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________________ 3 vyakti aura samAja isa pRthvI para manuSya eka sarvAdhika vikasita evaM prabhAvazAlI prANI hai / usake vicAra, cintana evaM manana kA saMsAra ke vAtAvaraNa para bahuta mahattvapUrNa asara hotA rahA hai| sRSTi ke vikAsa hrAsa tathA utthAna-patana meM usake vicAroM kA bahuta bar3A yoga rahA hai / kucha gaharAI meM jAne se patA calatA hai ki manuSya vaise to svayaM meM eka kSudra ikAI hai, eka sImita sattA hai, kintu sRSTi ke sAtha vaha zata- sahasra rUpoM meM jur3A huA hai| parivAra ke rUpa meM, samAja evaM rASTra ke rUpa meM, dharma, saMskRti aura sabhyatA ke rUpa meM, vaha eka hokara bhI 'aneka rUpa' hokara cala rahA hai, yahI usakI vizeSatA hai / pArthiva zarIra kI dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to usakA 'astitva', usakA 'apanatva' eka mRtpiNDa taka hI sImita raha jAtA hai| zarIra ke vaiyaktika sukha-duHkha ke bhoga meM vaha avazya apane sImita kSetra meM hI ghUmatA hai, kintu sukha-duHkha kA svatantra bhoga karate hue bhI vaha samAja evaM saMsAra se sarvathA nirapekSa raha kara nahIM jI sakatA / usakI bhAvanAoM kA, vicAroM aura pravRttiyoM kA yadi ThIka se vizleSaNa kareM, to usakA eka vyApaka evaM virAT rUpa hamAre sAmane prastuta ho jAtA hai| usake antastala meM chipe hue sneha aura prema kI vyAkhyA kareM, to dekheMge ki vaha eka nahIM 'aneka rUpa' hai / usakA gherA sImita nahIM, asIma hai / usakA antarjagat bahuta virAT hai, vaha apane Apa meM sRSTi kA virAT rUpa lie hue hai / samAja ke vikAsa kI bhUmikA : taka manuSya kA cintana apane zarIra ko hI dekhatA hai, taba taka usakI icchAe~ aura pravRttiyA~ kevala isa 'piNDa' ko lekara hI calatI haiN| aisI sthiti meM jaba kabhI vaha apane sukhaduHkha kA vicAra karatA hai, to svayaM kA, kevala svayaM ke piNDa kA hI vicAra karake raha jAtA hai, dRSTi ghUma-phira kara apane dAyare para hI Akara kendrita ho jAtI hai / taba zarIra ke saMkucita ghere meM ba~dhA rahakara vaha itanA saMkucita ho jAtA hai ki Asa-pAsa meM parivAra tathA samAja ke bhavya citra, dharma aura saMskRti kI divya paramparAe~, jo usake ananta pratIta se jur3I calI zrA rahI haiM, unheM bhI vaha ThIka taraha dekha nahIM pAtA / manuSya ke lie vikAsa kI jo lambI kahAnI hai, use vaha par3ha nahIM pAtA aura kevala apane piNDa kI kSudra dRSTi ko lekara hI jIvana ke sImita kaThaghare meM ba~dha jAtA hai / jaba saMkucita dRSTi kA cazmA haTatA hai, apanI icchAoM aura sadbhAvanAoM ko mAnava virAT evaM vyApaka rUpa detA hai, to usakI najaroM meM ananta pratIta utara AtA hai, sAtha-sAtha ananta bhaviSya kI kalpanAe~ bhI daur3a par3atI haiN| vaha kSudra se virAT hotA calA jAtA hai, sahayoga aura sneha ke sUtra se sRSTi ko apane sAtha bA~dhane lagatA hai / adhyAtma kI bhASA meM vaha jIva se brahma kI ora, zrAtmA se paramAtmatattva kI ora agrasara hotA hai| agni kI jo eka kSudra cinagArI thI, vaha virAT jyoti ke rUpa meM prakAzamAna hone lagatI hai / yahI vyakti se samAja kI ora tathA jIva se brahma kI ora bar3hanA hai| jo apanI kSudra daihika icchAoM aura vAsanAoM meM sImita rahatA hai, vaha kSudra-saMsArI prANI kI koTi meM AtA hai, kintu jaba vahI ge bar3hakara apane svArtha ko, icchA aura bhAvanA ko vizva ke svArtha (lAbha) meM vilIna kara detA hai, ananta ke prati apane Apako arpita kara detA hai, hRdaya ke asIma sneha, karuNA evaM dayA vyakti aura samAja 341
