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________________ vizvakalyANa kA ciraMtana-patha : sevA kA patha saMsAra ke sabhI vicArakoM ne manuSya ko eka mahAn zakti ke rUpa meM dekhA hai| mAnava kI prAtmA mahAna AtmA hai, ananta-ananta zaktiyoM kA srota chipA hai usameM / aNa se virAT banane kA parAkrama hai usake paas| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne batAyA hai ki--manuSya kA jIvana sAdhAraNa cIja nahIM hai, yaha eka atyanta mahattvapUrNa upalabdhi hai vizva kii| saMsAra kI samasta yoniyoM meM AtmA bhaTakatI-bhaTakatI jaba kucha vizuddha hotI hai, azubha karmoM kA bhAra kucha kama hotA hai, taba vaha manuSya kI yoni meM AtI hai "jIvA sohimaNuppattA prAyayaMti maNussayaM / " karma ke AvaraNa jaba dhIre-dhIre haTate haiM, to divya prakAza phailatA hai, jIvana kI yAtrA kucha Age bar3hatI hai| prAtmA para lagA huA maila jyoM-jyoM sApha hotA hai, tyoM-tyoM vaha dhIredhIre vizuddha hotI jAtI hai| arthAt jaba kucha prakAza phailatA hai, kucha zuddhi prApta hotI hai, taba AtmA manuSya kI yoni meM janma dhAraNa karatI hai| mAnava jIvana kI mahattA kA yaha AdhyAtmika pakSa hai| sirpha jaina darzana hI nahIM, balki bhAratavarSa kA pratyeka darzana aura pratyeka dharma-sampradAya isa vicAra para ekamata hai ki mAnava jIvana pavitratA ke AdhAra para calatA hai| mAnava kI cetanA pavitratA kI jitanI ucca bhUmi para pahu~cI huI hotI hai, usakA vikAsa utanA hI utkRSTa hotA hai| usa pavitratA ko yadi hama kAyama rakha sake, to hama mAnava raha sakate haiN| yadi usako urdhvagAmI banAne kA prayatna karate hue Age bar3hate haiM, to mAnava se mahAmAnava aura AtmA se paramAtmA ke pada taka pahu~ca sakate haiN| mAnana, jIvana ke eka aise caurAhe para khar3A hai, jahA~ cAroM ora se Ane vAle rAste milate haiM aura cAroM ora jAne vAle bhii| yadi vaha bar3hanA cAhe, to pavitratA ke patha se usa ora bhI bar3ha sakatA hai, jidhara ananta prakAza aura ananta sukha kA akSaya khajAnA hai, vaha apane jIvana ko svaccha evaM nirmala banAkara parama pavitra bana sakatA hai, nara se nArAyaNa bana sakatA hai, jana se jina kI bhUmikA para jA sakatA hai, avidyA se mukta hokara buddha kA pada prApta kara sakatA hai aura prAtmA se paramAtmA kI saMjJA pA sakatA hai| yadi vaha isa pavitratA ke mArga se haTakara saMsAra ke bhautika mArga para bar3ha cale, to vahA~ para bhI apAra vaibhava evaM aizvarya ke dvAra khola sakatA hai| prakRti ke kaNa-kaNa ko apane sukha-bhoga ke lie istemAla kara sakatA hai, una para niyantraNa kara sakatA hai, aura jIvana kI abhISTa sukha-suvidhAoM ko prApta kara sakatA hai| kintu, isake viparIta bhI sthiti ho sakatI hai| yadi mAnava, vikAsa kI ora na bar3ha kara vinAza kI ora mur3a jAtA hai, to usakA bhayaMkara-se-bhayaMkara patana bhI ho sakatA hai| pazuyoni evaM naraka jIvana kI ghora yaMtraNAe~ bhI use bhoganI par3a sakatI hai| hara prakAra se vaha dIna, hIna, duHkhI aura dalita ho sakatA hai| vizvakalyANa kA ciraMtana patha : sevA-patha 427 Jain Education Interational
