Book Title: Wah Zindagi
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003856/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukhI aura saphala jIvana jIne kArAstA vAha! z2indagI zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only . wwwjainelibrary.org Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI amola jaina grAmAlaya. kavAna svAnI roDa, ....3...1.5.0..... bAyala For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saujanya-saMvibhAga zrI bhaMvarasiMha jI koThArI kI smRti meM zrImatI campAdevI, prakAzacaMda, kamalakumAra koThArI jayapura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukhI aura saphala jIvana jIne kA rAstA vAha / jindagI saphalatA koI maMz2ila nahIM, eka yAtrA hai jisakI pUrNatA ke lie sadA apanI buddhi aura bala kA istemAla karate rhie| zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAha ! z2indagI pUjya zrI candraprabha ke amRta pravacana prastuti zrImatI latA bhaMDArI 'mIrA' prakAzana-varSa : akTubara 2005 prakAzaka : jitayazA phAuMDezana * bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI. ror3a, jayapura (rAja.) * saMbodhi dhAma, kAyalAnA ror3a, jodhapura - 4 (rAja.) preraNA : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI mudraka : bhArata presa, jodhapura mUlya : 20/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praveza z2iMdagI hara koI jItA hai, koI 'Aha' ke sAtha to koI vAha' ke saath| 'vAha' meM hI z2iMdagI kI z2iMdAdilI hai, usI meM jIvana kA artha chipA hai| 'Aha' bharI bojhila, hatAza jiMdagI kA dAmana thAmane kI bajAya, kyoM na 'vAha' kI saphala sArthaka aura AtmavizvAsa-bharI jiMdagI kA luphta utthaaeN| ciMtana aura jIvana-darzana ke hara kSetra meM apanI gaharI paiTha rakhane vAle pUjya zrI candraprabha jI prastuta pustaka ke mAdhyama se isI saMdarbha meM hamArA preraka aura saMjIdA mArgadarzana kara rahe haiN| yaha pustaka sacamuca eka aisA nAyAba tohafA hai, jise AtmasAta kara Apa anAyAsa kaha uTheMge - 'vAha ! jiNdgii|' tejasvI aura zAlIna vyakti ke dhanI pUjya zrI candraprabha jI ne apanI sahaja-sarala vANI dvArA sadaiva mAnavatA kA patha prazasta kiyA hai| ve jahA~ bhI jAte haiM, janamAnasa ko jaba bhI saMbodhita karate haiM, usa zahara kI AbohavA unake suvAsa se mahaka uThatI hai| unake zAnta, saumya jIvana kI taraha unake vacana aura pravacana bhI sahaja-saTIka hote haiN| na kahIM jaTilatA, na zabdoM kA koI ADambara / unake zabda bhI unake antara-bodha kA hI suphala hai| hara zabda ghaTa meM ghara kara jAne vAlA hotA hai| soca aura jIvana-zailI ko behatara banAne kI sIkha dene vAle prabhAvI udbodhanoM kI zrRMkhalA meM hI prastuta hai pUjyazrI kI yaha adbhuta anamola pustaka -vAha jiMdagI! prastuta pustaka meM pUjya zrI candraprabha ne jIvana ko svarga kA svarUpa dene vAle AsAna tarIqoM kI ora saMketa kiyA hai| ve kahate haiM ki jIvana ke prati sakArAtmaka naz2ariyA vikasita ho jAe to Aha jiMdagI!' kI pIr3A bhI vAha! jiMdagI' ke sukha-saMgIta meM badala sakatI hai| hama bhI jIvana ke prati sakArAtmaka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naz2ariyA apanAkara jIvana kA saccA svAda aura AdhyAtmika Ananda le sakate haiN| DhAI Akhara ke jisa prema kI bAta kabhI kabIra ne kahI thI, zrI candraprabha jI usI prema ko cAra kadama Age bar3hAte hue kahate haiM ki prema ko kevala vyakti vizeSa taka hI sImita na kareM, use vistRta rUpa deN| prema kA prAraMbha to manuSya se hotA hai, lekina jaba usakA vistAra pazu, pakSI, phUla, paudhe, prakRti taka hotA calA jAtA hai, taba vahI prema ibAdata bana jAtA hai I zrI candraprabha parivAra ko baccoM kI pahalI pAThazAlA mAnate haiM aura sAmAjika jIvana kA pahalA mNdir| ve kahate haiM ki parivAra kA mAhaula jitanA suMdara hogA, naI koMpaleM utanI hI saphala aura madhura hoNgii| svayaM ke prabaMdhana kI anivAryatA para jora dete hue pUjyazrI kahate haiM ki agara kisI ne apane jIvana kI U~cAiyoM ko chuA hai to avazya hI koI-na-koI tarIqA athavA koI-nakoI buniyAdI usUla jarUra apanAyA hai| AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha yadi behatara lakSya ke lie behatara prayatna kiyA jAe to saphalatA ke hara sapane ko nizcaya hI sAkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai / vyakti ke vyaktigata jIvana se lekara pArivArika jIvana, kairiyaranirmANa se lekara kAmayAbI hAsila karane taka kI hara maMz2ila ko rozana karane vAle ye pyAre udbodhana hamAre lie pUjya zrI ke kRpApUrNa mArgadarzana kA pariNAma hai / hara pravacana apane Apa meM prakAza kI kiraNa hai| preraNA va mArgadarzana ke sUtra khojane vAlI yuvApIr3hI ke lie yaha pustaka eka zreSTha upahAra hai / apane usa paricita se, jo udvigna, mAyUsa athavA hatAza jIvana jI rahA hai yaha pustaka par3hane kI preraNA avazya diijie| vizvAsa hai ise par3hakara use sukhI aura saphala jIvana jIne kA koI-na-koI sukUna avazya prApta hogA / latA bhaMDArI evaM sohana zarmA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAha ! z2indagI ghara ko svarga kaise banAe~ ? " parivAra baccoM kI pahalI pAThazAlA hai aura sAmAjika jIvana kA pahalA mNdir| parivAra kA mAhaula jitanA sundara hogA, naI koMpaleM utanI hI saphala aura madhura hoNgii|" ha ra vyakti kA apanA eka ghara, eka parivAra, eka samAja hotA hai / usake jIvana kA eka lakSya hotA hai, parizrama hotA hai aura usa parizrama kA pariNAma bhI hotA hai| khuzahAla parivAra aura ghara sabhI ko acchA lagatA hai| hara ghara aura parivAra kA vAtAvaraNa aisA ho ki subaha Ida kA mahotsava, dopahara meM holI kA phAlgunI parva aura DhalatI sAMjha meM dIvAlI kA sukha - sukUna ho / jisa ghara meM subaha se Ida ke parva kI taraha prema, abhivAdana, prasannatA kA vAtAvaraNa hotA hai usa ghara kI subaha svarga jaisI huA karatI hai jisa ghara meM dopahara ke samaya sAsa-bahU, pitA-putra, bhAI-bahina, devarAnIjeThAnI eka sAtha baiThakara bhojana karate haiM, apanA prema eka dUsare ko samarpita karate haiM, aisA karanA ghara meM holI ko manAne jaisA hai| jahA~ sA~jha Dhalane para, se bAhara gae loga, abhibhAvakagaNa ha~sI-khuzI ke sAtha ghara meM praveza karate haiM, aura eka sAtha hilamilakara, eka dUsare ko dekhakara apane jIvana meM camaka, AbhA, Ananda lete haiM to vaha sA~jha aura rAta bhI dIvAlI kI taraha sukhadAyI ho jAtI hai / ghara ghara ko svarga kaise banAe~ ? For Personal & Private Use Only 1 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara kevala IMTa, cUne aura patthara kA nirmANa nahIM hotA balki usameM rahane vAloM ke ApasI prema, AtmIyatA, maryAdA aura tyAga kI bhAvanA se ghara kA nirmANa hotA hai| prema, tyAga aura maryAdA kA nAma hI ghara-parivAra hai| svAbhAvika hai ki jisa makAna kI cinAI acche tarIke se huI hai, vaha imArata khUbasUrata huA karatI hai| aise hI jisa parivAra kA nirmANa acche mAhaula aura acche saMskAroM ke bIca huA hai, vaha parivAra samAja ke bIca khUbasUrata makAna kI taraha hI hai| ___parivAra sAmAjika jIvana kI rIr3ha kI haDDI hai| sAmAjika jIvana kA pahalA maMdira parivAra hI hai| parivAra kA nirmANa vyaktiyoM ke samUha se hotA hai aura samAja kA nirmANa parivAroM ke samUha se hotA hai| isalie taya hai ki jaise vyaktihoMge vaisA parivAra banegA, vaisA hI samAja bnegaa| jaise samAja hoMge vaisA hI deza aura vizva bnegaa| vizva aura deza ke behatarIna svarUpa ke lie jarUrI hai ki hamameM se hara kisI ke ghara-parivAra kA svarUpa acchA ho, behatara ho, garimApUrNa ho| vizva kA pahalA vidyAlaya vyakti kA apanA parivAra hI hotA hai| skUla meM pustakIya zikSA to prApta ho jAtI hai, lekina susaMskAroM kI pAThazAlA to usakA apanA ghara hI hai| sAmAjika caritra ke nirmANa ke lie, garimApUrNa samAja ke nirmANa ke lie, ahiMsaka aura vyasanamukta samAja ke nirmANa ke lie parivAra kA ahiMsaka, vyasanamukta aura garimApUrNa honA Avazyaka hai| eka saptAha meM sAta dina hote haiM aura agara hama ravivAra se zurU kareM to pahalA dina hI chuTTI kA ho gayA aura jo chuTTI ke dina parivAra ke sAre loga ghara ke kAmakAja karate haiM, donoM samaya sAtha baiThakara bhojana karate haiM to vaha chuTTI kA dina saMyukta parivAra kA Ananda lene ke lie, parivAra-nirmANa ke lie AdhAra banatA hai| soma se ravi taka sAta dina kA saptAha hotA hai| yaha to eka saptAha ke sAta vAra ho ge| maiM eka AThavA~ 'vAra' bhI batAtA hU~ aura vaha vAra hai privaar'| jahA~ ghara ke sAre sadasya eka hI chata ke nIce mila-jula kara rahate haiM vahA~ parivAra hotA hai| jahA~ sAtoM dina ikaTThe hote haiM use saptAha kahate haiN| isa rahasya se Apa samajha sakate haiM ki ApakI ekatA, sadbhAvanA aura samarasatA Apake parivAra vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA AdhAra banatI hai| sAta dinoM ko eka kara do to vaha saptAha banatA hai aura saptAhoM ko eka karo to mahInA aura mahInoM ko saMyojita karo to varSa nirmita hotA hai| yahI mela-milApa parivAra ke sAtha bhI lAgU hotA hai| bhAI-bahina, sAsa-bahU, devarAnI-jeThAnI jahA~ milate haiM, vaha parivAra hai| parivAroM kI ekatA samAja banAtI hai| samAjoM se hI dharma, rASTra aura vizva apanA astitva rakhate haiN| alaga-alaga bhAgoM meM ba~TA huA deza, alaga-alaga bhAgoM meM ba~TA huA dharma, alaga-alaga bhAgoM meM ba~TA huA samAja aura parivAra kucha bhI nahIM hotaa| na parivAra, na samAja, na dharma aura na desh| eka sUtra meM rahanA hI parivAra ko eka rakhane kA rAjamaMtra hai| eka-dUsare ke prati tyAga-parAyaNatA rakhane se hI kisI kA bhI ghara eka raha sakatA hai| eka sUtra meM ba~dhe ghara se bar3hakara koI maMdira yA makAna nahIM hotA aura na svarga yA madhuvana hotA hai| jahA~ ghara ke sabhI sadasya sAtha rahate haiM aura eka hI cUlhe kA bhojana karate haiM, yaha usa ghara kA puNya hai kintu jaba eka hI mAtA-pitA kI saMtAneM alaga-alaga ghara banA letI haiM aura eka dUsare kA mu~ha dekhanA bhI pasanda nahIM karatI to yahI kAraNa unake pArivArika pApa' kA bIja bana jAtA hai| mAtA-pitA ke rahate hue agara beTe alaga ho jAe~ to yaha mA~-bApa ke pApa kA udaya hai, aura unakA sAtha rahanA donoM ke puNyoM kA udaya hai| tyAga parivAra kI ekasUtratA kA mUlamaMtra hai| bacapana meM Apane vaha kahAnI jarUra sunI hogI jisakA zIrSaka thA sUkhI ddaalii'| vaha kahAnI yaha thI ki eka parivAra jo prAcIna paramparAoM kA saMvAhaka thA, usameM eka Adhunika par3hI-likhI lar3akI bahU banakara AtI hai| ghara ke saMskAra aura vahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa kucha isa taraha kA hotA hai ki bahU usameM Dhala nahIM paatii| vaha apane pati ko samajhA-bujhA kara apanA ghara, apanA makAna alaga banAne kA nirNaya kara letI hai| jaba ve dampati apanA sAmAna bA~dhakara jAne ke lie taiyAra hote haiM to ghara ke bujurga dAdAjI pUchate haiM, kyA bAta hai beTA, kahIM bAhara jA rahe ho?' bahU Adhunika thI, para maryAdita thii| use ghara ke purAne sophe, purAnI Tebala, kursiyA~, dIvAroM kA raMga-rogana Adi pasanda nahIM thaa| vaha to dAdA ke sAmane kucha na bolI, para usakI nanada ne kahA, 'bhAbhI apanA ghara alaga basA ghara ko svarga kaise banAe~ ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahI hai|' dAdAjI cauMka par3e, 'are, aisI kyA bAta ho gaI? mere jIte jI ghara kA koI sadasya kyA alaga ghara basAegA ? mere hote hue isa vaTavRkSa kI DAlI kyA alaga ho jAegI? Akhira kyA kAraNa hai ki bahU ko isa ghara se alaga hone kA socanA par3A ?' nanada ne batAyA ki bhAbhI ko dIvAroM kA raMga, purAnI zailI ke sophe, Tebala-kursI Adi acche nahIM lagate / dAdA ne socA aura tatkAla nirNaya lete hue apane beTe se kahA, 'beTA, kyA tuma itanI choTI-sI bAta ke lie vaTavRkSa se alaga huI DAlI bananA cAhate ho? unhoMne apane putra ke sira para hAtha pherate hue kahA, 'beTA, mere pAsa itanA dhana to nahIM hai ki maiM ghara kA pUrA parivartana kara sakU~ phira bhI tuma yaha cAbI lo aura mere pAsa jo thor3A-sA sonA hai use becakara jaisA bahUrAnI ko pasaMda ho, vaisA ghara meM parivartana kara lo para kama-se-kama ghara ko to TUTane mata do|' ghara kA abhibhAvaka hone ke kAraNa bujurga kA yaha dAyitva banatA hai ki vaha bar3e-se-bar3A tyAga karake bhI ghara ko hamezA prema, AtmIyatA, bhAIcArA aura sahabhAgitA se eka banAe rkhe| ghara ke burjugoM ke rahate hue bhI agara ghara TUTa rahA hai to isameM naI pIr3hI se adhika bujurgavAra doSI haiN| purAnI pIr3hI ko bhI naI pIr3hI ke anurUpa DhalanA hogA aura naI pIr3hI ko bhI purAnI pIr3hI ko samajhate hue ghara ke mAhaula meM samajhaute ke hAlAta banAne hoNge| na to hama purAnI pIr3hI ko inkAra kareM aura na hI naI pIr3hI ke prati hI asvIkAra kA bhAva lekara aaeN| eka-dUsare ke prati rahane vAle tyAga ke bhAva meM hI parivAra kI AtmA samAI rahatI hai / 'rAmAyaNa tyAga kA Adarza haiN| maiM to kahU~gA ki hara ghara meM 'rAmAyaNa' jarUra honI caahie| gItA, Agama, piTaka, bAibila, kurAna Adi saba zAstroM kA mUlya rAmAyaNa ke bAda hai kyoMki rAmAyaNa batAtI hai ki ghara aura parivAra ko kisa taraha se tyAga aura AtmIyatA ke dharAtala para rakhA jA sakatA hai| rAmAyaNa hamAre lie Adarza hai| maiM mahaz2a rAma-rAma raTane kI preraNA nahIM duuNgaa| maiM rAma se, rAmAyaNa se ghara-parivAra meM kucha sIkhane kI preraNA dU~gA / maiM bhI rAma aura rAmAyaNa se sIkhA hai| rAmAyaNa iMsAna ke lie pahalI dhArmika preraNA hai jaba ki kuraAna aura gItA dUsarI preraNA, piTaka tIsarI preraNA aura vAha ! z2indagI 4 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Agama cauthI preraNA hai| rAmAyaNa kuMjI hai ghara ko svarga banAne ke lie| ho sakatA hai ki rAmAyaNa meM kucha aise pahalU bhI hoM jo hameM ThIka na lage, para duniyA kI koI bhI cIja Akhira hara dRSTi se 100% sahI yA phiTa ho bhI to nahIM sktii| hara yuga kI apanI dRSTi aura maryAdA hotI hai, para rAmAyaNa meM bhI 90% tathya aise haiM jo hamAre yuga ko, hamAre jIvana aura samAja ko prakAza kA puMja pradAna kara sakate haiN| unhIM se hameM yaha preraNA milatI hai ki eka beTA apane pitA ke vacanoM kA mAna rakhane ke lie vanavAsa taka le letA hai| eka patnI apane pati ke padacihnoM kA anusaraNa karatI hue vana-gamana karatI hai to eka bhAI apane bhAI kA sAtha dene ke lie vanavAsa svIkAra kara letA hai| eka bhAI rAjamahala meM rahakara bhI bhAI ke duHkha kA smaraNa kara rAjamahala meM bhI vanavAsI kA jIvana vyatIta karatA hai| yaha saba pArivArika tyAga kI parAkASThA hai| isase bar3hakara dUsarA zAstra kyA hogA? zAyada rAjamahala meM rahate hue rAma ko itanA bhrAtRsukha nahIM milatA jitanA vana meM rahate hue unheM lakSmaNa aura bharata se milA thaa| "rAma aura sItA ko vanagamana karate hue dekha kara lakSmaNa apanI mA~ sumitrA ke pAsa jAte haiM aura kahate haiM-'mA~, bhAI rAma aura bhAbhI sItA vana kI ora jA rahe haiN| unake jAne se pahale maiM bhI tumase eka varadAna (AjJA) cAhatA huuN|' sumitrA ne kahA, 'beTA, sautelepana ke kAraNa eka nArI ne, eka dIdI ne jo varadAna mA~gA thA usakA yaha duSpariNAma huA ki rAma jaise putra ko vanavAsa jhelanA par3a rahA hai aura dazaratha jaise pati kI patnI hokara hameM vaidhavya kA dAga laga gayA hai| beTA, isa samaya tuma mujhase kaunasA varadAna mAMganA cAhate ho? tumheM mA~ se koI varadAna cAhie to bhI isa ghaTita ghaTanA kI velA ko gujara jAne ke bAda kucha varadAna mAMga lenaa|' lakSmaNa ne kahA, 'mA~, yaha varadAna mA~gane kA samaya A cukA hai| Apane eka minaTa kI bhI dera kara dI to maiM jIvana meM phira kabhI vaha varadAna mA~gane yogya na raha jaaaa|' vyathita hokara sumitrA ne kahA, 'jaba sArA ghara hI ujar3a cukA hai, taba tU bhI apanA varadAna mAMga le| jaba ujar3anA hI hai to yaha bhI ujar3ane meM eka aura nimitta bana jaaegaa|' taba lakSmaNa ne kahA, 'mA~, bar3e bhAI rAma aura bhAbhI sItA jisa vanagamana ghara ko svarga kaise banAe~? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke lie tatpara haiM, maiM bhI unakI sevA ke lie caudaha varSa kA vanavAsa svIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN|' 'mA~ sumitrA gadgad ho gii| usane lakSmaNa ko hRdaya se lagA liyA aura bolI, 'beTA, tumane aisA kahakara mA~ aura kula kA gaurava bar3hA diyA hai| jo bhAI, bhAI ke kAma A gayA, vahI vAstava meM bhAI hotA hai| Ane vAle samaya meM loga jitane Adara se rAma kA nAma leMge usase kahIM adhika sammAna se tumhArA bhI nAma leNge|" samaya gavAha hai ki lakSmaNa bhI rAma ke samAna AdaraNIya ho ge| rAma to saMbhavata: pitA ke vacanoM kA pAlana karane ko maz2abUra rahe hoMge, para lakSmaNa aura bharata to aisA karane ke lie bilkula bhI vivaza nahIM the| para yahI to pArivArika bhAvanA hai aura ye hI to sAmAjika caritra aura mUlya haiN| saccAI to yaha hai ki inhIM mUlyoM se bhAratIya saMskRti kA nirmANa huA hai| yaha saMskRti jisake bhI ghara meM hai, vahI bhAratIya hai| yadi aisA nahIM hai to Apa Adhe bhAratIya aura Adhe paradesI haiN| hara vyakti apanA-apanA karttavya smjhe| parivAra meM pitA apane aura putra apane karttavya smjheN| sAsa agara adhikAra rakhatI hai to vaha apane kartavya bhI samajhe, baha bhI apane kartavya nibhaaeN| bhAIbhAI apane kartavya jAneM to devara-bhAbhI bhI apane kartavyoM kA nirvAha kreN| parivAra to yajJa ke samAna hai jisameM sabhI sadasya yadi apane-apane kartavyoM kA pAlana karane ke lie Ahuti dete rahate haiM to hI parivAra saMyukta raha sakatA hai| parivAra ko saMyukta rakhanA parivAra meM janma lene vAle kA pahalA karttavya aura dharma hai| alaga-alaga rahane vAle kA to namaka bhI maha~gA par3atA hai| eka sAtha rahane vAloM meM agara cAra haiM to caudharI' aura pAMca haiM to paMca kahalAte haiN| yadi cAra bhAI sAtha rahate hoM aura unameM se kisI eka kI kismata bigar3a jAe aura use hara ora se ghATA uThAnA par3e to anya tInoM bhAI milakara usake kaSToM kA nivAraNa kara deMge jaba ki akele rahane vAle ko vipatti ke samaya meM dara-dara kI ThokareM khAne ko majabUra honA pdd'egaa| jo bhAI bhAI kA nahIM ho sakatA vaha mitra kA bhI nahIM ho sktaa| jo bhAI mitra kA nahIM ho sakatA, vaha samAja kA bhI nahIM ho sktaa| yadi tuma kisI kA sAtha nahIM de sakate to tumhArA sAtha kauna degA? vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara Apa pAMca bhAI haiM to unameM se tIna zahara meM aura do gA~va meM raha sakate haiN| yadi zahara meM tInoM bhAI agara alaga-alaga rahate hoM aura pratyeka bhAI DhAI hajAra rupaye kirAyA detA hai to sAr3he sAta hajAra rupaye laga gae kintu agara sAtha meM rahate to cAra hajAra meM hI acchA-sA makAna mila jAtA / isase kharcA bhI kama hotA aura eka-dUsare ke sAtha sahabhAgitA bhI adhika hotii| Apa jaba bImAra ho jAoge to par3osI nahIM apitu ApakA bhAI hI kAma aaegaa| tuma aba hamArI bAta sunie| jaba hamAre pitA ne saMnyAsa liyA to apane baccoM se (hama bhAiyoM se) kahA thA, 'bacco', tumheM jaisA jInA ho vaisA jInA maiM koI dakhala nahIM dUMgA lekina jaba taka hama saMta mAtA-pitA jIvita raheM, loga alaga-alaga mata honaa| isake atirikta jo tumheM karanA ho, karate rahanA / ' hamane bhI apane mAtA-pitA ke sAtha hI saMnyAsa aMgIkAra kiyA thaa| Apa apanI patnI ke sAtha ATha ghaMTe bitAte haiM, baccoM ke sAtha do ghaMTe bitAte haiM, dukAna meM bAraha ghaMTe bitAte haiM, para hama donoM bhAI caubIsa ghaMTe eka sAtha rahakara bitAte haiM / hameM saMnyasta hue satAIsa varSa ho gae haiM, para hameM yAda nahIM par3atA ki ina sattAIsa varSoM meM hamAre bIca kabhI 'tU-tU-maiM-maiM' huI ho / are, bhAI-bhAI lar3ane ke lie nahIM hote| hamAre mAtA-pitA ne hameM koI lar3ane ke lie thor3e hI paidA kiyA hai| jo usane kahA vaha mujhe maMjUra aura jo maiMne kahA vaha use maMjUra, bhAI-bhAI ke bIca akhaMDa prema ko banAye rakhane kA yahI mUlamaMtra hai / eka ke kArya meM dUsarA hastakSepa nahIM karatA / tumane agara galata kiyA hai to usakA pariNAma bhI sAmane A jAegA aura acchA kiyA hai to usakA pariNAma bhI chipane vAlA nahIM hai| AvazyakatA par3ane para eka-dUsare kI salAha le lo / hama donoM bhAI to tIna sau paiMsaTha dina eka hI pAtra meM eka sAtha bhojana karate haiN| eka bhAI roTI cUratA hai to dUsarA bhAI use AnandapUrvaka khAtA hai| bhAI ke hAtha se cUrI huI roTI kA svAda hI anerA hotA hai| dharma vaha nahIM hai jo zAstrokta hai balki dharma to vaha hai jise vyAvahArika jIvana meM dhAraNa kiyA jA ske| pahale kartavya to mAtA-pitA ke haiM apanI saMtAnoM ke prati, dUsare kartavya saMtAnoM ke haiM apane mAtA-pitA ke prati / maiM 'ghara ko svarga kaise banAe~ ? For Personal & Private Use Only 7 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhatA hU~ ki Apa logoM kA ghara svarga kA pratinidhi ghara bana jaae| mAtApitA, bujurga sabhI apane-apane dAyitva nibhaaeN| na jAne kitanI Asa, ArajU se ghara meM bacce kA janma hotA hai, use mAre-pITe nahIM, apane TITU ke kAna maror3e nhiiN| vaha ApakA TITU hai, TaTU nhiiN| apazabdoM kA prayoga na kreN| zarAba, sigareTa jaise durvyasana na kreN| aisA kucha bhI na kareM aura na kaheM jinase baccoM para galata saMskAra aaeN| baccoM kA jIvana AIne jaisA hotA hai| vaha jo jaisA dekhegA, vaisA hI puna: Apako dikhaaegaa| bacce kaimare kI bhA~ti hara cIja ko apane aMdara utAra lete haiM aura samajha Ane para vApasa use hI dikhA dete haiM ekadama calacitra kI taraha! samAjakA adhyakSa bana kara samAja kA saMcAlana karanA AsAna ho sakatA hai lekina ghara kA abhibhAvaka hokara apane ghara ke baccoM kA pAlana-poSaNa karanA kaThina hotA hai| deza ke pradhAnamaMtrI ke lie zAyada deza kA saMcAlana karanA sahaja ho, para apane hI beTe ko susaMskArita karanA deza ko saMcAlita karane se bhI muzkila kAma hai| pitA isIlie to AdaraNIya hote haiM kyoMki ve hameM apane pA~voM para khar3A honA sikhAte haiN| kevala upadezaka na bano, kartA bno| jo zikSAprada bAteM Apane apane baccoM, nAtI, potoM se kahI haiM unake udAharaNa svayaM bno| jaba bacce Apako vaisA hI karatA huA dekheMge to ve svayaM bhI vaisA hI anukaraNa kreNge| baccoM ke lie sirpha paisA hI kharca na kareM, una para apane samaya kA bhI niveza kreN| Apa unheM aise saMskAra dIjie ki sabhI usa para garva kara skeN| hA~, agara Apako lagatA hai ki baccA bhaTaka rahA hai to use latAr3ane kA bhI haqa rkheN| galata kAryoM ke lie baccoM ko saMrakSaNa na deN| ___ "aisA huA ki eka amIra vyakti ke ghara para AdhI rAta ke samaya pulisa ne dastaka dii| makAna-mAlika uThA aura usane ghara ke bAhara pulisa ko khar3A dekhaa| vaha cauMka gayA ki usake ghara para pulisa kA kyA kAma? usane daravAjA kholA aura pUchA, 'kisalie AnA huA?' pulisa iMspekTara ne eka phoTo dikhAte hue pUchA, 'kyA Apa ise jAnate haiM?' makAna-mAlika ne kahA, 'yaha to merA hI beTA hai| kyoM, kyA huA?' iMspekTara ne batAyA, 'Aja ApakA beTA iMDiyA geTa ke pAsa kucha lar3akiyoM se cher3akhAnI karate hue pAyA gayA, vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura usane unake sAtha badtamIjI kii| isalie hama use giraphtAra karane Ae haiN| usake sAtha anya do lar3ake bhI the jinheM hama pakar3a cuke haiM aura aba Apake beTe kI bArI hai| pitA ne saba sunA, gaharI lambI sA~sa bharI aura vaha beTe ke kamare meM gyaa| usane beTe se pUchA, 'saca-saca batAo, kyA tumane kinhIM lar3akiyoM ke sAtha cher3akhAnI kI thI? bAhara pulisa khar3I hai, saca-saca batA do|' beTe ne zarma se gardana jhukA dii| pitA ne phira doharAyA, 'maiM pUcha rahA hU~ beTA, kyA tumane aisA kiyA?' beTe ne kucha z2avAba na diyaa| pitA samajha gyaa| vaha bAhara AyA aura iMspekTara se bolA, 'merA beTA kamare meM hai| jAie, use giraphtAra kara liijie|' beTA giraphtAra ho gyaa| beTe ke mana meM krodha bhara gayA ki yaha kaisA pitA hai jo mujhe bacAne ke bajAe mujhe jela bheja rahA hai| iMspekTara ke mana meM bhI vicAra A rahe the ki yaha ajIba AdamI hai jo apane hI putra ko giraphtAra karavA rahA hai| lagatA hai, bApa-beTe meM anabana hai| lekina vaha kyA kare ! le calA vaha apane mujarima ko ki tabhI pitA ne AvAja lagAI, 'tthhro| iMspekTara sAhaba Apa jarA aMdara aaie|' apanI alamArI se usane pAMca hajAra rupaye nikAle aura iMspekTara ko dete hue kahA, 'ye rupaye maiM apane beTe ko chur3Ane ke lie nahIM, balki isa bAta ke lie de rahA hU~ ki Aja Apa isakI itanI piTAI kareM ki Aja ke bAda yaha phira se kisI bhI lar3akI para galata najara DAlane kA sAhasa na kara ske|" ___yaha patA calane para ki beTA bigar3a rahA hai, mAtA-pitA hone ke nAte, ghara kA bujurga aura abhibhAvaka hone ke nAte ApakA bhI yaha dAyitva hai ki Apa use puna: sahI rAste para laaeN| jaise mAtA-pitA ke dAyitva haiM baccoM ke prati, vaise hI baccoM ke bhI kucha karttavya haiM apane mAtA-pitA ke prti| mAtA-pitA to kisI pavitra maMdira kI taraha hote haiM jinake caraNoM meM hI svarga hotA hai| jo apane mAtA-pitA kI upekSA karate haiM, ve bhUla jAte haiM ki una para mAtA-pitA kA kitanA RNa hai| isalie maiM kahA karatA hU~ ki jo vyakti ATha ghaMTe apanI patnI ke sAtha bitAtA hai, vaha ghara ko svargakaise banAe~? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itanA naitika dAyitva jarUra rakhe ki do ghaNTe apane mAtA-pitA ke sAtha z2arUra rahe aura unake sAtha bhI do ghaMTe bitaae| patiyo, tuma yaha jAna lo ki tuma para kisI bhI patnI kA RNa nahIM hotA aura patniyo, tuma bhI samajha lo ki tuma para bhI kisI pati kA RNa nahIM hotA lekina hara puruSa aura mahilA para mAtA-pitA kA RNa z2arUra hotA hai| mAtA-pitA ne hamameM apanA bhaviSya dekhA hai| unhoMne hamArI racanA ko sundaratama banAne kA prayatna kiyA hai| kyA vaha racanA itanI niSThura hogI ki racanAkAra ko hI dutkAra baiThe? jisane hameM apanA bhaviSya samajhA, kyA hama unakA vartamAna nahIM banAe~ge? oha, dharatI para to eka hI Izvara hai, aura vaha Izvara hamAre apane mAtA-pitA haiN| jitanA unhoMne hamAre lie kiyA, usakA 25% bhAga bhI Apa unake lie kara dIjie to Apa unakI puNyavAnI aura AzISoM ke uttarAdhikArI ho jaaeNge| kaisI vicitra bAta hai ki bacapana meM hama apane mAtA-pitA kA bichAvana gIlA karate the aura Aja unakI A~khoM ko gIlA kara rahe haiN| yAda karo jaba taka tuma ThIka se calane lAyaka na hue, ve tumhArI aMgulI pakar3a kara tumheM calAte rahe, aMgulI pakar3a kara tumheM skUla le Apa jAte rhe| ve hamArA sahArA bane hue the aura Aja jaba ve azakta haiM to tuma bhI unheM aMgulI thAmakara kisI maMdira athavA kisI tIrthasthAna meM jarUra le jaao| isI bahAne zAyada tumhArA thor3AsA RNa utara jaae| aisA karanA jahA~ Apake lie sukhadAI hogA, vahIM Apako thor3A-sA uRNa bhI kregaa| mA~, tUne tIrthaMkaroM ko janmA hai| saMsAra tere hI, dama se banA hai| tU merI pUjA hai, mannata hai merii| tere hI caraNoM meM jannata hai merii|| he mA~, tumane tIrthaMkaroM ko janma diyA hai| devarAja bhI tumheM praNAma karate haiN| tumhAre hI dama se saMsAra hai| tU hI hamArI pUjA hai, tU hI hamArI manautI hai| tere hI kadamoM meM hamArI z2annata hai| jo bhI mAtA-pitA ke prati apane dAyitvoM ko, 10 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kartavyoM ko nibhAtA hai, unheM subaha uThakara praNAma karatA hai, unake sAtha bhojana karatA hai, rAtri meM sone se pUrva unakI caraNa-sevA karatA hai, usakA putra honA bhI dhanya hai| ___ maiM, mahilAoM se kahanA cAhU~gA ki ve apane pati ko usake mA~-bApa se alaga na kareM, alaga na hone deN| agara vaha alaga hI honA cAhe to Apa unheM samajhAe~ ki vaha mAtA-pitA se alaga na ho| hara mahilA kA kartavya hai ki agara usakA pati zravaNakumAra kI bhUmikA adA karanA cAhatA hai to vaha usakA avazya hI sahayoga kre| yadi Apa zravaNakumAra kI mA~ banAnA cAhatI haiM, to kRpayA apane pati ko zravaNakumAra banane kI preraNA deN| use aisA karane kA protsAhana de| sabhI, mAtA-pitA ke prati apane kartavyoM kA pAlana kreN| ___ghara meM sabhI samAna rUpa se apane-apane kartavyoM kA nirvahana kareM,tabhI ghara svarga bana skegaa| sAsa-bahU paraspara na ldd'eN| maiMne abhI kucha dina pahale eka baha se pUchA, 'Apako hAtha-kharca kauna detA hai? usane batAyA, 'sAsa detI hai|' acchA huA, usa bahU ne sArI sAsuoM kI lAja rakha lii|saas-bh mA~beTI ke samAna hotI haiN| sAsa hamezA yahI samajhe ki bahU, bahU nahIM balki beTI hai aura bahU bhI sAsa ko mA~ hI smjhe| ghara ke sabhI sadasya agara tarIke se jInA sIkha leM to duniyA kI koI bhI tAqata ghara ko nahIM tor3a sktii| bApa-beTe alaga nahIM ho skte| sAsa aura bahU ke bIca vaicArika saMtulana nahIM bana pAne ke kAraNa hI ghara TUTA karate haiN| maiM sAsuoM se kahanA cAhU~gA ki Apa apanI bahuoM ko itanA prema, itanA sneha deM ki bahue~ apane pIhara kA phona nambara taka bhUla jaaeN| kabhI pIhara jAnA bhI par3a jAe to use sAsa rUpI mammI kI yAda AtI rahe, aura use vahA~ se jaldI hI vApasa Ane kI icchA ho| abhI to hAlata ulaTI hai| yadi bahU sasurAla meM hai to vaha hamezA aisA avasara talAzaMtI rahatI hai ki use pIhara jAne kA maukA mile| kucha bhI nahIM to vaha apane bhAI ko phona para kaheMgI, 'beTe kA janma-dina manA lo, tAki mujhe pIhara Ane kA mauqA mila jaae|' sAsuo, tuma apanI bahuoM ko itanA sneha do ki ve pIhara jAne ko itanI bAvalI na hoN| unake mAtA-pitA ne apanI lar3akI ko tumhAre ghara bheja ghara ko svarga kaise banAe~? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ diyA hai to unheM pratAr3ita mata kro| kyA Apa bahU ko apane ghara meM lar3anejhagar3ane ke lie lAe haiM? vaise bhI Ajakala to lar3akiyA~ kama ho gaI haiM isalie lar3ake mAre-mAre ghUma rahe haiN| tumane kitanoM se samparka kiyA hogA, kitanoM se kahA hogA taba vaha bahU bana kara tumhAre ghara meM AI hai aura aba Apa usase saMtulana nahIM biThA pA rahe haiN| sAsa aura bahU kA saMbaMdha pavitra saMbaMdha hai| isI saMbaMdha meM ghara ko svarga banAne kI buniyAda sthita hai| isalie kRpAkara Apa eka dUsare ke prati premapUrNa, samajhautA bharA, vizvAsabharA vyavahAra kreN| bahue~ apanI sAsa ke sammAna meM kabhI kamI na Ane deM jaba ve maryAdA meM raheMgI tabhI gRhalakSmI aura kulavadhu khlaaeNgii| sAsa bahU ko itanI svataMtratA avazya de ki vaha bhI apane mana se kucha kara ske| vaha bAta-bAta meM dakhalaaMdAjI na kre| tulasIdAsa kI cauthAI kA eka sundara pada hai : sAsa-sasura pada-paMkaja puujaa| yA sama nAri-dharma nahIM duujaa|| sAsa-sasura mAtA-pitA hI hote haiN| ye hI ve saubhAgyadAtA haiM jo nArI ko usakA pati pradAna karate haiN| jisa ghara meM bahU ko gRhalakSmI mAnakara ijjata dI jAtI hai aura sAsa-sasura ko mAtA-pitA mAnakara sammAna diyA jAtA hai, vaha ghara anAyAsa svarga hI hotA hai| jisa ghara meM sAsa-bahU Apasa meM tU-tU, maiM-maiM' karate rahate haiM, vaha ghara tinakoM kI taraha kabhI bhI bikhara sakatA hai|' saMbodhi dhAma ke adhyakSa pArasamalajI bhaMsAlI batA rahe the ki unakI patnI aura mA~ ke bIca saMtulana kA eka sabase bar3A rAz2a yaha hai ki agara merI patnI ko sabjI bhI banAnI hai to vaha apanI sAsa se pUchakara banAtI hai aura mA~ kI qhAsiyata yaha hai ki merI patnI jo karanA cAhe, banAnA cAhe, usameM sahaja sahamati de detI hai| kyA Apa samajhe ki sAsa-bahU ke bIca kaisA eDajesTameMTa honA caahie| baha sAsa se pUchakara kare aura sAsa baha ke kAryakalApoM meM jyAdA hastakSepa na kre| sAsa kaMTrola rakhe, para eksTrA kaMTrola bhI nhiiN| eka sAsa ne mujhe batAyA ki bahU ke sAtha usakI kAphI kalaha rahatI hai| koI samAdhAna btaaeN| bahU bhI sAtha thii| maiMne bahU ko do nuskhe diye| pahalA 12 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha ki sAsa ke sAmane mata bolo aura dUsarA yaha ki vaha jo kahe, kara do| basa, ho gaI shaanti| Apa bhI isa nuskhe ko apanAe~ aura lAbha utthaaeN| pati-patnI ke bIca bhI saMtulana rkheN| donoM ke bIca vizvAsa aura prema kI AtmA kAyama ho| jahA~ donoM ke bIca tU-tU, maiM-maiM calatI rahatI hai, vahA~ donoM hI eka dUsare se duHkhI rahate haiN| "eka pati saMtAsiMha apanI patnI baMtA se itanA adhika parezAna thA ki usane apane ghara meM leTa AnA zurU kara diyaa| usakI patnI ne use sabaka sikhAne kI socI aura vaha kAle kapar3e pahanakara tathA cuDaila kA mekaapa kara ghara ke rAste meM par3ane vAle kabristAna ke pAsa khar3I ho gii| jaise hI udhara se usakA pati AyA to usane bhayAnaka AvAja nikAlate hue kahA, kauna ho? kahA~ jA rahe ho? Thahara jaao|' saMtAsiMha ne pUchA, 'kahie, maiM ApakI kyA sevA kara sakatA hU~? baMtA ne bhayAnaka AvAja meM kahA, 'kyA tumheM mujhase Dara nahIM laga rahA hai? maiM cuDaila pati ne kahA, 'isameM Darane jaisI kyA bAta hai? ApakI hamArI to riztedArI cuDaila ne pUchA, 'kaise?' saMtAsiMha ne javAba diyA, 'daraasala merI zAdI ApakI hI bar3I bahana se jhagar3oge to donoM hI parezAna hooge| prema se rahoge to donoM hI sukhI jIvana jI skoge| pati-patnI kA saMbaMdha to eka pavitra sambandha hotA hai| yaha sambandha cAra bAtoM para hI jiyA jA sakatA hai| 1. TrasTa, 2. TAima, 3. TaoNkiMga aura 4. Taca yAnI eka dUsare para bharosA rkhie| eka dUsare ke lie samaya kA bhoga diijie| Apasa meM premapUrvaka bAtacIta kA silasilA jArI rakhie aura eka dUsare ko sahayoga dete rhie| yadi vaha koI saMta hI hotA to Apase zAdI thor3e hI krtaa| aura hA~, patnI kI AvazyakatAoM aura bhAvanAoM kA Apa bhI dhyAna rkhie| strI kA mana komala hotA hai| usake sira meM darda ho to mAthe ko shlaaeN| vaha itane se hI abhibhUta ho jaaegii| ghara ko svarga kaise banAe~ ? 13 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TaoNlasTAya ne marane se pahale kahA thA ki merI patnI ko taba taka qhabara na dI jAe, jaba taka maiM mara na jaauuN| kyoMki agara vaha mere sAmane hogI, to vaha zAMti se mujhe marane bhI na degii| jisane mujhe zAMti se jIne na diyA, vaha zAMti se mujhe marane kaise degI? yaha jhagar3AlU prakRti ke dampati kI kahAnI hai| vahIM mArka Tvela ne patnI ko zraddhAjaMli dete hue likhA hai ki vaha mere sAtha jahA~ bhI hotI, mere lie vahIM svarga hotaa| Apa eka aisI mahilA baniye ki Apake pati bhI Apake lie yahI naz2ariyA banAe ki tuma jahA~ ho, vahIM svarga hai| ___abhI devara-bhAbhI ke saMbaMdha bace haiM, bhAI-bhAI ke saMbaMdha bace haiN| ye sabhI loga milakara jaba parivAra ko saMcAlita karate haiM to koI prema, koI tyAga, koI AtmIyatA, koI sahabhAgitA kA avadAna detA hai tabhI parivAra ekajuTa rahakara Adarza banatA hai| kyA Apako bhAratIya saMskRti maryAdA kA smaraNa hai ? jaba sItA jI kA apaharaNa ho jAtA hai to rAma ko vana meM unake AbhUSaNa milate haiN| rAma sItA kA hAra lakSmaNa ko dikhAkara pUchate haiM, kyA tuma ise pahacAnate ho?' lakSmaNa kahate haiM, 'kSamA kareM bhaiyA, maiM ise nahIM pahacAna pA rahA huuN|' 'kyA yaha saca hai ki tuma nahIM pahacAna rahe ho?' lakSmaNa kahane lage, bhaiyA, maiMne to jaba bhI dekhA, bhAbhI ke caraNoM ko hI dekhA hai| hA~, Apa bhAbhI ke pairoM kI pAyala le Ae~ to maiM pala bhara meM pahacAna luuNgaa| maiMne pAMvoM se Upara bhAbhI ko naz2ara uThAkara kabhI nahIM dekhA hai|' kaise batalAU~ kSamA karo, bhaiyA yaha hAra na dekhaa| maiMne jaba bhI dekhA, bhAbhI ke caraNoM ko hI dekhaa| ve lAla varaNa, bhAbhI ke caraNa, mere tIrthadhAma khlaae| zrI rAma lakhana le vyAkula mana, kuTiyA meM lauTa jaba aae|| ye saba maryAdAe~ haiM, jinameM ghara-parivAra ke svarga kA rahasya chipA hai| maiM jo bAteM kara rahA hU~ ve hama saba ke lie haiN| devara-bhAbhI, bhAbhI-nanada, devarAnI-jeThUtI-sabake bIca meM premabharA, pArasparika sauhArdapUrNa vyavahAra ho| cAra-dIvAroM kA makAna ghara nahIM hotA, pAsparika prema, tyAga aura maryAdA kA nAma ghara hai| ghara kA nirmANa, parivAra kA 14 vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdhAra bhAvanAoM kI IMToM se hotA hai| bhAvanA aura kartavya ye do zaktiyA~ milakara hI ghara ko nandanavana banAtI haiN| ghara meM subaha sadA jaldI utthe| sUraja uge usase pahale jaga jaaeN| ghara ko avazya sjaayeN-sNvaareN| patnI kA svAsthya ThIka nahIM hai to usakI ora paryApta dhyAna deN| yaha nahIM ki DaoNkTara bulAyA, patnI ko dikhAyA aura apane kAmadhaMdhe para ravAnA ho gye| nahIM, use kucha samaya jarUra deM, bhAvanAtmaka saMbala pradAna kreN| zAyada Apake dhana se adhika use Apake pyAra, Apake dila aura ApakI AtmIyatA kI jyAdA jarUrata hai| ___sAMjha ko jaba ghara pahu~co, to apanI jeba kI taraha apane dimAga kA kacarA jo Apa dukAna yA daphtara se lekara Ae haiM, use bhI kacare kI peTI meM pheMka deM taba ghara meM praveza kreN| thor3A-sA cir3acir3Apana, kucha-kucha khIjha, thor3I-thor3I IrSyA jo dukAna para grAhakoM se sirapaccI karate vakta Apake dimAga meM ghusa AI hai aura Apa use apane sAtha le Ae haiM pahale usI ko kacarApeTI meM pheMka deM, taba hI ghara meM jaaeN| nahIM to isa kacare ko Apa gharavAloM para DAleMge aura azAMti kA vAtAvaraNa paidA kreNge| gharavAle ApakI pratIkSA karate rahate haiN| Apa eka acche beTe, acche pati, acche pitA banakara ghara jaaeN| gharavAloM ko ApakI bahuta jarUrata hai| lekina vaha jarUrata taba acchI banegI jaba Apa acche iMsAna banakara ghara phuNceNge| __ghara ke sabhI sadasya saptAha meM kama-se-kama eka dina avazya hI sAtha baiThakara bhojana kreN| isase Apasa meM prema aura AtmIyatA bddh'egii| parivAra se hI samAja kA nirmANa hotA hai, samAjoM se deza kA nirmANa hotA hai| parivAra pahalI sIr3hI hai, pahalI nIMva hai| jaba hara parivAra sukhI hogA to pUrA nagara bhI sukhI hogaa| nagara kI khuzahAlI Ida kI taraha hogI, holI-divAlI kI taraha hogii| Aja ke lie basa itanA hii| mere premapUrNa namaskAra svIkAra kreN| 000 ghara ko svargakaise banAe~? 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAha ! z2indagI kaise kareM svayaM kA prabaMdhana? "auroM ko anuzAsana meM rakhanA kisI ke lie bhI AsAna ho sakatA hai, para svayaM ko anuzAsana meM rakhanA bahuta bar3I cunautI hai|" nava-samAja ke bIca jaise-jaise zikSA kA stara U~cA uThatA jA rahA hai, vaise-vaise usake jIne kA stara bhI U~cA hotA calA A rahA hai| zikSA ke stara ne logoM ko adhika sukhI, saphala aura samRddha banAyA hai| vartamAna kI sabase bar3I khoja to yahI hai ki yadi vyakti cAhe to apane naz2ariye meM AmUlacUla parivartana kara sakatA hai| kiMvadaMtI hai ki manuSya kA svabhAva zmazAna meM jAkara bhI nahIM bdltaa| mauta hI kucha kare to ThIka anythaa...| nIma ke per3a ko cAhe dUdha yA ghI se sIMcA jAe para usakI kar3avAhaTa khatma nahIM hotii| vartamAna samaya meM vyakti aura padArtha meM jaisA cAheM vaisA parivartana kiyA jA sakatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki maiM jo Apase mukhAtiba horahA hU~ vaha kevala isIlie ki soca aura naz2ariye meM parivartana lAkara jIne kI zailI aura stara ko behatara banAyA jaae| vilmA roDaoNlpha jaise loga jIvana yadi meM kucha kara gujarane kA saMkalpa aura mAnasa banA lete haiM to vikalAMgatA aura hara abhAva ke bAvajUda bhI apane jIvana meM saphalatA kI U~cAiyoM ko chU sakate haiN| vilmA cAra varSa kI Ayu meM vAha! z2indagI 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakavAgrasta ho gaI thii| usake pA~va meM breseja lage the| vaha baisAkhiyoM ke sahAre calatI thii| use kAlA bukhAra aura nimoniyA bhI ho gayA thaa| nau varSa kI Ayu meM usane saMkalpa liyA ki vaha tAumra baisAkhiyoM ke sahAre nahIM clegii| bhale hI use hajAra bAra kyoM na giranA par3e para aba vaha apane pA~voM aura hAthoM ke bala para hI clegii| jisa dina usake mana meM yaha vicAra uThA, usI dina usane apanI baisAkhiyA~ pheMka dii| vaha lar3akhar3AtI huI calane lgii| teraha varSa kI Ayu meM usane eka-eka sIr3hI car3hanA zurU kiyaa| Apa sunakara cakita raha jAeMge ki 1960 ke olampika meM usane daur3a meM tIna svarNa padaka prApta kie| ___koI apane jIne ke taura-tarIkoM meM behatarIna naz2ariyA aura maz2abUta mAnasikatA le Ae to vaha apane jIvana meM U~cAiyoM ko chU sakatA hai| vyakti ke jIvana kI saphalatA meM jo sabase bar3I upayogI cIja hai, vaha hai mainejameMTa, arthAta prbNdhn| vyakti se lekara vyApAra, vidyArjana se lekara rAjanIti, samAja se lekara antararASTrIya saMsthAna-sabakI saphalatA ke pIche prabandhana-zailI hI AdhAra banatI hai| Aja ema.bI.e. uttIrNa karane vAle loga bhalI-bhA~ti jAnate haiM ki vyAvasAyika saphalatA ke lie prabaMdhana kitanA mahattvapUrNa hai| vyAvasAyika saphalatA ke lie bhale hI ema.bI.e. ho jAnA ucita ho lekina jIvana ke prabaMdhana ke lie vyavasAya kA prabaMdhana mAtra eka caraNabhara hai| jIvana hara vyavasAya se Upara hai| hara mUlya se Upara usakA mUlya hai| Aja maiM Apako lAifa mainejameMTa kI bAteM isalie kahU~gA ki vaha mAtra vyavasAya kI nahIM balki jIvana kI saphalatA se jur3I huI haiN| svayaM kA prabaMdhana, svayaM ko vyavasthita karanA jIvana kI mahAn sAdhanA hai| auroM ko anuzAsana meM rakhanA kisI ke lie bhI AsAna ho sakatA hai, para svayaM ko anuzAsana meM rakhanA, anuzAsana kI sIkha dene vAle AcArya ke lie bhI kaThina hotA hai| hara vyakti dUsaroM ko to vyavasthita dekhanA cAhatA hai para maiM saMketa denA cAhU~gA ki vyakti dUsaroM kA prabaMdhana karane se pahale svayaM kA prabaMdhana kre| auroM ko vyavasthita karanA pratyeka vyakti kI apekSA aura khvAhiza hotI hai, para svayaM ko vyavasthita karanA bahuta bar3I cunautI hai| kaise kareM svayaM kA prabaMdhana ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktigata jIvana ho yA pArivArika, sAmAjika jIvana ho yA AdhyAtmika, hareka ko suvyavasthita jIvana jInA, usake lie anivArya hai| jahA~ loga yaha nahIM jAnate ki subaha kaba uThanA cAhie, sAMjha ko kaba sonA cAhie, kyA aura kaise kaba khAnA cAhie, kaise calanA cAhie, kaba bolanA. cAhie, kaba cupa rahanA cAhie, kisa taraha se apane kAryoM ko niyojita kiyA jAnA cAhie vahA~ para jarUrata hai ki vyakti apanA prabaMdhana svayaM kre| agara kisI ne apane jIvana meM U~cAiyoM ko chuA hai to avazya hI usane koI-nakoI tarIkA athavA koI-na-koI buniyAdI usUla jarUra apanAyA hogaa| . ____ hamameM se pratyeka vyakti apane jIvana kA prabaMdhana karane ke lie jarA apane vicAroM kA prabaMdhana kre| jaise vicAra hote haiM, vaisI hI soca banatI hai; jaisI soca hotI hai vaisI hI vANI banatI hai| vANI vyakti ke vyavahAra kA AdhAra hotI hai aura vyavahAra AdatoM kA nirmANa karatA hai| jaisI AdateM hotI haiM vaisA hI vyakti kA caritra banatA hai| sAmAjika caritra ke behatara nirmANa ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vyakti apanI AdatoM ko behatara bnaae| AdatoM kI behatarI ke lie vyavahAra aura zailI ko behatara bnaae| vyavahAra aura kAryapraNAlI ko behatara banAne ke lie apanI vANI aura zabdoM ko behatara bnaao| jaise bIja hoMge, vaise baragada phleNge| jaisI jar3a hogI, vaise hI z2amIna se phUla khileNge| jo apane vicAroM kA prabaMdhana nahIM kara sakatA, apanI soca ko suvyavasthita nahIM kara sakatA, use cAhie ki vaha apanI zikSA, anubhava aura jJAna kA puna: puna: upayoga kare aura apane soca-vicAra ko behatara banAne kA prayAsa kre| hama prativarSa yaha kahAnI sunate haiM ki mahAvIra ke samakSa pahu~cakara rAjA zreNika pUchate haiM ki rAste meM unhoMne jisa rAjarSi ke darzana kiye the usa kSaNa meM unakI mRtyu ho jAtI to unheM kauna-sI gati milegI? dhArmika samAja ke loga bhalI-bhA~ti jAnate haiM ki taba mahAvIra ne kahA thA, 'eka pAMva para khar3A hokara tapasyA karane vAlA vyakti, jisa kSaNa tumane usake darzana kie usa kSaNa agara usakI mRtyu ho jAtI to vaha sAtavIM naraka meM jaataa| jIvana kA rahasya samajha lIjie ki mukti ke AdhAra, svarga-naraka ke AdhAra karma aura kriyA meM 18 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM balki vyakti ke soca aura vicAra meM nihita haiN| jaba galata soca meM mRtyu hotI hai to naraka aura svastha tathA behatara soca meM mRtyu hone para usakA pariNAma svarga hai| vyakti ke vicAra hI bhaviSya kI AdhArazilA hote haiN| . dharmasthala para jAne vAle vyakti jitanA samaya pUjA-pATha, sAmAyikaprArthanA meM dete haiM usase lAkha gunA jarUrI hai ki ve apane vicAroM ko nizchala, niSpApa, ujjvala aura sarala bnaaeN| jaba bhI dimAga para dhyAna jAe taba eka bAta z2arUra apanAte rheN| vaha hai paoNjITivanesa- arthAta skaaraatmktaa| soca ke sakArAtmaka hone para A~kheM bhI sakArAtmaka hI dekheMgI aura kAnoM meM par3ane vAle zabdoM kA rUpa bhI sakArAtmaka hI bnegaa| nakArAtmaka soca vAlA behatara vicAroM ko sunakara bhI use kATanA caahegaa| eka vyakti zrotA' hotA hai, eka vyakti sarotA' hotA hai| zrotA honA sakArAtmakatA hai arthAta jo sunatA hai, grahaNa karatA hai| nakArAtmaka soca ke loga sarote kI taraha hote haiM jinakA svabhAva hI kATanA' hotA hai|' vicAra AdhAra hai| prema aura zAMti se jIne vAle vyakti hara hAlata meM apane vicAroM ke prati sakArAtmaka hI huA karate haiN| vicAroM ko behatara banAne kA tarIkA bhI yahI hai ki jaba bhI Apa kisI se mileM, sammAna ke sAtha mileN| aura to aura, parivAra ke sadasyoM ke sAtha bhI sammAnapUrvaka bAta kareM, phira cAhe vaha beTA ho yA bahU, patnI ho yA putrii| yahA~ taka ki Apa apane mAtahata karmacAriyoM, naukara-naukarAniyoM se bhI adaba se bAta kreN| iMsAniyata ke nAte unake prati sammAna kA naz2ariyA rkheN| ApakI soca aura vaicArikatA khuda-bakhuda sakArAtmaka rhegii| prema aura zAMti AkAza meM se Tapakane vAle phUla nahIM haiN| ve to ApakI sakArAtmakatA kI upaja haiN| mitra hI nahIM balki duzmana ke prati bhI sakArAtmaka vicAra rkheN| patA nahIM, kaba kauna-sA mitra zatru aura zatru mitra bana jaae| isa duniyA meM kaba kauna kisa samaya kAma A jAe, aisI sthiti meM hama kisI ko apanA duzmana kyoM banAe~ ? kala ko aisA koI kAma aTaka jAe ki hameM apane duzmana kI hI garaz2a karanI par3ajAe ata: yahI behatara hai ki hama zurU se hI apanA vyavahAra behatara rkheN| kaise kareM svayaM kA prabaMdhana? 19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'pojeTiva' soca kA vyakti apane vipakSI ke guNoM se bhI sIkhane kA prayatna kregaa| agara vaha pojeTivanesa arthAta sakArAtmakatA kA svAda cakha letA hai to vaha khuda-ba-khuda zrIkRSNa ho jAtA hai| kRSNa agara negeTivanesa kA anugamana karate, to ve bhI kaMsa kA caritra apanA baiThate / sArI khAmI soca kI hai, vaicArikatA aura mAnasikatA kI hai| sakArAtmaka vicAradhArA kA vyakti hara hAla meM rAma ke caritra ko apane meM jIne kI ceSTA karegA, jaba ki nakArAtmaka vicAradhArA khuda hI rAvaNa kI bahina hai / Apa cAhe nAyaka hoM yA khalanAyaka yadi kisI meM kisI taraha kA guNa athavA vizeSatA hai to use bhI avazya dAda dIjie / rAmAyaNa kA eka bahuta sunaharA ghaTanAkrama hai / 'kahA jAtA hai ki 'jaba rAma aura rAvaNa ke madhya yuddha honA taya ho gayA to rAma kI senA ke vAnara samudra para setu banAne ke lie prayatnazIla ho ge| abhI taka yahI kahA jA rahA thA ki rAma kI vAnara senA ke loga rAvaNa kI sainyazakti kI tulanA meM kahIM khar3e hI nahIM ho paate| logoM ko lagatA thA ki rAvaNa ne to mahAdeva ko bhI prasanna kara rakhA hai, brahmA kI ora se use amaratva kA varadAna milA huA hai, brahmA se use brahmAstra bhI mile hue haiM, aise mahAbalI ko kauna parAsta kara sakatA hai? lekina jaba akele hanumAna ke dvArA pUrI laMkA ko tahasa-nahasa kara diyA gayA to pUrI laMkA hila gaI / jaba eka vAnara meM itanI tAqata hai to bAkI ke vAnaroM kI tAqata kA anumAna lagAnA sahaja nahIM hai / taba to hAlata yaha ho gaI thI ki vAnara kahalAne vAle ve loga apane hAtha meM moTe-moTe patthara uThAkara usa para 'rAma' kA nAma likhakara samudra meM pheMkane lage aura usa sAgara meM bhI aisI tAkata nahIM rahI ki vaha una pattharoM ko DubA sake / - laMkAvAsiyoM ne yaha dekhA to ve hila gae / ve socane lage ki isa vAnara jAti kA mukAbalA karanA to rAvaNa jaise parAkramI ke lie bhI mazakkata kA kAma ho jaaegaa| rAvaNa ke pAsa yaha bAta pahu~cI ki laMkAvAsI parezAna ho gae haiN| rAvaNa kI sabhA ke maMtrI aura sabhAsada kahane lage ki mahArAja, pUre deza meM Apake prati asthiratA ke bhAva panapa rahe haiM, avizvAsa kI lahara uTha rahI hai / agara Apako janatA kA vizvAsa hAsila karanA hai to Apako bhI sAgara ke vAha ! z2indagI 20 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kinAre jAkara apanA nAma pattharoM para likhakara unheM samudra meM utAranA hogaa| agara Apa pAnI meM patthara tirA sake to janatA kA vizvAsa jItane meM Apa saphala ho jaaeNge|' rAvaNa jAnatA thA ki usake pAsa DheroM prakAra kI zaktiyA~ haiM lekina patthara ko pAnI meM tairAne kI kalA aura zakti usake pAsa nahIM hai para agara janatA meM laMkAdhipati ke prati vizvAsa hI na rahegA to yuddha meM usake sAtha kauna lar3egA! sabhAsadoM ke dabAva meM Akara rAvaNa samudra ke kinAre pahu~ca gayA aura usane ghoSaNA bhI kara dI ki vaha pattharoM ko pAnI me tairA degaa| rAkSasoM dvArA vahA~ bar3e-bar3e patthara ikaTThe kara diye gye| sabake Upara 'rAvaNa' likha diyA gyaa| kyA Apa jAnate haiM ki ve patthara DUbe yA taire? agara DUba gae to kyoM aura tairate rahe to kyoM? agara tairate rahe to Apa rAma ke bajAya rAvaNa kA jApa kyoM nahIM karate?' agara 'rAma' nAma ke patthara tairate raheM to jAna lIjie ki 'rAvaNa' nAma ke patthara bhI tairate rhe| kevala sakArAtmaka vicAroM ke kaarnn| rAvaNa ne patthara uThAe, kucha socA aura pAnI meM patthara utAra die| sAre patthara tairane lge| laMkA meM rAvaNa kI jaya-jayakAra ho gaI ki duniyA meM kevala rAma kI tAqata hI nahIM hai balki rAvaNa kI tAqata bhI tAkata hai| rAvaNa jaba rAjamahala meM pahu~cA to maMdodarI ne kahA, 'maiM yaha to jAnatI hU~ ki ApameM bahuta zakti aura tAkata hai lekina yaha bAta samajha meM nahIM AI ki Apake nAma meM aisI kaunasI karAmAta hai ki patthara bhI tira gaye?kyoMki jaba maiMne sunA to maiM bhI samudra ke kinAre gii| maiMne bhI patthara para 'rAvaNa' likhA thA aura jaise hI use pAnI meM chor3A, patthara DUba gayA Apane 'rAvaNa' likhavAyA vaha patthara kaise taira gayA?' rAvaNa ne kahA, priye! aba tumase kyA chipAnA? hara patthara para rAvaNa likhA gayA to maiM bhI saMdigdha thA ki patthara tairegA yA dduubegaa| maiMne patthara ko hAtha meM uThAyA aura mana-hI-mana usase kahA, 'he patthara, tumheM rAma kI saugaMdha hai agara tuma DUba gae, to aisA kahate hue maiMne patthara pAnI meM chor3a diyA aura patthara taira gyaa| patthara para bhale hI 'rAvaNa' zabda likhA ho, kaise kareM svayaM kA prabaMdhana ? 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para nIce to rAma hI kA nAma thaa| are, agara patA cala jAe ki duzmana meM bhI khAsa rahasya chipA huA hai to tumhArI sakArAtmakatA isI meM hai ki tuma usa guNa ko apane jIvana meM utAro, tumhArI tAqata aura dasa gunI bar3ha jaayegii| lar3ane-jhagar3ane se kisI kI saphalatA kA prabaMdhana nahIM hotA aura na hI sAmAjika jIvana jIne ke stara kA prabaMdhana hotA hai| isalie agara ApakI soca aura vicAra ThIka va behatara haiM to ApakI pUrI jiMdagI, hara vyavahAra aura kriyA behatara ho jaaegii| vyakti kI patita hone vAlI vicAradazA patana karatI hai aura unnata vicAradazA utthAna karatI hai jo use svarga ke patha kA anuyAyI banAtI hai| vicAroM kA prabaMdhana karanA siikhie| nakArAtmakatA ko nikAlie, sakArAtmakatA ko apane jIvana se jodd'ie| bAta-bAta meM hastakSepa na kIjie, bAta-bAta meM anargala apazabdoM kA prayoga na kiijie| lar3anA hI hai to zataraMja khelie| are, Apasa meM kyA jhagar3anA? rAjA-rAnI pyAdoM ko ldd'aaie| vicAra-prabaMdhana ke lie jarUrI hai ki hama kalpanAoM meM na ulajheM, balki vartamAna ko upayogI banAe~, hama satya ke dRSTA baneM, saccAiyoM kA sAmanA kareM, jo hai use svIkAra kreN| apane svabhAva aura sapanoM ko phcaaneN| vyakti apane kAryoM kA svayaM uttaradAyI hai| ghara ko jor3ane aura tor3ane ke uttaradAyI hama svayaM haiN| jaba soco to acchA soco, jaba dekho to behatara hI dekho, acchA hI dekho| apanI ora se sadA dUsaroM ko sammAna hI do| apamAna kA burA na mAno kyoMki usake pAsa dene ke lie yahI thA ata: usane apamAna hI diyaa| tumhAre pAsa sammAna hai ata: tuma sammAna dekara apanA darjA U~cA utthaao| phUloM kI mAlA dUsaroM ko pahanAne ke lie hotI hai, auroM se pahanane ke lie nahIM hotii| auroM se pahanakara vaha laghutA rakho ki yaha usakA bar3appana hai jo mujhe mAlA pahanA kara sammAna de rahA hai| yaha na soco ki Aja tuma itane bar3e ho gae ki tumhArA sammAna kiyA jA rahA hai| sammAna pAne se ahaMkAra bar3hatA hai sammAna pAne kI AkAMkSA se ahaMkAra kA poSaNa hotA hai| laghutA, RjutA, saralatA isI meM hai ki Apa auroM ko sammAna deN| 22 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaM kA prabaMdhana karane ke lie hama apanI jIvana zailI ko vyavasthita. kreN| kaba uThanA, kaba sonA, kaba khAnA, kaba na khAnA, kaise bolanA, kyA na bolanA, apane se bar3oM ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra karanA aura choToM se kaisA baratAva karanA--ye saba ve pahalU haiM jinake prati jAgarUkatA baratI jAe, to jIvana ke vyAvahArika pahaluoM ke prati bhI prabaMdhana kA prabhAva sthApita kiyA sakatA hai / jIvana ke rUpAntaraNa ke lie yaha eka bar3I krAMti hogI ki hama svayaM ko vyavasthita karane ke lie kRtasaMkalpa hoN| agara Apa rAta meM eka baje sote haiM aura ATha baje uThate haiM to apanI samUcI dinacaryA avyavasthita kara lete haiN| rAta gyAraha baje khAnA khAte haiM to rugNatA ko nimaMtraNa dete haiN| usase gaisa aura pitta kA prakopa bddh'egaa| rAta meM sone se tIna ghaMTA pahale khAnA khAie / | maiM dekhA karatA hU~ ki loga dina bhara kucha na kucha khAyA hI karate haiN| kucha nahIM to pAna - jardA hI cabAte rahate haiM / are, pazu bhI khAte haiM para hamAre jitanA nhiiN| ve khAte kama aura jugAlI jyAdA karate haiM aura hama basa khAe hI cale jAte haiM / ve khAte bhI haiM aura pIte bhI haiM, hama kyA khAte haiM aura kyA pIte haiM, na kahU~ to hI ThIka hai / are, yaha hamArA peTa hai| yaha nagara nigama kI kacarA peTI nahIM hai ki isameM kucha bhI DAlate cale ge| samaya nizcita kIjie ki subaha itane baje uTheMge aura isa vakta nAztA kreNge| khAlI peTa cAya bhI na pIyeM / ho sake to gAya kA dUdha pIe~ / dUdha ghara kI gAya kA ho to sarvazreSTha ! patA nahIM, Aja kala kaisA kaisA dUdha milatA hai aura hama pIye cale jAte haiN| - logoM ke gharoM meM cAra kAreM rakhane ko to jagaha hai lekina eka gAya ko rakhane kA sthAna nahIM hai| hama sarakAra ko kosate rahate haiM kintu svayaM kisI eka gAya ko bhI saMrakSaNa nahIM de skte| ghara meM gAya ko rakhane kI jagaha na ho to gauzAlA se dUdha le Ae~, para gAya kA dUdha avazya pIe~ / gAya kA dUdha pIyoge to buddhi baliSTha rhegii| dUdha na bhAe to laukI kA sUpa banAkara hI pI leN| khAnA samaya para khaaiye| kahate haiM na ki jaba ghara se bAhara nikalo to khA-pI kara nikalo arthAt samaya para bhojana liijie| nAkhUna kATa kara rkheN| agara bar3he hue nAkhUnoM se khAnA khAyA to bahuta se kITANuoM ko zarIra meM praveza karane kA maukA mila jaaegaa| hAthoM ko dhokara hI khAnA khAe~ / bhUkha se AdhI roTI kama kaise kareM svayaM kA prabaMdhana ? - For Personal & Private Use Only 23 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khaaeN| itanA na khAe~ ki khAne ke bAda kisI pAcaka padArtha kA prayoga karanA pdd'e| bhojana kA bhI Apa prabaMdhana kreN| eka sImA taya kareM - kaba khAnA, kitanA khAnA, kaise khAnA ityAdi / sabase acchA hai subaha dUdha pIe~ aura khAnA khAkara ghara se nikleN| dopahara meM eka gilAsa phaloM kA rasa lIjie yA phala khA liijie| phaloM kA rasa svAsthya ke lie acchA TaoNnika hai| zAma ko halkA bhojana liijie| zAma ko agara kisI bhoja meM jAnA bhI par3e to bhI Apa to halkA bhojana hI leM / gariSTha bhojana zAma ko lenA zarIra ke lie jyAdatI hai| hA~, itanA avazya dhyAna rakheM rAta ko sone se 3 ghaMTe pahale bhojana se avazya nipaTa jAnA cAhie tAki pAnI pUrI mAtrA meM piyA jA ske| dina-bhara khAte-pIte na raheM / AhAra- pAnI IT bhI Akhira eka sisTama honA caahie| vastra bhI hamezA salIke ke phneN| eka mila ke bAhara mahilA karmacAriyoM ke lie cetAvanI Ta~gI thI- 'yadi Apa DhIle kapar3e pahanatI haiM to yahA~ cAlU mazInoM se dUra raheM aura yadi custa kapar3e pahanatI haiM to mila ke karmacAriyoM se dUra rheN|' Apa jardA, tambAkU, sigareTa aura zarAba se paraheja rkheN| inakA upayoga zarIra ke sAtha khilavAr3a hai| ye svAsthya ke lie zatru haiN| ye zarIra aura mastiSka selsa ko duSprabhAvita karate haiN| inake upayoga se sabhya samAja meM ApakI 'imeja' bhI kharAba hotI hai| aura hA~, hamezA vinamratA aura madhuratA se boleN| jisake pAsa vinamratA aura madhuratA ke do guNa haiM, vaha kabhI viphala aura daridra nahIM ho sakatA / saphalatA ke mAyane hI haiM hara hAla meM madhuratA, zAMti, AnaMda arthAt kula milAkara jIvana ko eka sisTama diijie| khAlI dimAga ke nahIM balki khule dimAg2a ke AdamI baniye / acchAI kA sammAna ho, acchAI ko jIne kA antarbodha ho / prabaMdhana ke lie samaya kA bhI prabaMdhana kareM / 'TAima mainejameMTa' 'lAifa mainejameMTa' ke lie jarUrI hai| samaya to sabakA sUtradhAra hai| samaya se hI 24 For Personal & Private Use Only vAha ! z2indagI Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArA jIvana banA hai / samaya hai to hI jIvana hai| agara samaya hI na ho to jIvana hai| bItA huA samaya lauTakara nahIM AtA / devatA agara rUTha jAe~ to unheM manA sakate haiM para samaya rUTha gayA to use lauTAkara vApasa nahIM lA skte| isalie samaya kA prabaMdhana kiijie| jIvana bahuta mUlyavAna hai lekina samaya ke prabaMdhana ke saath| agara Apa samaya kA apavyaya karate haiM to mAna lIjie ki yaha jIvana kA apavyaya hai / pratyeka kArya ke lie samaya kA samucita vibhAjana kiijie| svayaM ko vyasta rkhie| khAlI dimAg2a nahIM rkheN| bekAra baiThA huA vyakti zaitAna kA ghara hotA hai / apane samaya ko vyavasthita kIjie / hara nayA dina Izvara kI ora se milane vAlA eka upahAra hai / Apa hara dina ko sArthaka kIjie / jIvana kI sArthakatA pratyeka dina ko sArthaka karane meM hai| mRtyu jaba AegI taba AegI, lekina jaba taka jIyo, hara dina sArthaka karate hue jIo / nirarthaka rUpa se sau sAla jIne se behatara hai ki siMha jaise cAra hI dina jiyA jAe / maranA koI nahIM cAhatA, lekina hama jIvana kA mUlyAMkana nahIM karate ki hamane aba taka jo jIvana jIyA, usameM kyA khoyA aura kyA pAyA? hama sabhI soceM ki marane se pahale kucha hokara mareM to jInA sArthaka hai anyathA vyartha kA jIvana to jIvita lAza ko Dhone kI taraha hai / hamAre lie eka-eka dina mUlyavAna aura sArthaka honA cAhie / jIvana meM eka varSa kI kyA kImata hai, yaha usa vidyArthI se pUcho jo parIkSA meM phela ho gayA hai| eka mAha kI kImata usa mahilA se pUcho jisake ATha mAha kA baccA aparipakva paidA huA hai| vaha batAegI ki eka mAha aura garbha raha jAtA to pUrNa vikasita baccA paidA hotA aura vaha maMdabuddhi nahIM hotA / eka dina kA mUlya dainika vetanabhogI zramika se pUcho ki jisa dina vaha kAma na kare usa dina sAMjha ko ghara meM cUlhA hI na jle| eka ghaMTe kI kImata kisI sikaMdara se pUcho jisane marane ke pUrva kahA thA ki mujhe jIvana meM eka ghaMTe kI mohalata mila jAe to maiM AdhA sAmrAjya de dU~gA / eka miniTa kI kImata usa vyakti se pUchie jo varlDa TreDa seMTara ke dhvasta hone ke ThIka eka miniTa pahale bAhara nikala aayaa| jIvana meM eka saikeNDa kI kImata kyA hotI hai, yaha usa olampika khilAr3I se pUchie jo mAtra eka saikeNDa pIche raha jAne ke kAraNa kaise kareM svayaM kA prabaMdhana ? 