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________________ ananta prANiyoM ke prati arpita kara detA hai, taba vaha virAT brahmarUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai| vyakti kI bhUmikA meM virAT samAja cetanA kA darzana hone lagatA hai / 'sva' ke vistAra kA yaha upakrama hI vyakti ko samAjarUpa meM aura AtmA ko paramAtmarUpameM upasthita karatA hai / bhArata kI mahAn dArzanika paramparA meM Izvara ko sarva vyApaka mAnA gayA hai / yadyapi dArzanika jagata meM Izvara kI sarvavyApakatA eka gutthI banI huI hai, kintu yadi isa gutthI ko isa rUpa meM sulajhAyA jAe ki jaba AtmA meM dayA aura karuNA kI ananta dhArAe~ phaTatI haiM aura vaha sRSTi ke ananta jIvoM ko apanI karuNA meM prota-prota dekhane laga jAtA hai, to cetanA sRSTi meM vyApaka ho jAtI hai, virAT ho jAtI hai| usake sneha aura karuNA kA ananta pravAha saMsAra meM saba ora taTastha bhAva se bahane lagatA hai / sRSTi ke anantAnanta prANiyoM meM vaha usI caitanya ko dekhatA hai jo svayaM usameM bhI vidyamAna hai, saba meM usI sukha aura Ananda kI kAmanA ke darzana karatA hai, jo usake hRdaya meM jaga rahI hai| isa prakAra vaha virAT aura sarvavyApaka rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai| mere vicAra meM, aura sirpha mere hI nahIM, balki adhyAtma-darzana ke vicAra meM, Izvaratva isI bhAvAtmaka rUpa meM sarvavyApaka hai / zabdoM kA jor3a-tor3a kucha aura bhI ho sakatA hai / hama sarvavyApaka kI jagaha sarvajJAtA aura sarvadraSTA bhI kahate haiM, cU~ ki prANimAtra samAna caitanya devatA ke darzana karanA, unakI sukha-duHkha kI dhAraNAoM ko prAtma-tulya samajhanA - yahI to hamAre Izvaratva pAne vAle mahAmAnavoM kA sarvavyApaka, sarvajJAtA - sarvaza aura sarvadraSTA ananta caitanya hai / manuSya kA vikAsakrama, yA yoM kaheM ki usakI manuSyatA kA vikAsakrama yadi dekhA jAe, to jJAta hogA ki vaha kisa prakAra kSudra se virAT sthiti taka pahu~cA hai / eka asahAya zarIra ne janma dhAraNa kiyA, to AsapAsa meM jo anya sakSama zarIradhArI the, ve use sahayoga karane lage, usake sukha-duHkha meM bhAga ba~TAne lge| isa prakAra, paraspara meM sneha evaM sadbhAva kalpanA jagI aura vaha parivAra kA eka rUpa bana gyaa| parivAra jaisI vyavasthA bahuta purAne yuga meM nahIM thI, para jaba manuSya prAsa-pAsa ke sukha-duHkha ko apanA banAne lagA aura apane sukha-duHkha ko Asa-pAsa ke par3osiyoM meM bAMTane lagA, to dhIre-dhIre parivAra kI dhAraNA khar3I ho gii| sukha-duHkha meM hissA ba~TAne vAle apane 'nija' ke ho gae aura jo usase dUra rahe, ve parA bane rhe| isa prakAra manuSya ke jIvana meM sukha-duHkha kA vinimaya zurU huaa| Age calakara usake jIvana meM jo bhautika aura Adhidaivika duHkha Ate, unase bhI saba sahayoga pUrvaka lar3ate, duHkhoM ko dUra karane kA mila-julakara prayatna karate aura jo sukha prApta hotA, use sadbhAva pUrvaka Apasa meM bA~Ta lete, milakara usakA upayoga yA upabhoga karate - basa vyakti ke kSudra jIvana ke vyApaka hone kI yaha prakriyA parivAra ko janma detI calI gaI, samAja kA nirmANa karatI calI gaI / isI vRtti ne dhIre-dhIre virAT se virATtara rUpa dhAraNa kiyA, to deza aura rASTra kI sAmUhika bhAvanAe~ sAmane AIM, antata: dharma aura saMskRti kI sarvatomukhI vyApaka dhAraNAe~ bhI prasphuTita huiiN| manuSya kA cintana jaba apane paripArzva meM vicarane vAle choTe jIva-jantunoM para gayA, to vaha unake sAtha bhI eka ajJAta saMvedanA tathA sahavadanA se jur3ane lagA / vaha pazu-pakSI jagat ke sukha-duHkha ko bhI samajhane lagA, usake sAtha bhI usakI sahAnubhUti jAgI, prANIdayA kI bhAvanA ne usake jIvana meM dharma