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________________ vartamAna yuga meM mahAvIra ke upadezoM yazapAla kI sArthakatA san 1969 meM jaba mahAtmA gA~dhI kA janma-zatAbdI samAroha deza-videza meM manAyA gayA thA, kucha vyaktiyoM ne khule Ama kahA thA ki aba logoM ke socane kA DhaMga kucha aura ho gayA hai, samAja kI mAnyatAe~ badala gaI haiM, deza kA muha dUsarI ora ho gayA hai, aisI dazA meM gA~dhI jI ke nAma aura siddhAntoM kA DhiMDhorA pITane se lAbha kyA hai ? una logoM kI dhAraNA yaha thI ki gA~dhIjI ke usUla purAne par3a gaye haiM, aura Aja yuga ke lie unakI koI sArthakatA nahIM hai| pAThaka bhUle nahIM hoMge ki isa saMdarbha meM bahuta-sI goSThiyA~ Ayojita kI gaI, samAcAra-patroM meM lekha likhe gaye, kAphI sAhitya kA prakAzana kiyA gayA aura yaha siddha karane kI bharapUra koziza kI gaI ki gA~dhIjI ke siddhAnta Aja bhI upayogI haiM aura ki ve yuga-yugAntara tarka saMgata evaM upayukta rheNge| jinake nidhana ko muzkila se 27 varSa hue haiM, una gAMdhIjI ke bAre meM jaba aisA kahA jA sakatA hai, taba bhagavAna mahAvIra ke viSaya meM yahI bAteM kahI jAe~ to Azcarya kyA, jinake nirvANa ko 2500 varSa ho gye| saca yaha hai ki hamAre deza meM mahApuruSoM ke siddhAMtoM kI mUla AtmA ko samajhakara Atmadarzana karane kA prayAsa bahuta kama huA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki mahApuruSoM kA nirantara guNAnuvAda karake bhI hama unake Atma-zodhaka tathA lokakalyANakArI mArga kA anusaraNa nahIM kara pAye / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2500 veM nirvANa mahotsava ko 13 navambara, 1974 se 15 navambara 1975 taka deza videza meM manAne kI yojanA bar3I bhAvanA, umaMga aura utsAha se banAI gii| rASTrIya samiti banI, jaina mahAsamiti kA gaThana huA. vibhinna prAntoM meM samitiyoM kA nirmANa kiyA gayA, choTI-bar3I anya saMsthAo ne bhI apane-apane kSetra meM, apane-apane sAdhanoM ke anusAra isa mahAyajJa meM apanA havirbhAga arpita karane kI ceSTAe~ kii| yojanAeM 35
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________________ banIM, unheM kriyAnvita karane ke lie nijI evaM sAmU- diyA / rAjaputra ne apane paricAraka se pUchA, "yaha kyA hika prayAsa bhI hue| kucha yojanAeM pUrI huI, kucha hai ? jAo patA lagAkara aao|" paricAraka gayA, thor3I adhUrI raha gaI, zAyada bhaviSya meM pUrI hoN| lekina dera meM lauTakara usane batAyA, 'mAlika apane dAsa ko kula milAkara mujhe aisA lagatA hai ki itanI bhAvanA pITa rahA hai|" aura sAdhanA ke bAda bhI rASTrIya evaM antarrASTrIya "kyoM ?" mahAvIra ne Akula hokara puuchaa| jIvana para mahAvIra aura unake siddhAntoM kA jo prabhAva par3anA cAhie, vaha par3A dikhAI nahIM detaa| "isalie ki vaha kharIdA huA hai|" isakA mukhya kAraNa yaha hai ki mahAvIra kI bhUmikA kyA hamAre zAsana ne yaha adhikAra de rakhA hai ki ke bAhyarUpa para to bala diyA gayA, lekina unake eka AdamI dUsare kI kharIda le ?" Antarika rUpa ko gaharAI se samajhane aura pakar3ane kI koziza nahIM kI gii| isameM koI sandeha nahIM ki Aja "jI ho, kharIdane kA hI nahIM, balki dAsa ko yuga kI dhArA