Book Title: Yoga
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003887/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI candraprabha The stor ga svAsthya se samAdhi taka kA safara For Personal & Private Lise Only. www.jainenbrary.org Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ The attor svAsthya se samAdhi taka kA safara yogasUtra para amRta pravacana zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ da yoga zrI candraprabha prakAzana varSa : navambara, 2012 prakAzaka : zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema. AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) AzISa : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ma. mudraka : bhArata presa, jodhapura mUlya : 40/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hraininand bhUmikA S maharSi pataMjali hamAre deza ke mUrdhanya yoga-praNetA haiM / ve yoga ko jIvana kA anuzAsana kahate haiN| jise jIvana meM samagratA se jIne kI kalA A gaI, vaha yoga meM niSNAta ho gyaa| pataMjali jIvana se itane jur3e haiM ki vyakti jIvana se pAra dekhane kI kSamatA ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai| aisA bhI kaha sakate haiM ki pataMjali AdhyAtmika saMskRti ke sUtradhAra haiM, mRtyu ke pAra amRta kI ora le jAne vAle kalAkAra haiN| __ pUjya zrI candraprabha jI ne maharSi ke zAstra meM se kucha qhAsa motiyoM ko cunakara hamAre sAmane unake artha,rahasya aura gUr3hatAoM ko sahaja, sarala, subodha zailI meM udghATita kiyA hai| pUjyazrI svayaM bhI jIvana meM sahajatA aura nirmalatA ke saMvAhaka haiN| unake ye pravacana na kevala 'yoga-kA-pravezadvAra' bana gae haiM, apitu yoga ko saralatA se AtmasAta karane kI jAduI kuMjI bhI bana cuke haiN| mAnavajAti ke lie svastha, UrjAvAna aura AdhyAtmika cetanA kA mAlika banane ke lie yaha grantha mIla ke patthara kA kAma kregaa| zrI candraprabha kahate haiM - 'yoga kA uddezya vyakti ke mana ko samApta karanA nahIM hai apitu citta kA parimArjana karanA hai|' jaba citta kA parimArjana ho jAegA to vyakti klezakArI vRttiyoM se mukta ho jaaegaa| jahA~ kleza nahIM hogA vahA~ svabhAva meM bhI avazya parivartana hogaa| taba yoga kA pahalA pariNAma nikalegA svbhaav-privrtn| Aja vyakti krodha, ciMtA, tanAva Adi se ghirA huA hai aura dhyAna-yogadvArA ina avasAdoM se nizcaya hI mukta huA jA sakatA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya zrI candraprabha apanI dArzanika zailI meM yoga ko sIdhe mana aura AtmA se jor3anA cAhate haiM aura isake lie sthUla kAyA kI AvazyakatA bhI svIkArate haiN| ve cAhate haiM ki tana bhI mana jitanA hI svastha bne| unakA mAnanA hai ki vyakti ko pratidina bIsa se tIsa minaTa yogAbhyAsa avazya karanA cAhie, tatpazcAt prANAyAma va dhyAna kiyA jAnA cAhie tabhI mana ke sAtha-sAtha tana bhI svastha va kriyAzIla rhegaa| ___ pataMjali ke yoga-sUtra 'rahasya-kA-tarkazAstra' haiN| Apa usakI cAhe jitanI parte kholeM phira bhI kucha hai jo anakahA raha jAtA hai| zrI candraprabha ne ina rahasyoM ko bar3I madhuratA se mahAvIra, buddha, krAisTa, jena, sUphI Adi paramparAoM ke sAtha jor3akara sahajatA se prastuta kiyA hai| unheM Adhunika vicArakoM meM ozo kA nAma lene se bhI parahez2a nahIM hai| ve kRSNamUrti aura araviMda jaise dArzanikoM kA bhI sammAna karate haiN| saca pUchA jAe to pUjyazrI sabhI svastha paramparAoM ke samanvayAcArya ke rUpa meM ubharakara hamAre sAmane Ate haiM jahA~ kahIM koI virodha dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| agara ve rahasyadarzI dArzanika haiM to premapUrNa hRdaya ke devatA bhI haiN| unheM sUra, mIrA, caitanya mahAprabhu se bhI utanA hI lagAva hai| unake kathana meM tarka ke sAtha bhAvoM kI bhI saghana gaharAI hai| Aja vizva meM jahA~ vaijJAnika anusaMdhAna aura AviSkAra sUkSma se sUkSmatara kI ora bar3ha rahe haiM vahIM AdhyAtmika vizleSaka ucca AyAmoM kI khoja kara sRSTi aura prakRti ke zAzvata satyoM ko upalabdha karAne ko kaTibaddha ho rahe haiN| zrI candraprabha bhAratIya evaM mAnavIya jIvana-dRSTi ke saMvAhaka haiN| ve jIvana ke zAzvata satyoM se svayaM rUbarU hokara hameM bhI rUbarU karavA rahe haiN| ve sUraja kI kiraNa banakara hamAre bhItara AzA aura vizvAsa kA saverA jagAte haiM, to caMdA kI cA~danI banakara hamAre ajJAna ke aMdhakAra ko dUra karate haiN| ve apanI AtmIyatA meM Dubote haiM aura bahuta saralatA se pAra utarane ke lie patavAra thamA dete haiN| ve hameM saccAI kA sAmanA karane kA patha aura sAhasa pradAna karate haiN| yoga kA praveza-dvAra vikaTa hai| yahA~ kaThora anuzAsana hai, jisameM yoga naukA hai aura utArane vAlA guru hai| yaha guru kabIra kI bhASA meM kahatA hai - 'sIsa utAre muMI dharai taba paiThe ghara maaNhi|' parama pUjya nimaMtraNa de rahe haiM ki Ao aura vaha bIja gna jAo jisase sugaMdhita puSpoM se bhare, phaloM se lade vRkSa kA udaya ho ske| isa sundara pustaka meM avagAhana kara Apa usa ujjvala, caitanya, dhyAna aura samAdhi ke patha kA anusaraNa kara a-mana aura mukta dazA ko prApta ho sakeM yahI zubha-maMgala bhAvanA hai| prabhuzrI ke caraNoM meM ahobhAva-pUrNa nmn| - mIrA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. yoga : svAsthya se samAdhi kA saphara 2. yoga ke prekTikala prayoga 3. yoga se hogA satoguNa kA vikAsa 4. svabhAva - parivartana : yoga kA pahalA camatkAra 5. kaise tor3eM ajJAna kA cakravyUha 6. ajJAna aura ahaMkAra para kaise pAe~ vijaya 7. mAnasika klezoM se kaise pAe~ mukti 8. yoga kA prathama dvAra : yama 9. yoga ke pA~ca naitika mUlya 10. yogAsana : prabhAva aura pariNAma 11. prANAyAma kI sarala evaM sUkSma samajha anukrama For Personal & Private Use Only = 3 3 858 11 23 33 44 60 71 81 93 106 116 124 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 144 12. pratyAhAra : antaryAtrA kA mArga 13. basa, tIna kadama...dhAraNA, dhyAna aura samAdhi ..... 14. rogamukti ke lie kauna-sA kareM dhyAna 15. kaise kareM hRdaya kI guphA meM praveza 16. yoga kA aMtima saMdeza nijatA kI prApti 156 16/ 179 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga : svAsthya se samAdhi kA saphara mere priya Atman, yoga jIvana kA cirAg2a hai| eka aisA cirAg2a jisake prakAza kA sahArA lekara aba taka anaginata logoM ne apane jIvana meM svAsthya, zAMti aura samAdhi kI maMz2iloM ko taya kiyA hai| maharSi pataMjali,haz2AroM varSa pUrva kA eka aisA pavitra nAma hai jisane jIvana aura adhyAtma kI hara gaharAI ko samajhA aura eka manovaijJAnika tathA adhyAtmavid banakara samasta mAnavajAti ke samakSa yoga kA vijJAna sthApita kiyaa| dharma aura adhyAtma kA vyavasthita mArga dene ke lie prayAsa to anekAneka mahApuruSoM ne kiyA, lekina pataMjali kA vijJAna sabase haTakara hai, sabase Upara hai| unhoMne Ama AdamI ke AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke lie jitanA suvyavasthita mArga diyA, zAyada hajAroM varSoM ke bAda bhI vaisA suvyavasthita yoga kA vijJAna dene meM anya kisI RSimaharSi ko saphalatA nahIM milii| hA~, kisI ne aisA karane kA prayAsa bhI kiyA to kahIM-na-kahIM usameM pataMjali kA prabhAva spaSTatayA anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| dhyAna aura sAdhanA-mArga ke viziSTa prarUpaka aura anubhavI AtmajJAnI mahApuruSoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra aura bhagavAna buddha donoM kA nAma AtA hai jinhoMne - 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura adhyAtma kA maulika mArga pradAna karane kI koziza kii| anupazyanA aura vipazyanA ke nAma se mahAvIra aura buddha dhyAna ke upadeSTA hue, lekina donoM ne pahale yoga-vijJAna ko jIne kA prayatna kiyaa| buddha ne svayaM svIkAra kiyA hai ki prArambhika avasthA meM unhoMne jaina muniyoM ke sAdhanA-mArga ko apanAyA aura vaidika paramparA ke AcAryoM dvArA batAe gae yoga-mArga ko bhI jIne kA abhyAsa kiyaa| yaha dUsarI bAta hai ki Age calakara unake lie vipazyanA kA mArga sarala bnaa| vipazyanA eka taraha se sacetanatA kI sAdhanA hai jisameM vyakti zvAsa,zarIra,zarIra kI saMvedanA, citta kI prakRti aura saMskAroM kA adhika-se-adhika sAkSI hone kA prayatna karatA hai| Azcarya kI bAta hai ki haz2AroM varSa pUrva pataMjali ne Adi srota ke rUpa meM, Adi pravartaka ke rUpa meM yoga ko sthApita kiyA, yoga kA suvyavasthita mArga dene meM saphalatA prApta kii| pataMjali yoga ke zikhara-puruSa haiN| unhoMne haz2AroM sAla pahale yoga ko prakAzita kiyA, use eka vyavasthA dI aura mAnava-samAja ke sAtha jodd'aa| yoga jo kabhI RSi-muniyoM taka hI sImita thA use unhoMne jana-sAmAnya ke lie bhI upayogI bnaayaa| hajAroM varSoM se loga ise apanA kara svastha, sahaja aura tanAvamukta jIvana jIne kI koziza kara rahe haiM / isa daramiyAna anekAneka muniyoM aura prabuddha mahAnubhAvoM ke ciMtana meM bahuta-sI pagaDaMDiyA~ banIM, bahuta se rAste bane, lekina koI bhI pataMjali ko darakinAra na kara skaa| sabhI mahAnubhAva sasammAna unake yogavijJAna ko apane sAdhanA-patha ke sAtha jor3ate haiN| AdhyAtmika patha kI ora agrasara mumukSuoM aura sAdhakoM ke lie pataMjali kA yoga-vijJAna eka dhruva nakSatra hai, dIpazikhA hai, dina meM sUraja kA prakAza hai to rAta meM candA kI cA~danI hai| jaise kisI kakSa meM dIpaka jalA diyA jAe to kakSa kA kAyAkalpa ho jAtA hai aise hI jIvana meM yoga ko ghola liyA jAe to jIvana bhI behatara bana jAtA hai| yoga prathama hai, mukti aNtim| ___ maiM pataMjali kA prazaMsaka huuN| maiMne bhI pataMjali ke yoga-sUtroM se apane sAdhanA patha ko prakAzita kiyA hai| pataMjali manovaijJAnika haiN| unhoMne manuSya ke mana ko samajhA aura mana kI uThApaTaka se mukta hone ke lie mArga diyaa| unhoMne apane yogazAstra kA prArambha hI- yoga: cittavRtti nirodhaH- se kiyA hai| citta kI vRttiyoM kA nirodha hI yoga hai| unhoMne yoga ko sarva prathama vyakti ke citta aura usake saMskAroM ke sAtha jor3A hai| ve eka vaijJAnika bhI haiM tabhI to yoga kA suvyavasthita mArga hameM diyaa| ve adhyAtmavettA bhI haiM isIlie unhoMne AtmA kI gaharAiyoM ko chUne kA prayatna kiyA - zabda, abhivyakti aura lekhana ke j'rie| yaha alaga bAta hai ki maiMne 12 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unheM mahAna jIvana-dRSTA ke rUpa meM jAnA hai / vaha vyakti jIvana-dRSTA hotA hai jo jIvana ko hara koNa se, hara eMgala se baqhUbI jAnatA hai / jIvana kI bArIkiyoM ko antastala se jAnane vAle mahAna vaijJAnika, mahAna anuttarayogI kA nAma maharSi pataMjali hai| unakA prasiddha zAstra yoga - sUtra hai jisakA prArambha hI cittavRttiyoM ke nirodha se hotA hai / Aja pUre vizva meM yoga kA AbhAmaMDala phailA huA hai| yoga jo kabhI saMnyAsiyoM ke Azrama aura kuTiyA meM rahA karatA thA, Aja vahA~ se bAhara nikala kara vaha sarvatra vyApta ho gayA hai| yaha vaha mArga hai, jise loga samajha gae haiM ki agara unheM svastha rahanA hai, tanAvamukta, sadAbahAra prasanna aura madhura rahanA hai, AdhyAtmika cetanA kA mAlika bananA hai, to sabhI ko yoga kI zaraNa meM AnA hI hogaa| hameM yoga ko bhI vaikalpika cikitsA ke rUpa meM apanAnA hogA / sadA sarvadA svastha aura UrjAvAna rahane ke lie hameM kala bhI yoga kI z2arUrata thI, Aja bhI hai aura jaba taka yaha sRSTi rahegI taba taka yaha z2arUrata banI rahegI / maiMne yoga ko jIvana ke hara pahalU ke sAtha samajhA hai / Apane kisI tIna mAha ke bacce ko dekhA hogA, jo usI taraha hAtha-pA~va calAtA hai jaise yoga sikhAne vAle hAtha-pA~voM kI sAikiliMga karavAte haiM / aise baccoM ko dekhakara Apako lagegA ki yoga to bilkula prAkRtika hai| yoga koI AropaNa nahIM hai, yaha to hamAre jIvana kI naisargika vidhi hai / prakRti se hI hama yoga sIkha kara Ate haiN| jaba taka iMsAna yoga ke rUpa meM vyAyAma, prANAyAma aura dhyAna karatA rahegA vaha apane hAthoM meM utsAha aura umaMga kA cirAg2a rkhegaa| jisa dina iMsAna yoga se vimukha hogA usI dina se vaha vRddhAvasthA kI ora kadama bar3hA baiThegA / mere lie to yoga jIvana kA amRta hai aura yoga chor3a denA roga aura mRtyu ko AmaMtraNa hai / jaba taka vyakti sakriya, sacetana rahegA tabhI taka vaha svastha rahegA aura svastha rahanA apane Apa meM yoga hai / svastha iMsAna hI yogI bana sakatA hai| yoga ha nahIM hai jise karane ke lie kahIM bAhara himAlaya kI guphA meM jAnA par3e aura tapanA pdd'e| ho sakatA hai vaha zreSTha yoga ho, para vaha yoga kI aMtima klAsa hai / pahalI klAsa to svAsthya hai| saca to yaha hai ki jo svastha hai vaha pratyeka vyakti yogI hai| vRddha ho jAne ke bAvajUda jo mana meM utsAha aura umaMga se bharA hai vaha yogI hI hai / yadi pandraha varSIya bAlaka rogI, nirAza, hatAza hai, jIvana kI AzA chor3a baiThA hai to vaha bacapana bUr3hA ho cukA hai| yadi Apa pacapana meM bhI UrjAvAna haiM, to bacapana ApakI goda meM aThakheliyA~ kara rahA hai| Aie, hama samajheM ki yoga kyA hai? T For Personal & Private Use Only | 13 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga kA artha hai judd'naa| jaise cipakAne vAle padArtha kA jor3a kabhI TUTatA nahIM hai, phevIkvika kI taraha, vaise hI yoga kA 'yoga' kabhI TUTatA nahIM hai| adhika svastha, adhika saMtulita, adhika UrjAvAna jIvana jIne kI kalA kA nAma yoga hai| yoga koI paMtha-paraMparA nahIM hai| yoga to jIne kI kalA hai, behatara jIvana jIne kA rAstA hai| yoga minsa - 'dave Apha guddlaaiph''| __yoga ke kaI mApadaMDa haiN| manoyogapUrvaka karma karanA bhI yoga hai, manoyogapUrvaka adhyayana karanA bhI yoga hai, manoyogapUrvaka prema aura bhakti karanA bhI yoga hai, manoyogapUrvaka sacetana prANAyAma aura dhyAna karanA bhI yoga hai| aura to aura, subaha uThate hI mAtA-pitA ke pA~va chUnA bhI yoga hai aura kisI madara TeresA kI taraha iMsAniyata kI sevA karanA bhI yoga hai| gItA meM yoga ko itanA vyApaka kara diyA gayA hai ki Apa manoyogapUrvaka kie gae kisI bhI kArya ko yoga kaha sakate haiN| isa taraha yoga jIvana hai, UrjA hai, jIvana ko utsAha aura umaMga se bharane kI vidhi hai| jIvana ko jIvana banAe rakhane kA AdhAra yoga hai| hameM yoga ko, yoga kI anivAryatA ko samajhanA hogaa| kisI eka mAha ke bAlaka ko dekhakara Apa kaha sakate haiM ki vaha hAtha-pA~va hilA rahA hai, para vaha vAstava meM yoga kara rahA hai| jo vidyAdhyayana kara rahA hai vaha jJAna-yoga ko apanA rahA hai| jo mahilA gRha-kArya meM tana-mana se rata hai vaha sevA-yoga kara rahI hai| prabhu kI sajala nayanoM se prArthanA karanA bhakti-yoga hai| niSkAma karma karanA karmayoga hai| yAnI yoga hai to jIvana kI hara Dagara para saphalatA hai| binA yoga kA jIvana aMdhe ke dvArA aMdhe ko ThelanA hai| yoga yAnI jAgarUkatApUrvaka kI jAne vAlI kriyaa|islie yoga ko kaThina na smjheN| yoga to zarIra ke saMcAlana jaisA hI sarala hai| Apa jAnate haiM, agara pA~va kI haDDI TUTa jAe to use paTTA bA~dhakara ArAma dilAyA jAtA hai tAki TUTI huI haDDI jur3a jaae| para haDDI jur3ane ke bAda laMbe samaya se par3e zarIra ko bistara se bAhara nikalane para usakA pUrA zarIra niSkriya jaisA ho jAtA hai| taba vyAyAma ke dvArA usake zarIra ko punaH halana-calana yogya banAyA jAtA hai| phijiyothairepI eka prakAra kA yoga hI hai| yoga aura vyAyAma se niSkriya par3A iMsAna bhI sakriya ho jAtA hai| yoga kA koI bhI rUpa apanAyA jA sakatA hai| aura to aura, nRtya karanA bhI eka yoga hai| maiM to kahU~gA nRtya karanA eka saMpUrNa yoga hai| agara Apako yoga karane ke viziSTa Asana nahIM Ate yA prANAyAma meM kaise sA~sa lI yA chor3I jAe yaha bhI na AtA ho to maiM salAha dUMgA ki dasa minaTa ke lie kisI saMgIta kA kaiseTa calAe~ aura usakI laya ke AdhAra para apane aMga-saMcAlana zurU kara deN|mstii se thirakane laga jaaeN| yaha dasa 14 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ minaTa kA nRtya Apake bhItara kA sArA pramAda dUra kara degaa| zarIra kA rAsAyanika samanvaya hamAre anukUla ho jaaegaa| isase Apako UrjA milegI / ekalayatA sadhegI / nRtya aisA kareM jaisA caitanya mahAprabhu karate the, mIrAbAI karatI thI / hamase hamArA 'maiM' kho jAe aura 'vaha' sAkAra ho jAe / prakRti nRtya kara rahI hai, phUla nRtya kara rahe haiM, jharane aura havAe~ nRtya kara rahI haiN| nRtya to vRddhAvasthA meM bhI prANa phU~ka detA hai| jaba taka hama svayaM ko kriyAzIla rakheMge, jIvana meM kriyAzIlatA rakheMge taba taka plasa pariNAma milate rheNge| yoga plasa (+) hai, pramAda mAinasa hai / haippInesa plasa hai, saoNro mAInasa ( - ) hai | haippInesa meM se saoNro ko mAinasa kro| jIvana meM se duHkha, roga, zoka, ciMtA, tanAva ko ghaTA do, mAinasa kara do| hama prasanna, AnandabhAva, nRtya, yoga, prANAyAma ko apane jIvana meM +++ plasa kreN| plasa hI nahIM, malTIplAya kareM / 2 + 2 = 4 nahIM, 3 x 3 = 9 ! guNoM ko malTIplAya kareM / kala taka jo guNa the unheM aura kaise malTIplAya kareM yaha vicAra kareM / isalie jaba taka jio yogI bana kara jio / phira cAhe karmayogI hoM yA bhakta yogI, anAsakta yogI hoM yA jJAnayogI athavA dhyAnayogI, para jio yogI banakara / zreSTha jIvana kI yahI buniyAda hai, tAqata hai / 1 cAra ghaMTe padmAsana lagAkara baiThane vAlA hI yogI nahIM hai, prema se manoyoga pUrvaka do ghaMTe khAnA banAne vAlI mahilA bhI yogI hI hai| yoga bahuAyAmI hai / yoga meM merI niSThA hai / maiM pratyeka dina ko yogapUrvaka jItA hU~ / pratyeka ghaMTe ko yoga kI AbhA se paripUrNa karatA hU~ / apanI hara sA~sa aura palaka jhapakane ko bhI yoga se jor3ane kA bodha rakhatA huuN| hama sajaga raheM ki hama yogI banakara jie~, hameM hoza rahe, bodha rahe, hama kisI ajJAnI kI taraha na jie~, varan prabhu kRpA se hameM jitanA bhI bodha prApta hai usake prakAza meM pratyeka karma aura kArya kreN| I jIvana meM kucha bhI acchA yA burA nahIM hotaa| ajJAnapUrvaka kiyA gayA kArya hI burA hotA hai aura jJAnapUrvaka kiyA gayA kArya hI acchA hotA hai / krodha aura bhoga, mAyA aura moha jo sadA hI saMtoM dvArA Alocya aura niMdanIya kahe gae haiM, pUrI taraha niMdanIya nahIM haiN| agara ye pUrI taraha niMdanIya hote to prakRti inheM vyartha meM janma hI kyoM detI / hara cIja kI prAsaMgikatA hai, hara cIja kI upayogitA hai / hA~, inameM se kisI bhI cIja kI 'ati' ghAtaka hai aura AtmaghAtaka bhI / ati hamezA qhataranAka hotI hai / z2arUrata hai jJAnapUrvaka jIne kii| agara Apane krodha bhI bodhapUrvaka kiyA to vaha krodha nahIM hogA, jIvana kA anuzAsana ho sakatA hai| krodha tabhI krodha hotA hai jaba vaha taiza For Personal & Private Use Only | 15 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM Akara apanA ApA kho detA hai, apanI maryAdA, apane viveka, apane jJAna kA atikramaNa kara baiThatA hai| yogI bodhapUrvaka jItA hai, aura bodhapUrvaka jIne vAlA hI krodha se, bhoga se, lobha aura moha se dhIre-dhIre mukta hotA jAtA hai| hara vyakti kI apanI-apanI prakRti hai, lekina agara hama yoga kA bodha banAe rakheMge to apanI prakRti se Upara uTheMge aura paramAtmA kI tarapha Age bddh'eNge| gItA kahatI hai vyakti ke aMdara do hI tattva haiM - eka prakRti, dUsarA puruSa athavA prmaatmaa| prakRti arthAt maayaa| kevala bAteM karake mAyA se uparata nahIM huA jA sktaa| rAma bhI nahIM ho pAe, ve bhI mAnava rUpa meM nakalI hiraNa ke chalAve meM A gae the| ve bhI mAyA ke moha meM ulajha ge| kevala zAstroM ko par3ha lene se hI mAyA se mukta nahIM huA jA sktaa| kevala kahane se prakRti ke tamoguNa, rajoguNa cale nahIM jAte, balki jyoM-jyoM vyakti kA yoga aura bodha bar3hatA hai, hoza aura jJAna bar3hatA hai tyoM-jyoM vaha prakRti se Upara uThatA hai aura paramAtmA kI ora usake kadama bar3hate haiN| yoga kA pahalA saMbaMdha svAsthya se hai| zarIra svastha hogA tabhI to Apa adhyAtma kI sAdhanA ke lie tatpara ho sakate haiN| jisakA zarIra rogoM se ghirA hogA vaha adhyAtma kI sAdhanA kaise karegA? usake dvArA kahI jAne vAlI bAteM kevala adhyAtma-vilAsa hoMgI, una bAtoM se kalyANa nahIM ho paaegaa| isalie pahale zarIra ko svastha bnaaeN| jo yoga ko sIdhe mana aura AtmA se jor3anA cAhate haiM unase bhI anurodha hai ki yoga ko sabase pahale apane sthUla zarIra ke sAtha jor3eM aura sthUla zarIra ko svastha, apramatta, jAgarUka, UrjAvAna, utsAhapUrNa banAne kA prayatna kreN| kisI ko kahA jAe ki dhyAna karo to vaha kaise kare usakA to mana hI nahIM TikatA kyoMki kamara meM to darda hai| to pahale kamara kA darda ThIka kiyA jAe taba mana lgegaa| pahale U~cI. bArIka bAtoM para na jaaeN| silasilevAra cleN| sthUla se zurU kareM, taba haqIkata meM pariNAma taka pahu~ca skeNge| jaise narsarI meM dAkhilA lekara phira kramazaH U~cI kakSAoM kI zikSA prApta kI jAtI hai| sIdhe agara ema.e. kI klAsa meM cale gae to kucha bhI palle nahIM par3ane vaalaa| isalie pahale vyAyAma aura prANAyAma kareM, sacetana prANAyAma kreN| jaba dhyAna-sAdhanA karanA cAheM to usameM bhI sarvaprathama zarIra ko sAdhe, prArambhika pandraha minaTa to kAyA kI anupazyanA kara use sAdhe, phira mana kI bhI anupazyanA kareMge, mana kA yoga bhI saadheNge| rAjayoga bAda meM kiyA jAegA, pahale kAyayoga to ho jaae| 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahale kAyayoga sadhe, isa hetu hI to mahAvIra ne bhI pahale piMDastha dhyAna karane kI preraNA dii| buddha bhI kAyAnupazyanA para jora dete haiM / pataMjali bhI kahate haiM ki pahale nAbhi para dhyAna dhro| nAbhi para dhyAna dharane se hameM apane zarIra kI sthiti kA jJAna ho jaaegaa| dhyAna kI eka vidhi yaha bhI hai ki vyakti sA~sa ke AvAgamana se peTa para jo prabhAva par3atA hai, vyakti peTa ke phailane aura sikur3ane para dhyAna dhre| maiM bhI isa bAta para jora detA hU~ ki citta se sAkSAtkAra karane se pahale svayaM citta ko zarIra ke sAtha ekalaya kara lo|siidhe citta para sacetana honA cAheMge, to yaha ThaharA 'mAyA mahAThaginI hama jaanii'| yaha do-pA~ca pala meM hI hameM bharamA degA aura hama kahA~ ke kahA~ pahu~ca jAe~ge,svayaM hameM hI isakA bodha nahIM rhegaa| yahI vajaha hai pahale zarIra kA sacetana dhyAna ho jaae| yoga ko sAdhane kA, citta ko sAdhane kA phArmUlA yaha hai - ekAMta meM, zAMta vAtAvaraNa meM baiTho, sA~soM kI spaSTa aura sacetana anubhUti karane lago, sA~sa meM praveza karate jAo, pUrI taraha DUbate jaao| agara aisA karane para mana meM layalInatA nahIM banatI hai to sA~soM ke sAtha om ke smaraNa kA prayoga karo; o ke sumirana ke sAtha laMbI sA~sa lo aura m ke sumirana ke sAtha lambI sA~sa choddo| pahale 20 lambI sA~sa, phira 20 choTI, phira 20 lmbii| aise nyUnatama 5 aura adhikatama 9 cakra pUre kara lo| citta aura sA~sa meM sahaja hI ekAtmakatA sadha jaaegii| phira cAhe Apa SaTcakra para dhyAna kareM,yA paMca prANakoza para athavA zarIra, citta kI anupazyanA kareM,citta meM bhaTakAva nahIM rhegaa| jaise hI sacetanatA khaMDita ho, phira 20 lambI aura 20 choTI sA~sa kA eka cakra pUrA kara leN| to dhyAna se pUrva, pahale yogAsana aura prANAyAma ko sAdhe / binA prANAyAma ke dhyAna meM sacetanatA kA sadhanA Ama vyakti ke lie kaThina hai| isalie pahale zarIra ko sAdha leN| svAmI rAmadeva kA yaha deza zukragujAra hai ki unhoMne yoga ko guphAoM se nikAla kara vyakti ke svAsthya ke sAtha jodd'aa|aam iMsAna kA AtmA, paramAtmA aura adhyAtma se sIdhA tAlluka nahIM hotaa| vaha to dekhatA hai ki usane jo kiyA usakA usakI sehata para kyA prabhAva par3A; svArtha aura roga se bharI duniyA meM agara lagatA hai ki amuka kArya karane se hamArA roga dUra ho jAegA to vaha pahale usa rAste ko apnaaegaa| galata-sahI kA nirNaya karane kI soca hI nahIM rhtii| kevala yahI soca rahatI hai ki vaha ThIka ho jaae| isalie kahate haiM ki yA to rogI ThagAve yA bhogii| yoga acchI vidyA hai| bhale hI rAmadevajI ne yoga sikhAne kI bhI phIsa lI ho, yaha unakI vyavasthA hai, para unhoMne yoga ke mahattva ko sthApita avazya kara ddaalaa| | 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja sabhI yogAsanoM ke mahattva ko samajha rahe haiM / isakA pracAra-prasAra videzoM taka ho gayA hai| isase avazya hI kucha-na-kucha lAbha mila rahA hai| Aja koI moTApe se pIr3ita hai, kisI ke sira meM darda rahatA hai, mAigrena kI zikAyata hai, kisI ko madhumeha ho gayA hai, koI kamara darda se parezAna hai, kisI ke ghuTane dukha rahe haiN| lagabhaga sabhI loga kisI-na-kisI roga se grasta haiM / aisI sthiti meM logoM ne cAhe kisI ke bhI jarie kiyA, yogAbhyAsa to kiyaa| maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki yoga karane se sabhI rogamukta ho gae, para sAiDa iphekTa to kucha nahIM huA, lAbha kucha-na-kucha z2arUra huaa| hama sabhI ko pratidina kama-se-kama bIsa se tIsa minaTa taka yogAbhyAsa avazya hI karanA cAhie / agara koI Asana yA yogakriyA nahIM AtI to AdhA ghaMTe teja gati se Tahala kara A jAe~, yaha bhI yoga kA eka prakAra hai / hameM to zarIra ko ekTiva karanA hai| hameM apanI deha kI phiTanesa ke lie yoga se dostI kara lenI caahie| sabhI selibriTIja pratidina AdhA se eka ghaMTA yoga karate haiM tabhI to ve dina bhara UrjAvAna rahate haiM aura apane kArya ko lakSya taka pahu~cA pAte haiM / koI bhI kalAkAra ho, khilAr3I ho, udyamI ho yA abhinetA-abhinetrI hoM, sabhI ne yoga ko apanA rakhA hai| Aja kala saphala vyakti hI hara naujavAna kA Adarza hotA hai lekina kyA kabhI Apa unakI dinacaryA dekhate haiM? ve sabhI prAtaHkAla sUryodaya ke pUrva jagate haiM aura yogAsana yA Tahalane se apane dina kI zuruAta karate haiM / svastha rahane ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai| davAoM se paraheja nahIM hai, lekina tabhI lIjie jaba lage ki aba binA davA ke ThIka nahIM huA jA sakatA / anyathA zarIra rogadharmA to hai hI, davAdharmA aura ho jaaegaa| jInA hai to cAra golI roja khAo / hama zarIra kI fitarata samajheM / zarIra hI roga paidA karatA hai aura isameM hI roga-pratirodhaka kSamatA bhI hotI hai / Apa davA kI baz2Aya yoga apanAe~ / yoga hameM tAqata detA hai| yoga zaktivardhaka TaoNnika hai / Apane krAntikArI zahIda rAmaprasAda bismila kA nAma sunA hogaa| unake jIvana kI kahAnI par3hakara maiM camatkRta aura Anandita huA ki koI vyakti yoga ke prati kitanI sudRr3ha AsthA rakhatA hai / mujhe par3hane ko milA ki 'bismila' ko phA~sI kI sajA ho cukI thii| jisa dina unheM phA~sI lagane vAlI thI jelara unake pAsa sUcanA lekara gayA ki Aja amuka samaya para Apako phA~sI para laTakAyA jaaegaa| jaba jelara bismila kI koTharI para pahu~cA to usane dekhA ki rAmaprasAda bismila yogaprANAyAma kara rahe haiM aura prabhu prArthanA meM lIna haiM, Ananda- dazA unake cehare para kAyama 18 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| jelara Azcaryacakita huaa| usane kahA - tuma jAnate ho Aja tumheM phA~sI dI jAne vAlI hai; tumhArA zarIra to marane hI vAlA hai aisI sthiti meM maiM samajha nahIM pA rahA ki tumheM yoga karane kI kyA z2arUrata hai, kisa kAraNa se tuma yaha saba kara rahe ho? rAmaprasAda ne kahA - mujhe patA hai Aja maiM nazvara deha kA tyAga karane vAlA huuN| isIlie dasa minaTa adhika yoga kara rahA hU~ tAki merA manobala kamaz2ora na ho| bhalA jisa yoga kA maiM jIvana bhara nirvAha karatA rahA hU~ usakA marate samaya kaise tyAga kara dN| yoga karake mruuNgaa| Izvara ko bhI laganA cAhie ki usake pAsa calatA-phiratA svastha vyakti zahIda hokara AyA hai| bismila kI bAta ko unakI jela kA jelara bhI selyUTa mArane se na roka skaa| use ahasAsa huA ki mRtyu ko bhI UrjA ke sAtha prApta karane ke lie yoga Avazyaka hai| ____ maiM apanI bAta batAtA hU~ - dasa-pandraha varSa pUrva mujhe kabhI kapha rahA karatA thA, kabhI cakkara A jAyA karate the, kabhI nakasIra cala jAtI thI, kabhI zarIra meM adhika USNatA bar3ha jAne ke kAraNa khujalI ho jAtI thI, lekina jaba se maine yoga ko zarIra ke sAtha bhI jor3A hai taba se davAe~ lene ke avasara atyaMta kama Ae haiN| jahA~ taka mujhe yAda hai pichale pAMca sAla meM maiMne kisI taraha kI davA kA sevana nahIM kiyaa| jo vyakti pratidina AdhA ghaMTA yoga karegA usake zarIra meM UrjA kA stara itanA ho jAtA hai ki roga-pratirodhaka-kSamatA svayameva bar3ha jAtI hai| jaise lohAra cUlhe meM dhauMkanI se itanI havA bhara detA hai ki thoDe se koyale bhI itanI tIvratA se jala uThate haiM ki lohe jaisI kaThora dhAtu ko bhI pighalA dete hai| hama bhI lohAra kI dhauMkanI jaise ho jAe~ aura apane zarIra ko yoga va prANAyAma dvArA UrjA se bhara leN| hamArI deha kitanI bhI sunna yA niSkriya ho gaI ho athavA bur3hApA dastaka de rahA ho taba bhI luhAra kI dhauMkanI se preraNA leM, pratidina pandraha minaTa prANAyAma kreN| lAbha z2arUra hogaa| prANavAyu se hRdaya maz2abUta hotA hai, zarIra meM rakta, asthi, majjA sabhI kA svastha nirmANa hotA hai| yoga aura prANAyAma hameM sadAbahAra nirogI rakhane meM eka varadAna, eka camatkAra aura eka sahayogI ke rUpa meM madadagAra bana sakate haiN| yoga kA dUsarA saMbaMdha prANoM ke sAtha hai| yoga prANoM ko svastha va UrjAvAna banAtA hai, phira hamAre prANa cAhe zarIra se, cAhe hRdaya se, cAhe nAbhi yA mastiSka se jur3e hoN| jisa taraha baiTarI ko cArja karane ke lie ilekTrika plaga meM lagAyA jAtA hai usI taraha apanI aMdarUnI niSkriya kozikAoM ko sakriya karane ke lie prANAyAma kA upayoga karanA caahie| Apa dekhate haiM sAikila ke TyUba meM havA bharI jAtI hai aura vaha do-tIna vyaktiyoM kA bhAra AsAnI se vahana kara letI hai| havA arthAt | 19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prANavAyu ! prANavAyu jIvana kI, jagata kI pratyeka gatividhi ko yahA~ se vahA~ pahu~cane meM madadagAra hai / jaba kisI Traka ke TAyaroM meM havA bharakara kaI Tana mAla lAdA jA sakatA hai to hama apane zarIra ke sAtha bhI vAyu aura prANavAyu kA prayoga karake apane rogI aura bUr3he hote jA rahe zarIra ko punaH daidIpyamAna, kAMtimAna, UrjAvAna aura AbhAyukta kyoM nahIM banA sakate? yoga to hamAre lie prANa-zuddhi kA hI eka caraNa hai| tIsarA kAma jo yoga karatA hai vaha hai mAnasika zuddhi / mana ke tanAva aura ciMtAe~ yoga ke dvArA 30 se 40 pratizata taka kama kI jA sakatI haiN| agara hama yoga ke sAtha usake anya caraNa dhyAna, prANAyAma, Asana bhI jor3a lete haiM to jIvana ko zAMti aura samarasatA se bhara sakate haiN| yoga koI eka nAma nahIM hai, yaha eka pUrA cakra hai / satya, ahiMsA, acaurya, aparigraha, brahmacarya se lekara, dhyAna, Asana, prANAyAma se jor3akara jo hameM dhIre-dhIre Age bar3hAtA hai, AtmavizvAsa jagAtA hai| AtmavizvAsa ke saMbaMdha meM bhASaNa to bahuta die jA sakate haiM, udAharaNa bhI peza kie jA sakate haiM ki gailIliyo ne kama umra meM hI jhUlate hue laimpa kA AviSkAra kara liyA thA, zivAjI ne kevala caudaha varSa kI umra meM kilA phataha kara liyA thA, ki vAziMgaTana ne unnIsa varSa kI umra meM senApati kA pada aqhtiyAra kara liyA thaa| ina bAtoM ko kahA to z2arUra jA sakatA hai para inheM pAne ke lie jisa AtmavizvAsa kI, jisa manobala kI z2arUrata hotI hai vaha yoga ke dvArA nizcaya hI pAyA jA sakatA hai / jitanA adhika hama yoga ke saMparka meM raheMge jIvana ke prati hamArI AsthA utanI hI bar3hegI / - yoga se mAnasika zuddhi ke sAtha-sAtha mAnasika zakti bhI prApta hotI hai / mana ke hAre hAra hai, mana ke jIte jiit| agara mana hI paMgu ho gayA to hameM paMgu hone se kauna bacA sakatA hai| jaba taka mana sabala hai tabhI taka jIvana meM vijaya hai / mana kI sabalatA se assI varSa kA DokarA bhI chokarA hai / yoga hamArA saMbaMdha AtmA aura adhyAtma se, prabhu ke divya prema se jor3atA hai / isa taraha yoga hameM sthUla se sUkSma kI ora le jAtA hai| zarIra aura svAsthya se isakA zubhAraMbha hotA hai, lekina vahI bIja jaba phaloM se ladA huA vRkSa bana jAtA hai taba hI usakI pUrNatA hai| jaise aMkurita honA bIja kA pahalA caraNa hai vaise hI hamArA svastha honA pahalA caraNa hai| dhIre-dhIre aMkuraNa bar3hatA hai, DAliyA~ AtI haiM, patte nikalate haiM dhIre-dhIre vaha bar3A per3a hotA hai, kabhI kopaleM phUTatI haiM, kabhI phUla Ate haiM taba unase phala nikalate haiM / aba vaha bIja apanI paripUrNatA para pahu~ca gyaa| yoga kI paripUrNatA 20 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI isI meM hai ki vyakti svAsthya se zuruAta karatA hai, mAnasika zAMti ko upalabdha kiyA, dimAga ke tanAva aura bojhoM se mukta huA, AtmA ke sAtha apane saMbaMdha jor3e aura zAMti-samAdhi tathA prajJA kI sarvocca sthiti ko upalabdha kiyA, yahI yoga kI pUrNatA hai| dhIre-dhIre re manA, dhIre saba kucha hoy| mAlI sIMce sau ghar3A, Rtu Aya phala hoy| hogA, sabhI kucha hogaa| mAlI agara dhairya rakhatA hai tabhI to bIja ko phaloM se lade vRkSa taka pahu~cAne meM saphala hotA hai| hama bhI apanI AsthA ke sAtha dhairya rakheM to pahale caraNa meM Arogya upalabdha hogA aura AkhirI caraNa meM adhyAtma kA amRta brsegaa| bIja ko roja-ba-roja khodane para vaha aMkurita nahIM ho sakegA balki sar3akara, sUkhakara samApta ho jaaegaa| prArambha meM eka mAha taka yoga ko jie~- svAsthya taka usakI sImA bA~dha leM - ki apanI kAyA ko svastha karane ke lie yoga kA upayoga kara rahA huuN| usakA lAbha dekhate hI agale caraNa meM kadama rkheN| dasa pratizata bhI lAbha hone para AsthApUrvaka Age bar3ha cleN| taba tana ke sAtha mana taka bhI pahu~ca skeNge| hamAre dimAga meM hI mana hai, buddhi hai, citta hai, ahaMkAra hai, krodha-kaSAya hai| AnaMda bhI dimAga meM hai, prema aura zAMti bhI isI dimAga meM nivAsa karate haiN| sthUla kAyA ko svastha karane ke bAda dimAga kI ora bddh'eN| dimAga ko UrjAvAna banAne ke lie, ise sajaga rakhane ke lie, zAMtimaya aura prasanna banAne ke lie agalA kadama bddh'aaeNge| dhIre-dhIre sAre pariNAma aaeNge| basa, pahalA kadama uThAne kI z2arUrata hai| hara maMz2ila kA eka rAstA hotA hai aura hara maMjila ko pAra karane ke lie kahIM-nakahIM se zuruAta karanI hotI hai| zuruAta vahIM se karanI cAhie jahA~ hama Aja khar3e DaoNkTara Apako rogamukta kara sakatA hai, para svAsthya nahIM de sakatA jabaki yoga Apako roga se Upara to uThAegA hI, pratirodhaka kSamatA bhI pradAna kregaa| yoga UrjA bhI detA hai jisake kAraNa roga kaTate haiM aura yoga se hamArI deha meM jo rAsAyanika parivartana hote haiM, UrjA kA jAgaraNa hotA hai usase roga pratirodhaka kSamatA kA vikAsa hotA hai aura rogoM meM kamI AtI hai| yoga kA uddezya mahaja roga kATanA nahIM, Arogya pradAna karanA hai, svAsthya pradAna karanA hai / vahI vyakti svastha ho sakatA hai jo rogoM se mukta hogaa| | 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga aura prANAyAma hamAre zarIra meM UrjA kI baiTarI saMcAlita karate hai| jisa taraha khilaunoM ko calAne ke lie cAbI bharate haiM yA baiTarI DAlate haiM, usI taraha prANAyAma aura yoga kI cAbI tana ko svastha rUpa se calAtI hai| isalie pahale caraNa meM hI dhyAna dharane kI koziza mata karo, cUka ho sakatI hai, na hI pahale caraNa meM prANAyAma kreN| pahale caraNa meM Asana kareM - pahale kAyA ko thor3A balavAna banA leM, ise UrjAvAna aura sazakta kara leN| Asana karate hue zarIra para atyadhika dabAva na DAleM,zarIra thaka jAe to bIca-bIca meM do-pA~ca minaTa kA ArAma kara leN|ek sAtha bahuta se yogAsana na kareM, dhIre-dhIre Adata bnaaeN| aba prANAyAma kreN| cAhe bhastrikA, kapAlabhAti, anuloma-viloma prANAyAma kreN| sabhI ko dhIre-dhIre apane zarIra ke sAtha jodd'eN| maiMne prANAyAma ke kucha sIdhe sarala tarIke iz2Ada kie haiM, jinheM Apa sAdhanA-zivira meM Akara sIkha sakate haiN| yoga ko tana, mana aura buddhi se jor3akara, jaba inheM nirogI, niyaMtrita, zAMta aura ekAgra karane meM saphala ho jAe~ taba AtmA, AtmaciMtana, adhyAtma aura paramAtmA ke prati apane dhyAna ko dattacitta karane kA prayAsa kreN|hm jAnate haiM AtmA to adRzya hai vaha itanI jaldI anubhava meM Ane vAlI nahIM hai| abhI to prANavAyu hI pakar3a meM nahIM AtI, mana hI niyaMtrita nahIM ho rahA, dimAga bhI zAMta nahIM ho pAyA hai to aisA azAMta vyakti AtmA kI anubhUti kI ora kaise bar3ha paaegaa| dhIre-dhIre sabhI cIjeM apane pariNAma ko pradAna karatI haiN| maharSi pataMjali ne yoga-vijJAna dekara hamAre sAmane jIvana jIne kA AdhyAtmika tarIkA pradAna kiyA hai| isase hama svastha, zAMta, UrjAvAna, buddhimAna, AtmavAna aura paramAtmapriya ho sakate haiN| svAsthya se samAdhi taka kA safara pAra karanA hI yoga hai| Aja ke lie itanA hii| nmskaar| 22 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga ke prekTikala prayoga mere priya Atman, yoga vizuddha rUpa se jIvana jIne kA eka tarIkA hai / yaha vaha tarIkA hai jise hama 'da ve oNfa guDa lAifa' kheNge| yoga svAsthya se samAdhi taka kA eka mahAna safara hai| isase rakta pravAha sucAru rahatA hai, zarIra ke aMdarUnI rAsAyanika parivartana sakArAtmaka banate haiM, zarIra kI jakar3ana, jar3atA, pramAda dUra hote haiM, zarIra adhika svastha va UrjAvAna banatA hai, para yadi ise AdhyAtmika cetanA ke vikAsa ke rUpa meM liyA jAe to prANa- cetanA kI zuddhi, bhAva- cetanA kI zuddhi, jJAna- cetanA kI zuddhi aura vikAsa meM sahAyatA milatI hai| vyakti jaisI pratibhA lekara janma letA hai kevala usI ke sahAre jiyA nahIM jA sakatA balki use pahacAna kara vikasita karanA hotA hai| yoga bhI hameM pariNAma detA nahIM hai, varan hameM yoga se pariNAma prApta karane hote haiM / duniyA meM kucha bhI aisA nahIM hai jo svayaM pariNAma de, apitu usake sAtha ekalaya hokara hameM usakA pariNAma prApta karanA hotA hai / puruSArtha karane se hI koI mArga hameM pariNAma degA / anyathA kitanA hI mahAna mArga kyoM na ho, vRthA hai / hameM lagatA For Personal & Private Use Only | 23 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai ki gAya hameM dUdha detI hai, para nahIM / vaha dUdha detI nahIM hai, hameM bU~da-dara- bU~da use nikAlanA par3atA hai| gAya jo khuda detI hai vaha kucha aura hI hotA hai aura jo hama prApta karate haiM vaha kucha aura hotA hai / aisA huA - eka rAjA ke samakSa kisI ne gau-mAtA kI prazaMsA kI aura kahA, Apake rAjya meM saba kucha hai, dhana hai, dhAnya hai, para gAya nahIM hai / Apa gAya ma~gavAie / vaha amRta jaisA dUdha detI hai, jise pIne se pauSTikatA bar3hatI hai, bala-vRddhi hotI hai| isalie Apa bahuta-sI gAyeM ma~gavA liijie| rAjA ne abhI taka gAyeM dekhI nahIM thIM, so paradeza se vizeSa oNrDara dekara gAyeM mNgvaaiiN| rAjamahala se hI anucaroM ko Adeza diyA ki gAya jo kucha detI hai, le Ao / svarNa - thAla lekara anucara gAyoM ke pAsa pahu~ce aura thor3I dera bAda vApasa Akara svarNa - thAla dete hue rAjA se bole- 'rAjan ! gAya ne yaha diyA hai / ' rAjA ne nAka ke pAsa le jAkara sU~ghA to nAka badabU se bhara gaI / bolA -chi:chi: gAya yaha detI hai ! socA - kahIM mere anucaroM ne galatI na kara dI ho, isalie dubArA unheM gAyoM ke pAsa bhejaa| thor3I dera bAda anucara vApasa Akara bolerAjan ! gAya ne isa bAra yaha diyaa| rAjA ne usameM se thor3A uThAyA aura mu~ha meM rakhA, lekina thUka diyA aura kahA - bar3A gaMdA aura durgandhita hai| aba usa vyakti ko bulAyA gayA jisane gAyoM ko lAne kI salAha dI thii| aba to ise daMDa diyA jAnA cAhie kyoMki usane to kahA thA ki gAya amRta jaisA dUdha detI hai, jabaki gAya ne to yaha mala-mUtra - gobara diyA hai| gAya ne jo diyA hai vaha to durgaMdha se bharA huA hai| taba vyApArI ne kahA- rAjan ! jIvana meM kisI bhI cIja ko prApta karane kA sahI tarIkA AnA caahie| agara lene kA tarIkA nahIM AtA to gAya se bhI hameM durgaMdhita cIjeM hI mileMgI aura lene kA tarIkA A jAe to usase hama amRta prApta kara sakate haiN| taba vyApArI gAya ke pAsa gayA aura rAjA ke pIne ke lie dhAraba-dhAra dUdha nikAlatA hai, garama karake thor3I mizrI milAtA hai aura pIne ke lie rAjA ko detA hai / vyApArI kahatA hai 'rAjan ! gAya yaha detI hai, cakhie / rAjA cakhatA hai aura kahatA hai - vAkaI, yaha jo tUne pilAyA hai, amRta ke samAna hai| - yoga se bhI hama jIvana meM kisa taraha plasa pariNAma upalabdha kara sakate haiM isakA tarIkA AnA cAhie kyoMki yoga bhI jIvana ke lie amRta hai| jIvana ke pAsa agara kevala jIvana hai, amRta nahIM to aisA jIvana kevala calatA-phiratA zava ho jaaegaa| lekina yadi jIvana ke pAsa yoga nAma kA amRta hai to jIvana na kevala bhautika rUpa meM sukhI hogA, varan AdhyAtmika cetanA kA mAlika banAte hue hameM prabhu 24 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke divya patha kA anugAmI banA degA, divya jJAna kA svAmI banA degA, AtmA ke rUpa meM jIvana kA zAzvata prakAza sauMpa degaa| yoga to jIvana meM jannata kA dvAra kholatA hai| jaise himAlaya kI saMjIvanI bUTI se rAma-lakSmaNa kI mUrchA dUra ho gaI, vaise hI yoga se anaginata logoM kI bImAriyA~ kaTa giiN| logoM ne phira se jIvana kI naI UrjA, naI umaMga, naI cetanA prApta kii| Apa cAhe jisa umra ke hoM, cAhe jisa varga ke hoM, cAhe jisa paristhiti meM hoM, Apa yoga apanAie, Apako zartiyA fAyadA hogaa| duniyA meM yoga hI eka aisI auSadhi hai jisakA Aja taka kabhI koI nakArAtmaka pariNAma prApta nahIM huaa| yoga hamAre lie bhojana jitanA hI z2arUrI hai| AhAra, vihAra aura nihAra - vyakti ke svastha rahane ke tIna AyAma haiM / AhAra arthAt sAttvika saMtulita bhojn| vihAra arthAt pratidina TahalanA yA vyaayaam| nihAra arthAt nivRtta honaa| AhAra, vihAra aura nihAra ye tInoM yadi samucita hote haiM to vyakti qhuda apanA cikitsaka hotA hai| use kisI DaoNkTara kI z2arUrata nahIM rhtii| Aja pUre vizva meM yoga ke prati adbhuta utsukatA hai| mujhe jAnane aura sunane ko milA ki cIna, jApAna, viyatanAma meM jo yoga-zivira laga rahe haiM usameM zAmila hone vAle zivirArthI ko eka-eka lAkha rupae dene hoNge| usameM bhI itane loga zAmila ho gae haiM ki AyojakoM ko praveza banda karanA par3a rahA hai aura agale satra meM zAmila hone kA AzvAsana diyA jA rahA hai| vyAyAma kaise kiyA jAe, sA~sa kaise lI jAe, dhyAna kaise kiyA jAe ise sIkhane ke lie eka lAkha rupae; aura loga itanA paisA dene ko taiyAra haiM bazarte unheM jIvana jIne kA UrjApUrNa tarIkA mila jaae| ___ yoga meM hama tIna cIjoM ko zAmila kareMge - Asana, prANAyAma aura dhyaan| ina tInoM kA abhyAsa karane ke lie pratidina 1 ghaMTe kI Ahuti Avazyaka hai| 20 minaTa yogAsana ke lie, 20 minaTa prANAyAma ke lie aura 20 minaTa dhyAna ke lie samarpita kie jaaeN| yaha 1 ghaMTe kA yogAbhyAsa Apake Ane vAle 24 ghaMToM ko svastha, sakriya aura UrjAvAna bnaaegaa| jo loga dinabhara kursI yA sophe para baiThe rahate haiM, ve yadi yoga nahIM kareMge to umra se pahale hI bUr3he ho jaaeNge| peTU yA moTU Apako jahA~-tahA~ mila jAe~ge, ghuTane, kamara, pITha, gardana ke darda ke rogI itane bar3ha gae haiM ki z2amIna para pAlathI lagAkara baiThanA aba kisI tapasyA se kama nahIM hai| Aqhira ina sabake pIche rIjana kyA hai? rIjana eka hI hai - loga bhojana to bharapUra kelaurI kA karate haiM, para subaha na to Tahalate haiM, na vyAyAma karate haiM, eka gilAsa pAnI bhI pInA ho to hAjariyA caahie| uThakara vaha bhI nahIM piyA jAtA hai| aba zarIra se kucha mehanata karoge nahIM | 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura khAnA-pInA dinarAta jArI rakhoge to peTU yA moTU nahIM hoMge to kyA hoMge? 