Book Title: Samay ki Chetna
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003889/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI candraprabha samaya kI cetanA SHAD Jan Education international For Personal & Private Use Only te verjamelere gone Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya kI cetanA zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya kI cetanA : zrI candraprabha preraka garivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI sampAdaka mANaka moTa 'maraNa' sahayogI zrImatI kamalAdevI baMzIlAlajI, sunIla, tanuja, abhiSeka gAMdhI, jodhapura prakAzaka zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana, 9 sI - esplaneDa ro IsTa, kalakattA - 69 mudraka bhArata priNTarsa (presa), jodhapura prakAzana varSa : janavarI, 1995 For Personal & Private Use Only mUlya : 15/- rupaye Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAsaMgika samaya kisI kA iMtajAra nahIM krtaa| hama usake adhIna haiM, lekina isake bAvajUda hama samaya kA mahatva nahIM samajhate / eka zAyara ne kyA khUba kahA hai-'pAne vAlA pala to jAne vAlA hai| ho sake to isameM jindagI sajAlo, pala ye bhI jAne vAlA hai|' hara pala hameM naI sIkha dekara jAtA hai / virale hI loga hote haiM jo isakI cetanA ko samajhate haiM, usakA upayoga karate haiM aura jIvana ko saMvAra lete haiM / prasiddha vicAraka mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara ne 'samaya' ko samajhA hai, jiyA hai aura usakI cetanA ke sahAre apanA jIvana dhanya kiyA hai / unakI najara meM jIvana meM samaya sabase kImatI cIja hai / unakA ciMtana isa bAre meM bilakula maulika aura asAdhAraNa hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI candraprabha ne samaya ko AtmA kA bhI vAcaka mAnA hai aura siddhAMta kA bhii| sRSTi ke sarjana, saMcAlana athavA parivartana meM bhale hI samaya sabakA sUtradhAra rahA ho, para zrI candraprabha ne samaya ko phira bhI sAkSI hI mAnA hai| samaya aura usase sambaddha viSayoM para zrI candraprabha dvArA diye gaye ye udbodhana vAstava meM Atmotsava ke lie AhvAna haiN| hama apane jIvana meM ina amRta vaktavyoM ko utArakara samaya ke sAtha kadama se kadama milA kara cleN| hameM bItI ko bisAra kara Ane vAle paloM kA bharapUra upayoga karanA hai| jIvana ko svarga kI vibhUti banAnA hai| 'kyA huaA murajhA gayA jo eka phUla, phUla ye sabhI, eka dina murajhAeMge / yahI to sabase bar3A saca hai, purAne jAeMge aura nae AeMge / / ' -maNi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAneM nahIM, jAneM jIvana eka khoja hai| eka mahAna khoj| isa khoja ko hama nAma kucha bhI de deN| cAhe use jIvana kaheM, cAhe mahAjIvana / satya, AtmA yA paramAtmA kheN| hama use bhale hI sukha yA Ananda kaha leM, lekina eka bAta taya hai, jIvana eka khoja hai| khoja kA paryAya hai| ___maiM jIvana ko khoja isalie kaha rahA hUM kyoMki jahAM-jahAM jIvana hai, vahAM-vahAM khoja ke prayAsa hote haiM / sote, uThate-baiThate, khoja to hara pala jArI rahatI hai| sote samaya sapane meM khoja jArI rahatI hai, to jAgate meM nitya karmoM ke daurAna khoja calatI rahatI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA tatva kucha aisI vizeSatA liye hotA hai ki binA khoja yaha astitva meM raha hI nahIM sakatA / eka vaijJAnika se agara vijJAna kA artha pUcho to vaha kahegA - 'navInatA kI khoja hI vijJAna hai / ' rAjanetA se rAjanIti kA artha batAne ko kahA jAegA to usakA uttara hogA-- 'kursI kI khoja hI rAjanIti hai / ' samAjazAstrI samAja ko saMgaThita va vikasita karane ke AyAmoM kI khoja ko hI samAjazAstra kaheMge / kisI AdhyAtmika vyakti se pUcho to vaha adhyAtma kA artha - AtmA kI khoja, satya kI khoja, tatva kI khoja batAegA / jahAM-jahAM khoja hai, vahAM-vahAM manuSya kA jIvana hai / jisa dina manuSya ke hRdaya se khoja kI bhAvanA samApta ho jAegI, usa dina vaha calatAphiratA murdA ho jAegA / dharma aura adhyAtma meM yahI to pharka hai / isa pharka ko jarA samajhane kA prayAsa kareM / dharma kA artha hai kucha karate rahanA aura adhyAtma kA artha hai khojate rahanA / isalie kriyA-kAMDa dharma hai jabaki samyak darzana adhyAtma hai / zAstroM ko par3hanA dharma hai kintu grAtma-ciMtana karanA jIvana kA adhyAtma hai / kisI taraha kA bAnA pahanakara cAritrya kA pAlana karanA dharma hai, lekina apanI anubhUtiyoM meM jIte rahanA, svayaM meM vihAra karanA adhyAtma hai / jIvana meM dharma kI jarUrata hotI hai, kriyA-kAMDa bhI calatA hai, lekina jIvana meM adhyAtma kA abhyudaya parama saubhAgya kI bAta hai / tAba maMjila, rAste meM maMjileM hara kadama eka maMjila thA, magara ( 2 ) For Personal & Private Use Only hajAroM thIM, maMjila na thI / Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa jIvana-yAtrA meM maMjileM to bahuta AI haiM, hama maMjila ke karIba bhI pahuMce haiM, lekina hameM maMjila milI nhiiN| hama maMjila para jAkara bhI logoM se pUchane laga gae ki amuka makAna kahAM hai ? jisa makAna ke nIce khar3e haiM, usI kA patA pUcha rahe haiM / jisa maMjila ko pAnA hai, usI para khar3e haiM lekina hameM maMjila kabhI maMjila nahIM lgtii| hameM to maMjila hI rAstA lagatI hai| aura hotA yaha hai ki maMjila kI khoja kabhI pUrI nahIM ho paatii| eka AdamI paisA kamAne niklaa| usane hajAroM kamAe, phira lAkhoM kamAe, magara usakI khoja pUrI nahIM huii| vaha aura kamAnA cAhatA hai| pahale socatA thA hajAroM kamA la, phira socA lAkhoM kamA luu| lAkhoM bhI kamA lie magara nIyata nahIM bharI / aba bhI use lagatA hai ki lAkhoM aura kamAne haiM / bAhya samRddhi aura bAhya khoja ke apane artha haiM, para prAMtarika samRddhi aura AMtarika khoja ke bagaira hara upalabdhi apUrNa hai| pAkara bhI aura tyAgakara bhii| sUraja AsamAna meM ugatA hai magara usakI khulI dhUpa nahIM barasa paatii| Aine ke sAmane jAte haiM to vaha bhI Apako sahI ceharA nahIM dikhA pAtA / pAine bhI jhUThe hone laga gae haiN| usakI saccAI bhI saMdigdha ho gaI hai| koI AinA to aisA hogA jo ApakA muha bar3A dikhA degaa| koI prAinA ApakI TAMgeM choTI kara degaa| yahAM taka ki Apane kapar3e pahana rakhe haiM lekina aisA AinA bhI AtA hai jo Apako naMgA dikhA degaa| badalate daura meM sirpha insAna hI jhUThA nahIM huA hai| insAna ke sAmane jo dRSTAMta the, upamAeM thIM, ve bhI jhUThI par3a gaI haiN| aba to manuSya ke jIvana meM jhUTha isa taraha samA gayA hai ki saca to kisI parade ke pIche jA chipA hai| jhUTha ke binA AdamI kA kAma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI nahIM cala rhaa| rAjA harizcandra kI kathA sunate haiM to sahasA vizvAsa hI nahIM hotA ki aisA saccA puruSa bhI koI huA hogA / beImAnI isa kadara hAvI ho gaI hai ki ImAnadArI se dhana kamAne kI nIti hI galata hotI jA rahI hai| ImAnadAra rUkhI-sUkhI meM jI rahA hai, beImAnI mahala-maharAba raca rahI hai / beImAna ko Age bar3hate dekha, eka bAra to ImAnadAra ke pAMva bhI ThiThaka jaaeNge| vaha kahegA-beImAnI kA phala Aja, ImAnadArI kA phala svarga meM, Upara vAle ke ghara meM / dhana hamArI jarUrata hai, para ImAnadArI hamArI nIti / ImAna ilma hai, beImAnI julma hai| jo loga beImAnI para utare haiM, unheM pUcho yaha saba tuma kisalie kara rahe ho ? roTI ke lie ? rahane ke lie ? aoDhane-pahanane ke lie ? dhana roTI ke lie cAhiye, to vaha roTI to kama-se-kama ImAnadArI kI khaayo| beImAnI ke dhana kI roTI khAkara tuma vizva meM kauna-se kIrtimAna sthApita karanA cAhate ho ? sikandara jisane itane yuddha lar3e; Akhira kisake lie ? roTI kyA use apane deza meM nahIM milatI thI, jo dUsaroM kI roTiyAM chInane ko nikala par3A ? patA nahIM, Akhira hama kisa gatAnugatika cala rahe haiM / beImAnI ke makkhana se to ImAna kI chAcha pInI behatara hai / vaha vyakti nAsamajha hai, jisake jIvana meM koI usUla nahIM hai, koI mUlya nahIM hai| jIvana nizcita taura para khoja hai, para nazvara kI khoja meM, nazvara ko baTorane meM anazvara dAMva para lagA hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki Apa jo kAma kareM vaha aMdhAnukaraNa sAbita ho jaae| jIvana koI aMdhAnukaraNa nahIM hai| vaha to anusaMdhAna kI vastu hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki Apa to AMkhoM vAle haiM magara eka andhA ApakA hAtha pakar3akara Apako lie jA rahA ho / ( 4 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha aMdhA ApakA mitra, guru, saMta koI bhI ho sakatA hai / isalie khoja lAjimI hai | yadi Apako vizvAsa nahIM hai ki Apa jisake nakze kadama para cala rahe haiM, usane satya ko pAyA hai yA nahIM, to behatara yaha hogA ki Apa jo kucha kareM, pahale use jAna leM / jJAta satya kA AcaraNa aura AcaraNa kA jJAta satya, donoM jarUrI haiM / Apane jise jAna liyA hai, vaha karo aura jo kara rahe ho, use pahale jAno / Apane jAna liyA magara use jIvana meM nahIM jiyA to vaha 'jAnanA' arthahIna rahegA / aura kiyA magara jAnA nahIM to adhUre hI rahoge / hama jAneM aura jiyeM / dekheM aura soceM / yaha socanA hI khoja hai / darzana ke bAda jo cintana hogA, jo manana hogA, vahI hamArI cetanA meM rUpAntaraNa ghaTita karegA, vaha manana hameM manuSya banAegA, jIvana kA kAyAkalpa karane meM sahAyaka hogA / tuma jitanA jagat ko dekhoge, jIvana kI gaharAI meM jiyoge, tumhArI khoja utanI hI gatimAn hogI / tuma satya ke utane hI karIba pahu~coge / manuSya, manuSya hokara agara astitva ko upalabdha na ho pAyA, to prabhu nahIM, pazu kI bhUmikA meM hI jI jAegA / mere dekhe, manuSya hI eka aisA prANI hai jo khoja kara sakatA hai, satya kI khoja usI ke basa kA kAma haiM / jIvana bhI satya hai aura jagat bhI, para isa satya kI antarAtmA kA sparza kara lenA na kevala hamArA AdhyAtmika pahalU hai, apitu vaijJAnika pahalU bhI hai / jIvana to vanaspati meM bhI hotA hai, jAnavara meM bhI hotA hai / jIvana manuSya meM bhI hotA hai / manuSya kA jyoM-jyoM manovaijJAnika vikAsa hotA jAegA, vaise hI jIvana meM khoja kI saMbhAvanAe~ bhI ( 5 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3hatI jAe~gI | saMbhAvanAe~ aura bhI sambhAvita haiM / tumase mahAvIrabuddha kA, kRSNa krAisTa kA punarjanma sambhAvita hai / jarUrata hai jijJAsA ko jagAne kI, pyAsa ko panapAne kI | tIna varSa kA baccA pApA se hara cIja ke bAre meM savAla karatA hai - pApA ! ye kyA hai ? vo kyA hai ? ye kaise hotA hai ? vo kaise hotA hai ? kisI bhI naI cIja ko dekhakara usake mana meM jijJAsA paidA hotI hai / jijJAsA kA yaha janma zubha hai / agara Apane bacce kI jijJAsA ko dabAne kA prayAsa kiyA to isake duSpariNAma hoMge / yaha usa bacce ke vikAsa kI hatyA hogI / usake mastiSka kI hatyA hogI / jisa jIvana se jijJAsA, Azcarya kI mRtyu ho gaI, samajho isa jIvana kI hI mRtyu ho gaI / jIvana meM hara kadama para jijJAsA aura kautUhala honA cAhie / jijJAsA se hI Apa jAna pAe~ge ki satya kyA hai aura jhUTha kyA hai ? tabhI dUdha kA dUdha aura pAnI kA pAnI alaga najara AegA / kisI ke kahane para mata kaho ki ye satya aura ye asatya hai / khuda jAno phira kaho, tumhArI bAta meM vajana AegA ? jisane asatya ko nahIM jAnA vaha satya ko bhI nahIM jAna sakatA / khuda jAnakara kaho ki yaha satya hai aura yaha satya hai / hamane ajJAna ko jAna liyA to samajho jJAna ko bhI jAna liyA / svayaM ke ajJAna ko jAnanA apane bhItara jJAna ko prakaTa karane kA prathama sUtra prApta karanA hai| jJAna ko pAne kA prayAsa bAda meM karanA, pahale apane ajJAna ko jAna lenA / manuSya ke lie jo sabase kaThina hai, unameM apane ajJAna kA jJAna honA hai / 'jJAna' kA jJAna to sabako hotA hai para ajJAna kA ( 6 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAna, cetanA ke parivartana ke lie atyanta mahattvapUrNa kadama hai| tuma jJAnI hokara, paMDita hokara apane ko utanA upalabdha nahIM kara pAtroge, jitanA apane ajJAna ko pahacAna kara upalabdha ho sakate ho | tuma kitAboM, granthoM aura zAstroM ko par3hakara mArgadarzana prApta kara sakate ho, pAMDitya kA tilaka kara sakate ho, para tumhAre lie una kitAboM kA artha aura abhiprAya usa dina hogA, jaba tuma unase, unake jJAna se apane ajJAna ko pahacAna loge / taba eka saralatA svayaM meM ghaTita hogI, eka aisI saralatA jo 'maiM- zUnya' ho / eka bAra bahuta se loga ekatra hokara sukarAta ke pAsa pahu~ce aura unase kahane lage ki Apa jJAnI haiM / sukarAta kucha dera cupa rahe / bAda meM bole - 'Aja se do sAla pahale taka maiM bhI yahI samajhatA thA, magara jaba se maiMne apane ajJAna ko pahacAnA hai, usI dina se maiMne jAna liyA hai ki duniyA meM mere jaisA prajJAnI koI nahIM hai / 'merA jJAna merI mUrkhatA aura mUr3hatA para vyaMgya hai / ' maiM bhI Apako koI jJAna nahIM de rahA huuN| maiM Apako Apake bhItara ke ajJAna kI pahacAna karavA rahA huuN| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa usa ajJAna meM se hI jJAna kI khoja prArambha kreN| tabhI grApa khuda jAna pAe~ge ki jJAna aura satya kA tattva-bodha kyA hai / aMdhAnukaraNa meM merA vizvAsa nahIM hai / agara aMdhAnukaraNa hI jJAna prApti kA mArga hotA to mahAvIra kabhI tIrthaMkara nahIM bana pAte / ve bhI pArzvanAtha ke mArga para calate / lekina unhoMne apanA mArga alaga cunA / hameM khojanA hai | sabakA jJAna alaga-alaga hotA hai / kRSNa ne kahA ki tuma Izvara ke aMza ho / isake viparIta mahAvIra ne kahA ki tuma kisI ke aMza nahIM ho, apane Apa meM eka svataMtra AtmA ho / satya ho, nitya ho, sanAtana ho / apane ko AtmA mAno / ( 7 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna buddha kA jJAna mahAvIra se bhinna hai / ve kaheMge ki yadi tumane apane Apako eka AtmA mAna liyA, nitya sanAtana tattva mAna liyA to isase bar3A tumhArA mithyAtva dUsarA na hogaa| kRSNa ke lie jo bhakti hai, mahAvIra ke lie vahI samyak darzana hai / aura buddha ke lie vaha mithyAtva hai, avidyA hai| Apa kise mAneMge ? hara eka apane anubhava se kahatA hai / behatara hogA, hama usa abhivyakti ko apanI anubhUti na mAneM / pahale apane anubhava kI kasauTI para kaseM / hama yaha jAnane kA prayAsa kareM ki maiM kauna hU~, maiM kahA~ me AyA hU~, kahA~ jAnA hai ? mere jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai ? jagat se mere sambandhoM kA kyA artha hai ? isalie mai kahatA hU~, aMdhAnukaraNa nahIM honA cAhie, Atma-anusaMdhAna honA cAhie / eka baMjAre ne kisI phakIra kI sevA kii| phakIra ne prasanna hokara use eka gadahA bheTa meM de diyaa| baMjArA prasanna huA ki calo sAmAna Dhone meM AsAnI ho jaaegii| kaI mAha bIta gae / eka bAra vaha baMjArA gadahe para mAla lAde jaMgala se gujara rahA thA / ekAeka na jAne kyA huA ki gadahA mara gayA / baMjAre ko gadahe se kAphI lagAva ho gayA thaa| usane socA ki isakI 'miTTI' kharAba kyoM kI jAe / usane eka gaDDhA khodA aura aura use daphanA diyaa| Upara miTTI DAlakara usane eka agarabatI jalA dI / jaMgala se phala tor3akara usa para car3hA die / usI samaya eka aura baMjArA vahA~ se gujarA / usane pahale baMjAre kI dekhAdekhI gadahe kI kabra para agarabatI lagAI aura do rupaye car3hA die / baMjAre pAte rahe aura agarabatI jalAte rhe| ve Age jAkara carcA karate ki jaMgala meM eka pahu~ce hue saMta kI samAdhi hai| udhara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahale baMjAre ke maje ho ge| gadahA to marane ke bAda use jyAdA kamAI kA rAstA batA gyaa| usane to gAMva-gAMva ghUmanA chor3akara vahIM ThikAnA banA liyaa| dhIre-dhIre vahA~ acchA dhArmika sthAna bana gyaa| dharmazAlA bana gaI / rAhagIra Thaharate / samAdhi para do rupaye car3hAte aura vizrAma ke bAda gaMtavya kI ora nikala pdd'te| eka dina vahI saMta vahA~ se gujarA to usane apane ziSya ko pahacAna liyaa| usane pUchA- yaha kyA gorakha dhaMdhA hai ? baMjAre ne kahA, gurujI Apase kyA chipAnA / Apane jo gadahA diyA thA, yaha usakI kabra hai / Aja taka kisI ne nahIM pUchA ki yaha kisakI kabra hai, loga Ate haiM, bheMTa car3hAte haiM aura cale jAte haiM / saMta ne joradAra kahakahA lgaayaa| thor3I dera bAda jaba usakI ha~sI thamI to usane kahA-'yaha dUsarI bAra huA hai| maiM jahA~ baiThatA hU~, vahA~ jo samAdhi hai, vaha isa gadahe kI mA~ kI kabra hai| loga to aMdhAnukaraNa karate haiM, prAtma-anusaMdhAna koI nahIM krtaa| Apa gadahe nahIM haiM, Apa iMsAna haiM / viDambanA kI bAta yaha hai ki Aja kA iMsAna apanI iMsAniyata ko bhUla cukA hai| vaha gadahe kI harakateM kara rahA hai| eka iMsAna gadahe kI hI bhAMti bojha lAde ghara se dUkAna, dukAna se ghara cakkara lagAte-lagAte jindagI pUrI kara letA hai| aise meM vicAra AtA hai ki AdamI aura gadahe meM kahA~ pharka hai| ___maiM nahIM cAhatA ki Apa iMsAna hokara gadahe kA jIvana jIyeM / iMsAna meM iMsAna kI khoja hI iMsAniyata ko apane bhItara paidA karane kA pahalA sabaka hai / iMsAniyata ko paidA karanA hI svayaM kA Izvara se sAkSAtkAra hai / jisa dina iMsAna ke bhItara kA jAnavara mara jAegA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura bhItara soyA iMsAna jAga jAegA, vaha dina usake lie parama puNya kA dina hogaa| jIvana kA parama prasAda pAne kA dina hogaa| manuSya ke Antarika jIvana se pazu kI mRtyu ho, to hI prabhu hone ke dvAra khula sakate haiN| manuSya ne svayaM ke satya ko khoja liyA to samajho vaha apanA jIvana taka balidAna kara sakatA hai| Apane Aja kisI zAstra ko paDhA, Apa usa kitAba ke lie apane Apako kUrabAna nahIM kara sakate, lekina kisI satya ko Apane jAna liyA to samajho Apa apane ko kurabAna karane kI kSamatA bhI prApta kara leNge| adhyAtma ko jAnaM lenA alaga bAta hai aura adhyAtma ko DhUDha kara upalabdha ho jAnA dUsarI bAta hai| Apa jaba taka kisI kitAba ke sahAre calate rahoge, taba taka sirpha dhArmika kahalAoge, AdhyAtmika nahIM ho pAyoge / jaba taka kisI vANI ke sahAre caloge, yahI sthiti banI rhegii| jisa dina Apane prAtma-tattva khoja liyA, usa dina AdhyAtmika ho jAoge / jaina sAdhu ko 'DhaDhiyA' kahA jAtA hai| isakA artha hai : jo DhUDhatA hai, khojatA hai / jisakI khoja samApta ho gaI, usakI jindagI bhI samApta ho gaI samajho / jaba taka khoja hai, tabhI taka vijJAna hai, adhyAtma hai| isalie Apa apane Apa ko 'TU DhiyA' banA sako tabhI jIvana kI sArthakatA mAnanA / 'TUDhiyA' hone kA artha kevala sAdhu yA saMta bana jAne se nahIM hai| jo DhUDha rahA hai, vaha ddhuuddhiyaa| zeSa saba bher3a-dhasAna / jIvana bher3a-dhasAna nahIM, jIvana svayaM eka vijJAna hai| hama meM mAnI huI zraddhA nahIM, jAnI huI zraddhA ho / mAnane aura jAnane meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAphI aMtara hai / Apa mAno mata, jAno / jo jAna liyA use phira mAnanA hI par3egA / kevala mAnane se Apane jAna liyA, yaha jarUrI nahIM hai / isake tIna krama haiM - pahale khojo, phira jAno aura taba mAno / isa krama se kisI cIja ko khojoge to vaha maulika jJAna hogA | krAMti kA artha kyA hai, yahI ki hamane mAnA nahIM, pahale jAnA hai / sabhI loga mahAmahima nahIM ho sakate, lekina Apa jo karate haiM, use jAnate hue kreN| agara aisA huA to Apa satya ke lie kurabAna ho sakate haiM / tuma jo saccAI kahate ho, use galata mAna lo / hama mRtyu daNDa mApha kara deMge, aisA kahane para jisane galata mAna liyA, use sajA milakara rahegI / jisane satya ko jAna liyA vaha apane ko kurabAna kara degA magara satya ke khilApha nahIM jAegA / sukarAta ko isIlie jahara pInA par3A kyoMki unheM satya ke khilApha jAnA maMjUra nahIM huA / jIsasa krAisTa ko isIlie krUsa para jhUlate rahanA par3A ki unhoMne Izvara ke satya se pIche haTane se iMkAra kara diyA / para marate vakta bhI krAisTa ne apane ziSyoM se kahA, apanI talavAreM apanI myAna meM rakha lo / jo talavAra uThAe~ge, ve talavAra se hI mareMge / samaya A gayA hai ki kaSTa sahate hue maiM apanA balidAna karU~ / aura jaba krAisTa ko sUlI para car3hAyA gayA, to unhoMne yahI kahA, he mere Izvara, inheM mApha kara denA, kyoMki ye nahIM jAnate ki ye kyA kara rahe haiM / mere dekhe, jIvana eka mahAn satya hai / jIvana ko usakI gaharAI se jInA, Ananda se jInA, AdhyAtmika hokara jInA, satya kA utsava manAnA hai / tumheM apanI Atma-manISA ko jAgRta karanA cAhiye / ( 11 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA apanA eka vijJAna hai / vijJAna hamezA sArvajanika hotA hai / vijJAna kI bhASA meM jise prayoga kahate haiM, adhyAtma kI bhASA meM use anubhava kahate haiM / jaba taka koI cIja prayoga meM kharI nahIM utaratI, vaijJAnika use nahIM mAnate / isI taraha jaba taka koI cIja anubhava kI kasauTI para kharI nahIM utaratI taba taka eka AtmamanISI yaha nahIM mAnegA ki yaha cIja AviSkRta ho cukI hai / Apa sAmAnya AdamI haiM, ApakI khoja adhika sArthaka hogii| AdamI cala sakatA hai, svayaM sakriya ho sakatA hai / isalie vaha khoja bhI kara sakatA hai / per3a meM bhI jAna hotI hai lekina vo sakriya nahIM ho sktaa| jAnavara bhI khojI hai, lekina manuSya kI khoja usase bhI Age hotI hai / jAnavara kI khoja peTa se Age nahIM jaatii| use zikAra mila gayA to samajho usakI khoja bhI samApta ho gaI / AdamI cUki jAnavara nahIM hai isalie use yadi kisI cIja kI upalabdhi nahIM huI to vaha parizrama karegA, use khojegA / khoja kI saMbhAvanAe~ ananta haiN| DArvina ne manuSya ke vikAsa ke sambandha meM khoja kI, magara ve kaI mAyanoM meM manuSya para lAgU na ho skii| usakA siddhAMta 'vikAsavAda' kA hai| manuSya kA vikAsa nahIM hotA, vaha khuda apanA vikAsa karatA hai / vanaspati kA vikAsa hotA hai| hone aura karane meM antara hai| honA svabhAva hai, karanA krAMti hai / vikAsa prakRti kA hotA hai, manuSya apanA vikAsa svayaM karatA hai / Apane kabhI kauvve ko nahAte dekhA hai ? jo hai, ThIka hai / manuSya ne ise badalA hai / jaisA hai, use vaisA nahIM rahane diyA / yaha prakRti para manuSya kI vijaya hai| khoja to jArI rahatI hai / mahAvIra ke jIvana kI khAsa bAta yaha hai ki unhoMne soca liyA ki jaMgala meM jaMgala ke svabhAva se raheMge / ( 12 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isakA artha yU liyA ki jaMgala meM jAnavara naMgA raha sakatA hai to maiM kyoM nahIM raha sktaa| agara per3a ko jaMgala meM khar3e-khar3e hI bhojana mila sakatA hai to mujhe kyoM nahIM / mahAvIra kA yaha svabhAvavAda hai / jo jaisA hai, ThIka hai| lekina mahAvIra to mahAvIra the, hama mahAvIra nahIM haiN| hama vyakti ke manovijJAna ko smjhe| hara vyakti kucha-na-kucha prApta karanA cAhatA hai| Apake pAsa hajAra rupaye haiM, to lAkha kI icchA paidA hotI hai / lAkha rupaye kamA lie to karor3a kI cAha meM mana macalane lagatA hai / hama kucha-na-kucha karate rahate haiN| itane sAre AviSkAra ho gae, lekina duniyA ke vaijJAnika aba bhI prayatnazIla haiM / khoja isalie jArI hai kyoMki saMbhAvanAe~ kabhI nahIM maratI / saMbhAvanAe~ to asIma haiN| saMbhAvanAe~ haiM, isIlie to maiM Apako AmaMtrita kara rahA huuN| maiM to sirpha eka grAmantraNa hU~, AhvAna hU~ manuSya meM chipI divyatA kI sambhAvanA ko AtmasAt karane ke lie / vyakti kI khoja hamezA do dizA meM hotI hai / eka mArga bAhara kI ora jAtA hai jabaki dUsarA bhItara jAtA hai| AdamI jaba bhItara kI ora calane lagatA hai tabhI usakI yAtrA zurU hotI hai| bAhara kI khoja vijJAna kI hai lekina bhItara kI khoja adhyAtma kI hai / ina donoM ko eka karane kI koziza mata karanA / vijJAna kA sambandha bAhara se hai, lekina adhyAtma kA sambandha bhItara se hai / jahA~ vijJAna parAsta hogA, vahIM adhyAtma kI zuruAta hogii| vijJAna zarIra kA rezA-rezA ApakI A~khoM ke sAmane kholakara rakha degA magara usa zarIra meM jo spaMdana hai usakA srota vaha nahIM batA skegaa| isake lie Apako adhyAtma kI zaraNa meM hI AnA hogaa| usa 'ajJAta' taka vijJAna kI pahuMca nahIM hai, jahAM vijJAna kI sImA samApta hotI hai, vahIM se adhyAtma kI sImA prArambha hotI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ iMsatIna bahuta bar3A vaijJAnika huA hai / jaba vaha marane lagA to DAkTaroM ne usase pUchA ki agale janma meM kyA bananA cAhoge ? usane najara idhara-udhara ghumAI / kucha kSaraNa bAda bolA - marane ke bAda maiM kahAM jAU~gA, yaha to nahIM jAnatA, lekina agara koI zakti hai to maiM usase mAMga karatA hU~ ki mujhe agale janma meM vaijJAnika na banAnA / roM ko rozana kiyA, auroM kA AviSkAra kiyA, para dIye tale aMdherA raha gayA / mRtyu usI aMdhakAra kA nAma hai / auroM ko rozanI dekara tuma auroM ke lie amara ho jAoge, para vaha amaratA aura vijaya kyA artha rakhatI hai, jaba vyakti svayaM se hAra jAtA hai / jIvana ko agara bAhara jioge, to bar3hate-bar3hate sikandara ho sakate ho / agara bhItara jioge to bhItara ke sAmrAjya ke mahAvIra ho sakate ho / jIvana ke sUtra aura srota na kevala bAhara haiM aura na hI sirpha bhItara / jIvana deharI hai, jisakA sambandha bAhara se bhI hai aura bhItara se bhI / bhautika samRddhi ke sAtha prAMtarika samRddhi Avazyaka hai / bhikhArIpana na bhItara kA ho, na bAhara kA prAMtarika samRddhi tumhAre lie hai, bAhya samRddhi jagat ke lie hai / jIvana jagat kA pratibimba hai / hameM samRddhiyoM ko AtmasAt karanA hai / apane ko, dharatI ko, svarga banAnA hai / hameM svayaM ko aisA rUpa denA hai, jisase astitva hama para hara ora se amRta barasA sake / rozanI kI bauchAra kara sake / / ( 14 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAgeM, aura jIyeM bahuta purAnI ghaTanA hai| magadha deza meM rAjA ke pAsa baddhareka nAmaka eka hAthI thA / deza bhara meM usake zaurya va parAkrama kI bar3I carcAeM thiiN| zAyada hI aise kisI hAthI kI kathA Apane sunI ho, jisane sau yuddhoM meM jItane kA gaurava pAyA ho / baddhareka aisA hI eka hAthI thaa| loga bar3e garva ke sAtha usa hAthI kA nAma lete the / devatAoM meM jaise airAvata hAthI thA, yaha baddhareka aisA hI hAthI thaa| samaya bItA, baddhareka bUr3hA ho gyaa| aba vaha apane jaMgale meM par3A rhtaa| kAphI azakta ho gayA thaa| eka dina usakI icchA huI aura vaha sarovara kI tarapha calA gyaa| usakI A~kheM bhI kamajora ho cukI thI, isalie vo nahIM dekha pAyA ki usa sarovara meM aba pAnI ( 15 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kama aura daladala adhika ho gaI thI / daladala meM usake pAMva dhaMsane lage to vaha civAr3ane lgaa| vaha daladala se nikalane meM jitanA jora lagAtA, usake pAMva utane hI aura dhaMsate jAte / thor3I hI dera meM baddhareka kI ciMghAr3oM se saikar3oM loga vahAM jamA ho gae / baddhareka ko daladala se nikAlane ke lie sabhI saMbhAvita prayAsa kara lie gae magara vaha daladala se bAhara na nikala sakA / sabhI ke mana meM isa bAta ko lekara duHkha umar3ane lagA ki kyA aise mahAna hAthI kI mauta itanI dardanAka hogI ! koI upAya na bacA to magadha ke samrATa ne apane bUr3he mahAvata ko bulAyA, jo baddhareka kI bhAMti hI apane aMtima dina kATa rahA thA / mahAvata vahAM AyA aura hAthI ko daladala meM phaMsA dekhaa| usake jharIdAra cehare para eka kSINa muskAna paaii| sarovara ke kinAre khar3e logoM kI najareM aba mahAvata para thii| ve yaha jAnane ko baicena the ki mahAvata hAthI ko kaise bAhara nikaalegaa| mahAvata ne kisI ko bhejakara raNabherI maMgavAI aura use bajAnA zurU kiyaa| kucha hI kSaNoM meM, logoM kI A~kheM hairata se khulI raha gaI jaba unhoMne dekhA ki hAthI ekAeka uchalA aura kinAre para Akara ciMghAr3ane lgaa| isa bAra kI ciMghAr3a pahale jaisI nahIM thii| rAjA ne mahAvata se pUchA ki yaha kaise saMbhava huaa| raNabherI meM aisA kyA thA jo yaha camatkAra huaaa| mahAvata kahane lagA, yaha hAthI raNabherI kI AvAja se paricita hai| isane raNabherI sunI to socA ki yuddha meM jItA hai aura isI bhAvanA ne isa meM itanI zakti bhara dI ki yaha daladala se bAhara A gyaa| jaba yaha ghaTanA ghaTa rahI thI, bhagavAna ke kucha ziSya udhara se gujara rahe the| unhoMne vahAM ruka kara sArA ghaTanAkrama dekhaa| unhoMne ( 16 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna ke pAsa jAkara pUrA vAkayA sunAyA aura isakA artha pUchA / bhagavAna ne unheM samajhAyA ki bUr3hA hone ke bAvajUda baddha reka kI dezabhakti aura zaurya kI bhAvanA nahIM marI thii| yaha kAraNa rahA ki raNabherI sunate hI usameM zakti kA saMcAra huaa| pUrI bAta kahane ke bAda bhagavAna ne kahA maiM bhI to kaba se raNabherI bajA rahA haM, magara tuma logoM kI nIMda nahIM ur3a rahI hai| pramAda se chuTakArA nahIM mila rahA hai / baddhareka to jAnavara thA, tuma loga manuSya hokara bhI nahIM jAga pA rahe ho / paramAtmA kA sAmIpya pAkara bhI saMsAra-cakra se nahIM chUTa sake, isase jyAdA pIDAjanaka sthiti aura kyA ho sakatI hai / tumase to vo hAthI hI acchA hai jo raNabherI sunakara jAgrata ho gyaa| mere pAsa itane AdamI Ate haiM magara gautama koI-sA hI bana pAtA hai / adhikAMza gauzAlaka banakara raha jAte haiM / paramAtmA ke samIpa pahuMcakara bhI koI vyakti gautama na bana pAe to isameM paramAtmA kA kyA kusUra ? maiM bhI to raNabherI bajA rahA haM / jAgo, apane jIvana kI sArthakatA siddha kro| sArI duniyA baddhareka kI taraha daladala meM phaMsI hai| prAdamI daladala se nikalane kA prayAsa karatA bhI hai, magara vaha prayAsa UparI hI hotA hai / isalie vaha daladala meM aura dhaMsatA calA jAtA hai| kisI ne thuukaa| eka makkhI usa para Akara baitthii| bAda meM usake pAMva ke sAtha paMkha bhI usameM dhaMsate cale ge| usakA prayAsa bAhara nikalane kA hone ke bAvajUda vaha nahIM nikala pAtI aura vahIM dama tor3a detI hai / AdamI kI bhI hAlata aisI hI hai| vaha socatA hai ki majA kahIM aura se A rahA hai / zarIra meM khujalI huI / manuSya ko khujAne meM majA Ane lagA magara jaba zarIra se khUna nikalane lagA, taba use samajha meM AyA ki thor3e se maje kI kitanI bar3I kImata usane cukAI hai / sArI jindagI khujAne meM hI gujara jAtI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ke daladala meM aisA prAnanda kadama-kadama para milatA hai / AdamI ko agara yaha ahasAsa ho jAe ki maiM jo khujA rahA hUM, usameM Ananda nahIM, pIr3AeM mileMgI to vaha khujAnA baMda hI kara de / khujalI na karoge to darda to hogA, magara vaha dhairya kI parIkSA hogI / prApa usa parIkSA meM pAsa ho gae to sAdhutva kA prathama dvAra Apake lie khula gayA samajho / Atma-jJAna koI aisI cIja nahIM hai ki bAhara se koI AegA aura hameM de jAegA / jIvana meM jahAM pIr3AeM haiM, kaSTa haiM, unheM hamane jAna liyA yahI prAtma-jJAna kI prApti kA pahalA pATha hai / jisane yaha jAna liyA ki khujAne meM pIr3A hai vaha nahIM khujaaegaa| Apane kutte ko haDDI cabAte dekhA hogA / cabAte - cabAte usake muMha meM khUna nikalane lagatA hai / kuttA samajhatA hai yaha khUna kisI aura kA hai / use Ananda Ane lagatA hai / jaba use patA lagatA haiM ki khUna usI kA hai, taba taka bahuta dera ho cukI hotI hai / manuSya kA prAnanda, Ananda nahIM, jIvanaUrjA kA vinAza hai / hama saba paramAtmA ke pAsa jAte haiN| unase bhava-sAgara pAra karavAne kI prArthanA karate haiM, magara