Book Title: Sansar aur Samadhi
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003899/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra aura samAdhi mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana, kalakattA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra aura samAdhi : candraprabha saujanya zrImatI rAjakumArI jI indracanda jI bhaMsAlI kI puNya smRti meM zrI kauzalakumAra, azokakumAra bhaMsAlI, dillI . prakAzaka zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana, 1 sI, esplAneDa ro (IsTa) kalakattA-600069 prathama-saMskaraNa : janavarI, 1991 kampyUTara-TAIpa tIsarA-prahara, jodhapura mudraka : zrIrAma priMTarsa, dillI mUlya : 15/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra aura samAdhi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navInatama prakAzana . jIvana-yAtrA meM to tere pAsa meM adhara meM laTakA adhyAtma jyoti jale bina bAtI mahAjIvana kI khoja pyAle meM tUphAna maiM kauna hU~ ? samAdhi kI chAMha deha meM dehAtIta prArthanA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra aura samAdhi candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praveza se pUrva ghuTana bharI jindagI meM zAnti kI talAza hamArI AvazyakatA hai / dhyAna jIvana ke abhizapta andhe galiyAroM meM rozanI kI candana-sI bauchAra hai| isa silasile meM hamArA mArgadarzana kara rahe haiM - jIvana -sarjaka mahopAdhyAya zrI candraprabhasAgara / zrI candraprabha caitanya ke zikhara haiM / unake vaktavya jIvana ke lie haiM, sambodhi aura samAdhi ke lie haiM / prastuta pustaka 'saMsAra aura samAdhi' unhIM ke amRta vacanoM kA saMkalana hai| zrI candraprabha ne saMsAra ko apanI dRSTi se nihArA hai aura usake rahasyoM ko bharapUra ughAr3A hai / unake anusAra saMsAra apane Apa meM pUrNa hai / hara pralaya ke bAda bhI saMsAra apane astitva meM rahegA / hamAre lie vaha saMsAra kSaNabhaMgura, bandhanakara aura kaSTakara hai, jisakA nirmANa svayaM hamane/hamAre mana ne kiyA hai / hameM cAhiye ki hama Aropita pratyAropita saMsAra ke prati jageM aura kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM kI taraha usase Upara utthe| atikramaNa ke pariveza meM jIne vAloM ko zAnti aura samAdhi ke lie dhyAna meM DUbanA cAhiye / isase na kevala jIvana kA anuzAsana banegA, apitu jIvana kA Ananda bhI AtmasAta hogA / dhyAna hamAre vaiyaktika jIvana meM caitanya ke phUla ko samagratA se khilA sakatA hai / cetanA kA parama rUpa se khilanA hI paramAtmA se sAkSAtkAra hai / zrI candraprabha ke aise vicAra pustaka meM khulakara AeM haiM / cAhe inheM suno yA par3ho; jIvana aura vicAroM meM eka naI krAnti mukhara ho uThatI hai / nizcaya hI zrI candraprabha ne jIvana ko jIyA hai, use mathA hai aura vaha svastha zailI arjita kI hai jisakI Ama AdamI ko jarUrata hai / Aiye, hama praveza kareM unake amRta vacanoM meM, saMsAra se samAdhi meM / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSaya yaha jaTila saMsAra kyA hai ? 1. 2. aisA hai saMsAra 3. maiM : sammohana ke dAyare meM 4. jahara ghule pariveza meM 5. kSaNabhaMguratA kA AkarSaNa 6. vyartha kA phailAva 7. lAbha se lobha kI ora 8. A~kha do : rozanI eka 9. mahattva deM Atma - mUlyoM ko 10. Aiye, kareM jIvana-kalpa 11. ghuTana kA Atma-samarpaNa 12. svayaM ke mArga meM 13. caleM, mana -ke-pAra 14. dastaka zUnya ke dvAra para 15. dhyAnaH svayaM ke Ara-pAra 16. yaha hai vizuddhi kA mArga 17. kareM caitanya - darzana 18. samAdhi kI chA~ha meM anukrama For Personal & Private Use Only pRSTha 1. 15 28 8 8 8 8 26 38 46 56 66 78 93 98 105 111 121 129 137 142 148 153 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anya sva0 zrI indra canda jI bhaMsAlI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha jaTila saMsAra kyA hai? yaha jaTila saMsAra kyA hai? DUbate marudhAra meM nara ke lie patavAra kyA hai ? jo satAye jA rahA usa deva kA manuhAra kyA hai ? hai nahIM kucha sAra jisameM deha se phira pyAra kyA hai? TIsa jo dabatI nahIM usa darda kA upacAra kyA hai? jo bhulAve meM par3A usakA bhalA uddhAra kyA hai ? saMdhi jisase ho gaI usa zatru kA pratikAra kyA hai? isa tarapha to pyAra hai usa pAra kA AdhAra kyA hai? hai svajana isa pAra meM usa pAra meM parivAra kyA hai? kauna jAne svarga meM nara ke lie adhikAra kyA hai? hai nahIM kucha sAra isameM to vahAM kA sAra kyA hai? kyA batA sakate vahAM ke loga kA vyavahAra kyA hai? yaha gIta eka prazna- mAlA hai| ye prazna eka dina mere mana ke kisI kone se upaje the| jisa kone se prazna upaje the, usI ke bagala vAle kone se javAba bhI mile the| ... prazna aura uttara eka dUsare ke virodhI nahIM haiM, jur3ave bacce haiN| AIne meM hama jhAMkate haiM, to jo jhalaka dikhAI detI hai, vahI to uttara hotA hai hamAre jIvana kaa| AIne ke sAmane sArI samasyAoM kA hala milatA hai| AInA samasyA nahIM hai, samasyA to jIvana hai / AInA pahelI nahIM hai, pahelI to saMsAra hai| prazna aura uttara vAstava meM bimba- pratibimba haiN| saMsAra eka prazna hai aura AInA usakA uttr| jaisA prazna vaisA uttr| eka iMca bhI pharka nahIM par3atA / citrakAra pharkaDAla sakatA hai, phoTogrAphara bhI pharka kara detA hai, para AInA to hUbahU peza karatA hai| isalie jo vyakti apane Apako jAnane samajhane meM kucha kaThinAI mahasUsa karatA hai, vaha AIne ko jarUra apnaae| AInA hamArI pratikRti hai / saMsAra aura samAdhi For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isIlie to rojAnA Aine meM svayaM ko nihArate haiN| subaha uThe, AInA dekhaa| nahAe, to AInA dekhaa| bAla saMvAre, to AInA dekhaa| aura ghara se to jitanI bAra nikale, utanI hI bAra AIne meM svayaM ko dekhaa| AIne meM dekha liyA to parIkSA ho gii| kahIM kucha beThIka nahIM honA caahie| isalie AIne ko apanA lete haiN| AInA svayaM kI mana-pasandagI ke sAtha svayaM ko nihArane-parakhane kA upAya hai| jaise sone kI parakha ke lie kasauTI hai vaise hI khuda kI parakha ke lie AInA hai| AInA to sabhI dekhate haiN| be-ThIka bhI dekhate haiM aura ThIka bhii| AMkhoM vAlA hI mAtra Aine meM nahIM dekhatA, kAnA bhI dekhatA hai| kAraNa hara AdamI apane ko khUbasUrata-se-khUbasUrata peza karanA cAhatA hai| isa dikhAUgirI ke maMca para kAle, gore, gehuMeM, rAte, kAne, lUle, nihatthe, amIra, garIba-sabhI zAmila haiN| vyakti svayaM ko saMsAra ke sAmane eka viziSTa vyaktitva ke rUpa meM peza karanA cAhatA hai| vyakti kI yaha mahattvAkAMkSA koI bahuta burI nahIM hai| yaha bAta nahIM hai ki kevala sikandara ko hI mahattvAkAMkSA thI, DAyojanIja ko bhI thii| pharkadonoM ke socane-karane ke rAstoM meM thaa| AkAMkSA ur3Ana hai aura mahat ahaMkAra hai| Ama AdamI AIne meM svayaM ko jhAMkatA hai, aura jo usase kucha viziSTa hai, vaha saMsAra meM svayaM ko jhAMkatA hai| jinakI jiMdAdilI una donoM se bhI UMcI hai, vaha svayaM meM svayaM ko jhAMkatA hai| vyakti jhAMka-jhAMkakara hI svayaM kI yA saMsAra kI dhruvatA-kSaNabhaMguratA ke pATha par3hatA hai| jhAMkanA saMsAra kI pAThazAlA kI pahalI kakSA hai| jhAMkane kA matalaba hai kisI cIja ko utsukatA ke sAtha kucha kSaNa ke lie dekhnaa| vaise jhAMkane meM aura dekhane meM phrkhai| jhAMkanA bahuta thor3I dera meM hotA hai aura dekhanA to bahuta samaya kA bhI ho sakatA hai| jaba jhAMkanA socane ke sAtha jur3a jAtA hai, to pariNAma mila jAtA hai| jo pahale dekhatA hai, jhAMkatA hai, bAda meM socatA hai, vicAratA hai, vaha sahI jJAna pA rahA hai| unakA anubhava svayaM ke lie sahI hogaa| zAstra meM na bhI mile usake vicAra, para vaha svayaM hI janmAegA svayaM kA shaastr| yoM hI to race gaye haiM sAre shaastr| sAmarthya se bar3hakara koI zAstra nahIM hai| zAstra maryAdA bakhAnate haiN| maryAdA hamezA sArvajanika rUpa se banAI jAtI hai| sAmarthya vyaktigata hai| vaha Atma-jAgaraNa hai| zAstA kA sAmarthya hI anuzAsana ko maryAdA meM zAstra hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra kA paridarzana gaharAI se karane ke bAda hI kisI ne usakI adhruvatA aura bhaMguratA ke gIta gAye hoNge| saMsAra ko gaharAI se jhAMkate samaya use apane vicAroM ko kasauTI para kasate hue hI yaha vicAra uThA hogA--'yaha jaTila saMsAra kyA hai?' saMsAra ke prati yaha eka jijJAsA hai| yaha zAstra nahIM hai, varan vyakti ke cintana-kendra meM hone vAle uthala puthala kI eka abhivyakti hai| saMsAra vaha hai, jahAM saMsaraNa hotA hai, halana-calana hotI hai| saMsaraNa yAnI srknaa| saMsaraNa ko samajhane ke lie Apa apanI cAla ko samajha leN| Apa calate haiM do pairoM ke shaare| Age kadama bar3hAne ke lie pIche kA kadama uThAnA hogaa| jo kadama pIche thA, vaha Age ho gayA aura jo Age thA, vaha pIche ho gyaa| kadama kA Age bar3hanA janma hai aura pIche chUTanA mRtyu hai| ina do kadamoM ke bIca hI, janma aura mRtyu ke bIca hI yaha zarIra hai, yaha jIvana hai| / yaha calanA zAzvata nahIM hai| jaise calanA adhruva hai, azAzvata hai, asthira hai, vaise hI hai yaha sNsaar| saMsAra eka saMsaraNazIla cAla hai| yahAM hara pala uthala-puthala-halacala macI rahatI hai| isIlie to saMsAra ko samundara kI upamA dI jAtI hai| vaha kyoM? kyA samundara saMsAra kI taraha pApI hai? puNyAtmA hai? nahIM, samundara saMsAra kI taraha hI saMsaraNazIla hai| vaha laharoM meM sarakatA hai| bhApa bhI vahI hai, bAdala bhI vahI hai, bArisa bhI vahI hai| sAgara kI taraha hI hai sNsaar| isalie donoM ko eka dUsare kI upamA dI jAtI hai| ____ mujhe saMsAra ke bAre meM koI bahuta gahanatama anubhava nahIM hai| kyoMki maiM sAMsArika nahIM huuN| maiMne apanA koI saMsAra basAyA nhiiN| isalie maiM sAMsArika nahIM huuN| para kisI aura ke basAye-banAye saMsAra meM maiM rahA huuN| pakSI Akhira janamatA to kisI-na-kisI nIr3a meM hI hai| vaha nIr3a hI to saMsAra hai| isa nAte saMsAra meM koI prANI aisA nahIM hai, jo yaha kaha sake ki saMsAra ke bAre meM vaha kucha nahIM jaantaa| vaha jAnatA to hai, para mukaratA hai| yoM karake vyakti vAstava meM apanI janma-ghaTanA ko jhuThalA rahA hai| hakIkata to yaha hai ki saMsAra kI kahAnI jitanI eka vairAgI ko mAluma hotI hai, utanI kisI rAgI ko nhiiN| rAgI to eka ghara kI kahAnI jAnatA hai aura vairAgI ghara-ghara kii| majhe hI le liijiye| rojAnA kitane logoM se mujhe milanA par3atA hai| hajAroM gharoM meM to maiM jA AyA hUM aura hajAroM logoM ne mujhe apanI-apanI manogAthAeM sunAI haiN| maiM bhI logoM ko sAntvanA to detA hUM, para sAntvanA kA rahasya bhI maiM jAnatA huuN| sAntvanA pAkara loga cale jAte hai, para merA mana gunagunAtA hai--'yaha jaTila saMsAra kyA hai?' saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bAra kapila muni se coroM kA pAlA par3a gyaa| cora Aye lUTane, para muni ke pAsa luMTavAne ko kyA milegaa| coroM ke lie vaha rItA pAtra hai| aura jo cIjeM muni ke pAsa thIM saccAI aura acaurya kI, so coroM ke koI kAma kI nahIM thii| coroM ke lie muni nirdhana kI kuTiyA hai| ___ muni kA to kAma hI dUsaroM ko upadeza denA hai| kapila muni bhI coroM ko dene laga gaye updesh| Ajakala kA bAjArU upadeza denA to unheM AtA nahIM thaa| vo to gAne lage adhuve asAsayammi, saMsArammi dukkha puraae| kiM nAma hojja taM kammayaM, jeNAhaM duggaiM na gcchejjaa|| coroM ne kapila kA yaha saMgAna sunA to ve avAka raha gye| unhoMne ise bArIkI se sunaa| dhyAnapUrvaka, manoyogapUrvaka sunaa| patA nahIM, muni ke zabdoM meM kyA tAkata thI ki unake zabdoM ne coroM ke dila kI soyI vINA kA tAra-tAra jhaMkRta kara diyaa| coroM ko lagA ki yaha saMgAna jIvana kA dhruva satya hai| aba be cora nahIM rhe| cora ke veza meM unake jIvana ke kSitija meM bhora ho gayA thaa| veza cora kA, para antas munitva ke Ayojana meN| cora bhI gAne lage adhuve asAsayammi, saMsArammi dukkha praaue| kiM nAma hojja taM kampayaM, jeNAhaM duggaiM na gcchejjaa|| ve bhara uThe ahobhAva se| yaha adhUrA gIta hI paramAtmA kI mahAgItA ko nimaMtraNa thaa| dama gIta meM nahIM hotA, dama hotA hai, ahobhAva meM, una saMskAroM meM jo kinhIM gaMvAru zabdoM se bhI jaga sakatA hai| buddha ko jo cIja paMDita na de pAe use panihArinoM ne de diyaa| cora na sudhara sakejeloM kI yaMtraNA se| ve sudhare satya kI jijJAsA se,satya kI sambodhi se, dIpa ke smprkse| coroM ko lagA ye do vAkya kore nahIM haiN| yaha mahAgItA hai| gItA ko janmAne ke lie kevala kRSNa hI nahIM cAhie, arjuna bhI caahiye| yaha gAthA jIvana kI jijJAsA hai| arjuna-sI sthiti banI huI hai| arjuna yuddha ke maidAna meM khar3A hai aura cora ghara meN| arjuna ke sAmane kRSNa hai aura coroM ke sAmane kpil| kRSNa arjuna ko prabhAvita karate haiM aura kapila coroM ko| pharka yahI hai ki arjuna yuddha karane ke lie apane kadama bar3hA detA hai, jabaki cora apane kadama pIche khisakA lete haiM corI ke mArga se| saMsAra aura samAdhi --candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora apane ghuTane jamIna para Teke, hAtha phailAye, Akaza kI ora muMha kiye haiN| ve pUcha rahe haiM prabho! yaha saMsAra adhruva hai, azAzvata hai| isa saMsAra meM hama aisA kauna sA karma kareM, jisase hama durgati meM na jaaeN| he prabho ! hamane jAna liyA hai isa saMsAra ko / yahA~ hamane bahuta lUTapATa kI, bhoga bhogA, para ve saba duHkha-darda ke cAbuka sAbita hue| yahAM sivA duHkha ke kucha nahIM milaa| phUla milane se pahale bhI kAMTe hAtha lge| phUla pAne ke bAda bhI kAMTe mile| svarga kI kalpanAe~ banAyIM, para milA naraka hI / sukha ke phUla hAtha lagate lagate kAMTe bana gye| Akhira, sukha ke bAdala kitanI dera rheNge| umar3e, barase aura kho gye| AkAza phira naMgA-kA-naMgA ho gyaa| jIvana meM Akhira duHkha ke alAvA milatA hI kyA hai| sukha sira para akhabArI chA~ha hai| duHkha to carama hai| duHkha saMsAra kA eka parama satya hai, Arya satya hai| eka bAta pakkI hai ki jIvana se cAhe sukha mile yA duHkha, para haiM sabhI kSaNabhaMgura / kabhI dhUpa, kabhI chaaNh| kabhI dina kabhI raat| mausama kI taraha badalatA hai yahAM saba kuch| Apa yugoM kI socate haiN| maiM to kahatA hUM hara pala nayA yuga hai| saMsAra meM saba kucha nayA hai, hara pala badalA huA hai| jo haiM, ve khatama hote cale jA rahe haiN| jo nahIM haiM ve Ate cale jA rahe haiN| isalie saMsAra ke sabhI dharmazAstroM kA sAra yahI samajheM ki isa samaya jo tumhAre pAsa hai, vaha khatama ho jaayegaa| sukha hai to sukha aura duHkha hai to duHkh| saba bIta jaayeNge| laharoM kI taraha hara koI anitya hai| ise yoM samajheM, eka bAra eka rAjA ne apane pradeza ke sabhI buddhimAnoM ko bulaayaa| rAjA , ne kahA, mujhe jIvana meM apanAne ke lie eka sUtra caahiye| vaha aisA sUtra ho, jisake sAmane duniyA bhara ke sAre sUtra aura sAre grantha baune hoM para vaha sUtra svayaM sabase choTA ho ! usa eka sUtra meM duniyA ke sAre sUtra A jAne caahiye| buddhimAnoM ne apane-apane zAstroM se eka-eka sUtra cunakara rAjA ko diyaa| para rAjA ko koI sUtra jacA nhiiN| bar3I jhaMjhaTa khar3I ho gii| rAjA kI jijJAsA anasulajhI pahelI bana gii| rAjA ko sUtra caahiye| aura kisI buddhimAna kA batAyA sUtra rAjA ko damadAra na lgaa| Akhira eka buDDhe salAhakAra ne rAjA ko salAha dI, rAjan ! apanI rAjya- sImA ke bAhara eka santa phakIra rahatA hai| vaha bar3A auliyA aura phakkar3a santa hai / usakI prajJA huI hai, buddhatva usakI lAlimA hai| usane zAstra na par3he hoM, para usakI bAteM bar3e-bar3e zAstroM se Upara haiN| maiM to kahUMgA Apa isa mAmale meM eka bAra usa sAdhu se jarUra mileN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 5 1 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA sAdhu se milaa| rAjA loga yA bar3e-bar3e netA loga sAdhuoM se yUM hI nahIM milte| milane meM jarUra koI-na-koI rAja rahatA hai una logoM kaa| svArtha se bar3hakara rAja aura kyA hogA? sAdhu se rAjA kA milanA bhI svArtha-pUrti kA eka rUpa thaa| sAdhu ne rAjA kI bAta sunI, usakI becainI ko bhI pahacAnA, sUtra pAne kI jijJAsA bhI use carama lgii| sAdhu ne rAjA ke hAtha meM sUtra ke nAma para apanI bhujA para baMdhA eka tAbIja diyaa| kahA, ise pahana lo| isa tAbIja meM eka kAgaja kA Tukar3A hai, jisa para sUtra likhA hai| yaha sUtra mere paramajJAnI guru ne mujhe diyA thaa| maiM ise tumheM de rahA hUM, para ise abhI kholakara mata pddh'naa| yaha sUtra jIvana kI Atyantika anubhUti hai| isakA upayoga tabhI karanA jaba tumheM lage ki terI jIvana-naiyA aba DUbane ke karIba hai| jaba tuma apane Apako gahana duHkhI mahasUsa karo, jaba tuma vedanA kI AkhirI sIr3hI para calane lago, jaba tuma svayaM ko besahArA aura akelA pAo, usa samaya isa tAbIja ke sUtra ko pddh'naa| yoM hI binA kisI kAraNa isa sUtra ko par3hanA bekAra hai| rAjA ne sAdhu kI bAta maMjUra kara lii| rAjA tAbIja ko liye mahala meM aayaa| usakI kaI bAra icchA hotI tAbIja meM baMdhe usa kAgaja ke Tukar3e ko par3hane kii| magara saMta kI kahI bAta yAda A jAne se vaha tAbIja khola nahIM paataa| vAdA jo kiyA thaa| ____ para kisI par3ausI rAjA ne apratyAzita hamalA kara diyaa| vaha rAjA hAra gyaa| to apane ghor3e para vaha yuddha ke maidAna se bhAga nikalA aura jaMgala kI tarapha apanA ghor3A daur3Ane lgaa| rAjA ko bhagAte dekha duzmana usakA pIchA karane lge| daur3ate-daur3ate sAMjha par3a gyii| aMdherA chAne lgaa| rAjA apane ghor3e ko abhI bhI daur3Aye calA jA rahA hai| use apanA pIchA karate hue duzmana to nahIM dikhAI diye, para ghor3oM kI TApeM to sunAI de rahI thiiN| acAnaka rAjA ne pAyA ki sAmane jaMgala kA rAsta baMda ho gyaa| pIche lauTa nahIM sktaa| kAraNa pIche zatru hai| Age jA nahIM sktaa| kAraNa sAmane Ter3hA khar3A patthara hai| cAroM tarapha kaMTIlI bhayaMkara jhaadd'iyaaN| rAjA eka pala ke lie hakkA-bakkA raha gyaa| sahasA use yAda AyI tAbIja kI, usa gopanIya yantra kI, usa bahumUlyavAn sUtra kii| usane apane-Apako usa sthiti meM pAyA, jo use santa ne kahI thii| usane tAbIja kholA, kAgaja par3hA aura eka lambI sAMsa chodd'ii| usameM likhA thA- yaha bhI bIta jaayegaa| . rAjA ko lagA, sUtra sahI hai| rAjA na rahA, rAjya calA gyaa| vaibhava bIta gyaa| jaba rAjya, sukha, vaibhava saba cale gaye, to yaha duHkha bhI, yaha Apatti bhI isa sUtra ke anusAra bIta jAnI saMsAra aura samAdhi 6 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caahiye| rAjA socane lagA. aba maiM kyA karU~? karane ko kyA raha gyaa| karate-karate to Aja kI musIbata-bharI ghar3I AI hai| aba to jo ho rahA hai, use dekhanA hai| aba kartA nahIM, aba draSTA banakara khar3e rahanA hai| sUtra ne rAjA kI sArI udvignatA ko, mana kI uthala-puthala ko samApta kara diyaa| usake mana ke kisI kone meM soyI vINA ke tAra chir3a pdd'e| rAjA ko lagA, jo aba taka huA, vaha mAtra eka sapane jaisA thaa| kharekhara sapanA hI thaa| saMyoga kI bAta! ghor3oM kI TApoM kI AvAja kama hotI calI gyii| rAjA ko lagA ki duzmana aura rAste se gujara gaye haiN| aba to ghor3oM kI AvAja bilkula baMda ho gii| rAjA ne caina kI sAMsa lI aura gunagunAyA-yaha bhI bIta gyaa| karIba do-tIna ghaMTe bAda rAjA ke mitrajana use DhUMDhate-DhUMDhate vahAM pahuMca gye| rAjA ne apanI zakti kucha dinoM meM hI vApasa baTora lii| duzmana para hamalA kiyaa| use harAyA, apane rAjya se khdedd'aa| duzmana rAjya kI bAgaDora bhI use mila gyii| vaha phira se rAjA bana gayA, bar3A rAjA bana gayA, samrATa bana gyaa| cAroM tarapha khuziyAM chAI huI thiiN| rAjA kA ceharA khuzI se phUlA na samA rahA thaa| acAnaka use apanI Apa-bItI kahAnI kI yAda ho aayii| usane phira tAbIja kholA, paDhA aura udAsa ho gyaa| sArI sabhA meM sannATa chA gyaa| mahArAja acAnaka kaise udAsa ho gaye, sabhA ne rAjA se kAraNa puuchaa| rAjA ne kahA, yaha sUtra-yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa| kucha dina pahale maiM jisa para garva karatA thA, vaha bIta gyaa| jo vipadAeM AIM, ve Tala gyiiN| vApasa rAjya-sAmrAjyavaibhava-sukha milA, to kyA ye bhI nahIM biiteNge| yahAM saba kucha bItatA jA rahA hai| na sukha hai, na duHkha hai| donoM hI TikAU nahIM haiN| isalie saMsAra meM duHkha ke kAraNa kaisA krandana, sukha ke kAraNa kaisA AnaMda, vijaya kA kaisA ullAsa, hAra kA kaisA dhokhA, vaibhava kA kaisA dambha! inameM se kisI meM nityatA nahIM hai, thiratA nahIM hai| yaha choTA-sA sUtra saMsAra kA sabase . bar3A zAstra hai, dharmagrantha hai| rAjA tatkAla siMhAsana se khar3A huA aura jamIna para ghuTane Tekakara gAne lagA adhuve asAsayammi, saMsArammi dukkha puraae| kiM nAma hojja taM kampayaM, jeNAhaM duggaiM na gcchejjaa|| isa adhruva, azAzvata, duHkha-bahula saMsAra meM aisA kauna-sA karma hai, jisase maiM durgati meM na jAUM saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkara kI bhASA meM - punarapi jananaM punarapi maraNaM, punarapi jananI jaThare zayanam / iha saMsAre bahudustAre, bahudustAre, kRpayApAre pAhI murAre ! he murArI! he bhagavAn! jahAM bAra-bAra janma lenA hai, bAra-bAra maranA hai aura bAra-bAra mAM ke garbha meM sonA hai, aise isa 'bahudastAre' bar3I muzkila se pAra kiye jAne vAle saMsAra se merI rakSA karo, mujhe pAra lgaao| zaMkara bArIka-buddhi sampanna AcArya haiN| saMsAra se tArane kI prArthanA meM saMsAra kA skeca bhI khIMca liyA hai| zaMkara ne saMsAra kA svarUpa AMkA hai| saMsAra kyA hai, to kahA- jahAM bArabAra janma hotA hai, bAra-bAra maraNa hotA hai, mAM ke garbha meM bAra-bAra rahanA par3atA hai| zaMkara dvArA bAra-bAra punarapi punarapi kahanA saMsAra kI saMsaraNazIlatA kA hI paricaya detA hai| isa saMsaraNazIlatA kA dUsarA cahetA nAma hI adhruvatA hai| eka bAta pakkI hai ki saMsAra adhruva hai, azAzvata hai| saba kucha pratikSaNa badalatA jA rahA hai yhaaN| jaise giragiTa apanA raMga badalatA hai, vaise hI saMsAra kA bhI apanA rUpa badalatA jA rahA hai| dala-badala karanA saMsAra kA nijI dharma hai| pAnI meM lakIra khiiNco| kitanI dera rahegI! khIMcate-khIMcate hI miTa jaayegii| aisA hI hai saMsAra / palaka jhapakate - jhapakate hI saMsAra meM badalAhaTa A jAtI hai| dekhate-dekhate hI AdamI lur3haka par3atA hai| jainoM ne tIna zabda diye haiM- Asrava, saMvara aura nirjraa| jaise ye tIna bAteM jIva ke sAtha lAgU hotI haiM, vaise hI saMsAra ke sAtha bhI / Asrava yAnI AnA, saMvara yAnI rukanA aura nirjarA yAnI httnaa| ina tInoM ko hI dUsare zabdoM meM janma, jIvana aura mRtyu kaha sakate haiN| janma aura mRtyu ke kAraNa jindagI to eka dina ThukarAegI hii| jindagI to bevaphA hai| mRtyu jindagI kI mahabUbA hai, jo sAtha lekara jaaegii| cAhe haMsate calo, yA rote subakate, Akhira jAnA to hai hii| saMsAra meM Aye gIta gAne ke lie| gIta gAne ke samAna juttaaye| bAje, yaMtra maMgavAye / jaise hI gIta gAnA zuru kiyA ki vidAI kI velA A gyii| saMsAra meM janme, usI ke sAtha hI mRtyu kA Agraha zuru ho gyaa| sUrya pUrva meM ugA, usI ke sAtha pazcima kI ora ravAnA ho cukaa| jiMdagI kA hara kSaNa mauta ke dvAra para dastaka hai| yaha jIvana, yaha zarIra aMjuli meM rahe hue pAnI ke samAna hai| dhIre-dhIre risatA hai| bahuta jaldI rItI ho jAtI hai yaha aNjli| bAdaloM meM bijalI camakatI hai| yaha jIvana bhI usI saMsAra aura samAvi 8 --candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bijalI kI taraha hai| bijalI camakatI hai, cakAcauMdha karatI hai aura ojhala ho jAtI hai| jIvana bhI aisA hI hai| kisI se jur3e, kisI se TUTe aura patA bhI nahIM cala pAtA ki kaba jIvana dharAzAyI huaa| isalie soco, kahAM hai dhruvatA, kahAM hai zAzvatatA / sabakucha to bikharatA calA jA rahA hai, koI khudarA to koI thok| koI kaNa-kaNa to koI mana-mana / loga socate haiM yaha dhana-daulata TikAU hai, thira hai| ise jyAdA se jyAdA kamAyA jaaye| yoM AdamI kA sArA jIvana daulata ke jAla meM ulajhA rahatA hai| AdamI kI dRSTi meM usakI kImata hai| isalie vaha use pAne meM apanI jindagI kharca kara detA hai| daulata ke bhAra se dabakara vaha apane prANa kho detA hai / phira daulata kA koI bharosA nahIM hai| kaba AyI aura kaba calI gii| ataH daulata zAzvata kahAM hai, sukhakara kahAM hai! socate haiM makAna sthAyI rhegaa| isalie AdamI use apanI maMjila samajha letA hai| apanatva kA usa para AropaNa ho jAne ke kAraNa vyakti use apanI aMtima maMjila mAna baiThatA hai| magara yaha antima mukAma kahAM hai ! zarIra ko hama apanA samajhate hai, socate haiM ki yaha to apane sAtha rhegaa| magara nahIM / yaha zarIra bhI eka dina pIle patte kI taraha girane vAlA hai| hama parijanoM ko bhI apanA mAnakara socate haiM ki ye merA hamezA sAtha deNge| para marane ke bAda ve hI hamAre zarIra para kaphana or3hAyeMge aura rAma-rAma sata hai, kahate hue hameM le cala par3eMge maraghaTa kI or| patnI ghara ke daravAje taka pahuMcAtI hai| isalie soco apane riztoM meM chipI kSudratA ko, azAzvatatA ko| kahAM hai yahAM dhruvatA! kucha bhI to nahIM hai dhruva- zAzvata / samaya badalatA jA rahA hai| manuSya badala rahe haiN| mAM-bApa badala rahe haiN| patniyAM, bacce, makAna saba kucha badalate jA rahe haiN| Aja jo merA bApa hai kala vahI merA beTA ho sakatA hai| Aja jo mahala hai kala vahI khaMDahara ho sakatA hai| - vAstava meM yaha saMsAra sapane ke samAna hai| abhI dikha rahA hai| sapanA AyA, muMha meM laDDU thaa| jaise hI AMkha kholI to pAyA ki muMha khAlI kA khAlI hai| laDDu khAne kA sapanA to dekhA, para jaba peTa ko dekhA to AMkhoM se AMsU Dhulaka pdd'e| vaha to pAtAla meM baiThA thA / saMsAra bhI to aisA hI hai| saba apane lagate haiM para apanA koI nahIM raha pAtA / jIvana kI deharI para bahuta bAra yaha jIvana eka dhokhA lagatA hai, sUnA-sUnA lagatA hai| khAlI-khAlI, khoyAkhoyA lagatA hai| jinakA saMsAra se moha hai, ve saMsAra ke jalane para rote hai aura jinakA saMsAra se moha TUTa gayA ve svayaM saMsAra ko jalAkara nikala jAte hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 9 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabIrA khar3A bAjAra meM, liye lakuTiyA haath| jo ghara phUMke ApanA, cale hamAre saath|| phUMko apanA moha, moha kA ghr| jiMdagI to cAra dina kI udhAra hai| bar3I muzkila se yaha udhAra milatI hai| ArajU aura iMtajArI meM hI ise mata bitaao| jAgo, dina meM banAye sapanoM se| sapanoM meM sarako mt| maje kI bAta yaha hai ki yahAM sapanA hara koI dekhatA hai| saMsAra janma-janmAntaroM se jur3A hai, to sapanA bhI jur3A hai| sArA saMsAra sapanoM ke raMga meM bhIgA hai| usakA bItA huA samaya bhI eka sapanA thaa| vartamAna bhI eka sapanA hai| bhaviSya bhI eka sapanA hogaa| sapane hI to usake bhAvI jIvana ko mor3ate hai| eka bAta pakkI hai ki sapane Akhira nazvara haiN| muMdI AMkhoM kA darzana hai| cUMki sapane nazvara hai, ataH yaha sapanoM kA banA saMsAra bhI nazvara hai| bahuta se loga soye-soye sapane dekhate haiM, to bahuta-se jge-jge| bahuta sAre loga rAta ko sapanA dekhate haiM aura bahaka par3ate hai| maiMne apane kaI sAthiyoM ke sAtha yoM hote dekhA hai| merA eka dosta rAta ko bahuta bahakatA thaa| maiMne apane eka anya sAthI ko pUchA, bhAI! gilAsa kahAM hai? usI samaya hamAre pAsa soyA vaha dosta bahakA, 'repiDeksa iMgalisa spIkiMga korsa meN| hama saba haMsa pdd'e| vaha dosta usa samaya usI kI par3hAI kiyA karatA thaa| ataH jaba vaha sapanA dekhegA yA bahakegA, to nizcita hI vahI mukha se niklegaa| isIlie maiMne kahA ki saMsAra ko sapane kI taraha dekho| saMsAra kA matalaba hai saMsaraNa karanA, gati krnaa| janma-maraNa ke cAka ke sahAre gati krnaa| gati cAlU rahatI hai, vyakti kucha dinoM kI jiMdagI jItA hai aura khAlI hAtha, hAtha pasAre calA jAtA hai| isa cAra-dina kI jiMdagI meM bahuta se AdamI apanI cAdara ko ujalI kara lete haiM, to bahuta se mailii| Akhira vahI cAdara or3hakara jAtA hai| kabIrA ho to jaisI kI taisI dhari dInhI cadariyA khte| hama to basa katharI para hI gumAna kara rahe haiN| mATI rI A kAyA, Akhira mATI meM mila jAve hai| kyAM ro garava kare re manavA, kyAM para tUM itarAve hai| jiNa tana ne mIThA mAla khavA, tUM nizadina pALe pose hai| apaNe ika peTa rI Aga bujhAvaNa, kittAM rA mana rose hai| thor3e jINe re khAtira kyUM, bhArI pApa kamAve hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 10 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A sAMsoM ro vizvAsa nahIM, kada AtI-AtI ruka jaave| jIvaNa meM jhukaNoM nahIM jANyo, bo jama re Age jhuka jaave| eka kadama to uThagyo dUjo, kuNa jANeM uTha pAve hai| o to cAra dinoM ro cAMdaNiyoM, suNa phera aMdherI rAtAM hai| thArI chatar3I sArI cUve hai, ai sAvaNa rI barasAtAM hai| jo jAge hai so pAve hai, jo sove so pachatAve hai| yaha deha to mATI kA DhelA hai| mATI se upajI hai aura jIvana bhara mATI ko hI saMjotI hai| Akhira jAkara bhI mATI meM milatI hai| phira kisa bAta kA garva ! zarIra kA sammohana kyoM ? usase prApta hone vAle anubhavoM ke sAtha svayaM kA tAdAtmya kyoM ? deha to hara samaya dadhakatI hai, jalatI hai| dadhakanA duHkha kA paricaya-patra hai, isIlie saMsAra meM sAre jIva dadhaka rahe haiM, duHkha meM sar3abar3A rahe haiN| para AdamI haiM aisA, jo duHkha ko nakAratA rahatA hai| pataMgA jAnatA hai dIpaka usakA mitra nahIM, varana kAla-mukha hai| phira bhI vaha cakAcauMdha ke phAke meM Akara dIpaka kI lau meM svayaM ko khatama kara detA hai| loga sAdhanA kI pagaDaMDI para bahuta jaldI car3ha jAte haiN| yaha acchA jarura hai, para yaha car3hanA kisI ke bahakAve meM Akara hotA hai| isalie usakI sAdhanA usake lie eka dhokhA bana jAtI hai| pahale yaha soceM ki aisI kyA jarurata hai, jisake kAraNa sAdhanA karanI jarurI ho gaI hai| binA AvazyakatA ke koI kAma karanA Ukhala meM sira DAlanA hai| sAdhanA kI pagaDaMDI para kadama bar3hAne se pahale kaI bhUmikAoM se gujaranA par3atA hai| tAra-tAra jarA soceM ki sAdhanA kyoM kI jA rahI hai ! sukha pAne ke lie sAdhanA kara rahe haiM na Apa! para pahale yaha to nizcata ho jAye ki maiM duHkhI huuN| jIvana ke antaraMga meM, meM duHkha kI anugUMja to pahale pA lo| duHkha kI anubhUti huI nahIM aura sukha pAne ke lie nikala pdd'e| agara sukha mila bhI gayA, to Apa pahacAneMge kaise ki yaha sukha hI hai| sukha kI sahI pahacAna karane ke lie duHkha kI sahI pahacAna anivArya hai| kucha dina pahale maiM eka samAroha meM nimaMtrita thaa| vahAM kaiyoM ne pravacana - bhASaNa diye| samAroha ke bAda maine eka pravacanakAra se pUchA, Apane zAdI kI? ve bole, maiM bacapana meM hI sAdhu bana gyaa| maiM to brahmacArI huuN| to maine pUchA, kyA Apake pitA bhI sAdhu bane hai ? unhoMne kahA, nhiiN| ve abhI bhI gRhasthI meM hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 11 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maine kahA, gustAkhI mApha kareM Apane jo pravacana diyA, vaha Ama logoM ke lie to ThIka thaa| kRpayA Apa apane para usa pravacana ko ghttaaeN| Apane nArI kI nindA kI, aura use karane meM koI kamI nahIM chodd'ii| kyoM? kyA Apako apanI vyaktigata jindagI meM nArI ke bAre meM aisA koI anubhava hai? bole, nhiiN| maine kahA, Apa jarA sociye ki puruSa ke lie strI hI mokSa meM bAdhA hai to strI ke lie mokSa meM kyA bAdhA hai! yadi mokSa meM strI bAdhA hai, to yaha doSa jitanA strI ke mAthe maMDhatA hai, utanA hI puruSa ke mAthe para / hakIkata to yaha hai ki puruSoM ne hI strI ke mokSa meM bAdhAe~ DAlI haiN| merI samajha se puruSa ke lie mokSa meM na to strI bAdhA hai, aura na hI strI ke lie puruss| strI aura puruSa donoM eka-dUsare ke viparIta hai aura viparIta ke prati jo AkarSaNa hai, vahI vAstava meM bAdhA hai| jisa vyakti ko anubhava hai, vaha to usase dUra nahIM haTA hai aura jo kabhI nArI se prApta hone vAle sukha-duHkha ke pAsa hI nahIM phaTakA hai, vaha nArI kA yoM virodha kare ? Apa jisa viSaya para itanA kucha kaha rahe haiM, usakA nijI jIvana meM kucha-na-kucha to anubhava honA caahiye| Apa vyakti ko brahmacarya kI suvAsa denA cAhate haiM, to pahale use yaha anubhava honA cAhiye ki maine jo rAstA apanA rakhA hai, vaha duHkha kA hai| use anubhava honA cAhiye ki kAma - bhoga duHkhakara hai| pahale AdamI ke dimAga meM yaha to baiThanA cAhiye kI reta meM se tela nahIM nikltaa| reta meM se tela nikAlanA nirarthaka zrama karanA hai| yaha kAma Akhira duHkha hI degaa| buddha ne isa gaharAI ko phcaanaa| mahAvIra isa tathya kI caramasImA taka gye| loga kahate hai jainoM ke tIrthaGkara janma se hI jJAta- manasvI hote haiM, to kyA unheM jJAna nahIM thA ki kAmabhoga duHkhakara hai? unhoMne vivAha kyoM racA ? logoM kA socanA vAjiba hai| jJAna rahA hogA unheM, para vaha jJAna Ama thA, vyaktigata nahIM thaa| vyaktigata anubhUti to taba huI jaba ve duHkha dene vAle sAdhanoM ke galiyAroM se gujre| buddha janma se hI asAdhAraNa the| bodha kI jhalakeM unheM janma se hI prApta thiiN| para duHkha kI gaharI anubhUti vyaktigata hai, nijI hai| hamAre duHkha ko hama jitanA gaharA anubhava kara sakate hai, utanA aura koI nhiiN| anubhava nijI huA karate haiN| buddha ne zAdI kI, rogI dekhe, murde dekhe, jarjara kAyA dekhI, garbhavatI mahilAoM ko dekhaa| taba kahIM jAkara Akhira abhiniSkramaNa huaa| mahAvIra aura buddha ne duHkhI jIvana saMsAra aura samAdhi - candraprabha 12 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko gaharAI se nihaaraa| ve paricita the svayaM se janamane vAle duHkhoM se aura dUsaroM ke dukhoM se| yahI kAraNa hai ki unhoMne duHkha kI gaharI se gaharI carcAeM kiiN| neharu ne to Aropa bhI lagAyA ki mahAvIra aura buddha ne bhArata ko duHkhavAda kI bAteM sunAkara paMgu banAyA hai| merI samajha se neharu gaharAI taka nahIM gye| maiM Apase pUchatA hUM ki Apa DaoNkTara ke pAsa jAte haiM to kyA DaoNkTara Apase yaha pUchatA hai ki bolo, tuma svastha ho ? nhiiN| DaoNkTara to sIdhA yahI pUchatA hai ki bolo, tumheM kyA bImArI hai ? vaha Apase hAtha nahIM milAtA, vaha sIdhA nAr3I samhAlatA hai| kyoMki DaoNkTara kA yahI vyavahAra honA caahiye| DaoNkTara ko mAlUma hai ki mere pAsa vahI vyakti AegA, jo bImAra hai| nyAyAlaya meM vahI vyakti pahuMcegA, jo kisI ulajhana meM ulajhA hai| mahAvIra aura buddha jIvana ke sarjana haiN| ve hara insAna kI cikitsA karate haiN| unake pAsa jAo, to ve sukha kI muralI nahIM bjaaeNge| ve sIdhe duHkha kA phor3A phodd'eNge| hamAre vraNoM ko, ghAvoM ko dhoeNge| ve jo kAma karane jA rahe haiM, jo bAteM kahane jA rahe haiM, ve ghAvoM ko miTAne jaisI haiN| ve gama ke gIta nahIM, gama visArane ke gIta haiN| jaba DaoNkTara hamAre phor3e ko dabAeMge, to takalIpha to hogI / mavAda niklegaa| khUna bhegaa| mana pIr3A se kraahegaa| saba kucha hote hue bhI hameM use sahana karanA par3atA hai| Akhira yahI to prakriyA hai, jisase ghAva miTegA, jar3a se mittegaa| DaoNkTara kA yaha kAma cAhe ApakI bhASA meM burA ho, dardadAyaka ho, para binA isa prakriyA ke svAsthya lAbha nahIM ho sktaa| rogamukta honA svAsthya lAbha kI anivArya zarta hai| mahAvIra ne, buddha ne duHkha kI bahuta carcAeM kiiN| krodha, moha, mAyA-lobha kI cANDAlacaukar3I ko usa duHkha kA kAraNa jAnA aura duHkha ke rogoM ke unmUlana ke lie prayAsa karate rhe| apane anubhavoM kI baiga thAme gAMva-gAMva, galI-galI ghUme aura upacAra kiyaa| hakIkata to yaha hai ki mahAvIra aura buddha ne bhArata ko paMgu nahIM bnaayaa| vaha to paMgu thA, use calane ke lie paira diye| unhoMne bhArata ko duHkha nahIM diyaa| apitu dukha ke kAraNa batAkara usase chuTakArA pAne kI bAteM khiiN| mahAvIra aura buddha to parama sukhavAdI haiN| ve duniyA ko aisA sukha denA cAhate hai, jisameM dukha kI jar3eM na hoN| saMsAra ke dukhoM se chuTakArA pAne ke lie hI to unheM mokSa ora nirvANa kI lo jagamagAnI pdd'ii| kisI ke pairoM meM jUte pahanAne se pahale paira meM gar3A kAMTa to nikAla do| jUtA calane meM sahAyaka jarura hai, para saMsAra aura samAdhi 13 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAMTA bAdhaka hai| sukha bAMTane vAle to bahuta hue hai, para duHkha miTAne vAle km| yadi duHkha miTAne vAlA duHkhavAdI hai, to saMsAra meM koI bhI sukhavAdI nahIM hai| ____ maiMne mahAvIra aura buddha ko gaharAI se samajhane kI ceSTA kI hai| ve ghAvoM ko dhote haiM, sar3a rahe bIjoM ko samhAlate hai| yaha kAma choTA bhale hI lage kucha logoM ko, para saMsAra meM sukha kI surabhi bikharane se pahale duHkha kI durabhi haTAnI khAsa jarurI hai| aura use haTAne ke lie usake kAraNa ko haTAnA jarurI hai| jo saMsAra ke sAgara meM gaharAI se gote khAtA hai, vaha jAnatA hai, yahAM dukha ke alAvA kucha nahIM hai| paiTho sAgara meM, kisI bhI kone se, kisI bhI sImA se, kisI bhI kSetra se, kisI bhI samaya meN| usakA pAnI khArA hI milegaa| deza badala sakatA hai, samaya badala sakatA hai, yojanAeM badala sakatI hai, bhAvanAeM badala sakatI hai, para saMsAra kA svarUpa nahIM bdltaa| usakI nazvaratA nahIM bdltii| kyA Apane kabhI kisI sAgara kA pAnI mIThA hai, aisA sunA hai? yadi sunA hai, to vaha satya nahIM hai| jarUra kahIM-na-kahIM dhokhA hai| aura AdamI saMsAra meM jItA hI dhokhe ke sahAre hai, jhUTha ke sahAre jItA hai| saMsAra meM jhUTha ke binA jInA kaThina hai| isalie to hamArI jiMdagI pUrI kI pUrI yoM hI gujara jAtI hai| yAtrA to jiMdagI bhara hotI hai, para binA maMjila kii| hAtha meM diyA to hara ghar3I thAme rakhA, para binA jyoti kaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki jiMdagI bhaTaka rahI hai aMdhera khalAoM meN| per3a kI DAliyAM to kaattii| janmoM-janmoM se kaattii| para per3a phira bhI banA rhaa| kAraNa, jar3eM aba bhI banI huI hai| isalie utaro jar3oM meM, jamIna kI gaharAI meN| binA jar3a ko kATe per3a ko khatama karanA jaTilatA hai| jisane yaha bAta samajha lI, usake lie saMsAra kA jaTilatAeM saralatA aura sugamatA meM badala jaaegii| saccAI kI rozanI hAtha meM thaamo| samajho, buujho| maiMne itanA kahA, yAnI kahakara hAtha meM Apake dIyA thmaayaa| AjamAiza abhI bAkI hai| aba Apa svayaM khojeM isa dIye ke sahAre satya ko| svayaM kI khoja se jo saccA anubhava milatA hai, vahI asalI hai, vahI zAstrArtha hai, vahI sAmarthyayoga hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 14 candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisA hai saMsAra saMsAra ko rahasyamaya mAnA jAtA hai| yaha una logoM ke lie rahasyamaya hai, jo khulI hathelI Ae haiM, para muTThI bAMdhakara pUrA jIvana bitAte haiN| eka jAgaruka vyakti ke lie yaha saMsAra eka khulI huI kitAba hai| cUMki kitAba hai, isalie eka hI adhyAya nahIM hai| kaI adhyAyoM kI jilda kA nAma kitAba hai| jo saMsAra ko ulajhana mAnate hai, unhoMne saMsAra kI kitAba pUrI nahIM par3hI hai| saMsAra kI kitAba ko svAdhyAya-zrRMkhalA kI pahalI kar3I banAiye aura use gaharAI se pddh'iye| __ kahA jAtA hai saMsAra kIcar3a hai| isakA rahasya jAnanA cAhiye ki yaha kIcar3a kaise hai| saMsAra kevala kIcar3a hI nahIM hai, kamala bhI hai| isakI eka AMkha meM premikA kI sUrata hai to dUsarI AMkha meM mAM kI mamatAmayI mUrata hai| isameM laharoM-sI caMcalatA bhI hai, to samAdhisI zAnti bhii| yahAM bhIr3a bhI hai, to ekAkIpana bhI hai| bAjAra bhI hai, to guphA bhii| saMsAra aneka vicitratAoM ko sameTe hai| ____ naraka, pazu-per3a, svarga aura manuSya-ye saba saMsAra ke hI aMga haiN| mukti saMsAra meM kamala kI taraha hai| vaha saMsAra ke usa chora para hai, jo AkhirI hai| jIva vahAM taka saMsaraNa to karatA hai, kintu vahAM se nIce kI ora saMsaraNa nahIM krtaa| naraka saMsAra ke isa chora kI AkhirI kaDI hai| isalie sAre jIva saMsAra meM hI haiN| jahAM-jahAM avakAza hai, vahAM-vahAM saMsAra kI sambhAvanA hai| avakAza AkAza kA hI nAma hai| isalie saMsAra ko dUsarA nAma lokAkAza bhI diyA jA sakatA hai| Apa jisa saMsAra ko dekha rahe haiM, vaha to hai hI sNsaar| isa dRzyamAna saMsAra ke pare bhI saMsAra hai| vaha saMsAra rahasyamaya jyAdA hai| naraka bhI eka saMsAra hai| svarga bhI eka saMsAra hai| jo loga inheM saMsAra kahanA pasaMda nahIM karate, ve unheM loka kaha dete haiN| kahA jAtA hai- brahma satyaM, jagat mithyaa| yAnI brahma saccA hai aura saMsAra jhuutthaa| yaha bAta vicArane jaisI hai| mujhe to lagatA hai ki yaha bhakti kA atireka hai| jise dekhA nahIM, saMsAra aura samAdhi 15 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAnA nahIM, vaha to saccA aura jise gaharAI se jAnA hai, vaha jhuutthaa| merI samajha se to jaise brahma saccA hai, vaise hI yaha saMsAra bhI saccA hai| gaharAI se socatA hUM to lagatA hai ki saMsAra se bar3A satya yahAM aura koI nahIM hai| saMsAra kI na zuruAta hai na smaapn| yaha anAdi hai aura ananta hai| ___ yadi koI yaha kahatA hai ki yaha parI-sI sundara sRSTi paramAtmA kI banAI huI hai, to jaisA sraSTA hai, vaisI hI usakI sRSTi hai| jaba sraSTA anazvara hai, to usakA sarjana nazvara kaise! saMsAra yathArtha hai|yh na mAyA hai na mithyaa| isalie yaha bhrama bhI nahIM hai| niHsaMdeha yaha saMdehoM se pare hai| isalie yahAM zAzvatatA ke svara gUMjate haiN| yadi kSaNabhaMgura hotA, to zAzvatatA ke gIta na to kabhI bole jAte aura na hI sune jaate| kyA kSaNabhaMgura likha sakate haiM zAzvatatA kA itihAsa? yadi lekhaka zAzvata nahIM hai, to lekhana bhI nahIM hai, lekhana kA viSaya bhI nahIM hai| isa taraha jhuThalA jAeMge veda, Agama, pittk| saMsAra parAyA nahIM hai| yaha jIvamAtra kA ghara hai, maMdira hai, ArAdhya hai| yaha bhagavAna kA bhI ghara hai aura iMsAna kA bhii| saMsAra zAzvata hai| jaise satya aura ziva zAzvata hai, vaise hI saMsAra bhI hai| kAla ke paMje ise jhapaTa nahIM paate| satya ko kisI taraha kI AMca nahIM AtI, paramAtmA kI mauta nahIM hotI aura saMsAra kabhI bhaMgura nahIM hotaa| saMsAra kala bhI thA, Aja bhI hai aura kala bhI rhegaa| sarjana aura visarjana ke pahale bhI thA aura pIche bhI rhegaa| cAhe eka bAra hI kyoM, hajAroMhajAroM bAra pralaya kyoM na ho jAye, para saMsAra kA astitva hara pralaya ke bAda banA rhegaa| pahale jaba pralaya huA thA, usase pahale bhI per3a, paudhe, pahAr3a vagairaha the, usake bAda bhI haiN| mUla sattA ke rUpa meM saba kucha zAzvata hai| jo parivartana dikhAI detA hai, vaha coloM kA hai, mausama kA hai, giragiTiye raMgoM kA hai| - kahA jAtA hai saMsAra kSaNabhaMgura hai, sapanA hai, asatya hai| yaha hamAre deza kI Ama bhASA hai| bhArata meM satya use kahA jAtA hai, jo zAzvata hai| kSaNabhaMgura ko satya nahIM kahA jAtA hai| use sapanA kahA jAtA hai| sapane kA matalaba hai, jo pahale nahIM thA, abhI hai aura bhaviSya meM nahIM rhegaa| satya vaha hai jo abhI hai, pahale bhI thA, aura bhaviSya meM bhI rhegaa| sapanA to lahara hai AyA aura calA gyaa| satya sAgara hai, jo sapanoM kI hara lahara meM rahatA hai| saMsAra ke sapanIle rupa to khUba kahe gaye hai| hameM samajhane cAhiye usake sAgara jaise rUpa ko bhii| para yaha taba samajheMge, jaba usake prati ghRNA kI nahIM, pyAra kI dRSTi apnaayeNge| saMsAra aura samAdhi / 16 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie saMsAra ghRNA karane jaisA nahIM hai, pyAra karane jaisA hai| kyoMki yaha sthAyI nidhi hai| jaba hama nahIM raheMge, taba bhI yaha nidhi rhegii| mahAvIra aura buddha ke mokSa ke pahale bhI saMsAra thA aura bAda meM bhI banA huA hai| kisI ke rahane yA na rahane se saMsAra meM koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| bhalA, saMsAra kabhI miTatA hai! yahAM kitane hI janmate haiM aura kitane hI mara jAte haiN| magara saMsAra ko dhruvatA ko hathor3e se tor3anA sambhava nahIM hai| para isakA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki saMsAra kabhI kSaNabhaMgura nahIM huA krtaa| saMsAra kI dhruvatA kA pakSa to smjhaa| aba samajheM usakI adhruvatA-bhaMguratA ke pakSa ko| saMsAra kSaNabhaMgura hai-yoM kahanA bolatI jindagI kI eka lahara hai| kSaNabhaMgura to vaha saMsAra hai, jisakI sRSTi hamane kI hai, jise hamAre mana ne racA hai, jise hamArI kalpanAoM ne banAyA basAyA hai, jise hamAre moha ne janamAyA hai| mAM, bApa, bahU, beTe, dosta, duzmanainakI paridhi meM banA - basA saMsAra kSaNabhaMgura hai| yahAM para pAlA-posA gayA prema TikAU nahIM hai| hama saMsAra kI zAzvatatA para moha, rAga, aura vaira ke jo parde lagA dete haiM, jo jhilliyAM car3hA lete haiM, ve hI vAstava meM nazvara haiN| cUMki hamArA mana hara samaya uthalaputhala macAtA hai, uTapaTAMga bAteM banAtA hai, jisase jaMca gayI, usI se sAMThagAMTha kara letA hai| isIlie hamAre lie yaha saMsAra capala, caMcala, asthira aura kSaNabhaMgura banA huA hai| saMsAra eka giragiTa hai| raMga aura rupa kA parivartana usakI bapautI hai| vaha cAhe jitane apane raMga aura rUpa badala le, para phira bhI abhaMgura hai| AkAza meM kitane bAdala ubharate haiM, indradhanuSa banate haiM, cAMda ugatA hai, sUraja DUbatA hai, tAre TimaTimAte haiM ! kudarata kI isa sArI rAsa lIlA meM AkAza to jyoM-kA-tyoM hI banA rahatA hai| jo AkAza dina meM ujalA aura nIlA hai, vahI rAta meM kAlA ho jAtA hai| raMgoM ke isa phera-badala meM AkAza kahIM gAyaba nahIM hotaa| isalie saMsAra kI kSaNabhaMguratA aura zAzvatatA khAsakara TikI hai hamArI manodRSTi pr| ___ maiM kabhI saMsAra kI nindA nahIM krtaa| bhalA, jo cIja zAzvata hai, usakI nindA kI bhI kaise jA sakatI hai| saMsAra kA mahattva Izvara, tIrthaMkara aura buddha se kama nahIM hai| saMsAra na rahegA, to Izvara ko kauna pUchegA, kauna pUjegA? binA saMsAra kA Izvara apUjya hai| binA saMsAra kA Izvara akelA hai| aura upaniSadoM kI bhASA meM akelApana use suhAtA nahIM hai| isIlie to usane svayaM ko baaNtt-bikheraa| ye maMdira, masjida, gurudvAre vAstava meM bhagavAn ke nivAsasthAna nahIM hai, apitu hamArI zraddhA kA pragaTa rUpAntaraNa hai| maMdira kA nirmANa saMsAra aura samAdhi 17 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn ke haste nahIM huA, saMsAra ke haste huA hai| isalie saMsAra jarUrI hai| saMsAra hI sabakA janaka hai aura saMsAra hI sabakA jnmsthl| aura jananI, janaka tathA janmasthala kI garimA svarga se bhI jyAdA hai| magara saMsAra nindanIya bhI hai| vaha saMsAra nindanIya hai, jo sambandhoM se jur3A hai| jisake sraSTA hama haiM, vaha sArA khoTA hai| vaha vAstavika nahIM, varan Aropita hai| merA nAma candraprabha hai / yaha bAta nahIM hai ki candraprabha zabda jhUThA hai| vaha to saccA hai, para jhUThI hai vaha saMjJA jo mere jIvana para Aropita kI gaI hai| jhuThA hai vaha setu jisane nAma aura vyakti kA tAdAtmya bnaayaa| saMsAra duHkhI hai AropaNoM ke kaarnn| Aropita saMsAra kRtrima hai, banAvaTI hai| kRtrimatA asvAbhAvika hai, isalie tyAjya hai| kyoMki vaha saMsAra sammohana, AkarSaNa, moha, mithyAtva aura duHkha se sanA hai| aisA saMsAra azAzvata hai, capala hai, caMcala hai, kSaNabhaMgura hai| AropaNa saMbaMdhoM kA apara nAma hai| jisase hamane saMbaMdha jor3A, vaha satya nahIM, dhokhA hai, guThalI ko gUdA mAnakara cUsanA hai| ina saMbaMdhoM ko hamane hara janma meM banAyA hai| patnI se saMbaMdha bnaayaa| saMbaMdha Aropita thaa| patnI eka strI thii| hamane usase vivAha kiyaa| apanI maanii| apanepana kA, moha aura Asakti kA AropaNa kiyaa| Aja itane sAla ho gaye patnI ke sAtha rahate, para kyA Apako vizvAsa hai ki Apa apanI patnI ko jAna gaye ? bhale hI kaha do, hAM, para nhiiN| vaha hAmI nakAmI hai| agale dina patnI kyA karegI, kyA Apa bhaviSyavANI kara sakate haiM? do minaTa pahale nArAja thI, aura abhI khuza hai| do minaTa bAda phira nArAja ho sakatI hai| jo saMbaMdha hai, vaha mAtra AropaNa hai| Upara-Upara kA paricaya hai, bAharI riztA - nAtA hai| eka jabaradasta AcArya hue shNkr| unhoMne kahA kA te kAntA kaste putraH, saMsAroyamatIva vicitraH / kasya tvaM kaH kuta AyAtaH tattvaM cintaya tadiha bhrAtaH / / soco| zaMkarAcArya kahate hai mana meM vicAra karo / kauna tumhArI kAntA hai ? tumhArA putra kauna hai? tuma kisake ho ? kauna ho? kahAM se Aye ho? inake bAre meM soco| yaha saMsAra bar3A beDhabA hai, vicitra hai| yahAM saMsAra kA matalaba hI yaha hai ki dUsare meM svayaM ko le jaanaa| dUsare meM svayaM ko sthApita karanA, usase jur3anA hai| aura duniyA ke sAre jor3a Aropita haiM, vibhrama haiN| sambandha mAtra vijAtIyatA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 18 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jise hamane jor3a samajha rakhA hai, jarA soceM ki vaha jor3a balAt hai yA shii| agara samajha paidA ho gayI ho to jor3a meM se Apa svayaM ko ghaTA leM, haTA leN| satya to yaha hai ki samajha A jAne ke bAda saMsAra kahAM? 