aura adhyAtma kI sRSTi khar3I kara dI, dharma ne use virATtama rUpa para lAkara khar3A kara diyaa| pratyeka prANI ke sAtha Atma-tulya vicAra kI bhUmikA ne use zrAtmA se paramAtmA taka ke cintana para pahu~cA diyaa| yahI manuSyatA ke vikAsa kI kahAnI hai / samAja kA mahattva : idhara-udhara niyaMtrita rUpa meM bikharI huI ikAiyoM ko ekatra kara, samAja yA saMgha ke rUpa 'upasthita karane vAlA pArasparika sahayoga hI mAnavatA kA eka divya tattva hai / yahI samAja ke nirmANa kI AdhAra bhUmi hai / 342 pannA samikkha dhammaM .
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________________ prazna yaha hai ki manuSya vyaSTirUpa ---- ikAI meM jItA hai yA samaSTirUpa samAja meM ? cintana, manana aura anubhava ke bAda yaha dekhA gayA ki manuSya apane piNDa kI kSudra ikAI meM baddha raha kara eka acche jIne ke DhaMga se jI nahIM sakatA, apanA paryApta bhautika aura bauddhika vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA, jIvana kI sukha-samRddhi kA dvAra nahIM khola sakatA aura na hI AdhyAtma zreSTha bhUmikA taka pahu~ca sakatA hai| akelA rahane meM usakA daihika vikAsa bhI bhalI-bhA~ti nahIM ho sakatA, to sAMskRtika vikAsa kI kalpanA to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai / jaina paramparA meM vartamAna mAnavIya sabhyatA kA mUla srota yaugalika paramparA se mAnA gayA hai / yaugalika paramparA vaha hai, jahA~ manuSya eka ikAI ke rUpa meM calatA hai| yaha ThIka hai ki vahA~ manuSya prakelA to nahIM hai, vaha svayaM eka puruSa hai aura eka strI bhI hai usake sAtha / kintu, vaha eka nArI hai, patnI nahIM hai / strI ke sAtha eka puruSa ko bhI hama dekhate haiM, para vaha puruSa mAtra hai, pati nahIM hai| jIvana kI kitanI jaTila sthiti hai vahA~ ? strI-puruSa sAtha-sAtha to ghUma rahe haiM, para unameM pati-patnI bhAva nahIM hai, strI-puruSa ke rUpa meM sirpha daihika sambandha hai / pati-patnI ke rUpa meM pavitra sAmAjika sambandha kI udAra cetanA vahA~ nahIM hai / usa samaya ar fuaari- sAhitya meM jisa prakAra aMkita kiyA gayA hai, usase yaha spaSTa parilakSita hotA hai ki usa yuga ke strI-puruSa pati-patnI ke rUpa meM nahIM the, ve eka-dUsare ke sukha-duHkha meM bhAgIdAra nahIM the / unheM eka-dUsare ke hitoM kI kisI ko bhI cintA nahIM thI / puruSa ko bhUkha lagatI thI, to idhara-udhara calA jAtA thA aura tatkAlIna kalpavRjJoM ke dvArA vaha apanI kSudhA ko zAnta kara letA thA / strI ko bhUkha satAtI thI, to vaha bhI nikala par3atI aura puruSa kI hI taraha kalpavRkSoM ke dvArA vaha bhI apanI kSudhA-pUrti kara letI thI / na pati patnI ke lie bhojanAdi kA prabandha karatA thA aura na patnI hI pati ke lie bhojanAdi taiyAra karane kI jarUrata dekhatI thI / na pyAsa ke lie koI kisI ko lAkara pAnI pilAtA thA aura na anya kisI prakAra kI koI vyavasthA hotI thI / jIvana kA yaha kitanA vicitra rUpa hai ki lAkhoM varSoM taka ke lambe kAla-pravAha meM strI aura puruSa kI do ikAiyA~ sAtha-sAtha rahakara bhI itanI alaga-alaga rahIM ki ve eka-dUsare ke sukha-duHkha meM bhAgIdAra na bana skiiN| eka-dUsare ke lie arpaNa hone kI kalpanA nahIM kara sakIM ? eka-dUsare kI samasyAoM meM rasa nahIM le sakI / karmabhUmi ke usa vaiyaktika yuga meM koI parivAra nahIM thaa| samAja kI koI kalpanA nahIM thI, rASTra bhI nahIM thA / bhUgola to thA, rASTra nahIM thA / yadi Apa amuka bhUgola ko hI rASTra kI sImA mAna leM, taba to vahA~ saba kucha the, pahAr3a the, nadiyA~ thIM, nAle the, jaMgala the, aura vana the / parantu sahI arthoM meM yaha bhUgola