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________________ mujhe isa prasaMga para eka bAta yAda A rahI hai| eka bAra jodhapura ke rAjA mAnasiMhajI eka dina apane parvatIya kile kI U~cI burja para baiThe the, pAsa meM rAja-purohita bhI the| donoM dUra-dUra taka ke dRzya nihAra rahe the| rAjA ne nIce dekhA, to bahuta hI bhayAnaka andha-garta kI taraha talahaTI dIkhane lgii| rAjA ne majAka meM pachA-"parohita jI! agara maiM yahA~ se gira jAU~ to merA dhamAkA kitanI dUra taka sunAI degA, aura yadi Apa gira jAe~, to ApakA dhamAkA kitanI dUra jAegA!" purohita ne hAtha jor3akara kahA--"mahArAja ! bhagavAn na kareM, aisA kabhI ho| kintu, bAta yaha hai ki yadi meM gira jAU~, to merA dhamAkA kyA hogA! jyAdA-se-jyAdA merI havelI taka sunAI degaa| bAla-bacce anAtha ho jAe~ge basa, vahA~ taka hI ronA-cIkhanA aura zoragula ho pAegA, Age kucha nhiiN| parantu, yadi Apa gira gae, to usakA dhamAkA to pUre deza meM sunAI degaa| riyAsata anAtha ho jAegI, deza bhara meM zoka aura duHkha chA jaaegaa|" isa dRSTAnta se yaha spaSTa hotA hai--manuSya jitanI U~cAI para car3hatA hai, usakI girAvaTa utanI hI bhayaMkara hotI hai| yadi Upara-hI-Upara car3hatA jAtA hai, to parama pavitra sthiti meM--jise hama mokSa kahate haiM, pahu~ca jAtA hai| aura, yadi giranA zurU hotA hai, to giratA-giratA patita-se- patita dazA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai, ghorAtighora sAtavIM naraka taka bhI calA jAtA hai| manuSya kA jIvana eka kSudra kuA~ yA talaiyA nahIM hai, vaha eka mahAsAgara kI taraha vizAla aura vyApaka hai| manuSya samAja meM akelA nahIM hai, parivAra usake sAtha hai, samAja se usakA sambandha hai, deza kA vaha eka nAgarika hai, aura isa pUrI mAnava-sRSTi evaM prANi-jagat kA vaha eka sadasya hai| usakI halacala kA, kriyA-pratikriyA kA asara sirpha usake jIvana meM hI nahIM, pUrI mAnava jAti aura samUce prANijagat para hotA hai| isalie usakA jIvana vyaSTigata nahIM, balki samaSTigata hai| jitane bhI zAstra haiM --cAhe ve bhagavAn mahAvIra ke kahe hue Agama haiM, yA buddha ke kahe hue piTaka hai, yA veda-upaniSad, kurAna, bAIbila hai, Akhira ve kisake lie haiM ? kyA pazu-pakSiyoM ko upadeza sunAne ke lie haiM ? kyA kIr3e-makor3oM ko sadbodha dene ke lie haiM ? naraka ke jIvoM ke lie bhI nahIM haiN| nAraka jIvoM kI kahA~ bhamikA hai upadeza pAne kI? ve vicAre to rAta-dina yAtanAoM se tar3apa rahe haiM, hAhAkAra kara rahe haiN| aura svarga ke devoM ke lie bhI to unakA kyA upayoga hai ? kahA~ hai una devatAoM ko phursata, aura phursata bhI hai, to upadeza sunakara grahaNa karane kI yogyatA kahA~ hai unameM ? rAta-dina bhoga-vilAsa aura aizvarya meM Dube rahane ke kAraNa devatA bhI apane Apa ko indriyoM kI dAsatA se mukta nahIM kara skte| to, Akhira ye saba kisake lie bane haiN| manuSya ke lie hI to! mAnava kI AtmA ko prabuddha karane ke lie hI to, saba zAstroM ne vaha jyoti jalAI hai, vaha udghoSa kiyA hai, jise dekha aura sunakara usa kA supta Izvaratva jAga ske| duHkha kA