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________________ gautama pArakha hamAre baccoM para par3atA hai| sAmAjika va rASTrIya saMracanA kI eka ikAI hai parivAra, ata: parivAra samAja va rASTra ke caritra nirmANa meM hamArI bhI bhUmikA honI caahiye| hama saMskAravAna samAja va rASTra ke nirmANa meM tabhI zreSTha sahabhAgI ho sakate haiM jaba Charity begins at home ke artha ko apane svayaM ke jIvana meM caritArtha kreN| apane samAja va rASTra ko suskAroM kI jyoti se prakAzavAna kreN| sarvaprathama hama acchI bAtoM va susaMkalpoM ko grahaNa karanA siikheN| isake lie bhI yaha Avazyaka hai ki guNI janoM va sadAcArI puruSoM ko apanA Adarza maane| unake prati sammAna bhAva rkheN| isa krama meM merI bhAvanA kI ye paMktiyAM hameM yahI bodha karA rahI hai guNI janoM ko dekha hRdaya meM, mere prema umar3a aave| bane jahA~ taka unakI sevA, karake yaha mana sukha paave|| hoUM nahIM kRtaghna kabhI maiM, droha na mere ura aave| unnata saMskAra jIvana kI amUlya nidhi hotI hai| jIvana guNa grahaNa kA bhAva rahe nita, dRSTi na doSoM para jaave|| yAtrA meM garbhAvasthA meM bAlyAvasthA phira yauvana aura usake guNavAna logoM ko dekhakara mere mana meM unake prati zraddhA evaM pazcAt vRddhAvasthA taka hara kSaNa saMskAra hamArA mArga prazasta prema kA bhAva umar3e, unakI yathAzakti sevA karake sukha evaM karatA hai| vigata varSoM meM saMskAroM kA jo avamUlyana huA hai, Ananda kA anubhava kruuN| apane upakArI ke prati bhI mere mana meM vaha cintanIya hai| astu usake parizodhana meM aba aura vilamba kRtajJatA kA bhAva rhe| kabhI bhI vidroha kI bhAvanA na bne| saMyama kiyA gayA to bhaviSya kA prazna svata: A khar3A hogaa| jahAM aura maryAdA jIvana kA sUtra bne| sadaiva dUsaroM ke sadguNoM ko unnata saMskAra vyakti ko viparIta paristhitiyoM meM bhI usake grahaNa karU tathA paradoSa darzana se bacUM, yahI merI abhilASA hai| Atma-bala ko sudRr3hatA pradAna kara kartavya vimukha hone se bacAte prathama pAThazAlA : mA~ baccoM kI prathama pAThazAlA hai| mA~ haiM vahI saMskAroM ke prati dRr3hatA saMbala pradAna karate haiN| hama hatAzA ke mamatva kI zItala chAyA meM usakA poSaNa hotA hai| garbhAvasthA va nirAzA ke makar3ajAla ko tor3ate hae naitikatA kI ora se zizu kA saMskAra va zikSA prAraMbha hotI hai| mahAbhArata kAla agrasara hone kI Atmika zakti ko prApta karate haiN| yaha ke vIra abhimanyu isake jvalaMta udAharaNa haiN| vaijJAnikoM ne bhI viDambanA hI hai ki Aja jana sAmAnya saMskAroM kI bAtoM ko bar3e garbhAvasthA meM zizu para par3ane vAle prabhAva va saMskAroM kI bAteM sAmAnya DhaMga se lete haiM aura vyaktigata jIvana meM hI nahIM svIkAra kI haiN| ataH garbhavatI mahilAoM ko dhArmika evaM pArivArika, sAmAjika, va rASTrIya jIvana kSetra meM bhI sadasaMskAra vaijJAnika dRSTi se vizeSa hidAyateM dI jAtI haiN| bacapana saMskAra kI mahattA ko gaMbhIratA se nahIM le pAte, yahI ciMtA kA viSaya hai| bhUmi hai| baccoM ke zArIrika, mAnasika evaM AdhyAtmika vikAsa ciMtana kI dizA : meM mA~ ke saMpUrNa vyaktitva kA prabhAva par3atA hai| catura mAtAyeM evaM acchI bAteM par3hane, bolane tathA likhane meM to acchI lagatI saMskAravAna parivAra baccoM ko zaizavasthA se hI saMskAra kI haiM parantu unheM AcaraNa meM lAnA atyaMta kaThina hotA hai| vyasana