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________________ vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava aMkura vidyArthI jIvana eka bahuta hI vistRta evaM vyApaka jIvana kA paryAya hai| isakI koI sImAe~ - parisImAe~ nahIM haiM / jijJAsu-mAnava jIvana ke jisa aMtarAla meM jIvana kI taiyArI kI zikSA ---- pradhyayana, manana, ciMtana evaM apanI anubhUtiyoM dvArA grahaNa karatA hai, hama ise hI vidyArthI kA jIvana kiMvA chAtra jIvana kahate haiM / siddhAnta kI bAta yaha hai ki chAtrajIvana kA sambandha kisI Ayu -vizeSa ke sAtha nahIM hai / yaha bhI nahIM hai ki jo kisI pAThazAlA -- vidyAlaya yA mahAvidyAlaya meM niyamita rUpa se par3hate haiM, ve hI chAtra kahalAe~ / maiM samajhatA hU~ ki jisameM jijJAsA vRtti aMtarhita hai, jise kucha bhI nUtana jJAna arjita karane kI icchA hai, vaha manuSyamAtra vidyArthI hai, cAhe vaha kisI bhI Ayu kI ho athavA kisI bhI paristhiti meM rahatA ho| aura yaha jijJAsA kI vRtti kisameM nahIM hotI ? jisameM cetanA hai, jIvana hai, usameM jijJAsA avazya hI hotI hai / isa dRSTi se pratyeka manuSya, janma se lekara mRtyu kI antima ghar3I taka vidyArthI hI banA rahatA hai| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki jo bar3e-bUr3he haiM, jinhoMne apane jIvana meM satya kA prakAza prApta kara liyA hai aura jinakI cetanA pUrNatA para pahu~ca cukI hai, Agama kI vANI meM jinhoMne sarvajJatA pA lI hai, ve vidyArthI na raha kara vidyAdhipati ho jAte haiM / unheM zrAgama meM 'snAtaka' kahate haiM / aura, jo abhI taka zAstrokta isa snAtaka avasthA kI pUrNatA prApta nahIM kara pAe haiM, bhale hI ve kisI vizvavidyAlaya ke snAtaka hI kyoM na ho cuke hoM, vAstava meM vidyArthI hI haiN| isa dRSTi se manuSyamAtra vidyArthI hai| aura use vidyArthI banakara hI rahanA cAhie / isI meM usake jIvana kA sahI vikAsa nihita hai / manuSya mAtra hI vidyArthI : apane jIvana meM manuSya vidyArthI hI hai aura sAtha hI manuSya mAtra hI vidyArthI hai / Apa jAnate haiM ki pAThazAlAeM naraka aura svarga meM nahIM haiM / aura, pazuyoni meM hajAroM-lAkhoM jAtiyA~ hone para bhI unake lie koI skUla nahIM khole gae haiN| Amataura para pazuoM meM tattva ke prati koI jijJAsA nahIM hotI aura na hI jIvana ko samajhane kI koI lagana dekhI jAtI hai / to eka tarapha sArA saMsAra hai aura dUsarI tarapha akelA manuSya hai / jaba hama isa virATa saMsAra kI ora dRSTipAta karate haiM, to usake vikAsa para saba jagaha manuSya kI chApa lagI huI spaSTa dikhAI detI hai aura jAna par3atA hai ki ekamAtra manuSya ne hI saMsAra ko yaha virATatA pradAna kI hai / saMsAra kI virATatA aura jijJAsA : manuSya ne saMsAra ko jo virATa rUpa pradAna kiyA, usake mUla meM usakI jijJAsA hI pradhAna rahI hai| aisI prabala jijJAsA manuSya meM hI pAI jAtI hai, ataeva vidyArthI kA pada bhI manuSya ko hI milA hai| devatA bhale kitanI hI U~cAI para kyoM na rahate hoM, unako bhI vidyArthI kA mahimAvAna pada prApta nahIM hai / yaha to manuSya hI hai, jo vicAra kA prakAza lene ko Age bar3hA hai aura jo apane mastiSka ke daravAje kholakara saba ora prakAza lene aura dene ke lie Age AyA hai / vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava aMkura 371 .
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________________ manuSya, eka virATa zakti kendra hai| vaha kevala haDDiyoM kA DhA~cA mAtra nahIM hai, jo sira ko Upara uThAe dopairoM ke bala para khar3A honevAlA koI bAnara ho| vaha kevala zArIrika U~cAI hI nahIM rakhatA, usakI mAnasika uccatA bhI mahAna hai, jo use prANi-jagat meM zreSThatA pradAna karatI hai| mAnava kI vikAsa-kAlIna bAhya paristhitiyA~ : Apa dekheM aura soceM, karmabhUmi ke prArambha meM, jaba manuSya-jAti kA vikAsa prArambha huA thA, taba manuSya ko kyA prApta thA? bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samaya se pUrva usako kevala bar3e-bar3e parvata, maidAna, lambI-caur3I pRthvI, jaMgala aura nadI-nAle hI to mile the| makAna ke nAma para eka jhopar3I bhI nahIM thI aura na vastra ke nAma para eka dhAgA hI thaa| roTI pakAne ke lie na anna kA eka dAnA thA, na bartana the, na cUlhA thA, na cakkI thii| kucha bhI to nahIM thaa| matalaba yaha ki eka ora manuSya khar3A thA aura dUsarI ora thI prakRti, jo mauna aura cupa thii| pRthvI aura AkAza, donoM mauna the|| usake bAda bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke netRtva meM mAnava kI vikAsa-yAtrA zurU huI, to eka virAT saMsAra khar3A huA aura nagara basa ge| manuSya ne prakRti para niyantraNa kAyama kiyA aura utpAdana kI ora gati kii| phalataH manuSya ne svayaM khAyA aura sAre jaga ko khilaayaa| svayaM kA tana DhaMkane ke sAtha, dUsaroM ke tana bhI ddhaaNke| aura usane kevala isI duniyA kI hI taiyArI nahIM kI, pratyuta usake prAge kA bhI mArga taya kiyaa| ananta-ananta bhUta aura bhaviSya kI bArte prakAzamAna ho gaIM aura vizva kA virAT cintana hamAre sAmane prastuta ho gyaa| vaha samaya yugaliyoM kA thaa| vaha aisA kAla thA, jaba manuSya pRthvI para pazuoM kI bhA~ti ghUma rahA thaa| usake mana meM isa duniyA ko tathA agalI duniyA ko samajhane taka kA koI prazna na thaa| phira yaha saba kahA~ se A gayA ? spaSTa hai, isake mUla meM manuSya kI pragatizIla bhAvanA hI kAma kara rahI thii| usane yugoM se prakRti ke sAtha saMgharSa kiyA aura eka dina usane prakRti aura pRthvI para apanA niyantraNa sthApita kara liyA, eka naI sRSTi banA kara khar3I kara dii| manuSya ko bAhara kI prakRti se hI nahIM, andara kI prakRti se bhI lar3anA par3A arthAt krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, moha Adi kI apanI vAsanAoM se bhI khUba lar3anA pdd'aa| usane apane hRdaya ko khola kara dekha liyA aura samajha liyA ki yahA~ kauna-sA hamAre kalyANa kA mArga hai aura kauna-sA akalyANa kaa| hamAre vyAktigata jIvana meM tathA rASTra ke jIvana meM kyA upayogI hai, aura kyA anupayogI? manuSya ne eka tarapha prakRti kA vizleSaNa kiyA aura dUsarI tarapha apane andara ke jIvana kA vizleSaNa kiyA ki hamAre bhItara kahA~ naraka bana rahe haiM aura kahA~ svarga bana rahe haiM ? kahA~ bandhana khula rahe haiM aura kahA~ baMdha rahe hai ? hama kisa rUpa meM saMsAra meM pAe haiM, aura aba hameM lauTanA kisa rUpa meM hai? mAnava-mastiSka : jJAna-vijJAna kA kendra : isa prakAra bahirjagata aura antarjagat kA jo cintana manuSya ke pAsa AyA, vaha saba manuSya ke mastiSka se hI AyA hai, manuSya ke mastiSka se hI jJAna kI sArI dhArAe~ phaTI haiN| yaha alaMkAra, kAvya, darzanazAstra aura vyAkaraNa-zAstra prabhRti nAnA viSaya mAnavamastiSka se hI nikale haiN| Aja hama jJAna aura vijJAna kA jo bhI vikAsa dekhate haiM, sabhI kucha manuSya ke mastiSka kI hI dena hai| manuSya apane mastiSka para bhI vicAra karatA hai tathA vaha yaha socatA aura mAga kholatA hai ki apane isa prApta mAnava-jIvana kA upayoga kyA hai ? isako vizva se kitanA kucha pAnA hai aura vizva ko kitanA kucha denA hai ? pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ abhiprAya yaha hai ki manuSya ne apanI avirAma jijJAsA kI preraNA se hI vizva ko yaha rUpa pradAna kiyA hai| vaha nirantara bar3hatA jA rahA hai aura vizva ko nirantara abhinava svarUpa pradAna karatA jA rahA hai| parantu yaha saba saMbhava tabhI huaA, jabaki vaha prakRti kI pAThazAlA meM eka vinamra vidyArthI hokara praviSTa haa| isa rUpa meM manuSya anAdi kAla se vidyArthI rahA hai aura jaba taka vidyArthI rahegA usakA vikAsa barAbara hotA rhegaa| akSara-jJAna hI zikSA nahIM : ____ akSaroM kI zikSA hI saba-kucha nahIM hai| korI akSara-zikSA meM jIvana kA vikAsa nahIM ho sktaa| jaba taka apane aura dUsare ke jIvana kA ThIka adhyayana nahIM hai, vyApaka buddhi nahIM hai, samAja aura rASTra kI gutthiyoM ko sulajhAne kI aura amIrI tathA garIbI ke praznoM ko hala karane kI kSamatA nahIM pAtI hai, taba taka zikSA kI koI upayogitA nahIM hai| kevala pustakeM par3ha lene kA artha zikSita ho jAnA nahIM hai| eka AcArya ne ThIka hI kahA hai "zAstrANyadhItyApi bhavanti mUrkhAH" arthAt bar3e-bar3e pothe par3hane vAle bhI murkha hote haiN| jisane zAstra tote kI taraha raTa kara mAnna kaMThastha kara lie haiM, kintu apane parivAra, samAja aura rASTra ke jIvana ko U~cA uThAne kI buddhi nahIM pAI hai, usake zAstra-paThanana kA koI mUlya evaM artha nahIM hai| isa taraha ke zuka-adhyayana ke sambandha meM prAcArya bhadrabAhu ne ThIka hI kahA hai---"gadhe kI pITha para candana kI boriyA~ bhara-bhara kara lAda dI gaI, kAphI vajana lada gayA, phira bhI usa gadhe ke bhAgya meM kyA hai ? jo boriyA~ lada rahI haiM, ve usake lie kyA hai ? usakI takadIra meM to bojha DhonA hI badA hai| usake Upara cAhe lakar3iyA~ lAda dI jAe~ yA candana, hIre aura javAharAta lAda die jAe~, yA miTTI-patthara, vaha to sirpha vajana hI mahasUsa kregaa| candana kI sugandha kA mahattva aura mUlya prAMka pAnA usake bhAgya meM nahIM hai|" vidyA kA vAstavika artha : kucha loga zAstroM ko aura vidyAoM ko, cAhe vaha isa loka-sambandhI hoM yA paraloka sambandhI, bhautika vidyAe~ hoM yA prAdhyAtmika vidyAe~, sabako apane mastaka para lAde cale jA rahe haiM, kintu vastutaH ye kevala usa gadhe kI taraha hI mAtra bhAra Dhone vAle haiN| ve duniyA bhara kI dArzanikatA baghAra deMge, vyAkaraNa kI gar3ha phakkikAe~ raTa kara zAstrArtha kara leMge, parantu usase honA kyA hai ? kriyAhIna kore jJAna kI kyA kImata hai ? vaha jJAna hI kyA, vaha vidyA hI kaisI, jo AcaraNa kA rUpa na letI ho? jo jIvana kI ber3iyA~ na tor3a sakatI ho, aisI vidyA bandhyA hai, aisA jJAna niSphala hai| aisI zikSA totAraTaMta ke atirikta aura kucha bhI nahIM hai| maharSi manu ne vidyA kI sArthakatA batalAte hue ThIka hI kahA hai "sA vidyA yA vimuktye|" arthAt vidyA vahI hai, jo hameM vikAroM se mukti dilAne vAlI ho, hameM svatantra karane vAlI ho, hamAre bandhanoM ko tor3ane vAlI ho| ___ mukti kA artha hai-svatantratA / samAja kI kurItiyoM, kusaMskAroM, andhavizvAsoM, galataphahamiyoM aura bamoM se, jinase vaha jakar3A hai, chuTakArA pAnA hI saccI svatantratA hai / 1. jahA kharo caMdaNa-bhAravAhI, - bhArassa bhAgI na hu caMdaNassa |-praavshyk niyukti, 100 vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava-aMkura Jain Education Intemational
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________________ Aja ke chAtra aura phaizana : Aja ke adhikAMza vidyArthI garIbI, hAhAkAra aura rudana ke bandhanoM meM par3e haiM, phira bhI phaizana kI phA~sI unake gale se nahIM chuutttii| meM vidyArthiyoM se pUchatA hU~, kyA tumhArI vidyA ina bandhanoM ke kArAgAra se mukta hone ko udyata hai ? kyA tumhArI zikSA ina bandhanoM kI dIvAroM ko tor3ane ko taiyAra hai ? yadi tuma apane bandhanoM ko hI tor3ane meM samartha nahIM ho, to apane deza, jAti aura samAja ke bandhanoM kI dIvAroM ko tor3ane meM kaise samartha ho sakoge? pahale apane jIvana ke bandhanoM ko tor3ane kA sAmarthya prApta karo, tabhI rASTra aura samAja ke bandhanoM ko kATane ke lie zaktimAna ho skoge| aura, yadi tumhArI zikSA ina bandhanoM ko tor3ane meM samartha nahIM hai, to samajha lo ki vaha abhI adhUrI hai, ataH usakA ucita phala tumheM nahIM milane kaa| zikSA aura kuzikSAH yadi tumane adhyayana karake kisI bhadra vyakti kI A~khoM meM dhUla jhoMkane kI caturAI, Thagane kI kalA aura dhokhA dene kI vidyA hI sIkhI hai, to kahanA cAhie ki tumane zikSA nahIM, kuzikSA hI pAI hai aura smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki kuzikSA, azikSA se bhI adhika bhayAnaka hotI hai| kabhI-kabhI par3he-likhe AdamI anapar3ha evaM prazikSitoM se bhI kahIM jyAdA makkAriyA~ sIkha lete haiN| spaSTa hai, yaha aisI zikSA, zikSA nahIM hai, aisI kalA, kalA nahIM hai, vaha to dhokhebAjI hai, prAtma-vaMcanA hai| aura, aisI Atma-vaMcanA hai, jo jIvana ko barbAda kara dene meM sahaja samartha hai| zikSA kA vAstavika lakSya : zikSA kA vAstavika lakSya kyA hai ? zikSA kA vAstavika lakSya prajJAna ko dUra karanA hai| manuSya meM jo zArIrika, mAnasika aura Atmika zaktiyA~ dabI par3I hai, unheM prakAza meM lAnA hI zikSA kA yathArtha uddezya hai| parantu isa uddezya kI pUrti taba hotI hai, jaba zikSA ke phalasvarUpa jIvana meM susaMskAra utpanna hote haiN| kevala zakti ke vikAsa meM zikSA kI saphalatA nahIM hai, apitu zaktiyA~ vikasita hokara jaba jIvana ke sundara nirmANa meM prayukta hotI hai, tabhI zikSA saphala hotI hai / bahuta-se loga yaha samajha baiThe haiM ki mastiSka kI zaktiyoM kA vikasita ho jAnA hI zikSA kA parama uddezya hai, paranta yaha samajha sarvathA adharI hai| manuSya ke mastiSka ke sAtha hRdaya kA bhI vikAsa honA cAhie arthAt manuSya kA sarvAMgINa vikAsa honA cAhie aura vaha vikAsa apanI aura apane samAja evaM deza kI bhalAI ke kAma AnA cAhie, tabhI zikSA sArthaka ho sakatI hai, anyathA nhiiN| adhyayana-kAla kI niSThA : jo chAtra prArambha se hI samAja aura deza ke hita kA pUrA dhyAna rakhatA hai, vahI apane bhaviSya kA sundara nirmANa kara sakatA hai, vahI Age calakara deza aura samAja kA ratna bana sakatA hai| aisA karane para bar3I-se-bar3I upAdhiyA~ unake caraNoM meM Akara svayaM lauTane lagatI hai| pratiSThA unake sAmane svayaM hAtha jor3akara khar3I ho jAtI hai| saphalatAe~ unake caraNa cUmatI haiN| vidyAdhyayana kAla meM vidyArthI kI lagana evaM niSThA hI bhaviSya meM usakI vidyA ko suphaladAyinI banAtI hai| vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava-aMkura : vidyArthI jIvana eka ugatA huA nava-aMkura hai| use prArambha se hI sAra-saMbhAla kara rakhA jAe, to vaha pUrNa vikasita ho sakatA hai| bar3A hone para use sundara banAnA, bahuta muzkila ho jAtA hai| Apane dekhA hogA-ghar3A jaba taka kaccA hotA hai, taba taka kumhAra 374 pannA samikkhae pamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ use apanI icchA ke anurUpa, jaisA cAhe vaisA banA sakatA hai| kintu, vahIM ghar3A jaba ApAka meM paka jAtA