kAraNa : - saMsAra meM jitane bhI kaSTa haiM, saMkaTa aura ApattiyAM haiM, ulajhaneM aura saMgharSa haiM, unakI gaharAI meM jA kara yadi hama ThIka-ThIka vizleSaNa kareM, to yahI patA calegA ki jIvana meM jo bhI duHkha haiM ve pUrNataH mAnavIya haiM, manuSya ke dvArA manuSya para lAde gae haiN| hamAre jo pArasparika saMgharSa haiM, unake mUla meM hamArA vaiyaktika svArtha nihita hotA hai, jaba svArtha TakarAtA hai, to saMgharSa kI cinagAriyA~ uchalane lagatI haiN| jaba pralobhana yA ahaMkAra para coTa par3atI hai, to vaha phukAra uThatA hai, paraspara vaimanasya aura vidveSa bhar3aka uThatA hai| isa prakAra eka vyakti se dUsarA vyakti, eka samAja se dUsarA samAja, eka sampradAya se dUsarA sampradAya aura eka rASTra se dUsarA rASTra apane svArtha aura ahaMkAra ke 428 __ pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ lie paraspara lar3a par3ate haiM, eka-dUsare ke mArga meM kA~Te bikherate haiM, eka-dUsare kI pragati kA rAstA rokane kA prayatna karate haiM aura pariNAmasvarUpa saMgharSa, ApattiyA~ aura vigraha khar3e ho jAte haiN| vyakti, samAja aura rASTra tabAha ho jAte haiN| Apa dekhate haiM ki saMsAra meM jo mahAyuddha hue haiM, nara saMhAra hue haiM, aura abhI jo cala rahe haiM, ve prAkRtika hai, yA mAnavIya? spaSTa hai, prakRti ne una yuddhoM kI Aga nahIM sulagAI hai, apitu manuSya ne hI vaha Aga lagAI hai| manuSya kI lagAI huI Aga meM Aja manuSya jAti naSTa ho rahI hai, parezAna aura saMkaTagrasta bana rahI hai| ahiMsA-karuNA kA jIvana meM sthAna : jaina-darzana kahatA hai, aura hamAre par3osI anya darzana bhI kahate haiM ki jIvana meM saMgharSoM kA mUla DhUr3ho ! aura, usakA nirAkaraNa kro| jaisA ki hamane Upara vicAra kiyA hai, saMgharSa kA mUla, hameM milatA hai-svArtha aura ahaMkAra meN| kintu, manuSya kA jIvana svArthoM aura ahaMkAroM kI dahakatI Aga para nahIM cala sakatA, balki usakA vikAsa karuNA aura ahiMsA kI zItala dharatI para hI ho sakatA hai| ahiMsA kI eka dhArA karuNA bhI hai, jise hama samajhane kI bhASA meM sneha tathA prema bhI kaha sakate haiN| usI ke AdhAra para manuSya kA pArivArika tathA sAmAjika jIvana TikA huA hai| jIvana meM pati-patnI eka bhUmikA para sthita hue haiM, eka-dUsare ke jIvana meM sahayogI bana kara cala rahe hai, sukha-duHkha ko paraspara bA~Ta kara cala rahe haiN| isa prakAra sevA, samarpaNa ke AdhAra para unakA jIvana-cakra jo cala rahA hai, usake mUla meM kyA hai ? hRdaya kI bhAvanApradhAna rAgAtmaka krunnaa| rAga hai, sneha hai para vaha kisakA pariNAma hai ? Akhira ahiMsA kI sAmAjika-dhArA hI to unake antar-jIvana meM baha rahI hai| vahIM dhArA to unheM ekadUsare ke dAyitvarUpa bhAra ko vahana karane meM sakSama banA rahI hai| mAtA-patra ke jo sambandha haiM, bahana-bhAI ke jo bandhana haiM, ve Akhira kyA haiM ? koI Akasmika to nahIM haiM, saMyoga mAtra to nahIM haiM ? vastutaH jIvana meM saMyoga jaisI koI bAta hI nahIM hotI hai, jo hotA hai, usakA bIja saMskArarUpa meM bahuta purAnA, janma-janmAntara se calA AtA hai| ye jo sambandha