'jJAte tattve kaH saMsAraH ?' tattva - jJAna hone para saMsAra kahAM? prakAza A jAne ke bAda aMdhakAra kahAM? amaratva ke bAda mRtyu kahAM? jor3a vAstava meM milAvaTa hai, mizraNa hai| duniyA ke sAre mizraNa jabaradastI haiM, svAbhAvika nhiiN| jahAM-jahAM jor3a hai, mizraNa hai, vahAM-vahAM ulajhana hai, azuddhi hai| dUdha aura pAnI kA mizraNa karake dekha lo| pariNAma sAmane A jAyegA / yoM to dUdha bhI zuddha aura pAnI bhI zuddha, para do zuddhatAoM kA milApa azuddhatA ko janma detA hai| azuddhi taba hotI hai, jaba do bhinna-bhinna jAti ke padArtha eka-dUsare meM mila jAte hai| varNa- zaMkara kA dUsarA nAma azuddhi hai| dAla aura cAvala alaga-alaga pakAye jAyeM, to pakane ke bAda bhI hama dAla ko dAla kaheMge aura cAvala ko cAbala / para donoM ko sAtha pakA lo, to? to hama use khicar3I kaheMge / isIlie to kabIra kI bhASA ko hama khicar3I bhASA kahate haiM, - kyoMki usameM kaI bhASAoM kA mela hai| hamArI jiMdagI bhI khicar3I bana gaI hai / usameM Dhera sAre vijAtIya eka dUsare se riztA jor3e haiM, ghule-mile haiN| AtmA mana meM ghulI / mana zarIra meM ghulA hai| zarIra bAharI raMga-rAga meM, saMsAra meN| saba eka-dUsare se ghule-mile, bhiMde-chide haiN| yaha indradhanuSI saMsAra usake lie taba taka sukhakara aura duHkhakara banA rahegA, jaba taka eka-dUsare se chidanA aura jur3anA cAlU rhegaa| isalie yaha bahurUpiyA saMsAra chalanA hai, dhokhA hai| yahAM saba eka-dUsare ko Thagate cale jAte haiN| yahAM kevala badamAza hI Thaga nahIM hai, apitu pitA bhI Thaga hai, beTA bhI Thaga hai, patnI bhI Thaga hai| mitra bhI Thaga hai| saMsAra ThagabAjI kI eka zataraMja hai| aura isa dRSTikoNa se saMsAra duHkhadAyI hai, AMkhamicaunI hai, caMcala laharoM kI taraha hai| kucha dina pahale maine eka kahAnI par3hI thI ki eka mahilA ko RNa cukAne ke lie pAMca sau rupaye kI jarUrata thii| jamIMdAra ne dhamakI de dI ki yadi kala taka rupaye nahIM lauTAye to tumhArI khaira nhiiN| aura koI upAya na dekha usane apanI bhaiMsa becane kI tthaanii| usane apane lar3ake se kahA, jA isa bhaiMsa ko bAjAra meM pAMca sau rupaye meM beca aa| lar3akA bAjAra gyaa| vaha jora-jora se pukArane lagA, are bhaiMsa le lo bhaiMsa, pAMca sau rupaye meM bhaiMsa le lo bhaiMsa / usI samaya vahAM cAra Thaga phuNce| unhoMne use baccA jAna Thagane kI ceSThA kii| eka Thaga usake pAsa pahuMcakara bolA, are buddha ho kyA? bakarI ko bhaiMsa kahate ho / are yaha to bakarI saMsAra aura samAdhi 19 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, bkrii| aura yoM kahakara vahAM se calA gyaa| lar3ake ne socA, mAM ne to kahA thA yaha bhaiMsa hai, para vaha AdamI ise bakarI kaha gyaa| zAyada usa AdamI ko dRSTibhrama huaa| vaha phira bolane lagA, bhaiMsa le lo bhaiNs| itane meM dUsarA Thaga pahuMcA aura bolA, vAha, duniyA meM pAgala to bahuta dekhe, magara aisA nhiiN| bhAI! tumane to kamAla kara diyA, bakarI ko bhaiMsa banA diyaa| para tumhAre banAne se bhaiMsa thor3IbanatI hai! lar3akA bolA, sAhaba! yaha to bhaiMsa hai| Thaga bolA, bhaiMsa hai to kahatA raha bhaiNs| subaha se zAma taka kahatA rh| lar3ake kA mAthA Thanaka gyaa| para phira bhI jise vaha bacapana se bhaiMsa kahatA A rahA thA, use itanA jaldI bakarI kaise kaha de| __ thor3I dera meM tIsarA Thaga usake pAsa se gujarate hue bolA, 'are dekho re logo! yaha kaisA ullu banAtA hai logoM ko, jo yaha bakarI ko bhaiMsa kahakara becanA cAhatA hai| e lar3ake! ise bakarI kaho, bkrii| isa bAra lar3ake ko yaha bAta jaca gayI ki vaha bhaiMsa nahIM, bakarI hI hai| ataH vaha bolane lagA, bakarI le lo, bakarI, pAMca sau rupaye meM bkrii| cauthA Thaga pahuMcA usake paas| usane kahA, bhAI! yaha bakarI hai aura bakarI to bakarI ke bhAva bikegii| tuma beca to rahe ho bakarI aura bhAva batA rahe ho bhaiMsa ke| ye lo pacAsa rupye| bakarI isase jyAdA bhAva meM nahIM bikegii| jaise-taise samajhA-bujhAkara ThagoM ne usa lar3ake se bhaiMsa Thaga lii| vaha ghara gayA to mAM ko ulAhane dene lagA ki tUne mujhe bAjAra meM beijjata karavA diyaa| tU mujhe pahale hI batA detI ki vaha bhaiMsa nahIM bakarI hai| mAM ne jaba sArA kissA sunA to ro pdd'ii| jaba lar3ake ko yaha ahasAsa huA ki vaha vAstava meM ThagA gayA hai, to usane apanI bhaiMsa ke paise vasUla karavAne kI apane zikSaka se vinatI kii| zikSaka ne yojanA bnaaii| usane apane tIna-cAra vidyArthiyoM kA sahayoga liyaa| yojanA ke anusAra do lar3akoM ne yaha patA kiyA ki una ThagoM ke nAma kyA haiM aura unhoMne apane jhole meM kyA-kyA cIjeM DAla rakhI hai| eka lar3ake ne sAdhu kA veza banAyA aura una ThagoM ke pAsa jAkara unheM nAma se saMbodhita karate hue pUchA, yahAM kuA kahAM hai? ThagoM ko usa sAdhu ke muMha se apane nAma sunakara Azcarya huaa| pUchA, Apa hamAre nAma kaise jAna gye| bolA, guru-kRpA se| hamAre guru bar3e antaryAmI haiM, camatkArI haiN| ve jise AzIrvAda de dete haiM, usakA ber3A pAra smjho| ThagoM ne usa sAdhu ko usake guru ke pAsa le jAne ke lie nivedana kiyaa| sAdhu unheM le gayA apane guru ke paas| guru ke rupa meM usakA adhyApaka sAdhu-veza meM baiThA thaa| zarIra saMsAra aura samAdhi 20.. -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para bhabhUta ramAI aura sira para jaTA dhaarnn| guru ne unheM unake thaile meM rakhI huI cIjeM btlaaii| ThagoM ko bar3A acambhA huaa| kahA, bAbA! hameM koI aisI cIja do, jo hameM mAlAmAla kara ske| bAbA ne kahA, yahAM se eka kilomITara dUra eka lar3akA gadhA becatA huA milegaa| usa gadhe ke gale meM eka ghaMTI baMdhI hai| vaha ghaMTI jAdU kI hai| tuma usase jo mAMgoge, tumheM milegaa| magara pUrNimA kI rAta usakI pUjA karavAne se hii| ___ bar3e Thaga ne kahA, vaha to hama usase chIna leNge| guru cillAyA, khabaradAra! agara chInA to abhizApa de duuNgaa| ghaMTI kharIdanA aura jitane jyAdA paisoM meM kharIdoge, vaha ghaMTI tuma logoM para utanI hI khuza hogii| Thaga vahAM se daudd'e| sAmane vahI bhaiMsa becane vAlA lar3akA gadhA becatA huA milaa| vaha bola rahA thA ghor3Ale lo, ghodd'aa| pAMca sau rupaye meM ghodd'aa| ThagoM ne kahA, are tU kaisA gadhA hai? gadhe ko ghor3AkahatA hai| itane meM hI dUsare Thaga ne apane sAthI ko DAMTA, are ye gadhA hai yA ghor3A, usase tumheM kyA lenA-denA? hameM to ghaMTI cAhiye, ghNttii| gadhA kharIda lo| ThagoM ne pAMca sau rupaye meM gadhA kharIda liyA, para gadhA mriiyl| use apane kandhe para uThAyA aura apane ghara tejI se cala pdd'e| zikSaka aura bacce haMsane lge| samajhadAroM aura hoziyAroM ko gadhA banA DAlA unhoNne| to saMsAra meM saba koI Thagate haiN| koI bhaiMsa ko bakarI kahalavAkara, to koI gadhe ko ghor3A btaakr| eka-dUsare ko dhokhA dene kA dhandhA cAlU hai| isalie saMsAra meM kisI meM jAkara ulajhanA mt| kyoMki saMsAra kI jor3a bar3I khataranAka hai| yaha gaNita Ama gaNita se judI hai| saMsAra ke kIcar3a se svayaM ko kamala kI taraha nirlipta karane ke lie jor3a ko ghaTAva meM bdlo| jina-jinase jur3e haiM, unaunase ghaTa jAo, svayaM ko ghaTA ddaalo| zeSa jo zUnya bace, vahI hai hamArA saccA svrup|' isIlie saMsAra ke adhruva svarupa kI samIkSA karo, use gaharAI se nirkho| ise yaugika bhASA meM anuprekSA kahate haiN| kRSNa kA mAyAvAda, mahAvIra kA anityavAda aura buddha kA kSaNabhaMguravAda ye saba saMsAra kI nazvaratA ke gIta sunAte haiN| kSaNabhaMguratA para jitanA buddha ne kahA, utanA aura koI nahIM kaha paaye| kRSNa bhI buddha kI sAjhedArI nahIM nibhA ske| buddha carama sImA para haiN| ve kSaNabhaMguravAdI haiN| hakIkata to yaha hai ki kSaNabhaMguratA kA jaisA itihAsa buddha kaha pAye, vaisA yugoM-yugoM taka koI nahIM kaha paayaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 21 -candraprA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ buddha ne deha ko, rAga ko, riztoM ko hI kSaNabhaMgura nahIM batAyA, apitu AtmA ko bhI kSaNabhaMgura maanaa| AtmA bhI nazvara mAnI aura AtmIya bhAvoM ko bhI nazvara maanaa| kRSNa ne AtmA ko Izvara-aMza kahA aura Izvara tathA AtmA ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI ko kSaNabhaMgura maanaa| mahAvIra ne bIca kA raastnikaalaa| mahAvIra yAnI kRSNa aura buddha ke bIca kA raastaa| mahAvIra yAnI kRSNa aura buddha ke bIca samanvaya kA rAstA DhUMDha nikAlane vAlA mhaapuruss| unhoMne AtmA ko mAnA, paramANu ko bhI maanaa| una sabhI cIjoM ko unhoMne mAna liyA, jinakA saMsAra meM astitva hai| na kevala AtmA sadA sthAyI hai, apitu pudgala-paramANu pI sadA sthAyI hai| ve pratyeka padArtha ko sattA ke rUpa meM zAzvata mAnate haiM, para usakA rUpa-parivartana ve kSaNa-kSaNa svIkAra karate haiN| bhale hI mahAvIra kI bAta adhika vaijJAnika ho, para saMsAra se moha tor3ane ke lie kSaNabhaMguravAda acUka hai| virodhAbhAsa jarUra lagatA hai, para jisa dRSTikoNa se jo siddhAnta banA hai use usI dRSTikoNa se samajheMge, to na to virodha mahasUsa hogA, na virodhaabhaas| kAza, yadi aisA ho jAtA, to saMsAra meM kabhI darzanoM kI lar3AiyAM nahIM hotI, zAstrArtha nahIM hote, parAjita dArzanika ko jindA dIvAroM meM nahIM cinA jaataa| ___ eka bAta hamezA yAda rakheM ki yaha jo saMsAra kI ghaTTI hai, ghUmatI rahatI hai| dhurI thira hai| cAka ke Are ghUmate haiN| janma aura mRtyu, janma aura mRtyu- yaha saMsaraNa cAlU rahatA hai chin-chin| mauta haThAt nahIM AtI, pratipala AtI hai| janma bhI haThAt nahIM hotA, pratipala hotA hai| janma aura mRtyu donoM hI kSaNabhaMgura haiN| aura isakSaNabhaMguratA ke bIca bhI dhruvatA kAyama rahatI hai| yadi vaha haTa jAye, to krama TUTa jaayegaa| binA dhruvatA ke mRtyu ke bAda janma kaise ho pAyegA? dIpaka kI lau ko Apa gaura se dekhiye| jo lau bana gayI aura Upara se uTha gayI, vaha to khatama ho gyii| nayI lau A rahI hai para usa Ane aura jAne ke bIca jyoti apanI svarupa kAyama rakhatI hai| isalie ise dhyAna meM rkheN| sarjana-visarjana ke bIca meM aura pIche rahI sthAyitA ko| . eka bAta dhyAna meM rakheM ki saMsAra ko cAhe zAzvata mAne yA sapanA, para usake prati kiyA gayA moha-vyApAra, rAga-rizte kabhI acche aura sukhakara nahIM huA krte| yadi hoM, to samajha leM ki yaha saccAI nahIM, khujalI khujalAne se milane vAlA sukha nahIM, sUkhAbhAsa hai| isalie AbhAsa pAtra hai| saMsAra se moha tor3ane ke lie ise anitya aura adhruva maaneN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 22 -candragrama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ he prema . jo aisA socegA ki yahAM saba kucha parivartanazIla hai, calatA calA jA rahA hai, vaha kabhI mohagrasta nahIM hogA ! saMsAra kI anityatA kA cintana karanA nirmoha hone kA pahalA sopAna hai| saMsAra meM jo hameM thiratA dikhAI detI hai, vaha satya nahIM, dRSTi-bhrama hai| hAlAMki hama asthiratA aura kSaNabhaMguratA ke dRzya pratipala nihArate haiM, phira bhI apane prati hama saceta nahIM ho pAte haiN| hama jAnate haiM ki bar3e-bar3e vaibhavazAlI mahala khaMDahara bana gye| bar3ebar3e pahAr3a Dhaha gye| jo phUla subaha muskurA rahA thA, vahI sAMjha ko kumhalAyA huA milaa| jisa per3a para kala taka pattiyAM iThalAtI pAyIM, Aja usakA kaMkAla rUpa najara aayaa| jo loga rAta ko iMsate- khilate the, yugoM-yugoM kI kalpanAoM ko saMjoye hue the, unake lie agalA minaTa mauta banakara A gyaa| abhI rUsa meM Ae bhUkampa meM yahI to huaa| lAkhoM-lAkha loga eka minaTa meM lIla ge| para kyA saceta hue hama apane lie? kyA hamane yaha socA kabhI ki aisA samaya hamAre lie bhI saMbhava hai? Apa aisA soca nahIM skte| kyoMki Apa apane ko thira aura surakSita mahasUsa karate haiN| kSaNabhaMguratA kA kyA, vaha hamAre sAtha hamArI chAyA kI taraha lagI huI hai| bur3hApA koI acAnaka nahIM AtA hai| pratidina AtA hai vh| para Apako mahasUsa nahIM hotaa| Apa rojAnA nahAte haiM, aura kAMca ke sAmane cale jAte haiN| Apane jaisA kala apane ko mahasUsa kiyA thA, vaisA hI Aja kara rahe haiN| Apa apane Apako bilkula ThIka-ThAka aura javAna mahasUsa karate haiM, apitu bUr3he bhI karate haiN| sapheda mUMcha vAlA bhI jaba kAMca ke sAmane khar3A hotA hai to apanI mUMcha para tAva jarUra detA hai| aura sATha varSa kI DhalatI Ayu meM bhI apane ko javAna mahasUsa karatA hai| Apa jarA sociye ki jIvana meM bur3hApA AnA kyA parivartana nahIM hai, para yaha parivartana itane Ahiste-Ahiste hotA hai ki patA bhI nahIM cala paataa| isIlie to loga kSaNabhaMguratA ko svIkAra nahIM krte| ve to svIkAra kareMge, jaba unheM yoM lagegA ki rAta ko sote samaya to javAna the aura subaha uThe to bUr3he ho gye| taba unheM lagegA ki are ! saba nazvara hai, kSaNabhaMgura hai| magara parivartana kI yaha prakriyA kAphI sUkSma hai| eka-eka bUMda risatA hai pAnI, bAlTI se| risate-risate Akhira khAlI ho jAtI hai bAlTI, jIvana kI gagarI / hAlAMki Apa yaha risAva mahasUsa nahIM karate, para yadi Apa hara subaha apane Apako gaharAI se nihAreMge, to svayaM meM kucha pharka paaeNge| para aisA pAne ke lie bar3I satarkatA aura jAgarukatA kI jarurata hai| badalAva bar3A bArIka hai| jaba Apa gaharAI meM jAyeMge, to Apako saMsAra aura samAdhi 23 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratipala hone vAlA pharka bhI najara par3egA, rattI - rattI kA hisAba samajha meM AyegA / Apa svayaM anubhava kareMge ki maiM kaisA hUM, saMsAra kaisA hai| dhIre-dhIre Apa pAyeMge ki sapane TUTane lage, saccAI ubharane lgii| eka rAjA kA beTA bImAra thaa| mRtyu - zayyA para leTA thaa| sAre vaidya-hakIma ilAja meM lage the| rAjamAtA, maMtrIjana saba pAsa khar3e the| rAjA rAjakumAra kI bAju meM kursI para baiThA thaa| vaha kAphI cintAtura bhI thaa| baiThe-baiThe hI use jhapakI A gayI aura usane usI samaya eka sapanA dekhaa| usane dekhA ki usake sAta svarNa mahala haiN| vaha apane beToM ko gale lagAne ke lie jyoMhi hAtha phailAtA hai, ki rAnI kI cIkha se usakA sapanA TUTa jAtA hai| saba rone lage, kyoMki bistara para leTA rAjakumAra cala basA thaa| kisI kI mauta hone para usake prati AMsU hI bahAye jAte haiN| rAnI vagairaha chAtI pITa-pITa kara rone lge| jaba rAjA ko yaha jJAta huA to vaha haMsane lgaa| rAnI ne kahA, Apa haMsa rahe haiM putra- nidhana para yaha sunakara rAjA aura haMsane lgaa| patnI/rAnI bolI, ApakA dimAga to nahIM phira gayA! kahIM pAgala to nahIM ho gaye ! isa haMsI kA rAja kyA hai? rAjA bolA, bolo, kisa para roUMrAnI ne kahA, kauna-se sAta beTe ? kyA sapanA dekhA thA ? -una sAta beToM ke lie yA isa eka beTe ke lie| hAM, maiMne sapanA hI dekhA thA / rAnI bolI, are vaha to sapanA thA aura yaha vAstavika hai| rAjA ne kahA, hAM vaha bhI eka sapanA thA, aura yaha bhI eka sapanA hai| saMsAra eka sapanA hai| vaha soye-soye dekhA huA sapanA thaa| yaha jAgate hue dekhA gayA sapanA hai| donoM hI sapane haiM / aba merI AMkheM khula gayI haiM sapanoM se| mujhe yaha kahAnI bahuta priya lgii| zAyada Apako bhI priya laga jAye, to bahuta jaldI khula jAyeMge saMsAra ke rahasyamayI daravAje / saMsAra rahasya jarUra hai, para tabhI taka jaba taka prajJA kI kiraNoM se rahasyodghATana na kreN| yadi eka bAra prajJA ke phUla khila gaye, jAgRti kI rozanI mila gaI, saMsAra ke svabhAva kI samajha paidA ho gaI, to phira yAtrA bAhara kI na hogI, bhItara kI hogii| vaha bahirAtmA na hogA, antarAtmA hogaa| phira use svayaM mahasUsa hogA ki bahara kI gaMgA Akhira bAhara kI hai| use prayAga saMgama to bhItara mahasUsa hogaa| vaha svayaM meM nihAregA apanA tIrtha aura saMsAra aura samAdhi 24 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprama Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaM hI banegA apanA tiirthNkr| asalI tIrtha yAtrA to bhItara hI hai| jitane bhItara utarate jAeMge utane hI tIrthoM kI yAtrA hotI calI jaaegii| jise Apa mana-mandira kahate haiM, paramAtmA kA ghara kahate haiM vahAM Apa apanA diyA jlaaeNge| saccAI to yaha hai ki bhItara kI yAtrA hI tIrtha yAtrA hai| vahIM hai pAlItAnA, vahIM zikharajI, vahIM kAbA, vahIM kailAza, vahIM kaashii| saMsAra aura samAdhi 25 --candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM : sammohana ke dAyare meM .. sasAra eka sammohana hai| isIlie vaha mohatA hai, lubhAtA hai| isakA yaha mohanA aura lubhAnA hI isakI manoramatA hai| yaha manoramatA hI usakI mAyA hai| sAgara kI raha laharAtA huA apanI mohamayI mUrata se vaha kaba lubhA letA hai, isakA koI patA nahIM cala paataa| ___ maiM samudra taTa para jAtA to kaI bAra vahAM khar3A-khar3A socatA ye ThaMDI havAeM, ye caMcala lahareM, yaha svarNima prabhAta, yaha nIlA nIra kitanA suramya hai! kyA saMsAra aisA hI nahIM hai? bilakula aisA hI to hai yaha sNsaar| para jyoM hI AkAza meM chAye hue kAle bAdaloM ko dekhatA, AMdhI kI garjanA sunatA, laharoM kI dAnavatA nihAratA to AMkhe muMda jAtI, bhaya se dila kAMpa jAtA, mauna aura vyathA prANoM ko jhakajhora ddaalte| socatA, jaisA yaha samandara hai kyA aisA hI hai saMsAra! lagatA, hAM aisA hI to hai yaha saMsAra! jaise laharoM meM utAra-car3hAva Ate haiM, havAoM meM tIvratA-mandatA AtI hai, AkAza meM rozanI aura aMdhiyArA chAtA hai| yaha saMsAra bhI to aise hI kAle-pIle raMgoM se raMgA hai, isake bhI svAda khaTTe-mIThe hai, tIkhe-kar3ave haiN| ___ saMsAra kA sammohana itanA gaharA hai, ki mIThA to sabhI ko acchA lagatA hai kintu tIkhA bhI cala jAtA hai| namaka khArA jarura hai, para loga usakA bhI upayoga kara lete haiN| aba to tIkhApana, namaka kA khArApana ina nAr3iyoM meM khUna kI taraha itanA rama gayA hai ki usake binA mIThe kele kA sAga bhI phIkA lagatA hai| isa abhyAsa kA nAma hI saMsAra kA sammohana hai| sammohana dhIre-dhIre, dhIre-dhIre hotA hai| sammohana koI gehU~ pIsanA nahIM hai, aItu ATe ko pIsanA hai| pIse hue ko hI pIsanA hai| yaha koI dUdha meM pAnI milAnA nahIM hai, apitu pAnI meM hI dUdha kA AropaNa karake pAnI meM pAnI milAnA hai| yaha dahI kA maMthana nahIM hai| yaha jalapaMthana hai| yaha bidAma ko phor3anA nahIM hai, apitu pyAja ke chilake utAranA hai| kisI sAdhu ko apanI laMgoTI bar3I pyArI thii| kisI ne usakI laMgoTI curA lii| sAdhu ne use bahuta DhUMDhA, para milI nhiiN| usake dila ko bar3I Thesa phuNcii| kyoMki vaha use deha se bhI jyAdA pyArI thii| usane cora ko DhUMDhane kI tthaanii| jaise Aja yadi koI DAkA saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3atA hai to pulisa vAle sIdhA caurAhA sambhAlate haiN| unake anusAra hara kisI ko Akhira .. caurAhe se hI gujaranA par3atA hai| usa sAdhu ko bhI kisI vakIla ne yaha salAha dii| usane bhI aisI jagaha DhUMDha nikAlI jahAM para caurAhe kA rAstA pahuMcatA hai| kintu vahAM se Age rAstA nahIM miltaa| vaha thA mrghtt| - sAdhu maraghaTa meM hI rhaa| hara kisI murde ko sambhAlatA, apanI laMgoTI ko TaTolatA para use usakI laMgoTI marate dama taka na milii| sammohana itanA jabaradasta ki vaha sAdhu laMgoTI ke lie apanI sArI jindagI ko kurbAna kara detA hai| jisa maraghaTa meM apanI laMgoTI khojatA hai, vahIM apanI citA bhI sajAtA hai| laMgoTI-laMgoTI karatA huA mara jAtA hai, para laMgoTI nahIM mila paatii| bhalA mile bhI to kahAM se! laMgoTI to usane curAyI thI jo kabhI maraghaTa taka jAtA hI nhiiN| sAdhu kI laMgoTI ko to cUhA-kutara-kutara kara khA cukA thaa| kyA Apane bhI apane jIva meM kabhI kisI ko sammohita dazA meM dekhA hai? dekhA hogA, jarura dekhA hogaa| svayaM ko hI dekha lo| kitanA sammohita banA rakhA hai| svayaM ko! khAMsate ho, magara phira bhI bir3I-sigareTa pIte ho| kyA yaha sammohana nahIM hai? Apa sammohita bhI itane bane haiM ki bodha kI to AMkhe hI cuMdhiyA gayI hai? patnI kA sammohana, putra kA sammohana, parivAra kA sammohana, dukAna kA sammohana, baiMka baileMsa kA sammohana, kapar3e, bhojana aura saira-sapATe kA smmohn| kitane-kitane sammohana jur3e haiM hama se| - sammohana kI parAkASThA to dekho! jisa mAtA ne, jisa pitA ne hameM paidA kiyA, pAlApoSA, samAja meM jone jaisA banAyA, vivAha karavAyA, use hI hama chor3a dete haiN| patnI kA raMga itanA car3hA ki usake sAmane mAtA-pitA kA raMga phIkA-phassa ho gyaa| beTA apanA ghara alaga se basA letA hai| kyA mAtA-pitA ne isIlie janmA, par3hAyA, bar3A kiyA, ki zAdI hone ke bAda mAtA-pitA se alaga ho jAnA? patnI ke sammohana meM Apa apane putrakarttavya kI kyoM hatyA kara baiThate haiM? eka pitA pAMca beTe pAla sakatA hai, para pAMcoM beTe eka mAtA-pitA kI sevA nahIM kara paate| eka ke sammohana meM dUsare se napharata kyoM? sammohana ke sAye meM kyoM bhUla jAte haiM Apa apane naitika kartavyoM ko, dAyitvoM ko| ___ hama anuyAyI to haiM nirmohI vItarAga ke, magara anurAgI bane haiM sammohana ke| vItarAgatA jIvana kI anugUMja na bana paayii| bane bhI kaise! jahAM jIvana meM rAga kI prArthanA ho, sammohana kI sAdhanA ho| lAla raMga kI sAr3I bhI sAr3I hai, pIle aura nIle raMga kI sAr3I bhI sAr3I hai, citakabare aura bhUre raMga kI sAr3I bhI sAr3I hai| sAr3I mAtra pAMca mITara kA lambA saMsAra aura samAdhi 27 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAnA hai| para jisa strI kI jaisI sammohita dazA hotI hai usake lie vaisA hI raMga rasIlA hotA hai| yadi koI strI jyAdA gusse vAlI hai to use lAla raMga jyAdA suhAtA hai, yadi koI khaTTe-mIThe svabhAva vAlI hai to use saMtare ke raMga kI sAr3I suhAtI hai| namra svabhAva vAlI strI ko pIlI aura gulAbI sAr3I meM majA AtA hai| para isakA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki jo aurateM kAlI sADI pahinatI haiM ve bhI bhItara se kAlI haiN| unakI sAr3I kA kAlA raMga to unakI pasaMda nahIM, aputi samAja ke DharoM kI pasaMda hai| isa yuvaka ko kahiye ki jarA eka dina ke lie penTa-zarTa mata pahano, dhotI pahana lo| yaha kabhI pahana pAegA? nhiiN| kahegA yaha bhI koI pahanAvA hai! r3hIlI-r3hIlI dhotI, DhIlA-DhAlA kuratA aura DhIlI-DhAlI cAla yaha to DhIle-DhAle logoM ke lie hai| hama jaise casta logoM ke lie nahIM hai| una pagar3I vAle sajjana ko kahie ki jarA eka dina ke lie Apa dhotI-kurtA mata pahano, penTa-zarTa pahana lo| kyA ye kabhI pahineMge? kahakara dekha lo, kaisA javAba milatA hai| apanI pagar3I se ApakI TAMgoM ko bAMdhakara ApakA sArA dimAga dUha leMge, para penTa kamIja nahIM phineNge| kaheMge yaha bhI koI pahanAvA hai? custa penTa patalI TAMgeM, lagatI haiM sigareTa jaisii| ___ maiM yaha kahanA cAhatA hUM ki Apa jarA sociye ki pahanAve meM yaha pharkakyoM ? kyoMki sammohana hai, rAga kA riztA hai| eka penTa ke prati sammohita hai to dUsarA dhotI ke prati to tIsarA lUMgI ke prti| kapar3e to tInoM hI haiM, para sammohana-dazA sabakI alaga-alaga hai| ____ hara iMsAna ke apane-apane zauka huA karate haiN| zauka aura kucha nahIM, apane sammohana kI abhivyakti mAtra hai| kisI ko krikeTa kA zauka to kisI ko phuTabaoNla kaa| kisI ko khelane meM majA AtA hai to kisI ko khela dekhane meN| Akhira aisA kyoM? merI samajha se to isa kyo kA ekamAtra javAba hai smmohn| __bahuta bAra aisA bhI dekhatA hUM ki loga rAste para calate-calate hI gIta gunagunAne lagate haiN| aba unheM kauna samajhAye? sar3aka koI mahaphila khAnA nahIM hai| yaha vyakti ko Age se Age sarakAtI hai isalie sar3aka hai| calate-calate bematalaba kucha gunagunAte rahanA eka taraha kA halkA-phulkA pAgalapana hai| mammohana vAstava meM pAgalapana hI hai| hoza kahAM rahatA hai sammohana meN| behozI kA dUsarA nAma hI sammohana hai| hoza jAgA ki sammohana ttuuttaa| bodha kI kiraNa phUTI ki sammohana kA aMdherA mittaa| saccAI kI AMkha khulI ki tandrA httii| yahI to vaha dIvAra hai, yahI to vaha AMkha kI paTTI hai, jo vyakti ko saccAI kI jhalaka nahIM pAne detii| saMsAra aura samAdhi 28 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie merI samajha se to saMsArI kI sahI paribhASA usakI sammohita dazA hai| agara isakA raMga eka bAra car3ha gayA to kAlI kambalI para dUsarA raMga car3hAnA hAthI ko thappar3a mArakara nIce baiThAnA hai| svayaM ko dekho to sahI ! kitane sammohita hue cale jA rahe ho ! mUrchA kA koharA kitanA chA rahA hai ! behozI kI khumArI kitanI bar3hatI calI jA rahI hai ! gaharI nidrA hai, gaharI tandrA hai| AMkhoM meM nahIM, sArI jindagI meN| kevala jindagI meM hI nahIM varan sAre vAtAvaraNa meM hai / choTA-sA prayoga karake dekha lo| ApakA pAMca varSa kA baccA ro rahA hai| koI pitA nahIM cAhatA ki usakA putra roe, subake, AMsuoM se apane gAlo ko bhigoe / hara mA~-bApa yahI cAhate haiM ki merA nanhA munnA haMse- khile, haMsAe - muskurAe / rote hue bacce ko phusalAne meM ho sakatA hai baccA pitA ke gAla para eka capata bhI lagA de, para pitA usa capata ko capata nahIM maantaa| vaha to dUne jora se use aura phusalAtA hai| Apa kahate haiM, le maiM ghor3A bana jaauuN| A merI pITha para baiTha jA / Apa bacce ko apanI pITha para baiThAte haiM aura ghuTane aura hAthoM ke bala caupAye kI taraha calane lagate haiN| Apa ghor3e kI taraha gardana bhI hilAte haiM, hinahinAne bhI lagate haiN| aura beTA pITha para baiThA huA Tika Tika karatA hai| yahI to hai sammohana, eka gaharI tandrA / pitA bhUla jAtA hai ki pitA kI bhUmikA kyA hai aura putra bhI bhUla jAtA hai ki putra kI bhUmikA kyA hai| isase bar3I haMsI aura kyA hogI ki beTA bApa kI pITha para baiThA hai aura bApa ko kahatA hai ttik-ttik-ttik| sammohana kI jaMjIreM aise hI to majabUta hotI haiN| ina ghaTanAoM ko nagaNya na smjheN| ye ho to ve nIMva kI IMTe haiM, jina para saMsAra kA gyAraha maMjilA makAna khar3A hotA hai| aisA sammohana isa janma meM hI nahIM hai, apitu janmoM-janmoM se hai| saMsAra kI kaMTIlI jhAr3iyoM meM sammohana ke bera tor3ate jA rahe haiM aura khaTTe-mIThe anubhava baTorate cale jA rahe haiN| jIte ho, khaTate ho, khUna pasInA eka karate ho, kisI na kisI sammohana ke prabhAva se hI sammohana hai tabhI to jIveSaNA hai| sammohana hai tabhI to AdamI apanI kAra para kapar3A poMchakara muskurAtA hai| sammohana hai tabhI to IMTa cUne patthara se bane apane makAna ko dekhadekha kara phUlate ho| makAna rahane ke lie jarUrI hai, kapar3A pahanane ke lie jarUrI hai, khAnA peTa ke lie jarUrI hai, para kyA usake prati sammohana rakhanA jarUrI hai? jo loga sammohita ho jAte haiM unake lie makAna rahane kA sAdhana nahIM, apitu sAta pIr3hI kI cintA saMsAra aura samAdhi 29 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| kapar3A naMge badana ko r3hakane kA colA nahIM, apitu dUsaroM ko apanI tarapha AkarSita karane kA zo-ruma bana jAtA hai| bhojana unake lie jIne kA sAdhana nahIM, apitu bhojana ke lie jIvana bana jAtA hai| isalie jAgo, ceto, apane hoza ko sambhAlo / kahIM aisA na ho ki eka jAdUgara kI taraha, Apa bhI apane Apako puruSa hote hue bhI strI mAna lo aura strI hote hue bhI puruSa mAna lo| kahIM aisA na ho ki meja ke pAye ko isa taraha nicor3ane lago jaise gvAlA gAya ke stanoM ko duhatA hai| agara aisA ho gayA, sammohana kI ber3iyoM se baMdha gaye to saMsAra hamAre lie eka jelakhAnA hogA aura hama usa jela ke zikaMjoM meM jakar3e hue eka umra kaidI hoNge| yaha kaisA jAla hogA, jisakI racanA hamane hI kI / kI to dUsaroM ko phaMsAne ke lie, magara phaMsa gaye svayaM hii| ThIka vaise hI, jaise mkdd'ii| eka bar3A prasiddha santa huA aardrk| aise santa kabhI-kabhI huA karate haiN| jaise samandara meM utAra-car3hAva Ate haiN| jvAra bhATe uThate haiM vaisA hI usakA bhI jIvana thaa| jisa samaya Ardraka sAdhu banA, usa samaya logoM ne use bahuta manA kiyA ki tuma sAdhu mata bno| para patA nahIM use kyA sUjhI ki usane sAdhu kA bAnA pahana hI liyaa| eka dina Ardraka eka bagIce meM baiThA dhyAnamagna thaa| usI bagIce meM kucha lar3akiyAM khelane aayiiN| khela thA jise jo pasaMda Aye, vaha usI ko varaNa kre| kisI ne gulAba ke phUla ko varaNa kiyA to kisI ne Ama kI maMjarI ko| eka lar3akI ko kyA jacI ki usane dhyAnamagna sAdhu Ardraka ko cuna liyaa| Ardraka to vahAM se ravAnA ho gayA, kintu usa lar3akI ne Ardraka ko apanA pati mAna liyaa| lar3akI ne santa Ardraka ko bahuta DhuMDhAyA, para ramatA jogI kaise mile| Akhira eka dina usakI sAdha pUrI huii| usakI atithizAlA meM eka dina anacAhe hI Ardraka A phuNcaa| usa lar3akI ke AMsuoM se usakA dila pasIja utthaa| usakA dharma kA moha TUTa gyaa| Ardraka itanA sammohita ho cukA ki usane usake sAtha apanA ghara basA liyaa| jaba Ardraka kA lar3akA kucha bar3A ho gayA to Ardraka ne apane pichale jIvana meM vApasa lauTane kI socii| Ardraka kI patnI ko mAlUma par3A ki usakA pati calA jAyegA, to vaha carakhe se sUta kAtane lgii| beTe ne mAM se pUchA mAM! yaha tuma kyA rahI ho? mAM bolI, beTe ! tumhArA nirvAha karane ke lie sUta kAta rahI huuN| tumhAre pitA to ghara chor3akara jA rahe hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 30 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ beTA bolA, mAM! maiM pitA ko jAne nahIM duuNgaa| maiM unake paira bAMdha kara unheM rakha luuNgaa| beTe ne mAM kA kAtA huA kaccA sUta uThAyA aura apane soye hue pitA ke pairoM ke coroM ora lapeTa diyaa| beTe ke mulAyama sparza se Ardraka jaga pdd'aa| usake komala sparza ne, usakI muskurAhaTa ne Ardraka ko unmanA banA diyaa| ginA, bAraha lapeTe the| AIka usa bandhana ko tor3a na skaa| jo pAMva agale dina saMnyAsa kI pagaDaMDI para bar3hane vAle the, ve vApasa saMsAra meM lauTa aaye| bAraha varSa bItane para Ardraka ne muni-jIvana svIkAra kara liyaa| sAdhu banA Ardraka rAste se gujara rahA thaa| eka hAthI jaMjIroM se baMdhA thaa| kintu Ardraka ko dekhate hI baMdhana ko tor3akara usI kI ora daudd'aa| loga cillAne lge| para Azcarya! Ardraka ghabarAyA nhiiN| hAthI usake pAsa Akara namA, aura jaMgala kI tarapha calA gyaa| jina tApasoM kA vaha hAthI thA, ve tApasa bar3e hataprabha hue| AIka ke pAsa aaye| pachA, usa hAthI ne tamheM dekhakara apanI lauha-jaMjIroM ko kaise toDa diyA? Ardraka bole. lohe kI jaMjIroM ko tor3anA sarala hai, kintu kacce sUta ke bandhana ko tor3anA kaThina hai| usane apanI Apa bItI sunAI aura kahA, hama saba mukta hai| cirakAla se hI mukta hai| hama bandhana meM tabhI haiM, jaba svayaM ko baMdhana se baMdhA mAnate haiN| vyakti hara kisI se baMdhana-mukta hai, kintu sammohana, rAga, Asakti, mUrchA ko liye baMdhA hai| jisa dina bhItara ke raga-raga meM yaha anubhava hogA ki meM bandhana mukta hUM, usI dina mukta ho jaaoge| sammohana eka baMdhanaM hai| kintu yaha lohe kI jaMjIroM jaisA baMdhana nahIM hai| yaha kacce sUta kA baMdhana hai| pharka yahI hai ki jaMjIroM ko tor3anA utanA kaThina nahIM hai, jitanA sUta ko todd'naa| sammohana AkarSaNa hai, rAga hai, mamatva hai, mUrchA hai, Asakti hai, behozI hai| kisI cIja se lubhA jAnA, kisI ke sAtha mamatva ke kacce sUte se baMdhanA, merepana kA bhAva bAMdhanA, yahI sammohana hai, yahI rAga hai| sammohana kisI vizeSa bhAva se, kisI vizeSa vyakti se, kisI vizeSa vastu se jur3anA hai| kahA, merA makAna, to jur3a gye| makAna meM rahanA burA nahIM hai| makAna meM rahane meM koI Apatti nahIM hai| makAna ke sAtha merA mata jodd'naa| 'mere' meM ar3acana hai| makAna meM rahane se vyakti nahIM judd'taa| rahatA to hoTala meM bhI hai, para use apanI nahIM smjhtaa| kirAye ko samajhatA hai, parAyI mAnatA hai| ar3acana hai 'mere' meN| isakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki maiM kahatA hUM, makAna meM mata rhnaa| makAna meM khUba rho| donoM ke bIca meM saMsAra aura samAdhi 31 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'mere' kA pula mata jodd'o| makAna aura Apa donoM alaga-alaga haiN| nadI ke donoM taTa judejude haiN| unheM jude hI rkho| setu banA liyA, to dvaita rahA khaaN| phira to eka ho gayA, jor3a ho gyii| kisI aMka ko kisI aMka se jor3anA, yahI hai rAga isI ko kahate hai smmohn| jor3o mt| hara aMka kA svataMtra astitva rahane do| ___ Apa saMsAra meM rahate haiN| bhale hI raheM, para usake sAtha merepana kA setu na jodd'eN| yaha na kaheM ki merA saMsAra hai| 'merA saMsAra' kahane kA matalaba yaha hai ki Apane apane antaraMga meM saMsAra ko basA liyA hai| saMsAra meM rahane meM koI ar3acana nahIM hai, apitu apane bhItara saMsAra basA lene meM ar3acana hai| kamala kA phUla kIcar3a meM janamatA hai aura kIcar3a meM hI khilatA hai| kamala kA kIcar3a meM janamanA yA khilanA anucita nahIM hai| anucita to taba hai jaba kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM para kIcar3a A aae| yaha kIcar3a kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM se tabhI jur3a pAtA hai jaba kIcar3a se merepana kA, sammohana kA saMbaMdha jur3atA hai| kIcar3a kamala ke liye taba ghAtaka ho jAtA hai jaba kamala kahatA hai 'merA kiicdd'| Apa kahate haiM merA makAna, merI patnI, merA pati, merA bhAI, merI bahana, merA beTA, jahAMjahAM para merA AyA vahAM-vahAM Apa bNdhe| kyoMki sammohana baMdhana hai, rAga kA riztA hai| Apa rAga se jitanA jur3eMge ApakA saMsAra utanA hI bar3hatA calA jaaegaa| vAsanAeM bhI utanI hI phailatI calI jaaegii| saMsAra bhI eka vAsanA hI hai jisameM saba loga jakar3e haiN| AdivAsiyoM meM eka jAti hai 'hobii'| isa jAti ke loga bhASA-prayoga meM bar3e prajJAsiddha haiN| unakI bolI jamI aura sadhI hai| ve yaha nahIM kahate ki 'yaha merA ldd'kaa|' 'merA kahanA ve pApa samajhate haiM, yahAM jo kucha hai, vaha merA nahIM, terA hai, paramAtmA kA hai| isalie ve merA nahIM khte| ve apane putra kA paricaya yoM dete haiM yaha vaha hai jisane hamAre ghara janma liyaa|' putra pitA ke lie kahatA hai, ye ve haiM, jisake sAtha hama rahate haiN| ___ saMsAra kA sArA riztA merepana ke sammohana meM hai| jaise-jaise Apa merepana ko Age se Age bar3hAte haiM, vaise-vaise Apa apane Apako phailAte cale jA rahe haiN| jisase Apa kamAte haiM vaha bhI meraa| jisase Apa sevA lete haiM vaha bhI meraa| jisase Apa ilAja karAte haiM vaha bhI meraa| jisase Apa apanA makAna banAte haiM vaha bhI meraa| jisake par3osa meM rahate haiM vaha bhI meraa| jisa deza meM janamate haiM vaha bhI meraa| aise hI to hotA hai 'mere' kA phailaav| merA naukara, merA mAlika, merI dukAna, merA DAkTara, merA iMjIniyara, merA vakIla, merA par3ausI, merA deza-yaha mere kA phailAva aMdhiyAre kA phailAva hai| 'merA' jitanA phailegA svayaM ke saMsAra aura samAdhi 32 -candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuddha astitva kA dIyA utanA hI khotA calA jaaegaa| yadi jAnanA cAhate ho to svayaM ko, yadi ughAr3anA cAhate ho apane Apako, to sammohana ko httaao| 'mere' ko kama kro| 'maiM ho rahe, merA nhiiN| ___jinheM Apa kahate haiM merA, jarA unake rizte kI pAvanatA to prkho| jise Apa merA kahate haiM, aura khuziyAM manAte haiM, unake lie tAliyAM bajAte haiM, ve hI kala gAliyAM dene lagate haiN| ApakA 'merA' bhI khatare meM hai| ApakA merA' bhI do kor3I kA hai| vaha sapane se jyAdA kImatI nahIM hai| ApakA 'merA' sapane meM rotA hai, sapane meM haMsatA hai| Akhira jiMdagI meM bhI to itanA hI hai| kucha haMsI khvAba aura kucha AMsU, umra bhara kI yahI kamAI hai| sapane banAte rahe aura TUTe sapanoM ke lie rote rhe| isa 'mere' ke sammohana ne hamAre hara bhaviSya ko bigAr3A hai| atIta AMsU bana rahA hai aura bhaviSya sundara spnaa| hama jIte haiM donoM ke biic| AMsU aura sapane ke bIca kA setu hI hamArA jIvana hai| Akhira mauta ke samaya pAoge svayaM kI jIvana yAtrA ko marusthala kI yaatraa| yAtrA karane meM kAphI samaya lagA, kAphI thakAna huI, para hAtha kyA lagA? retii| jaba yahAM kucha hAtha lagane vAlA nahIM hai, to Apa kisako merA mAna rahe ho? kyA makAna ko mAnate ho? kyA makAna ApakA hai? jisa ghara meM Apa raha rahe haiM, ho sakatA hai usa sthAna para pahale mahala banA ho| Aja ApakA apanA makAna hai| ho sakatA hai kala vahAM jhoMpar3I bana jaaye| parasoM vahI maraghaTa bana jaaye| ye sAre mahala-makAna sarAyeM haiN| kala koI aura ThaharA thA, Aja koI aura ThaharA hai, kala koI aura tthhregaa| duniyA meM kahIM eka phuTa bhI aisI jagaha nahIM hai, jahAM aba taka kama se kama dasa murde na jale hoM yA na gar3e hoN| taba merA kahAM, sammohana kaisA? eka rAjamahala meM eka phakIra phuNcaa| rAjA se bolA, mujhe yahAM ThaharanA hai| rAjA ne kahA, phakIra sAhaba! yaha rAjamahala hai, sarAya nhiiN| phakIra bolane lagA, yaha sarAya hI hai, rAjamahala nahIM, phakIra ke uttara se rAjA cauNkaa| pUchA, sarAya kaise hai? phakIra ne kahA, terA par3adAdA kahAM rahA? rAjA bolA, isI mahala meN| phakIra ne kahA aura terA dAdA? rAjA bolA, vaha bhI isa mahala meN| phakIra bolA, aura tuma? bolA, isI mahala meN| phakIra cillAyA, are, jisa mahala meM itane-itane musAphira rahakara cale gaye, vaha sarAya nahIM to aura kyA hai? saMsAra aura samAdhi 33 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA kI AMkha tatkSaNa khula gyii| kyA ApakI bhI khulI? jo amUr3ha haiM, unakI khulii| mUr3ha ke to bAta palle bhI na pdd'ii| jinakI AMkha khulI, unheM dhanyavAda para ve kevala bAhara kI vastuoM se hI mere' kA bhAva na chodd'e| mere kA saMbaMdha bhItara se bhI chodd'e| 'mere' kA setu tor3ane ke lie sUtra yAda kareM merA mujha meM kucha nahIM, jo kucha hai so teraa| terA tujha ko sauMpate, kyA lAge hai meraa| yAda kara lo 'merA mujha meM kucha nhiiN| kucha bhI nahIM hai yahAM meraa| bAhara kA sammohana to mAtra aisA hai, jaise naukA meM pAnI bhara aayaa| jo pAnI ko kahegA, merA paanii| usakI nauka DUba jaaegii| soca lo, merA mujha meM kucha nhiiN| yaha pAnI merA nahIM hai| aisA soceMge, tabhI to Apa pAnI ko naukA se bAhara uliiceNge| isalie jina-jina se bhI sammohana hai, unheM apane jIvana kI naukA se pAnI kI taraha ulIca ddaalo| ___ jo loga samajha jAte haiM ki yahAM merA kucha bhI nahIM hai, ve zarIra ke lie bhI aisA nahIM kahate ki merA shriir| zarIra hai kahAM merA! zarIra to pAMca bhUtoM kA hai, pRthvI kA hai, jala kA hai, teja kA hai, vAyu kA hai, AkAza kA hai| isameM merA kyA hai? ye saba to parAye haiN| jaba maiM nahIM thA taba bhI ye to the, jaba meM nahIM rahUMgA, taba bhI ye rheNge| taba isameM merA kyA hai| jyoMjyoM Apa gahare jAte jAeMge tyoM-tyoM Apa 'mere' se chUTate cale jaaeNge| lagegA, yaha deha merI nahIM hai, ye vicAra mere nahIM haiM, yaha mana bhI merA nahIM hai| merA to kevala sAkSI bhAva hai, draSTAbhAva hai, khuda meM khuda kA calanA hai| ___ eka jabaradasta yogI hue aanNdghn| unake pAsa koI mahArAnI aaii| kahA, yogIrAja! merA pati mujhase nArAja hai| koI aisA tAvIja dIjiye, jisase merA pati mujhase rAjI ho jaaye| AnaMdaghana ne kAgaja kA Tukar3A utthaayaa| usa para kucha likhA aura rAnI ko sauMpa diyaa| rAnI ne use tAvIja meM DAlakara hAtha meM bAMdha liyaa| saMyoga aisA banA ki rAjA rAnI se rAjI ho gyaa| donoM kA vApasa mana mila gyaa| rAnI kI saheliyoM ko rAnI ke prati rAjA kA namra vyavahAra dekhakara bar3A Azcarya huaa| unhoMne rAnI se usakA kAraNa puuchaa| rAnI ne kAraNa tAbIja btaayaa| tAbIja kholaa| AnaMdaghana kA likhA kAgaja kA Tukar3A nikaalaa| par3hA to rAnI bhI stabdha raha gyii| likhA thA 'rAjA rAnI dou mile usameM AnaMdaghana ko kyA?' saMsAra aura samAdhi 34 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA aura rAnI ko milanA hai to mile, bichar3anA hai to bichur3e, para AnaMdaghana usameM kyoM jur3e? rAjA rAnI ke AkarSaNa aura vikarSaNa meM AnaMdaghana kA kaisA smmohn| yaha sammohana jyoM-jyoM ghaTatA calA jaaegaa| tyoM-tyoM ApakA asalI rUpa nikharatA calA jaaegaa| mere kA lagAva jitanA kama hogA 'maiM utanA hI ubhregaa| Apa pahacAnate cale jAeMge- 'koham! hUM koNa chu, maiM kauna huuN| abhI patA nahIM hai ki maiM kauna huuN| abhI to yahI patA hai ki maiM iMjIniyara huuN| iMjIniyarI to ApakA dhaMdhA hai| Apa iMjIniyara ho nahIM skte| ___ koI pUchatA hai Apa kauna haiN| Apa kahate haiM maiM phalAM kA beTA huuN| are ! hada ho gaI! vaha yaha kahAM pUchatA hai ki Apa kisake beTe haiM! Apa kahate haiM, bauddha hUM, hindU hUM, muslima hUM, IsAI huuN| maiM brAhmaNa hUM, kSatriya hUM, baniyA huuN| ___ kahA, Apane apane bAre meM bahuta kucha kahA, para sahI eka bhI nhiiN| brAhmaNa to Apa kA kula hai, hindU to ApakA dharma hai| Apa kauna haiM? kucha apanI kaho bhAI! Apa kaheMge maiM, maiM to...! aba Apako samajha AegI ki maiM, koI aura cIja hai| ina sabase pare hai| "maiM hUM vahAM, jahAM dUsare se rAga ke nAte nahIM hai, sammohana kA lagAva nahIM hai| 'mere' ke chUTate-chUTate 'maiM bacatA hai| jyoM hI haTeMge 'mere' ke sAre bAdala, vahIM pragaTa hogA maiM kA sUraja, jIvana ke AkAza meN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 35 -candramA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahara ghule pariveza meM saMsAra ko gaharAI se nihAra rahA huuN| hoza kI kasauTI mere hAthoM meM hai| usI kasauTI para kasa rahA hUM isa kasamasAte saMsAra ko| kaI dRzya sAmane Ate haiM, rahate bhI haiM aura cale bhI jAte haiN| parivartana kI isa kalacakkI meM maiM bhI huuN| merA vartamAna atIta ko sIr3hiyoM para pAMva bar3hA rahA hai| bhaviSya kI pratIkSA hai| bhaviSya vaha hai jo kalpanAtIta hai| bhaviSya vaha saba kucha lA sakatA hai, jisakI hamane kalpanA bhI nahIM kI hogii| samaya cala rahA hai, pavanacakkI kI trh| ___ bahuta bAra maiM apane bAre meM aura apane sAthiyoM ke bAre meM socA karatA huuN| jyAdA umra to nahIM hai merI, para atIta kI umra kA koI hisAba bhI nahIM hai| merI janma-kuNDalI to merI umra paccIsa varSa hI batAtI hai, para maiM mAnatA hUM sNkhyaatiit| Apa jo umra kA hisAba lagAte haiM, vaha zarIra kI umra hai| maiM umra dekhatA hUM usakI, jisake kAraNa zarIra banA hai, khar3A hai| merI najara AtmA kI pagaDaMDI para TikI hai| AtmA kI umra to ananta hai| socatA hUM usake janma ke bAre meM, usake bacapana aura yauvana ke bAre meN| kyA aba vaha bUDhI ho cukI hai? jaba taka bacapana aura yauvana kA hI atA-patA nahIM hai, taba taka bur3hApe kI chAnabIna kaise ho pAegI! bur3hApA aura bacapana to bAda meM, abhI taka to usakA janma bhI aMdhiyAre kI guphA meM khoyA par3A hai| maiM Toha rahA hUM AtmA ko, usakI umra jAnane ke lie| AtmA kI umra vAstava meM merI apanI hI umra hai| kitane janama ho cuke haiM isake! kitanI hai isakI umra! ananta janmoM kI kahAniyAM usa para likhI-khudI haiN| isalie saMsAra meM na to koI abodha hai, na koI choTA hai. na koI bar3A hai| Aja jise Apa choTA aura baccA kahate haiM aura usakI upekSA karate haiM, vaha bahuta bAra bUr3hA ho cukA hai| umra ke lihAja se choTA hara kSetra meM choTA hI mAnA jAtA hai aura bar3A hamezA bar3A hI mAnA jAtA hai| choTA acchI sUjha bhI degA, to bhI use DAMTa milegii| patA nahIM, choTA honA saMsAra aura samAdhi 36 -candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra meM kauna-sA. julma hai| bar3A hamezA svayaM ko bar3A mAnatA hai| zAyada yaha usakI ahaM-bhUmikA ho| svayaM cUkatA rahegA, para apanI cUka mAnanA usane janma se hI nahIM sIkhA, to jIvana meM kyA sIkhegA! __ kahate haiM bar3oM ne sArI duniyA dekhI hai| choTe to dUdha-muMhe haiN| pitA jaba taka jIvita rahegA, taba taka putra hamezA choTA hI rhegaa| choTA hai, para choTApana kharAba nahIM hai| hama bhI Thahare choTe, para choTe sUkSmadarzI hote haiM, dUradazI hote haiN| bar3e socate haiM eka janama kI aura choTe socate haiM janama-janama kii| jarA jor3a-ghaTAva karo aura patA lagAo ki choToM ne duniyA jyAdA dekhI hai yA bar3oM ne| - jaba bar3e loga choToM kI 'choTA' kahakara upekSA karate haiM, to merA mana pisa jAtA hai| eka bAra eka AcArya apane choTe ziSya se kaha rahe the ki choTe santa ke pAsa mahilAoM ko nahIM jAnA caahiye| mujhe vaha choTA santa bar3A suyogya lgaa| yadi AcArya yaha kahate ki santoM ke pAsa mahilAoM ko nahIM jAnA cAhiye, to mujhe koI Apatti nahIM thii| unakI namakIna dRSTi to jalA rahI thI choToM ko| vipakSa kA kAma hI yahI hai ki sattAsIna vyakti kI kamiyAM dikhaao| socane lagA, bar3e loga apanI bagala nahIM jhAMkate haiN| ve hamezA choToM ko kasate haiN| bar3A ho jAne ke kAraNa bicArA bhUla jAtA hai ki vaha bhI kabhI 'choTA' rahA thaa| ___ maiMne AcArya se kahA, Apane jo kahA, maiM usakA virodha nahIM karUMgA, para Apa sATha varSa ke haiM aura Apa jise kaha rahe haiM, vaha bhI pacAsa varSa kI hai| para kyA Apako vizvAsa hai ki ApakI gaMgA hamezA ujalI rahegI? Apako apane bAre meM pUrI gAMraTI hai? kahane lage, tumhArA matalaba? maiMne kahA, sAdhutA umra meM nahIM, jindagI meM hotI hai| jisakI jindagI meM sAdhutA hai, vaha bIsa varSa kA ho, to bhI koI khatarA nahIM hai aura jisakI jindagI meM sAdhutA nahIM hai, vaha sATha-sattara varSa kA hokara bhI khatare meM hai| batAte haiM ki zukadeva aura unake pitA donoM hI pahuMce hue maharSi the| magara duniyA kI nigAhoM meM donoM meM pharka thaa| zukadeva apane gAMva ke tAlAba ke pAsa se gujre| mahilAeM vahAM nahA rahI thiiN| unhoMne zukadeva ko dekhaa| zukadeva udhara se gujara gye| kucha hI dUrI para A rahe zukadeva ke pitA bhI usI talAba ke pAsa se gujre| mahilAoM ne apane ko chipAne kI koziza kii| apanI-apanI sAr3iyAM or3hane lgiiN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 37 --candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa dRzya ne zukadeva ke pitA ko jhakajhora ddaalaa| socane lage, ye kaisI striyAM haiM? mere yuvA putra/santa ko dekhakara unameM koI halacala nahIM huI, para mujha vRddha santa ko dekhakara huii| unhoMne mahilAoM se hI isakA kAraNa pUchA to javAba milA, kAraNa sApha hai| hamAre pAsa se Apa donoM hI gujare, kintu kAraNa jAnane kI icchA kevala Apake mana meM huI, zukadeva ke mana meM nhiiN| ApakI dRSTi meM strI aura puruSa meM bheda hai, para zukadeva kI dRSTi meM nhiiN| jaba taka vyakti strI aura puruSa meM bheda kI dIvAra khar3I karatA rahegA, taba taka usakA brahmacarya Aropita hogA, svAbhAvika nhiiN| __zukadeva ke