharma-pati kahA gayA hai / rAma kA sItA ke prati jo prema thA athavA sItA kA rAma ke prati jo prema thA, use hama pavitratama prema kahate haiM / AdhyAtma zAstra kI bhASA meM use hama zubha rAga aura prazasta rAga kahate haiM / una donoM kA prema evaM praNaya zArIrika vAsanA para hI AdhArita nahIM thA, balki niSThA aura kartavya para bhI AdhArita thA / yadi sItA meM kartavya buddhi na hotI aura apane pati ke prati usake mana meM prazasta rAga na hotA, to vaha kabhI bhI ayodhyA ke rAja-prAsAdoM ke sukhoM ko chor3akara vikaTa vana ke bhayaMkara duHkhoM ko uThAne kyoM jAtI ? use itanA to patA thA hI, ki rAjamahala chor3ate hI jIvana duHkhamaya bana jAegA ? kintu sItA ke mana meM rAma ke prati jo prazasta rAga evaM pavitra prema thA, usI ke kAraNa usane rAjamahala ke sukhada bhogoM ko ThukarAkara, vikaTa vana - Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ke ka~TIle patha para apane komala caraNa rakhe / rAvaNa ke yahA~ svarNa laMkA meM bhI vaibhava kI kyA kamI thI ? rAvaNa svayaM bhI apane yuga kA eka ati sundara rAjA thA / yadi sItA kA prema bhoga-mUlaka hI hotA, to vyartha hI vaha kyoM saMgharSa karatI ? aura kyoM rAma ke lie kaSTa jhelatI ? satya harizcandra aura mahArAnI tArA ke jIvana kI gAthA bhI hameM isI niSkarSa para pahu~cAtI hai / jahA~ zubha rAga, prazasta rAga evaM pavitra prema hotA hai, vahA~ para duHkha bhI sukha bana jAtA hai ? pratikUlatA bhI anukUlatA bana jAtI hai aura asuvidhA bhI suvidhA bana jAtI hai / rAjA harizcandra ke apane samagra rAja ko dAna kara dene para jo kucha mahArAnI tArA ne kahA, usameM bhArata kI saMskRti kA mUla svara jhaMkRta hotA hai / mahArAnI sItA aura tArA ne isI taraMga meM kabhI kahA thA-"nAtha ! merA rAjya vahI hai, jahA~ Apa rahate haiM / ApakI sevA meM rahakara vikaTa vana bhI mere lie sukhada sAmrAjya hai aura Apake abhAva meM yaha vizAla ayodhyA rAjya bhI mere lie zUnya vana hai / " niHsandeha pati aura patnI kA yaha advaita bhAva hI usakI pavitratA kA, prazastatA kA aura usakI zubhatA kA eka mAtra AdhAra hai, eka mAtra Azraya hai aura eka mAtra avalambana hai / maiM Apase prazasta rAga aura zubha rAga kI carcA kara rahA thA / rAga zubha bhI ho sakatA hai aura azubha bhI ho sakatA hai / rAga prazasta bhI ho sakatA hai aura aprazasta bhI ho sakatA hai, parantu rAga kabhI bhI zuddha nahIM ho sakatA / saMsAra ke jitane bhI rAgAtmaka sambandha haiM, unameM zubha yA azubha rAga hI ho sakatA hai, kintu zuddha rAga nahIM ho sakatA / mAtA aura putrI meM tathA pitA aura putra meM, jisa pavitra prema kI parikalpanA kI gaI hai, use bhI sevA bhAvanA ke rUpa meM zubha kahA jA sakatA hai, kintu zuddha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / isI AdhAra para maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki rAga ke do hI rUpa hote haiM. zubha aura azubha / rAga kabhI zuddha nahIM hotA, kyoMki rAga bandha kA kAraNa hotA hai, yadi zubha rAga hai, to vaha bhI bandha kA kAraNa hai aura yadi azubha rAga hai, to vaha bhI bandha kA kAraNa hai / zubha aura azubha donoM avasthAoM meM hI AtmA kA bandha hotA hai, kintu jahA~ zuddha avasthA hai vahA~ bandha nahIM hotA / jahA~ zuddha avasthA hotI hai, vahA~ karmoM kA bandha nahIM hotA, balki nirjarA hotI hai / maiM Apase moha kI bAta kaha rahA thA / moha zubha ho sakatA hai, Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya azubha ho sakatA hai, prazasta ho sakatA hai aura aprazasta ho sakatA hai, kintu kabhI bhI zuddha nahIM ho sakatA / zubha aura azubha ke udaya se hI bandha hotA hai / zubha ke udaya se bandha bhI zubha hotA hai aura azubha ke udaya se bandha bhI azubha hotA hai, kintu jitane-jitane aMza meM zubha yA azubha kA udaya rahatA hai, utane-utane aMza meM karma kA zubha yA azubha bandha avazya rahatA hai / AtmA kI sarvathA zuddha avasthA tabhI sambhava hai, jaba ki mohanIya karma kA sarvathA kSaya ho jAe / zuddha avasthA hI sAdhaka kI sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya hai aura vaha zuddha avasthA binA samatva-yoga ke AtI nahIM hai / loga yaha kahate haiM, ki dharma kahA~ hai aura adharma kahA~ hai ? dharma saMsAra kI kisI bhI vastu-vizeSa meM nahIM rahatA hai / dharma rahatA hai, viveka meM / saMsAra meM kadama-kadama para dharma hai aura saMsAra meM kadama-kadama para adharma bhI hai / manuSya kI pratyeka ceSTA meM puNya kI dhArA, pApa kI dhArA aura dharma kI dhArA pravAhita ho sakatI hai / AvazyakatA kevala isa bAta kI hai ki yaha viveka rakhA jAe, ki hama kisa kArya ko kisa prakAra kara rahe haiM ? saMsAra meM saba kucha prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / dhana, vaibhava, bhoga, vilAsa, pUjA aura pratiSThA, inakA milanA kaThina nahIM hai / AtmA ko ye ananta bAra mile haiM aura ananta bAra mila sakate haiM / eka viveka hI aisA tatva hai, jo AtmA ko AsAnI se nahIM mila sakatA / viveka prApta ho jAne para phira yaha AtmA karma-bandhana se zIghra hI chuTakArA prApta kara sakatA hai / kucha loga yaha vicAra karate haiM, ki sAdhu jIvana kI dhArA zuddha pavitra dhArA hai, kintu maiM yaha kahatA hU~, ki sAdhu jIvana meM bhI yadi rAga aura dveSa vidyamAna haiM, to usakA jIvana bhI zubha aura azubha dhArAoM meM vibhakta ho sakatA hai / guru aura ziSya kA sambandha eka pavitra sambandha mAnA jAtA hai, parantu yadi vahA~ para bhI samabhAva nahIM hai athavA samatva-yoga nahIM hai, to vaha pavitra nahIM raha sakatA / guru yadi yaha soce ki maiM apane ziSya ko adhika par3hA dUMgA, to vaha mere hAtha se nikala jAegA, phira vaha svatantra bana jAegA / usa samaya merI sevA kauna kareMgA, kauna mujhe AhAra lAkara degA aura kauna mujhe jala lAkara degA, isalie ziSya ko par3hAnA ucita nahIM hai, use ajJAnI rakhanA hI ThIka hai, tAki vaha eka dAsa ke samAna hamezA gulAma banA rahe / yadi kisI guru ke mana meM apane ziSya ke prati isa prakAra kI dUSita bhAvanA rahatI hai, 83 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti to niHsandeha yaha eka prakAra kI aprazasta evaM azubha bhAvanA hai / isake viparIta yadi guru apane ziSya ke prati yaha bhAvanA rakhatA hai, ki maiM apane ziSya ko adhikAdhika jJAna dU~, tAki vaha yogya bana sake, vidvAna bana sake / vaha apanA aura samAja kA nAma camakA sake / usakA yaza yadi bar3hatA hai, to sAtha meM saMgha kA yaza bhI bar3hegA / isa prakAra kI bhAvanA ko amuka aMza meM pUrvApekSayA zubha aura prazasta kahA gayA hai / kintu isase bhI U~cI eka bhAvanA hai, jise Atma-kalyANa kI bhAvanA kahA jAtA hai / jaba guru yaha socatA hai, ki merA yaha ziSya svayaM apanA bhI kalyANa kare aura dUsaroM ke kalyANa meM bhI vaha nimitti bane / maiMne isake jIvana kA bhAra apane Upara liyA hai, usa sthiti meM merA yaha karttavya ho jAtA hai, ki aisA mArga batalAU~ jisase isakI AtmA kA kalyANa ho / isa prakAra kI bhAvanA ko amuka aMza meM zubhAMza rahate hue bhI vizuddha evaM pavitra bhAvanA kahA jAtA hai / vastutaH guru-ziSya kA sambandha isI bhAvanA para AdhArita rahanA cAhie / manuSya ke mana kI bhAvanA tIna dhArAoM meM hokara pravAhita hotI hai---zubha, aMzubha aura zuddha / zubha, azubha kI dhArA moha - janya hai aura zuddha dhArA moha ke abhAva kI sUcaka hotI hai / koI bhI karttavya jaba vikalpa - rahita kevala prApta karttavya kI pUrti ke rUpa meM hotA hai, taba vaha zuddha hotA hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki moha para vijaya prApta karanA hI sAdhaka kI sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya honA cAhie / sAdhaka, phira bhale hI vaha gRhastha ho athavA sAdhu, jaba taka vaha zubha aura azubha ke bandhanoM se Upara uThakara jIvana kI zuddha sthiti meM nahIM pahu~cegA, taba taka usake jIvana kA kalyANa nahIM ho sakegA / sAdhu-jIvana hI nahIM, gRhastha jIvana kA bhI yahI lakSya hai, ki vaha azubha se zubha kI ora, aura zubha se zuddha kI ora nirantara agrasara hotA rahe / cAritra cAhe aNuvrata rUpa ho, aura cAhe mahAvrata rUpa ho, use azuddha banAne vAlA rAga aura dveSa bhAva hI hai / yaha mata samajhie ki rAga dveSa kI agni ke paritApa se bacane ke lie sAdhu kA jIvana hai, aura gRhastha kA jIvana hai, usameM tapane ke lie / maiM isa prakAra ke vicAra ko ThIka nahIM samajhatA / dharma to dharma hai, phira bhale hI vaha sAdhu ke jIvana meM ho athavA gRhastha ke jIvana meM ho / maiM isa tathya ko svIkAra karatA hU~, ki sAdhu kI apekSA eka gRhastha kA jIvana hajAroM-hajAra bandhanoM se baddha rahatA hai, parantu jahA~ 84 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya taka usake lakSya kA prazna hai, usakA lakSya bhI vahI hai, jo sAdha ke jIvana kA hai / isI AdhAra para jaina saMskRti meM gRhastha ko zramaNopAsaka kahA jAtA hai / isakA artha hai-zramaNa kI upAsanA karane vAlA / sAdhu-jIvana ke patha kA anusaraNa karane vAlA / donoM ke jIvana kA eka hI lakSya hai, rAga aura dveSa ko jItanA / kauna kitanI mAtrA meM rAga dveSa ko jItatA hai, yaha usake Atma-vikAsa aura Atma-zakti para nirbhara hai / parantu rAga aura dveSa ke vikalpoM ko kama karate jAnA, dUra karate jAnA hI sAdhaka jIvana kA eka mAtra dhyeya ho sakatA hai / sAdhaka jaba sAdhanA ke mArga para agrasara hotA hai, taba use mArga meM aneka kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai / vaha jisa mArga para cala rahA hai, usa mArga para nirantara pragati karate rahanA hI usake jIvana kA eka mAtra uddezya honA cAhie / maiM samajhatA hU~, ki jIvana meM mamatA, Asakti aura tRSNA kadama-kadama para sAdhaka ke mana ko pakar3atI hai / puNya aura pApa kI samasyAe~ bhI usake sAmane Akara khar3I hotI haiM / parigraha kA bandhana bhI use cAroM ora se jakar3ane kA prayatna karatA hai / ina saba bAdhAoM ko dUra karake lakSya para pahu~cane kI zakti jisameM nahIM hai, vaha apane jIvana kA samyak vikAsa aura nirmala utthAna nahIM kara sakatA / saMsAra kI pratyeka kriyA meM puNya bhI ho sakatA hai aura pApa bhI ho sakatA hai / prathama pApa kriyAoM se aura anantaH puNya kriyAoM se vimukta honA hI, sAdhaka ke jIvana kA saMlakSya hai / yadi jIvana meM samabhAva kI lahara nahIM uThatI hai, to usakA jIvana kisI bhI prakAra se saMbhala nahIM sakatA / manuSya eka sAmAjika prANI hai / usakA janma samAja meM hotA hai, usakA pAlana-poSaNa samAja meM hotA hai aura anta meM usakA mArga bhI samAja ke vAtAvaraNa meM hI hotA hai / usake saMsAra tyAga kA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki usane samAja ko chor3a diyA hai / samAja ko chor3anA kisI bhI prakAra sambhava nahIM hai / saMsAra kI Asakti kA parityAga hI saMsAra kA parityAga hai / saMsAra aura mokSa kyA hai ? isa prazna ke uttara meM kahA gayA hai, ki jitane aMzoM meM kaSAya bhAva kSINa hogA, utane aMzoM meM Apa mukti ke samIpa hoMge / yadi kaSAya bhAva prabala hai, to Apa mukti se dUra hoMge aura saMsAra ke samIpa hoMge / yadi Apa ghara chor3akara jaMgala meM cale gaye, itane mAtra se kyA hotA hai ? yadi Apane kAma, krodha aura lobha ko nahIM chor3A hai, to kucha bhI nahIM chor3A hai / jaba taka 85 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti manuSya apanI prakRti meM parivartana nahIM karatA hai, taba taka vaha apane jIvana kI vikRti para vijaya prApta nahIM kara sakatA / dUsaroM ko jItane kI apekSA, apane ko, apane vikAroM ko aura vikalpoM ko jItanA bahuta kaThina hai / vastutaH bhAratIya saMskRti meM yahI sAdhanA hai / eka sajjana kA mere sAtha bahuta paricaya thA / jaba kabhI vaha ghara se bAhara nikalatA thA aura mArga meM use jo koI milatA thA, to vaha use namaskAra karatA, madhura vacana bolatA aura bar3e prema ke sAtha vyavahAra karatA thA / jaba vaha kisI dUsare ko dekhatA, taba vaha itanA prasanna ho jAtA thA, ki usakA mukha aisA lagatA, ki jaise kamala khila uThA ho / sabake sAtha madhura vyavahAra karanA, sabase mIThe vacana bolanA aura sabakA Adara satkAra karanA, yaha usakA eka dainika kAryakrama hI bana gayA thA / parantu yaha usakA bAharI rUpa thA / usake ghara ke andara kA rUpa isase bhinna thA / ghara meM vaha rudra se bhI adhika bhayaMkara thA / jaise vyakti yamarAja se DaratA hai, isI prakAra usake ghara vAle usase Darate rahate the / ghara meM praveza karate hI patnI para krodha kI varSA karatA, kabhI mA~-bApa para jhallA uThatA, kabhI baccoM ko DA~TatA DapaTatA aura kabhI ghara ke naukaroM para tUphAna barapA kara detA / bAhara meM vaha jitanA divya aura sarala thA, ghara meM vaha utanA hI adhika rudra aura bhayAvaha thA / usakI aisI bhAvanA bana cukI thI, ki isa ghara meM vahI kucha ho, jo maiM socatA hU~ aura isa ghara meM vahI kucha kiyA jAe, jo merI icchA hai / vaha apane ghara ke saba sadasyoM ko apanI icchA ke anusAra DhAlanA cAhatA thA / yadi koI usakI icchA ke viparIta calatA to usa ghara meM usakI khaira nahIM raha sakatI thI / patnI aura santAna to kyA, svayaM usake mAtA-pitA bhI usake bhayaMkara krodha se kAMpate the / ghara kA koI bhI sadasya usake sAmane mu~ha kholane kI tAkata nahIM rakhatA thA / vaha ghara ke bAhara jitanA adhika madhura thA, apane ghara ke andara meM vaha utanA hI adhika kaTu thA / use apane jIvana badalane kI cintA nahIM thI, cintA thI, dUsaroM ke jIvana ko apanI icchAnusAra badalane kI / maiM samajhatA hU~, yahI usake jIvana kI sabase bar3I bhUla thI / vizva vijetA nepoliyana ne eka bAra kahA thA-"I can not create men, I must use those, I find." maiM nayA manuSya nahIM banA sakatA, yaha satya hai, kintu prakRti kI ora se jo mAnava samudAya mujhe milA hai, mujhe usI kA upayoga karanA cAhie / isa ukti 86 . Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya meM saMsAra kA eka bahuta bar3A satya prakaTa kara diyA gayA hai / isalie maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki dUsaroM ko badalane kI apekSA apane ko badalanA hI, jIvana kI sabase bar3I sArthakatA hai / saccA sAdhaka cAhe ghara meM ho to kyA, bAhara ho to kyA, vana meM ho to kyA aura nagara meM ho to kyA ? saba jagaha usakA eka hI rUpa rahatA hai / dIpaka ko ghara meM jalAoge, taba bhI prakAza degA aura jaMgala meM jalAoge, taba bhI prakAza degA / usake prakAza meM kisI prakAra kI kamI nahIM A sakatI / sadAcAra kA matalaba hai, hama jIvana ko eka rasa aura eka rUpa kara sakeM / jisa sadAcAra kA pAlana dUsare ke bhaya se kiyA jAtA hai, vastutaH vaha sadAcAra nahIM hotA / jisa saMyama meM nirbhayatA nahIM hai, vaha saMyama, saMyama nahIM hai / balki eka prakAra kA bandhana hI hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki apane Apako bAhara meM hI badalane kA prayatna mata karo, apitu apane Apako andara meM bhI badalane kA prayatna karo / bAhara kA parivartana to bhaya aura pralobhana ke bhAva se bhI ho sakatA hai, kintu andara ke parivartana ke lie saMyama bhAva cAhie antara mukha cetanA cAhie / phUla ko bAhara meM dabAkara yA pakar3akara nahIM khilAyA jA sakatA / vaha tabhI khilatA hai, jabaki khilane kI zakti usakI andara meM hotI hai / phUla bAhara se nahIM, andara se khilatA hai / isI prakAra sAdhanA kA phUla bhI tabhI mahaka sakatA hai, jaba ki sAdhaka ke antaraMga mAnasa meM samarasI bhAva A gayA ho, samatvayoga A gayA ho / ___maiMne Apase abhI yaha kahA thA, ki sAdhaka ko daNDa ke bala para nahIM calAyA jA sakatA / daNDa se pazu calatA hai, sAdhaka nahIM / sAdhaka calatA hai, apane antar viveka se / manuSya ko saMyama meM calAne ke lie kevala preraNA kI AvazyakatA hai, bala-prayoga kI nahIM / jo vyakti preraNA se hI apane jIvana kI dizA ko badala detA hai, vastutaH vaha saMsAra kA sAmAnya vyakti nahIM hotA, use sAdhaka kahA jAtA hai / bala-prayoga se calane vAle loga na apanA sudhAra kara sakate haiM, aura na dUsaroM kA hI sudhAra kara sakate haiM / samAja bahuta bar3A hai, bala-prayoga se Apa kisa-kisako sudhAreMge ? isake viparIta prathama ikAI ke rUpa meM yadi Apane apane Apako sudhAra liyA, to eka prakAra se sAre samAja ko hI sudhAra liyA, sAre jagata ko hI sudhAra liyA / eka vyakti svayaM meM eka samAja hai / samAjavAda ke isa siddhAnta ko maiM mUla meM galata samajhatA hU~, ki - 87 Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti samAjavAda ke AdhAra para sampUrNa samAja ko eka sAtha badalA jA sakatA hai / yaha kabhI na sambhava huA hai aura na ho sakegA / mere vicAra meM sudhAra kA prArambha samAja se na hokara vyakti se honA cAhie / vyakti samAja kI hI eka ikAI hai / jaba vyakti sudhara jAtA hai, to samAja bhI svataH sudhara jAegA / bahuta se loga samaya-samaya para mujhase pUchA karate haiM, ki samAjavAda AyA to kyA hogA ? unake mana meM AzaMkA hai, ki yadi samAjavAda A gayA, to dhana aura sampatti na rahegI / mere vicAra meM samAjavAda athavA sAmyavAda se bhayabhIta hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / samAjavAda Ae to Ae / yadi sAmUhika jana-jIvana kI utthAna bhAvanA ke sAtha samAjavAda AyegA, to antara kevala itanA hI par3egA, ki vyakti ke pAsa paisA nahIM rahegA to sarakAra ke pAsa rahegA / sampatti to rahegI hI, sampatti naSTa nahIM ho sakatI / deza kI sampatti ko naSTa karanA samAjavAda kA uddezya bhI nahIM hai / yadi deza meM sampatti na rahegI, to deza kaMgAla ho jAegA aura kaMgAla rASTra apanA vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / ataH deza kI sampatti ko naSTa karanA samAjavAda kA lakSya nahIM hai / usakA lakSya hai, sampatti kA ucita rUpa meM vitaraNa karanA / kucha logoM ke mana meM yaha bhI bhaya hai, ki samAjavAda ke Ane para samAja mukhya ho jAegA aura vyakti gauNa par3a jAegA / mere vicAra meM isa vicAra se bhI bhayabhIta hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / hamArA pArivArika jIvana bhI eka prakAra kA samAjavAda hI hai / jisa prakAra parivAra meM rahate hue hama parivAra kI mukhyatA kA Adara karate haiM / parivAra kA pratyeka sadasya apane vyaktitva ko surakSita rakhate hue bhI jisa prakAra apane parivAra ke lie bar3e-se-bar3A tyAga kara DAlatA hai isI prakAra samAja meM rahate hue yadi samAja kI mukhyatA rahe, to isase vyakti ke vyaktitva ke vikAsa meM kisI prakAra kI bAdhA upasthita nahIM ho sakatI / jisa prakAra parivAra kA lakSya yaha hotA hai, ki usake pratyeka sadasya ko ucita Adara satkAra evaM sukha suvidhA mile, usI prakAra samAjavAda kA bhI yahI lakSya hai, ki usakA pratyeka sadasya apane vyaktitva kA vikAsa kare evaM sammAna ke sAtha jIvanopayogI sAdhana upalabdha kare / jaina darzana samanvayavAdI hai / vaha kahatA hai, ki samAja ke vikAsa meM vyakti kA vikAsa hai aura vyakti ke vikAsa meM samAja kA vikAsa hai / eka kA vikAsa aura pragati dUsare ke vikAsa aura pragati para nirbhara hai / mere vicAra meM samAjavAda kA artha hai--vyakti ke hRdaya meM sAmUhika 88 Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA rahasya kalyANa-bhAvanA / aura yaha sAmUhika bhAvanA eka prakAra kI saMgha - bhAvanA hai / maiM Apase vyakti kI sAdhanA aura usake jIvana - vikAsa kI bAta kaha rahA thA / bAta yaha hai, ki kisI siddhAnta ko samajhanA eka bAta hai aura use jIvana kI dharatI para utAranA eka alaga bAta hai / lakSya aura uddezya kitanA bhI pavitra aura kitanA bhI U~cA kyoM na ho, kintu jaba taka use prApta karane kA prayatna nahIM kiyA jAegA, hameM usase kisI prakAra kA lAbha nahIM hogA / eka videzI vidvAna ne kahA hai - " To aim is not enough we must hit " lakSya banAnA hI uddezya nahIM honA cAhie, usakI prApti kA prayatna bhI honA cAhie / lakSya kI upalabdhi hI jIvana kI saphalatA hai / te Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA isa saMsAra meM jIvana-zakti kI abhivyakti ananta-ananta rUpoM meM hotI hai / pazu, pakSI, deva aura manuSya tathA kITa-pataMga Adi ke rUpa meM jIvana ke ananta prakAra isa ananta saMsAra meM upalabdha hote haiM / janma, jIvana aura maraNa ina tIna zabdoM meM vyakti kI kahAnI parisamApta ho jAtI hai / janma aura maraNa ke madhya meM jo kucha hai, use hI hama jIvana kI saMjJA pradAna karate haiM / jIvana kI kahAnI bahuta hI purAnI hai / itanI purAnI, jisake Adi kA patA nahIM laga rahA hai / patA to taba lage, jaba ki usakI Adi ho / abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jIvana kI kahAnI ananta-ananta kAla se cala rahI hai / kabhI svarga meM, kabhI naraka meM, kabhI manuSya meM aura kabhI tiryaJca meM yaha AtmA janma aura maraNa karatA rahA hai / ananta-ananta puNyodaya se AtmA ko mAnava-tana upalabdha hotA hai / sRSTi meM jIvana to ananta hai, parantu unameM sarvazreSTha jIvana mAnava-jIvana hI hai, kyoMki isa jIvana meM hI vyakti AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kara sakatA hai / isI AdhAra para bhArata ke dharma, darzana aura saMskRti meM mAnava-jIvana ko durlabha kahA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai--'mANussaM khu sudullahaM / ' isa ananta saMsAra meM aura usake jIvana ke ananta prakAroM meM mAnava-jIvana hI sabase adhika durlabha hai / AcArya zaMkara bhI apane viveka cUr3AmaNi grantha meM mAnava-jIvana ko durlabha kahate haiM / bhAratIya saMskRti meM mAnava-jIvana ko jo durlabha kahA hai, usakA eka vizeSa abhiprAya hai / vaha abhiprAya kyA hai ? isake uttara meM kahA gayA hai, ki manuSya-jIvana eka isa prakAra kA jIvana hai, ki jisameM bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara patana bhI sambhava hai aura adhika se adhika pavitra evaM ujjvala utthAna bhI sambhava hai / manuSya-jIvana kI upayogitA tabhI hai, jaba ki use prApta karake usakA sadupayoga kiyA jAe aura adhikAdhika apanI AtmA kA hita sAdhA jAe, anyathA manuSya-jIvana prApta karane kA adhika lAbha na hogA / manuSya to rAma bhI the aura manuSya rAvaNa bhI thA, kintu phira bhI donoM ke jIvana meM bahuta bar3A antara thA / puNya ke udaya se manuSya-jIvana rAma ne bhI prApta kiyA thA aura puNya ke udaya se manuSya-jIvana rAvaNa ne bhI prApta kiyA thA / yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA, ki rAma ko jo manuSya-jIvana - - 60 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA milA vaha to puNyodaya se milA aura rAvaNa ko jo manuSya-jIvana milA thA, vaha pApa ke udaya se milA thA, kyoMki zAstrakAroM ne manuSya-mAtra ke jIvana ko puNya kA phala batalAyA hai / isa dRSTi se rAma aura rAvaNa ke manuSya-jIvana meM svarUpataH kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM hai, bheda hai kevala usake upayoga kA, usake prayoga kA / rAma ne apane manuSya jIvana ko loka-kalyANa meM evaM janahita meM vyatIta kiyA thA / isI AdhAra para rAma kA jIvana koTi-koTi jana-pUjita ho gayA / rAvaNa ne apane jIvana kA upayoga evaM prayoga vAsanA kI pUrti meM kiyA thA, loka ke amaMgala ke lie kiyA thA, isI AdhAra para rAvaNa kA jIvana koTi-koTi jana-garhita ho gayA / isI prakAra cAhe kRSNa kA jIvana ho athavA kaMsa kA jIvana ho, jahA~ taka jIvana, jIvana hai, usameM kisI prakAra kA vibheda nahIM hotA / kintu kRSNa ne apane jIvana kA prayoga jisa paddhati se kiyA thA, usase ve puruSottama ho gae aura kaMsa ne jisa paddhati se apane jIvana kA prayoga kiyA, usase vaha nindita bana gayA / manuSya jIvana kI saphalatA aura sArthakatA, usake janma para nahIM, balki isa bAta para hai, ki kisa manuSya ne apane jIvana kA prayoga kaise kiyA hai ? __santa tulasIdAsa ne apane 'rAmacaritamAnasa' meM kahA hai--'bar3e bhAga mAnusa tana pAvA / ' bar3e bhAgya se nara-taMna milatA hai / jo nara-tana itanI kaThinatA se upalabdha hotA hai, vaha kitanA adhika mUlyavAna hai, isakA patA prAcIna sAhitya ke adhyayana se bhalI-bhA~ti laga sakatA hai / 'bhAgavata' meM vyAsajI ne kahA hai ki mAnava-jIvana samasta jIvanoM meM zreSTha haiM / yahI sRSTi kA gUr3hatama rahasya hai / manuSya jIvana se bar3hakara anya koI jIvana nahIM ho sakatA / vaidika, jaina aura bauddha-bhArata kI ina tInoM paramparAoM meM mAnava-jIvana ko sarvazreSTha aura sarva-jyeSTha kahA gayA hai / eka kavi ne kahA hai "nara kA zarIra puNya se pAyA kabhI-kabhI / kaMgAla ke ghara bAdazAha AyA kabhI-kabhI / " isa kavi ne apane isa padya meM yaha kahA hai, ki manuSya kA zarIra puNya se prApta hotA hai, parantu sadA nahIM, kabhI-kabhI prApta hotA hai / yaha bAta nahIM hai, ki hara ghar3I aura hara vakta yaha milatA ho / kisI kaMgAla ke ghara para bAdazAha kA AnA sambhava nahIM hai, phira bhI kadAcit, kisI Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti kaMgAla ke ghara para bAdazAha kA AnA ho jAe, para vaha sadA nahIM, kabhI-kabhI hI ho sakatA hai / eka kaMgAla vyakti, eka daridra vyakti, jo kala bhI bhUkhA thA, Aja bhI bhUkhA hai aura Ane vAle kala ke lie bhI jisake pAsa khAne ko dAnA nahIM hai, jisake ghara meM bhUkha ne DerA lagA diyA hai aura jisake jIvana meM abhAva ne apanA sAmrAjya sthApita kara liyA hai, isa prakAra ke vyakti kI TUTI-phUTI jhoMpar3I meM kadAcit rAha bhalA bAdazAha koI A nikale, to yaha usa daridra kA parama saubhAgya hogA / kadAcit bAdazAha A bhI gayA, parantu vaha kaMgAla vyakti bAdazAha ke Agamana se koI lAbha na uThA sakA, to usake jIvana meM eka pazcAttApa hI zeSa raha jAtA hai / bAdazAha kA AnA aura usase lAbhAnvita na honA, yaha bar3e hI durbhAgya kI bAta hotI hai / isIlie maiM kaha rahA thA, ki manuSya jIvana kA prApta karanA bhI utanA hI kaThina hai, jitanA ki kisI kaMgAla ke ghara para bAdazAha kA AnA / mAnava-jIvana durlabha hai, isameM sandeha nahIM hai, kintu isase bhI adhika durlabha hai, usakA sadupayoga / mAnava-jIvana kA sadupayoga yahI hai, ki jitanA bhI ho sake adhyAtma-sAdhanA kare, paropakAra kare, sevA kare, aura dAna kare / ___ maiM Apase mAnava-jIvana kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jIvana kyA hai ? yaha eka bar3A hI gambhIra prazna hai / jIvana kI vyAkhyA eka vAkya meM bhI kI jA sakatI hai aura jIvana kI vyAkhyA hajAra pRSThoM meM na A sake, itanI vizAla bhI hai / vastutaH jIvana eka unmukta saritA ke samAna hai, use zabdoM meM bA~dhanA ucita na hogA / jIvana kyA hai ? jIvana eka darzana hai / jIvana kyA hai ? jIvana eka kalA hai / jIvana kyA hai ? jIvana eka siddhi hai / isa prakAra jIvana kI vyAkhyA hajAroM rUpoM meM kI jA sakatI hai / sabase bar3A prazna yaha hai, ki jisa jIvana kI upalabdhi hameM ho cukI hai, usake upayoga aura prayoga kI bAta hI aba hamAre sAmane zeSa raha jAtI hai / zAstrakAroM ne batAyA hai, ki mAnava-tana pAnA hI paryApta nahIM hai / yadi mAnava-tana meM mAnavatA kA adhivAsa nahIM hai, to kucha bhI nahIM hai / bahuta se manuSya dayAzIla hote haiM, aura bahuta se manuSya krUra hote haiM / kucha manuSya sAdhana-sampanna hote haiM aura kucha manuSya sAdhana-vipanna hote haiM / kucha manuSya vidvAna hote haiM aura kucha manuSya mUrkha hote haiM / kucha manuSya zaktizAlI hote haiM aura kucha manuSya zaktihIna hote haiM / kucha manuSya udAra hote haiM aura kucha manuSya kRpaNa hote haiM / - 62 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA % 3D kucha manuSya vivekazIla hote haiM aura kucha manuSya viveka-vikala hote haiM / isa prakAra mAnava tana pAne vAle mAnavoM ke jIvana kI dhArA kabhI samAna rUpa se pravAhita nahIM hotI hai, kabhI vaha samarUpa meM bahatI hai, to kabhI viSama rUpa meM bhI bahane lagatI hai / isa prakAra mAnava-jIvana kI saritA ke nAnA rUpa aura vividha parivartana hamArI dRSTi ke sAmane Aja bhI haiM aura bhUtakAla meM bhI the / mAnava-jIvana apane Apa meM eka mahAna rahasya hai / ___ bhagavatI sUtra' meM varNana AtA hai, ki eka rAjakumArI ne, jisakA nAma jayantI thA, bhagavAna mahAvIra se jIvana sambandhI aneka prazna pUche the / jayantI atyanta buddhimatI aura vivekavatI rAjakumArI thI / mAlUma hotA hai, ki usane dharma-zAstra aura darzana-zAstra kA gambhIra adhyayana kiyA thA / kevala adhyayana hI nahIM kiyA thA, balki jIvana ke sambandha meM bahuta hI adhika cintana, manana aura anubhava bhI kiyA thA / rAjukamArI jayantI ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se svarga aura naraka kI bAta nahIM pUchI, usane bAta pUchI isa vartamAna jIvana kI / jayantI yaha bhalI-bhA~ti socatI thI, ki jIvana ke samajhane para saba kucha samajhA jA sakatA hai / ataH usane jIvana ko samajhane kA hI prayatna kiyA / isa jIvana ko samajhane kA jitanA gambhIra prayatna kiyA jAtA hai, hama use sArthaka karane tathA saphala banAne meM utane hI adhika saphala ho sakate haiM / rAjakumArI jayantI AtmA aura paramAtmA ke sambandha meM bhI prazna kara sakatI thI, pudgala aura paramANu kI bhI carcA kara sakatI thI, loka aura paraloka ke viSaya meM bhI vicAra kara sakatI thI, kintu usane yaha saba kucha na pUchakara kevala jIvana kI bAta pUchI / kyoMki jayantI isa tathya ko bhalI-bhA~ti samajhatI thI, ki isa saMsAra meM jIvana hI sabase adhika jJAtavya tatva hai| jIvana ko jAnane para saba kucha jAnA jA sakatA hai aura jIvana ko na samajhane para kucha bhI nahIM samajhA jA sakatA / ataH usane jIvana ke vyAkhyAkAra se jIvana ke gUr3ha rahasya ko hIM samajhane kA prayatna kiyA / aura jIvana bhI kauna sA ? naraka-jIvana aura deva-jIvana kI bAta usane nahIM kI, usane kevala mAnava-jIvana kI hI bAta kI / rAjukamArI jayantI ne, bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma sabhA meM, vinamra bhAva se, jo mAnava jIvana sambandhI prazna pUche the, unameM se kucha prazna aura unake uttara Aja bhI 'bhagavatI-sUtra' meM upalabdha hote haiM / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki rAjakumArI jayantI ke Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'samAja aura saMskRti prazna aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke uttara mAnava jIvana para eka vimala prakAza DAlate haiM / rAjakumArI jayantI bhagavAna mahAvIra se prazna karatI hai--"bhaMte ! manuSya kA balavAn honA acchA hai athavA nirbala honA acchA hai ?" yaha prazna bhale hI sAmAnya pratIta ho, parantu bahuta hI gambhIra evaM vizuddha hai / balavAn athavA nirbala hone meM kyA bheda hai aura kyA rahasya hai ? saMsAra meM bala aneka prakAra ke mAne gaye haiM--tana-bala, mana-bala, Atma-bala, jana-bala, dhana-bala aura prajJA-bala / bala aura zakti ke anya bhI hajAroM rUpa ho sakate haiM / prazna yaha hai, ki jIvita rahanA to manuSya kA dharma hai, kintu vaha balavAn hokara jIvita rahe athavA balahIna hokara jIvita rahe / Apa kaha sakate haiM, ki balavAn hokara jIvita rahanA hI adhika acchA hai / yaha ApakA apanA uttara ho sakatA hai, kintu bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kauzAmbI ke samavasaraNa meM rAjukamArI jayantI ko isa prazna kA jo uttara diyA thA, vaha ekAntavAdI na hokara anekAntavAdI thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI anekAntamayI hai / bhagavAna jaba kabhI bhI jisa kisI ke bhI prazna kA uttara dete haiM, taba syAdvAda aura anekAntavAda ke AdhAra para hI dete haiM / kisI bhI satya kA nirNaya ekAntavAda ke AdhAra para nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / jaina darzana meM syAdvAda aura anekAntavAda ko sarvazreSTha siddhAnta mAnA gayA hai / jaina darzana kA Adi, madhya aura antima vikAsa anekAntavAda ke rUpa meM hI huA hai / anekAntavAda jaina darzana kA mUla kendra hai / anekAntavAda jaina darzana kA hRdaya hai / anekAnta dRSTi aura tanmUlaka ahiMsAtmaka AcAra, samagra jaina darzana inhIM do AdhArabhUta stambhoM para khar3A hai / ataH pratyeka prazna kA uttara yadi anekAnta dRSTi se diyA jAtA hai, to use samyak samAdhAna kahA jAtA hai / yaha prazna jayantI ne kahA~ pUchA thA ? isa sambandha meM, maiM abhI Apako batA cukA hU~, ki kauzAmbI ke samavasaraNa meM bhagavAna se yaha prazna pUchA gayA thA / kauzAmbI nagarI kA itihAsa prAcIna aura mahatvapUrNa hai / vaidika, jaina aura bauddha paramparAoM kA kabhI kisI yuga meM yaha eka mukhya kendra mAnA jAtA thA / jaina AgamoM meM sthAna-sthAna para kauzAmbI nagarI kA varNana AtA hai / kauzAmbI nagarI meM aneka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa lagA thA / vahA~ kI sahasrAdhika janatA ne bhagavAna kI amRtamayI vANI kA amRta-pAna kiyA thA / kauzAmbI nagarI kA jo kucha ullekha 64. Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA prAcIna sAhitya meM upalabdha hotA hai, usase usakI mahAnatA kA bodha hotA hai / maiM svayaM bhI pUrvabhArata kI yAtrA se lauTate hue kauzAmbI gayA thA / vahA~ para jo anusandhAna ho rahA hai, usase bhaviSya meM prAcIna jaina itihAsa para bhI paryApta prakAza par3ane kI sambhAvanA hai / Aja kauzAmbI eka khaNDahara ke rUpa meM hai, kabhI yaha eka vaibhavazAlinI nagarI thI / parantu yaha saba kucha kAla kA parivartana hai / jisakA yahA~ para vizeSa prasaMga nahIM hai / yahA~ para prasaMga itanA hI hai, ki kauzAmbI nagarI kI pravacana-sabhA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne rAjakumArI jayantI ke praznoM kA uttara diyA thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-"jayantI ! balavAn honA bhI acchA hai aura nirbala honA bhI acchA hai / " abhiprAya kyA huA ? yaha prazna aura usakA yaha uttara do koTiyoM kA sparza kara gayA hai / sAmAnyataH isakA artha yaha huA ki balavAna honA bhI ThIka hai aura nirbala honA bhI ThIka hai / rAjakumArI ne vinamra bhAva se kahA-"bhaMte ! donoM meM se eka uttara milanA cAhie, ki balavAna honA acchA hai, yA nirbala honA acchA hai / donoM bAteM kaise ghaTita ho sakatI haiM, ki balavAna honA bhI acchA ho aura nirbala honA bhI acchA ho / " bhagavAna ne kahA- "rAjakumArI ! bAta yaha hai, ki yaha prazna jIvana kA prazna hai aura kisa vyakti kA jIvana kisa samaya kyA karavaTa letA hai, vaha usake jIvana kA avyakta rahasya hai / zakti aura bala apane ApameM na acche haiM aura na bure haiM, kintu vyakti kI bhAvanA aura paristhiti hI unheM acchA burA banAtI hai / zakti to zakti hai, bala to bala hai, use acche kAma meM bhI lagAyA jA sakatA hai aura bure kAma meM bhI lagAyA jA sakatA hai / zakti kA eka upayoga yaha hai, ki kisI anAtha kI rakSA kI jAe aura zakti kA dUsarA upayoga yaha bhI hai, ki kisI asahAya ko ghAta lagAkara lUTa bhI liyA jAe / dUsare ke rakSaNa meM bhI zakti kA prayoga ho sakatA hai aura dUsare ko lUTane meM bhI zakti kA prayoga ho sakatA hai / dayAzIla vyakti kI zakti sva aura para ke saMrakSaNa meM kAma AtI hai aura krUra vyakti kI zakti dUsare ke utpIr3ana meM kAma AtI hai / dayAvAna vyakti meM aura krUra vyakti meM zakti, zakti rUpa meM hai, bala, bala rUpa meM hai, kintu usake prayoga kI vidhi aura uddezya meM mahAn antara hai / zakti se A~sU poMche bhI jA sakate haiM aura zakti se A~sU bahAe bhI jA sakate haiM / bala se parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kA rakSaNa bhI ho sakatA hai, tathA bala se - - 65 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti vyakti, parivAra aura rASTra kA vinAza bhI ho sakatA hai / dekhA yaha jAtA hai, ki kauna vyakti kisa bhUmikA kA hai aura kauna vyakti kisa vicAra-dhArA kA hai / saMyamI aura dayAvAna vyakti yadi balavAna hotA hai, to usase vyakti aura samAja ko lAbha hI hotA hai / isake viparIta yadi vyakti asaMyamI aura krUra hai, to usake bala evaM zakti se vyakti aura samAja ko kSati evaM hAni hI pahu~catI hai / ataH dharma zIla vyakti kA balavAn honA acchA hai tathA adharma zIla vyakti kA nirbala honA acchA hai / dharma zIla vyakti yadi adhika balavAn hogA, to dharma adhika karegA, adharma zIla vyakti yadi nirbala aura kamajora rahegA, to adharma evaM pApa kama kara sakegA / zakti asuroM ke pAsa bhI rahatI hai aura zakti devoM ke pAsa bhI rahatI hai / asuroM kI zakti dUsaroM ke trAsa ke lie hotI hai aura devoM kI zakti dUsaroM ke paritrANa ke lie hotI hai / kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jo sAdhaka hai, jisane jIvana ko parakhA hai, jo apane jIvana ke sAtha-sAtha dUsare ke jIvana ko bhI parakha sakatA hai, jisakI dRSTi meM apane jIvana ke sAtha dUsaroM ke jIvana kA bhI mahatva hai, jisane dUsaroM ke jIvana ke mahatva ko samajhA hai, vastutaH vahI vyakti dharmazIla evaM dhArmika hotA hai / jaina darzana kI paribhASA ke anusAra vahI vyakti dharmazIla kahA jA sakatA hai, jo svayaM bhI jIvita rahe aura dUsaroM ko bhI jIvita rahane kA avasara pradAna kare / jo svayaM bhI zAnta rahe aura dUsare ko bhI zAnta rakhe / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apanI anekAntamayI dRSTi se rAjakumArI jayantI ke prazna kA jo uttara diyA thA, vaha satyabhUta thA aura yathArtha thA / dhArmika vyakti kA balavAn honA, isalie acchA hai, kyoMki jaba kabhI vaha apanI zakti kA prayoga karatA hai, athavA apane bala kA prayoga karatA hai, to viveka se karatA hai, ThIka rUpa meM karatA hai / vaha apanI AtmA kA bhI uddhAra karatA hai aura dUsare kI AtmA kA bhI uddhAra karatA hai / vaha apanA bhI kalyANa karatA hai aura dUsare kA bhI kalyANa karatA hai / vaha jidhara bhI nikala jAtA hai, udhara hI sukha-zAnti aura Ananda kI varSA karatA hai / usake pAsa jIvana kA andhakAra nahIM rahatA, kyoMki vaha jIvana ke prakAza meM rahatA hai aura isalie dUsaroM ko bhI jIvana kA prakAza bA~TatA hai / dharmazIla vyakti na svarga kI abhilASA rakhatA hai aura na naraka kA bhayaMkara bhaya hI use usake 66 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA D patha se vicalita kara sakatA hai / svarga kA pralobhana aura naraka kA bhaya usake jIvana ko mor3a nahIM de sakatA / isa apekSA se maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki dhArmika honA athavA dharmazIla bananA utanA AsAna nahIM hai, jitanA samajha liyA gayA hai / chApA aura tilaka lagAne se, athavA kisI veSa-vizeSa ko dhAraNa karane mAtra se vyakti dhArmika nahIM bana jAtA hai / dhArmika banane ke lie sabase bar3I zarta eka hI hai, nIti aura sadAcAra meM vizvAsa rakhanA / kevala vizvAsa rakhanA hI paryApta nahIM hotA, balki usa vizvAsa ke anusAra apane jIvana ko nItimaya evaM sadAcAramaya banAnA bhI parama Avazyaka hai / jo vyakti nItimAn hai, sadAcAravAn hai, usakA balavAn honA burA nahIM, balki acchA hai / isa prakAra ke vyakti ke jIvana se ghara meM bhI zAnti rahatI hai aura bAhara meM bhI zAnti rahatI hai / jo svayaM zAnta hai, vahI dUsare ko zAnti de sakatA hai, jo svayaM sukhI hai vahI dUsare ko sukhI banA sakatA hai / jisake svayaM ke pAsa prakAza nahIM hai, vaha dUsare ke jIvana ke andhakAra ko kaise dUra kara sakatA hai ? dharmazIla vyakti ke pAsa apane svayaM ke jIvana kA prakAza hotA hai, isalie vaha dUsaroM ke jIvana ke andhakAra ko dUra karane kA nirantara prayatna karatA rahatA hai / dhArmika vyakti kA jIvana samAja aura rASTra ke lie abhizApa nahIM, eka sundara varadAna hotA hai / isI AdhAra para yaha kahA gayA hai, ki dhArmika kA balavAn honA acchA hai / dhArmika aura adharmazIla vyakti ke jIvana kA krama isase bhinna hotA hai / jisake jIvana meM mithyAcAra, pApAcAra aura durAcAra kI kArI-kajarArI megha ghaTAe~ chAyI rahatI haiM, usa vyakti kA jIvana zAnta aura sukhI nahIM raha sakatA / jise Atma-paribodha nahIM hotA, athavA jise Atmaviveka nahIM hotA, jisako. yaha bhI bhAna nahIM hai, ki maiM kauna hU~ aura merI kitanI zakti hai, vaha vyakti dUsare kA vikAsa to kyA karegA, svayaM apanA bhI vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / andhe ke sAmane kitanA bhI sundara darpaNa rakha diyA jAe, kintu jisameM svayaM dekhane kI zakti nahIM hai, to usako darpaNa apane meM pratibimbita usake pratibimba ko kaise dikhalA sakatA hai. ? yahI sthiti usa vyakti kI hotI hai, jise svayaM apanI AtmA kA bodha nahIM hai, vaha vyakti dUsare ko Atmabodha kaise karA sakatA hai, hajAra prayatna karane para bhI nahIM karA sakatA / jo vyakti vAsanA-Asakta hai, vaha apane svarUpa ko samajha nahIM - Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti = sakatA / use Atmabodha evaM Atmaviveka honA kaThina hotA hai / maiM kauna hU~ ? isa prazna kA uttara yadi isa rUpa meM AtA hai, ki maiM zarIra ha~. maiM indriya hU~ aura maiM mana hU~, to samajhanA cAhie ki use Atmabodha huA nahIM hai / jisa vyakti ko AtmA kA yathArtha bodha ho jAtA hai, vaha to yaha samajhatA hai, ki maiM jar3a se bhinna cetana hU~ / yaha zarIra paMca bhUtAtmaka hai, indriyA~ paudgalika haiM, mana bhautika hai / isa prakAra AtmA ko jo ina sabase bhinna mAnakara calatA hai aura AtmA ke divya svarUpa meM jisakA acala vizvAsa hai, bhagavAna kI bhASA meM vahI AtmA balavAn hai / jisa vyakti ko AtmA aura paramAtmA meM vizvAsa hotA hai, vaha sadA balavAn hI rahatA hai / usake durbala hone kA kabhI prazna hI nahIM uThatA / eka pAzcAtya vidvAna ne kahA hai- "Trust in God and mind your bussiness.'' apane hRdaya meM sadA paramAtmA kA smaraNa rakho aura apane kartavya kA sadA dhyAna rakho / jo vyakti prabhu kA smaraNa kA karatA hai aura apane karttavya ko yAda rakhatA hai, vaha kabhI nirbala nahIM ho sakatA / nirbala vahI hai, jise AtmA meM vizvAsa na hokara bhautika sAdhanoM meM vizvAsa hotA hai / maiM Apase kaha cukA hU~, ki bala evaM zakti ke ananta rUpa haiN| unameM do rUpa ye bhI haiM. zastra bala aura zAstra-bala / saMsAra meM zastra-bala bhayaMkara hai, kintu usase bhI adhika bhayaMkara hai, zAstra-bala / jisa vyakti ke hRdaya meM dayA aura karuNA nahIM hai, vaha apane zAstra bala se anyAya aura atyAcAra hI karatA hai / jisa vyakti ke hRdaya meM buddhi aura viveka nahIM hai, vaha sundara se sundara zAstra kA bhI durupayoga kara sakatA hai / jo vyakti durAcAra aura pApAcAra meM saMlagna hai, usakA zAstra-bala bhI zastra-bala se adhika bhayaMkara hai / yadi hama bhAratIya darzana ke grantha uThAkara dekheM, to mAlUma hogA, ki zAstroM kI lar3AI zastroM kI lar3AI se kama bhayaMkara nahIM rahI haiM / zastra kI lar3AI to eka bAra samApta ho bhI jAtI hai, lekina zAstroM kI lar3AI to hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM taka calatI hai / zAstroM kI lar3AI eka do pIr3hI taka nahIM, hajAroM-lAkhoM pIr3hiyoM taka calatI rahatI hai / zastra kI lar3AI samApta ho sakatI hai, kintu zAstra kI lar3AI jaldI samApta nahIM hotI / adharmazIla vyakti zastra ke samAna zAstra kA bhI durupayoga karatA hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki viveka-vikala AtmA ke lie sabhI prakAra ke bala abhizApa rUpa hote haiM / cAhe vaha bala aura zakti zAstra kI ho, zastra kI ho, jJAna kI 68 Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA ho, vijJAna kI ho / usa vyakti se viveka vikala AtmA ko lAbha na hokara, hAni hI hotI hai / usakA svayaM kA bhI patana hI hotA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI patana kI ora le jAtA hai, jisase use zAnti nahIM mila pAtI / __maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne rAjakumArI jayantI ke prazna kA jo uttara diyA, vaha sarvathA yathArtha hI thA / anekAnta-dRSTi se bhagavAna kA yaha bahuta hI sundara samAdhAna hai, ki balavAn honA bhI acchA hai aura nirbala honA bhI acchA hai / abhiprAya yaha hai, ki vivekazIla kA balavAna honA acchA hai aura viveka-vikala kA nirbala honA acchA hai / vivekazIla AtmA ke pAsa kisI bhI prakAra kA bala kyoM na ho, vaha usakA prayoga Atma-kalyANa evaM jana-kalyANa ke lie hI karatA hai / isake viparIta viveka-vikala AtmA kA hara prakAra kA bala AtmavinAza aura paravinAza ke lie hI hotA hai / Apako yaha mAlUma karanA cAhie, ki zAstra aura zastra kisake pAsa haiM ? zAstra aura zastra ke pahale yadi sundara buddhi kA yoga nahIM hai, to vaha AtmA ina donoM kA durupayoga hI karatA hai / saMsAra meM hama dekhate haiM ki zakti kA bhI durupayoga hotA hai, jJAna kA bhI durupayoga hotA hai aura dhana kA bhI durupayoga hotA hai / isa sambandha meM eka AcArya ne kahA hai "vidyA vivAdAya dhanaM madAya, zaktiH pareSAM paripIDanAya / khalasya sAdhorviparItametat, jJAnAya dAnAya ca rakSaNAya / " nItikAra AcArya kA kahanA hai, ki jisa vyakti kI vidyA vivAda ke lie hotI hai, jisa vyakti kA dhana ahaMkAra ke lie hotA hai aura jisa vyakti kA bala dUsaroM ko pIr3A dene ke lie hotA hai, vaha vyakti khala evaM duSTa hotA hai / jisa vyakti kI vidyA viveka ke lie hotI hai, jisa vyakti kA dhana dAna ke lie hotA hai tathA jisa vyakti kA bala dUsaroM ke saMrakSaNa ke lie hotA hai, vaha vyakti sAdhu evaM sajjana hotA hai / isa AcArya ne apane isa eka hI zloka meM mAnava-jIvana kA sampUrNa marma kholakara rakha diyA hai / AcArya ne mAnava-jIvana ke rahasya ko isa eka hI padya meM samAhita kara diyA hai, jise par3hakara aura jAnakara pratyeka 6 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti vyakti apane jIvana kA nirIkSaNa evaM parIkSaNa bhalI-bhA~ti kara sakatA hai aura jIvana ke rahasya ko samajha sakatA hai / AcArya ne batAyA hai, ki isa jagata meM do prakAra ke manuSya haiM-sajjana aura durjana / yadyapi jana donoM haiM, kintu eka sat jana hai aura dUsarA durjana hai / sat aura dur unake svabhAva kI abhivyakti karate haiM / AcArya ne ukta zloka meM ina donoM vyaktiyoM ke zIla evaM svabhAva kA bar3A sundara vizleSaNa kiyA hai / sajjana vaha hotA hai, jisameM nyAya ho, nIti ho aura sadAcAra ho / durjana vaha hotA hai, jisameM durAcAra ho, pApAcAra ho aura pAkhaNDa ho / ina do prakAra ke vyaktiyoM ko bhArata ke prAcIna sAhitya meM deva aura asura bhI kahA gayA hai / asura vaha hotA hai, jisameM AsurI vRtti hotI hai aura deva vaha hotA hai, jisameM daivI-vRtti hotI hai / gItA meM isI ko AsurI sampadA aura daivI sampadA kahA gayA hai / maiM Apase yahA~ para svarga meM rahane vAle devoM kI bAta nahIM kara rahA hU~, maiM Apase una asuroM kI bAta nahIM kara rahA hU~ jo asura-loka meM rahate haiM, balki maiM Apase una asuroM tathA devoM kI bAta kara rahA hU~, jo hamArI isI duniyA meM rahate haiM / mAnava-jIvana meM bahuta se mAnava deva haiM, aura bahuta se manuSya asura haiM, rAkSasa haiM / rAma aura rAvaNa kI bAta evaM rAma aura rAvaNa kI kahAnI, bhale hI Aja itihAsa kI vastu bana gaI ho, lekina Aja bhI isa vartamAna jIvana meM eka do nahIM, hajAroM-lAkhoM manuSya rAma aura rAvaNa ke rUpa meM apanA jIvana vyatIta kara rahe haiM / kahA gayA hai, ki jo vyakti durjana haiM, Atma-jJAna kA jisane patA nahIM pAyA hai, jisane mahAn jIvana kI zreSThatA ko nahIM pahacAnA hai aura jisane yahI samajhA hai, ki bhoga-vilAsa ke lie hI yaha jIvana hai, vaha vyakti apane jIvana meM kisI bhI prakAra kA vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / durjana vyakti, jise kevala apane vartamAna jIvana para hI vizvAsa hai, apane ananta atIta aura ananta anAgata para jo vizvAsa nahIM kara pAtA, vaha samajhatA hai, ki jo kucha hai so yahIM para hai / vaha yaha nahIM samajha pAtA, ki yaha vartamAna jIvana to jala-bubuda ke samAna hai, jo abhI banA aura abhI miTa gayA / isI prakAra ke logoM ko apane lakSya meM rakhakara eka kavi ne kahA hai "nA koI dekhA AvatA, nA koI dekhA jAta / svarga naraka aura mokSa kI, gola mola hai bAta / / " - 100 Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA ___ isa padya meM una nAstika-vRtti ke logoM ke mana kA vizleSaNa kiyA hai, jo apane kSaNika vartamAna jIvana ko hI saba kucha mAna baiThe haiM tathA jo rAta aura dina zarIra ke poSaNa meM hI saMlagna rahate haiM / jinheM yaha bhAna bhI nahIM ho pAtA, ki zarIra se bhinna eka divya zakti AtmA bhI hai / bhogavAdI vyakti bhoga ko hI saba kucha samajhatA hai, tyAga aura vairAgya meM usakA vizvAsa jama nahIM pAtA / jisa vyakti kA divya AtmA meM vizvAsa nahIM hotA aura jo isa nazvara tana kI AvazyakatA ko hI saba kucha samajhatA hai, usa vyakti kA jJAna bhI vivAda ke lie hotA hai, dhana ahaMkAra ke lie hotA hai aura zakti dUsaroM ke pIr3ana ke lie hotI hai / durjana vyakti yadi kahIM para apane prayatna se vidyA prApta kara bhI letA hai, to vaha usakA upayoga jIvana ke andhakAra ko dUra karane ke lie nahIM karatA, balki zAstrArtha meM vijaya prApta karake apane pANDitya kI chApa dUsaroM ke mana para aMkita karane ke lie karatA hai / isa prakAra kA vyakti zAstrajJAna prApta kara le, vidyA prApta kara le, kintu apane mana kI gAMTha ko vaha khola nahIM sakatA, aura jo vidyA mana kI gAMTha ko nahIM khola sake, vastutaH use vidyA kahanA hI nahIM cAhie / jo vidyA na apane mana kI gAMTha ko khola sake aura na dUsare ke mana kI gAMTha ko khola sake, usa vidyA ko bhAratIya darzana meM kevala mastiSka kA bojhA kahA gayA hai / bAta yaha hai, ki kucha DaNDoM se lar3ate haiM aura kucha loga pothI-pannoM se lar3ate haiM / mere vicAra meM donoM jagaha ajJAna kA sAmrAjya hai / vidyA hI nahIM, durjana vyakti kA dhana bhI usake ahaMkAra kI abhivRddhi karatA hai / yadi durjana vyakti ke pAsa durbhAgya se dhana ho jAe, to vaha samajhatA hai, ki isa saMsAra meM saba kucha maiM hI hU~ / mujhase bar3hakara isa saMsAra meM anya kauna ho sakatA hai / dhana se ahaMkArI banA huA manuSya jaba kisI bAjAra yA galI meM se nikalatA hai, taba vaha samajhatA hai, ki yaha rAstA saMkarA hai aura merI chAtI caur3I hai, maiM isameM se kaise nikala sakU~gA / bAta yaha hai, ki dhana kA mada aura dhana kA nazA duniyA meM sabase bhayaMkara hai / hindI ke nItikAra kavi bihArIlAla ne kahA hai ki jo vyakti dhana ko pAkara ahaMkAra karate haiM, ve vyakti usa vyakti se bar3hakara haiM, jo dhatUre ko pIkara pAgala ho jAtA hai "kanaka kanaka teM saugunI, mAdakatA adhikAya / vo khAe baurAta hai, yaha pAe baurAya / / " - 101 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti kavi ne isa dohe meM 'kanaka' zabda kA prayoga karake kamAla kara diyA hai / saMskRta bhASA meM kanaka zabda ke do artha hote haiM-- sonA aura dhatUrA / kanaka zabda kA prayoga sonA ke lie bhI kiyA jAtA hai aura dhatUrA ke lie bhI kiyA jAtA hai / svarNa ko bhI kanaka kahate haiM aura dhatUre ko bhI kanaka kahate haiM / yahA~ para kavi kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki nazA dene vAle dhatUre se bhI bar3ha kara * saugunI mAdakatA svarNa meM arthAt dhana meM hai / nazA donoM meM hai, dhatUre meM bhI nazA hai aura sone meM bhI nazA hai / sone se matalaba dhana evaM sampatti se hai / sonA hai jar3a vastu, kintu usameM atyadhika mAdakatA hotI hai / dhatUrA kitanA hI ikaTThA kara le, usase koI nazA nahIM car3hatA hai / usako hAtha meM lie raheM, koI nazA nahIM car3ha sakatA / lekina use khAe~ge, tabhI nazA car3hegA / lekina sone ke sambandha meM kahA gayA hai, ki usakA svabhAva to yaha hai, ki usake hAtha meM Ate hI manuSya ko nazA car3ha jAtA hai / manuSya pAgala aura bebhAna ho jAtA hai / dhatUre ko khAne para nazA car3hatA hai, para sone ko dekhane mAtra se nazA car3ha jAtA hai / dhana kI Asakti eka aisI Asakti hai, jisake samakSa dhatUre kA nazA bhI nagaNya hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki durjana vyakti kI vidyA vivAda ke lie hotI hai, dhana ahaMkAra ke lie hotA hai aura zakti dUsaroM ko pIr3A dene ke lie hotI hai / durjana vyakti kI zakti phira vaha bhale hI kisI bhI prakAra kI kyoM na ho, kintu vaha apane aura dUsare ke vinAza ke lie hI hotI haiM / durjana kI durjanatA hai, ki vaha ina sAdhanoM ko prApta karake apane Apako patana ke gahana garta meM girA letA hai, vaha utthAna ke mArga para nahIM cala pAtA / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki nItikAra AcArya ne apane eka zloka meM saMsAra meM samagra mAnavoM ke zIla aura svabhAva kA varNana kara diyA hai aura inheM do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kara diyA hai / durjana kI bAta maiMne Apase kahI, kintu saJjJjana vyakti kA svarUpa usase sarvathA bhinna hotA hai / sajjana puruSa athavA sAdhu puruSa use kahA jAtA hai, jo apane samAna hI dUsaroM ko bhI samajhatA hai / vaha dharmazIla hotA hai, pApAcAra meM usakI ruci nahIM rahatI / jaba pApAcAra aura mithyAcAra meM usakI ruci nahIM hai, taba pApAcara aura mithyAcAra kA andhakAra usake jIvana meM kSitija para kaise raha sakatA hai ? sAdhu-puruSa itanA komala aura itanA mRdu mAnasa hotA hai, ki vaha apanA kaSTa evaM duHkha to sahana kara sakatA hai, kintu dUsare 102 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA kA kaSTa aura duHkha vaha sahana nahIM kara pAtA / yahI sajjana puruSa kI sajjanatA hai / AcArya ne sajjana puruSa kA lakSaNa batAte hue kahA