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________________ 12 yoga aura kSema eka bAra kisI caravAhe ko jaMgala meM ghUmate samaya eka camakadAra ratna milaa| caravAhA bar3A khuza huaaa| usane ratna ko camakadAra patthara samajhA aura usase khelane lgaa| uchAlatelapakate, aisA huA ki vaha ratna hAtha se chUTakara pAsa ke andhakUpa meM jA giraa| yaha eka rUpaka hai| isake dvArA bhAratIya saMskRti kA eka bahata hI mahattvapUrNa viSaya spaSTa hotA hai| isa rUpaka para yadi yoga aura kSema kI dRSTi se vicAra kareM, to jAna pAeMge ki ratna kA milanA eka bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa yoga thA / lekina usa yoga ke sAtha kSema nahIM rahA, phalataH ratna ko gavA~ kara caravAhA pahale kI taraha khAlI hAtha hI raha gyaa| - sarvaprathama hameM yaha jAna lenA cAhie ki yoga aura kSema kA kyA artha hai, usakA kyA bhAva hai ? saMskRta aura prAkRta vAGamaya meM ina zabdoM kI bahuta carcA huI hai| upaniSad, gItA, jainazAstra tathA bauddhapiTaka Adi prAcIna sAhitya meM sthAna-sthAna para 'yoga-kSema' zabda prAyA hai| usa yuga ke ye jAne-mAne zabda the| bIca kI zatAbdiyoM meM jaba sAMskRtika dhArA kA pravAha manda par3A, to ina zabdoM kA spaza janatA ko prAtmA ko utanA nahIM ho sakA, jitanA ki prAcIna yugoM meM thaa| ataH sambhava hai ki bahuta se sajjana ina zabdoM kI mUla bhAvanA taka nahIM pahu~ca pAe hoM, isalie ina donoM zabdoM kA vistAra pUrvaka cintana apekSita hai| yoga kA artha: yoga zabda ke pIche aneka vicAra-paramparAe~ jur3I huI hai| yoga kA eka artha-'yogazcittavRttinirodhaH' bhI hai| prAsana, prANAyAma Adi kriyAoM ke dvArA citta ke vikalpoM kA nirodha karanA yoga hai| yaha artha yoga-sAdhanA meM kAphI prasiddha hai| kintu, isakA ekA dUsarA sarva gAhya artha hai--'aprAptasya prAptiryogaH / ' aprApta vastu kI prApti kA nAma hai yoga, jise ki hama saMyoga bhI kahate haiN| jise pAne ke lie anekAneka prayatna kie hoM, aneka AkAMkSAe~ mana meM ubharI hoM, usa vastu kA mila jAnA yoga hai| athavA kabhI prAkasmika rUpa se binA prayatna ke anacAhe hI kisI cIja kA mila jAnA bhI yoga hai| yaha yoga prAya: hara prANI ko milatA hai| jo jIva jahA~ para hai, usI gati-sthiti ke anusAra, use anukUla yA pratikUla yoga-saMyoga milate rahate haiN| isalie merI dRSTi meM khAlI saMyoga kA itanA mahattva nahIM hai, jitanA ki suyoga kA hai| kathA ke caravAhe ko hamezA hI kaMkara-patthara kA saMyoga milatA thA, kintu bahamalya hIre kA sUyoga to jIvana meM eka bAra hI milA! kucha vyakti jo saMyoga ko hI mahattva dete haiM, use hI saba-kucha mAna baiThate haiM, jIvana meM koI khyAti yA dhana kamAne kA koI cAnsa--saMyoga mila gayA, to basa use hI jIvana kA zreSThatama suyoga mAna lete haiN| sAdhAraNa manuSya kI dRSTi bAhya vastuoM para hI adhika ghUmatI hai, ata: bAhya rUpa ko hI vaha adhika mahattva detA hai| aura to kyA, tIrthaMkaroM ke varNana meM bhI svarNa siMhAsana, ratna-maNijaTita chatra