pitA kI hoza kI muMdI AMkheM khula pdd'ii| jAna gaye ki yathArthatA kahAM hai| umra se AdamI bar3A nahIM hotaa| umra to AdamI ko baunA banAtI hai| - kahate haiM, lAotse bUr3hA hI jnmaa| bUr3hA hI janmA yAnI jJAna-vRddha hokara jnmaa| eka ziSya hai zrI pratApa kotthaarii| eka bAra usake dAdA ne yoM hI kaha diyA ki yaha to abhI baccA hai| yaha kyA jAne! mujhe usI samaya yAda A gayI lAotse kii| maiMne usake dAdA se kaha bhI diyA ki isane dasa-bAraha varSa kI umra meM jo pAyA hai, vaha Apa sATha varSa kI umra taka na pA ske| jIvana kI cadariyA kaba bhIga jAye, kaba raMga jAye, kaba kesariyA ho jAye, isakA koI bharosA nahIM hai| jIvanakI vAstavikatA umra meM nahIM, usakI jindAdilI aura jIvantatA meM hai| ___ choTA, choTA jarUra hai| use rabara kI bhAMti khIMcatAna kara lambA-caur3A nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| para yaha mata bhUlo ki jo rabara choTA-sA dikhAI detA hai, usameM lambA-caur3A hone kA sAmarthya sarAbora hai| jarA yAda kIjiye, zaMkarAcArya ko, jinakA taitIsa varSa kI umra meM to dehAvasAna hI ho gyaa| zAyada Apa sattara-assI varSa kI umra pAkara bhI vaha na pA pAye, jo zaMkara ne taitIsa varSa kI umra meM pA liyaa| umra kA sambandha saMsAra se hai, zarIra se hai| gaharAI meM jAkara socatA hUM, to lagatA hai ki umra hai asiim| saMsAra pAyA hai annt| kyA kahIM koI anta hai umra ke AkAza kA? jo anta dikhAI detA hai, vaha zarIra kA hai, kSitija kA hai| para vaha satya nahIM, dRSTibhrama hai| are umra! kyA umra se hI koI choTA-bar3A ho gyaa| bahuta bAra to bar3oM ko choToM se bhI badatara huA pAtA huuN| hAM, yadi kabhI bar3e-bUr3he pathabhraSTa na hote, thira rahate, to mAna saMsAra aura samAdhi 38 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ letA ki bar3A zata-pratizata bar3A hI hotA hai hara dRSTi se| maiM to socatA hUM ki choTe meM bhI bar3appana mila sakatA hai aura bar3e meM bhI chottaapn| bIja meM vRkSa jhAMko aura vRkSa meM biij| choTApana bIja hai| bar3a aura bar3appana usakA vistAra hai| __satya to yaha hai ki bacce aura bUr3he meM koI mudde kA pharka hI nahIM hai| jo kAma bar3e . karate haiM, vahI choTe karate haiN| jo pharka hai, vaha samajhane meM hai| Aja Apa jo bur3hApe meM kara rahe haiM, usake bIja choTepana meM hI boye gaye haiN| Apane to lar3ake ke paccIsa sAla kA hone ke bAda usakA byAha racA, magara usa lar3ake ne byAha kA majA choTepana meM hI le liyA, guDDe-guDDI kA byAha krke| sacamuca, saMsAra meM koI alpavayaska nahIM hai| saba samavayaska haiN| hamArA sahaastitva hai| isalie choToM para avizvAsa kI bhAvanA mata laao| bar3oM kA choToM ke prati avizvAsa hai, upekSA hai, isIlie to yuvA pIr3hI aura purAnI pIr3hI vAloM meM dUriyAM bar3hatI haiN| takarAreM janamatI haiN| merI soca ke anusAra to choToM ke sAmane aisI koI bAta hI mata kaho, jisase unheM burA lage,unakA utsAha tte| choToM ke sAtha bhI, baccoM ke sAtha bhI atyanta sabhya, namra aura sammAna bharA vyavahAra honA caahiye| vinayazIlatA choToM kA dharma hai aura AtmIyatA bar3oM kaa| upekSA adharma hai, avyavahArika hai| ThIka hai, choToM kI Apa upekSA kara lo, use DAMTa lo, phaTakAra do, pAra lo, vaha choTA hai, isalie kucha bolegA nahIM, para socegA jruur| bhItara hI bhItara krAnti ke svara ubhreNge| ___ Apa dvArA lagAyA jA rahA pratibaMdha usake jIvana ko camana na kara paayegaa| pratibaMdha vikAsaka nahIM hai| vaha to avarodhaka hai| jIvana kA sahI vikAsa pratibaMdha se nahIM, apitu sahajatA se hotA hai| pratibaMdha kAnUna hai aura jahAM-jahAM kAnUna hai, vahAM vahAM bacane-bacAne ke rAste DhUMDhe jAte haiN| sahajatA jIvana-vikAsa kA prathama sUtra hai| nadI ko nadI rUpa meM rahane do| use rokane kI ceSTA mata kro| vaha rukegI pratibaMdhoM ke dAyaroM meN| isase vaha na to phailegI, na bddh'egii| vaha sUka jaayegii| vyakti kA sahaja svabhAva use jisa mArga para le jAnA cAhatA hai, use usI mArga para jAne do| yadi aisA na huA, to vaha damita hotA calA jaayegaa|dmn pragaTana se jyAdA burA hai| Ardraka kumAra svayaM ko kitanA bhI pratibaMdha meM rakhe, bacane-bacAne ke rAste DhUMDhe, para Akhira vijaya usake tatkAlIna sahaja svabhAva kI hotI hai| yadi vartamAna svabhAva saMsAra saMsAra aura samAdhi 39 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI ora aMgar3AI le rahA hai, to hama kitanI hI ceSTA kareM, use vimukha nahIM kara paaeNge| balAt bAhara se vimukha kara bhI DAleM, para bhItara se vaha apane svabhAva ke tAMge para savAra rhegaa| bAhara se brahmacarya sAdha legA, para antaH karaNa vAsanA ke bavaNDara se ghirA rhegaa| maine donoM taraha ke vyakti dekhe haiN| eka vyakti aisA bhI dekhA hai, jisakI sAdhu banane kI icchA thI, kintu ghara vAloM ne jabaradastI usakI zAdI kara dii| eka vyakti aisA bhI dekhA hai, jisakI zAdI karane kI icchA thI, kintu logoM ne use jabarana saMnyAsa dilA diyaa| donoM ne svabhAva ke viruddha kAma kiyaa| natIjA yaha huA ki donoM hI ghuTa-ghuTakara mara gye| mujhe aba taka jo sabase bar3hiyA pustaka lagI, vaha hai 'siddhaarth'| isane jabaradasta prabhAvita kiyA mujhako aura mere vicAroM ko| maine isase yahI preraNA pAyI ki vyakti kA - jIvana usake antaraMga meM chipe-dabe rahe svabhAva ke anusAra calatA hai| vaha yadi usake viparIta koI kAma bhI karegA, to kAma kA aMtima pariNAma hamezA usake svabhAva ke anukUla hogaa| hama saba saMsAra ke aMga haiN| saMsAra kA apanA svabhAva hai| jo loga saMsAra ke svabhAva meM haiM, ve nizcayataH vibhAva meM haiN| unakA vibhAva badalanA jarUrI hai| badalAhaTa kabhI dabAva yA pratibaMdha se nahIM AtI varana svAbhAvika rUpa se AtI hai| vyakti dutkArane se nahIM, pucakArane se sudhregaa| ThukarAne se nahIM, muskurAne se sudhregaa| bAhara ke vyavahAroM meM parivartana dilAne kI koziza kama kro| karanA hai to bhItara ke vicAroM meM parivartana dilAne kI koziza kro| bhItara meM huA parivartana bAhara ke lie zata-pratizata prabhAvakArI hotA hai| dabAva se to vyavahAra badalAyA jA sakatA hai, para vicAra nhiiN| vyavahAra eka rAjanaitika cAla hai| vicAra kA astitva usase judA hai| donoM kI dostI asaliyata ko janama detI hai| vicAra aura vyavahAra meM dvaita hone ke kAraNa hI to insAna ke do cehare najara Ate haiN| nakalI cehare jyAdA sAmane Ate haiM aura asalI cehare chupAkara rakha liye jAte haiN| kyA miliye aise logoM se, jinakI sUrata chipI rhe| nakalI ceharA sAmane Ae, asalI sUrata chipI rhe| saMsAra aura samAdhi 40 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aise logoM se kyA mileM, jinakI asalI sUrata chipI rahatI hai aura nakalI sAmane AtI hai| bAhara kI sUrata se, bAhara ke cehare se to lagegA ki isase bar3hakara Apake lie aura koI nahIM hai, para pITha pIche dekho usakA asalI ceharA-antaraMgIya suurt| daMga raha jaaoge| svayaM ko ThagA mahasUsa kroge| Apa vizvAsa na kara pAyeMge usa cehare ke prti| kaheMge, kaisA vicitra hai yaha saMsAra! anubhava kareMge saMsAra kI zarabata bharI pyAlI meM jahara kA ghol| maiMne kaI bAra aisA bhI pAyA ki asalI cehare sAmane Ane ke lie lAlAyita rahate haiM, kintu unake agala-bagala ghUmane vAle nakalI cehare unheM damita karate rahate haiN| yahI nahIM, apane nakalIpana kA seharA bhI asalI cehare para DAla dete haiN| asaliyata, bicArI banI rahatI hai| ghuTatI rahatI hai| kalI bhItara hI bhItara kumhalA jAtI hai| kise kahe vaha apane mana kI vythaa| yadi kahe bhI, to sira-phuTavvala kI naubata phira taiyaar| kahA sunI, bAta-bataMgaDa, gAlI-galauca, DAMTa-phaTakAra caaluu| khaira! apane pairoM para agara koI kulhAr3I calAe, to usakI balA se, lekina mAtahatoM ke peTa para lAta mAranA kahAM kA insApha hai? maiM to jaba aisA dekhatA hUM to merA dila darda se karAha uThatA hai| jindagI meM maiMne aisA mAhaula dekhA hai, aura sabako vyathita huA pAyA hai| kisI ke darda meM svayaM ko dI mahasUsa karanA sabase bar3I AtmasahAnubhUti hai| yaha jIvana kA AtmIya dharma hai| kisI girate hue ko thAmanA, usake AMsuoM ko poMchanA, usakI galatiyoM ko najara andAja karanA- yahI dharma kI sikhAvana hai| kaI bAra socA karatA thA ki hameM duzmanoM se hara pala jAgRta aura sAvadhAna rahanA caahiye| maiMne apane pravacanoM meM bhI kaI daphe kahA ki duzmana se sadA bco| aba maiM kucha aura hI anubhava kara rahA huuN| aba maiM yoM kahUMgA ki jitanA duzmana se baco, duzmana se ceto, utanA hI ghara vAloM se bhii| jo pIr3A aura tar3apana duzmana dete haiM, ghara vAle kabhI-kabhI usase bar3hakara de DAlate haiN| duzmana jAhira rUpa meM duzmana haiN| para gharavAle chipe hue duzmana haiN| ve aise duzmana haiM, jinake liye hama kucha bola bhI nahIM sakate haiN| hama unheM duzmana bhI nahIM kaha paate| ve jahara ke pyAle para pyAle pilAte haiN| hama unheM pIte cale jAte haiN| ve ghaMTe jaharIlI hotI haiM, para hama kahAM kaha pAte haiM unheM jhriilii| koI pUche to bhI kahanA par3atA hai- pAnI pI rahA huuN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 41 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ burI tarai satAyo nijU hitU kAMI karAM bAta parAyAM rii| paritApa diyo isar3o dostAM! haMsa gaI zikAyata karaNai rI jo mana meM hI duzmana logoM rii| ghara vAloM ne hI isa kadara satAyA hai ki duzmana kA gilA hI na rhaa| loga bAta karate haiM parAyoM kI, aura maiM bAta karatA hUM gharavAloM kii| jo bhuktabhogI haiM, ve jAnate haiM ki gharavAle bhI kaise satAte haiN| ve dAvAnala nahIM jalAte, apitu dhUnI jalAte haiM, sigar3I jalAte haiN| ve talavAreM nahIM calAte, varana cUMTiyA bor3ate haiM, tAne kasate haiN| raha-raha kara jalAte haiN| ve AdamI ko usa Aga meM ulajhA dete haiM, jo cAvala kI bhUsI kI hotI hai| yaha vaha Aga hai, jo AdamI ko isa tarIke se jhulasAtI hai, sekatI hai ki AdamI jIvana bhara jalatA hai, para apanI dhadhakAhaTa yA jalane ke dAga dikhA nahIM pAtA, kisI ko jatalA nahIM paataa| maine to aisA hI anubhava kiyaa| aisA mAhaula garma kAphI hotA hai, para sahAyaka ko munitva kI cadariyA or3ha lenI par3atI hai| munitva yAnI mauna / nirIha pazu kI taraha mUka bananA par3atA hai, kabristAna kI taraha mauna aMgIkAra karanA par3atA hai| manuSya advaita hai, para jahAM dvaita saMgharSa cAlU hotA hai, vahAM kisI advaita kA bIca meM praveza karanA mAthApaccI kI ora bar3hAnA hai| Akhira Apa boleMge bhI kise ? jise Apa bolanA cAhate haiM, vaha ApakI bAta ko gale utAregA, taba nA! vaha Apa ke hI sira para car3ha jaayegaa| vizvAsa na ho to ajamAiza karake dekha lo| Apa yadi dardI dila ke prati sahAnubhUti jatalAne ke liye darda dene vAle se kucha kaheMge bhI, to vApasa yahI javAba milegA, maiM jo kahatA- karatA hUM, vaha saba usakI bhalAI ke liye hI / saMsAra aura samAdhi 42 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka lar3ake kA pitA apane lar3ake se milane ke liye skUla gyaa| lar3akA piTatA huA milaa| lar3akA apane pitA ko dekhate hI cillAyA, pApA! maiDama mujhe khUba mAratI hai| pitA ne kahA, beTA! maiDama tumhArI bhalAI ke liye tumheM mAratI hai| to lar3akA bolA, pApA! to phira Apa bhI maiDama kI bhalAI ke liye kucha kIjiye nA! __ bhalAI ke liye! sAmane vAle kI to khaTiyA khar3I kara de rahe ho, Upara se DIMga hAMkate ho bhalAI kI! dvaita-saMgharSa meM kisI advaita kA dakhala karanA adhika samajhadArI nahIM hai| samajhadArI yahI hai ki do ke bIca tIsarA sammilita na ho| vaha madhyastha banA rhe| sammilita honA nAsamajhI patte kI bAta to yaha hai ki nAsamajhI ke kisse jyAdAtara samajhadAroM ke dvArA hote hue dekhe jAte haiN| nAsamajha to nAsamajhI kareMge hI, magara samajhadAra bhI jaba nAsamajhI kara baiThate haiM, to isase bar3e Azcarya kI bAta kyA hogii| saMsAra ke sAta mahAn Azcarya isa Azcarya ke sAmane nATe-baune lgeNge| baccA ghar3A phor3a de, to clegaa| para jaba bar3A AdamI ghar3A phoDa de to calegA? dekhA to yaha jAtA hai ki bacce ke paira se syAhI kI davAta ko Thokara laga jAye, to bar3e loga kahate haiM, andhA hai kyA, dekhakara nahIM cala sakatA? para jaba bar3e AdamI ke dvArA Thokara lagatI hai taba? taba bhI ghaTTI meM choTA hI pisegaa| bar3A kahegA, davAta kinAre nahIM rakha sakate? dina bhara AlasI TaTU bane par3e rahate ho! - dUsaroM ko to phaTakAra sakate ho, para svayaM ko! jo vyakti svayaM kI galatI ko svayaM kI galatI mAnatA hai, vaha satya kA anuyAyI hai| usane nyAya kI tulA kA sammAna kiyA hai| jo nahIM mAnatA, vaha asatya ke bAMsoM kI jhuramuTa meM rahatA hai| maine eka bahina ko itanI phaTakAreM sunate pAyA ki merA bhI dila pasIja utthaa| maiM na dekha sakA usakI saMjIvana sNvednaa| Akhira loga kyoM banAte haiM kisI ke sacce jIvana ko sar3anazIla! socane lagatA, oha ! loga kisa tarIke se dUsaroM kI jindagI meM jahara ghola DAlate haiN| para kyA kiyA jAe! sarpa jahara hI gholegaa| amRta svabhAva hotA to amRta gholtaa| yahAM varadAna dene vAle loga nahIM milate, abhizApa dene vAle bhare par3e haiN| ... jo jindagI ke andha-abhizapta galiyAroM meM cAMdanI kI candana-sI bauchAra karatA hai, vahI jIvana kA saccA guru hai, vahI pitA hai, vahI sAsa-sasura, vahI apane se bar3A hai| magara jo loga candana se mahakate aura cAMdanI se rozana jIvana ke badarIvana meM sarpa chor3ane kI ceSTA saMsAra aura samAdhi 43 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate haiM, ve jIvana kI ulajhana haiM, samasyA hai| jaba samAdhAna hI samasyA banakara upasthita ho jAtA hai, to vyakti DhUMDha nahIM pAtA hai jIvana ke caurAhe meM Age bar3hane kA raastaa| vaha rotA hai, ghuTatA hai| kyA yahI usake bhAgya meM likhA hai? kyA yaha vaha jariyA nahIM hai, jo use adhara AkAza meM le jAkara aTakA detA hai? vyakti ko tor3o mt| usakI niSThA ko dhUmila mata kro| eka bAra ghar3e ko tor3a deMge, to TUTe hue ghar3e ko phira unhIM sAMcoM meM na r3hAla paaoge| sone ke kaMgana, cUMgharu agara TUTa jAye to phira se jur3a sakate haiM, para vyakti calatA hai niSThA se, prema se| ye motI haiM aura motI TUTa jAne para nahIM jur3a paate| vaha prema aura AtmIyatA aura hI hai, jo pAre ke piNDa ke samAna sau Tukar3oM meM TUTa jAne para bhI jur3a jAtI hai| sacamuca, Aja kA insAna bhItara se daraka rahA hai| usake lie jIvana ke zAzvata mUlya dhUla kI kImata ke hote cale jAte haiN| saMgharSa meM garka ho rahe haiM riztoM ke murde| badaiMtajAmI meM phaMsA insAna cAhatA hai aisI zAnti, aisI tRpti, jo usake AMsuoM ko poMcha sake, AtmIyatA ke tauliye se| .. Aja hama aura hamArA samAja dvandva kI azrugaisa pI rahA hai| hama bhItara-hI-bhItara eka dUsare se TUTate cale jA rahe haiN| mATI sUkatI calI jA rahI hai aura hama kaMkaroM meM bikharate cale jA rahe haiN| kAza, loga isa bAta ko samajha le| ___ hAM, jo loga antaradvandva meM phaMse haiM, unako merA kahanA hai ki ve dvandva se na bhaage| dvandva jIvana kA saMgrAma hai| usase bhAganA napuMsakatA hai,bhagor3Apana hai| dvandva jIvana kA jahara nahIM, jIvana kA manthana hai| binA dvandva kI pagaDaMDiyoM se gujare prazasta rAstA milegA bhI kaise? dvandva se gujaranA to tapazcaryA hai| ise dhairya se sho| dvandva ko Apa jitanA jheloge, utane hI dvandva ke pAra utroge| dvandva jInava kA parIkSaNa hai| yaha kasauTI hai| isaliye jo loga dvandva meM ulajhe haiM, ve dvandva se bhAgane kI koziza na kreN| ve tapeM, jiyeM, mareM, kha dvandva meN| yahI vaha Aga hai, jo Apako sahI sonA bnaaegii| Aja nahIM, to kala, para eka dina avshy| kAlacakra dekhiye| kRSNa-pakSa hamezA zukla pakSa kI AzA ko liye Age bar3hatA hai| zukla aura kRSNa kAla-ratha ke agale-pichale pahiye haiN| Apane dvandva sahA, Apa sahanazIla bne| jo loga jindagI meM jitane utAra-car3hAva dekhate haiM, ve utane hI paripakva hote cale jAte haiN| aise loga hI hote haiM anubhava-vRddha/jJAna-vRddha! saMsAra aura samAdhi 44 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para jo loga kisI ko dvandva meM ulajhAte haiM, kahara DhAte haiM, ve loga vaisA na kreN| kRt kArya kA pariNAma bhoganA par3atA hai| tuma kisI ko tar3aphAoge, to tar3aphanA hI par3egA tumheM bhii| hara vyakti ko Age bar3hane ke liye apane kandhe kA sahArA do| apane kandhe kI Takkara dekara use girAo mt| jyotirmaya puruSoM kA yahI sandeza hai| hIre ko yoM mata TUTane-bikharane dIjiye / vaha akhaMDita hai| use akhaMDita hI rahane dIjiye / vaha nApaida nahIM huA hai| hAM, dhUla-miTTI car3ha gaI hai| apanepana ke jala se use dhoo, poNcho| hIre kI dIpti nikhara utthegii| agara use mATI meM dhaMsAne kI ceSTA karoge to hIrA mAtra mATI kA DhagalA banakara raha jaayegaa| para patA nahIM, aisA rAma-rAjya Ane meM abhI kitanI dera hai ? kyA hama loga jokhima uThAeMge badaintajAmI aura apasaMskRti ke bIca phaMse asahAya AdamI aura strI kI icchA aura sundaratA ko surakSita karane kii| yadi hamane aisA kiyA, to hamArA kadama samajhadArI aura saphalatA kA sadhA huA kadama hogA / sahaastitva ke madhurima gIta gUMja uTheMge isa bilakhAtI - balakhAtI duniyA meN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 45 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSaNabhaMguratA kA AkarSaNa saMsAra eka AkarSaNa hai| jaise pRthvI hara vastu ko apanI ora AkarSita karatI hai, vaisA hI hai yaha sNsaar| gurutvAkarSaNa saMsAra kA nijI dharma hai| vaha sabako apanI ora AkarSita karatA hai, lubhAtA hai, khIMcatA hai| vaha AkarSaNa aura khiMcAva ke lie vAjabI-gairavAjabI hara prakAra kA tarIkA apanA sakatA hai| vaha apanA ghara hamezA bharA-pUrA, phalA-phUlA dekhanA pasaMda karatA hai| bhale hI saMyukta parivAra meM morcebandI ho, khaTapaTa ho, mAthAkUTa ho, para alagAvavAda use suhAtA nahIM hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki hajAroM bAra akAla par3ane ke bAvajUda, pralaya-para-pralaya maca jAne ke bAda bhI saMsAra bharA-pUrA hai| na Adi daMDha pAoge, na antaaisA hai saMsAra kA vRkSA kitanI pahuMca hai isakI! dharatI ke hara kone meM isakI TahanI laTakI hai| isIlie to saMsAra ne saba ko jor3ane kA anUThA puruSArtha kiyA hai| bhale hI mRtyu yahAM nagna-nRtya kare, phira bhI jIvana apanA astitva bakhUbI kAyama rakhe hue hai| yahAM kevala ghaTAva aura bhAga kA hI gaNita nahIM hai, jor3a aura guNA kA bhI gaNita hai| jor3a aura guNA bhI itanA ki hara aMka se hara aMka ko jor3A jA rahA hai, guNAyA jA rahA hai| ekI ko bekI se aura bekI ko ekI se, jor3a-guNana cAlU hai| dharmI ko vidharmI se aura vidharmI ko dhI se milAyA jA rahA hai| yaha sArA saMsAra kA kRtitva hai| AkarSaNa usakA vyaktitva hai| ApakA dAmpatya jIvana saMsAra kA eka racanAtmaka aura sRjanAtmaka kArya hai| jude-jude ekoM ko milAkara use do kA eka aMga isI ne diyA hai| jarA sociye, kahAM puruSa aura kahAM strI! kyA donoM meM koI saMbaMdha hai? donoM meM bar3A bhArI pharka hai| phira bhI usane AkarSaNa kA aisA jAduI DaNDA ghumAyA ki donoM eka-dUsare se mila gye| aura mile bhI aise ki eka ke binA dUsarA svayaM ko adhUrA aura sUnA mahasUsa karatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, donoM eka dUsare ke prati itane adhika samarpita ho jAte haiM ki eka dUsare ke binA jI bhI nahIM skte| pyAra kI bhAMga jo pI lete haiN| unakI jindagI apane lie nahIM, eka-dUsare ke lie hI bana saMsAra aura samAdhi 46 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| ve kasameM khA baiThate haiM sAta-sAta janmoM kI eka palle se baMdhe rahane kI, usI palle meM laTake rahane kii| eka nagmA mazahUra hai sau bAra janma leMge, sau bAra phanA hoNge| e jAne vaphA phira bhI, hama tuma na judA hoNge| * AkarSaNa kitanA jabaradasta ki judAI suhAtI hI nahIM hai| unheM vaha kaida pyArI lagatI hai, kaida se rihAI nhiiN| aba Apa svayaM sociye ki saMsAra kA hama para kitanA prabhutva hai ! hameM kaisA jAma pilAyA hai ! hamArI sArI jAgarUkatA aura bodha - prakriyA kA prakAza hI chIna liyaa| aba to lagatA hai andhakAra hI jIvana kA zAzvata prakAza hai| yaha bAta nahIM hai ki prakAza miTa gyaa| prakAza kA astitva to hara pala hai, para kyA kareM jaba dIye ke pAsa baiThA vyakti AkheM mUMde hue hai| ujerA nahIM, andherA hai; nayanoM meM raina baserA hai| jaba AMkhoM meM hI rAta basa gayI, to prabhAta kA darzana kaise hogA? aMdhere meM ujAlA to hara koI prakaTa kara sakatA hai, magara saMsAra kA hama para aisA prabhAva ki usane ujAle meM bhI aMdhere ko janma de diyaa| saMsAra kA yaha anokhA camatkAra hai| sAta camatkAra prasiddha haiM, isalie Apa ise AThavAM camatkAra kaheMge, kintu maiM kahUMgA pahalA camatkAra, pahaloM meM bhI pahalA, sarvopari, sabase pahalA, nahaloM meM dahalA / mere dekhe, to saMsAra kA lakSaNa AkarSaNa hai| vaha hameM apanI ora karane kA pUrA-pUrA prayAsa karatA hai| yaha usakI rAjanIti hai| apane pakSa meM milAne ke lie, svayaM ko voTa dilAne ke lie, svayaM ko jitAne ke lie, vaha hara prakAra kI kImata cukAne ke lie kRta saMkalpa hai| yadi koI usase kaTakara sAdhanA karane baiTha jAtA hai, to yaha usake mana kI aisI hAlata kara detA hai, jisakI usane kalpanA bhI nahIM kI / janma-janma se dabAyI vAsanAoM ko ubhAra detA hai| agara koI yogIrAja jyAdA sthira hai, to vaha devaloka calA jaaegaa| vahAM se deviyoM, apsarAoM, pariyoM ko phusalA kara bulA lAegA, tAki usake yogI mana meM saMsAra ke prati pyAra jage, saMsAra ke mAyAvI saundarya kI vaha prazaMsA kareM aura pAsa Akara kahe priye ! apanA ghUMghaTa utthaao| dAsa hAjira hai tumhArI sevA meM / cUMki saMsAra bar3A cAlabAja hai| isalie use saphalatA mila bhI jAtI hai| bahuta-se loga use muMha kI bhI de dete haiN| to ve bhagavAn bana jAte haiN| bhale hI bane jAye bhagavAna, para saMsAra aura samAdhi 47 - candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra bhAgate cora kI coTI hI pakar3a letA hai| vaha aura kucha nahIM, to usakA nAma hI phailA detA hai| mUrtiyAM banAkara khar3I karavA detA hai| nirAkAra ko AkAra meM DhAla detA hai| loga Ate haiM, mUrti pUjate haiM, bhagavAn kI sevA karate haiM aura svayaM ke svArthoM tathA sukhoM ke lie AzIrvAda mAMgate haiN| bhagavAn to karuNA-bhaNDAra hote hI haiN| logoM ko AzIrvAda mila jAtA hai| loga phira phalane-phUlane lagate haiN| saMsAra ise apanA ahobhAgya samajhatA hai| kAraNa, logoM kA phalanA-phUlanA vAstava meM saMsAra kA hI phalanA-phUlanA hai| dekhate nahIM ho, kitanA khuza hai saMsAra! khujalI khujalAkara bhI khuza hai, mavAda ko risate hue dekhakara bhI khuza hai bhalA, buddhinidhAna ko kauna samajhAe, ki terI khuzI ke candanavana meM vedanAoM ke kitane ajagara pala rahe haiN| use samaya hI kahAM hai viparIta ko samajhane kA? vaha to svayaM hI AkarSita hai apane AkarSaNa-dharma se, apane adabude karma se| ___saMsAra hameM apanI ora khIMcatA hai, so to ThIka hai| kintu vaha kyoM khIMcatA hai, isa para hameM kucha socanA caahiye| ___mujhe to lagatA hai ki saMsAra hameM jitanA apanI ora khIMcatA hai, utanA hI hama bhI saMsAra ko apanI ora khIMca rahe haiN| cumbaka donoM ora se cUma rahA hai| isIlie khiMcAva hai, lagAva hai| saMsAra ke sAtha hamArA nAtA sadiyoM se hai| zAyada zAzvatika hai| isake garbha meM hama aba taka patA nahIM kitane avatare haiM, kitanI bAra janma pAyA hai| isakI goda meM hamane aba taka na jAne kitanI kilakAriyAM mArI haiN| patA nahIM, isake ghuTane para kitanI bAra hamane apanA mAthA Tekakara nIMda lI hai aura kitanI bAra citA sajAI hai| phira bhI mRtyu kahAM ho pAI hai! gayA kaI bAra, ananta bAra, para hara bAra lauTakara vApasa A gyaa| bhalA jisake sAtha janmoMjanmoM kA riztA hai, usake prati AkarSaNa kyoM na hogA! do dina ke rela saphara meM hama loga kisI anajAne AdamI se ghulamila jAte haiM, apane peTa kI akathya bAteM bhI kaha DAlate haiM, to jarA sociye ki jisa saMsAra se hamArA janmajanmAntara kA sambandha hai, usake prati hamArA AkarSaNa kaisA hogA! kitanA saghana hogA! kitanA pragAr3ha hogaa| agara koI use tarala bhI kahe, to bhI koI Apatti nahIM, para vaha taralatA pAnI yA tela kI nahIM hai, varana ghI kI hai| yaha vaha taralatA hai, jo taralatA meM pragAr3hatA kI kamIja pahane hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 48 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha bhI ho, eka bAta taya hai ki saMsAra bar3A AkarSaka hai| kintu vaha madhurima aura zItala hI ho, aisA nahIM hai| AkarSaNa kevala mitra kA hI nahIM hotA, apitu zatru kA bhI hotA hai| satya to yaha hai ki mitra se bhI jyAdA AkarSaNa zatru kA hotA hai| hamAre dila-dimAga kA yaha eka svAbhAvika guNa hai ki vaha sadA usIke prati samarpita rahegA, jisakA use AkarSaNa hotA hai| jaba hama ekAnta meM akele baiThe rahate haiM, taba hamArA mana kucha-na-kucha socatA rahatA hai| vaha jo socatA hai, vAstava meM kisI ke prati AkarSita hone ke kAraNa socatA hai| usake mana meM yA to mitra ke bhAva hoMge yA zatra ke| vaha do meM se kisI eka ke bAre meM socatA rhegaa| mitra ke vicAra gAyaba hote hI zatru ke A jAyeMge, para zatru ke vicAra nikAlate dimAga ko jhaka-jhoranA par3atA hai, samajhAnA par3atA hai, manAnA par3atA hai| use Apa jaldI se samajhA bhI na paaeNge| vAstava meM yaha usakA zatru ke prati AkarSaNa ho gyaa| isalie vaha apane sAre cintana ke kabUtara zatru ke AkAza meM udd'aayegaa| zatru kA AkarSaNa vaha AkarSaNa hai, jo vyakti ko sadA jAgarUka aura saceta rakhatA hai| AkarSaNa viparIta kA bhI hotA hai| saca yaha hai ki saMsAra jItA hI hai viparIta ke AkarSaNa meN| viparIta ke AkarSaNa ke saMyojaka kA nAma hI saMsAra hai| viparIta ko AliMgana dene kA nAma hI vidharma hai aura hamArA yaha vidharma hI saMsAra kA dharma hai| saMsAra jaisA jAdUgara, saMsAra jaisA sarjaka dUsarA hai kauna duniyA meM! isakI ulaTabAMsiyoM se bhagavAn bhI cakarA jaaye| ve bhI isakI mAyA ke bore meM kaida ho jaayeN| mAna leM, kabhI saraja liyA hogA bhagavAn ne saMsAra ko, para sarajane ke bAda use miTAte bhagavAn kA bhI khUnapasInA eka ho jaayegaa| saMsAra ke pAsa jaba taka zakuni jaise nItikAra baiThe haiM, taba taka vaha bhagavAn kI hara vidura-nIti ko mAta detA rhegaa| bicAre zakuni ne to eka hI parivAra meM mahAbhArata racAyA, saMsAra ne to ghara-ghara meM mahAbhArata ko phailA diyaa| himmata ho, to sAmane bolakara dekho, sira phuTovvala taiyaar| saMsAra kA mukAbalA karoge? are yaha bar3A vicitra kavi hai, isake phAke meM mata A jaanaa| yaha Apake gore cehare ko kabhI bhI kIcaDa se pota sakatA hai aura gadhe para car3hAkara aMdherI-ujalI galiyoM meM ghumA sakatA hai| yaha gadhe ko ghor3A banA sakatA hai aura ghor3e ko gdhaa| 'aMdhera nagarI caupaTa rAjA, Take sera bhAjI Take sera khAjA' aisA hai sNsaar| saMsAra aura samAdhi 49 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM ki UMToM ke byAha meM gadhe baiMDa bajA rahe the| donoM eka-dUsare ke guNa bakhAna rahe the| gadhe UMTa-vara ko kaha rahe the aho rUpam, aho ruupm| kyA rUpa hai tumhArA ! cAMda jaisA mukhar3A hai ! are ! kisI hIro se kama ho ! aura Apako patA hai UMTa mahodaya kyA kaha rahe the ? ve bhAIjAna kaha rahe the, vAha ! aho dhvani ! kyA surIlI tAna hai ! bulabula ke tarAnoM se bhI madhura ! saMgIta ke asalI khajAne to tumhAre hI pAsa haiN| donoM eka-dUsare ko Upara car3hA rahe the, binA sIr3hiyoM ke / saMsAra bhI aisA hI hai / saMsAra hameM Upara car3hA rahA hai aura hama saMsAra ko Upara car3hA rahe haiN| bicAre UMTa para gadhe ko car3hAte to cala bhI jAtA / para sthiti bar3I nAjuka hai| gadhe kI bajAya UMTa ko bicAre gadhe para car3hA diyA gayA hai| vaha dekho jA rahA hai DheMcU-DheMcU karatA, bhArI bharakama borA liye hunA gA isalie maiM to yahI kahUMgA ki saMsAra kI kavitA ko Apa samAlocaka banakara par3heM, pAThaka banakara nhiiN| osa kI bUMda ko motI kI upamA denA kevala kaviyoM kA hI svabhAva nahIM hai, apitu saMsAra kA bhI hai| saMsAra cArvAka hai| saMsAra se bar3A kavi-mAnasa trailokya meM nahIM hai| isakA rasa, isake alaMkAra duniyA ke sAre kAvyazAstroM se UMce haiM, jude haiM, apane Apa meM apane DhaMga ke haiN| n kAvya rasaprada hotA hai, para bojhila bhI hotA hai| hara vAkya rasAtmaka nahIM hotaa| hara kAvya meM Dhera sArI paMktiyAM nIrasa aura bhArabhUta hotI haiN| saMsAra bhI eka kAvya hai| isalie rasamaya hote hue bhI nIrasatA aura bojhilatA isameM bhI hai| para patte kI bAta yahI hai ki vaha bhArabhUta hote hue bhI saradarda nahIM lgtaa| loga use kaMdhe para uThAe calate haiM, AMkhoM meM ramAe calate haiN| darda kI bojhilatA kauna cAhatA hai, para kyA kare, usakA bhAra bhI DhonA par3atA hai / jindagI hai, to bImAriyAM bhI prANoM meM rasI-basI hoNgii| - saMsAra kA AkarSaNa-dharma hai hI aisaa| AkarSaNa cAhe sahI ho yA galata- para hara kisI ko lubhAtA hai| kyA Apane kisI virahinI ko nahIM dekhA ? pyAra sukha ke lie hI kiyA jAtA hai, para viraha kI vedanA bhI usI sukhakArI pyAra kI hI eka antara abhivyakti hai| AkarSaNa kI dRr3hatA milana meM nahIM, viraha meM hai / rAmAyaNa - kAvya kA janma viraha kI vedanA se huaa| krauMca dampati ke viraha aura maraNa ne RSi ko bhI AkarSita kara diyaa| RSi, RSi hote hue bhI zApa de baitthe| ve cAra pAMva saMsAra aura samAdhi 50 - candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Age bar3ha gaye RSi-maryAdA se| kyoMki usa viraha ne RSi ko AkarSita kiyA, vyathita kiyA, RSi-dRSTi ko parivartita kiyaa| viraha taba mUrta hotA hai, jaba eka rAha do ho jAtI hai, nadiyA kA eka pravAha do alagaalaga DhalAnoM meM bahane laga jAtA hai| milana meM sAtha-sAtha rahanA hai, viraha meM alagAva sahanA hai| AkarSaNa donoM meM hai| milana-viraha ke gIta banate TUTate haiM AkarSaNa-vikarSaNa meN| puruSa aura strI milanaviraha ke AyAma haiN| AkarSaNa ke yahI do pahalU haiN| saMsAra ke bhI ye hI do aMga hai| saMsAra kA astitva hai hI inhIM ke kaarnn| sAMsArika AkarSaNa-vikarSaNa kA sArA AdhAra inhIM se jur3A hai| ye donoM jIvana-ratha ke do pahiye kahe jAte haiN| kahate haiM ki eka pahiye se gAr3I nahIM calA krtii| saMsAra kI yaha eka sahaja lIlA hai ki puruSa kA strI ke prati AkarSaNa hai aura strI kA puruSa ke prti| isa ApasI AkarSaNa ke nAte hI saMsAra calatA hai| yaha AkarSaNa svadharmI nahIM hai| yaha viparIta kA AkarSaNa hai| yaha AkarSaNa bhI eka ulaTabAMsI hai| puruSa aura strI eka dUsare ke ulaTe haiM, viparIta haiN| aura yaha viparIta kA AkarSaNa hI bhaTakAva hai, mAyA hai, mithyAtva hai, tRSNA hai, vAsanA hai| puruSa kabhI puruSa ko jhAMkatA nahIM phirtaa| puruSa kI puruSa se dostI ho sakatI hai, galabAMhI ho sakatI hai, para puruSa kabhI puruSa ke lie nyauchAvara nahIM ho sktaa| strI kabhI strI ke prati samarpita nahIM hotii| vaha hamezA puruSa ke prati hI samarpita hotI hai| bahU kabhI sAsa ko sAtha lekara apanA ghara alaga nahIM bsaatii| puruSa kabhI apane pitA ko sAtha lekara apanA ghara alaga nahIM bsaataa| pati patnI ko lekara apanA ghara basAtA hai aura patnI pati ko lekr| yaha AkarSaNa kA pariNAma hai| vyakti apane mAtA-pitA se apanA ghara alaga basAtA hai, mAtra strI ke AkarSaNa ke bala pr| __ AkarSaNa vyakti ko AkarSaka ke prati samarpita kara detA hai| isI ke balabUte para hI to loga phidA hote haiN| puruSa AkarSaNa ko pAne ke lie saMgharSa karatA hai, apane adhabujhe kSatriyatva ko jagAtA hai| strI AkarSaNa ke prati samarpita ho jAtI hai| samarpaNa strI kA janmajAta vaibhava hai| para mahattva na strI kA hai, na puruSa kaa| mahatva mAtra AkarSaNa aura vikarSaNa saMsAra aura samAdhi 51. -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ strI ke lie strI svadharmI hai aura puruSa ke lie puruss| puruSa ke lie strI vidharmI hai aura strI ke lie puruss| svayaM ke dharma se bhinna kisI dharma kA astitva hI vidharmI hai| yaha ThIka vaisA hI hai jaise dUdha aura jl| jala meM jala ko milAnA svadharma hai| jabaki dUdha meM jala kA milAnA vidharma hai| jala meM jala ko milAne kA nAma milAvaTa nahIM hai, apitu dUdha meM jala ko milAne kA nAma milAvaTa hai| jinhoMne apanI jindagI meM haMsadRSTi/bhedavijJAna dRSTi pA lI hai, ve hI samajha sakate haiM isa milAvaTa ke rahasyavAda ko| tattvajJAniyoM ne svayaM se jur3ane kA nAma dharma diyA hai| unake anusAra para se jur3anA vidharma hai| ve para ke AkarSaNa ko, para ke yoga ko, para kI zaraNa ko, para kI AsthA ko vidharma hI mAnate haiN| para kA AkarSaNa mAtra vikarSaNa hai| vaha AkarSaNa bhI viparIta kA hai, viparIta se hai| jaba khuda kA khuda se AkarSaNa hogA, khuda meM khuda kA vicaraNa hogA, vahI brhmcryaahogii| cAlU bhASA meM yahI brahmacarya hai| saMsAra ko AkarSaNa-vikarSaNa ke bIca bahatI-uphanatI jaladhArA hai| hamArI naukA hai majhadhAra meM, adhara meN| hamArA bhaviSya aTakA hai bhaMvara meN| zAzvatatA kA kinArA hai sAgara ke usa paar| AMkheM use dekha nahIM pAtIM, kyoMki insAna khar3A hai sAgara ke isa paar| insAna usa pAra ko pAne ke lie patavAra khUba calAtA hai| patavAra ko calAte-calAte svayaM pasIne se tara-batara ho jAtA hai| thakAvaTa se svayaM ko cUra-cUra mahasUsa karane lagatA hai| maiM cauMka rahA hUM isalie ki vaha abhI taka bhI kahIM pahuMcA nahIM hai| pahuMce to taba, jaba khole naukA ke lNgr| laMgara ko Akhira bAMdhA khuda ne hI to hai| laMgara se use itanA pyAra ho gayA hai ki use kholanA to dUra, use DhIlA karanA bhI usake lie jhaTake jaisA hai| laMgara baMdhana hai aura baMdhana kA AkarSaNa mukti ke AkarSaNa se kahIM jyAdA pyArA lagatA hai| saMsAra to basa isI AkarSaNa-vikarSaNa ke jvAra-bhATe se sajA-ghirA dariyA hai| jise samajhanA hai saMsAra, vaha samajhe usakA aadhaar| saMsAra kA peNDla ma Dola rahA hai| DolAyamAna dazA hai iskii| isIlie to bhaTakAva kI ghar3I cAlU hai| peNDla ma calatA hai kabhI dAeM, to kabhI baaeN| kabhI AkarSaNa kI ora, to kabhI vikarSaNa kI or| dhyAna se dekho peNDlama ko adhara meM hI bhaTakA hai| saMsAra kA jhUlA gatimAna hai, kabhI idhara, kabhI udhr| aura jIva hai adhara meN| AnaMda jarUra mAnate ho jhUlane meN| para satya yaha hai ki insAna svayaM, svayaM ko ojhala karane kI ceSTA kara rahA hai idhara-udhara ke dAyare meM, AkarSaNa-vikarSaNa kI khIMcAtAnI meN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 52 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AkarSaNa sAMsArika jIvana meM padArpaNa hetu eka nyautA hai, laharoM meM nimaMtraNa hai| vikarSaNa to saMnyasta jIvana svIkAra karane kA ahobhAva hai| AkarSaNa hai, isIlie hAthoM meM meMhadI racAI, badana para haldI lagAI, caMvarI sajAI, ghara-gRhasthI bsaaii| vikarSaNa isake viparIta hai| sAMsArika kRtyoM se khitratA paidA ho gii| saMsAra kA rAga aura rasa bhAyA nahIM, to hamAre pAMva usa saMsAra meM jame nhiiN| ve usa daladala se nikalane ke lie ur3Ana bharane lagate haiM, jisameM sArI duniyA dabI par3I hai, racI-basI hai| dina meM AMkha mUMdakara aMdherA kiye hue haiN| ___ yoM to AkarSaNa hara kisI kA ho sakatA hai| kyoMki isakI sImA-rekhAeM khIMcI huI nahIM hai| AkarSaNa kA sarvopari kendra strI hai| puruSa to apane Apa meM apUrNa hai| usake pAsa mAtra pauruSa hI nahIM hai, vaha ardha nArIzvara hai| vaha AdhA nara aura AdhI nArI hai| usake eka hI zarIra meM AdhA zarIra ziva rUpa hai aura AdhA zarIra pArvatI rUpa hai| hara puruSa aura hara strI ziva-pArvatI rUpa hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki manuSya ke zarIra meM rahane vAle puruSa ke guNadharma tathA strI ke guNa dharma paraspara AkarSita ho jAte haiN| puruSa aura strI kA pArasparika AkarSaNa vAstava meM samadharmI guNoM kA AkarSaNa hai| eka bAra yoM hI jikra cala par3A ki insAna zAzvata mArga ko jAnate hue bhI usa para apane kadama kyoM nahIM bar3hA pAtA hai| merA aisA mAnanA rahA hai ki AkarSaNa hI vaha bAdhA hai jo insAna ko zAzvata aura satya mArga para calane se rokatA hai| aura usa AkarSaNa meM sabase bar3A AkarSaNa usakA strI ke prati hotA hai| Akhira puruSa kA pauruSa vAsanA ke kAraNa kalaMkita aura vyathita hai| ___ strI-rAga AkarSaNa kI pragAr3hatA kA pratinidhitva karatA hai| manuSya saMsAra meM rahatA hI strI rAga ke kAraNa hai| vyakti mAM ko chor3a sakatA hai, pitA aura putra ko chor3a sakatA hai, dhana aura vaibhava ko bhI chor3a sakatA hai, kintu patnI ko! muzkila hai| sau meM ninyAnaveM loga mAM-bApa se alaga ghara basAkara jI jAte haiM, para patnI se alaga hokara jIne vAle loga eka pratizata bhI nahIM haiN| yauvana kA unmAda yuvAvasthA meM to haThIlA hotA hI hai| bur3hApe meM bhI hotA hai| yuvAvasthA meM to cir3iyA kI ur3Ana hotI hai aura bur3hApe meM peMDhaka kI phudphudii| yuvaka yauvana ko aMgIThI hai aura bur3hApA rAkha meM dabA aMgAra hai| hisAba se jyoM-jyoM vyakti bUr3hA hotA jAtA hai, tyoM-tyoM usakA strI-rAga aura strIAkarSaNa bhI bUr3he-se-bUr3hA honA cAhiye thA, para aisA hotA nahIM hai| jyo-jyoM bur3hApA saMsAra aura samAdhi 53 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DhalatA hai tyoM-tyoM vAsanA javAna hotI jAtI hai| jyoM-jyoM sAMjha DhalatI jAtI hai, tyoM-tyoM umasa aura lAlimA bar3hatI jAtI hai| AdamI bUr3hA ho jAtA hai| phira bhI strI-AkarSaNa ke jela khAne se chUTa nahIM paataa| maine eka bAra sarvekSaNa karane kI tthaanii| kaI bUr3hoM se bacakAnI bAteM bhI kii| pariNAma to vahI nikalA jo maine soca rakhA thaa| loga dharmiSTa haiM, dAna karate haiM, samAja meM nAma hai| unheM pUcho, tuma ahiMsaka ho? chAtI Thokakara bolegA hAM! maiM ahiMsaka huuN| Apa phira pUcho, kyA tuma jhUThe ho? kahegA nhiiN| maiM ImAnadAra huuN| para kisI ko pUcho tuma apane sira para hAtha rakhakara bolo ki kyA tuma brahmacArI ho? vaha lajA jAegA, AMkheM zaramA jaaegii| usakI zarmiMdI AMkheM bahuta kucha kaha jaaeNgii| eka dina maiM kisI pravacana-sabhA meM gayA thaa| sabhA meM eka AcArya brahmacarya ke tAra cher3a rahe the| bUr3he khacAkhaca bhare the| apane pravacana ke bAda AcArya mahArAja ne logoM ko brahmacarya-vrata lene kA AhvAna kiyaa| unhoMne kahA ki jinakI umra sATha se Upara hai, unheM to brahmacarya-vrata le hI lenA caahiye| ve intajArI karate rahe ki koI bUr3hA khar3A ho aura vrata le| para eka bhI bUr3hA khar3A na huaa| to sATha se Upara ho jAne para bhI AdamI AkarSaNa ko kSINa nahIM krtaa| vaha AkarSaNa ko chor3ate ktraaegaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki eka bUr3hA jitanA rAgI hogA, utanA eka baccA nahIM hogaa| duniyAbhara ke vrata lene vAlA bhI brahmacarya kA vrata nahIM le paaegaa| para jisane brahmacarya kA niyama svIkAra kara liyA, vaha duniyA kA hara koI vrata le sakatA hai| jo vyakti kAmavAsanA kI Aga ko bujhA detA hai, vaha dhanya hai| kAraNa, usane AkarSaNa kI dIvAreM nahIM tor3I haiM, apitu nIMva hI ukhAr3ane kI ceSTA kI hai| isalie eka bAta taya hai ki jisane jIvana meM brahmacarya ko sAdha liyA hai, vaha saMsAra ke prati sadA udAsIna hogaa| udAsIna hogA yAnI usakA Asana Upara hogA saMsAra se, saMsAra kI vRttiyoM se| ___ jaise loga kahate haiM ki saMsAra se bhUkha miTa jAye to pApa hI miTa jAyegA, kyoMki AdamI pApa karatA hai peTa ke lie, peTa ko pAlane ke lie| vaise hI maiM kahUMgA ki AdamI saMsAra meM rahatA hai AkarSaNa ke kaarnn| agara AkarSaNa TUTa jAye, to saMsAra hI TUTa jaayegaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 54 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cUMki saMsAra hI TUTa jAegA, ataH pApoM ke prati bhI dilacaspI nahIM rhegii| saMsAra meM koI mastI na aaegii| eka bAta aura hai ki AkarSaNa meM striyoM kI apekSA puruSa adhika sakriya hai| kAmAtura puruSa adhika hote haiM, striyoM kI bjaay| isIlie prAcIna granthoM meM kahIM bhI dekho, puruSa ko adhika sAvaceta kiyA gayA hai| usakI bhUkhI-pyAsI najaroM ko samajha lene ke kAraNa hI 'svadAra-santoSa vrata' kA prAvadhAna kiyA gyaa| strI kI to eka puruSa, eka pati ke prati hI niSThA hotI hai| kAraNa vaha satItva ko jIvana kI amUlya sampadA mAnatI hai| para puruSa kA eka patnItva to sadA khatare meM rhaa| ___ jaise lobhI AdamI ko sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza jaise asaMkhya parvata mila jAye, to bhI kucha nahIM hotA, vaisA hI puruSa ke lie hai| usakI vAsanA itanI pyAsI hai ki vaha khAlA kerI beTI byAheM, ghara meM kare sgaaii| yahI kAraNa hai ki hajAroM-hajAroM striyoM ne satItva kI lAja rakhane ke lie jauhara dikhaayaa| para kyA kabhI koI puruSa dikhA sakA? dikhAe bhI kisa muMha se! usI ke bhaya se hI to asaMkhya mAtAoM ne khudakazI kI . isalie agara jindagI meM kucha karanA cAho to vaha sIr3hI girAnA jo Apako nIce se Upara car3hAtI hai aura Upara se nIce lAtI hai| jAne-Ane kA cakkara hI chor3a do, agara ekabAra Upara pahuMca jAo to pahuMcane ke sAtha hI sIr3hI ko khisakA denA, tAki nIce utarane kA savAla hI paidA na ho| maiM vyakti ko saMsAra se mukta dekhanA cAhatA hUM, para use mAranA nahIM caahtaa| merA usa mukti para ananya vizvAsa hai, jo marate vakta nahIM, apitu jIte-jI milatI hai| merA mAnanA hai ki kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM kI taraha kIcar3a se nirlipta rahane kA nAma hI jIvana-mukti hai| kamala kI sAdhanA jIvana ko sahI sAdhanA hai| raho bhale hI pAnI meM, para dhyAna yahI rakhanA ki pAnI Apako na cha paaye| yadi aisA huA, to yaha saMnyAsa ko gale lagAnA hogaa| AkarSaNa aura vikarSaNa, rAga aura virAga donoM se pAra hone kA nAma hI saMnyAsa hai, vItarAgatA hai, jIvana-mukti hai| jIvana-mukti kA pATha par3hane ke lie caleM hama tAlAba ke pAsa, jahAM dekhane ko milegI mukti kI praarthnaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 55 candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyartha kA phailAva jindagI eka pratispardhA hai / khulleM zabdoM meM kahUM to galA ghoMTa saMgharSa hai| jindagI kI yAtrA bar3I lambI hai| vyakti cAhe jisa dizA meM apanI AMkha phailAye, use dhUla ke alAvA kucha dikhAI hI nahIM degaa| jIvana kI lambI-caur3I yAtrA kara gujarane ke bAda vyakti svayaM ko thakA-hArA, saMtapta aura cintita mahasUsa karatA hai| use apanI yAtrA nirAza aura thakAna bharI registAna kI yAtrA lagatI hai| jina logoM ko aisA nahIM lagatA, ve karIba-karIba bhrama meM haiM, dhokhe meM haiN| jise jIte jI aisA mahasUsa nahIM huA, use marate vakta to jarura hogaa| aisA hone kA kAraNa bhI hai| insAna ne apanI jindagI meM hara asAra ko sAra samajha liyA hai aura hara sAra ko asAra / natIjA yaha nikalA ki vaha sAra to kabhI pA na sakA, asAra hI usake hAtha lgaa| isIlie usakI jIvana-yAtrA registAna kI yAtrA bnii| usakI jindagI kI gatividhiyAM usake liye dhUla-dhamAsa bharI huI / vAstava meM insAna asAra ko hI baToratA hai, sAra ko to najara aMdAja kiyA huA calatA hai| hIre ko baTora kara bhI Akhira patthara ko hI baTora rahA hai| rupayoM ko ikaTThA karake bhI kAgajoM ke baNDala hI sajA rahA hai| bhavana khar3A karake bhI nirmUlya miTTI kA hI DhAMcA banA rahA hai| jo bhI kiyA, asAra kiyaa| jo bhI hAtha lagA, asAra hAtha lgaa| sAra vaha hai, jahAM duniyA ke sAre asAra chUTa jAte haiN| hamArI dRSTi ulajhI huI hai asAra meN| aura asAra kA sArA sambandha bAhara se hai| vaha saba 'bAhara' hI hai, jo andara se apanA alaga astitva rakhatA hai| aba taka jitanA baTorA, saba bAhara kA hI baTorA hai| bAhara kI koI sImA nahIM hai| vaha asIma hai| sImA hotI to AdamI usakA pAra bhI pA sakatA, para asIma kA pAra kaise pAegA? bAhara kI koI thAha bhI nahIM hai| vaha athAha hai| usakA koI anta bhI nahIM hai, vaha ananta hai| AkAza jyUM ananta hai| para hamArA jIvana sImita hai, usakI thAha hai, usakA kabhI anta hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 56 For Personal & Private Use Only -candrama Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie AdamI bAhara ko kitanA bhI baTora le, marate dama taka baTora le, janmoM-janmoM taka baTora le, phira bhI bAhara ko baTora nahIM pAegA / jindagI bhara dhana kamA le, sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza raca le, phira bhI na to pAne kI AzA pUrI hogI, na cAha bujhegI aura na hI bAhara kI sImA rekhA milegii| insAna bhI hai aisA ki use sone aura cAMdI ke zaila-zikhara mila jAeM, do cAra nahIM, sau-do sau bhI mila jAyeM, to bhI use tRpti nahIM hogii| kyoMki mana bar3A lobhI hai| Thaga vidyA usane janma-janmAntara se sIkhI hai| isalie mana kI icchAeM hamezA phailatI haiN| vaha sArI duniyA para apanA adhikAra jamAnA cAhatA hai, mAno duniyA ko usI ne paidA kiyA ho| har3apane kI guMjAizeM to bahuta haiM aura eka dina vaha sArI duniyA ko har3apa bhI sakatA hai, para kyA kare, jIvana kI Dora bar3I choTI hai| agara insAna kI kabhI mRtyu na hotI, to usakA mana sArI duniyA ko ekana-eka dina jarUra har3apa letA / na hogA nau mana tela, na rAdhA naacegii| insAna ke hAthoM meM vaha amarAI kI meMhadI racI huI hI nahIM hai| yaha mana kA bahuta bar3A durbhAgya hai| mana kI hara ko pUrA karane ke lie kAza insAna amara hotA / cAha para jaba satya ko gaharAI se socatA hUM to lagatA hai ki amaratA bhI insAna ko tRpta kahAM karA pAtI hai| Akhira amaratA bhI to pyAsa kI eka kar3I hai, phailAva kA AyAma hai| amaratA antima maMjila nahIM hai| yaha to phailane kI eka saphala kar3I hai| rAvaNa kI nAbhi meM to amRta ikaTThA thaa| amRta amaratA kI abhivyakti hai| amRta pAkara AdamI zAnta nahIM hotA, apitu amarAI kI oTa meM rAjanItika azAntiyAM hI jyAdA phailAtA hai| isIlie jaba-jaba bhI insAna ne paramAtmA se amaratva kA vara mAMgA to paramAtmA ke liye vaha hamezA ulajhana hI bnaa| ina amaroM ko mArane ke lie phira paramAtmA ko hI AnA pdd'aa| isaliye jaba vidhAtA kisI kI bhAgya rekhAeM khIMcatA haiM, to zeSa rekhAeM to bAda meM banAtA hai| pahalI aura AkhirI rekhA sabase pahale khIMcatA hai aura ve rekhAeM janma-maraNa kI huA karatI haiN| paramAtmA manuSya kI Antarika kamajorI jAnatA hai| manuSya kI Antarika kamajorI yaha hai ki use jyoM-jyoM sattA aura sampatti milatI hai, tyoM-tyoM usakI eSaNA bar3hatI hai| vaha zAnti se so nahIM pAtA, caina kI baMsI nahIM bajA pAtA, ArAma kI ThaMDI chAMha meM jI nahIM pAtA / usakA tanAva aura saMgharSa jyAdA bar3hatA hai| tanAva hamezA tanAva ko hI janma detA hai / zAnti hamezA zAnti ko hI janma detI hai| yaha zAzvata satya hai - ise hamezA yAda rakhiyegA / dAtAra ko jitanA dhana milegA vaha utanA hI bAMTegA, magara kaMjUsa ko jitanA dhana milegA saMsAra aura samAdhi 57 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha utanA hI baToratA jAegA / dAtAra kabhI kaMjUsa nahIM bana sakatA aura kaMjUsa kabhI dAtAra nahIM bana sakatA hai| sajjana hamezA sajjanatA ke phUla bikheragA to duSTa duSTatA ke kAMTe hI chedegaa| Akhira aisA kyoM hotA hai? yaha isIliye hotA hai, kyoMki manuSya kA antaravyaktitva aisA hI hai| manuSya to phailatA calA jA rahA hai jI - jIkara nahIM, apitu mara-marakara, saMgha-saMgha kara nahIM, apitu TUTa-TUTa kara apanI cAha ko, apanI eSaNAoM ko miTAne ke lie, usakI Aga ko bujhAne ke liye, insAna jindagI bhara jUjhatA rahatA hai para usakI tRSNA mAtra mRgatRSNA banakara raha jAtI hai| vaha pA pA kara