Book Title: Soya Man Jag Jaye
Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003112/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jagajAe FANA Jain Education Internativa Srangnales-Persoria 5 AcArya mahAprajJa Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe AcArya mahAprajJa jaina vizva bhAratI prakAzana Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (c) jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja.) prakAzaka : jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM- 341306 saMskaraNa: 2003 mUlya : 50/- rupaye jIvana ke 82 varSa 247 veM dina (16 pharavarI san 2003) meM praveza kara AcArya mahAprajJa dvArA itihAsa dularbha pRSTha sRjana ke avasara para dIrgha AyuSya kI maMgalakAmanAoM sahita buddhamala surendra kumAra caurar3iyA, cAr3avAsa-kolakAtA mudraka : sanmati sarviseja, navIna zAhadarA, dillI-32 SOYA MAN JAG JAYE Acharya Mahaprajna Rs. 50.00 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastuti mana kA astitva do avasthAoM meM hai| vaha sotA bhI hai aura jAgatA bhI hai| manuSya kA lakSya rahA hai vaha soyA na rahe, jAgRta rhe| usakA puruSArtha bhI isa dizA meM hotA rahA hai| phira bhI usakI niyati hai ki usakA mana sone ko adhika pasanda karatA hai| prastuta sandarbha meM mana kA artha haimanana shkti| manuSya saccAI ko sunatA hai, par3hatA hai kintu usa para manana nahIM karatA yA bahuta kama karatA hai| manana ke abhAva meM jAnA huA satya bhogA huA satya nahIM banatA, anubhava ke stara para nahIM utrtaa| anubhavazUnya jJAna samasyA kA samAdhAna kama karatA hai, svayaM samasyA banakara sAmane upasthita ho jAtA hai| AvazyakatA hai anubhava kii| anubhava ke lie AvazyakatA hai prayoga kI, abhyAsa kii| prayoga yA abhyAsa-kAla meM jo jJAna hotA hai, vaha udhAra kA nahIM hotA, apanA hotA hai| apane jJAna ko jAgRta karane ke lie, anubhava cetanA ko vikasita karane ke lie prastuta pustaka sahAyaka bana sakatI hai aisA maiM socatA huuN| buddhi se upajA zabda buddhi ko chU letA hai, antarAtmA ko nahIM chuutaa| anubhava se upajA zabda aMtazcetanA taka pahuMca jAtA hai| isakA mujhe anubhava hai| usa anubhava ne hI Aja ke pravRtti-bahula yuga meM nivRtti ke svara ko ubhArA haiM, bAhara kI ora daur3atI duniyA ko apanI ora dekhane kI preraNA dI hai| / prastuta grantha ke saMpAdana kA kArya muni dulaharAjajI ne kiyA hai| ve isa kArya meM dakSa hai| dakSatA aura zrama donoM ke yoga se svayaM sauSThava A jAtA hai| AcAryazrI tulasI ne samAja ko aneka ghoSa die| unase sAmAjika cetanA ko nae AyAma mile, naI prANazakti kA saMcAra huaa| amRta-mahotsava ke avasara para eka ghoSa diyA Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nayA saverA Ae, soyA mana jaga jaae| isa ghoSa ne jana-jana ke mana ko jhakajhorA hai| vahI ghoSa isa pustaka kA zIrSaka banA hai| AcAryapravara kI preraNA ne mujhe saMprerita kiyA hai| maiM socatA hUM usase jana-jana bhI saMprerita hogaa| AcArya mahAprajJa Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama dRSTi : sRSTi 1. kyA du:kha ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? 2. kyA vicAroM ko rokA jA sakatA hai? 3. kyA mUDa para aMkuza lagAyA jA sakatA hai? 4. kyA mUrchA ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? 5. kyA dhyAna upAya hai du:kha miTAne kA? 6. soyA mana jaga jAe 7. dRSTi badaleM : sRSTi badalegI yuddhasva 8. AtmanA yuddhasva 9. yuddha : kAmavRtti ke sAtha 10. yuddha : ahaMkAra ke sAtha 11. udAttIkaraNa krodha kA 12. samasyA kalaha kI 13. samasyA udAsI kI 14. pariSkAra vairavRtti kA AtmA kI paridhi 15. upasaMpadA : jIvana kA samagra darzana 16. apanI AtmA apanA mitra 17. samasyA aura du:kha eka nahIM do haiM 18. bahuta dUrI hai AvazyakatA aura Asakti meM 19. cAritra-parivartana ke sUtra 20. Asakti anAsakti kA AdhAra nivRttivAda 21. kyA dhana kI Asakti chUTa sakatI hai? 22. apanI AtmA apanA mitra : kaba-kaise? 100 107 115 122 126 131 135 141 148 155 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 173 182 191 199 206 caraiveti caraiveti 23. caitanya-vikAsa ke sopAna 24. Atma-tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa 25. jJAtA-draSTA cetanA kA vikAsa 26. samatA kI cetanA kA vikAsa 27. anAvRta cetanA kA vikAsa 28. sUkSama zarIra aura punarjanma 29. prANa aura paryApti viveka 30. kyA dhArmika honA jarUrI hai? 31. kyA dhyAna jarUrI hai? 32. kyA Atma-niyantraNa jarUrI hai? 33. kyA kaSTa sahanA jarUrI hai? 34. kyA jIvana-zailI ko badalanA jarUrI hai? 211 219 226 231 237 242 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTi : sRSTi Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. kyA du:kha ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? hama manuSya haiN| hama eka virAT jagat se jur3e hue haiN| hama pahale prANI haiM, phira manuSya haiN| manuSya kA jagat choTA hai| hamAre jagat meM cAra-pAMca araba AdamI haiN| antarikSa meM aura bhI ho sakate haiN| para manuSya kA jagat choTA hai| prANI kA jagat bahuta bar3A hai / vanaspati kA jagat bahuta vizAla hai| usake samakSa manuSya kA jagat nagaNya hai, bindu ke samAna hai / prANI tIna prakAra ke hote haiM manaH zUnya, mana vAle (samanaska) aura amana vaale| kIr3e, makor3e, kITa Adi prANI mana: zUnya hote haiM / inameM mAnasika cetanA kA vikAsa nahIM hotaa| ye apanI jIvana yAtrA calAte haiM indriya cetanA ke AdhAra para / mAnasika vikAsa inheM upalabdha nahIM hai / ye avikasita prANI haiM / manuSya meM mAnasika cetanA vikasita hai| vaha samanaska prANI hai / vaha socatA hai / socanA mana kI eka kriyA hai / vaha yAda rakhatA hai| smRti mAnasika pravRtti hai / vaha kalpanA karatA hai| kalpanA mAnasika kriyA hai / isake AdhAra para manuSya bar3I-bar3I yojanAeM banAtA hai, sapane saMjotA hai aura aneka kArya saMpAdita karatA hai / cintana, smRti aura kalpanA kA manuSya ne bahuta vikAsa kiyA hai / / isa duniyA kA eka niyama hai ki jahAM vicAra hai, mana hai, vahAM dvandva bhI hai| koI bhI mAnasika kriyA dvandvamukta nahIM hotI, dvandvAtIta nahIM hotI / jahAM mana hai vahAM saMgharSa hai, TakarAva hai, duHkha hai| AdamI duHkha nahIM cAhatA, sukha cAhatA hai / yaha svAbhAvika prakRti hai / AdamI hI nahIM pratyeka prANI sukha cAhatA hai, koI duHkha nahIM cAhatA / manaHzUnya prANI du:kha bhogate haiM, para unakA vaha du:kha choTA hotA hai, avyakta hotA hai, kama hotA hai / unameM duHkha kA bhAra kama hotA hai / manuSya samanaska hone ke kAraNa duHkha kA bhAra bahuta DhotA hai / duHkha do prakAra kA hotA hai| eka hai pratikUla ghaTanAoM ke kAraNa hone vAlA duHkha aura dUsarA hai una ghaTanAoM ke AdhAra para saMvedanA se DhoyA jAne vAlA du:kh| yaha bahuta lambA hotA hai, asIma hotA hai / ghaTanA kA duHkha sasIma hotA hai, thor3A hotA hai / saMvedanA kA duHkha asIma hotA hai / Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 soyA mana jaga jAe ___ sAsa ne bahU ko, pitA ne putra ko, svAmI ne naukara ko koI upAlaMbha diyA, kaTu vacana kahe to bahU, putra aura naukara ko du:kha honA svAbhAvika hai| koI bhI kaTu vacana sunanA nahIM caahtaa| isa kaTuvacana se hone vAlA du:kha lambA nahIM hogaa| vaha do-cAra dasa-bIsa miniTa meM dUra ho jAegA, kintu saMvedana se hone vAlA du:kha bahuta laMbe kAla taka bhI jIvita raha sakatA hai| do-cAra mAsa yA do-cAra varSa hI nahIM, jIvana bhara raha sakatA hai| AdamI adhika duHkha bhogatA hai saMvedanA ke kaarnn| jo jitanA bhAvUka aura saMvedanazIla hogA, vaha utanA hI adhika du:khI hogaa| caMcalatA duHkha paidA karatI hai| abhAva du:kha paidA karatA hai| ina sabase adhika duHkha paidA karatI hai sNvednaa| abhAva kA du:kha bhAva meM samApta ho jAtA hai| abhAva miTA aura du:kha smaapt| pratikUla ghaTanA ghaTI, duHkha huaa| ghaTanA kI jo pratikriyA hai, riekzana hai, vaha du:kha saMskAra bana jAtA hai| yaha bahuta dIrgha hotA hai| ___ mana:zUnya prANI thor3A duHkha bhogate haiN| eka paudhe ko koI satAtA hai, usakI pattiyAM aura TahaniyAM tor3atA hai to nizcita hI paudhe ko pIr3A hotI hai, kintu jaise hI tor3anA baMda kiyA, pIr3A samApta, duHkha smaapt| AdamI kI koI aMgulI tor3a DAlatA hai, use du:kha hotA hai| yaha du:kha taba taka rahatA hai jaba taka upacAra ke dvArA aMgulI ThIka nahIM ho jaatii| para aMgulI ke tor3ane kI ghaTanA kA saMvedana aura usase hone vAlA du:kha aMgulI ke ThIka ho jAne para bhI nahIM mitttaa| vaha du:kha dIrghakAla taka calatA hai aura AdamI du:khI banA rahatA hai| vaha du:kha manogata ho jAtA hai| jo duHkha mana ke sAtha jur3a jAtA hai, vaha saMvedana bana jAtA hai, saMskAra bana jAtA hai| isalie saMsAra meM sabase adhika du:khI hai manuSya, kyoMki usameM mana kA adhika vikAsa hai| yadi mana adhika vikasita nahIM hotA to vaha du:kha kA bhAra nahIM ddhotaa| ghaTanA ghaTI, bAta smaapt| ___baila yA bhaiMse ko koI pITatA hai, usa samaya vaha du:kha yA pIr3A kA anubhava karatA hai| do-cAra kSaNoM meM vaha du:kha bhUla jAtA hai para AdamI bhUlatA nahIM, kyoMki usane apanI smRti ko teja banA DAlA hai| usakI kalpanA bhI tIvra hai| usakA ciMtana, vizleSaNa aura nirdhAraNa, saMcayana aura nicayana karatA hai| vaha bAta ko samApta nahIM krtaa| niSkarSa nikAlatA hI jAtA hai| vaha kisa prakAra kI pratikriyA vyakta karatA hai, kisa prakAra pratizodha kI Aga meM jalatA hai, usakI vyAkhyA aura mImAMsA nahIM kI jA sktii| isalie jitanA mana vikasita, utanA hI du:kha prcur| manuSya ke lie mAnasika vikAsa bahuta bar3A Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA du:kha ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? varadAna hai to vahI bahuta bar3A abhizApa bhI hai| yaha saca hai ki varadAna aura abhizApa donoM ko alaga-alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yUnAna kI eka kathA hai| mAidAsa ne devatA se vara mAMgA ki maiM jise bhI chUUM, vaha sone kA bana jaae| varadAna mila gyaa| pahale kSaNa vaha bahuta prasanna huaa| para, jyoM hI usane pAnI aura roTI ko chuA, ve sone ke bana ge| aba vaha na pAnI pI sakA aura na roTI khA skaa| beTI aaii| use chuaa| vaha bhI sone kI ho gaI, jar3a ho gii| yaha varadAna abhizApa bana gyaa| __ mana kA vikAsa abhizApa bhI hai aura varadAna bhI hai| donoM ko pRthaka nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| prazna hai, kyA hama abhizApa se baca sakate haiM? vartamAna ke mAnasika duHkha ko dekhakara kabhI-kabhI socA jA sakatA hai ki kitanA acchA hotA, manuSya mana:zUnya hotaa| mAnasika vikAsa itanA nahIM huA hotaa| para AdamI pIche lauTanA nahIM caahtaa| vaha saba mana kI avikasita vyavasthA meM jAnA nahIM caahtaa| to kyA mAnasika vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha hone vAle duHkha ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? isa samasyA ko sulajhAne ke lie eka upAya khojA gyaa| vaha hai dhyaan| mAnasika vikAsa banA rahe, vaha varadAna bana kara banA rhe| yaha tabhI saMbhava hai jaba manuSya dhyAna kI sthiti meM calA jaae| aisI sthiti meM vaha duHkha kA bhAra nahIM ddhoegaa| duHkha ko kama karanA hai to amanaska kI sthiti meM jAnA hogaa| yaha dhyAna se hI saMbhava hai| tIsare prakAra ke prANI haiM amnsk| nirvicAra yA nirviklp| ye ve prANI haiM jinhoMne mana ko samApta kara ddaalaa| mAnasika vikAsa kI agalI bhUmikA hai amanaska yoga kI bhuumikaa| yahAM mana samApta ho jAtA hai| vikAsa Age bar3ha jAtA hai| eka chalAMga hotI hai amanaska yoga kii| AdamI vahAM pahuMca jAtA hai jahAM koI vicAra nahIM, kalpanA nahIM, kevala prakAza aura kevala caitny| koI duHkha nahIM, koI kaSTa nahIM, kevala Ananda kI anubhuuti| isa bhUmikA ko bhAratIya dArzanikoM ne vibhinna prakAra se abhivyakta kiyA hai| kisI ne ise sat, cit aura Ananda kI bhUmikA mAnA hai| isa koTi ke prANI bahuta kama hote haiN| ve hI hote haiM jinheM satya kI jhalaka mila gaI hai, satya kA sAkSAtkAra ho gayA hai| yaha bodha ho jAtA hai ki sukha kI vAstavika sthiti amanaskatA meM hai| ___ samanaska sthiti meM sukha aura duHkha ko alaga-alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yaha yugala rhegaa| kabhI sukha hogA to kabhI duHkh| dina aura rAta, andhakAra aura Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 sAyA mana jaga jAe prakAza ko kabhI pRthak nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| mana kabhI azAMta hogA aura kabhI shaaNt| yuvarAja bhadrabAhu apane maMtrIputra sukezI ke sAtha vihAracaryA kara rahe the| eka sthAna para bhIr3a ko dekhakara yuvarAja ne pUchA yaha sthAna kauna-sA hai? yahAM itanI bhIr3a kyoM hai? sukezI bolA yuvarAja! yaha zmazAnabhUmI hai| koI AdamI marA hai, use jalAyA jA rahA hai| yuvarAja ne sunaa| use apane saundarya para garva thaa| usane kahA--'zarIra ko kyoM jalAyA jA rahA hai? use surakSita kyoM nahIM rakha liyA jAtA?' maMtrIputra bolA-rAjakumAra! Apa nahIM jaante| marane ke bAda zarIra sar3a-gala jAtA hai| usase durgandha Ane lagatI hai| koI bhI use apane pAsa rakhanA nahIM caahtaa|' rAjakumAra ne apanI ora dekhaa| sundaratA kA ahaM pratyeka avayava se Tapaka rahA thaa| vaha bolA to kyA merA yaha sundara zarIra bhI eka dina jalA diyA jAegA?' maMtrIputra ne kahA-'avazya hI jalA diyA jaaegaa|' yuvarAja ne yaha sunA, mana azAMta ho gyaa| usake saundarya kA garva cUra-cUra ho gyaa| jalane kI bAta ko sunakara vaha kAMpa utthaa| aba vaha azAMta aura udAsa rahane lgaa| rAjA ne dekhaa| udAsI kA kAraNa jaanaa| use siddhapuruSa ke pAsa le gyaa| sArA ghaTanAkrama sAmane rkhaa| siddhapuruSa ne kahA--'rAjakumAra! tuma mithyAjJAna meM cale gae, isalie azAMta bana ge| zarIra sundara nahIM hotaa| sundara hotA hai isake bhItara rahane vAlA cetana tttv| tuma use dekho| tumane zarIra ko sundara mAna liyA, isIlie azAMta ho ge|' rAjakumAra kI AMkheM khulIM aura mana kI azAMti dUra ho gii| mana svastha ho gyaa| mana kI tIna avasthAeM haiM azAMta avasthA, zAMta avasthA aura samAdhi kI avsthaa| AdamI adhika jItA hai mana kI azAMta avasthA meN| garIba AdamI kA hI mana azAMta nahIM rahatA, amIra AdamI kA mana bhI azAMta rahatA hai| garIba AdamI azAMta isalie rahatA hai ki usake pAsa jIvana ke sAdhana sulabha nahIM hote| amIra isalie azAMta hai ki sAdhana sulabha hone para bhI mana meM santoSa nahIM hai| sarve karane para yaha spaSTa hogA ki garIba se bhI amIra jyAdA azAMta __ jaba mana meM koI udvega nahIM hotA taba vaha zAMta rahatA hai| yaha mana kI zAMta avasthA hai| yaha jyAdA TikatI nhiiN| caMcalatA AtI rahatI hai aura mana azAMta hotA rahatA hai| tIsarI avasthA hai amana kI avasthA, mana kI samApti kI avsthaa| yaha dhyAna Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 kyA duHkha ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? kI avasthA hai| dhyAna ke dvArA amanaska sthiti kA anubhava kara sakate haiN| jahAM amanaskatA AI, mana samApta ho jAtA hai| vahAM kevala citta kAma karatA hai| mana aura citta do haiM, eka nahIM haiN| phrAyaDa ne mAiMDa ke AdhAra para sArA ciMtana diyaa| usI ko mUlya diyaa| yUMga ne do zabda die mAiMDa aura sAikika / eka hai mana aura dUsarA hai citt| mana ke dvArA jIvana aura kArya-kalApoM kI pUrI vyAkhyA nahIM kI jA sktii| mana eka sImita tattva hai| citta vyApAka hai| mana aura citta ke AdhAra para samUce AcAra aura vyavahAra kI vyAkhyA kI jA sakatI hai| mana samApta ho jAtA hai, para citta cetanA samApta nahIM hotii| cetanA aura adhika prajvalita hotI hai| jaba mana kAma karatA hai taba citta kucha daba jAtA hai| jaba mana zAMta hotA hai taba citta adhika sakriya bana jAtA hai| amanaska avasthA meM mana zAta hotA hai, kintu citta adhika prajvalanazIla aura sakriya bana jAtA hai| citta ko sakriya banAne kA mAdhyama hai dhyaan| isa avasthA meM du:kha kA bhAra samApta ho jAtA hai| vahAM na koI ghaTanA kA duHkha, na smRti kA aura kalpanA kA duHkha aura na cintana kA duHkh| sAre duHkha samApta ho jAte haiN| mana samApta to duHkha bhI smaapt| mana samApta to vicAra smaapt| vicAra samApta to duHkha smaapt| mana sakriya banA, caMcalatA bar3hI aura du:khoM kA bhAra bar3ha gyaa| maharSi pataMjali ne vikSepa kA pahalA pariNAma batalAyA hai du:kh| duHkha, daurmanasya ye caMcalatA ke pariNAma haiN| jitanI caMcalatA utanA du:kh| jitanA vikSepa utanA du:kh| AdamI du:kha nahIM cAhatA, para use ThIka se samajha nahIM pAtA ki duHkha kyoM ho rahA hai? sAmAnyata: yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki pratikUlatA meM du:kha AtA hai| dArzanikoM ne bhI yahI paribhASA dI--'pratikUla-saMvedanIyaM du:kham'pratikUla saMvedana karanA du:kha hai| yaha ThIka hai, para kitanA du:kha hogA, isakA cintana nahIM kiyA gyaa| eka du:kha eka tolA bhara kA ho sakatA hai aura eka du:kha pacAsa kilo jitanA bhArI ho sakatA hai| pratikUlatA ho yA na ho, jitanI caMcalatA utanA duHkh-bhaar| yaha bAta spaSTa samajhanI caahie| . zvAsa prekSA hama karate haiN| isameM jo marma kI bAta hai vaha yaha hai ki zvAsa ke bhItara azvAsa ko dekhnaa| zvAsa ko dekhate-dekhate usake bhItara azvAsa kA anubhava krnaa| hama zvAsa lete haiN| zvAsa bhItara jAtA hai| zvAsa kA recana karate haiM, zvAsa bAhara nikalatA hai| zvAsa aura ni:zvAsa ina donoM ke bIca jo azvAsa kA kSaNa hai, use pakar3anA hai| zvAsa lenA mAnasika kriyA hai| mAnasika kriyA karate-karate amana kA abhyAsa karanA hai| amana taka pahuMcanA, azvAsa ko par3akanA, eka hI hai| azvAsa yadi pakar3a meM nahIM AtA hai to vaha Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 soyA mana jaga jAe hamArI sthUla kriyA hai| yaha sahI hai, amanaskatA taka pahuMcanA sahaja-sarala nahIM hai| mana ko pakar3ate-pakar3ate vahAM pahuMca jaaeN| AlaMbana se nirAlaMbana taka cale jaaeN| hamArA dhyeya hai-amana taka pahuMcanA, citta taka phuNcnaa| yahI dhyAna kA dhyeya hai| dhyAna kA dhyeya mana taka pahuMcanA nahIM hai| yadi hama kevala mana taka raheMge to sadA khela khelate raheMge, jaise baccA khela khelatA rahatA hai, usI meM ulajhA rahatA hai| maiM jaba-jaba bhAratIya dArzanikoM kI carcAoM ko par3hatA hUM to mujhe lagatA hai ki unhoMne bhI bar3e-bar3e mAnasika khela khele haiN| jo dhyAna kI sthiti meM nahIM jAtA, bhale phira vaha dArzanika ho yA bar3A paMDita, vaha mAnasika khela khelegA, mAnasika krIr3A meM rata rhegaa| vaha use hI antima mAna letA hai, isalie du:kha banA kA banA rahatA hai| dhyAna meM bhI yadi yaha mAnasika khela yA krIr3A calatI rahI to dhyAna mAnasika stara para hogaa| aisI sthiti meM dhyAnakAla meM lagegA ki Ananda hai, zAnti hai, para jaise hI dhyAna se uThe ki saba kucha vaisA kA vaisA hai| koI parivartana ghaTita nahIM hogaa| eka caravAhA paMDitajI ke pAsa Akara bolA--'mahInA pUrA ho rahA hai| maiMne ApakI gAeM carAI haiN| mujhe paise milane caahie|' paMDitajI bole--'bhole AdamI ho| paisA kyA mAMgate ho? kyA tuma nahIM jAnate ki vedAnta meM kyA likhA hai? vedAnta kahatA hai sarva brahmamayaM jgt| sArA brahmamaya hai| jaba hama saba brahmamaya haiM to kauna kisako paisA degaa|' caravAhA bar3A parezAna huaa| __dUsare eka vyakti ke pAsa jAkara caravAhe ne kahA--'maiMne ApakI gAeM carAI haiN| mahInA pUrA ho gayA hai| paisA deN|' vaha bolA-'are! kyA tuma itanA bhI nahIM jAnate ki mahAtmA buddha ne kyA kahA? unhoMne kahA-'sarvaM kSaNikam' sArA kSaNika hai| jo tumane gAeM carAI, ve to kaba kI hI mara cukI haiN| pahale kSaNa meM hI mara giiN| aba jo gAeM haiM, ve to unakI saMtAna hai| tuma bhI mara cuke / maiM bhI mara cukaa| tuma bhI nae paidA hue, maiM bhI nayA paidA huA, gAeM bhI naI paidA huiiN| purAnI gAyoM ko carAne kA kauna paisA dene vAlA hai aura kauna paisA lene vAlA ___ caravAhA donoM mAlikoM kI bAta sunakara stabdha raha gyaa| use kucha sUjhA nhiiN| usane apanI rAma kahAnI eka samajhadAra AdamI ko sunaaii| usane salAha dete hue kahA--gAeM tumhAre pAsa haiM to unheM mAlikoM ke ghara mata bhejo, apane hI ghara meM rakha lo| Age kyA kucha kahanA hai, sArI bAta use samajhA dii| Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA du:kha ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? 15 sAMjha kI belaa| paMDitajI ke yahAM gAeM pahuMcI nhiiN| daur3e-daur3e Ae caravAhe ke ghara aura pUchA Aja gAeM nahIM AIM? usane kahA--paMDitajI! kauna-sI gAeM? bhUla gae Apa isa sUtra ko ki 'sarvaM brahmamayaM jagat' / sArA brahmamaya hai to kauna gAeM dene vAlA aura kauna gAeM lene vaalaa| cale jAie Apa apane ghr| ___paMDitajI bole--'vaha to dArzanika carcA thii| yaha lo paise|' caravAhe ne paise lie aura gAeM sauMpa diiN| __ dUsarA vyakti bhI caravAhe ke ghara pahuMcA aura upAlaMbha ke svara meM bolAabhI taka gAeM nahIM AIM ? caravAhA bolA kauna-sI gAeM? ve to kabhI kI mara cukii| dene vAlA bhI mara gayA aura unako sambhAlane vAlA bhI mara gyaa| jAo apane ghara aura 'sarvaM kSaNikaM' ko raTate rho| vaha sakapakA gyaa| svayaM kA tarkajAla svayaM ko phaMsA gyaa| vaha bolAkyoM dArzanika carcA kara rahe ho? yaha lo paisA. gAyeM do| yaha hai mAnasika khel| darzana ko bhI mAnasika khela banA DAlA gyaa| jaba taka yaha mAnasika khela aura darzana kI krIr3AeM calatI raheMgI taba taka na dharma dharma hogA, na darzana darzana hogA aura na satya satya hogaa| hameM isase pare jAnA hogA satya ke sAkSAtkAra ke lie, arthAt mana kI bhUmikA ko pAra karanA hogaa| prekSAdhyAna kA abhyAsa karane vAle isa sacAI kA anubhava kareM ki unheM manorAjya kA nAgarika nahIM rahanA hai| nAgarikatA ko badalanA hogaa| unheM amana rAjya kI nAgarikatA svIkAra karanI hogii| vahAM mana nahIM hotA, korI cetanA rahatI hai| isa sthiti meM gae binA du:kha kama nahIM ho sktaa| amana kI sthiti hI duHkha ko kama karane kI sthiti hai| hama abhyAsa kreN| pUre dina-rAta taka hama mana ke sAmrAjya meM rahate haiN| sote hue bhI hama mana kA khela khelate haiN| caubIsa ghaNToM meM hama kama se kama bIsa minaTa, AdhA ghaNTA to aisA abhyAsa kareM ki mana kI sthiti na rahe, amana kI sthiti utpanna ho jaae| aisA karane para nayA anubhava hogA, nayA jIvana prArambha hogaa| purAnA jIvana yAnI mAnasika krIr3AoM kA jIvana / nayA jIvana yAnI manotIta jIvana, amana kA jIvana, kevala cetanA kI bhUmikA para bitAyA jAne vAlA jiivn| hama isakA abhyAsa kareM aura citta ke sAtha jInA sIkheM, cetanA ke sAtha jInA siikheN| isa abhyAsa ke lie Alambana lenA hogaa| Alambana sarvathA vyartha nahIM hotaa| baccA mAM kI aMgulI ke sahAre calatA hai| bar3A hone para vaha aMgulI kA sahArA chor3akara svatantra rUpa se calane lagatA hai| nadI ko naukA ke dvArA hI pAra kiyA Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16, soyA mana jaga jAe jA sakatA hai| nadI pAra karane para naukA ko chor3a denA hotA hai| Alambana Avazyaka hotA hai, para Alambana se cipaka jAnA acchA nahIM hotaa| yadi dhyAna karane vAlA Alambana se cipakA rahe to dhyAna usake lie khataranAka bana jAtA hai| dhyAna karane vAle kA dhyeya honA cAhie ki use nirAlamba bananA hai, sahArA chor3a denA hai| sahArA kisI kA nahIM, kevala apanA shaaraa| apanA sahArA hI antima sahArA hotA hai| prArambha meM hama zvAsa ko Alambana banAte haiN| isa Alambana se hama smRti, kalpanA aura cintana se baca jAte haiN| eka ke sahAre se hama sabhI se baca jAte haiN| yaha bhaTakAva se bacane ke lie Alambana hai| yaha vyartha nahIM hai| dhIre-dhIre hama isake sahAre nirAlamba sthiti taka pahuMca jAte haiN| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. kyA vicAroM ko rokA jA sakatA hai? vicAra acchA hai| vicAra burA hai| isakA artha hai ki koI use acchA yA burA banA rahA hai| __ havA ThaNDI hai| havA garma hai| isakA artha hai ki koI use ThaNDA yA garma banA rahA hai| hama vicAra ko sIdhA pakar3ate haiN| usako acchA yA burA banAne vAlA parde ke pIche chipA rahatA hai| kauna banA rahA hai use acchA yA burA? hama vicAra ko rokanA cAhate haiM, kyoMki acchA vicAra nahIM A rahA hai| para vicAra ko rokakara kareMge kyA? kaise roka pAeMge? jaba taka bhAva ko nahIM pakar3eMge taba taka becArA vicAra kyA karegA? vaha to becArA hai| use pakar3a kara kyA kareMge? pakar3anA hai bhAva ko| prazna honA cAhie ki kyA bhAva ko badalA jA sakatA hai? cintana yA vicAra ko badalanA jarUrI nahIM hai| jarUrI hai bhAva ko bdlnaa| vicAra mahAn sampadA hai to bar3A khatarA bhI hai| jitane-jitane khatare paidA hue haiM, ve saba vicAra ne utpanna kie haiN| kintu yaha bhI ekAMgI satya hai| yaha vicAra para AropaNa mAtra hai| vicAra na sampadA hai aura na khtraa| sampadA hai bhAva aura khatarA hai bhaav| pUrA vyaktitva bhAvoM se nirmita vyaktitva hai| vicAra usakI eka taraMga hai, eka razmi hai| vaha samagra nahIM hai| vicAra ke pIche jo hai, vaha samagra hai| jaba taka usa para hamArA dhyAna kendrita nahIM hogA taba taka vicAroM ko rokane kI udher3abuna meM samaya bItegA, artha kucha bhI nahIM hogaa| ___ jaba vyakti dhyAna karane baiThatA hai taba vicAra bahuta Ate haiN| vyakti kA pahalA prazna hotA hai ki una vicAroM ko kaise rokeM? maiM pUchatA hUM unheM rokane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? vicAra Ate haiM, Ane deN| jo apane Apa Ate haiM, unheM Ane deM, rokeM nhiiN| dhyAna kA artha vicAroM ko rokanA nahIM hai| usakA artha hai bhAvoM ko bdlnaa| jaba taka rAgabhAva aura dveSabhAva hai taba taka vicAra aaeNge| jaba ye donoM bhAva sakriya hote haiM taba vicAroM kI zrRMkhalA cala par3atI hai| usako rokA nahIM jA sktaa| rAga aura dveSa vicAroM ke ghaTaka haiN| yaha jo kahA jAtA hai ki manuSya kA vikAsa vicAroM ke AdhAra para huA hai, yaha nambara do kI bAta hai| mukhya bAta hai ki manuSya kA vikAsa bhAva jagat se huA hai| bhAvanA ne vicAra ko janma diyA aura vicAra ne vikAsa kA dvAra khola Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 soyA mana jaga jAe diyaa| hameM sAtha hI sAtha yaha bhI kahanA hogA ki bhAva ne vicAra ko janma diyA aura vicAra ne vinAza ko janma diyaa| vikAsa aura vinAza--donoM kA sambandha vicAroM se hai aura una vicAroM kA sambandha bhAva se hai| bhAva, vicAra aura vikaas| bhAva, vicAra aura vinaash| yaha sUtra bana gyaa| adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne kahA niSkAma karma kro| kRSNa ne kahAanAsakta karma kro| yaha bahuta sIdhI-sI bAta lagatI hai| para prazna hai ki niSkAma aura anAsakta kaise rahA jA sakatA hai? niSkAma aura anAsakti kI sAdhanA kaThinatama sAdhanA hai| jaba taka rAgAtmaka aura dveSAtmaka bhAvoM para hamArA niyaMtraNa nahIM ho jAtA, taba taka niSkAma aura anAsakta yoga nahIM sdhtaa| Asakti kI tIvratA banI kI banI rahatI hai| eka bahAnA jarUra mila jAtA hai ki AdamI akaraNIya kArya bhI kara letA hai aura jaba usakA samAdhAna denA hotA hai taba niSkAma karma aura anAsakti kI duhAI dene laga jAtA hai| vaha kaha detA hai, maiMne jo kiyA vaha pUrNa niSkAma bhAva se kiyA hai, anAsakta bhAva se kiyA hai| yaha bahAnA mAtra hai| niSkAma karma aura anAsakta yoga kI sAdhanA meM bahuta tapanA par3atA hai, khapanA par3atA hai| yaha itanI sarala sAdhanA nahIM hai| prekSAdhyAna kI sAdhanA niSkAma karma aura anAsakta yoga kI sAdhanA hai| yaha bhAvazuddhi kI sAdhanA hai| yahI isakA mUla uddezya hai| prekSAdhyAna kI sAdhanA meM yaha saMkalpa doharAyA jAtA hai--'maiM bhAvazuddhi ke lie prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga kara rahA huuN| svAsthya lAbha aura mana ko nirmala banAne ke lie nahIM, kevala bhAvazuddhi ke lie prayoga kara rahA huuN|' jaba bhAva nirmala ho jAtA hai, taba mana nirmala bana jAtA hai aura zarIra svastha ho jAtA hai| zArIrika aura mAnasika svAsthya bhAvanAtmaka svAsthya para nirbhara hai| zArIrika bImAriyoM ko miTAne ke lie phijIziyana davA dete haiN| mAnasika bImAriyoM ko miTAne ke lie manocikitsaka davA dete haiN| kintu hamane dekhA hai, mAnasika rogoM kI cikitsA karane vAlA svayaM mana kI bImArI kA zikAra hai| aisI sthiti meM vaha dUsaroM kI cikitsA kaise kara pAegA? mAnasika bImArI kampoja yA anyAnya goliyoM se miTane vAlI nahIM hai| usakA udgama bhAvanA se hotA hai| bhAvanA kA parivartana kie binA vaha nahIM mitttii| isI prakAra bhAvanA ke parivartana ke binA aneka zArIrika bImAriyAM bhI nahIM mitttiiN| krodha, ghRNA, IrSyA, svArtha, ahaM Adi bhAva jaba taka sakriya rahate haiM, taba taka na mana svastha rahatA hai aura na zarIra svastha rahatA hai| jaba ina bhAvoM meM parivartana AtA hai taba mana bhI svastha bana jAtA hai aura zarIra bhI svastha ho jAtA hai| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 kyA vicAroM ko rokA jA sakatA hai? ___ dhyAna kA prayoga bhAva-parivartana kA prayoga hai| jitane niSedhAtmaka bhAva haiM. ve saba badaleM aura unake sthAna para vidhAyaka bhAva aaeN| isa bindu para Akara jaba hama socate haiM to vicAroM ke pravAha kI bAta sAmane AtI hai| vicAroM ko rokanA bhI hai aura vicAroM ko nahIM bhI rokanA hai, yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai| jo vicAra rAgAtmaka bhAva kI preraNA se prerita hokara AtA hai, use rokanA hai| jo vicAra jJAnAtmaka bhAvanA se prerita hokara AtA hai, use nahIM rokanA hai| vicAra-vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha vastu jagat kA bhI vikAsa huA hai| hama kaise bhUleMge isa bAta ko ki dekhane kI suvidhA ke lie cazme kA vikAsa huaa| gati kI tIvratA ke lie moTara aura havAI jahAja kA vikAsa huaa| talavAra, baMdUka, sTenagana aura eTama bama kA vikAsa huA vinAza ke lie| ina donoM ke pIche vicAra-vikAsa kA hAtha hai| upayogitA kI pRSThabhUmI meM bhI vicAra-vikAsa hai aura vinAza kI pRSThabhUmi meM bhI vicAra-vikAsa hai| sRjana aura saMhAra--donoM vicAra-vikAsa ke RNI haiN| kisa vicAra ko rokeM aura kisako na rokeM, yaha viveka Avazyaka hai| jaba hara vicAra ko rokeMge to vikAsa kA dvAra bhI baMda ho jaaegaa| vikAsa ko koI rokanA nahIM caahtaa| yadi vikAsa kA dvAra baMda ho jAe to phira pazu meM aura manuSya meM koI antara nahIM rhegaa| manuSya ne isI AdhAra para vikAsa kiyA hai, Adima yuga se Aja ke yuga taka pahuMcA hai ki vaha nirantara vicAroM kA vikAsa karatA rahA hai| vaha socatA hai pazu nahIM socatA, isalie vaha hajAra varSa pahale jahAM thA, Aja bhI vahIM hai| hajAra varSa pahale bhI baMdara per3a para rahate the aura Aja bhI per3a para hI rahate haiN| unhoMne ghara banAnA sIkhA hI nhiiN| AdamI kI bhI yahI kahAnI hai| vaha socanA jAnatA hai, isalie nirantara socatA rahA aura Aja vaha bhUmI para nahIM AkAza meM basane kI sArthaka kalpanA kara rahA hai| yaha sArA vikAsa aura camatkAra vicAra kA RNI hai| vicAra AtA hai aura usake bAda usakI kriyAnviti hotI hai| vicAra ne vikAsa kA dvAra kholA hai to hama use rokane kI bAta kyoM soceM ? dhyAna karane vAle sAdhaka vicAroM ko rokanA kyoM cAhate haiM ? yaha prazna hai| isakA samAdhAna hai ki yadi vicAra ke dvArA kevala vikAsa hI hotA to use rokane kI bAta nahIM socI jaatii| kintu vicAroM ne manuSya jAti kA jitanA kalyANa kiyA hai, usase adhika akalyANa kiyA hai| usane zreya sAdhA hai to zreya meM aneka bAdhAeM bhI upasthita kI haiN| isalie vicAroM ko rokane kI bAta prApta hotI haiN| vicAroM ke ucchRkhala pravAha ko cAlU nahIM rahane denA caahie| usako rokanA hI zreyaskara hai| Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 soyA mana jaga jAe vicAra AdamI ko sukhI banAtA hai to du:khI bhI banA DAlatA hai| AdamI sukha se baiThA hai| eka vicAra AyA aura vaha duHkha se bhara jAtA hai| koI ghaTanA nahIM, koI paristhiti nahIM, kevala vicAra AyA aura duHkha ubhara aayaa| AdamI duHkha bhoga rahA hai, para acAnaka eka aisA vicAra ubharA ki vaha du:kha bhUla gayA aura sukha ke jhUle meM jhUlane lgaa| vicAra jahAM sukha kI sRSTi karatA hai to du:kha kA sarjana bhI karatA hai| ina saba sthitiyoM ke pariprekSya meM yaha mArga khojA gayA ki vicAra calate haiM, calane deM, para kama se kama rAgAtmaka aura dveSAtmaka vicAroM ko rokA jaae| vicAra rukate nahIM, taba yaha prApta huA ki una vicAroM ke pIche bhAva kAma kara rahA hai, use rokA jaae| rAgAtmaka aura dveSAtmaka vicAroM ke pIche bhAva kAma karate haiM, bhAvoM ko rokanA hai| hameM isa sacAI ko hRdayaMgama karanA hai ki vicAra ke pravAha ko rokane kA matalaba hai bhAvanA ke pravAha ko rokanA, bhAvanA ke pravAha ko bdlnaa| rAga kA pratipakSa hai viraag| virAga kA artha hai, na rAga aura na dvess| isI virAga yA vairAgya kA nAma hai niSkAma karma, anAsakti yog| virAga kI bhAvanA jAge, yaha Avazyaka hai| vairAgya kA artha kevala sAdhu bananA nahIM hai| vairAgya kA artha hai sacAI kA bodha, yathArtha kA avbodh| satya kA jJAna, yathArtha kA avabodha aura vairAgya ye tInoM tAtparyArtha meM eka haiM, abhinna haiN| satya ke bodha kA nAma hai vairAgya aura vairAgya kA artha hai satya kA bodh| do nahIM haiM, eka hI haiN| jaba hama sacAI ko jAna lete haiM, jIne lagate haiM to vaha vairAgya hai| jaba taka hama sacAI ko kevala mAnate haiM, jIte nahIM, vaha vairAgya nahIM hai| Aja ke adhikAMza dhArmika sacAI ko mAnane vAle haiM, jAnane yA jIne vAle nahIM haiN| jAnane aura mAnane meM AkAza-pAtAla kA antara hai| jAnanA hai satya kA sAkSAtkAra aura mAnanA hai satya kA aaropnn| mAnane ke jagat meM kathanI aura karanI eka nahIM ho sktii| usameM khAI rhegii| yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja ke dhArmika meM kathanI aura karanI samAna nahIM haiN| vaha kahatA kucha hai aura karatA kucha hai| yaha svAbhAvika hai, kyoMki vahAM inakI ekatA prApta hI nahIM hotii| vaha satya kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM, kevala AropaNa kara cala rahA hai| vaha satya ko jItA nahIM, satya kA kevala bhAra DhotA hai| kevala mAnane kA yahI phalita hogaa| eka baccA samudra ke kinAre udAsa baiThA thaa| usake hAtha meM pyAlI thii| vaha kabhI samudra ko dekhatA aura kabhI pyAlI ko| eka vyakti ne pUchA--bacce udAsa kyoM baiThe ho? usane kahA-'maiM isa samudra ko pyAlI meM bharanA cAhatA hUM, para kaise bharUM nahIM jaantaa|' Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA vicAroM ko rokA jA sakatA hai? __ hama saba usa bacce kI avasthA se gujara rahe haiN| hama bhI virATa satya ko zabdoM kI aura tarkoM kI choTI-sI pyAlI meM bharanA cAhate haiN| aisI sthiti meM kathanI aura karanI meM antara nahIM hogA to kyA hogA? jaba taka hama zabda aura tarka se pare bhAvazuddhi ke jagat meM praveza nahIM kareMge taba taka satya ke sAgara ko hama bhara nahIM paaeNge| hamArA jJAna aura vicAra sImita hai| usa asIma ko kaise samA pAeMge? hameM zabda aura tarka kI sImA se Age jAnA hogA, taba satya samajha meM aaegaa| taba hamAre bhAva nirmala bneNge| jaba taka bhAva nirmala nahIM hote taba taka sacAI ke sAmane hone para bhI vaha pakar3a meM nahIM aatii| kisAna apane putra ke sAtha pravacana sunane gyaa| pravacanakAra ne kahAparamAtmA sarvavyApI hai, sarvatra hai| vaha sabako dekhatA hai| pravacana kA yaha sAra thaa| ghara Akara, bhojana se nivRtta ho pitA-putra jaMgala meM ge| eka kheta sUnA par3A thaa| ghAsa ugA huA thaa| pitA ne putra se kahA tuma yahAM baittho| maiM isa kheta se pazuoM ke lie ghAsa le AtA huuN| koI Ae to mujhe batA denaa| dhyAna rakhanA koI dekha na le| pitA kheta meM ghusaa| mana kA pApa use satarka rahane ke lie kaha rahA thaa| usane tIna bAra putra se pUchA, koI dekha to nahIM rahA hai? putra se rahA nahIM gyaa| vaha bolA-'pitAjI! aura koI nahIM para paramAtmA dekha rahA hai|' para yaha bAta pitA ke samajha meM nahIM AI aura vaha corI se ghAsa kATatA hI rhaa| putra ke bAta hRdayaMgama ho cukI thii| jaba taka bhAva sahaja nahIM hotA, taba taka sacAI samajha meM nahIM AtI, vastu kA yathArtha bodha nahIM hotA, virAga nahIM hotaa| zAstroM ko par3hane aura pArAyaNa kara lene para bhI hama satya ko mAnate haiM, jAnate nhiiN| satya sAdhanA ke dvArA hI jAnA jA sakatA hai, pakar3A jA sakatA hai| mAnane se satya pakar3a meM nahIM AtA, kevala zabda pakar3a meM Ate haiN| mAnane se satya kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM hotA, jIvana se usakA sambandha nahIM judd'taa| jaba taka mAnane aura jAnane kA antara spaSTa samajha meM nahIM AegA taba taka jJAna aura vyavahAra kI, kathanI aura karanI kI dUrI miTegI nhiiN| AdamI dhokhA khAtA rhegaa| rAga aura dveSa bAhya jagat meM ulajhA dete haiN| vicAroM meM hama svayaM ulajha jAte haiN| dhAraNA badala jAtI hai| sipAhI mArA gyaa| Adamakhora zera ne use khA ddaalaa| heDakvATara meM sUcanA gii| DI0AI0jI0 ne adhikArI ko bulAkara kahA--'patA lagAo ki kyA vAstava meM hI zera ne sipAhI ko mAra ddaalaa| kyA sipAhI usa samaya vardI Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 soyA mana jaga jAe meM thA yA binA vardI meM? vardI meM hotA to zera use khA nahIM sktaa|' AdamI apanI mAnyatA meM ulajha jAtA hai| yaha vicAroM kA ulajhAva barAbara banA rahatA hai| jaba taka vyakti mantavya aura dhAraNA ke cakravyUha ko tor3akara sahaja-sarala bhAva se satya kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM karegA taba taka vicAroM ke vyUha ko bhI nahIM tor3A jA skegaa| isalie vicAra ke pravAha ko rokane ke lie virAga parama Avazyaka tattva hai, satya kA bodha aura satya kA sAkSAtkAra bahuta Avazyaka hama saba du:kha ke cakra ko dekhate haiN| duniyA meM bahuta duHkha hai| duHkha kA utpAdaka hai prigrh| mahAvIra ne kahA, jaba taka AdamI parigraha se mukta nahIM hogA taba taka vaha duHkha se chuTakArA nahIM pA skegaa| AdamI ke pAsa vicAroM kA bar3A parigraha hai| vaha socatA hai, dhana nahIM hogA to kyA hogA? bur3hApe meM kyA hogA? lar3akI kI zAdI kaise kara paauuNgaa| yaha zrRMkhalA calatI hai vicAroM kA parigraha anyAnya parigrahoM ko sahArA detA calatA hai| taba AdamI mAna letA hai ki dhana hI jIvana hai| vaha kahatA yaha hai ki mujhe dharma aura paramAtmA bahuta priya haiM, adhyAtma mujhe priya hai, para yaha bAta bAhara ke mana se nikalatI hai| usake anta:karaNa meM priya hai parigraha aura vahI usakA dharma aura paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| saMnyAsI ke pAsa eka seTha aayaa| usake pAsa apAra saMpatti thI, para zAMti nahIM thii| vaha du:khI thaa| usane saMnyAsI se kahA-'mahArAja! maiM bahuta du:khI huuN| aisA koI maMtra batAeM ki merA du:kha naSTa ho jaae|' saMnyAsI ne kahA seThajI! pahale mujhe bhojana kraao| maiM bhUkhA huuN| phira maMtra btaauuNgaa| seTha ko bar3A ajIba-sA lgaa| para vaha vivaza thaa| usane dUdha mNgaayaa| saMnyAsI ne kahA- maiM tumhAre bartana meM dUdha nahIM piiuuNgaa| apane pAtra meM luuNgaa| saMnyAsI ne apane thaile meM se eka pAtra nikAlA, jisameM saikar3oM cheda the| saMnyAsI ne kahA isa pAtra meM dUdha ddaalo| seTha ne dekhA, bolA--saMnyAsIjI! kyA kaha rahe haiM ? isa pAtra meM dUdha DAlUMgA to Apa pIeMge yA jamIna pIegI? isameM eka bUMda dUdha bhI nahIM Tika paaegaa| Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? Apa dUsarA pAtra nikAleM, jisameM chidra na hoN| saMnyAsI ne kahA tuma ThIka kahate ho| yadi mere chidra vAle pAtra meM tumhArA dUdha nahIM TikegA to tumhAre chidra vAle mana meM merA maMtra kaise Tika pAegA? tuma nizchidra mana lAo, phira maiM maMtra duuNgaa| ___parigraha kI bhAvanA ne mana ke pAtra meM itane cheda banA DAle haiM ki usameM adhyAtma kI koI bAta TikatI hI nhiiN| Azcarya hotA hai ki manuSya itane Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA vicAroM ko rokA jA sakatA hai ? 23 pravacana sunatA hai, zAstroM kA pArAyaNa karatA hai, tapa-japa karatA hai, para koI bAta mana para asara nahIM krtii| asara kare kaise? usameM vaha TikatI hI nahIM, kyoMki mana chedoM se bharA par3A hai| sarvatra cheda hI cheda haiN| calanI meM pAnI Tika nahIM sktaa| ___ mana ko nizchidra banAnA hogaa| yaha hogA bhAvazuddhi ke dvaaraa| bhAvazuddhi ke lie kAyotsarga kA prayoga mahattvapUrNa hai| kAyotsarga kA artha hai, zarIra kA utsarga kara denA, zarIra ko chor3a denaa| jIte jI zarIra ko kaise chor3A jA sakatA hai? marane ke bAda zarIra svayaM chUTa jAtA hai, para jIvita avasthA meM use chor3a dene kI bAta kaise saMbhava hai? anAsakta yoga aura niSkAma karma yahI hai ki jIte jI zarIra ko chor3a denaa| yAnI zarIra kA honA aura zarIra ko chor3a denA, kAma kA honA aura kAma ko chor3a denaa| yahI hai anAsakta yog| zarIra ko chor3a dene kA artha hai usakI sAra-saMbhAla chor3a denA, parikarma chor3a denaa| __ zarIra ko chor3ane kA artha hai parigraha kI jar3a para prahAra krnaa| zarIra sabase bar3A parigraha hai| dUsare sAre parigraha isa zarIra ke mamatva se paidA hote haiN| zarIra mahAn parigraha hai aura dUsarA hai parigraha kI bhAvanA ko paidA karane vAlA prigrh| yadi zarIra ke prati mamatva DhIlA hotA hai to parigraha kI bhAvanA zithila ho jAtI hai| kAyotsarga hai shithiliikrnn| mAMsapeziyoM aura pratyeka kozikA ko zithila krnaa| camar3e aura haDDiyoM kI pakar3a ko pakar3ane vAlI pakar3a ko DhIlA chor3anA hai| mamatva bhAva ko DhIlA karanA hai| smaraNa rakheM ki kAyotsarga meM kevala zarIra ke avayavoM kA hI zithilIkaraNa nahIM karanA hai, mamatva bhAvanA ko bhI zithila karanA hai| kevala mAMsapeziyoM ko zithila karanA yAMtrika kriyA hai| vAstava meM 'zarIra merA hai'--isa bhAvanA ko zithila karanA hai| yahI anAsakta yoga hai| bhAvazuddhi aura bhAva-parivartana kA pahalA prayoga hai kaayotsrg| yahAM se bhAva-parivartana prArambha hotA hai| jisane kAyotsarga karanA nahIM sIkhA, usane bhAva-parivartana karanA nahIM siikhaa| jisane kAyotsarga karanA sIkha liyA, usane bhAva-parivartana karanA sIkha liyaa| kAyotsarga meM tIna bAteM sAtha-sAtha calatI haiM zarIra kA zithilIkaraNa, jAgarUkatA aura mamatva kA visrjn| eka vyakti ne pUchA, haThayoga ke zavAsana meM aura kAyotsarga meM kyA antara hai? maiMne kahA zArIrika dRSTi se koI antara nahIM hai| zavAsana meM kevala zarIra kA zithilIkaraNa hotA hai| kAyotsarga meM kevala zithilIkaraNa nahIM hotA, sAtha-sAtha meM apane prati jAgarUkatA rakhanI hotI hai aura mamatva kA tyAga bhI hotA hai| isa dRSTi se donoM meM bahuta bar3A antara hai| Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 soyA mana jaga jAe jaba taka zarIra ke mamatva ke tyAga kI bAta nahIM AegI, sahI artha meM kAyotsarga nahIM sdhegaa| vaha nahIM sadhegA to parigraha kI pakar3a DhIlI nahIM hogii| aura jaba taka parigraha kI pakar3a rahegI bhAva-parivartana kI prakriyA prArambha hI nahIM hogii| aura jaba taka bhAva-parivartana ghaTita nahIM hogA, du:kha se chuTakArA nahIM milegaa| hama ise yoM smjheN| du:kha ko kama karanA hai to bhAva-parivartana karanA hogaa| bhAva-parivartana karanA hai to parigraha kI jar3a para prahAra karanA hogaa| usa para prahAra karane ke lie kAyotsarga sIkhanA hogaa| dhyAna kA prayoga kevala mAnasika tanAva ko miTAne ke lie nahIM hai| yaha hai bhAva-parivartana aura du:kha kI jar3a para prahAra karane ke lie| yahI dhyAna kA sahI uddezya hai| jaba usa para prahAra hogA to zArIrika bImAriyAM, mAnasika ulajhaneM aura bhAvanAtmaka samasyAeM suljheNgii| hama apane bhAvoM kI nirmalatA ke lie, unheM sahaja-sarala banAne ke lie, kAyotsarga kA prayoga kareM aura usake dvArA duHkha kI jar3a para prahAra kreN| yaha prahAra mUlyavAn hogaa| yaha aisA prahAra hogA jise dhyAna na karane vAlA kabhI samajha hI nahIM paaegaa| dhyAna na karane vAlA bhI du:khoM se mukti cAhatA hai, para vaha du:kha kI jar3a para prahAra karanA nahIM jaantaa| dhyAna karane vAlA isa bAta para adhika ekAgra hotA hai ki du:kha kI jar3a kyA hai? du:kha kA utsa kauna-sA hai? yadi hama du:kha kI jar3a ko pakar3a kara usa para prahAra karanA sIkha jAeM to phira saMsAra meM duHkha bhI hamAre lie du:kha nahIM hogaa| eka nae saMsAra kA nirmANa hogA aura isa nirmANa meM prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga atyanta mahattvapUrNa hogaa| Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. kyA mUDa para aMkuza lagAyA jA sakatA hai? ___ manuSya ekarUpa nahIM hotaa| vaha badalatA rahatA hai| usake bhAva badalate haiM, mana badalatA hai, manodazAeM badalatI haiM aura mUDa badalatA hai| Aja yaha mUDa zabda bahuta pracalita hai| hara AdamI dUsare kA mUDa dekhakara hI bAtacIta karanA cAhatA hai| mUDa kA artha hai mnodshaa| bhAva ke sAtha-sAtha manodazAeM badalatI haiM, mudrAeM badalatI haiN| koI bhI AdamI kabhI ekarUpa nahIM miltaa| prAta:kAla prasanna mudrA meM hai to madhyAnha meM kruddha milegaa| prAta:kAla yadi zAMta hai to sAyaMkAla bhISaNa jvAra-bhATe meM milegaa| kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki AdamI kaba kaisA bana jaae| isalie socanA par3atA hai ki kisa AdamI se kaba kAma liyA jaae| jaba vaha prasanna mudrA meM hotA hai to bar3e se bar3A kAma sahajatA se ho jAtA hai aura jaba vaha aprasanna mudrA yA mUDa meM hotA hai to AsAna kAma bhI pahAr3a bana jAtA hai| prazna hai ki AdamI kyoM badalatA hai? manodazA kyoM badalatI hai? kAraNa kyA hai? kAraNa para hama vicAra kreN| vaha kAraNa bAhara nahIM hai, apane hI bhItara hai| samavRtti zvAsa-prekSA mUDa para aMkuza lagAne kA prayoga hai| hama jo zvAsa lete haiM, vaha do bhAgoM meM baMTA huA hai| hama kabhI bAeM nathune se aura kabhI dAeM nathune se zvAsa lete haiN| kabhI dAyAM svara calatA hai, kabhI bAyAM svara calatA hai aura kabhI donoM sAtha-sAtha calate haiN| svarodaya kI bhASA meM bAeM svara ko candrasvara aura dAeM svara ko sUryasvara kahA jAtA hai| jaba donoM svara sAtha calate haiM taba use suSumnA svara kahA jAtA hai| ye tIna svara haiN| zvAsa aura svara kA saMbandha mastiSka se hai| jaba bAyAM svara calatA hai taba dAyAM paTala sakriya hotA hai| hamArA mastiSka do golArthoM meM vibhakta hai--dAyAM aura baayaaN| donoM kA alaga-alaga kArya hai| Aja isa viSaya meM bahuta anusaMdhAna hue haiN| svarodaya meM yaha vivecita huA hai ki kauna se svara meM kauna-sA kArya karanA caahie| kArya do bhAgoM meM vibhakta hai--cala kArya aura sthira kArya / saumya kArya aura krUra kaary| jaba candrasvara calatA hai taba saumya kArya karanA caahie| saumya aura zAMta kArya usI meM saphala hote haiN| yaha bahuta vaijJAnika cintana hai| jaba candrasvara calatA hai taba mastiSka kA dAyAM paTala sakriya hotA hai| dAyAM paTala saumya aura zAMta kArya ke lie uttaradAyI hai| svaravidyA kA vizeSajJa vyakti nirantara apane svaroM kI jAnakArI karatA rahatA hai| vaha jAnatA hai ki kisI Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 soyA mana jaga jAe ke sAtha maitrI karanI hai, kisI ko apanI bAta se sahamata karanA hai, kisI ko koI bAta jacAnI hai to yaha sArA kArya candrasvara meM niSpanna honA caahie| usa samaya mUDa zAMta rahatA hai| usI sthiti meM sAmane vAle para prabhAva par3a sakatA hai| anyathA sAmane vAlA vyakti bAta sunate hI uttejita ho jaaegaa| bAta bigar3a jaaegii| svayaM kA mUDa aura sAmane vAle vyakti kA mUDa-donoM ko svara ke sAtha milAyA jAtA hai| bAta bana jAtI hai| koI vyakti yadi candrasvara meM kaThora karma, vAda-vivAda Adi karane jAtA hai to pahale hI kSaNa meM hAra jAtA hai| kaThora karma sUryasvara meM hI saphala ho sakate haiN| jaba dAyAM svara-sUryasvara calatA hai taba bAMyA paTala sakriya hotA hai| usa samaya tarkazakti kA vikAsa hotA hai| usa samaya hone vAle tarka-vitarka meM sUryasvara vAlA vyakti jIta jaaegaa| yadi candrasvara meM vaha vAda-vivAda calatA hai to usakI hAra nizcita hai| lar3anA, jhagar3anA, saMgharSa karanA aura vivAda karanA ye sAre kaThora dharma haiN| inako sUryasvara meM hI kiyA jAtA hai| sAdhu-saMta candrasvara ko vikasita karate haiN| unheM uttejita karanA sarala nahIM hotaa| aise saMta hue haiM jinheM hajAra prayatna karane para bhI uttejita nahIM kiyA jA skaa| ekanAtha mahArASTra ke pahuMce hue saMta the| eka vyakti ne yaha bIr3A uThAyA ki vaha ekanAtha ko uttejita kara degaa| saMta ekanAtha sAdhanA meM baiThe the| vaha AdamI vahAM pahuMcA aura unakI pITha para jA baitthaa| vaha pITha para baiThA hI nahIM, cUMsA mArane lgaa| ekanAtha ne mur3akara dekhA aura haMsakara kahA--'are! tumhAre jaisA mitra to mujhe Aja taka nahIM milaa| Aja taka jo bhI mitra Ate ve sAmane se Akara milte| tuma pIche se Akara mitratA karane vAle pahale vyakti ho| merI pITha meM darda hai| usa para bhI coTa kara tuma ThIka kara rahe ho|' usa vyakti ne sunaa| zaramA gyaa| pITha se utara caraNoM meM A giraa| saMta ekanAtha ne candrasvara siddha kara liyA thaa| ___ AcArya bhikSu kA bhI candrasvara bahuta prabala thA, aisA aneka ghaTanAoM se anubhava hotA hai| eka vyakti ne Akara AcArya bhikSu se kahA--'Apa jJAnI haiN| mujhase koI tattvajJAna puuchie|' bhikSu bole tattvajJAna kI bAta rahane do| aise hI aupacArika bAta kro| usane kahA nahIM, tattva ke viSaya meM puuchie| bhikSu bole--tuma saMjJI ho yA asaMjJI arthAt mana vAle ho yA amana vAle? usake khaa--sNjnyii| bhikSu- kisa nyAya se? Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA mUDa para aMkuza lagAyA jA sakatA hai ? 'nahIM nahIM, asaMjJI / ' 'kisa nyAya se?' 'nahIM, nahIM, donoN|' 'kisa nyAya se ?' 'nahIM, nahIM, donoM nahIM / ' 'kisa nyAsa se ? " vaha uttejita hokara bolA- nyAya, nyAya karate khopar3I khA lii| lo, isa nyAya se kahatA huA vaha AcArya bhikSu kI chAtI meM jora se mukkA mAra kara calatA bnaa| AcArya bhikSu usI prasanna mudrA meM usako jAte hue dekhate rhe| jinake candrasvara sadha jAtA hai, unakA mUDa kabhI kharAba nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| kisI meM yaha zakti nahIM hotI ki unake mUDa ko bigAr3a sake / sikandara AyA saMnyAsI ke pAsa / bahuta teja thA saMnyAsI meM / sikandara Akara bolA----Apa mere deza meM caleM / mujhe Apa jaise saMnyAsI kI jarUrata hai / saMnyAsI bolA--maiM nahIM cala sktaa| mujhe kyA lenA-denA hai tumhAre deza se ? sikandara ne smjhaayaa| saMnyAsI nahIM maanaa| DarAyA dhamakAyA / para saba vyartha / sikandara bolA- merI AjJA kI avahelanA kA pariNAma hai mRtyu / saMnyAsI bolA - kise mAroge? maiM to marA huA hI hUM / cale jAo yahAM se| sUraja kI jo dhUpa A rahI hai, use mata roko 1 jina vyaktiyoM ne apanI antarAtmA kI AvAja ko sunA hai, samajhA hai, jinhoMne mastiSka ke dAeM paTala ko jAgRta kara DAlA hai, unake mUDa ko koI vikRta nahIM kara sakatA / Aja ke meM yuga meM bAMyA paTala adhika sakriya hai aura dAyAM suSupta hai| donoM santulana apekSita hai| yaha santulana samavRtti zvAsa- prekSA se sAdhA jA sakatA hai| yaha aMkuza - zakti hai / jaise hAthI ke niyantraNa ke lie aMkuza, ghor3e ke lie lagAma hotI hai, vaise hI samavRtti zvAsa- prekSA ina donoM paTaloM ke santulana ke lie niyantraNakArI hai / yaha niyantraNakArI zakti hamAre hAtha meM honI cAhie / anyathA mUDa bAra- bAra bigar3egA / Aja kA samUcA pariveza manodazA ko uttejita karane vAlA aura bigAr3ane vAlA hai| AdamI kI sahanazakti kama huI hai aura isakA kAraNa hai / suvidhAvAdI manovRtti / isa vRtti ne sahana karane kI jo prAkRtika kSamatAeM thIM, unheM naSTa kara ddaalaa| Aja AdamI sardI-garmI sahana nahIM kara sakatA / suvidhAoM ko bhogate-bhogate vaha unake vazavartI ho gayA / sahanazakti cuka gaI hai| 27 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 soyA mana jaga jAe kevala zArIrika sahanazakti hI nahIM, AdamI kA mana bhI kamajora ho gayA hai| usakI bhI sahanazakti kama ho gaI hai| kaThora jIvana aura zrama kA jIvana jInA acchA hotA hai| para use bhulA diyA gyaa| ina suvidhAoM ne AdamI meM svArtha aura krUratA kA bhAva bhI ujAgara kiyA hai| AdamI sArI suvidhAyeM svayaM bhoganA cAhatA hai| dUsaroM ke prati usakA vaisA bhAva nahIM hai| mahAtmA gAMdhI ilAhAbAda ge| Ananda bhavana meM tthhre| prAta:kAla hAtha-muMha dho rahe the| pAsa meM javAharalAla neharU baiThe the| bAtacIta cala rahI thii| gAMdhIjI ke loTe kA pAnI samApta ho gyaa| ve bole..oha! bAta hI bAta meM pAnI pUrA ho gayA aura abhI kullA karanA zeSa hai| neharU ne kahA bApU! kyA kaha rahe haiM! pAnI pUrA ho gayA to Apa jitanA cAheMge utanA aura A jaaegaa| yaha gaMgA-yamunA kA nagara hai| yahAM pAnI kI kamI kaisI? bApU bole-javAhara! tuma ThIka kahate ho ki yaha nagara gaMgA-yamunA kA hai| kintu ina para akele bApU kA adhikAra nahIM hai| lAkhoM-karor3oM logoM kA ina para adhikAra hai| mai phijUla pAnI kharca karUM, yaha anucita hai| aisI bhAvanA taba banatI hai jaba dRSTikoNa suvidhAvAdI nahIM hotaa| kala hI maiM eka koTeja se gujara rahA thaa| maiMne dekhA ki TaMkI se pAnI phijUla nIce gira rahA hai| itanA pAnI ki dasa-bIsa vyakti snAna kara leN| para usa ora kisI kA dhyAna nahIM thA, kyoMki pAnI kA abhAva nahIM hai, pracuratA hai| yaha nahIM socA jAtA ki duniyA meM maiM akelA hI nahIM hUM, lAkhoM aura haiM, jinako pAnI kI utanI hI AvazyakatA hai, jitanI mujhako hai| suvidhAvAdI dRSTikoNa meM svArtha kI bAta adhika socI jAtI hai, parArtha kI bAta para kama dhyAna diyA jAtA hai| ___ Aja apekSA hai ki ciMtana badale, ciMtana kI dhArA bdle| saba yaha soceM ki duniyA meM bahuta prANI haiN| maiM akelA hI hakadAra nahIM huuN| sabakA hissA hai usmeN| bhArata ke RSiyoM ne isa bAre meM bahuta mahattvapUrNa cintana diyA thA, para ve vyavasthA nahIM de paae| mArksa ne cintana ke sAtha-sAtha vyavasthA dii| RSiyoM ne kahA--'jitane se peTa bhare utane mAtra para vyakti kA adhikAra hai| itanI sampatti para hI usakA haka hai| zeSa sArA anadhikRta hai| zeSa sampatti samAja kI hai| jo isase adhika rakhatA hai vaha cora hai, vadhya hai| kitanA vizAla dRSTikoNa! sampatti para kisI kA vyaktigata svAmitva nahIM ho sktaa| sampatti sAmAjika hai| koI vyakti usa para adhikAra kara baiThatA hai to yaha anucita hai, anyAya hai| isa vizAla dRSTikoNa ko AdamI ne mAnya nahIM Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA mUDa para aMkuza lagAyA jA sakatA hai? kiyA kyoMki ise mAnya karane para usakI sArI suvidhAeM samApta ho jAtI haiN| yaha siddhAnta usakI suvidhAvAdI manovRtti para karArA prahAra thaa| AdamI ne ise amAnya kara DAlA aura suvidhAoM ko bar3hAtA calA gyaa| Aja sarakAra cillA rahI hai ki garIbI kI samasyA hai| samasyA garIbI kI nahIM, samasyA hai suvidhAoM meM kharca hone vAle apavyaya kii| AdamI sAja-sajjA aura suvidhA ke sAdhana juTAne meM lAkhoM-karor3oM kA vyaya kara rahA hai| kahAM hai garIbI? kyA garIba aisA kara sakatA hai? jaba taka suvidhAvAdI dRSTikoNa nahIM badalegA, taba taka samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM hogaa| __Aja vAtAnukUlita kI prathA adhika cala par3I hai| makAna hI nahIM, kAra bhI vAtAnukUlita honI caahie| logoM ne socA, sardI aura garmI donoM se bacAva hogA, para yaha nahIM socA ki yaha prakRti ke niyamoM ke viruddha hai| prakRti kA niyama hai ki AdamI ko sardI bhI lage aura garmI bhI lge| donoM Avazyaka haiN| yadi aisA nahIM hogA to zarIra nikammA aura DhIlA ho jaaegaa| ___ eka amerikana nirantara vAtAnukUlana meM rhtaa| bImAra ho gyaa| DAkTaroM kA ilAja vyartha gyaa| eka necaropethI cikitsaka ke pAsa paayaa| usane garma pAnI ke Taba meM tIna ghaMTA pratidina baiThane kI salAha dii| usane vaisA hI kiyA aura svastha ho gyaa| aba vaha pUrA dina vAtAnukUlana meM bitAtA aura tIna ghaMTA garma pAnI ke Taba meN| eka dina usane socA, yaha to mUrkhatA hai| maiM kyoM aisA karUM? usane vAtAnukUlana ke sabhI sAdhana banda kara diye to garma pAnI meM baiThane kI AvazyakatA bhI nahIM rhii| Aja ke sAre suvidhA-sAdhana prakRti ke viruddha haiN| hamAre lie dhUpa aura havA Avazyaka hai| para vaha Aja ke makAnoM meM sulabha nahIM hai| havA bhI kRtrima sAdhanoM se lAI jAtI hai| isase zarIra hI nahIM bigar3A hai, AdamI kI manodazA bhI bigar3I hai| mUDa bigar3ane lagA hai| sahiSNutA kI zakti ko bar3hAne ke lie AsanoM kA prayoga bhI kAragara hotA hai| kucheka mAnate haiM ki dhyAna kI sAdhanA meM AsanoM kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai| yaha ekAMgI dRSTikoNa hai| dhyAna ke dvArA mana kI ekAgratA to sadhatI hai, kintu sahana karane kI zakti kA vikAsa usase nahIM hotaa| sahana karane ke lie zarIra ko pahale taiyAra karanA hotA hai| zarIra taiyAra hotA hai AsanoM se| jaba taka zarIra nahIM sadhatA taba taka dhyAna bhI pUre DhaMga se nahIM hotaa| dhyAna ke lie sabase pahalI AvazyakatA hai kAryasiddhi kii| dhyAna hai mana:siddhi, mAnasika siddhi, caitasika siddhi| zarIra kI siddhi hue binA yaha nahIM sdhtii| zarIra Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 soyA mana jaga jAe sadhA huA hotA hai to dhyAna bIca meM nahIM TUTatA, ekAgratA acche DhaMga se sadha jAtI hai| ___ Asana kI siddhi hone para prANAyAma kI siddhi hotI hai aura phira dvandva satA nahIM skte| Asanasiddhi kA artha hai eka hI Asana meM tIna ghaMTA baiThe rhnaa| isase dvandvoM, kaSToM ko sahane kI kSamatA bar3hatI hai| taba dhyAna siddha hotA hai| dhyAna kI siddhi aura mana kI siddhi tabhI sambhava hai jaba Asana-siddhi ho jAe, kAryasiddhi ho jaae| ___ isa sArI sthiti ke saMdarbha meM yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki mUDa ko ThIka rakhane ke lie, 'kSaNe tuSTa: kSaNe ruSTa:' kI prakRti ko badalane ke lie, mastiSka ke donoM golArDoM kA saMtulana jarUrI hai| isa santulana ko sAdhane ke lie donoM svaroM--candrasvara aura sUryasvara kA saMtulana apekSita hai| isa saMtulana kA mahattvapUrNa prayoga hai samavRtti shvaas-prekssaa| Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. kyA mUrchA ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? mUrchA duHkha kA kAraNa hai| mUrchA hai jAgaraNa kA abhaav| AdamI sotA hai, isIlie du:kha hotA hai| sonA bahuta Avazyaka bhI hai aura sonA eka samasyA bhI hai| sote samaya zvAsa kI gati bar3ha jAtI hai| vaha choTA ho jAtA hai| choTA zvAsa Ayu ko kama karatA hai| jo adhika samaya taka sotA hai vaha alpa-AyuSka hotA hai| parimita samaya taka sotA hai to AdamI ThIka-ThIka jI letA hai| ira pravRtti ke sAtha samasyA jur3I huI hotI hai| sonA jarUrI hai to sonA khataranAka bhI hai| dasa-bAraha ghaMTA sonA alpAyu honA hai| jo AdamI laMbA jInA cAhatA hai use sone kI sImA kama karanI caahie| jo mUrcchita hai vaha soyA huA hai| sAmAjika stara para mUrchA bhI jarUrI mAna lI gii| yadi mUrchA nahIM hotI hai to bacce kA lAlana-pAlana nahIM ho sktaa| koI saMbandha hI nahIM hotaa| koI kisI cIz2a kI surakSA nahIM kara paataa| mUrchA hai isIlie pravRtti kA yaha cakra cala rahA hai| mUrchA nahIM hotI to sone ko kauna ikaTThA karatA? mUrchA nahIM hotI to hIroM, pannoM ko kauna saMjokara rakhatA? jaise patthara Thokara meM par3e rahate haiM, vaise hI ve bhI par3e rhte| to phira vastu kA yathArtha mUlyAMkana nahIM hotaa| kahAM patthara aura kahAM hIrA! kintu mUrchA sabako apane-apane sthAna para TikAe hue hai| phakIra ke pAsa eka samrAT aayaa| phakIra jAnatA thaa| samrAT jaba jAne lagA taba phakIra ne pAMca-dasa kaMkar3a samrATa ko dete hue kahA mere ye kaMkar3a le jaao| jaba tuma marakara agale loka meM jAo taba maiM vahAM tumase miluuNgaa| taba mere ye kaMkar3a mujhe de denaa| samrAT haMsakara bolA-bar3e bhole ho tuma! kyA koI bhI vyakti mara kara apane sAtha kucha le jA pAtA hai? yaha asaMbhava hai| phakIra bolA- tuma saca kaha rahe ho? samrAT bolA--'yaha saca hai| saba jAnate haiN|' phakIra ne kahA to phira prajA kA zoSaNa kara tuma itanA vaibhava kyoM ekatrita kara rahe ho? maiM to samajhatA thA, aura koI le jAe yA nahIM, tuma to avazya hI sArA vaibhava sAtha le jaaoge| yadi nahIM le jA sakate to phira itanI mUrkhatA kyoM kara rahe ho? samrAT kI AMkha khula gii| ___ mUrchA ke kAraNa hI saMcaya kiyA jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI maiM socatA hUM, mUrchA nahIM hotI to samAja aura parivAra kaise calatA? mAtA bacce ke Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe pAlana-poSaNa meM itanA kaSTa sahatI hai| kyoM? mUrchA hai isiilie| pazu-pakSiyoM kI mAtAeM bhI baccoM ke lie, apanI santAna ke lie kyA nahIM sahatI? mUrchA ke kAraNa sArA kaSTa saha liyA jAtA hai| isa dRSTi se sAmAjika prANI ke lie yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki mUrchA sarvathA heya hai| vaha chor3a bhI nahIM sktaa| jo kucha eka dUsare ke lie hotA hai yA kiyA jAtA hai vaha sArA mUrchA aura moha ke kAraNa hI ho rahA hai| moha nahIM hotA to kauna par3hAtA baccoM ko? kauna unheM taiyAra karatA? kauna unheM vyavasAya sikhAtA? phira to saba akele hote| saba virAgI yA virakta hote| akelA AdamI virAgI banakara jIvana yApana kara sakatA hai, para samAja vaisA nahIM kara sktaa| saMsAra aisA bana nahIM sktaa| yadi saMsAra aisA hotA hai to vaha phira saMsAra nahIM, vyakti hogaa| AdamI anagina kaSToM ko sahatA huA bhI jI rahA hai| isakA mukhya kAraNa hai--muurchaa| mUrchA meM hajAroM kaSTa sahe jA sakate haiM, anyathA nhiiN| ___ kabhI-kabhI loga kahate haiM, sAdhu-saMnyAsI bahuta kaSTa sahate haiN| maiM isase ulTA socatA huuN| sAdhuoM ke lie kaSTa kama haiN| gRhastha ke lie kaSToM kA aMbAra-sA lagA huA hai| vaha mUrchA se ghirA huA hai, isalie use ye kaSTa kaSTa jaise pratIta nahIM hote| mUrchA eka AvaraNa hai| aisA AvaraNa ki jisameM sAre kaSTa Dhaka jAte ___ pati ne patnI ko yA patnI ne pati ko talAka de diyaa| pati cala bsaa| patnI raha gii| patnI mara gii| pati raha gyaa| donoM mara ge| choTe-choTe bacce raha ge| ye sArI kitanI kaThina paristhitiyAM haiM? dila dahalAne vAlI sthitiyAM haiN| ina sthitiyoM meM bhI AdamI sukha mAnakara jItA hI calA jA rahA hai| eka choTe bacce se bhI pUchA jAe ki tumhAre mAtA-pitA mara ge| tuma asahAya ho| kyA sAdhu banoge? tatkAla sira hilA kara kahegA, sAdhu to nahIM bnuuNgaa| isakA kAraNa hai muurchaa| use lagatA hI nahIM ki vaha asahAya hai| eka mUrchA hajAroM kaSToM ko zAMta kara detI hai, unakA nivAraNa kara detI hai| yadi aisA nahIM hotA to isa du:khamaya, kaSTamaya aura dAruNa saMsAra meM AdamI kabhI jI nahIM paataa| usako jIvita rakhane vAlI vastu hai muurchaa| yaha sabako jilA rahI hai| saba prANI isake badaulata jI rahe haiN| bar3A bhAI choTe bhAI ko, pitA putra ko taiyAra karatA hai| Age calakara choTA bhAI bar3A bhAI ko dara-dara kA bhikhArI banA detA hai, putra pitA ko ghara se nikAla detA hai| aisI sthitiyAM hotI haiN| hama dekhate haiN| para bar3A bhAI choTe bhAI ko Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 kyA mUrchA ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? taiyAra karatA hai aura pitA putra ko yogya banAtA hai| ina sabake pIche mUrchA kAma karatI hai| isalie sAmAjika aura pArivArika vAtAvaraNa ko sajIva rakhane ke lie mUrchA kI anivAryatA svIkAra karanI hogii| sAmAjika vyakti mUrchA ko sarvathA chor3a de, yaha asaMbhava bAta hai| kintu mUrchA ke cakra-vyUha ko tor3anA jarUrI hai| jaba taka usakA cakra-vyUha calatA rahegA, taba taka duHkhoM kA anta nahIM hogaa| usakI eka sImA ho| vaha ananta na bane, yaha apekSita hai| mUrchA kevala samAja ko calAne vAlI kar3I ke rUpa meM svIkRta ho to itanA anartha nahIM hotaa| para Aja use ananta AkAza prApta hai| yaha ahitakara hai| dhyAna kA puSTa pariNAma hai mUrchA ke cakra kA ttuuttnaa| ___ mUrchA kI janmabhUmi hai shriir| yahAM sArI mUrchAeM utpanna hotI haiN| zarIra-prekSA ke prayoga meM kevala zarIra ko nahIM dekhA jaataa| zarIra ko kyA dekhanA hai? zarIra ke kaNa-kaNa meM jo mUrchA kA viSa bharA par3A hai, use dekhanA hai, nikAlanA hai| yahI prayojana hai zarIra prekSA kaa| Ayurveda aura haThayoga ke AcAryoM ne pAMca prANa mAne haiM-prANa, apAna, udAna, samAna aura vyaan| ye pAMca prANazaktiyAM haiN| prANa kA mukhya kendra hainaasaagr| apAna kA mukhya kendra hai-nAbhi ke nIce kA sthAna, peDu kA sthaan| udAna kA mukhya kendra hai--hoTha aura kNtth| samAna kA mukhya kendra hai hRdaya aura naabhi| vyAna kA sthAna hai--pUrA shriir| vaha samUce zarIra meM vyApta hai| vaha pUrI camar3I meM phailA huA hai| bAhara kA jitanA AghAta-pratyAghAta hotA hai, vaha sabase pahale camar3I para hotA hai| sardI, garmI Adi sabhI tvacA ko vIMdhakara bhItara praveza karatI haiN| kAMTA cubhatA hai to pahale camar3I ko vIMdhatA hai| samUcI camar3I meM vyAna prANa vyApta hai| vaha bAhara se prabhAvita hotI hai, isalie bAhara ke prabhAvoM ko grahaNa kara letI hai| mUrchA ke saMskAra bhI tvacA meM adhika hote haiN| zarIra prekSA kA artha hai ki isa camar3I ko bheda kara, sArI paratoM ko cIra kara gahare meM calA jaanaa| ___ jaba hama zarIra meM vyApta vyAna prANa ko pakar3eMge, dekheMge taba vaha prabhAvita hogA aura hamArI pratirodhAtmaka kSamatA vikasita hogii| yadi hama tvacA ke dvArA, sparzana indriya ke dvArA hone vAle prabhAvoM para niyantraNa karate haiM to mUrchA kA pahalA kilA TUTa jAtA hai| ___ meDikala sAinsa ke anusAra tvacA aneka mahattvapUrNa kArya saMpAdita karatI hai| vaha zarIra kI mukhya ghaTaka hai| hamArI dRSTi meM tvacAgata jo vyAna prANazakti hai vaha bahuta mUlyavAn hai| usa para niyantraNa hone se mUrchAoM se Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 soyA mana jaga jAe chuTakArA pAyA jA sakatA hai| vyAna prANa para aneka prakAra ke maila jame hue haiN| jaise hI hama isa prANa para ekAgra hote haiM, ve maila eka-eka kara ghulate cale jAte zarIra-prekSA kI bAta bahuta sAdhAraNa-sI lagatI hai aura isakA mahattva na jAnane vAle tatkAla kaha dete haiM, kyA dekhanA hai zarIra ko? hai kyA isameM? ye zabda anutsAha paidA karate haiN| hamArI AsthA TUTatI hai| prayoga saphala nahIM hotaa| sabase pahalA kAma hai ki hama asthA banAe rakheM aura jo prayoga kareM unheM niSThA aura zraddhA ke sAtha saMpAdita kreN| anyathA nirutsAha kA vAtAvaraNa paidA karane vAle aneka vyakti sAmane A jaayeNge| mahAbhArata ke yuddha meM karNa ne cAhA ki zalya unakA sArathI bne| vyavasthA ho gii| karNa sArathI bana gyaa| kRSNa ne socA, aba karNa-durjeya bana gayA hai| karNa svayaM zaktizAlI hai aura use vaisA hI zakti-saMpanna sArathI mila gyaa| aba use kauna harA sakegA? arjuna ke lie bar3I samasyA khar3I ho gii| kRSNa ne socaa| zalya se kahA, tuma karNa ke sArathI bane raho, para eka kAma karanA ki jaba bhI karNa bANa chor3e taba use Tokate rhnaa| kahanA ki kyA kara rahe ho? bANa calAnA AtA hI nhiiN| yaha kamI hai, vaha kamI hai| dekho, arjuna kitanA nipuNa dhanurdhara hai| kaise bANa calAtA hai| zalya ne svIkRti de dii| yuddhasthala meM donoM ora se yuddha prArambha huA aura zalya karNa ke bANoM kI kamiyAM batAne lgaa| sunate-sunate nipuNa dhanurdhara karNa nirutsAhita ho gayA, hIna-bhAvanA se grasta ho gayA aura usakI assI pratizata zakti cuka gii| dhyAna meM nirutsAha paidA karane vAle aneka zalya haiN| vahAM to vaha eka hI zalya thA, para yahAM aneka haiN| para sAdhaka ko AsthA banAe rakhanI hai| AsthA taba banatI hai jaba bhItarI sampadA kA jJAna hameM hotA hai| hamArI bhItarI sampadA hai jJAna-zakti aura aannd| isakA avabodha hote hI bAhya sampadA kI mUrchA kama hone laga jAtI hai| para usa Antarika sampadA kA avabodha nahIM hai, isIlie bAhya sampadA kI mUrchA saghana hotI jA rahI hai| adhyAtma sAdhanA kA pahalA uddezya hai ki vaha vyakti ko bhItarI sampadA kA avabodha kraae| dhyAna, kAyotsarga Adi usI ke lie haiN| hama nirantara bAhara kI yAtrA karate haiM, parikrama karate haiM, para bhItara kI yAtrA karake dekheM to sahI ki vahAM kyA hai? vahAM vaha sampadA hai jo bAhara hai hI nhiiN| jaba usa sampadA kA mUlyAMkana hogA taba mUrchA para coTa hogI, bAhya parigraha para coTa hogii| jaba taka bhItara praveza nahIM hotA, yathArtha kA jJAna nahIM hotaa| Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA mUrchA ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai ? 35 sukarAta ke pAsa eka bar3A jamIdAra aayaa| usako apanI jamIna-jAyadAda para garva thaa| bar3I jamIna thii| vaha usameM aMha paidA kara rahI thii| usane sukarAta ke samakSa apane vaibhava kA bakhAna kiyaa| kitanI bar3I jamIna kA vaha svAmI hai yaha btaayaa| sukarAta sunate rahe, haMsate rahe, haMsate rhe| jaba vaha mauna huA, taba sukarAta bole-isa vizva ke nakze meM hamAre deza kI avasthiti kahAM hai? usane btaaii| sukarAta bole-itanA choTA deza! acchA hamArA nagara kahAM hai? 'yaha rahA hamArA nagara / ' are! yaha to eka bindu ke samAna hai sAgara ke samakSa! 