hai, ki sajjana puruSa kI vidyA, jJAna aura viveka ke lie hotI hai, vivAda ke lie nahIM / sajjana puruSa kA dhana dAna ke lie hotA hai, bhoga-vilAsa ke lie nahIM / sajjana vyakti kI zakti athavA bala dUsaroM ke saMrakSaNa ke lie hotA hai, dUsaroM ke vadha ke lie nahIM / sajjana puruSa kI vidyA svayaM usake jIvana ke andhakAra ko to dUra karatI hai, kintu usake Asa-pAsa meM rahane vAle dUsare vyaktiyoM ke jIvana ke andhakAra ko bhI dUra kara detI hai / vidyA evaM jJAna kA eka hI uddezya hai-sva aura para ke jIvana ke andhakAra ko dUra karanA / yadi vidyA jIvana ke andhakAra ko dUra na kara sake, to use yathArtha vidyA hI nahIM kahA jA sakatA / yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai, ki AkAza meM sUrya bhI banA rahe aura dharatI para andhakAra bhI chAyA rahe / sajjana vyakti apane dhana kA upayoga bhoga-vilAsa bhI pUrti meM nahIM karatA, dAna meM evaM dUsaroM kI sahAyatA meM karatA hai / dAna denA usake jIvana kA sahaja svabhAva hotA hai / sajjana puruSoM ke dAna-guNa kA varNana karate hue bhArata ke mahAkavi kAlidAsa ne kahA hai ___"AdAnaM hi visargAya, satAM vArimucAmiva / " megha samudra se jala grahaNa karake use varSA ke rUpa meM phira vApasa hI lauTA dete haiM / kintu isa lauTAne meM bhI vizeSatA hai, megha mahAsAgara se kSAra jala grahaNa karate haiM aura use madhura banA kara lauTA dete haiM / sajjana puruSoM kA svabhAva bhI megha ke samAna hI hai / sajjana puruSa samAja se jo kucha grahaNa karate haiM, ve phira samAja ko hI lauTA dete haiM / parantu isa lauTAne meM eka vilakSaNatA hotI hai / dAna karate samaya sajjana puruSa ke hRdaya meM yaha bhAvanA nahIM rahatI hai, ki maiM dAna kara rahA hU~ / ve dAna to karate haiM, kintu dAna ke ahaMkAra ko apane mana meM praveza nahIM karane dete / dAna se AdAna hI hai, pAnA hI hai / dAna karanA khAnA nahIM hai, balki prApta karanA hai / eka pAzcAtya vidvAna ne kahA hai-"What we gave, we have, what we spent, we had, what we left we lost." jo kucha hamane diyA hai, vaha hamane pA liyA jo kucha hama kharca kara cuke haiM use bhI hamane kucha pA liyA thA, kintu jo kucha hama yahA~ chor3akara 103 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti jAte haiM, use hama kho dete haiM / kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jo kucha hamane diyA vaha hamane pA liyA, aura jo kucha hama de rahe haiM, use hama avazya hI prApta kareMge, kintu jisa sampatti kA na hamane apane lie ucita upayoga kiyA aura na hama usako dAna hI kara pAe, balki marane ke bAda yahIM chor3a gaye to vaha hamArI apanI nahIM hai, vaha hamAre hAthoM se naSTa ho cukI hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki sajjana vyakti kI vidyA aura sajjana vyakti kA dhana jisa prakAra paropakAra ke lie hote haiM, usI prakAra usakI zakti bhI dUsaroM ke upakAra ke lie hotI hai / dUsaroM ko pIr3A dene ke lie usakI talavAra kabhI myAna se bAhara nahIM nikalatI / jisakA mAnasa dayA aura karuNA se AplAvita hai, bhalA usakI talavAra kI noMka dUsare ke kaleje ko kaise cIra sakatI hai / kintu samaya par3ane para vaha dIna, asahAya aura anAtha janoM ke adhikAroM kI rakSA ke lie apane prANoM kI bAjI khela sakatA hai / sajjana puruSa apanI zakti kA prayoga anAtha janoM ke adhikAra ke saMrakSaNa ke lie hI karatA hai / vaha kabhI bhI apanI zakti kA prayoga apanI vAsanAoM ke poSaNa ke lie athavA apane svArtha ke poSaNa ke lie nahIM karatA / sajjana puruSa isa sRSTi kA eka divya puruSa hotA hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki mAnava jIvana bar3A durlabha hai / use prApta karanA AsAna kAma nahIM hai, kintu yAda rakhie mAnava jIvana prApta karanA hI saba kucha nahIM hai, usakI saphalatA tabhI hai, jaba ki mAnavocita sadguNa bhI jIvana meM vidyamAna hoM / prazna thA, ki balavAn honA acchA hai athavA nirbala honA acchA hai ? bAta yaha hai, ki sajjana vyakti kA balavAn honA acchA hai aura durjana vyakti kA nirbala rahanA acchA hai / sajjana vyakti yadi balavAn hogA, zakti sampanna hogA, to vaha apane jIvana kA bhI utthAna kara sakegA aura dUsare manuSyoM ke jIvana kA utthAna bhI kara sakegA / durjana vyakti kI zakti dUsaroM ke trAsa ke lie hotI hai, dUsaroM ke paritrANa ke lie nahIM / dhArmika vyakti jitanA adhika balavAn hogA, vaha dharma kI sAdhanA utanI hI adhika pavitratA ke sAtha karegA / krUra evaM durjana vyakti jitanA adhika nirbala rahegA, vaha utanA hI adhika 104 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA kama anyAya aura atyAcAra kara sakegA / isakA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki zAstrakAra kisI ko balavAn aura kisI ko nirbala hone kI bhAvanA karate haiM / yahA~ para kahane kA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki manuSya-jIvana kI vAstavikatA kyA hai aura manuSya ne apane jIvana ko kisa rUpa meM samajhA hai tathA use apane jIvana ko kisa rUpa meM samajhanA cAhie ? rAjakumArI jayantI ke prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna ne jo kucha kahA hai, usakA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki yadi tuma zaktizAlI ho, to usa zakti kA upayoga evaM prayoga apane Atma-kalyANa aura apane AtmotthAna ke lie karo / apane vikAsa ke lie karo / zakti prApti kA yaha artha nahIM hai, ki tuma dUsaroM ke lie bhayaMkara rudra banakara dUsaro ke jIvana ke vinAza kA tANDava nRtya karane lago / dUsaroM ke jIvana ko kSati pahu~cAne kA tumheM kisI prakAra kA naitika adhikAra nahIM hai / tuma apane ghara meM dIpaka jalA sakate ho, yaha tumhArA adhikAra hai, kintu dUsare ke ghara ke dIpaka ko, jo ki usane apane ghara ke a~dhere ko dUra karane ke lie jalAyA hai, bujhAne kA tumheM koI adhikAra nahIM hai / tuma dAna dete ho, avazya do, yaha tumhArA kartavya hai, kintu dAna dekara usakA ahaMkAra mata karo / Apako mAlUma hai, jaina darzana ke anusAra dAna zabda kA kyA artha hotA hai ? dAna kA artha hai-saMvibhAga / dAna kA artha denA hI nahIM hai, balki usakA artha hai-barAbara kA hissA bA~TanA / eka pitA ke cAra putra yadi alaga hote haiM, to ve apane pitA kI sampatti kA samavibhAga karate haiM, na ki eka dUsare ko dAna karate haiM / pratyeka putra kA apane pitA kI sampatti para samAna adhikAra hai / pitA kI sampatti putra ko dI nahIM jAtI hai, vaha svataH use prApta hotI hai / isI prakAra tuma dAna karane vAle kauna hote ho, tumheM dAna karane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai / samAja-rUpI pitA se tumheM jo kucha bhI sampatti prApta huI hai, usakA saMvibhAga karo, use barAbara-barAbara bA~To, samAja ke saba vyakti tumhAre bhAI apane haiM aura tuma unake bhAI ho / eka bhAI, dUsare bhAI ko dAna nahIM karatA hai, balki vaha usakA saMvibhAga karatA hai / dAna meM dInatA rahatI hai aura saMvibhAga meM adhikAra kI bhAvanA mukhya rahatI hai / dAna karate samaya yaha vicAra rakho ki hama saMvibhAga kara rahe haiM, ataH dAna ke // 105 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sammAna aura saMskRti badale meM na hameM svarga kI abhilASA hai aura na anya kisI prakAra ke vaibhava kI abhilASA hai / jJAna kA prakAza karane se, dhana kA saMvibhAga karane se aura zakti kA sat prayoga karane se, AtmA balavAn banatA hai, AtmA zakti sampanna banAtA hai aura AtmA prabhu banatA hai / maiM Apase manuSya aura manuSyatA kI bAta kaha rahA thA / saMsAra kA pratyeka manuSya sukha cAhatA hai, zAnti cAhatA hai aura Ananda cAhatA hai / kintu prazna yaha hai, ki ve prApta kaise hoM ? ve prApta tabhI ho sakate haiM, jaba ki hama dUsaroM ko sukhI banA sakeM, dUsaroM ko zAnta kara sakeM / pratyeka vyakti ke hRdaya kI bhAvanA hI usake zubha yA azubha jIvana kA nirmANa karatI hai / eka pAzcAtya vidvAn ne kahA hai ___"Heaven.and hell are in our conscience.'' ___ svarga aura naraka, sukha aura duHkha kahIM bAhara nahIM haiM, ve hamAre andara meM hI haiM / manuSya kI jaisI bhAvanA aura jaisI buddhi hotI hai, usI ke anusAra usakA jIvana sukhI aura duHkhI banatA hai aura usI ke anusAra use svarga evaM naraka kI upalabdhi hotI hai / saba kucha bhAvanA para hI AdhArita hai| 106 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai sAdhanA kA kSetra vyApaka aura vistRta hai / isa sandarbha meM jaina saMskRti kI evaM jaina-dharma kI sAdhanA kisa prakAra kI hai aura vaha kisa paddhati se kI jAtI hai, isa tathya ko samajhanA parama Avazyaka hai / jaba taka sAdhanA ke marma ko samajhane kA prayatna nahIM hogA, taba taka sAdhanA kA Ananda nahIM A sakatA / jaba sAdhaka kA mana sAdhanA meM samarasIbhAva ho jAtA hai, tabhI vaha usa sAdhanA kA Ananda le sakatA hai / jaina dharma kI sAdhanA ke rahasya ko samajhane ke lie do tathyoM ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai-ahiMsA aura anekAnta / anekAnta athavA syAdvAda ko binA samajhe sAdhanA ke vAstavika svarUpa ko samajhanA sarala nahIM hai / anekAnta kI pRSThabhUmi para jisa sAdhanA kA prArambha hogA, vaha ahiMsAmUlaka bhI hogI / samagra sAdhanAoM kA mUlakendra ahiMsA hI ho sakatI hai aura usako samajhane kI dRSTi anekAntavAda hI ho sakatA hai / anekAntavAda ke prakAza meM ahiMsA ke rAjapatha para agrasara hote hue, jo bhI sAdhanA kI jAtI hai, vaha jaina-dharma aura jaina saMskRti ke anukUla hI hotI hai / jaina-darzana sAdhanA ke kSetra meM ativAda ko svIkAra nahIM karatA / jaina dharma athavA jaina saMskRti mUla meM ativAdI nahIM hai, vaha apane mUla svarUpa meM nirativAdI hai / ativAda aura nirativAda donoM meM se nirativAda hI zreSTha hai / aura sAdhaka ke lie vahI grAhya bhI hai, kyoMki ativAda ekAntavAda ho jAtA hai / jo bhI ekAntavAda hai, vaha samyak nahIM ho sakatA, mithyA hI hotA hai / jo kucha mithyA hai, vaha hamArI sAdhanA kA aMga kaise bana sakatA hai / isa dRSTi se maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki jaina-dharma, jaina-darzana aura jaina-saMskRti apane mUlarUpa meM ativAdI na hokara, nirativAdI hai / ativAda eka prakAra kA haThayoga hotA hai / haThayoga ko hama sAdhanA nahIM kaha sakate / jaina-darzana meM haThayoga ko mithyA sAdhanA kahA hai / ativAda kisI bhI kSetra meM grAhya nahIM ho sakatA / sAdhanA cAhe AcAra kI ho, cAhe tapa kI ho aura cAhe yoga kI ho, kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA kyoM na ho, usameM ativAda ke lie jarA bhI avakAza nahIM hai / nirativAda hI jaina dharma kI aura jaina darzana kI mUla AtmA hai / jaina dharma kI sAdhanA jIvana-vikAsa ke lie kI - - - 107 Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti jAtI hai, jIvana - vinAza ke lie nahIM / ekAntavAda meM vinAza hI rahatA hai, vikAsa nahIM / maiM Apase sAdhanA kI bAta kara rahA thA / AdhyAtmika sAdhanA, cAhe vaha gRhastha kI sAdhanA ho aura cAhe vaha sAdhu kI sAdhanA ho, jo bhI sAdhanA hai, usameM sarvatra eka hI prazna sAmane AtA hai aura jaba taka usakA samAdhAna nahIM ho jAtA hai, taba taka sAdhanA meM vimalatA aura vizuddhatA AtI nahIM hai / prazna yaha hai, ki sAdhaka jo kucha bhI kara rahA hai, gRhastha dharma kA pAlana kara rahA hai athavA sAdhu dharma kA pAlana kara rahA hai, parantu dekhanA yaha hai, ki usameM use samarasIbhAva upalabdha huA athavA nahIM ? yadi samarasIbhAva utpanna ho gayA hai to vaha sAdhanA ThIka hai, anyathA vaha sAdhanA kAya - klezamAtra hai / gRhastha dharma aura sAdhu dharma, dharma vastutaH alaga-alaga nahIM hotA, vaha to eka aura akhaNDa hI hotA hai, phira bhI pAtra kI yogyatA ke anusAra hI usakA zAstroM meM vidhAna evaM pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai / zAstroM meM jahA~ kahIM bhI gRhastha dharma athavA sAdhu dharma kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai, to vahA~ vyavahAra dRSTi se hI usakA kathana kiyA gayA hai, kintu nizcaya dRSTi meM sAdhanA kA mArga alaga-alaga nahIM hai / nizcaya dRSTi meM sAdhanA kA mArga eka hI hai / yaha bAta dUsarI hai, ki eka sAdhaka apane sAdhanA - patha para teja kadama se Age bar3ha rahA hai, dUsarA halke kadama se usa para cala rahA hai / sAdhanA meM pAtra kI zakti ke anusAra tIvratA aura mandatA kA bheda raha sakatA hai, kintu dhyeya-bheda aura lakSya bheda nahIM ho sakatA / Agama - zAstra meM donoM dRSTiyoM kA ullekha upalabdha hotA hai ---vyavahAra dRSTi aura nizcaya dRSTi / donoM ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai, isameM kisI prakAra kA matabheda nahIM hai / parantu isa tathya ko nahIM bhUla jAnA cAhie, ki nizcaya dRSTi hI paramArtha dRSTi hai / vyavahAra - bhASA meM mArga alaga-alaga hote hue bhI nizcaya bhASA meM mArga eka hI hai / sAdhu jisa lakSya ko lekara sAdhanA prArambha karatA hai, gRhastha kI sAdhanA kA prArambha bhI usI lakSya ko lekara hotA hai / lakSya meM kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM hai / sAdhya eka hone para bhI aura sAdhanA eka hone para bhI, calane kI gati meM antara avazya mAnA gayA hai / vastutaH sAdhanA, sAdhanA hai / vaha eka akhaNDa tattva hai / - sAdhanA meM do dRSTiyA~ rahatI haiM- dvaita dRSTi aura advaita dRSTi / sAdhaka kI sAdhanA kA prArambha dvaita dRSTi se hotA hai, kintu usakA paryavasAna advaita 108 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai dRSTi meM hotA hai / kyoMki AtmA svayaM hI sAdhaka hai, svayaM hI sAdhya hai aura svayaM sAdhana hai / sAdhya kyA hai ? aura mokSa kyA hai ? Atma-: - guNoM kI paripUrNatA / aura Atma sAdhanA meM sAdhana bhI AtmaguNa hI hote haiM / isa dRSTi se apane prayatna se apane meM apane Apako khojanA hI sAdhanA hai / yaha jaina darzana kI advaita dRSTi hai / vedAnta ne bhI sAdhanA ke kSetra meM mukhya rUpa meM advaita dRSTi ko hI apanAyA hai / kintu usakA mAyAvAda use pUrNa rUpa meM advaita nahIM hone detA / AcArya umAsvAti ne apane 'tattvArthAdhigama-sUtra' meM kahA hai, ki samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra hI mokSa kA mArga hai / isI tathya ko bahuta pahale bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI apanI vANI meM kahA thA aura gaNadharoM ne bhI usI kA pratipAdana kiyA thA / usI kA AdhAra lekara vibhinna yuga ke AcAryoM ne apane-apane granthoM kI racanA kI hai / jo bAta eka tIrthaMkara kahatA hai, vahI bAta ananta tIrthaMkara bhI kahate haiM / sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI ke kathana meM kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM ho sakatA / mokSa mArga kI prarUpaNA saba kI eka hai / mokSa - mArga meM prayukta mArga kA artha hai - kAraNa evaM sAdhana / mokSa to kArya hai aura usake kAraNa haiM - samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra / jo sAdhana hai, vastutaH vahI sAdhya bhI hai, antara itanA hI hai, ki apUrNa avasthA meM ve sAdhana haiM aura pUrNa avasthA meM ve hI sAdhya bana jAte haiM, sAdhya aura sAdhana meM advaita dRSTi se kisI prakAra kA maulika bheda nahIM ho sakatA / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki jaba taka AtmaguNoM kA pUrNa vikAsa nahIM hotA hai, taba taka ve sAdhana haiM aura jaba pUrNa vikAsa ho jAtA hai, to ve hI guNa sAdhya bana jAte haiM / dUsarI bAta yaha hai, ki guNa kabhI apane guNI se bhinna nahIM hotA / isakA artha yaha huA, ki jo darzana hai, vahI AtmA hai, jo jJAna hai, vahI AtmA hai aura jo cAritra hai vahI AtmA hai / AtmA, usakA sAdhya aura usake sAdhana meM advaita dRSTi hai, kintuM vyavahAra meM hama bheda - dRSTi ko AdhAra banAkara hI calate haiM / jaba sAdhaka nizcaya dRSTi meM pahu~catA hai, taba vahA~ para use kisI bhI prakAra kA bheda dRSTigocara nahIM hotA hai / mukti kyA vastu hai ? mukti kA artha hai-- bandhanoM se chuTakArA / jitane bandhana haiM, utanA hI adhika saMsAra hotA hai, aura jaise-jaise bandhanoM kA abhAva hotA jAtA hai, vaise-vaise mukti prApta hotI jAtI hai / bandhanoM 106 Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti kA abhAva hI mokSa hai / samyak darzana ke hone se mithyAtva kA bandhana TraTa jAtA hai / samyaka jJAna ke Ate hI ajJAna kA bandhana TUTa jAtA hai / samyaka cAritra ke hote hI rAga dveSa ke bandhana TUTane lagate haiM / sAdhaka jaise-jaise apanI sAdhanA meM vikAsa karatA hai, vaha bandhanoM se mukta hotA jAtA hai / kalpanA kIjie, eka baccA par3hane jAtA hai aura vaha pahalI kakSA pAra karatA hai, phira dhIre-dhIre vaha dUsarI, tIsarI, cauthI aura pA~cavIM Adi kakSAoM ko pAra karatA huA nirantara Age bar3hatA jAtA hai / eka dina vaha apanI kakSAoM ko pAra karate hue U~cI se U~cI zikSA prApta karane meM saphala ho jAtA hai / usa samaya vaha vidvAna bana jAtA hai aura dUsaroM ko par3hAne bhI lagatA hai / jo vyakti eka dina svayaM par3hane vAlA thA, to eka dina vaha dUsaroM ko par3hAne bhI lagatA hai / isakA artha yaha hai, ki jaba taka vaha alpajJa thA vaha svayaM chAtra thA aura jaise-jaise usakA jJAna bar3hatA gayA, vaha adhyApaka ho gayA / yahI sthiti sAdhanA ke sambandha meM bhI hai / eka dina svarUpa kI sAdhanA prArambha karane vAlA sAdhaka sAdhanA ke patha para dhIre-dhIre kadama bar3hAtA hai, aura phira Age calakara vahI vyakti svarUpa kI pUrNa sAdhanA kara letA hai / isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM, ki yaha sAdhaka caturtha guNasthAna meM samyak dRSTi banatA hai, paJcama guNasthAna meM dezavratI banatA hai / SaSTha guNasthAna meM sarvavratI banatA hai, saptama guNasthAna meM apramatta hokara tejI ke sAtha Age bar3hatA huA terahaveM guNasthAna meM pahu~cakara vaha pUrNa vItarAga, sarvajJa aura sarvadazI bana jAtA hai / sAdhanA kA yahI krama hai / gRhastha dharma aura sAdhu dharma kI bAhya maryAdA kA bheda kevala paJcama aura SaSTha guNasthAna taka hI rahatA hai, Age ke sabhI guNasthAnoM meM phira sAdhanA antaH pravAhita rahatI hai / ataH usakA eka rUpa hI rahatA hai / isI dRSTi se maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki hamArI sAdhanA jaba taka apUrNa hai, tabhI taka usameM sAdhya aura sAdhana kA bheda rahatA hai / sAdhanA kI paripUrNatA hote hI sAdhya aura sAdhana kA bheda bhI miTa jAtA hai, phira to jo sAdhya hai, vahI sAdhana hai aura jo sAdhana hai, vahI sAdhya hai / jaina darzana kI yahI nizcaya dRSTi hai aura jaina darzana kI yaha advaita dRSTi hai / ahiMsA, to ahiMsA hai / vaha ananta bhI hai aura zAnta bhI hai / sAdhanA kI avasthA meM vaha zAnta hai aura sAdhya kI avasthA meM pahuMcakara - - 110 Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai vaha ananta ho jAtI hai / ahiMsA ke pUrNa vikAsa ko hI hama ahiMsA kA ananta rUpa kahate haiM / jo bAta ahiMsA ke sambandha meM hai, vahI bAta AtmA ke anya guNoM ke sambandha meM bhI kahI jA sakatI hai / kalpanA kIjie, Apake sAmane vizAla jala-rAzi hai / usa sAgara kI vizAla jalarAzi ko sampUrNa rUpa meM pIne kI zakti hara kisI meM nahIM ho sakatI / paurANika kathA ke anusAra yaha zakti agastya RSi meM hI thI / eka vyakti eka gilAsa pAnI pI sakatA hai, dUsarA vyakti eka loTA pAnI pI sakatA hai, sambhavataH eka vyakti vaha bhI ho, jo eka ghar3A pAnI pI jAe, kintu samasta jalarAzi ko pIne kI zakti hara kisI vyakti meM nahIM ho sakatI, vaha zakti to agastya RSi meM hI ho sakatI hai / agastya RSi ke sambandha meM purANoM meM kahA gayA hai, ki usane samasta samudra ko eka cullU meM hI pI liyA thA / agastya RSi ke jIvana kI ghaTanA jo kucha purANoM meM upalabdha hotI hai, usameM alaMkAra ho sakatA hai, parantu maiM Apase adhyAtma sAdhanA ke kSetra kI bAta kaha rahA hU~ / adhyAtma sAdhanA ke kSetra meM kucha sAdhaka isa prakAra ke ho jAte haiM, jo eka hI muhUrta meM pUrNatA prApta kara lete haiM / maiM sAdhanA ke kSetra meM isa prakAra ke sAdhakoM ko AdhyAtmika agastya RSi kahatA hU~ / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM jo agastya RSi banakara ke Ate haiM, ve apane jIvana kA kalyANa itanI zIghratA ke sAtha kara jAte haiM, ki Apako aura hamako unakI jIvana-gAthA par3hakara bar3A Azcarya hotA hai / hara koI vyakti isa prakAra prArambha meM hI agastya RSi nahIM bana sakatA, phira bhI maiM kahU~gA, ki AtmA meM ananta zakti hotI hai / aura eka na eka dina sAdhaka ko agastya RSi bananA hI hotA hai / ananta zakti sampanna AtmA kyA nahIM kara sakatA ? vaha saba kucha kara sakatA hai / parantu kaba kara sakatA hai, jaba ki vaha apanI ananta zakti kI abhivyakti kara le / zakti hote hue bhI yadi usakI abhivyakti nahIM huI hai, to kucha nahIM ho sakatA, aNu ko virATa banAne se hI usa ananta zakti kI abhivyakti hotI hai / jisa sAdhaka ne apanI Atmazakti kA jitanA vikAsa kara liyA hai, vaha utanA hI adhika apane vikAsa mArga para Age bar3ha sakatA hai / kucha sAdhaka haiM, jo calate to bahuta haiM, kintu phira bhI kucha pragati nahIM kara pAte / telI ke baila kI bhA~ti ve eka hI sthAna para ghUmate rahate haiM, aura durbhAgya se use hI apanI yAtrA samajha lete haiM / Apane - 111 Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti telI ke baila ko dekhA hogA / prabhAta belA meM jaba telI apane baila ko ghAnI meM jotatA hai, taba vaha usakI donoM A~khoM para paTTI bA~dha detA hai / telI kA vaha baila dina bhara ghUmatA hai aura dina bhara calatA rahatA hai, parantu kahAvata hai, ki "jyoM telI ke baila ko ghara hI kosa pacAsa / " telI kA baila dina bhara calatA calatA thaka jAtA hai, parizrAnta ho jAtA hai / vaha apane mana meM socatA hai, ki Aja maiM bahuta calA hU~, calatA - calatA thaka gayA hU~, kama se kama cAlIsa-pacAsa kosa kI yAtrA to maiMne kara hI lI hogI / sAyaMkAla ke samaya jaba telI usakI A~kha para se paTTI haTAtA hai, taba vaha dekhatA hai, ki maiM to vahIM para khar3A hU~, jahA~ se maiMne yAtrA prArambha kI thI / dina bhara calA, phira bhI vahIM kA vahIM para hU~ / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bhI bahuta se sAdhakoM kI yahI jIvana dazA rahatI hai / sAdhanA karate-karate unheM pacAsa-sATha varSa ho jAte haiM, phira bhI ve kisI prakAra kI pragati nahIM kara pAte / sAdhaka jIvana kI yaha eka vikaTa viDambanA hai / pacAsa-sATha varSa taka sira mur3avAte rahe, saMyama kA pAlana karate rahe, vrata aura niyamoM kA pAlana karate rahe, kintu usakA pariNAma telI ke baila ke samAna zUnyavat hotA hai / Akhira aisA kyoM hotA hai ? isa prakAra kA prazna uThanA svAbhAvika hai / sAdhanA ho aura phira bhI pragati na ho, yaha to eka Azcarya hI hogA / thakAvaTa ho, thaka kara aMga cUra-cUra ho jAe, kintu phira bhI vahIM ke vahIM, yaha sAdhaka jIvana kI acchI sthiti nahIM kahI jA sakatI / prazna hai, aisA kyoM hotA hai / isalie hotA hai, ki mana kI gA~TheM nahIM khulane pAtIM / jaba taka mana kI gA~Tha nahIM khulatI hai, taba taka sAdhanA kA kucha bhI lAbha nahIM milane pAtA hai / mana para vAsanA kI parata - para-parata jamI hai, unheM dUra karanA Avazyaka hai / eka AcArya ne bar3I sundara bAta kahI hai-- rAga-dveSau yadi syAtAM, tapasA kiM prayojanam / rAga-dveSau ca na syAtAM, tapasA kiM prayojanam / / yadi rAga aura dveSa haiM, to tapasyA karane se kucha bhI lAbha nahIM / yadi rAga-dveSa nahIM rahe haiM, taba bhI tapasyA karane se koI lAbha nahIM hai, kyoMki tapa isIlie kiyA jAtA hai, ki usase rAga-dveSa kSINa ho jAe~ / yadi tapasyA kI sAdhanA karane para bhI rAga-dveSa kSINa nahIM hote haiM, to phira tapasyA kI sAdhanA phalavatI nahIM ho sakatI / isake viparIta yadi 112 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai sAdhaka kA hRdaya itanA nirmala ho cukA hai, ki usameM na rAga rahA hai aura na dveSa rahA hai, to usake lie bhI tapasyA kI sAdhanA kA koI vizeSa prayojana zeSa nahIM rahatA / unhIM sAdhakoM kA jIvana telI ke baila ke samAna rahatA hai, unhoMne apanI mana kI gA~ThoM ko nahIM kholA hai, rAga aura dveSa kI granthi ko nahIM tor3A hai, ve kitanI bhI tapasyA kareM aura kitane bhI niyamoM kA pAlana kareM, kintu unake jIvana meM kisI prakAra kA parivartana nahIM A sakatA / jisake mana meM rAga-dveSa kI gA~Tha hai, vaha bhale hI gRhastha ho athavA sAdhu ho, vaha apanI sAdhanA meM saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sakatA / pacAsa varSa ke bAda bhI vaha vahIM khar3A milatA hai, jahA~ se usane apanI yAtrA prArambha kI thI / ve yAtrA nahIM karate, balki telI ke baila ke samAna ghUmate haiM, cakkara kATate haiM aura idhara se udhara bhaTakate haiM / moha aura kSobha jaba taka dUra nahIM hote haiM, taba taka sAdhanA kaise saphala ho sakatI hai ? moha-madirA kA pAna karake yaha AtmA apane svarUpa ko bhUla jAtA hai / AtmA kA apane svarUpa ko bhUla jAnA hI saMsAra hai / moha meM eka aisI zakti hai, jisase AtmA ko yaha paribodha nahIM hone pAtA, ki maiM kyA hU~ aura merI zakti kyA hai ? maiM apane lakSya kI ora bar3ha rahA hU~ athavA usase pIche haTa rahA hU~ / isa prakAra kI bodha-dazA AtmA kI vilupta ho jAtI hai / kahA jAtA hai, ki eka bAra banArasa ke kucha paNDoM ne vicAra kiyA, ki Aja Azvina mAsa kI pUrNimA hai / ataH gaMgA-snAna yahA~ para nahIM, tIrtharAja prayAga para karanA cAhie / unhoMne apane isa vicAra ke anusAra kAryakrama banAyA aura gaMgA ke ghATa para pahu~ca kara bhaMga kA ghoMTA lagAkara sabane bhaMga pI aura nAva para savAra ho gaye / nAva se yAtrA karake hI prayAgarAja pahu~cane kA unakA vicAra thA / nAva para savAra to ve ho gaye, kintu nAva kA jo rassA taTa para ke khUTe se ba~dhA thA, use kholane kA dhyAna kisI ko na rahA / ve loga nAva meM baiThe the aura nAva calA rahe the, kintu nAva Age na bar3hakara vahIM para idhara-udhara gaMgA kI caMcala taraGgoM para thirakatI rahI / rAtri ko jaba candramA kA udaya huA, taba unhoMne socA, Aja bar3A nirmala sUrya kA udaya huA hai / sUrya kA prakAza atyanta svaccha aura sukhada hai / aba hama prayAgarAja A pahuMce haiM / isa tIrtharAja para aba hama saba saMgama 113 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti meM snAna kareMge aura phira vApisa apane ghara lauTa caleMge, kintu vastutaH ve prayAgarAja nahIM pahuMce the, balki banArasa meM hI usI gaMgA ghATa para the, jahA~ se unhoMne apanI tIrtha-yAtrA prArambha kI thI / sArI rAta parizrama karane para bhI ve eka kadama Age na bar3ha sake / prAtaHkAla nazA kama huA to unhoMne dekhA, ki yaha kyA huA, vahI kAzI, vahI usakA ghATa aura vahI gaMgA kA pravAha, jahA~ pratidina ve snAna karate the / hama to saba prayAga cale the, phira kAzI meM hI kaise raha gaye, isa para sabako bar3A Azcarya thA / unake dUsare mitroM ne, jo gaMgA para snAna karane Aye the, "kahA ki Aja kyA soca rahe ho, naukA meM baiThakara kahA~ jAne kA vicAra kara rahe ho ?" ve saba eka dUsare kA mukha dekhane lage aura vicAra karane lage, ki yaha ho kyA gayA hai ? dekha-bhAla karane para patA lagA, ki nAva kA rassA nahIM kholA gayA hai / isIlie nAva yahA~ kI yahA~ para hI rahI, Age nahIM bar3ha sakI / eka rAta to kyA hajAra rAta taka bhI agara parizrama karate, taba bhI naukA Age nahIM bar3ha sakatI thI / yaha bodha unheM kaba huA, jaba ki unakA bhaMga kA nazA dUra ho gayA / naze kI dazA meM na unheM apanA samyag bodha thA, na naukA kI gati kA bodha thA aura na yahI parijJAna thA, ki hama kAzI meM haiM athavA prayAga paha~ca rahe haiM / yaha kahAnI eka rUpaka hai / usake marma ko aura usake rahasya ko samajhane kA Apako prayatna karanA cAhie / kyA AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke kSetra meM moha mugdha AtmA vaisA hI kArya nahIM karatA hai, jaisA ki paNDoM ne kiyA thA ? sAdhaka sAmAyika karatA hai, pauSadha karatA hai, upavAsa karatA hai aura vibhinna niyamoM kA paripAlana bhI karatA hai, kintu phira bhI vaha pUrva vAsanA se ba~dhA vahIM khar3A rahatA hai / vaha samajhatA hai, ki maiM adhyAtma-sAdhanA kara rahA hU~, kintu moha-bhAva ke kAraNa vaha apanI vAstavika sthiti ko nahIM samajha pAtA / moha ke prabhAva se vaha sthiti ko hI yAtrA samajha letA hai / vaha apane hRdaya meM bhale hI yaha vicAra kare, ki maiM adhyAtma sAdhanA kara rahA hU~, para moha mugdha AtmA meM adhyAtma bhAva to leza mAtra bhI nahIM rahane pAtA / dRSTi meM mohaM bhI rahe aura adhyAtma bhAva bhI rahe, yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai ? kyA kabhI rajanI aura divasa donoM eka kAla meM aura eka deza meM khar3e raha sakate haiM ? jaina dharma sAdhanA ko mahattva avazya detA hai, kintu ati sAdhanA ko - 114 Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai nahIM / sAdhanA jIvana ke lie hotI hai, sAdhanA kA lakSya hai jIvana ko vimala aura pavitra banAnA aura yaha pavitratA sahaja bhAva se hone vAlI jJAna pradhAna arntamukha sAdhanA se hotI hai / jo sAdhanA atamukha na hokara bahirmukha hotI hai, AtmA-pradhAna na hokara deha-pradhAna hotI hai, apanI sahaja zakti se Age bar3hakara ati ke rUpa meM deha daNDa evaM haTha-yoga kA rUpa le letI hai, vaha ati sAdhanA hai, aura vaha AdhyAtmika pavitratA kA hetu nahIM banatI hai / prAcIna sAhitya kA jaba hama adhyayana karate haiM, taba hameM jJAta hotA hai, ki bhArata meM kisa prakAra kI haThavAdI aura ativAdI sAdhanA kI jAtI rahI hai / tApasoM ke jIvana kA varNana jaba hama par3hate haiM, taba hameM jJAta hotA hai, ki usa yuga ke tApasa apane AzramoM meM, jaMgaloM meM aura parvatoM para kisa prakAra kI pracaNDa tapasyA karate the / jahA~ eka ora tApasoM kA pracaNDa tapa prasiddha hai, vahA~ dusarI ora tApasoM kA pracaNDa krodha bhI prasiddha hai / vizvAmitra ne kitanI pracaNDa tapasyA kI / kintu krodha bhI unakA utanA hI bhayaMkara thA / durvAsA RSi kA krodha to mahAbhArata meM aura prAcIna sAhitya meM prasiddha hai / yadi tapa kA pariNAma krodha hI hai, to usa tapa se AtmA kA hita-sAdhana nahIM ho sakatA / tApasoM kI sAdhanA kA ativAda yaha hai, ki vaha bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara deha-pIr3A ko evaM deha-damana ko hI dharma samajhate the / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke yuga meM aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM bhI jina tApasoM kA varNana upalabdha hotA hai, usase jJAta hotA hai, ki unakA tapa to ugra hotA thA, kintu unheM Atma-bodha nahIM hotA thA / varNana kiyA gayA hai, ki kucha tApasa pAnI ke Upara Ane vAle zaivAla ko khAkara hI gujArA kara lete the / kucha-tApasa sUkhI pattI aura sUkhI ghAsa hI khAkara tapasyA karate the / kucha tApasa mAtra havA khAkara hI apanA jIvana yApana karate the / yahA~ taka varNana AtA hai, ki gAya kA gobara khAkara bhI ve apanI jIvana vRtti ko dhAraNa karate the / isa prakAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke yuga ke tApasa ghora kriyAkANDI aura ativAdI sAdhaka the / eka bAra bhagavAn pArzvanAtha jaba ki ve rAjakumAra the, vArANasI meM gaMgA taTa para Ae, kamaTha tApasa ke pAsa pahu~ce / kamaTha apane yuga kA prasiddha paMcAgni tApasa thA / vaha bhayaMkara grISma kAla meM bhI apane cAroM ora dhUnI jalAkara 115 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti mastaka para sUrya kA pracaNDa tApa sahana karatA thA / usake ukta pracaNDa tapa ko dekhakara usa samaya pArzvanAtha jI ke zrI mukha se yaha vAkya nikalA thA "aho kaSTamaho kaSTaM punastattvaM na jJAyate / " tapa sAdhanA meM kaSTa, deha- damana to bahuta bar3A hai, kintu tatva - bodha abhI nahIM hai / prAcIna sAhitya ke adhyayana se jJAta hotA hai, ki eka dina bhAratavarSa ke vizAla jaMgaloM meM tApasoM kA sAmrAjya thA / unake ugra kriyAkANDa ko dekha kara, bhagavAna buddha ko bhI bar3A Azcarya huA thA / mAlUma hotA hai, ki adhika se adhika deha ko kaSTa denA hI tApasa loga apanI sAdhanA kA lakSya samajhate the / maiM samajhatA hU~, ki itanI ugravAdI aura ativAdI sAdhanA anyatra durlabha hai / eka mAtra kriyAkANDa para hI ina logoM kA bhAra thA / kriyA ke sAtha viveka kA mahattva unhoMne nahIM samajhA thA / viveka to sAdhanA kA prANa hai / kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA meM yadi viveka kA prakAza nahIM hai, to vahA~ kucha bhI nahIM hai / mujhe vicAra AtA hai, ki jaina dharma kaThora sAdhanAoM ko mahatva detA hai athavA vicAra aura viveka ko mahattva detA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai - "paDhamaM nANaM tao dayA / " pahale jJAna aura viveka hai, phira AcAra aura sAdhanA hai / tapa evaM sAdhanA karanA acchA hai, kintu maryAdA hInatA ke rUpa meM ati tapa aura ati sAdhanA karanA acchA nahIM hai / jaina dharma aura jaina saMskRti meM kisI bhI prakAra ke ativAda ko avakAza nahIM hai / kyoMki ativAda ekAntavAda para Azrita hotA hai aura jo bhI ekAnta hai, vaha samyak nahIM ho sakatA aura jo samyak nahIM hai, vaha jaina sAdhanA kA aMga nahIM bana sakatA / jaina dharma kI sAdhanA meM na kisI bAta kA ekAnta niSedha hai aura na kisI bAta kA ekAnta vidhAna hI hai / jaina darzana sAdhanA ke mUla srota anekAnta - dRSTi ko mahatva detA hai / yadi dRSTi samyak nahIM hai, to phira kitanI bhI ativAdI sAdhanA kyoM na ho, usase saMsAra kI abhivRddhi hI hotI hai / vaha ativAdI sAdhanA mokSa kA aMga nahIM banatI hai / jaina dharma kI AcAra sAdhanA meM utkRSTa, umra aura ghora zabda kA prayoga to kiyA gayA hai, kintu ativAda kA prayoga nahIM hai / maiM Apase sAdhanA ke viSaya meM vicAra kara rahA thA / sAdhanA, sAdhanA hai, aura usakA prayojana hai, jIvana kI nirmalatA aura pavitratA / ativAdI sAdhanA se deha kA pIr3ana aura mana kI azAnti hI bar3hatI hai / jaba mana 116 Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai meM samAdhi-bhAva na ho, taba usa sAdhanA ko phira bhale hI vaha kitanI bhI ugra, ghora aura pracaNDa kyoM na ho, use dharma nahIM kahA jA sakatA / maiM Apase kaha cukA hU~, ki tApasa-yuga ke tApasa ativAdI sAdhaka the / tApasoM ke atirikta anya kucha sAdhakoM meM bhI yaha ativAda upalabdha hotA hai / bauddha darzana meM dhUtAMga sAdhaka kA varNana eka ativAdI varNana hai, kintu vahA~ kahA gayA hai, ki kitanA bhI ghora kriyAkANDa kyoM na kiyA jAe, yadi mana meM samAdhi nahIM hai, to kucha bhI nahIM hai / ugra tapa, ghora sAdhanA aura pracaNDa kriyAkANDa kA vidhAna kevala jaina dharma meM hI nahIM hai, vaidika dharma aura bauddha dharma meM bhI kaThoratama sAdhanAoM kA aura ugratama tapoM kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai / jaina dharma kI apanI vizeSatA yaha hai, ki vaha tapa, sAdhanA aura kriyAkANDa se pUrva dRSTi ko mahatva detA hai / samyaka dRSTi kI alpa sAdhanA bhI nirjarA ke lie hotI hai aura mithyA dRSTi kI ghora sAdhanA bhI bandha ke lie hI hotI hai / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne karmaTha tApasa ko usakI ajJAnamUlaka kriyA ko chor3ane ke lie jo upadeza diyA thA, vaha isa bAta kA sUcaka hai, ki tapa aura anya kaThora sAdhanA se pahale dRSTi samyak banAnA paramAvazyaka hai / gaNadhara gautama ne bhI kailAza-vAsI tApasoM ko jo upadeza diyA thA, usakA sAra bhI yahI hai, ki tumhArA tapa to bahuta bhayaMkara hai, kintu abhI taka, he tApaso ! tumheM viveka kA prakAza nahIM milA hai / jaba taka viveka prApta na ho, sabhI prakAra kI sAdhanA vyartha hai / kalpanA kIjie, jaMgala meM kisI bA~bI meM sAMpa baiThA hai / kucha ajJAna loga sAMpa ko mArane ke lie bAhara meM bA~bI ko pITate haiM / usI para prahAra kara rahe haiM, to kyA bA~bI ko pITane mAtra se andara baiThA bhayaMkara viSadhara mara sakatA hai ? bA~bI para kitanA bhI prahAra kyoM na kiyA jAe, usase andara baiThe sarpa kA kyA bigar3atA hai ? lAThI ke prahAra bA~bI para 'par3ate haiM, aura ajJAnI loga yaha samajhate haiM, ki hama sAMpa ko mAra rahe haiM / bA~bI ko pITane mAtra se sAMpa kA kucha nahIM bigar3a sakatA hai, kyoMki vaha to andara surakSita baiThA hai / isI prakAra kucha sAdhaka isa zarIra se lar3ate haiM, haTha aura Aveza meM tapasyA kara-kara ke isa zarIra ko kRza aura durbala banA DAlate haiM, lekina isa becAre zarIra kA kyA doSa hai ? isa zarIra kA pIr3ana karane se kyA pariNAma nikalA ? isa zarIra ko Aga kI jalatI jvAlAoM meM bhI DAla diyA, to kyA usase Atma-kalyANa - - 117 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti - ho sakegA ? bAta yaha hai, ki jo vAsanA hai, jo vikAra hai aura jo vikalpa hai, vaha zarIra meM nahIM hai, vaha zarIra ke andara rahane vAle mana meM hai / vahA~ baiThe hue vikAra rUpI sarpa ko to mArate nahIM, mArate haiM usakI zarIra rUpI sthUla bA~bI ko / parantu itane mAtra se to vAsanA, vikAra aura vikalpa kA sarpa mArA nahIM jA sakatA / vaha eka gupta sthAna meM baiThA huA hai, usa para to ApakI sAdhanA kI eka bhI coTa nahIM lagatI hai, coTa lagatI hai zarIra para / parantu yAda rakhie, jaba taka antamana para coTa nahIM lagegI, taba taka usake vikAra aura vikalpa dUra nahIM hoMge / mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko dUra karanA hI adhyAtma-sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya hai / usakA upAya yahI hai, ki isa tana kI bA~bI meM baiThe mana ke viSadhara para hI sAdhanA kA prahAra kiyA jAe / bhAratIya sAdhanA kA lakSya Antarika vikAroM kA prazamana hai / yaha tana kI bA~bI aura indriyA~ hamArI sAdhanA ke lakSya nahIM haiM / zarIra ko naSTa karane se aura zarIra ko kaSTa dene mAtra se hI yadi AtmA kA kalyANa sambhava hotA, to kailAza parvata para ativAdI sAdhanA karane vAle tApasoM kA kalyANa kabhI kA ho gayA hotA / kintu usa ativAdI sAdhanA se unake mana ke vikAra aura vikalpa TUTe nahIM / tamasAcchanna mithyAtva bhUmikA se eka kadama bhI Age nahIM bar3ha pAe / gaNadhara gautama ke upadeza se jaba unakI dRSTi badalI, taba hI unheM kevala jJAna aura kevala darzana kI upalabdhi ho sakI / jaina dharma yaha kahatA hai, ki kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA karo, japa kI, tapa kI, AcAra kI athavA dhyAna kI, parantu apane mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko dUra karane kA hI prayatna honA cAhie / jo tapa hamArI mana kI zAnti ko bhaMga karatA hai, athavA mana ke samAdhibhAva ko bhaMga karatA hai, vaha tapa, tapa nahIM hai, vaha sAdhanA, sAdhanA nahIM hai / prAcIna sAhitya meM eka kathA AtI hai, ki eka guru kA eka ziSya thA / vaha ugra tapasvI aura ghora tapasvI thA, lekina jitanA bar3A vaha tapasvI thA, usase bhI adhika vaha krodhI thA / bar3I ugra aura ghora tapasyA kara-karake usane apane zarIra ko to kRza banA liyA thA, kintu apanI AtmA ke kaSAya-bhAva ko vaha dUra na kara sakA / eka dina vaha apane guru ke caraNoM meM AyA aura Akara vinamra bhAva se bolA - "gurudeva ! ugra aura kaThora tapasyA karate-karate yaha zarIra sUkha gayA hai, aba isa zarIra meM zakti 118 Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai % 3D aura bala nahIM rahA / Apa mujhe saMthArA karane kI AjJA dIjie / " guru ne kahA-raabhI se saMthArA karane kI AjJA kaise dI jA sakatI hai ? are vatsa ! -'jurehi appANaM / ' abhI apane Apako aura patalA karo / ' vaha ziSya phira tapasyA karane calA gayA / aba taka vaha eka dina upavAsa aura eka dina pAraNA karatA thA, aba vaha do dina upavAsa aura eka dina pAraNA karane lagA / kucha samaya bAda phira guru ke pAsa AyA aura bolA-"mujhe saMthArA karane kI AjJA dIjie / " guru ne phira vahI bAta kahI-"apane Apako aura patalA karo / " ziSya phira tapasyA kI sAdhanA ke lie lauTa gayA / aba kI bAra usane aura adhika kaThora sAdhanA kI / tIna dina upavAsa karatA aura eka dina pAraNA karatA / kucha kAla taka yaha kaThora sAdhanA karake vaha phira guru ke samIpa AyA aura bolA-"gurudeva ! aba to saMthArA kI AjJA dIjie / " guru ne sahaja bhAva se phira vahI bAta kaha dI-"abhI apane ko aura patalA karo / " guru ke isa vAkya ko sunakara ziSya ke mana kA prasupta krodha rUpa viSadhara jAgRta ho gayA, A~kheM aMgAre jaisI lAla ho gaIM, hoTha phar3aphar3Ane lage aura zarIra kAMpane lagA / krodha ke vazIbhUta hokara, usane apane hAtha kI eka u~galI tor3akara guru ke sAmane pheMka dI aura krodha kI bhASA meM bolA-"apane Apako aura kaise patalA karU~ ? sArA zarIra to sUkha gayA hai, rakta kI eka bUMda bhI zeSa nahIM hai, phira bhI Apa eka hI bAta kahe jA rahe haiM, ki apane Apako aura patalA karo / " guru ne prema bhare zabdoM meM aura zAnta-svara se kahA-"vatsa ! merA abhiprAya zarIra ko patalA karane se nahIM hai / zarIra bhale hI moTA ho athavA patalA ho / zarIra ke moTepana se aura patalepana se sAdhanA meM kucha bigar3atA banatA nahIM hai / merA abhiprAya thA, mana ko aura mA ke vikAroM ko patalA karane se / tumhArA antastala kaSAya se sthala ho rahA hai, use patalA karane kI AvazyakatA hai / itane varSoM taka tumane ugra, ghora aura utkRSTa tapasyA kI, kintu apane andara ke kaSAyabhAva ko jIta nahIM sake / krodha ko jItA nahIM, mAna ko jItA nahIM; mAyA ko jItA nahIM aura lobha ko jItA nahIM / bhUkhA aura pyAsA rahanA, tapasyA nahIM hai / saccI tapasyA hai, apane kaSAyabhAva ko jItanA / mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko jItanA hI saccI sAdhanA hai / itane varSoM taka tumane tapa kI sAdhanA kI, kaThora AcAra kA pAlana kiyA, anya saba kucha kiyA, kintu tumhArI Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti AtmA meM chupakara baiThe isa krodha ke viSadhara ko mArane kA tumane koI prayatna nahIM kiyA / tumhArA prahAra isa tana kI bA~bI para hI hotA rahA, kintu andara meM baiThe krodha ke viSadhara para prahAra karane kA tumane prayatna nahIM kiyA / isalie tumhArI tapa kI sAdhanA niSphala hai, vyartha hai / jaba tuma krodha meM apane aMga ko hI tinake kI taraha tor3a kara pheMka sakate ho, taba tuma yadi dUsare para krodha karo, to usakI to gardana hI maror3a doge / " . maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki sAdhanA kitanI bhI ugra na ho, yadi usameM mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko dUra karane kI kSamatA nahIM hai, to vaha sAdhanA saba vyartha hai, arthahIna hai / tana kI sAdhanA, sAdhanA nahIM hai, sAdhanA ke hara kSetra meM viveka, vicAra kI apekSA se mana ko sAdhanA hI sAdhanA hai / eka bAra vihAra karate hue hama eka grAma meM Thahare / vahA~ ke logoM ne vyAkhyAna dene ke lie Agraha kiyA / vyAkhyAna prArambha ho gayA / eka bahina sAmAyika lekara vyAkhyAna suna rahI thI / vyAkhyAna samApta ho gayA aura sabhI zrotA dhIre-dhIre cale gaye, kevala vaha bahana abhI bhI baiThI hI rahI / kAraNa yaha thA, ki vaha kucha dera se AI thI aura abhI usake sAmAyika pUrA hone meM kucha vilamba thA / usake pAsa do reta kI ghar3iyA~ thIM, jo usane apane dAe~ aura bAe~ rakhI huI thIM / vaha kabhI isa ghar3I ko hilAtI aura kabhI usa ghar3I ko hilAtI / yaha tamAzA bahuta dera se cala rahA thA / Akhira maiMne usa bahina se pUchA--"tuma yaha kyA kara rahI ho ?" usane kahA-"mahArAja maiMne do reta kI ghar3I rakhI haiM, isase merI do sAmAyika ho jAe~gI / eka isa ghar3I se aura dUsarI usa ghar3I se / maiM ghar3I ko bAra-bAra isalie hilA rahI hU~, ki Upara kI reta zIghra hI nIce calI jAe, jisase ki merI sAmAyika zIghra pUrI ho jAe~ / " Apa isa ghaTanA ko sunakara ha~sa sakate haiM aura ha~sI kI yaha bAta bhI hai / bholI zrAvikA ko yaha bhI paribodha nahIM, ki sAmAyika AtmA kI vastu hai, yA bAhara kI vastu hai / vaha sAmAyika ke kAla-parimANa kI jAnakArI ke lie rakhI jAne vAlI reta kI ghar3I ko hI sAmAyika samajhe hue haiM aura isa prakAra eka muhUrta meM do ghar3iyoM se do sAmAyika karanA aura phira usameM bhI zIghratA karanA, ghar3I ko bAra-bAra hilAnA, jisase ki reta zIghra hI Upara se nIce calA jAe / yaha parihAsa nahIM 120 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma ativAdI nahIM hai to aura kyA hai ? sAmAyika karanA acchA hai, bahuta acchA hai, kintu viveka ke abhAva meM isa uttama sAdhanA kA bhI majAka bana jAtA hai / sAmAyika kI sAdhanA kA lakSya hai, mana meM samatAbhAva bar3he, jJAna kI jyoti jage. kintu jisa sAmAyika kI sAdhanA se mana kI viSamatA bar3hatI ho, mana kI samAdhi bhaMga hotI ho, ajJAna kA andhakAra aura gaharA hotA ho, usa sAdhanA ko vivekamayI sAdhanA nahIM kahA jA sakatA / Aja hajAroM lAkhoM zrAvaka aura zrAvikAe~ sAmAyika kI sAdhanA karate haiM, pratidina pratikramaNa bhI karate haiM, kintu yadi sAmAyika karane para aura pratikramaNa karane para bhI mana meM samatA-bhAva na Ae, mana sthira na rahe, to samajhanA cAhie, ki hamArI yaha sAdhanA, sAdhanA nahIM hai / jaina dharma meM aura jaina saMskRti meM viveka zUnya sAdhanA kA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai / jisa sAdhanA ke pIche jJAna aura viveka na ho, vaha deha-kaSTa mAtra hai, sAdhanA nahIM hai / Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA bhAratIya darzana aura bhAratIya saMskRti meM duHkha aura kleza tathA anityatA aura kSaNa bhaMguratA ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha kahA gayA hai aura bahuta kucha likhA gayA hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki pAzcAtya vidvAna bhAratIya darzana kI utpatti anityatA aura duHkha meM se hI mAnate haiM / kyA duHkha aura anityatA bhAratIya darzana kA mUla ho sakatA hai ? yaha eka gambhIra prazna hai, jisa para bhArata kI apekSA bhArata se bAhara adhika vicAra kiyA gayA hai / jIvana anitya hai aura jIvana duHkhamaya hai, isa carama satya se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / sambhavataH pAzcAtya jagata ke vidvAna bhI isa satya ko ojhala nahIM kara sakate / jIvana ko anitya, duHkhamaya, klezamaya, kSaNa-bhaMgara mAnakara bhI bhAratIya darzana AtmA ko eka amara aura zAzvata tattva mAnatA hai / AtmA ko amara aura zAzvata mAnane kA yaha artha kadApi nahIM ho sakatA, ki usameM kisI prakAra kA parivartana na hotA ho / parivartana jagata kA eka zAzvata niyama hai / cetana aura acetana donoM meM hI parivartana hotA hai / itanI bAta avazya hai, ki jar3a-gata parivartana kI pratIti zIghra ho jAtI hai, jabaki cetana-gata parivartana kI pratIti zIghra nahIM hone pAtI / yadi cetana meM parivartana na hotA, to AtmA kA duHkhI se sukhI honA aura azuddha se zuddha honA, yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA thA / jIvana aura jagata meM pratikSaNa parivartana ho rahA hai / darzana-zAstra kA yaha eka carama satya hai / maiM Apase anityatA aura duHkha kI bAta kaha rahA thA / bhAratIya darzana anitya meM se aura duHkha meM se janma letA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-"aNicce jIva-logammi / " yaha saMsAra anitya hai aura kSaNa bhaMgura hai / kyA ThikAnA hai isakA ? kauna yahA~ para ajara amara banakara AyA hai ? saMsAra meM zAzvata aura nitya kucha nahIM hai / yahI bAta buddha ne bhI kahI hai-"aNicA saMkhArA / " yaha saMskAra anitya hai aura kSaNa bhaMgura hai / vizAla-buddhi vyAsa ne bhI kahA hai "anityAni zarIrANi, vibhavo naiva zAzvataH / nityaM sannihito mRtyuH, kartavyo dharma-saMgrahaH / " - D 122 Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA zarIra anitya hai, dhana aura vaibhava bhI zAzvata nahIM hai, mRtyu sadA sira para ma~DarAtA rahatA hai / na jAne kaba mRttyu Akara pakar3a le, ataH jitanA ho sake, dharma kara lenA cAhie / ____ maiM Apase anityatA aura kSaNa bhaMguratA kI bAta kaha rahA thA / bhAratIya saMskRti aura bhAratIya darzana kA yaha aTala vizvAsa hai, ki mauta hara insAna ke pIche chAyA kI taraha cala rahI hai / jisa dina janma liyA thA, usI dina se insAna ke pIche mauta laga cukI thI / na jAne vaha kaba jhapaTa le aura kaba hamAre jIvana ko samApta kara de / jIvana kA yaha khilA huA phUla na jAne kaba saMsAra kI DAlI se jhar3a kara alaga ho jAe / jIvana, nadI ke usa pravAha ke tulya hai, jo nirantara bahatA hI rahatA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa mAnava jIvana ko anitya aura kSaNa bhaMgura batAte hue kahA hai, ki yaha jIvana kuza ke agrabhAga para sthita jala-bindu ke samAna hai / maraNa ke pavana kA jhoMkA lagate hI yaha dharA-zAyI ho jAtA hai / jisa zarIra para manuSya abhimAna karatA hai, vaha zarIra bhI vividha prakAra ke rogoM se AkrAnta hai / pIDAoM aura vyathAoM kA nidhi hai / na jAne kaba aura kisa samaya aura kahA~ para isameM se roga phUTa par3e ? yaha saba kucha hone para bhI, bhAratIya darzana aura bhAratIya saMskRti ke udgAtA usa duHkha kA kevala ronA rokara hI nahIM raha gae / kSaNa-bhaMguratA aura anityatA kA upadeza dekara hI nahIM raha gae / kevala manuSya ke duHkha kI bAta kahakara aura aninyatA kI bAta kahakara tathA kSaNa-bhaMguratA kI bAta kahakara, nirAzA ke gahana garta meM lAkara usane jIvana ko dhakela nahIM diyA, balki nirAza, hatAza aura pIr3ita jIvana ko usane AzA kA sundara upadeza bhI diyA hai / usane kahA ki Age bar3hate jAo / jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA aura anityatA hamAre jIvana kA Adarza aura lakSya nahIM hai / anityatA aura kSaNa-bhaMguratA kA upadeza kevala isIlie hai, ki hama jIvana meM aura dhana vaibhava meM Asakta na baneM / jaba jIvana ko aura usake sukha-sAdhanoM ko anitya aura kSaNa bhaMgura mAna liyA jAegA, taba unameM Asakti nahIM jagegI / Asakti kA na honA hI bhAratIya saMskRti kI sAdhanA kA mUla lakSya aura carama uddezya hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM jIvana ke do rUpa mAne gaye haiM martya-jIvana aura amartya-jIvana / isa jIvana meM kucha vaha hai, jo anitya hai aura jo - - 123 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti % D kSaNa bhaMgura hai / aura isa jIvana meM vaha bhI hai, jo amartya hai, jo amRta hai aura jo amara hai / jIvana kA martya bhAga kSaNa-pratikSaNa naSTa hotA jA rahA hai, samApta hotA jA rahA hai / jisa prakAra aJjali meM bharA huA jala bUMda-bUMda karake risatA calA jAtA hai, usI prakAra jIvana-puja meM se jIvana ke kSaNa nirantara khirate rahate haiM / jisa prakAra eka phUTe ghar3e se bUMda-bUMda karake jala nikalatA rahatA hai aura kucha kAla meM ghar3A khAlI ho jAtA hai, mAnavIya jIvana kI bhI yahI sthiti hai aura yahI dazA hai / jIvana kA martya-bhAga anitya hai, kSaNa bhaMgura hai aura vinAzazIla hai / yaha tana anitya hai, yaha mana anitya hai, ye indriyA~ kSaNa bhaMgura haiM tathA dhana aura sampatti, caMcala haiM / parijana aura parivAra Aja hai aura kala nahIM / ghara kI lakSmI usa bijalI kI rekhA ke samAna hai, jo camaka kara ke kSaNa bhara meM vilupta ho jAtI hai / jarA socie to, isa anta-hIna aura sImA-hIna saMsAra meM kisakI vibhUti nitya rahI hai aura kisakA aizvarya sthira rahA hai ? rAvaNa kA parivAra kitanA virATa thA / duryodhana kA parijana aura parivAra kitanA vistRta evaM vyApaka thA / una saba ko dhvasta hote aura miTTI meM milate kyA dera lagI ? jisa prakAra jala kA bud-buda jala meM janma letA hai aura jala meM hI vilIna ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra dhana, vaibhava aura aizvarya miTTI meM se janma pAtA hai aura anta meM miTTI meM hI vilIna ho jAtA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha vairAgya rone aura vilakhane ke lie nahIM hai, balki isalie hai, ki jIvana ke martya bhAga meM hama Asakta na baneM aura jIvana ke kisI bhI martya rUpa ko pakar3akara hama na baiTha jAe~ / saba kucha pAkara bhI aura sabake madhya rahakara bhI hama samajheM, ki yaha hamArA apanA rUpa nahIM hai / yaha saba AyA hai aura calA jAegA / jo kucha jAtA hai, vaha jAne ke lie hI AtA hai, sthira rahane ke lie aura Tikane ke lie nahIM / bhAratIya darzana aura bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha anityatA aura kSaNa-bhaMguratA kA upadeza jIvana ko jAgRta karane ke lie hai, jIvana ko bandhanoM se vimukta karane ke lie hai| __maiM Apase jIvana ke do rUpoM kI carcA kara rahA thA / jIvana ke. martya bhAga kI carcA Apane sunI hai / jIvana kA dUsarA rUpa hai, amartya, amRta aura amara / jIvana ke amartya bhAga ko Aloka aura prakAza kahA jAtA hai / amRta kA artha hai--kabhI na marane vAlA / amara kA artha hai jisa para mRtyu kA kucha bhI prabhAva nahIM par3atA hai / vaha kyA tatva -- - 124 Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA hai ? isake uttara meM bhAratIya darzana kahatA hai, ki isa kSaNabhaMgura, anitya aura martya zarIra meM jo kucha amartya hai, jo kucha amRta hai aura jo kucha amara hai, vahI Atma-tatva hai / yaha Atma-tatva vaha tatva hai, jisakA na kahIM Adi hai, na kahIM madhya hai aura na kahIM anta hai / yaha Atma-tatva avinAzI hai, nitya hai aura zAzvata hai / na kabhI isakA janma huA hai aura na