bhI apane ko khoyA-khoyA samajhatA hai| Aine - se khvAba mere, rejA re jA ho ge| maiM tilisme-behisI ko tor3akara nikalA na thaa| silasilA -dara- silasilA hai, saba sarAr3e z2indagI / z2ahara cakhane kA yaha dostoM tajurbA pahalA na thaa| insAna aisA hI hai, cetanA kI kamI kA jAdU tor3a nahIM paataa| tabhI to usakI AzAeM Aine kI taraha TUTa-TU kara bikhara gaI / aura yaha bikharane kA krama sadiyoM sadiyoM se hai, sadA se hai| 'silasilA dara silasilA hai saba sarAbe z2indagI / ' jIvana to mRga-tRSNA hai aura usakI mRga-tRSNA kA silasilA jArI hai| isa silasile meM kahIM yaha dhokhA mata khA jAiyegA ki maiMne yaha jahara kA ghUMTa pahalI daphA piyA ho / jahara cakhane kA yaha pahalA tajurbA nahIM hai| hama viSapAyI AdI haiM viSapAna ke| jahara bhI itanA piyA hai ki aba to jahara ke binA jindagI kI khuziyAM adhUrI lagatI haiN| tanAva kA jahara burA z2arUra hai, para use chor3ane kI koziza bhI to pUrI nahIM hai| phala yaha hotA hai ki hama saMsAra ke malave meM dhaMsate cale jA rahe haiN| mukti kI pagaDaMDI ojhila huI jA rahI hai| dhana, vaibhava, sattA, adhikAra se hama jur3ate cale jA rahe haiN| aba ye hamAre adhikAra meM nahIM hai| inakA hama para adhikAra ho gayA hai| jahara usa samaya jahara nahIM rahegA, jaba hamArA ina para adhikAra hogaa| hamane aisA abhyAsa banA liyA hai ki inakA bojhA hameM bojhA nahIM lagatA, ThIka vaise hI jaise 'goda' liyA baccA / eka AdamI gadhe para calA jA rahA thaa| kisI ne pUchA, kahAM jAte ho ? bolA, jidhara yaha gadhA jA rahA hai| pUchA, kyA matalaba? to vaha AdamI bolA, matalaba yaha hai ki maiM gadhe ko dAyeM calatA hUM, to vaha bAMye calatA hai| maiM sIdhA calAtA hUM to yaha ulTA calatA hai aura saMsAra aura samAdhi 58 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba ulTA calAtA hUM, to yaha sIdhA calatA hai| isalie maine ise calAnA - hAMkanA chor3a diyaa| jidhara yaha jA rahA hai, udhara hI maiM calA jaauuNgaa| kama-se-kama phajItI to nahIM hogii| loga yaha to nahIM kaheMge ki tuma gadhe se bhI gaye bIte ho| hama apane bAre meM soceM ki hamArI yAtrA kaisI hai? hama jaisA cAhate haiM vaisA gadhA calatA hai yA jaisA gadhA calatA hai vaisA hama cAhate haiN| agara Apa gadhe ke AdhAra para apanI cAha 'banAte haiM to ApakI saMsAra meM koI maMjila nahIM hai, koI kinArA nahIM hai, koI kSitija nahIM hai| Apa jisa maMjila para pAMva rakheMge vaha maMjila nahIM hogI, apitu bhaTakana hogii| Apako hara kinAre ke pAra phira kinArA milegaa| sAgara ke pAra phira sAgara milegaa| kSitija ke pAra phira kSitija milegaa| ApakI sArI yAtrA phailAva kI yAtrA hogii| Apa pA pA kara bhI khote jaayeNge| ApakA pAnA kisI dRSTi se pAnA hogA, para vaha pAnA pAnA nahIM, apitu phaMsAnA hai| Apa sabako pA leMge, sArI duniyAM ko pA leMge, magara khuda ko kho baittheNge| yahI to hai saMsAra ke phailAva kA pratiphala / saMsAra kA phailAva yAnI lobha kA phailAva hai| icchAoM kA vistAra hai, mana ko bar3hAvA hai, duniyAM ko protsAhana hai| manuSya jyoM-jyoM upalabdhiyAM arjita karatA hai, tyoM-tyoM usakA phailAva bar3hatA jAtA hai| nadI meM jitanA pAnI AegA usakA pAtra utanA hI caur3A hogA / kahate haiM-- suvaNNa rUppassa u pavvayA bhave, siyA hu kailAsa samA asaMkhayA / narassa luddhassa na tehi kiMci, icchA hu AgAsa samA annNtiyaa|| bar3A sundara sUtra hai yh| mAnava kI manovRtti isa sUtra meM jhalakatI hai| kahA gayA hai, kadAcit sone aura cAMdI ke asaMkhya parvata bhI ho jAyeM tathApi lobhI puruSa ko unase kucha nahIM hotA ! kyoMki icchA AkAza jyoM ananta hai| hamArI icchAeM AkAza kI taraha ananta haiM, yaha kevala kahane bhara ko nahIM hai, apitu eka manovaijJAnika prayoga hai / mana to lahara kI taraha hai| usameM thirakana hai| binA paide ke loTe kI taraha lur3hakatA rahatA hai aura eka bAta pakkI hai ki lur3hakane vAle ko kabhI kucha milatA nahIM hai| 'roliMga sTona gedarsa no mAsa' jo TikegA hI nahIM vaha pAegA kahAM se| jo vyApArI apane phaisaloM ko bAra-bAra badalatA rahatA hai kyA usakI sAkha bAjAra meM jama pAyegI ? jo mana lur3hakatA hai vaha lakSya kI vaizAkhI ke binA calane kI koziza karatA hai| mana to tRSNA saMsAra aura samAdhi 59 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura icchA kA vaha andhar3a hai jisake chora kA koI anta nahIM hai| para hAM, usakA aMtima chora ananta bhI nahIM hai| ananta ke pAra bhI tRSNA kA kSitija hai, hara kSitija ke bAda kSitija hai| - jise loga parama sattA aura Izvara kahate haiM, ve bhI isase muMha khaTTA-mIThA kara lete haiN| saMsAra kI paidAiza meM isI tRSNA kI bhUmikA rhii| jo loga jAnate haiM ki sRSTi kA nirmANa kaise huA, ve batAyeMge usakI kathA ko, jisakA prathama adhyAya tRSNA se zuru hotA hai| tRSNA koI gale kI pyAsa nahIM hai| yaha mana kI pyAsa hai| batAte haiM ki jisa dina usa Izvara ke mana meM bhI yaha pyAsa jagI, tRSNA kI aThakheliyAM raMga lAyIM to saMsAra srjaa| pyAsa to taba kI jagI hogI magara aba bhI bujhI kahAM hai| aba bhI cAlU hai tRSNA kI AMkhamicaunI kA khel| jagI hogI paramAtmA ke mana meM choTI-sI pyAsa, eka tanhAI bharI tRSNA, magara vaha jaMgala kI Aga kI taraha bar3hatI hI gii| saMsAra hamezA banA hI rhaa| koI eka marA to cAra ne janma pAyA, saMsAra hamezA phailatA hI gayA aura isa saMsAra ke bahAne vAstava meM Izvara kA phailAva hotA gyaa| vaha vibhu revar3iyoM kI taraha ghara-ghara meM baMTa gyaa| aba bhI baMTa rahA hai| jaba taka isa tRSNA kA bodha nahIM hogA taba taka baMTane-bAMTane kI prakriyA saMsAra meM zAzvata banI rhegii| ____ jaba prANI mAtra kA janma hI tRSNA ke bIja ke sAtha huA hai, to usako jindagI meM tRSNA kA honA koI acambhe kI bAta nahIM hai| tRSNA hameM khUna se milI hai| hama to mAtra tRSNA ke vaMzaja haiN| hamAre mAM-bApa meM bhI tRSNA thI, mAM-bApa ke mAM-bApameM bhI tRSNA thI aura unake mAMbApa meM bhI tRSNA thI, sabake mA-bApa meM tRSNA thii| isa duniyA ke pahale jo mAM-bApa the unameM bhI tRSNA thii| yaha saMsAra aura kucha bhI nahIM mAtra hamAre prathama mAM-bApa kI tRSNA kA phailAva hai| jaba taka tRSNA jindI rahegI taba taka phailAva jArI rhegaa| jisane apanI tRSNA kI lugdI banA dI, usane satya ko samajha liyA, apane Apako pahacAna liyaa| vAstava meM isa sthiti ko pAne kA nAma hI sambodhi hai| jinhoMne abhI taka saMbodhi kI phUTI kiraNa bhI nahIM dekhI, ve saMsAra meM phailate cale jA rahe haiN| jaise AsamAna phailatA hai, vaise hI usakA saMsAra phailatA hai| usakA AsamAna kisI bhI kSitija meM chora nahIM pAtA, vaha kSitijoM ke pAra kSitija hI pAtA hai| unheM lobha hai mATI kA, sammohana hai nazvara kA, AkarSaNa hai kSaNabhaMgura kaa| unheM tRpta kahAM karA pAtI haiM saMsAra kI smpttiyaaN| pyAsa kahAM bujhA pAtA hai sAta samandara kA nIra! vaha yoM pyAsA rahatA hai, jaise saMsAra aura samAdhi 60 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jala meM miin| vaha pAnI pIkara bhI yaha satya-bodha nahIM kara pAtA ki usane jala-pAna kiyA hai| jala pI-pIkara bhI apane Apako pyAsA mahasUsa karatA hai| lobha hotA hI aisA hai| ___lobha kaMjusAI kA sudharA huA rUpa hai| lobhI ko kitanA bhI mila jAye, sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza jaise asaMkhya parvata bhI mila jAye, to bhI unase usakA kucha nahIM hotaa| kAraNa usakI lAlasA asaMkhya kI saMkhyA se bhI pAra hai, AkAza jyUM korI hai| kadAcita sone aura cAMdI ke asaMkhya parvata ho jaaye| hote nahIM haiM, kisI ne dekhe bhI nahIM hai| sone ke kailAza jaise parvata kisI ne abhI taka nihAre nahIM haiN| cAMdI kA himAlaya abhI taka kisI ko dekhane ko nahIM milaa| inakA darzana to virala hai| para kyA mAlUma ho jAye to? ho jAye, bhale hI ho jAye, sone aura cAMdI ke parvata ho jAyeM, taba bhI lobhI AdamI ko tRpti kahAM! lobhI AdamI ko kailAza jaise hajAroM svarNa-parvata bhI mila jAye, to bhI vaha to cAhatA hai ki majhe isase bhI jyAdA mile| jitanA milA hai, usase bhI kucha aura mila jaaye| jahAM milA hai, usase bhI kahIM aura mila jaaye| jahAM milA hai, jaisA milA hai, jitanA milA hai, usase kahIM aura cAhiye, kucha aura cAhiye, koI aura caahiye| kucha-kahIM-koI aura cAhane kA nAma hI saMsAra kA phailAva hai| __kohinUra saMsAra kA sabase kImatI hIrA hai| kitanI lar3AiyAM huI usake lie! para kyA jisane pAyA use santuSTi aura tRnti pAyI? vaha to ghAsa ke eka kora meM lagI Aga kI taraha aura bar3hatI gayI, phailatI gyii| Akhira tRSNA kI daur3a meM tRSNA hI jIta gaI, insAna bIca meM hI lar3akhar3A kara gira pdd'aa| hIrA aba bhI hai, para rAje-mahArAje mara gye| tRSNA ne aba taka kitane-kitane rAjA-mahArAjAoM ke mAthoM para isa hIre ke patthara kI maarii| sabane mAra khAyI bhI, para aba taka koI samajha na pAyA tRSNA kI isa mAra ko| ___ Apane kabhI dekhA AkAza? vaha dekhiye aakaash| lagatA hai AkAza kA vahAM kinArA hai| AkAza kI sImA-rekhA vaha kSitija dikhAI detI hai| para kyA AkAza kA vahAM anta hai? kyA kahIM AkAza ke raMgamaca kA paTAkSepa hai? jahAM abhI lagatA hai AkAza kA anta, vAstava meM vahIM se ananta kI yAtrA zuru hogii| socate haiM eka kilomITara Age AkAza kA anta ho jaayegaa| vahAM pahuMcate haiM to lagatA hai ki AkAza to eka kilomITara aura Age baDha gyaa| hama eka kilomITara aura daur3ate saMsAra aura samAdhi 61 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| agale kSitija ke pAsa pahuMcate haiM, jahAM hameM AkAza kA chora najara AtA hai| para yaha kyA, jyoM-jyoM usake karIba pahuMcane kI ceSTA karate haiM, tyoM-tyoM vaha hamase dUra hotA calA jA rahA hai, phailatA calA jA rahA hai| hamArA mana, hamArA citta bhI isI taraha phailatA hai| vaha aNu rUpa meM AsamAna jaisA virATa hai| phailAva usakA dharma hai| cAha kSitija kA bAnA pahane hai| usakI hara sImA pravaMcanA hai, dhokhA hai| kabhI Apa usakI saccAI ke bahakAve meM mata A jaaiyegaa| bhikhArI bhIkha mAMgatA hai| use paidala calakara bhIkha mAMganA kaThina lagatA hai / socatA hai dina bhara TAMgeM tor3anI par3atI hai| acchA ho, yadi mujhe sAyakila mila jAye / saMyogavaza usakI yaha icchA pUrI ho gyii| jaba sAyakila mila gayI, to vicAra AyA ki skUTara mila jaaye| jaba skUTara mila gayA to kAra kI cAha jgii| para kyA itane meM usakI cAha miTa gayI? aba vaha havAI jahAja ke lie hAya-tobA macA rahA hai| vAstava meM sAmAna badala gaye, vAhana badala gaye, paristhitiyAM badala gaI, jIvanakI gatividhiyAM bhI eka jaisI na rahI, para cAha aura tRSNA to vaisI kI vaisI raha giiN| jaisI bhikhamaMge ke jIvana meM thI, vaisI hI aba karor3apati ke jIvana meM hai| agara maine sunA hai, do adhyApaka paraspara bAtacIta karaha rahe the| eka ne dUsare se kahA, mujhe bir3alAjI kI sArI phaikTriyAM, sAre makAna, sArI jAyadAda, cala-acala sampatti mila jAye to maiM bir3alAjI se jyAdA kamA sakatA huuN| to dUsare adhyApaka ne kahA, kyoM bevakUpha banAtA hai| tUM bir3alAjI se jyAdA kaise kamA legA? pahale adhyApaka ne kahA, yAra ! do prAiveTa TyUzana bhI to kruuNgaa| mila jAye, saba mila jAye, bir3alA kI sArI sampatti mila jAye, to bhI pAne kI pyAsa nahIM bujhI / aura kucha nahIM to do TyUzana karake bhI AdamI apanI sampatti ko bar3hAtA rhegaa| saba kucha mila jAyegA, yA saba kucha kho jAyegA to bhI tRSNA to hai jaisI-kI-taisI rahegI, muzkila hai usakI aisI-kI-taisI karanI! kaI bAra socA karatA hUM ki sAdhu-santa loga duniyA ko yahI kahate phirate haiM ki saMsAra bekAra hai| tuma dIkSA le lo| bahuta logoM ke dila meM yaha bAta utara bhI jAtI hai aura ve dIkSA le bhI lete haiN| ve tyAga dete haiM apane cole-pAyajAme ko aura pahana lete haiM sAdhuoM ke bAne ko| yaha parivartana to jarUra huaa| kama se kama bAhara se to ho hI gyaa| para AmUlacUla parivartana to taba hotA hai jaba asalI parivartana bhItara se ho| yaha bAta nahIM hai ki saMsAra aura samAdhi 62 + candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ giragiTa ke bAharI raMgoM ke parivartana kA koI mUlya nahIM hai| mUlya avazya hai, bAharI zatruoM se rakSA karane ke liye lAbhadAyaka bhI hai, para bhItara ke zatruoM se svayaM ko bacAne ke liye bhItara meM hI parivartana caahiye| bAhara kA parivartana dravya-liMga kA parivartana hai aura bhItara kA parivartana bhAva-liMga kA parivartana hai| agara bAhara kA parivartana svIkAra kara sako to bahuta bar3hiyA agara na kara sako to bhItara kA parivartana avazya svIkAra kara lenaa| bhItara kA parivartana kaur3iyoM ke bhAva kA nahIM hai| amRta ke bhAva kA hai| bhItara kA parivartana karane ke lie isalie kahatA hUM tAki sikke para mAtra muhara na lagI rahe apitu sikkA svayaM mohara jitanI kImata kA ho, utanA Thosa ho, khare sone kA ho| ghisa bhI jAye mohara to bhI koI pharka na pdd'e| kImata to Apane bacAkara hI rakhI hai mohara ke rUpa meM na sahI, sone ke rupa meM hI shii| bhItara kA parivartana yaha hai ki jisako hama chor3a rahe haiM usase usakA saMbaMdha bhI chUTa jaaye| usake prati itane vItarAga ho jAeM ki kabhI usakI vAsanA vApasa mana meM jage hI n| agara vAsanA bacI raha gaI, tRSNA jindI raha gaI, AzA kI bhUkha jagI raha gaI to bAhara kA parivartana mAtra khUTe kA badalanA hogaa| isake alAvA aura kucha nhiiN| sAdhu kA cogA jarUra hogA, kintu sAdhutA kI bAMsurI nahIM sursegii| hAtha meM ikatArA jarUra hogA para saMgIta nahIM jnmegaa| maiM dekhatA hUM ki adhikAMza loga isa coge ke parivartana meM asaliyata se bahuta dUra cale jAte haiN| ve nAle meM hI nahAte rahate haiN| yathArtha kI gaMgA unase kosoM dUra rahatI hai| nirmANa kI tRSNA unake pIche lagI rahatI hai| makAna kA nirmANa karAnA chor3a diyA to kyA huA maMdira, maTha, dharmazAlA, upAzraya aura myUjiyama kA nirmANa prAraMbha kara diyaa| kapar3e becane baMda kara diye to kyA pustakeM becanI prAraMbha kara dii| sAr3iyoM aura coloM ko tyAga diyA to kyA huA sAdhuoM ke bAnoM kA parigraha prAraMbha kara diyaa| cUMki tRSNA nahIM badalI isalie aisA hotA hai| Akhira tRSNA kahIM na kahIM to aTakegI hI aura apane aTakane meM vyakti ko laTakAye rkhegii| ___ purAne rAjAoM kI ghaTanAoM ko par3hatA hUM to lagatA hai ki unhoMne jIvana kI usa ghar3I meM sAdhutva svIkAra kiyA jaba unakI tRSNA ke bhaTakana kA paiNDulama nIce gira pdd'aa| jaba unakI tRSNA kI Aga bujha gaI, rAjazAhI ThATha-bATha kI nazvaratA jAna lI to nikala gaye sIdhe jaMgala kI tarapha svayaM meM tallIna hone ke lie, svayaM ko pahacAnane ke lie| saMsAra aura samAdhi 63 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisakI tRSNA miTa gaI vaha caina kI nIMda letA hai| vaha bAlU ke TIloM para khule AsamAM ke nIce so jAtA hai aura aMgarakSakoM se ghire sone ke chatra ke nIce khar3e sikandara ko bhI phaTakAra sakatA hai| vaha kaha sakatA hai ki jisa zAnti ko pAne ke lie tuma vijayazrI ke ghara-ghara bhaTaka raho ho, vaha mAtra tumhArI tRSNA hai| duHkha kI zarAba ko sukha ke pyAle meM pIne kI pyAsa hai| zAnti tRSNA meM nahIM vitRSNA meM hai, lobha meM nahIM saMtoSa meM hai| makhamala ke gaddoM para sone ke bAda bhI tumhArI AMkhoM meM nIMda nahIM hai jabaki vahIM maiM DAyojanIja retI ke ToloM para bhI ArAma kI nIMda le rahA huuN| marusthala meM bhI zAnti ke jharanoM meM snAna kara rahA huuN| hama jisa tRSNA aura AzA ke pIche par3e hue haiM, vaha sapane se bar3hakara aura kucha nahIM hai| tRSNA ke bahakAve meM Akara Apa loga prApta ko talAka mata diijiye| jIvana ko kala para mata ttaaliye| bAhara meM bhaTakatI huI tRSNA ko antarAtmA kI AvAja sunane ke lie prerita kiijiye| anyathA Apa jindagI ke hara kadama para hAra khAte jAeMge aura vijaya kI AzA ko lekara jIte rheNge| sapane lete raheMge, ujar3ate raheMge para ApakI kAmanA aura vAsanA kabhI ThaMDI nahIM ho paaegii| yaha saMsAra to vyakti ko aisA ulajhAtA hai ki vaha use ulajhana samajhatA hI nhiiN| vaha hara ulajhana ko lakSya ke karIba pahuMcanA samajhatA hai| agara koI hAra bhI jAye to loga use DhAr3hasa baMdhAte haiM, usakI tRSNA ko kuredate haiM aura kahate haiM isa bAra hAra gae to kyA huA! ghabarAo mata, agalI daphA jIta jAoge aura agara agalI bAra na bhI jIta pAe to koI phikra nahIM usakI agalI bAra jIta jaaoge| ___ aura saca kahatA hUM isI AzvAsana ne mere eka sAthI ko dasavIM meM dasa bAra phaila karA diyaa| hara bAra phela hotA rahA aura loga agale varSa pAsa hone kI AzA baMdhAte rahe aura vaha bhI usI AzA ke bala para hara bAra parIkSA detA rhaa| para pAsa ho kahAM se jaba par3hAI hI na kare to| kyA korI AzA hI pAsa karA degI? AzA ke saMjone se vyakti saphala nahIM hotaa| AzA ke anurUpa puruSArtha karane se vyakti saphala hotA hai| AzA mAtra bAMdhe rakhatI hai aura puruSArtha bandhanoM ke pAra nirbandhoM ko dekhatA hai, granthoM ke pAra nirgranthoM ko nihAratA hai, kSitija ke pAra AkAza ko DhUMr3hatA hai| - yahAM hama kisI ko cAhe jitanA AzvAsana de deM ki tuma saphala hooge, eka-naeka dina jarUra jiitoge| para hotA ThIka isake viparIta hai| agara maiM rahUM to yaha kahUMgA ki saMsAra aura samAdhi 64 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaiyA! tuma cAhe jitanA jIta lo para eka-na-eka dina hAroge jruur| yaha saphalatAoM kA aham tumheM eka-na-eka dina avazya asaphala kregaa| thor3e dina gujarane to do, apane Apa samajha meM A jAegA ki samaya apanA pAsA kaise palaTatA hai| yahAM tuma jIta-jItakara bhI hAra jAoge aura AkhirI dama meM tuma hAroge hii| sAre saMsAra ko jIta lene para bhI, digvijayI aura cakravartI banane ke bAda bhI Akhira tuma hAra jaaoge| kyoMki tumane abhI taka subaha dekhI, dopahara dekhI, sAMjha ke bhI beanubhavI gIta sune haiM para rAta kA aMdhiyArA tumane nahIM dekhA hai| tuma usase achUte rhe| tuma hAra jAoge usa samaya jaba rAta kA aMdhiyArA tumheM ghera legaa| tuma asahAya rahoge, bilkula nirupaay| vaha hAra hI tumheM sabaka sikhAyegI ki jindagI kI hara jIta Akhira hAra meM badala jAtI hai| to tuma hAra jAoge Akhira usase jisako svayaM kI koI jindagI nahIM hotii| tuma hAroge usa mRtyu se jo svayaM mRta hai aura jindagI kI khoja meM tumhAre Aju-bAju hai| isalie samajha lo ki sArI AzAeM aura tRSNAeM vyartha haiN| saMsAra ke phailAva kI AdhArazilAeM haiN| tRSNA mAtra bojhA hai| isa mahAThaginI ko to dUra se hI vidA de do| anyathA yaha jala ke bahAne marIcikA meM hameM phaMsAyegI aura hama mRga kI taraha duniyA ke jaMgala meM daur3a dhUpa karate raha jaaeNge| dUdha ke bahAne yaha pUtanA jahara pilaaegii| kanhaiyA! jaago| tRSNA aura kucha nahIM, mAtra svayaM kA svayaM ke sAtha dhokhA hai| jisa kSaNa yaha bodha hogA ki hara AzA Akhira nirAzA hI detI hai, usI kSaNa kIcar3a meM par3A huA kamala kA bIja svayaM ko aMkurita kara legaa| tatpazcAt vaha jIyegA jarUra, yAtrA bhI karegA, magara nIce kI ora nahIM Upara kI ora; kIcar3a kI ora nahIM khule AkAza kI or| sUraja kI kiraNeM haMsa-haMsakara usakI nirliptatA aura praphullatA ko namaskAra karegI, bAdala usa para amRta kA chir3akAva karegA aura havAeM apane jhokoM meM use prANa vAyu de jaaegii| kAraNa, aba usameM kisI taraha kA zalya nahIM hai| vaha niHzalya hai| yaha usake jIvana kA apUrvakaraNa hai| saca, isI kA nAma hI lo kaivalya hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 65 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAbha se lobha kI ora cAla jIvana kA svabhAva hai, kintu sambhalakara calanA jIvana kA jAgaraNa hai| duniyA kA rAstA kAphI jokhima bharA hai| Dara hai ki kahIM vyakti apane Apako bhIr3a meM kho na baitthe| do dina kI jiMdagI meM, itanA macala ke na cl| duniyA hai calacalAva kA rastA sambhala ke cl| yaha duniyA bhI eka melA hai| jidhara dekho, melA hI melA! yahAM hara kisma kI dukAna hai| isalie yaha melA nahIM, jhamelA hai| sabhI kucha sajA hai dukAnoM meN| hara mana cAhI cIja yahAM bika rahI hai| para apanI cIja dikhAI nahIM detii| dikhAI bhI de to kaise? svayaM to bhaTakA huA hai mele kI raMgabiraMgI aThakheliyoM meN| . jo cAho, vaha saba yahAM mila sakatA hai, para khuda ko chodd'kr| jo milegA vaha mere kA tAdAtmya liye hogA, do ke bIca mere kA setu hogaa| 'maiM' kahAM hai mele meM! maiM ko kharIdane calA mele meM, para vahAM maiM kahAM! yaha bodha kahAM hai ki maiM mele meM nahIM, apane meM hI huuN| melA yAnI bhiidd'| melA bhIr3a hai| manuSya bhIr3a meM hai| para bhIr3a ke bIca bhI nipaTa akelA hai| aura ye mana! mana akhabAra jaisA hai, jahAM jJApana kama, vijJApana jyAdA hai| manuSya kA mana to choTe bacce kI taraha umar3a-ghumar3a rahA hai| vaha hara cIja ko lenA/kharIdanA cAhatA hai| na mile to haTha bhI karane laga jAtA hai| subaka-subaka kara rone bhI laga jAtA hai| use khilaunA caahiye| khilaunA kucha cIjoM kA, puoM kA jor3a hai| baccA AkarSita hotA hai jur3e khilaune kI trph| kabhI-kabhAra nahIM, apitu rojAnA hii| bAjAra se gujarate samaya vaha hamezA khilaunoM ko lene ke lie ThiThakA karatA hai| isa khiMcAva kA nAma hI sammohana hai| mana bAlaka se koI kama nahIM hai| vaha bAlaka jaisA hI hai| mana to lokokti hai| kahI huI bAta kI punarAvRttiAhai vaha manuSya ke DhaMga se nahIM calatA, apitu loka ke DhaMga se calatA saMsAra aura samAdhi 66 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| isalie mana loka-pravAha kA eka abhiyAna hai| pAnI kI taraha tarala hai usakA svbhaav| bhIr3a bhare mele meM le jAne ke bAda mana kA zizu saMyamita raha jAye, yaha muzkila hai| lobhI lAlacI jo tthhraa| hakIkata meM mana bar3A lobhI hai| isakI mAMgeM sapheda kAgaja para sapheda khar3iyA miTTI se likhe Alekha haiN| sarakAra isakI mAMge pUrI nahIM kara sktii| mAMga eka ho, taba to pUrI bhI ho jaaye| yadi koI AdamI AdhI rAta ko sUrya kI mAMga kare, to pau phaTatephaTate usakI mAMga pUrI kI jA sakatI hai| para jisakI mAMgeM eka pala meM dina kI aura eka pala meM rAta kI hotI hai, usakI kaise pUrI ho sakatI hai| usakI to jor3abAkI karane meM gaNita bhI ktraaegaa| usakI to eka dina meM hI asaMkhyAta mAMgeM ho giiN| vaha sUrya kI rozanI pAkara bhI aMdherI guphAoM meM hI bhaTakatA hai| mana manuSya ke pAsa to eka hI hotA hai, magara eka meM bhI vicAroM kI bhIr3a bharI rahatI hai| kabAr3akhAne kI dukAna ke pAsa se gujaro, to dukAna to eka hI hotI hai, para usameM bharA hotA hai duniyA bhara kA hara saamaan| mana bhI kabAr3akhAnA hI hai| mana kI vRttiyAM Dhera sArI haiN| isakA saMgrahAlaya kitanA lambA caur3A hai| yahI to isakA saMsAra hai| saMsAra kA artha hI hotA hai sNgrh| mana bahutoM kA parigrahaNa karatA rahatA hai isalie use saMsAra se lagAva hai| isakA hara parigrahaNa kSaNa-kSaNa pANigrahaNa karatA hai| ataH mana saMsAra kI cAka hai| saMsAra mana kA ghara hai| yahI usake lie mandira hai| mana ko saMgraha-vRtti kA nAma hI saMsAra hai| vRtti apane Apa meM saMsAra kI abhiruci hai| yaha mana ke tAlAba meM ubharI taraMga hai| vRtti kA janmanA mana kA kampanA hai| isalie nivRtti ko mahattva diyA gyaa| nivRtti mana kI kampanoM se chuTakArA hai| saMsAra kI vRtti kA nAma hI lobha hai aura alobha meM jIne kA nAma hI nirvANa hai| lobha saMsAra haiM aura alobha nirvaann| lobha svayaM ko bhItara se bAhara lAnA hai aura alobha svayaM ko svayaM meM banAe rakhanA hai| isalie lobha kA rAstA alaga hai aura alobha kA rAstA alg| eka mele kA rAstA hai aura dUsarA ghara kaa| mele kI ora jAnA saMsAra kI yAtrA hai| ghara kI pagaDaMDI pakar3anA nirvANa kI yAda hai| mele meM jo lAbha dikhAI detA hai, vaha lAbha, lAbha nahIM, apitu AtmavaMcanA hai| svayaM kA chalAvA hai| jahAM duniyA bhara kA lAbha ho jAye, kintu svayaM kI siddhi vilaga raha jAe, to vaha lAbha kahAM huA! dukAnadAra ke lie to lAbha hI zubha hai aura Rddhi hI siddhi hai| use prayojana hai kevala dhana se, jIvana se nhiiN| vaha jIne ke lie dhana nahIM kamA rahA hai, apitu dhana kamAne ke lie jI rahA hai| yoM karake manuSya caMcala ko baTorane meM zAzvata ko dAMva para lagA rahA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 67 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhana para nigAheM nirdhana aura dhanavAna donoM kI TikI rahatI haiN| nirdhana kA pAtra to khAlI hai hI, dhanapati kA bhI khAlI hI hai| yadi dhanapati kA bharA huA ho bhI, to bhI vaha mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM hai / santoSa vrata nirdhana le letA hai, para dhanapati to dhana ke pIche joMka kI taraha coMTA rahatA hai| grAhaka hI usakI jiMdagI hai| dharmapUrvaka dhana kA arjana kaThina hai| duSpravRtti ke sAtha kamAye hue dhana kA dAna, dAna nahIM apitu kRta pApoM kA pazcAttApa hai| lobhI ke lie to dhana hI prANa hai aura dhana hI paramezvara / 'dhana Ae muTThI meM, ImAna jAe bhaTThI meN|' lobhI kA sArA mAla aura sArI khuziyAM bilkula aisI haiM, jaise gadhe ke sira para tAja aura gaMgulI ko rAja | yadyapi lobha aura lAbha alaga alaga haiN| para donoM eka hI goda meM palate haiN| donoM hI dhanapati se jur3e hue haiN| jaise-jaise lAbha hotA hai, vaise vaise lobha bar3hatA hai| yaha vRtti hI to usakI bI.pI. ko asaMtulita karatI hai| bhale hI vaha ise saMtulita maane| jabaki santoSa tRpti meM hai, tRSNA meM nhiiN| yahI nirvANa kA mArga hai| Ama taura para AdamI cAhatA to hai paramAtmA kI pAvanatA aura kAma sAre karatA hai patita hone kaa| patita hone ke lie khuda aura pAvana karane ke lie khudaa| yaha kaisA majAka hai! agara baTorane meM hI lage ho to baTora bhale hI lenA, lekina khuda ko baToranA mata bhuulnaa| khuda ko bhUlanA khudA kI avahelanA hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki duniyA ke to sAre sAmAna baTora liye para baTorane vAlA mAlika na bce| aizvarya baTorane meM itane rasamaya mata ho jAnA ki Izvara ko hI bhUla baiThe / Akhira yaha aizvarya usa Izvara kI hI badaulata hai| maina suna rakhA hai ki kisI ghara meM Aga lgii| akelA naukara hI thA ghara meN| naukara cillAyA, bacAo, bujhaao| loga daur3e aura bhavana para pAnI, mATI pheMkane lge| naukara bhItara-bAhara A-jA rahA thaa| bhavana kA sArA sAmAna vaha bAhara lA cukA thaa| khabara milate hI seTha nAka meM dama bhare binA daur3atA hAMphatA bAjAra se ghara phuNcaa| bhavana jalA para sAmAna ko Thaura-ThikAnA milA dekha caina kI sAMsa lii| seTha ne pUchA, ghara meM aura kucha to nahIM rahA / naukara bolA, jI, nhiiN| mAtra TUTe-phUTe cammaca haiN| jA, unheM bhI le aa| do cAra rupaye to mila hI jAeMge kabAr3akhAne se| seTha bdd'bdd'aayaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 68 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naukara unheM bhI baTora laayaa| seTha ne kahA, are dekha le, kahIM kucha aura par3A ho kone meN| cautarapha bhabhakatI Aga dekhakara bhI naukara ne AjJA kA sammAna kiyaa| para lauTA cillAtA huA, gajaba ho gayA, sAhaba! gajaba ho gyaa| seTha bolA, kyA ho gayA? sAhaba! gajaba ho gyaa| are, ho kyA gayA? maiMne kahA, mAla baca gayA, mAlika kho gyaa| yAnI? naukara ne kahA, yAnI ApakA lar3akA to bhItara hI raha gyaa| sAmAna bacAne ke cakkara meM maiM to bhUla hI gayA ki ApakA beTA kamare meM soyA hai| loga cillAye are ! seTha kA ikalautA lar3akA to bhItara hI jala mraa| haMsanA mt| kyoM ki ye kahAnI kisI eka ghara kI nahIM, apitu ghara-ghara kI hai| yaha kahAnI to mana kI pratibimba hai| kahIM Apa bhI lobhI mana ke pIche par3akara sAmAna ko baTorane meM hI mata lage raha jaanaa| mAla ko bacAkara bhI kyA bacA pAye agara mAlika ko kho diyA to? agara baTorane kI hI Adata bana gaI hai to bhI Akhira kitanA bttoreNge| lobhI iMsAna ko kadAcita sone ke arAvalI parvata aura cAMdI ke himAlaya parvata bhI mila jAye, to bhI mana kahAM bharatA hai! ___kadAcita sone aura cAMdI ke agaNita parvata ho jaaye| hote nahIM haiM, kisI ne dekhe bhI nahIM haiN| sone kA arAvalI parvata bhalA kise milegA dekhane ko! cAMdI kA himAlaya bhI kisane dekhA! para kyA mAlUma ho jAye to? ho jAye, bhale hI sone aura cAMdI ke girirAja ho jAyeM, taba bhI lobhI AdamI ko unase tRpti kahAM ho pAtI hai! use to kailAza jaise hajAroM svarNa-parvata bhI mila jAyeM, to bhI vaha to cAhatA hai ki mujhe isase bhI jyAdA mile| jitanA milA hai, usase bhI kucha aura mila jaay| isI ko kahate haiM lobhI yahI hai cAha kA vistaar| kucha aura, koI aura, kahIM aura kI mAMga hI lobha kI AdhArazilA hai| AdamI kI icchA aura vAsanA AkAza jaisI hai| AkAza kI ora dekhate haiM, to lagatA hai AkAza kA anta to yahIM para hai, kSitija para hI hai| para kahAM hai usakA chora! kyA Aja saMsAra aura samAdhi 69 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taka kisI ne AkAza kA kinArA pAyA hai? pA bhI nahIM skte| kyoMki AkAza satya nahIM, mAtra astitva kA bhrama hai| AkAza khAlIpana kA nAma hai| avakAza kA paryAya hai| ____ cAha aura lobha meM praveza AkAza meM praveza jaisA hai| cAha kI pUrti ke lie prayatna karanA AsamAna meM thegale lagAnA hai| yoM karake hAtha meM thAmI talavAra ko Apa AsamAna meM calA rahe haiN| apanI hI parachAI ko Apa kATane mArane kI ceSTA kara rahe haiN| sAvaceta ho sakeM to acchA hai| parachAI ko kATane ke cakkara meM kahIM apane hAtha-paira mata kATa baitthnaa| ____ mAna bhI leM, yadi koI cAha pUrI ho gayI, to usakA paTAkSepa kahAM huA! cAha-pUrti hI lobha ko protsAhana hai| lobha bicauliyA hai, dalAla hai eka cAha ko janmAne meM bhI, use ApUrta karane meM bhii| isalie kevala cAha hI asIma aura ananta nahIM hai, varan lobha bhI asIma ananta hai| paise ke pIche kevala garIba hI nahIM daur3atA, karor3apati bhI daur3atA hai| garIba jitanA daur3atA hai, amIra usase bhI jyAdA daur3atA hai| samaya kA garIba ke pAsa abhAva hai, to amIra ke pAsa bhI hai| saba kolhU ke baila kI jiMdagI jI rahe haiN| saba calate jA rahe haiN| yAtrA jiMdagI bhara hotI hai| pahuMca kahIM bhI nahIM paate| calane meM bhI itanA macalanA hai ki jiMdagI kevala calacalAva kA rAstA hI siddha hotI lagatI hai| Akhira calate-calate duniyA se hI cale jAoge, pIche raheMge sirpha lUTe kamAye tthiikre| Apake dAdA ne khUba dhana kmaayaa/bttoraa| khuda ne bhogA nhiiN| saba pIche chor3a gye| pitA ne sabaka na paayaa| usane bhI dhana kamAne meM jIvana ko dAMva para lgaayaa| sonA abhI to kamA lUM bAda meM kAma aayegaa| bhogane kA samaya Aye, usase pahale maraghaTa kA nyautA A jAtA hai| yoM jiMdagI atIta ke khaNDahara aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM meM hI bidakI raha jAtI hai| kaisA Azcarya hai ki avatAra, tIrthakara, baddha, paigambara hone ke bAvajUda bhI manuSya Aja taka bhaTaka rahA hai| khuda ko bhUlA-khoyA manuSya duniyA ko khojane/pAne kI lAlasA vAlA bhaTakegA nahIM to aura kyA hogA? bhaTakAva aura kacha nahIM. mana kA hI havAI mahala hai| mana ke sarovara meM uThI eka lahara kaI laharoM ko astitva de baiThatI hai| Apa tAlAba meM eka choTA-sA patthara pheMkakara dekheN| lahareM uThegI aura pUre tAlAba ko taraMgita kara deNgii| manuSya kI bhI yahI dazA hai| ___ pratiyogitA pratispardhA meM bhI to yahI hotA hai ki hara dhAvaka dUsare dhAvaka ko pIche chor3atA calA jAtA hai| Age-se-Age bar3hate jAnA usakA kArya hai| eka cAha paidA huii| saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha 70 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAsanA banI, hama use pUrNa karane kA prayAsa karate haiM ki itane meM hI dUsarI cAha pallA thAma letI hai aura pahalI cAha dharI kI dharI raha jAtI hai| yoM mana ne to brahmA kI kAryazailI ko apanA liyaa| nirmANa hI nirmANa hI karate jaao| paidala calane vAlA sAyakila kI icchA liye hai, sAikila vAlA skUTara kI, skUTara vAlA kAra kI aura kAra vAlA havAI jahAja kI icchA liye hai| koI TikA nahIM hai| sabhI daur3a rahe haiN| kahAM daur3a rahe haiM, isakA patA nahIM hai| para daur3a rahe haiN| niruddezya icchAoM ke pIche daur3a lagAnA svayaM kI zakti kA apavyaya hai| karavaTeM badalane meM subaha zAma ho jAtI hai, zAma subaha; jiMdagI Akhira yUM hI to tamAma hotI hai| jarA sociye, yadi bhAgya se havAI jahAja mila bhI gayA to kyA isase Age kI cAha nahIM hogii| cAha hotI hai usase bhI Age kI, rAkeTa para baiThakara candramA ke saira karane kii| hama isI saMsAra meM yoM ghUmate hue hI dikhAI deNge| samaya ke palaTate bhI kaunasI dera lagegI! karor3apati ror3apati bana jAte haiN| rAkeTa vAle ke lie sAikila bhI likhI ho sakatI hai| jIvana to gAr3I kA pahiyA hai| Upara vAlA hissA nIce aura nicalA hissA Upara AtA hI hai| jina sIr3hiyoM se car3hA jAtA hai, usase nIce bhI utaranA par3atA hai| yoM AdamI gAr3I ke pahiye kI taraha ghUmatA rahatA hai| __para samajhadAra AdamI isa bAta ko samajhane meM apanI samajhadArI kA paricaya kahAM de pAtA hai! lobhiyoM ko dekho! sar3iyala jIvana jIte haiN| ve sar3e-gale phala se kauna se kama haiM! isIlie to unheM kahA jAtA hai mkkhiicuus| makkhIcUsa kA matalaba makkhiyoM ko paMha se cUsane vAlA nahIM hai| jo makkhI meM se bhI ghI nikAlane kI koziza karatA hai vaha makkhIcUsa hotA hai| makkhIcUsa ThIka usa telI kI taraha hotA hai jo dinabhara tela nikAlane ke bAda bhI binA tela kI sabjI khAtA hai| ___ kahate haiM ki eka ghI ke Dibbe meM kahIM se makkhI gira gii| dukAnadAra ne marI makkhI nikaalii| use do aMguliyoM kI cImaTI se dbaayaa| makkhI kA badana ghI se bharA thaa| dabAne ke kAraNa eka bUMda ghI vApasa Dabbe meM giraa| pAsa meM khar3e grAhaka ne kahA, sAhaba! yaha kyA? agara makkhI ke sAtha eka bUMda ghI calA bhI jAye, to kahAM ghATA hai! dukAnadAra ne kahA, are buddha ! makkhiyAM to ghI ke Dibbe meM giratI hI rahatI haiM, kisa-kisake pIche ghI chodduuN| ___ maine suna rakhA hai ki eka AdamI bahuta bImAra par3a gyaa| jIvana-bacAva ke gharelU upacAra karane para bhI jaba usake svAsthya meM koI sudhAra na AyA, to usake lar3ake ne kisI saMsAra aura samAdhi 71 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sIniyara DAkTara ko bulaayaa| DAkTara ne kahA ilAja karane se ThIka ho jaaeNge| koI taraha kI cintA na kreN| usane DAkTara se pUchA jI ! mere ilAja meM kitanA kharcA A jAyegA ? DAkTara bolA, karIba tIna hajAra / pAsa meM usakA lar3akA khar3A thaa| usane lar3ake se pUchA are beTe ! jarA hisAba lagAkara batA to ki antima saMskAra meM kitanA kharcA AtA hai? lar3akA bolA, pApA! koI tIna sau rUpayA / seTha thor3A jhllaayaa| lar3ake se kahane lagA, tU khar3A khar3A kyA karatA hai? vahI kara, jisase sattAIsa sau kA munAphA ho| ise kahate haiM makkhIcUsoM kI makkhIcusAI / logoM kI makkhIcusAI bhI itanI vicitra hotI hai ki use dekha sunakara acambhA hotA hai| jaba patnI kI hAlata sIriyasa hotI hai, aura DAkTara kahatA hai ki isake upacAra meM pandraha sau kA kharcA AyegA to pati tapAka se bola par3atA hai, ise jAne de, pAMca sau meM to naI A jaayegii| patA nahIM, logoM kI yaha kutsita aura kuNThita tRSNA kaba sambodhi paaegii| jaba taka vyakti kA dhyeya eka mAtra dhana kA saMcaya karanA rahegA, hakIkata meM vaha taba taka nirdhana hI banA rhegaa| dhana usakI naukarI nahIM karegA, varana vaha dhana kA naukara hogaa| vaha makAna mAlika nahIM hogA, apitu makAna usakA mAlika hogaa| kaMjUsoM kI AtmakathAeM par3hatA hUM to lagatA hai ki lobha unake antaraMga meM sarpa kI taraha kuMDalI mArakara baiTha jAtA hai / ahaMkAra ke rAkeTa para baiThakara ve ur3AneM bharate haiN| mAyA unakI pradarzanI bana jAtI hai| aba rahA krodha, use to ina tInoM meM kahIM bhI khojA jA sakatA hai| lobha isa caNDAla-caukar3I kA hI eka aMga hai| lobha jahAM-jahAM jAegA, zeSa tInoM bhI vahAM saMga-saMga jaayeNge| mAyA to vaise lobha kI ziSyA hI hai| loga hI mAyAvI hote haiN| dUsare loka se mAyAvI cIjeM nahIM aatiiN| mAyA manuSya kI mAnasika vikRti hai| lobha mAyA se pahale AtA hai| jahAM donoM haiM, vahAM khuda hI mukhya hotA hai| svArtha meM jhulasa par3atI haiM usakI aaNkheN| mAyAvI lobha savAra ho gayA to mAnavatA ko kuMThita honA hI par3atA hai| duryodhana jaise madamAtA lobhI aura zakuni jaisA kapaTI jahAM donoM eka sAtha ho jAyeM, to phira lAkSAgRha meM Aga lage, to kauna-sA Azcarya hai / SaDyantra mAyA kI hI abhivyakti hai| lobhI kapaTI ke AMkheM kahAM! khopar3I to hai, para samaya kahAM! soca to hai, para viveka kahA~! pAMDitya to hai, para prajJA kahAM ! saMsAra aura samAdhi 72 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprama Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka vidvAna rAjasabhA meM bar3I ahaMkAra kI bAteM kiyA karatA thaa| usane kahA ki maiM kevala brAhmaNa ke hAthoM kA hI bhojana karatA hUM aura usI kA pAnI pItA huuN| isake alAvA aura kisI kA nahIM piitaa| bar3I-bar3I DIMge haaNkii| ravAnA haA rAjasabhA se| apane ghara kI ora jA rahA thA ki rAste meM kacha thaka gyaa| kisI ghara ke cabUtare para baiTha gyaa| vaha ghara eka vezyA kA thaa| vezyA ne dekhA to pAyA ki yaha vahI AdamI hai, jo rAjasabhA meM jAtimada bharI DoMgeM hAMka rahA thaa| vaha jAnatI thI aise logoM kA svabhAva kaisA hotA hai| usane usakA Adara-satkAra kiyA aura ghara calane ke lie khaa| vidvAna ne pUchA yaha ghara kisa jAti kA hai? vezyA bolI, Apa jaise vidvAnoM ko jAtipAMti se kyA lenA-denA! Apa to brahmavettA haiM, vedavettA haiM, jJAnI haiM, mahApuruSa haiN| taba vaha cupa ho gyaa| usane socA bhAI jaba cabUtare para baiTha cukA hUM, phira jAtipAti pUchane kA prazna karanA hI nAsamajhI hai| vidvAna ne nimaMtraNa svIkAra kara liyaa| usake ghara meM gyaa| vezyA ne kahA, vipravara! galA sUka gayA hai| eka gilAsa pAnI pI liijiye| brAhmaNa bolA ki jAtipAMti jAne binA tumhAre ghara kA pAnI kaise piiuuNgaa| vezyA ne jhaTa se eka svarNamudrA nikAlI aura usako de dii| svarNamudrA dekhate hI vidvAna apane Apako bhUla baiThA aura pAnI pI gyaa| usake bAda ghara meM praveza karane ke lie vezyA ne usase dUnI mudrA dii| vaha lAbha se lobha kI ora bar3ha claa| calA gayA bhiitr| vezyA bolI Apa jaise jJAnI puruSa se merI kuTiyA nihAla ho gii| vidvAna ko mudrAeM milatI gaIM aura vaha apanI maryAdA visaratA gyaa| pAnI piyA, ghara meM AyA, bhojana kiyaa| Akhira vezyA ne vidvAn ko pAna thmaayaa| vidvAna lene se mukara baiThA, to vezyA ne usI pAna ko apane muMha meM ddaalaa| AdhA pAna khuda ne khAyA aura AdhA jUThA pAna sau svarNa mudrAoM ke sAtha vidvAna kI ora bar3hA diyaa| vidvAna phira lobha meM A gyaa| usa vidvAna ne jaise hI vezyA ke hAtha kA jUThA pAna apane muMha meM rakhA ki usI ke sAtha usake gAla para, dina meM cAMda dikhA de, aisA karArA tamAcA aayaa| vidvAna usa tamAce ko sambhAla na skaa| vaha hakkA-bakkA raha gyaa| vezyA bolI. rAjyasabhA meM mAnavatA kA apamAna karate ho aura yahAM vezyA ke hAtha se pAnI bhojana hI nahIM, jUThA pAna khAte ho? lobha-lAlaca meM par3akara brAhmaNatva aura pAMDitya ko bhI dAMva para lagA baitthe?| saMsAra aura samAdhi 73 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba AdamI kA lobha bar3hatA jAtA hai to vaha yaha nahIM dekhatA hai ki maiM kauna hUM aura sAmane vAlA kauna hai| isase use prayojana nahIM rhtaa| usakA kevala eka hI lakSya hotA hai ki yena-kena prakAreNa mujhe mile| AdamI kA lobha yahI kahatA hai ki tU apane ko bharatA jaa| jitanA bhara sakatA hai, utanA bhara le| kitanA bhI use mila jAye, phira bhI vaha rikta hI rahatA hai| lobhI mana to phUTI bAlTI hai| bhara bharakara bhI rItate cale jaaoge| usakI jarUrateM hI bejarUrateM bana jAtI haiN| jarUrata ko pUrA karane ke lie prayAsa karanA naitika puruSArtha hai, kintu cAha kI pUrti ke liye prayatnazIla rahanA binA paide kI bAlTI ko bharanA hai| jaba jarUrata hI pUrI nahIM ho jAtI, to cAha kI pUrti asambhava hai| eka to hai jarUrata aura dUsarI hai caah| yadi kisI ko jarUrata hai sAikila kI to yaha jarUrata pUrI ho sakatI hai magara yadi usI kI cAha eka hI samaya meM moTara sAikala kI, skUTara ko, kAra kI hotI jAye to vaha kabhI pUrI nahIM ho sktii| isa zarIra kI jarUrateM kyA haiM? zarIra kI jarUrata hai ki hameM do samaya peTa bhara bhojana mila jaaye| basa isakI kevala itanI hI apekSA hai| magara mana kI cAha kyA hai? vaha kahatA hai bhale hI tU bhUkhe mr| magara terI peTI ko to bhara le| terA peTa khAlI rahe to cintA nahIM, magara terI peTI bharI rahanI caahie| cAha meM aura jarUrata meM yahI to buniyAdI bheda hai| jarUrata meM kevala peTa bharane kI tamannA rahatI hai aura cAha meM peTI bharane kii| isalie AdamI kA peTa se peTu ho jAnA svAbhAvika hai| zarIra kI AvazyakatA to yaha hai ki hameM do kapar3e mila jAye or3hane ke lie| eka sAr3I mila jAye pahanane ke lie| magara mana kahatA hai sau sAr3iyAM rakho, dasa dhotiyAM rakho ki paccIsa penTa rkho| para hAM, yadi yahI virAma niyamapUrvaka ho to parigraha kI sImA baMdha jAtI hai| vaha bhI aparigraha kI sImA meM A sakatA hai| para lobhI mana to eka nahIM, hajAroM kI lAlasA meM hai| 'mammaNa' kitanA bhI pA le, para zamana kahAM usake lobha kaa| lobha ko lobha se nahIM, alobha se sIMcA jAye aura cintana kiyA jAye pAne ke sAdhana vizaddha hoM dhana ho cAhe taNa-kaNa ho| nyAya mArga ho, nIti prIti ho. jIvana samyaka darzana ho| bhojana utanA hI ho merA, udara pAtra meM samA ske| oDhUM pahanUM utanA hI maiM tana DhakanA hI kahA ske| saMsAra aura samAdhi 74 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAha nahIM hIre motI kI cAha nahIM zAsana karane kii| mAnavatA kA dIpa jalAUM, le bAtI maiM nekI kii| aparigraha aura santoSa ko jIvana meM Amantrita karane ke lie ye paMktiyAM kAphI haiN| parigraha aura lobha kI sImAeM puruSa aura strI ke sAtha bhitra-bhinna hotI haiN| strI kA parigraha to mAtra dikhAvA hai| cAhe koI bhI tIja-tyauhAra, vrata-upavAsa, pUjana-vidhAna yA mauta-maraNa hI kyoM na ho, vaha dikhAve se vaMcita nahIM raha pAtI hai| para puruSa pradarzanI-kakSa nahIM haiN| vaha sau ko nigalakara eka ko bhI pradarzita nahIM krtaa| usakA kAma kevala bharanA hai| kaise bhare aura kahAM se bhare, yahI usakA cintana-anucintana rahatA hai| yadi strI yaha socane lage ki puruSa kaisA bharatA hai to eka naI krAnti A sakatI hai| paranta striyAM apanI sImA meM baMdhI huI haiN| isalie aisA karane ke lie sAhasa nahIM jaTA paatiiN| puruSa bharatA hai karor3oM kI kamAI krke| upayoga to kara nahIM paataa| sone kI IMTeM kharIdakara dIvAroM meM cina detA hai, Ayakara vAloM se bacane ke lie| manuSya yoM karake sone kI IMToM ko nahIM cuna rahA hai, varana jIvana ke una sAre aMzoM ko cuna rahA hai jise usane una IMToM ko kamAne meM lagAyA thaa| AdamI Akhira baTora baTorakara bhI kitanA baToregA! sArA baToranA ThIkaroM kA baToranA hai| ise Ayakara se to bacAyA jA sakatA hai para mauta se kaise bcaaoge|chiinte to donoM hI haiM mauta bhI aura Ayakara vAle bhii| phira bhI pharka hai| Ayakara vAle dhana le jAte haiM para AdamI ko chor3a jAte haiM aura mauta AdamI ko le jAtI hai para dhana ko chor3a jAtI hai| ___ Ayakara vAle se dhana jAne ke bAda bhI bacA huA mAnate haiN| kyoMki jidaMgI to bacI hai| jiMdagI bacI to lAkhoM paaye| gayA dhana kamAyA jA sakatA hai para gayI jindagI kaise bacAoge? rUThe hue deva ko prasanna kiyA jA sakatA hai pUjA pATha ke jariye, para rUThe hue jIvana aura samaya ko lAkha sira paTaka eka kara lo, taba bhI khuza nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| mauta Ane ke bAda to saba chUTa gayA, lobha bhI, lAbha bhI, dhana bhii| oha! lobha karake khUba baTorA, para mauta ke kSaNa saba chor3a diyaa| jindagI meM baTorane kI Adata gaharI hai TheTha cetanA ke dvAra taka paiTha gaI hai, dabAdabAkara bhI baTorA para baTorane ke sAtha meM jo kUr3A-karakaTa AyA hai usakA kyA kiyA? use bhI saMsAra aura samAdhi 75 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhana kI taraha sIMcoge ? baToro mata, bA~To bhI / nadI kI taraha bno| gaDhDhA banakara svayaM ko dUSita mata kro| yaha dUSaNa pravRtti hI lobha hai| nirlobhatA ke vicAroM kI ekAgratA aura paripakvatA hI dhyAna kA praveza-dvAra hai| cAha vicAroM kI AMdhI hai, makar3I kA jAlA hai| sapanA vicAroM kA pratibimba hai| sapane meM dekhA to bahuta jAtA hai, kintu pAne ke nAma para havA kA jhoMkA hai| sapanA to rAjakumAra kA dekhate haiM, para AMkha khulane para apane Apako phuTapAtha para pAte haiN| nirvANa svapna- - mukti kA hI abhiyAna hai| cAha svapna kA hI phailAva hai| cAha vAsanA hai aura vAsanA se mukta hone kA nAma hI mokSa hai, nirvANa hai| vAsanA- - mukti ke lie vAsanA-bodha jarUrI hai| mana se mukti pAne ke lie mana ke vyaktitva ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai| nirmita icchA kI sArthakatA aura nirarthakatA ho hama smjheN| icchA eka jhUTha hai aura jhUThI icchAeM hI paidA hotI haiN| vAyavI kalpanAoM / icchAoM ke ghor3e para savAra azikSita AdamI khAI meM hI giregaa| pathAnuprekSI apanI cAha aura vAsanA ko samajhatA huA nirlobha ke saMyamita mArga para kadama bddh'aae| aisA karane se hI nirvANa ke dvAra para dastaka hogii| marUsthala meM bhalA gulAba khilegA bhI kahAM se| jaise hI manuSya yaha bodha prApta karegA ki registAna meM phUla khilAne kA zrama nirarthaka hai, usI samaya vaha apane zrama ko nayI dizA de degaa| jIvana meM ghaTita hone vAlI yaha naI dizA hI AdhyAtmika krAnti hai / jaba taka mana ke sAtha bhaTakAva bharI jiMdagI jIyeMge, taba taka sukha kI mAdhurI kahAM ! yadi dukhoM se chUTanA cAhate ho, to lobha se chUTanA hI hogA / duHkha saMsAra meM nahIM hai| duHkha lobha meM hai| lobha hI saMsAra hai| lobha ke kAraNa saMsAra hai| isIlie saMsAra duHkha hai| lobha janaka hai duHkha kA / isalie lobha ke jAte hI saMsAra aura duHkha donoM hI cale jAte haiN| jo loga saMsAra ko chor3a dete haiM, kintu lobha ko bacA lete haiM, ve per3a kI TahaniyoM ko kATa lete haiM, kintu jar3a bacA lete haiN| yaha bilkula aisA hI hai jaise kisI AdamI ke pAsa zarAba kI botala ho| usane zarAba pI lI aura botala pheMka dii| vaha botala tor3a de| vaha yadi kahe ki maine botala chor3a dI, to vaha calAkI cala rahA hai| usane botala chor3a dI, magara zarAba bacA lii| zarAba ko bacAnA lobha ko bacAnA hai| para yadi zarAba chor3a deMge, to botala apane Apa chUTa jaaegii| lobha gayA ki saMsAra gayA smjho| saMsAra aura samAdhi 76 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lobha kA bodha kara leN| bodha se hI lobha mittegaa| raheM aise puruSa kI chAyA meM, jisane lobha ko jar3a se hI ukhAr3a pheMkA hai| jo baToratA nahIM, mAtra bAMTatA hai| usa satsaMga meM hI svayaM ke lobha kA bodha hogA / nirlobhI kI kiraNa utarane deM svayaM ke lobha meN| isI se chUTegA lobha kA aNdhkaar| nirlobha hI nirvANa hai| yahI sukhada chAyA hai usa zAzvata kI / saMsAra aura samAdhi 77 For Personal & Private Use Only - candratrama Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMkha do : rozanI eka mRtyu kA darzana jIvana meM saMnyAsa kA padArpaNa hai| jIvana kI ApAdhApI meM manuSya jaba taka vyasta rahatA hai, use mRtyu kI padacApa sunAI nahIM detii| saMnyAsa kI pariNati mRtyu kI pratIti se hotI hai| saMnyAsa jIvana - krAnti hai / nivRtti isI kA upanAma hai| bar3A mahattvapUrNa zabda hai yh| vRtti saMsAra se jur3anA hai aura nivRtti