hamAre hI lie paramAtmA dvArA bajAI jA rahI raNabherI kI AvAja hameM sunAI nahIM detI / kisI ko sunAI detI bhI hai to vaha anasunI kara detA hai / dhArmika aura dhArmika loga hara yuga meM rahe haiM / rAma aura kRSNa ke yuga meM bhI aise loga hote the / aba paramAtmA kA sAnivya pAkara bhI koI apanA jIvana dhanya nahIM mAna pAtA to yaha usI kA durbhAgya kahA jAegA / ahaMkAra ne bhI hamArA bahuta nukasAna kiyA hai / prabhu kI kRpA Apa para bhI ho sakatI hai agara Apa ahaMkAra ko tilAMjali de sakeM / ( 18 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa apanA pahale kA jJAna vahAM chor3akara pAeM jahAM Apane jUte utAre haiN| mere mana-mandira kI sabhA meM praveza kareM to bilkula korA kAgaja banakara AeM / tabhI Apake rikta mana meM merI bAteM sthAna pA sakeMgI, anyathA Apa tarka-vitarka kI mAyA meM phaMsa jaaeNge| taba Apa zrotA nahIM 'sarotA' ho jAeMge aura sarotA sirpha kATatA hai, use jor3anA nahIM aataa| merI bAteM na kisI ko kATane kI hai, na kaTane kI hai, sirpha apane Apa se jur3ane kI haiN| jo loga pUrva ke tarka-vitarka ke AdhAra para merI bAtoM ko leMge to ve paramAtmA ke isa jJAna kI anubhUti nahIM kara skeNge| sarotA mata claaie| maiM Apako sau bAteM khuuNgaa| ho sakatA hai ki usameM se koI do bAteM Apake mana meM bhItara taka utara jaae| maiM samajhUgA merA ve bAteM kahanA aura ApakA sunanA sArthaka ho gayA / paramAtmA ne raNabherI bjaaii| maiM bhI raNabherI bajA rahA huuN| raNabherI bajAne kA uddezya yahI hai ki tuma jaise-taise bhI jAga jAyo / bhagavAna isase adhika kucha aura nahIM cAhate / jo jAga gae, samajho unakA jIvana sArthaka ho gyaa| paramAtmA ko pAne kA yahI rAstA hai ki Apa nIMda se jAga jAeM / Apa yA to paramAtmA ke prati svayaM ko samarpita kara deM, yA phira svayaM paramAtmA hone ke lie kRta saMkalpita ho jaaeN| do hI mArga haiM / eka mArga bhakti kA hai, dUsarA dhyAna kaa| eka mArga samarpaNa kA, dUsarA saMkalpa kaa| jisa taraha namaka pAnI meM ghulakara apanA astitva samApta kara letA hai, ThIka usI taraha apane aham ko vigalita karanA hotA hai| aura taba gaMgA bhI gaMgA nahIM rhtii| sAgara meM jAkara vo bhI sAgara ho jAtI hai / taba mIrA, mIrA nahIM rahatI, vaha bhI saritA kI taraha sAgara meM milakara virATa ho jAtI hai| mIrA hI kRSNa bana jAtI hai| sAgara meM milane ke bAda pAnI kI hara bUda meM sAgara kA hI svAda samA jAtA hai| bUda ko ( 16 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara sAgara honA hai, to sAgara meM khonA hogaa| miTAnA hogA svayaM ko| ahaM ko miTAkara hI sarva ko AtmasAt kiyA jAtA hai / yaha pahalA mArga huaaa| yAnI pahalA gaMgA sAgara se gaMgotrI taka aura dUsarA gaMgotrI se gaMgAsAgara taka / pahalA mArga bhakti hai aura dUsarA mArga dhyAna hai / virATatA to donoM kI pariNati hai| virATatA ko to donoM hI mArgoM se upalabdha kara jAnoge, magara pharka hai / bhakti kA sambandha paramAtmA se hai, dhyAna kA sambandha prAtmA se hai, svayaM se hai| hamArA pahalA dharma paramAtmA ko pAnA nahIM hai, svayaM ko pAnA hai / jo AtmavAn nahIM hai, vaha paramAtmA kI sAkAratA se bhI vaMcita hI rhegaa| apane ko upalabdha karake hI tuma auroM ko pA sakate ho| AtmA kA krama pahalA hai, paramAtmA doyama hai| ApakI mAnasika taiyArI kaisI hai, antara kI abhIpsA kaisI hai paramAtmA pAne kI yA paramAtmA hone kI ? ___ zrApa paramAtmA ke zrIcaraNoM meM jAkara samarpita honA cAhate ho taba bhI pahuMca jAoge aura svayaM paramAtmA banate ho, taba bhI pahuMca hI jAnoge / paramAtmA hamArA svabhAva hai aura yaha mArga usa svabhAva meM vApasI kA hai| jo loga bhakti kareMge ve bhI pahuMca jAeMge aura jo dhyAna kareMge, ve bhI pahuMca jaaeNge| mUla bAta mUla srota taka pahuMcanA hai| gaMgotrI taka pahuMcanA hai| gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI taka kI yAtrA AsAna nahIM hai| yahAM bhI do rAste haiN| pahalA to yaha ki apane Apako gaMgAsAgara meM AtmasAt kara lo| sUrya kI USmA se bhApa bano, bAdala bano aura gaMgotrI para jAkara barasa jaao| yaha to eka mArga huaa| dUsarA mArga jarA kaThina hai| jaba hama svayaM paramAtmA banane kA prayAsa kareMge tabhI gaMgotrI kI ora hamArI yAtrA zurU ho jAegI, gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI taka, talahaTI se zikhara kI aora / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ulTe calanA hai, bahanA nahIM varan tairanA hai| sAdhanA mUla utsa kI ora bar3hane aura tairane kA hI upanAma hai / eka mArga rAma-kRSNa kA hai, sUradAsa kA hai, dUsarA buddha, mahAvIra aura paMtajali kA hai| rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa kahate haiM - mAM, mujhe to behozI cAhie / tumhAre caraNoM kA sahArA cAhie / yaha mArga mIrA, caitanya mahAprabhu kA hai / bhakti kA mArga hai| isa mArga meM hI ahobhAva utpanna hotA hai, jaba paramAtmA hamAre meM svayaM meM sAkAra hone lagatA hai| isake sAtha hI hamAre pA~va khuda-ba-khuda thirakane lagate haiN| binA ghugharU hI chanaka paidA hone lagI hai| prema kI jhIla meM hamArA mAnasa apane Apa tairane lagatA hai| sparzAtIta ke sparza se pulakita hone lagatA hai| AdamI maMdira jAtA hai| pAMca minaTa mUrti ke Age khar3A hokara vApasa calA pAtA hai| isase kAma nahIM clegaa| paramAtmA ke prati samarpita honA hai to mIrA bananA par3egA / mIrA kI bhAvanA se hI prabhu apane meM vilIna kara lete haiN| taba patthara kI pratimA meM bhI bhagavAna prakaTa ho jAte haiN| mIrA jahara kA pyAlA pI letI hai| eka nArI mahaloM kA rAja-pATa chor3akara kRSNa ke prema meM dIvAnI ho jAtI hai to sociegA, usa nArI meM kitanA ahobhAva jAgrata ho gayA hogA / kitanA parama prasAda hogA usa amara AtmA ke lie| aise logoM ko hI paramAtmA milate haiN| aura itanA hI nahIM, aise loga svayaM paramAtmA ho jAte haiN| paramAtmA aise hI logoM meM jIte haiN| duniyA kI najaroM meM yaha bhale hI pAgalapana yA dIvAnApana ho lekina vaha 'pAgala' jAnatA hai ki yaha pAgalapana nahIM, paramAtmA dvArA pilAyA gayA amRta hai / ( 21 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaisI lAgI lagana, mIrA ho gaI magana / vo to galI-galI hari guna gAne lagI / mahaloM meM palI banake jogana calI, mIrA rAnI dIvAnI kahane lagI kaisI lAgI lagana aisA hotA hai / dUsarA mArga mahAvIra, buddha aura paMtajali kA hai, vahAM zaraNa kA kyA kAma ? ve to kahate haiM 'azaraNa bhAvanA' / phira kisakI zaraNa meM jAnoge ? isa duniyA meM tumhArA pitA zaraNabhUta nahIM hai, mAtA zaraNabhUta nahIM hai / patnI, bacce, riztedAra koI bhI zaraNabhUta nahIM hai phira paramAtmA bhI zararaNabhUta kaise hogA ? azaraNa yAni kisI kI zaraNa nahIM / yadi paramAtmA zaraNa hote to gautama ko ronA nahIM par3atA / mahAvIra ke rahate hI unheM parama jJAna prApta ho gayA hotA / 1 kinAre ko bhI pAra paramAtmA ne gautama ko jAte-jAte eka hI sIkha dI ki tuma sAre sAgara pAra kara cuke ho to aba mere kinAre Akara kyoM baiThe ho ? agara tumheM apane Apa ko prApta karanA hai to isa kara jAo / tuma jaise bhI ho, agara tumheM 'tuma' bananA hai to tumheM paramAtmA ko bhI chor3anA hogA / maiM buddha nahIM bananA cAhatA, rAma yA kRSNa nahIM bananA cAhatA, maiM to vaha honA cAhatA hUM, jo maiM ho sakatA huuN| mujhameM jo sambhAvanA hai, sirpha vahI honA cAhatA hUM / AtmA ko pAne ke lie 'paramAtmA' ko bhI pAra karanA par3atA hai / tuma agara svayaM ko upalabdha ho rahe ho aura usa samaya agara paramAtmA bhI A jAe, to use bhI dara kinAra kara do| tumhAre lie 'tuma' hI sarvocca mUlya ho / duniyA meM mahAvIra eka hI paidA ho ( 22 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakatA hai / tuma jaise svayaM ho, vaise hI bana sakate ho| dUsarA mahAvIra nahIM bana sakate / hama jaise haiM, vaise hI banane kA prayAsa kareM, mukhauTA car3hAne se bceN| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki mere mArga para calanA hai to jAgarUkatA paidA kro| dhyAna, hoza aura saMbodhi paao| maine svayaM ko AtmasAt kiyA hai isI jAgarUkatA aura dhyAna ke mAdhyama se / isa mArga meM behozI kA kyA kAma ? mahAvIra kA mArga to jinatva kA mArga hai| apane Apako jItane kA mArga hai / vaha jainatva kA nahIM, jinatva kA mArga hai| anuzAsana kA nahIM, AtmazAsana aura Atma-vijaya kA mArga hai| yaha arihaMta kA mArga hai aura arihanta to khuda ko hI honA hotA hai / isalie jaba mandira jAte ho aura vahAM bhagavAna kI pUjA karate ho to isakA matalaba yaha hotA hai ki unake guNoM ko hama apane meM prAtmasAt kara paaeN| bhagavAna ne kisa taraha apane Apa ko jiitaa| unhIM tarIkoM se hameM apane Apako jItanA hogaa| svayaM ko aparAjeya karanA hogaa| mandira meM rakhI mUrti kA AlaMbana isalie hai tAki hameM apane arihaMta svarUpa kI yAda A jaae| hamArA. koI bhI kadama ho. Atma-vijayI jAgarUkatA ke sAtha ho / baiTho to soye-soye mata baitthnaa| jAgrata baiThanA / bolo to bhI jAgrata rahanA / somo to bhI jAge rhnaa| isakA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki tuma apanI A~kheM kholakara sonA / sopro to bhI apanA bodha mata khonaa| svayaM ko sadA kAyama rkhnaa| bAhara bhI aura bhItara bhii| cetana meM bhI aura avacetana meM bhii| jaba avacetana meM, suSupti meM bhI svayaM kA bodha kAyama rahe, to yahI sambodhi hai svayaM kA bodha, samyak bodha / soye-soye hI apane 'phUla' ko mata murajhA denaa| jIvana kA yaha phUla bar3I muzkila se aura eka ( 23 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAra hI khilatA hai / phisalana bhare mArga meM bhI jAgarUka vyakti ke phisalane kI saMbhAvanA kama rahatI hai / Atma-bodha ko vismRta kara jIne meM manuSyatva kA kyA artha ? apane ko bhulAkara jIne vAle to jAnavara haiM / hama pazu nahIM, manuSya haiM / phUla kI taraha khile binA, apane Apako upalabdha hue binA cale jAnA svayaM kI svayaM se hI parAjaya hai / sonA bhI jAgrata avasthA meM jarUrI hai / kucha loga sone ke bAda aise ho jAte haiM mAno murdA ho gae hoM / unake sAtha kucha bhI kara lo, unheM patA hI nahIM cala pAtA / agale dina prAMkha khulegI to phira paidA ho jAeMge, nayA jIvana zurU kareMge / kucha loga isa taraha sote haiM ki Apa unake nIce se bistara nikAla lo, unheM patA hI nahIM calatA / unake kapar3e taka utAra lo, to koI khabara nahIM / aise AdamI ko apanA bhAna kahAM se hogaa| usakI mUrchA gaharI hai / bhItara kA daladala gaharA hai / bhItara ke baMdhana sudRr3ha haiM / tuma cAhe jo bhI kAma karo jAge-jAge karanA / eka daphA to agara azubha bhI karanA ho, to bhI jAgarUkatA ke sAtha, draSTAbhAva ke sAtha, mAtra gavAha banakara / krodha karo to bhI jAgarUka rahanA / kahIM aisA na ho ki ajJAna kI dazA meM ApakA krodha prakaTa ho jAe / krodha ko bhI jAgarUkatA ke sAtha, bodhapUrvaka prakaTa karanA / vo krodha bhI sArthaka hogA / vo krodha karma kI nirjarA meM sahAyaka hogA / hamArA hara kadama jAgarUkatA ke sAtha uThanA cAhie / ke sAtha uThane vAle kadama meM agara kucha anucita bhI ho jAye, pahalI bata to hogA hI nahIM, phira bhI ho jAye, to isase tumhArI grAtmadazA meM, antara-avasthA meM koI pharka nahIM prAyegA / tumhArI cetanA svastha rahegI / jAgarUkatA ( 24 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMtajali ke anusAra citta kI tIna avasthAeM hotI haiN| pahalI suSupti, dUsarI jAgrati aura tIsarI svpnaavsthaa| suSupti kA artha sonA, jAgrati mAne jAganA aura svapnAvasthA kA matalaba svapna dekhanA hotA hai / AdamI pUrI taraha se eka sthiti meM rahe / yA to vaha jAga jAe, yA so jaae| yA to vaha bhakti kA mArga apanA le, yA phira dhyAna kA mArga apanA le| bIca kA mArga kabhI sArthakatA nahIM de paaegaa| svapna meM khAe laDDU se peTa na bhregaa| koI bhI sapanA hamArA apanA nahIM hotA / sapanA mana kI caMcalatA kA mAtra chAyAMkana hotA hai / na jAne kaise sapane pA jAte haiN| sapane meM bar3A majA AtA hai| AdamI jo cIja jAgate hue nahIM pA sakatA hai usakA sapanA dekhatA hai| lekina yaha jhUThA majA hai| sapane ka, prAnanda koI Ananda nahIM hotaa| sapane meM cAhe jo mauja manA lo, jaba A~kha khulatI hai to atRpti hI mahasUsa hotI hai| sArA saMsAra eka sapanA hI to hai| kucha khulI AMkha kA sapanA hai to kucha baMda aAMkha kA sapanA hai| jisa AdamI ne yaha jAna liyA ki saMsAra sapanA hai, usake jIvana meM saMnyAsa ke alAvA aura koI vikalpa zeSa rahegA hI nhiiN| jaba taka Apa saMsAra ko satya samajhoge, taba taka jIvana meM saMnyAsa ghaTita nahIM hogA / jisa dina yaha saMsAra eka sapanA laga gayA, eka pravaMcanA laga gayA, usa dina nizcita taura para jIvana meM munitva ghaTita ho jaaegaa| prAtmA saMsAra kA atikramaNa kara jaaegii| kahate haiM : eka deza kA rAjakumAra bImAra ho gayA / itanA bImAra ki maraNa zayyA para par3a gyaa| samrATa, rAjamAtA, sabhAsada sabhI rAjakumAra ko ghere baiThe the| kisI bhI kSaNa rAjakumAra kI jIvana-Dora TUTa sakatI thii| aise meM samrATa ko nIMda A gaI / samrATa ( 25 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne dekhA ki vaha sone ke mahala meM baiThA hai, usake sAta rAniyAM haiM / sabhI se eka-eka rAjakumAra haiN| samrATa ne sAtoM rAjakumAroM ko apane pAsa bulaayaa| jaba ve pAsa A gae to samrATa ne unheM gale lagAnA cAhA, lekina yaha kyA ? samrATa kI aAMkha khula gii| sabhI gAyaba, mahala, rAjakumAra / usane dekhA rAjarAnI ro rahI haiN| rAjakumAra cala basA thaa| rAjA kI prAMkha rAjarAnI kA rudana sUnakara hI khulI thii| sabhI ro rahe the / rAjA hataprabha / sabhI ne rAjA se kahA, Apa kyoM nahIM ro rahe haiN| rAjakumAra ke marane kA Apako duHkha nahIM huA kyA ? rAjA haMsane lgaa| kisake lie rouuN| isa eka rAjakumAra ke lie yA una sAta rAjakumAroM ke lie jo abhI mere pAsa the, aba gAyaba ho ge| rAjarAnI ne samajhAyA ki vo to sapanA thA, yaha asalI hai| rAjA ne kahA ki donoM hI svapna the| eka baMda AMkha kA sapanA thA, eka khulI AMkha kA / / yaha saMsAra bhI to svapna hI hai / sapane se AMkha khula gaI aura sAtha hI isa saMsAra rUpI sapane se bhI aAMkha khula gii| bhAkta kA, saMnyAsa kA mArga mila gyaa| lambI nIMda se jAga ge| saMsAra ke daladala se nikalane kA mArga DhUMDha liyA / aMtardRSTi khula gaI / hakIkata meM ahasAsa hone para hI jIvana meM rUpAntara ghaTita hotA hai / jaba AdamI ko lagegA ki saMsAra sapanA hai, vIrAnA hai, tabhI jIvana meM saMnyAsa sambhava hogA / kadama Atmonmukha hoMge, mUlya para kendrita hoNge| svapna, svapna hai| svapna agara do haiM, to satya do sau haiM / svapna kitane bhI lubhAvane kyoM na hoM, para banda AMkhoM ke sapanoM ke calate khulI AMkhoM ke satya ko ThukarAyA nahIM jA sktaa| 'prAMkha meM ho svarga lekina pAMva pRthvI para Tike hoM / ' behatara hogA hama svapna kI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bajAya jIvana kI vAstavikatA ke dharAtala para aaeN| aAMkha ke bhItara kI AMkha kholeM, apane meM jAgeM / saMsAra to pahale bhI thA, aba bhI hai, Age bhI rhegaa| maiM usa saMsAra ko sapanA kahatA hUM, jisakA nirmANa hamane kiyA hai / ye apanA hai, vo parAyA hai| ye mitra hai, vo zatru hai| usI saMsAra ko maiM sapanA kahatA huuN| ye saMsAra to hai hI, rahegA bhI / maiM to usa saMsAra kI bAta kara rahA hUM jisakA nirmANa hamane, hamAre mana ne kiyA hai, sImAoM meM bAMdhA hai / Aja jo mitra hai, kala zatru bana jAtA hai| patnI ApakI sevA karatI hai, lekina kala usakA mana badala sakatA hai, Apa nizcita taura para kucha nahIM kaha skte| Ane vAle kala kI bhaviSyavANI Apa nahIM kara skte| isIlie kahatA hUM saMsAra eka sapanA hai| jarUrata eka bAra isa saMsAra ko sapanA samajhane kI hai| jisane jIvana meM eka bAra jAna liyA ki 'mRtyu' hai, aura mujhe bhI maranA hai, vahI vyakti jIvana meM krAMti ghaTita kara paaegaa| abhI to ye lagatA hai ki koI aura mara rahA hai / kisI aura kI mRtyu ho rahI hai| kisI kI bhI mRtyu hai, vaha hameM hamArI mRtyu kI sUcanA detI hai| saba lAina meM lage hue haiM, jAne kaba kisakA nambara yA jaae| kucha cale gae, kucha jA rahe haiM, hama bhI jaaeNge| jisane mRtyu kA satya jAna liyA, usane saMnyAsa prApta kara liyaa| mauta jaba bhI Ae, usakA svAgata karanA hai| para jaba taka jIeM, sudha-budha ke sAtha, sambodhi ke sAtha jiieN| abhI hameM bharapUra jInA hai, lekina apanI chAyA ke kArA meM nahIM, aMdhiyArA meM nhiiN| hamArA hara kadama sadhA ho| hama apane prati, apane vicAroM ke prati, apane ciMtana ke prati sajaga-jAgarUka hoN| paramAtmA hamArI prApti nahIM, varan hamArI pariNati ho / jo pala-pala dhyAna aura bodha ke sAtha jItA hai, vaha ( 27 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvanta hai, caitanya hai / paramAtmA AtmA kA hI parama rUpa hai, cetanA kI hI parAkASThA / cira sajaga prAMkheM unIMdI, prAja kaisA vyasta bAnA | jAga tujhako dUra jAnA / para tujhe hai nAza-patha para cihna apane chor3a AnA / tU na apanI chAMha ko, apane lie kArA banAnA / jAga tujhako dUra jAnA / yAtrA lambI hai, bAdhAeM anaginata haiM, jAgrati aura sambodhi agara sAtha hai to tuma saMsAra ke nazvara-patha para bhI apane anazvara padacihna chor3a kara jA sakate ho| hamAre kadama ho jAgarUka, jIvana kI isI meM sArthakatA hai / jAgo aura jio / jio aura mukta ho jAo / ( 2= ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbhale so samajhadAra ghaTanA rAjadhAnI kI hai| bIca bAjAra logoM kA AvAgamana jArI hai| koI A rahA hai, koI jA rahA hai| hara vyakti apanI jarUrata kI cIja kharIdakara Age bar3ha rahA hai| vahIM eka kasAI kI dukAna hai / vahAM eka TokarI meM murge bhare par3e haiN| vaha TokarI una murgoM ke lie thor3I dera kA hI ThikAnA hai| choTI-sI TokarI meM itane murge haiM ki ve ThIka se sAMsa taka nahIM le pA rahe haiM / dukAna kA mAlika eka murge ko bAhara nikAlatA hai, usakI gardana kATa detA hai| vaha eka-eka kara murgoM kI gardana kATatA calA jA rahA hai / apane sAthI ko kaTatA dekhakara bhI kisI murge ke mana meM dayA nahIM AtI / usakI ora dhyAna taka koI nahIM detaa| apane meM hI magana haiM ( 26 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saba / ve isa bAta se bekhabara haiM ki agalI bArI unakI bhI ho sakatI hai / hara-eka yahI soca rahA hai ki koI dUsarA mara rahA hai / thor3I dera meM sabhI murgoM kA eka hI hAla hotA hai| cAroM tarapha nistabdhatA chA jAtI hai| yaha koI kahAnI mAtra nahIM hai / yaha jidagI hai / una murgoM kI taraha hamArI bhI jindagI halAla hotI jA rahI hai| Aja dAyIM tarapha vAle makAna kA mAlika gyaa| parasoM bAyIM tarapha vAle ne duniyAM chor3I thI, kala hamArI bhI bArI aayegii| isalie yaha ghaTanA jIvana kA satya ujAgara karatI hai| eka jindagI kaise itane rUpa badala letI hai| isI jindagI meM Ananda hai, khuziyAM haiN| aura yahI jindagI musIbatoM kA bhI kAraNa hai / jo jindagI abhI parezAnI hai, kucha kSaNa bAda hI vaha Ananda bana jAtI hai / jo Ananda hai, thor3I dera meM parezAnI meM badala jAtA hai| __machuAre ne kAMTA ddaalaa| machalI AI, use ATA najara aaayaa| ATe ke lAlaca meM vaha kAMTe kI tarapha bddh'ii| jaba kAMTe meM usakA muha phaMsa gayA, taba use hoza AyA ki vaha to kAMTA thA, ATA to dikhAvaTI thA / yahI to jindagI kI kahAnI hai| do minaTa pahale jo Ananda thA, kucha hI dera meM vaha kaSTa kA kAraNa bana gyaa| mere dekhe, jIvana ke tAne-bAne meM koI antara nahIM hai| jIvana kI rAha se gujarate to sabhI haiN| sabhI kA jIvana eka hI cetanA, snAyutantra se banA hai / kahIM koI pharka nahIM hai / sabakI jindagI eka jaisI hai / sukha-duHkha sabakI jindagI meM Ate haiM / jisa mArga se mahAvIra, gA~dhI jaise mahApuruSa pAe, usI mArga se caMgejakhAna, hiTalara jaise AtatAyI zAsaka bhI pAe / AkAza se koI nahIM ttpkaa| avatAra bhI mAM kI kokha se Ae aura tIrthaMkara ke Ane kA mArga bhI vahI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabakA janma-mArga eka hI hai| phira pharka kahA~ paidA ho jAtA hai| yaha bAta hI to samajhane kI hai| jIvana mArga para saphara karate samaya kauna kisa taraha ke anubhava baToratA hai, yaha khAsa bAta hai| sikandara ne isI mArga para anubhava baTore aura mahAvIra aura buddha ne bhI yahI mArga anubhavoM ko baTorate taya kiyaa| magara donoM meM rAta-dina kA pharka rahA / aApake pitA ke alaga anubhava haiM to Apake dUsare anubhava haiM / Apake pitA ne bahuta prabhAva dekhe / choTA-sA kAma zurU kara bar3A vyavasAya khar3A kiyaa| Apako una abhAvoM kA sAmanA nahIM karanA par3A / anubhavoM se hI Apake pitA jIvana kA nicor3a nikAleMge / pitA apane putra ko koI galatI karate dekhatA hai to turanta DAMTa detA hai, lekina ekAMta meM baiThakara putra ko yaha nahIM samajhAtA ki dekha beTA ! yaha galatI maiMne bhI kI aura samaya para isameM sudhAra nahIM kara sakA / mere jIvana meM amuka kamI raha gii| isalie maiM tumheM samajhAnA cAhatA hU~, una galatiyoM se bacAnA cAhatA huuN| vivAha ho yA vyavasAya, pitA ko cAhie ki vaha apane putra ko inameM khuda ko hue anubhavoM se avagata karA de| apane anubhava apane vaMzajoM ko batAyo jarUra, lekina unheM lakIra kA phakIra mata banAyo / tumhArA kAma use sahI yA galata kI jAnakArI denA hai| Apane dekhA hogA, eka vakIla apane putra ko vakIla banAnA cAhatA hai| ApakA putra jo bananA cAhatA hai, use vaisA banane kA prayAsa karane diijie| usake lakSya kI prApti meM madada kIjie, usakI TAMga mata khIMcie ki, yaha nahIM, vaha kro| anubhava Apako jIne kA DhaMga batAte haiN| eka bUr3hA AdamI hoTala meM ThaharA / jaba vaha lauTane lagA to nIce risepzana kAuNTara para use yAda AyA ki vaha apanI tIna cIjeM kamare meM hI chor3a AyA / ( 31 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamarA tIsarI maMjila para thaa| usane samIpa khar3e hoTala ke eka karmacArI se kahA ki merI ghar3I, cazmA aura rUmAla kamare meM hI raha gae haiM / karmacArI Upara kamare meM gayA aura usa bUr3he kI tInoM cIjeM lekara kamare kI bAlakanI meM AyA, jo risepzana meM khulatI thii| usane Upara se hI pahale ghar3I pheMkI, jo bUr3he ke hAtha meM na pAkara nIce gira gaI aura TUTa gii| taba bUr3he ne kahA-'cazmA jarA sa~bhAla kara pheMkanA !' lekina cazmA bhI bUr3he ke hAtha meM na A sakA aura dharatI para girakara TUTa gayA / vaha hoTala karmacArI rUmAla bhI pheMkane lagA to bUr3he ne kahA-'use mata pheMkanA / ' cazme aura ghar3I kI taraha kahIM vaha bhii........| jo AdamI garma dUdha se jala jAtA hai, vaha chAcha bhI phUMka-faka kara pItA hai kyoMki eka najara meM donoM eka jaise najara Ate haiM / Apa jindagI meM jahAM cUka gae, jahAM Apako Thokara lagI, ve sArI bAteM apane putra ko btaaiegaa| apane anubhava usake sAtha baaNttiegaa| isase putra Apake aura samIpa AegA. anyathA vaha Apase hamezA dUrI rakhegA aura dUrI kaI taraha kI galataphahamiyoM ko janma detI hai| magara hakIkata yaha hai ki apanI kamajorI koI kisI ko nahIM batAnA caahtaa| Apa jahA~ cUka rahe haiM, apane putra ko, mitroM ko jarUra btaaie| ____jIvana ke apane artha haiN| kahate haiM jIvana pahelI hai| AsAnI se samajha meM nahIM aatii| jIvana kA artha kitAboM meM nahIM milegaa| jo loga jIvana ko samasyA mAnate haiM, ve galatI kara rahe haiN| jIvana samasyA nahIM hai, rahasya hai / rahasya ko jitanA jiproge vaha utanA hI khulatA calA jaaegaa| kitAboM meM Apako eka-do bindu mila jAeMge, lekina artha nahIM mila paaegaa| ( 32 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM yaha saba isalie kahatA hU~ kyoMki hamAre pAsa jIvana hI eka aisI sampatti hai, jise hama apanA kaha sakate haiM / janma hamArI icchA se nahIM huA / mRtyu bhI hamArI icchAoM se pare kI cIja hai / ekamAtra jIvana hI hamArA hai / usa para hamArA adhikAra hai / 'hama' apanI maulika dena nahIM haiM / hamArA janma kisI aura kI icchA se huA hai / ise Apa Izvara kI icchA, kudarata yA hamAre mAtA-pitA ke saMyoga kA phala kaha sakate haiM / magara, eka bAta to taya hai ki hameM yaha jIvana puraskAra ke rUpa meM milA hai / isa puraskAra ko parama Ananda ke sAtha svIkAra kIjie / Apako jIvana kA puraskAra bhale hI kisI ne diyA ho, magara Apako yaha puraskAra milA hai, yaha to aTUTa satya hai / isalie jIvana eka mahotsava honA cAhie / grApa mandiroM meM jAkara utsava karavAte haiM, mahAjApa karavAte haiM / lekina isa jIvana se mahAna utsava dUsarA koI nahIM hai / AdamI bAhara utsava isalie karavAtA hai, kyoMki usane apane jIvana ko narka banA liyA hai / magara Apa ise hI antima satya mata mAna lIjiegA / jIvana eka utsava ho sakatA hai / use utsava banAyA jA sakatA hai / jIvana svarga kA paryAya ho sakatA hai / jIvana Apako milA paramapitA kA prasAda hai / Apa mandira jAte haiM, prasAda lete haiM / vaise hI jIvana bhI mahAprasAda hai / isa mahAprasAda ko ahobhAga ke sAtha svIkAra kreN| isase mahAna prasAda duniyAM meM jitanI cIjeM haiM, unakA hara lekina jIvana hI eka mAtra aisA hai dUsarA koI ho nahIM sakatA / rUpa meM kucha-na-kucha mUlya hai, jisakA mUlya kevala 'jIvita' hone se hai / Apa kisI dharma - sthAna para jAte haiM / hai jaba taka loga vahAM jAte raheM / logoM ne vaha tabhI taka dharma - sthAna jAnA banda kara diyA to ( 33 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa sthAna kA kyA mUlya raha jaaegaa| eka mandira kA mahatva tabhI taka hai, jaba taka vahAM pujArI hai, zraddhAlu Ate haiN| jaba koI nahIM jAegA to vaha khaNDahara mAtra raha jaaegaa| ___ tuma jIvita ho| tumhAre jIvita hone se hI sabhI cIjoM kA mahatva hai| tuma mara gae to tumhAre lie to saba kucha arthahIna ho jaaegaa| tuma khuda miTTI ho jAoge miTTI meM mila jAnoge / tuma daulata kamAte ho, pada-pratiSThA prApta karate ho, vaha saba isa jIvana ke kAraNa hI hai| mAla rakhA hai aura mAlika calA gayA to mAla kI kyA kImata ? riztedAra, parivAra, dhana-sabhI kA artha jIvana ke kAraNa hI hai| eka bAta hamezA yAda rakheM-kisI bhI cIja kA mUlya tabhI taka hai, jaba taka jIvana hai / jIvana tabhI taka hai jaba taka hama jIte haiN| jaba taka hama jIte haiM taba taka hameM jIvana ko utsava banAkara, svarga banAkara jInA hogaa| jindagI hakIkata hai, ise Ananda banAkara jiyo / maroge taba maroge, mRtyu para tumhArA adhikAra nahIM hai lekina jaba taka jI rahe ho taba taka utsava manAkara jiyo / mRtyu para hamArA adhikAra nahIM hai| janma hAtha meM nahIM hai / phira hama svayaM ke kitane haiM ? isa eka bindu para soceM, tabhI jIvana kA eka mUlya hamArI samajha meM aayegaa| usa mUlya ko hama apane meM AtmasAt kara paayeNge| Aja kA jamAnA vijJAna kA jamAnA hai| sukha-suvidhAoM kA jamAnA hai| Aja hamAre pAsa bezumAra sukha-suvidhAe~ haiM / itanI sukhasuvidhAe~ pahale kisI ko upalabdha nahIM thii| saMsAra sikur3a kara choTA ho gayA hai| dUriyAM kama ho gaI haiN| vijJAna ne AdamI ko sukhasuvidhAe~ to bahuta juTA dI haiM, lekina AdamI bhItara se kitanA TUTa ( 34 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayA hai, yaha koI vaijJAnika nahIM samajha pAyA hai| vAyuyAna banAkara vijJAna ne saMsAra kI dUriyAM to kama kara dI magara insAna-insAna ke bIca kI dUrI vaha nahIM miTA mAyA / hamAre lie amarIkA dUra nahIM hai lekina hamAre par3ausI kA ghara dUra ho gayA hai / amarIkA meM kyA ho rahA hai, yaha to hama batA deMge lekina hamAre ghara meM kyA ho rahA hai, yaha batAnA hamAre lie muzkila ho gayA hai| jamInoM kI dUriyAM ghaTa gaI haiM lekina diloM kI dUriyAM vistAra pA cukI haiN| gAMva-gAMva meM skUleM khula rahI haiM / AdamI ne kitAboM meM par3hA ki subaha uThakara mAM-bApa ko praNAma karanA caahie| hamane par3hA hai ki jhUTha na boleM, pApa na kareM, lekina kyA hama isa pATha ko jIvana meM utAra pAye haiM ? hamane ema0 e0 kara liyA hai lekina abhI taka to hama pahalA pATha bhI amala meM nahIM lA pAye haiM / ema0 e0 kI sArthakatA ema. e. ena. hone se hai| Apane DigriyAM to khUba prApta kara lIM, lekina kevala DigriyAM sIne para lagAkara koI tIra nahIM mAra liyaa| viDambanA to yaha hai ki jitane adhika zikSAlaya khulate jA rahe haiM, manuSya aura adhika ajJAnI hotA calA jA rahA hai / eka anapar3ha AdamI galatI karatA hai, bAta samajha meM AtI hai| lekina aneka DigriyA~ prApta AdamI bhI galatiyAM karatA calA jAe to socanA par3atA hai / AdamI jAnatA hai ki tambAkU khAnA svAsthya ke lie hAnikAraka hai / guTakhA khAne se kaI gambhIra bImAriyAM ghera sakatI haiM, lekina jAnate-bUjhate bhI hama vahI kAma karate cale jAte haiM jinase hamArA bhalA nahIM hotaa| vo to mithyAtvI hai hI, jise jJAna nahIM hai, lekina jise jJAna hai magara phira bhI vaha viparIta AcaraNa karatA hai, to yaha isase bar3A mithyAtvI nahIM ho sakatA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM : vanavAsa ke daurAna pAMDava kutI ke sAtha jaMgala meM bhaTaka rahe haiM / eka jagaha mA~ ko pyAsa lagatI hai| eka bhAI pAnI kI talAza meM jAtA hai / use eka tAlAba dikhAI detA hai / vaha jaise hI pAnI pIne jhukatA hai, eka AvAja AtI hai-'pahale mere savAloM kA javAba do, phira pAnI pInA, anyathA jIvita na bacoge / ' vaha pANDava isa cetAvanI ko darakinAra kara pAnI pI letA hai| dUsarA, tIsarA, yahAM taka ki cauthA bhAI bhI vahAM pahuMcatA hai lekina vaha bhI vahAM mare par3e apane bhAiyoM kI hAlata dekhakara nahIM cetatA, phalataH ve bhI vahAM gira par3ate haiM / anta meM dharmarAja yudhiSThira jAte haiM aura sabhI praznoM kA javAba dete haiN| ___yakSa pUchatA hai -ajJAna kyA hai ? yudhiSThira ne javAba diyA -- jAnate-bUjhate bhI jo kueM meM gire, Thokara khAe, isI kA nAma ajJAna hai / isakA saTIka udAharaNa mere bhAI haiM jo eka ko marA huA dekhakara bhI nahIM saMbhala sake / Thokara khAkara bhI jo na saMbhale, vahI ajJAnI hai / ajJAna dazA meM hI pApa nahIM hotaa| pApa tabhI hotA hai jaba use paristhitiyoM kA jJAna ho, magara vaha phira bhI na saMbhale aura galatI kara jaae| isalie maiM AgrahapUrNa svara meM kahatA hU~ ki Apa zikSAlayoM meM jAkara jo zikSA prApta kara rahe haiM, use apane jIvana meM jIne kA bhI yatna krie| Ajakala chAtra kakSA meM churA lekara parIkSA dene baiThatA hai / aise meM guru bhI pahale jaisA nahIM rhaa| jaba chAtra aura guru donoM hI pahale jaise chAtra va guru nahIM rahe to jJAna bhI pahale jaisA kaise raha pAegA? manuSya rojAnA pratikramaNa kregaa| pApa kI AlocanA karegA magara usa ora se apane kadama nahIM httaayegaa| pApa aura pratikramaNa ( 36 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM sAtha cala rahe haiN| Apa pApa se nahIM haTa pAte to sAmAyikapratikramaNa kI sArthakatAeM kaise prAtmAsAt ho paaeNgii| eka myAna meM do talavAreM nahIM raha sktiiN| pApa karo to pApa hI, aura puNya karanA hai to intajAra na karo, puNya kara DAlo / Apa dharma karate haiM, acchI bAta hai, lekina kabhI socA hai ? dharma to karate ho eka ghaNTA aura krodha-kaSAya karate ho 23 ghaNTe / sAmAyika kA, pratikramaNa kA apanA viziSTa mUlya hai, lekina vaha tabhI mUlyavAna hogA jaba adharma kA palar3A halakA ho jAe aura dharma kA