haiM, paraspara rAga ke sambandha hai, sneha ke sambandha hai, kintu unameM jo tyAga aura balidAna kI bhAvanA cala rahI hai, sahiSNutA aura samarpaNa ke jo bIja hai, komalatA aura karuNA kA jo bhAva hai, vaha eka tAttvika vRtti hai, ahiMsA kI hI eka bhAvanA hai, bhale hI vaha rAga kA AdhAra lekara phUTI ho, sneha kA sahArA pAkara vikasita huI ho, koI aMtara nhiiN| isalie jIvana ke jo bhI sambandha haiM, ve saba rAgAtmaka karuNA ke AdhAra para hI cala sakate haiN| ekadUsare se sApekSa, eka-dUsare ke hitoM se cintita, yahI to manuSya kA sAmAjika svarUpa hai| vairAgya kA sahI mArga: yaha jo kahA jAtA hai ki saba bandhana tor3a DAlo, saba sambandha jhUThe haiM, svArtha ke haiM, isameM kucha satya avazya hai, kintu vaha satya jIvana kA nirmANakArI aMga nahIM hai| vairAgya kI yaha uthalI bhAvanA jIvana ko jor3atI nahIM hai, apitu usako Tukar3e-Tukar3e karake rakha detI hai| isa bhAvanA ne saMsAra kA lAbha utanA nahIM kiyA, jitanA ki hrAsa kiyA hai| vairAgya to cAhie, para kaisA vairAgya ? yaha vairAgya nahIM ki kauna kisakA hai ? koI mare, to hameM kyaa| saMsAra to janma-maraNa kA hI nAma hai, hama kisa-kisa kI phikara kareM? yaha vairAgya, murdA vairAgya hai| mAnava ko murdA vairAgya nahIM, jIvita vairAgya cAhie, jIvana meM vizvAsa aura prAsthA paidA karane vAlA vairAgya caahie| dhana, saMpatti nazvara hai, to phira usakA upayoga kisI dIna-duHkhI kA darda miTAne ke lie kiyA jAe ! jIvana kSaNika hai, to use kisI kI sevA ke lie arpaNa kara diyA jaae| hamAre vairAgya meM yaha mor3a Ae, taba to vaha jIvanadAyI hai, anyathA nhiiN| maiM to yaha kahatA hU~ ki jIvana meM jabataka vairAgya vizvakalyANa kA ciraMtana patha : sevA-patha 426 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ ke aMkura nahIM phUTeMge, taba-taka manuSya apane bahumUlya sAdhana evaM jIvana ko kisI ke lie arpita kare bhI, to kaise karegA? apanA prema kase luTAegA? vinA vairAgya ke tyAga aura balidAna kI bhAvanA nahIM jagegI, aura usake vinA manuSya meM udAratA kA bhAva kaise paidA hogA? jabataka hameM apane jIvana kA moha hai, vaiyaktika sukha-bhoga kI lAlasA hai, tabataka hama apane jIvana ko, apanI sukha-suvidhAnoM ko kisI dUsare jIvana ke lie, dharma aura samAja ke lie, deza aura rASTra ke lie balidAna karane ko taiyAra nahIM ho skte| zAstra meM kahA hai.---jo vyakti aura kucha bhI tattvajJAna nahIM jAnatA, vizeSa satkarma bhI nahIM karatA, kintu sirpha mAM-bApa kI sevA karatA hai, niSThA aura bhaktipUrvaka unake sukhoM ke lie apanA sarvasva balidAna kara detA hai, to usa sevA ke prabhAva se hI usake lie svarga ke dvAra khula jAte haiN| isI prakAra pati-patnI yadi jIvana meM kRtajJatA kI bhAvanA se calate haiM, to ve bhI jIvana-vikAsa ke ucca prArohaNa meM agrasara hote haiM, apane dhyeya kI ora gatizIla hote haiN| jIvana meM yaha jo sAmAjika sevA aura samarpaNa kI svarNa-mudrA hai, yadi sAdhanA ke kSetra meM usakA koI mUlya nahIM hotA, to phira usase svarga ke dvAra khulane kI bAta kyoM kahIM jAtI? yadi vaha