hai, taba kumhAra kI koI tAkata nahIM ki vaha use choTA yA bar3A banA sake, usakI AkRti meM kucha bhI abhISTa parivartana kara ske| yahI bAta chAtroM ke sambandha meM bhI hai| mAtA-pitA cAheM to prArambha se hI bAlakoM ko sundara zikSA aura susaMskRta vAtAvaraNa meM rakhakara unheM rASTra kA honahAra nAgarika banA sakate haiN| ve apane sneha aura AcaraNa kI pavitra dhArA se deza ke naunihAla baccoM kA vartamAna evaM bhAvI jIvana sudhAra sakate haiN| bAlaka mAtA-pitA ke hAtha kA khilaunA hotA hai| ve cAhe to use bigAr3a sakate haiM aura cAheM to sudhAra sakate haiN| deza ke sapUtoM ko banAnA unhIM ke hAtha meM hai| vartamAna viSAkta vAtAvaraNa, aura hamArA dAyitva : durbhAgya se Aja isa deza meM cAroM ora ghRNA, vidveSa, chala aura pAkhaNDa bharA huA hai| mAtA-pitA kahalAne vAloM meM bhI durguNa bhare par3e haiN| aisI sthiti meM ve apane baccoM meM sundara saMskAroM kAbIjAropaNa kisa prakAra kara sakate haiM ? pratyeka mAtA-pitA ko socanA cAhie ki unakI jimmedArI kevala santAna ko utpanna karane aura pAlana-poSaNa karane mAtra meM hI pUrNa nahIM ho jAtI hai| jaba taka santAna ko, suzikSita evaM susaMkAra-sampanna nahIM banA diyA jAtA, taba taka vaha pUrI nahIM hotii| Aja, jabaki hamAre deza kA naitika stara nIcA ho rahA hai, chAtroM ke jIvana kA sahI nirmANa karane kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai| chAtroM kA jIvana-nirmANa na sirpha ghara para hotA hai, aura na kevala pAThazAlA meM hii| bAlaka ghara meM saMskAra grahaNa karatA hai aura pAThazAlA meM zikSA / donoM usake jIvana-nirmANa ke sthala hai| ataeva ghara aura pAThazAlA, donoM hI jagaha paraspara yathocita sahayoga sthApita honA cAhie aura donoM hI jagaha ke vAyu-maNDala ko eka-dUsare kA pUraka aura pRSTha-poSaka honA caahie| Aja, ghara aura pAThazAlA meM koI samparka nahIM hai| adhyApaka vidyArthI ke ghara se ekadama aparicita rahatA hai| use bAlaka ke ghara ke vAtAvaraNa kI kalpanA taka nahIM hotii| aura, mAtA-pitA prAyaH pAThazAlA se anabhijJa hote haiN| pAThazAlA meM jAkara bAlaka kyA sIkhatA hai aura kyA karatA hai, prAyaH mA~-bApa isa para dhyAna nahIM dete haiN| bAlaka skUla calA gayA aura mAtA-pitA ko chuTTI mila gii| phira vaha vahA~ jAkara kucha kare yA na kare, aura kucha sIkhe yA na sIkhe, isase unheM koI matalaba nahIM hai| yaha upekSA-buddhi bAlaka ke jIvananirmANa meM bahuta ghAtaka hotI hai| satya aura asatya kI visaMgati kA kAraNa : ghara aura pAThazAlA ke vAyumaMDala meM bhI prAyaH virUpatA dekhI jAtI hai| pAThazAlA meM bAlaka nIti kI zikSA letA hai aura saccAI kA pATha par3ha kara pAtA hai| vaha jaba ghara prAtA hai yA dukAna para jAtA hai, to vahA~ vaha asatya kA sAmrAjya pAtA hai| bAta-bAta meM mAtA-pitA asatya kA prayoga karate haiN| zikSaka satya bolane kI zikSA detA hai aura mAtApitA apane vyavahAra se use asatya bolane kA sabaka sikhalAte haiN| isa taraha se paraspara virodhI vAtAvaraNa meM par3a kara bAlaka digbhrAnta ho jAtA hai| vaha nirNaya nahIM kara pAtA ki mujhe zikSaka ke batAe mArga para calanA cAhie athavA mAtA-pitA dvArA prazita patha pr| kucha samaya taka usake antaHkaraNa meM saMgharSa calatA rahatA hai aura phira vaha eka niSkarSa nikAla letA hai| niSkarSa yaha ki vaise to satya hI ucita hai, kintu jIvana vyavahAra meM prayoga asatya kA hI karanA caahie| isa prakAra kA niSkarSa nikAla kara vaha chala-kapaTa aura dhUrtatA sIkha jAtA hai| usake jIvana meM virUpatA A jAtI hai| vaha kahatA hai, nIti kI bAta, parantu calatA hai, anIti kI rAha para / vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava-aMkura 375 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ bAlaka ke nirmANa meM mAtA-pitA kA hAtha: mAtA-pitA yadi bAlaka meM naitikatA ko ubhAranA cAhate haiM, to unheM apane ghara ko bhI pAThazAlA kA rUpa denA caahie| bAlaka pAThazAlA se jo pATha sIkha kara Ae, ghara usake prayoga kI bhUmi taiyAra kre| isa prakAra usakA jIvana bhItara-bAhara se ekarUpa banegA aura usameM ucca zreNI kI naitikatA panapa skegii| taba kahIM vaha apanI jindagI ko zAnadAra banA skegaa| aisA vidyArthI jahA~ kahIM bhI rahegA, vaha sarvatra apane deza, apane samAja aura apane mAtA-pitA kA mukha ujjvala kregaa| vaha par3ha-likha kara deza ko rasAtala kI ora le jAne kA, deza kI naitikatA kA hrAsa karane kA prayAsa nahIM karegA, deza ke lie bhAra aura kalaMka nahIM banegA, balki deza aura samAja ke naitika stara kI U~cAI ko U~cI-se-U~cI coTI para le jAegA aura apane vyavahAra ke dvArA unake jIvana ko bhI pavitra banA paaegaa| pitA-putra kA saMgharSa : Aja ke vidyArthI aura unake mAtA-pitA ke mastiSka meM bahuta bar3A vibheda khar3A ho gayA hai| vidyArthI par3ha-likha kara eka naye jIvana meM praveza karatA hai, eka nayA spandana lekara AtA hai, apane bhaviSya-jIvana ko apane DhaMga se bitAne ke maMsUbe bA~dha kara gRhastha jIvana meM praveza karatA hai| parantu, usake mAtA-pitA purAne vicAroM ke hote haiN| unheM na to apane lar3ake kI jijJAsA kA patA calatA hai aura na ve usa ora dhyAna hI de pAte haiN| ve eka naye gatizIla saMsAra kI ora socane ke lie apane mAnasa-paTa ko banda kara lete haiN| para, jo nayA khilAr3I hai, vaha to havA ko pahacAnatA hai| vaha apanI jijJAsA aura apane manoratha pUre na hote dekhakara pitA se saMgharSa karane ko tatpara ho jAtA hai| Aja aneka ghara aise mileMge, jahA~ pitA-putra ke bIca ApasI saMgharSa calate rahate haiN| puna apanI AkAMkSAe~ pUrI na hote dekha kara jIvana se hatAza ho jAtA hai, phalataH kabhI-kabhI cupake-se ghara chor3akara palAyana bhI kara jAtA hai| Ae dina akhabAroM meM chapane vAlI 'gumazudA kI talAza' zIrSaka sUcanAe~ bahuta-kucha isI saMgharSa kA pariNAma hai| kabhI-kabhI Aveza meM Akara AtmaghAta karane kI naubata bhI A pahu~catI hai, aisI aneka ghaTanAe~ ghaTa cukI hai| durbhAgya kI bAta samajhie, ki bhArata meM pitA-putra ke saMgharSa ne gaharI jar3a jamA lI hai| mAtA-pitA kA dAyitva : Aja kI isa tIvragati se Age bar3hatI huI yugadhArA ke bIca pratyeka mAtA-pitA kA yaha kartavya hai ki ve isa gatidhArA ko phcaaneN| ve svayaM jahA~ hai, vahIM apanI santAna ko rakhane kI apanI vyartha kI ceSTA kA tyAga kara deN| aisA nahIM karane meM svayaM unakA aura unakI santAna kA koI bhI hita nahIM hai| ataeva Aja pratyeka mAtA-pitA ko cAhie ki ve apanI santAna ko apane vicAroM meM bAMdha kara rakhane kA prayatna na kareM, use yuga ke sAtha calane deN| hA~, isa bAta ko sAvadhAnI avazya rakhanI cAhie ki santAna kahIM anIti kI rAha para na cala pdd'e| parantu, isake lie unake pairoM meM ber3iyA~ DAlane kI koziza na karake use socane aura samajhane kI svatantratA dI AnI cAhie aura apanA patha prApa prazasta karane kA prayatna unheM karane denA caahie| bAlakoM kA dAyitva : maiM bAlakoM se bhI kahU~gA ki ve aise avasara para Aveza se kAma na leN| ve apane mAtApitA kI mAnasika sthiti ko samajheM aura apane