palar3A bhArI / dharma kA mUlya adharma se honA caahie| hama jIvana ke hara kadama para chala karate haiM, dharma-sabhA meM jAkara dhArmika ho jAte haiM / bAhara Ae, to billI vaisI hI cUhoM para jhapaTa rahI hai| hamArA dhArmika honA, honA nahIM hai, kalAnA bhara hai / hama dharma nahIM, dharma ke nAma para rAjanIti karate haiN| dharma ke baragada kI DAliyAM bahuteroM ke hAtha meM haiM, para kisI ko yaha nahIM patA ki usa baragada kI jar3eM kahA~ haiM / saba Upara-Upara ho rahA hai, rAkha para lIpA-potI kI jA rahI hai / isalie maiM kahatA hU~ jIvana meM hara kisI ko satya kA pUrA anubhava nahIM ho pAtA, satya kA pUrA sAkSAtkAra nahIM ho paataa| manuSya ne jIvana ke do rUpa banA rakhe haiM / hama kahate kucha haiM aura karate kucha aura haiM / mukhya cehare para mukhauTA lagA lete haiM aura bhItara, bhItara-hI-bhItara visphoTa kI, eka-dUsare ko pIche pachAr3ane kI taiyArI calatI rahatI hai / ur3Ate haiM zAnti ke kabUtara aura banAte haiM bama / bAta karate haiM ahiMsA kI aura udghATana karate haiM kasAIkhAne kA / jIvana ke sAtha yaha sApha taura para doharApana hai| eka lar3akA Ama ke bagIce meM gyaa| usane dekhA vahAM koI na thA / vaha per3a para car3ha gayA aura Ama tor3akara apane jhole meM bharane lagA / ekAeka vahA~ mAlI A gyaa| usane use AvAja lgaaii| ( 37 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lar3akA nIce AyA / mAlI ne pUchA grAma kyoM tor3a rahe the ? lar3ake ne maiM to yahAM se gujara rahA thA, dekhA ki maiM to una TUTe hue AmoM ko vApasa kahA grAma tor3a kauna rahA thA / kucha Ama jamIna para par3e haiN| cipakA rahA thA / hama bhI aisA hI kara rahe haiM / corI karate pakar3e jAte haiM to turanta giragiTa kI taraha raMga badalane lagate haiM / hamArA dharma to adharma ko Dhakane kA bAnA bhara ho rahA hai / tumhArA puNya yA to kRta pApoM kA prAyazcita hai yA phira pApa ko chipAne- dabAne kA upakrama bhara hai / bhItara apavitratA ho to bAhara kI pavitratA use nahIM chipA sakegI / kor3ha ko Apa kapar3oM se bhale hI DhaMka leM, magara mavAda bAhara A jAegA / kabhI baiThakara vicAra kiyA ki jIvana hamArA apanA kitanA hai / dUsaroM kI AMkhoM meM dhUla jhoMkI jA sakatI hai lekina apanI A~khoM meM dhula kaise jhoMka paatroge| tuma samajhate ho duniyA ko vephakUpha banA rahe ho ! galata socate ho / duniyAM to tumheM bevakUpha banA rahI hai / isalie kahatA hUM jIvana meM doharApana na Ane do| kahIM aisA na ho ki buddha banAne ke cakkara meM tumhIM buddhU banA diye jAo / jIvana ko darpaNa kI taraha rakhA, to pAoge ki jIvana meM kucha kiyA / paramAtmA hara kisI ko usakI jarUrata kA detA hai / usake pAsa bhIkha mAMgane mata jAo / usake pAsa to isa bAta kI kRtajJatA prakaTa karane jAo ki he Izvara ! tumane mujhe jo kucha bhI diyA, vaha merI kSamatAoM, AkAMkSAoM se bhI adhika hai, maiM tumhArA kRtajJa hU~ / vo kRtajJatA jIvana meM aura badalAva lAegI / manuSya kI cetanA meM rUpAntaraNa honA cAhiye / jIvana kA artha rUpAntaraNa meM hai / jIvana pahelI hai, sukha-duHkha kI sahelI hai / ( 38 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara jIvana ke kadama sArthaka meM bar3ha jAyeM, dRSTi UrdhvamukhI ho jAye, to tuma jIvana meM satya ko to AtmasAt karoge hI, Ananda ke AkAza se bhI bhara utthoge| apane aAMcala ko phailAyo, saugAteM khuda-ba-khuda aAMcala bhreNgii| maMjileM bhale hI dUra hoM, rAste jIvana ke bhale hI muzkila hoM, kAMToM se gujarakara bhI tuma phUloM taka pahu~ca sakate ho| tAroM bharI rAta na bhI mile, to paravAha nahIM, tuma svayaM dIpa bano, dila kA dIpa jalAyo / 'appa dIvo bhava' / khuda ko rozana kro| andhakAra bhale hI kitanA bhI kyoM na ho, jahAM bhI, jaba kiraNa pragaTa hogI, andhakAra ko cIra ddaalegii| andhakAra para hAvI ho jaaegii| krAMti ho prakAza kI, vikAsa kii| ( 36 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caleM, cAMda se sUraja taka aAja guru pUrNimA hai / aura cAturmAsa varSAvAsa kA sthApanA divasa bhI hai / Aja kA dina una sabhI logoM ke lie maMgalakArI aura zubha hai jinake mana meM dharma aura adhyAtma ke prati prema aura zraddhA kA bhAva hai / ve sabhI loga bar3e bhAgyavAna haiM jinakI antazcetanA meM dharma, adhyAtma aura jIvana-mUlyoM ke prati niSThA aura lalaka hai / dharma ko upalabdha ho jAnA, adhyAtma ko AtmasAta kara lenA yA svayaM meM paramapitA paramAtmA kI jyoti ko jyotirmaya kara lenA jIvana kI mahAna upalabdhi kahI jA sakatI hai| isake viparIta jinake hRdaya meM dharma ke lie ruci hai, adhyAtma ke lie lalaka hai aura paramAtmA ke prati prema bharI prArthanA hai, ve bhI kama dhanya nahIM haiN| ( 40 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahuta se loga aise hote haiM jinheM dharma se koI matalaba nahIM hotA, aise logoM se Apa behatara haiM jinake pAsa paramAtmA ke lie prArthanA hai, dharma ke prati pyAsa hai / kisI bhI manuSya ke lie dharma aura adhyAtma utanA hI gaharA aura jIvanta hotA hai, jitanI ina cIjoM ke lie usake bhItara pyAsa hotI hai / AtmA kI pyAsa hotI hai / hamAre jIvana ke lie pAnI ke srota bahuta mahatvapUrNa haiM, amUlya haiM / lekina usakA mUlya tabhI hai jaba hameM pyAsa ho / pyAsa jitanI prakhara hogI pAnI kA mUlya utanA hI adhika hogaa| koI AdamI tRpta hai aura Apa usake dvAra taka pAnI pahuMcA dete haiM, to usake lie usa pAnI kI kImata vizeSa nahIM hai| dUsarI ora koI AdamI pyAsa se tar3apha rahA hai aura kisI ne usake sUkhe kaNTha taka pAnI kI canda bUdeM hI pahu~cA dI, to usake lie to vaha pAnI amRta jaisA ho jAegA / pyAse ke lie pAnI hI amRta bana jAyA karatA hai| marusthala ke lie sAvana hI marUdyAna kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| isalie pAnI kitanA mUlyavAna hai, isakA nirdhAraNa AdamI kI pyAsa hI kara sakatI hai| ___cAturmAsa ke daurAna Apa mujhase pravacana sunakara apane Apako dhanya karanA cAheMge, lekina koI bhI Apako bahuta jyAdA nahIM de pAegA, jaba taka ki svayaM hamAre bhItara isake lie pyAsa nahIM hogii| hama utanA hI de pAeMge jitanI ApakI pyAsa hogii| merA uddezya na to jJAna denA hai aura na hI upadeza / merI maMzA hai ki Apake bhItara eka pyAsa jge| maiM jAnatA hU~ pyAsa hogI, to pAnI kI talAza to Apa khuda kara leNge| prAyaH logoM kA durbhAgya yahI rahatA hai ki unheM pAnI pilAne vAle to saikar3oM loga mila jAte haiM, lekina asalI pyAsa ke abhAva meM vo pAnI vyartha hI calA jAtA hai / ( 41 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie mere pAsa pahale pyAsa jagAne kA prayAsa hai, tAki jaba Apako pAnI mila jAe to usakA mola pahacAna sko| dharma-sabhA meM Ane vAle loga vAstava meM bhAgyazAlI haiM, jinake mana meM pyAsa jagAne kI utkaMThA hai| jahAM pyAsa hai, vahAM pAnI kI khoja ke rAste bhI khoja lie jAte haiN| isalie guru-pUrNimA ke avasara para maiM to basa Apake mana meM pyAsa jagAne kA prayAsa kruuNgaa| isalie guru-pUNimA ke avasara para maiM usa pyAsa kI lau jagAne kA nimantraNa detA huuN| pAnI pyAsa taka pahuMcane ke lie Atura hai / maiM usa hRdaya taka jAne ke lie Atura hU~, jisako merI jarUrata hai, jisameM merI pratIkSA hai / aisA nahIM hai ki pyAsA hI kevala pAnI ko talAzatA ho, pAnI bhI tRSAtura kaNTha taka jAne ke lie utanA hI utsuka hai / pyAsA to pAnI ko pAkara kRtArtha hogA hI, pAnI bhI sahI pAtra meM jAkara, kisI kI pyAsa bujhAkara svayaM ko dhanya hI smjhegaa| badalI pUrI bhara cukI hai / use mATI kI pukAra sunAI de rahI hai / badalI jI bhara cAhatI hai ki vaha mATI kI pyAsa bujhAe / mATI ko paritRpta kre| jinheM AtmA kI pyAsa hai, ve uSAkAla meM hI pahuMca gye| saba apanI ora se acita-samarpita ho rahe the| unakI arcanA kA maiM sammAna karatA hUM, unake bhAvoM kA Adara karatA huuN| prabhAtakAla meM, Aja kA dhyAna unake mUlAdhAra ko jAgrata karane vAlA hA / ve aura Upara cddh'e| prabhu kare Apa saba bahata zIghra jyotirmaya ho uThe / pUrNimA kA cAMda unako, sabako rozanI se, pUrNatA se bhara de / guru cAMda hai, paramAtmA sUraja hai| cAMda sUraja kA hI pratibimba hai / 'guru dIvo, guru candramA / ' guru dIpa hai, guru cAMda hai / guru-pUrNimA kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki vyakti eka pratimA kI taraha guru kI pUjA kara le / use mAlA pahanA de, zrIphala aura dakSiNA ( 42 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bheMTa kara de / guru-pUrNimA kA artha yaha hai ki guru kA cAMda pUrNimA kI taraha khilA huA hai aura vyakti ko apane Apako usI taraha pUrNa candramA bananA hai| isake lie DUbanA jarUrI hai| prAyo aura DUbo / DUbo aura sirpha dduubo| itane gahare....AkhirI sAMsa taka, zUnya taka / khuda ko guru ko samarpita karo tAki guru apanI jyoti se Apake antarmana ko jyotirmaya kara ske| Aja pUNimA hai aura isase pahale amAvasyA thii| pUrNimA aura amAvasyA ke bIca meM pandraha dina kA phAsalA hotA hai| lekina maiM jisa pUrNimA aura amAvasyA kI bAta kara rahA hU~, usake madhya ekado kadama kA hI phAsalA hai| amAvasyA kA artha hai ahaMkAra kA andhakAra / aura isa ahaMkAra ko chor3a do to pUrNimA ApakA intajAra karatI milegI / jarUrata sirpha samarpaNa kI hai / zukla kI ora, samarpaNa kI ora do kadama bar3hAne kI hai| idhara amAvasyA, udhara pUrNimA / mAtra eka kadama kA phaaslaa|| jaba taka AdamI ahaMkAra kA dAmana nahIM chor3egA, aMdhere meM bhaTakatA rahegA aura jahAM isase alaga huA, khuda ko samarpita kiyA, usake jIvana meM pUrNimA praveza kara jaayegii| thor3I hI sahI, para praveza kara jaaegii| dUja hI sahI, cAMda kA kucha anupAta to hAtha laga hI jaaegaa| jIvana ke adhyAtma meM, kSitija meM amAvasa aura pUnama meM phAsale nahIM haiM, Apako eka kadama bar3hAnA hai / aba mahatvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki ApakA kadama kisa ora bar3hatA hai| __ manuSya ke pAMca phITa lambe zarIra meM pUrNimA aura amAvasyA donoM samAI huI hai / bAhara to pUrNimA aura amAvasyA isalie bArabAra AtI hai tAki manuSya apane bhItara kI pUrNimA aura amAvasyA ko samajha ske| ( 43 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhu ne kahA hai ki vyakti ko aise logoM kA satsaMga karanA cAhie jo apane dIpaka ko jalAkara bhItara se jyotirmaya kara cuke haiM aura aba apane dIpa se dUsaroM kA dIpa jalAne meM juTe haiM / vyakti jitanI dera jyoti ke satsaMga meM baiThegA, usakA antarmana utanA hI jyotirmaya ho jAegA / jisakI pyAsa miTa cukI hai, jinhoMne amRta pAna kara liyA hai, unake sAnidhya meM baiTho, unake sAnnidhya meM jiyo, tuma svataH jyotirmaya ho jAoge / Apa guru ke pAsa jAiye, ve boleM taba bhI ThIka aura na boleM taba bhI ThIka | unakI cuppI se koI galata artha mata lagA lenA / guru kucha na kahakara bhI Apake jIvana ko Alokita kara sakatA hai / ho sakatA hai ki guru ne jo jAnA, use prApako na batA sake, lekina usameM itanI kSamatA hai ki bhItara-hI-bhItara apanA jJAna Apa meM sthAnAntarita kara degA / | guru kucha nahIM kahakara bhI bahuta kucha kaha degA / kucha nahIM batA - kara bhI bahuta kucha batA degA Apako patA hI nahIM calegA aura jIvana meM rozanI A AegI / guru kA to kAma hI yahI hai ki vaha cupake se Apake bhItara ko Alokita kara de / prApake bhItara jJAna kI lalaka jagA de / guru kA artha kevala pravacana denA yA pIlA vastra pahana lenA hI nahIM hai / aisA socanA hI ajJAna hai / eka vyakti sAdhu bana gayA aura vaha pravacana kara rahA hai to isakA artha yaha nahIM hai ki vaha guru ho gayA / guru to acetana se caitanya kI ananta yAtrA hai / yaha to khuda pahu~cakara auroM ko pahuMcAne kA upakrama hai / siddha to bahuta ho sakate haiM, lekina sadguru virale logoM ke hI bhAgya meM aura basa meM hotA hai / namo siddhANam kI sambhAvanA to hara yuga meM rahegI, lekina namo arihaMtANam kI sambhAvanA to kabhI-kabhI hI hogI / ( 44 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddha vaha hai jisane apanI jyoti ko jagAyA aura vaha jyoti anaMta jyoti meM samA gaI lekina sadguru vaha hai jisane pahale apane bhItara jyoti jalAI aura bAda meM dUsaroM kI jyoti jalAne meM juTa gayA / siddha to pAkara cale jAte haiM, lekina guru pAkara bAMTane meM laga jAtA hai | vAstavika prabhAvanA bhI yahI hai ki jaba vyakti ko kucha mile aura vaha use bAMTane meM juTa jAe / kArla gustAva juMga ne eka siddhAnta diyA 'sina kronisiTI' | usakI mUla bhAvanA yahI hai ki jisa vyakti ke bhItara kI vINA jhaMkRta ho gaI, tuma usake pAsa jAkara baittho| tuma dekhoge ki tumhArI aMguliyAM apane Apa calane lgegii| kisI ne kucha nahIM kahA, lekina tuma gAne lagoge, jhUmane lagoge, tumhAre pAMva thirakane lageMge, prAnanda ghaTita hone lagegA | sadguru kI asalI pahacAna yahI hai ki jisake pAsa jAne se tumhAre bhItara kucha ghaTita hotA sA lage / binA kahe tumameM kathya pragaTa ho jAye / binA batAye satya sAkAra ho jAye / muni yA sAdhu ho jAnA sadguru honA nahIM hai / pravacana to eka paNDita bhI de degA, lekina sadguru koI paNDita nahIM hai / zAstrArtha nahIM hai / sadguru vaha hai jo apane Apako jAna gayA / apane Apa meM jI rahA hai / agara kahane vAlA svayaM hI kahI gaI bAta ke prati prAzvasta nahIM hai to usa bAta ko kahane kA artha hI kyA hai ? pravacana karane vAlA 'jJAtA' nahIM hai, to vaha pravacana arthahIna hai / aisA pravacanakAra to eka mAdhyama hai jo kitAba kA pannA par3hakara Apako sunA rahA hai, vaha khuda kitAba bane tabhI usakI sArthakatA hai / kitAboM meM likhe zabda taba taka 'zabda' hI raheMge, jaba taka vyakti unheM apane AcaraNa meM nahIM utAregA / zabdoM ko prAcaraNa meM ( 45 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ utArate hI vaha zAstra bana jAegA / aisA nahIM hai ki mahAvIra ne kucha yUM hI kaha diyA aura vaha bAta zAstra bana gii| kahane se pahale mahAvIra ne use apane AcaraNa meM utaaraa| jIvana meM parakhA aura phira diyA, logoM meM luTAyA / tuma bhI aisA karoge to koI Azcarya nahIM ki tumhArI bAta bhI zAstra bana jaae| saba kevala mahAvIra kI vANI hI AzIrvacana nahIM hogI / yaha to nizcita hai ki mahAvIra paramAtmA hai, RSabhadeva paramAtmA hai lekina jisa dina hama paramAtmA ho jAyeMge vo dina sunaharA hogA / hamAre lie to vahI zreSThatama hai, jo hamameM ujAgara ho sakatA hai / vyakti paramAtmA ho sakatA hai / prayAsa zurU karane kI dera hai / mahAvIra ne yaha kabhI nahIM kahA ki tuma mahAvIra ke bhakta bano / to kahate haiM - tuma svayaM mahAvIra bano / kevala bhakta hone se hI AdamI mahAvIra nahIM bana jAegA / 'mahAvIra' hone se hI vyakti mahAvIra bana sakegA / vaha Apane jaina kula meM janma liyA hai to ise socakara gauravAnvita honA cAhie ki hama unake vaMzaja haiM jo mahAvIra the / hama tIrthaMkaroM ke vaMzaja haiM / chAtI Thokakara damakhama ke sAtha yaha bAta kahanI cAhie / hama jaina kula meM kevala jaina kahalAne ke lie paidA nahIM hue haiM / hama janma liyA hai jina hone ke lie| jainI honA to bahuta AsAna hai, muzkila kAma to jina honA hai / hama paramAtmA kI pUjA karate haiM, lekina kyA hamArA janma mAtra pUjA karane ke lie huA hai ? vAstava meM hamArA janma paramAtmA banane ke lie huA hai / kevala pUjA karate raha jAoge to vaha nahIM bana sakoge, jo vAstava meM bananA hai / jaina hI raha jAoge / jIvana bhara ziSya bane rahoge, guru kabhI nahIM bana sakoge / ( 46 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjA pahalA caraNa hai / samarpaNa se zurUAta karoge tabhI upalabdhiyAM tumhAre kadama cUmegI / antima upalabdhi taba hogI jaba tumhArI pUjA hI samarpaNa bana jAegI / taba pUjA tumase nahIM hogI, varan tuma hI pUjA bana jAoge / tuma, taba tuma na rhoge| tuma pUjA ke paryAya hoge / mere dekhe, sadguru kA kAma yahI hai ki vaha vyakti ke bhItara usa jyoti ko jagA de, jo khuda usake bhItara jagI huI hai / asalI guru vahI hai jo khuda meM jagI jyoti auroM meM bhI prakaTa kara de / guru yAnI jo andhakAra dUra kare / saccA guru kabhI nahIM socegA ki ziSyoM kI saMkhyA bar3hAU~, bhIr3a ekatra karU / ziSya kI tamannA rakhane vAle aura ziSya ko apane jaisA banA lene vAle meM kAphI pharka hai / agara mahAvIra ko bhI kevala ziSya hI banAne hote to aura unheM ziSya hI banAkara rakhanA hotA to ve kabhI nahIM kahate - gautama ! paramAtmA kA rAga bhI eka rAga hI hai, tumheM to isa rAga se bhI pAra calanA hai / isalie guru pUrNimA para maiM yaha saMketa de rahA hUM ki ahaMkAra rUpI andhakAra jaba taka tumhAre sAmane rahegA, sadguru taka pahuMcane ke sAre dvAra banda mileMge / jisa dina ahaMkAra kA andhakAra haTa gayA, AdamI kA citta vinamra ho gayA to samajho guru taka jAne kA mArga prazasta ho gayA / vaha ahobhAva kA svAmI ho gayA / vyakti kI eka sabase bar3I duvidhA yaha hai ki use apanA ahaMkAra samApta karanA AsAna nahIM lagatA / vaha guru ke pAsa jAtA hai, usake caraNoM meM zIza bhI jhukA detA hai lekina bhItara kA ahaMkAra jindA rakhatA hai / Apa guru ke pAsa kucha pAne jAte haiM / pAne kI pahalI zarta hI vinamra honA hai| jaba taka ahaMkAra nahIM jAegA, Apa kore hI raheMge, guru kA raMga prApa para nahIM car3ha pAegA / ( 47 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru ke pAsa jAne se pahale Apako pratijJA karanI hogI ki jaisA guru hai, hameM bhI vaisA hI bananA hai| lekina hamArI parezAnI yaha hai ki hama jaise haiM, vaise bhI bane rahanA cAhate haiM aura guru jaisA bhI banane kI tamannA rakhate haiN| . kaI bAra guru parIkSA letA hai / vaha ziSya ko kaThora bAta kaha detA hai / aba bahuta se loga to aise bhI mila jAyeMge jo kaThora bAta sunakara guru kA hI galA pakar3a lete haiN| kaI loga dharma sabhA meM Akara to guru ke Age zIza jhukA deMge, pravacana bhI suna leMge lekina bAhara jAkara usI guru kI AlocanA karane se bhI nahIM cuukeNge| Apa kyA samajhate haiM ki hamane guru ko do roTI khilA dI to hameM usakI AlocanA kA adhikAra mila gayA ? guru to hara hAla meM guru hI rhegaa| guru ne yadi hamAre dvArA ajita dhana kA upayoga kara liyA to, yaha to hamArA parama saubhAgya hai / aneka bAra loga guru kI kamiyoM kA jikra karate mila jAte haiM / jarA gaharAI meM jAno to patA calegA ki guru ApakI parIkSA le rahA thA / guru apanI antazcetanA se kucha detA hai to parIkSA bhI letA hai / vaha kasauTI para kasatA hai aura santuSTa hotA hai, tabhI kucha avadAna detA hai| maiMne dekhA hai ki loga guru ke pAsa jAte haiM aura putra kI kAmanA karate haiM / jaise guru na huA, putradAna kI mazIna ho gayA / guru kA kAma koI putra denA nahIM hai / guru kA artha hai jo ApakI mUrchA tor3e, Apako nIMda se jagAye / yaha vicAra karoge tabhI guru ke pAsa jAnA sArthaka hogaa| saMsAra ko lekara guru ke pAsa gaye, to vahAM tuma saMsAra aura sAMsArikatA ko hI DhUr3hoge aura khuda bhI vahI pAnA cAhoge / guru ke pAsa jApro, guru jaisA hone kI tamannA lekara / ( 48 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . cAturmAsa ke daurAna loga saMtoM ke pAsa jAte haiM / pravacana sunate haiM, sAmAyika bhI karate haiM aura cAra mahIne gujAra dete haiN| kucha loga to loka dikhAve ke lie A jAte haiM jabaki kucha kutUhala vaza apanI upasthiti darja karAte haiN| kucha hI loga aise hote haiM jo vAstava meM apanI mUrchA tor3ane meM saphala ho pAte haiN| prAdamI khuda hI apanI mUrchA nahIM tor3anA cAhatA, phira rUpAntaraNa kaise ghaTita hogaa| pravacana sunate-sunate varSa para varSa bIta jAte haiM lekina hama vahIM rahate haiM jahA~ se zurUpAta karate haiN| kahate haiM : dazaratha ke sira meM eka bAla sapheda dikhAI dene para unhoMne turanta saMnyAsa lene kI ghoSaNA kara dI thI, lekina hamAre to sAre bAla sapheda ho jAte haiM, para hama usI chala-prapaMca se cipake rahate haiM / bAra-bAra kahA jAtA hai ki krodha mata karo, lekina AdamI isa para niyantraNa nahIM kara paat|| jahAM kahIM usake mana mAphika kAma nahIM huA, use gussA A jAtA hai| kahAM gayA ApakA pratikramaNa aura sAmAyika ? roja pratikramaNa karate ho, pApoM kI AlocanA karate ho, lekina unase pIchA nahIM chur3Ate / yahA~ sAmAyika karoge aura ghara jAkara sabjI meM teja namaka dekhakara tumheM gussA A jaaegaa| roja pratikramaNa karake pApoM kA prAyazcita karate ho, para hara naye roja unhIM galatiyoM ko duharAte ho / dharma sthAnoM meM kI gaI sAmAyika yA pratikramaNa to mAtra abhyAsa hai, ghara jAkara zAMta rahe tabhI usakI vAstavika siddhi hogii| sAmAyika ke daurAna muhapattI rakhate ho, ghara jAte hI bhUla jAte ho| eka ghaNTe to sAmAyika kI lekina zeSa teIsa ghaNTe usase viparIta kAma kiyA, bolo ! kahAM se milegI zA~ti ? kahA~ rakhA saMtulana ? ( 46 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivartana kI zurUAta karane kI dera hai, phira dekho kaise jIvana meM saMnyAsa ghaTita hotA hai / eka prayoga karake dekho / dina bhara ke kAma se nivRtta hokara jaba sone lago to mAtra pA~ca minaTa vicAra karane baiTha jAyo / dina bhara kI acchI-burI bAtoM ko yAda kro| jo burA kiyA use dubArA na karane kA praNa karo aura jo acchA kiyA use phira karo / dekhanA, kitanA antara A jAtA hai| AdamI kevala sUtra bolatA hai / totA raTaMta para jIvana gujAra detA hai / isase rUpAntaraNa nahIM hogaa| Apa bhale hI dina bhara pratikramaNa na kareM lekina pUre dina kI dinacaryA ko eka bAra yAda kara usa para vicAra kara leM, phira dekhiye, jo Apake jIvana meM parivartana AtA hai| kevala Upara kI lIpA-potI se kAma nahIM clegaa| jAgarUkatA jarUrI hai / hara kAma ke prati soca meM satarkatA cAhiye / eka samrATa kisI sadguru ke pAsa pahuMce aura unase kahA - 'prabhu ! maiM samAdhi ko AtmasAta karanA cAhatA huuN| Apa mujhe kucha sikhAe~ / ' sadguru ne kahA- 'A jAo ! maiM taiyAra huuN|' samrATa ne pUchA --'kitanA samaya laga jAegA ?' guru ne batAyA-20-25 sAla to laga hI jAe~ge / ' 'ye to bahuta jyAdA hai, kucha kama nahIM ho sakatA ?' guru ne saMzodhana kiyA-10 sAla meM ho jaaegaa|' 'yaha bhI jyAdA hai / ' samrATa hickicaayaa| '5 sAla / ' 'yaha bhI bahuta hai|' ( 50 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'to bhAI, tIna sAla to lageMge, isase kama nahIM ho sakatA / ' guru ne antima sImA taya kara dI / 'mujhe maMjUra hai / ' antataH samrATa rAjI ho gayA / aura samrATa guru kI kuTiyA meM rahane lgaa| guru ne usase kahA ki maiM kyA sikhAtA hUM, kaise sikhAtA hUM, isa para koI TippaNI nahIM karanI hogii| jo kAma maiM dUMgA, vo cupacApa karate cale jAnA / samrATa ne maMjUra kara liyA / guru ne samrATa se kahA ki roja subaha-zAma mere lie khAnA banAyo / aba samrATa lagA cUlhA phUMkane / 'Aye the haribhajana ko, proTana lage kapAsa / ' eka dina guru ne kahA ki Aja se tuma khAnA banAne se pahale jaMgala jAkara lakar3iyA~ lAoge / tIna mAha bIta gae / eka dina guru ne pAnI bharane kI jimmedArI bhI sauMpa dii| do varSa bIta gae / samrATa parezAna ki yaha kaisA guru hai jo samAdhi nahIM sikhA rahA / roTiyA~ banavAtA hai, pAnI bharavAtA hai / phira bhI vaha cupacApa yaha kAma karatA rahA / eka dina guru samrATa ke kamare meM gayA aura eka lAThI kA vAra usakI pITha para kiyA / vaha asAvadhAna thA, isalie bhauMcakka raha gayA / ye kyA guru hai ? samAdhi denA to dUra rahA, laThTha aura mAratA hai / lekina tIna sAla kA vAdA kiyA thA isalie cupa rhaa| karIba eka pakhavAr3A bIta gayA / solahaveM dina jaise hI guru ne laThTha mAranA cAhA, samrATa ne hAtha se roka diyaa| guru haMsA aura vApasa calA gyaa| eka bAra guru prAdhI rAta ko pAyA aura laThU maaraa| aba samrATa kI rAtoM kI nIMda harAma / vaha to parezAna ho gyaa| aba rAtri meM nIMda ke daurAna bhI vaha sajaga rahane lgaa| idhara guru ke kadamoM kI AhaTa sunI, udhara usakI A~kha khulii| ( 51 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ socA - 'roja pAsa hI baiThA hai / ' samrATa taba guru ne kahA - 'samrATa ! aba tuma vAstava meM samAdhi pAne ke yogya hue ho / pahale DhAI varSa tumhArI bhItara kI bhAva-nidrA tor3ane laga gaye / agale dina jhADU nikAlate samaya samrATa ne mujhe laThTha mAratA thA, Aja maiM jhADU kI mAra dUM to / ' guru haMsa par3A / vaha bolA- 'jhADU mAra de, soca kyA rahA hairAna ki usake mana kI bAta guru ko kaise patA clii| guru ne kahA ki khuda ko kasauTI para itanA kasalo ki dUsaroM ke vicAra taka AtmasAta kara sako, tabhI samAdhi zurU ho pAyegI / apanI bhAva- nidrA tor3oge tabhI grAge kA sabaka zurU hogA / yaha to udAharaNa thA / vAstavikatA bhI yahI hai / isalie kahatA hUM, mere pAsa Ao apanA pAtra sIdhA rakhakara lAnA, kyoMki prauMdhe par3e pAtra meM maiM kucha bhI nahIM DAla sakU~gA / apanA ahaMkAra ghara chor3akara prAnA, tabhI tumhAre jIvana meM kucha ghaTita hone kI saMbhAvanA paidA hogI / agara ahaMkAra rahA, to tuma vaha na bana pAoge, jisakI apekSA hai / tuma jo ho, vaha bhI rahanA cAhoge aura rUpAntaraNa bhI cAhoge, to ye donoM eka sAtha nahIM ho sakeMge / tumheM sacamuca tuma jo ho, vaha honA hai, isake lie 'Igo' ko miTAnA hogA, bAra-bAra badalate mana ko visarjana karanA hogA / anta meM Apa sabake bhItara virAjamAna priya prabhu ko mere praNAma haiM, svIkAra kareM / ( 52 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI jIveSaraNA eka bahuta purAnI kahAnI hai / eka samaya rAjA yayAti huprA 1 yayAti ke sau putra the / jaba vaha sau varSa kA ho gayA to mRtyu ne usake dvAra para dastaka dI / mRtyu ne kahA - 'samrATa tumhArI umra pUrI ho cukI maiM tumheM lene AI huuN|' yayAti ne kahA - 'tuma to bahuta jaldI A gii| abhI to maiMne na to saMsAra kA sukha dekhA hai aura na hI jIvana kA ArAmavizrAma pAyA hai / abhI to maiMne kevala jIvana kI yojanA banAI hai / isalie ho sake to tuma mujhe sau varSa kA jIvana aura de do / ' ( 53 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu bolI - 'rAjan ! maiM AI hUM to kucha to lekara jaauuNgii| hA~, maiM itanA avazya kara sakatI hUM ki yadi tumhAre badale tumhArA koI putra mere sAtha cale to tumheM chor3A jA sakatA hai / ' . yayAti ne apane putroM ko bulaayaa| usane eka-eka sabhI se yaha bAta kahI / usake 66 putra to cupa rahe, lekina sabase choTe putra ne mRtyu ke sAtha jAne kI sahamati dii| aura isa taraha rAjA yayAti ko sau varSa kA jIvana dAna meM mila gayA / mRtyu use lekara calI gii| dina para dina bItane lge| rAjA bhUla gayA ki mRtyu AI thI aura vaha apane sabase choTe putra kA jIvana jI rahA hai| phira sau varSa bIta gaye / mRtyu phira yayAti ke sAmane phuNcii| taba taka yayAti ke sau beTe umra pUrI kara mara cuke the aura nae jIvana ke sau beTe aura ho gae the| yayAti ne kahA- 'mere mana kA pAtra to aba bhI rItA hai aura tuma phira calI AI ? merI aneka icchAe~ adhUrI haiN| isalie tuma isa bAra bhI mere kisI putra ko le jaayo|' isa bAra jo putra mRtyu ke sAtha jAne ko taiyAra huA usane jAne se pahale apane pitA se eka prazna pUchA --'pitAjI ! Apane do sau varSa kA jIvana jI liyaa| isa avadhi meM Apane kyA ajita kiyA ? ApakI upalabdhi kyA rahI ? yayAti ne javAba diyA- 'kucha bhI to nahIM ajita kiyA, upalabdhi kI to bAta hI dUsarI hai|' yaha sunakara putra bolA ---'calo mRtyu ! maiM tumhAre sAtha calatA huuN| mere pitA do sau varSa ke jIvana meM bhI koI upalabdhi prApta na kara sake to maiM sau varSa meM kyA tIra mAra luugaa| Aja se sau sAla pahale bhI to maiM hI tumhAre sAtha calA thA, taba mere mana meM zikavA thA ki maiMne jIvana meM kucha nahIM kiyA, lekina aba koI zikavA nahIM hai / ' ( 54 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM ki yayAti kI umra eka hajAra varSa kI huI / hara sau varSa ke bAda usane apane putra kA jIvana udhAra liyA lekina eka bAra bhI use nahIM sUjhI ki maiM mara jAU~ / eka hajAra varSa bAda mRtyu ne jIvana badalane kI anumati nahIM dI taba use maranA par3A / yaha kahAnI eka pratIka hai / mujhe to nahIM lagatA ki yayAti eka hajAra varSa meM bhI koI upalabdhi prApta kara pAyA hogA / jo AdamI sau sAla meM paritRpta nahIM ho sakA vo eka hajAra sAla meM bhI atRpta hI rahA hogA / aisA vyakti to lAkha sAla meM bhI paritRpta nahIM ho sakatA / jisa prakAra rAjA yayAti kA pAtra itane varSa jIne ke bAda bhI rItA hI rahA, vaisI hI kahAnI kamobeza hara AdamI kI dikhAI detI hai / manuSya kI icchAe~ itanI asImita haiM ki isa saMsAra meM bhikhamaMge hI nahIM, sikandara kA pAtra bhI khAlI rahatA hai / aisA nahIM hai ki jisakA pAtra khAlI hai, vahI bhIkha mA~ga rahA hai, daraasala pAtra to bharA hai, lekina mana nahIM bharA hai / yaha pAtra hI aisA hai / isameM peMdA nahIM hai aura bina peMde ke pAtra meM bhalA kabhI kucha Thahara sakatA hai ? vaha to rItA hI rahatA hai / aise vyakti ko sone aura cAMdI kI do-cAra tijoriyAM hI nahIM, do-cAra kailAza parvata bhI mila jAe to vo sonAcAMdI bhI usake lie kama hai / manuSya kA mana kabhI nahIM bharatA / asIma aparitRpta rahatA hai / eka hajAra rupae kamAne vAlA tIna hajAra rupae kI icchA karatA hai / sAikila para calane vAlA skUTara kI cAha rakhatA hai, skUTara vAlA kAra kI / yaha saMsAra to kSitija taka hI najara AtA hai lekina eka kSitija ke pAsa jAo to vahA~ se dUsarA kSitija najara Ane lagegA | eka icchA pUrI huI to dUsarI paidA ho jAtI hai / pahale icchA hotI hai ki zAdI ho jAe, phira bacce aura usake bAda unakI zAdI kI tamannA, isake bAda pote-potiyAM dekhanA cAhatA hai AdamI / ( 55 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiMne yayAti kI ghaTanA isalie sunAI tAki yaha sAbita ho sake ki jaba eka samrATa kI icchAeM bhI pUrI nahIM ho sakatI to phira Apa jaise sAmAnya vyakti kI to bAta hI kyA hai| hamArI icchAeM kyA kabhI pUrI ho sakatI haiM ? nahIM ! AdamI ko icchAoM ke prati sajaga honA par3atA hai| icchAoM ko pUrI karane se icchAeM samApta nahIM hotI, ulaTe aura bar3ha jAtI hai| hama mana ke prati sajaga aura jAgarUka haiM to mana meM eka icchA huI, hamane use tirohita kara diyA aura visarjita karane ke prayAsa bhI kie lekina vo pUrI na huii| hamane usa icchA ko pUrA kiyA / taba hama sajaga hue ki jaba icchA pUrI karane para mana meM tRpti nahIM huI to phira kaise tRpti hogI, lekina hameM isakA uttara AsAnI se nahIM miltaa| jo vyakti apanI antazcetanA ke prati, citta kI vRttiyoM ke prati aura mana ke saMvegoM ke prati jitanA sajaga aura sacetana rahatA hai; apane Apake prati jitanA jAgarUka rahatA hai ; dRSTA bhAva meM rahatA hai, usa vyakti ke mana meM icchAoM kA mAyAjAla nahIM bana pAtA / vyakti ke bhItara sajagatA hai, samyak darzana hai to vaha cAhe kucha bhI sevana kare, usake dvArA to karmoM kI nirjarA hI hogii| eka AdamI binA kisI sambodhi yA bodha ke krodha karatA hai to vaha krodha usake lie bandhana kA kAraNa bnegaa| vahIM eka dUsarA AdamI apane dhyAna ko sAtha rakhakara, vivekazIla hokara krodha karatA hai to usake karmoM kA visarjana ho jaaegaa| vRttiyoM kI nirjarA ho jaaegii| soye-soye mUcchita avasthA meM Apa dAna bhI karoge to dAna Apake lie puNya kA kAraNa