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svarNapadaka na pA sakA / pratikSaNa bezakImatI hai, use vyartha na gavAe~ / bAtoM meM aisA rasa lete haiM ki unheM samaya kA bhAna hI nahIM rahatA / aisA huA ki eka prophesara kisI ke ghara gyaa| vahA~ bAtoM meM vaha bhUla hI gayA ki apane ghara bhI jAnA hai| rAta ke do baja ge| taba unakA naukara DhU~Dhate DhU~Dhate vahA~ pahu~cA aura bolA 'mAlika, aba ghara calie / rAta ke do baja rahe haiN|' prophesara kA mAthA tthnkaa| vaha bolA, 'to kyA maiM apane ghara meM nahIM hU~ ? are, mujhe to itanI dera se hI laga rahA thA ki vaha vyakti jo mujhase bAteM kiye hI jA rahA hai, merA dimAg2a khA rahA hai vaha jAtA hI nahIM hai| yadi vaha jAe to maiM soU~ / ' yaha hamArI sthiti hai / apane samaya kA dhyAna rkhie| kahIM para jAnA ho to samaya nizcita kara lIjie ki Apako vahA~ amuka samaya taka pahu~ca jAnA hai| leTa-latIphI na kiijie| dera se pahu~cane vAloM kA yahI imprezana par3atA hai ki vaha apane jIvana aura samaya ke prati jAgarUka nahIM hai| Apa apane samaya ko aisA niyojita kareM ki yathAsamaya saba kucha sampAdita ho ske| yUM to hameM videziyoM ke kAryakalApoM, khAna-pAna, rahana-sahana kI nakala karane kA bahuta zauka hai, para hamAre mana meM kabhI unakI samaya kI pAbandI kA anusaraNa karane kA khyAla kyoM nahIM AtA? vahA~ kI kucha acchI cIjoM ko bhI AyAta kro| apanI acchI cIjoM ko to hama niryAta karate jA rahe haiM kiMtu hama vahA~ kI acchI bAtoM kA bhI AyAta kareM | vaha acchI bAta hai unake samaya kI pAbaMdI / samaya kI pAbandagI, TAima paMcyualiTI, jIvana ke prabaMdhana kA sabase mahatvapUrNa ghaTaka hai| isake atirikta svAvalambI jIvana jiieN| jo svAvalambI jIvana jIte haiM, ve adhika svastha rahate haiM aura unakA ghara suvyavasthita rahatA hai| choTe-choTe kArya apane Apa kareM, kisI para nirbhara na rheN| Apa apanA khAnA khuda lekara khA sakate haiN| ghara ke kAryoM meM bhI Apa apanI patnI ko sahayoga de sakate haiN| baccoM ko par3hAe~, unake sAtha kheleM / bhojana kiye hue apane bartana apane hAtha se sApha kreN| hama eka dUsare ke lie sahayogI bana sakeM, isIlie svAvalambana ko apane jIvana ke sAtha jodd'eN| apanA kAma khuda vAha ! z2indagI 26 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karIne se karane meM vizvAsa rkheN| apanA hara kArya salIke se kareM, vastue~ yathAsthAna rkheN| kArya nahIM karoge to koI ulAhanA to nahIM hai, para ulTAsIdhA karoge to muzkileM khar3I ho jaaeNgii| are, jo calegA hI nahIM vaha giragA kaise? jo calegA vaha giregA bhii| maiM bolU~gA to galatI hogii| bolU~gA hI nahIM, to galatI kyA hogI? para galatI karane vAlA itanI jAgarUkatAavazya rakhe ki Aja galatI ho gaI to kyA, kala galatI nahIM kruuNgaa| ___" apane kAryoM ko itane suvyavasthita DhaMga se sampAdita kIjie ki ve kArya svata: hI prArthanA bana jaaeN| Apake kArya karane kA tarIkA ApakI pahacAna bana jaae| Ane vAlA kala aisA ho jo Apase preraNA le ske| hara kArya ko sisTameTika DhaMga se Devalapa kreN| ghara meM aisI vyavasthA deM ki ApakA baccA sahI tarIke se kArya karanA sIkhe / ApakI vyavasthA hI Apake lie suvidhAjanaka aura lAbhadAyaka hogii| agara Apa apane kapar3e salIke se sameTakara rakhate haiM to Apako unameM silavaTa nahIM milegii| pena, DAyarI sahI jagaha para rakheMge to aMdhere meM bhI DhU~Dha skeNge| anyathA pUre ghara meM DhU~Dhate phiroge aura unheM khoja na paaoge| agara suI bhI ho to vaha bhI ThIka jagaha para rakhI jAnI caahie| dina bhara meM kyA-kyA kArya karanA hai, subaha uThakara hI usakI yojanA banA liijie| jaba subaha cAya-nAztA kara rahe hoM to pAsa meM eka leTara-paiDa aura paina rakha lIjie aura likhate jAie ki dina bhara meM kyA-kyA kAma karane haiM? binA vyavasthA ke soceMge to karane ke tIna kAma bhI yAda nahIM Ae~ge, lekina jaba likhane baiTheMge to satraha kAma likha paaeNge|ab yaha taya kIjie ki kina kAmoM ko kaba karanA hai, kina kAryoM ko pahale karanA hai ? apanI dinacaryA ko vyavasthita krama pradAna kareM tAki sabhI kAma sucAru rUpa se sampanna ho skeN| koI bhI kAma kala para na TAleM aura Aja kA kAma Aja hI pUrA kreN| yojanAbaddha tarIke se kAma karane vAlA vyakti apane hara kArya pUre kara letA hai| yAda rakheM ki Age ke lie kArya TAlate rahane se vaha kArya bhArabhUta ho jaaegaa| rAta ko sone se pahale Aja kA jitanA kAma nipaTa sakatA hai, jarUra nipaTA leN| dhyAna rakheM kaise kareM svayaM kA prabaMdhana ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki kisI kAma ko choTA na smjheN| hamArI choTI soca ke kAraNa kAma choTe yA bar3e ho jAte haiN| acchI soca hone para choTe-se-choTe kAma ko behatara DhaMga se kiyA jA sakatA hai| dUsaroM para nirbhara rahane se acchA hai ki sApha-saphAI kA hama khuda hI kara leN| svacchatA hI svarga kI jananI hotI hai| are, jhAr3U bha bhI lagAo to itane premapUrNa tarIke se ki jhAr3U lagAnA bhI prArthanA bana jaae| usa vakta yadi devatA bhI vahA~ se nikaleM to ve bhI ThiThaka jAe~ ki raja kA eka kaNa bhI nahIM hai, kahIM makar3I kA jAlA bhI nahIM hai / itanI saphAI ki unakA bhI zAbAsI dene kA mana ho jaae| jo vyakti jhADU bhI salIke se lagAtA hai, vaha apane jIvana ke hara kArya kA samucita prabaMdhana karane meM saphala hotA hai| samaya ko, apanI kAryazailI ko, vicArazailI ko behatara banAie / use prabaMdhana diijie| eka ema. bI. e. apane arat bhI kiijie| use sahI mainajameMTa diijie| jisameM jo kamI ho, use ThIka kara leN| agara kamI nahIM hai to bahuta hI acchA hai kyoMki Apa bahuta DhaMga jIte haiN| yadi salIke kI jarUrata hai to salIkA apanA leN| salIke kI bAta acchI hotI hai, salIke kA vacana acchA hotA hai| hara cIja ke pIche eka prabaMdhana, eka taraqIba, eka manovaijJAnikatA, behatara soca aura naz2ariyA jarUra honA cAhie / apanI ora se Apa sabhI ko itanA hI premapUrvaka nivedana hai| namaskAra / 28 For Personal & Private Use Only 000 vAha ! z2indagI Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAha ! z2indagI Aie, prema kI dahalIz2a para "binA prema ke Apa makAna to banA sakate haiM para vaha ghara taba hI banatA hai, jaba usa makAna meM prema kI khuzabU khilatI hai| " Aja kI bAta kabIra kI paMktiyoM se zurU karU~gA pothI par3hi - par3hi jaga muA, paMDita bhayA na koya | DhAI Akhara prema kA, par3he so paMDita hoya // hama sabhI ko kabIra kA yaha dohA to yAda hai, lekina socatA hU~ ki kabIra ko na jAne kina visaMgatiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3A hogA ki unhoMne itanI kaThora bAta khii| kevala pustakoM ko par3hakara paMDita ho jAne vAle vyaktiyoM ke lie yaha jarUrI nahIM hai ki ve jIvana ke bhI paMDita hoM / pustakoM ko par3hakara paMDita hone vAle kore tarka-vitarka, vAda-vivAda aura zAstrArtha bhara karate rahate jabaki jIvana ke dharAtala para paMDita aura prajJAvAna vaha hotA hai jisane apane jIvana meM prema aura zAMti ke pavitra pAThoM ko par3hA hai / pustakoM ko par3ha-par3hakara paMDita hone vAloM ko eka taraha se gAlI hI dI jA rahI hai, 'pothI par3hi - par3hi jaga muA / ' yaha sArA jagat kitAboM ko par3hapar3hakara pAgala ho gayA hai lekina jaba taka vaha apane hRdaya meM unheM nahIM utAregA to taba taka hRdaya ke ananta prema ko vaha upalabdha nahIM ho sakegA aura use Aie, prema kI dahalIja para For Personal & Private Use Only 29 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'muA' hI kahA jaaegaa| lekina prema ke DhAI akSaroM' ko par3hane vAlA viralA hI hotA hai| mere dekhe, prema hI vizva kI sArI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna ho sakatA hai| prema se hI jIvana kI yAtrA zurU hotI hai| janma se lekara maraNa taka vyakti kevala prema ko hI jInA cAhatA hai| mA~ kA vAtsalya prema kA hI rUpa hai, bhAI-bahina kA sneha prema kA hI rUpa hai, pati-patnI kA sambandha prema kA hI pratirUpa hai| cAhe maitrI bhAvanA ho yA karuNA kA rUpa ho yA Izvara kI prArthanA aura bhakti ho, haqIkata yahI hai ki vyakti kisI-na-kisI prakAra prema ko hI jInA cAhatA hai| prema hI vyakti kA mArga hai aura prema hI usakI maMz2ila hai| dharatI para prema na ho to yahA~ cAra-dina jInA bhI muzkila ho jaaegaa| jIvana meM prema hone para manuSya sau-sau musIbatoM kA sAmanA bhI dhairyapUrvaka kara letA hai| prema kA apanA svAda hai, apanI sugaMdha hai, aura apanA Ananda hai| prema to himAlaya kI taraha unnata, sAgara kI bhA~ti athAha aura AkAza ke samAna anaMta hai| jisa jIvana meM prema nahIM, vaha jIvana apAhiz2a ke samAna hai aura jahA~ prema ke gulAba khilate haiM, vahA~ jIvana amRta ke samAna hai| prema vAstava meM vaha tattva hai jise hara hAla meM jiyA jAnA caahie| yadi mahAvIra kI ahiMsA ko sakArAtmaka artha meM dekheM to pAeMge ki vaha prema hai| rAma kI maryAdA prema kA sakArAtmaka pahalU hai| kRSNa kI bhakti kA rAstA bhI prema kI pagaDaMDI se hI jAtA hai| vyaktigata jIvana meM manuSya ko prema hI mAdhurya detA hai, jIvana kI nIrasatA ko prema hI bharatA hai| agara jIvana meM riktatA hai to vahA~ avazya hI prema kI kamI hogii| rugNa se rugNa aura avasAdagrasta vyakti ko prema ke do mIThe bola mila jAe~ to usake hRdaya ko sukUna milanA zurU ho jAtA hai| parivAra meM tyAga, AtmIyatA aura bhAIcArA prema se hI Ate haiN| binA prema ke Apa makAna to banA sakate haiM lekina vaha ghara taba hI banatA hai jaba usa makAna meM prema kI khuzabU khilatI hai| parivAra kA prANa hai prem| samAja kI tAkata hai prema / dharma kI dhurI hai prem| samAja meM sAmAjika jIvana aura sAmAjika saMgaThana ke lie hama sabhI prema kI dahalIz2a para apane kadama bddh'aaeN| kyA Apa aise samAja kI kalpanA 30 vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara sakate haiM jisameM sau loga hoM para unameM kiMcinmAtra bhI prema na ho? una do bhAiyoM kA kyA sAtha rahanA jisameM vaira-virodha kA paradA par3a cukA ho aura agara bhAI alaga-alaga dezoM yA zaharoM meM rahate hoM para unameM prema hai to dUrI, dUrI nahIM lagatI, ve dUriyA~ bhI karIbI kA AdhAra bana jAtI haiN| pUre vizva ke lie akelA samAdhAna prema hai| rUMsa bhArata se dUra hai phira bhI diloM ke naz2adIka hai aura pAkistAna bhArata se lagA huA hai para dUriyA~ bahuta jyAdA haiN| AtaMkavAda, ugravAda, hiMsA aura pratihiMsA kI jvAlA ko bujhAne ke lie prema hI ekamAtra sIdhA-sarala upAya hai| mahAvIra ke samaya meM ahiMsA hI ekamAtra samAdhAna thI kyoMki taba pazuoM kI bali dI jAtI thii| rAma ke samaya meM maryAdA kA mUlya huaa| maiM apane samasta saMdezoM ko eka hI zabda meM piroU~gA ki hama prema ke sAtha apanA jIvana jiieN| prema se svarga kA rAstA khulatA hai| hakIkata to yaha hai ki prema ke mArga se hI paramAtmA kI jhalaka milatI hai| jisa prArthanA meM prema na ho vaha kevala zabda-jAla hai| jisa pUjA meM prema na ho vaha kevala caMdana kA ghisanA hai| yadi namAja aura ibAdata meM prema aura bhakti kA samarpaNa na ho vaha ibAdata uThakabaiThaka bhara hai| paramAtmA ke dvAra para pahu~cane ke lie antata: hara kisI vyakti koprema kI dahalIz2a para AnA hI hogaa| prema hI prasAda hai, prema hI praNAma hai aura prema hI AzIrvAda hai| mere amRta prema meM prasAda, praNAma aura AzIrvAda tInoM chipe haiN| ye saba cIjeM prema ke hI vistRta rUpa haiN| ___jo paramAtmA kI ora apane kadama bar3hAtA hai, mere dekhe vaha prema hI hai| Akhira jaba bhagavAna kI stuti ke lie yogI yoga karate haiM, bhakta pUjA aura arcanA karate haiM, RSi-muni unakA dhyAna dharate hae bhI sImA nahIM pAte lekina vahI parama pitA paramezvara logoM ke prema se pUrita ho jAne para svayaM unakI dahalIz2a para cale Ate haiN| rasakhAna ne kahA hai zeSa gaNeza dineza maheza sureza huM jAhi nirantara dhyaaveN| jAhi anAdi anaMta akhaMDa acheda, abheda, suveda btaaveN| nArada se zuka vyAsa raTaiM, paci hAre tau puni pAra na paaveN| tAhi ahIra kI chohariyA~, chachiyA bhari chAcha pe nAca ncaaveN|| Aie, prema kI dahalIja para 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa bhagavAna ko pAne ke lie zeSa, gaNeza, maheza, dineza, rAta-dina anuSThAna, pUjA-arcanA karate rahate haiM, unhIM bhagavAna ko ahIra kI chohariyA~, chachiyA bhara chAcha ke lie nAcane para majabUra kara detI haiN| prema kA jAdU hI aisA hai| usakA to khela hI prema kA khela hai| jahA~ mAmalA prema kA A jAe usameM kevala lailA-majanUM, hIra-rAMjhA kI viraha-vyathA hI nahIM chipI hai balki prema meM rAdhA-kRSNa kA Ananda bhI chipA huA hai| prema meM kRSNa aura sudAmA ke sattU bhI chipe haiN| prema meM nema aura rAjula kI vairAgya-kathA bhI hai| prema ke hajAra rUpa hote haiM aura antata: vyakti ko prema kI zaraNa meM AnA hI par3atA hai| virAgI vahI banA huA ghUmatA hai jisane abhI taka prema kA saccA rasa, sacce prema kA sukha aura saccA AnaMda nahIM ckhaa| putra se, patnI se jur3A huA prema sAmAnya koTi kA prema hai| yahI prema jaba mA~ se jur3atA hai to vaha prema kA pavitra rUpa ho jAtA hai| mA~ se haTakara jaba yaha guru se jur3a jAtA hai to prema kA ucca rUpa prakaTa hotA hai| lekina jaba yaha prema paramAtmA se jur3a jAtA hai to vaha prema prema nahIM rahatA balki vaha to kisI mIrA ke pairoM kI pAjeba bana jAtA hai| vaha prema sAmAnya prema nahIM rahatA-paga dhuMgharU bAMdha mIrA naaciire|' taba koI mIrA vRndAvana kI kuMja-galiyoM meM pAMva meM dhuMgharU bA~dha kara nRtya karane lagatI hai usake nAma para ! 'maiM to mere nArAyaNa kI Apa hI ho gaI daasiire| loga kahe mIrA bhaI re bAvarI nyAta kaheM kulanAsIre paga dhuMgharU bAMdha mIrA naaciire|' jagabhale hI use kulanAzI kahe yA samAja apanI jAti se use bAhara nikAla de lekina jisake hRdaya meM parama pitA paramAtmA ke prati prema kI hilora uTha cukI hai, aisI mIrA duniyA kI paravAha nahIM krtii| premadIvAnI ho jAne para to rAjula, nemi ke patha kA anusaraNa kara letI hai to koI mIrA kRSNa-kRSNa raTate vRndAvana kI galiyoM kI khAka chAnatI phiratI hai| saubhAgya kahA~ sahagamana karU~, anugamana karU~ aisA vara do| jo hAtha, hAtha meM nahIM diyA, vo hAtha zIza para to dhara do| rAjula vyathita ho uThatI hai ki yadi Apane apanA hAtha mere hAtha meM nh| diyA to kama se kama mAthe para hI use rakha do| kauna samajhegA prema kI AtmA 32 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko? kauna samajhegA prema kI pukAra ko? hara AdamI prema kA nAma sunate hI ghabarA jAtA hai, bhayabhIta ho jAtA hai| logoM ko lagatA hai ki prema to samAja meM niMdA kA kAraNa hai lekina jAna lIjie ki jaba taka hRdaya meM prema kI vINA kI jhaMkAra nahIM hotI taba taka jIvana meM riktatA aura abhAva kA Alama hI banA rahatA hai, prema hI zAMti hai, prema hI pavitratA aura khuzabU hai| are, prema se bar3hakara puNya kyA? prema se bar3hakara dharma bhI kyA? prema hI jJAna hai| kabIra kahate haiM jisane prema ko jAna liyA vahI jJAnI hai| bAkI saba to kitAbeM par3ha-par3hakara paMDita ho gae haiN| jisane prema kI gaharAI ko jIyA, vahI jJAnavAna kahalA sakatA hai| jisakI dRSTi premapUrNa hai, vahI dhArmika hai| ahiMsA ko bhI kaise jIoge, prema ke binA? mAnA ki ahiMsA ke nAma para maiMne Apako kaSTa nahIM pahu~cAyA lekina itane mAtra se.jIvana kI khuzI nahIM miltii| cAMTA na mAranA ahiMsA ho sakatA hai lekina sneha se mAthA cUmanA ahiMsA kA vistAra aura prema kI pragAr3hatA kA hI pariNAma hai| yaha ahiMsA ko jIne kA AdhAra hai| jisane prema ko samajhA, usane jIvana jIne kA mArga pA liyaa| prema AtmA ko pAne kA, paramAtmA taka pahu~cane kA mArga bana sakatA hai| prema to samarpaNa kA, svayaM ko miTAne kA rAstA hai| prema saMbaMdha mAtra nahIM hai balki usase bhI Upara hai kyoMki saMbaMdhoM meM to rAga aura virAga hotA hai jabaki prema hai parama vItarAga jisameM apane priya ke lie kucha bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| sUphI saMtoM se pUcho, ve batAe~ge tumheM ki prema kyA hai? prema kurbAnI hai, prema mArga hai, prema paramAtmA hai| "aisA huA ki jo uddhava hamezA hI jJAna aura vairAgya kI bAteM kiyA karatA thA, vaha mana meM socA karatA thA ki isa kRSNa ko na jAne kaisA pAgalapana savAra hai ki jo kahalAte to haiM viSNu ke avatAra lekina hamezA ghire rahate haiM gopiyoM se| anAsakta yogI kahalAne vAle kI yaha anAsakti samajha meM nahIM aatii| eka bAra uddhava kRSNa se bAteM kara rahe the ki acAnaka kRSNa peTa pakar3akara kahane lage, 'uddhava, mere peTa meM darda ho rahA hai| jAo, kisI vaidyarAja ko bulA laao|' uddhava vaidyarAja ko bulA laae| vaidya ne nabz2a-nAr3I dekhakara kahA, 'mahArAja, ApakA yaha peTa kA bhayaMkara zUla kisI sAdhAraNa auSadhi se miTane Aie,prema kI dahalIja para For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAlA nahIM hai| isake lie Apako koI taMtra-maMtra-ToTakA karanA hogA, tabhI Apa isa darda se chuTakArA pA skeNge|' 'ToTakA?' kRSNa ne pUchA, 'kaisAToTakA?' vaidyarAja ne batAyA ki, 'mahArAja Apa kI paTarAnI yA rAniyA~ apane pA~va kI dhUla de deM aura usa dhUla ko pAnI meM gholakara yadi Apa pI leM to Apake peTa kA darda ThIka ho jaaegaa|' kRSNa ne uddhava se kahA, 'tU to merA mitra hai aura tU hI mujhe peTa ke darda se bacA sakatA hai| jA, ranivAsa meM jA aura merI paTarAniyoM aura rAniyoM ke pA~voM kI dhUla le aa|' uddhava mahala meM jAkara satyabhAmA, rUkmiNI Adi rAniyoM ko kRSNa kI hakIkata sunAtA hai| tejamiz2Az2I satyabhAmA ekadama Aga-babUlA ho jAtI hai| 'uddhava, tumhArA dimAga to kharAba nahIM ho gayA hai ? hama kRSNa kI patniyA~ apane pA~va kI dhUla apane pati ko pilAe~? tuma kyoM hameM pApa meM dhakela rahe ho? Aja to tU (uddhava ne yaha bAta kahI hai, Aja ke bAda phira aisI bAta na uThAnA, varanA tujhe hama sIdhA kara deNgii|' uddhava to sara para pA~va rakhakara bhAgA aura sIdhA kRSNa ke pAsa pahu~cA aura kahA 'he kRSNa, tumhArI rAniyA~ to yaha kAma nahIM karane vAlI haiN|' kRSNa ne kahA, 'darda ke mAre merA dama nikalA jA rahA hai, kucha to prabaMdha kro|' uddhava bolA, 'maiM to ApakI saba rAniyoM ke pAsa jAkara A gayA huuN| koI bhI rAnI Apake lie pA~va kI dhUla dene ko taiyAra nahIM hai|' taba zrI kRSNa ne kahA, 'uddhava, tuma kahate ho na ki maiM gopI-gopikAoM ke bIca par3A rahatA huuN| tuma aba vRndAvana jAo vahA~ zAyada koI gopI tumheM apane pA~voM kI dhUla de de| uddhava mathurA-vRndAvana pahu~cate haiN| unheM dekhate hI gopikAe~ cAroM ora se unheM ghera letI haiM aura utsukatA se pUchatI haiM, 'he uddhava,tuma hamAre kAnhA kA kyA saMdezA lekara Ae ho?' Udhau ne kahA, 'kyA batAU~ ? kahate hue bhI lAja AtI hai| kyA karU~,kRSNa ne kAma hI aisA sauMpA hai ki agara tuma loga vaha kAma kara do to tumheM sAtaveM naraka meM jAnA pdd'egaa|' gopiyA~ bolI, 'Udhau, tR naraka kI ciMtA chor3a aura yaha batA ki kaunasA saMdezA lekara AyA hai ?' taba Udhau ne kRSNa ke peTa-darda kI bAta batAkara kisI eka gopikA ke pA~voM kI 34 vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhUla mAMgI aura kahA, 'yaha dhUla agara pAnI meM gholakara kRSNa ko pilA dI jAya to unakA peTa darda jAtA rhegaa|' gopiyoM ne kahA, 'basa itanI sI bAta! aura use kahane meM tUne itanA saMkoca kiyA? are lAo, tuma apanA aMgochA nIce rakha do| eka-do gopikA to kyA pUre vRndAvana kI gopikAe~ tumhAre aMgoche para dhUla chiTakane ko taiyAra haiN|' hara gopikA Udhau ke aMgoche para AtI calI gaI aura miTTI ke kaNa usa para jharate ge| ____Udhau ne kahA, 'are gopikAo, tuma yaha kyA kara rahI ho? isase to tumheM sAtaveM naraka meM jAnA pdd'egaa|' gopikAoM ne kahA, 'apane bhagavAna ke lie sAtavIM naraka to kyA, sAta janma bhI agara naraka meM bitAne par3eM taba bhI ye gopikAe~ pIche nahIM htteNgii| bhagavAna ne mA~gA hai, yaha tuma kyA jAno ki unhoMne caraNa kI dhUla mAMgakara hama se kyA cIja mAMga lI hai? tuma nahIM samajhate isIlie unheM mAkhanacora' kahA karate ho| haqIkata yaha hai ki jisake bhAgya sa~vArane hote haiM, usI kI dahalIz2a para pahu~cakara bhagavAna mAkhana curAyA karate haiN| jisa para bhagavAna kI kRpA hotI hai ve usI kI maTakI phor3ate haiN| tumheM lagatA hai ki ve maTakI phor3ate hai kintu nahIM, ve to usake pApoM kI maTakI phor3ate haiN| jisa para unakA rahama hotA hai, unhIM ke pApoM kI maTakI ve phor3ate haiN|" yaha prema kA mArga hai, kevala samajhane vAle hI ise samajha sakate haiN| sUphI saMta to prema ko hI apanI sampUrNa sAdhanA kA maMtra mAnate haiN| ve khuda ko majanUM aura bhagavAna ko lailA mAnate haiN| mujhe to hIra-rAMjhA, lailA-majanUM, zIrIpharahAda kI kahAniyA~ bahuta pratIkAtmaka lagatI haiM kyoMki unameM eka ora hama, dUsarI ora bhagavAna hote haiN| usake lie bar3I gahana pyAsa hotI hai ki use pAne ke lie bhagavAna khuda majanUM bana jAte haiN| eka bAra yUnAna ke bAdazAha ne majanU~ se kahA, 'tU dina-rAta lailA-lailA pukAratA rahatA hai, Akhira terI lailA meM aisA kyA hai? mere pAsa to hajAroM rUpasiyA~ haiM, tuma mere mahala meM A jAnA tumheM lailA de duuNgaa|' dUsare dina vaha mahala meM pahuMca gyaa| bAdazAha ne socA, 'lagatA hai yaha merI bAtoM meM A gayA hai| ise lailA se koI lenA-denA nahIM hai|' usane kaI lar3akiyoM ko khar3A kara diyA aura kahA, inameM se jo tujhe pasaMda Ae, pasaMda kara le| maiM usase terA Aie, prema kI dahalIja para 35 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nikAha karavA duuNgaa|' majanUM hareka ke pAsa jAtA hai, unheM gaura se dekhatA hai aura Age bar3ha jAtA hai| eka se bar3hakara eka khUbasUrata! kahate haiM lailA bahuta sundara bhI na thii| majanUM ne kahA, 'inameM merI lailA kahA~ hai?' bAdazAha ne kahA, 'yahA~ itanI khUbasUrata pariyA~ haiM, Akhira terI lailA meM aisA kyA hai jo inameM nahIM hai? 'majanUMne kahA, merI lailA meM kyA hai yaha Apa tabhI samajheMge jaba Apa majanUM kI AMkhoM se use dekheNge| ___ hara dhArmika vyakti suna le ki mere bhagavAna ko tuma tabhI dekha pAoge jaba tumhArA hRdaya prema se pUrita hogA, paramAtmA kA pyAsA hogaa| svayaM samajhate paMkha, gagana ke mauna adhara kI bhASA, tRSita na kevala kaMTha, nIra bhI hai utanA hI pyaasaa| kevala tuma hI nahIM, vaha bhI tumheM pAne ke lie pyAsA hai| mATI kI sauMdhI mahaka hI pukAra se bharI huI nahIM hai, balki bAdala meM bharA huA jala bhI pukAra se bharA hai| Upara vAlA nIce AnA cAhatA hai para taba jaba nIce vAlA apane ko Upara uThAne ke lie tatpara ho| prema se jIo bhAI ! prema ke rAste se hI jIvana sukhamaya hogaa| prema ke rAste se hI ghara, parivAra aura samAja sukhI hogaa| prema ke rAste se hI paramAtmA ke nUra kI jhalaka milegii| loga to prema ko bahuta sAdhAraNa sI cIja samajhate haiM lekina maiM prema ke asAdhAraNa rUpa kI carcA kara rahA huuN| mere dekhe manuSya ke AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke do mArga haiM-eka dhyAna, dUsarA prem| dhyAna apane Apa ke lie hai aura prema isa jagat ke sAtha jIne ke lie hai| agara Apa pUrNata: virakta aura vairAgyavAsita ho cuke haiM to Apake lie paramAtmA kA dvAra hI bhalA hai| yadi aisA nahIM hai to maiM kahU~gA ki Apa sAre jagat ke sAtha prema aura pyAra kI Dora bA~dhe / dhyAna rahe ki Apa prema ko gopanIya na rkheN| yaha to pavitra mArga hai| agara ise gopanIya rakheMge to yaha prema kI pravaMcanA ho jaaegii| ___"jApAna meM eka jJAnadhyAna-sAdhikA huI hai-'iishuun| vaha jaba vidyAlaya meM paccIsa tIsa vidyArthiyoM ke sAtha dhyAna karane kI kalA sIkha rahI thI to unameM se eka vidyArthI kA IzanU se prema ho gyaa| vaha IzUna se milanA cAhatA 36 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thA isalie usane eka patra likhA ki, 'IzUna, maiM tumase pyAra karatA hU~ aura ekAMta meM tumase milane kA samaya cAhatA huuN|' kahate haiM ki dUsare dina jaba dhyAna . kI kakSA pUrNa ho gaI taba IzUna klAsa meM khar3I hokara bolI, 'kala mere pAsa eka qhata AyA hai, jisameM mujhase milane kA vakta mA~gA gayA hai| maiM jAnanA cAhatI hU~ ki yaha qhata mujhe kisane likhA hai ? pUrI klAsa meM sannATA chA gayA, kyoMki koI bhI lar3akAkhar3A nahIM huaa| klAsa meM koI khar3AbhI kaise hotA? taba IzUna ne kahA, 'agara vaha lar3akA sacamuca mujhase prema karatA hai to sabake sAmane Akara vaha mujhe bA~hoM meM le le aura apane gale se lgaae| agara aisA hai taba to vaha mujhase vAkaI prema karatA hai aura yadi aisA nahIM karatA hai to usameM mujhase prema karane kA sAhasa nahIM hai| yaha vidyArthI jIvana meM galata rAha para jAne kA mArga hai| agara tuma prema karate ho to chipakara mata karo kyoMki taba vaha prema pApa bana jAtA hai| isI prema ko sArvajanika kara diyA jAe to vaha prema puNya bana sakatA hai|' prema ko kevala vyakti-vizeSa taka hI sImita mata kro| prema to bahuta vizAla hai, 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' / taba prema ko eka dAyare meM kyoM sImita karate ho? madara TeresA jaise loga prema ke pavitra rUpa ko jiyA karate the, jahA~ unake lie prema kA artha prArthanA, prArthanA kA artha sevA, aura sevA kA artha paramAtmA hotA thaa| prema kA prArambha to manuSya se hotA hai lekina jaba usakA vistAra pazu, pakSI, phUla, paudhe, prakRti taka hotA hai taba yaha ibAdata ho jAtA hai aura jaba usa prema kA jur3Ava paramAtmA se ho jAtA hai to vaha bhakti kA svarUpa bana jAtA hai| hama prema ko vistRta rUpa deN| Apa sabhI mere prema ke pAtra haiN| koI bhI vyakti-vizeSa hI mere lie prema kA haqadAra nahIM hai| sabhI mere prema ke pAtra haiN| jinase bhI prema karo,unheM nibhaao| aise paMchI mata bano jo sarovara ke kinAre jAe aura apanA dAnA-pAnI cugakara ur3a jaae| are, aisI machalI banojo usa sarovara se ekAkAra ho jaae| prema ke rizte banAne aura bigAr3ane ke lie nahIM hote| mAnA ki jahA~ cAra bartana hote haiM ve khanakate bhI haiM lekina prema ko jIne vAlA AvAz2a nahIM hone detaa| vaha to Aie, prema kI dahalIja para 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vakta Ane para tyAga kara detA hai lekina parivAra meM TUTana nahIM hone detaa| kalpanA kareM aise bAMdha kI jisameM darAra par3a cukI ho| ApakA parivAra, ApakA samAja eka bAMdha hai| agara usameM darAra A jAe to? yaha TUTana hai, TakarAhaTa hai| hama apane samAja aura parivAra ke bIca darAreM na par3ane deN| bar3A vaha nahIM hai jo Ayu meM bar3A hai balki bar3A vaha hai jo bikharAva kI sthiti Ane para tyAga kara sake / jiMdagI to cAra dina kI hai| ise pyAra se jio, varanA jiMdagI bojha bana jAegI | Apake jo bhI rizte haiM- pati-patnI, bhAI-bahana, pitAputra, mAtA-putrI, putra-putrI jo bhI rizte haiM unheM prema se jio / rahimana dhAgA prema kA, mata tor3o chiTakAya / TUTe se phira nA jur3e, jur3e gAMTha par3a jAya // - prema kA dhAgA bahuta mahIna hotA hai lekina hotA bahuta maz2abUta hai / phira bhI agara vaha TUTa gayA to cAhe jitanI marahama-paTTI karo, jur3a to sakatA hai lekina usameM gAMTha bhI par3a jAtI hai / usa samaya riztoM meM vaha madhuratA nahIM raha jAtI, khaTAsa A jAtI hai| mere liye to prema hI caMdana hai, vAsakSepa hai, praNAma hai aura AzIrvAda bhI hai / jahA~ prema ho, vahA~ saba cIjeM mApha hotI haiM aura jahA~ prema na ho vahA~ thor3I-sI bhI amaryAdA ho jAe, to vaha bhI akSamya aparAdha ho jAtA hai| 1 nibhAe~, jinase bhI Apake sambandha bane haiM, unheM nibhAe~ | saMbaMdha banAne AsAna hote haiM para unako nibhAnA kaThina hotA hai| samaya Ane para hI saMbaMdhoM kI parakha hotI hai| ayodhyA meM jisa samaya maMdira-masjida kA jhagar3A cala rahA thA, hama loga aise muhalle meM ghira gae jahA~ kevala muslima bastI thI / lekina ve loga jAnate the ki hamArI dRSTi dharma ke prati virAT hai, udAra hai| una logoM ne hamase kahA, 