thA, rASTra nahIM thA / manuSyoM kA samUha bhI thA, alaga-alaga ikAiyoM meM mAnava samUha khar3A thA, yadi use hI samAja mAna leM, taba to vaha samAja thA / para nahIM, kevala manuSyoM ke aniyantrita evaM avyavasthita samUha ko samAja nahIM mAnA jA sakatA / jaba paraspara meM bhAvanAtmaka ekasUtratA hotI hai, eka-dUsare ke lie sahayoga kI bhAvanA se hRdaya zrota-prota ho jAtA hai, tabhI manuSyoM kA samUha paraspara meM niyantrita evaM vyavasthita samAja kA rUpa letA hai, saMgha kA rUpa letA hai / sAmUhika sAdhanA : jaina dharma kI mUla paramparA meM Apa dekheMge ki vahA~ sAdhanA ke kSetra meM vyakti svatantra hokara akelA bhI calatA hai aura samUha yA saMgha ke sAtha bhI / eka ora jinakalpI muni saMgha se nirapekSa hokara vyaktigata sAdhanA ke patha para bar3hate haiM, dUsarI ora virAT samUha, hajAroM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM tathA zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kA saMgha sAmUhika jIvana ke sAtha sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bar3hatA hai / jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~, jaina dharma aura jaina paramparA ne vyaktigata dharma-sAdhanA kI apekSA sAmUhika sAdhanA ko adhika mahattva diyA hai| sAmUhika cetanA aura samUhabhAva usake farai ke sAtha adhika jur3A huA hai| ahiMsA aura satya kI vaiyaktika sAdhanA bhI saMghIya rUpa meM sAmUhika sAdhanA kI bhUmikA para vikasita huI hai / aparigraha, dayA, karuNA aura maitrI kI vyakti zraura samAja 343
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________________ sAdhanA bhI saMghIya dharAtala para hI pallavita - puSpita huI hai / jaina paramparA kA sAdhaka akelA nahIM calA hai, balki samUha ke rUpa meM sAdhanA kA vikAsa karatA calA hai| vyaktigata hitoM se bhI sarvopari saMgha ke hitoM kA mahattva mAnakara calA hai| jinakalpI jaisA sAdhaka kucha dUra kelA calakara bhI antatogatvA saMghIya jIvana meM hI antima samAdhAna kara pAyA hai / jIvana meM jaba saMghIya cetanA kA vikAsa hotA hai, to nijI svArthI aura vyaktigata hitoM kA balidAna karanA par3atA hai| mana ke vAsanA-kendroM ko samApta karanA hotA hai| ekatA aura saMgha kI pRSThabhUmi tyAga para hI khar3I hotI hai / apane hita, apane svArtha, apane sukha se Upara saMgha ke svArtha aura sAmUhika hita ko pradhAnatA dI jAtI hai / saMghIya jIvana meM sAdhaka akelA nahIM raha sakatA, saba ke sAtha calatA hai| eka-dUsare ke hitoM ko samajhakara apane vyavahAra para saMyama rakhakara calatA hai| paraspara eka-dUsare ke kArya meM sahayogI bananA, ekadUsare ke duHkhoM aura pIr3AoM meM yathocita sAhasa aura dhairya baMdhAnA, unake pratikAra meM yathocita bhAga lenA, yahI saMghIya jIvana kI prathama bhUmikA hotI hai| jIvana meM jaba antardvandva khar3e ho jAe~ aura vyakti akelA svayaM unakA samAdhAna na kara sake, to usa sthiti meM dUsare sAthI kA kartavya hai, ki vaha usake antardvandvoM ko sulajhAne meM sasneha sahayogI bane, a~dhere meM prakAza dikhAye aura parAbhava ke kSaNoM meM vijaya kI ora use agrasara kare / sAmUhika sAdhanA kI yaha eka mahattvapUrNa upalabdhi hai ki vahA~ kisI bhI kSaNa vyakti apane ko ekAkI yA asahAya anubhava nahIM karatA hai, eka ke lie aneka sahayogI vahA~ upasthita rahate haiN| eka ke sukha va hita ke lie, aneka apane sukha va hita kA utsarga karane ko prastuta rahate haiM / jaisA ki maiMne batAyA, bahuta purAne yuga meM, vyakti apane ko tathA dUsaroM ko alagaalaga eka ikAI ke rUpa meM socatA rahA thA, para jaba samUha aura