kabhI isakA maraNa hogaa| bhArata ke prAcIna dArzanikoM ne apanI samagra zakti isI avinAzI tatva kI vyAkhyA meM lagA dI thI / AtmA kyA hai ? vaha jJAna hai, vaha darzana hai, vaha caritra hai, vaha Aloka hai, vaha prakAza hai / amRta vaha hotA hai, jo ananta kAla se hai aura ananta kAla taka rhegaa| / upaniSad ke eka RSi ne kahA hai--"amRtasya putrAH / " hama saba amRta ke putra haiM / hama saba amRta haiM, hama saba zAzvata haiM aura hama saba nitya haiM / amRta AtmA kA putra amRta hI ho sakatA hai, mRta nahIM / Izvara amRta hai aura hama saba usake amRta-putra haiM / jina aura siddha zAzvata haiM, isalie hama saba zAzvata haiM aura nitya haiM / isa amRta bhAga ko jisane jAna liyA aura samajha liyA, usa AtmA ke lie isa saMsAra meM kahIM para bhI na roga hai, na zoka hai, na kSobha hai aura na moha hai / kSobha aura moha kI utpatti jIvana ke martya bhAga meM hotI hai, amartya bhAga meM se nahIM / kisI kA priyajana mara jAtA hai, to vaha vilApa karatA hai / maiM pUchatA hU~ ki vilApa kisakA kiyA jAtA hai ? AtmA kA athavA deha kA ? AtmA ke lie vilApa karanA eka bahuta bar3A ajJAna hI hai, kyoMki vaha sadAkAla ke lie zAzvata hai, phira usake lie vilApa kyoM ? yadi zarIra ke lie vilApa karate ho, to yaha bhI eka prakAra kI mUrkhatA hI hai, kyoMki zarIra to kSaNabhaMgura hI hai, anitya hI hai, vaha to miTane ke lie hI banA thA / ananta atIta meM vaha ananta bAra banA hai aura ananta bAra miTA hai / ananta anAgata meM bhI vaha ananta bAra bana sakatA hai aura ananta bAra miTa sakatA hai, jisakA svabhAva hI bananA aura bigar3anA hai, usake lie vilApa kyoM ? jIvana meM jo amartya hai, vaha kabhI naSTa nahIM hotA aura jIvana meM jo martya hai, vaha Tika kara raha nahIM sakatA / ataH kSaNa-bhaMguratA kI dRSTi se aura nityatA kI dRSTi se bhI vilApa karanA ajJAna kA hI dyotaka hai / jo kucha martya bhAga hai, vaha kisI kA bhI kyoM na ho aura kisI bhI kAla kA kyoM na ho, kabhI - 125 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti sthira nahIM raha sakatA / cakravartI kA aizvarya aura tIrthakara kI vibhUti, devatAoM kI samRddhi tathA manuSyoM kA vaibhava kabhI sthira nahIM rahA hai aura kabhI sthira nahIM rahegA, phira eka sAdhAraNa manuSya kI sAdhAraNa dhana-sampatti sthira kaise raha sakatI hai ! isa jIvana meM jitanA sambandha hai, vaha saba zarIra kA hai, AtmA kA to sambandha hotA nahIM hai / isa jIvana meM jo kucha prapaMca hai, vaha saba zarIra kA hai, AtmA to prapaMca-rahita hotA hai / prapaMca aura vikalpa tana-mana ke hote haiM, AtmA ke nahIM, kintu ajJAna - vaza hamane inako apanA samajha liyA hai aura isI kAraNa hamArA yaha jIvana duHkhamaya evaM klezamaya hai / jIvana ke isa duHkha aura kleza ko kSaNa bhaMguratA aura anityatA ke upadeza se dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai / kyoMki jaba taka bhava ke vibhava meM apanatva - buddhi rahatI hai, taba taka vaibhava ke bandhana se vimukti kaise mila sakatI hai / para meM svabuddhi ko tor3ane ke lie hI, anityatA kA upadeza diyA gayA hai / eka bAra kI bAta hai / maiM rAjasthAna se gujarAta kI ora vihAra-yAtrA kara rahA thA / mArga meM AbU par3atA thA / kisI bhI itihAsa - prasiddha sthAna ko dekhane kI bhAvanA mere mana meM uThA karatI hai / yadyapi AbU jAne meM aura vahA~ se lauTane meM kAphI cakkara lagatA thA, phira bhI AbU dekhane kA saMkalpa kara hI liyA / merA svAsthya una dinoM meM ThIka na thA, phira pahAr3a kI car3hAI karanI thI / ataH sAtha ke sAthI santoM ne mere jAne ke saMkalpa kA samarthana nahIM kiyA / phira bhI maiMne apane saMkalpa meM zaithilya nahIM Ane diyA aura AbU kI vihAra- yAtrA prArambha ho gaI / jaba hama AbU kI car3hAI car3ha rahe the, taba mArga meM eka vaiSNava santa milA / bahuta bUr3hA aura sAtha hI bahuta dubalA patalA / usakI lambI dAr3I aura lambI jaTA, usakI saumyatA kI abhivyakti kara rahI thI / jaTA ke keza bhI rajata, dAr3I ke bAla bhI zveta aura hAthoM ke roma bhI sapheda the / yaha saba kucha hone para bhI usake zarIra meM sphUrti thI aura usake kadamoM meM bala thA / vaha tejI ke sAtha bar3hA calA A rahA thA / kucha santa jo mujhase Age cala rahe the, unheM dekhakara vaha bolA - namaskAra, namaskAra / vaha bUr3hA santa santoM se kahane lagA- 'kyA Apa mujhe jAnate haiM ?' eka santa ne inkAra kiyA, to dUsare se pUchA aura dUsare ne inkAra kiyA to tIsare se pUchA / isa prakAra sabhI santoM se usane eka hI prazna pUchA, ki kyA Apa mujhe jAnate haiM ? kintu sabhI santoM ne inkAra kara 126 Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA diyA, ki hama Apako nahIM jAnate / vaha bUr3hA vaiSNava santa santoM ke inkAra ko sunakara khila khilAkara haMsa par3A aura eka madhura muskAna ke sAtha bolA- "Azcarya hai, Apa loga mujha cira-paricita ko bhI nahIM jAnate / " itane meM maiM bhI una sabake samIpa pahu~ca cukA thA / maiMne Age bar3hakara usa vaiSNava santa se kahA--"ye loga Apako nahIM jAnate, na jAneM, kintu maiM Apako jAnatA huuN|" vaha bUr3hA santa bolA-"kaise jAnate ho ?" maiMne kahA ki-"isameM jAnane kI kyA bAta hai ? maiM bhI AtmA hU~ aura Apa bhI AtmA haiM / AtmA, AtmA ko na jAne yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai ?" vaha bUr3hA santa gadgada ho gayA aura mujhase lipaTa gayA / Atma-vibhora hokara vaha kahane lagA--"terI aura merI pahacAna saccI hai / ina sabameM tU hI saccA sAdhaka hai aura jo saccA sAdhaka hotA hai, vahI AtmA ko pahacAnatA hai / jo kevala zarIra meM hI aTaka jAtA hai, vaha isa ajara-amara AtmA ko kaise pahacAna sakatA hai / " bAta yaha hai, ki tana kI pahacAna sarala hai, kintu AtmA kI pahacAna kaThina hai / hama paricaya cAhate haiM zarIra kA, hama paricaya cAhate haiM indriyoM kA. aura hama paricaya cAhate haiM vaibhava aura vibhUti kA / phira bhalA AtmA kA paricaya ho to kaise ho ? bhoga aura vilAsa tathA vaibhava aura vibhUti ke isa jhuramuTa meM hama itane ko cuke haiM, ki hameM apane gantavya mArga kA hI paribodha na rahA / gantavya patha ko bhUla jAnA hI hamAre jIvana kI sabase vikaTa aura sabase bhayaMkara viDambanA hai / gRhastha hokara raheM, to kyA aura sAdhu banakara jie to kyA ? jaba taka Atmabodha nahIM hotA, taba taka kucha nahIM hai / Atma-paribodha ke abhAva meM hamane sAdhu banakara kyA chor3A ? Apa kaha sakate haiM, ki apanA parivAra chor3a diyA / mAnA ki apanA parivAra chor3A, kintu apanI sampradAya kA parivAra apanA liyA / phira chor3akara bhI kyA chor3A ? apanI dhana-sampatti ko chor3A, para mAna aura pratiSThA ke dhana ko sameTa kara baiTha gae / apane vaibhava kA ahaMkAra chor3A, kintu apane jJAna ke ahaMkAra meM ulajha gaye / mere kahane kA matalaba yaha hai, ki eka jAla TUTA to dUsare jAla meM phaMsa gaye / eka bandhana se nikale aura dUsare bandhana meM baMdha gae / maiM isa prakAra kI sAdhanA ko sAdhanA nahIM kaha sakatA / maiM isa prakAra ke sAdhanA ke prayatnoM ko vimukti kA prayatna nahIM mAnatA / rAga meM pakar3ane kI zakti hai, jaba taka vaha rahegA, kisI ko pakar3atA hI rahegA / mA~-bApa - 127 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ko chor3A, guru ko pakar3a liyA / parivAra ko chor3A, sampradAya ko pakar3a liyA, dhana-sampatti ko chor3A, pUjA aura pratiSThA ko pakar3a liyA / matalaba yaha hai, ki pakar3a miTTI nahIM hai / aura jaba taka pakar3a na miTe taba taka abhISTa kI siddhi ho nahIM sakatI / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, bhAratIya saMskRti aura bhAratIya darzana meM anityatA aura kSaNa -1 -bhaMguratA kA upadeza bAra-bAra isIlie diyA gayA hai, ki hama isa pakar3a kI jakar3a se baca sakeM / jaba taka AtmA rAga kI pakar3a meM jakar3A rahegA, taba taka duHkha aura kleza se use chuTakArA nahIM mila sakatA / duHkha aura kleza se chuTakArA prApta karanA hI, bhAratIya saMskRti ke mUla uddezyoM meM, sabase gambhIra aura sabase samIcIna uddezya hai / isa lakSya para pahu~cane ke lie hI, anityatA aura kSaNabhaMguratA kA upadeza diyA gayA hai / jIvana - yAtrA meM hatAza aura nirAza hokara vilApa karane ke lie anityatA aura kSaNa bhaMguratA kA upadeza nahIM diyA gayA hai / maiM Apase adhyAtma- jIvana kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jIvana kA adhyAtmavAdI dRSTikoNa samajhane ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai, ki bhautika padArthoM ke AkarSaNa se bacA jAe / jisa vyakti ke jIvana meM jitanA adhika bhautika padArthoM kA AkarSaNa hogA, utanA hI adhika vaha vyakti adhyAtma jIvana se dUra rahegA / jaba taka rAga ke vikalpa se vimukti nahIM milegI, taba taka vAstavika mukti honA kathamapi sambhava nahIM hai / rAga - saMyukta AtmA karma kA bandha karatA hai aura rAga - viyukta AtmA karma kA ucchedana karatA hai / rAga eka bandhana - bIja hai, aura isase hajAroM lAkhoM aMkura jIvana kI bhUmi meM prasphuTita ho jAte haiM / rAga jisa manobhUmi meM janma letA hai, usI manobhUmi meM use dagdha bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai / rAga ke viparIta bhAva, vairAgya bhAva kA jaba taka hRdaya meM udbhava na hogA, taba taka rAgAtmaka vikalpa se vimukti nahIM milegI / vairAgya ke sthirIkaraNa ke lie yaha Avazyaka mAnA gayA hai, ki saMsAra kI pratyeka vastu meM anityatA aura kSaNa bhaMguratA kA darzana kiyA jAe / jaba hamAre hRdaya meM yaha vizvAsa jama jAegA, ki saMsAra kI pratyeka vastu anitya aura kSaNabhaMgura hai, taba hamAre hRdaya meM usa vastu ke prati kisI bhI prakAra kA AkarSaNa nahIM rahegA / saMsAra meM sabhI prakAra kI vastu haiM, sundara bhI aura asundara bhI / sundara vastu meM rAga- buddhi aura asundara vastu meM dveSa - buddhi, yahI samasta burAiyoM kI jar3a hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha 128 Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA rahA thA, ki anityatA ke upadeza ke dvArA hI isa saMsArAsakti ko dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai / kSaNabhaMguratA aura anityatA ke upadeza kA yahI eka mAtra rahasya hai / zAstra meM jIvana ke do rUpa mAne gaye haiM sarala jIvana aura kuTila jIvana / jo vyakti sarala hai, vaha sarvatra saralatA ke hI darzana karatA hai / jisa vyakti kI AtmA sarala hotI hai, usakA mana bhI sarala hotA hai, usakA AcaraNa bhI sarala hotA hai aura usakA zIla evaM svabhAva bhI sarala hI hotA hai / sarala AtmA sampUrNa jagata ko saralatA kI dRSTi se hI dekhatA hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jIvana meM sarvatra saralatA hI saralatA cAhie / cintana meM saralatA ho, bhASA meM bhI saralatA ho aura AcAra meM bhI saralatA ho / jisake mana meM, jisakI vANI meM aura jisake karma meM saralatA hotI hai, vaha AtmA sarala hotA hai, zAstrIya bhASA meM usa AtmA ko samyaka dRSTi AtmA kahA jAtA hai / samyak dRSTi AtmA kabhI bhI apanI saralatA kA parityAga nahIM karatA hai / isake viparIta kuTila jIvana athavA vakra jIvana use kahA jAtA hai, jisameM kisI prakAra kI saralatA nahIM rahatI / kuTila aura vakra AtmA kI mati bhI vakra hotI hai, aura usakA zIla aura svabhAva bhI vakra hI hotA hai / vakra AtmA sampUrNa jagata ko vakratA aura kuTilatA kI dRSTi se hI dekhA karatA hai / jIvana meM kahIM bhI use saralatA kI anubhUti nahIM hone pAtI / aura to kyA, kuTila AtmA apane svayaM ke prati bhI kuTilatA kA hI vyavahAra karatA hai / kuTila AtmA kA mana bhI kuTila hotA hai, vANI bhI kuTila hotI hai aura karma bhI kuTila hotA hai / zAstrIya paribhASA meM kuTila AtmA ko mithyA dRSTi kahA jAtA hai / kuTila AtmA isa saMsAra meM sadA Asakta rahatA hai| usake jIvana meM kisI prakAra kA saMyama aura tyAga Tika nahIM pAtA hai / sarala AtmA ko apekSA kuTila AtmA sadA hIna-koTi kA hI rahatA hai / jagata kitanA bhI acchA kyoM na ho, kintu kuTila AtmA ko vaha kuTila hI dRSTigocara hotA hai / kuTila AtmA saMsAra meM kahIM para bhI kisI bhI vyakti meM guNa nahIM, avaguNa hI dekhA karatA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM bhoga kI apekSA yoga ko mahatva diyA gayA hai / asaMyama kI apekSA saMyama kA saMgIta sunAyA gayA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM Aja se hI nahIM, prArambha se hI tapomaya aura tyAgamaya jIvana-gAthAoM - - 126 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti - kA samAdara kiyA gayA hai / manuSya tana se manuSya hokara bhI jaba taka mana se manuSya nahIM banegA, taba taka usake jIvana kA utthAna aura kalyANa nahIM ho sakegA / Apa cAhe kucha bhI kyoM na kaheM, aura cAhe kucha bhI kyoM na soceM, kintu Apako jIvana-rahasya kI upalabdhi taba taka nahIM ho sakatI, jaba taka ApakA jIvana tyAgamaya aura saMyamamaya na ho jAe / jIvana kA sAra bhoga nahIM, yoga hai, jIvana kA sAra hiMsA nahIM, ahiMsA hai, jIvana kA sAra ekAnta nahIM, anekAnta hai tathA jIvana kA sAra saMgraha nahIM, parityAga hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki jIvana ko saMyamazIla banAne ke lie aura use bhoga ke kIcar3a meM se nikAla kara saMyama kI sundara bhUmi para lAne ke lie anitya bhAvanA ke cintana karane kI AvazyakatA hai| jaina-dharma meM dvAdaza bhAvanAoM kA sundara vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai, jisameM sabase pahalI bhAvanA anitya-bhAvanA hai / anitya-bhAvanA kA abhiprAya yahI hai, ki isa tathya ko soco aura samajho, ki yaha jIvana parivartanazIla hai, yaha jIvana kSaNabhaMgura hai, yaha jIvana anitya hai / vizva kI pratyeka vastu kSaNabhaMgura aura anitya hai / isa prakAra saMsAra kI pratyeka vastu meM anitya bhAvanA kA cintana karane se vairAgya kI upalabdhi hotI hai / vairAgya kI upalabdhi hone para jIvana saMyamI aura tyAgamaya bana jAtA hai / saMyamI jIvana kA samAdara isa jagata ke jana hI nahIM, sura-loka se sura bhI usakA Adara aura satkAra karate haiM / eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa rAjagRha meM lagA huA thA, jisameM deva aura manuSya saba milakara unakI dharma-dezanA suna rahe the / dharma-sabhA meM eka deva AyA aura vaha bhI bhagavAna kA upadeza sunane lagA / isI samaya magadha ke samrATa rAjA zreNika bhI bhagavAna kA upadeza sunane ke lie dharma-sabhA meM AyA aura yathAsthAna baiTha gayA / saMyoga kI bAta hai, ki baiThate hI rAjA zreNika ko chIMka A gaI / chIMka ko sunakara usa deva ne kahA-"jIte raho mahArAja !" idhara-udhara Asa-pAsa meM baiThe logoM ne usa deva kI isa bAta ko dhyAna se sunA / kucha logoM ne apane mana meM socA : samrATa ne chIMkA hai, isIlie isane yaha bAta kahI hai / kahA jAtA hai, ki usI samaya rAjagRhI kA krUra kasAI kAla zaukarika bhI udhara se kahIM jA rahA thA, use bhI chIMka AI aura usakI chIMka ko sunakara deva ne kahA-"na jI, na mara / " logoM ne isa bAta para bhI apane mana meM vicAra kiyA, ki samrATa kI chIMka para isane kucha aura kahA 130 Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA thA aura kasAI kI chIMka para kucha aura hI kahA hai / idhara samrATa zreNika ke suputra aura unake rAjya ke mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra, jo usI dharma-sabhA meM baiThe upadeza suna rahe the, unheM bhI chIMka AIM aura unakI chIMka ko sunakara usa devatA ne kahA-"cAhe jI, cAhe mara / " zrotAoM ke mana meM chIMka ke uttara meM isa prakAra bhinna-bhinna vicAra sunakara bar3A Azcarya huA / Azcarya kI bAta bhI hai, ki chIMka kI kriyA sabakI samAna hone para bhI jo kucha kahA gayA, vaha eka na thA / eka ke lie kahA, jIte raho / dUsare ke lie kahA, na jI, na mara / tIsare ke lie kahA-cAhe jI, cAhe mara / pratyeka vyakti ke hRdaya meM yaha jijJAsA uTha sakatI hai, ki Akhira isameM rahasya kyA hai ? rahasya ko jAnane kI abhilASA pratyeka vyakti ke hRdaya meM sahaja bhAva se uThA karatI hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra jo sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI the, unhoMne apanI maMgalamaya vANI meM isa rahasya kA udghATana karate hue kahA- "isa deva ne jo kucha kahA hai, vaha ThIka hI kahA hai / rAjA zreNika ke lie usane jo yaha kahA hai, ki jIte raho, yaha ThIka hI hai / kyoMki zreNika magadha kA samrATa hai, vaha apane rAjanIti ke zAsana se prajA kA pAlana karatA hai / isa jIvana meM dhana, vaibhava aura aizvarya saba kucha milA hai, kintu yahA~ se marane ke bAda yaha naraka meM jAegA, jahA~ duHkha hI duHkha hai / ataH usake lie zubha AkAMkSA kI hai / jIte raho, maroge to naraka meM jAnA par3egA / rAjakumAra abhayakumAra ke lie kahA, ki cAhe jI, cAhe mara ! isakA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki abhayakumAra kA jIvana eka zAnadAra jIvana hai / isa jIvana meM use apAra vaibhava aura aizvarya milA hai / apane vartamAna jIvana meM bhI vaha saMsAra ke kalyANa kA kAma kara rahA hai / isa prakAra kA vyakti jaba taka jie taba taka acchA hI hai aura marane ke bAda bhI vaha sadgati meM hI jAne vAlA hai, ataH isa AtmA ke lie deva ne kahA hai, mare to bhI ThIka aura jie taba bhI ThIka / usake donoM hAthoM laDDU haiM / isa hAtha kA khAe taba bhI mIThA aura usa hAtha kA khAe taba bhI mIThA / na isa hAtha kA kar3avA hai aura na usa hAtha kA kar3avA hai / abhayakumAra ke lie jIvana bhI zAnadAra hai aura maraNa bhI zAnadAra hai / kAla zaukarika kasAI ke lie kahA hai--"na jI, na mara / " yaha ThIka hI kahA hai, kyoMki vaha kasAI pA~ca-sau bhaiMsoM kI roja hatyA karatA hai, jaba taka vaha jiegA hiMsA hI karatA rahegA, asat karma hI karatA rahegA / ataH usakA jInA acchA 131 Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti nahIM hai / yadi vaha maratA hai, to naraka meM jAegA, jahA~ use kaSTa hI kaSTa milegA / ataH kAla zaukarika ke lie usane yahI kahA, ki na terA jInA hI acchA hai, na terA maranA hI acchA hai / jisa vyakti ke na jIvana se lAbha ho aura na maraNa se lAbha ho, usa vyakti ke jIvana ko saphala jIvana nahIM kahA jA sakatA / eka acche sAdhaka kI paribhASA yahI hai, ki "cAhe jI, cAhe mara / " jisa vyakti kA jIvana sundara hai, usakA maraNa bhI sundara hI hotA hai / jisa vyakti kA jIvana varadAna hai usa vyakti kA maraNa bhI varadAna hI hotA hai / jIvana kA yaha rahasya usI vyakti kI samajha meM A sakatA hai, jisane jIvana ke rahasya ko samajhane kA prayatna kiyA ho / ___ maiM Apase jIvana kI bAta kaha rahA thA aura yaha kaha rahA thA, ki anitya bhAvanA ke cintana se kisa prakAra vimala viveka kA udaya hotA hai / anityatA aura kSaNa-bhaMguratA kA upadeza vilApa karane ke lie nahIM hai, yaha to isalie hai, ki hama apane jIvana ko zAnadAra banA sakeM, hama apane jIvana ko maMgalamaya banA sakeM aura hama apane jIvana ko itanA sundara banA sakeM, ki hama usa koTi meM pahuMca jAe~, jahA~ yaha kahA jAtA -hai-'cAhe jI, cAhe mara / ' vastutaH maiM usI jIvana ko mahAna jIvana kahatA hU~, jisakA vartamAna bhI sundara ho aura jisakA bhaviSya bhI zAnadAra evaM sundara ho / jIvana ke rAgAtmaka vikalpa ko dUra haTAne ke lie saMsAra kI pratyeka vastu meM kSaNa-bhaMguratA aura anityatA kA darzana karanA, yahI jIvana kA nigUr3ha rahasya hai / 132 Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakti hI jIvana hai jIvana meM zakti kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai, binA zakti ke na laukika kArya sampanna ho sakatA hai aura na AdhyAtmika sAdhanA hI sampanna kI jA sakatI hai / pratyeka kArya ko sampanna karane ke lie aura use saphalatA kI sImA para pahu~cAne ke lie, zArIrika aura mAnasika donoM prakAra kI zakti apekSita rahatI hai / samasta saphalatAoM ke mUla meM zakti hI eka mAtra upAdAna hai / vizva kA eka bhI padArtha zaktihIna nahIM hai / kisI meM zakti prasupta rahatI hai aura kisI meM prabuddha / prasupta zakti ko prabuddha karanA hI vijJAna kA kAma hai / koyalA eka acetana tatva hai, dekhane se lagatA hai ki yaha zaktihIna hai, para jyoM hI agni se usakA sparza ho jAtA hai, vaha jala uThatA hai aura usa eka hI koyale meM samagra grAma aura sampUrNa nagara ko athavA samasta vana ko naSTa karane kI zakti A jAtI hai / koyale kA agnirUpa ho jAnA hI usakI zakti hai / avaruddha jala meM pravAha nahIM hotA, vaha pravAha - hIna hokara zAnta par3A rahatA hai, kintu jaba bA~dha TUTa jAtA hai, to vaha pravAha hIna jala pravAhazIla banakara sarvanAza upasthita kara detA hai / bAr3ha kA vegavAna jala jisa kisI bhI tarapha nikala jAtA hai, hAhAkAra macA detA hai / bAMdha ke zAnta jala ko dekhakara koI bhI vyakti usakI pracaNDa zakti kI kalpanA nahIM kara sakatA thA / jala ke kaNa-kaNa meM parivyApta vidyuta kaNoM ko vaijJAnika prakriyA ke dvArA ekatrita karake jaba vidyuta kA rUpa diyA jAtA hai, taba usakI mahApracaNDa zakti kA anumAna lagAnA bhI sAdhAraNa - buddhi kA kAma nahIM rahatA / Aja ke yuga meM kauna aisA vyakti hai, jo vidyuta kI zakti se paricita na ho / pavana jaba manda manda bahatA hai, taba kitanA priya, kitanA rucikara aura kitanA sukhada lagatA hai, para vahI jaba pracaNDa andhar3a kA rUpa grahaNa kara letA hai, taba duniyA meM tUphAna varapA kara detA hai / yaha saba zakti kI mahimA hai, yaha zakti kI garimA hai / sAdhAraNa manuSya kI sAdhAraNaM buddhi kA jaba kisI tejasvinI pratibhA se saMsparza ho jAtA hai, taba usake jIvana meM eka camatkAra paidA ho jAtA hai / sAdhAraNa se sAdhAraNa pratibhA bhI zakti ke sparza se asAdhAraNa pratibhA bana jAtI hai / prANa-zaktihIna evaM kAyara manuSya meM jaba sAhasa kI zakti kA saMcAra ho jAtA hai, taba - 133 Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti vaha zakti-puJja bana jAtA hai / zakti kA adhivAsa jar3a aura cetana sabhI meM hotA hai / AvazyakatA hai, use abhivyakta karake kisI kArya meM lagA dene kI / zakti-sampanna vyakti apanI prasupta zakti ko prabuddha karake; asAdhAraNa kArya kara dikhAtA hai, jaba ki Alasya-grasta manuSya aura akarmaNya mAnava kevala apanI A~kheM hI malatA rahatA hai / . __ Apako yaha jJAta hI hai, ki jaba rAma ko caturdaza varSa kA vanavAsa milA, aura jaba ve apane rAjya ayodhyA ko chor3akara vikaTa vanoM kI yAtrA kara rahe the, taba unake pAsa kyA sAdhana the ? para apanI Atma zakti se unhoMne hanumAna jaise durdharSa vyakti ko apanA ananya bhakta banA liyA aura zaktizAlI evaM mahAbalazAlI zatru ko parAjita karake kiSkindhA rAjya para sugrIva ko baiThAkara, use bhI apanA ananya mitra banA liyA / sAdhana-hIna rAma sAdhana-sampanna bana gaye / apane pitA ke ghara se eka kaNa mAtra bhI sAdhana lekara ve nahIM nikale the, kintu vikaTa vanoM meM rahakara bhI, unhoMne saba kucha pA liyA / sva-upArjita zakti ke bala para hI unhoMne rAvaNa jaise, meghanAda jaise aura kumbhakarNa jaise pracaNDa zaktidhara AtatAyI daityoM kA dalana kiyA / yaha saba kucha unakI jIvana-zakti kA hI camatkAra hai / atIta kAla ke itihAsa ke camakadAra pRSThoM para Apa jina camakadAra jIvana-gAthAoM ko sunate haiM, una sabake mUla meM zakti kA hI prabhAva aura zakti kA hI camatkAra hai / zakti-saphalatA kA AdhArabhUta upAdAna hai / zakti ke binA kucha bhI sampanna honA asambhava hai / karma ke sabhI rUpoM meM vaha eka maulika tatva hai / yaha samasta vizva-cakra ajeya zakti kI hI abhivyakti hai / zakti hI vAstavika jIvana hai / zakti ke binA, jIvana kI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / Adi-yuga ke mAnava se lekara isa vijJAna-yuga ke mAnava taka, manuSya ne jo kucha AviSkAra kiyA hai, aura jo kucha pAyA hai, vaha saba kucha usake adamya utsAha, athAha parizrama aura prasupta zakti ko prabuddha karane kA hI eka mAtra phala hai / karmahIna aura kriyAhIna vyakti apane ApameM kitanA hI zaktidhara kyoM na ho, vaha isa vizva meM kisI bhI prakAra kA mahAna kArya nahIM kara sakatA / zaktizAlI vyakti hI vaha vyakti hai, jisane apanI zakti ko jhakajhora karake jAgRta kara diyA hai, aura jo apanI zrama-sAdhanA se upalabdhiyoM va lakSyoM kI prApti karatA hai / manuSya kA lakSya acchA bhI ho sakatA hai aura burA bhI ho sakatA 134 Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakti hI jIvana hai hai / kisI ke A~sU bahAnA, yaha bhI usakA lakSya ho sakatA hai aura kisI ke A~sU poMchanA, yaha bhI usakA lakSya ho sakatA hai / yadi lakSya azubha hai, to hama samajhate haiM, usane apanI zakti kA duSprayoga kiyA hai / lakSya kA acchApana isa tathya ko pramANita karatA hai, ki isa vyakti ne apane zakti kA zubha prayoga kiyA hai / pratyeka vyakti ko apanI zakti kA prayoga karane se pahale, yaha vicAra kara lenA cAhie, ki maiM apanI zakti kA prayoga evaM upayoga kahA~ kara rahA hU~ aura usase mujhe kisa phala kI upalabdhi ho sakegI ? yAda rakhie, dIvAra para ghU~sA mArane se prahAra karane vAle ke hI hAtha meM coTa lagatI hai / zakti apane ApameM na zubha hai, na azubha hai / usakI zubhatA aura azubhatA, usakA prayoga karane vAle kI bhAvanA para hI nirbhara hai / hama yaha nahIM samajha sakate, ki kisa vyakti ke mAnasa meM kisa prakAra kI bhAvanA kA udaya ho jAe, kintu mana meM bhAvanA kA jaba udaya ho jAtA hai, aura kisI kArya ke dvArA jaba usakI abhivyakti ho jAtI hai, taba hama usakI bhAvanA ke acchepana aura burepana ko AsAnI se samajha jAte haiM / pApI se pApI vyakti meM bhI zakti hotI hai aura puNyAtmA vyakti meM bhI zakti hotI hai, kintu donoM kI zakti kA prayoga aura upayoga bhinna-bhinna pariNAma upasthita karatA hai / zakti hone para bhI usake prayoga kI sahI dizA kA nirNaya karanA AsAna nahIM hai / viveka ke abhAva meM jo bhI nirNaya hote haiM, unakA kabhI suphala nahIM hotA / zakti hI sAmarthya hai / mana kI zakti, indriyoM kI zakti, buddhi kI zakti aura zarIra kI zakti, zakti kA eka rUpa nahIM, nAnA rUpa hote haiM / parantu jaisA ki maiM pahale kaha cukA hU~, zakti ke binA saMsAra meM kisI bhI saphalatA kI prApti sambhava nahIM hai / adhyAtma- dRSTi se vicAra kiyA jAe, to vahI vyakti vAstava meM zaktizAlI hotA hai, jo dUsaroM ko hAni pahu~cAne kI zakti rakhate hue bhI, kisI ko hAni nahIM pahu~cAtA aura apanI zakti kA prayoga apane utthAna meM tathA dUsaroM ke utthAna meM hI karatA hai / eka vyakti apanI zakti kA prayoga para - pIr3ana meM karatA hai aura dUsarA vyakti apanI zakti kA prayoga dUsare ke saMrakSaNa meM karatA hai / pahalI zakti ko hama hiMsA kahate haiM aura dUsarI zakti ko, ahiMsA / hiMsA adharma hai, aura ahiMsA dharma / dharma bhI eka zakti hai aura adharma bhI eka zakti hai / kalyANa - patha para niyojita zakti se dharma hotA hai, aura kumArga para niyojita zakti se adharma hotA hai / maiM jo kucha kahatA 135 Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hU~, vahI satya hai, yaha ekAnta hai aura jo kucha maiM kahatA hU~, vaha bhI satya aura dUsarA jo kucha kahatA hai usameM bhI satyAMza ho sakatA hai, yaha anekAnta hai / ekAnta bhI zakti hai aura anekAnta bhI zakti hai / ekAnta kI bhUmi meM se kalaha ke kaMTIle aMkura phUTate haiM aura anekAnta kI bhUmi meM se surabhita kusuma phUTate haiM / zakti apane Apa meM eka amUlya vastu hai / usakA upayoga aura prayoga yadi sahI tarIke se kiyA jAe, to usase vyakti, samAja aura rASTra kA hita hI hotA hai, ahita nahIM / nirbala hokara jIvana jIne kI apekSA sabala hokara jIvana jInA nizcaya hI acchA hai / pratyeka pitA apane putra ko zaktizAlI banAne kA prayatna karatA hai aura pratyeka guru apane ziSya ko zakti - sampanna hone kI zikSA detA hai / isakA artha hai -- zaktizAlI honA pratyeka dRSTi se acchA hI hai, burA nahIM / zAstrakAra kevala isa prasaMga para eka hI parAmarza dete haiM, ki zakti kA prayoga karane se pUrva jarA soco aura samajho, ki zakti kA prayoga kisa dizA meM ho rahA hai, sahI dizA meM athavA galata dizA meM ? manana se mana kI zakti bar3hatI hai, mauna se vANI kI zakti bar3hatI hai aura zrama se zarIra kI zakti bar3hatI hai / apanI zakti ko akSuNNa rakha kara aura apane prayojana kI siddhi meM usakA suniyojita prayoga karake manuSya jitanA use ghanIbhUta karatA hai, utanI hI mAtrA meM vaha zAnta aura nirdvandva ho jAtA hai / zAnta-bhAva se apanI zakti kA prayoga karane vAlA vyakti apane kArya meM saphalatA prApta kara letA hai / vyartha meM hI kolAhala macAne vAlA vyakti apanI bikharI huI zakti kA kendrIkaraNa nahIM kara pAtA / isalie kisI bhI kArya meM use saphalatA ke darzana nahIM hote / yAda rakhie, zAnta pAnI hI gaharA aura gambhIra hotA hai / vega se Ane vAlA pAnI vega ke sAtha baha jAtA hai / zakti sampanna vyakti kabhI divA svapna nahIM dekhatA / vaha jo kucha socatA hai, use kriyAnvita karane kA bhI vaha saphala prayAsa karatA hai / zakti hIna vyakti divA svapna hI dekhA karatA hai / vikalpoM ke jAla meM vaha itanA pha~sa jAtA hai, ki vaha apanI zakti ko kisI bhI eka kArya meM ekAgra nahIM kara sakatA aura saphalatA usase kosoM dUra rahatI hai / vikalpoM ke Avega meM bahakara ajJAnI vyakti apane mana kA adhikAra kho baiThatA hai aura vaha apanI gambhIratA, garimA aura nirNaya - buddhi ko ghaTiyA vicAroM se naSTa kara detA hai / - maiMne kahA Apase ki zakti kisameM nahIM hai, sabhI meM hai / sRSTi ke kaNa-kaNa meM zakti parivyApta hai / AvazyakatA hai, kevala use samajhane kI 136 - Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakti hI jIvana hai aura kalyANa - patha para prayoga karane kI / yaha tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba manuSya apanA dhyeya sthira kara le, apanA lakSya sthira kara le / jo jala idhara-udhara bikhara jAtA hai, vaha nadI nahIM bana sakatA / nadI banane ke lie kisI eka hI dizA meM pravAha aura gati kI AvazyakatA hai / dhyeya-hIna aura lakSyahIna vyakti ke jIvana meM kabhI bhI pravAha aura gati nahIM A sakatI / isa saMsAra meM jo bhI mahApuruSa banA hai, vaha apanI dhyeya-niSThA ke kAraNa hI banA hai / dhyeya niSThA aura lakSya kI sthiratA, prANahIna vyakti meM bhI prANa-zakti phU~ka detI hai / Apa kyA bananA cAhate haiM ? isakA nirNaya Apake atirikta dUsarA nahIM raha sakatA / apane bhaviSya kA citra Apako svayaM hI taiyAra karanA hai / Apake bhaviSya kI rUparekhA dUsarA nahIM banA sakatA; kyoMki apanI zakti aura apanI yogyatA se jitane adhika nikaTa paricaya meM Apa rahate haiM, dUsarA nahIM raha sakatA / apane mana kI zakti ko, apanI buddhi kI zakti ko aura apanI yogyatA kI tAkata ko jitanA Apa jAna sakate haiM aura pahacAna sakate haiM, utanA anya dUsarA nahIM / Apa svayaM vicAra kIjie, ki Apa kyA bananA cAhate haiM ? kavi, lekhaka, pravaktA, citrakAra, saMgItakAra, yoddhA, yogI, tapasvI aura dAnavIra athavA vizvavijetA netA / jo kucha Apa honA cAhate haiM, usakA nirNaya apane viveka kI sahAyatA se Apako hI karanA hai / maiM Apako kevala yaha vizvAsa dilA sakatA hU~, ki Apa zakti - sampanna haiM / Apa meM zakti hai / Apa meM bala hai / Apa vahI bana sakate haiM, jo kucha Apa bananA cAhate haiM / yaha ho sakatA hai, ki jo kucha Apa bananA cAhate haiM, usameM dera sabera laga jAe, dera bhale hI laga sakatI hai, para andhera nahIM ho sakatA / Apa zAnta bhAva se kisI zAnta sthala para baiThakara apane mana se yaha nirNaya leM, ki vaha jIvana ke kisa patha para cala sakatA hai / aura jo kucha ApakA antaraGga mana Apako nirNaya deM, usa nirNaya ko apanI viveka kI kasauTI para kasie aura phira usI patha para apane jIvana kI samagra zakti ko niyojita kara dIjie, phira dekhie, ki Apako saphalatA kaise nahIM milatI / phira Apake jIvana kI sthiti yaha hogI ki Apa saphalatA aura upalabdhi ko Thokara mAreMge, taba bhI vaha ApakA sAtha na chor3egI / 1 saMsAra meM jisa kisI ne jo kucha pAyA hai, usakI saphalatA kA eka mAtra AdhAra, lakSya - nirNaya aura dhyeya-niSThA hI hai / saMsAra ke itihAsa 137 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ke pRSThoM para jo bhI camakIle jIvana Apako najara Ate haiM, unake jIvana kI camaka aura damaka kA eka hI kAraNa hai, apanI bikharI huI zakti kA ekIkaraNa aura usakA kisI eka hI mArga para niyojIkaraNa / mere apane vicAra meM dhyeya-niSThA hI amaratva kA patha hai / jina logoM ko apane dhyeya meM niSThA hotI hai, ve kabhI asaphalatA kA mukha nahIM dekhate / apane mana, apanI vANI aura apane zarIra kI zakti kA kisI eka kArya meM lagAnA hI, dhyeya-niSThA hai / hamArA jIvana kyA hai ? Apa jIvana ko kyA samajhate haiM aura kisa rUpa meM mAnate haiM ? Apake mana kI bAta maiM nahIM kaha sakatA / apane mana kI bAta ko kahane kA mujhe adhikAra hai / mere vicAra meM hama jo kucha karma karate haiM, vastutaH vahI hamArA jIvana hotA hai / Aja jo kucha hama kara rahe haiM, bhaviSya meM vahI hamArA bhAgya bana jAegA / Aja kA zrama kala kA bhAgya hotA hai / hamArA bhAgya vahI hai, jo hamane kiyA thA aura jo kucha Aja kara rahe haiM, vahI hamArA bhAgya banane vAlA hai / isa dRSTi se hama svayaM hI apane bhAgya ke nirmAtA haiM / kArya karanA aura use samajhadArI ke sAtha karanA, yaha hamAre apane hAtha meM honA cAhie, tabhI hama apanI zakti ko aura apane bala ko tathA apane parAkrama ko hama kisI eka lakSya para lagA sakeMge / dhyeya-niSTha loga kisI kArya ko karake taba taka santoSa kA anubhava nahIM karate, jaba taka usameM unheM saphalatA nahIM mila jAtI hai / vizvAsa kIjie, apanI zakti para, apanI AtmA para / phira use Apa jisa kisI bhI patha para lagAnA cAheMge, AsAnI se lagA sakeMge / Azcarya hai, manuSya apane dhana para vizvAsa kara letA hai, apane bhautika sAdhanoM para vizvAsa kara letA hai, parantu use apane mana aura apanI AtmA para vizvAsa nahIM hotA / phUla meM khilane kI zakti cAhie, bhramara apane Apa hI A jAyeMge, unheM nimantraNa dene kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / phUla mahakatA ho aura bhramara na Ae~, yaha kabhI sambhava hI nahIM hai / Apa meM khilane kI zakti cAhie, vikasita hone kI zakti cAhie, phira saMsAra meM Apako cAhane vAloM kI kamI nahIM raha sakatI / yadi Apa meM khilane kI aura mahakane kI tAkata nahIM hai, to Apake jIvana ke pRSTha ko camakadAra jIvanagAthA se kauna likha sakatA hai ? koI nahIM / ___ abhI eka pravaktA Apake sAmane dAna kI bAta kara rahe the / dAna eka satkarma hai, eka zubha karma hai / isameM kisI prakAra kA bhI saMzaya nahIM - Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakti hI jIvana hai kiyA jA sakatA / dAna para prAcIna zAstroM meM bahuta kucha likhA gayA hai, bahuta kucha kahA gayA hai / usake adhyayana kA aura manana karane kA mujhe avasara milA hai / maiM dAna ko bhI eka zakti mAnatA hU~ / zakti ke binA dAna nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / Apa prazna kara sakate haiM, ki dAna dene meM zakti kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? uttara meM merA kahanA hai, ki zaktihIna manuSya dAna nahIM kara sakatA / zakti sampanna manuSya hI dAna kara sakatA hai / dAna kyA hai ? apane mana kI mamatA para vijaya prApta karanA hI dAna hai / mana kI mamatA para vijaya prApta karanA, binA zakti ke sambhava nahIM hai / mamatA para vijaya prApta karanA, mamatA ko jItanA bar3I bahAdurI kA kAma hai / isa kArya ko Apa sAdhAraNa na samajheM / jisa manuSya ke mana kI mamatA nahIM miTI hai, maiM pUchatA hU~ Apase, ki kyA vaha dAna kara sakatA hai ? yadi Apa samajhadArI ke sAtha uttara deMge to ApakA uttara yahI hogA, ki nahIM kara sakatA / dhana eka parigraha hai, usakA tyAga karanA hI dAna hai / parantu yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhanI cAhie, ki dhana hI parigraha nahIM hai, jana, parijana aura jitane bhI bAhya sAdhana haiM, una sabakA saMgraha karanA bhI parigraha hI hai / bAhya sAdhana hI nahIM, jaina darzana to Antarika sAdhanoM ko bhI parigraha mAnatA hai / jaise dhana kA parigraha hotA hai, vaise hI yaza aura pratiSThA kA parigraha bhI hotA hai / manuSya yaza prApta kara le aura usa yaza kA ThIka rUpa se baMTavArA na kare, to vaha parigraha hI hai / parigraha bahuta prakAra ke hote haiM, jo jJAna AcaraNa meM na utare athavA jo jJAna ahaMkAra ko utpanna kare, vaha bhI eka parigraha hI hai / zAstra - jJAna, zruta-jJAna, vItarAga kI vANI yadi manuSya ke mana ke ahaMkAra ko bar3hAtI hai, to use bhI parigraha hI kahA jAtA hai / tyAga aura tapasyA jIvana - zodhana ke lie kiye jAte haiM, parantu tyAga karake, tyAga kA ahaMkAra jAgRta ho gayA athavA tapasyA karake tapa kA ahaMkAra ho gayA, to vaha bhI eka parigraha hI hai / zakti bhale hI vaha kisI bhI prakAra kI kyoM na ho, yadi usakA prayoga dUsare ke vikAsa meM nahIM hotA hai, dUsare ke vinAza meM hI usakA prayoga aura upayoga kiyA jAtA hai, to vaha bhI eka prakAra kA parigraha hI hai / jIvana - vizuddhi aura jIvana-zodhana jisa kisI bhI sAdhana se sampanna hotA hai, vaha saba dharma hai / bhartRhari apane yuga ke eka prasiddha samrATa the / rAjya kA saMcAlana karate hue unhoMne bahuta kucha anubhava kiyA thA / 136 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti vidvAna hone ke sAtha-sAtha ve tatva-cintaka aura tatva-darzI bhI the / saMsAra meM rahakara unhoMne jo kucha anubhava kiyA, acchA yA burA, usako unhoMne apane tIna granthoM meM upanibaddha kara diyA-zrRMgAra-zataka', 'vairAgya-zataka' aura 'nIti-zataka' / apane 'nIti-zataka' grantha meM unhoMne kahA hai, ki "zarIra kA zrRMgAra snAna karane se, zarIra para candana kA vilepana karane se, zarIra ko sundara vasana se AcchAdita karane se aura zarIra ko svarNa aura ratnoM ke alaMkAroM se alaMkRta karane se nahIM hotA hai, zarIra kA zrRMgAra hotA hai, sevA se aura samaya par3ane para dUsare kI sahAyatA karane se / " vANI kA zrRMgAra unhoMne alaMkRta bhASA ko nahIM batAyA, unhoMne kahA-"vANI kA bhUSaNa mauna hai, vAcAlatA nahIM / " kucha loga apanI vAcAlatA ko hI apanI vANI kA zrRMgAra samajhate haiM, kintu vAcAlatA se vANI vibhUSita nahIM hotI / vANI kA alaMkAra hai--mauna evaM vAk-saMyama / mauna aura vAksaMyama binA zakti ke nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / bolanA jitanA AsAna hai, mauna rahanA utanA AsAna nahIM hai / mauna rakhane ke lie mAnasika zakti kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / mauna rakhanA apane ApameM eka tapa hai, isa tapa ko vahI vyakti kara sakatA hai, jisa vyakti ne vAk-saMyama kI kalA ko sIkha liyA hai / apanI vANI kA jAdU hajAroM zrotAoM para prabhAva DAlane meM jitanA AsAna ho sakatA hai, utanA AsAna mauna rahakara apane AcAra kA prabhAva DAlanA nahIM ho sakatA / vaktA honA sahaja hai, kintu mauna rahakara apane AcAra kA prabhAva jana-mAnasa para DAlanA nizcaya hI bahuta kaThina hai / kisa samaya para kyA karanA cAhie aura kisa samaya para kyA bolanA cAhie, isa prakAra kA viveka hara kisI iMsAna ko nahIM hotA / vANI kA bhUSaNa mauna batAyA gayA aura zarIra kA zrRMgAra sevA ko kahA gayA hai / vastutaH mauna rahanA aura sevA karanA donoM meM bahuta bar3I zakti kI AvazyakatA hai / sevA-dharma itanA gahana aura gambhIra hotA hai ki yogI bhI use prApta nahIM kara sakate / zakti hote hue bhI dUsare ke durvacana sunakara mauna aura zAnta rahanA, bar3I, kI kaThina sAdhanA hai / mAnasika zakti kA saMtulana kie binA, vyakti mauna nahIM raha sakatA / apamAna ko sahana karanA kyA AsAna kAma hai ? mahAbhArata meM varNana AyA hai, ki jisa samaya mahAbhArata kA mahAyuddha pUre vega se cala rahA thA, arjuna ke dhanuSa kI TaMkAra cAroM ora gUMja rahI 140 Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakti hI jIvana hai thI, usa samaya arjuna ne pratijJA kara lI thI, ki jo mere isa gANDIva dhanuSa kA apamAna karegA athavA isakI avahelanA karegA, maiM usake prANa lie binA na choDUMgA / arjuna ko apane dhanuSa para bar3A abhimAna thA / saMyoga kI bAta hai, yuddha meM yudhiSThira ke sAmane karNa A gayA / yudhiSThira aura karNa meM ghora yuddha hone lagA / yudhiSThira ko cAroM ora se ghera liyA gayA / yuddha karate-karate yudhiSThira parezAna ho gaye / karNa ne kahA- - ' yudhiSThira ! maiM Aja tumheM yamaloka pahu~cA sakatA hU~, lekina merI pratijJA hai, ki maiM kuntI ke putroM meM se kevala eka arjuna ko chor3akara anya kisI ko nahIM mArU~gA / " becAre yudhiSThira cale Ae kaDuvA ghU~Ta pIkara / dUsarI ora se arjuna bhI calA A rahA thA, Aja usane bhArI saMkhyA meM zatruoM kA saMhAra kiyA thA / arjuna apane mana meM soca rahA thA, sAmane se mere bar3e bhAI A rahe haiM aura Aja maiMne eka bahuta bar3A vIratA kA kAma kiyA hai, isalie Aja ve avazya hI merI vIratA kI prazaMsA kareMge / parantu arjuna jaba samIpa AyA, taba yudhiSThira ne kahA--"arjuna ! terA yaha gANDIva dhanuSa kisa kAma kA ? tere isa dhanuSa ke hote hue bhI Aja merA itanA bar3A apamAna huA / tujhe tere isa gANDIva dhanuSa para bar3A abhimAna hai, lekina isake hote hue bhI karNa ne merA itanA bar3A apamAna kara diyA / dhikkAra hai, tere isa gANDIva dhanuSa ko / " yudhiSThira kI isa bAta ko sunate hI arjuna kA khUna khaulane lagA / arjuna apanA apamAna sahana kara sakatA thA, lekina apane gANDIva dhanuSa kA apamAna vaha sahana nahIM kara sakatA thA / arjuna ne krodha ke svara meM kahA - " maiM kSatriya hU~, aura eka kSatriya apanI pratijJA ko avazya pUrNa karatA hai / yudhiSThira ! tumane mere gANDIva dhanuSa kA apamAna kiyA hai, isa samaya to tuma hI mere sabase bar3e zatru ho / maiM kauravoM ko bAda meM samajha~gA, pahale tumheM hI samajha~gA / " arjuna ke krodha ko dekhara yudhiSThira bhI sakapakAyA / mu~ha se nikalA huA zabda vApisa to nahIM liyA jA sakatA / isa vikaTa sthiti meM virATa puruSa zrIkRSNa vicAra karane lage, bahuta burA huA / kahA~ to kauravoM ko vijaya karane kI yojanA cala rahI hai aura kahA~ Aja arjuna apane bar3e bhAI kA vadha karane ke lie taiyAra hai / zrIkRSNa ne sthiti kI bhayaMkaratA ko samajhA aura bahuta hI zAnta svara meM bole - "arjuna ! tuma kSatriya ho aura eka kSatriya ko apanI . 141 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti pratijJA pUrI karanI hI cAhie / tumheM yudhiSThira kA vadha karanA hI cAhie / parantu bar3e bhAI kA vadha kaise kiyA jAtA hai, isa tathya kA tumheM patA nahIM hai / bar3e bhAI kA vadha talavAra se nahIM, apamAna janaka zabdoM se kiyA jAtA hai / tuma apamAna janaka zabda bolakara yudhiSThira kA vadha kara sakate ho / " arjuna ne krodha ke Avega meM bahakara apane bar3e bhAI yudhiSThira ke lie bahuta kucha burA bhalA kahA / anta meM jaba arjuna kA krodha zAnta huA, to vaha apane kRtya para pazcAttApa karane lagA / zrIkRSNa se usane kahA - " maiMne bahuta burA kiyA hai / isa aparAdha se mukta hone ke lie AtmahatyA ke atirikta anya koI rAstA nahIM hai, maiM Aja jIvita agni-praveza karU~gA / " isa sthiti ko bhI zrIkRSNa ne saMbhAlA aura bole--"tuma ThIka kahate ho, tumane apane bar3e bhAI kA jo ghora apamAna kiyA hai, usakA prAyazcitta tumheM karanA hI cAhie / isa pApa kA prAyazcitta AtmahatyA se hI kiyA jA sakatA hai, yaha satya hai, parantu zAstra meM AtmahatyA kA tarIkA yaha nahIM hai ki zastra se apane zarIra ke Tukar3e kara die jAe~ athavA kisI agni- praveza Adi se zarIra ko naSTa kara diyA jAe / apane mukha se apanI prazaMsA karanA hI sabase bar3I AtmahatyA hai / tuma svayaM apane mukha se apanI prazaMsA karo, yaha tumhArI AtmahatyA hogI aura tuma apane pApa kA prAyazcitta karake usase vimukta ho sakoge / " kahA jAtA hai-- arjuna ne kRSNa ke AdezAnusAra aisA hI kiyA, Akhira jhagar3A samApta huA / dekhA Apane, ki manuSya kisa prakAra apanI vANI kA durupayoga karatA hai / aura vANI ke durupayoga se kisa prakAra anartha utpanna ho jAtA hai / isa prakAra ke anartha se bacane ke lie, vAk- saMyama kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / vAk-saMyama ko aura mauna ko vANI kA tapa kahA gayA hai / maiMne Apase kahA, ki choTI yA bar3I kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA kyoM na ho, pratyeka sAdhanA meM zakti kI AvazyakatA hai / zakti ke abhAva meM na isa loka kA kArya sampanna ho sakatA hai aura na parolaka kA hI koI kArya sampanna kiyA jA sakatA hai / jIvana kI saphalatA kA AdhAra eka mAtra zakti hI hai / isalie zakti ko hI maiM jIvana kahatA hU~ / zakti ke abhAva meM jIvana zUnya hai / zava meM zakti nahIM rahatI, isIlie use jIvana-hIna tatva kahA jAtA hai / ziva meM zakti hotI hai, isIlie use cetana prANavAna aura sajIva kahA jAtA hai / zakti jIvana - vikAsa kA 142 Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakti hI jIvana hai eka maulika AdhAra mAnA gayA hai / Apa apane jIvana kI kisI bhI sthiti aura kisI bhI paristhiti meM kyoM na rahate hoM, Apako zakti sampanna banane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / eka kavi ne kahA hai "Strength is life'', zakti hI jIvana hai / - - 143 For Private-& Personal Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya svayaM divya hai bhAratIya saMskRti meM jitanA adhika mahattva saMyama aura cAritra ko diyA gayA hai, utanA anya kisI guNa ko nahIM / saMyama ke abhAva meM manuSya kA jIvana eka aisA jIvana bana jAtA hai, jisakA ghara aura bAhara kahIM para bhI svAgata aura satkAra nahIM hotA hai / manuSya kI buddhi eka bAra rAstA bhUla jAe, to aneka rAstoM para vaha idhara-udhara bhaTakatI rahatI hai / vicAra ke badalane para jIvana kA rukha hI badala jAtA hai / jIvana ko sundara banAne ke lie, zArIrika aura mAnasika donoM prakAra ke svAsthya kI AvazyakatA hai aura yaha svasthatA binA saMyama ke nahIM A sakatI / yadi manuSya ko sundara DhaMga se jIvana vyatIta karanA hai, to use Aja nahIM to kala, saMyamI jIvana svIkAra karanA hI hogA / hamAre jIvana meM jitanA bhI kAluSya hai, usa sabakA mUlAdhAra asaMyama aura cAritra-hInatA hI hai / yaha yAda rakhanA cAhie, ki caritra bala tarka-bala ke Upara hai / vidvAn se saMyama-zIla AtmA mahAna hotA hai / tapasyA kA sthAna adhyayana se U~cA hai / caritra-bala hI Atma-bala hai / caritrazuddhi se AtmA garIyasI hotI hai / manovijJAna meM jise icchA-zakti kahA jAtA hai, vaha Atma-bala kA hI dUsarA nAma hai / saMyama se apanI pravRttiyoM para vijaya pAne ke lie icchuka vyakti ke lie yaha bhI Avazyaka hai, ki usameM kevala icchA-zakti kI dRr3hatA hI na ho, balki saphala hone kA pUrNa vizvAsa bhI ho / Atma-vizvAsa saMyamI jIvana ke lie Avazyaka hai / jisa vyakti kA apane Apa para hI vizvAsa nahIM hai, vaha bhalA saMyama kA pAlana kaise karegA ? zAstrakAroM ne manuSya ke mana ko eka yuddha kSetra mAnA hai / mana ke kSetra meM AsurI aura daivI vRttiyoM kA dvandva evaM saMgharSa nirantara calatA rahA hai / kucha loga kahA karate haiM, ki jIvana ke doSoM ko dUra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / yadi yahI bAta hai, to phira kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA jIvana meM nahIM kI jA sakatI / jaba kisI vyakti ko yahI vizvAsa nahIM hai, ki maiM apanI kamajorI ko dUra kara sakatA hU~, taba phira usake lie sAdhanA kA koI mahattva hI nahIM raha jAtA / sAdhanA prArambha karane se pUrva sAdhaka ko apane para pUrA vizvAsa kara lenA cAhie / mere vicAra meM Atma-saMyama ke binA, jIvana sundara nahIM bana sakatA / parantu 144 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya svayaM divya hai Atma-vizvAsa ke binA, Atma-saMyama bhI asambhava hai / sAdhaka ke jIvana meM nirbhayatA Avazyaka hai, kintu Atma-vizvAsahIna vyakti nirbhaya nahIM bana sakatA / Apako apane jIvana meM anya kisI para vizvAsa ho athavA na ho, parantu apane Apa para vizvAsa avazya honA cAhie, anyathA jIvana kA vikAsa sambhava nahIM hai / jaya aura parAjaya kA cakra sadA se ghUmatA rahA hai / hAra aura jIta jindagI meM sabhI ko dekhanI par3atI hai / isa duniyA meM aisA kauna-sA insAna hai, jisane apanI jindagI meM hAra hI hAra dekhI ho, kabhI jIta na dekhI ho, athavA sadA jIta hI jIta dekhI ho, kabhI hAra na dekhI ho / yAda rakhie, jaya aura parAjaya, saphalatA aura asaphalatA tathA hAra aura jIta donoM milakara hI hamAre jIvana ko paripUrNa banAtI haiM / vizvAsa rakhie hara hAra jIta kA paigAma lekara AtI hai / sAhasI vyakti jaya aura parAjaya kI bhAvanA se Upara uThakara apane karttavya-pAlana para hI adhika bala detA hai / jIvana ke lakSya ko manuSya nitAnta tanmaya hokara hI bedha sakatA hai / yaha saca hai, ki dina se pahale rAta kA a~dherA hotA hai, parantu yaha bhI utanA hI sunizcita hai, ki aMdhakAra ke bAda phira prakAza milegA / asaphalatA se vyAkula honA aura saphalatA kA ahaMkAra karanA, donoM meM hI jIvana kA patana sunizcita hai / utthAna ke lie, yaha Avazyaka hai, ki hama apane mana ko na ahaMkAra meM jAne deM aura na parAjaya kI dInatA meM hI usakA praveza hone deM / bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha kitanA ujjvala siddhAnta hai, ki vaha manuSya ko hara morce para lar3ane ke lie sAhasa aura bala dekara, usake vijayI hone kA mArga prazasta karatI - bhoga aura yoga, jIvana ke do chora haiM / jJAna aura prakAza meM maryAdA ke sAtha, bhoga se yoga kI ora jAnA hI, bhAratIya saMskRti kA mUla-svara hai / Apa kahIM para bhI raheM aura Apa kahIM para bhI jAe~, kevala eka bAta ko yAda rakhie, Apa jahA~ bhI jAe~ aura jahA~ bhI raheM, ImAnadArI ke sAtha jAie aura vahA~ ImAnadArI ke sAtha rahie / maiM Apase bAra-bAra eka hI bAta kahanA cAhatA hU~, ki jo bhI Apa karanA cAheM, use khule rUpa meM kIjie / kisI bhI kArya ko chupakara karanA eka prakAra kA Atma-hanana hai / IsA ne apane ziSyoM ko eka bar3A sundara upadeza diyA thA / pUchA thA ziSyoM ne unase, hama kyA kareM, kisa rAste para caleM ? 145 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti Apako mAlUma hai, isa prazna ke uttara meM IsA ne kyA kahA thA ? IsA ne kahA thA--(Know thyself) kucha bhI karane se pUrva apane Apako samajho, apane Apako jAno aura apane Apako tolo / pahale soco, ki tuma kyA ho, phira soco ki tuma kyA kara sakate ho ? jo kucha tuma ho, usI ke anurUpa tumheM karanA cAhie / apanI zakti se adhika socane aura karane kA artha hogA, chala, prapaMca aura pratAraNA / bhale hI Apa anya kucha kareM yA na kareM, parantu eka bAta Apako avazya karanI hai, aura vaha yaha hai, ki apane prati ImAnadAra raho / yahI sabase bar3I sAdhanA hai aura yahI sabase bar3I ArAdhanA hai / kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA ko svIkAra karanA kaThina nahIM hotA, kaThina hotA hai, sacce mana se usakA pAlana karanA / jisa vyakti ko apane para zraddhA nahIM, apane para vizvAsa nahIM, aura jo kevala tarka ke ananta gagana meM U~cA ur3atA rahatA hai, use kucha bhI prApta nahIM ho sakatA / tarka aura zraddhA meM yadi cunAva karanA ho, to pahale zraddhA kA kIjie, kevala tarka-zIla vyakti anta meM zUnya ho jAtA hai / jisa prakAra pyAja kA chilakA alaga karate-karate, chilakA hI nikala jAtA hai, zeSa kucha bacatA hI nahIM, usI prakAra jo vyakti atyadhika tarka-zIla hotA hai, usake hAtha meM zUnya ke atirikta anya kucha bacatA nahIM hai / kucha logoM ke socane kA tarIkA ajIba hotA hai / maiM apane mana meM socA karatA hU~, ki isa prakAra ke vicAra unake mana meM Ae kaise ? kahanA hai logoM kA, ki roja-roja japa karane se kyA hotA hai ? mAlA pherane se kyA hotA hai ? prabhu kA dhyAna aura smaraNa karane se kyA hotA hai ? mana to hamArA jaisA hai, vaisA hI rahatA hai, phira roja-roja use isa prakAra ke vyartha kArya meM kyoM lagAyA jAya ? maiM kahatA hU~ unase, ki tuma roja bhojana kyoM karate ho ? zarIra to vaisA hai, vaisA hI rahegA, phira roja bhojana karane se kyA lAbha ? yadi zarIra ko zaktizAlI banAe rakhane ke lie bhojana kI AvazyakatA hai, to mana ko zaktizAlI banAe rakhane ke lie bhajana kI bhI AvazyakatA hai / loTe ko roja na mA~jA jAya, to vaha mailA par3a jAtA hai, isI prakAra yadi mana ko prabhu ke smaraNa aura dhyAna meM na lagAyA jAya, to vaha bhI malina bana jAegA / jo vyakti pratidina apane ghara meM jhAr3U nahIM lagA pAtA, to usakA ghara gandagI se bhara jAtA hai / maiM Apase yahI kaha rahA thA, ki mana ke ghara ko 146 Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya svayaM divya hai svaccha rakhane ke lie usameM zuddha vicAra kI jhADU lagAte rahie / yadi Apa aisA na kareMge, to nizcaya hI, yaha mana itanA apavitra ho jAegA, ki phira ise svaccha aura sApha karane ke lie Apako bar3A kaThora parizrama karanA par3egA / isase to yahI acchA hai, ki Apa pratidina ise svaccha aura pavitra banAne kA prayatna karate raheM / mana kI pavitratA hI sAdhanA kA prANa hai / zarIra kI svasthatA kA prabhAva aura zarIra kI asvasthatA kA prabhAva, yadi mana para par3a sakatA hai, to phira mana kI svacchatA aura asvacchatA kA prabhAva hamAre jIvana para kyoM nahIM par3a sakatA ? avazya hI par3atA hai aura par3anA bhI cAhie / kyoMki hamArA jIvana vahI hai, jo kucha hama socate haiM / apane vicAroM kA pratiphala hI hamArA jIvana hai / eka pAzcAtya kavi ne kahA hai ki-"As a man think in his heart, so is he.'' 