'mahArAja, Apa bilkula bhI phikra na kreN| jaba taka muhalle meM eka bhI musalamAna jIvita rahegA, Apa para tanika bhI A~ca nahIM AyegI / ' hama loga vahIM rhe| aise tanAvapUrNa mAhaula meM eka sAdhikA kamalAjI hamAre lie AhAra lekara aaii| hama cauMka gaye kyoMki karphyU lagA huA thaa| kisI ko bAhara dikhate hI golI mArane ke Adeza the / hamane pUchA, 've yahA~ taka kaise vAha ! z2indagI 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahu~cIM? unhoMne batAyA ki ve pulisa ko yaha batAkara AI haiM ki unake bhAI aspatAla meM haiM aura unheM khAnA pahu~cAnA hai| kamalA jI ne hameM AhAra diyaa| bIca-bIca meM apanI kamara bhI dabA rahIM thiiN| maiMne pUchA, 'kyA huA? kahane lagI, 'kucha nhiiN| bAra-bAra pUchane para batAyA ki rAste meM pulisa ne pAMca-sAta beMta mAre the| merA hRdaya sajala ho utthaa| usa mahilA ne sevA ke nAma para daMDa bhI jhela liyA thaa| ise kahate haiM saccA prema, saccI shrddhaa| ____ Apa apane prema ko virATa rUpa diijie| sabako sammAna diijie| apane karmacAriyoM kA bhI sammAna kreN| ApakI patnI bhI utanI hI sammAna kI pAtra hai jitane ki Apa usake dvaaraa| agara Apa kisI bagIce meM hoM to phUla ko bhI sammAna va pyAra se nihaareN| kudarata ke isa nAyAba tohafe ko bhI Apa sammAnita dRSTi se dekheN| apane jIvana se hiMsA kA bahiSkAra kreN| mana, vacana aura kAyA se hiMsA na kreN| smaraNa rakheM ki Apa kisI ke gAla para cAMTA nahIM mAreMge, na hI kaTu vANI kA prayoga kreNge| na Apa kisI ke dila ko coTa pahuMcAeM aura na hI kisI ke prati durvicAra rakhakara usake AbhAmaMDala ko dUSita kreN| hiMsA nahIM, ahiMsA ho| prema ko jIne ke lie kabhI kisI kI hiMsA na ho| hiMsA ke dvAra-daravAje bahuta khula cuke haiN| aba Apa una para prema kA tAlA DAla dIjie tAki prema ke dvAra khula jaaeN| jaba hameM suI cubhAI jAtI hai to kitanI pIr3A hotI hai| jarA socie, una pazuoM ke bAre meM jinakI gardana reta dI jAtI hai , tathA loga kisI pakSI ko tIra mAra kara jamIna para girA dete haiN| mAnava ina nirIha pazu-pakSiyoM kI mUka vedanA ko samajhane meM kyoM asamartha hai ? are, pakSiyoM ko mAra-girAne ke bajAya unakI unmukta ur3Ana kA AnaMda lo| machaliyoM ko pAnI se bAhara nikAlakara tar3apAne ke bajAya unake tairane kI khuzI meM zAmila ho jaao| kisI titalI kI caTanI banAne kI bajAya usake khUbasUrata raMgIna paMkhoM kA sauMdarya AtmasAt kro| kisI aMDe ko phor3ane ke bajAya, usameM se nikalane vAle jIvana ko abhaya jIvana pradAna kro| vakta Ane para bhUkhoM ko apanA hissA bhI jarUra pradAna karate rho| Aie, prema kI dahalIja para 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa parivAra meM bhI sahabhAgitA nibhaaeN| Apa cAra bahue~ haiM to aisA na kareM ki Aja eka ne kAma kiyA, kala dUsarI ne, parasoM tIsarI aura phira cauthI ne| na-na, aisA na kreN| saba sAtha milakara kAma kareM tAki eka para bojhA na pdd'e| aba to loga paise kA ba~TavArA kara lete haiM aura mahilAeM kAma kA ba~TavArA kara letI haiN| sabhI apanI sahabhAgitA nibhaaeN| sAtha meM kAma karane se hara kArya halkA ho jaaegaa| prema ko jIne ke lie vakta-bevakta dUsaroM ke kAma bhI aao| bevakta meM jo kAma AtA hai, vahI hamArA apanA hotA hai| prema kI kasauTI isI bAta meM hai ki bevakta meM vyakti dUsaroM ke kAma aae| jaba hamAre ghara meM khuziyA~ hotI haiM taba to sabhI apane haiM lekina jaba phAkAkazI kA Alama ho to jo sAtha nibhAe, vahI hamArA apanA hai| bAkI saba to sapanA hai| ___ "apanI bAta samApta karU~ usase pUrva atIta kI eka ghaTanA kA jikra kruuNgaa| ghaTanA yaha hai ki eka saMta AhAracaryA ke lie nikle| dhUpa meM calatecalate thaka gae to vizrAma karane ke lie eka caukI para baiTha ge| vaha ghara kisI vezyA (gaNikA)kA thaa| gaNikA ne Upara se jhA~kA to dekhA ki jo vyakti caukI para virAjamAna hai, usakA mukha camaka rahA hai aura vaha bahuta sabhya aura saumya laga rahA hai| vaha utara kara nIce AI aura saMta se anurodha kiyA, Apa bAhara kyoM baiThe haiM? bhItara A jaaie|' cUMki saMta thakA huA thA ata: vaha ghara ke bhItara A gyaa| gaNikA ne puna: anurodha kiyA ki, Apa bhojana kara leN|' saMta to AhAra-caryA ke lie hI nikalA thA to AhAra bhI kara liyaa| gaNikA ne kahA, 'mahArAja, Apa dhUpa meM kahA~ jAe~ge? yahIM ArAma kara liijie|' saMta vahIM Thahara gayA aura usane ArAma kara liyaa| leTate hI use nIMda A gii| gaNikA usake rUpa para, usake teja para itanI adhika mohita ho gaI ki usane saMkalpa kara liyA ki isI vyakti ko vaha apanA pati aura premI bnaaegii| saMdhyA-samaya jaba saMta ravAnA hone ko huA taba gaNikA ne apane mana kI bAta aura apane sAre bhAva vyakta kara die aura kahA, 'aba maiM Apake binA jIvita nahIM raha sktii| maiM Apake lie hI jIU~gI aura Apake lie hI mruuNgii|' saMta ne kahA, 'jaba tumane apane Apako mujhe samarpita kara diyA hai to maiM bhI tumheM svIkAra karatA hU~ lekina Aja nhiiN| maiM tumheM taba svIkAra karU~gA jaba mere 40 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ alAvA tumhArA koI na hogaa|' yaha kahate hue saMta vahA~ se nikala gyaa| gaNikA ne apane ghara ke daravAje auroM ke lie baMda kara diye kyoMki saMta ne kahA thA ki jaba tumhArA koI na hogA taba maiM tumhArA bnuuNgaa| grAhaka roja Ate, para koI bhI gaNikA ke pAsa na pahu~ca paataa| gaNikA pahale se hI deha-vyApAra karatI rahI thI so use saMkrAmaka roga ho gyaa| vaha kor3ha se pIr3ita ho gii| gaNikA kI deha galane lgii| usake zarIra se durgaMdha uThane lgii| khUna, mavAda, pAnI usake zarIra se risane lgaa| rAjA taka yaha khabara pahuMcI to rAjA ne use nagara se nikalavA diyaa| akelI, nagara ke bAhara vRkSa ke nIce baiThI huI bhagavAna se prArthanA karane lagI, 'bhagavana, tU kisI ko cAhe jaisA janma denA para kisI ko tU mere jaisI nArI mata bnaanaa| maiMne apanI jiMdagI meM kevala pApa hI baTore haiM aura una pApoM kA jo pariNAma Aja mujhe bhugatane ko mila rahA hai, vaha kisI ko na denaa| he prabhu, maiM to eka garIba ghara meM paidA huI thI aura mujhe apanI rojI-roTI ke lie zarIra ko becanA par3A thA, lekina ve loga jo mere yahA~ Ae the, ve kauna se maz2abUra the?' vaha rotI jAtI thI aura bhagavAna se prArthanA karatI jAtI thii| tabhI usa aMdhiyArI rAta meM usane pAyA ki kisI vyakti ne usake kaMdhe para hAtha rakhA hai| vaha cauMkI, Upara dekhA to pAyA ki vaha vyakti vahI saMta hai| gaNikA phUTa-phUTa kara rone lagI aura kahatI rahI, mere prabhu, itane varSoM taka maiMne tumhArI pratIkSA hI pratIkSA kI, para tuma na aae| aba to mere pAsa kucha bhI nahIM bacA hai jo maiM tumheM de sakU~ / mere zarIra se khUna mavAda, pIpa, pAnI risa rahA hai| aba maiM tumheM kucha bhI dene meM samartha nahIM huuN| saMta ne kahA, 'maiMne kahA thA na, jaba koI tumhArA na hogA taba maiM tumhArA bnuuNgaa| Aja tuma apanI kAyA mujhe sauMpa do tAki maiM use ThIka kara skuuN|' itanA kahakara saMta ne usa gaNikA ke ghAvoM ko dhoyA, apane saMta-jIvana kI pavitra cadariyA se mavAda aura khUna ko pauNchaa| saMta kI pavitratA aura arjita puNyoM ke prabhAva se, mAtra cadariyA se usako pauMchane se usake ghAva ThIka hone lge| eka mAha kI sevA karane se vaha gaNikA pUrI taraha svastha ho gii| kala taka kI gaNikA ko saMta ne jIvana ke aise saMdeza Aie, prema kI dahalIja para 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ die ki eka mAha bAda vaha gaNikA zrAvikA bana gii| saMta usa zrAvikA ko lekara bhagavAna ke pAsa pahu~cA aura kahA, 'bhaMte, maiM lagAtAra jisa sAdhanA meM rata rahA, Aja usa sAdhanA kA puNya pIr3ita mahilA ke bevakta kAma aayaa| yaha kabhI gaNikA thI lekina aba vaha zrAvikA bana cukI hai| yaha pavitra bhAvoM se bhara cukI hai, bhaMte, Apa isa mahilA para kRpA kareM aura ise saMnyAsa pradAna kareM, isakI mukti kA mArga prazasta kreN|" - gaNikA sAdhvI bana gii| ise kahate haiM prema ke pavitra mArga ko jiinaa| prema ko samajhakara hI jIvana ko samajhA jA sakatA hai| prema ko jI kara hI jIvana ke marma ko jiyA jA sakatA hai| prema kA rAstA hI jIvana meM meghadUta kA amara kAvya racatA hai aura sItA vanavAsa ke kaSTa ko svIkAra kara letI hai| socie, agara dharatI para prema na hotA to kyA sItA, sItA hotI? kyA gItA, gItA lagatI? sacamuca, prema hI vaha Dora hai jisa para bAdala bhI jhUmate haiM aura bijaliyA~ bhI nAcatI haiN| cAhe barase jeTha aMgAre, yA patajhara hara phUla utaare| agara havA meM pyAra ghulA hai, hara mausama sukha kA mausama hai|| kitanI bhI kambaqhta rAta ho, dIpaka subaha bulA lAtA hai| eka kalI kI aMgar3AI se sArA bAga mahaka jAtA hai| kaMkar3a-kA~ToM bharI Dagara ho, yA pyAle meM bharA z2ahara ho| pIr3A jisakI paTarAnI hai, usako hara muzkila marahama hai|| bhItara se raMga jAya na jaba taka 42 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvArA miTTI kI colii| picakArI hai taba taka gAlI holI hai bezarma tthittholii| kAbA jAo, kAzI jAo, gaMgA meM DubakiyA~ lgaao| dila kA devAlaya gaMdA hai to phaMdA sArA dharama-karama hai| raMga-rogana kara dene bhara se nayA na hotA bhavana puraanaa| sirpha garIbI kA maz2Aka hai sAr3I meM paibanda lgaanaa| galI-galI meM diyA jalAo, baMjara-baMjara phasala lagAo, nafarata jaba taka rAja kara rahI sabakA saba saragama mAtama hai| jisake pAsa zabda haiM jitane utanA usase artha dUra hai| para cUMghaTa kA nahIM, rUpa to AtmA kA jalatA kapUra hai| nAroM se mata adhika pukaaro| sAr3I kurte hI nasa~vAro. usako do AvAja ki jisakA darda diyA, A~sU zabanama hai| duniyA kyA hai, eka bahama hai, zabanama meM motI hone kA, aura jindagAnI hai jaise pItala para pAnI sone kaa| Aie, prema kI dahalIja para 43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM kintu pyAra yadi sAtha safara meM to sacamuca isa mRtyu - nagara zAma subaha kI eka kasama hai| maraNa manuja kA nayA janama hai| agara havA meM pyAra ghulA hai, hara mausama sukha kA mausama hai maraNa manuja kA nayA janama hai| prema kI duniyA meM mRtyu, mRtyu nahIM hai balki maraNa bhI eka nayA janma hai / havA meM prema ho, to havA, havA nahIM, sukha aura AnaMda dene vAlA mausama hai| prema kI zakti hRdaya meM ho, to muzkila bhI marahama aura A~sU zabanama bana jAte haiN| mana meM agara nafarata hai to jIvana kA koI bhI saragama bhayaMkara mAtama hI bana jAtA hai| hama Ae~ prema kI dahalIz2a para / sabako apane prema kA pAtra banAe~, sabake prema ke pAtra bneN| jIvana ko jIe~ prema se / sacamuca, jIvana jIne kA raMga hI anerA ho jaaegaa| jIvana kI riktatA aura nirAzAe~ svata: miTa jAe~gI / jIvana prabhu kA prasAda aura puraskAra ho jAegA / apanI ora se sabake lie amRta prema samarpita hai| 44 For Personal & Private Use Only 000 vAha ! z2indagI Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAha ! z2indagI behatarajIvana kAbehataranaz2ariyA "acchA naz2ariyA jIvana kI sabase bar3I pUMjI hai| agara Apake pAsa yaha pUMjI hai to nizcaya hI Apa pUMjIpati haiN|" apane jIvana meM kisI bhI saphalatA ko arjita karane ke lie pAMca buniyAdI bAteM haiM"1. sakArAtmaka soca (Positive thinking) 2. behatara naz2ariyA (Positive attitude) 3. Atma-vizvAsa (Self-confidence) 4. kArya-yojanA (Work-Planning) 5. kaThina parizrama (Hard Working) ye pA~ca bAteM saphalatA ke zikhara ko chUne ke lie AdhArabhUta mApadaMDa haiN| kAmayAbI pAne ke lie ina pA~ca bAtoM ko mUla mahAmaMtra kI taraha svIkAra kreN| svastha aura sakArAtmaka socasvastha zarIra, prasanna mana aura madhura jIvana jIne kA mUlamaMtra hai| yaha maMtra Aja taka niSphala nahIM huA hai| merI zAMti, saMtuSTi aura tRpti kA rAz2a merI sakArAtmaka soca hI hai| sakArAtmaka soca hI jIvana kA sabase bar3A punIta dharma hai aura nakArAtmaka soca hI jIvana kA sabase behatara jIvana kA behatara najariyA 45 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3A vidharma hai / sakArAtmaka soca se bar3hakara koI puNya nahIM hai aura nakArAtmaka soca se bar3hakara koI pApa nahIM hai / jisa vyakti ke jIvana meM sakArAtmaka soca kA maMtra lagAtAra guMjita rahatA hai, usake sAtha hamezA svarga kA sukha banA rahatA hai / sakArAtmaka soca aura behatara naz2ariyA jisane bhI apanA liyA, vaha hara hAla meM satya aura zAMti kA anuyAyI banA rahatA hai / sakArAtmaka soca aura behatara naz2ariyA eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| sakArAtmaka soca viparIta vAtAvaraNa meM bhI apane antarmana kI zAMti aura saumyatA banAe rakhane ke lie kAragara hai| behatara naz2ariyA saMsAra ke acche aura bure donoM hI hAlAta meM acchAI ko talAzane ke lie kAragara hotA hai| AtmavizvAsa jIvana kI dahalIz2a para apanI icchA-zakti aura saMkalpa-zakti ko pragAr3ha karane ke lie acUka sAdhana hai / kArya-yojanA kisI bhI saphalatA kI nIMva hai aura kaThina parizrama ke bala para taqadIra aura tadabIra donoM ko eka hI maMca para khar3A kiyA jA sakatA hai| jisa makAna kI nIMva jitanI maz2abUta hogI, usa nIMva para utanI hI maz2abUta aura khUbasUrata imArata ko khar3A kiyA jA sakatA hai| duniyA kA eka mazahUra TaoNvara hai kailagerI TaoNvara jo ki 190 phuTa UMcA hai| isakA kula vaz2ana gyAraha hajAra Tana hai aura Azcarya yaha hai ki isa bhavana kA sATha pratizata bhAga z2amIna meM hai aura cAlIsa pratizata bhAga bAhara hai / vRkSa jitanA AkAza kI ora bar3hatA hai, usase kahIM adhika usakI jar3eM z2amIna ke bhItara jAkara vRkSa ko maz2abUta AdhAra pradAna karatI haiN| jisane apane jIvana meM sakArAtmaka soca aura behatara naz2ariyA apanA kara jIvana ko maz2abUtI pradAna kI hai, vaha hara hAlata meM svayaM ko saphala aura sArthaka banAne meM saphala ho jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki maiM sadA pratyeka vyakti ke lie sakArAtmaka soca aura behatara naz2ariye ko jIvana meM pahalA sthAna pradAna karatA huuN| inhIM se jIvana meM zAMti, saphalatA aura miThAsa kA AnaMda upalabdha hotA hai / -- sakArAtmaka soca yadi nIlA AkAza hai to behatara naz2ariyA usa AkAza ugane vAlA sUraja hai| jisane sakArAtmaka soca ko apanAyA aura behatara vAha ! z2indagI 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naz2ariye kI kalA hAsila kara lI, usane dharatI para devatva pA liyaa| sakArAtmaka naz2ariyA to jIvana kI eka anokhI pUjA hai| sakArAtmaka naz2ariyA hI jIvana ko sakArAtmaka aura sArthaka pariNAma de paaegaa| jIvana ko bA~sa banAnA hai yA bA~surI, saba kucha jIvana ke prati rahane vAle naz2ariye para hI AdhArita hai| bA~sa kA upayoga loga kevala aMtima saMskAra ke samaya karate haiM jabaki jIvana aMtima saMskAra ke lie nahIM hai| jIvana ko bA~surI kA rUpa dIjie aura usake behatara pariNAma nikaalie| savAlanahAni kA hai, na lAbha kaa|svaal hai donoM sthitiyoM ke prati rahane vAle nakArAtmaka aura sakArAtmaka naz2ariye kaa| nakArAtmaka naz2ariye ke loga jahA~ lAbha meM khuziyoM kA AnaMda nahIM le pAe~ge, vahIM sakArAtmaka najariye ke loga hAni meM bhI apanI mana kI sthiti ko ThIka rakha leNge| ve apanI galatI ko sudhArane kI soceMge aura vApasa utsAha aura UrjA ke sAtha kAma meM laga jaaeNge| hama agara eka bAra yaha phaisalA kara leM ki maiM jIvana ke prati hara hAlata meM sakArAtmaka rahU~gA, to hamArA yaha phaisalA hI hameM jIvana ke prati utsAha-bhAva se bhara degaa| Akhira saba kucha phaisale para hI to nirbhara hai| agara merA yaha phaisalA hai ki maiM hara hAla meM khuza rahU~gA, to nizcita hI khuza hI rhuuNgaa| maiM mAnatA hU~ ki koI hameM gAlI de sakatA hai, hamAre sAtha badatamIjI kara sakatA hai, para agara hamArA phaisalA khuzI kA hai, to hama gAlI para dhyAna nahIM deNge| ___ kahate haiM : eka esa.pI. para kisI ne gusse meM thUka diyaa| haiDa kAMsTebala ne yaha dekhate hI rivAlvara nikAla liyaa| vaha thUkane vAle para golI calAe, usase pahale hI esa.pI. ne use roka diyA aura rivAlvara vApasa parsa meM DAlane kA saMketa kiyaa| esa.pI. ne rUmAla nikAlA aura thUka poMchakara rUmAla pheMka diyaa| loga yaha dekhakara vismita ho utthe| esa.pI. ne kahA, 'jo kAma rUmAla se nipaTa sakatA hai, usake lie rivAlvara nikAlane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM haiN| yaha hai sakArAtmaka dRssttikonn| maiM zAMta aura prasanna rahU~gA-Apake isa phaisale ke kAraNa hI Apa aisA vyavahAra kara skeNge| acchA naz2ariyA to kisI jAduI char3I kI taraha hai jisakA behatara jIvana kA behatara naz2ariyA 47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa apane vyAvahArika jIvana meM upayoga karate rahie aura usake camatkAra dekhate rhie| saphalatA kI buniyAda hai sakArAtmaka nj'riyaa| sArthakatA kI nIMva hai sakArAtmaka nj'riyaa| samRddhi kI kuMjI hai sakArAtmaka nj'riyaa| sukhazAMti kI AtmA hai sakArAtmaka nj'riyaa| svarga aura Ananda kA rAstA hai sakArAtmaka nj'riyaa| naz2ariye kI kalA ko ThIka se na apanAne ke kAraNa hI parivAroM meM darAreM par3atI haiM, samAjoM ke Tukar3e ho jAte haiM, dharma aura paMtha Apasa meM TakarAte haiM, deza ke vibhAjana ho jAte haiN| satya to sArI duniyA kA eka hI hai, Izvara to sAre jahA~ kA eka hI hai, usa taka pahu~cane ke rAste alaga-alaga ho sakate haiN| jo loga satya ko mahattva dete haiM, ve paMthoM ke durAgraha meM nahIM uljhte| jo paMthoM ko mahattva dete haiM ve satya ke sUraja se vaMcita raha jAte haiN| Aja pratibiMboM kI lar3AiyA~ jyAdA haiM, satya kI lar3AI kama hai| sUraja ko agara kaToroM meM pAnI bharakara dekhA jAe to sUraja ke aneka pratibimba naz2ara aaeNge| agara pA~ca kaToroM meM pAnI hai to sUraja ke pA~ca pratibimba bana jAe~ge lekina pA~ca pratibimba hone se sUraja kabhI bhI pA~ca rUpoM meM nahIM ba~Ta sktaa| dIyoM meM farka hone se jyoti meM koI pharka nahIM huA krtaa| jo loga diyoM ko lekara apane-apane paMtha ke durAgraha pAla lete haiM, ve dharma ke vAstavika mUlya, vAstavika satya aura vAstavika pariNAmoM se vaMcita raha jAte haiN| behatara naz2ariye kA artha hI yahI huA ki vyakti ke sAmane pAMca kaToroM meM sUraja kA pratibiMba dikhAI detA hai lekina phira bhI vaha jAnatA hai ki bimba aura pratibimba meM kyA bheda hai? kaTore sUrya-candra ko jAnane ke mAdhyama to ho sakate haiM, para sampUrNa sUrya yA caMdra nahIM ho skte| ___ ghaTiyA naz2ariye ke kAraNa hI parivAra aura samAja meM dvaMdva hotA hai| choTI soca choTe naz2ariye kA kAraNa hai| hIna aura kSudra dRSTi kA pariNAma hai yh| jo bhAI-bhAI Apasa meM lar3ate haiM, yaha unakI ghaTiyA soca aura ghaTiyA naz2ariye kA pariNAma hai| samAja meM jo Tukar3e ho jAte haiM, unake lie yA to unakA mArgadarzana karanevAlA choTI soca kA AdamI hai yA phira unakA anusaraNa karanevAlA halke naz2ariye kA mAlika hai| saMtajana samAja ko tor3ate nahIM haiM 48 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura jo saMta samAja ko tor3a DAle, ve saMta nahIM, asaMta haiN| dharma kA pahalA uddezya hI TUTe hue diloM ko Apasa meM jor3anA hai aura dharma kA pratinidhitva karane vAle saMta agara samAja ke madhya khar3e hokara samAja ko prema kA cirAga nahIM de pAte haiM to maiM kahU~gA ki ve apanA naz2ariyA durusta kreN| samAja ke madhya khar3e hokara samAja kA mArgadarzana karane se pahale vyakti kA dRSTikoNa sApha-sutharA, sauhArdapUrNa honA z2arUrI hai| maiMne dekhA ki eka nagara meM jahA~ eka paramparA ke anuyAyiyoM meM vibhAjana huA, eka samudAya alaga, dUsarA samudAya alg| donoM eka hI AcArya ke ziSya the magara hameM usa nagara meM yaha dekhakara Azcarya huA ki eka samudAya ke saMta usa nagara meM A jAe~ to dUsare samudAya ke loga usa saMta ko AhAra bhI nahIM dete, balki ve daravAje taka baMda kara lete| are, jisa gRhastha kI dehalIz2a para atithi ke pahu~cane mAtra se vaha gRhastha dhanya ho jAtA hai vahA~ agara koI saMta pahu~ca jAe aura tuma usake lie daravAje baMda kara lo to maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki yaha hamArI badakismatI hai| yaha hamArA ghaTiyA naz2ariyA hai| acchA naz2ariyA hone para to hama apane duzmana ke Atithya-satkAra ke lie bhI daravAjA khola dete haiN| naz2ara-naz2ara kA hI pharka hai| agara koI bar3haI bagIce meM pahu~cegA to per3a kI lakar3I kI kvAliTI ko hI dekhegaa| antarmana meM zatrutA ke bhAva lie usa bagiyA meM pahuMcane vAlA vyakti koI-na-koI kA~TA hI DhUMDhatA phiregaa| jabaki prema kI saugAta apane hRdaya meM bharakara rakhane vAlA vyakti vahA~ ke gulAboM se milanA caahegaa| vaha suvAsa aura saundarya kA Ananda legaa| ___ eka carcita udAharaNa hai| eka gilAsa meM AdhA pAnI bharA hai aura AdhI gilAsa khAlI hai / eka vyakti kahegA AdhA gilAsa khAlI hai', dUsarA kahatA hai AdhA gilAsa bharA hai| gilAsa to AdhA hI rahatA hai| eka kahatA hai, 'kyA dUdha pilAyA? AdhA gilAsa dUdha pilAyA thaa| AdhA gilAsa dUdha dekara usane hameM beijata kara diyaa|' dUsarA kahatA hai, 'are vAha! vaha kitanA bhalA mAnuSa hai jisane hameM dUdha pilaayaa| hAlAMki maiM to dUdha pIne kA AdI nahIM thaa| behatara jIvana kA behatara naz2ariyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usane acchA kiyA jo pahale hI dUdha thor3A kama kara diyA, nahIM to dUdha kama karane kI takalIpha aura uThAnI pdd'tii|' ___ Adhe khAlI gilAsa para jora denA nakArAtmakatA hai, vahIM Adhe bhare gilAsa para gaura karanA jIvana kI sakArAtmakatA hai| ___ jIvana ke hara pahalU ke prati vaisA hI ravaiyA apanAe~ jaisA ki AdhA gilAsa ke prati apanAte haiN| yadi khAlIpana para gaura karate raheMge, to dhyAna rakhie duniyA meM koI bhI vyakti aisA nahIM hai ki jisameM kamI na ho / yadi bharepana para gaura kareMge to duniyA meM aisA koI AdamI, prANI yA vastu nahIM hai jisameM koIna-koI vizeSatA na ho| apane naz2arie ko ThIka kIjie, sadA pojeTIvarakhie, Apa hara kadama para plasa meM rheNge| sAsa agara bahU ko kisI kAraNavaza DA~Ta detI hai to bahU yaha na soce ki merI galatI para to sAsa ne DA~Ta diyA magara yahI galatI unase ho jAtI to unheM kauna DA~TatA? balki vaha yaha soceM ki sAsa to ghara kI bar3I mahilA hai unhoMne yadi DA~Ta bhI diyA to kyA huA ! agara ve na kaheMgI to aura kauna kahegA? naz2ariye meM hone vAlA yaha sakArAtmaka bartAva Apake citta kI tathA antarahRdaya kI sthiti ko ThIka rakhane meM saphala ho jaaegaa| ghaTiyA naz2ariyA rakhane para pati ke ghara meM Ate hI sira phuTavvala zurU ho jAegI aura cha: mahIne bAda eka hI pitA kA rahane vAlA khUna, pA~ca bhAiyoM kA eka hI khUna taba pitA ke sAmane hI ba~Ta jaaegaa| koI kahIM rahegA aura dUsarA kahIM aura ! bujurgoM ko ghara ke lie bhArabhUta na smjheN| bujurga to ve rozanadAna hote haiM jo hara hAlata meM ghara kI vyavasthAoM aura maryAdAoM kA khyAla rakhate haiN| ve to ghara-A~gana meM lage usa per3a kI taraha hote haiM jo phala na bhI de, taba bhI chAyA to avazya dete haiN| unakI bAta kA burA na mAneM / ve jaise bhI haiM, unheM nibhAne kA gaurava avazya liijie| unakI duAe~ ApakI sAta pIr3hI ke kAma aaegii| ___ choToM se agara galatI ho jAe to una para itanI jaldI taiza na khaayeN| bacce haiM, baccoM se galatI nahIM hogI to bhalA kisase hogI? bacce to galatiyA~ karate hI rahate haiN| bar3e DA~Ta deM to laghutA rakho aura choToM se galatI ho jAe to vAha! z2indagI 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3appana rkho| pahale janma lene se koI bar3A aura bAda meM janma lene se koI choTA nahIM hotaa| jo choTI naz2ara rakhatA hai, vaha choTA hotA hai aura jo bar3A naz2ariyA rakhatA hai, vahI bar3A hotA hai| yaha to naz2ariye kA farka hai ki kauna vyakti kisa bAta ko kisa eMgala se letA hai? apanI mAnasikatA ko, apane naz2ariye ko yadi Apa hara hAla meM zreSTha, hara hAla meM paoNz2eTiva banAkara rakhate haiM, to Apa sAmAnya se sAmAnya kAma ke bhI asAmAnya aura U~ce pariNAma pA sakate haiN| isa taraha kA U~cA naz2ariyA honA kyA apane ApameM jIvana kI sabase bar3I pUMjI nahIM hai? aisA huA eka bAra maiM kisI nirmANAdhIna bhavana ke pAsa se gujara rahA thaa| maiMne yU~ hI vahA~ ke logoM se bAtacIta zurU kara dii| maiMne dekhA ki eka vyakti miTTI khoda rahA thaa| maiMne usase pUchA, 'kaho bhAI, kyA kara rahe ho?' vaha bolA, 'kyA kareM sAba, bhAga phUTe haiM, miTTI khoda rahe haiM aura jaise-taise dAlaroTI kI vyavasthA kara rahe haiN|' vahIM dUsare AdamI se Age bar3hakara pUchA, 'kaho bhAIjAna, kyA kara rahe ho?' vaha bolA, 'sA'ba, makAna bana rahA hai, usakI cAradIvArI banA rahA huuN|' do kadama Age bar3hakara eka aura se pUchA, bhAI, yahA~ kyA bana rahA hai?' 'eka khUbasUrata imArata banA rahe haiN|' usane javAba diyaa| kyA Apa samajha sakate haiM ki eka hI makAna ke bAhara kAma karane vAle tIna kisma ke loga haiM? jisakA jaisA naz2ariyA aura stara, usake jIvana meM vaisA hI prinnaam| jo apane ko bhAga-phUTA samajha rahA hai vaha jiMdagI bhara maz2adUrI karake hI peTa bhregaa| jo socatA hai ki IMTa-cUnA sajA rahA hU~, vaha kArIgara hI banA rhegaa| jisakI naz2ara meM yaha udAtta bhAva hai ki vaha eka khUbasUrata imArata banA rahA hai, nizcita hI vaha iMjIniyara, ArkITekTa yA khUbasUrata kalpanAoM kA adAkAra rahA hogaa| jaisI dRSTi, vaisI sRsstti| mere dekhe, behatara naz2ariyA jIvana ke hara kSetra kA mUlamaMtra hai| apanI dRSTi ko, apane naz2ariye ko sakArAtmaka banAyA jaae| binA behatara najariye ke tuma acche behatara jIvana kA behatara naz2ariyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA~-bApa nahIM ho skte| binA behatara naz2ariye ke koI guru acchA guru nahIM ho sktaa| agara naz2ariyA ThIka nahIM hai to koI bhI dukAnadAra ThIka se dukAna nahIM calA paaegaa| naz2ariyA ThIka na hone para koI bhI karmacArI ThIka se kAma nahIM kregaa| behatara naz2ariyA rakhanevAlA vyakti karmayoga karatA hai, mehanata karatA hai isa bhAva ke sAtha ki karma karanA merA kArya hai aura phala denA paramAtmA kA adhikAra hai| behatara naz2ariyA rakhane vAlA dukAnadAra apane grAhakoM se bahuta tamIz2a se bAta karatA hai| apane karmacArI ko bhI behatara naz2ariyA apanAne ke gura sikhAie to unakA Apake prati vyavahAra, unakA rahana-sahana, rIti-rivAz2a, taura-tarIke badala jaaeNge| ___zurUAta svayaM se kreN| dUsaroM ko badalane se pahale khuda ko bdleN| khuda ko badale bagaira dUsaroM ko badalA bhI nahIM jA sktaa| Apa apane pitA ko nahIM badala skte| apanI patnI aura bhAI ko nahIM badala skte| yahA~ taka ki apanI bahina aura baccoM ko bhI nahIM badala paate| koI aura badale yA na badale, Apa apane Apako badala leN| ApakA naz2ariyA badalA ki duniyA bdlii| eka pati-patnI ke bIca jhagar3A hotA thaa| usane patnI ko badalane kI, sudhArane kI bahuta koziza kI, para vaha saphala na ho paayaa| eka dina usane isa bindu para socaa| usane antata: khuda ko hI badala lene kA saMkalpa kara liyaa| basa, bAta bana gii| jhagar3e khatma ho ge| tumane apane Apako sudhAra liyA, apane Apako badala liyA, to patnI to apane Apa hI badala gii| behatara jIvana ke lie naz2ariye kA behatara honA bahuta z2arUrI hai aura behatara naz2ariye ke lie khuda ko hI badalane kA, sudhArane kA saMkalpa lenA pahalI AvazyakatA hai| jIvana ko badalane ke lie eka hI gurumaMtra kI jarUrata hai : behatara naz2ariyA, sakArAtmaka aura sArthaka nj'riyaa| behatara naz2ariye kA pahalA lAbha yaha hotA hai : hamArI kArya-kSamatA meM vRddhi hotI hai| dUsarA lAbha hotA hai : mila-julakara kAma karane kI utsukatA hamAre bhItara panapane lagatI hai| tIsarA lAbha : hamAre riztoM meM madhuratA Ane lagatI hai| cauthA lAbha : tanAva se bacane kA maukA milatA hai| pA~cavA lAbha : 52 vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktitva nirmANa meM madada milatI hai| chaThA lAbha : hamArA kairiyara apane Apa acchA banane lagatA hai / sAtavA~ lAbha : acche naz2ariye vAle kI bhASA bhI zAlIna, madhura aura vinamra huA karatI hai| vahIM agara naz2ariyA choTA hai, hIna hai to pahalA nukasAna yaha hai ki vyakti nirAzA, tanAva, avasAda aura ghuTana meM jItA hai| dUsarA nukasAna yaha hai ki usake bhItara kArya karane kI utsukatA, u rjA aura umaMga nahIM rahatI / vaha hamezA choTI-choTI bAteM socatA rahatA hai / vaha yaha nahIM socatA ki dUdha zuddha dU~, balki vaha yaha socatA hai ki dUdha meM pAnI kaise milAU~? ghaTiyA naz2ariye vAlA socatA hai ki mircI meM dUsarA pAuDara kaise milAU~, cAya kI pattI meM lakar3I kA burAdA - raMga milAkara kaise ghoTUM ? naz2ariyA halkA hai, choTA hai, khoTA hai, ghaTiyA hai isalie vyakti ke sAre kAryakalApa bhI ghaTiyA stara ke hote haiN| tIsarI hAni yaha hai ki vaha lakSyahIna z2indagI jItA hai| jIvana meM milane vAlI viphalatA aura asammAna ke pIche eka kAraNa hamArI choTI soca, choTI dRSTi hI hai / apanI soca ko, apanI mAnasikatA ko virATa aura udAra, maitrIpUrNa aura kSamApUrNa banAkara dekhie, loga Apako dila meM baiThAkara rakheMge / - choTI aura svArthI soca hone ke kAraNa hI isa deza kA stara girA hai / usake naitika mUlyoM meM girAvaTa AI hai| bhraSTAcAra, rizvatakhorI bar3hI hai / dahejaprathA ko bar3hAvA milA hai| zarAba pIne jaisI manovRtti kA betahAzA vistAra huA hai| ghara TUTe haiM, parivAra TUTe haiN| ApasI