zikSA dete haiN| baccoM ko saMskAravAna banAne ke lie mAtAoM kA mukta hue binA aura racanAtmaka ciMtana ke abhAva meM uttama udaradAyitva dUsaroM se apekSAkRta adhika hai| baccoM ko saMskArita karane meM parijanoM meM AcAra-vicAra-vyavahAra Adi kA saMskAroM kI kalpanA karanA bhI Atma-pravaMcanA hai| jIvana mUlyavAna hai, hama apane jIvana kA mUlya samajheM aura use bhI prabhAva par3atA hai| parivAra meM bar3oM ke prati Adara bhAva, dIna saMskAravAna bnaayeN| Atma-bala ke dhanI bneN| hama svayaM Atma dukhiyoM ke prati karuNA bhAva, Atithya satkAra bhAva tathA sabake avalokana kreN| apane vikAroM ko jAneM, phcaaneN| vikAra mukta prati sneha bhAva banAne kA prayAsa ho| sAtha hI parivAra meM sabase ho dRr3ha pratijJa baneM tabhI hamArI chavi janamAnasa meM saMskAravAna maitrIpUrNa saMbaMdha ho| sabhI paraspara milajula kara rheN| sevaka ke rUpa meM ubhregii| hamAre pratyeka AcaraNa kA prabhAva 0 aSTadazI / 2380
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________________ zikSA kendra baccoM kI dUsarI pAThazAlA hai bacapana ke saMskAra hI Age calakara puSpita evaM pallavati hote haiN| eka manovaijJAnika kA kahanA hai ki baccA 5 varSa kI Ayu meM jo bhaviSya meM use bananA hai vaha bana jAtA hai| bAla mana meM komala bhAvanAoM kA suhAvanA saMsAra hotA hai| yaha jIvana kI anamola avasthA hai| saMskAroM kA bIjAropaNa isI avasthA meM kiyA jAnA caahiye| kahA jAtA hai ki Well begin is half done arthAt acchI zuruvAta acchI saphalatA kA pratIka hai| saMskAroM ke krama meM hameM dhyAna rakhanA hogA ki bAlaka parivAra kA eka sammAnita aura pyArA sadasya hai usake mAnasika saMvegoM aura zArIrika vikAsa meM hamArA use pUrA sakArAtmaka sahayoga milanA ati Avazyaka hai / bAlyAvasthA se kizorAvasthA taka usake vikAsa kA patha hameM prazasta karanA hai| usakI bhAvanAoM, vicAroM tathA prayatnoM meM sadsaMskAroM kA samAveza karane se usakA vyaktitva isI avasthA se nikharane lgegaa| saMskArita parivAra meM hI saMskAravAna baccoM kA sarvAMgINa vikAsa hotA hai| ghara ko mandira kahA gayA hai| hama bhI vaisI hI sthiti apane parivAra meM banAyeM jisase ghara mandira aura svargaM lage jaba deza kI vyavasthA evaM saMcAlana ke sUtra tathA sAmAjika vyavasthA saMskAravAna logoM ke hAthoM meM hogI to hama garva ke sAtha nayA parivartana dekha skeNge| vyasana mukti kI ora vyasanoM se mukta jIvana kA anaMda hI anUThA hai jIvana sarala evaM sahaja ho jAtA hai| sarala jIvana meM hI prANI mAtra ke sAtha maitrI bhAva kA aMkura aMta:karaNa meM prasphuTita hotA hai, sevA bhAvanA balavatI hotI hai| yahI saMskArita vyakti kA paricAyaka hai| merI bhAvanA kI nimna paMktiyoM meM chipA hai yahI bhAva : maitrI bhAva jagata meM merA, saba jIvoM se nitya rahe, dIna-dukhI jIvoM para mere, ura se karuNA srota bahe / durjana, krUra, kumArga-ratoM para, kSobha nahIM mujhako Ave / sAmya bhAva rakkhUM maiM unapara aisI pariNati ho jAve / / arthAt nizchala hRdaya se hI karuNA kA srota niHsRta hotA hai jisase samasta jagata ke prati maitrI evaM samatA bhAva kA udbhava hotA hai| jisase para pIr3A kI anubhUti hotI hai aura hama para paropakAra ke lie pravRtta hote haiM anya jIvoM ko bhI apanI AtmA ke tulya samajhanA caahiye| mana meM apakArI ke prati bhI durbhAvanA na ho yahI sAmya