'eka manuSya apane hRdaya meM jaisA vicAra karatA hai, vaha vaisA hI bana jAtA hai / jisake mana meM rAkSasI bhAvanA rahatI hai, vaha rAkSasa bana jAtA hai / jisake mana meM daivI bhAvanA rahatI hai, vaha deva bana jAtA hai / deva aura dAnava anya kucha nahIM haiM, hamAre apane mana ke acche aura bure vicAra hI vastutaH deva aura dAnava haiM / rAma bhI hamArA mana hI hai aura rAvaNa bhI hamArA mana hI hai / yUropa ke vikhyAta dArzanika imarsana ne mAnava-jIvana ke sambandha meM ThIka hI kahA hai "Allow the thought it may lead to choice; Allow the choice it may lead to an act; Allow the act it forms the habit; Continue the habit it shapes you character; Continue the character it shapes your destiny." imarsana kA kathana hai, ki "vicAroM ko svatantratA dIjie, vicAra kAmanAoM kA rUpa pakar3a leMge / kAmanAoM ko svatantratA dIjie, vaha kArya meM pariNata ho jAyeMgI / kAryoM ko svatantratA dIjie, ve Adata bana jAyeMge aura hamAre jIvana kI AdateM hI kucha dinoM ke bAda hamArA caritra bana jAtI haiM / anta meM vaha caritra hI manuSya ke bhAgya kA nirmANa karatA hai / " maiM Apase jo kucha kahanA cAhatA hU~, vaha yahI hai, ki hama apane vicAroM ko zubha aura sundara banAne kA prayatna kareM / yadi Apa apane 147 Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti mana meM sundara vicAroM kA varNana nahIM kara sakate, to ApakA caritra bhI zAnadAra nahIM bana sakegA / kA~Te bokara phUloM kI AzA eka prakAra kI mUrkhatA hI hogI / yAda rakhie, dharatI kaisI hI burI kyoM na ho, phaloM ke bIja se kA~ToM kI khetI nahIM ho sakatI aura dharatI kitanI hI acchI kyoM na ho, babUla ke bIja se Ama ke phala nahIM ho sakate / isa manuSya ko jo kucha honA hai, aura jo kucha pAnA hai, vaha saba kucha apane Apa meM hI khoja karanA hogA / apane Apa meM khojane se hI, apanA sukha hameM mila sakatA hai / bAhara kI bhaTaka se na kabhI kucha milA hai aura na kabhI kucha mila hI sakegA / mAnava jIvana kA zAstrakAroM ne jo itanA yazogAna kiyA hai, vaha vyartha nahIM kiyA hai / usakA eka uddezya hai aura usakA eka lakSya hai / mAnava-jIvana anya jIvanoM se zreSTha aura jyeSTha, isI artha meM hai, ki vaha apanI sAdhanA ke dvArA apane samagra bandhanoM ko kATakara mokSa evaM mukti prApta kara sakatA hai, jaba ki anya kisI jIvana meM yaha sambhava nahIM hai / jaina- darzana ke anusAra mAnava-jIvana apane Apa meM paripUrNa hai, jaba ki mAnava-jIvana se bhinna jitane bhI jIvana haiM, saba apane ApameM apUrNa haiM / bAta yaha hai, ki manuSya meM eka aisI zakti hai, ki vaha apanA sudhAra bhI kara sakatA hai aura apanA bigAr3a bhI kara sakatA hai / manuSya ke jIvana ke na vikAsa kA anta hai aura na patana kA hI anta hai / utthAna aura patana kahIM bAhara se nahIM Ate, ve manuSya ke andara se hI utpanna hote haiM / jaba manuSya apanI durbalatAoM kA dAsa bana jAtA hai, taba vaha ananta zakti - sampanna hote hue bhI kucha kara nahIM sakatA / kitanI vicitra bAta hai, ki jo manuSya devatAoM kA svAmI hai, vaha apanI durbalatA ke kAraNa devatAoM kA dAsa banakara gir3agir3Ane lagatA hai / 1 eka bAra kI bAta hai, maiM kisI grAma meM ThaharA huA thA / santoM ko dekhakara gA~va ke kucha loga ekatrita ho gaye the / unameM se eka vyakti Age bar3hakara AyA aura mere samIpa Akara baiTha gayA / vaha vinamra bhASA meM bolA--"yadi ApakI AjJA ho, to maiM kucha pUchanA cAhatA hU~ / " maiMne kahA - "avazya pUcho / jo kucha mujhe AtA hai, maiM tumheM avazya batalAU~gA / vaha vyakti bolA - "mahArAja ! muje krodha bahuta adhika AtA hai / jarA-jarA sI bAta para mujhe krodha A jAtA hai / apane krodha ko rokane kA maiM jitanA hI prayatna karatA hU~, utanI hI adhika - 148 Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya svayaM divya hai asaphalatA mere palle par3atI hai / mere krodhI svabhAva ke kAraNa, merI patnI bhI mujhase DaratI hai aura mere bacce bhI merI zakla dekhate hI dUra bhAga jAte haiM / maiM jaba apane ghara meM praveza karatA hU~, taba mere parijana aura parivAra vAle yaha samajhate haiM, ki ghara meM yamarAja A gayA hai / maiM apane hI ghara meM yamarAja bana gayA hU~ / mere krodha ke kAraNa merA ghara kA svargIya sukha nArakIya duHkha meM badala gayA hai / isa Aphata se maiM ati parezAna hU~ / kyoMki mere apane hI ghara meM, mere apane hI svabhAva ne, mujhe bhaya kA devatA, yamarAja banA diyA hai / isa duniyA meM mere se adhika abhAgA aura duHkhI vyakti anya kauna hogA ? jisakI ijjata na apane ghara meM hai aura na bAhara meM hai / jisa insAna kI ijjata apane ghara meM nahIM, bAhara meM bhI usakI ijjata kaise ho sakatI hai ? mujhe koI aisA maMtra dIjie, jisase merA krodha dUra ho jAe / basa, isake atirikta mujhe Apase na kucha mA~ganA hai aura na kucha kahanA hI hai / " maiMne usa vyakti kI bAta ko bar3I gambhIratA ke sAtha sunA / apane hI krodha ke kAraNa usakI apane hI parivAra meM jo sthiti bana gaI thI, vaha bar3I hI dayanIya thI / maiMne usase kahA-"tumhAre andara krodha utpanna karane vAlA kauna hai ?" usane samajhadArI ke sAtha kahA-"dUsarA koI nahIM, maiM svayaM hU~ / " maiMne kahA-"jaba krodha ko utpanna karane vAle tuma svayaM ho, to krodha ko dUra karane vAlA anya kauna ho sakatA hai ? krodha ko dUra karane kA saMsAra meM anya koI maMtra nahIM hai / kisI bhI maMtra meM athavA kisI bhI devatA meM yaha zakti nahIM hai, ki vaha tumhAre mana ke krodha ko dUra kara sake / yAda rakho, tumhAre mana kA viveka hI tumhAre mana ke krodha ko dUra kara sakatA hai / krodha ko jItane kA eka hI upAya hai-jaba-jaba tumhAre hRdaya meM krodha Ae, taba-taba tuma zAnti kA cintana karo, zAnti kA vicAra karo / zAnti ke amRta se hI krodha ke viSa ko dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-"uvasameNa haNe kohaM / " upazama bhAva se krodha ko dUra karo / zAnti se krodha ko jIto / apane mana ko sadA zAnta vicAroM se bhare raho / jaba tumhArA mana zAnta vicAroM se bharA rahegA, taba usameM krodha ko Ane kA avakAza hI nahIM milegA / zubha vicAra se azubha vicAra ko dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai / yahI sabase bar3A maMtra hai aura yahI sabase bar3A devatA hai / zubha se azubha ko naSTa karane kI kalA jisane sIkha lI, vaha vyakti kabhI bhI 146 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti %3 apane jIvana meM duHkhI aura dIna nahIM raha sakatA / saMsAra kA koI bhI maMtra tumhAre isa durguNa ko naSTa nahIM kara sakatA / tumhArA apanA viveka hI ise dUra kara sakatA hai / AvazyakatA hai, kevala apane viveka ko jAgRta karane kI / pratyeka burAI ko tabhI dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai, jaba ki usake sthAna meM kisI acchAI ko pakar3A jAe / krodha ko dUra karanA hai, to zAnti ko pakar3o; abhimAna ko dUra karanA hai to namratA Ane do, mAyA ko dUra karanA hai, to saralatA kA vikAsa karo aura lobha ko dUra karanA hai, to santoSa ko balavAna banane do / sadguNa ke cintana se durguNa svataH hI naSTa ho jAtA hai / AvazyakatA isI bAta kI hai, ki hama apane jIvana ke jisa kisI bhI durguNa ko dUra karanA cAhate haiM, usake virodhI sadguNa ko pahacAneM aura isa sadguNa kA hI hama apane jIvana meM vikAsa kareM, yahI sabase bar3A maMtra hai, aura yahI sAdhanA hai / sAdhanA kA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki Apa apane samagra kartavyoM ko jalAMjali dekara kisI ekAnta vana meM jAkara dhyAna lagAyeM / sAdhanA kA artha hai-apane mana ko aura apane indriyoM ko sAdhanA / Apa santa-jIvana svIkAra karake bhI sAdhanA kara sakate haiM aura gRhastha-jIvana meM raha kara bhI sAdhanA kara sakate haiM / parantu isa bAta ko sadA dhyAna meM rakhie, ki manuSya ke vyaktitva kA nirmANa aura vikAsa tabhI hotA hai, jaba usake jIvana kA dhyeya aura lakSya sthira ho jAe / jaba taka saMyama kI sAdhanA se jIvana kI zaktiyoM kA saMyamana aura niyamana nahIM hogA, taba taka vastutaH hama kisI bhI mahAna uddezya kI pUrti nahIM kara sakeMge / niyama aura saMyama kisI na kisI lakSya kI sAdhanA meM hI sambhava haiM / na kevala yaha, ki lakSya ke binA saMyama kA kucha artha hI nahIM, balki yaha bhI saca hai, ki saMyama kI preraNA bhI lakSya-prApti kI icchA ke binA nahIM milatI / mA~jhI ko yadi nadI ke kinAre pahu~cane kI abhilASA na ho, to use nAva khene kI preraNA kauna degA ? jaba taka mA~jhI kA lakSya parale kinAre para pahu~cane kA nahIM banegA, taba taka vaha nadI meM idhara-udhara hI bhaTakatA rahegA / jo loga saMsAra-sAgara kI laharoM para khelanA hI jIvana samajhate haiM, ve kabhI bhI saMyamI jIvana vyatIta nahIM kara sakate / dUsare taTa para pahu~cane kI icchA vAle hI, apanI jIvana-naukA ko eka nizcita dizA kI ora khete haiM / kArya kaisA bhI kyoM na ho, choTA athavA bar3A, usameM tanmayatA kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / jaba taka yaha saMyama kI bhAvanA athavA - - Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya svayaM divya hai - tyAga kI bhAvanA manuSya ke hRdaya meM sahaja-bhAva se nahIM ubharatI hai, taba taka hama apane jIvana ko kisI bhI sAdhanA meM saMlagna nahIM kara sakate / eka bAta jo sAdhaka ko vizeSa rUpa se apane dhyAna meM rakhanI hai, vaha yaha hai, ki hama jo kucha kareM vaha saba hamAre Atma-kalyANa ke lie hI ho / isake atirikta laukika sukha-sampatti kI prApti ke lie kI jAne vAlI sAdhanA, vastutaH sAdhanA nahIM hai / manuSya ko socanA cAhie, ki maiM isa saMsAra meM mahAna hai. para merI mahAnatA kA AdhAra merA dhana-vaibhava nahIM hai, merI bAhya vibhUti nahIM hai, merA jana aura parijana bhI nahIM hai, merI mahAnatA kA ekamAtra AdhAra hai, merI AtmA / jina vyaktiyoM kA adhyAtma-vikAsa nahIM huA hai, ve dUsaroM ko khojane kA prayatna karate haiM / isake viparIta adhyAtmavAdI sAdhaka dUsare ko na khojakara svayaM apane ko hI khojane kA prayatna karatA hai / cIna deza ke mahAna vicAraka santa kanphyUsiyasa ne likhA hai-"What the undeveloped man seeks is others, what the advanced man seeks is himself'' ajJAnI loga hI dUsaroM ko jAnane kA prayatna karate haiM / jJAnI vahI hai, jo apane Apako jAnane kA prayatna karatA hai / __maiM Apase mAnava-jIvana kI mahimA aura garimA kI bAta kaha rahA thA / yaha kaha rahA thA, ki bhAratIya saMskRti meM aura bhAratIya dharma paramparA meM mAnava-jIvana ko kitanA gauravamaya sthAna milA hai ? mAnava-jIvana kI mahattA, zakti, parivAra aura dhana ke AdhAra para kabhI nahIM ho sakatI / usakI mahAnatA kA eka hI AdhAra hai, vicAra aura AcAra / vicAra aura AcAra ke abhAva meM mAnava-jIvana, pazu-jIvana se acchA nahIM kahA jA sakatA / mAnava-jIvana ke sambandha meM jo kucha kahA gayA hai, usakA tathya yahI hai, ki yaha ra ApameM eka mahAna zakti hai, kyoMki isa nara meM nArAyaNa banane kI zakti hai, isa mAnava meM atimAnava banane kI zakti hai aura bhakta meM bhagavAna banane kI yogyatA hai / eziyA ke mahAn dArzanika aura vicAraka zinto kA kathana hai, ki "There exists no highest deity outside the human mind. Man himself is Divine'". "arthAt manuSya svayaM apane Apa meM divya hai / manuSya ke hRdaya se U~cA anya koI devatA nahIM hai" / vastutaH apanI mahattA ko na pahacAnane ke kAraNa hI, manuSya kA patana hotA hai / usakA patana kahIM bAhara se nahIM, svayaM usake andara se hI hotA hai / loga kahA - = 151 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti karate haiM.-rAma ne rAvaNa ko mArA aura kRSNa ne kaMsa ko mArA / parantu yaha kathana ThIka nahIM hai / rAma ne rAvaNa ko nahIM mArA, balki rAvaNa kI durbalatAoM ne hI rAvaNa ko mArA / kRSNa ne kaMsa ko nahIM mArA, balki kaMsa kI durbalatAoM ne hI kaMsa ko naSTa kara diyA / jaba taka vRkSa andara se harA-bharA rahatA hai aura jaba taka usakI jar3oM meM pRthvI ke andara se jIvana-zakti grahaNa karane kI zakti rahatI hai, taba taka bAhya prakRti kA koI bhI AghAta vRkSa ko naSTa nahIM kara sakatA / bhale hI kitanI bhI dhUpa aura varSA kyoM na A jAe~, usa vRkSa kA ve kucha bhI bigAr3a nahIM sakate, jisakI jar3eM sajIva haiM, majabUta haiM / mAnava-jIvana ke sambandha meM bhI yahI satya hai / jaba taka manuSya apane andara meM pavitra rahatA hai, taba taka bAhara kI kisI bhI apavitratA kA prabhAva usake jIvana para nahIM par3a sakatA / yaha eka aTala siddhAnta hai / __maiMne kahA, ki sAdhanA kA kucha bhI rUpa kyoM na ho, AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai, ki usameM sahaja bhAva honA cAhie / jaba taka sAdhanA kA rasa antar hRdaya meM nahIM utaratA hai, taba taka kucha bhI nahIM hai / sAdhanA koI aisA bIja nahIM hai, jise bAhara se andara meM DAla diyA jAe / guru aura zAstra kA kAma itanA hI hai, ki sAdhaka kI suSupti ko dUra kara diyA jAe / aura to kyA, sAdhanA ke bIja andara meM DAlane kI zakti tIrthaMkaroM meM bhI nahIM hotI / tIrthaMkara bhI sAdhanA ke bIja dUsare meM DAla nahIM sakate / agara DAla sakate hote, to gozAlaka ke andara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kyoM nahIM DAla diyA ? unake yuga meM hajAroM manuSya pApI aura durAcArI the, unameM kyoM nahIM DAla diyA ? bAta yaha hai, ki koI bhI kisI ko kucha de nahIM sakatA hai / jaba taka upAdAna zuddha nahIM hai, taba taka nimitta ke milane para bhI jIvana meM kisI prakAra kA parivartana nahIM AtA / gozAlaka ko bhagavAn mahAvIra jaisI parama vibhUti kA nimitta milA thA, parantu svayaM usakA upAdAna zuddha nahIM thA / jAgaraNa bAhara kA nahIM, andara kA hI kAma AtA hai / gozAlaka bhagavAn kI sevA meM lagabhaga chaha varSa taka rahA, kintu vaha usa amRta ke mahAsAgara meM bhI viSa-kaNa hI DhU~r3hatA rahA / dUsarI ora hama dekhate haiM, ki pAvApurI ke samavasaraNa meM usa yuga ke mahApaNDita indrabhUti gautama ne bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prathama darzana meM hI, saba kucha prApta kara liyA thA / vizeSatA upAdAna kI hotI hai, nimitta kI nahIM / zuddha upAdAna ke abhAva meM - - Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya svayaM divya hai zuddha nimitta bhI azuddha bana jAtA hai / isa saba para gambhIratA se vicAra karanA cAhie / socanA cAhie, ki hama jo kucha sAdhanA kara rahe haiM, usakA rasa aura usakA sAra hamAre jIvana kI dharatI para utarA hai, athavA nahIM / bhagavAn mahAvIra hoM athavA anya koI tIrthaMkara athavA koI samartha AcArya hoM--ina sabakA kArya kevala jAgaraNa karA denA hI hai / mahApuruSoM kI vANI kA upayoga jIvana meM itanA hI hai, ki hameM apane gantavya mArga kA jJAna ho jAe / parantu usa mArga para calanA athavA nahIM calanA, yaha hamArA apanA kAma hai / mahApuruSa kI vANI, guru kI zikSA aura zAstra kA jJAna, yaha hamAre mana ke jAgaraNa meM nimitta hai / upAdAna to hama svayaM haiM / dekhie, sUrya ke udaya hone para sarovara meM kamala svayaM khila jAtA hai / sUrya use pakar3a kara vikasita nahIM karatA / yadi kamala meM svayaM vikasita hone kI zakti nahIM hai to AkAza meM eka sUrya kyA, hajAra sUrya ke Ane para bhI kamala khila nahIM sakegA / yaha saba upAdAna kI hI mahimA hai / zAstrakAra hameM batalAte haiM, ki hameM apane jIvana ko kisa mArga para aura kaise calAnA cAhie ? parantu yadi mana meM vairAgya bhAva nahIM hai aura saMyama - pAlana kI kSamatA nahIM hai, to zAstra - svAdhyAya se bhI hameM kucha lAbha nahIM ho sakatA / Apane rAjarSi nami kI jIvana-gAthA sunI hogI / nami mithilA nareza the / unake pAsa vizAla sAmrAjya thA / bhoga aura vilAsa meM DUbe rahanA hI, mithilA nareza nami kA kAma thA / bhoga ke atirikta yoga aura vairAgya kI ora kabhI unakA dhyAna hI nahIM gayA thA / jaba eka bAra unake zarIra meM dAha jvara utpanna ho gayA, taba ve bar3e hairAna aura parezAna the / upacAra karAne para bhI jaba unakA roga zAnta nahIM huA, aura unake hRdaya kI azAnti evaM vyAkulatA apanI carama sImA para pahu~ca gaI, taba sahasA eka dina kaMkaNa - dhvani se unake hRdaya meM eka saMkalpa jAgRta huA, ki merA yaha virAT sAmrAjya, vizAla parivAra aura merI yaha athAha dhana sampatti bhI mujhe roga se mukta nahIM kara sakI, yaha saba vyartha hai / isa saMsAra meM sAra jaisI vastu kucha bhI nahIM hai / rAjarSi nami kI cintana - dhArA badala cukI thI, socane kA prakAra badala gayA thA / mana meM saMkalpa jagA, ki maiM isa saMsAra meM akelA AyA thA aura Aja bhI maiM isa roga kI bhayaMkara vedanA ko akelA bhoga rahA hU~, aura bhI sunizcita hai, ki maiM akelA hI saMsAra se vidA lU~gA / 1 153 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti - rAjarSi nami ne anubhava kiyA ki, maiM sabameM raha kara bhI akelA hU~ / isalie ekatva hI jIvana kA vAstavika svarUpa hai / anekatva vAstavika nahIM hai, kalpanA-janya hai / sukha anekatva meM nahIM hai / yadi anekatA meM sukha hotA, to Aja maiM duHkhI kyoM hotA ? sukha yadi kahIM hai, to vaha ekatva meM hI hai, jIvana kI nirlipta avasthA meM hI hai / hAtha ke aneka kaMkaNa hI paraspara saMgharSa-rata hokara dhvanita hote haiM, eka kaMkar3a dhvanita nahIM hotA / rAjarSi nami ke mana ke isa jAgaraNa ne use saMsAra ke bandhanoM se vimukta kara diyA / vizAla sAmrAjya chor3akara unhoMne adhyAtma-sAdhanA prArambha kara dI / saba kucha sameTane vAle vyakti ne eka dama saba kucha chor3a diyA / yaha hai jIvana kA jAgaraNa, aura yaha hai jIvita viveka / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne adhyAtma-sAdhaka banane ke lie kahA thA-"dUsaroM kA damana mata karo, svayaM apanA hI damana karo / jo sAdhaka svayaM apanA damana karatA hai, vaha isa loka meM aura paraloka meM sukhI ho jAtA hai / " adhyAtma-sAdhanA kI yaha vANI Aja bhI AgamoM ke pRSThoM para camaka rahI hai aura rAha bhUle rAhI ko usake gantavya patha kI dizA kA saMketa kara rahI hai / - 154 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana hI sAdhanA kendra-bindu hai manuSya jIvana meM kisa prakAra kI sAdhanA karanI cAhie, isa sambandha meM Apane bahuta kucha sunA aura par3hA hai / para jo kucha par3hA aura sunA hai, use jIvana meM kaise ur3elA jAe ? sAdhanA ke kSetra kA sabase bar3A prazna yahI hai / adhyayana aura manana sArthaka tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba ki jIvana meM usakA upayoga aura prayoga kiyA jAe, anyathA jJAna mastiSka kA kevala bhAra hI raha jAtA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM aura bhAratIya darzana meM jJAna aura kriyA ke santulana para evaM samanvaya para atyadhika bhAra diyA gayA hai / maiM kisI vizeSa paramparA kI bAta nahIM kahatA, sampUrNa bhAratIya sAhitya meM samanvaya aura saMtulana ko jo gauravapUrNa sthAna milA hai, vaha apane ApameM advitIya aura anupama hai / jJAna aura kriyA meM saMtulana evaM samanvaya ke viziSTa puraskartA yadyapi zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra the, kintu unake samakAlIna buddha ne bhI unakI isa udAtta bhAvanA ko apanAyA tathA uttarakAla ke samasta bhAratIya sAhitya meM usakI pratidhvani hone lagI thI / saMtulana aura samanvaya ke isa siddhAnta ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ne anekAnta evaM syAdvAda kI saMjJA dI, buddha ne use vibhajyavAda kahA aura vedAnta ke prAcIna AcAryoM ne use samanvaya kahA / mere kahane kA abhiprAya kevala itanA hI hai, ki pratyeka paramparA ke mahApuruSa ne jJAna aura kriyA meM saMtulana sAdhane kA prayatna kiyA hai / isa vivAda meM par3ane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, ki kisa paramparA ne ise kitanA mahatva diyA / yahA~ para vicAraNIya itanA hI hai, ki saMtulana ke binA hamArA jIvana kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA meM sArthaka aura saphala nahIM ho sakatA / jo kucha sIkhA hai, use AcaraNa meM utarane do aura AcaraNa meM use hI utAro jo kucha sIkhA hai / jJAna aura kriyA ke saMtulana ke abhAva meM hamArI sAdhanA paMgu rahegI, usameM zakti aura bala kA AdhAna na ho sakegA / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki manuSya kA jIvana dharma aura adhyAtma - sAdhanA ke binA niSphala hai / yadi koI vyakti yaha socatA hai, ki jIvana bhoga ke lie hai, to mere vicAra meM vaha vyakti nAstika hai, phira bhale hI vaha kisI bhI paramparA se sambandhita kyoM na ho / eka bAta Apa dhyAna meM rakheM, aura vaha yaha hai, ki jIvana kI vizuddhi ko hI 155 Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti maiM sAdhanA kahatA hU~ / para vaha vizuddhi Antarika honI cAhie, kevala bAhya hI nahIM / bAhya vizuddhi hamane hajAroM, lAkhoM, karor3oM janmoM taka kI, kintu usakA koI bhI zubha pariNAma hamAre jIvana meM dRSTigocara nahIM hotA / tana kI zuddhi kA apane Apa meM kucha artha avazya hai, para vahI saba kucha nahIM hai / kisI bhI prakAra kI AdhyAtmika sAdhanA karane ke lie, tana kI vizuddhi kI apekSA mana kI vizuddhi hI adhika upayogI evaM adhika arthakArI hai / tana kI vizuddhi hone para bhI yadi mana kI vizuddhi nahIM hai, to jIvana ke kalyANa se hama bahuta dUra haiM / isake viparIta tana kI vizuddhi na hone para bhI yadi mana kI vizuddhi paripUrNa hai, to hama apanI sAdhanA ke carama lakSya ko prApta kara sakate haiM / adhyAtma sAdhanAoM kA kendra bindu aura mUla-bindu tana nahIM, mana hai / mAnava ke isa sthUla-deha meM usakA meru-daNDa kendra mAnA jAtA hai, jisase zarIra kI samagra nasoM kA sambandha jur3A rahatA hai / yadi meru-daNDa svastha hai, prANavAna hai aura vaha sIdhA tanA rahatA hai, to sampUrNa zarIra meM eka ajIba sphUrti aura jAgRti utpanna ho jAtI hai / yadi meru-daNDa meM kisI prakAra kI gar3abar3I paidA ho gaI hai, to jIvana rahate bhI zarIra bekAra ho jAtA hai / yahI bAta mana ke sambandha meM bhI hai| hamArI jitanI bhI indriyA~ haiM, unakA sambandha mana se hai / A~kha rUpa ko avazya dekhatI hai, para rUpa kA jJAna tabhI hotA hai, jaba A~kha ke sAtha mana kA saMyoga rahatA hai / kAna zabdoM ko sunate haiM, kintu zabda-jJAna tabhI hotA hai, jabaki kAnoM kA mana se sambandha hotA hai / rasanA rasa ko grahaNa karatI hai, parantu rasa kA jJAna tabhI hotA hai, jabaki rasanA ke sAtha mana kA saMyoga rahatA hai / ghrANa gandha ko grahaNa karatA hai, para gandha kA jJAna tabhI hotA hai, jabaki ghrANa kA sambandha mana se hotA hai / sparzana sparza karatI hai, para sparza kA jJAna tabhI hotA hai, jabaki sparzana kA sambandha mana ke sAtha hotA hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya yahI hai, ki pA~coM indriyA~ apane-apane viSaya ko grahaNa karate hue bhI una-una viSayoM kA jJAna tabhI karatI haiM,' jabaki indriyoM ke sAtha mana kA yogya kA sambandha ho jAtA hai / maiM Apase jIvana-vizuddhi kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jIvana kI vizuddhi kA AdhAra tana nahIM, mana hai / mana kI vizuddhi hI samasta sAdhanAoM kA meru-daNDa kahA jA sakatA hai kintu viveka-vikala jana, mana kI vizuddhi ko bhUlakara ekamAtra tana kI vizuddhi ko hI apane dharma kA AdhAra mAna baiThate haiM / eka bAra kI bAta hai, maiM kisI gA~va meM ThaharA huA thA / gA~va choTA thA, usameM Thaharane ke lie acchA sthAna na milA / ataH gA~va 156 Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana hI sAdhanA kA kendra-bindu hai - kI caupAla meM hI ThaharanA par3A / jisa sthAna para maiM ThaharA huA thA, usake samIpa hI sAmane eka kUpa thA / maiMne vahA~ dekhA, ki eka vyakti apane loTe ko miTTI se bAra-bAra mA~ja rahA thA, eka do bAra hI nahIM, pUre sAta bAra usane apane loTe ko mA~jA / jisa Dora se vaha pAnI bhara rahA thA, use bhI isI prakAra mA~jA aura kullA karane kI bArI AI, to phira Dola ke Dola usane kullA karane meM lagA die / isI bIca meM eka dUsare sajjana vahA~ para Ae, unhoMne apane loTe ko eka bAra mA~jA aura kullA karane baiTha gaye / eka do loTe meM hI usane kullA bhI kara liyA aura hAtha-mu~ha bhI dho liyA aura phira jaba vaha vyakti vahA~ se calane lagA, to pahale vyakti ne kahA-"kyA kullA kara liyA ?" dUsare vyakti ne hA~ meM uttara diyA, to pahale vyakti ne mu~ha banA kara kahA--tumhAre jaise vyaktiyoM ne hI dharma ko bhraSTa kara diyA hai ? dUsarA vyakti kucha tarka-zIla thA, bolA--kyoM ? pahale ne kahA ki- "isalie ki tuma loga pUrI taraha zuddhi nahIM karate / " usane pUchA-"pUrI taraha zuddhi kaise hotI hai ?" taba usa zuddhivAdI vyakti ne kahA-"kama se kama cAra-pA~ca Dola se to kullA karanA hI cAhie, tabhI mukha kI zuddhi ho sakatI hai / " phira to tarka-zIla vyakti ne kUpa se cAra-pA~ca Dola khIMce aura bahuta dera taka kullA karatA rahA / phira usane usa zuddhivAdI vyakti se madhura muskAna ke sAtha pUchA- "kahie, aba to mere mukha kI zuddhi ho gayI na ?" zuddhivAdI bolA-"hA~ aba tumhArA mukha zuddha ho gayA hai / " jaba vaha tarka-zIla vyakti vahA~ se calA, to usane calate samaya zuddhivAdI para kullA kara diyA, yaha dekhakara vaha bigar3a gayA aura bolA-"tU bar3A badatamIja hai / " jo kucha usake mukha meM AyA vaha bakatA hI rahA / vaha tarka-zIla vyakti usakI gandI se gandI gAlI ko sunakara bhI muskarAtA rahA, para bolA nahIM / jaba gAlI dene vAlA vyakti gAlI de-de kara thaka gayA aura cupa ho gayA, taba usane kahA-Apane to kahA thA, ki tere mukha kI zuddhi ho gayI hai, jaba ki mere mukha kI, zuddhi ho cukI aura apane zuddha mukha kA zuddha jala Apake Upara DAla diyA, taba Apako bigaDane kI kyA AvazyakatA thI ? isakA artha to yahI haA. ki mere mukha kI zuddhi nahIM huI, tabhI Apa mere Upara bigar3a par3e haiM / " vaha zuddhivAdI vyakti kucha jheMpa-sA gayA / usa tarkavAdI vyakti ne kahA-"merA mukha na zuddha hai, na azuddha hai, vaha to jaisA thA, vaisA hI hai aura jaisA - 157 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti % 3D hai, vaisA hI rahegA / para gande zabda bolane ke kAraNa tumhArA mukha to nizcaya hI apavitra ho gayA hai / jisa vyakti meM vANI kA saMyama nahIM hai, usake mukha kI zuddhi kabhI nahIM ho sakatI / phira vaha kitanA bhI apane mukha kA prakSAlana kyoM na karatA ho / mukha kI zuddhi jala se nahIM, madhura vANI se aura priya zabdoM se hotI hai / " jaba taka Antarika zuddhi nahIM hogI, taba taka vANI madhura nahIM ho sakatI / bAhya zuddhi kSaNika hotI hai, Antarika zuddhi vastutaH sthAyI rahatI hai / isa zarIra ko hajAra bAra bhI snAna karAyA jAya, taba bhI yaha gandA hI rahegA / isa tana para kitanA bhI candana kA lepa lagAyA jAya, taba bhI isakI apavitratA dUra nahIM ho sktii| maiM Apase jIvana-vizuddhi kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jIvana kI vizuddhi kisa prakAra hotI hai, isake lie zAstrakAroM ne bahuta se sAdhana batalAe haiM / una sAdhanoM meM sarvazreSTha sAdhana hai, mana kI vizuddhi / mana kI vizuddhi ke abhAva meM tana kI vizuddhi kA mUlya nahIM hai / mana kI vizuddhi pratyeka sAdhanA meM apekSita hai, phira bhale hI vaha sAdhanA gRhastha-jIvana kI ho athavA sAdhu-jIvana kI ho / jIvana kI Antarika vizuddhi ke sambandha meM vaidika paramparA meM eka zloka bolA jAtA hai "apavitraH pavitro vA sarvAvasthAM gato'pi vA / yaH smaret puNDarIkAkSaM sa bAhyAbhyantaraH zuciH / / " isameM kahA gayA hai, ki koI vyakti tana se cAhe pavitra ho athavA apavitra ho, athavA kisI bhI avasthA meM kyoM na ho, jo vyakti apane mana meM bhagavAna viSNu kA smaraNa karatA hai, vaha avazya hI pavitra hai / kyoMki prabhu ke smaraNa se jaba usakA mana pavitra ho cukA hai, taba bAhara kI pavitratA aura apavitratA se usake jIvana para kisI prakAra prabhAva nahIM par3a sakatA / sAdhanA meM mana kI pavitratA hI sabase mukhya hai / jo bAta vaidika paramparA ke isa zloka meM kahI gayI hai, vahI bAta jaina paramparA meM bhI kahI gaI hai / isI prakAra kA eka dUsarA zloka jaina paramparA meM bhI cira-kAla se pracalita hai / usa zloka kA pUrvArdha to jyoM kA tyoM hai, kintu uttarArdha meM kucha parivartana hai "apavitraH pavitro vA sarvAvasthAM gato'pi vA / yaH samaret paramAtmanaM sa bAhyAsyantara zuciH / / " / Apane dekhA, ki isa zloka kA bhI vahI abhiprAya hai, jo pahale kA 156 Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana hI sAdhanA kA kendra-bindu hai - thA / kevala puNDarIkAkSa ke sthAna para paramAtmA kahA gayA hai / jo vyakti vItarAga paramAtmA kA smaraNa karatA hai, vaha andara se pavitra rahatA hai, mana se pavitra rahatA hai, phira bAharI pavitratA ho athavA na ho, usakA apane ApameM kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai / mUlya hai, kevala mana kI pavitratA kA / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM jo sthAna mana ko milA hai, vaha kisI anya sAdhana ko nahIM mila sakA / mana kyA vastu hai ? isa sambandha meM prAcIna sAhitya meM bahuta likhA gayA hai / Aja ke manovijJAna meM bhI mana kA vizleSaNa aura mana kI kriyAoM kA adhyayana bar3I sUkSmatA se kiyA jAtA hai / Aja ke vidyAlaya aura vizvavidyAlayoM meM hajAroM-lAkhoM chAtra evaM chAtrAe~ apane adhyayana kA viSaya manovijJAna ko banAte haiM / dasavIM kakSA se lekara aura ema. e. tathA pI. eca. DI. taka manovijJAna kA adhyayana vidhivat karAyA jAtA hai / kahA jAtA hai, ki manovijJAna Aja ke yuga kA eka darzana-zAstra hai / anya darzana kI apekSA Aja ke yuga meM manovijJAna bahuta hI lokapriya ho cukA hai / bhArata kI apekSA videzoM meM to isakA bahuta hI pracAra aura prasAra hotA jA rahA hai / Apake mana meM yaha prazna uTha sakatA hai, ki manovijJAna kA pracAra itanA adhika kyoM ho gayA ? isa prazna ke uttara meM yahA~ para itanA hI kahanA paryApta hogA, ki manovijJAna kA hamAre jIvana se sIdhA sambandha hai / manovijJAna jIvana kA eka darzana hai, eka jIvana kA zAstra hai aura jIvana kI eka kalA hai / hamAre kisa vicAra kA prabhAva hamAre zarIra para kyA par3a sakatA hai, manovijJAna isakA bar3A sundara vizleSaNa karatA hai / hamAre vicAroM kA prabhAva hamAre apane parivAra para, samAja para aura rASTra para kaisA par3atA hai ? manovijJAna isakA bhI sundara vizleSaNa prastuta karatA hai / mana kI vRttiyoM ko samajhane ke lie tathA jIvana ko zAnta evaM sundara banAne ke lie manovijJAna kA adhyayana paramAvazyaka hai / yadyapi maiM isa bAta ko mAnatA hU~, ki mAnava-jIvana meM pratyeka vidyA kA apanA mahatva hotA hai, parantu apane jIvana ko samajhane ke lie manovijJAna kA adhyayana nitAnta Avazyaka hai / isakI upayogitA isI para nirbhara hai, ki Aja ke yuga meM adhikAMza chAtra isI ko apane adhyayana kA viSaya banA rahe haiM / manovijJAna ke paNDitoM kA yaha dAvA hai, ki hama isake adhyayana ke dvArA samAja kI samasyAoM ko hala kara sakate haiM aura rASTra 156 Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'samAja aura saMskRti kI ulajhanoM ko sulajhA sakate haiM aura vyakti kI vyaktigata bhAvanAoM evaM icchAoM kA vizleSaNa karake unheM kisI prazasta patha para kendrita kiyA jA sakatA hai, jisase usa vyakti ke jIvana kA vikAsa aura utthAna AsAnI ke sAtha kiyA jA sakatA hai / mana kI vividha vRttiyoM kA vizleSaNa karake, mana ke acche aura bure saMskAroM ko bhalI-bhA~ti jAnA jA sakatA hai aura phira unhe mor3a bhI diyA jA sakatA hai / isa prakAra manovijJAna kA apane ApameM eka sundara upayoga ho sakatA hai / eka prazna yahA~ para yaha bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai, ki kyA hamAre prAcIna sAhitya meM mana ke sambandha meM kucha bhI nahIM kahA gayA hai ? isake uttara meM maiM yahI kahU~gA, ki bahuta kucha kahA gayA hai, AvazyakatA hai, kevala use khojane kI / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne, tathAgata buddha ne mana kI vRttiyoM ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha kahA hai aura unakI usa vANI ko AdhAra banAkara ubhaya paramparA ke AcAryoM ne ukta viSaya para vibhinna granthoM ko racanA bhI kI hai / bhAratIya darzana meM jise yoga-darzana kahA jAtA hai, vaha vastutaH eka prakAra kA manovijJAna hI hai / yadyapi Aja kA manovijJAna aura prAcIna yuga ke yoga-zAstra bahuta-sI bAtoM meM milate nahIM haiM, phira bhI jIvana ko saMskArita karane ke lie jina siddhAntoM kA vizleSaNa yoga-zAstra meM kiyA gayA hai, Aja ke manovijJAna meM bhI unakA sarvathA abhAva nahIM hai / phira bhI maiM yaha kahU~gA, ki pataJjali-kRta 'yoga-zAstra' meM mana kI vRttyiyoM kA bar3A hI sundara vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai / bauddha paramparA kA 'vizuddhi-mArga' grantha bhI isI viSaya kA eka anupama grantha hai / jaina paramparA meM AcArya haribhadra ne eka nahIM, aneka granthoM kI racanA isI viSaya para kI hai / AcArya haribhadra ke yoga-grantha bhAva, bhASA aura zailI kI dRSTi se atyanta sundara haiM / itanA hI nahIM, una granthoM meM AcArya ne jisa samanvayAtmaka dRSTikoNa ko apanAyA hai, vaha unakI eka viziSTa aura anupama dena hai / Aja kA manovijJAna eka vijJAna hai, jabaki prAcIna yuga kA 'yoga' vijJAna na hokara eka zAstra thA aura eka viziSTa darzana thA / yoga-zAstra meM mana aura indriyoM ko vaza meM karane ke lie athavA unheM niyaMtrita karane ke lie aneka prakAra ke sAdhanoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya yaha nahIM hai, ki prAcIna yuga meM hamAre yahA~ para manovijJAna nahIM thA, mere kahane kA abhiprAya yahI hai, ki prAcIna yoga-vidyA kA Aja ke manovijJAna ke - - - - 160 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana hI sAdhanA kA kendra-bindu hai sandarbha meM adhyayana kiyA jAe / yadi Aja ke manovijJAna aura prAcIna yoga-zAstra kA samanvayAtmaka dRSTi se adhyayana kiyA jAe, to isa viSaya para nayA prakAza par3a sakatA hai, aura eka nayA cintana Aja kI navacetanA ke samakSa prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai / manovijJAna ho athavA yoga-zAstra ho, aura phira bhale hI una donoM meM mana kI vRttiyoM kA kitanA bhI vizleSaNa kyoM na kiyA gayA ho, para yadi use jIvana meM utArane kA prayatna nahIM kiyA jAegA, to hameM usase kucha bhI lAna nahIM milegA / ataH mana ko samajhane kA prayatna karo / bhArata ke prAcIna sAhitya meM eka anya prakAra se bhI mana para vicAra kiyA gayA hai / vaha anya prakAra hai--guNatraya / guNa tIna mAne gaye haiM--tamoguNa rajoguNa aura satvaguNa / manuSya ke mana meM kabhI tamoguNa adhika rahatA hai, kabhI rajoguNa adhika rahatA hai aura kabhI satvaguNa adhika rahatA hai / tamoguNa kyA hai ? jaba Apake mana meM kisI prakAra kI sphUrti evaM sphuraNA jAgRta nahIM hotI hai, aura jaba mana Alasya evaM tandrA ke adhIna ho jAtA hai, taba samajhanA cAhie ki mana meM tamoguNa kI adhikatA hai / tamoguNI vyakti kA jIvana kucha isa prakAra kA ho jAtA hai, ki kisI bhI kArya ke karane meM usakA mana lagatA nahIM hai / tamoguNI vyakti adhyAtma-sAdhanA to kyA, laukika kAmoM ke karane se bhI jI curAtA rahatA hai / ajagara ke samAna par3e rahanA hI use acchA lagatA hai / tamoguNa Alasya aura tandrA ko bar3hAtA hai, aura vaha vyakti ko isa sImA taka pahu~cA detA hai, ki par3e rahane ke sivAya usa vyakti ko anya kucha bhI acchA nahIM lagatA / tamoguNI vyakti kisI bhI karma meM apane Apako lagAM nahIM pAtA hai / kriyA-hInatA aura jar3atA hI tamoguNa kA pradhAna lakSaNa hai / tamoguNI vyakti kisI bhI kSetra meM saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sakatA / tamoguNI vyakti ke jIvana meM se yaha siddhAnta nikala AtA hai, ki vaha kahatA hai __"ajagara kare na cAkarI, paMchI kare na kAma / dAsa malUkA kaha gaye, sabake dAtA rAma / / " tamoguNa se abhibhUta AlasI vyakti kahatA hai ki, "jisane caJcu dI hai, vaha cuggA bhI degA / phira kAma karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai, bekAra meM daur3a-dhUpa karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ?. ajagara kisI kI - - Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti - cAkarI karatA hai, paMchI kisakA kAma karatA hai ? rAma jaba ina sabako detA hai, taba mujhe kyoM nahIM degA ?" kintu mere vicAra meM yaha bAta nahIM baiThatI hai, kyoMki paMchI prAtaHkAla apane ghoMsale se nikalatA hai aura peTa bharane ke lie dina bhara cakkara kATatA rahatA hai, taba kahIM usake peTa kI pUrti ho pAtI hai / ajagara ko bhI apane bhojana ke lie kucha na kucha saMgharSa karanA hI par3atA hai / kintu AlasI vyakti to rAvaNa ke bhAI usa kumbhakarNa ke samAna hotA hai, jo eka bAra khA-pIkara chaha mahIne taka sotA hI rahatA thA / Apa apane hI jIvana ko dekhie, Apa apanI dukAna para athavA apane daphtara meM kama se kama chaha athavA ATha ghaNTe kAma karate hI haiM, phira bhI maiM samajhatA hU~, ki Apake samaya kI eka sImA hai, lekina eka kIr3A jo dina aura rAta idhara-udhara ghUmatA rahatA hai, usakI mehanata kA kyA ThikAnA hai ? vaha kIr3A dina meM hI nahIM, rAta ko bhI, jabaki Apa ArAma se apane bistara para leTe athavA sote rahate haiM, vaha becArA cakkara hI kATatA rahatA hai / taba yaha kaise kahA jA sakatA hai, ki sabake dAtA rAma hI haiM / yaha ThIka hai ki apane karma kA apane mana meM ahaMkAra jAgRta na ho, isalie hama prabhu kI Ar3a lete haiM athavA karma kI Ar3a lete haiM, parantu prabhu hI saba kucha karatA hai, yaha siddhAnta ThIka nahIM hai / yadi ukta siddhAnta svIkAra kara liyA jAe, taba to jIvana meM puruSArtha kA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM raha sakegA / yaha eka prakAra kI tamoguNI manovRtti hai, ki manuSya niSkriya bhI rahe aura phala bhI prApta karanA cAhe / jo vyakti karma ke binA aura puruSArtha ke binA phala kI AkAMkSA rakhatA hai, vaha tamoguNI vyakti hai, use hama tamoguNI mana kahate haiM / dUsarA guNa hai-rajoguNa / rajoguNa meM vyakti kriyA-zIla rahatA hai / rajoguNI vyakti kA mana sadA caMcala aura DAMvADola banA rahatA hai / rajoguNI vyakti ke mana kI icchAe~ aura kAmanAe~ kabhI use zAnti se nahIM baiThane detI haiM / rajoguNI vyakti kA jIvana caMcala aura azAnta rahatA hai / yadi zarIra javAba de de, to bhI vaha apane mana se kriyA-zIla banA rahatA hai / usakA siddhAnta eka hI hai, ki vaha karma tabhI karegA, jabaki use usa karma kA phala milegA / vaha jo bhI karma karatA hai, usakA phala cAhatA hai / yadi ghara vAloM ke lie. karma karatA hai, to vaha cAhatA hai, ki usake zarIra ko sabase acchA khAnA-pInA-pahananA mile / 162 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana hI sAdhanA kA kendra - bindu rajoguNI kI manovRtti apane karma ke phala meM itanI Asakta rahatI hai, ki vaha apane karma ke phala ko chor3ane ke lie kabhI taiyAra nahIM hotA / kalpanA kIjie, rajoguNI vyakti apane ghara para usa samaya pahu~cA, jaba ki taiyAra kiyA huA bhojana samApta ho cukA ho / sahasA Ane vAle kisI atithi ko vaha bhojana de diyA gayA ho, athavA dvAra para Ae kisI bhikhArI kI jholI meM DAla diyA gayA ho, yA phira patnI kI asAvadhAnI ke kAraNa idhara-udhara phirane vAle kutte-billI ne hI vaha khA DAlA hI / vaha vyakti jaba ghara pahu~catA hai, aura bhojana mA~gane para use bhojana nahIM milatA, taba vaha apanI patnI ko hajAroM gAliyA~ sunA DAlatA hai / krodha ke Avega meM vaha yaha bhI kaha DAlatA hai, ki dina bhara ghUma phira kara kaThora parizrama karatA hU~ maiM; aura ghara meM baiThe mauja ur3Ate ho tuma / rajoguNI vyakti kahatA hai, jaba maiM karma karatA hU~, taba usakA phala sabase pahale mujhe hI milanA cAhie / rajoguNI vyakti yaha nahIM socatA ki mere karma kA phala merI patnI ko athavA mere baccoM ko mila gayA, to kyA ? mere karma kA phala mere ghara Ae hue mehamAna athavA bhikhArI ko mila gayA hai, to kyA ? athavA mere karma kA phala kisI pazu-pakSI ko mila gayA hai, to kyA ? kisI ko to milA hai / parantu rajoguNI vyakti isa prakAra soca nahIM pAtA, vaha apane karma - phala ko chor3ane ke lie kabhI taiyAra nahIM ho sakatA / usakI dRSTi meM parijana aura parivAra kA tathA samAja aura rASTra kA mahattva bAda meM hai, aura pahale apanA hai / rajoguNI vyakti jo cAhatA hai, apane lie cAhatA hai / dhana aura sampatti, vaibhava aura vilAsa tathA pUjA aura pratiSThA ke lie vaha to kucha bhI zrama karatA hai, isakA phala pahale vaha apane lie cAhatA hai / usakA siddhAnta hai, ki pahale maiM aura phira anya loga / rajoguNI vyakti parizrama karatA hai, karma karatA hai, isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM hai, parantu saba kucha kara lene para usakA sArA phala vaha svayaM hI sameTa lenA cAhatA hai / apane karma ke phala meM vaha dUsare ko bhAgIdAra tabhI banA sakatA hai, jaba pahale svayaM usakI icchA yA abhilASA kI pUrti ho jAe, anyathA nahIM / rajoguNI vyakti kA karma karane meM to vizvAsa hotA hai, kintu usa karma ke phala ko bA~Takara upabhoga karane meM usakA vizvAsa nahIM hotA / eka navAba thA / use dAna dene kA bahuta zauka thA / vAstavikatA yaha hai, ki dAna dene meM use utanA rasa nahIM thA, jitanA ki dAna ke 163 Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti pradarzana meM use Ananda AtA thA / detA kama, aura dikhAvA adhika karatA / jaba koI bhikhArI athavA koI asahAya vyakti dhana prApti kI abhilASA se usake pAsa AtA, to vaha dene se inkAra to nahIM karatA thA, lekina usane dAna karane kA eka ajIbogarIba tarIkA nikAla rakhA thA / usakI dAr3I bahuta lambI thI / koI bhI vyakti jaba dAna lene ke lie usake pAsa AtA thA, to vaha apanI dAr3hI para hAtha pheratA thA aura hAtha pherane meM jitane bAla dAr3hI se TUTakara hAtha meM A jAte, utane hI paise vaha usa vyakti ko detA thA, jo dAna lene usake pAsa AtA thA / kabhI aisA bhI hotA thA, ki dAr3hI para hAtha pherane se eka bhI bAla hAtha meM na AtA, usa sthiti meM dAna lene ke lie Ae hue vyakti ko navAba sAhaba ke dvAra se nirAza hokara hI lauTanA par3atA / eka bAra kI bAta hai, rAjasthAna kA eka cAraNa kavi usa navAba sAhaba ke darabAra meM pahu~cA / cAraNa kavi ne navAba kI prazaMsA meM bar3I sundara kavitA kI racanA kI / cAraNa kavi ne apanI kavitA meM navAba ko isa dharatI kA sUraja aura cA~da saba kucha banA diyA thA, para jaba dAna kA samaya AyA, taba navAba sAhaba kahane lage ki "sunAyA to tumane bahuta acchA hai, para aba takadIra tumhArI hai / maiM apanI dAr3hI para hAtha pheratA hU~, aura hAtha pherate hI jitane bAla A jAyeMge, utane hI paise maiM tumheM de dU~gA / navAba sAhaba ne apanI dAr3hI para hAtha pherA to eka bhI bAla unake hAtha meM nahIM AyA / ha~sakara bole - "terI takadIra hI heThI hai / terI takadIra meM kucha likhA hI nahIM hai / eka do bAla bhI A jAte, to eka do paise maiM tujhe jarUra de detA, para tU itanA bhAgya-hIna hai, ki merI dAr3hI kA eka bhI bAla mere hAtha meM nahIM AyA / " cAraNa ne bar3I gambhIratA se navAba kI bAta ko sunA / thor3I dera cupa rahakara ha~sI ke sAtha usane navAba se kahA - " Apane merI takadIra kI bAta khUba kahI / ApakI hI to dAr3hI aura ApakA hI hAtha / phira Apane merI takadIra kA phaisalA kaise kara liyA ? yadi merI takadIra kA phaisalA karanA cAhate haiM, to aisA kIjie ki hAtha merA ho aura dAr3hI ApakI ho / merI takadIra kA phaisalA tabhI ho sakatA hai / " cAraNa kI bAta karma kSetra kI bAta hai / use apane karma para vizvAsa hai, ki maiM karU~gA to mujhe phala avazya hI milegA / usane ThIka hI kahA, 164 Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana hI sAdhanA kA kendra-bindu hai ki merI takadIra kA phaisalA navAba sAhaba tabhI acchI taraha ho sakatA hai, jaba ki dAr3hI ApakI ho aura hAtha merA ho / dAr3hI bhI ApakI aura hAtha bhI ApakA to merI takadIra kA phaisalA kaise ho sakatA hai ? karmazIla vyakti ko apane karma para vizvAsa hotA hai, vaha socatA hai, ki jaba maiM karma karatA hU~, to usakA phala bhI mujhe yA mere sAthI ko avazya hI milegA / parantu rajoguNI vyakti jo kucha karatA hai, usake vyaktigata phala ko chor3ane ke lie vaha taiyAra nahIM hotA / rajoguNI vyakti ko jaba taka usake karma kA phala nahIM mila jAtA hai, taba taka vaha hairAna, parezAna aura becaina hI rahatA hai / rajoguNI mana kabhI zAnta hokara nahIM baiThatA / caMcalatA, asantoSa aura azAnti hI rajoguNI mana kA lakSaNa hai / rajoguNI vyakti kahatA hai-"karma to avazya karU~gA, kintu usake phala ko bhI maiM chor3a nahIM sakatA / " rajoguNI vyakti ke mana meM phala kI Asakti itanI tIvratama hotI hai, ki vaha kabhI usako zAnti se aura sukha se baiThane nahIM detI; isalie vaha sadaiva kriyA-zIla rahatA hai / tIsarA guNa hai--satva guNa / vaise to pratyeka guNa para lambI vyAkhyA ho sakatI hai, kintu yahA~ para saMkSepa meM batalAnA hI mujhe abhISTa hai / satvaguNa kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA gayA hai, ki satvaguNa prakAzaka hotA hai, ullAsamaya evaM Anandamaya hotA hai / tamoguNa sthiti-zIla hai, rajoguNa gati-zIla hai aura satvaguNa prakAza-zIla hai / jisa vyakti ke mana meM satvaguNa kI pradhAnatA hotI hai, vaha sadA prasanna, prazAnta aura santuSTa rahatA hai / bhautika bhogoM kI AkAMkSA usake mana meM nahIM rahatI / vaha karma to karatA hai, kintu karma ke phala kI abhilASA kA udaya usake mAnasika kSitija para kabhI hotA hI nahIM / satva-zIla vyakti ko bhautikatA meM nahIM, AdhyAtmikatA meM hI Ananda AtA hai, kyoMki usakA mana prazAnta aura prasanna rahatA hai / satva-zIla vyakti kA mana usa sarovara ke samAna zAnta rahatA hai, jisameM eka bhI taraMga nahIM uTha rahI hai aura isIlie jisameM pratibimba spaSTa pratIta hotA hai / satvaguNa kA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki vaha karma ko hI jalAJjali de de / karma to vaha karatA hai, kintu karma ke phala kI abhilASA vaha nahIM karatA / vaha dAna karatA hai, kintu dAna ke badale meM vaha kucha cAhatA nahIM hai / vaha sevA karatA hai, kintu sevA ke badale meM satkAra kI abhilASA unake mana meM nahIM uThatI / vaha - - 165 Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti saba kucha karatA hai, para saba kucha karake bhI usa saba kucha ke phala se virakta hI rahanA cAhatA hai / vaha prabhu kA smaraNa karatA hai, kintu prabhu se kucha mAMgatA nahIM hai / parivAra, samAja aura rASTra ko saba kucha dekara bhI, vaha usameM se kucha bhI pAne kI AkAMkSA nahIM rakhatA / prabhu ke nAma kI do cAra mAlA phera kara aura usake badale meM saMsAra kA vaibhava mAMgane kI icchA usake mana meM kabhI nahIM uThatI / vaha adhyAtma - jIvana kI usa bulandI para pahu~ca jAtA hai, jahA~ pahu~cakara kucha pAne kI abhilASA hI zeSa nahIM raha pAtI / satvaguNI mana saba kucha detA hai, letA kucha nahIM hai / dekara lene kI Asakti hI saba duHkha aura klezoM kA mUla hai eka mAtra karttavya - buddhi se karma karanA hI sAtvika mana kI pahacAna hai / vaha saMsAra meM rahakara parivAra aura samAja ke lie saba kucha karatA hai, kintu saba kucha karake bhI, saba kucha karane ke ahaMkAra ko vaha apane mana meM utpanna nahIM hone detA / sAtvika mana vikalpa aura prapaMcoM se dUra haTakara zAnti aura nirAkulatA kI anubhUti karatA hai / sAtvika mana sadA prazAnta, prasanna aura Anandamaya rahatA hai / bhArata ke prAcIna vaidika sAhitya meM isa sambandha meM eka bahuta hI sundara zloka kahA gayA hai, jisameM kahA hai ki " pravihAya nijaM karma kRSNa kRSNeti vAdinaH / te hare dveSiNaH pApA: dharmArthaM janma yadhareH / / " isakA bhAva yaha hai, ki jo loga apane karttavya karma ko chor3akara athavA apane karttavya ko bhUlakara, kevala kRSNa - kRSNa raTate rahate haiM, ve chalI haiM aura dambhI haiM, kyoMki unakI jihvA para to kRSNa kA nAma rahatA hai, kintu unake mana meM aura unake karma meM kRSNa nahIM hotA / jina vyaktiyoM ke mana meM kRSNa nahIM aura jinake karma meM kRSNa nahIM, una logoM ko isa zloka meM, kRSNa kA bhakta nahIM kahA gayA hai, balki unheM kRSNa kA vidveSI aura pApAtmA kahA gayA hai / kRSNa kA janma to karttavya-buddhi se karma karane ke lie thA, parantu ve loga karttavya ko bhUlakara aura karma kI avahelanA karake kRSNa ke jIvana kI avahelanA karate haiM / jo vyakti niSkriya hai aura jo vyakti karmazIla nahIM haiM, vaha vyakti cAhe kRSNa-kRSNa pukAreM, buddha-buddha pukAreM aura cAhe mahAvIra ke nAma kI raTa lagAte raheM, 166 Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana hI sAdhanA kA kendra - bindu hai unake jIvana kA utthAna aura kalyANa kabhI nahIM ho sakatA / ve loga prabhu ke premI nahIM haiM, prabhu ke dveSI haiM, kyoMki bhagavAna kA jIvana adharma svarUpa nahIM hai / prabhu apane nAma kI mAlA japane se prasanna nahIM hotA, prabhu ko prasanna karane kA eka hI upAya hai-- unake batAe mArga para calanA, AtmA ke andara paramAtmA kI talAza karanA, apane nija meM hI jinatva ko prApta karane kA prayatna karanA / saba karma chor3akara ekAnta meM baiThakara do cAra mAlA phera lenA hI satva guNa nahIM hai / satvaguNa yaha hai, ki saba kucha karake bhI usake phala se alipta rahe / vastutaH yahI sAtvika guNa yukta mana kA yathArtha lakSaNa hai / - bhAratIya sAhitya meM aura vizeSataH yoga-darzana meM mana kI vRttiyoM kA bar3A sundara vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai / mana kI vRttiyoM kA sundara vizleSaNa karane kA abhiprAya yahI hai, ki sAdhaka apane mana ke svarUpa ko samajha sake / pratyeka sAdhaka ko mana kA svarUpa samajhanA cAhie, kyoMki hamArI adhyAtma sAdhanA kA mUla - kendra bindu hamArA mana hI hai / jisa mana ko sAdhanA hai, usake svarUpa kA paribodha bhI Avazyaka hai, anyathA hama use sAdha na sakeMge / H 167 Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnamayo hi AtmA bhAratIya darzana meM eka mAtra cArvAka darzana ko chor3akara, zeSa samasta darzana AtmA kI sattA ko svIkAra karate haiM aura AtmA ke astitva meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM / yadyapi AtmA ke svarUpa ke pratipAdana kI paddhati sabakI bhinna-bhinna haiM, para isameM jarA bhI zaMkA nahIM hai, ki ve saba samaveta svara meM AtmA kI sattA ko svIkAra karate haiM / bhAratIya darzanoM meM AtmA ke svarUpa ke pratipAdana meM sabase adhika vivAdAspada prazna yaha hai, ki jJAna AtmA kA nija guNa hai athavA Agantuka guNa hai ? nyAya aura vaizeSika darzana jJAna ko AtmA kA asAdhAraNa guNa svIkAra karate haiM, para unake yahA~ vaha AtmA kA svAbhAvika guNa na hokara Agantuka guNa hai / ukta darzanoM ke anusAra jaba taka AtmA kI saMsArI avasthA hai, taba taka jJAna AtmA meM rahatA hai parantu mukta avasthA meM jJAna naSTa ho jAtA hai / isake atirikta ukta donoM darzanoM kI mAnyatA yaha bhI hai, ki saMsArI AtmA kA jJAna anitya hai, para Izvara kA jJAna nitya hai / isake viparIta sAMkhya aura vedAnta darzana jJAna ko AtmA kA nija guNa svIkAra karate haiM / vedAnta darzana meM eka dRSTi se jJAna ko hI AtmA kahA gayA hai / eka ziSya apane guru se prazna pUchatA hai--"gurudeva ! kimAtmikA bhagavato vyaktiH ?" isake uttara meM guru kahatA hai-"yadAtmako bhagavAn / " ziSya phira pUchatA hai-"kiyAtmako bhagavAn ?" guru uttara detA hai--"jJAnAtmako bhagavAn / " vedAntazAstra ke isa praznottara se yaha spaSTa pratIta ho jAtA hai, ki vedAnta AtmA ko jJAna rUpa hI mAnatA hai / vedAnta ke anusAra jJAna AtmA kA nija guNa hI hai / jaina-darzana meM AtmA ke lakSaNa aura svarUpa ke sambandha meM atyanta sUkSma, gambhIra aura vyApaka vicAra kiyA gayA hai / AtmA jaina-darzana kA mUla kendra-bindu rahA hai / jaina-darzana meM abhimata nava padArtha, sapta tatva, SaD dravya aura paJca astikAya meM jIva evaM AtmA hI mukhya hai / Agama yuga se lekara aura Aja ke tarka yuga taka, jaina AcAryoM ne AtmA kA vizleSaNa pradhAna rUpa se kiyA hai / AcArya kundakunda ke adhyAtmagrantha to pradhAnatayA Atma-svarUpa kA hI pratipAdana karate haiM / tarka-yuga ke jainAcArya bhI tarkoM ke vikaTa vana meM rahate hue bhI AtmA ko bhUle nahIM haiM / yadi 168 Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnamayo hi AtmA jaina-darzana meM se AtmA ke varNana ko nikAla diyA jAe, to jaina darzana meM anya kucha bhI zeSa nahIM bacegA / isa prakAra jaina-darzana ne apanI sampUrNa zakti Atma-svarUpa ke pratipAdana meM lagA dI hai / ataH jaina-darzana aura jaina-saMskRti kA pradhAna siddhAnta hai-Atma-svarUpa kA pratipAdana aura Atma-svarUpa kA vivecana / Atma-tatva, jJAna-svarUpa hai / kucha AcAryoM ne kahA hai, ki AtmA jJAnavAn hai / isakA artha yaha rahA, ki AtmA alaga hai aura jJAna alaga hai / isIlie AtmA jJAna nahIM, balki jJAnavAna hai / isa kathana meM dvaitabhAva kI pratIti spaSTa hotI hai / isa kathana meM jJAna alaga par3A rahatA hai aura AtmA alaga rahatI hai / jisa prakAra Apa kahate haiM, ki yaha vyakti dhana vAlA hai, to isakA artha yaha huA--vyakti alaga hai aura dhana alaga hai / vaha vyakti dhana ko pAne se dhana vAlA ho gayA aura jaba usake pAsa dhana nahIM rahegA, to dhana vAlA bhI nahIM rahegA / isa kathana meM dvaita-dRSTi spaSTa rUpa se jhalakatI hai / jaina-darzana kI bhASA meM isa dvaita-dRSTi ko vyavahAra naya kahA jAtA hai / nizcaya naya kI bhASA meM AtmA jJAnavAna hai, aisA nahIM kahA jAtA hai, vahA~ to yaha kahA jAtA hai ki AtmA jJAyaka-svabhAva hai, AtmA jJAtA hai / isakA artha yaha huA ki--jJAna hI AtmA hai / jo kucha jJAna hai, vahI AtmA hai aura jo kucha AtmA hai, vaha jJAna hI hai / yaha zuddha nizcaya naya kA kathana hai / zuddha nizcaya naya kI dRSTi meM AtmA ko jJAnavAna nahIM kahA jAtA, balki jJAnasvarUpa hI kahA jAtA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne 'AcArAMga-sUtra' meM spaSTa rUpa meM pratipAdita kiyA hai, ki "je AyA se vinnANe je vinnANe se AyA / " isakA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jo AtmA hai, vahI vijJAna hai / isakA tAtparya yaha huA ki AtmA svayaM jJAna-svarUpa hai / jJAna ke binA usakI koI sthiti nahIM hai / jaina darzana ke mahAna dArzanika AcArya amRtacandra ne kahA hai.