nahIM banegA aura jAgrata avasthA meM mana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM, bhAvoM meM hI karuNA le Ao to usa karuNA se apane Apa ananta puNyoM kA arjana ho jaaegaa| prazna jAgarUkatA kA hai, sajagatA kA hai| jAgarUkatA ke sAtha yadi Apane sigareTa bhI pI lI to nirjarA hogI aura mUcchita avasthA meM yadi dUdha bhI pI liyA to vo zarAba kA asara kara jaaegaa| svayaM meM jAgarUka hokara karor3oM kA parigraha kara liyA to bhI Apa aparigrahI raha jAeMge aura mUrchA meM do-cAra kapar3e bhI rakha liye to parigrahI khlaanoge| dharma kA sambandha, karma aura dhyAna kA sambandha koI sAmAna rakhane yA use chor3ane se nahIM hai, varan usake prati jAgarUkatA rakhane se hai| hama apane prati jitanA dRSTA bhAva rakheMge, sAkSI bhAva rakheMge, jitane adhika gavAha banakara jiyeMge, hamAre bhItara kA bhAra utanA hI halkA ho jaaegaa| Apake kaMdhe para acAnaka eka makkhI baiTha gaI / Apa use ur3Ane kA prayAsa karate haiN| isa prayAsa meM dharma bhI hogA aura adharma bhI / maiM bar3e kRtyoM kI bAta hI nahIM krtaa| choTe-choTe kRtyoM se dhyAna kA guNa sikhAtA huuN| kaMdhe para baiThI makkhI. ko Apa jhapaTTA mArakara ur3AeMge to yaha puNya nahIM hogaa| Apa dhyAna se makkhI ko ur3AeM to yaha pApa nahIM hogaa| aise ur3Ane meM yadi vaha mara jAe to bhI Apako adharma nahIM hogaa| yaha dhyAna hai, sambodhi hai / dekha kara ur3AnA hamArI jAgarUkatA hai / karma kA baMdhana, karma kI nirjarA kRtya para utanI AdhArita nahIM hotI jitanI ki hamArI bhAva cetanA aura sajagatA para nirbhara karatI hai| yayAti kI kathA se eka sIkha to yaha milatI hai ki ( 57 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahAM saba rIte pAtra haiN| kitanA bhI upalabdha kara lo, paritRpti nahIM hotii| eka garIba AdamI dUkAna kI ora daur3a rahA hai| vaha aisA isalie kara rahA hai kyoMki garIba hai, usake pAsa paise nahIM haiN| lekina eka amIra AdamI agara aisA kara rahA hai to yaha socane kI bAta hai| yahI to vyakti kA rAga hai, mUrchA hai| usakA aMdhApana hai| AMkha na hone se to vyakti aMdhA ho sakatA hai, lekina una logoM kA kyA kiyA jAe jo AMkha hote hue bhI aMdhoM kI taraha cala rahe haiN| ___ aMdhA AdamI to apane bhItara kI prAMkheM khulI rakhatA hai isalie Thokara khAne se baca jAtA hai lekina prAMkhoM vAle kadama-kadama para Thokara khA jAte haiN| na jAne kyA majA AtA hai, bAra-bAra Thokara khAne meM / yaha to ThIka aisA hai jaise kisI vyakti ko zarIra meM khujalI ho jAe aura vaha khujAne lage, lekina itanA dhyAna rakhiegA ki khujAne se kabhI khujalI nahIM jAtI balki aura bar3ha jAtI hai| AdamI khujAtA hai, dhIre-dhIre mavAda nikalane lagatA hai lekina usakA khujAnA nahIM ruktaa| AdamI jindagI ko bhI aise hI calAnA cAhatA hai lekina jindagI koI 'khujAnA' nahIM hai / Aja khujAyA, kala phira khujAnoge / anta kahAM hogaa| kala krodha kiyA thA, Aja bhI krodha kara rahe ho aura kala phira krodha karane kI soca kara baiThe ho / kala kisI ne tumhArI tArIpha kI to tumane apane bhItara ahaMkAra ke phUla khilAe, Aja bhI yahI kara rahe ho aura kala phira vahI karane ko taiyAra ho / Akhira kahIM to ruko| jIvana meM jAgarUkatA kI zuruAta kaba karoge ? hama roja Thokara khAte haiM aura roja use duharAte haiN| ajJAna kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki koI vyakti anapar3ha hai| ajJAna kA artha yaha hai ki AdamI ne eka bAra Thokara khAI, lekina vaha nahIM saMbhalA / ( 58 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Thokara khAne ke bAda phira Thokara khAnA ajJAnatA kI nizAnI hai / kitAbeM na pAeM, koI bAta nahIM, jJAna kitAboM meM nahIM hai / vaha to hameM anubhava se milatA hai / agara Aja hameM lagA ki maiMne jo krodha kiyA thA, usake duSpariNAma sAmane Ae haiM to yaha jJAna prApti kI zuruAta ho gaI / hama jAgarUka hone lage to yaha taya hai ki Ane vAle kala ko hama krodha nahIM kara pAeMge / eka vyakti sATha varSa kI umra meM tIsarA vivAha karane jA rahA thA / usane do vivAha se bhI kucha nahIM sIkhA, use to bhoga se tRpti huI hI nahIM / hama krodha, ahaMkAra aura seksa kA jitanA upayoga kareMge, hamArI UrjA utanI hI samApta hotI calI jAegI / jarA vicAra karo, caubIsa ghaMToM meM jo UrjA prApa prApta karate haiM, use kSaNa bhara ke krodha, ahaMkAra aura seksa vRtti se gaMvA dete haiM / isa taraha to banane vAlI aura ghaTane vAlI UrjA kA anupAta bahuta bar3ha jAegA aura eka dina aisA AegA jaba tumhAre pAsa kucha na rahegA / taba pachatAne kI sivA kyA karoge / jIvana kA mArga sabakA eka hai / jisa mArga se Aja Apa gujara rahe haiM, usI mArga se eka dina rAma gujare, usI mArga se kRSNa aura mahAvIra gujare / jIvana ke tAne bAne meM koI pharka nahIM hai / janma aura mRtyu * sabake jIvana meM prAtI hai / aisA nahIM hai ki mahAvIra AkAza se utare the aura hama pAtAla se Ae haiN| sabhI ne mAM kI kokha meM hI pAMva pasAre haiM / mahAvIra bhI hamAre jaise hI haiM- jaba taka hama yaha bAta kahane kI himmata nahIM juTA sakeMge, taba taka hamAre jIvana meM parivartana nahIM A sakatA / taba taka kahIM kisI utsava kI saMbhAvanA nahIM hogI, ' 56 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ utthAna nahIM hogA / manuSya socatA hai bhagavAna kRSNa to devatA the, hama vaise kaise ho sakate haiM / hAtha meM mAlA lekara 'hare kRSNa' to japa leMge lekina kRSNa banane kA prayAsa nahIM kreNge| hama 'mahAvIrAyaH namaH' to kaheMge, lekina unake jaisA banane kI hamArI pravRtti nahIM hogI / hama bhI mahAvIra bana sakate haiM / jarUrata hai grAtma zakti pahacAnane kI / mahAvIra bhI mUlataH to eka sAdhaka hI the / nirlipta aura dhyAna meM jIne vAle sAdhaka / apanI vItarAgatA ke utsava meM jIne vAle, jinhoMne apane jIvana ko jyotirmaya kara liyA / unhoMne svayaM ko sUraja banAyA aura usase rozana bhI kiyA / mahAvIra jaba calate the to devI-devatA svarNa kamala nahIM bichAte the, apitu jahAM-jahAM ve pAMva rakhate the vahAM-vahAM kamala apane Apa uga Ate the / agara deva Akara mahAvIra kI sevA kareM to yaha mahimA mahAvIra kI nahIM, una devatAoM kI hai / apane Apa svarNa kamala uga AnA, akAla samApta ho jAnA, yaha saba to unakI AmA se huA / isalie aisI mahAna AtmA ko hama vo saba na banAe~, jo ve the hI nahIM / hama saba rAma aura mahAvIra ho sakate haiM, lekina kevala rAma nAma japane aura pIlI cadariyA pror3hane se yaha nahIM hogA / hamane kisI pAtra meM pAnI bharakara use garma karane ke lie cUlhe para car3hA diyA hai to vaha taba taka garma nahIM hogA jaba taka ki usake nIce prAga nahIM jalAI jAegI / prArthanA karo yA na karo, yaha utanA mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai / vyakti ko svayaM prArthanA bananA hogA / kevala pUjA se hI kucha nahIM hogA | cAritrya pada pAne ke lie pUjA kAma nahIM AegI / cAritrya - pada to svayaM meM khojanA hogA / aisA hone para hamArI pUjA svata: ho ( 60 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAegI / Apa svayaM mahAvIra bana jAte ho to mahAvIra kI pUjA to ho gaI samabho / eka bAra mahAvIra se pUchA gayA bhagavan ! Apake do taraha ke anuyAyI haiM / eka to vo jo rojAnA dharma sabhA meM Akara ApakA pravacana sunatA hai / isake viparIta eka vo bhakta hai jo yahA~ nahIM prAtA lekina garIboM kI sevA meM juTA rahatA hai / cAritrya kI dRSTi se Upara hai / bhaMte ! inameM ApakA saccA anuyAyI kauna hai ? *** mahAvIra maMda-maMda muskurAe / phira bole 'suno ! garIboM kI sevA karane meM apanA samaya aura dhana kharca karane vAlA mujhe adhika priya hai / bhale hI vo mere pAsa pravacana sunane nahIM AtA, lekina usane to merA pravacana apane jIvana meM kriyAnvita kiyA hai / jIvana meM aise bhakta mujhe priya haiM / dharma sthAna meM Ane, pUjA aura sAmAyika karane kI sArthakatA tabhI hai jaba, vyakti svayaM eka utsava ho jaae| hara samaya prAnandita rahe / isake lie hajAra sAla jInA jarUrI nahIM hai / jIvana kA eka pala bhI Ananda ke sAtha jI lo, to samajho ber3A pAra / marane ke bAda to jo milegA vo dekhA jaaegaa| abhI to jIkara Ananda uThAo / jIvana ke hara pala ko bar3e prAtma-vizvAsa se jiyo / loga dharma karate haiM tAki marane ke bAda gati sudhare / maiM kahatA hU~, dharma isalie karo tAki 'yaha' jIvana zrAnanda se gujara ske| marane ke bAda kisane dekhA hai / kitAboM meM par3hA hogA, lekina jIvana to Aja hai | marane ke bAda svarga milegA, isakI kyA gAraNTI hai / marane ke bAda to duniyAM Apako 'svargIya' yUM hI banA degI | Apane kabhI sunA hai ki 'nArakIya zrI sabhI 'svargIya zrI hI kahate ( 61 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ marane ke bAda to svarga unheM hI milegA jo Aja ke jIvana ko svarga banAkara jI rahA hai / jisakA Aja kA dina svarga, usako marane ke bAda bhI svarga milegA / prAja jo karoge, kala vahI milegA / kala to Aja kA bhugatAna bhara hai / Aja Apane krodha kiyA, karmoM kA bandhana bA~dha liyA / agale janma meM Apako krodha milegA | vo caMDakoSIya vAlI ghaTanA to purAnI ho gaI / Aja to hAtho-hAtha bhugatAna milatA hai / Aja krodha kiyA to usakA duSpariNAma Aja hI milegA / kala kisane dekhA / krodha kiyA, A~kheM preta-sI lAla huIM khUna jalA, UrjA vyartha huI, mana kI zAMti khaNDita huI / krodha kA yaha pariNAma huA / mana kI zAnti bhaMga huI yAnI mana kA svarga miTA / aisA mata samajhiyegA ki car3hAvA bola dene mAtra se puNya mila jaaegaa| Apake hara kadama para pApa aura puNya jur3e haiM / jisa samaya jo kAma karanA hai, use kara liyA to samajho puNya kamA liyA aura na karane vAlA kAma kiyA to pApa kA bhAgI honA par3egA / Apa bhUkhe haiM aura bhojana kara lete haiM to yaha puNya hogA kyoMki Apake bhUkhe peTa ko ArAma milegA / kAma karane ke lie zarIra meM UrjA aaegii| isakI bajAya apane bhara peTa hone ke bAda bhI bhojana kiyA to peTa kharAba ho jAegA / Apako apaca kI zikAyata hogI / sahI santulana jarUrI hai / bhUkha lagI aura bhojana kiyA, to puNya aura puNya kA phala svAsthya hogA / bagaira bhUkha ke bhojana kiyA, to pApa, aura pApa kA phala apaca aura roga / jIvana kA pratyeka kRtya pApa aura puNya se jur3A hai / aisA mata sociye ki pATha-pUjA aura sAmAyika kara lene se puNya mila jAegA / ( 62 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itane taraha ke dharma haiM, sabakI kArya- zailI alaga-alaga hai / yahA~ taka ki jaina dharma akele meM hI kaI taraha kI zailiyAM haiM / koI digambara hai koI zvetAmbara / koI kharataragacchIya hai to koI kucha aura / lekina dhyeya sabakA eka hI hai, paramAtmA ko pAnA, paramAtmA svarUpa ho jAnA aura pharka ho sakate haiM lekina unakI mUla bAteM samAna haiM / isalie jIvana ke sAtha hamAre pragAr3ha sambandha hone cAhie / jIvana ke hara pala para hamArA vizvAsa honA cAhie / mRtyu bAda to jo milegA, vo milegA hI, jIvana to Aja hai, jIvana ko Ananda aura pramuditatApUrvaka jIne se mata cUko / eka bAra cUke to samajho cUke / Aja krodha karate ho to narka hai aura prema karate ho to svarga hai / marane ke bAda to jAne svarga milegA yA narka / isalie Aja ke jIvana ko svarga banAlo / taya karalo ki hara acchA kAma pahale, burA bAda meM / krodha karanA hai to Aja mata karo, prema karalo / burA kAma kala para chor3a do| zubha kAma Aja karo bhale hI kaisI bhI azubha ghar3I kyoM na ho / zubha kArya se vaha ghar3I bhI zubha ho jAegI / zubha kAma to kabhI bhI ho jAne do / krodha ke lie muhUrta DhUDho, zAyada aisA muhUrta mile hI nahIM aura Apa galata kAma karane se baca jAo / , acchA kAma karane ke lie muhUrta kI jarUrata kyoM honI cAhie / mAna lo Apako krodha A rahA hai to use kala taka ke lie TAla do, sambhava hai kala krodha kI jarUrata hI na par3e / krodha samApta ho jAe / isase Apa krodha para vijaya pAne kI kalA sIkha jAe~ge / bhale hI agale kSaNa mara jAe~ lekina jaba taka jIvita haiM, Ananda meM samaya gujAriye / apanI hathelI para amaratA kI meMhadI najara Ane dIjiye / ( 63 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya bane svayaM mandira Ajakala mandira, masjida aura gurudvAroM kA tejI se nirmANa ho rahA hai / dharma sthaloM kA nirmANa mAnava jAti ke lie zubha saMketa hai| parantu, jitanI tejI se ina dharma sthaloM kA nirmANa ho rahA hai, utanI hI tIvratA se mAnavatA kA hrAsa hotA jA rahA hai / mandiroM kI AbAdI bar3he, para mAnavatA kI deharI para mohabbata kA cirAga bujhAkara nhiiN| paramAtmA ke mandiroM kA nirmANa ho rahA hai, lekina manuSya ke mandira nirantara Dhahate cale jA rahe haiN| paramAtmA kI prArthanA to khUba ho rahI hai, magara insAniyata kI ibAdata kahIM dikhAI nahIM detii| ( 64 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ke mandira isI taraha Dhahate cale gae aura paramAtmA ke mandira banate cale gae to eka dina natIjA yaha hogA ki duniyA meM paramAtmA kA mandira eka bhI nahIM hogaa| hara mandira eka zaitAna kA ghara hogA / bagaira insAna ke mandiroM kI surakSA kauna karegA / taba mandira meM prArthanA kama visphoTa jyAdA hoMge / mandira kI cAradIvArI kI oTa meM AtaMkavAda ke kAratUsa caleMge / , isa dharatI para manuSya 'manuSya' ke rUpa meM nahIM rahA to eka bAta pakkI hai, phira paramAtmA bhI paramAtmA ke rUpa meM nahIM rahegA / paramAtmA kI sArI ijjata manuSya ke dama para hI hai / paramAtmA kI sArI prArthanAe~ insAna ke kAraNa hI hai / jisa dina insAna jAnavara bana jAegA, usa dina mandiroM meM kauna jAegA ? duniyA meM eka bhI mandira aisA nahIM hai, jisakA nirmANa jAnavara ne kiyA ho / jAnavara ke sAtha paramAtmA kA koI sambandha nahIM hai / mandira kA sambandha sirpha insAna se hai isalie vahI mandira banAtA hai / maiM nahIM jAnatA ki jo insAna insAniyata se gira gayA hai yA gira rahA hai, usake bhItara paramAtmA kA koI aMza virAjamAna hogA / manuSya pUrNa ikAI nahIM hai / usameM pazu bhI hai aura prabhu bhI / manuSya bIca kI kar3I hai / manuSya kA pazu jagA rahegA, to pavitra sthAna bhI madirAlaya se hote raheMge aura prabhu jaga jAe, to aspatAla bhI usake lie girajAghara aura mandira hoNge| hajAroM varSoM ke itihAsa kI carcA na bhI kareM, isa sadI meM do mahAyuddha lar3e gaye / do mahAyuddhoM meM dasa karor3a loga dekhate-hI-dekhate sApha ho gaye / Akhira aisA kyoM huA ? manuSya itanA nIce kyoM girA ? kyA usake bhItara kA pazu kabhI prabhu ho pAegA ? ( 65 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tra maina, jisakI AjJA se hirozimA aura nAgAsAkI para pahalA aNubama girAyA gayA, jaba usase pUchA gayA ki itane vinAza ko dekhakara tumheM kucha lagatA hai ? Tra maina ne kahA, Aja maiM caina kI nIMda soyA, itanI pyArI aura gaharI nIMda varSoM meM bhI nahIM lii| kyoMki hama jIta gye| manuSya kA mana-mandira itanA khaNDahara ho cukA hai ! kyA bhItara kA phAnUsa bilkula hI bujha gayA hai ? kyA thor3I sI bhI rozanI zeSa nahIM hai ? mAnava jAti kA eka hissA 'prabhu' hone ke lie prayatnazIla hai, dUsarA hissA 'pazu' hone ke stara se bhI gira gayA hai / pazu 'pazu' se nIce nahIM gira sakatA, para manuSya 'pazu' se bhI nIce ! itanA vinAza ! mAnava agara Aja bhI na saMbhalA, usane agara apane bhItara ke mandira ke lie dhyAna na diyA, to kahIM aisA na ho ki ikkIsavIM sadI meM hama kadama rakheM, usase pahale hI tIsarA mahAyuddha ho jAye aura dharatI para mahApralaya chA jAye / dharma ahiMsA kA amRta anuSThAna hai| yaha mAnavatA kI muDera para mohabbata kA jalatA huA cirAga hai / maiM una mandiroM kA anuyAyI hU~, jo khuda manuSya ko mandira banakara jIne kA pATha pddh'aae| ve dharmasthAna mAnavatA kI najara se utara gaye haiM, jahAM se mAnavatA para saMgIne koMcI jAtI haiN| mAnava-mAnava ke bIca hRdayoM kI dUriyAM bar3hAne kI kozizeM hotI haiN| hameM mAnavatA ke mandira ko girane se bacAnA caahiye| jisa parivAra meM prema nahIM hai, usa parivAra dvArA dharma kA AcaraNa nahIM ho sktaa| jisa parivAra meM maitrI va bandhutva kI bhAvanA nahIM hai, usake dvArA mandira meM paramAtmA pratiSThita nahIM ho sakatA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie jarUrI hai ki manuSya svayaM mandira bane aura bhItara jo svAmI virAjamAna hai, usakA darzana kare / antaryAmI ke sAtha sAkSAtkAra kare / manuSya hI eka mandira bane, hara mandira se aba yaha AvAja AnI caahiye| 'kyA karegA pyAra vo ImAna ko, kyA karegA pyAra vo bhagavAna ko| janma lekara goda meM insAna kI, kara na pAyA pyAra jo insAna ko|' isa dharatI ke insAna ko bhagavAna ke pyAra se jyAdA insAna kA pyAra caahie| insAna ko insAna kA pyAra mila jAe, isase bar3hakara dharma kA AcaraNa aura kyA hogA? hamArA saubhAgya hai ki hama patthara se banI mUrti ke sAmane natamastaka ho jAte haiM aura use bhagavAna svIkAra lete haiM, lekina hamArA durbhAgya hai ki hama jIvita mAnava meM paramAtmA ko pratiSThita nahIM kara pAte / eka insAna svayaM kA itanA sAdhAraNIkaraNa kara sakatA hai ki vaha pRthvI ke pratyeka jIva meM paramAtmA dekha ske| paramAtmA ke astitva ko svIkAra kara ske| saca to yaha hai ki jaba eka insAna kamI insAna meM bhagavAna ko svIkAra nahIM kara pAtA to vaha patthara meM bhagavAna ko kaise mAna pAegA? yaha alaga bAta hai ki patthara ke Age Apa sira jhakAne meM nahIM hickicaaeNge| isake viparIta koI insAna sAmane A jAe to use praNAma karane se sakucAe~ge / manuSya kA kisI pratimA ko praNAma karanA tabhI sArthaka hogA jaba usameM kisI insAna ko sAta bAra praNAma karane kI himmata juTa jaaegii| hamArA pahalA praNAma insAna ko ho / usake bAda vistAra kI Dhera sArI saMbhAvanAeM haiN| Apa jAnavara ko praNAma kara sakate haiM, ( 67 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyoMki patthara ke mukAbale ve zreSTha haiM, unameM jAna hai / unameM patthara se bhI jyAdA cetanA hai| ApakA praNAma eka jAnavara bhI svIkAra kara le to phUloM ke pAsa jAie / unake nUra ko dekheM, unheM gale lagAeM / jaba ApakI prema, maitrI va baMdhutva kI bhAvanA per3a paudhoM ke prati bhI ho jAe to samajho kAphI kucha pA liyaa| . Apa kabhI phUloM ke pAsa bhI jAeM, unheM bhI pyAra se sahalAeM / dharatI kI mATI se uThane vAlI gaMdha kA bhI kabhI Acamana kreN| kabhI jharanoM ke pAsa baiThe, kucha vahAM bhI gunagunAeM, kucha unase bhI bAteM kreN| parvatamAlAoM meM vicareM, Apa apane kAphI karIba hoMge / Apako lagegA ki ina rUpoM-AkAroM ke pIche vaha kauna baiThA hai ? jAna gayA hUM maiM isa jaga meM, ika tuma hI tuma to jIte ho / ina saba rUpoM-pAkAroM ke, pIche tuma hI tuma basate ho / mere lie to yaha sArI dharatI paramAtmA kA eka mandira hai aura isa dharatI para khile phUla, ur3atI titaliyAM, bahate jharane, laharAtI phasaleM, yaha saba usI prabhu ke jIvaMta aura pragaTa-pratyakSa rUpa haiM, usakI jIvita pratimAeM haiN| usake mandira sabhI Thaura haiM aura vaha Thaura-Thaura pratiSThita hai| yaha hamAre bhItara 'prabhu' kA janma hai, apanI prabhutA kA vistAra hai| ___ agara aisA hotA hai to, abhI to Apako kisI prAcArya kI, kisI muni kI, paMDita yA vidhikAraka kI jarUrata par3atI hai, lekina phira Apa patthara kI pratimA ke pAsa jAeMge to usa pratimA ko kiyA jAne vAlA ApakA praNAma use bhI jIvita, sacetana kara degaa| ( 68 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bata maMtra svaya ApakA praNAma hogaa| prAcArya bhI ApakA praNAma hogA aura tIrthaMkara bhI ApakA praNAma hogaa| jIvaMta praNAma meM paramAtmA khuda sAkAra rahate haiM / Apake usa praNAma meM, namana ke virATa bhAva meM, eka cetanA hogI, jIvaMtatA hogI, eka prAbhA hogI, prAraNa hogaa| pratiSThA hamezA prANoM kI hotI hai| yaha pratiSThA bhI prANoM se hI hotI hai / kisI jar3a dvArA prANoM kI pratiSThA nahIM ho sktii| ApakA praNAma jitanA prANavAna hogA, ApakI pratiSThA utanI hI jIvaMta hogii| isalie apane Apa ko phailAne kA prayAsa kIjie, prANoM kA vistAra kiijie| antardRSTi agara virATa ho gayI to veda hI veda nahIM hai, pattI-pattI para upaniSadoM ke akSara likhe mileNge| taba masjida se hI kurAna kI AyateM sunAI nahIM deMgI, cir3iyAoM kI cahacahATa meM bhI kurAna kI AyateM aura bAibila ke gIta sunAI de jaaeNge| antardRSTi se hama kitane pratiSThita, prANa-pratiSThita ho jAte haiM, yaha saba isa bAta para nirbhara karate haiM / vairAgya kA zAstra kahatA hai ki rAga nirarthaka hai; vItarAgatA kA zAstra kahatA hai eka ke rAga se Upara uThaM calo, sabake prati premonmukha ho jaao| apane prema kA, apanI prasannatA kA dvAra sabake lie khola do| dRSTi ko vidheyaka, paoNjiTiva banAyo / vItarAga hone kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki Apa udAsIna ho jaayo| saba kucha chor3akara jaMgala meM cale jaano| agara isI ko vItarAgatA mAna liyA jAe to duniyA bhara ke loga jaMgala meM cale jaaeNge| natIjA yaha hogA ki sAre jaMgala zahara ho jAeMge aura taba zahara jaMgala ho jAeMge / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahatva 'svabhAva' kA svabhAva ke parivartana kA hai| hamane kabhI nahIM socA ki hamArA svabhAva kyA hai ! hamane to hamezA yahI socA ki AtmA kA svabhAva kyA hai, ajJAta kA svabhAva kyA hai ? kabhI yaha bhI to soco ki AdamI kA svabhAva kyA hai ? vastu kA svabhAva dharma hai| hamane kabhI yaha socA ki iMsAna kA svabhAva kyA hai ? hamane hamezA yahI socane kA prayAsa kiyA hai ki AtmA kA svabhAva kyA hai ? AdamI kA svabhAva kyA hai ? yuga ko isa bAre meM socane kI jarUrata hai| eka iMsAna jaba taka iMsAna nahIM bana pAegA, usakI antara cetanA kahAM jIvita ho paaegii| AtmA kI anubhUti aura usakA sAkSAtkAra, paramAtmA kI prApti to dUra kI bAta hai| abhI taka to insAna, insAna taka nahIM bana pAyA hai| vaha pahale insAna to bane / merI samajha se eka insAna agara insAna bana gayA to samajho Izvaratva kI AdhI yAtrA to pUrI ho gii| Apake jIvana kI sArthakatA isameM nahIM hai ki Apa apane ko 'ahaM brahmAsmi' mAnate cale jAeM / Apake jIvana kI sArthakatA isameM hai ki Aja apane Apako insAna mAno aura insAna banakara hI Izvaratva kI talAza jArI rkho| 'pazu' se Upara uTho aura 'prabhu' ke dvAra meM praviSTa ho / zikhara se nIce utaranA to AsAna hai| pAMva phisalegA to bhI nIce A jaaoge| lekina talahaTI se zikhara kI ora car3hanA kaThina hai| jo loga evaresTa para car3hate haiM, ve jAnate haiM ki car3hanA kitanA muzkila huA karatA hai| varSoM pahale jaba eDamaMDa hilerI aura tenajiMga norage pahalI bAra evaresTa para car3he the to ve jAnate the ki 'car3hAI' AsAna nahIM hotii| ( 70 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka devatA kA zaitAna ho jAnA AsAna hai / . eka insAna kA bhI zaitAna honA sarala hai, lekina eka jAnavara kA insAna honA kaThina hai / eka zaitAna kA deva honA muzkila hai / pazu insAna nahIM ho sakatA / 'pazu' isa artha meM meM insAna hai insAniyata kI pazu hai ki vaha pazu se Upara nahIM uTha sakatA / insAna isa artha ki vaha divyatAoM kA Acamana kara sakatA hai / pUjA karane vAlA insAna hai / vaha insAna hokara bhI dharatI kA devatA hai, jo divya hai, divyatAoM ko AtmasAt kara rahA hai yAnI insAniyata se bhI do kadama Age hai / insAniyata to usakA ilma hai / divyatA hamArA lakSya ho aura mAnavatA usakA mArga / Apa yadi yaha socakara bacate rahe ki mArga kaThina hai, calanA kaThina hai to Apa lakSya taka nahIM pahuMca pAeMge / taba bAhara se ApakA mukhauTA jarUra insAna kA hogA magara bhItara zaitAna jindA rahegA / aura vo zaitAna, vo jAnavara Apako kATatA rahegA, jahara ugalatA rahegA / eka sAMpa agara sudhara jAe to vo zrAvaka bana jAtA hai aura eka zrAvaka yadi vikRta ho jAe to sAMpa bana jAtA hai / aMgrejI ke do zabda haiM - gaoNDa ( GOD) aura DaoNga ( DOG ) / Apa dhyAna se dekheM to pAeMge ki gaoNDa kA ulaTA DaoNga ho jAtA hai / insAna jaba apane svabhAva se nIce giratA hai to 'DaoNga' bana jAtA hai aura jaba 'DaoNga' insAniyata ko chUkara Age bar3hatA hai to 'gaoNDa' bana jAtA hai / DaoNga upekSita hai, gaoNDa prArAdhya hai / isI taraha do zabda haiM 'rAma' aura 'marA' | 'rAma' Apako tAratA hai, 'marA se Apako Dara lagatA hai / eka se ubaroge to dUsare ( 71 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se dduuboge| yaha to Apa para nirbhara karatA hai ki Apa kaunasA mArga apanAte haiN| yaha AdamI para hai ki vaha apane ko samAja aura deza ko camana banAe, apane prema se praphullita kare yA jindagI ko narka banA deN| dharatI para Ae ho to isake lie kucha kro| samAja meM rahate ho to isake utthAna meM apanA yogadAna kro| parivAra ke lie kucha kro| apane parivAra ko prema do| samAja meM, deza meM prema baaNtto| dharma kA sahI AcaraNa yahI hai| zuruAta ghara se ho / parivAra meM eka-dUsare ke lie tyAga kI bhAvanA rakhanA, choTe-bar3e sabakI bhAvanAoM kI kadra karanA, mila-julakara rahanA, jIvana kA yaha sAmAjika dharma hai| Apa mandira meM jAte haiM, jarUra jaaie| paramAtmA se prema bhI kiijie| magara pahale apanI patnI, baccoM, dostoM se prema kara lenA, kyoMki tabhI paramAtmA se kiyA jAne vAlA prema sArthaka hogaa| Apa kisI dharma sabhA meM jAte haiN| sAmAyika karate haiM, jarUra kariegA, lekina ghara meM jo krodha kA kaSAya hai, use samApta karake aanaa| taba sAmAyika meM jIvaMtatA AegI, prANoM meM vaha pratiSThita hogii| apane ghara ko bhI agara eka mandira banA lo, apane oNphisa meM kursI ko agara sAmAyika kI 'baiThaka' banA lo, to dharma tumhAre jIvana kA vyavahAra ho jAegA, taba tuma jo karoge, vaha dharma hI hogaa| jamAnA havAI jahAja aura jeTa kI raphtAra se cala rahA hai lekina hama dharma ko bailagAr3I kI gati se calAnA cAhate haiN| aise to dharma jamAne se pIche chUTa jaaegaa| agara dharma jamAne ke sAtha na cala pAyA to natIjA yaha hogA ki dharma kA jamAne para aMkuza nahIM ( 72 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raha pAegA / jamAnA dharma para aMkuza lagAne lagegA | jamAnA dharmaM kA sahacara nahIM hogA / agara aisA hI huA to samajho ho gayA dharma kA satyAnAza / dharma kA satyAnAza huA to kyA naitikatA bacegI, kyA mAnava bacegA ? taba to paramAtmA bhI kahAM rahegA / insAna meM jaba taka insAna bana kara jIne ke bhAva raheMge tabhI taka paramAtmA ke mandira jIvita raheMge aura jaba insAna hI mara gayA, insAna ke bhItara kA insAna, to paramAtmA ko yAda karane vAlA kahA~ bacegA ? mere dekhe, hara cetanA hara tatva paramAtmA hone ke karIba hai / AegA jaba paramAtmA hI paramAtmA nahIM rahegA, balki jIva, choTe se choTA aNu bhI paramAtmA hogA / Aja jo kalI hai, kala vo bhI paramAtmA bana sakatI hai / taba yaha dharatI bhI apane Apa meM siddha zilA banegI / yaha dharatI apane Apa meM svarga bana jAegI / hama sakriya hoM / hamArI antardRSTi nirmala ho / racanAtmakatA aura sakArAtmakatA ko jIvana meM sthAna deM / kisI niyamavizeSa ko nibhA lenA hI, jIvana-mUlyoM kI itizrI na samajheM / niyamoM kA nirmANa yuga-yuga meM hotA rahA hai / yuga ke anusAra, niyama banate haiM / niyamoM kI duhAI na dete phireM, apane viveka ko, jIvita aura sakriya karane kA prayAsa kareM / hama mahAn baneM aura phira bhI kitane bhI mahAn bana jAyeM, para itanA jarUra smaraNa rakheM ki Akhira hama eka insAna haiN| sAdhu-saMtoM, gurujanoM aura buddhijIviyoM ko Age AnA cAhiye / yuga ko sahI logoM kI jarUrata hai| sahI aura bhale logoM ko sAre saMsAra meM phaila jAnA cAhiye / eka dina aisA dharatI kA hara maiMne sunA hai, eka saMta kahIM jA rahe the / calate-calate ve thaka gae to eka makAna kI caukI para baiTha ge| vaha makAna eka mahilA ( 73 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA thA / mahilA ne saMta ko dekhA to usane unheM bhItara bulA liyA / mahilA ne unheM bhojana krvaayaa| bhojana karate saMta kA ceharA dekhate-dekhate vaha mahilA saMta ke prati AkarSita ho gii| usane saMta se nivedana kiyA ki Apa mere ghara para hI mere svAmI bana kara raheM / saMta ne kahA ki tumheM merI jarUrata jisa dina hogI, usa dina maiM tumheM apanA lUgA / saMta itanA kahakara vahAM se calA gayA / varSoM bIta gae / mahilA saMta kI pratIkSA karatI rhii| na jAne kyA bAta huI, mahilA ko kor3ha ho gyaa| usa deza ke rAjA ne use deza nikAlA de diyA tAki kor3ha Age na phaile / mahilA prabhu se prArthanA karane lagI ki jaise mere sAtha kiyA hai, kisI anya nArI ke sAtha mata krnaa| vaha prArthanA karane lagI ki he bhagavAna ! mere prANa le lo| ekAeka usane AtmahatyA karane kA vicAra kiyA magara tabhI use AvAja sunAI dI- 'nahIM ! aba isakI jarUrata nahIM hai|' mahilA ne dekhA, vahI saMta thA, jo tIsa sAla pahale usakA mehamAna banA thA aura jisa para vaha Asakta ho gaI thii| vaha bolI'tuma bahuta dera se pAe, aba mere pAsa kucha bhI nahIM bacA hai / ' saMta ne kahA-'mujhe jisa cIja kI jarUrata hai, vo aba hI to tumhAre pAsa hai| Aja tuma koDhI ho / apanI koDha se bharI deha mujhe de do|' itanA kahakara saMta ne mahilA ke ghAva dhone zurU kara die / jaba koDha kA sArA mavAda nikala gayA to saMta nikala pdd'aa| usake pIche vaha mahilA bhI nikala par3I, paramAtmA ke zrIcaraNoM meM / ( 74 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba use paramAtmA ke zrIcaraNoM kI hI jarUrata thii| duniyA ko usane khUba dekha liyA thaa| maiM bhI yahI AzvAsana denA cAhatA hUM ki jaba koI karane vAlA na bace, saba tarapha se nirAza ho jAo to mere pAsa cale AnA / ye hAtha bahuta kucha karane ko tatpara rheNge| sArI mAnava jAti ke uddhAra ko taiyAra mileNge| prema, maitrI baMdhutva kA saMsAra hai / bhItara kA sArA mavAda nikala jAegA / mere sAmane jaba bhI koI AtA hai taba bhItara kA paramAtmabhAva umar3ane lagatA hai| taba maiM use namaskAra karane lagatA haiM / kaI logoM ko yaha akharatA hai| svAbhAvika hai| vyakti kA samyaka darzana jitanA nirmala hotA jAegA, usake prANa utane hI vistAra pAte cale jaaeNge| mere dekhe paramAtmA kI pratimA ko namaskAra karanA tabhI sArthaka hogA jaba hama paramAtmA ke banAe insAna ko praNAma kreN| apane hAthoM banAe gae paramAtmA ko praNAma karane kI bajAya usa paramAtmA kI prArthanA karo, jisane hamArA nirmANa kiyA hai| mUrtiyoM ko hamane, hamAre samAja ne hI to banAyA hai magara usa paramAtmA dvArA banAe gae insAna ko praNAma karanA, usake Age nata-gastaka honA, tabhI patA clegaa| kabhI usakI bhI prArthanA karake dekhiegaa| bar3A Ananda milegaa| manuSya ke prati apane ahobhAva ko jgaaiegaa| usameM cetanA hogI, jIvaMtatA hogii| jIvita aura caitanya-sAmIpya prabhutA kA hI sAnnidhya hai| hamAre antarmana meM jIvana ke prati sammAna kA bhAva ho / hama jIvana kA Adara kreN| jIvana ke prati ahobhAva laaeN| cAhe ( 75 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI ghara kA sadasya ho, use sadasya ke rUpa meM dekhane kI bajAya jIvana ke rUpa meM dekheM / ApakA parivAra hai| patnI, bacce haiN| mAtA-pitA haiM / Apa prema bhAva se jIte haiN| ghara ko svarga banAkara jIte haiN| Ananda aura prasannatA se jIte haiN| dharma hameM yahI