saMsAra se bichur3anA / vRtti jIvana- UrjA kI bahiryAtrA hai / nivRtti usa yAtrA meM rukAvaTa hai| UrjA ke bAhara jAne se rokane kA nAma hI nivRtti hai| isalie vRtti saMsAra se rAga hai aura nivRtti saMsAra se virAga / eka aura UMcA darzana hai, vaha hai parAvRtti / parAvRtti vRtti se pare honA hai| yaha saMsAra kA virAga nahIM hai, balki apane bhItara lauTanA hai| nivRtti saMsAra ko tyAganA hai aura parAvRtti svayaM ko samhAlanA / saMsAra ko tyAgane se hI svayaM ko samhAlA nahIM jA sakatA / para hAM ! svayaM ko samhAlane se saMsAra apane Apa chUTa jAtA hai| isalie parAvRtti jIvana kI Antarika UMcAI ko pAne kI svIkRti hai / nivRtti sahI arthoM meM parAvRtti ke bAda hI ghaTita hotI hai / saMnyAsa kI zuruAta parAvRtti se hotI hai| sAdhaka kA sArA lakSya vItarAga se jur3A huA hai| parAvRtti aura vItarAga donoM ko Apa eka hI smjheN| bhale hI lageM donoM alaga-alaga, para haiM donoM eka hI sikke ke do phluu| sAdhanA kI vAstavikatA vItarAga - vijJAna hai| rAga, saMsAra se jur3anA hai aura virAga usase ttuuttnaa| vItarAga to svayaM kI zodha yAtrA hai| apane Apako pUrNatA denA hI vItarAga kA pariNAma hai| rAga saMsAra hai aura virAga saMnyAsa / vItarAga rAga aura virAga donoM se hI pAra hai| yaha donoM se Upara kI sthiti hai| Izvara kA sArA aizvarya isI meM hai| yaha parama pada hai| aisA pada hai, jahAM pada ko lekara rAjanaitika uThApaTaka nahIM hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 78 For Personal & Private Use Only --candraprabha Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vItarAga svayaM se jur3anA hai| dUsaroM se TUTane se yaha jarUrI nahIM ki vyakti apane se jur3a gyaa| para jo apane se jur3a jAtA hai, vaha dUsaroM ke tAdAtmya se apane Apa chUTa jAtA hai| jo svayaM se jur3e binA dUsaroM se TUTatA hai, saMsAra ko chor3atA hai, vaha vamana kiye hue aura tyAge hue ke prati kisI bhI kSaNa punaH AkarSita ho sakatA hai| isalie vItarAga sAdhanA kA yathArtha hai / draSTAbhAva sAkSIbhAva hI vItarAga hone kA prathama caraNa hai| karttAbhAva ko chor3akara draSTAbhAva meM praveza karanA Atmadarzana kI pUrva taiyArI hai| vItarAgatA aura vItadveSatA jaya evaM parAjaya donoM paristhitiyoM meM svayaM ko taTastha banAe rakhanA hai| yaha ativAditA nahIM, samatA hai| AMkha do, para rozanI eka / vItarAgavijJAna kA yahI nicor3a hai| sAmyavAda kI parAkASThA hI vItarAga kI AbhA hai| rAga bAhara kI yAtrA hai aura mana isameM bar3A sahayogI hai| mana bhI apane Apa meM eka ati hai| ise smjheN| mAnava mana ko ativAditA se kAphI mamatA hai| mana kI graMthiyoM meM ativAditA ke dhAge jur3e hue haiN| vaha eka ati kA tyAga karatA hai, to dUsare ati meM kadama rakha letA hai| eka khUMTe ko tajatA hai, to dUsare se baMdha jAtA ghara se chUTatA hai to ghATa kA rAstA le letA hai aura ghATa se ravAnA hotA hai to na ghara kA rahatA hai na ghATa kA / yaha cUka bAra-bAra hotI hai| eka ati se bacane ke cakkara meM dUsarI ati se galabAMhI ho jAtI hai| yoM karane se AdamI khAI se to ubara jAtA hai, para kIcar3a meM jAkara dhaMsa jAtA hai| yaha eka anabUjhI pahelI hai| jisase rAga thA, usase rAga tor3A, kintu rAga ke TUTate- tor3ate dveSa ne muMha DAla diyA / hakIkata to yaha hai ki rAga ko samApta karane ke lie dveSa kI pahala anivArya bana jAtI hai| rAga premAtmaka bandhana kI isa chora kI ati hai to dveSa usa chora kii| jo donoM se bacanA cAhatA hai vaha na to rAga se dveSa karatA hai aura na dveSa se raag| ye donoM hI atiyAM haiM rizte kI / manISI vaha hai jo ubhaya pakSa kI apekSAoM ke prati sajagatApUrvaka apanI bhItara kI AMkha mUMda letA hai| vaha taTastha rahatA hai| nadI meM pAnI bahe yA kacarA, usase use koI matalaba nhiiN| vaha to kinAre para khar3A khajUra kA vRkSa hai| jala ke utAra-car3hAva ko dekha rahA hai| svayaM saMsAra aura samAdhi 79 - candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usameM pratibimbita bhI hotA hai, phira bhI vaha svayaM akarma-dazA meM hai, sAkSIbhAva meM hai, draSTA rUpa hai| upasthita hai,para lagAva nhiiN| patA nahIM, loga ati meM hI apanI mati ko kyoM aTakA baiThate haiN| bahuta se loga bhojanapaTu huA karate haiN| eka AdamI ko maine dekhA ki vaha cAra kilo haluA khA gyaa| vaha pacAsa-pacAsa roTI khA jaataa| eka dina kisI ne usase zarta rakha lo| vaha bharapeTa khAnA khAyA huA thaa| zarta ke mutAbika vaha sAta lITara pAnI pI gyaa| yaha mAnava zarIra ke sAtha jabaradastI hai| pAnI pI gayA, para bhugatanA par3A use| zarIra meM jitane bhojana kI AvazyakatA hai athavA jitane upavAsa sahaja rUpa meM sthitaprajJa banAne meM sahAyaka ho sakate haiM, utane hI karanA sahI sAdhanA hai| zakti ke anukUla kI gaI sAdhanA hI AnaMdakara hotI hai| vahIM AtmatRptikAraka huA karatI hai| zakti ke Upara kI gaI sAdhanA yA tapasyA jora-jabaradastI hai| sAdhanA kA saMbaMdha zakti se hai| sAdhanA zakti ke anukUla hotI hai| kisI kArya meM praveza karane se pahale apane sAmarthya ko eka bAra parakha leN| Atma-bala, zArIrika-bala, zraddhA, svAsthya, sthAna, samaya sabakI anukUlatA dekhakara hI svayaM ko saMyojita kareM kisI mArga pr| anukUlatA ke mutAbika kiyA gayA kAma aura kI gaI sAdhanA kabhI bhI bhArabhUta nahIM hotii| bhAra kA hI dUsarA nAma ativAditA hai| isalie rAga aura dveSa-ye donoM hI atiyAM haiN| rAgAtmaka saMyoga kA nAma hI saMsAra hai| isIlie to mana rAga se bharA hotA hai, moha kA AliMgana liye rahatA hai| mana sadA eka pakSa meM hI nahIM rhtaa| vaha virodhI pakSa ke gale meM bhI apanI varamAlA DAlatA hai| ataH rAga aura moha kI rAkha ghRNA aura dveSa kI citA meM hotI hai| ___jo loga samAdhi ke gIta gAte haiM ve anukUla viSayoM meM kabhI rAga bhAva na kareM, to pratikUla viSayoM meM dveSa bhAva bhI na kreN| jisane rAga-dveSa kA boriyA-bistara gola kara diyA, usakA mana phira jIvita rahegA? mana kI capalatA dUra ho jaaegii| bhUla jAegA vaha apanI raajniiti| mana jItA hI cunAva-vRtti meM hai| yaha acchA hai, isalie grAhya hai| vaha burA hai, isalie tyAjya hai| yaha cayana hI mana ke nirmANa kI AdhArazilA hai| jo taTastha ho gayA, cunAvarahita ho gayA, jAgarUka ho gayA, usakA mana miTa gyaa| usakA mana sAdhu ho gayA, nirgrantha saMsAra aura samAdhi 80 -candrama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho gyaa| mana kI mRtyu hI to munitva hai| yahI mauna hai| bhalA jaba bAMsa hI nahIM hai, bAsurI kaise banegI? vaha kaise bajegI? maiM dekhatA hUM ki rAga-dveSa se chUTane ke lie koI sUrya kI AtApanA letA hai to koI zIrSAsana karake khar3A ho jAtA hai| yaha mAtra khUTe badalane jaisA ho gyaa| zIrSAsana karane se kabhI rAga TUTatA hai? sUrya kI AtApanA lene se kabhI moha jalatA hai? pahale paira ke bala calate the, aba zISa ke bala khar3e haiN| pahale cUlhe kI Aga ke pAsa baiThate the, aba sUrya kI garamI le rahe haiN| para badalA kucha nhiiN| yadi citta meM vItarAga aura vItadveSa ke bhAva uTha gaye to zIrSAsana do kor3I kA bhI nahIM rhegaa| hameM girAnA hai rAga ko, na kevala rAga ko apitu dveSa ko bhii| AtApanA kA saMbaMdha hama jor3a lete haiM kAyA se| jabaki isakA saMbaMdha hai AtmA se| AtmA ko tapAne kA nAma hI AtApanA hai| zIrSAsana sira ko Asana banAnA nahIM hai, varana duniyA ke Asana se svayaM ko Upara karanA hai| AtApanA yA zIrSAsana kA jaisA Ama artha hai, usase kAyayoga sdhegaa| kAyayoga Atmayoga nahIM hai| AtmA pAra hai mana ke, vacana ke, kAyA ke| ye tInoM caTTAneM haiM Atma-strota kii| inase kaisA rAga! sabase pAra hokara nirakho svayaM ko, apane aapko| mana, vacana, kAyA ke sAre pardo ko uThAne para hI svayaM kA Antarika raMgamaMca ubhregaa| saMsAra meM hamArA koI na to mitra hai aura na hI shtru| yahAM saba svaastitva ke svAmI haiN| jaise Apa eka haiM aura akele haiM, vaise hI sabhI akele haiN| yahAM sabhI ajanabI haiM, anajAne haiN| duniyA do-cAra dina kA melA hai| mele meM jA rahe the, kisI ke hAtha meM hAtha DAla diyA aura dostI kara lii| usI se kabhI anabanI ho gaI to duzmanI ho gii| dosta bhI hamane hI banAyA, to duzmana bhI hamane hI bnaayaa| yoM maiM hI dosta bana gayA aura maiM hI dushmn| maitrI rAga hai aura duzmanI dveSa hai| satya to yaha hai ki dveSa kI jananI maitrI hI hai| binA kisI ko mitra banAe zatru banAnA asaMbhava hai| jise Apa Aja zatru kaha rahe haiM, nizcita rUpa se vaha kabhI ApakA mitra rahA hogaa| isalie jo loga dveSa ke kAMTe haTAnA cAhate haiM, unheM rAga ke bIja haTAne jarUrI haiN| rAga se uparata honA nirvikalpa-bhAvadazA prApta karane kI sahI pahala hai| ___ jIvana meM antaraMgIya parivartana lAne ke lie na to sthAna-parivartana jarUrI hai, na raMga DhaMga yA vess-bhuussaa| asalI parivartana AtA hai cittadazA ke parivartana se| para parivartana ke -candraprabha saMsAra aura samAdhi 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya yaha dhyAna rakheM ki atizaya na ho| atizayatA saradarda hai| isalie dRSTikoNa apanAnA cAhie sNtulit| yahI hai samatvayoga, yahI hai samabhAva aura yahI hai mdhy-maarg| yaha vaha mArga hai, jo kisI bhI pakSa ke prati hameM jhukAtA nahIM hai, varana hameM taTastha banAtA hai| jo ho rahA hai, use saMyoga batAne kA pATha par3hAtA hai| janma, jarA, roga, upekSA, mRtyu hara paristhiti meM saMtulita banAe rkhegaa| aise hI to hotI hai dIpa-lau nisskmp| ghara meM koI janmA, khuziyAM chaaiiN| kyoM? kyoMki rAga thaa| jisa kSaNa Apake ghara meM baccA paidA huA, usa kSaNa duniyA meM bahattara bacce aura paidA hue, kyA Apako khuzI huI? nhiiN| kyoMki rAga kA atizaya unase nahIM thaa| do dina bAda apanA baccA mara gayA, to gama kA koharA chA gyaa| kyoMki rAga ko dhakkA lgaa| svayaM ke ahaMkAra aura prabhutva ko coTa lgii| jo janma aura mRtyu ko mAtra saMyoga samajhatA hai, donoM ke prati sAmyabhAva rakhatA hai, use gama kabhI satAtA nahIM hai| usakI antara-racanA asAdhAraNa ho jAtI hai| usakA itihAsa anUThApana hAsila kara letA hai| sacce sAdhaka kI pahacAna taTasthatA meM hai| manuSya zAnti kA upAsaka hai| vijaya ahaMkAra ko protsAhana detI hai aura parAjaya vaira evaM uttejanA ko| donoM paristhitiyoM meM svayaM ko taTastha rakhanA Atma-zAnti ke lie pahala karanA hai| hara paristhiti meM samAnatA rakhane se hI samasyAeM DhIlI hotI haiN| hamArI AMkheM do haiM, para kisI kI jhalaka dekhane meM durbhAta nahIM hai| AMkhe do haiM, judIjudI haiM, tathApi hara kisI ko eka sarIkhI hI grahaNa karatI hai| hama cAhe dAyIM A~kha se dekheM yA bAyIM A~kha se athavA donoM ko sammilita karake dekheM, para vastu-darzana meM koI pharkanahIM Ane vAlA hai| AMkhoM dvArA vastu ko utAra-car3hAvamUlaka dazA ko sAmyabhAvanA ke sAtha dekhanA hI samatva-yoga hai, samabhAva hai| samabhAva kA mUla nAtA antaramana se hai| ina bAharI AMkhoM se pare eka aura AMkha hai| aura vaha hai antara kI aaNkh| vAstava meM yahI tIsarA netra hai mAnava-jIvana kaa| sAdhanA kI pagaDaMDI para pAMva bar3hAne se pahale isa tIsare netra kA vimocana anivArya hai| vaha vyakti saMsAra meM uparata hone meM gatizIla hai, jo hara sthiti meM svayaM ko saMtulita aura anudvigna banAye rakhatA hai| lAbha aura alAbha kI dhUpa chAMha meM, sukha aura duHkha kI AMkha micaulI meM, janma aura maraNa ke jvAra-bhATe meM, nindA-prazaMsA, mAna-apamAna kI uThApaTaka meM vaha samabhAva rakhatA hai| sAdhaka kI yahI saccI paribhASA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 82 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAbha-alAbha, sukha-duHkha, jIvana-maraNa, mAna-apamAna-hara pariveza meM jisakI AMkhoM meM camaka hotI hai, hoThoM para muskAna hotI hai, vahI sAdhaka hai| vastutaH sampUrNa AcAra aura darzana kA nicor3a samabhAva hI hai| yaha navanIta hai| dharma aura sAdhanA ke lie jitane bhI vidhi-niSedha haiM, ve saba samabhAva ko sAdhane ke lie hI haiN| isalie sAdhanA kA mUla samabhAva hI hai| 'samayAe samaNo hoI'-samatA se zramaNa hotA hai| zramaNa vahI hai jisane samatA kI vINA bajAI hai| zramaNatva kI pahicAna yahI hai| ___ muMDa muMDAne se koI zramaNa nahIM hotA hai| sapheda pIle coge pahanane se koI zramaNa nahIM hotaa| nagnatA kA bAnA oDha lene se sAdhutA kI bAMsurI sura nahIM sunaatii| zramaNa to samatA se hotA hai| yadi gItA kI bhASA meM kahUM to gItA meM to samatva ko hI yoga kahA hai- 'samatvaM yoga ucyate'! gItA to samatA ko yoga mAnatI hai| isalie samabhAva hai smtv-yog| binA oMdhe laTake yA binA Asana jamAe siddhi dilAne vAlA hai yh| ise thor3A sA gaharAI se smjheN| samatva ko jindagI se alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jiMdagI cetanA kI ulajhI huI pahelI hai| jahAM-jahAM jindagI hai, vahAM-vahAM cetanA hai| jahAM-jahAM cetanA hai, vahAM-vahAM samabhAva kI parachAI ubharatI huI dikhAI detI hai| jindagI kI yaha mAMga hai ki vaha vikSobhoM se dUra rahe aura sAmya sthiti ko gale lgaae| vikSobha hamezA Akroza, krodha, vadha, uttejanA aura saMvedanA ke kAraNa janamatA hai| mAnava to kyA eka kIr3A-makor3A bhI svayaM ko sAmyAvasthA meM banAe rakhane kI ceSTA karatA hai| na kevala cetanAmUlaka jIvana, balki snAyuoM meM bhI sAmya dazA jarUrI hai| cetanA aura snAyu kA kAma bhItarI tanAva ko kama karanA hai aura sAmya-dazA/samatva ke lie zrama karanA hai| manovijJAna ke mutAbika Antiraka vikSobhoM, uttejanAoM aura saMvedanAoM ko zAnta karanA tathA samatva ko mana meM pratiSThita karanA jIvana kA basanta hai| cUMki hama saba tanAva grasta haiM, ataH usa tanAva kA koI-na-koI Adima kAraNa avazya hai| jaba vyakti kA zarIra aura prANoM ke prati lagAtAra abhyAsa ho jAtA hai, to vaha apanI cetanA ke svabhAva se bichar3a jAtA hai| yaha abhyAsa hI sammohana, Asakti aura rAga ko janma detA hai| vaise cetanA kA svabhAva samabhAva hai, magara jaba zarIra aura prANoM ke prati satata saMsAra aura samAdhi 83 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhyAsa hotA jAtA hai, to bAharI jar3a padArthoM meM bhI Atma-buddhi kA AropaNa ho jAtA hai| Atma-buddhi kA AropaNa kara baiThane ke kAraNa hI hama parAyI cIjoM para apanepana kI mohara lagA dete haiN| isIlie to hama kahate haiM yaha merA hai|' jabaki merA hai nhiiN| zarIra merA nahIM, parivAra vAle mere nahIM, saMsAra gerA nhiiN| merA to kevala 'maiM hai| 'merA' do ke bIca kA setu hai| 'maiM pUrNatA hai| isalie maiM pUrNa hUM, vizuddha huuN| maiM kA pUrNa aura pAvana ho jAnA hI jIvana meM samatva kI pratiSThA hai| ___ zarIra to khaira marate dama taka bhI sAtha rahatA hai| parivAra vAle zmazAna taka sAtha rahate haiN| para saMsAra vAle tabhI taka sAtha dete haiM, jaba taka aMTI meM paisA rahatA hai| isake alAvA koI bhI hamAre sAtha nahIM hai| apanatva to mamatva aura rAga kI vajaha se hai| jinako hama apanA mAnate haiM, ve hI duHkha dete haiN| jaba inakA hamAre sAtha bichoha hotA hai to hameM bhI duHkha hotA vAstava meM jaba manuSya saMsAra ko, parivAra ko apanA mAna letA hai, to usake mana meM icchAeM paidA hotI haiN| manuSya para-padArtha meM Atmabuddhi rakhatA hai aura use apanA mAna letA haiM, to usake mana meM icchAeM upajatI haiN| icchAeM duSpUra haiN| phira bhI mana kI gAgara chalakatI rahatI hai| eka icchA pUrI nahIM hotI ki usase pahale dUsarI icchAeM Akara khar3I ho jAtI haiN| usIse vaha antara-kSetra meM saMgharSa karatA hai, bAhara se jur3atA hai| apane puruSArtha aura sArI jindagI ko una icchAoM kI ApUrti meM kharca kara detA hai| phalataH usakI UrjA aura Atma zakti baMTa jAtI hai| akhaNDa bhI khaNDa-khaNDa meM baMTakara khaMDita ho jAtA hai| manuSya kI jitanI icchAeM hoMgI, usako antara-zaktiyAM utanI hI khaNDita hotI jaayeNgii| ____icchA bhikhamaMge kI to kyA 'sikandara' kI bhI pUrI nahIM hotii| yaha to mAtra eka chalAvA hai, chalanI meM jala bharanA hai| eka bAta pakkI hai ki icchAeM bikheratI haiM, jor3atI nhiiN| yadi hama eka iMjana ke sAtha eka DibbA lagAeMge, to usa Dibbe ko iMjana kI pUrI zakti milegii| yadi eka iMjana ke sAtha sau Dibbe lagAeMge, to nizcita hI iMjana kI UrjA sau DibboM ko khIMcane ke lie alaga-alaga zakti degii| cetanA kI zakti bhI isI taraha se alaga-alaga khaNDita ho jAtI hai| jaise deza kA baMTavArA hotA hai, vaise hI baMTavArA hotA hai antara jagata kaa| isa mAmale meM mahAvIra kAphI khulakara peza hue| unakA manovijJAna bArikI lie hai| unhoMne isa bAta ko gaharAI se chuaa| unhoMne manuSya ke antaraMgIya pahaluoM ko jitanA saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha 84 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaharAI se par3hA, utanA bahuta kama loga par3ha pAye, mahAvIra kI bAta ko AInsTIna jaise vaijJAnika hI par3ha pAye, jinhoMne citta kI bArikiyoM para socaa| lagatA hai, AInsTIna ne mahAvIra kI isa bAta ko hI doharAyA hai ki manuSya bahuta cittavAna hai, ekAdhika citta kA mAlika hai| ___ manuSya vAstava meM aneka cittoM kA eka citta hai, vaha cittoM kA samudAya hai| vaha kaise hai cittavAna? ise smjheN| jaise hama rAste se gujara rahe haiN| gujarate-gujarate koI acchI-sI kAra hamAre pAsa se niklii| hamane aisI kAra dekhI nahIM, hamArA dhyAna kAra ke prati gayA to hamArA eka citta usa kAra se baMdha gyaa| bhaviSya meM hama jaba bhI usa kAra ko dubArA dekheMge, to vaha pUrva citta kA aNu hameM pUrva darzana kI smRti dilaaegaa| yaha adRzya zakti nahIM hai| citta to vAstava meM aNaoM kI DherI hai| to hamAre citta kA eka aNu usa kAra se cipaka gyaa|bhut samaya bAda bhI jaba hameM vaha kAra dikhAI degI to jo hamArA citta pahale nirmita huA thA, jo Tukar3oM meM baMTA thA, vaha citta hameM phira se yAda dilA degA ki yaha vahI kAra hai| Apa Trena se savArI kara rahe haiM, bAtacIta kara rahe haiN| tIna dina kI yAtrA hai| sAmane cArapAMca AdamI baiThe haiM, bAtacIta ho gayI, prema ho gayA, maitrI ho gaI, magara rahegI to vaha tIna dina tk| ApakA sTezana A gyaa| Apa rela se nIce utara gye| rela Age bar3ha gayI, lekina yahAM para Apane usake sAtha sambandha sthApita kara liyaa| citta kA usake sAtha nAtA ho cakA hai| pAMca sAla bAda bhI jaba vaha masAphira milegA to dekhate hI vaha citta vApasa pragaTa hogA aura kahegA ki yaha to vahI vyakti hai, jisase tuma pAMca varSa pUrva mile the| yaha pahacAna hI dArzanika bhASA meM pratyabhijJAna hai| pratyabhijJAna ke lie pUrva citta aura citta ke saMskAroM kA rahanA anivArya hai| isalie AdamI kA mana hamezA bikharA huA rahatA hai| ThIka vaise hI jaise rAI ke dAnoM kI eka sAtha DherI banAlo, magara hara dAnA apanA judA-judA astitva rakhatA hai| parvata cAhe kitanA hI bar3A ho aura akhaNDa ho, para vaha kaNa kI dRSTi se khaNDita hai| kyoMki parvata kaNoM kA samuccaya hai| vaise hI vyakti kI zakti aura citta hai| sAre aNu eka-eka karake bikhara jAte haiM, alaga-alaga ho jAte haiN| ataH mAnava aneka cittavAna hai| jaba vaha aneka cittavAna ho jAtA hai, to vaha lAlAyita rahatA hai, mujhe yaha bhI mile, vaha bhI mile, bahuta mile, duniyA kI saba cIjeM mila jaayeN| koI bhI cIja bAkI na rhe| saMsAra aura samAdhi 85 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'kucha aura' kI mAMga hI citta kI lambI yAtrA hai| manuSya kA citta jaba yAtrAzIla hotA hai to calatA hI calA jAtA hai| calane kI prakriyA meM usakI yaha tamannA hotI hai ki duniyA kI saba cIjeM use mila jaaye| vaha phira chAMTanA zuru karatA hai yaha mitra acchA nahIM hai, vaha mitra acchA hai| yaha strI acchI nahIM hai, vaha strI acchI hai| yaha puruSa acchA nahIM hai, vaha puruSa acchA hai| yaha chaMTanI vyakti ko samatva se khisakAtI hai aura vaha duniyA bhara ke citta ikaTThe karane laga jAtA hai| ise yoM samajhiye / eka dina akhabAra meM vijJApana chapA ki amuka ilAke meM eka aisI dukAna kholI gaI hai, jahAM para vadhuoM kI chaMTanI hotI hai| DAkaghara meM ciTThiyoM kI chaMTanI kI taraha vadhuoM kI chaTanI hotI hai| vaha yuvaka gayA usa dukAna meN| bAhara eka adher3a umra kA AdamI baiThA thaa| AdamI se pUchA, kyA yaha vahI dukAna hai jisameM badhuoM kI chaMTanI hotI hai| AdamI ne kahA-- hAM, yaha dukAna vAstava meM aisI hI hai| Apako kaisI vadhu cAhie? lar3ake ne kahA, mujhe sarvottama lar3akI cAhie, jisameM koI kamI na ho| AdamI ne kahA ThIka hai, Apa bhItara cale jaaiye| jaisI Apa cAheMge, vaisI vadhu mila jaayegii| yuvaka bhItara gayA Age use do daravAje mile| eka daravAje para likhA huA thA, sundara lar3akI, dUsare para likhA huA thA badasUrata ldd'kii| usane vaha daravAjA kholA jisa para likhA huA thA sundara ldd'kii| magara bhItara koI nahIM thaa| kucha aura Age bar3hA, to phira use do daravAje mile| eka daravAje para likhA thA, khAnA pakAne vAlI / dUsare para likhA thA mAlakina kI taraha hukuma calAne vaalii| vaha bilkula gaNita ke hisAba kI taraha claa| usane phira usI daravAje ko dhakkA diyA jisa para likhA huA thA khAnA pakAne vaalii| bhItara use lar3akI kI jagaha phira do daravAje mile| eka para likhA thA daheja sAtha meM lAne vAlI, dUsare para likhA huA thA binA daheja vaalii| daheja vAlI kA daravAjA kholakara andara ghusA, para milA kucha nhiiN| milatA kyA khAka ? vaha becArA asamaMjasa meM phaMsa gyaa| vahAM lar3akI to milI nahIM, magara eka camakatA huA zIzA mila gyaa| zIze ke pAsa eka takhtI lagI thii| usa para likhA huA thA 'mahodaya ! kRpayA Apa apanA mukhauTA zIze meM dekha leN| Apa jaisI lar3akI cAhate haiM, kyA svayaM vaise haiM? saMsAra aura samAdhi 86 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaMTanI bahuta karate haiN| dUsaroM meM to Dhera sAre guNa pAnA cAhate haiM, magara jarA svayaM ko nihArane kA kaSTa kiijiye| lar3akI cAhate haiM gorI aura svayaM haiM kaale-klutte| lar3akI cAhate haiM svara-sAmrAjJI aura svayaM tutalAte haiN| lar3akI cAhate haiM daheja vAlI aura svayaM kI rojI-roTI kA ThikAnA nahIM hai| ___ jo loga dUsaroM meM chaMTanI karate haiM, ve apanA antas to pahale TaTola leN| icchAeM mana kI DherI haiN| ve kahIM aisI DherI para to nahIM baiThe haiM, jisameM bhItara aMgAre dabe par3e haiN| ___ cayana to mana kI jananI hai| do meM se eka kA to janma hogA hii| do meM se eka kA janmanA saccAI kA pragaTana nahIM hai, apitu rAjanIti hai| jaise hI Apane cunA kI mana kI IMTa rkhii| yadi vaha AdhArahIna hai, to usakA pariNAma mahala nahIM, varana mATI kA TIlA hogaa| pati aura patnI to jIvana kI gAr3I ke do pahiye haiN| vaha tabhI calegI jaba usake donoM pahiye barAbara hoNge| eka pahiyA TrekTara kA aura dUsarA skUTara kA to vaha kaise cala pAyegI? pahiyoM kA sAmya hI gAr3I kI gati hai| para maje kI bAta yahI hai ki gAr3IvAna hI jor3a rahA hai do bhitra-bhinna phiye| paraspara virodhI cittoM ko eka hI sthAna meM lAkara rakha rahA hai| yaha viparIta kA AkarSaNa adhyAtma meM bhautikatA kA prabhAva hai| citta kA bikharAva antara meM upajI-saMjoyI gaI icchAoM aura kAmanAoM ke kAraNa hotA hai| vaha apanI icchAoM ko pUrI karanA cAhatA hai| para kyA pUrI huI? icchA ko ApUrti hI dohare saMgharSa ko janma detI hai| manuSya kabhI cetanA ke AdarzAtmaka to kabhI vAsanAparaka pakSa se saMgharSa karatA hai| ise manovijJAna kI bhASA meM kahate haiM 'IDa' aura 'supara igo|' saMgharSa kA stara do taraha kA huA karatA hai| pahale stara meM to cetanA kA Adarza aura bhItara kI vAsanA hai| cetanA kA Adarza hai samatA aura zarIra kA svabhAva hai vaasnaa| saMgharSa donoM ke bIca kA TakarAva hai| eka tarapha Adarza aura dUsarI tarapha vaasnaa| donoM meM jaba saMgharSa hotA hai aura zarIra meM rahane vAle hAramonsa jaba jIta jAte haiM taba bhItara kA saMgharSa bAhara vyakta hotA hai aura phira donoM tattvoM meM saMgharSa zuru hotA hai| usase hama vAsanA kI pUrti karanA cAhate haiN| __puruSa ke bhItara vAsanA utthii| aba usakA bAharI tattvoM se saMgharSa hogaa| puruSa kA strI ke prati aura strI kA puruSa ke prati saMgharSa hotaa| donoM kA eka dUsare ke prati hone vAlA AkarSaNavikarSaNa hI saMgharSa hai| pahale saMgharSa bhItara aura phira baahr| bhItara aura bAhara saMgharSa hI saMgharSa saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bacatA hai| yoM vyakti duHkha meM ulajha jAtA hai| usake isa saMgharSa meM citta kA vikendrIkaraNa hotA hai| vaha usa vikendrIkaraNa se apanI Antarika zaktiyoM ko bikhera DAlatA hai| usakI zaktiyAM bhaTaka jAtI haiN| ve kuNThita ho jAtI haiN| unakA doharA saMgharSa calatA hai sukha aura duHkha meM, lAbha aura alAbha meM, jIvana-maraNa meM, saMyoga-viyoga meN| jo vyakti saMgharSa se chUTanA cAhatA hai, usake lie bIca kA mArga hai| aura vaha hai smbhaav| mana kI dRSTi meM zAnti kI rozanI hI saMgharSa se mukti hai| yahI vaha mArga hai, jo jaya evaM parAjaya donoM paristhitiyoM meM manuSya ko TUTane se rokatA hai| yaha taTasthatA hai| ise apanAne ke bAda kahAM raha jAtA hai manamuTAva aura kahA~ rahatI haiM dila kI dUriyAM ___ samabhAva hai sritaa| saritA do taToM ke bIca bahane vAlI hai| yahI to vaha bIca kA rAstA hai, jo hamArI jIvana naukA ko sAgara taka le jAtA hai| sAgara yAni virATa, bhUmA, svayaM kA paramAtma svrup| isalie jo sabameM samabhAva rakhatA hai, vahI sAdhaka hai| samabhAva ke dvArA hI tanAva se mukti pAI jAtI hai| abhI taka to hama apane bhItara se bAhara Aye haiN| aba vApasa bAhara se bhItara lauTanA hai| yaha vApasI kI prakriyA hI pratikramaNa hai| lauTA lAo gaMgA ko phira se gaMgotrI kI or| mUla utsa kI ora lauTane kA nAma hI sAdhanA hai| hameM apane svabhAva ko ora jAnA hai| vibhAvoM ko chor3anA hai| hameM apane nikuMja kI ora Ane ke lie paMkha phailamA hai| hamane icchAoM kI cir3iyAeM banakara sAre AkAzamaNDala meM bhramaNa kiyaa| aba sAMjha ho gaI hai| punaH lauTa AeM apane nIr3a meM, sAdhanA ke antaraMgIya kakSa meN| apanI una sArI cir3iyAoM ko, cetanA ko khaNDa-khaNDa meM baMTI UrjA ko kendrita kara leN| phailAva bahuta ho gyaa| aba sikur3anA zuru kreN| jo cir3iyAeM abhI taka AkAza meM ur3a rahI haiM, ve vApasa A jAeM apane ghoMsale meN| jo sUrya kI kiraNeM abhI taka sAre saMsAra ko prakAzita kara rahI haiN| sUryAsta kA samaya A gayA hai| apane bhItara una sArI kiraNoM ko sameTa leN| sUraja hara subaha apanI kiraNeM phailAtA hai aura zAma ko vApasa apane meM khIMca letA hai| hama bhI dina meM sevA ke lie vRtti phailAyeM aura zAma ko vApasa apane andara khIMca leN| yahI sabase bar3A udyoga hai, UMcA yoga hai| kiraNoM ko apane meM sameTanA, cir3iyAoM kA nIr3a meM lauTanA, mamatva ko chor3akara samatva meM sthita ho jAnA basa isI kA nAma hai saadhnaa| ___ itihAsa meM aise udAharaNa bhare par3e haiM jinameM samabhAva kI sAdhanA er3I se coTI taka AbhA phailAtI milegii| mahAvIra ko hI liijiye| inake jaisA samatvayogI koI nahIM huaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 88 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ logoM ne unako mArA, pITA, ghasITA, uThA-uThAkara paTakA, kAnoM meM kIleM ThokIM, para ve to saMtulita rahe / yadi ve samabhAva ko chor3a dete unakA citta viparIta paristhiti se kaMpa jAtA to sacamuca unheM parama jJAna upalabdha na ho pAtA / parama jJAna kI upalabdhi meM parama sahAyaka rahA unake lie samatva - yoga / AcArya skandaka aura unake pAMca sau ziSya the| unheM maMtrI pAlaka ghANI meM baila dvArA pilavA detA hai ! para samatva-yoga kI sAdhanA ke kAraNa pAMca sau ziSya mokSa prApta kara lete haiM, vahIM skandaka maMtrI ke prati vibhAva pariNAma hone ke kAraNa apanI gati bigAr3a lete haiN| sAdhanA ke isase bar3hakara aura kauna-se mApadaNDa ho sakate haiM? guru gur3a hI raha gaye, para cele samabhAva ke mAdhurya meM samAdhi kA rasAsvAdana kara baitthe| Apane soma muni kA nAma sunA hogA / soma muni ko mArga para calate-calate parama jJAna upalabdha huaa| kahate haiM soma muni eka bAra AcArya caNDarudra ko kaMdhoM para baiThAkara le jA rahe the| rAsta meM ubar3a-khAbar3a jamIna hone ke kAraNa AcArya ko kucha takalIpha huii| vahI unake lie vibhAva kA kAraNa bnii| ve 'caNDa' se pracaNDa ho gye| para soma saumya ho gye| samatA kI nirmala gaMgA meM nahAkara soma ne pavitratA prApta kara lii| prApta ho gayA unheM paramajJAna, maMjila kI dUrI taya karate hue| kuraguDuka bhI Apase chipe nahIM haiN| ve janma-janma ke bhUkhe the, unake sAtha yaha kahAvata caritArtha ho gaI thii| unhoMne jIbha kA svAda to jIta liyA magara bhUkha ke sAmane ve parAjita ho cuke the| kaI muni ATha, pandraha upavAsa meM the to kaI mAsakSamaNa karane vAle, mahInemahIne bhara taka bhUkhe rahane vAle / para kuraguDuka muni to Thahare janama-janama ke bubhukssit| ve bhUkha ko na roka pAe aura jaba ve bhikSA lekara guru ke pAsa pahuMce AhAra dikhAne ke lie, to guru ne krodhita hokara AhAra- pAtra meM thUka diyaa| dutkArate hue guru ne kahA mune! tumheM dhikkAra hai ki mahAparva meM bhI tU khAne ke lie mara rahA hai| kuraguDuka ke lie yaha kaTAkSa tamAcA thaa| para ve mauna rhe| mauna kaise raha gye| haivAniyata kyoM nahIM AI? vAstava meM yahAM mauna rahakara unhoMne munitva ko sArthaka kara diyaa| mauna rupa meM hI prakaTa kI munitva kI saccI paribhASA | kuraguDuka ne anya muniyoM ko bhI AhAra dikhAyA aura AhAra grahaNa karane ke lie nivedana kiyaa| magara sabhI dhikkArane lage / kuraguDuka to isa para bhI zAnta rahe / socane lage, maiM tapasvI muniyoM ke thUkane ke lie thUka dAna yA pAtra na lA skaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 89 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprama Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa AhAra para Atma-glAni svAbhAvika thii| usI ke phalasvarupa unake dvAra para kaivalya ne dastaka dI ! jindagI meM paristhitiyAM hamezA eka-sI banI rahe yaha muzkila hai| jindagI kaI karavaTa badalatI hai| cAhe jaisI karavaTa badale, para svayaM kI tarAjU na kaMpe isakA dhyAna rakhanA / jaise hI tarAjU kaMpI, jIvana kA samatva gira jaayegaa| jisake mUla meM samabhAva kI sAdhanA hai, vahI samAdhi meM aMkurita aura pallavita hotA hai| cAhe kaisI bhI sthiti kyoM na A jAye, magara sAdhaka santulita rahe, samatva ko sAdhe / santulana hI samatva kI pahacAna hai| ve loga to avazya sAdheM, jo sAdhanA kI pagaDaMDI para pahalA kadama rakhane kI taiyArI meM haiM yA rakha cuke haiN| sAdhaka ke lie yaha bIca kA rAstA jabaradasta lAbhadAyaka hai| samabhAva ke bIca ke rAste ko sAdhane ke lie hI yoga, dhyAna, japa, tapa vagairaha kiye jAte haiN| gRhatyAga bhI karate haiN| jo sAdhu banate haiM para samatA kI sAdhutA nahIM rakhate to ve kahalAne bhara ke sAdhu hai| samatA hI sAdhutA hai / krodha kIcar3a hai| jinheM bAta-bAta meM krodha AtA hai, ve vAstava meM gaMgA meM rahane vAle bicchu haiN| sAdhu aura krodha ! donoM kA kahAM saMbaMdha ! sAdhu sAdhu hai aura krodha krodha hai / sAdhu sonA hai aura krodha aMgArA hai| saMsAra ke itihAsa meM jaba-jaba bhI abhizApa zabda kA prayoga huA, usameM prAyaH kara sAdhu jarUra zarIka rahA hai| hAlAMki aise logoM ko sAdhu to nahIM kahanA cAhie, jo zrApa dete phirate haiN| zrApa aura sAdhu bhalA donoM meM kahIM koI mela hai? zrApa to rAkSasI pravRtti hai, jaharIlI gaisa hai| duniyA kI sabase adhama cIja hai| sAdhu jIvana kI UMcAI hai, saccAI hai, divyatA hai, IzvarIya AbhA hai| sAdhu vizva kA eka Adarza hai| para durvAsA jaise RSi isake apavAda haiN| durvAsA ne apanI jindagI meM saMsAra kA jitanA bhalA kiyA, usase dasa gunA adhika burA kiyaa| durvAsA ne kI hogI UMcI-se UMcI saadhnaa| bhagavAna ko bhI apanI cuTakI meM kaida kara liyA hogaa| para gaharAI meM jAkara socatA hUM to rAvaNa aura durvAsA donoM ko eka hI maMca para pAtA huuN| pharka itanA hI hai ki rAvaNa rAjA thA aura durvAsA RSi / rAvaNa kAmuka thA aura durvAsA krodhI | sAdhutA to rAma kI bakhAnI jaaegii| maine bacapana meM sunA hai tulasI isa saMsAra meM, sattAIsa gADA rIsa / sAta gADA saMsAra meM, santoM meM hai biis|| 90 saMsAra aura samAdhi For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM ki eka bAra saMsAra meM sattAIsa gAr3iyAM krodha kI aaiiN| dAtA ulajha gayA ki kisako kitanI bAMTI jaaye| patA nahIM, use kyA sUjhA ki krodha kI revar3iyoM se bharI bIsa gAr3iyAM to sAdhuoM meM bAMTa dI aura zeSa sAta gAr3iyAM sAre saMsAra meN| zAyada isa bAta meM kucha atizayokti ho sakatI hai| para zata-pratizata gola-gappa nahIM hai| isameM kucha tathya bhI hai,saccAI bhI hai| isalie maiM isa dohe ko vajanadAra samajhatA huuN| eka prophesara haiM DaoNkTara sAgaramala jain| ve prophesara haiM to saMsAra meM, kintu gRhastha-saMta kahUM to satya kA sahI bayAna hogaa| sandhyA-pratikramaNa ke bAda maiM kisI zAstrIya UhApoha meM ulajha gyaa| ulajhana kA samAdhAna kaise ho, isI uddezya se asamaya meM hI maiMne unheM bulaayaa| ve zIghra hI A gye| usa samaya rAta ke karIba nau baje the| Der3ha ghaNTe taka zAstrIya sandarbho para vicAra maMthana hotA rhaa| uThane se pahale unhoMne apane sira para hAtha rakhA aura hAtha ke jora se sira ko dbaayaa| vApasa jaba unhoMne hAtha nIce kiyA to unakA hAtha lahalahAna thaa| maiM aura mere bhAI lalitaprabhajI donoM stabdha raha gye| maiM jhaTa se khar3A huA aura unake lahuluhAna mAthe ko dekhaa| khUna unakI kamara taka bahA calA gayA thaa| maine kahA yaha kyA ho gayA? bole kucha nahIM, aise hI thor3I coTa laga gii| maiM cakita huaa| pUchA kaise laga gaI? to unhoMne kahA kucha nahIM, Apa ise pramukhatA mata diijie| maiMne kahA Akhira kyA huA? to ve bole seviMga karavAkara nahAne ke liye baitthaa| khar3e hote samaya nala zira meM calA gyaa| maine kahA, yadi aisI bAta thI to kaSTa kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM thii| ve bole, yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai| mere lie to ApakI sUcanA hI pramukha thii| coTeM to yUM lagA hI karatI haiN| merA samaya Apake kAma A gyaa| ___ unake zabdoM ne mere antara kI vINA ke soye hue tAroM ko cher3a diyaa| merI AMkheM bhara aaii| eka UhApoha kA samAdhAna pAyA, to dUsare ne naI preraNA dii| taba maiMne sIkhA kRSNa ke samatva-yoga ko, mahAvIra ke samabhAva ko aura buddha ke madhyama mArga ko| zAyada Apa logoM ke lie isa ghaTanA kI koI kImata na ho| yaha eka choTI-sI ghaTanA lagatI ho, para isa ghaTanA ne merI dRSTi badala dii| ghaTanA ghaTanA hI hotI hai| cAhe vaha choTI ho yA bdd'ii| jIvana meM naI dizA kisI se bhI, kahIM se bhI, kisI taraha se bhI A sakatI hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 91 --candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura maiM kahUMgA saMsAra meM jiyo to aise kIcar3a se hI kIr3A paidA hotA hai aura kIcar3a se hI kamala / kIcar3a meM paidA huA kor3A kIcar3a meM hI paiThatA calA jAtA hai aura kamala usI kIcar3a meM nirlipta hokara saurabha bikheratA calA jAtA hai| paramAtmA kA prakAza usake badana ke aMga-aMga ko romAMcita kara detA hai| usa kamala kI praphullatA, nirliptatA aura suSumA meM hI paramAtma- prakAza kI sArthakatA hai| sIkheM hama kamala se ki jIvana kise kahate haiM, sAdhanA kaise kI jAtI hai aura sAdhya kaise phala jAtA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 92 For Personal & Private Use Only - candramaNa Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattva deMAtma-mUlyoM ko duniyA meM na koI ochA hai, na ajnyaanii| manuSya hI nahIM, pazu-pakSI aura per3a-paudhe bhI mahAna aura jJAnI haiN| bodhi unheM bhI hai| anubhava kI kSamatA se ve bhI sampatra haiN| isalie svayaM ke lie yaha kahane kI Adata chor3a denI cAhie ki maiM adhamAdhama hUM, nirA ajJAnI huuN| apane Apako hIna aura ajJAnI mAnanA korI bhrAnti hai| manuSya samrATa hai| pratyeka astitva apane ApakA rAjA hai| peTa ke kAraNa vaha kisI kA cAkara bhale hI kahalA le, para peTa-ke pAra to vaha khuda hI mAlika hai| merA prayAsa yahI hai ki vyakti apanI mAlakiyata pahacAne; svayaM ko ochA kahane kI pravRtti se mokSa paae| yahAM hara koI virAT hai| hara koI AtmavAn hai| hara koI bhagavAna hai| pratyeka manuSya gatyAtmaka cetanA kA dhanI hai| kisI ko adhama aura kisI ko uttama kahanA to mAtra vikRta samAja-vyavasthA hai| manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha AMkha AkAza kI ora utthaae| dharatI para AMkha gAr3ane se thor3A-sA grahaNa hogA aura Upara uThAne se sArA AkAza AMkhoM meM hogaa| AMkha sampUrNa virAT ko svayaM ke dukUla pAtra meM samavA sakatI hai| AMkha kI kSamatA bahuta bar3I hai| kSudratA hai vyakti kI jo apane-Apako choTA nikammA mAna rahA hai| nIce jhAMkanA kSudratA hai, Upara dekhanA viraatttaa| yahAM hama saba samAna haiN| jaisA maiM, vaise hI sb| jaisA mujhe apanA diyA jalatA dikhAI detA hai, vaisA hI auroM kA bhii| dikkata yahI hai ki AdamI apane jyotirmaya diye ko dekhane kI koziza nahIM krtaa| vaha to basa bhAgA jA rahA hai rozanI kI talAza meN| bhAgiye mata; dekhiye| rozanI baha rahI hai apane hI bhiitr| prakAza vidyamAna hai apane hI andr| svayaM hI baniye svayaM ke dIpaka-appa dIpo bhv| ___ jIvana sabakA svataMtra hai| maiM kisI ke jIvana meM hastakSepa na kruuNgaa| merA to mAtra itanA hI kahanA hai ki jala rahe diye ko jalAne ke lie diyAsalAI mata khojiye| apane ko saMsAra aura samAdhi 93 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAnI kahakara hInatA kI ghoSaNA mata kriye| kucha karanA hI hai to apanI arthavattAoM ko jgaaiye| jAgaraNa hI Atma-upalabdhi hai| itanA samajha lenA hI sambodhi-dharma ko AcaraNa meM pragaTa karanA hai| - AtmA upalabdha hai| jIvana hI AtmA hai| use khojanA nahIM hai, mAtra pahacAnanA hai| dhana sabakI jeboM meM hai| AtmajJAnI vaha hai jisane hAtha DAla liyA hai apanI jeba meN| dhana to vyakti ke pAsa hI hai, cAhe jeba meM hAtha DAle yA sakucAyA rkhe| pharka sirpha itanA hI hai ki jeba meM hAtha DAla liyA, to dhanavAna aura na DAlA to khuda ke pAsa dhana rahate hue bhI bekhabara hone ke kAraNa nirdhn| jeba meM hAtha le jAne kI prakriyA kA nAma hI dhyAna hai| ___ vizva meM abhI karIba tIna sau dharma haiN| koI dharma aisA nahIM hai, jo manuSya ko antarajyoti kI upekSA karane kI bAta kahatA ho| maiM to jo kucha bhI kahUMgA, jaba bhI kahUMgA, vyakti ke svayaM ke mUlyoM ke lie khuuNgaa| __ yadi maiM kahatA hUM ki gustAkhI mata karo, to Atma-mUlyoM ke lie kaha rahA huuN| yadi maiM kahatA hUM kisI ko mApha kara do, to vaha bhI Atma-mUlyoM ke lie hii| kaSAya ho yA dveSa usase chuTakArA Atma mUlyoM kI rakSA hI hai| ___ Atma-mUlya se behatara koI bhI jIvana-mUlya nahIM hai| jo vyakti Atma mUlya ko hI jIvana-mUlya mAnatA hai, usake lie saMsAra meM balAt pravRtti kucha bhI nahIM hotii| strI aura puruSa ke bIca hone vAlI kSudratA Atma-mUlyoM ke hrAsa kAkAraNa hai| Atma-mUlyoM kA sammAna karane vAlA mAnavIya mUlyoM kA saccA anuyAyI hai| Atma-mUlya prAthamika hoM aura vizvAsa AnuSaMgika, to hI jIvana meM caitanya-krAnti sambhava hai| Atma-mUlyoM kA samarthana mAnavIya mUlyoM kA anumodana hai aura yahI vasudhaiva kuTumbakam ke prati AsthA kI AdhArazilA hai| yadi aisI sambhAvanA mukhara ho jAye, to kahAM hogA phaMsanA andha-vizvAsoM tathA rUr3hiyoM ke bhaMvara meN| ___ kahate haiM; mahAdevI bhikSu-jIvana svIkAra karane ke uddezya se laMkA ke bauddha mahAsthavira se milane gii| mahAdevI ne apanI sArI sampatti dAna kara dI, kyoMki ve bhikSuNI banane jA rahI thiiN| para jaba vahAM rAjazAhI ThATha-bATa dekhA to unheM lagA, yaha kaisA bhikSu hai; bhaI! itanA tAmajhAma hI rakhanA thA to bhikSu kAhe ko bane? siMhAsana para baiThe mahAsthavira ne mahAdevI se bAtacIta karate samaya apane cehare ko paMkhe se Dhaka rakhA thaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 94 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba mahAsthavira ke saciva mahAdevI ko vApasa pahuMcAne bAhara taka Ae, to mahAdevI ne saciva se pUchA mahAsthavira muMha para paMkhA kyoM rakhate haiM? unhoMne uttara diyA- vaha strI kA mukha-darzana nahIM krte| mahAdevI ne kahA, itane durbala vyakti? to maiM apanA guru nahIM banA sktii| jisakA khuda kA manobala kamajora hai, vaha hameM kyA degA? mahAsthavira jo bhI rahe hoM, para the Atma-mUlyoM se vaMcita | unakA brahmacarya svabhAvabodha nahIM varan balAt thaa| jabaradastI pAlA gayA brahmacarya deha-mUlyoM ko sAntvanA hai, kintu Atma- -mUlyoM kA damana / Atma- mUlya ko mahattva dene vAle ke lie bheda hI kahAM rahatA hai strI aura puruSa kaa| AtmA na to strI hai, na puruSa; kevala miTTI ke zarIra ko itanA mahattva ki yaha dekheMge, vaha nahIM dekheNge| jIvana meM cAhie sahajatA; svAbhAvikatA aura vaha bhI benakAba | saMnyAsa jIvana kI AbhA ho, vyavahAra kI AMkhamicaulI nahIM / Atma-mUlya hI jIvana meM sajjanatA kA iMkalAba hai| bAta cAhe strI se kareM yA puruSa se, choTe se kareM yA bar3e se, aise lage jaise kisI AtmA se bola rahA huuN| koI AtmA mere sAmane hai aura AtmA se sIdhe saMvAda ho rahe haiN| khuda meM jaisI UMcAiyAM aura gaharAiyAM haiM, vaisI hI dUsare meM bhI dikhAI par3a jAye to saMvAda korA-saMvAda nahIM rhtaa| vaha bhI utsava bana jAtA hai| vaha saMvAda eka nayA raMga lAtA hai; Ananda kI bUMdAbAMdI karatA hai| ahaMkAra sarvakAra meM Dhala jAye, to vizva bandhutva ke cehare para nikhAra AegA hI / apanI AtmA kI taraha dUsare kI bhI AtmA cInha lo, to khuda kA ahaMkAra rahatA hI nahIM hai| vyakti jo kucha bhI apane lie cAhatA hai, vahI dUsaroM ke lie bhI use cAhanA caahie| yadi koI apane lie kisI ke muMha se apamAna aura apazabda sunanA nahIM cAhatA, to dUsaroM ke lie bhI vaisA hI socanA cAhie / - Atma-mUlya ke isa dharAtala para jo hotA hai, sahaja-sApha hotA hai| eka dUsare kA milana bhI abhivAdana hotA hai| vahA~ AzIrvAda dene kA bhAva bhI nahIM rahatA; lene kA bhAva bhI kho jAtA hai| usameM hotA hai eka sahaja apanatva / prabhutA usI kI hai, jo laghu ko bhI praNAma karane ke lie prastuta ho / AzIrvAda meM itanA bharosA kyoM? bharosA ho svayaM para, svayaM ke kartRvya pr| apane karma hI aise hoM ki ve hI zubhAzIrvAda ke sUtra bana jaayeN| maine bacapana meM hI suna rakhA hai ki sAdhu santa loga mahAn hote haiN| mahAn ke prati natamastaka honA svAbhAvika hai| santa pratIka hai zAnti kA / santa yadi saccA ho, to usakI sohabata tanAva mukti kI sahI taiyArI hai| purAne santoM kI bAnI maine ghar3oM bhara pI hai / santoM saMsAra aura samAdhi 95 - candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI yadi koI sabase bar3I truTi hai, to vaha hai phirakebAjI kI kttttrtaa| yaha unakA eka samAja-samAdRta rAga hai| satya to yaha hai ki sAmpradAyika rAga kisI pArivArika rAga se kama nahIM hotaa| isa rAga kI bar3hotarI ne hI usakI ananta virAT sambhAvanAoM ko sImAMkita kiyA hai| isIlie to khatare meM par3I hai santa kI zAnta evaM vinamra pravRttiyAM bhii| kaI bAra aisA hotA hai ki eka phirake kA sAdhu agara dUsare phirake ke sAdhu se mila jAye, to unako bhASaNa-abhyasta jubAM ko bhI lakavA mAra jAtA hai| donoM eka dUsare ko namaskAra karane se bhI katarAte haiN| paraspara milate hI Adara ke bhAva kama aura siddhAntoM kI dUriyoM ke bhAva adhika pukhte ho jAte haiN| jo aise haiM, ve prajJAvAn nahIM haiN| unake lie sampradAya kA mUlya jyAdA hai, mAnavatA kA km| vAstava meM jo apanI zreSThatA kA jitanA dAvA karate haiM, ve bhItara se utane hI hIna haiN| apanI zreSThatA kA hara dAvedAra hInatA kI granthiyoM se jakar3A hai| zreSTha vaha hai, jise apanI zreSThatA kA patA bhI nahIM hai| sAdhu kA saundarya to nirahaMkAra hai| eka sAdhu dvArA kisI sAdhu ko namana na karanA eka hIna kisma kA ahaMkAra hai| bhalA, jaba eka gRhasthI bhI kisI aparicita ko apanA hAtha jor3ane ke lie taiyAra hotA hai, to sAdhu vinamra hone ke lie prastuta kyoM nahIM hai? kyA vaha sAdhu asAdhutA ke aMdhe galiyAre meM nahIM hai, jisake namaskAra ko dImaka laga cuke haiM? ___saca to yaha hai ki vinamratA aura sadbhAvanA kI kaTautI ne hI phirakAbAjI banAma vargabheda ko bar3hotarI dI hai| jIvana-mUlyoM para dhyAna dene vAle sAdhu phirakoM-se-dUra AtmarasamayatA kI khumArI meM hI lavalIna rahate haiN| saccI sAdhutA ke prakAza meM hI jIvana kI sahI pahacAna hai| sAdhu dhArmika samAja kA to aguvA hotA hI hai| yadi sAdhu sAdhumAtra ke prati hI nahIM, Ama AdamI ke prati bhI name nayana rahe, to vinamratA evaM bhAIcArA korA Adarza na rahakara yathArtha ho jaayegaa| prabhAva bodha dene se nahIM, bodha ko AcaraNa meM prakaTa karane se bar3hatA hai| mujhe pazcima baMgAla meM aise santoM ke sAtha bhI rahane kA maukA milA hai, jo gRhastha ko bhI sASTAMga praNAma karate haiN| maine jAnA ki koI bhI santa, santa bAda meM, santa se pahale manuSya hai| svayaM ko dUsaroM ke samAna na mAnakara bar3hA-car3hA mAnanA Atma-mUlyoM kI khullI avahelanA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-mUlyoM ko AtmasAt karane ke lie cAhie shjtaa| sahajatA pUrI taraha se ho, to jagat se saMgharSa evaM tanAva ke prakSepaNAstra nyUnatara ho sakate haiN| sahajatA hI paramAtma-darzana aura Atma-darzana kI prAthamika bhUmikA hai| ____ apane ahaMkAra aura dUsaroM kI nindA-upekSA se dUsaroM kA ahita hotA hai ki nahIM hotA, para apanA jarUra hotA hai| vyakti dUsaroM kI nindA karegA, to bhI Akhira vaha apanI hI kamajorI kA bakhAna hogaa| vaha apanI hI hInatA aura daridratA kI ghoSaNA hogii| akar3e rahegA, to apanI najara meM vaha bhale hI bar3e hone kA sukha mahasUsa kara le, para duniyA usase kaTegI, dUra srkegii| isalie svayaM para dayA kIjiye aura apane akalyANa se bciye| hama sIkheM apane Apase pyAra karanA; Atma mUlyoM kA mahattva aaNknaa| sahaja bananA sabake lie vizuddha prema evaM apanatva kA janma hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 97 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aiye, kareM jIvana-kalpa citta paramANuoM kI DherI hai| hara manuSya kI yaha nijI sampatti hai| eka manuSya ke pAsa kahane ko to eka hI citta hotA hai; kintu usa eka meM anaginata sambhAvanAeM chipI huI haiN| citta kA apanA samAja hotA hai| jitanA jyAdA samparkaaura jitanI kalpanA, citta kA samAja utanA hI jyAdA vistRta, isalie citta hamArA ghara nahIM hai, varan ilAkA hai| isameM kaI galiyAM haiN| kaI kamare haiN| isakA apanA bagIcA hai| kaI pAThazAlAeM haiN| dostoM aura duzmanoM ko bhI kamI nahIM hai| citta vyakti kI ananta kalpanAoM aura saMbhAvanAoM kA AInA hai| manuSya Amataura para sacitta hI rahatA hai| acita dazA to jhIla-kA-zAnta honA hai| citta hI vyakti kI cala sampatti hai| yadi jIte-jI acita/acala-dazA kI anubhUti ho jAe to vaha samAdhi-ke-pAra kI anubhUti hai| acita dazA meM citta ke paramANu to rahate haiM, magara paramANuoM kA saMgharSa nahIM rhtaa| sarovara to jala se labAlaba rahatA hai, para havAI taraMgeM samApta ho jAtI haiN| Thahara-Thahara kara uThane vAlI vicAroM aura kalpanAoM kI taraMgeM hI citta-cAMcalya hai| jisa kSaNa vAyavI kalpanAeM jAma hoMgI, kakSa nirvAta hogA, usI kSaNa jIvana-kalpa kI saMbhAvanA mukhara ho pdd'egii| ___ jIvana-kalpa kAyA kalpa se bahuta Upara kI sthiti hai| kAya-zuddhi, vacana-zuddhi aura manaHzuddhi kA nAma