atyanta uhama gati se bhautikatA kI mArane taka kA bhI adhikAra zAsana ne de rakhA hai| ora pravAhita ho rahI hai aura usakI dizA ko badalanA AsAna nahIM hai, phira bhI yadi mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM ke __ mahAvIra kA samvedanazIla hRdaya isa ghaTanA se marmAhata ho uThA / aisA zAsana kisa kAma kA, jo eka sthUla pratipAdana ke sAtha-sAtha unakI bhUmikA ko samajha vyakti ko dusare ko kharIdane aura mArane kA adhikAra kara usakA vaiyaktika evaM sAmUhika jIvana meM praveza karAne ke lie prayatna kiye gaye hote to Aja sthiti kucha aura hI hotii| hamArA itihAsa batAtA hai ki ariSTanemi pazuoM - Aiye, Aja ke badale saMdarbho meM hama mahAvIra ke kA cItkAra sunakara ahiMsA ke mArga ke pathika' bana gaye upadezoM kI upayogitA ko dekhane aura samajhane kA the, pArzvanAtha ne jalatI lakar3I meM sAMpoM ke eka jor3e prayatna kreN| ko arddhadagdha dekhakara jIvana kI naI dizA meM mor3a diyA thA, buddha saMsAra se roga, jarA aura mRtyu kI mukti kA mArga khojane ke lie gRha-tyAga kara sAdhanA meM lIna ho / pAThaka jAnate haiM ki mahAvIra rAja-gharAne meM janme gaye the| mahAvIra ke mana meM bhI isa ghaTanA se raajthe| unake cAroM ora vipula sampadA thI, apAra vaibhava sattA ke prati vidroha kI bhAvanA jAgRta huI aura unakA thA, atulita sattA thI; lekina dhana-sampadA athavA sattA mana aisA jIvana jIne ke lie Atura ho uThA, jisameM ke dvArA unhoMne samAja kA bhalA karane kI bAta kyoM na koI kisI kA svAmI ho, na koI kisI kA dAsa nahIM socI ? ho, balki jisameM mAnavIya mUlyoM kI pradhAnatA ho| isa prazna kA uttara unake jIvana kI eka ghaTanA / dhana-sampadA meM bacapana se hI unheM rasa nahIM thA, isa detI hai| choTI-sI ghaTanA ne unheM sattA se bhI vimukha kara diyaa| unake hRdaya meM svataMtratA kI lau pradIpta ho utthii| - eka dina mahAvIra kahIM jA rahe the| acAnaka muni nathamala jI 'zramaNa mahAvIra' meM likhate haiM, "vaha lau bastI ke eka bhavana se unheM kisI kA krandana sunAyI itanI uddama thI ki, aizvarya kI havA kI prakhara jhAMkI
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________________ bujha gii|" bhI use bujhA nahIM pA rahI thI / kumAra ghara kI dIvAroM bhI nahIM dekha sakatA / " isalie unhoMne AvhAna * meM banda rahakara bhI mana kI dIvAroM kA atikramaNa karane kiyA : lge| kisI vastu meM baddha rahakara jIne kA artha unakI dRSTi meM thA svatantratA kA hanana / unhoMne svatantratA viyANiyA dukkha vivaDDhaNaMgaNaM kI sAdhanA ke tIna AyAma eka sAtha khola diye, eka mamatabaMdha ca mahabbhaya / thA ahiMsA, dUsarA satya aura tIsarA brahmacarya / suhAvhaM dhammadhuraM janutaraM, ahiMsA kI sAdhanA ke lie unhoMne maitrI kA vikAsa dhArejja nivvANa guNavahaM mhN|| kiyA / unase sUkSma jIvoM kI hiMsA bhI asaMbhava hogii| satya kI sAdhanA ke lie ve dhyAna aura bhAvanA kA "dhana ko dukha bar3hAnevAlA, mamatva-bandhana kA kAraNa abhyAsa karane lge| maiM akelA haiM, isa bhAvanA ke dvArA . aura bhayAvaha jAnakara usa sukhAvaha, anupama aura unhoMne anAsakti ko sAdhA aura usake dvArA AtmA kI mahAna dharmadhurA ko