prema aura zAMti meM kaTautI huI hai| AdamI khudagarz2a huA hai| acchA naz2ariyA lekara calane vAle naitikatA se, ImAnadArI se, prAmANikatA se apanA jIvanayApana karate haiM aura vaisA hI unakA naz2ariyA banane lagatA hai| jaisA vAtAvaraNa hogA, vaisA hI naz2ariyA banegA / jaisA ghara kA mAhaula hogA, vaisA hI baccA banatA calA jaaegaa| apane ghara kA mAhaula dekhie| Apa jo kitAbeM par3hate haiM, unakA stara smjhie| Apa jo TI.vI. dekhate haiM, vaha bhI Apake naz2ariye ko prabhAvita karatA hai / vyApAra meM jo vyavahAra karate haiM, jisa behatara jIvana kA behatara naz2ariyA For Personal & Private Use Only 53 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhASA aura bolI kA upayoga karate haiM, usake stara ko samajhie kyoMki ve bhI Apake naz2ariye ke hI stara ko darazAte haiN| agara koI baccA gAlI detA hai to mAna lIjie ki parivAra meM koI bar3A vyakti z2arUra gAlI detA hogaa| agara ApakA baccA gussA kara rahA hai to Apa yaha mAnakara caleM ki mA~-bApa meM se koI-na-koI z2arUra gussA kara rahA hai| agara Apa gussA kara rahe haiM to baccoM kozAMti se jIne ko kahane ke lie ApakA haka nahIM bntaa| jahA~ loga kuttebilliyoM kI taraha lar3ate-jhagar3ate haiM, jarA batAiye ki vahA~ saMtAna acchI kaise bana pAegI? ___ Apa batAeM ki kyA Apa kabhI gAlI dete haiM? Apa kaheMge kbhii-kbhii'| ImAnadArI se batAe~ to patA calegA ki Apa roz2a hI gAlI nikAlate hoNge| koI bhI AdamI tabhI taka zAMta rahatA hai, jaba taka use azAMta hone kA maukA nahIM miltaa| koI bhI vyakti taba taka ImAnadAra rahatA hai, jaba taka use beImAna hone kA nimitta nahIM miltaa| nimitta mila jAne para bhI jo vyakti ImAnadAra raha sake, vAstava meM vahI ImAnadAra hai| saccAI to yahI hai ki jaisA ghara kA mAhaula hotA hai, vaisA hI vyakti kA nirmANa hotA hai| devatA koI AkAza se nahIM utarate aura bhUta koI pAtAla se nahIM aate| samAja aura ghara-parivAra kA jaisA vAtAvaraNa hotA hai, manuSya vaisA hI banatA hai| maiMne eka pyArI baccI zAlinI se pUchA, 'beTI, tuma itanI zAlInatA se, itane adaba se, itanI vinamratA se kaise peza AtI ho?' usane kahA, 'isameM naI bAta kyA hai? hamAre ghara meM sabhI loga isI taraha vyavahAra karate haiN|' jahA~ ghara ke sabhI loga eka-dUsare se itanI zAlInatA se peza Ae~ge to baccoM meM bhI ve hI saMskAra aaeNge| jo Apa kareMge, bacce bhI vahI kreNge| bacce to Apake jIvana ke AIne hote haiN| jaise Apa hoMge, ve vApasa vaisA hI Apako dikhaaeNge| agara Apako kisI prakAra kA vyasana yA lata hai to bacce bhI corIchipe use apanAe~ge aura Ane vAle kala meM khullama-khullA vaha saba kareMge jo Apa Aja kara rahe haiN| Aja baccoM meM bhI durvyasana Ae haiM, Aja jo ve Apake 54 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahe hue kA atikramaNa karane kA sAhasa karate haiM, dekhie ina sabakI zuruAta ke kAraNa Apa svayaM hI to nahIM haiM? isalie bhAvI pIr3hI ke nirmANa ke lie, eka saphala aura samRddha deza va samAja ke nirmANa ke lie z2arUrI hai ki abhibhAvaka apane ghara kA vAtAvaraNa ThIka kreN| vyakti ke gArjiyana hI usake pahale gurujana hote haiN| gArjiyana guru kA kAma bhI kreN| kahIM aisA na ho ki potA apane dAdA kI aMgulI pakar3ate hue bhI shrmaae| agara hamameM galata Adata yA vyavahAra haiM to use Aja hI ghara se bAhara nikAlane kA saMkalpa kara leN| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki merA ghara acchA ho, mere par3ausI kA ghara acchA ho, mere pUre samAja aura deza kA mAhaula acchA ho| aisA karane ke lie z2arUrI hai ki hama apane ghara ke mAhaula ko ThIka kreN| acche mAhaula meM baccA to kyA, ApakA karmacArI bhI acchA kAma karegA aura bure mAhaula meM karmacArI kA bhI mana nahIM lgegaa| usameM kAryakSamatA hote hue bhI vaha acchA kArya nahIM kara paaegaa| cAhe Apake ghara kA baccA ho yA karmacArI, ghara ke mAhaula kA usa para sabase pahale prabhAva par3atA hai| 'eka nyAyAdhIza ne cora ko cha: sAla kI sajA sunaaii| cora ne kahA, 'Thaharo, maiM isa sajA ko akele nahIM bhoguuNgaa| merA bApa bhI isa sajA ko bhogegaa|' jaja ne kahA, 'corI tumane kI, bApa sajA kyoM bhogegA?' cora ne kahA, 'isalie, kyoMki vaha jAnatA thA ki maiM corI kara rahA hU~ aura usane mujhe kabhI corI karane se nahIM rokaa| jitanA gunAhagAra maiM hU~, merA pitA bhI utanA hI gunAhagAra hai|' agara putra bigar3a rahA hai to isa kAraNa ki mAtA-pitA usa para dhyAna nahIM de rahe haiN| Apa apane bacce ko cAhe jitanA pyAra kareM para jarUrata par3ane para use samajhAe~, DA~Te aura kabhI ekAdha capata lagAne se bhI na cuukeN| ___jaba kisI lar3ake ne kisI lar3akI ke sAtha cher3achAr3a kI, to pulisa use pakar3ane A gii| lar3ake ke pitA ko jaba isa bAta kA patA calA to usane pulisa ko yaha kahate hue 5000/- kI rizvata dI ki usake beTe kI aisI piTAI kI jAe ki vaha bhaviSya meM phira kisI ke sAtha aisA kAma na kre| behatara jIvana kA behatara naz2ariyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha hai sudhArane kI prakriyA vahIM yadi pitA putra ko paisA dekara chur3A lAtA, to vaha hotI beTe ko bigAr3ane kI prkriyaa| acche ghara, acche naz2ariye ke nirmANa ke lie vAtAvaraNa kA acchA honA z2arUrI hai| naz2ariyA acchA hone para Apake karmacArI bhI behatara kAma kareMge anyathA viziSTa yogyatA hone ke bAvajUda ghaTiyA naz2ariye ke kAraNa unakI kArya-kSamatA prabhAvita hogii| merA anurodha hai ki agara Apake hAtha meM hai to Apa apane Asa-pAsa ke mAhaula ko behatara banAne ke lie tatpara ho jaaie| ApakI zikSA kaisI hai. isakA bhI najariye para bahata prabhAva par3atA hai| Aja kI zikSA kevala rojI-roTI kamAnA sikhAtI hai| maiM deza ke karNadhAroM aura zikSAvidoM se kahanA cAhU~gA ki zikSA aisI ho jo sirpha rojI-roTI kamAnA hI nahIM balki jIne kI kalA aura jIvana-mUlyoM ko bhI sikhaae| jisa vidyAlaya meM jIvana ke saMskAra diye jA sakeM, ve hI vAstavika vidyAlaya haiN| Ajakala kI iMgliza pablika skUloM kI bhIr3a meM hamAre saMskAra bhI kahIM guma hokara raha gae haiN| hama nahIM dekhate ki vahA~ baccoM ko kaise saMskAra diye jA rahe haiM? vidyAlaya isalie nahIM haiM ki vahA~ bacce kevala pustakeM par3hanA hI siikheN| vidyAlaya to jJAna va saMskAra kA vaha jharanA hotA hai jisameM hara vidyArthI ko snAna karate rahanA caahie| jo zikSA vyakti kA caritra-nirmANa na kara pAe, vaha zikSA, zikSA nahIM, zikSA kI takanIka bhara hai| mAtra takanIkI shikssaa| ___apane baccoM ko Adarza vidyA maMdira jaise kisI vidyAlaya meM pddh'aaeN| kama-se-kama pA~cavI taka to vahIM par3hAe~ , phira unheM kisI aura starIya vidyAlaya meM par3hA leN| jIvana meM jitanA z2arUrI vidyArjana hai, utanA hI z2arUrI hai : saMskAra / subaha kaba uThanA cAhie, subaha uThakara kyA karanA cAhie, mAtA-pitA ko praNAma karanA, bar3oM kA Adara-adaba karanA, bar3oM se kaisA vyavahAra karanA, apane sahapAThiyoM ke sAtha kaisA maitrIpUrNa vyavahAra karanA, kisa adaba ke kapar3e pahananA Adi bahuta sI bAteM aisI haiM, jinake saMskAra ghara aura skUla meM hI die jA sakate haiN| yadi hama zurU meM hI isa bAta ke prati sAvaceta na hue to saMtAna gaI kAma se| 56 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja to baccA e phaoNra eTama, bI phaoNra baoNmba sIkha rahA hai| bacapana se hI jaba baccoM ko hiMsA aura vidhvaMsamUlaka zabdoM se jJAna kI zuruAta karAI jAtI hai, taba socie ki vaha iMsAna apane jIvana meM sRjanAtmaka zikSA ko bhalA kaise AtmasAt kara pAegA? behatara hogA jaba hama kisI vidyAlaya meM apane bacce ko dAkhila karAe~ to patA kara leM ki vahA~ ke saMskAroM kA stara kyA hai ? phira to jaise-jaise anubhava pragAr3ha hote haiM manuSya kA naz2ariyA bhI vaisA hI banatA jAtA hai| jIvana meM Ane vAle utAra-car3hAvoM se jIvana kA nirmANa hotA hai| sahI artha meM zikSita vaha hai to acche aura bure meM cunAva karanA jAnatA ho, jo hAlAtoM kA sahI DhaMga se sAmanA karane meM samartha ho aura jo apanI kAbiliyata aura buddhi kA nirantara sArthaka upayoga karatA ho| naz2ariye ke nirmANa meM eka aura bindu hai jisakA sIdhA prabhAva par3atA hai vaha hai jiMdagI meM lagane vAlI ThokareM / Thokara apane Apa meM eka paripakva anubhava hai| Thokara koI yoM hI nahIM laga jaatii| hara Thokara AdamI ko samhalane kI preraNA hai| Thokara kudarata ke ghara se dI jAne vAlI sikhAvana hai| jo Thokara khAkara na samhale, vaha buddha hI hotA hai| jo dUsaroM ko Thokara khAe dekhakara apane jIvana ke lie preraNA le letA hai, buddhatva kA prakAza usI ke dvAra para utaratA hai| ise yoM smjheN| do bhAI haiM, eka hI pitA kI saMtAna lekina eka bhAI zarAbI hai aura dUsarA bhAI sabhya aura bhalI z2indagI jI rahA hai| logoM ne zarAbI se pUchA, 'tuma zarAba pIte ho, patnI ke sAtha durvyavahAra karate ho, baccoM ke sAtha mArapITa karate ho, patnI kI kamAI bhI zarAba meM ur3A dete ho, Akhira aisA kyoM karate ho?' usane kahA, 'kyoM na karU~ ? merA bApa bhI yahI saba karatA thA, usI se to maiMne yaha saba sIkhA hai|' logoM ne usake bhale sajana-sampanna bhAI se bhI pUchA, 'tumhArA bApa to zarAbI thaa| vaha paise-paise ko tarasatA thA, patnI, baccoM se durvyavahAra karatA thA, para tuma to bahuta iz2ata kI z2indagI jI rahe ho| prasanna rahate ho, sampanna ho, Akhira kyA bAta hai?' usane kahA, 'jo behatara jIvana kA behatara naz2ariyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha bhI Apa kaha rahe haiM vaha saba saca hai / maiMne bacapana meM jaba-jaba bhI pitA ke isa rUpa ko dekhA taba-taba mere bhItara yaha preraNA jagane lagI ki zarAba ke kAraNa pitAjI ne ghara ko tahasa-nahasa kara diyA, merI devI jaisI mA~ ke sAtha durvyavahAra kiyA lekina jaba maiM bar3A hoU~gA taba kabhI zarAba nahIM pIU~gA, apanI patnI se upekSA aura apamAnajanaka vyavahAra nahIM karU~gA aura na hI baccoM se mArapITa kruuNgaa| bacapana ke ve kaTu anubhava hI merI acchAI kA mUla kAraNa hai / eka hI ghara meM paidA hone vAle do baccoM meM eka bigar3aila nikala jAtA hai aura eka sudhara jAtA hai| eka kA najariyA ghaTiyA aura dUsare kA bar3hiyA ho tA hai| jo z2indagI se kucha sIkhanA cAhatA hai, vaha apane Apako vaisA hI ATIT letA hai aura jo apane Apako banAnA nahIM cAhatA, use koI bhI gItA aura rAmAyaNa bhI zreSTha nahIM banA sktiiN| jiMdagI ke anubhava hI jIvana kA pahalA zAstra hai, unase samajheM aura siikheN| Apa apane baccoM kA unake bacapana se hI acchA naz2ariyA banAne ke prati jAgarUka ho jaaie| baccoM kI jarUratoM ke atirikta unase pUchie ki 'unake mana kI kaisI sthiti hai, unake mana meM kaise vicAra uThate haiM, Aja sapane meM unhoMne kyA dekhA? unheM acchI kahAniyA~ sunAie aura unake naz2ariye ko U~cA uThAne kA prayAsa kIjie / bhItara agara koI bIja panapa rahe haiM aura yadi unameM kaikTasa yA kA~Te haiM to unheM pahale se ukhAr3a kara pheMkane kA prayAsa kareMge to jIvana kA udyAna saumya, suMdara aura madhura hogA / apane naz2ariye ko behatara, sakArAtmaka, pojeTiva banAne ke lie kucha aura kImiyA sUtra le leN| pahalA gura hai : behatara naz2ariyA banAne ke lie auroM kI acchAiyoM ko talAzeM, apanI soca ko badaleM aura acchAiyA~ dekhane kI hI mAnasikatA paidA kreN| acchAI dekhanA cAhoge to hara kisI meM acchAI mila jAegI aura burAI dekhoge to acchAI meM bhI burAI DhU~Dha hI loge / acchAI ko talAzane kA artha hI yaha hai ki hama apanI g2alatiyoM ko naz2ara aMdAz2a kara deN| jo galatiyoM ko naz2araaMdAja karane kA jajbA rakhatA hai, vahI apane naz2ariye ko behatara banAne meM sakSama hotA hai| hareka meM koI-na-koI guNa hotA hai| baMda 58 For Personal & Private Use Only vAha ! z2indagI Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghar3I meM bhI do vakta to aise Ate haiM jaba vaha sahI samaya dikhAtI hai| agara hama kisI eka galata bAta para apanA dhyAna kendrita kara baiThe to ninyAnave acchAiyoM se vaMcita raha sakate haiN| dUsarA anurodha hai : sabako prema dIjiye, sabako sammAna kI naz2aroM se dekhie| patnI ho yA bacce, mAtA-pitA hoM yA karmacArI, par3ausI hoM yA riztedAra, sabhI kA samAna rUpa se sammAna kiijie| maiM to kahU~gA ki agara hamAre ghara duzmana bhI A jAe to use bhI sammAna diijie| yAda kIjie jaba rAma ke sAmane rAvaNa aura meghanAtha kA zava lAyA jAtA hai taba kyA hotA hai? vibhISaNa sahita sabhI laMkAvAsI soca rahe hote haiM ki rAvaNa ne rAma kI patnI sItA kA haraNa kiyA thA ata: nizcita hI aba yaha rAma rAvaNa aura meghanAtha ke zava ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e karake giddhoM aura kuttoM ko khilaaegaa| para nahIM, jabarAvaNa aura meghanAtha kA zava AtA hai torAma tatkAla unake sammAna meM khar3e ho jAte haiM aura apane kaMdhe para rakhe hue uttarIya ko utArakara AdarapUrvaka usa zUravIra yoddhA ko samarpita kara dete haiN| are rAma ke bhItara rAma ko dekhA to kaunasI bar3I bAta ho gaI? jo rAvaNa meM bhI rAma ko dekha sake usI kA naz2ariyA behatara kahalAtA hai| saMta meM to saMta dikha jAegA lekina asaMta meM bhI saMta dekhane kA naz2ariyA apane bhItara vikasita karo-yahI to acchA naz2ariyA apanAne kA mUla sUtra hai| ___tIsarA anurodha hai : apane hara dina kA prArambha Apa jJAna kI kisI acchI bAta se kreN| apanI eka pustaka hai 'kyA kareM kAmayAbI ke lie? usameM 365 sUtra diye gae haiN| pratidina eka sUtra par3hA jaae| jisa mAha, jisa dina jo tArIqha hai usakA pannA kholeN| usameM eka bAta kahI gaI hai| use puna: puna: par3heM, dimAga meM utAreM aura dina kA prArambha kreN| jJAnapUrvaka apane dina kI zurUAta karane vAlA vyakti pUre dina dhyAna pUrvaka, hozapUrvaka jItA hai| naz2ariyA acchA aura behatara bana sake, isake lie cauthA sUtra hai : sadA saumya rheN| cehare para sadA muskAna rkheN| zurUAta meM bhale hI yaha muskAna kRtrima lage, para bAda meM vahI, jyoM-jyoM muskarAne kA saMskAra bhItara utaratA AtmavizvAsa jagAe~, asaMbhava kA 'a' haTAe~ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAegA, vaha svata: hamArA svabhAva aura prakRti banatA jaaegaa| apane hara dina kI zurUAta muskAna se kreN| merI yaha satata preraNA rahI hai ki subaha jaise hI A~kha khule, eka minaTa taka muskurAyA kreN| zarIra kI tAz2agI aura mana kI taMdurUstI ke lie yaha sabase acchA TaoNnika hai| muskurAiye, abhI bhI, kabhI bhI / muskAna to sardI meM khilane vAlI usa dhUpa kI taraha hai jo hara hAla meM acchI hI lagatI hai| aMtima anurodha : hara subaha pandraha minaTa yoga aura prANAyAma kareM / lagabhaga Adhe ghaMTA dhyAna avazya kreN| apanI AtI-jAtI sAMsoM para dhyAna kreN| sAMsoM ke AvAgamana ko dekhane kA AnaMda leN| aMtaramana meM yaha bhAva rakheM ki maiM dhyAna dhara rahA hUM arthAta svayaM ko zAMtimaya aura AnaMdamaya banA rahA huuN| jIvana ke prati sakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa rakheM aura sakArAtmaka bhAva liye hue dhyAna yoga meM adhiSThita hoN| naz2ariye ko acchA banAne ke ye kucha sUtra hue| acchA naz2ariyA, acchI soca, Atma-vizvAsa, kArya-yojanA aura kaThina parizrama ye hI to saphala jIvana ke AdhAra haiN| agara Apa saphala jIvana kI cAhanA rakhate haiM to abhI isI kSaNa apanI soca aura dRSTi ko, vANI aura vyavahAra ko behatara aura sakArAtmaka banAne kA phaisalA kara liijie| ApakA yaha phaisalA hI Apake bhaviSya ko taya kregaa| 000 60 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAha ! z2indagI AtmavizvAsa jagAe~, asaMbhava kA 'a' haTAe~ "saMgharSa ke maidAna meM jItatA vahI hai jisake bhItara jItane kA jaz2bA hai| Apa jItane kA vizvAsa jagAe~, Apake bhItara sikaMdara kI chavi svata: ubharane laga jaaegii|" panI bAta kA prArambha aisI ghaTanA se karU~gA jisa para vicAra karane se hamArA soyA huA Atma-vizvAsa phira se jAgrata aura sakriya ho sakatA hai| "sUmo pahalavAnoM ke itihAsa meM onAmI nAmaka eka prasiddha pahalavAna huA hai| vaha itanA sabala thA ki agara vaha hAthI ko pakar3a letA to hAthI kA usake caMgula se chUTanA muzkila thaa| jisake zarIra meM itanA bala thA phira bhI na jAne vaha kaise aura kyoM mAnasika kamajorI kA zikAra ho gayA aura usakA manobala TUTa gyaa| pariNAmata: jisake nAma se deza ke pahalavAna tharrA uThate the, vaha aba apane hI ziSyoM se parAsta ho jAtA thaa| usane aneka prayAsa kie kintu apane manobala ko vaha phira se prApta na kara skaa| Akhira meM parezAna hokara vaha apane dhyAna-guru ke pAsa gayA aura unheM apanI samasyA kaha sunaaii| AtmavizvAsa jagAe~, asaMbhava kA 'a' haTAe~ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna-adhyApaka hAkUjU ne usakI sArI manodazA samajhI aura kahA, 'onAmI, tumhArI samasyA kevala baccoM kA khela hai| tuma agara cAho to Aja kI rAta meM hI apane manobala ko punaH pA sakate ho| mujhe to tumhAre bhItara eka mahAn sAgara aura sAgara meM eka mahA taraMga uThatI huI dikhAI de rahI hai| mujhe lagatA hai ki tumhAre bhItara itanA sAmarthya hai ki deza to kyA, pUrA vizva hI isa sAmarthya ke sammukha natamastaka ho sakatA hai| tuma mere sAtha mere zrAina (dhyAnakakSa) meM clo| maiM Aja kI rAta tumheM aisA dhyAna karavAtA hUM tAki tuma apane khoye manobala ko prApta kara sako / ' dhyAna - kakSa meM pahu~cakara hAkUjU ne onAmI se kahA, 'tuma dhyAna karo aura dhyAna bhI kevala sAgara kI taraMgoM kA / apane bhItara dekhate cale jAo ki sAgara kI taraMga uTha rahI hai| usa taraMga ke sAtha tuma itane ekalaya ho jAo ki vaha taraMga bar3hate-bar3hate mahAtaraMga ho jaae| tuma sAgara kI mahAtaraMga ho aura usI rUpa meM svayaM ko dekhane kI koziza kro|' kahate haiM ki onAmI dhyAna karane baiThA lekina rAta ke tIna pahara bIta jAne ke bAda bhI na to usakA dhyAna meM mana lagA aura na hI A~khoM ke Age koI sAgara umar3A aura na hI usakI mAnasikatA meM sAgara kI koI taraMga laharAI / cauthai pahara meM acAnaka usane pAyA ki usake bhItara sAgara kI lahara uTha rahI hai / usane apanI ekAgratA ko usa taraMga para sthita kiyaa| taraMga uThatI rahI aura usI taraMga ne mahAtaraMga kA rUpa le liyA / onAmI ne pAyA ki vaha mahAtaraMga usa taka yA usake manomastiSka taka hI sImita na rahakara usake bAhara bhI AtI jA rahI hai| mahAtaraMga kI capeTa meM vaha dhyAna kakSa bhI A cukA hai| usane dekhA ki pUrA maTha, pUrA Azrama, gA~va, nagara, pUrA deza aura pUrA vizva hI mahAtaraMga kI capeTa meM AtA jA rahA hai| usa mahAtaraMga ke ghere meM bar3e-bar3e dAnava, bar3e-bar3e jahAja, bar3e se bar3e sUmo pahalavAna Ate cale A rahe haiM aura dharAzAyI ho rahe haiM / tabhI hAkUjU usa zrAina meM praviSTa hue aura unhoMne dekhA ki onAmI ke cehare para adbhuta camaka aura AbhA hai| unhoMne jAna liyA ki yaha AbhA onAmI ke Atma-vizvAsa kI hai / hAkUjU ne usake sira para hAtha rakhA, pITha vAha ! z2indagI 62 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thapathapAI aura kahA, 'aba tuma khar3e ho jaao| tumhAre cehare para AI huI camaka ko dekhakara kahA jA sakatA hai ki tumane usa mahAtaraMga kA anubhava kara liyA hai|' onAmI guru kA AzIrvAda lekara Azrama se cala par3A aura kahate haiM ki jaba taka vaha jiyA, usakI tulanA meM koI bhI usakI Takkara kA pahalavAna na ho paayaa| onAmI pratIka hai| yaha merA aura ApakA pratIka hai| vaha hara vyakti kA pratIka hai jo zarIra se to sabala hai lekina mana se nirbala ho cukA hai| 'nirbala kA bala rAma hotA hai' para rAma kA bala vyakti kA manobala hotA hai| jisakA mana maz2abUta, usakA pUrA jIvana maz2abUta aura jisakA mana kamaz2ora usakA jIvana kmj'or| 'mana ke hAre hAra hai, mana ke jIte jiit|' jo mana se hAra gayA vaha nizcaya hI hAra gayA aura jise yakIna hai ki vaha hara hAla meM jItegA use jItane se koI roka nahIM sktaa| lekina jisake mana meM yaha bhaya samA gayA ki kahIM vaha asaphala ho gayA to? 'to' kA saMdeha use avazya hI asaphala kara degaa| jisake bhItara AtmavizvAsa jAgrata ho gayA hai, vaha nizcita hI saphala hogaa| Aja nahIM to kala, kala nahIM to parasoM, vaha avazyameva saphala hogaa| jItane vAlA koI AsamAna se nahIM TapakatA aura hArane vAlA kisI pAtAla se nahIM nikltaa| manuSya kA mana hI use vijaya dilAtA haiM aura yahI mana use hAra dilAtA hai| hArA huA mana hAra kA kAraNa hai aura jItA huA mana jIta kA AdhAra hai| hareka ko cAhie ki vaha apanI mAnasika zaktiyoM ko phcaane| hamAre bhItara aisI mAnasika aura Atmika zaktiyA~ haiM jinake balabUte para hama jo cAheM, vaha kara sakate haiN| Alpsa kI pahAr3iyoM se gujarane vAle nepoliyana ko jaba bur3hiyA se yaha sunane ko milA ki, 'jAne kitane senAnAyaka Ae aura cale gae, para Alpsa kI ina pahAr3iyoM ko ve pAra na kara ske| isalie tuma apane vizva-vijaya ke khvAba ko chor3akara apane vatana lauTa jaao|' nepoliyana bolA, 'mA~, agara tuma bUr3hI na hotI to maiM hAtha pakar3akara tumheM rAste se haTA detaa| tU merI mA~ ke samAna hai, isalie maiM terI ijjata karatA hU~ aura batA denA cAhatA hU~ ki nepoliyana ke zabdakoza meM asaMbhava' nAma kA zabda hI nahIM hai|' AtmavizvAsa jagAe~, asaMbhava kA 'a' haTAe~ 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI vyakti apane jIvana meM kAmayAbI kI U~cAiyoM ko hAsila karanA cAhatA hai to vaha 'asaMbhava' zabda meM se 'a' ko haTA de| duniyA meM aisA koI kAma nahIM hai, jise vaha karanA cAhe aura kara na paae| taba usa bur3hiyA ne kahA thA, 'nepoliyana, tumhAre bhItara jo sAhasa aura Atma-vizvAsa ke zabda umar3a rahe haiM, ve avazya hI tumheM jIvana meM saphalatA dilaaeNge| ina pahAr3iyoM ko pAra karane ke lie kaI senAnAyaka Ae para jo Atma-vizvAsa tumhAre bhItara hai, vaha kisI meM na thaa|' itihAsa gavAha hai ki nepoliyana ne Alpsa kI durgama pahAr3iyoM ko pAra kara apane vizva - vijaya ke sapane kA mArga prazasta kiyA / Atma-vizvAsa vyakti ko vijaya dilAtA hai| jo hAre ve kevala isalie ki jItane ke prati ve pUrI taraha kRtasaMkalpa nahIM the| jo jIte haiM ve isalie ki jItane kI buniyAdI mAnasikatA apane bhItara lekara calate rhe| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki hara AdamI apane manobala ko jAgrata kre| kuztI lar3ane vAle do pahalavAna sabalatA kI dRSTi se eka jaise hI hote haiM, donoM kI tAqata bhI eka jaisI hI hotI hai / dArAsiMha aura kiMga kAMga ne jaba kuztI lar3I thI to kiMga kAMga dArAsiMha se dugunA vajanI aura tAqatavara thA lekina phira bhI vaha mAta khA gyaa| isakA kyA kAraNa thA? kuztI lar3ane vAle donoM loga sabala hote haiM, resa meM daur3ane vA dhAvaka sabala hote haiM, krikeTa meM baoNliMga aura baiTiMga karane vAle donoM sabala hote haiM, para jItatA vaha hai jisake bhItara jItane kA vizvAsa hai / - jinake mana meM kamaz2oriyA~ A cukI haiM, unase maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki agara Apa apanI mAnasikatA ko badala leM to apanI jiMdagI kI naI zurUAta kara sakate haiN| assI varSa kI umra meM vyakti bUr3hA nahIM ho jaataa| jisake mana meM tanAva, avasAda aura nirAzA A cuke haiM, vaha bacapana meM hI pacapana kA ho gayA, aisA jaaneN| zarIra se bur3hApA nahIM AtA / mana bUr3hA to AdamI bUr3hA, jisakA mana javAna hai, vahI yuvA hai| nAva usakI hI pAra lagatI hai jisameM nAva ko pAra lagAne kI dRr3ha mAnasikatA hai| mana DUbA to nAva DUbI, mana tira rahA hai to nAva ko tiranA hI pdd'egaa| tUphAna lakar3I kI naukA ko to tor3a sakatA hai, para insAna ke manobala ko nahIM / Aja kI samasyA sAmpradAyika, sAmAjikatA, garIbI aura beroz2agArI vAha ! z2indagI 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI kama hai| Aja kI sabase bar3I samasyA vyakti kI mAnasikatA kI hai| mana meM hI sArI samasyAe~ ghirI huI haiN| nirAzA, tanAva, ghuTana, avasAda ke bhAva jaba-jaba paidA ho jAte haiM taba taba onAmI jaisA sabala-samartha pahalavAna bhI aisI patalI hAlata meM A jAtA hai ki vaha apane hI celoM se mAta khA jAtA hai| mana kI dhArAe~ majabUta ho jAe~ to sabhI kArya saralatA se sampanna ho jAte haiN| aMdheroM ko kosane kA kAma bahuta ho gyaa| aba to Apa momabattiyA~ jalAiye, Atmazakti kI momabattiyA~, manobala kI mombttiyaaN| ___eka kharagoza kI kahAnI batAtI hai ki vaha jAnate hue bhI ki hara roja eka jAnavara zera ko bheMTa kiyA jAtA hai aura Aja usakI bArI hai| phira bhI usane taya kara liyA ki vaha zera kA bhojana nahIM bnegaa| kharagoza zera ke pAsa pahu~cA aura bolA, 'mahArAja, mApha kreN| mujhe Ane meM bahuta dera ho gii| zera bhUkha ke kAraNa bilabilA rahA thaa| vaha krodhita bhI thaa| jaba usane dekhA ki roja to bar3e-bar3e jAnavara Ate haiM aura Aja yaha adanA- sAkharagoza aura vaha bhI itanI dera se AyA hai| tabhI kharagoza bolA, 'mahArAja, maiM to bahuta jaldI ravAnA ho gayA thaa| mujhe patA thA ki zera aMkala ko bahuta teja bhUkha laga rahI hogI, lekina jaba maiM bIca jaMgala meM pahu~cA to sunA ki kue~ meM se teja dahAr3a kI AvAja A rahI hai| maiMne usameM jhA~kakara dekhA to pAyA ki usameM eka aura zera baiThA hai| maiMne usase pUchA 'tuma yahA~ kyA kara rahe ho?' usane kahA, 'maiM yahA~ rahatA hU~ ku~e kI guphA meM, aura isa jaMgala kA rAjA bhI maiM huuN| tumheM jaldI se isa kueM meM kUda jAnA cAhie tAki maiM tumhArA AhAra le skuuN|' kharagoza ne kahanA jArI rakhA, 'mahArAja, maiM bar3I muzkila se usase pIchA chur3Akara AyA huuN| maiM to yaha soca rahA hU~ mahArAja ki maiM to choTA-sA jaMtu thA, jaise-taise nikalakara A gyaa| kala se phira koI jAnavara AegA Apake AhAra ke lie| kahIM aisA na ho ki vaha bIca meM hI use jhapaTa le jaae|' ___ yaha bAta sunate hI zera aura krodhita ho gyaa| 'are, jaMgala kA rAjA to maiM . huuN| mere rahate dUsarA jaMgala kA rAjA kaise bana sakatA hai?' zera ne tamatamAte hue khaa| mahArAja, yaha to Apa jaaneN| maiM bhalAzera se kaise mukAbalA kara sakatA hU~? agara, Apa kaheM to maiM Apako ku~A, z2arUra dikhA sakatA hU~, kharagoza ne AtmavizvAsa jagAe~, asaMbhava kA 'a' haTAe~ 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ukasAte hue vinamratA se khaa| zera utAvalA ho gayA aura krodha meM usakA viveka naSTa ho gyaa| vaha cala par3A kharagoza ke sAtha ku~e kI or| ku~e ke pAsa Akara pUchA, 'kahA~ hai vaha zera?' kharagoza ne kahA, 'ku~e meM jhA~kakara dekhie|' zera ne ku~e meM jhA~kA to vahA~ sacamuca hI eka zera dikhAI de rahA thaa| bAvalA zera jora se dahAr3A, aMdara se dUnI dhvani se dahAr3a vApasa aaii| krodhI krodhI ko dekhakara apane paMje gAr3a denA cAhatA hai| zera ne Ava dekhA na tAva, eka hI chalAMga meM ku~e ke aMdara jA phuNcaa| zera ku~e meM gira pdd'aa| kharagoza bAhara baiThA tAliyA~ bajA rahA thaa| kahate haiM ki jaMgala ke sAre jAnavara ikaTThe hue aura kharagoza se pUchA, 'kyA bAta hai? dopahara bItane ko A gaI hai aura tuma abhI taka zera ke pAsa nahIM pahu~ce? aba vaha bahuta krodhita hogA aura kala bahuta sAre jAnavaroM kA zikAra kara ddaalegaa|' kharagoza apane sabhI mitra jAnavaroM ko ku~e ke pAsa le gayA aura bolA, 'jarA isameM jhA~kakara to dekho|' ku~e ke pAnI meM eka lAza taira rahI thii| vaha lAza eka sabala, samartha, sazakta, balavAna zera kI thI jise koI parAsta nahIM kara sakatA thaa| manuSya apane manobala kA prayoga kara jIvana kI hara samasyA kA samAdhAna kara sakatA hai| mahAvIra hoM yA buddha, rAma hoM yA rahIma, kRSNa hoM yA kabIracAhe jaise avatAra puruSa kyoM na rahe hoM athavA zeksapIyara ho yA maiksamUlara, nobala ho yA nelsana, gAMdhI ho yA gorbAcoba, kauna vyakti aisA hai jisane binA manobala aura Atma-vizvAsa ke jIvana meM kAmayAbI pAI ho| TATA, biralA yA aMbAnI hoM, vidyArthI hoM yA vyApArI, karmacArI hoMyA adhikArI, rAjanItijJa hoM yA khilAr3I, hara kisI kSetra meM saphalatA prApta karane kA mUla AdhAra vyakti kA apanA manobala hai| manobala ko hI dUsare zabdoM meM Atma-vizvAsa kahA jAtA hai| Atma-vizvAsa hamAre jIvana kI sabase bar3I zakti hai| yaha mAnasika zakti bhI hai aura AdhyAtmika zakti bhii| Atma-vizvAsa hI pragati kI sIr3hI hai| kAmayAbI kI maMjiloM taka le jAne vAlA bhI Atma-vizvAsa hI hai| agara hama cAheM to apane Atma-vizvAsa ko, himmata aura sAhasa ko majabUta rakhakara vAha! z2indagI 66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mauta ko bhI zikasta de sakate haiN| ____ maiMne sunA hai ki eka Traka meM dUdha ke kena rakhe hue the| dUdha mAlika ne do kena kholakara unake phaiTa kI jAMca kI to pAyA ki ThIka hai| lekina tabhI kahIM se uchalate hue do meMDhaka Ae aura eka-eka kena meM gira pdd'e| mAlika dekha na pAyA aura usane Dhakkana lagA die| eka meMr3haka ne socA, 'are, Dhakkana to baMda ho gayA, aba maiM bAhara kaise nikalU~?' vaha idhara se udhara AyA gayA para bAhara nikalane kA rAstA na milaa| vaha udAsa hone lagA ki 'he bhagavAna, aba maiM kaise bAhara nikalU~? he bhagavAna, mujhe bcaao| dhIre-dhIre use lagA ki aba to vaha maregA hI kyoMki vaha pAnI meM taira sakatA hai para dUdha meM nhiiN| meMr3haka DUbatA calA gayA aura antata: mara hI gyaa| udhara dUsare meMr3haka kI bhI yahI sthiti thI, para usane hAra na maanii| vaha lagAtAra dUdha meM uchala-kUda karatA rhaa| idhara se udhara pA~va calAtA rahA, dUdha meM dhIre-dhIre