aura cAmara Adi kI cakAcauMdha vAlI bAhya vibhUtiyoM ko hI pradarzita karane kI ceSTA kI jAtI hai| saMsAra ke sabhI mAnadaNDoM kA AdhAra Aja bAhya vastu, bAhya zakti hI bana rahI hai| parantu, yaha yoga suyoga kahA~ hai ? yoga aura kSema 189 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ suyoga, to vaha hotA hai, jo jIvana-nirmANa kI AdhArazilA banatA hai| hama usI suyoga kI carcA kreNge| ___isa prakAra, kisI aprApta zreSTha-acchI vastu kA prAptirUpa yoga mahattva-pUrNa hai, kintu yadi yoga ke sAtha kSema nahIM huA, to kore yoga se kyA lAbha? yoga kI mahattA kSema kI mahattA para AdhArita hai| kSema kA artha: kSema kA artha hai-'prAptasya saMrakSaNaM kssemH|' prApta huI vastu kI rakSA karanA, usakA yathocita upayoga karanA, kSema hai| yoga ke sAtha kSema usI prakAra Avazyaka hai jisa prakAra ki janma ke bAda bacce kA pAlana-poSaNa / saMyoga se suyoga zreSTha hai, kintu suyoga se bhI bar3A hai-kSema, arthAt ucita saMrakSaNa, ucita upyog| dhana kAmanA koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai, kintu usakI rakSA karanA, usakA sadupayoga karanA bahuta hI kaThina kArya hai| isIlie vaha adhika mahattvapUrNa bhI hai| caravAhe ko ratna kA yoga yA suyoga to milA, kintu vaha usakA kSema nahIM kara skaa| aura, isakA yaha pariNAma huA ki vaha daridra-kA-daridra hI rhaa| aApako manuSya jIvana kA yoga to mila gyaa| yaha aisI durlabha vastu milI, jisakA sabhI ne eka svara se mahattva svIkAra kiyA hai| devatA bhI jisakI icchA karate haiM, vaha vastu Apako milI / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to isako bahuta mahattvapUrNa zabda se sambodhita kiyA hai| unake caraNoM meM rAjA yA raMka jaba bhI koI vyakti upasthita hunA, to unhoMne use 'devAnupriya' jaise zreSTha sambodhana se pukaaraa| devAnupriya kA artha hai---yaha mAnava jIvana devatAoM ko bhI pyArA hai| aise deva durlabha jIvana kA yoga milane para bhI yadi usakA kSema--sadupayoga nahIM kiyA jA sakA, to kyA lAbha huA? manuSya kI mahattA sirpha manuSya janma prApta hone se hI nahIM hotI; usakI mahattA hai isake upayoga para | jo prApta mAnava jIvana kA jitanA adhika sadupayoga karatA hai, usakA jIvana utanA hI mahattvapUrNa hotA hai| vaise mAnava-jIvana to aneka bAra pahale bhI mila cukA hai, kintu usakA sadupayoga nahIM kiyA gyaa| caravAhe kI taraha, basa use khela kI hI vastu samajha baiThe aura Akhira khela-khela meM hI use gavA~ bhI diyaa| isalie yoga se kSema mahAna hai| saMyoga se upayoga pradhAna hai| bhArata kI vaiSNava-paramparA ke santa apane bhakta se kahatA hai ki tU bhagavAn se dhana kI kAmanA mata kara, yahA~ taka ki apanI Ayu kI kAmanA bhI mata kara, ekamAtra jIvana ke sadupayoga kI kAmanA kr| aura jaina zAstroM meM to yahA~ taka kahA gayA hai ki jIvana kI kAmanA bhI nahIM karanI cAhie-"jIviyaM naabhikkhejjaa|" khAlI jIvana ke lie jIvana kA kyA cAhanA? yaha jIvana to, pazu-pakSI, kITa-pataMgoM ko bhI prApta