pApa hI hai, to usase naraka ke dvAra khulate, svarga ke nhiiN| jaba prAcIna RSi-muniyoM ne usa sevA ko kucha mahattva diyA hai, to usakA prAdhAra vairAgya aura karuNA hI ho sakatA hai, svArtha yA ahaMkAra nhiiN| mAnA ki vaha eka rAgAtmaka bhUmikA hai, para itane mAna se kyA vaha pApa ho gayA? usa rAga ke sAtha yadi tyAga aura udAratA kA bhAva nahIM jagA hotA, to manuSya kisI abhAva-grasta dUsare vyakti ke lie apane Apako, apane sukhoM ko nichAvara karane ke lie kabhI bhI taiyAra nahIM hotaa| sevA : tapa se bhI mahAn : cintana kI gaharAI meM utarane para Apa jAna sakate haiM ki jIvana ke jitane bhI pArivArika evaM sAmAjika sambandha haiM, ve saba mAnavIya hRdaya ke AdhAra para Tike hue haiM, karuNA aura sneha ke bala para ve calate haiN| unameM udAratA aura sahiSNutA kA bhAva bharA rahatA hai| ukta sambandhoM para yadi dArzanika dRSTi se vicAra kareM, to rAga kA prazna bhI hala ho sakatA hai / sAmAjika evaM pArivArika sambandhoM meM jo rAgAtmaka aMza hai, yadi use nikAla deM, svArtha kA jitanA bhAva hai, use tyAga deM, aura jo bhI satprayatna evaM satkarma kiyA jAe, yaha mAtra niSkAma bhAva se kiyA jAe, kisI bhI prakAra ke svArtha yA pratiphala kI AkAMkSA ke binA kevala kartavya ke nAte kiyA jAe, to vaha satkarma hamAre jIvana ke bandhanoM ko tor3a kara makti ke dvAra bhI khola sakatA hai| yaha vaha sthiti hai, jahA~ jIvana kI AdhyAtmika pavitratA ke sampUrNa darzana ho sakate haiN| ___ jIvana meM yadi vaiyaktika svArthoM ke dvandva se mukta hokara eka bhI sadguNa ko niSThApUrvaka vikasita kiyA jAe, to vaha bhI manuSya ko mahAna banA detA hai| aura, jahA~ aneka sadguNa jIvana meM vikAsa pAte haiM, jIvana ke maloM ko dhokara use parama pavitna banAte haiM, vahA~ to mukti ke dvAra, ananta sukha ke dvAra, manuSya ke sAmane svataH hI khula jAte haiN| yahA~ eka bAta aura spaSTa kara denA cAhatA hU~ ki jIvana meM jo rAgAtmaka graMza hai, use samApta karane kA artha itanA hI hai ki hama apane svArtha yA lAbha kI kAmanA se dUra haTa kara niSkAma bhAva se karma kreN| kintu, phira bhI usameM mAnavIya sahaja sneha kA nirmala aMza to rahatA hI hai| yadi yaha sneha na ho, to mAnava, mAnava hI nahIM rahatA, pazu se bhI nikRSTa bana jaataa| yaha sneha hI mAnava ko paraspara sahayoga, samarpaNa aura sevA ke uccatama aAdarza kI ora prerita karatA hai| vyaktigata jIvana se samaSTigata jIvana kI vyApaka mahAnatA kI ora agrasara karatA hai| " jaina-sAdhanA meM vyaktigata jIvana kI sAdhanA se bhI adhika mahattva sAmAjika sAdhanA 430 Jain Education Intemational pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ kA hai| sAmAjika sAdhanA se merA matalaba hai--niSkAma bhAva se jn-sevaa| isa sambandha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to yahA~ taka kahA hai ki-eka vyakti tapa karatA hai, kaThora evaM lambe tapa ke dvArA apane ko tapA rahA hai| isI bIca kahIM anyatra AvazyakatA haI sevA karane kI. to vaha aba kyA kare? prAthamikatA kise dI jAe, sevA ko yA tapa ko ? yadi vaha itanA samartha