bhAva hai| saMskAra ke prathama caraNa meM hI yadi hamane uparokta tathyoM ko jIvana meM AtmasAt kara liyA to vyasana kA adhyAya hI samApta ho jAtA hai / Ajakala hama vaicArika evaM cAritrika saMkramaNa ke kAla se gujara rahe haiN| AcAra-vicAra evaM karma ke pradUSaNa se vyakti vividha durvyasanoM meM ulajhakara raha gayA hai| usakI nirmANakArI jIvana UrjA bhaTaka gaI hai| usakI phaizanaparastI kathita pAzcAtya sabhyatA kA aMdhAnukaraNa, pracAra mAdhyamoM dvArA nazA va mAMsAhAra ko protsAhana, hoTala saMskRti, galata dostI Adi ne pUre saMskAra va naitika mUlyoM ko Dhaka rakhA hai| cAroM ora vyasana pIr3ita jana mAnasa dIkha rahA hai| aisI sthiti meM naitika / cAritrika mUlyoM ko surakSita banAye rakhanA eka bar3I cunautI hai| usake lie jIvana kI prAraMbhika AvazyakatA hai durvyasanoM ko tyAga karane kI nimna vyasanoM ko jIvana se dUra kareM 1. juA saTTA khelane kA tyAga / 2. mAMsa bhakSaNa kA tyAga 3. madirApAna, dhUmapAna kA tyaag| 3. para strIgamana kA tyAga / 5. zikAra khelane kA tyaag| 6. corI karane kA tyAga / 7. vaizyAgamana kA tyAga / jIvana meM naitikatA evaM sAtvikatA ke lie vyasana mukta honA pahalI zarta hai / vyasana mukti hI saMskAra yukta jIvana kA paryAya hai| saMskAra jAgaraNa evaM naye samAja ke nirmANa ke lie vyasana mukti anivArya hai| auroM ke hita jo rotA hai, auroM ke hita jo ha~satA d 1 ha usakA hara A~sU rAmAyaNa, pratyeka karma hI gItA hai| sevA kA patha saMskAra kA eka pahalu vyasana mukti hai to dUsarA pahalU sevA hai sevA ko Izvara taka pahuMcane kA sabase sarala mArga mAnA gayA hai| dIna-dukhI, pIr3itoM, anAthoM, vikalAMgoM evaM abhAvagrasta logoM kI sevA kA zubha saMkalpa hI saMskAra kI saccI kasauTI hai| vizeSakara apaMga, anAtha kI sevA to Izvara sevA ke samAna hai| hamAre Asa-pAsa kitane hI duHkha abhAva va bImArI se grasta haiM jinheM sevA, sahArA va sahayoga kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| vikalAMgatA se tAtparya hai ki iMdriyoM kI prApti to hai lekina iMdriyoM se jur3e bala, prANa yA to niSkriya ho gaye haiM yA zithila ho gaye haiN| mAnava zarIra pAkara bhI jo vikalAMgatA ke zikAra hai. apaMgatA ke abhizApa se grasta haiM aise logoM ko mAnasika saMbala, zArIrika sahayoga aura Arthika sahAyatA muhaiyA karAnA hI mAnavatA kI pUjA hai| mAnava sevA vastutaH sevA kA zreSThatama pahalU hai yahA~ para svAmI vivekAnaMda kA vaktavya uddhRta kara rahA hU~ (c) aSTadazI / 239
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________________ "yadi apane aMtasa kI bAta suneM to sarvaprathama hame apane hai| lagabhaga 80 varSa pUrva saMsthApita zrI zvetAmbara hRdaya rUpI kamare ke daravAje evaM khir3ikiyA~ khulI rakhanI hogii| sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA kolakAtA zikSA, sevA aura sAdhanA hamAre ghara va bastI ke pAsa kitane abhAvagrasta va du:khI loga samanvita isa bIja ne Aja vizAla vaTa kA rUpa le liyA rahate haiM, unakI yathAsAdhya sevA karanI hogii| jo pIr3ita haiM, unake hai| prAthamika zikSA se lekara ucca zikSA taka ke sabhI lie auSadhi va pathya prabaMdha tathA zarIra ke dvArA unakI sevA AyAmoM ko sparza karate hue zrI jaina sabhA kolakAtA ne suzrUSA karanI hogii| jo ajJAnI hai, aMdhakAra meM hai unheM apanI arthAbhAva pIr3ita baMgAla ke grAmINa