dhAraNA karo, jo nirvANa-guNoM ko upalabdhi kA dvAra kholA / brahmacarya kI sAdhanA ke lie vahana karane vAlI hai| unhoMne asvAda kA abhyAsa kiyaa| zarIra ke mamatva se mukti pA lI, abrahmacarya kI Aga apane-Apa hamAre du:khoM kA mUla kAraNa mana kI caMcalatA hai| sote-jAgate, uThate-baiThate, dina-rAta, mana daur3a lagAtA rahatA hai| use jitanA do, utanA hI vaha aura mAMgatA vartamAna yuga meM hama dhana-sampatti aura sattA kI hai| kabhI santuSTa nahIM hotaa| usakI cAha bar3hatI hI prabhutA dekhate haiM, lekina mahAbIra ne unheM tyAgA. kyoMki jAtI hai / isalie mahAvIra ne sabase pahalA kadama mana unhoMne isa sacAI ko bhalI prakAra hRdayaMgama kara liyA ko vaza meM karane ke lie utthaayaa| unhoMne ghara meM ki saccA sUkha aisA jIvana vyatIta karane meM hai. jisameM sAdhanA kI aura samaya Ane para sArI sampadA aura choTe-bar3e, U~ca-nIca, dhanI-nirdhana Adi kA bheda-bhAva na vaibhava ko tyAga, rAjasattA ko tilAMjali dI aura mana ho aura vyakti Atmika sampadA kA uttarottara vikAsa __ ko niyaMtrita karake pUrNa svataMtratA arjita karane ke lie kre| kaThora sAdhanA ke mArga para cala pdd'e| vastroM taka kA tyAga, ekAnta-bAsa, khAna-pAna kI upekSA, dhyAna meM hamArI sArI manobhUmikA Aja isa prakAra kI tallInatA Adi-Adi unake prayAsa usI dizA ke the| ho gayI hai ki hama padArtha ko sukha kA sAdhana mAna mana para jaise-jaise niyaMtraNa hotA gayA. vaise-vaise prakAza baiThe haiM aura usI kI upAsanA kara rahe haiN| hama yaha se jagamagAte eka nUtana loka meM vaha praviSTa hote gaye / bhUla gaye haiM ki jo nAzavAna hai vaha sthAyI sukha kabhI de nahIM sktaa| mahAvIra ne kahA thA, "yadi dhanadhAnya saba jAnate haiM ki mana kI sabase adhika uchalakUda se paripUrNa yaha sArA loka bhI kisI eka manuSya ko de usa samaya hotI hai, jaba ki vaha kisI bhI prakAra ke diyA jAe, to bhI use santoSa hone kA nhiiN|" mada se AkrAnta hotA hai| bIte yuga kI smRtiyA~ aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAe~ mAnavamana ko satata Alor3ita ... "hAtha meM do raka hone para bhI jaise usake bujha jAne karatI rahatI haiM / mahAbIra ne una smRtiyoM aura kalpapara sAmane kA mArga dikhAI nahIM detA, usI taraha dhana nAoM ke duScakra se apane mana ko mukta karane kA upakrama ke asIma moha meM mUr3ha manuSya nyAyamArga ko dekhatA huA kiyA aura jyoM-jyoM unase unakA nAtA TUTatA gayA, 37
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________________ unakA mana nirbhIka hotA gyaa| bAraha barSa ke unake "rUpa cakSu kA viSaya hai| A~khoM ke sAmane Aye sAdhanAkAla kI kaisI-kaisI bhayaMkara ghaTanAe~ par3hane ko hae rUpa ko na dekhanA zakya nhiiN| A~khoM ke sAmane milatI haiN| par3ha kara roMgaTe khar3e ho jAte haiN| merI Aye hae rUpa meM rAga-dveSa kA parityAga kro| mAnyatA hai ki una para hAthI, nAga Adi ke jo Akra "gandha nAka kA viSaya hai| nAka ke samIpa AyI maNa hue, ve unake apane vikAra hI the / vyakti vikAra- duI gandha ko namana huI gandha ko na sUcanA zakya nhiiN| nAka ke samIpa prasta tabhI hotA hai, jaba usakA mana usake niyaMtraNa meM AI huI gandha