-"AtmA jJAnaM svayaM jJAnaM, jJAnAdanyat karoti kim ?" AtmA sAkSAt jJAna hai, aura jJAna hI sAkSAt AtmA hai / AtmA jJAna ke atirikta kucha bhI nahIM karatA hai / AtmA aura jJAna do nahIM, eka hI haiM / jaba AtmA jJAna ko hI karatA hai. aura jJAna ke atirikta anya kucha nahIM karatA, taba isakA artha yaha hotA hai, ki eka jJAna-guNa meM hI AtmA ke anya samasta guNoM kA samAveza kara liyA gayA hai / Apa kahate haiM, ki hama kAna ke dvArA zabda sunate haiM / to maiM pUchatA 166 Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hU~, Apase ki sunanA kyA cIja hai ? sunane kI paribhASA kyA hai ? zabda kA jJAna ho jAnA, basa yahI zravaNa hai / jo zabda kA jJAna huA hai, use hamane zabda-sunanA kaha diyA / zabda sunA aura sunate hI vaha bikhara gayA, usakI zabda paryAya aba nahIM rahI / zabda ko sunane ke bAda zabda to nahIM rahatA, kintu pIche kyA bacA rahatA hai ? zabda to nahIM rahA, para zabda kA jJAna phira bhI baca rahatA hai / zabda ke naSTa ho jAne para bhI zabda kA jJAna zeSa bacA rahatA hai / zabda bhale hI naSTa ho gayA, para usa zabda se hone vAlA jJAna phira bhI zeSa rahatA hai / isalie ki AtmA jJAna svarUpa hai / Apa kahate haiM, ki A~kha se hamane rUpa dekhA hai / dekhanA kyA cIja hai ? rUpa kA jJAna ho jAnA hI, dekhanA hai / A~kha ke dvArA rUpa kA jJAna ho gayA / jaba Apa yaha kahate haiM, ki hamane A~kha se rUpa ko dekhA hai, taba isakA artha kyA huA ? kisI rUpa ko Apane eka varSa pahale dekhA, kintu vaha rUpa Aja usa rUpa meM nahIM hai, para rUpa kA jJAna Aja bhI usI rUpa meM hai / rUpa AtA hai aura calA jAtA hai, para rUpa kA jJAna bacA raha jAtA hai / rUpa to dekhane ke bAda tatkSaNa naSTa bhI ho jAtA hai, para rUpa kA jJAna dIrgha kAla taka banA raha sakatA hai / rUpa naSTa ho jAtA hai, para rUpa kA jJAna kyoM bacA rahatA hai ? kevala isalie ki AtmA jJAna-svarUpa hai / Apa nAka se gandha ko sUMghate haiM / kisI bhI padArtha kI sugandha ko aura durgandha ko sUMghane se hI jAnA jAtA hai / sUMghane kA artha yaha hai, ki gandha kA jJAna ho jAnA / jo gandha hai, acchI hai athavA burI hai, vaha sadA nahIM rahatI, naSTa ho jAtI hai, para gandha kA jJAna zeSa bacA raha jAtA hai / havA ke jhoke ke sAtha, kabhI sugandha AtI hai, kabhI durgandha AtI hai, aura havA ke jhoMke ke sAtha hI vaha ur3a jAtI hai, kyoMki gandha eka vijAtIya tatva hai / jo vijAtIya tatva hotA hai, vaha Apake pAsa nahIM rahatA / Apake pAsa phira kyA rahA hai ? Apake pAsa to gandha kA jJAna hI rahA hai, kyoMki Apa jJAna-svarUpa haiM / manuSya bhojana karane baiThatA hai, usa samaya vibhinna padArthoM kA vaha bhakSaNa karatA hai, koI padArtha mIThA hotA hai aura koI padArtha khaTTA hotA hai / padArthoM ke vibhinna rasoM kA parijJAna jihvA se hotA hai / rasa kA jJAna kisI padArtha ko cakhane ke bAda hI hotA hai / cakhanA kyA cIja - 170 Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnamayo hi AtmA hai ? rasa to rasa kI jagaha hai. vaha padArtha meM hai / Apane kyA kAma kiyA ? Apane kevala usa rasa kA jJAna kiyA hai / rasa sadA sthAyI nahIM rahatA / rasa utpanna hotA hai aura naSTa bhI ho jAtA hai, para rasa kA jJAna Apa meM zeSa raha jAtA hai / jo kucha padArtha Apa khAte haiM, vaha vibhinna rUpoM meM parivartita ho jAtA hai, mAMsa, majjA, asthi aura anya saba dhAtu bhojana se hI banatI haiM / rasa Apake pAsa nahIM rahatA, kevala rasa kA jJAna hI Apake pAsa raha jAtA hai / rasa AtmA nahIM hai, rasa kA jo jJAna hai, vahI AtmA hai / rasa jar3a hai aura rasa jJAna caitanya hai / isIlie rasa pudgala kA dharma hai, vaha AtmA kA dharma nahIM hai / rasa-jJAna AtmA kA dharma hai / Apako sardI lagatI hai aura kabhI garmI lagatI hai / sardI AtI hai aura lauTa jAtI hai, garmI AtI hai aura calI jAtI hai, para sardI aura garmI kA jJAna, Apake pAsa bacA raha jAtA hai / koI padArtha Apako mRdu lagatA hai aura koI padArtha Apako kaThora lagatA hai / Apa kahate haiM yaha bar3A mRdu hai aura bar3A kaThora hai / yaha kyA hai ? sparza hai / sparza sadA nahIM rahatA, para sparza kA jJAna banA raha jAtA hai / sparza calA jAtA hai, para ApakI anubhUti ke andara sparza kA jJAna zeSa bacA raha jAtA hai / Apa kahate haiM, isa sAla to bar3I garmI par3I, bar3I sardI par3I aura itanI bhayaMkara sardI par3I, ki usakA ThikAnA nahIM rahA / varSa ke varSa gujara jAte haiM / mahAkAla bIta jAtA hai aura kAla Apako kAphI dUra le jAtA hai, para bAta kyA hai--vaha Apake jJAna meM antara nahIM DAla pAtA hai / sardI aura garmI kA sparza to nahIM rahA Apake pAsa, para sardI aura garmI kA jJAna Aja bhI Apake pAsa surakSita hai / yadi ApakI Ayu sau varSa kI hai, to varSoM taka bhI usa sparza kA jJAna rahegA / sparza calA jAtA hai, para sparza kA jJAna bacA raha jAtA hai / isakA artha yaha rahA, ki AtmA svayaM jJAnarUpa hai / AtmA jJAna hai aura jo kucha jJAna hai, vahI AtmA hai / jJAna se alaga AtmA anya kucha bhI nahIM hai / Apane dekhA, ki pA~coM indriyoM se Apako kyA milA athavA Apane kyA kiyA ? jJAna hI Apako milA aura jJAna hI Apane kiyA / jaba AtmA jJAna-svarUpa hai, taba AtmA ko nirmala karane kA artha hai, jJAna ko nirmala karanA aura jJAna ko nirmala karane kA artha hai, AtmA ko nirmala karanA / zAstroM meM isIlie kahA gayA hai, ki mAnava ! tU 171 Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti apane jJAna ko nirmala banA, apane jJAna ko svaccha banA aura jaba terA jJAna nirmala aura svaccha ho jAtA hai, taba tere anya samasta guNa nirmala aura svaccha ho jAte haiM / jJAna ko nirmala banAne kA artha kyA hai ? saMsAra meM ananta padArtha haiM, saMsAra ke una padArthoM meM cetana padArtha bhI haiM aura jar3a padArtha bhI haiM / una padArthoM ko jAnanA hI jJAna kA kAma hai / kisI bhI padArtha meM, kisI bhI prakAra kA parivartana karanA jJAna kA kAma nahIM hai / jJAna kA kAma to kevala itanA hI hai / ki jo padArtha jisa rUpa meM sthita hai, use usI rUpa meM jAna le / kalpanA kIjie, kisI kamare meM dIpaka jalA diyA gayA hai, to dIpaka kA kAma yaha hai, ki vaha jalatA rahe aura apanA prakAza phailAtA rahe / rAta bhara bhI yadi koI vyakti usa kamare meM na Ae aura kAma na kare, taba bhI dIpaka jalatA hI rahegA / usa kamare meM koI Ae athavA na Ae, dIpaka kA kAma hai, usa kamare ko prakAzita karate jAnA / koI pUche usase, ki kyoM vyartha meM apanA prakAza pheMka rahe ho ? jaba tumhAre prakAza kA koI upayoga nahIM ho rahA hai, taba kyoM apanA prakAza phailA rahe ho, yahA~ to koI bhI nahIM hai, jo tumhAre prakAza kA upayoga kara sake / dIpaka kI bhASA nahIM hai / agara usake pAsa bhASA hotI, to vaha kahatA, ki mujhe isase kyA matalaba ? koI merA upayoga kara rahA hai, athavA nahIM kara rahA hai, isase mujhe koI prayojana nahIM hai / merA apanA kAma hai, jalate jAnA aura prakAza phailAte jAnA hI merA svabhAva hai / kisI bhI padArtha ko andara lAnA yA bAhara nikAlanA merA kAma nahIM hai, parantu jo padArtha jisa rUpa meM sthita hai, use usI rUpa meM prakAzita kara denA hI merA apanA kAma hai / jo siddhAnta dIpaka kA hai, vahI siddhAnta jJAna kA bhI hai / jJAna padArtha ko prakAzita karatA hai, kintu padArtha meM kisI prakAra kA parivartana karanA jJAna kA apanA kArya nahIM hai / jJAna eka guNa hai aura usakA apanA kAma kyA hai ? apane jJeya ko jAnanA / saMsAra meM jitane bhI padArtha haiM, ve saba jJAna ke jJeya haiM aura jJAna unakA jJAtA hai / jJAna ananta hai, kyoMki jJeya ananta hai, parantu jJAna jaba taka avaruddha hai, taba taka vaha ananta ko nahIM jAna sakatA aura jaba usakA AvaraNa haTa jAtA hai, taba vaha asIma aura ananta bana jAtA hai / jisakA jitanA kSamopazama hotA hai, vaha utanA hI kama athavA adhika jAna sakatA hai / para saba kucha ko jAnane kA sAmarthya to eka mAtra kevala-jJAnI meM hI hotA hai / - 172 Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnamayo hi AtmA kevala-jJAna ke atirikta jitanA bhI jJAna hai, vaha saba sImita hI rahatA hai / jAnanA jJAna kA kAma hai / eka aNu se lekara sampUrNa vizva taka jitane bhI choTe athavA bar3e padArtha haiM, ve saba jJAna ke viSaya haiM, jJAna se ve jAne jAte haiM / padArtha ananta haiM, to unako jAnane vAlA jJAna bhI ananta hai / jaina darzana ke anusAra vizva kA pratyeka padArtha apane Apa meM ananta hai / kyoMki pratyeka padArtha meM ananta dharma haiM aura eka-eka dharma kI ananta-ananta paryAya haiM / eka raja-kaNa se lekara samagra brahmANDa bhI apane Apa meM ananta hai / bhale hI usakI anantatA ko dekhane kI zakti Aja hamameM na ho, para AvaraNa ke haTate hI hamAre jJAna meM vaha zakti A jAtI hai, ki hama pratyeka padArtha ke ananta dharma aura ananta paryAyoM ko jAna sakeM / jaina-darzana ke anusAra pratyeka padArtha apane Apa meM eka ikAI najara AtA hai kintu vaha ikAI apane Apa meM ananta guNa lie hue hai / eka-eka guNa kI ananta-ananta paryAya hotI haiM / ananta bhUta-kAla kI paryAya aura ananta bhaviSya-kAla kI paryAya / isakA artha yaha hai, ki atIta bhI ananta hai aura bhaviSya bhI ananta hai / ananta kA jJAna ananta hI kara sakatA hai / isakA artha yaha hai, ki jisa vyakti ne kisI eka padArtha ko sampUrNa rUpa meM jAna liyA hai, to vaha anya sabhI padArthoM ko sampUrNa rUpa meM jAna sakatA hai aura jisane eka ko bhI sampUrNa rUpa meM nahIM jAnA hai, vaha sampUrNa ko bhI sampUrNa rUpa meM nahIM jAna sakatA / 'AcArAMga' sUtra meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa sambandha meM bahuta hI sundara siddhAnta kA pratipAdana kiyA hai "je egaM jANai se sabaM jANai / je savvaM jANai se egaM jANai / / " __ jo eka ko jAnatA hai, vaha sabako jAnatA hai aura jo sabako jAnatA hai, vaha eka ko jAnatA hai / isa kathana kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki jisane eka bhI padArtha kA pUrNajJAna kara liyA, usane samasta vizva ko jAna liyA / kyoMki jo kisI bhI eka padArtha ko pUrNa rUpa meM jAna letA hai, vaha ananta jJAnI hogA / ananta jJAnI meM saba kucha ko jAnane kI zakti hotI hai / kisI bhI eka padArtha ke ananta dharmoM aura usakI ananta paryAyoM ko jAnane kA artha yaha hotA hai, ki usane sampUrNa padArtha ko pUrNa 173 Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti rUpa se jAna liyA hai / kisI bhI padArtha ko pUrNa rUpa se jAnane kA sAmarthya, kevala jJAna ke atirikta kisI bhI jJAna meM nahIM hai / ataH kevala jJAna, jJAna kA pUrNa vikAsa hai / vaha ananta hai, isIlie usameM ananta ko jAnane kI zakti hai / jaba eka bhakta apane prabhu kI stuti karatA hai, taba vaha usake zarIra kI nahIM, usake guNoM kI stuti karatA hai / jina - zAsana meM kahA gayA hai, ki tIrthakara ke zarIra kI stuti ko tIrthaMkara kI stuti nahIM kahA jA sakatA / tIrthaMkara ke guNoM kI stuti ko hI tIrthaMkara kI stuti kahA jAtA hai / vastutaH stuti zarIra kI nahIM hotI, guNoM kI hI hotI hai / stutikAra jaba apane prabhu kI stuti karatA hai, taba vaha kabhI bheda-dRSTi se karatA hai aura kabhI abheda - dRSTi se karatA hai / kisI bhI guNI kA varNana karanA, yaha bheda dRSTi hai aura guNoM kA varNana karanA yaha abheda dRSTi hai / guNoM kI stuti meM guNI kA stavana ho hI jAtA hai / parantu jaba guNI kI mahimA alaga se varNana kI jAtI hai, taba vahA~ bheda - dRSTi hI samajhanA cAhie / yathArtha meM jaba guNoM kA stavana kara liyA, taba guNI kI mahimA alaga se varNana karane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM hotI / kyoMki guNoM ke stavana se guNI kA stavana apane Apa ho hI jAtA hai / kisI kA nAma lekara stavana karane kA artha hotA hai-- vyakti pUjA / yadi hama RSabhadeva, pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra kA nAma lekara stuti karate haiM, to yaha stuti vyakti - pUjA kahalAtI hai, parantu jaba kisI vyakti kA nAma na lekara usake guNoM kA kathana kiyA jAtA hai, to usameM samasta vyaktiyoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / vyakti ko chor3akara jaina paramparA ke AcAryoM ne guNa- pradhAna stuti aura namaskAra ko hI adhika mahatva diyA hai / isalie unhoMne kahA hai, ki arihanta kI stuti karane se athavA arihanta ko namaskAra karane se samasta arihantoM kI stuti aura namaskAra ho jAtA hai / maiM arihanta ko namaskAra karatA hU~ / yahA~ arihanta kahane se kyA ho gayA, ki rAga aura dveSa jisane jIta liyA hai, usa sabako namaskAra ho gayA, phira bhale hI vaha AtmA bhUtakAla kA ho, bhaviSya kAla kA ho athavA vartamAna kAla kA ho / phira bhale hI vaha kisI bhI jAti, kisI bhI deza kA kyoM na ho / siddhAnta yaha hai, ki guNoM kI stuti karane se guNI kI stuti svayaM hI ho jAtI hai / arihanta vyakti - vizeSa nahIM hotA, balki vaha to AtmA kA svarUpa - vizeSa hai / AtmA - svarUpa ko namaskAra 174 Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnamayo hi AtmA karane kA artha yaha hai, ki sampUrNa vizuddha AtmAoM ko namaskAra kara liyA / jaina-darzana ke anusAra pudgala bhI ananta haiM, aura jIva bhI ananta haiM / eka dravya kI apekSA bhI anantatva mAnA gayA hai / jaisA ki pahale kahA jA cukA hai, saMsAra kA pratyeka padArtha apane Apa meM ananta hai, kyoMki pratyeka padArtha meM ananta-dharma hote haiM aura eka-eka dharma kI ananta paryAya hotI haiM / prazna yaha hai, ki eka sAtha ananta padArthoM kA jJAna kaise hotA hai aura ve ananta padArtha bhI kaise ? ananta bhUtakAla ke, ananta bhaviSyakAla ke aura ananta vartamAna kAla ke / aura kyA ? eka-eka padArtha meM - ananta-ananta guNa vidyamAna haiM aura eka-eka guNa kI ananta-ananta paryAya haiM / eka paryAya vartamAnakAla kI, ananta paryAya bhUtakAla kI aura ananta paryAya bhaviSya kAla kI haiM / padArtha kI ananta paryAya kaise hotI haiM, isako samajhane ke lie eka udAharaNa lIjie / Apake sAmane eka vRkSa hai aura usa eka vRkSa meM hajAroM-hajAra patte haiN| unameM se eka pattA lIjie / jisa patte ko Apa isa vartamAna kSaNa meM dekha rahe haiM, kyA bhUta-kAla meM bhI vaha vaisA hI thA aura kyA bhaviSyakAla meM bhI vaha vaisA hI rahegA ? yadi Apako darzanazAstra kA thor3A sA bhI parijJAna hai, to Apa yaha nahIM kaha sakate, ki yaha pattA jise Apa vartamAna kSaNa meM pratyakSa dekha rahe haiM, bhUtakAla meM bhI aisA hI thA aura bhaviSyakAla meM bhI aisA hI rahegA / eka pattA jaba janma letA hai, taba usakA rUpa aura varNa kaisA hotA hai ? usa samaya usake rUpa athavA varNa ko tAmra kahA jAtA hai, phira dhIre-dhIre vaha harA ho jAtA hai aura phira dhIre-dhIre vaha eka dina pIlA par3a jAtA hai / tAmravarNa, haritavarNa aura pItavarNa eka hI patte kI ye tIna avasthAe~ bahuta sthUla haiM / inake bIca kI sUkSma avasthAoM kA yadi vicAra kiyA jAe, to tAmra se harita taka, hajAroM lAkhoM avasthAe~ ho sakatI haiM aura harita se pIta taka karor3oM avasthAe~ ho sakatI haiM / vastutaH yaha parigaNanA bhI hamArI bahuta hI sthUla hai / jaina-darzana ke anusAra to usameM pratikSaNa parivartana A rahA hai, jise hama apanI carma cakSuoM se dekha nahIM sakate / kalpanA kIjie, Apake samakSa komala kamala ke zatapatra eka ke Upara eka gaDDI banA kara rakhe hue haiM / Apane eka suI lI aura eka jhaTake meM unheM bIMdha diyA / nukIlI suI eka sAtha eka jhaTake meM hI kamala ke zatapatroM ko pAra kara 175 Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti gaI / para sUkSmatA se dekhA jAe, to suI ne pratyeka patte ko kramazaH hI pAra kiyA hai, kintu yaha kAla-gaNanA sahasA dhyAna meM nahIM AtI / zata-patra kamala-bhedana meM kAlakrama kI vyavasthA hai, kintu usakI pratIti hameM nahIM hone pAtI hai / aura phira patte meM kevala varNa hI nahIM hotA, varNa ke atirikta usameM gandha, rasa, aura sparza Adi bhI rahate haiM, kintu jaba hama netra ke dvArA patte ko dekhate haiM, taba usake rUpa kA hI hameM parijJAna hotA hai / jaba hama use su~ghate haiM, taba hameM usake gandha kA hI parijJAna hotA hai, rUpa kA nahIM / jaba hama usako apanI jihvA para rakhate haiM, taba hamako usake rasa kA hI paribodha hotA hai, varNa aura gandha kA nahIM / jaba hama use hAtha se chUte haiM, taba hameM usake sparza kA hI jJAna hotA hai, varNa, gandha aura rasa kA nahIM / jaba hama tajjanya zabda ko sunate haiM taba zabda kA hI hameM jJAna hotA hai, varNa, gandha, rasa aura sparza kA nahIM / phira hama yaha kaise dAvA kara sakate haiM, ki hamane netra se patte ko dekhakara usake sampUrNa-rUpa kA jJAna kara liyA / jaba taka hamArA jJAna sAvaraNa hai, taba taka hama kisI bhI vastu ke sampUrNa rUpa ko jAna nahIM sakate / sAvaraNa jJAna khaNDa-khaNDa meM hI vastu kA parijJAna karatA hai / vastu kA sampUrNa jJAna to ekamAtra nirAvaraNa kevala jJAna meM hI pratibimbita ho sakatA hai / isIlie eka AcArya ne kahA hai "darpaNa-tala iva sakalA pratiphalati padArtha-mAlikA yatra / " jisa prakAra darpaNa ke sAmane AyA huA padArtha usameM pratibimbita ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra jisa jJAna meM ananta-ananta padArtha yugapad jhalaka rahe hoM, vaha jJAna kevala jJAna hai / kevala jJAna AvaraNa rahita hotA hai / usameM kisI prakAra kA AvaraNa nahIM raha pAtA / ataH padArtha kA sampUrNa rUpa hI usameM pratibimbita hotA hai / darpaNa meM jaba kisI bhI padArtha kA pratibimba par3atA hai, taba isakA artha yaha nahIM hotA hai, ki padArtha darpaNa bana gayA athavA darpaNa padArtha bana gayA / padArtha, padArtha ke sthAna para hai aura darpaNa, darpaNa ke sthAna para hai / donoM kI apanI alaga-alaga sattA hai / darpaNa meM bimba ke pratibimba ko grahaNa karane kI zakti hai aura bimba meM pratibimba hone kI zakti hai / isIlie darpaNa meM padArtha kA pratibimba par3atA hai / kevala jJAna meM padArtha ko jAnane kI zakti hai, aura padArtha meM jJAna kA jJeya banane kA svabhAva hai / jaba jJAna ke dvArA kisI padArtha ko jAnA jAtA hai, taba isakA artha yaha nahIM hotA, ki jJAna padArtha 176 Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnamayo hi AtmA bana gayA hai, athavA padArtha jJAna bana gayA hai / jJAna, jJAna kI jagaha hai aura padArtha, padArtha kI jagaha hai / donoM ko eka samajhanA eka bhayaMkara mithyAtva hai / jJAna kA svabhAva hai jAnanA aura padArtha kA svabhAva hai, jJAna ke dvArA jJAta honA / kevala jJAna eka pUrNa aura nirAvaraNa jJAna hai / isIlie usameM saMsAra ke ananta padArtha eka sAtha jhalaka jAte haiM aura eka padArtha kI ananta - ananta paryAya bhI eka sAtha jhalaka jAtI haiM isIlie AcArya ne yaha kahA hai, ki saMsAra kI sampUrNa padArtha mAlikA kevala 'jJAnI ke jJAna meM pratikSaNa pratibimbita hotI rahatI hai / kevala jJAna ananta hotA hai, isIlie usameM saMsAra ke ananta padArthoM ko jAnane kI zakti hai / ananta hI ananta ko jAna sakatA hai / rAga aura dveSa Adi kaSAya ke kAraNa nirmala AtmA malina bana jAtA hai / AtmA meM jo kucha bhI malinatA hai, vaha apanI nahIM hai, balki para ke saMyoga se AI hai / aura jo vastu para ke saMyoga se AtI hai, vaha kabhI sthAyI nahIM rahatI / amala - dhavala vasana meM jo mala AtA hai, vaha zarIra ke saMyoga se AtA hai / dhavala vastra meM jo malinatA hai, vaha usakI apanI nahIM hai / vaha para kI hai, apanI nahIM hai, isIlie use dUra bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai / yadi malinatA vastra kI apanI hotI, to hajAra bAra dhone se bhI vaha kabhI dUra nahIM ho sakatI thI / dhavala vastra ko Apa kisI bhI raMga meM raMga leM, kyA vaha raMga usakA apanA hai ? vaha raMga usakA apanA nahIM hai / jaise saMyoga milate rahe, vaisA hI usakA raMga badalatA rahA / ataH vastra meM jo malinatA hai athavA raMga hai, vaha usakA apanA nahIM hai, vaha para- saMyoga janya hai / vijAtIya tatva kA saMyoga hone para, padArtha meM jo parivartana AtA hai, jaina darzana kI nizcaya - dRSTi aura vedAnta kI paramArtha - dRSTi usI svara meM svIkAra nahIM karatI / jo bhI kucha para hai, yadi use apanA mAna liyA jAe, to phira saMsAra meM jIva aura ajIva kI vyavasthA hI nahIM rahegI / para saMyoga - janya rAga-dveSa ko yadi AtmA kA apanA svabhAva mAna liyA jAe, to karor3a varSa kI sAdhanA se bhI rAga-dveSa dUra nahIM kie jA sakate / jaina- darzana ke anusAra AtmA jJAnAvaraNAdi karma se bhinna hai, zarIra Adi nokarma se bhinna hai aura karma -saMyogajanya rAgAdi adhyavasAya se bhI bhinna hai / karma meM, maiM hU~, aura nokarma meM, maiM hU~, isa prakAra kI buddhi tathA yaha karma aura nokarma mere haiM, isa prakAra kI buddhi, mithyA dRSTi hai / 177 Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti yadi karma ko AtmA mAna liyA jAe, to phira AtmA ko bhI karma mAnanA par3egA / isa prakAra jIvana meM ajIvatva A jAegA aura ajIvatva meM jIvatva calA jAegA / isa dRSTi se jaina-darzana kA yaha kathana yathArtha hai, ki yaha rAga, yaha dveSa, yaha moha aura yaha ajJAna na kabhI merA thA, aura na kabhI merA hogA / AtmA ke atirikta saMsAra meM anya jo bhI kucha hai, usakA paramANu mAtra bhI merA apanA nahIM hai / ajJAnI AtmA yaha samajhatA hai, ki maiM karma kA kartA hU~ aura maiM karma kA bhoktA hU~ / vyavahAranaya se yaha kathana ho sakatA hai, kintu nizcaya-naya se AtmA na karma kA kartA hai aura na karma kA bhoktA hai / kartRtva aura bhoktRtva AtmA ke dharma nahIM haiM, kyoMki parama zuddhanaya se AtmA na kartA hai, na bhoktA hai, vaha to eka mAtra jJAyaka hai, jJAyaka svabhAva hai aura jJAtA mAtra hai / jJAna AtmA kA apanA nija svabhAva hai / usameM jo kucha malinatA AtI hai, vaha vijAtIya tatva ke saMyoga se hI AtI hai / vijAtIya tatva ke saMyoga ke vilaya ho jAne para jJAna svaccha, nirmala aura pavitra ho jAtA hai / sAvaraNa jJAna maMlina hotA hai aura nirAvaraNa jJAna nirmala aura svaccha hotA hai / jJAna kI nirmalatA aura svacchatA tabhI sambhava hai, jaba ki rAga aura dveSa ke vikalpoM kA AtmA meM se sarvathA abhAva ho jAe / nirvikalpa aura nirdvandva sthiti hI, AtmA kA apanA sahaja svabhAva hai / rAgI AtmA priya vastu para rAga karatA hai, aura apriya vastu para dveSa karatA hai, para yathArtha dRSTikoNa se dekhA jAe, to padArtha apane Apa meM na priya hai, na apriya hai / hamAre mana kI rAgAtmaka aura dveSAtmaka manovRtti hI kisI bhI vastu ko priya aura apriya banAtI hai / jaba taka kisI bhI prakAra kA vikalpa, jo ki para saMyoga-janya hai, AtmA meM vidyamAna hai, taba taka svasvarUpa kI upalabdhi ho nahIM sakatI hai / jJAnAtmaka bhagavAna AtmA ko samajhane ke lie nirmala aura svaccha jJAna kI AvazyakatA hai / jJAna meM yadi nirmalatA kA abhAva hai, to usase vastu kA yathArtha-bodha bhI nahIM ho sakatA / jaina-darzana kI dRSTi se jJAna aura AtmA bhinna nahIM, abhinna hI haiM / jAna se bhinna AtmA anya kucha bhI nahIM hai, jJAna-guNa meM anya saba guNoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / . - 178 Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa bhAratIya darzana meM karma aura usake phala ke sambandha meM bar3I gambhIratA se vicAra kiyA gayA hai / karma kyA hai ? aura usakA phala kaise milatA hai tathA kisa karma kA kyA phala milatA hai ? isa viSaya meM bhAratIya darzana ne aura bhArata ke tatvadarzI cintakoM ne jitanA gambhIra vicAra kiyA hai, utanA aura vaisA pAzcAtya darzana meM nahIM kiyA gayA hai / bhAratIya darzana meM bhI jaina-paramparA ne karma aura aura usake svarUpa ke sambandha meM jo gahana aura vizAla cintana prastuta kiyA hai, vaha vizva ke dArzanika itihAsa meM vastutaH adbhuta evaM vilakSaNa hai / ... karma, karma kA phala, aura karma karane vAlA ina tInoM kA paraspara ghaniSTha sambandha hai / jaina darzana ke anusAra jo karma kA kartA hotA hai, vahI karmaphala kA upabhoktA bhI hotA hai / jo jIva jaisA karma karatA hai, usake anusAra vaha zubha athavA azubha karma kA phala prApta karatA hai, saMsAra kI vicitratA kA AdhAra yadi koI tatva hai, to vaha karma hI hai / mujhase eka prazna pUchA gayA hai, ki AtmA balavAn hai, athavA karma balavAn hai / isa prazna ke uttara meM prAcIna sAhitya meM bahuta kucha kahA gayA hai, bahuta kucha vicAra kiyA gayA hai / bAta yaha hai, ki karma eka jar3a pudgala hai / usameM ananta zakti hai / dUsarI ora AtmA bhI eka cetana tattva hai aura usameM bhI ananta zakti hai / yadi karma meM zakti na hotI, to saMsAra ke ye nAnAvidha vicitra khela bhI na hote / karma meM zakti hai, tabhI to vaha jIva ko nAnA gatiyoM meM aura vividha yoniyoM meM paribhramaNa karAtA hai / karma kI zakti se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, kintu mUla prazna yaha hai, ki karma kA kartA hai AtmA, AtmA svayaM apane kie hue karmoM se baddha ho jAtA hai / usa bandhana se mukta hone kI zakti bhI AtmA meM hI hai / karma-pudgala caitanya zakti kA sarvathA aura sarvadA ghAta nahIM kara sakate / ananta gagana meM meghoM kI kitanI bhI ghanaghora ghaTA chA jAe~, phira bhI ve sUrya kI prabhA kA sarvathA vilopa nahIM kara sakatIM / bAdaloM meM sUrya ko AcchAdita karane kI zakti to hai, kintu usake Aloka ko sarvathA vilupta karane kI zakti una bAdaloM meM nahIM hai / yahI bAta AtmA ke sambandha meM hai / karma meM AtmA ke sahaja 176 Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti svAbhAvika guNoM ko AcchAdita karane kI zakti hai, isameM jarA bhI asatya nahIM hai, para AtmA ko AcchAdita karane vAle karma kitane bhI pragAr3ha kyoM na hoM, unameM AtmA ke eka bhI guNa ko mUlataH naSTa karane kI zakti nahIM hai / dUsarI bAta yaha hai, ki jaise sUrya svayaM meghoM ko utpanna karatA hai, unase AcchAdita ho jAtA hai aura phira vahI sUrya apanI zakti se unheM chinna-bhinna bhI kara DAlatA hai / isI prakAra AtmA bhI svayaM karmoM ko utpanna karatA hai, unase AcchAdita ho jAtA hai, aura phira svayaM hI una karmoM ko nirjarA ke dvArA chinna-bhinna bhI kara DAlatA hai| karma kI zakti ananta mAnane para bhI usakI apekSA AtmA kI zakti adhika hai / karma zaktizAlI hote hue bhI jar3a haiM aura AtmA caitanya-rUpa hai / ataH AtmA kA saMkalpa hI karma ko utpanna karatA hai aura AtmA kA saMkalpa hI karma ko naSTa kara DAlatA hai / Apake jitane bhI karma haiM, cAhe ve kitane hI balavAn kyoM na hoM, lekina AtmA ke bala ke Age ve kucha nahIM haiM, kyoMki karma ko jo rUpa milA hai, vaha Apake hI saMkalpoM se milA hai / Apako apane isa vartamAnaM jIvana meM karmoM kA jo rUpa milA hai, yadi use Apa naSTa karanA cAhate haiM, to use naSTa karane kI zakti Apake andara hai / lekina jaba taka AtmA meM ajJAna hai aura jaba taka use apane svarUpa kA bhAna nahIM hai, tabhI taka vaha bandhana meM baddha rahatA hai / ApakI AtmA kevala AtmA hI nahIM hai, balki vaha paramAtmA bhI hai / karma kI zakti se bhaya-bhIta hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / jaba ApakI AtmA meM ananta zakti hai, taba bhaya kisa bAta kA / caitanya svarUpa AtmA ko karma se bhaya-bhIta hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai, ki Apa ananta-ananta kAla se vismRta apane svarUpa aura apanI zakti kA paribodha prApta karane kA prayatna kareM, isI para ApakI saphalatA hai / kucha loga kahA karate haiM, ki karma jaba halke hoM, taba AtmA kI zuddhi ho, AtmA pavitra ho / aura AtmA kI vizuddhi evaM pavitratA hone para hI karma halke hote haiM / yaha eka anyonyAzraya doSa hai / AtmA kI zuddhi hone para karma kA halkA honA aura karma ke halke hone para AtmA kI vizuddhi honA, isa prakAra kA anyonyAzrita cintana jaina darzana kA mUla cintana nahIM hai / AtmA kI vizuddhi aura AtmA kI vimukti karma ke halke hone para nahIM, balki AtmA ke prasupta puruSArtha ko jAgRta karane se - 180 Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa hotI hai / bhoga bhogakara karmoM ko halkA karane kI prakriyA, eka aisI prakriyA hai, jisakA kabhI anta nahIM ho sakatA / kyoMki AtmA jitanA apane karmoM ko bhogatA hai, usase bhI kahIM adhika vaha bhoga-kAla meM rAga dveSa meM ulajhakara naye karmo kA bandha kara letA hai / isalie karma TUTeM to AtmA vizuddha ho, yaha siddhAnta nahIM hai, balki siddhAnta yaha hai, ki AtmA kA zuddha puruSArtha jAge, to karma halke hoM / / zAstroM meM do prakAra kI mukti mAnI hai--dravya-mukti aura bhAva-mukti / dravya-mukti pratikSaNa hotI rahatI hai, kyoMki AtmA pratikSaNa apane pUrva karmoM ko bhoga rahA hai, kintu bhAva-mukti ke binA vAstavika vimukti nahIM mila sakatI hai / dravya kI apekSA bhAva kA mUlya adhika hai, kyoMki AtmA ke prasupta puruSArtha ko prabuddha karane kI zakti dravya meM nahIM, bhAva meM hI hai, AtmA kA jJAna cetanA meM hI hai / AtmA kA jo svonmukhI puruSArtha hai aura AtmA kA jo vItarAga jAgaraNa hai, vastutaH vahI bhAva-mokSa hai / sAdhanA ke dvArA jyoM hI vikAra muktirUpa bhAva-mokSa hotA hai, sAtha hI jar3a karma pudgaloM se vimukti-svarUpa dravya-mokSa bhI ho jAtA hai / mukhya prazna bhAva-mokSa kA hai / dravya-mokSa ke lie puruSArtha karane kI alaga se jarUrata nahIM hai / kalpanA kIjie, ghara meM a~dherA hai, dIpaka jalAte hI prakAza ho jAtA hai / yahA~ para kyA huA ? pahale andhakAra naSTa huA, phira prakAza AyA athavA pahale prakAza huA, aura phira andhakAra naSTa huA / vastutaH donoM alaga-alaga kArya nahIM haiM / prakAza kA ho jAnA hI andhakAra kA naSTa ho jAnA hai aura andhakAra kA naSTa ho jAnA hI prakAza kA ho jAnA hai / siddhAnta yaha hai, ki prakAza aura andhakAra kA janma aura maraNa sAtha-sAtha hI hotA hai / jisa kSaNa prakAza janmatA hai, usI kSaNa andhakAra maratA hai / idhara prakAza hotA hai aura udhara andhakAra naSTa ho jAtA hai / eka hI samaya meM eka kA janma hotA hai aura dUsare kA maraNa ho jAtA hai / yahI bAta dravya mokSa aura bhAva-mokSa ke sambandha meM bhI hai / jyoM hI bhAva-mokSa ho jAtA hai, tyoM hI dravya mokSa bhI ho jAtA hai / bhAva-mokSa aura dravya-mokSa kA janma eka sAtha hI hotA hai, usameM samaya mAtra kA bhI antara nahIM raha pAtA / ___ mere kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki karmoM se lar3ane se pahale AtmA - 181 Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ke puruSArtha ko jAgRta karane kI AvazyakatA hai / andhakAra ko naSTa karane ke lie zastra lekara usase lar3ane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI, balki prakAza ko jAgRta karane kI hI AvazyakatA hai / prakAza ko jAgRta kara diyA, to andhakAra svayaM hI naSTa ho gayA / prakAza kI sattA ke samakSa andhakAra kI sattA khar3I nahIM raha sakatI / yahI bAta karma aura AtmA ke puruSArtha ke sambandha meM bhI hai / AtmA ke puruSArtha ko jAgRta karo / yahI sabase bar3I sAdhanA hai aura yahI karma vimukti kA mUla kAraNa hai / / kucha sAdhaka isa prakAra ke haiM, jo karmoM ko balavAna mAnakara calate haiM aura apanI AtmA kI zakti ko bhUlakara karma-zakti ke sAmane jhuka jAte haiM / ve apanI sAdhanA meM hatAza aura nirAza ho jAte haiM / eka ora ve sAdhanA bhI karate jAte haiM aura dUsarI ora ve karma kI zakti kA ronA bhI rote jAte haiM / yadi Apake mana meM yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa hai, ki AtmA durbala hai, vaha kucha nahIM kara sakatI / karma hI balavAna hai, karma meM hI ananta zakti hai, to Apa hajAroM janmoM kI sAdhanA se bhI karmoM se vimukta nahIM ho sakate / yaha bar3I vicitra bAta hai, ki hama sAdhanA to kareM, kintu sAdhanA kI ananta zakti meM hamArA vizvAsa na ho / yaha to vahI bAta huI, ki hama bhojana karake kisI dUsare se yaha pUche, ki hamArI bhUkha kaba miTegI aura pAnI pIkara yaha pUche, ki hamArI pyAsa kaba miTegI ? sAdhanA karake yaha pUchanA, ki merI vimukti kaba hogI ? yaha eka vicitra prazna hai / isa prakAra kA prazna usI AtmA meM uThatA hai, jise apanI zakti para vizvAsa nahIM hotA / eka sAdhaka kI AtmA meM isa prakAra kA dRr3ha vizvAsa jAgRta honA hI cAhie, ki kAma, krodha Adi vikalpa cAhe kitane hI prabala kyoM na hoM, para anta meM, maiM una para vijaya prApta kara lU~gA / AtmA kA yaha saMkalpa hI, AtmA kI sabase bar3I zakti hai aura sabase bar3A jAgaraNa hai / AtmA kA jAgaraNa hI hamArI sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya honA cAhie / mujhe eka bAra eka vayovRddha zrAvaka se bAtacIta karane kA avasara milA / vaha eka bahuta bar3e sAdhaka the / sambhavataH mere janma-kAla se bhI pahale hI ve sAdhanA-mArga para cala par3e the / usa samaya maiM vayaska thA aura ve vayovRddha the / na jAne vaha apane jIvana meM kitanI sAmAyika kara cuke the, kitane vrata aura upavAsa kara cuke the, kitane pratikramaNa kara 182 Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa cuke the aura na jAne kitanI mAlA jApa cuke the / parantu unake jIvana meM zAnti aura santoSa kabhI nahIM AyA / dhana meM aura parijana meM unakI bar3I tIvra Asakti thI / eka dina jaba ki ve sAmAyika karake baiThe hue the, to inhoMne mere se pUchA- "mahArAja jI ! Apa bar3e jJAnI haiM, zAstroM ke jJAtA haiM, Apa yaha batalAie, ki maiM bhavya hU~ athavA abhavya hU~ !" maiMne apane mana meM socA-"yaha kyA prazna hai ? yaha prazna to sAdhanA ke prArambha meM hI hala ho jAnA cAhie thA / " maiMne usa vRddha zrAvaka se kahA-"jaba tumhAre jIvana meM AdhyAtmika puruSArtha jAgA, jaba tumhAre jIvana meM saMsAra kI vAsanA ko dUra karane kI bhAvanA jAgI aura jaba tumhAre jIvana meM bhagavAna ke siddhAntoM para AsthA jAgI, tabhI yaha samajha lenA cAhie thA, ki maiM bhavya hU~, abhavya nahIM hU~ / yadi tumhAre mana meM bhagavAna ke vacanoM meM AsthA hai, prazama bhAva hai aura kaSAya kA upazama bhAva hai, to samajhalo, ki tuma bhavya ho, isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM hai / isake viparIta yadi itanI lambI sAdhanA ke bAda bhI tumhAre jIvana meM yaha saba kucha nahIM hai, to tuma abhavya ho / bhavya-abhavya kA nirNaya koI dUsarA nahIM kara sakatA, svayaM apanI AtmA. hI kara sakatI hai / maiM bhavya hU~, athavA abhavya hU~, yaha jAnane se pahale, yaha jAno, ki mere jIvana meM zAnti aura santoSa AyA hai athavA nahIM / antazcetanA ko jagAne kA prayatna karo / zUnya mana se kI jAne vAlI sAdhanA vastutaH sAdhanA hI nahIM hai / " kucha vicAraka isa prakAra bhI socA karate haiM, ki kahA~ ananta janmoM ke ananta karma aura kahA~ isa choTe se jIvana kI choTI-sI sAdhanA / bhalA, ananta jIvana ke ananta karma eka jIvana meM kaise kie jA sakate haiM ? jo loga isa prakAra socA karate haiM, mere vicAra meM una logoM ke socane kA yaha svastha tarIkA nahIM hai / maiM pUchatA hU~, Apase ki kisI parvata kI eka aisI guphA hai, jisameM hajAroM varSoM se andhakAra raha rahA hai, kintu jyoM hI usa guphA meM dIpaka kI jyoti jalAI, ki hajAroM varSoM kA andhakAra eka kSaNamAtra meM hI vilupta ho jAtA hai / jarA vicAra to kIjie, kahA~ hajAroM varSoM kA andhakAra aura kahA~ eka nanhIM-sI dIpaka-jyoti / vastutaH jaisA, ki maiMne abhI Apako pahale kahA thA, ki Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti % 3D prakAza ke samakSa khar3e rahane kI zakti andhakAra meM hai hI nahIM / isI prakAra Atma-jAgaraNa kI jyoti prakaTa hote hI ananta-ananta janma ke karma bhI kSaNa bhara meM hI naSTa ho sakate haiM / isameM jarA bhI sandeha kI bAta nahIM hai / gajasukumAra ne kitane janmoM ke karmoM ko alpakAla kI sAdhanA se hI naSTa kara diyA thA / arjuna mAlAkAra ke karma kitane ghora the, kevala alpa sAdhanA se hI usane apane karmoM ko kitanI tIvratA ke sAtha naSTa kiyA ? mAnava mana ke kisI bhI parApekSI vikalpa meM yaha zakti nahIM hai, ki AtmA ke svonmukhI saMkalpa ke sAmane vaha khar3A raha sake / karma kitanA bhI prabala kyoM na ho, vaha kitanA bhI purAnA kyoM na ho. kintu Atma-jAgaraNa kI jyoti ke samakSa vaha Tika nahIM sakatA hai / AtmA meM ananta zakti hai, usameM paramAtmA hone kI bhI zakti hai, kintu tabhI jaba ki use apane para vizvAsa ho, apanI zakti para AsthA ho, apane AdhyAtmika puruSArtha meM niSThA ho / karma balavAn hai, yaha satya hai, kyoMki tabhI to ve jIva ko nAca nacAte haiM / para yAda rakhie, karma ko utpanna karane vAlA yaha AtmA hI hai / AtmA kI zakti ke samakSa karma kI zakti avazya hI hIna-koTi kI hai / AtmA meM apane Apako bA~dhane kI zakti bhI hai aura isa AtmA meM apane ko mukta karane kI zakti bhI hai / AtmA na jAne kitanI bAra narakoM meM gayA aura na jAne kitanI bAra svargoM meM gayA, tathA na jAne kitanI bAra yaha pazu-pakSI banA aura na jAne kitanI bAra isane mAnava-tana pAyA / janma aura maraNa kA yaha khela Aja kA nahIM ananta-ananta kAla kA hai / isa khela ko banAne vAlA bhI AtmA hai aura isa khela ko miTAne vAlA bhI yaha AtmA hI hai / jaba yaha AtmA ajJAna aura mithyAtva Adi vikalpoM se abhibhUta ho jAtA hai, taba yaha apane svarUpa ko bhUla baiThatA hai / apane svarUpa ko bhUla baiThanA hI sArI burAiyoM kI jar3a hai / AtmasvarUpa ko samajhanA, yahI hamArI sAdhanA hai / jaba taka sAdhaka apane Apako nahIM samajhatA hai, taba taka na vaha apane mana ke vikalpoM para vijaya prApta kara sakatA hai aura na vaha karma kI ghanaghora ghaTAoM ko hI chinna-bhinna kara sakatA hai / pratyeka sAdhaka ke hRdaya meM. yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa honA hI cAhie, ki maiM ananta zakti sampanna hU~ aura mujhameM Aja se hI nahIM, anantakAla se ananta zakti rahI hai / 184 Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa prazna zakti prApta karane kA nahIM hai, vaha to Aja se hI kyA, ananta kAla se hI prApta hai, mukhya prazna hai, usa zakti ke jAgaraNa kA / Atma-zakti ke jAgRta hote hI karma chinna-bhinna ho jAte haiM / jaina darzana meM karma ke sambandha meM jo kucha kahA gayA hai, aura jo kucha likhA gayA hai, use eka dina meM aura kevala eka ghaNTe ke vyAkhyAna meM batalA sakanA kadApi sambhava nahIM hai, phira bhI maiM, saMkSepa meM Apako yaha batalAne kA prayatna karU~gA, ki jaina darzana ke anusAra karma kA svarUpa kyA hai aura karma kA phala karma karane vAle AtmA ko kisa rUpa meM milatA hai ? isa sandarbha meM yaha bAta bhI vicAraNIya hai, ki AtmA karma kaise bA~dhatA hai aura phira sAdhanA ke dvArA usase kaise vimukti prApta kara sakatA hai ? karma ke sambandha meM jitanA manovijJAnika vizleSaNa aura dArzanika cintana jaina-darzana ke granthoM meM kiyA gayA hai, vaha vizleSaNa aura vaha cintana anyatra Apako isa rUpa meM upalabdha nahIM ho sakegA / yadi Apane merI bAtoM ko zAnta aura ekAgratA se sunA, to Apa isa sambandha meM kucha samajha sakeMge / karma kI. paribhASA karma kI paribhASA karate hue kahA gayA hai, ki Atma-saMbaddha pudgala dravya, karma kahA jAtA hai aura dravya-karma ke bandha ke hetu rAgAdi bhAva, bhAvakarma mAnA gayA hai / AcArya devendra sUri ne apane svaracita karma-vipAka grantha meM karma kA svarUpa batalAte hue kahA hai "kIrai jIeNa heuhiM, jeNa to bhaNNae kammaM / " karma kA yaha lakSaNa dravya karma aura bhAva karma donoM meM ghaTita hotA hai / mithyAtva, avirati, pramAda, kaSAya aura yoga-ina pA~ca kAraNoM se Atma-pradezoM meM parispandana (kampanna) hotA hai, jisase usI AkAza-pradeza meM sthita anantAnta karma-yogya pudgala jIva ke sAtha sambaddha ho jAtA hai / vaha Atma-sambaddha pudgala dravya hI karma kahA jAtA hai / jIva aura karma kA yaha sambandha nIra-kSIravat evaM agni-loha piNDavat hotA hai / jIva aura karma kA sambandha karma zAstra meM do prakAra kA mAnA gayA hai-anAdi-ananta aura anAdi-sAnta / saba bhavyoM meM to nahIM, prAyaH nikaTa bhavya jIvoM meM anAdi sAnta sambandha rahatA hai aura abhavya jIvoM meM to ekAntataH anAdi ananta sambandha rahatA hai / kyoMki abhavya jIvoM 185 Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti kI kabhI mukti nahIM hotI hai aura bhavyoM meM ananta AtmA atIta meM mokSa gae haiM aura bhaviSya meM avazya jAe~ge / isI AdhAra para jIva kA karma ke sAtha sambandha do prakAra kA batAyA gayA hai / karma ke bheda jaisA ki maiM pahale kaha cukA hU~, mukhya rUpa meM karma ke do bheda haiM -- dravyakarma aura bhAva karma / karma vargaNA ke pudgaloM kA sUkSma vikAra dravya karma hai aura AtmA ke rAga-dveSa Adi vaibhAvika pariNAma bhAva haiM | rAga-dveSa Adi vaibhAvika pariNAmoM kA upAdAna kAraNa jIva hai, isalie upAdAna rUpa se bhAva karma kA kartA jIva hI hai / dravya karma meM jIva ke zubhAzubha bhAva nimitta kAraNa haiM / isalie nimitta rUpa se dravya karma kA karttA bhI jIva hI hai / bhAva karma ke hone meM pUrvabaddha dravya karma nimitta hai aura vartamAna meM badhyamAna dravya karma meM bhAva karma nimitta hai / donoM meM nimitta - naimittika rUpa kArya-kAraNa bhAva sambandha hai / siddhAnta cakravartI AcArya nemicandra ne svapraNIta 'gommaTasAra' grantha ke karmakANDa meM dravyakarma aura bhAvakarma kA svarUpa isa prakAra batalAyA hai--"poggala - piMDo davvaM tarasatti bhAva-kambhaM tu / " pudgala piNDa ko dravyakarma aura usakI phala dene kI zakti vizeSa ko bhAvakarma kahA hai / karma ke astitva meM pramANa prazna hotA hai, ki hama isa tathya ko kaise samajheM, ki karma kA astitva hotA hai ? karma bhautika hote hue bhI itanA sUkSma tatva hai, ki indriyoM se use jAnA aura dekhA nahIM jA sakatA / jo jJAnaaindrika nahIM hai, unhIM ke dvArA karma kA sAkSAtkAra ho sakatA hai / hA~, hetu aura tarka ke dvArA bhI karma ke astitva ko pramANita kiyA jA sakatA hai / saMsAra ke sabhI jIva eka jaise nahIM hote, jIvoM kI yaha vividhatA hI, aura saMsAra kI yaha vicitratA hI, karma ke astitva meM sabase bar3A pramANa hai / jaina karma siddhAnta ke anusAra karma ke astitva meM pramANa isa prakAra mAnA gayA hai, ki saMsAra ke sabhI jIva Atma-svarUpa kI apekSA se bhale hI eka haiM, phira bhI ve bhinna-bhinna yoniyoM meM aura bhinna-bhinna paristhitiyoM meM hone se pRthaka-pRthaka sthiti evaM dazA meM hote haiM / eka rAjA hai, dUsarA raMka 1 eka vidvAna hai, dUsarA mUrkha / eka niroga hai, 186 Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa dUsarA rogI / eka sukhI hai, dUsarA dukhI / eka sundara hai, dUsarA kurUpa / adhika kyA, eka hI mAtA ke udara se utpanna hue aura eka hI paristhiti meM pale hue do bAlakoM meM se bhI eka dhanI ho jAtA hai, dUsarA nirdhana raha jAtA hai / eka mUrkha raha jAtA hai dUsarA vidvAna ho jAtA hai / yaha viSamatA, yaha vicitratA aura yaha asamAnatA akAraNa nahIM ho sakatI / usakA kucha na kucha kAraNa avazya honA cAhie aura vaha kAraNa, dUsarA kucha nahIM, karma hI hai / jisa prakAra bIja ke binA aMkura nahIM ho sakatA, usI prakAra karma ke binA sukha-duHkha bhI nahIM ho sakate / saMsAra meM sukha aura duHkha pratyakSa dekhA jAtA hai / do vyakti, jo ki samAna sthiti meM rahate haiM, unameM bhI dekhA jAtA hai, ki eka sukhI hai aura dUsarA dukhI rahatA hai / Akhira, isa sukha-duHkha kA kAraNa koI to avazya honA hI cAhie aura vaha kAraNa karma hI ho sakatA hai / prazna kiyA jA sakatA hai, ki sukha-duHkha kA kAraNa to isa loka meM pratyakSa hI hai, usake lie karma mAnane kI AvazyakatA hI kyA ? jisake pAsa vastra nahIM hai, use vastra mila jAne para sukhAnubhUti hotI hai / jisake pAsa bhojana nahIM hai, use bhojana mila jAne para sukha kA anubhava hotA hai / isI prakAra mAna aura sammAna bhI sukha ke kAraNa bana jAte haiM / isake viparIta bhautika sAdhanoM ke abhAva meM manuSya duHkha kA anubhava karane lagatA hai, ataH bhautika vastuoM ke sadbhAva se sukha aura asadbhAva se duHkha pratyakSa dekhA jAtA hai / phira usa sukha-duHkha ke kAraNa rUpa meM adRzya-bhUta karma kI kalpanA kyoM kI jAe ? isa prazna kA samAdhAna isa prakAra se kiyA gayA hai ki sukha evaM duHkha ke bAhya dRSTa sAdhanoM se bhI pare hameM sukha-duHkha ke kAraNoM kI khoja isalie karanI par3atI hai, ki sukha-duHkha kI samAna sAmagrI prApta hone para bhI manuSyoM ke sukha-duHkha meM antara dekhA jAtA hai / eka vyakti sukha ke kAraNa prApta karane para bhI sukhI nahIM rahatA aura dUsarA vyakti duHkha ke sAdhana milane para bhI sukhI rahatA hai / ataH bAhya vastuoM ke sadbhAva aura asadbhAva kI apekSA kisI Antarika kAraNa se hI isakA samAdhAna kiyA jA sakatA hai / eka vyakti ko jIvana meM sukha ke kAraNa prApta hote haiM aura dUsare ko duHkha ke kAraNa / isakA bhI koI niyAmaka honA cAhie aura vaha karma hI ho - 187 Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti sakatA hai / karma ke astitva meM eka yaha bhI tarka diyA jAtA hai, ki dAna Adi kriyA phalavatI hotI hai, kyoMki vaha cetana ke dvArA kI jAtI hai / jo kriyA cetana dvArA kI jAtI hai, vaha avazyameva phalavatI hotI hai, jaise kRSi Adi / dAna Adi kriyA bhI cetana-kRta hone se phalavatI honI cAhie / dAna Adi kriyA kA phala zubha karma ke atirikta dUsarA nahIM ho sakatA / jisa prakAra adhyayana kriyA kA phala jJAna-saMcaya hotA hai, usI prakAra karma ke phala sukha-duHkha Adi hI hote haiM / karma kI mUrtatA jaina darzana kI paribhASA ke anusAra dravya karma ko mUrta mAnA gayA hai / jisameM rUpa, rasa, gandha aura sparza yaha cAra guNa hoM, vaha padArtha mUrta hotA hai / pudgala meM ye cAroM guNa vidyamAna haiM / ataH chaha dravyoM meM pudgala ko mUrta dravya mAnA gayA hai / jaina-darzana ke anusAra dravya karma pudgala janya hai, ataH mUrta hai / kAraNa yadi mUrta hai, to usakA kArya bhI mUrta hI hotA hai / jaise miTTI eka mUrta upAdAna kAraNa hai, to usakA kArya ghaTa bhI mUrta hI hotA hai / kAraNa ke anusAra hI kArya hotA hai / kAraNa mUrta hai, to kArya bhI mUrta hogA aura yadi kAraNa amUrta hai, to usakA kArya bhI amUrta hI hogA / ___ kAraNa se jaise kArya kA anumAna hotA hai, usI prakAra kArya se bhI kAraNa kA anumAna hotA hai / isa siddhAnta ke anusAra zarIra Adi kArya mUrta hai, to unakA kAraNa karma bhI mUrta hI honA cAhie / jJAna amUrta hai, to usakA upAdAna kAraNa AtmA bhI amUrta hai / donoM hI paddhati se karma kA mUrtatva siddha hai / yahA~ yaha zaMkA kI jA sakatI hai, ki jisa prakAra zarIra Adi karma ke kArya haiM, usI prakAra sukha-duHkha bhI karma ke hI kArya haiM, para ve amUrta haiM / phira ApakA kArya-kAraNa sambandhI ukta niyama sthira kaise raha sakatA hai ? ukta zaMkA kA samAdhAna yahI hai, ki sukha-duHkha Adi AtmA ke dharma haiM aura AtmA hI unakA upAdAna kAraNa hai / karma to sukha-duHkha meM nimitta kAraNa hI hotA hai, upAdAna kAraNa nahIM / ataH ukta niyama meM kisI bhI prakAra kI bAdhA upasthita nahIM hotI / karma kI mUrtatA siddha karane ke lie kucha tarka isa prakAra die jA sakate haiM--karma mUrta hai, kyoMki usake sambandha se sukha-duHkha Adi kA jJAna hotA hai, jaise bhojana - 198 Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa - se / karma mUrta hai, kyoMki usake sambandha se vedanA hotI hai, jaise agni se / karmamUrta hai, kyoMki usake sambandha se AtmA ko sukha-duHkha bhoganA par3atA hai / yadi karma amUrta hotA, to vaha gagana jaisA hotA / jaise gagana se kisI kA upaghAta aura anugraha nahIM hotA, vaise karma se bhI upaghAta aura anugraha nahIM honA cAhie / parantu karma se hone vAle upaghAta aura anugraha pratyakSa dekhe jAte haiM, ataH karma mUrta hI hai / mUrta kA amUrta para prabhAva yadi karma mUrta hai, jar3a hai, to phira vaha amUrta evaM cetana svarUpa AtmA para apanA prabhAva kaise DAlatA hai ? jisa prakAra vAyu aura agni kA amUrta AkAza para kisI prakAra kA prabhAva nahIM par3atA, usI prakAra amUrta AtmA para bhI mUrta karma kA koI prabhAva nahIM par3anA cAhie ? isakA uttara itanA hI hai, ki jaise amUrta jJAna Adi guNoM para mUrta madirA Adi kA prabhAva par3atA hai, vaise hI amUrta jIva para bhI mUrta karma kA prabhAva par3a sakatA hai / ukta prazna kA eka dUsarA samAdhAna isa prakAra se kiyA gayA hai, ki karma ke sambandha se AtmA kathaMcit mUrta bhI hai / kyoMki saMsArI AtmA anAdi kAla se karma-saMtati se sambaddha hai / isa apekSA se AtmA sarvathA amUrta nahIM hai, apitu karma-sambandha hone ke kAraNa mUlataH amUrta hote bhI kathaMcit mUrta hai / isa dRSTi se amUrta AtmA para mUrta karma kA upaghAta, anugraha aura prabhAva par3atA hai / amUrta kA mUrta se sambandha prazna hotA hai, ki AtmA apane mUla svarUpa se jaba amUrta hai aura karma jaba apane mUla svarUpa se mUrta hai, taba phira amUrta AtmA kA mUrta karma se sambandha kaise ho jAtA hai ? ukta prazna ke samAdhAna meM yaha kahA jAtA hai ki jaise mUrta ghaTa kA amUrta AkAza ke sAtha sambandha asambhava nahIM hai, vaise hI amUrta AtmA kA mUrta karma se sambandha asambhava nahIM kahA jA sakatA / isa sambandha meM eka dUsarA tarka yaha hai, ki jisa prakAra a~gUThI Adi mUrta dravya kA AkuJcana Adi amUrta kriyA se sambandha hotA hai, isI prakAra amUrta jIva kA mUrta karma ke sAtha sambandha hone meM kisI bhI prakAra vipratipatti nahIM ho sakatI / eka tIsarA tarka yaha bhI ho sakatA hai, ki AtmA aura karma donoM aguru-laghu hote haiM, isalie unakA 186 Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti paraspara sambandha ho sakatA hai / isameM kisI bhI prakAra kA doSa nahIM AtA / jIva aura karma kA sambandha jIva aura karma kA sambandha kaise hotA hai, isa sambandha meM tIna prakAra ke vicAra upalabdha hote haiM--pahalA hai nIra-kSIravat / jaise * jala aura dugdha paraspara milakara ekameka ho jAte haiM, vaise hI karma pudgala ke paramANu Atma-pradezoM ke sAtha saMzliSTa ho jAte haiM / dUsarA vicAra hai--agnilohapiNDavat / jisa prakAra loha-piNDa ko agni meM DAla dene se usake kaNa-kaNa meM agni parivyApta ho jAtI hai, usI prakAra AtmA ko asaMkhyAta pradezoM para ananta-ananta karma-vargaNA ke karma dalika sambaddha ho jAte haiM, saMzliSTa ho jAte haiM / tIsarA vicAra hai-sarpa-kaJcukIvat / jisa prakAra sarpa kA usakI kA~calI ke sAtha sambandha hotA hai, usI prakAra AtmA kA bhI karma ke sAtha sambandha ho jAtA hai / yaha tRtIya abhimata jaina paramparA ke hI eka vidrohI vicAraka sAtaveM nihrava goSThAmAhila kA hai / mUlataH jaina-darzana meM aura karma-granthoM meM isa abhimata ko svIkAra nahIM kiyA gayA hai / karma aura usakA phala __hama dekhate haiM, ki saMsAra meM jitane bhI jIva haiM, ve do hI prakAra ke karma karate haiM zubha aura azubha, acchA aura burA / karmazAstra ke anusAra zubha karma kA phala acchA aura azubha karma kA phala burA hotA hai / Azcarya hai, ki sabhI prANI acche yA bure karma karate haiM, para bure karma kA duHkha rUpa phala koI jIva nahIM cAhatA / saMsAra kA pratyeka prANI sukha to cAhatA hai, kintu duHkha koI nahIM cAhatA / astu, yahA~ eka prazna uThatA hai, ki karma svayaM jar3a hai, vaha cetana nahIM hai, taba vaha phala kaise de sakatA hai ? kyoMki phala-pradAna cetana kI binA preraNA ke nahIM ho sakatA / aura yadi svayaM karma kartA cetana hI bhoga letA hai, to vaha sukha to bhoga sakatA hai, parantu duHkha svayaM kaise bhogegA ? duHkha to koI bhI nahIM cAhatA / ataH karmavAdI anya dArzanikoM ne karma-phala bhoga