1 ghaMTA niyamita yoga kara lIjie aura vo bhI pUre dila se / phira Apa bhale hI z2yAdA kelaurI kA bhojana kreN| yoga Apake tana-mana ko philTara kara degA / yoga karane ke lie khulA vAtAvaraNa ho, kamare meM kareM to daravAje khule rakheM tAki zuddha havA aura prakAza hama taka pahu~ca sake aura usakA bhI hameM lAbha mile| dUsarI bAta : yogAsana prasanna manodazA ke sAtha kie jaaeN| agara mana praphullita hai to yoga hameM adhika lAbha de sakegA / bemana se, nirAzA se kiyA gayA yoga samucita pariNAma na de skegaa| vyakti kI manodazA usake pratyeka kArya meM sahAyaka hotI hai / kisI bhI kArya ko karane se pahale bAhara se, bhItara se muskurAe~ / yaha parama - pitA paramezvara ko samarpita sarvazreSTha puSpa hai / aba tIna bAra 'OM' kAra dhvani, yaha brahmANDa meM vyApta parama cetanA ko apanI ora AmaMtrita karane kA tarIkA hai / isake bAda tIna bAra navakAra maMtra, tIna bAra gAyatrI maMtra aura tIna bAra zAMti pATha kara leM / navakAra maMtra dvArA Apa saMsAra kI sarvazreSTha zaktiyoM ko namana samarpita karate haiM aura kAmanA karate haiM ki samasta jIvoM kA maMgala ho aura hamAre pApoM kA nAza ho / gAyatrI maMtra ke dvArA hama bhAvanA karate haiM ki he bhagavAna, hamArI buddhi ApakI ora bar3hatI rahe arthAt hamAre jIvana ke aMdhakAra meM bhI ApakA prakAza sadA vyApta rahe / zAMti pATha ke dvArA hama kAmanA karate haiM ki saMsAra meM sabhI sukhI, nirogI hoN| hama saba eka dUsare kA bhalA cAheM / hamAre dvArA kisI ko kiMcita bhI kaSTa na ho / aba yogAsana zurU kreN| ve yogAsana jo sIdhe-sarala haiM, jinheM lagabhaga hara umra ke vyakti kara sakate haiM / yogAsana khar3e rahakara kie jAne vAle Asana tAr3Asana - isase zarIra kI jar3atA aura pramAda dUra hogaa| ardhakaTicakra Asana - isase pasaliyA~ maz2abUta hotI haiM, jA~gha aura hAthoM kA tanAva dUra hotA hai / pAda-hasta Asana - isase peTa ke roga, udara-vikAra aura moTApA dUra hotA hai / trikoNa Asana - isase jaMghA, baiThaka kI mAMsapeziyA~ aura A~toM kI maz2abUtI prApta hotI hai| - kadama tAla - isase saMpUrNa zarIra kA rakta pravAha durusta hotA hai| zarIra meM 26 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ UrjA kA saMcAra hotA hai / baiThakara kie jAne vAle Asana zazAMka Asana - isase pAcana kSamatA bar3hatI hai aura merudaNDa lacIlA hotA hai / yoga - mudrA - yaha kamara darda ThIka karatA hai / nAbhi khisakI huI to vaha bhI yathAsthAna A jAtI hai| zIlavrata- brahmacarya sAdhanA meM bhI upayogI / dhyAna kI bhUmikA banAne ke lie zreSTha Asana / titalI Asana - zarIra ke rileksezana meM yaha upayogI Asana hai / jaMghA aura pA~voM ke masalsa maz2abUta hote haiM / pITha ke bala leTakara kie jAne vAle Asana pAda-uttAna Asana - ghuTanoM ke darda, pA~va kI aMguliyoM meM sanasanAhaTa dUra karane meM upayogI / pavanamuktAsana - yaha Antarika nAr3iyoM ko svastha karatA hai, apAna vAyu nikala jAtI hai / kamara va pITha darda ko dUra karane ke rAjA-rAnI Asana (naTarAja Asana) lie khAsa upayogI Asana / peTa ke bala leTakara kie jAne vAle Asana naukAsana - isase sarvAikala pena, pITha-darda ThIka hogA, nAbhi bhI ThIka hogI / - dhanurAsana - isase merudaNDa maz2abUta hotA hai| zarIra meM lacIlApana AtA hai / sUrya namaskAra bhI upayogI hai| sUrya namaskAra kI bAraha mudrAe~ karanA eka taraha se sabhI AsanoM kA yoga hai / isa taraha 20 minaTa yoga ke lie z2arUra samarpita kreN| yogAsanoM ke pazcAt zavAsana yA AnaMdAsana avazya kareM / prANAyAma udara-zuddhi prANAyAma - kapAlabhAti : yaha prayoga 2 minaTa kreN| isase udara saMbaMdhI sAre roga dUra hote haiM / dimAga zuddhi prANAyAma - bhastrikA : isakI 20 AvRtti kareM / For Personal & Private Use Only | 27 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAr3I zuddhi prANAyAma - anuloma-viloma : isakI 10 AvRtti kareM / zakti vardhaka prANAyAma sudarzana-kriyA / kriyAyoga 1 prANAyAma aura yogAsanoM ke mAdhyama se hama durbala tana ko sabala aura cehare ko kAMtivAna banA sakate haiM / niSkriya kozikAe~ jAgrata aura Urjasvita ho jAtI haiM / kriyA-yoga dhyAna karane se pUrva kA vaha prANAyAma hai jo hamAre zarIra aura zvAsa meM, mana aura zvAsa meM ekalayatA sthApita kara detA hai| dhyAna meM jo citta do pala bhI nahIM Tika pAtA, kriyA-yoga karane se use ekAgra hone meM, eka hI biMdu para dattacitta hone meM bahuta madada milatI hai| isameM hama tIna bAra 'OM' kA udghoSa kareM / zaMkhanAda kI taraha / phira tIna bAra dimAga meM oMkAra kA aMtaranAda kreN| yAnI dimAga ko oMkAra - dhvani se taraMgAyita kareM, vAibreTa kreN| dhvani ke dvArA hama bAharI vAtAvaraNa ko nirmala karate haiM aura dimAga meM vAibreTa karake maMtra dvArA dimAga kI kozikAoM ko jAgrata karane kA prayatna karate haiM / aba nAsikA pradeza para sacetana hokara prANAyAma kreN| 20-20 ke krama se / arthAt pahale 20 lambI gaharI sA~sa leM aura lambI gaharI sA~sa choDeM / isake sAtha Apa 'o'm' aura 'soham' ko bhI jor3a sakate haiN| 'so' arthAt sAMsa lenA 'ham' arthAt sA~sa chor3anA / aba 20 madhyama, sahaja sAMsa leM aura chodd'eN| isameM bhI 'soham' kA prayoga kara sakate haiN| eka cakra pUrNa / I dUsare cakra meM bhI 20 lambI gaharI sA~sa leM va chodd'eN|' soham' kA prayoga cAheM to kareM, Avazyaka nahIM hai| 20 sahaja, madhyama sA~sa leM / tIsare caraNa meM bhI aise hI doharAe~ / pratyeka sA~sa kI anubhUti karate hue sA~sa leM va chor3eM / agale do cakra meM hama 20 lambI gaharI sA~sa leMge aura chodd'eNge| lekina agalI 20 sA~sa tIvra gati se leMge va chodd'eNge| aba sA~sa meM laya ke sAtha UrjA bhareMge / sA~sa ko tIvratA va gaharAI dekara zarIra ke hara aNu ko ekTiva karate haiN| do cakra isake dohraaeNge| eka cakra meM 20 lambI gaharI sA~sa lenA va chor3anA, 20 sA~sa sahaja madhyamagati kI lenA va chor3anA arthAt gaharI sA~sa lenA va chor3anA prANAyAma hai aura sahaja zvAsa lenA-chor3anA zvAsa kA rileksezana hai| pahale prayAsa phira vizrAma / aba zAMta svara meM ' o'm ' kA yA 'soham ' kA uccAraNa kreN| zarIra ko DhIlA 281 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chor3a deN| zarIra, mana, prANa sabhI rileks| pA~ca miniTa taka pUrNa vizrAma dazA meM A jaaeN| yaha hai prANAyAma kA kriyA-yoga jo lagabhaga dasa-bAraha minaTa kA hai| yaha zarIra kI samasta prANa-kozikAoM aura usakI prANa UrjA ko sakriya karane meM jabardasta sahAyaka hai| Apa kriyAyoga ke ina pA~ca cakroM ko nau cakroM taka bhI kara sakate haiN| prANAyAma se hama prANavAyu ke dvArA zarIra kI prANa-cetanA ko cArja karate haiN| pUre mana se prANAyAma karake hameM usake pariNAma prApta karane hote haiN| mana lagAkara prANAyAma karane para hamAre aMdara UrjA kA jAgaraNa, UrjA kA visphoTa ho sakatA hai| isase hamAre bhautika va AdhyAtmika donoM zarIroM ko lAbha hogaa| kuMDalinI zakti evaM SaTacakroM ke jAgaraNa meM bhI madada milatI hai| dhyAna yogAsana va prANAyAma ke bAda hama svayaM ko manoyogapUrvaka dhyAna ke lie samarpita kreNge| dhyAna kA artha hai dimAga ko zAMtimaya banAnA, mana ko zAMti aura nirmala sthiti meM vilIna krnaa| dhyAna ke lie hama svayaM ko sajaga sacetana kreN| kriyAyoga karane se prANAyAma aura pratyAhAra to sadha gae haiN| aba hama dhAraNA kara rahe hai| saMkalpa kara rahe haiM ki aba maiM svayaM ko dhyAna ke lie tatpara kara rahA huuN| hAtha kI aMguliyoM meM aMgulI pha~sA deM aura unheM goda meM rakha leN| zarIra aura dimAga ko pUrI taraha DhIlA rkheN| apanI jAgarUkatA ko, apanI prajJA ko zvAsa-dhArA para kendrita kreN| hara zvAsa meM praveza karate jAe~, hara zvAsa meM DUbate jAe~ aura apanI sacetanatA nAbhi-pradeza para kendrita kreN| nAbhi-pradeza para dhyAna dharane se vyakti kA saMpUrNa taMtrikA taMtra svastha hotA hai / ekAgratA banatI hai| dhyAna kA artha hai kisI eka biMdu para svayaM ko sajaga karanA / eka hI tattva para apanI laya banAnA yA layalIna kara lenaa|apnii jAgarUkatA ko, apanI sacetanA ko vahA~ para kendrita kara lenaa| dhyAna hai mana ko lgaanaa| hama apane mana ko, apanI buddhi ko, jAgarUkatA ko, bodha-dazA ko, sacetanatA ko, mAnasika zakti aura mAnasika cetanA ko kahA~ lagAe~? apane dimAg2a ko hama kahA~ lagAe~? buddhi, sacetanatA, jAgarUkatA, bodha Adi sabhI mana se jur3e hue haiM taba phira hama isa mana ko kahA~ lagAe~? dhyAna meM hama apane mana ko aise hI bhItara utArate haiM jaise kueM meM baalttii| isalie mana ko nAbhi ke bhItarI aura bAharI pradeza para kAyama karane kA prayatna kreN| pahale caraNa meM to dhyAna bhaTakatA huA pratIta hotA hai, para kyA apane bacapana meM | 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane laTTU ghumAyA hai ? laTTU ke Upara DorI (patalI rassI) lapeTate haiM phira use z2amIna para pheMkate haiM / kucha kSaNa to vaha idhara-udhara DolatA hai phira dhIre se eka paoNiMTa para kendrita hokara ghUmatA rahatA hai| mere jAne to laTTU kA khelanA bhI dhyAna hai| jo kucha dera to idhara-udhara daur3atA hai phira eka biMdu para Akara kendrita ho jAtA hai| hama apane dhyAna ko lagabhaga pA~ca minaTa nAbhi-pradeza para kendrita kreN| kucha sunanA, socanA yA vicAra nahIM karanA hai balki nirvicAra hokara apanI ekAgratA ko nAbhi pradeza para kAyama karanA hai| isase hamAre zarIra kI prANacetanA svastha hogI, taMtrikA taMtra svastha hogA aura eka biMdu para ekAgra hone meM saphalatA milegii| jaba lage ki mana ekAgra ho gayA hai taba apane dhyAna ko hRdaya para kAyama kreN| apanI jAgarUkatA, sajagatA, sacetanatA, mAnasika zakti, bodha-dazA ko apanI chAtI ke madhya kSetra meM sthApita kareM - isa bhAva aura dhAraNA ke sAtha ki maiM apanI antarAtmA meM praveza kara rahA hU~, antarAtmA se mila rahA hU~, apane hRdaya meM apane Atma-pradezoM kA saMvedana kara rahA hU~ / yahA~ bhI kama-se-kama pA~ca minaTa taka apanI antarAtmA kA dhyAna dhareM / hRdaya para dhyAna karane se hamArI bhAvacetanA kA vikAsa hotA hai| hamAre bhAva zuddha hoMge, bhAvanAe~ nirmala aura sakArAtmaka ii / hama apanI AtmA ke karIba hoNge| dimAga se vyakti vicAra karatA hai aura hRdaya meM bhAvanA rakhatA hai / bhAvanA kA saMbaMdha hI dila se hai| hRdaya para dhyAna karate hue eka hI bhAvanA rakheM ki maiM apanI antar-AtmA kA dhyAna kara rahA hU~, apane-Apa se mila rahA hU~ / pA~ca se dasa miniTa taka hRdaya-kSetra meM gaharAI banAte rheN| isake bAda pA~ca se dasa minaTa ke lie apane dimAga meM praveza kareM aura apane lalATa pradeza para, jyoti biMdu para, AjJA cakra para svayaM kI sacetanA tathA bodha - dazA meM gaharAI banAe~ / AjJA cakra para dhyAna karane se vyakti kA siddhoM kI cetanA se samparka hotA hai / lalATa pradeza para dhyAna karane kA AdhyAtmika lAbha yaha hai ki hama prabhu ke divya svarUpa se jur3eMge, siddha cetanA ke sAtha samparka jor3ane meM saphala hoMge aura bhautika lAbha ke rUpa meM jJAna-cetanA vikasita hogI / hamAre bhItara samyak jJAna kA udaya hogA, zraddhApUrNa prajJA kA janma hogA / pandraha minaTa ke dhyAna se hama apanI kAyA se, dehabhAva se, hara bhAva se mukta ho jAe~ aura pA~ca minaTa taka apane bhItara sajaga, bodha - dazA banAe~ / isa deha ke prati jAgarUka hokara hama apane astitva meM lIna hoM / aba kevala bodha- dazA hai, sAkSI - dazA hai| aba mana zAMta hai, kahIM koI bhaTakAva nahIM hai| jisa eka biMdu para hamane 30 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSArtha pUrvaka dhyAna kendrita kiyA thA aba vaha bhI karane kI z2arUrata nahIM hai kyoMki aba hama kendrita ho cuke haiN| aba pA~ca se dasa minaTa, cAhe jitane samaya hamAre yoga kI jo pragAr3hatA banI hai usa samAdhi-dazA meM aMtaralIna hoN| aba hama kisI biMdu para kendrita nahIM ho rahe haiM, balki zAMta samAdhi kI dazA meM utara rahe haiM, sthita ho rahe haiN| jaba lage ki hamArA citta apanI sahaja prakRti meM A gayA hai taba jAnanA ki ApakI eka baiThaka pUrNa ho gaI hai| AdhyAtmika cetanA aura atIndriya-zakti ko prApta karane ke lie hameM adhika-se-adhika dhyAna kA abhyAsa karanA caahie| __yaha jo eka ghaMTA hamane yoga ko samarpita kiyA isane hamAre tana, mana, prANa, buddhi evaM AdhyAtmika cetanA sabhI ko sabhI prakAra se svastha kiyaa|ab hama svastha, samartha aura UrjAvAna bana cuke haiN| yoga to jIvana jIne kA behatara tarIkA hai| kisI bhI cIja ko apanAne ke lie eka vidhi se, eka methaDa se to gujaranA hI hogaa| koI-na-koI DhaMga to apanAnA hI hogaa| jaba hama usa vidhi ke abhyasta ho jAe~ge to svataH hI saba saralatA se kara paaeNge| jaise tabalA sIkhane ke lie aMguliyA~ kaise calAI jAe~, Age saMgata kaise dI jAe, tAla kaise milAI jAe, yaha saba jAnanA hotA hai| vaise hI dhyAna kI vidhi sIkhanI hotI hai| eka bAra jJAna ho jAne para svayaM hI aMguliyA~ calane lagatI haiM, taba hameM kisI sahAyaka yA mAsTara kI z2arUrata nahIM hotii| dhyAna aura prANAyAma meM to sA~sa hI hamArA guru hai, sA~sa hI hamArA mAsTara hai, sA~sa hI sAdhanA kI sIr3hI hai| eka bAra DhaMga se yoga, prANAyAma aura dhyAna kisI guru ke sAnnidhya meM sIkha leM phira to ye hamAre jIvana ke abhinna aMga ho jaaeNge|jaise sUrya kA prakAza sUrya ke sAtha, manuSya kI chAyA manuSya ke sAtha, phUla kI khuzabU phUla ke sAtha rahatI hai vaise hI yoga hamArI hara gatividhi ke sAtha saMlagna ho jaaegaa|khte haiM - __ haMsibo khelibo dharibo dhyaanm| jaba haMsate-khelate bhI dhyAna dhara loge taba yoga kA pariNAma pUrNatA se prakaTa hogaa| vyakti ke hara kArya-kalApa aura kriyA se dhyAna kI AbhA prakaTa honI caahie|jo mana ko durusta kare vaha dhyAna, jo prANoM ko ThIka kare vaha prANAyAma aura jo kAyA ko svastha kare usakA nAma hai yog| yoga yAnI jodd'|jo jor3e usakA nAma yog| jo hameM hamAre prANoM se, hamArI AtmA se jor3e usakA nAma hai yog| yoga svAsthya,zAMti, prajJA aura mukti kA dAtA hai| yoga - yujyate iti yogaH - jo hameM jor3atA hai vaha yog| jo hameM jIvana ke 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtha, jIvana ke amRta ke sAtha jor3e usakA nAma hai yog| agara Apako avasAda hai to maiM kahU~gA eka minaTa kA hAsya-yoga kara lo| ha~sane se deha kI, dimAga kI sArI kozikAe~ ekTiva ho jAtI haiM aura TeMzana chU-maMtara / jIvana isa taraha jieM ki jIvana kA hara caraNa hI yoga kA caraNa bana jaae| sImita bhojana bhI yoga hai| sAdA rahanasahana bhI yoga hai| kapar3oM para aMkuza lagAnA bhI yoga hai| __ sahaja jIvana jIne kA prayAsa kreN| sAdagI se bar3hakara zRMgAra kyA? pratidina snAna kreN| sAbuna kA adhika prayoga na kreN| hara samaya prasanna aura muskurAne kI Adata ddaaleN| jaldI sone kI koziza kreN| sone ke pUrva koI acchI-sI pustaka par3heM, prabhu kA dhyAna kreN| isa taraha yoga ke sAtha ye kucha vyAvahArika jAgarUkatAe~ bhI rakhane kA prayatna kreN| kula milAkara, hama gRhasthI meM bhI eka yogI kA jIvana jIte hue svastha, prasanna aura madhura jIvana ke mAlika baneM, AdhyAtmika jIvana ke svAmI bneN| premapUrNa nmskaar| 32|| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga se hogA satoguNa kA vikAsa mere priya Atman, ____ Adhunika samaya meM manuSya bAharI aura bhautika rUpa se bahuta samRddha huA hai lekina Antarika rUpa se use utanI hI adhika samasyAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3a rahA hai| mAnasika rUpa se vyakti kama yA adhika vikSipta, adhIra aura krodhita huA hai| prAcIna kAla meM pitA ke vacana ko rakhane ke lie putra dvArA caudaha varSa kA vanavAsa svIkAra kara liyA jAtA thA, lekina Aja pitA kI kisI eka bAta ko mAnane kA jaz2bA nahIM rahA hai| choTI-choTI bAtoM ke lie putra pitA se bagAvata karane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai, bahU sAsa se alaga rahanA pasaMda karatI hai| pati aura patnI ke bIca palaka jhapakate hI talAka kI naubata A jAtI hai| bhale hI logoM ke hAtha meM mobAila ho, ghara meM sukha-suvidhAoM ke sAre sAdhana maujUda hoM, grAhakoM ke sAtha muskurAne kA prayAsa ho lekina gharelU rUpa meM vahI insAna apanI patnI, mAtA-pitA aura baccoM ke sAtha premabharA vyavahAra kara pAne meM asaphala ho rahA hai| __ iMsAna hAtha meM TI.vI.kA rimoTa rakhakara jhaTapaTa cainala badalatA rahatA hai, sthira hokara eka hI cainala ko nahIM dekha paataa| logoM ke bhItara sthiratA aura ekAgratA nahIM | 33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| unheM kyA karanA hai aura kyA nahIM, ve nahIM jAnate / yaha ThIka hai ki hara iMsAna kI, hara yuga kI apanI kamiyA~ hotI haiM lekina ina kamiyoM aura kamajoriyoM ko durusta karane ke lie hameM eka aise sIdhe aura sarala mArga kI z2arUrata hai jo iMsAna ko bhItara se svastha, prasanna, ekAgra,zAMtimaya aura AnandapUrNa bnaae| yoga aisA hI mArga hai| yoga vyakti ke vikSipta citta ko saMkSipta karatA hai| bhaTakate mana ko ekAgra karatA hai| vyartha ke vicAroM meM pha~sA rahane vAlA iMsAna sArthaka aura sakArAtmaka vicAroM kI ora bar3hane lagatA hai| yoga ke dvArA hamArI vicArazakti to prabala hotI hai, lekina vicAroM kI uThApaTaka zAMta ho jAtI hai| vikalpoM kI udher3abuna miTa jAtI hai, para saMkalpa aura saMkalpoM kI zakti caugunI ho jAtI hai| kyoMki yoga kA prArambha hI aise hotA hai ki vyakti kisI eka biMdu para apanI mAnasika zakti ko ekAgra karane kA prayAsa karatA hai| bhaTakate citta para aMkuza lagAnA hI yoga hai| yoga vizuddha rUpa se svayaM ko svayaM se jor3ane kI kalA hai| yoga hameM sikhAtA hai ki saMsAra meM hameM kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM kI taraha nispRha aura nirlipta hokara jInA cAhie aura apane vartamAna jIvana ke sAtha maitrI aura premapUrNa saMbaMdha sthApita karate hue use UrjAvAna, utsAhabharA, AtmavizvAsa se paripUrNa jIvana jInA caahie| Aja hama dekhate haiM ki vidyArthI vidyArjana ke prati bahuta gambhIra huA hai lekina usane jo lakSya banAyA hai, usa lakSya ko hAsila na kara pAyA to vaha nirAza, hatAza, udAsa ho jAtA hai| saphalatA to milatI hai lekina sAmane AI asaphalatA kA sAmanA karane kI tAqata qhatma ho cukI hai| prApta huI saphalatA kA AnaMda nahIM le pAtA aura asaphalatA se ubarane kA sAhasa nahIM hai| jabaki hama jAnate haiM saphalatA aura asaphalatA eka hI sikke ke do pahala haiN| jahA~ saphalatA kA itihAsa likhA hotA hai vahA~ viphalatA kI kahAnI bhI likhI hotI hai| calate hue kabhI na kabhI to Thokara lagatI hai| mA~ ke garbha se to hama kevala paidA hote haiM zeSa jIvana to calate-phirate, girate-paDate, uThateThokara khAte hI hamArA nirmANa hotA hai| koI bhI patthara zurU se gola nahIM hotA, lekina lur3hakate-girate pAnI kI dhArAoM kA sAmanA karate hue kabhI vahI patthara zivaliMga bana jAtA hai| viphalatAe~ to hara kisI ko milatI haiM lekina unakA sAmanA kaise kareM? hamAre pAsa yaha zakti avazya honI cAhie jisase hama asaphalatA kA sAmanA kara skeN| para prazna hai kaise? isakA uttara hai yoga! yoga hameM vaha zakti detA hai jo dhairya pradAna karatA hai, saphalatA aura asaphalatA ke madhya citta kA saMtulana banAkara rakhatA hai| 34/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha-duHkha Ate haiM, cale jAte haiN| na saphalatAe~ zAzvata rahatI haiM aura na viphalatAe~ hamezA banI rahatI haiN| jiMdagI to gola pahie kI taraha hai jo kabhI Upara aura nIce hotA rahatA hai| paristhitiyA~ kabhI eka jaisI nahIM rahatIM, lekina hama jo ina paristhitiyoM se gujarate haiM sadA vahI-ke-vahI rahate haiN| eka daphA mahAna bhikSu bodhidharma apanI dharma-yAtrA, zAMti-yAtrA ke daurAna cIna ge| vahA~ cIna ke samrATa ne apanI samasyA rakhate hue kahA - bhaMte, maiM krodha se, lobha se parezAna hU~, maiM azAMta rahatA hU~, kRpayA Apa isakA kucha samAdhAna kreN| bodhidharma muskurAte hue bole - samrATa, svayaM ko dekhakara batAo ki kyA isa samaya bhI tumheM krodha A rahA hai? eka pala socakara samrATa ne kahA - nahIM bhaMte ! isa samaya to mujhe kisI bhI prakAra kA krodha nahIM A rahA hai| taba bodhidharma ne kahA - soco, aura mujhe batAo ki isa samaya tuma ho yA nahIM? samrATa cauMkA aura bolA - bhaMte, maiM to huuN| taba yAda karake batAo jaba kisI dina, kisI kSaNa tumheM krodha AyA thA taba tuma krodha ke sAtha the yA nahIM the - bodhi dharma ne khaa| kaisI bAteM karate haiM bhaMte ! maiM to kala bhI thA aura Aja bhI huuN| jaba krodha AyA thA taba bhI thA aura Aja krodha nahIM hai taba bhI maiM to rahatA hI hU~ - samrATa ne batAyA! bodhidharma ne kahA - vatsa, jo kabhI AtA hai aura calA jAtA hai vaha tumhArA svabhAva nahIM ho sakatA, vaha tuma nahIM ho sakate aura jo kisI ke Ane aura na Ane ke bAda bhI sadA zAzvata aura satata banA rahatA hai vahI tuma ho| jo AtA hai aura calA jAtA hai, tuma vaha bAhara kI taraMga nahIM ho| tuma to taba bhI the jaba krodha thA aura taba bhI ho jaba krodha nahIM hai| isalie jo satata hai,zAzvata hai usakI fikra kro| Ane-jAne vAlI taraMgoM ko chor3a do! yahI yoga kA marma aura rahasya hai ki vyakti ne apane jIvana se yaha sIkha liyA ki vaha sAgara kI lahara nahIM hai jo kabhI AtI hai aura palaka jhapakate hI calI jAtI hai| krodha uThatA hai, calA jAtA hai, lobha pala meM AtA hai, pala meM vilIna ho jAtA hai, ghamaMDa thor3I dera TikatA hai- jo AtA hai aura calA jAtA hai vaha bAhara kI taraMga hotI hai| isa AvAgamana ke bIca meM bhI jo banA rahatA hai vaha tuma ho / yoga hameM yahI samajha aura bodha pradAna karatA hai| yoga kA artha hai apane-Apa se jur3anA; krodha se nahIM, jo AtA-jAtA rahatA hai usase nhiiN| Aye yA jAe isake uparAnta bhI jo tattva vidyamAna rahatA hai usase jor3ane kA mArga yoga pradAna karatA hai| kevala buddhi ke bala para yA zabdoM ke tala para nahIM varan | 35 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 bodha ke tala para, jJAna ke tala para, zAMti ke tala para jo hameM apane Apase jor3atA haivahI yoga hai / svastha honA vAstava meM kyA hai? jo sva meM sthita karAe vahI hai svastha / apane-Apa meM nivAsa karane kA nAma svAsthya hai| upavAsa kA artha caubIsa ghaMTe bhUkhe rahanA yA anna-jala kA tyAga karanA nahIM apitu apane-Apa meM nivAsa karanA hI upavAsa hai / jisa prakAra dina bhara bhaTakatA huA paMchI saMdhyAkAla meM apane nIr3a para vApasa A jAtA hai usI taraha bhaTakatI huI cetanA jaba vApasa apane Apa meM lauTakara A jAtI hai- isa lauTane kA nAma hai yoga / isI yoga ko koI pratyAhAra kahatA hai, koI pratikramaNa / kula milAkara yaha apane-Apa se apanI dostI hai, svayaM se apanI mulAkAta hai, svayaM se prema hai, svayaM sudharane kA tarIkA hai| isalie jaba Apa yoga karate haiM taba svayaM ko durusta karane kA puruSArtha kara rahe haiN| jaba yoga kara rahe haiM taba sajaga hokara apane dimAga ko zAMtimaya banAne kA, tanAvamukta karane kA upakrama kara rahe haiM / 1 prANAyAma aura yoga karate hue vyakti apane dimAga, mana, citta ko vizrAmamaya aura zAMta banAte hue tanAvamukta karatA hai / vicAroM aura vikalpoM ko zAMta va vizrAmapUrNa karane kA prayatna karatA hai| jaba hama aisA kara rahe haiM to apane-Apa se jur3a rahe haiM / vikAra, vAsanAeM, krodha to bAharI tattva haiN| eka yogI vyakti to svayaM ko bhI apane zarIra se vibhinna dekhatA hai / jaise-jaise yoga kI, sAdhanA kI gaharAI AtI hai vyakti kA mana zAMta aura nirmala hotA jAtA hai| vaha ghar3I do ghar3I, AdhA - eka ghaMTe ke lie ekAMta meM baiThakara apane zvAsa - dhArA ko zAMta va maMda karate hue apane mana ko zAMta, nirmala aura ekAgra karane kA prayAsa karatA hai| yoga arthAt Relexation of mind. yoga hama sabhI ke lie kalyANakArI hai, phira cAhe hama vidyArthI hoM, vyavasAyI hoM, gRhaNI hoM yA kisI bhI peze se jur3e hoN| Aja ke samaya meM jabaki sabhI atyadhika mAnasika dabAva va tanAva se ghira rahe haiM yoga atyanta Avazyaka ho gayA hai / pezeMgata samasyA ho yA adhyayana kA bojha, sabase mukti pAne kA sahaja, sarala va sugama upAya yoga hai| yoga ke dvArA hama svayaM ko ThIka karate haiM, utsAhapUrNa banAte haiM, UrjAvAna banAte haiM / bhItara ke vikAra, vAsanAe~, jar3atAe~, moha-mUrcchA sabhI ko zAMta va vizrAmapUrNa banAte haiN| isa taraha hama svAsthya se samAdhi kI yAtrA kA prArambha karate I haiM / maharSi pataMjali jinhoMne yoga sUtroM ko vyavasthita DhaMga se prastuta karate hue hamAre sAmane aisI prakAza-kiraNa thamAI hai ki jise saiddhAMtika rUpa se samajhane para bhI 36 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre aMdara adhyAtma ke prati jijJAsA jAgrata ho jaaegii| rezama ke dhAge ke sahAre hI sahI, hama kisI mahala ke bhItara pahu~cane meM saphala ho jaaeNge| kahA jAtA hai ki eka vajIra ko aise mahala meM kaida kara liyA jAtA hai jo eka khaMbhe para khar3A hai / khaMbhe para khar3I mInAra, aMdara jAne kA koI rAstA nahIM, aMdara taka kaise pahu~cA jAe aura vajIra ko mukta honA hai| taba vajIra aMdara se rezama kA eka dhAgA DAlatA hai| usake AdamI dhAge ko pakar3a lete haiN| usake sAtha thor3A adhika maz2abUta rezama kA dhAgA bA~dha diyA jAtA hai| vajIra usa dhAge ko khIMcanA zurU karatA hai| nIce se kramaza: aura majabUta dhAgA bA~dhA jAtA hai, vajIra Upara khIMcatA rahatA hai, aMtataH eka moTA rassA Upara pahu~cA diyA jAtA hai aura vajIra usa rasse ke sahAre AjAda ho jAtA hai, mukta ho jAtA hai| pataMjali ke yoga-sUtra rezama ke patale-patale dhAgoM kI taraha haiN| agara ina para ciMtana-manana kiyA jAe, ina para ekAgratA kAyama kareMge to ye dhAge, dhAge na raha jAe~ge, inhIM ke sahAre hama mukti ke rasse pakar3ane meM saphala ho jaaeNge| buddhi lagAkara tanmayatA ke sAtha agara hama tatpara hoMge to ye sUtra, sUtra na rahakara sUtradhAra bana jAe~ge, hamArI mukti ke, nirvANa ke, prajJA ke, RtambharA ke samAdhi ke dvAra bana jAe~ge / maharSi ne yoga ke dvArA prabhu ke divya patha ko sAdhA aura sUtra - rUpa meM choTe-choTe vAkya dete hue apanI anubhUtiyoM ko pirone kA prayAsa kiyaa| sUtra ke rUpa meM unhoMne bikhare hue motiyoM kI mAlA banAkara hameM pradAna kI hai| ye sUtra hameM svayaM se jor3eM aura hamAre mana va buddhi meM yoga kA adhika prakAza pradAna kareM aura hamArI manovRtti, hamArI lezyA, hamAre AbhAmaMDala aura hamArI caitanya dazA meM aura adhika sudhAra lAe~ / aba hama yoga-sUtroM meM praveza karate haiN| pahalA aura mahattvapUrNa yogasUtra hai yoga: cittavRtti-nirodhaH / citta kI vRttiyoM kA nirodha hI yoga hai| hamAre antarmana meM vicAroM, vikalpoM, smRtiyoM, kalpanAoM ke rUpa meM jo uThApaTaka calatI rahatI hai unakA vilaya ho jAnA, unakA nirodha kara denA hI yoga hai / eka patnI ne apane pati se kahA- tuma jitanA kamAte ho usameM ghara kA kharcA cala nahIM pAtA, vyavasthAe~ pUrI nahIM ho pAtIM isalie tuma aura mehanata karo tAki paryApta paisA A ske| pati ne kahA- maiM to paryApta mehanata karatA hU~ aura paisA bhI kAfI kamAtA hU~ lekina kharcA isalie nahIM calatA ki maiM chaH dina hI kamAtA hU~ aura tuma sAta dina kharcA karatI ho / yadi tuma nirodha karanA sIkha jAo to mujhe atirikta mehanata karane kI z2arUrata na hogI / For Personal & Private Use Only 137 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirodha hI yoga hai| apane bhaTakate mana ko ki choTI-sI bAta sunI aura udvelita ho ge| isa udvelita hote mana ko, tRSNA meM ulajhe mana ko, lobhI jIva ko roka denA, samajhA denA, nirodha kara denA yoga hai| he jIva zAMta raha, tU kaba taka krodha karatA rahegA, he jIva tU kaba taka coriyA~ karatA rahegA, kaba taka tU yU~ moha-mAyA meM ulajhA rahegA - he jIva aba to zAMta rh| hama ciMtana aura manana kareM ki kaSAyoM kA yaha udvelana kaba taka calatA rhegaa| apane dvArA apane ko samajhAnA hI yoga hai, kyoMki hamane apanA nirodha kiyaa| nirodha kiyA arthAt breka lagAyA, aMkuza lgaayaa| pravAhita hote hue mana para aMkuza lgaayaa| eka vyakti mere pAsa AyA aura kahane lagA ki vicitra saMyoga hai merI tIna patniyA~ kAla-kavalita ho giiN| aba maiM kyA kruuN| maiMne kahA - aba tuma nArI jAti para dayA kro| nahIM to agalI kA bhI..... ___hamane jAnA ki aMkuza lagAne kA, nirodha karane kA nAma yoga hai| para nirodha kisakA kiyA jAe? pataMjali kahate haiM- citta kI vRttiyoM kA nirodha! hamAre bhItara jo belagAma icchAe~ uThatI haiM- kabhI yaha pAU~, kabhI vaha khAU~, kabhI yaha kara lU~, kabhI vaha kara lU~ - una para aMkuza! are, khuda ko phcaano| hama jAneM ki hamArI Antarika sthiti kyA hai, citta kI kyA dazA hai, mana kI avasthA kyA hai, hamAre dimAga ke bhItara kaisA antara-pravAha hai| hama svayaM ko dekheN| sabakA apanA-apanA vyaktitva hai, sabake bhItara apanA-apanA sAgara hai, sabakI apanI-apanI lahareM haiN| ho sakatA hai kisI ke bhItara kA sAgara zAMta ho, kisI kA bhar3aka rahA ho, usameM tUphAnI taraMgeM uTha rahI hoN| hamAre mana ke sAgara meM jo icchArUpI,krodharUpI, tRSNA aura moha mAyA ke rUpa meM lahareM haiM unheM zAMta karanA hI cittavRttiyoM kA nirodha hai| duniyA meM pratyeka vyakti advitIya hai| bAhya rUpa meM zAyada jur3avA~ loga eka jaise dikhAI de jAe~ para bhItara se ve bhI judA-judA hote haiN| antarmana sabakA nijI hotA hai| jisa taraha sAgara ke vibhinna rUpa dikhAI dete haiM usI taraha isa antarmana ke anekAneka rUpa haiN| jitanI bAra dhyAna kareMge apane citta kI alaga-alaga avasthAe~ paaeNge| sAgara kI lahareM kaba kaise uThatI calI jAeMgI patA nahIM hotA, aisA hI vyakti kA mana hai| jaba khAnA khAne baiThatA hai to TI.vI. dekhate hue bIvI ke pAsa jAnA cAhatA hai| bIvI ke pAsa premikA yAda AtI hai,premikA ke pAsa dukAna kA qhayAla Ane lagatA hai| ye mana kI taraMgeM kahA~ jAtI haiM patA hI nahIM cltaa| hama sabhI giragiTa kI taraha haiN| ye saba citta kI sthitiyA~ haiN| 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga isIlie z2arUrI hai ki hamAre isa ukhar3ate, bhaTakate, udvelita hone vAle mana aura citta ko hama zAMta kara skeN| jaba hama yoga kI zaraNa meM A rahe haiM to samajha lenA cAhie ki nirodha hI yoga hai| pataMjali ke anusAra citta kI tIna avasthAe~ hotI haiN| suSupti, svapna aura jaagRti| suSupti arthAt nidrAvasthA, svapna arthAt bhaTakAva avasthA aura jAgRti arthAt sjgtaa| manuSya yA to nIMda meM rahatA hai yA sapanoM meM, vicAroM meM khoyA rahatA hai yA phira jAgRta rahatA hai| cauthI avasthA bhI hotI hai jise maiM 'parA' kahU~gA yAnI vaha sthiti jo ina tInoM hI vRttiyoM se Upara uTha gii| use nivRtti kheNge|jo citta suSupti,svapna aura jAgRti tInoM hI avasthAoM se Upara uTha gayA hai - mahAvIra kI bhASA meM jo zukla dhyAna kI avasthA meM pahu~ca gayA hai- vaha sthiti parA hai| parA arthAt parama avsthaa| parA arthAt mAnavIya prakRti se Upara uTha jaanaa| suSupti yAnI khoyA huA hai apane meM, apane moha, mUrchA, nidrA meM, pramAda meN| svapna yAnI bhaTakatA rahatA hai| nIMda meM to svapna Ate hI haiM dina meM bhI sapane dikhAI dete haiM, jo nahIM ho pA rahA usake spne| tIsarI hai jAgRti - yaha sAdhaka avasthA hai| sAdhaka ko sajagatA hI to caahie| svastha aura saphala jIne kA AdhAra hI sajagatA hai| apane pratyeka kArya ko jAgarUkatA-pUrvaka sampAdita karanA hI yoga hai| calanAuThanA-khAnA-pInA sonA saba jAgarUkatA ke sAtha saMpanna ho| mahAvIra isIlie to kahate haiM - jatana se jio| unake sampUrNa jIvana kA sAra upadeza yahI hai - yatna se jio, jAgarUkatA se jio| jaina kA artha hai jatana se jIne vaalaa| jaina vaha hai jo jatana se, jAgarUkatA se jItA hai| jo bodhapUrvaka jItA hai vaha hai bauddha / jo mana ke AtmavizvAsa ko kAyama rakhate hue jItA hai, apanI hIna-bhAvanAoM ko dUra karake jItA hai, usakA nAma hai hiMdU |iimaan para jo aDiga rahe vaha muslmaan| Izvara ke patha kA jo anusaraNa karatA rahe vaha iisaaii| jo apane gurujanoM ke sAnnidhya meM baiTha kara jIvana kI zreSTha bAteM sIkhatA rahe vahI sikkh| agara guNa ke rUpa meM hiMdU, jaina, musalamAna, sikkha, IsAI Adi zabda jur3e haiM to ye sArthaka haiM anyathA kevala pahacAna bhara haiN| jIvana meM cAhie jaagRti| suSupti-svapna donoM hI mUrchA-avasthA haiN| jo jAgatA hai, vaha pAtA hai| jo sotA hai, so pachatAtA hai| kahate haiM : tIna mitra ghUmane ke lie jAte haiM, dinabhara pikanika manAte haiM aura rAta meM vahIM ruka jAte haiN| zAma ke samaya khIra banAte haiM aura peTa bhara khAne ke pazcAt bhI eka kaTorA khIra.baca jAtI hai| tInoM ne vicAra kiyA ki ise Dhakakara rakha dete haiM, subaha uTha kara isI kA nAztA kareMge aura | 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara lauTa jaaeNge| khIra rakha dI gii| rAta meM tIna-cAra baje hoMge ki eka mitra ko bhUkha lgii| vaha uThA, sAmane khIra kA pyAlA aura peTa meM bhuukh| aba to rahA nahIM gayA, usane kaTorA uThAyA aura khIra pI gyaa| kaTorA Dhakakara rakhA aura punaH so gyaa| subaha jaba saba jage to prazna uThA ki pahale khIra kauna piye? kyoMki sabhI pInA cAhate the| eka ne kahA maiM piuuNgaa| kyoM? kyoMki Aja rAta maine gajaba kA sapanA dekhA - maiMne dekhA ki bhagavAna ziva mere sapane meM Ae aura kahane lage cala maiM tujhe apane sAtha himAlaya para le calatA huuN| maiM vahA~ gayA pArvatI mA~ ne apane pAsa rakhA huA khIra kA kaTorA uThAyA aura mujhe pilAyA isalie isa kaTore kI khIra para merA adhikAra dUsare mitra ne kahA - sapanA to mujhe bhI AyA aura merA sapanA tere sapane se z2yAdA U~cA thaa| donoM mitroM ne pUchA - terA kyA sapanA thA? kahane lagA - rAjA dazaratha ne ghoSaNA kara dI thI ki rAma kA rAjyAbhiSeka hogA, lekina rAma to jaMgala calA gayA, so unhoMne mujhe hI rAma samajha liyA aura merA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyA aura abhiSeka karate samaya mere sAmane khIra kA kaTorA rakhA aura kahA - pI jaao| isalie tere sapane se merA sapanA behatara hai aura isa khIra kA adhikArI maiM hI huuN| tIsare mitra ne kahA - nizcaya hI tuma logoM ke sapane hI mahAna haiN| mujhe isa prakAra kA koI sapanA nahIM AyA, para eka choTA-sA sapanA to mujhe bhI AyA ki rAta meM hanumAnajI Ae aura gadA se dhamakAte hue bole - utth| Dara ke mAre maiM uTha gyaa| unhoMne kahA - mArU~ kyA gadA se? maiMne kahA-kyA huA prabhu? bole uThA yaha kaTorA aura khIra pii| maiMne kaTorA uThAyA aura khIra pI gyaa| dUsare donoM mitra cauMke- kyA matalaba? jo huA thA so maiMne batA diyA - tIsare ne batAyA- maiMne khIra pI lii| unhoMne kaTorA dekhA to khAlI thaa|socaa - hama loga phAlatU ke sapane gar3ha rahe the yaha to sacamuca hI khIra pI gyaa| donoM ne kahA - jaba rAta meM hanumAnajI Ae to tUne akele hI khIra pI lI? hameM bhI jagA dete| hama bhI to tumhAre dosta haiM, saba milabA~Ta kara pI lete| usane kahA - maiMne hanumAnajI se kahA thA ki prabhu mere sAtha mere do dosta aura haiM, unheM bhI thoDA-thor3A hissA de deN| hanumAnajI ne kahA- tumhAre dostoM meM se koI bhI yahA~ nahIM haiN| unameM se eka to himAlaya gayA huA hai aura dUsarA rAma banakara dazaratha ke darabAra meM ghUma rahA hai| aba mere pAsa koI rANA nahIM thA so maiMne kaTorA uThAyA aura pI gayA ! khIra kise milatI hai- jo sajaga hotA hai| jo suSupti aura svapna meM rahate haiM 40 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unake hAtha se khIra calI jAtI hai| sapane dekhanA baMda karo aura jIvana kI saccAiyoM se, vAstavikatA se judd'o| phaiMTesI adhika kAma kI nahIM hotii| bar3I-bar3I bAtoM se jiMdagI nahIM badalane vaalii| hamane jo bAteM pahale suna rakhI haiM Avazyaka nahIM ki ve Aja bhI jIvana meM kAyama hoN| hama loga Age to bar3hate jAte haiM, para pIche se khAlI hote jAte haiM - Age pATa, pIche spaatt| isIlie yoga-sUtra ke ye choTe-choTe vAkya camatkAra kA kAma karate haiN| jI bhara ke jio, para aisI z2iMdagI jisameM zAMti ho, mAdhurya ho aura AnandapUrNa dazA bhI ho| do zabda sunane kI kSamatA bhI ho| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to kAnoM meM kIleM ThukavA lara thiiN| hama do zabda to jhela sakate haiN| jIsasa ko to salIba para car3hA diyA gyaa| hama kama-se-kama naMge pA~va to cala sakate haiN| sukarAta ko z2ahara kA pyAlA diyA gayA hama phIkA dUdha to pI sakate haiM ! kucha-na-kucha to hama bhI kara sakate haiN| hama haqIkata se jur3eM- jJAna vaha nahIM hai jo kitAboM meM likhA hai, jJAna vaha bhI nahIM hai jo roja sunA jAtA hai| jJAna vaha hai jo kama mAtrA meM hI kyoM na ho, para jIvana meM jiyA jAtA hai| maTakA-bhara na sahI,cullU bhara to pI sakate haiM? hama apanI buddhi ko jJAna ke qhaz2Ane se bhara z2arUra lete haiM para DhU~Dhane se bhI jJAna kI rozanI nahIM milatI hai| dhRtarASTra ko netrahIna kahA jAtA hai, lekina jisake pAsa jJAna hai, para use Acarita nahIM karatA vaha pratyeka iMsAna dhRtarASTra hai| koI sigareTa-bIr3I pI rahA hai, zarAba kA sevana kara rahA hai, tambAkU-guTakhA khA rahA hai - aMdhA hI to hai - saba kucha par3ha rahA - vaidhAnika cetAvanI likhI huI hai phira bhI upayoga kie jA rahA hai, aMdhA hI to hai| insAna jJAna ko dene kI cIz2a to mAnatA hai para lene kI cIz2a nahIM maantaa| maiM to vidyArthI hU~, jJAna kA pipaasu| hara kisI se jJAna lene ko taiyAra / maiM mAnatA haiM ki jJAna jIvana meM jIne ke lie hai| vaha jJAna hI kyA jo jIvana meM jiyA na jA sake; aura jise tuma jI nahIM sakate vaha jJAna dUsaroM ko mata baaNtto| jisakA tumane anubhavale liyA hai vahI jJAna baaNtto| anubhavahIna jJAna prakAza nahIM bana paataa| vaha kevala zabdoM kA AdAna-pradAna bhara bana jAtA hai| sAgara meM jaise lahareM uThatI haiM vaise hI mana meM uThane vAlI taraMgeM vRttiyA~ haiM / hamArA citta bhI sAgara kI taraha hai| citta jise mana bhI kahate haiM, hamAre dimAga kA 'vila pAvara' hai, hamAre dimAga meM chAI aisI saMskAra-dhArA hai jo hameM pratyeka kArya ko karane kI bhItara se preraNA detI hai| jIvana meM bhI jo kucha ghaTa rahA hai, jo pravAha hai, jo dabAva bana rahA hai vaha citta se prerita hai| iMsAna jAnatA hai ki kyA nahIM karanA cAhie lekina 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaise hI bhItara se preraNA AI, uttejanA uThI, gussA yA vAsanA jagI ki usakA sArA jJAna kAphUra ho jAtA hai aura vaha vaisA karane ke lie maz2abUra ho jAtA hai| jisa saMskAra ke udaya se vyakti yaha vaha saba kucha karane ke lie maz2abUra ho jAtA hai usa viziSTa preraNA - zakti kA nAma hI citta hai / hamArA yaha citta zubha bhI ho sakatA hai aura azubha bhii| gItA kahatI hai - citta ke tIna guNa hote haiM - tamoguNa, rajoguNa aura satoguNa | kisI ke citta meM sattara pratizata tamoguNa hotA hai, bIsa pratizata rajoguNa aura dasa pratizata satoguNa hotA hai| sabhI meM tInoM guNa vidyamAna rahate haiM phira bhI cAhe vaha sAdhAraNa manuSya ho yA bhayaMkara aparAdhI / farqa kevala itanA hai ki kisI meM tamoguNa adhika hotA hai, kisI meM rajoguNa aura kisI meM satoguNa adhika hotA hai / jisameM tamoguNa z2yAdA hotA hai vaha krodhI, atikrodhI, atikrUra, atilobhI, atighamaMDI hotA hai / vaha dUsare ko kucha samajhatA hI nahIM hai / are, aMdhakAra meM rahane vAlA dUsare ko kyA smjhegaa| rajoguNa vAlA darpa se to bharA hotA hai, para dUsaroM kI mAna-maryAdA bhI rakha letA hai| rajoguNa meM ahaMkAra to hotA hai para krUratA adhika nahIM hotI / usake aMdara thor3I dayA aura kSamA bhI hotI hai, thor3A prema bhI rahatA hai / lekina satoguNa arthAt vaha guNa jisameM dhairya, kSamA, zAMti, karuNA, prema, Ananda- dazA sadA vidyamAna rahatI hai 1 tamoguNa kI preraNA se galata kAmoM ko aMjAma diyA jAtA hai, rajoguNa kI preraNA se svayaM ko sthApita karane kA ahaMbhAva aura abhimAna jagatA hai aura satoguNa kI preraNA se hama prabhu ke divya patha kA anusaraNa karate haiN| yoga karane kA uddezya bhI yahI hai ki hamArA tamoguNa kama ho| hamAre aMdara adhika mAtrA meM rajoguNa va tamoguNa vidyamAna hai| yoga, sAdhanA, satsaMga, svAdhyAya kA uddezya yahI hai ki hamAre aMdara satoguNa kA vikAsa ho / tamoguNa va rajoguNa ghaTate jAe~ / hama jo sAyaMkAla meM pratikramaNa yA saMdhyA karate haiM vaha isalie ki he prabhu, dinabhara meM agara kisI prakAra kA galata ciMtana ho gayA ho, galata vANI kA upayoga ho gayA ho, galata karma yA vyavahAra ho gayA ho to hama bArambAra kSamA-prArthanA karate haiM / yaha sadbhAva hai aura pratyeka vyakti ko sone se pahale yaha bhAva avazya rakhane caahie| agara Aja hamase krodha ho gayA to samajha lenA ki Aja hamAre citta meM tamoguNa kA udaya adhika thA isalie krodha huA / hA~, agara koI Apase galata vyavahAra kare phira bhI Apa zAMti banAe rakha sake arthAt satoguNa kI pradhAnatA thI isalie mApha kara ske| roja parivartana hotA rahatA hai sAgara kI laharoM jaise tamoguNa, rajoguNa, satoguNa 42 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA tApamAna U~cA-nIcA hotA rahatA hai| agara hama yoga kI samajha rakhate haiM to hameM yogI kI taraha jIvana jInA caahie| koI hamAre sAtha cAhe jaisA vyavahAra kare hama apanI ora se saumya, sakArAtmaka aura madhura vyavahAra kreN| svayaM para saMyama rakheMge, aMkuza rkheNge| agara cittavRttiyoM kA nirodha yoga hai to yAda rakheM ina vRttiyoM para aMkuza lagAnA saMyama hai| rAma kI taraha maryAdAoM ko jie~, mahAvIra kI taraha ahiMsA ko apanAe~, buddha kI taraha karuNA kI bhAvanA rakheM - ye sabhI satoguNa haiM / yayAti kI taraha jIne vAle to kevala vAsanA ke putale hote haiM ve kevala tamoguNa ko hI jIvana meM pradhAnatA dete hai| aise loga prakAza meM janma lekara bhI aMdhakAra meM samApta ho jAte haiN| duniyA kA koI bhI phala apane bIja se judA nahIM hotaa| acche phaloM ko prApta karane ke lie hamezA acche bIja bote rahanA caahie| aMta meM eka kahAnI se preraNA leN| kahate haiM : jarmana meM eka prasiddha vyakti hai obara lina / eka bAra obara lina A~dhI-oloM ke tUphAna meM pha~sa ge| unhoMne madada ke lie guhAra kI, para unakI AvAz2a teja tUphAna meM guma ho gii| oloM kI mAra jhelate-jhelate Aqhira behoza hokara gira pdd'e| thor3I dera meM hI udhara se eka kisAna gujraa| usane eka iMsAna ko behoza par3e dekhA to apanI bA~hoM meM uThAkara apanI jhoMpar3I meM le aayaa| vahA~ obara lina ko hoza AyA, to usane usa kisAna kI A~khoM meM dekhate hue kahA, dhanyavAda! tumane merI jAna bcaaii| maiM tumheM qImatI inAma denA cAhatA huuN| kisAna ne hairAnI bhare svara meM kahA, inAma kisalie? maiMne eka mitra ko musIbata meM dekhA, to jAna bacAne ke lie jhoMpar3e meM le aayaa| maiMne mahaja karttavya nibhAyA hai| ___obara lina ne kahA, 'kama-se-kama apanA nAma to btaao|'kisaan ne kahA, mitra batAo, usa paropakArI kA nAma kyA bAibila meM hai? obara lina eka minaTa ke lie mauna huA aura kahA, 'nhiiN|'kisaan bolA, to mujhe bhI anAma hI rahane do| basa, jIvana meM kevala acche bIja bote jaao| ve bIja jo hamAre sadguNoM ko bar3hAe~, jIvana meM dhanyatA kA Ananda pradAna kreN| apanI ora se itanA hI nivedana karatA huuN| | 43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svabhAva-parivartana : yoga kA pahalA camatkAra mere priya Atman, manuSya kI sArI gatividhiyA~ usake antarmana se saMcAlita hotI haiN| jIvana ke sAre baMdhana aura usakI AdhyAtmika svataMtratA ke lie bhI antarmana hI uttaradAyI hotA hai| usake bAhya saMbaMdha, bAhya kriyA aura bAhya gatividhi avazya hI prabhAvakArI va pariNAmadAyI hote haiM, lekina bIja to antarmana meM hI hotA hai| soca-vicAra, karma yA prakRti ke rUpa meM jo bhI zurU hotA hai vaha antarmana se hI AtA hai| maharSi pataMjali ne hameM usI antarmana se sAkSAtkAra karAte hue usakI zuddhi, siddhi aura samAdhi ke lie yogasUtroM kA pratipAdana kiyA hai| unhoMne jAnA ki manuSya kA antarmana hI jIvana kI samasta gatividhiyoM kA AdhAra aura purodhA hai| isalie yogasUtroM meM mana ko vizleSita karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| antarmana ke do pahalU haiM - mana aura citta / mana vaha hai jo vicAra aura vikalpoM ke rUpa meM anubhava hotA hai aura citta vaha hai jo hamArI mUla vRttiyoM ke rUpa meM jo tattva aMdara samAhita rahatA hai usakA jJAna karatA hai| yoga kA uddezya vyakti ko zAMtimaya banAnA to ho sakatA hai lekina mukhya uddezya citta kI zuddhi karanA hai| citta kI nirmala 44 || For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthiti hI vAstava meM yoga hai / mana ko zuddha karanA yoga kA uddezya nahIM hai kyoMki mana to citta kI abhivyakti hai / citta aura mana meM to sAgara va usakI laharoM jitanA aMtara hai / lahareM arthAt mana aura usake vikalpa, sAgara arthAt citta / phrAyaDa ne jise acetana mana kahA hai sabakAMzasa mAiMDa, bhAratIya manISiyoM kI bhASA meM vahI citta hai / jaba hama dhyAna-sAdhanA karate haiM to mana ke rUpa meM eka tattva kA spaSTa anubhava karate haiM, kyoMki vicAra aura vikalpadhArA ke rUpa meM vaha bhItara bahatA rahatA hai| aisI sthiti meM lagatA hai ki hameM citta kA anubhava to hotA hI nhiiN| jaba hama samudra ko dekhate haiM to lahareM dikhAI detI haiM lekina binA samudra ke lahareM kahA~ se A sakatI haiN| lahareM to uTheMgI hI / mana ke bhItara vicAra - vikalpa kI lahareM to hiloreM leMgI hI / laharoM ke udvelana meM, utAra-car3hAva meM farqa A sakatA hai, para lahareM to uThatI rahatI haiM / yoga kA uddezya vyakti ke mana ko samApta karanA nahIM hai, apitu jisakI vaz2aha sekrodha, moha, mAyA, lobha, rAga-dveSa