'acchA, aba batAo isa nagara meM tumhArI jamIdArI kA bindu kitanA bar3A hai?' usane kahA-'dIkhatI hI nhiiN|' sukarAta bole- itanI choTI-sI jamIdArI kA itanA bar3A ahaM! kyA yaha pAgalapana nahIM hai? jamIdAra kA nazA utara gyaa| use yathArtha kA patA cala gyaa| yathArtha kA avabodha hote hI manodazA badala jAtI hai aura taba vyakti kI dizA parivartita ho jAtI hai| dhyAna eka sAdhana hai yathArtha ke avabodha kaa| hama dhyAna ke prayogoM ke dvArA una sacAiyoM taka pahuMcanA cAhate haiM jo hamAre bhItara chipI par3I haiN| prANazakti eka sacAI hai| vaha hamAre jIvana kA saMcAlana karatI hai| usa taka hameM pahale pahuMcanA hai| hamAre jIvana ko calAne vAlA kauna hai ? kyA anna hamAre jIvana ko calAtA hai? kyA pAnI hamAre jIvana ko calAtA hai? yadi anna aura pAnI hamAre jIvana ke saMcAlaka hote to Aja taka koI nahIM maratA, saba amara ho jaate| vAstava meM prANazakti jIvana kI saMcAlikA hai| vaha hai taba taka hI anna aura pAnI kAma karate haiM, poSaNa dete haiN| jaba prANa calA gayA, phira cAhe anna ke Dhera par3e hoM yA pAnI kA sAgara laharA rahA ho, unakA jIvana ke lie koI prayojana hai hI nhiiN| prANa mahattvapUrNa tattva hai| jaba yaha sacAI jAna lI jAtI hai yathArtha meM to anna aura pAnI ke prati jo saghana mUrchA hai vaha TUTane lagatI hai| zarIra kI mUrchA bhI nahIM ttiktii| zarIra se pare hai praann| prANa ko paidA karane vAlI hai cetnaa| yaha prANa se Age kI sacAI hai, avabodha hai| isalie zarIraprekSA meM na camar3I ko, na mAMsapeziyoM ko, na haDDiyoM ko aura na rakta ko dekhanA hai| hameM prANa taka pahuMca kara usake prakaMpanoM ko pakar3anA hai| yahI hai vAstava meM zarIra prekssaa| phira hama usase Age bar3heM aura cetanA ke prakaMpanoM ko pakar3ane ko lge| yahAM zarIra-prekSA kI yAtrA saMpanna hogii| yaha yAtrA dIrgha-kAla se saMpanna hone vAlI hai| yaha mUrchA ko tor3ane vAlI hai| mUrchA do dizAoM meM calatI hai| eka hai vyavahAra kI dizA aura dUsarI hai Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe vAstavikatA kI dishaa| AdamI ulajhana meM par3a jAtA hai| vaha na vyavahAra ko chor3a sakatA hai aura na vAstavikatA ko chor3a sakatA hai| eka samasyA hai| udrAyaNa sindhu-sauvIra kA rAjA thaa| usakI dhAraNA thI, jo rAjA hotA hai vaha naraka meM jAtA hai| isI dhAraNA ke AdhAra para usane apane putra abhijitakumAra kA hitaciMtana kara, apane bhAnaje kezI kumAra ko apanA uttarAdhikArI banAkara svayaM pravrajita ho gyaa| usane putra kI hitaciMtA kI, para vyavahAra kA atikramaNa huaa| usakA yaha adhikAra nahIM thA ki vaha putra ko apane rAjyAdhikAra se vaMcita rkhtaa| kezI rAjA bana gyaa| eka bAra abhijitakumAra ke mana meM yaha vicAra AyA ki mere pitA udrAyaNa ne mujhe rAjyabhAra na sauMpa kara, mere sAtha anyAya kiyA hai| isa manomAnasika duHkha se vaha abhibhUta hokara apane pitA udrAyaNa ke prati atyanta spaSTa ho gyaa| usake mana meM vaira bhAva bar3hatA gyaa| Age calakara vaha zramaNopAsaka bhI bnaa| para pitA se kSamAyAcanA na karane aura kSamA na dene se vaha marakara naraka meM gyaa| aisA kyoM huA? yaha vyavahAra ke atikramaNa kA phalita hai| vyavahAra kI bhI apanI sacAiyAM haiM aura nizcaya yA vAstavikatA kI bhI apanI sacAiyAM haiN| donoM kA avabodha apekSita hai| nizcaya kI sacAI hai ki jitanI mUrchA utanA du:kha / para vyavahAra hI yaha sacAI hai ki mUrchA ko ekadama chor3A nahIM jA sktaa| isa saMskAra-cakra ko eka hI prahAra se tor3A nahIM jA sktaa| AdamI donoM samasyAoM se sUjha rahA hai| eka ora hai nizcaya kI samasyA aura dUsarI ora hai vyavahAra kI smsyaa| eka ora hai nizcaya kI samasyA aura dUsarI ora hai vyavahAra kI smsyaa| eka hai bhItara kI samasyA aura eka hai bAhara kI smsyaa| kaise sulajhAeM ina samasyAoM ko? mUrchA sulajhAne nahIM detii|| do bAdhAeM haiM--AvaraNa aura muurchaa| AvaraNa jJAna ko rokatA hai| jJAna meM bAdhA upasthita karatA hai| para jAnate hue bhI hama sahI nirNaya nahIM le pAte, yaha AvaraNa kA kAma nahIM hai, yaha hai mUrchA kA kaam| AvaraNa se bhI adhika kharatanAka hai mUrchA, moha kI sghntaa| aMdhA dekha nahIM pAtA, kyoMki AMkha nahIM hai| para AMkha hote hue bhI jo dekha nahIM pAtA, dekhatA huA bhI jo nahIM dekhatA vaha hai muurchaa| ___ mUrchA para coTa karanA Avazyaka hai| hama mUrchA ko kama karane kI dizA meM cleN| yaha bahuta laMbI yAtrA hai| isa yAtrA meM hama atIta ko dekheM, vartamAna ko dekheM aura bhaviSya ke laMbe jIvana ko bhI dekheN| dhyAna kA hama sahArA leN| yaha isa laMbe jIvana kA pAtheya banegA, isa AsthA ko dRr3ha karate cleN| Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5. kyA dhyAna upAya hai du:kha miTAne kA? jisakA jitanA mUlya ho, use utanA mUlya diyA jAe, yaha yathArtha dRSTikoNa hai, sabake hita meM hai| kama yA atirikta mUlya denA vAMchanIya nahIM hai| yaha bhrama paidA karatA hai| hameM socanA hai, kyA hama dhyAna ko atirikta mUlya de rahe haiM yA kama mUlya de rahe haiM? ____ dhyAna se sabhI du:kha miTate haiM, yaha bhI kahA gayA hai| kyA yaha sahI hai? kyA dhyAna se sAre du:kha samApta ho sakate haiM? isa para punarvicAra karanA hai, samIkSA aura mImAMsA karanI hai| du:kha aneka haiN| unake aneka prakAra haiN| maiMne unako cAra bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA hai.-1. kalpanAjanita du:kha, 2. abhAvajanita du:kha, 3. viyoga-janita du:kha, 4. paristhiti janita du:kh| ye cAra prakAra ke du:kha haiN| 1. kalpanAjanita duHkha ___ manuSya apanI kalpanAoM se aneka du:khoM kI saSTi kara DAlatA hai| vaha du:khoM kA tAnA-bAnA bunatA hai aura duHkha bhogatA calA jAtA hai| dhyAna ke dvArA ise samApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| dhyAna meM kalpanA se haTakara nirvikalpa sthiti meM praveza pAnA hotA hai| vahAM kalpanA kA saMkucana, saMharaNa hotA hai| yahI nirvikalpa sthiti kA abhyAsa hai| vahAM kalpanAjanita du:kha svayaM kama hone lagate haiN| 2. abhAvajanita du:kha ___ koI vyakti abhAva meM jI rahA hai| usake makAna aura AjIvikA kA abhAva hai| vaha isa abhAva ke kAraNa du:kha bhogatA hai| dhyAna isa abhAva ko kaise miTA pAegA? yaha samajha meM nahIM A sktaa| aisA koI tarka mere sAmane nahIM hai, jisake AdhAra para maiM yaha kaha sakU ki abhAvajanita du:kha ko miTAne kA sAdhana hai dhyaan| kintu jaba hama gahare meM utara kara dekhate haiM taba prakAza-kiraNa sAmane A upasthita hotI hai| yUAnasIna bahuta bar3A dArzanika thaa| lU nagara meM rahane vAle eka amIra AdamI sIkuMga usase milanA cAhatA thaa| vaha apanI bagghI meM baiThakara claa| Age galI bahuta saMkarI A gii| bagghI usameM se nahIM jA sakatI thii| vaha vahAM Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 soyA mana jaga jAe se paidala calA / dArzanika kI kuTikA meM phuNcaa| yUAnasIna usa amIra kA svAgata karane sAmane aayaa| phaTA-sA kurtA, pattiyoM kI TopI aura choTA-sA mkaan| dekhate hI vaha amIra bolA- 'Apa to abhAva kA jIvana jI rahe haiN| garIba haiN| bahuta du:khI haiN|' dArzanika ne gaMbhIra svara meM kahA---- sIkuMga ! soca-samajhakara bolo| garIba avazya hUM para duHkhI nahIM hUM / du:khI vaha hotA hai jo ajJAna meM jItA hai| maiM ajJAna meM nahIM jI rahA hUM / ' eka bhedarekhA spaSTa sAmane A gaI ki duHkha alaga bAta hai aura garIbI alaga bAta hai| garIba hone kA artha duHkhI honA nahIM hai / duHkhI vaha hotA hai jo ajJAna kA jIvana jItA hai| ajJAnI apane AsapAsa aMdhakAra kA jAla bichA detA hai / vaha aisI mAnyatAeM aura dhAraNAeM banA letA hai ki paga-paga para use duHkha bhoganA par3atA hai / aneka vyakti abhAvagrasta hote hue bhI sukha kA jIvana jIte haiM aura aneka vyakti bhAva meM jIte hue bhI du:khI haiM / isalie yaha spaSTa hai ki duHkha alaga hai aura abhAva alaga hai / abhAva se duHkha hotA to isa duniyA meM sabase jyAdA duHkhI hote sAdhu-saMnyAsI / unake pAsa abhAva hI abhAva hai| unakA apanA kucha bhI nahIM hai / na makAna, na kapar3A aura na roTI / kucha khojA jAtA hai, kucha mAMgA jAtA hai aura kucha lAyA jAtA hai / pAsa meM kucha bhI nahIM / cAroM ora abhAva hI abhAva / 1 abhAva se nahIM ajJAna se duHkha hotA hai / abhAva ke kAraNa garIbI ho sakatI hai, riktatA ho sakatI hai, kamI ho sakatI hai kintu duHkha honA anivArya nahIM hai / abhAva ke sAtha duHkha kI vyApti nahIM hai, niyama nahIM hai| jahAM-jahAM abhAva hogA, vahAM-vahAM duHkha hogA yaha vyApti nahIM bntii| jahAM-jahAM abhAva hogA, vahAM-vahAM garIbI hogI -- yaha tarkazAstrIya niyama bana sakatA hai / para abhAva ke sAtha duHkha vyApti nahIM bntii| abhAva aura ajJAna--donoM milakara duHkha paidA karate haiM / bhArata meM AkiMcanya kI paramparA rahI hai| bar3e-bar3e samrAT saMnyAsI bane haiN| unhoMne sArI saMpadA ko ThukarA kara abhAva kA jIvana, saMnyAsI kA jIvana svIkAra kiyA hai| usa jIvana meM unheM sabase adhika sukha aura Ananda kA anubhava huA hai| yadi abhAva duHkha kA kAraNa hotA to muni banane, saMnyAsa grahaNa karane kI paramparA hI galata ho jAtI / AkiMcanya svIkAra karane vAloM ne Ananda kA jIvana na jIyA ho, yaha nahIM hai / isa dRSTi se dhyAna ko abhAvajanita duHkha ko miTAne vAlA bhI kahA jA sakatA hai / jaba dhyAna jIvana meM utaratA hai taba ajJAna miTatA hai, yathArtha kA spaSTa bhAna hotA hai| jaise hI Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 kyA dhyAna upAya hai du:kha miTAne kA ? yaha dhAraNA spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki abhAva aura duHkha kA gaThabandhana nahIM hai, donoM bhinna-bhinna haiM to sthiti badala jAtI hai / phira abhAva ke hone para bhI duHkha nahIM hotA / 3. viyogajanita du:kha yaha saMyoga aura viyoga kA saMsAra hai / isa saMsAra meM koI jur3atA hai to koI bichur3atA hai / do vyakti mile, gAr3ha maitrI aura prema ho gyaa| nayA baccA paidA huaa| pragAr3ha sneha aura sambandha jur3a gayA / prakRti kA niyama hai saMyoga nairantarya nahIM hotaa| vaha sadA banA rahe, aisA nahIM hotaa| usake sAtha viyoga jur3A rahatA hai| pati baiThA rahatA hai / patnI kA viyoga ho jAtA hai / patnI baiThI rahatI hai / pati calA jAtA / yaha saMyoga-viyoga kA cakra nirantara ghUmatA rahatA hai| abhI zivira meM eka mahilA AI hai jisake pati kA viyoga hue cAra varSa hue haiN| usane kahA--maiM pati ke viyogajanita duHkha ko bhulAnA cAhatI hUM para bhulA nahIM pA rahI huuN| mana meM kasaka hai, vedanA hai, duHkha hai / maiM vedanA ke isa bhAra ko sahatI huI kaba taka jIUMgI? kyA mere lie mara jAnA zreya nahIM hai? vaha kahatI hI jA rahI thii| maiMne dekhA, duHkha svayaM mUrtimAn banakara usake sAmane upasthita hai| bahina kI AMkhoM meM AMsU aura zarIra meM prakaMpana hai / itanA gaharA duHkha ! maiMne socA, kyA isa duHkha ko miTAne kA koI upAya hai? yA to pati ko isake pAsa phira se upasthita kara diyA jAe, yA phira ise usake pAsa bheja diyA jaae| donoM asaMbhava bAteM haiN| apane kartRtva se pare kI bAteM haiN| isa sthiti meM kaise mAneM ki viyogajanita duHkha ko miTAyA jA sakatA hai? yadi na mAneM to bhI samasyA hai| prazna hotA hai, kyA dhyAna ke dvArA ise miTAyA jA sakatA hai ? kyA dhyAna itanA bhI nahIM kara sakatA ? isa samasyA saMkula vicAraNA meM se prakAza kI eka razmi milI ki duHkha viyoga se utpanna nahIM hai, duHkha utpanna huA hai apanI galata mAnyatAoM aura dhAraNAoM ke kAraNa / aisA koI siddhAnta nahIM banAyA ki jisase duHkha ko bhulAyA jA sake / ravimehara kI eka mArmika ghaTanA hai| ve eka bAta para bahuta bala dete aura kahate -- 'dekho, jisa paramAtmA ne hameM yaha jIvana diyA hai, vaha use vApasa le letA hai to hameM duHkha kyoM honA cAhie?' unake do mAsUma bacce the / atyanta sundara aura kamanIya / unako mehara bahuta pyAra karate the / kucha kSaNoM taka nahIM dekhate to udAsa ho jAte the / eka bAra ve par3hAne ke lie pAThazAlA gae hue the| gAMva meM mahAmArI phailI huI thii| donoM bacce mahAmArI ke capeTa meM Ae aura kAla - kavalita ho gae / Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 soyA mana jaga jAe patnI ghara para thii| usane dekhaa| donoM ko uThAyA aura apane zayanakakSa meM le jAkara, eka palaMga para sulA, Upara se sapheda cAdara or3hA dii| ghara ko sApha-sutharA kara, bhojana pkaayaa| kAma pUrA kara diyaa| itane meM pAThazAlA se ravimehara ghara phuNce| patnI se pUchA-bacce kahAM haiM ? vaha bolI kahIM khela rahe hoNge| kucha samaya biitaa| ravimehara ne phira pUchA to phira vahI uttr| kucha samaya aura biitaa| bacce nahIM aae| kahAM se Ate ? ravimehara AzaMkA se ghira ge| puna: patnI se puuchaa| patnI unheM zayanakakSa meM le gii| cAdara utAra kara bolI--'ye rahe bcce|' 'are! ye zAMta aura nizceSTa kaise?' patnI bolI--Apa jo pratidina kahate A rahe haiM, vahI huaa| jisane inameM prANa-saMcAra kiyA thA, usI ne inakA prANa-saMharaNa kara liyaa| ravimehara ne sunaa| stabdha raha ge| para shaant| koI vizeSa pIr3A yA kleza nhiiN| 'jisane jIvana diyA thA, usI ne le liyaa|' yaha kahate-kahate donoM zayanakakSa se bAhara nikale aura jo aupadaihika kriyAeM karanI thIM, ve kii| yadi viyoga se du:kha hotA hai to sabako honA caahie| ravimehara kI dampatti ko viyoga to sahanA par3A, para ve duHkhI nahIM hue| prazna hotA hai, kyoM? kucha varSa pUrva kI ghaTanA hai| suganacandajI AMcaliyA hamAre samAja ke viziSTa kAryakartA aura adhyAtma se otaprota vyakti the| akasmAt ve kAla-kavalita ho ge| unakI dharmapatnI manoharI devI bhI atyanta adhyAtma parAyaNa mahilA thii| virakta aura dhrmprvnn| pati kI mRtyu kI bAta sunakara vaha avAk raha gii| apane Apako sNbhaalaa| sAmAyika aura dharma-jAgaraNa karane baiTha gii| yaha asAdhAraNa-sI sthiti laga sakatI hai, para asaMbhava nahIM hai| kucha mUr3ha vyaktiyoM ne kahA--pati ke prati sneha nahIM hai, anyathA rotii-cillaatii| kucha ne kahA DhoMga hai yaha saaraa| Apasa meM anabana thii| socatI hai, acchA huA, piMDa chuuttaa| aneka loga, aneka baateN| para manoharI devI pUrNa jAgarUka, svastha aura 6 garma-jAgarikA meM tallIna / ye kalpita ghaTanAeM nahIM vAstavika haiN| viyoga huA hai, para du:kha nahIM hai| hama donoM ko alaga-alaga kareM, viyoga ho sakatA hai, du:kha nahIM hotaa| viyoga kA nizcita pariNAma nahIM hai du:kha honaa| viyoga honA eka bAta hai aura du:kha honA dUsarI bAta hai| viyoga hone para hamArI jo galata mAnyatAeM ubharatI haiM, ve hameM du:khI karatI haiN| abhAva meM bhI ye galata dhAraNAeM hI du:kha ko uttejita karatI haiN| yadi ye mithyA mAnyatAeM na hoM to abhAva ho sakatA hai, viyoga ho sakatA hai, duHkha Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhyAna upAya hai duHkha miTAne kA ? 41 nahIM ho sktaa| duHkha honA anivArya nahIM hai / yaha sacAI jaba jJAta ho jAtI hai taba yaha spaSTa samajha meM A jAtA hai ki dhyAna duHkha ko miTAne kA upAya hai| usake dvArA kalpanAjanita, abhAvajanita aura viyogajanita duHkha miTAyA jA sakatA hai| aneka loga prANoM ke viyoga se ghabarAte haiM / ve mauta kA nAma sunate hI kAMpa uThate haiN| yaha duHkha sabase bar3A duHkha hai / isameM dUsare ke viyoga kA prazna nahIM hai / prazna hai apane hI prANoM ke viyoga kA / vaha prANoM ko nirantara banAe rakhanA cAhatA hai / vaha socatA hai, jo prANoM kA saMyoga huA hai, vaha banA rhe| vaha pratipala jAgarUka rahatA hai, sAvadhAna rahatA hai ki kahIM viyoga ho na jaae| aise loga nirantara du:kha bhogate haiM / aise bhI loga haiM, jinameM yathArtha kA avabodha hai / unameM mauta kA bhaya samApta ho jAtA hai| ve duHkhamukta ho jAte haiM / jaina paramparA meM ArAdhanA kA sUtrapAta huaa| jisane isa vidhi ko apanAyA, usakA du:khabhAra halkA ho gayA / AcAryoM ne grantha kA nirmANa kiyA aura usakA nAma rakhA, 'mRtyu- mahotsava' / mRtyu bhI eka mahotsava hai, yaha dhAraNA banI ArAdhanA kI vidhi se| are, marane se Darate kyoM ho? yaha to eka mahotsava hai| kaba-kaba maukA milatA hai ? jIne kA maukA to varSoM taka milA, para marane kA maukA to eka hI bAra prApta hogA / kevala eka bAra / jIne kA kAla kitanA laMbA hai ! aura marane kA kAla kevala eka kSaNa / kitanA choTA kAlamAna! isase choTA kucha aura hotA nahIM / donoM kI tulanA kreN| assI varSa taka jiie| assI vasaMta pAra kie| para marane meM to dUsarA vasaMta AtA nahIM / do bAra koI maratA nahIM / yadi marane kA samaya bhI itanA hI dIrgha hotA to eka bar3I bAta hotI / para vaha bahuta laghu hai / itane lambe samaya taka jIne vAlA bhI yadi eka kSaNa bhara marane se ghabarAe, bar3I vicitra bAta hai / ArAdhanA ke dvArA mAnasikatA badalatI hai, caitasika avasthA badalatI hai aura taba mRtyu kA duHkha nahIM hotA, pratyut mRtyu ke svAgata kI taiyAriyAM hone lagatI haiN| jaina paramparA meM anazana yA saMthAre kI mAnyatA pracalita hai| yaha marane kI taiyArI kA upakrama hai| isake lie bAraha varSoM kA kAlamAna ullikhita hai / jIne kI taiyArI saba sIkhAte haiM, para jaina paramparA kI yaha saMlekhanA vidhi mRtyu kI kalA sikhAtI hai| maranA bhI eka kalA hai, jIne se bhI mUlyavAn kalA / jaba vyakti ko yaha anubhava hone lage ki zarIra eka avasthA ko pAra kara gayA hai, indriyAM zithila ho cukI haiN| aba jIvana parAyatta ho rahA hai, taba vyakti Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 soyA mana jaga jAe marane kI pRSThabhUmI banAne meM laga jaae| tapasyA kare, svAdhyAya-dhyAna meM tathA dharma-jAgarikA meM adhika se adhika samaya lgaae| sAMsArika kriyA-kalApoM se svayaM ko haTAe aura adhyAtma meM tanmaya ho jaae| jaba yaha pRSThabhUmI taiyAra ho jAe taba vaha anazana kara samAdhipUrvaka mRtyu kA varaNa kre| yaha ArAdhanA aura saMlekhanA yA anazana kI paddhati viyoga meM hone vAle duHkha ke nivAraNa kI paddhati hai| prANoM kA viyoga ho sakatA hai, para du:kha nahIM ho sktaa| na dUsaroM ke prANoM ke viyoga se du:kha hogA aura na svayaM ke prANoM ke viyoga se du:kha hogaa| du:kha kI utpatti kA sArA AdhAra hI badala jAtA hai| isa carcA ke AdhAra para hama isa niSkarSa para pahuMcate haiM ki dhyAna ke mAdhyama se, anuprekSA ke mAdhyama se duHkha ko miTAyA jA sakatA hai| kucha vyakti kahate haiM, dhyAna se kalpanAjanita du:kha miTa sakatA hai, para abhAvajanita du:kha kaise miTegA? roTI kA abhAva hai| bhUkha lagI hai| dhyAna se bhUkha nahIM mittegii| roTI khAne se hI bhUkha miTa skegii| hama puna: isa bhrAnti kA nirasana kareM ki abhAva duHkha paidA nahIM krtaa| du:kha utpanna hotA hai mithyA mAnyatAoM se| kalpanA, viyoga yA abhAva usI vyakti para AkramaNa karate haiM, du:khI banAte haiM, jo mithyA dRSTikoNa ko pAlatA hai| jisa vyakti ne anitya anuprekSA kA abhyAsa kiyA hai, use viyoga meM du:kha nahIM hogaa| 'sarvaM anityaM' yaha isakA sUtra hai| 'saMyogA viprayogAntA:'-saMyoga hai vahAM viyoga hai yaha tathya jaba pUrNata: hRdayaMgama ho jAtA hai taba viyoga du:khadAyI nahIM bntaa| 4. paristhitijanita duHkha pratikUla paristhiti meM AdamI du:khI ho jAtA hai| yaha svAbhAvika bAta hai| AdamI anukUlatA cAhatA hai| koI bhI prANI pratikUlatA nahIM caahtaa| kyA pratikUlatA aura du:kha-dAnoM paryAyavAcI haiM? kyA donoM meM itanA gaharA sambandha hai ki jahAM pratikUlatA hogI vahAM duHkha hogA hI? yaha sacAI nahIM hai| pratikUlatA ho sakatI hai, para du:kha honA anivArya nahIM hai| anukUlatA aura pratikUlatA-ye donoM hamArI mAnyatA para nirbhara haiN| hamane eka sthiti ko anukUla aura dUsarI ko pratikUla mAna liyA aura pratikUla ke sAtha du:kha ke saMvedana ko jor3a diyaa| yadi yaha dhAraNA badalatI hai to pratikUla paristhiti meM bhI AdamI sukhI raha sakatA hai| ___ dhyAna kI do niSpattiyAM hai--dRSTikoNa badalatA hai, ajJAna miTatA hai| sabhI du:kha mithyA dRSTikoNa aura ajJAna se utpanna hote haiN| donoM ke badala jAne para du:kha nahIM hotaa| Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhyAna upAya hai duHkha miTAne kA ? 43 ghaTanA hotI hai para duHkha nahIM hotA / ghaTanA aura duHkha -- ina donoM ke bIca meM setu hai mithyAdRSTikoNa aura ajJAna / ye badalate haiM to ghaTanA ---duHkha nahIM detI / para prazna hai, kyA aisA sambhava hai ? isa saMbhAvanA para jaba hama vicAra karate haiM, taba hameM dhyAna ke eka vizeSa prayoga -- antaryAtrA para kendrita honA par3atA hai| antaryAtrA kA prayoga isa duHkha kI sthiti ko badala detA hai / duHkha kA eka mukhya hetu hai-- bahirmukhatA / da:kha cAhe kisI bhI prakAra kA ho, usameM yaha hetu hotA hai / do sthitiyAM haiN| eka hai antarmukhatA kI sthiti aura dUsarI hai bahirmukhatA kI sthiti / bahirmukhatA meM duHkha paidA hotA hai, kyoMki vyakti kA dRSTikoNa yathArtha nahIM hotA / bahirmukhatA ayathArthatA hai / isameM duHkha avazyaMbhAvI hai / antarmukhatA meM duHkha kA saMvedana nahIM hotA / kalpanA, abhAva, viyoga aura pratikUlatA -- ina sabakI sthitiyoM meM antarmukhI vyakti meM duHkha honA asaMbhava bana jAtA hai / duHkha hotA hI nahIM / antaryAtrA bahirmukhI vyakti ko antarmukhI banAtI hai / antaryAtrA ke do chora haiN| eka hai jJAnakendra aura dUsarA hai zaktikendra / merudaMDa kA nicalA sirA aura merudaMDa kA Upara kA sirA / ina donoM ke bIca jo kucha hai, vaha rahasyapUrNa hai / uttarIdhruva hai hamAre mastiSka kA jJAnakendra aura dakSiNI dhruva hai merudaMDa kA nicalA sirA zaktikendra / dakSiNIdhruva kA prANa-pravAha jaba uttarIdhruva taka jAtA hai, zaktikendra se jJAnakendra taka jAtA hai taba vyakti antarmukhI banane kI ora agrasara hotA hai / isa sthiti meM sArA dRSTikoNa badalatA hai, dhAraNA aura mAnyatA badalatI hai / prANa yA vidyut kA UrdhvArohaNa antarmukhatA lAtA hai, bhItara kA dvAra khulatA hai aura taba duHkha saMvedana kI sthiti samApta-sI ho jAtI hai / niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki antarmukhI avasthA meM cAroM prakAra ke duHkha kalpanAjanita, abhAvajanita, viyogajanita aura paristhiti-janita -- naSTa ho jAte haiN| unakA saMvedana ruka jAtA hai, miTa jAtA hai / mAnasikatA badala jAtI hai / isa carcA ke AdhAra para yaha spaSTa avabodha hotA hai ki duHkha kA honA yA na honA ghaTanA se utanA saMbaMdhita nahIM hai jitanA hamAre dRSTikoNa se sambandhita hai| dRSTikoNa ke badalane para saba kucha badala jAtA hai| 1 guru baiThe the| pAsa meM eka ziSya thA / eka ajanabI vyakti AyA aura gAliyAM bakane lgaa| vaha bahuta dera taka gAliyAM detA rahA, aMTasaMTa bolatA rhaa| itane samaya taka ziSya zAMta thA, para usakA Avega bar3hA aura vaha bhI gAliyAM dene lgaa| gAlI ke prati gAlI cala pdd'ii| itane meM hI guru uThakara jAne Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 soyA mana jaga jAe lge| ziSya bolA--yaha kyA ? itanI dera to Apa usa vyakti kI gAliyAM sunate rhe| maiM jaba usakA pratirodha karane lagA to Apa uThakara jAne lge| guru bole--itane samaya taka maiM eka divya AtmA ke sAtha baiThA thaa| sAmane cAMDAla thA, para mere nikaTa divya AtmA thii| para aba jaba donoM cAMDAla ho gae to merA yahAM baiThanA ucita nahIM hai| dRSTikoNa badalatA hai, yathArtha kA bhAna hotA hai taba devatA puruSa bhI cAMDAla lagane lagatA hai| yaha sArA dRSTikoNa kA camatkAra hai| hama yaha spaSTa samajheM ki sArA du:kha dRSTikoNa se utpanna hai| dRSTikoNa badalatA hai to jagat badala jAtA hai, duHkha sukha meM badala jAtA hai| duHkha se chuTakArA pAne kA pahalA caraNa hai samyag darzana / dRSTikoNa samyag banA ki sArA jagat samyag bana gayA aura dRSTikoNa galata banA ki sArA jagat galata bana gyaa| aba merA yaha spaSTa abhimata bana gayA ki dhyAna eka upAya hai du:kha ko miTAne kaa| saMbhava hai, Apa bhI inhIM zabdoM meM socate hoNge| Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. soyA mana jaga jAe rAta bItatI hai| sUraja ugane ko hotA hai aura AdamI jAga jAtA hai| sone ke bAda jAganA, yaha nizcita krama hai| koI bhI AdamI 24 ghaMTA taka nahIM sotaa| jo 24 ghaMTA soyA rahatA hai, vaha mUchita mAnA jAtA hai| zarIra lambe samaya taka soyA nahIM raha sktaa| cetanA lambe samaya taka soyI rahatI hai| vaha mUrchA meM rahatI hai| dhyAna kA prayojana hai mana jAge, cetanA jaage| jAganA vikAsa hai, sonA hAsa hai| khalIla jibrAna ne apane Apase pUchA sabhyatA kA janma kaba huA? uttara milA, jisa dina AdamI ne bIja boyA usI dina sabhyatA kA janma huaa| dharma yA kartavya kA janma kaba huA? jisa dina bIja para meha barasA karttavya kA janma huaa| kalA kA janma kaba huA? jisa dina bIja phalA, saundarya dekhA, usI dina kalA kA janma huaa| darzana kA janma kaba huA? jisa dina manuSya ne apane boe hue bIja ko adhika mAtrA meM khAyA, ajIrNa ho gayA aura use miTAne ke lie dimAgI kasarata kI, taba darzana kA janma huaa| ___ becArA zarIra bhAravAhI hai| bahuta bhAra DhotA hai| vaha tIna prakAra ke bhAra DhotA hai| eka hai citta yA bhAvadhArA kA bhAra, dUsarA hai icchA kA bhAra aura tIsarA hai mana kA bhaar| akelA zarIra ina tInoM kA bhAra DhotA hai| zarIra nahIM cAhatA ki adhika mAtrA meM khAyA jaae| icchA nahIM cAhatI ki kama khAyA jaae| yaha icchA aura zarIra kA saMgharSa soe mana kA lakSaNa hai| __ mana kaMba soyA huA hai? isakA lakSaNa kayA hai? jaba icchA aura zarIra kA saMgharSa calatA hai taba pratIta hotA hai ki cetanA soI huI hai, mana soyA huA hai| ___ bhAra Dhote-Dhote becArA zarIra klAMta ho jAtA hai| asamaya meM bUr3hA ho jAtA hai| usakI zaktiyAM kSINa ho jAtI haiN| usakI smRti saThiyA jAtI hai, kuNThita ho jAtI hai| buddhi manda ho jAtI hai| ekAgratA nahIM sdhtii| ___zarIra meM buddhi kI zakti hai, smRti aura ekAgratA kI zakti hai| atIndriya cetanA kI zakti bhI isameM hai| ina sArI zaktiyoM kA upayoga isalie nahIM hotA ki icchAzakti ne zarIra ko jarjara banA DAlA hai| mana kI zakti ne zarIra ko bUr3hA banA diyA hai| yaha bUDhA baila kitanA bhAra DhoegA? kaise smRti kI nirmalatA aura buddhi kI viziSTatA rahe? kaise atIndriya cetanA jAge? kaise Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 soyA mana jaga jAe paramArtha kI bhAvanA bar3he? puruSottamadAsa TaMDana nezanala baiMka ke prAntIya mainejara the| jaba lAlA lAjapatarAya kA dehAvasAna ho gayA, taba lokasevA saMsthAna' ke lie aise vyakti kI jarUrata huI jo kama vetana meM kAma kara ske| TaMDanajI ko jJAta huaa| ve baiMka kI naukarI chor3a, isa kAma meM laga ge| unhoMne bar3I Aya ko Thokara mAra dii| gAMdhI ne pUchA- Aya kama ho gii| kyA jarUrateM pUrI ho jAtI haiM? TaMDanajI ne kahA--icchAyeM kama ho giiN| jarUrateM bhI kama kara diiN| saba ThIka cala jAtA itihAsa meM aisA eka bhI vyakti nahIM milA, jisakI sArI icchAeM pUrI huI hoN| aisA eka bhI vyakti nahIM milegA jisakI jarUrateM pUrI na hotI hoN| ye donoM sacAiyAM haiN| becAre zarIra aura mana ko icchA kA kitanA bhAra DhonA par3atA hai, use sacAI kA sAkSAtkAra hI nahIM hotaa| cIna kA samrATa kphyUziyasa ke pAsa Akara bolA maiM mahAn AtmA kA sAkSAtkAra karanA cAhatA huuN| kanphyUziyasa bole samrAT ! tumhArI itanI pUjA hotI hai| apAra vaibhava hai tumhAre pAsa / tumase mahAn aura kauna hogA? tuma svayaM ko dekha lo, ho jAegA mahAn AtmA se saakssaatkaar| samrATa ne kahA--'mujhe saMtoSa nahIM huaa| yadi yahI hotA to maiM Apake pAsa AtA hI kyoM? kRpA kreN| mahAn AtmA kA sAkSAt kraaeN|' kanphyUziyasa--'acchA, mujhe dekha lo| sAkSAtkAra kara lo|' samrAT--'isameM bhI mujhe saMtoSa nahIM hai| Apake pAsa apAra vaibhava hai| Apako laukika vaibhava chUTA hai, para Atmika saMpadA bar3hI hai| hajAroM-lAkhoM loga Apake pIche ghUmate haiN| ApakA ThATabATa samrATa ke ThATabATa se kama nahIM hai|' - saMta kanphyUziyasa ne sunaa| ve samrATa ko lekara eka jhoMpar3I ke pAsa aae| bhItara eka bur3hiyA baiThI thii| kanphyUziyasa ne pUchA-mAM! tuma Aja bhI vRkSa lagAne kA zrama kara rahI ho| kyoM? aba to mRtyu nikaTa hai, phira kyA tuma ina vRkSoM ke phala khA pAogI, jo itanA zrama kara rahI ho? bur3hiyA bolI--'itanI bAta bhI nahIM jAnate! maiM mara jAUMgI, para samUcI duniyA to nahIM mregii| vaha to jIvita rhegii| maiM apane lie hI nahIM soctii| maiM socatI hUM ki bhAvI pIDhI kA kalyANa ho|' samrATa ne mana hI mana socA, vaha mahAn AtmA hai jo apanI icchA se saMcAlita nahIM hotA, jo apanI icchA para niyaMtraNa rakhatA hai, hita kI bAta ko Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 soyA mana jaga jAe socatA hai, bhAvI pIDhI ke kalyANa kI bAta socatA hai| samrATa ne saMtapravara se kahA-mahAtmA ! mujhe saMtoSa hai| maiMne mahAn AtmA kA sAkSAt kara liyA hai| jaba icchA aura mana kI caMcalatA jIvana kA saMcAlana karatI hai, taba mahAnatA pragaTa nahIM ho paatii| unhIM vyaktiyoM meM mahAnatA pragaTa huI hai jinake jIvana kI lagAma icchA ke hAtha meM nahIM thI, mana kI caMcalatA se jIvana saMcAlita nahIM thaa| jaba supta cetanA jAgatI hai taba icchA aura mana para niyantraNa hotA hai| yA yoM kaheM, jaba icchA aura mana para anuzAsana hotA hai, taba supta cetanA jAgatI hai| hamArI cetanA zarIra meM baMdI banI huI hai| manovaijJAnikoM ne kahA, sacetana mana ko zAMta karo aura acetana mana ko jAgRta karo, zaktiyAM bddh'egii| jaba isa tathya para dArzanika dRSTi se socate haiM to pratIta hotA hai ki yaha sahI to hai, para hai apuurnn| isameM kucha pariSkAra apekSita hai| acetana mana ke jAgaraNa kI bAta kahI gaI to kyA acetana mana meM bhaddApana, kurUpatA, hiMsA aura ghRNA nahIM hai? sAre Aveza aura Avega kA aDDA hai yh| becAre sacetana mana ke pAsa ye Ate kahAM se haiM? ye sAre bure bhAva acetana mana se hI to sacetana mana meM saMkrAnta hote haiM? hameM acetana mana ko do bhAgoM meM bAMTanA hogaa| eka vaha acetana mana jisakA rUpa bhaddA hai aura vaha acetana mana jo sundara hai, sarasa aura madhura hai| eka hai kRSNapakSa aura eka hai shuklpkss| hama acetana mana ke zuklapakSa vAle bhAga ko soyA rahane deN| kevala acetana mana ko jagAne se kAma nahIM hogaa| acetana mana ke usa bhAga ko jagAeM, jahAM acchAiyAM haiN| saiddhAntika bhASA meM kaheM to usa dhArA ko jagAnA hai jo kSAyopazamika bhAva hai| usa dhArA ko zAMta rahane denA hai jo audayika bhAva hai| isalie kevala sacetana mana ko hI nahIM, acetana mana ke kRSNapakSa vAle bhAga ko bhI zAMta karanA hai| ___ hameM prekSAdhyAna kI sAdhanA meM kevala jagAnA hI nahIM hai, kisI ko jagAnA hai to kisI ko sulAnA hai| eka ko jagAnA hai to eka ko sulAnA hai| sacetana mana aura acetana mana ke kRSNapakSa ko sulAnA hai aura usake zuklapakSa ko jagAnA hai| isakA upAya hai--caitny-kendr-prekssaa| zarIra ke do bhAga haiM -nAbhi se nIce kA bhAga aura nAbhi se Upara kA bhaag| nIce kA bhAga kRSNapakSa hai aura Upara kA bhAga shuklpkss| jaba darzanakendra aura jyotikendra kA dhyAna karate haiM to acetana mana kA zuklapakSa jAgRta hotA hai| zarIrazAstrIya dRSTi se vicAra kareM to piniyala aura picyUTarI granthiyoM ke srAva eDrInalIna ko prabhAvita karate haiN| ina sabakA prabhAva Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 soyA mana jaga jAe hAipothelemasa ko uttejita karatA hai| yaha hamArA bhAvadhArA kA mukhya kendra hai| yaha hamArA hRdaya hai| hRdaya kI pavitratA mastiSka meM hotI hai| hamArA yaha hRdaya jIvana yAtrA saMvAhaka hai| bhAvanA kA kendra jo hRdaya hai, vaha phupphusa ke pAsa nahIM hai| vaha hamAre mastiSka meM hai| yaha hRdaya brena kA eka bhAga hai| jaba yaha hRdaya jAgRta hotA hai, sakriya hotA hai taba acetana kA zukla-pakSa ujAgara hotA hai, jIvana kI kalpanA aura dhAraNA rUpAntarita ho jAtI hai| jitane mahApuruSa, udAracetA aura vizAla hRdaya vAle vyakti hue haiM, jinhoMne sacAiyoM kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA hai, ye ve hI loga hue haiM jinake acetana mana kA zuklapakSa vAlA bhAga jAga gyaa| __ icchA AkAza ke samAna ananta hai'--yaha maiM bhI jAnatA hUM aura Apa bhI jAnate haiN| saba jAnate haiM ki icchA pUrNa nahIM hotI, apUrNa banI kI banI rahatI hai| para sacAI kA sAkSAtkAra karane vAle virala vyakti hI mileNge| sAkSAtkAra vahI vyakti kara pAtA hai jisakA zuklapakSa jAga gayA hai| kapila do mAse sone ke lie rAjA ke pAsa gyaa| rAjA ne khaa-maaNgo| aba icchA ko khelane ke lie ananta AkAza mila gyaa| icchA bar3hatI gaI aura pUre rAjya ko pA lene aura rAjA ko raMka banAne kI bAta socakara hI zAMta huii| mor3a aayaa| sacAI kA bhAna huaa| zuklapakSa jAga gyaa| rAjA ne khaa-maaNgo| kapila bolA--kyA mAMgU? kucha hai hI nahIM isa saMsAra meN| aba maiM jA rahA hUM, usa deza meM jahAM mAMga nahIM hai, cAha nahIM hai| kapila saMnyAsI bana gyaa| sacAI kA sAkSAtkAra hote hI mAMga pUrI ho jAtI hai, cAha samApta ho jAtI hai| jaba taka sacAI kA avabodha nahIM hotA taba taka mAMga kabhI pUrI hotI hI nahIM, cAha miTatI hI nhiiN| siddhapuruSa ne apane bhakta se kahA prasanna huuN| kucha maaNgo| bhakta bolAkucha nahIM caahie| siddhapuruSa ne dekhA, yaha kaisA bhakta ! amUlya kSaNa ko kho rahA hai| mAMgane ke lie Agraha kiyaa| bhakta bolA--yadi Apa denA hI cAhate haiM to yaha varadAna deM ki mere mana meM cAha utpanna hI na ho, mAMga rahe hI nhiiN|| ___ yaha taba saMbhava hai jaba satya kA sAkSAtkAra ho jAtA hai| anyathA loga mAMga ko pUrI karane ke cakkara meM kitane devI-devatAoM kI manautiyAM manAte haiM, pUjA-arcanA karate haiN| ve kahAM-kahAM nahIM bhttkte| phira bhI eka ke bAda dUsarI mAMga banI kI banI rahatI hai| icchA para aMkuza nahIM rhtaa| icchA asIma hai| Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe vaha parAkrama ke dvArA pUrI nahIM hotI, taba devatAoM kI zaraNa lI jAtI hai| koI bhI vyakti devatAoM kI manautI unake guNoM ke kAraNa nahIM mnaataa| usameM divya guNoM ke prati koI AsthA bhI nahIM hai| mujhe divya bananA hai, devatA sadRza bananA hai, isa bhAvanA se koI devatA ke pAsa nahIM jAtA, kintu svArtha se prerita hokara apanI niraMkuza icchA ko pUrI karane ke lie vahAM jAtA hai, unakI zaraNa letA hai| becAre devatA bhI kyA kareMge? kisa-kisa kI icchA pUrI kareMge? kitanoM ko saMbhAleMge? ___ Aja aisA pratIta ho rahA hai ki AdamI ne AdamI para bharosA karanA chor3a diyA, zrama aura puruSArtha para bharosA karanA chor3a diyA aura pUrA vizvAsa devatAoM ke caraNoM meM samarpita kara ddaalaa| devatAoM ke sAmane bhI samasyA hai ki kisa-kisa kI mAMga pUrI kare? kahAM se kare? kitanI kare? yadi AdamI ne icchA para niyantraNa karanA nahIM sIkhA to vaha dina dUra nahIM hai jaba devatA bhI manuSya ko ThukarA deNge| saMbhava hai maMdira ke sAre dvAra hI baMda ho jaaeN| ve kevala unake lie hI khule raha sakeM, jo maMdira meM icchApUrti ke lie nahIM, ArAdhanA aura sadbhAvanA se Ate haiN| koI bhI vyakti devatA ke pAsa isalie nahIM jAtA ki usakA soyA mana jaga jAe, cetanA jAgRta ho jAe, divyaguNoM kI prApti ho| jaba taka soe mana ko jagAne kI bAta prApta nahIM hogI, taba taka kise dharma mAneM? kise dhArmika mAneM? kise dharmaguru aura adhyAtmacetA mAneM? kise dharma kA devatA mAneM? isa praznoM kA hamAre pAsa koI uttara nahIM hai| Aja loga sAdhu-saMnyAsiyoM ke pAsa bhI icchA-prerita bhAvanA ko lekara Ate haiM, icchApUrti ke lie Ate haiN| yaha sAdhuoM ke pAsa Ane kA dhuMdhalA artha hai| yahAM AnA cAhie sacAI ke sAkSAtkAra ke lie jisase ki icchA kama ho, cAha miTe aura soyA mana jaga jaae| __ eka sAdhAraNa vykti| griib| para AtmA atyanta jaagRt| ikalautA bettaa| durghaTanA meM donoM paira gaMvA baitthaa| apaMga ho gyaa| pAsa-par3osa vAle saMvedanA pragaTa karane aae| vaha muskarA rahA thaa| ve bole--itanA bar3A AghAta aura tuma muskarA rahe ho? AjIvikA kA eka mAtra mAdhyama apaMga ho gayA, tumheM koI pIr3A nahIM hai? kyA yaha muskarAne kA kSaNa hai? aise marmAntaka kSaNoM meM bhI muskarAte rahane kA rahasya kyA hai ? ___ vaha bolA merI muskarAhaTa kyoM gAyaba ho? maiM kyoM duHkhI banUM? maiMne do sUtra AtmasAt kara rakhe haiN| pahalA sUtra hai-dhana aura saMpadA caMcala hai| dUsarA hai--jIvana kSaNabhaMgura hai| sAre padArtha caMcala aura kSaNabhaMgura haiN| kevala merI Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 soyA mana jaga jAe muskarAhaTa hI nizcala hai, kAyama raha sakatI hai| aisA uttara vahI vyakti de sakatA hai jise satya kA bhAna ho gayA hai| yaha tabhI saMbhava hai jaba soyA mana jaga jAtA hai| isa antazcetanA ko jagAne ke lie caitanyakendra prekSA atyanta Avazyaka hai| jaba darzanakendra aura Anandakendra jAga jAte haiM taba sArI bhAvadhArA badala jAtI hai| dekhane kA koNa badala jAtA hai| satya ke sAkSAtkAra kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki dUra kI vastueM dekhI jA sakeM, dUra ke zabda sune jA sakeM yA dUra kI ghaTanAoM kA pratyakSIkaraNa ho ske| ye saba Aja vaijJAnika upakaraNoM se ho hI rahe haiN| yaMtroM ke dvArA aura-aura cAmatkArika kArya kie jA rahe haiN| kintu sAkSAtkAra kA artha hai supta cetanA kA jaagnaa| yaha yaMtroM se nahIM hotaa| yaha hotA hai kendroM para dhyAna karane se| supta mana ke jAgane kA pahalA lakSaNa hai icchA kA kama honA aura dUsarA lakSaNa hai bhaya kI caMcalatA kA kama honaa| yahI hai satya kA saakssaatkaar| jaba mana jAga jAtA hai taba vyakti badala jAtA hai| cintana badala jAtA hai aura ghaTanAoM ko grahaNa karane kA koNa badala jAtA hai| eka baccA sar3aka para khela rahA thaa| eka kAra aaii| baccA kAra kI capeTa meM AyA aura mara gyaa| vaha apane pitA kA ikalautA beTA thaa| pulisa ne DrAivara ko hirAsata meM liyaa| kesa claa| bacce ke pitA ko gavAhI denI thii| usane socA, merA baccA mara gyaa| aba vaha punaH jIvita nahIM hogaa| yadi maiM DrAivara kI bhUla batAUMgA to isa bacAre ko sajA hogii| isake bacce haiN| ve anAtha ho jaaeNge| maiM unako anAtha kyoM karUM? isa vidhAyaka cintana se prerita hokara vaha korTa meM gyaa| nyAyAdhIza ke sAmane kahA mere bacce kI bhUla thii| vaha binA dekhe sar3aka pAra kara rahA thaa| kAra kI capeTa meM AyA aura mara gyaa| DrAivara kI koI bhUla nahIM hai| kesa khArija ho gyaa| _kyA hara AdamI aisA AcaraNa kara sakatA hai? nhiiN| pratyeka vyakti pratizodha kI Aga meM jala rahA hai| kahAM se AegA usameM aisA cintana ? ____ hama dhyAna ke mAdhyama se satya kA avabodha prApta kareM, mana ko jagAeM aura mahAn AtmA banane yA dekhane kA svapna pUrA kreN| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7. dRSTi badaleM : sRSTi badalegI AMkha sApha hai to duniyA sApha hai| AMkha meM dhuMdhalApana hai to sArI duniyA dhuMdhalI ho jAtI hai| tarkazAstra meM 'dvicandrabodha' kI bAta AtI hai| cAMda hai to eka, kintu AMkha kI kamI ke kAraNa vaha do dikhAI detA hai| pIliye ke rogI ko sArI sRSTi pIlI-pIlI dikhAI detI hai| dRSTi para hI dRSTi kA bodha nirbhara hai aura sAtha-sAtha sRSTi kA nirmANa bhI bahuta kucha usa para hI nirbhara hai| jIvana-nirmANa meM sabase bar3I bAdhA hai dRSTikoNa kA viparyaya / jIvana-nirmANa kA sabase bar3A rahasya-sUtra hai dRSTikoNa kA nirmaann| prasiddha kahAvata hai--'yAdRk dRSTi : tAdRk sRSTi:'-jaisI dRSTi vaisI sRsstti| ___pahale hama dRSTi ko badalane kI bAta kreN| saSTi ko badalane kI bAta pahale na kreN| yadi dRSTi badalatI hai to prayojana pUrA ho jAtA hai| sRSTi apane Apa badala jAtI hai| usake lie itanI cintA karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| sabase jaTila prazna hai dRSTi ko bdlnaa| yadi dhyAna ke dvArA dRSTi badala jAtI hai to bahuta kucha ho sakatA hai| merA vizvAsa prati-dina gaharA hotA jA rahA hai ki jisane sacAiyoM kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM kiyA, vaha hajAra bAra duhAI degA, para badalegA nhiiN| sabase bar3A prazna hai satya kA sAkSAtkAra honaa| dRSTi badalane kA artha hai satya kA sAkSAtkAra honaa| dRSTi badalane kA pahalA sUtra hai apane Apako dekhnaa| jisa vyakti ne apane Apako dekhanA zurU kara diyA usakA artha hai dRSTi bdlnaa| bahuta loga apane Apako nahIM dekhte| ve saba kucha dekhate haiM, kevala apane ko chodd'kr| yaha bahuta vikaTa samasyA hai| jaba UMTa ke savAroM kI ginatI ho rahI thI, bIsa cale the, unnIsa ko gina liyA para apane Apako nahIM ginaa| yaha bhUla kevala vaha UMTa kA savAra hI nahIM karatA, hara AdamI karatA hai| vaha apane Apako chor3akara aura sabako ginatA hai| usameM apane Apako zAmila nahIM krtaa| hara AdamI socatA hai ki jo janma letA hai, vaha maratA hai| marate hue ko vaha dekhatA bhI hai| para, apane Apake bAre meM vizvAsa nahIM hotA hai ki maiM mruuNgaa| apane Apako alaga kara detA hai| yadi mRtyu kI sacAI ko koI dekha letA to zAyada bahuta sAre galata kAma nahIM krtaa| kiMtu mRtyu ko jAnatA hai, yAnI mAnatA hai, para usa sacAI kA anubhava nahIM karatA, sAkSAtkAra nahIM krtaa| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 isalie vaha aneka burAiyAM kara letA hai / AdamI apane Apako itanA zuddha aura nikhAlisa mAnatA hai ki utanA zAyada dUsare ko kabhI nahIM maantaa| eka bhole se bholA AdamI bhI apane Apako pUrNa mAnatA hai / maiMne eka AdamI ko dekhA, jisakA jJAna yadi dekheM to haMsI A jAe / kisI ne pUchA, eka ghaMTAghara kI ghar3I hai aura eka hAtha kI ghar3I hai| ghaMTAghara ke bar3I ghar3I kI sUI calegI aura hAtha kI choTI ghar3I kI sUI calegI, to kucha to pharka par3egA? usane kahA, bar3I ghar3I kI sUI calegI to samaya jyAdA lgegaa| yaha uttara hai usa vyakti kA / vaha itanA hoziyAra apane Apako mAnatA hai ki utanA hoziyAra apane mainejara aura apane mAlika ko bhI nahIM maantaa| kAraNa vahI hai, usane par3osI kI burAI kA thailA to Age laTakA liyA aura apanI burAI kA thailA pIche kara liyA / yaha dRSTikoNa kA viparyAsa hai 1 prekSAdhyAna kI saphalatA kA pahalA sUtra, jIvana kI saphalatA kA pahalA sUtra yA dRSTikoNa ke badalane kA pahalA sUtra hai apane Apako dekhane kI AvazyakatA kA anubhava karanA / jIvana meM jaise aura bAteM Avazyaka haiM, vaise hI apane Apako dekhanA bhI bahuta Avazyaka hai / isakI anubhUti karanA yaha dRSTikoNa ke parivartana kA eka mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai I dUsarI bAta hai, hama kaise jAneM ki dRSTikoNa badala gayA ? hamArA vyaktitva do bhAgoM meM baMTA hai| eka bAharI bhAga aura eka bhItarI bhAga / hamArA dhyAna kevala bAhya vyaktitva kI ora jAtA hai / hama bAhara ko dekhate haiM / samasyAoM kA samAdhAna bhI bAhara meM khojate haiM, zakti bhI bAhara meM khojate haiM / dRSTikoNa badalane kA artha hai, bhItara meM zakti kI khoja, Ananda kI khoja aura jJAna kI khoja / yadi vaha khoja cale to hamArA dRSTikoNa badala sakatA hai / hamAre bhItara meM kitanI saMpadA hai! jaba bhItara meM dekhanA zurU karate haiM to prajJA jAgatI hai| bAhara se jo liyA jAtA hai vaha hai jJAna aura bhItara meM jo jAgatA hai vaha hai prajJAna / vaha par3hane se nahIM AtA / kitanI hI pustakeM par3ha jAeM para prajJA nahIM AtI / eka hai indriya jJAna aura dUsarA hai atIndriya jJAna / jo bAhara se jJAna paidA hotA hai vaha hai indriya-jJAna / prajJA hai Antarika jJAna / vaha 'AyasamutthA' - bhItara se paidA hotI hai, bAhara se paidA nahIM hotI / eka binA par3hA likhA AdamI bahuta prajJAvAn aura bahuta jJAnI ho sakatA hai| aura eka par3hA likhA AdamI bar3A mUrkha ho sakatA hai / soyA mana jaga jAe Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTi badaleM : sRSTi badalegI 53 prajJA kA jAgaraNa bhItara meM hotA hai / zakti kA jAgaraNa bhItara meM hotA hai / hama bAhara meM zakti ko khojate haiM, kintu mUla srota hamAre bhItara hai / prANazakti prabala hotI hai to bAhara kI zakti bhI kAma AtI hai| prANazakti nahIM hai to bAhara kI zakti bhI sahArA nahIM de sakatI / kitane hI vyAyAma kareM, kitanI hI davAIyAM khA leM aura kitane hI zakti ke kepsUla le leM, yadi prANa zakti prabala nahIM hai to eka bhI davA aura eka bhI rasAyana kAma nahIM karegA / hamArI yaha AsthA paidA ho ki zakti kA mUla srota hamAre bhItara hai| jJAna kA aura Ananda kA mUla srota hamAre bhItara hai| Apake pAsa sukha ke sAre sAdhana haiM / para yadi bhItara meM AnaMda nahIM khojA, citta kI svasthatA nahIM AI to Ananda upalabdha nahIM hogA / yaha hamArI dhAraNA badale aura bAharI saMpadA ke sAtha-sAtha bhItarI saMpadA kI khoja prArambha ho to hama mAna leM ki dRSTikoNa badala gayA / tIsarI bAta hai ki mAnasika svAsthya ke binA zArIrika svAsthya Tika nahIM sakatA -- isa sacAI meM AsthA ho, isakA sAkSAtkAra ho / AdamI zarIra ko bahuta svastha rakhanA cAhatA hai / hara AdamI cAhatA hai ki zarIra svastha rhe| kintu jaba taka yaha sacAI samajha meM nahIM AegI ki citta svastha nahIM hai aura mana svastha nahIM hai, taba zarIra svastha raha hI nahIM sakatA / isa sacAI kA sAkSAtkAra honA cAhie / yaha bahuta bar3I sacAI hai / Aja cikitsA vijJAna aura AyurvijJAna meM bhI isa sacAI ko svIkArA gayA hai ki zArIrika svAsthya ke lie mAnasika svAsthya bahuta Avazyaka hai / yaha bAta aba bahuta spaSTa ho cukI hai| bahuta sArI bImAriyAM hamAre mana ke kAraNa hotI haiN| bar3A Azcarya hotA hai| AdamI apane ko to svastha rakhanA cAhatA hai kintu udvega karatA hai, Aveza meM AtA hai aura ghRNA bhI karatA hai / vaha dUsaroM kI nindA bhI karatA hai, dUsaroM ko satAtA bhI hai / ye sArI mAnasika pravRttiyAM karatA hai aura apane Apako svastha bhI rakhanA cAhatA hai, yaha kaise saMbhava hogA ? bilakula virodhI bAteM haiM / jisa vyakti ko apanA mAnasika svAsthya iSTa nahIM hai, use zArIrika svAsthya bhI iSTa nahIM hai| keMsara kI bImArI, alsara kI bImArI, zvAsa- damA kI bImArI -- isa prakAra kI bhAvanA jAgatI hai aura bImArI paidA ho jAtI hai / aise rogI hamAre pAsa Ate haiM jinhoMne batAyA ki DaoNkTara ke pAsa gae aura sArA nidAna kraayaa| Aja ke jitane upakaraNa haiM unase sArA ceka apa karA liyA, DaoNkTara kahatA hai ki koI bImArI nahIM aura bImArI bhogI jA rahI hai / yaha bImArI DaoNkTara kI pakar3a meM nahIM AegI, yantroM kI pakar3a meM nahIM aaegii| kyoMki yaha hai to mAnasika bImArI aura nidAna kiyA jA rahA hai zarIra 1 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 kaa| kaise pakar3a meM AegI? prekSAdhyAna karane vAle kA yaha dRSTikoNa bane ki bImArI kI khoja mana meM kI jaae| vaha dekhe, kauna sI vRtti mana meM jAga rahI hai aura kauna sI vRtti prabala hai, sakriya hai aura usake dvArA kisa prakAra kI bImArI paidA ho rahI hai| mAnasika svAsthya ko pAne ke lie AvezoM para, kSobha aura caMcalatA para niyaMtraNa Avazyaka hai / caMcalatA hotI hai to koI bhI ghaTanA sunI aura mana kSubdha ho gayA / talAba meM kaMkar3a pheMkA, aura taraMga uTha gaI / uThatI rahegI to vaha pAnI kabhI zAMta nahIM hogA / isI prakAra bAharI ghaTanA eka taraMga paidA kara detI hai to mana svastha nahIM raha sakatA aura mana svastha nahIM rahatA to phira tana bhI svastha nahIM raha sakatA / isa sacAI kA spaSTa anubhava honA dRSTikoNa ke badalane kI tIsarI pahacAna hai / cauthI bAta, sukha aura suvidhA -- ye do haiM, isa sacAI kA anubhava bahuta Avazyaka hai| sukha alaga hai aura suvidhA alaga hai / padArtha ke dvArA suvidhA mila sakatI hai kintu sukha nahIM mila sakatA / sukha kA saMvedana hamAre bhItara hai / mana svastha hotA hai to sukha kA saMvedana hotA hai aura mana svastha nahIM aura bhAva svastha nahIM to hajAra suvidhA mila jAne para bhI sukha kA saMvedana nahIM ho sakatA / sukha aura suvidhA -- ina donoM me bhedajJAna honA, isake pRthak hone kA bodha honA, yaha cauthI sacAI hai| yaha dRSTikoNa ke badalane kA eka mahattvapUrNa lakSaNa hai / Aja kI padArthavAdI sabhyatA aura saMskRti, aura usa padArthavAdI sabhyatA aura saMskRti se utpanna hone vAlI samasyAeM suvidhA ke sAdhanoM ko sukha mAna lene ke kAraNa hI paidA huI haiM / hamane yaha bheda karanA chor3a diyA aura hamAre yaha viveka kI cetanA samApta ho gaI ki sukha aura suvidhA meM koI antara hai / inheM eka hI mAna liyA gyaa| isI kAraNa ye samasyAeM ubharI haiN| dRSTikoNa badalane kA yaha cauthA mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai ki suvidhA ko alaga mAnanA aura sukha ko alaga 1 soyA mana jaga jAe mAnanA / ye cAra sUtra haiN| cArasUtrI bodha aura ye cArasUtrI sacAIyAM jaba spaSTa hotI haiM, taba patA calatA hai ki dRSTikoNa badala gayA / isa dRSTikoNa ko badalane ke lie AyAsa kI jarUrata hai, abhyAsa kI jarUrata hai / do zabda haiM AyAsa aura anAyAsa / vartamAna kI manovRtti dekhatA hUM to loga saba kucha anAyAsa pAnA cAhate haiN| bahuta loga kahate haiM ki ApakA AzIrvAda mile / maiM bhAvanA ko galata nahIM mAnatA, kintu maiM usa AzIrvAda ko pasanda nahIM karatA jo anAyAsa mila Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTi badaleM: sRSTi badalegI 55 jaae| AzIrvAda bhI mile to AyAsa ke sAtha hI mile, abhyAsa ke sAtha hI mile / sIdhI mAMga pUrI na ho| yadi sIdhI mAMga pUrI hogI to muphtakhorI kA kAphI abhyAsa hai / aura hindustAnI AdamI meM to muphtakhorI kI vRtti ne gaharA saMskAra jamA rakhA hai| hara kAma ko muphta meM pAnA cAhate haiM / basa kucha bhI karanA na pdd'e| AzIrvAda bahuta acchI bAta hai / AyAsa aura abhyAsa ke sAtha-sAtha yaha mile taba to acchI bAta hai| binA abhyAsa aura binA AyAsa ke sAtha mile to vaha AzIrvAda bhI khataranAka bana jAtA hai / vidyArthI kI lagana ko dekhakara sarasvatI pragaTa ho gaI / kitanA laganazIla hai, kitanI ceSTA aura kitanA prayatna, nirantara jJAna kI ArAdhanA meM lagA huA hai| sarasvatI bolI, 'maiM prasanna hUM / vidyArthI ! tU kucha mAMga / ' vidyArthI ne kahA, 'mujhe to kucha bhI nahIM mAMganA hai|' bar3A Azcarya huA ki devatA kahe ki mAMga aura sAmane vAlA kahe ki mujhe to kucha bhI nahIM mAMganA hai / aisI ghaTanA to kabhI - kabhI hI ghaTita hotI hogii| vara mAMgane ke lie to na jAne kahAM se kahAM, lADanUM se laMdana cale jAte hoMge / varadAna milatA ho to mAsko jA sakate haiM aura vAziMgaTana jA sakate haiN| kahIM se kahIM jA sakate haiM / aba svayaM devI pragaTa hokara sAmane khar3I hai| aura vaha kahatI hai ki mAMgo, para vidyArthI kahatA hai ki mujhe nahIM caahie| devI ne dUsarI bAra aura tIsarI bAra kahA, para vidyArthI nakAratA hI rhaa| devI ne bhI socA ki koI ajIba vyakti hai / anta meM kahA, are! kucha to mAMga, maiM itanA kaha rahI huuN| vidyArthI bolA----- mAM ! maiM apane zrama se paDhUMgA, mehanata karUMgA, abhyAsa karUMgA aura kucha denA hI cAhatI ho to itanA vara de do ki yaha jo dIpaka jala rahA hai, usakA tela kabhI samApta na ho / basa, yaha sadA jalatA rahe aura isake prakAza meM maiM par3hatA rhuuN| isase jyAdA aura mujhe kucha bhI nahIM caahie| maiM ise bar3A arzIvAda mAnUMgA / ' isa prakAra kA vidyArthI aura isa prakAra kA vyakti AzIrvAda pAne kA adhikArI hai| maiM kucha bhI na karUM aura soyA-soyA duniyA kA sabase bar3A vidvAn bana jAUM, mahArAja! aisA AzIrvAda deM, devI aisA ArzIvAda do| maiM mAnatA hUM ki vaha vyakti AzIrvAda mAMgane kA adhikArI nahIM hai, pAtra bhI nahIM hai aura koI bhUla se aise vyakti ko azIrvAda de bhI detA hai to vaha zAyada apAtra meM calA jAtA hai / AzIrvAda ke pIche AyAsa aura abhyAsa bhI jarUrI hai / hama apane AyAsa ke dvArA aura abhyAsa ke dvArA AzIrvAda ko prApta kareM / Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . soyA mana jaga jAe isa sacAI kA anubhava pratyeka sAdhaka ko karanA cAhie ki abhyAsa aura AyAsa karane se binA mAMge bhI AzIrvAda prApta ho jAtA hai, varadAna mila jAtA hai / jisa vyakti kA puruSArtha aura parAkrama nirantara calatA rahatA hai usakA vikAsa zatagunA hotA hai| kevala dasa-bIsa dina ke abhyAsa se yadi Apa yaha mAna leM ki Apa samasyAoM se chuTakArA pA leMge yA duHkhoM se mukta ho jAeMge to yaha bhrAnti hogI / aisA AzIrvAda bhI nahIM milegA / hameM na camatkAra meM vizvAsa hai aura na jAdU ke DaMDe meM, aura na zaktipAta meM / merA vizvAsa hai apane puruSArtha meM, apane parAkrama meM, apane AyAsa aura abhyAsa meN| pratyeka vyakti apane Apa meM itanI pAtratA aura arhatA paidA kare ki use AzIrvAda mAMganA na par3e, lekina AzIrvAda dene vAlA svayaM Ae aura kahe ki lo, maiM tumheM kucha dene AyA huuN| aisA taba hotA hai jaba vyakti kA zrama aura abhyAsa prakhara hotA hai / aisI AtmA ko khojate hue siddhapuruSoM ko svayaM usake dvAra para AnA hotA hai, dvAra khaTakhaTAnA hotA hai| yoga sAdhanA meM aisI ghaTanAeM prApta haiM ki guru ziSya kI khoja meM ghUma rahe haiN| guru ne ziSya ko khojA, ziSya ne guru ko nahIM khojaa| guru svayaM khoja meM rahate haiM ki unheM yogya ziSya cAhie jo adhyAtmavidyA ko Age bar3hA sake / 56 AcArya prabhava jaina paraMparA ke mahAn AcArya the / ve zrutakevalI aura bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paraMparA ke nikaTavartI prabhAvaka AcArya the| unheM ziSya nahIM milA / ve apanI jJAnarAzi denA cAhate the| koI thA nahIM, isalie ziSya kI khoja meM nikle| pUre sAdhu-saMgha ko dekhaa| vaisA pAtra koI sAdhu nahIM milA, jo unake jJAna ko AtmasAt kara sakatA ho / sAdhvI saMgha ko dekhA, para vahAM bhI koI grAhaka najara nahIM AyA / zrAvaka-zrAvikA saMgha ko dekhA, para vahAM bhI nirAzA hI huI / caudaha pUrvoM kI jJAnarAzi / vizAla jJAna - saMpadA kise de / binA pAtra vaha sajIva nahIM raha sakatI / vikaTa prazna upasthita ho gayA / Akhira khoja karate-karate eka brAhmaNa para dhyAna TikA / zayyaMbhava vedoM kA pAragAmI brAhmaNa thA / mahAn aura bhushrut| AcArya prabhava ne use apanI ora khiiNcaa| usameM AkarSaNa paidA huaa| vaha AyA aura ziSya bana gyaa| sArI jJAnarAzi use de dI / yaha eka bahuta bar3I ghaTanA hai, guru dvArA ziSya ke khoja kii| yaha virala ghaTanA nahIM hai| aisI aneka ghaTanAeM yoga ke kSetra meM huI haiM / upayukta ziSya milatA hai, para taba, jaba AyAsa aura khoja hotI hai, anyathA nahIM / hama isa sacAI ko yAda rakheM ki abhyAsa saphalatA dilAtA hai / hamArA vizvAsa abhyAsa aura puruSArtha para rahe, anAyAsa prApti para na rhe| Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTi badaleM : sRSTi badalegI .. dRSTikoNa ke badalane meM nimittoM kA bhI yoga hotA hai| prajJApradIpa kA vAtAvaraNa vyakti ko usa dizA meM prasthita karatA hai aura jo prasthita haiM, unheM Age bar3hane meM sahayoga detA hai| puruSArtha aura abhyAsa ke sAtha-sAtha sahayoga, preraNA aura azIrvAda bhI vAMchanIya hai| yadi dRSTikoNa badalane vAlA upayukta vyakti nahIM milatA hai to dRSTikoNa ulajha jAtA hai| AdamI isa ulajhe hue dRSTikoNa ke kAraNa hI to itane kaSTa bhoga rahA hai| ___ yathArtha meM dekhA jAe to AdamI jitanA duHkha bhogatA hai, utanA du:kha duniyA meM hai nhiiN| hama mAnate to haiM ki duniyA meM pracura duHkha haiM, para utane du:kha haiM nhiiN| hama svayaM du:khoM ko janma dete haiM aura bhogate haiN| AdamI ko bhI du:kha bhogane kI Adata bana gaI, usameM lobha ho gayA du:kha bhogane kaa| isa Adata ke kAraNa vaha pratidina nae-nae du:khoM kI sRSTi karatA rahatA hai| du:khoM kI yaha sRSTi, dRSTikoNa ke viparyaya ke kAraNa huI hai| dRSTi ke badalate hI sRSTi badala jAtI hai| rAga virAga meM aura Asakti anAsakti meM badala sakatI hai| dRSTi-parivartana meM nimitta bhI bahuta kAragara hotA hai___ rAjakumArI mallI ke sAtha vivAha karane ke lie pAMca rAjA utkaMThita hue| mallIkumArI ke pitA ke pAsa pAMcoM kA prastAva aayaa| rAjA asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| pAMcoM vizAla rAjyoM ke adhipati the| unheM nakAranA bhI vipatti mola lenA thaa| kisako hAM kahe aura kisako nA khe| samasyA A gii| mallIkumArI ne sunaa| usane pitAzrI se kahA-'Apa cintA na kreN| svayaMvara taya kara Apa sabako yahAM bulA leN| sthiti apane Apa sulajha jaaegii| pitA ne vaisA hI kiyaa| ___ mallIkumArI ne usake pahuMcane ke pUrva hI eka suniyojita vyavasthA kara dI thii| usane apane mAna-unmAna kI eka sundara pratimA bnvaaii| vaha sAkSAt mallIkumArI hI lagatI thii| _ pAMcoM rAjA aae| sabako usa putalI mallIkumArI ke pAsa le jAyA gyaa| dUra se usakA rUpa-raMga dekhakara saba Azcaryacakita raha ge| usake sAtha vivAha kI utkaMThA aura tIvra ho gii| ve rAjA putalI ke nikaTa phuNce| acAnaka usakA Dhakkana khulA aura bhItara se durgandha Ane lgii| sabane apane-apane nAka Dhaka lie| ve bole kahAM le Ae hameM ? adhikArI ne kahA--Apa jisa mallIkumArI ko cAhate haiM, vaha yahI hai| anna kI putalI hai mlliikumaarii| jo anna khAyA jAtA hai, vaha sar3Ana paidA karatA hI hai| isako bhI anna diyA gyaa| yaha sar3Ana usI anna kI hai| sabakI AMkheM khula gaI aura mallIkumArI ke prati jo Asakti thI, vaha dUra ho gii| Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 soyA mana jaga jAe Asakti virakti meM aura rAga virAga meM badala sakatA hai, yadi upayukta vAtAvaraNa aura dRSTikoNa mile| Aja Asakti ko uddIpana dene vAle nimitta bahuta haiN| eka bacce ko bhI prArambha se hI vAsanA ko uttejita karane vAle nimitta hI bahulatA meM milate haiN| vaha dhIre-dhIre sIkhatA-sIkhatA aparAdhI, AkrAmaka aura udaMDa banatA hai| yaha sArA use prArambha se hI prApta hone vAle vAtAvaraNa kA doSa hai| use sAre AlaMbana, uddIpana aura nimitta isa ora le jAne vAle hI milate haiN| kyoM doSa deM usako? vaha sinemA dekhatA hai, TI. vI. dekhatA hai, samAcAra patra par3hatA hai| inake niraMtara paThana-pAThana se yadi vaha isa udaMDa mArga para jAtA hai to isameM navInatA kyA hai? Azcarya kyA hai? isa sacAI kA bhI hameM anubhava karanA hogA ki uddIpana aura AlaMbana kA viveka kiyA jaae| vAsanA aura kAmanA ko uddIpata karane vAle vAtAvaraNa ke sAtha-sAtha yadi unako zAMta karane vAlA vAtAvaraNa bhI prApta hotA hai to saMtulana raha sakatA hai, anyathA bigAr3a hI bigAr3a hai| ___DaoN0 gAMgulI homyopaithI ke khyAtanAmA DaoNkTara haiN| Aja hI maiMne unase kahA24 ghaMTe kA samaya hai| Apa niyojana kreN| yadi 12 ghaMTe samAja ke lie dete haiM to 12 ghaMTe apane vyaktigata jIvana kI sAdhanA ke lie lagAeM to ThIka samaya kA niyojana hogA aura vyavasthA ThIka clegii| koI AdamI itanA zaktizAlI nahIM hotA ki 24 ghaMTA kAma meM hI lagA rhe| vaha jyAdA Tika nahIM paaegaa| Akhira eka vyavasthA aura saMtulana sthApita karanA hotA hai| sabase bar3I bImArI asaMtulana kI bImArI hai| maiM yaha nahIM socatA ki koI bhI sAmAjika prANI, vItarAga bana jAegA, virakta bana jAegA yA padArtha se muMha mor3a legaa| aisA socanA bhI samajhadArI kA socanA nahIM hai| kintu kama se kama itanA to socanA hI cAhie ki jIvana meM yadi pacAsa pratizata padArtha ke prati AkarSaNa calatA hai to pacAsa pratizata vikarSaNa bhI honA caahie| saMtulana to honA caahie| yahAM saMtulana vAlI bAta samajha meM nahIM A rahI hai| prekSA-dhyAna kA abhyAsa karane vAle vyakti ke dimAga meM yaha bAta spaSTa honI cAhie ki 50/50 kA saMtulana rhe| apane lie bhI, apane baccoM ke lie bhI, agalI pIr3hI ke lie bhii| yadi hama aisA kara sakeM to eka bahuta bar3I saphalatA hogii| yaha saphalatA kA bahuta bar3A sUtra hai| ___ hama khAte haiM aura nahIM bhI khaate| pIte haiM aura nahIM bhI pIte / sote haiM aura nahIM bhI sote-jAgate haiN| yaha saMtulana hai| koI bhI 24 ghaMTA khA nahIM sakatA aura 24 ghaMTA khAe binA bhI nahIM raha sktaa| koI bhI 24 ghaMTA so nahIM sakatA aura 24 ghaMTA soe binA raha bhI nahIM sktaa| prakRti ne eka saMtulana Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTi badaleM : sRSTi badalegI 59 diyA hai ki sonA bhI hai aura jAganA bhI hai| khAnA bhI hai aura na khAnA bhI hai| vaise hI padArtha ke prati bhI hamArA eka saMtulana bne| yadi koI vyakti AkarSaNa aura AkarSaNa meM hI rahatA hai to vaha vikarSaNa siikhe| jo vyakti indriyoM ko lubhAne vAlI cIjoM ko dekhatA hai to na dekhane kA bhI abhyAsa kre| mana meM caMcalatA hai to ekAgratA kA bhI abhyAsa kre| yaha suMtalana yadi sthApita kare to jIvana kI naI dizA ho sakatI hai| basa, isI kI apekSA hai| __ prekSAdhyAna kA artha Apane samajhA hai to bahuta acchI bAta hai aura na samajhA hai to phira ThIka se samajha leM ki prekSAdhyAna koI saMnyAsa kA mArga nahIM hai| prekSAdhyAna Aja hI koI vItarAga bana jAne kI zakti yA upalabdhi nahIM hai, kintu eka saMtulana kI dizA meM prasthAna hai| hama isa jIvana meM saMtulana banA skeN| padArtha kA ekAdhipatya hai, ekachatra sAmrAjya hai, usase haTakara hama soceM, yaha hai sNtuln| jo padArtha jagat kA aura indriyoM kA ekAdhipatya aura AkarSaNa hai usakI sImA se haTakara dUsare tattva ke prati bhI AkarSaNa paidA kareM yaha hai sNtuln| ___ yaha saMtulana pudgala jagat, Atma jagat-donoM ke bIca eka setu kA kAma karatA hai| hama kore Atmajagat meM cale jAeM to khAne kI samasyA A jaaegii| kauna khetI karegA? kauna pakAegA aura kauna khAegA? sabhI dhyAna meM baiTha jAeM to bar3I samasyA paidA ho jaaegii| yadi koI kore pudgala jagat meM jAe to bhI samasyA paidA hogii| phira itanI chInA-jhapaTI, lar3AI, saMgharSa hogA ki AdamI ko caina nahIM milegaa| isalie eka saMtulana sthApita karanA Avazyaka hai| yadi pacAsa pratizata jIvana padArtha ke AkarSaNa meM calatA hai to pacAsa pratizata padArtha ke vikarSaNa meM cle| basa, isI kA nAma hai saMtulana, isI kA nAma hai dRSTikoNa kA badalanA aura isI kA nAma hai prekssaadhyaan| prekSAdhyAna kA abhyAsa karane vAle sAdhaka yaha avazya soceM ki ekAgratA kitanI sadhI, kitanA laMbA huA, sthiratA kA abhyAsa kitanA huA, kAyasiddhi, maunasiddha, mAnasika siddhi kitanI milI? yadi hama eka bAra ina praznoM ko gauNa bhI kara dete haiM to koI bAta nahIM hai| hama apane Apa se isa bAta kA uttara mAMgeM ki jIvana ke prati dRSTikoNa badalA yA nahIM? yadi dRSTikoNa badalA hai to sArI sRSTi badala jAegI aura ve sArI cIjeM prApta hotI raheMgI, jinakI kAmanA hama sAdhanA meM karate haiN| maMgalabhAvanA hai ki sabakI dRSTi badale, phira sRSTi bdle| klyaannmstu| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddhasva Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8. AtmanA yuddhasva yuddha eka maulika manovRtti hai| manovijJAna ne kucha maulika manovRttiyAM mAnI haiN| unake aneka vargIkaraNa hai| eka maulika manovRtti hai yuddha, sNghrss| AdamI Adimayuga se yuddha karatA rahA hai, lar3atA rahA hai| yaha usakI svAbhAvika manovRtti bana gaI hai ki kabhI vaha kisI uddezya ke lie saMgharSa karatA hai to kabhI vaha niruddezya bhI saMgharSa karatA rahatA hai| saMgharSa karanA usako priya hai| prayojana ho yA na ho, yaha gauNa hai| mukhya hai saMgharSarata rahanA, ldd'naa| ___ adhyAtma ke vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha yaha socA jAne lagA ki kyA manuSya kI isa maulika manovRtti ko badalA jA sakatA hai? dharma kA bhI yaha ahaM-prazna hai ki kyA manuSya kI vRttiyoM kA rUpAntaraNa yA pariSkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai? yadi adhyAtma aura dharma ke dvArA vRttiyoM kA rUpAntaraNa nahIM hotA hai to dharma kI sArthakatA nahIM rhtii| dharma aura adhyAtma kI sArthakatA vRtti-pariSkAra para avalaMbita hai| dharma ne manuSya ko naI dizA dete hue kahA ki tuma lar3anA yA saMgharSa karanA nahIM chor3a sakate to bhale hI lar3o para dUsaroM ke sAtha mata lar3o, svayaM ke sAtha ldd'o| isa sUtra ne manuSya kI maulika vRtti ko surakSA dete hue usake saMgharSa karane kI dizA ko badala diyaa| tuma lar3o, para apane Apase / tuma lar3o, para apanI vRttiyoM se| jo vRttiyAM dUsaroM se lar3avAtI haiM unase tuma lar3o, unheM parAsta kro| ___ AdamI lar3atA hai| isakA mUla kAraNa hai usakI vRttiyaaN| AdamI meM vRttiyoM kI eka zrRMkhalA hai| ve saMgharSa kI preraNA detI haiN| usI preraNA se prerita hokara AdamI lar3atA hai, yuddha ke morace para jAtA hai| AdhyAtma kI bhASA meM ve vRttiyAM pAMca haiM1. viSaya kA Aveza 4. AtmA kA ajJAna 2. kaSAya kA Aveza 5. pramAda 3. tattva kI azraddhA saMgharSa kA pahalA kAraNa hai--viSaya kA aavesh| indriyAM aura indriyoM ke viSaya lar3Ate haiN| jaba-jaba viSaya kA Aveza pragaTa hotA hai AdamI lar3AI karane ke lie tatpara ho jAtA hai| prAcIna kAla meM yuddha ke do kAraNa mAne gae haiM Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 soyA mana jaga jAe kaMcana aura kAminI, dhana aura strii| yaha Aveza yuddha paidA karatA hai| bahuta sAre yuddha viSayAveza ke kAraNa hue haiN| cAhe rAma-rAvaNa kA yuddha ho yA kaurava-pAMDava kA, sabake pIche viSaya kA Aveza dRSTigocara hotA hai| ___ saMgharSa kA dUsarA kAraNa hai kaSAya kA aavesh| jaba-jaba krodha, ahaMkAra Adi kaSAya kI vRttiyAM jAgRta hotI haiM, taba-taba yuddha zurU ho jAtA hai| ahaMkAra ke kAraNa kitanI lar3AiyAM hotI haiN| yadi lar3ane vAle logoM ko kahA jAe ki lar3AI kI koI sArthakatA nahIM hai to unakA tarka hotA hai ki hama dhana yA paise ke lie nahIM lar3ate, para lar3AI to bAta kI hai| yaha bAta kI lar3AI nahIM hai, yaha to ahaM kI lar3AI hai| koI bhI apane ahaM ko chor3anA nahIM cAhatA aura taba lar3anA anivArya ho jAtA hai| ahaM yuddha kI tIvra preraNA hai| ahaM kI surakSA ke lie AdamI TUTa jAtA hai para use chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| ___ saMgharSa kA tIsarA kAraNa hai--tattva kI ashrddhaa| tattva ke prati, satya ke prati AdamI zraddhAvAn nahIM hai| kucha satya ko jAnate haiM, kucha nahIM jaante| jo jAnate haiM ve bhI usake prati AsthAvAn nahIM haiN| satya ke prati unameM vizvAsa gADha nahIM huA hai| unameM itanA dhairya bhI to nahIM hai ki ve sacAI ko parakha sakeM, usakA anuzIlana aura avagAhana kara skeN| satya kI zraddhA ke lie dhairya kA honA atyanta Avazyaka hai| bahuta loga apanI adhRti ke kAraNa satya taka pahuMca hI nahIM paate| rUsa ke prasiddha cintaka TAlasTAya ke pAsa eka yuvaka Akara bolA--saphalatA kA rahasya kyA hai ? TAlasTAya ne kahA --saphalatA kA rahasya-sUtra hai dhairy| yuvaka ne sira hilAte hue kahA nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sktaa| TAlasTAya ne pUchA kyoM? yuvaka bolA maiM kitanA hI dhairya rakhU yA pratIkSA karUM para kyA calanI meM pAnI bhara pAUMgA? yuvaka satya taka nahIM pahuMca pAyA, bIca meM hI aTaka gayA, bhaTaka gyaa| sacAI kI gaharAI meM utare binA koI bhI vyakti usa taka nahIM pahuMca paataa| TAlasTAya ne zAMta svara meM kahA yuvaka! yadi dhairya ho to calanI pAnI se bhara sakatI hai| yadi koI vyakti pAnI ke jamane taka dhairya rakhe, pratIkSA kare to vaha pAnI calanI meM bhara sakatA hai| itanA dhairya ho ki pAnI jama jAe, barpha bana jAe, phira calanI meM vaha Thahara sakatA hai| vAstava meM satya ke prati hamArI AsthA nahIM hai| hama pratIkSA karanA nahIM jAnate isIlie bIca meM hI avarodha paidA ho jAte haiN| jaba AdamI sacAI taka nahIM pahuMcatA taba lar3AiyAM prArambha ho jAtI haiN| darzana ke kSetra meM athavA anyAnya Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmanA yuddhasva 65 kSetroM meM jo vAda-vivAda yA lar3AiyAM huI haiM ve satya taka pahuMcane ke dhairya ke abhAva meM huI haiN| sacAI taka pahuMcane ke bAda koI AdamI lar3atA nahIM hai| jo sacAI ko jAna letA hai, usakI taha taka pahuMca jAtA hai, vaha phira kabhI lar3atA nhiiN| sacAI ke prati jisakI AsthA nahIM hai, jo sacAI taka nahIM pahuMcA hai, vaha lar3e binA raha nahIM sktaa| vaha kabhI mAtA-pitA ke sAtha, kabhI bhAI ke sAtha aura kabhI putroM ke sAtha yA patnI ke sAtha lar3e binA raha nahIM pAtA, kyoMki vaha sacAI se dUra hai| sArI lar3AiyAM jhUTha meM se utpanna hotI haiN| jaba taka yathArtha taka nahIM pahuMca pAte, lar3AiyAM miTa nahIM sktiiN| AdamI satya mAna rahA hai makAna ko, dhana ko. vastra ko, jamIna-jAyadAda ko| vaha zarIra ko aura sabhI padArthoM ko satya mAna baiThA hai| vaha apane jIvana kA yathArtha mAna kara jI rahA hai| ye sAre padArtha ayathArtha haiM, asaca haiN| inako sacAI mAnane ke kAraNa hI saMgharSa aura yuddha hote haiN| choTe se jamIna ke Tukar3e ke lie do bhAI lar3ate haiM, kyoMki donoM ne yaha mAna rakhA hai ki duniyA kI sabase bar3I sacAI hai yaha bhUmI, yaha paisaa| jaba taka yaha mAnyatA rahatI hai taba taka satya ke prati yA tattva ke prati AsthA kA nirmANa nahIM hotA aura isake abhAva meM saMgharSa yA yuddha ko TAlA nahIM jA sktaa| ___ lar3AI yA saMgharSa kA bahuta bar3A kAraNa hai sacAI ke jJAna kA abhAva, tattva ke prati ashrddhaa| saMgharSa kA cauthA kAraNa hai AtmA kA ajJAna, svayaM kA ajnyaan| yaha hai apane Apako na jAnanA, svayaM ko na jaannaa| jo svayaM ko nahIM jAnatA vaha nirantara lar3AI ke mUDa meM rahatA hai| yuddha kA yaha bhI eka kAraNa hai| prekSAdhyAna ke zivira meM Ane vAlA pratyeka vyakti isI preraNA se AtA hai ki maiM apane Apako jAna sakU~, pahacAna skuuN| dUsaroM ko jAnate-jAnate, dekhate-dekhate AdamI vizrAnta ho gayA, Uba gyaa| aba vaha svayaM ko jAnanA-dekhanA cAhatA hai| jaba AdamI dina-rAta dUsaroM ko hI jAnatA-dekhatA hai taba use apane Apako jAnane-dekhane kA avasara hI nahIM miltaa| apane Apako jAnane ke lie dIrghazvAsa prekSA bahuta zaktizAlI upAya hai| hamArA nAr3IyaMtra do bhAgoM meM vibhakta hai--svata:calita nAr3ItaMtra aura icchAcAlita naadd'iitNtr| AdamI jaba cAhe aMgulI hilA sakatA hai aura aMgulI hilAnA baMda kara sakatA hai| yaha icchAcAlita nAr3Itantra ke AdhAra para hotA hai| AdamI ne apanI icchA se bhojana kiyA, para usa bhojana kA pacanA usakI icchA para nirbhara nahIM hai| yaha svata: hone vAlI kriyA hai| isa svata:cAlita praNAlI para hamArA niyantraNa Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 soyA mana jaga jAe nahIM hotA, koI cetanAtmaka niyantraNa nahIM hotA / sArA niyantraNa acetanAtmaka hai, acetana ke dvArA ho rahA hai / nIMda AnA, bhojana kA pacanA aura zvAsa kA AnA-jAnA --ye saba svataH hone vAlI kriyAeM haiN| mana meM kabhI kAma kI, kabhI krodha kI aura kabhI bhaya kI vRttiyAM uThatI haiM, ye hamArI icchA para nirbhara nahIM haiM, svata: cAlita praNAlI para nirbhara haiM / ye apane Apa uThatI haiM / aicchika praNAlI para AdamI niyantraNa kara sakatA hai| vaha cAhe to uTha sakatA hai, baiTha sakatA hai, so sakatA hai, sira hilA sakatA hai, daur3a sakatA hai, hAtha pasAra sakatA hai, bola sakatA hai| ina saba para hamArA cetanAtmaka niyantraNa hai / kintu krodha, ahaM, bhaya yA kAma-vAsanA kI vRttiyoM para hamArA cetanAtmaka niyantraNa nahIM hotA / hama cAhate haiM, ye vRttiyAM na jAgeM, para inake ubhAra ko hama roka nahIM sakate / hameM jJAta hI nahIM ho pAtA aura ye sabhI vRttiyAM jAga jAtI haiN| jo cetanAtmaka niyantraNa se pare haiM una para niyantraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai zvAsa-praNAlI ke dvArA / yadi hama zvAsa ko sahI DhaMga se lenA sIkha jAte haiM to cetanAtmaka niyaMtraNa se pare kI sabhI sthitiyoM para niyaMtraNa pA sakate haiM / svata:calita praNAlI para niyaMtraNa pAne kA yahI eka mAdhyama hai / isake AdhAra para hama acetana praNAlI para adhikAra kara, usakA manacAhA upayoga kara sakate haiN| saMgharSa kA pAcavAM kAraNa hai--pramAda ke kAraNa aneka lar3AiyAM hotI haiN| aneka rAjAoM ke pramAda ke kAraNa yuddha hue aura hajAroM vyakti mAre ge| choTe se pramAda bhI bar3e-bar3e yuddhoM kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai / rAjA yA adhikArI pramAda meM rahatA hai, vilAsitA bhogatA hai taba yaha sunizcita hai ki vaha apane karttavya ke prati jAgarUka nahIM raha sakatA, apramatta nahIM raha sakatA / yaha sthiti janatA meM vidroha kI bhAvanA paidA karatI hai aura dhIre-dhIre sArA rAjya ApasI kalahoM aura saMgharSoM meM naSTa ho jAtA hai / pramAda bhaya paidA karatA hai aura isa bhaya se nipaTane ke lie vyakti ko aneka saMgharSa karane par3ate haiM / 1 Aja pratyeka vyakti dohare vyaktitva kA jIvana jI rahA hai| mastiSka meM dohare vyaktitva kI parateM haiN| manuSya meM viSaya ke Aveza kI zakti hai to usake pAsa usa Aveza ko vilIna karane kI bhI zakti hai / manuSya meM kaSAya ke Aveza ko samApta karane kI bhI zakti hai / usameM tIsarI zakti hai tattva - zraddhA, satya ko jAnane aura usake prati AsthAvAn hone kI / usameM cauthI zakti hai AtmajJAna, svayaM ko jAnanA / usameM pAMcavIM zakti hai-- apramAda avasthA meM rahanA / Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmanA yuddhasva 67 saMgharSa