karane vAlA Izvara mAnA hai / parantu jainadArzanika isa prakAra ke Izvara kI sattA ko svIkAra nahIM karate / phira jaina-darzana meM karma-phala bhoga kI kyA 160 Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa vyavasthA rahegI ? isakA samAdhAna isa prakAra se kiyA gayA hai ki prANI apane azubha karma kA phala nahIM cAhatA, yaha ThIka hai, para yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhanI cAhie ki cetana AtmA ke saMsarga se acetana karma meM eka aisI zakti utpanna ho jAtI hai, jisase karma apane zubhAzubha phala ko niyata samaya para svayaM hI prakaTa kara detA hai / jaina-darzana yaha nahIM mAnatA, ki jar3a karma cetana ke saMsarga binA bhI phala dene meM samartha hai / karma svayaM hI apanA phala pradAna karane kA sAmarthya rakhatA hai / prANI jaisA bhI karma karate haiM, unakA phala unheM unhIM karmoM dvArA svataH mila jAtA hai / jisa prakAra jIbha para mirca rakhane ke bAda usakI tiktatA kA anubhava svataH hotA hai / vyakti ke na cAhane se mirca kA svAda nahIM Ae, yaha nahIM ho sakatA / usa mirca ke tIkhepana kA anubhava karAne ke lie kisI anya cetana AtmA kI bhI AvazyakatA nahIM par3atI / yahI bAta karma-phala bhogane ke viSaya meM bhI samajha lenI cAhie / isa sambandha meM bauddha sAhitya meM bhI bahuta kucha kahA gayA hai / milinda aura nAgasena rAjA milinda sthavira nAgasena se pUchatA hai, ki bhante ! kyA kAraNa hai, ki sabhI manuSya samAna nahIM hote ? koI kama Ayu vAlA, koI dIrgha Ayu vAlA, koI bahuta rogI, koI niroga, koI bhaddA, koI bar3A sundara, koI prabhAva hIna, koI prabhAvazAlI, koI nirdhana, koI dhanI, koI nIca kula vAlA koI uccakula vAlA, koI mUrkha, aura koI vidvAna kyoM hote haiM ? ukta praznoM kA uttara sthavira nAgasena ne isa prakAra diyA hai-rAjan ! kyA kAraNa hai ki sabhI vanaspati eka jaisI nahIM hotI / koI khaTTI, koI namakIna, koI tIkhI, koI kar3avI, koI kasailI aura koI mIThI kyoM hotI hai ? milinda ne kahA-maiM samajhatA hU~, ki bIjoM ke bhinna-bhinna hone hI se vanaspati bhI bhinna-bhinna hotI hai / nAgasena ne kahA-rAjan ! jIvoM kI vividhatA kA kAraNa bhI unakA apanA karma hI hotA hai / sabhI jIva apane-apane karmoM kA phala bhogate haiM / sabhI jIva apane karmoM ke anusAra hI nAnAgati aura yoniyoM meM utpanna hote haiM / rAjA milinda aura nAgasena ke isa samvAda se bhI yahI siddha hotA hai, ki karma apanA phala svayaM hI pradAna karatA hai / 'milinda-prazna' eka bauddha grantha hai / usameM yaha samvAda diyA gayA hai / 161 Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti %3 cetana kA sambandha pAkara jar3a karma svayaM hI apanA phala detA hai aura AtmA usakA phala bhogatA hai / jaina-darzana kA yaha siddhAnta bauddha darzana meM bhI svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, jisakA spaSTa ullekha hameM rAjA milinda aura sthavira nAgasena ke samvAda meM upalabdha hotA hai / jaina-darzana ke anusAra kisI bhI karma ke phala bhoga ke lie, karma aura usake karane vAle ke atirikta kisI tIsare vyakti kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / kyoMki karma karate samaya hI jIva ke pariNAma ke anusAra eka isa prakAra kA saMskAra par3a jAtA hai, jisase prerita hokara jIva apane karma kA phala svayaM bhoga letA hai aura karma bhI cetana se sambaddha hokara apane phala ko apane Apa hI prakaTa kara detA hai / kucha dArzanika yaha bhI mAnate haiM, ki kAla, svabhAva, niyati, karma aura puruSArtha ina pA~ca samavAyoM ke milane se jIva karma-phala bhogatA hai / ina saba tarkoM se yaha siddha ho jAtA hai, ki jIva ke saMyoga se karma apanA phala svataH hI detA hai / zubha aura azubha karma jaina darzana ke anusAra karma-vargaNA ke pudgala paramANu loka meM sarvatra bhare haiM / unameM zubhatva aura azubhatva kA bheda nahIM hai, phira karma pudgala paramANuoM meM zubhatva evaM azubhatva kA bheda kaise paidA ho jAtA hai ? isakA uttara yaha hai, ki--jIva apane zubha aura azubha pariNAmoM ke anusAra karma-vargaNA ke dalikoM ko zubha evaM azubha rUpa meM pariNata karatA huA hI grahaNa karatA hai / isa prakAra jIva ke pariNAma evaM vicAra hI, karmoM kI zubhatA evaM azubhatA ke kAraNa haiM / isakA artha yaha hai, ki karma-pudgala svayaM apane Apa meM zubha aura azubha nahIM hotA, balki jIva kA pariNAma hI use zubha evaM azubha banAtA hai / dUsarA kAraNa hai, Azraya kA svabhAva / karma ke Azraya bhUta saMsArI jIva kA bhI yaha vaibhAvika svabhAva hai, ki vaha karmoM ko zubha evaM azubha rUpa meM pariNata karake hI grahaNa karatA hai / isI prakAra karmoM meM bhI kucha aisI yogyatA rahatI hai, ki ve zubha evaM azubha pariNAma-sahita jIva se grahaNa kie jAkara hI, zubha evaM azubha rUpa meM pariNata hote rahate haiM, badalate rahate haiM evaM parivartita hote rahate haiM / pudgala zubha se azubha rUpa meM aura azubha se zubha rUpa meM kaise pariNata ho jAte haiM ? isakA dhAna isa prakAra se kiyA gayA hai prakRti, sthiti aura anubhAga kI vicitratA tathA pradezoM ke alpa - 162 Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa bahutva kA bhI bheda jIva karma grahaNa ke samaya hI karatA hai / isa tathya ko samajhane ke lie AhAra kA dRSTAnta diyA jAtA hai / sarpa aura gAya ko bhale hI eka jaisA bhojana evaM AhAra diyA jAe, kintu una donoM kI pariNati vibhinna prakAra kI hotI hai / kalpanA kIjie sarpa aura gAya ko eka sAtha aura eka jaisA dUdha pIne ke lie diyA gayA, vaha dUdha sarpa ke zarIra meM viSa rUpa meM pariNata hotA hai aura gAya ke zarIra meM dUdha, dUdha rUpa meM hI pariNata hotA hai / aisA kyoM hotA hai ? isa prazna ke samAdhAna meM kahA gayA hai, ki--AhAra kA yaha svabhAva hai, ki vaha apane Azraya ke anusAra pariNata hotA rahatA hai / eka hI samaya meM par3I varSA kI bUMdoM kA Azraya ke bheda se bhinna-bhinna pariNAma dekhA jAtA hai / jaise ki svAti nakSatra meM girI bUMdeM sIpa ke mukha meM jAkara motI bana jAtI haiM aura sarpa ke mukha meM viSa / yaha to bhinna-bhinna zarIroM meM AhAra kI vicitratA dikhalAI / kintu eka zarIra meM bhI eka jaise AhAra ke pariNAma kI vicitratA dekhI jAtI hai / zarIra dvArA grahaNa kiyA huA eka AhAra asthi, majA evaM malamUtra Adi sAra-asAra vividha rUpoM meM pariNata ho jAtA hai / isI prakAra karma bhI jIva se grahaNa kie jAne para zubha evaM azubha rUpa meM pariNata ho jAte haiM / eka hI pudgala vargaNA meM vibhinnatA kA ho jAnA, siddhAnta bAdhita nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai / jIva kA karma se anAdi sambandha prazna hotA hai, AtmA cetana hai aura karma jar3a hai / isa cetana AtmA kA isa jar3a karma ke sAtha sambandha kaba se hai ? isake samAdhAna meM kahA gayA hai ki-karma-santati kA AtmA ke sAtha anAdi kAla se sambandha hai / yaha nahIM batAyA jA sakatA, ki jIva se karma kA sarvaprathama sambandha kaba aura kaise huA / zAstra meM yaha kahA gayA hai, ki jIva sadA kriyAzIla rahatA hai / vaha pratikSaNa mana, vacana aura kAya ke yogarUpa vyApAra meM pravRtta rahatA hai / ataH vaha pratisamaya karma bandha karatA hI rahatA hai / isa prakAra amuka karma vizeSa-dRSTi se AtmA ke sAtha karma kA sambandha sAdi bhI kahA jA sakatA hai / parantu karma santati kI apekSA se jIva ke sAtha karma kA anAdi kAla se sambandha hai / pratikSaNa purAne karma kSaya hote rahate haiM aura naye karma ba~dhate rahate haiM / yadi karma santati ko sAdi mAna liyA jAe, to phira karma sambandha - 163 Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti se pUrva jIva siddha buddha evaM mukta dazA meM rahA hogA ? phira vaha karma se lipta kaise ho gayA ? yadi apane zuddha svarUpa meM sthita jIva karma se lipta ho sakatA hai, to siddha AtmA bhI karma se lipta kyoM nahIM ho jAte ? isa prakAra saMsAra aura mokSa kA koI mahatva na rahegA, koI vyavasthA na rahegI / isake atirikta karma santati ko sAdi mAnane vAloM ko yaha bhI batAnA hogA, ki kaba se karma AtmA ke sAtha lage aura kyoM lage ? isa prakAra kisI prakAra kA samAdhAna nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / ina saba tarkoM se yahI tathya siddha hotA hai, ki AtmA ke sAtha karma kA anAdi kAla se sambandha rahA hai / karma-bandha ke kAraNa prazna hotA hai, ki yaha mAna liyA jAe, ki jIva ke sAtha karma kA anAdi sambandha hai / parantu isa tathya ko svIkAra karane para yaha prazna sAmane AtA hai, ki bandha kina kAraNoM se hotA hai ? ukta prazna ke samAdhAna meM karma-granthoM meM do abhimata upalabdha hote haiM pahalA karma - bandha ke kAraNa pA~ca mAnatA hai-- jaise mithyAtva, avirati, pramAda, kaSAya aura yoga / dUsarA kevala karma-bandha ke kAraNa do hI mAnatA hai-- kaSAya aura yoga / yahA~ para yaha samajha lenA cAhie, ki kaSAya meM mithyAtva, avirati aura pramAda antarbhUta ho jAte haiM / ataH saMkSepa kI dRSTi se karma-bandhana ke hetu do aura vistAra kI apekSA meM karma-bandhanake hetu pA~ca haiM / donoM abhimatoM meM koI maulika bheda nahIM hai / karma-granthoM meM baMndha ke cAra bheda batAe gaye haiM-- prakRti, sthiti, anubhAga aura pradeza / inameM se prakRti aura pradeza kA bandha, yoga se hotA hai tathA sthiti aura anubhAga kA bandha, kaSAya se hotA hai / jisa prakAra makar3I apanI hI pravRtti se apane banAe hue jAle meM pha~sa jAtI hai, usI prakAra yaha jIva bhI apanI rAga-dveSa rUpa pravRtti se apane Apako karma pudgala ke jAla meM pha~sA letA hai / kalpanA kIjie, eka vyakti apane zarIra meM tela lagA kara yadi dhUli meM leTe, to dhUli usa zarIra cipaka jAtI hai, isI prakAra AtmA ke rAga-dveSa rUpa pariNAmoM se jIva bhI pudgaloM ko grahaNa karatA hai aura kaSAya bhAva ke kAraNa una karma - dalikoM kA Atma-pradozoM ke sAtha saMleSa ho jAtA hai aura vastutaH yahI bandha hai / 164 Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa jaina-darzana ke atirikta anya darzanoM meM karma bandha ke kAraNa mAyA, avidyA, ajJAna aura vAsanA ko mAnA gayA hai, parantu zabda bheda aura prakriyA-bheda hone para bhI mUla bhAvanAoM meM adhika maulika bheda nahIM hai / nyAya evaM vaizeSika darzana meM mithyA jJAna ko, yoga darzana meM prakRti aura puruSa ke saMyoga ko, vedAnta meM avidyA evaM ajJAna ko tathA bauddha darzana meM vAsanA ko karma-bandha kA kAraNa mAnA gayA hai / mokSa ke sAdhana bhAratIya darzana meM jisa prakAra karma-bandha aura karma-bandha ke kAraNa mAne gae haiM, usI prakAra mukti aura mukti ke upAya bhI mAne gaye haiM / mukti, mokSa aura nirvANa prAyaH samAna arthoM meM prayukta hote haiM / bandhana se viparIta dazA ko hI mukti evaM mokSa kahA jAtA hai / yaha ThIka hai, ki jIva ke sAtha karma kA pratikSaNa bandha hotA hai / purAtana karma apanA phala dekara AtmA se alaga ho jAte haiM aura naye karma pratisamaya ba~dhate rahate haiM / parantu isakA phalitArtha yaha nahIM nikAla lenA cAhie, ki AtmA kabhI karmoM se mukta hogA hI nahIM / jaise svarNa aura miTTI paraspara milakara ekameka ho jAte haiM, kintu tApa Adi kI prakriyA ke dvArA jisa prakAra miTTI ko alaga karake zuddha svarNa ko alaga kara liyA jAtA hai, usI prakAra adhyAtma sAdhanA se karma-phala se chUTa kara zuddha buddha evaM mukta ho sakatA hai / yadi eka bAra karma-vimukta ho jAtA hai, to phira kabhI vaha karma-baddha nahIM hotA / kyoMki karma-bandha ke kAraNIbhUta sAdhanoM kA sarvathA abhAva ho jAtA hai / jaise bIja ke sarvathA jala jAne para usase phira aMkura. kI utpatti nahIM ho sakatI, vaise hI karma rUpI bIja ke jala jAne para usase saMsAra-rUpa aMkura utpanna nahIM hotA hai / isase yaha siddha ho jAtA hai, ki jo AtmA eka dina baddha huA hai, vaha AtmA eka dina karmoM se vimukta bhI ho sakatA hai / prazna hotA hai, ki varma-bandha se chUTane ke upAya kyA haiM ? ukta prazna ke samAdhAna meM jaina-darzana mokSa evaM mukti ke tIna sAdhana evaM upAya batalAtA hai--samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna aura samyakcAritra / kahIM para yaha bhI kahA gayA hai, ki 'jJAna-kriyAbhyAM mokSaH' jJAna aura kriyA se mokSa kI upalabdhi hotI hai / jJAna aura kriyA ko mokSa kA hetu mAnane kA yaha artha nahIM hai, ki samyagdarzana ko mAnane se inkAra kara diyA ho / - 165 Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti jaina-darzana ke anusAra jahA~ para samyagjJAna aura samyak cAritra hotA hai, vahA~ para samyagdarzana avazya hI hotA hai / AgamoM meM darzana, jJAna aura cAritra ke sAtha tapa ko bhI mokSa prApti meM, evaM mukti kI upalabdhi meM upAya va kAraNa mAnA gayA hai / isa apekSA se jaina-darzana meM mokSa ke hetu do evaM cAra siddha hote haiM / parantu gambhIratA se vicAra karane para yaha jJAta hotA hai, ki vAstava meM mokSa ke hetu tIna hI haiM-zraddhAna, jJAna aura AcaraNa / baddha karmoM se mukta hone ke lie sAdhaka saMvara kI sAdhanA se navIna karmoM ke Agamana ko roka detA hai aura nirjarA kI sAdhanA se pUrva saMcita karmoM ko dhIre-dhIre naSTa kara detA hai / samasta karmoM kA sarvatobhAvena naSTa ho jAnA hI mokSa evaM mukti hai / karma-mala-vimukta AtmA hI jaina-darzana ke anusAra anta meM paramAtmA ho jAtA hai / karmavAda kI upayogitA prazna hotA hai, ki Akhira jIvana meM karmavAda kI upayogitA kyA hai ? karmavAda ko kyoM svIkAra kiyA jAe ? ukta praznoM kA samAdhAna karate hue kahA gayA hai ki karmavAda mAnava-jIvana meM AzA evaM sphUrti kA saMcAra karatA hai / mAnava ko vikAsa-patha para bar3hAne ke lie utsAha pradAna karatA hai / karmavAda kI sabase bar3I upayogitA yahI hai, ki vaha mAnava-AtmA ko dInatA evaM hInatA ke gahana gahvara se nikAla kara vikAsa ke carama zikhara para pahu~cane kI satata preraNA karatA hai / jaba mAnava-jIvana hatAza aura nirAza ho jAtA hai, apane cAroM ora use andhakAra hI andhakAra dRSTigocara hotA hai, jaba ki gantavya mArga kA parijJAna bhI vilupta ho jAtA hai, usa samaya usa vihvala AtmA ko karmavAda dhairya aura zAnti pradAna karatA hai / vaha kahatA hai, ki mAnava yaha saba tUne svayaM ne kiyA hai aura jo kucha kiyA hai, usakA phala bhI tujhe svayaM ko bhoganA hai / kabhI yaha ho nahIM sakatA hai, karma tU svayaM kare aura usakA phala bhogane vAlA koI dUsarA Ae / jaba manuSya apane duHkha aura kaSTa meM svayaM apane ko kAraNa mAna letA hai, taba usa karma ke phala bhogane kI zakti bhI usameM prakaTa ho jAtI hai / isa prakAra karmavAda para pUrNa vizvAsa ho jAne ke bAda jIvana meM se nirAzA, tamisrA aura Atma-dInatA dUra ho jAtI hai / usake lie jIvana bhoga-bhUmi na rahakara kartavya-bhUmi bana jAtA hai / jIvana meM Ane vAle sukha evaM duHkha ke jhaMjhAvAtoM se usakA mana prakampita 166 Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa nahIM hotA / karmavAda hameM yaha batAtA hai, ki AtmA ko sukha-duHkha kI galiyoM meM ghumAne vAlA manuSya kA karma hI hai aura yaha karma manuSya ke hI atIta karmoM kA avazyaMbhAvI pariNAma hai / hamArI vartamAna avasthA jaisI aura jo kucha bhI hai, vaha kisI dUsare ke dvArA hama para lAdI nahIM gaI hai, balki hama svayaM usake nirmAtA haiM / mAnava-jIvana meM jo kucha bhI sukha evaM duHkha kI avasthAe~ AtI haiM, unakA banAne vAlA koI anya nahIM, svayaM manuSya hI hai / ataeva jIvana meM jo utthAna aura patana AtA hai, jo vikAsa aura hrAsa AtA hai tathA jo sukha aura duHkha AtA hai, usa sabakA dAyitva hama para hai, kisI aura dUsare para nahIM / eka dArzanika kahatA hai "I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul" maiM svayaM apane bhAgya kA nirmAtA hU~ / maiM svayaM apanI AtmA kA adhinAyaka evaM adhinetA hU~ / merI icchA ke viruddha mujhe koI kisI anya mArga para nahIM calA sakatA / mere mana kA utthAna hI merA utthAna hai / mere mana kA patana hI merA patana hai / mujhe na koI uThAne vAlA hai aura na girAne vAlA / maiM svayaM hI apanI zakti se uThatA hU~ aura svayaM hI apanI zakti ke hrAsa se giratA bhI huuN| apane jIvana meM manuSya jo kucha, jaisA aura jitanA bhI pAtA hai, vaha saba kucha usakI boI huI khetI kA acchA yA burA phala hai / ataH jIvana meM hatAza, nirAza, dIna aura hIna banane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM / karmavAda aura puruSArthavAda eka prazna kiyA jA sakatA hai, ki jaba AtmA apane pUrvakRta karmoM kA phala bhogatA hai aura phala bhoge binA chuTakArA sambhava nahIM hai, taba sukha-prApti ke lie aura duHkha-nivRtti ke lie kisI bhI prakAra kA prayatna karanA vyartha hI hai ? bhAgya meM jo kucha likhA hai, vaha hokara hI rahegA, vaha kabhI Tala nahIM sakatA, phira kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA karane kA artha hI kyA rahegA ? kyA karmavAda kA yaha mantavya AtmA ko puruSArtha se vimukha nahIM karatA hai ? isake samAdhAna meM kahA jAtA hai, ki vyavahAra-dRSTi se yaha satya hai, ki acchA yA burA karma kabhI naSTa nahIM hotA / yaha bhI satya hai, ki pratyeka karma apanA phala avazya hI Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti detA hai / jo tIra hAtha se nikala cukA hai, vaha vApisa lauTakara hAtha meM nahIM AegA / parantu nizcaya-dRSTi se jisa prakAra sAmane se vega ke sAtha AtA huA dUsarA tIra pahale vAle se TakarAkara usake vega ko roka detA hai, yA usakI dizA ko hI badala detA hai, ThIka usI prakAra karma bhI zubha evaM azubha pariNAmoM se kama aura adhika zakti vAle ho jAte haiM, dUsare rUpa meM parivartita ho jAte haiM aura kabhI-kabhI nikala bhI ho jAte haiM / jaina-darzana meM karma kI vividha avasthAoM kA vistAra ke sAtha varNana kiyA gayA hai / jaina-darzana ke anusAra karma kI una vividha avasthAoM meM eka nikAcita avasthA hI aisI hai, jisameM kRta-karma kA phala avazya hI prApta hotA hai / jaina-darzana ke karmavAda kA mantavya hai, ki AtmA apane prayatna-vizeSa se anya vibhinna kArmika avasthAoM meM parivartana kara sakatA hai / prakRti aura pradeza, sthiti aura anubhAga meM parivartana kara sakatA hai, eka karma ko dUsare karma ke rUpa meM bhI badala sakatA hai / dIrgha sthiti vAle karma ko hrasva sthiti meM aura tIvra rasa vAle karma ko manda rasa meM badala sakatA hai / bahu dalika karma ko alpa dalika bhI banA sakatA hai / jaina-darzana ke karmavAda ke anusAra kucha karmoM kA vedana (phala) vipAka se na hokara pradezoM se hI ho jAtA hai / karmavAda ke sambandha meM ukta kathana isa tathya ko siddha karatA hai, ki karmavAda AtmA ko puruSArtha se vimukha nahIM karatA, balki puruSArtha ke lie aura adhika prerita karatA hai / puruSArtha aura prayatna karane para bhI jaba phala kI upalabdhi na ho, taba vahA~ karma kI prabalatA samajhakara dhairya rakhanA cAhie aura yaha vicAra karanA cAhie, ki merA puruSArtha karma kI prabalatA ke kAraNa bhale hI Aja saphala na huA ho, kintu kAlAntara meM evaM janmAntara meM vaha avazya hI saphala hogA / kabhI-kabhI jIvana meM kucha aisI vicitra sthiti A jAtI hai, ki manuSya kisI vastu kI upalabdhi ke lie prayatna to karatA hai, kintu use usameM saphalatA nahIM milatI / phalataH vaha hatAza aura nirAza hokara baiTha jAtA hai| kintu jIvana kI yaha sthiti bar3I hI vicitra evaM viDambanA pUrNa hai / kyoMki vaha manuSya yaha vicAra karatA hai, ki merA puruSArtha kucha nahIM kara sakatA, jo kucha bhAgya meM likhA hai, vaha hokara hI rahegA / isa prakAra kI viSama sthiti meM sAdhaka ko karmavAda ke sandarbha meM yaha vicAra karanA cAhie, ki Aja merA jo karma mujhe acchA yA burA phala de rahA hai, Akhira vaha karma bhI to mere apane puruSArtha se hI banA hai / - - - - 168 Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa kA puruSArtha kala kA karma bana jAtA hai / ataH puruSArtha kA parityAga karake apane jIvana kI bAgaDora ko bhAgyavAda ke hAthoM meM sauMpakara manuSya vIryahIna evaM zaktihIna bana jAtA hai / manuSya ke jIvana kI isase adhika bhayaMkara viDambanA aura viSamatA kyA ho sakatI hai, ki vaha eka cetanA-puMja hokara bhI, ananta zakti kA adhinAyaka ho sakatI hai, adhinAyaka hokara bhI jar3a karma ke adhIna bana jAtA hai / puruSArthavAda - mUlaka karmavAda hameM utsAha vardhaka preraNA detA hai, ki bhAgyavAda se bhayabhIta hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, kyoMki jaba Apake isa bhAgya kA nirmANa Apake atIta kAla ke puruSArtha se huA hai, taba Apa yaha vizvAsa kyoM nahIM karate, ki bhaviSya meM, maiM apane puruSArtha evaM prayatna se apane bhAgya ko badala bhI sakatA hU~, bure se acchA bhI banA sakatA hU~ / jaina darzana ke karmavAda meM manuSya apane bhAgya kI evaM niyati-cakra kI kaThaputalI mAtra nahIM hai, isa AdhAra para vaha apanI viveka - zakti se tathA apane puruSArtha evaM prayatna se apane karma ko, apane bhAgya ko aura apane niyati-cakra ko vaha jaisA cAhe vaisA badalane kI kSamatA, yogyatA aura zakti rakhatA hai / ataH jaina darzana ke karmavAda meM puruSArthavAda evaM prayatnavAda ko paryApta avakAza hai / Izvara aura karmavAda IzvaravAdI darzanoM ke anusAra Izvara jIvoM ke karmoM ke anusAra hI unake sukha-duHkha kI vyavasthA karatA hai / yaha nahIM, ki apane mana se hI vaha kisI ko mUrkha banAe aura kisI ko vidvAna / kisI ko kurupa banAe aura kisI ko sundara / kisI ko rAjA banAe to kisI ko raMka / kisI ko rogI banAe to kisI ko svastha / kisI ko vipanna banAe, to kisI ko sampanna / jaise jIvana ke bhale-bure karma hote haiM, vaisI hI vaha vyavasthA kara detA hai / kisI bhI jIva ke jIvana meM jaba yaha kisI bhI prakAra kA parivartana karatA hai, taba pahale vaha usa jIva ke karmoM kA lekhA-jokhA dekha letA hai, usI ke anusAra vaha usameM parivartana kara sakatA hai / nizcaya hI yaha usa sarva zaktimAna Izvara ke sAtha eka khilavAr3a hai / eka tarapha use sarvazaktimAna mAnanA aura dUsarI ora use svatantra hokara aNumAtra bhI parivartana kA adhikAra na denA nizcaya hI Izvara kI mahatI viDambanA hai / yahA~ para isa kathana se yaha siddha hotA hai, ki karma kI zakti Izvara se bhI adhika balavatI hai / Izvara ko bhI usake adhIna 166 Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti - hokara calanA par3atA hai / Izvara para bhI karmoM kA niyantraNa ho gayA / dUsarI ora karma bhI svayaM kucha nahIM kara sakatA / vaha kisI cetanA zaktizAlI kA sahArA lekara hI apanA phala detA hai, isa prakAra karma Izvara ke adhIna aura Izvara karma ke adhIna bana jAtA hai / isakI apekSA svayaM karma meM hI apane phala dene kI zakti kyoM na svIkAra kara lI jAe, jisase Izvara kA Izvaratva bhI surakSita rahe aura karmavAda meM bhI kisI prakAra kI bAdhA upasthita na ho / jaina-darzana ke anusAra karma svayaM apanA phala detA hai, use phala dene ke lie kisI anya vyakti evaM anya zakti kI apekSA nahIM rahatI / karma svayaM apanI zakti se samaya Ane para phala pradAna kara detA hai / ThIka usI prakAra jaise bhaMga pIne para vaha svayaM yathAsamaya apanA phala naze ke rUpa meM pradAna karatI hai / nazA car3hane ke lie bhaMga kisI dUsare vyakti kI apekSA aura AvazyakatA nahIM samajhatI / karmavAda aura adhyAtma-zAstra karmavAda aura adhyAtma zAstra ke vizAla evaM virATa bhavya bhavana kI AdhAra-zilA hai / karmavAda hameM yaha batalAtA hai, ki AtmA kisI bhI zaktizAlI aura rahasyapUrNa vyakti kI icchA ke adhIna nahIM hai / karmavAda hameM preraNA detA hai, ki apane saMkalpa aura vicAra kI pUrti ke lie kisI anya vyakti ke dvAra khaTakhaTAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, Apako jo kucha pAnA hai, vaha Ake andara se upalabdha hogA, kahIM bAhara se nahIM / isa vizAla vizva meM kauna kisako kyA de sakatA hai ? bhIkha mA~gane se jIvana kA kabhI utthAna nahIM ho sakatA / kisI kI dayA evaM karuNA para kyA kabhI kisI kA utthAna evaM vikAsa huA hai ? karmavAda kahatA hai, ki apane pApoM kA nAza karane ke lie evaM apane utthAna ke lie hameM kisI zakti ke Age dayA kI bhIkha mA~gane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai aura na kisI ke Age rone tathA gir3agir3Ane kI hI AvazyakatA hai / karmavAda kA yaha bhI mantavya hai, ki saMsAra kI samagra AtmAe~ apane mUla-svarUpa se eka samAna haiM, unameM kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM hai / phira bhI isa dRzyamAna jagata meM jo kucha vibheda najara AtA hai, vaha saba karmakRta hai / jaina-darzana ke karmavAda ke anusAra jo AtmA vikAsa kI carma sImA para pahu~ca jAtA hai, vaha paramAtmA bana jAtA hai / AtmA kI zakti karma se - 200 Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kI zakti aura usakA svarUpa AvRta hone ke kAraNa avikasita rahatI hai aura Atma bala dvArA karma ke AvaraNa ko dUra kara dene para usa zakti kA vikAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai / vikAsa ke sarvocca zikhara para pahu~ca kara AtmA paramAtmA - svarUpa ko upalabdha kara letA hai / AtmA kisa prakAra karmoM se AvRta hotA hai aura vaha kisa prakAra usase vimukta hotA hai, yaha saba kucha Apako karma - zAstra ke gambhIra adhyayana se parijJAta ho sakatA hai / vyavahAra meM karmavAda mAnava jIvana ke dainika vyavahAra meM karmavAda kitanA upayogI hai, yaha bhI eka vicAraNIya prazna hai / karma zAstra ke paNDitoM ne apane - apane yuga meM isa samasyA para vicAra evaM vimarza kiyA hai / hama apane dainika vyavahAra meM pratidina dekhate haiM evaM anubhava karate haiM, ki jIvana - rUpa gagana meM kabhI sukha ke suhAvane bAdala Ate haiM aura kabhI duHkha kI ghanaghora kAlI ghaTAe~ chA jAtI haiM / pratIta hotA hai, ki yaha jIvana vighna, bAdhA, duHkha aura vividha prakAra ke klezoM se bharA par3A hai / inake Ane para hama ghabarA jAte haiM aura hamArI buddhi asthira ho jAtI hai / mAnava-jIvana kI vaha ghar3I kitanI vikaTa hotI hai, jaba ki eka ora manuSya ko usakI bAharI pratikUla paristhiti parezAna karatI hai aura dUsarI ora isake hRdaya kI vyAkulatA bar3ha jAtI hai / isa prakAra kI sthiti meM jJAnI evaM paNDita - jana bhI apane vAstavika mArga se bhaTaka jAte haiM / hatAza evaM nirAza hokara ve apane duHkha, kaSTa evaM kleza ke lie dUsare ko kosane lagate haiM, usako jo kevala bAhya nimitta hai| mUla upAdAna ko bhUla kara unakI dRSTi bAhya nimitta para jA pahu~catI hai / isa prakAra ke vizeSa prasaMga para vastutaH karmazAstra hI hamAre gantavya patha ko Alokita kara sakatA hai aura patha- cyuta AtmA ko punaH sanmArga para lA sakatA hai / karma - zAstra batalAtA hai, ki AtmA apane bhAgya kA svayaM nirmAtA hai / sukha aura duHkha kA mUla kAraNa apanA karma hI hai / vRkSa kA mUla kAraNa jaise bIja hai, vaise hI manuSya ke bhautika jIvana kA kAraNa isakA apanA karma hI hotA hai / sukha-duHkha ke isa kArya kAraNa bhAva ko samajhAkara karmavAda manuSya ko AkulatA evaM vyAkulatA ke gahana garta se nikAla kara - 201 Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti jIvana ke vikAsa kI ora calane ke lie prerita karatA hai / isa prakAra karmavAda AtmA ko nirAzA ke jhaMjhAvAtoM se bacAtA hai, duHkha evaM kleza sahane kI zakti detA hai aura saMkaTa ke samaya meM bhI buddhi ko sthira rakhane kA divya saMdeza detA hai / karmavAda meM vizvAsa rakhane vAlA vyakti yaha vicAra karatA hai, ki jIvana meM jo anukUlatA evaM pratikUlatA AtI hai, usakA utpanna karane vAlA maiM svayaM huuN| phalataH usakA anukUla evaM pratikUla phala bhI mujhe hI bhoganA hai / yaha dRSTi jIvana ko zAnta, sampanna evaM Anandamaya banA detI hai / - 202 Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya darzana kI samanvaya-paramparA "darzana-zAstra vizva kI sampUrNa sattA ke rahasyodaghATana kI apanI eka dhAraNA banAkara calatA hai / darzana-zAstra kA uddezya hai, vizva ke svarUpa ko samajhanA / isa vizva meM cit aura acit sattA kA svarUpa kyA hai ? ukta sattAoM kA jIvana aura jagata para kyA prabhAva par3atA hai ? ukta praznoM para anusandhAna karanA hI darzana-zAstra kA ekamAtra lakSya aura uddezya hai / bhArata ke samagra darzanoM kA mukhya dhyeya bindu hai.-AtmA aura usake svarUpa kA pratipAdana / cetana aura parama-cetana ke svarUpa ko jitanI samagratA ke sAtha aura jitanI vyagratA ke sAtha bhAratIya darzana ne samajhane kA saphala prayAsa kiyA hai, utanA vizva ke anya kisI darzana se nahIM / yadyapi maiM isa satya ko svIkAra karatA hU~, ki yUnAna ke dArzanikoM ne bhI AtmA ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana kiyA hai, tathApi vaha utanA spaSTa aura vizada pratipAdana nahIM hai, jitanA bhAratIya darzanoM kA / pratipAdana-zailI yUnAna ke darzana kI sundara hone para bhI usameM cetana aura paramacetana ke svarUpa kA anusandhAna gambhIra aura maulika nahIM ho pAyA hai / yUropa kA darzana to AtmA kA darzana na hokara, kevala prakRti kA darzana hai / bhAratIya darzana meM prakRti ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana kama hai aura AtmA ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana hI adhika hai / jar3a prakRti ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana bhI eka prakAra se caitanya-svarUpa ke pratipAdana ke lie hI hai / bhAratIya darzana jar3a aura cetana donoM ke svarUpa ko samajhane kA prayatna karatA hai aura sAtha meM vaha yaha bhI batalAne kA prayatna karatA hai, ki mAnava-jIvana kA prayojana aura mUlya kyA hai / bhAratIya darzana kA adhika jhukAva AtmA kI ora hone para bhI, vaha jIvana-jagata kI upekSA nahIM karatA / mere vicAra meM bhAratIya darzana jIvana aura anubhava kI eka samIkSA hai / darzana kA AvirbhAva vicAra aura tarka ke AdhAra para hotA hai / darzana tarka-niSTha vicAra ke dvArA sattA aura parama sattA ke svarUpa ko samajhane kA prayatna karatA hai aura phira vaha usakI yathArthatA para AsthA rakhane ke lie preraNA detA hai / isa prakAra bhAratIya darzana meM tarka aura zraddhA kA sundara samanvaya upalabdha hotA hai / pazcimI darzana meM bauddhika aura saiddhAntika darzana kI hI pradhAnatA rahatI hai / pazcimI darzana svatantra cintana para AdhArita hai - - - - - 203 Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti aura Apta-pramANa kI vaha ghora upekSA karatA hai / isake viparIta bhAratIya darzana AdhyAtmika cintana se preraNA pAtA hai / bhAratIya darzana eka AdhyAtmika khoja hai / vastutaH bhAratIya darzana jo cetana aura parama cetana ke svarUpa kI khoja karatA hai, usake pIche ekamAtra uddezya yahI hai, ki mAnava-jIvana ke carama lakSya mokSa ko prApta karanA / eka bAta aura hai, bhArata meM darzana aura dharma sahacara aura sahagAmI rahe haiM / dharma aura darzana meM yahA~ para na kisI prakAra kA virodha hai aura na unheM eka dUsare se alaga rakhane kA hI prayatna kiyA gayA hai / darzana sattA kI mImAMsA kA hai aura usake svarUpa ko tarka aura vicAra se pakar3atA hai, jisase ki mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhAratIya darzana eka bauddhika vilAsa nahIM hai / balki eka AdhyAtmika khoja hai / dharma kyA hai ? vaha adhyAtma satya ko adhigata karane kA eka vyAvahArika upAya hai / bhArata meM darzana itanA vyApaka hai, ki bhArata ke pratyeka dharma kI zAkhA ne apanA eka dArzanika AdhAra taiyAra kiyA hai / pAzcAtya Philosophy zabda aura pUrvI darzana zabda kI paraspara meM tulanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / Philosophy zabda kA artha hotA hai-jJAna kA prema, jaba ki darzana kA artha hai--satya kA sAkSAtkAra karanA / darzana kA artha hai-dRSTi / darzanazAstra sampUrNa sattA kA darzana hai, phira bhale hI vaha sattA cetana ho athavA acetana / bhAratIya darzana kA mUla AdhAra cintana aura anubhava rahA hai / vicAra ke sAtha AcAra kI bhI isameM mahimA aura garimA rahI hai / __Aja ke bhASaNa kA mukhya viSaya hai-bhAratIya darzanoM meM samanvaya paramparA / prazna hotA hai, ki bhAratIya darzanoM meM viSamatA kahA~ hai ? mujhe to kahIM para bhI bhAratIya darzanoM meM viSamatA dRSTigocara nahIM hotI hai / bAta yaha hai, ki anekAntavAda kI dRSTi se vicAra karane para hameM sarvatra samanvaya aura sAmaJjasya hI dRSTigocara hotA hai, kahIM para bhI virodha aura viSamatA nahIM milatI / bhAratIya darzanoM kA vargIkaraNa aneka prakAra se kiyA gayA hai, unakA vargIkaraNa kisI bhI paddhati se kyoM na kiyA jAe, kintu unakA gambhIra adhyayana aura cintana karane se jJAta hotA hai, ki eka cArvAka darzana ko chor3akara bhArata ke zeSa samasta darzanoM kA-jisameM vaidika darzana, bauddhadarzana aura jaina darzana kI samagra zAkhAoM evaM upazAkhAoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai, una sabakA mUla dhyeya rahA hai, AtmA ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana aura mokSa kI prApti / ataH maiM bhAratIya darzana ko do - - - - 204 Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya darzana kI samanvaya- paramparA vibhAgoM meM vibhAjita karatA hU~ - bhautikavAdI aura adhyAtmavAdI / eka cArvAka darzana ko chor3akara bhArata ke anya sabhI darzana adhyAtmavAdI haiM, kyoMki ve AtmA kI sattA meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM / AtmA ke svarUpa ke sambandha meM bhale hI saba eka mata na hoM, kintu usakI sattA se kisI ko inkAra nahIM hai / kSaNikavAdI bauddha darzana bhI AtmA kI sattA ko svIkAra karatA hai / jaina darzana bhI AtmA ko amara, ajara aura eka zAzvata tatva svIkAra karatA hai / jaina darzana ke anusAra AtmA kA na kabhI janma huA hai aura na kabhI usakA maraNa hI hotA hai / nyAya aura vaizeSika darzana AtmA kI amaratA meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM, kintu AtmA ko ve kUTastha nitya aura vibhu mAnate haiM / sAMkhyadarzana aura yoga darzana cetana kI sattA ko svIkAra karate haiM, use nitya aura vibhu mAnate haiM, mImAMsA darzana bhI AtmA kI amaratA ko svIkAra karatA hai / vedAnta darzana meM to AtmA ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana advaita kI carama sImA para pahu~ca gayA hai / vedAnta ke anusAra yaha samagra sRSTi brahmAmaya hai / kahIM para bhI brahma ke atirikta anya kucha hai hI nahIM / jaina darzana sAMkhya darzana dvaitavAdI haiM / dvaitavAdI kA artha hai ---- jar3a aura cetana, prakRti aura puruSa tathA jIva aura ajIva do tatvoM ko svIkAra karane vAlA darzana / isa prakAra eka cArvAka ko chor3akara bhArata ke zeSa sabhI adhyAtmavAdI darzanoM meM AtmA ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana bhinna-bhinna hote hue bhI usakI nityatA aura amaratA para sabhI ko AsthA hai / bhAratIya darzana ke anusAra yaha eka siddhAnta hai, ki jo AtmA kI sattA ko svIkAra karatA hai, usake lie yaha Avazyaka hai, ki vaha karma kI sattA ko bhI svIkAra kare / cArvAka ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI bhAratIya darzana karma aura usake phala ko svIkAra karate haiM / isakA artha yaha hai, ki zubha karma kA phala zubha hotA hai aura azubha karma kA phala azubha hotA hai, zubha karma se puNya aura azubha karma se pApa hotA hai / jIva jaisA karma karatA hai, usI ke anusAra usakA jIvana acchA athavA burA banatA rahatA hai / karma ke anusAra hI hama sukha aura duHkha kA anubhava karate haiM, kintu yaha nizcita hai, ki jo karma kA kartA hotA hai, vahI karma-phala kA bhoktA bhI hotA hai / bhArata ke sabhI adhyAtmavAdI darzana karma ke siddhAnta ko svIkAra karate haiM / jaina darzana ne karma ke siddhAnta kI jo vyAkhyA prastuta kI hai, vaha anya sabhI darzanoM se spaSTa aura vizada 205 Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hai / Aja bhI karmavAda ke sambandha meM jainoM ke saMkhyAbaddha grantha upalabdha hote haiM / adhyAtmavAdI darzana ko karmavAdI honA Avazyaka hI nahIM, paramAvazyaka bhI hai / prazna yaha hai, ki yaha karma kahA~ se AtA hai, aura kyoM AtA hai ? karma eka prakAra kA pudgala hI hai; yaha AtmA se eka vijAtIya tatva haiM / rAga aura dveSa ke kAraNa AtmA karmoM se baddha ho jAtA hai / mAyA, avidyA aura ajJAna se AtmA kA vijAtIya tatva ke sAtha jo saMyoga ho jAtA hai, yahI AtmA kI baddha dazA hai / bhAratIya darzana meM viveka aura samyak jJAna ko AtmA se karmatva ko dUra karane kA upAya mAnA hai / AtmA ne yadi karma bA~dhA hai, to vaha usase vimukta bhI ho sakatA hai / isI AdhAra para bhAratIya darzanoM meM karma-mala ko dUra karane ke lie adhyAtma sAdhanA kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai / __ bhAratIya darzana kI tIsarI vizeSatA hai, janmAntaravAda athavA punarjanma / janmAntaravAda bhI cArvAka ko chor3a kara anya sabhI darzanoM kA eka sAmAnya siddhAnta hai / yaha karma ke siddhAnta se phalita hotA hai / karmasiddhAnta kahatA hai, ki zubha karmoM kA phala zubha milatA hai aura azubha karmoM kA phala azubha / parantu sabhI karmoM kA phala isI jIvana meM nahIM mila sakatA / isalie karma-phala ko bhogane ke lie dUsare jIvana kI AvazyakatA hai / yaha saMsAra janma aura maraNa kI eka anAdi zrRMkhalA hai / isakA kAraNa mithyAjJAna aura avidyA hai / jaba tatva-jJAna se athavA yathArtha bodha se pUrvabaddha karmoM kA sarvathA nAza ho jAtA hai, taba isa saMsAra kA bhI anta ho jAtA hai / saMsAra baMdha hai aura baMdha kA nAza hI mokSa hai, baMdha kA kAraNa ajJAna hai aura mokSa kA kAraNa tatva-jJAna hai / jaba taka AtmA apane pUrvakRta karmoM ko bhoga nahIM legA, taba taka janma aura maraNa kA cakra kabhI parisamApta nahIM hogA, yahI janmAntaravAda hai / bhAratIya darzanoM kI sabase mahattvapUrNa vizeSatA hai--mokSa evaM mukti / bhAratIya darzanoM kA lakSya yaha rahA hai, ki yaha mokSa, mukti aura nirvANa ke lie sAdhaka ko nirantara prerita karate raheM / mokSa kA siddhAnta bhArata ke sabhI adhyAtmavAdI darzanoM ko mAnya hai / bhautikavAdI hone ke kAraNa akelA cArvAka darzana hI isako svIkAra nahIM karatA / bhautikavAdI cArvAka jaba isa zarIra se bhinna AtmA kI sattA ko svIkAra hI nahIM karatA, taba usake vicAra meM mokSa kA upayoga aura mahattva hI kyA raha jAtA hai ? bauddha darzana meM AtmA ke mokSa ko nirvANa kahA gayA hai / nirvANa 206 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya darzana kI samanvaya paramparA kA artha hai-saba dukhoM ke Atyantika uccheda kI avasthA / jaina darzana meM mokSa evaM mukti aura nirvANa tInoM zabdoM kA prayoga upalabdha hotA hai / jainadarzana ke anusAra mokSa evaM mukti kA artha hai- AtmA kI parama vizuddha avasthA / mokSa - avasthA meM AtmA sva svarUpa meM sthira rahatA hai, usameM kisI bhI prakAra kA vijAtIya tatva nahIM rahatA / sAMkhya darzana meM vikRti aura puruSa ke saMyoga ko saMsAra kahA gayA hai aura prakRti tathA puruSa ke viyoga ko mokSa kahA gayA hai / nyAya aura vaizeSika bhI yaha mAnate haiM, kiM tatvajJAna se mokSa hotA hai / vedAnta darzana mukti ko svIkAra karatA hI hai, usake anusAra jIva kA brahma svarUpa ho jAnA hI mukti hai / isa prakAra bhArata ke sabhI adhyAtmavAdI darzana, mokSa evaM mukti kA pratipAdana karate haiM / hama dekhate haiM, ki mokSa ke svarUpa meM aura usake pratipAdana kI prakriyA meM bhinnatA hone para bhI, lakSya sabakA eka hI hai aura vaha lakSya hai--baddha AtmA ko bandhana se mukta karanA / bhAratIya darzanoM meM eka bAta aura hai, jo sabhI adhyAtmavAdI darzanoM ko svIkRta hai vaha hai - adhyAtma sAdhanA / sAdhanA sabakI bhinna-bhinna hone para bhI usakA uddezya aura lakSya prAyaH eka jaisA hI hai / adhyAtmavAdI darzana ke anusAra isa sAdhanA ko jIvana kA AcAra-pakSa kahA jAtA hai / jaba taka vicAra ko AcAra kA rUpa nahIM diyA jAegA, taba taka jIvana uddezya kI pUrti nahIM ho sakatI / pratyeka adhyAtmavAdI darzana ne apane-apane siddhAnta ke anusAra apane vicAra ko AcAra kA rUpa dene kA prayatna kiyA hai / bhArata meM eka bhI adhyAtmavAdI darzana aisA nahIM hai, jisake nAma para koI sampradAya sthApita na huA ho / yaha sampradAya kyA hai ? pratyeka darzana kA apane vicAra pakSa ko AcAra meM sAdhita karane ke lie eka prayoga - bhUmi / sampradAya usa-usa vicAra kI abhivyakti hai, jo usake draSTAoM ne kabhI sAkSAtkAra kiyA thA / yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhAratIya darzana meM vicAra aura AcAra tathA dharma aura darzana sAtha - sAtha calate haiM / bhAratIya darzanoM kI sabase adhika mahatvapUrNa vizeSatA yahI, ki unameM dharma aura darzana kI samasyAoM meM adhika bheda nahIM kiyA gayA hai / bhArata meM dharma zabda kA prayoga bar3e vyApaka arthoM meM kiyA gayA hai / vastutaH bhArata meM dharma aura darzana donoM eka hI lakSya kI pUrti karate haiM / bhArata ke darzanoM meM dharma kevala vizvAsamAtra hI nahIM hai, balki AdhyAtmika vikAsa kI vibhinna avasthAoM aura jIvana kI vibhanna paristhitiyoM ke anurUpa - 207 Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti mAnavI vyavahAra aura AcAra kA eka kriyAtmaka siddhAnta hai / yahA~ para darzana ke siddhAntoM kA mUlyAMkana jIvana kI kasauTI para kiyA gayA hai aura dhArmika siddhAntoM ko buddhi kI tulA para tolA gayA hai / bhArata ke adhyAtmavAdI darzana kI yaha eka aisI vizeSatA hai, jo atItakAla ke aura vartamAna kAla ke anya kisI deza ke darzana meM nahIM hai / dharma aura darzana paraspara sambaddha haiM / unameM kahIM para bhI virodha aura viSamatA dRSTigocara nahIM hotI, sarvatra samanvaya aura sAmaJjasya hI bhAratIya dharma aura saMskRti kA eka mAtra AdhAra rahA hai / samanvayavAda ke AviSkAra karane vAle zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM jitane bhI unake samakAlIna anya dArzanika the, ve saba ekAntavAdI paramparA kI sthApanA kara rahe the / usa yuga kA bhAratIya darzana do bhAgoM meM vibhAjita thA-ekAnta nityavAdI aura ekAnta anityavAdI / ekAnta bhedavAdI aura ekAnta abhedavAdI, ekAnta sadavAdI aura ekAnta asadvAdI / ekAnta ekatvavAdI aura ekAnta anekatvavAdI / saba apane-apane ekAntavAda ko pakar3a kara apane paMtha, sampradAya aura paramparA ko sthApita karane meM saMlagna the / saba satya kA anusaMdhAna kara rahe the aura saba satya kI khoja kara rahe the, kintu sabase bar3I bhUla yaha thI, ki unhoMne apane ekAMzI satya ko hI sarvAMzI satya mAna liyA thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne anekAntavAda aura syAdvAda ke vaijJAnika siddhAnta ke AdhAra para samagra darzanoM kA vizleSaNa kiyA aura kahA apanI-apanI dRSTi se sabhI darzana satya haiM, parantu satya kA jo rUpa unhoMne adhigata kiyA hai, vahI saba kucha nahIM hai, usase binna bhI satya kI sattA zeSa raha jAtI hai, jisakA niSedha karane ke kAraNa ve ekAntavAdI bana gae haiM / unhoMne apane anekAnta siddhAnta ke dvArA apane yuga ke una samasta praznoM ko sulajhAyA, jo AtmA aura paraloka Adi ke sambandha meM kie jAte the / udAharaNa ke lie AtmA ko hI lIjie, bauddha dArzanika AtmA ko ekAnta kSaNika evaM anitya mAna rahe the / vedAntavAdI dArzanika AtmA ko ekAnta nitya aura kUTastha mAna rahe the / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne una sabakA samanvaya karate hue kahA-paryAya-dRSTi se anityavAda ThIka hai aura dravya-dRSTi se nityavAda ThIka hai / AtmA meM parivartana hotA hai--isa satya se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, parantu yaha bhI satya hai ki parivartanoM meM raha kara bhI aura parivartita hotA huA bhI AtmA kabhI apane mUla cira svarUpa 208 Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya darzana kI samaH -paramparA se sarvathA naSTa nahIM hogA / isI prakAra unhoMne karmavAda, paralokavAda aura janmAntaravAda ke sambandha meM bhI apane anekAntavAdI dRSTikoNa ke AdhAra para samanvaya karane kA saphala prayAsa kiyA thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke isa anekAntavAda kA prabhAva apane samakAlIna bauddha darzana para bhI par3A aura apane yuga ke upaniSadoM para bhI par3A / uttara-kAla ke sabhI AcAryoM ne kisI na kisI rUpa meM unake isa udAra siddhAnta ko svIkAra kiyA hI thA / yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhAratIya darzanoM meM kucha vicAra-bheda aura sAdhanA-bheda hote hue bhI uddezya aura lakSya meM kisI prakAra kA vilakSaNa virodha nahIM hai, usameM virodha kI apekSA samanvaya hI adhika hai / __ maiM Apa se bhAratIya darzanoM kI samanvaya paramparA para vicAra kara rahA thA / maiMne jo kucha kahA hai, vaha AdhAra-hIna nahIM hai, usake pIche eka Thosa AdhAra hai / bhAratIya darzana jIvana aura jagata ke sAkSAtkAra kA darzana hai / bhAratIya cintakoM ne kahA hai, ki zruta aura dRSTa donoM meM se zruta kI apekSA dRSTa kA hI adhika mahatva hai / darzana zabda kA mUla artha hI satya kA darzana hai, sAkSAtkAra hai / ataH bhAratIya darzana zrotA kI apekSA draSTA hI adhika hai / usane jIvana satya ko sAkSAtkAra karane kA prayatna kiyA hai aura saphalatA bhI prApta kI hai / bhAratIya darzana jitanA mahatva cintana ko detA hai, utanA hI adhika mahatva vaha anubhava ko bhI detA hai / bhAratIya darzanoM kA antima lakSya jIvana ko bhautika dharAtala se prArambha karake satya kI usa carama sImA taka pahu~cAnA hai, jisake Age anya rAha nahIM rahatI, bhAratIya jIvana kA lakSya vartamAna jIvana ke bandhanoM se nikala kara divya jIvana kI ora agrasara hone kA hai / bhAratIya darzana ke mUla meM adhyAtmavAda hai aura isI kAraNa vaha pratyeka vastu ko adhyAtmavAdI tulA para tolatA hai / use adhyAtmavAdI kasauTI para kasakara hI svIkAra karanA cAhatA hai / jIvana meM jo kucha anAtmabhUta hai, use vaha svIkAra karanA nahIM cAhatA, phira bhale hI vaha kitanA hI sundara aura kitanA hI adhika mUlyavAna kyoM na ho / isI AdhAra para bhAratIya darzana jIvana aura jagata ko kasauTI para kasatA hai aura usake khare utarane para usakI adhyAtmavAdI vyAkhyA karake, vaha use jana-jIvana ke lie grAhya banA detA hai, jise pAkara jana-jIvana samRddha ho jAtA hai / bhAratIya darzana kA uddezya vartamAna asantuSTa jIvana se nikala kara idhara-udhara bhaTakate rahanA hI nahIM hai, balki usakI vartamAna vyAkulatA kA - 206 Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti lakSya hai, anAkulatA prApta karanA / kucha Alocaka bhAratIya darzana para daHkhavAdI aura nirAzAvAdI hone kA Aropa lagAte haiM, ye pravRtti pAzcAtya dArzanikoM meM adhika hai aura unakA anusaraNa karake kucha bhAratIya vidvAna bhI unake svara meM apanA svara milA dete haiM / mere apane vicAra meM bhAratIya darzana ko nirAzAvAdI aura duHkhavAdI kahanA satya se pare haiM / bhAratIya darzana vartamAna jIvana ke duHkha aura klezoM para khar3A hotA avazya hai, parantu vaha use antima satya evaM lakSya nahIM mAnatA hai / usakA eka mAtra lakSya to isa kSaNa bhaMgura evaM nirantara parivartanazIla tathA pratikSaNa maraNa ke mukha meM jAne vAle saMsAra ko amRta pradAna karanA hai / bhAratIya darzana kI yaha vizeSatA rahatI rahI hai, ki usane kSaNa-bhaMguratA meM bhI amaratA ko dekhA hai / usane andhakAra meM bhI prakAza kI khoja kI hai aura usane unmAda meM bhI unmeSa ko pAne kA nirantara prayAsa kiyA hai / upaniSad kA eka RSi apane hRdaya kI vANI ko zabdoM meM kahatA hai--"asato mA sadgamaya, tamaso mA jyotirgamaya, mRtyormA amRtaM gamaya" prabho, mujhe asatya se satya kI ora le calo / mujhe andhakAra se prakAza kI ora le calo, aura mujhe maraNa-zIlatA se amaratA kI ora le calo / kyA Apa ise bhArata kA duHkhavAda evaM nirAzAvAda kahate haiM ? maiM ise jIvana kA palAyanavAda kahane kI bhUla nahIM kara sakatA / bhArata ke darzana-zAstra meM yadi kahIM para duHkha, nirAzA aura palAyanavAda ke vicAra milate bhI haiM, to ve isalie nahIM, ki vaha hamAre jIvana kA lakSya hai, balki vaha isalie hotA hai, ki hama apane isa vartamAna jIvana kI dIna-hIna avasthA ko chor3akara mahAnatA, ujjvalatA aura pavitratA kI ora agrasara ho sakeM / mUla meM bhAratIya darzana nirAzAvAdI nahIM haiM / duHkhavAda ko vaha vartamAna jIvana meM svIkAra karake bhI ananta kAla taka du:khI rahane meM vizvAsa nahIM karatA / vartamAna jIvana meM mRtyu satya hai, kintu vaha kahatA hai, ki mRtyu zAzvata nahIM hai, yadi sAdhaka ke hRdaya meM yaha bhAvanA jama jAe, ki maiM Aja maraNazIla avazya hU~, kintu sadA maraNazIla nahIM rahU~gA, to ise Apa nirAzAvAda nahIM kaha sakate / yaha to usa nirAzAvAda ko AzAvAda meM pariNata karane vAlA eka amara saMkalpa hai / bhAratIya darzana prArambha meM bhale hI sthUla-darzI pratIta hotA ho, kintu anta meM vaha sUkSma-darzI bana jAtA hai / sthUla-darzI se sUkSma-darzI bananA aura aura sUkSma-darzI se sarva-darzI bananA hI usake jIvana kA lakSya hai / maiM Apa - D - 210 Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya darzana kI samanvaya-paramparA se yaha kaha rahA thA, ki hamAre darzana, hamAre dharma aura hamArI saMskRti ke sambandha meM jo kucha videzI vidvAnoM ne kahA hai, use A~kha mUMda kara svIkAra karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / Apa apanI buddhi kI tulA para tola kara hI use grahaNa karane kA athavA chor3ane kA prayatna kareM, anyathA bahuta-sA andha-vizvAsa Apa grahaNa kara leMge / prAcIna kAla meM bhAratIya darzana udAra aura vizAla dRSTikoNa kA rahA hai, kyoMki vaha satya kA anusaMdhAna karane ke lie calA thA / satya-zodhaka ke lie Avazyaka hai, ki vaha apane dRSTikoNa ko vyApaka aura vizAla rakhe / jahA~ bhI satya ho, use grahaNa karane kI bhAvanA rakhe, aura jo kucha asatya hai, use chor3ane kA sAhasa bhI usameM honA cAhie / satya ke upAsaka ke lie kisI ke mata kA khaNDana karanA Avazyaka nahIM hai, khaNDana aura maNDana donoM hI satya se dUra rahane vAle bauddhika dvandva haiM / dUsare ke khaNDana karane ke lie apane maNDana kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai aura phira apane maNDana ke lie dUsare kA khaNDana Avazyaka ho jAtA hai / satya kI upalabdhi se khaNDana kA kisI prakAra sambandha nahIM hai, khaNDana meM dUsare ke prati ghRNA aura upekSA kA bhAva rahatA hai / maiM isa bAta ko cunautI ke sAtha kaha sakatA hU~, ki satya ko pAne kA patha khaNDana aura maNDana se ati dUra hai / durbhAgya hai, ki madhyakAla meM Akara bhAratIya darzana meM khaNDana-maNDana kI paramparA cala par3I, apanA maNDana karanA aura dUsaroM kA khaNDana karanA, yahI eka mAtra unakA lakSya bana gayA thA / prArambha meM khaNDana dUsaroM kA kiyA jAtA thA, kintu Age cala kara yaha khaNDana kI paramparA sarva-grAsI bana gaI aura eka hI paMtha aura eka hI paramparA ke loga bhI paraspara eka dUsare kA khaNDana karane lage / zaMkara ke advaita kA khaNDana kriyA, madhva ne aura madhva ke dvaitavAda kA khaNDana kiyA, zaMkara ke ziSyoM ne / zaMkara mata kA rAmAnuja ne khaNDana kiyA aura rAmAnuja mata kA zaMkara mata ne khaNDana kiyA / mImAMsaka ne naiyAyika kA khaNDana kiyA aura naiyAyika ne mImAMsaka kA khaNDana kiyA / isa prakAra jisa vaidika paramparA ne jaina aura bauddha ke viruddha morcA khar3A kiyA thA, ve Apasa meM hI lar3ane lage / bauddhoM meM bhI hInayAna aura mahAyAna ko lekara eka bhayaMkara khaNDana-maNDana huA / mahAyAna ne hInayAna ko miTA denA cAhA, to hInayAna ne bhI mahAyAna ko kucala dene kA saMkalpa kiyA / buddha ke bhakta vaidika aura jainoM se lar3ate-lar3ate Apasa meM hI lar3a mare / - 211 Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti isI prakAra jina ke upAsaka jaina bhI jinakI sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya hai, rAga aura dveSa se dUra honA, ve bhI saga aura dveSa ke jhaMjhAvAta meM ulajha gaye / zvetAmbara aura digambaroM ke saMgharSa kama bhayaMkara nahIM the / yaha bar3I lajjA kI bAta thI, ki anekAnta ke mAnane vAle paraspara meM hI lar3a par3e aura apanA maNDana tathA dUsaroM kA khaNDana karane lage / yAda rakhie, yadi Apa dUsare ke ghara meM Aga lagAte haiM, to vaha Aga phailakara Apake ghara meM A sakatI hai / yaha kabhI mata samajhie ki hama dUsaroM kA khaNDana karake apanA maNDana kara sakeMge / pratyeka vyakti aura pratyeka paMtha kA~ca ke mahala meM baiThA huA hai, isalie use dUsare para patthara mArakara apane ko surakSita samajhane kI bhUla nahIM karanI cAhie / kheda hai, ki bhArata kA adhyAtmavAdI darzana apane adhyAtmavAda ko bhUlakara paMthavAdI banakara lar3ane ko taiyAra ho gayA / isa khaNDana ke yuga ko maiM bhAratIya darzana kA kalaMka samajhatA hU~ / bhAratIya darzana kA ucala rUpa khaNDana evaM maNDana meM nahIM hai, vaha hai usake samanvaya meM aura vaha hai, usake anekAntavAdI dRSTikoNa meM / samanvaya hI bhAratIya darzana kA vAstavika svarUpa hai aura yahI usakA mUla AdhAra hai|" saMskRta vizvavidyAlaya, kAzI dinAMka 26-1-1661 - 212 Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura anekAnta