jaisI vRttiyA~ udita hotI haiM usa citta kA nirodha karanA, use zuddha karanA, parimArjita karanA yoga kA uddezya hai| yoga zarIra ko svastha avazya karatA hai, para usakI pravRttiyoM ko samApta nahIM karatA / AhAra, nidrA, maithuna jaisI mUla pravRttiyA~ yoga karate hue bhI vidyamAna rahatI haiM, lekina jo acetana mana hai, bhItara jo citta vyApta hai, jo vRttiyoM kA samUha hai unakA nirodha karanA, una para aMkuza lagAnA, unheM parimArjita karanA yoga kA kAma hai / citta aura mana kI sthiti pAnI meM DUbI huI barfa kI taraha hai arthAt jo barpha pAnI meM DUbI hai vaha dikhAI nahIM detI yahI citta hai aura jo barfa bAhara naz2ara A rahI hai vaha mana hai / vicAra - vikalpa ke rUpa meM jo anubhava hotA hai vaha to dasa pratizata hai kyoMki jaba hama so jAte haiM to yaha dasa pratizata mana to so jAtA hai aura bacA huA nabbe pratizata vAlA citta kAryazIla ho jAtA hai / dhyAna ke dvArA citta kA parimArjana, nirodha hotA hai| dhyAna meM hamArA lakSya hI yahI hotA hai ki hama apane citta kA nirodha kreN| pataMjali kahate haiM - avidyA, asmitA, rAga-dveSa aura mRtyu kA bhaya - ye citta ke kleza haiN| pataMjali ne kahA hai ki citta ke bhItara klezakArI aura aklezakArI do prakAra kI vRttiyA~ aisI hotI haiM jinake kAraNa hameM kaSTa, duHkha, vedanAe~, ArtadhyAna aura raudra dhyAna jaisI sthitiyoM se guz2aranA par3atA hai| lekina kucha vRttiyA~ aisI hotI haiM jo jIvana meM sukhadAyI lagatI haiM / prema, karuNA, zAMti, dayA Adi vRttiyA~ hameM sukhakara lagatI haiN| yoga evaM dhyAna se For Personal & Private Use Only 45 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama klezakArI vRttiyoM kA kSaya karate haiN| ___ maiMne sunA hai - eka zikSaka bhagavAna kI khoja ke lie nikala pdd'aa| vaha svargaloka ko khojatA huA kAfI bhaTakane ke bAda Aqhira svarga ke dvAra para phuNcaa| dvArapAloM ne zikSaka ko roka diyA aura pUchA - 'tuma kauna ho?' javAba milA - 'maiM eka shikssk|' dvArapAla ne kahA, 'Thaharo, prabhu se pUchakara AtA huuN|' thor3I dera meM dvArapAla lauTakara AyA aura kahA, bhagavAna kahate haiM ki zikSaka ke lie svargaloka meM koI jagaha nahIM hai kyoMki tumane zikSA ke rUpa meM kevala vyApAra kiyA hai|' zikSaka vApasa lauTane lagA ki tabhI use eka daivIya AvAja sunAI dI, 'he zikSaka! mRta zabdoM aura ahaMkAra kI dhUla tumhAre jigara se cipakI huI hai, mauna aura dhyAna rUpI jAla se isa dhUla ko dho DAlo, tumheM bhagavAna ke darzana svataH mileNge|' zikSaka apane bhItara kI gaharAI meM utara gayA, tabhI usane phira se eka daivIya AvAja sunI, zikSaka mitra hotA hai, apane sahayogiyoM kA, vidyArthiyoM kA, pazupakSiyoM kA, samagra mAnava-jAti kaa| eka saccA zikSaka prabhu kI sArI sRSTi kI sevA karatA hai| yaha sunate hI zikSaka kA hRdaya bhara aayaa| usane kahA, 'he prabhu! mujhe AzIrvAda do ki Aja se maiM zikSA kI saccI sevA kara skuuN| apane sahayogiyoM va vidyArthiyoM, pazu-pakSiyoM aura sampUrNa mAnava-jAti kA mitra bana skuuN| Aja se maiM ApakI saccI saMtAna banakara dharatI para lauTa rahA hU~ aura zikSA kI sevA ko ApakI hI sevA mAnatA rhuuNgaa|' usane do qadama dharatI kI ora bar3hAe hI the ki tabhI svarga kA daravAjA khula gyaa| prabhu ne darzana die, AzIrvAda diyA aura kahA, 'jo apane aMtarmana ko svArtha, lobha aura ahaMkAra se mukta karake mere kArya meM merA sahayoga karatA hai maiM usI se pyAra karatA huuN| tumhArA hRdaya zuddha huA, tuma dharatI para jAo aura mere kArya meM sahayoga karo, tumheM merA AzIrvAda hai|' pataMjali kahate haiM, jahA~ hRdaya zuddha hai vahIM yoga hai|' hama loga dhyAna ke patha para calakara apane hRdaya ko zuddha karate haiM aura zrI bhagavAna ko apane hRdaya meM, apanI A~khoM meM basAte haiN| pataMjali ke sUtra haiM - abhyAsa vairAgyAbhyAm tnnirodhH| avidyA-asmitArAga-dveSa-abhinivezA: kleshaaH|dhyaanyeH tad vRttyH| abhyAsa aura vairAgya se citta-vRttiyoM kA nirodha hotA hai| avidyA, asmitA 46/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arthAt ahaMkAra, rAga, dveSa aura mRtyu-bhaya - ye citta ke pA~ca kleza haiM / kleza kaSTa aura duHkha haiN| dhyAna ke dvArA ina klezakArI vRttiyoM kA nAza kiyA jA sakatA hai| hamAre antarmana meM alaga-alaga samaya para alaga-alaga vRttiyoM aura vikalpoM kA udaya hotA rahatA hai| citta kA nirodha karane ke lie pataMjali, mahAvIra, buddha sabhI apane-apane DhaMga se yuktiyA~ batAte haiN| mahAvIra ne anupazyanA zabda kA prayoga kiyA, buddha ne vipazyanA aura pataMjali nirodha zabda kA prayoga karate haiM / nirodha arthAt rokanA yA aMkuza lagAnA, usakA kSaya krnaa| buddha kA kahanA hai ki isake lie hameM citta ko sacetanatApUrvaka dekhanA hogaa| ve tIna zabdoM kA prayoga karate haiM - AtApI, saMprajJAnI aura smRtimaan| tapasvI banakara apane citta meM uThane vAle rAgadveSamUlaka sabhI bIjoM ko kATanA, naSTa karanA - yaha AtApI hai| mana meM prakRti ke jo sUkSma va choTe-choTe bIja haiM unheM kaattnaa| saMprajJAnI arthAt apanI prajJA ko, apanI buddhi ko apanI cittavRttiyoM ke prati jAgarUka krnaa| yAnI citta kI hara lahara ke prati, hara taraMga ke prati,hara dhArA ke prati apanI bodha-dazA ko gahana krnaa|smRtimaan arthAt sacetana honaa| apanI cittadazAoM ke prati pala-pala jAgarUka honaa| buddha ne yaha bhI kahA ki sAdhaka rAga-dveSa se rahita hokara AtI-jAtI sA~sa-dhArA ko dekhe, sA~soM para apanI gaharAI banAe, apanI deha kI saMvedanAoM ko dekhe, apane citta ko dekhe| isa sADhe tIna hAtha kI kAyA meM jo bhI udaya aura vilaya ho sAdhaka usakA vipazyI bane, sAkSI bane, prajJAzIla bne|saadhk ke lie z2arUrI hai ki vaha nirapekSabhAva meM rahe anyathA citta ke jaMjAla se kaise mukta ho skegaa| mahAvIra ne citta kI tahoM ko, citta ke kaSAyoM ko kATane kA dUsarA tarIkA batAyA- unhoMne kahA ki citta ko kendrita karane ke lie vyakti trATaka kre|kbhii loka ko AdhAra banAe, kabhI jharane ko, kabhI pAnI ko, kabhI dIpazikhA ko, kabhI kAyA ko, kahIM bhI apane citta ko sthira kare |saadhk pahale piMDastha dhyAna kare, phira padastha dhyAna kare aura aMta meM rUpAtIta dhyAna kre| piMDastha dhyAna arthAta isa deha meM apane dhyAna ko sthita kara deha kI bhalIbhAMti anupazyanA kare, phira citta meM sthita hokara padastha dhyAna kre| kyoMki ve jAnate haiM Ama insAna ke lie sIdhe apane citta ko sthira karanA mumakina nahIM ho pAtA hai| isalie padastha dhyAna-kisI bhI maMtra kA upayoga kara sakate haiN| jaise - ko'ham - maiM kauna hU~, maiM kahA~ se AyA hU~, maiM yahA~ se kahA~ jAU~gA, merA paricaya kyA hai? kyA mAtA-pitA hI merA paricaya hai, mere janma kA AdhAra kyA hai? yA o'm yA soham yA arham kA zvAsozvAsa ke sAtha smaraNa kre| | 47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhaka isa pada meM, isa bIja maMtra meM lagAtAra praveza karatA jAe, DUbatA jAe,kho jaae| padastha dhyAna yAnI jisase citta ko ramA sako, usakI anuprekSA, ciMtana aura mnn| hama loga 'o'm' kA upayoga karate haiN| AtI-jAtI zvAsa-dhArA ke sAtha dhArApravAha aura layabaddha o'm' kA smaraNa karate haiM tAki hamAre citta meM ekalayatA A jaae| ekalayatA Ane ke bAda mahAvIra ke anusAra aba vyakti paramAtma-cetanA ke dhyAna meM vilIna hotA jaae| vaha siddhoM kA dhyAna dhre| buddha kI bhASA meM vyakti dharma kI anupazyanA kre| pataMjali ke anusAra vyakti yA to apane iSTa prabhu kA dhyAna kare yA o'm' ke svarUpa kA punaH punaH ciMtana aura smaraNa kre| isase hamArA citta jo naukA rUpa hai lekina vicAra aura vikalpoM kI laharoM meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai, ekAgratA nahIM bana pAtI vaha ekAgra ho jAtA hai| pataMjali kahate haiM - ekAgra hone para divya cetanA kA dhyAna dharo tAki hama citta se cetanA kI ora bar3he, bhItara ke aMdhakAra meM prakAza kA udaya ho| dhyAna sAdhanA kA patha bahuta gaharA patha hai| hama sabhI loga apane-apane citta ke gheroM se, kaSAyoM se, lezyAoM se ghire hue haiN| yaha jAnate hue bhI ki krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha jaise kaSAya hama para jaba-taba hAvI hote rahate haiM inake kAraNa nukasAna bhI uThAnA par3atA hai, para hama loga inase mukta nahIM ho pAte haiN| jaba taka ye kaSAya bhItara dabe rahate haiM aura inakA udaya nahIM hotA taba taka hama sabhI bAhara se iMdradhanuSa kI taraha suMdara aura holI ke raMgoM kI taraha suhAvane lagate haiM, para jaise hI ina kaSAyoM meM se kisI eka kaSAya kA bhI udaya ho jAtA hai to hama usake ghere meM ghira jAte haiN| phira hamArI vahI hAlata hotI hai jo makar3ajAla meM kisI makar3I kI huA karatI hai| yoM to kahane meM sabhI acche haiM, para kisake mana meM kyA hai isakA jJAna to vyakti ko svayaM ko hI hai| prazna hai hama apane citta ke kaSAyoM aura gheroM ke yoM hI adhIna raheMge yA citta ke AvegoM, udvegoM aura kaSAyoM se mukta hone kA koI rAstA bhI talAzeMge? pataMjali kahate haiM - abhyAsa aura vairAgya ke dvArA hama apane citta kA nirodha kara sakate haiN| tannirodhaH arthAt tat + nirodha / tat arthAt usakA yAnI cittavRttiyoM kA nirodh| nirodha ke lie cAhie abhyAsa aura vairAgya yAnI anaaskti| __bhItara kI sAdhanA ke lie hI nahIM, jIvana ke bAhya sAdhanoM ko sAdhane ke lie bhI abhyAsa karanA par3atA hai| phira cAhe calanA ho, khAnA-pInA ho, sonA ho, adhyayana karanA ho yA anya koI bhI kArya kyoM na karanA ho, hara cIja kA hameM abhyAsa karanA par3atA hai| yaha jIvana kI vyavasthA hai ki kisI bhI pariNAma ko prApta 48 / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane ke lie pUrA-pUrA abhyAsa sampAdita karanA hotA hai| karata-karata abhyAsa ke jar3amati hota sujAna' hameM isa zAzvata vacana se jIvana kA pATha grahaNa karanA caahie| bhalA jaba niraMtara abhyAsa se kala kA mUrkha Ane vAle kala ko mahAkavi kAlIdAsa bana sakatA hai to kyA hama niraMtara abhyAsa karate-karate apane citta para vijaya nahIM pA sakate? vyakti kA citta aura antarmana hI svarga aura naraka hotA hai| yadi hamArA citta acchI bhAvadhArAoM meM lagA huA hai to vahI svarga aura sukha hai aura yahI citta agara galata aura klezakArI dhArAoM, vRttiyoM meM lagA huA hai to yahI naraka hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM - appA kattA vikattA y| AtmA hI kartA hai, AtmA hI bhoktA hai| appA mittaM amittaM ca - vyakti kI antarAtmA hI usakA mitra aura zatru hai| satpravRttiyoM meM sthita rahane vAlI AtmA hI mitra hai aura galata rAstoM para jAne vAlI AtmA hI zatru hai| yahA~ isa duniyA meM na koI kisI kA mitra hai aura na hI koI kisI kA zatru / yaha to vyavahAra kI bhASA hai ki ApakI kisI ke prati dostI hai| haqIqata meM to svayaM se hI dostI hotI hai, citta kI eka vRtti dosta banA detI hai aura dUsarI vRtti duzmana banA detI hai| rAgamUlaka vRtti jagI to dosta bana gae aura dveSamUlaka vRtti jaga gaI to zatru ho ge| jise hama zatru mAnate haiM vaha bhI insAna hai aura mitra bhI insAna hai| pataMjali kahate haiM cAhe jaisI sthiti ho abhyAsa aura vairAgya ke dvArA ina vRttiyoM kA nirodha kiyA jA sakatA hai| pataMjali nirvRtti ke preraNAdUta haiN| nirvRtti arthAt vRttiyoM se mukti / vRttiyoM se mukta honA hI mukti hai, videha-avasthA hai| pataMjali abhyAsa para jora dete haiM / vRttiyoM se mukta hone ke lie dhyAna upayogI hai aura dhyAna ko sAdhane ke lie adhika-se-adhika abhyAsa Avazyaka hai| citta kI nirmala sthiti ko prApta karane ke lie hameM dhairyapUrvaka adhika-se-adhika dhyAna karanA caahie| dhyAna meM jaldabAz2I doSa hai| yaha mArga dhairya kA mArga hai| yahA~ jo jaldabAz2I karatA hai vaha Tika hI nahIM paataa| adhIratA caMcalatA kI nizAnI hai aura caMcalatA dhyAna kI dushmn| isa zabda para hama z2yAdA-se-jyAdA dhyAna deM aura vaha zabda hai - 'abhyAsa, niraMtara abhyaas|' yaha jo niraMtaratA hai vahI saphalatA kI nIMva hai, vahI samAdhi kI cAbI hai| niraMtaratA banI rahe to rassI se bhI patthara ko kATA jA sakatA hai, pattharoM se imAratoM ko banAyA jA sakatA hai, patharIlI z2amInoM para bhI ThaMDe pAnI ke kueM khode jA sakate haiN| maiM kahA karatA hU~ - yadi koI niyamita AdhA ghaMTA svAdhyAya kare to pA~ca varSa | 49 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM pAraMgata paMDita bana sakatA hai| basa, kevala niyamitatA caahie| niyamitatA hI pariNAma detI hai| mAtra karanA nahIM, niyamita, lagAtAra, satat karate rahanA pariNAma detA hai| vartamAna samaya meM na koI buddha hai, na sarvajJa hai, na kevalI hai - phira hama kyA kareM, kaise citta kA nirodha kareM / bauddhika rUpa se to gurujana hamArA mArgadarzana kara sakate haiM lekina AdhyAtmika rUpa se hamArI vRttiyoM ko zuddha aura parimArjita karanA cunautIpUrNa kArya hai| kahane ko to saMta aura guru haz2AroM haiM, para aisA saMta yA guru to haz2AroM meM do-cAra hote haiM jo hamAre citta kA kAyAkalpa kara deN| kahate haiM : rAjakumAra megha ne bhagavAna kI divya vANI ko sunakara saMnyAsa dhAraNa kara liyA thaa| pahalA hI dina thaa| rAta ko soyA huA thA, jisa kakSa meM soyA huA thA usameM aura bhI aneka saMta soye hue the| saMtoM kI AvAjAhI aura padacApa se vaha dhairyapUrvaka nIMda na le paayaa| vaha vicalita ho gyaa| usane vApasa rAjamahala lauTane kI mAnasikatA banA lii| alasubaha vaha jaise hI lauTane lagA ki bhagavAna ne usake girate hue qadamoM ko saMbhAla liyaa| bhagavAna ne kahA, 'vatsa! apane Apako jItane ke lie calA thaa| kyA kevala eka rAta meM hI phisala gayA?' megha bhagavAna kI isa bAta ko sunakara acaMbhe meM par3a gayA ki inheM kaise patA calA ki maiM ghara lauTa rahA hU~? vaha bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM jAkara gira pdd'aa| bhagavAna ne kahA, 'apane pUrva janma meM eka kharagoza para kI gaI mahAn dayA ke kAraNa Aja tuma rAjakumAra bane / usa janma meM tuma eka hAthI the| tAjuba tuma eka hAthI hokara bhI dayAzIla ho gae aura Aja rAjakumAra hokara bhI sahanazIla aura samatAzIla na bana paae|' bhagavAna kI ina bAtoM ko sunakara usakI AtmA itanI udvelita ho gaI ki pUrva janma ke ve dRzya A~khoM ke sAmane sAkAra ho utthe| eka vicalita AtmA phira se sthira ho gii| isa taraha megha mukta ho gyaa| hamAre pAsa bhagavAna jaisA sAnnidhya to hai nahIM jo hamArI AtmA ke bhItara praveza karake hameM jagA de, hameM cetA de, hameM rAstA dikhA de| hama zAstra khaMgAlate haiM, saMtoM ke jJAna meM se kucha talAzane kI koziza karate haiM, yahI socakara ki zAyada unake divya jJAna meM se hameM koI kiraNa mila jaae|apnii isI jijJAsA aura pipAsA ke calate hI to hama pataMjali ke bhI pAsa pahuMce haiN| pataMjali ke yoga-sUtroM meM se koI sUtra nikAla rahe haiN| zAyada koI kAma bana jAe, koI dizA mila jAe, koI camatkAra ho jAe, koI rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita ho jaae|aisaa rUpAMtaraNa jise hama kaha sakeM - apUrva! apUrva!! apUrva!!! Aja hama eka aisI vidhi kA prayoga kareMge jisake dvArA apanI vRttiyoM ke 50 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirodha kA prayatna kreNge| vaise bhI guru to jJAna de sakatA hai, mArgadarzana kara sakatA hai, apanI vRttiyoM kA nirodha to qhuda hI karanA hogaa|app dIpo bhava - buddha kA prasiddha vacana hai| apane die khuda bano, apane guru bhI khudaM bano aura svayaM ko mArga pradAna kro| tuma itane choTe aura dUdhamuhe bacce bhI nahIM ho ki maiM tumhArA guru bnuuN| tumheM calanA sikhaauuN| Apa apanA bhalA socane meM khuda samartha haiN| kyA karanA cAhie, kyA nahIM karanA cAhie? yaha Apako kAfI hada taka bhalI-bhA~ti jJAna hai| maiM to kevala eka kalyANa-mitra kA kAma kara rahA huuN| na maiM Age hU~, na Apa pIche haiN| apana saba sAtha-sAtha haiN| farka kevala itanA hai ki mere hAtha meM dIyA hai aura Apa mere sAtha haiN| kisI eka ke pAsa bhI dIyA ho to yahI kahA jAegA ki sabake hAtha meM dIyA hai| kisI eka kI rozanI meM bhI hama loga apanA safara taya kara sakate haiN| aba phira cAhe Apa mujhe guru kaheM,mAsTara kaheM yA ApakA kalyANa cAhane vAlA jIvana-sAthI kheN| hameM yaha yAda rakhanA cAhie ki satata abhyAsa se hI kucha hAsila kiyA jA sakatA hai| saMbhava hai prArambha meM saphalatA na mile lekina niyamita abhyAsa se zikharoM kA sparza kiyA jA sakatA hai| citta kI vRttiyA~ jo janmoM-janmoM se saMcita kI huI haiM unakA avasAna karanA hI yoga kI prAthamikatA hai| vicAra to isI janma kI utpatti haiM ve to phulajhar3iyoM kI taraha haiM jo uThate haiM aura vilIna ho jAte haiM lekina cittavRttiyA~ na jAne kitane janmoM se sAtha calI A rahI haiN| ina vRttiyoM kA zamana karanA hI yoga hai| na jAne apana loga kaba se krodha kie jA rahe haiM, bhogoM ko doharAte cale jA rahe haiN| yAnI kula milAkara aba taka jo yoga rahA hai, vaha kevala vRttiyoM kA yoga rahA hai| bodha kA yoga, hoza kA yoga, jJAna kA yoga rahA nahIM, isIlie to janma-janmAMtara se ajJAna kA yoga rahA hai, bhogoM kA bhoga rahA hai| hama apanI vRttiyoM ke gulAma ho ge| hama vRttiyoM kA hI saMcaya karate rahe haiM, inhIM kA poSaNa karate rahe haiN| hameM saMtoSa bhI tabhI hotA hai jaba hamArI vRtti ke anurUpa hameM viSaya upalabdha hotA hai| yoga vRttiyoM kA avasAna karatA hai, vRttiyoM se mukta hone meM hamArI madada karatA hai| . ___ vyakti eka hI dina meM vRttiyoM se mukta nahIM ho jaaegaa| isake lie abhyAsa kI z2arUrata hai, hoza aura bodha kI z2arUrata hai, jAgarUkatA kI z2arUrata hai, aveyaranesa aura alarTanesa kI z2arUrata hai| jIvana meM jo kucha bhI kiyA jAe usameM pUrA-pUrA hoza aura bodha banA rahe / hozapUrvaka kArya karane vAlA eka-na-eka dina avazya mukta ho jaaegaa| hozapUrvaka kiyA gayA eka satkRtya bhI jIvanabhara ke pApoM ko dhone meM saphala | 51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho jAtA hai / yadi hama avidyAvAna yA ajJAnI banakara apanI vRttiyoM kA poSaNa karate rahe to janmoM-janmoM taka apanI vRttiyoM se mukta nahIM ho paaeNge| jina vRttiyoM ko hama Aja posa rahe haiM pUrva janma meM bhI hamane inhIM vRttiyoM kA poSaNa kiyaa| yadi yahI silasilA jArI rahA to hamArA hara janma pUrva janma kA hI eka punarsaMskaraNa hogaa| yadi hama hoza aura bodha ke sAtha apanI vRttiyoM se sAkSAtkAra kareMge, unakA kSaya kareMge to dhIre-dhIre bodha kI gaharAI ke sAtha vRttiyoM se bAhara nikalate jAe~ge aura hamAre bhItara saccI zAMti kA prakAza phailane lagegA / hama saMbodhi ke saMvAhaka ho jaaeNge| hama svayaM mUlyAMkana kara pAe~ge ki pahale bhI vRtti kA udaya hotA thA aba bhI vRtti kA udaya hotA hai lekina taba klezakArI vRttiyA~ mUrtarUpa letI thIM aura aba aklezakArI vRttiyA~ udita hotI haiN| pahale choTI-sI bAta ho jAtI to tIna dina taka hAvI rahatI thI, palaka jhapakate hI gussA A jAtA thA, choTI-choTI bAtoM se saMbaMdhoM meM darAra A jAtI thI lekina aba agara koI kucha kahatA hai to bAta hI asara nahIM krtii| krodha kA nimitta sAmane hotA hai, para hameM krodha nahIM hotaa| bhoga kA nimitta sAmane rahatA hai, para hamAre bhItara bhoga kA AkarSaNa nahIM hotaa| yahI to hai yoga / himAlaya meM rahane se bhalA kisI krodha yA bhoga kI kasauTI hotI hai ? citta yadi rAga-dveSa ke udvelana se Upara uTha jAe to phira cAhe Apa gA~va meM raheM yA guphA meM, ghara para raheM yA maz2Ara para / isase koI farka nahIM par3atA / basa, z2arUrata hai kevala jAgarUkatA kI, sacetanatA kI, mukti kI abhilASA kI / jyoM-jyoM hamArA bodha aura yoga gaharA hotA jAegA, vRttiyoM ke prati hamArI jAgarUkatA, hamArI saMprajJAzIlatA gaharI hotI jAegI, hama vRttiyoM ke prabhAva se mukta hote jaaeNge| aMdherA tabhI taka to prabhAvI rahatA hai jaba taka prakAza kA udaya nahIM ho jaataa| duniyAbhara ke aMdhere ko dUra karane ke lie hoza aura bodha kA, abhyAsa aura anAsakti kA eka sUraja kAfI hai / yoga vizuddha rUpa se vyakti ko usake svabhAva ke sAtha jor3atA hai, svabhAva meM parivartana lAtA hai / svabhAva meM parivartana lAnA hI yoga kA pahalA camatkAra hai / ho sakatA hai hamArA aMtaramana, hamArA citta ga~dalA ho, para kyA Apane nahIM sunA ki 'mana caMgA to kaThautI meM gaMgA !' aMtaramana agara gaMgA kI taraha nahIM hai, to ise gaMgA kI taraha banAyA jA sakatA hai / citta kI nirmala sthiti ko prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| isake lie hama dhyAna kA adhika-se-adhika abhyAsa kareM, sacetanatA ko adhika-se 52 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhika seMTaralAija kreN| mAnA ki bhItara meM gaMdagI bhI hai, para agara isa gaMdagI ko bhI yadi rUpAMtarita karane kI kalA A jAe to yaha gaMdagI hI khAda banakara kisI paudhe ko phUloM kI khuzabU de sakatI hai| sAdhanA parivartana kA nAma hai, svayaM ko jIta lene kA nAma hai| udhara Apake sAmane hI khar3A hai eka ddoNg| DaoNga eka pratIka hai| bhauMkane kA, gurrAne kA, khIjhane kA, svArtha kaa| hama isa DaoNga ko ulaTa ddaaleN| bana jAegA 'goNdd'| jIvana kA yahI to khela hai| koI gaoNDa ulaTakara bana gayA DaoNga aura koI DaoNga ulaTakara bana gayA goNdd| DaoNga bana gae yAnI pazu kI zreNI meM cale Ae vahIM agara gaoNDa bana gae to prabhu kI zreNI meM pahu~ca ge| eka meM patana hai eka meM utthAna hai, eka meM girAvaTa hai to eka meM khilAvaTa hai| hama dhyAna se sAkSAtkAra kareM aura dhyAna meM apane citta se sAkSAtkAra kreN| AtmAnubhUti kaba hogI yaha to svayaM AtmA kI apanI icchA para nirbhara hai| devatA kaba prakaTa hoMge yaha daivIya zakti kI icchA para hai| hama to kevala citta ko nirmala karane kA prayatna kara sakate haiN| bIja bonA hamArA kAma hai, use sIMcanA hamArA dAyitva hai, apane boe gae bIjoM kI rakSA karanA hamArI z2avAbadArI hai| phala kaisA AegA, phUla kisa taraha ke khileMge, yaha saba to prabhu aura prakRti kI vyavasthAoM para nirbhara hai| hamAre lie sukUna kI bAta sirpha itanI-sI hai ki hamane prayAsa kiyA, abhyAsa kiyA, puruSArtha kiyaa| kahate haiM bhAgIrathI ko lAne meM kaI pIDhiyA~ bIta gaIM, para jisake qadama calate rahate haiM vaha eka-na-eka dina avazya pahu~catA hai| svarga meM rahane vAlI gaMgA taba dharatI para utara AtI hai| puruSArtha ke sAtha dhairya aura vizvAsa to cAhie hii| karata-karata abhyAsa ke jar3amati hota sujaan| rasarI Avata-jAvata teM sila para par3ata nishaan|| athavA yoM kahie - dhIre-dhIre re manA, dhIre saba kucha hoya, mAlI sIMce sau ghar3A, Rtu Aya phala hoya // apane Apa pariNAma AtA hai, basa abhyAsa jArI rhe| agara pariNAma nahIM AyA hai to isakA matalaba hai ki abhyAsa abhI kamaz2ora hai| vaha kahAnI to yAda hai na-jisameM kahA gayA hai- bhIma rAta ke aMdhere meM bhojana kara rahA thaa| arjana jaba rAta meM jagA to usane pAyA ki bhIma pAsa meM nahIM hai| vaha DhU~r3hane ke lie bAhara nikalA, amAvasa kI rAta, ghuppa aMdherA, hAtha ko hAtha na suujhe| kisI prakAra rasoI kI ora bar3hakara usane AvAz2a dI, 'bhIma bhaiyA!' bhIma ne kahA, 'hA~, arjuna! maiM yahA~ | 53 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasoIghara meM huuN|' arjuna aMdhere meM sa~bhalakara calate hue bhIma ke pAsa pahu~cA aura pUchA, 4 'bhaiyA, amAvasa kI aMdhiyArI rAta meM tuma khAnA kaise khA rahe ho ?' bhIma ne batAyA ki vaha to roz2a hI rAta meM Akara khAnA khAtA hai| arjuna ne kahA, 'para khA kaise lete ho, tumhAre hAtha kA kaura mu~ha meM jAtA hai yA nAka meM?' bhIma ne kahA, 'bhaiyA ! vaha to sIdhA mu~ha meM jAtA hai / " para kaise?' bhIma ne z2avAba diyA, 'are bhAI, roz2a ke abhyAsa se / ' 'abhyAsa' - yahI zabda arjuna ko gahana preraNA de gayA / usane apanA dhanuSa uThAyA aura rAta ke aMdhere meM hI nikala par3A lakSya-saMdhAna ke abhyAsa ke lie / guru droNa kI A~kha khulatI hai, dhanuSa kI TaMkAra sunakara ve bAhara Ate haiM aura kahate haiM, yaha jJAna to maiMne tumheM diyA hI nahIM ki rAta ke aMdhere meM kaise tIra calAyA jAe, , phira yaha abhyAsa tumane kaise zurU kiyaa| arjuna ne kahA, 'gurudeva, bhIma bhaiyA ke zabdoM se prerita hokara !' guru droNa ne pUchA, 'kauna se zabda ?' arjuna ne kahA, 'abhyAsa, niraMtara abhyaas| jaba bhIma rAta ke aMdhere meM niraMtara abhyAsa ke kAraNa bhojana khAnA sIkha gayA to mujhe lagA ki yaha arjuna niraMtara abhyAsa karake rAtri meM lakSya-saMdhAna karanA kyA nahIM sIkha sakatA?' 4 yoga bhI abhyAsa se jur3A huA hai phira cAhe vaha abhyAsa Asana, prANAyAma yA dhyAna ke rUpa meM kiyA jaae| agara hama niSThApUrvaka, manoyogapUrvaka ise kareMge to nizcaya hI Asana hamAre svAsthya aura zarIra ke lie lAbhadAyI hoNge| prANAyAma hamAre prANoM ke UrjA - jAgaraNa meM madadagAra banegA aura dhyAna hamAre citta kI vRttiyoM ko nirmala karane meM, citta ke bhaTakAvoM ko rokane meM aura citta ko adhyAtma-bhAva kI ora Age bar3hane meM sahAyaka hogaa| isake lie AvazyakatA satata abhyAsa kI hai / 1 pataMjali kahate haiM abhyAsa aura vairAgya ! vairAgya arthAt anAsakti / vairAgya kA artha kevala saMnyAsa lenA hI nahIM hai / saMnyAsa kA eka artha vairAgya bhI hai lekina saMnyAsI hokara kuTiyAoM ko bhI mahala banAne ke lie prayatnazIla ho jAoge to vaha saMnyAsa vairAgya nahIM hogA / isalie vairAgya hai anAsakti / anAsakti arthAt saMsAra meM nirlipta-bhAva se jio / nirliptatA hameM draSTA-bhAva kI ora le jAtI hai aura jo draSTA hotA hai vaha kucha bhI grahaNa nahIM karatA / na kisI karma ko, na kisI kaSAya ko, na rAga-dveSa ko / anAsakta vyakti mahAyAna ko pAra kara jAtA hai| Asakti hI saMsAra hai aura anAsakti hI mokSa hai / Asakti kA pariNAma hai mRtyu aura anAsakti kA pariNAma hai mokSa / Asakti punarjanma ke bIja botI hai, jabaki anAsakti janma-maraNa kI jar3oM ko hI ukhAr3a pheMkatI hai| 54| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga kA vijJAna itanA hI hai ki Asakti chor3o, anAsakti kA amRtapAna kro| z2amIna para raho, para z2amInoM meM ulajha mata jaao|privaar meM raho, para parivAra ke hI hokara mata raha jaao| hameM kamala ke phUla ko hamezA yAda rakhanA cAhie jo pAnI meM rahatA hai, miTTI ke gAre meM rahatA hai, phira bhI usase Upara rahatA hai| yaha jo Upara uThanA hai, isI kA nAma anAsakti hai| yaha anAsakti hI hamAre lie mokSa kA dvAra hai| z2yAdA hastakSepa mata karo, z2yAdA TokATokI mata karo, z2yAdA jhuMjhalAhaTa mata paalo| sahajatA se jiio| honI ko ho lene do| tuma honI ke hamasafara ho jaao| z2yAdA mInamekha nikAloge, z2yAdA nuktAcInI karoge to taya hai ki tamheM pratisaMgharSa z2yAdA karanA pdd'egaa| tuma dUsaroM kI AlocanAoM aura AkrozoM ke z2yAdA zikAra bnoge| tumhAre bhAgya kA kaura koI aura nahIM le sakatA tathA kisI aura ke bhAgya kA kaura tuma nahIM chIna sakate, phira kyoM qhuda ko ulajhAte ho| sahaja raho, sahajatA se jio| ___ Apane hAkuina kI kahAnI sunI hai - eka bAra do saMta nadI kinAre se jA rahe the| unhoMne nadI kinAre ke kIcar3a meM pha~sI huI eka yuvatI ko dekhaa| unhoMne dekhA ki vaha yuvatI jitanA bAhara nikalane kA prayatna karatI utanI hI kIcar3a meM ulajhatI jaatii|aakh'ir usa yuvatI ne una jAte hue saMtoM se guhAra kI ki usakA hAtha thAma leM tAki vaha phisalana bharI kIcar3a se bAhara nikala ske| pahale saMta ne inakAra kara diyA aura kahA ki yaha usake saMnyAsa ke viruddha hai| vaha kisI mahilA ko sparza nahIM kara sktaa| isalie usakA hAtha nahIM pakar3a sktaa| aisA kaha kara vaha Age bar3ha gyaa| pIche jo dUsarA saMta A rahA thA - vaha hAkuina thaa| usase bhI mahilA ne anurodha kiyA ki mahAtmAjI! Apa idhara se jA rahe haiM, z2arA merA hAtha pakar3a leM aura mujhe isa kIcar3a se bAhara nikAla deN| Age nadI gaharI hai, maiM Draba jaauuNgii| saMdhyA kA samaya ho rahA hai, maiM akelI huuN|sNt ne kahA, 'ThIka hai, lo merA hAtha pakar3o aura bAhara A jaao|' yuvatI ne hAtha pakar3A aura uTha khar3I huI, lekina phisalana bhare kIcar3a kA rAstA bahuta lambA thaa| yuvatI saMta kA hAtha pakar3a ArAma se calane lagI aura saMta ne premapUrvaka vaha rAstA pAra karavA diyaa| Age nadI A gii| yuvatI kA kada choTA thaa| saMta ne kahA, 'ghabarAo mata, maiM tumheM uThAkara apane kaMdhe para biThA letA haiM aura isa taraha hama nadI pAra kara leNge|' saMta ne use nadI pAra karavA dii|yuvtii apane gA~va calI gaI aura hAkuina apanI yAtrA pr| | 55 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMdhyA ke samaya jaba donoM saMta mile to pahale vAle ne kahA, 'tuma abhI taka saMnyAsI nahIM hue| tumane mahilA ko pakar3A, usakA hAtha thAmA, use kaMdhe para biThAyA, yaha saba karane vAlA saMnyAsI nahIM ho sktaa| dUsarA saMnyAsI ha~sA aura bolA, 'acchA, ye bAta hai, maiMne use uThAyA, le gayA, para maiM to yaha saba vahIM-kAvahIM chor3akara A gayA, tuma to usako yahA~ taka Dhokara le aae| tumheM eka bAra phira se saMnyAsa lenA caahie| pahale ne kahA, 'agara maiM saMnyAsI nahIM hU~ to tumhIM batAo saccA saMnyAsI kaise huA jAtA hai?' taba dUsare saMta hAkuina ne kahA, 'jIvana meM hone vAlI pratyeka ghaTanA ko sAkSI-bhAva se dekhakara usase nikala jAnA hI vAstavika saMnyAsI honA hai|' maiM ise anAsakti khuuNgaa| dimAga meM kisI bAta ko, kisI vastu ko, kisI paristhiti ko, kisI vyakti ko DhonA isI kA nAma Asakti hai, jabaki paristhiti ke anusAra hone vAlI ghaTanA se guz2ara jAnA anAsakti hai| mana meM rAga-dveSa kI vRtti nahIM jaganI caahie| rAga-dveSa hI karma ke bIja haiM aura karma hI hara janma-maraNa kA, sukha-duHkha kA, hAni-lAbha kA yaza-apayaza kA AdhAra hai| sahajatA aura sacetanatA hI hara uThApaTaka se, hara UhApoha se, hara chAtIkUTe se mukta hone ke sIdhe sarala maMtra anAsakti arthAt shjtaa| eka ora hama anAsakta raheM, dUsarI ora sahajatA banAe rkheN| ina do saMtoM ke udAharaNa se samajheM - eka ne to uThAyA, nadI pAra karavAI aura Age bar3ha gyaa| usake mana meM usa mahilA ke bAre meM koI soca-vicAra nahIM hai lekina dUsarA abhI taka usa bAre meM, usake aucitya-anaucitya ke bAre meM ciMtanamanana kara rahA hai| sA~jha ho jAne taka bhI abhI vaha unhIM vicAradhArAoM meM baha rahA hai, yahI hai rAga aura dveSa / hamArI jo pA~ca vRttiyA~ haiM, unameM se rAga aura dveSa do pramukha vRttiyA~ haiM / mahAvIra kahate haiM - vyakti karma ke kAraNa bhaTakatA hai| karma moha se paidA hotA hai aura moha rAga aura dveSa se janma letA hai| rAga-dveSa mUla AdhAra haiM / hama apanI vRttiyoM kA nirodha karanA cAhate haiM to apanI rAga-dveSajanita vRttiyoM kA nirodha karanA hogaa| rAga-dveSa ke nirodha ke lie sAkSI-bhAva meM AnA hogA, aura sAkSI-bhAva ke lie svayaM ko hastakSepoM se, TokATokI se mukta karanA hogaa| acchA hogA hama yaha saMkalpa le leM, yaha jAgarUkatA apane bhItara sthApita kara leM ki maiM TokATokI nahIM karU~gA, rAga-dveSa meM nahIM ulshRNgaa| kisI kA janma honA yA kisI kA maraNa honA prakRti ke hAtha meM hai| maiM bhI 56 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakRti kA eka hissA huuN| prakRti kA dharma parivartanazIlatA hai| yaha dharma mujha para bhI lAgU hotA hai, hara janmane vAle para lAgU hotA hai| phira maiM kyoM uljhuu| gItA kahatI hai : soco, soca-socakara soco ki tuma apane sAtha kyA lAe aura kyA le jaaoge| jIva akelA AtA hai, akelA jAtA hai| ye saba to bIca ke kAravA~ haiM aura kAravA~ Aqhira to bikhara jAne ko hI hotA hai| ___mere bhAI, jo ho rahA hai use hone do| hastakSepa mata kro| anukUla aura pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM sahajatA se guz2ara jAnA hI vairAgya aura anAsakti hai| hamase jur3I huI eka sAdhikA haiM - vijayA jii| kucha sAla pahale kI bAta hai| ve hamAre pAsa AIM aura unhoMne batAyA ki ve sAta dina guru-sAnnidhya meM rheNgii| ve jaoNba karatI haiN| ataH jitanI chuTTI milatI hai usake anusAra hamAre pAsa Akara dhyAna-sAdhanA karatI haiN| unheM Ae hue do dina hI hue the ki unake bhAI kA phona AyA ki tumhAre ghara meM corI ho gaI hai, vApasa A jAo aura jo riporTa vagairaha karanA hai kara do, kyA-kyA sAmAna corI gayA hai Akara dekha lo| usane apane bhAI se kahA - maiM to sAta dina bAda, jaba vApasI kI TikiTa hai tabhI AU~gI jo bhI Apa kara sakate ho, kara lenaa| maiMne bhI kahA - agara Apa jAnA cAheM to calI jAe~, do dina bAda punaH vApasa A jaaiegaa| unhoMne kahA - are, Apa kaisI bAta kara rahe haiM, jisa parigraha ko maiM chor3a nahIM pA rahI thI; usa cora kA zukriyA adA karanA cAhie ki usane usa parigraha ko mujhase chur3avA diyaa| jo calA gayA so calA gyaa| maiM yahA~ sAta dina kI sAdhanA ke liye AI hU~, maiM sAdhanA-bhAva meM hU~ aura mujhe apane sAdhanA-bhAva meM rahane diijie| verukI rhiiN| maiMne dekhA ki usa corI ke bAbata unhoMne koI carcA bhI nahIM kI aura bhAI ko bhI kaha diyA ki isa saMbaMdha meM dubArA phona bhI na kreN| maiMne pAyA ki ve sAta dinoM taka usI sAdhanA-bhAva meM tatpara rhiiN| jaba sAtaveM dina ve jA rahIM thIM taba maiMne antarmana se unheM sAdhuvAda diyaa| unakI titikSA, unake dhairya aura aparigrahabhAva ne mujhe Atmavibhora kara diyaa| mujhe lagA ki ise kahate haiM anAsakti, yaha hai sAdhanA-bhAva, ise kahate haiM sahaja vairaagy-dshaa| jo jIvana meM Ane vAlI pratikUla ghar3iyoM meM bhI apanA sAdhanA-bhAva sthira rakhatA hai vahI vairAgI ho sakatA hai| sAdhanA ke lie isI bhAva kI z2arUrata hai| kevala saMnyAsa le lenA hI vairAgI banane ke lie paryApta nahIM hai| sAdhu bhI vairAgI hote hoMge, para saccA vairAgya vahI hai jo hamAre jIvana se moha, mUrchA, parigraha ke prati hamArI Asakti ko haTAe, kama kre| | 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyeka vyakti meM kamiyA~ aura doSa hote haiN| koI bhI pUrI taraha dUdha kA dhulA nahIM hotaa| lekina yadi hama kamiyoM aura doSoM ko hI ginate-nikAlate raha gae to kisI kA bhI sammAna aura sadupayoga nahIM kara pAe~ge kyoMki guNa-doSa to sabhI meM hote haiM / hA~, agara hama vizeSatAoM para dhyAna deMge to una vizeSatAoM ko yAda karake usakI kamiyoM ko kSamA karake Age bar3ha sakate haiM / yaha hama para hai ki hama acchAiyoM ko mUlya dete haiM yA kamiyoM para naz2ara DAlate haiM / sakArAtmaka soca aura sAdhanA-bhAva meM jIne vAlA kamiyoM aura doSoM ko kSamA kara vizeSatAoM kA sammAna karatA hai| aisA karanA samyak dRSTi pAnA hai, samyaktva dhAraNa karanA hai| sAdhanA kI dRSTi bahuta gaharI hotI hai, bAhya uthala-puthala meM use nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| sAdhanA kI gaharAI ko samajhane vAle hI samajha sakate haiN| yadi vaha kisI ke prati TippaNI karegA to use ahasAsa rahegA ki usane g2alata kiyA aura use aisA nahIM karanA cAhie thaa| jo g2alata hai usakA samarthana na kareM va acchAiyoM kA sammAna karanA siikheN| jaba bhI hama sAdhanA kareM to yaha bodha rakheM ki - jaba maiM dhyAna kara rahA hU~, sAdhanA kara rahA hU~, taba parivAra, samAja, vyApAra saMbaMdhI bAtoM ko apane dila se haTAkara dhyAna ke lie baiTha rahA huuN| agara dhyAna karate hue bAra-bAra unakI yAda AtI hai to hama AtApI hokara, saMprajJAzIla hokara, AtmasmRtimAna hokara nahIM baiThe haiM, basa kevala baiTha bhara gae haiN| hameM bhAna honA cAhie ki hama apane citta kI zAMti aura nirmalatA ke lie dhyAna kara rahe haiN| isake alAvA saba mana kI khaTapaTa hai / yAdeM AnA, unake prati kriyAzIla honA mana kI khaTapaTa hai| dhyAna karane vAlA pahale caraNa meM hI zAMti ke dvAra se bhItara praveza karatA hai| apanI jJAna aura bodha-dazA ko barakarAra rakhate hue dhyAna ke Asana para AsIna ho rahA hai| taba vaha apane bhItara kI pratyeka vRtti ke prati, pratyeka udaya-vilaya ke prati pala-pala jAgarUka rahatA hai| sAtha hI yaha bodha bhI rakhatA hai ki maiM apane bhItara kI zAMti, mauna aura sAkSAtkAra ke lie yoga aura dhyAna kara rahA huuN| jinake bhItara yaha bodha nahIM hotA unheM hara bAra prANAyAma karake apane citta ko layalIna banAnA par3atA hai| jinheM bodha gaharA hotA hai ve sahaja meM hI palakeM khulI hoM yA baMda, ve hara vakta apane citta kI zAMti ke prati jAgarUka rahate haiN| bodha, jJAnadazA, hozadazA, jIvana ke dainaMdinI kAryoM ke prati hamezA sajaga rahate haiN| agara pasInA bhI baha rahA hai taba bhI usakI pratyeka bUMda ke prati vaha jAgarUka hai ki yaha hai zarIra kA svbhaav| sAdhaka kA pahalA aura AkhirI caraNa hai bodha / bodha rakhane para dhyAna ke pahale bhI aura dhyAna ke bAda bhI apanI vRttiyoM kA nirodha karane meM saphala ho 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ skeNge|ghNttaa do ghaMTA dhyAna kara lene bhara se koI makta nahIM ho sktaa| Apa jAnate haiM mahAvIra ko bhI sAr3he bAraha varSa taka tapasyA karanI par3I, buddha bhI chaH varSa taka lagAtAra tapasyA karate rhe| hama kyA karate haiM? unhoMne to apanA saba kucha homa kara diyA, satata lage rhe| hama to yoga kI bAteM z2yAdA karate haiM aura ve loga yoga z2yAdA karate the| hama to do baiThaka karake hI khuda ko dhyAnI aura yogI samajhane lagate haiN| unhoMne dhyAnayoga ke lie apane prANoM ko khapA diyaa| unhoMne kevala dhyAna yoga meM praveza nahIM kiyA, ve usameM DUba gae, kho gae, lIna ho ge| aura taba jo prakaTa huA vaha yoga nahIM, anuttara yoga thA, bodha nahIM saMpUrNa saMbodhi thaa| unake pAsa kevala khuda kA hI nahIM, carAcara kA saMpUrNa jJAna thaa| qhuda kI hI nahIM, sAre jagata kI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna thaa| yoga koI do-cAra baiThakoM se nahIM sdhtaa| jaba hama ise dhUpa aura chAyA kI taraha apane jIvana se jor3ate haiM, apane tana-mana kI hara taraMga ko yogamaya banAte haiM, tabhI samAdhi aura saMbodhi kA prakAza hamAre bhItara sAkAra hotA hai| yoga hameM abhyAsa aura vairAgya to detA hI hai, ina donoM ko sAdhane kA mArga bhI detA hai| hameM apane vyAvahArika jIvana meM bhI yoga kA bodha banAe rakhanA hai ki mukti merA lakSya, nirvANa merA lakSya hai| mujhe apane lakSya kI ora bar3hanA hai| vRttiyoM se mukta honA hai, na ki inameM ulajhe rahanA hai| hama apanI ora se bharapUra prayAsa kreN| g2alatI honA svAbhAvika hai, lekina use bAra-bAra doharAe~ nahIM, use dho ddaaleN| virakti kA bhAva rkheN| bodha aura hoza ko banAe rkheN| satata smaraNa rakheM ki hama yoga aura dhyAna ke prati niSThAzIla haiN| hamAre qadama sadA adhyAtma ke prakAza kI ora hoN| Aja ke lie itanA hI, nmskaar| | 59 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaise tor3eM ajJAna kA cakravyUha mere priya Atman, prAcIna kahAniyA~ pratIkAtmaka hotI haiN| unakI prAmANikatA aura itihAsa itanA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai jitanI ki una kahAniyoM aura prasaMgoM ke pIche chipI preraNA kI bhAvanA hai, uddezya hai / hama unameM chipe hue satyoM se, AdarzoM, preraNAoM kA prakAza hAsila kareM / mahAbhArata kI prAcIna kahAnI hai ki abhimanyu aura anya pA~Dava baMdhu yuddha ke maidAna meM pahu~ca cuke haiM aura kauravoM kI ora se pAMDavoM ko parAsta karane ke lie eka viziSTa vyUha-racanA kI gaI hai| dhanurdhArI arjuna ko jarAsaMdha bharamAkara dUsarI dizA meM le gayA hai| pA~DavoM ne jaba dekhA ki isa vyUha-racanA meM ve parAsta ho jAe~ge tabhI abhimanyu khuda hI kahatA hai, 'kAkAzrI, maiM vyUha-racanA meM praveza karanA to jAnatA hU~ para usase bAhara nikalanA nahIM jAnatA / ' pA~Dava kahate haiM, 'koI dikkata nahIM hai, hama tumhAre sAtha haiM, tuma vyUha-racanA ko tor3ate hue Age bar3ho, hama pIche calate haiN|' abhimanyu himmata karake usa vyUha-racanA meM praviSTa ho jAtA hai / vaha vyUha-racanA isa taraha kI thI ki anya pA~Dava baMdhu usameM kadama nahIM rakha pAte aura vyUha-racanA baMda kara 60 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dI jAtI hai| abhimanyu akelA Age bar3hatA jAtA hai| vaha akelA raha jAtA hai, phira bhI sAhasa ke sAtha kauravoM se yuddha karatA hai| yahA~ taka ki droNAcArya, azvatthAmA, kRpAcArya, duryodhana, duHzAsana, zakuni aura karNa sabhI ke sAtha mukAbalA karane kI koziza karatA hai, lekina antata: vaha vIragati ko prApta ho jAtA hai| isa kahAnI ko hama apane jIvana meM pratIkAtmaka rUpa se grahaNa kreNge| jaise abhimanyu vyUha-racanA meM ulajha gayA, vaise hI hama sabhI loga bhI apane-apane citta ke jaMjAloM meM ulajha jAte haiN| hama usameM kadama rakhanA to jAnate haiM, praveza to kara jAte haiM, para usameM se vApasa bAhara kaise nikalA jAe yaha nahIM jaante| adhikAMza loga yaha kahate mila jAe~ge ki unheM gussA, krodha bahuta AtA hai aura jAnanA cAhate haiM ki ise kaise zAMta kiyA jaae| arthAt vyakti apane citta ke jaMjAloM meM kadama rakhanA to jAnatA hai para usameM se vApasa kaise bAhara nikalA jAe yaha nahIM jaantaa| citta ke bahuta se vikAra aura upadrava haiM jinameM krodha bhI eka hai| cAhe bAlaka ho yA vRddha sabhI kI zikAyata hai ki use gussA AtA hai| maiM dekhatA hU~ ki gussA sarvavyApI roga bana cukA hai| samRddhi to sabhI cAhate haiM lekina lagatA hai samRddhi to gusse meM AI hai| isa krodha ke kAraNa hI Aja kA vyakti tanAva meM hai| krodha ke kAraNa hI vyakti vyakti se TUTa rahA hai, parivAroM kA vighaTana ho rahA hai, yahA~ taka ki samAja aura deza bhI TUTana se grasta ho rahe haiN| hiMsA aura arAjakatA bar3ha rahI hai, AtmahatyAe~ ho rahI haiN| cAhe gussA ho, cAhe mAyA yA lobha ho yA anya prapaMca hoM, rAga-dveSa hoM, ye sabhI citta ke jaMjAla haiN| hama sabhI apanI-apanI vRttiyoM ke cakravyUha meM ulajhe hue haiN| samasyA yaha hai ki koI bhI apanI vRtti ko samajhane kI koziza hI nahIM karatA aura samAdhAna bhI dUsare ke dvArA cAhatA hai| khuda kI samasyA kA samAdhAna dUsaroM se kaise krvaaoge| dUsarA hamArI samasyAoM kA kAraNa nahIM jAna sktaa| hama khuda hI una kAraNoM se rU-ba-rU hote haiM jo hamArI samasyAe~ nirmita karate haiN| hameM krodha dUsaroM kI galatI para AtA hai, qhuda kI galatI para nhiiN| jisa dina hamane svayaM kI galatI para krodha kiyA hamArI z2iMdagI hI badala jaaegii| kahate haiM eka vyakti jhena vidyAlaya meM phuNcaa| vahA~ dhyAna-sAdhanA ke pATha sikhAe-par3hAe jAte the| usane vahA~ ke guru se kahA, 'kRpayA mujhe batAiye maiM kauna huuN| isakA mujhe paricaya aura jJAna dIjie|guru ne itanA sunate hI use apane vidyAlaya se hAtha pakar3akara bAhara nikAla diyaa| use gussA A gayA, socane lagA - yaha kyA | 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tarIkA huA, maiM to jAnakArI cAhatA thA, merA to prazna hI AdhyAtmika thA, mujhe AdhyAtmika jijJAsA thI ki maiM jAnU~ maiM kauna hU~, prazna kA uttara to diyA nahIM, dhakke mArakara bAhara kara diyaa| vaha mukhya guru ke pAsa gayA aura unase zikAyata kI, bhante! maiMne Apake ziSya se pUchA ki maiM kauna hU~, isakA jJAna dene ke bajAya unhoMne mujhe dhakke mArakara bAhara nikAla diyaa|guru usakI bAta sunakara ha~sA aura kahA - mere ziSya ne bilkula ThIka kiyaa|kyoNki tumhArA savAla hI aisA thaa| usa vyakti ne kahA- maiMne aisA kauna-sA savAla kara diyA? guru ne kahA- mUrkha, jo savAla tujhe qhuda se karanA cAhie thA vaha tU mere ziSya se pUcha rahA hai? bhalA isa prazna kA z2avAba merA ziSya kaise de sakatA hai? jAnanA hai svayaM ko aura pUcha rahe ho dUsare se? samasyA yahI hai ki hama svayaM se nahIM puuchte| guru ne kahA - isa savAla kA z2avAba cAhate ho to ekAMta meM jAkara baiTho aura palakeM jhukAkara bhItara kI A~khoM ko kholo aura dhyAnastha hokara yaha savAla taba taka svayaM se karate raho jaba taka tuma isa savAla ke javAba se saMtuSTa na ho jaao| __ hama sabhI vRttiyoM ke vyUhacakra meM ulajhe hue haiM / hareka vyakti svayaM se hI ba~dhA aura ghirA hai| saMsAra ke sabhI saMbaMdha ina gheroM ke calate hI nibhAe jAte haiM varanA kauna kisakA? janma ke sAtha mAtA-pitA ho sakate haiM, lekina patnI kaba AI, pati kaba Ae? pati-patnI to bIca kA saMyoga hai lekina hama una saMbaMdhoM ko Dhote rahate haiN| ye saMbaMdha vRttiyoM kA mohajAla aura cakravyUha hai| isameM vyakti ghusa to jAtA hai lekina cAhakara bhI bAhara nahIM nikala paataa| kitanI ajIba bAta hai, vyakti zAdI to paccIsa varSa kI umra meM karatA hai lekina tAumra usa saMbaMdha ko nibhAtA aura DhotA rahatA hai| ___bhagavAna mahAvIra kA eka siddhAMta hai- lezyA arthAt vRttiyA~ / mana kI, vANI kI, kAyA kI vRttiyA~ jo hameM apane ghere meM ghera le, lezyA hai| acchI aura burI donoM prakAra kI vRttiyA~ ho sakatI haiN| maharSi aura