samAja kA mahattva usane samajhA, saMgha ke rUpa meM hI use jIvana kI aneka samasyAe~ sahI rUpa meM sulajhatI huI lagIM, to sAmAjikatA meM, saMghIya bhAvanA meM usakI niSThA bar3hatI gaI aura jIvana meM saMgha aura samAja kA mahattva bar3hatA gayA / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bhI sAdhaka vyaktigata sAdhanA se nikala kara sAmUhika sAdhanA kI ora AtA gayA / jIvana kI unnati ra samRddhi ke lie saMgha kA Arambha se hI apanA viziSTa mahatva hai / isIlie vyakti se adhika saMgha ko mahattva diyA gayA hai| sAdhanA ke kSetra meM yadi Apa dekheMge to hamane sAdhanA ke kucha aMgoM ko vyaktigata rUpa meM utanA mahattva nahIM diyA hai, jitanA samUha ke sAtha calane vAlI sAdhanA ko diyA hai| jIvana meM saMgha kA kyA mahattva hai ? ise samajhane ke lie yahI eka bahuta bar3A udAharaNa hamAre sAmane hai ki 'jina kalpI' sAdhaka se bhI adhika 'sthavira-kalpI' sAdhaka kA hamArI paramparA meM mahattva rahA hai / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM jina kalpI muni sAdhanA kI kaThora aura usa bhUmikA para calatA hai / Agama granthoM meM jaba hama 'jina kalpI' sAdhanA kA varNana par3hate haiM to Azcarya cakita raha jAte haiM- kitanI ugra, kitanI kaThora sAdhanA hai ! hRdaya kaMpA dene vAlI usakI maryAdAe~ haiM ! 'jina - kalpI ' calA jA rahA hai, sAmane siMha A gayA, to vaha nahIM haTegA, siMha bhale hI haTa jAe, na haTe to usakA grAsa bhale bana jAe, para jina kalpI muni apanA mArga chor3akara idhara-udhara nahIM jaaegaa| mauta ko sAmane dekhakara bhI usakI prAtmA bhayabhIta nahIM hotI, nirbhayatA kI kitanI kaThora sAdhanA hai ! campA ke dvAra kholane vAlI satI subhadrA kI kahAnI Apane sunI hogii| muni cale jA rahe haiM, mArga meM kAMTedAra jhAr3I kA bhAra sira para lie eka vyakti jA rahA hai aura jhAr3I kA eka kA~TA muni kI A~kha meM laga jAtA hai| prAMkha bindha gaI aura khUna Ane laga gayA / kalpanA kIjie, A~kha meM eka miTTI kA kaNa bhI gira jAne para kitanI vedanA hotI hai, prANa tar3apane laga jAte haiM aura yahA~ kA~TA prAMkha meM cubha gayA, khUna bahane lagA, A~kha sUrkha ho gaI, para vaha kaThora sAdhaka bilakula beparavAha huA calA jA rahA hai, usane kA~TA hAtha se nikAla kara pheMkA bhI nahIM / subhadrA ke ghara para jaba muni bhikSA ke lie jAte haiM aura subhadrA ne muni 344 pannA samikar dhammaM .
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________________ kI AMkha dekhI, to usakA hRdaya cIkha uThA / vedanA muni ko ho rahI thI, para subhadrA dekhate hI vedanA se tar3apa uThI ki muni ko kitanA ghora kaSTa ho rahA hogA? vaha jina-kalpI muni ke niyamoM se paricita thI, jina-kalpI muni apane hAtha se kA~TA nahIM nikAleMge, yadi maiM inheM kahU~ ki kAMTA nikAle detI haiM to bhI muni Thaharane vAle nahIM haiN| nispRha aura nirAsakta haiM ye! subhadrA zraddhA-vihvala ho gaI aura AhAra dete-dete jhaTApaTI meM usane apanI jIbha se muni kA kA~TA nikAla diyaa| parantu jaldI meM subhadrA kA mastaka muni ke mastaka se chU gayA aura usake mastaka para kI tAjA lagAI huI bindI muni ke mastaka para bhI laga gii| yaha ghaTanA-pravAha Age vikRta rUpa meM badala gayA aura isa para jo viSAkta vAtAvaraNa subhadrA ke lie taiyAra kiyA gayA, vaha Apako jJAta hI hai| kintu hameM yahA~ dekhanA hai ki jina-kalpI sAdhaka kI kaThora sAdhanA kaisI hotI hai ? kA~TA laga gayA, pA~va meM nahIM, aA~kha meM ! pA~va kA kA~TA bhI caina nahIM lene detA, jisameM yaha to A~kha kA kA~TA ! aA~kha se rakta baha rahA hai, bhayaMkara darda ho rahA