sundara, zubha evaM pragatizIla vicAroM para dRr3ha rahate hue, namratApUrvaka unheM santuSTa karane kA prayatna kareM, parantu sAtha hI mAtA-pitA ko bhI kaSTa na phuNcaaeN| zAnti aura dhairya se kAma lene para anta meM una sadvicAroM kI pragatizIlatA kI hI vijaya hogii| 376 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ bhrAmaka dhAraNAe~: bahuta se mAtA-pitA pragatizIla aura vikAsecchu chAtroM se lar3a-jhagar3a kara unakI pragati ko roka dete haiN| lar3akiyoM ke prati to unakA rukha aura bhI kaThora hotA hai| prAyaH lar3akiyoM kA jIvana to tuccha aura nagaNya hI samajhA jAtA hai| isa prakAra, samAja meM jaba honahAra yuvAzakti ke nirmANa kA samaya AtA hai, to unake vikAsa para tAlA lagA diyA jAtA hai| unako apane mAtA-pitA se jIvana banAne kI koI preraNA nahIM mila paatii| mAtA-pitA ulaTa unake mArga meM kAMTe bichA dete haiN| unheM rojamarrA ke paramparAgata vyApAra kI cakkI meM jota diyA jAtA hai| ve una honahAra yuvakoM ko paisA banAne kI mazIna banA dete haiM, jIvana kI ora kataI dhyAna nahIM diyA jaataa| deza ke hajAroM navayuvaka isa taraha apanI jindagI kI amUlya ghar3iyoM ko kho kara kevala paise kamAne kI kalA meM hI laga jAte haiM / isalie samAja aura rASTra ke lie ve tanika bhI upayogI nahIM bana paate| tor3anA nahIM, jor3anA sIkheM: lekina chAtroM ko kisI se apane sambandha tor3ane nahIM hai, sabake sAtha samyak vyavahAra karanA haiN| hameM jor3anA sIkhanA hai, tor3anA nhiiN| tor3anA AsAna hai, para jor3anA kaThina hai| jo manuSya kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM hara eka se jor3ane kI kalA sIkha jAtA hai, vaha jIvanasaMgrAma meM kabhI bhI hAra nahIM khaataa| vaha vijayI hokara hI lauTatA hai| zrI abdurrahIma khAnakhAnA, apane yuga ke eka mahAn vicAraka, prabuddha senApati hue haiN| unhoMne kahA thA "merA kAma tor3anA nahIM, jor3anA hai| maiM to sone kA ghar3A hU~, TUTane para sau bAra jur3a jAU~gA / maiM jIvana meM coTa lagane para TUTA hU~, phira bhI jur3a gayA huuN| maiM miTTI kA vaha ghar3A nahIM haiM, jo eka bAra Tane para phira kabhI jur3atA hI nhiiN| maiMne apanI jindagI meM mAna jur3anA hI sIkhA hai|" unakI isa bAta kA unakI apanI senA aura purajana-parijanoM para kAphI acchA prabhAva pdd'aa| to chAtroM ko sone ke ghar3e kI taraha, mAtA-pitA dvArA coTa pahu~cAe jAne para bhI TUTa kara jur3a jAnA cAhie, barbAda na ho jAnA cAhie / asaphalatA hI, saphalatA kI jananI hai : Aja ke chAtra kI jindagI kaccI jindagI hai| vaha eka bAra thor3A-sA asaphala ho jAne para nirAza ho jAtA hai| basa ekabAra girate hI, miTTI ke Dhele kI taraha bikhara jAtA hai| parantu jIvana meM sarvatra sarvadA saphalatA hI saphalatA mile, asaphalatA kA muMha kabhI bhI dekhanA na par3e, yaha kadApi sambhava nhiiN| saccAI to yaha hai ki asaphalatA se TakarAva ke pazcAt jaba saphalatA prApta hotI hai, to vaha kahIM aura adhika AnandadAyinI hotI hai| ataeva saphalatA kI taraha yadi asaphalatA kA bhI svAgata nahIM kara sakate, to kama-se-kama usase hatAza to nahIM hI honA caahie| asaphala hone para mana meM dharya kI majabUta gA~Tha bA~dha lenI cAhie, ghabarAnA kabhI bhI nahIM caahie| asaphala hone para ghabarAnA, patana kA cinha hai, aura dhairya rakhanA, utsAha rakhanA, utthAna kA cinha hai| utsAha siddhi kA mantra hai| chAtroM ko asaphala hone para bhI nIce jora se paTakI huI geMda kI taraha punaH ubharanA sIkhanA caahie| hatotsAhita hokara apanA kAma chor3akara baiTha nahIM jAnA caahie| kahA bhI hai-'asaphalatA hI saphalatA kI jananI aura Ananda kA prakSaya bhaNDAra hai|' parIkSA meM anuttIrNa hone para AtmahatyA karane kI khabareM, Ae dina samAcAra-patroM meM par3hane ko milatI haiN| vidyArthiyoM ke lie yaha bar3e kalaMka kI bAta hai| car3hatI huI javAnI meM to manuSya ko utsAha aura pauruSa kA mUrtimAna rUpa honA cAhie, usameM asambhava ko bhI sambhava kara dikhAne kA hausalA honA cAhie, samudra ko lA~gha jAne aura AkAza ke vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava-aMkura 377 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ tAre tor3a lAne taka kA sAhasa honA cAhie, bar3I-se-bar3I kaThinAI ko bhI pAra kara jAne kI himmata honI cAhie / yadi ve sAhasa kI pratimUrti ho kara bhI parIkSA Adi meM anuttIrNa hone mAtra se hatAza ho kara AtmaghAta ke lie taiyAra ho jAe~, yaha unheM zobhA nahIM detaa| chAtroM meM isa prakAra kI durbalatA kA honA rASTra ke bhaviSya ke lie bhI mahAna cintA kI bAta hai| chAtroM kI mAnasika durbalatA kA kAraNa : Aja chAtroM ke mana meM jo itanI durbalatA A gaI hai, usakA kAraNa unake abhibhAvakoM kI bhUla hai| ve mahala to gagana-cumbI taiyAra karanA cAhate haiM, parantu usameM sIr3hI eka bhI nahIM lagAnA caahte| aura, binA sIr3hI ke mahala meM rahanA pasanda hI kauna karegA? mAtA-pitA prArambhika saMskAra sIr3hiyA~ banane nahIM dete aura unheM paisA kamAne ke gorakhadhaMdhe meM DAla dene kI hI dhuna meM lage rahate haiN| ThAkura ravIndranAtha Taigora ne apanI eka kahAnI meM likhA hai eka seTha ne eka bar3A iMjIniyara rakha kara eka bahuta bar3A do maMjila kA sundara mahala bnvaayaa| loga seTha ke mahala ko dekhane aaye| pahalI maMjila bar3I zAnadAra banI thii| use dekhabhAla kara jaba ve dUsarI maMjila para jAne lage to sIr3hiyA~ hI nahIM miliiN| idhara dekhA, udhara dekhA, parantu sIr3hiyoM kA kahIM koI patA na claa| AkhirakAra ve seTha ko kahane lage- "seThajI yaha kyA tAbata khaDA kara diyA hai? Upara kI maMjila meM jAne ke lie to sIr3hiyA~ taka bhI nahIM banavAI hai| ApakI vaha Upara kI maMjila kisa kAma AegI? logoM kI AlocanA sunakara seThajI apanI bhUla para mana-hI-mana pazcAttApa karane lge|" kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki ukta seTha kI taraha iMjIniyararUpI zikSaka lagAkara mAtA-pitA chAtrarUpI mahala to khar3A kara lete haiM, vaha dikhAI bhI bar3A zAnadAra detA hai, parantu usameM susaMskAroM kI sIr3hiyA~ nahIM laga paatiiN| isa kAraNa vaha mahala nirupayogI ho jAtA hai aura sUnA hokara par3A-par3A kharAba ho jAtA hai| saMskAroM ke abhAva meM vaha jindagI varvAda ho jAtI hai| aise chAtra choTI-choTI bAta para bhI mAtA-pitA ko dhamakI de kara ghara taka se nikala bhAgate haiN| lar3akoM kI AtmahatyA aura unake pharAra hone kA uttaradAyitva mAtAoM para bhI kama nahIM hai| ve pahale to lar3ake ko lAr3a-pyAra karake sira car3hA letI haiM, use bigAr3a detI haiM, use ucchRkhala banA detI hai, aura jaba vaha bar3A hotA hai, to usakI icchAoM para kaThina pratibandha lagAnA zurU kara detI haiN| jaba lar3akA apane cira-paricita vAtAvaraNa aura vyavahAra ke viruddha AcaraNa dekhatA hai, to use sahana nahIM kara pAtA aura phira Aveza meM na karane yogya kAma bhI kara baiThatA hai| chAtroM kI durbalatA : unakA mahAn kalaMka : kAraNa cAhe kucha bhI ho, kahIM se bhI ho, hamAre nava-yuvakoM kI yaha durbalatA unake lie kalaMka kI bAta hai| navayuvaka ko to pratyeka paristhiti