hai| . jIvana kevala jIne ke lie hI nahIM hai, jIvana sadupayoga ke lie hai, ata: jIvana ke sadupayoga kI kAmanA kro| isa prApta zarIra se tuma saMsAra kA kitanA bhalA kara sakate ho, yaha dekho! bhAratavarSa ke prAcAryoM kA darzana batAtA hai ki tuma kabhI apane sukha kI mA~ga mata karo, dhana-vaibhava kI yAcanA mata karo, kintu vizva kI bhalAI kI kAmanA avazya kro| yadi saMyoga se dhana prApta ho jAtA hai, to usake sadupayoga kI buddhi pAe, yahI kAmanA kro| saMskRta-sAhitya meM bhagavAna se prArthanA ke rUpa meM bhakta ke dvArA kahI gaI eka purAnI sUkti hai "natvahaM kAmaye rAjyaM, na svarga nApunarbhavam / kAmaye duHkha taptAnAM, prANinAmAtinAzanam // " bhakta kahatA hai-he prabho ! na mujhe rAjya cAhie, na svarga aura na amaratva hI caahie| kintu duHkhI prANiyoM kI pIr3A miTA sakU; aisI zakti caahie| eka ora Apa peTa bhara 160 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ khAne ke bAda bhI prAdhI jUThana chor3a kara uThate haiM, aura dUsarI ora eka insAna juThI pattale cATa kara bhI peTa nahIM bhara pAtA hai-yaha viSamatA jaba taka miTa nahIM jAtI, taba taka yoga aura kSema kI sAdhanA kahA~ ho sakatI hai ? bhUkhA AdamI hara koI pApa kara sakatA hai, paMcataMtrakAra ne kahA hai "bubhugmitaH kiM na karoti pApam ?" bhUkhA prAdamI kauna-sA pApa nahIM kara sakatA hai ? bhUkhA AdamI vidrohI hotA hai| apane vidroha kI jvAlA meM vaha samAja ko jalAkara bhasma kara DAlanA cAhatA hai| ataH jinake pAsa dhana hai, roTI hai, ve apane yoga kA sahI upayoga karanA sIkheM, yoga se kSema kI ora bar3hane kI ceSTA kreN| - mAna lIjie, kisI ke pAsa lAkha rupaye hai aura vaha apanI AkAMkSAoM kI pUrti ke lie usakA upayoga karatA hai, apanI vAsanA aura ahaMkAra kI Aga meM usako jhoMka detA hai| isa prakAra dhana to kharca hogA, usakA upayoga bhI hogA, lekina vaha upayoga sadupayoga nahIM hai| ukta sthiti meM bAhya dRSTi se dhana ke prati lobha kI kucha maMdatA to jarUra huI, kintu usI ke sAtha-sAtha ahaMkAra evaM durvAsanAoM ne use AkrAMta bhI kara diyA hai| yaha to vaisI hI bAta haI ki ghara se billI ko to nikAlA,parantu U~Ta ghasa paayaa| isake viparIta lAbhakaSAya kI maMdatA se jo udAratA AI, usake phalasvarUpa kisI asahAya kI sahAyatA karane kI svastha bhAvanA jage, to vaha zreSTha hai| sAtha hI jisa pIr3ita vyakti ko dhana diyA jAtA hai, usakI AtmA ko bhI zAnti milatI hai| usake mana meM jo vidroha kI bhAvanA sulaga rahI hai, durvikalpoM kA jo dAvAnala jala rahA hai, usakA bhI zamana hotA hai| hara hAlata meM bhUkha kA samAdhAna Avazyaka hai| eka santa se kisI ne pUchA ki Apa bhojana kyoM karate haiM? kyA Apa bhI bhUkha ke dAsa haiM ? uttara meM guru ne kahA-bhUkha kutiyA hai, jaba vaha lagatI hai, to bhUkanA zurU kara detI hai, pariNAmasvarUpa idhara-udhara ke aneka vikalpa jamA ho jAte haiM aura bhajana-dhyAna Adi meM bAdhA pAne lagatI hai| isIlie usake Age roTI ke kucha Tukar3e DAla dene cAhie~, tAki