hai ki kisI vRddha yA rogI Adi kI sevA karatA huA bhI apanA tapa cAlU rakha sakatA ho, taba to tapa bhI cAlU rakhe aura sevA bhI kre| aura yadi donoM kAma eka sAtha cAlU rakhane meM samartha na ho, to phira tapa chor3a kara sevA kre| upavAsa Adi tapa ko gauNa kiyA jA sakatA hai, parantu sevA ko gauNa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yahA~ prazna upasthita hotA hai ki upavAsa, jo ki hamArA AdhyAtmika prANa hai, yadi use toDate haiM, to pApa laganA cAhie? isake uttara meM AcArya jinadAsa, prAcArya siddhasena Adi, jinakA ki cintana jitanA gaharA thA, utanA hI unmukta bhI thA, jo satya unhoMne samajha liyA, use vyakta karane meM kabhI AgA-pIchA nahIM kiyA, ve kahate haiM ki upavAsa karane se jitanI zuddhi aura pavitratA hotI hai, usase bhI adhika zuddhi-pavitratA sevA meM hotI hai| upavAsa tumhArI vyaktigata sAdhanA hai, usakA lAbha sirpha tumhAre taka hI sImita hai, parantu sevA eka virATa sAdhanA hai| sevA dUsaroM ke jIvana ko bhI prabhAvita karatI hai| jisa vyakti kI jIvana-naukA sevA ke vinA DagamagA rahI hai, vicalita ho rahI hai, jisakI bhAvanA caMcala ho rahI hai, dharma-sAdhanA gar3abar3A rahI hai, sevA use sahArA detI hai, sAdhanA meM sthira banAtI hai| isa prakAra eka bujhatA huA dIpaka phira se jagamagA uThatA hai, sevA kA sneha pAkara / dIpa-se-dIpa jalAne kA yaha pavitra kArya sevA ke mAdhyama se hI bana par3atA hai| eka AtmA ko jAgRta karanA aura usameM prAnanda kI lau jagA denA, kitanI ucca sAdhanA hai, aura yaha sAdhanA sevA ke dvArA hI sambhava ho sakatI hai| isalie jo prAnanda aura pavitratA sevA ke mAdhyama se prApta kI jA sakatI hai, vaha tapa ke dvArA nhiiN| jaba tapa karane ke lie taiyAra ho to pahale sAdhaka ko yaha dekhanA hai ki kisI ko merI sevA kI to AvazyakatA nahIM? vaha tapa kI pratijJA karate samaya bhI mana meM yaha saMkalpa rakhatA hai ki yadi merI sevA kI kahIM AvazyakatA huI to maiM tapa ko bIca meM chor3akara sevA ko prAthamikatA duuNgaa| sevA merA pahalA dharma hogaa| sevA : saccI ArAdhanA hai : jaina-dharma ne jIvanopayogI inhIM sUkSma bAtoM para vicAra kiyA hai aura gambhIra vicAra ke bAda yaha upadeza diyA hai ki sevA upavAsa prAdi tapa se bhI bar3hakara mahAna dharma hai, pramukha kartavya hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai--upavAsa Adi bahiraMga tapa hai, aura sevA antaraMga tapa hai| bahiraMga se antaraMga zreSTha hai, bandhana mukti kA sAkSAt hetu antaraMga hai, bahiraMga nahIM / sevA ke sambandha meM eka bahuta gambhIra prazna jaina-zAstroM meM uThAyA gayA hai| gaNadhara gautama eka vAra bhagavAna mahAvIra se pachate haiM-"prabha eka vyakti prApakI sevA ka ApakA hI bhajana karatA hai, usakI sAdhanA ke pratyeka mor3a para ApakA hI rUpa khar3A hai, zrApakI sevA, darzana, bhajana, dhyAna ke sivA use jana-sevA prAdi anya kisI bhI kArya ke lie avakAza hI nahIM milatA hai| dUsarA, eka sAdhaka vaha hai, jo dIna-dukhiyoM kI sevA meM lagA hai, rogI aura vRddhoM kI saMbhAla karane meM hI juTA hai, vaha ApakI sevA-smaraNa aura pUjana ke lie avakAza taka nahIM pAtA, rAta-dina jaba dekho, basa usake sAmane eka hI kAma hai-jana-sevA ! to prabhu ! ina donoM meM kauna dhanya hai? kauna dhanyavAdAI hai ? mahAprabhu ne kahA---"gautama ! jo bRddha, rogI aura pIr3itoM kI sevA karatA hai, maiM use hI dhanyavAda kA pAtra mAnatA huuN|" 1. je gilANaM paDiyaraI se dhanne / vizvakalyANa kA ciraMtana patha : sevA-patha Jain Education Intemational