aura yuddha ke pAMca hetu bhI AdamI meM hai aura yuddha-nivAraNa ke pAMca hetu bhI usI meM hai| ye donoM mastiSka meM vidyamAna haiN| isIlie AdamI kA doharA vyaktitva cala rahA hai| AdamI kabhI lar3atA hai aura kabhI zAMta hotA hai| AdamI kabhI viSaya ke Aveza meM hotA hai aura kabhI zAMta jIvana jItA hai| kabhI vaha kaSAya ke Aveza meM hotA hai aura kabhI zAMta jIvana jItA hai| kabhI vaha kaSAya ke Aveza se AviSTa hotA hai to kabhI zAntarasa se AplAvita hotA hai| isa prakAra pratyeka manuSya meM yuddha kA kAraNa bhI vidyamAna hai aura yuddha kA nivAraNa bhI vidyamAna hai| adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne isa sacAI kA anubhava kiyA aura dizA-parivartana kI bAta khii| unhoMne kahA--tuma lar3anA cAhate ho, lar3AI ke hetu tumhAre mastiSka meM vidyamAna hai, to tuma lar3o, para thor3A parivartana kara do, kucha Age saraka jaao| lar3anA cAhate ho to apane Apase ldd'o| apane Apa se lar3ane kA artha hai--indriya-viSayoM ke sAtha lar3anA, kaSAya ke sAtha lar3anA, jhUTha aura ajJAna ke sAtha lar3anA, pramAda ke sAtha lar3anA, lar3AI meM koI pharka nahIM pdd'egaa| DaTakara lar3o, pIche mata htto| para svayaM ke sAtha lar3o, apanI vRttiyoM ke sAtha ldd'o| mahAvIra ne kahA-puruSa! tU AtmA ke sAtha ldd'| bAharI yuddha se tujhe kyA milegA?' AtmA ke sAtha lar3anA hI yathArtha meM lar3anA hai| Aja ke yuddha meM lAkhoM AdamI marate haiN| donoM pakSoM ke AdamI hatAhata hote haiN| eka jItatA hai, eka hAratA hai| para donoM ghATe meM rahate haiN| hArane vAlA to ghATe meM rahatA hI hai, jItane vAlA bhI lAbha meM nahIM rhtaa| yuddha kitanI samasyAoM ko paidA kara detA hai, yaha Apa aura hama saba jAnate haiN| jItane vAle rASTra ko bhI yuddha se udbhUta samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM varSoM laga jAte haiN| nirantara use una samasyAoM se jUjhanA par3atA hai| parAjita rASTra ko bhI puna: apane pairoM para khar3e hone ke lie dIrgha samaya lagatA hai| prAcIna kAla kA rAma-rAvaNa kA yuddha, kaurava-pAMDava kA yuddha aura ceTaka-koNika kA yuddha isa bAta ke sAkSI haiM ki pakSa aura pratipakSa ke apAra jana-saMhAra ke bAvajUda bhI koI lAbha meM nahIM rhaa| isIlie adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne yaha sUtra diyA--'AtmanA yuddhasva'-apane Apa se ldd'o| dUsaroM se mata ldd'o| apane Apase lar3ane kA kSetra bahuta vistRta hai| lar3ate cale jaao| jIvana bhara lar3ate rho| taba taka lar3ate raho, jaba taka kI sArI vRttiyAM zaraNAgata na ho jaaeN| ve zaraNAgata hotI haiM nirantara aura dIrghakAlIna saMgharSa ke dvaaraa| mahAvIra ne kahA--'juddhArihaM khalu dullahaM'-puruSa! yuddha kI pUrI sAmagrI Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 soyA mana jaga jAe milanA durlabha hai| yuddha kA avasara prApta honA durlabha hai| jo saubhAgyazAlI hotA hai, use milatA hai yuddha kA avsr|| __ yuddha ke lie preraNA cAhie, preraka tattva kI avagati caahie| prAcInakAla meM yuddha meM vyakti ko prerita karane ke lie kahA gayA--jo raNabhUmI meM lar3ate-lar3ate maratA hai, usake lie svarga meM devAMganAeM taiyAra milatI haiN| jo yuddha meM jItatA hai use vaibhava prApta hotA hai| yuddha meM donoM hAthoM meM laDDU haiN| yaha zarIra to kSaNabhaMgura hai| eka na eka dina to yaha avazya hI naSTa hogA, maregA, phira yuddha meM marane kI kaisI cintA! __ mahAvIra ne bhI kahA yuddha kA avasara dularbha hai| bAra-bAra nahIM miltaa| yaha anubhUti pratyeka zivirArthI ko honI cAhie, tabhI vaha isa raNabhUmI meM vijayI ho sakatA hai| yuddha kA morcA hai prekSAdhyAna kA shivir| dhyAna kI sAdhanA hai AtmanA yuddhsv| jaba apane Apa se lar3ane kI bAta prApta hotI hai taba anyAnya dUsarI bAteM gauNa ho jAtI haiM aura kevala lar3ane kI bAta hI sAmane rahatI hai| zIta se lar3anA hai, dhUpa se lar3anA hai, asuvidhAoM aura pratikUlatAoM se lar3anA hai| jo aisA karatA hai vahI AtmanA yuddhasva ko phalita karatA hai| aisA maukA bar3A durlabha hai| suvidha vAdI honA durlabha nahIM hai, kintu asuvidhAoM meM vicalita na honA bar3A durlabha hai| hamArI sArI lar3AI hai svayaM para niyantraNa pAne ke lie, apane Apako niyaMtrita rakhane ke lie| dhyAna kA abhyAsa vyakti isIlie karatA hai ki vaha acetanAtmaka vRttiyoM para apanA niyaMtraNa rakha ske| vRttiyAM ubharatI haiM, kaSTa detI haiM aura mana para apanA prabhutva jamA letI haiN| ina vRttiyoM para niyaMtraNa pAnA hI dhyAna kA uddezya hai| dohare vyaktitva meM eka prakAra kA hamArA vyaktitva vikasita hai| aba dUsare prakAra ke vyaktitva ko vikasita karanA hai| jahAM AtmA kA ajJAna hai vahAM AtmA ke jJAna ko vikasita karanA hai| jahAM viSaya hai vahAM nirviSaya ko vikasita karanA hai| jahAM kaSAya hai, vahAM akaSAya ko vikasita karanA hai| jahAM pramAda hai, vahAM apramAda ko jAgRta karanA hai| eka vyaktitva hai icchA cAlita aura dUsarA vyaktitva hai svcaalit| svacAlita vyaktitva para niyaMtraNa pAnA hai aura icchAcAlita vyaktitva ko vikasita karanA hai| yaha dhyAna sAdhanA ke dvArA saMbhava hai| __ adhyAtma kI sabase mahattvapUrNa khoja hai--antaryAtrA, bhItara jhAMkanA, bhItara meM yAtrA krnaa| bhItara praveza kaise kareM? zarIra ke bhItara jAne ke kucheka dvAra haiN| eka rAstA khulA hai muMha kA, eka hai nAka kA, eka hai A~kha kA aura eka hai kAna Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmanA yuddhasva 69 kaa| inase padArtha bhItara jA sakate haiN| aMgulI se padArtha bhItara nahIM jA skte| aMgulI se chUkara hama jAna sakeMge ki pAnI ThaMDA hai yA garama / para aMgulI se pAnI zarIra meM praveza nahIM kara sktaa| kevala muMha, nAka, kAna, Adi se hI vaha bhItara jA sakatA hai| __ adhyAtma ke anusAra bhItara praveza pAne kA zaktizAlI mArga hai nAka ke chidra / nAka kA saMbaMdha mastiSka se jur3A huA hai| mastiSka kI do parateM haiN| unameM eka parata hai--enimala brena kI, pAzavika mastiSka kii| isakA saMbaMdha hai nAka se| nAka eka mAdhyama hai mastiSka ke sAtha saMbaMdha sthApita karane kaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sAdhanA meM nAsAgradhyAna kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| prekSAdhyAna kI praNAlI meM caitanya-kendroM ke vargIkaraNa meM eka caitanya-kendra hai praannkendr| isakA sthAna hai naasaagr| yaha eka atyanta mahattvapUrNa kendra hai| isakA tAtparya hai ki yahAM para 6 yAna kendrita karate hI mastiSka ke sAtha sUkSma saMparka sthApita ho jAtA hai aura taba hamArI niyaMtraNa-zakti bar3ha jAtI hai| __ apAna aura prANa ye do zaktizAlI dhArAeM haiN| inhIM ke AdhAra para jIvana TikA huA hai| jaba apAna para prANa kA niyaMtraNa hotA hai taba vyaktitva Upara kI ora uThatA hai aura jaba apAna unmukta hotA hai, aniyaMtrita hotA hai taba vyaktitva nIce kI ora khisakatA jAtA hai| apAna kA kAryakSetra hai nAbhi ke nIce kA sthAna aura prANa kA kAryakSetra hai hRdaya aura nAsAgra ke Upara kA sthaan| prANa kA apAna para niyaMtraNa hote hI vyakti UrdhvamukhI bana jAtA hai aura isake abhAva meM vyakti kI nimnagati prArambha ho jAtI hai| jaba nAsAgra para dhyAna kendrita hotA hai, prANakendra para ekAgratA sadhatI hai taba apane Apa apAna para prANa kA niyaMtraNa sthApita ho jAtA hai, apAna prANa kA vazavartI anucara ho jAtA hai| nAsAgra Urdhvagamana kA bahuta bar3A dvAra hai| nAsAgra para dhyAna karane ke do artha haiM--eka to hai prANakendra para dhyAna karanA aura dUsarA hai prANakendra se gujarane vAle zvAsa para dhyAna krnaa| zvAsa ke Age jAne kA dvAra hai naak| nAsAgra para dhyAna karane kA matalaba hai prANakendra para dhyAna krnaa| ye donoM niyaMtraNa ke mahattvapUrNa mAdhyama haiN| jisa vyakti ko apane Apase lar3anA hai, apanI vRttiyoM para niyantraNa sthApita karanA hai, usake lie nAka ko saMpUrNa rUpa se samajhanA bahuta Avazyaka hai| AMkha bhI bhItara praveza karane kA mAdhyama hai| isake mAdhyama se zira taka jAyA jA sakatA hai| yadi brahmakendra para dhyAna karanA hai to muMha ko samajhanA hogaa| yadi cakSuSkendra para dhyAna karanA hai to kAna ko jAnanA hogaa| sabase Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 soyA mana jaga jAe pahale ina cAroM meM se hameM nAka kA adhika mUlyAMkana karanA hai| jo vyakti zarIra ke avayava nAka ko samajha letA hai, usakA sahI mUlyAMkana kara letA hai vaha sarvAMgINatA prApta kara letA hai| nakaTe kA apazakuna mAnA jAtA hai| jisakA nAka calA gayA, usakA saba kucha calA gyaa| nAka zarIra kA mukhya avayava hai, saundarya kA ghaTaka hai| prekSAdhyAna zivira kI isa alpAvadhika sAdhanA meM pratyeka vyakti adhika nAka vAlA bane, adhika se adhika nAka ko vikasita kare, prANakendra ko vikasita kre| nAka vyaktitva kA paricAyaka hai| usake AdhAra para vyakti ko pahacAnA jA sakatA hai| Aja bhI yaha vijJAna kI zAkhA ke rUpa meM svIkRta hai| nAka kI banAvaTa ke AdhAra para vyakti ke bhUta, bhaviSya aura vartamAna ko par3hA jA sakatA hai| isakI aneka sUkSmatAeM haiN| yadi ina sUkSmatAoM meM na jAeM to bhI vyavahAra kI bhUmikA para yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki jisakA nAka acchA hai, usakA mastiSka bhI acchA hai| jisakA nAka acchA nahIM hai, usakA mastiSka bhI acchA nahIM hai| jisakA nAka para niyaMtraNa hai, usakA mastiSka para niyantraNa hai, apAna para niyantraNa hai| jisakA nAka para niyantraNa nahIM hai, prANa para niyantraNa nahIM hai, usakA mastiSka para aura apAna para bhI niyaMtraNa nahIM hai| saba apane-apane nAka ko TaToleM aura zivira kAla meM usako vikasita karane kA vizeSa prayatna kreN| zivira meM pahale dina kA prayoga nAka kA prayoga hotA hai| jisane apane nAka ko manA liyA usane apane devatA ko manA liyA, prasanna kara liyaa| jisane nAka ko nahIM manAyA, usane apane devatA ko bhI nahIM mnaayaa| iSTa deva ko manAne ke lie pahalI pUjA yA manauti nAka kI kareM aura isake Asa-pAsa jo kucha ho rahA hai usako pakar3eM, usa para dhyAna kendrita kreN| dIrgha zvAsa kA prayoga AtmanA yuddhasva kA pahalA sUtra hai| apane Apa se lar3ane kA yaha pahalA pATha Apake vikAsa kA hetu bnegaa| kalyANamastu / Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9. yuddha : kAmavRtti ke sAtha kAma maulika manovRtti hai| manovaijJAnika mAnate haiM ki manuSya kI hu sArI zaktiyoM kA vikAsa kAmazakti ke dvArA hotA hai| isameM pUrI sacAI nahIM hai aura sabhI manovaijJAnika isameM eka mata nahIM hai / phrAyaDa ne isa para bahuta bala diyA to yUMga ne ise asvIkAra kara diyA / uttaravartI manovaijJAnikoM ne bhI phrAyaDa kA samarthana nahIM kiyA / I manuSya meM aneka zaktiyAM haiM / unameM eka hai kAmazakti, kAma kI UrjA / kAma eka vRtti hai| usake sAtha isalie lar3anA hai, saMgharSa karanA hai ki vaha ucchRMkhala na bane, niraMkuza na bne| usa para niyantraNa Avazyaka hai / niyantraNa sthApita karane ke lie saMgharSa Avazyaka hai| saMgharSa ke binA usa para aMkuza nahIM lagAyA jA sktaa| vRtti apanA dabAva DAlatI hai aura niraMkuza honA cAhatI hai / vyakti yadi kAma kI niraMkuzatA ko sahana kara letA hai to usakI jIvana-yAtrA gar3abar3A jAtI hai| vyakti kAma para niyantraNa karake hI jIvana-yAtrA sucAru rUpa se calA sakatA hai / niyantraNa ke lie puruSArtha kA prayoga karanA hotA hai / kAma apane para niyantraNa cAhatA nahIM aura vyakti usa para niyantraNa karanA cAhatA hai, taba saMgharSa honA anivArya hai / yaha saMgharSa kA hetu hai / 1 prazna hai, kAmavRtti ke sAtha kaise lar3eM? jaba taka lar3AI kA sahI DhaMga jJAta nahIM hotA taba taka vijaya prApta nahIM hotI aura parAjita honA par3atA hai vijaya parAjaya meM badala jAtI hai| jo lar3AI ke samyak tarIke jAnatA hai, jisake sAdhana sazakta haiM, vaha vijayI banatA hai / jo lar3AI ke sUtroM se anajAna hai, jisake sAdhana kamajora haiM, vaha lar3a nahIM sakatA aura yadi lar3atA hai to parAjita ho jAtA hai / yaha jaya aura parAjaya kA siddhAnta hai / kAmavRtti ke sAtha lar3anA hai to sAdhanoM ko zaktizAlI banAnA hogA aura kAmavRtti ke svarUpa ko samajhanA hogA / AdamI kisI bhI avasthA meM calA jAe, use bhUkha lagatI hai, pyAsa lagatI hai| bhUkha aura pyAsa ke na lagane para mAnA jAtA hai ki vyakti bImAra hai, rogagrasta hai / jIvana-yAtrA ke lie bhUkha bhI jarUrI hai aura pyAsa bhI jarUrI hai / bhUkha aura pyAsa para vijaya pAnA hai to unake hetu ko jAnanA hogaa| ve kyoM aura Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe kaise utpanna hote haiM, yaha jAnanA hogaa| hamAre AcaraNa aura vyavahAra ke do hetu hai--Antarika aura bAhya / bhUkha aura pyAsa kI utpatti kA mUla hetu hai Antarika / bAhya hetu unakA uddIpana kara sakatA hai, paidA nahIM kara sktaa| ___ isI prakAra kAmavRtti kA mUla hetu Antarika hai| bAhya vAtAvaraNa usako uddipta kara sakatA hai, paidA nahIM kara sktaa| kAmavRtti paristhitijanita nahIM hotii| paristhiti usake uddIpana meM sahayogI ho sakatI hai, hotI hai| isa vRtti kI janaka hai Antarika pristhiti| antara meM kAma kI taraMga uThatI hai aura samUce zarIra-taMtra ko prabhAvita kara detI hai, nAr3ItaMtra ko uttejita kara DAlatI hai| bAhya paristhiti yadi anukUla hotI hai to uttejanA bar3hatI hai aura vyakti vaisA AcaraNa kara DAlatA hai| kAmavRtti kA mUla utpAdaka hai Antarika vaataavrnn| isake sAtha-sAtha hameM zArIrika aura kArmika-ina do AdhAroM para bhI vicAra karanA hogaa| kAmavRtti ke jAgane kA zArIrika AdhAra bhI hotA hai aura kArmika AdhAra bhI hotA hai| karma-saMskAra bhI isameM kAma karate haiN| kAmavRtti kA mUla kAraNa hai--moha ke paramANu / karmazAstra kI bhASA meM inheM veda ke paramANu kahA jAtA hai| ye kAmavRtti ke mUla ghaTaka tattva haiN| usa taraMga ko sthAna dene vAlI mAnasika dazA bhI banatI hai| usakA zArIrika AdhAra hai 'limbika sisTama' / yaha hamAre mastiSka kA hI eka hissA hai| isake sAtha jur3A huA hai isI kA eka bhAga hai haaipothelems| sAtha-sAtha usa para niyaMtraNa karane kA AdhAra bhI hamAre pAsa hai| vaha hai 'lambara rIjana' jo merudaMDa kI praNAlI meM hotA hai| yaha kAmavRtti para niyantraNa karatA hai| hameM aura adhika dhyAna denA hogA, vicAra karanA hogA ki yaha vRtti kaise paidA hotI hai, zarIra ke kisa avayava-vizeSa para prabhAva DAlatI hai aura kisa prakAra isa para niyaMtraNa pAyA jA sakatA hai? niyaMtraNa kI eka Teknika hotI hai| yaha eka kalA hai, upAya hai| saMsAra meM nirupAya kucha bhI nahIM hai| upAya ko jAna lene para saba sahaja-sarala ho jAtA hai| rAjA thaa| usake mana meM yaha vikalpa uThA ki kyA aisA saMbhava hai ki bakare ke sAmane kucha khAne kA padArtha Ae aura vaha na khAe? bakarA niraMtara khAtA rahatA hai| yaha usakA svabhAva hai| rAjA ne ghoSaNA karAI ki yadi koI vyakti bakare ko aisA prazikSita kara de ki sAmane bhojya padArtha par3e rahane para bhI bakarA usameM muMha na de, to usa vyakti ko puraskRta kiyA jaaegaa|' ghoSaNA saba ne Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha : kAmavRtti ke sAtha 73 sunii| puraskAra kI bAta se saba ke muMha meM pAnI A gyaa| aneka vyaktiyoM ne prayatna kiyA, para vyartha / eka vyakti ne bakare ko itanA khilAyA ki aba vaha kucha bhI khAne ke lie taiyAra nahIM hogA / vaha bakare ko lekara rAjA ke pAsa AyA / bakarA haTTAkaTTA thaa| rAjA ke Adeza se bakare ke sAmane ghAsa rakhA aura vaha tatkAla use khAne laga gyaa| bakarA lAne vAlA yaha dekha kara hairAna raha gyaa| Adata ko badalanA sahaja nahIM hai| Adata taba badalI jA sakatI hai jaba gaharI niSThA aura adhyavasAya ho, zrama ho / isake sAtha bauddhikatA bhI cAhie aura samyak upAya bhI caahie| upAya ke binA Adata ko badalanA saMbhava nahIM hai / aura bhI aneka vyakti Ae / para bakare kI isa Adata ke samakSa ve parAjita hokara hI ge| anta meM eka anubhavI vyakti bolA -- maiM pAMca dina ke bhItara ApakI ghoSaNA ko sahI kara dikhAUMgA / vaha bakare ko lekara dUra jaMgala meM gyaa| bakare ne jaise hI vahAM ghAsa khAnA prAraMbha kiyA, usakI pITha para eka kor3A mArA / kucha samaya bAda phira khAne lagA aura phira pITha para eka kor3A mArA / yaha krama calatA rhaa| jaba-jaba bakarA khAne kA prayatna karatA, taba-taba use kor3e kA prahAra jhelanA pdd'taa| dUsare dina bakare ke sAmane ghAsa DAlA gayA / bakare ne khAne kA prayatna hI nahIM kiyaa| usake mana para kor3e kA prahAra ghAva kara gayA thaa| usane socA, khAne kA artha hai mAra khAnA / vaha vyakti bakare ko lekara rAjA ke pAsa aayaa| rAjA ne parIkSaNa kiyA / vyakti kA upAya ThIka niklaa| vaha puraskRta huA / Adata ko badalA jA sakatA hai| usa para niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai / para sahI upAya caahie| jaba DaMDe ke bala para bakare ko prazikSita kiyA jA sakatA hai, usakI Adata ko badalA jA sakatA hai to kAmavRtti ko kyoM nahIM badalA jA sakatA? AvazyakatA hai sahI upAya kI / I kAmavRtti para niyantraNa pAne ke lie samavRtti zvAsaprekSA ko kAma meM lenA hogA / yoga paddhati meM jise anuloma-viloma prANAyAma kahA jAtA hai, vahI prekSAdhyAna paddhati meM samavRtti zvAsa prekSA ke nAma se abhihita hai / eka nathune se zvAsa lenA aura dUsare nathune se nikAlanA, yahI hai samavRtti zvAsaprekSA / hama bAeM nathune se zvAsa lete haiM taba hamArA dAyAM mastiSka prabhAvita hotA hai aura jaba hama dAeM nathune se zvAsa lete haiM to bAyAM mastiSka prabhAvita hotA hai / mastiSka kA bAyAM paTala bhASA, vijJAna, gaNita Adi ke lie uttaradAyI hai aura dAyAM paTala 1 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ + soyA mana jaga jAe AdhyAtmika zaktiyoM ke lie uttaradAyI hai| jaba hama bAeM nathune se zvAsa lete haiM to dAyAM mastiSka-paTala sakriya hotA hai, sRjanAtmaka zaktiyoM kA kendra sakriya ho jAtA hai| jaba hama dAeM nathune se zvAsa lete haiM taba bauddhika kSamatAoM kA kendra sakriya ho jAtA hai| eka vidyArthI maMdabuddhi hai| vaha gaNita, bhASA Adi viSayoM meM kamajora hai| yadi vaha vidyArthI dAeM nathune se zvAsa lene kA abhyAsa kare to usakI kSamatAeM bar3hane laga jaaeNgii| jisa vidyArthI meM bhAvAtmaka kSamatAeM kama haiM, antardRSTi aura sUjhabUjha kama hai, vaha yadi bAeM nathune se zvAsa lene kA abhyAsa kare to usakI ve kSamatAeM vRddhiMgata ho sakatI haiN| samavRtti zvAsa prekSA pUrNa vyaktitva ke vikAsa kA sUtra hai| isase donoM prakAra kI kSamatAeM vikasita hotI haiM, kyoMki isameM bArI-bArI se donoM nathunoM se zvAsa liyA jAtA hai| ___ kAmavRtti para niyaMtraNa pAne kA eka bindu hai, sthAna hai, merudaMDa meM jise laMbara rIjana' kahA jAtA hai| teraha caitanya-kendroM meM eka hai aannd-kendr| isakA sthAna hai phupphusa ke nIce aura hRdaya ke paas| Anandakendra para dhyAna karane se kAmavRtti niyaMtrita hotI hai, uttejanA para niyaMtraNa hotA hai| eka bAta spaSTa samajha lenI cAhie ki kAmavRtti kI uttejanA jina avayavoM meM hotI hai ve niyaMtraNa ke avayava nahIM haiN| ve kevala abhivyakti ke mAdhyama haiN| kAmavRtti kI uttejanA Antarika pratikriyA hai| Ananda-kendra para dhyAna karane se vaha uttejanA niyaMtrita ho sakatI hai| kAmavRtti ko vaza meM karane kA dUsarA upAya hai--antryaatraa| jaba hama cetanA kI rIDha kI haDDI ke nicale sire se lekara jJAnakendra (mastiSka) meM le jAte haiM to isakA tAtparya hai ki samUce merudaMDa kI praNAlI para hamArA kanTrola ho jAtA hai| merudaMDa bahuta mahatvapUrNa avayava hai| aneka svacAlita pravRttiyoM kA niyaMtraNa merudaMDa ke pAsa hai| mastiSka bar3A hai| vaha saba para niyaMtraNa karane meM sakSama hai| vaha merudaMDa ke kArya meM sIdhA hastakSepa nahIM krtaa| jo anaicchika pravRttiyAM haiM, unakA niyaMtraNa merudaMDa se hotA hai| merudaMDa ko hama antaryAtrA se sAdha lete haiN| isakA tAtparya huA ki hama svacAlita vRttiyoM para bhI niyaMtraNa sthApita kara lete haiN| eka bAra ke niyaMtraNa se kAma nahIM cltaa| vRttiyAM bAra-bAra uThatI haiM to una para bAra-bAra coTa karanI par3atI hai| tabhI ve niyaMtrita ho pAtI haiN| vRttiyAM bahuta jiddI hotI haiN| bAra-bAra uThatI rahatI haiM, kyoMki unakA upAdAna bhItara par3A hai, bhItara jamA hai| kintu upAya ke dvArA unakI isa jiddI prakRti ko miTA sakate Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha : kAmavRtti ke sAtha eka mahilA kutte ko prazikSita kara rahI thii| pati ne dekhaa| usane patnI se kahA--'vyartha kA zrama kyoM kara rahI ho? kuttA itanA jiddI hai ki vaha tumhArI eka bAta bhI nahIM maanegaa| patnI bolI-bhUla ge| zAdI huI thI taba tuma kitane jiddI the? ___ kisI ko bhI upAya ke dvArA prazikSita kiyA jA sakatA hai| kAmavRtti kyoM paidA hotI hai, isa para vicAra karanA jarUrI hai| manovijJAna ne bhI usako utpatti kA Antarika kAraNa mAnA hai| darzana kI bhASA meM vaha Antarika kAraNa hai karmazarIra, krm-sNskaar| pratyeka prANI ke sAtha karma-saMskAroM kA aTUTa khajAnA hai| vRttiyoM kA vahI utpatti-srota hai, utsa hai| kAma kI vRtti bhI vahIM se nikalatI hai| vaha mohakarma se paidA hotI hai| yadi hama vRtti ko zAMta aura anuzAsita rakhanA cAheM to hameM mohakarma kI nirjarA karanI hogii| nirjarA mahatvapUrNa zabda hai| isa vRtti ke lie do zabdoM para dhyAna denA jarUrI hai| ve do zabda haiM-saMvara aura nirjraa| ye yuddha ke zaktizAlI zastra haiN| zatru ko Age na bar3hane denA, zatru kI apanI sImA meM na ghusane denA, yaha hai saMvara aura jo zatru ghusa cuke haiM unako samApta kara denA, naSTa kara denA, yaha hai nirjraa| yaha hai kssyiikrnn| naI kAmanA ko paidA na hone denA saMvara hai aura kAmanAoM kA jo Dhera par3A hai, jo saMskAroM kA caya hai, usako naSTa karanA, vilaya karanA, yaha hai nirjraa| ___ aneka dhyAna-paddhatiyAM haiN| unameM sAkSI yA draSTA bane rahane kI bAta sikhAI jAtI hai| yaha acchI bAta hai| draSTAbhAva yA sAkSIbhAva se saMvara to ho sakatA hai, naI kAmanA utpanna nahIM ho sakatI, parantu jo purAnA saMgraha hai kAmanAoM aura vRttiyoM kA, usakA vilayana kaise hogA? draSTAbhAva se nirjarA nahIM ho sakatI, saMvara ho sakatA hai| yuddha meM vijaya pAne ke lie kevala saMvara paryApta nahIM hai| nirjarA ke binA, saMcita vRttiyoM ke vicchedana ke binA, pUrA yuddha lar3A nahIM jA sktaa| saMcita vRttiyoM ke vicchedana ke lie hameM upAya karanA hogaa| usakA upAya hai, vRtti ko dekhanA aura pratipakSa kI bhAvanA ke dvArA usakA vilaya krnaa| prekSA ke sAtha anuprekSA kA prayoga bhI mahatvapUrNa hai| donoM eka-dUsare ke pUraka haiN| anuprekSA ke prayoga ke binA vRttiyoM kA vilayana nahIM hotA, yaha anubhava kI bAta hai| maiMne anubhava kiyA hai ki draSTAbhAva se svabhAva ko badalanA kaThina mArga hai| yaha dIrghakAlIna upakrama hai| yaha lambA mArga hai| isa para hareka vyakti kA cala pAnA kaThina hai, saMbhava bhI Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 soyA mana jaga jAe nahIM hai| sIdhA mArga hotA hai to usa para hara koI cala sakatA hai, para durgama mArga para akelA vyakti cala nahIM paataa| use sahayogI kI apekSA hotI hai| anuprekSA usa avasthA meM pUrNa sahayoga karatI hai aura vyakti meM naI sphUrti kA saMcAra karatI hai| taba vyakti sahajarUpa se vRtti ko badalane meM kAmayAba ho jAtA hai| saMvara aura nirjarA-nirodha aura zodhana kI ye do prANAliyAM haiN| kevala nirodha yA zodhana paryApta nahIM hai| zodhana ke sAtha-sAtha yadi bhaviSya meM na karane kA saMkalpa nahIM hotA, nirodha nahIM hotA, saMvara nahIM hotA, to phira zodhana kA artha nyUna ho jAtA hai| __pratyeka zodhana ke sAtha nirodha aura nirodha ke sAtha zodhana honA caahie| prekSA nirodha kI praNAlI hai aura anuprekSA zodhana kI praNAlI hai| ina donoM praNAliyoM ke sahAre hI vyakti kAmavRtti ke yuddha meM vijayI bana sakatA hai| __ aneka loga apanI zakti kA upayoga nahIM karate aura dUsaroM kI zakti para adhika nirbhara rahate haiN| vRttiyoM ke pariSkAra meM svazakti para nirbhara honA Avazyaka hai| kAma kI vRtti saMkalpa se paidA hotI hai| mana meM saMkalpa uThatA hai aura kAmavRtti utpanna ho jAtI hai| jaba taka vyakti kA dRSTikoNa AdhyAtmika nahIM banegA, taba taka isa para niyantraNa nahIM pAyA jA skegaa| yaha AdhyAtmika niyaMtraNa kevala dharmajagat ke lie hI nahIM, pUre jagat ke lie Avazyaka hai| yaha isalie ki ina tIna-cAra dazakoM meM muktabhoga, mukta yaunAcAra, samalaiMgika vyabhicAra Adi kAma-sevana kI vidhiyoM ne samUce vizva ko AkrAnta kara rakhA hai| sArA vizva AtaMka se bharA hai| 'eDsa' kI bImArI isI kA pariNAma hai| yaha kensara se bhI atyadhika bhayaMkara bImArI hai| kAmavRtti kI ucchRkhalatA ke isa pariNAma ne sAre saMsAra ko bhayagrasta kara ddaalaa| Aja aNubama kA jitanA AtaMka hai usase kama AtaMka nahIM hai 'eDsa' kI bImArI kaa| sAre rASTra isa bImArI kI bhayaMkaratA se ghabarA gae haiN| isakI rokathAma ke lie saghana prayatna kie jA rahe haiN| isa bImArI kA ekamAtra kAraNa hai kAmavRtti kI nirNkushtaa| isa saMdarbha meM, jAgatika aura sAmAjika samasyA ke saMdarbha meM, hama vicAra kareM to kAmavRtti para niyantraNa karanA aura usake sAtha saMgharSa karanA atyanta Avazyaka hai| Aja kI zikSA yA vAtAvaraNa ne yuvaka ke mana meM eka bhrAnti paidA kara dI ki icchA kA damana nahIM karanA caahie| kAma-vAsanA kA damana nahIM karanA caahie| isa bhrAnti ne mukta yaunAcAra ko prazraya diyA aura eka samasyA paidA kara dii| damana kA artha vaha yuvaka samajhA nhiiN| 'damana nahIM karanA'--isakA Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha : kAmavRtti ke sAtha 77 yaha tAtparya nahIM hai ki DaMDA nahIM maarnaa| kabhI-kabhI DaMDA mAranA bhI Avazyaka ho jAtA hai| bhAratIya cintana meM damana kA bahuta vyApaka artha hai| lajjA, ekAgratA, dhRti, kSamA Adi-Adi sadAcAra kI bIsoM vRttiyoM kA nAma hai 'dmn'| zvAsaprekSA kA prayoga karanA, Ananda-kendra para dhyAna kendrita karanA, antaryAtrA kA prayoga karanA ye sAre damana haiN| inako burA kaise mAne? damana burA hI nahIM hotaa| hama vRttiyoM kA upazamana kareM, yaha damana hI hai| upazamana aura damana kI prakriyA atyanta vaijJAnika hai| 'damita vAsanAeM samasyAeM paidA karatI hai'-phrAyaDa kI isa bAta ko ThIka samajhA nahIM gyaa| damana Avazyaka hai aura damita vAsanAeM khataranAka bhI hotI haiM ye donoM virodhI bAteM haiN| jaba hama vRttiyoM ko zAnta karane ke lie upAya kA AlaMbana lete haiM taba vaha damana nahIM hotaa| vahAM vRtti kA zamana hotA hai| vaha damana kI prakriyA nahIM hai, upAya hai| vRtti jAgI aura use balAt rokanA damana ho sakatA hai, para usa vRtti ko upAya ke dvArA zAnta karanA damana nahIM hai, zamana hai| zamana burA nahIM hotaa| yaha Aja kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| dUdha meM uphAna AyA, pAnI kA chIMTA diyA aura usakA uphAna zAnta ho gyaa| yaha uphAna ko zAnta karane kA upAya hai| vRtti jaagii| upAya kiyaa| dIrghazvAsa yA antaryAtrA yA anuprekSA kA AlaMbana liyA aura vRtti ke usa uphAna ko zAnta kara diyaa| yaha zamana kI prakriyA hai| isakA AlaMbana lekara hama sukhI aura Anandamaya jIvana jI sakate haiN| Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10. yuddha : ahaMkAra ke sAtha jIvana kA yaha ratha kaise cala rahA hai? ise kauna calA rahA hai? isake pIche preraNA kyA hai? ___hamArI sArI pravRttiyAM preraNA se prerita hotI haiN| manovijJAna ke puraskartAoM ne tIna preraka-pravRttiyAM mAnI haiM zArIrika preraNA, sAmAjika preraNA aura aMhakAra saMbaMdhI prernnaa| manuSya inase prerita hokara pravRtti karatA hai| aMhakAra kI preraNA bhI manuSya ko aneka kAryoM meM saMlagna karatI hai| 'ahaM' zabda bhAratIya darzana kA mahattvapUrNa zabda hai| 'ahaM' ke binA kisI kI pahacAna nahIM hotii| pUchA jAe, tuma kauna ho? uttara milegA maiM huuN| yahAM kauna hai?' 'maiM hN'| 'kauna bola rahA hai?' "maiM bola rahA huuN|' 'maiM hUM' kA artha hai ki merA astitva hai| apane astitva ko abhivyakti dene ke lie eka zabda kA cunAva kiyA gayA aura vaha zabda hai 'aNh|' astitva chipA rahatA hai| vaha 'aMha' ke dvArA abhivyakta hotA hai| darzana aura adhyAtma kA mahattvapUrNa zabda hai--ahN| AcArAMga sUtra kA Arambha hotA hai--'ko'haM' maiM kauna hUM, isa prazna se aura usakA samAdhAna sUtra hai-so'haM'maiM vaha huuN| 'ahaM' ke sAtha isakA samAdhAna hotA hai| Adi meM bhI 'ahaM' aura anta meM bhI 'ahN'| sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bhI isa 'ahaM' kI parama upayogitA hai| jisameM 'ahaM', 'ahaM' maiM hUM, maiM hUM ki nirantara smRti banI rahatI hai usameM satata Atma-jAgRti rahatI hai| ahaM kA vistAra hai ahNkaar| para vaha kucha aura bana gyaa| 'maiM hUM' yahAM taka nirdoSa hai yaha zabda / para jaba isake sAtha kucha jur3A, ahaMkAra banA aura vaha doSa meM bhara gyaa| 'maiM hUM' yaha nirdoSa abhivyakti hai para maiM kucha hUM' yaha 'kucha' zabda jur3A aura ahaM kA rUpa badala gyaa| 'maiM hUM'yahAM taka vaha aparigrahI thA, nirdoSa thaa| jahAM aparigraha hotA hai vahAM saMpUrNa nirdoSatA hotI hai| 'maiM kucha hUM' jaba 'kucha' kA parigraha jur3A to ahaMkAra nirdoSa se sadoSa bana gyaa| bhAvanA jAgI, maiM kucha hUM, merA samAja meM sthAna hai| ahaMkAra kI saMdoSa avasthA hai| __hama karmazAstrIya aura adhyAtma kI dRSTi se soceM to jJAta hogA ki 'ahaM' kI utpatti lobha aura AkAMkSA ke dvArA hotI hai| AkAMkSA aura lobha ahaMkAra ko janma dete haiN| jaise-jaise lobha jAgatA hai, vaise-vaise ahaMkAra bhI bar3hatA jAtA hai| Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha : ahaMkAra ke sAtha 79 ahaMkAra ne sacAiyoM ko bahuta jhuThalAyA hai / isIlie yaha bar3A doSa mAnA jAtA hai| sadA yaha sacAI ko jhuThalA kara bar3hatA hai / samAja meM pratiSThA, sammAna aura bar3appana bane, yaha ahaMkAra ke sAtha jur3A huA hai / ye sAre ahaMkAra ke pAlita-poSita putra haiN| jahAM ahaMkAra hai vahAM mahattvAkAMkSA aura bar3appana kI bAta svataH paidA ho jAtI hai I vyakti apane ahaM ke kAraNa apane Apako bahuta bar3A mAna letA hai aura dUsaroM ko choTA mAnatA hai / sacAI ko jhuThalAne kA pariNAma bhI bar3A vicitra hotA hai / araba ke retIle maidAna meM eka amIra UMTa para baiTha kara jA rahA thA / usakA naukara pIche baiThA thA / usake hAtha meM chAtA thA tAki amIra ko dhUpa na lage / usake hAtha meM paMkhI thI tAki amIra ko pasInA na aae| donoM maje se jA rahe the / kucha hI dUra gae hoMge ki unakI dRSTi paidala cala rahe eka phakIra para pdd'ii| vaha akelA thA, koI sAthI nahIM thA / cilacilAtI dhUpa meM vaha paidala jA rahA thaa| usakI cAla meM mastI thI / amIra ne usako dekhA / aMhakAra jAga uThA / vaha bolA --- are phakIra ! itanI teja dhUpa meM aise hI ghUma rahA hai, binA mauta mara jaaegaa| phakIra masta thA / vaha bolA-phakIra kabhI nahIM maregA / maregA to amIra mregaa| UMTa Age bar3ha gyaa| phakIra apanI mastI meM pIche-pIche calane lagA / kucha samaya biitaa| teja AMdhI AI / amIra aura usakA naukara--donoM samhala nahIM ske| donoM nIce gire aura mara ge| UMTa bhI lar3akhar3Akara gira par3A aura mara gayA / phakIra nikaTa AyA / pahacAna gayA / bolA- are ! mere jaisA hI to yaha AdamI thaa| para amIrI ke ahaM ne mere mitra ko bemauta mAra DAlA ! sacamuca ahaMkAra bemauta mAra DAlatA hai / yaha jitanI hatyAeM karatA hai, eka AtaMkavAdI bhI utanI hatyAeM nahIM kara pAtA / yaha pratikSaNa mAratA rahatA hai / 'maiM kucha hUM' yaha ahaMkAra mArane vAlA hotA hai / adhyAtma ke kSetra meM jo 'aMha' tArane vAlA thA, vahI 'ahaM' svayaM ke sAtha jur3akara mArane vAlA bana gayA rakSaka bhakSaka bana gayA / eka lar3akA mere pAsa aayaa| maiMne pUchA- tuma kauna ho ?' vaha bolA -- maiM pradIpa huuN| maiMne kahA - tuma pradIpa (dIpaka) to nahIM ho|' vaha tapAka se bolA-- 'kaisI bAta karate haiM? maiM pradIpa hI huuN|' vaha isa nAma kI pakar3a ko chor3ane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thA / maiMne pUchA-- jaba tuma janme nahIM the, garbha meM the, taba tuma kyA the? taba tumhArA nAma kyA thA ?' usane kahA-- taba to koI nAma Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 soyA mana jaga jAe thA hI nhiiN| anAma thaa| nAma to janma ke eka-do saptAha bAda diyA jAtA hai| nAma-saMskAra kI razma adA kI jAtI hai| usa samaya merA nAma pradIpa rakhA gayA thaa|' usase pahale vaha kyA thA, use koI patA nhiiN| kintu nAma kA parigraha ho gayA aura aba vaha use chor3ane ke lie taiyAra nhiiN| vaha usase cipaTa gayA ki maiM pradIpa huuN| pradIpa usakI pahacAna bana gii| nAma sunate hI vaha A jAtA hai, calA jAtA hai, bhojana karatA hai, vizrAma karatA hai| nAma kA usane parigraha banA liyaa| vaha usako pakar3e hue hai| ___'ahaM' ke sAtha nAma jur3A, kucha jur3A aura vyakti badala gyaa| 'aMha' ke sAtha saMbaMdha jur3A aura vyakti badala gyaa| upAdhiyAM jur3I, amIrI aura garIbI jur3I vidyA aura sattA jur3I aura 'aMha' viSailA bana gyaa| ___ jaba taka 'ahaM' ahaM meM rahatA hai, apanI sImA meM rahatA hai taba taka vaha hamAre astitva ko prakaTa karatA hai| para jaise hI vaha 'kucha' ke sAtha jur3atA hai vaise hI vaha astitva se haTakara aura kucha prakaTa karane laga jAtA hai| .. AkAMkSA aura kSamatA ye do bAteM haiN| sAmAjika saMdarbha meM vyakti ke mana meM yaha AkAMkSA jAgI ki maiM kucha bnuuN| yaha koI bahuta burI bAta nahIM hai| AkAMkSA ke AdhAra para hI sAmAjika vikAsa hotA hai| para usa AkAMkSA kI paripUrNatA meM lambI prakriyA se gujaranA hotA hai| AkAMkSA ke sAtha kSamatA kA vikAsa bhI Avazyaka hotA hai| vyakti bar3I-bar3I AkAMkSAeM yA kalpanAeM kara letA hai, para yadi kSamatAeM nahIM haiM to vaha asaphala rahatA hai| vahI AkAMkSA saphala hotI hai, jisake sAtha kSamatA se asaMtulita AkAMkSA kabhI pUrI nahIM ho sakatI aura usakA pariNAma hotA hai kuMThA, nirAzA, avasAda aura krodha / / __AdamI ne bar3I AkAMkSA banA lI ki mujhe bUr3hA nahIM honA hai, sadA yuvaka bane rahanA hai, svastha rahanA hai, maranA nahIM hai, rASTrapati yA pradhAnamaMtrI bananA hai aadi-aadi| kintu kSamatAoM ke abhAva meM vaha apanI AkAMkSA kabhI pUrNa nahIM kara sktaa| vAisa cAMsalara banane kI AkAMkSA rakhane vAlA yadi varNamAlA se bhI paricita na ho, 'ka' 'kha' par3hanA bhI na jAne, to vaha AkAMkSA AkAzakusuma kI bhAMti nirarthaka aura kAlpanika hogii| aisI AkAMkSAeM sAmAjika saMdarbha meM burI na bhI mAnI jAeM, para unakA pariNAma sukhada nahIM hotA, kalyANakArI nahIM hotaa| koI bhI vyakti AkAMkSA saMjo sakatA hai. usako adhikAra hai, vaha svatantra hai para usakI pUrti kSamatA para nirbhara karatI hai| isalie AkAMkSA aura kSamatA donoM sAtha-sAtha calatI haiM taba sukhada pariNAma Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha : ahaMkAra ke sAtha AtA hai| jahAM AkAMkSA aura kSamatA kA asaMtulana hotA hai, vahAM jaTilatAeM paidA hotI haiN| ___ eka sAdhvI ke mana meM AkAMkSA ubharI ki maiM sAdhvI-pramukhA bnuuN| para usakI kSamatAeM utanI nahIM thI ki vaha isa gurutara pada para AsIna ho ske| anta meM usako aneka kaThinAiyAM sahana karanI pdd'ii| eka sAdhu ke mana meM bhAvanA jAgI ki maiM saMgha kA AcArya bnuuN| mere meM sArI yogyatAeM haiN| usane apanI AkAMkSA dUsare sAdhu ke mAdhyama se AcArya bhikSu taka phuNcaaii| AcArya bhikSu ko usakI pUrI pahacAna thii| unhoMne kahA--amuka sAdhu sUrIpada (AcAryapada) pAne ke yogya to nahIM hai, para use sUradAsa pada mila sakatA hai| kSamatA to nahIM hai cakSaSmAn rahane kI, do AMkhoM ko surakSita rakhane kI aura AkAMkSA hai AcArya banane kI! AcArya ko sahasracakSu honA par3atA hai, hajAra AMkhoM vAlA honA par3atA hai| jahAM do AMkhoM kI kSamatA bhI pUrI nahIM hai, vahAM sahasracakSu banane kI bAta hAsyAspada sI lagatI hai|| jahAM AkAMkSA aura kSamatA meM saMtulana nahIM hotA vahAM kuMThA aura nirAzA kA sAmrAjya chA jAtA hai| kuMThA akelI nahIM rhtii| vaha rogoM kI zrRMkhalA paidA kara detI hai| eka ke bAda dUsarA mAnasika roga vyakti ko gherane lagatA hai| yaha eka mahattvapUrNa bindu hai jahAM hameM ahaMkAra ke sAtha yuddha karane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| ahaMkAra krodha ko utpanna karatA hai, para hama yaha spaSTa samajha leM ki astitva vAcaka ahaMkAra kabhI krodha paidA nahIM krtaa| vaha ahaMkAra krodha paidA karatA hai jisake garbha meM lobha hai, AkAMkSA hai, kucha pAne kI lAlasA hai| vahAM ahaMkAra para coTa hotI hai aura krodha jAga jAtA hai| sattara-pacahattara. pratizata krodha kA kAraNa hai ahNkaar| yadi ahaMkAra nahIM hotA hai to AdamI meM krodha kI mAtrA bhI kama ho jAtI hai| ___ jaba hama ahaMkAra ke ina pariNAmoM ko dekhate haiM taba usake sAtha yuddha karane kI jarUrata ho jAtI hai| usane itane aniSTa pariNAma paidA kie haiM ki usake sAtha lar3anA anivArya ho gayA hai| ___ mahAbhArata ke pralayaMkArI yuddha kA kAraNa bhI ahaM hI thaa| duryodhana ke ahaM para coTa huI aura mahAbhArata khar3A ho gyaa| pAMDavoM ne rAjasabhA kA Ayojana kiyaa| rAjasabhA kA prAMgaNa sphaTika kA thaa| vaha jala meM thala aura thala meM jala kA AbhAsa de rahA thaa| usa rAjasabhA meM sabhI AmaMtrita the| duryodhana aayaa| use Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe jala meM thala aura thala meM jala dIkha rahA thaa| jala thaa| usako thala kA AbhAsa huaa| paira phislaa| gira pdd'aa| koI bAta nahIM thii| sabhA meM draupadI baiThI thii| usane duryodhana ko girate dekhaa| vyaMgya meM vaha bolI andhe kA beTA andhA hI to hogaa| duryodhana ne yaha sunaa| yaha vacana tIra kI bhAMti cubha gayA aura mahAbhArata kI sRSTi ho gii| ahaM para coTa lagI aura mahAbhArata bana gyaa| ___ ahaMkAra ke kAraNa jIvana meM anagina samasyAeM paidA hotI haiN| saphalatA hara vyakti ko, hara kAma meM nahIM miltii| jahAM vyakti asaphala hotA hai, usakA ahaM phuphakAra uThatA hai| ahaM para coTa hotI hai aura taba parimANoM kI laMbI zrRMkhalA bana jAtI hai| isalie ahaMkAra ke sAtha lar3anA Avazyaka hai| lar3AI usI ke sAtha kI jAtI hai, jahAM kucha hotA hai| jahAM kucha nahIM hotA, vahAM kaisI lar3AI! para kabhI-kabhI kucha na hone para bhI lar3anA hotA hai| abhI kucha dazakoM pahale kI ghaTanA hai| cIna ne hindustAna kI bhUmi para AkramaNa kiyaa| bhAratIya senA pIche haTa gii| lokasabhA meM pUchA gayA ki aksAI cIna kI rakSA ke lie sainikoM ko kyoM nahIM bhejI gaI ? senA pIche kyoM rahI? neharU ne uttara dete hue kahA--'vahAM eka aisI bhUmi hai, jahAM eka tinakA bhI nahIM ugtaa| vahAM kI rakSA ke lie sainikoM ko kyoM maravAyA jAe? mahAvIra tyAgI sAMsada the| ve tatkAla uThe aura apanI TopI utArate hue bole--mere sira para eka bhI bAla nahIM hai| maiM khalvATa huuN| to kyA maiM sira kI rakSA nahIM karUM? kyA maiM isako kATa kara pheMka dUM? cIja upayogI ho yA na ho, jaba usako apanA banA liyA, usake sAtha mamatva aura ahaM jur3a gayA, use koI bhI kaTane nahIM degaa| ahaMkAra kA yaha pariNAma hai ki kucha jur3A aura usake sAtha mamatva A gyaa| ahaM se hI to mamatva hotA hai| ahaM korA ahaM hotA hai| usake sAtha kucha jur3A, isakA artha ho gayA mmtv| donoM sAtha-sAtha calate haiN| inako kabhI alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jahAM ahaMkAra hogA, vahAM mamakAra bhI hogaa| jahAM mamakAra hogA, vahAM ahaMkAra bhI hogaa| ahaMkAra mamakAra ko bar3hAtA hai aura mamakAra ahaMkAra ko bar3havA detA hai| donoM sAtha-sAtha janmate haiM aura sAtha-sAtha hI marate haiN| ahaMkAra maregA to mamakAra bhI mara jAegA aura mamakAra maregA to ahaMkAra bhI mara jaaegaa| donoM kI niyati sAtha jur3I huI hai| kore ahaMkAra yA kore mamakAra ko naSTa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yaha asaMbhava bAta hai| ahaMkAra ke sAtha lar3anA hai to mamakAra ke Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha : ahaMkAra ke sAtha sAtha bhI lar3anA par3egA aura mamakAra ke sAtha lar3anA hai to ahaMkAra ke sAtha bhI lar3anA pdd'egaa| donoM ke sAtha yuddha karanA hogaa| prazna hai ki ahaMkAra samasyA paidA kyoM kara rahA hai? isakA uttara hai, vaha samasyA isalie paidA kara rahA hai ki hama sacAiyoM ko jhuThalAte jA rahe haiN| zakti para hameM bharosA hai, para isa sacAI ko hama bhUla jAte haiM ki zakti kI bhI eka sImA hai| hameM apane jIvana para aura Ayu para bharosA hai, para hama bhulA dete haiM ki jIvana aura Ayu kI bhI eka sImA hai| saphalatA para ahaM AtA hai| isa sacAI ko jhuThalA dete haiM ki saphalatA ke sAtha viphalatAeM bhI jur3I huI hotI haiN| saphalatA aura asaphalatA jur3I huI hai| ina sabhI sacAiyoM ko jhuThalAne ke kAraNa ahaMkAra niraMkuza ho jAtA hai| hameM ahaMkAra se lar3anA hai| usakA mukhya astra hogA sacAI kA bodha, satya kA jJAna aura sviikaar| hama apanI zakti kI sImA ko samajheM, saphalatA aura Ayu kI sImA ko smjheN| itanA samajha lene para vijaya hamArI hogI, ahaMkAra parAsta ho jaaegaa| cakravartI bharata bahuta zaktizAlI thaa| hara zakti kI sImA hotI hai| usameM tAratamya hotA hai| tAratamya kA avabodha na honA ahaMkAra ko bar3hAnA hai| jaba tAratamya kA bodha ho jAtA hai taba ahaMkAra vilIna ho jAtA hai| bharata cakravartI ne mAna liyA ki mere se adhika zaktizAlI koI hai nhiiN| maiM cakravartI huuN| bharata meM zakti kI sImA aura tAratamya kA jJAna nahIM rhaa| usakA ahaM bddh'aa| usane apane choTe bhAI bAhubalI ke sAtha yuddha kiyaa| bar3A bhAI hAra gyaa| choTA bhAI vijayI huaa| parAjaya bharata kI nahIM, usake ahaMkAra kI huii| yaha ajJAna kI parAjaya aura tAratamya ke abodha kI parAjaya thii| yadi bharata jAna letA ki saMsAra bar3A hai| mere se adhika zakti-saMpanna bhI koI vyakti ho sakatA hai, to Aja use hAra kA muMha nahIM dekhanA pdd'taa| ___ saphalatA kI bhI eka sImA hotI hai| usameM bhI tAratamya hotA hai| hara AdamI ko samAnarUpa se saphalatA nahIM miltii| eka AdamI apane kAma meM eka varSa meM hI saphala ho jAtA hai aura dUsarA AdamI dasa varSa taka khapatA hai, tapatA hai, phira bhI saphala nahIM hotaa| eka hI AdamI kabhI saphala bhI hotA hai to kabhI viphala bhI hotA hai| jo AdamI isa ahaM meM rahatA hai ki maiM jahAM bhI hAtha DAlUMgA, mujhe sonA hI sonA milegA to vaha ahaMkAra kabhI aisI ghAta karatA hai ki AdamI phira kabhI saMbhala hI nahIM paataa| jIvana kI bhI nizcita sImA hai| kisI kA jIvana asIma nahIM hotaa| isa Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe sacAI ko hama kabhI na jhutthlaaeN| pratyeka vyakti meM jIvana ke prati itanI mUrchA hai ki vaha kabhI socatA hI nahIM ki use eka dina maranA hai| usakI sArI pravRtti amara bane rahane jaisI hotI hai| jo eka dina marane kI sacAI ko sAmane rakhakara aMhakAra se lar3atA hai, vaha vijayI bana jAtA hai| jo isa sacAI ko jhuThalatA hai vaha sadA dhokhA khAtA hai| phira vaha kahatA rahatA hai, maiMne kitane sapane saMjoe the, para saba kucha mana meM hI raha ge| sAre sapane adhUre raha gae, kalpanAeM pUrI nahIM huii| saMsAra meM aise kama vyakti hue haiM, jinhoMne yaha kahA ho ki jo kucha socA thA, vaha pUrA ho gyaa| mana meM kucha bhI zeSa nahIM rhaa| kevala AdhyAtmika vyakti hI aisA kaha sakatA hai, kyoMki vaha ahaMkAra meM nahIM jItA, vaha sacAiyoM ko jItA hai| jinake mana meM ahaMkAra thA, 'kucha' jur3A huA thA ve saba yaha rAga AlApate-AlApate hI prANa chor3e ki mana meM yaha zeSa raha gayA, vaha zeSa raha gayA, yaha karanA thA, vaha karanA thaa| AcArya bhikSu se pUchA gayA, mahArAja! ApakA aba antima samaya hai| samAdhi maraNa kA kSaNa sannikaTa hai, Apake mana meM koI bAta to nahIM rahI? ApakA kArya koI zeSa to nahIM rahA? AcArya bhikSu mere mana meM kucha bhI zeSa nahIM hai| koI bAta bAkI nahIM hai| jo kucha karanA thA kara liyaa| saba kucha saMpanna hai ab| yaha saba kucha kara lene kI anubhUti aura kucha bhI zeSa na rahane kI anubhUti usI vyakti ko ho sakatI hai jisane ahaMkAra para vijaya pA lI hai aura jo sacAiyoM ko jIvanagata karatA huA apane astitva ke sAtha jur3a gayA hai| sImAoM aura tAratamya kA avabodha ho jAne para vyakti ahaMkAra ke sAtha lar3a sakatA hai aura use parAjita kara sakatA hai| prazna hotA hai ki Akhira isa lar3AI kA pariNAma kyA hogA? do bAteM hoNgii| ahaMkAra hArA, 'kucha' miTA, korA 'aMha' rhaa| isakA vyAvahArika artha hogA vinamratA aura AdhyAtmika artha hogA astitva kI anubhuuti| vinamratA usI vyakti meM AtI hai, jisane ahaMkAra kI sacAI ko samajhA hai, usake svarUpa kA avabodha kiyA hai, AkAMkSA ke svarUpa aura pariNAmoM ko samajhA hai aura AkAMkSA hone vAle mAnasika rogoM tathA unake bhaMyakara pariNAmoM ko samajhA hai| aisA vyakti hI vinamra ho sakatA hai| anyathA udaMDatA, darpa aura mAdakatA rahatI hai| vaha socegA, maiM / kyoM jhukU, maiM yaha-vaha saba kucha kara sakatA huuN| maiM dUsaroM ko jhukAne meM samartha hUM, phira maiM kyoM jhukU? maiM TUTane vAlA tinakA nahIM hUM, para tor3ane vAlA parazu huuN| aisA vyakti kabhI aMhakAra ke sAtha lar3a nahIM sktaa| jo vyakti sacAiyoM ko samajha cukA hai, vaha socatA hai, aisA koI kAraNa nahIM hai ki jisake AdhAra para maiM aMhakAra karUM yA AkAMkSA saMjoU yA 'kucha' jo Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 85 yuddha : ahaMkAra ke sAtha jodduuN| vaha bilakula namra ho jAtA hai| vaha satya ke prati vinamra, dUsaroM ke prati vinamra aura sabase pahale apane prati vinamra bana jAtA hai| ahaMkAra para vijaya pAne kI yaha apUrva pariNati hai| ahaMkAra vijaya kA vyAvahArika pariNAma hai vinmrtaa| isakA AdhyAtmika pariNAma hai astitva kI satata anubhUti, smRti| apane astitva kA bodha, apane ApakA bodh| yaha bodha usI vyakti ko hotA hai jo korA hotA hai, ahaMkAra ke sAtha 'kucha' ko nahIM jodd'taa| vahI vyakti samajha sakatA hai ki maiM kyA hUM? maiM kauna hUM? merA svarUpa kyA hai? merA astitva kyA hai ? ina cAroM praznoM kA uttara vahI vyakti pA sakatA hai| prekSAdhyAna ke zivira meM Ane vAle sAdhaka yaha 'kucha' kI bAta ko smjheN| astitva ke sAtha jo 'kucha' jor3a rakhA hai use tor3ane kA prayAsa kreN| eka do dina meM yaha TUTegA nahIM, para tor3ane ke mArga para calate cleN| Apa kaheMge, tor3ane kI sAmagrI lekara hama nahIM Ae haiN| maiM kahatA hUM, sArI sAmagrI Apake pAsa hai| Apa zvAsa ko, zarIra ko, raMgoM ko, caitanya-kendroM ko sAtha meM lekara Ae haiN| pUrI sAmagrI Apake pAsa hai| 'kucha' ko tor3ane ke ye sAre sAdhana haiN| 'viSasya viSamauSadhaM', ' kaMTakaM kaMTakenoddharet' / viSa hI viSa kI auSadhi hotI hai aura kAMTe se hI kAMTA nikalatA hai| vaise hI Apa apane hI zastroM se unako tor3eM, saphalatA milegii| Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11. udAttIkaraNa krodha kA pyAsa lgii| naukara se kahA-pAnI laao| vaha ThaMDe pAnI kA gilAsa le aayaa| pAnI piiyaa| prsnn| dUsare dina pyAsa lgii| naukara pAnI kA gilAsa le aayaa| kintu pAnI garama thaa| mausama bhI garama aura pAnI bhI garama, dimAga ThaMDA kaise rahe? vaha bhI garama ho gyaa| krodha meM kahA--mUrkha! jAnatA nahIM, kyA lAyA hai? yaha pAnI hai yA Aga? pAnI Aga bana gyaa| ___ tIsare dina / pyAsa lgii| naukara se kahA, pAnI laao| naukara kisI dUsare kAma meM lagA huA thaa| pAnI lAnA bhUla gyaa| jaba AdhA ghaMTA bIta gyaa| use smRti huii| pAnI le gyaa| mAlika svayaM Aga bana gayA thaa| vaha itanA garamA gayA ki zAyada pAnI bhI utanA garama nahIM hotaa| vaha ubala pdd'aa| prazna hai, vaha kyoM ubalA? krodha kyoM AyA? __ AdamI meM icchA utpanna hotI hai| jaba vaha icchA pUrI ho jAtI hai taba vaha prasanna hotA hai| icchA pUrI nahIM hotI hai to vaha kupita ho jAtA hai| krodha kI utpatti kA eka kAraNa hai--icchApUrti meM baadhaa| eka dina meM aneka icchAeM utpanna hotI haiN| ve pUrI ho jAtI haiM to bAta smaapt| pUrI nahIM hotI haiM to krodha ubhara AtA hai| krodha kabhI apane para hotA hai, apane parivAra ke logoM para, karmacAriyoM para, par3osiyoM para hotA hai aura kabhI-kabhI AgaMtuka vyaktiyoM para bhI krodha A jAtA hai| jo bhI icchApUrti meM bAdhaka banatA hai usa para krodha A jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI bAdhaka nahIM, kintu icchApUrti meM sAdhaka na banane vAloM para bhI krodha A jAtA hai| vaha kaha uThatA hai, are! khar3e-khar3e kyA dekha rahe the, merA sahayoga nahIM kiyA! basa, usa para bhI gussA A jAtA hai| are, khar3e-khar3e dekhane vAle kA doSa hI kyA hai! phira bhI vaha krodha kA zikAra bana jAtA hai| ___ icchApUrti meM bAdhA aura icchApUrti meM asahayoga--yaha krodha kI utpatti kA eka kAraNa hai| ___krodha kI utpatti kA dUsarA kAraNa hai manacAhA na honaa| cAhatA hai ki aisA ho aura vaisA nahIM hotA hai to krodha A jAtA hai| baccA hoziyAra hai| pitA cAhatA hai ki vaha parIkSA meM DisTikzana se uttIrNa ho aura yadi vaisA nahIM hotA hai, baccA anuttIrNa ho jAtA hai to mAtA-pitA itane kupita ho jAte haiM ki bacce Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 87 udAttIkaraNa krodha kA ko anuttIrNa hone kA kaSTa jitanA nahIM satAtA, usase adhika satAtA hai mAtA-pitA kA krodh| yaha krodha mAtA-pitA kA manacAhA na hone ke kAraNa utpanna hotA hai| ___ eka sAsa cAhatI hai ki naI vadhU itanA dehaja lekara aae| daheja utanA nahIM milA, icchA pUrI nahIM huI, sAsa kupita ho jAtI hai aura kabhI-kabhI yaha krodha sImA pAra kara jAtA hai aura prANa ghAtaka siddha hotA hai| krodha kI utpatti kA tIsarA kAraNa hai zarIra kA svastha na honaa| AdamI bImArI kA kaSTa bhogatA hai| dhIre-dhIre usakA svabhAva cir3acir3A hotA jAtA hai| koI usake svAsthya ke viSaya meM pUchatA hai to usa para bhI ubalate hue kahatA hai bAra-bAra kyA pUcha rahe ho? kitanA bhoga rahA hUM, kyA dikhAI nahIM detA? sahAnubhUti dikhAne vAle para bhI vaha barasa par3atA hai| use krodha kA Aveza zIghra Ane lagatA hai| yaha krodha zArIrika asvasthatA ke kAraNa paidA hotA hai| zArIrika asvasthatA meM yadi sevA ThIka nahIM hotI to krodha kI jvAlA aura adhika bhabhaka uThatI hai| krodha kI utpatti kA cauthA kAraNa hai-mAnasika ast-vysttaa| jaba mana svastha nahIM hotA, saMtulita nahIM hotA taba krodha ke utpanna hone kA avasara rahatA hai| mAnasika asta-vyastatA meM hitakArI aura priya bAta bhI gussA utpanna kara detI hai| use vaha bAta bhI apriya lagatI hai| pAnI barasa rahA thaa| bayA pakSI apane sundara nIr3a meM ArAma se baiThA thaa| ThaMDI havA cala rahI thii| pakSI ne dekhA ki per3a para eka baMdara baiThA hai aura ThaMDa meM ThiThura rahA hai| usane prema kI bhASA meM kahA--bhAI baMdara! tuma ghara banAne meM sakSama ho| tuma manuSya jaise lagate ho| tumhAre hAtha haiM, paira haiM, saba kucha haiN| phira tuma ghara kyoM nahIM banA lete?' ___ baMdara kA aMhakAra jAga utthaa| usane socA, eka choTA-sA pakSI mere ahaMkAra para coTa kara rahA hai| usane krodha ke Aveza meM kahA-'are sUcImukhI! tU mujhe kyA sIkha de rahA hai| maiM saba kucha jAnatA huuN| choTe muMha bar3I bAta karate zarma nahIM AtI? maiM ghara banAne meM samartha hUM yA nahIM, para ghara tor3ane meM avazya hI sakSama huuN|' yaha kahate hue bandara ne bayA kA nIr3a ukhAr3A aura nIce bhUmI para paTaka diyaa| aisA mAnasika asaMtulana ke kAraNa hotA hai| krodha kI utpatti kA pAcavAM kAraNa hai-bhojn| manuSya ke svabhAva kA aura AhAra kA gaharA sambandha hai| prAcIna kAla meM bhojana ke viSaya meM kAphI dhyAna diyA gayA thaa| Aja ke vaijJAnika phira se isa bAta para dhyAna de rahe haiM ki kisa prakara kA bhojana kisa prakAra ke svabhAva kA nirmANa karatA hai| bhojana kA kArya Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 soyA mana jaga jAe itanA hI nahIM hai ki usase bhUkha mAtra miTa jaae| yaha to eka uddezya hai| para khAne ke pazcAt kyA-kyA hotA hai, yaha jAna lenA bhI Avazyaka hai| zivira-kAla meM vyakti ko yaha sahI bhAna ho jAtA hai ki bhojana kI upekSA karanA buddhimAnI kA kAma nahIM hai| jo vyakti bhojana para, khAdya padArthoM para dhyAna nahIM detA, vaha apane jIvana meM aneka nyUnatAeM ekatrita kara letA hai| aparAdha, ahaMkAra, krodha, lobha Adi vRttiyoM ko paidA karane meM AhAra kA bahuta bar3A hAtha hai| hameM yaha anubhava hai ki jo vyakti adhika tAmasika bhojana karatA hai, mirca-masAle khAtA hai, vaha adhika krodhI bhI hotA hai| krodha kI utpatti kA chaThA kAraNa hai pitta kI prbltaa| jisameM pitta kI prabalatA hotI hai, usameM krodha adhika ubharatA hai| jo vastueM pitta ko bar3hAtI haiM, unakA sevana karanA, krodha ko bar3hAnA hai| bhojana para dhyAna denA isalie jarUrI hai ki jo khAe usameM garmI bar3hAne vAlA na ho| vaha uttejanA na bddh'aae| pitta zarIra ke lie Avazyaka hai| para usakI atirikta buddhi hAnikAraka hotI hai| saMtulana apekSita hai| pitta pAcana ke lie Avazyaka hotA hai| para vaha itanA na bar3ha jAe ki kSamA kA bhAva jAge hI nhiiN| vyakti kevala krodha hI karatA rhe| amlatA kI vRddhi cir3acir3Apana lAtI hai| donoM jur3e hue haiN| jisameM amlatA aghi ki hogI, vaha adhika cir3acir3A hogaa| ___ krodha kI utpatti kA sAtavAM kAraNa nahIM, akAraNa hai, karma kA udy| yaha Antarika kAraNa hai, isalie ise akAraNa kahanA caahie| Antarika dRSTi se kAraNa aura bAhya se akaarnn| karmazAstra kI bhASA meM ise hama karma kA vipAka aura zarIrazAstra kI bhASA meM ise hama anta:srAvI granthiyoM ke srAvoM kA asaMtulana kaha sakate haiN| kabhI-kabhI binA kisI hetu yA kAraNa ke hI AdamI gusse meM A jAtA hai| vaha samasyA meM ulajha jAtA hai, kucha bhI samajha nahIM paataa| AgamoM meM ise Atma-pratiSThita krodha kahA hai| eka krodha hotA hai para-pratiSThita arthAt bAharI uddIpanoM ke AdhAra para hone vAlA krodha aura eka hotA hai Atma-pratiSThita-binA kisI hetu ke hone vAlA krodh| bAharI koI uddIpana yA kAraNa nahIM, AdamI baiThA hai aura akasmAt krodha se AviSTa ho jAtA hai| yaha Antarika kAraNa se utpanna krodha hai| ___ krodha kI utpatti ke kucheka kAraNoM kI mImAMsA hamane kii| inake atirikta deza aura kAla bhI usakI utpatti meM sahayogI banate haiN| garmI kA mausama krodha Ane ke lie bahuta anukUla hai| kAla bhI krodha kA uddIpana karatA hai| kucheka deza yA sthAna aise hote haiM, jahAM para jAne se krodha adhika ubharatA Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ udAttIkaraNa krodha kA hai| kaI vyakti kahate haiM, maiM rAjasthAna meM thA taba bar3A zAMta thaa| dUsare pradeza meM calA gayA to merA svabhAva cir3acir3A bana gayA, krodha adhika Ane lgaa| isa ghara meM rahatA thA to zAMta rahatA thaa| aba usa nae ghara meM rahane lagA hUM to svabhAva bhI badala gayA hai| azAMta rahane lagA huuN| krodha kI utpatti meM deza aura kAla bhI nimitta banate haiN| hamane krodha ke kAraNoM para vicAra kiyaa| aba hama usake svarUpa kI mImAMsA kreN| krodha sabako AtA hai| koI bhI AdamI aisA nahIM hai, jise krodha na AtA ho| kevala vItarAga avasthA hI eka aisI avasthA hai jisameM vyakti krodha nahIM krtaa| usa avasthA ko jaba taka vyakti prApta nahIM kara letA, jaba taka vaha vItarAga nahIM bana jAtA, taba taka vaha krodha se sarvathA chuTakArA nahIM pA sktaa| vyakti vyakti meM krodha kI mAtrA kA tAratamya rahatA hai| hama mAtrA aura avadhi ina do dRSTiyoM se vicAra kreN| karmazAstra meM ina do dRSTiyoM para vicAra kiyA gayA hai aura manovijJAna ne tIvratA aura maMdatA ina do dRSTiyoM se vicAra kiyA hai| karmazAstra kA cintana aura anubhava bahuta purAnA hai| hama usakI carcA kreN| mAtrA aura avadhi, tIvratA aura maMdatA-ina meM vizeSa antara nahIM hai| kathana kA prakAra bhinna-bhinna hai| karmazAstra ne krodha ko cAra bhAgoM meM bAMTA hai 1. eka vaha krodha jo parvata kI rekhA ke samAna gADha hotA hai| caTTAna para par3I rekhA amiTa bana jAtI hai| saikar3oM-hajAroM varSoM taka vaha lakIra banI rahatI hai, miTatI nhiiN|| 2. eka krodha hotA hai bhUmI kI rekhA ke smaan| vaha caTTAna kI rekhA jitanA tIvra yA sthAyI nahIM hotaa| ___3. eka krodha hotA hai bAlU kI rekhA ke smaan| bAlU meM lakIra kucha samaya taka Tika pAtI hai| havA ke calate hI vaha miTa jAtI hai| 4. eka krodha hotA hai pAnI para par3I rekhA ke samAna / pAnI para rekhA par3atI nahIM, miTa jAtI hai| pahalA tIvratama krodha hai| dUsarA tIvra hai| tIsarA maMda hai aura cauthA maMdatara hai| krodha kI ye cAra sthitiyAM haiN| tIvratama krodha kI avadhi bahuta lambI hotI hai| aneka janmoM taka vaha sAtha rahatA hai, miTatA nhiiN| yaha caTTAna kI rekhA kI bhAMti amiTa hotA hai, miTatA hI nhiiN| dUsare krodha kI sthiti meM tIvratA kama ho jAtI hai| vaha sthiti bhI varSoM taka cala sakatI hai, para bahuta lambI avadhi taka nahIM cala sktii| miTa jAtI hai| tIsarI bAlU kI rekhaa| bAlU kI lakIra taba taka hI Tika pAtI hai jaba taka havA na cle| havA calI aura bAlU Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe kI rekhA smaapt| tIvratA kama ho gaI, maMdatA A gii| cauthI hai pAnI kI rekhaa| pAnI para rekhA khIMcI aura samApta, khIMcI aura samApta / vaha kSaNa bhara ke lie bhI nahIM ttiktii| usakA TikAupana nahIM hai| vaha sthAyI nahIM hotii| krodha AyA aura gayA, AyA aura gyaa| koI sthAyitva nahIM hotaa| ___ krodha kI tIvratA aura maMdatA ke AdhAra para munaSya ke cAra prakAra bana jAte 1. uttama puruSa kSaNasthAyI krodh| 2. madhyama puruSa-krodha kI adhikatama avadhi do prhr| 3. adhama puruSa-krodha kI avadhi eka din-raat| 4. adhamAdhama puruSa-krodha kI avadhi jIvana prynt| uttama puruSa kA krodha kabhI TikatA nhiiN| AcArya pracara bahuta bAra kahate haiM, kAma ucita DhaMga se na hone para kSaNabhara ke lie Aveza A jAtA hai| dUsarA samajha letA hai ki AcArya zrI ne gAMTha bAMdha lI hai, akRpA ho gaI hai| kabhI koI pUchatA hai to maiM kahatA hUM, Aveza AyA taba aayaa| dUsare hI kSaNa meM use bhulA detA huuN| krodha rahegA to kAma kaise calegA? saca hai, uttama AdamI kA krodha kSaNabhara kA hotA hai| AyA aura gayA, AyA aura gyaa| madhyama AdamI bAta ko zIghra hI mana se nikAla nahIM paataa| kucha samaya lagatA hai| do-cAra ghaMToM meM vaha svabhAvastha ho jAtA hai| ghaTanA ko bhulA detA hai| adhama vyakti bAta ko gholatA rahatA hai| use bhulA nahIM paataa| vaha socatA hai, eka bAra TUTA so TUTa hI gyaa| aba jur3ane kI bAta vyartha hai| vaha niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM meM baha jAtA hai| laMbe samaya taka yaha sthiti banI rahatI hai| adhamAdhama vyakti ke mana kI gAMTha itanI ghula jAtI hai ki vaha jIvanabhara khulatI hI nhiiN| vaha rezama kI granthi bana jAtI hai| mAtrA, kAla, tIvratA aura maMdatA kI dRSTi se hamane krodha para vicAra kiyaa| tIvratA aura maMdatA kA bAhya aura Antarika parimANa bhI hotA hai| Antarika parimANa yaha hai1. tIvratama krodha-mithyA dRSTikoNa kI prbltaa| samyaktva kA alAbha 2. tIvra krodha dezavrata--AMzika vrata kI apraapti| 3. maMda krodha mahAvrata yA saMyamI jIvana kA abhighAta / 4. maMdatara krodha yathAkhyAtacaritra -utkRSTa cAritra kI aprApti / krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha ye cAra kaSAya haiN| inakI tIvratama Adi cAra avasthAoM ko pAribhASika zabdoM meM isa prakAra abhivyakti milatI hai Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 91 udAttIkaraNa krodha kA 1. anantAnubaMdhI--krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha / 2. apratyAkhyAna-krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha / 3. pratyAkhyAna-krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha / 4. saMjvalana--krodha, mAna, mAyA lobha / hamane krodha Adi ke Antarika parimANoM kI carcA kii| usake bAhya parimANa hai saMgharSa, kalaha, gAlIgalauja, mArapITa, ghara meM naraka kA-sA vAtAvaraNa paidA kara DAlanA, aadi-aadi| krodha jIvana kA abhizApa hai| usako niyaMtrita karane kA abhyAsa atyanta Avazyaka hai| kucheka vyakti aise hote haiM, jo pUrI bAta ko sune yA samajhe binA hI krodha meM A jAte haiN| unameM itanA dhairya bhI nahIM hai ki zAMtacitta se bAta ko suna sakeM, soca-vicAra skeN| yaha sthiti atyanta khataranAka hai| abhyAsa ke dvArA krodha para niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| abhyAsa ke do sUtra hai| eka hai prekSA kA aura dUsarA hai anuprekSA kaa| krodha ke utpanna hone kA kendra hamAre mastiSka meM hai| hAtha uThatA hai, para krodha hAtha se paidA nahIM hotaa| lAta uThatI hai, para krodha lAta se paidA nahIM hotaa| krodha paidA hotA hai mastiSka meN| isalie mastiSka ke amuka kendra para dhyAna ekAgra karane se krodha zAMta ho sakatA hai| jyotikendra aura zAMtikendra para dhyAna karane se krodha ke upazamana meM bahuta bar3I saphalatA mila sakatI hai| krodha ko zAMta karane kA tIsarA upAya hai samyak cintana, sahI socnaa| vyakti ko pratyeka paristhiti meM samagratA se socanA cAhie ki maiM kauna hUM? maiM abhI kisa sthAna para hUM? merA kyA dAyitva hai? mujhe kyA karanA hai? jo samagratA se socatA hai vaha sahasA krodha meM nahIM aataa| vaha krodha ko viphala karane kI dizA meM prasthita hotA hai| krodha ko viphala karane ke aneka hetu haiN| unameM eka hetu hai--vinodapriyatA, vinoda kI prkRti| vinoda tIvratama krodha ko bhI viphala banA DAlatA hai| vaha Aga meM pAnI kA kAma karatA hai| Aga bujha jAtI hai| jisane vinoda kA abhyAsa kiyA hai, jisane apanI prakRti ko usa rUpa meM DhAlA hai, vaha krodha kA upazamana kara sakatA hai aura zAMta-prazAMta raha sakatA hai| krodha ke upazamana ke aura-aura upayoM meM yaha mahattvapUrNa aura sazakta upAya hai| cIna deza kI bAta hai| eka bAra sAmantoM ne socA, hama bagAvata kara sattA ko kyoM ne hathiyA leN| sabhI bAgI ekatrita hue aura rAjadhAnI para AkramaNa kara ddaalaa| cIna ke samrATa ko patA claa| usane apane sainikoM ko ekatrita Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 soyA mana jaga jAe kiyaa| ve bole, hama Apake lie prANa dene ke lie taiyAra haiM / hama mareMge, lar3eMge aura unako parAsta kara deMge / yuddha huA / sAmanta parAjita ho gae / unako mauta dIkhane lagI / samrAT ne dUsare tarIke se socA / usane sabhI bAgI sAmantoM ko bulAyA aura kahA- maiM jAnatA hUM ki baccA tabhI rotA hai jaba vaha bhUkhA-pyAsA hotA hai| tumheM bhI koI na koI kaSTa hai, isalie bagAvata kI hai| yadi tumheM koI pIr3A nahIM hotI to kabhI bagAvata nahIM karate, yaha maiM samajhatA huuN| maiM aba tuma sabakI sevA karane ke lie taiyAra huuN| jo cAho mAMgo / sAre sAmanta AvAk raha ge| unake sira jhuka ge| samrAT ne unheM kSamAdAna diyaa| ve cale gae / pradhAnamaMtrI ne samrAT se kahA- yaha Apane kyA kiyA? Apane to kahA thA ki zatruoM ko kucala dUMgA / Apane to kisI ko kucalA hI nahIM, sabako mukta kara diyaa| Apako cAhie thA ki zatruoM kA aMta kara dete / samrAT ne kahA, zatru koI bacA hI nahIM, kisako kucalUM / samrAT ke vinodI svabhAva ne sArI sthiti meM parivartana kara diyA / zatru mitra ho ge| sArA rAjya niSkaMTaka ho gayA / vartamAna kI ghaTanA hai| usa samaya lokasabhA ke adhyakSa the gurudayAlasiMha Dhillo / saMsada cala rahI thii| eka sadasya ne prazna uThAte hue kahA ------ adhyakSa mahodaya ! amuka patra ne lokasabhA kI avamAnanA kI hai| jahAM adhyakSa mahodaya kA phoTo chApanA thA vahAM brigeDiyara Dhillo kA phoTo chApa diyaa| sabhI sadasya bola uThe, yaha aparAdha hai Dhillo ne haMsate hue kahA -- isa para to merI patnI ko Apatti honI cAhie thI, mAnanIya sadasyoM ko kyoM Apatti ho ? itanA kahate hI sArA vAtAvaraNa hAsyarasa meM badala gyaa| sabhI zAMta ho ge| 1 hamane krodha ke upazamana aura udAttIkaraNa ke kucheka upAyoM kI carcA kI / prekSA aura anuprekSA kA prayoga, samyak cintana, dAyitva kI anubhUti, vinodI svabhAva -- ye aise kAraNa haiM jinase krodha kA upazamana aura udAttIkaraNa hotA hai| krodha kA saMpUrNa vilayana yA kSaya honA to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai, vItarAga avasthA meM prApta hone vAlA pariNAma hai, kintu hama krodha ko viphala karane aura usakA udAttIkaraNa karane kA mArga hastagata kara leN| yaha pariSkAra kA mArga hai| dhIme-dhIme pariSkAra hotA jAegA aura taba krodha kI tIvratA aura sImA ghaTatI calI jaaegii| usakI kAla avadhi bhI sikur3a jAegI / usako uddIpana kI sAmagrI milane para bhI vaha uddIpta nahIM hogaa| yadi itanA hotA hai to maiM samajhatA hUM ki hamane apanI maMjila kA eka par3Ava pAra kara liyA hai| Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12. samasyA kalaha kI samasyA hai mauna kii| pahale hama isa para vicAra kreN| prekSAdhyAna ke zivira meM loga mauna kA abhyAsa karate haiN| anyAnya adhyAtma ke kSetroM meM hajAroM-hajAroM loga mauna kA abhyAsa karate haiN| koI eka varSa kA, koI bAraha varSa kA, koI eka mAha kA, koI eka dina-rAta kA aura koI dina meM do-cAra ghaMToM kA abhyAsa karatA hai| yaha bahuta acchI sAdhanA hai| kintu maiM isa mauna kA artha samajha nahIM pAyA huuN| jaba koI sthiti sAmane nahIM hai, taba to mauna aura jaba sthiti sAmane hotI hai mauna rahane kI taba mauna khula jAtA hai| kalaha ke prasaMga meM a-mauna aura kalaha ke a-prasaMga meM maun| bhojana kiyA bAraha bje| aba do ghaMTA vizrAma karanA hai, taba mauna, nIMda meM kauna bolegA? kisase bolegA? rAta ko mauna / akele meM mauna aura dUsarA sAmane hai taba amauna / maiM nahIM samajha sakA ki mauna kA artha kyA hai? AcArAMga sUtra kA eka prasaMga par3hA to mauna kA vAstavika artha kucha samajha meM aayaa| para vaha vyavahAra meM nahIM utara rahA hai| vahAM prasaMga hai, eka muni hai| kisI dUsare saMpradAya ke muni yA gRhastha ne usase kucha puuchaa| muni jo jaisA jAnatA thA, uttara de diyaa| para prazna karane vAlA kahatA hai ki yaha hetu ucita nahIM hai| muni ne kahA yaha hetu aura tarka ThIka hai| para sAmane vAlA apanI bAta para ar3A huA hai aura kahatA hai, aisA ho hI nahIM sakatA, tIna kAla meM bhI aisA nahIM ho sktaa| aba muni kyA kare? kyA usase kalaha kare? lar3e? bhagavAn ne kahA aisI sthiti meM vANI kI gupti kara le. mauna kara le| ThIka hai| jo maiM jAnatA hUM vaha batA diyaa| aba use mAno yA nA mAno, yaha tumhArI icchaa| maiM kauna hotA hUM manavAne vaalaa| mere pAsa manavAne kA koI adhikAra bhI to nahIM hai| koI sAdhana nahIM hai| jo mAnanA cAhatA hI nahIM, use Izvara bhI nahIM manavA sktaa| rAjA kisI ko mAra sakatA hai, para manavA nahIM sktaa| manavAne kI bAta duniyA meM nahIM hai| yaha kitanA sundara nidarzana hai ki tuma svayaM vAggupti kara lo, mauna ho jaao| jo tattva jAnA huA nahIM hai to spaSTa kaha do, maiM nahIM jAnatA aura mauna ho jaao| yaha mauna kA prayoga samajha meM AtA hai| kintu dina bhara kalaha karanA, gAlIgalauja karanA, lar3anA aura ghaMTA, do ghaMTA mauna karanA, yaha kaisA mauna! Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 soyA mana jaga jAe isakA artha kyA hai ? mauna vahAM karo jahAM vivAda, kalaha aura saMgharSa kI sthiti ho| yahAM mauna kA artha samajha meM A sakatA hai| koI vyakti yaha saMkalpa le ki jahAM koI vyakti vivAda khar3A karegA, gAlI degA, vahAM maiM mauna ho jAUMgA, vANI kA saMyama kara luuNgaa| yaha mauna kA abhyAsa aura prayoga samajha meM A sakatA hai para jo Aja cala rahA hai, usakA prayojana samajha se pare hai| abhyAsa isalie ki mauna ki sthiti Ane para maiM sahajatayA mauna kara skuu| gyAraha baje lar3AI hotI hai aura maiM mauna karatA hUM bAraha baje yA eka bje| isakA artha kyA huA? mauna kA phalita kyA huA? kalaha ke aneka kAraNa haiN| unameM eka hai--rucibhed| yaha bhI bhojana se adhika saMbaMdhita hai| kisI ko kucha rucatA hai aura kisI ko kuch| sabakI ruci samAna nahIM hotii| bhojana meM rucibheda bahuta hotA hai, ata: bhojana kalaha kA akhAr3A bana jAtA hai| thAlI ke Thokara bhojana ke samaya hI lagatI hai| gAliyAM bakane yA patnI ko burA-bhalA kahane kA samaya bhI bhojana-kAla hI hai| mana kI Umasa bhI usI samaya nikalatI hai| yadi koI vyakti bhojana ke samaya mauna rakhatA hai to vaha kalaha-nivAraNa kA eka upAya hai, prayoga hai aura mauna kA artha samajhane kA nidarzana hai| ___ kalaha kA dUsarA kAraNa hai cintana kA bhed| eka vyakti kucha socatA hai aura dUsarA usase ThIka viparIta socatA hai| hara vyakti meM socane kI bhinnatA hotI hai| cintana kA jahAM bheda hotA hai, vahAM kalaha kI AzaMkA hotI hai| jaba cintana kA bheda ubhara kara sAmane Ae, vahAM mauna kA prayoga honA caahie| vyakti jaba mauna ho jAtA hai taba bheda Age nahIM bddh'taa| yahAM 'maunaM zaraNaM gacchAmi' kA tAtparya spaSTa samajha meM A jAtA hai| __ kalaha kA dUsarA kAraNa hai---aagrh| bAta kI itanI pakar3a ho gaI ki TUTa bhale hI jAe para usameM DhIla nahIM dI jA sktii| kucha bhI ho jAe, maiM apanA Agraha nahIM choDUMgA, aisI sthiti meM kalaha bar3hatA calA jAtA hai| do bhAI the| pitAjI kA dehAvasAna ho gyaa| paraspara bar3A prema thA, sauhArda thaa| parivAra bddh'aa| donoM bhAI baMTavArA kara alaga-alaga hote haiN| sArA baMTavArA ho gyaa| ghara meM supArI kA eka per3a thaa| usake baMTavAre ke viSaya meM donoM bhAI ar3a ge| bar3e ne kahA, supArI kA per3a maiM rkhuugaa| choTe ne kahA, nahIM, yaha maiM rkhuugaa| donoM meM tanAtanI ho gii| socA donoM ne nhiiN| eka ke pAsa rahatA to dUsare ko supArI khAne ko to miltii| para donoM ar3a ge| yaha ar3anA per3a ke lie nahIM rahA, bAta kA ho gyaa| bAta tana gii| mauna Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA kalaha kI kisI ne nahIM rkhaa| DhIla kisI ne nahIM dii| mukadamA claa| vidvAn aura anubhavI nyAyAdhIza ne donoM ko smjhaayaa| donoM bAta para ar3e the| nyAyAdhIza ne phaisalA diyA--per3a ko kATa kara usakI lakar3I AdhI-AdhI donoM ko de dI jaae| donoM dekhate raha ge| mAmalA sApha ho gyaa| __ kyA isakA samAdhAna mauna nahIM thA? eka vyakti apane Agraha ko chor3a detA. mauna ho jAtA to phaisalA ho gayA hotaa| para AgrahI manovRtti ne donoM ko pachAr3a ddaalaa| eka bAra do bhAI baMTavAre ke samaya ATA pIsane kI cAkI ke lie ar3a ge| anta meM paMcoM ne yaha phaisalA diyA ki cAkI ke do pATa hote haiN| eka pATa bar3e bhAI ko de diyA jAe aura eka pATa choTe bhAI ko sauMpa diyA jaae| vaisA hI kiyA gyaa| aba na ATA bar3A bhAI pIsa pAtA hai aura na choTA bhaaii| donoM ke lie cAkI bekAra ho gii| ___isa AgrahIvRtti ke kAraNa kalahapUrNa vAtAvaraNa paidA ho jAtA hai| isa sthiti meM yadi eka vyakti mauna kA prayoga karatA hai to mauna kA artha samajha meM A sakatA hai| aneka vyakti mauna karate haiN| anyAnya sthAnoM para lagane vAle ziviroM meM mauna kA kar3AI se pAlana karAyA jAtA hai| maiM bhI mAnatA hUM ki mauna bahuta Avazyaka hai| para mauna kA artha jaba taka mere gale na utara jAe taba taka kar3AI nahIM barata sktaa| mauna kA artha bhI vicitra-sA ho gayA hai| dasa dina taka to mauna raha jAte haiM, gyArahaveM dina jaba ghara jAte haiM taba vaise ke vaise bane rahate haiN| yaha na samajheM ki dhyAna-kAla meM vizeSa mauna karanA hI hai| dhyAna meM mauna A hI jAtA hai| mauna kA artha samajha lenA hai ki mauna kaba karanA cAhie, kahAM karanA cAhie? jaba taka isa deza aura kAla ke nirdhAraNa kA avabodha samyaka nahIM ho jAtA taba taka mauna karanA upayogI nahIM hogaa| mauna vahAM karanA hai jahAM vivAda aura saMgharSa bar3hane kI AzaMkA ho| jahAM cintana, ruci kA bheda ho, Agraha ho vahAM mauna kA artha hai| vahAM mauna kA abhyAsa Avazyaka hai| na bolane kA abhyAsa nahIM, kintu saMgharSa kI sthiti meM na bolane kA abhyaas| eka hai na bolane kA abhyAsa, dUsarA hai vaise prasaMgoM meM na bolane kA abhyAsa phaladAyI hotA hai| pratikriyA ke kSaNa meM mauna lAbhadAyaka hotA hai aura yahI hai vaha kSaNa jaba mauna karanA Avazyaka hotA hai| hama yaha saMkalpa kareM ki aise kSaNoM meM mauna kA abhyAsa kreNge| isa prakAra ke mauna ko maiM bahuta sArthaka mAnatA hUM aura aise mauna ke lie kar3AI bhI kI jA sakatI hai| kintu amuka Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe 96 samaya taka na bolanA yA mauna rahanA, yaha koI sArthaka bAta nahIM hai / hameM mauna ke prayoga ko badalanA caahie| tapasyA kA prayoga, mauna kA prayoga, manogupti aura vAkagupti kA prayoga -- saba mahattvapUrNa prayoga haiN| sAre prayoga zAnta sahavAsa se surakSita hote haiM / ye sAre prayoga zAMtipUrNa saha-astittva, zAMntipUrNa jIvana ko bar3hAne vAle hote haiM taba to inakI saMpUrNa sArthakatA hai, anyathA inakA phalita sImita ho jAtA hai| jIvana meM nirantara azAMti rahe, saMgharSa rahe aura vyakti dhyAna bhI karatA jAe, manogupti aura vacanagupti bhI kare, mauna bhI kare to kyA prayojana ? unakA phalita kyA hogA? aisI sthiti meM ina prayogoM kA artha bhI kama ho jAtA hai / kalaha kA cauthA kAraNa hai - svaarthvRtti| jahAM svArtha TakarAtA hai vahAM kalaha paidA ho jAtA hai| mauna se isako TAlA jA sakatA hai / jaba svArtha TakarAe, tatkAla mauna kara lene para saMgharSa kI sthiti Tala jAtI hai / yA to yaha sthiti svArtha ko tyAgane se TalatI hai yA mauna se TalatI hai / svArtha ke TakarAne ke samaya jIbhara kara bolA, gAliyAM diiN| UTapaTAMga bakavAsa kiyA aura cAra baje kahatA hai, mere mauna kA samaya hai / aba maiM ghaMTA bhara mauna rahUMgA / aisI sthiti meM mauna becArA zaramA jAtA hai / svArtha ke TakarAhaTa kA prasaMga mauna karane kA uttama kAla hai / kalaha kA pAMcavAM kAraNa hai-- sacAI kA jJAna honA, yathArtha kI jAnakArI rahanA / sacAI ko na jAnane ke kAraNa galataphahamI rahatI hai aura isase kalaha ubhara AtA hai / jaba sacAI kI yathArtha jAnakArI hotI hai taba kalaha svayaM samApta ho jAtA hai| sahI ghaTanA yA sthiti ko na jAnanA kalaha kA bahuta bar3A kAraNa hai / jayoM hI vastusthiti kI yathArthatA sAmane AtI hai, eka miniTa meM kalaha samApta ho jAtA hai, anutApa zeSa rahatA hai ki are ! mujhe to yaha jJAta hI nahIM thA / eka rAjA thaa| usakI rAnI pravrajita ho gaI, sAdhvI bana gii| usake do putra / eka rAjya kA saMcAlana kara rahA thA aura dUsarA cAMDAla ke ghara raha rahA thA / cAMDAla ke ghara jo palA vaha zaktizAlI ho gayA aura usane sainikoM ko juTA bhAI ke rAjya para AkramaNa kara ddaalaa| para donoM eka dUsare se anajAna the| raNabherI baja utthii| sAdhvI ko patA claa| use yathArtha sthiti jJAta thI / usane socA, yuddha yadi huA to anartha ho jaaegaa| hajAroM niraparAdha sainika mAre jAeMge aura na jAne kauna jItegA kauna hAregA? kauna bhAI maregA, kauna jIegA ? sAdhvI raNAMgaNa meM AI / eka kheme meM jAkara kahA -- jisase tU " Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA kalaha kI 97 lar3anA cAhatA hai vaha terA sagA bhAI hai / merI koMkha se hI janmA huA hai / dUsare kheme meM gii| vahAM bhI yahI kahA / dono ko yathArthatA kA jJAna huA / socA, are! yaha kaisA yuddha! bhAI ke sAtha yuddha ! donoM kA raNabhUta bhAga gyaa| donoM Ae / gale mile aura raNabhUmi premabhUmi bana gaI / kalaha kA bahuta bar3A kAraNa hai vastusthiti kA ajnyaan| yahAM adhyAtma, prema aura mauna kA prayoga kara samasyA ko sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai 1 samasyA kA samAdhAna khojanA hai| samAdhAna hai mauna / mauna kaheM yA tyAga -- donoM eka haiN| jaba- jaba maiMne adhyAtma kI gaharAiyoM meM jAkara use samajhane kA prayatna kiyA, mujhe lagA ki tyAga ko chor3akara koI adhyAtma hai hI nahIM / adhyAtma kA artha hai-- chor3ate calo, tyAgate clo| lene kI bAta adhyAtma meM nahIM hai / adhyAtma na khetI karatA hai, na udyoga calAtA hai aura na vyApAra-vyavasAya karatA hai| usake pAsa lene kI nahIM, kevala chor3ane kI bAta zeSa rahatI hai / chor3ate calo, chor3ate clo| tyAga, tyAga aura tyAga / duniyA meM do zaktiyAM kAma karatI haiN| eka hai bhoga kI zakti aura dUsarI hai tyAga kI zakti / bhoga kI zakti meM baTorane kI bAta hotI hai, lete jAo, lete jAo / tyAga kI zakti meM chor3ane kI bAta prApta hotI hai, chor3ate jAo, chor3ate jAo / vyakti baTorane ke eka bindu se calatA hai aura calate-calate vaha bindu virAT hokara sAre saMsAra ko baTorane kI bAta taka phaila jAtA hai| Arambha eka bindu se hotA hai aura anta meM vaha pUre brahmAMDa ko apane vakSa meM sameTa letA hai / itanA vistAra ! yaha hai bhoga kA sAmrAjya / tyAga kA sUtra hai, simaTate jAo, simaTate jAo, simaTate jAo / simaTatesimaTate dvaita se advaita meM A jAo / bhoga hai vistAravAda, bhedavAda, dvaitavAda aura tyAga yA saMyama hai saMgrahavAda, abhedavAda, advaitavAda | tyAga aura bhoga-- donoM mahAzaktiyAM haiM, bar3I zaktiyAM haiM / uttarAdhyayana sUtra kA eka prasaMga hai| kapila brAhmaNa rAjA ke samakSa upasthita huaa| rAjA ne kahA-- maaNgo| jo mAMgoge vaha milegA / kapila ne socA- maiM to do mAsA sonA lene AyA thA aura rAjA prasanna hokara mAMgane ko kaha rahA hai, aba kyA mAMgUM, kitanA mAMgUM ? bhoga kI zakti ubharI / vistAravAda se mana bharane lagA / socA, do mAsA kyA, do sera sonA mAMga lUM / bhoga kI zakti uttejita huI / socA, lAkha mAMga luuN| nahIM, nahIM, lakhapati to bahuta haiN| karor3a mAMgakara karor3apati bana jAUM / nahIM, nahIM, isa nagara meM bIsa Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe karor3apati basate haiM to phira merI vizeSatA hI kyA? mana kI mAMga vistAra pAtI gii| anta meM socA, rAjA sabase bar3A hai| kyoM na maiM rAjya mAMgakara rAjA bana jaauuN| phira mere se bar3A koI nahIM hogaa| yaha rAjA bhI merA kiMkara bana jaaegaa| ___ bhoga kI zakti vistAra ke lie calatI hai| vistRta hote-hote vaha sabako apane meM sameTa lenA cAhatI hai| yaha sabhI kalahoM kI jananI hai| isake nivAraNa kA ekamAtra upAya hai tyaag| bhoga ke samakSa tyAga ko lAkara khar3A karo to sAre kalaha samApta ho jAte haiN| aba hama ulTe cleN| cintana kA bheda kalaha utpanna karatA hai, cintana kA tyAga kalaha ko zAMta karatA hai| rucibheda kalaha paidA karatA hai| rucibheda kA saMvaraNa kalaha ko samApta karatA hai| Agraha kalaha paidA karatA hai aura anAgraha kalaha ko samApta karatA hai| svArtha kalaha paidA karatA hai aura svArtha-tyAga prema bar3hAtA hai, kalaha ko miTAtA hai| ajJAna kalaha bar3hAtA hai aura yathArtha kA jJAna usakA upazamana karatA hai| donoM zaktiyAM tyAgazakti aura bhogazakti--apanA-apanA kAma karatI haiN| ina donoM kA ThIka vizleSaNa kreN| bhoga ke pratipakSa meM tyAga, ajJAna ke pratipakSa meM jJAna, Agraha ke pratipakSa meM anAgraha aura svArtha ke pratipakSa meM asvArtha rahe to kalaha kA samAdhAna ho sakatA prekSAdhyAna kA abhyAsa karane vAlA pratyeka vyakti yaha ThIka se samajhe ki zvAsa prekSA, zarIra prekSA, caitanya-kendra prekSA, kAyotsarga, zithilIkaraNa athavA anyAnya sabhI prayoga tyAga ko bar3hAne ke lie, saMyama ko vRddhiMgata karane ke lie kie jA rahe haiN| yadi yaha bAta pUrNa rUpa se hRdayaMgama ho jAtI hai to prekSAdhyAna kI sArthakatA hai aura yadi ina sAre prayogoM ko bhoga kI vRddhi ke sAdhanamAtra samajha kara karate haiM to prekSAdhyAna kI vyarthatA hai| sAdhaka ko svayaM nirNaya lenA hogA ki use ina ziviroM se kyA pAnA hai kyA lenA hai? bhikhArI eka ghara para rukA aura bolA--'bAbUjI! roTI caahie|' bhItara se uttara AyA- 'bIbI ghara meM nahIM hai|' bhikhArI bolA--'mujhe bIbI nahIM cAhie, roTI caahie|' tyAga kI cetanA jAge binA adhyAtma kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA aura adhyAtma ke vikAsa ke binA dhyAna kI sArthakatA kama ho jAtI hai| dhyAna vahI kara sakatA hai jisameM adhyAtma kI cetanA jAga jAtI hai| adhyAtma kI cetanA usI meM jAgRta hotI hai jisameM tyAga kI cetanA jAgatI hai| prazna hai ki adhyAtmavAdI kauna aura bhautikavAdI kauna? inake aneka artha Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA kalaha kI 99 kie gae, para ve sabhI artha hamArI samajha se pare haiN| hama samajheM adhyAtmavAdI vaha hai jisameM vairAgya hai, padArtha ke prati tyAga hai, padArtha ke prati anAkarSaNa hai| jisameM tyAga aura vairAgya kI cetanA jAgRta hai, vaha adhyAtmavAdI hai| bhautikavAdI vaha hai jisameM padArtha kA AkarSaNa dinodina bar3hatA jAtA hai aura jo padArtha meM hI trANa khojatA hai, jisameM bhoga kI cetanA jAgRta hai, avirakti hai, vaha bhautikavAdI hotA tyAga aura vairAgya zabda bhinna haiM, para tAtparyArtha meM eka haiN| jisameM tyAga aura vairAgya kI bhAvanA jAga gaI vaha adhyAtma kI ora abhimukha ho gyaa| vahI yathArtha meM dhyAna kA adhikArI hai| hama isa sacAI ko spaSTa samajha leM ki prekSAdhyAna kA abhyAsa tyAga kI cetanA se jur3A huA abhyAsa hai| dhyAna kI yaha dhArA do taToM ke bIca baha rahI hai| isa taTa para bhI tyAga hai aura usa taTa para bhI tyAga hai| yadi do zabdoM meM kahanA cAheM to isa taTa para tyAga aura usa taTa para vairAgya / tyAga aura vairAgya ina do taToM ke bIca dhyAna kI dhArA baha rahI hai| inhIM ke bIca yaha agrasara ho sakatI hai| ye do taTa nahIM haiM to yaha dhArA bhI nahIM baha skegii| phira yA to bAr3ha banegI jo dUsaroM ke lie khatarA sAbita hogii| dhyAna bhI khatarA bana sakatA hai| Aja ke bhagavAn yA yogI dhyAna ko khatarA banA rahe haiN| hameM isa khatare se bacanA hai| hama ina donoM taToM tyAga aura vairAgya ko majabUta banAeM, tabhI dhyAna kI nirmala dhArA Age bar3hegI aura jIvana meM nayA Ananda, nayA anubhava aura naI sarasatA paidA kregii| isase jIvana meM nirantara prANa-saMcAra hotA rahegA aura taba vyakti zakti aura prema kA jIvana jIne meM samartha hogaa| Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13. samasyA hai udAsI kI mAnasika avasthAeM do prakAra kI hotI haiN| eka mAnasika avasthA hai praphullatA kI aura dUsarI hai udAsI kI / eka khilA huA phUla aura eka murajhAyA huA phUla / vikasita phUla sabako manabhAtA hai| murajhAyA huA phUla acchA nahIM lagatA, becainI paidA kara detA hai / praphullatA yA prasannatA bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai, kintu yaha Tika nahIM pAtI / samAja aura parivAra kA vAtAvaraNa tathA vyakti kA Antarika vAtAvaraNa- ye tInoM aise haiM jo prasannatA ko Tikane nahIM dete| vyakti samasyAoM se ghira jAtA hai / hama sabase pahale Antarika vAtAvaraNa ke viSaya meM kucha soceM, samajheM / Antarika vAtAvaraNa vyakti vyakti kA nijI hotA hai / usako praphullita banAe rakhanA bahuta kaThina kAma hai / vyakti udAsa hotA hai| isakA kAraNa hai ki granthiyoM ke rasAyana, srAva saMtulita nahIM hote / udAsI akAraNa A jAtI hai / mastiSka kA eka rasAyana hai-- jerATonina / isakI kamI yA asaMtulana udAsI kA kAraNa banatA hai / thAirAiDa granthi kA srAva kama hotA hai, udAsI A jAtI hai| granthiyoM ke asaMtulita srAva ke kAraNa udAsI ubharatI hai| mastiSka meM eka rasAyana hotA hai-- bITA enDoraphina, jo manobhAvoM ko prabhAvita karatA hai| jaba vaha rasAyana pUrA nahIM banatA taba udAsI chA jAtI hai / to rAsAyanika asaMtulana, granthiyoM kA asrAva--yaha udAsI kA Antarika kAraNa hai / niSedhAtmaka dRSTikoNa bhI udAsI kA Antarika kAraNa hai / 1 I dUsarA hai parivAra kA vAtAvaraNa / yaha bhI udAsI kA kAraNa banatA parivAra meM nAnA prakAra ke loga haiM, nAnA prakAra kI samasyAeM haiN| ve aneka prakAra kI paristhitiyAM paidA kara DAlate haiM aura vyakti udAsa ho jAtA hai / parivAra kA sadasya udAsI se ghira jAtA hai / usakI prasannatA gAyaba ho jAtI hai| pArivArika aura gheralu sthitiyAM jo mana ke anukUla nahIM hotIM, ve udAsI kA hetu banatI haiN| parivAra meM beTA aura bahU----- donoM prasanna rahane vAle haiN| kintu parivAra ke anyAnya sadasya una donoM ko nirantara Tokate haiM, kamI dikhAte rahate haiM, tAnA kasate haiM to donoM udAsa ho jAte haiN| unakI prasannatA khinnatA meM badala jAtI hai / pArivArika vAtAvaraNa bhI udAsI kA mukhya hetu hai / Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA hai udAsI kI 101 tIsarA hai samAja kA vAtAvaraNa / samAja aneka vyaktiyoM kA samUha hai| vahAM aneka prakAra kI samasyAeM aura sthitiyAM paidA hotI haiM aura AdamI udAsa ho jAtA hai| vaha una sAmAjika sthitiyoM se prabhAvita hue binA nahIM raha pAtA / isa prakAra Antarika vAtAvaraNa, pArivArika vAtAvaraNa aura sAmAjika pariveza udAsI ke hetu banate haiM / udAsI mAnasika vikAra hai| Diprezana eka bar3A roga hai / udAsa vyakti apanI kSamatAoM kA ThIka upayoga nahIM kara sktaa| usakI zaktiyAM murajhA jAtI haiM, kSINa ho jAtI haiM, sikur3a jAtI haiN| prasanna rahane vAlA apane zaktiyoM kA sahI upayoga kara sakatA hai / prazna hotA hai ki udAsI se mukti pAne kA upAya kyA hai ? vaijJAnikoM ne bhI isa prazna para vicAra kiyA hai| unakA sujhAva hai ki yadi poSaka AhAra paryApta mAtrA meM hotA hai to vyakti udAsI se chuTakArA pA letA hai| poSaka AhAra ke abhAva meM udAsI tatkAla A jAtI hai / jisa AhAra meM viTAminsa aura emino esiDa kA ucita saMtulana hotA hai to udAsI kA eka hetu samApta ho jAtA hai / udAsI ko nirasta karane kA dUsarA upAya hai, svayaM kI samasyA kA samAdhAna svayaM meM khojane kI ceSTA / samasyA AtI hai, AdamI ulajha jAtA hai, ghuTane Tika . jAte haiM aura taba udAsI chA jAtI hai| samasyA pratyeka vyakti ke sAmane AtI hai / aisA choTA-bar3A, eka bhI AdamI nahIM hai jisake sAmane samasyAeM na hoM / samasyA Ae aura usake samAdhAna kI ceSTA ho to udAsI nahIM AtI / saceSTatA udAsI ko naSTa karane kA upAya hai| hama yoga sAdhanA meM zvAsa- prekSA yA zarIra - prekSA kA abhyAsa karate haiN| yaha abhyAsa ekAgratA ko sAdhane kA abhyAsa hai| ekAgratA sadha jAne para bhI yadi zvAsa- prekSA aura zarIra- prekSA hI kI jAtI rahe to yaha dhyAna kA samyak yA pUrNa upayoga nahIM hai| ekAgratA saMdha jAne para vicaya dhyAna karate caleM / usa para ekAgra hote caleM / isI cintana meM Age bar3hate cleN| Apako pratIta hogA ki samasyA kA samAdhAna ho gayA hai, samasyA sulajha gaI hai| yadi eka bAra meM samAdhAna na ho to dUsarI bAra, tIsarI bAra bhI prayatna kreN| samAdhAna mila jaaegaa| dhyAna kA mukhya prayojana hai sacAI ko khojanA, samasyA kA samAdhAna pAnA / samasyA kA artha hai--ayathArtha yA jhUTha / koI jhUTha sAmane A gyaa| aba usakA samAdhAna khojanA hai to usa samasyA yA jhUTha kI yathArthatA ko khojeM, na ki usa jhUTha meM ulajha jaaeN| sacAI ko khojeM / kevala usI meM lage raheM / nirantara usI kA Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 soyA mana jaga jAe cintana cale / samAdhAna mila jaaegaa| dhyAna ke dvArA aneka samasyAoM kA samAdha na huA hai, samAdhAna khoje gae haiM / duHkha kyoM hai ? duHkha kyoM hotA hai? usakA srota kahAM hai? isa samasyA ko lekara baittheN| dhyAna meM samAdhAna mila jaaegaa| dhyAna ke dvArA una sabhI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna mila jAtA hai jinakA samAdhAna bAhara nahIM khojA jA sakatA, nahIM miltaa| yaha vicaya dhyAna kA prayoga atyanta mahattvapUrNa hai| udAsI svayaM eka samasyA hai| isakA samAdhAna svayaM khojeN| apanI samasyA ko svayaM suljhaaeN| dUsaroM ke pAsa jAkara samasyA kA samAdhAna pUcheMge to uttara mAtra milegA, Apa suna leMge, para udAsI miTegI nahIM / samasyA jyoM kI tyoM banI rhegii| kisI ne bauddhika prazna kiyA aura use bauddhika uttara milA / usakA bauddhika samAdhAna ho gayA / kintu udAsI bauddhika samasyA nahIM hai, mAnasika samasyA hai| bhogI jA rahI hai / bhoga to Apa rahe haiM aura samAdhAna koI dUsarA de, yaha kaise saMbhava hogA? dUsare ke dvArA yaha samasyA sulajha nahIM sakatI / yaha to svayaM ke dvArA hI samAhita ho sakatI hai / Apa svayaM dhyAna meM jAkara usake samAdhAna kA upAya pA sakate haiM aura samasyA kA samAdhAna kara sakate haiN| yadi dhyAna kA samyak prayoga ho to yaha bAta asaMbhava nahIM hai| dhyAna kevala manorati kI vastu nahIM hai ki dhyAna kiyA aura mana Ananda se bhara gayA / dhyAna kA uddezya Ananda AnA mAtra nahIM hai| AdamI vizrAma karatA hai, Ananda AtA hai| AdamI do-cAra mIla ghUma kara AtA hai aura Ate hI ThaMDA sthAna mila jAtA hai vizrAma ke lie to vaha Ananda kA anubhava karatA hai| bhUkha lagI, manojJa bhojana milA to Ananda AyegA / pyAsa lagI aura ThaMDA peya pIne ke lie mila gayA to Ananda kI anubhUti hogii| yadi dhyAna aura kAyotsarga kA kAma itanA hI hai to yaha koI viziSTa bAta nahIM hai / kAyotsarga kiyA, tanAva miTa gyaa| zivira meM dasa dina rahe, khUba Ananda kA anubhava huaa| kyoMki na bAjAra jAnA, na rasoI pakAnI aura na anyAnya zrama karanA, na kamAnA aura na sarakArI daphtaroM ke cakkara lagAnA / ArAma hI ArAma / vizrAma hI vizrAma / Ananda hI Ananda | yaha to bahuta choTI bAta hai / hama yathArtha ko smjheN| dhyAna aura kAyotsarga kA matalaba korA Ananda AnA nahIM hai| yaha to hogA hI / sAtha-sAtha usakA mUla prayojana hai sacAI ko samajha kara apanI samasyA ko sulajhAnA / yadi yaha tathya hRdayaMgama hotA hai to dhyAna kA prayojana siddha hotA hai / vicaya dhyAna kA mArga sacAI ko jAnane kA sahI mArga hai / nirvicAra yA I Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 samasyA hai udAsI kI nirvikalpa dhyAna se bhI sacAiyAM jJAta hotI haiM, para yaha dIrgha patha hai, laMbA rAstA hai| bahuta laMbA mArga aura bahuta laMbA smy| vicaya kA mArga sarala hai, choTA hai aura thor3e samaya meM vahAM pahuMcA jA sakatA hai| yaha prAthamika mArga hai| jApAna meM jena dhyAna paddhati calatI hai| usameM samasyA ke sahAre dhyAna kI gaharAI meM jAyA jAtA hai, ekAgratA sAdhI jAtI hai| samasyA vibhinna DhaMga se dI jAtI hai| ziSya yAna. kA prazikSaNa lene aayaa| AcArya ne kahA-cAvala khAnA hai, para pIche eka dAnA bhI nahIM chor3anA hai| yaha pahelI-sI lagatI hai| ziSya isI pahelI ko lekara dhyAna meM baiThatA hai| dasa dina, bIsa dina, mAsa, chaha mAsa, bAraha mAsa bIta jAte haiN| para anta meM samAdhAna mila hI jAtA hai| samAdhAna kI avasthA taka pahuMcate-pahuMcate vaha viziSTa dhyAna sAdhaka bana jAtA hai| isa samasyA kA zabdArtha kucha aura hai aura vAcyArtha kucha aura hI hai| gaharAI meM jAkara soceM to, isakA tAtparya hai ki pravRtti karanA hai, para pIche saMskAra nahIM chor3anA hai| hama ise smjheN| __ bhAratIya darzana kA yaha mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai ki prANI pravRtti se baMdhatA hai aura nivRtti se mukta hotA hai| pravRtti bAMdhatI hai, aura nivRtti mukta karatI hai| prazna hai, AdamI pravRtti ko chor3a nahIM sakatA to usake lie nivRtti saMbhava nahIM hai| jaba nivRtti saMbhava nahIM hai to mukti kaise saMbhava hogI? vaha kabhI mukta hogA hI nhiiN| yaha bAta sahI bhI hai aura sahI nahIM bhI hai| bAta sahI hai ki pravRtti bAMdhatI hai para pravRtti taba bAMdhatI hai jaba usake pIche saMskAra raha jAtA hai| pravRtti huI aura calI gii| havA kA jhoMkA AyA aura calA gyaa| pIche koI saMskAra nahIM chor3A, to vaha pravRtti bAMdhegI nhiiN| hamArI pratyeka pravRtti ke pIche saMskAra raha jAtA hai| saMskAra kA rahanA hI baMdhanA hai| vItarAga bhI pravRtti karatA hai aura avItarAga bhI pravRtti karatA hai| vItarAga baMdhatA nahIM, avItarAga yA rAgI baMdhatA hai| Agamika bhASA meM kahA gayA ki vItarAga kI pratyeka pravRtti 'IryApathikI' pravRtti hotI hai| isakA tAtparyArtha hai ki pravRtti se karma ke paramANu pahale kSaNa meM Ae, dUsare kSaNa meM AtmA kA sparza kiyA aura tIsare kSaNa meM nirjIrNa ho gae, TUTa ge| karmoM ko TikAne kA zleSa vItarAga meM nahIM hotaa| vaha ni:zleSa hotA hai| avItarAga meM kaSAya hotA hai| kaSAya baMdhana ko pakar3a letA hai, karmoM ko pakar3a letA hai| bhIta gIlI hai| miTTI pheNkii| vaha cipkegii| bhIMta sUkhI hai| miTTI pheNkii| vaha nIce gira jaaegii| gIlApana pakar3atA hai| sUkhApana nahIM pkdd'taa| baMdhana ko TikAtA hai raag| arAga baMdhana ko nahIM TikA paataa| isalie doSa pravRtti kA nahIM Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 soyA mana jaga jAe hotaa| doSa hotA hai pravRtti ke pIche raha jAne vAle saMskAra kaa| saMskAra kA honA aura saMskAra kA na honA, yaha mUla kAraNa hai baMdhana kA aura baMdhana mukti kaa| do sAdhaka jA rahe the| rAste meM nAlA A gyaa| kinAre para eka yuvati baiThI thii| para pAnI se DaratI thii| usane sAdhakoM se kahA, mujhe usa pAra pahuMcA do| eka hickicaayaa| dUsare ne usa yuvati ko kaMdhoM para biThA kara usa pAra pahuMcA diyaa| yuvati apanI dizA meM calI gaI aura sAdhaka apanI dizA meM cala pdd'aa| dUsarA sAdhaka bhI pahuMca gyaa| donoM Azrama meM cale ge| yuvati ko na chUne vAle sAdhaka ke mana meM yuvati kI bAta bAra-bAra ubhara rahI thii| usane pahale sAdhaka se do-cAra bAra bAta kahI ki tUne yuvati ko chUkara acchA nahIM kiyaa| vaha sAdhaka bolA--are! maiM to usa yuvati ko kaMdhe se kabhI utAra kara bhUla gayA hUM aura tU use abhI sira para lie ghUma rahA hai? samasyA yaha hai| pravRtti calI jAtI hai, para pravRtti kA saMskAra nahIM jaataa| saMskAra AdamI ko jakar3a detA hai| pravRtti svAbhAvika aura rAga rahita ho ki pIche saMskAra na chuutte| vyakti cAhe khAe, pIe, ghUme, baiThe, bAtacIta kare, kapar3A pahane, makAna meM rahe, vana meM rahe, pravRtti ho, para saMskAra na chuutte| yaha pravRtti bAMdhatI nhiiN| yaha bAta taba saMbhava hai jaba vicaya dhyAna kA abhyAsa paripakva ho jaae| prekSAdhyAna vicaya dhyAna kA hI eka prakAra hai| kevala zvAsa-prekSA yA zarIra-prekSA para hI nahIM aTaka jAnA hai| yaha to dhyAna kI pRSThabhUmi hai| isake pazcAt hameM vicaya dhyAna karanA hai| dUsare zabdoM meM hameM samasyA lekara baiThanA hai aura samAdhAna khojanA hai| samasyA cAhe vaiyaktika, sAmAjika, rASTrIya yA pArivArika ho, sabakA samAdhAna vicaya dhyAna ke dvArA khojA jA sakatA hai| prAcIna AcAryoM ne isa vidhi se aneka samAdhAna khoje haiN| Aja Azcarya hotA hai yaha dekhakara ki prAcIna samaya meM itane upakaraNa nahIM the, sAmagrI nahIM thI, sAdhana nahIM the, phira prAcIna RSi-muniyoM ne itanI sUkSma khojeM kaise kiiN| kaise jAnA paramANu ko, loka-aloka ko, dharmAstikAya-adharmAstikAya ko? kaise pakar3A paramANuoM ke aneka AyAmoM ko? isakA uttara hai ki upakaraNa nahIM the, sAdhana nahIM the, para unake pAsa jabaradasta dhyAna-vidhi thI, jisake mAdhyama se ve saba kucha jAna ge| ___ jo cIjeM Aja sUkSmatama vaijJAnika yaMtroM kI pakar3a meM bhI nahIM AtI, una sabakA yathArtha vivaraNa una prAcIna AcAryoM, RSi-muniyoM ne de ddaalaa| yaha kaise kiyA? yaha sArA huA sUkSma dhyAnazakti ke dvaaraa| udAsI kI samasyA ko bhI vicaya dhyAna ke dvArA sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai| svayaM Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA hai udAsI kI 105 kI samasyA ko svayaM suljhaaeN| dUsare sahayogI bana sakate haiM, mArga sujhA sakate haiM, kintu pratyeka AdamI ko svayaM kI samasyA svayaM ko hI sulajhAnI hotI hai| saMta tukArAma ke pAsa eka vyakti aayaa| vaha aphIma khAtA thaa| usane saMta se kahA maiM aphIma chor3anA cAhatA huuN| Apa koI upAya btaaeN| saMta ne puuchaa| usane kahA-pratidina eka tolA aphIma khA jAtA huuN| chor3ane kA prayatna karatA hUM, para chUTatI nhiiN| saMta ne kahA koI bAta nahIM hai| jitanI khA rahe ho, utanI khAte jaao| para sAtha-sAtha eka kAma kro| eka koyalA sAtha meM rakho aura pratidina aphIma khAne ke bAda usa koyale se bhIMta para eka lakIra khIMcate rho| jisa dina lakIra khIMcane ke lie koyalA na rahe, usI dina se aphIma khAnA baMda kara do| usane saMta kI yaha bAta svIkAra kara lii| ghara gyaa| pratidina aphIma khAtA aura eka lakIra koyale se bhIMta para lagA detaa| dasa-pandraha dinoM meM koyalA ghisa gyaa| usane aphIma khAnA chor3a diyaa|| yaha upAya kAragara huaa| upAya koI bhI sujhA sakatA hai, para karanA svayaM ko hI hotA hai| yadi svayaM kA puruSArtha aura saMkalpa nahIM jur3atA hai to samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM ho paataa| udAsI se bacane ke lie niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM se bacanA jarUrI hai| niSedhAtmaka bhAva samasyA paidA karate haiN| manuSya kA svabhAva kaheM yA karma kA vipAka kaheM, kucha vicitra-sA lagatA hai ki manuSya meM vidhAyaka bhAva kama hote haiM aura nakArAtmaka bhAva adhika Ate haiN| AdamI nakArAtmaka bhAvoM meM jItA hai| pojiTiva zakti kama kAma karatI hai, negeTiva zakti adhika kAma karatI hai| jo niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM meM jItA hai, vaha udAsI se kabhI chuTakArA nahIM pA sktaa| vaha jahAM bhI jAegA udAsI usakA pIchA kregii| vaha kabhI praphullita nahIM raha paaegaa| AdamI kI yaha dhAraNa bana gaI ki koI gAlI de yA mAre-pITe to praphullatA raha nahIM sktii| yaha eka bAta hai| para aisI sthiti meM bhI prasannatA banAI rakhI jA sakatI hai| yadi prasannatA nahIM rahatI hai to isa duniyA meM kaise jIvita rahA jA sakatA hai? to kyA AdamI nirantara udAsa hI rahe? udAsI ke ye pArivArika sadasya aura haiM--khinnatA, avasAda, AtmahatyA kA bhAva AnA, ghara se palAyana karane kI bAta socanA aadi-aadi| ye sAre niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM ke upajIvI haiN| __ nakArAtmaka bhAva mana meM na AeM, isakA abhyAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai| prAta:kAla yaha saMkalpa lekara uThe ki Aja niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM ko na Ane duuNgaa| vidhAyakabhAva meM rhuuNgaa| dhIre-dhIre ina nakArAtmaka bhAvoM se mukta hote jaayeNge| Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 soyA mana jaga jAe __ mAdaka dravyoM kA sevana bhI udAsI lAtA hai| tambAkU, bhAMga, carasa, madirA--isake sevana se udAsI AtI hai| zarIra sArA zithila ho jAtA hai| yadi udAsI se bacanA hai to mAdaka dravyoM kA sevana varjita karanA hogaa| udAsI se nipaTane ke lie kucheka upAyoM kI carcA kI hai| hama isa bAta ko punaH hRdayaMgama kareM ki dhyAna kI sAdhanA kA prayojana kevala Ananda yA vizrAma kI anubhUti nahIM hai| vizrAma yA Ananda kI anubhUti anyAnya sAdhanoM se bhI hotI hai| garmI se uttapta pathika ko chAyAdAra vRkSa AnaMda detA hai| pyAse ko ThaMDA pAnI aura bhUkhe ko roTI Ananda detI hai| thake hue vyakti ko vizrAma-sthala mila jAe to vaha thakAvaTa bhUla jAtA hai| yaha sArA para-sApekSa yA padArtha-sApekSa Ananda hai| dhyAna ko hama padArtha-nirapekSa Ananda dene vAlA mAna sakate haiN| para usakA mukhya prayojana hai, samasyAoM kI gaharAI meM utara kara unakA samAdhAna ddhuuNddh'naa| yaha samAdhAna DhUMDhane kI pravRtti jaise-jaise bar3hegI vaise-vaise vicaya dhyAna kA abhyAsa dRr3ha hotA jaaegaa| isase dhyAna kA mUlya bhI bar3hegA aura hama isa vaijJAnika yuga meM dhyAna kI sArthakatA sthApita kara paaeNge| vaijJAnika to sacAiyoM ko khojatA calA jAegA aura Adi dhArmika vaise hI baiThA rahA to loga vijJAna ko pUchege yA dharma ko? pUjA vijJAna kI hogI yA dharma kI? Aja AvazyakatA hai ki hama dhyAna kI gaharI sAdhanA ke dvArA naI-naI sacAiyoM ko khojate caleM aura unakA jIvana meM upayoga kara lAbhAnvita hoN| aisI sthiti meM hai garma vijJAna ke sAtha cala pAegA, hama bhI cala pAeMge, dhyAna bhI cala paaegaa| Apa saba isa anubhUti ke sAtha dhyAna kI gaharAiyoM meM jAyeM, dhyAna kA yathArtha mUlyAMkana kareM to dRSTikoNa bhI badalegA aura dhyAna ke prati sahaja AkarSaNa bhI hogaa| Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14. pariSkAra vairavRtti kA 'appA mittamamittaM caM--- AtmA hI mitra hai aura AtmA hI zatru hai / zatru ke sAtha vaira hotA hai aura mitra ke sAtha prema / saMsAra meM prema ke lie bhI dUsarA cAhie aura vaira-virodha ke lie bhI dUsarA caahie| jaba taka dUsarA sAmane nahIM hotA taba taka na prema hotA hai aura na vaira / adhyAtma jagat kA niyama bhinna hai / vahAM prema bhI apane sAtha hotA hai aura vaira bhI apane sAtha hotA hai| vahAM dUsarA hotA hI nhiiN| Antarika jagat meM svayaM hI sva hai aura svayaM hI para hai| hama Atma- maitrI, sva- maitrI aura Atma-vaira, sva- vaira kI bAta kareM, sAtha hI sAtha jAgatika prema aura vaira kI bAta bhI soceM / vaira pAMca kAraNoM se utpanna hotA hai-- 1. strI ke lie 2. jamIna ke lie 3. vANI ke kAraNa 4. jAtigata dveSa ke kAraNa 5. aparAdhajanya / prAcIna itihAsa nArI aura bhUmi ke kAraNa hue yuddhoM se bharA par3A hai| vANI ke kAraNa bhI vaira-virodha bar3hatA hai| vANI kA ghAva gaharA hotA hai / vaha jIvanabhara nahIM bharatA / bAta mana se nikalatI hI nahIM / vANI vaira utpanna karane meM aMha bhUmikA adA karatI hai| jAtigata yA vaMzagata dveSa pIr3hiyoM taka calatA rahatA hai / pAMca-sAta pIr3hiyAM bIta jAtI haiM, para AThavIM pIr3hI vAle loga usI vaira - virodha ko lekara lar3ate haiN| marate-khapate haiM / rAjAoM kA itihAsa vaMzAnugata vaira se hone vAlI lar3AiyoM se bharA par3A hai| pAMcavAM kAraNa hai ki koI kisI kA jAna yA anajAna meM aparAdha kara letA hai to vaira kI bhAvanA utpanna ho jAtI hai / mahAbhArata kA eka prasaMga hai| rAjA ke mahala meM eka cir3iyA rahatI thI / usakA nAma thA pUjanA / vaha vilakSaNa thI / rAjA bhI usakA satkAra karatA thaa| rAnI ke putra huA aura idhara cir3iyAM ne bhI prasava kiyaa| aba donoM bacce sAtha-sAtha pala rahe haiN| cir3iyA kA baccA bhI bar3A huA aura rAjakumAra bhI bar3A huaa| donoM prema se rahate, khelate / cir3iyA jaMgala meM jAtI aura do phala lekara aatii| eka apane bacce ko detI aura eka rAjaputra ko detI / ve phala I Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 soyA mana jaga jAe vilakSaNa the, isa duniyA meM durlabha the| ve phala atyanta svAdiSTa aura pauSTika the| yaha pratidina kA krama thaa| eka dina cir3iyA jaMgala meM phala lene gaI huI thii| rAjakumAra cir3iyA ke bacce ke sAtha khela rahA thaa| na jAne usake mana meM kyA AyA ki usane cir3iyA ke bacce kA galA ghoMTa ddaalaa| baccA mara gyaa| cir3iyA do phala lekara aaii| dekhA ki baccA marA par3A hai| bahuta duHkha huaa| socA, bacce ko rAjakumAra ne mArA hai| isane merA bar3A aparAdha kiyA hai| mana meM pratikriyA huI, pratizodha kI tIvra bhAvanA jaagii| ciDiyAM ne jhapaTTA mArA aura rAjakumAra kI donoM AMkheM phor3a ddaalii| rAjakumAra aMdhA ho gyaa| vaha cillAne lgaa| cir3iyA ne aparAdha kA badalA le liyaa| vaira baMdha gyaa| rAjA AyA, dekhA para samajha nahIM skaa| cir3iyA bolI yaha hai kRta kA prtikaar| rAjakumAra ne mere bacce ko mArA to maiMne usakI AMkheM phor3a ddaalii| maiMne pratizodha le liyaa| aba maiM jA rahI hUM, yahAM raha nahIM sktii| rAz2A bolA-'pUjanA! mere bacce ne aparAdha kiyaa| tumane badalA le liyaa| kRta kA pratikAra ho gyaa| bAta samApta ho gii| bAta mana se nikAla do aura tuma yahIM raho, jAo mata / ' cir3iyA bolI-'aba maiM yahAM nahIM raha sktii| aparAdha-janya vaira mere mana se nikalegA nhiiN| maiM jAtI haiN|' vaira kI zrRMkhalA bahuta laMbI hotI hai| saMkSepa meM pAMca kAraNa batAe gae haiN| aura-aura bhI aneka kAraNa ho sakate haiN| yaha laukika sthiti kA citraNa hai ki jagat meM vaira calatA hai, rukatA nhiiN| prazna hai ki AdamI vaira-virodha rakhakara kaba taka jIvita rahegA? nItijJa logoM ne kahA ki vaira kI sthiti acchI nahIM hai| manuSya ko maitrI kA bodha bhI honA caahie| vaira kA pratipakSa hai maitrii| hama do dRSTiyoM se maitrI para vicAra kreN| eka hai nIti kI dRSTi aura eka hai adhyAtma kI dRSTi / nItikAra kahate haiM ki hamAre pAMca mitra haiM -vidyA, zaurya, dakSatA, bala aura dhairy| ye asalI mitra haiN| sahaja aura svAbhAvika mitra haiN| ___mitra do prakAra ke hote haiM--sahaja mitra aura kRta mitr| hama kisI ko mitra banAte haiM, kisI ke sAtha maitrI karate haiM, ve sahaja mitra nahIM hote, arjita yA kRta mitra hote haiN| ve sadA sAtha nahIM rahate, sAtha nahIM dete| sahaja mitra sadA sAtha rahate haiN| vidyA sahaja mitra hai| vaha apane Azraya ko nahIM chodd'tii| vaha sadA sAtha rahatI hai| mitra vaha hotA hai jo kaThinAiyoM se bcaae| vidyA kaThinAiyoM se bacAtI hai, sAtha detI hai| zaurya vyakti kA parama mitra hai| yaha rakSA karane meM jitanA dakSa hai utanA koI dakSa nahIM hai| svayaM kA zaurya aura parAkrama hI svayaM kI rakSA karatA hai| Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 pariSkAra vairavRtti kA dakSatA bhI mitratA nibhAtI hai| yaha vyakti kI rakSA karatI hai, use pUjA-pratiSThA prApta karAtI hai| manobala vyakti kA parama mitra hai| vaha vyakti kI hara samasyA ko sulajhA detA hai| manobala ke abhAva meM ghuTane Tika jAte haiN| manobala bahuta bar3A mitra dhairya AdamI kA sahaja mitra hai| dhairya Aveza kA pratipakSI hai| vaha vyakti ko bacAtA hai| seTha ghara aayaa| patnI ko dekhaa| vaha so rahI thii| usake sAtha eka yuvaka bhI so rahA thaa| vaha Aga-babUlA ho gayA aura talavAra kA vAra karane ke lie udyata huaa| talavAra kI noka eka phrema se ttkraaii| usa phrema meM eka zloka maDhA huA thaa| usameM likhA thA-'sahasA vidadhIta na kriyAm'-jaldabAjI meM koI kAma mata kro| vaha rukaa| talavAra ko eka ora rakhakara patnI ko jgaayaa| patnI utthii| caraNoM meM praNAma kiyaa| seTha ne pUchA yaha yuvaka kauna hai? vaha bolI yaha ApakA taruNa putra hai| Apa paradeza gae the taba do varSa kA thaa| Apa Aja caudaha varSa ke bAda Ae haiN| yaha solaha varSa kA yuvaka ho gayA hai|' yaha sunate hI seTha pAnI pAnI ho gyaa| usake dhairya ne parivAra ke satyAnAza se use bacA ddaalaa| gairya parama mitra hai| vidyA Adi pAMcoM mitra hamArI paga-paga para surakSA karate haiN| hameM Age bar3hAte haiM, pUjA-pratiSThA dilAte haiN| adhyAtma jagat meM AtmA hI mitra hai| hama prekSAdhyAna yA caitanya kendroM kA abhyAsa apane mitra ko jagAne ke lie hI kara rahe haiN| Aja ke vaijJAnika isa viSaya para anveSaNa kara rahe haiM ki bur3hApe ko kaise rokA jaae| rUsa ke vaijJAnikoM ne eka tathya prastuta kiyA ki 'thAimasaglaiNDa' bur3hApe ko rokane kI granthi hai| yaha Ananda kendra hai| ise bAlyagranthi bhI kahA jAtA hai| bacapana meM yaha bahuta sakriya hotI hai, isIlie baccA bahuta mastI meM rahatA hai| avasthA ke sAtha-sAtha yaha niSkriya hotI jAtI hai| isa granthi kA kAma hai, surakSA ke koSANuoM ko sakriya rakhanA, jisase ki ve koSANU roga ke kITANuoM se lar3a sakeM aura svAsthya ko surakSita rakha skeN| kyA svAsthya kI surakSA karane vAlI yaha granthi hamArI mitra nahIM hai? jyotikendra kA jAga jAnA kyA sacce mitra kA jAga jAnA nahIM hai? kyoMki yahI hameM krodha ke aniSTa pariNAmoM se bacAtA hai| yadi yaha kendra jAgRta na ho to AdamI ko anagina zArIrika aura mAnasika kaThinAiyoM ko jhelanA par3atA hai| isake jAgane para AdamI baca jAtA hai| kyA yaha Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 soyA mana jaga jAe parama mitra nahIM hai? darzana kendra kA jAganA yathArtha taka pahuMcane kA mArga hai| kyA yaha mitra nahIM hai? jo hameM yathArtha ke sAtha jor3e, kyA vaha mitra nahIM hotA? eka-eka kendra kA jAganA maitrI kA utpanna honA hai| ise isa bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai. appA mittamamittaM c| AtmA hI mitra hai| yaha dhyAna karane vAlA anubhava kara sakatA hai| yaha hamArA apanA anubhava hai| anubhava kA sarvopari mUlya hotA hai| kabIra ke pAsa kucha paMDita Akara bole- Apane veda par3he haiM? kabIra ne khaa-nhiiN| Apane upaniSad aura purANa par3he haiM? kabIra ne khaa--nhiiN| to phira Apa logoM ko kyA upadeza dete haiM ? svayaM kucha jAnate nahIM, zAstra par3he nahIM, aura lage upadeza dene| yaha kyA majAka banA rakhA hai? kabIra bole-'Apa saba ThIka kaha rahe haiN| mujhe zAstroM kA jJAna hai hI nhiiN| maiM pothI kI bAta logoM ko nahIM batAtA maiM AMkhoM dekhI bAta kahatA huuN| jo maiMne svayaM anubhava kiyA hai, usako batAtA huuN|' vAstava meM anubhavI hI bar3A paMDita hotA hai| maiM bhI caitanya-kendroM kI sAdhanA kA hI apanA anubhava batA rahA hUM ki AtmA hI parama mitra hai aura pratyeka kendra kA jAganA AtmA kA jAganA hai| AtmA ko jagAkara, parama mitra ko pAkara hama bahuta kucha lAbha uThA sakate haiN| hama apanI AtmA ko mitra bnaaeN| hama apane Apake sAtha maitrI saadhe| usa maitrI ke vikAsa ke lie anuprekSA kA sahArA leN| __ AdamI sahaja hI choTI-choTI bAtoM para dUsaroM ko zatru banA letA hai, apanI AtmA ko bhI zatru banA letA hai| isalie Avazyaka hai ki caitanya-kendra prekSA kI sAdhanA ke sAtha-sAtha maitrI aura sahanazIlatA kI anuprekSA kI jaae| ina do anuprekSAoM ke dvArA maitrIbhAva ko bar3hAyA jA sakatA hai| adhyAtma kA kitanA mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai maitrI ke vistAra kA mettI meM savvabhUesu, veraM majjha Na keNai sabake sAtha merI maitrI hai, vaira kisI ke sAtha nahIM hai| zatrutA ko samApta hI kara ddaalaa| yaha svara vahAM se nikalA jahAM saba kucha tyAgane kI kSamatA hai| hara sthiti meM chor3ane kI kSamatA aura itanI pavitratA jisane jagA lI ki zatrutA karane vAlA bhI zatru dikhAI na de| vaha usake sAtha bhI mitratA kA vyavahAra kregaa| yahAM laukika vaira kI bAta bhI chUTa jAtI hai| jahAM na kRta kA pratikAra hotA hai, na aura kuch| sarvatra maitrI hI maitrii| ___ adhyAtma kI dRSTi se maitrI ke pariprekSya meM dUsarA koI hotA hI nhiiN| yadi yaha mAnA jAe ki yaha dUsarA hai to vahAM maitrI ho nahIM sakatI, vaira-virodha mana se Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariSkAra vairavRtti kA 111 nikala nahIM sakatA / adhyAtma kA AyAma hai-- saba AtmAeM samAna haiM / antataH svarUpata: hama saba samAna haiM / adhyAtma kI yaha dRSTi jaba jAgatI hai taba maitrI kI pRSThabhUmI banatI hai| prema eka ke sAtha ho sakatA hai, do-tIna ke sAtha ho sakatA hai / AdhyAtmika maitrI eka-do-tIna ke sAtha nahIM hotI / vaha hogI to sabake sAtha, prANImAtra ke sAtha, aura nahIM hogI to kisI ke sAtha nahIM hogii| isakI paridhi meM aisA nahIM hotA ki isake sAtha merI maitrI hai aura usake sAtha merA vaira-virodha hai / isakA ghoSa hai-- sabhI jIvoM ke prati merI maitrI hai| isameM koI chUTatA nahIM / eka bhI chUTA to vaha maitrI nahIM hogI, phira cAhe hama use prema kaheM yA aura kucha / maitrI hogI sabake saath| isakA tAtparya hai ki jisameM isa AdhyAtmika maitrI kA jAgaraNa ho gayA vaha vyakti kisI kA aniSTa nahIM kara sktaa| maitrI kA artha hai-- zatrutA ke bhAva kI pUrNataH samApti | maitrI ke vikAsa kA yaha artha to nahIM ki iSTa karane kI bAta bhI samAna bana jAe / aniSTa kisI kA na kare, yaha to saMbhava hai, para sabakA iSTa sAdhe, yaha apane zakti sAmarthya se pare kI bAta hai 1 sabakA iSTa saMpAdita karanA yaha vyavahAra kI bAta hai / vyavahAra sadA sasIma hotA hai / vaha niHsIma ho nahIM sakatA / maitrI sabake sAtha hai| kapar3A eka hai to kyA vaha eka kapar3A sabako de pAegA? yaha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai / vyavahAra meM sImA rahegI / vyakti ke antarbhAva meM maitrI hiloreM letI rahegI, vaha kisI kA aniSTa na socegA aura na karegA / do bAteM spaSTa samajha lenI haiN| eka hai iSTa kA saMpAdana aura dUsarI hai aniSTa kA nivAraNa / iSTa kA saMpAdana vyavahAra kI bAta hai, aniSTa kA nivAraNa apane antara se saMbaMdhita hai / yaha itanA vyApaka bana jAtA hai ki vyakti kisI bhI prANI kA aniSTa nahIM karegA, yaha hai vairavRtti kA pariSkAra / vairavRtti kA pariSkAra kara AdamI maitrI ke usa bindu para ArohaNa kara sakatA hai jahAM car3ha jAne para vyavahAra bahuta nIce raha jAtA hai, kiMcitkara bana jAtA haiM / Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI paridhi Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15. upasaMpadA : jIvana kA samagra darzana prekSAdhyAna ke prArambha meM upasaMpadA svIkAra karanI hotI hai| yaha samagra jIvana-darzana hai| dhyAna aura jIvana ko kaise ekarasa kiyA jAe, kaise samagratA se jIvana jIyA jAe, isakA pUrA darzana upasaMpadA meM prApta hai| upasaMpadA ke cAra sUtra haiM (1) abbhuDiomI ArAhaNAe- maiM prekSAdhyAna kI sAdhanA ke lie upasthita huA huuN| (2) maggaM uvasaMpajjAmi- maiM adhyAtma sAdhanA kA mArga svIkAra karatA huuN| (3) sammattaM uvasaMpajjAmi- maiM antardarzana kI upasaMpadA svIkAra karatA huuN| (4) saMjamaM uvasaMpajjAmi- maiM AdhyAtmika anubhava kI upasaMpadA svIkAra karatA huuN| ye upasaMpadA ke yA dhyAna kI mAnasika taiyArI ke cAra sUtra haiN| pahalI upasaMpadA se vyakti apane saMkalpa ko dRr3ha karatA hai ki maiM sAdhanA ke lie upasthita huA hUM aura mujhe isameM pratipala lage rahanA hai| isake sAtha mArga bhI prApta honA cAhie, anyathA vaha calegA kahAM, kaise? bhaTaka jaaegaa| prekSAdhyAna kI paddhati mArga hai| mArga ke hone para nirantara bhaTakane vAle mana ko bAMdhA jA sakatA hai, ekAgratA sAdhI jA sakatI hai| binA paddhati yA mArga ke dasa varSa bhI dhyAna sAdha nA karate raheM, mana kA bhaTakAva miTegA nhiiN| mArga milane para usake bhaTakAva ko dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| sAdhaka kI AsthA jAge ki prekSAdhyAna eka mArga hai| mArga ho aura sahI nahIM ho to bhI kArya siddha nahIM hotaa| yaha mArga sahI hai, pahuMcAne vAlA hai, bhaTakAne vAlA nhiiN| yaha antardarzana yA samyaktva bhI hamArA jAganA caahie| jahAM hama pahuMcanA cAhate haiM, vahAM yaha le jAtA hai, yaha anta:karaNa meM AsthA honI caahie| cauthI upasaMpadA hai saMyama kii| mArga hai para saMyama nahIM hai to bhaTakAva miTa nahIM sakatA, antardarzana ho nahIM sktaa| saMyama AdamI ko niyaMtrita rakhatA hai| yaha niyaMtraNa use lakSya prApta karA detA hai| ina cAra-taiyArI, mArga kA cunAva, antardarzana aura saMyama ke hone para dhyAna Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 soyA mana jaga jAe pUrI tanmayatA ke sAtha pakar3a meM AtA hai| dhyAna kA apanA parivAra hai| vaha jIvana kA darzana hai| use tor3akara hama jIvana ko dekha nahIM skte| yaha thopA huA yA Aropita nahIM hai| yaha samagra jIvana jIne kI eka prakriyA hai| jIva, jIvana aura prANa ye saba prANI ke dyotaka haiN| ye saba prANazakti se saMbaMdha rakhane vAle haiN| jIvana kA mUla AdhAra hai praannshkti| eka jIvita AdamI aura eka mRta AdamI meM yahI to antara hai ki jisameM prANazakti kAma karatI hai vaha hai jIvita aura jisameM prANazakti nahIM hai, cuka gaI hai, vaha hai mRta vykti| yahI bheda-rekhA hai| eka meM prANazakti sakriya hai, eka meM prANazakti niSkriya hai yA hai hI nhiiN|| prANa kI aneka razmiyAM haiN| zarIra kAma kara rahA hai| prANa kI eka razmi bana gaI shriir| vANI kI pravRtti hotI hai| vANI prANa kI dUsarI razmi hai| ise vacana prANa kahA jAtA hai| hama indriyoM ko pravRtta karate haiN| prANa kI tIsarI razmi hai indriya praann| hama mana se kAma lete haiN| prANa kI cauthI razmi bana gaI mana praann| hama zvAsocchvAsa lete haiN| yaha hai prANa kI pAMcavIM rshmi| yaha hai zvAsocchvAsa praann| inameM samUcA jIvanadarzana samA gayA hai| indriya, vANI, mana, zarIra aura zvAsocchvAsa ye mukhya ghaTaka haiM jIvana ke| eka zabda meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki acchA jIvana taba hogA jaba prANazakti svastha hogii| prANazakti pratirodhAtmaka zakti hai| jaba yaha pratirodhAtmaka zakti kama ho jAtI hai taba kitanA hI upacAra kiyA jAe, roga ThIka nahIM hotaa| yadi prANazakti ke kSINa ho jAne para bhI davA meM prANI ko bacAne kI kSamatA hotI to Aja koI maratA hI nahIM, kyoMki Aja bAjAra meM davAiyoM kI bharamAra hai| mUla AdhArabhUta tattva hai praannshkti| jaba vaha cuka jAtI hai, taba prANI ko maranA hI par3atA hai| ___ jIvana darzana kA pahalA sUtra hai prANazakti kI surkssaa| isakA vyartha vyaya na ho aura ise svastha rakhA jaae| isake lie sabase acchA upAya hai shvaas| zvAsa jitanA svastha, utanA hI prANa svsth| jitanA zvAsa asvastha, utanA hI prANa asvsth| yAnI zvAsa ke dvArA prANa ko bacAyA jA sakatA hai| zvAsa jitanA dIrgha hogA prANazakti utanI hI surakSita raha pAegI, utanA hI jIvana svastha rahegA, avarodha kama aaeNge| prANa ko svastha rakhakara zarIra, vANI, mana aura indriyoM ko svastha rakhA jA sakatA hai| yaha sArA prANa kI svasthatA kA pariNAma hai| sAdhanA kA eka sUtra hai--mitaahaar| AhAra aura zarIra--ina donoM ko sarvathA alaga-alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| AhAra aura mana ko alaga nahIM kiyA jA Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasapadA : jIvana kA samagra darzana sktaa| donoM itane saMzliSTa haiM ki inako bAMTa kara nahIM dekha sakate / hama sadA yaha anubhava karate rahe haiM ki AhAra kA hara vicAra aura hara kArya para prabhAva hotA hai| Aja vaijJAnika stara para bhI isa bAta kI puSTi ho rahI hai ki AdamI jaisA khAtA hai vaisA hI banatA hai / vaijJAnika mAnate haiM ki bhojana ke dvArA 'nyUro TrAMsamITara' banatA hai aura jaisA yaha hotA hai vaisA hI AdamI kA AcaraNa, vicAra aura vyavahAra hotA hai| bhojana kA aura inakA gaharA saMbaMdha hai / jo vyakti AhAra para dhyAna nahIM detA, vaha prekSAdhyAna kA sAdhaka nahIM ho sktaa| yadi koI prazna kare ki prekSAdhyAna kA sAdhaka kauna to kahA jA sakatA hai ki jo AhAra kI sAdhanA karatA hai vaha prekSAdhyAna kA sAdhaka hai| yaha sarala paribhASA hai / jo AhAra kA viveka nahIM rakhatA, vaha dhyAna-sAdhanA kI ArAdhanA nahIM karatA / AhAra ke viveka ko chor3akara dhyAna kI sAdhanA nahIM kI jA sktii| dhyAna kI hI kyoM, jIvana kI sAdhanA bhI nahIM kI jA sakatI, kara hI nahIM skte| AhAra ThIka hai to vicAra ThIka hai| AhAra svastha hai to vyavahAra svastha hai| AhAra gar3abar3AyA to saba kucha gar3abar3A gayA / 1 Ajakala loga pariSkRta AhAra lenA pasanda karate haiM / pariSkRta cInI, pariSkRta ATA, pariSkRta dUdha -- saba kucha pariSkRta hI pariSkRta / loga gur3a aura zakkara khAnA pasanda nahIM krte| ve cAhate haiM pariSkRta dAnedAra cInI / yaha dIkhane meM itanI sundara aura sapheda hotI hai ki dekhane vAle ko moha letI hai 1 khAne vAle mAtrA kA dhyAna nahIM rakhate, bahuta khAte haiM / Aja hI maiMne par3hA, jo vyakti bAraha cammaca cInI roja khAtA hai, vaha apanI roga-pratirodhaka zakti kA sATha pratizata bhAga gavAM detA hai / jo caubIsa cammaca cInI roja khAtA hai, usakI roga-pratirodhaka zakti sarvathA kSINa ho jAtI hai, naSTa ho jAtI hai / jo viTAmina hamAre mastiSka aura hRdaya ke lie Avazyaka hote haiM, una saba ko caTa kara jAtI hai yaha ciinii| cInI ke kAraNa mastiSkIya aura snAyavika durbalatA ke sAtha-sAtha aura-aura bhI aneka vyAdhiyAM utpanna hotI haiM / kucha vyakti atyadhika mAtrA meM cInI khAte haiM aura jIvana bhara roga kI pIr3A ko bhogate rahate haiM / ve marate dama taka cInI nahIM chor3ate aura yaha cInI unheM yamaloka pahuMcA detI hai / 1 svAda- - vRddhi ke lie do vastueM prasiddha haiM-- cInI aura nmk| aneka loga aise haiM jo cInI se paraheja rakhate haiM, para namaka atyadhika mAtrA meM khAte haiM / bambaI ke eka DAkTara kA lekha par3hA thA / usane yaha parAmarza diyA hai ki dinabhara meM kevala eka yA do grAma namaka zarIra ke lie apekSita hai| isase jyAdA namaka zarIra meM aneka roga utpanna karatA hai / jo loga tale hue yA namakIna padArtha khAte haiM, 117 Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 soyA mana jaga jAe unake zarIra meM namaka kI kitanI mAtrA pahuMcatI hai, andAjA nahIM lagAyA jA sktaa| cInI aura namaka ye do mukhya ghaTaka haiM bImAriyoM ke| kiDanI kI bImArI, ucca raktacApa, hRdaya roga Adi ina do ke kAraNa adhika hote haiN| AhAra ke sAtha tIsarI bAta jur3I huI hai mAtrA kii| AdamI kI bhojana kI mAtrA bahuta adhika hai| AdamI apanI jarUrata se jyAdA khAtA hai| Aja ke DAkTara kilorI ke AdhAra para DAiTa kA nirdhAraNa karate haiN| kilorI kI nyUnatA yA adhikatA--donoM hAnikAraka haiN| AhAra kI mAtrA parimita ho, yaha viveka sabhI meM nahIM hai| acchI vastu adhika khAne kI Adata aneka kaThinAiyoM ko janma detI hai| mita AhAra svAsthya kA pramukha aMga hai| jo isakI upekSA karatA hai, vaha apane jIvana kI upekSA karatA hai| __ jisameM AhAra kA viveka nahIM hai, vaha cAhe kitanA hI par3hA-likhA ho, jIvana kA sahI darzana use prApta nahIM hotaa| parimita AhAra aura saMtulita AhAra vAlA vyakti hI jIvana-darzana pA sakatA hai| ___ AhAra-vijaya kA eka aMga hai-tpsyaa| zivira kAla meM yaha bhI calatI hai| AyaMbila karAe jAte haiN| do prakAra ke AyaMbila hote haiN| eka meM thor3e se kacce cAvala khAe jAte haiM aura dUsare meM sau grAma adhapake cAvala khAe jAte haiN| basa, pAnI aura cAvala aura kucha nhiiN| yaha svAsthyakAraka prayoga hai| zivira meM Ane vAle aneka DAkTaroM ne isa prayoga se lAbha uThAyA hai, svastha hue haiN| AhAra ke sAtha anAhAra bhI jur3A huA hai| khAnA hai to kaise khAnA? kyA khAnA? kitanA khAnA aura kaba khAnA? nahIM khAnA hai to kaise? ye donoM jur3e hue haiN| na khAnA bhI AhAra kA aMga hai| ina donoM kA darzana prekSAdhyAna kA mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| isa dRSTi se AhAra aura zarIra kA saMbaMdha hai| vANI kA artha hai bhASAtmaka pryog| isakA viveka bhI bahuta apekSita hai| prANazakti bolane meM bahuta kharca hotI hai, isalie anAvazyaka nahIM bolanA caahie| bolanA ho to dhIre bolanA caahie| nahIM to nahIM hI bolanA caahie| tIvra AvAja meM bolane se prANazakti kA vyaya adhika hotA hai| jaba vANI kA saMyama, AhAra kA saMyama aura zarIra kA saMyama sadhatA hai taba hama prANazakti ko surakSita rakha pAte haiN| prANazakti yA jIvanIzakti ko naSTa karane vAle tattva ye aura haiM1. pratikriyAtmaka vRtti 2. aticintana, atikalpanA aura atismRti Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMpadA : jIvana kA samagra darzana 119 3. niSedhAtmaka dRssttikonn| jIvanIzakti ke kSaraNa ko rokane ke lie pratikriyA-virati kA abhyAsa karanA hotA hai| pratikriyA svAbhAvika-sI bana gaI hai| indriyoM se dekheMge, suneMge, cakheMge to pratikriyA hogii| mana se cintana kareMge to pratikriyA hogii| pratikriyA ko rokA nahIM jA sktaa| pratikriyA-virati kA tAtparya hai ki atimAtrA meM pratikriyA na kreN| aisI pratikriyA na kareM ki vaha pratikriyA indriya aura mana kI zakti ko hI khAne laga jaae| bhojana jaisA cAhA vaisA nahIM milA to pratikriyA ho gii| eka bAra kabhI aisA ho sakatA hai para pratikriyA yadi laMbI bana jAtI hai, draupadI kA cIra bana jAtI hai, taba samasyA paidA karatI hai| pratikriyA ke kAraNa hamArI pacAsa pratizata prANazakti naSTa ho jAtI hai| kriyA meM jitanI zakti kharca hotI hai, usase adhika pratikriyA meM kharca hotI hai| pratikriyA-virati kA sAdhanA-sUtra hai samatA kI aaraadhnaa| jaise-jaise samabhAva kI vRddhi hogI, priya-apriya ke saMvedana se Upara uThane kA abhyAsa hogA, vaise-vaise pratikriyA-virati sadhatI jaaegii| pratikriyA paidA karate haiM priya saMvedana yA apriya sNvedn| inake ghere meM yaha virati saMbhava nahIM hai| isalie yaha abhyAsa bhI jarUrI hai ki inase bacA jA ske| eka hI dina meM yaha abhyAsa nahIM ho jaataa| yaha to eka prakAra kA nazA hai| jaise zarAba kA nazA AdamI ko pakar3a letA hai, phira use chor3ane meM dikkata hotI hai, kyoMki vaha dhIre-dhIre snAyavika mAMga bana jAtI hai| jaba usake pariNAmoM kA bhAna hotA hai taba AdamI usase chUTane kA upAya karatA hai aura dhIre-dhIre usakI pakar3a se mukta ho jAtA hai| vaise-hI isakA abhyAsa bhI yadi dIrghakAla taka cale to vAMchita pariNAma A sakate haiN| __abhI-abhI rUsI netA gorvAcyova bhArata Ae the| unhoMne zarAba ke viSaya meM jo kahA, vaha bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa hai ve svayaM zarAba nahIM pIte aura apane deza raziyA ko isa caMgula se mukta karanA cAhate haiN| unhoMne kahA--zarAba ke aneka nukasAna haiM 1. janmajAta baccoM meM bImAriyAM AtI haiN| 2. roga-nirodhaka zakti kama ho jAtI hai| 3. anuzAsanahInatA AtI hai| 4. kartavya ke prati lAparavAhI bar3hatI hai| 5. aparAdha bar3hate haiN| Azcarya hotA hai ki jahAM zarAba pAnI kI taraha pI jAtI hai, vahAM ke adhikArI usake pariNAmoM se AtaMkita hokara usake nirAkaraNa kI ceSTA Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 soyA mana jaga jAe karate haiN| pratikriyA svayaM nazA hai, zarAba hai| pratikriyA krodha ko, ahaMkAra ko, ghRNA ko. IrSyA ko janma detI hai| ye sAre zarAba ke naze jaise hI haiN| inase pratikriyA ko bar3hAvA milatA hai| yaha pramAda hai| apramAda kA jIvana hai pratikriyA-virati kA jiivn| niSedhAtmaka dRSTikoNa se bhI prANa zakti kA atyadhika vyaya hotA hai| nakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa ke upajIvI haiM nirAzA aura hIna bhaavnaa| vyakti sadA niSedha kI bhASA meM socatA hai| vidhAyaka bhAva Ate hI nahIM, yadi Ate haiM to bahuta alp| isa nakArAtmaka bhAva se jIvanIzakti bahuta kharca hotI hai| prekSAdhyAna ke prayoga kA artha hai niSedhAtmaka bhAva se bacanA yAni zatrutA ke bhAva se bacakara mitratA ke bhAva ko apnaanaa| maitrI kA vikAsa hone para dRSTikoNa racanAtmaka ho jAtA hai| maitrI kA artha kevala dUsaroM ke sAtha mitratA kA saMbaMdha sthApita karanA hI nahIM hai, kintu racanAtmaka dRSTikoNa banAnA, yaha maitrI kA mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| bhAvakriyA zakti ke kSaraNa ko rokatI hai| yaha sAdhanA kA mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| bhAvakriyA kA artha hai. zarIra, vANI aura mana ko eka sAtha milA denaa| unakA alaga-alaga honA dravyakriyA hai, jar3a kriyA hai| bhojana karate samaya yA upAsanA karate samaya mana kahIM anyatra cakkara lagAtA hai to vaha kriyA jar3a kriyA hai, bhAvakriyA nahIM hai| jo vyakti bhojana karate samaya zarIra, vANI aura mana se bhojana kI kriyA meM saMyukta rahatA hai to vaha bhojana sajIva bhojana hai, anyathA vaha bhojana mRta bhojana bana jAtA hai| Ayurveda ke mahAn AcArya caraka ne kahA khAte samaya khAne meM hI mana lagA rhe| vaha anyatra na jaae| mana, vacana aura zarIra--tInoM eka hI kriyA meM saMyukta rheN| aisI kriyA jIvita kriyA hotI hai aura jo ajAnakArI meM kI jAtI hai, tInoM kI alaga-alaga kriyAeM hotI haiM to vaha mRta kriyA hotI hai| bhAvakriyA kA prayoga mastiSka kI zakti ko jagAne kA mahatvapUrNa prayoga hai| hama isa prayoga se jJAnataMtuoM ko itanA vikasita kara dete haiM ki ve hamArI bAta mAnane laga jAte haiM, hamAre Adeza kA pAlana karane laga jAte haiN| pahale kI bAta hai| maiM bImAra ho gyaa| prAkRtika cikitsA krvaaii| cikitsaka ne kahA yadi kabja mahasUsa ho to AMtoM ko Adeza do ki ve mala kA visarjana pUre rUpa meM kareM, zuddhi kreN| mujhe isa kathana kA saMdeha huaa| mana meM AyA ki Adeza kauna mAnegA? baccA to hai nahIM AMta ki vaha Adeza mAna le| becArI jar3a AMteM Adeza ko kyA samajheMgI? para, maiMne yaha vidhi apanAI aura Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMpadA : jIvana kA samagra darzana 121 mujhe svayaM ko Azcarya huA ki kucha hI dinoM bAda AMteM nirdeza mAnane lagIM jaise sadhA huA ghor3A yA naukara Adeza mAnatA ho| kabja kA roga miTa gyaa| jJAnataMtu Adeza mAna sakate haiN| Adeza dene kA DhaMga honA caahie| kaThora bhASA meM svAmI kI taraha Adeza na deN| vinamratA ke sAtha diyA jAne vAlA pratyeka nirdeza mAnya hogaa| bhAvakriyA jJAnataMtu aura karmataMtu ko jagAne kI viziSTa prakriyA hai| jIvana kI AdhArabhUta zakti jIvanIzakti ko bacAne ke upAya kI samagratA kA bodha karAnA hI hai prekssaadhyaan| Aja jo maiMne carcA kI hai, una sabakA yathArtha abhyAsa karane se hI dhyAna kA pUrA lAbha uThAyA jA sakatA hai| anyathA lAbha hogA, para thodd'aa| pUre lAbha ke lie samagratA para dhyAna kendrita karanA hai| saMnyAsI kI kuTiyA meM corI ho gii| saMnyAsI ne kahA merA sarvasva luTa gyaa| cora pakar3A gyaa| nyAyAdhIza ne saMnyAsI se pUchA- batAo, kyA-kyA corI gayA? usane kahA saba kucha calA gyaa| merA bichaunA, takiyA, kaMbala, cAdara, saba kucha cora le gyaa| cora bolA hajUra! saMnyAsI jhUTha bola rahA hai| maiMne to kevala eka kaMbala hI curAyA thaa| saMnyAsI bolA--kaMbala hI to merA sarvasva hai| vahI saba kucha hai| prekSAdhyAna hI saba kucha hai| kabhI Apa ise bichA leM, or3ha leM, takiyA banA leN| saba kucha hai| dhyAna cAhe to Apa AhAra para kendrita kara leM, bolane para kendrita kara leM, calane para yA sone para kendrita kara leN| vaha kabhI kucha bana jAegA, kabhI kucha bana jAegA, saba kucha bana jaaegaa| yAni samagra jIvana kA darzana bana jaaegaa| ise prApta kareMge to ApakA vyaktigata jIvana sukhada aura Anandamaya banegA, AsapAsa meM usakI saurabha phailegI aura samAja ko bhI Apa lAbhAnvita kara skeNge| Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16. apanI AtmA apanA mitra hama ananta mahAsAgara meM zvAsa le rahe haiN| ananta hai atIta aura ananta hai bhvissy| saba kucha ananta hI ananta / satya bhI ananta hai| isalie atIta meM bhI satya khojA gayA aura bhaviSya meM bhI khojA jAtA rhegaa| satya kI khoja kabhI pUrI nahIM hogI, kyoMki vaha ananta hai| ananta kabhI pUrA nahIM hotaa| vaha pUrNa hotA hai| pUrNa aura ananta isalie ki na vaha buddhigamya hai aura na zabdagamya / buddhi kI apanI sImA hai| zabda kI apanI sImA hai, isalie satya isa sImA meM Abaddha nahIM hotaa| vaha asIma hai| sasIma meM kaise AegA? phira bhI manuSya satya ko buddhigamya aura zabdagamya karane kA prayatna karatA rahA hai| use jAnane. khojane aura kriyAnvita karane kA prayAsa karatA rahA hai| satya kI khoja aneka dizAoM meM huI hai| aneka vyaktioM ne satya ko khojA hai| dArzanikoM ne satya ko khojA to vaijJAnikoM ne bhI satya ko khojaa| dharma aura adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne bhI satya kI khoja kii| isa prakAra nAnA dizAoM meM satya khojA jAtA rahA hai| do zabda haiM zatru aura mitr| khojA gayA ki zatru kauna aura mitra kauna? unakI pahacAna kyA hai? jIvana kI yaha mahatvapUrNa khoja hai| aneka bAra aisA hotA hai ki jo zatru mAnA jAtA hai, vaha mitra nikala jAtA hai aura jo mitra mAnA jAtA hai vaha zatru nikala jAtA hai| vyavahAra kI bhUmikA meM bhI isakI khoja huI hai| isakI kucha kasauTiyAM bhI laukika stara para nirdhArita kI gaI haiN| ve kasauTiyAM ye haiM dadAti pratigRNhAti, guhyamAkhyati pRcchati / bhuMkte bhojayate caiva, SaDvidhaM mitrakSalaNam / / 1. 2. jo detA bhI hai aura letA bhI hai| 3. 4. jo mitra ko gupta bAta batAtA bhI hai aura usakI gupta bAta pUchatA bhI hai| 5. 6. jo mitra ke ghara khAtA bhI hai aura mitra ko khilAtA bhI hai| vyavahAra meM mitra kI pahacAna ina 6 bAtoM se hotI hai| mitra vaha hai jo kevala letA hI nahIM, detA bhI hai| vaha apanI mana kI bAta kisI ko nahIM Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI AtmA apanA mitra 123 batAtA, para mitra ke samakSa use nahIM chupAtA, sArA rahasya ugala detA hai| vaha mitra ke rahasya ko bhI jAnane kA prayatna karatA hai aura letA hai| mitratA meM chipAva nahIM hotaa| jahAM chipAva AtA hai vahAM mitratA TUTa jAtI hai| yA mitratA rahatI hai yA chipAva rahatA hai| donoM sAtha nahIM cala skte| vaha mitra ke ghara khAtA bhI hai aura mitra ko khilAtA bhI hai| nItizAstra meM mitratA, prema aura prIti ke ye chaha lakSaNa batAe gae haiN| adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne bhI mitratA para vicAra kiyA, para usakI kasauTiyAM bhinna haiN| vahAM dene-lene kI bAta prApta nahIM hotii| kyA de aura kyA le? jJAna kA AdAna-pradAna hotA hai| jJAna dene vAlA guru aura lene vAlA shissy| basa, itanA hI hotA hai| vahAM gupta bAta kucha hotI hI nhiiN| adhyAtma meM spaSTatA hai| chipAva hai hI nhiiN| chipAva mAyA hai| adhyAtma mAyA se achUtA hotA hai| jahAM mAyA hai vahAM adhyAtma nahIM aura jahAM adhyAtma hai vahAM mAyA nhiiN| mAyA, pravaMcanA Adi vyavahAra kI bhUmikA para calate haiN| jahAM zuddha adhyAtma kI bhUmikA prApta hotI hai, vahAM se sArI bAteM chUTa jAtI haiN| yahI adhyAtma kA Adi-bindu hai| anyathA adhyAtma ko khojA hI nahIM jA sktaa| adhyAtma meM mitra kI khoja karate-karate eka niSkarSa para pahuMca kara yaha ghoSaNA kI 'purisA! tuma meva tumaM mittaM, kiM bahiyA mitta micchsi|' puruSa! tU hI terA mitra hai| bAhara mitra kI khoja kyoM kara rahA hai? 