to sIkha detA hai / dharma kahatA hai tuma kSamA karo, napharata na kro| yadi hama aisA karate haiM to isase adhika gaurava kI bAta dUsarI na hogii| prArthanA hamezA ghara se, samAja se aura deza se honI cAhie / aisA na huA to hama prArthanA jarUra kareMge, lekina vo arthahIna hogii| maiM to jIvaMtatA meM, apane Apa meM vizvAsa karatA huuN| jIvana ke hara pala para vizvAsa karatA huuN| nAstika use kahate haiM jo bhagavAna para vizvAsa nahIM rkhtaa| maiM kahatA hUM asalI nAstika to vo hai jo apane Apa para hI vizvAsa nahIM rkhtaa| Astika vo hai jisakA apane Apa para vizvAsa hai| nAstika vo hai jisakA apane Apa se vizvAsa uTha gyaa| jisa vyakti ko apane Apa para vizvAsa nahIM hai, vo paramAtmA para vizvAsa kaise kara skegaa| iMsAna ke bhItara rahane vAle Izvara ko pAnA hai to sivAya prema ke aura koI rAstA nahIM hai| kisI ke mana meM mIrA hai to use jagAeM / kisI ke mana meM caitanya mahAprabhu hai to use jagAeM / prema kI jhIla meM, prema ke mAnasarovara meM hI vihAra ho sakatA hai| isI meM jIvana ke prAnanda ko prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| svayaM ke prati, jIvana ke prati vizvAsa aura sammAna mere dekhe, to paramAtmA kA hI sammAna hai| vizvAsa agara zraddhA meM tabdIla ho ( 76 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAye, vizvAsa ke caraNa zraddhA kI ora bar3ha jAye, to mana maMdira kI rozanAI kucha aura hI nikhAra lAegI / vizvAsa aura zraddhA meM kucha pharka hai, utanA hI jitanA buddhi aura hRdaya meM / vizvAsa sundara mastiSka kI dena hai aura zraddhA sundara hRdaya kI dena hai / mastiSka sundara banA, acchI bAta hai lekina hRdaya sundara banA to samajho samyak darzana ko prApta karane kA mArga khulA hai / mastiSka vikasita huA, acchI bAta hai, lekina hRdaya vikasita huA to yaha jIvana meM ahobhAgya kI bAta hai / isa bauddhika yuga meM dimAga to hara kisI kA vikasita hotA hai / lekina hRdaya vikasita nahIM hotA / maiM unhIM logoM se prabhAvita hotA hUM jinakA hRdaya vikasita hotA hai, sundara hotA hai / jo loga mastiSka se sundaratA dikhAeMge unakI vANI meM cAturya hogA, pANDitya hogA lekina satyatA nahIM hogI / aura satyatA ke abhAva meM paramAtmA kabhI mastiSka meM nahIM basa sakatA paramAtmA to hRdaya meM rahatA hai / hRdaya meM bhI vaha taba prakaTa hogA jaba hRdaya saralatA se paripUrNa hogA / jisakA hRdaya sundara hogA, usakA paramAtmA bhI sundara hogA aura jisakA hRdaya vikRta hogA, usakA paramAtmA bhI vikRta hogA / taba use paramAtmA nahIM, zaitAna kaheMge / loga use zaitAna kaheMge / loga usase bacanA cAheMge / paramAtmA kA nivAsa sthAna hRdaya kA mandira hai / paramAtmA mAnavIya hRdaya kI AkhirI UMcAI hai / zaitAna mAnavIya mana kI AkhirI sIr3hI hai / 'vizvAsa' aura 'zraddhA' do alaga-alaga zabda haiM / vizvAsa to aise hai jaise bAjAra se kharIde gae nakalI / phUla ye phUla bAjAra meM hI mileMge lekina 'zraddhA' kA phUla manuSya ko apane bhItara ke gamale meM hI ugAnA par3atA hai / Apa kisI kI pUjA karate ( 77) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM to hajAroM phUla barasA leNge| pratimA ko phUloM se Dhaka deMge, magara jarUrI nahIM hai ki vo pUjA sArthaka hI ho / zraddhA aura cIja hai / dUsaroM ke bagIce meM lage phUla tor3ate samaya ApakA hAtha nahIM kAMpegA lekina svayaM ke bagIce kA phUla tor3anA jaise apane aMga ko alaga karane jaisA mahasUsa hogaa| bAjAra ke lAkha phUla kI jagaha ApakI zraddhA kA eka phUla 'bhArI' hogaa| Apa apane bagIce kA phUla nahIM tor3a pAeMge / ApakA zrama, prema umar3egA / Apa hicakicAeMge / vizvAsa aura zraddhA kI kathA ajIba hai| Apa vizvAsa ke sAtha kaha sakate haiM ki Apa prAtmA haiM lekina Apa zraddhA se yaha bAta nahIM kaha sakate / Apako vizvAsa hai ki Apa jaina haiM lekina Apako zraddhA nahIM hai / hiMdutva kA vizvAsa hai, para hiMdutva kI zraddhA nahIM hai / vizvAsa gaNita kI taraha hai lekina zraddhA prema kI taraha hai| vizvAsa meM do aura do cAra hote haiM lekina zraddhA meM ye bAIsa bhI ho sakate haiM / prema UMcAI para pahuMcakara zraddhA bana jAyA karatA hai| patipatnI ke bIca prema hotA hai| kabhI jhagar3A bhI hotA hai magara vo jaldI hI nipaTa bhI jAtA hai kyoMki vahAM zraddhA hai| vizvAsa ko jhuThalAyA jA sakatA hai lekina zraddhA ko nahIM / vyakti ke bhItara yaha bhAva Ane para ki maiM eka insAna hUM, mere bhItara zraddhAbhAva hai / prema-maitrI hI merA svabhAva hai| maiM samajhatA hUM ki aisA hotA rahegA to samyak dRSTi ko upArjita kiyA jA skegaa| zraddhA aura vizvAsa meM antara ko samajhanA jarUrI hai| bacce ko paidA karane va goda lene meM kitanA antara hai| goda lene meM kyA ( 78 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagatA hai ? magara paidA karanA bilkula dUsarI bAta hai| sirpha goda lene se mAtRtva bhAva nahIM umdd'egaa| nau mAha garbhadhAraNa kA kaSTa, phira bacce ko janma dene se hI mAM kahalAyA jA sakatA hai| isalie kahate haiM ki asalI satya vaha hai jo hamAre bhItara paidA hotA hai / kahIM bAhara se lAyA gayA satya hamArA kalyANa nahIM kara sakegA / apane satya ko svayaM paidA karanA par3atA hai| zraddhA hamAre hRdaya kI nijI IjAda hai, AviSkRti hai / hRdaya svIkAra ho jAtA hai| zraddhA kA artha hai apanI hArdikatA jgaao| apane hRdaya meM manuSya kA mahattva pratiSThita kro| manuSya meM samAye paramAtmA se svayaM kA sAmIpya sthApita kro| manuSya eka maMdira bane, yahI hamArA lakSya ho| apanI cetanA ke banda dvAra kholeN| cetanA ke soye par3e bIjoM ko panapAne kI ceSTA kreN| apane bhItara ke maMdira meM aisA dIpa rozana kareM, ki rozanI hameM nihAla kara de, jIvana ko amRta banA de / ( 76 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumhArI sampadA tumhAre pAsa paramAtmA hamArA janma siddha adhikAra hai aura hamase yaha adhikAra koI bhI chIna nahIM sakatA, hameM isa adhikAra se vaMcita nahIM kara sktaa| duniyA kI aisI koI tAkata nahIM hai jo hameM paramAtmA se alaga kara sake / hama cAhe Astika hoM yA nAstika, paramAtmA to hama sabake svabhAva meM basA hai / nAstikatA bhI usI paramAtmA kI abhivyakti hai aura AstikatA bhI usI kI abhivyakti hai / koI AdamI kahatA hai ki maiM paramAtmA meM vizvAsa nahIM rakhatA to yaha bAta khuda paramAtmA hI to kaha rahA hai| eka AdamI jaba kahatA hai ki maiM paramAtmA ke prati zraddhAnavata hUM to yaha kahane vAlA khuda usake bhItara baiThA paramAtmA hI to hai / ( 80 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre jIvana kI hara abhivyakti, bhale hI vaha zrazraddhA ho yA zraddhA, usI paramAtmA kI hI hai / eka vyakti paramAtmA ko mAnatA hai, dUsarA nahIM mAnatA / isa duniyA meM sattara phIsadI loga aise haiM jo nAstika kahalAte haiM aura tIsa phIsadI loga prAstika haiM / ina AstikoM kI AstikatA bhI prAyaH sandeha ke gheroM meM hotI hai / muzkila se do pratizata loga aise hoMge jo sacce arthoM meM prAstika kahalA sakeM / loga mandiroM meM jAte haiM / apane ArAdhya kI pratimA ke samakSa prArthanA karate haiM aura apane Apako prAstika kahate haiM, lekina saca pUchA jAe to bAta dUsarI hai / ye loga prArthanA karane ke bAda jaba bAhara Ate haiM to hamezA unake mana meM eka prazna uThatA hai ki maiM jisake sAmane prArthanA kara rahA hU~, vo Akhira hai kauna ? paramAtmA kI pratimA ke Age usakI prArthanA karegA lekina bhItara yaha saMzaya hogA ki vAstava meM to yaha patthara hai, isameM paramAtmA kahAM hai ! manuSya bAhara amRta vacana sunatA hai, lekina bhItara kuNThA hai / bAhara cintana hai, lekina bhItara koI na koI samasyA ghUma rahI hai / paramAtmA hamArA svabhAva - siddha adhikAra hai / Apa cAhe jisa rUpa meM paramAtmA ke sAmane peza ho jAie, lekina svabhAva se alaga nahIM kara sakeMge / paramAtmA ko apane isIlie to kahA jAtA hai - 'appA so paramappA' - 'AtmA so paramAtmA' - yAni tuma svayaM paramAtmA ho / tumhArI sampadA tumhAre pAsa hI hai / upaniSada kahate haiM - 'tattvamasi' - duniyA meM kahIM koI hai to vaha tuma svayaM ho| hama jo koI bhI kAma kareMge usakI pratikriyA to hogI / yaha dharatI Atma-samAnatA aura ( 81 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara-sambandhoM kA dvIpa hai / Apa kucha bhI kareMge, vaha Apa taka vApasa aaegaa| krodha karoge to vaha vApasa Apa para hI pAkara barasegA / pyAra bAMToge to pyAra milegaa| kabhI jaMgala se gujaro to jora se AvAja lgaanaa| vaha AvAja vApasa Apake kAnoM taka phuNcegii| jaisI AvAja doge, vaisI hI pratidhvani Apake kAnoM taka phuNcegii| yaha sArA saMsAra hamArI pratidhvani hI to hai| jaisA hama kareMge, hamAre sAtha vaisA hI hogA / agara hama paramAtmA banakara sabake sAmane peza hoMge to sabhI loga hamako paramAtmA kI taraha najara aaeNge| isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki yaha jagata eka pratidhvani hai| .. ___manuSya jaisA hogA, usakI pratichAyA bhI vaisI hI hogii| usase alaga koI dUsarI pratichAyA ho nahIM sakatI, pratidhvani ho nahIM sktii| krodha karoge to krodha brsegaa| Aja nahIM to kala, barasegA jruur| dharatI kI apanI eka sImA hai| krodha karoge to krodha aura pyAra karoge to pyAra milegaa| ............ paramAtmA hamArA janma-siddha adhikAra hai| jaise hama haiM, vaisA hI paramAtmA hai| paramAtmA hama sabakA svabhAva hai| use pAnA yAni apane svabhAva ko pAnA hai / svarUpa ko upalabdha hotA hai / paramAtmA ko khojane ke lie dUra jAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai / use pAne ke lie apane bhItara samajha paidA karane kI jarUrata hai| paramAtmA ko kabhI khojA nahIM jA sktaa| khojA to use jAtA hai jo kho gayA ho| paramAtmA to kahIM khoyA nahIM hai| paramAtmA kisI jagaha chipA nahIM baiThA hai jo Apa use khojane jA rahe ho / paramAtmA to hamAre bhItara hI hai| hamAre Asa-pAsa hai| use dekhane ke lie dRSTi cAhie, eka antardRSTi jo ujAgara karanI hai / ( 82 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kala vallatola kI likhI eka kahAnI par3ha rahA thaa| eka tIrtha thA U~ce pahAr3oM pr| hajAroM yAtrI usa tIrtha meM Ate the / jAna jokhima meM DAlakara bhI Ate / mUrti ne jaba yaha dekhA, to garva meM akar3a gyii| apane-Apa se bolI ki patthara kahakara apamAnita karane vAlI isa mAnava-jAti kA dimAga maiMne hI durusta kiyA hai| merI pUjA ke bagaira isa jAti kA koI uddhAra nahIM hai / mUrti abhI aisA soca hI rahI thI ki tabhI usane sunA-mUrkha, tU mUrti nahIM, patthara-kI-patthara rhii| iMsAna tumheM yahA~ pUjane ke lie nahIM aataa| vaha to pAtA hai bhItara ke satya ko pUjane / karIba ke satya ko dUra jAkara pUjane kI isakI purAnI Adata rahI hai| dUra jAkara pUjane kI Adata ! manuSya kA mana do taraha kA hotA hai| eka to 'yAtrAlu' hotA hai jabaki dUsarA 'dhyAnI' hotA hai| yAtrAlu mana paramAtmA ko bAhara DhuMDhatA hai aura dhyAnI mana bhItara r3haDhatA hai| yAtrAlu mana idhara-udhara jaaegaa| kabhI pahAr3a para to kabhI jaMgala meM, usakI yAtrA samApta hI nahIM hogii| dUsarI ora jinake mana meM dhyAna aura japa kA prabhAva hai, ve apane bhItara hI use talAzeMge / paramAtma-svarUpa to tuma khuda ho| bodha ke rUpAntaraNa kI jarUrata hai, hameM usake darzana ho jaaeNge| vyakti mAlA pheratA hai aura paramAtmA ko pAnA cAhatA hai, lekina paramAtmA usase dUra hai hI kahAM? hameM kisI kI yAda tabhI AtI hai jaba vo hamAre pAsa nahIM hotaa| ApakI patnI Apake pAsa rahatI hai to kyA Apako usakI yAda AtI hai ? vahI patnI kucha dina ke lie mAyake calI jAe to ApakI nIMda harAma ho jAtI hai| usakI yAda satAne lagatI hai / ( 83 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM loga kahate haiM paramAtmA kI khoja kara rahe haiM / paramAtmA khoyA hI kahAM hai, jo usakI khoja kI jA rahI hai / paramAtmA kho jAe to kyA hama jIvita raha sakate haiM ? usake kAraNa hI to hama jIvana hai / kisI machalI ko pAnI se bAhara nikAloge to vaha tar3apha tar3apha kara jAna de degI / yahI sthiti taba hogI jaba paramAtmA hama meM se nikala jAegA / isalie jo cIja khoI nahIM, usakI khoja nirarthaka hai / jisakA viyoga hI nahIM huA, usakA yoga kaise sambhava hai ! paramAtmA se na to viyoga hotA hai aura na hI yoga hotA hai / paramAtmA to hamAre meM hI racA-basA hai / tuma svayaM apane Apa meM paramAtmA ho / mahAvIra ko koI paramAtmA nahIM milA, buddha ko koI bhagavAna nahIM milA / ve khuda hI paramAtmA ho gae, bhagavAna ho gae / paramAtmA kahIM se AtA nahIM hai, vyakti ko khuda hI paramAtmA honA par3atA hai / lekina hama loga paramAtmA kI kahIM aura jAkara pUjA karate haiM / usake darzana pAnA cAhate haiM / apanI A~khoM se use dekhanA cAhate haiM aura kAnoM se usakA saMgIta sunanA cAhate haiM / nAka se paramAtmA kI surabhi kA rasa pAna karanA cAhate haiM / ye saba to indriyAM haiM aura paramAtmA ko kabhI indriyoM se prApta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / manuSya kI aisI eka bhI indrI nahIM hai jo bhItara kI ora mur3atI ho / sabhI indriyAM bAhara kI ora jAtI haiM / A~kha praura nAka dRzya yA jJeya ko pakar3a sakatI haiM, lekina jo adRzya hai, ajJeya hai use nahIM pakar3a sakatI / AdamI kI mUr3hatA ko dekho, vaha ina indriyoM ke bala para bhagavAna ko DhUMDhanA cAhatA hai / indriyoM dvArA bhagavAna ko anubhava nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, kyoMki bhagavattA to atIndriya hai / ( 84 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna kI taraha AdamI sukha ko bhI bAhara DhUDhatA hai, kyoMki usakA mana aura indriyAM bAhara kI ora dekhatI haiN| usake vicAra hamezA bAhara ke sAtha jur3e rahate haiN| AdamI jaba paramAtmA ko bAhara DhUDhatA hai to vaha apanI pahacAna bhI bAhara ke dvArA karavAnA cAhatA hai| koI dUsarA kaha de ki Apa acche haiM to Apa mAna leMge ki Apa sundara haiM, acche haiN| kisI ne burA kaha diyA to Apa burA samajhate hue udAsa ho jAte haiM / dina bhara meM milane vAloM meM se Adhe logoM ko hama acche lagate haiM to Adhe hameM burA kahate haiM / hamAre bhItara eka antardvandva paidA ho jAtA hai ki hama acche haiM yA bure ? nirNaya hama nahIM kara paate| hama apanA sukha bAhara dekhanA cAhate haiM aura apane Apa kI pahacAna bhI bAhara se karavAnA cAhate haiN| vyakti apane ko Aine ke sAmane le jAtA hai aura khuda kI pahacAna karanA cAhatA hai| use apanA bodha nahIM hai, Aine se puSTi karanA cAhatA hai / pApa Aine ke sAmane jAte haiM to vahAM Apako kyA dikhAI detA hai ? kevala ApakA ceharA, hAtha-pAMva / Apake vicAra dikhAI dete haiM ? ApakI mAnasikatA Aine meM ubharatI hai ? to isa taraha Aine meM hameM AtmA-paramAtmA bhI dikhAI nahIM deNge| vahAM kevala bAharI svarUpa pratibimbita hogaa| sukha aura zAMti bAhara nahIM hai| __ AdamI apanA duHkha kisI ko sunAnA cAhatA hai tAki usakA mana halkA ho jAe / kala eka mahilA mere pAsa AI aura apanA dukhar3A rone lgii| itane meM eka aura mahilA vahAM pahuMcI aura vaha apanI rAma kahAnI sunAne lgii| thor3I dera meM kyA dekhatA hUM ki donoM aurateM mujhase nahIM, eka dUsarI se mukhAtiba haiM aura lapanA-apanA dukha ( 85 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bayAna kara rahI hai| unheM yaha ahasAsa bhI nahIM rahA ki maiM unake pAsa baiThA huuN| apanA duHkha yA parezAnI kisI se kahakara AdamI halkA honA cAhatA hai| vaha samajhatA hai dukha halkA ho jAegA, lekina aisA nahIM hotaa| aisA karake vaha kevala dukha kA sthAnAntaraNa karatA hai| Apake ghara meM Akara koI apane ghara kA kacarA DAlatA hai to Apako burA lagatA hai, lekina apane dimAga kA kacarA Apake dimAga meM bharatA hai to Apako acchA lagatA hai| hama dhUla-mATo kA kacarA to bardAzta nahIM kara pAte, dimAga kA kacarA kaise bardAzta kara lete haiN| hama pAnI to chAnakara pIte haiM. lekina vicAra binA chAne hI le lete haiN| pAnI to binA 'prAsUka' kie pI liyA to Aphata nahIM A jAegI, lekina vicAroM ko binA 'prAsuka' svIkAra kara liyA to bar3I parezAnI meM par3a jAnoge / Apake bhItara baiThe paramAtmA ke lie yaha bahuta bar3I haivAniyata hogI aura taba prApakA paramAtmA zaitAna banane lgegaa| dUsaroM ko apanA prema do, lekina kacarA mata do| pavitratA do, kaluSatA mata do| Apa rAvaNa ke bhItara rAma dekha sako to bar3I bAta hogI lekina rAma ke bhItara rAvaNa ho to usa rAma ko mata sviikaarnaa| maiM eka bAra eka sajjana ke yahAM mehamAna thA / maiMne dekhA usa ke do bacce sar3aka para AtI jAtI bhIr3a ko dekha rahe the| thor3I dera meM ve donoM jhagar3ane lge| maiMne unheM alaga karate hue jhagar3e kA kAraNa puuchaa| eka bacce ne kahA ki yaha merI kAra ko apanI kAra kaha rahA hai jabaki dUsare bacce ne bhI yahI bAta khii| maiM hairAna, kyoMki mujhe to vahA~ koI kAra dikhAI nahIM dii| ( 86 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meMne unase pUchA-'kAra kahA~ hai / ' baccoM ne javAba diyA'vo to calI gii|' eka bacce ne khulAsA karate hue batAyA ki ve donoM 'kAra-kAra' khela rahe the aura unhoMne taya kiyA thA ki sar3aka se gujarane vAlI kAra para jisakI najara pahale par3egI, vaha kAra usI kI hogii| maiM haMsa pdd'aa| kAra kisI kI, mAlika koI aura bana rahA hai, aura usake lie jhagar3A bhI kara rahA hai| AdamI kahatA hai yaha merA makAna, merI patnI, mere bacce / kabhI baccoM se bhI pUchA, patnI se bhI jAnA ki vo ApakI hai yA nhiiN| logoM ko isa bAta kA bahuta abhimAna hotA hai ki unakI patnI unake binA jIvita nahIM raha sktii| Apane kitanI auratoM ko apane pati ke sAtha marate dekhA hai ? jo apane pAsa hai use bAhara DhUDhane kA prayAsa mata karo / svayaM kA sukha svayaM meM tlaasho| svayaM meM DUbakara hI mIrA kA nRtya paidA ho sakatA hai, caitanya ke bhajana phUTa sakate haiM, sUra kA ikatArA jhaMkRta ho sakatA haiM / jo pAsa hai usakI anyatra khoja kyoM ! eka vyakti thAne gayA aura riporTa likhavAI ki usakA cAra sAla kA baccA kho gayA hai| jaba vaha huliyA Adi likhavA cukA to pulisa karmI ne kahA ki isa huliye kA baccA to ApakI goda meM hai / gadhe para baiTha pUre gAMva meM apanA gadhA DhUDhakara pA gae / aise kaI loga mila jAeMge, jinake mAthe para yA hAtha meM cazmA hogA, lekina ve use talAza karane meM kaI ghaMTe kharca kara deNge| to isI taraha AdamI kahatA hai- 'merA paramAtmA kahA~ hai ?' Apa DhUDhakara thaka gaye lekina paramAtmA nahIM milA / apanI tarapha kisI kI najara nahIM jAtI, AdamI bAhara hI bhaTakatA rahatA ( 87 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| kaI dizAoM meM jAkara pA jAtA hai lekina usa dizA meM nahIM jAtA, jo usake bhItara jAtI hai| Apa svayaM ko hI DhUDhane kA prayatna karoge to pAyoge, sArI saMbhAvanAe~ to hamAre bhItara chipI haiM / Apa vicAra kareMge to patA calegA ki abhI Apa jitane bar3e haiM, paidA utane bar3e nahIM hue the| yuvaka se pahale bacce the, bacce se pahale mA~ ke garbha meM the aura usase pahale eka aNa the, AtmA ke rUpa meM the / hama apane jIvana ke atIta kA smaraNa karate haiM to pAte haiM ki hama kyA the aura kyA ho ge| kyA janma se pahale hI maiM gopAla, rameza yA maheza thA / yaha nAma to isa duniyA meM Ane ke bAda hameM milA hai| yaha Aropita nAma hai| yaha AropaNa hI hamArA mithyAtva hai / AdamI ne kisI nAma se tAdAtmya sthApita kara liyA hai| apane srota ko bhUla gayA hai| gaMgA ko hama bahatA huA dekhate haiM lekina usake mUla srota kI ora hamArA dhyAna kama hI jAtA hai / gaMgA se gaMgotrI kI ora bar3hege to hameM gaumukha ke darzana hoNge| yAtrA to karanI pdd'egii| isI taraha paramAtmA ko apane bhItara hI DhUDhanA hogA, jahA~ vo AsIna hai / use dekhane ke lie anta dRSTi kI jarUrata hai| usa paramAtmA ke prAge jAkara prArthanA jarUra karanA jise hamane banAyA hai, lekina apane bhItara baiThe paramAtmA ko mata bhUlanA / usI ne to hama sabhI kA nirmANa kiyA hai| usake sAmane jAkara prArthanA kIjiegA, apanI pavitratAoM ko dohraaiegaa| vastutaH to prArthanA usa paramAtmA kI ho, jisane hamArA sRjana kiyA hai| hama sabhI paramAtmA ke pujArI haiM, lekina usake prati pyAsa nahIM jgii| kahIM par3hA, kisI se sunA aura pUjane lge| apanI koI jijJAsA nahIM / eka mahilA maMdira meM apane bacce ko le gaI / vahA~ ( 88 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usane bacce se kahA ki bhagavAna kI pratimA ke Age sira jhukAyo / bacce ne inakAra kiyA to usane use pITA / piTAI ke kAraNa bacce ne jabaradastI sira jhukAyA / aisA sira jhukAnA bekAra hai / bacce ko apane Apa jhukane dIjie | jabaradastI kA jhukanA vyartha hai / jaba bacce ke mana meM paramAtmA ke prati bhAva utpanna hogA to vaha khuda bhukegA aura vo jhukanA sArthaka hogA / bhAva hamAre bhItara aMkurita honA cAhie / pyAsa hamAre bhItara pallavita va puSpita honI cAhie / jahA~-jahA~ pyAsa hai, vahA~vahA~ prArthanA hai / hamArI pyAsa jitanI saghana hogI aura tIvratara hotI jAegI, hamArI prArthanA bhI utanI hI jIvaMta hotI jAegI / binA pyAsa to pAnI bhI acchA nahIM lagegA / pyAsa hogI to Apa harijana ke hAtha se bhI pAnI pI leMge, aura nahIM hogI to koI kulIna varga kA vyakti bhI Apako pAnI nahIM pilA sakegA / pAnI kA mahattva hai lekina tabhI jaba pyAsa ho / grApa pyAse nahIM haiM to sAmane par3A ghar3A bhI Apake kAma kA nahIM hai| kImata to pyAsa kI hai, samarpaNa kI hai / koI mahArAnI eka carca meM prArthanA karane gaI / isase pahale isa ghaTanA kA khUba pracAra kiyA gayA / jisa dina mahArAnI carca pahu~cI, vahAM saikar3oM loga prArthanA karane Ae / mahArAnI ne pAdarI se kahA - Azcarya ! mere deza meM itane loga dhArmika haiM ! pAdarI ne unheM batAyA- 'mahArAnI ! Apako dhokhA ho rahA hai / ye loga prArthanA karane nahIM prApako dekhane Ae haiM / ' isake bAda eka roja mahArAnI binA pUrva sUcanA usI carca meM pahu~cI to unake prAzcarya kA ThikAnA na rahA / unhoMne dekhA ki mAtra ( 86 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAra-pAMca loga hI vahA~ prArthanA kara rahe the| una logoM kI mahArAnI ko dekhane meM koI ruci nahIM thii| yahI kAraNa hai ki bhIr3a hone ke bAvajUda paramAtmA unase dUra rahatA / paramAtmA to Apake svabhAva meM hai, ApakA svabhAva siddha adhikAra hai| lekina yaha ApakA durbhAgya hI hai ki vo Apase dUra hai / paramAtmA Apake bhItara hai / Apa use jitanA apane karIba samajhoge, vaha utanA hI Apake nikaTa hogA / tAlI donoM hAthoM se bajatI / isalie paramAtmA kI pyAsa jagAnI hai to apane bhItara kI ora clo| jitanA bhItara caloge, paramAtmA tumhAre utane hI nikaTa AtA jaaegaa| bhale hI Apa kitanA hI bar3A pada prApta kara leM, usakI pratiSThA kursI taka hI sImita rhegii| Apane kursI chor3I aura pratiSThA gii| asalI pada to paramAtmA kA hai| asalI pratiSThA to usI kI hai| apanI sArI pUjI-pratiSThA dekara bhI paramAtmA ke samIpa jA sako, to cale jAnA, yaha tumhArI sabase aham upalabdhi hogii| paramAtmA ko pA liyA to phira pada-pratiSThA tumhAre rAste meM tumhArA iMtajAra karate najara aaeNge| apane bhItara jAo aura paramAtmA ko pAyo, paramAtmA ho jAyo / tumhAre pAsa hai tumhArI sampadA, tumhArA paramAtmA / (60 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM hUM apanA mAlika bhAratIya saMskRti grahiMsA aura aparigraha kI samarthaka aura poSaka rahI hai / yahAM hameM ahiMsA kI carama pariNatiyAM bhI mila jAeMgI aura aparigraha ke carama pratimAna bhI upalabdha ho jAeMge / kintu jahAM hameM ahiMsA aura aparigraha ke carama pratimAna- mApadaMDa upalabdha hoMge vahIM, hameM hiMsA aura parigraha ke carama utkarSa bhI najara AeMge / yahI kAraNa hai ki bhAratIya saMskRti nirantara jIvana ke virodhAbhAsoM se bharI najara AtI hai / hiMsA kI dRSTi se dekheM to yahAM yajJa vedI para hone vAlI hiMsA aura pazuoM kI bali kA virodha karane vAle mahAvIra aura buddha hue aura dUsarI ora unhIM kI ahiMsA ko virAsata meM lete hue ( 61 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAtmA gAMdhI ne deza ko AjAdI dilaaii| para jahAM ye ahiMsA ke Adarza haiM vahIM sampUrNa saMsAra ke kisI dvIpa aura mahAdvIpa para, utanI jyAdA hiMsA aura yuddha nahIM hue, jitane bhArata meM hue / ___ hama sAre vizva ke yuddhoM kI vyAkhyA kareM yA itihAsa ko dekheM to hama pAeMge ki kevala bhArata meM hI pichale DhAI hajAra varSoM meM pAMca hajAra se adhika yuddha hue haiN| koI bhI eka yuddha hajAroMlAkhoM logoM ke saMhAra kA kAraNa banatA haiN| karor3oM kI sampatti kA nukasAna karatA hai| yuddha to Akhira yuddha hai| agara ye pAMca hajAra yuddha na hue hote to Aja bhArata kA itihAsa kucha aura hI hotA / rUpa hI kucha aura hotaa| taba bhArata amerikA aura rUsa kA yAcaka nahIM, varana unakA bAdazAha, niyaMtA hotA / eka saMskRti ke nirmANa meM bIsa varSa lagate haiM lekina eka yuddha bIsa saMskRtiyoM ko naSTa kara detA hai| yadi ye pAMca hajAra yuddha na hote to bhArata kI saMskRti eka lAkha guNA abhivaddhita hotii| mahAvIra ahiMsA kI bAta karate rahe, lekina unake samaya meM yuddha bhI hote rhe| jainoM ke pahale tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jaba parama jJAna ko upalabdha hue to unhoMne apanI pahalI desanA ahiMsA kI dii| lekina ye unakI, eka tIrthaMkara kI viDambanA rahI ki unhIM RSabhadeva ke putra aura pautra Apasa meM lar3ate-jhagar3ate rhe| bharata aura bAhubali ke bIca yuddha lar3A gyaa| hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA virodhAbhAsa bhAratIya saMskRti meM niraMtara calatA rahA hai| aisA hI virodhAbhAsa parigraha aura aparigraha meM rahA hai / . RSabhadeva ne apanA sarvasva tyAga diyA aura parama jJAna ko upalabdha hue, vahIM unake putroM ne parigraha ko baTorane meM yuddha kA (62 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahArA liyaa| jise RSabhadeva ne chor3a diyA, use prApta karane ko unakI saMtAneM lar3ane lgii| vizva-vijaya kI rAjanItika mahatvAkAMkSA ke calate aisA huaa| hama aparigraha ke do Adarza dekhate haiM : pahale mahAvIra aura dUsare mahAtmA gaaNdhii| mahAvIra ne to pUrI taraha nagnatA dhAraNa kI / unhoMne samajha liyA ki vastroM ko rakhanA bhI parigraha hai| isalie vastra bhI tyAga die| mahAtmA gAMdhI ne laMgoTI dhAraNa kii| mahAvIra ke aparigraha ko gAMdhI ne phira se jIvita kiyaa| agara mahAvIra ke yuga meM gAMdhI hue hote to nizcita rUpa se ve nagna rahate aura gAMdhI ke yuga meM mahAvIra hote to ve bhI laMgoTI dhAraNa karate / jaba mahAvIra hue the, taba hindustAna kI AdhI se jyAdA AbAdI nagna rahatI thI aura jaMgaloM meM rahatI thii| AdhI AbAdI garIba aura nagna rahatI ho to mahAvIra to yahI moceMge ki maiM kaise kapar3e phnuu|| vizva meM Aja bhI kucha AdivAsI ilAke aise haiM jahAM AdivAsI nagna rahate haiN| puruSa hI nahIM mahilAeM bhii| strI-puruSa jahAM nIce kA bhAga mAmUlI-sA Dhakate haiM vahIM aurateM UparI bhAga khulA hI rakhatI haiN| aphrIkA meM mahilAeM apane Upara kA hissA khulA rakheM to ciMtA kI bAta nahIM hai lekina hamAre yahAM vaisA nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yahAM to mahilA ko Upara kA hissA DhaMka kara rakhanA hI par3egA / jisa yuga meM mahAvIra hue, usa samaya AdhI se adhika janatA nagna rahatI thI, isalie mahAvIra kA nagna rahanA samajha meM A sakatA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie mahAvIra kA jo aparigraha hai, parigraha ko tyAgane kI bAta hai, vaha apratima hai| aisA hI Adarza gAMdhI kA hai, jinhoMne dikhAve ko laMgoTI nahIM phnii| ve laMdana kI saMsada meM bhI usI laMgoTI meM gae, usI aMgoche meM / lekina jahAM aparigraha ke ye do Adarza haiM, vahIM parigraha ke lie do nAma le sakate haiM / pahalA cakravartI bharata aura dUsarA samrATa sikandara / bharata aura bAhubali ke bIca yuddha huA thaa| bharata ko samajha meM AyA ki vaha vijaya bhalA kyA vijaya hogI, jisameM bhAI ko harAnA pdd'e| bhAI hI bhAI para sudarzana cakra claae| usa vijaya meM naitikatA kahAM hai ? bujurgoM ne jaba bharata ko samajhAyA to unheM samajha meM aayaa| sArI duniyA samajhatI hai ki rAjanIti ke chala prapaMca sirpha mahAbhArata kAla meM hI hue| chala-prapaMca to avatAroM/ tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya bhI hue aura Aja bhI jArI haiN| ___ isI taraha dUsarA nAma samrATa sikandara kA leN| sAre yUropa ko jItate hue jaba sikandara hindustAna pahuMcA to use koI bhI samrATa yA nareza parAjita nahIM kara paayaa| lekina vaha yahAM kI nAriyoM se hAra gyaa| sikandara jaba bhojana karane baiThA to nAriyoM ne thAla DhaMkakara unake Age rakha diyaa| sikandara ne jaba thAla se kapar3A haTAyA to usakA ceharA tamatamA utthaa| vaha bolA-'yaha kyA ? yaha to sonA-cAMdI aura hIre haiM / mujhe to roTI caahie|' nAriyAM bhI kama na thii| unhoMne kahA-'kyoM ? tuma ye sonA-cAMdI hI to lene Ae ho| roTI to tumhAre deza meM bhI thii| eka bAta yAda rakho sikandara ! tuma yahAM kI dhana-daulata baTorane ke lie jisa taraha yahAM kI janatA ko ujAr3a rahe ho, eka dina tuma ( 94 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI aise hI tdd'phoge| ye dhana-daulata yahIM par3A raha jaaegaa| kahate haiM ki isa ghaTanA ke chaha mAha ke bhItara sikandara kI mRtyu ho gii| ___ aparigraha ke do Adarza mahAvIra aura gaaNdhii| parigraha ke bhI do Adarza bharata aura sikaMdara / mahAvIra, gAMdhI, bharata, sikandara sabhI cale ge| apane sAtha kyA le gae ? saba kucha yahIM to par3A hai| AdamI kA vyAmoha hI aisA hai ki vaha socatA hai ye merA mAla, ye merA makAna, parivAra, mahala-maharAba / Akhira hama kisa ko vAstava meM apanA mAla kheN| Apa aura hama jahA~ baiThate haiM, utanI-sI jagaha meM kama se kama dasa loga daphanAye jA cuke haiM yA citAeM jala cukI haiN| dharatI para aisA koI sthAna nahIM hai jahA~ aisA nahIM harA ho / jahAna meM aisI koI jagaha nahIM hai jahA~ amaratA kI nizAnI ho / sArI dharatI zmazAna yA kabristAna hai, jise hama apanA sthAna kahate haiM / kyA patA, kahA~, kisakI kabra hai ? lekina hama loga kahate haiM, ye merI jamIna hai / jamIna kI sImA bAMdhate haiM / jamIna ke lie lar3ate-jhagar3ate haiN| eka dina usI jamIna ko chor3akara cale jAte haiN| hamArA zarIra rAkha bana jAtA hai / jIvana kI sArI akar3a mATI ho jAtI hai / parigraha ke calate kahIM aisA to nahIM ho rahA hai ki mAla to bacatA jA rahA hai aura baTorane vAlA mAlika khotA jA rahA hai / eka bAra aisA huA ki eka makAna meM Aga laga gaI / seTha bAhara gayA huA thaa| sUcanA milI to daur3akara aayaa| usane dekhA ki ghara kA sAmAna bAhara rakhA thaa| naukara ne aklamaMdI kA paricaya diyA thaa| seTha ne caina kI sAMsa lI ki calo sAmAna baca gayA / phira ekAeka usane pUchA ki merA beTA kahAM hai, jo bhItara ke tIsare kamare meM soyA ( 5 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huA thA ? naukara ne kahA ki use nahIM bacA sakA, vo to Aga meM jala gyaa| itanA sunanA thA ki seTha apane bAla nocane lagA aura vilApa karane lgaa| mAla to baca gayA, magara mAlika kho gayA / parigraha aura kucha nahIM