kA dRr3hatA aura sAhasa ke sAtha sAmanA karanA caahie| use pratikUlatAoM se jUjhanA cAhie, asaphalatAnoM se lar3anA cAhie, virodha ke sAtha saMgharSa karanA cAhie, kaThinAiyoM ko kucala DAlane ke lie taiyAra rahanA cAhie aura bAdhAoM ko ukhAr3a pheMkane kI himmata apane aMtarmana meM rakhanI caahie| use kAyaratA nahIM sohtii| durbalatA usake pAsa phaTakanI nahIM caahie| prAtmadhAta kA vicAra sAhasI puruSoM kA nahIM, apitu vaha atizaya nAmardo, kAyaroM aura bujadiloM kA mArga hai / jIvana se udAsInatA : AtmA kA apamAna : kisI bhI prakAra kI asaphalatA ke kAraNa jIvana se udAsIna ho jAnA apane zaurya kA, apane pauruSa kA, apane parAkrama kA aura apanI AtmA kA apamAna karanA hai| pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ eka AcArya kahate haiM :--'nAtmAnamavamanyeta / ' arthAt--apanI AtmA kA apamAna mata kro| tumheM manuSya kI jindagI milI hai, to usakA sadupayoga kro| yadi tumheM deza ke naitika stara ko uThAnA hai, to jIvana meM prArambha se hI U~ce saMskAra ddaalo| acche saMskAra kevala pothiyA~ par3hane se nahIM, satsaMgati se hI prApta hote haiN| ataeva par3hane-likhane se jo samaya bace, use zreSTha sadAcArI puruSoM aura santoM ke samparka meM lagAnA caahie| chAtra aura calacitra: Ajakala adhikAMza vidyArthiyoM kA saMdhyA kA samaya prAyaH calacitra dekhane meM vyatIta hotA hai| cAroM ora Aja calacitroM kI dhUma macI hai| svIkAra karanA cAhie ki sinemA se lAbha bhI uThAyA jA sakatA hai, parantu hamAre yahA~ jo philmeM Ajakala bana rahI hai, ve janatA ko lAbha pahuMcAne kI bAta to dUra, ulaTe usakI jagaha hAni hI jyAdA pahu~cAtI haiN| unase samAja meM bahuta sI burAiyA~ phailI haiM aura Aja bhI phaila rahI hai| prAyaH bAjArU prema ke kisse aura kurucipUrNa gAyana tathA natya Adi ke pradarzana bAlakoM ke apakva mastiSka meM jahara bharane kA kAma kara rahe haiN| choTe-choTe abodha bAlaka aura navayuvaka jitanA ina citroM ko dekhakara bigar3ate haiM, utanA zAyada kisI dUsare tarIke se nahIM bigdd'te| yUropa Adi dezoM meM bAlakoM ko sahaja rUpa meM vividha viSayoM kI zikSA dene ke lie calacitroM kA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| vahA~ ke samAja ne isa kalA kA sadupayoga kiyA hai| parantu, hamAre yahA~ isa ora koI dhyAna nahIM diyA jA rahA hai| kheda hai, ki svatantra bhArata kI sarakAra bhI, jisase isa viSaya meM sudhAra kI AzA kI jAtI thI, isa ora koI sakSama evaM upayukta kArya nahIM kara rahI hai| __ eka tarapha sarakAra idhara dhyAna nahIM de rahI hai aura dUsarI tarapha philma nirmAtA apanA ullU sIdhA karane meM lage hae haiN| saba apane-apane svArtha-sAdhana meM saMlagna haiN| aisI sthiti meM, hama navayuvakoM se hI kaheMge ki ve paise dekara burAiyoM na khriideN| apane jIvana-nirmANa ke isa svarNa-kAla ko sinemA dekha-dekha kara aura unase kutsita-saMskAra grahaNa kara apane hI hAthoM apanA sarvanAza na kreN| chAtroM kA mahAna kartavya : vidyArthI saba prakAra ke durvyasanoM se baca kara adhyayana evaM cintana-manana meM hI apane samaya kA sadupayoga kreN| apane jIvana ko niyamita banAne kA prayAsa kreN| samaya ko vyartha naSTa na kreN| isI meM unakA kalyANa hai| asaphalatAoM se ghabarAnA jindagI kA durupayoga karanA hai| tumhArA mukhamaMDala vipattiyA~ pAne para bhI ha~satA huA honA caahie| tuma manuSya ho| tumheM ha~satA huA ceharA milA hai| phira kyA bAta hai ki tuma nAmarda, Darapoka, evaM udAsa dikhAI dete ho? kyA pazoM ko kabhI ha~sate dekhA hai? zAyada kabhI nhiiN| sirpha manaSya ko hI prakRti kI ora se ha~sane kA varadAna milA hai| ataeva koI bhI kAma karo, vaha sarala ho yA kaThina, muskarAte hue kro| ghabarAno mata, Ubo mata / tumheM calanA hai, rukanA nhiiN| calanA hI gati hai, jIvana hai aura ruka jAnA agati hai, maraNa hai| vinamratA : lakSyapUrti kA mUlamantra : ___tumhArA gantavya abhI dUra hai| vahA~ taka pahu~cane ke lie himmata, sAhasa evaM dhairya rakho aura Age bar3hate jaao| namratA rakha kara, vinayabhAva aura saMyama rakha kara calate clo| apane hRdaya meM kaluSita bhAvanAoM ko mata Ane do| kSaNa bhara ke lie bhI hInatA kA bhAva apane Upara mata laao| apane mahattva ko smjho| vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava-aMkura 376 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ _ jIvana meM saphalatA kA ekamAtna mUla maMtra hai, vyakti kI apanI prakRtrima sahaja vinmrtaa| nIti bhI hai-- "vidyA dadAti vinayaM, vinayAd yAti pAtratAm / pAtratvAd dhanamApnoti, dhanAd dharma tataH sukham // " eka aMgneja vicAraka ne bhI yahI kahA hai "He that is down needs fear no fall." tulasIdAsajI ne ise eka rUpaka ke mAdhyama se isa prakAra spaSTa kiyA hai-- "barasahi jalada bhUmi niyraae| jathA navahi budha vidyA pAe // " ataH spaSTa hai, jisake antarmana meM vinamratA kA vAsa hai, vahI saphala hai| vidyA prApti kA yahI sAmAjika evaM dhArmika uccatama lakSya hai| chAtra : bhaviSya ke ekamAtra karNadhAra : chAna deza ke dIpaka haiM, jAti ke AdhAra hai aura samAja ke bhAvI nirmAtA haiN| vizva kA bhaviSya unake hAthoM meM hai| isa pRthvI para svarga utArane kA mahAna kArya unhIM ko karanA hai| unheM svayaM mahAna bananA hai aura mAnava jAti ke maMgala ke lie athaka zrama karanA hai| vidyArthI jIvana isakI taiyArI kA svarNa-kAla hai| ataH chAtroM ko apane sarvopayogI virATa jIvana ke nirmANa ke lie satata udyata rahanA hai| eka apUrva prAzA se bhare koTi-koTi netra unakI ora dekha rahe haiN| ataH unheM apane jIvana meM mAnava-samAja ke lie maMgala kA abhinava dvAra kholane kA saMkalpa lenA hai| isa mahAna dAyitva ko apane mana meM dhAraNa karake unheM apane jIvana kA nirmANa zurU kara denA hai| isI se vizva kA kalyANa ho sakatA hai aura unakI AzAe~ saphala ho sakatI hai| zikSA, samasyA aura samAdhAna : __ Aja ke yuga meM zikSA kA pracAra-prasAra bar3I tIvragati se ho rahA hai| dhar3alle ke sAtha nae-nae vidyAlaya, pAThazAlAe~ evaM kAleja khulate jA rahe haiM, aura jidhara dekho, udhara hI vidyArthiyoM kI bhIr3a jamA ho rahI hai| jisa gati se vidyAlaya khulate jA rahe haiM, usase bhI adhika tIvragati se vidyArthI bar3ha rahe haiN| kahIM do-do aura kahIM tIna-tIna ziphTa cala rahI haiN| dina ke bhI aura rAta ke bhI kAleja cala raha hai| abhiprAya yaha hai ki Aja kA yuga zikSA kI ora tIvragati se bar3ha rahA hai| gujarAtI meM eka kahAvata hai, jisakA bhAva hai-mAja ke yuga meM tIna cIjeM bar3ha rahI hai "caNatara, jaNatara aura bhnntr|" naye-naye nirmANa ho rahe haiN| bA~dha aura vizAla bhavana bana rahe haiN| jidhara dekho, bhavana khar3e ho rahe hai, bar3I tejI se pA~ca-pA~ca, sAta-sAta, dasa-dasa maMjila kI aTTAlikAe~ sira uThAkara prAkAza se bAteM karane ko udyata hai| bhavana-nirmANa, jise gujarAtI meM 'caNatara' kahate haiM, pahale kI apekSA saikar3oM gunA bar3ha gayA hai| phira bhI lAkhoM manuSya be-gharabAra hai, dina-bhara sar3akoM para idhara-udhara bhaTakate haiM aura rAta ko