'appA kattA vikattA y|' AtmA hI sukha kA kartA hai aura AtmA hI du:kha kA kartA hai| 'appA mittamamittaM ca AtmA hI mitra hai aura AtmA hI zatru hai| yaha mitra aura zatru kI paribhASA hamAre samakSa hai| isakA parIkSaNa kreN| yadi AtmA hI mitra hai to mitratA kI sArI bAta hI samApta ho jAtI hai| choTA baccA bhI dUsaroM ko mitra banAtA hai aura bar3A AdamI bhI mitra banAtA hai| aisA mAnA bhI jAtA hai ki jisake mitra aura zatru nahIM haiM, usakA kaisA jIvana? kahA hai 'sajjana jAke sau nahIM, durjana nahIM pacAsa / tA suta ko jananI janI, bhAra marI nau maas||' para jaba hama advaita kI bhASA meM socate haiM ki atmA hI mitra hai aura AtmA hI zatru hai, taba yaha bAta gale nahIM utrtii| kyA hama kisI ko mitra na mAneM? kyA hama kisI ko zatru na mAneM? kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai? para hameM gahare meM Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 utara kara socanA hogA ki kaba mitra mAneM aura kaba zatru mAneM ? kAraNa kI khoja meM batAyA gayA ki hamAre do prasthAna hote haiM-- kuprasthAna aura suprasthAna / AtmA kA suprasthAna hotA hai taba vaha hamArI mitra hai aura jaba kuprasthAna hotA hai taba vaha hamArI zatru hai| yaha mitratA aura zatrutA ke viSaya meM AcaraNavAdI dRSTikoNa hai I do naya haiM, dRSTikoNa haiN| eka hai dravyArthika naya jo vastu kI samagratA ko svIkAra karatA hai / eka hai paryAyArthika naya jo vastu meM paidA hone vAle nae-nae rUpoM ko svIkAra karatA hai / jaba hama dravyArthika naya arthAt vastu para samagratA kI dRSTi se vicAra karate haiM to AtmA - AtmA hai| basa, isase Age kucha bhI nahIM / AtmA kevala AtmA / caitanya kevala caitanya / na acchA, na burA / na zatru, na mitr| eka paryAya usameM paidA hotA hai taba vaha AtmA mitra bana jAtI hai / yaha hai paryAyArthika dRSTikoNa / paryAya hai, isalie dhyAna kA prayojana hai / yadi paryAya nahIM hotA, zatru aura mitra, acchA aura burA nahIM hotA to na dharma kI jarUrata hotI aura na dhyAna aura tapasyA kI AvazyakatA hotI / jo jaisA hai, vaisA hI rahatA / kintu yaha AtmA kA svarUpa nahIM hai| yaha usakA astitva nahIM hai / yaha paryAya hai| acchA honA eka paryAya hai| burA honA eka paryAya hai| upayogI honA eka paryAya hai aura anupayogI honA eka paryAya hai / ye sArI avasthAeM haiN| ye badalatI haiN| inako badalA jA sakatA hai, isIlie dharma kI jarUrata hai / ye badalatI haiM, isIlie dhyAna aura tapasyA Avazyaka hai / hamArA karttavya aura puruSArtha hai ki hama inameM parivartana lA sakate haiN| yaha svAmitva hamAre hAtha meM hai / parivartana kA sUtra hamAre hastagata ho gayA / hama svayaM apane bhAgya ke vidhAtA haiM, dUsarA koI vidha tA nahIM hai / 1 soyA mana jaga jAe AtmA kA su-utthAna sabako priya lagatA hai| vaha hamArA mitra hai AtmA kA du:utthAna acchA nahIM lagatA / vaha hamArA zatru hai| acchA AcaraNa sabako suhAtA hai / burA AcaraNa kisI ko nahIM suhAtA / bure AcaraNa vAle ko koI sAtha meM milAnA bhI nahIM cAhatA / rAjA samarasena aura usakA maMtrI kuSANa / donoM tejasvI aura zaktizAlI / eka bAra rAjA samarasena ne par3osI rAjya para AkramaNa kara, use apane rAjya meM milA liyaa| sarvatra jaya jayakAra hone lgaa| sabhI prasanna / para maMtrI kuSANa ke cehare para koI prasannatA nahIM / rAjA ne puuchaa| maMtrI bolA-- 'rAjan ! Apane par3osI rAjA kI uddaMDatA miTAI, isakA sabako harSa hai / para usa rAjya ko apane rAjya ke sAtha milAnA, kataI ucita nahIM hai| usake rAjya ko milAkara apane Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI AtmA apanA mitra 125 rAjya kA vistAra karanA ThIka nahIM hai, kyoMki usa rAjya ke nAgarika bhraSTa haiN| unakA caritra UMcA nahIM hai| unake milane se hamArA rAjya bhI prabhAvita hogA, naSTa-bhraSTa ho jaaegaa|' rAjA ne isa kathana ke lie pramANa maaNgaa| maMtrI ne kahA maiM pramANita kruuNgaa| ___ eka dina rAjA, maMtrI tathA anyAnya saMbhrAMta nAgarika vijita pradeza meM ge| vahAM maMtrI ne nagara meM ghoSaNA karavAI ki kala mahArAjAdhirAja samarasena dUdha ke tAlAba meM snAna kreNge| abhI tAlAba sUkhA hai| prAta:kAla hote-hote sabhI nAgarika do-do loTA dUdha tAlAba meM DAlakara usa tAlAba ko dUdha se bhara deN| sabane ghoSaNA sunii| ___ eka nAgarika ne socA, sabhI dUdha DAleMge hI, maiM yadi pAnI DAla detA hUM to kauna dekhegaa| vaha aMdhare-aMdhare jAkara do loTA pAnI DAla aayaa| dUsare, tIsare aura cauthe nAgarika ne bhI yahI socaa| sabhI ne dUdha ke badale pAnI DAlA aura tAlAba pAnI se bhara gyaa| rAjA samarasena, maMtrI kuSANa tathA anyAnya loga tAlAba para upasthita hue| rAjA ne jaba use pAnI se bharA dekhA to usake Azcarya kA ThikAnA nahIM rhaa| maMtrI ke binA kahe hI rAjA ko sArI bAta jJAta ho gii| usane usa rAjya ko apane rAjya meM na milAkara puna: usI rAjA ko lauTA diyaa| koI bhI vyakti aprazasta ko apane sAtha na rakhanA cAhatA hai aura na milAnA cAhatA hai| eka bhraSTa aphasara bhI apane adhInastha aphasaroM ko abhraSTa dekhanA cAhatA hai| eka beImAna seTha bhI beImAna naukara ko nahIM caahtaa| eka AlasI vyakti apane naukara ko AlasI dekhanA nahIM caahtaa| yaha AdamI kI prakRti hai| AtmA kA acchA utthAna hamArA mitra hai aura burA utthAna shtru| hama ise smjheN| Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17. samasyA aura duHkha eka nahIM do haiM bUr3he ne DhUMTha se kahA-terI aura merI eka hI dazA hai| pahale kitanA vaibhava thA merA / merA rUpa sundara thA, dRzya thaa| rUpa gyaa| jhurriyAM par3a gii| pahale tuma bhI sundara the, pattoM aura phaloM se lade hue| sabako gaMvA kara tuma bhI DhUMTha jaise bana gae ho| aba hama donoM kI eka dazA hai| DhUTha bUr3he kI bAta suna muskarA kara bolA maiM tere jaisA nahIM huuN| tU Aja duHkha ke gIta gA rahA hai| maiM du:khI nahIM huuN| kyA tU nahIM jAnatA, abhI maiM patajhar3a bhoga rahA hUM? patajhar3a calA jAegA, phira vasaMta AegA aura merA rUpa nikhara jaaegaa| mere mana meM vasanta kI AzA hai| vaha merA AlaMbana hai| usake sahAre maiM sadA sukhI rahatA huuN| para tU duHkha bhoga rahA hai| __eka samAna avsthaa| per3a bhI bUr3hA aura lUMTha banA huA hai aura AdamI bhI bUr3hA aura lUMTha banA huA hai| per3a du:kha nahIM bhoga rahA hai| AdamI du:kha bhoga rahA hai| aisA kyoM? donoM meM antara hai aura isa antara meM se sacAI khoja nikAlanA hai| yaha sacAI ki samasyA aura ghaTanA alaga vastu hai aura du:kha honA alaga bAta hai| do vyakti haiN| donoM eka jaisI paristhiti se gujarate haiN| eka du:kha bhogatA hai aura dUsarA duHkha nahIM bhogtaa| kucha vyakti aise hote haiM jo rAI jitane du:kha ko pahAr3a banA dete haiM aura kucha vyakti pahAr3a jitane bhArI-bharakama du:kha ko choTA banA dete haiM, rAI jitanA banA dete haiN| do prakAra ke loga haiM jJAnI aura sNvednshiil| jo saMvedanazIla hotA hai, usakA du:kha miTatA nahIM kyoMki vaha choTe-se du:kha ko bhI bar3A banAkara bhogatA jAtA hai| usakA pUrA jIvana saMvedanA kA jIvana hotA hai| vaha tinake ko masala banA detA hai| jJAnI AdamI tinake ko tinakA bhI nahIM rahane detA, use bhI miTA detA hai| vaha saMvedana nahIM karatA, du:khI nahIM hotA hai| jJAna kA saMbaMdha hamArI cetanA se hotA hai aura saMvedana kA saMbaMdha hamArI indriya-cetanA se hotA hai| jo vyakti isa stara para jItA hai vaha indriyoM ko pradhAnatA detA hai| jo indriyoM kI sacAiyoM ko hI mAnatA hai, vaha saMvedanazIla ho jAtA hai aura apane AsapAsa du:kha kA jagat nirmita kara DAlatA hai| indriyAM dhokhA detI haiN| AMkhoM dekhA aura kAnoM sunA bhI jhUTha hotA hai| Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA aura duHkha eka nahIM do haiM 127 siMha kA vizvasta maMtrI thA siyAra / siyAra atyanta buddhimAna aura catura thaa| siMha usa para mugdha thaa| donoM kI ghaniSTatA aneka pazuoM ke lie IrSyA kI bAta bana gii| saba jalane lge| sabhI ekamata hokara siyAra ke chidra dekhane lge| sabhI cAhate the ki siyAra ko yahAM se haTA diyA jaae| unhoMne upAya khojaa| siMha ke rasoiyoM ko apane pakSa meM milAyA / siMha ke lie jo mAMsa pakatA, usameM se assI pratizata siyAra kI guphA meM aura zeSa bIsa pratizata siMha kI guphA meM bhejA jAtA / do-tIna dina yahI krama claa| cauthe dina siMha ne pUchA--'mAMsa kama kyoM A rahA hai ?' anya jAnavaroM ne kahA- Apake maMtrI siyAra kA Adeza hai ki adhika bhAga unakI guphA meM bhejA jAe aura Apako kama mAMsa diyA jaae| siMha ne sunA / vaha siyAra kI guphA dekhane gyaa| vahAM mAMsa kA Dhera lagA par3A thA / usakA Aveza bar3hA aura usane kahA- abhI maiM usa nIca siyAra kA kAma tamAma kara detA huuN| vaha nAlAyaka hai| siMha kI bur3hI mAM guphA meM baiThI thI / usane kahA--beTe ! eka bAra aura soco| siMha bolA- maiM AMkhoM se dekha AyA huuN| mAM ne kahA - AMkhoM dekhA bhI to jhUTha ho sakatA hai ? yaha AkAza dikhAI detA hai niilaa| para nIlA raMga hai kahAM ? juganU Aga jaisA dikhAI detA hai, para Aga hai kahAM ? isalie jAMca karo, phira nirNaya krnaa| siMha ne siyAra ko bulAkara pUchA-- terI guphA meM itanA mAMsa kyoM? vaha bolA-- 'mahArAja ! maiM to cAra dinoM se yahAM thA hI nahIM, mujhe jJAta nahIM hai, kisane vahAM mAMsa rakhA hai|' siMha samajha gayA aura use SaDyaMtra kA patA laga gyaa| 1 indriya- cetanA ke stara para jIne vAlA vyakti yathArtha jIvana nahIM jItA, jhUThA jIvana jItA hai / vaha saMvedanA kA jIvana jItA hai, jJAna kA jIvana nahIM jItA ! jJAna aura saMvedana eka nahIM, do haiM / saMvedanA se Upara uThe binA sacAI jJAta nahIM ho sktii| jo duHkhI haiM ve saMvedanA kA jIvana jIte haiM yA yoM kaheM jo saMvedanA kA jIvana jIte haiM ve du:khI haiN| jo jJAna ke stara para jIte haiM ve kabhI du:khI nahIM hote / AdamI duHkha nahIM cAhatA, para vaha duHkha bhogatA hai| isake do kAraNa haiM-Adata aura asAtAvedanIya karma / eka dhanADhya vyakti hai / apAra saMpatti, para vaha kahatA hai ki isa saMsAra meM usa jaisA du:khI vyakti dUsarA koI hai nahIM / sabhI suvidhAeM haiN| koI kamI nahIM hai / phira duHkha kyoM ? yaha Adata kI lAcArI hai| bIsa varSa pahale kisI ne do zabda kaha die / kahane vAlA nahIM rahA, para ve zabda Aja bhI use cubhate haiM / unakI cubhana se vaha itanA duHkha bhogatA hai / una zabdoM kI smRti duHkha kA sAgara khar3A kara detI hai| yaha hai ahetuka duHkha, Adatana duHkha / apanI Adata ke Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 soyA mana jaga jAe vazIbhUta hokara bhogA jAne vAlA du:kh| Adata bana gaI ki atIta kI ghaTanA ko yAda karate jAnA aura duHkha bhogate jaanaa| isakA aMta kaise ho? __du:kha kA dUsarA hetu hai--asAtavedanIya karma kA udaya / atIta ke karma vartamAna meM udaya meM Akara jaba phala dete haiM taba apriya saMvedana jAgate haiM aura AdamI du:khI bana jAtA hai| apanA kiyA huA svayaM ko hI bhoganA par3atA hai| yaha hai karmajanya sNvedn| du:kha hai| duHkha kA hetu hai| sukha hai| sukha kA hetu hai| ise asvIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| duHkha kA hetu hai--pratikUla sAmagrI aura sukha kA hetu hai anukUla saamgrii| sukha kI tIna avasthAeM haiM--sukha kI sAmagrI, sukha kA saMvedana aura sukha-cetanA kI Antarika anubhUti / duHkha kI do hI avasthAeM hotI haiM duHkha kI sAmagrI aura duHkha kA saMvedana / AtmA meM duHkha hai nhiiN| duHkha bAhya jagat kA saMvedana hai| bhItara meM du:kha nahIM hai| hamArA svarUpa hai Anandamaya, sukhamaya / hamArA svarUpa du:khamaya nahIM hai| duHkha thopA huA hai, Aropita hai, svarUpa nahIM hai| du:kha aura samasyA eka nahIM hai| dUsarA koI bhI vyakti samasyA paidA kara sakatA hai, para duHkhI nahIM banA sktaa| saMkaTa meM DAla sakatA hai, para duHkhI nahIM banA sktaa| yaha eka sacAI hai, jise adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne ujAgara kiyA hai| niSkarSa meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki saMkaTa yA bAdhA koI bhI vyakti upasthita kara sakatA hai, para vizva meM koI bhI zakti aisI nahIM hai jo kisI ko du:khI banA ske| ___ kyA haricandra ko kama saMkaTa meM DAlA gayA? usakA rAjya gayA, patnI gaI, svayaM bhI sthAnacyuta ho gyaa| bhayaMkara saMkaTa AyA, para kyA use du:khI banAyA jA sakA? bilkula nahIM? rAma ne caudaha varSa kA banavAsa shaa| jaMgala meM bhaTakate rhe| kyA ve duHkha kA vedana karate the? mahAvIra aura buddha ke samakSa kyA-kyA saMkaTa paidA nahIM kie gae? para kyA ve du:khI bane? AcArya bhikSu ke samakSa kitanI pratikUla paristhitiyAM paidA kI gaI, para kyA unheM du:khI banAyA jA sakA? sukarAta ko jahara pIne ke lie vivaza kiyA gayA, para kyA unako du:kha meM DhakelA jA sakA? kyA jahara kI pyAlI ne mIrAM ko du:khI banAyA? ye saba ve loga the jo saMvedanA kI cetanA se Upara uThakara jJAna kA jIvana jIte the| vaise logoM ko koI bhI zakti du:khI nahIM banA sakatA hai| jJAna cetanA kI zakti bahutaM prakhara hotI hai| isa zakti se saMpanna vyaktiyoM kA sukha abAdha rahatA hai| koI unheM du:khI . nahIM banA sktaa| Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA aura duHkha eka nahIM do haiM 129 adhyAtma kA artha hai atIndriya cetanA kA vikAsa yAni indriya-cetanA se Upara kI cetanA kA vikaas| aisI cetanA kA vikAsa jahAM indriya ke saMvedana nIce raha jAte haiN| aisI sthiti meM na AdateM du:kha kI hetu banatI haiM aura na asAtavedanIya karma kA vipAka vyakti ko duHkhI banA pAtA hai| vaha du:kha kI ambAra khar3A kara sakatA hai para vyakti ko duHkhI nahIM banA pAtA kyoMki saMvedanA kI cetanA se Upara uThakara vaha jI rahA hai| ___ yaha samajhane meM hara vyakti ko kaThinAI hotI hai ki jaTila samasyA meM vyakti du:khI na ho, yaha kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai? yaha kevala kalpanA hai yA isameM kucha tathya bhI hai? sabakA yaha prazna hai| maiM jo yaha kaha rahA hUM ki samasyA alaga bAta hai aura du:kha alaga bAta hai, isameM sacAI hai| samasyA hara koI paidA kara sakatA hai, para koI kisI ko du:khI nahIM banA sktaa| du:khI vaha banatA hai jo samasyA ko svIkAra kara letA hai| jo samasyA ko nakAra detA hai, vaha kabhI duHkhI nahIM hotaa| samasyA ko vaha svIkAratA hai jo saMvedanA kA jIvana jItA hai| jo jJAna cetanA ke stara para jItA hai vaha samasyA ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| prazna hotA hai kyA laukika stara para aisA saMbhava hai? saMbhava kyoM nahIM? jisa vyakti ne usa Adarza kA cunAva kara usake prati sarvAtmanA samarpaNa kiyA hai, vaha vyakti isa bhUmikA para pahuMca sakatA hai| hama kucheka bar3e logoM kI duhAI isalie dete haiM ki kevala hama unhIM ko jAnate haiN| aise logoM kI kamI nahIM hai, jinhoMne jJAna cetanA kA jIvana jIyA hai| jo vyakti apane Adarza kA cunAva nahIM karatA, usake prati samarpita nahIM hotA, vaha kabhI saphala jIvana nahIM jI sktaa| vaha bhaTaka jAtA hai| Adarza kyA ho, yaha bhI ahaMprazna hai| hamArA Adarza honA cAhie--jJAna, Ananda aura zakti kI trivennii| 'arhat' isakA pratIka hai| vaha jJAnamaya hai, Anandamaya hai aura zaktimaya hai| yaha Adarza sampradAyAtIta Adarza hai| yaha triveNI kA pratIka hai| jisameM isa triveNI kA pravAha pravahamAna hotA hai vaha 'arhat' hai| yaha hamArA Adarza hai| jaba hama isake prati sarvAtmanA samarpita ho jAeMge taba hama usa bhUmikA para pahuMca jAeMge jahAM hameM yaha spaSTa dIkhane lagegA ki yaha rahA saMvedanA kA jagat aura yaha rahA jJAna kA jgt| yaha hai du:kha kA jagat aura yaha hai sukha kA jagat / sArA avabodha spaSTa ho jaaegaa| ___ vyakti kA yaha saMkalpa ho maiM usa Adarza ke prati samarpita hotA hUM jahAM na priya-apriya saMvedana hai, jahAM na durbalatA hai, na hInabhAvanA hai para hai kevala satya kA Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 soyA mana jaga jAe ajasra srota jo satata pravahamAna hai| usake sAtha tAdAtmya jor3anA, ekAtmakatA kA anubhava karanA hI pUrNa samarpaNa hai| isa sthiti meM cAhe sukarAta ho yA mIrAM koI bhI vyakti halAhala viSa pI sakatA hai| vaha jahara pIkara bhI amRta kI DakAra le sakatA hai| vaha vyakti atyaMta pratikUla paristhitiyoM ko jhela sakatA hai, kaSToM se aprabhAvita raha sakatA hai| isI ekAtmabhAva ko yoga kI bhASA meM 'samApatti' kahate haiN| isake sAtha-sAtha naI cetanA kA udaya hotA hai, jo duHkha ko pAsa meM nahIM phaTakane detii| asAtavedanIya karma udaya meM Akara zarIra ko pIr3A de sakatA hai, para vyakti ko du:khI nahIM banA sktaa| aise vyakti haiM, jinake zarIra meM apAra pIr3A hai para pachane para ve kahate haiM kaSTa zarIra ko hai| maiM to parama Ananda meM huuN| Ananda AyA kahAM se? kaSTa hai, para satA nahIM pAtA, kyoMki vyakti kA tAdAtmya usa triveNI ke sAtha jur3A huA hai| ___ maiM dekhatA hUM, eka dhArmika vyakti bhI du:khI hai aura eka adhArmika vyakti bhI du:khI hai| to phira dhArmika aura adhArmika kA bheda karanA vyartha hai| dharma kI ArAdhanA na karane vAlA yadi du:kha bhogatA hai to bAta samajha meM A jAtI hai| para dharma kI ArAdhanA karane vAlA bhI duHkha kA saMvedana kare to kucha aTapaTA-sA lagatA hai| duHkha donoM ko AtA hai| koI apavAda nahIM hotaa| para du:kha bhoganA yA nahIM, yaha vyakti kI AntarikatA para nirbhara hai| adhArmika bhI bUDhA hotA hai aura dhArmika bhI bUr3hA hotA hai| adhArmika bur3hApe ko du:kha mAnakara du:khI hotA hai aura dhArmika use anivArya mAnakara usako bhI sukha kA hetu banA detA hai| yahI to antara hotA hai, dhArmika aura adhArmika meN| __ hameM dhArmika kI paribhASA yaha banAnI hogI ki jo bur3hApA Ane para bhI du:khI nahIM hotA, jo viyoga ke hone para bhI du:kha nahIM bhogatA, jo rogagrasta hone para bhI duHkhI nahIM hotA, vaha dhArmika hai| jo ina avasthAoM meM duHkha kA saMvedana kara apAra duHkha bhogatA hai, vaha dharma se dUra hai| aisI sthiti kA nirmANa abhyAsa ke dvArA kiyA jA sakatA hai| jo kevala siddhAnta kI raTa lagAte rahate haiM, abhyAsa nahIM karate, ve kabhI aisI sthiti kA nirmANa nahIM kara skte| abhyAsa jarUrI hai| abhyAsa ke dvArA saMvedanA kI cetanA se Upara uThakara jJAna kI cetanA taka hama jA sakate haiN| vahAM pahuMca kara hama spaSTa dekha sakate haiM samasyA aura du:kha ko alaga alg| vahIM hama saMkalpa kara pAeMge ki hama na samasyA ko svIkAra kareMge aura na duHkha ko| ina donoM se pare jo jJAnacetanA hai usameM jIvana bitaayeNge| aisA hone para sacAI kA sAkSAtkAra svayaM hogaa| Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18. bahuta dUrI hai AvazyakatA aura Asakti meM suvidhA aura sukha eka nahIM hai| samasyA aura duHkha bhI eka nahIM hai| isa sacAI ko jAna lene para bhI AdamI suvidhA kI ora daur3atA hai, samasyA ko samApta karanA cAhatA hai| yaha kyoM? AdamI kitanA hI prayatna kare, kitanI hI sacAI ko jAna le, jaba taka apane atIta kA parimArjana aura pariSkAra nahIM kara letA taba taka jAnate hue bhI anajAna banA rhegaa| hamAre sAtha atIta kA eka bhaMDAra hai| usakA bhAra hama Dho rahe haiN| vaha bhAra uThane nahIM detaa| uThane kA prayatna karate haiM aura vaha nIce dabA detA hai| atIta ke parimArjana ke lie manuSya ko samajhanA, usakI prakRti aura caritra ko samajhanA bahuta jarUrI hai| manuSya aneka caritra vAlA hotA hai| caritra chaha prakAra kA hotA hai1. rAgAtmaka caritra 4. zraddhAtmaka caritra 2. dveSAtmaka caritra 5. buddhyAtmaka caritra 3. mohAtmaka caritra 6. vitarkAtmaka caritra ina chaha caritroM ke AdhAra para manuSya bhI chaha bhAgoM meM vibhakta ho jAte haiN| eka manuSya rAgAtmaka caritra vAlA hotA hai| use Asakti aura rAga acchA lagatA hai| vaha indriya-viSayoM meM Asakta rahatA hai| sarvatra rAga hI raag| sarvatra priyatA hI priytaa| vaha saundarya kA pipAsu hotA hai| padArtha jagat kI lubhAvanI AkRtiyoM meM vaha Asakta hotA hai| vaha sabake sAtha rAgAtmaka vyavahAra karatA hai| rAga use priya hotA hai| ___ eka vyakti dveSAtmaka caritra vAlA hotA hai| jahAM jAtA hai vahAM dveSa hI dveSa phailA detA hai| dveSa, IrSyA, ghRNA aura saMgharSa ke kITANuoM ko sAtha lie calatA hai aura jahAM avasara dekhatA hai unako bikheratA jAtA hai| yaha dveSAtmaka prakRti hai| eka vyakti mohAtmaka caritra vAlA hotA hai| vaha akarmaNyatA, Alasya aura mUr3hatA lie calatA hai| vaha kucha karanA nahIM caahtaa| niraMtara ArAma aura vishraam| khAnA, pInA aura sonA ye usake jIvana ke mukhya kArya hote haiN| vaha mUr3hatA meM jItA hai| eka vyakti hotA hai zraddhAtmaka caritra vaalaa| vaha hara bAta meM vizvAsa kara letA hai aura pratyeka vyakti kI bAta ko mAna letA hai| Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 soyA mana jaga jAe ___ eka vyakti ne Akara kahA-are! maiM tumhAre sasurAla se AyA huuN| bahuta du:khada samAcAra hai ki tumhArI patnI vidhavA ho gii| itanA sunate hI vaha rone lgaa| logoM ne pUchA, ro kyoM rahe ho? vaha bolA--roU kyoM nahIM! merI patnI vidhavA ho gaI hai| eka samajhadAra vyakti ne kahA tuma jIvita baiThe ho, phira tumhArI patnI vidhavA kaise ho gaI? usane kahA mere sasurAla kA nAI AyA thaa| kyA vaha jhUTha kahegA? aisI prakRti ke vyakti hote haiM, jo pratyeka bAta ko mAna lete haiN| kucha vyakti hote haiM jo buddhyAtmaka caritra se yukta hote haiN| ve hara bAta para soca-samajhakara phira use maaneNge| unakA caritra jijJAsAtmaka yA jJAnAtmaka hotA hai| yaha bhI eka prakRti hotI hai| kucha vyaktiyoM kA caritra vitarkAtmaka hotA hai| hara bAta meM ve tarka karate haiN| unakA citta vyavasthita nahIM rahatA, anavasthita hotA hai| unakA saMdeha kabhI nahIM mitttaa| ve paga-paga para saMdeha karate rahate haiM aura tarka ke jAla meM phaMsate jAte haiN| yaha vitarkAtmaka caritra kI avasthA hai| isa prakAra caritra ke AdhAra para manuSyoM ke chaha nahIM, chaha sau vibhAga kie jA sakate haiN| jitanI AkRtiyAM utanI hI prakRtiyAM aura utane hI critr|| rAgAtmaka prakRti vAlA AdamI saMgraha karatA hai, cAhe Avazyaka ho yA na ho| vaha baToranA cAhatA hai| Adima samAja meM yaha pravRtti nahIM thii| jo jisake kAma A jAtI A jaatii| anyathA aise hI par3I rhtii| na padArtha kI cintA aura na upayoga kI cintaa| na vartamAna kI cintA aura na bhaviSya kI cintaa| jaba samAja kA vikAsa huA taba rAgAtmaka vRtti kA bhI vikAsa huaa| rAga bddh'aa| sAtha hI sAtha saMgraha kI bhAvanA bddh'ii| rAga hai isalie AdamI saMgraha karatA hai, anyathA nahIM krtaa| rAgAtmakatA ke kAraNa hI vyakti sukha-suvidhA ko baToratA hai, bhogatA hai| hajAra bAra suna lene para bhI rAgabhAva se chuTakArA nahIM miltaa| ___ prazna hai--kyA rAgAtmaka prakRti ko badalA jA sakatA hai? kyA saMgraha kI samasyA kA koI samAdhAna hai? kyA saMgraha ke kAraNa utpanna viSamatA aura usase utpanna tanAva aura pratikriyAtmaka hiMsA ko kama kiyA jA sakatA hai? ye sAre prazna Aja ke saMdarbha meM bahuta mahatvapUrNa haiN| upAya kA nirdeza diyA gayA ki lobha ko saMtoSa se aura rAga ko virAga se jiito| para prazna hai, saMtoSa aura virAga Ae kaise? maiM jAnatA hUM, dUdha meM ghI hai aura phUla meM sugaMdha hai| para unako vilaga karane kA upAya nahI jAnatA hUM to dUdha se ghI nikalegA kaise aura phUla se sugaMdha (itra) nikalegI kaise? Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahuta dUrI hai AvazyakatA aura Asakti meM 133 kaThiyArA jAnatA thA ki araNi kI lakar3I meM Aga vidyamAna hai / para vaha usase Aga nikAlane kA upAya nahIM jAnatA thA / usane araNi kI lakar3I ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara DAle para Aga nahIM niklii| Aga vahI nikAla sakatA hai jo tarakIba jAnatA hai / I rAga ko badalane kA upAya hai virAga virAga taba AtA hai jaba vyakti dhyAna ke dvArA apane saMskAroM ko sAkSAtkAra kara letA hai| zvAsa- prekSA, dIrgha zvAsa- prekSA Adi dhyAna nahIM haiN| ye dhyAna ke parivAra haiM, ghaTaka haiM isalie inheM bhI dhyAna kaha dete haiM / dhyAna to bahuta dUra hai| laMbI yAtrA ke bAda vahAM pahuMcA jA sakatA hai| ye sArI prArambhika bhUmikAeM haiN| dhyAna kI avasthA vaha hai jahAM mana niruddha avasthA ko prApta ho jAtA hai yA amana bana jAtA hai / 1 mana aniruddha hai / vaha bhaTakatA rahatA hai / use bachar3e kI upamA dI jAtI hai| bachar3A bAr3e meM baMdhA rahatA hai to ThIka rahatA hai / use yadi mukta AkAza de diyA jAtA hai to vaha Udhama macAtA phiratA hai / mana yadi bAr3e meM baMdhA nahIM rahatA to usakI caMcalatA apAra ho jAtI hai| isalie mana kA nirodha Avazyaka hotA hai / mana kI eka bhUmikA hai -- yAtAyAta / prAyaH loga isI bhUmikA meM jIte haiM / mana daur3atA rahatA hai / kabhI ekAgra hotA hai aura kabhI ucchRMkhala / usake nirodha kA abhyAsa kreN| yaha na dekheM kI ekAgratA TUTI kitanI bAra / yaha dekheM ki ekAgratA sadhI kitanI bAra / caMcalatA kitanI kama huI / AdamI ulajha jAtA hai niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM meM / eka mArmika kahAnI hai-- eka vyakti ne zIze kA AviSkAra kiyaa| usane socA, AdamI apane Apako dekha nahIM sakatA, para mere AviSkAra se vaha apane Apako dekha skegaa| vaha prasanna hokara rAjA ke pAsa gyaa| rAjA ne pUchA- kyA lAe ho ? usane kahA-- 'mahArAja' ! adbhuta vastu lAyA huuN| vaha vastu lAyA hUM, jisameM AdamI svayaM ko dekha ske|' rAjA kA mana utsukatA se bhara gayA / vaha svayaM ko dekhanA cAhatA thaa| tabhI maMtrI ne rAjA ko ekAnta meM le jAkara kahA - 'mahArAja ! kyA Apa rAjya kA satyAnAza karanA cAhate haiM ? kyA Apa nahIM jAnate ki apanI chAyA yA pratibimba ko dekhanA kitanA bar3A apazakuna hai ? lagatA hai yaha dhokhebAja hai / kisI rAjya kA guptacara yA ApakA akalyANa cAhane vAle ho / ' rAjA ne sunaa| mAthA tthnkaa| vicAra badalA aura usa vyakti ko jela meM DAla, phAMsI kI sajA sunA dii| phAMsI kA dina aayaa| rAjA ne pUchA-- bolo, tumhArI aMtima icchA kyA hai ? usane kahA mahArAja ! merI aMtima icchA yahI hai ki Apa mere zIze meM eka bAra svayaM ko dekheM / yaha sunakara rAjA avAk raha gyaa| aMtima Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 icchA pUrI karanI hotI hai / bAta phailate-phailate anta: pura meM phuNcii| paTarAnI ke mana meM utsukatA jAgI I usane mahArAja ko kahakara vaha zIzA apane pAsa maMgA kara svayaM kA pratibiMba dekhaa| vaha pulaka utthii| sAja-zrRMgAra kara punaH dekhA / mana Ananda se bhara gayA / rAnI kI prasannatA ne usake saundarya meM nikhAra lA diyA / rAjA ne rAnI se nikhAra kA kAraNa puuchaa| rAnI ne sArI bAta batA dii| rAjA ke mana meM puna: utsukatA jaagii| usane ekAMta meM jAkara apanI chavi dekhI / mana Ananda se bhara gyaa| rAjA ne usa vyakti ko bulAkara, chAtI se lagA, puraskRta kiyA / yaha hai svayaM ko dekhane kA camatkAra / vyakti niSedhAtmaka bhAvoM se vidheyAtmaka bhAvoM meM A jAtA hai| daMDa puraskAra meM badala jAtA hai| rAga virAga meM badala jAe, lobha para saMtoSa chA jAe - yaha saba kucha ho sakatA hai, jaba hameM svayaM ko dekhane kA darpaNa prApta ho jAtA hai / yaha prApta hone para lobha aura saMgraha se hone vAle samasyA, viSamatA kI samasyA tathA anyAnya sabhI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna ho sakatA hai| prazna hai vaha darpaNa kyA hai ? soyA mana jaga jAe Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19. cAritra-parivartana ke sUtra lalita-kalA, lalita-sAhitya ye jIvana kI dizA ke ghaTaka haiN| AdamI inase prema karatA hai| rAgAtmakatA ko jIvana vikAsa kI dizA meM anivArya mAnA jAtA hai| jahAM rAgAtmakatA nahIM hotI vahAM kisI bhI kalA kA vikAsa nahIM hotA aura kalAzUnya jIvana pazutulya mAnA jAtA hai| isa sthiti meM rAga se virAga kI ora jAne kI bAta kyoM? __ bhArata ke prasiddha kavi rAmadhArIsiMha dinakara ne kahA thA, koI bhI jaina muni acchA kavi nahIM ho sakatA kyoMki vaha virAga kI sAdhanA karatA hai, virAgI hai| kavi rAgI honA caahie| maiMne socA, kavi honA kaThina nahIM hai, kintu rAga aura virAga kI sImA ko samajhanA kaThina hai| rAga prazasta aura aprazasta--donoM prakAra kA hotA hai| mahAvIra ke prati gautama kA bahuta rAga thA, anurAga thaa| use prazasta rAga kahA gayA hai| yaha rAgAtmakatA doSa nahIM hai| jo Asakti hai, mUrchA hai, pramAda hai, vaha aprazasta rAga hai, jo apane bhItara dveSa ke kITANuoM ko pAlatA calatA hai| laukika dRSTi meM kalA, sAhitya, sthApatya Adi meM hone vAlA rAga burA nahIM mAnA jaataa| hama abhI adhyAtma ke saMdarbha meM vicAra kara rahe haiN| vahAM rAga ko aprazasta bhI mAnA gayA hai| hameM isa para niyaMtraNa karanA hai| isakA upAya hai prazasta rAga kA vikaas| prazasta rAga kA vikAsa aprazasta rAga para vijaya pAne meM sahAyaka banatA hai| AdamI meM zarIra, AhAra aura dhana ke prati Asakti hotI hai| zarIra kI Asakti, AhAra kI Asakti aura dhana kI Asakti ye tIna mukhya AsaktiyAM haiM jo anyAnya AsaktiyoM ko janma detI haiN| sAmAjika prANI na zarIra ko chor3a sakatA hai, na AhAra aura dhana ko chor3a sakatA hai| phira prazna hotA hai ki aisI sthiti meM rAga ko chor3ane aura virAga ko lAne kI bAta kaise socI jA sakatI hai? virAga acchA hai| saMtoSa acchA hai| para usake pratiSThApana kA prazna jaTila hai| adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne kahA, sabase pahale AvazyakatA aura Asakti kA bheda samajha lenA caahie| donoM do bAteM haiN| zarIra eka AvazyakatA hai, use chor3A nahIM jA sktaa| AhAra jIvana kI anivAryatA hai, parama AvazyakatA hai, use chor3A Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 soyA mana jaga jAe nahIM jA sktaa| dhana jIvana nirvAha kA eka sAdhana hai, AvazyakatA hai, use chor3A nahIM jA sktaa| ___ eka ziSya ne guru se pUchA-AvazyakatA aura Asakti meM antara kyA hai? guru ne eka piMjarA aura eka phala mNgvaayaa| piMjarA khAlI thA, khulA thaa| eka pakSI aayaa| phala khAkara piMjare ko dekhakara calA gyaa| dUsare dina eka phala bAhara rakhA aura dUsarA phala bhiitr| piMjarA baMda thaa| ThIka samaya para pakSI aayaa| bAhara par3A phala khaayaa| usakI dRSTi piMjare meM par3e bar3e phala kI ora gii| vaha piMjare ke cakkara lagAne lgaa| bahuta samaya taka cakkara lagAtA rhaa| thaka gyaa| phala milA nhiiN| ur3a gyaa| guru ne kahA--pakSI ke kala thI AvazyakatA aura Aja hai aaskti| AvazyakatA pUrI huii| pakSI ur3akara calA gyaa| Aja Asakti hai| phala piMjare meM baMda hai| chaTapaTA rahA hai use pAne ke lie| baMdaroM ko pakar3ane vAle eka saMkare muMha vAle bartana meM cane DAlakara rakha dete haiN| baMdara canoM kA lAlacI hotA hai| vaha usa saMkare bartana meM hAtha DAlatA hai, canoM se muTThI bhara kara hAtha bAhara nikAlane kA pratyana karatA hai, para bAhara nikAla nahIM paataa| kyoMki muTThI meM cane haiM, vaha baMda hai| yaha baMdara kI Asakti hai| ____ adhyAtma ke ciMtakoM ne avyAvahArika bAta nahIM khii| unhoMne vyavahAra kA lopa nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne pahale hI caraNa meM yaha nahIM kahA ki vItarAga bana jaao| aisA honA asaMbhava hai| sAdhanA kA bhI krama hotA hai| pahale caraNa meM unhoMne kahA AvazyakatA aura Asakti kA bheda samajho ki yaha mere jIvana kI AvazyakatA hai aura vaha mere jIvana kI Asakti hai| yaha bodha spaSTa hone para Age kI bAta sugama ho jAtI hai| jIvana meM yadi korI Asakti rahatI hai to vaha bojhila bana jAtA hai| phira AvazyakatA kA bhI nAmazeSa ho jAtA hai| usakA patA hI nahIM cltaa| kevala Asakti calatI rahatI hai| bahuta sAre loga Asakti kA jIvana jIte haiM aura bhAra Dhote rahate haiN| mAnasika tanAva, ucca raktacApa, mAnasika avasAda aura pAgalapana-ye saba Asakti kI cinagAriyAM haiM jo aneka rUpoM meM abhivyakta hotI haiN| rAgAtmaka caritra ko miTAne kA pahalA upAya hai--Asakti aura AvazyakatA kA bhedajJAna krnaa| dUsarA upAya hai azauca bhaavnaa| yaha apane zarIra ke prati yA dUsare ke zarIra ke prati hone vAlI Asakti yA rAgabhAva ko miTAne kA upAya hai| Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAritra-parivartana ke sUtra 137 ___ zarIra bAhara se sundara hai| camar3I gorI hai| raMga acchA hai| para bhItara rakta hai, mAMsa hai, carbI hai, majjA hai, haDDiyAM hai aura nAnAvidha mala haiN| durgandha hai| sar3Ana hI sar3Ana hai| Upara camar3I na ho to bhItara kA rUpa bIbhatsa hai, DarAvanA hai, azucimaya hai| isase jo nikalatA hai vaha sArA azucimaya hai| zarIra ke saMparka se acchI se acchI vastu kharAba ho jAtI hai| aisA socanA azauca bhAvanA hai| isa cintana se zarIra kI Asakti miTatI hai| rAgAtmaka caritra ko badalane kA yaha upAya hai| azauca bhAvanA zarIra ko bhItara se dekhane kI preraNA hai| isa bhAvanA kA dRr3ha abhyAsa ho jAne para zarIra kI Asakti nahIM ttiktii| rAgAtmaka caritra ko badalane kA tIsarA upAya hai--zmazAna prtimaa| sAdhaka zmazAna meM jAtA hai aura jalate hue murdo ko dekhatA hai aura dekhatA hai ki citA ThaMDI huI, havA AI, rAkha ur3a gii| itastata: usI vyakti kI haDDiyAM bikharI par3I haiN| khopar3I bhUmi para asahAya par3I hai| sAdhaka jA rahA thaa| Thokara lgii| nIce dekhaa| Thokara khopar3I se lagI thii| usane khopar3I apane hAtha meM lii| cAroM ora se use dekhaa| apanI jholI meM DAla use jhoMpar3I meM le gyaa| aba pratidina prAta:kAla use dekhatA hai aura zarIra kI nazvaratA ke vicAra se otaprota ho jAtA hai| bhaktoM ne pUchA-mahArAja! yaha kyA hai ? ise kyoM lie ghUmate haiM ? saMnyAsI ne kahA yaha khopar3I saMjIvanI hai| isane mujhe jilA diyaa| isane merI suSupti miTA dI, mujhe jagA diyaa| ___ zmazAna-darzana rAgAtmaka pravRtti ko rUpAntarita kara virAga kI bhUmi prastuta karatA hai| cauthA upAya hai--bhy| rAgAtmaka caritra vAle vyakti meM yadi bhaya na ho to vaha vikRta AcAra vAlA bana sakatA hai| bhaya use paga-paga para ubAratA hai| bhaya donoM prakAra kA hotA hai| AdhyAtmika pariprekSya meM bhaya hai pariNAma kA bodha karAnA, AtaMka kA bodha kraanaa| use spaSTa batAnA ki jaise kiMpAka phala kA upabhoga mRtyu meM pariNata hotA hai, vaise hI indriya-viSayoM kA upabhoga hAnikAraka hotA hai| bhoga ApAtabhadra hote haiM, para unakA pariNAma virasa hI hotA hai| dharmagranthoM meM strI ko rAkSasI Adi kahA gayA hai| isakA manovaijJAnika kAraNa hai| striyoM kA yaha jo raudra citra hai vaha sArA rAgAtmaka caritra vAle vyaktiyoM ke lie hai| strI sabake lie rAkSasI nahIM hai| vaha rAgAtmaka vyaktiyoM ke lie rAkSasI hai| jisa vyakti meM dehAsakti prabala hotI hai, usake lie strI rAkSasI hai| vaha usake zarIra-sAra ko cUsakara use haDDiyoM kA DhAMcA mAtra banA detI hai| aise Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe 138 vyaktiyoM ko pratibodha dene ke lie, unakI AMkha kholane ke lie, ye bAteM kahI gaI haiM I abhaya honA bahuta bar3I sAdhanA hai to bhaya kA honA bhI Avazyaka hai| samAja bhayamukta hokara cala nahIM sakatA / sAdhaka meM yadi bhaya na ho to vaha bhI ThIka cala nahIM sakatA / bhaya donoM prakAra kA Avazyaka hai bAhara kA bhaya aura bhItara kA bhaya / vartamAna sthiti kA bhaya aura pariNAma kA bhaya / aisA kAma karoge to nAma para dhabbA laga jAegA' - yaha bhaya hai / zuddha adhyAtma kI sthiti meM yaha bAta kabhI mAnya nahIM hotI / para yaha bhaya AdamI ko bacAtA hai / pratiSThA ke kama hone kA bhaya, guru ke ulAhane kA bhaya, sAthI ke upAlaMbha kA bhaya, parivAra ke sammAna kA bhaya- ye sAre bhaya rAgAtmaka caritra vAle vyakti ko bacAte haiM / pAMcavAM upAya hai-- niyaMtraNa | niyaMtraNa ke binA rAgAtmaka bhAva sahasA badala nahIM paataa| AvAsa, bhojana, sAthI -- ina sabakA niyantraNa Avazyaka hotA hai / rAgAtmaka caritra vAle vyakti kA bhojana eka prakAra kA hogA aura dveSAtmaka caritra vAle vyakti kA bhojana dUsare prakAra kA hogaa| donoM kI bhojana vidhAeM bhinna hoMgI / rAgabhAva vAlA vyakti manojJa bhojana pasanda kregaa| usase rAga meM vRddhi hogii| dveSa prakRti vAlA amanojJa bhojana karegA, cir3acir3Apana bar3hatA jaaegaa| snigdhatA snigdhatA ko aura rUkSatA rUkSatA ko bar3hAtI hai / rAgAtmaka caritra vAle ko kabhI-kabhI amanojJa bhojana aura dveSAtmaka caritra vAle ko kabhI-kabhI manojJa bhojana dene se saMtulana banA rahatA hai / yaha niyantraNa Avazyaka hai / / sabake sAtha samAna vyavahAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / vidhi - niSedha ko jAnane vAlA saMtulana sthApita karatA hai / vaidya ke pAsa do rogI Ae / vaidya ne eka rogI ko kahA- tuma pratidina kucha ghI kA sevana karo aura dUsare ko kahA - tuma jIvana bhara ke lie ghI kA prayoga chor3a do| sunane vAle ko yaha pakSapAtapUrNa vyavahAra laga sakatA hai| para vaidya anubhavI thaa| jisake pAcana kI maMdatA thI usakI pAcana - agni ko uddIpta karane ke lie ghI kA sAdhAraNa prayoga ucita thaa| jisake carbI bahuta bar3hI huI thI, usake lie ghI kA sarvathA varjana ucita thA / yaha pakSapAta nahIM, vivekapUrNa vyavahAra hai / dUsarA niyaMtraNa hai-- AvAsa kA / rAgAtmaka prakRti vAle vyakti ke lie nIle raMga kA AvAsa upayogI hotA hai / usakI prakRti kA parivartana hone lagatA hai| nIlA raMga Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 139 cAritra-parivartana ke sUtra usake rUpAntaraNa kA sahI ghaTaka hai| dveSAtmaka prakRti vAle vyakti ke lie harA raMga vAlA AvAsa kAragara hotA hai| vAsanA vijaya aura indriya vijaya ke lie nIle raMga kA dhyAna upayogI hai| namaskAra mahAmantra kA pAMcavAM pada hai--Namo loe savvasAhaNaM' / usakA sthAna hai. svAsthya kendr| vahAM nIle raMga kA dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai| aisA karane se uttejanA zAMta hotI hai, rAgAtmaka bhAva badalatA hai| ___ usa skUla ke bacce bahuta udaMDa the| vicAra-vimarza huaa| hala nahIM niklaa| eka manocikitsaka ne dekhaa| use patA calA ki skUla ke kamare lAla raMga se pute hue haiN| nIce lAla raMga kI kAlIna bichI huI hai| baccoM kI udaMDatA kA kAraNa hai yaha lAla rNg| usane vyavasthApakoM ko kahakara lAla raMga ke sthAna para nIlA raMga kara diyaa| kucha hI mahInoM meM baccoM kI udaMDatA miTa gii| ve vinamra ho gae, anuzAsita ho ge| niyantraNa kA artha bAMdha denA nahIM hai| pAgala AdamI ko bAMdhA jA sakatA hai| AdamI ke lie manovaijJAnika DhaMga se sthitiyAM badala kara niyaMtraNa prastuta karanA caahie| tIsarA niyaMtraNa hai sAthI kaa| acchA sAthI milatA hai to vyakti badala jAtA hai| yadi bure kA sahavAsa hotA hai to adha:patana hotA hai| zAstra kahate haiMniuNaM sahAyaM, guNAhiaM vA guNao samaM vA' sAthI nipuNa ho, vaha svayaM ke guNoM se adhika guNI ho yA samAna guNavAlA ho| vaisA sAthI sAtha nibhA sakatA hai aura ubAra sakatA hai| vaha caritra ko badala sakatA hai| caritra ko badalane ke cAra upAya prastuta kie1. Asakti aura AvazyakatA kA bheda-bodha 2. azauca bhAvanA kA abhyAsa 3. zmazAna-darzana, mRtyu darzana 4. bhaya kI anivaarytaa| ye sAre madhyavartI upAya haiN| antima sacAI hai smtaa| vaha eka sAtha nahIM / ubhrtii| ina mAdhyamoM se hameM vahIM pahuMcanA hai| - hameM sabase pahale apane caritra ko samajhanA hogA ki merA caritra rAga-pradhAna hai yA dveSa-pradhAna / donoM ke bhinna-bhinna AlaMbana hoNge| dveSAtmaka prakRti vAle ke lie jyotikendra kI sAdhanA aura rAgAtmaka prakRti vAle ke lie Anandakendra kI Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe 140 1 sAdhanA atyadhika lAbhaprada hotI hai / dveSAtmaka prakRti vAlA Anandakendra para lambe samaya taka, dveSa ko badalanA hai to jyotikendra para laMbe samaya taka dhyAna apekSita hogaa| yaha viveka Avazyaka hai / hamArA yaha dRr3ha abhimata bana jAe ki kisI bhI caritra ko badalA jA sakatA hai paddhati ke dvaaraa| korA jJAna aura korA siddhAnta rUpAntaraNa meM utanA sahAyaka nahIM hotA, jitanA sahAyaka prayoga hotA hai / hama siddhAnta aura prayoga--donoM kA santulana sAdheM / Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20. Asakti anAsakti kA AdhAra nivRttivAda jaina darzana nivRtti pradhAna darzana hai| sAMkhya darzana bhI nivRtti pradhAna hai aura vedAMta ko bhI nivRtti pradhAna kahA jA sakatA hai| mImAMsA Adi kucha darzana pravRtti pradhAna haiN| isa prakAra darzana ke kSetra meM do dhArAeM rahI haiM-- pravartaka dharma kI dhArA aura nivartaka dharma kI dhArA / 1 pravRtti jIvana ke lie anivArya hai / mana, vANI aura zarIra -- ye tIna pravRttiyoM ke sAdhana haiN| mana kI pravRtti, vANI kI pravRtti aura zarIra kI pravRtti -- ina tInoM ko jIvana ke rahate chor3A nahIM jA sktaa| jaba taka zarIra hai taba taka pravRtti aura jaba taka pravRtti hai taba taka zarIra / zarIra aura pravRtti kA saMbaMdha hai yoga kI sAdhanA nivRtti pradhAna hai| amana honA nivRtti hai / mauna honA nivRtti hai aura zarIra kA sthira honA nivRtti hai hamAre sAmane prazna hai ki hama nivRtti kA cunAva kareM yA pravRtti kA ? pravRtti ko nahIM chor3A jA sakatA to nivRtti ko bhI nahIM chor3A jA sakatA / samasyA Asakti kI hai to samasyA anAsakti kI bhI hai / AvazyakatA bace, Asakti na bace, isake upAya para cintana karate-karate hama isa bindu para pahuMca jAte haiM ki yadi anAsakta honA hai to nivRtti lAnI hI hogI / nivRtti kA AdhAra hai-- anAsakti / usake binA nivRtti kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kI jA sakatI / nivRtti meM se jo pravRtti nikalatI hai, vaha hai anAsakti / 'karo' meM se 'karo' nikalegA vaha Asakti hogI aura 'na karo' meM se 'karo' nikalegA vaha anAsakti hogI / na karo, na bolo, na soco yaha anAsakti kA AdhAra hai / prazna hai ki isa 'na karo' se vyavahAra kaise calegA? jIvana kaise calegA? saba kucha jaDavat ho jaaegaa| 'na karanA' sAmAnya vidhi hai, utsarga mArga hai / 'karanA' vizeSa vidhi hai, apavAda mArga hai / hamArI mUla prakRti yA zuddha cetanA hai na karanA, na bolanA, na cintana karanA / kintu jaba vyakti vyavahAra kI bhUmikA meM AtA hai, jIvana yAtrA ko calAne kA prazna AtA hai taba vizeSa vidhi yA apavAda mArga kA sevana karanA par3atA hai / yadi 'na karane' meM se 'karanA' nikalatA hai to karttavya kA viveka hogA ki kyA karanA hai, kitanA aura kaise karanA hai? yadi 'karo' meM se 'karo' nikalegA to vahAM karttavya kA viveka nahIM hogA, kArya kI sImA nahIM hogI / Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 soyA mana jaga jAe jaina darzana ke do prasiddha zabda haiM--- samiti aura gupti| samiti pravRtti hai aura gupti nivRtti| samiti jaba gupti se saMvalita hotI hai taba pravRtti sat hotI hai, anAsaktipUrNa hotI hai| jisa pravRtti kI pRSThabhUmi meM gupti nahIM hotI, vaha asamyak hotI hai, asat hotI hai| nivRtti kArya ko zuddhatA detI hai / jitanA - jitanA nivRtti yA niSedha kA aMza hai vaha kArya ko utanA hI sad banAtA hai / eka AdamI khar3A hai, ThaharA huA hai / ThaharanA nivRtti hai, calanA pravRtti hai / Thaharane ke pIche eka saMkalpa hai ki maiM ThaharA huA huuN| vaha saMkalpa use gati - nivRtti yAni ThaharAe hue hai / Thaharane ke bAda jo usameM meM gati nikalegI vaha zaktizAlI hogI / eka AdamI calatA jAe, nirantara calatA cale to usakI gati meM maMdatA A jaaegii| zarIra ke purje ghisa jaaeNge| yadi vaha gati kI nivRtti karatA huA pravRtti nahIM karegA to lur3haka jAegA, cala nahIM pAegA / sthiti hai gatimUlaka / yadi gati nahIM hai to sthiti nahIM hai / eka rAjA ne eka vyakti se kahA -- dina bhara meM tuma jitanI bhUmi ko calakara pAra karoge, utanI bhUmi tumheM de dI jAegI / vaha vyakti prasanna hokara calA / nirantara gati karatA rahA / rukA nahIM / vizrAma nahIM liyA / gati kI nivRtti nahIM kI / sAMjha huA / calakara rAjA ke pAsa A hI rahA thA ki gira par3A aura mara gayA / satata pravRtti jIvana kA asta-vyasta kara DAlatI hai / nivRtti jarUrI hai / maiM yadi pUchUM ki jIvana kisase calatA hai to sabhI eka hI uttara degeM ---- jIvana calatA hai AhAra se, bhojana - pAnI se / sIdhA uttara hai| sahI bhI hai / para yaha pUrA sahI nahIM hai / jIvana kevala AhAra se nahIM cltaa| vaha calatA hai AhAra aura anAhAra ke saMtulana se / yadi kevala AhAra se jIvana calatA ho to caubIsa ghaMTA khAkara dekheM / niraMtara khAte rheN| dUsare dina nikamme ho jaaeNge| uThanA-baiThanA bhArI ho jaaegaa| saMbhava hai kAma tamAma ho jAe / anAhAra to caubIsa ghaMTe kyA, pacAsa-sATha yA adhika dina bhI rahA jA sakatA hai / para nirantara AhAra kA krama calAnA, itane laMbe samaya taka saMbhava nahIM hai / asaMbhava hai / jIvana calatA hai AhAra aura anAhAra ke ucita yoga se / yathArtha meM AhAra se anAhAra kA mahattva adhika hai / 1 hama socate haiM, isalie kAma kara pAte haiM / adhUrA satya hai / hama nahIM socate, isalie soce hue kAma ko saralatA se saMpanna kara DAlate haiM / Apa nirantara 24 ghaMTe socate raheM / cintana karate raheM, pAgala ho jAeMge yA brena hemareja ke zikAra bana jaaeNge| samajhadAra aura pAgala meM yahI to antara hotA hai ki samajhadAra Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Asakti anAsakti kA AdhAra nivRttivAda 143 1 AdamI jaba cAhe taba apane ciMtana para niyaMtraNa kara sakatA hai, jaba ki pAgala niyaMtraNa nahIM kara sktaa| jo vicAra A gayA pAgala usI meM baha jAtA hai isIlie vaha pAgala kahalAtA hai / pAgala AdamI kama nahIM socatA / vaha samajhadAra se bhI adhika socatA hai, para niyaMtraNa kI kSamatA na hone ke kAraNa vaha pAgala kahalAtA hai / adhika socanA, niraMtana socanA, AdamI ko pAgala banA detA hai, dimAga pagalA jAtA hai / nirantara bolanA bhI AdamI ko khokhalA banA detA hai, pAgala-sA banA detA hai / jo socatA hai aura ciMtana ko vizrAma bhI detA hai, jo bolatA hai aura vANI ko vizrAma bhI detA hai, usakA ciMtana aura bolanA aura adhika tejasvI bana jAtA hai| jo kevala bolatA hI hai, cupa nahIM rahatA, vaha jhUTha adhika bolegA 1 jo sImita bolatA hai vaha jhUTha se baca sakatA hai| pazuoM kA melA lagA huA thA / aneka becane vAle aura aneka kharIdane vAle / eka vyakti ne eka saudAgara se aneka pazu khriide| usa saudAgAra ke pAsa eka kuttA bhI thaa| usane kahA - ' Apa ne anyAnya sAre pazu kharIda lie, isa kutte ko kyoM chor3A ? Apa ise le jAeM, yaha bar3A adbhuta kuttA hai / yaha manuSya kI bhASA bolatA hai|' yaha sunakara kharIdadAra ko Azcarya huA / usane kutte se pUchA-- 'tuma kahAM se Ae ho?' 'maiM ujjayinI se AyA hUM / ' 'yahAM kyoM Ae ho?' ' mAlika le AyA, isalie / ' 'tuma kyA karoge ' 'jo mAlika kahegA / ' 'rAta meM rakhavAlI karoge?" 'hAM / ' 'dina meM jahAM bhejUMgA, vahAM cale jAoge ?' 'avazya hI / ' usane jo bhI kahA, kuttA svIkAra karatA gayA, nakAranA vaha jAnatA hI nahIM thii| usane phira pazu ke saudAgara se kahA--- itanA acchA naukara hai, phira ise beca kyoM rahe ho? vaha bolA--- -- yaha kahatA saba kucha hai, para karatA kucha bhI nahIM / jhUTha bolane meM yaha mAhira hai / ' Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe 144 jo AdamI saba kucha svIkAratA jAtA hai, kucha bhI nahIM nakAratA, kevala vAcAlatA karatA hai, vaha jhUTha bolatA hai, dhokhA detA hai| AdamI ko nakAranA bhI cAhie ki yaha merI zakti se bAhara hai| maiM yaha kara nahIM sakatA / aisA vyakti dhokhA nahIM de sakatA / socanA aura socane kA niSedha 'na socanA', bolanA aura bolane kA niSedha 'na bolanA' tathA karanA aura karane kA niSedha 'na karanA' - do mArga haiN| eka hai pravRtti aura dUsarI hai nivRtti / pravRtti ke sAtha yadi nivRtti nahIM hotI hai to vaha pravRtti samyak nahIM ho sakatI / aneka vyakti nivRtti ko palAyanavAda kahate haiN| pazcimI dArzanikoM ne bhAratIya darzana ko palAyanavAdI darzana kI saMjJA dI hai / bhAratIya dArzanikoM ne bhI yahAM ke jaina aura sAMkhya darzana ko palAyanavAdI darzana mAnA hai| yaha palAyanavAda nahIM, mUla sacAI hai / jisa sAdhanA yA pravRtti kI pRSThabhUmI meM nivRtti nahIM hotI, vaha pravRtti AdamI ko khataranAka mor3a para pahuMcA detI hai| vaha AdamI meM Asakti paidA kara detI hai aura yahI kAraNa hai ki nitAMta pravRtti, korI pravRtti ne aNuyuga ko paidA kiyA, aNuastroM ko janma diyaa| yadi nivRtti kA bhAva hotA to aNu astroM ko janma nahIM miltaa| korI pravRtti kI hI yaha upaja hai| jaba isa upaja ke bhayAvaha pariNAma Ane lage taba nivRtti yA niHzastrIkaraNa yA aNu-astroM kA sImAkaraNa --- yaha bAta upajI / taba ye svara ubhare ki sTAra vAra ko rokA jaae| aNuastroM kA vistAra na kiyA jaae| yaha nivRtti kI bAta sAmane AtI hai / Akhira nivRtti para Akara hI AdamI sukha kI sAMsa le pAtA hai / yadi pravRtti hI saba kucha hai to phira Age bar3hate caleM, ruke nhiiN| phira cAhe aNuyuga kA vistAra ho yA antarikSa yuddha kA nirmANa ho yA aura kucha ho jahAM rukane kI bhAvanA AegI, vaha nivRtti hogI / / hama kisI bhI kSetra meM nivRtti ko nakAra nahIM sakate / sAdhanA meM nivRtti jarUrI hai to vyavahAra meM bhI usakI anivAryatA hai 1 zvAsa lenA pravRtti hai, AvazyakatA hai| isake binA koI raha nahIM sakatA / kintu a-zvAsa rahanA bhI Avazyaka hai| jisane a - zvAsa rahane kA abhyAsa kara liyA usane vikAsa kA mArga prazasta kara diyA / a - zvAsa acintana kI bhUmikA hai, mauna aura prakriyA kI bhUmikA hai| yadi hama pratyeka zvAsa ke sAtha do sekeMDa ke a- zvAsa kA abhyAsa kareM to sahaja hI a zvAsa kI sthiti bana jAtI hai / pUre dina meM hama lagabhaga 20-25 miniTa a-zvAsa ke bitA sakate haiN| isase jIvanIzakti, karmajAzakti aura mastiSkIya zakti bar3hegI / zvAsa kA saMyama, kuMbhaka yA a-zvAsa vikAsa ke srota haiN| zvAsa kA saMyama karanA cintana ko prakhara aura Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Asakti anAsakti kA AdhAra nivRttivAda 145 zakti ko prasphuTita karanA hai / jitanA zvAsa kA mUlya hai utanA hI a- zvAsa kA mUlya hai, usase adhika mUlya hai| Asana karate haiN| Asana kA artha hai sakriyatA / kintu jisa Asana ke sAtha nivRtti jur3I huI nahIM hai vaha Asana AcchA nahIM hotA / atyanta sUkSma kSaNa hai nivRtti kA / sarvAMgAsana karate haiM / yadi usameM sthiratA nahIM hai, to vaha Asana pUrNa nahIM hogA / sarvAMgAsana kiyA / karane ke pazcAt bilkula sthira, koI halana-calan nahIM, jaise koI pratimA khar3I ho / pratyeka Asana ke sAtha nivRtti jor3ane se hI vaha phaladAyaka hotA hai / pravRtti ke pIche-pIche nahIM, sAtha-sAtha nivRtti calegI to kriyA acchI hogii| calate-calate bhI kAyotsarga ho sakatA hai / yaha asaMbhava nahIM hai / idhara to cala rahe haiM, udhara zarIra ko zithila karane kI kriyA bhI cAlU hai / yaha sAdhanA jaba paripakva ho jAtI hai taba sAdhaka Ananda se AplAvita ho jAtA hai| AdamI sarasoM ke Dhera para nAcatA hai, para eka bhI dAnA idhara se udhara nahIM hotA / AdamI pAnI se bharI dasa-bIsa gilAseM mAthe para rakhakara binA hAtha kA sahArA die, nAca rahA hai / Upara car3ha rahA hai, nIce utara rahA hai| pAnI kI eka bUMda bhI nahIM gira rahI hai| ye sArI asaMbhava bAteM nahIM, saMbhava bAteM haiM / yaha pravRtti nivRtti kI sAdhanA hai| zvAsa aura prazvAsa ke bIca jo a- zvAsa kA kSaNa hai, vaha mahatvapUrNa hai| usakI sAdhanA karanI hai| use pakar3anA hai| use dekhanA hai / yaha hai pravRtti meM nivRtti / hRdaya eka sekeMDa dhar3akatA hai to do sekeMr3a vizrAma kartA hai / pravRtti se dugunI nivRtti | yaha hai usakI kArya-praNAlI / yaha hai pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti / jisa pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti jur3I huI hotI hai vaha anAsakta pravRtti hotI hai, anAsakta karma hotA hai / isase adhika saMgraha nahIM karUMgA / khAUMgA to itanI mAtrA se adhika nahIM khaauuNgaa| bolUMgA to isase adhika nahIM bolUMgA / socUMgA to itane samaya se jyAdA nahIM socUMgA -- hara pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti jor3a deM / anAsakti kI sAdhanA svataH hotI rhegii| jo kevala anAsakti kI carcA karate haiM, para pravRtti kA sImAkaraNa nahIM karate, nivRtti kI bAta nahIM jor3ate, ve aura adhika Asakti meM phaMsa jAte haiM / eka vyakti ne kahA saMpadA kA atyadhika vistAra anAsakti kA kAraNa bana sakatA hai / para anubhava aisA nahIM khtaa| jina-jina logoM ne saMpadA kA vistAra kiyA hai, ve Asakti meM phaMse haiM aura jIvana bhara anAsakti kA sapanA lete rahe, para anAsakta bana nahIM paae| kevala mRtyu ke kSaNoM meM jaba unheM isa sacAI kA Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 soyA mana jaga jAe patA calA to unheM kevala pachatAvA hI hAtha lgaa| sikandara mahAn isakA jvalaMta udAharaNa hai| vaha pratyeka abhiyAna meM saphala hotA gyaa| vijaya aura kevala vijy| sAmrAjya kA itanA vistAra kara lene para bhI vaha anta taka anAsakta nahIM bana skaa| ___ mahArAja aparAjita mahAn vijaya prAptakara mAtA ke caraNa-sparza karane gyaa| mAM ne muMha phera liyaa| usane kahA, mAM! mahAn vijetA banakara AyA huuN| AzIrvAda do| mAM ne kahA-nara-saMhAra kara vijaya prApta karane vAle ko kyA AzISa dUM? bolo, itanI vijaya prApta kara kyA karoge? usane kahA mAM! par3osI rAjyoM ko jiituuNgaa| phira kyA karoge? Asa-pAsa tathA dUra ke rAjyoM ko apane rAjya meM milaauuNgaa| phira kyA karoge? 'sabhI rAjAoM ko adhInastha banAkara phira zAMti se bailuuNgaa|' mAM bolI-kitane bhole ho! lAkhoM logoM kA saMhAra kara zAMti se baiThoge to Aja hI zAMti se kyoM nahIM baiTha jAte? __ hara AdamI ko kahanA par3egA, itanA saba kucha kara lene para, anta meM maiM zAMti se bailUMgA, nivRtta ho jaauuNgaa| pratyeka yuddha kA pariNAma hotA hai saMdhi, smjhautaa| yaha AkhirI maMjila hai| to pahale hI hama isako dRSTi meM rakhakara pravRtta kyoM nahIM karate? AdamI pravRtti-nipuNa hai| use pravRtti kI zikSA apekSita nahIM hai| vaha nivRtti sIkhe, niSedha siikhe| Aja ke manovijJAna ne 'nakAra' para prazna-cihna lagA diyA hai ki nakAra kI bhASA meM nahIM bolanA, socanA caahie| para yaha ekAMgI dRSTikoNa niSedha bahuta Avazyaka hai| AdamI saba kucha khAnA jAnatA hai para use sIkhanA hai ki bhojana meM amuka cIjeM kaise chor3I jA sakatI haiN| vaha socane meM nipuNa hai. para use 'na socane' kI vidhi sIkhanI hai| vaha bolane meM vicakSaNa hai, para use 'mauna' rahane kI kalA sIkhanI hai| yaha sArA hai nivRtti kA abhyAsa / yadi koI pUche ki zreSTha jIvana kI paribhASA kyA hai to maiM kahUMgA ki jisa jIvana meM pravRtti kA saMtulana hai vaha hai zreSTha jIvana, utkRSTa jiivn| jisameM yaha saMtulana nahIM hai vaha hai jaghanya jIvana / korI nivRtti cala nahIM sktii| korI pravRtti calatI hai to jIvana TUTa jAtA hai| mAnasika aura zArIrika vikRtiyAM paidA ho jAtI haiN| vaha jIvana nArakIya jIvana bana jAtA hai| niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki hama AvazyakatA aura anAsakti kI sImA meM jiieN| bIca meM jo Asakti hai, use smjheN| eka ora AvazyakatA hai, dUsarI ora anaaskti| donoM ke bIca nivRtti kA dhAgA jur3a jAe, Asakti kama ho jaaegii| taba AvazyakatA anAsakti ko janma degI aura anAsakti Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe 147 AvazyakatA ko kama kregii| paraspara virodha vAlI bAta nahIM hai| yadi AvazyakatA kI bAta hI rahI to pravRtti ko bala milegA, jIvana kI vyavasthA gar3abar3A jAegI, sAdhanA kI bAta prApta hI nahIM hogii| isalie yaha Avazyaka hai ki AdamI pratidina kucha samaya nivRtti kI sAdhanA meM bitaae| nivRtti kA sUtra jIvana-vikAsa kA mahAn sUtra hai| Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21. kyA dhana kI Asakti chUTa sakatI hai? Aja maiM eka prazna upasthita kara rahA hUM / dhyAna kI zakti - sImA kyA hai ? pratyeka tattva kI zakti - sImA hotI hai / aneka loga kahate haiM, dhyAna se saba kucha ho jaaegaa| maiM isameM vizvAsa nahIM karatA / aneka loga kahate haiM, dharma se saba kucha ho jaaegaa| maiM isameM vizvAsa nahIM karatA / 'saba kucha ho jAe' yA 'saba kucha kara de' - aisA eka bhI tattva nahIM hai saMsAra meN| sabakI apanI-apanI sImA hai, maryAdA hai| dhyAna kI bhI eka sImA hai| usase kucha hotA hai, para saba kucha nahIM hotA / aneka logoM ne yaha prazna prastuta kiyA hai ki dhyAna ke dvArA Arthika samasyA sulajha sakatI hai? kyA dhana ke prati jo asIma Asakti hai, use dhyAna ke dvArA tor3A jA sakatA hai ? to Aja hama dhyAna aura dhana ke saMbandha kI carcA kreN| dhana eka Avazyaka tattva hai / ise asvIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jIvana kI yAtrA calAne ke lie Avazyaka tattvoM meM dhana kI prAthamikatA hai / roTI se jIvana calatA hai, para dhana ke binA roTI nahIM AtI / pAnI se jIvana calatA hai, para paise ke binA pAnI nahIM miltaa| jIvana kI jo prAthamika aura anivArya AvazyakatAeM haiM, unakI pUrti kA sAdhana hai dhana / zvAsa isakA apavAda hai, kyoMki vaha kharIdanA nahIM par3atA, kahIM se lAnA nahIM par3atA / vaha sabake pAsa hai / para kabhI-kabhI zvAsa bhI dhana se prApta kiyA jAtA hai / jaba sahaja zvAsa lene meM kaThinAI hotI hai taba AksIjana liyA jAtA hai| usake lie dhana Avazyaka hotA hai / niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki jIvana kI yAtrA ko calAne kA sabase pahalA aura sabase aMtima sazakta sAdhana hai dhana / isalie dhana kI AvazyakatA ko svIkArane meM kisI ko koI hicakicAhaTa nahIM hotI / dUsarI bAta hai, jo jitanA Avazyaka hotA hai, vaha utanA hI priya bana jAtA hai / AvazyakatA aura priyatA meM dUrI bahuta kama hai| jisakI AvazyakatA hotI hai, usameM priyatA kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / isa dRSTi se dhana Avazyaka sAdhana hI nahIM rahA, usake sAtha priyatA bhI jur3a gii| dhana kI pahalI avasthA hai AvazyakatA aura dUsarI avasthA ho gaI priyatA / makAna banAyA AvazyakatAvaza para aba usake sAtha priyatA jur3a gii| itanI priyatA jur3a gaI ki kabhI-kabhI dUsaroM ke makAna meM Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhana kI Asakti chUTa sakatI hai ? 149 sone kI AvazyakatA hotI hai to vahAM nIMda bhI nahIM aatii| AvazyakatA aura priyatA meM bahuta niTakatA hai| tIsarI bAta hai, priyAjanita Asakti / priyatA Asakti paidA karatI hai / pAnI yatra-tatra nahIM ThaharatA / patthara yA reta para pAnI nahIM ThaharatA / patthara para pAnI baha jAtA hai aura reta pAnI ko zoSa letI hai| pAnI vahAM ThaharatA hai jahAM nIce kIcar3a ho| paMkIle sthAna meM pAnI ThaharatA hai| korI bhUmi para pAnI nahIM tthhrtaa| Asakti ko bhI priyatA kA paMka caahie| jahAM priyatA hotI hai vahAM Asakti jamA hotI jAtI hai / pahale paidA huI AvazyakatA, usase janmI priyatA aura usase utpanna huI Asakti / aba aisA pratIta hotA hai ki samAja meM dhana Avazyaka nahIM, Asakti banA huA hai| isI prakAra vyakti meM vaha Asakti bana gayA hai| AvazyakatA ko tor3ane kA prazna nahIM hai / prazna hai Asakti ko tor3ane kA / eka ora dhyAna hai, eka ora dhana hai aura bIca meM hai Asakti kA dhAgA / dhyAna ke sAmane dhana aura AvazyakatA ko miTAne kI bAta nahIM hai, usake sAmane hai Asakti ko miTAne kI bAta / merA anubhava hai ki vizva meM dhyAna ke atirikta aisI koI dUsarI zakti nahIM hai jo dhana kI Asakti ko tor3a sake / AvazyakatA ko rokA jA sakatA hai / aneka zaktiyAM haiN| para Asakti ko roka sake, tor3a sake, aisI koI tAkata nahIM hai / adhyAtma kA dRSTikoNa, dharma kI arAdhanA yA dhyAna --ye hI dhana kI Asakti kA uccheda kara sakate haiM / para zarta yaha hai ki jo Asakti se vAstava meM chUTanA cAhe vahI chUTa sakatA hai, dUsarA nahIM / T tIna cIjeM haiM daMDa, kAnUna aura dharma / hameM tInoM kI prakRti ko samajhanA hai| daMDa aura kAnUna ke sAmane cAhane aura na cAhane kA prazna nahIM hotA / koI cAhe yA na cAhe, vaha usakI giraphta meM A jAtA hai| vahAM bAdhyatA hai| dharma kI prakRti inase bhinna hai| koI cAhe to badala sakatA hai aura na cAhe to nahIM badala sakatA / dharma kI apAra zakti hai| koI use kAma meM lenA cAhe to vaha kAma karatI rahatI hai / koI kAma meM lenA na cAhe to vaha apane Apa meM sthita hai / cAha paidA ho| cAha paidA ho jAne para vyakti dharma aura dhyAna ko sAdhana banA kara rUpAntaraNa ghaTita kara sakatA hai| dhyAna yA dharma se jabarana kisI ko nahIM badalA jA sakatA / Asakti ke cakra ko tor3ane kI pahalI zarta hai ki vyakti meM Asakti se mukta hone kI bhAvanA jAganI caahie| dUsarI bAta hai, phira use tor3ane kA upAya Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 soyA mana jaga jAe khojanA caahie| dhyAna upAya hai| para kaisA dhyAna, isakA viveka apekSita hai| sabake lie yA sabhI upAyoM ke lie eka hI prakAra kA dhyAna kAragara nahIM ho sktaa| krodha ko miTAyA jA sakatA hai, para hara prakAra ke dhyAna se vaha nahIM mitttaa| vaha jAnanA jarUrI hotA hai ki zarIra ke kisa bindu para kaisA dhyAna karane se vaha miTatA hai| yaha spezelAijezana kI prakriyA hai| vyavahAra meM bhI hama dekhate haiM ki eka DAkTara pUre zarIra kI cikitsA karatA hai, phira bhI zarIra ke vibhinna avayavoM kI sUkSma cikitsA yA vizeSa cikitsA ke lie vizeSajJa hote haiN| AMkha, nAka, kAna, hRdaya, haDDI kA saMdhAna Adi-Adi ke vizeSajJa hote haiN| unakA ina avayavoM kI cikitsA para adhikAra hotA hai| dhyAna kA prayoga bhI ThIka aisA hI hai| hamArA pUrA zarIra dhyAna kA kendra hai aura usake kisI bhI bhAga para dhyAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| kintu badalanA hai krodha kI prakRti ko aura dhyAna kiyA jAe ghuTanoM para yA aMguliyoM para to saphalatA nahIM milegii| badalanA hai kAma-vAsanA kI prakRti ko aura dhyAna kiyA jAe kaMdhe para yA pITha para, to kAma nahIM bnegaa| nirAzA hI hAtha lgegii| hameM usa bindu kA jJAna honA cAhie, jahAM dhyAna karane para krodha kI aura kAma vAsanA kI prakRti rUpAntarita hotI hai| ina saba upAyoM ke lie vizeSa bindu haiM zarIra meM, jina para ekAgra hone se ye sAre upAya miTa jAte haiN| yadi krodha ko badalanA hai to lalATa para dhyAna karanA hogaa| yahAM kaSAya kI abhivyakti hotI hai| kaSAya kA yaha mukha kSetra hai| yaha emozanala eriyA hai| isI prakAra vizuddhi-kendra aura Ananda-kendra para dhyAna karane se kAmavAsanA para niyantraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| sabake bhinna-bhinna bindu haiM aura dhyAna ke bhinna-bhinna prayoga haiN| dhana ke prati Asakti ko kama karane ke lie pahale hameM Asakti ke bindu ko jAnanA hogaa| vaha zarIra meM kahAM-kaise hai, isakA jJAna karanA hogaa| prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga kevala zArIrika parivartana mAtra ghaTita karane ke lie nahIM hai| jaise, 6 yAna kiyA aura jo rakatacApa adhika thA vaha kama ho gyaa| dhyAna kiyA, raktacApa saMtulita ho gyaa| dhyAna kiyA aura bImArI miTa gii| ye sArI prAsaMgika bAteM haiM, prAsaMgika pariNAma haiN| prekSAdhyAna kA mukhya prayojana hai--bhAva parivartana, vRttiyoM kA ruupaantrnn| krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, IrSyA, ghRNA, bhaya, kAmavAsanA Adi-Adi jo mohanIya karma kI prakRtiyAM haiM, unase nipaTanA, saMskAroM ko kSINa karanA-- yaha hai dhyAna kA mukhya pryojn| ye sArI prakRtiyAM satAe nahIM, bar3he nahIM, Asakti kA rUpa na le le, yaha apekSita hai| Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 kyA dhana kI Asakti chUTa sakatI hai? dhana kI Asakti manuSya kI sabhI AsaktiyoM meM prabalatama Asakti hai| AdamI ke lie dhana jitanA priya hai utanA dUsarA kucha bhI nahIM hai| bhAI-bhAI ko priya hotA hai, para taba taka hI jaba taka ki dhana kA prazna bIca meM na aae| pati ko patnI aura patnI ko pati sabase adhika priya hai| para jaba dhana kA prazna uThatA hai taba pati patnI se aura patnI pati se alaga ho jAte haiN| dhana kA prazna Ate hI cUlhe do, ghara do, daravAje do aura saba kucha do ho jAte haiN| ina sAre saMdarbho se yahI phalita nikalatA hai ki saMsAra meM sabase adhika priya hai dhana, saMpadA, sNptti| zeSa sAre saMbaMdha isake samakSa phIke haiM, vyartha haiN| eka prazna ubharatA hai ki kyA jIvana nirvAha ke lie dhana atyanta Avazyaka hai, isalie isake sAtha itanI priyatA jur3a gaI yA anya koI kAraNa hai? vimarza karane para aisA lagatA hai ki dhana ke prati Asakti hone kA mukhya kAraNa hai mithyaadRssttikonn| yahI Asakti kA janaka hai| dhana yA saMpadA ke prati eka mithyA dhAraNA bana gaI ki dhana se saba kucha ho sakatA hai, hotA hai| dhana sarva-zaktisaMpanna devatA hai, prabhu hai| yaha dhAraNA itanI gaharI ho gaI ki dhana hai to saba kucha hai, dhana nahIM hai to kucha bhI nahIM hai| sarve guNA: kAMcanamAzrayanti yaha ukti isI dhAraNA kA pratinidhitva karatI hai| jisake pAsa dhana hai, vaha vyakti sarvaguNasaMpanna hai| jisake pAsa dhana nahIM hai, vaha aguNI hai, phira cAhe vaha kitanA hI vidvAn kyoM na ho| rAjanIti kA sUtra hai, jisake pAsa bharApUrA koza hai, khajAnA hai, vaha sarva-zaktisaMpanna rAjA hai| vaha sabhI kaThinAiyoM kA pAra pA sakatA hai| jisakA koza rikta hai, vaha paga-paga para kaThinAiyoM meM phaMsatA jAtA hai| ina sArI bAtoM ne manuSya ko yaha mAnane ke lie vivaza kiyA ki dhana hI paramezvara hai| yahI zakti hai| isase saba kucha sAdhA jA sakatA hai| isa dhAraNA ne dhana ke prati Asakti ko aura adhika gaharI kara dii| dhana ke prati asIma moha paidA ho gyaa| itanA moha ki AdamI aura kucha chor3a sakatA hai, para dhana ko nahIM chor3a sktaa| yaha moha AdamI ke raktagata ho gayA, majjAgata ho gyaa| eka choTe bacce meM bhI paisoM ke prati ajIba Asakti dekhI jAtI hai| isa Asakti ke saMskAra, vaha pUrvajanma se lekara AtA hai| nimittoM se ve saMskAra ubharate haiM aura dhana kI Asakti bar3hatI calI jAtI hai| dhana kI Asakti ko nyUna karane ke lie saMta-sAhitya meM dhana ko durgati kI khAna, lobha ko pApa kA bApa Adi-Adi kahA gyaa| para AdamI meM dhana kI Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 soyA mana jaga jAe Asakti kama nahIM huii| AdamI jIvana bhara dharma kI ArAdhanA karatA hai, para isa Asakti se chuTakArA nahIM miltaa| aisA lagatA hai ki dhana yA dhana kI Asakti ko kama karane kA dharma se koI saMbaMdha hai hI nahIM / dharma hai paraloka sudhArane ke lie aura dhana hai gRhasthI ko calAne ke lie| donoM meM kyA saMbaMdha ho sakatA hai ? koI saMbaMdha nahIM mAnA gyaa| prAcInatama sAhitya meM yaha bAra-bAra kahA gayA hai ki jahAM dhana kI Asakti hai vahAM na dharma hai, na tapa hai aura na dama hai, na zAnti hai aura na indriya-vijaya hai / IsU krAisTa ne kahA- sUI kI noka se UMTa nikala jAtA hai, para dhanI AdamI svarga ke dvAra meM praveza nahIM pA sakatA / aura-aura bhI aneka prakAra ke upadeza vAkya haiN| para Asakti TUTI nahIM / cakra aura adhi jaTila banatA calA jA rahA hai / cakravyUha jaisA bana gayA hai / hama nirAza na hoN| upAya kI khoja meM lage raheM / avazya hI saphalatA milegii| yaha mAnakara na baiTha jAeM ki do-cAra hajAra varSoM meM jisakA upAya nahIM khojA gayA yA upAya saphala nahIM huA to kyA Aja hama isa samasyA kA pAra pA leMge ? yaha nirAzA kI dhvani hai| hama AzA kA anubaMdha lekara Age bddh'eN| rAstA mila jaaegaa| rAstA milegA usI ko jisake mana meM Asakti ko tor3ane kI prabala cAha jAga gaI hai / AcArya ne kahA- jo bhAgIdAra haiM ve saba tAka lagAe baiThe haiM ki kaba AdamI mare aura kaba hameM dhana kA hissA mile| cora dhana curAne kI tAka meM hai / rAjA bhI dhana ke apaharaNa kI bAta socatA hai / rAjyAdhikArI bhI dhana lUTane kI tAka meM haiN| Aga lagatI hai, dhana ko jamIna meM gAr3a kara surakSita rakhanA cAhatA hai, para kabhI-kabhI yakSa usakA haraNa kara lete haiN| AdamI acAnaka mara jAtA hai aura dhana jamIna meM gar3A kA gar3A raha jAtA hai| karor3oM kA saMcaya karatA hai aura usakI AcaraNahIna saMtAna usa saMcita dhana ko thor3e samaya meM hI barabAda kara DAlatI hai / AdamI ina saba sacAiyoM ko jAnatA hai phira bhI dhana kI Asakti se mukta nahIM ho pAtA / hama isa ko tor3anA cAhate haiM para abhI taka aisA koI bindu prApta nahIM ho sakA jisa para dhyAna karane se Asakti para sIdhA prahAra ho sake / anyAnya upAyoM ke nirAkaraNa ke lie aneka bindu khoja lie gae, para isakA koI aspaSTa bindu abhI taka jJAta nahIM ho skaa| yaha khoja kA viSaya hai / Aja nahIM to kala yaha bindu avazya hI prApta hogA / zarIra kA aisA eka bhI bhAga nahIM hai jahAM parivartana kA bindu na ho / haThayoga ne zarIra meM hajAroM bindu mAne haiM, jo parivartana ke ghaTaka haiN| para Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhana kI Asakti chUTa sakatI hai ? 153 dhana kI Asakti ko miTAne vAlA vizeSa bindu abhI bhI ajJAta hai| jaba taka usakI khoja cale taba taka hama dUsare kisI eka upAya ko kAma meM leN| vaha upAya hai--samyagdarzana, samyak dRssttikonn| isake Ate hI mUrchA TUTegI aura yaha spaSTa pratIta hone lagegA ki dhana hI saba kucha nahIM hai| dhana ko saba kucha mAna lenA, mithyA dRSTikoNa hai| jaba samyagdarzana jAgatA hai, usI kSaNa se Asakti para prahAra hone lagatA hai aura dhIre-dhIre vaha kSINa hotI jAtI hai| dhana ke prati Asakti hone kA eka vyAvahArika kAraNa yaha hai ki AdamI jaba anyAnya vyaktiyoM ko dhana ke prati Asakta dekhatA hai, gulacharre ur3Ate hue dekhatA hai taba usake mana meM yaha lalaka jAgatI hai ki jaba saba dhana ekatrita kara rahe haiM to bhalA maiM kyoM bAkI rhuuN| yaha lalaka lAlasA paidA karatI hai aura usameM Asakti bar3ha jAtI hai| yaha bahumata ke prabhAva se hone vAlI Asakti hai| AdamI bahumata ke prabhAva meM baha jAtA hai| vaha nahIM socatA, saca kyA hai jhUTha kyA hai| sarapaMca ke sAmane eka vyakti ne zikAyata karate hue kahA-gAMva vAle mujhe jalAne ke lie maraghaTa para le jA rahe haiN| ve kahate haiM, maiM mara gyaa| para sarapaMca sAhaba! dekheM, maiM Apake sAmane jindA baiThA huuN| Apa nyAya kreN| sarapaMca ne kahA maiM jAnatA hUM ki tUM marA nahIM hai| sAmane baiThA hai| bola rahA hai, para bahumata ke nirNaya ko maiM nakAra nahIM sktaa| jaba sArA gAMva kaha rahA hai ki tUM mara gayA, phira mere akele ke kahane se kyA hogA? bahumata kA nirNaya mAnanA hI hogaa| prazna yaha nahIM hai ki AdamI jindA hai yA mraa| prazna hai bahumata kI kyA rAya hai| Aja kA bahumata dhana ke pakSa meM hai| Asakti ko bar3hAne kI dizA meM prasthita hai| phira usa Asakti ko tor3ane kI bAta meM vajana kI kyA raha jAegA? isa sthiti meM eka mAtra upAya bacatA hai samyag darzana kaa| vyakti-vyakti meM isa dhAraNA kA nirmANa ho ki dhana hI saba kucha nahIM hai| isa dhAraNA ke puSTa hote hI Asakti meM cheda hone lagegA aura dekhate-dekhate vaha cheda darAra banakara Asakti ke sarovara ko rikta kara degaa| 'dhana hI saba kucha nahIM hai', kyoMki jIvana ke mahattvapUrNa ghaTaka tattva do haiM buddhi aura svaasthy| jinake pAsa dhana kA aMbAra lagA huA hai para buddhi aura svasthatA nahIM hai to vaha dhana unake lie zatru bana jaaegaa| ve usa dhana kA upabhoga nahIM kara paaeNge| manobala TUTa jaaegaa| ve kevala dhana ke naukara mAtra raheMge, svAmI kabhI nahIM bana paaeNge| eka karor3apati seTha mere pAsa baiThA thaa| udAsa thaa| maiMne udAsI kA kAraNa puuchaa| usane kahA, mahArAja! 'mere pAsa sau kA noTa thaa| vaha kahIM gira gyaa| Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 soyA mana jaga jAe bahuta DhUMDhA milA nhiiN| usI cintA meM Aja bhojana bhI nahIM kiyaa| nIMda bhI ur3a gii|' maiMne kahA karor3apati AdamI ho| sau rupayoM kA kyA artha hai ? guma ho gae to kauna-sA anartha ho gayA? usane kahA, mahArAja! maiM eka paise kA ghATA bhI sahana nahIM kara sktaa| Aya kitanI bhI ho, use saha letA hUM, para vyaya sahA nahIM jaataa| manobala TUTa gayA hai| dhana ke hone para bhI yadi svAsthya nahIM hai to vaha dhanI daridra hogaa| daridratA kA jIvana jInA pdd'egaa| na khA-pI sakegA aura na khilA-pilA skegaa| niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki sukhada jIvana kA ekamAtra vikalpa dhana nahIM hai| svAsthya, manobala, zarIrabala, mAnasika saMtulana, buddhi-bala, viveka Adi-Adi hone para hI jIvana sukhI ho sakatA hai| yadi ye nahIM hote aura korA dhana hotA hai to aneka samasyAeM paidA ho jAtI haiN| jaba yaha tathya hRdayaMgama ho jAtA hai taba AdamI jIvana kI saphala yAtrA ke lie dhana ko pacIsa pratizata aura picahottara pratizata anyAnya tattvoM ko maanegaa| isa samyag darzana ke prakAza se jaba vyakti kA mana Alokita hotA hai, jaba yaha samagratA kI dRSTi prApta hotI hai taba Asakti ke bacane kA koI upAya zeSa nahIM rhtaa| jaba vyakti ke mana meM yaha manoratha jAgatA hai--kaba maiM isa parigraha--Asakti ke bandhana se mukta ho sukhI jIvana jIUM, usI kSINa se Asakti kA cakra TUTane lgegaa| samyag darzana kI jAgRti kA kSaNa Asakti ke TUTane kA kSaNa hai| ise hama saba samajheM, hRdayaMgama kareM aura ise banAe rakhane kA saMkalpa leN| Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22. apanI AtmA apanA mitra: kaba-kaise? apanI AtmA apanA mitra, apanI AtmA apanA zatru yaha siddhAnta hamane sunA hai, par3hA hai aura jAnA hai| para socanA hai ki hamArA anubhava kyA hai? kyA sahI hai ki apanI AtmA apanA mitra hai, apanI AtmA apanA zatru hai? anubhava aura siddhAnta meM dUrI hai taba kucha nahIM hotaa| sunI-sunAI bAta aura anubhava eka ho jAe taba satya kI kasauTI hotI hai| dUrI miTa jAtI hai| jaba taka yaha dUrI banI rahatI hai taba taka jIvana bhara hama siddhAnta ko sunate cale jAte haiM, na siddhAnta hamAre pAsa AtA hai aura na hama siddhAnta ke samIpa jAte haiN| basa, kAna kA kAma hai sunanA aura mana kA kAma hai siddhAnta kA bhAra ddhonaa| AdamI sunatA calA jAtA hai, bhAra DhotA calA jAtA hai| jisameM viveka cetanA nahIM hai, usake lie zAstra bhI bhAra hai| vaha zAstroM se lAbha nahIM uThA paataa| gadhA caMdana kA bojha DhotA hai, sugaMdha nahIM le paataa| manuSya bhI usa sthiti meM kevala bhAravAhI hotA hai| siddhAnta anubhava ke stara para Ae, taba vaha lAbhadAyI banatA hai| tabhI yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki apanI AtmA hI mitra hai aura apanI AtmA hI zatru hai| jina logoM ne yaha kahA, yaha unake anubhava kI vANI thii| anubhava karane vAloM kI vANI hamAre pAsa hai| unake pAsa anubhava thA, hamAre pAsa kevala unakI vANI hai| apanA anubhava nahIM jur3A to vaha vANI kevala vANI hI banakara raha jaaegii| eka hai anubhavI AdamI, eka hai anubhavahIna AdamI aura bIca meM hai vaha vANI, to kucha hogA nhiiN| isIlie kahA gayA ki jitanA jAnA jAtA hai utanA kahA nahIM jAtA aura jitanA kahA jAtA hai utanA bodhagamya nahIM hotA, samajhA nahIM jaataa| ___ maiM mahAvIra, buddha rAma aura kRSNa ko jAnatA huuN| maiMne gItA par3hI hai, yogavAziSTha, tripiTaka aura purANa par3he haiN| mahAvIra Adi cAroM mahAn vyaktiyoM kI vANiyAM par3hI haiN| par3ha lene para bhI maiM na rAma banA, na kRSNa banA, na buddha banA aura na mahAvIra bnaa| banA isalie nahIM ki unhoMne tapasyA aura sAdhanA kara parade ke pIche jo thA vaha kahA, jo AvRta thA use anAvRta kara kahA, jo ananubhUta thA use anubhUta kara khaa| maiM parade ke pIche jo hai, use to jAnatA nahIM hUM, kintu parade meM se eka vANI A rahI hai, svara nikala rahA hai, use suna rahA huuN| isa prakriyA meM mere hAtha AyA kevala zabda, korA shbd| zabda kI pahuMca sImita hotI hai| jisa vyakti ne parade ke pIche isa sacAI kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 soyA mana jaga jAe hai, vaha vyakti jo kahatA hai vaha bAta satya hai, anubhUta hai / kintu jisane sacAI kA svayaM sAkSAtkAra nahIM kiyA aura kevala zabdoM ko pakar3a rahA hai, vaha usakI sahI vyAkhyA nahIM kara sktaa| vaha tarka se siddha kara sakatA hai, bhulAve meM DAla sakatA hai, para padArtha kI abhivyakti nahIM kara pAtA / tarka una logoM ne calAyA jinake pAsa apanA anubhava nahIM thA, satya kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM thA / tarka kI prakRti hI aisI lacIlI hai ki use jahAM cAho vahAM biThA do, baiTha jAegA / tarka jagat kI eka samasyA hai ki vahAM anubhava kA sparza nahIM hai| anubhava - jagat kI yaha samasyA hai ki vahAM tarka aura zabda kA sparza nahIM hai| tarka kA jagat bar3A vicitra hai / rAjA ke pAsa eka AdamI Akara bolA- maiM naukarI cAhatA huuN| rAjA ne kahA- 'kyA khajAne kA kAma saMbhAla loge?' usane kahA-- nhiiN| kyA senA meM bhartI honA cAhate ho? 'nhiiN|' 'kyA ArakSI banoge ?' 'nhiiN|' 'to phira kyA karanA cAhoge ?' vaha bolA- 'rAjan!' ye sAre kAma maiM nahIM jaantaa| merI apanI yaha vizeSatA hai ki maiM kisI bhI prazna kA uttara tatkAla de sakatA huuN| merA uttara saTIka hotA hai / rAjA ne parIkSA karane ke tAtparya se pUchA--' batAo! merI hathelI meM bAla kyoM nahIM haiM ?' usane kahA-- rAjan ! dAna dete-dete ApakI hathelI ke bAla ur3a gae / ' rAjA ne pUchA- tuma to dAna nahIM dete, phira tumhArI hathelI meM bAla kyoM nahIM haiM ?' usane kahA-- 'mahArAja ! dAna lete-lete mere sAre bAla sApha ho ge|' rAjA ne Age pUchA--- acchA, to bAtAo ki mere sabhAsadoM kI hatheliyoM meM bAla kyoM nahIM haiM ? vaha tatkAla bolA-- 'mahArAja ! Apa dAna dete haiM, hama lete haiM, taba inheM parama Ananda kI anubhUti hotI hai / usa harSa ke prakarSa meM ye jora-jora se tAliyAM bajAte haiM, isalie hatheliyoM ke bAla sAre jhar3a gae / ' tarka ThIka thA / usane tInoM bAtoM kA saTIka uttara diyA / tarka saMgata bhI thA, para isase nikalA kyA? niSkarSa kucha bhI nahIM / eka vyakti Adhunika bhagavAn ke pravacana meM gayA / eka ghaMTA tanmayatA se pravacana sunaa| sArA pravacana tarkapUrNa, bauddhika aura zabdoM ke lAlitya se bharA puuraa| usane Akara batAyA -- mahArAja! ghaMTA bhara vaktavya sunaa| sunane meM bahuta acchaa| tarka sNgt| uThA, daravAje ke bAhara Akara socA, pravacana se kyA milA ? mere mastiSka ne uttara diyA- kore zabda aura korA bhaTakAva / jisa siddhAnta ke sAtha anubhava nahIM jur3atA, vaha kisI kA bahuta bhalA nahIM Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI AtmA apanA mitra : kaba-kaise ? 