hai, dUsare ke mAla ko apanA samajhanA hI parigraha hai| dUsare para mAlakiyata kI bhAvanA hI parigraha hai| loga aparigraha aura parigraha kA artha 'chor3ane' aura 'baTorane' se lagAte haiN| eka AdamI bahuta sArA parigraha rakhakara bhI aparigrahI ho sakatA hai aura dUsarA saba kucha tyAga kara bhI parigrahI ho sakatA hai / agara yaha kaho ki ye kapar3A merA hai to eka kapar3A rakhakara bhI parigrahI ho jAoge aura lAkhoM kI sampadA hai, tuma kahate ho prabhu kA hai, to aparigrahI ho jaaoge| prabhu kA upayoga cala rahA hai / saba kucha karane vAlA vo hai / mamatva kA, mamakAra kA bhAva na hogA to vo parigrahI bhI aparigrahI hogA / yAjJavalkya ne isIlie to janaka kI parIkSA lI thI, to janaka ne antima zabda meM yahI kahA thA ki mithilA jala rahI hai to merA kyA jala rahA hai| Apa to apane amRta vacana mujhe pradAna kareM / mithilA ko bacAne vAle aura bahuta haiN| yahAM to maiM khuda jala rahA huuN| bAhara koI prAga aisI nahIM hai jo antas ko jalA sake, vaha to bhItara jala rahI hai| ise krodha aura vAsanA kI Aga kaha sakate haiN| hara vyakti bhItara-hI-bhItara jala rahA hai| mircI jyAdA khA lI to usakI jalana zAMta karane ke upAya haiM / lekina jahAM hamArI AtmA aura jIvana hI jala rahA hai, vahAM koI davA kAma na aaegii| agnizAmaka kampaniyAM kAma na aaegii| aparigraha ko ThIka se samajhanA jarUrI hai| merI samajha se to abhI taka mahAvIra ke aparigraha ko ThIka se samajhA nahIM gayA hai / (66 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamane mAtra itanA hI samajhA ki jo gRhastha meM rahatA hai vaha parigrahI hai aura jo sAdhu-saMnyAsI ho gayA, vaha aparigrahI / agara Apa ise hI parigraha aura aparigraha kI paribhASA samajhate haiM to Apa galatI kara rahe haiM / maiMne to aise-aise gRhastha dekhe haiM jo sirpha eka aMgochA pahanakara bAraha mahIne nikAlate haiM aura aise sAdhu bhI dekhe haiM jinake pAsa cIvaroM, kapar3oM aura pAtaroM se alamAriyAM bharI haiM / jo jitanA bar3A sAdhu. utanA hI bar3A parigraha / eka taraha kA parigraha ho to socA jAe / unake parigraha to aneka taraha ke haiM / pAtaroM kI bAta kareM to gRhastha ke pAsa eka alamArI pAtra hoMge, lekina maiMne aise sAdhu dekhe haiM jinake pAsa itane vastra haiM ki kisI mahilA ke pAsa bhI na hoNge| aba taka yahI virodhAbhAsa cala rahA hai loga samajhate rahe ki gRhastha parigrahI aura sAdhu aparigrahI / mUla bAta yaha hai ki mahAvIra ne kabhI vastu ko parigraha nahIM kahA / vastu ko parigraha samajhoge to kitanA tyAga kroge| loga nagna muni ho jAte haiN| kapar3e tyAga dete haiN| aise loga kaheMge ki nArI isalie mukti nahIM pA sakatI, kyoMki vaha nirvastra nahIM ho sktii| hamane mukti ke sAre AdhAra aura dAromadAra ko vastroM para DAla diyA / vastra utAreM, tabhI vItarAgI-aparigrahI bana pAyoge / jo loga vastroM ke parigraha ko hI parigraha mAnate haiM unase merA kahanA hai ki AtmA ke lie to zarIra bhI parigraha hai| hamAre zAstra, kitAbeM, maMdira, mana, mAnasikatA, sabhI to parigraha haiN| ___ jaba hama vastuoM ke parigraha para aMkuza lagAnA cAhate haiM to phira vicAroM para bhI aparigraha kI kaiMcI calAnI cAhie / vyakti kI mahatvAkAMkSA rahatI hai ki 'maiM itanA baTorU', dUsarA kahatA hai- 'maiM ( 97 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chodduu'| eka baTorane meM lagA hai, dUsarA chor3ane meM / hAlata yaha hai ki AdamI na to baTora kara kucha pA rahA hai aura na hI chor3akara / tuma saba kucha chor3a doge, lekina bhItara kA gAlI-galauca vaise-kA-vaisA hI rhegaa| jabAna to vaise hI Aga aura jahara uglegii| nAma bhale hI zAMtinAtha rakha lo yA zItalanAtha / azAMtinAtha nAma rakhakara azAMti phailAmo to ThIka hai, lekina zAMtinAtha nAma rakhakara azAMti phailAte ho, yaha ThIka nahIM hai / zItalanAtha nAma rakha kara krodha barasAte ho, yaha galata hai| AdamI dhana to chor3a detA hai lekina mana se usakI mAlakiyata kI bhAvanA nahIM jaatii| baToranA to jArI rahatA hai / sAdhu-saMta dhana nahIM baTorate, lekina anuyAyI baTorate rahate haiM / vaha apane samudAya ko bar3hAtA hai / baToranA jArI rhegaa| cele bnaaegaa| jitanA jyAdA cele, utanA hI saMtoSa / kisI vyakti dvArA karor3a rupae kamA lene para bhI usakA mana nahIM bhrtaa| yahI hAlata sAdhu kI ho jAtI hai / celoM kI saMkhyA bar3hane ke bAvajUda tRpti nahIM hotii| dUsaroM ko upalabdha karavAne meM juTe haiM, lekina khuda hI upalabdha nahIM hai| anuyAyI baToreMge, baTorane kA yaha bhAva hI parigraha hai| karor3apati AdamI karor3apati hokara bhI usa rupaye ke prati pakar3a nahIM rakhatA to vo nizcita rUpa se aparigrahI hai / ghara meM cAra bartana hote haiM to ve bhI Apasa meM bhir3eMge, AdamI kA bhI aisA hAla hai| eka AdamI ke bAre meM batAUM, jo mujhe kahatA hai ki maiM jaba se Apake samparka meM AyA hUM, mujhe lagatA hI nahIM ki maiM ghara meM hUM aura koI khaTapaTa ho rahI hai| maiMne ghara meM rahate hue bhI yaha mAna liyA ki maiM ghara meM nahIM huuN| aisA karane se aba koI khaTapaTa hotI bhI hai to mujhe sunAI nahIM detI kyoMki maiM ghara (68 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM huM hI nhii| mujha para usa khaTapaTa kA asara hI nahIM hotaa| mere mana meM eka bAta ghara kara gaI hai ki mere pitAjI kamAte-kamAte mara ge| jo kucha baTorA, vo chor3akara cale ge| aba maiM socatA hUM ki phira maiM kyoM kucha poche chor3akara jAUM / maiM jitanA kamAtA hUM, jarUrata ke kharca ke alAvA dAna kara detA huuN| jarUratamaMda taka pahuMcA detA huuN| Apa aisA na bhI kareM to calegA / eka praNa kareM ki mahIne meM eka dina jisa bhAva lAyA, usI bhAva mAla becuuNgaa| lAbha na kamAUMgA? yaha eka mahAna sevA hogii| aparigraha kA AcaraNa hogaa| dIpAvalI para Apa ghara meM raMga-rogana karavAte haiN| isa bAra dIpAvalI para eka saMkalpa kariye ki jo sAmAna pUre sAla upayoga meM AyA use kisI jarUratamaMda ko de deNge| eka sAla nahIM to tIna sAla taya kara lIjiye / yaha apane Apa meM aparigraha kA AcaraNa hogaa| mahAvIra ne kahA-mucchA pariggaho / mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM mUrchA hI parigraha hai aura amUrchA hI aparigraha / kisI vastu ko rakhane yA rakhane se parigraha nahIM hotA na vastu ke prati rahane vAlI pakar3a se hI parigraha-aparigraha hotA hai / yaha merA, yaha tumhArA, yahI parigraha hai / parigraha kA artha hai mere kA AropaNa, mAlakiyata kI bhAvanA / maiM dUsare kA mAlika bnuu| dUsare kA mAlika vahI bananA cAhatA hai, jo khuda apanA mAlika nahIM bana sakatA / pati apanI patnI kA mAlika bananA cAhatA hai| pitA apane putra kA mAlika bananA cAhatA hai| guru apane ziSya kA mAlika bananA cAhatA hai| patnI, putra, ziSya saba parigraha bana ge| ( 66 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varan vyaktiyoM kA vaha kucha logoM ke hama kevala vastuoM kA parigraha nahIM karate, bhI karate haiM / AdamI socatA hai, ye merA mitra / bIca apanA jIvana gujAra detA hai / are, sau karor3a loga haiM, unase bhI to maitrI - saMbaMdha jor3e jA sakate haiM / AdamI ke lie vizva koI vizva nahIM hai / sAmAjikatA koI sAmAjikatA nahIM hai / usakA samAja sau logoM kA hai / kamAnA prAjIvikA bhI itane hI logoM ke madhya hai / mUla bAta hai AdamI kI bhAvanA | AdamI kahatA hai - maiM isakA mAlika | kauna, kisakA mAlika ? koI AdamI garIba hai aura naukarI karatA hai to seTha kahatA hai, hama isake mAlika ! kabhI pAsA palaTe to seTha naukarI karatA najara Ae ! kauna kisakA mAlika ! saba meM vahI AtmA hai / usI paramezvara kA aMza hai / " appA so paramappA" to phira kauna kisakA mAlika ? ThIka hai, bhAgya kA mArA hai, isalie garIba hai / vaha apanI sevAeM detA hai, isakA artha yaha nahIM hai ki hamArA gulAma ho gayA / aura ye bar3I ajIba bAta hai ki prAdamI lAkha rupaye kA dAna de degA lekina apane naukaroM se acchA vyavahAra nahIM karegA / yoM to lAkhoM rupae kA dAna karoge lekina naukara bImAra par3a gayA aura kucha derI se AyA to usase hajAra savAla-javAba karoge / phira mAnavatA kahAM rahI ? karuNA kahAM rahI ? saca meM to eka bakarI, gAya aura vyakti ke prati vahI karuNA kara sakatA hai jo pahalI karuNA apane naukara ke prati karatA hai / karuNA-dharma kI zuruAta apane naukara ke prati sahRdaya hokara kI jA sakatI hai / asalI seTha vahI hai jo apane naukara ko bhI apane samAna seTha banA de / bhagavAna vo nahIM hai jo bhakta ko hamezA bhakta banAe rakhe / asalI bhagavAna to vo hai jo bhakta ko bhI apane ( 100 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaisA bhagavAna banA de| asalI guru vaha hai jo ziSya ko guru banA de| dUsaroM ko apane se bhI Age bar3hA de, vahI asalI sadguru hotA hai| dUsaroM ko gulAma vahI banAtA hai jo apanA mAlika nahIM ho sktaa| jo vyakti svayaM bharA huA nahIM hai, vaha dUsaroM ko gulAma banAkara apane ko bharanA cAhatA hai| eka bahuta bar3A phakIra huA hai, sikandara kA guru DAyojanIja / usake bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki vaha eka bAra jaMgala meM nagna khar3A thaa| una dinoM gulAmoM kI kharIda-pharokhta huA karatI thI / baliSTha logoM ko baTorakara gulAma ke rUpa meM becA jAtA thaa| DAyojanIja jaba jaMgala meM khar3A thA to kucha loga udhara se gujre| unhoMne dekhA ki yaha baliSTha AdamI apane kAma kA hai| ise becane se acche dAma mileNge| una logoM ne DAyojanIja ko gheranA zurU kiyA to usane pUchA- 'tuma loga mujhe kyoM ghera rahe ho ? maiM to hara ghere se bAhara una logoM ne kahA-'hama tumheM gulAma banAnA cAhate haiM / ' DAyojanIja bolA-'hama to khuda hamAre mana ke mAlika haiM / phira bhI agara tuma cAhate ho to hama kucha dera ke lie tumhAre gulAma bana jaaeNge|' ve loga use zahara le Ae aura bolI lagAne lage to eka AdamI ne moTI bolI lagAI aura bolA -'ye merA gulAma hai / ' DAyojanIja bolA - 'kauna, kisakA gulAma ? tuma mere pIche pAe ho, merI bolI maiM khuda lgaauuNgaa| eka mAlika khuda bikane AyA hai, bolo, kauna kharIdane vAlA hai / ' saba cupa the| bolatI baMda ho gaI thI unkii| duniyA meM gulAmoM ko to hara koI kharIda sakatA hai, ( 101 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekina mAlika ko koI nahIM kharIda sktaa| ve mana ke mAlika hote haiN| mana ke maujii| apanA mAlika khuda / dUsaroM ko gulAma ve banAte haiM jo apane mAlika nahIM ho paate| pahalA sUtra yahI hai aparigraha kaa| parigraha vo rakhanA cAhatA hai jo apanI AtmA ko nahIM bhara paayaa| prAtmA ko bhalA bharA jA sakatA hai ? dUsarI mUlabhUta bAta yaha hai ki aparigraha ko AcaraNa meM lAne ke lie kaI tyAga karane par3ate haiN| jaba AdamI parigraha ke nAma para kisI se apane ko bAMdhatA hai to khuda bhI usase baMdha jAtA hai / jise hama bAMdhate haiM, vaha nahIM bNdhtii| hama khuda usase baMdha jAte haiM / Apane lAkha rupaye baTore to Apa usa lAkha rupaye se baMdha ge| ApakI nIMda harAma ho jAtI hai ki kaise ye eka lAkha rupaye do lAkha meM badala jAeM / AdamI jisa cIja ko bAMdhanA cAhatA hai, vo bhale hI usase baMdhe, yA na baMdhe, paraMtu AdamI jarUra usase baMdha jAtA hai / eka phakIra huA hai bAyajIda / eka bAra vaha kahIM jA rahA thaa| usane dekhA ki eka vyakti moTe tagar3e baila ko rassI se bAMdha kara, khIMca kara kahIM le jA rahA thaa| usane sAtha cala rahe apane ziSyoM se kahA ki batAyo gulAma kauna hai ? ziSyoM ne turaMta javAba diyA- 'baila, aura kauna ?' bAyajIMda ne usa rassI ko kATa diyA / aba baila bhAgane lagA aura AdamI usake pIche / bAyajIda bolA'batAo gulAma kauna ?' asala meM vo AdamI usa baila se baMdhA hai| baila ke baMdhI rassI to Apako najara AtI hai lekina baila ne jisa rassI se AdamI ko bAMdha rakhA hai, vo dikhAI nahIM detii| eka cora sIMkhacoM ke pIche baMda hai| pulisa vAlA khulA baiThA hai| lekina gaharAI meM jAno to pulisavAlA bhI svataMtra nahIM hai / cora ( 102 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to bhAga bhI sakatA hai. pulisavAlA vahAM se nahIM haTa sakatA / apaneapane baMdhana haiM / AdamI kahatA hai, kyA karU saMnyAsa to le lU N, lekina mere gharavAloM se pUcho to ve kaheMge, kala kA ghara vAloM ne nahIM bAMdha rakhA / zrAdamI / parivAra kA kyA hogA ? letA Aja hI saMnyAsa le le khuda hI baMdhA huA hai / yahI parigraha hai / aba taka yahI samajhA gayA ki rupayoM kA parigraha hI parigraha hai / maiM kahatA hUM, AdamiyoM kA parigraha bhI parigraha hI hai / aura AdamI baMdha bhI jAtA hai / tIsarI bAta yaha hai ki AdamI kitanA bhI baTora le, use tRpti nahIM hotI / aparigraha ke sambandha meM tIna bindu hamezA yAda rkheN| pahalI bAta, AtmA koI vastu nahIM hai ki ise kisI vastu se bharA jA sake / dUsarI bAta, AdamI jaba kisI cIja ko bAMdhatA hai to khuda bhI usase baMdha jAtA hai / tIsarI bAta, jo AdamI apanA mAlika bana gayA vahI vAstava meM aparigrahI hai / Apa saMpUrNa itihAsa uThAkara dekha leM, prAdamI ne jitanA bhI pAyA, usase usakA mana nahIM bharA / mana kA pAtra to rItA hI rahA / Apa kitanA bhI baTora leM, mana aura baTorane kI bAta karegA / jaba taka koI vastu nahIM milatI, usakI utsukatA banI rahatI hai aura jaise hI vaha vastu mila jAtI hai, usako pAne kA majA bhI jAtA rahatA hai / jaba taka zAdI nahIM huI thI, patnI kI cAha thii| zAdI ho gaI to putra kI cAha paidA ho gaI / pahale skUTara kI cAha thI, skUTara mila gayA to kAra kI icchA hone lagI / yahI to vyakti kI parigraha kI buddhi hai / hameM vastutroM ko nahIM, unake parigraha ke vicAra ko chor3anA hai / yaha bhAvanA calI gaI to bhale ho agala-bagala sArI ( 103 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cIjeM raheM, Apa aparigrahI ho sakate ho| taba mahAvIra yahI kaheMge ki sthUlibhadra cAhe vezyAlaya meM cale jAeM, aura vahAM apanA varSAvAsa kareM to bhI ve bedAga hI rheNge| Aja ke yuga meM agara sthUlibhadra ho jAeM to unheM logoM ke kopa kA bhAjana honA pdd'e| loga kahadeM-yaha koI sAdhu hai, jo vezyAlaya meM pravacana kara rahA hai| agara koI vyakti itanA mukta ho gayA hai ki vezyAlaya meM baiTha kara pravacana kara rahA hai to samajho vo kisI maMdira meM baiThA hai| jIvana kA anubhava yahI batAtA hai ki kitanA bhI prApta kara lo, tRpti nahIM hotI isalie maiMne ye tIna bindu batAeM haiM / unmukta jIvana ke lie, apanI AjAdI ko bar3hAne ke lie ye sUtra jIvana ke hara kAma para smaraNa rkho| basa, itanA kAphI hai| ( 104 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA prAMcala phailAeM jisakA jitanA aAMcala hogA, usako utanI hI saugAta milegii| agara kisI ko saugAta kama mila rahI hai to isakA artha yaha nahIM hai ki saugAta kama hai| saugAta to bharapUra barasa rahI hai / saugAta prApta karane vAle kA prAMcala hI choTA hai| paramAtmA kA amRta to dina-rAta, AThoM-yAma, prati-pala barasa rahA hai, lekina hamArA AMcala hI itanA choTA aura saMkucita hai ki AkAza se barasane vAlA amRta hamAre aAMcala meM A hI nahIM pAtA / vyakti kI AMkheM baMda hoM to sUraja ugane aura bhora hone ke dRzyoM kA avalokana kaise kara pAegA? sUraja to roja ugatA hai, ( 105 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhora roja hotI hai| hamArI aAMkheM hI baMda haiM, isalie unheM nahIM dekha paatiiN| AMkheM baMda hoM, hRdaya ke dvAra na khule hoM to unameM rozanI kaise bharI jA sakatI hai| aise meM to prAtmA hRdaya ke dvAra taka Akara bhI lauTa jaaegii| jaba taka paramAtmA ko pahacAnane kI prAMkha nahIM hai, taba taka aisA hI hotA rahegA / aisA nahIM hai ki paramAtmA koI sone kA mukuTa pahanakara hamAre sAmane aaegaa| paramAtmA koI hIroM kI cunarI or3ha kara bhI nahIM Ane vaalaa| vaha to kisI bhI rUpa meM A sakatA hai| aba taka yahI to huA hai| mahAvIra jaba kisI ke dvAra para pahuMce to unheM paramAtmA ke rUpa koI nahIM dekha paayaa| zAyada logoM ne unheM bhikhArI hI smjhaa| mahAvIra ko to vahI pahacAna sakatA hai, vahI paramAtmA ko dekha sakatA hai, jisakI AMkhoM meM caMdanabAlA kA nUra hai / jaba taka hamAre mana meM caMdanabAlA nahIM janmegI, taba taka mahAvIra hameM koI bhikhArI, bhikSu yA jAdUgara hI najara aaeNge| mahAvIra ke pAsa jAkara caMdanabAlA aura gautama ne to paramAtmA ko dekha liyA, lekina gauzAlaka ne to mahAvIra meM mAtra tejo-lezyA hI dekhii| aisA nahIM hai ki kevala bhagavAna kRSNa meM hI bhagavattA ho / yadi manuSya ke pAsa kRSNa kI bhagavattA bharI AMkheM haiM to unheM sudAmA meM bhI vahI paramAtmA dikhAI degaa| hamArA aAMcala virATa ho jAe, hRdaya kI prAMkha khula jAe to mIrAM ke pAMva ghugharU bAMdhakara thiraka uThege / rAjula kI prAMkheM giranAra kI ora uTha jaaeNgii| yaha to hamArI AMkhoM aura hRdaya para nirbhara hai| saba kucha isa para hI AdhArita hai| ( 106 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sItA ko curA le jAne vAle rAvaNa ko rAma meM bhagavattA ke darzana nahIM hue, lekina naukA se logoM ko pAra utArane vAle kevaTa ko prabhu ke darzana ho gae / ahilyA kA saubhAgya thA ki prabhu caraNoM kI dhUla milii| apane nArI rUpa ko usane pUnaH pA liyaa| rAma ke prati usake mana meM pyAsa thii| usane varSoM iMtajAra kiyA thA, rAma ke caraNoM kI dhUla kaa| paramAtmA ke AdhAra aura prabhutA ke mUlya svayaM prabhu meM nahIM, prabhu ko dekhane vAle kI dRSTi meM hai / isIlie maiMne kahA ki hamArA prAMcala jitanA virATa hogA, hameM saugAta utanI hI adhika milegii| hama jIvana ko jitanA adhika virATa banAte jAeMge, vicAroM ko virATa banAte jAeMge, apane vicAroM meM satyam, zivam, sundaram kI avadhAraNA ko jitanA adhika saMjIvita karate jAeMge, hama svayaM utane hI jyAdA satyam, zivam, sundaram hote cale jaaeNge| jIvana kA nirmANa yA jIvana kA darzana moTI bAtoM se nahIM hotA, vaha to choTe-choTe kRtyoM se hotA hai| dUsaroM ke lie dharma aura adhyAtma kA artha cAhe kucha bhI ho, lekina maiMne bahuta se zAstroM ko par3hane ke bAda, jIvana ko jIne ke bAda yahI upasaMhAra nikAlA hai ki dharma aura adhyAtma kA sambandha vyakti ke choTe-choTe kRtyoM se hai / jina kRtyoM ko prAdamI najaraaMdAja kara detA hai, mere lie una kRtyoM kA mahAna mUlya hai| zAyada Apake lie tAza khelane kA koI artha na hogA, uThane baiThane kA artha na hogaa| vAstava meM ina sabakA bar3A artha hai| hama apanI cetanA ko, apane jIvana ko jitanI saMcetanA, jAgarukatA ke sAtha jIte cale jAeMge to choTe-choTe kRtya bhI hamAre lie mahatvapUrNa ho jaaeNge| ( 107 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAstava meM vyakti ke lie uThanA, baiThanA, sonA, yahAM taka ki bhojana karanA bhI dharma ho sakatA hai / dhyAnapUrvaka baiTha gae to baiThanA bhI dharma ho jAegA / binA dhyAna behozI meM baiThe to vaha adharma ho sakatA hai / manuSya jIvana bhara jo pApa karatA hai, behozI ke kAraNa karatA hai, ajJAna ke kAraNa karatA hai / jIvana meM ajJAnatA va behozI ke kAraNa dasa lAkha pApa karalo aura hoza meM do puNya bhI kara loge to ve sAre pApa samApta ho jAeMge / merI priya kahAnI hai, eka bAra bhagavAna buddha kisI gAMva se gujara rahe the / unheM dUsare gAMva jAnA thA / unhoMne rAhagIroM se pUchA ki mujhe amuka gAMva jAnA hai, kaunasA mArga ThIka rahegA ? rAhagIroM ne batAyA ki sabase najadIka kA rAstA to vahI hai, jisa para Apa cala rahe haiM, lekina isa mArga para koI jAtA nahIM hai / kAraNa isa mArga para eka DAkU aMgulimAla rahatA hai jisane logoM kI hatyA kara unakI aMguliyAM devI ko car3hAne kI kasama le rakhI hai / vaha aba taka sau ninyAvave logoM kI hatyA kara cukA hai aura usakI kasama pUrI hone meM aba eka AdamI hI zeSa hai / Apa isa mArga se mata jAie / para buddha usI mArga para ravAnA ho gae / aMgulimAla ne dUra se unheM Ate dekhA to bar3A khuza huA / unakI manautI jo pUrI hone jA rahI thI / jaise hI buddha samIpa Ae, vaha bolA - ' ruka jAo / ' buddha bole- 'maiM to rukA huA hUM, tuma ruka jAo / ' aMgulimAla cauMkA / yaha AdamI to use kaha rahA hai ki ruka jAo, maiM to rukA huA hI hUM aura khuda ko rukA huA kaha rahA hai, jabaki vaha cala rahA hai / aMgulimAla ne buddha se kahA - 'pahale to maiM tumheM isalie mAranA cAhatA thA kyoMki mujhe tumhArI aMgulI kATanI thI, lekina aba maiM tumheM isalie mArUMgA kyoMki tuma jhUTha bola rahe ho| tuma kaha rahe ( 108 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho ki maiM ruka jAUM, are, maiM to rukA huA hI hUM, cala to tuma rahe ho|' buddha muskurAe aura bole- maiM to vAstava meM rukA huA hUM, niraMtara hiMsA kI rAha meM to tuma cale jA rahe ho, isalie tumase kaha rahA hUM, ruka jaao| maiM to rukA huA hI huuN| jisakA mana ruka gayA, vo AdamI rUka gayA, jisakA mana baha rahA hai, vo cala hI rahA hai / gRhastha vo nahIM hai, jo saMsAra meM baiThA hai / gRhastha to vo hai, jisake pAMva, eka makAna meM Tike haiM, lekina mana idhara-udhara ghUma rahA hai| muni vo hai, jisake pAMva to cala rahe haiM, lekina mana eka jagaha TikA huA hai / jisakA mana Tika gayA, vo muni aura jisakA mana baha gayA vo sNsaarii|' ___mahAvIra ne bahuta acchA zabda diyA- muni / vAstava meM muni kA artha hai, jisakA mana mauna ho cukA ho| deha se dehAtIta honA isI kA nAma hai| marane ke bAda to hara kisI ko paramAtmA mAnate hI haiM, jIte jI kisI ko maramAtmA mAno to zAyada kucha upalabdha kara bhI sko| aisA nahIM hai ki mahAvIra ko logoM ne AsAnI se bhagavAna mAna liyA ho| bahuta se aise loga hue jinhoMne mahAvIra ko pAkhaMDI kahA, tIrthaMkara nahIM maanaa| lekina mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda lAkhoM-lAkha loga unheM bhagavAna mAnakara pUjane lge| unheM bhagavAna mAna liyA, isIlie kahatA hUM, jIte jI caraNa pakar3a lo to pAra laga jaanoge| marane ke bAda dhUpa-dIpa jalAte raho, sirpha dhuAM hogaa| marane ke bAda saba zUnya hai aura aisA AdamI, buddha jaba aMgulimAla ko lalakAre ki uThA khar3aga, mAra DAla mujhe to isase Apa kyA artha lagAeMge ? buddha ne kahA ki bhale hI mujhe mAra DAla ( 106 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekina eka bAta dhyAna rakhanA, mujhe mArane ke cakkara meM kahIM tU khuda na mara jaae| aMgulimAla ne buddha ko mArane ke lie khar3aga uThAyA, buddha kI aAMkhoM se karuNA aura dayA kI vo ajasra dRSTi barasI kI aMgulimAla kA mAnasa hI badala gyaa| jisa khar3aga se vaha buddha ko mArane calA thA, usase apane hI bAla kATa liye, DAkU mara gayA, bhikSu paidA ho gayA / vaha aba DAkU aMgulimAla nahIM rahA / buddha ravAnA ho ge| aMgulimAla unake pIche sira jhukAkara calane lgaa| donoM zahara meM pahuMca ge| buddha vihAra meM unhoMne DerA ddaalaa| udhara pUre zahara meM pahale se carcAoM kA bAjAra garma thA ki Aja buddha aMgulimAla ke hAthoM mAre jAeMge, lekina jaba unhoMne buddha ko jIvita dekhA to unake Azcarya kA ThikAnA na rhaa| vahAM ke rAjA ajAtazatru ne buddha ke sakuzala lauTane kI bAta sunI to daur3akara unake darzana ke lie buddha-vihAra phuNcaa| usane buddha ko praNAma kiyA aura pUchA-bhaMte ! sunA hai, Apa aMgulimAla ke mArga se Ae haiM ?' buddha ne kahA-'hAM / ' rAjA ne kautUhala se pUchA-'to kyA Apako vahAM aMgulimAla nahIM milA, usane Apa para talavAra nahIM uThAI, Apako kucha nahIM huA ?' buddha ne dhIre se muskurA kara javAba diyA- 'aMgulimAla milA, usane talavAra bhI uThAI, lekina mujhe kucha nahIM huA, hAM! use jarUra kucha huA / ' ajAtazatru kI jijJAsA bddh'ii| usane pUchA-'vo aMgulimAla aba kahAM hai ?' buddha ne apane pAsa sira jhukA kara baiThe puruSa kI ora izArA kiyA / aMgulimAla ko dekhakara rAjA cauMkA, vaha daur3akara mahala meM gayA aura senA ko satarka karane lgaa| udhara zahara meM bhI ( 110 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha sUcanA pahuMcI to tahalakA maca gayA ki aMgulimAla saMnyAsI ho gayA, bhikSu ho gahA / ___ dopahara ke bAraha baje, to aMgulimAla ne kahA- bhaMte ! AhAra ke lie jAUM ?' buddha ne kahA ki jAno, lekina dhyAna rakhanA, ye tumhArI AhAra caryA nahIM, tumhAre pApoM kI prakSAlana-caryA hogii| sthita prajJa hokara jaano| ThIka vaise hI jAgo, jaise maiM tumhAre sAmane AyA thaa| aise gae to jIta jAoge, anyathA parAsta to tuma ho hii| aMgulimAla zahara kI galiyoM meM AhAra ke lie nikalA / vaha hAtha meM pAtra lekara, sira jhukAe jA rahA thaa| loga ekatra hone lage / kisI ne eka patthara mArA aura phira to jaise pattharoM kI bauchAra hone lgii| vaha lahulUhAna hokara nIce gira pdd'aa| usake cehare para lahU bahane lgaa| kucha dera bAda usake mAthe para eka hAtha AyA / usane dekhA ki buddha usakA sira sahalA rahe haiN| buddha ne usase pUchA- 'vatsa ! isa samaya tumhAre mana meM kyA bhAva janma le rahe haiM, tumhArI bhAva-dazA kaisI hai ?' vaha bolA--'prabhu, Apa pUchate haiM ? isa samaya mere mana meM mahAna karuNA janma le rahI hai| kSamA kA bhAva A rahA hai ki ye loga kitane dhanya haiN| maiMne umra bhara pApa baTore, lekina ye loga mere pApa dhone meM merI madada kara rahe haiN| ye sabhI mere kitane zubha ciMtaka hai| mere mana meM inake prati karuNA umar3a rahI hai / ' buddha kI prAMkheM bhIMga utthii| unakI prAMkhoM se do AMsU nikalakara aMgulimAla ke sira para gire / aMgulimAla ne kahA 'basa ! maiM dhanya ho gyaa| aAja aApake azru mere sira para gire, isase bar3A merA saubhAgya aura kyA hogA ? ( 111 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ buddha ne kahA--'vatsa ! tumane bhale hI jindagI bhara pApa kiye, lekina ve behozI meM kie gae kRtya the| hoza meM kiyA gayA eka puNya bhI AdamI ke pApoM ko bhasma kara detA hai| tumhArI mRtyu, mRtyu nahIM hai| vaha to nirvANa kA mahotsava hai| tuma DAkU hokara nahIM mara rahe ho, tuma bhikSu hokara mara rahe ho / svayaM arihaMta hokara jA rahe ho aura jo bhI arihaMta hokara jAtA hai, jainI kahate haiM - Namo arihaMtANaM, usa prArahaMta ko praNAma / yaha eka jAtaka kathA hai aura yaha saMdeza detI hai ki AdamI jaba bhI jAge, saverA hai| jaba AMkha khulI tabhI prabhAta hai| aAMkha hI banda hogI to saverA kaise dekha pAyoge ? bhora to roja hotI hai, agara hamArI AMkheM hI banda haiM to sUrya kI kiraNeM hameM najara kaise AeMgI? doSa sUrya kA nahIM, hamArI AMkhoM kA hai| paramAtmA ke phUla to AkAza se nirantara jhara rahe haiM, hamArA prAMcala hI choTA hai to isameM AkAza kA kyA doSa ? AdamI cAhatA hai ki badala jAUM, lekina usake kRtya isase viparIta hote haiN| vaha jIvana meM rUpAntaraNa bhI cAhatA hai aura isake lie prayAsa bhI nahIM krtaa| donoM bAteM kaise saMbhava hai / Ananda hamArA svabhAva ho sakatA hai| hamArI jholI meM khuziyAM A sakatI hai lekina isake lie hameM aAMcala ko phailAnA to pdd'egaa| hameM apane ghaTa kA Dhakkana to kholanA hI hogaa| ahaMkAra ko sarvakAra meM badalanA hogaa| nadiyA to baha rahI hai| hamAre prAge se pAnI bahatA calA jA rahA hai| hama isa pAnI meM apanI aMjurI nahIM DAleMge to yaha saMbhava hI nahIM hai ki pAnI apane Apa hamArI aMjurI meM A jAe / nadI to jahAM hai, vahIM bahatI rhegii| hameM hI nadI kI ora jhukanA ( 112 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hogA, apanI aMjurI bhara kara pAnI kaMTha taka le jAnA hogA | jisane aMjurI banAlI vaha pAnI pI legA, vaha nizcita taura para amRtapAna karegA | jIvana ke choTe-choTe kRtya puNya kRtya ho sakate haiM / Apa khAnA banAne jA rahe hoM to pahale ATe ko dekha lo, cUlhe ko dekha lo to yaha dekhanA hI tumhAre lie puNya kRtya ho jAegA / aisA karanA bhI maMdira meM jAkara paramAtmA kI mUrti ko dekhanA ho jAegA / Apane AtmabhAva ke sAtha kaMdhe para baiThA macchara bhI ur3AyA to yaha bhI puNya kRtya ho jAegA / yaha paramAtmA kA caMdana se pUjA-arcanA karanA ho jAegA / yadi behozI meM macchara ko ur3AyA aura vaha mara gayA yA baca gayA to bhI vaha pApa karma hogA / jIvana ke hara kadama para pApa aura puNya ke lekhe-jokhe haiM / dharma aura adhyAtma aise hI haiM / eka sikke ke do pahalU haiM / dharma kevala eka rUr3hIvAdI paramparA nahIM hai ki loga jaise karate haiM, vaise hI hama karate jAyeM / jindagI aura adhyAtma bhI sikke ke do pahalU haiM / hara kadama dara sacetanatA Avazyaka hai / agara jAgarUkatA ke sAtha krodha bhI kara loge to ko krodha bhI Apake karmoM kI nirjarA kA AdhAra bana jAegA / duniyA kI adhikAMza kitAbeM kahatI haiM ki krodha se karmoM kI nirjarA nahIM hotI, baMdhana hotA hai / lekina aisA nahIM hai adhyAtma hameM yahI sikhAtA hai ki bodha ke sAtha krodha karoge to vaha krodha krarmoM kI nirjarA kA kAraNa banegA / hamArI dRSTi samyak ho jAe to hama cetana dravyoM kA sevana kareM yA acetana kA, hamAre karmoM kI nirjarA anirvAya rUpa se hogI / hamAre karmoM kI prakRti sudharegI / krodha AyA to Ane dIjiye / ( 113 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krodha manuSya kA svabhAva hai / lekina hama kodha kara rahe haiM, isa bAta kA hameM bodha hai, to yahAM karmoM kI nirjarA hogI / krodha para vijaya pAne kA sUtra detA hUM / Apako krodha Ae to sImita zabda boleM / nape-tule zabda boleM / isase ApakA krodha ghaTane lagegA / krodha to svAbhAvika hai, naisargika hai / jisa prakAra sundara cIja dekhakara uttejanA AtI hai, vaise hI krodha hai / kisI ne Apako gAlI dI, krodha A gayA / krodha Ate hI pahacAna lo ki krodha A rahA hai / sAmane vAle ko bolane do, khuda cupa ho jAno / vo kitanI dera gAliyAM degA, Akhira to thakegA / jaba vo thaka jAe to Apako usane kitane zabda kahe, use apane tharmAmITara meM jAMcoM, parakho, usakA uttara tIna zabdoM meM de do aura cupa ho jaao| Apa ne yaha kAma saphalatApUrvaka kara liyA to samajho krodha samApta ho gayA hai / Apane jisa para krodha kiyA, vo vyakti calA gayA / bodha hogA to AdamI apane hI krodha para haMsegA / use vizvAsa na hogA ki vaha apane para krodha kara sakatA hai ? eka sajjana mujhase bAta kara rahe the / unhoMne kahA do dina pahale mujhe krodha zrA gayA, mere naukara ne koI galatI kara dI, maiM usa para barasane vAlA hI thA ki mujhe ApakA saMketa yAda A gayA, merA krodha turanta zAMta ho gayA / dasa minaTa bAda maiMne apane krodha ko kucha nape-tule zabdoM meM prakaTa kiyA, Azcarya huA / maiM kucha dera bAda apane grAphisa pahu~cA to vahAM khilakhilAkara haMsa par3A / Aphisa kA sTApha merI zakla dekhane lagA / eka sajjana ne dhyAna zivira meM bhAga liyA / unhoMne dhyAna ko apane bhItara utArA / sAta dina bAda unakI hAlata yaha ho gaI ( 114 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki ve apanI dukAna jAte to unheM lagatA hI nahIM ki kisI grAhaka se bAta kara rahe haiN| ve itane masta ho gae ki unheM apanI dukAna hI mandira lagane lgii| pahale unheM rAta-rAta bhara nIMda nahIM AtI thI, lekina aba hAlata yaha hai ki bistara para jAte hI A~kha mudane lagatI hai| unake lie aba dukAna bhI mandira jaisI ho gaI hai / vyakti sahI taura para tabhI AdhyAtmika aura dhArmika ho pAtA hai, jaba use dukAna bhI mandira jaisI lagane lagatI hai| jaba aisA AdamI kapar3A bunatA