hI jIvana-kalpa hai| Atma-zuddhi jIvana-kalpa kA hI zabdAntara hai| vaha vyakti jIvana-kalpa se kosoM dUra hai, jo citta-cAMcalya kA guNadharmI hai| citta ke sAtha bahanA murdApana hai| jIvantatA bahane meM nahIM, tirane/tairane meM hai| AdamI hamezA citta ke kahe meM rahA, isIlie to use yuga-yuga bIta jAne ke bAda bhI koI maMjila nahIM milii| yahAM maMjileM to satya ke mArga para saikar3oM haiM; para hara kadama para maMjila hote hue bhI eka bhI maMjila nahIM milI hai| jo bhaTakAva hai, vaha bhaTakAva-ke-nAma para citta-kA khela hai| citta kI ulaTabAMsI ko samajheMsaMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahI jindagI musIbata, yahI jiMdagI musarrata (aannd)| yahI jindagI hakIkata, yahI jindagI phsaanaa| maine sunA hai; kisI ne, kisI se pUchA, bhAI kahAM jAte ho? usane kahA- jidhara vaha gadhA jAtA hai| AdamI gadhe para savAra thaa| pUchane vAle vyakti ke bAta samajha meM na aayii| jahAM gadhA jAtA hai, vahAM maiM jAtA hUM, to kyA gadhe se pUchA jAe ki vaha kidhara jA rahA hai? kyA yaha javAba degA? usane kahA- bhAI! terI bAta samajha meM na aayo| to vo bolA- gadhA mere kAbU meM nahIM hai| maiM gadhe ke kAbU meM huuN| maiM dAye calAnA cAhatA hUM to vaha bAyeM calatA hai| maiM jaba ise bAyeM calAne kI koziza karatA hUM, to yaha dAyeM calatA hai| maiM ghara jAnA cAhatA hUM to vaha bAjAra kI ora calatA hai aura bAjAra kI ora ghumAtA hUM to vaha ghara kI ora calatA hai| maine socA yaha to phajItI ho gyii| loga kyA samajheMge ki gadhA mere kAbU meM nahIM hai| maiM gadhe se bhI gayA-bItA hUM; isalie maine lagAma DhIlI chor3a dI hai| jidhara cAhe udhara yaha cle| kama-se-kama phajItI to na hogii| merI ijjata to nahIM luttegii| to usane pUchA- Akhira gadhe ne tumheM kahAM pahuMcAyA? bolA- subaha gAMva se zahara kI ora claa| abhI taka kahIM nahIM phuNcaa| zahara ke naraka ke pAsa khar3A huuN| akUr3I taka pahuMcA huuN| pUchane vAle ne Age bar3hate hue kahA- bhAI! maiM to Age jA rahA hUM, para tU itanA jarUra soca ki tuma donoM meM gadhA kauna hai? __ manuSya aisI hI jindagI jI rahA hai| phajIhata se ghabarAtA hai| jidhara citta jAtA hai, vyakti svayaM ko udhara kA rAhI banA letA hai| dizAhIna yAtrA bhalA kahAM pahuMcAegI? jyAdAse-jyAdA dukAna-se-ghara aura ghr-se-dukaan| ghara-se-ghATa aura ghaatt-se-ghr| jindagI kI anamola ghar3iyAM isI ke bIca bIta jAtI haiN| citta acetana hai| vyakti svayaM sacetana hai, para kyA khUba hai ki DrAivara kAra nahIM calAtA, apitu jidhara kAra jA rahI hai, udhara DrAivara hai; kyoMki baeNka phaila hai| aisI dazA meM kyA kahIM kisI gantavya kI saMbhAvanA hai? kyA kahIM koI maMjila hai? tAba maMjila rAste meM, maMjileM thIM saikdd'oN| hara kadama para eka maMjila thI, magara maMjila na thii|| saMsAra aura samAdhi 99 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya ke rAste para yAtrA to taba hotI hai, jaba vyakti citta se kucha Upara uThe; vaha acita bane, acala bne| para hAM, yoga kevala acitta hone se sadhe, aisI bAta nahIM hai| sa-cittatA bhI cetanA ke dvAra para dastaka bana sakatI hai| moTe taura para citta ko do hI saMbhAvanAeM haiN| yA to vaha mAra-se-kampita hotA hai, yA raam-se-aandolit| citta, mAra aura rAma ina do meM se kisI eka ko cunatA hai| prazAnta citta honA samAdhi meM praveza karane kA dvAra hai| mAra se vAsanA ko IMdhana milatA hai| rAma to mukti kI jhaMkRti hai| citta kA rAma honA usakA virAma nahIM hai| yaha usakA antima par3Ava nahIM hai| vaha to citta kI prakhara UrjA ko paramAtma-darzana kI rAha para saMyojita karanA mAtra hai| citta kA virAma damana hai aura damana bhUkampa kI pUrva saMbhAvita taiyArI hai| agara citta rAma se Andolita ho uThe to sAdhanA ko sAdhane meM aura apane antaryAmI ko pahacAnane meM citta se bar3A madadagAra anya koI nahIM hai| jIvana kI TUTI-baukhalAI TAMgo ko vahI citta baizAkhI banakara Age bar3hane meM jabardasta madadagAra ho jAtA hai| jo naukA aba taka hameM bhaTakAye hue thI, vahI kinArA pAne meM sahAyaka ho jAtI hai| ___agara cUka gaye rAma-se-Andolita hone se, to phaMseMge mAra ke caMgula meN| mAra agara prabhAvI ho gayA, to usakI miThAsa-cipakI churI ko cATanA pdd'egaa| churI para lagI cAsanI ko khAnA zakkara ke nAma para jahara pInA hai| yaha amRta ke nAma para viSapAna hai| _____mAra to naze kI golI hai| jisane khAyI, usakI dazA bilkula hIroina-piyakkar3a kI taraha hogii| agara hIroina lI, to jIvana kI goda meM mauta kA khatarA hai; agara na pI, to tar3apheMge, jhulseNge| yaha to pyAle meM ubharAta tUphAna hai| ___ pahale samajheM rAma aura mAra ko| 'mAra' kA artha cAMTA lagAnA nahIM hai| mAra rAma kI ulTI zabda 'saMyojanA hai| rAma kI saMdhi todd'o| ra, a, ma, yaha rAma kA akSara-saMdhi viccheda hai| ise pltto| aba akSara-racanA huI ma, a, / ma se a kI saMdhi huI to mA bnaa| mA ke sAtha ra kI saMyojanA hI mAra hai| yaha bilkula rAma kA ulTA hai| ina do zabdoM ko agara dhyAna se samajha liyA, to zAstroM kI eka bar3I khepa ApakI samajha meM A gyii| mAra kAma-vAsanA kA devatA hai| kisI ko kisI ke caMgula meM phaMsA denA, yahI mAra kA kAma hai| mAra viparIta kA AkarSaNa hai| do viparIta dharmoM ko eka sUtra meM bAMdhanA hI mAra kA saMsAra aura samAdhi 100 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRtitva hai| varNasaMkara isakA vyaktitva hai| puruSa eka dharma hai| strI dUsarA dharma hai| donoM ekadUsare se viparIta haiN| do viparIta tatvoM kA rAgAtmaka saMbaMdha hI mAra hai| vahI saMsAra hai| mAra se prabhAvita honA svayaM kA saMsAra ke prati lokArpaNa hai aura rAma se prabhAvita honA citta kA paramAtmA ke parama patha para saMyojana hai| mAra aura rAma do haiN| ye eka sthAna meM nahIM raha skte| eka siMhAsana para eka hI rAjA kI baiThaka ho sakatI hai, do kI nhiiN| jahAM rAma hai, vahAM mAra nhiiN| jahAM mAra hai, vahAM rAma nhiiN| bhalA rAma aura rAvaNa kabhI donoM saMga-saMga rahe haiM? rAma aura kAma donoM paraspara zAzvata viyogI kavi hai / sambaddha logoM kI bAta chor3o, Ama AdamI to mAra ke caMgula meM hai| mAra cArvAka darzana kI buniyAda hai| AdamI cAhe jaina kula meM janmA ho yA bauddha kula meM yA IsAI, pArasI, hindu kula meM bAteM siddhAntoM kI cAhe jitanI kara le, para karma se to vaha cArvAkI hai| AtmA aura paramAtmA kI bAteM karane vAle, zarIra aura saMsAra kI nazvaratA kA bakhAna karane vAle 'khAo, piyo, mauja ur3Ao' kI umarakhaiyAmI jindagI jI rahe haiN| mAra ke pIche bar3e-bar3e dhurandhara pAgala haiN| Ama AdamI to mAra ke izAre para hai hI, yaha una logoM ko bhI DigA detA hai, jinakA citta rAma se Andolita hai| le AtA hai yaha kisI apsarA ko aura use karttavya patha para Age bar3hane se phisalA detA hai| menakA pAra kahI to mAyA hai| samajheM mAra kI rAjanIti banAma kUTanIti ko mAra aura kucha nahIM, vyakti kI svayaMkI-kamajorI hai| mUlataH mAra kA koI astitva nahIM hai| yaha to vyakti kI durbalatA hai| mAra vahIM para zaitAna banatA hai, jahAM vaha vyakti ko durbala dekhatA hai| kahate haiM 'nirbala ke bala raam'| yaha to mAtra saMtoSa karane ke lie hai| zaitAniyata jitanI nirbala karate haiM, utanI sabala loga nahIM krte| jahAM vyakti sabala hai, vahAM zaitAna nahIM hai| jahAM vyakti nirbala hai, zaitAna vahIM hai| mAra vahIM hai / jo vyakti jitanA jyAdA nirbala hogA, vaha mAra se utanA hI prabhAvita hogaa| saiksa yA eDsa se ve hI pIr3ita haiM, jo durbala haiN| jisane pahacAna liyA apane bala ko aura bala ke kAraNoM ko, usakA citta mAra se kabhI kampita nahIM ho skegaa| eDsa nirbalatA hai| nirbala kI sohabata se nirbalatA ko bar3hAvA milegA, sabala ke samparka se sabalatA nikhregii| saMsAra aura samAdhi 101 For Personal & Private Use Only candraprabha Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAMca ko sUraja kI ora karake dekho, usameM bhI bijalI paidA ho jaaegii| agara usake jhalake ko kisI dUsare vyakti kI AMkhoM para girA do to vaha kSaNa bhara meM Andolita ho jaaegaa| vAstava meM sabala hone kA nAma yoga hai| sabala honA cAroM ora se saMyata honA hai aura saMyama-se-bharA jIvana astitva kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai| nirbala kA puruSArtha to aMdhera se lar3anA hai| use jo bhI sUjhatA hai vaha andhe kA sUjhanA hai| kaisA vyaMgya hai yaha ki andhe ko aMdhere meM dUra kI sUjhatI hai| yaha citta rAma se Andolita hotA hai, taba nizcita hai ki mAra usake samAne niSprabha ho cukA hai| rAma ke sAmana mAra kI tUtI kama bajatI hai| jIvana kI gaMdha to donoM hI haiM- mAra bhI rAma bhii| magara rAma jIvana kI sugandha hai aura pAra jIvana kI durgndh| jo durbala hai usa para mAra hAvI hai| durbala kI cetanA mAra kI katharI meM dubakI rahatI hai| sabala yogI hai aura sabala hone kI kalA kA nAma yoga hai| isalie yaha kabhI na samajhanA ki striyAM kharAba hai, naraka kA dvAra hai; kyoMki yaha bhUla sadiyoM-sadiyoM se hotI rahI hai| puruSa ne apanI nirbalatA ko pahacAnA nahIM; isalie usane strI ko mokSa meM bAdhA maanaa| manuSya kI isa bhUla ne nArI jAti para bahuta bar3A ApakAra kiyA hai| cAhe koI RSi ho yA zAstra, jisane bhI aisA kahane kI himmata kI usane mAnavIya kamajorI ko nahIM phcaanaa| nArI jAti ke lie vaha eka akSamya aparAdha hai / mokSa yA sAdhanA ke lie na kabhI puruSa bAdhaka banatA hai aura na strI / bAdhaka svayaM kI kamajorI hai, svayaM kI nirbalatA hai aura svayaM kI mAra hai| svayaM kI kamajorI chipAne ke lie yadi koI vyakti strI ke mAthe para doSa mAMDane kA dussAhasa karatA hai to vaha vAstava meM usI yAna meM bama visphoTa karane kI dhamakI de rahA hai jisameM vaha khuda car3hA / baiThA hai| mere pAsa kaI loga jo Ate hai, dhyAna kI kalA sIkhane ke lie, samAdhi ke AkAza meM ur3ane ke lie; saba Apa bItI sunAte hai / unakI Atma-kathA suno to bar3I haMsI AtI hai| kala hI eka sajjana kaha rahe the ki maine maMdira jAnA baMda kara diyaa| maine unase isakA kAraNa pUchA aura unhoMne sahI-sahI kAraNa batalA diyaa| jhUTha mujhe pasaMda nahIM hai yaha bAta nahIM, AdamI svayaM jhUTha bolane kI mere sAmane Atma-pravaMcanA kara nahIM pAyega ke sAmane bhI agara tathya chipAoge to phira saccAI kA bayAna kahAM karoge? yahAM to kiye kA pachatAvA honA hI caahiye| merI dRSTi meM kanphesana (Atma-svIkRti) kA bar3A mUlya hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 102 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAnate haiM una sajjana ne kyA kahA? kahane lage- maMdira jAtA hUM, to jaise hI kisI sundara strI ko vahAM dekhatA hUM, merI AMkheM malina ho jAtI haiN| ekAgratA dhUmila ho par3atI hai| maiMne socA yahAM dRSTi nirmala nahIM raha pAtI, isalie maiMne maMdira jAnA chor3a diyaa| maiMne kahA- vaha ApakI nAsamajhI hai| agara badalanA hI hai to apanI najaroM ko bdlo| maMdira jAnA baMda kyoM karate ho? apanI vRtti aura apanI kamajorI ko na pahacAna kara doSa DAla rahe ho kisI sundara strI para, bhagavAna ke maMdira pr| aparAdhI na strI hai aura na strI kA saundry| aparAdhI tuma svayaM ho| aparAdha tumhArI svayaM kI kamajorI hai| cora svayaM ho aura doSa maMDa rahe ho anyoM pr| jaba dhyAna karane baiThoge taba mana kI caMcalatA ubharatI dikhAyI degii| vAstava meM vaha mana kI caMcalatA hai hI nhiiN| tuma baiThe ho ekAnta meM to mana tumheM kucha sunAnA caahegaa| vaha tumhAre svayaM kI kahAnI sunaayegaa| kyA tumane kabhI apanI AtmakathA par3hI hai? gAMdhI yA TaoNlsaTAya kI AtmakathA par3hane vAle loga kabhI akele meM jAkara baiThe aura khuda par3heM khuda ko AtmakathA ko| janma se lekara aba taka jo bhI acchA-burA kiyA hai, usakA sArA itihAsa apane mastiSka meM smaraNa karo, usakA manana karo aura gAMdhI kI AtmakathA kI taraha usase kucha siikho| Azcarya hogA Apako ki gAMdhI kI AtmakathA par3hate-par3hate abhI taka jIvana meM koI krAnti na Ayo, para svayaM kI AtmakathA par3hate-par3hate jiMdagI eka hI dina meM gAMdhI ke maMca para jA cddh'ii| dUsare kI AtmakathA ko sau bAra par3hane kI bajAya svayaM kI AtmakathA ko eka bAra par3hanA jyAdA behatara hai| dhyAna ke samaya mana agara caMcala hotA lage, to dhyAna se bhAganA mata, apitu mana ke vyaktitva ko aura usakI gatividhiyoM ko samajhanA; mana ko TikAne kA acUka sAdhana hai| mana kucha sunAne ko utsuka hai| vaha lAlAyita hai kucha kahane ko, para vaha sunAyegA vyakti ko ekAnta meM hii| jaba sunanA cAhoge tabhI sunaayegaa| jaba AMkhe baMda hoM, hoTha cupa hoM, kAyA TikI ho, tabhI mana hamAre kAnoM meM kucha gunagunA sakatA hai| mana kI guna-gunAhaTa aura phusa-phusAhaTa ko sunane kI koziza kiijiye| mana acchI bAteM kahane ke lie kabhI nahIM aayegaa| vaha svayaM nahIM sikhAyegA, apitu sIkhane ke nimitta upasthita kregaa| vaha vyakti ke badakismata bane atIta se sIkhane ke saMsAra aura samAdhi 103 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie vyakti ko prerita aura utsAhita kregaa| vaha apane paoNkeTa meM dabI katarana ko dikhaayegaa| svayaM ke soye puruSArtha ko jagAne ke lie mana cullU-bhara pAnI chittkegaa| kabhI pUrI na hone vAlI una havAI kalpanAoM se sAkSAtkAra karavAyegA, jisakA aMkuraNa vyakti ne svayaM kiyA hai; jindagI-bhara kiyA hai, isalie dhyAna ke samaya hone vAlI mana kI caMcalatA vAstava meM vyakti kI atRpti aura tRSNA kA chAyAMkana hai| isIlie maiM kahatA hUM ki apanI kamajorI ko samajhane kI koziza kiijiye| apanI vAsanA aura apanI seksa-bhAvanA ko pahacAnane kI ceSTA kiijiye| jisa kSaNa svayaM ko durbalatA ko samajhoge usI kSaNa citta mAra se akampita ho jaaegaa| usakA sArA AMdolana rAma se jur3A hogA, na ki mAra se| ____vyakti duHkhI jaba-jaba bhI hotA hai, mAra ke kAraNa hotA hai, para aba vaha itanA abhyasta ho cukA hai ki vaha khujalI khujalAne meM sukha kI anubhUti kara rahA hai| yadi koI ise sukha kahatA bhI hai, to yaha sukha cakSuSmAna kabhI nahIM ho sktaa| yaha sukha sUradAsa hai| khujalAne se milane vAle AnaMda kA anubhava to bAra-bAra smaraNa AtA hai aura phira-phira khujalAne ke lie tatpara ho jAte ho| para jarA yAda karanA usa darda ko, usa pIr3A ko, usa mavAda aura usa khUna ko, jo pariNAma hai khujalAne kaa| usa rAste kyA calanA jo bar3hAye jA rahA hai andhakUpa kI or| syAhI se kapar3e ko bhigo kara sAbuna se dhone kI apekSA to acchA to yahI hai ki use syAhI se bhigoyA hI na jaae| gaMgA pavitra hai, ujalI hai; para tabhI taka jaba taka vaha apane svarUpa meM hai| viparIta ke sAtha usakA mela usakI pavitratA ke lie cunautI hai| citta kA pyAlA agara zAnta ho jAe to vahI samAdhi hai, agara vAsanA se prabhAvita ho jAe to usI pyAle meM tUphAna hai aura agara paramAtmA se Andolita ho jAe to usI meM AsamAna hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 104 --candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghuTana kA AtmasamarpaNa manuSya parama zreya ke prati samarpita hai| jIvana meM prApta hone vAlI hara saphalatA para use garva hai, to asaphalatA para kheda bhii| mehanata karane ke bAvajUda jaba vyakti ko asaphalatA kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai, taba usakA apane-Apase khIMjhanA svAbhAvika hai| __manuSya khar3A hai purUSArtha aura bhAgya ke dorAhe pr| vaha sukha aura saphalatA ko bhagavAn kA amRta mAnatA hai; kintu duHkha aura asaphalatA ko vaha bhagavAn kA varadAna mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| lar3a rahA hai vaha apane bhAgya ke sAtha, para yadi vaha bhAgya kA AtmIya bana jAe, to usake sAtha usakI lar3AI samApta ho sakatI hai| prApta karttavya meM purUSArtha kA upasaMhAra hI bhAgyodaya hai| manuSya sukha suvidhAoM kA itanA cAhI hai ki hara asaphalatA/pratikUlatA usakA jInA harAma kara detI hai| jIvana kA yathArtha sukha tanAva-zUnyatA meM hai| kisI kArya meM asaphala honA pahalI parAjaya hai, magara use mana meM rahane ke lie nyautA denA dUsarI parAjaya hai| pahalI parAjaya ko bhAgya ko cunautI kahA jA sakatA hai; kintu dUsarI parAjaya prajJA-dRSTi aura jIvanabodhi kI kamI ko dyotaka hai| yoM to vyakti AThoM yAma kucha-na-kucha socatA rahatA hai| soca cAhe cAhA ho yA anacAhA, mehanabAjI karavA hI jAtA hai| jIvana-darzana ke prati soca taba garbhaja hotA hai, jaba asaphalatAeM TheTha hattantrI ko jhakajhora DAlatI hai| asaphalatA jIvana-cintana kI jananI hai| jIvana meM krAnti carama vedanA ke kSaNoM meM hI ghaTita hotI hai| jaba vyakti cAroM tarapha se asahAya, azaraNa aura nirAdhAra khar3A ho, usa samaya thor3I sI sUjha bhI DUbate ko tinake kA-sahArA banatI hai| asaphalatA para asaphalatA pAne vAle samrATa ke liye makar3I kI solaha bAra phisalana aura AkhirI bAra ghara-jAlakI-behadI-para dastaka saphala preraNA kA lAjavAba jIvanta sUtra siddha huA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 105 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA prayAsa rahanA cAhie ki vaha jIvana ko bharapUra saphalatA se jiye| tanAva aura ghuTana bharI jiMdagI jInA calate phirate zava ko kandhe para DhonA hai| tanAva duHkhadAyI svapna yAtrA hai| sapanoM ke sAtha bitAyI gayI rAta mAtra samaya bitAnA hai, nIMda kI AvazyakatA ko ApUrta karanA nhiiN| dhana, parivAra yA anya suvidhAeM hote hue bhI vyakti ghuTana bharI jiMdagI kyoM jiye? dhuMe-sI jindagI jIne ke bajAya dIpaka-sI jindagI jInA lAkha gunA behatara hai| dhueM sI jindagI mauta hai| jIvana, jalanA hai animeSa dIpaka kaa| ___ manuSya vivaza hai| usakI vivazatAeM hI use prerita karatI hai svayaM ke lie socane ko| bhIr3a bharI jindagI meM bhI manuSya ko apane lie socane kI kuNThita yA unmukta jijJAsA jAgRta hotI hai| vaha apanI muMha bolI maulikatA ke astitva ko pahacAnane ke lie antaHprerita hotA hai| usakI yaha antaHpreraNA hI adhyAtma kI ora kadama bar3hAnA hai| .. manuSya kI antara-jijJAsA yadi saghana-se-saghanatara hotI jAe, to satya kI khoja ke lie vaha na kevala cintana karatA hai, apitu apane kRtitva ko usa patha para saMyojita bhI karatA hai| vaha apane Apa se hI pUchatA hai-Akhira meM kauna hUM, merA jIvana-srota, merI maulikatAeM aura mere mApadaNDa kyA hai, yaha duniyA kyA hai, aura maiM yahAM kyoM hUM; sukha suvidhAoM ke ambAra lagane ke bAvajUda duHkha aura tanAva ke kAraNa kyA ho sakate haiM? __ cintana kI gaharAiyoM meM usakI jahAM taka pahuMca ho sakatI hai, vaha talasparza karane kA adamya purUSArtha karatA hai| vaha usa AkhirI sattA ko bhI khoja nikAlanA cAhatA hai, jo saMsAra cakra kI dhurI hai| cintana kI isa Atyantika gaharAI kA nAma hI jIvana-samIkSA aura yoga-anuprekSA hai| ___ kavitAoM kI rahasyavAditA jisa sattA/zakti se jur3I hai logoM ko usakI jhalaka apane bhItara milatI hai, jabaki kalpanA kI jamuhAI lene vAle kaviyoM ko usakA pratibimba prakRti ke sahasramukhI/sahasrabAhu rUpa meM milatA hai| usa zakti ko nAma phira Apa AtmA deM yA paramAtmA, usa tAdAmya kI anubhUti hI dhyAna kI snAtaka saphalatA hai| yaha sattA hI astitva ko maulikatA hai| usakA paricaya patra kyA? yadi dhyAna se usakI upalabdhi ho jAe, to vijaya kA unmAda kaisA? yadi hattantrI meM usakI jhaMkRti na saMsAra aura samAdhi 106 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI ho, to hAra kA zikavA kaisA? hAtha meM prApta ho yA aprApta, paisA to parsa meM hI hai| Akhira hai to vahI vyaSTi banAma samaSTi kA vyktitv| eka vyakti kI ghar3I kho gaI thI, so vaha use DhUMDhane lgaa| par3ausI bhI usakI madada karane lge| sArI galI chAna lI, para ghar3I kI chAMha bhI hAtha na lgii| DhUMDhate DhUMDhate par3ausI pUchA- 'ghar3I khoyI kahAM thI ? kahA - 'ghara meM / ne par3ausI sakate meM A gyaa| kahane lagA- 'yaha kaisI mUrkhatA, ghara meM khoyI ghar3I ko DhUMDha rahe ho galI meM? vyakti ne kahA- bAta terI patte kI hai, para ghara meM aMdherA jo tthhraa| galI meM to rozanI baha rahI hai| ghara meM khoyI vastu ghara meM hI DhUMDhanI par3atI hai, phira cAhe ghara meM aMdherA ho, yA ujaalaa| bhItara meM pAye gaye tanAva ke aMdhere se bidaka kara kahIM aura AMkha phailAnA satya kI khoja nahIM, mAtra kSitijoM meM AkAza kI sImA DhUMDhanA hai, korA bhaTakAva hai| AThoM pahara calane vAle insAna ko bhI yaha khabara nahIM hai ki vaha kahAM jA rahA hai, usakA lakSya kyA hai, vaha lakSyapUrti ke lie kitanA samarpita hai? subaha se zAma kI yAtrA meM jindagI yUM hI tamAma hotI hai| mehanata kI kulhAr3I se khAI khUba khodatA hai, para svayaM kI rAkha se hI use pATa DAlatA hai| hAtha sirpha mATI lagatI hai, ratnoM kA saMbhAra nahIM / manuSya svayaM cetanA kI virATatA kA sUtra hai| use apanI gatimAna cetanA kA samanvaya sthApita kara svayaM ke Ananda kA utsava manAnA caahie| usakA utsava mahotsava kI raMgIniyAM pAye, isakI bajAya usane svayaM ko daladala ke kagAra para lA khar3A kiyA hai| isase usakI ghuTana ghaTI nahIM hai, balki sau gunA bar3hI hai| kahate haiM, Arya vikasita sabhyatA ke pravartaka haiN| Aja AryatA svayaM praznacihna bana kara upasthita hai svayaM Arya ke samakSa / guNa kA pujArI kahalAne vAlA Arya bhI beimAnI aura balAtkAra para utara Aye, to anArya kI paribhASA kyA hogI? Ane vAle AryoM kI AryatA kisI samaya itanI chichalI hogI, yaha kabhI pUrvaja anAryoM ne socA bhI na hogaa| anAryoM khuda ko mAMjane ke lie AryoM kI saMskRti apanAyI / paristhitiyAM cehare badalatI haiN| anArya kadama bar3hA rahA hai AryatA kI deharI kI ora, aura Arya AMkheM gar3A rahA hai anAryatA ke andhakUpa kI or| ne yugoM-yugoM se amRtavAhI kahI jAne vAlI gaMgA meM bhI Aja amRta kI khoja karanI par3a rahI hai / jisa gaMgA ke do cullU pAnI se sarovara pavitra ho jAte the, Aja vahI gaMgA mailI ho saMsAra aura samAdhi 107 - candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahI hai| svarga se utarI usako dUdha jaisI dhArA para itanA maila car3ha gayA hai, ki usakI dhulAI ke lie dhobI-ghATa kI talAza jArI hai| eka bAta taya hai ki pAvanatAeM kitanI bhI kuNThita ho jAeM; kintu ekAgracita se ekaniSTha ho kara koziza kI jAe to pAvanatA kI vApasI sahaja saMbhava hai| merI zikAyata yAtrA se nahIM, bhaTakAva se hai| manuSya kI jindagI Thaura Thaura ghUmane vAle baMjAre sI hai| kevala pAMva cale, to koI zikAyata nahIM, para mana bhI calatApurjA rahe to jIvana kI ekAgra akhaNDatA laMgar3I khAyegI hii| pAMvoM-kA-yoga aura mana-kA-viyoga hI saMnyAsa hai| mana kI palakoM kA na jhapakanA hI adhyAtma ke dharAtala meM dhyAna kI niSThA hai| vaha to gharabArI hI hai jisake pAMva to eka ghara se, eka parivAra se baMdhe hai; para mana ghara-ghara meM gocarI karatA phiratA hai| mana ko isa pravRtti kA nAma hI antarjagat kA dAridraya hai| pAMva to calane hI caahie| calate pAMva hI to karmayoga kI kathA ke pAtra hai| pAMva pratIka hai karmayoga kaa| pAMva rUkA ki paTAkSepa huA karmayoga ke nATaka kaa| kyA nahIM sunA hai bacapana se- 'bahatA pAnI nirmalA, rUke to gaMdA hoy| pAnI hai paricAyaka/rUpaka gAMva kaa| mana kI vyavasthA pAMvoM ke karmayoga ke ThIka viparIta hai| yadi calanA hI karmayoga kahA jAe, to mana se bar3A karmayogI saMsAra meM koI bhI nahIM hai| yahAM taka ki saMsAra kI sArI yojanAoM kA vyavasthApaka bhI mana kI karmayogitA ke sAmane kubar3A lgegaa| ___ jIvana meM apekSA manokarma kI nahIM, manoyoga kI hai| manoyoga hai mana kI ekaagrtaa| samuMdara kI laharoM kI taraha chitarAne vAlA mana karmayoga nahIM, varana jIvana roga hai| tanAva aura ghuTana kA mavAda risatA hai mana ke ghAva se hii| isalie mana roga hai roga-mukti jIvana-svAsthya ko anivArya zarta hai| mana hai suvidhaavaadii/avsrvaadii| acche vicAra aura bure vicAra kI pratispardhA kA pratiyogI hai vh| jo bhI cIja use usake anukUla lagegI, vaha usake sAtha rahane meM hI apanA satsaMga maanegaa| dhyAna hai vicAroM kA maun| vicAra cAhe acche hoM yA bure, tanAva kI jar3a hai| jahAM acchAiyAM haiM, vahAM burAiyAM bhI haiM, jahAM burAiyAM haiM vahAM acchAiyAM bhI hai| dhyAna acche-bhAva/bure-bhAva-se-mukta, mAtra svabhAva hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 108 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo vyakti mana meM hai, vaha adhArmika hai| adharma hai vibhAva-meM-ramaNa, dharma hai svbhaavmeN-crnn| mana kI hara pariNati svabhAva ke lie cunautI hai| mana ke karma-yoga ke rahate vyakti kA avasaravAda aura pAkhaNDa nAmarda nahIM ho sktaa| ___ amana hai jIvana meM sadAbahAra camana karane kA raaj| sukha-duHkha to eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiM, dhUpa-chAMva kA khela hai| jIvana meM jarUrata hai usa Ananda kI, jisake prAstAvika se upasaMhAraM taka kahIM bhI tanAva na hoN| jIvana Ananda ke lie hai, nRtya ke lie hai, puNyakRtya ke lie hai, tanAva yA dama ghuTAne ke lie nhiiN| __ amana-dazA meM mana kI mRtyu nahIM hotI, varan mana vilaya pA letA hai AtmA ke dharAtala pr| mana kA deha se jor3a, sAre jahAna se mana kA cumbana jIvana meM saMsAra-nirmANa kI AdhArazilA hai| yadi sAkSitva-kA-sarvodaya ho jAe to binA kisI nanunaca ke mana ke tAdAtmya kA nirodha ho sakatA hai| kahate hai; jaMgala se gujarate samaya gautama kI bheMTa aMgulimAla se huii| aMgulimAla thA rakta-pipAsu hatyArA aura gautama the cetnaa-ke-shikhr| aMgulimAla ne gautama ko lalakArA aura jisa pagaDaMDI para ve cala rahe the, vahIM Thaharane kA nirdeza diyaa| gautama muskurAye aura calate-calate hI kahA, maiM to ThaharA hUM, he nirdezaka! calanA tU banda kara! ... gautama kA vaktavya prANavanta thA, para aMgulimAla ke lie vaha ulaTabAMsI thaa| calate rAhI gautama svayaM ko rUke hue batA rahe the aura pahAr3I kI coTI para khar3e aMgulimAla ko calatA huaa| yaha bAta to use bAda meM samajha meM AyI ki vyakti kA calanA to vAstava meM usI dina samApta ho jAtA hai, jisa dina mana kI cAla meM vaizAkhI hAtha se chuTa jAtI hai| ___ gautama ne kahA- 'aMgulimAla ! apane mana meM bahate gande nAle ko dekha ! mujha ruke hue ko rukane ko kyoM kaha rahA hai? jina kRtyoM se tU jur3A hai, unheM jAga kara prkh| kitane bhayaMkara ho sakate haiM unake pariNAma ! jIvana mRtyu kI ora bar3hane ke lie nahIM; chInAjhapaTI aura bhAgadaur3a ke lie nahIM; tanAvamukta Anandamaya mahAkaruNA ke lie hai|' kahate haiM; aMgulimAla kA dila badala gyaa| vaha pharzAdhArI se kASAyadhArI bana gyaa| yaha eka abhinava krAnti thii| ___ cUMki aMgulimAla ne hajAroM logoM ke ghara ujAr3e the, kitanoM kI hatyAeM kI, isalie Thaura-Thaura para usake duzmana the| para sAdhaka ko to mRtyu ke prati bhI mitrabhAva rahatA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 109 --candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhikSAcaryA ke lie nikalane para pahale hI dina logoM ne use pattharoM se mAra kara adhamarA kara diyaa| jIvana kI AkhirI ghar3I meM usane gautama ko apane pAsa paayaa| vaha kRtajJa thaa| mAra ke bIca bhI muskAna thI usake mRtyuMjaya cehare pr| gautama ne usase pUchA- 'vatsa! terA kyA bhAva hai? aMgulimAla ne kahA, bhante ! Thahare hue kA kyA bhAva !' __ gautama bole- 'putra ! tumheM praNAma hai| tumhArA maraNa DAkU kA nahIM, mahA-mahotsava hai arihanta kaa| tuma nirvANa pA rahe ho jina !' ___ jIvana-bhara soyI dazA meM pApa kRtyoM kA kRtitva adA karane vAlA vyakti yadi jAga kara choTe se puNya kRtya ko bhI apanI sampUrNa samagratA se kare, to nirvANa kI sambhAvanA ko nakArA nahIM sA sktaa| jAgRta avasthA meM antaranetroM kA vimocana hI dhyAna kI bhUmikA hai| dhyAna hai shivnetr| yadi yaha na khule, to vyaktitva sUradAsa hai| jIvana banA huA hai galAghoMTa saMgharSa aura dhyAna hai usase mukti kA upaay| manuSya ne bhale bure vicAroM kA pardA bunA hai aura vaha pardA hI usake lie ghuTana kA kAraNa hai| usa parde ko uThAne kA nAma hI dhyAna hai| samAdhi hai vicAroM ke pAra jhAMkane kI kssmtaa| samAdhi hai zAnti; vicAroM ko zAnti; mana kI Rssitaa| isa pratikriyA evaM saMgharSa-mukta sthiti kI prApti hI jIvana meM samyak zAnti kI upalabdhi hai| ___ dhyAna hai prasAda kA kSaNa, prasannatA kA ghutt| yaha vaisI hI prasannatA hai jaisI bacapana meM bacce ko hotI hai| aMgUThe ko cUsane meM, retI kA gharauMdA banAne meM, yA baTTa (patthara) bInane meM bhI vaha prasatra hai| usake antarjagata meM usa sthiti meM na rahatA hai vicAra, na vicAroM kI uthalaputhala; rahatA hai sirphprsaad/aannd| dhyAna ghaTatA hai prasannatA ke kSaNoM meN| dhyAna sadha jAe, to vyakti rahegA, jagat bhI rahegA, uTha jAegA mAtra vicAra kA pardA donoM kI sandhi ke biic| saMsAra aura samAdhi 110 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaM ke mArga meM jIvana khone ke lie nahIM hai, varan kucha upalabdha karane ke lie hai| jyoti bujhe, usase pahale usake astitva kI amara yAdagAra ke pada-cihna maMDa jAne caahie| jIvana kA sampUrNa AbhA-maNDala sat hai| sat astitva kI viralatama ghaTanA hai| satya sat kA hI phailAva hai| satya se bar3hakara jIvana kaisA aura satya se bar3hakara pyAra kaisA? satya-se-pyAra jIvana-se-pyAra hai| satya kI avahelanA svayaM ke prati AMkha mUMdanA hai| satya ko jIvana meM AtmasAt karane vAlA sat kA saccA vaphAdAra hai| agavAnI cAhe sat kI karo yA satya kI, donoM eka hI haiN| aisA samajheM sat satya kI nIMva hai| isalie jo kucha kareM, vaha satya para AdhArita ho, sabakA kalyANa karane vAlA ho, sundara ho| satya hamezA madhura hotA hai| kar3avAhaTa kA satya se kyAvAstA? kahate haiM saccI bAta kaDavI hotI hai| yaha atireka hai| vaha satya to asatya se bhI badatara hai,jo dUsare ko kaDuvA lge| kahane kA taura-tarIkA sahI aura sadhA huA ho, to koI bhI saccI bAta tIkhI/tItI nahIM laga sktii| sAdhaka ko to satya kA rattI-rattI pAlana karanA hotA hai| satya se pyAra ho jAye, to pAlana karane kI vyAvahArikatA bhI nahIM rhtii| vaha jo kucha kahatA hai, jo kucha karatA hai, vaha satya rUpa hI hotA hai| satya se haTakara jIvana kA astitva mariyala hogaa| satya se behada prema honA caahie| jahAM satya hai, vahAM prema rahatA hI hai| prema bhI satya kI hI abhivyakti hai| binA prema ke AdamI jaMgalI hai aura binA satya ke mrghtt| svayaM kI pahacAna ke lie satya ko pahacAnanA par3atA hai aura satya ko pahacAnane ke lie khuda ko mehanata karanI par3atI hai| una logoM se bhI bhare dila mohabbata karanI par3atI hai, jinhoMne satya ko pAyA hai, svayaM satya rUpa hue haiN| kisI bujhe hue dIpa kA jyotirmaya dIpa se samparka jyoti-bodha ke lie sabase sahI pahala hai| satsaMga kA sahI rahasya hai| satsaMga santa ke lie nahIM, varan apane lie hotA hai| zAnta citta hokara svayaM ke vyaktitva ko mukhara karanA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 111 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaM kI pahacAna kaise ho, apane vyaktitva kA vikAsa kaise kareM, isIlie satsaMga hai; tAki jindagI meM koI-na-koI aisA saMga mila jAye, jisase sata kA sarvodaya ho ske| koI-na-koI aisA jharokhA mila jAye, jisase hama AsamAna meM ugate sUraja ko nihAra skeN| vaha USA mila jAye, jisase kumhalAye kamaloM ke dvAra para jIvana ke nae kSitija khula skeN| vikAsa kA yaha vAtAvaraNa sUraja ke lie nahIM, svayaM ke lie hai, apanI pahacAna aura apane sat kI svara-mAdhurI sunane ke lie hai| svayaM ko pahacAnane ke lie hI to sArI sAdhanA/ArAdhanA/prArthanA hai| svayaM ke paricaya se bar3hakara jJAna kA dUsarA koI behatara upayoga nahIM hai| yadi koI yaha kahe ki hamAre mana meM dharma ke prati pyAra nahIM hai, dhyAna ke prati anurAga nahIM hai, paramAtmA ke prati samarpaNa nahIM hai, to yaha balAtkRti hai| yadi dharma ke prati pyAra na hotA, dhyAna ke prati anurAga na hotA, paramAtmA ke prati samarpaNa na hotA, to na to hama mandira meM kabhI pAMva rakhate aura na kisI santa-sAdhaka ke pAMvoM meM apanA mastaka nmaate| ____ yadi hamAre kadama kisI mandira kI tarapha jA rahe haiM to nizcita rUpa se hamAre mana meM paramAtmA ke prati pyAra hai| agara hamAre kadama kisI dharmasthAna kI ora bar3ha rahe haiM, to niHsandeha hamAre mana meM dharma ke prati anurAga hai| yadi hamArA mana kabhI saMsAra kI azAMtiyoM se azAMta hotA hai, to nizcaya hI hamAre mana meM dhyAna kI zurUAta hai| aise hI hotI hai jIvana meM vairAgya kI dstk| sAdhu saMsAra-virakta hotA hai| saMsAra ke prati usake mana meM rAgaM nahIM rhtaa| rAga rahanA bhI nahIM caahie| para ghRNA bhI to kisI kAma kI? AtmajAgRta puruSa kI rAga-samApti vItarAgatA meM hotI hai, kintu Aveza meM kI gaI rAga ko coTa ghRNA aura nindA ko janma detI hai| jo sAdhu apane pUrva-jIvana meM krodhI rahatA hai, vaha bAda meM apane upadezoM meM kahatA hai 'he mAnava! tUM krodhI hai|' vaha Ama AdamI ko ausatana krodhI hI dekhatA hai| __sambhava hai AdamI kA svabhAva krodhI ho, para krodhI kahanA krodha kI samApti nahIM, varan laMgar3e ko laMgar3A kahakara cir3AnA hai| kisI ko dhikkAro mata, use gale lagAkara kSamA aura pyAra kI paribhASA apane AcaraNa se sikhaao| insAna dhikkArane ke lie nahIM, pyAra aura zAnti pAne ke lie hai| asatya kI bAteM batAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai| satya kI bAteM kahI jAnI caahie| mATI ke dIye ko andhakAra kA saMsAra aura samAdhi 112 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upadeza kyoM? use prakAza btaao| andhakAra svayaM samajha meM aayegaa| galata ko chor3ane ke lie itanA jora mata do, jitanA ThIka ko apanAne ke lie| aMdhere ko kaba taka khdedd'oge| dIyA jalAo; dIpa-prajvalana hI andhakAra ke niSkAsana kA AdhAra hai| kisI ko yaha mata kaho ki tuma krodhI ho, kAmI ho, cora ho| use yaha kaho ki kSamA tumhArA vyaktitva hai, bhAIcArA tumhArA Adarza hai, ImAnadArI tumhArI ijjata hai| niSedhAtmaka pahaluoM ko bhUlakara vidheyAtmaka pahaluoM para prakAza DAlanA vizvakalyANa kA sahI sUtra hai| 'sTopa thIkiMga' kI bajAya 'TaoNpa thIkiMga' Ama jIvana ke ujjvala bhaviSya kA sahI rAstA hai| satya kA mAyanA hai svayaM ke prati ImAnadAra honaa| svayaM kA satya svayaM meM DhUMDhanA hotA hai| prazna apane Apa se kareM aura uttara apane Apa se paaeN| satya svayaM kI anubhUti hai aura sabakI anubhUti nijI hotI hai, Ama nhiiN| anubhava gUMge kA svAda hai| vaha hRdaya kI AvAja hai| usakA anubhava hRdaya se hotA hai| AMkha se bahate AMsU AMkha se samajhe jA sakate haiM, jubAna yA kAna se nhiiN| bola saMkare hote haiM aura anubhava ghre| adhyAtmajIvI puruSa ko dhyAnarata AMkhoM se umar3ane vAle AMsU bhItara kI khumArI hai| antaryAmI hI AMka sakatA hai mola usa amRtasrAva kaa| ___anubhavI kI gaharAI to rAma kI abhivyakti hai| rAma jIvanta hai| yaha ramaNa kA pratIka hai| rAma rameza-maheza kA sAra hai| rAma kA Adi srota RSabha hai aura usakA upasaMhAra mhaaviir| rAma adhyAtma hai| rAma kA viloma mAra hai| mAra saMsAra hai| mana agara rAma bana jAye, to vaha jIvana kI jIvantatA ho jaayegii| mana kA deha se lagAva saMsAra hai aura AtmA se saMyojana saMnyAsa hai| . rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha ye amitAbha haiN| inheM khojanA ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai| satya samAdhi sadhegI, to hama vahI ho jAyeMge, jo ye haiN| yadi yaha mAne ki hamAre bhItara bhagavAna haiM, to isakA matalaba sApha hai ki hama svayaM bhagavAna haiN| yadi koI apane Apako bhagavAna kaha bhI detA hai, to isakA matalaba hai usane vaha kahA hai jo vaha bhItara se hai| bhItara virAje bhagavAna ko usane apane nAma ke sAtha rasamaya kiyA hai| jIvana aura jIvana se jur3e sAre pariveza ke sAtha bhI yadi bhagavAna ko jor3a sako, to yaha ApakA saubhAgya hai| apanI saMsAra aura samAdhi 113 -candragrama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA ko phcaano| bhagavattA ko phailaao| bhagavAna Apako AhvAna kara rahA hai saundaryamaya zivaskara satya ke lie| antarapATa para virAjita bhagavAn ko, apane Apako pahacAnanA hI adhyAtma hai| adhyAtma hai AtmA meM, apanI anubhUti meN| mana saMsAra meM rahane kA abhyasta hai| vaha saMsAra kI garimAeM bkhaanegaa| para saMsAra ekatva kI anubhUti nahIM ho skegaa| vaha hogA dvitva kI anubhUti / sAkSIbhAva pragAr3ha ho jAye, to saMsAra sirpha pratikriyA lgegaa| sAdhanA kA pahalA sopAna pratikriyA se vimukti hai| saMsAra meM vaha saba kucha mila sakatA hai, jisakI mana meM ThAnI hai| para vaha kahAM se milegA jo saMsAra meM nahIM hai| 'maiM mere pAsa milegA, 'tU' meM nhiiN| yahAM hara koI 'maiM' hai, koI 'tUM' nahIM hai| maiM merA huuN| tUM terA hai| tUM merA nahIM ho sakatA, to maiM terA kaise ho sakatA huuN| maiM tumheM merA mAnUM aura tU mujhe terA mAne - yaha eka bhArI bharakama bhUla hai| isa bhUla ko sudhAra lo to maiM samA jAegA maiM meN| satya to yaha hai ki maiM tumase bhinna nahIM hUM aura tuma mujha se bhinna nahIM ho| maiM meM maiM nahIM hai aura tUM meM tUM nahIM maiM tUM mana kI rAjanIti hai| maiM bhI eka astitva hUM aura tUM bhI eka astitva hai| donoM ramaNa kareM apane astitva meN| jo apane meM rahegA, usake lie tUM to khoegA hI, maiM bhI phisala jaaegaa| mana ke phitUra kisa kAma ke svayaM ke mArga meN| jo vyakti apanA astitva dUsare meM DhUMDha rahA hai, vaha AtmavaMcanA ke kagAra para hai| bAhara AkAza hI AkAza hai aura AkAza kA kahIM koI chora nahIM hai| hara kSitija ke pAra kSitija milegaa| AkAza kA koI samApana nahIM hai| vahAM na durAhA hai, na caurAhA / vaha sapATa hai| zurUAta bhItara hai, apane andara hai| apane bhItara jhAMka lo| yaha svayaM ke lie kiyA jAne vAlA prayAsa hI svArtha hai| agara bana sako to svArthI bana jaanaa| parArtha kI pagaDaMDiyA chUTe to katarAnA mt| svArtha kI sAdhanA jiMdagI -kIsAdhanA hai| svArtha kI sAdhanA eka bArIka sAdhanA hai| parArtha saMsAra kI lahara hai / svArtha apane lie lAlaca nahIM hai, varan svayaM meM baserA karanA hai| Atma-sthiti svArtha hai| svayaM ke lie svayaM ko pahacAnanA, svayaM meM rama jAnA yahI hai svArtha / parArtha hai para meM jur3a jAnA / svayaM meM hone vAlI sthiti hI svAsthya lAbha hai| roga mukti svAsthya nahIM, videhaanubhUti svAsthya hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 114 For Personal & Private Use Only --candraprabha Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdamI kahatA hai maiM kara rahA hUM parArtha, dUsare ke sukha ke lie| pitA kahegA maiM parArtha kara rahA hUM beTe ke lie| pati kahatA hai merA sArA parArtha patnI ke lie hai| parantu patnI kahegI maiM to taMga A cukI hUM apane pati se| beTe se pUcho / beTA kahegA bApa agara do dina gAMva ke bAhara rahe to merI becainI ttlegii| dostoM ke isa sadara sadame uThAye jAne para dila se duzmana kI zikAyata kA gilA jAtA rhaa| aba gama duzmanoM se nahIM, dostoM se hai| Apa jo karate haiM apane vAloM ke lie, para apane vAle rUThe haiM Apake apanepana se| mitroM ne hI itane sadama diye haiM ki aba duzmanoM kI kyA zikAyata karanI! ___ kahate haiM maiM bhagavAna ko pUjatA huuN| para bhagavAna se puucho| ve kaheMge tUM mujhe pUjane ke lie maMdira nahIM AtA; tUM mandira AtA hai apanI kAmanA ko bujhAne ke lie| beTA cAhie isalie mandira AyA hai, dhana cAhie isalie maMdira AyA hai| merI pUjA to taba hotI hai jaba tuma dukAna meM baiThe-baiThe jamAkhorI, corI, sInAjorI karate vakta bhI dhyAna rakho ki bhagavAna yaha saba dekha rahA hai| chipakara piyA gayA jahara kyA mRtyu kA kAraNa nahIM hogA? isalie mandira meM hI nahIM, bAjAra meM bhI pUjo! pUjA kA sthala to yahAM-vahAM sArA jahAM hai| nirlajja aura bhikhamaMgI prArthanAeM mana kI bhASA hai, caitanya kI nhiiN| mandira vAstava meM paramAtmA ke prati svayaM kA samarpaNa hai, svayaM kA jAgaraNa hai| vaha hamArA pratibimba hai| usameM baiThI pratimA gUMgI hai| AInA bhI gUMgA hI hotA hai| phira bhI vaha, vaha saba kucha bola sakatA hai jo hama haiN| samyaga darzana kI bArIkI ho, to mandira hamAre antarajagata kA abhivyakta ghara hai| lakSya AMkhoM se ojhala na ho, isalie mandira aura mUrtiyAM haiN| mandira to bahAnA hai hamArI AdhyAtmika sajagatA kA, lakSya ke prati kaTibaddhatA kaa| paramAtmA ke lie cAhie tallInatA. rasamayatA, sjgtaa| rojAnA subaha uTha kara mandira jAnA cAhie-- ise mAtra dainaMdinI jiMdagI kA eka abhyAsa-sUtra na banA leN| paramAtmA abhyAsa meM nahIM hai| paramAtmA smaraNa meM hai| AtmA kisI Adata me nahIM hai| AtmA svayaM ke ramaNa meM hai, svayaM kI svIkRti meM hai| isalie yAda kara sako to apane Apa ko yAda karate cale jaao| tuma tuma ho| tuma meM ananta sambhAvanAeM haiN| apanI sambhAvanAoM kA sAkSAtkAra kro| saMsAra aura samAdhi 115 --candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mausama ThIka hai to lagatA hai ki yahAM saba aura bhI mere hI haiN| vAstava meM yahAM merA vahI hai, jo vedanA kI carama ghar3iyoM meM bhI svayaM ke lie kAma Aye / koI bhI deza usako zahIda kahatA hai, jo usake lie apane Apako balidAna karatA hai| jIvana ke parisara meM zahIda kama hote haiM aura bhagor3e jyAdA / bhagor3oM se sAvadhAna rahanA / eka pahuMce hue santa hue haiM- anAtha / anAtha- yaha saMta kA nAma hai| anAthI bhI nAma hai unkaa| aise AtmajAgrata manISI kabhI-kabhAra hote haiM dharatI pr| anAtha unhoMne nAma rakhA eka alabelI ghaTanA se / anAtha ko jaMgala meM bhara javAnI sAdhanA karate dekha samrATa zreNika ckraayaa| kahane lagA, tuma isa kaccI umra meM akele jaMgala meM sAdhanA kara rahe ho| aisA kyoM ? santa ne kahA, maiM anAtha hUM isalie / samrATa to akkar3abAja aura sattA ke gavale hote hI haiN| so zreNika ne kahA yadi aisI bAta hai to maiM tumhArA nAtha ho jAtA huuN| saMta muskraayaa| bolA, tuma!jo khuda hI anAtha / asahAya hai, vaha dUsaroM kA nAtha kaise ho sakatA hai? samrATa ke lie santa kI bAta cunautI thii| kahA, santa ! agara aura koI hotA, to usakI jabAna khIMca letaa| para tuma ho...