phuTapAtha para jIvana bitAte hue, eka dina dama tor3a dete haiN| jindagI unakI khule AsamAna ke nIce bItatI hai| sira chipAne ko unheM eka dIvAla kA konA bhI nahIM miltaa| yaha sthiti kyoM ho rahI hai ? kAraNa yaha hai ki jisa tejI se 'ghaNatara' ke rUpa meM ye makAna bana rahe haiM, usase bhI adhika tIvra gati se 'jaNatara' ke rUpa meM janma lene vAle bhI bar3ha rahe haiN| yadi eka bambaI jaise zahara meM dina-bhara meM ausata eka makAna banatA hogA, to nae mehamAna sau se bhI Upara paidA ho jAte haiN| jaNatara abAdhagati se bar3ha rahA hai, isIlie deza ke sAmane khAdya-saMkaTa kI samasyA vikarAla surasA rAkSasI ke samAna muMha phailAe nigala jAne ko lapaka rahI hai| kyA makAna-saMkaTa, kyA vastra-saMkaTa 380 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ aura bhI jitane saMkaTa yA abhAva Aja manuSya ko parezAna kara rahe haiM, yadi gaharAI se dekhA jAe, to unake mUla meM yahI janasaMkhyA vRddhi kI hI bImArI hai| saMsAra ke bar3e-bar3e samAja-zAstrI evaM vaijJAnika Aja cintita ho uThe haiM ki yadi janasaMkhyA isI gati se bar3hatI rahI, to prastuta zatAbdI ke anta taka saMsAra kI janasaMkhyA dugunI ho jaaegii| isakA matalaba huA ki jisa bhAratavarSa meM Aja lagabhaga pacAsa karor3a manuSya haiM, vahA~ Ane vAle tIsa varSoM meM eka araba se bhI adhika ho jaaeNge| isakA sIdhA-sA artha hai ki prativarSa eka karor3a se adhika janasaMkhyA kI vRddhi ho rahI hai ! Apa sunakara cauMka uTheMge, para yaha janagaNanA karane vAloM ke A~kar3e haiM, jo kAphI tathya para AdhArita haiM, koI kalpita nahIM haiN| aba Apa anumAna kara sakate haiM ki ina prabhAvoM, saMkaToM kI jar3a kahA~ hai ? Apa svayaM hI to inakI jar3a meM haiN| 'jaNatara' kI vaddhi ke sAtha tIsarI bAta hai-bhaNatara kI yAne paDhAI kii| jaisA ki maine Upara batAyA hai, Aja zikSA kI gati bhI bar3I tIvratA ke sAtha bar3hatI jA rahI hai| yaha ThIka hai ki deza meM koI azikSita-nirakSara na rh| para zikSA kA pracAra jisa gati aura vega ke sAtha ho rahA hai, deza kA jitanA zrama, samaya aura artha isa para kharca ho rahA hai, utanI saphalatA nahIM mila rahI hai, yaha spaSTa hai| samAcAra patra hamAre sAmane haiN| adhikatara chAtra hI hai, jo Ae dina koI-na-koI Andolana calA rahe haiM, tor3a-phor3a kara rahe haiM, adhyApakoM evaM prophesaroM kI piTAI kara rahe haiM, skUla, praoNphisa aura sarakArI daphtaroM meM Aga lagA rahe haiM, baseM, moTareM aura releM jalA rahe haiM, deza meM cAroM ora hiMsA, upadrava aura vinAza kI lIlA raca rahe haiN| bhale hI rAjanItika dala isake pIche apanA roSa, AkroSa aura pratipakSIya bhAvanAoM ko bala de rahe hoM, para ina har3atAloM aura upadravoM kA prabala hathiyAra vidyArthI-varga hI bana rahA hai, kyA yaha zarma aura duHkha kI bAta nahIM hai ? - maiM kabhI-kabhI socatA hU~-zikSaNa ke sAtha baccoM meM jo ye upadravI saMskAra pA rahe haiM, ve unheM kisa andhagarta meM le jA kara dhakeleMge, isakI kalpanA bhI nahIM kI jA sktii| unakI yaha zakti, unakA yaha adhyayana aura jJAna unheM rAvaNa kI paramparA meM le jAkara khar3A karegA yA rAma kI bhUmikA para? rAvaNa vastutaH ajJAnI nahIM thA, vaha eka bahuta bar3A vaijJAnika thA apane yuga kA, sAtha hI kuzala rAjanItijJa, zaktizAlI yoddhA aura zikSAvida bhI thA vaha / jala, thala aura nabha para usakA zAsana thaa| AkAza meM usake puSpaka vimAna ur3ate the, samudra meM usake jalayAna tairate the| agni aura vAyu tattva ke usane anekoM prayoga kie the, kahate haiM devatAoM ko usane apanI kaida meM baiThA rakhA thaa| isakA sIdhA-sA artha yaha hai ki usane prakRti kI divya zaktiyoM ko apane niyaMtraNa meM le rakhA thaa| usake iMjIniyaroM ne sone kI vizAla laMkA nagarI kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| kitanA bar3A aizvarya aura vaibhava thA usakA? para Akhira huA kyA ? mahAn buddhimAna aura vaijJAnika rAjA rAvaNa ko rAkSasa kyoM kahA gayA ? manuSya thA vaha hamAre jaisA hii| para bhAratIya-saMskRti ne usako rAkSasa ke rUpa meM citrita kiyA hai| kyoM? isIlie ki usakI zakti, usakA jJAna saMsAra ke nirmANa ke lie nahIM, vinAza ke lie prayukta ho gayA thaa| usakI deha kI prAkRti manuSya' kI thI, para usakA hRdaya evaM usake saMskAra AsurI the, rAkSasI the| duHzAsana aura duryodhana kA caritra jaba hama par3hate haiM, to lagatA hai, ve kitane baddhimAna the? unameM kitanI zakti thI aura kitanA bala thA? kaisA vijJAna thA unake pAsa ki bar3e-bar3e nagaroM kA nirmANa kiyA, kitane vicitra bhavana banAe aura deza rakSA ke nAma para kitane bhayaMkara astra aura zastra taiyAra kie ? kintu phira bhI usa duryodhana ko, jisakA nAma mAtA-pitA ne bar3e pyAra se suyodhana rakhA thA, use saMsAra duryodhana arthAt 'duSTa yoddhA', 'duSTa vIra' kyoM kahatA hai ? use kula-kalaMka aura kulAMgAra kyoM kahA gayA ? yahI to eka uttara hai ki usake vicAra aura saMskAra suyodhana ke nahIM, duryodhana ke hI the| vaha kula kA phUla nahIM, balki kaMTaka hI bnaa| vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava-aMkura 381
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________________ rAvaNa aura duryodhana ko, itanI zatAbdiyA~ bIta jAne para bhI Aja saMsAra ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhatA hai| Aja koI bhI mAtA-pitA apane putra kA nAma rAvaNa yA duryodhana ke nAma para nahIM rakhanA caahtaa| rAma kA nAma Aja ghara-ghara meM mila jaaegaa| rAmacandra, rAmalAla, rAmasiMha aura rAmakumAra, cAhe jidhara AvAja de lIjie, koI-na-koI hu~kAra karegA hI, para koI rAvaNalAla, rAvaNasiMha yA rAvaNakumAra bhI milegA? devI aura AsurIvRttiyoM kI bhAvanA hI isa antara ke mUla meM haiN| rAvaNa, duryodhana aura kaMsa meM jahA~ AsurIvRttiyA~ mukhara thI, vahA~ rAma aura kRSNa meM devI vRttiyoM kA prasphuTana thaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki kisI paMDita ne rAmakumAra yA kRSNakumAra kI jagaha rAvaNa kumAra, duryodhana kumAra yA kaMsakumAra nAma nahIM nikaalaa| yaha saba prAcIna bhAratIya tattva-cintana kI eka vizeSa manovRtti kI jhalaka hai| bhAratIya tattva-darzana kahatA hai ki saMskRti kA nirmANa saMskAroM se hotA hai, kore zikSaNa yA adhyayana se nahIM ! Aja bhArata meM rAma kI saMskRti calatI hai, kRSNa kI saMskRti jIvita hai aura dharmaputra-yudhiSThira kI saMskRti bhI ghara-ghara meM pracalita hai, parantu kyA kahIM rAvaNa kI saMskRti bhI saMskRti mAnI gayI hai ? rAvaNa aura duryodhana ke saMskAra, vastutaH saMskAra nahIM the, unheM to vikAra hI kahatA ucita hai, jo Aja hamAre samAja meM punaH sira uThA rahe haiN| hiMsA, upadrava aura tor3aphor3a ke rUpa meM ve apa-saMskAra hamAre samAja ke baccoM meM phira karavaTa le rahe haiM, ataH rAma kI saMskRti ke pUjAriyoM ko sAvadhAna ho jAnA cAhie ki rAvaNa ke saMskAroM ko kucale binA, unheM badale binA rAma kI saMskRti jyAdA dina jIvita nahIM raha sakegI! rAma-rAvaNa saMgharSa Aja 'vyakti-vAcaka' nahIM, balki 'saMskAra-vAcaka' ho gayA hai