krIma Upara Ane lgaa| krIma kI DherI bana gaI aura meMDhaka usa para jA baitthaa| Traka jaba apane gaMtavya para pahu~cA to kenoM ke Dhakkana khole gye| eka kena meM se marA huA meMDhaka nikalA aura dUsare kena meM girA huA meMDhaka chalAMga lagAkara bAhara nikala gyaa| agara hamameM himmata hai to ber3A pAra hai aura agara himmata hI TUTa gaI, Ama-vizvAsa hI DagamagA gayA to asamaya hI mRtyu ho sakatI hai| saphalatA ke rAstoM para calane ke bAvajUda asaphalatA milanA taya hai| loga ATha-ATha upavAsa karate haiN| Akhira, kisake bala para? himmata ke bala pr| tana ke bala para kyA ATha dina bhUkhA rahA jA sakatA hai? eka mahIne kA upavAsa karanA to prakRti ke niyama ke bilkula viparIta hai phira bhI Apa loga kisa tAkata ke bala para eka mahIne kA upavAsa kara lete haiM ? maiM kahU~gA, apane manobala ke shaare|' isalie kahA karatA hU~-'nirbala kA bala rAma hai to rAma kA bala mnobl|' Atma-vizvAsa hI rAma kI zakti hai| rAma meM itanI tAqata na thI ki ve rAvaNa ko harA skeN| baMdaroM ke bala para kyA rAvaNa se Takkara lI jA sakatI thI? devatAoM ko pasInA A jAtA thA daityoM se lar3ane meN| rAvaNa to iMdra jaisoM ko AtmavizvAsa jagAe~, asaMbhava kA 'a' haTAe~ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bagala meM dabA letA thA / daityoM ke sAmane to brahmA, viSNu, maheza bhI kamaz2ora par3a jAte haiN| aise daityoM ko parAsta karanA ha~sI-khela nahIM hai| rAma ne IzvarIya zakti ke bala para kama, kintu apane Atma-vizvAsa ke bala para hI rAvaNa para vijaya prApta kI thii| jo bhI apane jIvana meM saphala aura kAmayAba huA hai, nizcita hI usane apane jIvana ke sAtha kucha buniyAdI bAteM jor3I hoNgii| yaha na samajheM ki prArabdha hI jIvana kA pariNAma detA hai / maiM aise prArabdha meM vizvAsa rakhatA hU~ jise hAsila karAne ke lie vyakti puruSArtha kare / jaba taka tadabIra nahIM hogI, taqadIra kyA pariNAma degI ? kIr3I ko kaNa ke lie aura hAthI ko maNa ke lie bahuta mehanata karanI par3atI hai| zera agara guphA baiThe-baiThe soce ki zikAra A jAegA to sAvadhAna ! zikAra to nahIM AegA balki koI teja-tarrAra kharagoza vahA~ pahu~ca jAegA jo usakI mauta kA kAraNa bana jAe / vyakti apane Atma-vizvAsa ko jAgrata karake apane jIvana meM naI dizAe~ pA sakatA hai| maiM Apake hI nagara (bhIlavAr3A) ke eka vyakti kA nAma lenA cAhU~gA, isalie ki Apa sabhI ko usase preraNA mila ske| vaha vyakti hai saMgama grupa ke mAlika sonIjI / mujhe batAyA gayA ki saMgama grupa kA mAlika eka dina aisI sthiti meM thA ki vaha jisa makAna meM rahatA thA, usakA 25 ru. mahInA kirAyA denA usake lie bahuta bar3I bAta hotI thI / lekina vahI vyakti Aja sampannatA kI U~cAiyoM ko chU rahA hai| Akhira ve kyA kAraNa hoMge jinase vyakti U~cAiyoM ko hAsila karatA hai? kolambasa jo bhArata kI khoja ke lie nikalA thA, sAta samudra pAra karate-karate amerikA pahu~ca gyaa| yaha bAta alaga hai ki vaha nikalA to thA bhArata kI khoja ke lie, para pahu~ca gayA amerikA / para vaha kyA tAqata thI jisake bala para sAta mahAsAgaroM ko pAra karake vaha anusaMdhAna karanA cAhatA thA / vaha Atma-vizvAsa hai usakA ki jAU~gA aura aise deza kI khoja karake aauuNgaa| pIyare ne uttarI dhruva kI khoja kI thI isI Atma-vizvAsa ke bala pr| eDIsana jisane balba kA AviSkAra kiyA aura saMsAra ko rozanI se bhara diyA, prArambha meM vaha hajAroM bAra asaphala hotA rahA / AzA, vizvAsa aura vAha ! z2indagI 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ utsAha se bhare loga tAroM ke rahasya ko bhI khoja nikAlate haiM, vahIM nirAzAvAdI loga eka nayA daravAjA bhI nahIM khola pAte / hara saphalatA ke pIche asaphalatA kI kahAnI chipI hotI hai| jo asaphala hokara manobala girA detA hai, vaha phira agalA qadama nahIM uThA pAtA / are, jiMdagI to eka juA hai, jisameM AdamI ko taba taka caina se nahIM baiThanA cAhie jaba taka vaha apane lakSya ko hAsila na kara le| Atma-vizvAsa se hI vyakti ko lakSya nirdhAraNa kI kSamatA upalabdha hotI hai| Atma-vizvAsa se hI kisI biMdu para nirNaya lene kI tAqata upalabdha hotI hai / jinheM svayaM para vizvAsa nahIM hotA, ve hI dUsaroM ke bharose calate haiN| unheM dUsaroM ke sahAre para calane ke lie maz2abUra honA par3atA hai| jisakA apane Apa para yakIna hotA hai, vaha apanI antar AtmA kI AvAz2a ko Izvara kI preraNA mAnatA hai / 1 9 - jisake pAsa Atma-vizvAsa hai, vahI paristhitiyoM kA sAmanA karane meM sakSama hotA hai| anyathA choTI-sI samasyA Ane para 'he bhagavAn, he bhagavAn, rAmajI, he bholenAthajI, he hanumAnajI na jAne kitane-kitane saMkaTa mocakoM ko vaha yAda kara letA hai| are, bhagavAna ne tumheM buddhi dI hai, do-do hAtha die haiM, tumheM kArya karane kI kSamatA dI hai, samasyAoM kA sAmanA karane ke lie bauddhika pratibhA dI hai| tuma dUsaroM ke sAmane nAka ragar3ane aura gir3agir3Ane ke bajAya svayaM kI mAnasika zaktiyoM para vizvAsa rakhate hue unakA upayoga karo / Izvara ke prati to kevala kRtajJatA rahe ki prabhu tUne mujhe bahuta kucha diyA hai| usakI kRpA to dekho ki eka peTa ko bharane ke lie do hAtha die haiN| prakRti kI vyavasthA to dekho ki agara eka asaphala ho jAe to dUsarA usakI madada kara ske| yaha saba mAnasikatA para nirbhara hai| eka AdamI tabhI taka udAsa rahatA hai jaba taka usake pAsa khAne ko roTI na ho, pahanane ko vastra na hoM, lekina jaba usakI nigAha par3osa meM jhoMpar3apaTTI kI ora jAtI hai to use Izvara kA kRtajJa ho jAnA cAhie ki usane par3ausI ko jhopar3a-paTTI dI aura use pakkA makAna diyA hai| ho sakatA hai ki tuma apane pAMva meM jUte na dekhakara udAsIna ho jAte hoge para yadi tuma rAste se gujarate hue kisI apAhija, vikalAMga ko dekha loge AtmavizvAsa jagAe~, asaMbhava kA 'a' haTAe~ - For Personal & Private Use Only 69 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to tumhArA Atma-vizvAsa lauTa aaegaa| are, usake pAsa to pA~va bhI nahIM haiM, jabaki mere pAsa pA~va to haiN| jUte na hue to kyA huA, pA~va to haiM abhI tk| hama apane mana ko aura usakI mAnasika zakti ko phcaaneN| AtmavizvAsa jAgrata karake apane mana kI dhArAoM ko durusta kiijie| pratyeka kArya ko utsAhapUrvaka sampanna kiijie| kisI bhI kArya ko TUTe hue mana se, bojhila mana se mata kiijie| hara kArya ko utsAha, umaMga aura UrjA se sampanna kiijie| yaha utsAha bharA rahe ki bhAgya sAtha de yA na de lekina jaba taka Apake aMdara tAkata hai, usa aMtima kSaNa taka mehanata karate rheN| Apake mana kI behatara dazA kArya ko behatara banAtI hai| Apa AIne meM apanA udAsa ceharA dekhakara AInA hI badala dete ho para AInoM ko badalane se kucha na hogaa| Apako apanA ceharA hI badalanA hogaa| thor3I khuzI, thor3A vizvAsa jagAnA hogaa| apane mana ko prasannatA, utsAha, umaMga se bharA huA banA lo to yahI samajha lo ki AInA apane Apa badala gyaa| ____ utsAha ke sAtha pratyeka kAma kiijie| vyApArI haiM to utsAha se vyApAra kiijie| dharma-ArAdhanA, tapasyA bhI utsAha ke sAtha kiijie| agara vidyArthI haiM to utsAhapUrvaka vidyArjana kiijie| tAza ke patte jeba meM rakhane ke lie nahIM hote| unheM kheliye bhii| Apa pAeMge ki jo saphalatA abhI taka Apake irdagirda ghUmatI thI, vaha aba caugunI AnI zurU ho gaI hai| jiMdagI meM kisI bhI kAma ko choTA na smjheN| koI bhI kAma choTA nahIM hotaa| agara jhADU-pauMchA bhI karo to bhI itanI saphAI se karo ki agara kahIM vahA~ para bhagavAna bhI A jAe~ to unheM bhI Apake ghara meM rahane kI icchA ho jaae| kAma ko choTA-bar3A samajhane ke kAraNa hI hamAre deza meM itanI berojagArI hai| kAma to basa kAma hai| utsAhapUrvaka kiyA gayA kArya vyakti kI saphalatA kA dvAra bana jAtA hai| bojhila mana se kiyA gayA kAma hI baMdhana kI ber3I banA karatA hai| ___ mana kI dazA ko agara ThIka kara liyA jAe to Apa utsAhapUrvaka, Atma-vizvAsa se labareja hokara karane para choTe se choTe kAma bhI bar3e-se-bar3e pariNAma dene meM samartha ho jaaeNge| Apa utsAhapUrvaka kAma karane kI koziza kareM isalie maiM kahA karatA hU~ ki jaba bhI Apa subaha uThe, jI bharakara muskarAe~, vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMga-aMga se muskraaeN| kyoM? aisA kyoM? agara Apa apane bhItara prasannatA saMcArita kareMge to Apa meM utsAha jAgrata hogaa| bujhe hue mana se dina kA prArambha karane se sAre dina udAsI hI chAI rahatI hai| bukhAra A jAne para bhI tabIyata meM utsAha bharA rahe to Apa pAe~ge ki tatkAla hI ApakI manodazA behatara ho gaI eka prayoga karate haiN| mAnA ki kisI ne ApakA apamAna kara diyA yA Apako kaTu vacana kaha diye| usa vakta Apa binA koI pratikriyA prakaTa kiye dhairyapUrvaka usakI bAta ko suna lIjiegA aura tatkAla apane bhItara apanI antardRSTi lete hue apane tana-mana meM utsAha aura tAz2agI kA saMcAra kara leM aura tAz2agI se bhara jaaeN| Apa pAe~ge ki ApakI buddhi behatara ho gaI hai| Apa usa apamAna kA javAba bhI sammAna se deNge| maiM aise prayoga karatA rahatA hU~ isalie kisI kI bhI apamAnajanaka TippaNI sunakara mujhe gussA nahIM AtA, burA nahIM lgtaa| eka bAta aura, Atma-vizvAsa ko pAne ke lie usa Izvara para vizvAsa avazya rakheM jisane Apako jIvana diyA hai| merI dRr3ha AsthA hai ki jo Izvara para vizvAsa karatA hai, vaha hara viparIta paristhiti kA sAmanA karane meM samartha hotA hai| ninyAnaveM dvAra baMda ho jAne para bhI vaha eka dvAra tumhAre lie z2arUra khola degaa| Apa nirAza na hoN| aura kala kI nsoceN| yaha to vahI socegA jo AnevAlA kala hameM degaa| agara hama kala kI soceMge to hogA bhI kyA, agara usake daravAje para hamAre lie AnevAlA kala likhA hI na ho| ___sAre kAryavizvAsapUrvaka kreN| asaphalatA mile to dhairya na khoeN|aatmvishvaas saphalatA ke dvAra kholatA hai| dhairyavAna vyakti bAra-bAra asaphala hone ke bAvajUda aMtata: saphalatA kA haqadAra banatA hai| mRtyu se ghabarAeM nahIM kyoMki jiMdagI meM mauta do bAra nahIM AyA krtii| vakta se pahale mauta AtI hI nahIM hai aura Ane ke bAda vaha vApasa nahIM jaatii| jaba prakRti kI itanI pukhtA vyavasthAe~ haiM hamAre jIvana ke lie to phira mana ko bojhila kyoM kiyA jAe? nirAza kyoM huA jAe? apane manobala ko kyoM tor3A jAe? apane naz2ariye ko UMcA aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThAe~, lakSya ko behatara banAe~, kaThora zrama kreN| jisa kSetra meM Apa praveza kareMge, vahA~ Apako saphalatA avazya milegI / dRr3ha icchA zakti rakhakara hI bAdhAoM para vijaya pAI jA sakatI hai / sakArAtmaka soca hamAre bhItara AzA kA saMcAra karatI hai| jo bhI kArya karanA ho usakA lakSya nirdhArita kara liijie| isake anurUpa yojanA banAie aura prasannatA, utsAha evaM Atmabala se Age bddh'ie| dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha Age bar3hie, saphalatA jarUra milegii| badaleM jIvana - dhArA / sahI soca ho, sahI dRSTi ho, sahI ho karma hamArA / badaleM jIvana - dhArA / / behatara lakSya banAyeM apanA, U~cAI chU leM | bhale na pahu~ceM AsamAna taka, magara zikhara ko chU leN| zAMti aura vizvAsa lie hama, dUra kareM aMdhiyArA // badaleM jIvana - dhArA // - mana kI zakti rakheM surakSita, aise svapna sajAyeM / pragati ke jo dIpa jalAe~, vahI dRSTi apanAyeM / behatara rakheM naz2ariyA apanA, behatara qadama hamArA // badaleM jIvana - dhArA // mehanata ko hama dIpa banAe~, lagana ko samajheM jyoti / patthara meM se hIrA janme, aura sAgara meM motI / bAdhAoM se DaranA kaisA, milatA svayaM kinArA // badaleM jIvana - dhArA // karma svayaM hI bane prArthanA, bala ho naitikatA kA / sabase prema, sabhI kI sevA, dharma ho mAnavatA kA / 'candra' dharA ko svarga banAe~, ghara-ghara ho ujiyArA // badaleM jIvana - dhArA // jIvana kI dhArA ko badaleM / onAmI kA udAharaNa yAda kreN| kSamatA to Apa saba meM hai, AvazyakatA hai kevala AtmavizvAsa ko AtmasAt karane 72 vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kii| 'yU Ara e greTa vevj'|' tuma eka mahAtaraMga ho, sAgara kI, saphalatA kI mhaatrNg| khuda ko pahacAno, khuda kI pahacAna kro| khuda ko samajho, khuda ko smjhaao| tuma meM ananta saMbhAvanAe~ haiN| vizvAsapUrvaka qadama utthaao| pahalI bAra meM nahIM to dUsarI bAra meM, dUsarI bAra meM nahIM to tIsarI bAra meM saphalatA ke evaresTa para pahu~ca hI jAoge, vaise hI jaise kabhI hilerI pahuMcA, tenajiMga phuNcaa| 000 aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAha ! z2indagI aise miTegI, deza kI garIbI "garIbI abhizApa hai| Apa abhizapta jIvana jIne ko kyoM majabUra haiM? U~ce lakSya banAiye aura umdA mehanata kiijie| Aja nahIM to kala, mehanata avazya raMga laaegii|" jijJAsA-samAdhAna pahalA prazna hai : deza kI garIbI dharma-nIti ke dvArA kaise dUra ho sakatI hai? (paM. pramodarAya AcArya) bhAratIya saMskRti ne mAnavIya jIvana kI saphalatA aura samRddhi ke lie cAra taraha ke puruSArtha karane para jora diyA hai-(1) dharma, (2) artha (3) kAma aura (4) mokss| jIvana kI sampUrNatA ke lie ye cAra puruSArtha AdhArabhUta staMbha haiM jina para bhAratIya saMskRti kendrita hai| na kevala deza ke lie balki sampUrNa vizva ke lie garIbI abhizApa hai| hamAre deza kI saMskRti ne artha ke lie puruSArtha kI preraNA dete hue isa bAta para sabase adhika jora diyA hai ki pratyeka nAgarika adhisaMpanna ho| maiM apanI ora se aparigraha kA samarthana avazya karU~gA, lekina maiM aise aparigraha para vizvAsa rakhatA hU~ jise sampannatA kI maulika samajha ke sAtha svIkAra kiyA jaaye| garIba vyakti ke lie saMtoSa yA aparigraha 74 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhAraNa karanA kisI maz2abUrI kA pariNAma ho sakatA hai, para usakI samajha kA pariNAma vaha tabhI nikala pAegA jaba pahale vaha sampanna ho aura taba tyAga ke mArga ko apnaaye| ___ garIba ke lie saMtoSa khataranAka hai aura amIra ke lie saMtoSa usake jIvana kI zAMti aura sampUrNatA ke lie sahayogI hai| garIba AdamI agara saMtoSa dhAraNa kara legA to apane jIvana kI U~cAiyoM ko chUne se vaMcita raha jaaegaa| amIra AdamI agara vyartha kI lAlasAoM meM par3akara jIvana ke aMtima caraNa taka bhI paisA hI paisA karatA rahA to yaha bhI usake lie hAnikAraka ho jaaegaa| jo mArga garIba ke lie hAnikAraka hai, vahI mArga amIra ke lie phAyademaMda hai| jo mArga amIra ke lie hAnikAraka hai, vahI mArga garIba ke lie phAyademaMda ho jAtA hai| dharatI para rahane vAle hara vyakti ko artha ke lie prayAsa aura puruSArtha avazya karane caahie| garIbI kAma kI nahIM hai| hareka ko sampanna honA hI caahie| agara praznakartA kA abhiprAya dharma-nIti se garIbI ko dUra karanA ho to maiM kaha denA cAhU~gA ki akele dharma-nIti se garIbI ko dUra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| dharma eka puruSArtha hai lekina ekamAtra puruSArtha nahIM hai| dharmanIti ke dvArA artha-puruSArtha para aMkuza to lagAyA jA sakatA hai, para artha-puruSArtha ke lie ekamAtra dharma-nIti hI kAma nahIM A sktii| duniyA kI garIbI ko miTAne ke lie kabhI mArksa aura lenina jaise logoM ne sAmyavAda kI sthApanA kI thI jisakA dRSTikoNa yaha thA ki garIba aura amIra eka samAna raheM aura samAja meM smaantaaaajaae| lekina unakA yaha dRSTikoNa asaphala ho gayA hai| sAmyavAda ke janaka mAne jAne vAle deza ke Tukar3e ho cuke haiN| artha ke AdhAra para deza kA svarUpa banAnA cAhA, lekina deza vibhAjita ho gyaa| isalie kevala dharma hI nahIM balki artha bhI, aura artha hI nahIM, dharma bhI samAnAntara rUpa se kArya kreN| dharmapUrvaka artha kamAyA jAe aura artha arjita karate hue bhI vyakti dharma kA pavitra vivekrkhe| prakRti ke dvArA hareka ko khaMDaprastha diyA jAtA hai jisakI cunautI yahI hai ki isa khaMDaprastha ko indrapratha meM kaise tabdIla kiyA jaae| deza kI garIbI ko dUra karane ke lie buniyAdI jarUrata to yaha hai ki aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ grAmINa aura AdivAsI janatA ko zikSita kiyA jaae| jaise-jaise isa deza meM pichale pacAsa varSoM meM zikSA kA vikAsa huA hai, vaise-vaise garIbI kama-kamakama huI hai| koI Aja kI dazA para saMtoSa kare yA na kare lekina jisane bhI cAlIsa sAla pahale kI z2iMdagI dekhI ho, vaha bhalI-bhA~ti jAnatA hai ki usake lie pA~ca rupaye kA kharca karanA kaThina hotA thA lekina Aja vyakti pAMca sau rupaye AsAnI se kharca kara detA hai| usakI krayazakti bar3ha gaI hai| deza kI arthavyavasthAe~ badalI haiM, usake taura-tarIke badale haiM aura vikAsa ke cahuMmukhI dvAra khule haiN| mAnA ki garIbI Aja bhI hai para pahale kI tulanA meM kama hai| pahale miTTI kI kaccI sar3akeM hotI thiiN| agara koI bhIlavAr3A ke rAjamArga se gujaregA to vaha pAegA ki yahA~ ke rAjamArga aba pagaDaMDiyA~ nahIM rhe| ve vizAla rAjamArga bana cuke haiN| pahale jhoMpar3apaTTI meM rahane ke lie hara AdamI maz2abUra thA lekina aba tIsa pratizata janatA bamuzkila jhopar3apaTTI meM rahatI hogii| gA~va-gA~va meM pakke makAna bana gae haiM aura saMcAra-krAMti huI hai| gA~va-gA~va meM phona aura mobAila pahu~ca cuke haiN| reDiyo, TrAMjisTara to purAne yuga kI bAta ho gaI hai| aba to dUradarzana ne apanI pahu~ca banA lI hai aura I-mela aura iMTaraneTa kA yuga A gayA hai| gA~va-gA~va meM vidyAlaya haiM aura mahAvidyAlaya, takanIkI saMsthAna taka khula rahe haiN| zAsana aura prazAsana bhI jAgarUka haiN| ____ jaba taka grAmINa janatA zikSita na hogI aura jAgarUka hokara apane pichar3epana kA tyAga nahIM karegI taba taka garIbI dUra na ho skegii| maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki pratyeka mAtA-pitA apane baccoM ko zreSTha zikSA deN| lar3ake-lar3akI meM bheda na karake lar3akiyoM ko bhI samAnatA kA adhikAra deN| unheM ucca zikSA dilaayeN| jina lar3akiyoM ne ucca zikSA prApta kI hai, ve avasara milane para apanI zreSThatA sthApita kara sakI haiN| yadyapi yaha saMkhyA nyUna hai phira bhI lar3akiyoM ne apanI yogyatA se lar3akoM ko pIche chor3a diyA hai| pichale paccIsa sau varSoM se yadi nArI jAti ko zikSita karane ke prayAsa kiye jAte to yaha deza Arthika rUpa se samRddha ho cukA hotaa| abhI taka to kevala puruSoM kI hI bhAgIdArI rahI hai lekina pichale varSoM se nArI jAti bhI Arthika samRddhi meM sahayogI ke rUpa meM ubharI hai| hara mAtA-pitA apanI beTI ko Atmanirbhara banAe tAki puruSa jAti vAha! z2indagI 76 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba nArI kA aura adhika damana na kara ske| ___ maiM cAhatA hU~ ki AdivAsI, jana-jAti aura grAmINa janatA ko zikSita karane para sarvAdhika dhyAna diyA jaae| dUsarI bAta kahU~gA ki na kevala zikSita kiyA jAya balki use hunara bhI sikhAe jaaeN| aisI hasta-kalA, zilpa yA loka-kalA jarUra sikhAI jAe ki vaha apanI jIvikA khuda calA ske| hareka ke lie saMbhava nahIM hai ki vaha sarakArI naukarI pAne meM saphala ho jAe aura na hI sarakAra itane avasara upalabdha karA sakatI hai ki sabhI ko naukarI mila jaae| isalie zikSA rojagAra-mUlaka honI caahie| hAtha kA hunara sikhAyA jaae| kevala kampyUTara calAnA hI na sikhAyA jAe balki use kaise ThIka kiyA jA sakatA hai, yaha bhI siikheN| kArapenTarI sIkheM, hareka ko zikSA ke sAtha koI-nakoI hunara avazya AnA hI caahie| sIkheM aura sikhAe~ bhii| garIbI dUra karane kA tIsarA upAya hai kaThina parizrama / yaha hamArI badakismatI hai ki hama baccoM ko par3hane kI preraNA to dete haiM lekina mehanata karane kI preraNA dene meM asaphala rahate haiN| jo loga apane baccoM ko mehanata karanA nahIM sikhA pAte, ve unake pA~voM ko kamaz2ora kara dete haiN| bar3e hone para aise bacce parizrama nahIM kara paate| unakI saMgharSa-kSamatA kama ho jAtI hai| pariNAmasvarUpa unheM asaphalatAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| agara Apa lar3akI haiM to mA~ ke kAma meM sahayoga kareM, putra haiM to apane kapar3e khuda dhoyeN| zikSA kevala yaha nahIM sikhAtI ki Apa caubIsa ghaMTe par3hAI karate raheM balki vaha to yaha sikhAtI hai ki Apa apane kArya karane meM svayaM samartha bneN| ____ jaba Apa dukAna jAe~ to apane putra se bhI kaheM ki vaha dukAna meM aae| usase kaheM ki jaba vaha skUla se lauTa Ae to zAma ke samaya do ghaNTe dukAna para Akara baitthe| aisA karane se baccA Apake vyApAra se vAkifa hogaa| baccoM ko apanA kAma khuda karanA sikhaaeN| unheM aisA paudhA na banAe~ ki jinameM pAnI diyA jAe to hI vaha pallavita ho| use to jaMgala kA aisA paudhA banAe~ jise koI pAnI dene vAlA na pahuMce taba bhI vaha kudarata se apane pAnI kI vyavasthA khuda kara le| deza kI garIbI kevala bAteM kara lene se dUra na hogii| bacce ko Ama khAne aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI icchA ho rahI hai to use chIlanA, kATanA sikhaayeN| vaha khuda bhI sudhAra kara khAegA aura Apako bhI khilAegA anyathA jIvana bhara Apako bacce kI gulAmI karanI pdd'egii| bacce ko samartha banAe~, mehanatI bnaaeN| kaMdhe-kaMdhe mile hue haiM, kadama-kadama ke sAtha haiM, peTa karor3oM bharane haiM, para unase dugune hAtha haiN| U~ce lakSya banAo, U~ce sapane dekho aura sapanoM ko pUrA karane ke lie kaThora parizrama kro| jiMdagI meM koI saphalatA muphta meM nahIM miltii| caMdA bhale hI mila jAe, para dhaMdhA nahIM mila sktaa| dhaMdhA karane ke lie to parizrama karanA hI hogaa| binA mehanata ke deza kI garIbI to kyA, ghara kI garIbI bhI dUra nhogii| maiMne sunA hai : eka resTaoNrenTa meM eka vyakti phuNcaa| vahA~ ke mainejara ne pUchA 'tuma kauna sA bhojana karanA cAhoge, zAkAhArI yA mAMsAhArI?' usane socA 'roja to zAkAhArI bhojana karatA hU~, Aja mAMsAhArI bhojana hI kara luuN|' use eka TikiTa diyA gayA aura kahA, 'Apa Upara cale jaaie|' ara pahu~cA to haoNla meM eka AdamI aura mila gyaa| usane pUchA, 'Apa khAnA khAne to Ae haiM, para baiThakara khAnA pasaMda kareMge yA khar3e-khar3e?' usane socA, ghara meM to roja baiThakara hI khAtA hU~ Aja buphe kA maz2A bhI le lU~,khar3e hokara hI khA letA hai|' usa vyakti ne use eka parcI aura de dI aura kahA, 'Apa dAhine hAtha vAle rUma meM cale jaaie| vahA~ khar3e-khar3e khAne kI vyavasthA hai| jaba vaha usa rUma meM pahu~cA to eka AdamI idhara bhI mila gyaa| usane pUchA, 'sAba nagada dekara khAe~ge yA udhAra rkhkr|' AdamI ne socA, nakada dekara to roja hI khAtA huuN| Aja udhAra vAloM meM khA letA huuN| usa baMde ne eka parcI aura thamAI aura kahA, bhaaii| yaha jo sAmane vAlA geTa hai, usameM se aMdara cale jaao|' geTa pAra kara jaba vahA~ pahuMcA to dekhA ki vahA~ to sIr3hiyA~ haiN| una sIr3hiyoM se utara kara nIce pahu~cA to usane pAyA ki vaha to sar3aka para pahuMca cukA hai| ___mufta kA khAnA cAhoge to aisA hI hogaa| duniyA meM kisI ko bhI muphta meM kucha nahIM milatA hai| vyakti ko kaThina parizrama karane kA prayatna avazya karanA caahie| cauthI bAta kahU~gA ki prazAsana laghu udyogoM, gharelU udyogoM ko 78 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikasita karane ke lie adhika se adhika protsAhana de| laghu evaM gharelU udyogoM ko karamukta kiyA jaae| unake lie RNa bhI pradAna kare aura kama byAja para RNa de| ye choTe udyoga vyakti ko Atma-nirbhara bnaaeNge| sarakAra bar3e udyogoM ke lie to RNa pradAna karatI hai, z2amIna detI hai| AdamI phira una kampaniyoM meM naukarI karane ke lie majabUra ho gayA na? mAnA ki eka kampanI ke banAne se do hajAra logoM ko rojagAra milatA hai, lekina jisa dina vaha kampanI baMda ho jAe to do hajAra logoM ke parivAra badahAla sthiti meM A jaaeNge| aisI sthiti meM yaha z2arUrI hai ki logoM ko protsAhana diyA jaae| agara do hajAra logoM ko RNa diyA gayA aura unameM se do sau loga asaphala bhI ho gae to aThAraha sau loga apane pA~voM para khar3e ho hI jaaeNge| agara Apa cAhate haiM ki dharma-nIti dvArA deza kI garIbI kaise dUra kI jAe? to maiM Apako batAnA cAhU~gA ki dharma-nIti yaha preraNA detI hai ki vaha eka saMvibhAga avazya kre| mahAvIra aura gAMdhI ne aparigraha kA siddhAMta diyA thaa| vyakti parigraha na kare, usase dUra rhe| jahA~ taka maiM dekhatA hU~ mahAvIra kA yaha siddhAnta samAja para pUrI taraha se lAgU nahIM ho paayaa| isI siddhAnta se preraNA lekara mArksa aura lenina jaise logoM ne sAmyavAda kI sthApanA kI thii| phira bhI jo AdamI amIra hai, vaha amIra hai aura jo garIba hai, vaha garIba hai| isalie maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki mAnavatA ko sahayoga dene ke lie eka hissA jarUra nikaaleN| hara vyakti para samAja kA aura mAnavatA kA RNa hai| isIlie maiM kahatA hU~ ki apanI Aya kA DhAI pratizata z2arUra alaga nikAla deN| hara vyakti jAne-anajAne kucha kamAI aisI z2arUra hI karatA hai jo naitikatA aura ImAnadArI se nahIM hotI hai| isa rUpa meM vaha mAnavatA kA zoSaNa hI karatA hai| hama para isa zoSaNa kA pApa na car3he, isake lie eka saMvibhAgaavazya nikaalie| ___ apane prArabdha aura puruSArtha se hama jitanA arjita karate haiM, usakA eka hissA mAtA-pitA ko, eka hissA patnI aura baccoM ke lie, eka hissA svayaM ke lie aura eka hissA paropakAra, sevAkArya ke lie kharca kreN| agara garIbI haTAnA hai, ahiMsA aura maitrI dharma ko jInA hai to hara samRddha vyakti eka garIba AdamI ko Atmanirbhara banAne ke lie goda le| kisI ko denA nahIM aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai balki apane hAtha se kharca karanA hai| agara Arthika rUpa se Apa adhika sakSama nahIM haiM to Apa apanI jisa kalA meM, phana meM mAhira haiM yA zikSA meM ruci rakhate haiM to kisI eka ko eka varSa meM apane phana se zikSita avazya kraaeN| baccoM ko, bar3oM ko jisako bhI sikhA sakate hai, Apa z2arUra sikhaayeN| jaba Apa kisI ko sikhAte haiM to anAyAsa hI Apa usake guru ho jAte haiN| pArasparika saujanya se bhI hama garIbI ko dUra kara sakate haiN| apaMga, vikalAMga aura dRSTihIna bhI kucha-na-kucha karane meM samartha haiN| eka pyArI-sI ghaTanA hai| ____eka posTamaina kisI eka ghara ke daravAje para dastaka detA hai aura kahatA hai, 'bebI, tumhAre nAma kI ciTThI AI hai, use le lo| bebI ne kahA, 'aaii|' tIna-cAra minaTa taka koI na AyA to DAkiyA phira cillAyA, 'are bhAI, makAna meM koI hai kyA, apanI ciTThI le lo|' AvAja sunakara lar3akI ko lagA ki z2arUra yaha koI nayA DAkiyA AyA hai jise kucha patA nahIM hai| usane kahA, 'DAkiyA sAhaba, daravAje ke nIce se aMdara ciTThI DAla dIjie, maiM A rahI huuN|' DAkiye ne kahA, 'nahIM, maiM khar3A hU~, rajisTarDa ciTThI hai, sAina karavA ke vApasa le jAnA hai|' vaha baccI tejI se calakara AI phira bhI sAta miniTa to laga hI ge| usane dhIre se daravAjA kholaa| DAkiyA abhI taka to usa para jhallAyA huA thA lekina jaise hI daravAjA khulA, vaha cauMka gyaa| usane dekhA ki eka apAhiz2a kanyA jisake donoM pA~va hI nahIM the, sAmane khar3I thii| DAkiyA kucha na bolaa| vaha cupacApa patra dekara aura usake sAina lekara calA gyaa| hafte, do haphte meM jaba kabhI usa lar3akI ke lie DAka AtI, vaha DAkiyA AtA, ciTThI ke lie eka AvAz2a detA aura jaba taka vaha baccI na AtI taba taka khar3A rhtaa| eka dina baccI ne dekhA, bahuta teja dhUpa par3a rahI hai aura DAkiyA naMge pA~va ArahA hai| usane mahasUsa kiyA ki DAkiye ke pAsa jUte yA cappala pahanane ko nahIM haiN| dIpAvalI najadIka A rahI thii| usane socA ki isa dIpAvalI para DAkiye ko kyA inAma dUM, kyoMki kucha inAma to jarUra denA hI hai| vaha socatI rhii| eka dina DAkiyA jaba usakI ciTThI DAlakara calA gayA to vaha dhIre-dhIre sIr3hiyoM se utara kara nIce AI aura jahA~ miTTI para 80 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DAkiye ke pA~va ke nizAna bane the, una para kAgaz2a rakhakara una pA~voM kA citra utAra liyaa| agale dina usane apane yahA~ kAma karane vAlI bAI se usa nApa ke jUte lAne kA Agraha kiyaa| usane miTTI kI gullaka meM jamA kiye paise dekara bAI se jUte ma~gavA liye| dIpAvalI ke agale dina jaba DAkiyA AyA to usane galI ke saba logoM se to inAma mA~gA aura socA ki aba isa biTiyA se to kyA inAma lenA? para galI meM AyA hU~ to usase mila hI luuN| usane daravAjA khaTakhaTAyA, 'are, biTiyA, maiM A gayA huuN|' 'kauna?' 'vahI tumhArA ddaakiyaa| bAlikA bAhara AI aura usake hAtha meM eka giphTa paika thaa| usane DAkiye se kahA, 'aMkala, maiM bhI Apako dIpAvalI para eka bheMTa denA cAhatI huuN|' DAkiye ne Azcarya se kahA, 'tuma, are tuma to mere lie beTI ke barAbara ho, tumase maiM giphTa kaise lU~?' 