vidyArthiyoM ko ni:zulka vANI evaM karma ke dvArA samajhAnA hogaa| yadi hama isa prakAra apane pAThyapustaka, Dresa evaM anya suvidhAe~ pradAna kara unheM du:khI bhAI-bahanoM kI sevA kareM to mana ko avazya hI zAMti uccazikSita banAte hue prerita evaM protsAhita kiyA jAtA hai| milegii|" dhana ke abhAva meM par3hAI se vaMcita rahane vAle pratibhAsaMpanna abhAvagrasta, garIba va vikalAMga chAtra-chAtrAoM ke zikSA grAmINa vidyArthiyoM ko khojakara unake par3hAI kI samasta va punarvAsa kI vyavasthA kara unheM dUsaroM ke samakakSa banAkara vyavasthA karanA unake zikSita hone meM sahayoga karanA kisI samAja meM pahacAna denA ni:saMdeha prazaMsanIya va anukaraNIya hai mahAyajJa se kama nahIM hai| lekina usase bhI mahatvapUrNa hai unheM saMskArita krnaa| jIvana meM cikitsA ke kSetra meM bhI zivapura hAvar3A meM saMcAlita zrI sAdagI, saralatA, dayA, karuNA, ahiMsA va satya kI jhalaka dikhe jaina hAspiTala evaM ricarsa seMTara asahAya abhAvagrasta marIjoM ke vaisA unheM gddh'naa| vyasanoM se hone vAlI hAniyoM kA jJAna karAkara lie varadAna sAbita ho rahA hai| nyUnatama zulka meM asAdhya rogoM sAtvika jIvana jIne kI kalA bhI unheM sIkhA deM to nizcita rUpa ke nidAna, parIkSaNa, parAmarza evaM cikitsA kA mahad kArya janase mahAtmA gA~dhI ke svapnoM ke bhArata ke nirmANa meM unakI jana ke lie praNamya bana gayA hai| netra zivira, vikalAMga zivira, mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA hogii| kucha bAlaka-bAlikAoM ke netra-jyoti poliyo evaM vibhinna cikitsA ziviroM evaM dhyAna, yoga evaM nahIM hotI, kucha mUka badhira va vikalAMga hote haiM kintu unakA prANAyAma ziviroM ke mAdhyama se jana-jIvana ko behatara svAsthya sarala hRdaya va sahaja bhAva nizcita rUpa se sabako abhibhUta kara suvidhA upalabdha karAne meM sabhA sabase Age hai| sabhA ke amRta detA hai| mahotsava ke upalakSya meM prakAzita abhinaMdana graMtha hetu merI azeSa bhArata ke vibhinna mahAnagaroM evaM nagaroM ke sAtha-sAtha zubhakAmanAe~ evaM badhAiyA~ svIkAra kreN| "sabhA'' isI taraha hamAre nagara kI saMsthA abhilASA (niHzaktajanoM kA punarvAsa va sevA, sahayoga, satkAra ke patha para prazasta hote hue deza dharma zikSaNa kendra, manokAmanA (maMdabuddhi baccoM kA zikSaNa kendra) jAti ke gaurava ko bar3hAye, yahI zubhAbhilASA hai| AsthA (mUka badhira bacce kA zikSaNa va punarvAsa kendra) tathA isI rAjanAMdagAMva taraha sevA ke anya mandiroM meM jAkara hameM eka ora sevA kA vrata lenA cAhiye dUsarI ora prApta iMdriyoM ko sadaiva paropakAra meM lagAne kA saMkalpa lenA caahiye| ina sevA saMsthAnoM meM jAkara ina vikalAMga baccoM ko dekhakara eka bAta kI zikSA avazya lenI cAhiye ki hameM prabala puNyodaya se mAnava tana prApta huA hai aura pAMcoM iMdriyAM paripUrNa milI haiM kintu usakA durUpayoga kiyA yA ina iMdriyoM kA upayoga kevala rasa lolupatA, niMdA vikathA, viSaya vAsanA, anyAya atyAcAra ke lie kiyA to AgAmI jIvana meM hama iMdriyoM se hIna ho jAeMge yA zithila iMdriyA~ paaeNge| ata: kahIM hama iMdriyoM ke parAdhIna na ho jAeM, aisA ciMtana satata karanA caahiye| ___ isI paripekSya meM ullekhanIya hai ki kolakAtA jaise mahAnagara meM atyaMta kama zulka meM saMskAra yukta zikSA kI vyavasthA karanA kisI cunautI evaM sevA-sAdhanA se kama nahIM 0 aSTadazI / 2400