aura vaha saMgharSa Aja phira khar3A hone kI ceSTA kara rahA hai / vidyA kA lakSya Apa yadi vidyArthI varga meM panapane vAle ina rAvaNIya saMskAroM ko badalanA cAhate haiM, aura vizva meM rAma kI saMskRti evaM paramparA ko Age bar3hAnA cAhate haiM, to Apako apanA uttaradAyitva samajhanA hogaa| yadi agalI pIr3hI ko divya utthAna ke lie taiyAra karanA hai, to abhI se usake nirmANa kI cintA karanI hogii| baccoM kA bAhya nirmANa to prakRti ne kara diyA hai, para unake Antarika saMskAroM ke nirmANa kA kArya abhI zeSa hai| kheda hai, bAlaka aura bAlikAoM ke isa saMskAra se sambandhita jIvana-nirmANa kI dizA meM Aja cintana nahIM ho rahA hai| Apa yadi cAhate haiM, ki Apake bAlakoM meM, ApakI santAna meM pavitra aura ucca saMskAra jAgRta hoM, ve apane jIvana kA nirmANa karane meM samartha baneM aura samAja evaM rASTra ke suyogya nAgarika ke rUpa meM prastuta ho sakeM, to Apako abhI se isakA vicAra karanA caahie| Apa isa viSaya meM cintA jarUra kara rahe hoMge, para Aja cintA kA yuga nahIM, cintana kA yuga hai| cintA ko dUra pheMkie aura mastiSka ko unmukta karake cintana kIjie ki baccoM meM zikSaNa ke sAtha ucca evaM pavitra saMskAra kisa prakAra jAgRta hoN| * kisI bhI vidyArthI se Apa pUcha lIjie ki Apa par3hakara kyA kareMge? koI kahegA-- DaoNkTara banUMgA, koI kahegA ijIniyara banUMgA, koI vakIla bananA cAhegA to koI adhikaarii| koI idhara-udhara kI naukarI kI bAta karegA, to koI dukAnadArI kii| kintu yaha koI nahIM kahegA ki maiM samAja evaM deza kI sevA karU~gA, dharma aura saMskRti kI sevA kruuNgaa| unake jIvana meM isa prakAra kA koI ucca saMkalpa jagAne kI preraNA hI nahIM dI jaatii| bhAratIya saMskRti ke svara unake jIvana ko sparza bhI nahIM krte| hamArI bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha udghoSa hai--tuma adhyayana kara rahe ho, zikSaNa prApta kara rahe ho, kintu usake lie mahat saMkalpa jgaayo| vahA~ spaSTa nirdeza kiyA gayA hai---"sA vidyA yA vimuktaye" 'tumhAre adhyayana aura jJAna kI sArthakatA tumhArI vimukti meM hai|' jo vidyA tumheM aura tumhAre 382 Jain Education Intemational pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ samAja ko andha-vizvAsoM se mukta karA sake, duHkha aura kaSToM se mukti dilA sake, vahI saccI vidyA hai| vidyA bhoga-vilAsa kI yA bauddhika kasarata kI vastu nahIM hai / vaha apane meM eka parama pavitra saMskArI bhAva hai / buddhi ko svArtha aura ajJAna ke ghere se nikAlakara paramArtha, jana sevA aura jJAna ke unmukta vAtAvaraNa meM lAkara upasthita kara dene meM hI vidyA kI upAdeyatA hai / jaba tumhAre svArthaM parivAra ke hitoM se TakarAte hoM, to tuma apane svArthI kI bali dekara parivAra kA hita karane kA nirNaya kara sako aura pArivArika hita ke sAmane samAja ke hitoM ko mukhyatA dekara cala sako, taba to tumhAre jJAna kI, buddhi kI kucha sArthakatA hai, anyathA apane svArtha hetu to jIvana bhara kIr3e-makor3e bhI, pazu-pakSI - jalacara bhI aura vana-mAnuSa bhI yatnazIla rahate hI haiM / rASTra aura samAja ke hitoM ke prazna para zrApa bhI, apane bhAI-bhatIje aura birAdarI kA hI ekAMgI svArtha le kara socate haiM / kSudra pralobhanoM ke sAmane ApakA samAja aura rASTra prema yadi parAjita ho jAtA hai, to Apa vAstava meM zikSita nahIM kahe jA skte| isake viparIta yadi Apa Age bar3ha kara samAja aura rASTra ke kalyANa ke lie eka dina apane samasta svArthoM kA samagra rUpa se balidAna kara sakeM, apane vyaktigata bhoga aura sukha kI apekSAtroM ko Thokara mAra kara jIvana meM saMyama aura indriyanigraha kA Adarza upasthita kara sakeM, to Apa sahI artha meM suzikSita, susaMskRta tathA sabhya haiM / Apa ke zikSaNa evaM jJAna se yahI apekSA hai, bhAratIya saMskRti ko / maiM Apase Upara kaha cukA hU~ ki rAvaNa itanA bar3A vidvAn hote hue bhI jJAnI kyoM nahIM mAnA gayA ? cUMki usakA jJAna indriyoM kI dAsatA ke lie thaa| vaha paMDita hokara bhI apane Apa para saMyama nahIM rakha sakA thaa| sItA ko lAte samaya vaha jAnatA thA ki yaha mere vinAza kA nimantraNa hai| sone kI laMkA ke sundara upavanoM ko jalAne ke lie yaha dahakatI huI Aga hai / kintu yaha jAnakara bhI vaha AtmasaMyama kho baiThA aura apane hAtha apanI citA tathA apane sAmrAjya kI citA taiyAra kara lI / isIlie bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha sandeza hai ki jJAna kA sAra hai-saMyama ! apane Apa para saMyama ! vidyA kA uddezya hai - vimukti ! apane svArtha aura ahaMkAra se mukti ! hamAre zikSaNa kendra : eka bAta yahA~ maiM spaSTa kara denA cAhatA hU~ ki hama jisa prakAra kI zikSA, jJAna aura vidyA kA Adarza upasthita karate haiM, kyA usa prakAra kI zikSA hamArI zikSaNa saMsthAe~ Aja de rahI haiM ? jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~, isakA uttara nakArAtmaka hI hogA / prAja kI jo zikSA-paddhati hai, vaha mUlataH galata samajha para cala rahI hai| bhArata ke zikSAzAstrI isa bAta ko anubhava karane lage haiM ki vidyArthiyoM ko, vidyAlayoM meM, zikSaNa kendroM meM, jo zikSA aura saMskAra milane cAhie, ve nahIM mila rahe haiM / adhyApaka aura vidyArthI ke bIca jo madhura aura ziSTa sambandha rahane cAhie, ve Aja kahA~ haiM ? bhAratIya saMskRti meM guruziSya ke saMbaMdha kA eka ucca prAdarza hai| guru usakA adhyApaka bhI hotA hai aura abhibhAvaka bhii| vaha ziSya ke caritra kA nirmAtA hotA hai / ucca saMskAroM aura saMkalpoM kA sarjaka hotA hai / apane ujjvala caritra aura satkarmoM kI praticchAyA ziSya ke hRdayapaTala para guru jitanI kuzalatA se aMkita kara sakatA hai, usameM jIvana bhara sakatA hai, vaha dUsaroM ke lie sahaja saMbhava nahIM hai / para Aja guru-ziSya kA sambandha kyA hai ? Aja kA adhyApaka apane ko eka vetanabhogI naukara mAnatA hai / vaha apane Apako 'guru' anubhava hI nahIM karatA, usake mana meM kartavya aura uttaradAyitva kI koI dhAraNA hI nahIM hotI, koI udAtta parikalpanA hI nahIM jagatI / prAcIna samaya meM gurukula paddhati se zikSA dI jAtI thii| usa kAla kI sthitiyoM ko dekhane se patA calatA hai ki chAna gurukula meM apane sahapAThiyoM evaM zikSakoM ke sAtha bar3e hI grAnanda evaM ullAsa ke sAtha saha-jIvana prArambha karatA thA, gurukuloM kA vAtAvaraNa vidyArthI jIvana : eka nava aMkura 353 .