hai| para samabhAvI muni use nikAlane kI bAta soca bhI nahIM rahe haiN| koI kahe ki Thaharo, hama kAMTA nikAla dete haiM, to Thaharane ko bhI taiyAra nhiiN| kitanI hRdaya-drAvaka sAdhanA hai ! prazna hai ki aisI ugra sAdhanA karane vAlA 'jina-kalpI muni' usa avasthA meM kevalajJAna pA sakatA hai ki nahIM? jaina paramparA kA samAdhAna hai ki nahIM, jina-kalpI avasthA meM kevalajJAna prApta nahIM ho sktaa| saMgha kI sarvoccatA: ___ maiM samajhatA hai, sAdhanA ke kSetra meM yaha bahata bar3I bAta kahI gaI hai| jinakalpI avasthA kaThora sAdhanA kI avasthA hai| usa sthiti meM tapasyA aura kaSTa-sahiSNutA apanI carama sImA para pahuMca jAtI hai, phira kyA rahasya hai isakA ki jinakalpa-sAdhanA meM mukti nahIM hotI? merI bAta Apake gale utare to ThIka hai, na utare taba bhI koI bAta nahIM, maiM apanI bAta to kahU~gA ki hama Ajakala sAdhaka kI kaThora sAdhanA ko sarvAdhika mahattva dete haiM, anazana evaM kAyakleza Adi usa ugna tapazcaryA ko hI mukti kA ekamAtra sIdhA mArga samajha baiThe haiN| parantu hameM isa prazna kI gaharAI meM jAnA hogA ki jinakalpI muni jaisI kaThora sAdhanA anya kisI avasthA meM nahIM ho sakatI, kintu phira bhI, usa kaThora sAdhanA kAla meM bhI mukti nahIM mile, to isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? jinakalpa kI sAdhanA se bhI adhika mahattva kI koI anya sAdhanA bhI hai kyA? __bAta yaha hai ki jaina-paramparA ne samUha ko mahattva diyA hai| vyaktigata sAdhanA se bhI adhika sAmUhika sAdhanA kA mahattva yahA~ mAnA gayA hai| sAmUhika sAdhanA kI paramparA meM 'sthavirakalpa' kI apanI paramparA hai| yaha vaha paramparA hai, jisameM paraspara ke sadbhAva aura sahayoga kA vikAsa huA hai| sevA aura samarpaNa kA Adarza vikasita huA hai| sthavirakalpa kI sAdhanA meM sAmAjika bhAva kA udaya huA hai, vikAsa huA hai| paraspara ke avalambana evaM preraNA ke mArga para agrasara hotI haI calI gaI hai yaha sAdhanA / 'sthavirakalpI' sAdhaka kramaza: kalpAtIta bhUmikA para pahu~ca kara sAdhanA kI sarvocca nirmalatA prApta karake kaivalya pA sakatA hai| isa dRSTi se 'jinakalpa' se bhI adhika mahattva sthavirakalpa' kA mAnA gayA hai| bAta yaha hai ki vyakti mahAn hai, para usase bhI mahAn saMgha hai| vyakti se samAja bar3A hai| rAjanIti aura samAja nIti meM hI nahIM, adhyAtma nIti meM bhI usakI mahattA se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yadi saMgha yA samAja nahIM hai, to vyakti kI jJAna-vijJAna kI upalabdhi kA koI upayoga nhiiN| isalie saMgha kA vyakti se bhI adhika mahattva hai| tIrthakara jaina-paramparA ke sarvocca vyakti haiM, mahAmAnava hai| AdhyAtmika upalabdhi ke kSetra meM unakI sAdhanA ananyatama hai| unake jIvana prasaMgoM meM Apa dekheMge ki jaba samavasaraNa lagatA hai, tIrthaMkara sabhA meM virAjamAna hote haiM, taba ve dezanA prArambha karane se pahale tIrtha ko namaskAra karate haiM, 'namo titthss'| tIrtha kaheM yA saMgha, eka hI bAta hai| Apa vicAra vyakti aura samAja 345 Jain Education Interational