mahAna puruSa jo bhI hue haiM - ve svayaM kI mukti kA mArga dekhate haiM aura hama sAMsArika prANiyoM ko bhI vaha mArga dete haiN| mArga yahI hai ki vyakti bhItara kI vRttiyoM aura saMskAroM ke jAla se kaise bAhara nikle| ____ vyakti tabhI bAhara nikala pAtA hai jaba jIvana meM koI bar3I Thokara lge| vaha Thokara jo usakI AtmA ko jagAe, usake dila ko badale, yahA~ taka ki usake svabhAva meM praveza kara jaae| mahAvIra kA vivAha huA, unake bacce bhI hue, lekina mahAvIra ne jaba apane mAtA-pitA kI citAoM ko dekhA to unakI soI huI cetanA 62/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaga gaI ki yaha zarIra to nAzavAna hai, sabakA zarIra to jala hI jAnA hai / oha, maiM vyartha hI apanI patnI aura baccI ke moha meM ulajhA huA huuN| mere mAtA-pitA mere moha ulajhe hue the, mujhe nikalanA caahie| mujhe moha kI jaMjIroM ko kATanA hogA, aura usa ora bar3hanA hogA jahA~ mukti kA svAda milatA ho / mahAvIra nikala ge| unheM Thokara lagI / bhartRhari ko Thokara lagI amRtaphala se / vaha amRtaphala jo unheM kisI saudAgara ne diyA thA ki apane kisI priya ko denaa| apanI patnI se atyadhika prema karane vAle bhartRhari ne vaha phala patnI ko de diyaa| patnI kA prema mahAvata se thA, usane mahAvata ko de diyA / mahAvata kA prema gaNikA se hotA hai / gaNikA ne phala pAkara socA - maiM abhAgina isa amRtaphala ko khAkara kyA karU~gI? isakA sahI hakadAra to hamArA neka - nIyata rAjA hai| phala lauTakara bhartRhari ke pAsa A jAtA hai / bhartRhari cauMka gae, usa phala ko dekhakara unheM Thokara lagI- aho, jisa patnI ke lie maiM dina-rAta becaina rahatA thA, maiM nahIM jAnatA ki vaha to mujha se itanI virakta hai ! Thokara ! z2iMdagI meM iMsAna ko Thokara laganI hI cAhie ! eka Thokara aThAraha purANoM se kahIM z2yAdA tAqata rakhatI hai / he prabho ! tU iMsAna ko z2iMdagI meM eka Thokara avazya de / pustakeM par3hakara jJAnI nahIM huA jA sakegA, satsaMga sunane se bhI vyakti jJAnI nahIM hogA / use jJAna tabhI hogA jaba jIvana meM koI bar3I Thokara lgegii| vaha ajJAnI aura mUr3ha hai jo Thokara khAkara bhI nahIM jgtaa| vaha bAra-bAra eka hI patthara se Thokara khAtA rahatA hai, phira bhI nahIM saMbhalatA / jJAnI vahI hai jo eka bAra kI Thokara se saMbhala jAtA hai aura ajJAnI bAra-bAra ThokareM khAyA karatA hai| ThokareM hI iMsAna ko jagAtI haiM, iMsAna kI z2iMdagI badalatI haiN| jisane apanI z2iMdagI meM jitanI ThokareM khAI vaha utanA hI pakA huA ghar3A khlaaegaa| hara Thokara apane Apa meM eka veda hai, eka purANa hai, eka kuraAna hai| Thokara eka jItA-jAgatA zAstra hai| Thokara apane Apa meM eka guru hai| samajhadAra vyakti yA to qhuda Thokara khAkara saMbhala jAtA hai yA dUsaroM ko Thokara khAte dekhakara unase jIvana kI samajha le letA hai / jo Thokara khAkara bhI na saMbhale, Thokara-para- -Thokara khAtA jAe, use ajJAnI na kaheMge to aura kyA kaheMge? vaha ajJAnI bhI hai aura mUrcchita bhii| isa duniyA meM to jo jAge so hI jAge, bAkI to saba soe hI rahe / soe bhI aise ki kuMbhakarNI nidrA TUTa hI na pAI / Thokara tAtkAlika hotI hai| Thokara lagate hI Apa badala gae to badala gae varanA socate rahe to kabhI kucha nahIM ho paaegaa| hamAre yahA~ eka zabda hai - 'masAniyA bairaag|' bar3A z2abardasta zabda hai yaha / jaba zmazAna meM kisI ko phU~kane jAte haiM taba to deha kI nazvaratA aura saMsAra kI asAratA kI bar3I-bar3I bAteM karate haiM, kucha virakti 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI utpanna hotI hai lekina thor3e dina bItate na-bItate vahI vApasa purAne Dharre para A jAte haiN| Thokara lagI bhI, lekina kucha hAsila nahIM huaa| socate rahane para Aja taka koI kucha nahIM kara pAyA hai| jo karanA hai abhI aura turaMta kara ddaalo| nahIM to kevala dekhate hI raha jaaoge| Thokara lagane para iMsAna jagatA hai, nimitta milane para iMsAna badalatA hai| rojaroja Thokara nahIM lagatI,roja-roja nimitta nahIM milte| yaha to kabhI-kabhI Izvara ke ghara se saMketa hotA hai ki baMde saMbhalanA hai to saMbhala jA, varanA ThokareM khAte-khAte hI mara jaaegaa| jaba jAgeM, tabhI sveraa| eka to sUraja savere kA saMdezA lAtA hai, dUsarA Apake jAgRta hone se savere kA saMdeza milatA hai| janma vaha nahIM hai jo mA~-bApa dete haiM asalI janma vaha hai jo hama qhuda ko qhuda dete haiN| jaba hamane svayaM ko nayA jIvana diyA to vaha hai saccA jnm| marane se pahale svayaM ko janma avazya de deN| yahI jIvana kI dIkSA hai| jIvana ko pAnA saccA janma nahIM hai, jIvana ko badalanA saccA janma hai| dhue~ kI taraha jie to kyA jie? dhue~ kI taraha dhUM-dhUM kara jInA to marane se badatara hai| dIpaka kI taraha jalanA, prakAzita honA hI vyakti kI saccI sAdhanA hai| hama soceM - agara hamArI jiMdagI meM kevala eka hI dina bacA ho jIne ke lie to hama kaise jInA cAheMge? apanA dina kyA Alasya meM bitAe~ge,rote-bilakhate-sote hue bitAe~ge yA hama pUrA dina sArthaka banAe~ge? subaha uThakara pUjA-pATha bhI kareMge, prArthanA bhI kareMge, mitroM se mileMge, parivAra ko ekatrita kara khAnA bhI khilAe~ge, thor3A ghUmane-phirane bhI jaaeNge| kucha acchI pustaka yA zAstra bhI par3hanA pasaMda kreNge| dina bhara meM aneka kAma kara ddaaleNge| kyoMki Aja jIvana kA AkhirI dina hai| bhalA jaba bhagavAna phrI meM itane dina de detA hai to dinoM kI koI qImata nahIM hotii| agara bhagavAna hara dina kI qImata z2yAdA na sahI, kevala 500 rupae bhI lenA zurU kara de to jaise dainagI para lagAe gae maz2adUra ke hara ghaMTe kA upayoga karane ke prati Apa sajaga rahate haiM, vaise hI Apa apane hara dina, hara dina kA hara ghaMTA, zAyada minaTa-TU-minaTa kA bhI upayoga kreNge| zulka lagate hI AdamI saMbhala jAtA hai| phIsa se hI DaoNkTara kI qImata hotI hai aura phIsa se hI vakIla kii| are bhAI, jIvana kI bhI phIsa honI caahie| jaba eka Demeja gurde ko nayA lagAo to dasa lAkha kI phIsa cukAnI par3atI hai aura hArTa blaoNkeja ho jAe to hArTa sarjarI kI 5 lAkha phIsa lagatI hai| jitanI bar3I phIsa, vaha cIz2a utanI hI k'iimtii| 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba to hara cIz2a bikatI hai aura jaba vyakti qImata cukAtA hai to usakI kadra bhI karatA hai| jo muphta meM milatA hai use koI DhaMga se na to sIkhatA hai aura na hI yAda bhI rakhatA hai| DheroM yoga-kendra zulka vasUla kara jo bhI sikhAte haiM vaha bahuta acchA lagatA hai, usameM garimA bhI naz2ara AtI hai,sTeTasa dikhAI detA hai| lekina vahI phrI meM hAsila ho jAe to phokaTie kI qImata phokaTa jitanI hI hotI hai| miTTI kA DhelA phokaTa meM milatA hai, to dekha lo dhUla kI qImata kitanI hotI hai| sone kA DhelA haz2AroM kA hotA hai, to usakI qImata bhI haz2AroM meM hotI hai| vyakti jAnatA hai ki agara dhana kharca karake sA~sa lene kA tarIqA bhI sikhAyA jAe to garva se siikhoge| videzoM meM sAdhu-saMta pravacana bhI dete haiM to logoM ko TikaTa lekara hI praveza milatA hai aura yahA~ galI-sar3aka-caurAhoM para bhAgavat aura satsaMga calate rahate haiM, to na to unako koI z2yAdA tavajjo dI jAtI hai aura na hI unako jIvana meM utArA jAtA hai| duniyA kA rivAz2a hai : phokaTa ko phaiMkA jAtA hai aura rokar3a ko sameTA jAtA hai| jIvana meM lagane vAlI Thokara apane-Apa meM eka avasara hai aura avasara apane-Apa meM hI eka pUMjI hai| jo avasara kA upayoga karate haiM, ve avasara se jIvana kI pUMjI kamA lete haiN| jo avasara kA upayoga nahIM karate unakI jeba phaTI-kIphaTI raha jAtI hai| ___vyakti jIvana ko sArthaka dizA taba hI de sakegA jaba Thokara lagegI yA mUlya cukAnA par3egA arthAt koI-na-koI qhAsa ghaTanA yA qhAsa tyAga hogA tabhI vyakti apane jIvana ko sArthaka AyAma degaa| sArthaka AyAma dene vAlA vyakti hI citta ke jaMjAloM se mukta hone kA puruSArtha kara skegaa| abhyAsa aura vairAgya ke dvArA hama apane citta kI vRttiyoM para aMkuza lagA sakate haiM, dhyAna aura yoga sAdha sakate haiN| kucha vRttiyA~ to Thokara lagane se kaTa jAtI haiM, para jIvana meM roz2a-ba-roz2a to Thokara nahIM laga sakatI kyoMki hamAre citta meM janma-janmAMtara ke saMskAroM kA aisA ghanatva hai ki unheM kATane ke lie dhyAna ke saghana abhyAsa kI AvazyakatA hai| pataMjali kahate haiM dhyAna ke dvArA hama apane citta kI klezakArI vRttiyoM kA kSaya kara sakate haiN| hama dekheM ki vRttiyA~ kyA haiM, ve kaisI hotI haiM, unakA prabhAva kaisA hotA hai? citta ke bhItara uThane vAle saMskAroM ke ghanatva kA nAma hI vRtti hai |vRtti vaha hai jo hameM kArya karane kI preraNA detI hai| hamAre bhItara se jo dabAva banAte haiM vaha dabAva vRtti hai| hamArI pravRtti ko jo karane kI preraNA de vaha vRtti hai| pravRtti paudhe kI taraha hai aura | 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRtti hai bIja kI trh| tIna zabda haiM - vRtti, pravRtti aura nivRtti / vRtti kI preraNA se pravRtti hotI hai / vRtti aura pravRtti ke aMtardvadva se Upara uTha jAne kA nAma nivRtti hai / vRttiyA~ do prakAra kI hotI haiM- klezakArI aura aklezakArI / klezakArI vRttiyA~ ve hotI haiM jinake udaya se hamAre citta meM kleza, duHkha aura saMtrAsa milatA hai| hama ciMtA aura tanAva meM Arta dhyAna aura raudra dhyAna se ghira jAte haiM yaha haiM klezakArI vRttiyA~ / klezakArI vRttiyA~ bhI pA~ca prakAra kI hotI haiN| - pahalI hai : avidyA / yAnI satya ko satya na jAnanA, asatya ko asatya na jAnanA balki satya ko asatya aura asatya ko satya jAna lene kA nAma hI avidyA hai| zarIra ko AtmA aura AtmA ko zarIra mAna lene kA nAma hI avidyA hai| zarIra ko zarIra mAno aura AtmA ko AtmA jAno- isa jJAna kA nAma vidyA hai| zarIra aura AtmA bhinna tattva haiM- bhinna ghaTaka haiM- yaha vaha dhyAna ke dvArA dhyAna ke samaya jAne / kAyA kI prekSA- anuprekSA karate hue isa bheda - vijJAna ko jAne / vyavahAra meM to hama kaha dete haiM ki hama vastuoM se, vastroM se yA makAna, ghara, dukAna se alaga haiM para kyA vAkaI meM alaga ho pAte haiM? jaba bhI boleMge to 'maiM' aura 'merA' jur3a hI jaaegaa| kahane ko to alaga haiM, para 'maiM' aura 'mere' kA AropaNa, hara vastu, hara jagaha, A~ganasthAna ke prati banA rahatA hai| dhyAna aura yoga hameM yaha sikhAtA hai aura prakriyA bhI detA hai ki sabase svayaM ko alaga dekho| abhI zarIra aura AtmA kI bAta hI nahIM hai / pahale kapar3oM se svayaM ko alaga dekho| mere kA AropaNa hone ke kAraNa 'merA kapar3A', anyathA merA kapar3A kahA~ hai ? kapar3A to sUta kA hai / haqIkata meM ise apane bodha aura jJAna meM jAno ki kapar3A mujhase alaga hai| sAdhaka jaba dhyAna meM baiThe to jAne ki jahA~ vaha baiThA hai vaha z2amIna pahale bhI thI aura usake jAne ke bAda bhI z2amIna vahIM rhegii| yaha z2amIna merI nahIM hai, z2amIna sirpha z2amIna hai| mamatva ke AropaNa ke kAraNa merI dikhAI detI hai, varanA merA kucha bhI kahA~ hai| dhyAna karane vAlA isa bodha ko rakhatA hai ki saba kucha mujhase alaga hai| yaha bheda - vijJAna hI vyakti ko avidyA se vidyA kI ora letA hai| jaise haMsa nIra-kSIra kA viveka rakhatA hai vaise hI sAdhaka, dhyAnI, yogI, jAgarUka vyakti hara cIz2a ko jJAna meM apane se bhinna dekhatA hai / mamatva nahIM hotA, isalie vastu kA, sthiti kA, paristhiti kA, vyakti kA, padArtha kA prabhAva nahIM pdd'taa| donoM sthitiyoM meM sahaja rahatA hai / Asakti nahIM raha pAtI, vRttiyoM kA dabAva nahIM bana pAtA aura isI taraha vRttiyA~ kSINa hotI haiM / isalie vastuoM ko bhinna dekhane kA abhyAsa karo / jaba vastue~ bhinna naz2ara Ane lageMgI taba mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahina, patnI-bacce inase bhI svayaM ko bhinna dekhane kA abhyAsa karane laga jaaeNge| taba 66| - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAstavika rUpa se apanI antardRSTi meM yaha jJAna sAkAra hone lagegA ki hama saba bhinna haiN| hama jAnane lageMge ki mAtA-pitA hameM janma dete haiM, janma ke mAdhyama haiN| anyathA janmoM se yahI hotA calA A rahA hai, kucha dinoM kA saMyoga milatA hai, phira naI duniyA kI ora cala par3ate haiN| hara jIva kisI ajJAta loka se AtA hai aura phira vApasa kisI ajJAta loka kI ora calA jAtA hai| yahI saMsAra kA satya hai| ___hama sabhI ko isakA bauddhika jJAna to hai lekina vAstavika taura para nahIM hai| yadi haqIkata meM yaha jJAna ho jAe to Asakti TUTa jaae| jIvana, jagata, vyavasthA, paristhiti, vyakti, vastu, padArtha ke prati apane Apa Asakti aura moha TUTa jaae| saMga-sAtha hai to Ananda le rahe haiM anyathA yaha to chUTane-TUTane hI vAlA hai| nadI-nAva saMyoga hai| jaba hama saMbaMdhoM ko alaga dekhane meM samartha ho jAte haiM to apane zarIra ko bhI apane se alaga dekhane meM samartha ho sakate haiN| jAna sakate haiM ki yaha zarIra aura AtmA bhI bhinna haiM / yaha zarIra bhI eka-na-eka dina chUTa jAne vAlA hai / jina indriyoM se prerita hokara zubha aura azubha karma karate rahate haiM ve saba isa zarIra ke sAtha hI chUTa jAne vAlI haiN| yaha mana kA bhI bhrama aura vibhrama hai ki eka ko dekhakara mana ko acchA lagatA hai aura eka ko dekhakara mana ko burA lagatA hai| isa uThApaTaka ko dekhakara dhIre-dhIre mana yaha jAnane lagatA hai ki jaba zarIra hI apanA nahIM hai taba kyA apanA hai| buddhi ne to jAna liyA ki yaha zarIra nazvara hai lekina anubhUti ke tala para, antardRSTi meM, antarjJAna meM, hamArI saMprajJAzIlatA meM abhI taka yaha jJAna nahIM A pAyA hai ki zarIra hamase judA hai, bhinna hai, eka-na-eka dina yaha zmazAna kA musAfira ho jAne vAlA hai| isalie bheda-vijJAna avidyA se vidyA kI ora bar3hane kA mArga hai| ajJAna ko tor3ane kA eka hI mArga hai vyakti AtApI bane, tapasvI bne| vaha apanI jJAna-dRSTi ko hara samaya jAgarUka banAkara rkhe| jJAnI hokara jie, paMDita hokara nhiiN| zAstravid na bane, jJAnI bne| jJAnI hone ke lie bahuta adhika pustakeM par3hane kI z2arUrata nahIM hai, khuda kI jAgarUkatA banAkara, smRti jagAkara, svayaM kI makti kI bhAvanA ko rakhakara usake prati saMjIdA hokara jie~ |inhiiN se vyakti mukta hogaa| zrImad rAjacandra ke bAlavaya kI ghaTanA hai| unake kisI dUra ke rizte ke cAcA kA nidhana ho gayA thaa| ghara ke loga usa zava ko lekara zmazAna kI ora cle| bAlaka rAjacaMdra bhI pIche ho liyA aura eka per3a para car3ha gyaa| vahA~ se dekhane lagA ki kyA ho rahA hai, ye loga kyA kara rahe haiN| usane apane cAcA kI citA sajate hue dekhI, mukhAgni 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dete hue dekhaa| vaha citA sulagate hue, zarIra ko jalate hue dekhatA hai, rAkha dekhatA hai, rAkha ke phUloM ko ikaTThA karate hue dekhatA hai / unako dekhate use bodha ho jAtA hai ki zarIra nazvara hai, jAne vAlA hai, deha maraNadharmA hai, eka-na-eka dina bikhara jAne vAlA hai| sabakA pariNAma rAkha hai, isake prati Asakti aura moha vyartha hai| vahIM se avidyA ke bIja meM se vidyA ke bIja kA aMkuraNa hotA hai kyoMki yaha ghaTanA vAstava meM ghaTI, Thokara lagI, nimitta banA aura bhItara kI A~kha khulI, bhItara kA samyaktva jagA aura taba rAjacandra kA janma huaa| unhoMne zurU se hI zarIra ko bhinna jaanaa| ve adhyAtma ke zikhara-puruSa hue| g2az2aba ke| ___maiM aksara sAdhvI vicakSaNa zrI jI kA ullekha kiyA karatA hai kyoki mere jIvana meM bheda-vijJAna ke prakAza kA jisane kAma kiyA vaha sAdhvIzrI hI haiN| unheM chAtI meM kaiMsara kI gaThAna ho gaI thii| usameM se khUna, mavAda, pAnI risatA rahatA thA lekina unhoMne hara dina, hara pala, hara kSaNa deha aura AtmA ke bhinnatva kA jJAna rkhaa| unhoMne jAnA ki yaha deha alaga hai aura 'maiM' alaga huuN| DaoNkTarsa batAte haiM ki unheM bhayaMkara pIDA hotI hogI, lekina unhoMne apane cehare se kiMcita bhI isakA AbhAsa nahIM hone diyaa| sadA muskurAte hue AgaMtukoM se milatI rahIM aura hAtha meM rahI mAlA se niraMtara jApa-smaraNa karatI rhiiN| unhoMne bheda-vijJAna ko jiyA! taba mere gIta kI racanA huI- 'vyAdhi meM bhI rahe samAdhi' / Aja jaba mere zarIra ko kucha asvasthatA hotI hai to maiM svayaM ko aura deha ko bhinna dekhatA hU~ aura jAnatA hU~ ki jo ho rahA hai vaha isa zarIra ko ho rahA hai / AtmA to ina sabase pare hai use kucha nahIM ho rahA, use kucha nahIM ho sktaa| zarIra bhinna hai, maiM bhinna huuN| jIvana meM jo bhI anAsakti ghaTita huI hai usakA kAraNa bhinnatva ko jAnanA hai| isIlie saMbaMdhoM ke prati, z2amInajAyadAda ke prati Asakti nahIM bana paaii| sabase prema hai, sabakA sammAna hai, sabake prati Adara hai, sabhI se dulAra hai, lekina Asakti ke moha baMdhana nahIM hai| ___ dhyAna ke dvArA vyakti apanI vRttiyoM kA kSaya kre| Apane gajasukumAla kI kahAnI sunI hogii| batAte haiM ki gajasukumAla ne muni-jIvana aMgIkAra kiyA aura jaMgala meM jAkara sAdhanA karane lge| vahA~ unake sira para miTTI kI pAla bA~dha dI gaI aura usameM jalate aMgAre rakha die gae, lekina muni apanI sAdhanA meM lIna rhe| unakA pUrA zarIra jalane lagA aura rAta ke aMdhere meM gIdar3a,lomar3iyA~, bher3iye unake zarIra ke mAMsa ko noca-noca kara nikAlane lage lekina ve sAdhanA meM aDiga rhe| jinake nAma smaraNa mAtra se karmoM kA kSayopazama hotA hai usa sAdhaka ne isa zarIra kI nazvaratA ko bhalIbhA~ti jAnA hogA, tabhI isa taraha kI bAta mumakina ho sakatI hai| 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM to hama logoM se eka macchara kA kATanA bhI bardAzta nahIM ho pAtA aura unhoMne aMgIThI bardAzta kara lI; dhanya haiN| aise siddha saMta aura bheda vijJAniyoM ko dhanya hai, aise AtmajJAnI saMta-puruSoM ko dhanya hai / aisI U~cAI para hama bhI kabhI phuNceN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai cAra bhAvanAe~ dhyAna se pahale bhI bhAo, dhyAna ke bAda bhI bhAo- anitya, azaraNa, anyatva aura ektv| anitya arthAt saMsAra kA pratyeka padArtha kSaNabhaMgura hai, hara saMbaMdha TUTa jAne vAlA hai| azaraNa- saMsAra meM koI kisI kA zaraNabhUta nahIM hotaa| sAre nadI-nAva saMyoga haiN| anyatva - jo apane se bhinna hai use bhinna dekho, zarIra hamase alaga hai, ise bhinnatva ke bodha meM laao| ekatva- jIva akelA AtA hai aura akelA jAtA hai| gItA meM kRSNa kahate haiM - he jIva! bAra-bAra soco ki tuma apane sAtha kyA lAe the aura jAne ke bAda kyA sAthale jaaoge| jIva kucha bhI sAtha meM lAtA le jAtA nahIM hai - ise bodha meM ciMtana meM lAnA hai| isa para manana karo, manana se mArga milatA hai| sAdhaka ke lie do cIjeM z2arUrI haiM - eka dhyAna, dUsarA mnn|apne bodha se hara cIz2a ko jAno aura usakA ciMtana-manana kro| eka dina meM koI siddha yogI nahIM banatA, ciMtana-manana karate-karate, dhyAna-sAdhanA karate hue, hoza-bodhapUrvaka jIte hue dhIre-dhIre kamala kI paMkhuriyoM kI taraha mukti kI ora cAra qadama bar3hAne lagatA hai| ajJAna hai isalie hama moha-mUrchA meM ulajhe hue haiN| ajJAna ke kAraNa vyasana karate haiM, ajJAnatAvaza hI bAra-bAra eka hI patthara se Thokara khAte haiM / ajJAnatA ke kAraNa 'maiM' aura 'merA' naz2ara AtA hai| sabhI jAnate haiM krodha burA hai, jhUTha, corI Adi prapaMca bure haiM lekina bhItara kA ajJAna aura avidyA itanI gaharI hai ki bAhara kA jJAna kAma nahIM A paataa| hama sabhI para avidyA aura ajJAna hAvI haiM, AtmabhAva gauNa hai, zarIra-bhAva mukhya hai| jIvana kA bhAva gauNa hai jagata kA bhAva mukhya hai| khuda meM pratiSThita hone kA bhAva kama hai, jagata meM pratiSThita hone kA bhAva z2yAdA hai| qhuda ko khuda se prabhAvita karane kA bhAva kama, dUsaroM ko prabhAvita karane kA bhAva z2yAdA hai| __ jaba taka avidyA aura ajJAna hAvI haiM taba taka yahI saMsAra saca hai| yahA~ ke sukha hI sukha haiM, yahA~ kI cIjeM hI hameM apane Adhipatya ke adhIna naz2ara AtI haiN| vedoM ne kahA hai - tamaso mA jyotirgamaya, asato mA sadgamaya, mRtyormA amRtaM gamayahama prArthanA kareM - he prabho! hameM aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora le cala, avidyA se vidyA kI ora le cala, asatya se satya kI ora le cala, mRtyu se amRta kI ora le cl| gAyatrI maMtra bhI yahI kahatA hai- he IzvarIya parAzakti tU hama ajJAnI bAlakoM ko jo 69 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ avidyA se ghire hue haiM vidyA kI ora, sanmati kI ora, zreSTha buddhi kI tarapha lekara cala, tAki terI preraNA se hamAre jIvana meM sadA neka, acche aura pavitra kArya hote rheN| bhItara kI bhAvanAe~ agara prakAzavAna haiM, inameM agara dhyAna, yoga, Izvara, bhagavat cetanA. arihaMta, vItarAga-cetanA, oMkAra kA dhyAna Adi kA zreSTha Alambana lete haiM to nizcita hI hamArI avidyA meM vidyA kA prakAza prasArita hogaa| tAtparya yahI hai ki svayaM ko mukta karanA hamAre hI hAtha meM hai, vyUha-cakroM se nikalanA bhI hamAre hI hAtha meM hai| lekina jAna leM ki vRttiyoM ke cakravyUha meM se nikalanA bahuta bar3I sAdhanA hai, tapasyA hai, saMnyAsa hai| phira bhI kahIM se to prArambha karanA hI hogaa| jyoM-jyoM jJAna kA prakAza phailegA, tyoM-tyoM ajJAna kA aMdhakAra kama hogaa| ajJAna ke aMdhakAra ko dUra karane kA cirAg2a Apake bhItara prakAzita ho, isI zubha bhAvanA ke sAtha nmskaar| 70 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna aura ahaMkAra para kaise pAe~ vijaya mere priya Atman, eka rAjakumAra ne zrI bhagavAna ke sAnnidhya meM saMnyAsa grahaNa kiyaa| saMtoM ko AhAracaryA ke lie svayaM hI jAnA hotA hai| vaha bhikSu bhI bharI dopaharI meM naMge pA~va calane ko udyata huaa| thor3I dUra calate hI usake pAMva jalane lage aura bhUkha-pyAsa bhI satAne lgii| nagara ke madhya pahu~cA hI thA ki usake mana meM vicAra umar3ane lage ki Aja maiM bhikSu bana gayA to ghara-ghara meM AhAracaryA ke lie jAnA par3atA hai| agara maiM rAjamahala meM hotA to aneka sevaka mere AhAra kI vyavasthA kara rahe hote| saMtoM ke dvArA AhAra lene svayaM jAnA unake ahaMkAra ko tor3ane kA sIdhA sarala tarIqA hai| iMsAna kA svabhAva ahaMkAra aura ahaMbhAva se ghirA rahatA hai| isIlie bhAratIya saMtoM meM AhAra-caryA kI paraMparA aaii| saMta cAhe kitane bhI bar3e kula kA kyoM na ho vaha choTe aura bar3e donoM kuloM meM samAna bhAva se jAkara AhAra-caryA kare tAki unakA ahaMbhAva ttuutte| saMta bhikSu apane rAjaparivAra aura sevakoM ke saMbaMdha meM soca hI rahA thA, usake mana meM taraha-taraha ke saMkalpa-vikalpa, citta meM kleza aura saMkleza ubhara rahe the tabhI 71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka dAsI unakI sevA meM upasthita huI aura bolI - bhaMte, Apa Upara kI koThI meM pdhaareN| hamArI mAlakina ne Apako AhAra-caryA ke lie AmaMtrita kiyA hai| bhikSa kA citta jo saMkleza se bhara rahA thA, prasanna ho gayA ki aba z2yAdA bhaTakanA nahIM pddegaa| khuda hI calakara koI mere sAmane A gayA hai aura AhAra ke lie anurodha kara diyaa| vaha usa dAsI ke sAtha koThI meM praviSTa ho gayA aura AhAra lene lgaa| tabhI usake mana meM AyA ki agara vaha rAjamahala meM hotA to khIra va pUr3I kI bhI vyavasthA ho jaatii| usakA socanA thA ki mAlakina vizeSa thAlI lekara upasthita ho gaI aura kahA - bhaMte, Apa yaha AhAra liijie| vaha yaha dekhakara cauMka gayA ki thAlI meM nAnA prakAra ke pakavAna rakhe hue haiN| use vicAra AyA ki Aja to maiM jaisA socatA hU~ vaha saba kucha upalabdha ho rahA hai / bhikSu ne vahIM AhAra kiyA, aba dhIre-dhIre pramAda Ane lgaa| yaha svAbhAvika hI hai ki khAnA khAne ke bAda pramAda-Alasa AtA hI hai| vaha socane lagA aba vApasa apane sthAna para lauTakara jAU~gA, lekina agara yahIM kahIM ArAmapUrvaka leTane kI vyavasthA mila jAtI bahuta Ananda rhtaa| tabhI mAlakina ne kahA - bhaMte, Apake lie zaiyyA lagA dI hai, Apa yahIM para vizrAma kiijie| vaha so gayA ki kucha garmI mahasUsa huii| vicAra uThA ki mahala meM hotA to dAsa-dAsI paMkhA jhala rahe hote| idhara vicAra uThA udhara do sevikAe~ AIM aura paMkhA jhalane lgiiN| tabhI pyAsa mahasUsa huI aura pAnI hAz2ira ho gyaa| use khyAla AyA ki kyA bAta hai Aja mere sAre manoratha pUrNa ho rahe haiN| lagatA hai yaha mahilA mere citta kI vRttiyoM ko pakar3atI hai, yaha mere mana kI dhArAoM ko pakar3ane meM samartha hai tabhI vicAra uThane ke sAtha hI sAre kArya tatparatA se ho rahe haiN| __ vaha DarA, use lagA maiM rAjakumAra thA vahA~ taka ke sAre saMkalpa-vikalpa ubhara kara A gae, kahIM kucha aura anya vikalpa ubhara Ae~ aura mujhe yahA~ se naz2ara nIcI karake jAnA par3e isase behatara hai maiM yahA~ se zIghra calA jaauuN| jAte hue bhikSu kA usa mahilA ne muskurAkara abhivAdana kiyA aura apane kAma meM laga gii| agale dina jaba vaha yuvA bhikSu AhAra lene ke lie ravAnA hone lagA tabhI usake guru ne kahA- vatsa, kala jahA~ AhAra lene gae the Aja bhI vahIM jaanaa| bhikSu ne sammAnapUrvaka iMkAra karate hue kahA - maiM anya kisI bhI jagaha jA sakatA hU~, para usa jagaha nahIM jA sktaa| guru ne iMkAra kA kAraNa puuchaa| bhikSu ne kahA - mujhe lagatA hai vaha mahilA hamAre mana ke vicAroM ko par3hane meM samartha hai kyoMki jaisA mere mana meM ubhara kara AtA hai vaha tatkAla usakI vyavasthA kara detI hai| vahA~ qhatarA hai, patA nahIM kaba kaise kyA vicAra A jaaeN| 72|| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru ne kahA - vatsa Aja jAnA to tumheM vahIM hogA lekina jAte samaya apane citta kI vRttiyoM aura mana ke vicAroM-vikalpoM ke prati jAgarUka hokara jAnA, smRtimAna aura saMprajJAzIla hokara jaanaa| apanI zvAsadhArA, padayAtrA aura AvAgamana para pUrI taraha jAgarUka hokara jAnA / jAnA to vahIM hai kevala apanI jAgarUkatA ko sAtha rkhnaa| guru kA Adeza thA, so rAjakumAra bhikSu ko vahIM jAnA par3A, lekina Aja vaha cala rahA hai, jAgarUkatA ke saath| Aja na koI vicAra hai, na vikalpa, na khAne kI icchA hai aura na koI bhogeSaNA hai| vaha sahaja meM calatA calA jA rahA hai| na koI dAsI hI bulAne AI hai, vaha sahaja hI vahA~ pahu~catA hai, AhAra grahaNa karatA hai aura vApasa lauTa AtA hai| guru ne pUchA - kaho, vatsa Aja kI AhAra-caryA kaisI rahI? bhikSu ne kahA bhaMte Aja kI AhAra-caryA ne to AnaMda de diyA, kyoMki kala jo kamiyA~ thIM Aja nahIM doharAI giiN| Aja to Apane jIvana-zuddhi kA, mana ke kAyA-kalpa kA, jAgarUka hokara jIne kA aisA maMtra pradAna kara diyA hai ki aba citta ke kleza-saMkleza merA anusaraNa nahIM kreNge| citta ke kleza-saMkleza usI kA anusaraNa karate haiM jo pramatta hokara, nidrita yA mUrcchita hokara jIvana jItA hai| maharSi pataMjali yoga-sUtroM kI bAta karate hue citta se sIdhA sAkSAtkAra karavAte haiN| jaba koI bhI vyakti pahale-pahala apane citta se sAkSAtkAra karatA hai to use na koI prakAza dikhAI detA hai, na hI koI ucca bhAvanAe~ naz2ara AtI haiN| use sabase pahale apane saMskAra, janmoM se saMcita vRttiyA~, kaSAya, karma-prakRti ke bIja aura bhItara kI pravRttiyoM se paricaya hotA hai| citta kA pahalA kleza hai- avidyA (ajnyaan)| jJAna vyakti ke jIvana aura AtmA ke lie varadAna hai aura avidyA-ajJAna abhizApa kI taraha hai| jJAna vaha paMkha hai jisake dvArA duniyA to kyA svarga kI yAtrA bhI kI jA sakatI hai aura ajJAna kutte kI aisI pU~cha hai jo na to guhya pradezoM ko chipA sakatA hai aura na hI makkhI-macchara ur3Ae jA sakate haiN| isI taraha ajJAnI-avidyAvAna kA koI upayoga nahIM hotaa| jJAna ke dvArA hama apane citta kA mArgadarzana kara sakate haiM, citta ke kleza aura saMklezoM para vijaya prApta kara sakate haiN| ajJAnI tanAvagrasta, ciMtAtUra, mohAtara, krodhita, ArtadhyAna aura raudra dhyAna karatA hI rahatA hai jabaki jJAnI jIvana ke jJAna, bheda-vijJAna aura tattva-jJAna se paricita hone ke kAraNa vaha hara paristhiti ko bhalIbhAMti samajhatA aura jAnatA hai| vaha jAnatA hai jisakA janama hai usakA maraNa hai, jisakA udaya hai usakA vilaya hai| | 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 jo sUraja ugatA hai vaha asta bhI hotA hai| lAbha ke sAtha hAni aura saMyoga ke sAtha viyoga bhI hai / jAnane ke kAraNa jJAnI vyakti apane citta meM saMkleza nahIM karatA / avidyA aura ajJAna ke kAraNa hama duHkhoM se ghire rheNge| isake viparIta jJAna hone para hara paristhiti se sAmanA karane kA dhairya aura antardRSTi rahegI / 1 bhagavAna mahAvIra suI-dhAge kA udAharaNa dete hue kahate haiM- jisa taraha dhAge meM piroI huI suI khotI nahIM hai, ThIka usI taraha jJAna rUpI dhAg2a meM piroI huI AtmA bhI isa saMsAra meM bhaTakatI nahIM hai / jaba AtmA para ajJAna kA AvaraNa hAvI rahatA hai, tabhI vaha saMsAra meM bhaTakatI hai / ajJAna kA AvaraNa hone para cAhe jitanA jJAna kA prakAza diyA jAe use ullU kI taraha dina meM sUrya dikhAI nahIM detaa| cAhe dina ho yA rAta, kevala jJAna cAhie / jJAnI ko jJAna kA prakAza dina meM bhI ujAlA detA hai aura rAta ko bhI rozanI pradAna karatA hai| jJAna jIvana kA prakAza hai / citta ke tamas ko, tamoguNa evaM rajoguNa ko dUra karane kA yaha aisA satoguNa hai jisake dvArA hama bhItara kI vijaya prApta karate haiM / hama apane ajJAna para jJAna kA aMkuza lagAe~ / jJAna kI lagAma se hama apane ajJAna rUpI ghor3e para vijaya pAe~ / saMsAra meM saMtoM, muniyoM, RSiyoM kA isIlie to mAna-sammAna hai ki ve sahI mArga prazasta karate haiM / jo bAteM mAtA-pitA, vidyAlaya-mahAvidyAlaya nahIM sikhAsamajhA pAte ve bAteM saMtoM-jJAnIjanoM ke sAnnidhya meM sadha jAtI haiM / Aqhira kyoM ? kyoMki unake jIvana meM jJAna kA prakAza hai, cAritra kI jyoti hai / use ve jIte haiM / isIlie unakA sIdhA prabhAva par3atA hai / jJAna sahAyaka va vidhAyaka hai, ajJAna khataranAka hotA hai / maiMne sunA hai : eka videzI mahilA bhArata aaii| usane eka anya mahilA ke hAtha meM meMhadI racI huI dekhI to pUchA tumhAre hAtha meM itanI lalAI aura aisI suMdara Diz2Aina kaise A gii| usane batAyA ki meMhadI lagAI thI usase ho gaI / vaha mahilA vApasa apane deza pahu~cI, meMhadI ke patte maMgAe aura apane hAthoM para bA~dha liyaa| tIna ghaMTe bAda jaba kholakara dekhA to pAyA ki kucha bhI nahIM huA / usane socA mujhe to batAyA thA ki meMhadI se hAtha lAla hote haiM, para aisA nahIM huaa| agalI bAra jaba vaha bhArata AI to batAyA ki meMhadI se usake hAtha lAla hue hI nhiiN| pUchA gayA ki usane kyA kiyA thaa| to batAyA ki hAthoM meM patte bA~dha lie the| mahilA ha~sI / Aqhira usane use sahI vidhi batAI ki pahale patte pIso, bhigoo, phira lgaao| aisA hI kiyA gayA aura usake hAthoM meM meMhadI kA raMga car3ha gayA / isIlie maiMne kahA ki jIvana meM jJAna z2arUrI hai; ajJAna khataranAka hotA hai / 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana meM jJAna kI qImata hai| hara pahalu ke jJAna kI qImata hai| citta kA dUsarA saMkleza hai ahaMbhAva, asmitaa| jIvana ke sAre vyAmoha, krodha, kaSAya sabhI isa ahaMbhAva se jur3e hue haiN| isalie Avazyaka hai ki ahaMbhAva ko vinamra banAyA jaae| jaba taka 'maiM' bhAva rahegA, ahaM banA rhegaa| jaba bhI isa 'maiM' ko kisI bhI prakAra se kisI bhI rUpa meM Thesa pahu~catI hai to vaha krodha se bhara jAtA hai| krodhita hae arthAt kleza-saMkleza jaga gayA, bhItara se aniyaMtrita ho gae, vyAkula ho ge| jJAnI vyakti vinamratA kA pujArI hotA hai aura ajJAnI ahaMkAra kA putlaa| ajJAnI ahaMkAra kA ziSya aura jJAnI vinaya kA bhkt| hamArA ahaMkAra soDAvaoNTara kI zIzI meM rahI haI golI kI taraha kAma karatA hai| jaise golI bhItara kI gaisa ko bAhara aura bAhara kI havA ko aMdara nahIM jAne detI vaise hI hamArA ahaMkAra na to dUsaroM ke sadguNoM ko bhItara Ane detA hai aura na hI bhItara ke durguNoM ko bAhara nikalane detA hai| bhItara kA kacarA ahaMbhAva ke kAraNa bAhara nahIM nikala paataa| loga hamAre pAsa Ate haiM aura kahate haiM unameM koI kamI ho to btaaeN| lekina maiM jAnatA hU~ koI bhI svayaM kI kamI yA burAI sunanA pasaMda nahIM krtaa| sabako sirpha apanI prazaMsA caahie| lekina yAda rakheM - prazaMsA aisA mIThA z2ahara hai, jo jitanA piegA, utanA nukasAna hogaa| isalie kabhI prazaMsA kI apekSA mata rakho apitu apane kArya ko behatara banAne kA prayAsa kro| sacce mAtA-pitA, saccA guru kabhI bhI apanI saMtAna, apane ziSya kI mu~ha para prazaMsA nahIM kregaa| ve use kamiyoM kI ora izArA kareMge, kyoMki ve cAhate haiM kamiyA~ sudhara jaaeN| ve cAhate haiM duniyA unakI tArIfa kare, tArIfoM kA kyA? mAtA-pitA apane bacce ko, guru apane ziSya ko protsAhana avazya deM lekina kamiyA~ z2arUra batAte raheM tAki khoTa nikala jaae| sonA zuddha hai yaha vaha kyA kahe duniyA kahegI ki sonA qharA hai| guru kA kAma ThokapITakara ghar3A banA detA hai| jo vyakti ghar3A banane ko tatpara hai usI vyakti kA guru kI zaraNa meM jAnA sArthaka hai| kabIra kA dohA hai - . kabIrA garva na kIjie, neka na ha~sie koya / ajahuM nAva samunda meM, nA jAne kyA hoya / / kabIra kahate haiM vyartha kA abhimAna apane bhItara mata pAlie aura kisI kI ha~sI mata kIjie, kisI kA upahAsa mata udd'aaie| 'ajahu~ nAva samunda meM- 'abhI nAva samudra meM hI hai- abhI taka tuma kucha bana nahIM gae ho, abhI taka kucha pAyA nahIM hai- 'nA jAne kyA hoya'! kaba kisakI nAva isa duniyA meM DUba jAe, patA nahIM cltaa|vyrth kA abhimAna chor3o, na jAne kaba kisase kauna-sA kAma nikAlanA par3a | 75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAe patA nahIM cltaa| kaba kyA ho jAe koI nahIM jAnatA / apane kula, jJAna, gotra kA abhimAna na kreN| vinamratA honI caahie| vinamratA jIvana kA aisA rakSA kavaca hai jisake dvArA anekAneka saMkaToM ko kATA jA sakatA hai| jo namatA hai vaha sabhI ko priya lagatA hai / isIlie to kahA hai - kevala bar3A hone se kucha nahIM hotA, guNa honA caahie| jyoM-jyoM guNoM meM paripakvatA AtI hai, vinamratA kA samAveza hotA hai, ahaMbhAva TUTatA hai tyoM-tyoM iMsAna aura-aura jhukatA hai / jo nahIM jhukatA, vaha bhUsA raha jAtA hai| adhika dAnoM vAlA paudhA jhuka jAtA hai / bhUsA hamezA khar3A rahatA hai| jo vinamra hai usane jIvana ke pATha par3he haiM / bar3A huA to kyA huA, jaise per3a khajUra | paMchI ko chAyA nahIM, phala lAge ati dUra // eka samaya kI bAta hai : hamane dillI vizvavidyAlaya ke pUrva kulapati ko kucha viziSTa kArya ke lie milane kA saMdezA phuNcaayaa| unhoMne kahA gurujana mere yahA~ Ae yaha zobhA nahIM detA maiM svayaM hI dopahara meM cAra baje unakI sevA meM upasthita ho jAU~gA / hama loga unase pahale kabhI mile nahIM the, yaha pahalI mulAqAta hone vAlI thii| zAma ko cAra baje ke lagabhaga eka vRddha sajjana aae| hamAre AsapAsa anya loga baiThe hue the| jJAna-carcA cala rahI thii| tabhI dekhA ki daravAje meM praviSTa hokara unhoMne kone meM rakhI kursI uThAI aura lekara Ane lge| maiMne apane pAsa baiThe hue eka bacce ko saMketa diyA ki vaha kursI le aae| dhIre-dhIre calate hue ve hamAre pAsa Ae aura kahane lage, 'prabhu, agara Apako Apatti na ho aura ApakI AjJA ho to maiM kursI para baiTha jAU~ ghuTanoM kI takalIfa ke kAraNa z2amIna para baiThane meM asamartha hU~ / ' maiMne kahA - prabhu, Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM, koI bhI Upara tabhI baiThatA hai jaba use pA~voM meM asuvidhA hotI hai anyathA koI gurujanoM ke sAmane Upara baiThanA pasaMda nahIM karatA / Apa ArAma se kursI para virAjiye / ve baiTha gae aura hama apanI jJAnacarcA meM laga gye| AdhA - pauna ghaMTe bAda jaba saba cale gaye taba maiMne una bujurga mahAnubhAva se pUchA - pharamAiye dAdAjI, ApakI kyA sevA kI jAe? merA itanA kahanA thA ki unhoMne kahA - prabhu, Apane hI to yAda kiyA thA / hamane ? maiMne socA / unhoMne kahA - Apane mere ghara saMdezA pahu~cAyA thA aura maiMne cAra baje Ane kA samaya diyA thaa| mujhe qhayAla aayaa| maiMne pUchA - kyA Apa kulapati mahAdeya haiM / 'jI, hA~' unhoMne kahA / 76| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiMne taba jIvana meM yaha sIkhA aura jAnA ki ise kahate haiM asalI jJAna aura asalI vinmrtaa| jisa vyakti meM itanA dhairya hai ki vaha apanI kursI khuda uThA rahA hai, pauna ghaMTe taka pratIkSA karatA rahA, yaha kahane kI bajAya ki Apane mujhe yAda kiyA, batAiye kyA kAma hai? itanA dhairya! carcA zurU ho gii| carcA ke daurAna maiMne unase kucha pUchA to unhoMne atyaMta saralatA se kahA - maiM nahIM jAnatA ki isakA kyA artha hai, uttara hai| Apa mere ajJAna ko kSamA kreN| ____ maiMne apane jIvana meM pahalI dafA itane vidvAna aura ucca pada para AsIna vyakti dvArA itane vinamra zabdoM kA prayoga dekhaa| maiMne jAnA ki kisI vyakti ko apane ahaM ko kisa hada taka tor3a denA cAhie yaha usakA udAharaNa hai| __ahaMkAra ko tor3ane kA sabase sIdhA sarala maMtra hai namaskAra / vartamAna yuga kA sabase bar3A doSa hai ki loga jhukanA nahIM jaante| sabhI akar3a kara rahanA pasaMda karate haiN| eka samaya thA jaba loga paMcAMga namaskAra karate the, aba to z2arA bhI kamara aura ghuTane nahIM jhukate, khar3e-khar3e hI namaskAra kara liyA jAtA hai| yaha ahaMkAra kA poSaNa hai| agara koI jhuka sakatA hai to kRpayA pUrA jhukiye| yaha dUsare ke lie jhukanA nahIM hai svayaM ke ahaMbhAva ko tor3ane ke liye jhuka rahe haiN| jainoM kA prasiddha maMtra hai : navakAra maMtra / navakAra maMtra kA pahalA zabda hai : nnmo| Namo kA artha hai nmskaar| Namo kA eka aura artha hai : 'Na' - arthAt nahIM, 'mo' -yAnI maiM - arthAt jahA~ maiM nahIM tU hI tU hai / tU jo sarva vyApI hai usake sAmane merA astitva hI kyA hai ! rAvaNa aura kaMsa jaise loga jo tujhe cunautI dete the ve hI na rahe to merI auqAta kyA? AkAza ko dekho aura preraNA lo ki mujhe U~ce aura U~ce uThanA hai| dharatI se preraNA lo ki gurUra kisa bAta kA, antataH to isa miTTI meM hI mila jAnA hai| ahaMbhAva- citta ke klezoM aura saMklezoM ko nimaMtraNa dene kA dvAra / eka mahAna aura vidvAna saMta hue haiM upAdhyAya yazovijaya mhaaraaj| kahate haiM ye itane vidvAna the ki cAra mahIne taka unhoMne kevala ATha akSaroM para hI pravacana diyA - saMyogA vippamukkassa - cAra mahIne taka ina zabdoM kA vivecana karate rahe, alaga-alaga dRSTikoNa se| unakI isa vidvattA se prerita aura prabhAvita hokara usa samaya ke rAjA ne 'vizArada' kI padavI pradAna kii| vizArada padavI milane se jaba ve calate to unake Age cAra dhvajAe~ rahatI thiiN| loga dekhate dhvajA vAlo mahArAja A rahe haiN| calatecalate, ghUmate-ghUmate hue ve dillI phuNce| vahA~ unake pravacana hue| cAra dhvajAdhArI saMta ke khUba ThATha-bATa the| unake pravacanoM meM eka bujurga anubhavI mahilA bhI AI 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thii| vaha khar3I huI aura usane yazovijayajI se kahA - mahArAja! merA Apase eka prazna hai| kyA prazna hai - unhoMne puuchaa| bolI - mahArAja jI, apane dharma meM gaNadhara gautama svAmI jI hue haiM, kRpayA batAiye ki Apa adhika jJAnI haiM yA gautama svAmI jI adhika jJAnI the| bharI sabhA ke madhya yazovijaya jI ne kahA- gautama svAmI jI to hamAre pUrvaja haiN| ve hamase adhika jJAnI the| taba usa bujurga zrAvikA ne pUchA - bhagavan! mujhe batAie jaba gautamasvAmI jI calate the to kitanI dhvajAe~ phaharAkara calate the| ___ yazovijaya jI ko samajha meM A gayA ki yaha mahilA kyA kahanA cAhatI hai| arthAt gautama svAmI caudaha 'pUrvo' ke jJAnI hone ke bAvajUda sIdhe sarala DhaMga se cala diyA karate the aura maiM upAdhyAya yazovijaya jisane cAra zAstra kyA par3ha liye, cAra mAha taka eka zabda para vyAkhyAna kyA de diyA, apane Age cAra dhvajAe~ lekara calatA hU~! unakA ahaMbhAva TUTa gyaa| unhoMne usa mahilA se kSamA mA~gate hue kahA - mA~, Aja tumane merA gurUra tor3a diyaa| unhoMne dhvajAoM ko yamunA meM pravAhita karavA diyaa| kahA ki aba dhvajAoM ke sAtha nahIM, balki anubhavI aura bujurgoM kA sAnnidhya lete hue apane ahaMbhAva ko chor3akara aura namana bhAva ko svIkArate hue cleNge| ___ hameM apane ahaMbhAva ko tor3anA hai to choToM ko bhI 'Apa' kahane kI Adata DAleM, baDe-baz2argoM ke pA~va cheN| ahaMbhAva ko tor3ane ke lie puruSa loga kabhI-kabhI gRhakArya bhI kara liyA kreN|mhilaaeN to karatI hI haiM Apa bhI kara liyA kreN|aapne dekhA hogA mahilAoM meM puruSoM kI apekSA ahaMbhAva kama hotA hai| jAti kA mada TUTe isalie kabhI-kabhI bAtharUma saMDAsa bhI sApha kara diyA kreN| gA~dhIjI to harijanoM ke yahA~ jAyA karate the| rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa harijanoM kI bastI meM jAte the saphAI karane ke liye| hameM alaga-alaga taraha ke mada, mAna, abhimAna, ahaMkAra ko tor3ane ke rAste qhuda ko DhU~Dhane pdd'eNge| deha kI suMdaratA kA bhI kaisA abhimAna! DAyanA-priMsa cArlsa kI patnI kevala isalie prasiddha nahIM thI ki vaha khUbasUrata thI yA briTena ke rAjagharAne kI bahU thii| vaha prasiddha thI, kyoMki sevAbhAvI thii|vh anAthAlayoM meM jAtI, baccoM kI dekhabhAla karatI, haoNspiTalsa meM jAtI, rogiyoM kI, eDsa pIr3itoM kI bhI sevA krtii|kaiNsr pIr3itoM kI sevA krtii| usakI eka tasvIra bahuta prasiddha huI jisameM eka eDsa pIr3ita bacce ne usakA mAthA cUma liyA thaa| DAyanA ne binA pratikriyA kiye usa bacce ko hAthoM meM uThA liyaa| anya koI hotA to na jAne kaisI-kaisI 78 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratikriyAe~ vyakta krtaa| kisI ko kucha bhI ho sakatA hai| lekina yahI vinamratA hai, jIvana kA sadguNa hai, nirabhimAnatA hai ki sahajatA se kahIM bhI calA jAe aura sahajatA se sabhI ke sAtha vyavahAra kre| hama apane ahaMbhAva ko samajheM aura use tor3ane kA rAstA bhI khuda hI nikaaleN| maiM rAste sujhAtA hU~ - kabhI jhADU lagA lo, kabhI apanI kAra khuda hI dho lo, kabhI bAtharUma sAfa kara lo, pratidina bar3e-bujurgoM ko namana karane kI Adata DAlo, pratidina prabhu kI prArthanA, bhakti kro| samarpaNa ke nAma para laDDU-per3e, cAvala mata cddh'aao| ye hama kyA arpaNa kara rahe haiM? ye saba to khuda prabhu hameM de rahe haiN| isI se to hamArA bharaNa-poSaNa hotA hai| hama unheM kyA car3hAe~ge jabaki dene vAlA hI vahI hai| duniyA ke kisI bhI bhagavAna ko kucha nahIM cAhie, zani mahArAja ko tela, gaNapati ko laDDU, mahAvIra ko Apake cAvala yA dIpaka nahIM caahie| agara car3hAnA hI cAhate ho to apanA ahaMbhAva cddh'aao|aur kaho- prabhu, jo karatA hai vaha tU hI karatA hai| mere jIvana kI khuzahAlI meM terI hI bhUmikA hai| terA anugraha hai to maiM phala-phUla rahA hU~ anyathA maiM to kucha bhI nhiiN| basa prabhu, kRpA rkhnaa|aashiiss banAe rkhnaa| citta ke saMklezoM se mukta hone ke lie jJAna ko mahattva do aura ajJAna kI jaMjIroM ko todd'o| khuzahAlI meM karttAbhAva mata jor3o lekina galatI ho jAne para turaMta jAno ki galatiyA~ hamAre ajJAna ke kAraNa ho rahI haiN| khuzahAlI hone para ahaMkAra bhAva na ho jaae| isalie apanI saphalatA kA zreya hamezA UparavAle ko do, dUsaroM ko do| zrIrAma ne jaba laMkA vijaya kara lI, rAvaNa kA vadha kara diyA taba cAroM ora unakI jaya-jayakAra hone lgii| taba zrIrAma ne kahA- yaha mere akele kI jIta nahIM hai, yaha Apa saba logoM kI jIta hai| Apa sabhI ke sahayoga se hI laMkA vijita ho sakI hai| rAvaNa ko parAsta karanA mere akele ke vaza meM na thaa| apanI saphalatA kA zreya dUsaroM ko denA ahaMkAra tor3ane kI pahalI sIr3hI hai| jaba ahaM paidA hotA hai to citta meM kleza AtA hai jo hamAre lie hAnikAraka hai| yadi hama apanI saphalatA kA zreya Izvara ko, gurujanoM ko, mAtA-pitA ko, apane zikSakoM ko, apane bar3e bhAI-bahina ko dete haiM, anyoM ko apanI saphalatA meM sahabhAgI banAte haiM to hamArI saphalatA kA Ananda dogunA ho jAtA hai| taba vaha Ananda kevala svayaM ke lie nahIM hotA, usameM anya loga bhI zarIka ho jAte haiM / are, vaha Ananda hI kyA jo tumheM akele uThAnA pdd'e| dasa-bIsa logoM ke zAmila ho jAne se vaha Ananda utsava bana jAtA hai| taba vaha AnaMda kabhI dIpAvalI aura kabhI holI bana jAtA hai| | 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAta itanI-sI hai ki hama ajJAna tajakara jJAna kI ora bar3heM, abodha-dazA ko chor3akara bodha-dazA kI ora bar3heM, tAki hamAre citta ke kleza-saMkleza dUra ho skeN| hameM pratidina satsaMga aura svAdhyAya karane kI sIkha apane jIvana se jor3anI caahie| jJAnIjanoM kA sAnnidhya mile, to unake pAsa baiThakara satsaMga karanA caahie| aisA avasara na ho, to qhuda hI acchI pustakeM par3hane kI, svAdhyAya karane kI Adata jIvana ke sAtha jor3a lenI caahie| zarIra ke poSaNa ke lie to hama dina meM do-pA~ca bAra cAya-nAztA-bhojana le lete