hai to vaha kabIra kI taraha cadariyA bInanA ho jAtA hai| jhInI-jhInI re cadariyA, rAma nAma raMga bhInI cadariyA / kabIra kahate haiM isa cadariyA kA kyA mola pUchate ho| yaha to maiMne apane rAma ke lie bunI hai| jo AdamI grAhaka meM bhI rAma ko dekhegA, usake lie dharatI para, hareka meM rAma najara A jaaegaa| mandira ke bhItara jAkara to hara koI rAma ko nihAra legA, lekina aspatAloM meM jAkara rogiyoM meM jo rAma ko svIkAregA, usake lie sarvatra paramAtmA hogaa| apane prazaMsaka ke bhItara to hara koI Apako dekha legA, lekina apane pAlocaka ke bhItara apane ko dekhane vAlA adhika mahAna hogaa| prabhu saba meM hai / phUloM meM, pazu-pakSiyoM meM, prAdamiyoM meM, saba meM prabhu hai / aNu-aNu, kaNa-kaNa meM prabhu hai / pAta-pAta para usake hastAkSara haiM, phUla kI hara muskAna meM usakI RcA aura pAyata hai, jarUrata to use dekhane bhara kI hai / manuSya yaha na soce ki mere bhItara prabhu nahIM hai| aisA socane se usake bhItara laghutA kI granthi paidA hogii| jaba vaha socegA ki usake bhItara bhI prabhu hai to vaha virATatA kI ora cala skegaa| kauna ( 115 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3A, kauna choTA, sabameM vahI prabhu hai / tujhameM jo hai, mujhameM bhI vahI prabhu hai / 'appA-so-paramappA', Izvara aMza jIva avinAzI / koI bhI choTA yA bar3A nahIM hai| guru bhI nhiiN| jo guru apane ziSya ko hamezA ziSya hI banAe rakhatA hai, vaha usakA vAstavika guru nahIM hai| ziSya yadi guru se Age bar3hatA hai to isameM guru kI hI mahattA hai / agara celA, celA hI rahatA hai to yaha guru ke lie azobhanIya hai| droNAcArya ne ekalavya ko kucha nahIM sikhaayaa| usane apane balabUte para hI tIraMdAjI sIkhI aura usameM mahAratha hAsila kii| usane apanI kRtajJatA prakaTa karane ko droNAcArya ko guru-dakSiNA denI cAhI to unhoMne usase aMgUThA mAMga liyA tAki vaha arjuna se Age nahIM nikala jAe / aise guru ko kyA kahA jAe ! rAga to kisI kA bhI nahIM honA caahie| mahAvIra to gautama se kahate haiM ki merA rAga bhI chor3a de| tujhe Age bar3hanA hai to rAga se pIchA chur3AnA hogaa| bAMsurI to apanI bajanI cAhie, saMgIta to apanA honA caahie| AMgana dekhe bAra lAkha hI, kintu aMdherA nAza na hogA dIyA parAye ghara jalane se, tere yahAM prakAza na hogA dvAra-deharI banda kiye kyoM, aAMcala meM muha dekara baiThA, sUraja to nikalegA lekina, vo terA AkAza na hogA / apanA dIpa hameM hI rozana karanA hogaa| dIpa ho hamAre ghara kA, bhItara ke ghara kA / apanI rozanI hI apane kAma paaegii| auroM kI rozanI hamAre kisa kAma kI ? dUsare kA dIyA to Akhira dUsare kA hI hai| jaba taka vaha hai taba taka usakI rozanI hai| vaha ( 116 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayA, to usake sAtha usakI rozanI bhI gii| hama to pahale bhI aMdhakAra meM the aura usake cale jAne para punaH aMdhakAra meM A gaye / auroM kI rozanI to mAtra Atma-vizvAsa bar3hAne ke lie hai| jyoti ho apanI ! apanA aAMcala to hameM virATa karanA hI hogA tabhI AkAza se barasane vAlI saugAta hamAre dAmana meM A skegii| hamArA AMcala jitanA bar3hatA jAegA, paramAtmA kA amRta utanA hI adhika milatA jAegA / aAMcala ko bar3A banAo, jitanA bar3A AMcala hogA, saugAta utanI hI bar3I hogii| ( 117 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya kI cetanA dharatI ke itihAsa-paTala para aba taka jitanI bhI ghaTanAeM ghaTI, samaya ne usa hara ghaTanA ko dekhA hai| dekhA hI nahIM, varan ghaTAyA bhI hai / samaya sabakA sAkSI hai / sabakA sUtradhAra hai / hara yuga kA, hara manuSya kA / samaya ne mahAbhArata dekhA hai aura samaya ne hI mahAbhArata racA hai| samaya ne mahAvIra aura buddha ke kaivalya kI chAyA pAI hai, rAma aura kRSNa kI rAsalIlAoM kA rasAsvAda kiyA hai / cANakya kI nIti aura sikandara kI vizva-vijaya dekhI hai, hiTalara kI hiMsA aura Tra mena ke hAthoM nAgAsAkI aura hirozimA kA vidhvaMsa bhI dekhA hai| samaya hara ghaTanA-durghaTanA kA draSTA hai / sRSTi ( 118 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA sarjaka aura saMhAraka hai| samaya hI gati aura samaya hI vidhvaMsaka ___samaya ne kevala Aja kI rizvata bharI rAjanIti hI nahIM dekhI, mahAbhArata kI chala-prapaMca bharI rAjanIti bhI dekhI hai| usane kevala nAgAsAkI ko hI naSTa hote nahIM dekhA, dvArakA aura kaliMga ko bhI khatama hote dekhA hai| usane vidura aura zakuni donoM ko eka yuga meM jiyA hai| samaya taba bhI thA, aba bhI hai, sRSTi ke sAtha sadA-sadA rhegaa| parivartanazIla, phira bhI zAzvata / ziva kA tIsarA netra aura kucha nahIM, samaya hI hai| jise loga ziva kA tIsarA netra kahate haiM, vaha to samaya kA pahalA netra hai / isalie samaya AMkha hai| AMkhoM kI bhItara kI prAMkha hai| dharatI kA bIja hai samaya / samaya hI jIvana hai / jitanA jIvana, utanA samaya / na eka pala kama, na eka pala jyAdA / samaya hI manuSya ke lie janma kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai aura samaya hI jIvana bana jAtA hai| Azcarya kI bAta to yaha hai ki samaya hI mRtyu hunA, yAnI vyakti kA samaya cuka gyaa| bAtI bujha gaI / samaya sabakA eka jaisA ho, aisA bhI nahIM hai| samaya kaba kauna-sA rUpa lekara sAmane A jAe, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| sabako samajhA jA sakatA hai, para samaya ko jitanA samajhane jAnoge, samaya kA darzana utanA hI gaharAtA calA jaaegaa| samaya kA zAstra hI kucha aisA hai / aura phira samaya ke AkAza meM cAhe jitanA ur3alo, pakSI kA koI pada-cihna pIche nahIM bctaa| aba taka na jAne kitane loga dharatI para Ae hoMge para kitanoM ke pada-cihna bace haiM pIche / kyA hajAroM ( 116 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke, lAkhoM ke ? tumheM muzkila se dasa nAma bhI yAda nahIM hoMge / rAma rahIma, kRSNa - kabIra, mahAvIra - muhammada, kitane nAma ? dasa-bIsa .... basa / samaya Akhira sabako miTA detA hai / basaMta Rtu lAne se pahale patajhar3a le AtA hai / sabakI akar3a dharAzAyI ho jAtI 1 saba samaya-samaya kA khela hai, vakta kI bAta hai / pahiye kA jo chora bhI Upara hai, patA hI nahIM calatA vaha kaba nIce A jAye / nIce kA chora kaba Upara car3ha jAye / samaya anukUla hai to garIba ko amIra banate dera nahIM lagatI / samaya rUTha jAe to mahala - maharAba kaba dharAzAyI ho jAye, kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / mere dekhe, to jIvana ko samajhane ke lie samaya ko samajhanA aura samaya kI hara anukUla paristhiti ko jInA cAhiye / samajhadArI se agara samaya kA upayoga karo, to pratikUla samaya meM bhI Apa masta rahoge / nAsamajhI se to anukUla samaya bhI barabAdI kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai / samaya kI samajha samaya kA bodha, samaya kI cetanA to hara vyakti ko honI hI cAhiye / yadi hama vAstava meM samaya kI AtmA ko chUnA cAhate haiM to sarvaprathama yaha samajha leM ki samaya Akhira hai kyA ? samaya kA koI AkAra nahIM hai / vaha nirAkAra hai / usakA rUpa nahIM hai, vaha adRzya hai / samaya ko chuA nahIM jA sakatA / vaha asparzya hai / usakI koI mUrti nahIM hai, jo hameM dikhAI de / samaya koI roTI yA miThAI kA Tukar3A nahIM hai ki hama usakA svAda le sakeM / usakA koI svAda nahIM hai / vaha asvAdya hai / samaya ko na to dekhA jA sakatA hai aura na hI chuA yA cakhA jA sakatA hai / isake bAvajUda samaya janma se mRtyu taka AdamI ko ghere rahatA hai / ( 120 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya koI pahacAne yA na pahacAne, vaha AdamI ko umra bhara ghere rahatA hai| jaise bAdala AsamAna ko ghere rahatA hai| jaise sAgara kA pAnI machalI ko ghere rahatA hai, ThIka usI taraha samaya manuSya ke jIvana ko ghere rahatA hai| samaya jIvana kA gherA hai| manuSya kA janma bhI samaya meM hotA hai aura mRtyu bhI isI meM nihita hai / janma, jarA, roga, mRtyu hara ghaTanAkrama ke sAtha samaya kA sAkSIbhAva rahatA hai / kundakunda ne eka mArmika pustaka likhI hai jisakA nAma hai 'smysaar'| unakI dRSTi meM samaya kA artha hai AtmA, samaya kA artha hai siddhAMta / samaya meM Tika jAne kA nAma hai sAmAyika / jo vyakti samaya ke sAmayika ho gayA vo vyakti sAmAyika ko upalabdha ho gayA kyoMki samaya hI vyakti ke lie prAtmA hai, samaya hI siddhAMta hai| pakSapAtoM se mukta hone kA nAma hI samaya ko upalabdha honA hai, naya-pakSa se rahita honA hI 'samayasAra' hai| agara kundakunda kI dRSTi se dekheM to unhoMne jo adhyAtma diyA hai, vaha bejor3a hai| dharatI para aisA ratna koI viralA hI de paayaa| jisameM samaya kA sAra hai, vahI adhyAtma hai| jisa vyakti ne samaya ke sAra ko upalabdha kara liyA vaha samAdhi ko upalabdha ho gyaa| samaya ke rahate hue samaya se bAhara nikala jAnA vyakti ke lie sthitaprajJa ho jAnA hai| samaya kA koI eka viziSTa rUpa nahIM hai| samaya ke ananta rUpa haiM aura hara rUpa viziSTa hai| usane anaginata mukhauTe lagA rakhe haiN| usake aneka kRtya haiM / koI vyakti pIr3A meM hai to usakA kAraNa samaya hai aura koI vyakti prasanna hai to isakA kAraNa bhI samaya hI hai / bhAI dagA de rahA hai, patnI dhokhA kara rahI hai to bhI samaya ke kAraNa / ( 121 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa taraha mRtyu kA koI rUpa nahIM hotA, vaha kaba, kahAM, kaise aura kisa rUpa meM sAmane A jAtI hai, isakA patA nahIM calatA / ThIka usI taraha samaya hai| zeroM se lar3ane vAlA hAthI cIMTI se cita ho jAtA hai| samaya badalatA hai aura itanI tejI se badalatA hai ki AdamI hataprabha raha jAtA hai| eka AdamI chata kI muDera para khar3A mUchoM ko tAva de rahA hai| mana meM vicAra kara rahA hai ki mere jitanA balazAlI aura koI nahIM hai / usI kSaNa havA calatI hai aura eka tinakA usakI AMkha meM aTaka jAtA hai| basa, usakI sArI bahAdurI havA ho jAtI hai| vaha tilamilAne lagatA hai| jaba eka mAmUlI tinakA samaya kA sahArA lekara AdamI ko usakI aukAta dikhA sakatA hai to AdamI ko kisa bAta kA gumAna ? upalabdhiyoM kA kaisA gurUra ? auroM kI kaisI upekSA ? samaya sabakA eka jaisA nahIM rhtaa| isalie na to upalabdhiyoM kA abhimAna ho aura na hI choToM kI upekssaa| jina logoM ko maiMne kala tArIpha karate sunA, Aja unhIM se badanAmI ke carce sunane ko mile / kala na jAne phira kyA raMga bdlegaa| saba samaya kA khela hai| kaba kauna Akara sAtha nibhA jAtA hai aura kaba sAtha nibhAne vAlA dUra jA khar3A hotA hai, kucha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| sudharane kA samaya AtA hai to dUra kA AdamI pAkara saMbhAla jAtA hai aura jaba bigar3ane kI bArI AtI hai to ghara vAle hI usakA satyAnAza kara dete haiN| apane hI dagA de jAte haiM / saca to yaha hai ki isa duniyA meM duzmanoM se jitanA khatarA nahIM hai, usase adhika khatarA apanoM se hai| ( 122 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duzmana to sApha jAhira hai ki dagA degA hI, magara mitra, najadIkI riztedAra taka dagA de jAte haiM / Ajakala gharoM meM bahU para bahuta atyAcAra ho rahe haiM / kauna kara rahA hai ? koI bAhara se A rahA haiM ? nahIM, ghara meM hI use pratAr3anA mila rahI hai / pratAr3ita karane vAle usake apane haiM / to yaha saba samaya kI mAyA hai / koI AdamI garIba ho to, garIbI meM dagA dene vAle kucha jyAdA hI milate haiM / kahIM corI ho jAe, pahale zaka ghara ke garIba naukara para kiyA jAtA hai / bhale hI curAne vAlA makAna mAlika kA beTA hI kyoM na ho, garIba ke sira ilajAma mar3ha diyA jAtA hai / kisI dukAna kA naukara kahIM paise lene gayA vApasI meM paise kahIM gira gae yA kho gae to dukAnadAra sIdhe isa natIje para pahu~ca jAtA hai ki naukara jhUTha bola rahA hai| rupaye usane curA lie haiM / eka garIba AdamI samaya kA mArA hotA hai, use hara AdamI mArane lagatA hai / aura jisa AdamI ko samaya ne U~cA uThAyA ho vo lAkhoM rupae DakAra jAe to bhI use koI kucha nahIM kahatA / samaya agara sAtha de to prAdamI gobara meM hAtha DAlegA to sonA nikAla legA / isake viparIta samaya se mAra khAne vAlA AdamI sone meM hAtha gA to vo bhI miTTI ho jAegA / bhAgya aura kucha nahIM, samaya kA khela hai / AdamI bhAgya kA mArA nahIM hai, vaha samaya kA mArA hai / AdamI samaya kA hastAkSara hai / samaya cAhe Ter3hA-mer3hA sIdhA kara jAe, AdamI to samaya ke sAgara kI taraMga bhara hai / vaha cAhe to uchAla de, vaha cAhe to bhaMvara bana kara nIce Dubo de / samudra meM jvArabhATA AtA hai / jvAra Upara uThatA hai, bhATA nIce giratA hai / AdamI bhI aise hI Upara uThatA aura nIce giratA hai / jisa AdamI ( 123 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne samaya ko samajha liyA, usane apane jIvana kI nabbe pratizata samasyAeM hala kara liiN| koI AdamI merI tArIpha kare yA badanAmI kare, mujhe koI khuzI yA duHkha na hogA / maiM to samaya kA sAkSI hUM / doMnoM meM mastI kA Alama rahegA / ye to samaya kA khela hai / sArA jIvana, jagata, samAja, jIvana ke ananta janmoM kI yAtrA, saba samaya kA khela hai / samaya se ubarane ke lie AdamI do mArga cunatA hai / yA to AdamI samaya ko bhUla jAe yA phira samaya se Upara uTha jAe / jo AdamI samaya ko bhUlanA cAhatA hai vaha zarAba pIkara apanA gama galata karegA / kyoMki vaha AdamI samaya kA mArA hai / AdamI hamezA pIr3A meM hI zarAba piegA / aisA nahIM hai ki garIba AdamI hI zarAba pItA hai, amIra AdamI bhI zarAba pItA hai / vaha mAnasika parezAnI ke kAraNa zarAba pItA hai tAki tanAva ko bhulA sake / zarAba pIne se kabhI tanAva nahIM bhulAyA jA sakatA / tanAva daba jAegA, lekina miTegA nahIM / AdamI jaba zarAba pI legA to naze meM lagegA, duniyA nahIM, magara jaba nazA utaregA to vahI ghor3e aura vahI maidAna | aisA nahIM hai ki zarAba pIne ke bAda jaba nazA utara jAegA to duHkha kama ho jAegA / hoza meM Ane ke bAda duHkha aura jyAdA ho jAegA, saghana / yahI ghaTanA krama nitya prati calegA | zarAba kI mAtrA bar3hatI jaaegii| AdamI apane Apa ko mAra DAlanA cAhegA / use patA hai ki yaha samaya kI mAra hai / AdamI bhItara-hI bhItara TUTa rahA hai / ise bhulAne ko use AsAna upAya zarAba hI lagatI hai / jo AdamI samaya ko bhulAnA cAha rahA hai, vaha vyakti vAstava meM jIvana ko bhulA rahA hai / jIvana kI AtmahatyA kara rahA ( 124 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai / bhItara hI bhItara jahara pI rahA hai / dhamaniyoM meM jahara phailA rahA hai / lekina eka dUsarA tarIkA bhI hai / AdamI samaya se bAhara A gayA to bAhara khar3A hai, vaha dhyAna kA mArga hai / jo AdamI samaya se haTakara dekha rahA hai, jo AdamI kinAre khar3A hai, vaha kaise DUbegA ? dhyAna para khar3A honA, samaya ke sAgara ke kinAre khar3A honA hai / jisa vyakti ne apane samaya ko pahacAnA, atIta, vartamAna meM ghaTa rahI ghaTanAoMoM ko jAnA, usane jIvana ke atIta se sabaka sIkhA hai / eka vyakti kI patnI pratIta meM sau bAra nArAja huI aura sau bAra rAjI huii| aisI rAjI nArAjI calatI rahanI hai / jo hamezA nArAja rahe, vo patnI nahIM hai aura jo hamezA rAjI rahe, yaha sambhava nahIM hai / AdamI ko taTastha rahanA jarUrI hai / samaya sabake lie eka-sA nahIM rahatA / jisakI jaisI pAtratA, bUMda kA upayoga bhI vaisA hI hotA hai / pAnI kI eka bUMda bAdala se nikalatI hai, vaha garma reta para giregI to svAhA ho jaaegii| isake viparIta vaha samudra meM giregI to usake jaisI virATa ho jAegI / kele ke per3a ke garbha meM giregI to kapUra bana jAegI / samaya nizcita taura para eka hai, lekina vaha eka sA rahatA nahIM hai / rUpa badalatA rahatA hai / kisakA kaisA, aura kaba samaya AegA, koI nahIM kaha sakatA / AdamI samaya kA upayoga nahIM kara pAtA to yaha usakI nAsamajhI hai / , AdamI do kAraNoM se samaya ko TAlatA rahatA hai / AdamI kI pahalI Adata to yaha hai ki vaha socatA hai yaha kAma kala kara leMge / grAja karane kI kyA jarUrata hai / yaha Adata itanI gaharI ( 125 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotI calI gaI hai ki AdamI socatA hai ki kala kara leMge to kyA Aphata A jAegI ? AdamI kI mAnasikatA ne use AlasI banA diyA hai, lAparavAha banA diyA hai| 'Aja kare vo kAla kara, kAla kare so parasoM' kI mAnasikatA ne use gahare gaDDhe meM dhakela diyA hai / kisI ne rupaye udhAra die aura jaba vaha vApasa mAMgane pAyA to javAba diyA-'kahIM khA kara bhAga rahe haiM kyA ?' de deNge| kaba de doge, isakA javAba nahIM dete / isa Adata ke kAraNa AdamI acche kAma bhI kala para TAlatA calA jAtA hai| vyartha ke kAma to vaha turata-phurata kara letA hai / kisI ke peTa meM cAkU ghoMpanA hai to pala bhara kA vilaMba na karegA / isake viparIta kisI se prema karanA ho, kSamA mAMganI ho to AdamI kala para chor3a degaa| hara sArthaka kAma ko hama kala para TAla dete haiM / vyartha ko Aja hI kara lenA cAhate haiN| dUsarI mAnasikatA yaha paidA haI hai ki kAla kare so Aja kara, Aja kare so aba, pala meM pralaya ho gaI to bahuri karaMgo kaba ? eka mAnasikatA aAja kI kala para TAlane tathA dUsarI kala kA kAma Aja hI nipaTane kI hai| Apa sArthaka kAmoM ko kala para TAlate jAte haiM aura vyartha kAmoM ko Aja hI kara lenA cAhate haiM / AdamI se agara kaho ki eka ghaMTA sAmAyika kara lo, to vaha akhabAra par3hane baiTha jaaegaa| Upara se tarka degA ki dekhate nahIM akhabAra par3ha rahA huuN| aura aisA nahIM hai ki vaha kala sAmAyika kara legaa| kala bhI akhabAra par3hane baiTha jaaegaa| AdamI yahI socatA hai ki mRtyu to kala AegI, Aja thor3e hI A rahI hai / mRtyu kabhI kala nahIM aatii| vaha hamezA Aja hI AtI hai| kala bhI to aAja meM badalatA hai| jindagI aise hI pUrI ho jAtI hai| ( 126 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa kisI se pUchiye - bhAI ! tumhArI pUMjI kyA hai ?, vaha turaMta kaha degA - ' mere baiMka khAte meM dasa lAkha rupaye jamA hai / do baMgale haiN|' isake alAvA kyA aisI pUMjI hai jo mRtyu chIna na sake ? ye merI jamIna, ye tumhArI jamIna / yaha kahakara to hama kevala bhautika Adhipatya kI ghoSaNA kara sakate haiM / isI krama meM vaha socatA hai mRtyu to kala AegI, Aja to jI leN| AdamI socatA hai maiM thor3e hI marUMgA, koI aura maregA / AdamI dekhatA hai, phalAM kA svargavAsa ho gayA / vaha yaha nahIM socatA aisA dina usakA bhI Ane vAlA hai / para dUsare kI mRtyu use svayaM kI mRtyu kI pUrva sUcanA hai / vaha sAre niyama dUsare AdamiyoM para hI lAgU karatA hai / niyama hote hI dUsaroM para lAgU karane ke lie haiM / eka adhikArI dUsare ko gAlI degA dUsarA tIsare ko / maiM kahatA hUM vAstavika niyama to ve haiM jo saba para samAna rUpa se lAgU hoM / jaba niyama bana gayA to koI apavAda nahIM hotA / ye to samaya kA bahatA sAgara hai, kaba kisako, kahAM bahA kara le jAegA, koI nahIM jAnatA / sAgara kA yaha pAnI jaba taka baragada ko sIMcatA hai, pUre manoyoga se sIMcatA hai aura jisa dina bahA kara le jAnA cAhegA, usa dina baragada ko bhI jar3a se ukhAr3a degA | AdamI umra bhara soyA rahatA hai / jaba mRtyu prAtI hai, taba usakI nIMda khulatI hai / lekina taba taka bahuta dera ho cukI hotI hai / agara kisI ko patA cale ki tIna dina bAda usakI mRtyu hone vAlI hai to vaha zeSa tIna dina meM koI chala-prapaMca nahIM karegA / AdamI socatA hai maiM sau sAla jiUMgA / sattara pAra karane ke bAda bhI usakI jIjIviSA nahIM maratI / use lagatA hai abhI tIsa sAla to jiUMgA hI / tuma hara kAma kala para TAlate ho / kala jIvana hai lekina usakA ( 127 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upayoga nahIM kara pAte / kala phira kala kI yAda AtI hai| kala, kala ho jAtA hai| eka bAta taya hai kala-kala karate rahe to jIvana kA yaha jharanA bhI kala-kala dhArA banakara baha jAegA / eka AdamI ne dIkSA le lI, saMnyAsI ho gyaa| usake eka mitra ne unase kahA-'merI bhI icchA ho rahI hai ki saMnyAsa le luu|' unhoMne kahA-'le lo|' lekina ve socane lage ki abhI to kAphI samaya hai / pahale putra kI zAdI kara dU, pote kA muMha dekha lU, phira saMnyAsa luugaa| lekina aisA huA nahIM / pote kA muMha dekha liyA to prapautra kI tamannA ne janma le liyA / daraasala AdamI dIkSA lenA bhI nahIM cAhatA aura dIkSA lene kA prAnanda bhI uThAnA cAhatA hai / Upara se AdamI kahatA hai, gurujI ! ciMtA mata karo, maiM pAMca sAla bAda ApakI chAyA meM Ane vAlA huuN| maiM jAnatA hUM, vo nahIM aaegaa| Ane vAlA, pAMca sAla iMtajAra nahIM krtaa| mRtyu ke kinAre jAkara bhI use nahIM sUjhegA ki saMnyAsa le luu| loga bAteM hI karate raha jAte haiN| hamArI tamAma parezAniyoM kA kAraNa yahI hai ki hama bAteM hI karate haiM una para amala nahIM karate / AdamI kA satyAnAza bhAgya ke kAraNa nahIM hotA, usake dvArA kie jAne vAle kRtya hI usakA satyAnAza karate haiM / bAteM kaI taraha kI hotI haiM / bAtoM-hI-bAtoM meM jindagI pUrI kI jA rahI hai| sAMtvanA dI jA rahI hai| tuma sau rupae kI laoNTarI kharIdo, laoNTarI vAlA sAMtvanA puraskAra meM pena, pensila pakar3A degaa| sAMtvanA puraskAra aise ho gae haiM ki hama bhI apane jIvana ko sAMtvanA para calAne lage haiN| socate haiM, koI aura mregaa| hama to jaise amara ( 128 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| jindagI bIta rahI hai / zarIra meM pala-pala parivartana A rahA hai / choTe se bar3e ho gae, lekina samaya ke prati jAgarUkatA nahIM bhAI / samaya kI cetanA nahIM AI / jAgarUkatA A sakatI hai / eka zarta hai / AdamI ko patA cala jAe ki kala kA sUraja nahIM dekha pAegA to usakI rAta nikalanI muzkila ho jAe / vaha bhUla jAe ki patnI ke sAtha sonA hai, tijorI kA dhyAna rakhanA hai| pAMca beTe haiM, unakI zAdiyAM karanI haiM, yaha bhI bhUla jAoge | usa samaya to basa dhukadhukI laga jAtI hai / subaha maranA hai| sUraja kA darzana bhI nahIM kara pAUMgA / pUrI rAta vah jAgakara hI bitA detA hai, lekina isa avadhi meM bhI koI Thosa kAma usase nahIM ho pAtA / aisA hI huA / bhagavAna eka baragada ke nIce baiThe the / acAnaka ve muskurAne lage / pAsa baiThe ziSyoM ne pUchA - 'bhagavAna, Apa acAnaka kaise muskurAe ?' bhagavAna bole- 'vo sAmane dariyA ke kinAre khar3e AdamI kI ora dekho / vaha soca rahA hai ki khUba paise kamAUMgA aura mahala bnaauuNgaa| bar3I bar3I yojanAeM banA rahA hai / lekina mere priya ziSyoM, vaha nahIM jAnatA ki sAta dina bAda usakI mRtyu hone vAlI hai / tuma jAo usase yaha kaha do ki sAta dina hI usakI jindagI zeSa hai / ' ziSya usa AdamI ke pAsa gaye aura use yaha bAta batAI / vaha vyakti sunate hI stabdha raha gayA / usake pasInA Ane lagA / aba taka banAI sArI yojanAeM dharI raha gaI / usake pAMvoM meM khar3e rahane kI tAkata taka nahIM rhii| vo gira par3A / ziSya use uThAkara bhagavAna ke pAsa le gaye / use hoza AyA to bhagavAna ne kahA, 'rone se kucha nahIM hogA / eka bAta jAna lo, kabhI satya kI mRtyu nahIM hotI / mRtyu kevala svapna kI hotI hai / aura ye sArA saMsAra, samaya kA kevala svapna hI to hai / ( 126 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI mRtyu nahIM zarIra maratA hai, zrAdamI kA svapna TUTa jAegA lekina satya hogI / jIvana kI bhI kabhI mRtyu nahIM hotii| phira paidA ho jAtA hai / isalie agara ho sake to apanI jindagI ke zeSa bace sAta dinoM kA sadupayoga kro| jitanA adhika jI sakate ho, jIne kA prayAsa karo / jo AdamI thor3I dera pahale mahala banAne kI soca rahA thA, aba samAdhi kI socane lagA / sAta dina taka usane apane Apako badalane meM koI kasara na chodd'ii| vaha sAta dina bAda marA, lekina mahAnirvANa ko prApta huA / mRtyu se pahale usakA nirvANa ho gayA / pAra mRtyu se pUrva hI vaha nirvANa prApta karane kI dizA meM bar3hane lagA thA / usakA jIvana samaya ke samundara se mukta ho gayA / laga gayA / AdamI ko tabhI hoza AtA hai / eka bAta maiM bahuta hI pyAra ke sAtha kahanA cAhUMgA ki isa samaya kA koI ThikAnA nahIM hai, kyA patA kaba badala jaae| maiMne bahuta amIroM ko garIba banate dekhA hai / akar3e rahane vAloM ko dhUla meM milate dekhA hai / ApakI dukAna ke Age koI bhikhArI A jAe to Apa kahate haiM 'jAmro, kahIM jAkara kAma karo, pahalavAna jaisA zarIra hai aura bhIkha mAMgate ho / ' samaya kA koI bharosA nahIM, kala ko hameM bhI kisI ne aisA kahA to hamArI kyA hAlata hogI / bhikhArI lene nahIM, kucha dene AtA hai / Apa use kucha dete haiM to badale meM vaha Apako bhI kucha detA hai / antara itanA hai ki usakA diyA dikhatA nahIM hai / isalie koI kAma kala para mata TAlanA / kala, kala, kala, yaha bAta hamAre bhItara gaharAI taka calI gaI hai / dUsarI ora hamAre jIvana ke sAtha, samaya ke sAtha bahuta bar3A virodhAbhAsa hai / AdamI ko samaya kA bodha hI nahIM hai / samaya kA mUlya hI nahIM jAnatA vaha / samaya kI cetanA to kisI ke pAsa hai hI nahIM / AdamI binA ( 130 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUcanA kisI ke yahAM calA jAegA aura tIna-cAra ghaMTe gappoM meM bitA degaa| Apane aisA kiyA hai to vaha usake tIna-cAra ghaMToM kI hatyA hai / vo AdamI apanA yaha samaya kisI kAma meM lagAtA, lekina Apane usase ve ghaMTe chIna liye| samaya vyatIta ho rahA hai / jIne ko jI rahe haiN| zarAba pI rahe haiM / sigareTa pI rahe haiM / tAza khela rahe haiN| samaya kATa rahe haiN| hamArA kitanA hI samaya vyartha calA jAtA hai| behatara hogA vyartha ke kAmoM kI bajAya koI sArthaka kAma kro| sArthaka kAma na bhI karo to kama-se-kama apane ko vyartha kAmoM meM to mata ulajhAyo / hama kisI ko samaya deMge tIna baje kA, lekina pahuMceMge pAMca bje| jaise do ghaMTe kA koI mUlya hI nahIM hai| intajAra karane vAle ko to isa samaya kA nukasAna hI huaa| ganImata hai ki do hI ghaMTe kA nukasAna kiyaa| loga to kahate haiM 'kala AtA huuN|' aura tIna dina bAda Ate haiN| unake lie eka dina aura pAMca dina meM koI pharka hI nhiiN| kisI sAhUkAra se pUchiye eka dina kA kitanA mahatva hai / byAja baTTe vAle se / aise hI jIvana bIta rahA hai| paune nau baje pravacana kA samaya rkhaa| loga nau-savA nau baje taka Ate haiN| dera se pAkara Apane apanA hI nukasAna kiyaa| koI 45 minaTa taka amRta barasA rahA hai aura Apa dera se pahuMce to usakA khAmiyAjA Apako hI uThAnA pdd'egaa| Apako kama amRta milegaa| gaMgA to baha rahI hai| aba yaha AdamI para hai ki vo do cullU pAnI letA hai yA usameM snAna karatA hai| gaMgA meM se pAnI nikAlo yA na nikAlo, vaha to abAdha gati se bahatI rhegii| nukasAna to ApakA hogaa| isalie samaya kA mUlya hameM samajhanA caahie| AdamI ko samaya kA bodha nahIM hai, ( 131 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha samaya kA mUlya nahIM jAnatA / jo AdamI samaya kA mUlya nahIM: jAnatA, vaha jIvana kA bhI koI mUlya nahIM samajhatA / jIvana ko banAnA hai to samaya ko banAnA hogA / jIvana ko bacAnA hai to samaya ko bacAnA hogA / jIvana kA bacata khAtA kholanA hogA / jIvana kA eka-eka kSaraNa kImatI hai / samaya kA hara kSaNa jIvana kA svarNa karaNa hai / agara hamArA devatA hamase rUTha gayA to hama prasAda car3hAkara use manAne kA prayAsa karate haiM, lekina yadi samaya nArAja ho gayA to lAkha kozizoM se bhI rAjI na hogA / vaha vApasa lauTakara nahIM AegA / jIvana mAtra eka avasara hai / isa avasara kA jitanA adhika upayoga kara loge, phAyade meM rahoge / samajhadAra vaha hai jo avasara Ane se pUrva usake lie taiyAra rahe / avasara nikalane para sivAya pachatAne ke aura kucha nahIM rahatA / jIvana Aja hai, abhI hai / jIvana ko svarga banAnA hai to caubIsa ghaMToM meM se eka bhI kSaNa nirarthaka na jAne do| dUsarA kAma yaha ho ki samaya kA mUlya jarUra prAMka lo / kisI ko samaya diyA hai to samaya para pahuMciye / samaya kA pAbanda honA svayaM para svayaM kA zAsana hai / samaya kA sahI upayoga hI jIvana kA sahI upayoga hai / jIvana kA sahI upayoga hI janma kI saphalatA hai / vyakti na to janma se mahAna hotA hai aura na hI mRtyu se / jo vyakti samaya kI kadra karanA sIkha gayA, usakA janma bhI mahAna aura mRtyu bhI mahAna / ( 132 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdho bhAI: samaya sAdho janma ke sAtha hI mRtyu kI yAtrA prArambha ho jAtI hai / mRtyu ke sAtha hI punarjanma kI yAtrA prArambha ho jAtI hai | jahAM janma hai, vahAM mRtyu bhI hai| jahAM saMyoga haiM, vahIM viyoga hai| vahA duHkha hai / jahAM sammAna hai vahIM parAbhava hai| jahAM vahIM murajhAnA bhI hai| jahAM bacapana hai vahAM bur3hApA hai / jahAM sukha hai khilanA hai, samaya kA yaha zAzvata krama hai ki jahAM kAraNa hai, vahAM kArya anivAryataH hogA / isIlie manuSya ke janma ke sAtha hI mRtyu kI yAtrA prArambha ho jAtI hai| mAnA ki mRtyu janma ke kaI varSa bAda hogI lekina yAtrA to janma ke sAtha hI zurU ho jAtI hai / jIvana ( 133 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to janma se mRtyu ke bIca ke par3AvoM kA nAma hai| jahAM se ravAnA hokara vahAM taka pahuMcanA hai| jahAM se ravAnA hue vo janma aura jahAM pahuMceM vaha mRtyu / jIvana to bIca kA vizrAma hai| aisA nahIM hai ki mRtyu vyakti ko parama vizrAma detI hai / jIvana ke calate to vizrAma sambhAvita hai, lekina jaba vyakti mRtyu ke dvAra se gujaratA hai to use vizrAma nahIM milatA, punarjanma kI eka aura yAtrA zurU ho jAtI hai| astitva kI pratyeka avasthA ke sAtha samaya calatA hai| cAhe janmanA ho yA maranA hara kAla aura avasthA ke sAtha samaya kA astitva banA rahatA hai / cAhe AkAza meM tAre ugeM yA bikhara jAeM / cAhe sUryodaya ho yA sUryAsta / cAhe pRthvI kA sRjana ho yA vidhvaMsa / cAhe manuSya kA nirmANa ho yA sarvanAza / hara avasthA ke sAtha samaya kA astitva banA rahatA hai| sRSTi meM jitane bhI tatva haiM, hara tattva kA nirmANa aura nAza hotA hai| lekina 'samaya' aisA tatva hai jisakI kabhI mRtyu nahIM hotI / samaya kI mRtyu kabhI hogI bhI nahIM / samaya zAzvata hai| vaha akSaya hai| samaya ke alAvA hara cIja meM parivartana hotA hai magara samaya meM koI parivartana nahIM hotaa| mRtyu AtI hai, lekina vaha koI hauvvA nahIM hai| mRtyu koI yamarAja ke maiM se para baiThakara nahIM AtI, dikhAI bhI nahIM detii| daraasala mRtyu samaya kA hI dUsarA nAma hai| jaba vyakti kA samaya cuka jAtA hai to mRtyu ho jAtI hai / mRtyu aura kucha nahIM, samaya kA cuka jAnA hI hai| janma aura kucha nahIM, samaya kA hI prAdurbhAva hai| ThIka aise hI jaise reta kI ghar3I hotI hai| isa ghar3I ko sIdhA rakhate hI kaNakaNa reta nIce Ane lagatI hai| yaha reta nahIM hai, jIvana hai jo nIce ( 134 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gira rahA hai| ye reta ke karaNa jaise-jaise nIce gira rahe haiM, mRtyu utanI hI karIba pAtI jA rahI hai / antima kaNa girate hI jIvana samApta ho jAtA hai / lekina samaya kI dhArA vicitra hai| isa ghar3I ko ulTA karoge to phira reta nIce Ane lgegii| aise hI janma-mRtyu kI kathA likhI jAtI hai| samaya aura jIvana kI yahI Atma-kathA hai| ___ samaya hara yuga---hara kAla meM rahA hai / loga mRtyu ko kAla bhI kahate haiM aura samaya ko bhI kAla kahate haiM / yaha gaura karane kI bAta hai ki hama samaya aura mRtyu, donoM ko kAla kahate haiM / hakIkata to yaha hai ki mRtyu hI samaya aura samaya hI mRtyu hai / isa dharatI para, AsamAna para cAhe kitane bhI parivartana ho jAeM, cAhe jIvana hI samApta ho jAe, samaya to rhegaa| usI gati se calatA jaaegaa| samaya ke calate hI to ye sArI ghaTanAeM ghaTatI haiM / bhAratIya paramparA meM samaya ke cAra khaNDa kie gae haiM / hAlAMki samaya ko kabhI khaNDa-khaNDa nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, lekina logoM ne apanI suvidhA ke anusAra se khaNDoM meM vibhakta kara diyA hai / prakhaMDa ke khaNDa ! hamane jIvana ko bacapana, javAnI, vRddhAvasthA aura mRtyu ke rUpa meM bAMTa diyA hai| jIvana kA koI vibhAjana nahIM hotA / bacapana bhI jIvana hai, javAnI aura bur3hApA bhI jIvana hI hai / tarasa to taba AtA hai jaba AdamI bur3hApe meM bhI baccoM kI taraha karane lagatA hai| 'bUr3hI kAkI' kI kahAnI Apane par3hI ho to Apa ahasAsa kara sakate haiM ki bur3hApA bahudhA bacapana kA punarAgamana hI hotA hai / bUr3he AdamI ke mana meM kisI cIja ke prati utanI hI lAlasA ho sakatI hai jitanI kisI bacce ke mana meM / ye to hama loga haiM jinhoMne samaya kA, jIvana kA baMTavArA kara diyA hai| jIvana to ( 135 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana hai| yaha janma se pahale bhI thA aura mRtyu ke bAda bhI rahegA jisa cIja ko mRtyu ke bAda mRta mAnoge, vaha Aja bhI mRta hI hai / jisa zarIra ko hama jIvita mAnate haiM, vaha jIvita nahIM hai / jIvita to isake bhItara koI prAraNa hai, tatva hai| aisI koI samaya kI cetanA hai jisake kAraNa zarIra jIvita dikhAI detA hai| yaha tatva cetanA agara nikala jAe to zarIra murde kI taraha par3a jaaegaa| jo mRta hai vo to mRta hI rhegaa| jo jIvita hai, use sau bAra citA meM jalA do to bhI vaha jIvita hI rhegaa| usakI mRtyu nahIM hogii| vaha amara hai| samaya kA koI khaNDa nahI hotA, lekina hamane khaNDa-khaNDa kara die haiN| cAra yuga mAne jAte haiM- satayuga, tretA yuga, dvApara yuga aura kala yuga, jo cala rahA hai / zAstroM ko par3hakara, itihAsa ko samajhakara hama yaha jAna sake haiM ki ye cAroM yuga haiM / aisA nahIM hai ki satayuga meM sabhI loga sacce the, ina cAroM yugoM meM kaliyuga kA asara dekhane ko milatA hai aura kaliyuga meM bhI bIte yugoM kI tAjagI dekhane ko milatI aisA nahIM hai ki jo gujara gayA, vahI svarNa yuga hai| saccAI to yaha hai ki jisa yuga meM hama paidA hue, hamAre lie to vahI svarNa yuga hai / agara hama apane yuga ko satayuga yA svarNa yuga nahIM banA sakate to yaha hamArI kamajorI hai| yaha mAnA jAtA thA ki satayuga meM pApa nahIM hotA thA, sAre puNyAtmA usI yuga meM the| tretA aura dvApara yuga meM bhI pApa kama hI hote the aura kalayuga meM bhI aisA nahIM hai ki cAroM tarapha pApa hI pApa ho, anAcAra ho| dharatI ke itihAsa meM jaisA svarNima yuga aba AyA hai....| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yadi hama loga yaha mAnate haiM ki tretA yuga mahAna yuga thA to hameM yaha bhI yAda rakhanA cAhie ki tretA yuga meM bhI yuddha hue, sItA kA haraNa hugrA / taba bhI nArI kA apamAna huA / taba bhI nArI kI rakSA karane vAle the| aisA nahIM hai ki niMdA karane vAle loga Aja hI haiM / rAma ke jamAne meM bhI kama niMdaka nahIM the / Aja ke loga to phira kAnoM ke pakke hote haiM / pahale to kAnoM ke kacce hunA karate the / bhagavAna rAma taka ne eka dhobI kI bAta sunakara sItA kI agni parIkSA le lI thI / eka patnI ke prati pati ko pUrA vizvAsa nahIM rahA / tretA yuga meM nAriyAM mahAna huA karatI thI, pati ne kahA agni parIkSA do, to ve aisA hI karake dikhAtI thI / sItA ne kabhI rAma kI agni parIkSA nahIM lI / isalie purAne yugoM ko hI zreSTha kahanA ucita na hogA / nidaMka taba bhI the / yuddha taba bhI hote the, AtaMka aura hiMsA taba bhI thI / yajJa ke nAma para pazu hI nahIM, mAnava bali taka dene ke pramANa haiM / tretA ke rAma kI prAMkhoM meM AMsU kA nirbhara bahatA thA jisase sItA kA prAMcala bhI karuNA se bhIga jAtA thA / aura jise hama dvApara kahate haiM vaha bhI kama carcita nahIM thA / sArA dvApara nArI ke bikhare bAloM meM ulajha gayA / jyoti to kama thI, dhumrAM adhika uThatA thA jalI mazAloM meM / usa dvApara yuga meM jise hama bhagavAna kRSNa kA yuga kahate haiM usameM jyotiyAM kama jalIM, mazAloM se dhumrAM adhika uThA / kalayuga meM pacAsa burAiyAM najara AtI haiM, lekina Aja kA mAnava jitanA prabuddha aura samRddha huA hai, aisA pahale kabhI nahIM thA / ( 137 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja eka baccA bhI Apako apane se jyAdA akalamaMda najara AegA aura aisA hotA bhI hai, bhale hI saMskRti meM pichar3a jAeM, lekina hara naI pIr3hI jJAna meM apanI purAnI pIr3hI se do kadama Age hotI hai / jo loga satya ko upalabdha karane ke lie kRta saMkalpa haiM, unake bhItara satayuga avatarita huA hai / jo svayaM ke kalyANa ke lie kAma rahA hai, dUsare kA koI bhAva nahIM hai, vaha vyakti dvApara yuga meM jI rahA hai / aura jo AdamI so rahA hai, mUrcchA meM hai, vaha vAstava meM kalayuga ke nAma ko caritArtha kara rahA hai / eka hI vyakti ke jIvana meM tretA, dvApara aura kalayuga saMbhAvita hai / manuSya kI cetanA jaga jAe, agara manuSya samaya ko sAdha le, usake sAtha maitrI sthApita kara le, agara vyakti kI cetanA sacetana ho jAe to Aja ke kalayuga meM bhI manuSya ke lie satayuga hai / kalayuga kitAboM meM hogA, agara jAga ho to zrAja hI satayuga hai / caraiveticaraiveti- calate raho, bar3hate raho, yahI jIvana kA svarNima yugasUtra hai / astitva ke pratyeka svabhAva va parivartana ke sAtha samaya kA bhI astitva rahA hai / samaya kI prAsAna - sI paribhASA karanI ho to hama kaha sakate haiM ki samaya kA artha hai parivartana- - badalanA / jo niraMtara parivartanazIla ho, vahI samaya / yahI tatva samaya hai / koI bhI kAma karo, samaya sagegA / eka sAMsa bhI lenI ho to samaya lagegA / AdamI soce ki samaya ke bagaira jI lUM, to galata socatA hai / eka zabda bologe to bhI samaya lagegA, sAMsa loge to bhI samaya lagegA / samaya para hI bIja aMkurita hotA hai, samaya para hI prasava hotA hai / utpatti ho yA saMhAra sabake pIche samaya hai| na to dukha sadA ( 138 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahatA hai aura na sukha / kabhI sukha to kabhI dukha / pahiye kI tUli kI taraha / kabhI nIce kA pahiyA Upara, to kabhI Upara kA pahiyA nIce / samaya badalatA hai, sabake bhAgya ko Upara-nIce karatA phiratA hai| samaya ke binA kucha bhI nahIM ho sktaa| samaya kA pahalA lakSaNa hI yaha hai ki jo parivartanazIla ho / samaya sabako badala detA hai, magara svayaM nahIM bdltaa| sabakI mRtyu ghaTita karegA, lekina usakI mRtyu nahIM hogii| usakA na to janma hai aura na hI mRtyu / vaha ciraMtana kAla se hai aura ciraMtana kAla taka rhegaa| samaya kA svabhAva hai parivartana / auroM meM parivartana / kahIMkA vaha dIpa bujhAtA hai to kahIM kA dIpa jalAtA hai| jalatA dIpa kaba bujha jAe, yaha samaya hI batA sakatA hai / bhagavAna buddha ne eka siddhAMta diyA-'kSaNabhaMguravAda' / hara cIja kSaNika hai / kSaNa ke sAtha hI hara cIja kSINa hotI calI jaaegii| buddha kA 'kSaNabhaMguravAda' samaya para hI AdhArita hai| koI cIca sthAyI nahIM hai / saba cIjeM khatma ho rahI haiM, baha rahI haiM, nikala rahI haiM, cala rahI haiM / nadI bahatI rahatI hai / dIpaka kI lau jala rahI hai, vo hameM akhaNDa dikhAI detI hai, lekina vAstava meM lau hara kSaNa paidA ho rahI hai aura miTa rahI hai / janma ho rahA hai, mRtyu ho rahI hai / sAtatya ke kAraNa hameM isakA ahasAsa nahIM hotaa| diye kI taraha hI hamArI lau bhI khatma hotI jA rahI hai / jIvana aise hI khatma ho jAtA hai / samaya khaNDa-khaNDa ho to hameM dikhAI bhI de, lekina aisA nahIM hai| usameM jo sAtatya hai, usake kAraNa 'gaipa' dikhAI nahIM detaa| paMkhA cala rahA ho to kyA Apa usakI paMkhur3iyA gina kara batA sakate haiM, jaba taka ki Apako pahale se mAlUma na ho| isI taraha samaya hai| khaNDa-khaNDa kA isa meM patA nahIM calatA / ( 136 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI bhI parivartana ekAeka nahIM hotA / makAna banAnA zurU karo to eka dina meM nahIM bana jAtA / koI paudhA lagAo to vaha ekAeka per3a nahIM bana jAtA / usameM samaya lagatA hai / koI vyakti yaha patA lagAnA cAhe ki usakI mUMcha ke bAla kisa dina sapheda hue to vaha patA nahIM lagA paaegaa| rAta ko sokara subaha uThate haiM to saba kucha pichale dina jaisA hI najara AtA hai kyoMki parivartana bahuta sUkSma hotA hai / ghar3e meM pAnI bharA hai aura bUMda-bUMda risa rahI hai / eka dina patA calatA hai ki are, itanA pAnI khAlI ho gayA / manuSya ke jIvana ke maMgala kalaza se bhI jIvana pAnI kI ekaeka bUMda kI taraha risa rahA hai, lekina patA nahIM calatA / aise hI krama rahatA hai aura eka dina ghar3A kalaza khAlI ho jAtA hai / mRtyu ho jAtI hai / eka pyArI sI ghaTanA hai / maiMne sunA hai: eka samrATa jaba vRddha ho gae to unake mana meM AyA ki duniyA bhara ke zAstroM kA jJAna prApta kiyA jAe / unhoMne paMDitoM ko bulAkara kahA ki maiM zAstroM kA jJAna pAnA cAhatA hUM, lekina mere pAsa samaya nahIM hai isalie Apa sabhI dharmoM kA nicor3a mere pAsa laaeN| sabhI dharmoM kA sAra unheM kama-se-kama zabdoM meM likha kara de diyA, lekina unameM se koI bhI bAta rAjA ko nahIM jamI / kisI ne unheM sujhAyA ki nagara ke bAhara eka phakIra baiThatA hai / vaha bahuta kama bolatA hai / ho sakatA hai vaha ApakI samasyA hala kara de / samrATa isa phakIra ke pAsa gae / samrATa ne unase kahA ki Apako maiM kyA batA sakatA huuN| maiMne to koI zAstra par3he hI nahIM / hAM, jIvana kA eka sUtra mujhe mere guru ne diyA thA ki jaba ( 140 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI saMkaTa kI ghar3I A jAe aura koI rAha na sUjhe to isa sUtra ko par3ha lenaa| maiMne vo sUtra eka tAbIja meM bAMdha rakhA hai, lekina mujhe kabhI vo tAbIja khola kara dekhane kI jarUrata hI nahIM par3I, kyoMki kabhI saMkaTa kI aisI khataranAka dhar3I AI hI nhiiN| Apa isa tAbIja ko le jaaiye| samrATa vo tAbIja le AyA aura use apane bAjU para bAMdha liyaa| kaI bAra usa tAbIja ko kholakara dekhane kI icchA huI, lekina vaha TAla jaataa| dhIre-dhIre samrATa usa bAta ko bhUla gyaa| samaya bItatA calA gyaa| eka bAra aisA huA ki samrATa ke par3osI deza ne usa para AkramaNa kara diyA aura usake deza para kabjA kara liyA / samrATa apanI jAna bacA kara bhAgA / usake pIche par3ausI deza ke sainika the / samrATa kI jAna ke lAle par3e hue the| . ghor3e para bhAgate-bhAgate samrATa ghane jaMgala meM eka aisI jagaha pahuMca gayA jahAM se Age pahAr3I zurU hotI thii| aba kyA ho ? samrATa ne socA 'aba to prANa jAeMge, koI nahIM bacA sktaa| duzmana ke sainikoM ke ghor3oM kI TApe samIpa pA rahI thii| samrATa lasta-pasta eka per3a ke nIce par3a gyaa| usakA ghor3A na jAne kahAM calA gayA / aba to prANa bacane kA koI rAstA hI nahIM bacA / - ekAeka samrATa ko vo tAbIja yAda aayaa| usane tAbIja kholA to bhItara eka choTA sA parcA nikalA jisa para likhA thA 'yaha samaya bhI bIta jaaegaa|' samrATa vaha par3hakara mana-hI-mana haMsa pdd'aa| aura saMyoga aisA huA ki duzmana ke sainika samrATa ke kucha hI dUrI se nikala ge| rAjA ke prANa baca ge| samrATa ne socAThIka hI to likhA hai, yaha samaya bhI bIta jAegA, aura khatarA vAstava meM Tala gayA thA / ( 141 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jaba vaha phira apane siMhAsana para baiThA aura use rAjamukuTa - pahanAyA jAne lagA to use phira vo tAbIja yAda A gyaa| usane parcA nikAla kara par3hA-likhA thA, 'yaha samaya bhI bIta jaaegaa|' isake sAtha hI samrATa udAsa ho gayA / sabhAsadoM ne pUchA-samrATa ! kyA bAta hai ? samrATa ne kahA ki 'eka samaya maiM samrATa thaa| phira aisA samaya bhI pAyA ki maiM ghane jaMgala meM apane prANoM ko bacAne ke lie daur3a rahA thA aura Aja phira aisA samaya hai ki rAjamukuTa mere sira para hai| lekina yaha samaya bhI to bIta jAne vAlA hai, phira maiM kyoM itanI ciMtA kruu| sAre dharmoM kA sAra mujhe to yahI lagatA hai ki koI bhI samaya eka jaisA nahIM rhtaa| yaha bhI bIta jAtA hai|' samrATa ke pAMva jaMgala kI ora bar3ha gye| rAjamukuTa usa siMhAsana para hI par3A raha gyaa| agara manuSya isa sAra sUtra ko jIvana meM yAda rakhe to usakI tamAma parezAniyAM dUra ho jaaeNgii| garIbI ho yA amIrI, samAna bhAva rkho| na to duHkha meM duHkhI raho aura na sukha meM uchalate phiro / dukha hai to yaha samaya bhI gujara jAegA aura sukha hai, to yaha bhI sadA nahIM rhegaa| duHkha meM udAsI nahIM aura sukha meM abhimAna nhiiN| samaya kI dhArA zAzvata hai| yaha to calatI jaaegii| hara cIja kSaNa-bhaMgura hai / parivartanazIla hai| itanA kAma hai duniyA meM karane ko ki dasa-dasa janama bhI kama par3ate haiM lekina Aja Apa kisI se pUcho ki bhAI phalAM kAma kara do, to usakA javAba hogA'samaya nahIM hai|' rojagAra kI talAza hai, kAma cAhie lekina kAma karanA acchA nahIM lgtaa| phurasata meM baiThe haiM, makkhiyAM mAra rahe haiM lekina kAma karane ko kaho to 'samaya nahIM hai / ' gappe hAMkane ko ( 142 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya hai| kAma kA kAma karane ko samaya nahIM hai, vyartha kA kAma karane ke lie dina bhara khAlI par3e haiM / - AdamI ke pAsa rojI-roTI kI kamI hai to isakA eka kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki kAma karane kI vAstava meM icchA nahIM hai / AdamI kAmacora hai| duniyA meM tIna taraha ke cora mileMge - eka daulata cora, dUsarA cittacora aura tIsarA kAmacora / eka nikammA AdamI kAma kA AdamI ho sakatA hai, lekina eka kAmacora kisI kAma kA nhiiN| jIvana kI durdazA kA eka bar3A kAraNa kAmacorI hI hai / aisA AdamI samaya kI bhI to corI kara rahA hai| samaya bekAra jA rahA hai| AdamI tAza khelakara apanA samaya kATa rahA hai| vaha nahIM samajha rahA ki asala meM samaya usa AdamI kA jIvana kATa rahA hai, jise vo cAhe to bacA sakatA hai| sArthaka mUlyoM ke lie samaya kA upayoga kara sakatA hai / magara yahAM itanA dhyAna koI nahIM de rahA / bekAra, binA kAma loga kisI ke yahAM mehamAna banakara cale jAte haiM, bhale isase sAmane vAle ko parezAnI kA sAmanA hI karanA pdd'e| Upara se 'atithi' kA puchallA aura / yU bhI hindustAna meM 'atithi devo bhava' kI paramparA hai| hamAre samaya ko naSTa kiyA jAtA hai lekina hameM paramparA ke mAre unakA sammAna karanA par3atA hai / maiM yahAM vAstavika atithi kI bAta nahIM kara rahA / hamArI viDambanA hai ki sArthaka kAmoM meM hamArA samaya nahIM jAtA, bekAra kI bAtoM meM hI hama samaya gavAM dete haiN| aise loga samaya kA apamAna kara rahe haiN| samaya kA avamUlyana karate haiM / apanA aura hamArA, donoM kA samaya naSTa kara rahe haiN| isalie maiM yaha sUtra denA cAhatA hUM ki 'samaya ko sAdho, samaya se lar3o mata / ' sAdho ( 143 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAI, samaya ko saadho| samaya kA sahI upayoga yahI hogA ki hama sArthaka kAmoM meM, sArthaka bAtoM meM usakA lAbha utthaayeN| , samaya se jUjha kara koI use nahIM sAdha pAyA, bhale hI vo sikandara thA yA tIrthaMkara / sikandara bhI apanI mRtyu ko eka kSaNa Age-pIche nahIM kara skaa| samaya para vijaya to koI nahIM pA sakatA, lekina use sAdhA jarUra jA sakatA hai| samaya ke sAtha maitrI jarUra kI jA sakatI hai| jaisA samaya cala rahA hai, vaisA hI hama apane Apa meM parivartana karaleM, samaya kI guNavattA ahobhAva ke sAtha svIkAra leM to hama para par3ane vAlI samaya kI mAra halakI ho jaaegii| grAdamI jaba samaya ke viruddha calanA cAhatA hai tabhI samaya kI mAra par3atI hai / AdamI samaya ko sAdhale to vaha kaI duzcitAoM se apane Apa ko bacA legaa| AdamI kA burA samaya bhI AsAnI se gujara jaaegaa| loga burA samaya Ane para paMDita-maulavI ke pAsa jAte haiM, jAdU-TonA karavAte haiM, lekina inase koI phAyadA na hogA / hakIkata to yaha hai ki agara manuSya kA svArtha na ho to Aja Apako mandiroM meM jo thor3I-bahuta bhIr3a najara AtI hai, vaha bhI najara nahIM aae| AdamI maMdira isIlie jAtA hai ki usakI gAr3I calatI rahe / usakI naiyA na DUbe / maje kI bAta to yaha hai ki AdamI mandira jAtA hai to vahAM bhI zikAyata karatA hai| bhagavAna se prArthanA karatA hai ki amuka ko do maMjilA makAna de diyA, merA makAna eka maMjilA hI hai| AdamI to bhagavAna kI jagaha taka lene ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai| vaha bhagavAna se kahatA hai ki tumhArI jagaha mujhe biThA do, maiM apanA to uddhAra kara hI lUgA, tumhArA bhI uddhAra kara dUMgA / asala meM hara koI apanA hI malA karane kI socatA hai, use dUsare se koI lenA-denA nahIM hai / ( 144 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdamI paMca kalyANaka pUjA karatA hai to vaha koI paramAtmA kA kalyANa thor3e hI karatA hai, vaha to apanA hI kalyANa karatA hai / manuSya svArthI hai| svArtha hI usake bhAgya kA ronA hai| vaha samaya ke sAtha nahIM, svArtha ke sAtha cala rahA hai / behatara hogA samaya ke sAtha maitrI kara lo| samaya se zatrutA rakhakara kisI kA bhalA nahIM huaa| usase dostI karake jarUra vo Age bar3ha sakatA hai, apane tanAva kama kara sakatA hai| Avega aura pratikriyA para niyantraNa pA sakatA hai| agara AdamI samajha le ki jo ho rahA hai vo acche ke lie ho rahA hai to usakA jIvana saphala ho jaae| yaha sUtra usakA jIvana badala de| jIvana kI hajAra samasyAeM hala ho jAeM / Apa to eka bAta gAMTha bAMdha lIjie ki jo hotA hai acche ke lie hotA hai| kisI ne gAlI dI, acchI bAta hai aura kisI ne prema diyA aura bhI acchI bAta hai| kisI ne cAMTA mAra diyA to apanI bhI mauja, usakI bhI mauja, jAne usa meM kaunasI bhalAI chipI ho / koI ApakI badanAmI kara rahA hai to usakA bhI Ane vAle samaya meM artha hogaa| ho sakatA hai Aja ApakI badanAmI karane vAlA kala Apake caraNoM meM dhoka lagAe / maiMne bacapana meM eka kahAnI sunI thI, usakA sUtra bhI yahI thaa| huA aisA ki eka bAra kisI rAjA kI aMgulI kaTa gii| usane rAjasabhA meM Akara yaha bAta kahI to unake maMtrI ne javAba diyA-'koI bAta nahIM prabhu, jo bhI hotA hai acche ke lie hI hotA hai|' rAjA ko bar3A gussA AyA-'are merI aMgulI kaTa gaI aura tuma kahate ho, acchA huA, ? ise jela meM DAla diyA jaae|' aisA hI huaa| kucha dina pazcAt rAjA zikAra khelane jaMgala meM gyaa| vahAM sipAhI pIche chUTa gaye aura rAjA akelA par3a gayA / ekAeka use ( 145 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaMgalI logoM ne pakar3a liyaa| unhoMne rAjA kI bali dene kI taiyArI kI lekina tabhI unake guru ne kahA ki isakI aMgulI kaTI huI hai aura bali ke lie 'sampUrNa' vyakti caahie| yaha sunakara rAjA kI jAna meM jAna aaii| jaMgaliyoM ne rAjA ko chor3a diyaa| rAjA mahala meM pahuMcA aura pahalA Adeza yaha diyA ki jela meM baMda maMtrI ko chor3A jaae| jela se nikala kara jaba maMtrI sabhA meM pAyA to usane dekhA ki siMhAsana ke ThIka Upara eka paTTI para likhA thA-'jo hotA hai acche ke lie hotA hai|' vaha muskuraayaa| rAjA ne use dhanyavAda diyA, lekina sAtha hI pUchA 'merI aMgulI kaTane se to merI jAna bacI lekina tumhAre jela jAne se tumhArA kyA phAyadA huA ?' maMtrI dhIre se muskurA kara bolA-'merI to jAna baca gaI, mahArAja ! rAjA ne pUchA-'vo kaise ?' maMtrI ne javAba diyA ki mahArAja agara maiM bAhara hotA to zikAra ke samaya Apake sAtha jAnA par3atA aura ho sakatA hai taba sampUrNa manuSya dekhakara merI bali de dI jaatii|' jo AdamI burA hone para bhI soce ki acchA huaA, usake lie saba acch| hai / bhale hI samaya usake viparIta cale, jisake pAsa samaya kI cetanA hai, samaya kA bodha hai, vaha vyakti viparIta paristhitiyoM meM bhI samaya ke sAtha samajhautA karatA huaA apane jIvana ko sukhamaya banA legaa| vaha tanAva-mukta jIvana jInA sIkha jAegA / samaya cAhe kaisA bhI ho, AdamI usake anusAra apane ko DhAlate hue samaya ke sAtha kadama se kadama milAkara cale to usakI hajAra samasyAeM aise hI hala ho sakatI haiM / nizcita taura para samaya usako apane se mukta kara detA hai, mRtyu se mukta kara detA hai aura mRtyu se mukta honA hI mokSa hai, jIvana kA amRta amaratva hai| - ( 146 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana kA upalabdha sAhitya svayaM se sAkSAtkAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara mana-mastiSka kI graMthiyoM ko kholane ke lie dhyAna-zivira meM diye gaye amRta pravacana / pRSTha 146, mUlya 10/vipazyanA aura vizuddhi : zrI candraprabha zarIra, vicAra aura bhAvoM kI upayogitA aura vizuddhi ke mArga darazAtA eka abhinava prakAzana / pRSTha 100, mUlya 12/jyoti kalaza chalake : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jIvana-mUlyoM ko Upara uThAne vAlI eka pyArI pustaka / bha0 mahAvIra ke sUtroM para vistRta vivecana / pRSTha 160, mUlya 20/dhyAna kI jIvaMta prakriyA : vijaya lakSmI jaina dhyAna kI sarala prakriyA jAnane ke lie behatarIna pustaka / ___ pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/manuSya kA kAyAkalpa : zrI candraprabha mana aura cetanA ke vibhinna pahaluoM se rUbarU karavAtA zreSTha digdarzana / dhyAna-vidhi sahita / pRSTha 200, mUlya 25/appa dIvo bhava : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma ke vibhinna AyAmoM ko ujAgara karatA cintana-koSa / pRSTha 112, mUlya 15/caleM, mana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara sakriya evaM tanAva rahita jIvana prazasta karane vAlA eka manovaijJAnika yugIna grantha / pRSTha 300, mUlya 30/vyaktitva-vikAsa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara hamArA vyaktitva hI hamArI pahacAna hai, tathya ko ujAgara karane vAlA eka bAla manovaijJAnika prakAzana / pRSTha 112, mUlya 10/ ( 147 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbhAvanAoM se sAkSAtkAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara astitva kI anaMta saMbhAvanAoM se sIdhA saMvAda | pRSTha 92, mUlya 10 /cetanA kA vikAsa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara sAdhakoM ke lie mahatvapUrNa pustaka, dhyAna yoga kI hara bArIkI kA manovaijJAnika digdarzana / pRSTha 108, mUlya 12/nAMgana meM AkAza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara tIsa pravacanoM kA anUThA AdhyAtmika saMkalana, jo Ama AdamI ko prabuddha karatA hai aura jor3atA hai use astitva kI saccAI se / pRSTha 200, mUlya 20/ pRSTha 48, mUlya 3 / - prema ke vaza meM hai bhagavAna : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara ise par3he binA manuSya kA prema adhUrA hai / jita dekhUM tita tU : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara astitva ke pratyeka aNu meM paramAtma-zakti ko nihArane kA prayatna / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ caleM, bandhana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara bandhana-mukti ke lie krAntikArI sandeza | vahI kahatA hUM : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara dainika samAcAra-patroM meM prakAzita starIya pravacanAMzoM kA saMkalana / pRSTha 48, mUlya 3 / - zivo'ham : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jIvana kI UMcAiyoM ko zrAtmasAt karane ke lie eka tanAva - mukta svastha mArgadarzana / pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/ samaya kI cetanA : zrI candraprabha pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ samaya ke vibhinna pahalunoM ko chUtI huI eka asAdhAraNa pustaka | pRSTha 148, mUlya 15/mahaka tumhArI, jyoti hamArI : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara ikkIsa santa kaviyoM ke zreSThatama padoM kA saMkalana / pRSTha 32, ( 148 ) For Personal & Private Use Only mUlya 2/ Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zUnya kA saMdeza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara rahasya kI partoM ko ughAr3atI ladhu-kathAeM / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/mana meM, mana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara mana kI granthiyoM ko samajhAne aura sulajhAne vAlA eka svatantra prakAzana / pRSTha 48, mUlya 2/tAla banA sAgara : kusumalatA AMcaliyA gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgarajI ke preraNAspada jIvana kA eka raMgIna aura bebAka Akalana / pRSTha 24, mUlya 5/Atma-darzana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara / a.bhA. vidvat pariSad kA prazasta prakAzana / pRSTha 40, mUlya 2/tuma mukta ho, pratimukta : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara prAtma-krAnti ke amRtasUtra / pRSTha 100, mUlya 7/roma-roma rasa pIje : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jIvana ke hara kadama para mArga darazAte cintana-sUtroM kA dastAveja / " pRSTha 88, mUlya 10/dhyAna : kyoM aura kaise : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara hamAre sAmAjika jIvana meM dhyAna kI kyA jarUrata hai, isa sambandha meM svaccha rAha dikhAtI pustaka / . pRSTha 86, mUlya 10/prema aura zAMti : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara mana kI zAMti evaM sukha kI upalabdhi ke lie eka amRta mArgadarzana / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/mahaka uThe jIvana-badarIvana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara vyaktitva ke nirmANa evaM samAja ke vikAsa ke lie buniyAdI bAtoM kA khulAsA / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/tIrtha aura maMdira : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara tIrtha aura maMdira kevala zraddhAsthala haiM yA kucha aura bhI ? jAnakArI ke lie par3hiye yaha pustaka / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ ( 146 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amRta-saMdeza : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara sadguru zrI candraprabha ke amRta-saMdezoM kA sAra-saMkalana / pRSTha 56, mUlya 3/paryuSaNa-pravacana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara paryuSaNa-mahAparva ke pravacanoM ko ghara-ghara pahuMcAne ke lie eka pyArA prakAzana, par3heM kalpasUtra ko apanI bhASA meN| pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/dhyAna, prayoga aura pariNAma : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara dhyAna ke vibhinna pahaluoM para jIvanta vivecana / mahAvIra kI nijI sAdhanA-paddhati kA spaSTIkaraNa / pRSTha 112, mUlya 10/dharatI ko banAeM svarga : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara dharma kI AvazyakatA aura nArI-jagata para lagI betukI pAbandiyoM para sAkSAtkAra / pRSTha 52, mUlya 3/AtmA kI pyAsa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jIvana jAgRti kA amRta saMdeza dete pravacana / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/binA nayana kI bAta : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara adhyAtma-puruSa zrImad rAjacandra ke pramukha padoM para mAnaka pravacana / pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/bUjho nAma hamArA : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara yogIrAja AnaMdaghana ke padoM para kiyA gayA manovaijJAnika vivecana / pRSTha 68, mUlya 4/bhagavattA phailI saba ora : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara kundakunda kI gAthAoM para mArmika udbhAvanA / pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/sahaja mile avinAzI : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara paMtajali ke pramukha yoga-sUtroM para punarprakAza / pRSTha 92, mUlya 10/ ( 150 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtara ke paTa khola : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara paMtajali ke mahatvapUrNa dasa sUtroM para punarprakAza : yoga kI anUThI pRSTha 112, mUlya 7 / pustaka / haMsA to motI cugaM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara mahAvIra ke adhyAtma - sUtroM para sAmayika pravacana | pRSTha 88, mUlya 10/ zrAyAra-suttaM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara eka Adarza dharma-graMtha kA mUla evaM hindI anuvAda ke sAtha abhinava prakAzana | vijJAna evaM cintana ke kSetra meM eka khoja / pRSTha 260 / - mUlya 30 / samavAya- suttaM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara vizvavidyAlaya - pAThyakrama mUlAnugAmI anuvAda | ke stara para samavAyAMga kA sIdhA-sapATa pRSTha 318, mUlya 30/ candraprabha jIvana aura sAhitya : DaoN. nAgendra mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jI kI sAhityika sevAoM kA vistRta lekhA-jokhA | pRSTha 160, mUlya 15/ jaya sammetazikhara : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jaina tIrthaM sammetazikhara jI ke itihAsa evaM vikAsa para byaurA / pRSTha 32, mUlya 5/ upAdhyAya devacandra : jIvana, sAhitya aura vicAra : zrI lalitaprabha zrImad devacandra ke vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ke vibhinna pahaluoM para prazasta prakAza DAlane vAlA zodha-prabandha | pRSTha 320, mUlya 50/ vizva saMskRta-sUkti koza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara saMskRta vAGgamaya kI sUktiyoM kA enasAiklopIDiyA, tIna khaNDoM meM Akalana | pRSTha 1000, mUlya 300 / ( 151 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hindI sUkti- sandarbha koza : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara hindI ke suvistRta sAhitya se sUktiyoM kA sasandarbha saMkalana, do bhAgoM meM / pRSTha 750, mUlya 100/ paMca saMdeza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha para kAlajayI sUktiyoM pRSTha 32, mUlya 2 / kA anUThA sampAdana / meDiTezana eNDa enalAiTameMTa : zrI candraprabha dhyAna aura samAdhi ke vibhinna pahaluoM para manana aura vizleSaNa : videzoM meM bhI behada prasArita / pRSTha 108, mUlya 15/ lAITa-TU-lAITa : zrI candraprabha Atma-darzana ke lie 'mAila - sTaoNna' / vizva ke dUra-darAja taka phailI pustikA / pRSTha 92, mUlya 10/ da prijaviMga oNpha lAipha : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara cetanA - vikAsa ke hara pahalU para prakAza / Aja hI likheM aura apanA oNrDara bhejeM / dhanarAzi zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana (SRI JIT YASHA SHREE FOUNDATION) kalakattA ke nAma para baiMka DrAphTa yA manIArDara dvArA bheje / pRSTha 100, mUlya 10 / zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana 9-sI, esplaneDa ro IsTa ( rUma naM. 28 ) kalakattA-700069 dUrabhASa : 220-8725 ( 152 ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya kA hara kSaNa jIvana kA svarNa-kaNa hai| hara manuSya ko samaya kA bodha aura samaya kI cetanA honI caahiye| samaya kA pAbaMda honA svayaM para svayaM kA zAsana hai| jo yaha socate haiM ki abhI to samaya bahuta hai, ve jIvana kI vartamAna upalabdhiyoM se vaMcita raha jAte haiM / dhanya to ve haiM, jo zubha aura sArthaka ko kala para TAlane kI bajAya Aja hI karane meM vizvAsa rakhate haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only