bhajana-svAdhyAya meM koI vighna upasthita na ho| bhUkha kA zamana karanA sAdhanA-patha ke yAtrI santa-janoM ke lie bhI Avazyaka ho jAtA hai| dhana ko tIna avasthAe~ : hA~, to durvikalpoM kI sRSTi bhUkha se hotI hai| jo dAtA apane dhana se dUsaroM kI kSudhAtRpti karatA hai, vaha apanI lobha-kaSAya kI mandatA ke sAtha dUsaroM kI AtmA ko bhI zAnti pahu~cAtA hai| jo dhana apane aura dUsaroM ke sadupayoga meM nahIM AtA, usakA upayoga phira tIsarI sthiti meM hotA hai| dhana kI tIna gatiyA~ mAnI gaI hai-- "dAnaM bhogo nAzastisro gatayo bhavanti vittasya / yo na dadAti, na bhuMkte, tasya tRtIyA gatirbhavati // " pahalI gati hai dAna / jisake pAsa jo hai, vaha samaya para usakA dAna kare, jana-kalyANa meM lagAe~ / yaha Adarza hai| dUsarI gati hai-bhoga ! jisake pAsa dhana hai vaha svayaM nItipUrvaka usakA upabhoga karake prAnanda utthaae| kintu jisake pAsa ye donoM hI nahIM haiM, na to apane dhana kA dAna karatA hai, aura na hI upabhoga / usake lie phira tIsarA mArga khulA hai--vinAza kaa| jo apane zrama aura artha kA dIna-duHkhI kI sevA ke lie prayoga nahIM karake saMsAra kI yoga aura kSema 161 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ burAI meM hI upayoga karate haiM, usa dhana aura zrama se unako koI lAbha nahIM hotA, apitu akalyANa hI hotA hai, hAni hI hotI hai| eka subhApitakAra kavi ne kahA hai "vidyA vivAdAya dhanaM madAya, zaktiH pareSAM paripor3anAya / khalasya sAdhoviparItametada, jJAnAya dAnAya ca rkssnnaay||" vidyA prajJAna ke andhakAra ko dhvasta karane ke lie hai, jJAna ke prakAza ke lie hai| usa vidyA kA upayoga yadi panthoM aura majahaboM kI lar3AI meM kiyA jAe, to usa vidyA se jIvana pavitra nahIM hotA, balki aura adhika kalaSita bana jAtA hai| ajamera sammelana ke avasara para eka paramparA ke kisI vRddha muni se kisI dUsarI paramparA ke muni ne siddhAnta kaumudI ke maMgala zloka kA artha pUchA / vRddha muni ko usa zloka kA artha kucha vismRta ho gayA thaa| isa para vaha muni logoM meM isa bAta ke pracAra para utArU ho gayA ki--ye kaise paNDita hai ! eka zloka kA artha pUchA, vaha bhI nahIM batA sake ? dUsarI bAra jaba kisI viSaya para tattva-carcA cala rahI thI, to maiMne unheM jarA gaharAI meM dhakela diyaa| pratiprazna pUchA to DagamagA utthe| aAkhira unhoMne svIkAra kiyA ki mujhe smaraNa nahIM hai| parantu apanI isa vismRti kA unhoMne kahIM bhI koI jikra nahIM kiyaa| vidyA ke daMbha meM prAkara vyakti dUsaroM kI galatI para to unakA majAka ur3AtA hai, kintu apanI galatI kI kabhI kahIM carcA nahIM krtaa| isI prakAra dhana aura zakti kA upayoga bhI hai| tumhAre pAsa dhana hai, to isakA yaha matalaba nahIM ki usase dUsaroM ke lie Aphata khar3I karo yA durvyasanoM meM hI naSTa kara ddaalo| dhana, sampatti aura aizvarya sevA, paropakAra evaM dAna ke lie hotA hai, na ki ahaMkAra ke lie| tumhAre pAsa yadi zakti hai, to kisI girate hue ko bacAyo, na ki usako eka dhakkA lagA kara aura