| mere pAsa sone hIre ke khajAne haiM, lambI caur3I senAeM haiM, hara suvidhA aura hara sukha hai| tuma kaise kaha rahe ho, maiM anAtha hUM? samrATa nahIM samajha pAte santoM ko| santoM ko samajhane ke lie samrATa ko santa kA vyaktitva AtmasAt karanA par3atA hai| santa ne kahA, rAjan ! jina sAdhanoM kI vajaha se tuma apane ko nAtha mAnate ho, ve sAdhana to mere pAsa bhI the| phira bhI maine apane Apako becArA paayaa| kabhI, maiM bImAra thaa| merI pIr3A baradAsta ke bAhara thii| merI patnI, bacce, rAjacikitsaka, mAtA-pitA, rAjamaMtrI saba mere pAsa rahate the| para merI pIr3A ko maiM hI bhoga rahA thA, rAjana! sirpha maiM hii| pIr3A ko kaise bAMTA jA sakatA hai rAjana! sabakA nAtha hote hue bhI maiM akelA thA rAjana! nipaTa akelaa| maine pAyA hamadardiyoM ke AsuMoM ke bIca bhI hara AdamI Akhira anAtha hai| - kauna hai apanA ? kisI ko apanA mAnanA mAtra sapanA hai| sapane meM para ke lie kiyA gayA kurbAna bhI sva ke lie lagatA hai / parantu yaha sapanA ttuuttegaa| Aja bhI TUTa sakatA hai, kala bhI, kabhI bhI TUTa sakatA hai| sapanA TUTA to yA to dhyAna meM praveza kara jAoge yA phira vikSipta ho jAoge / vikSiptatA kA aMdhiyArA chAye, usase pahale sapane kI duniyA se mur3a jAo, to behatara hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 116 For Personal & Private Use Only - candramuma Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sapane meM yAtrA bAhara kI hotI hai, bhItara kI nahIM, bhItara kI yAtrA kI zurUAta to svapnamakti se hai| bhItara kI yAtrA hogI, to hI AdhyAtmika zAnti jIvanta hogii| saba adhyAtma meM rameM, to bahuta hI bar3hiyA hai| hara koI adhyAtma meM rame, yaha nAmumakina hai| para rama jAye, to acchA hI hogaa| sArA vizva zAnti meM tairane vAlA ho jAe, to isase vizva kA kalyANa hI hogaa| kala eka bhAI kaha rahe the Aye dina dIkSAeM ho rahI haiN| yoM to sArA saMsAra dIkSA le legA to? maine kahA, hara AdamI saMsAra ke kalyANa kI bhAvanA karatA hai aura tuma yaha socakara ciMtita ho, agara sAre saMsAra kA kalyANa ho gayA to! dIkSA jIvana ke kalyANa kA hI eka upakrama hai| jIvana ke saMskAroM meM eka abhinava krAnti ho jAnA hI dIkSA hai| dIkSA divyatva kI jijJAsA hai| agara sArA saMsAra divyatva pAye, to isameM vizva kA bhalA hI hai| dIkSA ghaTanA hai| jaba jIvana meM nava rUpAntaraNa ho jAye, tabhI dIkSA artha-sandhi ke bIca prakaTa hotI hai| antaryAtrA isIlie hai, tAki pratyeka astitva svatantra zAnti meM lIna ho| mana, vacana, kAyA se bahirAtmapana ko chor3o aura antara-AtmA meM ArohaNa kro| hamArA sampUrNa atIta hameM bahiryAtrA kI yAda dilAtA hai| atIta kA anta nahIM hai| bAhara kI sImA nahIM hai| dUsare ko svayaM meM pakar3e rakhane kI jo pravRtti hai, vaha DhIlI par3a jAnI caahie| dvandva se ubArane ke lie rAste haiM, magara vyakti svayaM usake lie taiyAra nahIM hai| vaha paramAtmA kA pramANa cAhatA hai aura agara paramAtmA usake samakSa A jAye, to vaha paramAtmA ko pahacAnane ke lie prastuta nahIM hai| jise jAnanA cAhate ho, jise pAnA cAhate ho, jise chor3anA cAhate ho, usake lie pahale apanI pUrI taraha taiyArI kro| mujhe yAda hai, eka yuvaka ne phakIra se kahA, maiM saMnyAsa lenA cAhatA hUM, para mere ghara vAle isake lie prastuta nahIM haiN| phakIra ne kahA, pahale tuma acchI taraha soca lo ki saMnyAsa lenA hai yA nhiiN| yadi lenA hai to ghara vAloM kI samasyA maiM hala kara duuNgaa| jahAM kAnUna hai, vahAM bacane ke rAste bhI haiN| yuvaka ne apanA dRr3ha saMkalpa jatAyA aura kahA ki mere pIche gharavAle yadi AtmahatyA na kareM to maiM saMnyAsa lene ke lie pUrA taiyAra huuN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 117 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuvaka ghara pahuMcate hI bIca AMgana meM dhar3Ama se gira pdd'aa| DaoNkTara ne use bejAna pAyA to usane mRtyu kA pramANapatra parivAra vAloM ko thamA diyaa| parivAra vAloM ne mRtyu ke bAda diye jAne vAle daheja kI razma adA kii| sIr3hI, bAMsa, dusAlA, sabakI AMkhoM se gaMgA-yamunA phUTa phUTakara bahane lgii| arathI ko liye gharakI deharI taka pahuMce, ki phakIra pahuMca gyaa| phakIra ko vastusthiti batAyI, aura yuvaka ko punarjIvita karane ke lie logoM ne nivedana bhI kiyaa| ___ phakIra ne kucha dekha-parakhakara kahA- jIvita to ho sakatA hai, para kisI ke ghara AI huI mauta kabhI khAlI hAtha nahIM jaatii| agara isake sthAna para koI dUsarA marane ko taiyAra ho to yaha yuvaka jIvita ho sakatA hai| ___saba cauk| satrATA chA gyaa| marane vAle ke pIche kauna mare? Aphata kI ghar3I meM rupaye se sahayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai, para jIvana ko dAMva para kauna lagAe? pratyeka vyakti ko apanA jIvana kisI dUsare ke jIvana se lAkha gunA jyAdA pyArA hotA hai| manuSya ko dhana se bahuta prema hotA hai| dhana se jyAdA use mAM-bApa se prema hotA hai| mAM-bApa se jyAdA svayaM ke baccoM se prema hotA hai| baccoM se jyAdA patnI se prema hotA hai| para ina sabase bhI svayaM ke jIvana se sabase jyAdA pyAra hotA hai| ataH phakIra ke kahane para kauna mare? mAtA-pitA ke bAla paka gaye, patnI kA raMgIna jIvana kho gayA, bhAI baccoM ko apanI vivshtaa| marane vAle ke pIche kauna mre| pitA ne kahA pAMca-pAMca beTeM haiM, Akhira meM kisa kisa ke pIche mruuNgaa| mAM ne kahA patnI patiniSTha hotI hai| DhalatI umra meM pati kI sevA patnI kA sarvasva hai| bhAiyoM ne kahA hamArI kuMvArI sAdhe yUrI kiye binA saMsAra se vidA nahIM lI jA sktii| patnI ne kahA marane vAle to mara hI gye| maiM apanI jindagI jaise taise bhI khIMca luuNgii| marane vAle ke pIche maranA saMbhava nahIM hai| hAM saikar3oM loga khar3e the| phakIra ne eka eka se pUchA para sabane pITha dikhA dii| koI marane ko taiyAra nahIM huaa| jaba TikaTa milA hai jAne kA, DerA jo lagA hai maraghaTa meN| jalAne vAle lAkhoM haiM, saMga jalane vAlA koI nhiiN| saMsAra aura samAdhi 118 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khuda phakIra kI AMkheM bhIga gyii| oha! ye loga kaise haiM? jinake lie vyakti jIvanabhara zrama karatA hai, usake lie Akhira kauna hai usakA? phakIra ne yuvaka se kahA- nATaka kA paTAkSepa kro| bahuta kara liyA abhiny| aba khar3A ho jA, bola, terI kyA icchA hai? yuvaka khar3A ho gyaa| mRtyu mAtra abhinaya thI para kyA yuvaka taiyAra thA saMnyasta hone ke lie| svayaM kI prastuti sarvaprathama Avazyaka hai| dUsaroM kI lI jAne vAlI oTa bahAnebAjI hai| svayaM kI kamajorI ko yoM mata chipaao| guru jIvanakalpa ke lie taiyAra hai; jarUrata hai svayaM kI taiyAro kii| pana vamana-kriyA kara rahA hai, use phcaaneN| kastUrI vAsa kara rahI hai nAbhi meN| svayaM kI ora AMkheM muMr3e to surabhi kA kendra dUra kahAM! jarA apane meM DUbo, svayaM ko phcaano| -- baiTha jAeM ekAnta meM aura soceM maiM kauna hU~? kahAM se AyA hUM? kahAM jAnA hai? kinake sAtha rizte rakhane haiM? yaha prakriyA hai aMguliyAM calAnA hattantrI pr| zAyada abhI to yaha lagatA hai ki vINA ke tAra hameM bajAne nahIM Ate phira kaheMge ki . vINA ke tAra aise baja rahe haiM, mAnoM maiM svayaM hI tAnasena huuN| rasarI Avata jAta hai, sila para par3ata nishaan| karata-karata abhyAsa ke, jar3amati hota sujaan|| abhyAsa karate-karate saba sadha jAtA hai| abhyAsa hI to dvAra hai siddhi kaa| adhyAtma abhyAsa kI pUrNatA hai| adhyAtma kI yAtrA zUnya kI yAtrA hai| yaha kRSNalezyA se zuklezyA kI yAtrA hai| ise hI mUlAdhAra se sahasrAra kI yAtrA kheNge| nAma kevala bahAne haiN| adhyAtma vAstava meM svayaM kA svayaM meM nivAsa hai| abhI to lagatA hai ki talahaTI bhI pAra nahIM hotI magara bAda meM lagegA evaresTa bhI pAra ho sakatA hai| abhI yadi yaha yAtrA car3hate samaya kaThina lagatI hai, magara car3hanA zurU kara do to bahuta jaldI pahuMca jaaoge| jo vyakti bAhara se haTA, kucha bhItara kA rasa paidA huA, zurU huI yAtrA antara kI, AhlAda kii| bAhara se haTanA pratyAkhyAna hai aura bhItara lauTanA pratikramaNa hai| ___ sArA mUlya apane Apa kA hai, apane meM zAnta rahane kA hai| magara pApoM se chuTakArA nahIM hotA hai| abhI sAmAyika to bahuta hotI hai, magara krodha evaM kaSAya dUra nahIM hote haiN| abhI to saMsAra aura samAdhi 119 -candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mandira bhI bahuta jA rahe haiM, para bhakti vINA bhItara meM jhaMkRta nahIM ho rahI hai| dhyAna sau bImAriyoM kI davA hai| bhItara baiTheMge taba aisI sthiti hogI krodha jala gayA, kaSAya gala gayA, tapasyA zurU ho gaI, pApa chUTa gaye, pratikramaNa ho gyaa| samatA ke bhAva jaga gaye, sAmAyika ho gii| bhagavAna Akara basa gaye, bhagavAna kI pUjA ho gii| bhItara kA abhyAsa ho jAe to jIvana kI jyotirmayatA asaMdigdha hai bhItara hajAroM dIyeM jala rahe haiN| antara mArga se rozanI baha rahI hai| apanA prakAza dekho| prakAza bhItara hai| kevala bAhara meM AvaraNa A gaye haiN| bhItara kA dIyA bujhA huA nahIM hai| bhItara ke dIye ko jalAnA nahIM hai vaha to jyotirmaya hai| prakAza hI prakAza hai| bAhara ke AvaraNoM ko haTA do| para kA rAga, para kI paraNitI, para kA sammohana, para kA AkarSaNa, para kA jor3a jaise-jaise maunavrata legA, vaise-vaise antaryAtrA tvarA se hogii| aura jaba antaryAtrA apane samApana kI belA para ho, to yAtrA hogI paramAtmA kI, svayaM kI virATatA kii| ___ Daga bhareM svayaM ke mArga meN| maiM kevala eka hUM, yaha bodha hI sambodhi hai aura yahI hai ekAnta aura kaivalyA ekAnta, mauna aura dhyAna ke caraNa hI pahuMcAte haiM samAdhi kI maMjila tk| samAdhi samAdhAnoM kA samAdhAna hai, sar3akoM kI sar3aka hai| samAdhi meM jIne vAlA samrATa hai satya ke sAmrAjya kaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 120 -candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caleM, mana-ke-pAra adhyAtma zarIra, vANI aura mana ko pratidhvaniyoM ke pAra hai| zarIra aura vANI kI karmaThatA sIdhI aura sApha hai| binA paide kA loTA to mana hai| ghor3e-kI-taraha-khuMdI-karate rahanA mana kI Adata hai| adhyAtma ke sAtha mana kA koI vinimaya-saMbaMdha nahIM hai| adhyAtma vikalpa-mukti hai aura mana vikalpa-yukti; ataH mana kA adhyAtma ke sAtha kisI bhI prakAra lena-dena bhalA kaise ho sakatA hai? javana kI sArI jIvantatA aura jiMdAdilI yathArtha ke sAkSAtkAra se jur3I hai| mana kA yathArthatA se bhalA kyA vAstA? jaba usake hI vyaktitva kI asaliyata khatare meM hai, to sone kA samyaktava sahI-sahI kaise AMkA jA sakatA hai? __ mana yAtrAlu hai| paramAtmA ko khojane kI bAta bhI vahI kahatA hai aura saMsAra kA svAda cakhane kI preraNA bhI vahI detA hai| usakA kAma hai, vyakti ko zarIra aura vicAra se haTA kara kabhI ArAma-kursI para na baiThane denaa| AThoM yAma bhramara-ur3Ana bharanA yAtrAlu mana kA svabhAva hai| vaha kabhI maraghaTa kI yAtrA nahIM karatA, usakI sArI musAphirI mATI-kI-kAyA kI jIvantatA meM hai| mana to calanI hai| buddha, yA buddhimAna kahalAne vAlA manuSya mana ke Age nirA buddha hai| manuSya apane akhila jIvana kA jala mana ko calanI meM se niruddezya bahAtA rahatA hai| AzAvAda jIne kA AdhAra avazya hai, para una AzAoM kI kabra kahAM banAyI jAegI. jinake lie vyakti ne jIvana kI bajAya zmazAna kI yAtrA kI? jafara ne gAyA hai umare darAja mAMga kara lAye the cAra dina, do ArajU meM kaTa gaye, do iMtajAra meN| pravRtti jIvana ke lie karmaThatA kA avalamba jarUra hai; kintu nivRtti kA upasaMhAra par3hanA aparihArya hai| nivRtti isalie ki eka dina manuSya ko saba yahIM chor3achAr3akara khAlisa ekAkI jAnA par3atA hai| ravAnagI kA TikiTa milane ke bAda jalAne vAlA pUrA samAja-kA-samAja hotA hai, magara sAtha jalane vAlA sAre jahAna kA eka bhI sadasya nahIM hotaa| usakI citA meM rupaye-paise bhI nahIM, mAtra thor3I-sI sUkhI lakar3iyAM hI jalatI haiMsaMsAra aura samAdhi 121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAra jane mili khATa uThAye. rovata le cale Dagara ddgriyaa| kahe 'kabIra' suno bhaI sAdho, saMga calI vaha suukhiilkriyaa|| jIvana meM ghaTita hone vAlI yaha mRtyu hakIkata nahIM, mAtra mana kI ApA-dhApI kA virAma hai, usakI vyarthatA kA bodha hai| agara kisI eka janma meM AtmA, paramAtmA yA adhyAtma ko pahacAna na pAyA; parantu nire mana kA paricaya-patra bhI bArIkI se par3ha jAMca liyA, to bhI yaha kahA jA sakegA ki usane maMjila kI ora jAne vAlI rAha kA eka bar3A hissA pAra kara liyaa| ___ vyakti ko zarIra aura vicAra kI samajha to palle par3a jAtI hai, para vaha mana-kI-paMcha ko thAma nahIM paataa| daur3ate cora kI coTI pakar3anI bhI phAyademanda hotI hai, para pahale cora kI padacApa to sunAyI de| ora-chora kA patA nahIM aura nApane baiThe haiM AsamAna? __ mana to capala hai pl-pl| yadi mana svayaM hI jIvana ho, to usake pAlana ke lie gharabAra aura dukAnadArI kI vyavasthA kI jAnI caahiye| agara mana murdA ho, to use daphanAne ke lie sUkhI lakar3iyAM bInane meM saMkoca kaisA? cAhe pAlanA ho yA daphanAnA usakI vAstavikatA ka bodha honA svaya ke prati sajagatA hai| mana kI upaja zArIrika racanA kI anokhI prastuti hai| kaI paramANuoM ke sahayoga aura sahakAra se zarIra kA DhAMcA banatA hai| mana usameM ThIka vaise hI mukhara hotA hai, jaise zarAba kI nirmita se mdhoshii/nshaa| jina cintakoM ne jamIna-jala, pAvaka-pavana ke samIkaraNa se upajane vAle tattva ko jIvana-tattva, Atma-tattva svIkAra kiyA, vaha vAstava meM jIvana yA Atmatattva nahIM, varan manotattva hai| mana kA apanA maukhika/maulika astitva nahIM hai| vaha besira-pAMva kA tattva hai| manuSya ne mana evaM mana-ke sAtha nAnA musIbateM pAla rakhI haiN| vaha duniyA se apanA koI pApa chipA bhI le, para mana se chipAnA usake vaza ke bAhara hai| vaha dUsaroM kI, kisI taraha apanI AMkhoM meM bhI dhUla jhoMka sakatA hai, para mana sahasrAkSI hai| mana kI hajAroM AMkheM haiN| usameM kucha bhI gopanIya nahIM rakhA jA sktaa| jagat kI ApAdhApI se taMga Akara manuSya cAhe jahAM palAyana kara jAe, para mana se baca kara kahAM bhAgegA? bAhara kI ghuTana se mukta hone ke lie bAtoM-hI-bAtoM meM prayAsa ho jAte haiM, para bhItara kI ghuTana se chuTakArA pAne ke lie vaha koI bhI morcA taiyAra nahIM kara paataa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 122 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA kI bhIr3a se adhika ghAtaka, vicAroM kI bhIr3a hai| vicAroM kI bhIr3a meM mana kA jI lagatA bhI hai, to ghuTatA bhI hai| manuSya ko jo cintA, tanAva aura ghuTana vicAroM kI bhIr3a ke kAraNa hotI hai vaha janatA kI bhIr3a meM nahIM hotii| janatA kI bhIr3a se bacane ke lie guphA meM ekAnta-vAsa ho sakatA hai; kintu vicAroM ke bhIr3a-bhar3akke se bacane ke lie duniyA meM na kahIM koI guphA hai, na ekaant| janatA kI garada apane AjU-bAjU rahe, to koI nukasAna nahIM hai, para vicAroM kI bharamAra se ghuTana-hI-ghuTana hai| vicAroM kI ghuTana hI mAnasika tanAva ko khAsa dhamanI hai| svAsthya lAbha ke lie mana ko tanAva-mukta karanA jarUrI hai| svAsthya kI pUrNatA zarIra ke sAtha-sAtha mana kI tanAva-mukti se jur3I hai| tanAva-mukta puruSa svastha adhyAtma-patha kA pathika hai| jo mana kI parezAnI se jakar3A huA hai, vaha tana se tandurusta aura niroga bhale hI ho, para mAnasika rupa se apane-Apako hara-hamezA ukhar3A-ukhar3A-sA/ucaTAucaTA-sA mahasUsa karatA hai| dilacaspa bAtoM meM ghar3I-do-ghar3I vaha padmAsana lagAye lagatA hai; kintu Amataura para vaha laMgUra chApa jIvana bitAtA hai| eka ThAMva para usake pAMva Tike raheM, aisA manuSya ko apane anubhavoM kI kitAba meM par3hane meM nahIM aataa| __ mana vyakta bhI rahatA hai aura avyakta bhii| mana kA avyakta rUpa hI citta hai| mana kA kAma bAharI jindagI aura taura-tarIkoM se jur3A rahanA hai| mana bhaviSya ke AkAza meM hI kUda-phAMda karatA hai, jabaki citta atIta se vartamAna kA sAkSAtkAra hai| pUrva smRtiyoM aura pUrva saMskAroM ke bIja citta kI dharatI para hI rahate haiN| pUrvajanma ke vRttAnta bhI citta kI madada se hI AtmasAta hote haiN| dhyAna kI ekAgratA jitanI gaharI hotI calI jAegI, antara-ke-parde para citta ke sAre saMskAra calacitra kI bhAMti sApha-sApha, dikhAI dene laga jaaeNge| svayaM ke pahale janma/jIvana kI ghaTanAoM kA darzana aura kucha nahIM, mAtra citta ke saMskAroM kA chAyAMkana hai| 'jAti-smaraNa' atIta ke prati citta kA gaharAva hai; kintu bhaviSyamA darzana citta ke jariye nahIM ho sktaa| citta bhaviSya ke vartamAna ke darzana ko atIta kI kar3I banAtA hai| bhaviSya mana kA parisara hai| mana kI ekAgratA sadha jAe, to vyakti ko apane bhaviSya ke kucha saMketa agrima prApta ho sakate haiN| dhyAna kA saMbaMdha citta kI bajAya mAnasika kriyAoM se jyAdA hai; isalie mana kI zuddhi dhyAna ke lie anivArya hai| magara dhyAna kI paripUrNatA citta ko saMskAra-zUnya karane saMsAra aura samAdhi 123 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM hai| mana-rikta vyakti anivAryataH muktapuruSa ho jAtA hai| citta-zUnyatA se hI mana-muktatA kI anubhUti hotI hai; isalie mana-kI-zuddhi aura citta-kI-zuddhi donoM Avazyaka haiM samAdhi aura kaivalya ke dvAra para dastaka ke lie| dhyAna ke kSaNoM meM jo mana kI chitarAhaTa dikhAI detI hai| usase vyakti ko na to ghabarAnA cAhiye aura na hI ukhar3anA caahiye| use to usase jAganA caahiye| parama jAgaraNa hI dhyAnasiddhi kI AdhAra-zilA hai| dhyAna kI ghaTikAoM meM hone vAlI caMcalatA vyakti kI dhyAnadazA nahIM, apitu svapna-dazA hai| caMcalatA cAhe dhyAna meM ho, yA svapna ke rUpa meM nIMda meM ho, vaha phaMtAsI mana kA hI phitUra hai| __ mana dvArA kiyA jAne vAlA paryaTana svapna-dazA kA hI rUpAntaraNa hai| pharkamAtra itanA hai ki pahale meM zarIra aura mana donoM jAgrata rahate haiM aura dUsare meM zarIra soyA rahatA hai, jabaki mana jaagrt| akelApana to donoM meM rahatA hai| rAta ko sote samaya bhI vyakti nIMda meM nipaTa akela hotA hai aura dhyAna meM bhI vaha korA akelA rahatA hai| cAhe zayana-kakSa meM dasoM loga sAtha soye hoM aura dhyAna-kakSa meM saikar3oM loga baiThe hoM, to bhI usakA ekAkIpana to ekAntavAsI hI hotA hai| __ dhyAna mana kI caMcalatA meM nahIM, usakI ekAgratA yA zUnyatA meM hai| jaise svapna meM huI vicAra-yAtrA mana kI bhagadar3a hai, vaise hI padmAsana meM huI mana kI havAI ur3Ana svayaM kI baiThaka se cyuti ko cunautI hai| jaise svapna ke sAtha rAta-bhara sonA, sonA nahIM hai, vaise hI mana kI bhagadar3a ke sAtha dhyAna karanA dhyAna nahIM hai| vAstava meM vyakti ko dhyAna kI ghar3iyoM meM mana se jur3anA nahIM cAhiye, balki mana ko parakhanA caahiye| nirvicAra/nirvikalpa sthiti banAne ke lie maka meM ubharane vAle vicAroM/vikalpoM ko taTastha hokara dekhanA acUka phAyademanda hai| dhyAna kI ekAgratA akSuNNa banAye rakhane kA mUla mantra hai jo hotA hai, so hone do' tuma kevala usake draSTA banakara honahAra kA nirIkSaNa karate cale jaao| yadi mana dhyAna meM nahIM TikA hai, to eka bAta dupaTTe ke palle bAMdha lo ki vaha dhyAna ke samaya dhyAna se haTakara jahAM bhI pAegA, vahAM bhI nahIM ttikegaa| vaha TikAU mAla hai bhI nhiiN| adhyAtma meM jIne ke lie mana kA alagAva sau Takke svIkArya hai| ___ mana meM jo kucha AtA hai, Ane deN| mAtra svayaM kI dostI usase na jodd'eN| mana ke kahe mutAbika jIvana kI gatividhiyoM ko DhAla lenA hI adhyAtma-cyati hai| jina logoM ne saMsAra aura samAdhi 124 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa Atma-cyuti ko hU-ba-hU svIkAra kiyA hai, ve nazvara ke nAma para anazvara ko dAMva para lagA rahe haiN| mana kI saMlagnatA AkarSaNa aura vikarSaNa donoM meM hai| donoM mana ke hI pAlatU haiN| AkarSaNa rAga hai, vikarSaNa dveSa hai| mana cAhe rAga se bharA ho yA dveSa se, hai to bharA huA hii| pAtra meM pAnI dhaulA ho yA maTamailA, vaha khAlI to kahalAyegA nhiiN| pAtra kI svacchatA pAnI-mAtra se zUnya ho jAne meM hai| bharA mana vyakti kA zatru hai aura khAlI mana amRt-mitr| svayaM ko prakRti kA sirpha upakaraNa mAnane vAlA sAdhaka ahistA-ahistA mana-mukta hotA jAtA hai| vaha hara ulTI-sIdhI paristhiti meM bhI taTastha aura jAgarUka rahatA hai| vItarAgatA kA ghara mana-ke pAra hai| adhyAtma mana kI pratyeka sImA-rekhA ke pAra hai| mana ke sAtha judAI jarUrI hai, para yaha bAra-bAra doharAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai ki maiM mana nahIM hUM; maiM mana nahIM haM.-- yaha bhI mana ko hI khaTapaTa hai| yaha bhI eka soca hI hai| samAdhi nirvikalpa dazA meM hai| maiM mana nahIM hUM'- yaha to svayaM mana kA hI eka vikalpa hai| dhyAna meM huI mana kI hara soca vikalpa ko hI nimaMtraNa hai| maiM manuSya hUM' yaha kahAM kahanA/japanA par3atA hai| maiM deha nahIM hUM' yaha bhI bAra-bAra doharAnA deha kA bhulAvA nahIM, atu deha kI smRti ko taro-tAjA karanA hai| sAdhakoM ne maiM deha nahIM hUM' ise bhI kisI maMtra kI taraha apanA liyA hai| maiM aise saikar3oM sAdhakoM ke samparka meM AyA hUM, jo 'deha nahIM hUM' 'deha nahIM hUM' kahate-kahate jIvana ke sAndhya meM praveza kara gaye haiM, phira bhI unake deha-lagAva kA tApamAna ghaTA nahIM hai| vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki dhyAna gaharA ho jAne para dehAdhyAsa svayameva nyUnatara ho jAtA hai| kharagoza para karuNA karane vAlA hAthI tIna-tIna dina taka eka TAMga para khar3A raha jAtA hai| use kahAM apaneApa se bAra-bAra bolanA par3A ki 'maiM deha nahIM hUM, mana nahIM huuN|' lakSya ko jIvana kA sarvasva mAnane vAlA apane Apa mukta ho jAtA hai svyN-ke-lkssy-se-bhitr-lkssyoN-se| 'maiM deha nahIM hUM' ko hajAroM bAra bola cukane ke bAda bhI dhyAna meM baiThA AdamI apane zarIra para macchara kI kATa bhI sahana nahIM kara paataa| eka macchara kI kATa se baukhalAne vAle sAdhaka kI kyA koI sahiSNu-asmitA ho sakatI hai? upasargajayI/kaSTajayI kahalAne vAlA sAdhaka macchara se bhI bidaka jAe, yaha dehAnubhUti-zUnyatA nahIM hai| jarA dekho, ghara meM khela rahe usa bacce ko| usake hAtha para paTTI baMdhI hai| hAtha para koI ghAva hai, ghAva se darda hai, para usake cehare para ubharatI muskarAhaTa ko dekha kara kyA hama yaha saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprama 125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambodhi prApta nahIM kara sakate ki usane deha se alaga raha kara jIne-kI-kulA hAsila kara lI hai? zarIra meM ghAva aura vedanA hote hue bhI use bhUla baiThanA bheda-vijJAna kI hI pahala hai| rojamarrA kI jindagI meM bhI jaba deha-vyathA se atirikta ho kara jiyA jA sakatA hai, taba kyA dhyAna kI baiThaka meM svayaM ko deha/vicAra/mana se Upara nahIM mAnA jA sakatA? tuma samrATa ho, samrATa bana kara rho| yadi mana ko khaTapaTa aura azAnti tumhAre sira car3hI hai to tuma dara-dara bhaTakane vAle bhikhamaMge ho| * eka Ama AdamI mana ke kahe meM jiye, mAnA jA sakatA hai; kintu gRha-tyAga kara sAdhusanta banane vAlA vyakti bhI yadi zAnta citta aura mUka mana nahIM raha sakatA, to usakA gRha-tyAga apane ko ThaganA hI huaa| sAdhu-sAdhviyAM kahatI haiM ki 'hama sthita-prajJa nahIM haiN| maMdira ityAdi meM dhyAna karane baiThate to haiM, kintu mana maMdira se bAhara bhI bhaTakatA rahatA hai| merI samajha se mana kI isa caMcalatA kA kAraNa saMkalpa-zaithilya hai| Aveza meM Akara yA kisI ke upadeza mAtra se prabhAvita hokara pravajyA lene vAle samaya-kI-kacha sIDhiyoM ko pAra karane ke bAda vApasa apane atIta kI ora AMkha mArane laga jAte haiN| phira saMnyAsajIvana svayaM kI vItarAgatA meM sajaga na raha kara mAtra kathita anuzAsana yA maryAdAoM kI aupacArikatAoM/vyAvahArikatAoM meM hI raca-basa jAtA hai| ___ghara chor3anA hI saMnyAsa hai, aisA nahIM hai| ghara chor3anA, veza-badalanA yA akele rahanA, itane mAtra se saMnyAsa kI pUrI paribhASA nahIM ho jAtI hai| saMnyAsI to vaha hai, jisake mamatva kI mRtyu ho gayI hai| AMkhoM meM dhyAna aura samAdhi ke bhAva ramane ke bAda to vyakti ke lie ghara bhI Azrama aura himAlaya ho jAtA hai; para jinakI AMkhoM meM saMsAra kI khumArI hai unake lie Azrama aura himAlaya bhI ghara aura bAjAra hai| ghara meM rahane vAlA hI gRhastha ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai| gRhastha to vaha, jisake mana meM ghara basA hai, parivAra racA hai, saMsAra kA tUphAM hai| sAdhu to anagAra hotA hai| anagAra yAnI gRha-mukta, jisake mana se bisara cuke haiM ghrbaar| mana se kiyA gayA abhiniSkramaNa jIvana kI apratima rAha hai| svakendra-meM-sthiti kA upanAma hI sAdhanA hai| vItarAgatA kI upalabdhi ke lie saMkalpa sudRr3ha hoM, to mana-mukti anivArya hai| yadi svayaM meM zaktiyoM ko jAgRta aura AmaMtrita karanA ho, to mana kI ekAgratA prAthamika hai| ekAgra mana se hI kisI zakti ke prANa-tattva se samparka kiyA jAtA hai| yadi manovyaktitva prakhara/prazasta ho, to apane saprANa zarIra meM anya vyaktitva kA praveza bhI saMbhava hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 126 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaI bAra jaba mere sAmane bar3e Ter3he-mer3he prazna A jAte haiM yA logoM dvArA hAthoM-hAtha cAhe gaye viSaya para mujhe ghaMTo pravacana denA par3atA hai taba akasmAt jaise ziva ke sira para gaMgA utara Aye, mujhameM naye-naye tarko/vicAroM kI bAr3ha AtI huI lagatI hai| maiM svayaM daMga raha jAtA hUM usa para jo maiM kahatA huuN| maiM yaha to spaSTa nahIM kaha sakatA ki koI ajJAta zakti mujhameM praveza kara letI ho, para eka bAta to pakkI hai ki atirikta zakti avazya prakaTa hotI hai| maiM ise camatkAra nahIM, varan manovyaktitva kI ekAgratA khuuNgaa| yadi hama apane ekAkI kSaNoM meM ekAgra mana raheM to hameM Azcarya meM DAlane vAlI kaI dhvani-pratidhvaniyAM, kahAM-kahAM kI chAyA-praticchAyA mAnasa-paTala para AtI-jAtI lgeNgii| dUsaroM ke mana kI paryAyeM yoM hamAre mana ke AIne meM ubharatI lgeNgii| vAstava meM alaukika cIjoM kA sAkSAtkAra vyakti dvArA cetana mana para vijaya prApta karane ke bAda acetana mana kI AMkha khulane se hI saMbhava ho sakatA hai; ve marIcikAoM para lubhA kara mUla tattva se dUra khisakate haiN| svayaM ke sampUrNa antara-vyaktitva kA nikhAra to taba hotA hai, jaba kAmanA kI sau phIsadI kaTautI ho jAtI hai| parasoM (AbU) kI bAta hai| maiM dhyAna se uThA hI thaa| sAdhaka loga merI agala-bagala upasthita hue adhyAtma-carcA ke lie| sabakI apanI-apanI sAdhanA-paraka dikkateM thiiN| carcA gaharI aura adhyAtma-ekAgra ho gyii| akasmAt eka sAdhikA vizAradA (mUla nAma 'vinoda' dhyAna-dIkSita nAma 'vizAradA') kI deha meM kisI anya vyaktitva ne praveza kara liyaa| vizAradA kI sthiti tatkSaNa badala gayI, bar3I ajiibogriib| maiMne do sAdhikAoM-pAradarzinI aura yogamudrA ko saMketa kiyaa| unhoMne vizAradA ko sNbhaalaa| usane thor3I dera meM AMkheM kholI usameM antara-praviSTa vyaktitva ne mujhase bAtacIta kii| anta meM vaha usa zarIra se tabhI bAhara nikalA, jaba usakI mukti ke lie sahayogI banane hetu maiM vacanabaddha huaa| vaha vyaktitva vAstava meM usake mRta bhAI candrasena kA prANatattva thaa| marate samaya usake mana meM sAdhanA ke prati behada lagAva jagA thaa| bArIkiyoM ko chUne ke bAda maiMna pAyA ki manovyaktitva kI ekAgratA vyakti ke sAtha kisa prakAra saMbaddha rahatI hai| ___ sAdhanA kI zuruAta meM zaktipAta bhI upayogI hai; kintu mana se mukta hokara nirvikalpa hone ke lie zaktipAta kI bajAya svayaM kA zakti-jAgaraNa adhika zreyaskara hai| zaktipAta para calane kI maiMne bhI koziza kI, para maine svayaM ko usase atizIghra mukta bhI kara liyaa| prApta anubhava yahI batalAtA hai ki zaktipAta se mana kevala usI ko dekhanA saMsAra aura samAdhi 127 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhatA hai, jo zaktipAta karatA hai| zaktipAta se jo maMjila milatI hai, vaha maMjila nahIM hotI varan eka sopAna hI hotI hai| hAM, AtmajAgrata sAdhaka kA saMsparzana aura darzana svayaM kI UrjA ke jAgaraNa meM svIkAranA cAhiye, para yaha kRpA nahIM, mAtra sahakAritA hai| yaha mAtra zAnta mana kI samadarzitA kA vitaraNa hai| asalI guru to vItarAgatA kI mastI meM jItA hai| jisake pAsa baiThane aura jIne se tumhArA mana zAnta, nirvikalpa aura nirvikAra banatA hai, vahI tumhAre lie guru haiN| jahAM baiThane se tumhArA azAnta mana zAnta ho jAe, vahI tumhAre lie maMdira hai| jise nihArane se tumhAre lakSya tumhArI AMkhoM se ojhala na ho, vahI tumhArA bhagavAn hai| - saMsAra aura samAdhi 128 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dastaka zUnya ke dvAra para jIvana bhASA meM nahIM, bhAva meM jIvita hai| bhAva hRdaya kI dhar3akana hai| jIvana gUMge kA bhI ho sakatA hai, kintu hRdaya-vihIna jIvana mAtra calatA-phiratA zava hai| jahAM hRdaya nahIM, vahAM lI/dI jAne vAlI AmaMtraNa-patrikA nirI vyAvahArikatA hai, korI aupacArikatA hai| hRdaya bhAva-bharA hai| zabda oche ho sakate haiN| bhASA baunI jo tthhrii| hRdaya baune zarIra meM rahane vAlA virATa hai| AMsU hRdaya se Ate haiN| AMsuoM ko dekhA to AMkho se jAtA hai, kintu pahacAnA hRdaya se jAtA hai| yadi kucha hRdaya se kahA jAye to vaha jIvana kI bolatI gAthA hogii| jIvana ke zilAlekha para donoM taraha kI rekhAeM khiMcI milatI haiM-utthAna kI bhI. patana kI bhii| jIvana utthAna-patana, mIThe-tIkhe anubhavoM kA lambA-caur3A itihAsa hai| jIvana ke isa itihAsa ko par3hane-nirakhane kA nAma hI svAdhyAya hai| Ao, baiThe taru ke nIce, kahane ko gAthA jIvana kI, jIvana ke utthAna-patana kI, apanA muMha kholeM, jaba sArA jaga hai apanI AMkheM miiNce| arghya bane the ye devala ke, aMka car3he the ye aMcala ke, Ao, bhUla ise AMsU se, aba nirjIva jar3oM se siiNceN| bhAva-bharA ura, zabda na Ate, pahuMca na ina taka AMsU pAte, Ao, tRNa se zuSka dharA para, artha sahita rekhAeM khiiNce| Ao, baiThe taru ke niice| saMsAra aura samAdhi 129 --candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taru ke nIce baiThane kA matalaba hai jIvana ke itihAsa ko zAnta citta se pddh'naa| par3ha liyA ho to socanA aura soca liyA ho to sambodhi AtmasAt krnaa| samAdhi ke zikhara para AroharaNa karane ke lie isa sArI prakriyA ko anubhUtijanya anivAryatA maaneN| sAdhaka kI baiThaka hotI hai zikhara pr| zAnta citta hI usakI samAdhi kA apara nAma hai| prajJA kI AMkha soyI nahIM rahanI caahie| vaha niSpaTala rahe, to hI kaivalya-darzana pAsa phaTakatA hai| bAhara ke lie utsukatAeM kama rahanI caahie| usake AcaraNa meM udAsI mukhara honI caahie| udAsInatA vItarAgI cehare para jhalake, to hI antara kI mAdhurI kA AsvAda kiyA jA sakatA hai| svayaM ke dhruva rUpa ko ujAgara karane ke lie yahI svastikara hai| udAsInatA kA matalaba hai-nirlipttaa| udAsInatA kI bArIkiyoM ko apanAeM to sAdhanA ke dvAra para sahaja dastaka bnegii| udAsInatA 'chor3ane se nahIM AtI, 'chUTane se AtI hai| 'chor3ane' kA saMbaMdha bAhara se hai aura 'chUTane' kA saMbaMdha mana se hai| chor3anA chUTanA nahIM hai| para hAM, chUTa jAye to chor3ane kI mAthAkUTa nahIM karanI pdd'tii| udAsInatA chUTa jAne kA nAma hai| 'dehAnubhUti zUnya hU~-aisA kahane se deha-bhAva nahIM chuuttegaa| deha-bhAva chUTane se dehAnubhUti-zUnya svayaM bana jaaeNge| dhyAna jitanA pragAr3ha hogA, udAsInatA utanI hI jIvanta hogii| svayaM kA hoza aura bAhara se behoza-yahI udAsInatA kI mUla gaharAI hai| muMha laTakAnA udAsInatA nahIM hai, varana zUnya ke dvAra para dastaka hai| sAdhanA kA prathama caraNa udAsInatA meM praveza hai to antima caraNa udAsInatA kI upalabdhi hai| yaha saca hai ki vahI sAdhaka Asana para zAsana kara pAtA hai, jisane asatya ke prati udAsInatA ko AtmasAta kara liyA hai| Asana kA matalaba hai bichAvaTa aura udAsInatA kA artha hai aisI bichAvaTa jo saMsAra se Upara ho, aDola ho, kamala ho! jisakA Asana saMsAra se uparata hai, vahI sAdhanA kI sIr3hI para car3ha rahA hai| udAsIna honA yAnI UMcA Asana karanA-ut + aasn| udAsa honA yAnI AzA-abhilASA ke Upara utthnaa| Akhira udAsInatA hI to mAyAjAla se mukti kA abhiyAna hai| jIvana meM saMnyAsa aMgIkAra karane kA matalaba hai svayaM ke Asana ko mAyAjAla se mukta karanA, saMsAra ke dAvAnala se Upara krnaa| saMnyAsa hai mmtv-kii-mRtyu| mAtA, pitA, bhAI, patnI, bacce-ye saba mamatva ke hI pArivArika sadasya haiN| saMnyAsa parivAra se dUrI hai| isalie eka vyakti kA saMnyAsa usase saMbaMdhita parivAra ke bIca rezama-Dora se baMdhe riztoM saMsAra aura samAdhi 130 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para kaiMcI calAnA hai| use jInA hotA hai zikhara pr| zikhara se abhiprAya hai saMsAra se uupr| phira cAhe haldI ghATI meM talavAreM caleM yA kurukSetra meM cakravyUha race, para sAdhaka ina sabase bekhabara hogaa| vaha aprabhAvita rhegaa| sAre dRzya hoMge, magara vaha dRzya kA grAhaka nahIM hogaa| darzaka dekhatA hai, abhinaya nahIM krtaa| vizva ko calacitra kI bhAMti mUkadarzaka bane dekhanA hI antarajAgaraNa kI pahala hai| ____mana bhI apanI caMcalatA darzAtA hai, para draSTAbhAva ko makkama kara lo to mana hamArA naukara hogaa| mana meM pacAsoM vicAra calate haiN| vaha ghor3e kI taraha qhudI karegA hii| mana ke mutAbika kareMge to yaha kahA jAegA ki hama kisI aura ke kahe meM A ge| mana ke anusAra kRti kI, to hama para kesa clegaa| draSTA aura dRzya meM bheda rakhA, mana se vilaga rahe, to kahAM rahegA sajA se saMbaMdha! mana kA mAnanA to AsamAna meM theMgale lagAnA hai| udAsInatA ho, to darzana, gamana, sparzana hote hue bhI koI pratikriyA nahIM hogii| vaha kriyA kabhI bandhanakara nahIM hotI, jisake prati antara meM koI pratikriyA nahIM hotI hai| pratikriyA se mukta hone kA nAma hI dhyAna-siddhi hai| dhana-dharatI vagairaha ke prati AsaktimUlaka yA ghRNAmUlaka pratikriyAtmaka ravaiyA apanAne vAle hI phaMsate/kUlhate haiN| kriyA gamana hai, kintu pratikriyA lur3hakanA hai| usakI dazA usa pAnI jaisI hai, jiseka bhAgya meM nIce kI ora jAnA hI likhA hai| maiM ArohaNa ke lie kahUMgA, para uurdhvaarohnn| kareM yAtrA Upara kI ora; gaMgotrI kI or| ___ UrdhvArohaNa kI pratIka hai jyoti| jyoti kA janma zUnya meM hai aura anta virATa meN| jyoti hamezA UMcAiyoM ko chUne kA prayAsa karatI hai aura pAnI Upara car3hAye jAne ke bAvajUda sira ke bala hI giratA hai| jyoti kA vyaktitva car3hanA hai aura pAnI kA AcaraNa lur3hakanA hai| cetanA to jyoti svarUpa hai| use vaha pAnI na samajheM jo zikhara se pAdamUla kI ora bahatA hai| bahanA murdApana hai| usane murdepana ke sAtha galabAMhI kara rakhI hai| jIvana kI jindAdilI aura jIvantatA ko mAtra isI meM hai ki hama bahanA nahIM, apitu tairanA siikheN| jo pAnI meM bahatA hai, vaha lAcAra hai| antyeSTi-saMskAra ho cukA hai usake bAhubala kaa| eka mitra-sAdhaka apanI alamastI meM baiThA hai zikhara para, taru ke niice| kahane meM bhale hI kaha deM Asana para, para vo baiThA hai apane Apa meN| bhItara kI baiThaka meM sarvekSaNa kara rahA hai svayaM kaa| cAlU ho cukI hai.prajJA kI dharA para parikramA, maMdira meM lagAI jAne vAlI pherIsI, prdkssinnaa-sii| para usakA pAMva 'caraiveti-caraiveti' kA sUtradhAra nahIM hai| svayaM hI kucha saMsAra aura samAdhi 131 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRzya usakI banda AMkhoM meM A rahe haiN| mAnoM pAtAlaloka se koI ajanabI janama rahA hai| vaha ThaharA draSTA, Ate-jAte dRzya to usake lie ThIka vaise hI haiM, jaise bagala meM havA kA jhoMkA | pahalA dRzya eka garbhavatI mahilA jA rahI hai aspatAla kI or| bIca rAste meM use prasava pIr3A ghera letI hai| navajAta baccA rone lagatA hai| Akhira rote hue hI to sabhI Ate haiN| parivAra vAle Ate haiM aura jacce-bacce ko le jAte haiN| dUsarA dRzya sAdhaka dekhatA hai eka aise vyakti ko jo khAMsatA- khAMsatA calA jA rahA hai| do aMguliyoM ke bIca sigareTa thamI hai| muMha se damaghoMTU dhuMA nikala rahA hai| chAtI jala rahI hai| khAMsI ruka nahIM rahI hai / para sigareTa aura usake dhueM kA sammohana kahAM chUTa pA rahA hai ! vahIM lar3akhar3AtA huA gira par3atA hai| aspatAla meM, kAnoM meM DaoNkTara ke zabda Ate haiM-- 'sigareTa eka-dUje ke lie nahIM, kaiMsara ke lie / ' tIsarA dRzya eka bUr3hA cala rahA hai| hAtha meM lAThI, jhukI gardana, TeDhI kamara, hAMphatI sAMsa / bUDhe ne Age bar3hane ke lie isa daphA jaise hI lAThI Age rakhI, lAThI ke nIce kele kA chilakA A gyaa| lAThI phisalI aura bUDhA gira pdd'aa| jaise-taise sambhala, khar3A huA, phira calane lagA para isa bAra kisI se Takkara laga gyii| AdamI ne kahA, buDDhe ! aMdhe ho kyA? dekhakara nahIM calate? bUr3he ne kahA, bUr3hA huuN| merI AMkheM kamajora haiN| para tuma to javAna ho / sahI AMkheM hote hue bhI TakarAne vAlA sUradAsa hai| cauthA dRzya vaha ananta kA yAtrI nirapekSa thaa| yAtrA mauna thI, logoM kI darda bharI AvAja ke bIca | pAMtha akelA thA sAthiyoM ke kandhe pr| nayana muMde the bhIr3a kI khulI AMkhoM meN| svayaM er3I se coTI taka sajA thA, saMgI-sAthI ughAr3e the| jIvana saMginI vidAI de cukI thI ghara kI deharI para | TikaTa mila cukA thaa| zamazAna meM DerA laga gyaa| saba jalA rahe the, vaha jala rahA thaa| sAtha meM ve koI na jale, jinake lie usane apanA jIvana jalAyA / saMsAra aura samAdhi 132 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zamazAna ke karIba se gujarate saMta ne kahA, duniyA sarAya-khAnA hai| isameM Thahare rAhagIra ke lie AMsU? usake lie nahIM, apane lie roo| yaha tumheM tumhArI mRtyu kI sUcanA hai| jyoti bujhe, usase pahale apanI sampadA ke DhUMr3hiyA bno| yahI terA paMtha hai| dRzyoM kA tAMtA khatma ho gyaa| ye cAra dRzya cAra-dina kI jiMdagI kI phoTogrAphI hai| taruvara ke nIce baiThe sAdhaka ne sAre dRzya ko sAkSI banakara dekhaa| AMkheM kholii| unameM eka manda muskAna thii| usa rahasyamayI muskAna meM anugUMja thii| ye aiza ke baMde sote rahe, phira jAge bhI to kyA jAge? sUraja kA ubharanA yAda rahA aura dina kA DhalanA bhUla gye| dhana, dharatI, rUpa, majA meM phNsaa| karAhatA manuSya sadA UMgha meM rhaa| pahacAnA hI nahIM kabhI apanI UMgha ko, nIMda ko| kAra calAnA to yAda rahA, para breka lagAnA bhUla baitthe| janma aura janma-divasa kI smRti banAye rakhI, para mRtyu aura mRtyu-divasa kA soca bhI paidA na huaa| __ jIvana ke sUraja kA upayoga vahI kara sakatA hai, jo usake udaya aura asta donoM sthitiyoM ko yAda rakhatA hai| jindagI mRtyu ke karIba hotI jAtI hai| yahAM yAtrA bhI mRtyu hai aura maMjila bhI mRtyu| mRtyu to mRtyu hai hI, para jindagI bhI mRtyu ke lie hai| janma aura jindagI yAda rahe, para mRtyu ko bisarA baitthe| agara saMsAra se kucha sIkhe ho to maranA hI hogaa| mRtyu dhyAna kI pUrNatA hai, samAdhi kI pahala hai| mauta jIvana kI nahIM, citta para roja-ba-roja Ate saMskAroM kI dhUla kI karanI hai| AdamI ko roja maranA hI caahie| hara agalA dina janma hai| kala aura kala kI bAteM mara jAeM to mAnasika aura vaicArika uThApaThaka kI pakar3a DhIlI hotI jaaegii| hara agale dina Apa navajAta ziza hoNge| yaha hamArA saubhAgya hai ki hameM mAtra isI janma kI bAteM yAda haiN| yaha Upara vAle kI meharabAnI hai ki hameM pUrva janma kI bAteM yAda nahIM haiN| citta kI pakar3a usa taka nahIM hai, anyathA usa gaye/bIte atIta ko citta se haTAne meM bar3I kar3I mehanata karanI par3atI hai| soceM, jaba eka janma ke hI saMskAroM se zUnya hone meM itanI uThApaThaka karanI par3atI hai, to janmoM-janmoM ke citta-saMskAroM kI svacchatA ke lie kitane lambe-caur3e abhiyAna calAne pdd'te| saMsAra aura samAdhi 133 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atIta ke prati mUkatA aura vartamAna ke prati jAgarUkatA bhaviSya ke dvAra para sahaja dastaka hai| vartamAna ko najaroM se parakhane ke lie hI maine taruvara ke nIce baiThane kI sudharI salAha dii| taru jIvantatA hai, harItimA hai| patte-patte meM jIvana ke gIta haiM tabale kI thApa bhI hai, kaNTha ke AlApa bhI haiM, nRtya bhI hai| taru sAdhaka hai| vaha khuda bhI sAdhaka hai| atIta kA saMnyAsI aura vartamAna kA anupazyo hai vh| kala ko bhUla baiThA hai| vartamAna kA draSTA bana bhoga rahA hai| bhoga ho, para draSTA-bhAva sadha jAye to vaha bhoga yoga kA viparIta nahIM ho sktaa| draSTA hara kriyAkalApa ke bIca taTastha rahatA hai| taru taTastha hai| taTasthatA nyAya hai| nyAyAdhIza taTasthatA kA hI paryAya hai| vaha satya ko dekhatA hai| donoM pakSoM ke prati vaha ekasama rahatA hai| vaha sabakI sunatA hai, dekhatA hai, para samarthana mAtra satya kA karatA hai| satya ke lie jAna jokhima meM DAlane vAle AkhirI dama taka jIvana-kalaza meM satya-sudhA bharate rahate haiN| saba kucha hotA rahe, kintu usa hone meM-se mAtra satya kI anumodanA ho to vahI satyArthaprakAza hai| maiM yaha na kahUMgA dekhanA chor3o, sunanA chor3oM, sUMghanA chodd'oN| kyoMki ye kriyAeM to usa samaya bhI cAlU rahatI haiM jaba samAdhi 'caraNa-cerI' bana jAtI hai| isalie maiM kahUMgA pakar3anA chodd'no| AMkha baMda bhI kara loge, kAna meM rUI DAla doge, to bhI mana dekhegA, sunegA, khegaa| usakI pahuMca banda AMkhoM meM bhI hai aura khulI AMkhoM meM bhii| hamArA dAyitva mAtra inatA hI hai ki dekhanA 'dekhanA' hI rhe| dekhe hue ko agara citta para AmaMtrita/chAyAMkita kara diyA, to vaha dekhanA hamArI zAnta hotI vRttiyoM kA atikramaNa hogaa| kamala kIcar3a meM rahe, rahanA bhI par3egA para kIcar3a kamala para na car3he isake lie AThoM yAma caukasI rakhanI buddhimAnI hai| mukta baneM, mana se mukta bneN| vaha AkAza baneM, jisase saba kucha aspRzya rahatA hai| AMdhI cale yA megha garaje. dina uge yA rAta pale, para AkAza ko una sabakA kahAM sparza! jisameM koI sparza nahIM hotA, vahI mana-se-mukta hai| rAsa-lIlAeM calatI raheM, to raheM, para vyakti ke citta para ve na jhlkeN| draSTAbhAva meM rahane ke bAda hone vAlI rAsa-lIlA bhI svayameva udAsInatA ko bulaaegii| aise hI to hotI hai zUnya se zikhara kI yaatraa| parama-jAgaraNa parama sahakArI hai zikhara kI yAtrA ke lie| saMsAra aura samAdhi 134 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hameM apanI khumArI ko samajhanA caahiye| hama apanI tandrA ko pahacAneM aura jaageN| maMdiroM meM bajAye jAne vAle bar3e-bar3e ghaNToM kA yahI rahasya hai| ghaNTe bajAnA Ama hai| kyA ghaNTA bajAkara tuma apane Ane kI khabara paramAtmA taka pahuMcA rahe ho yA bhagavAna ko soyA samajha jagAne kI pahala kara raho ho ? maMdira meM ghaNTA paramAtmA ke lie nahIM, apane lie bajAyA jAtA hai| usa citta ke lie bajAyA jAtA hai, jo sAre jahAna kI tandrA meM tallIna hai| svayaM ko jagAne ke lie ghaNTArava hai| khuda jage to khudA jgaa| khudA usake lie hara hamezA soyA rahegA, jo khuda soyA hai| jAgaraNa bhagavAn kI bhagavattA ko AtmasAt karane kA pahalA caraNa bhI hai aura AkhirI bhii| dUsare ke mana kI bAtoM ko jAnane ke lie svayaM kI bhAva- urmiyoM ko dUsaroM ke hRdaya meM pratibimbita karane ke lie Atma jAgaraNa sarvopari hai| isakI sAnI kA koI vikalpa nahIM hai| jAgaraNa- samAdhi hI dhyAna-samAdhi kA praveza dvAra hai| agara jAgaraNa jIvanta hai, to saMsAra kI hara ghaTanA khuda ko khuda . ke pAsa le jaaegii| khuda meM calane ke lie prerita kregii| khuda meM khuda ke calane kA nAma hI brahmacarya hai| yadi hama jAgaraNa kA dIpa jIvana kI dehalIja para rakha deM, to ujAlA bAhara bhI hogA aura bhItara bhii| phira saMsAra hamAre lie baMdhana nahIM, mukti meM madadagAra hogaa| janma-maraNa kI laharoM se bhare saMsAra ke samandara meM Atma- jAgrata puruSa hogA dvIpa, dIpa zikhA, gati, prANa-pratiSThA / hama sIkheM azabda ko sunnaa| azabda meM jInA hI dhyAna hai| bhIr3a-bharI duniyA meM akele hone kA majA ckheN| apanI AMkhoM ko artha-bharI kreN| parama tyAga aura parama dhyAna ke patha para calane ke lie mitra bhAiyoM ko khullA nyautA hai| maiM cAhatA hUM ki koI bhI vyakti mAnavIya dRSTi se vikalAMga na ho| jIvana kA koI bhI kSaNa darda aura duHkha se vyathita na paae| vyaktitva ke kisI bhI aMga kA pakSAghAta na ho| jIvana mahAn upalabdhi hai| use sukha aura zAnti kI anubhUti ke sAtha jInA hai / jIvana kA koI bhI kSaNa arthahIna na bne| jIvana ko parama zreya ke sAtha maMjila taka le jAnA hI AdhyAtmaki jIvana ko AcaraNa meM prakaTa karanA hai| yahI jIvana kA vidhAyaka iMkalAba hai| svayaM kI buddhi ko jgaaeN| khuda kI buddhi susta rakheMge to merA koI prayojana nahIM hogaa| zAstra hamAre lie jIvana ke anuzAstA nahIM bana paayeNge| AMkhe hI nahIM, to AInA kisa saMsAra aura samAdhi 135 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma kA? mere dila meM usake prati svAgata-bhAva rahatA hai, jisake hRdaya meM jAgaraNa-kAsvAgata hai| bhagavAn hamAre dvAra para hai, svAgata gIta gAeM, AratI utaareN| mAnasa meM jAgaraNa itanA prANavanta ho jAye ki bheda-vijJAna usase judA na raha pAye, para svayaM Aye anakSara bana, mana-kI-zUnyatA meM, samAdhi hamasaphara bana jAye sAMsoM kI hara UrdhvatA aura namratA meN| phira khuda-ba-khuda ho jAyegA mana ke ananta saMsAra kA anta; hamArI hI baunI aMguliyAM khIceMgI usa ananta kI siimaa-rekhaa| saMsAra aura samAdhi 136 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna svayaM ke Ara-pAra dhyAna svayaM kI maulikatAoM ko pahacAnane kI prakriyA hai| dhyAna kA saMbaMdha mana, vacana aura zarIra ke vyApAroM ke niyaMtraNa se hai| AtmA kA na kabhI hrAsa hotA hai aura na hI vikaas| saMkoca aura vistAra to dIvAra ke AkAra-prakAra meM hotA hai; rozanI ke phailAva kI dUrI evaM najadIkI meM hotA hai; kintu rozanI meM nhiiN| AtmA to caitanya-jyoti hai| paratoM se ruMdhI par3I hai aabhaa| choTe kakSa meM dIpa kI rozanI baunI lagatI hai vahIM mahala meM bhuumaa| sUraja meM kahAM pharkaAtA hai rozanI kI nigAhoM se; kintu eka choTe se bAdala kA pardA usakI sArI ujjvalatAoM ko apanI kAkha meM dabA letA hai| dhyAna sUraja kI rozanI ko pAnA nahIM hai varan AvaraNoM kA ughAr3anA hai| strota prakaTa karane ke liye jarUrata hai caTTAnoM ko haTAne kii| isaliye dhyAna svayaM ko benakAba karane kA abhiyAna hai| dhyAna hai mahAzUnya meM praveza karane ke liye, chilakoM ko utArane ke liye| vyakti ko apanI jindagI meM kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM kI taraha jInA hotA hai| saMsAra meM rahanA khatare ko bulAvA nahIM hai| Akhira aisA koI Thaura bhI to nahIM hai jo saMsAra se judAbichur3A ho| ___mitra samajhate haiM ki guphA kA jIvana hI saMnyAsa hai| guphA ke phAyade jarUra haiM para guphA kI sattA saMsAra kI samagratA se alaga-thalaga nahIM hai| Ama AdamI ke liye yaha saMbhava bhI nahIM hai ki vaha ghara-bAra se nAka-bhauM sikor3akara guphAvAsI bana jaae| vaha dhyAna Ter3hI khIra hai jise sAdhane ke liye vyakti sirpha guphAvAsI hI ho| dhyAna to jIvana kI parachAI hai| apanI chAyA ko chor3akara AdamI kahAM bhAga sakegA? apanI chAyA ko talavAra se kATa bhI kaise pAegA? Dara hai ki manuSya kahIM apanI chAyA ko kATane ke cakkara meM apane pAMva para ghAva na kara le| dhyAna to jIvana ko kamala kI taraha nirlipta karanA hai| apanI kisI bhI paMkhur3I ko kIcar3a se na saTane denA hI jIvana meM Atma-jAgaraNa kI pahala hai| pramAda to hRdaya meM saMsAra saMsAra aura samAdhi 137 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko basAnA hai| jindagI ke kAravAM meM kitane hI hamasaphara bana jAte haiM aura kitanoM ke liye viraha kI kavitAeM raca jAtI haiN| isa gujarane aura bichur3ane ke bIca hone vAle bhAvoM ko svayaM ke citta para chAyAMkita na karane kA nAma hI sAdhanA hai| ___ dhyAna sirpha una logoM ke liye nahIM hai jinake jIvana kA vRSabha bUDhA ho cukA hai| dhyAna ke lie cAhiye uurjaa| yauvana UrjA kA janaka hai| dhyAna aura yauvana kA jigarI saMbaMdha hai| jo apanI javAnI kA hAtha dhyAna ke hAtha se milA letA hai, usake sAmane saMsAra kA hara tUphAM parAsta hai| tanAva ke bIja javAnI meM hI bue jAte haiN| zaizava tanAva-ke-pAra hai| dhyAna manuSya ko bujurga banAnA nahIM hai; dhyAna svayaM kI zaizava meM vApasI hai| paramAtmA zizu ke jyAdA pAsa hai| use behada prema hai baccoM se| jIvana ko sadaiva zizu kI taraha nirmala, nizchala aura sarala banAye rakhane kA upanAma hI sahaja yoga hai| yaha vaha yoga hai jise sAdhane ke liye duniyA bhara ke yogoM kI pagaDaMDiyAM haiN| sahajayoga ko sAdhane ke liye manuSya svayaM ko dUsare ke prabhAvoM se mukta kre| maiM dUsaroM ko prabhAvita karU~- yaha tRSNA hI saMsAra kI nIMva ko aura cUnA-simenTa pilAtI hai| prabhAva sahajatA se kilakAriyAM bhare to hI vaha TikAU bana pAtA hai| Upara se lAdA gayA prabhAva antaraMga ko abhivyakti nahIM, varan ohade yA paise kA pratApa hai| prabhAva mana kI tRSNA hai aura svabhAva tRSNA kA abhAva hai| dhyAna mana se Upara uThane kI behatarIna kalA hai| Atma-jAgaraNa mana se Upara uThanA hai, vicAra se Upara uThanA hai, zarIra se Upara uThanA hai| caitanya-darzana sabake pAra hai-mana ke, vacana ke, zarIra ke| zarIra AtmA ke liye hai, aisA nhiiN| AtmA kI upasthiti ke kAraNa zarIra nahIM hai, apitu AtmA kI upasthiti videha ke nimitta hai| jahAM deha kI svastha anubhUti hai, vahAM svAsthya nahIM hai|aslii svAsthya-lAbha to vahAM hai, jahAM deha ke anubhava kI koI guMjAiza hI nahIM hai| mitra-sAdhaka mujhase mazavirA karate haiM caitanya-darzana ke liye, ananta kI anubhUti ke liye| merI salAha rahatI hai svayaM ko Upara uThAne kii| pAtra kI camaka jarUra pAnA cAhate ho, kintu isake liye pahale use mAMjane kI pahala kI jAnI caahiye| svayaM ko jyotita dekhane kA eka mAtra upAya yahI hai ki apane Apako videha meM, nirvacana meM, amana meM jhaaNko| pAradarzI hue bagaira svayaM taka na pahuMca skoge| mujhe bhI jAnanA cAho, to deha-ke-pAra dekho| kyoMki maiM deha nahIM hUM, maiM deha meM hUM, para deha nahIM huuN| svayaM ko bhI aise hI dekho deha-ke-paradoMsaMsAra aura samAdhi 138 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke paar| videha kI anubhUti ghara ke daravAje kA vaha cheda hai jisase antara-jIvana ke kakSa meM sajI maulikatAoM ko najara muhaiyA kiyA jA sakatA hai| zarIra jar3a hai aura dhyAna ke lie jar3a ke prati hone vAle tAdAtmya kI antyeSTI anivArya hai| mana meM zabdoM kI bhArI bhIDa aura bhArI kolAhala hai| jo apane mana se Upara uTha jAtA hai vaha sabase mana se Upara uTha jAtA hai| mana kA pAradarzI sirphasvayaM ko hI zarIra, vacana aura mana se alaga nahIM dekhatA, varan dUsaroM ke jIvana kA bhI Atma-dRSTi se mUlyAMkana karatA hai| antara kI isa vaijJAnika pahala kA nAma hI bheda-vijJAna hai| dhyAna hamArI AMkha hai| jisakI hathelI se dhyAna chUTa gayA usakA jIvana ikArarahita 'ziva' hai| jisakI AMkha hI phUTa gaI hai usa becAre ko to andhA kahanA hI par3atA hai, para bar3A andhA to vo hai jisane dhyAna kI AMkha meM lAparavAhI kI suI cubhA dI hai| __ Aja subaha kI bAta hai| eka sajjana mere pAsa aaye| kahane lage. maiM bIsa sAla se dhyAna karatA hUM vaha bhI rojAnA cAra-pAMca ghnntte| mere gurujI ne mujhe dhyAna sikhAyA hai| maiMne pUchA, vaha kaise? usane jhaTa se padmAsana lagAyA aura svayaM ko akampa/aDola banA liyaa| maiMne kahA agara ApakA citra khIMcA jAe to lAjavAba hogaa| kintu vaha dhyAna kaisA jo vyakti ko patthara kI mUrti mAtra banA de| ve jhijhke| maiMne kahA, pahalI bAta; dhyAna karate bIsa sAla ho gaye, kintu dhyAna huA nhiiN| karanA abhyAsa hai| bIsa sAla taka par3hane ke bAvajUda chAtra hI raha gaye, guru na bana paaye| dUsarI bAta; dhyAna ghaMToM ke dAyare meM nahIM aataa| cAra-pAMca ghaMToM taka jo dhyAna karate haiM, vaha bhItara kA utsava banakara nahIM, varan bAhara se bhItara lAdate ho| dhyAna meM AThoM pahara ho| jaba bhI koI pUche tuma kyA kara rahe ho, uttara AnA cAhiye-dhyAna meM huuN| padmAsana, zvAMsaprekSA, jyoti-kendra meM citta sthiratA, do ghaMTe kI baiThaka yaha saba to subaha-zAma lI jAne vAlI davA ko golI mAtra hai, tAki usako taraMga dina-bhara/rAta bhara rhe| mujhe dhyAna se ujjvalatAeM milI hai; para maiM usa dhyAna meM DUbA rahatA hUM, jo mujhe murajhAe nahIM, hulsaae| dhyAna sirpha zarIra ko akar3a kara baiThAnA nahIM hai, zvAMsa para najara ko TakaTakI bAMdhanA nahIM hai| dhyAna rojamarrA kI jindagI se judA nahIM hai| daphtara meM kAma karanA, dukAna meM kapar3A nApanA, ghara meM rasoI banAnA saba meM ekAgratA ke gIta sunAI dete haiN| dhyAna ekAgratA kI nirmita saMsAra aura samAdhi 139 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| jahA~ ekAgratA vahA~ dhyAna aura jahAM dhyAna vahAM jIvana kI phcaan| jo dhyAna se cUkA ko jIvana se cUkA, jo dhyAna se jur3A vaha jIvana se judd'aa| dhyAna jIvana kI samagra ekAgratA hai| jiyo, jIvana jIne ke liye hai| jIvana janma aura mRtyu ke bIca sirphaTahalanA nahIM hai, jIvana Ananda ke liye hai, utsava ke liye hai| jIvana sirpha gati ke liye hI nahIM hai, gIta ke liye bhI hai| usameM saMgIta bharo; antara-zaktiyoM ko tanAva-mukta kro| khAo, magara dhyAna pUrvaka; piyo, magara dhyAna ke sAtha; mauja ur3Ao, magara dhyAna ko AtmasAt kr| jIvana kI hara pravRti meM sajagatA aura nirliptatA kA vAkya-vinyAsa karanA apane hI hAthoM se apanA veda racanA hai| dhyAnapUrvaka calanA, dhyAnapUrvaka baiThanA, dhyAnapUrvaka sonA, dhyAnapUrvaka khAnA, dhyAnapUrvaka bolanA samAdhi ko maMjila kI ora kadama-dara-kadama bar3hAnA hai| adhikAMza sAdhakoM ko yaha samasyA rahatI hai ki ve dhyAna ke prati abhiruci hone ke bAvajUda samAja/saMsAra ko chor3a nahIM paate| merI samajha se chor3anA Atyantika anivArya nahIM hai| chUTa jAe to koI nukasAna nahIM hai| na chUTe to parezAna hone kI bhI jarurata nahIM hai| Akhira yaha parezAnI bhI eka salaune DhaMga kA tanAva hI hai| dhyAna to hara tanAva ke pAra hai| tanAva se atimukta karanA hI dhyAna kA dAyitva hai| . 