haiM, para buddhi ke poSaNa ke lie hama dhyAna kahA~ dete haiM? bacapana to hamane zikSA aura jJAna ko samarpita kiyA, para yauvana meM usa jJAna kA saMskAra kyoM nahIM rakhate? jJAna to hamAre jIvana kA prakAza hai, hamArI zakti hai / jJAna to aMdhe kI A~kha hai| binA jJAna kA iMsAna to aMdhA hI hai| hama jJAna ko tavajjo deN| yadi Apake pAsa jJAna hai, yadi Apa zikSita haiM, to dUsaroM ko jJAna kA prakAza bA~TeM / yaha Izvara kA kArya hai| acche vicAroM ko, acchI rozanI ko duniyA meM bA~To / jJAna jitanA bar3hegA, duniyA se AtaMka, ugravAda, svArtha, chala utane hI kama hoNge| ajJAnI loga hI g2alata kAma karate haiN| hama jJAna ko mahattva deN|apne baccoM meM bhI jJAna ke puSpa khilaaeN| __jJAna vinamratA kA poSaka hotA hai, vidyA dadAti vinayama - vidyA vinaya detI hai| hama ahaMbhAva kI bajAya namratA kI ora apane kadama bddh'aaeN| ahaMbhAva se krodha A jAtA hai, kaSAya utpanna ho jAte haiM, madahozI chA jAtI hai, dUsaroM kI upekSA aura apamAna kara baiThate haiN| ye avaguNa hamase dUra hoN| Aja hamane sIkhA ki jJAna ko, zikSA ko, buddhi bar3hAne ko mahattva deN| jJAnapUrvaka jIne ko mahattva do| ahaMbhAva se jur3e citta ke kleza-saMkleza ko dUra karane ke lie vinamratA, muskAna, zAMti, AnandadazA jaise bhAvoM ko mahattva deN| hara vyakti svayaM ko acchA bnaae| yoga hameM acchA banAtA hai, yoga AnandadAtA hai| yoga hamAre lie rAstA kholatA hai, para tabhI jaba hama apanI baMda khir3akiyoM ko kholeMge, apanI A~kheM kholeMge aura apane hRdaya ko vaisA karane ke lie prastuta kreNge| Aja apanI ora se itanA hI anurodha karatA huuN| premapUrvaka nmskaar| 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnasika klezoM se kaise pAe~ mukti - S mere priya Atman, maharSi pataMjali ne hajAroM varSa pUrva mAnava ke manovijJAna ko pahacAnate hue mana, citta aura AtmA kI bArIkiyoM ko samajhane va batAne kA prayAsa kiyA thaa| mana va citta kI bArIkiyoM ko samajhate hue pA~ca prakAra ke klezoM va saMklezoM ko mAnavajIvana se dUra haTAne kI preraNA dI thii| ajJAna mAnava jIvana kA pahalA AMtarika kleza hai| ahaMbhAva dUsarA AdhyAtmika saMkleza hai| rAga tIsarA, dveSa cauthA aura mRtyu kA bhaya pA~cavA~ saMkleza hai| hama apane jIvana meM sukha,zAMti, saphalatA pAnA cAhate haiM / jo bhI mahAnubhAva sukha, zAMti, saphalatA aura Ananda pAnA cAhate haiM ve sabase pahale apane jIvana se kleza-saMkleza arthAt azAMti, ciMtA, tanAva ke nimittoM se svayaM ko dUra haTA leN| hamArA jIvana jalayAna kI taraha hai aura mana usa jahAz2a ke kaptAna kI taraha hai| kaptAna yadi prazikSita hai, jAgarUka hai to nizcita hI vaha apane jIvana ke jahAz2a ko zAMti, Ananda aura saphalatA ke taTa kI ora le jAne meM saphala ho jAtA hai| dUsarI ora yadi kaptAna mUrkha, azikSita yA lAparavAha hai to vaha apane jIvana ke jahAz2a ko | 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Dubo detA hai| hamArA zarIra to mana kI preraNA se hI calatA hai| mana yadi mUrkha hai to zarIra ke dvArA mUrkhatAe~ hI doharAI jaaeNgii| svastha, sakArAtmaka, prasanna mana jIvana aura jIvaTatA se bharA hai to vaha apane jIvana ke jahAz2a ko Ananda se kuzalatApUrvaka apanI maMz2ila kI ora le jAne meM saphala hotA hai| aise samajheM ki eka vyakti kI kAmanA thI ki vaha pAnI ke jahAz2a para jAkara saira karake aae| isa hetu vaha cAhatA thA ki kaptAnI bhI qhuda hI kre| usakI icchA thI, lekina pitA ne aisA nahIM karane diyaa| eka dina pitA kI mRtyu ho gaI aura vasIyata meM use pAnI kA jahAz2a mila gyaa| usake to mana kI murAda pUrI hone A gii| svayaM ko jahAja kA kaptAna banA liyaa| pAnI ke jahAz2a kI sabhI jAnakAriyA~ prApta karane lgaa| vaha prazikSita to nahIM thA, jAgarUka bhI na thA kevala dila kI tamannA thI ki jahAz2a calAU~ aura vaha bhI kaptAna bnkr| nikala par3A samudra meM jahAz2a lekara, patavAreM cala rahIM thIM, jahAz2a Age bar3ha rahA thaa| vaha apane kebina meM se nikala kara Deka para AyA, vahA~ dekhA ki eka vyakti bahuta bar3A-sA cakkA ghumA rahA thaa| isa cakke kA kArya patavAroM ko dAe~ yA bAe~ ghumAne kA thaa| lekina vaha azikSita ise kyA jAne usane socA yaha AdamI yahA~ kyA kara rahA hai jabaki patavAreM to dUsare loga calA rahe haiM yaha vyartha hI cakke ko Age-pIche, dAe~-bAe~ ghumA rahA hai| jahAz2a to patavAroM se calatA hI jaaegaa| usane AjJA dI ki isa vyakti ko haTA diyA jAe, isakI yahA~ koI z2arUrata nahIM hai| eka anubhavI nAvika ne apane kaptAna se kahAsara, isake binA jahAz2a ko qhatarA ho sakatA hai| usa mUrkha kaptAna ne kahA- yaha merA Adeza hai, hama loga svayaM hI nigarAnI rakha leNge| kaptAna kA Adeza pUrNa huA aura Apa samajha sakate haiM kucha dera bAda jahAja caTTAna se TakarAkara cUra-cUra ho gyaa| haz2AroM jAneM gaIM aura jo baca gae hoMge ve usa mUrkha kaptAna ko kabhI kSamA nahIM kara pAe hoNge| hamArA jIvana jahAz2a kI taraha aura mana kaptAna kI taraha hai| mana prazikSita hogA to jIvana Ananda, saphalatA, zAMti ke taTa kI ora bar3hatA jaaegaa| azikSita mana se jIvana naSTa ho jAegA, jIvana-naiyA DUba jaaegii| hama dekheM aura soceM ki hamArI kyA sthiti hai| mana sadha gayA hai yA baMdara kI taraha uchala-kUda kara rahA hai? kahIM hamArA mana krodha kI havAoM se, viSaya-vAsanA kI havAoM se hamAre jahAz2a ko patha-bhraSTa karatA ho, idhara-udhara DolAtA ho yA khatarA paidA karatA ho| dekheM yaha mana kidhara jA rahA hai - g2alata kitAbeM, g2alata saMgata yA viparIta vAtAvaraNa meM to rasa nahIM le rahA hai? rUpa meM Asakta to nahIM ho rahA, jIbha ke svAda meM lolupa to nahIM ho rahA 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yA acchI-burI bAtoM ko sunane ke lie kAna utkaMThita ho rahe hoN| maharSi pataMjali citta ke klezoM kI carcA hI isIlie karate haiM ki vyakti apane mana ko aura mana kI kamajoriyoM ko samajhe aura apane mana, citta aura hRdaya ko prazikSita kara sake ki kyA kiyA jAe aura kyA na kiyA jaae| mana kA mArgadarzana karanA jIvana kA mArgadarzana karanA hai| mana mUla hai| mana jIvana kI vyavasthAoM kA saMcAlaka aura preraka hai| mana meM paidA hone vAlA kSaNika krodha, kSaNika moha, kSaNika vAsanA - ye saba hote kSaNika haiM, para kSaNika krodha, moha, vAsanA dekhate-hI-dekhate kSaNabhara meM hI apanA sArA prabhAva-duSprabhAva DAla dete haiN| caMDakauzika jvalaMta udAharaNa hai| pUrvabhava meM saMta banA vaha caMDakauzika apane ziSya para krodha kara baitthaa| saMta apane ziSya ko krodhavaza mArane ke lie daur3A, ziSya to baca nikalA, para saMta khaMbhe se TakarA gyaa| vahIM gira par3A, mara gayA aura marakara caMDakauzika sA~pa bnaa| yaha hai kSaNika krodha, jisake calate saMta marakara sA~pa bnaa| isI taraha kSaNika moha vaha karate haiN| dhannA aura zAlibhadra - donoM javAI-sAle ne sAtha-sAtha dIkSA lii| ve svayaM ko tapA rahe the| jIvana kI aMtimavelA meM unhoMne 'saMthArA' le liyaa| unake svajana-parijana unase milane aae| unhoMne minnata kI ki eka bAra A~kha kholakara ve unako nihAra leN| dhannA to dhyAna meM hI rata rahA, para zAlibhadra ne A~kheM khola lii| pariNAma ye nikalA ki dhannA to mukta ho gayA, para zAlibhadra kSaNika moha ke calate kevala devaloka hI upalabdha kara paayaa| kSaNika krodha, kSaNika moha, kSaNika vAsanA -ye saba citta ke saMkleza banakara vyakti ko ulajhAte haiM, pha~sAte haiN| kahate haiM jaba abhimanyu cakravyUha meM pha~sakara mArA jAtA hai to usakI mA~ subhadrA vikSipta ho jAtI hai| subhadrA kA pAgalapana dekhakara zrIkRSNa kahate haiM - bahina, lagatA hai tumane abhI taka apane mana ko ThIka se samajhA nahIM hai, mana ko ThIka se samajhAyA nahIM hai isIlie Aja tuma itanA pralApa kara rahI ho| tuma jAnatI ho abhimanya hI ekamAtra aisA yoddhA rahA jo pUrI kaurava senA se ldd'aa| Ane vAlA yuga usI kA ullekha karegA aura mAtAe~ Izvara se prArthanA kareMgI ki hamAre ghara meM bhI abhimanyu jaisI saMtAna ho| vaha vIragati ko prApta huA hai| subhadrA ne kahA - kRSNa tuma svayaM mA~ banate to tumheM patA calatA ki mA~ kI mamatA kyA hotI hai? yaha AlApa'pralApa bhI subhadrA nahIM kara rahI, yaha to mA~ hai jo bilakha rahI hai| taba kRSNa ne kahAagara yaha mA~ kI mamatA hai to isake aMtima saMskAra se pahale tuma ise isa baMdhana se | 83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukta kara do tAki yaha uccatama gati ko prApta kara le anyathA mamatA ke baMdhana ke kAraNa yaha punaH tumhArI hI kokha se janma lene ko vivaza ho jaaegaa| citta ke kleza aura saMkleza isIlie hamAre dvArA dUra kara die jAne cAhie aura mana ko prazikSita kara lenA caahie| anyathA aisA na ho ki dropadI dvArA sukumAlikA ke bhava meM yaha bhAva kiye jAte haiM ki vaha bhI pA~ca patiyoM ke sAtha Amoda-pramoda kare aura agale janma meM yaha ghaTita ho jaae| isalie hamAre mana ke kleza aura saMkleza niyaMtrita raheM anyathA janma-janmAMtara taka ye hamAre sAtha calate raheMge! bhArabhUta bane rheNge| hameM dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki mana hamAre jIvana kI bahuta bar3I zakti hai| hamArA mana jo caMcala aura bhaTakatA huA kahalAtA hai - isake lie gItA kahatI hai - agara yaha mana sthira ho jAe to prabhu ke sAkSAtkAra meM bhI sahAyaka ho jAtA hai| mana meM utsAha va umaMga hone para vaha duSkara kArya bhI sahajatA se saMpAdita kara letA hai| sArA khela mana kA hai| __ mana eka zakti hai / yaha usa hathaur3I kI taraha hai jo mAIkala eMjalo ke hAtha meM jAe to suMdara mUrti kA nirmANa kara detI hai aura seMdhamAra ke hAtha meM par3ane para mUrti ko tor3a DAlegI, AtaMkavAdI ke hAtha meM par3akara hatyA kA sababa bana jaaegii| zakti to vahI hai upayoga karane vAle para nirbhara hai ki vaha kalAkAra hai, seMdhamAra hai yA kisI aparAdhI pravRtti kA hai| jaisI hamArI manovRtti, cittavatti hogI jIvana meM milane vAle samasta sAdhanoM kA vaisA upayoga kreNge| isIlie guru kI bhI AvazyakatA hai tAki usake caraNoM meM baiTha kara hama apane mana ko nahalA sakeM, gaMgAsnAna karavA sakeM, mana ko prazikSita kreN| hamArA mana jo madamasta sA~Da kI taraha uchalatA-kUdatA rahatA hai usa para anuzAsana kA aMkuza laga ske| bhaTakatA huA mana krodha aura vAsanA kI agni meM jalA huA mana sahI, svastha, sakArAtmaka, Ananda pUrNa bana sake, hamArI samAdhi, mukti meM yaha sahAyaka bana sake, isIlie guru, jJAna, zAstra, satsaMga Avazyaka hai| ___ yahA~ para hama apane citta ke saMklezoM se mukti pAne ke lie citta ko prazikSita karane kA abhyAsa va puruSArtha kara rahe haiM / ajJAna hamAre citta kA pahalA kaSTa hai, pahalA AMtarika duHkha hai| ahaMbhAva dUsarA kaSTa tathA rAga tIsarA va dveSa cauthA kaSTa hai| kahane ko to rAga va dveSa alaga dikhAI dete haiM para haiM eka hI sikke ke do phluu| una sahodaroM kI taraha hai, jo eka hI mA~ ke garbha se paidA hae hoN| para donoM hI ghAtaka haiN| rAga thor3A acchA lagatA hai, suhAtA hai, kyoMki rAga se hI saMsAra kA nirmANa hotA hai| dveSa ghAtaka hai, svayaM ko bhI nukasAna pahuMcAtA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhii| lekina antataH 84/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM hI ghAtaka sAbita hote haiM / kA~Te se kA~Te ko nikAlakara donoM ko hI phaiMka denA zreyaskara hai| ghUpa meM khar3e rahane se behatara chAyA meM khar3e rahanA hai, lekina ghara lauTane ke lie chAyA kA moha bhI tyAganA hotA hai / rAga hameM pAsa meM khIMcatA hai aura dveSa pare dhakelatA hai| rAga se ciMtA paidA hotI hai aura dveSa se bhaya kA janma hotA hai / kisI vyakti ke bhItara ciMtA, tanAva, IrSyA, bhaya Adi mAnasika Avega, mAnasika roga haiM, to use svastha, prasanna aura saphala kaise kaheMge? kleza- saMkleza isIlie haTAe jA rahe haiM ki vyakti ciMtAoM se na ghire, bhaya se bojhila na ho, IrSyA ke bha~varajAla meM na ulajhe / rAga ciMtA kA mUla hai| eka baccA agara mA~ se kahakara jAe ki vaha amuka samaya para vApasa A jAegA aura kisI kAraNavaza na A sake to mA~ usakI maMgalakAmanA nahIM karatI, balki vibhinna azubha vicAra citta ko kaSTa dene lagate haiM, citta meM azAMti aura asthiratA A jAtI hai / rAga aura moha kI vaz2aha se hamAre bhItara ciMtAe~ paidA hotI haiN| lekina soceM yahI ghaTanA par3osa meM ghaTatI hai to kyA hameM ciMtA hotI hai? nahIM kyoMki vaha par3osa kA baccA hai hama usakI fikra nahIM lete| rAga ciMtA kA kendra-biMdu hai isalie hameM apanA jIvana sahajatA se jInA cAhie - na kAhU se dostI, na kAhU se baira - sabake sAtha karttavya pAlana karate hue jIvana jie~ / rAga-dveSa ko samApta karane kA sabase sarala tarIkA yahI hai ki apanA jIvana sahajatA se jio / Aropita yA pradarzita jIvana se baco / -- kisI mahAnubhAva ne mujhase pUchA - sukha kisase milatA hai? maiMne kahA- zAMti se insAna ko sukha milatA hai / puna: pUchA - zAMti kisase milatI hai / maiMne javAba diyA- rAga aura dveSa ina do tattvoM ko chor3ane se citta meM sthiratA AtI hai| pUchA gayA - rAga aura dveSa kaise chUTate haiN| maiMne kahA - anAsakti se chUTate haiM / bole- anAsakti kaise ghaTita ho sakatI hai? maiMne kahA- sahajatA se / sahajatA vaha sarala sAdhana hai jo hameM ciMtA aura tanAvoM se mukta karatA hai / sahaja mile so dUdha sama, mA~gA mile so pAnI / kahata kabIra vaha rakta sama, jAmeM khIMcA-tAnI // jo sahajatA se mila jAe vaha zreSTha hai aura jisameM khIMcatAna ho, kleza ho vaha rakta ke samAna kaSTakArI ho jAtI hai / hameM apanA jIvana sahajatA se jIne kI Adata DAlanI caahie| hama apane jIvana kI mUlabhUta AvazyakatAoM ke sAtha dekheMge ki rAga-dveSa For Personal & Private Use Only | 85 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA~-kahA~ paidA hotA hai| roTI, kapar3A aura makAna hamArI mUlabhUta AvazyakatA hai| roTI agara narama hai to ThIka, z2arA kar3aka ho gaI to dimAg2a bhI ho jAtA hai kdd'k| sabjI meM namaka kA saMtulana barAbara hai to acchI lagegI, namaka kama-jyAdA ho jAne para krodha A jAtA hai| khAnA bhI khAyA to 'yaha' acchA lagatA hai aura vaha acchA nahIM lagatA hai| acchA laganA rAga hai aura acchA na laganA dveSa hai| rAga-dveSa kinhIM vizeSa vastuoM yA svajana-saMbaMdhiyoM se hI nahIM hotA, yaha to pala-pala tAne-bAne kI taraha guMthA huA raha sakatA hai| Apa jAnate haiM saMta matadAna kyoM nahIM karate? kyoMki usameM chaMTanI karanI par3atI hai aura saMtoM kI to sabhI ke lie yahI maMgalakAmanA rahatI hai ki koI bhI jIte basa janatA kA khyAla rakhe, bhalAI ke kArya kre| saMta jo AhAra-caryA ke lie jAte haiM use 'gocarI' kahA jAtA hai| arthAt gau ke samAna kucha idhara se le kucha dUsarI jagaha se aura jaba AvazyakatA ke anurUpa AhAra mila jAe to vApasa A jaae| saMta ke pAsa cunAva kA sthAna nahIM hai ki vaha jo acchA lage usI ko grahaNa kre|sirph' AvazyakatAnusAra hI AhAra lenA hotA hai| ise 'madhukarI vRtti' bhI kahate haiM arthAt bhaMvare ke samAna hara phUla, hara ghara se thor3Athor3A AhAra liyA jaae| isI taraha kapar3oM ke bAre meM hotA hai| roz2a-ba-roz2a kapar3oM ke Diz2Aina badalate rahate haiM - yaha kisa vaz2aha se? yaha rAga ke nae-nae tarIke IjAda ho rahe haiN| makAnoM kI sAja-sajjA badala rahI hai purAne makAna tor3e jA rahe haiM nae bana rahe haiN| apaneapane rAgoM ke poSaNa ho rahe haiM, dveSa ke sAdhana nirmita ho rahe haiN| cAra hI to agniyA~ haiM - rAga, dveSa, krodha aura kaam-vaasnaa| ye agniyA~ vyakti ko jalAtI haiM, saMsAra meM ulajhAtI haiM, aTakAtI haiN| rAga aura dveSa kI cakkI ke do pAToM meM vyakti pisatA rahatA hai aura taba kabIra kaha uThate haiM - calatI cakkI dekhakara, diyA kabIrA roy| do pATana ke bIca meM, sAbuta bacA na koy|| rAga-dveSa ke nimitta badala jAte haiM, bana jAte haiN| isIlie kahatA hU~ - nA kAhU se dostI - nA kAhU se baira- sahaja bhAva se apanA jIvana jieN| agara bar3AI (prazaMsA) kara rahe haiM to ApakA bar3appana hai, nafarata kara rahe haiM to ApakI kamaz2orI hai| sAdhaka to vahI rahatA hai para naz2areM badalatI rahatI haiM yaha saba rAga-dveSa ke kAraNa hotA hai| sAdhaka kI pahacAna hI yahI hai ki vaha rAga-dveSa rahita hokara sahajatA se 86/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jie| ___merI zAMti kA rAja hI sahajatA hai| maiM Asakti ke daladala meM nahIM huuN|sbse prema hai, para kisI se Asakti nahIM hai| Asakti duHkha detI hai| prema Izvara ke qarIba le jAtA hai| mana ko Asaktimaya nahIM, premamaya bnaaeN|aaskti meM eka apanA hotA hai| eka praayaa|prem meM koI parAyA hotA hI nahIM hai| eka saMta hue haiM - inAyata zAha qAdarI,sUphI paramparA ke saMta hue haiM aura unake ziSya hue haiM bullezAha,yaha taba kI kahAnI hai jababullezAha saMta nahIM hue the| kahate haiM faqIra qAdarI apane bagIce kI rakhavAlI kara rahe the usameM DheroM AmravRkSa lage hue the| tabhI eka navayuvaka vahA~ AyA aura faqIra sAhaba kA dhyAna apanI ora AkRSTa karane lgaa| faqIra apanI mastI meM the unakA dhyAna nahIM gyaa| yuvaka ne phira se dhyAna khIMcanA cAhA, phira bhI unhoMne usa ora nahIM dekhaa| taba yuvaka ne Upara kI ora naz2ara uThAI aura kahA- bismillAha |aur faqIra ne dekhA ki pake hue Ama qhuda-ba-qhuda nIce z2amIna para gira pdd'e| inAyata qAdarI ne dekhA aura socA ki isa yuvaka ke bismillAha kahate hI Ama nIce gira gae haiM z2arUra yaha naujavAna kucha qhAsa hai, isameM kucha dama hai| unhoMne apanI naz2ara uThAte hue kahA- kauna hai? vaha yuvaka khuza ho gayA ki AqhirakAra vaha saMta inAyata qAdarI sAhaba kA dhyAna apanI ora khIMcane meM saphala ho gyaa| vaha daur3akara unake pAsa pahuMcA aura kadamoM meM hAz2ira ho gyaa| pUchA - kyA cAhate ho, tumhArI kyA samasyA hai| bullA ne kahA- sAhiba, maiM to raba ko pAne ke lie ApakI qhidamata meM AyA hU~- yaha kahate hue vaha unake pA~voM meM gira pdd'aa|sNt ne use saMbodhita karate hue kahA - bulle, agara raba ko pAnA hai to nIce nahIM, Upara utth| use AdhyAtmika naz2aroM se dekhate hue saMta sAhiba kahate haiM - raba ko kyA pAnA, raba ko pAnA hai to idhara se ukhAr3a aura udhara ko lgaa|itnaa kahakara faqIra to vahA~ se cale ge|aur bullezAha bhI faqIra bana gaye unhoMne bhI jIvana bhara sabhI ko eka hI saMdeza diyA- agara tUraba ko pAnA cAhatA hai to idhara se ukhAr3a aura udhara ko lgaa| yoga kI samAdhi ko upalabdha karane ke lie bhI maiM yahI sUtra uddhRta karU~gA; yadi hama yoga meM pravRtta honA cAhate haiM, paramAtmA kI ora do kadama bar3hAnA cAhate haiM, to idhara se ukhAr3a aura udhara lgaa| jagata meM, moha-mAyA meM, rAga-dveSa meM jo hamArA mana pha~sA huA hai use yahA~ se ukhAr3a aura prabhu kI ora lgaa| hama isIlie bhaTaka rahe haiM kyoMki udhara to laganA cAhate haiM, para idhara se ukhar3anA nahIM caahte| idhara se | 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ukhar3e binA udhara nahIM laga skte| mana ko agara raba meM lagAnA hai to jaga se haTAnA pdd'egaa| do nAvoM meM savArI nahIM kI jA sktii| rAga-dveSa se nikalane kA eka mAtra sahaja aura sarala tarIkA hai idhara se ukhAr3a aura udhara lgaa| jitanA ukhAr3oge utanA pAoge, hA~ ukhAr3oge hI nahIM to pAoge kahA~ se| __hameM qhuda hI faisalA karanA hai ki hama kise cAhate haiM Izvara ko yA saMsAra ko? vyakti ke aMdara jitanI gaharI vAsanA hotI hai utanA hI gaharA jaba prabhu kA smaraNa hotA hai tabhI prabhu iMsAna ke qarIba hote haiN| agara prabhu qarIba nahIM haiM to isakA matalaba hai hamArI vAsanAe~ adhika gaharI haiN| prArthanA to vItarAgatA kI karate haiM, para bhAvanAe~ rAga kI haiM, kAmanAe~ bhI rAga kI haiN| isalie kevala prArthanAoM se kAma nahIM calegA, mana ko vikAroM se bhI ukhAr3anA par3egA kyoMki prArthanA to hoThoM se hotI hai aura kAmanAe~ mana va dila meM uThA karatI haiN| bhItara se jaba taka koI iMsAna ukhAr3egA nahIM taba taka dUsarI ora laga nahIM paaegaa| jitanA ukhAr3oge utanA paaoge| agara ukhAr3oge hI nahIM to pAoge kahA~ se| ___ kala taka jahA~ na rAga thA na dveSa thA, Aja acAnaka moha kI aisI jaMjIra banI ki rAga meM A gae aura kala kucha aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki dveSa utpanna ho jaae| isalie patA nahIM calatA ki hama rAga aura dveSa ke pAToM meM kaba taka pisate raheMge, kaba taka isa daladala meM pha~se rheNge| yaha taba taka jArI rahegA jaba taka hama apanI sahajatA meM, apanI Atma-jAgRti ko upalabdha nahIM kara lete| agara hama zAMti-patha ke anugAmI bananA cAhate haiM to sahajatA ke patha ke anuyAyI baneM aura sadA smaraNa rakheM - sahaja mile to dUdha sama - / z2yAdA khIMcatAna karanI par3e to chor3a do| z2yAdA khIMcAtAnI TeMzana hai| jo bhI sukha meM,zAMti meM madadagAra ho vahI svIkArya ho aura yahI agara azAMti ke nimitta bana jAe to chor3a do| hamArA janma kevala dinoM ko vyatIta karane ke lie nahIM huaa| zAMti aura sukUna sabase pahale hone caahie| yaha tabhI hogA jaba hama sahajatA kA anugamana kreNge|shj hone para rAga-dveSa meM nahIM ulajha paaeNge| rAga ko jItane ke lie citta kI sthiratA z2arUrI hai| citta kI sthiratA ke lie anAsakti ko sAdhanA hogaa| anAsakti tabhI AegI jaba hama sahaja hoNge| rAga se uparata hone ke lie sahajatA z2arUrI hai| eka hI sUtra, eka hI maMtra, eka hI gIta, eka hI pada yAda rakhie - sahaja mile so dUdha sm| isa eka akele maMtra se mukta ho jAe~ge, hara ciMtA, hara tanAva, hara sarapaccI se| dUsarA hai dvess| paudgalika sukhoM kI abhilASA karanA rAga hai to dUsaroM ke dvArA hone vAle anucita vyavahAra se hamAre mana meM 88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palane vAlI graMthi kA nAma hI dveSa hai| dveSa se hI bhaya aura Dara paidA hotA hai| dveSa hI tanAva kA janaka hai| isase manovikAra bar3hate haiM, IrSyA kA, pratispardhA kA janma hotA hai| pratikriyAe~, ugratAe~ AtI haiM, krodha hotA hai| rAga se kAmavAsanA bar3hatI hai to dveSa ISyA, vaira-vaimanasya, duHkha-daurmanasya ko janma detA hai| maiMne varSoM pahale jo sAdhanA kI vaha vItadveSa hone kI thii| maiMne apane ko dekhA, citta kI dazAoM ko, jIvana-zailI ko parakhA aura jAnA ki mere lie vItarAga ho pAnA philahAla saMbhava nahIM ho rahA hai| maiM apanI aMtaradazA ko, mana ko vItarAga hone ke stara para nahIM dekha pA rahA hU~ to varSoMvarSa pahale yaha saMkalpa liyA ki maiM svayaM ko vItadveSa bnaauuNgaa| saMsAra ke kisI bhI prANI ke prati apanI ora se dveSa, vaira-vaimanasya ke bhAva kisI bhI sthiti meM nahIM Ane duuNgaa| mere citta kI prasannatA, zAMti, sahajatA meM kisI ne mUlarUpa se madada kI to vaha hai vItadveSa hone kA sNklp|kisii ke prati bhI vaira-virodha nhiiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bahuta mahattvapUrNa sUtra diyA hai - khAmemi savva jIve, savve jIvA khamantu me, mittI me savva bhUesu vairaM majjhaM na keNaI / dveSabhAva ko miTAne ke lie yaha amRta sUtra hai - khAmemi savva jIve - maiM saba jIvoM ko kSamA karatA hU~, savve jIvA khamaMtu me - saMsAra ke sAre prANI mujhe bhI kSamA kreN| mittI me savva bhUesu - maiM saMsAra ke samasta prANiyoM kA mitra huuN| vairaM majhaM na keNaI - merA kisI ke prati kiMcita bhI vaira-virAdha nahIM hai| kisI ke prati vaira-virodha, vaimanasya A bhI jAe to tatkAla apane mana ko saMbhAlo, sudhAro, shejo| jaise ki kRSNa ne subhadrA se kahA thA ki vaha ThIka se apane mana ko nahIM samajhA pAI vaise hI jAno ki tuma bhI ThIka se apane mana ko nahIM samajha pAe, nahIM samajhA pAe isIlie ye vaira-virodha kI bhAvanAe~ uTha giiN| jaise hI mahasUsa ho ki Apase galatI ho gaI tatkAla saoNrI kaha deN| saoNrI kahane meM saMkoca mata khaao| pratIkSA mata karo ki dUsarA Apake Age jhuke taba Apa saoNrI kheN| mahattva ApakA hai kyoMki vItadveSa hone kA saMkalpa Apane liyA hai, na ki usne| isalie apanI galatI svIkAra kara lo, usako upahAsa mata bnaao| dUsare ko ahasAsa ho jAe ki sacamuca Apa apanI g2alatI mAna rahe haiN| ___ g2alatI mAnate hI maiTara phiniza ho jAtA hai| mu~ha sujAe, mu~ha car3hAe kaba taka baiThe rhoge| aise to Akroza aura bar3hatA jaaegaa| hama adhika dera taka TeMzana meM rheNge| TeMzana ko jitanI jaldI haTAoge, utanI hI samajhadArI hai| nahIM to tuma jalate rahoge, dila jalatA rhegaa| qhuda ko bhaTTI banAnA bhalA koI buddhimAnI kI bAta hai? isalie | 89 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAfI mA~ga lo, mAfa kara do| kSamA se bar3hakara koI dharma nhiiN| zAMti se bar3hakara koI sAmAyika yA samAdhi nhiiN| prema se bar3hakara koI puNya nahIM aura AnaMda se bar3hakara koI amRta nhiiN| __ apane yahA~ eka parva manAte haiM - saMvatsarI-parva / isa dina jaina samudAya ke lAkhoM-karor3oM loga eka-dUsare se kSamAvaNI karate haiN| ve Age hokara dUsare se sAla bhara meM tanika bhI agara vaira-virodha huA, jAne-anajAne bhI kisI ke dila ko Thesa lagI ho to kSamA-prArthanA karate haiN| jo vyakti pandraha dina meM samasta jIvoM se kSamA prArthanA kara letA hai vaha vyakti bhavya jIva kahalAtA hai| isIlie pAkSika pratikramaNa kiyA jAtA hai| pandraha dina meM na kara pAe to eka mAha meM kara leM, eka mAha meM bhI na kara sakeM to cAra mAha pUrNa hone para to avazya hI apanI ora se kSamApanA kara leN| jo vyakti cAra mAha meM bhI kSamApanA nahIM karatA vaha apane karmoM ko bhava-bhavAMtara taka Age bar3hAtA hai| agara cAra mAha meM bhI na kara pAe to varSa meM eka bAra saMvatsarI ko to avazya hI jina-jinake prati vaira-vaimanasya, daurmanasya ke nimitta bane unase kSamA prArthanA kara leN| __ jima meM jAkara sInA caur3A nahIM hotA, balki sInA unakA caur3A hotA hai jo apanI galatI ko svIkAra karake kSamA mAMga lete haiM aura galatI karane vAle ko apanI ora se kSamA karane kA bar3appana dikhAte haiN| svarga unhIM ke lie huA karatA hai jo g2alatI karane vAloM ko mAfa kara dete haiN| Izvara unhIM se pyAra karate haiM jo dayAlu aura kSamAzIla hote haiN| chimA bar3ana ko cAhie, choTana ko utpaat| kahA~ 'rahIma' hari ko ghaTyo, jo bhRgu mArI laat|| kahate haiM : RSiyoM meM yaha carcA cala par3I ki brahmA, viSNu aura maheza - ina tIna devoM meM zreSTha kauna hai? sabake apane-apane tarka the| koI nirNaya na ho paayaa| Aqhira yaha z2immA bhRgu RSi para chor3A gyaa| bhRgu RSi pahale brahmA jI ke pAsa gae aura jAkara brahmA jI ke barAbara ke Asana para baiTha ge| brahmAjI ko burA lgaa| dharatI kA eka saMta bhagavAna kI barAbarI kre| RSi ne brahmA jI ke mana ke bhAva par3ha lie| vahA~ se pahu~ce mahAdeva ke paas| RSi ne isa bAra to hada kara dii| sIdhe mahAdeva ke Asana para hI baiTha ge| mahAdeva kI tyauriyA~ car3ha giiN| RSi vahA~ se viSNu ke pAsa phuNce| viSNu ke sAtha to ve itanI badatamIz2I se peza Ae ki lakSmI jI to hila giiN| bhRgu sIdhe zeSanAga kI zayyA para car3ha gae aura viSNu kI chAtI para sIdhe lAta de maarii| 90 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSNu krodhita nahIM hue| ulTA, bhRgu RSi ke pA~va dabAne lage aura TippaNI kI RSivara! Apake pA~va meM coTa to nahIM lagI? aura taba se mazahUra ho gayA 'kahA viSNu ko ghaTi gayo jo bhRgu mArI lAta ' / agara kisI ne apamAna bhI kara diyA to apanA kyA bigar3A / viSNu kI zAMti aura kSamA ne hI viSNu ko pUjya banAyA / duniyA meM jIsasa kI pUjA kyoM kI jAtI hai ? mahAvIra kyoM pUje jAte haiM kyoMki unhoMne sUlI para car3hAne vAloM ko, kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkane vAloM ko bhI kSamA kara diyA thaa| tabhI to hama unheM Aja bhI yAda karate haiM / hameM vizvamitra honA cAhie na ki vizvazatru / sarve bhavaMtu sukhina:- sabhI sukhI hoM hamAre kAraNa kisI ko bhI Thesa aura kaSTa na phuNce| yaha vItadveSa kI sAdhanA hai| ise jIne ke lie jIvana meM prema, zAMti aura kSamA ko mahattva denA hogaa| gautama buddha kahate haiM - na hI vaireNa vairANi sammantidha kudAcana, avaireNa ca sammanti esa dhammo sanaMtano' - vaira kabhI bhI vaira se zAMta nahIM hotA - prema zAMti aura kSamA se hI vaira zAMta hogA, yahI sanAtana dharma hai / Aja koI zaktizAlI hai to tuma para bala prayoga karatA hai, kala tuma zaktivAna hokara use apane bala ke adhIna banA sakate ho| yaha janmoM-janmoM kA cakra hai jo kamaTha aura pArzvanAtha kI taraha cala sakatA hai| Aja ke yuga meM bhI dekhA jA sakatA hai ki sattAsIna vipakSa kA nAnAvidha virodha / damana karatA hai, kala jaba vipakSa sattAsIna ho jAtA hai to vaha badale nikAlatA hai| prakRti kA dharma hI parivartanazIlatA hai / kabhI pahiyA Upara aura kabhI nIce hotA hai| yaha utAra-car3hAva to calatA hI rahatA hai / - maharSi pataMjali kahate haiM ye utAra-car3hAva to calane hI vAle haiM, lekina jo yoga meM pravRtta ho jAe~ge ve citta ke kleza aura saMklezoM meM aura hara viparIta paristhiti meM bhI sahajatA se jie~ge aura Anandita rheNge| hAni-lAbha, jIvana-maraNa, yazaapayaza - ye saba calate raheMge lekina yoga-sAdhanA apanAne citta ke kleza- saMklezoM se AvRtta nahIM hogA varana sahajatA aura Ananda kA paricaya degA / vaha apane ko udvelita nahIM kregaa| vaha krodha, kAma, vAsanA ke aMdhe pravAha meM nahIM bahatA, vaha jAgarUkatA ke sAtha jItA hai| vaha nizcitatA aura AnandabhAva se jItA hai| vaha mRtyu ke bhaya se bhayabhIta nahIM hotA hai| jo mRtyu-bhaya se bhayabhIta ho jAegA vaha naciketA kaise bana paaegaa| Darapoka mRtyu se ghabarAte haiM aura jisane vijaya prApta kara lI ve naciketA banakara mRtyu kA sAmanA karane ke lie khuda prastuta ho jAte haiN| Atma- -jJAna ha~sI khela nahIM hai, na hI koI pur3iyA hai jisako phA~kA jA ske| Atma-jJAna unheM hI For Personal & Private Use Only | 91 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ milatA hai, jo mRtyu se bhI sAkSAtkAra karane ko tatpara rahate haiN| unheM kAyA kI nazvaratA kA bodha ho jAtA hai| bacapana meM eka philma dekhI thI usakA eka DAyalaoNga bahuta prasiddha huA thA - jo Dara gayA so mara gayA - lekina isakI hakIkata ko kisI ne svIkAra nahIM kiyA ki nirbhayatA se jio| jIvana meM himmata caahie|sbse pahale mRtyu-bhaya ko chor3o, jo mRtyu se Dare vaha pahale se hI marA huA hai| jisane bhaya ko, Dara ko hI apane jIvana se nikAla diyA usakA mRtyu bhI kyA bigAr3a paaegii| ___ hara vyakti citta ke pA~ca klezoM - ajJAna, ahaMkAra, rAga-dveSa aura mRtyu ke bhaya se ghirA huA hai| vahI inase bAhara nikala pAtA hai jo sahajatA se, sakArAtmaka rukha apanAkara, Atma-jAgarUka hokara jItA hai| isalie dhairyapUrvaka, Ananda, kSamA aura zAMtibhAva se apanA jIvana jieN| prabhu se apanI divya prIti lagAe~, apane mana meM zrI prabhu ko basAkara usakA dhyAna lgaaeN| mukti kA yahI rahasya hai| rAga-dveSa ke antardvandva se bAhara nikalane kA eka mAtra rAstA idhara se ukhAr3o aura udhara lgaao| yahI tapasyA hai, sAdhanA hai, anAsakti aura mukti hai| ___ mukti kA kamala zAMti ke dharAtala para khilatA hai| apana sabhI isa zAMti aura mukti ko upalabdha hoM, isI maMgala kAmanA ke sAtha premapUrNa nmskaar| 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga kA prathama dvAra yama aMdhere to haiM, raheMge, ghereMge bina bulAe Ae~ge lagA mukhauTe, divyatA aura bhavyatA ke hari guNa gAe~ge chupAne ko kuTilatA, caMdana lagAeMge aMdhere to haiM aMdhere gherate haiM gherane do aMdheroM se kyA lar3anA kyA unase jhagar3anA | 93 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdheroM se lar3oge, to thakoge, hAroge saMtApa se bharoge 94 svayaM ko aura durbala karoge / zAMti jo lagAtAra upalabdha hai use hI naSTa karoge karoge cItkAra koI na sunegA pukAra / aMdhere to haiM, raheMge, ghereMge bina bulAe Ae~ge satya jhuThalAe~ge aMdhere haiM, basa unheM dekho aura jAno unakI kuTilatA pahacAno aura jalAo nijadIpa, bano saMdIpa jyoti kA bhAva hRdaya meM palane do prakAza kitanA hI ho maddhima aMtasa meM use hI bharane do| prakAza kA bodha jIvana meM utarane do aMdhere to haiM, raheMge, ghereMge bina bulAe Ae~ge dekha antas prakAzita cupacApa lauTa jAe~ge / sadiyoM se hamAre jIvana meM aMdhakAra kA astitva rahA hai / isI aMdhakAra ke unmUlana ke lie hara varSa dIpAvalI manAte haiN| dIpa jalAte haiM / isI bhAvanA ke sAtha ki thor3A-sA aMdhakAra dUra kara skeN| jIvana meM chAI nirAzA, hatAzA, dIna bhAvanAoM ke aMdhakAra ko dUra karane meM samartha ho skeN| jo vyakti apane antartamasa ko samajhegA vahI prakAza ke lie pahala kara skegaa| jise prakAza pAnA hai vahI yoga zaraNa meM aaegaa| tabhI vaha apane bhItara ke tamasa ko, kArAoM ko, citta ke kleza aura saMklezoM ko kATane kA puruSArtha karegA / isIlie maharSi kahate haiM - iMsAna kI citta-vRttiyoM kA nirodha hI yoga hai / Apa jAneM ki yoga sAmAnya vastu nahIM hai ki vyakti yoga ke dvAra para qadama rakhe For Personal & Private Use Only - Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura yogI bana jAe / abhyAsa aura anAsakti ke sAtha kiyA yoga nizcita hI pariNAma pradAna kregaa| yoga ke AkAza meM ur3ane ke lie abhyAsa aura vairAgya (anAsakti) ke do paMkha honA Avazyaka haiN| jo bhI yoga meM svayaM se mukhAtiba hogA use sabase pahale apane citta ke kleza anubhava meM aaeNge| ye kleza anya kucha nahIM hamAre citta ke aMdhere haiM- ajJAna ke, ahaMkAra ke, rAga-dveSa aura bhaya ke / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI manuSya ke mana ko samajhA aura lezyA kA vijJAna diyaa| unhoMne kRSNa, nIla, kApota, tejolezyA, padma aura zukla lezyAe~ batAIM / lezyA vaha jo iMsAna ke citta ko ghera le| usake mana, vANI aura kAyA kI pravRttiyoM ko jo ghera le vahI lezyA hai / Apa dekheM kleza aura vRttiyA~ bhI vahI haiM jo hamArI AtmA aura cetanA ko apane aMdhere meM ghera letI haiN| yoga kyA hai? aMdhakAra meM prakAza kI pahala / hara kisI ke jIvana meM kA~Te tabhI taka hote haiM, jaba taka phUla na khila jaaeN| phUloM ke khilate hI kA~ToM kA vaz2Uda kama ho jAtA hai| jaise hI hamAre bhItara yoga kA kamala khilatA hai, usakI UrjA, usakA svAsthya, mAdhurya aura Ananda hameM mila jAtA hai / jaba yoga hameM hamArI zAMti, prasannatA, prajJA aura samAdhi upalabdha karavA detA hai, taba krodha kI, vAsanA kI, dveSa yA mohamAyA kI agni apane Apa samApta ho jAtI hai / aMdhere haiM, raheMge bhI, ghereMge bhI, lekina inase nijAta pAne ke lie maMdira jAnA, saMtoM kA samAgama karanA, sAmAyika pratikramaNa yA ArAdhanA karanA ekamAtra upAya nahIM hai| isase bhrama ho sakatA hai ki Apane dharma kara liyA, para nahIM; yaha dharma nahIM hai / isase hamAre aMdhere kaTane- cha~Tane vAle nahIM hai| mAnA ki aMdhere kaTa-cha~Ta jAte to jaba iMsAna maMdira se nikalatA hai yA anya koI dharma - sAdhanA-ArAdhanA karatA hai taba bhI usake jIvana meM zAMti kyoM nahIM AtI? kyoM vaha krodha, vAsanA se ghirA rahatA hai| vaha vyApAra meM chala-prapaMca kyoM karatA hai? parivAra, samAja ke madhya prema se kyoM nahIM rahatA? aMdhere to haiM, raheMge, ghereMge hama bhale hI hari nAma kA tilaka lagA leM / aMdhere to bina bulAe mehamAna kI taraha hamAre pAsa A jAe~ge / 1 - jisa dina hama apane antarmana meM, antarghaTa meM prakAza utAra lete haiM, taba aMdhere bhI cupacApa lauTakara cale jAte haiN| yoga jor3atA hai svayaM se / kleza nahIM jor3atA hai / kleza dUsaroM se jor3akara duHkhI karatA hai| yoga to zuddha rUpa se hamArI vRttiyoM ko kATatA hai aura hamAre bhItara prakAza kI pahala karatA hai| maiMne jahA~ taka yoga ko jAnA, samajhA aura jiyA, yahI pAyA ki yoga vyakti ke bhItara aura bAhara kI doharI jiMdagI ko miTA detA hai| jIvana meM sahaja hI prAmANikatA le AtA hai, saccA cAritra pradAna karatA hai / jyoM-jyoM hama yoga kI gaMgA meM avagAhana karate haiM tyoM-tyoM yaha hameM nirmala For Personal & Private Use Only | 95 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA jAtA hai| jIvana meM agara aMdherA hai to dIpa jalAne hoNge| kleza aura saMklezoM ko haTAne ke lie zAMti kI bayAra lAnI hogI, AnaMda kA kamala khilAnA hogaa| jIvana meM sadAcAra aura sadvicAra kI gaMgA-yamunA bahAnI hogii| pataMjali ne eka kramabaddha tarIke se yoga ko hamAre samakSa rakhA hai| jitanI suvyasthita prakriyA AdhyAtmika jIvana ko Upara uThAne ke lie pataMjali ne dI hai utanA suvyavasthita vijJAna anya koI zAyada nahIM de paayaa| dUsare zAstroM ko par3hakara prakriyA banAI jAtI hai jabaki yogasUtra nirmita prakriyA hai| yoga-sUtroM meM itanI bArIkiyoM se mAnava-mana ko kuredA gayA hai ki saba pikcara bilakula spaSTa ho jAtI hai| hAlAMki Aja ke mAnava ko zAyada isakI itanI z2arUrata nahIM hai| Aja to logoM ko 'kI' (cAbI) cAhie ki tAlA kholA aura daravAz2A sAmane ho| hamane pataMjali ke 'cAbI' vAle sUtra hI lie haiM tAki bhItara ke daravAz2e khola skeN| __ holamana haMTa kI eka suMdara kRti ke bAre meM maiMne par3hA hai| usa mazahUra kalAkAra ne eka suMdara citra banAyA, jisameM dikhAyA gayA hai ki jIsasa eka bAga meM khar3e haiN| unake eka hAtha meM lAlaTena hai aura dUsare hAtha se ve daravAz2A khaTakhaTA rahe haiN| __ eka mitra ne usa mazahUra kalAkAra se pUchA, 'holamana, tumane eka g2alatI kI hai| tumane isa citra meM jo daravAz2A peMTa kiyA hai, usameM haiMDala nahIM hai|' holamana ne javAba diyA, 'yaha g2alatI nahIM hai| kyoMki yaha mAnava-hRdaya kA daravAz2A hai jo kevala aMdara se khulatA hai|' yoga bhItara ke daravAz2oM ko kholane kA tarIkA hai| 'yoga' sArvabhaumika satya hai| yoga kevala svAsthya yA mAnasika zAMti hI pradAna nahIM karatA apitu yaha hameM hamAre aMtastala se jor3ate hue brahmANDIya UrjA se bhI jor3atA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaba hama dhyAna-sAdhanA karate hue samAdhi kI ora bar3hate haiM taba samAdhi meM vahI avasthA banatI hai| jaba sAdhAraNa UrjA aura sAdhAraNa cetanA se Upara uThakara asAdhAraNa cetanA, asAdhAraNa UrjA, brahmANDIya UrjA se svayaM ko jor3ate haiM taba vyakti sAdhAraNa mana, vANI aura deha se Upara uTha cukA hotA hai| taba bhItara kI UrjA AkAzIya UrjA ke sAtha ekatAna, ekalaya, ekarUpa ho jAtI hai| yahI UrjA hamArI Antarika zakti ko, Atmagata zakti ko bar3hAtI hai| yadyapi kucha zAstra kahate haiM ki AtmA kI zakti anaMta hai, usakI dRSTi, usakA jJAna anaMta hai, para merA anubhava batAtA hai ki jaba brahmANDIya UrjA kA AtmA kI UrjA se milana hotA hai tabhI usakI UrjA, medhA aura 96 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI zakti Age bar3hatI hai| Aja hama yoga ke ATha caraNoM kI carcA kareMge jo hamArI naitika aura AdhyAtmika zakti ko bar3hAne meM hamArI madada karate haiN| ye ATha caraNa aSTasiddhidAyaka haiN| ye caraNa haiM - yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna aura smaadhi| yaha aSTAMga yoga jIvana meM aSTa maMgala ke samAna haiM, mAnasarovara meM khile aSTakamala ke samAna mahattvapUrNa haiM / saMpUrNa saMsAra meM, pataMjali ke ina ATha sUtroM ko sammAna milA hai| bhArata kI saMskRti meM to jitanI bhI adhyAtma kI bAteM huI haiM kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM yoga ke ye ATha aMga avazya jur3e haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra aura buddha para bhI yoga ke ina aMgoM kA prabhAva rahA, para dhIre-dhIre sAdhanA karate hue unakI svayaM kI sahajatA upalabdha hotI gaI aura Aropita vidhiyA~, zAstroM ke dvArA nirUpita prakriyAe~ apane Apa ghaTatI gaIM aura svayaM ke bhItara prakAza upalabdha karate ge| jyoM-jyoM antasa prakAzita hotA hai, tyoM-tyoM aMdhere ghaTate jAte haiN| kamala ke khilane se daladala nisteja hotA jAtA hai| gulAba ke khilane se kA~Te asparzita raha jAte haiM, nIce raha jAte haiN| ina aSTa aMgoM para sAdhakoM ko kramaza: eka-eka kara caDhanA hogA, inheM sAdhanA hogaa| eka sAtha sAre caraNa nahIM sdhege| eka-eka caraNa ko jaba hama sAdhege taba dhIre-dhIre unameM paripakvatA aaegii| pahalI kakSA meM paripakva hone para hI dUsarI kakSA meM jA sakate haiN| agara sIdhe hI chaThI-sAtavIM kakSA meM cale gae to bahuta-sI kaThinAiyA~ upasthita hoMgI aura zrama bhI bahuta z2yAdA karanA hogaa| jaise pataMjali ne aSTAMga die usI taraha bhagavAna buddha ke dvArA praNIta madhyama mArga ke bhI ATha hI caraNa haiN| bhagavAna buddha dvArA ATha caraNoM kA pratipAdana bhI spaSTa saMketa hai ki unhoMne bhI yoga ke ina ATha aMgoM se kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM preraNA avazya lI hai| buddha ke ATha Arya mArga haiM - samyak dRSTi, samyak saMkalpa, samyak vANI, samyak karmAnta, samyak AjIvikA, samyak vyAyAma, samyak smRti aura samyak smaadhi| yoga ke ATha aMgoM meM prathama hai - ym| yama zabda kA artha hai - aNkush| mahAvIra jise 'vrata' kahate haiM, pataMjali use 'yama' aura buddha 'zIla' kahate haiN| Aja ke samaya meM 'yama' adhika pracalita zabda nahIM hai jo pracalita hai vaha hai - sNym| saMyama kA artha hai - samyak prakAra se apane-Apa para aMkuza lgaanaa| apanI gatividhiyoM para, apanI pravRttiyoM, vRttiyoM para aMkuza lagAnA hI saMyama hai| jaise hAthI ko vaza meM karanA ho to aMkuza cAhie yA ghor3e para kAbU pAnA ho to lagAma cAhie vaise hI mAnava-jIvana meM yama kI, vrata kI, zIla kI, saMyama kI AvazyakatA hotI | 97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM jaba vivekAnanda videza meM the taba eka yuvatI itanI prabhAvita huI ki unase praNaya kA anurodha kara diyaa| bhoga-upabhoga kA AmaMtraNa de diyaa| vivekAnaMda ke lie ye kSaNa kasauTI ke the| vivekAnaMda ne pUchA - tuma mujhase yaha saba kyoM karanA cAhatI ho? yuvatI ne kahA- maiM Apa jaise jJAnI, baliSTha aura sundara putra kI mA~ bananA cAhatI huuN| vivekAnaMda ne saMyamapUrvaka kahA- mAtA, agara tuma kevala mere jaisA putra hI cAhatI ho to behatara hai ki tuma mujhe hI apanA putra mAna lo| yahI hai ym| ho sakatA hai mana vicalita ho jAe,lekina vicalita hote mana para tatkAla apane jJAna aura viveka kA aMkuza lagA lenA hI yama aura saMyama hai| __eka purAnI kahAnI batAtI hai ki - kalyANanagara ko jItane ke bAda jaba zivAjI ke sAmane vahA~ kI begama upasthita kI jAtI hai aura marAThA sainika kahate haiM ki ve unake lie anamola tohafA lAe haiN| eka zivikA meM se begama utarI haiN| usake anupama sauMdarya ko dekhakara kSaNabhara ke lie zivAjI bhI cakita ho jAte haiM, lekina tatkAla svayaM para aMkuza lagAte hue kahate haiM - sacamuca begama! Apa bahuta khUbasUrata haiN| yadi merA punarjanma ho to merI mA~ Apa jaisI hI atyanta suMdara hoM tAki zivA bhI agale janma meM Apa jitanA suMdara ho ske|yh hai ym-sNym| ___ kahAnI meM asaMbaddhatA ho sakatI hai, lekina kahAnI mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai, mahattvapUrNa hai unase milane vAlI prernnaaeN| kahAniyoM se jo prakAza aura preraNA milatI hai vaha mahattvapUrNa hai| eka aura ghaTanA yAda A rahI hai - kisI khilAr3I ko videza meM khelate hae kisI laDakI se prema ho gyaa| ve sAtha rahane lge| samaya bItane para vaha khilAr3I apane deza lauTa gyaa| dhIre-dhIre vaha lar3akI use vismRta ho gii| usane apanA parivAra basA liyaa| acAnaka eka dina kisI jyotiSI ne usakA hAtha dekhA aura kahA- tumheM do patnI ke yoga haiN| usane batAyA ki usake to eka hI patnI hai aura usake bacce bhI haiN| lekina jyotiSI apanI bAta para aDiga rhaa| taba usakI dhuMdhalI par3a cukI yAdoM meM usa lar3akI kA ceharA camaka uThA jise kabhI usane prema kiyA thaa| vaha cala par3A use ddhuuNddhne| usI deza meM jA pahu~cA, smRtiyoM ke sahAre usakA ghara bhI DhU~Dha liyA aura daravAje para usI kA nAma par3hakara ghaMTI bajA dii| eka mahilA ne; jisake sAtha baccA bhI thA, daravAjA kholaa| use vismaya huA ki vaha zAyada use lene vApasa A gayA hai| usane pUchA - kaise yAda AI? taba usa khilAr3I ne kahA - kucha samaya pUrva mujhe eka jyotiSI ne batAyA ki mere hAtha meM do patniyoM kI 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rekhA hai| jaba usane mujhe aisA kahA to mujhe tumhArI yAda A gaI aura tumheM DhU~DhatA huA yahA~ taka A gyaa| jaise hI usa mahilA ne yaha bAta sunI, tatkAla daravAjA baMda karate hue bolI - tumhAre hAtha meM do patniyoM ke yoga ho sakate haiM lekina mere hAtha meM to eka hI pati kA yoga hai / - merI dRSTi meM yahI yama aura saMyama hai| agara yaha lagAma laga jAe tabhI yoga sArthaka hai| jIvana meM