jora se girAne kI ceSTA kro| zakti aura viveka : __ yaha mAnyatA sahI nahIM hai ki jo zakti milI hai, usakA kucha-na-kucha upayoga honA cAhie, cAhe kisI bhI rUpa meM kyoM na ho, yaha galata dhAraNA hai| upayoga ke sAtha viveka kA honA Avazyaka hai| zakti to duryodhana aura duHzAsana meM bhI thI, kaMsa aura rAvaNa meM bhI thI, kintu unakI zakti se vizva ko hAni hI pahu~cI hai| isIlie unakI zakti AsurI zakti khlaaii| eka seTha ne candana kI lakar3iyA~ kharIda kara apane godAma bhara rakhe the| socA thAcandana ke bhAva teja hone para isase kAphI bar3A munAphA kmaauuNgaa| isI bIca seTha kisI kAryavaza kahIM bAhara calA gyaa| pIche varSA pAne se ghara meM IMdhana kI kamI huI, to seThAnI ne idhara udhara talAza kiyaa| godAma ko jaba kholA, to seThAnI lakar3iyoM kA Dhera dekhakara bar3I khuza huii| socA, vAstava meM seTha bar3A hI buddhimAna hai, jo samaya para kAma Ane ke lie ghara meM hara vastu kA pahale se hI saMgraha kara rakhate haiN| seThAnI ne dhIre-dhIre candana kI saba lakar3iyA~ jalA ddaaliiN| pIche se jaba seTha AyA, to ekadina mana meM vicAra kiyA ki candana kA bhAva bahuta teja ho gayA hai| ataH aba becane se bahuta acchA lAbha mila jaaegaa| khuzI-khuzI usane jaba godAma kholA, to ekadama sanna raha gayA ki yaha kyA? yahA~ to saba caupaTa ho gayA ! usane seThAnI se pUchA--"candana kahA~ gayA ?" seThAnI ne batAyA--"candana-vandana to maiM jAnatI nahIM / hA~ ! lakar3iyA~ thIM, so maiMne jalAne ke kAma meM le liiN|" 162 pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ seTha ne garaja kara kahA-"are, vaha to candana thaa| tUne gajaba kara diyaa| tujhe kaba akla pAegI?" seThAnI ne tunaka kara kahA--"mujhe kyA patA, kaisI lakar3I haiM ? lakar3I thIM, jalAne ke kAma meM le liiN| jarUrata par3I to kyA kare koI ? maiMne to unase roTI hI pakAI hai| koI burA kAma to kiyA nhiiN|" seThAnI ko becArA seTha kyA samajhAe ki jina lakar3iyoM se hajAroM-lAkhoM rupae kamAe jA sakate the aura jo auSadhi ke rUpa meM hajAroM-lAkhoM logoM ko lAbha pahu~cA sakatI thIM, unheM yoM hI jalAkara rAkha kara DAlanA. kyA koI samajhadArI hai? yahI sthiti hamAre tana, dhana aura yauvana kI hai| jisa tana se saMsAra ke sarvazreSTha pada 'mukti kI prApti ho sakatI hai, jisa jIvana se jagat kA maMgala-kalyANa ho sakatA hai, usa tana ko, usa jIvana ko kIDoM-makor3oM kI taraha ga~vA denA, kaur3I ke mUlya para barbAda kara denA, kyA usa seThAnI kI taraha hI bevakuphI nahIM hai ? ___ isalie hameM jo kucha prApta huA hai usa para vyartha hI itarAnA nahIM cAhie, balki usake sadupayoga para bhI cintana karanA caahie| jaba taka ina donoM kA sAmaMjasya nahIM hogA, yoga aura kSema kA samavataraNa jIvana meM nahIM hogA, taba taka mAnava kA kalyANa nahIM ho sktaa| isa dharA para jinheM mAnava jIvana kA yoga milA hai, unheM apane isa jIvana meM kSema kA bhI dhyAna rakhanA cAhie, jisase unakA aura vizva kA kalyANa ho ske| yoga aura kSema