apanA pravacana prArambha karate hue kavi zrI jI ne kahA-"Apake isa vidyAlaya kA nAma syAdvAda vidyAlaya hai / syAdvAda athavA anekAntavAda jaina-darzana aura jaina-saMskRti kA eka AdhArabhUta siddhAnta hai / jaina-saMskRti meM jo eka prANa-niSThA hai, usakA mUlAdhAra syAdvAda aura anekAntavAda hI hai / jisa prakAra vedAnta siddhAnta kA kendra bindu advaitavAda aura mAyAvAda hai, jisa prakAra sAMkhya darzana kA mUla AdhAra prakRti aura puruSa kA vivekavAda hai, jisa prakAra bauddha darzana kA kendra vijJAnavAda aura zUnyavAda hai, usI prakAra jaina-saMskRti aura jaina darzana kA mUla AdhAra, kendra-bindu aura prANa-zakti ahiMsAvAda aura anekAntavAda hI hai / ahiMsA ke sambandha meM anya sampradAyoM ne bhI bahuta kucha likhA hai / apane dharma ke anya siddhAntoM ke samAna ahiMsA ke siddhAnta ko bhI ve svIkAra karate haiM, kintu ahiMsA kA jisa prakAra sUkSma vizleSaNa aura gahana vivecana zramaNa-saMskRti ke sAhitya meM upalabdha hai, utanA anyatra nahIM / zramaNa-saMskRti ke kaNa-kaNa meM ahiMsA kI bhAvanA parivyApta hai / zramaNa-saMskRti kI pratyeka kriyA aura pratyeka karma ahiMsA-mUlaka hotA hai / khAna-pAna, rahana-sahana, AcAra-vicAra tathA karanA-karAnA Adi saba meM ahiMsA ko mukhyatA aura pradhAnatA dI gaI hai / zramaNa-saMskRti ke anusAra aura vizeSataH jaina saMskRti ke anusAra kevala dhArmika kriyAoM meM hI ahiMsA kA vidhAna nahIM hai, kintu jIvana ke dainika vyavahAra meM bhI ahiMsA kA sundara vidhAna kiyA gayA hai / vicAra meM ahiMsA, vANI meM ahiMsA aura vyavahAra meM ahiMsA-sarvatra ahiMsA dRSTigocara hotI hai / AcArya samanta-bhadra ke zabdoM meM ahiMsA eka aisA brahma hai, jo isa jagatI ke prANa-prANa meM parivyApta hai / yaha ahiMsArUpa parabrahma yadyapi sattA rUpa meM cetanamAtra meM rahatA hai, kintu isakI jitanI sundara abhivyakti aura vikAsa mAnava-jIvana meM ho sakA hai, utanA anyatra nahIM ho pAyA hai| jaina-saMskRti ke pAsa yadi ahiMsA hai, to saba kucha hai, yadi vaha ahiMsA kA parityAga kara detI hai, to usake pAsa kucha bhI zeSa nahIM bacegA / Aja ke isa aNu-yuga meM sAMsa lene vAlI mAnava-jAti ke lie ahiMsA vizeSa upayogI hai| ahiMsA ke sambandha meM yuga-yugAntaroM se jo prayoga kie gae haiM, - 213 Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti = - - - unase yaha pramANita hotA hai, ki yadi vizva kA koI sArvabhaumika dharma bana sakatA hai, to vaha ahiMsA hI hai / ahiMsA kI AvazyakatA kisa ko nahIM hai ? vyakti, parivAra, samAja, rASTra aura samagra vizva ina sabako ahiMsA kI nitAnta AvazyakatA hai / ahiMsA ke abhAva meM na vyakti jIvita raha sakatA hai, na samAja vikAsa kara sakatA hai, na rASTra uTha sakatA hai aura na vizva hI apane astitva ko akSuNNa rakha sakatA hai / rASTrapitA gA~dhI ne rAjanIti ke kSetra meM ahiMsA kA prayoga karake vizva ko eka nayI dizA kA bodha-pATha diyA hai / nizcaya hI Aja ke isa aNu-yuga meM aNu-zakti kI bhayaMkaratA se saMtrasta samagra mAnava-parivAra kI surakSA ke lie ahiMsA kI jitanI AvazyakatA Aja hai, utanI pahale kabhI nahIM rahI / sarva-grAsI vinAza se bacane ke lie Aja ke yuga meM ahiMsA kI nitAnta AvazyakatA hai / parantu usa ahiMsA kI jo jIvana meM bola sake, jIvana meM jhAMka sake aura jIvana meM cala sake, usa ahiMsA kI nahIM, jo kisI bhI sampradAya vizeSa ke pothI-pannoM meM banda par3I ho / ahiMsA mAnava-jIvana ke lie eka maMgalamaya vara-dAna hai / vaha jIvana ke prANa-prANa meM rahane vAlA eka amara tatva hai / ahiMsA vAda-vivAda kA nahIM, AcaraNa kA siddhAnta hai / yaha tarka kA nahIM, vyavahAra kA siddhAnta hai / ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA AtmA kI ArAdhanA hai / / anekAnta kyA hai ? vastutaH vicArAtmaka ahiMsA hI anekAnta hai / bauddhika ahiMsA hI, anekAnta hai / usa anekAnta dRSTi ko jisa bhASA ke mAdhyama se abhivyakta kiyA jAtA hai, vahI syAdvAda hai / anekAnta dRSTi hai, aura syAdvAda usa dRSTi kI abhivyakti kI paddhati hai / vicAra ke kSetra meM anekAnta itanA vyApaka hai, ki vizva ke samagra darzanoM kA isameM samAveza ho jAtA hai / kyoMki jitane vacana vyavahAra haiM, utane hI naya haiM, samyak nayoM kA samUha hI vastutaH anekAnta hai / anekAnta kA artha hai--jisameM kisI eka anta kA, dharma vizeSa kA athavA eka pakSa vizeSa kA Agraha na ho / sAmAnya bhASA meM vicAroM ke anAgraha ko 'hI vAstava meM anekAnta kahA jAtA hai / dharma, darzana aura saMskRti pratyeka kSetra meM anekAnta siddhAnta kA sAmrAjya hai / jIvana aura jagata ke jitane bhI vyavahAra haiM, ve saba anekAnta-mUlaka hI haiM / anekAnta ke binA jIvana-jagata kA vyavahAra nahIM cala sakatA / jIvana ke pratyeka pahalU ko samajhane ke lie anekAnta kI AvazyakatA hai / jaina dharma samabhAva kI sAdhanA kA - 214 Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura anekAnta dharma hai / samabhAva, samatA, samadRSTi aura sAmyabhAvanA ye saba jaina dharma ke mUla-tatva haiM / zrama, zama aura sama-ye tIna tatva jaina vicAra ke mUla AdhAra haiM / maiMne abhI Apase yaha kahA thA, ki anekAnta aura syAdvAda ahiMsA ke bauddhika rUpa haiM / vicAra kI samatA para jaba bhAra diyA gayA, taba usameM se anekAnta dRSTi kA janma huA / kevala apanI dRSTi ko, apane vicAra ko hI pUrNa satya mAna kara usa para Agraha rakhanA, yaha samatA ke lie ghAtaka bhAvanA hai / sAmya bhAvanA hI anekAnta hai / anekAnta eka dRSTi hai, eka dRSTikoNa hai, eka bhAvanA hai, eka vicAra hai aura socane evaM samajhane kI eka niSpakSa paddhati hai / jaba anekAnta vANI kA rUpa letA hai, bhASA kA rUpa letA hai, taba yaha syAdvAda bana jAtA hai, aura jaba yaha AcAra kA rUpa letA hai, taba vaha ahiMsA bana jAtA hai / anekAnta aura syAdvAda meM sabase bar3A antara yaha hai, ki anekAnta vicAra-pradhAna hotA hai aura syAdvAda bhASA-pradhAna hotA hai / ataH dRSTi jaba taka vicAra rUpa hai, taba taka vaha anekAnta, dRSTi jaba vANI kA cogA pahanatI hai, taba vaha syAdvAda bana jAtI hai / dRSTi jaba AcAra kA rUpa letI hai, taba vaha ahiMsA bana jAtI hai / isa prakAra isa vizleSaNa se yaha siddha hotA hai, ki ahiMsA aura anekAnta donoM eka dUsare ke pUraka haiM / AcArya siddhasena divAkara jo vikrama kI pA~cavI zatI ke bhArata ke eka mahAn dArzanika the, unhoMne apane 'sanmati tarka' grantha meM anekAntavAda ko vizva kA guru kahA hai / AcArya siddhasena divAkara kA kahanA hai, ki isa anekAnta ke binA loka kA vyavahAra nahIM cala sakatA / maiM usa anekAnta ko namaskAra karatA hU~, jo jana-jana ke jIvana ko Alokita karane vAlA guru hai / anekAntavAda kevala tarka kA siddhAnta hI nahIM hai, vaha eka anubhava-mUlaka siddhAnta hai / AcArya haribhadra ne apane eka grantha meM anekAntavAda kevala tarka kA siddhAra hI nahIM hai, vaha eka anubhava-mUlaka siddhAnta hai / AcArya haribhadra ne apane eka grantha meM anekAntavAda ke sambandha meM kahA hai, ki-"kadAgrahI vyakti kI jisa viSaya meM mati hotI hai, usI viSaya meM vaha apanI yukti (tarka) ko lagAtA hai / parantu eka niSpakSa vyakti usa bAta ko svIkAra karatA hai, jo yukti-siddha hotI hai / " anekAnta ke vyAkhyAkAra AcAryoM meM AcArya siddhasena ne apane 'sanmati-tarka' grantha meM anekAnta kI praur3ha bhASA meM aura tarka-paddhati se vyAkhyA kI hai / AcArya samantabhadra ne apane Apta-mImAMsA 215 Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti grantha meM anekAnta kI jo gambhIra aura gahana vyAkhyA kI hai, vaha apane DhaMga kI eka anUThI hai / AcArya haribhadra ne apane 'anekAntavAda praveza' aura 'anekAntajaya-patAkA' jaise mUrdhanya granthoM meM anekAnta kA tarkapUrNa pratipAdana kiyA hai / AcArya akalaMkadeva ne apane "siddhi vinizcaya' grantha meM anekAnta kA jo ujjvala rUpa prastuta kiyA hai, vaha apane Apa meM adbhuta hai / upAdhyAya yazovijaya ne navya nyAya kI zailI meM anekAnta, syAdvAda, saptabhaMgI aura nayavAda para aneka grantha likhakara syAdvAda ko sadA ke lie ajeya banA diyA hai / isa prakAra hamAre prAcIna AcAryoM ne jisa ahiMsA aura anekAnta ko pallavita aura vikasita kiyA, vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra kI mala-vANI meM bIja rUpa meM pahale se hI surakSita thA / ukta AcAryoM kI vizeSatA yahI hai, ki unhoMne apane-apane yuga meM ahiMsA aura anekAnta para, tathA syAdvAda aura saptabhaMgI para hone vAle AkSepa aura prahAroM kA tarkasaMgata evaM tarkapUrNa uttara diyA hai / yahI unakI apanI vizeSatA hai / Apa aura hama ahiMsA evaM anekAnta ke gIta to bahuta gAte haiM, kintu kyA kabhI Apane yaha samajhane kA prayatna kiyA hai, ki Apake vyaktigata aura Apake sAmAjika jIvana meM ahiMsA kitanI hai aura anekAnta kitanA hai ? koI bhI siddhAnta pothI ke panne para kitanA hI adhika vikasita aura pallavita kyoM na ho gayA ho, kintu jaba taka jIvana kI dharatI para usakA upayoga aura prayoga nahIM kiyA jAegA, taba taka usase kucha bhI lAbha nahIM hai / jisa prakAra amRta ke svarUpa kA pratipAdana karane se aura usake nAma kI mAlA japane mAtra se jIvana meM saMjIvanI zakti nahIM AtI hai, vaha tabhI A sakatI hai, jabaki amRta kA pAna kiyA jAe, usI prakAra ahiMsA aura anekAnta kA nAma raTane se aura usakI vizada vyAkhyA karane se jIvana meM sphUrti aura jAgaraNa nahIM A sakatA, vaha tabhI AeMgA, jabaki ahiMsA aura anekAnta ko jIvana kI dharatI para utAra kara, jindagI ke hara morce para usakA upayoga aura prayoga kiyA jAegA / kheda kI bAta hai, ki anekAntavAdI kahalAne vAle jaina bhI apane-apane ekAnta ko pakar3a kara baiTha gaye haiM / zvetAmbara aura digambaroM ke saMgharSa, sthAnakavAsI aura terApaMthiyoM ke jhagar3e, isa tathya ko * pramANita karate haiM, ki ye loga kevala anekAntavAda kI korI bAta karate haiM, kintu inake jIvana meM anekAnta hai nahIM / siddhasena divAkara ne aura - Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura anekAnta - samantabhadra ne apane-apane yuga meM jisa anekAntavAda ke AdhAra para vibhinna dArzanika sampradAyoM kA samanvaya kiyA thA, Azcarya hai, usI paramparA ke anuyAyI apanA samAdhAna nahIM kara sake / isase adhika upahAsyatA aura viDambanA anekAnta kI anya kyA hogI ? zvetAmbaroM kA dAvA hai, ki samagra satya hamAre pAsa hai aura digambaroM kA dAvA hai, ki samasta tathya hamAre pAsa hai / parantu maiM ise ekAntavAda kahatA hU~ / ekAntavAda, phira bhale hI vaha apanA ho, yA parAyA ho, vaha kabhI anekAnta nahIM bana sakatA / sampradAyavAda aura paMthavAda kA poSaNa karane vAle vyakti jaba anekAnta kI carcA karate haiM, taba mujhe bar3I ha~sI AtI hai| maiM socA karatA hU~, ki ina logoM kA anekAntavAda kevala pothI ke pannoM kA anekAntavAda hai, vaha jIvana kA jIvanta anekAnta nahIM hai / Aja hameM usa ahiMsA aura usa anekAntavAda kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, jo jIvana kA jIvanta anekAnta nahIM hai / Aja hameM usa ahiMsA aura usa anekAnta kI AvazyakatA hai, jo hamAre jIvana ke kAluSya aura mAlinya ko dUra karake, hamAre jIvana ko ujjvala aura pavitra banA sake, tathA jo hamAre isa vartamAna jIvana ko sarasa, sundara aura madhura banA sake, evaM samanvaya kI bhAvanA hameM arpita kara sake / -syAdvAda vidyAlaya, kAzI 5-2-1661 - - 217 Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsA bhAratIya saMskRti meM kRSi kA bar3A mahatva aura gaurava mAnA gayA hai / prArambha se hI bhArata kRSi-pradhAna deza hai / Aja bhI bhArata meM kRSi-karma karane vAle vyaktiyoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai| kRSi ahiMsA kI AdhAra-zilA hai / mAMsAhAra se virata hone ke lie aura sAtvika bhojana kI sthApanA ke lie, kRSi kA bar3A hI mahatva hai / mAMsAhAra se bacane ke lie kRSi-karma se bar3hakara anya koI sAdhana nahIM ho sakatA / isI AdhAra para bhAratIya saMskRti meM kRSi ko ahiMsA kA devatA mAnA gayA hai / kRSi karane vAle vyakti ko vaidika bhASA meM pRthvI-putra kahA gayA hai / jaina paramparA ke anusAra kRSi-karma ke sarva-prathama upadeSTA bhagavAna RSabhadeva haiM / unhoMne hI apane yuga ke abodha evaM niSkriya mAnava ko kRSi-kalA kI zikSA dI thI / usa yuga kI mAnava-jAti ke uddhAra ke lie kRSi-karma kA upadeza aura zikSA Avazyaka hI nahIM anivArya thI / jaina-dharma meM kRSi ko Arya-karma kahA gayA hai / jaina-paramparA ke vikhyAta zrAvakoM ne kRSi-karma svayaM kiyA thA, isa dRSTi se bhI jaina-saMskRti meM kRSi-karma kA eka viziSTa sthAna hai / jaina-saMskRti ke mUla pravartakoM ne kRSi ko Arya-karma kahA thA, parantu madhyakAla meM Akara kucha vyaktiyoM ne ise hiMsAmaya karma karAra dekara tyAjya samajhA / jaina saMskRti Arambha, samArambha aura mahArambha ke parityAga kA upadeza detI hai, yaha ThIka hai, kintu hameM yaha dekhanA hogA ki mAMsAhAra jaise mahArambha se bacane ke lie, kRSi ke atirikta anya sAdhana nahIM ho sakatA / eka samaya aisA AyA, ki kucha vicArakoM ne tatkAlIna jana-mAnasa meM ahiMsA kI eka dhuMdhalI tasvIra khar3I kara dI / pariNAmataH unhoMne jindagI ke hara morce para pApa-hI-pApa dekhanA prArambha kara diyA / Arambha, samArambha kA parityAga acchI bAta hai, para khetI meM bhI mahApApa samajhanA aura ise chor3a kara bhAga khar3e honA, yaha jaba prArambha huA, taba kRSi kA dhandhA hamArI najaroM meM heya ho gayA / hamArA sAmAjika dRSTikoNa yaha bana gayA, ki kRSi kA dhandhA nikRSTa koTi kA hai, ataH heya hai / kRSi dvArA anna kA utpAdana ho, isake pIche hamArA ahiMsA kA dRSTikoNa yaha thA, ki mAMsAhAra kI pravRtti logoM meM banda ho aura ve kRSi kI ora AkRSTa hoM / aneka 218 Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsA prakAra ke phala aura aneka prakAra kI vanaspati, prakRti ke dvArA prApta ho sakatI haiM aura hamArA sAtvika jIvana una para nirbhara ho sakatA hai / jaba kRSi jaise sAtvika karma ko apanAyA jAegA, tabhI mAMsAhAra jaise bhayaMkara pApa se hama baca sakeMge / mAMsAhAra chor3anA, yaha hamArI sAMskRtika jIvana-yAtrA kA prArambhika uddezya hai aura isa uddezya kI pUrti, kRSi karma se hI ho sakatI hai / isI AdhAra para jaina saMskRti meM kRSi karma ko alpArambha aura Arya-karma kahA gayA hai / ___abhiprAya yaha hai, ki ahiMsA kI smRti jitanI hamArI Age bar3hI, usake sAtha-sAtha usameM eka dhuMdhalApana bhI Age bar3hatA gayA aura hamArA usameM jo mUla abhiprAya thA, vaha samaya ke sAtha-sAtha kSINa hotA calA gayA / isalie Age calakara kucha logoM ne kRSi ko mahArambha svIkAra kara liyA, aura jaba use mahArambha svIkAra kara liyA, to use chor3ane kI bAta bhI logoM ke dhyAna meM Ane lagI / loga apanI bAta siddha karane ke lie. Agama kA AdhAra talAza karane lage, parantu Agama meM kahIM para bhI kRSi ko mahArambha nahIM kahA gayA / kyoMki Agama meM jo mahArambha kA phala batAyA hai, usameM kahA gayA hai, ki mahArambha naraka meM jAne kA kAraNa banatA hai / aba vicAra kIjie, ki jaba kRSi ko mahArambha batAyA gayA, taba usakI phala-zruti ke anusAra naraka meM jAne kI bAta bhI logoM ke sAmane AI / logoM ne vicAra kiyA, parizrama bhI kareM aura phira naraka meM bhI jAnA, to isa prakAra kA galata dhandhA kyoM kareM ? isa prakAra ke mithyA tarkoM se janatA ke mAnasa ko badalane kA prayatna kiyA gayA / pariNAmataH jainoM ne kRSi-karma kA parityAga kara diyA / anyathA bhAratIya saMskRti aura vizeSataH jaina saMskRti meM mUlataH ahiMsA kA dRSTikoNa lekara calA thA, yaha kRSi-karma / maiMne Apase bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI bAta kahI thI / bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke yuga meM kRSi-karma eka pavitra karma samajhA jAtA thA / usa yuga ke mAnava-samAja meM yaha eka bahuta bar3I krAnti thI / jaba jana-jIvana meM nayI krAnti AtI hai, aura jaba vaha aneka vighna bAdhAoM se nikala kara prazasta patha para Age bar3hatI hai, taba jana-jIvana meM Ananda aura ullAsa chA jAtA hai / usa krAnti kA ullAsa aura Ananda holikA ke rUpa meM hamAre sAmane AyA / prativarSa vaha hamArI paramparA aura saMskRti kA aMga bana kara hamAre sAmane AtA rahatA hai, Aja bhI / isa zubha avasara para 216 Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hama eka-dUsare se mila-jula kara sAmAjika Ananda kA upabhoga karate haiM / holikA-parva para brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra saba paraspara milakara, Ananda aura ullAsa manAte haiM / holikA ke parva ke andara kisI prakAra kA bheda-bhAva na rahatA thA / yaha hamArI mUla saMskRti kA pAvana pratIka hai / yaha parva hara insAna ko prema kA pATha par3hAkara, mAnava samAja meM parikalpita U~ca-nIca ke bhAva ko dUra karatA hai / vartamAna samaya meM isameM kucha vikRti avazya A gaI hai / gandI gAlI denA aura gandI harakata karanA, isa parva ke Avazyaka aMga mAna lie gae haiM / parantu yathArtha meM yaha ThIka nahIM hai / hama svayaM ha~seM aura dUsaroM ko ha~sAyeM, yaha to ThIka hai, para hama dUsaroM ke sAtha aisA majAka kareM, jo hamArI mUla saMskRti aura mUla paramparA ke viruddha ho, usakA parityAga karanA hI Avazyaka hai / jIvana meM vinoda avazya honA cAhie, para kisI prakAra kA virodha nahIM / parva hama Aja bhI manAte haiM, kintu Aja hama kevala usake zarIra kI ArAdhanA karate haiM, usakI mUla AtmA ko Aja hama bhUla cuke haiM / AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai, ki hama parva ke zarIra ko nahIM, usakI mUla AtmA ko pakar3ane kA prayatna kareM, tabhI sacce arthoM meM jana-jIvana meM ullAsa aura Ananda prakaTa ho sakegA / holI ke parva kI sArthakatA isI meM hai, ki hama saba mila-jula kara Ananda aura ullAsa prApta kara sakeM / dIpAvalI parva bhI bhArata kA eka prasiddha parva hai / holikA ke samAna dIpAvalI parva bhI hamArA eka sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya parva hai / kyoMki dIpAvalI parva ke manAne vAle vyaktiyoM meM, kisI bhI prakAra kA varga-bheda aura varNa-bheda nahIM mAnA jAtA / dIpAvalI parva ko manAne meM hamArA mUla uddezya kyA hai ? yaha bahuta hI sundara prazna hai, jo mujhase pUchA gayA hai / pratyeka parva kA jaba vizleSaNa kiyA jAtA hai, to usakA mUla svarUpa usameM se hI nikala AtA hai / dIpAvalI parva kI pRSThabhUmi ko samajhane ke lie hameM prAkRtika dRSTikoNa se bhI isa para vicAra karanA cAhie / bAta yaha hai, ki varSAkAla meM aneka prakAra ke viSaile prANI paidA ho jAte haiM / varSAkAla meM prakRti meM jo namI aura sIlana rahatI hai, usase jIvoM kI utpatti meM abhivRddhi ho jAtI hai / kAle - kajarAre bAdaloM se AkAza ghirA rahatA hai, jisase ki saba ora andhakAra - sA chAyA rahatA hai / varSA-kAla meM ghara meM bahuta-sA kUr3A kacar3A bhI ikaTThA ho jAtA hai / ataH ghara kI svacchatA aura ujjvalatA naSTa ho jAtI hai aura hamAre cAroM 220 - Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsA ora eka gandA vAtAvaraNa phaila jAtA hai / nirantara varSA hote rahane ke kAraNa bAhara meM kIcar3a aura andara meM gandagI phaila jAtI hai, tathA lagAtAra AkAza meghAcchanna hone ke kAraNa asaMkhya tArakoM kI nayanAbhirAma jhilamila jyoti bhI dRSTigocara nahIM hotI / isa kIcar3a, gandagI aura andhakAra se mAnava-mana Uba-Uba jAtA hai / varSA-kAla kI samApti para jaba AkAza svaccha ho jAtA hai aura bAhara kA kIcar3a sUkha jAtA hai, taba ghara ke andara kI gandagI ko bhI bAhara nikAlane kA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai / zAradI pUrNimA ke ujiyAle meM jaba hama ananta nIla gagana meM asaMkhya tAroM ko jagamaga karate dekhate haiM aura candra-jyotsanA se samagra vizva ko dugdha-snAta jaise ujjvala rUpa meM dekhate haiM, taba mAnava-mana ullAsa aura Ananda se bhara jAtA hai / zarada pUrNimA se hI loga apane gharoM kI saphAI aura putAI zurU kara dete haiM aura taba yaha samajhA jAtA hai, ki aba dIpAvalI-parva nikaTa hai aura usakI ArAdhanA ke lie taiyAriyA~ hone lagatI haiM / usa samaya manuSya apane ghara aura bAhara sabako svaccha aura pAvana banAne kA prayatna karane lagatA hai / manuSya kA udAsa mana prasanna ho uThatA hai, jaba ki vaha apane ghara ke AMgana meM dIpakoM kI mAlA ko jagamaga-jagamaga karate dekhatA hai / dIpakoM kI usa jyortimaya mAlA se usake ghara kA andhakAra hI dUra nahIM hotA, balki prAMgaNa kA andhakAra bhI dUra bhAga jAtA hai / isa parva ke dina andara aura bAhara prakAza chA jAtA hai / isI AdhAra para isako prakAza-parva kahA jAtA hai / andhakAra mAnava-mana ko ullasita nahIM karatA, vaha use udAsa banAtA hai, para prakAza kA sparza pAkara vaha andhakAra dUra bhAga jAtA hai aura mAnava-jIvana kA kaNa-kaNa Aloka se Alokita ho uThatA hai / dIpAvalI-parva kyA thA ? isake pIche hamArA sahI dRSTikoNa kyA thA ? use Aja hama bhUla gae haiM / andara aura bAhara kI svacchatA hI isa parva kA mukhya uddezya thA / gandagI hiMsA kA pratIka hai aura svacchatA ahiMsA kA pratIka / hama gandagI ko dUra karake hiMsA ko dUra karate haiM aura svacchatA ko lAkara hama ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA karate haiM / dIpAvalI parva kI ArAdhanA bhI eka prakAra se ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA hai / prakAza kI ArAdhanA ko bhAratIya saMskRti meM bar3A hI mahattvapUrNa samajhA gayA hai / ___bhAratIya sAhitya aura saMskRti meM prakAza kI upAsanA ke bAda kamala ko bhI bar3A gauravapUrNa sthAna milA hai / jIvana ke pratyeka pahalU meM kamala 221 Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti Akara khar3A ho gayA hai / mukha - kamala, kara-kamala, caraNa-kamala aura hRdaya-kamala / bhAratIya saMskRti ne sampUrNa mAnava zarIra ko kamalamaya banA diyA hai / netra ko bhI kamala kahA gayA hai / kamala bhAratIya saMskRti meM aura bhAratIya sAhitya meM itanA adhika parivyApta ho cukA hai, ki use jIvana se alaga nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / sAhitya, saMskRti aura jIvana meM kamala itanA vyApaka hai, ki vaha hamAre AdhyAtmika dRSTikoNa meM bhI praveza kara gayA hai / mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ne apane eka pravacana meM kahA hai, ki adhyAtma sAdhaka ko saMsAra meM isa prakAra rahanA cAhie, jisa prakAra sarovara meM kamala rahatA hai / kamala jala meM rahatA hai, kIcar3a meM paidA hotA hai, para usa kIcar3a athavA jala se vaha lipta nahIM hotA / saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI, saMsAra ke saMkalpoM aura vikalpoM kI mAyA se vimukta rahanA, yahI jIvana kI sabase bar3I kalA hai / kamala ke samAna nirlipta rahane vAlA vyakti, phira bhale hI vaha kahIM para bhI kyoM na rahatA ho, use kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM rahatA / gItA meM zrIkRSNa ne bhI yahI bAta kahI hai, ki arjuna ! tuma saMsAra meM usI prakAra anAsakta raho, jisa prakAra jala meM kamala rahatA hai / isa prakAra kamala hamAre jIvana meM itanA ota-prota ho cukA hai, ki jIvana se use alaga nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / bhAratIya saMskRti meM zarIra ko bhI kamala kahA gayA hai, aura mAnava mana ko bhI kamala kahA gayA hai / hamAre prAcIna sAhitya meM padmAsana aura kamalAsana jaise zabdoM kA prayoga bhI upalabdha hotA hai / jIvana meM kamala se bahuta kucha preraNA hameM prApta hotI hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki kamala hamAre jIvana meM itanA parivyApta ho cukA hai, ki use jIvana se alaga nahIM kiyA jA sakA / jo vyakti saMsAra meM kamala bana kara rahatA hai, use kisI prakAra kA paritApa nahIM rahatA / kamala ke Adarza kI upAsanA karane vAlA vyakti bhI kamala ke samAna hI svaccha aura pAvana bana jAtA hai / - maiM Apase yaha kaha cukA hU~, ki prakAza aura kamala bhAratIya saMskRti ke do mukhya tatva haiM / jIvana patha ko Alokita karane ke lie prakAza kI nitAnta AvazyakatA rahatI hai / kintu jIvana ko surabhita banAne ke lie, kamala kI usase bhI kahIM adhika bar3I AvazyakatA rahatI hai / kamala ke jIvana kI sabase bar3I aura sabase mukhya vizeSatA hai, manomohaka sugandha / jisa kamala meM athavA jisa kusuma meM sundara sugandha nahIM hotI, 222 Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsA usakA jana-jIvana meM na kucha mahatva hotA hai aura na kucha gaurava hI ho pAtA hai / kalpanA kIjie, kisI phUla meM rUpa bhI ho, saundarya bhI ho, para surabhi na ho, to vaha jana-mana ke lie grAhya nahIM ho sakatA / vastutaH vahI jIvana dhanya hai, jo prakAza ke samAna jagamaga karatA hai aura kusuma ke samAna surabhita rahatA hai / __bhagavAna mahAvIra ne 'sthAnAMga sUtra' meM cAra prakAra ke puSpoM kA varNana kiyA hai--eka puSa vaha hai, jisameM rUpa evaM saundarya to hotA hai, parantu surabhi nahIM rahatI / dUsarA puSpa vaha hai, jisameM surabhi to hotI hai, para rUpa aura saundarya nahIM rahatA / tIsarA puSpa vaha hotA hai, jisameM adbhuta rUpa bhI hotA hai aura adbhuta surabhi bhI rahatI hai / cauthe prakAra kA puSpa vaha hai, jisameM na saundarya hotA hai aura na surabhi-sugandha hI hotI hai / udAharaNa ke lie hama TesU ke phUla ko leM / usameM rUpa, saundarya aura AkarSaNa to rahatA hai, parantu usameM sugandha nahIM hotI / vakula-puSpa ko lIjie, usameM mAdaka sugandha kA bhaNDAra bharA rahatA hai / apanI surabhi aura sugandha se vaha dUra-dUra ke bhramaroM ko AkarSita karatA rahatA hai aura dUrastha manuSya ke mana ko bhI vaha mugdha kara letA hai, kintu jaise hI manuSya usake samIpa pahu~catA hai, usake rUpa ko dekhakara vaha mugdha nahIM ho pAtA / japApuSpa ko lIjie, usameM rUpa aura saundarya donoM kA samanvaya ho jAtA hai / gulAba ke phUla kA rUpa bhI adbhuta hotA hai, vaha dekhane vAle ke citta ko AkarSita karatA hai aura sAtha hI usameM surabhi aura sugandha bhI aparimita hotI hai / cauthA puSpa Aka kA hai, jisameM na sundaratA kA adhivAsa hai aura na surabhi kA nivAsa / vaha na dekhane meM sundara lagatA hai aura na sUMghane meM / isa prakAra kA puSpa jana-mana ko kabhI grAhya nahIM ho sakatA / isI prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ne mAnava-samAja ke manuSyoM kA cAra bhAgoM meM vargIkaraNa kiyA hai-eka manuSya vaha hai, jo zruta-sampanna to hai, kintu zIla-sampanna nahIM hai / dUsarA manuSya vaha hai--jo zIla-sampanna hai, kintu zruta-sampanna nahIM hai / tIsarA manuSya vaha hai--jo zruta-sampanna bhI hai aura zIla-sampanna bhI hai / cauthe prakAra kA manuSya vaha hai-jo na zruta-sampanna hai aura na zIla-sampanna hI / mAnava-samAja kA yaha vargIkaraNa manovaijJAnika AdhAra para kiyA gayA hai / isakA rahasya yahI hai, ki mAnava-samAja meM vahI manuSya sarvazreSTha mAnA jAtA hai, jo zruta-sampanna bhI 223 Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ho aura zIla-sampanna bhI ho / yadi usake jIvana meM ukta donoM tatvoM meM se eka bhI tatva kA abhAva rahatA hai, to vaha jIvana Adarza jIvana nahIM rahatA / Adarza jIvana vahI hai,jisameM zruta arthAt adhyayana evaM jJAna bhI ho aura sAtha hI zIla arthAt sadAcAra bhI ho / zruta aura zIla ke samanvaya se hI, vastutaH manuSya kA jIvana sukhamaya evaM zAntimaya banatA hai / yadi manuSya ke jIvana meM zruta kA arthAt jJAna kA prakAza to ho, kintu usameM zIla kI surabhi na ho, to vaha jIvana, zreSTha jIvana nahIM kahA jA sakatA / isake viparIta yadi kisI manuSya ke jIvana meM zIla to ho, *zIla kI surabhi usake jIvana meM mahakatI ho, kintu usameM zruta evaM jJAna kA prakAza na ho, taba bhI vaha jIvana eka adhUrA jIvana kahalAtA hai, eka ekAGgI jIvana kahalAtA hai / jIvana ekAGgI nahIM honA cAhie / bhAratIya saMskRti meM ekAGgI jIvana ko Adarza jIvana nahIM kahA gayA hai / anekAGgI jIvana hI vastutaH saccA jIvana hai / yaha anekAGgatA zruta aura zIla ke samanvaya se hI A sakatI hai / jJAna aura kriyA tathA vicAra aura AcAra donoM kI paripUrNatA hI jIvana kI sampUrNatA hai / / . bhAratIya saMskRti meM vicAra aura AcAra ko tathA jJAna aura kriyA ko jIvana-vikAsa ke lie Avazyaka tatva mAnA gayA hai / dArzanika jagata meM eka prazna prastuta kiyA jAtA hai, ki dharma aura darzana-ina donoM meM se jIvana-vikAsa ke lie kauna sA tatva paramAvazyaka hai / pAzcAtya darzana meM jise Religion aura Philosophy kahA jAtA hai, bhAratIya paramparA meM usake lie prAyaH dharma aura darzana kA prayoga kiyA jAtA hai / parantu mere apane vicAra meM dharma zabda kA artha-Religion se kahIM adhika vyApaka evaM gambhIra hai / isI prakAra darzana zabda kA artha_Philosophy se kahIM adhika vyApaka aura gambhIra hai / pAzcAtya saMskRti meM dharma kI dhArA alaga bahatI rahI aura darzana kI dhArA alaga pravAhita hotI rahI / parantu bhAratIya saMskRti meM dharma aura darzana kA yaha alagAva evaM bilagAva svIkRta nahIM hai / bhArata kA dharma aura darzana kA yaha alagAva evaM bilagAva svIkRta nahIM hai / bhArata kA dharma darzana-vihIna nahIM ho sakatA, aura bhArata kA darzana, dharma-vikala nahIM ho sakatA / dharma aura darzana ke lie bhAratIya saMskRti meM bahuvidha aura bahumukhI vicAra kiyA gayA hai / mAnava-jIvana ko vikasita evaM pragatizIla banAne ke lie, zraddhA aura tarka donoM ke samAna vikAsa kI AvazyakatA hai / zraddhA kI upekSA karake kevala, 224 Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsA tarka ke AdhAra para bhAratIya saMskRti khar3I nahIM raha sakatI, aura tarka-vihIna zraddhA bhI bhAratIya saMskRti ko preraNA pradAna nahIM kara sakatI / bhAratIya saMskRti ke anusAra zraddhA kA paryavasAna tarka meM hotA hai aura tarka kA paryavasAna zraddhA meM hotA hai / yadyapi dharma kA mukhya AdhAra zraddhA hai, aura darzana kA AdhAra tarka hai, kintu yaha saba kucha hote hue bhI bhAratIya saMskRti meM hRdaya ko buddhi bananA par3atA hai aura buddhi ko hRdaya bananA par3atA hai / hRdaya kI pratyeka dhar3akana meM, buddhi kA vimala prakAza apekSita rahatA hai aura buddhi kI pratyeka sUjha meM zraddhA se sambala kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai / yadi zraddhA aura tarka meM samanvaya sthApita nahIM kiyA gayA, to insAna kA dimAga AkAza meM ghUmatA rahegA aura usakA dila, dharatI ke khaNDaharoM meM daba jAegA / mere vicAra meM mAnavIya jIvana kI yaha sarvAdhika viDambanA hogI / bhAratIya paramparA meM, phira bhale hI vaha paramparA vaidika rahI ho athavA avaidika, pratyeka paramparA ne AcAra ke sAtha vicAra ko aura vicAra ke sAtha AcAra ko mAnyatA pradAna kI hai / yahA~ taka ki cArvAka darzana, jo jar3avAdI nAstikavAdI aura nitAnta bhautikavAdI hai, usake bhI apane kucha AcAra ke niyama haiM / bhale hI usa AcAra-pAlana kA phala vaha paraloka yA svarga na mAnatA ho, para samAja-vyavasthA ke lie vaha bhI kucha niyama tathA AcAra svIkAra karatA hai / eka bAta aura hai, ki pratyeka paramparA kA AcAra usake vicAra ke anurUpa hI ho sakatA hai / yaha nahIM ho sakatA ki vicAra kA prabhAva AcAra para na par3e, sAtha meM yaha bhI satya hai, ki AcAra kA prabhAva bhI vicAra para par3atA hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhAratIya saMskRti meM, bhAratIya paramparA meM aura bhAratIya samAja meM, vicAra aura AcAra meM, jJAna aura kriyA meM, zraddhA aura tarka meM, dharma aura darzana meM, samanvaya mAnA gayA hai / samanvaya ke binA samAja cala nahIM sakatA / Apake sAmane ahiMsA kI bAta cala rahI thI / maiMne yaha bhI batalAyA thA, ki kRSi-karma meM hiMsA aura ahiMsA ko lekara madhyayuga meM kisa prakAra kA vivAda calA thA, jisakA kSINa AbhAsa Aja bhI hameM usa yuga ke sAhitya meM upalabdha hotA hai / vivAda kI bAta ko chor3akara yadi mUla lakSya para aura mUla bAta para vicAra kiyA jAe, to niSkarSa yaha nikalatA hai, ki jaina saMskRti aura jaina paramparA kA mUla AcAra ahiMsA hI hai / - 225 Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti asatya bolane meM hiMsA hotI hai, corI karane meM hiMsA hotI hai, vyabhicAra karane meM hiMsA hotI hai, parigraha rakhane meM hiMsA hotI hai, isIlie ina sabakA parityAga Avazyaka hai / hiMsA ke parityAga ke lie aura ahiMsA ke saMrakSaNa ke lie hI anya vratoM kI parikalpanA kI gaI hai / mukhya vrata ahiMsA hI hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki jaina-AcAra zAstra kA mukhya siddhAnta ahiMsA hai / isI prakAra jaina-darzana kA mukhya vicAra anekAnta hai / AcAra meM ahiMsA aura vicAra meM anekAnta, yaha jaina saMskRti kA mUla svarUpa hai / ahiMsA aura anekAnta kA artha hai-jaina-dharma aura jaina-darzana / ahiMsA dharma hai aura anekAnta kA artha hai-jaina-dharma aura jaina-darzana / ahiMsA dharma hai aura anekAnta darzana hai / zraddhA dharma hai aura tarka darzana hai / kriyA dharma hai aura jJAna darzana hai / bauddha darzana ke bhI do pakSa pracalita haiM--hInayAna aura mahAyAna / mukhyarUpa se hInayAna AcAra-pakSa hai aura mahAyAna vicAra-pakSa / hInayAna mukhya rUpa meM dharma hai aura mahAyAna mukhya rUpa meM darzana evaM tarka hai / sAMkhya aura yoga ko leM, to usameM bhI hameM yahI tathya milatA hai, ki sAMkhya darzanazAstra hai aura yoga usakA AcAra-pakSa hai / yahI bAta pUrva mImAMsA aura uttara mImAMsA ke sambandha meM samajha lIjie / pUrva mImAMsA kA artha hai-karma-kANDa aura uttara mImAMsA kA artha hai--jJAna-kANDa / pUrva mImAMsA AcAra kA pratipAdana karatI hai aura uttara mImAMsA darzana aura tarka kA AdhAra lekara calatI hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki pratyeka paramparA kA apanA eka darzana hotA hai aura pratyeka paramparA kA apanA eka AcAra bhI hotA hai / isa dharatI para eka bhI sampradAya aisA nahIM milegA, jisameM vicAra ke anurUpa AcAra kA aura AcAra ke anurUpa vicAra kA pratipAdana na kiyA gayA ho / bhAratIya paramparA hI nahIM, bAhara kI paramparAoM meM bhI hameM yahI satya upalabdha hotA hai / muslima saMskRti ke unnAyaka mohammada ne bhI jIvana ke inhIM donoM pakSoM ko svIkAra kiyA hai / bAibila meM IsA ne bhI vicAra ke sAtha AcAra ko svIkAra kiyA hai / cIna ke prasiddha dArzanika kanphyUsiyasa aura lAotse ne bhI alpAdhika. rUpa meM vicAra ke sAtha AcAra ko mAnyatA pradAna kI hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki mAnava-jIvana kI paripUrNatA vicAra aura AcAra ke samanvaya se hI hotI hai aura AcAra ke binA vicAra kA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai / isI prakAra vicAra-vihIna AcAra kA bhI 226 Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsA kucha mahatva nahIM rahatA / AcAra kyA hai, isa prazna kA uttara yadi eka hI zabda meM diyA jA sake, to vaha zabda ahiMsA hI ho sakatA hai / ahiMsA meM sabhI dharmoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / kyoMki dharatI ke sabhI dharmoM ne sIdhe rUpa meM athavA ghUma-phira kara, ahiMsA ko hI dharma mAnA hai / phira bhale hI kisI ne ahiMsA ko prema kahA hai, kisI ne ahiMsA ko sevA kahA hai, kisI ne ahiMsA ko nIti kahA hai aura kisI ne ahiMsA ko bhrAtRtva-bhAva kahA hai / yaha saba ahiMsA ke hI vividha vikalpa aura nAnA rUpa haiM / ahiMsA hI paramadharma hai / - - 227 Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti kA samAjIkaraNa _ 'samAja aura samaja' ye donoM zabda saMskRta bhASA ke haiM / donoM kA artha hai-samUha evaM samudAya / samAja, mAnava-samudAya ke lie prayukta kiyA jAtA hai aura samaja zabda kA prayoga pazu-samudAya ke lie kiyA jAtA hai / samAjIkaraNa, jise aMgrejI meM Socialization kahate haiM, mAnava-jIvana kA paramAvazyaka siddhAnta hai / samAja, sAmAjikatA aura sAmAjika-ina tIna zabdoM kA paraspara ghaniSTha sambandha haiM / jisa vyakti meM sAmAjika bhAvanA hotI hai, use sAmAjika kahA jAtA hai, aura sAmAjikatA hai, usakA dharma / jisa manuSya meM samAja meM raha kara bhI samAjikatA nahIM AtI, samAja-zAstra kI dRSTi se use manuSya kahane meM saMkoca hotA hai / manuSya eka sAmAjika prANI hai, yaha eka siddhAnta hai / isa siddhAnta kA marma hai, ki manuSya samAja ke binA. jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / samAja-zAstrI yaha kahate haiM, ki manuSya sAmAjika prANI hai, to isakA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki vaha eka sundara, guNI athavA susaMskRta vyakti hai / vyakti isI artha meM sAmAjika ho sakatA hai, ki use mAnava-samparka aura mAnava-saMgati kI icchA aura AvazyakatA donoM hI haiM / eka vyakti kisI paristhiti-vizeSa meM bhale hI eka do dina ekAnta meM vyatIta karale, parantu sadA-sadA ke lie vaha samAja kA parityAga karake jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / manuSya meM yaha sAmAjikatA usake janma ke sAtha hI utpanna hotI hai aura usake maraNa ke sAtha hI parisamApta hotI hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya kevala yahI hai, ki manuSya samAja kA eka Avazyaka aMga hai aura samAja hai, aGgI / aGga apane aGgI ke binA kaise raha sakatA hai / bogArDasa ne kahA hai, ki sAtha kAma karane, sAmUhika uttaradAyitva kI bhAvanA vikasita karane aura dUsaroM ke kalyANa kI AvazyakatAoM ko dRSTi meM rakhakara kArya karane kI prakriyA ko Socialization samAjIkaraNa kahate haiM / pratyeka vyakti eka svArthI aura eka khudapasanda ke rUpa meM jIvana prArambha karatA hai / parantu Age calakara dhIre-dhIre usakI sAmAjika cetanA aura sAmAjika uttaradAyitva kI bhAvanA vikasita hotI hai / samAja-zAstra ke siddhAntoM ke anusAra jIvana ke prArambhika varSoM meM saMkucita, ahaMkArI aura svArthI icchAe~ prabala rahatI haiM / yahA~ taka ki kucha ghaTanAoM meM ve - 228 Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti kA samAjIkaraNa jIvana - paryanta bhI sthAyI raha sakatI haiM / vAstava meM unakI janmajAta evaM Antarika zakti itanI prabala hotI hai, ki manuSya kA sArA jIvana unako niyaMtrita karane aura unakA samAjIkaraNa karane meM vyatIta ho jAtA hai / samAja-zAstra ke prasiddha paNDita phicaTara ke anusAra samAja meM samAjIkaraNa eka vyakti aura usake sAthI manuSyoM ke bIca, eka dUsare ko prabhAvita karane kI prakriyA hai, yaha eka aisI prakriyA hai, jisake phalasvarUpa sAmAjika vyavahAra ke vibhinna DhaMga svIkAra kie jAte haiM aura unake sAtha sAmaJjasya kiyA jAtA hai / samAja - zAstra meM samAjIkaraNa kI vyAkhyA do dRSTikoNoM se kI jAtI hai--Objectively vaiSayika dRSTi se, jisameM samAja vyakti para prabhAva DAlatA hai, aura Subjectively prAtItika dRSTi se, jisameM vyakti samAja ke prati pratikriyA karatA hai / vaiSayika dRSTi se, samAjIkaraNa eka vaha prakriyA hai, jisake dvArA samAja apanI saMskRti ko eka pIr3hI se dUsarI pIr3hI ko hastAntarita karatA hai aura saMghaTita sAmAjika jIvana ke svIkRta aura anumodana prAptaM DhaMgoM ke sAtha, vyakti kA sAmaJjasya karatA hai / isa prakAra samAjIkaraNa kA kArya vyakti ke una guNoM, kuzalatAoM aura anuzAsana ko vikasita karanA hai, jinakI vyakti ko AvazyakatA hotI hai, una AkAMkSAoM aura mUloM tathA rahane ke DhaMgoM ko vyakti meM samAviSTa aura uttejita karanA hai, jo kisI vizeSa samAja kI vizeSatA hai aura vizeSa kara una sAmAjika kAryoM ko sikhAnA hai, jo samAja meM rahane vAle vyaktiyoM ko karanA hai / samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA nirantara rUpa se vyakti para bAhara se prabhAva DAlatI rahatI hai / yaha kevala baccoM aura dezAntara meM rahane vAloM ko, jo pahalI bAra samAja meM Ate haiM, kevala unheM hI prabhAvita nahIM karatI, balki samAja ke pratyeka sadasya ko usake jIvana paryanta prabhAvita karatI haiM / samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA unako vyavahAra ke ve DhaMga pradAna karatI hai, jo samAja aura saMskRti ko banAe rakhane ke lie Avazyaka hai / prAtItika dRSTi se samAjIkaraNa eka vaha prakriyA hai, jo samAja ke andara na raha kara vyakti ke andara calatI rahatI hai / yaha samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA usa samaya hotI hai, jabaki vaha apane cAroM ora ke vyaktiyoM ke sAtha sAmaJjasya sthApita karane kA prayatna karatA hai / samAja meM rahane vAlA vyakti alpa va adhika rUpa meM usa samAja ke zIla, svabhAva aura AdatoM ko grahaNa kara letA hai, jisameM vaha rahatA hai / pratyeka vyakti 226 Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti apanI zaizava avasthA se hI dhIre-dhIre samAja ke niyamoM ke anukUla calane lagatA hai / dezAntara meM rahane vAlA vyakti vahA~ ke apane naye samAja meM ghula-mila jAtA hai / Socialization samAjIkaraNa kI yaha prakriyA vyakti meM AjIvana calatI hai / vaha jahA~-jahA~ bhI jAtA hai aura jahA~-jahA~ bhI rahatA hai, vahA~-vahA~ ke samAja ke saMskAroM ko vaha grahaNa kara letA hai / hama kisI bhI eka vyakti ke jIvana meM jo kucha acchApana athavA burApana dekhate haiM, vaha saba kucha usakA apanA nahIM hai, usameM se bahuta kucha usa samAja se usane grahaNa kiyA hai, jisameM vaha raha rahA hotA hai / jIvana jIne kI paddhati jo usane sIkhI hai, vicAra jo usake pAsa haiM, acche athavA bure saMskAra jo vaha saMgraha kara pAyA hai, ve saba amuka aMza meM bAhara se hI use prApta hue haiM / eka prakAra se yaha samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA ke pariNAma evaM phala haiM / vyakti nayI samasyAoM kA sAmanA karatA hai aura vartamAna ghaTanAoM ko pichale anubhavoM kI sahAyatA se samajhatA hai / eka artha meM vaha sAmAjika anurUpa Conformity kI usa mAtrA ke anusAra socatA aura kArya karatA hai, jo usane prApta kI hai / samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA kA sAra yaha hai, ki vyakti jo kucha sIkhatA hai, vaha samAja ke sAtha sambandha sthApita karake hI sIkhatA hai / isakA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki vaha vyaktigata rUpa meM kucha nahIM sIkhatA / vyaktigata rUpa meM bhI vaha aneka bAteM aura aneka AdateM sIkha letA hai / parantu adhikatara vaha jo kucha sIkha pAtA hai, usameM pratyakSa athavA parokSa rUpa meM samAja kA samparka hI mukhya kAraNa hai / samAja meM rahakara vaha jo kucha grahaNa kara pAtA hai, athavA grahaNa kara sakatA hai, usa grahaNa meM mUla zakti svayaM usa vyakti kI hI hotI hai / grahaNa karane kI mUla zakti ke abhAva meM vyakti kucha grahaNa nahIM kara sakatA, athavA bahuta kama grahaNa kara pAtA hai / samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA sadA eka jaisI nahIM calatI / udAharaNa ke lie kisI eka vyakti kA kucha samUhoM ke prati samAjIkaraNa ho sakatA hai, parantu dUsare samAjoM ke prati nahIM / vaha eka dayAzIla pati evaM pitA ho sakatA hai, parantu apane naukaroM athavA apane adhIna rahane vAle anya logoM ke prati vyavahAra meM vaha samAja-virodhI Anti-Social bhI ho sakatA hai / dUsarI ora kucha vyakti apane parivAra ke sadasyoM athavA kucha par3osiyoM ke prati anyAyI aura svecchAcArI ho sakate haiM, parantu sAtha hI apane grAhakoM ke prati ve sadvyavahAra rakha sakate haiM / eka artha meM 230 Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti kA samAjIkaraNa sAmAjIkaraNa sAmAjika kriyAoM meM bhAga lenA hai / samAja kI kriyAoM meM vyakti bhAga tabhI le sakatA hai, jaba ki usameM sAmAjika kA vikAsa ho cukA ho / samAjikatA kA artha hai-- anekatA meM ekatA sthApita karanA / samAja meM jitane bhI prakAra ke vyakti rahate haiM, samAna hita ke kAraNa unake sAtha ekIkaraNa (Identification) karanA hI vastutaH samAja meM rahane vAle vyakti kI sAmAjikatA, kahI jAtI hai / maiM Apase samAja aura samAjIkaraNa ke sambandha meM kaha rahA thA / samAjazAstra kA adhyayana karane vAle vyakti, bhalI bhA~ti isa tathya ko samajhate haiM, ki samAjIkaraNa kA jIvana meM kyA mahatva hai ? mere apane vicAra meM jo vyakti apanA samAjIkaraNa nahIM kara sakatA, usakA jIvana usake lie bhArabhUta bana jAtA hai / apane svayaM ke vyaktitva ko samAja ke sAmUhika jIvana ke andara vilIna kara denA hI, mere vicAra meM saccA samAjIkaraNa hai / samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA yuga bheda se athavA paristhiti ke kAraNa vibhinna ho sakatI hai, kintu jIvana - vikAsa ke lie samAjIkaraNa pratyeka yuga meM upAdeya rahA hai aura bhaviSya meM bhI vaha upAdeya rahegA / yadi vyakti apane ahaMkAra meM rahe aura vaha apane Apako samAja ke jIvana meM vilIna na kare, to vaha jIvita kaise raha sakatA hai / sAmAjika manovRtti vAlA vyakti usa vyApAra ko nahIM karegA, jisase samAja ko kisI prakAra kA lAbha na ho / jisa vyakti ne apanA samAjIkaraNa kara liyA hai, vaha vyakti apane vyaktigata sukha kI apekSA sAmAjika sukha ko adhika mahattva detA hai, vaha vyakti yathAvasara apane vyaktigata svArthoM ko ThukarA detA hai aura pratyeka sthiti meM samAja ke hita kA dhyAna rakhatA hai / jaba taka vyakti meM sarvocca rUpa meM sAmAjika bhAvanA kA udaya nahIM ho pAtA hai, taba taka vaha apane vyaktitva samAjIkaraNa nahIM kara sakatA / prazna uThatA hai, ki samAjIkaraNa ke sAdhana kyA haiM ? samAjIkaraNa yadi pratyeka vyakti ke lie sAdhya mAna liyA jAe, to vaha jAnanA bhI paramAvazyaka hai, ki usake sAdhana kyA haiM ? sAmAnya rUpa se yaha kahA jA sakatA hai, ki mukhya rUpa meM vyakti kI sAmAjika bhAvanA hI samAjIkaraNa kA pradhAna sAdhana hai / eka vidvAna kA kathana hai ki "sampUrNa samAja hI samAjIkaraNa kA sAdhana hai aura pratyeka vyakti jisake samparka meM koI AtA hai, kisI na kisI rUpa meM samAjIkaraNa kA sAdhana athavA pratinidhi hai / ' 231 Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti vizAla samAja aura vyakti ke bIca meM aneka choTe-choTe samUha hote haiM aura ve vyakti ke samAjIkaraNa ke mukhya sAdhana haiM / udAharaNa ke lie eka navajAta zizu ke samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA usake apane ghara se hI prArambha hotI hai / parantu jaise-jaise vaha vikasita hotA jAtA hai aura jaise-jaise usake jIvana ke sAtha anya samUhoM kA sambandha hotA jAtA hai, vaise-vaise vaha tIvragati se samAjIkaraNa karatA jAtA hai / zizu kA sarvaprathama paricaya usakA apanI mAtA se hotA hai, phira pitA se, phira bhAI bahinoM se tathA bAda meM parijana aura paurajanoM se / vahI vyakti Age calakara nagara se, prAnta se aura eka dina apane sampUrNa deza se samAjIkaraNa kara letA hai / jaba kisI anya deza kI senA hamAre deza para AkramaNa karatI hai, aura hamAre deza kI vyavasthA ko chinna-bhinna karane para utara AtI hai, taba deza meM rahane vAle pratyeka vyakti kA sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya svAbhimAna jAgRta ho jAtA hai aura vaha apanI pUrNa zakti se apane anya dezavAsiyoM ke sAtha mila kara usa AkrAntA kA virodha karatA hai, aura use parAjita karane ke lie, apanA sarvasva deza ke lie nichAvara kara DAlatA hai / vyakti ke samAjIkaraNa kA yaha eka sarvocca rUpa hai / bhale hI hamAre apane deza meM aneka jAtiyA~, aneka varga aura aneka sampradAya rahate hoM, kintu vizAla samAjIkaraNa ke dvArA usa anekatA meM hama ekatA sthApita kara lete haiM, kyoMki deza kI rakSA aura vyavasthA meM hama sabakA samAna hita hai / kabhI-kabhI yaha bhI dekhane meM AtA hai, ki eka deza ke do varga varSoM se lar3ate cale jAte haiM, parantu jaba deza para saMkaTa AtA hai, taba saba apanA virodha bhUla kara eka ho jAte haiM / yaha saba kyoM hotA hai ? samAjIkaraNa ke kAraNa hI / samAjIkaraNa kI prakriyA vyakti ke jIvana meM jaise-jaise vikAsa pAtI jAtI hai, vaise-vaise usakA jIvana vaiyaktika se sAmAjika banatA jAtA hai / mere kahane kA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki samAjIkaraNa kA mukhya sAdhana vyakti ke andara rahane vAlI sAmAjika bhAvanA evaM samAna hita kI bhAvanA hI hai / jisa prakAra samAjIkaraNa ke sAdhana hote haiM usI prakAra samAjIkaraNa meM kucha bAdhAe~ bhI upasthita hotI rahatI haiM / jaba samAjIkaraNa meM kisI bhI prakAra bAdhA upasthita ho jAtI hai, taba vyakti kA samAjIkaraNa nahIM ho pAtA / eka vyakti bhale hI kitanA bhI mahatvAkAMkSI, kitanA bhI adhika buddhimAna aura kitanA bhI adhika catura kyoM na ho, samaya aura 232 Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti kA samAjIkaraNa paristhiti se bAdhya hokara jaba vaha apanA samAjIkaraNa nahIM kara pAtA, taba vaha samAja ke aura usakI saMskRti ke udAtta guNoM ko grahaNa karane meM asamartha ho jAtA hai / isa prakAra kA vyakti samAja ke kisI bhI kSetra meM apanA vizeSIkaraNa (Specialization) nahIM kara pAtA / aura jaba vyakti apanA vizeSIkaraNa nahIM kara pAtA hai, taba vaha apane jIvana kI kisI bhI yojanA meM saphalatA prApta nahIM kara pAtA / jIvana kI saphalatA aura samRddhi ke lie yaha paramAvazyaka hai ki vyakti kA jIvana kisI bhI kSetra meM vizeSIkaraNa honA cAhie / vizeSIkaraNa eka aisI zakti hai, jisase vyakti kA vyaktitva zAnadAra aura camakadAra bana jAtA hai / vizeSIkaraNa to honA cAhie, parantu ahaMkAra nahIM honA cAhie / vyakti ke vyaktitva ke samAjIkaraNa meM ahaMkAra sabase bar3I bAdhA hai / ahaMkArI vyakti samAja se dUra bhAgatA jAtA hai / ataH usake jIvana kA samAjIkaraNa nahIM hone pAtA / aura jaba taka vyakti ke jIvana kA samAjIkaraNa na hogA, taba taka usake jIvana kA sampUrNa vikAsa sambhava nahIM hai / vyakti parivAra meM rahe, samAja meM rahe athavA rASTra meM rahe, use yaha socanA cAhie, ki merA jIvana mere apane lie nahIM hai, balki sampUrNa samAja ke lie hai / jisa prakAra dUdha ke bhare hue kaTore meM zakkara ghula-mila jAtI hai, vaha dugdha ke kaNa-kaNa meM parivyApta ho jAtI hai aura jisa prakAra eka bindu, sindhu meM milakara apanI alaga sattA nahIM rakhatA, usI prakAra vyakti kA vyaktitva jaba samAja meM milakara apanI alaga sattA nahIM rakhatA, tabhI vaha isa tatva ko samajha sakatA hai, ki samAja kA lAbha merA apanA lAbha hai, samAja kA sukha merA apanA sukha hai aura samAja kA vikAsa merA apanA vikAsa hai / pAzcAtya darzana ke prakANDa paNDita harbarTa speMsara ne kahA hai "Society exist for the benefit of its members; not the members for the benefit of the society." speMsara kA kathana hai, ki samAja sadasyoM ke lAbha ke lie hotA hai, na ki sadasya samAja ke lAbha ke lie / isakA artha kevala itanA hI hai, ki jaba vyakti samAja ke hAthoM meM apane Apa ko samarpita karatA hai, taba samAja bhI unmukta bhAva se use sukha ke sAdhana prastuta kara detA hai / mere vicAra meM sabase adhika sukhI samAja vaha hai, jisameM pratyeka vyakti paraspara hArdika sammAna kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai aura eka dUsare ke jIvana 233 Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti kA samAdara karatA hai / yAda rakhie, samAja ke vikAsa meM hI ApakA apanA vikAsa hai / aura samAja ke patana meM ApakA apanA patana hai / samAja kA vikAsa karanA, yaha pratyeka vyakti kA kartavya ho jAtA hai / jaba taka vyakti meM sAmAjika bhAvanA kA udaya nahIM hotA hai, taba taka vaha apane Apako balavAna nahIM banA sakatA / eka bindu jala kA kyA koI astitva rahatA hai ? kintu vahI bindu jaba sindhu meM mila jAtA hai, taba kSudra se virATa ho jAtA hai / isI prakAra kSudra vyakti samAja meM milakara virATa bana jAtA hai / vyakti kA vyaktitva samAjIkaraNa meM hI vikasita hotA hai / Aja ke yuga meM samAjavAda kI bar3I carcA hai / kucha loga samAjavAda ke nAma se bhaya-bhIta rahate haiM / ve yaha socate haiM, ki yadi samAjavAda A gayA, taba hamArA vinAza ho jAegA / vinAza kA artha hai, unakI sampatti kA unake hAthoM se nikala jAnA / kyoMki samAjavAda meM sampatti aura sattA vyakti kI na rahakara samAja kI ho jAtI hai / yaha saba kucha hone para bhI kitane Azcarya kI bAta hai, ki Aja saMsAra meM sarvatra kahIM kama to kahIM adhika samAjavAda kA prasAra aura pracAra bar3ha rahA hai / isa vartamAna yuga meM samAjavAda, lokataMtravAda aura sAmyavAda kA hI prabhutva hotA jA rahA hai / samAjavAda ke viSaya meM paraspara virodhI itanI vibhinna dhAraNAe~ haiM, ki samAjavAda kA eka nizcita svarUpa batalA sakanA sambhava nahIM hai / kyoMki samAjavAdI varga vibhinna daloM meM vibhakta hai / kauna samAjavAdI hai aura kauna nahIM yaha kahanA kaThina hai / mere vicAra meM samAjavAda eka siddhAnta hai aura vaha eka rAjanaitika Andolana ke rUpa meM prakaTa huA hai, kintu yathArtha meM vaha rAjanIti kA hI siddhAnta nahIM hai, balki usakA apanA eka Arthika siddhAnta bhI hai / samAjavAda ke rAjanItika aura Arthika siddhAnta isa prakAra mile hue haiM, ki ve eka dUsare se pRthaka nahIM ho sakate / samAjavAda kyA hai ? isake sambandha meM pAzcAtya jagata ke mahAn vidvAn joDa ne kahA hai "Socialism is like a hat that has lost its shape because every body wears it.'' "samAjavAda usa TopI ke samAna hai, jisakA AkAra samApta ho gayA hai, kyoMki sabhI loga use pahanate haiM / " samAjavAda ke sambandha meM bhArata ke mahAn cintaka AcArya narendradeva ne kahA hai-"zoSaNa-mukta samAja kI 234 Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti kA samAjIkaraNa racanA karake vartamAna samAja kI pracalita dAsatA, viSamatA aura asahiSNutA ko sadA ke lie dUra karake samAjavAda svatantratA, samatA aura bhrAtRtva kI vAstavika sthApanA karanA cAhatA hai / " parantu yAda rakhie, samAjavAda vahIM para pallavita aura vikasita ho sakatA hai, jahA~ ke vyakti meM sAmUhika evaM sAmAjika bhAvanA kA udaya ho cukA ho / eka vidvAna ne kahA hai -- "samAjavAda do hI sthAnoM para kAma karatA hai-- eka madhumakkhiyoM ke chatte meM aura dUsare cIMTiyoM ke bila meM / " isakA abhiprAya kevala itanA hI hai, ki madhumakkhI aura cIMTI meM vyApaka rUpa meM sAmAjika bhAvanA kA udaya huA hai / vartamAna yuga ke tatva-darzI kArlamArksa ne apane eka grantha meM kahA hai - "samAjavAda manuSya ko vivazatA ke kSetra se haTA kara use svAdhInatA ke rAjya meM le jAnA cAhatA hai / " samAjavAda ke sambandha meM isa prakAra ke vibhinna vicAra haiM / phira bhI hameM yaha socanA hai, ki samAjavAda samAja ko aisI kyA vastu pradAna karatA hai, jisake kAraNa vaha Aja ke yuga meM pratyeka rASTra ke lie athavA dharatI ke adhikAMza rASTroM ke lie Avazyaka banatA jA rahA hai / samAjavAda kyA hai ? isa prazna ke uttara meM kahA jAtA hai, ki samAjavAda eka Adarza hai, samAjavAda eka dRSTikoNa hai aura samAjavAda jIvana kI eka praNAlI hai / Aja ke yuga meM aura vizeSataH rAjanIti meM vaha eka vizvAsa hai, aura hai, eka jIvita jana-Andolana / samAjavAda kA rAjanItika rUpa, jaisA ki usake puraskarttAoM ne pratipAdita kiyA hai, yadi usI rUpa meM vaha samAja meM sthApita kiyA jAtA hai, to vaha samAja ke lie eka sundara varadAna hI hai, bhISaNa abhizApa nahIM hai / samAjavAda kyA cAhatA hai ? isa prazna ke uttara meM kahA jAtA hai, ki samAjavAda, samAja kI bhUmi aura samAja kI pU~jI kA sama vitaraNa cAhatA hai / vaha samAja kI bhUmi aura samAja kI sampatti para samAja kA hI Adhipatya cAhatA hai / samAjavAda kA dhyeya hai-- eka varga hIna samAja kI sthApanA / vaha vartamAna samAja kA saMghaTana isa prakAra karanA cAhatA hai, ki vartamAna meM paraspara virodhI svArthoM vAle zoSaka aura zoSita tathA pIr3aka aura pIr3ita vargoM kA anta ho jAe / samAja, sahayoga aura sahaastitva ke AdhAra para aghaTita vyaktiyoM kA eka aisA samUha bana jAe, jisameM eka sadasya kI unnati kA artha svabhAvataH dUsare sadasya kI unnati ho, aura saba milakara sAmUhika rUpa se paraspara unnati karate hue jIvana vyatIta kara sakeM / samAjavAda meM vyakti kI apekSA samaSTi kI pradhAnatA hotI hai / 235 Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti isameM sarva prakAra ke zoSaNa kA anta ho jAtA hai aura samAja kI pU~jI, samAja ke kisI bhI varga vizeSa ke hAthoM meM na raha kara sampUrNa samAja kI ho jAtI hai / sabakA samAna udaya hI samAjavAda hai / maiM Apase samAjavAda ke sambandha meM kucha kaha rahA thA / isakA artha Apa yaha mata samajhie, ki maiM kisI rAjanItika siddhAnta kA pratipAdana Apake sAmane kara rahA hU~ / Aja kA yuga rAjanIti kA yuga hai, ataH pratyeka siddhAnta ko rAjanItika dRSTi se socane aura samajhane kA manuSya kA dRSTikoNa bana gayA hai / isakA artha yaha bhI nahIM hai, ki Aja ke isa yuga se pUrva samAjavAda kA astitva nahIM thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura buddha ke yuga ke kucha rAjya gaNatantrI the / gaNatantra bhI samAjavAda kA hI eka prAcInatara rUpa hai / Aja ke yuga meM gA~dhI ne sarvodaya kI sthApanA kI aura AcArya vinobA ne, usakI vizada vyAkhyA kI / parantu isakA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki sarvodaya pahale kabhI nahIM thA / gA~dhI se bahuta pUrva jaina-saMskRti ke mahAna unnAyaka AcArya samantabhadra ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke tIrtha evaM saMgha ke lie sarvodaya kA prayoga kiyA thA / AcArya ke kathana kA abhiprAya yahI thA, ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke tIrtha meM aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana meM aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMgha meM sabakA udaya hai, sabakA kalyANa hai, aura sabakA vikAsa hai / kisI eka varga kA, kisI eka sampradAya kA athavA kisI eka jAti-vizeSa kA hI udaya saccA sarvodaya nahIM ho sakatA / jisameM sarva-bhUtahita ho, vahI saccA sarvodaya hai / mere apane vicAra meM jahA~ ahiMsA aura anekAnta hai, vahIM saccA samAjavAda hai, vahIM saccA gaNatantravAda hai aura vahIM saccA sarvodayavAda hai / Aja kA samAjavAda bhale hI Arthika AdhAra para khar3A ho, para mere vicAra meM kevala artha se hI mAnava jIvana kI samasyAoM kA hala nahIM ho sakatA / usake lie dharma aura adhyAtma kI bhI AvazyakatA rahatI hai / kevala roTI kA prazna hI mukhya nahIM hai / roTI ke prazna se bhI eka bar3A prazna hai, ki manuSya apane ko pahacAne aura apanI sImA ko samajhe / yadi manuSya apane ko nahIM pahacAnatA aura apanI sImA ko nahIM samajhatA, to usake lie samAjIkaraNa, samAjavAda aura sarvodayavAda--sabhI kucha nirarthaka aura vyartha hogA / samAja kI pratiSThA tabhI raha sakegI, jaba vyakti apanI sImA ko samajha legA / 236 Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRti kI sImA saMskRti aura saMskAra eka hI dhAtu se niSpanna zabda haiM / saMskRti kA artha hai-- saMskAra aura saMskAra kA artha hai - saMskRti / saMskRti zabda kI eka vyAkhyA aura eka paribhASA nahIM kI jA sakatI / saMskRti usa sundara saritA ke samAna hai, jo apane svacchanda bhAva se nirantara pravAhita hotI rahatI hai / yadi saritA ke pravAha ko bA~dha diyA jAe, to phira saritA, saritA na raha jAegI isI prakAra saMskRti ko, aura usa saMskRti ko, jo jana - mana ke jIvana meM ghula-mila cukI hai, zabdoM kI sImA meM bA~dhanA, rASTra kI paridhi meM bA~dhanA aura samAja ke bandhanoM meM bA~dhanA kathamapi ucati nahIM kahA jA sakatA / saMskRti kI saritA ko kisI bhI prakAra kI sImA meM sImita karanA, mAnava mana kI eka bar3I bhUla hai / saMskRti ke sambandha meM pAzcAtya vicAraka maithyU ArnalDa ne kahA hai-- "Culture is to know the best that has been said and thought in the world." vizva ke sarvocca kathanoM aura vicAroM kA jJAna hI saccI saMskRti hai / mahAna vicAraka vobI ke kathanAnusAra saMskRti do prakAra kI hotI hai-- parimita saMskRti aura aparimita saMskRti / vobI kA kathana hai -- "Partial Culture runs to the arnote, extreme culture to simplicity. * parimita saMskRti zrRMgAra evaM vilAsitA kI ora prabhAvita hotI hai, jaba ki aparimita saMskRti saralatA evaM saMyama kI ora pravAhita hotI hai / yahA~ para saMskRti ke sandarbha meM eka bAta aura vicAraNIya hai / aura vaha yaha hai, ki kyA saMskRti aura sabhyatA donoM eka haiM, athavA bhinna-bhinna haiM ? isa sambandha meM zrI prakAzajI ne bahuta sundara kahA hai--"While civilization is the body, culture is the soul, while civilization is the result of knowledge and great painful researches in divers field, culture is the result of wisdom. - " sabhyatA zarIra hai, aura saMskRti AtmA, sabhyatA jAnakArI aura vibhinna kSetroM kI mahAna evaM virATa khoja kA pariNAma hai, jaba ki saMskRti vizuddha jJAna kA pariNAma hai / " isake atirikta jise hama saccI saMskRti kahate haiM, usakA eka AdhyAtmika pahalU bhI hai / isake sambandha meM mahAna vicAraka mArDana ne kahA hai -- Serenity of Spirit, poise of 237 118 " _ Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti mind, is one of the last lesson of culture and comes from a perfect trust in the all controlling force of univers."