yama-saMyama ko na apanA sake to Age kI bAteM ; dhyAna, dhAraNA, samAdhi, ulTI par3a sakatI haiN| dhyAna to rAvaNa ne bhI kiyA thA, para pariNAma kyA cAhA * rAma kA vinaash| rAma dhyAna sAdhakara rAvaNa ke lie sadbuddhi hI caaheNge| svayaM meM sadbuddhi hone para hI dUsaroM kI sadbuddhi ke lie kAmanA aura prArthanA kara sakeMge; anyathA durbuddhi hone para duryoga hI lagAe~ge aura vaise hI pariNAma bhI caaheNge| isalie pataMjali sabase pahale yama kI bAta karate haiN| pahale vyakti kA jIvana naitika bane, jIvana-mUlya AtmasAta hoN| kisI bhI dhArmika kRtya ko karane kI pahale pAtratA honI cAhie taba vaha kRtya kiyA jaae| usakI pAtratA tabhI milatI hai jaba vyakti vratoM ko svIkAratA hai / jIvana-mUlya aura naitika mUlyoM ke binA Apa maMdira meM cAhe cale jAe~ lekina maMdira se lauTate hI usI chala-prapaMca ke jAla meM ulajha jAe~ge / sAmAyika bhale hI do-tIna kara leM, para samatA na Ane se sAmAyika pUrNa hote hI phira se vahI kapaTa zurU ho jAtA hai / usI krodha, kAma aura vAsanA ke prapaMca meM lauTa jaaeNge| ye aMdhere bAra-bAra gherate rheNge| mAtra divAlI manAne se kucha nahIM hotA, pahale bhI aMdhere the, raheMge, ghereNge| ye hameM ulajhAe~ge, tar3aphAe~ge, taba taka jaba taka ki hamAre aMtasa meM prakAza udita nahIM ho jAtA / antarghaTa prakAzita nahIM ho jAtA / maiM isa bAta para z2ora dekara isalie kaha rahA hU~ ki Age bar3hane se pahale naitika honA z2arUrI hai / saMyamamaya honA z2arUrI hai / Ajakala loga yogAsana kara rahe haiM, prANAyAma sIkha rahe haiM, lekina naitika mUlya unake jIvana ke sAtha nahIM haiN| yogAsana qhUba kie jA rahe haiM, para usakA saMbaMdha adhyAtma ke sAtha nahIM hai, prabhu ke sAtha nahIM hai, RtambharA prajJA ke sAtha nahIM hai / usakA saMbaMdha kevala roga ko kATane se hai, isa nazvara kAyA ko svastha banAne se hai| jabaki pataMjali kahate haiM Asana karane se pUrva vyakti kA naitika honA z2arUrI hai / isIlie yama dete hue usakI vyAkhyA karate haiM ki ahiMsA-satya-asteya-brahmacarya - aparigrahA yamAH / ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha kA pAlana karanA yama hai / ina pA~ca tattvoM kA jIvana meM anuzIlana karanA, unakA pAlana hI yama hai| mahAvIra ne bhI pA~ca aNuvrata yA mahAvrata kahe jinameM For Personal & Private Use Only | 99 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ inhIM pA~ca tattvoM kA ullekha hai / buddha ke paMcazIla meM bhI yahI pA~ca tattva mAnya haiN| aba yaha taya hai ki bhAratIya saMskRti meM bhAratIya naitika va jIvana-mUlyoM ko jInA hai to ina tInoM mahApuruSoM kI eka hI preraNA hai ki jIvana meM ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha kA pAlana kareM / pataMjali, mahAvIra aura buddha tInoM vibhinna matoM ke hote hue bhI isa bAta para eka haiM ki hiMsA mata karo, jhUTha mata bolo, corI mata karo, niraMkuza parigraha mata rakho aura asaMyamita maithuna kA upabhoga mata kro| ye jIvana ke paMcAmRta haiM, naitika mUlya haiN| jo hameM jIvana ko sarala aura mRdu tathA sahaja banAnA sikhAe~ vahI to naitika mUlya haiN| jo svayaM ke lie bhI maMgalakArI ho aura dUsare kA bhI maMgala kare aisI nIti ho to naitika mUlya kahalAte haiM / jio aura jIne do - prema se / jo vyavahAra svayaM ke lie cAhate ho vahI vyavahAra dUsaroM ke lie bhI cAho - yahI naitika mUlya hai / pahalA hai, ahiMsA - arthAt hiMsA para aMkuza / koI bhI hiMsA se pUrNata: to mukta nahIM ho sakatA phira bhI nyUnatama hiMsA ho yAnI Avazyaka hiMsA / yU~ to bolane, khAne, calane se yAnI kucha bhI kareM hiMsA to ho hI jaaegii| boleMge to vAyu ke jIvoM kI hiMsA hogI, khAnA banAe~ge, caleMge to agni se jur3e jIvoM kI hiMsA hogI, bhojana grahaNa karane para vanaspati se jur3e jIvoM kI hiMsA hogI, caleMge to z2amIna para reMgane vAle choTe-choTe kIr3e-makor3oM kI hiMsA ho jaaegii| isa taraha vyakti sarvathA to hiMsA se mukta ho hI nahIM sktaa| isalie yama kA pAlana ho, aMkuza to lagAnA hai, para hAthI kaba cale aura kaba roka liyA jAe, kaba biThA diyA jAe isalie aMkuza kA prayoga karanA hai / lagAma ghor3oM ko rokane ke lie nahIM balki unheM suvyavasthita tarIke se calAne ke lie hotI hai| hiMsA para aMkuza arthAt kitane pratizata hiMsA kA tyAga karanA hai, yaha vicAra z2arUrI hai / hiMsA tIna prakAra se saMbhAvita hai - mAnasika, vAcika aura kAyika / mana, vANI aura kAyA ke dvArA hone vAlI hiMsA para vyakti aMkuza lagAe / mana meM saMkalpa aura vikalpa to Ae~ge, para usameM hiMsA ke bhAva A rahe haiM to vyakti aMkuza lagAe / parivAra meM, samAja meM rahakara vANI kA upayoga to karanA hogA, lekina priya aura madhura vANI kA upayoga karanA hogaa| vANI kA upayoga karate hue aviveka A jAe, niMdA, kaTu, kaThora zabda boleM jA rahe hoM jinase dUsaroM ko Thesa pahu~ca rahI ho, to turaMta vANI para aMkuza lagA lenA caahie| sote, jAgate, uThate-baiThate yA hAthoM kA upayoga karate hue koI hiMsA ho rahI ho to usa para lagAma kasa lenA / hiMsAjanita kAyika pravRtti 100 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para, hiMsAjanita vAcika pravRtti para, hiMsAjanita mAnasika pravRtti para aMkuza lagAnA hI yama hai| mAnasika hiMsA para aMkuza lagAne ke lie sakArAtmaka soca, sakArAtmaka vicAra aura sakArAtmaka vyavahAra ko apnaaeN| sakArAtmakatA ko apane jIvana meM mahattva deN| kisI ne agara hamAre prati burA vyavahAra kiyA ho to usakA burA cAhane kI bajAya soceM ki hamAre samajhane meM hI koI cUka ho rahI hai| anyathA unake kahane kA uddezya yaha nahIM thA jo hamane samajha liyaa| hamArI hI galatI hai ki unakI bAta kA galata artha lagA liyaa| dUsaroM ke dvArA galata vyavahAra ho jAne ke bAvajUda hamAre dvArA unake prati sakArAtmaka, sammAnapUrNa, udAratApUrNa vyavahAra kara lenA hI, mAnasika hiMsA para aMkuza lagAnA hai| aisA huA - buddha kA eka ziSya pUrNa buddha ke pAsa pahuMcA aura bolA - bhaMte maiM Apake saMdeza aMga, baMga aura kaliMga dezoM taka pracArita karanA cAhatA huuN| buddha ne kahA - vatsa, vahA~ ke loga acchI prakRti ke nahIM haiM, ve tumheM parezAna kareMge isalie tuma kisI anya pradeza meM jAkara zAMti kA saMdeza prasArita kro| pUrNa ne kahA - bhaMte, una pradezoM meM abhI taka koI gayA nahIM hai isalie maiM apanI sevAe~ una pradezoM meM denA cAhatA huuN| taba buddha ne kahA - tuma vahA~ gae aura logoM ne apazabda kahe to tumhArI mAnasika pratikriyA kyA hogI? pUrNa ne kahA - taba maiM socU~gA ye loga kitane bhale haiM, apazabda hI to kaha rahe haiN| thappar3a, ghUse to nahIM claate| yahI hai mAnasika hiMsA para aMkuza ki kaisI bhI paristhiti ho paoNjiTiva eTITyUDa rakhanA ki loga gAlI hI de rahe haiM - thappar3a nahIM mAra rahe haiM, rahamadila loga haiM, ye abhI bhI mujha se pyAra karate haiN| Age buddha ne kahA - agara ve tumheM thappar3a-ghUse bhI mArane lageM to? taba tuma kyA karoge? pUrNa ne kahA - taba mere mana meM AegA ki ye loga bahuta acche haiM jo thappar3amukke hI calA rahe haiM kama-se-kama tIra, talavAra, kaTAra to nahIM claate| buddha ne pUchA - agara unhoMne tIra, talavAra, kaTAra calA dI taba tumhAre mana meM kyA hogA? taba mere mana meM AegA ki maiM zrI bhagavAna ke prema aura zAMti ke upadezoM ko krUra aura azAMta logoM ke bIca prasArita karane meM kAma aayaa|shriir kA tyAga karane se pahale yahI bhAva hoMge - pUrNa ne kahA - merA zarIra mere prabhu ke, mere guru ke kAma AyA yahI sukUna rhegaa| buddha ne kahA - jAo, pUrNa tuma sacamuca pUrNa ho| tuma jahA~ bhI jAoge, vahA~ tumhAre caraNa par3ane mAtra se prema aura zAMti kA dhvaja phhregaa| jisa vyakti kA hara hAla meM itanA sakArAtmaka naz2ariyA rahatA hai, itane | 101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakArAtmaka vicAra rahate haiM vaha vyakti kisI bhI hAlata meM mAnasika hiMsA kA doSI nahIM bana paataa| vaha sadA dUsaroM kA bhalA cAhegA,rahamadila rahegA, dUsaroM kA kalyANa karanA caahegaa| viparIta vAtAvaraNa bana jAne para apane mana para saMyama karate hue sakArAtmaka vyavahAra karanA yaha hamAre lie pahalA yama hai| ahiMsA paramodharma:- kA nArA lagAne se ahiMsA nahIM hotii| yaha to jIvana kA pATha hai| ahiMsA yoga kA aMga hai|ahiNsaa zabdoM se bolane kI nahIM, jIne kI vastu hai| dUsarI hai vAcika hiMsA - isake niyaMtraNa kA upAya hai jaba bhI boleM madhuratA, vinamratA aura viveka se boleN| yA to boleM hI nahIM - sabase mIThI cup| bolane kI koI z2arUrata hI nahIM hai| hA~, agara bolo to muskurA kara, tamIja se, vinamratA aura madhuratA se bolo| zikSita, saMskArita aura kulIna kI pahacAna hI yahI hai ki vaha jaba bolatA hai to usakI bhASA kA kyA stara hai| hama jo ahiMsA ke prati AsthAvAna haiM,zAkAhArI jIvana jIte haiM, sAdhAraNataH macchara mArane kI kalpanA bhI nahIM karate, pAnI bhI chAnakara pIte haiM, rAtri meM bhojana karanA pasaMda nahIM karate, kAyika hiMsA ko itane ucca stara taka jInA cAhate haiM - vahIM hama vANIgata ahiMsA ke stara para kamajora par3a jAte haiN| vAcika hiMsA para aMkuza lagAne ke lie - miSTabhASI bneN| vinamratA, madhuratA se boleN| aisI vANI kabhI na boleM jo dUsare ke diloM ko bhItara taka Thesa pahu~cA de| niMdA, AlocanA, apamAna na kareM, badduA na deN| baduA tabhI nikalatI hai jaba bhItara taka AtmA vyathita ho jAtI hai aura vyathA AtI hai vANI dvArA apamAnita hone pr| aisI vANI bolie, mana kA ApA khoy| aurana ko zItala karai, Apahu zItala hoy|| vANI kA viveka rakheMge to mahAbhArata nahIM hogaa|dyuut yA dropadI ke cIraharaNa se mahAbhArata nahIM huaa| mahAbhArata huA dropadI ke ahaMbhAva se, usake dvArA prayukta galata bhASA se mahAbhArata kA bIjAropaNa huaa| iMdraprastha ke naye rAjamahala meM duryodhana ko bulAyA gyaa| vahA~ nAnA prakAra ke kakSa the jinameM eka kA~ca kA kakSa bhI thA lekina itanA pAradarzI ki patA hI na calatA thA ki vahA~ kA~ca hai| duryodhana sIdhA calatA gayA aura kA~ca se TakarA gyaa| dropadI ne yaha dekhA to anAyAsa hI vAcika hiMsA ho jAtI hai ki aMdhe kA beTA Aqhira aMdhA hI hotA hai| isa taraha mahAbhArata kA bIja vapana ho gyaa|smrnn rahe hiMsA ke badale meM hiMsA lauTatI hai aura kSamA ke badale 102 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM kSamA lauTatI hai| jaba bhI boleM bhASA meM adaba ho, kulInatA, maryAdA aura saMskAra ho / maryAdA aura saMskAra kA na honA, dharma kI dRSTi se bhI hAni hai, vyavahAra kI dRSTi se bhI hAni hai, saMbaMdhoM aura riztoM kI kaTautI kI bhI hAni hai / isalie madhuratA aura vinamratA se bhASA bolane kI jAgarUkatA rakheM, bodha rakheM ki ApakI vANI para aMkuza rhe| isake bAda bhI galatI ho jAe to kSamA mA~ga leN| acche saMkalpa, acche vicAra rakhanA mAnasika ahiMsA hai aura vANIgata, bhASAgata madhuratA rakhanA vAcika ahiMsA hai / kAyika hiMsA para aMkuza lagAnA kAyika ahiMsA hai| isa para kaise aMkuza lagAyA jAe? isake lie mahAvIra ne do suMdara zabda die haiM- samiti aura gupti / yU~ to ye pAribhASika zabda haiM, para inakA artha hai - samiti arthAt samyak prakAra se pravRtti karanA aura gupti kA artha hai samyak prakAra se pravRtti karate hue bhI, samyak prakAra se AcaraNa aura vyavahAra karate hue bhI agara hamAre dvArA galatI ho jAe to usa pravRtti para aMkuza lagA lenA / haiM samiti aura gupti / jaise kachuA hAtha-pA~va phailAkara calatA hai lekina qhatare kA ahasAsa hote hI apane sAre aMgoM ko apane khola ke bhItara sameTa letA hai, ThIka isI taraha samyak pravRtti karate hue bhI hamase galatI ho jAe to apanI galatiyoM ko apane meM sameTa lenA, saoNrI kaha denA, prAyazcita kara lenA, yahI gupti hai| isalie kabhI - kabhI vrata kreN| vaha vrata nahIM ki somavAra hai isakA vrata yA Aja paMcamI, aSTamI hai - usakA vrata - ye vrata nahIM haiM / svayaM ko daNDa dene kA vrata kreN| mAnA ki Apane saMkalpa liyA ki bhaviSya meM kisI bhI prakAra se, kisI bhI sthiti meM vAcika hiMsA nahIM kreNge| isake bAda bhI kisI dina acAnaka Apake dvArA kucha aisI bAta ho jAtI hai ki sAmane vAlA duHkhI hokara rone lagatA hai| use Apake dvArA Thesa pahu~catI hai isalie svayaM ko daMDa do| daMDa usa rUpa meM ki kala mere dvArA jo hiMsA huI usake prAyazcita meM Aja vrata karU~gA / isa taraha jo atikramaNa huA vaha pratikramaNa meM badala jAegA / kAyika hiMsA se bacane ke lie samyak prakAra se caleM, samyak prakAra se khAe~, samyak prakAra se soe~ / yahA~ taka ki mala-mUtra kA visarjana bhI samyak prakAra se kareM arthAt apanI samasta kriyA-pratikriyAoM ko viveka aura jJAnapUrvaka apanI kAyA kI samasta pravRttiyoM ko sampAdita kareM / kAyika ahiMsA ko saMpAdita karane ke lie - 'dekho - bhAlo tako mata, cAlo- phiro thako mata, bolo cAlo bako mt|' ahiMsA kA viveka rakhate hue cleN| ghara meM jhAr3U lagAte samaya, poMchA lagAte samaya, rasoIghara meM khAnA banAte samaya ahiMsA kA bodha rkheN| garbhapAta aura bhrUNa hatyA bhI 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nikRSTa hiMsA hai| hameM jAti, mata, maz2ahaba - ina sabako bhulAkara ahiMsA ko bala denA caahie| hamAre deza meM sabhI vaNika loga ahiMsaka haiN| hameM apanI tAqata, dhana, jalasoM aura zobhAyAtrAoM para nahIM, ahiMsA ke lie samarpita karanA cAhie / apanA Apa jAnate haiM jaina muni paidala kyoM calate haiM? Aja havAI jahAz2a aura raoNkeTa yuga meM bhI ve paidala cala rahe haiN| kyoM? kyoMki ve cAhate haiM unake dvArA sUkSma-sesUkSma hiMsA bhI na ho / calate hue agara eka cIMTI ko bhI bacA sakate haiM to bacAnA caahie| Apako patA hai bhagavAna buddha jisa karavaTa sote the subaha usI karavaTa meM uThate the| kyoM? kyoMki karavaTa badalane para jIva hiMsA kI saMbhAvanA thii| itanI karuNA ! jo saMta yA muni paidala nahIM cala sakate aura DolI meM baiThakara calate haiM, yaha ahiMsA nahIM hai / cAra logoM ke kaMdhe para calanA ahiMsA ko DhonA hai, paramparA kA Agraha aura durAgraha hai| isase to behatara hai vAhana kA upayoga kara liyA jAe usameM kama hiMsA hogI / I ahiMsA kA jitanA adhika pAlana kiyA jAe utanA hI acchA hai / ahiMsA koI z2abardastI nahIM hai / yaha to jIvana jIne kI zailI hai| duniyA ahiMsA para TikI hai| ise hiMsA para nahIM TikAyA jA sktaa| AtaMka meM, ugratA meM jIne vAloM kI saMkhyA pA~ca pratizata hai lekina ahiMsA meM niSThA, vizvAsa rakhane vAloM kI saMkhyA piccAnave pratizata hai / agara yaha krama ulTA ho gayA to dharatI samApta ho jaaegii| Aja bhI duniyA meM ahiMsA meM vizvAsa rakhane vAle loga haiN| bhale hI sabhI loga dhArmika na hoM, para ahiMsA ke prati Aja bhI logoM kI AsthA hai / ahiMsA ke prati AsthA honA vAstava meM dharma kA hI AcaraNa hai, dhArmikatA hai / - mAnasika, vAcika, kAyika hiMsA na ho isake lie yAda rakheM - sakArAtmaka soca, vinamra prastuti, vinamra bhASA aura jAgarUkatA ke sAtha daihika gatividhiyoM kA sNpaadn| ahiMsA kevala zabda nahIM hai yaha jIne kI zailI, jIvana kA pATha hai| yaha saMpUrNa pRthvI graha kI mA~ hai| jaba taka dharatI para ahiMsA rahegI taba taka ApasI prema rahegA, iMsAna Apasa meM eka-dUsare ke kAma Ae~ge / ahiMsA se hI zAMti hai, prema hai, bhAIcArA hai, eka-dUsare ke lie zahAdata kI sadbhAvanA hai| jisa dina ahiMsA dharatI para nahIM rahegI usa dina dharatI kaMgAla ho jaaegii| vyakti Adima yuga meM calA jAegA aura loga anna ke eka kaNa ke lie bhI Apasa meM bhir3a jaaeNge| Aja kA yuga pragati aura samRddhi kA hai / yaha hiMsA kA yuga nahIM hai / yaha ahiMsA aura prema kA yuga hai / hameM yuga ke nirmANa ke lie ahiMsA kA svAgata karanA cAhie, ahiMsA ko bar3hAvA denA 104 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caahie| yoga kA pahalA caraNa hameM yabhI-saMyamI-vratI hone kA saMdeza detA hai, jIvana meM preraNA detA hai,jIvana meM rozanI aura UrjA jagAtA hai| Aja ke lie itanA hI prema pUrNa nmskaar| | 105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga ke pA~ca naitika mUlya mere priya Atman! maharSi pataMjali, bhagavAna mahAvIra aura bhagavAna buddha ke dvArA mAnava-samAja ke kalyANa ke lie jitane saMdeza aura upadeza die gae ve apane samaya meM jitane sArthaka the usase kahIM adhika upayogitA vartamAna meM hai| prAcIna samaya meM bhI bhraSTAcAra aura rizvatakhorI ke prasaMga dekhane ko milate haiN| kaMsa aura rAvaNa ke atyAcAra atIta ke prasaMgoM meM par3hane ko milate haiM lekina Aja kA yuga bhI una burAiyoM se achUtA nahIM hai| isI kAraNa usa samaya unake saMdezoM-upadezoM kI jitanI upayogitA thI Aja unakI upayogitA usase bhI z2yAdA hai| maharSi pataMjali yogasUtroM kA pratipAdana karate hue sarvaprathama yama arthAt aMkuza kA ullekha karate haiN| yama ke pAlana kA prathama aura aMtima uddezya yahI hai ki vyakti apane jIvana meM naitika aura jIvana-mUlyoM ko AtmasAt kre| koI vyakti kitanA bhI mahAna kyoM na ho jAe, samAdhi kI U~cAiyoM ko kyoM na cha le, bauddhikatA kitanI bhI samaddha kyoM na ho jAe, para usake pAsa caritra kI jyoti, ImAna kI suvAsa aura naitika mUlyoM kI jIvaMtatA nahIM hai, to vaha saMskAravihIna iMsAna bana jaaegaa| use iMsAnoM ke sAtha sadvyavahAra karane kA bodha hI 106 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na ho pAegA / yama ke saMbaMdha meM hama carcA kara cuke haiM, phira bhI saMkSepa meM mAnasika, vAcika aura kAyika hiMsA para samyak prakAra se aMkuza lagAnA hI yama hai, saMyama hai| yama ke aMtargata hamane ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha ko jaanaa| jaba hama ina pA~ca tattvoM para carcA karate haiM, to yaha bAta bhalIbhA~ti samajha meM A jAtI hai ki bhale hI mahAvIra kA dharma jaina dharma kahalAtA ho, buddha kA mArga bauddha dharma kahalAtA ho aura pataMjali kA dizAbodha sanAtana dharma kahalAtA ho, para sacAI yahI hai ki ina sabhI dharmoM kA navanIta aura prathama dvAra ye pA~ca yama yA pA~ca vrata haiN| sabakA darzanazAstra alaga ho sakatA hai, lekina naitika aura jIvana-mUlya duniyA ke pratyeka dharma ke samAna haiM / duniyA ko chor3a bhI deM to ye tInoM paramparA eka hI dharAtala para khar3I haiN| unake anusAra cAhe yoga kI sAdhanA ho, dharma kI sAdhanA ho yA jIvana aura naitika mUlyoM kI sAdhanA karanI ho pA~ca yama cAhie, pA~ca saMyama, pA~ca vrata, pA~ca zIla cAhie / zabda alaga-alaga haiM, nAma upanAma alaga-alaga, saMjJAe~ alaga-alaga ho sakatI haiM, lekina mArga DhU~Dhane ke lie tInoM mahApuruSoM ko isake alAvA koI rAstA nahIM milaa| unheM lagA ki ahiMsA kahate hI usameM sevA, karuNA, dayA, prema saba kucha samAhita ho jAte haiN| satya kahate hI zivam aura saundarya kI apane-Apa sthApanA ho jAtI hai / asteya (acaurya) se vyakti ke sAtha usakI prAmANikatA aura ImAna jur3a jAtA hai| brahmacarya se eka-dUsare ke prati pavitratA sthApita ho jAtI hai aura aparigraha ke sAtha sAmAjika vAtsalya, sAmAjika sahabhAgitA, sAmAjika samarasatA apane Apa A jAtI hai| aba inheM paMcavrata, pA~ca yama yA paMca zIla kaheM koI farka nahIM par3atA hai / I ye pA~ca yama eka taraha se bhAratIya saMskRti ke pA~ca pAyadAna haiN| pA~ca yama- vrata yAnI bhArata kA mAnavajAti ke nAma unake kalyANa kA patha / yaha to paMcAmRta hai jise bhArata ke dvArA saMpUrNa duniyA meM pracArita-prasArita kiyA hI jAnA caahie| agara kisI deza meM garIbI bar3ha gaI hai, kisI deza meM bhraSTAcAra phaila gayA hai, agara kisI deza meM seksa, rAjanIti, vyasana bezumAra bar3hate jA rahe haiM, yadi kahIM DAke aura corI, lUTakhasoTa bar3ha gaI ho, kisI bhI rUpa meM anaitikatAe~ sthApita ho gaI hoM to bhArata ke dvArA pUrI vizva-saMskRti ko eka hI saMdeza honA cAhie ki sabhI ina pA~ca tattvoM ko pA~ca yama, pA~ca vrata, pA~ca zIloM ko apanAe~ / prathama hai ahiMsA | ahiMsA ko mana, vacana aura kAyA ina tInoM taloM para jInA hogaa| sAra rUpa meM, mAnasika hiMsA para aMkuza lagAne ke lie sakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa | 107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanAte hue, sakArAtmaka vicAra rakhate hue dUsaroM ke prati sakArAtmaka, udAratApUrNa saumya vyavahAra kreN| vANIgata hiMsA para aMkuza lagAne ke lie madhuratA, vinamratA, nirahaMkAritA se boleN| atIta hamane nahIM dekhA, bhaviSya dekha pAe~ge yA nahIM patA nahIM, lekina vartamAna hamAre sAmane hai|hm loga vartamAna ko Present kahate haiM aura upahAra ko bhI Present kahate haiN| vartamAna svayaM hI eka upahAra hai aura ise upahArapUrNa banAne ke lie apanI vANI kA tahaz2Iba se, salIke se istemAla kreN| kAyika hiMsA para aMkuza lagAne ke lie samiti aura gupti kA pAlana kareM arthAt apanI pratyeka pravRtti ko, bodhapUrvaka, jJAnapUrvaka, hozapUrvaka sampAdita kreN| .. pArivArika aura sAmAjika dharAtala para ahiMsA ko jIne ke lie eka sUphI saMta kI ghaTanA ko samajhie - kahA jAtA hai ki eka ucca kulIna darjI saMta bana gyaa| usane uccatama dazA prApta kara lii| usakA prabhAva bhI itanA bar3hA ki rAjA-mahArAjA bhI darzana ko Ane lge| eka bAra kisI rAjA ne unake darzana kI icchA kI aura socane lagA ki saMta ke pAsa kyA bheMTa lekara jaauuN| use khyAla AyA ki saMta to janmajAta darjI rahe haiN| ata: kucha aisI bheMTa lekara jAU~ jo unake mUla svabhAva se jur3I ho| aisA socakara usane sone kI kaiMcI banavAI aura usameM hIre-motI ratna Adi jar3avA die| isa kaiMcI ko unhoMne mahAtmA ko bheMTa kara dii| saMta ne jaise hI kaiMcI dekhI, muskurA die aura upahAra ko lene se iMkAra kara diyaa| rAjA ne pUchA - mahAtman ! Apane yaha sone kI kaiMcI lene se iMkAra kyoM kara diyaa| saMta ne kahA - mujhe kaiMcI kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| rAjA ne kahA - mahAtman! yaha sone kI hai| isa para hIre-motI Adi ratna jar3e haiN| saMta ne kahA - bhale hI yaha suvarNa-maMDita ratna-jar3ita hai, para mujhe kaiMcI kI z2arUrata nahIM hai, kyoMki kaiMcI hamezA kATane kA kAma hI karatI hai| taba rAjA ne pUchA - mahAtman! aba Apa hI batAie ki maiM Apako kyA naz2arAnA duuN| saMta ne kahA - rAjan! Apa mujhe bheMTa denA hI cAhate ho to eka suI aura dhAgA de do, bhale hI suI lohe kI hI ho| TUTe hue logoM ko, TUTe hue khvAboM ko, phaTe hue kapar3oM ko sIne aura jor3ane ke kAma to aaegii| ___ kaiMcI hiMsA kA, AtaMka aura ugravAda kA pratIka hai aura suI-dhAgA ahiMsA kA, zAMti kA, prema kA, bhAIcAre kA, vizvazAMti kA pratIka hai| jor3A to ApakI mahimA hai, tor3a to koI bhI sakatA hai| jaba buddha ke sAmane aMgulImAla pahu~catA hai aura talavAra calAne ko udyata hotA hai, buddha pUchate haiM - tumhArI talavAra meM dhAra hai? vaha kahatA hai - hA~ aura talavAra per3a para calA detA hai| per3a kI TahanI kaTa jAtI hai| buddha kahate haiM - dhanya hai, tumane eka hI vAra meM per3a kATa diyA, para isa kaTI huI TahanI 108 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko punaH per3a para sA~dhane kA puruSArtha kara lo| a~gulimAla cauNkaa| usane pUchA - vApasa kaise jur3a sakatI hai, TUTe hue patte vApasa kaise jur3a sakate haiM? taba buddha kahate haiM- tumameM aura mujhameM yahI farka hai ki maiM jor3anA jAnatA hU~ aura tuma kevala todd'naa| jo jor3e vaha ahiMsA aura jo tor3e vaha hiNsaa| Aja hamAre deza meM Apasa meM jor3ane kA mahattva kama ho gyaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki hameM Az2Ada hue pacAsa-sATha varSa ho gae lekina hama pAkistAna ko apane se jor3a nahIM pAe, Aja bhI hamAre dila TUTe hue haiN| Aja Apasa meM kutte-billI ke samAna baira hai| jitanI z2arUrata ahiMsA kI bhArata ko hai, utanI hI z2arUrata pAkistAna ko bhI hai| hiMsA ke bala para pAkistAna ko nahIM TikAyA jA sakatA, para ahiMsA ke bala para donoM dezoM ko sthAyitva diyA jA sakatA hai| ahiMsA kevala zAkAhAra yA pAnI chAnakara pInA hI nhiiN| parivAra meM ApasI prema ke rizte bhI ahiMsA haiN| kucha ahiMsA vyakti-sApekSa, kucha jIvana-sApekSa, kucha parivAra-sApekSa aura kucha ahiMsA samAja aura deza-sApekSa hotI hai, kucha ahiMsA vizva-sApekSa hotI hai| ajJAna-avasthA meM anajAne meM iMsAna se g2alatI honA mumakina hai, para jo atIta meM huA usakA hama prAyazcita kara leM aura bhaviSya ke lie apane vartamAna ko saMkalpazIla banAe~ ki galatI punaH nahIM dohraaeNge| aisA huA, bhArata meM Az2AdI prApti kA saMgharSa apane carama para thaa| tabhI eka vyakti ke bacce kI hatyA ho gii| vaha vyakti Akroza meM bhara gyaa| usane talavAra uThAI aura kaI mAsUmoM kI jAna le lii| sAMjha huI, usakA gussA ThaMDA huA aura vaha duHkhI ho gayA ki usane krodha meM yaha kyA kara DAlA? dUsare dina vaha mahAtmA gAMdhI ke pAsa pahu~cA aura prAyazcita karane lagA,rone lagA aura kahA ki rASTrapitA,maiMne krodha meM Akara kaI baccoM kI hatyA kara dI hai kyoMki amuka jAti vAle logoM ne mere bacce ko mAra DAlA thaa| aba mujhe AtmaglAni ho rahI hai, AtmahatyA karane kI icchA ho rahI hai| gAMdhI jI ne kahA - nizcaya hI tumane jo kiyA vaha galata thA lekina tumheM vAkaI prAyazcita karanA hai to AtmahatyA karane kI bajAya, dUsarI jAti aura kauma se nafarata karane kI bajAya unake prati prema aura sadbhAva kA AvirbhAva hone do aura jisa jAti vAloM ne tumhAre bacce kI hatyA kI usa jAti ke kisI anAtha bacce ko goda le lo aura apane bacce kI taraha usakA pAlana-poSaNa kro| yahI tumhArI ora se saccA prAyazcita hogaa| yaha hai ahiNsaa| pahalA yama hai ahiMsA aura dUsarA satya hai| satya mahattvapUrNa hai kyoMki satya hI vrata hai, satya hI dharma hai, satya hI tapa hai, satya hI Azraya hai| satya hai | 109 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to ziva hai| hamAre deza kA to sUtra hI hai - satyam zivam sundrm| hamAre deza kI saMskRti ko sAra rUpa meM ina tIna zabdoM meM samAhita kiyA jA sakatA hai| binA satya ke ziva kaisA aura bagaira ziva ke saundarya kaisA! dharmazAstra yahI kahate haiM ki satya hI bhagavAna hai| satya hI rAma, kRSNa, Izvara, allAha aura gaoNDa hai| jo satya ko jitanAjitanA jiegA vaha utanA hI zivatva ke qarIba hotA jaaegaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki kahA jAtA hai satya ko jIne vAle ko vacana-siddhi ho jAtI hai| jisane kabhI jhUTha na bolA ho vaha sadA mAtA kI taraha AdaraNIya hotA hai, pitA kI taraha vizvasanIya aura guru kI taraha pUjanIya hotA hai| jhUTha bolane vAle ko apane jhUTha ko bacAne ke lie aura na jAne kitane jhUTha bolane par3ate haiN| lekina jo satya bolatA hai vaha ardharAtri meM sote se uThAe jAne para bhI kisI bAta meM vaha vahI kahegA jo usane pA~ca mAha pahale kahA hogaa| kyoMki jhUTha ko yAda rakhanA par3atA hai aura satya iMsAna kA svabhAga bana jAtA hai| vANI ke rUpa meM satya jio arthAt jhUTha mata bolo| rAjA harizcandra satya ke lie prasiddha nAma hai| vANI ke rUpa meM satya bolanA arthAt svayaM ko aisI tulA para rakhanA jahA~ sA~ca barAbara tapa nahIM, jhUTha barAbara paap| . jAke hirade sA~ca hai, tAke hirade aap|| jo satya ko jItA hai vaha paramAtmA ke sAnnidhya ko jItA hai| Ajakala dekhatA hU~ logoM meM satya ke prati niSThA nahIM rhii| ve bAta-bAta meM jhUTha bolate haiN| mobAila para jhUTha, vyApAra meM jhUTha, riztoM meM jhUTha, ruTIna meM vyakti jhUTha bola rahA hai| yena-kena-prakAreNa apanI goTI phiTa karatA rahatA hai| agara use lagatA hai ki satya bolane se dhana kamA sakatA hai to satya bolaletA hai aura jhaTha bolane se kamAI hotI hai to jhUTha kA sahArA le letA hai| aba vyakti ko nIti se koI matalaba nahIM hai| saba jagaha rAjanIti ho gaI hai| ImAna yA beImAna kucha matalaba nahIM rkhtaa|dhn Ae muTThI meM ImAna jAe bhaTTI meN| pariNAmataH beImAnI se karor3apati to ho jAeMge lekina jIvana meM sukhI nahIM raha paaeNge| kisI-na-kisI bahAne se, bImArI se, beTe ke kumArga para jAne se,korTa-kacahariyoM ke z2arie yA anya kisI vajaha se yaha dhana vApasa calA jaaegaa| kabhI-kabhI to mujhe lagatA hai yaha ThIka hI ho rahA hai ki bhagavAna ke dvArA paise kI vApasI kA rAstA khula rahA hai| karor3oM rupaye ke car3hAve bole jA rahe haiM yaha bhI to paise nikalane kA rAstA hai jabaki itane car3hAve kI z2arUrata nahIM hai| cAhe dharma ke nAma para ho yA kisI anya nAma para paisA nikala hI jAtA hai,dhana kisI ke pAsa rahatA nahIM 1101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| jo dAna-dharma kara rahe haiM isa taraha unheM koI nahIM pUchatA, saccAI meM to unake paise ko pUchA jA rahA hai| __ amaratva satya se milatA hai, siddhi satya se upalabdha hotI hai| jaba bhI satya ko naz2araaMdAja kiyA jAtA hai jIvana meM prApta siddhi kama hotI hai, kaTautI aura hatyA hotI hai| eka vANI kA satya hai dUsarA jIvana kA satya hai, caritra kA satya, ImAna kA sty| jaba taka prANoM para na A jAe jhUTha na boleN| satya bolanA surakSita rahanA hai, iz2z2atadAra rahanA hai| corI para lagAyA jAne vAlA aMkuza, acaurya nAmaka yama hai| dhanArjana to karanA hogA para jhUTha kA, corI kA nhiiN| corI kA mAla morI meN| corI kA mAla to vApasa jAtA hI hai| kisI ke dhana kI, vastu kI, vicAra kI corI mata kro| dUsare kI vastu ko binA pUche hAtha mata lgaao|ab kyA kahA jAe, jaba se deza meM ImAna kama hone lagA hai loga corI-jArI para utArU ho gae haiM, taba se deza se devatAoM kA baserA bhI kama ho gayA hai| corI aura beImAnI se apanI AjIvikA kI vyavasthA karanA durbhAgya ko nyautA denA hai| Ajakala satsaMgoM meM jUtoM kI corI ho jAtI hai, maMdiroM meM mUrtiyoM kI corI ho jAtI hai, paoNkeTamArI ho jAtI hai, do ghaMTe ke lie vyakti ghara meM tAlA lagAkara bAhara calA jAe to ghara meM corI ho jAtI hai| itanA hI nahIM masAloM meM milAvaTa milatI hai| yaha saba caurya karma hai| jaba taka hama maMdira, masjida ke dharma ke bajAya jIvana kA dharma nahIM kareMge taba taka yahI hAlAta rahane vAle haiN| maMdira-masjida meM jAnA dhArmikatA kA koI mApadaMDa ho sakatA hai, para jaba taka jIvana meM ImAna aura mohabbata nahIM AegI dharma nahIM hogaa| teIsaghaMTe beImAnI se jIne vAlA maMdira jAe yA na jAe koI bahuta adhika farka par3ane vAlA nahIM hai| hara vyakti bhale hI namAz2a adA na kare, para namAz2a adA karane kI pAtratA z2arUra akhtiyAra kre| z2arUrI nahIM hai hara muslima namAz2a adA kare, para ImAna z2arUra barate, mohabbata kA paig2Ama z2arUra de| navakAra maMtra, gAyatrI maMtra hameM tabhI smaraNa karane cAhie jaba isakI pAtratA hAsila kara leN| merI bAtoM kA koI burA na mAne, para maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki jinhoMne jIvana meM naitika mUlya utAre haiM,satya kA AcaraNa kiyA hai vahI maMdira meM yA anya dharma sthaloM para praveza kre| yaha pAtratA kisI gurumaMtra se nahIM, satyatA, naitika mUlya, ImAna aura paMca vrata dhAraNa karane se AtI hai| gurumaMtra unheM hI diyA jAnA cAhie jo isa kasauTI para khare utreN| maMdira meM jAkara prabhu-pratimA ko to praNAma kara lete haiM, para mAtA-pitA jo | 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSAt Izvara ke pratinidhi haiM unheM praNAma karane meM zarma AtI hai| maMdira kI dhvajA car3hAne ke lie lAkhoM rupaye kI bolI le lete haiM, para maMdira ke bAhara baiThe bhikhArI ko do rupaye nahIM die jAte virodhAbhAsa hai| lAkhoM rupaye kharca karanA AsAna hotA hai, para do rupaye kharca karanA kaThina hotA hai / satya aura acaurya jaise mahAna dharma aura yama ke sahAre hI yaha deza U~cA uThegA, samAja aura parivAra kA behatara nirmANa hogA / hamameM se pratyeka vyakti ko apanI kamAI kA 2' /, hissA 'paropakAra' ke lie nikAlanA cAhie / are bhAI, ghara meM kevala 'zubha lAbha' para hI gaura mata karo, 'zubha kharca ' para bhI vicAra karo / 'zubha lAbha' kI rozanI Aqhira 'zubha kharca' kI khir3akI meM se hI AtI hai| - jo kama sakSama haiM ve pratidina dasa rupaye apane kharca meM se bacata kareM aura dInadaridra-dukhiyoM kI sahAyatA meM usakA upayoga kreN| agara dezavAsI aisA karate haiM to isa deza meM garIbI kA nAma na rhegaa| Aja kI nItiyA~ to garIboM ko hI miTA DAlane vAlI haiM / pratidina dasa rupaye kI bacata se mAha ke aMta taka tIna sau rupaye ho jAe~ge, jo kisI chAtra ke, bImAra ke yA anya z2arUratamaMda ke lie bahuta sahAyaka hoNge| yaha aisA kalyANakArI kArya hogA jisake lie iMsAniyata ApakI kRtajJa hogI aura zrI prabhu ke AzIrvAda bhI Apa para baraseMge / cauthA yama hai - brahmacarya / maithuna pravRtti para aMkuza lagAnA brahmacarya hai / svadAra vrata arthAt svapati yA svapatnI saMtoSa vrata dhAraNa karanA ki apane pati yA patnI taka sImita rhnaa| itanA hI nahIM pati aura patnI ke sAtha bhI parisImana rakheM / usameM bhI kucha maryAdA pAlana kreN| aisA nahIM ki vivAha ho gayA to niraMkuza svIkRti mila gii| isa para bhI aMkuza / pazu aura pakSI bhI, jo manuSya ke samAna par3he-likhe aura samajhadAra nahIM haiM unakI bhI eka Rtu hotI hai, ve saMyama meM rahate haiM / lekina manuSya jitanA Adhunika, samRddha aura takanIkI rUpa se unnata hotA jA rahA hai usakI zaitAnI havasa bhI bar3hatI jA rahI hai / brahmacarya kA pahalA niyama ho ki vyabhicAra nahIM kreNge| dUsarA - apanI patnI / pati taka sImita rheNge| tIsarA - pati/patnI ke sAtha saptAha eka dina se adhika sahavAsa nahIM kreNge| isa prakAra kI sImAoM se jIvana meM zIla aura brahmacarya ghaTita hotA hai / zIla aura brahmacarya se jIvana meM prANoM kI ojasvitA, AtmA aura cetanA kI tejasvitA, dehabala, manobala, vacanabala kramazaH bar3hatA jAtA hai| eka bAra upabhoga karane ke bAda una tattvoM ke nirmANa meM kama-se-kama tIna dina to lagate hI haiM / lekina nirmANa ho nahIM pAtA usake pahale hI punaH upabhoga ho jAtA hai 112 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura kSaya bhI / pariNAmata: vyakti ke pAsa jo UrjA aura tAqata honI cAhie vaha mila nahIM pAtI aura vikhaMDana jArI rahatA hai aura iMsAna samaya se pahale hI bUr3hA ho jAtA hai / pA~cavA~ aura aMtima yama hai - aparigraha / arthAt asImita parigraha karane kI bajAya parigraha - vRtti para aNkush| jIvana meM eka sImA ho ki hama apane pAsa amuka vastue~ amuka mAtrA meM hI rkheNge| makAna, z2amIna, vastra, sonA Adi eka viziSTa sImA taka hI apane pAsa rakheMge, zeSa kA tyAga kara deNge| garIboM ko na bhI de sako to kama-se-kama apane parivAra meM hI bA~Ta do / kisI bhI bahAne parigraha to kama hogA / hamAre moha aura AsaktiyA~ bahuta haiN| isake calate dUsaroM ko na sahI, parijanoM ko hI de do tAki tumhArA kucha bojha kama ho ske| hama saMtoM ko dekho kahIM bhI so jAte haiM nizcita hokara kyoMki hamAre pAsa kucha hai hI nahIM ki koI kyA le jAegA aura tumheM TeMzana ke kAraNa rAtabhara nIMda nahIM AtI / aisA huA gorakhanAtha jI apane guru matsyendranAtha jI ke pAsa ge| vApasI meM donoM sAtha hI Ae / guru ke pAsa sone kI IMTa thii| vaha IMTa unhoMne thailI meM DAlakara gorakhanAtha ko pakar3AI aura kahA le ise pakar3a le, isameM thor3I ciMtA hai| dhyAna rakhanA, isakI fikra rkhnaa| donoM sAtha cala die| rAta ho gaI, eka sthAna para vizrAma kiyA aura subaha punaH cala pdd'e| calate-calate matsyendranAtha jI ne pUchA- beTA, vaha thailI saMbhAlakara rakhI huI hai n ! usa fikara kI phikra kI yA nahIM? gorakhanAtha jI ne aba fikara kI z2arUrata nahIM hai kyoMki jisake kAraNa fikara ho rahI thI, use to maiMne kueM meM DAla diyaa| aba jaba vaha cIz2a hI nahIM rahI to kisa bAta kI fikara / kahA - kI mohAsakti hI na rahI to vaha cIz2a hama para kaise hAvI ho sakatI hai ! jitanI AvazyakatA hai utanA dhana rakheM - ovara loDa parigraha na kreN| anivArya AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti to hameM karanI hI hogii| vastroM kI bhI sImA rkheN| nayA banAe~ z2arUra para purAne meM se eka tyAga kara deN| eka saMkhyA taya kara leM ki Apa itane hI vastra rkheNge| usase adhika hone para z2arUratamaMdoM ko vitarita kara deN| jo Apake kAma nahIM Ate, purAne phaizana ke ho gae haiM, jinheM Apa nahIM pahanate haiM unheM avazya hI bA~Ta deN| bahuta se aise loga haiM jinake pAsa vastra hI nahIM hote yA jarjara ho cuke hote haiM unheM dIjie / aparigraha kIjie / tyAga karanA hai - parigraha pariNAma vrata / arthAt parigraha para aMkuza lagAe~ / khAnA khAe~ to viveka rakheM ki itane dravyoM kA hI upayoga kareMge isase adhika For Personal & Private Use Only 113 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nhiiN| mAnA ki ApakA niyama hai bAraha-pandraha dravyoM ko khAne kA to basa utanA hI leN| Ajakala zAdI-vivAha meM saikar3oM AiTama banate haiM, para Apa saMyama rkheN| itane AiTama hoMge to cakhane-cakhane meM hI peTa bhara jAtA hai aura anApa-sanApa jUThA jAtA hai so alg| zAdI kA bhojana arthAt peTa kI kabra / sAttvika bhojana liijie| jo sAttvika bhojana karate haiM unheM aspatAla kA mu~ha adhika nahIM dekhanA pdd'taa| dhana-roTI-kapar3A-makAna sabakA aparigraha kareM, saba para aMkuza lagAe~, saba para apanA saMyama rkheN| yahI zrAvaka-dharma hai| gAMdhIjI aparigraha kA pAlana karane vAle isa deza ke Adarza vyakti hue| jinhoMne mAnava-samAja ke samakSa aparigrahI kA mahAna udAharaNa prastuta kiyaa| eka choTI-sI dhotI aura Upara or3hane kA duzAlA, isake Upara apanA pUrA jIvana vyatIta kara diyaa| sardI meM eka kaMbalI aura DAla lii| do-cAra vastroM se adhika kI unhoMne kabhI z2arUrata hI mahasUsa na kI aura ve pUre vizva meM prasiddha ho ge| agara ve javAharalAla neharU kI taraha Tipa-TaoNpa rahate to prasiddhi to milatI, kiMtu darjA neharU jI jitanA hI mila paataa| Aja unakI sthiti neharU jI se haz2Ara gunA Upara hai| rAjA AdaraNIya ho sakatA hai, para pUjA to tyAgI kI hI hotI hai| mahAvIra, rAma, buddha Aja bhI pUje jAte haiM kyoMki unhoMne rAjA hokara bhI tyAga diyA thA saba kuch| sikaMdara yA akabara ke sTecyU to z2arUra banAe jA sakate haiM para yaha duniyA tyAgI kA hI sammAna kregii| isIlie to - vAha re gAMdhI! kyA calI hai tere nAma kI aaNdhii| kala taka phirate the laMgoTa meM Aja baiThe ho pA~ca sau ke noTa meN| isase suMdara aparigraha kA kyA udAharaNa milegA ki jo kala taka eka dhotI dupaTTe meM ghUmatA thA vaha Aja deza kI mudrA para aMkita hai| yaha aMkana isIlie hai ki hameM bhI unakI taraha aparigraha kA pATha mile| yaha prakAza kiraNa hameM bhI mile| jo grahaNa karegA use dharma milegA anyathA bhoga-vilAsa meM to ulajhe hI haiN| __ ye pA~ca yama yoga aura samAdhi ke praveza dvAra haiN| yoga ke ATha aMgoM meM se hama yama ko samajha cuke haiM / yama isIlie z2arUrI hai ki hamAre jIvana meM naitika mUlya ho, sAmAjika aura mAnavIya mUlya hoN| jaba koI samAja aura naitikatA kI dRSTi se 114 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdaraNIya banatA hai tabhI vaha dhIre-dhIre yoga kI ora bhI paripakva hotA hai| isa taraha samAdhi, RtambharA prajJA, kaivalya yA sarvajJatA taka pahu~cane ke lie, paramAtma-tattva taka pahu~cane ke lie hameM sarvaprathama yama ke dvArA svayaM ko paripakva kara lenA caahie| Aja ke lie itanA hI premapUrNa anurodha.... namaskAra! 