'nahIM, DAkiyA aMkala, Apa merI isa giphTa ke lie manA nahIM kreN| 'ThIka hai' kahate hue DAkiye ne paikaiTa le liyaa| aMkala isa paikeTa ko yahA~ nahIM balki ghara le jAkara kholnaa| lar3akI ne khaa| ghara pahu~cakara DAkiye ne yaha socate hue ki mujhe pyAra karane vAlI usa vikalAMga baccI ne Akhira kyA diyA hai, vaha paikeTa kholane lgaa| paikeTa ke khulate hI vaha vismita raha gayA kyoMki usameM eka jor3I jUte bheMTa kiye gaye the| vaha khuda ko roka na pAyA, sIdhA posTa oNphisa pahu~cA aura posTa mAsTara se fariyAda kI ki turaMta usakA TrAMsaphara kara diyA jaae| posTamAsTara ne kahA, 'acAnaka kyA ho gayA? tumhAre prati kisI kI zikAyata nahIM, hama bhI tumhAre kAma se saMtuSTa haiM, phira kyoM tumhArA TrAMsaphara kiyA jAe ?' posTamena ne ve jUte Tebala para rakhate hue sArI kahAnI sunAI aura kahA, 'Aja ke bAda maiM usa galI meM nahIM jA skuuNgaa| usa apAhiz2a baccI ne to mere naMge pA~voM ko jUte de diye para maiM use pA~va kaise de pAU~gA?' deza kI garIbI ko dUra karane kA eka upAya aura hai : deza meM zarAba ke Upara pUrNa pratibaMdha lagA diyA jaae| jaba taka deza meM zarAbarahegI, koI AbAda na ho skegaa| bhAgya se agara AbAda ho bhI gae to yaha zarAba hameM barbAda kara degii| jisa ghara meM vyakti zarAba pItA hai vaha vyakti to khokhalA hotA hI hai aise miTegI, deza kI garIbI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtha hI sAtha ghara ko bhI khokhalA kara detA hai| zAyada tAlAba meM DUbakara marane vAloM kI saMkhyA kama hogI para zarAba kI pyAlI meM DUbakara marane vAloM kI saMkhyA adhika hogii| majadUra mehanata karake paisA kamAnA to cAhatA hai, lekina zarAba se dUra na raha pAne ke kAraNa vahIM kA vahIM raha jAtA hai| vaha baccoM ko par3hA nahIM pAtA, bacce dara-dara kI ThokareM khAne ko majabUra ho jAte haiM, patnI caukAbartana karake jo kucha kamAtI hai, use bhI vaha har3apa letA hai| zarAba ne logoM ke najariye ko badala diyA hai| Aja kA yuvA maujamastI ke lie zarAba pIne lagA hai| dhIre-dhIre vaha mastI vyasana meM badala jAtI hai aura zarAba vyakti ko pIne lagatI hai| use zarAba hI Izvara najara AtI hai| maiM sarakAroM ko salAha denA cAhU~gA ki deza ke jitane bhI TrasTa haiM, unakI pUMjI yA Aya kA paccIsa pratizata hissA mAnava-sevA ke kAryoM ke lie anivAryata: kharca kiyA jAe, aisA adhiniyama banA deN| una saMtoM aura mahaMtoM se bhI, jinheM dhana-sampatti rakhane kI chUTa hai, anurodha karU~gA ki ve apane jIvana meM tyAga kI yazogAthA ko jor3ate hue mAnavatA kI sevA ke lie dhana arpita kreN| baiMkoM meM to unake karor3oM rupaye jamA haiM lekina ve kisa kAma ke, agara unakA mAnavatA ke lie upayoga na ho sake? agara unake paise kisI sadgRhastha ke pAsa athavA svayaM ke pAsa raha kara bhI kisI ke zubha kArya ke lie nahIM haiM to unake una paisoM kA kyA upayoga? donoM hI sthitiyoM meM dhana bekAra ho gyaa| phira kyoM na usakA sadupayoga kara leN| koI aspatAla, koI vidyAlaya yA aisI koI paropakArI saMsthA kA nirmANa karavAe~ jo bhale hI tumhAre nAma se ho to bhI unase kalyANa-kArya to ho hI jaaegaa| kisI aise baiMka kI sthApanA kI jAe jisameM dhArmika TrasToM kA paisA jamA ho aura usameM se nirdhana va jarUratamaMda ko Atma-nirbhara banAne ke lie paisA diyA jA ske| hara samAja apanI-apanI baiMka sthApita kara le aura apane samAja ke kalyANa va utthAna ke lie kAma kre| jaba hama sAmUhika prayAsa karate haiM to deza va samAja kI vipannatA dUra hogI aura hama eka sukha-sampanna deza va samAja kI racanA kara skeNge| dUsarA prazna hai : isa adhyAtma-pradhAna deza meM nityaprati upadeza aura pUjAarcanA hote rahate haiN| bhAgavata, rAmAyaNa aura gurugraMtha sAhaba kA vAcana bhI 82 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA A rahA hai, para isake bAvajUda dinoM-dina Ama jana-mAnasa kA naitika patana bar3hatA jA rahA hai| kahate haiM ki dharma kI hAni hone para mahApuruSa kA janma hotA hai, to kyA abhI jo hiMsA kA tAMDava nRtya ho rahA hai, kyA yaha kama hai? kyA isake aura adhika bar3hane hI para mahApuruSa avatAra leMge? (bAbUlAla pAnagar3iyA) agara dharmazAstra yaha vyavasthA dete hoM ki jaba-jaba dharma kI hAni hotI hai aura adharma kA pallavana hotA hai taba-taba bhagavAna dharma kI saMsthApanA ke lie avatAra liyA karate haiN| yadi yaha bAta saca hai to maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki hamAre lie vartamAna saMtoSaprada hai kyoMki abhI bhagavAna ne avatAra nahIM liyA hai| isalie kahA jA sakatA hai ki manuSya abhI naitika rUpa se utanA patita nahIM huA hai jitanI ki Izvara apane avatAra ke lie kalpanA karate haiN| isalie hamArA vartamAna hamAre lie saMtoSaprada hai| aisA nahIM hai ki patana ke daravAje Aja hI khule hoN| saccAI to yaha hai ki dharatI para kabhI aisA vakta rahA hI nahIM hai jaba manuSya ke dvArA apanI naitikatAoM kA atikramaNa nahIM huA ho| vartamAna to atIta kA pariSkAra hai, punarsaMskaraNa hai| manuSya ve galatiyA~ nahIM doharAtA jo usane atIta meM kI hoN| isalie jo vartamAna hameM upalabdha hai, vaha bIte hue kala kA eka nayA aura sudharA huA rUpa hai| manuSya kI yaha purAnI Adata hai ki vaha atIta ko hamezA garimApUrNa mAnatA AyA hai aura vartamAna kI hamezA upekSA karatA rahA hai| Akhira manuSya ke kAma to vahI Ae~ge jo Aja hamAre pAsa upalabdha haiN| aisA nahIM hai ki loga Aja hI zarAba pIte hoM, Aja hI bhraSTAcAra karate hoM, balAtkAra karate hoN| atIta meM bhI aisA hotA AyA hai| mujhe to lagatA hai atIta Aja se bhI badatara thA ki samAja meM nArI ko hATa-bAjAra meM khar3I karake sareAma beca diyA jAtA thaa| insAna ko gulAma banAkara tAz2iMdagI usake sAtha pazuvat vyavahAra kiyA jAtA thaa| itanA hI nahIM, eka-eka vyakti ke dasa-bIsa patniyA~ hotI thiiN| nArI kA bharI sabhA ke bIca cIra-haraNa bhI hotA thaa| Apa ise pratIka maaneN| mahAbhArata, rAmAyaNa, bhAgavata, guru-graMtha meM Aye prasaMga aura dRSTAMta bhI to pratIka hI haiN| usa vakta hI jaba rAjasabhA meM cIra-haraNa ho sakatA thA to Ama vyakti kI hAlata kyA rahI hogI? vartamAna apane para gaurava kare ki Aja aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo usakI sthiti hai, vaha atIta se kahIM behatara hai| jisa atIta ko hama kevala garimA aura mahimA bakhAnane ke lie AdhAra aura Adarza mAnate haiM, maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki atIta meM gaurava avazya rahe hoMge, mAnavajAti ke lie mIla ke patthara bhI sthApita kiye gaye hoMge, dIpazikhAe~ bhI jalAI gaI hoMgI lekina vartamAna ne atIta se jo kucha sIkhakara apane lie naye Adarza aura naye yathArtha sthApita kiye haiM, hamAre lie ve jyAdA kAragara haiN| isalie vartamAna Apake lie sukhadAyI hai aura hama isa para gaurava karanA siikheN| hama kevala atIta para hI nahIM balki vartamAna pIr3hI para bhI gaurava kAyama kreN| Aja kI pIr3hI bahuta dhArmika hai| koI yaha kahane kA pApa na kare ki vartamAna pIr3hI dharmase haTa cukI hai| vartamAna yuvA pIr3hI purAnI pIr3hI ke dakiyAnUsI vicAroM ko, bAtoM ko svIkAra nahIM krtii| vaha jIvana ke sAtha vAstavika mUlyoM ko jInA cAhatI hai, isalie Apako virodhAbhAsa lagatA hai| jitanA dAna Aja ho rahA hai utanA pichale pA~ca hajAra varSoM meM bhI nahIM huA hogaa| jitane aspatAla aura vidyAlayoM kA nirmANa Aja ho rahA hai, utane kabhI atIta meM nahIM banAe gae the| atIta meM kisI nagara meM do pA~ca nagara-seTha haA karate the, jo kahIM dharmazAlA, kahIM kuMA yA isI taraha ke do-cAra neka kAma Amajana ke kalyANArtha kara dete the| para Aja hara nagara meM aise saiMkar3oM nagaraseTha vaisA hI kalyANakArI kAma karate naz2ara A jaaeNge| ___jisa mahilA ke pAsa pahale dasa-bIsa rupaye mahInA bhI hAtha-kharca nahIM huA karatA thA, Aja hara mahilA ke pAsa do-pA~ca-dasa hajAra hAtha-kharca kA ArAma se mila sakatA hai| Aja nArI bahuta AjAda huI hai, usakA bahuta vikAsa huA hai| mAnava-samAja kA bhI bahuta vikAsa huA hai| zikSA, vijJAna, sukha-sAdhana-samRddhi ne isameM madada kI hai| jitanA tapa Aja kI pIr3hI kara rahI hai utanI tapasyA merI samajha meM Aja taka kabhI nahIM huI hogii| Aja eka mAha ke upavAsa aura tapazcaryA karamA loga bAeM hAtha kA khela samajhate haiN| pahale to koI RSi, muni, tapasvI hI eka-eka mahIne kA upavAsa kiyA karate the kintu Aja to navarAtri ke nau dinoM taka akhaMDa nirAhAra, nirjala upavAsa karane vAle hajAroM hajAra loga mila jaaeNge| paryuSaNa parva para ATha-ATha dina ke upavAsa 84 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane vAle, cAturmAsa ke daramyAna tIna-tIna dina kA 'telA' karane vAle hajAroMlAkhoM loga upalabdha ho jaaeNge| Apa vartamAna pIr3hI para gaurava karanA siikheN| vartamAna pIr3hI ko protsAhana na diye jAne ke kAraNa, use lagAtAra dutkAre ke kAraNa hI vartamAna pIr3hI dharma se dUra hotI jA rahI hai lekina vaha dhArmikatA se dUra nahIM huI hai| use lagatA hai ki dAdI maMdira meM do ghaMTe bitAtI hai para ghara meM bahuta kaMjUsI se jItI hai| use lagatA hai mammI dhArmika sthAnoM para jAkara to eka ghaMTe taka prArthanA, sAmAyika Adi karatI hai para ghara meM Ate hI hohallA zurU kara detI hai| use lagatA hai ki dharma jIvana meM A nahIM rahA hai| bacce ko lagatA hai citta meM samatA rakhanA jyAdA ThIka hai bajAya kucha bolane yA na bolane ke / Aja galI-galI meM maMdira bana rahe haiM yA maMdira haiN| kyA Apa use mAmUlI bAta samajhate haiM? yaha manuSya kI dhArmikatA hai| jaba taka bhItara meM dhArmika bhAvanA nahIM hogI, mAnavIya mUlya na hoMge taba taka vyakti jeba se paisA nikAlanA pasaMda nahIM krtaa| jaba Apa kahate haiM ki pUrI duniyA svArthI hai taba bhI koI vyakti yadi paisA nikAlakara de rahA hai to jAna lIjie ki usake mana meM koIna - koI bhAvanA jarUra hai / yahA~ bhIlavAr3A meM satsaMga kA Ayojana cala rahA hai aura roja pA~ca-se-dasa hajAra loga hameM sunane A rahe haiN| yahA~ para koI prabhAvanA, na laDDU kI, na nAriyala kI, na dhana kI, na prasAdI kI ho rahI hai phira bhI loga Ate haiM aura prema se sunate haiM aura cale jAte haiN| yaha vartamAna pIr3hI kI dhArmikatA hai| farka kevala itanA sA hai ki kisI bAta ko jaba taka tArkikatA ke sAtha siddha nahIM kiyA jAegA, koI bhI vyakti dharma kI kisI bhI paramparA ko mAnane vAlA nahIM hogaa| Ane vAlI pIr3hI kA dharma bilkula nayA hogA / usake lie dharma kA svarUpa pUrI taraha se vyAvahArika hogaa| vaha kevala paMtha, paramparAoM ke durAgraha kA dharma nahIM jiegaa| vaha pUchanA cAhegA ki yaha jo kiyA jA rahA hai isakA tarka kyA hai? tuma kahoge, 'rAta ko mata khAo / ' mAna ki tumane kahA, lekina yaha naI pIr3hI aise nahIM mAnane vAlI / jaba taka usakI AvazyakatA, mAnavasamAja ke kalyANa ke lie usakA hetu samajha meM nahIM AegA taba taka vyakti una bAtoM ko nahIM jI paaegaa| loga hamArI bAtoM ko kyoM sunate haiM ? kyoMki aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI For Personal & Private Use Only 85 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre pAsa dharma hai, paMtha nahIM? hamAre pAsa jIvana kI zailI hai, rojamarrA kA DharrA nhiiN| loga jIne kI kalA cAhate haiN| dharma kI ve hI buniyAdI bAteM samAja ko dI jAnI cAhie jo jIvana jIne kI kalA se jur3I haiN| hara paMtha, paramparA, dharma, jAti, kauma ke loga yahA~ baiThe haiN| yaha kevala samanvaya hI nahIM hai apitu yaha mAnava-samAja ke dvArA naitikatA ke prati, apanI dhArmikatA ke prati AsthA bhI hai| Apa yaha prazna uThAte haiM ki dharma kI hAni hone para mahApuruSa avatAra lete haiM to maiM gauravapUrvaka yaha bAta kahU~gA ki hamArA vartamAna atIta se adhika zreSTha hai| agara aisA na hotA to bhagavAna abhI taka avatAra le cuke hote| hama prasanna raheM ki hama aise yuga meM paidA hue haiM jahA~ abhI Izvara ke avatAra kI jarUrata nahIM hai| ___maiM mAnatA hU~ ki naitika patana hue haiN| hama sabhI ke jIvana meM naitika mUlyoM meM kamI AI hai, girAvaTa AI hai| hamArI nyAya-praNAlI aura nyAya hone kI laMbita prakriyA ne isa deza meM naitika mUlyoM ko kama kiyA hai| jisa naitikatA ke lie nyAya-praNAlI sthApita kI gaI hai vaha bahuta dUra aura pIche chUTa gaI hai| vyakti kA jIvana samApta ho jAtA hai para nyAya nahIM mila paataa| isane hamAre naitika mUlyoM para prazna-cihna lagAyA ki vyakti Akhira kyA kare? phira vyakti guMDAgardI kA, AtaMka kA upayoga karatA hai| voToM kI rAjanIti ke kAraNa bhI hamAre deza meM bahuta adhika naitika patana huA hai| tumane kAma kiyA yA nahIM kiyA, yaha pUchane ke jamAne cale gae, aba to voToM ke lie kucha khAsa hathakaMDe apanA lo, tuma jItakara A jaaoge| aba jo cunAva jItatA hai, usake prati yaha vizvAsa karanA muzkila hai ki vaha lokataMtra kI vyavasthA hai yA usake cunAvI prabaMdhana(!) kA pariNAma hai| cunAva meM agara usane pA~ca lAkha kharca kiye haiM to jaba taka pA~ca karor3a ghara meM na A jAyeM, vaha cupa baiThane vAlA nahIM hai| ___bhoga-vilAsa kI tRSNA manuSya ke bhItara itanI bar3hI hai ki jisake kAraNa hara vyakti apane jIvana meM sukha-sAdhana pAnA cAhatA hai| maiM isakA virodha nahIM kruuNgaa| hara vyakti ko samRddha honA caahie| isa deza ke garIba se garIba vyakti ko bhI artha-samRddhi upalabdha ho| samRddha vyakti kama pApa karatA hai jabaki garIba adhika pApa karane para utArU hotA hai| asamartha kyA karegA? vaise bhI hama vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrI duniyA ko nahIM sudhAra sakate haiM lekina eka-eka vyakti svayaM sudhara jAe to pUrI duniyA apane Apa sudhara jaaegii| merA to mAnanA hai ki eka jalate hue cirAga ke pAsa aura dasa cirAgaAjAe~ ora ve jyotirmAna ho jAe~ to saubhAgya hai| duniyA~ ke sAre bujhe hue cirAgoM ko jalAnA kisI eka vyakti ke vaza meM nahIM hai| _ naitika mUlya hameM apane sAtha jor3ane caahie| maiM yaha salAha to nahIM dUMgA ki Apa kisI ko rizvata na deM, para yaha niyama to le hI sakate haiM ki hama kisI se rizvata nahIM leNge| kAma to nikAlanA hai na, vyakti ko prekTikala honA caahie| kevala Adarza kI bAta nahIM kahI jAnI caahie| yathArtha bhI jIvana kA eka satya hai aura satya yahI hai ki denA par3egA to de deMge para leMge nhiiN| isa niyama ko lene se deza meM A rahI naitika girAvaTa thama jaaegii| aisI prArthanA kyoM kareM ki bhagavAna avatAra leN| hA~, aisI prArthanA karo ki he bhagavAna, hameM sadbuddhi do ki hamArI ora se kabhI dharma kI hAni na ho / he prabhu! mujhe una bAtoM ko svIkAra karane kA dhairya do jinheM maiM badala nahIM sktaa| una bAtoM ko badalane kI himmata do jinheM maiM badala sakatA hU~ aura ina donoM ke antara ko samajhane kI buddhi do| kucha niyama apanAe~ to dharma kI hAni nahIM hogI aura Izvara ko avatAra lene ke lie kaSTa bhI nahIM uThAnA par3egA - 'maiM chala-prapaMca nahIM karU~gA, koI kare to kare para maiM nahIM kruuNgaa|' 'maiM sAdagI se jiuuNgaa|' 'maiM apane ghara ke vivAha-samAroha Adi sAdagI se kruuNgaa| satsaMga ke Ayojana bhI sAdagI se sampanna kruuNgaa| hama samajhate haiM ki sAre loga cora haiM para kyA hama yaha mAnate haiM ki Apa khuda ImAnadAra haiN| ise yoM samajhie- eka patnI ne pati se kahA, 'kyA Apa batAe~ge ki yaha sArA jamAnA cAra sau bIsa kyoM ho gayA hai aura sabhI chala-kapaTa kyoM karate rahate haiN|' pati ne kahA- bhAgavAna, aba itanA kyoM cillA rahI hai| Akhira batA to sahI kiM bAta kyA hai? patnI ne kahA- kyA batAU~,Aja subaha dUdhavAlA aise miTegI, deza kI garIbI 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe khoTI cavannI de gyaa| pati ne kahA-"eka cavannI ke lie apanA dimAge kyoM kharAba kara rahI hai? ThIka hai, vaha bhUla se de gayA hogaa| aba itanA cillAne ke bajAya vaha cavannI mujhe de de| maiM tumheM dUsarI de duuNgaa|' patnI ne javAba diyA'vaha cavannI? are dasa baje sabjI vAlA AyA thA vaha to maiMne use de dii| hama apanI Antarika sthiti ko pahacAneM aura jAneM ki kahA~ kyA khoTa hai? use sudhaareN| agalA prazna hai : bhagavan, Apa jAgaraNa kI bAta karate haiM, jabaki hama saMsAriyoM ko sonA hI acchA lagatA hai| to phira jIvana jAgatA acchA hai yA soyA huA? ___ maiM jAnatA hU~ ki Apako sonA acchA lagatA hai| haqIkata yaha hai ki dharatI para tIna taraha kI pravRtti ke loga hote haiM-mUrcchita, svapnila, aura jaagrt| mUrcchita avasthA meM rahane vAle loga ajJAna ke kAraNa haiN| ajJAna aura mUrchA eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| ajJAna se mUrchA kA aura mUrchA se ajJAna kA janma hotA hai| kisI bhI vyakti ko sonA isalie acchA lagatA hai kyoMki vaha mUrcchita hai| koI bhI dharma ke kinAre Akara bhI svayaM ko dharma se na jor3a pAe to jAna leM ki vaha mUrcchita hai aura koI bhI bAta usake dimAga meM praviSTa nahIM ho pA rahI hai| aisI prakRti ke loga jisa kAna sunate haiM usI se bAhara nikAla dete haiN| kucha svapnila prakRti ke loga hote haiM jinake eka kAna meM kucha ghusatA to hai aura vaha kucha dera taka aMdara bhI rahatA hai, kintu dUsare kAna se vaha bAhara nikala jAtA hai| kucha aisI jAgrata-cetanA ke loga bhI hote haiM jinake kAna se sIdhA aMdara calA jAtA hai| ve grahaNa karane ke bhAva se baiThe haiN| isIliye sIdhA aMdara calA jAtA hai| mUrchAgrasta logoM ke lie hI hamAre jIvana ke jAgaraNa ke saMdeza haiN| pAegA to vyakti svyN| maiM to roja-ba-roja do cAra cullU pAnI le AtA hU~, soye hue vyakti para chIMTA DAlatA huuN| kucha loga una chIMToM ko pAkara jaga jAte haiM, ve khar3e hokara apane rAste cala dete haiN| kucha loga aMgar3AiyA~ lete haiM aura vApasa so jAte haiN| para kucha mUrcchita prakRti ke aise loga bhI hote haiM jina para bAlTI bhI girA do, to bhI ve kuMbhakarNa kI taraha soye hI rahate haiM, 88 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyoMki unako sonA hI acchA lagatA hai| kabhI duryodhana ne kahA thA-'jAnAmi dharmam na ca me pravRttiH, jAnAmi adharmam na ca me nivRtti: arthAt yadyapi maiM dharma ko jAnatA hU~ phira bhI dharma meM pravRtta nahIM ho paataa| maiM adharma ko bhI jAnatA hU~ phira bhI usase nivRtta nahIM ho paataa|' kyoM? mUrchA hai| eka dhRtarASTra bhItara baiThA huA hai| mUrchA kA aMdhApana, ajJAna kA aMdhApana manuSya para hAvI hai isalie sahI bAta usake dimAga meM utara nahIM paatii| agara kisI para zani hAvI ho to cAhe jitanA kaho ki zani mahArAja kI mAlA japo, para vaha nahIM japatA kyoMki zani mahArAja use aisA karane hI nahIM dete| yayAti jaise loga hajAra varSa kA jIvana jIkara bhI, eka hajAra rAniyoM kA upabhoga karake bhI, eka hajAra mahaloM meM rahakara bhI, eka hajAra saMtAnoM ko janma dekara bhI mukta nahIM ho skte| aura yayAti kA beTA puru apane pitA kI tRSNA ko samajha-samajha kara hI mukta ho jAtA hai| nau bAra taka vahI choTA beTA apanI Ahuti detA rhaa| Akhira dasavIM bAra jaba mauta AI to usI choTe beTe ne kahA, 'aMtima bAra marane se pahale maiM Apase eka prazna pUchanA cAhatA huuN|' yaha prazna pitA se nahIM eka mUrcchita vyakti se thA, eka tRSNAgrasta, bhoga-vilAsitA meM jakar3e hue vyakti se kiyA jAne vAlA prazna thaa| usane kahA, 'bAbA, saca-saca batAo ki hajAra varSa jIkara, aneka bhogopabhoga karake bhI kyA ApakA mana tRpta huA hai?' pitA ne kahA, 'beTA tumase kyA jhUTha bolanA! tuma to mere lie marane ko taiyAra ho| saccAI yahI hai ki jo tRSNA, jo vilAsitA kI bhAvanA, jo mUrchA Aja se hajAra varSa pahale thI, vahI Aja bhI hai|' Aja bhI use vahI acchA laga rahA hai jaise saMsArI logoM ko sonA acchA lagatA hai| beTe ne kahA, 'mRtyu, mere pitA nahIM jAnate ki aba taka unake lie kurbAnI dene vAlA kauna vyakti rahA, lekina mauta tuma to jAnatI ho ki vaha vyakti maiM hI hU~ jisane aba taka dasa bAra apane pitA ke lie jIvana diyaa| hara bAra marate vakta mere mana meM yaha jijJAsA aura yaha pyAsa rahatI thI ki mere pitA ne to kitanI hI rAjarAniyoM kA bhoga kiyA kintu maiM to eka kA bhI nahIM kara paayaa| phira merA isa jIvana ko pAne kA kyA artha huA? hara bAra maiM apane prazna ko adhUrA liye hI calA gayA lekina mRtyu, Aja tRpta hokara aise miTegI, deza kI garIbI 89 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumhAre sAtha cala rahA huuN| kyoMki mujhe Atma-jJAna ho gayA hai ki mere pitA eka hajAra varSa kI jiMdagI meM tRpta na ho pAe to yaha puru sau sAla kI jiMdagI jIkara kaise tRpta ho jAegA ?' kahate haiM ki yaha bAta sunakara yayAti kI A~kheM khula gaIM aura eka mUrcchAgrasta vyakti jAgRti kI avasthA meM A gyaa| Aja maiM bhI Apa logoM se kaha denA cAhU~gA ki assI sAla ke hokara bhI agara Apa tRpta na ho sake to maiM kaunasA tRpta ho jAU~gA? isalie Aja jo bhI hai, jaisA bhI hai, maiM tRpta hU~ / mana to hai / zarIra bUr3hA ho jAtA hai, para kisI kA mana bUr3hA hotA hai kyA ? isalie masta rahanA siikho| hara hAla meM khuzahAla / / kucha loga sapanoM meM par3e rahate haiM, vicAroM meM khoye rahate haiM / ve dina-rAta sapane dekhA karate haiN| dina meM sapane dekhate haiM ki yaha karanA hai, vaha karanA hai, rAta meM sapanA dekhate haiM ki ve TATA, bir3alA, aMbAnI ho gaye haiN| tabhI patnI jagA detI hai to patA calatA hai ki ve vahIM bistara para par3e haiN| A~kha to kisI-kisI khulatI hai| jaise koI pyAU para pAnI pItA hai bUka lagAkara to AdhA bhItara jAtA hai AdhA bAhara hI chiTaka jAtA hai / jo AdhA bhItara gayA vaha kucha na kucha kAma kara hI jAtA hai| mujhe patA hai ki jo AdhA bhItara gayA hai, vaha kucha na kucha kAma jarUra kregaa| yadi Apa haqIkata se paricita hoM to Apa jAna jAe~ge ki jIvana-mUlyoM ko prApta karane ke lie jAgrata avasthA meM cetanA kI jo AdhyAtmika dazA upalabdha hotI hai, vaha suSupta avasthA meM nahIM ho sakatI / loga sapane dekhate haiN| sapane sabhI ko Ate haiN| dina meM zekhacillI ke sapane Ate haiM, rAta meM gharavAle sapane Ate haiN| eka bAra tIna dosta ghUmane nikle| bagIce meM pahu~cakara unhoMne apane lie nAztA-khAnA bnaayaa| khIra banAI, anya dUsare vyaMjana bhI banAeM, khAe-pie aura sAMjha usI bagIce meM ThaharAe gye| khIra bahuta bana gaI thI so khAne ke bAda bhI baca gii| aba use kauna pIe? vicAra kiyA, 'rakha dete haiM, cA~danI rAta hai, kharAba nahIM hogI, kala pI leNge|' para subaha piegA kauna? to nirNaya huA ki sabase acchA sapanA dekhegA, use hI khIra milegI / aba rAta meM tInoM so ge| khIra kA kaTorA DhakA rakhA thaa| subaha uThe to Apasa meM kahA ki vAha ! z2indagI 90 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sapanA sunaao|' eka ne kahA, 'kyA batAU~, rAta ko sapane meM mahAdevajI Ae the| ve mujhe kailAsa parvata para lekara ge| pArvatI mA~ ne mujhe goda meM biThAkara kahA, 'beTA bahuta bar3A ho gayA hai ata: yaha khIra kA kaTorA tujhe hI pilaauuNgii|' aba usa khIra para merA adhikAra hotA hai kyoMki mA~ pArvatI kA Adeza ho cukA hai| -- dUsare ne kahA, 'terA sapanA to kucha bhI nahIM hai, merA sapanA sun| rAta ko rAmajI Ae the| unhoMne kahA, 'maiM to caudaha varSa ke lie vanavAsa jA rahA huuN| tujhe ayodhyA kI rAjagaddI sauMpa jAtA haiN| unhoMne merA rAjatilaka kiyA aura kahA, 'sabase pahale khIra hI piinaa| to aba isa khIra para to merA adhikAra hai|' donoM vyakti Age bar3hane lage to kaTore kI ora dekhakara tIsare ne kahA, 'Thaharo bhAI, merA sapanA bhI to suna lo| donoM ne pUchA, 'batAo, tumhAre sapane meM kyA huA?' usane kahA, 'rAta mere sapane meM hanumAnajI Ae the| maiM to ArAma se soyA thA ki unhoMne tIna-cAra soTe lagA die aura bole, 'khar3A ho|' maiM to Dara rahA thA to jora se bole, 'khar3A ho|' ve bole, 'kttoraakhol|' maiMne kaTorA khola diyA to bole, 'pii| 'pI liyA saa'b| 'kyA kahatA hai, donoM ne eka sAtha khaa| 'sapanA to Apa donoM kA hI acchA thA' tIsarA bolA, para kyA karU~, hanumAnajI Ae the!' pAtA vahI hai jo jAgrata hotA hai, khotA vahI hai jo soyA raha jAtA hai| aba Apa khuda nirNaya kara leM ki soyA huA jIvana acchA hai ki jAgatA huaa| khIra kA kaTorA pInA hai to jAganA hI hogaa| jiMdagI meM khIra ke kaTore kI agara ciMtA nahIM hai to soye raho, khoye raho, DUbe rho| mUrchAgrasta vyakti to vaise bhI soyA huA hI rahatA hai| jAge tabhI sveraa| jo jaba jaga jAtA hai, tabhI jIvana meM sUryodaya ho jAtA hai| __ Apa jo pUchate haiM ki jIvana jAgatA huA acchA hotA hai yA soyA huA? to maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki jAganA hI acchA hai lekina jo rizvatakhora haiM, jo corI karate haiM, chala-prapaMca karate haiM, vyabhicAra karate haiM unakA sonA hI acchA hai| naitika aura ImAnadAra logoM kA jAganA acchA hai jabaki beImAna, anaitika logoM kA hamezA so jAnA hI acchA hai| bhagavAna kare, aise loga sadA soe raheM yA sadA ke lie so jaaeN| jAgrata to ve loga raheM jodhArmika haiM, naitika aise miTegI, deza kI garIbI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM jinase vizva ko apekSA hai, jo prema, zAMti aura khuzahAlI ko phailAne meM sahayogI hoN| Aja ke samAja kA yaha bahuta bar3A dAyitva hai ki vaha prema aura zAMti ke saMdezoM ko jagat meM vistIrNa kre| yadi Apa apanI cAradIvArI taka sImita raha gae to maiM behicaka kaha~gA ki Ane vAlA samaya itanA khataranAka hogA jo Apako nahIM bacA paaegaa| koI ghAtaka visphoTa ho, usase pahale ahiMsA, zAMti, prema, karuNA meM AsthA rakhane vAle hara dharma aura paMtha, saMta aura graMtha ko pUre vizva meM phailA denA caahie| hindU, jaina, bauddha dharma ke mAnavIya mUlyoM ko sAmpradAyikatA ke zikaMje se bAhara nikAlakara pUre vizva taka phaila jAne do tAki vaha vizva-prema aura zAMti ke jharanoM ko apane deza aura samAja ke lie kucha sukUna upalabdha karA skeN| bailagAr3I kI cAla se Apa kaba taka calate raheMge? jaba sArA vizva havAI-jahAja se bhI adhika tIvra gati se cala rahA ho to tuma bailagAr3I se kahA~ taka pahu~ca pAoge? ___mahApuruSoM ne dharma kA janma, dhArmika mUlyoM kA janma gine-cune logoM ke lie nahIM kiyA hai balki pUre saMsAra ke kalyANa ke lie kiyA hai| dharma aura paMtha ko virAT honA caahie| najariyA, soca jyoM-jyoM virAT hoMge, tyoM-tyoM Apa apane Apako virAT karate cale jaaeNge| prabuddha aura upazAMta hokara hara vyakti apanA yaha kartavya nibhaae| cauthA prazna hai : baccoM ko sudhArane ke lie kyA kiyA jAnA cAhie? (jyotsanA jAMgir3a) bacce to bhagavAna ke avatAra hote haiN| unameM to bhagavAn kA zizu-rUpa chipA hotA hai| jaisA Apa apane ghara kA mAhaula rakheMge, baccA vaisA hI sIkhatA jaaegaa| Izvara jaba kisI bacce ko bhejatA hai to acchA banAkara hI bhejatA hai| farka kevala isa bAta kA hai ki Apake ghara ke mAhaula se vaise hI bacce kA nirmANa ho jAtA hai| bacce to pAnI kI bUMda kI taraha haiN| jaisA pAtra milegA, vaisA hI bneNge| barasAta kA pAnI sarpa ke mu~ha meM jAegA, to jahara banegA aura sIpa ke mu~ha meM jAegA to motI bnegaa| pAnI ke lie jaisA pAtra, vaisA prinnaam| ghara kA mAhaula bhI pAtra kI taraha hai| baccA acchA ho, isake lie jarUrI hai ki Apake vAha! z2indagI 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara kA mAhaula acchA ho, neka ho, premapUrNa ho| baccoM ko saMskAra denA hai to pahalA kAma unheM svAvalambI aura anuzAsanapriya banAne kA kreN| 'kAna kholakara suna le, cullU bhara pAnI meM DUba mara, daphA ho jA merI A~khoM se, nAlAyaka kahIM kA', isa taraha kI karkaza bhASA na boleN| baccA tutalAe to use cir3hAe~ nhiiN| bhASA ko sudhArane kI preraNA deN| Ajakala zAdI-byAha kI patrikA meM eka lAina jarUra chapI milatI hai-'mele cAcUkI sAdI pejalUla aanaa|' bhale hI loga ise maz2Aka meM likhate hoM, para yaha svastha paramparA nahIM hai| koI tutalAtA bolatA hai, to bar3e kahate haiM, 'bola juutaa|' baccA bolatA hai 'tuutaa'| bar3e kahate hai 'bola roTI' / vaha bolatA hai lotii'| tabhI Apa TippaNI karate haiM, yaha totU hai, choTU nhiiN| kyoM bhaI totU? tutalAnA bacce kI kamaz2orI bhI hai aura maz2abUrI bhI para apane bAre meM totU sunanA bacce kI mAnasikatA ko duSprabhAvita karatA hai| agara ApakA beTA TaoNpa nahIM kara rahA hai to usakA kAna na mrodd'eN| apanI mahatvAkAMkSA kI hammAlI karane kA jimmA usa para mata DAliye kyoMki Apa bhI TaoNpa para nahIM Ae the| jo Apa na kara sake usakI AkAMkSA bacce se pUrNa karAne kI apekSA na rkhiye| apane ghara meM svastha vAtAvaraNa rkhiye| agara Apa zoragula karate haiM yA cillAte haiM to baccA bhI Apako dekhakara hI aisA kara rahA hai| kahIM-na-kahIM se to yaha bhAva usake bhItara AyA hI hai| phira bhI use kucha sikhAnA hI hai to use mAro-pITo mt| piTakara Aja taka koI baccA nahIM sudharA hai| Apa use pyAra se smjhaaeN| pyAra se bar3hakara koI,amAnata nahIM hotI, pyAra se bar3hakara koI daulata nahIM hotI, pyAra se bar3hakara saMskAra dene kA koI svarUpa nahIM hotaa| kANe ko kANA kaheM to use burA lagatA hai| ghamaMDI ko ghamaMDI kahane se, krodhI ko krodhI kahane se burA lagatA hai| isalie mAtA-pitA ko cAhie ki ve pahale Adarza prastuta kreN| bacce to gIlI miTTI ke samAna haiN| unheM AkAra pradAna karanA to Apake hAtha meM hai| ApameM agara durvyasana haiM to bacce nirvyasanI kaise raha pAe~ge? Apa unheM unake uttaradAyitva kA ahasAsa karAie, unheM sahI mArgadarzana diijie| unakI pratibhA ko pahacAnakara usake vikAsa meM sahAyaka bnie| unheM samajha vikasita aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane kA maukA diijie| baccoM ko sudhArane ke lie sahI dizA-nirdeza diijie| unheM acchI-acchI upadezaprada kahAniyA~ sunaaeN| baccoM ke prati lAparavAhI hone ke kAraNa bacce bigar3ate haiN| baccoM ko bejA lAr3a-pyAra dene ke kAraNa bhI bacce bigar3ate haiN| hama khuda bigar3e hue hote haiM, isalie bacce bigar3ate haiN| saccAI to yaha hai ki pahale mA~-bApa bigar3ate haiM, phira bacce bigar3ate haiN| jaoNrja vAziMgaTana kI mA~ ne, beTe ke dvArA jhUTha bole jAne para kahA ki 'jhUThe kI mA~ kahalAne kI bajAya maiM putrahIna kahalAnA