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________________ gautama kA mana acakacAyA, isa satya ko kaise svIkAra kare? pUchA-"prabhu ! yaha kaise ho sakatA hai, kahA~ Apa jaise mahAn dharmAvatAra kI sevA, darzana aura smaraNa ? aura kahA~ vaha saMsAra kA duHkhI, dIna-hIna prANI, jo apane kRta-karmoM kA phala bhoga rahA hai ? phira ApakI sevA se baDhakara usakI sevA mahAna kaise ho sakatI hai? vaha dhanya kisa daSTi se hai?' bhagavAn ne ukta pratiprazna kA jo pratyuttara diyA, vaha itihAsa ke pRSThoM para Aja bhI mahAn jyoti kI taraha jagamagA rahA hai| unhoMne kahA--"gautama! samajhate ho, bhagavAn kI upAsanA kyA cIja hai ? bhagavAn kI deha kI pUjA karanA, deha ke darzana karanA mAtra upAsanA nahIM hai| saccI upAsanA hai, unake Adeza evaM upadeza kA pAlana krnaa|" bhagavAn kI AjJA kI ArAdhanA karanA hI bhagavAna kI ArAdhanA hai| unake sadguNoM ko, sevA, karuNA aura sahiSNutA ke AdarzoM ko jIvana meM utAranA, yahI sabase bar3I sevA hai| AtmAe~ saba samAna haiN| jaisA caitanya eka dIna-duHkhI meM hai, vaisA hI caitanya mujha meM hai| pratyeka caitanya duHkha-darda meM ghabarAtA hai, sukha cAhatA hai, isalie usa caitanya ko sukha pahu~cAnA, Ananda aura prakAza kI lau jagAkara use praphullita kara denA, yahI merA upadeza hai| isa upadeza kA, jo bhI pAlana karatA hai, vaha merI hI upAsanA karatA hai, ataH vahI dhanyavAda kA yogya pAtra hai| kintu, Aja jaba mAnava ke vyAvahArika jIvana para dRSTipAt karatA hU~, to kucha aura hI pAtA huuN| vahA~ bhagavAn ke ukta upadeza kA viparIta pratiphalana hI dekhA jA rahA hai| maiM pUchatA hU~, bhagavAna ke nAma para bAharI aizvarya kA ambAra to Apane lagA diyA, bhagavAn ko cAroM ora sone se mar3ha diyA hai| kahanA cAhie, eka taraha se sone ke nIce dabA diyA hai| mandiroM ke kalazoM para sonA camaka rahA hai| para, kabhI yaha bhI dekhA hai Apane ki yaha Apake antarmana ke kalaza kA sonA, kAlA par3a rahA hai yA camaka rahA hai, mana daridra banA huA hai yA aizvaryazAlI hai ? yaha ADambara kisake lie hai ? bhagavAna kI pUjA aura mahimA ke lie yA apanI pUjA-mahimA ke lie ? jahA~ taka maiM samajha pAyA hU~, yaha saba apane ahaMkAra ko tRpta karane ke hI sAdhana bana rahe haiN| vyakti ke apane ahaMkAra-poSaNa ho rahe haiM, ina ADambaroM ke dvArA aura itanA hI nahIM, dUsaroM ke ahaM ko lalakArane ke mAdhyama bhI banate haiM, ye maryAdAhIna pradarzana! eka aora to hama kahate haiM--"prappA so paramappA" prAtmA hI paramAtmA hai| "yada piNDe tad brahmANDe" jo piNDa meM haiM, vahI brahmANDa meM hai| Izvara kA, bhagavAn kA pratibimba