'tRpti' (mUla nAma : TrADila oNTo, dhyAna-dIkSita-nAma tRpti; barlina, vesTa jarmanI) bhI isI tanAva meM uljhii| mahAvIra ko par3hA to mahAvIra se prabhAvita avazya huI; vaha socatI hai ki maiM mahAvIra ke dhyAna-mArga para to calUM, kintu samAja se alaga-thalaga hokara nhiiN| __ maiM to kahUMgA tRpti samajhI nhiiN| mahAvIra vidroha ke sUtradhAra nahIM; bodha ke sUtrakAra haiN| mahAvIra khUba rahe, so jaMgaloM meM rame aura jaba sAdhanA sadha gaI to zaharoM meM lauTa aaye| mahAvIra bana sako to acchA hI hai, para hara AdamI mahAvIra kI taraha jaMgaloM meM jAkara nahIM raha sktaa| agara hara AdamI jaMgaloM kI ora kadama bar3hA le to jaMgala bhI zahara kA bAnA or3ha leNge| sthAna badala jAeMge, vastu-sthiti se cUMghaTa nahIM ughdd'eNge| sthAna-parivartana mAtra se to zahara jaMgala bana jAeMge aura jaMgala shhr| sthAna ke badalane mAtra se AdamI nahIM badala jaataa| mukhauToM ke badalAva se svabhAva meM badalAva kahAM AtA hai| mAMsAhAra chor3ane se hiMsA maratI nahIM hai, kintu hiMsA ko mana se deza nikAlA diye jAne ke bAda mAMsAhAra ko chUTanA hI par3atA hai| isaliye bhItara ke saMsAra aura samAdhi 140 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivartana meM apanA vizvAsa-prastAva pArita kro| kyA nahIM sunA hai tumane 'mana caMgA to kaThautI meM gaMgA?' agara antaraMga ko na badala pAye to sArA badalAva gIdar3a dvArA hiraNa kI khAla or3hanA hai| svayaM ko antara-jagata meM nirviSa kiye binA kiyA gayA AcaraNa bicchu kA tArkika saMvAda hai| ___dhyAna svayaM ko dekhanA hai, svayaM ke dvArA dekhanA hai, svayaM meM dekhanA hai| isaliye dhyAna pUre taura para apane Apako hara koNa se Upara uThakara dekhane kI kalA hai| jahAM zarIra, vacana aura mana kA aMta A jAtA hai vahIM yAtrA prAraMbha hotI hai ananta kii| DUbe hama svayaM meM tAki ubhara par3e nayanoM meM nayanAbhirAma antryaamii| nimaMtraNa hai sAre jahAna ko ananta kA, ananta ko laharoM meN| ananta kA nimaMtraNa cUkane jaisA nahIM hai| svayaM ko Ara-pAra dekho| zarIra, mana, vacana jIvana kI upalabdhi avazya hai, para vaha mATI ke diye se jyAdA nahIM hai| usa diye se Upara bhI apanI najareM uThAyeM, jahAM lau mATI ke diye ko prakAza se bhigo rahI hai| jyoti kA AkAza kI ora uThanA hI cetanA kA UrdhvArohaNa hai| jyoti kI pahacAna se bar3hakara jIvana kA koI behatarIna mUlya nahIM hai| matya meM amatya kI pahacAna hI amRta-snAna hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 141 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha hai vizuddhi kA mArga mAnavatA vizva kI sabase behatarIna nIti hai| yaha vizva kI AMkha hai, astitva kI AbhA hai| mAnavatA kA sammAna vizva ke lie amRta-snAna hai| mAnavatA kA galA ghoMTanA vizva ko viSapAna ke lie vivaza karanA hai| vizva-zAnti kA pahalA pagathiyA mAnavatA ko antardvandva se mukta karanA hai| bhalA, dvandva kA mAnavatA se kyA saMbaMdha! mAnavatA ujAle kA maMcana hai; dvandva aMdhere kA manthana hai| andhere se andherA paidA hotA hai aura ujAle se ujaalaa| andhere se andhere ko kabhI khader3A nahIM jA sktaa| ujAle kA avataraNa hI andhere ke nirastrIkaraNa kA sAdhana hai| antardvandva mAnavatA ke lie cunautI hai| usakA adhikAra zAnti hai, dvandva nhiiN| dvandva kA riztA svayaM manuSya ke citta se hai| agara citta ko hI phADa-phar3a kara kacare kI TokarI meM pheMka diyA jAe, to antaraghara meM dvandva kI gandagI kahAM phailegI! ___ dvandva se chuTakArA pAne ke lie do hI vikalpa haiM--yA to citta ko mRtyu ke dastAveja par3hA diye jAyeM yA use dho-mAMjakara/jhAMDa-poMchakara/sApha sutharAkara sajA-dhajA liyA jaae| jIvana meM mahAzUnya aura mahAzAnti ko anubhUti ke lie ye donoM hI tarIke ananta ke varadAna hai| ___ citta sUkSma paramANuoM kI milI bhagata sAMThagAMTha hai| isakA khAlisa honA jIvana kA saundarya hai| gharabAra ko sajAne meM lage iMsAna dvArA hRdaya-kakSa ko nayanAbhirAma banAne ke lie saMkalpa jaganA hI granthi-zodhana kI AdhAra-bhUmikA hai| tRSNA aura vAsanA ke bIca dhakke khAte rahanA to mRtyu ke dvAra para jIvana kA saMsAra-bhramaNa hai| mana ke rahate tRSNA bhI janmegI aura zarIra ke rahate vAsanA bhI; kintu zarIra ko mana kI jI-hajUrI meM lagAnA aura zarIra ko mAtra zarIra ke sAtha khilavAr3a meM ulajhAnA manuSya kI sabase ochI buddhi kI pahacAna hai| Akhira zarIra aura mana ke Age bhI par3Ava kI saMbhAvanAeM haiN| gorI camar3I ke lie mana kI bAMhe phailAnA aura corI/damar3I ke pIche ImAna ko najara-andAja karanA jIvana kI Antarika asabhyatA aura phUhar3apana hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 142 -canTaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hameM to antarajagat ko phUla kI taraha khilAnA aura mahakAnA hai| manuSya kA dAyitva to dUsaroM ke jIvana meM bhI suvAsa-saMcAra kA hai, para jahAM khuda ke pAMva daladala meM jame hoM, to vizuddhi kA mArga AMkhoM se ojhala kahalAegA hii| sIkheM hama phUloM se mahakanA aura gulazana ko mhkaanaa| saurabha ko jIvana-dvAra para AmaMtrita karane ke lie jarUrI hai, citta aura citta-vRttiyoM ko pAvanatA kI kisI gaMgA meM nahalA-dhulA liyA jaae| hamAre jIvana kI hara nIti dUsaroM ke lie bhI yathArtha Adarza bane, to hI hamAre astitva kI sArthakatA hai| citta para malinatA AtI hai saMkalpa kI kamajoriyoM ke pichale daravAje se| bartana para dhUla jamanI svAbhAvika hai| agara khuza mijAja ke sAtha use sApha kiyA jAe, to vizuddhikaraNa bhI AnandadAyI hogaa| muMha-laTakAe dila se citta ko kabhI Izvara kA sAmIpya nahIM dilAyA jA sakatA hai| Izvara bimba hai to aizvarya usakI aabhaa| kyA rAkha jame Aine meM kisI kA ceharA jhlkegaa| bimba-darzana ke lie darpaNa-darzana kI ujjvalatA anivArya hai| Izvara utsava hai, aura utsava utsukatA se manAyA jAnA caahiye| Izvara utsava rUpa hai, rasa rUpa hai| rasamayatA hI ekAgratA kI AdhArazilA hai| eka bAta taya hai ki citta kartA nahIM hai; citta karaNa hai| citta ne na to apane para azaddhi kI mailI katharI oDhI hai aura na hI vaha zaddhi kI pezakaza kregaa| Akhira vyakti ne hI usake pAtra meM jahara gholA hai aura vahI use nirviSa karane kA uttaradAyI bhI hai| zuddhi kI pahala vahI kara sakatA hai, jisane azuddhi kI bhUmikA nibhaaii| jina sIr3hiyoM se vyakti nIce phisalA hai, unhIM se samhalakara Upara car3hanA hogaa| __citta apane-ApameM eka zakti hai aura yaha zakti cetanA ke hI badaulata hai| yadi hama citta ko hamAre antaHkaraNa ke artha meM svIkAra kara leM to vizaddhi ke dAyare sahaja aura Rju ho jaaeNge| indriyAM apanA kAma karatI haiM, kintu indriyoM ke saMsthAna kA nirdezaka to citta hI hai| bhItara se jaise nirdeza milate haiM, indriyAM unakA amala karatI hai| indriyoM kI rozanI bAhara se jur3I hai| AMkha, kAna, nAka ke apane-apane kSitija haiN| zuddhi se unakA sIdhA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| ve to cAya kI pyAlI ko dukAna se daphtara taka pahuMcAne vAlI nimitta mAtra haiN| isalie citta agara zuddha ho jAe to indriyoM kI zuddhatA Apo-Apa saMsAra aura samAdhi 143 -candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbhAvita hai| Akhira caparAsI ko rizvata lene kA pATha padAdhikAriyoM se hI sIkhane ko milatA hai| antarazuddhi bahizuddhi kA anivArya AdhAra hai| ___ manuSya indriyoM ke jariye hI bhItara ke bhAvoM kI taraMgoM ko bAharI jagat meM mUrtarupa detA hai, kintu usakI sampUrNa gatividhiyoM kA AdhAra-sUtra citta hI hai| isIlie yaha indriyoM kA nirdezaka hai| agara eka bAta dimAga meM ghara kara le ki citta ko indriyoM kA nirdezaka hote hue bhI AtmA ko salAmI denI hI par3atI hai,yadi draSTAbhAva jIvantaho jAye, to citta kA saMskArajanya zoragula mandA par3a jaayegaa| taTastha-puruSa ke lie citta caraNoM kA cAkara hai| citta kA bodha hameM isakI kriyAoM ke dvArA hotA hai| yadi vaha santapta ho jAe to zarIra kI sArI gatividhiyAM usase prabhAvita hoMgI hii| AMkha sahI bhale hI ho, kintu darzana ke bAda hone vAle nirNaya kA nirNAyaka to bhItara virAjamAna citta hI hai| indriyoM kI gatividhiyoM ke tAra citta se jor3a diye jAne ke kAraNa hI sukha-duHkha ke bAMsoM kI jhuramuTa ke TI-rI-TI-TuTa-TuTa sunAI dete haiN| manuSya dvArA citta ke AdhIna ho jAnA hI jIvana ko sabase bar3I azuddhi hai| vo vyakti samrATa hai, jisane citta kI bAgaDora bakhUbI samhAla rakhI hai| ____ citta vicAroM, saMskAroM, dhAraNAoM kI phasala kA bIja hai| ve cAhe acche hoM, cAhe bure mahAzUnya kI anubhUti meM roDe hI haiN| acche-bure kA dvandva hI to tanAva kI nIMva hai| vicAroM meM vyakti ayodhyA jAye yA akUrI, bAharI rAstoM ko hI naapegaa| taTasthatA AtmasAt ho jAye to vyakti na to citta ke mutAbika rahegA, na citta ke khilaaph| vaha rahegA jIvana ko viparIta avasthAoM se aprbhaavit/achuutaa| citta kI hU-ba-hU pahacAna ke bAda pravRtti rahatI hai, kintu vRtti nhiiN| pravRtti anivAryatA hai, vRtti phisalanA hai| vRtti citta kI phudaphudAhaTa hai| citta-zUnya puruSa dvArA hone vAlI pravRtti manuSya ko kabhI bhI Ar3e hAthoM nahIM baaNdhtii| vRtti vikRta ho sakatI hai| dhyAna vikAroM se hI nahIM, vicAroM se bhI mukti kA abhiyAna hai| vicAra citta kI vAsanA hai| vAsanA prakSepaNa hai| vastu kA mUlya manuSya kI vAsanA meM hai| patthara sirphakAMca hI nahIM hai, hIrA bhI hai; mana kI vAsanA bujha jAe, to kaise hogA hIrA mahimAvAn aura kAca kA apmaan| vicAroM meM vAsanA kA baserA ho jAne ke kAraNa hI to saMsAra aura samAdhi 144 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ke prANa kisI tote meM na rahakara tijorI meM aTake par3e hai| vAsanA se hI to citta ko bhigoyA hai| nicor3o jarA kasakara citta ko usakI sukAvaTa ke lie| zAzvata ke ghara praveza pAne ke lie vicAra-zUnyatA anivArya hai| maiM hindu, maiM musalamAna, maiM puruSa, maiM strI, maiM sukhI, maiM duHkhI, maiM tyAgI, maiM bhogI - ye saba bhItara kI hI vicAra- rekhAeM hai| hara rekhA darAra kI zuruAta hai aura hara darAra upadrava kI vAcaka hai| vicAra zUnyatA / citta- vizuddhatA antara meM virAjamAna ho jAe, to upadrava ko ulTe pAMva khisakanA hI hogaa| vicAra/saMskAra usa samaya jyAdA ubharate haiM, jaba koI zAnta baiThane kI ceSTA karatA hai| dhyAna zAnta citta baiThane kI hI pahala hai| dhyAna kI ghar3iyoM meM Ane vAle vicAra soyesoye dikhane vAle svapna-citroM se bhinna nahIM hai| svapna - mukti ke lie citta kA paricayapatra par3hanA jarUrI hai| jo citta ko parakhane kI koziza karatA hai, usake sapane lene kI Adata khuda-ba-khuda Dhahane lagatI hai / citta hI cuppI sAdha le, to svapna bhaTakAva kahAM ! yadyapi sapane dinabhara ke duHkhI jIvana meM dikhane vAlI rajanIgaMdhA indradhanuSI raMgIniyAM haiM, para sapane ke laDDuoM se peTa nahIM bhrtaa| svapna satya nahIM, mAtra vicAroM ke dvandva kA sAgarakI - laharoM meM najara - muhaiyyA hone vAlA pratibimba hai| dhyAna kA prabhAva mana para jama jAye, to caMcalatA himAcchAdita ho jAyegI, sthiratA AMkha khola legii| Atma-zuddhi antaryAtrA kA sadhA kadama hai| Atma-zuddhi hI jIvana-zuddhi hai / cittazuddhi jIvana-zuddhi kI anivArya zarta hai| kAyA kalpa ke pIche par3ane vAle loga jIvanakalpa para vicAra bhI nahIM karate / zarIra, vicAra aura mana- - tInoM kI zuddhi hI Atma- -zuddhi kI taiyArI hai| svayaM kA pAtra maMja jAye, to hI pIyUSa-pAna kA majA hai| mAnasika ekAgratA ke lie jaladhArA, dIpa- jyoti, sUrya- kiraNa, paramAtma- pratimA, zabda-maMtra vagairaha pratIka cune jAte haiN| ye Alambana sAre jahAna meM bhaTakAva se haTAva meM madadagAra haiN| paramAtmA kI paramazakti/zakti kI sambhAvanA svayaM vyakti ke andara hai / bhItara kA dIpaka jalAne ke lie kisI prakAra ke prabaMdha kI jarUrata nahIM hai| vaha to jyotita hI hai| dIpaka ke irda-girda AvaraNa hai| anAvaraNa kareM dIpa kA, rozanI bahegI Ara-pAra / dhyAna svayaM ko benakAba karane kA hI prayatna hai| dhyAna kI siddhi ke lie citta kI prasannatA aparihArya hai| duHkhI vyathita AdamI dhyAna meM vyathA-kathA kI hI prastAvanA likhegaa| jaba svayaM ko khuza mahasUsa kareM, tabhI saMsAra aura samAdhi 145 - candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna ke dvAra para dastaka deN| parama prasatratA kA samaya hI dhyAna karane kA sahI samaya hai, phira cAhe vaha samaya rAta se jur3A ho yA prabhAta se| dhyAna hamAre jIvana kA amRta-mitra bana jAye, to hI dhyAna kA sahI Ananda hai| zvAMsoM kA prekSaNa, cintana kA anupazyana hI dhyAna nahIM hai, dhyAnapUrvaka khAnA, sonA, calanA, bolanA-saba dhyAna hI hai| koI bhI kriyA dhyAna-zUnya na ho| kisI bhI kriyA ko karate samaya mAnasika ekAgratA evaM zakti-ghanatva kA prayoga ho| dhyAna hamAre astitva kA aMga tabhI hai, jaba usake binA jIvana virahinI kI kavitA bana jaaye| citta to bhItara kA cakkA hai| Antarika ekAgratA sAdhane ke lie usakI tejatarrAhaTa rokanI jarUrI hai| usakI chitarAtI vRttiyoM aura caMcalatA para aMkuza lagAne kA nAma hI ekAgratA hai| ekAgratA meM par3ane vAlI darAroM ko miTAne ke lie citta-zuddhi kI pahala anivArya hai| citta ke rAste se saMskAroM ke kaI kAravAM gujarate haiN| saMskAra-smRti-saMkara na kara pAye, yaha dhyAna rakhanA behada jarUrI hai| citta ko sApha-sutharA karane ke lie vaira kI bajAya prema ko bar3hAvA deN| svayaM ke doSoM ko yAda kara AMsuoM kA dhaulA tAja na banAkara svayaM ke guNoM ko sIMcane kA dilojAna se prayAsa kreN| kaSAya, vAsanA, Dara ko bhItara na dabAkara unakA recana kreN| kisI para patthara pheMkane kI bajAya mAlA ke manake claaeN| una nimittoM se bhI dUra raheM, jinase citta malina/vicalita ho| UrjA ko sahI dizA meM yojita kreN| citta ko sahI dizA meM lagAnA hI jIvana kA racanAtmaka evaM sRjanAtmaka upayoga hai| ___ citta kI vizuddha sthiti meM hI AtmA kI paramAtma-zakti mukhara hotI hai| jarurata hai prasatratApUrvaka citta ko mAMjane kI, jIvana meM sauhArda evaM saujanya ko nyautA dene kii| bAhara ghUmatI cetanA kA samIkaraNa kreN| sarvatobhAvena dhyAna meM rasamaya ho jAeM, samAdhi hameM pyAra se chAtI se lgaaegii| pahale TapakeMgI samAdhi kI bUMdeM, phira AegI barasAta, eka dina aisA hogA jaba DUbe mileMge samAdhi kI bAr3ha meN| kintu, dhyAna-samAdhi ke isa vRkSa kI harI chAMha ko pAne ke lie hameM sarvaprathama citta ko usa daladala se nikAlanA hogA, jisakA saMbaMdha asamAdhi evaM bhaTakAva se hai| antarajagat kI vikRtiyoM ko sabhyatA aura saMskRti kA pATha par3hAnA hI citta-zuddhi kA upakrama hai| hama sikhAe~ citta ko saMskRta honaa| saMskRta par3hanA alaga cIja hai, para saMskRta saMsAra aura samAdhi 146 -candraprama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ honA vikRtiyoM se vimukta hone kA sAdhu abhiyAna hai / nirvikAra citta hI mAnavatA ko dvandva ke zikaMjoM se mukta karane kI pRSThabhUmi hai| citta darpaNa kI bhAMti hai| isa para vikAroM vicAroM kI dhUla jama jAtI hai| usa dhUla ko poMchanA hI jIvana meM nirmalatA kI dastaka hai| ko manuSya kI citta - azuddhi se pahalI muThabher3a taba hotI hai| jaba vaha bAharI cakAcauMdha 'AtmasAt karane kI koziza karatA hai| manuSya jahAM bhI asAra meM sAra ko aura sAra meM asAra ko Aropita karatA hai vahIM vaha andhakAra kI ora apane do kadama bar3hA baiThatA hai / jar3a ko cetana aura cetana ko jar3a mAnanA hI manuSya kA ajJAna hai| mAnanA korI bhrAnti hai ! jIvana meM cAhiye jJAna kI bhora / jAnanA abhinava krAnti hai| jar3a ko cetana mAnane se vaha caitanya-UrjA se abhimaNDita nahIM ho jaataa| jar3a kabhI cetana nahIM ho sakatA aura cetana kabhI jar3a nhiiN| eka dUsare para kiyA jAne vAlA bhrAnta nikSepaNa hI citta para kIcar3a kI parata car3hAnA hai| vastu, avasthA yA paristhiti meM jIvana-buddhi kA AropaNa citta kI maulika azuddhi hai| yadi manuSya padArtha aura cetanA ke bIca bhinnatA kA bodha kAyama rakhe, to azuddhi ko antarjagata se kosoM dUra khisakanA par3atA hai| dhyAna isa maulika bhinnatA ko darzAni vAlA viveka darzana hai| jina logoM ko dhUmrapAna kI Adata hai, krodha yA cir3acir3Apana kA gherAva hai, bAhara ke rAga ke kAraNa tanAva kA antarmana meM jabarana DerA hai, ve dhyAna kI davA kA subaha-zAma avazya sevana kreN| apanI UrjA ko kendrita kara dhyAna meM samagratA se jInA citta kI azuddhiyoM ko kAnUnana diyA jAne vAlA deza nikAlA hai| citta zuddhi hI manuSya ke lie antarazAMti kI AdhArazilA hai| mAnavatA ko zAnti se prema hai aura vizva ko mAnavatA se| zAnti vizva kA vyaktitva hai aura manuSya kA dharma usa vyaktitva ke lie svayaM ko sarvatobhAvena samarpita karanA hai / mAnavatA ke mUlyoM se jIvana kI samagratA jor3anA apane kara-kamaloM se vizva ko abhinandana patra pradAna karanA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 147 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kareM, caitanya-darzana karma kA AdhAra vicAra hai aura vicAra kA janma-sthAna mana hai| phasala aMkuraNa ke kAraNa hai aura aMkuraNa bIja ke kaarnn| tInoM paraspara sage-saMbaMdhI haiN| pragAr3hatA itanI hai ki tIna meM se kisI eka meM hone vAlI hacalaca zeSa ko bhI prabhAvita karatI hai| mana, vacana, zarIra jar3a bhale hI hoM, para cetanA kA sArA vyavasAya ina tInoM kA vyUharacanA ke antargata hai| -- citta cetanA kA hI stara hai| yoM samajhiye ki citta cetanA kA praveza dvAra hai| citta vaha kAravAM hai, jisameM acche-bure ke dosta-duzmana saMga-saMga calate haiN| acche bure ke bIca hone vAlA kalaha hI mAnasika tanAva hai| dhyAna hai citta kA anushaastaa| binA isa aMkuza ke citta kA hAthI kAbU se bAhara hai| mAnasika svAsthya to citta ke acche-bure saMkalpoM ke niyaMtraNa se hI saMbhava hai| vicAra mana kI sUkSma taraMga hai| karma aura kucha nahIM hai, mana kI sUkSma taraMgoM kI abhivyakti hai| lakavA khAye mana kA karma kahAM! vicAroM kI taraMgoM kA pravAha mana ke taMtra para nirbhara hai| bAhara se samparkakA IMdhana na mile, to mana kA mauna honA naisargika hai| binA peTrola ke kaise cala pAyegA vaahn| IMdhana kI kaTautI aura bar3hotarI para hI vAhana kI cAla hai| ____ mana kA paricaya maiM bhaviSya kI kalpanA se kraauuNgaa| citta mana se alaga astitva hai| citta hai atIta kA khaNDahara aura mana hai bhaviSya kI klpnaa| vartamAna atIta aura bhaviSya ke prAstAvika tathA upasaMhAra ke bIca kA phailAva hai| dRSTi cAhe atIta meM jAe yA bhaviSya meM, sAdhaka sAdhya se hI khlaaegaa| atIta citta hai aura bhaviSya mn| vartamAna hai-atIta aura bhaviSya ke madhyavartI mArga para pdcaap| saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha 148 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vartamAna vyaktitva hai| vartamAna atIta bane, bhaviSya vartamAna ke dvAra para dastaka de, usase pahale vartamAna zAzvata ke lie pahala kara le| merA vizvAsa vartamAna hai,vartamAna meM hai| vartamAna meM kaisI sustI! nIMda lene ke lie manA kahAM hai| para nIMda Aja hI lenI kyA jarUrI hai? nIMda kala lenI hai, Aja to jAganA hai pIle par3a rahe patte ko| Aja ko jAgRti Ane vAle kala ke lie sukhada nIMda hai| samAdhi usa nIMda kA hI to apara nAma hai| __samAdhi kI pahalI sIr3hI saMbodhi hai| samajha ke sAtha hone vAlI jAgarUkatA hI saMbodhi kI paribhASA hai| atIta ko par3hanA samajha hai aura bhaviSya ko citta para saMskAra kI parata ke rupa meM na jamane denA jAgarUkatA hai| samajha kA nAtA mastiSka se hai, jabika saMskAra kA saMbaMdha citta se hai| saMskAra vicAroM kI lahara hai| saMskAroM kA kAphilA banatA/bar3hatA hai cetanA kI bAharI saira se| vicAroM kA sarovara zAnta soyA rahe, to acchA hI hai| usameM pheMkA gayA choTA-sA eka kaMkara mAtra eka hI lahara kA kAraNa nahIM banatA, apitu vaha Andolita karatA hai sampUrNa sarovara ko, sarovara ko TheTha AkhirI bUMda ko| sArA-kA-sArA sarovara laharoM se taraMgati aura vicalita ho uThatA hai| isalie manuSya ko vicAroM se vaise hI nikala jAnA cAhiye jaise jaMgala se relagAr3I nikalA karatI hai| vaha mitra guphA meM jAkara baiThA hai| kyA yaha palAyana hai? palAyana bhagor3e karate haiN| guphA krAMti kA pratIka hai| antararASTra kI svataMtratA ke lie vaha yojanA-kakSa hai| guphAvAsa cetanA kI vApasI kA abhiyAna hai| mana zAnta aura akampa ho jAye, to zahara bhI mahAguphA meM praveza hai| AInoM meM phira khuda ke cehare kI jhalaka to mukhara hotI hai, para khatama ho jAtI hai pratibimboM meM bimba ko dekhane kI bhaavdhaaraa| mana vicAroM kI taraMgoM se zarIra ko karma karane ke lie prerita kare, usase pahale usakI dizA mor3a denI caahiye| pratyAhAra hI prANAyAma-se-phailatI prANa-zakti ko vApasa lauTAtA hai| prANAyAma se prANoM kA vistAra hotA hai aura pratyAhAra se mUla strota kI ora vaapsii| bAhara kI ora zvAsa jAnA prANAyAma hai, bhItara kI ora zvAsa lenA pratyAhAra hai| prANAyAma aura pratyAhAra kI isa layabaddhatA kA nAma hI jIvana hai| yadi yahI prakriyA cetanA se jur3a jAye, to ananta ujjvala saMbhAvanAeM sAkAra ho sakatI haiN| vyakti svayaM ko bAhara saMsAra aura samAdhi 149 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ le jAe ananta taka aura bhItara le jAe zUnya tk| mahAjIvana kI bhagavat sampadA bhItara kI zUnyatA aura bAhara kI pUrNatA meM hai| pahala ke lie jarUrata hai prANazaktiyoM kI bhItara meM baiThaka banAne kii| antarazaktiyoM ko sthitaprajJa banAne kA nAma hI kumbhaka hai|| ___ caitanya-zikhara kI yaha yAtrA hamAre vyaktitva ke kriyA-tantroM kA sammAna hai| zarIra, mana, vicAra, citta yA mastiSka sabakI dhamaniyoM meM Akhira maulikatA kisakI hai, mUlataH andara kauna hai, kisakA pravAha hai, isake prati jijJAsA honI hI caahiye| jisane yaha jAnane kI ceSTA kI ki merA jIvana-strota kyA hai, maiM kauna hUM, vaha sambodhi-mArga kA pAMtha hai| jijJAsA saMbodhi kI sahelI hai| samAdhi to vahAM hai, jisakI svayaM ko jAnane kI ceSTAeM saphalatA kA pramANa-patra le cukI haiN| samAdhi vaha taTa hai, jise pAne ke lie kaI tUphAnoM se lar3anA par3a sakatA hai| jo tUphAna se jUjhane ke lie hara saMbhava prastuta hai, usake lie hara lahara sAgara kA kinArA hai| samAdhi kA sAgara jIvana se judA nahIM hai| jIvana aura samAdhi ke bIca kucha ghar3iyoM/arasoM kA viraha ho sakatA hai, kintu zAzvata viraha ke padacApa sunAI nahIM de skte| yadi manuSya kRtasaMkalpa ho aura apane saMkalpoM ke lie sarvatobhAvena samarpita ho, to samAdhi kA naukA-vihAra bhaMvara ke tUphAnI gaTThoM meM bhI behicaka hotA hai| ___ mujhe to Akhira vo pAnA hai jo hakIkata meM maiM huuN| usa 'maiM kI upalabdhi hI to mahAjIvana ke dvAra kA udghATana hai| yadi maiM kI upalabdhi meM mRtyu bhI ho jAe, to vaha mere dvArA mere hI lie hone vAlI zahAdata hai| arihaMta merI hI parAkASTA hai| aura arihaMta kI mRtyu, mRtyu nahIM, varan, mahAjIvana kA mahAmahotsava hai| maiM aisI hI majAra kA diyA jalA rahA hUM, jo jIvana ko mRtyu-mukta rozanI de| __ hameM pAra honA hai hara ghere se, hara sImA se, hara parde se| Akhira asIma sImA ke pAra hI mila sakatA hai| sImAoM ke pAra calane ke lie svayaM ko diyA jAne vAle protsAhana hI jIvana kA saMnyAsa hai| yadi phailAnA ho tumheM apane Apako, to hAtha ko le jAo ananta tk| yadi vistAra se Uba gaye ho to lauTA lAo svayaM ke jIvana ke mahAzUnya meM; basA hai jo zarIra ke pAra, vicAra ke pAra, mana ke paar| zarIra kA tAdAtmya TUTanA hI videha-anubhUti hai| vicAroM dvArA maunavrata lenA hI jIvana meM munitva kA Ayojana hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 150 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ke pAra calanA hI antarAtmA meM ArohaNa ke lie siMganala' pAnA hai| maiM to mana se bhI do kadama Age huuN| mujhe to abhI taka pAra karanI hai kaI siiddh'iyaaN| Atma-strota ruMdhA par3A hai mana, vacana aura zarIra ke tAdAtmya kI kAlI caTTAnoM se| caTTAnoM ko haTAnA hI strota ke vimocana kA AdhAra hai| saundarya-darzana ke lie pardo aura bUMghaToM kA ughAr3anA anivArya hai| zarIra ko apane anuzAsana meM rakhane ke lie haTha-yoga hai aura mana kI vaicArika phudaphudI para niyaMtraNa pAne ke lie maMtra-yoga hai| jinakA zarIra para niyaMtraNa hai aura vicAroM para anuzAsana hai, ve binA Asana aura maMtra-sAdhanA ke bhI yogI haiN| satya to yaha hai ki jIvana ke bAharI aura bhItarI pariveza para niyaMtraNa karanA hI jIvana-yoga se mulAkAta hai| jIvanayoga hara yoga se UMcA hai| rAja-yoga jIvana-yoga se do iMca Upara nahIM hai| jIvana-yoga ko sAdhane ke lie rAja yoga hai| vipazyanA yA prekSA bhI jIvana-yoga ke lie hai| jIvana-yoga kA matalaba hai usa tattva se milana jo sirphavyakti ke jIte jI hI jIvita nahIM rahatA, apitu mRtyu ke bAda bhI jisakA antyeSTi-saMskAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| vaha Atma-tattva hI jIvana yoga kA AdhAra hai| mRtyu ke nAkhUna use kharoMca taka nahIM lagA paate| mRtyu satya nahIM, mRtyu eka jhUTha hai| usakI pahuMca coloM ke parivartana taka sImita hai| maiM to pAra hUM mRtyu kI hara paiTha ke| ___ zarIra, vicAra aura mana padArtha haiM, jabaki aatmaauurjaa| apanI UrjA ko apane lie samagratA se upayoga karanA hI antara-yAtrA hai| isa yAtrA kI zuruAta hai apane Apa se| mitra! jarA pUcho svayaM se--maiM kauna hUM? __ maiM kauna hUM-yaha maMtra nahIM hai, yaha jijJAsA hai| maiM ahaMkAra kA pratIka nahIM hai, balki maiM usa saMbhAvanA ko saMbodhana hai jisakI maulikatA jIvana ke nakhazikha taka jur3I hai| jIvana kI ekAgratA apanI samagratA ke kandhe para maiM se hI phalI-phUlI hai| maiM ahaMkAra se hotA hai| jahAM bhASA antara-jIvana se maiM kI paribhASA pUchatI hai, vahAM to ulTA ahaMkAra dulattI mAra khA baiThatA hai; kintu jahAM ahaMkAra kA mastaka jhukatA hai vahIM svayaM se svayaM kI maulikatA pUchane kA bhAva janmatA hai| ___ 'maiM pAra hai- mere zarIra se, mere vicAra se, mere mana se| antara meM ArohaNa mana, vacana aura zarIra kI hara gatividhi ke pAra hai, isalie apane Apako yaha pUchanA maiM kauna haM, saMsAra aura samAdhi 151 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRttantrI ke tAra-tAra meM 'maiM kauna hUM' ke mArke kA saMgIta tvarA se jhaMkRta karanA aham se janme 'maiM' ko khulI coTa hai| yaha coTa jIvana ke maulika 'maiM' kI khoja kA prayAsa hai| apane Apa se pUchA jAne vAlA yaha prazna caitanya-darzana ke lie apanI jijJAsA ko prakaTa karatA hai| jIvana kI dehalIja para Atma- jAgaraNa kA praharI caubIsa ghaNTe lagAnA jarUrI hai / sAdhanA jIvana se alaga-thalaga nahIM hai| jIvana jIvantatA kA paricaya-patra hai aura jIvantatA jAgaraNa kI sagI bahina hai| jAgaraNa aura jIvantatA ko ApasapurI kA vyavahAra binA kisI nAnuca ke nibhAnA hI hotA hai| sone kA jAgaraNa se kaisA saMbaMdha ! duzmana ko to dUra se hI salAmI acchI hai| zarIra ke dvArA lI jAne vAlI nIMda to zarIra kA bhojana hai, kintu antaHkaraNaM dvArA lI jAne vAlI ubAsiyAM pramattatA kI pRSThabhUmi hai| samAdhi to jAgatI huI nIMda kA nAma hai| samAdhi eka aisI nimagnatA hai, jisameM jagI huI nIMda ke sivA kucha bhI nahIM bctaa| samAdhi ko jIvana kI parachAI banAne ke lie hameM jAgarUkatA ke sAtha sama ko jIvana kA hRdaya banAnA hogaa| sama kI jarUrata hai jIvana meM Ane vAlI pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM svayaM ko anudvigna aura asantulita hone se rokane ke lie| sama kA upayoga hai santulana ke lie| jIvana kI jamIna kAphI ubar3a-khAbar3a hai| roDoM aura bhAToM kI kilebandI yahAM kadamakadama para hai| jIvana ke mArga para avarodhaka cihna Ane nAmumakina nahIM hai, kintu usa avarodhoM se vicalita hue binA lakSya kI ora bar3hate calanA Atma-saMkalpoM ke lie sAhasapUrvaka saMgharSa karanA hai| jIvana meM Ane vAlI hara saphalatA aura asaphalatA, anukUlatA aura pratikUlatA kI dAyIM bAyIM dizAoM meM svayaM kA antara-saMtulana banAye rakhanA hI samAdhi kI vyAvahArikatA hai kyA tumane nahIM dekhA hai bAMsa se baMdhI rassiyoM para nAca karate kisI kalAkAra ko ? dAyeMbAyeM ke bIca santulana hI jIvana ke rassI nRtya kA AdhAra hai| - isalie sama ko jIvana kA abhinna aMga banAne vAlA hI tanAva mukta zAnti sAmrAjya meM praveza pAne kA adhikArI hai| Akhira samAdhi bhI sama kA hI vistAra hai / saMvara bhI sama se hI banA hai| samyaktava aura sambodhi bhI sama kI godI meM hI kilakAri bharate haiN| mana, vacana aura kAyA kI hara pravRtti ke madhya yadi sama ko hI madhyavartI banA diyA jAe, to bhautikatA bhI AdhyAtmikatA meM lIla jaaegii| mana, vacana, kAyA aura karma kA antarAtmA se jagane vAlA pyAra hI caitanya - darzana kI prAthamika bhUmikA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 152 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAdhi kI chA~ha meM pau janma hai, prabhAta bacapana hai, dopahara javAnI hai, sandhyA bur3hApA hai, rAta mRtyu hai| jInava eka binA rukI yAtrA hai| pUrva meM ugA sUraja pazcima kI ora kadama-para-kadama bar3hAtA hai| hara koI jIvana meM kucha-na-kucha kamAtA hai, paidA karatA hai| bAMjha abhAgA mAnA jAtA hai| bAhara kA kamAyA-jamAyA yahIM dharA raha jAtA hai| apane bhItarI jIvana meM kucha paidA kiye binA cale jAnA svayaM kA bAMjhapana nahIM to aura kyA hai ? rAta jIvana kahAnI kA virAma hai| sandhyA A rahI hai| kAla upahAsa kare, usase pahale sandhyA ko sArthaka kara lenA sapheda bAla vAloM kI anubhava-praur3hatA hai| jindagI bahuta bIta cukI hai| zeSa bacI thor3I jindagI ke lie bhI AMkha khula jAye, to lAkhoM paaye| yaha jarUrI nahIM hai ki jo kAma pUrI jindagI meM nahIM hotA, vaha thor3e samaya meM nahIM ho sakatA / vidyArthI sAla bhara mehanata kahAM karatA hai! parIkSA kI ghar3I jyoM-jyoM karIba AtI hai, mAnasikatA usake mutAbika taiyAra hotI calI jAtI hai| parIkSA ke dinoM meM samaya kama, para lagana adhika hotI hai| yaha lagana hI saphalatA kI buniyAda hai| vyakti ko apane samaya kI dUsare sabhI kAmoM se thor3I-thor3I kaTautI karanI cAhiye aura ghar3I -do ghar3I kA samaya dhyAna meM lagAnA cAhiye / antarazaktiyoM ke sampAdana evaM jAgaraNa ke lie rAta ko sote samaya aura subaha uThate samaya dhyAna meM svayaM ko sakriya avazya kara lenA caahiye| ghar3I bhara kiye gaye dhyAna kA prabhAva caubIsa ghar3iyoM taka taraMgita rahatA hai| davA kI eka golI bhI dina bhara svAsthya kI lahareM phailA sakatI hai| jise eka bAra dhyAna kA raMga car3ha gayA, vaha utaranA sahaja nahIM hai| dUdha pIne ke bAda bhalA samundara ke pAnI ko pIne kI cAha kauna karegA ! dhyAna isa dharatI para svarNima sUryodaya hai| dhyAna hameM sikhAtA hai ghara Ane kI bAta, nIr3a meM lauTane kI prkriyaa| citta paramANuoM kI DherI hai| paramANu jIvana-jIvI nahIM hote / dhyAna citta ko caitanya banAne kI guMjAiza hai| loga samajhate haiM ki dhyAna mRtyu hai, vaha hameM apanI cittavRttiyoM ko rokanA sikhAtA hai| jabaki aisA nahIM hai| dhyAna se bar3hakara koI saMsAra aura samAdhi 153 For Personal & Private Use Only -candraprabha Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana nahIM hai| vaha hameM rukanA yA rokanA nahIM sikhAtA, varan lauTanA sikhAtA hai| vaha to yaha prazikSaNa detA hai ki isameM gati kro| jitanI teja raphtAra pakar3a sako, utanI teja pakar3a lo| jaba svayaM meM samA jAoge, to sthitaprajJa bana jaaoge| jahAM abhI hama jAnA cAhate haiM, vahAM gaye binA hI saba kucha jAna leNge| usakI AtmA meM pratibimbita hogA sArA sNsaar| parachAI par3egI saMsAra meM hara kriyA-kalApa kI usake ghara meM par3e AIna meN| yaha asalI jIvana hai| yaha vaha jInava hai, jisameM daur3a-dhUpa, daMge-phasAda, AtaMka-ugravAda kI lUMe nahIM cltiiN| yahAM to hotI hai zAnti, parama zAnti, sdaabhaar| mana sakriya hai| dhyAna mana kI sakriyatA ko har3apatA nahIM hai| use niSkriya karake zava nahIM banAtA, balki cetanA ke vibhinna AyAmoM para use vikasita karatA calatA hai| jisa mana ke kamala kI paMkhur3iyAM abhI kIcar3a se kucha-kucha chU rahI haiM, dhyAna unheM kIcar3a se nirlipta karatA hai| sUraja kI taraha ugAkara use apane sahaja svarUpa meM khilA detA hai| yAnI use vAstavikatA kA saurabha de detA hai| yaha prakriyA niSkriyatA aura jar3atA pradAna karane kI nahIM hai| yaha to vikAsazIlatA kA paricaya detI hai| / nAbhi meM kuNDalini soyI hai| use jAgRta kara dhyAna cakroM kA bhedana karavAtA hai| jaba vyakti dhyAna ke dvArA cakroM kA bhedana karatA hai, to vaha nIce se Upara kI yAtrA karatA hai| yaha UrdhvArohaNa hai, evaresTa kI car3hAI hai| SaDcakroM kA bhedana vAstava meM SaDlezyAoM kA bhedana hai| ina cakroM ke pAra hai vItarAgatA, jahAM sAdhaka ko sunAI detA hai brahmanAda, kaivalya kA madhurima sNgiit| ___ dhyAna vastutaH Atma-zakti kI baiTarI ko cArja karane kA rAjamArga hai| aba yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama usa baiTarI ko kaba cAlU kareM, kaba usakA upayoga kareM aura usakI zaktiyoM kA lAbha leN| Aja na kevala bAharI khatare bar3he haiM, varan bhItarI khatare bhI bahuta bar3ha-car3ha gaye haiN| saccAI to yaha hai ki bAhara se bhI jyAdA bhItarI khatare bar3he haiN| isalie Aja samasyAoM kI paheliyoM ko sulajhAne ke lie dhyAna acUka hai| hameM adhika samaya na mile, to dara-roja subaha caubIsa minaTa dhyAna avazya kreN| zatrupakSa kI bAteM chor3ane kI ceSTA kareM aura apane ghara meM sajI cIjoM kA AnaMda leN| ghara lauTane kA rasa paidA hote hI mana kI ekAgratA sdhegii| ___ rasa jaganA jarUrI hai| 'raso vaisaH' vaha rasa rUpa hai| apanA ghara tabhI acchA lagegA, jaba isake prati rasamayatA jgegii| rasamayatA mana kI ekAgratA kI nIMva hai| pieM hama rasamayatA saMsAra aura samAdhi 154 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke pyAle -para-pyAle, jisase saphala ho sake dhyAna, pA sakeM hama dhyAna ke jariye apane ghara ko, lakSya ko, maMjila ko / svayaM kI ekarasatA hI samAdhi hai| rasamayatA kA hI dUsarA nAma ekAgratA hai| mana kI caMcalatA rasamayatA kA abhAva hai| jaise pake hue bAla eka lambe jIvana kI dAstAna haiM, vaise hI rasa kI paripakvatA dhyAna kI maMjI huI kahAnI hai| vyakti kA dhyAna ke binA koI astitva nahIM hai| dhyAna eka vyabhicArI kA bhI ho sakatA hai| vAsanA aura vAsanA se saMbaMdhita binduoM para vaha ekAgracita rahatA hai / para yaha dhyAna azubha hai| vaha isalie, kyoMki yaha dhyAna uttejanA, vikSobha evaM Akroza ko janma detA hai| vaha himAlaya kA zikhara nahIM, apitu sar3aka kA sAMDa hai| jo svayaM ko svayaM kI najaroM meM Atma-tRpta aura AhlAda - pUrNa kara de, vahI dhyAna zubha hai| yaha bAharI saMgharSa se palAyana nahIM hai| dhyAna zakti bhI detA hai aura zAnti bhI / zakti puruSArtha ko protsAhana hai aura zAnti usakI maMjilA subaha ke samaya kiyA jAne vAlA dhyAna zakti ke dvAra para dastaka hai aura saMdhyA ke samaya kiyA jAne vAlA dhyAna zAMti kI Dyor3hI para | subaha to rAta bhara soyI-leTI UrjA kA jAgaraNa hai| jabaki sandhyA dina bhara mehanata-majadUrI kara thakI-mAMdI cetanA kI pahacAna hai| subaha arthAt samyak bahAva aura saMdhyA arthAt samyak dhyaan| subaha /zakti kuNDalanI se cetanA ke UrdhvArohaNa kI yAtrA kI zuruAta hai / sandhyA/ zAnti usa yAtrA - yajJa kI pUrNAhuti hai| zakti jAgaraNa ke lie padmAsana, siddhAsana, prANAyAma bhI sahAyaka - salAhakAra haiM aura zAnti - abhyudaya ke lie zavAsana, sukhAsana bhI acche sAjhedAra haiN| AsanapUrvaka dhyAna svAsthya lAbha kI pahala hai| dhyAna ke lie zarIra kA svastha rahanA aparihArya hai| Asana isIlie kiye jAte haiN| Asana kA saMbaMdha dhyAna se nahIM, apitu zarIra se hai| Asana eka taraha ke vyAyAma ke lie hai| bhUkha lage, jImA huA pace, zarIrazuddhi ho, yahI Asana kI antarakathA hai| dhyAna zarIra zuddhi nahIM, balki citta-zuddhi hai| dhyAna ke lie to vahI Asana sarvopari hai, jisa para hama do-tIna ghaMTe jamakara baiTha skeN| svastha mana ke maMca para hI adhyAtma ke Asana kI bichAvaTa hotI hai| AdhyAtmika svAsthya ke lie mana kI nirogitA Avazyaka hai aura mana kI nirogitA ke lie kaSAyoM kA upavAsa upAdeya hai| viSayoM se svayaM kI nivRtti hI upavAsa kA sUtrapAta hai| kSamA, namratA aura saMtoSa ke dvArA mana ko svAsthya lAbha pradAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 155 For Personal & Private Use Only - candraprabha Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAdhi svAsthya kA vipakSa nahIM hai| yaha zarIra ko ekatrita UrjA dekara svAsthyalAbha kI dizA meM sahAyikA banatI hai| sAMsoM para saMyama karanA, citta ke bikharAva ko rokanA aura indriyoM kI anargalatA para eDI denA- yahI to samAdhi ke khAsa hetu haiM aura Ayuvardhana tathA jIvana-poSaNa ke lie bhI yahI majabUta sahAre haiN| Asana zarIra kA ekAnta karmayoga hai| yaha zarIra ko zrama kA abhyAsI banAye rakhane kA dattacitta upakrama hai| jo tanmayatApUrvaka kAma karatA hai, vaha kaI taraha ke sAdhanoM ko sAdha letA hai| adhyAtma kA artha yaha nahIM hotA hai ki saba kucha kAma chor3a-chAr3a do| kAma se jI-curAnA adhyAtma nahIM hai, apitu kAma ko tanmayatA evaM jAgarUkatApUrvaka karanA adhyAtma kI jIvanta anumodanA hai| niSkriyatA adhyAtma kI paricaya-pustikA banI bhI kaba! adhyAtma kA praveza-dvAra to apramattatA hai| pramAda chor3a kara dilojAna se kAma karate rahanA isa karma-bhUmi kA mahAn udyoga hai| ___ udyoga arthAt ud + yogaUMcA yog| udyoga kI buniyAda zrama hai aura zrama karanA UMcA yoga hai| agara zrama ThIka hai, to udyoga karanA kahAM pApa hai! yaha to jIvana kI sAdhanA kA eka jarUratamanda pahalU hai| apanI mehanata kI roTI khAnA pauruSa kA pasInA nikAlanA nahIM hai, varan pasIne ke nAma para usakA upayoga karate hue, use jaMga se dUra rakhanA hai| ____ apane hAthoM se tanmayatApUrvaka zrama karanA pApoM se mukti pAne kA AsAna tarIkA hai| dUsaroM dvArA koI kAma karane kI bajAya svayaM karanA adhika zreyaskara hai| khAte-pIte, uThatebaiThate, sote-jAgate hara samaya hoza rakhanA svayaM ko gRhastha-santa ke AsAna para jamAnA hai| dhyAna-yoga kI yahI vyAvahArikatA hai| dina saMsAra hai; rAta usase AMkha muMdanA hai| dina meM apanI vRtti phailAo, tAki jIvana kI gatividhiyAM Thappa na ho jAe aura sAMjha par3ate-par3ate sUryakiraNoM kI taraha unakA saMvaraNa kara lo| yahI citta kA phailAva aura saMkoca hai| yadi rAta ko svapna-mukta nidrA bhI lI, to bhI vaha citta kI ekAgratA hI hai| dhyAna kA kAma svapna-mukta/nirvikalpa citta kA prabaMdha hai| jaba kisI Asana para baiThe binA hI binA prayAsa kiye dhyAna ho jAya, to hI vaha jIvana kA iMkalAba hai| jaba dhyAna abhyAsa aura siddhAnta se Upara jIvana kA abhinna aMga bana jAye, tabhI vaha antaramana meM paramAtmA ke adhiSThAna kA nimitta banatA hai| svayaM ke dvArA-svayaM-meM dekhane kI prakriyA svaccha dhyAna hai| svayaM se mulAkAta ho jAne kA nAma hI Atmayoga hai| dhyAna hai antryaatraa| vaha bhItara kA bodha karAtA hai| mana kA hara saMsAra aura samAdhi -candraprabha 156 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMvega vaha sunAtA hai| dhyAna ke samaya mana kA bhaTakAva phisalana nahIM hai, apitu antaraMga meM dabe-jame vicAroM kA pratibimba hai| dhyAna agara Upara-Upara hogA, to vaha Upara-Upara ke vicAra jtlaaegaa| jo yaha kahate haiM ki dhyAna ke samaya hamArA mana TikatA nahIM, ve dhyAna nahIM karate, varan dhyAna ke nAma para aupacArikatA nibhA rahe haiN| dhyAna jyoM-jyoM gaharA hotA jAegA, tyoM-tyoM vicAra bhI gahare hote jaaeNge| ve bar3e pake hae aura sadhe hue phala hoNge| samAdhi ke kSaNoM meM Ane vAle vicAra Atma-jJAna kI jhaMkAra hai| samAdhimaya jIvana meM ubhare vicAra svayaM kI bhagavata abhivyakti hai| samAdhi samAdhAnoM kA kendra hai| samAdhAna to hajAroM kisma ke hote haiM, para samAdhi samAdhAnoM-kA-samAdhAna hai| yaha uttaroM-kA-uttara/anuttara hai| bhalA, jo jagamagAhaTa sUraja meM hai vaha graha-tAroM meM kahAM se ho sakatI hai? usakI ujiyAlI ko bAdala DhAMka nahIM sktaa| isalie samAdhi antara-vyaktitva kI vikAsa kI samagratA hai| dhyAna isameM madadagAra hai| acetana mana ko rAhata denA dhyAna kI praphullatA hai| rojamarrA kI tanAva-bharI jindagI meM bhI mAnasikatA tathA praphullatA ko aMkurita karanA dhyAna kI maulika dena hai| dhyAna aura samAdhi koI camatkAra nahIM hai| yaha citta ke sAtha ekAgratA tathA vAstavikatA kI dostI hai| camatkAra mAyAjAla bhI ho sakatA hai, para samAdhi bAjIgarI aura madArIgirI nahIM ho sktii| camatkAra hara AdamI nahIM kara sakatA, para samAdhi hara AdamI pA sakatA hai| tandrA TUTI ki samAdhi kI deharI para pAMva rkhaa| kisI ne mujhase pUchA ki maMdira meM ghaNTa kyoM bajAyA jAtA hai? kyA bhagavAna ko jagAne ke lie? ___ maiMne kahA, nhiiN| maMdira meM ghaNTa bajAyA jAtA hai apane Apako jagAne ke lie, svayaM ko tandrA se ubArane ke lie| tAki duniyA-jahAna ke bikharAva aura bhaTakAva ko rokakara maMdira meM ekAgracita ho ske| maMdira hamArI zraddhA kA ghara hai| vaha hamAre citta kI eka ujjvala bhAva-dazA hai| jahAM citta zAnti aura samAdhi kA AliMgana kare, vahI maMdira hai| ghaNTA bhItara ke lie jAga-ghar3I hai| use sunakara yadi khuda jaga gaye, to khudA jagA hai| khada bhI na jage, to khadA ko kyA jagAoge! vaha jAgRta ke lie jAgRta aura supta ke lie supta/lupta hai| dhyAna hameM bhItara se AThoM pahara jagAe rakhatA hai| vAsanA kI tandrA dhyAna-praharI ko Andolita nahIM kara sktii| insAna jakar3A hai vAsanA ke paMjoM meN| usakI jar3eM gaharAI saMsAra aura samAdhi --candraprama 157 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taka haiN| mana meM jitanI gaharI vAsanA hai, utanI hI gaharI mukti kI bhAvanA hogI, tabhI punarjanma ko jar3a ukhar3a sakatI hai| jIvana kA phUla soye-soye na murajhA jAye, isake lie sAvaceta rahanA jIvana-karttavya hai| prApta kSaNa ko behozI meM bhulA baiThanA vartamAna ko ThukarAnA hai| vartamAna kA anupazyI hI atIta ke nAma para bhaviSya kA sahI itihAsa likha pAtA hai| vartamAna se haTakara kevala bhUta-bhaviSya ke bIca jIvana ko peMDulama kI taraha calAne vAlA adhara meM hai| vartamAna jIvana kI maulikatA hai| vaha deha nahIM, vaha prANa hai| kajjala/dhavala deha ke bhItara pAlakhI mAre jamA hai eka jiivn-saadhk| use pahacAnanA hI jIvana kI saccAiyoM ko bhoganA hai| vahAM bina bAdala barasAta hotI hai, bina TakarAhaTa bijalI camakatI hai| mUka hai vahAM bhaassaa/bhaassnn| anubhava ke jharane meM AvAja nahIM, mAtra amRta snAna hotA hai| samAdhi usa jIvana-sAdhaka se sAkSAtkAra hai| yaha sthiti pAne ke lie hameM pAra karane hoMge samAdhi ke caraNoM ko| samAdhi mArga nahIM samAdhi lakSya hai, maMjila hai| samAdhi ke tIna caraNa haiM- ekAnta, mauna aura dhyaan| ekAnta saMsAra se dUrI hai, pauna abhivyakti se mukti hai aura dhyAna vicAroM se nivRtti hai| ghara-bhara ke sabhI sadasya apaneapane kAma se bAhara gae hue haiN| hama ghara meM akele haiN| yaha hamAre lie ekAnta kA avasara hai| kucha samaya ke lie ghara bhI guphA ke ekAntavAsa kA majA de sakatA hai| abhivyakti rukI, to dostI-duzmanI ke sAmAjika rizte adhUre/thame raha gye| bhalA, gUgoM kA koI samAja/saMbaMdha hotA hai| jaba kisI se kucha bolanA hI nahIM hai to vicAra kyoM/ kaise taraMgita hoNge| nirvicAra-dhyAna hI samAdhi kA praveza dvAra hai| _____ vyakti rAta-bhara to mauna kA sAdhaka banatA hI hai, kintu vaha soye-soye| dina meM nIMda nahIM hotI, jAga hotI hai, para mana bar3abolA rahatA hai| adhyAtma meM praveza ke lie ekAnta upayogI hai aura mauna bhIr3a meM bhI akele rahane kI kalA hai| jIvana meM mauna apanA lene se vyAvahArika jhagar3e tathA musIbateM bhI kama ho jaaeNgii| mauna vicAroM kI zakti kA hrAsa nahIM; apitu usakA ekatrIkaraNa hai| bhASA Antarika UrjA ko bAhara nikAla detI hai, kintu mauna UrjA-saMcaya kA mAdhyama hai| bahirjagata se antarjagata meM praveza ke lie mauna dvAra hai| svayaM kI naI zaktiyoM kA AvirbhAva karane ke lie mauna prAthamika bhUmikA hai| isalie mauna apane Apa meM eka dhyAna-sAdhanA hai| yaha vANI-saMyama kA praharI hai, zakti-saMcaya karane vAlA bhaNDAra hai, satya ko anukSaNa banAe rakhane vAlA maMtra hai| saMsAra aura samAdhi 158 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisane mana, vacana aura kAyA ke dvAra baMda kara die haiM, vahI satya kA pAradI aura medhAvI sAdhaka hai| use ina dvAroM para apramatta caukI karanI hotI hai| usakI AMkhoM kI putaliyAM antarjagata ke praveza-dvAra para TikI rahatI haiN| bahirjagata ke atithi isI dvAra se praveza karate haiN| ayogya aura anacAhe atithi dvAra khaTakhaTAte jarUra haiM, kintu vaha tamAma dastakoM ke uttara nahIM detA, mAtra saccAI kI dastaka sunatA hai| vaha unhIM logoM kI agavAnI karatA hai, jisase usake aMtara-jagata kA sammAna aura gaurava-vardhana ho| samAdhi bhItara kI alamastI hai| cehare para dikhAI dene vAlI caitanya kI prasannatA meM ise nihArA jA sakatA hai| yaha kisI sthAna-vizeSa, kI mahalanumA seneya saMracanA nahIM hai, na hI kahIM kA sthAnApati honA hai, varan antaraMga kI khulI AMkhoM meM anokhe AnaMda kI khamAra hai| vaha hAra meM bhI muskurAhaTa hai, mATI meM bhI pahala kI jamAvaTa hai| samAdhi zUnya meM virATa hone kI pahala hai! vAsanA-bharI pyAsI AMkhoM meM zalAI ghoMpane se samAdhi rozana nahIM hotI, apitu bhItara ke siyAsI AsamAna kI sArI badaliyAM aura dhuMdha haTane ke bAda kiraNa banakara ubharatI hai| samAdhi to sthiti hai| vahAM vRtti kahAM! pravRtti ko saMbhAvanA se nakArA nahIM jA sktaa| vRtti kA saMbaMdha to citta ke sAtha hai jabaki samAdhi kA darzana citta ke parde ko phAr3a dene ke bAda hotA hai| cetanA kA vihAra to citta ke hara vikalpa ke pAra hai| samAdhi meM jIne vAlA sau phIsadI a-citta hotA hai, magara acetana nhiiN| cetanA to vahAM harI-bharI rahatI hai| cetanA kI hara saMbhAvanA samAdhi kI sandhi se pravartita hotI hai| use yaha smaraNa nahIM karanA par3atA ki maiM kauna huuN| usake to sAre prazna DUba jAte haiN| jo hotA hai, vaha mAtra uttaroM ke padacihnoM kA anusaraNa hotA hai| - - saMsAra aura samAdhi 159 -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only