jyAdA pasaMda kruuNgii|' jahA~ aisI sajagatA hai, vahIM saMskAra rahate haiN| hamArI sthiti yaha hai ki Apake bacce ne par3ausI ke bagIce se phala-phUla todd'e| par3osina zikAyata karane ko AI to Apane kahA, 'merA beTA aisA kara hI nahIM sktaa| jarUra koI bhUla huI hai|' bhItara baiThe beTe ko protsAhana milaa| use lagA ki galatI kara bhI dUMgA to koI bAta nhiiN| DA~Ta nahIM pdd'egii| aisI sthiti meM ApakA karttavya hotA hai ki Apa apane bacce ke abhadra vyavahAra para aMkuza lgaaeN| ___baccA bistara para pezAba kare, to tila-gur3a khilaaeN| pezAba karavAkara phira sulaaeN| Adata chUTa jaaegii| baccoM meM bAjArU khAnA khAne kI Adata na par3e, isake lie unheM skUla jAte samaya sAtha meM Tiphina deM aura Tiphina meM vahI khAnA DAleM jo unakI manapasaMda kA ho| ___par3hAI se baccoM kA mana na ucaTe, isake lie jarUrI hai ki Apa unheM mAtRbhASA meM zikSA dilAe~, unake rucikara viSaya bhI dilaaeN| azlIla sAhitya, bhar3akIle TI.vI. cainala aura avyAvahArika phaizana se baccoM ko bcaaeN| aMkuza rakheM ki Apake bacce duniyA kI dekhA-dekhI jyAdA taMga aura bhar3akIle vastra na phneN| aise vastra iMsAna kI yauna-bhAvanAoM ko bhar3akAte haiN| galata sohabata aura naze se baccoM ko bcaaeN| ye jo kucha mahattvapUrNa bAteM maiMne kahI haiM, inakI anupAlanA ke lie z2arUrI hai ki ki baccoM ko sudhArane se pahale Apa apane Apako, ghara ke mAhaula ko sudhAra leN| acchA bolie, acchA khAiye, acchA phinye| acche lakSya banAiye aura baccoM ko unake jIvana ke acche lakSya diijie| tAlI hamezA do hAthoM se bjegii| thor3A unheM sudhArie, vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thor3A Apa khuda sudhriye| pUjyazrI, maiM hInabhAvanA se grasta rahI hU~, mujhe hamezA hicaka rahatI hai| abhI bhI Atma-vizvAsa nahIM bana pA rahA hai| Apako sunane se mujhe rAhata milI hai| zAyada Apase merA samAdhAna ho jaae| (zilpA aror3A) * manuSya kA jIvana prakRti se milA huA anupama varadAna hai| hareka kA jIvana prakRti ke ghara se itanA asAdhAraNa hotA hai ki usake sAmane dharatI kI hara sampadA sAdhAraNa ho jAtI hai| yadi vyakti apane hI jIvana para dhyAna de to use yaha jAnakara Azcarya hogA ki dharatI kA hara prANI, hara insAna sampanna hokara paidA hotA hai| yadi hama kisI ko eka A~kha dene ko taiyAra ho jAe~ to isake lie eka lAkha rupae mila sakate haiN| yadi donoM dene ko taiyAra hoM to gyAraha lAkha bhI mila sakate haiN| yadi koI vyakti apanI eka kiDanI dene ko taiyAra ho jAe to isake badale use dasa lAkha mila sakate haiM aura donoM kiDanI dene para to bIsa lAkha bhI mila sakate haiN| prakRti ke ghara se manuSya ko itanI sampadAe~ milI huI rahatI haiM ki agara vaha svayaM kA hI mUlyAMkana kare to antarmana meM palane vAlI hInatA kI graMthi tatkAla miTa sakatI hai| hInatA ke bhAva jIvana ke samasta mAnasika rogoM kI jar3a haiN| hInatA ke kAraNa vidyArthI vidyArjana nahIM kara pAtA, vyApArI apane vyApAra meM saphala nahIM ho pAtA, gRhiNI maryAdita aura garimApUrNa vyavahAra nahIM kara paatii| jaba-jaba manuSya apanI yogyatAoMko A~kegA, apanI kSamatAoM ko samajhane kI koziza karegA taba-taba usake bhItara se hInatA kI graMthi miTegI aura Atma-vizvAsa jAgrata hogaa| jaba koI bhI vyakti apanI yogyatAoM ko kama AMkatA hai yA jIvana ke prati galata dhAraNAe~ banA letA hai taba hI usake bhItara hInatA ke bhAva, hicaka, saMkoca aura napuMsakatA janma letI hai| jo apane Apa para vizvAsa rakhatA hai, vahI vAstavika Astika hotA hai| ___ gItA meM bhagavAna kRSNa ne niraMtara sAta sau chappana zloka kahate hue arjuna ke bhItara utpanna hInatA kI graMthi ko hI dUra karane kA prayAsa kiyA thaa| kyA hai aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 95 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hInatA, hIna-bhAvanA aura hIna vicAra? jaba arjuna ne kRSNa rUpa sArathI se kahA ki isa mahAyuddha meM vaha gAMDIva dhanuSa nahIM uThA sktaa| apane hI bandhubAMdhavoM ke khilApha zastra uThAne meM usake hAtha kA~pa rahe haiM taba kRSNa ne arjuna ko niraMtara eka hI preraNA dI ki 'tuma apane hIna-bhAvoM ko nikAla pheMko, hRdaya kI tuccha durbalatA kA tyAga kro| he pArtha! tumheM yaha napuMsakatA zobhA nahIM detii| Ao, maiM tumhAre sAtha hU~, tuma apanA gAMDIva uThAo, tuma hara Dagara para Izvara ko apane sAtha paaoge|' jisa bahana ne yaha prazna pUchA hai, usase maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki Apa IzvarIya sampadA aura prakRti ke ghara se milane vAlI sampadAoM ko samajhane kI koziza kreN| ApakA AtmavizvAsa Apa meM lauTa aaegaa| tumhArI hicaka mana kI kamaz2orI hai jisake kAraNa tuma hamezA saMkocazIla banI rahatI ho| AdamI ke bhItara hInabhAvanA nirdhanatA ke kAraNa yA jAti ke kAraNa yA Atma-nirbharatA na hone se bhI nirmita hotI hai| agara Apa garIba ghara meM paidA hue haiM to yaha koI pApa nahIM hai, galata kAma nahIM hai| garIbI se agara kuMThita ho gaye to jIvana meM kucha bhI nahIM kara paaoge| hamAre deza ke prathama rASTrapati DaoN. rAjendra prasAda tathA dUsare pradhAnamaMtrI lAla bahAdura zAstrI garIba gharoM meM paidA hue| vartamAna rASTrapati DaoN. abula kalAma bhI nirdhana parivAra kI paidAiza haiN| apane bacapana meM ve imalI ke bIjoM ko ekatrita karake becate aura pAThya-pustakeM kharIda kara par3hate the| garIba ghara meM paidA honA galata nahIM hai jabaki apane mana ko garIba kara lenA avazya galata hai| zarIra se vikalAMga honA galata nahIM hai para apanI mAnasikatA ko vikalAMga kara lenA nizcita hI galata hai| mAnasikatA ke vikalAMga hote hI hIna vicAra, hIna bhAvanA bananI zurU ho jAtI hai| vahIM agara Apane kucha kara gujarane kA saMkalpa banA liyA to ApakI hicaka hamezA ke lie haTa jaaegii| amarIkI rASTrapati liMkana bhI garIba ghara meM paidA hue the| duniyA meM kisI kI bhI sAta pIr3hiyA~ amIra nahIM rahA krtiiN| hareka kI jiMdagI meM kabhI amIrI AtI hai to kabhI griibii| hIna bhAvanA svayaM ke dvArA svayaM ko diyA gayA sabase bar3A abhizApa hai| yaha kuThArAghAta hai aura apane hI pA~va para apane hI hAthoM se mArI gaI kulhaadd'ii| vAha ! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zArIrika asuMdaratA ke kAraNa bhI hIna-bhAvanA na panapane deN| yaha zarIra to prakRti-pradatta hai| kAlA-gorA raMga hamArA pariNAma nahIM hai| camar3I ko dekhakara jo vyakti hInabhAvanA se grasta hotA hai, vaha insAniyata kI kadra nahIM krtaa| vaha camAra hokara kevala camar3I kA hI mUlyAMkana karatA rahatA hai| Apa apane asaundarya ke kAraNa apane bhItara hIna-bhAvanAoM ko sthAna mata diijie| jIvana meM vaha suMdara nahIM hai jo bAhya zArIrika rUpa se sundara hai balki suMdara vaha hai jo suMdara vicAroM ke sAtha suMdara kArya karatA hai| jIvana ko sundara raMga denA Apake hAtha meM nahIM hai, lekina use DhaMga denA Apake hAtha meM hai| ____ sukarAta bahuta hI badasUrata the| unakA ceharA cecaka ke dAgoM se bharA thA, lekina apane mahAn vicAroM ke kAraNa Aja bhI unheM mahAn dArzanika ke rUpa meM yAda kiyA jAtA hai| unakI bhagavAn se yahI prArthanA thI ki he prabhu! tUne isa zarIra ko bhale hI badasUrata banAyA ho lekina tU mujhe hamezA vaha sanmati diye rakhanA jisase maiM apane hRdaya ko suMdara banA skuuN'| hindI ke mahAn kavi malika mohammada jAyasI eka A~kha se hI dekha sakate the, lekina unake kAvya ne siddha kara diyA ki prakRti ne agara kucha asuMdara banA bhI diyA taba bhI insAna cAhe to svayaM ko garimApUrNa banA sakatA hai, suMdara racanAe~ kara sakatA hai| sUra jinake bhajana hama gAte-gunagunAte haiM, ve to netrahIna hiithe| netravAle tobhulA bhI diye jAte haiM lekina jaba netrahIna kucha kara gujarane kA saMkalpa akhtiyAra kara le to vaha bhI Ane vAle kala ke lie Adarza bana sakatA hai| kRpayA, hIna-vicAroM se grasta na hoN| hInatA aura hIna-bhAvanA hamAre apane mana kI kamajorI ke hI pariNAma haiN| Apa apane saMkalpa se isa graMthi para vijaya pA sakate haiN| eka suMdara-sI ghaTanA hai hama kisI ghara meM mehamAna hue| dhIre-dhIre vaha parivAra hamAre karIba AtA gyaa| eka dina maiMne usa ghara kI mahilA se pUchA, 'bahina, eka bAta btaao| Apa itanI suMdara haiM, par3hI-likhI haiM, aura Apake pati kAle raMga ke haiM, nAka bhI jarA moTA dikhAI detA hai, cecaka ke dAga bhI haiN| Akhira Apane inheM pasaMda kaise kiyA hogA? kyA kAraNa hai? kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki Apake mAtA-pitA ne lar3ake ko dekhe binA hI ApakI zAdI taya kara dI ho aura Apako maz2abUrI meM aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAdI karanI par3I ho| usa pyArI - sI mahilA ne javAba diyA, 'prabhu, saccAI to to yaha hai ki maiMne prema-vivAha kiyA hai / ' mujhe jarA Azcarya huA / itanI suMdara mahilA aura eka nIgro TAipa lar3ake se lava-mairija ! usane kahanA jArI rakhA, 'maiM kaoNleja meM par3hatI thI / vahA~ kaI lar3akoM se merI dostI thI lekina maiMne pAyA ki antata: yahI eka aisA yuvaka milA jisakI prakRti, jisakA svabhAva, mujhe itanA suMdara lagA ki maiMne usase zAdI kara lI / ' maiM mahilA ko sAdhuvAda diyA jisane sUrata nahIM balki sIrata ko phcaanaa| zAma ke samaya usakA pati bhI AyA jo ki eka DaoNkTara hai| maiMne usase bhI vahI savAla kiyA ki tuma itane kAle ho, nAka bhI kucha ajIba-sI hai| kyA Apako itanI suMdara patnI ke milane para Apako apane mana meM gilTI phIla nahIM hotI?' usane kahA, 'mahArAjajI, jaba maiM choTA thA to galI-mohalle ke loga mujhe 'kAlU- kAlU' kaha kara pukArate the / lar3ake mere sAtha baiThanA pasaMda bhI nahIM karate the| apane sAtha khela bhI nahIM khilAte the| usa samaya jarUra mere mana meM bahuta gilTI phIla hotI thI / bacapana ke una dinoM meM hI maiMne saMkalpa le liyA thA ki prakRti ke ghara se maiM bhale hI badasUrata banAyA gayA hoU~, lekina Aja ke bAda maiM itanA suMdara banU~gA, apane hRdaya ko apanI AtmA ko itanA U~cA uThAU~ gA ki Ane vAlA kala, mujha para gaurava kara sake / merA nAma sammAna ke sAtha pukAra ske| Aja pUre nagara meM merA nAma hai / maiM aise kesa ArAma se nipaTA detA hU~ jo dUsare DaoNkTara ke lie muzkila hote haiN| saca to yaha hai ki mere svabhAva aura prakRti ke kAraNa hI loga Aja mujhe itanA sammAna dete haiM / jisa bahina ne yaha prazna pUchA hai, use yahI ghaTanA kahate hue prema aura Adara se maiM yahI kahanA cAhU~gA ki Apa apane hRdaya ko itanA suMdara banAe~, apane jIvana ko itanA U~cA uThAe~, apanI dRSTi ko itane Atma-vizvAsa se bhara jAne deM ki ApakI hicaka, ApakI hInatA kI bhAvanA Apase dUra ho aura aisA karane ke lie kala se Apa eka prayoga jarUra kreN| vaha prayoga yaha hai ki Apa pUre manoyoga se muskuraaie| ApakI muskurAhaTa Apake aMgaaMga se phUTa pdd'e| subaha kA yaha viTAmina Apako pUre dina prasannatA se bharA 98 For Personal & Private Use Only vAha ! z2indagI Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huA rkhegaa| kabhI koI aisI choTI-sI ghaTanA bhI ghaTa jAtI hai jisake kAraNa hama khuda ko hIna mahasUsa karane lagate haiN| hama apanI jiMdagI meM naI fijAe~ lekara aaeN| kevala apane mana ko ThIka se samajha leM aura Atma-vizvAsa ko jAgrata ho jAne deN| Apa pAeMge Apake mana kI kuMThAe~ miTa cukI haiN| dhIre-dhIre ApakA kAyAkalpa hone lgegaa| Apa svayaM ko prakRti ke sAnnidhya meM le jaaeN| subaha Adhe ghaMTA naMge pA~va harI ghAsa para, dUba para miliTrI maina kI taraha caleM, TahaleM, ghumeN| 'sUryanamaskAra' kI yoga-vidhi bhI sampanna kara leN| mahIne do mahIne subaha dUdha ke sAtha dasa kAgajI bAdAma bhI khA sakate haiN| acchI kitAbeM pddh'eN| una logoM para kitAbeM jinhoMne apane jIvana meM U~cAiyoM ko chuA hai| isa saMdarbha meM hamArI apanI kAphI kitAbeM haiM, unheM le leM aura unakA upayoga kreN| Apako cAhie kevala paoNjiTivanesa, acchI soca, acchA dRssttikonn| prazna hai - pUrva ke prArabdha aura mAtA-pitA se mile hue kubuddhi Adi saMskAra kyA samApta ho sakate haiM? mAnava-jIvana kI saphalatA aura AdhyAtmika unnati ke lie mArgadarzana kraaeN| (kailAza agravAla) kisI bhI ghara meM bacce kA janma lenA saubhAgya kI bAta hotI hai, para bacce kA saMskArayukta nirmANa karanA kisI bhI rASTra ke saMcAlana karane se bhI kaThina hotA hai| zAyada rASTra kA saMcAlana sarala hotA hogA, lekina apane ghara meM bacce ko pAla-posa kara use samAja ke bIca ijata kI jiMdagI jIne ke lie kAbila insAna banAnA kaThina hotA hai| nArI arthAt mAtRsattA isalie mahAn hai kyoMki vaha apane bacce ko aise saMskAra dekara samAja aura deza ke bIcajIne ke kAbila banAtI hai| ___eka to pUrva ke prArabdha se hI vyakti acchI-burI bAteM yA acche-bure saMskAra lekara AtA hai aura dUsarA usake ghara kA mAhaula aura vAtAvaraNa use banane yA bigar3ane ke lie prerita karatA hai| aise samajheM-eka garbhavatI mahilA ne apanI sakhI se kahA, 'kyA batAU~? jaise-jaise merA garbha bar3ha rahA hai, mujhe vicitra vicitra icchAe~ hone lagI haiN|' usakI dUsarI sakhI ne pUchA, 'aisI kyA aise miTeMgI, deza kI garIbI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchAe~ hone lagI haiM?' garbhavatI mahilA ne kahA, 'kabhI icchA hotI hai ki sigareTa pIU~, kabhI icchA hotI hai ki zarAba piiuuN| taba usakI sahelI ne kahA, zarta lagAle, taba to tujhe lar3akA hI hogaa| matalaba?' 'matalaba yahI ki aise bhAva, aise vicAra jinake mana meM Ate haiM ve vicAra pUrva ke prArabdha se iMsAna kI janma lene vAlI saMtAna ke saMskAroM ke kAraNa uThA karate haiN| hama kevala mAhaula ko hI doSa na deN| pUchane vAle ne pahale hI samajha liyA hai ki vaha aise saMskAra pUrva ke prArabdhase lekara AyA hogaa| phira jaisA mAhaula banatA hai, ghara meM baccA bhI vaisA hI banatA hai| agara mAtA-pitA apane bacce ko saMskAra-yukta na banA pAe~ to ve akSamya haiN| unheM apane dAyitva nibhAne cAhie, apane karttavya avazya nibhAne caahie| agara Apa sigareTa pIte haiM to Aja nahIM to kala ApakA beTA sigareTa avazya pIegA, nahIM pIe to vaha avazya hI pUrva ke acche prArabdha ko sAtha lekara AyA hai| agara Apa kairama kheleMge to baccA bhI kairama khelegA aura tAza kheleMge to baccA bhI tAza hI khelegaa| aisA huA___eka vyakti riTAyara ho gyaa| pahale jamAne meM loga riTAyara hote to baccoM ko, potoM ko pyAra bA~Tate, kahAniyA~ sunAte, unheM acche-acche saMskAra dete| aba to TI.vI. kA jamAnA hai| ve baiThe rahate haiM dinabhara TI.vI. ke saamne| khaira, unheM TI.vI. kA zauka na thA so dina bhara tAza khelate rhte| eka dina unhoMne apane choTe pote se pUchA, 'beTA, kyA tumheM ginatI AtI hai?' usane kahA, 'hA~, dAdAjI AtI hai|' 'to sunaao| usane kahA, 'ikkA, duggI, tiggI, caukA, paMjA, chakkA, sattA, aTThA, nahalI, dahalI, gulAma, begama baadshaah| agara ghara meM rAta-dina tAza calegI to baccoM meM vaise hI saMskAra aaeNge| ghara ke mAhaula ke lie mAtA-pitA aura abhibhAvaka niyaMtraNa aura lakSmaNarekhAe~ avazya rakheM jinase Ane vAlA kala acchA ho ske| agara baccA kubuddhi alpajJAna, adhyAtma-rahita, jIvana kI maryAdA aura saMskAroM se vaMcita hai to isakA kAraNa mAtA-pitA kA bacce kI ora paryApta dhyAna nahIM denA hI hai| yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki galata sohabata se, bure asara se vaha na baca pAyA hogaa| vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke behatara nirmANa aura saphalatA ke lie, AdhyAtmika unnati ke lie Apa kusaMgati se bceN| jIvana meM itanA hI paryApta nahIM hai ki Apa acchI sohabata pAe~ balki yaha bhI z2arUrI hai ki galata saMgata aura galata sohabata se bceN| ho sakatA hai, Apake ghara kA mAhaula acchA ho lekina mitra-dosta acche na hoN| kauna vyakti kaisA hai, yaha usake dostoM kI sohabata se patA cala jaaegaa| jaisA stara dostoM kA hogA vaisA hI stara vyakti kA hogaa| kisI mUrkha ko dosta banAne kI apekSA buddhimAna duzmana kama khataranAka hotA hai| mUrkha vyakti ko, galata saMgata meM par3e vyakti ko dosta banAne kI bajAya akele rahanA acchA hai| tIna cIjeM vyakti ko takadIra se milatI haiM 1. acchI patnI 2. acchI saMtAna aura 3. acchA mitr| ___ghaTiyA soca vAle logoM se hamezA dUra rho| tumhArI jiMdagI meM kA~Te bone vAloM meM hamezA dUra rho| samAja ko aise logoM se bacAyA jAe jinakI soca aura naz2ariyA ghaTiyA hai| azlIla sAhitya mata pddh'o| apanI kubuddhi ko dUra karane ke lie azlIla sAhitya se bco| abhadra vyavahAra se bco| durvyasanoM se bco| sigareTa, gAMjA, carasa, afIma, heroina ye saba aise durvyasana haiM jo vyakti ko AuTa oNpha kanTrola kara dete haiN| Aja hamAre deza meM sarvAdhika nukasAna zarAba se huA hai| zarAba vyakti kA viveka samApta kara detI hai| vaha patnI ke prati patnI kA vyavahAra nahIM karavAtI, baccoM ke prati baccoM kA vyavahAra nahIM rahane detii| natIjatana iMsAna, iMsAna nahIM rhtaa| vaha jAnavara bana jAtA hai| jisa gAMva meM vidyAlaya nahIM hogA, vahA~ para bhI zarAba kI dukAna jarUra mila jaaegii| __ sigareTa ke vijJApanoM meM vaidhAnika cetAvanI ke rUpa meM pahalI paMkti hotI hai, 'sigareTa pInA svAsthya ke lie hAnikAraka hai| isase kaiMsara ho sakatA hai|' mujhe lagatA hai ki yaha par3he-likhe insAnoM kI kauma kitanI buddhU aura bevakUpha hai aura na jAne kisa kubuddhi se jur3I hai ki jo roja par3hatI hai-kaiMsara hone kI sambhAvanA-phira bhI roj...| anapar3ha aura gaMvAra loga bIr3I piyeM to samajha meM AtA hai lekina par3he-likhe loga zarAba aura sigareTa meM apanA jIvana homa dete aise miTegI, deza kI garIbI 101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM to unheM salAha dUMgA ki ve phira se vidyAlayoM meM jAe~ aura likhanA-par3hanA siikheN| ve una vidyAlayoM meM jAe~ jahA~ jIvana ke pATha par3hAe jAte hoN| zarAba aura sigareTa Apako va Apake ghara ko khatma kara rahI hai| Apake bacce ko galata saMskAra de rahI hai| Ajakala guTakhA khAne kA phaizana cala par3A hai| hamAre pAsa cha: ATha cArTeDa akAunTenTsa Aye hue the| unameM se eka ko talaba A gii| vaha uThA, eka ora gayA, pAuca phAr3A, guTakhA khAyA aura apane sAthiyoM ko bhI khilaayaa| saMyoga se vaha khAlI pAuca ur3akara mere pAsa A gyaa| maiMne use utthaayaa| usa para likhA thA-'vaidhAnika cetAvanI-guTakhA khAne se kaiMsara ho sakatA hai|' maiMne usa pAuca ko usa sI.e. bandhu ko dikhaayaa| vaha uThA aura eka ora jAkara usane sArA guTakhA thUka diyaa| usane apane sAthiyoM se bhI aisA hI karane ko khaa| unheM zAyada sudharanA thA isIlie vaha khAlI pAuca ur3akara mere pAsa A gyaa| isake bAda una sabhI ne saMkalpa liyA ki aba ve guTakhA nahIM khaaeNge| guTakhA khAnA aba unake lie viSThA khAne ke barAbara hogaa| ___azlIla sAhitya, TI.vI. ke abhadra progrAma, ghaTiyA philmeM-ina sabase baceM kyoMki ye kubuddhi dete haiN| aise kAryakrama, aisI philmeM dekheM jinheM sArA parivAra eka sAtha baiThakara dekha sake |sNbhl sakeM to abhI sNbhleN| saMbhalane ke lie pahalA kAma yaha kareM ki jina-jina bAtoM se jIvana para burA asara par3atA hai, una-una se bceN| acchI kitAbeM pddh'eN| acche logoM se dostI kreN| ghaTiyA philma, azlIla kAryakramoM se svayaM ko bcaayeN| Aja kI acchI soca, dRr3ha saMkalpa jiMdagI bhara ke lie nirmala buddhi banA sakatI hai| apazabdoM kA prayoga na kreN| zAlInatA, prema aura madhuratA se boliye| jo atIta kA huA, vaha to gayA, lekina Aja ke bAda apanI kubuddhi aura durbuddhi ko haTAne ke lie acchA vyavahAra kareMge aura sabhI ko sammAna dene kA prayAsa kreNge| aisA karanA Apake lie aura sabhI ke lie kalyANakArI hogaa| Apa kevala pitA kI nahIM, mitra aura zikSaka kI bhUmikA bhI nibhAe~ / eka acchI saMtAna aura eka acche ghara kA nirmANa eka acche samAja, acche rASTra aura acche vizva ke nirmANa kI pahala hai| 102 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antima prazna : anAdi kAla se sAdhu-saMta vidvAn-guNIjana aura dharmaguru manuSya ko manuSya banAne kA satata prayAsa karate A rahe haiN| parantu hama usa kAla se lekara Aja taka dRSTi DAleM to pAe~ge ki sRSTi meM pApa, anAcAra, anaitikatA, chala-prapaMca Adi meM bar3hotarI huI hai| isake bAvajUda sAdhusaMtoM ke pAsa kyA koI aisI nirApada vyavasthA hai ki isa sRSTi ko pApakarmoM se mukta eka Adarza naitika sthAna banA sakeM yA isa bar3hate hae krama meM kamI kI jA sake? (zrI devIzaMkara dazorA) ___prazna kA bhAva yaha hai ki jAne kaba se sAdhu-saMta loga duniyA ko sudhArane kA prayatna karate A rahe haiM phira bhI duniyA sudhara nahIM paaii| kyA koI aisI vyavasthA hai jisase samAja ko behatara banAyA jA ske| mere prabhu, sAra rUpa meM itanA sA nivedana karU~gA ki yaha samAja, yaha saMsAra sAdhu-saMtajanoM kI vANI kI RNI hai jo samAja va samagra mAnava-jAti ke kalyANa ke lie apane svArthoM kA tyAga karake tatpara banI huI haiN| jarA Apa kalpanA kIjie ki agara duniyA meM saMta-puruSa na hote to isa duniyA kA kyA hAla huA hotA? jaba itane sAre tyAga aura saMtapuruSa milakara isa duniyA ke kalyANa ke lie pratyanazIla haiM taba bhI agara duniyA sudhara na pAI, to yadi ye saMtajana na hote to yaha duniyA cAra dina bhI jIne ke lAyaka nahIM raha paatii| Aja jaba saba loga svArtha se ghire hue haiM taba ye saMtajana hI manuSya ko manuSya ke lie kucha karane kI preraNA de jAte haiN| taba AdamI apane svArthoM kA tyAga karatA hai| merA vizvAsa hai ki ve vyakti saMtajanoM ke pAsa jAkara, sudharate hI haiM jo svayaM ko sudhArane ke lie saMkalpazIla hote haiN| hama to prANimAtra ko prema va zAMti kA vaha saMdeza denA cAhate haiM jisase ApakA, samAja kA, ghara kA, deza kA aura sAre saMsAra kA vAtAvaraNa acchA ho sake, behatara ho ske| ho sakatA hai ki hama sArI duniyA ko na sudhAra pAe~, na badala pAe~ lekina agara hajAra loga bhI neka rAste para calane lage to kama-se-kama kucha to taiyAra huA hii| kucha to bdle| amRta-bindu jitanoM ko milI, utane to dhanya hue| aisA huaa| eka vyakti samudra ke kinAre phuNcaa| vahA~ usane dekhA ki aise miTegI, deza kI g2arIbI 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hajAroM machaliyA~ sAgara kI taraMgoM se kinAre para A girI haiN| ve vahA~ tar3apa rahI haiM kyoMki pAnI unase dUra calA gayA thaa| vaha vyakti vahA~ pahu~cA aura eka-eka machalI ko uThAkara puna: pAnI meM DAlane lgaa| usane sau-dau sau machaliyA~ pAnI meM DAla hI diiN| tabhI vahA~ se gujara rahe dUsare vyakti ne kahA, 'tuma machaliyoM ko uThAkara pAnI meM DAla rahe ho| isase kyA pharka par3egA? machaliyA~ to dUrataTa taka bikharI haiM, lAkhoM machaliyA~ haiN| usa vyakti ne kahA, 'bhAI, mujhe bhI patA hai ki itanI saba machaliyoM ko maiM pAnI meM nahIM DAla pAU~gA, lekina jitanI machaliyoM ko DAla sakU~gA utanI kI to jAna baca jAegI, utanoM kA to bhalA hogaa|' jalatA huA dIyA agara sau aura dIyoM ko jalAegA to pahale vAle dIye kA to kucha nukasAna nahIM hogaa| hA~, sau aura dIpaka jala jAe~ to phAyadA z2arUra hogaa| duniyA jitanI sudhare, utanA hI shresstth| saMtoM ke hama RNI haiN| saMta koI alaga jamAta nahIM hai| vaha hamAre hI samAja kI pariSkRta, unnata pIr3hI hai| saMta bhI sAmAnya iMsAna hI hotA hai, para vaha sAmAnya hokara bhI asAmAnya kArya kara rahA hotA hai| saMta kA sammAna vAstava meM usake asAmAnya avadAnoM kA hI sammAna hai| ApakA to koI vyApAra bhI hai lekina logoM kA bhalA karanA saMtoM kA koI dhaMdhA yA vyApAra nahIM hai| ve svayaM zreSTha jIvana jIte haiM aura apane AsapAsa Ane vAle hara kisI vyakti ko zreSTha jIvana jIne kA bodha dete haiN| ve to usa kRSaka kI bhA~ti hote haiM jo urvara aura patharIlI donoM hI taraha kI z2amIna para apane bIja botA hai, hala calAtA hai, nirAI-siMcAI karatA hai| kucha bIja phalate haiM, to kucha niSphala cale jAte haiN| jo phalate haiM, ve itanA Ananda dete haiM ki niSphala bIjoM kI kamI nahIM khttktii| duniyA meM kAphI kucha sudhAra huA hai| logoM kI dRSTi kAphI sakArAtmaka huI hai| jo abhI bhI saMkucita, choTI aura durAgraha-pUrNa soca rakhate haiM, bahuta jaldI hI isameM bhI parivartana aaegaa| saMta ho cAhe na ho, iMsAna svayaM sajaga ho rahA hai| pIr3hI jyoM-jyoM prabuddha ho rahI hai, tyoM-tyoM dhArmika aura AdhyAtmika 104 vAha! z2indagI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUlyoM kI ora AkarSita ho rahI hai| bhaviSya ujjvala hai| saMtoM ko cAhie ki aba ve pUrI mAnavatA ke ho jaaeN| ve eka paramparA ke hI nahIM balki sArI mAnava-jAti ke saMta ho jaaeN| dharatI para yaha unakA bar3A upakAra hogaa| sacamuca, kainavAsa ko Apa jitanA bar3A rakheMge, Apa utane hI virATa citra banA skeNge| choTe kainavAsa para bar3e kAryoM kI kalpanA hI nahIM kI jA sktii| tuma jaba taka choTI soca rakhoge, tuma nizcita hI pichar3e rhoge| kue~ ke mer3hakoM ko sAgara dIjie, sAgara kI virATatA diijie| sAtha hI sAtha lokataMtra kI prabaMdhana-zailI meM hI sudhAra lAe jAne caahie| voToM kI rAjanIti ne mAhaula ko vikRta kiyA hai| Apa acche logoM ko, acchI pratibhAoM ko Age laaiye| hama apane parivAra yA samAja taka hI apane ko sImita kyoM rakheM? sArA vizva ApakA hai| Apa sAre vizva ke ho jaaeN| Apa jahA~ bhI hoM, jahA~ bhI raheM, ApakI khuzabU dUra-darAja taka phailanI caahie| aise jio, aisA kucha kro| haqIkatoM kA sAmanA karo aura nirbhayatA se kaThinAiyoM se pAra lgo| jIvana eka tapasyA hai aura jo vyakti isa tapasyA ko utsAha aura UrjA ke sAtha pUrI karatA hai, usI kA jIvana dhanya hai, saphala hai, sArthaka hai, utsavapUrNa hai| __apanI ora se itanA hI nivedana hai| Apake lie amRta-prema bhI hai, praNAma bhI hai aura AzISa bhii| satkArya aura sanmArga-yahI ho hamArA paMtha, hamArA dharma, hamArA krm| sukhI rahie, pratipala AnaMdita rhie| 000 aise miTegI, deza kI garIbI 105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbodhi-dhAma [dharma aura jIvana-darzana kA vyAvahArika svarUpa] yogaaura sAdhanA ke kSetra meM saMbodhi-dhAma kisI pavitra tIrtha ke samAna hai| dharatI para vesthAna kisI zreSTha mandira kI taraha hI hote haiM, jahA~ mana kI zAnti aura AdhyAtmika satya kI sAdhanA hotI hai| saMbodhi-dhAma jodhapura kI kAyalAnA jhIla aura akhayarAja sarovara ke samIpa parvatamAlAoM kI goda meM sthita eka aisA sAdhanA-kendra hai, jahA~ aba taka bIsa hajAra se adhika logoM ne satya, zAnti aura mukti kI sAdhanA kI hai| hara vyakti zAnta mana kAsvAmI bane, bodhapUrvaka jIvana jie aura muktiko AtmasAt kare, saMbodhisAdhanA kI sabake lie yahI pAvana preraNA hai| __saMbodhi-dhAma meM prati saptAha ravivAra ko niyamita dhyAnayoga satra Ayojita hote haiM aura varSa meM cAra bAra saMbodhi-sAdhanA ke viziSTa zivira Ayojita kie jAte haiN| saMbodhi-sAdhanA ke dvAra prANImAtra ke lie khule haiM / yahA~ najAti kA bheda hai aura na paMtha kA Agraha / sarva dharmoM kA sammAna aura 'mAnava svayaM eka mandira' kI sadbhAvanA ko lie saMbodhi-dhAma jana-jana kI sevA ke lie samarpita hai| __ saMbodhi-dhAma kA harA-bharA vAtAvaraNa, yahA~ kI zAnti aura naisargikatA sAdhaka ko sAdhanA kI anukUlatA pradAna karatI hai| saMbodhi-dhAma ke unnata zikharoM para nirmita dhyAna-mandira aura aSTApada-mandira hameM himAlaya aura mAuMTa AbU kA ahasAsa dete haiN| mana-mastiSka ke rogopacAra ke lie yahA~ manas cikitsAlaya bhI hai, jisameM jarmanI aura iMglaiNDase AyAtita puSpa-arka' ke dvArA saphala upacAra hotA hai| sAdhakoM ke niyamita upayoga ke lie yahA~ sAhitya kendra, pustakAlaya, AvAsa-kakSa, bhojanazAlA, parNa-kuTIra, ekAnta-kakSa Adi upalabdha haiN| mana kI zAMti, svAsthya-lAbha evaM AdhyAtmika sAdhanA hetu Apa yahA~ sAdara AmaMtrita haiN| zrI candraprabha dhyAna nilayam saMbodhi-dhAma, kAyalAnA roDa, jodhapura-4 (rAja.) phona : 2109812 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukhI aura saphala hone kA rAstA "apane bhAgyake vidhAtA ApasvayaM haiN|" prakhyAta cintaka evaM mahAn jIvana-draSTApUjya zrI candraprabha Apako sukhI aura saphala hone ke ve adbhuta kintu AsAna tarIke batA rahe haiM jinase ApakA vyaktigata jIvana hI nahIM, sampUrNa ghara-parivAra bhI svarga kI taraha AnaMdita hosakatA hai| isa sarala aura prabhAvI pustaka meM die gae unake udbodhana Apako Apake jIvana kA asalI vijetA banAe~ge | Apakove pariNAma upalabdha hoMge jinheM pAkara Apakaha uTheMge-z2indagI ! eka anamola tohafA hai| jIvana ke prati sakArAtmaka naz2ariyA vikasita ho jAe to 'Aha ! z2indagI kI pIr3A bhI vAha! z2indagI ke sukha-saMgIta meM badala sakatI hai| zrIcandraprabha Apako batAte haiM ki: / gharakosvargakaise banAyA jAtA hai| / prema kI dahalIz2aparakaise calA jAe / / behatarajIvana ke lienaz2ariyekobehatarakaise bnaaeN| /AtmavizvAsa jagAne ke gurakyA hosakate haiN| /sukha aura saphalatA kI UMcAiyoM ko kaise paayaajaae| / apanI aura deza kIsamasyAe~ kaise sulajhAe~ / pustaka kI mUla preraNA hai : sakArAtmaka socie, behatara naz2ariyA rakhie, mahAn lakSya banAiye, maz2abUta AtmavizvAsa jagAiye, komala vyavahAra aura kar3I mehanata kiijie| yahI taya karate haiM ApakI jIta, ApakI sphltaa| saphalatA ke lie cAhie behatarasoca, behatara kArya-zailI. , For Personal & Private Use Only