115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yogAsana : prabhAva aura pariNAma mere priya Atman! . manuSya-jIvana kI tulanA sitAra yA tAnapUre se kI jA sakatI hai| sitAra ke tAroM ko yadi adhika kasa diyA jAe to tAroM kI TUTana saMbhava hai aura DhIlA chor3a diyA jAe to sara-saMgIta hI na nikle| yahI sthiti hamAre jIvana ke sAtha bhI hai aura yoga vaha mArga prazasta karatA hai jisase jIvana ke tAroM ko itanA hI kasA jAe ki jIvana kA saMgIta, jIvana kA AnaMda upalabdha ho ske| yoga vyakti ke mana, zarIra aura prANoM ke madhya aisA saMtulana sthApita karatA hai ki usakA jIvana maraghaTa kA musAfira na banakara Ananda kA utsava bana jAe, saMgIta kA saMsAra aura prakRti tathA paramAtmA kA puraskAra bana jaae| yoga mana, deha, prANa aura AtmA taka ko svastha karatA hai| sIdhe prANa aura AtmA taka kI yAtrA kaThina ho sakatI hai, lekina kramazaH yAtrA karane para yaha sugama ho jAtI hai| yoga sthUla se sUkSma taka, bAhara se bhItara taka svastha, prasanna, AnandapUrNa aura samAdhimaya banAnA pasaMda karatA hai| jaba taka deha kA DhA~cA hI ThIka na hogA, hamAre zarIra ke pramAda hI dUra na hoMge, zarIra svastha va Arogyamaya na hogA, taba taka 116 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti dhyAna aura samAdhi jaisI U~cAiyoM ko upalabdha nahIM kara paaegaa| na to paMdraha minaTa meM dhyAna sadhatA hai, na hI eka ghaMTe meM samAdhi upalabdha hotI hai, na hI do ghaMTe meM kaivalya yA sarvajJatA milatI hai| janmoM-janmoM ke karma,saMskAra,prakRti, vRttiyA~ hamAre ghAtaka va AtmaghAtaka manoroga, vAsanAe~, vikAra, icchAe~, tRSNAe~, kAmanAe~ Adi anekAneka upadrava hamAre sAtha jur3e hue haiM aura ye upadrava kucha samaya meM sadha nahIM jaate| hamAre dhArmika AkhyAna kahate haiM bhAva-zreNI kI uccatama avasthA meM ilAyacI kumAra ko rassI para nRtya karate-karate kaivalya upalabdha ho gyaa| bhAvoM kI ucca zrRMkhalA meM mAtA marudevI ko hAthI ke haude para baiThe-baiThe kevalajJAna prApta ho gyaa| par3hane-sunane meM to ye kahAniyA~ bahuta acchI lagatI haiM, hameM apanI bhAvazuddhi ke lie preraNA detI haiM, lekina jaba inheM jIvana meM vyAvahArika rUpa se jor3ate haiM taba pratIta hotA hai ki apanI bhAvadazAoM meM hama bhI kaI martabA itane utkarSa ko upalabdha hue, phira bhI hameM vaha pariNAma nahIM milA jo dhArmika pustakeM bayAna karatI haiN| aisA lagatA hai ki bhAvotkarSa alaga aura hamAre manovikAra, mana kI kamajoriyA~, citta ke saMskAra aura karma-prakRti saMzliSTa haiN| ye pala meM nahIM TUTatIM, pala meM hI qhatma nahIM hotiiN| iMsAna ko hara saphalatA ke lie saMgharSa karanA hotA hai| nadI kA pAnI agara pattharoM se saMgharSa nahIM karegA to usameM se kabhI kalakala kI madhura dhvani nahIM aaegii| jaba taka caMdana ghisegA nahIM, khuzabU nahIM degaa| dIpaka jalegA nahIM to rozanI kaise bikheregaa| hara zreSThatA ke lie tapanA par3atA hai,khapanA aura japanA par3atA hai, apanA saba kucha dA~va para lagA denA hotA hai tabhI kucha pariNAma hAsila ho sakatA hai| isIlie pataMjali sIdhe-sIdhe Atma-sAdhanA kI bAta nahIM krte| ve sabase pahale zarIra ko sAdhana banAnA cAhate haiM,zarIra ko svastha kara lenA cAhate haiN| yU~ to kahA jAtA hai ki - zarIraM vyAdhi mNdirm| lekina yaha bhI kahA jAtA hai ki- zarIraM khalu dharma sAdhanaM- zarIra hI dharma kA sAdhana hai| mAnA ki zarIra rogoM kA ghara hogA lekina yaha bAta una kAyaroM, napuMsakoM aura kamaz2ora logoM ke lie hai jo apane zarIra ko nirogI aura Arogyamaya banAnA nahIM jaante| kahate haiM n - pahalA sukha nirogI kAyA, lekina yaha kahane bhara se zarIra nirogI nahIM hogaa| isake lie bAkAyadA prayAsa karane hoNge| hameM smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki kevala acche khAna-pAna se hI vyakti svastha nahIM hotA, isake lie yogAbhyAsa bhI karanA hogA, vyAyAma karanA hogaa| apane zarIra ko itanA nirogI banAnA hogA ki yaha vyAdhi kA ghara nahIM | 117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apitu yaha tana Izvara ke rahane kA ghara bana jAe, maMdira bana jaae| mere lie to merA zarIra hI merA maMdira hai aura jitanA pavitra dRSTikoNa kisI dharma-sthala ke lie rakhatA hU~ utane hI pavitra bhAva se isa deha ko bhI dekhatA huuN| deha ke sAtha sakArAtmaka vyavahAra karanA cAhie, isakA Adara, sammAna aura pavitratA banAe rakhanI cAhie kyoMki zarIra prabhu ke rahane kA ghara hai| isIlie pataMjali sarvaprathama zarIra ko hI durusta karane kI bAta kahate haiN| Aja hama yoga ke tIsare caraNa meM praviSTa ho rahe haiM jisakA mUla saMbaMdha zarIra se hai| pataMjali kahate haiM - sthira sukham Asanam / jo sthira va sukhadAyI ho vaha Asana hai| Asana arthAt baiThaka yA baitthnaa| sAdhaka ke lie z2arUrI hai ki vaha aisA Asana lagAkara baiThe jisameM sthiratA ho aura vaha sukhadAyI ho| arthAt adhika samaya taka jisameM sukhapUrvaka baiTha skeN| dhyAna karane ke lie sukhadAyI ho, kaSTadAyI na ho, vaha usa Asana meM lagAtAra lambI baiThaka lagA sake, yahI Asana usake lie kalyANakArI hai| dhyAna meM yadi deha-saMcAlana kareMge, hAtha-pA~va hilAe~ge, kamara jhukAkara baiTha jAe~ge to Alasa A jAegA taba dhyAna nidrAvasthA meM praveza hogaa| Asana meM vyakti zarIra mana, vANI kI pravRttiyoM ko sthira karatA hai aura dhyAna ke lie yahI pahalI anivAryatA hai| samAdhi kA prathama praveza dvAra yahI hai ki vyakti ne apane mana, vANI aura kAyA tInoM ko sahaja aura sthira kara liyA hai|aasn yoga kA tIsarA caraNa hai| AsanoM kI carcA meM yaha jAna lenA cAhie ki jisa sthiti meM hama baiThate haiM sthiratApUrvaka vaha Asana hai| dhyAna ke lie sahaja va sukhada Asana haiM - sukhAsana, padmAsana, ardha padmAsana,svastika Asana, vajrAsana,gomukha Asana / yU~ to bahuta se Asana haiM lekina jisa mudrA meM AdhA ghaMTe se lekara Der3ha-do ghaMTe taka ArAma se baiThA jA sake vahI Asana upayukta hai| lekina yaha sthiti kaise pAI jA sake isake lie yogAbhyAsa, yogAsana atIta ke mahAnubhAvoM ne hameM batAye haiN| jisameM sUrya namaskAra ke rUpa meM bAraha mudrAe~ vizva-prasiddha haiN| isake atirikta leTakara kie jAne vAle Asana, baiThakara kie jAne vAle Asana, khar3e hokara kie jAne vAle Asana itane Asana haiM ki hameM dekhanA hogA ki kauna-kauna se Asana hamAre zarIra ke anukUla bana par3ate haiN| yAda rahe, jIvana meM cAhe dharma ho yA tapasyA yA yoga apane vartamAna Arogya, apane zarIra ke vartamAna bala, apanI zraddhA, deza, kSetra, kAla, bhAva sabhI paristhitiyoM ke jitanA jo anukUla ho usake anurUpa hI hameM yoga, tapasyA, dharma yA anya kisI bhI kArya ko apanAnA caahie| 118/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yadi zarIra meM tAqata nahIM hai aura kara DAle bIsa Asana, to ye Asana hamAre lie ghAtaka ho jaaeNge| jaise baccA ekahI dina meM calanA nahIM sIkhatA usI taraha hameM bhI dhIre-dhIre Asana kramazaH bar3hAne caahie| isake lie bhale hI kitanA bhI vaqta laga jaae| Asana karane ke bAda zarIra meM sphUrti mahasUsa honI cAhie na ki usase thakAna Ae yA zarIra meM darda ho| jIvana saralatA se, sahajatA se jieN| yahA~ zivira meM va pratidina bIsa minaTa yogAsana avazya karane caahie| kaI loga to eka ghaMTe taka bhI yogAsana karate haiM lekina bIsa minaTa taka niyamita rUpa se kiyA gayA yogAbhyAsa vyakti ko svastha, prasanna aura AnandapUrNa deha-nirmANa ke lie paryApta hai| apanI anukUlatA ke anusAra samaya bar3hAyA bhI jA sakatA hai, dUsare Asana bhI kie jA sakate haiN| jaisA ki maiMne kahA jIvana vINA ke tAroM kI taraha hai, ise sAdho / na adhika kaso na hI DhIlA chor3o, madhyama mArga apnaao| buddha ke madhyama mArga se yaha avazya sIkho ki tAroM ko z2yAdA kasA to bhI ghAtaka hai aura saMsArI prANiyoM kI taraha DhIlA chor3a denA bhI ghAtaka hai| sAdhaka vaha hai jo jIvana kI vINA ko, tAroM ko sAdhatA hai| jJAna kI, prajJA kI aMguliyoM ko jIvana para sAdhatA hai| yogAsanoM kA hamArI prANa cetanA ke sAtha sIdhA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| yoga kA saMbaMdha vizuddha rUpa se hamAre zarIra ke sAtha hai| zarIra svastha ho - yaha yoga kA pahalA aura aMtima uddezya hai| hama yoga ko Asana aura yogAbhyAsa ke rUpa meM lete haiN| yoga svAsthya kA, zarIra-sukha kA, zArIrika samRddhi kA, zArIrika cetanA kA pahalA AdhAra hai| aba hama dekheMge ki yoga hameM kaise pariNAma detA hai| ___ hamArI bAhya tvacA ke bhItara haiM maaNspeshiyaaN| jaba vyakti yogAbhyAsa karegA to usakI mA~sapeziyA~ maz2abUta hoNgii| puDhe, kaMdhe, pITha kI mAMsapeziyA~, jA~gha, baiThaka, piNDaliyA~, pagathaliyA~ maz2abUta hoNgii| yoga zarIra ko sauSThavatA pradAna karatA hai| mA~sapeziyoM ke aMdara hai asthi-sNsthaan| yaha zarIra haDDiyoM kA kaMkAla hai| yaha deha jo cala-phira rahI hai,khar3I hai, isakA AdhAra hai asthi-sNsthaan| haDDI ko mor3Ator3A nahIM jA sakatA, hilAyA bhI nahIM jA sakatA, haDDI to sakhta hotI hai, lekina yoga ke dvArA do haDDiyoM ke saMdhisthala ko lacIlA banAyA jAtA hai| hamArI pUrI deha meM DheroM saMdhisthala haiM, inheM lacIlA va maz2abUta banAne kA kArya yoga karatA hai| jaba koI haDDI TUTa jAtI hai to plAsTara car3hAkara use saiTa kara diyA jAtA hai aura mahIneDer3ha mahIne meM vaha jur3a jAtI hai, lekina plAsTara haTane ke bAda vaha saMdhisthala kar3aka | 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho jAtA hai| use punaH halana-calana karAne ke lie vyAyAma karanA hotA hai| yogAbhyAsa bhI eka taraha kA zArIrika vyAyAma hai| ___ asthi-saMsthAna ko lacIlA banAne ke lie yogAbhyAsa kreN| jo bilkula bhI yogAbhyAsa nahIM karatA, ghUmane nahIM jAtA vaha vyakti umra se pahale hI bUr3hA ho jaaegaa| usakI kamara akar3a jaaegii| rIr3ha kI haDDI ke manake kar3aka ho jaaeNge| unakA lacIlApana samApta hone lgegaa| use jhukane meM bhI taqalIfa hogii| pahale loga subaha uThakara apane mAtA-pitA ko praNAma karate the, Ajakala jhukanA to AtA hI nahIM hai| mAno kamara akar3a gaI hai| abhI aThAraha varSa kI umra meM yaha hAla hai to cAlIsa kI umra meM to jhuka hI na paaoge| ghuTanoM meM darda hogA, pITha akar3a cukI hogI kyoMki haDDiyoM kA lacIlApana samApta ho cukA hogaa| isalie yogAbhyAsa z2arUrI hai| subaha Tahalane jAe~ to thor3A teja gati se tAki pUre zarIra se pasInA baha nikle| isase zarIra ke vikAra aura doSa dUra hote haiN| hamArI deha meM lAkhoM roma-chidra haiM jinake dvArA pasIne ke rUpa meM deha kI gaMdagI bAhara nikalatI rahatI hai| asthi-saMsthAna ko svastha rakhanA yoga kA dUsarA pariNAma hai| yoga kA tIsarA pariNAma hai hamAre nAr3I-saMsthAna ko ThIka krnaa| ArTarI, narsa aura vensa ye tIna nAr3I-saMsthAna haiN| ArTarIz2a hRdaya se zuddha rakta ko pUre zarIra meM pravAhita karatI hai| vensa pUre zarIra ke azuddha rakta ko philTara hone ke lie punaH hRdaya meM pahu~cAtI hai aura najaM zarIra meM hone vAlI anukUla aura pratikUla saMvedanAoM ko grahaNa karatI hai| yoga kA kArya ina tInoM ko durusta karanA hai| inakI saMvedanazIlatA ko bar3hAnA hai| zuddha aura azuddha rakta ko jo nAr3iyA~ thAmatI haiM unameM lacIlApana lAnA, unheM svastha banAnA hai| yoga kI bhASA meM hamAre zarIra meM tIna nAr3iyA~ haiM - ir3A, piMgalA aura sussumnaa| yoga kA kArya ina tInoM nAr3iyoM ko svastha banAnA hai| ye nAr3iyA~ mastaka se TheTha baiThaka taka jo merudaNDa hai usase jur3I huI haiN| ina nAr3iyoM kA pUrI deha meM vistAra hotA hai| hamAre zarIra meM itanI nAr3iyA~ haiM ki agara inheM Apasa meM jor3a diyA jAe to ye cAra kilomITara dUra taka calI jaaeNgii|agr eka bArIka nAr3I bhI duSprabhAvita ho jAe to lakavA ho jAtA hai| merudaNDa meM se gujarane vAlI eka bArIka-sI nAr3I bhI daba jAe to ve naLa jo saMvedanAe~ grahaNa karatI haiM, UrjA pahu~cAtI haiM ve usa viziSTa aMga taka pahu~cane nahIM detI aura vaha aMga kamaz2ora hokara aMtataH kAma karanA baMda kara detA hai / yaha nAr3I-saMsthAna zarIra kA mahattvapUrNa hissA hai aura ise durusta karane ke lie vyAyAma karanA hogA tAki vaha sucArU rUpa se kAma kara 1201 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ske| inheM svastha sakriya rakhane ke lie hI yoga hai| __ abhI hama zarIra ke tala para yoga ke pariNAma dekha rahe haiN| yoga kA cauthA pariNAma hai hRdaya-praNAlI ko svastha bnaanaa| niyamita yogAbhyAsI ke hRdaya meM avarodha nahIM aaeNge| kyoMki niyamita yoga se nAr3I saMsthAna sucAru rUpa se kArya karegA aura hRdaya meM rukAvaTa nahIM Ane degaa| niyamita yoga se rakta pravAha ke dabAva meM eka saMtulana rahegA aura ucca va nimna raktacApa kI saMbhAvanA kama hogii| agara kisI ko ucca va nimna raktacApa hai to use niyamita rUpa se yogAsana karane caahie| tIna-cAra mAha bAda Apa pAe~ge ki yA to bImArI jar3a se calI gaI yA usa para niyaMtraNa ho gayA hai| agara vaha davA le bhI rahA hai to bhI roga meM vRddhi nahIM ho rahI hai, usa para eka aMkuza laga gayA hai| yoga se hRdaya-taMtra meM maz2abUtI AtI hai, tAqata banatI hai| hRdaya rUpI paMpiMga sTezana bilkula durusta hotA hai| Apane dekhA hogA hRdaya lagAtAra dhar3akatA rahatA hai| hama kucha kareM yA na kareM hRdaya kA kAma jArI rahatA hai| iMsAna kA mastiSka so sakatA hai, para hRdaya kabhI nahIM sotaa| usake mastiSka ko nikAlakara bhI vyakti ko jIvita rakhA jA sakatA hai, para hRdaya ko nikAla dene para use jIvita nahIM rakhA jA sakatA hai| tabhI to dharmazAstra kahate haiM ki iMsAna kI AtmA hRdaya ke kSetra meM vyApta rahatI hai| dekhA jAe to zarIra ke sabhI aMga eka-dUsare se jur3e hue haiN| kabhI koI aMga niSkriya ho jAtA hai to jAnanA cAhie ki nAr3I-taMtra meM avarodha A gayA hogaa| hamArA zarIra paramAtmA kI mahAna kRti hai| vaha nau mAha meM eka pUrNa vyaktitva kA nirmANa kara detA hai aura DaoNkTara ko TUTI huI haDDiyA~ jor3ane meM kama-se-kama Der3ha mAha laga jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI to varSa dara varSa oNparezana karate rahate haiN| paramAtmA kevala eka cIz2a pUrNa vikasita nahIM detA vaha hai buddhi| buddhi detA z2arUra hai, para sUkSma mAtrA meN| usakA to jIvana bhara vikAsa karanA hotA hai| vyakti agara buddhi kA vikAsa nahIM karatA taba bhI prabhu itanI buddhi to pradAna karatA hI hai ki vaha apanA jIvana-yApana kara ske| vaha bhASA bhI sIkha jAtA hai, calane-phirane bhI lagatA hai yahA~ taka ki itanA kamA bhI letA hai ki khuda kA peTa bhara ske| yahA~ taka ki anapar3ha hokara bhI vaha dUsaroM ko salAha to de hI sakatA hai| isa taraha prakRti pUrNa banAkara to bhejatI hai, lekina hama apane puruSArtha dvArA apane dIpa ko kaise jyotirmaya kara sakate haiM isakA prayAsa karate haiN| yoga kA eka anya kArya pAcana taMtra ko durusta karanA hai| AmAzaya, pittAzaya, kiDanI, paiMkriAja Adi sabhI para vyAyAma kA sakArAtmaka prabhAva par3atA hai| | 121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isIlie kahA jAtA hai jIvana kA saMcAlana karane ke lie tIna cIz2oM kI AvazyakatA hotI hai -AhAra, vihAra aura nihaar|aahaar yAnI bhojana grahaNa karanA, vihAra arthAt clnaa-phirnaa| aba hama kevala AhAra lete hI raheMge, caleMge-phireMge nahIM, to UrjA kaise milegii| AMtarika UrjA ko pAne ke lie zarIra ko bAhya rUpa se mUvameMTa denA z2arUrI hai| nihAra arthAt apaziSTa padArtha mala-mUtra ke rUpa meM bAhara nikala jaae| bhojana ko khUba cabAkara khAnA caahie| vaha acchI taraha se pakA huA bhI ho| ugAnA, pakAnA, cabAnA aura pacAnA - ye cAroM jaba sahI DhaMga se hote haiM to pAcana taMtra bhI ThIka rahatA hai| bhojana ThIka se pakA huA ho aura khUba cabA-cabAkara khAyA jAe kyoMki mu~ha meM jo lAra hotI hai vaha bhojana ko nigalane aura pacAne meM sahAyatA karatI hai| peTa meM jAkara tIna ghaMTe bAda bhojana ke pacane kI prakriyA zurU hotI hai| taba AmAzaya se eMjAima aura esiDa kA srAva hotA hai jo bhojana ko pacAne kA kAma karatA hai / isake bAda bhojana ke poSaka tattva A~toM dvArA avazoSita kara lie jAte haiN| svastha bhojana svastha zarIra kA AdhAra hotA hai aura zarIra ko svastha rakhane ke lie niyamita yoga karanA anivArya hai| vyAyAma, yogAbhyAsa yA yoga hamAre zarIra ko svastha va maz2abUta banAtA hai| deha kI maz2abUtI ke sAtha hI hama sthiratApUrvaka aura sukhapUrvaka Asana meM baittheNge|shriir ke svastha hone se hamAre bhItara sthiratA aaegii| yoga roga ko kATatA hai / yaha zarIra ko svastha to karatA hI hai, roga ko kATakara pratirodhaka kSamatA bhI vikasita karatA hai| rogoM kI vajaha kyA hai? merI dRSTi meM pahalA kAraNa hai - asaMyamita bhojana + niyamita samaya para bhojana na karanA, dera rAta taka khAte rahanA, bAjArU khAnA khAnA (bAjArU khAne meM zuddhatA nahIM hotI), teja mirca-masAlA, adhika miThAiyA~, z2arUrata se adhika zakkara kA prayoga krnaa| zarIra ko atirikta zakkara kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| hama jo bhI dUdha yA anya phaloM kA rasa lete haiM unameM zarkarA kI bharapUra mAtrA hotI hai| ata: alaga se zakkara kI z2arUrata nahIM hotii|khaanaa khAkara turaMta so jAne se bhI rogoM meM iz2AfA ho rahA hai| sone ke cAra ghaMTe pahale khAnA khA lenA cAhie tAki khAyA huA bhojana haz2ama ho ske| asaMyamita bhojana bImArI kA kAraNa hai| vyakti ko eka dina meM kama-se-kama tIna lITara pAnI pInA caahie| itanA hI bhojana kareM ki pAnI pIne ke lie paryApta jagaha banI rhe| jIne ke lie khAo, khAne ke lie mata jio| sAttvika, saMyamita bhojana kro| 122/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUSita paryAvaraNa roga kA dUsarA kAraNa hai| agara hama per3oM ko kATane se nahIM roka sakate to paudhAropaNa to kara hI sakate haiN| apane ghara ke AsapAsa per3a lagAe~ tAki zuddha oNksIjana hameM mila ske| gaMdagI na rahane deN| apane galI, mohalle, nagara ko svaccha rakhane ke lie jAgarUka rheN| svacchatA hI svarga kI jananI hai| mere kahane se hI sahI,25 rupae kharca kIjie aura Aja hI do paudhe kharIda lAie -1.nIma kA aura 2. Ama kaa| nIma zuddha havA degA aura Ama mIThe madhura phala degaa| ise bhale hI guru dakSiNA samajhakara pUrA kara leM, para kara leN| Ane vAlI pIr3hiyA~ taka isase lAbhAnvita hoNgii| tIsare kAraNa ke rUpa meM vyAyAma kA, yogAsana kA abhAva, subaha kI saira na karanA bhI rogoM kI vaz2aha hotI hai| hameM cAhie ki hama apane zarIra ke prati jAgarUka rheN| agara hama apanI ausata Ayu pacahattara varSa mAnate haiM to yaha deha rUpI mitra hamAre sAtha rhegaa| apane mitra ke sAtha mitratA kA qhayAla rakhanA caahie| isake svAsthya aura Arogya kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakhanA caahie| zarIra svastha va sudRr3ha hogA to hama yoga ke tIsare caraNa ko karane meM arthAt sthira hokara sukhapUrvaka baiThane meM samartha hoNge| jaba Asana sthira ho jAegA to hama prANavAyu ke dvArA, prANacetanA, zarIra kI AMtarika zakti aura UrjA ko kaise jAgrata kareM isakI carcA AgAmI divasa ko kreNge| Aja ke lie itanA hI..... namaskAra! | 123 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ METARIAN PAANARTHTHENTIRAJENDM HASHA prANAyAma kI sarala evaM sUkSma samajha mere priya Atman! __ dhyAna kI pRSThabhUmi banAne ke lie dhyAna meM praveza karane ke lie sA~sa jIvana kI mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA hai| sA~sa vaha setu hai jo hameM bAhara se bhItara taka jor3atA hai| sA~sa jIvana kA AdhAra hai| zvAsa hameM apane nAr3I-saMsthAna, prANa-taMtra aura cetanAtaMtra taka jor3atA hai| bhale hI hama yaha samajheM ki zvAsa zarIra kI vyavasthA hai lekina sacAI to yaha hai ki yaha hameM tana, mana se nirogI va prANataMtra ko sakriya va UrjAvAna banAtA hai| yaha hameM hamArI cetanA aura AtmA taka pahu~cAtA hai| yaha hameM apane-Apa se milana karavAtA hai| prANAyAma kI carcA karate hue yaha jAnanA Avazyaka hai ki vAyu hamAre lie saMpUrNa astitva hai| yaha kitanI mahattvapUrNa hai yaha isI se jAnA jA sakatA hai ki sAikila ke do pahiyoM para tIna-cAra iMsAna eka sthAna se dUsare sthAna para pahu~ca jAte haiN| mAnA ki usakI banAvaTa bhI bhinna hai lekina mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA to pahiyoM meM bharI havA kI hI hai| yadi TyUba meM se havA nikAla dI jAe to sArI vyavasthA hI caramarA jAtI hai| eka Traka jo paccIsa Tana mAla le jA sakatA hai, sArI vyavasthA suvyavasthita 124| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai lekina eka pahiyA paMkcara ho jAe to sArI vyavasthA bekAra ho jAtI hai, Traka eka phuTa bhI Age nahIM bar3ha sktaa| yaha vAyu prANavAyu hai phira cAhe vaha sajIva kA saMcAlana karanA ho yA nirjIva kaa| vAyu saMtulita sama-zItoSNa hogI to hamAre lie upayogI hogii| ati USNa vAyu hameM jhulasA degI aura ati zItala, ThaMDI havA hameM kaMpakaMpI chur3avA degii| samazItoSNa havA hI hamAre zarIra ko sukhadAyI lagatI hai| kahA jA sakatA hai ki vyakti apanI nirdhArita sA~seM lekara hI janma letA hai aura eka sA~sa bhI adhika nahIM le sktaa| zvAsa ke sAtha hI jIvana kA prArambha hotA hai aura zvAsa para hI jiMdagI kA samApana ho jAtA hai| AtI haI sA~sa jiMdagI hai to jAtI huI sA~sa mRtyu bhI ho sakatI hai| kisI kI mRtyu hone kA artha hI yahI hai ki eka aisI sA~sa jo vyakti ne nikAlI to sahI, para vApasa lene meM asaphala rhaa| zvAsa kA sAtatya hI jIvana hai arthAt zvAsa AtI-jAtI banI rahatI hai| zvAsa ke zAMta hote hI vyakti kI deha bhI zAMta ho jAtI hai, phira usake aMgopAMga zithila ho jAte haiN| hama sabhI jAnate haiM ki zvAsa hamAre lie mahattvapUrNa hai| aba hameM jAnanA hai ki yaha hamAre jIvana meM kisa taraha kArya karatI hai| isakI itanI adhika upayogitA kyoM samajhI jAtI hai| hama nAsikA se sA~sa lete haiM aura nAsikA se sA~sa lenA hI lAbhaprada hai| mu~ha se sA~sa lenA zvAsa ko azuddha kara detA hai| kaise? jaba mu~ha se zvAsa lete haiM to havA kI gaMdagI bhI mu~ha ke dvArA gale aura phephar3oM taka pahu~ca jAtI hai lekina nAsikA se zvAsa lene para vAyu kI azuddhatA (dhUla-gaMdagI ke kaNa) nAsikA ke romoM (bAloM) meM ulajha jAtI hai aura zuddha vAyu aMdara praviSTa hotI hai| mu~ha AhAra grahaNa karane aura vANI kA uccAraNa karane kI vyavasthA hai aura nAsikA sA~sa lene aura chor3ane kI vyavasthA hai| Izvara bahuta bar3A iMjIniyara hai| usane hamArI deha meM eka bhI cIz2a anAvazyaka yA anupayogI nahIM banAI hai| sira ke bAloM ko hI dekhie agara nahIM hote taba bhI kucha bigar3atA nahIM lekina jaba taka ye sira para haiM hameM sardI, garmI aura dhUpa se bacAe rakhate haiN| acAnaka sira para kucha A par3e to coTa kama lagatI hai| yaha eka prakAra se surakSA kavaca kA kArya karate haiN| A~kha, kAna, nAkhUna sabakI apanI upayogitA hai| isalie prakRti koI bhI cIz2a aisI utpanna nahIM karatI jisakI upayogitA na ho| phUla sabhI ko cAhie kA~Te nahIM, lekina kA~ToM kI bhI upayogitA hai| | 125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI nAsikA ke do dvAra haiM jisameM dAhine dvAra ko sUrya svara aura bAe~ ko caMdra svara kahate haiM, aisA kyoM? kyoMki dAhinI nAka se jo sA~sa calatI hai vaha garma hotI hai aura bAIM nAka se calane vAlI zvAsa ThaMDI hotI hai| isalie dAhinI ora se calane vAlI zvAsa ko sUrya nAr3I se calane vAlI zvAsa aura bAIM ora se calane vAlI zvAsa ko caMdra nAr3I se calane vAlI zvAsa kahate haiN| prakRti kI vyavasthA ke anusAra DhAI dina meM apane Apa zvAsa dAIM se bAIM aura punaH DhAI dina bAda bAIM se dAIM calatI rahatI hai| yaha krama lagAtAra banA rahatA hai| hAlA~ki eka tarIkA sA~sa badalane kA yaha bhI hai ki karavaTa badalakara sonaa| jisa ora se zvAsa cala rahI hai usa ora kI karavaTa lekara sone se zvAsa apane-Apa dUsarI ora se calane lagatI hai| havA kA aisA dabAva banatA hai ki nAsikA kI vAyu pahale se dUsare meM calI jAtI hai yA dUsare se pahale meM A jAtI hai| yaha prAkRtika vyavasthA hai| prAcIna kAla meM jaba loga ghara se bAhara nikalate the to apanI nAsikA ke Age hAtha lagAkara vAyu ke bAhara Ane se jAna lete the ki unakA kArya hogA yA nhiiN| kaunasA svara cala rahA hai isase patA cala jAtA thaa| agara sUrya svara cala rahA hotA to kArya kI saphalatA kA anumAna lagAte aura caMdra-svara se kArya kI maMdatA kI AzaMkA rhtii| nAsikA se jo zvAsa lete haiM vaha kaise chanakara jAtI hai yaha dekheM - hama jo sA~sa lete haiM, vaha una rooM se chanatI hai jo hameM bAhara se hI dikhAI dete haiM, phira aMdara kI ora aura choTe-choTe bAla hote haiM unase chanatI hai phira Age bar3hakara gale meM jo reze hote haiM unase gujarate hue phephar3oM meM pahu~catI hai| jaisI havA bAhara hotI hai agara vaha vaisI hI sIdhe bhItara calI jAe to atyaMta ghAtaka ho jaaegii| hama jAnate haiM ki sardI kI zuSka havA hamArI tvacA ko sUkhA banA detI hai, vaha phaTane lagatI hai aura garmI kI garma havA hamArI tvacA ko pasIne se tara karake usa para dhUla-miTTI Adi jamA detI hai| tvacA ke chidra baMda ho jAte haiM, lekina zarIra kA dharma hai ki hama jo zvAsa lete haiM vaha sama-zItoSNa hokara hI aMdara pahu~catI hai arthAt hamAre zarIra kA jo tApamAna rahatA hai zvAsa usI tApamAna para calatI hai| hamAre zarIra kA eka nizcita tApamAna rahatA hai| hama agara bAhara ThaMDI yA garma vAyu meM zvAsa lete haiM to yaha aMdara praviSTa hokara usa nizcita tApamAna para A jAtI hai| jaise hI vAyu aMdara AtI hai to nAsikA se lekara pUre zvasana-taMtra meM eka zleSma rahatA hai jo Ardra hotA hai, isakI ArdratA zarIra ke tApamAna para hotI hai| lI gaI zvAsa isa zleSma se gujarate hue zarIra ke tApamAna para A jAtI hai isalie hameM deha ke bAhya tala para to sardI-garmI kA ahasAsa 1261 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA hai para zvAsa kabhI garma yA ThaMDI mahasUsa nahIM hotii| yaha hai prakRti kI adbhuta vyvsthaa| hamAre gale meM do nalikAe~ haiM - eka zvasana-nalikA, dUsarI ann-nlikaa| eka ke dvArA hama khAdya aura peya padArtha grahaNa karate haiM aura dUsarI ke dvArA zvAsa bhItara jAtI hai| kisI per3a kI taraha hI hamAre phephar3oM kI vyavasthA hai| jaise per3a meM jar3a, tanA, zAkhA, prazAkhA hotI hai usI taraha hamAre phephar3oM ke gubbAre meM bArIka-bArIka asaMkhya nalikAe~ zvAsa ko grahaNa karatI haiM aura bAhara nikAlatI hai| phephar3oM ke vAyukoSa karor3oM kI saMkhyA meM jo zvAsa lete haiM aura chor3ate haiN| jaba hama zvAsa lete haiM to phephar3e phUlate haiM aura hRdaya para dabAva banAte haiM jisase hRdaya paMpiMga karane meM samartha hotA hai| jaise lohAra kI dhauMkanI calatI hai vaise hI hamArI zvasana-vyavasthA calatI hai| prANavAyu ke AvAgamana se hamAre zarIra kI sArI vyavasthAe~ saMcAlita hotI haiN| hama jo zvAsa lete haiM vaha amRta hai aura jo chor3ate haiM vaha z2ahara hai| hama oNksIjana lete haiM vaha amRta hai aura kArbana-DAI-oNksAiDa jo chor3ate haiM vaha z2ahara hai| prANAyAma ko samajhane ke lie zvAsa lene ke tarIke ko samajhanA hogaa| prANAyAma arthAt zvAsa ko vizeSa krama dete hue grahaNa karanA aura chodd'naa| prANAyAma arthAt eka AyAma, eka tarIkA dekara zvAsa ko lenA aura chodd'naa| prAkRtika rUpa se zvAsa lenA aura chor3anA to eka vyavasthA hai lekina jaba zvAsa ke dvArA hama apanI soI huI cetanA aura UrjA ko jAgrata karanA cAhate haiM, taba hameM ise eka qhAsa vidhi, eka prakriyA denI par3atI hai| yaha ajaba bAta hai ki zarIra ke sattara pratizata roga vibhinna prakAra ke prANAyAmoM dvArA kATe jA sakate haiN| bAbA rAmadeva yoga AsanoM ke kAraNa mazahUra ho gae, zrI ravizaMkara jI ne prANAyAma ko apanAyA, goyanakA jI ne vipazyanA ke dvArA zvAsozvAsa para dhyAna prakriyA krvaaii| eka bAta smaraNa rahe ki zvAsa hamezA sacetanatA ke sAtha lI jaae| vipazyanA meM jo AnApAna satI hai arthAt AtI-jAtI zvAsoM para apanI jAgarUkatA kAyama karanA, AtI-jAtI pratyeka sA~sa para apanI pratyakSa va Thosa anubhUti karanA hI AnApAna satI hai| satI arthAt smRti| apane citta ko, apanI buddhi aura jAgarUkatA ko zvAsa para kendrita kara usake udaya aura vilaya ko taTastha bhAva se jAnanA, rAgadveSa rahita hokara,zAMta citta hokara, usakA jJAtA-dRSTA honA hI AnApAna satI hai| jaba bhI prANAyAma kareM sacetanatA aura jAgarUkatApUrvaka kareM, tAki vaha hameM | 127 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyAhAra kI ora le jAne meM sahAyaka ho, dhyAna meM praveza karane ke lie sahayogI ho| sacetanatApUrvaka prANAyAma karane se anya dUsarI AvazyakatAe~ siddha ho jAe~gI aura kevala zvAsa hI lete raha gae to jIvanI UrjA to jagA sakeMge lekina citta ko kendrita karane meM, mana kI ekAgratA prApta karane meM saphala nahIM ho skeNge| kisI bhI prakAra kA prANAyAma cAhe kapAlabhAti ho, cAhe bhastrikA yA anuloma-viloma yA anya koI bhI prANAyAma ho, unakI jitanI bhI AvRtti jitane bhI samaya kareM lekina hozapUrvaka, bodhapUrvaka zvAsa kA anubhava karate hue kreN| dUsarI bAta zvAsa hamezA gaharI lenI caahie| gaharI zvAsa hI mastiSka se lekara nIce pA~voM taka apanA prabhAva DAlatI hai| sAmAnya zvAsa kA prabhAva hamAre phephar3oM taka, usake vAyu-koSoM taka pahu~cAtA hai lekina gaharI zvAsa kA prabhAva pUrI deha taka anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| hAlA~ki havA phephar3oM se Age taka nahIM pahu~catI hai lekina gaharI zvAsa se zvasana-taMtra pUre bharAva meM AtA hai aura saMpUrNa deha meM prANavAyu kA, prANacetanA kA saMcAra hotA hai aura sakArAtmaka pariNAma prApta hotA hai| inhIM se hamAre SaTcakra, annamaya, prANamaya, manomaya, vijJAnamaya, Anandamaya koSa bhI sakriya hote haiN| isIlie gaharI zvAsa leN| aisA nahIM ki prANAyAma karate vaqta hI gaharI zvAsa leM, eka Adata banA leN| sAmAnya jIvana meM bhI gaharI zvAsa lene kI jaba bhI yAda A jAe gaharI zvAsa hI leN| dasabAraha gaharI zvAsa bhI hamAre niSkriya, niSprANa, mAyUsa mana ko sakriya karane meM sahAyaka ho jAtI haiN| gaharI zvAsoM se hamArA zarIra, hamArI nAr3I-saMsthAna hamArA prANataMtra, cetanA-taMtra prANavAyu ke dvArA saMcAlita, sakriya, sakArAtmaka banatA hai| subaha to prANAyAma karate hI haiM, bhojana karane ke pahale bhI dasa-bAraha gaharI zvAsa leM, lAbha milegaa|jb bhI gussA dimAga para hAvI huA mAlUma par3e, dasa-bAraha gaharI zvAsa le leN| gaharI zvAsa lene se krodha rUpI UrjA kA vistAra ho jAegA aura zvAsa ke dvArA bAhara nikala jaaegaa| gussA yA to pragaTa kara dene se kama hotA hai aura pragaTa karanA ucita na lage to use bhItara rkheN| agara bhItara rakhA to vaha kuMThA kA kAraNa banegA, damana kA nimitta bnegaa| dasa-bAraha gaharI zvAsa lene se vaha pUre zarIra meM phaila jAegA aura krodha ThaMDA ho jaaegaa| jo bhI manovikAra hamAre Upara hAvI hone jA rahe hoM unheM gahare zvAsa-prazvAsa dvArA bAhara nikAla phaiNkeN| taba hama pAe~ge ki hamArI prANavAyu ne hamAre mana, zarIra, dimAga para apanA sakArAtmaka prabhAva DAla diyA hai| jaba bhI prANAyAma kareM use gaharAI dene kA prayAsa kreN| prANAyAma kA tIsarA kAraka hai -layabaddha shvaas| zvAsa-prazvAsa eka laya ke sAtha ho| aisA na ho ki eka zvAsa gaharI ho gaI, dUsarI choTI ho gaI, tIsarI sA~sa 128 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ madhyama cala pdd'ii| agara zvAsa lene meM pA~ca sekaMDa lage haiM to chor3ane meM bhI pA~ca sekaMDa lagane caahie| cAhe pUraka ho yA recana-ekalaya honA caahie| maiM svayaM to prANAyAma kI laya meM bA~surI bajAtA huuN| jaba prANAyAma karatA hU~ to lagatA hai saragama cala rahA hai| vaise bhI sA~sa aura bA~sa jur3a jAe, sA~sa aura bA~sa kA saMgama ho jAe to bA~surI hI banegI n! jaba sA~sa aura bA~sa kA saMtulana ho jAe to saMgIta paidA ho jAtA hai| jaba hama AnandamayI manodazA ke sAtha sA~sa lete aura chor3ate haiM to yaha muralI ke saMgIta jaisA hI sukUna pradAna kregaa| prANAyAma meM zvAsa ke dvArA tana aura mana ko ThIka karate haiN| isase roga kaTate haiM, nakArAtmaka bhAvoM kA zamana hotA hai| isa taraha prANAyAma meM tIna bAtoM kA dhyAna rakhA jAnA cAhie - sacetanatA, gaharI zvAsa-prazvAsa aura lybddhtaa| kahA jAtA hai ki prANAyAma cira yauvana kI kuMjI hai| jo vyakti bIsa minaTa prANAyAma aura bIsa minaTa yogAsana karatA hai vaha umra se bhale hI bUr3hA ho jAe, para tana aura mana se bUr3hA nahIM hotaa| vaha UrjAvAna banA rahatA hai kyoMki usane prANAyAma ke dvArA, prANavAyu ke dvArA apane bUr3he hote hue zarIra ko phira se UrjAvAna banAne ke lie prayatna kiyaa| __ Apa jAnate haiM tibbata eka barphIlA deza hai| vahA~ itanI ThaMDa hotI hai ki vyakti ThiThura kara mara jaae| lekina tibbata ke bauddha bhikSu eka hI vastra meM apane dina aura rAta ArAma se nikAla lete haiN| ve kevala eka hI kArya karate haiM - zvAsa aura dhvani kA eka gharSaNa karate haiN| sA~sa aura bA~sa milate haiM to saMgIta paidA hotA hai aura zvAsa va dhvani ke milane se zakti paidA hotI hai| tibbatI bhikSa jisa maMtra kI dhvani kA prayoga karate haiM vaha hai - o'm maNi padme hum| isa maMtra ke uccAraNa ke sAtha ve itanI layabaddha zvAsa lete haiM ki unakI sardI dUra ho jAtI hai aura pasInA bhI Tapakane lagatA hai| yahA~ yogIrAja sahajAnaMda jI mahArAja hue haiN| maiM unase prabhAvita rahA huuN| maiMne unakI guphA meM sAdhanA kI hai| kahate haiM ki mAgha ke mahIne meM reta ke TIloM para ve rAta bhara nirvastra hokara baiThe rahate the| rAta bhara ve gaharI lambI zvAsa aura OM maMtra kA upayoga karate the aura dekhane vAle batAte haiM ki unake zarIra se pasInA TapakatA rahatA thaa| layabaddha zvAsa aura maMtradhvani kA layabaddha prayoga kiyA jAe to apane Apa UrjA jAgrata hotI hai| hamane bhI OMkAra dhvani-vidhi vikasita kI hai| usameM kevala do hI cIz2oM kA dhyAna rakhA gayA hai - zvAsa aura OMkAra dhvni| ina donoM kA eka khAsa DhaMga vikasita kiyA gayA, layabaddhatA biThAI gaI ki mahAmaMtra-bIjamaMtra 'OM' aura | 129 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI zvAsa donoM milakara hamAre citta meM ekalayatA, ekAgratA lAe~, hamAre jIvana ke tamoguNa ko ve kATeM, zarIra ke rogoM ko bhI kATeM aura hamArI cetanA ko jagAne meM. hameM AtmavAna banAne meM madadagAra bneN| isa U~kAra-vidhi meM hama maMtra-smaraNa ke sAtha sahaja, dIrgha, maddhama aura tIvra zvAsa kA prayoga karate haiN| 10 sahaja, 10 dIrgha, 10 maddhima, 10 tIvra / saMkhyA ko ghaTAyA-bar3hAyA jAtA hai| 10 ko 20, 30 ko 40 bhI banAyA jA sakatA hai| abhyAsa meM dhIre-dhIre bar3hAyA jAtA hai| sahaja, dIrgha, maddhima, tIvra sA~sa kI AvRtti ko 5 se 10 bAra doharAte haiN| isase UrjA jAgRta ho jAtI hai| zvAsa hameM zakti va UrjA detI hai| yaha jIvana kA AdhAra hai| cira-yauvana kI kuMjI hai| zvAsa saundarya detA hai, bur3hApe ko dUra rakhatA hai| pataMjali kahate haiM ki Asana sthira hone para zvAsa prazvAsa kI gati ko rokanA prANAyAma hai| aba hama jAneMge ki prANAyAma kaise kareM! kisI ko agara koI prANAyAma nahIM AtA, vaha koI nAma nahIM jAnatA to eka kAma kare - kisI khule sthAna para, yA kamare meM raheM to sAre khir3akIdaravAz2e kholakara, eka kambala kA Asana bichA leM, usa para sapheda cAdara DAla leM, vastra DhIle va ArAmadAyaka phneN| kase hue kapar3e prANAyAma meM bAdhaka banate haiM kyoMki jaba zvAsa gaharI leMge to sakArAtmaka prabhAva Ae~ge, dabAva banegA, UrjA jAgegI, vaha zarIra ke SaTcakroM ko prabhAvita karegI, usameM TAiTa kapar3e bAdhaka bana jaaeNge|at: DhIle vastra phneN| ho sake to kamara para ba~dhI DorI va nAr3I ko bhI DhIlA rkheN| hamAre zarIra ke SaTcakra-kuMDalinI yA mUlAdhAra, svAdhidaSThAna, maNIpura, anAhata, vizuddhi cakra, AjJA cakra aura brahmaraMdhra sahasrAra - yaha jo yoga kI vyavasthA hai vaha prANAyAma ke dvArA prabhAvita hotI hai, sakriya hotI hai| nivRtti zauca Adi se phAriga hokara, snAna karake prANAyAma kreN| zauca se nivRtta hue binA prANAyAma karane se dUSita apAna vAyu zarIra ke lie hAniprada ho jaaegii| khulI havA meM baiThanA cAhie tAki hameM adhika-se-adhika oNksIjana, zuddha prANavAyu upalabdha ho ske| mana ke vicAroM ko sakArAtmaka rakheM, prasannacitta hokara kiyA gayA prANAyAma hameM jIvana-UrjA se bhara degaa| prANAyAma aise Asana meM karanA cAhie jisameM Apa dera taka sahaja rUpa se baiThe raha skeN| jaise - sukhAsana, vajrAsana, padmAsana, svastika Asana aadi| kamara, merudaNDa sIdhA rahe, gardana bhI sIdhI rakheM kyoMki jaba prANAyAma kareMge to ir3A, piMgalA, suSamnA nAr3iyA~ jo merudaNDa se jur3I haiM ve bhI isake prabhAva meM aaeNgii| prANAyAma se jAgrata jIvana-UrjA ko nIce 130/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se Upara taka aura Upara se nIce taka suSumnA nAr3I hI le jAegI jo merudaNDa ke madhya se gujara rahI hai| ataH merudaNDa sIdhA rkheN| agara merudaNDa jhukA rahegA to UrjA ke AvAgamana meM bAdhA khar3I ho jaaegii| vaise bhI jo rIr3ha ko sIdhA rakhakara baiThate haiM unheM spAinala kaoNrDa kI taqalIfa jaldI nahIM hotii| merudaNDa ke sIdhA rahane se Upara mastiSka taka aura nIce pA~voM taka UrjA kA saMcAra ho sakatA hai| svayaM ko sphUrtivAna rkheN| isIlie prANAyAma ke pUrva yogAsana karane kI AvazyakatA hai tAki zarIra kA pramAda, Alasya aura jakar3ana dUra ho jaae| dhyAna ke lie prANAyAma kI bhUmikA hai, yogAsana kI nhiiN| dhyAna ke lie pratyAhAra kI bhUmikA hai, pratyAhAra banAne ke lie prANAyAma karate haiM aura prANAyAma ko sAdhane ke lie, zarIra hamArA svastha ho sake, anukUlatA A sake, isake lie yogAsana kie jAte haiN| ye eka se eka Age bar3hane vAle caraNa haiM / pratyAhAra kI carcA kareMge, para abhI itanA jAnanA hI kAphI hai ki apanI bhaTakatI huI cetanA, bhaTakate hue mana ko vApasa apane meM lauTA lAnA hI pratyAhAra hai| pratyAhAra, dhAraNA aura dhyAna Apasa meM jur3e hue haiM / yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma - yahA~ taka saba zarIra aura mana ke bahiraMga pahala haiN| pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna aura samAdhi - ye cAroM aMtaraMga pahala haiN| ye hameM apane-Apa se jor3ate haiN| hamane jAnA ki bAharI vAtAvaraNa kaisA honA cAhie - zAMta-ekAMta sthAna ho tAki prANAyAma zAMti kA nimitta bana ske| agara koI prakriyA nahIM AtI hai to hAtha meM eka mAlA le leM aura eka sau ATha daphA zAMta-maMda-gaharI zvAsa leM aura zAMta, maMda, gaharI zvAsa chor3eM aura zvAsa ke sAtha OM kA smaraNa bhI agara kara sakeM to yaha aura adhika lAbhaprada ho jaaegaa| mana ko ekAgra karane meM maMtra sahAyaka ho jAtA hai| Apa OM kA, so'haM kA, arham kA smaraNa kara sakate haiN| prANAyAma do prakAra ke hote haiM - sabIja aura nirbiij| sabIja arthAt jisameM hamane kisI smRti ko, maMtra ko jor3ate hue prANAyAma kiyA aura nirbIja arthAt jisameM binA maMtra ke, binA zabda yA pada ko yAda kie zAMta bhAva se prANAyAma karate haiN| isI taraha samAdhi bhI sabIja aura nirbIja yA savikalpa hotI hai| yaha to hameM svayaM ko dekhanA hai ki hamAre citta meM zAMti kisa prakAra AtI hai| sabIja prANAyAma karane se yA nirbIja prANAyAma karane se| prArambha meM to sabIja prANAyAma hI karanA cAhie aura jaba prANAyAma sadha jAe to nirbIja prANAyAma kara sakate haiN| lekina khyAla rahe ki kama-se-kama eka sau ATha bAra arthAt dasa minaTa taka to prANAyAma ho hI jAnA | 131 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caahie| zurU meM zAyada eka sAtha itanA na kiyA jA sake to bIsa zvAsoM ke bAda eka minaTa kA vizrAma le leM phira punaH zurU kara leN| isa taraha pUre eka sau ATha bAra kara leN| mujhe lagatA hai DhIle par3a cuke yA soe nAr3I saMsthAna ko durusta karane ke lie dasa minaTa kAfI haiN| aba jo prANAyAma meM gaharAI se praveza karanA cAhate haiM unake lie bhastrikA, kapAla bhAti, anuloma-viloma Adi prANAyAma hai| bhastrikA kA artha hai - jaise bhauMgalI yA pAipa meM havA pheMkane se aMgIThI meM agni sulaga jAtI hai vaise hI bhastrikA hamAre zarIra ke agni tattva ko jAgrata karane kA mAdhyama hai| bhastrikA meM lambI gaharI zvAsa lete haiM aura lambI gaharI zvAsa chor3ate haiM - layabaddha tarIke se| dUsarA hai kapAlabhAti - kapAla kA artha hai dimAga aura bhAti kA matalaba hai teja - arthAt jo dimAga ko teja kare vaha kapAla bhAti / yaha mastiSka ko UrjAvAna banAtA hai| isameM zvAsa kA kevala recana hI recana kiyA jAtA hai| hamAre bhItara jo bhI jamA huA hai -tanAva, avasAda, ciMtA, Arta-dhyAna, raudra dhyAna, kapha, vAyu, pitta jo dimAga ko jAma kara rahe haiM ye saba kapAlabhAti prANAyAma karake bAhara nikAla dete haiN| recana karate jAnA hai,zvAsa chor3ate hI jAnA hai| zvAsa apane Apale lI jAegI, hameM to recana kI ora dhyAna rakhanA hai kyoMki zvAsa ke binA to zarIra raha hI nahIM sktaa| prANAyAma koI bhI kareM, usakA prArambha recana se kreN|recn kyoM kareM? kyoMki bhItara jo dUSita tattva haiM ve pahale bAhara nikala jAe~ aura dUSita kyA hai? zvAsa hI dUSita hai, vaha kArbana-DAI-oNksAiDa hai, kyoMki binA recana kie agara zvAsa bhItara lI to zuddha havA kA isa gaisa se mizraNa ho jAegA aura prANavAyu bhI dUSita ho jaaegii| isalie pahale recana kiyA hI jAnA cAhie kyoMki hama cAhe jitanI sA~sa bAhara nikAla deM thor3I zvAsa to aMdara raha hI jAtI hai| prANAyAma karane ke pUrva pUrI sA~sa bAhara nikAla deM thor3I zvAsa to aMdara raha hI jAtI hai| prANAyAma karane ke pUrva pUrI sA~sa nikAleM,jo raha gaI haiM use bhI mu~ha ke z2arie bAhara nikAla deN| aba lambI gaharI zvAsa bhareM yaha sakArAtmaka pariNAma dikhaaegaa| zvAsa ko tIna caraNoM meM liyA jAtA hai - recaka, pUraka aura kumbhk|kumbhk kA artha hotA hai - zvAsa ko rokanA, cAhe bhItara rokeM yA bAhara / pUraka hai - zvAsa lenA aura recaka hai -zvAsa ko bAhara nikaalnaa| jo prANAyAma kI pahale-pahala zuruAta kara rahe haiM unheM kumbhaka nahIM karanA caahie| kucha samaya pazcAt kumbhaka Arambha kara sakate haiN| prANAyAma bhI kumbhaka-sahita yA kumbhaka- rahita kiyA jA 132 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakatA hai| kumbhaka rahita prANAyAma sIdhA va sarala hai| recaka-pUraka calatA rahatA hai| jaba dasa minaTa taka kumbhaka rahita prANAyAma karake dhyAna meM praveza karate haiM to kumbhaka khuda-ba-khuda laga jAtA hai| zAMta va maMda sthiti meM zvAsa Thaharane lagatI hai| dhyAna kI gaharAI meM zAMta sarovara-sI sthiti bana jAtI hai| ___ anuloma-viloma yA nAr3I-zodhana prANAyAma meM bAIM nAsikA se zvAsa lete haiM aura dAhinI nAsikA se nikAla dete haiM, phira dAhinI se zvAsa lete haiM aura bAIM nAsikA se nikAla dete haiN| yaha krama niraMtara jArI rakhate haiN| anuloma-viloma prANAyAma karane ke lie aMgUThe ko dAhinI nAsikA para, anAmikA va kaniSThA bAIM nAsikA para aura zeSa do aMguliyA~ AjJAcakra yA lalATa-pradeza para rkheN| dhIre se recana kreN| aMgUThe se dAhinI nAsikA para halke se dabAva banAte hue baMda kareM aura bAIM nAsikA se zvAsa bhareM, aba bAIM nAsikA ko baMda kareM va dAhinI nAsikA se zvAsa chodd'eN| dAIM nAsikA se hI zvAsa bhareM aura bAIM se chodd'eN| isI krama se lagAtAra karate rheN| agara thakAna mahasUsa hone lage to kriyA ko roka deN| jaba prANAyAma abhyAsa meM A jAe to dhIre-dhIre samaya bar3hAe~, usakI AvRttiyA~ eka sau ATha taka le jaaeN| nAr3I zodhana prANAyAma se cehare para camaka va kAMti A jAtI hai| zarIra meM UrjA kA saMcAra hotA hai, vAyu para bhI sakArAtmaka prabhAva hotA hai| tIna mAha meM Apa pAe~ge ki zarIra kI jakar3ana dUra ho rahI hai, haDDiyoM kA saMcAlana bar3ha gayA hai, zarIra punaH UrjAvAna ho gayA hai| ___ hama jitane ArAmatalaba hoMge zarIra hameM dhokhA detA jaaegaa| zarIra ko jitanA sakriya rakheMge yaha hamAre lie mitra ke samAna sahayogI bana jaaegaa| yogAsana va prANAyAma hamAre lie upayogI haiM, lAbhakArI haiM, kalyANakArI haiN| hama inheM paMchI ke do paMkha banA leM aura taba inake sahAre zaktimAna, UrjAvAna bana sakate haiN| Apa Urjasvita va zaktizAlI baneM isI zubha bhAvanA ke sAtha ..... amRta prema va namaskAra! 