-- svabhAva kI gambhIratA, mana kI samatA, saMskRti ke antima pRSThoM meM se eka hai aura yaha samasta vizva ko vaza meM karane vAlI zakti meM pUrNa vizvAsa se utpanna hotI hai / " isa kathana kA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki AtmA kI ajaratA aura amaratA meM aTala vizvAsa honA hI, vAstavika saMskRti hai / saMskRti ke sambandha meM bhArata ke mahAna cintaka sAneguru kA kathana hai, ki "jo saMskRti mahAna hotI hai, vaha dUsaroM kI saMskRti ko bhaya nahIM detI, balki use sAtha lekara pavitratA detI hai / gaMgA kI garimA isI meM hai, ki vaha dUsare pravAhoM ko apane meM milA letI hai, aura isI kAraNa vaha pavitra, svaccha evaM AdaraNIya kahI jA sakatI hai / loka meM vahI saMskRti Adara ke yogya hai, jo vibhinna dhArAoM ko sAtha meM lekara agrasara hotI rahatI hai / " - maiM Apase saMskRti ke viSaya meM kucha kaha rahA thA / Aja saMsAra meM sarvatra saMskRti kI carcA hai / sabhA meM, sammelana meM aura utsava meM sarvatra hI Aja saMskRti kA bolavAlA hai / sAmAnya zikSita vyakti se lekara, viziSTa vidvAn taka Aja saMskRti para bolate aura likhate haiM, parantu saMskRti kI paribhASA evaM vyAkhyA Aja taka bhI sthira nahIM ho sakI hai / saMskRti kyA hai ? vidvAnoM ne vibhinna paddhatiyoM se isa para vicAra kiyA hai / Aja bhI vicAra cala hI rahA hai / saMskRti kI sAretA ke pravAha ko zabdoM kI sImA-rekhA meM bA~dhane kA prayatna to bahuta kiyA gayA hai, para usameM saphalatA nahIM mila sakI hai| bhArata ke prAcIna sAhitya meM dharma, darzana aura kalA kI carcA to bahuta hai, para saMskRti kI nahIM / isake viparIta Aja ke jana-jIvana meM aura Aja ke sAhitya meM sarvatra saMskRti hI mukhara ho rahI hai / usane apane Apa meM dharma, darzana aura kalA, tInoM ko sameTa liyA hai / maiM pUchatA hU~, Apase ki saMskRti meM kyA nahIM hai ? usameM AcAra kI pavitratA hai, vicAra kI gambhIratA hai aura kalA kI priyatA evaM sundaratA hai / apanI isI artha-vyApakatA ke AdhAra para saMskRti ne dharma, darzana aura kalA-tInoM ko AtmasAta kara liyA hai / jahA~ saMskRti hai, vahA~ dharma hogA hI / jahA~ saMskRti hai, vahA~ darzana hogA hI / jahA~ saMskRti hai, vahA~ kalA hogI hI / bhArata ke adhyAtma sAhitya meM saMskRti se bar3hakara anya koI zabda vyApaka, vizAla aura bahu artha kA - 238 Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRti kI sImA abhivyaMjaka nahIM hai / kucha vidvAn saMskRti ke paryAyavAcI rUpa meM saMskAra, pariSkAra aura sudhAra zabda kA prayoga karate haiM, parantu yaha ucita nahIM hai / vastutaH saMskRti kI uccatA, saMskRti kI gambhIratA aura saMskRti kI pavitratA ko dhAraNa karane kA sAmarthya ina tInoM zabdoM meM se kisI meM bhI nahIM hai / adhika se adhika khIMcAtAnI karake saMskAra, pariSkAra evaM sudhAra zabda se AcAra kA grahaNa to kadAcit kiyA bhI jA sake, parantu vicAra aura kalA kI abhivyakti ina zabdoM se kathamapi nahIM ho sakatI / saMskRti zabda se dharma, darzana aura kalA-tInoM kI abhivyakti kI jA sakatI hai / __ saMskRti eka bahatI dhArA hai / jisa prakAra saritA kA prANatatva hai, usakA pravAha, ThIka usI prakAra saMskRti kA prANatatva bhI usakA satata pravAha hai / saMskRti kA artha hai--nirantara vikAsa kI ora bar3hanA / saMskRti vicAra, Adarza aura bhAvanA tathA saMskAra-pravAha kA vaha saMgaThita evaM susthira saMsthAna hai, jo mAnava ko apane pUrvajoM se sahaja hI adhigata ho jAtA hai / vyApaka artha meM saMskRti ko bhautika aura AdhyAtmika-ina do bhAgoM meM bA~TA jA sakatA hai / bhautika saMskRti ko sabhyatA bhI kahate haiM / isameM bhavana, vasana, vAhana evaM yantra Adi vaha samasta bhautika sAmagrI A jAtI hai, jisakA samAja ne apane zrama se nirmANa kiyA hai / kalA kA sambandha isI bhautika saMskRti se hai / AdhyAtmika saMskRti meM AcAra, vicAra aura vijJAna kA samAveza kiyA jAtA hai / saMskRti kA artha saMskAra bhI kiyA jAtA hai / saMskAra ke do prakAra haiM--eka vaiyaktika, jisameM manuSya apane guNa se evaM apanI ziSTatA se camakatA hai / dUsarA sAmUhika, jo samAja meM samAja-virodhI dUSita AcAra kA pratikAra karatA hai / samAna AcAra, samAna vicAra, samAna vizvAsa, samAna bhASA aura samAna patha--saMskRti ko ekatA pradAna karate haiM / saMskRti mAnava ke bhUta, vartamAna aura bhAvI-jIvana kA sarvAGgINa citraNa hai / jIvana jIne kI kalA athavA paddhati ko saMskRti kahate haiM / saMskRti AkAza meM nahIM, isI dharatI para rahatI hai / vaha kalpanA mAtra nahIM hai, jIvana kA Thosa satya hai evaM jIvana kA prANabhUta tatva hai / mAnavIya jIvana ke nAnAvidha rUpoM kA samudAya hI saMskRti hai / saMskRti meM vikAsa aura parivartana sadA hotA AyA hai / jitanA bhI jIvana kA 'satyaM, zivaM, sundaram' hai, usakA sarjana manuSya ke mana, prANa aura deha ke prabala evaM dIrghakAlika prayatnoM ke phalasvarUpa huA hai / manuSya-jIvana kabhI jAma nahIM 236 Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti hotA, pIr3hI dara pIr3hI Age bar3hatA hai / dharma, darzana, sAhitya aura kalA - saba manuSya jIvana ke vikAsa ke suphala haiM / isa dRSTi se saMskRti mAnavI jIvana ke prayatna kI upalabdhi hai / saMskRti meM jaba niSThA pakkI hotI hai, taba mana kI paridhi bhI vistRta ho jAtI hai, udAratA kA bhaNDAra bhI bhara jAtA hai / ataH saMskRti jIvana ke lie paramAvazyaka hai / saMskRti, rAjanIti aura arthazAstra donoM ko apane meM pacAkara vistRta evaM virATa manastatva ko janma detI hai / isI ko bhAratIya saMskRti meM artha aura kAma kA sundara samanvaya kahA gayA hai / saMskRti jIvana-vRkSa kA samvarddhana karane vAlA rasa hai / rAjanIti aura arthazAstra kevala patha kI sAdhanA hai / saMskRti usa patha kA sAdhya hai / vyakti, samAja aura rASTra kA samvarddhana binA saMskRti ke nahIM ho sakatA / saMskRti manuSya kI vividha sAdhanAoM kI sarvazreSTha evaM sarvajyeSTha pariNati kahI jA sakatI hai / saMskRti mAnava jIvana kA eka avirodhI tatva hai / vaha samasta virodhoM meM sAmaMjasya sthApita karatI hai / nAnA prakAra kI dharma - sAdhanA, kalAtmaka prayatna, yoga - mUlaka anubhUti aura apanI tarka - mUlaka kalpanA zakti se manuSya usa mahAn satya ke vyApaka tathA paripUrNa svarUpa ko adhigata karatA jA rahA hai, jise Aja hama saMskRti kahate haiM / maiM phira kahU~gA, ki saMskRti kI sarva sammata paribhASA abhI taka nahIM bana sakI hai / pratyeka vyakti apanI ruci aura vicAra ke anusAra isakA artha kara letA hai / saMskRti kA artha hai-- manuSya kI jaya-yAtrA manuSya apanI sAdhanA ke bala para vikRti se saMskRti aura saMskRti se prakRti kI ora nirantara gatizIla rahatA hai / jIvana meM vikRti hai, isIlie saMskRti kI AvazyakatA hai / parantu saMskRti ko pAkara hI manuSya kI jaya - yAtrA parisamApta nahIM ho jAtI / use Age bar3hakara prakRti ko, apane svabhAva ko prApta karanA hogA / yahA~ saMskRti kA artha hai - Atma-zodhana / saMskRti ke ye vividha rUpa aura nAnA artha Aja ke sAhitya meM upalabdha hote haiM / saMskRti eka vizAla mahAsAgara hai / - 240 bhAratIya saMskRti kI vizeSatA usake AcAra- pUta svatantra cintana meM, satya kI zodha aura udAra vyavahAra meM rahI hai / yuddha jaise dAruNa avasara para bhI yahA~ ke cintakoM ne zAnti kI sIkha dI hai / vaira ke badale prema, krUratA ke badale mRdutA aura hiMsA ke badale ahiMsA dI hai / bhAratIya saMskRti kI antarAtmA hai-- virodha meM bhI vinoda, vividhatA meM bhI - Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRti kI sImA samanvaya - buddhi tathA eka sAmaJjasya dRSTikoNa / bhAratIya saMskRti hRdaya aura buddhi kI pUjA karane vAlI udAra pUrNa bhAvanA aura vimala parijJAna ke yoga se jIvana meM sarasatA aura madhuratA barasAne vAlI hai / yaha saMskRti jJAna kA karma ke sAtha aura karma kA jJAna ke sAtha mela baiThAkara saMsAra meM madhuratA kA pracAra tathA sarasatA kA prasAra karane vAlI hai / bhAratIya saMskRti kA artha hai - vizvAsa, vicAra aura AcAra kI jItI jAgatI mahimA / bhArata kI saMskRti kA artha hai - sneha, sahAnubhUti, sahayoga, sahakAra aura saha-astitva / isa saMskRti kA saMlakSya hai sAnta se ananta kI ora jAnA, andhakAra se prakAza kI ora jAnA, bheda se abheda kI ora jAnA tathA kIcar3a se kamala kI ora jAnA / asundara se sundara kI ora jAnA aura virodha se viveka kI ora jAnA / bhArata kI saMskRti kA artha hai-- rAma kI pavitra maryAdA, kRSNa kA tejasvI karma - yoga, mahAvIra kI sarvabhUta- hitakArI ahiMsA, tyAga evaM virodhoM kI samanvaya - bhUmi anekAnta, buddha kI madhura karuNA evaM viveka - yukta vairAgya aura gA~dhI kI dharmAnuprANita rAjanIti evaM satya kA prayoga / ataH bhAratIya saMskRti ke sUtradhAra haiM - rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha aura gA~dhI / yaha bhAratIya saMskRti kI sampUrNatA hai / 1 bhArata kI saMskRti kA mUla srota hai - "dayatAM dIyatAM, damyatAm' isa eka hI sUtra meM samagra bhArata kI saMskRti kA sAra A gayA hai / jahA~ dayA, dAna aura damana hai, vahIM para bhArata kI saMskRti kI mUla AtmA hai / yaha saMskRti, bhArata ke jana-jana kI aura bhArata ke mana-mana kI saMskRti hai / bhArata kI saMskRti kA mUla AdhAra hai-- dayA, dAna aura damana / prANa-prANa ke prati dayA karo, mukta bhAva se dAna karo, aura apane mana ke vikalpoM kA damana karo / bhArata ke jana-jana ke mana- mana meM dayA, dAna evaM damana ramA hai, evaM pacA hai / vedoM ne isI ko gAyA, piTakoM ne isI ko dhyAyA aura AgamoM ne isI ko jana-jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM ramAyA / krUratA se manuSyatA ko sukha nahIM milA, taba dayA jAgI / saMgraha meM manuSya ko zAnti nahIM milI taba dAna AyA / bhoga meM manuSya ko caina nahIM milA, taba damana AyA / vikRta jIvana ko saMskRta banAne ke lie bhAratIya saMskRti ke bhaNDAra meM dayA, dAna aura damana se bar3hakara, anya dharohara nahIM hai, anya sampatti nahIM haiM / apane mUla rUpa meM bhArata kI saMskRti eka hokara bhI dhArA rUpa meM vaha aneka hai / veda-mArga se 241 Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti bahane vAlI dhArA vaidika saMskRti hai / piTaka mArga se bahane vAlI dhArA bauddha saMskRti hai / Agama mArga se bahane vAlI dhArA jaina saMskRti hai / bhArata kI saMskRti mUla meM eka hokara bhI veda, jina aura buddha rUpa meM vaha tri-dhArAoM meM pravAhita hai / veda dAna kA, buddha dayA kA aura jina damana kA pratIka hai / apane manovikAroM ko damita karane vAlA vijetA hI jina hotA hai aura jina deva kI saMskRti hI vastutaH vijetA kI saMskRti ___maiM Apase bhAratIya saMskRti ke svarUpa aura usakI sImA ke sambandha meM vicAra kara rahA thA / bhAratIya saMskRti ke sampUrNa svarUpa ko samajhane ke lie aura usakI sampUrNa sImA kA aMkana karane ke lie, use do bhAgoM meM vibhakta karanA hogA- brAhmaNa kI saMskRti aura zramaNa kI saMskRti / brAhmaNa aura zramaNa ne yuga-yuga se bhAratIya saMskRti kA pratinidhitva kiyA hai aura kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM vaha Aja bhI karatA hai / brAhmaNa vistAra kA pratIka hai aura zramaNa zama, zrama aura sama kA pratIka mAnA jAtA hai / jo apanA vistAra karatA hai, vaha brAhmaNa hai aura jo zAnti, tapasyA tathA samatvayoga kA sAdhaka hai, vaha zramaNa hai / zrama aura sAdhanA donoM kA eka hI artha hai / pratyeka sAdhanA zrama hai aura pratyeka zrama sAdhanA hai yadi usameM mana kA pavitra rasa u~Dela diyA gayA ho to / brAhmaNa-saMskRti vistAravAdI saMskRti hai, vaha sarvatra phaila jAnA cAhatI hai, jaba ki zramaNa-saMskRti apane ko sImita karatI hai evaM saMyamita karatI hai / jahA~ vistAra hai, vahA~ bhoga hai / jahA~ sImA hai, vahA~ tyAga hai / isakA artha yaha hai ki brAhmaNa-saMskRti bhoga para AdhArita hai aura zramaNa-saMskRti tyAga para / mere vicAra meM bhAratIya samAja ko yathocita bhoga aura yathocita tyAga donoM kI AvazyakatA hai / kyoMki zarIra ke lie bhoga kI AvazyakatA hai aura AtmA ke lie tyAga kI / bhoga aura yoga kA yathArtha vikAsa-mUlaka saMtulana evaM sAmaJjasya hI bhAratIya saMskRti kA mUla rUpa hai / bhArata ke brAhmaNa ne U~ce svara meM zarIra kI AvazyakatAoM para adhika bala diyA, to bhArata ke zramaNa ne AtmA kI AvazyakatAoM para adhika bala diyA / mere kahane kA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki brAhmaNa-saMskRti pravRttivAdI hai aura zramaNa-saMskRti nivRttivAdI hai / pravRtti aura nivRtti mAnavI jIvana ke do samAna pakSa haiM / jaba taka sAdhaka, sAdhaka-avasthA meM hai, taba taka use zubha pravRtti kI AvazyakatA 242 Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRti kI sImA rahatI hai aura jaba sAdhaka apanI sAdhanA ke dvArA sAdhyatA kI carama koTi ko chU letA hai, taba usake jIvana meM nivRtti svataH hI A jAtI hai / azubha se zubha aura antataH zubha se zuddha para pahu~canA hI saMskRti kA carama paripAka hai / mere vicAra meM bhAratIya samAja ko svasthatA pradAna karane ke lie brAhmaNa aura zramaNa donoM kI AvazyakatA rahI hai aura antataH bhaviSya meM bhI donoM kI AvazyakatA rahegI / AvazyakatA hai, kevala donoM ke dRSTikoNa meM santulana sthApita karane kI aura samanvaya sAdhane kI / vastutaH yahI bhAratIya saMskRti hai / saMskRti kyA hai ? isa sambandha meM bhale hI eka nizcayAtmaka vyAkhyA aura paribhASA na dI jA sake, para yaha satya hai, ki saMskRti mAnava-jIvana kA eka aisA anivArya tatva hai, jisake abhAva meM mAnava-jIvana meM kisI prakAra kI pragati nahIM ho sakatI / saMskRti kI eka nizcayAtmaka paribhASA sthira na hone para bhI samaya-samaya para aneka vidvAnoM ne saMskRti kI paribhASA dene kA prayatna avazya kiyA hai / eka vidvAna kA kathana hai, ki "saMsAra bhara meM jo bhI sarvottama bAteM jAnI gaI haiM athavA kahI gaI haiM, unase apane Apako paricita karanA hI saMskRti hai / " eka dUsarI paribhASA meM yaha kahA gayA hai, ki. "saMskRti zArIrika athavA mAnasika zaktiyoM kA prazikSaNa , dRr3hIkaraNa, prakaTIkaraNa athavA vikAsa karanA hai / yaha mana, AcAra evaM ruci kI pariSkRti evaM vizuddhi hai / " saMskRti ke sambandha meM ina paribhASAoM meM jo kucha kahA gayA hai, usa sabakA sAra yahI hai, ki zArIrika mAnasika aura bauddhika sabhI prakAra ke vikAsa evaM pariSkAra ko saMskRti kahA jA sakatA hai / Aja ke kucha loga hindU saMskRti, muslima saMskRti aura IsAI saMskRti kI bAta karate haiM / mere vicAra meM yaha saba saMskRti ho sakatI haiM, kintu yaha saba kucha saMskRti kA sampUrNa aMga nahIM mAnA jAtA jA sakatA / bhArata ke jana-jIvana kI saMskRti kA rUpa sAmAjika evaM sAmUhika rahA hai aura usakA vikAsa bhI dhIre-dhIre huA hai / itihAsa ke kucha vidvAna yaha bhI dAvA karate haiM, ki bhAratIya saMskRti kA prArambha AryoM ke Agamana ke sAtha huA thA / kintu yaha vicAra samIcIna nahIM kahA jA sakatA / kyoMki jinhoMne 'har3appA' aura 'mohanajodar3o' kI sabhyatA aura saMskRti kA adhyayana kiyA hai, ve isa tathya ko svIkAra karate haiM, ki tathAkathita evaM tathApracArita AryoM ke Agamana se pUrva bhI bhAratIya sabhyatA aura saMskRti bahuta U~cI uTha cukI thI / 243 Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti % 3D hA~, isa tathya se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, ki AryoM ke yahA~ Ane ke bAda aura unake yahA~ sthApita ho jAne ke bAda AryoM aura dravir3oM ke milana, mizraNa aura samanvaya se jisa samaveta-saMskRti kA janma huA thA, vastutaH vahI bhArata kI prAcInatara saMskRti aura kucha artha meM mUla-saMskRti bhI kahI jA sakatI hai / yAda rakhie, hamArI rASTrIya saMskRti ne dhIre-dhIre bar3hakara apanA vartamAna AkAra grahaNa kiyA hai, jisameM bhArata ke mUla nivAsI dravir3oM, AryoM, zaka evaM hUNoM tathA musalamAna aura IsAiyoM kA dhIre-dhIre yoga-dAna milatA rahA / yaha bAta to satya hai, ki bhArata kI prAcIna saMskRti meM samanvaya karane kI tathA naye upakaraNoM ko pacAkara AtmasAt karane kI adbhuta yogyatA thI / jaba taka isakA yaha guNa zeSa rahA, taba taka yaha saMskRti jIvita aura gatizIla rahI, lekina bAda meM isakI gatizIlatA, sthiratA meM pariNata ho gaI / sthiratA bhI burI nahIM thI / para, vaha Age calakara rUr3hivAditA meM pariNata ho gaI / kAphI lambe itihAsa ke andara, bhUgola ne bhArata ko jo rUpa diyA, usase vaha eka aisA vizAla deza bana gayA, jisake daravAje bAhara kI ora se banda the / kyoMki mahAsAgara aura mahAzaila himAlaya se ghirA hone ke kAraNa bAhara se kisI kA isa deza meM AnA AsAna nahIM thA / phira bhI jo kucha loga sAhasa karake yahA~ para Ae, ve yahIM ke hokara raha gae / udAharaNa ke lie sIthiyana aura hUNa loga, tathA unake bAda bhArata meM Ane vAlI kucha anya jAtiyoM ke loga. yahA~ Akara rAjapUta jAti kI zAkhAoM meM ghula mila gae aura yaha dAvA karane lage, ki hama bhI prAcIna bhArata kI santAna haiM / bhArata kI saMskRti, jana-jana kI saMskRti rahI hai aura isIlie vaha sadA se udAra aura sahiSNu rahI hai / yahA~ para sabakA samAdara hotA rahA hai / jise hama bhAratIya saMskRti kahate haiM, vaha Adi se anta taka na to AryoM kI racanA hai aura na kevala dravir3oM kA prayatna hI hai / balki usake bhItara aneka jAtiyoM kA aMza-dAna hai / yaha saMskRti rasAyana kI prakriyA se taiyAra huI hai aura usake andara aneka auSadhiyoM kA rasa samAhita hai / bhArata meM samanvaya kI prakriyA cIMTiyoM kI prakriyA nahIM, jo anAja ke kaNoM ko eka sthAna para ekatrita kara detI hai / isa prakAra kA samanvaya vAstavika samanvaya nahIM kahA jA sakatA / kyoMki aneka anAjoM ke anaginata dAne eka bartana meM ekatrita kie jAne para bhI alaga-alaga gine 244 Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRti kI sImA - aura pahacAne jA sakate haiM / cIMTiyA~ anAja ke kaNoM ko ekatrita to kara detI haiM, kintu unakA eka dUsare meM vilaya nahIM kara pAtIM / bhAratIya saMskRti madhu-makkhiyoM kI prakriyA rahI hai / madhumakkhiyA~ aneka vargoM ke phUloM se vibhinna prakAra kA rasa ekatrita karake madhu ke rUpa meM use eka aisA svarUpa detI haiM, ki koI bhI eka phUla vahA~ sabase Upara nahIM bolatA / bhAratIya saMskRti, aneka saMskRtiyoM ke yoga se banA huA vaha madhu hai, jisameM vibhinna vargoM ke puSpoM kA yogadAna rahA hai, kintu phira bhI sabakA samAnIkaraNa ho cukA hai / ___ bhArata kI yaha sAMskRtika ekatA, mukhyataH do kAraNoM para AdhArita hai- pahalA kAraNa to bhArata kA bhUgola hai, jisane uttara aura pUrva kI ora pahAr3oM se tathA dakSiNa aura pazcima kI ora samudroM se ghera kara bhArata ko svatantra bhU-bhAga kA rUpa de diyA hai / dUsarA kAraNa. isa ekatA kA eka pramukha kAraNa hindU dharma bhI hai, jo kisI bhI vizvAsa ke lie durAgraha nahIM karatA, jo sahiSNutA, svAdhIna cintana evaM vaiyaktika svatantratA kA saMsAra meM sabase bar3A samarthaka rahA hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhArata ke vizAla maidAnoM meM sabhI prakAra ke dharmoM ko panapane kA samAna avasara milA hai / yahA~ para kaTTara IzvaravAdI dharma bhI panapA hai aura yahA~ para parama nAstika cArvAka jaisA darzana bhI pallavita huA hai / bhArata meM sAkAra kI upAsanA karane vAle bhI rahe haiM aura nirAkAra kI upAsanA karane vAle bhI rahe haiM / dharma ke vikAsa ke lie aura apane-apane vicAra kA pracAra karane ke lie, bhArata meM kabhI kisI prakAra kA pratibandha nahIM rahA hai / yahA~ para sAdhaka evaM upAsaka ko itanI svatantratA rahI hai, ki vaha apane Adarza ke anusAra kisI bhI eka devatA ko mAne, athavA aneka devatAoM ko mAne / bhArata meM veda kA samarthana karane vAle bhI hue aura veda kA ghora virodha karane vAle bhI hue haiM / bhArata kI dharatI para mandira, masjida aura carca tInoM kA sundara samanvaya huA hai / mere vicAra meM isa ekatA aura samanvaya kA kAraNa bhAratIya dRSTikoNa kI udAratA evaM sahiSNutA hI hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki bhAratIya saMskRti eka aisI saMskRti hai,jisameM adhika se adhika saMskRtiyoM kA raMga milA huA hai aura jo adhika se adhika vibhinna jAtiyoM kI mAnasika evaM AdhyAtmika ekatA kA pratinidhitva kara sakatI hai / baDe kheda kI bAta hai. ki Aja kA. navIna bhArata, Aja ke navIna - 245 Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti vizva ko kucha bhI dene ke yogya nahIM rahA / Aja ke navIna vizva ko yadi bhArata se kucha pAnA hai, to vaha prAcIna bhArata se hI prApta kara sakatA hai / prAcIna bhArata ke upaniSad, Agama aura tripiTaka Aja bhI isa rAha bhUlI duniyA ko bahuta kucha prakAza de sakate haiM / Aja ke vizva kI pIr3AoM kA AdhyAtmika nidAna yaha hai, ki abhinava manuSya atibhogI ho gayA hai / vaha apanI roTI dUsaroM ke sAtha bA~Ta kara nahIM khAnA cAhatA / use hara hAlata meM pUrI roTI cAhie, bhale hI use bhUkha AdhI roTI kI hI kyoM na ho / merA apanA vicAra yaha hai, ki bhAratIya saMskRti meM jo rUr3hivAditA A gaI hai, yadi usa rUr3hivAda ko dUra kiyA jA sake, to bhArata ke pAsa Aja bhI dUsaroM ko dene ke lie bahuta kucha zeSa bacA raha sakatA hai / vizva kI bhAvI ekatA kI bhUmikA, bhArata kI sAmAsika saMskRti hI ho sakatI hai / jisa prakAra bhArata ne kisI bhI dharma kA dalana kie binA, apane yahA~ dhArmika ekatA sthApita kI, jisa prakAra bhArata ne kisI bhI jAti kI vizeSatA naSTa kie binA, sabhI jAtiyoM ko eka saMskRti ke sUtra meM Abaddha kiyA, usI prakAra bhAratIya saMskRti ke udAra vicAra itane virATa evaM vizAla rahe haiM, ki usameM saMsAra ke sabhI vicAroM kA samAhita ho jAnA asambhava nahIM hai / RSabhadeva se lekara rAma taka aura rAma se lekara vartamAna meM gA~dhI-yuga taka bhAratIya saMskRti satata gatizIla rahI hai / yaha ThIka hai, ki bIca-bIca meM usameM kahIM rukAvaTa bhI avazya pratIta hotI hai, kintu vaha rukAvaTa usake gantavya patha ko badala nahIM sakI / rukAvaTa A jAnA eka alaga cIja hai aura patha ko chor3a kara bhaTaka jAnA eka alaga cIja hai / hajAroM aura lAkhoM varSoM kI isa bhAratIya prAcIna saMskRti meM vaha kauna tatva hai, jo ise anuprANita aura anuprerita karatA rahA hai ? yaha eka vikaTa prazna hai aura yaha eka pecIdA savAla hai / mere vicAra meM, koI aisA tatva avazya honA cAhie, jo yuga-yuga meM vibhinna dhArAoM ko mor3a dekara usakI eka vizAla aura virATa dhArA banAtA rahA ho / pratyeka saMskRti kA aura pratyeka sabhyatA kA apanA eka prANa-tatva hotA hai, jisake AdhAra para vaha saMskRti aura sabhyatA tana kara khar3I rahatI hai aura saMsAra 246 Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRti kI sImA ke vinAzaka tatvoM ko cunautI detI rahatI hai / roma aura mizra kI saMskRti dhUlisAt ho cukI haiM, jaba ki ve saMskRtiyA~ bhI utanI hI prAcIna thIM, jitanI ki bhArata kI saMskRti prAcIna thI / bhArata kI saMskRti kA mUla tatva athavA prANatatva haiM, ahiMsA aura anekAnta, samatA aura samanvaya / vastutaH vibhinna saMskRtiyoM ke bIca sAtvika samanvaya kA kAma ahiMsA aura anekAnta ke binA nahIM cala sakatA / talavAra ke bala para hama manuSya ko vinaSTa kara sakate haiM, para use jIta nahIM sakate / asala meM manuSya ko jItanA, usake hRdaya para adhikAra pAnA hai aura usakA zAzvata upAya samara bhUmi kI rakta se lAla kIca nahIM, sahiSNutA kA zItala pradeza hI ho sakatA hai / Aja se hI nahIM, anantakAla se bhArata ahiMsA aura anekAnta kI sAdhanA meM lIna rahA hai / ahiMsA aura anekAnta ko samatA aura samanvaya bhI kahA jA sakatA hai / ahiMsA aura anekAnta para kisI sampradAya - vizeSa kA lebila nahIM lagAyA jA sakatA / ye donoM tatva bhAratIya saMskRti ke kaNa-kaNa meM rama cuke haiM aura bhArata ke jana-jana ke mana-mana meM praveza pA cuke haiM / bhale hI kucha logoM ne yaha samajha liyA ho, ki ahiMsA aura anekAnta, jaina dharma ke siddhAnta haiM / bAta vastutaH yaha hai, ki siddhAnta sadA amara hote haiM, na ve kabhI janma lete haiM aura na ve kabhI marate haiM / ahiMsA aura anekAnta ko zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jana-cetanA ke samakSa prastuta kiyA evaM prakaTa kiyA, isakA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki vaha jaina dharma ke hI siddhAnta haiM, balki satya yaha hai, ki ve bhArata ke aura bhAratIya saMskRti ke amara siddhAnta haiM / kyoMki bhagavAna mahAvIra aura jaina dharma abhAratIya nahIM the / yaha bAta alaga hai, ki bhArata kI ahiMsA - sAdhanA jaina dharma meM apane carama utkarSa para pahu~cI, aura jaina-dharma meM bhI samanvayAtmaka vicAra kA uccatama zikhara anekAntavAda ahiMsA kA hI carama vikAsa hai / anekAntavAda nAma yadyapi jainAcAryoM ke dvArA prastuta kiyA gayA hai, kintu jisa svastha dRSTikoNa kI ora yaha siddhAnta saMketa karatA hai, vaha dRSTikoNa bhArata meM AdikAla se hI vidyamAna thA / sahiSNutA, udAratA, sAmAsika saMskRti, anekAntavAda, samanvayavAda, ahiMsA aura samatA - ye saba eka hI satya ke alaga-alaga nAma haiM / - 247 Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti anekAnta vAdI vaha hai, jo durAgraha nahIM karatA / anekAntavAdI vaha hai, jo dUsaroM ke matoM ko bhI Adara se dekhanA aura samajhanA cAhatA hai / anekAntavAdI vaha hai, jo apane siddhAntoM ko bhI niSpakSatA ke sAtha parakhatA hai / anekAntavAdI vaha hai, jo samajhaute ko apamAna kI vastu nahIM mAnatA / samrATa azoka aura samrATa harSavardhana bauddhika dRSTi se ahiMsAvAdI aura anekAntavAdI hI the, jinhoMne eka sampradAya vizeSa meM rahakara bhI sabhI dharmoM kI samAna bhAva se sevA kI / isI prakAra madhyayuga meM samrATa akabara bhI niSpakSa satya-zodhaka ke nAte anekAntavAdI thA, kyoMki parama satya ke anusaMdhAna ke lie usane AjIvana prayatna kiyA thA / paramahaMsa rAmakRSNa sampradAyAtIta dRSTi se anekAntavAdI the, kyoMki hindU hote hue bhI satya ke anusandhAna ke lie unhoMne islAma aura IsAI mata kI sAdhanA bhI kI thI / aura gA~dhI kA to eka prakAra se sArA jIvana hI ahiMsA aura anekAnta ke mahApatha kA yAtrI rahA hai / merA yaha dRr3ha nizcaya hai, ki ahiMsA aura anekAntake binA tathA samatA aura samanvaya ke binA bhAratIya saMskRti cirakAla taka khar3I nahIM raha sakatI / jana-jana ke jIvana ko pAvana aura pavitra banAne ke lie, samatA aura samanvaya kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / virodhoM kA parihAra karanA tathA virodha meM se bhI vinoda nikAla lenA, isI ko samanvaya kahA jAtA hai| samanvaya kucha bauddhika nahIM hai, vaha to manuSyoM kI isI jIvana-bhAratI kA jItA-jAgatA racanAtmaka siddhAnta hai / samatA kA artha hai- sneha, sahAnubhUti aura sadbhAva / bhalA, isa samatA ke binA mAnava-jAti kaise sukhI aura samRddha ho sakatI hai ? paraspara kI kaTutA aura kaThoratA ko dUra karane ke lie samatA kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / . ___ saMskRti ke sambandha meM aura usake svarUpa ke sambandha meM tathA usake mUla tatvoM ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha kahA jA cukA hai / aba eka prazna aura hai, jisa para vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai, aura vaha prazna yaha hai, ki. kyA saMskRti aura sabhyatA eka hai athavA bhinna-bhinna hai ? saMskRti aura sabhyatA zabdoM kA prayoga aneka arthoM meM kiyA jAtA hai / pAzcAtya vidvAna TAilara kA kathana hai ki sabhyatA aura saMskRti eka dUsare ke paryAya haiM / - - 248 Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRti kI sImA vaha saMskRti ke lie sabhyatA aura paramparA zabda kA prayoga bhI karatA hai / isake viparIta prasiddha itihAsakAra TAyanabI saMskRti zabda kA prayoga karanA pasanda nahIM karatA / usane sabhyatA zabda kA prayoga hI pasanda kiyA hai / eka dUsare vidvAna kA kathana hai ki-"sabhyatA kisI saMskRti kI carama avasthA hotI hai / hara saMskRti kI apanI sabhyatA hotI hai / sabhyatA saMskRti kI anivArya pariNati hai / yadi saMskRti vistAra hai, to sabhyatA kaThora sthiratA / " saMskRti kA sabase mahatvapUrNa evaM tathya mUlaka anusaMdhAna Anthropology mAnava-vijJAna zAstra meM huA hai / saMskRti kI sabase purAnI aura vyApaka paribhASA TAyalara kI hai, jo unnIsavIM zatAbdI ke prArambhika caraNa meM dI gaI thI / TAyalara kI saMskRti kI paribhASA isa prakAra hai-"saMskRti athavA sabhyatA eka vaha jaTila tatva hai, jisameM jJAna, nIti, nyAya, vidhAna, paramparA aura dUsarI una yogyatAoM aura AdatoM kA samAveza hai, jinheM manuSya sAmAjika prANI hone ke nAte prApta karatA hai / " mere vicAra meM, sabhyatA aura saMskRti eka hI sike ke do pahalU haiM.-eka bhItara kA aura dUsarA bAhara kA / saMskRti aura sabhyatA bahuta kucha usI bhAvanA ko abhivyakta karate haiM, jise vicAra aura AcAra kahate hai / 246 Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti se samAja aura samAja se vyakti yaha eka prazna hai, ki vyakti bar3A hai athavA samAja bar3A hai ? vyakti kA AdhAra samAja hai athavA samAja kA AdhAra vyakti hai ? kucha cintaka yaha kahate haiM, ki vyakti bar3A hai, kyoMki samAja kI racanA vyaktiyoM ke samUha se hI hotI, hai / kucha vicAraka yaha kahate haiM, ki samAja bar3A hai, kyoki samAja meM samAhita hokara vyakti kA vyaktitva alaga kahA~ rahatA hai ? jaba bindu sindhu meM mila gayA, taba vaha bindu na hokara sindhu hI bana jAtA hai / yahI sthiti vyakti aura samAja kI hai, vyaSTi aura samaSTi kI hai, tathA eka aura aneka kI hai| mere vicAra meM, akelA vyaktivAda aura akelA samAjavAda samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM ho sakatA / kisI apekSA se vyakti bar3A hai, to kisI apekSA se samAja bhI bar3A hai / vyakti isa artha meM bar3A hai, kyoMki vaha samAja-racanA kA mUla AdhAra hai aura samAja isa artha meM bar3A hai, ki vaha vyakti kA Azraya hai / yadi sthiti para gambhIratA se vicAra kiyA jAe, to hameM pratIta hogA, ki apane-apane sthAna para aura apanI-apanI sthiti meM donoM kA mahattva hai / na koI choTA hai aura na koI bar3A hai / yadi vizva meM vyakti kA vyaktitva na hotA, to phira parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kA astitva bhI kaise hotA / eka pAzcAtya vidvAna ne kahA hai ki- "The worth of a state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it." kisI rASTra kA mUlya usake vyaktiyoM kA mUlya hai, jinase vaha banA hai / yahI bAta samAja ke sambandha meM bhI kahI jA sakatI hai, ki kisI bhI samAja kA mUlya usake vyaktiyoM kA mUlya hai, jisase vaha banA hai / yahI bAta parivAra ke sambandha meM bhI kahI jA sakatI hai / vyakti bhale hI apane Apa meM eka ho, kintu parivAra kI dRSTi se vaha eka hokara bhI vastutaH aneka hotA hai / ___aba prazna yaha upasthita hotA hai, ki jaba eka vyakti apane AzrayI samAja kA eka Azraya hai, taba usakA alaga astitva kisa AdhAra para sambhava ho sakatA hai ? vaha AdhAra hai, vyakti kA apanA vyaktitva / pratyeka vyakti kA apanA eka vyaktitva hotA hai, jisake AdhAra para vaha 250 Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti se samAja aura samAja se vyakti aneka meM rahakara bhI eka rahatA hai / vyakti kA vyaktitva puSpa kI sugandha ke samAna hotA hai / jisa prakAra dekhane vAle ko phUla hI dikhalAI par3atA hai, usakI sugandha netra - gocara nahIM hotI hai, parantu pratyeka puSpa kI sugandha kI anubhUti avazya hI hotI hai / isI prakAra hameM pratIti hotI hai, vyakti kI, kintu jahA~ vyakti hai, vahA~ usakA vyaktitva phUla kI sugandha ke samAna sadA usameM rahatA hai / pAzcAtya vidvAna ricara ne kahA hai--"Individuality everywhere to be spared and respected as the root of everything good." - " vyaktitva kA sabhI jagaha rakSaNa evaM sammAna karanA cAhie, kyoMki yaha sabhI acchAiyoM kA AdhAra hai / " vyakti ke vyaktitva ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha kahA jA sakatA hai / kintu yahA~ para kevala itanA hI samajhanA hai, ki vyakti aura samAja alaga-alaga hokara nahIM raha sakate / samAja aura vyakti kA paraspara ghaniSTha sambandha hai / Ajakala vibhinna vicArakoM meM vyakti aura samAja ke sambandha ke prazna ko lekara bar3A matabheda khar3A ho gayA hai, parantu yaha bAta saba mAnate haiM, ki vyakti aura samAja meM kisI bhI prakAra kA alagAva aura vilagAva karanA na samAja ke hita meM hai aura na svayaM vyakti ke hita meM hai / vAstava meM samAja kI kalpanA vyakti ke pahale AtI hai / kyoMki vyakti kahate hI hameM yaha parijJAna ho jAtA hai, ki yaha avazya hI kisI na kisI samUha evaM samudAya se sambaddha hogA / vyakti Ate haiM aura cale jAte haiM, samAja sadaiva rahatA hai / usakA jIvana vyakti se bahuta adhika dIrghakAlIna rahatA hai / samAja hI vyakti ko susaMskRta evaM susabhya banAtA hai / eka bAlaka kA vyaktitva bahuta kucha usake sAmAjika vAtAvaraNa para nirbhara rahatA hai / vaha pratyeka bAta, phira bhale hI vaha acchI ho athavA burI, apane samAja se hI sIkhatA hai / kevala sIkhane kI zakti usakI apanI hotI hai / samAja meM hI usake Ego aham kA vikAsa hotA hai, jisase vaha manuSya kahalAtA hai / samAja kA apanA eka nijI saMghaTana hai, vaha vyakti para bahuta taraha se niyantraNa rakhatA hai / usakA apanA nijI astitva hai aura AkAra hai / parantu dUsarI ora yaha bhI satya hai, ki vyaktiyoM kI anupasthiti meM samAja kA koI astitva nahIM rahatA / kyoMki vyaktiyoM se hI samAja banatA hai / vyakti samAja ko prabhAvita karate haiM / isa prakAra samAja aura vyakti do svatantra pratIta hote hue bhI donoM kA astitva aura vikAsa 251 Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti eka dUsare para nirbhara rahatA hai / na vyakti samAja ko chor3a sakatA hai aura na samAja vyakti ko chor3a sakatA hai / samAja ko samajhanA utanA adhika dussAdhya kArya nahIM hai, jitanA kisI vyakti ke vyaktitva ko samajhanA / vyakti ke vyaktitva ko samajhane ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai, ki hama usakI manovaijJAnika pRSThabhUmi ko samajhane kA prayatna kareM / manovijJAna ke parizIlana evaM anucintana se parijJAta hotA hai, ki vyakti do prakAra ke hote haiM - antarmukhI ( Introvert ) aura bahirmukhI (Estrovert) / antarmukhI vyakti vaha hotA hai, jo apane Apa meM hI kendrita rahatA hai aura bahirmukhI vyakti vaha hotA hai, jo parivAra aura samAja meM ghula milakara rahatA hai / vyakti meM yaha parivartana kaise AtA hai ? isakA AdhAra hai, usa vyakti kA vyaktitva / vyaktitva hI vyakti ke vyavahAra kA samagra AdhAra hai / yadi kisI vyakti meM Oneness akelApana hai, to avazya hI usake vyaktitva meM akelepana ke saMskAra rahe hoMge / bahirmukhI vyakti apane meM kendrita na rahakara, vaha sabhI ke sAtha ghula-mila jAtA hai / kintu antarmukhI vyakti samAja ke vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara bhI, samAja se alaga-thalaga sA rahatA hai / vyaktitva kA vaha pakSa, jo sAmAjika mAnyatAoM se sambandha rakhatA hai, jisakA sAmAjika jIvana meM mahatva hai, use hama cAritra kI saMjJA dete haiM / sAmAjika jIvana ko sucArU rUpa se calAne ke lie cAritra kA ucca honA Avazyaka hai / yadi vyakti apane cAritra ko sundara nahIM banA pAtA hai, to usakA samAja meM Tikakara rahanA bhI sambhava nahIM hai / vyakti jaba dUsare ke sAtha kisI bhI prakAra kA acchA athavA burA vyavahAra karatA hai, tabhI hameM usake vyaktitva . ke sambandha meM parijJAna ho pAtA hai / sAmAjika vAtAvaraNa hI vyakti ke vyaktitva kI kasauTI hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA, ki vyakti kA apane Apa meM mahatva avazya hai, kintu vaha samAja ko tiraskRta karake jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / yaha ThIka hai, ki vyaktivAda samAja ko vyaktiyoM kA samUha mAnatA hai, kintu phira bhI vyaktivAda meM samAja daba jAtA hai aura vyakti ubhara AtA hai / vyaktivAda ke mukhya siddhAntoM meM vyaktiyoM kI svatantratA eka mukhya prazna hai / vyakti ke lie svatantratA hI sabase mahAna vastu hai / svatantratA ke binA manuSya kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA / rAjanItika siddhAnta ke anusAra rAjya aura samAja kA nirmANa hI vyaktiyoM kI svatantratA kI 252 Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti se samAja aura samAja se vyakti rakSA ke lie huA hai| vyakti kI svatantratA ko rAjya niyantrita nahIM kara sakatA / rAjya dvArA vyakti kI svatantratA kA niyantraNa tabhI hogA, jaba vyakti apane kAryoM se dUsare ke kAryoM meM hastakSepa karegA / vyakti kI svatantratA ke lie rAjya kevala rakSAtmaka kArya kara sakatA hai / parantu vyaktiyoM kI vibhinna svatantra zaktiyoM ke vikAsa meM hastakSepa karane kA adhikAra rAjya ko nahIM hai aura jaba yaha adhikAra rAjya ko nahIM hai, taba samAja ko kaise ho sakatA hai ? rAjanaitika dRSTi se yahI vyakti kA vyaktivAda hai / maiM Apase vyakti aura samAja ke sambandha meM kucha kaha rahA thA / maiMne Apako batAyA, ki samAja-zAstra, manovijJAna aura rAjanIti - zAstra kI dRSTi se samAja aura rASTra meM vyakti kA kyA sthAna hai ? vyakti cAhe parivAra meM rahe, cAhe samAja meM rahe aura cAhe rASTra meM rahe, sarvatra usakI eka hI mA~ga hai, apanI svatantratA aura apanI svAdhInatA / para savAla yaha hai, ki isa svatantratA aura svAdhInatA kI kucha sImA bhI hai athavA nahIM ? yadi usakI sImA kA aGkana nahIM kiyA jAtA hai, to vyakti svacchanda hokara tAnAzAha bana jAtA hai / usa sthiti meM samAja aura rASTra kI surakSA aura vyavasthA kaise raha sakatI hai ? isakA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki maiM vyakti ke vyaktitva para kisI prakAra kA bandhana lagAnA cAhatA hU~ / merA abhiprAya itanA hI hai, ki vyakti kI svAdhInatA aura svatantratA rakhate hue bhI yaha avazya karanA hogA, ki vyakti svacchanda na bana jAe / dUsarI ora samAja aura rASTra bhI itane mahatvapUrNa haiM, ki vyakti kI svatantratA aura svAdhInatA ke lie unakI upekSA nahIM kI jA sakatI / yadi rASTra chinna-bhinna ho jAtA hai aura samAja bikhara jAtA hai, to phira vyakti kI svatantratA aura svAdhInatA kA mUlya bhI kyA rahegA ? rASTra aura samAja kI rakSA aura vyavasthA meM hI vyakti ke jIvana kI rakSA aura vyavasthA hai / isa sandarbha meM yaha jAnanA bhI paramAvazyaka ho jAtA hai, ki vyakti ke jIvana meM samAja aura samAja kI maryAdAoM kI kyA mUlya hai ? vyakti kI svAdhInatA aura svatantratA ke nAma para samAja ke karttavyoM kI ora maryAdAoM kI bali nahIM car3hAI jA sakatI / bhAratIya saMskRti meM aura bhArata kI itihAsa - paramparA meM adhikatara vyakti aura samAja meM samanvaya kA hI samarthana kiyA gayA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne tathA bhagavAna buddha ne avazya hI vyakti kI apekSA saMgha ko 253 Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti adhika gaurava pradAna kiyA hai / yahA~ taka ki jaina saMskRti meM sarvocca sattA mAne jAne vAle tIrthaMkara bhI tIrtha evaM saMgha ko namaskAra karate haiM / mahAn se mahAn AcArya bhI yahA~ para saMgha ke Adeza ko mAnane ke lie bAdhya hotA hai / yadyapi jaina-dharma ke siddhAnta ke anusAra saMgha kI racanA eka vyakti hI karatA hai, aura vaha vyakti hai, tIrthaMkara / phira bhI saMgha ko, tIrtha ko aura samAja ko jo itanA adhika gaurava pradAna kiyA gayA hai, usake pIche eka hI uddezya hai, ki saMgha aura samAja kI rakSA aura vyavasthA meM hI vyakti kA vikAsa nihita hai / pahale saMgha aura phira vyakti / jaina-saMskRti kI saMgha-racanA meM aura usake saMvidhAna meM gRhastha aura sAdhu ko samAna adhikAra kI upalabdhi hai / jaina-saMskRti meM saMgha ke cAra aMga mAne gae haiM-zramaNa, zramaNI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA / ina cAroM kA samaveta rUpa hI saMgha hai / AdhyAtmika dRSTi se jo adhikAra eka zramaNa ko prApta haiM, vahI adhikAra zramaNI ko bhI prApta hai / jo adhikAra eka zrAvaka ko hai, utanA hI adhikAra eka zrAvikA ko bhI hai / yadi jaina itihAsa kI dIrgha paramparA para aura usakI viziSTa saMgha-racanA para gambhIratA se vicAra kiyA jAe, to yaha parijJAta hogA, ki jaina-saMskRti mUla meM vyaktivAdI na hokara samAjavAdI hai / kintu usakA samAjavAda Arthika aura rAjanaitika na hokara eka AdhyAtmika samAjavAda hai / vaha eka sarvodayI samAjavAda hai, jisameM sabhI ke udaya ko samAna bhAva se svIkAra kiyA gayA hai / yahA~ para eka ke patana para dUsare kA utthAna nahIM hai aura yahA~ para eka ke vinAza para dUsare kA vikAsa nahIM hai, balki eka ke utthAna meM sabakA utthAna hai aura eka ke patana meM sabakA patana hai, tathA eka ke vinAza meM sabakA vinAza hai aura eka ke vikAsa meM sabakA vikAsa hai / isa prakAra jaina-saMskRti kA samAjavAda eka AdhyAtmika samAjavAda hai / vaidika paramparA meM aura vaidika saMskRti ke itihAsa meM yaha batAyA gayA hai, ki vizva meM vyakti hI saba kucha hai, samAja to eka vyakti ke pIche khar3A hai / vaha vyakti bhale hI Izvara ho, parabrahma ho, athavA viSNu, brahmA aura rudra ho, koI bhI ho / eka vyakti ke saMketa para hI vahA~ sArA samAja aura sArA vizva khaz2a hotA hai / vyaktivAda ko itanI svatantratA dene kA eka mAtra kAraNa yaha hai, ri vaidika saMskRti ke mala meM sampUrNa vizva meM eka hI sattA hai-para brahma / uso meM se saMsAra kA janma 254 Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti se samAja aura samAja se vyakti hotA hai aura phira usI meM sampUrNa saMsAra kA vilaya ho jAtA hai / saMsAra bane athavA bigar3e kintu brahma kI sattA meM kisI prakAra kI gar3abar3I paidA nahIM hotI / isa para se yaha parijJAta hotA hai, ki vaidika paramparA mUla meM vyaktivAdI hai, samAjavAdI nahIM / purANa - kAla meM hama dekhate haiM, ki kabhI brahmA kA mahatva bar3hatA hai, kabhI viSNu kI mahimA bar3hatI hai aura kabhI rudra kI garimA Age A jAtI hai / Age calakara indra devatA kI itanI pUjA hone lagI, ki usake vyaktitva meM brahmA, viSNu aura maheza- sabhI ojhala ho gae / jo jisa samaya zakti meM AyA, loga usI ke pIche calane lage aura logoM ne apane saMrakSaNa ke lie usI kA netRtva svIkAra kara liyA / kyA veda meM, kyA upaniSada meM aura kyA purANa meM sarvatra hameM vyaktivAda hI najara AtA hai / gItA meM bhagavAn zrIkRSNa ne yahA~ taka kaha diyA ki "sarva-dharmAn parityajya mAmekaM zaraNaM vraja / " saba kucha chor3akara he arjuna ! tU merI zaraNa meM A jA / arthAt merA vicAra hI terA vicAra ho, merI vANI hI terI vANI ho aura merA karma hI terA karma ho / isase bar3hakara aura isase prabalatara vyaktivAda kA anya udAharaNa nahIM ho sakatA / maiM Apase vyakti aura samAja ke sambandha meM kaha rahA thA / samAjavAdI aura vyaktivAdI donoM prakAra kI vyavasthAoM ke mUla uddezya meM kisI bhI prakAra kA bheda nahIM hai / vyavasthA cAhe vyaktivAdI ho athavA samAvAdI ho, usakA mUla uddezya eka hI hai--vyakti aura samAja kA vikAsa / vyaktivAdI vyavasthA meM samAja kA tiraskAra nahIM ho sakatA / aura samAjavAdI vyavasthA meM vyakti kI sattA se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / samAja kA vikAsa vyakti para Azrita hai, to vyakti kA vikAsa bhI samAja para AdhArita rahatA hai / vyakti samAja ko samarpaNa karatA hai aura samAja vyakti ko pradAna karatA hai / vyakti aura samAja kA yaha AdAna aura pradAna hI, unake eka-dUsare ke vikAsa meM sahayogI aura sahakArI hai / apane Apa meM donoM bar3e haiM / donoM eka dUsare para Azrita rahakara hI jIvita raha sakate haiM / yadi vyakti samAja kI upekSA karake cale, to vyavasthA nahIM raha sakatI aura samAja vyakti ko ThukarAe to vaha samAja bhI tanakara khar3A raha nahIM sakatA / Aja ke yuga meM vyaktivAda aura samAjavAda kI bahuta adhika carcA hai / kucha loga vyaktivAda ko pasanda karate haiM aura kucha loga samAjavAda 255 Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMskRti ko / mere vicAra meM, vyaktivAdI samAja aura samAjavAdI vyakti hI adhika upayukta hai / hameM ekAntavAda ke jhamele meM na par3akara anekAnta-dRSTi se hI isa viSaya ko socane aura samajhane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / anekAntavAdI dRSTikoNa hI sahI dizA kA nirdeza kara sakatA hai / anekAntavAdI se dRSTikoNa yadi hama samAja aura vyakti ke sambandhoM para vicAra kareMge, to hameM eka nayA hI prakAza milegA / anekAntavAdI dRSTikoNa meM samaSTi aura vyaSTi paraspara eka dUsare se sambaddha haiM / samaSTi kyA hai ? anekatA meM ekatA / aura vyaSTi kyA hai ? ekatA meM anekatA / eka ko aneka bananA hogA aura aneka ko eka bananA hogA / isa prakAra kI samatAmayI aura anekAntamayI dRSTi se hI hamAre samAja aura hamAre rASTra kA kalyANa ho sakegA / 256 Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama pUjya gurudeva amara muni jI kI amara-vANI, Aja samAja meM prasiddha hI nahIM, atyanta loka-priya bhI hai / prastuta pustaka meM unake samAja aura saMskRti para die gae amara pravacanoM kA saMkalana evaM sampAdana kiyA gayA hai / samAja meM sarvatra isa kA svAgata kiyA gayA hai| sampAdaka : vijaya muni zAstrI, sAhityaratna