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________________ eka vizeSa AtmIyatA ke rasa se prota-prota hotA thaa| vahA~ kI nIrava zAnti, svaccha aura zAnta vAtAvaraNa ucca saMkalpoM kI preraNA detA huA-sA lakSita hotA thaa| vahA~ kI havA meM snigdhatA aura saMskAritA ke paramANu prasArita rahate the| chAtra parivAra se aura samAja se dUra rahakara eka naI sRSTi meM jInA prArambha karatA thaa| jahA~ kisI prakAra kA chala, chadma, hiMsA, asatya, corI aura anya vikAroM kA duSita evaM ghRNita vAyumaNDala nahIM thaa| bhinnabhinna jAtiyoM, samAjoM aura saMskAroM ke vidyArthI eka sAtha rahate the, usase unameM jAtIya sauhArda, prema aura saumya saMskAroM kI ekAtmakatA ke aMkara prasphaTita hote the| garu aura ziSya kA nikaTa samparka donoM meM AtmIya ekarasatA ke sUtra ko jor3ane vAlA hotA thaa| guru kA artha, vahA~ kevala adhyayana karAne vAle zikSakoM se hI nahIM thA, apitu guru usa kAla kA pUrNa vyaktitva hotA thA-jo ziSya ke jIvana kI samasta jimmedAriyA~ apane Upara lekara calatA thaa| usake rahana-sahana, khAna-pAna aura pratyeka vyavahAra meM se chanate hue usake caritra kA nirIkSaNa karatA thaa| usake jIvana meM vaha ucca saMskAra jagAtA thA aura jJAna kA Aloka pradAna karatA thaa| isa prakAra chAtra gurukula meM sirpha jJAna hI nahIM pAtA thA, balki sampUrNa jIvana pAtA thaa| saMskAra, vyavahAra, sAmAjikatA ke niyama, kartavya kA bodha aura viSaya vastu kA jJAna-isa prakAra jIvana kA sarvAgINa adhyayana evaM zikSaNa gurukula paddhati kA prAdarza thaa| upaniSad meM eka saMdarbha hai| guru ziSya ko dIkSAnta sandeza dete hue kahate haiM"satyaM vada ! dharma cara! svAdhyAyAnmApramadaH...yAni asmAkaM sucaritAni tAni tvayopAsitvayAni, no itarANi" ziSya apanA vidyAdhyayana pUrNa karake jaba guru se vidA mA~gatA hai, taba guru dIkSAnta sandeza dete haiM ki--"tuma satya bolanA, dharma kA AcaraNa karanA, jo adhyayana kiyA hai, usake svAdhyAya-cintana meM kabhI lAparavAha mata honA aura jIvana meM kartavya karate hue jaba kabhI kartavya-akartavya kA prazna tumhAre sAmane Aye, sadAcAra aura anAcAra kI zaMkA upasthita ho, to jo hamane sad AcaraNa kiye haiM, jo hamArA sucaritra hai, usI ke anusAra tuma AcaraNa karate jAnA, para apane kartavya se kabhI mata bhaTakanA / " Apa dekheMge ki isa dIkSAnta sandeza meM guru ziSya ke prati hRdaya kA kitanA sneha ur3ela rahA hai, usakI vANI meM antarAtmA kA kitanA sahaja vAtsalya chalaka rahA hai, ucca preraNA aura mahAn zubhasaMkalpoM kA kitanA bar3A saMketa hai, isa sandeza meN| guru ziSya meM apane jIvana kA pratibimba dekhanA cAhatA hai, isalie vaha use sambodhita karatA hai ki--tuma hamAre sadAcaraNa ke anusAra apane prAcAra kA nizcaya krnaa| ziSya kA jIvana pavitra banAne ke lie guru svayaM apanA jIvana pavitra rakhate haiM aura use eka Adarza kI taraha ziSya ke samakSa upasthita karate haiN| jIvana kI isa nizcchalatA aura pavitratA ke amiTa saMskAra jina ziSyoM ke jIvana meM udbhAsita hote haiM, ve ziSya gurukula se nikalakara gRhastha jIvana meM Ate haiM, to eka sacce gRhastha, suyogya nAgarika aura rASTrIya puruSa ke rUpa meM upasthita hote haiN| unakA jIvana samAja aura rASTra kA eka Adarza jIvana hotA hai| prAcIna gurukula ke sambandha meM yadi eka hI bAta hama kaheM, to vaha yaha hai ki gurukula hamAre vidyA aura jJAna ke hI kendra nahIM the, balki sacce mAnava aura suyogya nAgarikoM kA nirmANa karane vAle kendra the| zikSA kA mAdhyama : samaya aura sthitiyoM ne Aja gurukula kI pAvana paramparA ko chinna-bhinna kara diyA / adhyayana-adhyApana kI paddhati badalatI gaI, viSaya badalate gae aura Aja to yaha sthiti hai ki adhyayana kendra eka mele kI, samAroha kI saMjJA le rahe haiN| aura guru apane Apako naukara samajhane laga gae haiN| zikSaNakendra vidyArthiyoM ke aise jamaghaTa bana gae haiM, jahA~ ve kucha samaya ke lie Ate haiM, sAthI-dostoM se do-cAra gapazapa kara lete haiM, rajisTara meM upa pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ sthiti likhavA dete haiM, mana huA to kisI adhyApaka kA thor3A-sA bhASaNa suna lete haiM, nahIM to kitAbeM banda karake idhara-udhara maTaragastI karane cale jAte haiN| ___adhyApaka bhI Aja apanA uttaradAyitva sImita kara rahe haiM, skUla-kAleja meM docAra ghaNTA ke atirikta vidyArthI ke jIvana se unakA koI samparka nahIM rhtaa| bAta yaha hai ki isa samparka kA unakI dRSTi meM koI mahattva bhI nahIM hai| adhyApakatA ko ve eka naukarI samajhate haiM, aura usake atirikta samaya meM vidyArthI se samparka rakhanA, eka jhaMjhaTa mAnate haiN| Aja kI zikSA-paddhati meM jo doSa aura burAIyA~ A gaI haiM, unameM pahalA kAraNa yaha hai ki zikSA kA uddezya' galata dizA meM jA rahA hai| zikSA ke sAtha sevA aura zrama kI bhAvanA nahIM jaga rahI hai| isakA kucha uttaradAyitva to hai mAtA-pitAoM para aura kucha hai zikSaNa saMsthAnoM pr| dUsarA kAraNa, zikSaNa kendroM kI galata vyavasthA hai| vahA~ vidyArthI aura adhyApaka ke bIca koI sIdhA samparka nahIM hai| AtmIyatA kA bhAva to dUra rahA, ekadUsare kA paricaya taka nahIM ho paataa| alagAva kI eka bahata bar3I khAI donoM ke bIca par3I huI hai| donoM meM apane-apane uttaradAyitvoM ke prati udAsInatA aura upekSA kI bhAvanA bala pakar3a rahI hai, zraddhA aura sneha kA koI saMcAra vahA~ nahIM ho pA rahA hai| zikSA paddhati kA tIsarA kAraNa kucha gambhIra hai, aura vaha hai videzI bhASA meM shikssnn| hara eka deza kI apanI saMskRti hotI hai, apanI bhASA hotI hai| jo vicAra aura saMskAra apanI bhASA ke mAdhyama se hamAre mana meM utara sakate haiM, ve eka videzI bhASA ke sahAre kabhI bhI nahIM utara skte| jo bhAva aura zraddhA 'bhagavAn' zabda ke uccAraNa ke sAtha hamAre hRdaya meM jAgRta hotI hai, vaha 'goDa' zabda ke sau bAra uccAraNa se bhI nahIM ho sakatI-- yaha eka anubhUta satya hai| dUsarI bAta mAtRbhASA ke mAdhyama se vidyArthI jitanA vistRta jJAna sahajatayA prApta kara sakatA hai, utanA videzI bhASA ke mAdhyama se kabhI bhI nahIM kara sktaa| anya bhASA sIkha kara usake dvArA jJAna prApta karane meM bar3I kaThinAI aura zrama uThAnA par3atA hai aura isa kAraNa vidyArthI kA jJAna-kSetra sImita tathA saMkucita raha jAtA hai| saMsAra ke prAyaH samasta unnatizIla evaM svatantra rASTroM meM zikSA kA mAdhyama vahA~ kI mAtRbhASA yA phira rASTrIya bhASA hI hai, parantu bhArata Aja svatantra hokara bhI videzI bhASA meM apanI santAnoM ko zikSita kara rahA hai, yaha jahA~ upahAsAspada bAta hai, vahA~ vicAraNIya bhI hai| apanI sabhyatA, saMskRti aura jIvana ke samyaka-nirmANa ke lie apanI mAta-bhASA yA rASTa bhASA meM zikSaNa honA bahuta hI Avazyaka hai| maiM samajhatA hU~, Aja hamArI zikSA, hamAre zikSArthI aura zikSaka tInoM hI rASTra ke sAmane eka samasyA banakara khar3e ho rahe haiN| isa dinoMdina ulajhatI huI samasyA kA hala hameM khojanA hai| deza ko yadi apanI saMskRti aura sabhyatA se anuprANita rakhanA hai, to hameM ina tInoM bAtoM ke sandarbha meM Aja kI samasyA ko dekhanA cAhie aura usakA yathocita hala khojanA caahie| zikSA jo jIvana kA pavitra aura mahAn prAdarza hai, use apane pavitratA ke dharAtala para sthira rakhane ke lie hameM isa viSaya ko gaharAI se socanA caahie| jIvana ke dvArA, jIvana ke lie, jIvana kI zikSA hI vastutaH zikSA kA Adarza svarUpa hai| isIse nikalI huI zikSA se, hama jIvana ke sarvAMgINa-~-zArIrika, mAnasika evaM AdhyAtmika vikAsa kI AzA kara sakate haiN| ataH zikSA ko jIvana kI samasyA nahIM, apitu samAdhAna bananA caahie| aura vaha samAdhAna tabhI banegI, jaba usameM sA~skRtika-cetanA jAgRta hogii| vidyArtho jIvana : eka nava-aMkura Jain Education Intemational