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________________ kIjie, kitanI bar3I bAta kahI hai jaina paramparA ne| tIrthakara bhI maMgalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM tIrtha ko, saMgha ko namaskAra karate haiN| jo sarvajJa ho cuke haiM, atizaya-sampanna haiM, jinakI sAdhanA siddhi ke dvAra para pahu~ca cukI hai, ve usa saMgha ko namaskAra karate haiM, jisa saMgha meM choTe-bar3e sabhI sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA sammilita haiN| usa dharma-saMgha kI bhagavAn vandanA karate haiN| buddha ke jIvana meM bhI saMgha kI mahattA kA eka rocaka prasaMga pAtA hai| vahA~ bhI zramaNasaMgha ko eka pavitra dhArA ke rUpa meM mAnA gayA hai| zrAvastI kA samrATa prasenajita jaba tathAgata buddha ko vastra dAna karane ke lie pAtA hai, to buddha usase pUchate haiM-"samrAT ! tuma dAna kA puNya kama lenA cAhate ho yA adhika ?" samrATa ne uttara diyA--"bhante ! koI bhI kuzala vyApArI apane mAla kA adhikase-adhika lAbha cAhegA, kama nahIM / ataeva maiM bhI apane dAna kA adhika-se-adhika lAbha hI cAhatA huuN|" samrAT ke uttara para tathAgata buddha ne eka bahuta bar3I bAta kaha dI-"samrAT ! yadi adhika-se-adhika lAbha lenA cAhate ho, to tumhArA yaha dAna (vastra) mujhe arpaNa nahIM karake, saMgha ko arpaNa kara do| merI apekSA saMgha ko arpaNa karane meM adhika puNya hogA / saMgha mujha se bhI adhika mahAn hai|" saMgha ke mahattva ko pradarzita karane vAlI isa prakAra kI ghaTanAe~ saMghIya jIvana kA sandara darzana upasthita karatI haiN| hajAroM varSa ke bAda Aja bhI hamAre jIvana meM saMgha kI mahattA aura gaurava-gAthA, ina saMsmaraNoM ke AdhAra para surakSita hai| bhale hI bIca ke kAla meM kitanI hI rAjanItika halacaleM huIM, uthala-puthala huIM, samAja ke kaI Tukar3e ho gae, saMgha kI zakti alagaalaga khaNDoM meM vibhakta ho gaI, para Tukar3e-Tukar3e hokara bhI hama jahA~ bhI rahe, saMgha banakara rahe, samUha aura samAja banakara rhe| yahI hamArI sAMskRtika paramparA kA itihAsa hai| saMgha kI gaurava-gAthAoM ne Aja bhI hamAre jIvana meM saMghIya jIvana kA AkarSaNa bhara rakhA hai, saMghIya sadbhAva ko sahArA dekara TikAe rakhA hai| saMgaThana kI zaktimatA: saMgha eka dhArA hai, eka nirmala pravAha hai, jo isake paripAvaM meM khar3A rahatA hai, nikaTa meM AtA hai, use yaha pavitra dhArA jIvana arpaNa karatI calI jAtI hai| sneha, sadbhAva aura sahayoga kA jala-siMcana kara usakI jIvana-bhUmi ko harA-bharA karake lahalahAtI rahatI hai| jo dhArA isa dhArA se TUTa kara dUra par3a gaI, vaha dhArA Age calatI-calatI kisI ajJAna, andhavizvAsa tathA nihita svArtha ke gaDDhe meM par3akara saMkucita ho gaI aura usakA pravAha khatma ho gayA, usakA jIvana samApta ho gyaa| gaMgA kI virAT dhArA bahatI hai, usameM svacchatA, nirmalatA aura pavitratA rahatI hai, kintu usameM se kucha bahatA jala yadi kabhI pRthak dhArA ke rUpa meM alaga par3a jAtA hai aura kisI gaDDhe meM avaruddha ho jAtA hai, to vaha apanI pavitratA banAe nahIM rakha pAtA, vaha jIvanadAginI dhArA nahIM raha pAtA, balki jIvananAzinI dhArA bana jAtA hai| vaha vichinnadhArA sar3akara vAtAvaraNa meM sar3AMdha paidA karane laga jAtI hai aura sar3a-sar3akara cAroM aora mauta bA~Tane ke lie prastuta ho jAtI hai| antatogatvA jIvanadAyI jala jIvana-ghAtaka bana jAtA hai| vRkSa kI bar3I-bar3I zAkhAe~ aura choTI-choTI TahaniyA~ havA se jhUmatI, lacakatI, eka prakAra se nRtya karatI huI-sI vRkSa kI virATatA aura mahAnatA kI zobhA bar3hAtI haiN| phala-phUla usake saundarya ko dviguNita karate rahate haiN| hare-hare asaMkhya pattoM se vRkSa kI kAyA lubhAvanI lagatI hai| ye zAkhAe~, patte, phala-phala virATa vakSa ke saundarya banakara rahate haiN| isameM vakSa kI bhI sundaratA hai aura una sabakI bhI sundaratA evaM zobhA hai| phala hai, to phala banakara rasa de rahA hai, phUla hai, to phUla banakara mahaka rahA hai| patra haiM, to patra bana kara zItala chAyA de rahe haiN| yadi ve patra aura phala-phUla vRkSa se alaga par3a jAte haiM, TUTa-TUTakara gira jAte haiM, to unakA 346 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational "
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________________ saundayaM naSTa ho jAtA hai, ve sUkhakara samApta ho jAte hai / vRkSa ke sAtha unakA jo astitva aura saundarya thA, vaha vRkSa se TUTane para vilupta ho jAtA hai| vastuta: jIvana meM jo prema, sadbhAva aura sahayoga kA sahaja rasa hai, vahI vyakti ke astitva kA mUla hai, prANa hai| jaba jIvana kA vaha rasa sUkhane laga jAtA hai, to jIvana niSprANa kaMkAla bana kara raha jAtA hai| yaha eka nizcita tathya hai ki jIvana kI samasyAe~ vyakti akelA raha kara hala nahIM kara sakatA, use samUha yA saMgha ke sAtha rahakara hI jIvana ko sakriya aura sajIva rakhanA hotA hai| saMgaThana gaNita kI eka ikAI hai| Apane gaNita kA abhyAsa to kiyA hI hai| batAie, eka kA aMka Upara likhakara usake nIce phira eka kA aMka likha diyA gayA ho, Upara nIce eka-eka baiThA ho, to donoM kA yoga karane para kyA prAegA? 1+1=2 eka-eka do! donoM eka Amane-sAmane bhI hai, bahuta nikaTa bhI hai, kintu nikaTa hote hae bhI yadi unake bIca meM antara hai, unheM alaga-alaga rakhane vAlA eka cinha bIca meM hai, to jaba taka yaha cinha hai, taba taka saMkhyA-nirdhAraNa karate samaya 1+1-2 do hI kahe jaaeNge| aba yadi unake bIca se cinha haTAkara unheM agala-bagala meM pAsa-pAsa rakha diyA jAe, to eka aura eka milakara gyAraha ho jaaeNge| eka-eka Upara-nIce dUra-dUra rahane para do se Age nahIM bar3ha sakatA, eka-eka hI rahatA hai| para eka-eka yadi samAna paMkti meM, binA koI cinha bIca meM lagAe, pAsa-pAsa aMkita kara die gae, to ve gyAraha ho ge| jIvana meM gaNita kA yaha siddhAnta lAgU kiijie| parivAra ho, samAja ho, dharmasaMgha ho athavA rASTra ho, samasyAeM sarvatra haiN| sarvatra manuSya meM kucha-na-kucha mAnavIya durbalatAe~ rahatI haiN| hama durvalatA ko bar3hAvA nahIM dete haiM, unheM dUra karanA cAhate haiM, samasyAoM kA samAdhAna karanA cAhate haiN| parantu samAdhAna kaise ho? isake lie eka-dUsare se ghaNA apekSita nahIM hai| zoragula karane se yA saMgaThana ko chinna-bhinna karane se, dala parivartana se samasyAoM kA samAdhAna nahIM ho sktaa| usake lie sadbhAva cAhie, sahiSNutA aura dhairya caahie| mAnava kahIM para bhI ho, vaha apane lie kucha sadbhAva cAhatA hai aura kucha samabhAva (samAna bhAva) bhii| sahayoga bhI cAhatA hai aura svAbhimAna kI rakSA bhii| jaba eka cIja ke lie dUsarI kA balidAna karane kA prasaMga prAtA hai, to samasyA khar3I ho jAtI hai| ulajhaneM aura dvandva paidA ho jAte haiN| usa samaya hameM mAnava mana kI antaHsthiti ko samajhane kA prayatna karanA cAhie ki eka-eka ko agala-bagala meM arthAt samAna paMkti meM baiThA kara usakA bala baDhAnA hai athavA Upara-nIce yA dUra-dUra rakhakara use vaise hI rakhanA hai| saMgaThana, samAja aura saMgha kI jo maryAdA hai, vaha vyakti ko samAna stara para rakhane kI prakriyA hai| saba ke hita aura saba ke sukha kI samAna bhAva se rakSA aura abhivRddhi karanA, yaha samAja aura saMgha kA pramukha uddezya hai| isalie bhAratIya saMskRti kA antarnAda yahI hai ki vyakti apane vyaktitva ko saMgha meM vilIna karade aura isa saMghIya bhAvanA meM pratyeka vyakti ko apane samAna smjhe| vyakti apanI vyaktigata hita, sukha aura svArtha ko saMgha yA samAja ke hita, sukha aura svArtha kI dRSTi se dekhe / apane dRSTikoNa ko vyApaka banAe, virAT bnaae| isI meM vyakti ke vyaktitva kA vikAsa hai aura saMghIya jIvana kI hajAroM varSa purAnI paramparA kA utkarSa hai| 347