pratyeka AtmA meM par3a rahA hai| hamAre dharma eka ora pratyeka prANI meM bhagavAn kA rUpa dekhane kI bAta karate haiN| parantu dUsarI ora anya prANI kI bAta to chor3a dIjie, sRSTi kA mahAn prANI--manuSya jo hamArA hI jAti-bhAI hai, vaha bhUkha se tar3apa rahA hai| caitanya bhagavAn chaTapaTA rahA hai aura hama mUrti ke bhagavAn para dUdha aura mizrI-makkhana kA bhoga lagA rahe haiM, mevA-miSTAnna car3hA rahe haiN| yaha maiM pUrvAgrahavaza kisI vizeSa pUjA-paddhati evaM paramparA kI AlocanA nahIM kara rahA huuN| kisI para AkSepa karanA na merI prakRti hai aura na merA siddhaant| meM to sAdhaka ke antara meM viveka jAgRta karanA cAhatA hai aura cAhatA hU~, use atireka se bcaanaa| kabhI-kabhI bhakti kA viveka zUnya atireka bhakti-siddhAnta kI mUla bhAvanA ko hI naSTa kara DAlatA hai aura isa prakAra kI upAsanA kabhI-kabhI eka biDambanA mAtra bana kara raha jAtI hai| bhAratIya cintana sadA se yaha pukAra rahA hai ki bhakta hI bhagavAn hai / bhagavAn kI virAT cetanA kA choTA saMskaraNa hI bhakta hai| bindu aura sindhu kA antara hai| bindu bindu hai jarUra, para usameM sindhu samAyA huA hai| yadi bindu hI nahIM hai, to phira sindhu 1. prANArAhaNaM daMsaNaM khu jiNANaM -uttarAdhyayana, a. 2, kamala saMyamI vRtti / pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ kahA~ se AegA ? sindhu kI pUjA karane kA matalaba hai, pahale bindu kI pUjA kI jAe ! mAlA pherane yA japa karane mAtra se usakI pUjA nahIM ho jAtI, balki bindu meM jo usakI virAT cetanA kA pratibimba hai, usakI pUjA-sevA karane se hI usakI (prabhu kI) pUjAsevA ho sakatI hai| ataH bhagavAna ko mandiroM meM hI nahIM, apane andara meM bhI dekhanA hai| jIvana meM dekhanA hai, jana-jIvana meM dekhanA hai, janArdana kI sevA ko jana-sevA meM badalanA hai| deza meM Aja kahIM durbhikSa kI sthiti cala rahI hai, duSkAla kI kAlI ghaTA chAI huI dIkha rahI hai, kahIM bAr3ha aura tUphAna uphana rahe haiM, to kahIM maha~gAI AsamAna cha rahI hai| para saca bAta to yaha hai ki anna kI maha~gAI utanI nahIM bar3hI hai, jitanI mahaMgAI sadbhAvanAoM kI ho gaI hai| Aja sadbhAva, prema aura sevA-bhAva maha~gA ho rahA hai| ekadUsare kI hitacitA maha~gI ho rahI hai| inhIM cIjoM kA duSkAla adhika ho rahA hai| svArtha, ahaMkAra Aja khula kara khela rahe haiN| aura jIvana meM, parivAra meM, samAja aura deza meM nita nae saMkaTa ke zUla vichAe jA rahe haiN| maiMne jo Apako pahale batAyA hai ki yaha mAnava jIvana sukhoM kI mahAnatama U~cAI para bhI pahu~ca sakatA hai, aura duHkhoM ke gahana garta meM bhI jAkara gira sakatA hai| usake sukha-duHkha svayaM usI para nirbhara haiN| jaba vaha apane antara meM se svArtha aura ahaMkAra ko bAhara nikAlakara apane aMdara sevA kI bhAvanA bharakara kArya karanA prArambha kara detA hai, taba nizcaya hI vizvakalyANa kA pAvana patha prazasta ho sakatA hai| aura, yahI Aja ke saMgharSarata evaM samasyAgrasta vizva-kalyANa kA sahaja-sulabha mArga hai| vizvakalyANa kA ciraMtana patha : sevA-patha Jain Education Interational