157 kara sktaa| anubhavahIna bAta bhaTakAtI hai, pahuMcAtI nhiiN| apanI AtmA apanA mitra tabhI bana sakatI hai| jaba yaha bAta anubhava meM uttara jaae| anubhava abhyAsa ke binA nahIM bntaa| abhyAsa mahatvapUrNa tattva hai| kRSNa se pUchA gayA ki mana kA niyaMtraNa kaise ho sakatA hai? uttara milA, abhyAsa ke dvArA mana para niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| pataMjali ne bhI yahI kahA ki abhyAsa aura vairAgya ke dvArA mana kA nirodha ghaTita ho sakatA hai| mahAvIra ne kahA-caritra ke binA saba adhUrA hai| caritra hai abhyAsa kI prkriyaa| abhyAsa ke dvArA hI anubhUti ke stara para pahuMcA jA sakatA hai| abhyAsa karane se pahale kucha eka dhAraNAoM ko spaSTa karanA Avazyaka hotA hai| dhAraNAoM ke spaSTa hone para abhyAsa karane meM suvidhA hotI hai| apanI AtmA ko apanA mitra banAne ke cAra samyagdarzana haiM-- 1. suvidhAvAdI dRSTikoNa kA prityaag| 2. koI dUsarA vyakti sukha-du:kha nahIM de sakatA--isa AsthA kA nirmaann| 3. AvazyakatA aura Asakti kI bhedarekhA kA bodha / 4. Adata ko badalA jA sakatA hai isa zraddhA kA nirmaann| ina cAra samyagdarzanoM ke aMjana se jaba AMkheM AMjI jAtI haiM, taba unameM Aloka ubhara AtA hai| kucha vyakti saMgha banAkara yAtrA kara rahe the| eka jaMgala meM vizrAma ke lie par3Ava ddaalaa| vahAM DAkUoM kA AtaMka thaa| saMgha ke samAcAra sunakara DAkU A dhmke| sabake pAsa se dhana lUTa liyaa| eka lar3akA pustaka par3ha rahA thaa| vaha abhaya thaa| eka DAkU usake pAsa gayA, bolA, jo kucha hai de do| lar3ake ne apane pAsa jo pacAsa mohareM thIM, ve de dii| DAkU ne cAkU dikhAte hue kahA- aura kucha? lar3akA bolA aura bhI hai, para vaha tumheM nahIM duuNgaa| tumhAre saradAra ko bhejo| saradAra aayaa| lar3ake na kahA--yaha pustaka merA dhana hai| saradAra bolA-ise mujhe de do| lar3akA bolA-aise hI nahIM duuNgaa| pahale sunAUMgA, phira duuNgaa| lar3ake ne DAkU ke saradAra ko pustaka kA eka pannA itane mArmika DhaMga se sunAyA ki saradAra hataprabha raha gyaa| usameM likhA thA- dUsaroM ko utpIr3ita karane vAlA samAja ke lie kisa prakAra kaMTaka banatA hai aura usakI antatogatvA kyA gati hotI hai| saradAra kI AMkheM khula gaI aura usane lUTapATa kA sArA sAmAna unake mAlikoM ko lauTA diyaa| hamArA yaha samyagdarzana jAge ki AdamI badala sakatA hai| badalane ke aneka koNa haiM, mAdhyama haiN| jo karma para vizvAsa karate haiN| ve karmavAdI AcaraNa kA mUla Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 soyA mana jaga jAe karma kA vipAka mAnate haiM / vaijJAnika loga rasAyanoM ko AcaraNa kA mUla mAnate haiN| unakA kahanA hai, jaisA rasAyana hogA vaisA hI AcaraNa aura vyavahAra hogA / unakI khoja zArIrika rasAyanoM aura padArthoM se saMbaMdhita hai| dhArmika vyakti karmoM ke AdhAra para AcaraNa aura vyavahAra kI bAta khegaa| pratyeka vyakti karmoM se baMdha huA hai| pratikSaNa karma udaya meM Ate haiM, vipAka meM Ate haiM / yaha cakra kSaNa bhara ke lie bhI nahIM ruktaa| niraMtara karma-baMdha aura niraMtara karma - vipAka / yaha karma-vipAka hameM prerita karatA hai kucha karane ke lie / AdamI hiMsA meM, jhUTha meM pravRtta hotA hai / usa pravRtti kA jimmevAra hai karma kA vipAka / hama yoM bhI kaha sakate haiM, ki jaisA karma kA vipAka vaisA hI zarIra kA rasAyana / jaisA rasAyana vaisA hI AcaraNa / dharma aura vijJAna -- donoM ke kathana meM saMvAditA khojI jA sakatI hai| hama AsthA aura abhyAsa ke dvArA karma vipAka meM parivartana lA sakate haiM / jo hiMsA yA asat AcaraNa kA vicAra Ane vAlA hai, use TAlA jA sakatA hai / pahale hI aisI dIvAra khar3I kI jA sakatI hai ki Ane vAle ko rokA jA sakatA hai / jaba vicAra - prekSA kA abhyAsa gaharA hotA jAtA hai taba vicAroM kI taraMge jo uThatI haiM, unakA patA lagane laga jAtA hai ki aba mastiSka meM kisa prakAra kI taraMga uThane vAlI hai / yaha abhyAsa hone lagatA hai / taba sAdhaka kisI eka prayoga ke dvArA usa uThane vAlI taraMga kA AdhAra hI khatma kara DAlatA hai aura taba mastiSka ke hAipothelemasa yA liMbika sisTama meM hone vAlI pratikriyA baMda ho jAtI hai / nimitta badala jAtA hai| I paMDita ne eka vyakti se kahA, zanI kI dazA Ane vAlI hai / vaha sAr3he sAta varSa rhegii| sAvadhAna rahanA / vyakti ne sunA / eka guphA meM jA sAr3he sAta varSa bitA ddaale| vaha paMDita se milakara bolA- zanI ne sAr3he sAta barasa taka kucha nahIM kiyaa| paMDita bolA, aura kyA karatA / tumako eka pazu kI bhAMti guphA meM biThA diyA / hama isa bAta ko isa rUpa meM grahaNa kareM ki sAr3he sAta barasa meM jo kucha aniSTa hone vAlA thA, vaha Tala gayA / vyakti ne itane dIrgha samaya taka sAdhaka kA jIvana jIyA, apanI AtmA ko apanA mitra banAkara jIyA, zanI kucha bhI nahIM kara sakA / jaba-jaba lage ki graha kI kaThora dazA hai taba-taba yadi vyakti usa grahakAla taka svayaM ko japa, dhyAna Adi dhArmika kriyAoM meM lagAe rakhatA hai, ekAntavAsa Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI AtmA apanA mitra : kaba-kaise ? 159 karatA hai, nivRttimaya jIvana bitAtA hai to aneka saMkaToM se bacane kA yaha acchA mArga hai| anyathA kabhI-kabhI bhayaMkara sthitiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| yaha apanI AtmA ko apanA mitra banAne kA mahatvapUrNa phArmUlA hai ki jaba yaha lage ki aba samaya ThIka nahIM cala rahA hai, vicAra bure A rahe haiM, samasyAeM ulajhatI jA rahI haiM, usa samaya svayaM ko jitanA alaga rakha sake, nivRtti meM sthApita kara sake, utanA hI acchA hai| usa samaya kevala apane mitra AtmA ke sAtha rahanA hI zreyaskara hai| yaha alagAva bahuta kAma kA hotA hai, bahuta samAdhAna dene vAlA hotA hai| yaha eka prayoga hai| ise hama pravRtti aura nivRtti kA saMtulana kaha sakate haiN| vyakti meM yaha viveka jAgRta honA cAhie kaba vaha pravRtti kare aura kaba nivRtti kare, yaha viveka apekSita hai| ucita samaya meM kI gaI pravRtti bahuta lAbhaprada hotI hai aura vahI pravRtti yadi binA avasara ke kI jAtI hai to sthiti ulajha jAtI hai| ___bhAratIya adhyAtma ke ciMtakoM kA kAlabodha bahuta vizada thaa| isI se svarodaya kA janma huaa| svarodaya kAlabodha kA hI vAcaka hai| jyotiSa kA jJAna isase saMbaMdhita hai| jaivika ghar3I kA jJAna bhinna prakAra kA thA ki kauna-sI ghar3I meM kauna-sA kArya suphaladAyI hotA hai| svAdhyAya aura dhyAna kaba karanA cAhie? zAsaka aura AcArya se kaba milanA cAhie? kaba bAtacIta karanI cAhie ? muMha kisa dizA meM honA cAhie? unake kisa pArzva meM baiThanA cAhie? dAeM yA bAeM baiThanA cAhie--ina sArI bAtoM kA bahuta sUkSma jJAna thaa| ye sArI bAteM isalie dekhI jAtI thIM tAki karma vipAka ko badalA jA ske| dUsare zabdoM meM ye sAre pravRtti aura nivRtti ke saMtulana-sUtra haiN| yaha pAMcavAM sUtra hai| __ apanI AtmA ko apanA mitra banAne ke pAMca samyagdarzana yA dRSTi-sUtra prastuta kie| inakA jJAna aura abhyAsa niraMtara calatA rahe to AtmA ko mitra banAyA jA sakatA hai| yadi inase viparIta cale to AtmA ko zatru banAyA jA sakatA hai| abhyAsa se hI AtmA ke sAtha mitratA sthApita ho sakatI hai, anyathA korI raTanA yA siddhAnta ko doharAte rahane se kucha nahIM bnegaa| 'appA mittamamittaM ca, duppaTThio supaTTio'--yaha siddhAMta-bodha rahegA, para jIvana paryanta AtmA mitra nahIM bana paaegii| prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga eka dRSTi se dekhane kA prayoga hai to dUsarI dRSTi se yaha bhItara kI gaharAiyoM meM jAne kA prayoga bhI hai| vyakti bhItara meM praveza nahIM kara Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 soyA mana jaga jAe pAtA isalie bAdhAoM kA pAra nahIM pA sakatA / zivirArthI zivira saMpanna kara ghara jAte haiN| pAMca-dasa dina prayoga bhI karate rahate haiM, samaya bhI lagAte haiM, kintu jaise-jaise yahAM kA vAtAvaraNa mana kI AMkhoM se ojhala hotA jAtA hai aura ghara-parivAra kA vAtAvaraNa prabhAva DAlatA hai taba kabhI Alasya, kabhI sthitiyoM ke kAraNa ve sAdhanA meM zithilatA lA dete haiM aura mAsa- do mAsa ke bAda sAdhanA chUTa - sI jAtI hai| isase koI bar3A lAbha nahIM milatA aura AtmA ko mitra banAne kI kalA bhI hAtha se chUTa jAtI hai / yaha kalA sthAyI tabhI bana sakatI hai jaba pramAda aura Alasya na Ae, AsthA meM koI cheda na ho aura saMkalpa kI dRr3hatA banI rahe, abhyAsa paripakva hotA jAe / saMkalpa kI dRr3hatA Adarza kA abhyAsa karane meM madada karatI hai / roTI khAUM yA nahIM, para dIrghazvAsa aura kAyotsarga kA abhyAsa jarUra cAlU rkhuuNgaa| eka vakta kI roTI chor3a dUMgA para ye kriyAeM nahIM choDUMgA / yadi yaha nizcaya hotA hai to mAnA jA sakatA hai ki AtmA ko mitra banAne kI ora prasthita hai, mArga mila cukA hai| phira AdateM badalanI prArambha hoMgI, AsthA ke aMkura phUTane lageMge aura abhyAsa kA viTapI zatazAkhI hotA jaaegaa| 1 AdamI isa bAta para dhyAna de ki yaha jIvana choTA hai, bahuta lambA nahIM hai| hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM kA nahIM, mAtra sau varSa kaa| isako saphala banAkara hama isakA Ananda lUTeM, yaha apekSita hai| Anandamaya jIvana jInA hamAre hAtha meM hai / hama cAheM to jIvana meM Ananda bhara sakate haiM aura cAheM to use viSAda se bhara sakate haiM I jIvana ke prati ekAgratA aura samarpaNa jaba panapatA hai taba kucha bhI zeSa nahIM rhtaa| ekAgratA saphalatA kA mahAn sUtra hai, Ananda kA srota hai / eka jarmana iMjIniyara bhArata sarakAra kI naukarI para AyA / usakA kamarA vAtAnukUlita nahIM thA / vaha kAma krtaa| ATha ghaMTA zramapUrNa kAma karatA / pasInA cUtA rhtaa| paMkhA thA kamare meM para vaha isalie usakA upayoga nahIM karatA ki havA se panne idhara-idhara ur3ane se dhyAna vicalita ho jAtA hai / usakA mAsika vetana thA eka lAkha rupayA / hamAre hI eka upAsaka adhikArI ne yaha bAta batAte hue kahA - mahArAja ! usa akele vyakti ne jo kAma kiyA vaha kAma bhArata ke ATha-dasa adhikArI bhI nahIM kara pAte / yaha saphalatA hai ekAgratA kI, tanmayatA kI, kArya ke prati samarpita bhAvanA kI / ye sAre dhyAna ke hI pariNAma haiN| usake parivAra ke hI sadasya haiN| AdamI meM . Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI AtmA apanA mitra : kaba-kaise ? 161 caMcalatA hai, isalie vaha na ekAgra ho pAtA hai aura na kArya ke prati samarpita / hama dhyAna ko mokSa ke sAtha jor3eM yA na jor3eM, adhyAtma ke sAtha jor3eM yA na jor3eM, vyavahAra ke dharAtala para inatA to avazya hI samajha leM ki dhyAna se ekAgratA bar3hatI hai aura kArya meM saphala hone kA rahasya hAtha laga jAtA hai / maiM bahuta kama likhatA hUM, para jaba likhatA hUM taba - duniyA kA dhyAna nahIM rhtaa| pAsa meM kauna baiThe haiM, kauna bAteM kara rahe haiM, kyA-kyA ho rahA hai AsapAsa meM, maiM nahIM dekhtaa| mujhe jJAta hI nahIM hotA / likhane ke atirikta kucha bhI sAmane nahIM rhtaa| yaha sthiti mujhe saMtoSa detI hai / loga pUchate haiM, Apa itanI sArI pravRttiyoM meM saMlagna rahate haiM, phira likhate kaba haiM? maiM kahatA hUM-kahAM likhatA hUM / ho jAtA hai likhanA / koI karA detA hai aura karAne vAle do tattva haiM-- ekAgratA aura tanmayatA / tanmayatA hone se kArya apane Apa hotA hai / tanmayatA, ekAgratA aura samarpaNa ke binA kArya bhAra bana jAtA hai aura taba eka ghaMTA kA kAma dasa ghaMTe meM bhI nahIM ho pAtA / zakti aura samaya kA apavyaya / dhyAna pAralaukika prayoga nahIM hai, vArtamAnika prayoga hai / paraloka dUra hai 1 vartamAna ko hama jI rahe haiM / isake prati AkarSaNa adhika ho, yaha apekSita hai / niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki saphalatA kA artha hai, apane ApakA mitra honA aura saphalatA kA sUtra hai lakSya ke prati samarpita honA / apane lakSya ke prati samarpita hone kA sUtra hai abhyAsa aura abhyAsa ko dRr3habaddha karane kA sUtra hai dhyAna / dhyAna se hama jAneMge, phira bodha hogA, abhyAsa hogaa| usake bAda ekAgratA sadhegI aura taba caMcalatA miTegI / dhyAna se caMcalatA miTatI hai / caMcalatA duHkha hai| AdamI ghaTanA se duHkha nahIM bhogatA, caMcalatA se duHkha bhogatA hai / ghaTanA ghttii| vyakti nIMda meM hai| use koI duHkha nahIM hogA / AdamI mUrcchA meM A gyaa| kahAM bhogatA hai vaha du:kha ? duHkha bhogA jAtA hai caMcala avasthA meN| jitanI caMcalatA utanA hI duHkha / kama caMcalatA, kama duHkha / adhika caMcalatA, adhika duHkha / duHkhada ghaTanA ghaTita huI / AdamI bhakti meM laga gayA, upAsanA meM laga gayA / ekAgratA huI / duHkha kI anubhUti kSINa ho gaI / ekAgratA duHkha - mukti kA upAya hai| hama ina sabhI tathyoM kA abhyAsa kreN| svayaM ko, apanI vRttiyoM aura karma - saMskAroM aura karma vipAkoM ko dekhane kA abhyAsa kareM to sahI artha meM hama apanI AtmA ko mitra banA sakeMge / Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caraiveti caraiveti Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. caitanya-vikAsa ke sopAna manuSya cetana hai| padArtha acetana hai| cetana kI samasyA kA samAdhAna acetana nahIM kara sktaa| vaha samasyA ke sAmAdhAna meM nimitta bana sakatA hai, upAdAna nahIM bana sktaa| manuSya sAmAjika, pArivArika aura rAjanaitika jIvana jItA hai| anyAnya saMbaMdhoM kA jIvana bhI vaha jItA hai| unakI samasyAeM bhI aneka prakAra kI ho jAtI haiM rAjanItika samasyA, sAmAjika samasyA, pArivArika samasyA, Arthika aura dhArmika samasyA aadi-aadi| vaha aneka prakAra kI samasyAoM se ghira jAtA hai| ina saba samasyAoM kA samAdhAna kisI eka se kiyA jAe, yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| rAjanItika samasyA kA samAdhAna rAjanIti ke stara para, Arthika samasyA kA samAdhAna Arthika stara para aura dhArmika samasyA kA samAdhAna dhArmika stara para khojanA hotA hai| yadi caitasika samasyA hai to usakA samAdhAna apane bhItara khojanA hogaa| samasyAeM aneka haiM to unake samAdhAna-sUtra bhI aneka haiN| aisI koI zakti nahIM hai jo saba samasyAoM kA eka sAtha samAdhAna kara sake yA eka hI upAya se sabako samAhita kara ske| isa bindu para vyakti ko vibhajyavAda kA sahArA lenA hogaa| vibhajyavAda kA artha hai hara samasyA ko vizleSita karake dekho, samasyAoM ko milAo mt| samasyA ke samAdhAna meM mizraNa vAlI bAta bAdhaka banatI hai| samasyA ko alaga-alaga koNa se dekhanA hotA hai, socanA hotA hai| adhyAtma kA kAma hai--AMtarika samasyAoM kA nirAkaraNa krnaa| usase kevala itanA hI ho sakatA hai| saMsAra kI sArI samasyAoM ke samAdhAna kA ThekA koI le nahIM sakatA aura yadi koI aisA karatA hai, kahatA hai to vaha janatA ko bhrama meM DAlatA hai, janatA ko dhokhA detA hai| yaha bahuta spaSTa hai ki jaba Antarika samasyA kA samAdhAna hotA hai to bAhara kI sArI samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM suvidhA ho jAtI hai| ___ hama soceM, samasyA ko ulajhAtA kauna hai ? jaTilatA kauna paidA karatA hai? rAjanaitika samasyA ko pecIdA kauna banAtA hai ? samasyAoM kA janaka hai AdamI kA mstissk| yahI to ulajhAtA hai| yahI to jaTilatA paidA karatA hai| Arthika samasyAeM kyoM ulajhatI haiM ? unake ulajhana kA Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 soyA mana jaga jAe eka mAtra kAraNa hai mAnava kA mstissk| eka vyakti artha kA itanA saMgraha kara letA hai ki dUsare samasyA meM phaMsa jAte haiN| eka jagaha itanA bar3A pahAr3a yA Dhera banA letA hai ki dUsarI jagaha gar3he hI gar3he ho jAte haiN| yaha sArI karatUta hai mastiSka kii| yadi manuSya svastha hotA hai to samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM suvidhA ho jAtI hai| samasyA kA mUla hai--mAnava kA mastiSka / yadi isako durasta kiyA jAtA hai to AdamI samasyAoM kI jaTilatAoM se baca jAtA hai| isa koNa se yadi hama soceM to caitanya-vikAsa kI bAta pramukha bana jAtI hai| yadi caitanya-vikAsa ho jAtA hai to sArI samasyAoM ke samAdhAna kA dvAra khula jAtA hai| yadi yaha eka nahIM hotA hai to samasyaoM ko ulajhane kA asavara mila jAtA hai| isa niSkarSa ko kendra meM mAnakara paridhi kA cintana kareM to lakSya spaSTa ho jAtA hai| hama ise saMkSepa meM nahIM, kucha vistAra se smjheN| ___mullA nasaruddIna bahuta prasiddha thA apane vAk-cAturtha ke lie| vaha itanA catura thA ki dUsare loga usakI bAta meM ulajha jaate| eka bAra vaha kAnUna kI giraphta meM A gyaa| nyAyAdhIza ke samakSa upasthita kiyA gyaa| bahasa clii| mulle ke bahasa sunakara nyAyAdhIza cakarA gyaa| usane kahA mulle! tuma itane vAk-catura ho ki pratyeka bAta ko ulajhA dete ho| hamAre lie bhI samasyA khar3I kara dete ho| thor3A kama bolo| sApha-sApha kho| eka kAma karo, maiM jo pUche usakA uttara 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM do| samasyA ko pecIdA mata bnaao| mullA bolA--mAI lArDa! Apa ThIka kahate haiN| para Apane hI to zapatha dilAI hai ki saca bolanA hai, jhUTha nhiiN| Apa isa zapatha ko uThA leM, phira maiM 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM hI uttara duuNgaa| jaba taka yaha zapatha hai taba taka mujhe bAta ko vistAra se rakhanA hogA, anyathA bAta banegI nhiiN| jaja ne kahA-aisI kyA bAta hai jise 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM nahIM kahA jA sktaa| mullA bolA--nahIM kahA jA sktaa| nyAyAdhIza bhI apane haTha para thA aura mullA bhI haTha para thaa| nyAyAdhIza kahatA hai kahA jA sakatA hai| mullA kahatA hai nahIM kahA jA sktaa| donoM ar3a ge| mullA bolA--'mAI lArDa ! maiM Apase eka prazna pUchatA hUM, Apa usakA uttara 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM deM aura phira maiM Apake prazna kA uttara bhI 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM duuNgaa|' jaja ne mullA kI zarta ko svIkAra kara liyaa| mullA bolA--Apane Aja se apanI patnI ko pITanA baMda kara diyA yA nahIM? kevala 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM uttara deN| jaja duvidhA meM phaMsa gyaa| 'hAM' kahane kA artha hai-Aja taka pITatA thA aura 'nA' kahane kA artha hai pITanA aba bhI Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caitanya-vikAsa ke sopAna 167 cAlU hai| nyAyAdhIza niruttara ho gyaa| usake pAsa 'hAM' yA 'nA' kahane ko kucha bacA hI nahIM thaa| kevala 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM pUrI bAta kahI bhI jA sakatI hai aura nahIM bhI kahI jA sktii| vizleSaNa aura vibhAjana karanA hotA hai| adhyAtma yA dharma ke dvArA sArI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna ho sakatA hai yA nahIM, isakA uttara 'hAM' yA 'nAM' meM nahIM diyA jA sktaa| vibhajyavAda ke sahAre hI isakA pratipAdana kiyA jA sakatA hai| manuSya ke mastiSka ko jAgRta kiyA jAe, caitanya kA vikAsa kiyA jAe to aneka samasyAoM ko sulajhAne kI pRSThabhUmI taiyAra ho jAtI hai| isase samasyA ko sulajhAne meM sahayoga milatA hai| yadi mastiSka ko prazikSita yA jAgRta nahIM kiyA jAtA hai to hara samasyA ulajha jAtI hai| choTI samasyA bhI bar3I bana jAtI hai| jisakA mastiSka prazikSita hai, sulajhA huA hai, vaha bar3I se bar3I samasyA ko zIghra sulajhA detA hai, anyathA rAI bhI pahAr3a bana jAtI hai| pArivArika jIvana meM aisA bahudhA hotA hai| choTI-sI bAta bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai| ghaTanA koI bar3I nahIM hotii| usako choTA yA bar3A banAne vAlA hai mAnava kA mstissk| hama isa sacAI ko pakar3eM ki samasyA ko samAhita karane ke lie yA use sulajhAne ke lie mAnavIya mastiSka ko sulajhAnA hogaa| usake sulajhane para sArI samasyAeM sulajha jAtI haiM aura usake ulajhane para sArI samasyAeM ulajha jAtI haiN| isa bindu para adhyAtma aura caitanya kA mUlya samajha meM A jAtA hai| mAnavIya samasyAoM kA vargIkaraNa hama isa prakAra prastuta kara sakate haiM 1. mAnavIya saMbaMdhoM kI smsyaa| 2. naitikatA kI smsyaa| 3. sAmAjika viSamatA kI smsyaa| 4. aNu-astroM kI smsyaa| 5. azAMti aura tanAva kI smsyaa| sabase pahalI samasyA hai mAnavIya saMbaMdhoM kI smsyaa| sAmAjika jIvana saMbaMdhoM kA jIvana hai| baccA janmatA hai| mAtA-pitA kA saMbaMdha hotA hai| yaha mAtA hai, yaha pitA hai, yaha bhAI hai, yaha bahina hai, yaha cAcA hai, yaha nAnA hai| saMbaMdhoM kA vistAra Age se Age hotA calA jAtA hai| koI patnI banatI hai| koI pati hotA hai| koI mAlika hotA hai| koI naukara hotA hai| pUre samAja meM saMbaMdhoM kA tAnA-bAnA bunA hotA hai| eka vyakti ke sAtha aneka saMbaMdha jur3e hote haiN| saMbaMdha, Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 soyA mana jaga jAe saMbaMdha aura saMbaMdha / vyakti akelA nahIM rhtaa| Age se Age vaha saMbaMdhoM se jur3atA. calA jAtA hai| vaha zarIra meM akelA rahatA hai, para saMbaMdhoM ke kAraNa phailatA jAtA hai, aneka ho jAtA hai| usakA bahuta vistAra ho jAtA hai| mAnavIya saMbaMdha svayaM meM eka samasyA hai aura yaha samasyA kI janaka bhI hai| dUsarI samasyA hai naitikatA kI smsyaa| AdamI kA pArasparika vyavahAra RjutApUrNa hotA hai yA maayaapuurnn| vaha vyakti acchA vyavahAra karatA hai yA buraa| yaha vyavahAra kI samasyA naitikatA kI samasyA hai| tIsarI samasyA hai sAmAjika viSamatA kii| samAja meM saba loga samAna stara para nahIM jI rahe haiN| koI UMcA hai, koI nIcA hai| koI dhanADhya hai, koI griib| bahuta viSamatA hai| aneka viSamatAeM haiN| ___ cauthI samasyA hai--aNu-astroM kii| zastrAstra svayaM samasyA bana rahe haiN| AdamI ne zastra kA cunAva kiyA thA samAdhAna ke lie, para vaha samAdhAna svayaM usake lie bar3I samasyA bana gyaa| jisane lAThI yA patthara ko zastra banAyA, usane apane bacAva kA upAya kiyA thaa| para usane yaha nahIM socA ki jaise tuma patthara yA lAThI calAkara apanA bacAva kara sakate ho yA dUsare ko coTa pahuMcA sakate ho to kyA dUsarA apane bacAva ke lie lAThI nahIM calA sakatA? patthara nahIM pheMka sakatA? eka lAThI calA sakatA hai to dUsarA talavAra calA sakatA hai| zastra kA uttarottara vikAsa hotA hai| aNu-astra ko aMtima nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| usake Age bhI astra bane haiN| unake Age bhI astra bneNge| yaha Age se Age calatA clegaa| zastra koI aMtima nahIM hogaa| eka ke bAda dUsarA aura dUsare ke bAda tIsarA zastra vikasita hotA calA jAtA hai| Aja aNu-zastra eka bhayaMkara samasyA bana gayA hai| isakI vibhISikA itanI bar3ha gaI hai ki pratyeka vyakti isa bhASA meM socatA hai ki aNu-zastroM kA prayoga na ho to acchA hai| jisa dina inakA prayoga hogA, saMsAra meM pralaya ho jaaegaa| prANI jagat samApta ho jaaegaa| pAMcavIM samasyA hai azAMti aura tanAva kii| vizvazAMti eka samasyA banI huI hai| tanAva bhI Aja ke yuga kI bar3I samasyA hai| AdamI kevala zArIrika tanAva se hI grasta nahIM hai, vaha mAnasika aura bhAvanAtmaka tanAva se bhI pIr3ita hai| yaha bahuta bhISaNa samasyA hai| hara vyakti meM tanAva kA upAdAna vidyamAna hai| krodha, ahaMkAra, bhaya, lobha, ghRNA ye tanAva ke upAdAna haiN| AdamI meM ye sAre pUrI mAtrA meM vidyamAna haiN| thor3A-sA uddIpana cAhie, ye ubhara jAte haiN| yuga kI ye pAMca mAnavIya samasyAeM haiN| inakA samAdhAna khojanA hai| mAnavIya Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caitanya - vikAsa ke sopAna 169 saMbaMdhoM kI samasyA kA samAdhAna bhautika stara para nahIM ho sakatA / usakA samAdhAna caitanya - vikAsa ke dvArA hI saMbhava hai| yadi cetanA jAgRta ho jAe to mAnavIya saMbaMdhoM meM parivartana A sakatA hai / naitikatA kI samasyA kA bhI bhautika stara para samAdhAna nahIM ho sakatA / bhautika stara para isake samAdhAna kA prayatna kiyA gayA, para vaha saphala nahIM huA / Arthika niyaMtraNa kiyA gyaa| sAmAjika viSamatA ko samIkaraNa kI dizA meM le jAne kA prayatna huA, kintu ina bhautikatAdI prayatnoM ko saphalatA nahIM milI / ye prayatna adhUre laga rahe haiN| jaba taka caitanya kA vikAsa nahIM hotA taba taka ina samasyAoM ko sulajhAne kA rAjamArga sAmane nahIM AtA / AdamI AdamI hai| vaha itanA avizvasanIya banA huA hai ki vaha saMbaMdhoM ko bhI bigAr3a detA hai, naitikatA ko bhI tAka para rakha detA hai aura samatA kI bAta pakar3a hI nahIM pAtA / eka kisAna bahuta amIra thA, para thA bar3A AlasI / amIrI ke sAtha Alasya kA gaThabaMdhana hai / eka dina usakA mitra AyA, vAtAvaraNa dekha kara bolA- mitra ! tuma dhokhe meM jI rahe ho / kitane AlasI bane hue ho ! dhyAna hI nahIM dete| yaha lAparavAhI tumheM dara-dara kI ThokareM khAne ko bAdhya kreNgii| khAne ko roTI nahIM milegii|' kisAna bolA- 'itanI kar3avI aura kaThora bAta kaise kahate ho ? dekho, mere naukara-cAkara kitane haiM? sArA parivAra merI AjJA meM hai| tuma aisA kyoM kaha hai ho ?' vaha bolA ---- tuma dekha lenA merI bAta solaha AnA sahI hogii| pAMca-dasa dina bAda mitra punaH AyA aura kisAna se bolA -- kucha bImAra se najara A rahe ho! kisAna bolA-- hAM, svAsthya narama cala rahA hai / koI ilAja btaao| vaha bolA---- mitra ! mujhe koI aisA AzIrvAda milA hai ki maiM svAsthya aura amIrI--ina donoM kA rahasya jAnatA hUM / svastha rahane aura amIrI banAe rakhane kA maMtra maiM jAnatA huuN| kisAna ne isakA rahasya batAne kA Agraha kiyA / mitra bolA--dekho, usakA maMtra yaha hai ki pratidina jo rAjahaMsa AtA hai, usake darzana kro| jo pratidina usakA darzana karegA vaha kabhI bImAra nahIM hogA / kisAna utsukatA se bhara gayA / vaha bolA -- mitra ! mujhe bhI usake darzana karAo / vaha kahAM rahatA hai ? kahAM milegA ? AdamI meM jaba svAsthya aura amIrI-ina do kI bhAvanA jAgatI hai taba laMdana aura mAsko bhI dUra nahIM lagate / inase bhI kahIM sudUra pradezoM meM vaha jAne ke lie 1 Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 taiyAra rahatA hai 1 mitra bolA- 'bhaiyA ! rAjahaMsa ke darzana prAtaH cAra baje hote haiN| vaha kahAM mile yaha bhI nizcayapUrvaka nahIM kahA jA sakatA / vaha eka sthAna se pratibaddha nahIM hai / tuma cAra baje uTho | apane khetoM, khalihAnoM, gozAlA Adi meM ghUmate hue dUra jaMgala meM cale jaao| kahIM na kahIM rAjahaMsa avazya milegA / jisa dina tuma usake darzana kara loge, usa dina tuma samajha lenA ki amIrI aura svAsthya kA rahasya tumheM jJAta ho gayA hai / phira tumhArI amIrI aura svAsthya tumase koI nahIM chIna sakegA / ' kisAna kA mana prasannatA se bhara gayA / vaha bolA-- kala se hI maiM rAjahaMsa ke darzana ke prayatna meM laga jAUMgA / kisAna cAra baje utthaa| sIdhA apanI gozAlA meM gyaa| dekhA / naukara gAyoM- bhaisoM ko duha rahe haiM aura dUdha pAra kara rahe haiN| usane apanI AMkhoM se dekhA / socA, yadi yahI krama rahA to maiM mArA jAUMgA / mitra ne jo kahA, vaha saca hai / dUsare dina khalihAna meM gyaa| eka ora chipa kara baiTha gyaa| dekhatA hai, usake naukara anAja se boriyAM bhara-bhara kara pA kara rahe haiM / usakI AMkheM khulI kI khulI raha gii| jisakI vaha kalpanA bhI nahIM karatA thA / vaha apanI AMkhoM se dekhakara stabdha raha gayA / socA, kyA sage-saMbaMdhI isa prakAra dhokhA de sakate haiM? soyA mana jaga jAe tIsare dina prAta: kheta kI ora gyaa| dekhA, sUraja Upara A cukA hai para kAma karane vAle sabhI jana kharrATeM bhara rahe haiM / kheta meM gAeM, bhaiMse, bakariyAM anAja cara rahI hai| koI unako rokane vAlA nahIM hai / use sArI cIja samajha meM A gii| sAta dina taka yaha krama claa| vaha sarvatra jAtA, dekhatA / do saptAha bIta gae / mitra punaH usase milane AyA / usane pUchA--- bhaiyA ! rAjahaMsa ke darzana hue yA nahIM ? kisAna bolA -- -- mitravara ! rAjahaMsa ke darzana to nahIM hue, para kaue ko avazya maiMne dekhA hai / sarvatra kaue hI kaue haiN| rAjahaMsa eka bhI nahIM hai| sAre beImAna haiN| mujhe patA hI nahIM thA ki mere yahAM itanI beImAnI hotI hai / tumane merI AMkheM khola dI / mitra bolA - tumako bhale hI rAjahaMsa na dikhA ho, para svAsthya aura amIrI kA sUtra tumhAre hAtha laga gyaa| tuma jise kaue kA darzana mAna rahe ho, vaha vastutaH kaue kA darzana nahIM, rAjahaMsa kA darzana hI hai| tuma pahacAna nahIM sake / tumane ghUmane aura rakhavAlI karane kA jo zrama prArambha kiyA hai, yahI zrama hai rAjahaMsa kA darzana | rAjahaMsa zveta hotA hai| jahAM yaha zrama hotA Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caitanya-vikAsa ke sopAna 171 hai vahAM sArA ujalA hI ujalA hotA hai, zveta hotA hai| aba tuma nizcinta ho ge| aba tumheM bImArI aura amIrI kI cintA, karanA Avazyaka nahIM hai| ___ mAnavIya saMbaMdhoM meM samasyA taba AtI hai, jaba anaitikatA baratI jAtI hai| yaha mAnavatA kI samasyA hai| ina donoM samasyAoM saMbaMdhoM kI samasyA aura naitikatA kI samasyA kA samAdhana taba taka nahIM khojA jA sakatA jaba taka caitanya kA vikAsa samyag nahIM ho jaataa| sAmAjika viSamatA kI samasyA ko miTAne kA bhI yahI sUtra hai| aNu-astroM kI samasyA Aja atyanta bhISaNa rUpa se sAmane A rahI hai| sabhI rASTra isase AtaMkita haiN| rASTra choTA ho yA bar3A, samRddha ho yA garIba sabhI kA mana isa vibhISikA se grasta hai| astra kahAM paidA hote haiN| yuddha lar3A jAtA hai samarAMgaNa meM aura astra banAe jAte haiM kArakhAnoM meN| kintu usase pahale yuddha janma letA hai manuSya ke mastiSka meM aura zastroM kA nirmANa bhI hotA hai manuSya ke mastiSka meN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dasa prakAra ke zastra batalAe haiN| unameM se eka mahatvapUrNa zastra hai--bhaavshstr| isakA artha hai manuSya kA mastiSkIya shstr| talavAra, topa, pistola, bama, Tenka Adi bAhya zastra haiN| ye dravya zastra kahalAte haiN| mastiSka meM utpanna honevAlA zastra bhAva zastra kahalAtA hai| bhAva zastra kA sthAna pahalA hai aura dravya zastra kA duusraa| bhAva zastra pradhAna hai, dravya zastra gaunn| yadi bhAva zastra nahIM hai to dravya zastra kA nirmANa nahIM ho sktaa| azAMti kahAM paidA hotI hai ? tanAva kahAM paidA hotA hai ? ye saba pahale mastiSka meM utpanna hote haiN| bhAva zastra yA bhAva kA sthAna hai mstissk|| sArI samasyAoM ko yadi hama sameTeM to isa bindu para pahuMca jAte haiM ki bAharI jagat meM pratIta hone vAlI samasyAoM kA mUla mastiSka meM vidyamAna hai| sArA utpAdana aura saMcAlana mastiSka meM ho rahA hai| mastiSka hI saMcAlana karatA hai aura mastiSka hI niyamana karatA hai| isa dRSTi se samasyAoM kA samAdhAna mAnava mastiSka meM hai| samasyAoM kA janma aura samasyAoM kI mRtyu yA samasyAoM kA samAdhAna mAnava mastiSka meM hai| isa sArI carcA kA niSkarSa yahI hai ki jaba taka mastiSka prazikSita yA pariSkRta nahIM hotA, jaba taka cetanA vikasita nahIM hotI, taba taka samasyAoM kA kSaNika samAdhAna bhale hI ho jAe, unakA sthAyI samAdhAna nahIM ho sktaa| caitanya-vikAsa kA eka krama hai| use pAMca bhAgoM meM yA caudaha bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA gayA hai| jaina AcAryoM ne caitanya-vikAsa ke caudaha bhAgoM ko guNasthAna ke Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe 172 nAma se abhihita kiyA hai / yadi hama inheM saMkSipta kareM to inake pAMca vibhAga hote haiM / pahalA vibhAga hai-- samyag darzana, samyag dRSTikoNa / jaba AdamI kA dRSTikoNa samyak banatA hai taba samasyA ke samAdhAna kI bhUmikA banatI hai| jaba dRSTikoNa mithyA hotA hai to zastra kA nirmANa aura unmAda acchA lagatA hai / rumAniyAM kA rAjA atyanta krUra aura nirdayI thA / usane eka lAkha logoM ko mAra DAlA / vaha eka sAtha saikar3oM logoM ko baMda karavAtA, mrvaataa| unakI karuNa citkAra sunakara vaha prasanna hotA, nAcatA, gAtA / usake lie isase bar3A koI manoraMjana kA sAdhana nahIM thA / aisA kyoM hotA hai? jaba dRSTikoNa mithyA hotA hai taba nara-saMhAra acchA lagatA hai, astroM kA prayoga acchA lagatA hai / unmArga acchA lagatA hai, sanmArga acchA nahIM lagatA / jaba samyag darzana AtA hai taba sArI dRSTi badala jAtI hai| caitanya kI eka bhUmikA kA vikAsa ho jAtA hai / sammArga acchA lagane lagatA hai, unmArga acchA nahIM lagatA / samyag darzana kI prApti caitanya - vikAsa kA pahalA sopAna hai| isakI tIna niSpattiyAM haiM--- karuNA, zAMti aura svataMtratA- baMdhanamukti kI cetanA / jaba vyakti ke mana meM karuNA jAga jAtI hai taba usakI krUratA dhula jAtI hai / taba vaha dUsare kA aniSTa nahIM kara sktaa| usake sAre mAnavIya saMbaMdhoM meM pariSkAra A jAtA hai| karuNA ke sAtha naitika vikAsa apane Apa hotA hai 1 anaitikatA krUratA se janmatI hai / karuNA ke jAgane para vaha samApta ho jAtI hai / karuNA jAgatI hai to sAmAjika viSamatA kI samasyA ko bhI samAdhAna milatA hai / karuNA ke jAgane para aNu astroM kA bhaMDAra khar3A nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| karuNA ke jAgane para zAMti apane Apa ghaTita hotI hai 1 pahalA sopAna hai samyag darzana aura usakI tIna mukhya niSpattiyAM / ina niSpattiyoM ke hote hI mAnavIya saMbaMdhoM meM parivartana ghaTita hone lagatA hai / isa koNa se dekheM to prekSA dhyAna kA prayoga apane Apa meM bahuta mUlyavAn bana jAtA hai / Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24. Atma-tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa satahI cetanA ke stara para burAI ko miTAyA nahIM jA sakatA aura vyaktitva kA rUpAntaraNa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| usake lie kAphI gahare meM jAnA jarUrI hotA hai| abhyAsa ke binA gaharAI meM jAyA nahIM jA sktaa| isalie dhyAna kA bAra-bAra abhyAsa karanA hotA hai, apane bhItara bAra-bAra dekhanA hotA hai, jisase ki bahuta gahare meM jAyA jA ske| hamArI cetanA para atyanta gaharI aura sUkSma parateM haiM, unako bhedakara una granthiyoM ko kholakara aura Age bar3ha sake, cetana mana se acetana mana taka pahuMca ske| Adata ko badalane ke lie cetana mana meM acetana mana kI yAtrA Avazyaka hai| yaha cetanA kA dUsarA sopAna hai| vahAM pahuMcane para eka naI duniyA kA anubhava hotA hai| eka AdamI hiMsA karatA hai, para nirantara nahIM krtaa| koI bhI AdamI nirantara hiMsA nahIM krtaa| eka AdamI jhUTha bolatA hai, para nirantara jhUTha nahIM boltaa| koI bhI AdamI nirantara corI nahIM krtaa| jaba bhItara kI Adata va acetana mana kA prabhAva cetana mana ke stara para AtA hai aura use uddIpana milatA hai, bAharI kAraNa milatA hai taba AdamI hiMsA karatA hai| krodha AdamI ko AtA hai, para nirantara nahIM aataa| kisI ne gAlI dI, kisI ne kar3avI bAta kahI, uddIpana milaa| krodha AyA, lekina krodha kA mUla kAraNa bahuta gaharA hai| eka hai cetanA mana kA str| eka hai AdatoM kA stara jo acetana mana kA stara hai, usake pIche hai hamArI maulika mnovRtti| manovijJAna ne aneka maulika manovRttiyAM mAnI haiM kintu jaina darzana kI dRSTi se rAga aura dveSa ye do hI maulika manovRttiyAM haiN| inake dvArA hamArI AdatoM kA nirmANa hotA hai| inake banane ke pIche jo mUla kAraNa hai, vaha hai rAga aura dveSa / ye vibhinna prakAra kI AdatoM kA nirmANa karate haiN| hiMsA aura parigraha ye AdateM haiM, maulika manovRttiyAM nhiiN| hiMsA bhI eka Adata hai| parigraha bhI eka Adata hai| hiMsA para abhI-abhI bahuta kAma ho rahA hai| kucha samaya pahale yUnesko meM vizva ke bIsa vaijJAnika ikaTThe hue| unhoMne vibhinna vijJAna kI zAkhAoM ke AdhAra para hiMsA ke bAre meM eka sAmUhika vaktavya diyaa| unakA kahanA thA--'yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki manuSya kA eka mastiSka hiMsAtmaka hotA hai, kintu yaha bAta sahI nahIM hai| hamAre zarIra meM Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 soyA mana jaga jAe tAMtrikIya upakaraNa aise haiM jo hiMsA meM sahAyaka banate haiN| taMtrikA praNAlI meM aise upakaraNoM kI yojanA hai jo hiMsA meM sahAyaka banatI hai| kintu manuSya kA mastiSka hiMsAtmaka hotA hai, isakI satyatA saMdigdha hai| isa ukti meM kucha sacAI hai| hiMsA hamArI Adata hai, maulika manovRtti nhiiN| maulika manovRtti hai--rAga aura dveSa / yaugalika jIvana samAja kA prAg-sAmAjika jIvana thaa| usameM hiMsA aura yuddha nahIM thA, saMgraha bhI nahIM thA, na saMgraha kI manovRtti thii| isakA kAraNa hai, una yugaloM meM krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha arthAt rAga aura dveSa bahuta manda hote haiM, upazAMta hote haiM, bahuta patale hote haiM isalie na yuddha kI sthiti banatI hai, na AkrAmaka manovRtti banatI hai, na chInA-jhapaTI hotI hai, na saMgraha hotA hai| yadi maulika manovRtti ho to unameM bhI yaha sArI bAteM hotii| ___ hama isa AdhAra para isa niSkarSa para pahuMca sakate haiM ki mUla vRtti yA prakRti hai rAga aura dvess| inake AdhAra para nAnA prakAra kI AdatoM kA nirmANa hotA hai| aThAraha prakAra kI AdatoM kA eka vargIkaraNa hai, jinheM aThAraha pApa kahA jAtA hai--prANApatipAta pApa, mRSAvAda, adattAdAna, maithuna, parigraha, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga, dveSa, kalaha, abhyAkhyAna, paizunya, para-parivAda, rati-arati, mAyA-mRSA aura mithyAdarzana-zalya ye aThAraha AdateM haiN| ina saba meM mUlabhUta hai-rAga aura dvess| ye do jaTila AdateM haiN| zeSa solaha unakI upajIvI AdateM yA upavRttiyAM haiN| ye manuSya meM prakaTa hotI haiM aura AdamI vibhinna prakAra kA AcaraNa aura vyavahAra karatA hai| ina AdatoM kA saMkSipta vargIkaraNa kara inako Arambha aura parigraha-ina do meM samAviSTa kara diyA gyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA vyakti ke jaba taka Arambha aura parigraha hotA hai taba taka viziSTa jJAna prApta nahIM hotaa| atIndriya jJAna prApta nahIM hotaa| jaba taka Arambha aura parigraha hotA hai Antarika anubhUti nahIM hotii| hamArI do bar3I bAdhAyeM haiM -Arambha aura prigrh| unakI pRSThabhUmi meM haiM-rAga aura dvess| dhyAna kA mUla uddezya hai--rAga aura dveSa ko kama krnaa| dhyAna kA saMkalpa hai--'maiM citta zuddhi ke lie dhyAna kA prayoga kara rahA huuN|' cittazuddhi kA artha hai kaSAyoM ko zAMta karanA, rAga-dveSa ko zAMta karanA, rAga-dveSa kI tIvratA ko kama krnaa| jaba AdamI meM rAga aura dveSa prabala hote haiM taba vaha nAnA prakAra ke AcaraNa karatA hai| aThAraha pApoM meM eka pApa hai-- abhyaakhyaan| isakA artha hai Aropa lagAnA, cugalI krnaa| yaha vRtti jaba DaratI hai taba AdamI dUsare ko nIcA dikhAne kA prayatna karatA hai| Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa 175 do mitra jaMgala se gujara rahe the| eka ke mana meM dUsare ko nIcA dikhAne kI bAta aaii| vaha usako pazuvat banAnA cAhatA thaa| dUra eka gAya raMbhA rahI thii| usa mitra ne kahA--'dekho, gAya raMbhA rahI hai| lagatA hai, vaha tumheM kucha kahanA cAhatI hai|' isakA matalaba hai ki tuma bhI gAya jaise pazu ho| vaha vyakti gAya ke pAsa daur3A-daur3A gyaa| apane kAna gAya ke muMha ke pAsa kara, kucha kSaNoM meM lauTa aayaa| Ate hI usane pUchA mitra! batAo, gAya ne tumheM kyA kahA? saca-saca btaanaa| vaha bolA--'tumane ThIka hI khaa| gAya ne mujhe sacamuca bulAyA thaa| gAya ne mujhase kahA--'are, bhole aadmii| tuma isa gadhe ke sAtha kaise phaMsa gae ?' itanA sunate hI vaha apamAnita karane kI bAta socane vAlA mitra svayaM apamAna kA anubhava karane lgaa| AdamI meM dUsare kI avajJA karane, nIcA dikhAne kI manovRtti hotI hai| yaha usakI Adata banI huI hai| AropaNa kI Adata ke kAraNa vaha aisA karatA hai| yaha usakI saMskAragata Adata hai| AdamI lar3atA hai, kalaha karatA hai, para lar3AI koI matalaba se nahIM hotii| bahudhA loga yaha kahate haiM dekho, ye binA matalaba hI lar3a rahe haiN| bAta sahI hai| lar3ane kA koI matalaba hI nahIM hotaa| matalaba se koI lar3atA bhI nhiiN| matalaba se to AdamI apanA kAma karegA, lar3egA nhiiN| sArI lar3AI binA matalaba ke hotI hai| matalaba hotA to lar3AI nahIM hotii| duniyA meM kabhI bhI bar3I bAta ko lekara lar3AI nahIM huii| lar3AI mAtra bahAnebAjI se hotI hai| mahAyuddha bhI bahAne ke AdhAra para hotA hai| kisI para AkramaNa karanA hotA hai to pahale bahAnA khojA jAtA hai| AkramaNa kI pahala karane vAlA rASTra kahegA amuka rASTra hama para AkramaNa karanA cAhatA hai| isalie hamako majabUra hokara AkramaNa karanA par3a rahA hai| AkrAntA kabhI nahIM kahegA ki maiMne AkramaNa kiyA hai, kyoMki usane pahale se hI bahAnA khoja nikAlA hai| lar3anA eka Adata hai, vRtti hai| isakA parimArjana taba taka nahIM hotA jaba taka acetana mana kA pariSkAra nahIM kiyA jaataa| acetana mana kA pariSkAra taba taka nahIM hotA jaba taka priya aura apriya saMvedana se chuTakArA na mila jaae| dUsare zabdoM meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki indriyoM ke stara para jIvana calAne vAloM meM ye saba AdateM banI kI banI rheNgii| inake AdhAra para AdamI nAcatA rhegaa| inase chuTakArA pAne ke lie hai priya-apriya saMvedanoM se mukti aura priya-apriya saMvedanoM kI mukti ke lie indriyoM para niyNtrnn| Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 soyA mana jaga jAe AcAra zAstra kA pahalA siddhAnta hai indriy-vijy| yahAM pahaMcanA hai| para vighna aura bAdhAeM anagina haiN| AdamI saMkalpa karatA hai, para samaya Ane para vaha saMkalpa se Diga jAtA hai| vaha saMkalpa se prabhAvita hotA hai, para prabhAva jyAdA TikatA nhiiN| - kisI ghara para eka mahAtmA aae| pravacana huaa| aneka strI-puruSa pravacana meM the| ghara kI billI bhI baiThI thii| mahAtmA ne corI para prakAza ddaalaa| zrotA pravacana meM otaprota ho ge| billI kA mana bhI prabhAvita huaa| usane socA, corI karanA pApa hai| mai corI-chupe dUdha pItI huuN| yaha mahApApa hai| maiM saMkalpa karatI hUM ki corI nahIM kruuNgii| saMkalpa ho gyaa| dina meM kahIM kucha khAne ko nahIM milaa| bhUkha satAne lgii| sAyaMkAla tAjA dUdha eka bartana meM par3A thaa| para saMkalpa thA ki corI se nahIM pInA hai| dUsarA dekha rahA ho taba pInA hai| eka ora bhuukh| dUsarI ora sNklp| donoM meM dvandva zurU huaa| bhUkha bar3hI taba usane eka rAstA DhUMDha nikaalaa| usane Upara muMhakara kahA--'bhagavAn ! aura koI nahIM dekhatA, para tuma to dekha hI rahe ho| tumhArI sAkSI se mai dUdha pI rahI huuN| merA saMkalpa surakSita rhe|' yaha kaha kara vaha dUdha pI gii| jaba taka Antarika parivartana nahIM hotA, rAga-dveSa kA upazamana nahIM hotA, taba taka saMkalpa bhI jyAdA sahAyaka nahIM banatA, sAtha nahIM detaa| phira saMkalpa kI pUrti ke lie aneka gAliyAM nikAlI jAtI haiM, rAste DhUMDhe jAte haiN| AdamI mUla bAta se dUra calA jAtA hai| pariSkAra aura parizodhana karanA Avazyaka hai| korA saMkalpa kAma nahIM degaa| rAga-dveSa kA pariSkAra hotA hai dhyAna kI sAdhanA se| hama prekSA ke vibhinna prayoga karate haiN| nAnA prakAra ke saMvedana ubharate haiN| ekAgra hote haiM taba darda kA anubhava hotA hai| usa samaya apriya saMvadena zurU hote haiN| vAstava meM vahI kSaNa hai dhyAna kaa| eka ora apriya saMvedana ho rahA hai, dUsarI ora sAdhaka use zAMta bhAva se dekha rahA hai, koI pratikriyA nahIM kara rahA hai| yaha abhyAsa rAga-dveSa ko kama karane kA prayoga hai| sAdhaka dhyAna meM hai| muMha para makkhiyAM Akara baiThatI haiM, halana-calana karatI haiN| satAtI haiN| usa samaya bar3I vicitra anubhUti hotI hai| sAdhaka sthira baiThA hai| makkhiyAM apanA kAma kara rahI haiM aura sAdhaka apanA kAma kara rahA hai| yaha priya-apriya saMvedanoM se bacane kA prayoga hai| dhyAna karane baiThA hai| zarIra se pasInA cU rahA hai| sAdhaka garmI ko saha rahA hai| zAMta hai| sarvatobhAvena zAMta hai| apriya saMvedana ke prati koI pratikriyA nahIM hai| yaha hai rAga-dveSa ko kama karane kA pryog| Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma- tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa 177 dhyAna rAga-dveSa kI tIvratama granthi ko tor3atA hai, kholatA hai / jaba vaha gAMTha khulatI hai, AdateM badalanI zurU ho jAtI haiN| isa avasthA meM Atmama- tulA kI cetanA jAgatI hai| Atma-tulA kA artha hai - samUce prANI jagat ko apane samAna samajhanA / eka upAsaka yA sAdhu ahiMsA svIkAra karatA hai / ahiMsA kA artha haiAtma- tulA / saba jIvoM ko apane samAna samajhanA / yaha cetanA kevala saMkalpa se nahIM jAgatI / korA saMkalpa le liyA to billI vAlI bAta hotI hai| phira bhagavAn ko sAkSI banAnA hotA hai| kore saMkalpa se kAma nahIM hotA jaba taka saMvedanoM ko sahane kI cetanA nahIM jAga jAtI taba taka saba jIvoM ko Atma tulya mAnane vAlI bAta jIvana meM caritArtha nahIM ho sakatI / priya ko bhI sahana kareM, apriya ko bhI sahana kareM--donoM ko sahana karane para hI isa Atma- tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa ho sakatA hai| dhyAna kA artha hai usa cetanA kA vikAsa jisake dvArA priya aura apriya, anukUla aura pratikUla sthitiyoM ko samAna bhAva se jhela sakeM / isa bhUmikA kA nAma hai dhyAna aura bhUmikA kA vikAsa karanA hai prayoga / zarIra yA zvAsa ko dekhanA hI dhyAna nahIM hai| zvAsa ko dekhanA eka Alambana hai, jisase mana ekAgra kara sakeM / mana ko ekAgra kara usa gAMTha ko kholanA hai jo bAra-bAra priyatA aura apriyatA paidA karatI hai| usa gAMTha ko kholane ke liye aneka prakAra kI paristhitiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| bhUkha-pyAsa, sardI-garmI, anukUla-pratikUla sabako sahanA par3atA hai 1 muni ko nirdeza hai ki vaha parISahoM ko sahana kare / vaha bhUkha ko sahe, pyAsa ko sahe, sardI aura garmI ko sahe / yaha dekhakara loga kaha dete haiM ki jaina muni zarIra ko kaSTa dene meM dharma mAnate haiM / ve sthUla dRSTi vAle haiN| ve sthUla dRSTi se ghaTanA dekhate haiN| ghaTanA ke pIche jo uddezya hai, use nahIM dekhte| zarIra ko satAnA uddezya nahIM hai / uddezya hai rAga-dveSa ko zAMta karanA, priya-apriya saMvedanoM se chuTakArA pAnA / yaha eka abhyAsa hai usa gAMTha ko kholane kA / abhyAkhyAna kI bhAvanA hiMsA hai| jaba taka yaha bhAvanA hai taba taka Atma- tulA kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA / apane samAna mAna lene para yA dUsare zabdoM meM Atma- tulA kI cetanA ko prApta kara lene para dUsare ke sAtha vyavahAra kaisA hogA ? jo vyavahAra apane prati hotA hai, vahI vyavahAra dUsaroM ke prati hogA / vahI vyavahAra sabake prati hogaa| yaha samAnatA kI bAta taba prApta hotI hai jaba manuSya Atma- tulA Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 soyA mana jaga jAe kI parikramA karatA hai| usa sthiti meM eka-dUsare ko samajhane kA maukA milatA hai| Atma-tulA kI bhUmikA ke binA eka-dUsare ko samajhane kA avasara hI nahIM miltaa| eka AdamI dUsare ko apane jaisA samajhatA bhI nahIM, kyoMki bIca meM itane AvaraNa aura parde haiM ki vaha yathArtha taka nahIM pahuMca paataa| ina paradoM aura AvaraNoM ke AdhAra para AdamI ko dekhate haiN| AvaraNa gaharA hai| sAmane vAlA dikhAI nahIM detaa| hamAre bIca meM itanI dIvAreM haiM ki hama unake pAra dekha hI nahIM skte| do AdamI saTakara baiThe haiN| ve pAsa meM baiThe haiM, yaha mAna sakate haiM, para donoM eka haiM, yaha nahIM mAna skte| kabhI-kabhI do atyanta virodhI AdamI bhI pAsa-pAsa meM baiTha jAte haiN| pAsa baiThane se do eka nahIM bana jaate| ve eka-dUsare ko samajha nahIM paate| isake viparIta bhI hotA hai| do AdamI hajAroM mIla kI dUrI para haiM, kintu donoM eka bane huye haiN| ekatA kaba hotI hai? eka AdamI dUsare ko samajha sake, donoM kA antarAla samApta ho sake yaha cetanA taba jAgatI hai, jaba rAga-dveSa kA uphAna zAMta ho jAtA hai| isa bhUmikA kA eka mahatvapUrNa kArya hai AkarSaNa kI dizA kA badalAva / jaba taka vyakti isa dUsare sopAna para paira nahIM dharatA taba taka AkarSaNa dUsarA hotA hai| yahAM pahuMcane para AkarSaNa badala jAtA hai, dUsarA ho jAtA hai| jisa vyakti ko abhyAkhyAna karane meM rasa AtA thA, nindA karane meM Ananda AtA thA, vaha isa bhUmikA para pahuMcane ke pazcAt na abhyAkhyAna karatA hai aura na niMdA karatA hai| usakA rasa samApta ho jAtA hai| use pratIta hotA hai ki yaha to burA kArya hai, jaghanya kArya hai| vaha use kara nahIM sktaa| pahale usameM padArtha ke prati AkarSaNa thaa| aba sArA AkarSaNa badala gyaa| khAne meM lAlasA thii| vaha Aja nahIM rhii| yaha badalAva kyoM AtA hai? yaha eka hI jIvana meM AtA hai, do jIvanoM meM nhiiN| yadi yaha badalAva do jIvanoM meM Aye to usakI vyAkhyA karanA kaThina ho jAtA hai| eka hI jIvana meM DAkU santa bana jAtA hai, cora sAhUkAra bana jAtA hai| aisA kyoM hotA hai? kaise hotA hai? kaba hotA hai? isakI vyAkhyA karanA jaTila hai| kala taka DAkU ko DAkA DAlane ke prati bahuta AkarSaNa thA, Aja sArA AkarSaNa badala gyaa| yaha parivartana kyoM huA? isakA uttara hai ki cetanA meM parivartana hotA hai| jaba rAga-dveSa kI graMthi kA mocana hotA hai taba badalAba kI prakriyA prArambha ho jAtI hai| - rAga aura dveSa AkarSaNa paidA karate haiN| AdamI burAI karanA nahIM cAhatA, para bhItara meM baiThA rAga-dveSa use burAI karane ko prerita karate haiN| jaise hI ve miTate Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma- tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa 179 haiM, burAI ke kITANu samApta ho jAte haiN| khujalAnA acchA lagatA hai| isIlie mAtAeM kabhI-kabhI baccoM ke hAtha bAMdha detI haiN| bacce jAnate nahIM, khujalAte haiM aura lahuluhAna ho jAte haiN| bar3e AdamI bhI khujalAne meM rasa lete haiM aura unheM aisA pratIta hotA hai ki khujalAne meM jo Ananda hai, vaha anyatra nahIM hai / jyoMhI khujalAne ke kITANu samApta hote haiM, taba lagatA hai ki khujalAnA mUrkhatA thI / jo eka avasthA yA stara taka mIThA lagatA thA, vahI eka bhUmikA meM kharAba aura mUrkhatApUrNa kAma lagane lagatA hai / 1 zarAba pInA acchA mAnate haiN| para eka bhUmikA meM AdamI ko anubhava hotA hai ki are! zarAba pIkara maiMne apanA kitanA aniSTa kara DAlA! zArIrika hAni, mAnasika aura bauddhika hAni, Arthika hAni --ye sabhI hAniyAM mujhe zarAba ke kAraNa bhoganI pdd'iiN| ye do prakAra ke jIvana haiN| eka bhUmikA para kucha bAteM bahuta priya hotI haiM aura bhUmikA ke badala jAne para ve hI bAteM apriya lagane laga jAtI haiN| aisA kyoM hotA hai? yaha sArA AkarSaNa kA khela hai| pahale eka prakAra kA AkarSaNa hotA hai aura phira vaha AkarSaNa badala jAtA hai / do cetanAeM kAma karatI haiN| eka hai vrata kI cetanA aura dUsarI hai avrata kI cetanA / jaba vrata kI cetanA jAgatI hai, saMyama kI cetanA udbhuta hotI hai taba bahuta sAre AkarSaNa badala jAte haiN| bahuta loga socate haiM, kaThora bhUmi para sonA kaThina kAma hai / komala makhamalI gaddoM ko chor3akara jamIna para kyoM soyA jAye ? unakA AkarSaNa banA huA hai komala gaddoM ke prati / kintu jaba unheM yaha satya jJAta ho jAtA hai yA anubhUta ho jAtA hai ki komala zayyA para sonA svAsthyaprada nahIM hotA, rIr3ha kI haDDI vikRta ho jAtI hai taba unakA AkarSaNa badala jAtA hai| taba ve mAnane lagate haiM ki komala zayyA khataranAka hai svAsthya ke lie aura kASTha paTTa yA nIce bhUmi para kambala yA cAdara bichAkara sonA svAsthyaprada hai| unakA AkarSaNa badala jAtA hai / yaha cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa yA AkarSaNa kA parivartana eka bhUmikA para hotA hai / vaha bhUmikA hai-- priya-apriya ko sahana karane kI manovRtti kA vikAsa / yaha sAdhu jIvana kI bhUmikA hai| yahI Atma- tulA hai| jaba taka yaha bhUmikA prApta nahIM hotI taba taka Atma- tulA kA siddhAMta korA vAcika rahatA hai, vyavahAra meM nahIM utaratA / vaha vyAvahArika tabhI banatA hai jaba priya-apriya saMvedanoM ko sahana karane kI bhUmikA para vyakti calA jAtA hai / prazna choTA-sA thA pAnI kA pAnI thor3A milaa| sAdhu aneka the / vyavasthA Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 soyA mana jaga jAe kara dI gaI ki pAnI ko nApa - nApa kara pInA hai / eka muni binA nApe pAnI pIne lgaa| dUsare muni ne use Tokate hue kahA--vyavasthA hai ki pAnI nApa kara pIo / binA nApe kaise pI rahe ho ?' usane kahA- pAnI kI kyA vyavasthA ho sakatI hai / yaha to pIne ke lie hI to hai| usane pAnI pI liyaa| vyavasthA para dhyAna nahIM diyaa| bAta mukhiyA muni taka phuNcii| unhoMne usa sAdhu ko bulAkara - tumane vyavasthA kA atikramaNa kyoM kiyA ?' usane kahA- 'pAnI kI kaisI vyavasthA ? pyAsa lagI thI / pAnI pI gayA / na nApA to kyA ho gayA ?' mukhiyA muni ko yaha uttara mAnya nahIM huA / vyavasthA ke atikramaNa ko dhyAna meM rakhakara unhoMne usa muni ko saMgha se alaga kara diyaa| kahA bAta choTI-sI lagatI hai, para hai bahuta bar3I / pyAsa ko sahana karanA apriya saMvedana hai, priya nahIM hai / priya to thA pAnI pInA / kintu jaba apriya saMvedana ko sahana karane kI kSamatA muni meM nahIM hai to usakA munitva TikegA kaise ? Atma- tulA kI bAta kaise caritArtha hogI ? Atma - tulA kA siddhAnta kahatA hai--- tumheM pAnI pInA hai to dUsare ko bhI pAnI pInA hai / tumheM pyAsa satA rahI hai to dUsare ko bhI pyAsa satA rahI hai / tuma utanA hI pAnI pIo, jitanA pIne se tuma dUsaroM ke pAnI pIne meM bAdhaka na bno| yadi yaha cetanA jaga jAe to aneka samasyAoM kA samAdhAna ho jAtA hai / yadi AdamI yaha mAna le ki mujhe vaisA AcaraNa nahIM karanA hai, jisase dUsaroM ke hitoM meM bAdhA Ae, dUsaroM kA hita khaMDita ho, dUsare kaThinAI meM par3e, dUsaroM kA adhikAra apahRta ho, to Atma- tulA kI cetanA vyAvahArika bana sakatI hai| sthAna kama hai| baiThane vAle adhika haiM / vyakti socatA hai, maiM Age jAkara sthAna roka lUM aura vaha pUrA kaMbala bichAkara baiTha jAtA hai, dUsare cAhe baiThe sakeM yA nhiiN| isa sthiti meM Atma - tulA kA siddhAnta vyAvahArika nahIM banatA / vaha vyAvahArika taba banatA hai jaba vyakti yaha socatA hai ki roja maiM pUrA kaMbala bichAkara baiThatA thA, Aja sthAna kama hai, isalie Adhe Asana para baiThUMgA, AdhA Asana dUsare ke lie chor3a duuNgaa| yaha Atma- tulA kI dizA meM pAdanyAsa hai| yaha siddhAnta vyakti ke pratyeka AcaraNa meM Atmagata ho jAtA hai to khAna-pAna, rahana-sahana Adi meM kabhI TakarAhaTa nahIM hotii| atyanta mahatvapUrNa hai Atma- tulA kA siddhAnta / dUsaroM ko apane samAna samajhanA bar3I sAdhanA hai / jaba hama priya-apriya saMvedanoM para niyaMtraNa karane kI kSamatA ko vikasita kara lete haiM taba Atma- tulA kA siddhAnta kRtArtha ho jAtA hai / vrata yA mahAvrata kI bhUmikA para pahuMcane ke lie saMvedanoM ko sahane kA abhyAsa Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma- tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa jarUrI hai aura usa abhyAsa ke lie dhyAna jarUrI hai / dhyAna kyoM karanA cAhie, yaha bAta bahuta spaSTa ho jAtI hai| dhyAna kevala mAnasika tanAva miTAne ke lie nahIM, kevala svastha rahane ke lie nahIM, kintu priya-apriya saMvedanoM ko niyaMtrita karane ke lie hai / dhyAna ke abhyAsa se hama unheM pakar3a sakeM, dekha sakeM aura niyaMtrita kara sakeM, yaha apekSita hai / isa cetanA ko jagAne kA nAma hai vrata / isa cetanA ko jagAne kA nAma hai mahAvrata / Adi yaha cetanA soyI raha jAtI hai to AdamI aMdhere meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai / usakA ajJAna nahIM miTatA / jaba taka ajJAna rahatA hai taba taka vaha virodhAbhAsI jIvana jItA hai| saMkalpa bhI calatA hai aura usase ulTA vyavahAra bhI calatA hai / yaha virodhAbhAsI sthiti chUTatI nahIM / mAlika ne naukara se kahA--- - dekho, tuma roja mujhe cAra baje uThA diyA karo / basa, tumhArA yahI kAma hai| naukara bholA thA / vaha bolA- 'mAlika ! maiM roja aisA karatA rahUMgA, para merI eka bar3I kaThinAI hai ki maiM ghar3I dekhanA nahIM jaantaa| isalie Apa mujhe cAra bajate hI sAvaceta kara deM, maiM Apako ThIka cAra baje uThA duuNgaa|' yaha hai virodhAbhAsI jIvana kA eka udAharaNa / caitanya-vikAsa kA dUsarA sopAna hai Atma- tulA kI cetanA kA vikAsa / jaba taka anukUla-pratikUla, priya-apriya --- ina dvandvoM ko jhelane kI kSamatA nahIM jAgegI taba taka Atmaupamya yA Atma- tulA kA siddhAnta kevala vAcika stara para hI sImita raha jAegA, vyavahAra meM ghaTita nahIM hogA / 181 Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25. jJAtA-draSTA cetanA kA vikAsa caitanya vikAsa ke dUsare sopAna meM AdateM badalatI haiM, AkarSaNa badalatA hai| tIsare sopAna kI cetanA jAgatI hai taba jAgarUkatA bar3hatI hai| pramAda kama hotA hai| satata jAgarUkatA aura satata apramattatA banI rahatI hai| AdatoM ke na badalane meM eka bar3I bAdhA hai prmaad| pramAda bahuta vighna paidA karatA hai| kahA gayA hai, kalyANakArI kArya bahata vighna vAle hote haiN| aisA koI bhI acchA kAma nahIM hotA jo sarvathA nirvighna ho| kevala kalyANakArI hI nahIM, pratyeka kArya meM vighna aura bAdhA hai| __ duniyA meM hara AdamI anubhava karatA hai ki bAdhAeM AtI haiM, vighna Ate haiM aura isa anubhUti ke sAtha bahuta sAre srota race gae, maMtra nirmita kie gae, jinake dvArA bAdhAoM kA nirAkaraNa kiyA jA sake, vighnoM ko TAlA jA ske| ye bAdhAeM kyoM AtI haiM ? ye vighna kyoM hote haiM ? kAraNa bhI khojanA caahie| vighnoM ke do srota haiM eka bhItarI, dUsarA baahrii| kucha vighna apane Antarika kAraNoM se paidA hote haiM aura kucha vighna bAharI kAraNoM se Ate haiN| manuSya prabhAvita hotA hai| prabhAvita honA eka vighna hai| paristhiti se prabhAvita hotA hai| AsapAsa ke vAtAvaraNa se prabhAvita hotA hai| dUsare kI vANI se aura dUsare ke cintana se prabhAvita hotA hai| prabhAvita honA eka bahuta bar3I bAdhA hai| abhI-abhI rUsa ke eka vaijJAnika hasnAlI ne anusaMdhAna kiyaa| unhoMne batAyA ki bhUbhautika vanaspatiyoM se manuSya bahuta prabhAvita hotA hai| usa prabhAva se koI baca nahIM sktaa| kabhI vAyu meM teja dabAva hone ke kAraNa parivartana ho jAtA hai| kabhI saura-maMDala ke kAraNa parivartana hotA hai| ye jo kAraNa haiM parivartana ke, ina kAraNoM se AdamI prabhAvita hotA hai| isa AdhAra para unhoMne batAyA ki mahIne ke sAre dina samAna nahIM hote| kucha dina acche hote haiM aura kucha dina kharAba hote haiN| kucha dina zubha hote haiM aura kucha dina azubha hote haiN| gurutvAkarSaNa kI visaMgatiyoM se bhI manuSya prabhAvita hotA hai| yaha prAcIna siddhAnta thA jyotiSa kA ki sAre dina samAna nahIM hote| dinoM meM parivartana AtA rahatA hai| kucha dina bahuta acche hote haiM aura kucha dina kharAba mAne jAte haiN| dina nahIM eka dina kA pUrA kAla-cakra bhI samAna nahIM hotaa| parivartana AtA rahatA hai| isIlie zAyada yaha dughaDiyoM vAlI bAta clii| kauna-sA dughaDiyA acchA Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAtA-draSTA cetanA kA vikAsa 183 hai aura kauna-sA kharAba hai| muhUrta vAlI bAta clii| eka samaya aisA hotA hai ki durghaTanAeM bahuta jyAdA hotI haiN| AdamI saura-maMDala se prabhAvita hotA hai| usa samaya mAnasikatA aura ciMtana badala jAtA hai, pravRttiyAM badala jAtI haiN| prabhAvita hone ke aneka kAraNa haiN| Antarika kAraNa haiM apane bhItara ke rasAyana, karmoM ke vipAka / ye bhI badalate rahate haiN| eka IzvaravAdI ne parikalpanA kI ki Izvara kisI ko daMDa detA hai to usakA galA pakar3a kara daMDa nahIM detA, use jela meM nahIM ddaaltaa| prazna huA ki vaha daMDa kaise detA hai? usane kalpanA kI ki jaba Izvara ko daNDa denA hotA hai, taba vaha usakI buddhi ko bhraSTa kara detA hai| aura jyoMhI usakI buddhi bhraSTa huI vaha apane Apa daMDa pA letA hai| kisI karmavAdI ne kalpanA kI ki karma kA jaba vipAka hotA hai to apane Apa vaha daMDa pA letA hai| eka kahAvata cala par3I ki 'buddhi karmAnusAriNI' AdamI kA jaisA karma hotA hai vaisI hI buddhi ho jAtI hai| buddhi kA nAza hotA hai to AdamI naSTa ho jAtA hai| ina sAre cintanoM kA niSkarSa yaha hai ki AdamI prabhAvita hotA hai apane Antarika kAraNoM se bhI aura bAharI kAraNoM se bhii| yaha prabhAvita dazA vighna paidA karatI hai| sAmane koI krodha kara rahA hai| krodha ko dekhA aura dekhane vAlA vyakti prabhAvita ho jaaegaa| usameM pramAda kI cetanA jAgRta ho jaaegii| ___ eka AdamI pIr3A se ro rahA hai| dUsare vyakti ke koI pIr3A nahIM hai| para vaha use dekhakara rone laga jaaegaa| eka bhAI mere pAsa Akara bolA, merI eka samasyA hai, maiM saMvedanazIla hN| mere sAmane koI rotA hai to mujhe bhI rulAI A jAtI hai| loga kahate haiM ki vaha ro rahA hai, usake to kAraNa hai, para tU kyoM ro rahA hai? maiM kahatA hUM ki patA nahIM, vaha ro rahA thA ata: maiM bhI rone laga gyaa| koI haMsatA hai to haMsane laga jaaegaa| isa prabhAvita paristhiti aura ghaTanA ke sAtha-sAtha AdamI jaise badalatA hai vaise cetanA badala jAtI hai| isa avasthA meM jJAtA aura draSTA kI cetanA to nIce daba jAtI hai aura kartA kI cetanA Upara A jAtI hai| AdamI meM 'maiM karane vAlA hUM' yaha kartRtva kA ahaMkAra jAga jAtA hai| yaha kartRtva kI cetanA kabhI harSa paidA karatI hai aura kabhI zoka paidA karatI hai| kabhI bhaya paidA karatI hai, kabhI priyatA paidA karatI hai aura kabhI apriyatA paidA karatI hai| AdamI itane sAMga badalatA hai ki bahurUpiye to kama sAMga badalate haiM, para AdamI eka dina meM sau sAMga badala letA hai| kabhI to itanA Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 soyA mana jaga jAe khuza kI pUcho mata, aura AdhA ghaMTA bAda itanA nArAja ki bhRkuTi tanI huI hai ki dekhane vAlA pAsa hI nahIM A sktaa| kabhI krodha, kabhI zAMta aura kabhI vItarAga kI mudrA, kabhI rAkSasI mudraa| itane sAMga badalatA hai aura itane jaldI-jaldI badalatA hai ki usakI anekarUpatA kI koI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sktii| yaha sArA parivartana isalie hotA hai ki manuSya meM pramAda kI cetanA hai| pramAda pIche-pIche cala rahA hai| jaise hI apramAda kI cetanA jAgatI hai yAni aprabhAvita hone kA abhyAsa karatA hai taba usakA bahurupiyApana chUTa jAtA hai| yaha abhyAsa kI ghaTanA se prabhAvita nahIM hotA, ghaTanA ko jAnanA aura dekhanA va anubhava karanA, para usase prabhAvita na honA, yaha bilkula nayA prayoga hai| ghaTanA to pIchA karatI hai, pIchA nahIM chodd'tii| ___ eka AdamI jA rahA thA bagIce meN| itane meM pIche se eka sipAhI Akara bolA, tamheM patA nahIM hai ki isa bagIce meM gadhA lAnA varjita hai| vaha bolA, mujhe kyoM Aropita kara rahe ho? maiM to koI gadhA nahIM laayaa| sipAhI bolA- tumhAre pIche-pIche gadhA A rahA hai| usane kahA ki merA gadhA nahIM hai| sipAhI ne kahA, to phira vaha tumhAre pIche kyoM A rahA hai? usane kahA, mere pIche to tuma bhI A rahe ho aura gadhA bhI A rahA hai| __AdamI ke pIche gadhA bhI calatA hai aura sipAhI bhI calatA hai| para jaba apanAtA nahIM hai to na gadhe se matalaba aura na AdamI se mtlb| hamAre pIche pramAda bahuta kAma karatA hai| kintu hama use apanAeM nahIM, apanA na banAeM to pramAda hamAre lie koI kaThinAI nahIM bntaa| kintu AdamI ghaTanA se prabhAvita hotA hai aura ghaTanA ko apanA letA hai| vahAM samasyAeM aura vighna paidA hote haiM, bAdhAeM paidA hotI haiN| abhyAsa dUsare sopAna meM zurU to ho jAtA hai, kintu paripakva nahIM hotaa| vighna bahuta Ate rahate haiM, pramAda AtA rahatA hai| eka sUkSma vizleSaNa adhyAtma kA hai ki eka muni bana gyaa| muni banA, vrata kI cetanA vikasita ho gaI, phira bhI eka dina meM aneka bAra vaha avrata kI cetanA meM calA jAtA hai| eka jIvana meM hajAroM bAra avrata kI cetanA meM calA jAtA hai| vrata kI cetanA meM jIne vAlA avrata kI cetanA meM calA jAtA hai| bahuta sIdhI bhASA meM Apa samajheM ki eka sAdhu aneka bAra asAdhutva meM calA jAtA hai| isakA kAraNa hai ki pramAda vighna DAlatA hai| pramAda jaba-jaba tIvra banatA hai to vrata kI cetanA ko avrata meM badala DAlatA hai| sAdhanA meM bahuta vighna hai| jaba taka adhyAtma paripakva nahIM hotA taba taka vighnoM kA nivAraNa nahIM ho sktaa| vighna satAte rahate haiN| inheM badalane ke lie tIvra abhyAsa kI jarUrata hai| Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAtA-draSTA cetanA kA vikAsa 185 ___ yaha dhyAna kA abhyAsa usa apramAda kI cetanA yA jAgarUkatA ko vikasita karane kA abhyAsa hai| hamArA apramAda bar3he, jAgarUkatA bddh'e| hama jAgarUka bana jaaeN| AdamI jitanA apane prati jAgarUka, utanA ghaTanAoM se aprbhaavit| AdamI jitanA apane prati mUcchita yA suSupta utanA hI ghaTanAoM se prabhAvita / ghaTanAoM se prabhAvita hone ke kAraNa hai apane prati sussupti| ghaTanAoM se prabhAvita hone ke kAraNa hai apane prati jAgarUka rhnaa| dhyAna kA matalaba hai apane prati jAgarUka honaa| jo ghaTanAoM ke prati jAgarUka hotA hai vaha dhyAna nahIM kara sktaa| abhI koI hallA AyA, tatkAla dhyAna udhara calA gyaa| abhI koI bolA, tatkAla dhyAna udhara calA gyaa| abhI koI gaMdha AI, dhyAna udhara calA gyaa| makkhI Akara baiThI, dhyAna udhara calA gyaa| jitanA dhyAna bAhara kI ghaTanAoM kI ora jAegA, dhyAna bhaMga hotA calA jaaegaa| aura jitanA apane prati jAgarUka hogA usakA dhyAna bhaMga nahIM hogaa| bAhara jo ho rahA hai, ho rahA hai, koI matalaba nahIM hai| aura yaha hamAre vyAvahArika saphalatA kA bhI bahuta bar3A sUtra hai| AdamI itanI ghaTanAoM ke bIca jItA hai, hajAroM-hajAroM ghaTanAeM ghaTatI rahatI haiN| kintu aprabhAvita vahI raha sakatA hai jisane apane prati jAgarUka hone kA pATha par3hA hai| vyAvahArika kSetra kA bhI yaha bar3A sUtra hai| sikandara mahAn yoddhA thaa| vizva vijetA thaa| eka bAra vaha vijaya prApta kara aayaa| vaha bahuta prasanna thA aura sArA nagara usake vijayotsava ko manAne meM tallIna thaa| kucheka maMtrI isa avasara kA lAbha uThAnA cAhate the| ve sikandara ke sAmane jAkara bole--yadi Apa kSamAdAna kA AzvAsana deM to hama eka mahattvapUrNa bAta kI ora ApakA dhyAna AkRSTa karanA caaheNge| sikandara prasanna mUDa meM thaa| usane kahA--'jo kahanA ho vaha spaSTa kho| maiM kSamAdAna detA huuN|' eka mantrI ne kahA--samrATa! aba yUnAna kA patana sannikaTa hai| sikaMdara ne pUchA kyoM ? vaha bolA samrATa ! Ajakala ApakI mAM hamAre kAryoM meM bahuta hastakSepa karatI haiN| koI bhI kAma ThIka vyavasthA se calane nahIM detiiN| hama saba hairAna ho gae haiN| hama mAnate haiM ki itanI vijaya hone ke bAda bhI samasyAeM paidA hoMgI aura hamArA vizAla sAmrAjya naSTa ho jaaegaa| samrATa ne sunaa| mana krodha se bhara gayA, para kSamAdAna de cukA thA, isalie mauna rhaa| vaha mAM kA bhakta thaa| mAM ke prati bar3I zraddhA thii| vaha mAnatA thA ki vijaya kA sArA zreya mAM ke azIrvAda ko hai| vaha mAM ke prati aisI bAta sunane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thaa| para kSamAdAna kA palar3A bhArI thaa| idhara kSamAdAna aura udhara krodha dvandva calatA rhaa| phira samrATa ne Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 soyA mana jaga jAe kahA--tuma kucha bhI kaho, soco, merI vijaya kA mUla kAraNa hai merI maaN| yadi mAM kA sahI parAmarza nahIM milatA to maiM kabhI saphala nahIM ho paataa| maiM tumhArI bAtoM se sahamata nahIM huuN| __yadi sikandara apane prati jAgarUka nahIM hotA to itanA prabhAvita ho jAtA mantrI kI bAta se ki apanI mAM ke prati anyAya kara detaa| aise anyAya bahuta hote haiN| kisI kI sunI sunAI bAta para na jAne kitane bar3e-bar3e anartha ho jAte haiM aura isalie hote haiM ki AdamI apane prati jAgarUka nahIM hotaa| vyAvahArika stara para bhI jo apane prati jAgarUka nahIM hotA, dUsare se prabhAvita hotA hai to bar3I kaThinAiyAM paidA karatA hai| Antarika stara para jo apanI AtmA ke prati jAgarUka nahIM hotA to nizcita hI samasyA paidA karatA hai| hameM aprabhAvita rahane kA abhyAsa karanA hai| bAharI sthiti se hama kaise aprabhAvita baneM? koI tUphAna AegA usakA prabhAva saba para pdd'egaa| saura-maMDala ke vikiraNa kA prabhAva saba para pdd'egaa| itanA dhuMA, isakA prabhAva saba para pdd'egaa| kolAhala aura zora kA prabhAva saba para pdd'egaa| kaise bacA jAe, bar3A kaThina hai| kahAM se zurU kareM aprabhAvita honA? hameM Antarika prabhAva se bacanA hai| hamAre bhItara meM jo hameM prabhAvita karane vAle tattva haiM unase aprabhAvita hone kA abhyAsa karanA hai| apane karma-vipAka se aprabhAvita rahane kA abhyAsa, apane Antarika rasAyanoM se aprabhAvita rahane kA abhyAsa karanA hai| jaba hama bhItarI prabhAvoM se bacane kA abhyAsa kareMge to zAyada bAharI prabhAva bhI hama para kama pdd'eNge| unakA asara kama hogaa| kolAhala kA prabhAva bahuta jyAdA hotA hai| dhvani kA pradUSaNa bhI bahuta khataranAka hotA hai| vaha kAna ke parade para hI prabhAva nahIM DAlatA, kintu dimAga para bhI prabhAva DAlatA hai| jisa vyakti meM ekAgratA kA abhyAsa ho gayA hai, vaha usase bhI baca jAtA hai| caMcalatA meM jitanA kolAhala bAdhA DAlatA hai ekAgratA meM kaThinAI paidA nahIM kregaa| aura vikAsa to yahAM taka ho sakatA hai ki ghanIbhUta ekAgratA ho jAe to bAhara kA bhayaMkara kolAhala usake lie nagaNya bana jaaegaa| cetanA kI yaha sthiti bhI paidA kI jA sakatI hai| hama AMtarika parivartana kI bAta kareM ki bhItara meM kaise aprabhAvita rheN| hama usa cetanA kA vikAsa kareM ki bhItara meM hone vAle parivartana hameM prabhAvita na kara skeN| usa aprabhAvita avasthA meM eka cetanA vikasita hotI hai| usa cetanA kA nAma hai jJAtA-draSTA cetnaa| jo jAnatI hai aura dekhatI hai para prabhAvita nahIM hotii| jAnanA aura dekhanA para ghaTanA se prabhAvita nahIM honaa| eka saMkar3I pagaDaMDI hai Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAtA-draSTA cetanA kA vikAsa 187 kevala jAnanA aura dekhanA, kintu usase prabhAvita na honA bahuta saMkar3I pagaDaMDI hai| yaha bar3A kaThina kArya hai, para abhyAsa ke dvArA yaha sthiti banatI hai, bana sakatI hai| isa cetanA kA vikAsa hone para pahalI bAta to yaha hotI hai ki jisa cetanA meM jJAtA-cetanA aura draSTA-cetanA vikasita ho gaI vaha akaraNIya kArya nahIM kara sktaa| koI bhI akaraNIya kArya nahIM kregaa| vahI kAma karegA jo karaNIya hai| akarttavya usake dvArA kabhI saMbhava nahIM ho sktaa| dUsarI bAta hai ki kartavya karegA para usakA ahaMkAra kabhI nahIM kregaa| yaha bar3I muzkila bAta hai| AdamI bahuta sAre kAma karate haiN| unake sAtha ahaMkAra jur3a jAte haiN| eka seTha ne socA ki maiM merI mAM kI aisI pUjA karUM jo sabako yAda rhe| merA nAma sArI duniyA meM phaila jaaye| yaha socakara usane eka sone kI caukI bnaaii| bahuta bar3I caukii| eka dina pUjA kA samaya rkhaa| paMDitajI ko bulA liyaa| sArA kAryakrama calA aura jaba kArya saMpanna hone ko AyA to seTha uThA aura bolA ki 'Aja maiMne apanI mAM kI arcanA kI hai| aba arcanA saMpanna ho rahI hai aura maiM eka ghoSaNA karane jA rahA hUM ki jisa caukI para merI mAM baiThI hai, vaha caukI maiM paMDitajI ko detA huuN|' yahAM taka to ThIka hai ki caukI paMDitajI ko de dI, para Age bolA (AdamI kA ahaM bolA hai) paMDitajI! itanA bar3A dAnI koI milA Apako duniyA meM Aja taka!' sArI bAta badala gii| sAre loga dekhate raha gae seTha kI or| paMDita bhI bar3A svAbhimAnI thA, tyAgI thaa| agara lobhI hotA to saha letaa| vaha khar3A huaa| apanI jeba se eka rupayA adhika rakhakara bolA-'seTha sAhaba! isa caukI para eka rupayA adhika rakhakara Apako lauTA rahA huuN| maiM Apase pUchanA cAhatA hUM, kyA isase bar3A tyAgI Apako koI milA?' __ AdamI ko karaNIya kA ahaMkAra bhI bar3A satAtA hai| jaba jJAtA-draSTA kI cetanA jAga jAtI hai to donoM sthitiyAM niSpanna hotI haiN| vaha akaraNIya kAma to karatA hI nahIM aura karaNIya kA aMhakAra bhI nahIM krtaa| yaha do prakAra kI cetanA niSpatti meM AtI hai| tIna bAteM ho gaI aprabhAvita honA, akaraNIya na karanA aura karaNIya kA ahaMkAra na krnaa| isakA artha hai, jJAtA aura draSTA kI cetnaa| jaba taka zarIra hai taba taka yaha nahIM ho sakatA ki AdamI korA jJAtA-draSTA rhe| eka sazarIra avasthA aura eka azarIra avasthA, zarIra mukta avsthaa| zarIra mukta avasthA meM koI bhI AtmA kevala jJAtA aura kevala draSTA raha sakatI hai| kucha bhI karanA nahIM hotaa| kintu jaba taka zarIradhArI AtmA hai, zarIra kA kavaca hai, AvaraNa hai taba Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 soyA mana jaga jAe taka kevala jJAtA aura kevala draSTA kI sthiti nahIM bntii| taba taka hamArA rUpa rahegA jJAtA, draSTA aura kartA kaa| tIna bAteM rhegii| zarIra ke chUTane ke sAtha-sAtha kartA chUTa jAegA aura jJAtA aura draSTA raha jaaegaa| pahale tIna avasthAeM nhiiN| to phira hama kaise kaha sakate haiM ki dhyAna ke samaya kevala jAno aura kevala dekho| jJAtA aura draSTA rho| yaha eka sApekSa bAta hai| karttavya usake pIche chipA huA hai| kartA ko usase alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| kucha loga jo aisA socate haiM ki hama kartA nahIM haiM, unakI bAta vAstava meM sahI nahIM hai| jaba taka zarIra hai aura jaba taka mana aura vANI hai taba taka hamArA karttavya miTa nahIM sktaa| hamArI kriyA ke tIna sAdhana haiM zarIra, vANI aura mana / ye tIna haiM to hama kartA bane rheNge| kintu kartRtva kA parimArjana, pariSkAra aura zodhana ho jAtA hai to phira jJAtA-draSTA kI cetanA Upara A jAtI hai aura kartA kI cetanA nIce raha jAtI hai| jaba taka inakA parimArjana nahIM hotA, jJAtA aura draSTA kI cetanA nIce A jAtI hai aura kartA kI cetanA Upara A jAtI hai| sone kI caukI kA dAna to nIce calA jAtA hai aura itanA bar3A dAna kiyA maiMne', yaha bAta Upara A jAtI hai| basa, itanA antara hotA hai nIce kI maMjila kA aura Upara kI maMjila kaa| pahalI maMjila meM kyA ho aura dUsarI maMjila meM kyA ho, itanA hI antara AtA hai| vrata kI cetanA ke bAda caitanya ke dUsare sopAna kA vikAsa ho jAtA hai, tIsare kA vikAsa karanA zeSa rahatA hai| usakI sAdhanA ke lie lambA samaya caahie| yaha jJAtA aura draSTA kI cetanA kA vikAsa koI eka dina meM nahIM ho jAtA aura eka bAra meM nahIM ho jaataa| kyoMki pramAda itanA saghana aura yaha mUrchA itanI jyAdA saghana hotI hai ki bAra-bAra satAtI hai| Alasya bAra-bAra satAtA hai| akarmaNyatA satAtI hai| ye saba pramAda ke hI prakAra haiN| Alasya pramAda kA eka prakAra hai| kAma karanA jarUrI hai para Alasya bIca meM A jAtA hai| kucha loga bahuta jyAdA AlasI hote haiN| ve kucha kAma karanA nahIM caahte| Atma-sAdha nA aura dhyAna kI bAta to bahuta dUra hai ghara kA kAma karanA bhI nahIM caahte| aisI vRtti bahuta logoM meM hotI hai| ve ArAma karanA aura baiThe rahanA cAhate haiN| eka naI bahU AI ghara meN| vaha AlasI thii| koI bhI kAma karanA nahIM cAhatI thii| sAsu bhalI thii| usane socA, naI-naI AI hai, dhIre-dhIre ThIka ho jaaegii| sAsu jaldI uThatI aura makAna meM jhADU detii| do-tIna bAra beTe ne dekhaa| use yaha acchA nahIM lgaa| vaha mAM kA bhakta thaa| usane socA, eka upAya karanA cAhie, jisase ki mAM kA jhADU chUTa jAe aura patnI kAma karane lge| dUsare dina jaba mAM jhADU lagA rahI thI, taba vaha gayA aura mAM se kahA- 'mAM! jhADU mujhe do| tumako yaha zobhA Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAtA-draSTA cetanA kA vikAsa 189 nahIM detaa|' mAM bolI--beTA! tuma jhADU lagAoge? yaha to hama striyoM kA kAma hai| tuma jAo, maiM jhADU lagA duuNgii| donoM meM Agraha hone lgaa| bahUrAnI donoM ke Agraha ko dekhakara haMsa rahI thI, para jhADU maiM lagA dUMgI aisA kahanA vaha nahIM cAhatI thI Alasya ke kaarnn| vaha mAM ke pAsa AI bolI--Apasa meM kyoM Agraha kara rahe haiN| eka upAya batAtI hUM, eka dina jhADU Apa lagA leM aura eka dina jhADU ye lagA leNge| Agraha khatma ho jaaegaa| jo Alasya meM jIte haiM unakI cetanA jJAtA-draSTA kI nahIM hotii| kucha kahate haiM, hama kAma nahIM karate, kevala dekhate rahate haiN| yaha jJAtA-draSTA kI cetanA nahIM hai| yaha hai akarmaNyatA kI cetnaa| yaha jIvana kA bar3A vighna hai| yaha kartRtva kA doSa hai| hama kartA kI sthiti ko asvIkAra na kreN| yaha mAnakara caleM ki jaba taka zarIra hai taba taka karttA kI cetanA bhI sAtha meM rhegii| use chor3A nahIM jA sktaa| vaha kartA kI cetanA jJAtA aura draSTA kI cetanA se prabhAvita rahegI to usameM doSa kama aaeNge| yadi vaha kartA kI cetanA jJAtA aura draSTA kI cetanA se prabhAvita nahIM hogI to usameM bahuta doSa A jaaeNge| karttApana siradarda bana jaaegaa| aneka vyakti isa ahaMkAra kA bhAra Dhote haiM ki maiM hUM taba taka parivAra kA kAma calatA hai| maiM na rahA to na jAne kyA ho jAegA? yaha ahaM aneka vyaktiyoM meM hotA hai aura isalie ve marate dama taka kAma meM lage rahate haiN| kAma ko chor3anA nahIM caahte| yaha bhUlabharA cintana hai| honA to yaha cAhie ki amuka avasthA ke bAda kAmakAja, vyApAra se nivRtta hokara vyakti dUsarI dizA meM prasthAna kre| use socanA cAhie, itane varSoM taka maiMne kAma kiyA, aba dUsaroM para bharosA karUM, unheM kAma sauMpa duuN| vaha yaha na soce ki mere AdhAra para hI gADI cala rahI hai| jaba yaha mithyA dhAraNA yA ajJAna paidA hotA hai taba vyakti DUba jAtA hai| yaha ajJAna bahuta khataranAka hai| yaha aneka samasyAeM paidA karatA hai| yaha bAta spaSTa samajha lenI cAhiye ki korI pramAda kI cetanA kartA ke ahaMkAra ko paidA karatI hai| yaha kartavya kA ahaMkAra samUce jIvana meM ulajhaneM utpanna karatA hai| ye ulajhaneM saMgharSa aura kalaha ko janma detI haiN| hama sunate haiM, maiM thA taba yaha ho gayA, anyathA kaThinAI hotii| yadi maiM nahIM hotA to tumheM patA cltaa| isa prakAra kI ahaMkArapUrNa bhASA samUce samAja meM vyApta hai| na jAne kitane loga isa prakAra kI bar3I-bar3I bAteM banAte haiN| yaha TakarAva kA eka kAraNa banatA hai| isalie apramAda kI cetanA kA vikAsa bahuta Avazyaka hai| apramAda kI cetanA kA artha hai apane prati jAgarUka honaa| vyakti jitanA apane prati Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 190 soyA mana jaga jAe jAgarUka hotA hai utanA hI jJAtA aura draSTA kI cetanA kA vikAsa hotA hai aura kartA kI cetanA meM Ane vAle roSa aura bAdhAeM kama ho jAtI haiN| dhIre-dhIre eka dina ve saba samApta ho jAtI haiN| __ caitanya-vikAsa kI yaha tIsarI maMjila hai| isakA vikAsa jarUrI hai| dhyAna ke abhyAsa-kAla meM hama yaha prayoga kareM ki ghaTanAoM se aprabhAvita rahakara, jitanA jo kucha zarIra meM ho rahA hai, use jAnate-dekhate rheN| zarIra meM darda hai| ekAgratA meM usakI tIvra anubhUti hogii| para darda ko jAna liyA, usase prabhAvita nahIM huye| priya-apriya saMvedana se bhI prabhAvita nahIM huye| yadi yaha krama calA to dhIre-dhIre calate-calate hama usa biMdu para pahuMca sakate haiM jahAM jJAtA-draSTA kI cetanA pUrNa vikasita ho jAe aura apramAda kI sthiti prApta ho jaae| duniyA meM ghaTita hone vAlI aneka ghaTanAoM ke prabhAva se hama aprabhAvita raha skeN| yaha aprabhAvita cetanA eka aisA mArga hai jisake dvArA AdamI hajAroM samasyAoM aura hajAroM duHkha ke bIca rahakara bhI apane sukha aura Ananda ko abAdhita aura avyAbAdha rakha sakate haiN| Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26. samatA kI cetanA kA vikAsa jAgarUkatA kA aMtima bindu hai smtaa| yaha Aja kA priya zabda hai| viSamatA ke viSaya meM jitanA cintana vartamAna yuga meM huA hai, utanA atIta meM nahIM huA hogaa| Aja sAmAjika aura Arthika viSamatA mAnya nahIM hai| inake viSaya meM aneka krAntiyAM ghaTita huI haiM aura aneka bhaviSya ke garbha meM haiN| samAja ke stara para samatA caahie| Arthika samAnatA bhI apekSita hai| niSkarSa meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki Aja kA sabase adhika apriya zabda hai viSamatA aura sabase adhika priya zabda hai smtaa| ___ Aja ke vicArakoM ne sAmAjika aura Arthika viSamatA ke viSaya meM bahuta cintana kiyA hai, kintu caitasika viSamatA aura samatA ke viSaya meM kama cintana kiyA hai| hama soceM, Arthika aura sAmAjika viSamatA kA kAraNa kyA hai? manuSya ke citta kI sthiti samatAmaya nahIM hai, isalie usakA pratibimba sAmAjika vyavasthA para bhI par3atA hai aura artha-vyavasthA para bhI par3atA hai| para hamane mUla kAraNa ko parade ke pIche rakhA hai aura jo mUla kAraNa nahIM hai usako bahuta Age lA diyA hai| use hI siMhAsana para biThA diyA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki samasyA sulajhane ke badale ulajhatI jA rahI hai| ___ saMsArI jIvana aura AdhyAtmika jIvana kI saralatama paribhASA yaha kI jA sakatI hai ki dvandvoM kA jIvana saMsAra kA jIvana hai aura dvandvamukta jIvana adhyAtma kA jIvana hai| cetanA ke stara para aneka dvandva haiM aura ye dvandva saMsAra kA nirmANa karate haiN| saMsAra kyA hai? yaha eka anubhUti hai dvandva kii| jor3A honA, yugala kA honA, yaha hai sNsaar| isameM saba do hote haiM, eka koI nahIM hotaa| eka honA adhyAtma hai, do honA saMsAra hai| lAbha aura alAbha yaha eka dvandva hai| padArtha aura vyakti do haiN| iSTa padArtha kA yoga honA lAbha hai| iSTa padArtha kA ayoga honA, yA jo cAhA usakI prApti na honA alAbha hai| yaha eka dvandva jor3A bana gyaa| AdamI kI caitasika zakti kA bahuta bar3A bhAga isa dvandva meM bItatA hai| isane eka vicitra mAnasika sthiti kA nirmANa kiyA hai| isake dvArA eka Adata nirmita huI hai| vaha hai sukha-duHkha kI aadt| jaba jo cAhA usakI pApti meM AdamI prasanna ho jAtA hai marata kA gaMdana karatA hai aura jo nAtA ra Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 soyA mana jaga jAe nahIM milA to vaha aprasanna yA du:khI ho jAtA hai| usa dvandva ke sAtha sukha-du:kha kA anubaMdha ho gyaa| lAbha meM sukha, alAbha meM du:kha / bahuta sArA sukha-duHkha isake sAtha baMdha gyaa| aneka vyakti yA prAya: sabhI vyakti alAbha kI sthiti meM bhayaMkara vedanA kA anubhava karate haiN| alAbha meM mAnasika sthiti adhogAmI ho jAtI hai| vyApAra meM ghATA lagA, vyApArI AtmahatyA kara DAlatA hai| parIkSA meM anuttIrNa huA, vidyArthI AtmahatyA karane yA ghara se palAyana karane kI bAta soca letA hai| padAvanati huI aura bar3A aphasara bhI vyAkula hokara prANa-tyAga ke lie tatpara ho jAtA hai| AtmahatyA hai jAnabUjhakara mrnaa| AdamI yaha mRtyu isalie karatA hai ki usane apane mana ko lAbha aura alAbha se jor3a rakhA hai| kabhI-kabhI lAbha meM bhI vaha mara jAtA hai| ati lAbha hone para vyakti usa khuzI ko sahana nahIM kara pAtA, aura mara jAtA hai| hamAre mana kI sthiti isa dvandva ke sAtha aisI jur3I huI hai ki usane citta kI viSamatA kA nirmANa kara diyA hai| citta kI viSamatA mUla vyAdhi | hai| yaha jitanI satAtI hai| utanI na Arthika viSamatA satAtI hai aura na sAmAjika viSamatA satAtI hai| viSamatA AdamI meM uthala-puthala lA detI hai| yaha sabase adhika khataranAka hai| hamane eka aisI mAnasika sthiti kA nirmANa kara rakhA hai ki sukha kI sthiti Ane para hama phUla jAte haiM aura duHkha kI sthiti meM murajhA jAte haiN| isakA tAtparya huA ki vyakti kI cetanA kA koI svataMtra astitva hI nahIM hai| sukha ke sAtha ahaM kI granthi aura du:kha ke sAtha hInatA kI granthi jur3a jAtI hai| du:khI AdamI hInabhAvanA se grasta hotA hai aura itanA grasta ki vaha nirAzA kA jIvana jIne lagatA hai| vaha socatA hai, yaha saMsAra mere jIne yogya nahIM hai| jIvana meM merA koI astitva hI nahIM hai| sArA jIvana bekAra hai| sukha ke sAtha ahaM kI granthi ghulatI hai aura taba AdamI svayaM ko samrATa mAnakara jItA hai| yaha ahaM bhAvanA usameM aneka kuMThAeM paidA karatI hai aura taba vaha jIvana meM TUTa jAtA hai| eka dvandva hai, jor3A hai, jIvana aura maraNa kaa| AdamI jIvana ko bahuta mUlya detA hai aura marane ko bahuta khataranAka mAnatA hai| vaha marane se DaratA hai aura jIne ke prati lagAva rakhatA hai| usane apane mana ko isa dvandva ke sAtha jor3a rakhA hai, isalie aisI sthiti kA anubhava karatA hai| maranA-jInA eka niyati hai, ghaTanA hai| anubhavI sAdhakoM ne likhA ki zarIra ko badalanA koI vizeSa ghaTanA nahIM hai| janma jaise mahotsava hai, vaisa hI mRtyu bhI eka mahotsava hai| Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA kI cetanA kA vikAsa 193 'mRtyu mahotsava' nAma kA grantha bhI upalabdha hai| gItA kahatI hai-- jaise AdamI purAne yA jIrNa kapar3e ko utAra kara nayA kapar3A pahanatA hai vaise hI hai yaha maraNa / isase Darane kI kyA bAta hai| bar3e-bar3e AcAryoM ne isa bAta ko samajhAyA hai| aneka grantha isa bAta ko sapramANa prastuta karate haiM / AdamI ne yaha aneka bAra sunA hai, par3hA hai, phira bhI vaha jIvana se moha karatA hai| AdamI ne yaha aneka bAra sunA hai, par3hA hai, phira bhI vaha jIvana se moha karatA hai aura marane se ghabarAtA hai| vaha marane se isalie ghabarAtA hai, DaratA hai ki usake citta kI viSamatA kI yaha niSpatti hai / jaba taka citta kI viSamatA rahegI, taba taka vyakti ... meM yahI hotA rahegA / niMdA hotI hai, AdamI ghabarA jAtA hai, duHkhI bana jAtA hai| prazaMsA meM do zabda sunatA hai, phUla jAtA hai, bebhAna ho jAtA hai| taba use bolane kA pUrA viveka nahIM rahatA / vaha aMhakAra meM A jAtA hai / cunAva kA daura thaa| ummIdavAra gAMva-gAMva meM jAkara janatA ko apanI bAta samajhA rahA thaa| eka gAMva meM cunAva sabhA huii| bhASaNa huA / janatA ne kahA-- hama Apako jitAnA cAhate haiM, para eka zarta hai ki gAMva meM acchA zmazAnaghATa nahIM hai / Apa maMtrI baneMge, taba Apake lie kucha bhI karanA kaThina nahIM hogaa|' ummIdavAra prazaMsA sunakara phUla gayA / vaha bebhAna hokara bolA'yaha to choTI-sI samasyA hai| gAMva meM hI nahIM, maiM ghara -ghara meM zmazAnaghATa kara dUMgA / ' niMdA meM du:khI honA aura prazaMsA meM phUlanA --- yaha citta kI viSamatA ke kAraNa hotA hai / niMdA aura prazaMsA - yaha dvandva hai, yugala hai 1 eka dvandva hai--mAna aura apamAna / sammAna milatA hai taba AdamI aneka zarteM svIkAra kara letA hai / apamAna hotA hai taba pratizodha kI bhAvanA se bhara jAtA hai du:khI ho jAtA hai| jaba taka vaha apamAna kA badalA nahIM le letA, taba taka use caina nahIM miltaa| jIvana bhara vaha jalatA rahatA hai / isa prakAra aneka dvandva haiM, jinakI parikramA kara rahA hai aadmii| ye sAre dvandva citta kI sthiti ko viSama banAe hue haiN| samatA nahIM hai / na lAbha meM samatA hai aura na alAbha meM samatA hai / na niMdA aura apamAna meM samatA hai aura na prazaMsA aura sammAna meM samatA hai / citta viSama banA huA hai / citta kI isa viSamatA kA nAma hI hai saMsAra / yaha dvandvoM kI duniyA hai / hama usa dUsare saMsAra kI bAta karate haiM jo advandvoM kA saMsAra hai, adhyAtma kA saMsAra hai / eka hai vyavahAra kA saMsAra aura eka hai nizcaya kA saMsAra / eka hai AbhAsa kA saMsAra Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 soyA mana jaga jAe aura eka hai satya kA sNsaar| AbhAsa ke saMsAra meM AbhAsa to hotA hai satya kA, para vaha pUrI sacAI nahIM hotii| satya ke saMsAra meM satya kA pUrA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai| donoM ke bIca meM bhedarekhA yaha hai ki jahAM citta kI viSamatA hai vaha vyavahAra kA saMsAra aura jahAM citta kI viSamatA nahIM hai, samatA hai vaha adhyAtma kA saMsAra, vAstavika sNsaar| yahI hai cetanA kA jagat, samatA kA jgt|| hama cAhate kyA haiM viSamatA yA samatA? hameM priya kyA hai--samatA yA viSamatA? hama cAhate haiM samatA, para vyavahAra meM lAte haiM vissmtaa| siddhAntata: hameM priya hai samatA, para vyavahAra meM hai vissmtaa| jahAM mahattva dene kA prazna AtA hai vahAM hama samatA ko mahattva dete haiN| do vyakti lar3a rahe haiN| eka gAlI-galauja de rahA hai| dUsarA zAMta hai| loga usa zAMta vyakti ko paMsada kareMge, use acchA btaayeNge| jhagar3A yA kalaha karane vAle ko koI bhI acchA nahIM khegaa| isakA niSkarSa hai ki hamArI antas cetanA kA jhukAva sadA samatA kI ora rahatA hai| kintu vyavahAra kA gurutvAkarSaNa itanA tIvra hai ki vaha khIMcatA hai viSamatA kI or| eka ora se samatA kI preraNA prApta hotI hai aura dUsarI ora se viSamatA kI prernnaa| bar3I samasyA hai| pUre itihAsa ko dekheM, jo vyakti samatA ke sAtha jIye haiM, unako mahAn Adarza mAnA gayA hai| jina logoM ne viSamatA kA jIvana jIyA hai, unakA itihAsa to hai, para unheM Adarza vyakti nahIM mAnA gyaa| unake jIvana kA anusaraNa karanA kisI ne nahIM sviikaaraa| itihAsa meM aura hamArI dharma paramparA meM aise aneka vyakti hue haiM, aneka itivRtta haiM, jinheM Adarza aura pUjya mAnA gayA hai, kyoMki una vyaktiyoM ne ina sabhI dvandvoM yugaloM ke pare kA jIvana jIyA hai| jo ina dvandvoM se atIta hokara jItA hai, vaha Adarza rUpa bana jAtA hai| dvandva kA jIvana hai gAlI ke badale gAlI, IMTa kA jabAba patthara se aura eka kI hatyA ke badale pAMca kI htyaa| pratizodha kA jIvana dvandva kA jIvana hai, saMsAra kA jIvana hai| yaha citta kI viSamatA kA jIvana hai| gAlI ko sahanA, IMTa ke prahAra ko sahanA, samabhAva se sahanA, yaha hai dvandvAtIta jiivn| kisI ne AcArya bhikSu se kahA Aja anartha ho gyaa| Aja maiMne tumhArA muMha dekha liyaa| mujhe naraka jAnA pdd'egaa| tumhArA muMha dekhane vAlA naraka meM jAtA hai| ___ bhikSu se sunaa| unake citta kI viSamatA dhula cukI thii| unhoMne muskarA kara kahA maiM to isa bAta meM vizvAsa nahIM karatA ki kisI kA maMha dekhane mAtra se Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA kI cetanA kA vikAsa 195 naraka yA svarga milatA hai| para tumhAre vizvAsa ke anusAra mere liye Aja acchA huA ki maiMne tumhArA muMha dekhA, maiM svarga meM jaauuNgaa| viSamatA kI cetanA se aisA svara nahIM nikala paataa| samatA kI cetanA se ota:prota vyakti hI aisA soca sakatA hai, kaha sakatA hai| aneka ghaTanAyeM haiN| AdamI viSamatA meM bhI samatA DhUMr3ha nikAlatA hai| aisA karane vAlA kabhI du:khI nahIM hotaa| . bAdazAha aura bIrabala jA rahe the| sAtha meM zAhajAdA bhI thaa| kucha dUra gye| garmI lgii| bAdazAha ne apanA livAsa utArA aura bIrabala ke kandhoM para rakha diyaa| zAhajAde ne bhI aisA hI kiyaa| bIrabala zAMta thaa| kapar3oM kA bhAra lAde vaha sAtha-sAtha cala rahA thaa| bAdazAha ne vyaMgya ke svaroM meM kahA--'are bIrabala! Aja to tuma eka gadhe kA bojha uThAye hue ho|' bIrabala ne sunaa| koI dUsarA hotA to Aga-babUlA ho jaataa| bIrabala ne haMsate hue kahA- 'jahAMpanAha! eka gadha kA nahIM do gadhoM kA bhAra Dho rahA huuN|' aisI bAta vahI kaha sakatA hai, jisane viSamatA ko kama kiyA hai| niSkarSa kI bhASA meM soceM to sAmAjika sandarbha meM bhI hamane usa vyakti ke cintana ko yA vyavahAra ko mUlya diyA hai jisane samatApUrNa vyavahAra kiyA hai, viSamatA ko kama karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| samatA kA jAgaraNa eka sAtha nahIM hotaa| ira AdamI kA sAmAnya saMskAra hai vissmtaa| yaha raktagata hai| isase eka sAtha chuTakArA pAnA sambhava nahIM hai| kintu yadi hama satya ke aura adhika nikaTa jAyeM to nayA prakAza milegaa| hamAre vyaktitva ke do mukhya aMga haiM zarIra aura aatmaa| hama jIte haiM zarIra ke stara para aura jIne ke pIche prakAza hai AtmA kaa| vaha amiTa prakAza hai, amiTa lau hai jo kabhI bujhatI nhiiN| zarIra eka AvaraNa hai| vaha usa prakAza ko DhAMkane kA prayAsa karatA hai, lau ko bujhA denA cAhatA hai| kintu AtmA kI jyoti akhaMDa hai, amiTa hai, bujha nahIM sktii| basa, yahI hamAre lie vizvAsa aura AzvAsa kA sthala hai| jaina pAribhASika zabdAvalI meM ise 'pAriNAmika bhAva' kahA hai| yaha bhAva hai isIlie AtmA kA astitva samApta nahIM hotA, anyathA itanA dabAva hai paristhitiyoM kA, karma-paramANuoM kA aura zarIra kA ki usakA astitva hI samApta ho jaataa| kintu yaha zAzvata bhAva hai pAriNAmika, jo apane astitva ko sadA banAye rakha rahA hai| usake AdhAra para hamAre zarIra kI saMracanA bhI aisI Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 soyA pana jaga jAe huI hai ki hamAre zarIra meM saba do-do haiN| krodha karane kA kendra mastiSka meM hai to usake upazamana kA kendra bhI mastiSka meM hai| jitanI vRttiyAM haiM, Aveza-Avega haiM, una sabake kendra mastiSka meM haiM to sAtha-hI-sAtha una sabake niyantraNa-kendra bhI mastiSka meM haiN| yadi kevala vRttiyoM ko janma dene vAle yA ubhArane vAle hI kendra hoM aura niyAmaka kendra na hoM to AdamI jI nahIM sktaa| donoM sAtha-sAtha haiN| zarIra meM donoM prakAra kI vyavasthAeM haiN| saMvegoM ko uddIpta karane kI vyavasthA hai to saMvegoM para niyantraNa karane kI bhI vyavasthA hai| karmazAstra kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki hamAre zarIra meM audayika bhAva kI vyavasthA hai to kSAyopazamika bhAva kI bhI vyavasthA hai| audayika bhAva viSamatA paidA karatA hai aura kSAyopazamika bhAva viSamatA ko kama karatA hai, samatA lAtA hai| isalie pratyeka vyakti ke jIvana meM jahAM citta kI viSamatA milegI vahAM kucha na kucha samatA bhI milegii| aisA koI bhI vyakti nahIM hai isa saMsAra meM jisameM kevala viSamatA ho yA kevala samatA ho| jaba taka vyakti cetanA ke vikAsa ke antima bindu taka nahIM pahuMca jAtA taba taka vaha pUrNa samabhAva ko prApta nahIM hotaa| isalie sAdhanA karane vAlA sAdhu bhI kabhI krodha meM AtA hai, kabhI dUsare-dUsare saMvegoM kA sparza karatA hai aura sAdhanA na karane vAlA bhI kSamA karatA hai, saMvegoM kA sparza nahIM krtaa| ye donoM sthitiyAM milatI haiN| samatA kI cetanA kA pUrNa vikAsa, yaha Adarza kI bAta hai, bahuta Age kI bAta hai| samatA yA vItarAgatA hamArA Adarza hai| hameM usa bindu taka pahuMcanA hai| vahAM pahuMcane para mUla bIja--rAga aura dveSa naSTa ho jAte haiN| cAra avasthAeM haiN| eka avasthA hai-upazamana kI, dUsarI hai kSayIkaraNa kI, tIsarI hai--viphalIkaraNa kI aura cauthI hai saphalIkaraNa kii| krodha aayaa| usako viphala kara DAlA, saphala nahIM hone diyaa| krodha ke prati krodha yaha krodha ke saphalIkaraNa kI prakriyA hai| krodha ke prati kSamA yA mauna, yaha krodha ke viphalIkaraNa kI prakriyA hai| eka hai upazamana kI prkriyaa| yaha vyakti sAdhanA itanI kara letA hai ki krodha ko bAhara nahIM Ane detaa| bhItara hI usakA upazamana kara detA hai, dabA detA hai| Aga to jala rahI hai, para usako rAkha se Dhaka detA hai, patA nahIM calatA hI Aga jala rahI hai| yaha upazamana kI avasthA hai| eka hai kSayIkaraNa kI prkriyaa| isameM sAre doSa kSaya ho jAte haiM, naSTa ho jAte haiN| mUla hI samApta kara diyA jAtA hai| vRttiyAM naSTa ho jAtI haiM, phira na rAga hai, na ahaMkAra hai aura na Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 197 samatA kI cetanA kA vikAsa vAsanA hai| sAre dIpaka bujha jAte haiM, miTa jAte haiN| ye cAra avasthAeM haiN| hama pahale hI caraNa meM kSayIkaraNa kI bAta nahIM soca skte| kramika sAdhanA karanI hogii| vikAsa dhIre-dhIre hogaa| aneka mahInoM taka dhyAna karane vAlA bhI krodha meM A sakatA hai, anyAnya vRttiyoM ke cakra meM phaMsa sakatA hai| use dekhakara loga kaha dete haiM, dekho, yaha hai kaisA dhyAnI! eka ora 6 yAna kI sAdhanA karatA hai aura dUsarI ora aisA vyavahAra karatA hai| yaha virodha bhAsa avazya hai| para ve isa bAta ko bhUla jAte haiM ki abhI yaha maMjila taka nahIM pahuMcA hai, cala rahA hai, vRttiyoM ke viphalIkaraNa kI bAta sIkha rahA hai| dhIre-dhIre ina vRttiyoM se chUTa jaaegaa| yadi hamane yaha mAna liyA ki dhyAna karane vAle ko gussA AnA hI nahIM cAhie to hamane bhI ThIka vaisA hI virodhAbhAsa pAla liyA. jaisA dUsare logoM ne pAla rakhA hai| bacce ne pitA se kahA-'pitAjI! Aja sUryAsta dekhane calanA hai|' pitA bolA, maiM to Aja abhI bahuta vyasta huuN| kala sabere sUryAsta dekhane cleNge|' sUryAsta dekhanA hai aura use sabere dekhanA hai, kitanA bar3A virodhAbhAsa! AdamI bhI aneka prakAra ke virodhAbhAsoM kA jIvana jItA hai aura unako pAlatA bhI calA jAtA hai| dhyAna karane vAlA abhI siddha nahIM hai, sAdhaka hai| usakA lakSya hai samatA kI cetanA kA vikAsa, vItarAga cetanA kA vikaas| yaha vikAsa sAdhanA kAla-sApekSa hai| laMbI prakriyA hai| hajAroM-hajAroM janmoM ke saMskAra eka hI prahAra se TUTa jAeM, yaha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai| isake lie tIvra prayatna, laMbA kAla aura dRr3ha dhairya apekSita hotA hai| hajAroM janmoM ke ina saMskAroM ne hamArI cetanA ko itanA viSama banA DAlA ki hama thor3e se prayatna meM usakA samIkaraNa nahIM kara skte| hamArA lakSya nizcita hai| hama yadi isa lakSya ke abhimukha hote haiM to dhIre-dhIre vahAM pahuMca bhI sakate haiN| teja calane vAlA jaldI pahuMca jAtA hai aura dhIre calane vAlA vilaMba se pahuMca pAtA hai| pahuMceMge donoM, cAhe zIghratA se yA vilaMba se| calat pipIlikA yAti, yojanAni zatAnyapi / agacchan vainateyopi, padamekaM na gacchati / / garur3a yadi zAMta, sthira, eka hI sthAna para baiThA rahatA hai to vaha eka kadama bhI mArga taya nahIM kara pAtA aura eka kSudra cIMTI calatI-calatI saikar3oM yojana kI Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 soyA mana jaga jAe dUrI pAra kara letI hai| ___ mukhya bAta hai calanA, prayatna karanA, abhyAsa krnaa| prazna hai kyA hama samatA kI cetanA ko jagAne kI dizA meM calanA cAhate haiM yA nahIM? yadi calanA nahIM cAhate to sAdhanA samApta hai| yadi calanA cAhate haiM to cleN| maMjila nikaTa AtI-sI pratIta hogii| Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27. anAvRta cetanA kA vikAsa caitanya vikAsa kI pAMcavIM bhUmikA hai--anAvRta cetnaa| yaha aMtima sopAna hai| caitanya vikAsa kA yaha antima bindu hai| hamArA caitanya mastiSka-parataMtra hai| mastiSka meM itane khaMDa-prakhaMDa haiM ki kaI khaMDa jAgate haiM to jJAna hotA hai aura kaI khaMDa soe rahate haiM to jJAna avaruddha ho jAtA hai| yaha khaMDa-cetanA mastiSka se baMdha pI huI khaMDa cetanA hai| isIlie AtmA aura caitanya kI samAnatA hote hue bhI AdamI karor3oM-karor3oM rUpoM meM baMTA huA hai| kisI meM bhI jJAna samAna nahIM hai| kisI meM bhI jJAnagata vizeSatA samAna nahIM hai| eka vyakti kuzala vyApArI hai, para jahAM vidyA kA prazna hai vahAM usake lie kAlA akSara bhaiMsa barAbara hotA hai| eka vyakti atyanta buddhimAn aura vidvAn hai, sAhitya kA marmajJa hai, para vyAvasAyika buddhi se zUnya hai| yadi use dukAna para biThA diyA jAe to dUsare hI dina divAlA nikala jaae| isa prakAra jJAnagata itane vibhAjana ho gae ki kahIM koI sAmaMjasya hI nahIM hai| alaga-alaga vizeSatAeM haiN| koI zilpakAra hai| koI TeknIziyana hai| koI lekhaka hai| koI vaktA hai| hajAroM-hajAroM prakAra jJAnadhArA ke bana ge| yaha isalie sArA vibhAjana hai ki cetanA AvRta hai, baMdhI huI hai| jisakA jo AvaraNa haTA, vaha vyakti usI meM nipuNa ho gyaa| vaha khaMDa jAgRta ho gayA aura zeSa sAre baMdhe ke baMdhe raha gae, mukta nahIM hue| mastiSka ke ye do khaMDa haiN| eka hai supta aura dUsarA hai jAgRta / nyUrolAjI ke anusAra mastiSka ke bahuta thor3e bhAga sakriya yA jAgRta rahate haiN| pratizata ke AdhAra para, dasa pratizata bhAga jAgRta rahatA hai aura nabbe pratizata bhAga soyA rahatA hai| AdamI isIlie khaMDa-cetanA kA jIvana jItA hai, isIlie usakA vyaktitva akhaMDa nahI bntaa| akhaMDa vyaktitva kI bAta bAra-bAra doharAyI jAtI hai, para khaMDa-cetanA ke sAtha jIne vAle vyakti kA akhaMDa vyaktitva kaise hogA? asaMbhava hai| kisI meM caritra kA khaMDa vikasita ho gayA to vaha bahuta caritravAn bana gayA, kintu jJAna kA khaMDa vikasita nahIM hai to vaha jJAna kI dRSTi se jIro hai| jisake jJAna kA khaMDa vikasita ho gayA, kintu caritra kA khaMDa supta hai to vaha caritra kI dRSTi se kucha bhI nahIM hai| isakI caturbhagI isa prakAra bana sakatI hai 1. kucha loga jJAnavAn haiM, para caritravAn nahIM haiN| Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 soyA mana jaga jAe 2. kucha loga caritravAn haiM, para jJAnavAn nahIM haiN| 3. kucha loga jJAnavAn bhI haiM aura caritravAn bhI haiN| 4. kucha loga na jJAnavAn haiM aura na caritravAn haiN| aura bhI aneka bheda-prameda hote haiM vyaktitva ke| isa vibhAjana kA adhAra hai khNdd-cetnaa| cetanA itanI khaMDita hai ki koI konA kahIM aura koI konA khiiN| eka ghur3asavAra saghana registAna se gujara rahA thaa| AMdhI aaii| ghor3A cmkaa| ghur3asavAra nIce gira gyaa| ghor3A bhAga gyaa| retIlI AMdhI se ghur3asavAra Dhaka gyaa| AMdhI thmii| udhara se dUsarA ghur3asavAra A rahA thaa| usana dekhA, reta meM kucha davA sA par3A hai nIce utarA ghor3e se kucha reta httaaii| kucha kAlI-kAlI sI cIja dikhii| phira kucha reta aura httaaii| sapheda cIja najara aaii| vaha reta haTAtA rhaa| anta meM use manuSyAkRti dikhAI dii| vaha abhI jIvita thaa| sAMsa A rahI thii| ___ hamArI ghur3asavAra cetanA bhI sahArA ke registAna meM dabI par3I hai| thoDI reta haTAne se nahIM diikhegii| dhIre-dhIre khaMDa-khaMDa dikhAI degaa| samagratA se usako dekhane ke lie pUrA zrama apekSita hai| eka bAta hai, jo cetanA zarIra se pratibaddha hai, vaha akhaMDa ho hI nahIM sakatI kyoMki hamArA mAdhyama hai mastiSka / jAnane kA mAdhyama hai mastiSka yA pRSTharajju / jaba taka ina mAdhyamoM se jAnate raheMge taba taka hamArA vyaktitva khaMDita rhegaa| mAdhyama ke binA jAnane kI cetanA akhaMDa vyaktitva kA dhanI nahIM ho sktaa| hama kevala akhaMDa vyaktitva kA svapna lete haiM, bAteM karate haiM, kintu rAga aura dveSa mUrchA paidA karate haiN| jahAM mUrchA hai vahAM vyaktitva akhaMDa nahIM raha sakatA, khaMDita ho jAtA hai| khaMDita vyaktitva kA eka vyaMgya hai patnI ne pati se kahA, Apane kaisA naukara rakha chor3A hai? yaha to cora hai| pati bolA, kyA huA? patnI ne kahA kala hama jisa hoTala se cAMdI kA eka cammaca uThAkara lAe the, vaha isane curA liyA hai| yaha kaisI mUrchA! svayaM uThAkara lAe, vaha corI nahIM hai| naukara uThAkara le gayA, vaha corI ho gii| ___ basa meM baiThA-baiThA eka AdamI jora se cillAyA, are! merI aTecI koI curA kara le gyaa| saba yAtrI hairAna the| sahAnubhUti ke svaroM meM pUchA kaisI thI aTecI? kyA-kyA thA usameM? kitane rupaye the? vaha bolA--mujhe kucha bhI patA nhiiN| maiM to use rela ke Dibbe meM se uThAkara lAyA thA aura basa meM koI curAkara le gyaa| kitanA kharAba jamAnA hai| Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anAvRta cetanA kA vikAsa 201 yaha hai khaMDita vyaktitva kI biddmbnaa| yaha hotI hai mUrchA ke kaarnn| use yaha bhAna nahIM rahatA ki maiM kisI kI aTecI uThAkara lAyA hUM, para maiM cora nahIM huuN| aura use dUsarA uThAkara le gayA to vaha cora bana gyaa| cammaca svayaM uThAkara lAyA to cora nahIM banA aura naukara uThAkara le gayA to cora bana gyaa| kaisI viDaMbanA! khaMDita vyaktitva kI itanI abUjha paheliyAM haiM ki unakA samAdhAna na koI samAja kara sakA aura na koI manovaijJAnika kara skaa| dharmaguru bhI isakA samAdhAna nahIM kara ske| kaha denA cAhie ki isa jaTila samasyA kA samAdhAna koI bhI nahIM kara skaa| kAraNa hai. khaMDita cetnaa| yaha cetanA khaMDita vyaktitva kA hI nirmANa karatI hai| khaMDa cetanA hone kA kAraNa hai kiNcntaa| kiMcanatA kA artha hai mere pAsa kucha hai, mere pAsa kucha hai| yaha bhAva cetanA ko khaMDita kara detA hai| jaba taka kiMcanatA kA bhAva hai taba taka khaMDa-cetanA samApta nahIM ho sktii| kiMcanatA kI cetanA AvaraNa hai| yaha cetanA ko DhakatI hai| para eka prazna hai ki zarIra ke sAtha jIne vAlA zarIra-dhArI prANI kiMcanatA kI cetanA se rahita kaise ho sakatA hai? kyoMki zarIra svayaM eka kiMcana hai, kucha hai| jaba zarIra hai to usake saMcAlana ke lie bhI kucha caahie| yahIM se kiMcanatA kI bAta prAraMbha ho jAtI hai| kiMcanatA kI sthiti meM khaMDita vyaktitva kI bAta avazya banI rahatI hai| isa pariprekSya meM adhyAtma ke sAmane eka prazna ubharA ki kyA akhaMDa vyaktitva kA nirmANa kiyA jA sakatA hai? isa para khoja clii| khoja kA pariNAma yaha nikalA ki vyAvahArika jagat meM akhaMDa vyaktitva kA nirmANa asaMbhava hai, kaThina hai| akhaMDa vyaktitva kA nirmANa AMtarika vAstavikatAoM meM ho sakatA hai| dUsare zabdoM meM, AMtarika cetanA ke dharAtala para akhaMDa vyaktitva kA nirmANa kiyA jA sakatA hai| gaharI vAstavikatAoM ke AdhAra para yaha saMbhava hai| inara rIeliTI meM cetanA kI khaMDatA samApta ho jAtI hai| ___ sabase pahale samApta hotA hai mithyaadRssttikonn| dRSTi ko badalA aura akhaMDa dizA kI ora prasthAna ho gyaa| AkarSaNa yA ruci ke badalate hI akhaMDa vyaktitva kI dizA meM dUsarA caraNa Age bar3ha jAtA hai| ___ mUrchA TUTatI hai| jAgRti kA sAtatya prApta hotA hai| sAdhaka apane astitva ke prati pUrNa jAgarUka ho jAtA hai taba aMkhaDa vyaktitva kI dizA meM tIsarA caraNa Age bar3hatA hai| Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 soyA mana jaga jAe jaba vItarAgabhAva vikasita hotA hai, samatA kI cetanA jAgatI hai taba rAga-dveSa kA cakra TUTa jAtA hai taba akhaMDa vyaktitva kI dizA meM cauthA caraNa Age bar3hatA hai| jaise hI rAga-dveSa kA cakra TUTA, mUrchA kA tamas miTA, cetanA ke AvRta karane vAle jitane vyUha the ve saba niSkriya bana jAte haiN| kisI meM vaha zakti zeSa nahIM rahatI ki vaha kisI ko Dhaka sake. roka ske| mithyA dRSTikoNa, AkarSaNa, mUrchA aura rAga-dveSa--ina cAroM ke samApta hone para pAMcavIM bhUmikA meM cetanA sarvathA anAvRta ho jAtI hai| taba prakAza hI prakAza! na koI avarodhaka aura na koI aavrnn| jo khaMDa-khaMDa the, unakI vibhaktatA samApta ho jAtI hai| isa bhUmikA meM mastiSkIya cetanA aura nAr3I-taMtra kI cetanA kRtakArya ho jAtI hai, pUrA zarIra caitanyamaya bana jAtA hai, jJAnamaya bana jAtA hai| sAre mAdhyama samApta ho jAte haiM aura inara rIeliTI abhivyakta ho jAtI hai| rAjasabhA meM do citrakAra aae| rAjA ne unako citrazAlA meM citra banAne kA kAma sauNpaa| donoM ko citrazAlA kI Amane-sAmane kI bhIMta para citra banAne ko khaa| puraskAra kI ghoSaNA bhI huii| chaha mAsa kI avadhi pUrI huii| rAjA dekhane aayaa| eka ora bhitticitroM ko dekhakara vaha bahuta prasanna huaa| sabhI ne citroM ko sraahaa| citrakAra Anandita huaa| rAjA dUsare citrakAra ke kakSa meM gyaa| citra rahita bhIta ko dekhakara rAjA jhuMjhalA utthaa| rAjA kucha kahe, usase pahale hI bIca kA paradA uThA aura sArI bhIMta citroM se jagamagA utthii| rAjA hairAna ho gyaa| yaha kyA? citrakAra bolA--'rAjan ! maiMne eka bhI citra nahIM bnaayaa| citra sAre mere sAthI ne banAe haiN| maiM doharA zrama kyoM karatA? maiMne to mAtra bhitti kI ghuTAI kI hai aura itanI ghuTAI kI ki sArI citrazAlA isameM pratibimbita ho gii| sArI citrazAlA eka ho gaI, khaMDa-khaMDa nahIM rhii| jaba cetanA kI bhI itanI ghuTAI ho jAtI hai taba sArI cetanA eka sAtha jagamagA uThatI hai| sArA ekAkAra ho jAtA hai| khaMDa samApta ho jAte haiN| cetanA jaba vItarAga banatI hai taba vaha anAvRta hokara akhaMDa bana jAtI hai| na rAga-dveSa aura na muurchaa| sAre doSa samApta ho jAte haiN| akhaMDa cetanA kA artha hai--anAvRta cetanA, vItarAga cetnaa| vItarAga cetanA anAvRta cetanA banatI hai aura anAvRta cetanA akhaMDa vyaktitva kA nirmANa karatI hai| ___ dharma kI upAsanA yA ArAdhanA karane vAle vyakti isa bhrama meM na raheM ki isa upAsanA se ve akhaMDa vyaktitva ke dhanI ho gae haiN| dhArmika kA vyaktvi akhaMDa hI hotA hai, yaha bhrama hai| manovijJAna ne akhaMDa vyaktitva kI bahuta carcA kI hai Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 203 anAvRta cetanA kA vikAsa aura isake aneka perAmITara-kasauTiyAM batalAI haiN| ye sArI vyAvahArika kasauTiyAM haiN| vAstava meM akhaMDa vyaktitva vahI hotA hai jisakI cetanA anAvRta yA vItarAga bana jAtI hai| vItarAga ke binA akhaMDatA A nahIM pAtI, cetanA TUTatI rahatI hai| eka vyakti Aja acchA hai, kala zAyada vaisA na raha ske| eka vyakti Aja vidvAn hai, kala pakSAghAta se grasta hokara, vaha kisI kAma kA nahIM rhaa| usakA jJAna samApta ho gyaa| par3hA-likhA hai, para smRti-bhraMza ke roga se pIr3ita hai| vaha apanA nAma bhI yAda nahIM rakha paataa| sArI smRti lupta ho jAtI hai, jJAna calA jAtA hai| aisA isIlie hotA hai ki khaMDa-cetanA hai| khaMDa-cetanA ke pariprekSya meM hama akhaNDa cetanA kI bAta kaise kareM? caritravAn caritra-bhraSTa ho jAtA hai, sAdhu asAdhu bana jAtA hai aura sAhUkAra cora ho jAtA hai| ye sAre parivartana khaMDa-cetanA ke sAkSI haiN| yahI hai khaNDita vyktitv| ata: hama koI bhI aisI bhedarekhA nahIM khIMca sakate jahAM akhaNDa vyaktitva kA nirNAyaka sUtra hameM mila jaae| cetanA kA jitanA-jitanA AvaraNa haTatA hai, utanA-utanA vyaktitva akhaMDatA kI dizA meM bar3hatA calA jAtA hai| hama use akhaMDa vyaktitva nahIM kaha skte| jJAna bhI Age bar3hatA calA jAtA hai aura samajha bhI Age bar3hatI calI jAtI hai| jJAna aura samajha meM bahuta tAratamya prApta hotA hai| eka karor3a vyaktiyoM kA sarve kiyA jAe to tAratamya kA aMka bhI eka karor3a aaegaa| karor3a prakAra kA jJAna aura karor3a prakAra kI smjh| saMkhyA jitanI adhika hogI, tAratamya kI saMkhyA bar3hatI jaaegii| tarkazAstra meM eka prazna uThAyA gayA ki hama kaise mAne ki akhaMDa cetanA yA anAvRta cetanA hai? hama kaise mAne ki sarvajJatA hai? pramANa kyA hai? tarkazAstriyoM ne yahI tarka prastuta kiyA ki jJAna kA tAratamya batA rahA hai ki eka bindu aisA bhI hai jahAM jJAna pUrNa hotA hai, dUsare sAre jJAna yA tAratamya samApta ho jAte haiN| vaha antima bindu hai kevalajJAna, saMpUrNajJAna / vahI akhaMDa jJAna hai, anAvRta jJAna hai| vahAM koI tAratamya nahIM hai| jJAna kA Adi bindu hai sthAvara jIvanikAya kA eka indriya kA jnyaan| yaha pahalA biMdu hai| vaha Age kramaza: vikasita hotA huA calA jAtA hai| vahAM koI tAratamya nahIM hai| jJAna kA Adi bindu hai sthAvara jIvanikAya kA eka indriya kA jJAna / yaha pahalA biMdu hai| vaha Age kramaza: vikasita prANI hai| para kucheka manuSya aise hote haiM, jinameM jJAna kA nyUnatama vikAsa ekendriya prANI jaisA vikAsa, aura nyUnatama samajha hotI hai| unameM tAratamya bahuta hai| jJAna kA Adi-bindu bhI vahAM milatA hai to carama-bindu kA 6 Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 soyA mana jaga jAe na bhI manuSya hI ho sakatA hai| bahuta sAre manuSya to nyUnatama jJAnadhArA kI paridhi meM ghUmate rahate haiM 1 mAlika ne naukara se kahA-- dahI kA kaTorA par3A hai| dhyAna rakhanA, kauA khA na jaae| mAlika calA gyaa| ghaMTA bhara bAda Akara dekhA to kaTorA khAlI milaa| naukara se puuchaa| naukara bolA --- kaue se maiMne bacAyA thA, para eka kuttA AyA aura khA gyaa| Apane kutte se bacAne ke lie nahIM kahA thA / mAlika ne naukara se kahA--ghI ke pIpe meM jo cUhA girA thA, nikAla liyA ? naukara bolA ---mAlika ! nikAlA to nahIM, para maiMne eka upAya kara DAlA / maiMne pIpe meM eka billI DAla dI, jo ki cUhe ko khA jAegI / buddhi aura samajha meM bahuta tAratamya rahatA hai / karor3oM-araboM bheda-prabheda ho sakate haiN| Adi-bindu aura caramama- bindu ke bIca ke tAratamya anagina haiM, asaMkhya haiM, ananta haiN| yaha tAratamya isI bAta kA sUcaka hai ki prathama bindu hai to antima bindu bhI hogA, jahAM sArA tAratamya samApta ho jAtA hai / vaha hai anAvRta cetanA / jaba anAvRta cetanA kA vikAsa hotA hai taba sabase pahale bheda samApta ho jAtA hai, pratyakSa aura parokSa kA bheda miTa jAtA hai| AvRta cetanA meM do bheda haiM-- pratyakSa aura parokSa / hamAre pratyakSa kama hai, parokSa adhika hai / aura jo pratyakSa hai vaha bhI indriyoM kA pratyakSa hai / indriyAM vibhrama paidA karatI haiN| hotA kucha aura hai aura jJAta kucha aura hI hotA hai / cetanA ke anAvRta hote hI parokSa samApta ho jAtA hai aura satya pratyakSa ho jAtA hai / yahAM satya kA pUrNa sAkSAtkAra yA AtmA kA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai / saba kucha pratyakSa / parokSatA samApta ho jAtI hai / dUrI aura nikaTa kA bheda samApta ho jAtA hai / vyavadhAna yA avyava na kucha nhiiN| vahAM bheda kA koI artha nahIM hotA / vahAM sarva vyApitA prApta ho jAtI hai| sarvatra jJAna hI jJAna / jJAnamaya / sthUla aura sUkSma, vyavahita aura avyavahita--ye sAre AvRta cetanA kI paridhi meM hone vAle bheda haiN| anAvRta cetanA ke rAjya meM bheda nAma kI vastu hI nahIM hai / saba kucha ekamaya, sarvamaya ekAkAra, advaita / 1 dhyAna prArambha karane vAlA sAdhaka akhaMDa cetanA kI dizA meM prasthAna prArambha karatA hai / yaha pahalA kadama hai / yahI akhaMDa vyaktitva kI dizA meM uThane vAlA pahalA caraNa hai| dhyAna ke dvArA jJAna aura caritra donoM kA vikAsa hotA hai / dha yAna ke dvArA jAgarUkatA bar3hatI hai, phalata: cAritra kA vikAsa hotA hai | cAritra kA vikAsa hotA hai, moha kama hotA jAtA hai / dUsare zabdoM meM, cetanA para AvaraNa DAlane vAle tattva kama hote haiM / mUrcchA mUla hai| jaba yaha TUTatI hai taba AvaraNa apane Apa haTate jAte haiM / isa dRSTi se dekheM to dhyAna bahuta mUlyavAn hai, dhyAna Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anAvRta cetanA kA vikAsa 205 kI anyAnya prakriyAoM meM prekSA-dhyAna kI prakriyA adhika mUlyavAn hai, isalie nahIM ki hama ise apanAe hue haiM, parantu isalie ki prekSA kI bAta, dekhane kI bAta anAvRta cetanA kI bAta hai| dekhatA vahI hai jisakI cetanA anAvRta hai| AvRta cetanA vAlA dekha nahIM sktaa| AMkhoM para paTTI baMdhI ho to dekhanA muzkila ho jAtA hai| AvRta cetanA paTTI hai| jaba cetanA para paTTI hotI hai, AvaraNa hotA hai, taba dekhanA nahIM hotaa| usa paTTI ko kholanA yA AvaraNa ko haTAne kA eka prayatna hai dhyAna / dekhanA sIkhanA bhI eka kaThina kArya hai| dekhanA eka kalA hai| kaise dekheM? hameM use dekhanA hai jo dRzya nahIM hai| jaba taka dRzya hI dekhate raheMge, satya hAtha nahIM aaegaa| kevala chilake ko dekhanA nahIM hai| dekhane kA artha hai--pAra darzana / kevala Ara ko nahIM, pAra ko dekhanA hai| ___guptacara AdamI ko nahIM dekhtaa| vaha sthUla meM nahIM uljhtaa| vaha AkAra ko nahIM, Akara meM chipI sUkSma rekhAoM ko dekhatA hai aura aparAdhI yA anaparAdhI kA nirNaya kara letA hai| 'mukhAkRti vijJAna' kA vidyArthI cehare kI banAvaTa ko dekhakara aneka bAteM jAna letA hai| dekhane ke aneka stara haiN| dekhane kI sUkSmatA jAganI caahie| zvAsa ko dekhate haiM to zvAsa ke raMga ko dekhanA, zvAsa kI sUkSmatA ko dekhanA hai| usakA raMga zveta, lAla, pIlA, nIlA, maTamailA hotA hai| kabhI vaha kAlA raMga kA bhI hotA hai| jaba vyakti bauddhika vyAyAma karatA hai taba zvAsa kA raMga pIlA, burA cintana karatA hai to kAlA ho jAtA hai| jaba vaha vidhAyaka ciMtana meM lagA rahatA hai taba zvAsa kA raMga zveta ho jAtA hai| raMga badalate rahate haiN| zvAsa kA rasa bhI hotA hai| kabhI khaTTA hotA hai to kabhI miitthaa| anyAnya rasa bhI hote haiN| zvAsa meM gaMdha hotA hai| kabhI sugandha aura kabhI durgandha / isa prakAra zvAsa meM gaMdha hai, rasa hai, varNa hai aura sparza hai| ina sabako pakar3anA hai, dekhanA hai| sUkSma se sUkSmatara aura anta meM suukssmtm| yaha dekhane kA vikAsa karanA hai| jaise-jaise dekhane kI zakti vikasita hotI hai, dRzya badalate cale jAte haiN| ve ekarUpa nahIM rhte| jaba hama sthUla dRSTi se dekhate haiM to dRzya eka prakAra kA hotA hai aura sUkSma dRSTi se dekhane para vaha dUsare prakAra kA ho jAtA hai| yaha vikAsa anAvRta cetanA kI dizA meM Age bar3hane kA eka upAya hai| jaise-jaise hama Age bar3heMge, dRzya badalate jAeMge aura taba mUrchA bar3hatI hai| sUkSma aura sUkSma ko dekhane se vaha TUTatI hai, kyoMki dekhane kA koNa hI badala jAtA hai| khaMDa-cetanA ko samApta karane aura akhaMDa cetanA yA akhaMDa vyaktitva ko prApta karane kI dizA meM dekhane kI zakti kA vikAsa eka kAragara upAya hai| Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28. sUkSma zarIra aura punarjanma 1 I hama saba sthUla zarIra meM jIte haiM, isalie isake niyama spaSTa haiN| hama inheM jAnate haiM / eka dina baccA janmatA hai, bar3hatA hai aura aneka avasthAoM ko pAra karatA jAtA hai / zarIra bUr3hA hotA hai, jIrNa-zIrNa hotA hai aura eka dina niSprANa bana jAtA hai, prANa samApta hotA hai aura vaha calA jAtA hai| ye sAre parivartana hamAre pratyakSa haiM / hama inheM jAnate haiN| para isa sthUla zarIra ke AdhAra para vyaktitva kI vyAkhyA nahIM kI jA sktii| isIliye dUsarI khoja zurU huii| isa sthUla zarIra ke bhItara kucha aura bhI hai / yaha zarIra hamArI sArI gatividhiyoM aura kAryoM kI vyAkhyA ke liye paryApta nahIM hai| manuSya aise kArya bhI karatA hai jo isa sthUla zarIra ke pare kI bAta hai / kucha na kucha aura bhI honA caahiye| jaba khoja zurU huI aura antadRSTi ke dvArA bhItara pahuMcA gayA to jJAta huA ki isa zarIra ke bhItara eka zarIra aura hai / vaha hai--- taijasa zarIra, vidyut zarIra / isIse sthUla zarIra kI sArI pravRttiyAM saMcAlita hotI haiM / prANazakti hamArI hara gatividhi ko prabhAvita karatI hai, para usase bhI hamAre vyaktitva kI pUrI vyAkhyA nahIM hotI / prazna banA hI rahA ki AdamI ke AcaraNa ko kauna prabhAvita karatA hai ? use kauna calA rahA hai ? AdamI ke cintana aura bhAvoM ko kauna prabhAvita kara rahA hai ? janma aura mRtyu ko kauna prabhAvita kara rahA hai ? sukha-duHkha ke saMvedana ko, jJAna aura darzana kI zakti ko kauna prabhAvita kara rahA hai ? ye aneka prazna haiN| ye ajJAta hI rhe| khoja phira Age bddh'ii| yaha jJAta huA ki ina praznoM kI vyAkhyA na sthUla zarIra se ho sakatI hai, na taijasa yA vidyut zarIra se ho sakatI hai / khoja aura Age bddh'ii| taba jJAta huA ki bhItara eka zarIra aura hai jo ina sArI pravRttiyoM ko prabhAvita kara rahA hai, saMcAlana aura niyamana kara rahA hai / vaha sUkSmatara zarIra hai / use jaina pAribhASika zabdAvali meM 'kArmaNa zarIra' kahA jAtA hai| usakI razmiyAM sthUla zarIra ko aura taijasa zarIra ko prabhAvita karatI haiM / tIna haiM-- sthUla zarIra, sUkSma zarIra aura sUkSmatara zarIra / sthUla zarIra pratyakSa hai| sUkSma zarIra pratyakSa nahIM hai, para kucha sthitiyoM meM usakA pratyakSIkaraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| vizeSa prayogoM aura sAdhanoM dvArA use dekhA jA sakatA hai| jaba Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUkSma zarIra aura punarjanma 207 antadRSTi jAgatI hai taba usakA sAkSAtkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| tIsarA hai sUkSmatara shriir| yaha karma zarIra atyanta sUkSma hai| indriya-zakti se ise nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| yaha atIndriya jJAna kA viSaya hai| Aja ke AnuvaMzika vijJAna meM jo 'jIna' kI carcA hai, vaha karma-zarIra yA sUkSmatara zarIra ke nikaTa pahuMcA detI hai| Aja yaha nirNayapUrvaka to nahIM kahA jA sakatA, kintu prArambhika kalpanA ke rUpa meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki jineTika injIniyariMga' kI sArI carcA karma-zarIra ke AsapAsa pahuMcAne vAlI carcA hai| 'jIna' ko karma kA ekarUpa mAnA jA sakatA hai, jahAM sAre saMskAra aura sArI vRttiyAM saMcita haiM aura ye jIvana-yAtrA kA niyamana karatI haiN| hama tIna staroM para jIte haiM sthUla zarIra ke stara para, sUkSma zarIra ke stara para aura sUkSmatara zarIra ke stara pr| yadi hama eka hI stara para jIne kI bAta socate haiM to kaThinAI paidA hotI hai| tInoM staroM ko samajhane ke liye gahana adhyayana, manana aura cintana apekSita hai| ___ AdamI mUrchA meM jItA hai| jaba taka vaha ina staroM ke prati jAgarUka nahIM banatA taba taka use satya kA bhAna nahIM hotA, use samAdhAna nahIM miltaa| do zarAbI mile| eka ne kahA zarAba kI Adata itanI gaharI ho gaI ki mujhe sone ke bAda tIna ghaMTe taka nIMda hI nahIM aatii| dUsarA bolA mere sAtha yaha kaThinAI nahIM hai| mujhe to sote hI nIMda A jAtI hai, para musIbata yaha hai ki sote samaya bichaunA DhUMr3hane meM mujhe tIna ghaNTA laga jAtA hai| donoM samAna haiN| jaba taka jAgarUka nahIM hotA, taba taka nIMda nahIM AtI, vizrAma nahIM milatA, samAdhAna nahIM miltaa| zarAba kI mAdakatA kisI ko tIna ghaMTA bichaunA DhUMDhane meM lagA detI hai aura kisI ko tIna ghaMTA nIMda Ane meM lagA detI hai| vizrAma, ArAma, samAdhAna vahAM milatA hai jahAM pUrI jAgarUkatA A jAtI hai| ___ AdamI sthUla zarIra ke prati bahuta jAgarUka hai| vaha isako tanika bhI kaSTa denA nahIM caahtaa| prAta: uThane se lekara sone taka vaha isakA poSaNa karatA jAtA hai| bahuta sAra-saMbhAla karatA hai| vaijJAnikoM ne AMkaDe nikAla kara batAyA hai ki AdamI pAMca-sAta ghaMTA zarIra ke parikarma meM lagAtA hai| sthUla zarIra ke prati AdamI bahuta jAgarUka hai| sUkSma zarIra ke prati bhI vaha kucha jAgarUka hai| vaha dekhatA hai, zarIra kI lAlimA kaisI hai? kitanA sundara hai? aadi-aadi| para vaha sUkSmatara zarIra ke prati kama jAgarUka hai| AdamI pratibhAvAn, bauddhika, bhalA yA acchA banatA hai, para isa zarIra se nahIM bntaa| yaha sArA sthUla zarIra kI Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 soyA mana jaga jAe pariNAma nahIM hai| hama dainaMdina ke jIvana meM yaha anubhava karate haiM ki aneka strI-puruSa sundara AkRti vAle hote hue bhI acche nahIM lgte| unake sAtha rahane se mana becaina ho jAtA hai| AkRti sundara hai, para prakRti asundara hai| jaba taka prakRti sundara nahIM hotI taba taka vaha strI yA puruSa ApAtabhadra ho sakatA hai, para lambe samaya taka bhadra nahIM raha sktaa| vaha prArambha meM acchA lagatA hai, para tIna dina bAda hI usakI khor3IlI prakRti se usake prati ghRNA ubhara AtI hai| AdamI prArambha meM AkRti ko pasanda karatA hai aura dIrghakAla meM prakRti ko pasanda karatA hai| yadi prakRti acchI nahIM hai to kucha bhI nahIM hai| ___ ghara meM naI bahU aaii| usakI AkRti ko dekhakara ghara ke choTe-bar3e sadasyoM ke mana ghRNA se bhara ge| vaha sabake dvArA tiraskRta aura pratAr3ita hone lgii| pati ghbraayaa| bahU ne dhairya rkhaa| eka mahInA biitaa| unake vinamra vyavahAra, mIThI vANI aura kArya dakSatA ne sabake mana ko AkRSTa kara ddaalaa| gharavAle sAre vazavartI ho ge| sAsa bolI- ghara meM lar3akI kyA AI hai, devI A gaI hai| sabhI prazaMsA karane lge| AkRti para prakRti ne vijaya pA lii| AkRti prakRti meM vilIna ho gii| __ prArambha meM AkRti acchI lagatI hai aura dIrghakAla meM prakRti acchI lagatI hai| lar3akI kitanI hI sundara kyoM na ho, yadi dinabhara Aga jalatI hI rahatI hai, kalaha miTatA hI nahIM, to vaha kisI ko nahIM bhaatii| saba socate haiM, kisa karkazA se pAlA par3A! ApAtabhadra hotI hai AkRti aura pariNAmabhadra hotI hai prkRti| sorTa Tarna meM AkRti aura loMga Tarna meM prakRti prabhAvita karatI hai| ___ AkRti bhI bhItarI kAraNoM se AtI hai aura prakRti bhI bhItarI kAraNoM se AtI hai| jisakA karma-zarIra--sUkSmatara zarIra sundara hotA hai, usakI prakRti sundara hotI hai, bhadra hotI hai| karma-zarIra ke sundara hone kA artha hai--krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga, dveSa kI taraMgoM kA kama honaa| jaba ye taraMgeM kama hotI haiM taba karma-zarIra sundara banatA hai aura jaba ye taraMgeM adhika uchalatI haiM taba vaha bhaddA bana jAtA hai| karma-zarIra bhaddA hai to bhaddI taraMgeM nikala kara sthUla zarIra ko prabhAvita kreNgii| usase AkRti bhI prabhAvita hogii| prakRti AkRti ko prabhAvita karatI hai| eka gussela vyakti kA sundara ceharA bhI bhaddA dIkhane laga jaaegaa| unakA AbhAmaMDala aisA bana jAegA ki pAsa jAne vAle kA mana klAnta hogA, glAni se bhara jaaegaa| vahAM sukha, saMtoSa yA Ananda kabhI nahIM mila skegaa| kevala klAnti, virasatA milegii| Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUkSma zarIra aura punarjanma 209 ___ isa carcA ke saMdarbha meM yaha bahuta spaSTa ho gayA hai ki hameM sundara kisako banAnA hai? adhika samhAla kisakI karanI hai? hameM jAgarUka rahanA hai sUkSma zarIra ke prati, na ki sthUla zarIra ke prti| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA sUtra hai--'vausaThThacattadehe' zarIra kA utsarjana, visrjn| zarIra ke utsarjana kA yaha artha hai--zarIra ke parikarma yA sAja-sajjA ke prati udAsIna honaa| usameM rasa na lenaa| adhika samaya na lgaanaa| yadi sArA dhyAna sthUla ke prati lagA rahA to sUkSmatara zarIra bhaddA ho jaaegaa| yadi sthUla ke prati ati mamatva nahIM rahA to sUkSma acchA hotA calA jaaegaa| sUkSma zarIra sabakA niyaMtA hai| __ aneka vyakti kahate haiM ki dhyAna paddhati yA sAdhanA paddhati becAre zarIra ko satAne kI paddhati hai| jaba koI vyakti sthUla zarIra kI bhUmikA para khar3A hokara socatA hai, bolatA hai to vaha yahI bAta kahegA, socegaa| yadi koI sUkSma zarIra kI bhUmikA se dekhegA to aisA lagegA ki sthUla zarIra ko prakaMpita kie binA sUkSma zarIra prakaMpita nahIM hotaa| dUsare zabdoM meM, yadi saMskAroM kA unmUlana karanA hai, unakI nirjarA karanI hai to sthUla zarIra ko dhunanA hogaa| sthUla zarIra kA prakaMpana sUkSma zarIra ko prakaMpita karatA hai| AcArAMga sUtra kA vAkya hai-- 'dhuNe kammasarIragaM'-sAdhaka! tU karmazarIra ko dhuna, prakaMpita kr| usa para jo bure saMskAra yA karma-paramANu haiM unako dhuna kara naSTa kara de| unakI jitanI-jitanI nirjarA hogI, sthUla zarIra bhI utanA hI acchA banatA calA jaaegaa| ' vyakti kI AkRti AkRSTa nahIM krtii| AkRSTa karatA hai aabhaamNddl| jisakA AbhAmaMDala jitanA nirmala, svaccha aura pavitra hogA, utanA hI vaha AkarSaNa kA kendra bnegaa| tapasvI vyakti zarIra se hADa-mAMsa kA DhAMcA mAtra raha jAtA hai| usakI naseM ubharI huI bAhara dIkhane lagatI haiN| tapasyA ke kAraNa usakA zArIrika saundarya naSTa ho jAtA hai, para usakA AbhAmaMDala itanA teja hotA hai ki bar3e se bar3A AdamI bhI apane Apako usake samakSa choTA mahasUsa karatA hai| jaba-jaba maiM mahAtmA gAMdhI kA phoTo dekhatA hUM to mere mana meM prazna hotA hai ki kyA yahI vyakti thA jisake pIche sArA bhArata lagA huA thA? gAMdhI kI AkRti itanI sundara yA manamohaka yA AkarSaka nahIM thI, kintu AbhAmaMDala itanA tejasvI aura zaktizAlI thA ki paMDita neharU jaise padArthavAdI sabhyatA ke agraNI vyakti bhI unake vyaktitva ke prati pUrNa samarpita the| neharU savidhAvAdI aura saundaryavAdI the. para ve bhI gAMdhI ke iMgita para calane ko apanA gaurava mAnate the| isakA kAraNa kyA thA? isakA kAraNa gAMdhI ke sthUla zarIra meM nahIM khojA jA sktaa| isakA Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 soyA mana jaga jAe kAraNa unake sUkSmatara zarIra meM khojA jA sakatA hai| gAMdhI kA sUkSma zarIra taijasa zarIra aura sUkSmatara zarIra--karma-zarIra-donoM AkarSaka aura zakti-saMpanna the| una donoM zarIroM kA hI yaha AkarSaNa thA ki karor3oM loga unake bhakta aura prazaMsaka bana ske| vaha cuMbaka thA, jo sabako apanI ora khIMca rahA thaa| taijasa zarIra ko cuMbaka zarIra kahA jA sakatA hai|| hama phira isa bAta para dhyAna deM ki vyaktitva aura kartRtva kI vyAkhyA ke lie sUkSma zarIra kI vyAkhyA bahuta Avazyaka hai| jaba hama sUkSma zarIra kI bhUmikA para jAte haiM taba anAyAsa hI aneka samAdhAna prApta ho jAte haiN| Aja zarIra-vijJAna ke AdhAra para aneka bAtoM kA samAdhAna prastuta kiyA jAtA hai ki AdamI laMbA kyoM? ThiganA kyoM ? zarIra kI amuka-amuka banAvaTa kyoM? anta:srAvI granthiyoM ke AdhAra para inakA samAdhAna khojA gayA hai| kintu aneka prazna aise haiM, jo Aja bhI asamAhita haiN| mAnasa-zAstriyoM ne mAnasika saMracanA ke AdhAra para aneka praznoM ke samAdhAna prastuta kie haiM, phira bhI aneka prazna jyoM ke tyoM bane hue haiN| ina sabakA kAraNa yaha hai ki sUkSma zarIra kI bhUmikA para pahuMce binA inakA samAdhAna nahIM diyA jA sktaa| srAva ko pakar3A gayA, para amuka prakAra kA srAva kyoM hotA hai, yaha nahIM khojA gyaa| AMkha se dikhanA, kAna se sunanA baMda ho gyaa| sIdhA-sA uttara hogA ki una-una avayavoM meM vikRti A gaI, isalie aisA huaa| para prazna hai, vikRti kyoM AI? Aja ke DAkTara ina vikRtiyoM kA kAraNa jIvANu yA kITANu mAnate haiN| yaha pUrNa satya nahIM hai| adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne kahA ki roga yA vikRti ke aneka kAraNoM meM eka kAraNa hai krm-shriir| aneka roga karmaja hote haiN| ye roga yA vyAdhiyAM karma-zarIra se AtI haiN| inakA ilAja na DAkTara kara sakatA hai aura na vaidy| apane karma-saMskAroM ko kSINa karane para hI unakA sAmAdhAna mila sakatA hai| karma kI bImArI karma ke vipAka ke sAtha AtI hai| vaha anyAnya sAdhanoM se pakar3a meM nahIM A paatii| hameM mUla kAraNa para prahAra karanA hogaa| jagat kI sArI samasyAeM vAtAvaraNa, paristhiti Adi kI samasyAeM nahIM haiM, kevala sthUla jagat kI samasyAeM nahIM haiN| unameM se bahuta sArI samasyAeM sUkSma jagat yAnI karma-zarIra se saMpAdita samasyAeM haiN| hama inako jAneM, samajheM aura inase nibaTane kA mArga apnaaeN| Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 29. prANa aura paryApti sUkSma zarIra ke viSaya meM jitanI jAnakArI adhyAtma zAstra meM hai, utanI vijJAna meM nahIM hai| sthUla zarIra ke viSaya meM jitanI jAnakArI Aja ke zarIra-zAstra meM hai, utanI jAnakArI purAne granthoM meM nahIM hai| Aja ke zarIra-zAstra meM kozikA se lekara pUre zarIra meM jo kucha hai unakA vizada varNana prApta hai| prekSAdhyAna kA abhyAsI isIlie dhyAna ke sAtha-sAtha zarIra zAstra ko bhI par3hatA hai aura usameM apanI zakti kA niyojana bhI karatA hai| kyoMki zarIra ke viSaya meM kucha mahatvapUrNa nirdeza haiM, para vistAra upalabdha nahIM hai| unameM mahatvapUrNa hai prANa ke tathyoM kI jAnakArI, prANa ke pravAhoM kI jaankaarii| yaha abhI zarIra-vijJAna kA viSaya nahIM bana pAyA hai| __ sUkSma zarIra niravayava hotA hai| usameM avayava nahIM hotaa| taijasa aura karma-zarIra ye donoM sUkSma zarIra avayava-zUnya haiN| sthUla zarIra meM avayava hote haiN| hAtha, paira, sira, peTa, AMkha Adi avayava haiN| ina avayavoM kI jAnakArI zarIra-zAstra meM vistAra se prApta hai| prANa avayava nahIM hai| vaha avayavoM kA saMcAlaka hai| vaha avayava nahIM hai isalie yaMtroM kA viSaya nahIM bnaa| use pakar3A nahIM gyaa| haThayoga meM cakroM kI bAta AtI hai| Aja ke DAkTaroM ne cakroM kI khoja kI, para ve saphala nahIM ho sake, kyoMki unhoMne cakroM ko bhI avayava smjhaa| avayavoM ko pakar3A jA sakatA hai aura jaba koI bhI avayava pakar3a meM nahIM AyA taba zarIrazAstriyoM ne kaha DAlA ki cakroM kA pratipAdana kAlpanika ur3Ana hai| vAstavikatA dUsarI hai| cakra zarIra ke avayava nahIM haiN| ye taijasa kSetra haiM, vidyut-cuMbakIya-kSetra haiN| inheM hama elekTro-meganeTika-phIlDas kaha sakate haiN| yahIM se UrjA kA pravAha pravAhita hotA hai| zaktiyoM kA saMcAlaka yahI hai| prekSAdhyAna paddhati meM teraha caitanya-kendroM kA prayoga karAyA jAtA hai| unameM jIbha kA kendra, AMkha aura kAna kA kendra tathA nAka kA kendra -ye to avayava haiM hii| ye avayava zaktizAlI kendra haiN| nAka prANakendra hai, cakSu brahya-kendra hai, jIbha apramAda kendra hai| kintu kucha caitanya-kendra aise haiM, unameM avayava kA saMketa hai, para ve avayava nahIM haiN| Ananda-kendra ko thAimasa glenDa ke dvArA sUcita kiyA jA sakatA hai, para thAimasa glenDa Ananda-kendra nahIM hai| vizuddhi-kendra ko thAirAiDa Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 soyA mana jaga jAe glenDa ke dvArA sUcita kiyA jA sakatA hai, para thAIrAiDa glenDa vizuddhi-kendra nahIM hai| vahAM jo vidyut-cuMbakIya-kSetra banatA hai, vaha caitanya kendra hai| vahAM UrjA kA pravAha banatA hai| sthUla zarIra kI jAnakArI ke lie Aja kA zarIra-zAstra bahuta upayogI hai| kintu sAdhanA karane vAlA vyakti kevala sthUla zarIra ko hI nahIM jAnatA, usa sthUla zarIra meM jo zakti-kendra hai, jahAM zakti aura UrjA kA pravAha hai, unheM bhI jAnanA jarUrI hai| vaha hai hamArA taijasa zarIra, praanndhaaraa| isakA jJAna bahuta Avazyaka hai| Ayurveda meM zarIra ke sAtha-sAtha prANa kI carcA hai| prANa pAMca batalAe gae haiM prANa, apAna, samAna, udAna aura vyaan| vahAM pAMja upaprANa bhI batalAe haiN| yoga ke granthoM meM prANa kI vizada carcA prApta hai| jaina Agama sAhitya meM dasa prakAra ke prANa kI carcA hai| cIna meM jena sAdhanA paddhati meM prANa kI pramukhatA rahI aura vahAM pracalita ekyUpaMkcara aura ekyUprezara cikitsA paddhati kA AdhAra prANa rhaa| yaha prANa para AdhArita cikitsA paddhati hai| prANa ke AdhAra para binduoM ko chuA jAtA hai aura roga kI cikitsA ho jAtI hai| kahAM-kahAM prANa ke srota haiM, seMTara haiM, kisa seMTara ko dabAne se yA prezara dene se prANa ke pravAha ko saMtulita kiyA jA sakatA hai, yaha sArI jAnakArI usameM hai| Ayurveda kI paribhASA thI ki vAna, pitta aura kapha-ina tIna doSoM kA sAmya hai svAsthya aura vaiSamya hai rog| prANa-cikitsakoM kI paribhASA thI ki prANa kA saMtulana hai svAsthya aura asaMtulana hai rog| pUre zarIra meM prANa kA pravAha hai| yoga ke granthoM meM likhA gayA ki jo sAdhaka prANa-nAr3iyoM ko nahIM jAnatA, vaha sAdhanA meM saphala nahIM ho sktaa| yahAM nAr3I kA artha hai prnnaalii| prANa kI praNAliyAM haiM, jinameM se prANa tattva pravAhita hotA hai| sAdhaka ko jAnanA Avazyaka hai ki kisa mArga se prANa Upara jAtA hai aura kisa mArga se prANa nIce AtA hai| isake yAtrApatha kA jJAna bahuta jarUrI hai| ise jAnakara hI zvAsa para niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| zvAsa kA kSetra bahuta sImita hai| AdamI zvasana kriyA karatA hai| zvAsa nAka se zvAsa-nalikA meM jAtA hai aura phupphusa meM jAkara samApta ho jAtA hai| basa, isase Age usakA kSetra nahIM hai| kintu prANa pUre zarIra meM jAtA hai| usakA kSetra hai pUrA shriir| zarIra kA hara bhAga prANa dvArA saMcAlita hai| prANa hamArI jIvanI zakti hai| sArI kriyAeM aura pravRttiyAM prANa dvArA saMcAlita haiN| hama indriyoM se kAma lete haiN| indriyAM haiM aura unake pIche eka zakti hai indriya praann| nAka se zvAsa lete Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 213 prANa aura paryApti haiM. zvAsa ke pIche eka zakti hai shvaaspraann| vANI kA svara-yaMtra kAma detA hai| usake pIche eka zakti hai bhaassaapraann| hama socate haiM, cintana karate haiM, usake pIche eka zakti hai mn:praann| hama jIte haiM, usake pIche eka zakti hai AyuSya praann| isa prakAra hamArI sArI zaktiyAM prANa ke dvArA anuprANita haiN| isalie prANa kA jJAna aura prANa kI khoja bahuta Avazyaka hai| ___Aja vijJAna ke kSetra meM 'bAyo plAjmA' yaha nayA zabda pracalita huA hai| yaha cauthA AyAma hai| yaha taijasa zarIra kA saMvAdI-sUtra jaisA lagatA hai| prazna hotA hai ki prANa kA mukhya kendra kahAM hai? prAcIna yoga granthoM meM mAnA hai ki prANa kA mukhya kendra hai naasaagr| para hRdaya, nAbhi aura paira ke aMgaThe taka prANa rahatA hai| 'bAyo plAjamA' ke viSaya meM vaijJAnika mAnyatA yaha hai ki yaha saghana rUpa meM mastiSka meM rahatA hai aura yaha hamArI snAyavika kozikAoM tathA nAr3ItaMtra meM sakriya rahatA hai| prANa ko jAnane kA hamArA mukhya uddezya yaha hai ki isake binA AdhyAtmika vikAsa kabhI bhI nahIM ho sktaa| jo vyakti prANazakti ko jitanA bacA pAtA hai, utanA hI yaha vikAsa kara letA hai| do bAteM haiM, prANa ko jAnanA aura prANa ko bacAnA, usako kama kharca krnaa| donoM bAteM jarUrI haiN| pahale jAnanA jarUrI hai, bacAne kI bAta jAne binA nahIM aatii| eka lakar3ahArA lakar3iyoM kA gaTThara lAtA, becatA aura apanA bharaNa-poSaNa krtaa| roja kA yaha krama thaa| eka dina vaha gaTThara lekara aayaa| usane dekhA ki satsaMga ho rahA hai, logoM kI bhIr3a hai| usane socA, itane loga sunate haiM to maiM bhI sunuuN| vaha aayaa| gaTThara ko bAhara eka ora rakhakara pravacana sunane lgaa| satsaMga kA pUrA sthala suvAsa se mahaka utthaa| logoM ko Azcarya huaa| bhInI-bhInI sugaMdha se ve ota-prota ho gye| sugaMdha kahAM se A rahI hai, yaha kisI ko jJAta nahIM huaa| satsaMga saMpanna huaa| loga pravacana kakSa ke bAhara aae| unhoMne jAna liyA ki suvAsa gaTThara meM se A rahI hai| unheM candana kI pahacAna nahIM thii| eka AdamI ne usa gaTThara meM se eka lakar3I nikAlI aura pUchA kyA yaha lakar3I becoge? lakar3ahAre ne kahA kitane paise doge? usane kahA-eka lakar3I kA eka rupyaa| gaTThara meM pacAsa-sATha lakar3iyAM thiiN| usane sATha rupayoM meM sabhI lakar3iyAM kharIda liiN| lakar3ahAre ko Azcarya huaa| usane socA, roja to maiM gaTTara ko pAMca-sAta Ane meM hI beca DAlatA hUM aura Aja pacAsa-sATha rupaye mile, yaha kyA? vaha eka samajhadAra vyakti ke pAsa gyaa| usako sArI bAta btaaii| usa Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 soyA mana jaga jAe vyakti ne lakar3I ko dekhakara kahA tuma mUrkha ho| yaha to caMdana hai| eka-eka lakar3I kA eka-eka rupayA to kyA sau-sau rupayA bhI mila sakatA hai| yaha bar3hiyA caMdana hai|' lakar3ahAre kI AMkheM khula gii| ajJAna ke kAraNa AdamI mUlyavAna vastu kA bhI durupayoga kara letA hai| prANazakti bahuta mUlyavAna hai, kintu usake viSaya meM hamArI jAnakArI bahuta kama hai| hama sthUla zarIra ko jAnate haiM, para usakI saMcAlikA zakti prANa ko nahIM jaante| meDikala sAiMsa isa viSaya meM Age bar3ha rahA hai| usane zarIra-vidyut ko khoja nikAlA hai| usakA mAnanA hai ki zarIra meM vidyut hai| hara kozikA ke pAsa apanA-apanA bijalI ghara hai, paoNvara hAusa hai| yaha bijalI zarIra kA saMcAlana karatI hai| prazna hai ki bijalI ghara meM bijalI kahAM se AtI hai? usakA mUla kendra kahAM hai? yaha khoja bhI Age bar3ha rahI hai| pazcimI yoga sAhitya meM eka zabda pracalita hai enarjI, vAiTala phors| yaha prANika zakti hai| yaha hara vyakti ke pAsa hotI hai| yahI saMcAlikA zakti hai| prANa ko jAnanA Avazyaka hai aura usako bacAnA bhI Avazyaka hai| hama usako bacAkara na rkheN| usakA upayoga atIndriya zaktiyoM ke vikAsa meM kreN| isa prANazakti ke dvArA cetanA kI avirala kSamatAoM ko jagAeM aura vizeSa sacAiyoM kA anubhava kareM, Atma-sAkSAtkAra kreN| ___ prANazakti ke cuka jAne para zarIra kA koI bhI avayava ThIka kAma nahIM krtaa| sAre avayava zithila aura nirvIrya ho jAte haiN| indriyAM ThIka kAma nahIM krtiiN| prANazakti kA bhaMDAra jaba bharApUrA hotA hai taba saba kucha saMtulita rahatA hai| AdamI jo cAhe so karane meM sakSama hotA hai| tIna bAteM haiM--prANazakti ko samajhanA, usako surakSita rakhanA aura usakA samucita niyojana krnaa| niyojana kI bAta bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai| jo adhyAtma kI sAdhanA karane vAle haiM ve apanI prANa zakti kA niyojana satya kI khoja meM kreN| bahuta bar3A kSetra hai| prekSAdhyAna kA sUtra hai--puruSa! satya kI khoja tUM svayaM kr| dUsare kI khoja terI khoja nahIM hogii| yaha koI padArtha nahIM hai ki bilaunA kisI ne kiyA aura makkhana kisI ko milaa| yaha vaha padArtha nahIM hai jisakA vinimaya ho ske| satya diyA nahIM jA sktaa| satya kA anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| satya kA mArga batAyA jA sakatA hai| satya diyA nahIM jA sktaa| mArga yA satya svayaM ko khojanA hotA hai, svayaM ko anubhava karanA hotA hai| dUsare kevala preraNA de sakate haiN| zakti kA jAgaraNa svayaM ko karanA hotA hai, satya ko pAnA hotA hai| Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prANa aura paryApti 215 rAmAyaNa kA prasaMga hai| hanumAna apane ko kucha bhI nahIM samajhate the| apane Apako kevala baMdara anubhava karate the| usa samaya jAmavaMta ne hanumAna kI zakti ko jagAyA aura kahA, hanumAna! tuma mAtra baMdara nahIM ho| tumhAre bhItara bahuta bar3I zakti hai| hanumAna ko zakti kA bhAna karAyA aura hanumAna ne vaha kAma kara dikhAyA jo asaMbhava-sA pratIta hotA thaa| parvata ko uThAne kI zakti kahAM se AI? laMkA ke samudra ko pAra karane kI zakti kahAM se AI? jAmavaMta ne hanumAna ko zakti nahIM dii| zakti hanumAna meM vidyamAna thI, kintu zakti kA avabodha nahIM thaa| jAmavaMta ne zakti kA bodha karAyA aura hanumAna kI AMkheM khula gii| zakti kA visphoTa huA aura asaMbhava kArya saMbhava bana gyaa| zakti sabameM hai| visphoTa ho, yaha pratIkSA hai| hara vyakti meM Atma-sAkSAtkAra kI zakti hai| guru kA kAma itanA hI hai ki vyakti ko zakti kA bodha karA de| yaha kAma ho sakatA hai, para satya kI khoja svayaM ko hI karanI hotI hai| jaba taka satya khojane kI bAta nahIM AegI, taba taka satya prApta nahIM ho skegaa| prANa kI zakti kA niyojana satya kI khoja meM ho, yaha apekSita hai| prANa kA apavyaya adhika hotA hai| sau varSa kI jIvanI zakti dasa-bIsa varSoM meM hI samApta kara dI jAtI hai| kucha eka zarIrazAstriyoM ne isa viSaya kA paryavekSaNa kiyaa| apanI riporTa meM unhoMne cauMkAne vAlI bAteM khiiN| unhoMne likhA-'hamArA hRdaya jina tattvoM se banA hai unameM tIna sau varSa kAma karane kI kSamatA hai| hamArI haDDiyAM jisa meTIriyala se banI haiM, unameM cAra hajAra varSa taka kAma karane kA sAmarthya hai| hamAre phephar3e meM pandraha sau varSa kAma karane kI zakti hai| gurdA tIna sau varSoM taka kAma kara sakatA hai| ina AMkar3oM ke AdhAra para hama prAcIna kalpanA ko satyApita kara sakate haiM ki AdamI hajAra varSa taka jItA thaa| rAsAyanika vizleSaNa ke AdhAra para ye AMkar3e prastuta kie gae haiN| para Aja na koI hajAra varSa jI pAtA hai yA cAra sau, tIna sau varSa hI jI pAtA hai| bahuta sAre pacAsa-sATha yA sattara-assI ke bIca cala basate haiN| Akhira yaha kyoM? akAla mRtyu kyoM hotI hai? pUrA jIvana saMbhavata: do cAra pratizata loga hI jI pAte haiN| zeSa akAla mauta se hI marate hai| akAla mauta kA artha koI durghaTanA yA eksIDeMTa se hone vAlI mauta nahIM hai| akAla mauta kA artha hai ki asamaya meM hI prANazakti ko cukA denA, samApta kara denaa| laMbe samaya taka kAma karane vAle hamAre Aragansa, jaldI ghisa jAte haiM arthAt unakI vidyut yA UrjA kamajora ho jAtI hai| ata: ve asamaya meM hI kArya karanA banda kara dete haiN| yaha hai asamaya kI Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 soyA mana jaga jAe mauta, akAla maut| ___ dhyAna prANazakti ko bacAne kA prayoga hai| tIna guptiyoM kA prayoga prANazakti ke saMrakSaNa kA prayoga hai| kAyotsarga kA prayoga kAyagupti kA prayoga hai| isase nae jIvana kA anubhava hotA hai, kyoMki isase prANazakti saMcita hotI hai| usakA anAvazyaka vyaya baca jAtA hai| vAggupti se svarayaMtra niSkriya hotA hai| usase vikalpa zAMta hote haiN| mana bhASA para nirbhara hai| bhASA zAMta, vANI zAMta to mana bhI zAMta ho jAtA hai| mana ko rA meTIriyala bhASA se hI milatA hai| jaba bhASA zAMta hai, to rA meTIriyala kI saplAI baMda ho jAtI hai aura taba becArA mana vizrAnta hokara zAMta ho jAtA hai| jaba vANI zAMta hai to na smRti ho sakatI hai, na kalpanA aura na cintn| smRti, kalpanA aura cintana kA AdhAra hai zabda, bhaassaa| zabda ke binA tInoM niSkriya haiN| yadi sAdhaka eka ghaMTA kAyagupti, eka ghaMTA vAggupti aura eka ghaMTA manogupti kI sAdhanA karatA hai to vaha prANazakti ke bhaMDAra ko bharatA hai| prANazakti anAyAsa hI saMcita ho jAtI hai| prANazakti kA sahAyaka kendra hai--pryaapti| yaha prANa ke AkarSaNa aura saMgrahaNa kA kendra hai| zarIra meM aise kendra bane hue haiM jahAM prANa kA AkarSaNa hotA hai| prANa sAre loka meM vyApta hai| paryApti prANa kA AkarSaNa karatI hai| paryAptiyAM chaha haiM, prANa bhI chaha yA dasa haiN| paryAptiyAM prANa kA saMgrahaNa karatI haiM aura hama prANa kA prayoga karate haiN| ____ dhyAna karane vAle yA adhyAtma kA jIvana jIne vAle vyakti ke lie paryApti aura prANa ko jAnanA, prANa kA saMcayana karanA aura prANa kA samyak uddezya kI pUrti ke lie samyak niyojana karanA--isa triveNI yA tripadI kA bahuta mahattvapUrNa upayoga hai| isakA ucita upayoga kara vyakti zAMtipUrNa laMbA jIvana aura Anandamaya jIvana jI sakatA hai| Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viveka Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30. kyA dhArmika honA jarUrI hai? eka yuvaka ne pUchA-kyA dhArmika honA jarUrI hai ? eka prazna kA maiM uttara dUM, itane meM hI eka dUsarA vyakti A gyaa| vaha bolA--Aja kA yuga bahuta jaTila hai| hiMsA aura aparAdha bar3ha rahe haiN| AdamI ko mAranA sahaja ho gayA hai| krUratA bahuta bar3hI hai| kyA isakA koI samAdhAna hai? kyA krUratA miTAI jA sakatI hai? maiMne pUchA krUratA ko miTAne, hiMsA aura aparAdha ko rokane kI jarUrata kyA hai? hiMsA aura aparAdha ko kama karanA kyoM cAhate ho? usa bhAI ne uttara meM kahA--samAja svastha tabhI raha sakatA hai jaba usameM aparAdha aura hiMsA kama hote haiN| jaba ye donoM adhika hote haiM taba samAja rugNa bana jAtA hai aura vaha ziSTa vyaktiyoM kA samAja nahIM hotaa| isalie hiMsA aura aparAdha ko kama karanA Avazyaka hai| anyathA zAMti kA jIvana nahIM jIyA jA sktaa| hiMsA Adi kI sthiti meM jIvana nArakIya bana jAtA hai| koI bhI sAmAjika vyakti nArakIya jIvana jInA nahIM caahtaa| saba svargIya jIvana jInA cAhate haiN| jahAM chInA-jhapaTI hai, ApAdhApI hai, eka dUsare para prahAra hai, ThagAI hai yaha hai nArakIya jiivn| jahAM aisA nahIM hai, vaha hai svargIya jIvana / jIvana nArakIya na ho, svargIya ho, para yaha ho kaise sakatA hai? kyA Arthika vikAsa ke dvArA hiMsA aura aparAdha kama kie jA sakate haiM? kyA coriyAM aura DakaitiyAM kama kI jA sakatI haiM? yadi Arthika vikAsa ke dvArA, padArthoM kI bAr3ha ke dvArA aisA ho sakatA hai to jIvana svargIya bana sakatA hai| usa bhAI ne kahA, yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| maiMne pUchA, kayoM? vaha bolA, Arthika vikAsa se suvidhAeM bar3hatI haiM, padArtha par3hate haiM, para sAtha-sAtha aparAdha bhI bar3hate haiN| isa carcA se yaha bahuta spaSTa ho gayA ki Arthika vikAsa kara lene para hiMsA aura aparAdha ghaTate haiM, aisA nahIM hai| Arthika vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha pAgalapana aura unmAda bar3hatA hai| bhoga ke sAtha unmAda bar3hegA hii| bhoga kA yaha nizcita pariNAma hai| taba maiMne kahA-padArtha-vikAsa se usa nArakIya jIvana ke pratIkoM aura pratimAnoM ko nahIM rokA jA sktaa| jaba taka samAja meM ahiMsA kI cetanA Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 soyA mana jaga jAe kA vikAsa nahIM ho jAtA taba taka nArakIya jIvana se chuTakArA nahIM mila sktaa| ___para prazna hai, ahiMsA kI cetanA ke jAgaraNa kA upAya kyA hai? saba vyakti zAMti cAhate haiN| mana kI zAnti, parivAra meM zAnti, rASTra aura antarrASTrIya kSitija para zAnti / sarvatra zAMti kI carcA hai| yaha cAhanA eka bAta hai aura zAnti ke anukUla sAdhanoM ko juTAnA, dUsarI bAta hai| kabhI-kabhI viparyaya hotA hai| AdamI cAhatA kucha hai aura karatA kucha hai| vaha cAhatA hai zAnti, para tyAga kI cetanA ko vikasita karanA nahIM caahtaa| yaha dhruva satya hai ki tyAga kI cetanA ko vikasita kie binA kabhI zAnti kI bAta nahIM socI jA sktii| tyAga ke binA ahiMsA kA vikAsa nahIM ho sktaa| tyAga hai saMyama / tyAga ke binA saMyama nahIM ho sakatA aura saMyama ke binA ahiMsA nahIM A sktii| ahiMsA ke binA zAnti nahIM ho sktii| tyAga kI cetanA ko jagAnA bahuta kaThina hai| indriyAM bhoga pasanda karatI haiN| mana indriyoM dvArA saMcAlita hai, isalie use bhI bhoga priya hai| AdamI indriya-cetanA ke stara para jItA hai, isalie vaha bhI bhogoM meM upalipta rahatA hai| isalie tyAga kaThina ho rahA hai| tyAga ke binA ahiMsA aura zAnti kI bAta AkAza-kusuma kI bhAMti kAlpanika bana kara raha jAtI hai| indiyAM aura mana-donoM tyAga kI cetanA ko jAgRta hone nahIM dete| jaba-jaba mana meM AtA hai ki tyAga karUM, taba-taba mana kI caMcalatA Ar3e A jAtI hai| tyAga nahIM karane detii| kahatI hai, abhI nahIM, aura kabhI kara lenaa| jaba taka icchA aura caMcalatA hai taba taka tyAga kI bhAvanA ko jAgane kA maukA hI nahIM miltaa| __ icchA kA sAmrAjya bahuta vizAla hai| jaba-jaba mana meM icchA paidA hotI hai taba-taba caMcalatA kI eka taraMga ubharatI hai aura AdamI caMcala ho jAtA hai aura jo nahIM karanA cAhatA thA, use kara DAlatA hai| phira vaha socatA hai, maiM aisA karanA cahatA thA, nahIM kara sakA aura jo nahIM karanA cAhatA thA, vaha kara diyaa| aisA kyoM huA? caMcalatA aisA karA DAlatI hai| vaha karaNIya ko nahIM karane detI aura akaraNIya ko karA DAlatI hai| bahuta bar3A vighna hai icchA aura bahuta bar3A vighna hai icchA dvArA prerita cNcltaa| ___ vyakti ne kahA, maiM bImAra huuN| jAnatA hUM apanI bImArI ko| du:kha bhI bhoga rahA huuN| DaoNkTara ne cInI aura namaka na khAne ke lie kahA hai| para kyA karUM? khAe binA raha nahIM sktaa| miThAI sAmane AtI hai| hAtha uThatA hai aura tatkAla muMha meM kaura calA jAtA hai| vivaza huuN| yaha hai caMcalatA kA camatkAra yA prabhAva / Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhArmika honA jarUrI hai? 221 ___ jaba saMskAra jAgate haiM, vRttiyAM uttejita hotI haiM taba AdamI paravaza ho jAtA hai| AdamI ne jitane manoraMjana aura sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhana khoje haiM unakI khoja ke pIche AdamI kA asaMyama bola rahA hai| indriya-stara para jIne vAle samAja meM inako rokA nahIM jA sktaa| para inake sImAtIta vikAsa ko rokanA Avazyaka hai| inake atirikta vikAsa se jo vikRtiyAM paidA huI haiM, ho rahI haiM, ve mAnavajAti ke lie prANaghAtaka siddha hoNgii| sabase bar3I hAni yaha ho rahI hai ki sahaja Ananda aura sahaja sukha kA jo srota thA vaha sUkha rahA hai| mAnava kI yaha sabase bar3I nidhi luTa rahI hai| sukha-duHkha kA srota hamAre bhItara hai| yaha kevala adhyAtma kI hI vANI nahIM hai, Aja ke vaijJAnikoM ne bhI isakI puSTi kI hai| rUsa ke eka vaijJAnika ne apane anusaMdhAna kA eka niSkarSa prastuta karate hue batAyA ki manuSya ke mastiSka meM sukha aura duHkha donoM ke srAva hote haiN| mastiSka kA jo sUkSma saMsthAna hai--raTikUlana phAramezana'--vahAM se sukha-du:kha ke rasoM kA srAva hotA hai| acche vicAra, acche bhAva se sukha ke rasa kA srAva hotA hai| aura bure vicAra, bure bhAva se du:kha ke rasa kA srAva hotA hai| padArtha meM sukha-du:kha nahIM hai| kisI bhI padArtha se sukha-du:kha kA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| ve mAtra nimitta aura uddIpaka bana sakate haiN| kintu ve srAva hamAre bhItara haiN| yaha hai vijJAna kI crcaa| isase Age hai adhyAtma kI carcA / adhyAtma ke anusAra pratyeka prANI do prakAra ke karma paramANuoM se AzliSTa hai| eka hai sAtavedanIya karma aura dUsarA hai asAtavedanIya krm| jaba sAtavedanIya karma ke paramANu jAgRta hote haiM vipAka meM Ate haiM taba prANI sukha kA anubhava karatA hai| usakA mana sukha se bhara jAtA hai aura jaba-jaba asAtavedanIya karma jAgRta hotA hai, vipAka meM AtA hai, taba-taba prANI kA mana duHkha se bhara jAtA hai| yaha karmazAstrIya carcA hai| isase aura gahare meM jAeM to jaba-jaba zuddha cetanA jAgatI hai, rAga-dveSa mukta cetanA jAgatI hai, AdamI sahaja sukha se bhara jAtA hai| hamAre bhItara sahaja sukha hai, sahaja Ananda hai| sahaja kA artha hai--padArtha nirpekss| bhItara sahaja sukha aura Ananda kA ajasra srota baha rahA hai| prANI ne usa para na jAne kitane AvaraNa DAla rakhe haiN| usa jyoti ko rAkha se DhaMka diyA ki usakA koI anubhava hI nahIM hotaa| vaha sahaja srota baMda-sA ho gayA hai| isalie prANI dUsare DhaMga se sukha aura AnaMda kI bAta socatA hai| yaha nizcita hai ki AdamI Ananda aura sukha ke binA jI nahIM sktaa| hara AdamI inakI Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 soyA mana jaga jAe AkAMkSA lie jItA hai| jaba sahaja Ananda yA sukha kA srota baMda kara diyA gayA, taba kRtrima srotoM se kRtrima Ananda kI bAta prApta huii| isIlie sukha aura Ananda ke sAdhana ke rUpa meM kisI ne tambAkU ko DhUMDhA, kisI ne bhAMga aura carasa ko, kisI ne anyAnya mAdaka dravyoM ko, kisI ne aura dUsare sAdhanoM ko khojaa| tanAvamukta hone ke lie AdamI meM tar3apha jAgI aura usane ye sAre padArtha khoja ddaale| yaha saba eka bhUla kA pariNAma hai aura isIlie Aja saba sahaja sukha ke srota se aparicita ho gae aura kRtrima srotoM se ati paricita ho ge| ina kRtrima sukha ke srotoM ne AdamI ko bhaTakA diyA aura usameM itanI AkAMkSA jagA dI ki usakA kahIM anta hI nahIM dikhAI detaa| yadi hama sahaja sukha aura Ananda ke srotoM ko puna: khola sakeM, una para Ae hue AvaraNoM ko haTA sakeM to phira Ananda aura sukha kI prApti ke lie koI anya sAdhana Avazyaka nahIM hogaa| sAdhana-nirapekSa sukha milane para sAdhana-sApekSa sukha akiMcitkara ho jAtA hai| nami rAjarSi dIkSita ho rahe haiN| indra brAhmaNa ke rUpa meM sAmane Akara bolA--'rAjarSe'! Apako pracura bhoga aura sAdhana prApta haiN| Apa ina prApta bhogoM ko ThukarA kara agale jIvana meM aura adhika bhogoM kI prApti kI AkAMkSA se dIkSita ho rahe haiM, kyA yaha mUrkhatA nahIM hai? jo bhoga asat haiM, kAlpanika haiM, prApta nahIM haiM, unakI to kAmanA kara rahe haiM? aura jo bhoga prApta haiM, sAmane haiM, unheM chor3a rahe haiN| yaha to buddhimattApUrNa kArya nahIM hai|' rAjarSi bole-bhUdeva! yaha kisane kahA ki maiM bhoga-prApti ke lie pravajita ho rahA hUM? yaha bhrama hai| mujhe Ananda aura sukha kA vaha srota prApta ho gayA hai jo sadAbahAra hai| usa srota kI prApti ho jAne para ye kAmabhoga Ananda nahIM dete| ye kAmabhoga zalya haiM, viSatulya haiM aura atRpti ko bar3hAne vAle haiN| tumane mujhe galata samajhA hai| maiM kAma-prApti ke lie pravrajita nahIM ho rahA huuN| maiM mAnatA hUM ki jo kAmanA karatA hai aura kAma ke lie kucha karatA hai, vaha akAma hokara vigati meM jAtA hai| mujhe kAma kI jarUrata nahIM hai| kAma-mukti kA srota mujhe prApta ho gayA hai| sahajamukti kA srota mila gayA hai| jaba sahaja sukha kA srota mila jAtA hai taba tyAga kI cetanA jAgatI hai| hamArI cetanA kRtrima sukha-suvidhAoM kI cetanA ke sAtha jur3I huI hai, ulajhI huI hai| isalie yaha mata karo yaha niSedha kI bhASA samajha meM nahIM aatii| niSedha kI bhASA ke viSaya meM manovijJAna kA abhimata bhI hai ki bhASA vidhAyaka honI caahie| Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhArmika honA jarUrI hai ? 223 nakAra kI bhASA acchI nahIM hotii| kintu maiM mAnatA hUM ki hamArI bhASA-praNAlI meM 'nakAra' zabda bahuta kAragara zabda hai| 'sakAra' zabda utanA kAma kA nahIM hai| hama ise isa saMdarbha meM smjheN| ___adhyAtma kI dRSTi se dekhA jAe to yaha spaSTa hai ki pAnA kucha bhI nahIM hai| jo AvRta hai use anAvRta karanA hai| jo abhivyakta nahIM hai, use abhivyakta karanA hai| AdamI jIvana kI saphalatA ke lie jJAna pAnA cAhatA hai, kintu adha yAtma kI gaharAI meM jAne para jJAna pAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai| jJAna to bhItara bharA par3A hai| jitane bhI mahApuruSa hue haiM unhoMne jJAna bAhara se nahIM liyaa| bhItara se jJAna jAgA hai| usI ko Aja saba mAnate haiN| hamArI jJAna cetanA, Ananda cetanA, zakti cetanA ye saba bhItara haiN| bAhara se inheM lene kI jarUrata nahIM hai| jaba ye tInoM cetanAeM jAga jAtI haiM taba bAhara ke sAdhana AkarSaNa ke kendra nahIM rahate aura tabhI tyAga kI cetanA jAgatI hai| tabhI hameM niSedha kI bhASA kA marma samajha meM A sakatA hai| tyAga hai niSedha, chodd'naa| isakA tAtparya hai, pAnA kucha bhI nahIM, kevala haTAnA hai| jaba vijAtIya haTa jAegA taba yathArtha bacegA, zeSa rhegaa| kapar3e kI saphAI kI bhASA, dhulAI kI bhASA niSedha kI bhASA hai| parimArjana, pariSkAra aura zodhana niSedha kI bhASA hai| snAna niSedha kI bhASA hai| saba meM kucha haTAnA hotA hai, tyAganA hotA hai| haTAnA tyAganA niSedha hai| yaha niSedha kA marma hamAre hRdayaMgama ho, yaha apekSita hai| vijAtIya ko haTAnA hai| sajAtIya ko lAnA nahIM hai| vaha to hai hii| vijAtIya haTegA, vaha camaka utthegaa| hamAre pAsa svAsthya hai, zakti hai, Ananda hai, jJAna hai aura sukha hai| ye saba hamAre pAsa haiN| kintu niSedha kI bhASA samajha meM na Ane ke kAraNa hama inake lie bAhara bhaTakate haiN| ina guNoM kA anubhava nahIM hotaa| jaba niSedha kI bhASA samajha meM AegI taba tyAga ke mAdhyama se inakA anubhava hone lgegaa| samAja-vikAsa ke tIna ghaTaka haiM -ahiMsA kA vikAsa, saMyama kA vikAsa aura sahiSNutA kA vikaas| jaba taka kaSTa-sahiSNutA kA vikAsa nahIM hotA taba taka saMyama kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA aura saMyama ke binA ahiMsA phalita nahIM hotii| sahane kI zakti ke abhAva meM AdamI paga-paga para vicalita hotA rahatA hai| bAhara se jo A rahA hai, use bhI sahanA hai aura bhItara se jo A rahA hai, use bhI sahanA hai| kaSTa sahe binA saMyama nahIM ttiktaa| gajasukumAla vAsudeva kRSNa ke choTe bhAI the| ve bhagavAn ariSTanemi se pravrajyA grahaNa kara muni bana ge| ve usI dina eka rAtri kI pratimA svIkAra kara zmazana meM cale ge| dhyAnastha hokara acala khar3e hue| itane meM hI unakA zvasura Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 soyA mana jaga jAe somila udhara se gujraa| usane muni ko pahacAnA aura mana hI mana socA, are! yaha merI lar3akI ko vivAha se pUrva hI chor3akara sAdhu bana gayA / mujhe patA taka nahIM claa| aba rahI isakI bAta / vaha krodhAviSTa ho anartha cintana meM laga gyaa| bhayaMkara krodh| viveka cetanA lupta / usane idhara-udhara dekhA / gIlI miTTI lAkara muni ke sira para pAla bAMdhI aura eka sadyaska jala rahe murde ke aMgAra lAkara usa pAla ke bIca sira para rakha die / tApa se khopar3I jalane lgii| jaise khadabada-khadabada khIcar3I sIjhatI hai, vaise hI rAjakumAra kA komala sira sIjhane lgaa| apAra vedanA, para dhairya avicala / muni ne socA, nirmamatva aura bheda-vijJAna kA prayoga kiyaa| 'yaha zarIra merA nahIM hai / maiM zarIra nahIM huuN| maiM AtmA huuN| AtmA zarIra se bhinna hai / kaSTa zarIra ko hotA hai, AtmA ko nahIM / ' ve AtmA meM itane lIna ho gae ki anyaryAtrA prAraMbha ho gaI / itanI gaharI anyaryAtrA ki sArI cetanA suSumnA meM simaTa gaI / ve zarIra se haTakara bhItara cale gae, lIna bana ge| vijJAna mAnatA hai ki zarIra meM 'inDophina' nAma kA rasAyana paidA hotA hai / vaha pIr3A ko kama kara detA hai / vaha pIr3A zAmaka hotA hai| pIr3A kI anubhUti taba hotI hai jaba jJAnataMtu mastiSka taka saMdeza le jAte haiM ? jaba jJAnataMtu bIca meM raha jAte haiM taba saMdeza mastiSka taka nahIM pahuMcatA aura taba pIr3A kA anubhava nahIM hotaa| gajasukumAla kA sira jala rahA hai, para ve aDiga khar3e haiN| na saMyama TUTA aura na ahiNsaa| na dveSa jAgA aura na ghRNA jAgI / adhyavasAyoM kI parama nirmalatA ke sAtha ve Age bar3he, kevalI hue aura mukta ho gae / nirjIva zarIra lur3haka kara bhUmi para gira pdd'aa| ahiMsA sadhatI hai kaSTa - Ta - sahiSNutA se / jo kaSTa sahanA nahIM jAnA, vaha ahiMsaka nahIM ho sakatA / vaha kAyara hotA hai / kAyara kabhI ahiMsaka nahIM ho sktaa| loga kaha dete haiM ki ahiMsAvAdI bujadila aura kAyara hotA hai / yaha jhUTha hai / ahiMsaka kabhI kAyara nahIM ho sakatA / ahiMsaka vaha hotA jo utkRSTa - parAkramI ho| sainika parAkramI nahIM hotA / vaha maratA jarUra hai, para marane se ghabarAtA hai / yadi vaha marane se nahIM ghabarAtA hai to phira zastra kyoM rakhatA hai ? dUsaroM ko kyoM mAratA hai / vaha apane ko bacAne ke lie dUsaroM ko mAratA hai 1 yaha kAyaratA kA cihna hai| ahiMsaka itanA parAkramI hotA hai ki vaha kisI ko mAranA nahIM caahtaa| svayaM mara jAtA hai, para jo kucha AtA hai use jhelatA jAtA hai / mahAn parAkrama hai ahiMsA / Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 225 kyA dhArmika honA jarUrI hai ? ___ samAja vikAsa ke lie yaha parama Avazyaka hai ki samAja ke ghaTakoM meM ahiMsA kI cetanA, saMyama kI cetanA aura kaSTa-sahiSNutA kI cetanA jaage| ___ eka bhAI ne kahA ahiMsA, saMyama Adi kI bAta ThIka hai, para jaba taka dharma kI cetanA nahIM jAgatI, taba taka kucha nahIM hotaa| maiMne kahA-ahiMsaka hone kA artha hai dhArmika honA, saMyamI hone kA artha hai dhArmika honA, tapasvI hone kA artha hai dhArmika honaa| inake alAvA dharma hai kyA? ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapasyA kisI bhI bhautika padArtha se prApta nahIM hotii| vizva meM aisA eka bhI padArtha nahIM hai jo AdamI ko ahiMsaka, saMyamI yA tapasvI banA ske| ye saba dharma haiM dharma se niSpanna haiN| mahAvIra ne kahA--'dhammo maMgala mukkiTTha, ahiMsA sajamo tavo'-1 garma sabase bar3A maMgala hai| vaha dharma, jo nirvizeSaNa hai| jisake pIche koI vizeSaNa nahIM lgtaa| vaha dharma hai ahiMsA, saMyama aura tpsyaa| ye tIna haiM dhrm| ___ jo dhArmika hai vahI ahiMsaka, vahI saMyamI aura vahI tapasvI hotA hai| isakA artha hai ki dharma kI cetanA bhoga, padArtha, suvidhA se bilakula bhinna hai| yaha padArtha se nahIM, antazcetanA se prApta hotI hai, prekSA kA prayoga isalie hai ki bhItara meM jo sahaja srota baha rahe haiM, una para jo AvaraNa A gaye haiM, unheM haTAyA jA ske| dhyAna kA kSaNa aisA hI kSaNa hai| Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31. kyA dhyAna jarUrI hai? manuSya ke vikAsa ke do mahatvapUrNa sAdhana haiM--jJAna aura dhyaan| zeSa sabhI prANiyoM se manuSya kI atiriktatA ina do ke dvArA hotI hai| manuSya ne jJAna kA vikAsa kiyA hai aura bAda meM dhyAna kA vikAsa kiyA hai| usakI ye do atirikta zaktiyAM haiN| vAstava meM jJAna aura dhyAna do nahIM, eka hI haiN| jJAna kA nAma hI dhyAna hai aura jahAM dhyAna hai vahAM jJAna hai| agara dhyAna hai aura jJAna nahIM hai to vaha zUnyatA hai, mUrkhatA hai| vahAM jJAna jarUrI hai| yaha to ho sakatA hai ki kabhI-kabhI jJAna hai para dhyAna nahIM hai| jahAM jJAna hotA hai, vahAM caMcalatA hotI hai| vaha jJAna para adhikAra kara letI hai| vahAM kevala jJAna rahatA hai, dhyAna nahIM hotaa| jahAM jJAna caMcalatA se mukta hogA, vahAM vaha dhyAna bana jaaegaa| saspaMdanaM jJAnam-caMcalatA jJAna hai| nispaMdanaM dhyAnaM acaMcalatA dhyAna hai| jahAM spaMdana hai, vaha jJAna aura jahAM nispaMdatA hai, vaha jJAna dhyAna hai| ___ caMcalatA ke kAraNa jJAna samasyAeM paidA karatA hai| manuSya meM Asakti hai, dveSa hai, kyoMki caMcalatA jur3I huI hai| eka bindu hai caMcalatA aura usake Age kA bindu hai vikSepa, paaglpn| donoM meM prakRti-bheda adhika nahIM hai| sImA kA thor3A antara hai| eka sImA taka hama use caMcalatA kahate haiM aura usa sImA se Age use pAgalapana kahA jAtA hai| caMcalatA khataranAka hotI hai| AdamI karmayogI aura anAsakta bananA cAhatA hai| vaha cAhatA hai ki usakA jIvana 'jahAM pomaM jale jAyaM, novalippai vAriNA' kA nidarzana ho| kamala paMka meM, jala meM utpanna hotA hai, para paMka ke Upara rahatA hai, usase lipta nahIM hotaa| vaise hI AdamI samAja yA parivAra yA gRhasthI meM rahakara bhI unase lipta na rhe| para aisA jIvana jInA itanA sarala nahIM hai| jaba taka caMcalatA para niyaMtraNa karane kI bAta prApta nahIM hotI, taba taka anAsakta yoga nahIM aataa| caMcalatA ko kama kara ekAgratA ko prApta karanA, yaha hai dhyAna kA vikaas| isakA artha hai cintn| dhyAna zabda 'dhyeG ciMtAyAm' dhAtu se banatA hai| isakA mUla artha hai cintana krnaa| yaha dhyAna kA pahalA sopAna hai| AdamI cintana karanA jAnatA hai| cintana karanA mAnava-vikAsa kA puSTa AdhAra hai| jisameM Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhyAna jarUrI hai? 227 cintana nahIM hotA, vaha AdamI banakara bhI pazu kI tulanA meM calA jAtA hai| cintana-zUnya AdamI gadhA kahalAtA hai| ____ eka vyaMgya hai| eka gadhA makAna kI dIvAra ke pAsa khar3A thaa| dUsare gadhe ne pUchA-'are! Age calo, yahAM kyoM khar3e ho?' usane kahA--'hamAre aura bhAI bhItara baiThe haiN| unako sAtha lekara jaauuNgaa|' usane pUchA-makAna ke bhItara gadhA kaise? taba kahA, kAna lagAkara suno| usane sunaa| bhItara meM do bhAI paraspara lar3a rahe the| eka kaha rahA thA--tU gadhA hai|' dUsarA kahatA--tU gadhe kA baccA hai|' usa gadhe ne kahA -gadhe ko aura gadhe ke bacce ko chor3akara Age kaise sarakU ? - jaba AdamI vicAra yA cintanazUnya hotA hai, taba vaha gadhA bana jAtA hai| gadhe kA artha kevala gadhA prANI hI nahIM hai| jisameM samajha kama hai, ciMtana kama hai, ve saba gadhe haiN| gadhA pratIka bana gayA nA-samajhI kaa| dhyAna kA eka artha cintana hai| para kevala ciMtana hI hotA to dhyAna-ziviroM meM kauna AtA? ciMtana kI paddhatiyoM ko vaijJAnika DhaMga se sikhAne vAle saMsthAna haiM-vidyAlaya, vishvvidyaaly| vidyA kI eka zAkhA hai thiNkiNg| usakA bahuta vikAsa huA hai| isa cintana ko sIkhane kauna AtA prekSAdhyAna zivira meM? cintana isa dhArA kA eka biMdu hai| usakA agrima caraNa hai--aciMtana, cintana na krnaa| tIna bAte haiN| pahalI hai cintana karane kI kSamatA kA honaa| dUsarI hai cintana kI kSamatA kA na honaa| tIsarI hai cintana kI kSamatA hone para bhI acintana kI sthiti meM rhnaa| isakA nAma hai dhyAna, dhyAna kI agrima avsthaa| __ prazna hotA hai ki jaba cintana se hAmarI jIvana-yAtrA sugamatA se cala jAtI hai, taba aciMtana ke prapaMca meM kyoM phaMsA jAe? ciMtana caMcalatA ko bar3hAtA hai| vaha cakra itanA tIvra ho jAtA hai ki vicAra banda hI nahIM hotaa| parezAnI bar3hatI hai, isalie vicAroM ko virAma denA jarUrI hotA hai| hamArI lipI meM arddha virAma, pUrNa-virAma kA vikAsa huaa| virAma nahIM hotA to par3hane vAlA kucha bhI nahIM samajha paataa| sArA ekAkAra ho jaataa| virAma hai, isalie isa bhASA ko samajha sakate haiN| bolane meM bhI virAma hotA hai| anyathA bAta koI samajha meM nahIM A paatii| para Azcarya hai ki hamAre cintana meM koI virAma nahIM hai| yaha ciMtana isIlie duzcintana bana gayA hai| virAma kA cintana cintana hai| avirAma kA cintana cintana nahIM hotaa| manuSya meM Asakti kI tIvratA, mUrchA Adi kA kAraNa hai cNcltaa| isa caMcalatA ne Asakti aura mUrchA ko itanA tIvra kara Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 soyA mana jaga jAe DAlA ki AdamI kA yathArtha bodha hI naSTa ho gayA / yathArtha bodha ke naSTa hone para AdamI apane cAroM ora samasyAoM kA tAnA-bAnA buna letA hai, duHkhoM kA jAla bichA letA hai / AdamI yathArtha ko yathArtha nahIM maantaa| zarIra kevala zarIra hai| kapar3A kevala kapar3A hai| bhojana kevala bhojana hai| AdamI ina sabako aisA kahAM mAnatA hai? yadi vaha bhojana ko kevala bhojana mAnatA to svAdiSTa hone para bhI adhika kabhI nahIM khAtA / usameM taba svAdiSTa - asvAdiSTa kI bAta nahIM hotI / svAdiSTa - asvAdiSTa kA tarka usI meM paidA hotA hai jo bhojana ko kevala bhojana nahIM mAnatA, aura kucha mAnatA hai / padArtha hamAre lie kevala padArtha nahIM hai / yadi padArtha padArtha hotA to usa nazvara ke prati hamArI Asakti nahIM jur3atI / yaha sArA kAma caMcalatA kara rahI hai / yathArthatA para AvaraNa DAlatI hai caMcalatA / taba zarIra zarIra mAtra nahIM rahatA, janma kevala janma nahIM hai, mRtyu mRtyu nahIM hai / yadi use yathArthabodha hotA to vaha mRtyu se nahIM DaratA aura jIne kA moha nahIM karatA / yathArtha yathArtha hotA hai / na unake sAtha rAga hotA hai aura na moha, na dveSa aura na ghRNA / yathArtha bodha hone para dRSTi ke ye sAre doSa miTa jAte haiM / 1 1 dhyAna yathArtha kI cetanA ko jagAne kA eka mAdhyama hai / jaise-jaise yathArtha kI cetanA jAgegI, vaise-vaise Asakti aura mUrcchA TUTatI jaaegii| Asakti ke kAraNa manuSya kitanA mithyA abhimAna karatA hai / dUsaroM ko kitanA dhokhA detA hai| pitA ne bacce se kahA--ye pIpe par3e haiN| ina para likha do ki kisameM kyA hai| bacce ne pIpoM para likhanA prArambha kiyA-- dAla, pApar3a, mirca Adi-Adi / jaise hI cInI ke do-cAra pIpe sAmane Aye, usane una saba para likhA 'namaka', 'namaka', 'namaka' / pitA ne kahA- yaha kyA ? baccA bolA- pitAjI! cIMTiyoM ko dhokhA dene ke lie cInI ke pIpe para namaka likhA hai / AdamI Asakti ke kAraNa dhokhA detA hai, krUra karma karatA hai, krUra vyavahAra karatA hai / Asakti aura ayathArtha-bodha hogA to Asakti hogI / anAsakti kI bAta taba taka nahIM socI jA sakatI, jaba taka samyagdarzana na ho jAe / yathArtha - bodha ke lie dhyAna aura yathArtha tathyoM kI jAnakArI jarUrI hai sUkSma satyoM ko jAnane ke lie| par3hane se buddhi kA vikAsa ho sakatA hai, para prajJA kA vikAsa nahIM ho sktaa| prajJA ke binA sUkSma satya nahIM jAne jA skte| AdamI sthUla satyoM meM ulajha jAtA hai| usakI sthUla jAnakArI use satya kA darzana nahIM hone detI / eka DAkTara ne kahA- maiM prekSAdhyAna kA abhyAsI hUM / zvAsa ke ThaMDepana yA garamAhaTa kA anubhava karatA huuN| gaharI ekAgratA se yaha anubhava hone lagA hai / aba jaba maiM rogI ko dekhatA hUM to mujhe roga kA sUkSmatA se jJAna ho jAtA hai| Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA dhyAna jarUrI hai ? 229 aba ye merA abhyAsa - sA bana gayA hai / yaha eka DAkTara kI bAta hai / hama saba isa vidhi se lAbhAnvita ho sakate haiN| jaba sUkSma satyoM kI ora ekAgratA bar3hegI to prajJA jaagegii| jaba mana kI ekAgratA aura citta kI nirmalatA bar3hatI hai taba sUkSma satyoM kA spaSTa anubhava hone lagatA hai 1 vaijJAnika ko bhI bahuta ekAgra honA par3atA hai tabhI vaha naye-naye anveSaNa kara pAtA hai / use dhyAnI bananA par3atA hai| dhyAna meM gaye binA vaha sUkSma satya nahIM khoja sktaa| usane upakaraNoM kA vikAsa kiyA hai, para kevala upakaraNoM se hI kAma nahIM hote| ve to mAtra sAdhana haiM, mAdhyama haiM / vaijJAnika kI tanmayatA ko ve sahArA de sakate haiN| mukhya bAta hai ekAgratA / use bhI jJAna kI bhUmikA se haTakara dhyAna kI bhUmikA meM jAnA par3atA hai / vijJAna ne aise sUkSma satyoM kA patA lagAyA hai jo dhyAna ke lie bhI bahuta upayogI haiN| vijJAna unake dizAoM meM kAma kara rahA hai / yaha na mAneM ki usane kevala vidhvaMsa ke sAdhanoM kI hI khoja kI hai| usane adhyAtma kI dizA meM bhI mahatvapUrNa khojeM kI haiN| usakI mastiSka saMbaMdhI khojeM apUrva haiM / vaijJAnikoM ne mAnA ki zvAsa kA aura mastiSka kA gaharA saMbaMdha hai / layabaddha zvAsa se mastiSka meM alphA taraMgeM utpanna hotI haiM / vaijJAnikoM ne isa bAta para muhara lagA dI ki prANI kA svaracakra badalatA rahatA hai aura usake sAtha hI sAtha vyaktitva bhI badalatA hai / mUDa badalatA hai| mUDa ke banane-bigar3ane ke pIche svara yA zvAsa kA yoga hotA hai / mastiSka kA yoga hotA hai / jisa samaya mastiSka saMtulita hotA hai, svara ThIka calatA hai to mUDa ThIka hotA hai / svara - vijJAna bhArata kI samRddha vidyA hai / prAcIna RSi-muniyoM ne isako Age bar3hAyA hai aura Aja vijJAna isameM nae-nae tathya jor3a rahA hai / 1 buddhi kI agalI bhUmikA hai prajJA / prajJA jAge / sArA saMsAra indriya- cetanA, mana kI cetanA aura buddhi kI cetanA meM aTakA huA hai / ise hI vaha aMtima mAnatA hai| vaha prajJA ko jagAnA cAhatA nahIM yA jAnatA nahIM / prajJA ke jAge binA buddhi bahuta kAma nahIM detii| nirNaya ke lie antardRSTi yA prajJA Avazyaka hotI hai / buddhi ke sAtha Asakti aura mUrcchA jur3I hai| jahAM ye donoM haiM, vahAM pakSapAta rahatA I hai / isako TAlA nahIM jA sakatA / pakSapAta cAhe parivAra meM ho, samAja meM ho yA rASTrIya stara para ho, usake pIche Asakti kAma karatI hai / putra kI zikAyata hai ki pitA bahuta pakSapAta karate haiN| bhAI ko zikAyata hai ki bar3A yA choTA bhAI pakSapAtapUrNa vyavahAra karatA hai / bar3e beTe ko zikAyata hai ki mAM choTe ke sAtha pakSapAta karatI hai / sarvatra pakSapAta hI pakSapAta / pakSapAta honA Azcarya nahIM hai / Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe 230 yaha Asakti aura moha kA nizcita pariNAma hai| moha aura caMcalatA yukta buddhi kA anivArya pariNAma hai pakSapAta / hameM burA nahIM mAnanA hai| burA mAnate haiM to bhrAnti hai| jaba taka yaha bhrAnti nahIM TUTegI, prajJA kA jAgaraNa nahIM hogA / jaba taka hamArI cetanA Asakti aura mUrcchA se vimukta nahIM hogI, prajJA nahIM jAgegI / sArI ekAgratA vAMchanIya nahIM hotI / ekAgratA avAMchanIya bhI hotI hai / bagule kI ekAgratA kisa kAma kI? ekAgratA voTa aura noTa ginane meM bhI hotI hai / hameM jAnanA hai ki ekAgratA kahAM ho? Asakti aura mUrcchA - zUnya ekAgratA prazasya hotI hai, pavitra hotI hai / yadi hamAre sAmane cittazuddhi yA cetanA ko nirmala banAne kA uddezya nahIM hai to ekAgratA kAmacalAU banakara raha jAegI, adhika kAragara nahIM hogI / vaha ekAgratA vAMchanIya hai jo prajJA ko jagA sake, citta aura cetanA ko pavitra banA sake / niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai, duHkhacakra se mukta hone tathA kArya kI pavitratA ke lie anAsakti kA honA jarUrI hai / anAsakti ke lie yathArtha - bodha aura yathArtha - bodha ke lie prajJA kA jAgaraNa jarUrI hai / prajJA jAgaraNa ke lie dhyAna jarUrI hai| Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32. kyA Atma-niyaMtraNa jarUrI hai? adhyAtma kA mahatvapUrNa sUtra hai--aatm-niyNtrnn| dharma granthoM meM isa para vizada vicAra prApta hai| prazna hai, Atma-niyaMtraNa kyA hai? yaha kyoM Avazyaka hai? yadi Avazyaka hai to isakI prakriyA kyA hai? Atma-niyaMtraNa kA pahalA artha hai zarIra para niyNtrnn| AtmA amUrta hai| isake dvArA kevala amUrta, cetana, avyakta sattA kA hI grahaNa nahIM hotA, isake dvArA zarIra, mana, cetanA ke bAharI aura bhItarI sAre tattvoM kA grahaNa hotA hai| isalie kahIM AtmA zabda kA artha zarIra, kahIM mana aura kahIM indriyAM ho jAtA hai| AtmA zabda kA artha zvAsa bhI hotA hai| eka zabda meM kaheM to AtmA se saMbaMdha rakhane vAle tattva AtmA kahe jAte haiN| ___ AtmA para niyaMtraNa karane kA prAraMbha zarIra para niyaMtraNa se hotA hai| zarIra meM nAr3I-saMsthAna ke do sisTama haiM voleMTarI aura inavoleMTarI- aicchika aura anaicchik| aMgulI hilatI hai, hAtha-paira hilatA hai, yaha sArI aicchika nAr3I-saMsthAna se saMpanna kArya hai| hRdaya kA dhar3akanA, rakta kA saMcaraNa honA, pAcana saMsthAna kA kArya honA yaha sArA anaicchika nAr3I-saMsthAna kA kArya hai| ina sabake lie koI prayatna nahIM karanA pdd'taa| aicchika nAr3I-saMsthAna se saMcAlita kAryoM ke lie prayatna karanA hotA hai| isa saMdarbha meM zarIra-niyaMtraNa kA artha hai-icchA-cAlita pravRttiyoM para niyaMtraNa krnaa| Atma-niyaMtraNa kA dUsarA artha hai-mana para niyaMtraNa krnaa| yaha zarIraniyaMtraNa ke Age kI avasthA hai| mana para niyaMtraNa yAnI vicAroM para niyNtrnn| jo samanaska hai, jisakI manazcetanA vikasita hai, usameM vicAroM kI taraMgeM uThatI haiN| jAgRta avasthA meM vicAroM kA pravAha calatA hai to supta avasthA meM vaha bilakula avaruddha nahIM ho jaataa| sote samaya sacetana mastiSka so jAtA hai, kucha niSkriya ho jAtA hai, phira bhI pUrNarUpa se niSkriya nahIM hotA, isalie vicAra kA silasilA cAlU rahatA hai| kabhI svapna AtA hai, kabhI vAk-taMtra sakriya hotA hai aura AdamI nIMda meM bhI bar3abar3Ane laga jAtA hai| kabhI vaha zArIrika pravRttiyAM bhI kara letA hai| usakI sakriyatA cAlU rahatI hai| mana aura vicAroM para niyaMtraNa karanA AtmA para niyaMtraNa karanA hai| Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soyA mana jaga jAe Atma-niyaMtraNa kA tIsarA artha hai-- Aveza para niyaMtraNa / krodha, lobha, moha, mAyA, dveSa Adi-Adi AvezoM para niyaMtraNa karanA, apane bhAvataMtra para niyaMtraNa karanA bhI Atma - 1 - niyaMtraNa hai / zarIra - niyaMtraNa, mana yA vicAra niyaMtraNa, Aveza yA bhAva-niyaMtraNa ina tInoM kA samuccaya karane para eka zabda banatA hai--- Atma-1 - niyaMtraNa | adhyAtma ke AcAryoM ne kahA-- Atma-niyaMtraNa kro| apane para anuzAsana kro| apane para anuzAsana kA sUtra hai appAcevadameyavvo -- AtmA kA damana karo AtmA para anuzAsana kro| sarvatra niyaMtraNa calatA hai / koI bhI samAja aisA nahIM hai / jo niyaMtraNa - vihIna ho / mAtrA kA bheda ho sakatA hai| kahIM adhika aura kahIM kama, para anuzAsana sarvatra hai / sabhI praNAliyoM meM anuzAsana calatA hai / praNAlI cAhe sAmAjika ho yA rAjanaitika, gaNataMtra ho yA prajAtaMtra yA ekataMtra -- ye sabhI niyaMtraNa se hI calate haiN| parivAra bhI vyavasthA se calatA hai| dharmasaMgha bhI niyaMtraNa se mukta nahIM hai| jaba taka zarIra hai, Aveza hai, mana hai, vicAra hai taba taka niyaMtraNa se mukta nahIM hai| jaba taka zarIra hai, Aveza hai, mana hai, vicAra hai taba taka niyaMtraNa baMda ho nahIM sktaa| AcArya zaMkara ne bahuta sundara kahA hai'yAvadavidyasaMjJo tthaM jIvatvaM pratipadyate / tAvad vidhiniSedhAnAM zaMkaro'pyasti kiMkaraH / / ' 232 -- jaba taka jIva meM avidyA hai, avidyA se utpanna jIvatva hai, taba taka zaMkara ho cAhe anya saba vidhi - niSedha ke sevaka haiN| bar3e se bar3A AdamI bhI vidhi - niSedha ko chor3a nahIM sakatA / vidhi--yaha karo, niSedha - yaha mata karo, yahI hai niyaMtraNa / vidhi-niSedha kA saMyukta nAma hai niyantraNa | niyantraNa kI samApti kA artha hai vidhi niSedha kI paraMparA kI samApti / samAja vidhi-niSedha ke AdhAra para calatA hai| ise samApta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| isakA tAtparya hai ki niyaMtraNa ko kabhI samApta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / adhyAtma kahatA hai, samAja kI bAta chor3o, pahale apane vidhi - niSedha para dhyAna kendrita kro| sva kA niyaMtraNa sva para, yaha hai apanA vidhi - niSedha / isakA abhyAsa apekSita hai| prazna hai kyoM kareM ? zarIra para yA zarIra kI icchA-cAlita pravRttiyoM para niyaMtraNa karanA isalie jarUrI hai ki samAja ziSTa bne| samAja kA pratyeka ghaTaka yadi isa niyaMtraNa se bAhara rahatA hai to vaha vyakti aziSTa kahalAtA hai / ziSTa kahalAne ke lie hAtha kA, paira kA, vANI kA, cAla-calana kA, baiThane - uThane kA, vyavahAra kA - saba para niyaMtraNa rakhanA hotA hai / icchA-cAlita Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 233 kyA Atma-niyaMtraNa jarUrI hai ? pravRttiyoM ke niyaMtraNa kA bahuta bar3A hetu hai shisstttaa| svata:-cAlita pravRttiyoM para niyaMtraNa hara koI nahIM kara sktaa| isa niyaMtraNa kA uddezya hai antarnihita zaktiyoM ko jagAnA, AdatoM ko bdlnaa| aicchika mAMsapeziyoM kA saMcAlana hamAre adhIna hotA hai, kintu anaicchika avayavoM ke saMcAlana para hamArA niyaMtraNa nahIM hotaa| hRdaya dhar3akatA hai| rakta bahatA hai| pAcana hotA hai| ina para hamArA adhikAra nahIM hai| hama cAheM to aisA hotA hai, anyathA nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sktaa| hama cAheM yA na cAheM ye saba niraMtara apanA kArya karate rahate haiN| yoga paddhati se ina para kucha niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| niyantraNa ke kucha sUtra khoje ge| hRdaya kI dhar3akana aura nAr3I ke saMcAlana ko kucha samaya ke liye rokA jA sakatA hai| tApamAna ko ghaTAyA-bar3hAyA jA sakatA hai| zvAsa laMbA yA tIvra liyA jA sakatA hai aura zvAsa ko eka bAra sthagita bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| yaha sArA yoga ke vividha abhyAsoM se sAdhA jA sakatA hai| ___ Aveza para niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai, para hara koI nahIM kara sakatA, aura abhyAsa ke binA nahIM hotaa| bhaya lagatA hai to jIvana bhara lagatA hI rahatA hai| krodha AtA hai to jIvana bhara AtA hI rahatA hai| anyAnya AvezoM kI taraMgeM ubharatI haiM to jIvana bhara ubharatI rahatI haiN| bAlaka meM bhI krodha AtA hai to sATha barasa kA bUr3hA bhI kruddha hotA hai| aisA nahIM dekhA ki bAlya avasthA meM to krodha AtA hai aura dhIre-dhIre vaha kama hokara sATha barasa ke bUr3he meM samApta ho jAtA hai| yaha avazya dekhA hai ki avasthA ke sAtha-sAtha Avega bar3hate haiM, krodha tIvra aura Azu hotA hai| yaha isalie ki bUr3he vyakti kA nAr3ItaMtra kamajora ho jAtA hai| niyaMtraNa kI zakti kSINa ho jAtI hai aura taba bAta-bAta meM krodha bhabhaka uThatA hai| bIsa varSa ke taruNa meM dhana ke prati lAlasA aura AkAMkSA hai to assI barasa ke bUr3he meM vaha nahIM hai yA bUr3hA lobha mukta ho gayA hai, aisA nahIM hai| usameM lobhavRtti aura adhika bhar3aka uThatI hai| hamane pratyakSa anubhava kiyA hai ki Aja kA yuvaka daheja se ghRNA karatA hai| para bUr3hA bApa daheja kI apanI mAMga ko satyApita karatA huA usa yuvaka beTe ko nAdAna aura anubhavahIna batAtA hai| yuvaka kahatA hai mujhe suzIla lar3akI caahie| daheja nhiiN| bApa kahatA hai--'mUrkha hai tuu| yahI to avasara hai kucha baTorane kA! tU cupa raha / ' hameM haMsI AtI hai| kyA lenA-denA hai bUr3he bApa ko| lar3akI kA sAtha nibhAnA hai beTe ko| jIvana kI gAr3I calAnI hai beTe ko| bApa bIca meM kyoM AtA hai| zmazAna jAne kI taiyArI hai, phira bhI lobha kI Aga itanI prajvalita hai ki vaha bujhatI hI nhiiN| Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 soyA mana jaga jAe Aveza para niyaMtraNa, mana aura vicAroM para niyaMtraNa yaha abhyAsa-sAkSepa hai| icchA-cAlita pravRttiyoM para niyaMtraNa karane ke lie dhyAna jaise mahAn prayatna kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| samAja meM rahane vAlA, kucha jAnane-samajhane vAlA vyakti apanI ziSTatA ko banAe rakhane ke lie una para svata: niyaMtraNa sAdha letA hai| Aveza, mana aura vicAra--ina tInoM para niyaMtraNa karanA dhyAna kA mahAn uddezya hai| jo isa dizA meM abhyAsa karatA hai vaha apanI sAdhanA meM saphala hokara jIvana ko Anandamaya, sukhamaya aura zaktimaya kara letA hai| aba hama ina tathyoM ko ghaTanAoM ke mAdhyama se aura adhika spaSTa kreN| eka murgI pratidina eka sone kA aMDA detI thii| gRhasthI kA kAma sahajatA se calatA jAtA thaa| kintu vyakti Aveza para niyaMtraNa nahIM kara skaa| lAlacavaza sImA ko pAra kara gyaa| usane murgI ko isalie mAra DAlA ki sAre aMDe eka sAtha mila jaaeN| milA eka bhI nhiiN| pratidina kA lAbha bhI samApta ho gyaa| yaha mUrkhatA to hai, para yaha hai Aveza yA bhAva-prerita muurkhtaa| kisAna apane kheta meM rahatA thaa| vahAM sarpa kI eka bAMbI thii| eka dina kisAna ne pUjA kara bAMbI ke pAsa dUdha se bharA kaTorA rkhaa| sarpa bAMbI se nikalA, dUdha piyA aura eka svarNa mudrA kaTore meM DAla kara calA gyaa| kisAna ne dekhaa| aba vaha pratidina bAMbI ke pAsa dUdha kA kaTorA rakhatA hai, sAMpa AtA hai, dUdha pIkara eka svarNa mudrA kaTore meM DAla kara calA jAtA hai| kisAna kA lobha uddIpta huaa| pratidina ke hone vAle lAbha ne use lobhAkula banA ddaalaa| usane socA, roja dUdha pilAnA par3atA hai| yaha sAMpa bAMbI meM se roja eka svarNa mudrA lAtA hai to saMbhava hai isa bAMbI meM svarNamudrAoM kA Dhera ho| kyoM nahIM sarpa ko mArakara sArI svarNa mudrAeM eka sAtha le luuN| yaha soca, dUsare dina jyoM hI sAMpa dUdha | pIne AyA, kisAna ne usa para prahAra kiyaa| sAMpa zaktizAlI thaa| usane prahAra ko TAla diyA aura kisAna para prati-prahAra kara use mAra ddaalaa| yaha mRtyu Aveza dvArA prerita mRtyu hai| icchA aura Aveza para niyaMtraNa karanA sAdhaka ke lie bhI kaThina kAma hai| jaba sAdhaka pUrNa jAgarUka nahIM hotA, jaba icchA aura AkAMkSA jAgatI hai taba bar3e-bar3e sAdhakoM ke samakSa bhI samasyA khar3I ho jAtI hai| ve Aveza kahIM konoM meM chupe raha jAte haiM aura nimitta milane para jAga jAte haiN| Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA Atma-niyaMtraNa jarUrI hai? 235 do rAjarSi muni bne| rAjya ko chor3a anyatra pravrajana karane lge| calate-calate ve aise pradeza meM gae, jahAM namaka nahIM hotA thaa| vahAM ke nivAsI saba alaunA khAte the| eka muni ne usa bhojana ko sahana kara liyaa| dUsare rAjarSi ko vaha nahIM rucaa| roja bhUkhe rahane kI naubata A gii| eka dina eka koI paradezI AyA aura usane usa rAjarSi ko namaka kA eka thailA de diyaa| aba rAjarSi pratidina usameM se namaka nikAlakara bhojana meM DAlate haiM aura bhojana karate haiN| dUsare rAjarSi ne dekhA taba kahA are yaha kyA? rAjya kA moha kSaNa bhara meM chor3a diyA aura namaka kA saMcaya kara rahe ho? bar3I vicitra bAta hai? Apa soca sakate haiM ki pUre rAjya ke moha ko chor3a dene vAlA kyA namaka jaisI tuccha vastu ke moha meM ulajha jAyegA? yaha udAharaNa isakA uttara hai| prazna vastu kA nahIM hai| prazna hai Aveza kaa| Aveza AdamI ko ulajhA detA hai| dIrghakAlIna kaThora sAdhanA ke binA Atma-niyaMtraNa yA Aveza-niyaMtraNa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| pratidina kA abhyAsa apekSita hai| ___ isa sAdhanA kA pahalA sUtra hai prekSA, dekhnaa| dekhanA bahuta bar3I zakti hai, niyaMtraNa hai| Apa vicAroM ko dekhanA prArambha kreN| vicAroM ko rokanA nahIM hai, kevala dekhanA hai| kucha hI kSaNoM meM vicAroM kA pravAha ruka jaaegaa| una para niyaMtraNa apane Apa sthApita ho jaaegaa| rokane kA prayatna nahIM kiyaa| binA prayatna ke hI ve ruka ge| zvAsa ko dekhanA prAraMbha kreN| zvAsa kI gati maMda hone lgegii| zvAsa para niyaMtraNa apane Apa sthApita ho jaayegaa| hRdaya kI dhar3akana ko eka sAtha baMda nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| para prekSA ke dvArA usako maMda kiyA jA sakatA hai| tApamAna ke lie bhI yahI bAta hai| mana para niyaMtraNa kI bAta atyanta kaThina hai| zvAsa para niyantraNa karane se mana para apane Apa niyaMtraNa hogaa| mana zvAsa kI savArI kara calatA hai| hamArI AdatoM kA saMbaMdha acetana mana se hai. AvezoM kA saMbaMdha antarmana se hai, bhAva jagat se hai| mastiSka para niyaMtraNa karane se bhAva-taMtra para niyaMtraNa sthApita ho jAtA hai| jyotikendra ora zAMtikendra kI prekSA isakA sAdhana hai| ___ zvAsa aura prANa do haiN| zvAsa se Age kI zakti hai praann| yaha zarIrazAstra kA nahIM, yogazAstra kA viSaya hai| zvAsa kI kriyA, bolane kI kriyA Adi sArI zArIrika kriyAeM prANazakti ke AdhAra para calatI haiN| sArA jIvana isI zakti se saMcAlita hotA hai| prANa kA niyaMtraNa Atma-niyaMtraNa kA AdhAra banatA hai| vijJAna isa tathya taka pahuMca cukA hai ki jaba AdamI zvAsa letA hai taba piMgalA nAr3I-taMtra arthAt perAsimpetheTika narvasa sisTama ( parAnukampI) sakriya banatA hai Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 soyA mana jaga jAe aura jaba zvAsa ko nikAlatA hai taba iDA nAr3I-taMtra arthAt simpetheTika narvasa sisTama (anukampI) sakriya banatA hai| para prazna hai ki isa parAnukampI nAr3I-taMtra ko kauna saMcAlita kara rahA hai? isakA saMcAlaka hai praann| jaba taka prANa para niyaMtraNa nahIM hotA taba taka koI parivartana saMbhava nahIM hai| bAharI jagat aura bhItarI jagat meM sAmaMjasya sthApita karane ke lie prANa-niyaMtraNa jarUrI hai| jaba taka yaha nahIM hotA taba taka bAharI sacAI aura bhItarI sacAI bhinna-bhinna hotI hai| __ skUla meM adhyApaka ne vidyArthI ko batAyA ki 'mAI heDa' kA artha hai merA sir| lar3akA ghara gyaa| isa vAkya ko raTane lagA ki 'mAI heDa' arthAt mAsTarajI kA sir| pitA ne sunaa| lar3akA jora-jora se raTatA jA rahA thaa| pitA ne bacce ko bulAkara kahA--galata raTa rahe ho| 'mAI heDa' kA artha kyA hai ? lar3akA bolA, skUla meM 'mAI heDa' kA artha hai, mAsTarajI kA sira aura ghara meM isakA artha hai--pitAjI kA sir| sacAiyAM do ho giiN| ___ jaise-jaise prekSA Age bar3hegI, hamArI prekSA kA kSetra vistAra hotA jaaegaa| zvAsa kI prekSA karate haiN| zvAsa ko saMcAlita karatA hai zvAsa-prANa / hama use dekhane kA abhyAsa kreNge| mana ko saMcAlita karatA hai mana kA praann| usa prANa taka hameM pahuMcanA hogaa| hameM sthUla meM nahIM aTakanA hai| sUkSma taka pahuMcanA hai| yaha bahuta dUra kI maMjila hai| abhI to mAtra eka kadama bar3hAyA hai| laMbe samaya taka lambI yAtrA karanI hai| yadi Atma-niyaMtraNa kI bAta hRdayaMgama ho jAtI hai aura yadi isase AtmA bhAvita ho jAtI hai to viveka, buddhi aura smRti bddh'egii| anyAnya sacAiyAM jJAta hotI jaaeNgii| AtmA ko vaha Thosa Ananda prApta hogA jisakI kalpanA AtmA ko aniyaMtrita rakhane vAlA kara nahIM sktaa| __ maiMne pahale kahA thA ki jyoti-kendra para dhyAna kareM aura sAtha hI sAtha dIrgha zvAsa kA prayoga bhI kreN| prazna hotA hai ki donoM eka sAtha kaise ho sakate haiM? donoM eka sAtha hoMge tabhI ekAgratA sdhegii| cetanA ko jyoti-kendra para TikA diyaa| zvAsa dIrgha kara diyaa| zvAsa kI kriyA apane Apa calegI aura dhyAna vahAM kA vahAM TikA rhegaa| jaba yaha bAta sadha jAegI taka ekAgratA kA samagra artha samajha meM utara aaegaa| donoM eka sAtha ho sakate haiN| abhyAsa apekSita hai| Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33. kyA kaSTa sahanA jarUrI hai? miTTI kA eka loNdaa| use ghar3e kA AkAra milaa| usane pUchA kyA Ave meM pakanA jarUrI hai? kyA Aga kI tIvra AMca sahanA jarUrI hai? yadi use pAnI yA anya padArtha kA AdhAra bananA hai to use AMca sahanI hogii| yadi kaNa-kaNa meM bikhara jAnA hai to AMca sahanA Avazyaka nahIM hai| yadi kalaza aura kumbha bananA hai, usa AkAra meM upayogI bananA hai to tapanA hogA, AMca sahanI hogii| sApekSa bAta kahI jA sakatI hai| manuSya ko yadi kucha bananA hai to kaSTa sahanA hogaa| kucha viziSTatAeM prApta karanI haiM to kaSTa sahana karanA pdd'egaa| yadi kucha bananA nahIM hai to kaSTa sahanA Avazyaka nahIM hai| yadi kevala miTTI kA loMdA mAtra rahanA hai to sahanA jarUrI nahIM hai| yaha jagat samasyA-bahula aura du:kha-bahula hai| Aja taka isa duniyA meM aisA AdamI nahIM janmA jisane kisI na kisI samasyA yA du:kha kA sAmanA na kiyA ho| hara AdamI ke jIvana meM duHkha Ate haiM, samasyAeM AtI haiN| kamajora AdamI na samasyAoM kA aura na du:khoM kA sAmanA kara sakatA hai| vaha rote-rote jIvana jItA hai| kabhI-kabhI bIca meM hI mara jAtA hai| pUrA jIvana jI nahIM paataa| calA jAtA hai jagat se| yaha duniyA usI ko jIne detI hai jo kaSToM ko jhelanA jAnatA hai, sahanA jAnatA hai| sahane kI kSamatA kA srota hai prANa-UrjA / jisakI prANa-UrjA kamajora hotI hai, vaha kaSToM meM ghabarA jAtA hai| vaha kaSToM se TUTa jAtA hai| prekSAdhyAna kA eka mahatvapUrNa aMga hai prANa UrjA ko jAgRta krnaa| yaha soI huI hai, use jagAnA hai| dIrghazvAsa-prekSA kA prayoga prANa-UrjA ko sakriya banAne kA prayoga hai| hama pUrA zvAsa nahIM lete| oNksIjana pUrI mAtrA meM bhItara nahIM jaataa| phephar3A nikammA par3A rahatA hai| usake pratyeka hisse meM zvAsa nahIM phuNctaa| vaha pUrA sakriya nahIM hotA, soyA kA soyA raha jAtA hai| jaba pUrA zvAsa lete haiM taba phuphphusa kA pratyeka koSa sakriya bana jAtA hai, sajIva bana jAtA hai| vaha taba pUrI zakti ke sAtha kAma karane lagatA hai| zvAsa ke sAtha oNksIjana jAtA hai, yaha choTI bAta hai| isase bar3I bAta hai ki prANa kA AkarSaNa hotA hai| samUce AkAza meM prANa ke paramANu bhare par3e haiN| unakA hama AkarSaNa karate haiN| prANazakti bar3hatI hai| oNksIjana para aTaka jAnA, eka zarIrazAstrI ke lie paryApta ho sakatA hai, Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 soyA mana jaga jAe kinta eka yogI ke lie usase Age bar3hakara prANa ke paramANu taka pahaMcanA hai| zvAsa ke sAtha kevala gaiseM hI bhItara nahIM jAtI, prANavAyu bhI bhItara jAtA hai| jitanI gaharI sAMsa hogI, prANa kA AkarSaNa bhI utanA hI gaharA hogaa| usake sAtha yadi hamArA saMkalpa jur3atA hai to AkarSaNa aura adhika tIvra hotA hai| jo vyakti prANavAn nahIM banatA, usakA jInA sArthaka nahIM hotaa| jIvana saba jIte haiN| kintu eka prANavAn banakara jItA hai aura dUsarA nisspraann| donoM ke jIne meM AkAza-pAtAla kA antara hai| prANavAn vyakti isa prakAra jItA hai ki dUsaroM ko bhI patA calatA hai ki koI jI rahA hai| niSprANa vyakti jItA huA bhI marA huA-sA jItA hai| koI nahIM jAnatA usko| usakA jInA vyartha-sA jInA hai| ___ eka dhanADhya vyakti thaa| vaha atyanta kRpaNa thaa| vaha denA nahIM, lenA mAtra jAnatA thaa| eka dina mauta ne use uThA liyaa| patnI rone lgii| vaha bolI yaha kaise huA? merA pati itanA kaMjUsa thA aura aisA niSprANa jIvana jI rahA thA ki par3osI ko bhI usake astitva kA patA nahIM thaa| Azcarya hotA hai ki mauta ne use kaise DhUMDha liyA? __ aneka loga aisA hI jIvana jIte haiN| usake astitva kA patA hI nahIM cltaa| astitva-jJApana ke lie anyAnya sAdhanoM kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| basa, vaha prANavAn ho| patA laga jAegA ki yahAM koI jI rahA hai, koI sAMsa le rahA hai| prANavAn vyakti ko hI isa duniyA meM jIne kA adhikAra hai| __ hama samasyAoM para vicAra kreN| eka vidyArthI parIkSA meM anuttIrNa hotA hai aura AtmahatyA kara letA hai| isakA mukhya kAraNa hai ki vaha kaSTa sahanA nahIM cAhatA yA kaSTa sahane meM sakSama nahIM hai| anuttIrNa honA bhI eka kaSTa hai| mahAvIra ne ise ajJAna parIsaha yA prajJA parIsaha kahA hai| yaha bhI eka kaSTa hai| buddhi kama hotI hai, smRti kamajora hotI hai, yaha kaSTa detI hai| AdamI vicalita ho jAtA hai, adhRti kA zikAra hotA hai aura prANAnta karane ke lie udyata ho jAtA hai| ___ zArIrika kaSToM se bhI AlocanA aura pratikUlatA ke kaSToM ko sahanA bahuta kaThina hotA hai| isameM dhRti cAhie, pUrA sAmarthya caahie| yadi koI vyakti rAjA ko yaha kaha de ki rAjA yaha kAma nahIM kara sakatA to vaha Aga-Aga ho jAtA hai| DAkTara kaba mAnatA hai ki vaha roga ko nahIM miTA sakatA? vakIla kaba svIkAra karatA hai ki vaha apane vAdI ko nahIM jitA sakatA? apanI AlocanA yA asAmarthya sunane kI inameM dhRti nahIM hotii| ina para paramAtmA bhI haMsatA hai| Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA kaSTa sahanA jarUrI hai ? 239 eka rAjA ne pUchA-paramAtmA kaba haMsatA hai / sabhI ulajha ge| maMtrI bhI isakA uttara nahIM de paayaa| rAjA ne kahA-----tIna dina ke bhItara isakA uttara do, anyathA mere rAjya se nikala jaao| maMtrI udAsa ho ghara gayA / choTA lar3akA huziyAra thA / usane udAsI kA kAraNa jAnakara kahA -- isakA uttara maiM dUMgA / maMtrI apane isa choTe lar3ake ko lekara rAjA ke pAsa gyaa| Aja tIsarA dina thaa| rAjA ne lar3ake se pUchA- 'bolo bacce ! paramAtmA kaba haMsatA hai ?' lar3akA sahajatA se bolA -- kyA Apa itanA bhI nahIM jAnate? paramAtmA sRjanahAra hai / usI ne AdamI ko banAyA hai aura vahI AdamI ko mAratA hai, aisA saba loga mAnate haiN| para jaba rAjA yaha socatA hai ki maiM prajA kA pAlaka hUM, maiM AdamiyoM ko jilAtA hUM, taba paramAtmA haMsatA hai / hama saba mithyA mAnyatAoM aura dhAraNAoM se baceM aura apanI sImA se adhika dAyitva kA bojha na ddhoeN| anyathA jaise makar3I apane banAe jAla meM phaMsa jAtI hai, nikala nahIM pAtI, vaise hI AdamI apanI mAnyatAoM ke jAla meM phaMsakara kabhI nikala nahIM pAegA / mithyA mAnyatAeM mAnasika kaSTa paidA karatI haiN| mAnasika kaSToM ko sahanA jaTila hotA hai / kaSTa sahane kI akSamatA hInabhAvanA ko janma detI hai aura usakI aMtima pariNati hai Atma-hatyA / yaha 'inphiriyoriTI kAmpleksa' AdamI meM aneka samasyAeM paidA karatI hai aura usakI kSamatAoM ko nyUna kara detI hai 1 dUsarA pariNAma hai-- nirAzA / jisakI prANazakti kSINa hai vaha vyakti kaSToM ko sahane kI akSamatA ke kAraNa bAra-bAra nirAza hotA rahatA hai / thor3I-sI asaphalatA para vaha nirAza ho jAtA hai| nirAzA jIvana kI bahuta bar3I bAdhA hai / AcArya zrI kabhI nirAza nahIM hote| unake sAmane bhI samasyAeM AtI haiM, asaphalatAeM AtI haiM, bhaMyakara paristhitiyAM AtI haiM, para Apa kabhI nirAza nahIM hote| eka bAra kisI eka bAta ko lekara jana-sAdhAraNa ne AcArya zrI ke viruddha AvAja utthaaii| vaha AvAja Andolana bana gii| bhayaMkara tUphAna khar3A ho gayA / AcArya zrI ke upAsakoM ne kahA- 'Apane janatA ke lie itanA kiyA, bahuta kucha kiyA, para janatA kRtaghna hai| aba Apako aNuvrata Andolana banda kara denA cAhie / ' AcArya zrI ne muskArA kara kahA---- - mujhe lagatA hai, aNuvrata Andolana ko aura adhika tIvra gati se calAnA caahie|' yaha bAta vahI AdamI kaha sakatA hai| jo prANavAn hai, AzAvAn hai / jo kahatA hai, yaha prayatna banda kara do, vaha niSprANa vyakti hai, nirAzAvAn hai / tIsarA pariNAma hai-- Atma hatyA / kucheka vyakti roga kI pIr3A ko na saha Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 soyA mana jaga jAe sakane ke kAraNa AtmaghAta kara lete haiN| kucheka vyakti paristhitiyoM kI mAra ko sahane meM akSama hokara marane kI bAta soca lete haiN| isa Atma-ghAta kA mUla hetu hai kaSToM ko na saha paanaa| cauthA pariNAma hai--adhiirtaa| jo kaSTa sahanA nahIM jAnatA, vaha bAta-bAta meM adhIra ho jAtA hai| sAmAnya-sI pratikUlatA use adhIra banA DAlatI hai| adhati usakA pIchA nahIM chodd'tii| ye sArI samasyAeM yA du:kha kaSToM ko na sahane ke kAraNa utpanna hote haiN| inako do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA jA sakatA hai zArIrika da:kha aura mAnasika du:kh| ___ kucha vyakti zArIrika kaSTa saha lete haiM, para mAnasika kaSTa yA duHkha meM adhIra ho jAte haiM, ghuTane Teka dete haiN| thor3e se mAnasika kaSTa meM ve TUTa jAte haiN| kucha vyakti mAnasika duvidhAoM ko sahane meM sakSama hote haiM, para zArIrika kaSToM meM ghabarA jAte haiN| hAya re, marA re, kahane laga jAte haiN| hameM aise vyaktitva kA nirmANa karanA hai jo zArIrika kaSToM ko jhela sake aura mAnasika vyathAoM ko bhI jhela ske| prekSAdhyAna kA prayoga kaSTa-sahiSNutA kI kSamatA ko vRddhiMgata karane kA prayoga hai| pratidina ke abhyAsa se AdamI zArIrika aura mAnasika kaSToM ko sahane meM sakSama ho jAtA hai| hamAre snAyuoM aura mAMsapeziyoM ko abhyAsa caahie| jaba unheM kaSTa sahane meM abhyasta kara diyA jAtA hai, taba ve kaSTa Ane para pIche nahIM httte| ve vyakti ko sahayoga dete haiM kaSTa sahane meN| kucha karanA hai yA kucha bananA hai to kaSTa jhelane hI pdd'eNge| zarIra ke kaSToM ko jhelanA hai to mAnasika kaSToM ko bhI jhelanA hai| mAnasika kaSTa hotA hai svayaM kA apamAna hone para yA dUsare kA sammAna hone pr| dUsaroM se koI lenA-denA nahIM hai, phira bhI bhayaMkara kaSTa hotA hai| sammAna kisI kA hotA hai aura kaSTa koI aura hI bhogatA hai| vicitra hai yaha saMsAra! manuSya durbala ho gayA hai ki vaha hara bAta se prabhAvita ho jAtA hai| jaba taka hamAre bhItara Ananda yA sukha kA srota pragaTa nahIM ho jAtA taba taka ina dvandvoM se, kaSToM se chuTakArA pAnA muzkila hai| Ananda meM ota-prota hokara hI AdamI kaSTa ko jhela sakatA hai| ___ lADanUM meM eka bUr3hA bhAI pratidina pravacana sunane AtA thaa| vaha atyanta vRddha, azakta aura durbala thaa| usakA nivAsa-sthAna jaina vizva bhAratI se bahuta dUra thaa| mere mana meM yaha prazna uThA ki itane kaSTa jhelakara yaha kyoM AtA hai ? maiMne Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA kaSTa sahanA jarUrI hai ? 241 pUchA tumheM Ane meM kaThinAI hotI hai, phira kyoM Ate ho? apane ghara para hI kyoM nahIM raha jAte? vaha vRddha bolA-'jaba maiM ghara se paMDAla kI ora prasthAna karatA hUM taba mana meM itanA Ananda bhara jAtA hai ki maiM ghara meM raha hI nahIM sktaa| jaba maiM AtA hUM taba maiM prasannatA se bhara jAtA huuN| jaba pravacana sunatA hUM to praphullita ho jAtA hUM, sArA kaSTa bhUla jAtA huuN|' AdamI kaSTa sahatA hai jaba sukha kA vikalpa usake sAmane ho| jisake sAmane yaha nahIM hotA vaha kaSTa meM TUTa jAtA hai| jaba bhItara meM Ananda umar3atA hai, sphUrti ubharatI hai, taba bar3e se bar3e kaSTa ko jhelane meM prasannatA hotI hai| yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai| kaSTa ko akiMcitkara banAne kA sabase acchA tarIkA yahI hai ki bhItara ke Ananda ko jAgRta kara lenA / kaSTo ko jhele binA koI prANavAn nahIM hotA aura bhItara ke Ananda ko jagAe binA koI kaSToM ko jhela nahIM sktaa| __ hama prekSAdhyAna ke vibhinna prayogoM-dIrgha zvAsa prekSA, antaryAtrA, caitanyakendra prekSA Adi kA sahArA lekara isa dizA meM Age bar3ha sakate haiN| jo vyakti ina prayogoM se apane Apako bhAvita kara letA hai, vaha zArIrika, mAnasika aura bhAvanAtmaka kaSToM ko sahane meM apanI kSamatA ko bar3hA letA hai aura apane cAroM ora aisA kavaca taiyAra kara letA hai ki phira choTA ho yA bar3A, kisI bhI kaSTa kA saMvedana usake bhItara praveza nahIM kara paataa| prekSA ke prayoga bAhara se aprabhAvita rahane kI kSamatA ko vikasita karane vAle prayoga haiN| Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34. kyA jIvana-zailI ko badalanA jarUrI hai ? Aja kA yuga samAjavAdI yuga hai| bahuta lambI avadhi se AdamI samAja kA aMga banakara jItA rahA hai, kintu isa yuga meM samAjavAdI avadhAraNA bahuta vikasita huI hai| isIlie hara vyakti samAja kA aMga banakara jIne kI dhuna meM hai| vaha apanI bAta kama socatA hai, samAja kI bAta adhika socatA hai| vaha samAja kI bhalAI aura samAja ke utthAna ke viSaya meM jyAdA ciMtana karatA hai| vaha usake lie kucha prayatna kare yA nA kare, yaha alaga prazna hai, para AdamI ke sAmane samAja kA hI vAda rahatA hai| isa avadhAraNA ke kAraNa yuga meM jIvana kI zailI badala gaI hai| jIvana kI tIna zailiyAM haiM1. vyakti samAja meM rahatA hai, samAja meM jItA hai| 2. vyakti akele meM rahatA hai, samAja meM jItA hai| 3. vyakti akele meM rahatA hai, akele meM jItA hai| pahalI zailI samAja ko asvastha banAtI hai aura vyakti bhI asvastha rahatA hai| yaha jIvana kI zailI Aja cala rahI hai| yaha svAsthyaprada nahIM hai| yaha ulajhaneM paidA kara rahI hai| jaba vyakti samAja meM jItA hai to yaha nizcita hai ki vaha usase bhinna hokara jI nahIM sktaa| machalI pAnI meM jItI hai| vaha pAnI se bAhara Akara jI nahIM sktii| isI prakAra samAja se alaga hokara vyakti jI nahIM sktaa| samAja meM rahanA eka bAta hai aura samAja meM jInA bilkula dUsarI bAta hai| vaha samAja meM rahatA hai, usa sthiti meM ki sAre daravAje khule haiM, sArI khir3akiyAM khulI haiN| koI roka-Toka nahIM hai| bar3I samasyA ho gii| jaba sAre daravAja khule haiM aura bAhara pradUSaNa hai to una daravAjoM se dhUAM bhI aaegaa| gaMdagI bhI AegI, gaMdI havA bhI aaegii| isa sthiti meM kama se kama itanI jAgarUkatA aura sAvadhAnI to baratanI cAhie ki samaya-samaya para daravAjoM aura khir3akiyoM ko banda kara ske| para Aja yaha nahIM ho rahA hai| prazna hai kyoM? isalie ki AdamI ne samAja ko sarvAtmanA svIkAra kara liyA hai| usane apanI vaiyaktikatA ko bhulA diyA hai| vaiyaktikatA kA apanA mUlya hotA hai| AdamI korA sAmAjika nahIM hai| usameM apanI vaiyaktikatA bhI hai| jaba vaiyaktikatA kI khir3akiyAM banda Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA jIvana-zailI ko badalanA jarUrI hai ? 243 nahIM hotI taba pradUSaNa Aye binA raha nahIM sktaa| brahmA ne AdamI ko gaThariyAM diiN| eka gaTharI meM dUsaroM kI burAiyAM thIM aura dUsarI gaTharI meM usa AdamI kI svayaM kI burAiyAM thii| brahmA ne nirdeza diyA ki jisa gaTharI meM dUsaroM kI burAiyAM haiM, usa gaTharI ko pIche pITha para bAMdha lo aura jisameM svayaM kI burAiyAM haiM, usa gaTharI ko Age bAMdha lo| AdamI ne sunaa| bAMdha te samaya bhUla ho gii| usane pITha para bAMdhI jAne vAlI gaTharI ko Age aura Age bAMdhI jAne vAlI gaTharI ko pIche bAMdha liyA bhUla ho gii| isalie vaha dUsaroM kI bhUloM ko adhika dekhatA hai, svayaM kI bhUleM usakI dRSTi meM hI nahIM aatiiN| jo vyakti apanI vaiyaktikatA ko bhUla kara kevala samAja meM rahatA hai vaha vyakti kI bhUleM dekhatA rahatA hai| vaha kahatA hai, prazAsana kharAba hai, vakIla aura jaja kharAba haiM, adhyApaka aura vyApArI beImAna haiM, rAjyakarmacArI kAmacora haiM, kharAba haiM, vidyArthI udaMDa aura anuzAsanahIna haiM, zramika kharAba haiM, sarvatra bhAI-bhatIjAvAda hai| use kahIM acchAI nahIM dIkha pdd'tii| vaha svayaM apane ko chor3akara kisI ko acchA nahIM maantaa| aisA isalie hotA hai ki vaha akele meM jInA nahIM jAnatA, akele meM rahanA bhI nahIM jaantaa| vaha samAja. yA samUha meM rahanA mAtra jAnatA hai| usakI sArI dRSTi samAja ko dekhatI hai| vaha apane daravAnA aura khir3akiyoM ko baMda karanA nahIM jaantaa| vaha kevala dUsaroM ko hI dekhatA hai| jaba dasaroM ko yA samAja ko hI dekhegA to svAbhAvika hai ki aisI 1 pAraNA banegI hii| samAja meM jIne vAlA koI bhI vyakti paripUrNa nahIM hotaa| aisA koI bhI vyakti nahIM hai, jisameM khAmiyAM yA truTiyAM mileNgii| jaba dhyAna truTiyoM kI ora jAegA to vyakti kA dRSTikoNa nizcita hI nakArAtmaka bnegaa| negeTiva eTiTyuTa bane binA nahIM rhegaa| usa sthiti meM yaha cakra banegA ki pratyeka vyakti eka dUsare ko kharAba smjhegaa| eka dhanI dUsare dhanI vyakti ko burA smjhegaa| koI kisI para vizvAsa nahIM karegA, acchA nahIM btaaegaa| __ isa sthiti meM samAja eka duzcakra meM phaMsa jAtA hai aura jIvana zailI bojhila bana jAtI hai| Aja jIvana zailI atyanta bojhila ho gaI hai| purAnI bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai hAthI ro bhAra gadhA ladiyA hAthI uThA sake itanA bhAra becAre gaTa o para lAda diyaa| gadhA kaise uThA pAegA? jIvana zailI para itanA bhAra A gayA ki vyakti tanAva kA jIvana jI rahA hai| vaha aneka manokAyika bImAriyoM ko bhoga rahA hai| usakI asahiSNutA aura utAvalApana sImAtIta ho gayA hai| bailagAr3I ke yuga se sputanika ke yuga meM jo gati kI tIvratA kA vikAsa huA hai, yaha kevala vAhanoM meM hI nahIM huA hai, manuSya ke cintana meM bhI itanI tIvratA A gaI hai ki Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 soyA mana jaga jAe vaha kahIM rukane ko taiyAra nahIM hai| isa tIvratA ne aneka asAmAnya bImAriyoM aura vikSepoM ko utpanna kiyA hai| isane jIvana kI zailI meM AmUlacUla parivartana ghaTita kara diyA hai| hRdaya-vizeSajJa kahate haiM jaba taka isa jIvana zailI meM parivartana nahIM hogA taba taka hRdaya-roga para niyaMtraNa nahIM pAyA jA skegaa| Aja yaha bImArI vistAra pA rahI hai| jahAM vizrAma aura sustAne kI anivAryatA hai, vahAM bhI AdamI rukatA nahIM, daur3atA hI calA jAtA hai| jahAM AdamI ko zithilIkaraNa karanA hotA hai, vahAM vaha aura adhika tejI se bhAgatA hai| isakA pariNAma Aja hama sabake samakSa hai| saba isako bhoga rahe haiN| . ___ hama hRdaya kI pravRtti se bodhapATha leN| vaha pravRtti ke sAtha hI sAtha nivRtti bhI karatA hai| nivRtti bhI dugunii| yahI kAraNa hai ki vaha laMbe samaya taka apanA kArya saMpAdita karane meM sakSama hotA hai| para patA nahIM mastiSka hRdaya kI bAta ko kyoM nahIM maantaa| AdamI kyoM nahIM isase kucha siikhtaa| kyoM nahIM vaha pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti karatA hai? AdamI ke vicAroM kA pravAha kSaNa bhara ke lie bhI nahIM ruktaa| cintana ke kSaNoM ke sAtha acintana ke kSaNoM kA saMtulana na hone ke kAraNa sArI samasyAeM ubhara rahI haiN| isa sthiti meM na samAja kI samasyA kA samAdhAna hogA aura na vyakti kI samasyA kA samAdhAna hogaa| yaha pahalI jIvana zailI acchI nahIM kahI jA sktii| tIsarI jIvana zailI hai akele meM rahanA aura akele meM jiinaa| yaha vyAvahArika nahIM hai| yaha zAyada yogI ke lie kAma kI ho sktii| yaha samAja ke lie mAnya nahIM ho sktii| akelA vyakti himAlaya kI guphA meM jAkara jIvana yApana kare, para vaha samAja ke lie upayogI nahIM hai| isako mAnya nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| dUsarI jIvana zailI hai--akele meM rahanA aura samAja meM jiinaa| samAja meM jIte hue bhI akele meM rhnaa| isa zailI ko vikasita karanA caahie| vyakti samAja ko chor3a nahIM sktaa| vaha samAja meM rahe, koI Apatti nahIM hai| kintu samAja meM rahate hue akele rahanA, yaha bahuta bar3I kalA hai| isa kalA ko sIkhanA __AcAryazrI ne aNuvrata Andolana ke prathama adhivezana para eka mahatvapUrNa bAta kahI thii| Apane kahA--'maiM yaha nahIM cAhatA ki loga saba kucha chor3akara saMnyAsI bana jaaeN| yadi sabhI saMnyAsI bana jAeMge to samAja kaise calegA? aura jo chor3ane vAle haiM, unheM bhI kucha socanA pdd'egaa| yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| para yaha saMbhava hai ki Apa jahAM haiM vahAM rahate hue aNuvratI baneM, ImAnadAra aura naitika bneN|' Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA jIvana-zailI ko badalanA jarUrI hai ? 245 yaha saMbhava pakSa hai| sAmAjika jIvana ko chur3AyA nahIM jA sktaa| kucha loga socate haiM, rAjanIti bahuta gaMdI hai, rAjanIti ko chor3a denA caahie| cunAva meM bahuta gaMdagI A gaI hai, cunAva se dUra haTa jAnA caahie| yadi Apa isa prakAra chor3ate caleMge to zeSa kayA bacegA? gaMdagI kahAM nahIM hai ? rAjanIti aura cunAva meM gaMdagI hai to kyA pArivArika jIvana meM gaMdagI nahIM hai? kyA par3osI ke jIvana meM gaMdagI nahIM hai? sarvatra hai gNdgii| AdamI vaha hai jo gaMdagI ko sApha kara sake, haTA ske| dUra bhAgane se gaMdagI miTegI nhiiN| yadi ApameM zraddhA aura AsthA hai to Apa jisa kSetra meM haiM, vahAM kI gaMdagI ko sApha karane kA prayatna kreN| yaha hai puruSArtha kA kAma / aisA socanA hI sahI socanA hai| AdamI samAja ke bIca rahatA hai| vaha alaga-thalaga raha nahIM sktaa| aisI koI vyavasthA nahIM kI jA sakatI ki vyakti akelA jI sake, to phira yaha vikalpa zeSa rahatA hai ki jIvana samAja meM jIo, para akele rahanA siikho| yaha bAta bahuta aTapaTI-sI laga sakatI hai ki samAja meM jIo, para akele rahanA siikho| yaha bAta bahuta aTapaTI-sI laga sakatI hai ki samAja meM rahate hue akelA kaise rahA jA sakatA hai? parivAra aura samAja meM rahanA, nagara aura gAMva meM rahanA aura phira akelA hokara rahanA, kaise saMbhava hai? asaMbhava jaisA kucha nahIM hai| bahuta saMbhava hai| AdamI akelA hokara raha sakatA hai yadi usakA manobala aura prANa-UrjA bar3ha jaae| vaha yadi apanI Antarika kSamatA ko vikasita kara letA hai, taba usake lie akelA rahanA sahaja bana jAtA hai| jaba taka yaha vikAsa nahIM hotA, taba taka akelA rahanA asaMbhava hai| vyakti kA bAhya jagat ke sAtha tIna mAdhyamoM se saMbaMdha jur3atA hai| ve mAdhyama haiM mana, vicAra aura bhaassaa| AdamI sAmAjika prANI hai| samAja kA nirmANa kauna karatA hai? hajAra vyakti milane mAtra se samAja nahIM bntaa| bhASA samAja kA nirmANa karatI hai| yadi bhASA nahIM hotI to samAja nahIM bntaa| pazuoM kA samAja nahIM hai, kyoMki unameM bhASA nahIM hai| AdamI meM mana kA vikAsa hai, isalie samAja banA hai| pazuoM meM vikasita mana nahIM hai, isalie unakA samAja nahIM hai| AdamI ne vicAroM kA vikAsa kiyA hai, isIlie samAja meM raha rahA hai| pazuoM meM vicAra kA vikAsa nahIM hai| samAja ke nirmANa ke tIna ghaTaka haiM mana, vicAra aura bhaassaa| kintu mana aura bhASA taba taka kAma nahIM karate, jaba taka unako indriyoM kA sahArA nahIM mila jaataa| indriyoM ke AdhAra para hI ye kAma karate haiN| mana aura bhASA ko kaccA mAla milatA hai indriyoM se| yadi indriyAM saplAI nahIM karatI haiM to mana Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 soyA mana jaga jAe aura vANI nikkame ho jAte haiN| hamArA sArA saMparka indriyoM ke dvArA sthApita hotA hai| jaise hI hama 'sarvendriya saMyama-mudrA' kA prayoga karate haiM, AMkheM aura kAna baMda ho jAte haiN| AMkha baMda hone se dRzya ke sAtha hamArA saMbaMdha nahIM ho pAtA aura kAna baMda hone se zabda ke sAtha saMparka TUTa jAtA hai| hama azabda ho jAte haiN| nAka baMda hone se mastiSka ke kucha bhAga kA saMbaMdha vicchinna ho jAtA hai| nAka aura mastiSka kA gaharA saMbaMdha hai| mastiSka kA eka bhAga hai- enimala brena yA Adi mastiSka / isakA nAka se saMbaMdha hai| jaba nAka ke donoM chidra baMda ho jAte haiM taba gaMdha se saMparka TUTa jAtA hai aura isa sthiti meM mastiSka se saMbaMdha bhI vicchinna ho jAtA hai| hoTha baMda hone kA tAtparya hai bhASA kA nissedh| AMkha, kAna aura nAma ko baMda karane ke lie do-do aMguliyAM aura hoTha ko baMda karane ke lie cAra aMguliyAM, kyoMki saMparka kA sazakta mAdhyama hai bhaassaa| isase atyadhika saMparka sthApita hote haiN| 'sanendriya saMyama-mudrA' kA yaha svarUpa hai| donoM hAthoM kI dasa aMguliyoM haiN| do aMguliyoM se donoM AMkhoM ko, do aMguliyoM se donoM kAnoM ko, do aMguliyoM se donoM nAsikA-chidroM ko tathA cAra aMguliyoM se hoTha ko baMda karanA hotA hai| yaha mudrA bAhya jagat ke saMparkoM se bacA letI hai| jaise hI yaha mudrA kI jAtI hai, sArA saMparka chinna ho jAtA hai| pAMca miniTa kA yaha laghu prayoga vyakti ko antara jagat meM le jAtA hai| isa sthiti meM vyakti akele meM jItA hai aura vaha samAja meM rahate hue bhI akele meM jInA saMbhava banA letA hai| ___ yaha mudrA tanAva-visarjana meM bhI kAragara hai| tanAva kI aneka paribhASAeM haiN| tanAva kA artha hai samAja meM rahanA, samAja meM jInA nhiiN| samAja meM to jInA hI hai| samAja meM rahanA tanAva aura samAja meM na rahanA tnaav-mukti| isa naI jIvana zailI ko apanA kara tanAva se bacA jA sakatA hai, manokAyika yA vizuddha kAyika aura mAnasika bImAriyoM se bacA jA sakatA hai| purAne yuga meM saMcAra ke mAdhyama kama the, maMda the| jAnakAriyAM kama hotI thI, vilaMba se hotI thiiN| ghara meM koI ghaTanA ghaTatI, dUra vAle ko usakA patA vilaMba se milatA thaa| Aja saMcAra ke mAdhyama tIvra hue haiN| duniyA ke kisI bhI kone meM jo ghaTita hotA hai, vaha kucha hI kSaNoM meM eka chora se dUsare chora taka jJAta ho jAtA hai| yaha Aja ke yuga kI vizeSatA hai, bar3I upalabdhi hai| yaha sabase bar3A saMkaTa hai| kyA AvazyakatA hai itanI jAnakAriyoM kI? kahAM lUTapATa huA, kahAM balAtkAra aura kahAM hiMsA huI kyA AvazyakatA hai ki inakI jAnakArI sabako ho| ina samAcAroM ne samAja meM vikRtiyAM phailAI haiM, vyakti ko burA Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA jIvana-zailI ko badalanA jarUrI hai ? 247 banAyA hai| isalie isa yuga kI sadyaska AvazyakatA hai ki vyakti akelA rahane kI kalA siikhe| vaha anAvazyaka bAteM na par3he, na sune aura na jAne / yaha atyaMta Avazyaka hai| isa saMkramaNazIla yuga meM jo vyakti akelA rahanA sIkha letA hai vaha bahuta sArI bAtoM se baca jAtA hai| __ akelA rahane kA artha hai sacAI ke sAtha clnaa| akelA rahane kA artha hai yathArtha jIvana yApana krnaa| akelA rahane kA artha hai--aneka dhAraNAoM se mukta ho jaanaa| Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vizva bhAratI lADanUM-341306 (rAja.)