meM rAga-dveSa kA parityAga kro| nahIM hotA / mahAvIra ke mana ke niyatrita hote hI unake "rasa jihA kA viSaya hai| jihvA para Aye hae rasa vikAroM ke lie koI sthAna na rahA / ata: yaha svA- kA AsvAda na lenA zakya nhiiN| jihvA para Aye hue bhAvika hI thA ki nirAzraya ho jAne para vikAroM ne ___ rasa meM rAgadveSa kA parityAga kro| kUpita hokara mahAvIra ko bhayaMkara-se-bhayaMkara yAtanAe~ "sparza zarIra kA viSaya hai| sparza kA viSaya pahuMcAI thIM / nAga Adi to pratIka mAtra the / mahAvIra upasthita hone para usameM rAga-dveSa na kro|" ko apane vikAroM se kisa hada taka jUjhanA par3A hogA, deza-kAla ke anusAra sandarbha badalate rahate haiM, usakI sahaja hI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sktii| yuga nayA pariveza dhAraNa karatA hai| lekina zAzvata .. manuSya sAmAjika prANI hai / vaha samAja meM rahatA mUlyoM meM kabhI parivartana nahIM hotA / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura jItA hai| kisI ke sAtha usakA rAga hotA hai, ne jina mUlyoM kI pratiSThA kI, ve zAzvata haiN| unakA kisI ke sAtha duss| jinheM vaha prema karatA hai, jo usake Arambha vaiyaktika jIvana se hotA hai| satya, ahiMsA, kAma Ate haiM, unake sAtha usakA rAga hotA hai; jinase aparigraha, brahmacarya Adi kA samAveza jaba taka vyakti ke jIvana meM nahIM hogA, ve samAja meM praviSTa ho hI nahIM prati vaha dveSa rakhatA hai / lekina mahAvIra kA mana jaise skte| isIlie kahA gayA hai ki vaiyaktika sAdhanA hI niyaMtraNa meM AyA unake lie apane aura parAye kA bheda samAja kA adhiSThAna banatI hai| jAtA rahA, saba unake apane ho gaye, sabake sAtha unakA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2500 veM nirvANa mahotsava AtmIyatA kA nAtA jur3a gyaa| vaha vItarAga aura ko manAne kI yojanA banAte samaya eka kamI yaha raha vIta-dveSa ho gye| unake antasa meM sabake prati prema kA gayI ki mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM ko samAja meM sthApita nirmala-pAvana srota phUTa utthaa| sabake sAtha samatA-bhAva karane para jitanA bala diyA gayA, utanA vyakti ke sthApita ho gyaa| unhoMne kahA : / jIvana meM unheM sthApita karane para nahIM diyA gyaa| "rAga-dveSa aise do pApa haiM, jo sAre pApa karmoM ko| yahI kAraNa hai ki pUrA varSa bIta jAne para bhI hamAre janma dete haiN|" prayatnoM kA pratyakSatayA vizeSa pariNAma sAmane nahIM A "rAga dvaSa ko paidA karane meM zabda, rUpa, gandha, pAyA / rasa aura sparza ye pA~ca vastue~ vizeSa sahAyaka hotI sandarbha kitane hI badaleM lekina mahAvIra ke siddhAMta haiN|" mahAvIra ne usa sambandha meM mAnava kI durbalatA ko himAlaya kI taraha aTala haiM, gaMgA kI taraha pAvana haiM / dhyAna meM rakhakara mArga sujhAte hue kahA / ataH hama smaraNa rakheM ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ko jaba taka "zabda zrotendriya kA viSaya hai| kAna meM par3e hue apane Antarika jIvana meM pratiSThita nahIM kareMge taba zabdoM ko na sunanA zakya nhiiN| kAma meM par3e hae zabdoM taka na hamArA maMgala ho sakatA hai, na samAja kA, na meM rAga-dveSa kA parityAga kro| rASTra kaa| 38