133 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 pratyAhAra : antaryAtrA kA mArga mere priya Atman ! kisI gA~va ke mukhiyA ne kisI Avazyaka kArya ke lie dasa logoM ko bhejanA taya kiyA aura saceta kiyA ki ve dasoM loga sAtha raheM aura vApasI meM bhI dasa ke dasa vApasa aaeN| ve sabhI gae, kArya pUrNa kiyA aura vApasI meM ginA ki nau hI loga haiM / sabhI ne eka-eka kara ginA lekina ginatI nau para hI ruka gii| ve hatAza aura nirAza ho gae ki unhoMne mukhiyA kA Adeza nahIM mAnA; aura to aura eka vyakti ko kho bhI diyaa| ve mukhiyA ke pAsa phuNce| mukhiyA ne kahA A gae? to kahA ki vApasa to A gae, kAma bhI pUrA ho gayA, para afasosa ki eka AdamI kho gyaa| mukhiyA ne dekhA - dasoM loga khar3e the| to pUchA- kauna kho gayA? to javAba milA dasavA~ AdamI kho gyaa| mukhiyA ne kahA- sabhI to khar3e ho / kahA- dasavA~ AdamI kho gayA hai| yaha kahate hue eka AdamI nikalA aura usane ginatI zurU kI - eka, do, tIna........ nau, dekhie eka AdamI kho gyaa| vahA~ sabhI ne ginatI zurU kI, lekina vahA~ dasavA~ AdamI kho gayA thaa| gA~va kA mukhiyA khar3A huA aura usane usI se ginatI zurU kI jo gina rahA thA, eka, do, tIna, cAra..... dasa / ho gae dasa / ve prasanna ho gae, are, khuda 134 -- For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko to gina hI nahIM rahe the / yoga vaha mAdhyama hai jo usa khoye hue AdamI kI pahacAna karavAtA hai| iMsAna jo duniyA ko yAda rakhatA hai, duniyA kA jJAna prApta karatA hai, duniyA ke sukha-duHkha kI ciMtA karatA hai lekina svayaM ko bhUla jAtA hai / dUsare ne kyA kahA, yaha jhaTa se yAda A jAtA hai, dUsare ne kyA pratikriyA kI yaha bAta khaTaka jAtI hai lekina hamane kyA kahA, hamane kyA kiyA, hamane kyA cAhA, hamane kyA vyavahAra kiyA isako hama naz2araaMdAz2a kara dete haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM - dUsaroM ko jAnanA upalabdhi hai lekina svayaM ko jAnanA usase bhI bar3I upalabdhi hai / mahAvIra kahate haiM - jo sahassaM sahassANaM saMgAme dujjae jiNe, je jiNerasa appANaM, esa se paramo jao- jo hajAroM hajAra yoddhAoM ko jItatA hai usakI bajAya jo apane-Apa ko jItatA hai usakI vijaya hI parama vijaya kahalAtI hai| haz2AroM ko jItane vAlA bhI eka se hArA huA hai / vaha hai svayaM jo khoyA huA dasavA~ AdamI hai / sikaMdara jisane duniyA ko to jIta liyA para, khuda se hAra gyaa| apane mana se, apanI indriyoM se, apane jIvana se, apanI mauta se hAra gyaa| yoga hamAre sAmane mitratA kA saMbaMdha sthApita karatA hai / yama, niyama se vizva- maitrI to sAdhI jA sakatI hai lekina z2arUrI nahIM hai ki Atma- mitratA bhI sadha jAe / sAdhanA kI pahalI anivAryatA hI Atma-1 - mitratA hai| AtmA hI vaitaraNI nadI hai, kAmadhenu hai, naMdanavana hai aura kUTa zAlmalI vRkSa hai| AtmA hI svarga aura naraka kA dvAra hai| isalie jo kucha hai vyakti svayaM hai / jisane yaha jAna liyA vaha duniyA ke astitva para nahIM svayaM ke astitva para vizvAsa rkhegaa| sabakA mUlya tabhI hai jaba Apa khuda haiN| jIvana ke sAre kheloM kA mUlya Apake hone se hai / agara Apa cale gae to sAre khela antardhAna ho gae / hameM duniyA kI sabhI cIz2oM ko mahattva denA cAhie lekina khuda ko bhUlakara nahIM / anyathA vahI hAlata ho jAegI ki sabako to gina rahe haiM, para khuda ko bhUle jA rahe haiM, naz2araaMdAz2a kara rahe haiM / prAyaH hotA yahI hai ki hamAre pAsa sabake lie samaya hotA hai, para khuda ke lie nhiiN| kauna hai jo jAgarUkatA ke sAtha jIvana jItA hai? kauna hai jise lagAtAra apanI Atma-smRti banI rahatI hai ? kauna hai jo apane nitya prati ke kArya sampAdita karate hue cetanA kI yAda rakhatA hai? kise smaraNa rahatA hai ki vaha isa saMsAra meM AyA hai aura yahA~ se jAnA bhI hai / / mukti kI bAteM to ho jAtI haiM, para hama sabhI duniyA ke makar3ajAla meM ulajhe hue haiM, nikalanA kisI ko yAda nahIM aataa| maiMne sunA hai - eka vyakti AIne ke For Personal & Private Use Only | 135 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmane khar3A hokara socatA hai ki usane isa AdamI ko kahIM dekhA hai| kyA sthiti hai! svayaM ko pahacAnane ke lie kisI ko paricaya-patra (AiDenTiTI kArDa) dekhanA par3atA hai, kisI ko AInA dekhanA par3atA hai, kisI ko rAzana-kArDa DhU~DhanA par3atA hai ki dekho maiM yaha huuN| yoga vaha AInA hai jo palakoM ko jhukAne para hamAre bodha meM, jJAna meM, antardRSTi meM hamArI svayaM se pahacAna karatA hai| yoga aura kucha nahIM, khuda se rUba-rU hone kI kalA hai| yoga svayaM ke sAtha sAkSAtkAra hai, svayaM ko AtmasAta karane kA mArga hai / yaha vaha sanAtana mArga hai jisase hameM svayaM kA jJAna hotA hai, hamAre janmajanmAntara ke kleza-saMkleza dUra hote haiN| hamAre jIvana ke duHkha-daurmanasya aura vairavaimanasya kA avasAna hotA hai| hameM apanI zreSTha prajJA kA prakAza upalabdha hotA hai, paramAtma-tattva aura nirvANa se sAkSAtkAra hotA hai| yaha hameM hamArI cetanA kI aMtima U~cAI taka le jAtA hai| jisane yoga ko niSThApUrvaka AtmasAta kiyA vaha aMtima AdhyAtmika U~cAI ko prApta karatA hai| vaha U~cAI jise kabhI samAdhi, kabhI AtmajJAna, kabhI bodhisaMbodhi, kabhI kaivalya aura kabhI pAralaukika zakti kA nAma diyA jAtA hai| kabhI ise paramAtma-tattva yA sarvajJatA kA jJAna honA kahA jAtA hai| pahalI bAta - jitanA hama ise samajheMge, dUsarI bAta - jitanI adhika hamAre bhItara jijJAsA aura utkaMThA paidA hogI, tIsarI bAta - jitanI lagana se isako prApta karane ke lie, isake pariNAmoM ko upalabdha karane ke lie hama prayatnazIla hoMge, cauthI bAta - jitanA hama apane lakSya ke prati dattacitta raheMge, pA~cavIM bAta - jitanA hama isameM antarlIna hoMge, dhyAnastha hoMge, dhyAna aura dhyeya, dhyAtA aura dhyeya kA bheda jaba gira jAegA taba yaha hameM hamArI hara U~cAI ko upalabdha karavA sakatA hai| yadi yaha upalabdha nahIM ho rahA hai to isakA artha hai - hameM bAta abhI taka samajha meM nahIM AI yA abhI lagana lagI nahIM yA bhItara meM utkaMThA aura abhilASA jagI nahIM yA abhI hameM adhyAtma kI AkhirI U~cAI prApta karane se adhika saMsAra kA vyAmoha aura makar3ajAla ghere hae hai| maiM kahA karatA hU~ - jitanI vAsanA patnI ko prApta karane kI hotI hai utanI kAmanA aura tamannA jaba paramAtmA ko pAne kI hotI hai, to paramAtmA kA sAnnidhya hamAre AsapAsa hI hotA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaba mIrAbAI ko z2ahara kA pyAlA bhI pIne ko milatA hai to vaha caraNAmRta mAnakara pI jAtI hai aura usake lie vaha caraNAmRta bana bhI jAtA hai| z2ahara ko amRta banAne ke lie mIrA bananA par3atA hai anyathA z2ahara amRta nahIM bntaa| mIrA ke antasa meM prabhu kI kAmanA thI tabhI to giradhara unake sAtha sadA vidyamAna rahate the| 136/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caitanya mahAprabhu, sUradAsa, tulasIdAsa prabhu meM kho gae, prabhu meM lIna ho ge| unakI kAmanAe~, tamannAe~ badala giiN| ratnAvatI ne tulasIdAsa ko tAnA diyA thA ki jitanI prIti tumheM mujhase hai agara utanI prIti tumheM rAma se hotI, jitanA prema tumheM cAma se hai utanI prIta rAma se hotI to tumhArI bhavabhIti miTa jaatii| tulasIdAsa kA jIvana palaTa gayA ve rAmabhakti meM dattacitta ho ge| tabhI to kahate haiM - citrakUTa ke ghATa para bhaI saMtana kI bhIra, tulasIdAsa caMdana ghiseM tilaka kareM rghuviir| sUradAsa jaba gaDDhe meM gira gae taba gvAlA rUpa dharakara zrIkRSNa A gae aura kahane lage - sUradAsa merA hAtha pakar3o aura gaDDhe se bAhara A jaao| taba sUradAsa ne usa hAtha ko pahacAna liyA aura kahA - aba maiM tumhAre hAtha ko nahIM chodduuNgaa| eka bAra jo tumhArA hAtha pakar3a liyA aba yaha nahIM chUTane vAlA hai| unhoMne kahA - 'hAtha chur3Akara jAta ho nirabala jAna ke mohe, hRdaya se jaba jAo to sabala maiM jAno tohe / ' bhagavAna bhakta se bar3A nahIM hotaa| bhagavAna to rahate hI dila meM haiM aura dila deha se bar3A to nahIM hai aura usa dila ke bhItara bhagavAna rahate haiN| kahie bhagavAna bhakta se choTA hI huA n! kevala lagana kI bAta hai| bAhara to eka hI sUraja ugatA hai lekina vyakti jaba samAdhi-dazA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai to aise kaI-kaI sUryoM kA prakAza pragaTa hotA hai| nAnaka, raidAsa, zaMkara Adi sabhI RSi-muni-maharSi yaha kahate nahIM thakate ki iMsAna ke bhItara, dila aura AtmA ke bhItara ananta-ananta sUryoM kA prakAza hai| basa, apanI yAda A jaae| apane karma ko bhI apanI pUjA banA lo|hm kArya nahIM kara rahe, hamArA pratyeka karma prabhu ko arpita puSpa ho jaae| maMdira ke nirmANa kI eka-eka IMTa bhI prabhu ko samarpita puSpa bana jaae| taba vaha maMdira na hogA, vaha puSpoM kA gucchA ho jaaegaa| jo mhkegaa| hara nirmANa prabhu ko arpita puSpa ho| gAMdhI jI kahate the - jo dhana tumhAre pAsa hai usake mAlika mata bano balki TrasTI bana jaao| jo bhI saMpadA hai usake TrasTI bano zeSa to saba mAlika kA, usakA hai| sAMIbAbA kA prasiddha vacana hai - sabakA mAlika eka |vhii eka sabakA mAlika hai| yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma - sAdhanA ke sAdhana haiN| sAdhanA-patha ke do caraNa haiM - bahiraMga aura aNtrNg| yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma bAhara ke sAdhana haiN| yama arthAt aMkuza lgaanaa| hiMsA, asatya, corI, vyabhicAra aura parigraha para aNksh| ina pA~coM para aMkuza lagAnA yama ke antargata AtA hai| niyama svayaM ko yama meM niyojita karanA, saMyama, tapa, svAdhyAya, saMtoSa, Izvara-praNidhAna ke rUpa meM khuda ko | 137 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niyojita karanA lgaanaa| arthAt aise saMkalpa karanA jo hameM bAhara se haTAkara bhItara kI ora le jaaeN| pataMjali hoM yA mahAvIra aura buddha sabhI yama-niyama kI pAlanA para vizeSa jora dete haiN| mahAvIra dvArA apanAe jAne vAle chaha Avazyaka kRtya aura pA~ca vrata ye vAstava meM yama aura niyama hI haiN| Asana apanI kAyA ko maz2abUta banAne ke AdhAra, aise vyAyAma jo hamAre paMcabhUtoM ko prasanna aura jIvana ke lie anukUla aura sakArAtmaka banAne meM sahAyaka hoN| prANAyAma zarIra ko jIvanI-zakti pradAna karatA hai| hameM apane jIvana ke uddezya ko samajhanA caahie| hameM jAnanA cAhie ki hamArA janma kyoM huA hai? kyA gAjara-mUlI kI taraha hama janama gae haiM? yA kucha viziSTa uddezya hai? hama apanA jIvana yU~ hI kyoM samApta kara dete haiM? hameM ciMtana va manana karanA cAhie ki prabhu ne hameM kyoM janma diyA hai? jo bhI apane janma ke saMbaMdha meM manana va vicAra karegA to usake sAmane eka lakSya ubharegA, jIne kI sArthakatA dikhAI degii| use lagegA ki vaha marane ke lie nahIM jI rahA, balki jIvana ko dhanya karane ke lie jI rahA hai| uddezyahIna, lakSyahIna jIvana sau, dasa yA eka sAla jInA to kyA, eka dina bhI jInA bekAra hai| lakSyahIna jIvana bhI koI jIvana hai ! isalie mata jio ki mare nahIM haiN| yaha jIvana to marane se bhI burA hai| aise logoM ke jIvana meM koI svapna nahIM hote, na jIne kA z2ajbA hotA hai, na himmata, na unnata kalpanAe~ hotI haiN| yoga ho yA yama-niyama-prANAyAma - ye sabhI hameM jIvana kA utsAha dete haiM, jIvana meM UrjA kA saMcAra karate haiM, jIvana ko sArthaka aura dhanya karane ke AyAma dete haiN| aba hama apane kadama aMtaraMga sAdhanA ke lie Age bar3hA rahe haiM to jAneM ki yoga kA pA~cavA~ aMga pratyAhAra hai| pratyAhAra deharI kA dIpaka hai| hAlAMki yogasUtra meM pratyAhAra ko bhI bahiraMga sAdhana hI mAnA gayA hai, para mere lie yaha vaha cirAga hai jo bhItara bhI apanA prabhAva detA hai aura bAhara bhI apanA prabhAva dikhAtA hai| pataMjali kahate haiM - svaviSayAt saMprayoge cittasya svarUpAnukAra iva indriyANAM prtyaahaarH| indriyoM kA viSayoM se vimukha hokara citta ke svarUpa meM antarmukha honA pratyAhAra hai| pratyAhAra arthAt lauTanA, pIche lauTanA, viSayoM se vimukha hokara apane-Apa meM lauTanA - yaha pratyAhAra hai| prati + AhAra = prtyaahaar| maharSi pataMjali ne jise pratyAhAra kahA mahAvIra use pratikramaNa kahate haiN| isameM bhI do zabda haiM - prati evaM kramaNa |krmnn kA artha hai - calanA aura prati kA artha hai - pIche kI ora / arthAt vApasa lauTa aanaa| jahA~-jahA~ hamArA citta Asakta ho gayA hai, hamArI indriyA~ bahirmukha ho gaI haiM vahA~-vahA~ se apanI indriyoM aura citta ko vApasa apanI cetanA meM, 138/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI AtmA meM, apane prANoM meM lauTA lAnA hI pratyAhAra yA pratikramaNa hai| aise samajheM jaise gAya-Dhora dina bhara idhara-udhara vicaraNa kara, jahA~ bhI upalabdha ho ghAsa grahaNa kara saMdhyA meM vApasa lauTa Ate haiN| dina bhara ghUmatI haiM lekina sUryAsta kI avadhi jAnakara gAyeM khuda-ba-khuda apane gharoM kI ora lauTa AtI haiN| ye gauoM kA carane jAnA saMsAra hai aura punaH vApasa lauTa AnA hI pratyAhAra hai| isIlie jainoM meM eka vyavasthA hai ki subaha aura zAma ko pratikramaNa karo arthAt hamArI cetanA jo idhara udhara bhaTaka jAtI hai, yahA~ taka ki rAtri meM bhI jo bhaTakAva Ae haiM unheM subaha pratikramaNa kara vyavasthita kiyA jaae| ThIka isI taraha sAyaMkAla meM pratikramaNa kiyA jAe ki hamAre dvArA dina meM jo bhI kArya - vyApAra meM, bhojana pakAne meM, kisI ke sAtha vyavahAra karane meM, vANI-bhASA kA upayoga karane meM, galata huA ho usakA prAyazcita, pratikramaNa kara lenA caahie| ina sabameM ulajhI apanI cetanA ko vApasa apane meM lauTA laao| jo huA usake lie micchAmi dukkar3a - arthAt mere duSkRta, mithyA vyavahAroM ke lie kSamA prArthanA karatA huuN| ye acchI TaiknolaoNjI hai, jo mahAvIra dvArA pradatta hai| pratyAhAra bhI eka acchI TaiknolaoNjI hai arthAt prANAyAma saMpanna karane ke bAda vaha apanI cetanA ko, apanI indriyoM ko, apane bhaTakate hue citta ko,mana ko vApasa svayaM meM kendrita kare kyoMki indriyoM kA dharma bahirgAmI, bahirmukhI hai| indriyA~ hamAre citta va mana se prerita hokara kArya karatI haiN| isalie citta kI gati hamezA bahirmukhI hotI hai| citta indriyoM se aura indriyA~ apane-apane viSayoM se jur3I rahatI haiN| kAna hamezA dhvani ko grahaNa karane meM sakriya rahate haiM, A~kheM hara dRzya ko grahaNa karatI rahatI haiN| nAka ko kahanA nahIM hotA hai| vaha apane-Apa hara gaMdha ko grahaNa kara letI hai| cAhe rasa ho yA gaMdha yA rUpa yA zabda yA sparza ho - hamArI pA~coM indriyA~ hamezA apane-apane viSayoM se jur3I rahatI haiN| __dhyAna meM bhI agara acAnaka idhara-udhara kI jora kI AvAz2a Ae to hamArA citta usase prabhAvita ho jAtA hai aura hamArI indriyA~ sakriya ho uThatI haiN| hamArI indriyA~ lagAtAra bAhara ke viSayoM se apanA saMbaMdha banAe rakhatI haiM, sakriya va jAgarUka rahatI haiN| rasa, gaMdha, rUpa, sparza usase achUtA nahIM rhtaa| isIlie kahA jAtA hai - citta meM samatA rakho, rAga-dveSa mata rakho, kyoMki yaha to saMbhava hI nahIM hai ki koI hamAre AsapAsa bole aura hama na suneN| yaha bhI nahIM ho sakatA ki kucha hamAre sAmane se nikale aura use na dekheN| A~kheM baMda kara leM to kabhI-na-kabhI to | 139 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khuleMgI hii| gaMdha Ae aura nAka prabhAvita na ho yaha kaise ho sakatA hai| vastu jihvA para Ae to usakA svAda khArA, khaTTA mIThA, kaTu tIkhA to AegA hii| hama svAda se mukta nahIM ho sakate kyoMki yaha to jihvA kA dharma hai / hama indriyoM ke svabhAva ko tyAga nahIM skte| kevala itanA kara sakate haiM ki rasa, rUpa, zabda, gaMdha, sparza se jo rAga-dveSa paidA hote haiM ve utpanna na hoM aura hama samatA - bhAva se jie~ / rAste se jA rahe hoM aura gaMdagI naz2ara A jAe to nAka-bhauMha na sikor3eM aura qhUbasUrata phUloM kI sugaMdha para vAha-vAha na kreN| sahaja raheM, samatA bhAva rkheN| hamAre citta meM samatA rahanI cAhie tabhI hama indriyoM aura citta ke bIca meM jo prabhAva bAra-bAra paidA hotA hai, jo rAga-dveSa ke nimitta hamAre sAmane bAra-bAra upasthita hote rahate haiM, jo hamAre bhItara kI sthiti ko kabhI vikRta, kabhI zAMta, kabhI udvigna karate rahate haiM / taba hama pratyAhAra para pahu~cakara samatA ko sAdha sakate haiM / maiM prAya: kahA karatA hU~ ki hameM apane ghara ke lagabhaga hara kamare meM yaha paMkti likhavA denI cAhie ki - 'he jIva ! aba tU zAMta raha / ' bahuta udvelana, ugratA, azAMti ho cukI, aba zAMta ho jaa| yaha pratyAhAra ko sAdhane kA sarala, sahaja tarIqA hai / ise par3hakara saMkalpa uThegA ki aba Apa gussA nahIM kreNge| yaha saMkalpa bhI pratyAhAra hai / aba hama apanI sImA meM lauTa Ae / sItAjI ne lakSmaNa-rekhA kA ullaMghana kiyA, pariNAma bhugatanA par3A / pratyAhAra kI preraNA isIlie hai ki puruSa kabhI mRga- -marIcikA meM na ulajhe, nahIM to rAma kI taraha pachatAnA par3egA aura nArI kabhI bhI lakSmaNa-rekhA kA ullaMghana na kare anyathA use rAvaNa jaise AtatAyI ke caMgula meM pha~sanA par3a sakatA hai| ye saba bAteM hameM pratyAhAra kI preraNA detI haiM ki lauTa Ao apanI-apanI sImA meM, apanI-apanI maryAdA meM / he citta, tuma bhI apanI sImA meM raho, atikramaNa na karo / AkramaNa aura atikramaNa kI bajAya hama pratikramaNa kareM arthAt apane-Apa meM lauTa Ae~ / maharSi pataMjali kahate haiM - indriyoM kA viSayoM se vimukha hokara citta ke svarUpa meM antarmukha hone kA nAma pratyAhAra hai arthAt hamArI indriyA~ jo bAhara kI ora viSayoM se jur3I haiM inase vimukha hokara, inase anAsakta hokara citta ke svarUpa meM yAnI apane bhItara lauTa AnA hI pratyAhAra hai / abhI AtmA aura paramAtmA kI bAta nahIM ho rahI hai, abhI to hamAre citta kI, mana kI bAta hI cala rahI hai| hamArI indriyA~ jo bAhara bhaTaka rahI thIM, bAhara meM ruci le rahI thIM, aba jabaki prANAyAma sadha gayA hai, ina gatividhiyoM se apane-Apa meM lauTA lAe~ / ThIka usI taraha jaise sUraja sA~jha par3ane para apanI kiraNoM ko khuda meM lauTA letA hai hama bhI apane-Apa ko apane meM 140 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lauTA leM / pratyAhAra ko samajhane se pahale citta ke guNoM ko samajheM - citta meM tIna guNa haiM - rajoguNa, tamoguNa aura satoguNa / tamoguNa - sadA dUsaroM kA vinAza karatA hai, tamoguNa yAnI dUsaroM ko miTA DAlo, samApta kara do| merI hI cale, jaisA maiM kahU~ vaisA hI ho, merA ahaMbhAva, merA anuzAsana cale, merA nAma, merA yaza, merI pratiSThA - ye saba rajoguNa ke pariNAma haiN| satoguNa - dhairya, zAMti, kSamA, karuNA, bhAIcArA, prema, dUsaroM kA sammAna - ye saba cIz2eM satoguNa ke antargata AtI haiN| ina tInoM guNoM kA hamAre bhItara saMgharSa calatA rahatA hai| kabhI eka guNa hAvI hotA hai, to kabhI dUsarA to kabhI tiisraa| nimittoM ke anusAra ye guNa hama para prabhAva DAlate haiN| jisane apane satoguNoM kA vikAsa kara liyA hai vaha viparIta vAtAvaraNa bana jAne para bhI dhairya, zAMti, saMyama aura svayaM para aMkuza rkhegaa| satoguNa kA vikAsa na hone para ugratAe~ aura AtaMka apane paira psaareNge| pahale caraNa meM hI hama apane citta kI sthiti kA nirIkSaNa kara leM / citta hamezA sakriya gatizIla rahatA hai| dina-rAta isakI udher3abuna calatI rahatI hai| dina meM vicAroM ke rUpa meM, rAta meM sapanoM ke rUpa meM yaha satata kriyAzIla rahatA hai, sagatika / isakI gati sUrya-kiraNa se bhI kaI gunA adhika hai| sUrya kI kiraNa ko to pRthvI para pahu~cane meM kucha sekaMDa kA samaya lagatA hai para mana ! yaha to soce aura vahA~ pahu~ce / usake bhItara basa kAmanA jaganI caahie| isakI pahu~ca tIvratama hai| mana kI caMcalatA dUsarA lakSaNa hai, tIsarA - mana sadA parivartanazIla rahatA hai, badalatA rahatA hai / eka jaise bhAva nahIM rahate kabhI yaha, kabhI vaha bana jAtA hai / citta aura mana badalatA hai, isalie vyakti ke vicAra bhI badalate haiM / koI bhI vicAra sthAyI nahIM hotaa| vaise bhI duniyA meM kucha zAzvata nahIM hai - na mana, na tana, na vicAra, na vyavasthA, na prakRti, na duniyA - saba badalatA rahatA hai| isIlie jJAnI mahApuruSa kahate haiM - anityatA para ciMtana karo, This too will pass saba bIta jaaegaa| jaba vaha bIta gayA to yaha bhI kahA~ rahane vAlA hai / isalie jAno ki yahA~ para saba kucha parivartanazIla hai / jisane bhI parivartanazIlatA ke siddhAMta ko samajha liyA vaha kabhI bhI mohagrasta aura Asakta nahIM hogA kyoMki vaha jAna legA ki sabhI nadI - nAva saMyoga haiM aura yaha saMyoga kabhI bhI TUTa sakatA hai| pataMga aura dhAgA sAtha hai lekina phira bhI nahIM jAnate ki pataMga kaba taka ur3a pAegI aura kaba kaTa jAegI / koI choTA-sA nimitta hamAre dasa varSa ke saMbaMdhoM para, mehanata para pAnI phera | 141 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakatA hai| parivartanazIlatA ke siddhAMta ko smjheN| per3a para pattiyA~ AtI haiM, phUla khilate haiM, suMdara lagate haiM, qhuzabU hotI hai, unakA raMga suhAnA lagatA hai, A~khoM ko, nAsikA ko, hoThoM ko alaga AnaMda milatA hai| lekina pattiyoM ko, phaloM ko.peDoM ko girate hue dekhate haiM to patA calatA hai ki yahA~ saba kucha parivartanazIla hai| loga badala jAte haiM, saMbaMdha badala jAte haiM, mahala khaMDahara bana jAte haiM, yahA~ saba badala jAtA hai| sAgara kI, sarovara kI uThatI-giratI laharoM ko dekho - yahA~ saba badala jAtA hai| moha, mAyA, Asakti ke prabhAva ko tor3ane kA tarIkA hai parivartanazIlatA ko jaannaasmjhnaa| sabhI ke mana meM alaga-alaga vicAra dhArAoM kA pravAha hotA hai, lekina jAno ki yaha citta kI caMcalatA hI usakI prakRti hai, yaha usakA svabhAva hai| isa caMcalatA ko ekAgra kara mana kI visphoTaka UrjA prApta kI jA sakatI hai| isa prakRti ko agara ThIka DhaMga se samajha liyA jAe to mana se bar3A sahAyaka jIvana kI UrjA kA piMDa dUsarA nahIM mila sktaa| vaha kyA hai jisake sahAre hilerI aura tenasiMha ne evaresTa para car3hAI kara lI? vaha kauna-sI tAqata hai jisase mAtra caudaha-pandraha varSa kI Ayu meM zivAjI ne kilA fataha kara liyaa| vaha kauna-sI tAqata hai ki unnIsa varSa kI Ayu meM vAziMgaTana amerikA kA senApati bana gyaa| hameM samajhanA cAhie ki yaha mana kI, AtmA kI tAqata hai| yadi vyakti kA bikharA huA mana ekAgra ho jAe to mahAna AviSkAra ho jAte haiN| kahA jAtA hai ki eDIsana kI patnI unase kahatI ki calo kahIM ghUma aaeN| kyA hara samaya vijJAnazAlA meM hI ghuse rahate ho! patnI kA mAna rakhane ke lie ve bAhara nikala Ae aura pUchane lage- kahA~ caleM? patnI ne kahA - jahA~ tumhArA mana kre|ve punaH vijJAnazAlA meM praviSTa ho jAte haiN| patnI pUchatI hai - yaha kyA, tuma to vApasa vahIM cale ge| eDIsana kahate haiM -tumhIM ne to kahA thA jahA~ merA mana kre| merA mana to yahIM jAne ko karatA hai| hama sabhI jAnate haiM thaoNmasa alvA eDIsana ne aneka AviSkAra kie aura unameM se eka hai rAta ko bhI dina meM badalane vAlA blb| yaha mana jaba ekAgra ho jAtA hai to laga hI jAtA hai| jaba hama tanmayatA se laga jAe~ge to pariNAma z2arUra aaegaa|mn kI ekAgratA jIvana kI sabase bar3I daulata hai| mana kI ekAgratA jJAna-vijJAna, kisI bhI kArya meM vyApAra kI saphalatA kA pahalA aura aMtima maMtra hai| isIlie dhyAna aura samAdhi ke lie pratyAhAra anivArya caraNa hai| pratyAhAra se gujarate hue hama dhAraNA kI ora bar3heMge aura dhAraNA mana kI ekAgratA 142 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA nAma hai| eka vAkya meM samajhate haiM bikhare hue citta ko apane Apa meM lauTA lAnA, bikharI huI indriyoM ko viSayoM se vimukha karake apane Apa meM lauTA lAnA pratyAhAra hai aura nAbhi-pradeza, hRdaya-kamala, donoM bhRkuTiyoM ke madhya, brahmaraMdhra para apane citta ko kendrita karanA, TikAnA dhAraNA hai| deha ke ina cakroM para jaba citta ko kendrita karate haiM to yaha bAra-bAra bhaTakatA hai lekina punaH punaH ise apane sthAna para le AnA dhAraNA hai| dhAraNA vaha ekAgratA hai jahA~ bAra-bAra vyavadhAna hone para bhI arthAt naI vRttiyoM ke udita hone se jo bAdhA AtI hai aura dhyAna bhaMga karatI hai usa sthiti meM prayAsapUrvaka sAdhI gaI ekAgratA dhAraNA hotI hai aura jaba binA kisI bAdhA ke, binA vikalpa vicAra ke hama svayaM ko nAbhi para, hRdaya para yA apane lalATa pradeza para,apane AjJAcakra yA jJAna-cetanA para ekAgra karane meM saphala ho jAte haiM, vaha sthiti dhyAna kahalAtI hai| citta kI zAMta, mauna nirmala sthiti hI dhyAna hai| ekAgratA meM jaba anya kisI vRtti kA udaya yA vyavadhAna Ane lage to dhAraNA ho jAtI hai lekina jaba vahI dhAraNA ekatAna ho gaI, dhyAtA aura dhyeya ke madhya ekalayatA sadha gaI to dhyAna bana jAtI hai| pratyAhAra - citta kA svayaM meM lauTanA, indriyoM kA citta meM lauttnaa| dhAraNA - citta kA vyavadhAna-sahita kendriikrnn| dhyAna - vyavadhAna rahita, vRttiyoM kA vilInIkaraNa, ekalaya ho jaanaa| yoga: cittavRtti nirodhaH- ekalaya ho jAnA, cittavRttiyoM kA nirodha ho jaanaa| dhyAna kI sthiti meM pahuMcane para hI yoga apanA pariNAma detA hai| dhyAna kI pUrvabhUmikA dhAraNA hai| dhAraNA to pratidina hotI hai| dhyAna ho yA na ho hamArA prayatna, hamArI jAgarUkatA, hamArI sacetanatA isa bAta kI ho ki dhyAna sadhe, hama dhyAnastha hoN| dhyAna na bhI ho, para dhAraNA to avazya hotI hai| dhAraNA hI hameM dhyAna kI ora le jAtI hai| Apa sabhI dhAraNA se dhyAna kI ora agrasara hoN| isI maMgalabhAvanA ke sAtha..... namaskAra! | 143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - basa, tIna kadama.. dhAraNA, dhyAna, samAdhi mere priya Atman! Aja apanI bAta kA prAraMbha usa bAta se karU~gA jisane mujhe bhI prabhAvita kiyaa| jhena paramparA meM eka saMta hue haiM - jIUna / kahA jAtA hai ki jApAna meM saMta jIUna kA bahuta prabhAva thaa| jIUna vidvAna pravaktA the - loga unheM sunane ke lie apane gA~va, apane zahara meM bulAte the| rAjamahaloM meM bhI ve sammAnita kie jAte the| eka bAra unheM apanI mA~ kA patra milA jisameM likhA thA - mere priya putra, tuma nizcaya hI mere yazasvI putra ho aura mujhe tuma para atyanta gaurava hai| mujhe khuzI hai ki hama donoM saMnyAsI haiN| ina dinoM mujhe sunane meM A rahA hai tumhArA yaza aura gaurava nirantara bar3ha rahA hai| eka dRSTi se yaha saba bahuta sukUna kI bAta hai lekina kyoMki maiM tumhArI mA~ hU~, maiMne tumheM janma diyA hai isalie tumhAre hita-ahita ke bAre meM sUcita karanA apanA dAyitva samajhatI huuN| beTA yAda rakho jJAna prApta karane kI koI sImA nahIM hai aura na hI yaza aura sammAna prApta karane kA koI aMta hai| jJAna aura sUcanAe~ ananta haiM jinheM prApta karane ke lie sau jIvana bhI kama haiM aura yaza tathA prasiddhi aise aMtahIna AkAza kI taraha haiM ki inheM jyoM-jyoM iMsAna prApta karatA hai tyoM-tyoM yaza, pratiSThA aura 144| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ garimA prApta karane kI tRSNA bar3hatI jAtI hai| maiM bhI kabhI isa caMgula meM pha~sI thI lekina prabhu - kRpA se maiM isa caMgula se nikala gaI aura Aja maiM tumase yaha anurodha karanA cAhatI hU~ ki agara tuma cAhate ho ki tumhArI mA~ tuma para gaurava kara sake to tuma ina sAre prapaMcoM kA tyAga karake, eka aise ekAMta sthAna para cale jAo jahA~ jAkara tuma jAna sako ki jIvana kA vAstavika satya, jJAna aura aMtima lakSya kyA hai / yadi tuma aisA kara sako to tumhArI yaha mA~ sahaja hI tuma para gaurava karegI ki usakA putra AtmajJAnI saMta huaa| - tumhArI mA~ / apanA nAma likhakara mA~ ne eka vAkya aura likhA -- Never born, never died jaba maiMne yaha par3hA to mujhe lagA ki yaha patra kevala jIUna ke lie nahIM thA, balki candraprabha ko usakI mA~ ne likhA thaa| sAdhanA ke prati ruci thI hI, lekina isa qhata ne antardRSTi ko aura gaharA banA diyaa| taba yaha dRSTi AI ki saba logoM ke bIca rahate hue bhI ekAMta kaise sAdhA jAe, bAtacIta karate hue bhI apane mauna ko kaise barakarAra rakhA jaae| sabhI ke sAtha saMbaMdha banAte hue apanI dhyAna aura samAdhi ko kaise akhaMDa rakhA jAe / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kabhI kahA thA - iMsAna nahIM jAnatA, vaha kauna hai, kahA~ se AyA hai aura kahA~ jAnA hai| usakI jAnakArI itanI hI hai ki vaha amuka nagara meM paidA huA hai, amuka mA~-bApa kI saMtAna hai, usakA amuka nAma hai / agara kisI se pUchA jAe ki vaha kahA~ rahatA hai, to vaha kisI sthAna kA nAma batA degaa| loga mujhase bhI pUchate haiM ki maiM kisa zahara yA gA~va kA huuN| mere lie yaha batAnA kaThina hai ki maiM kisa nagara yA gA~va kI bAta karU~ aura kisa janma kI bAta karU~ / vyakti nahIM jAnatA ki vaha kauna hai? vaha to itanA hI jAnatA hai ki vaha kisI kI saMtAna hai / vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA ki vaha Izvara kI saMtAna hai, use to itanA hI patA hai ki vaha kisI mAtApitA kI saMtAna hai / yadi Izvara ko janaka - jananI mAna liyA jAe to sAre prapaMca hI samApta ho jAte haiM / sabakA mAlika eka, sabakA pitA eka, sabakI mA~ eka / hama nahIM jAnate ki hama isa pRthvI graha para kahA~ se Ae haiM, kisa dizA se Ae haiM, yaha bhI nahIM patA ki deha-tyAga ke bAda kisa loka meM jAe~ge / jJAnI, pala-pala kA bodha karane vAlA vyakti bhalI-bhA~ti jAnatA hai ki vaha kisI prakAza- loka se AyA hai aura puna: kisI prakAza-loka meM calA jAegA / jJAnI apane jIvana meM vaha pApakarma nahIM baToratA jo use aMdhakAra ke loka meM le jaae| prakAza ke loka se Ane For Personal & Private Use Only | 145 Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAlA agara aMdhakAra ke loka meM calA jAe to isase bar3A ajJAna aura kyA hogA? ajJAnI to aMdhakAra se AtA hai aura aMdhakAra meM hI calA jAtA hai lekina jJAnI yA ajJAnI jo svayaM ko jAnane ke lie jAgarUka hai, jagata ko, tattva ko tattvataH jAnane ke lie jAgarUka hai vaha avazya hI prakAza ke loka kI ora gamana karatA hai| yahI iMsAna kI Atmavijaya hai, saphalatA hai| jJAnI kI yahI jJAna-dazA hai ki vaha prakAza-loka kA pathika bane, bhale hI tamoguNa, tamas use kyoM na ghera leM, citta ke kleza-saMkleza usa para hAvI ho jAe~ phira bhI vaha svayaM ko aMdhakAra meM AvRtta nahIM karatA, na hI usameM DUbatA hai| mAnA ki hamArA janma bhale hI daladala meM huA ho, para hama usake kIr3e na baneM balki kamala kA phUla bana jaaeN| yahI saphalatA hai jJAnI kii| sAMsArika saphalatA to dhanI, sampanna, samRddha banane meM hai| saMsArI vyakti kI saphalatA amIrI, dhana-daulata ke AdhAra para nApI jAtI hai, para jJAnI kI saphalatA kIcar3a kA kIr3A nahIM balki kIcar3a kA kamala ho jAne meM hai| mukti kA kamala, anAsakti kA phUla, Atma-jJAna ke amRta kA phUla bana jAnA usake jIvana kI vizeSatA hai| pahalA sopAna jAnanA hai - jJAnIjanoM ke dvArA kahI gaI pavitra pustakoM ke upadeza, unake dvArA likhI gaI pavitra kitAboM kA prakAza - jisake dvArA vyakti jAnatA hai ki vaha vAstava meM kauna hai, usake jIvana kA vAstavika satya kyA hai| dUsarA caraNa hai - jJAnI gurujanoM ke sAnnidhya meM baiThakara jAnane kA prayatna ho ki hamAre jIvanakA vAstavika saca kyA hai, vaha kauna hai, kahA~ se AyA hai, kisa ajJAta loka se AyA hai aura kisa ajJAta loka kI ora prayANa kregaa| uttara bIsavIM sadI ke dArzanika saMta ozo ne apanI samAdhi para jIvana ke sattva kA bodha, AdhyAtmika ciMtana kA sAra likhavAne kA prayatna kiyA ki ozo na kabhI janme, na kabhI mre| kevala isa tArIkha se..... isa tArIkha taka pRthvI-graha para rhe| yaha bahuta mahAn AdhyAtmika ciMtana kA sAra hai| jaise ki saMta jIUna kI mA~ ne likhA, ozo ne likhA - aise hI hama sabhI ko bodha rakhanA cAhie ki mahAvIra, buddha, rAma, kRSNa, muhammada, IsA hama saba bhI na kabhI janme, na kabhI mare |kevl itanI tArIqha se itanI tArIqha taka pRthvI-graha para rhe| jaba hama yaha jAna leMge to hama mareMge nahIM,amaratA usake ciMtana meM bhI rhegii| yaha ahaMkAra hI kyoM rakhA jAe ki amuka tArIqha ko svargavAsa huA yA janma huaa|acchaa hogA ki yaha paramparA vikasita ho jAe ki janma aura svargavAsa kI tArIqha likhane ke 146/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bajAya yaha likhA jAe ki zrI..... itanI tArIkha se itanI tArIkha taka pRthvI-graha para rhe| yaha bodha hameM anAsakta, mukta, nirmohI, vItarAgI aura kamala kA phUla bnaaegaa| pavitra pustakoM aura jJAnIjanoM ke sAnnidhya aura svAnubhUti se vyakti apane vAstavika satya ko jAna letA hai| pustakoM se jAnanA jJAna kA 20% hai, gurujanoM ke sAnnidhya se jAnanA jJAna kA 30% hai, para svayaM kI pratyakSa anubhUti meM jAnanA jJAna kA zeSa 50% jAnanA hai| svAnubhUti se hI jJAna kI pUrNatA hotI hai| pustakoM se guru taka, guru se svayaM taka pahu~canA hI pUrNatA kA jJAna hai| pataMjali ke mAdhyama se hama yoga ke rahasyoM ko udghATita kara rahe haiN| dekhA jAe to yogasUtra ke rUpa meM hamane pavitra kitAba kA Alambana liyA hai, gurujanoM ke sAnnidhya meM jJAna kI rozanI meM lagAtAra DUba rahe haiM, yaha bhI jJAna kA 30% hissA prApta karane kA upakrama hai| lekina jaba hama ekAMta meM baiThakara apanI sAdhanA meM apane Atma-ciMtana meM svayaM ko dhyAna-dazA meM lAte hue tatpara hote haiM taba yaha agale 50% kI ora kadama bar3hAnA hai| svayaM ko jAnane kI jitanI jijJAsA hotI hai, vaha utanA hI bhItara kA Ananda le sakatA hai| pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna aura samAdhi ye svayaM se mulAkAta kI cAra sIr3hiyA~ haiM / binA sIr3hiyoM ke vyakti mahala meM sIdhe qadama nahIM rakha sktaa| ye ve sIr3hiyA~ haiM jina para car3hane ke lie hara vyakti svataMtra hai| koI bhI jAti-vyavasthA ina sIr3hiyoM para car3hane ke lie Ar3e nahIM aatii| ina sIr3hiyoM se koI vyakti aMdara praveza pA sakatA hai| jAti ke samIkaraNa sAmAjika vyavasthA hai| satya kA ina lebaloM se kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| satya svataMtra hai, jAti kI sImAoM se pare hai| hama jisa antarghaTa, antara-maMdira kI ora cala rahe haiM vahA~ guru-celA, pati-patnI,mAtA-pitA, saMtAna kauna hai? yaha to ekalA calo re kA rAstA hai| yaha to svayaM meM calanA hai| isIlie pratyAhAra pahale kara liyA jAtA hai tAki jo loga sAtha meM haiM, unheM bAhara hI chor3a diyA jaae| ho sakatA hai kucha loga hameM hamAre mana taka pahu~cAne ke lie sAtha Ae hoM, lekina unheM sAtha lekara yAtrA para mata niklo| jo pahu~cAne Ae haiM unheM jaldI hI vidA kara do| yaha koI IMTa-cUne-patthara kA maMdira nahIM hai jisameM sabako Ane kI iz2Az2ata ho| isameM to khuda ko hI praviSTa honA hai, qhuda ko hI gahare pAnI paiTha utaranA hai qhuda meM hI jAnA hai| jina khojA tina pAiyA~ - jo gahare meM jAkara khojegA vahI paaegaa| bhItara ke antarghaTa meM sabhI ko AmaMtraNa hai, sabhI kA svAgata hai| antarghaTa meM Akara bAhara ko | 147 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUla jaao| pratyAhAra - indriyA~ jo ki saMsAra se jur3I huI haiM, viSayoM se saMbaMdhita haiM vahA~ se apanI AsaktiyoM ko dUra karate hue, viSayoM se vimukha hokara svayaM meM lauTa aao| bAhara se bhItara lautto| paramAtmA ke lie upaniSad kahate haiM - sa ekAkI na rame eko'haM bahusyAm - vaha akelA thA, akelepana se Uba gayA, socA bahuta ho jAU~ aura bahuta ho gyaa| bahuta ho gayA to saMsAra bana gayA aura jaba bahuta ho gayA to utkaMThA jAgI ki apane Apa meM lauTa AU~ to svayaM meM lauTa gayA aura baikaMTha meM jAkara apanA akhaMDa nivAsa banA liyaa| yaha huA usakA saMnyAsa lenA, samAdhistha honA, AtmalIna ho jaanaa| mahAvIra ke do nAma calate haiM - vardhamAna aura mahAvIra / vardhamAna kA artha hai bar3hane vaalaa| kahA jAtA hai ki jaba mahAvIra janme taba unake rAjya meM zrI-samRddhi khUba bar3hI taba unake pitA ne unakA vardhamAna nAma diyA, lekina vardhamAna ne jaba saMnyAsa liyA to mahAvIra paidA huaa| AtmajJAna kI sAdhanA vardhamAna hone se nahIM apitu mahAvIra hone se hotI hai| mahAvIra apane Apa meM lauTatA hai| jaba ve vardhamAna the to patnI ko mahattva diyA lekina jaba mahAvIra ho gae to paramAtmA ko mahattva diyaa| itanA hI farka hai| eka meM vyakti patnI ko dUsare meM paramAtmA ko mahattva detA hai| patnI ko mahattva doge to saMsAra milegA aura paramAtmA ko mahattva doge to janmoM se cala rahI janma-maraNa kI dhArA se mukti milegI, nirvANa aura mokSa milegaa| vaha apane vAstavika satya, vAstavika Aloka aura vAstavika adhyAtma ko upalabdha hogaa| saMsAra kI ora jAoge to saMtAneM hoMgI aura paramAtmA kI ora jAoge to anaMta siddhiyA~, anaMta nidhiyA~, prajJA kA anaMta prakAza, kaivalya kA anaMta bodha isa taraha kI saMtAneM hamAre bhItara janma leNgii| yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma bIja bone kI taraha haiM, pratyAhAra aMkuraNa aura dhAraNA, dhyAna samAdhi kI ora bar3hanA kaliyoM kA phUla bana jAnA hai| hama bAhara rahane ke abhyasta haiM lekina aba hameM bhItara jAnA hai| eka prasiddha kahAnI hai - islAma dharma kI mahAna sAdhvI rAbiyA vasI kii|raabiyaa apanI jhoMpar3I ke bhItara kucha DhU~Dha rahI thI ki vahA~ se gujara rahe kucha faqIroM ne use aisA karate dekha khuda bhI DhU~Dhane meM madada karane lge| rAbiyA ne dekhA ki kuTiyA ke bAhara prakAza hai to vaha bAhara nikala AI aura vahA~ DhU~Dhane lgii| faqIroM ne dekhA to unhoMne usakA anusaraNa kiyA ki rAbiyA vRddha hai kama dikhAI detA hogA, ve bhI usakI madada karane 148/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lge|ph'k'iiroN ne pUchA - kyA guma gayA hai mA~ ! rAbiyA ne kahA - suI kho gaI hai, bettaa| sabhI DhU~Dhane lage, para suI na milii| tabhI kisI faqIra ne pUchA - mA~, hama sabhI itanI dera se DhU~Dha rahe haiM, para yaha to batAo ki vaha kahA~ girI thii| rAbiyA ne kahAbeTA, girI to ghara ke bhItara thii| sUfI faqIra ha~sane lage aura kahA - mA~, tU kaisI bAteM kara rahI hai,suI jaba ghara meM khoI hai to bAhara kyoM DhU~Dha rahI hai? kyA bevakUpha jaisA kAma kara rahI hai? rAbiyA ne kahA- bAhara isalie DhU~Dha rahI hU~ ki yahA~ prakAza hai, ghara ke bhItara aMdherA hai| faqIroM ne kahA - rAbiyA! bhale hI bAhara prakAza ho lekina suI jahA~ khoI hai antata: vahIM to DhU~DhanI pdd'egii| rAbiyA ne kahA - beTA, mujhe lagatA thA tuma jAnakAra nahIM ho, isalie tumheM jJAna de dUM lekina bAtoM se to jJAnI hI lagate ho| jaba tumheM ahasAsa hai ki ghara meM khoI huI suI ko ghara meM hI DhU~DhanA par3egA to faqIroM tuma bAhara DhU~Dhane meM kyoM lage ho? rAbiyA kI yaha kahAnI hameM preraNA kI rozanI detI hai ki ghara meM khoI suI ko ghara meM ddhuuNddho|apne Apa meM lauTo, bAhara se bhItara kI ora mudd'o| bAhara se bhItara mur3ane ke lie hameM apane citta ko kendrita karanA hotA hai| hama gatizIla indriyoM ko citta meM dharate haiM / isIlie dhyAna karate samaya palakoM ko baMda kara lete haiM tAki hamArI A~kheM jo bAhara ke dRzyoM ko grahaNa karatI haiM, hamAre citta para anukUla yA pratikUla prabhAva na ddaaleN| isalie palakoM ko jhukAkara dhyAna karate haiN| A~kheM baMda nahIM hotI, palakeM baMda karate haiM / A~kheM to gaharAI meM khulatI haiN| yU~ to palakeM khulatI haiM to bAhara dekhate haiM aura jaba palakeM jhukA lete haiM to ina A~khoM se apane antarghaTa ko dekhate haiM, apane-Apa ko, bhItara ko dekhate haiM / bAhara-bAhara dekha liyA, are manavA dekha bhItara bhii| 'bAhara ke paTa deI ke, antara ke paTa khola' - kabIra ke pada ulaTabA~sI nahIM, bA~surI haiN| bAhara se aMdara Ao aura apanI pA~coM indriyoM ko citta kI ora abhimukha karate hue citta ko kendrita karate haiM, use bA~dhate haiM, lagAte haiM aura yahI hai dhaarnnaa| dhAraNA ke jarie citta ko bA~dhanA aura lagAnA tapasyA hai| lekina agara hama pratyAhAra aura dhAraNA nahIM kara pAte haiM to maiM kahU~gA ki prANAyAma kara lo|ye pratyAhAra aura dhAraNA ko khuda-ba-khuda sAdha lete haiN| itanA bhI na ho sake to saMgIta ke sAtha masta ho jaao| kisI dhuna ko gunagunAo, hAtha kI tAliyoM se tAla do aura ekalaya, ekatAna ho jaao|kisii maMtra ko bhI gunagunAo to pUre dduubkr| dhyAna kyA hai - eka tAna ho jAnA hai| dhAraNA hai eka hI viSaya meM svayaM ko kendrita aura ekAgra krnaa| dhAraNA arthAt dhAra liyA, dhAraNa kara liyaa| jaba hamArA bikharA huA citta 149 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka hI dhyeya meM kendrita, ekAgra ho jAtA hai to vaha hai dhaarnnaa| eka udAharaNa detA hU~ -guru droNAcArya apane sabhI ziSyoM ko ekatrita kara pUchate haiM -sAmane kyA dikhAI de rahA hai? eka ne kahA - aasmaan| dUsare se pUchA to kahA ki pahAr3a dikha rahA hai| alaga-alaga ziSya batAte haiM ki pahAr3a ke nIce peDa dikha rahA hai| kisI ne kahAper3a kI DAlI dikhAI de rahI hai| agale ne kahA - sAmane cir3iyA dikhAI de rahI hai| arjuna se pUchA jAtA hai ki use kyA dikhAI de rahA hai| arjuna ne kahA - use kevala A~kha dikhAI de rahI hai| agara kisI ko zara-saMdhAna karanA hai to AsamAna meM tIra nahIM calAyA jA sktaa| pahADa yA per3a para tIra calAne se bhI kucha hAsila nahIM hone vaalaa| lakSya para naz2ara cAhie aura tIra tabhI pariNAma degA jaba virATatA ko kendrita karake lakSya para A jAe~ge, apane citta para eka biMdu para kendrita kara lete haiM, ekAgra kara lete haiN| Apa vidyArthI haiM to lakSya banAe~ meriTa lisTa ko, to kama-se-kama prathama zreNI taka to phuNceNge| koI bhI paraphekTa nahIM hotA hai lekina lakSya to nirdhArita kara sakate haiM, tabhI to prayAsa hoMge, qadama Age bddh'eNge| agara mana meM mAtra uttIrNa hone kI hI AkAMkSA hai to kucha bhI hAsila nahIM ho paaegaa| cA~da kA lakSya banAe~ge to naMdana vana to mila hI jaaegaa| dhAraNA - apane citta ko bA~dho, apane citta ko ekAgra kro| bAra-bAra anurodha karatA hU~ ki arjuna kI taraha A~kha (lakSya) para naz2ara rkho| baddha kahate haiM - sacetanatA ke sUtra ko apane sAtha rakho hara smy|caahe kucha bhI kara rahe ho| sacetanajAgrata rho| saMsAra ke sAre kAma karane par3eMge lekina apanI jAgarUkatA banAe rkho| karmayoga, sevAyoga, bhaktiyoga sabhI karo, lekina apane lakSya ko kabhI vismRta mata kro| are, cAho to nRtya hI karo, pandraha-bIsa minaTa taka nRtya hI karate raho, nRtya bhI Apako antarlIna kara degaa| nRtya hI bace, nartaka kho jaae| koI dekhe to kahe ki pAgala ho gayA hai| mIrAbAI ko bhI logoM ne pAgala kahA thA lekina pAgala hue binA paramAtmA bhI nahIM miltaa| bhakti pAgalapana hI hai, duniyA kI naz2aroM meM kyoMki pAgaloM kI duniyA meM eka samajhadAra khar3A ho gayA to sAre pAgaloM ko eka samajhadAra pAgala hI naz2ara AtA hai| paramAtmA sarva vyApta hai| dhyAna meM bhI paramAtmA, A~kheM kholI to patte-patte meM veda kI RcAe~ haiM, sthAna-sthAna para upaniSada haiM, hara jagaha usakA AnaMda lo| per3oM ke nIce, phUloM ke bIca, sarovara ke kinAre sabhI jagaha paramAtmA kA AnaMda lo| vaha 150 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara jagaha hai| hamane apanA citta jo pratikSaNa saMsAra meM lagA rakhA hai usakI dizA badala denA hai| jo yAda patnI kI rahatI hai vaha prabhu se jur3a jAe, Izvara se jur3a jAe, dizA badala jAe, yahI dhyAna hai| citta ko ekAgra karane ke vibhinna tarIke haiM - prANAyAma ke dvArA yA nAbhi, hRdaya athavA lalATa pradeza para dhyAna karake citta ko ekAgra kiyA jAe yA jaisA ki maiMne kahA nRtya dvArA bhI ekAgratA sAdhI jA sakatI hai| prAyaH loga mujhase kahate haiM unase dhyAna nahIM hotA, kaise kareM? dhyAna ko itanA nIrasa kara diyA gayA hai ki logoM kI usameM ruci hI nahIM hotii| krikeTa kI kameMTrI meM kitanA rasa AtA hai, philmoM meM kitanA rasa hai| dhyAna bhI binA rasa ke kiyA jAegA to bojhila bana jAegA, isalie dhyAna ko bhI rasamaya banA liyA jAe, bhaktimaya, tAlayukta banA lo| hamArI thirakana sahaja hI dhAraNAyukta ho jaaegii| nIrasatA se Uba paidA hotI hai isalie hara cIz2a ko sarasa bnaaeN| saMsAra meM patnI, parivAra, bacce, ghara, vyavasAya, kAmakAja na ho to saMsAra bhI nIrasa ho jaaegaa| ye cIjeM saMsAra ko sarasa banAtI haiN| isalie dhyAna ko bhI sarasatA se jodd'o| dhyAna ko bhI jIvana kA utsava aura AnaMda banA leN| taba hama kaheMge haMsibA, khelibA, dharibA dhyAnam aura apane-Apa meM dhyAna dhreNge| vinobA bhAve agara jhAr3a lagA rahe hote aura koI pUchatA ki kyA kara rahe ho to unakA javAba hotA mAlA phera rahA huuN| logoM ko lagatA yaha kaisI mAlA hai - kAma jhAr3a lagAne kA kara rahe haiM aura kahate haiM mAlA phera rahe haiN| vinobA jI kahate the - bhAI, jitanI bAra buhArI karatA hU~ utanI hI bAra rAma kA nAma letA huuN| yaha Apake lie buhArI ho sakatI hai, para mere lie to yaha bhI bhagavAna kA bhajana hai| jaba karma ko bhI prArthanA banA loge to z2iMdagI meM hameM koI kAma bojhila nahIM lgegaa| kArya koI bhI choTA yA bar3A nahIM hotA, basa use Izvara kI sAdhanA samajhanA caahie|sNddaas bhI agara sApha kareM to prabhu kA maMdira hI jaaneN| bhagavAna yA to kahIM nahIM hai yA sarvatra hai| hama jahA~ jisa rUpa meM usakA ahasAsa kareMge vaha vahA~ usa rUpa meM hAz2ira hai,zeSa to vaha sAkAra kabhI naz2ara AtA nhiiN| aba tretA aura dvApara yuga to hai nahIM ki unakA sAkSAt rUpa naz2ara aae| aba to jisa rUpa meM bhI usakA Ananda lenA cAhoge vaha vaisA hI mila jaaegaa| isalie maiM to kabhI yaha prArthanA nahIM karatA ki Ao prabhu darzana do| maiM to jahA~ hotA hU~ basa vahA~ usakA Ananda letA hU~, usakA ahasAsa, usakI anubhUti karatA huuN| dhyAna meM hama kyA rahe haiM? AtmA meM paramAtmA kA Ananda le rahe haiN| AtmA ko kyA jAnanA vaha to hama haiM hI, yaha deha AtmA ke kAraNa hI to khar3I hai| AtmA meM paramAtmA kI anubhUti | 151 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane ke lie dhyAna karanA hai |aatmaa kahIM khoI nahIM hai ki dhyAna dvArA khojI jaae| maiM jaba dhyAna karatA hU~ to palakeM jhukAtA hU~ - prANAyAma karatA hU~, zAMti meM praveza karatA jAtA hU~, citta zAMta ho jAtA hai, sthira ho jAtA hai aura taba apane hRdaya pradeza meM usa paramAtmA kA sAnnidhya, usakA samparka letA huuN| isa kAyA ke bAhara jo kAyanAta hai, usakA bhI Ananda letA huuN| dekho, dekha pAo to vaha sarvatra hai, jAno to vaha hai, ahasAsa karo to vaha hai agara nahIM hai to phira maMdira meM bhI nahIM hai, tIrtha meM yA masjida, gurudvAre meM bhI nahIM hai vaha kahIM bhI nahIM hai| vaha to saba jagaha hai kevala usakA Ananda lenA AnA caahie| samAdhi to caubIsoM ghaMTe nahIM laga sakatI, para prabhu kA Ananda caubIsoM ghaMTe liyA jA sakatA hai,prakRti kA Ananda bhI hara samaya liyA jA sakatA hai| mAnA ki bhagavAna prakaTa ho jAe~ to bhI hara vaqta ve hamAre sAtha nahIM raha skte| are, bhagavAna to sabake sAmane haiM hii| duniyA meM araboM loga haiN| sabake sAmane to vaha prakaTa hone se rahe, hamane samajhA hI galata hai| vaha to pratyeka ke sAtha adRzya rUpa se hai| vaha to sabhI meM nivAsa karatA hai, kevala dRSTi rkho| taba dhAraNA bhI hogI aura dhyAna bhI sdhegaa| taba dhyAna ke lie mana lagAnA nahIM par3egA, taba mana lagA huA hI hogaa| patnI, parivAra, vyApAra meM jaise mana nahIM lagAnA par3atA khuda-ba-khuda laga jAtA hai| vaise hI dhyAna meM mana laga jaaegaa| jo lagAI jAe vaha khaMDita ho jAtI hai aura jo laga jAtI hai vaha chUTa nahIM paatii| jisakA mana prema meM laga gayA usa lage hue mana ko haTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| dhyAna kA artha hI lagana laganA hai| dhyAna ke binA to jiyA hI nahIM jA sktaa| kAma karanA hai to dhyAna se karo, calanA hai to dhyAnapUrvaka, bolanA bhI dhyAnapUrvaka, khAnA-pInA, uThanA-baiThanA, rahanA, sonA sabake sAtha dhyAna kI AbhA jur3a jAnI caahie| jisake sAtha dhyAna kI sthiti jur3a jAtI hai, samAdhi, prabhu kA anugraha, prabhu kI prasAdI usake AsapAsa hI rahatI hai| jIvana prabhu kA varadAna hai| ise utsava samajheM, taba dhyAna anAyAsa hI hamAre sAtha rhegaa| mAnA ki indriyoM kI sthiti bahirmakhI hai, citta kI gati bahirgAmI hai lekina bAhara bhI to vahI jAtA hogA jahA~ use sarasatA va prema milatA hogaa| agara prabhu se lau laga jAe, usase prIta pAla leM, use A~khoM meM basA leM to dhyAna sahaja hai| are, dAna denA ho to kaThina hai kyoMki kucha denA par3atA hai, tapasyA meM bhUkhe rahanA par3atA hai, lekina dhyAna karanA ho to! isase adhika sarala kAma koI hai hI nhiiN| na kahI jAnA, na kucha denA, na bhUkhe rahanA kevala prabhu ko dila meM basAnA hai, kevala citta ko 152 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagAnA hai| citta bhI isIlie laga jAtA hai ki prabhu se, AtmA se prIta hai.svayaM ke mitra haiN| hA~, jo svayaM ke mitra nahIM haiM, jinheM prabhu se prIta nahIM hai, jo saMsAra meM aTake, laTake haiM unake lie to dhyAna karanA bahuta bar3I tapasyA hai| saca pUche to saMsAra kI sabase kaThina tapasyA, unake lie mana ko ekAgra karanA kaThina kAma hai| __maMtroM kA jApa karate hue bhI mana bhaTaka jAtA hai kyoMki usameM bhI rasa nahIM hai isalie rasa jgaao| agara mana meM prabhu ke prati rasa utpanna ho jAe to maMtroM kA bhI pariNAma nikalatA hai| citta ko maMtra meM lagAo aura maMtra ko prIta se jodd'o| o, raMbhAtI nadiyoM besudha kahA~ bhAgI jAtI ho vaMzI rava tumhAre aMdara hai| hama sabhI ke sAtha prabhu hai, hamArI cetanA hai, AtmA hai| paramAtmA kA sAnnidhya sarvatra hai| kisI aura kA sAnnidhya sadA mile yA na mile para vaha vidhAtA, racayitA hai, jo phUloM meM ha~sa rahA hai, titaliyoM meM ur3a rahA hai, cir3iyAoM meM cahacahA rahA hai, kabUtaroM meM zAMti kI guTara-gUM kara rahA hai, hiraNoM ke sAtha kulA~ce bhara rahA hai, bha~varoM meM gunagunA rahA hai, iMsAnoM ke sAtha saMvAda kara rahA hai, pattoM meM Dola rahA hai| vaha sarvatra hai, usakA Ananda lo, usakI mastI meM DUba jaao| taba dhAraNA ho jAegI aura dhyAna svataHsadha jaaegaa| tero tere pAsa hai, apane mAMhi ttttol| rAI ghaTai na tila bar3he, hari bolo hari bol|| terA tere hI pAsa hai saMsAra meM jIte hue, mana kI prakRti meM rahate hue bhI agara ekAgratA kA gura sIkha jAte haiM, sarasatA lagAne meM samartha ho jAte haiM, dhyAna-dazA kI TaoNrca mila jAtI hai to jise yogasUtroM meM samAdhi kahA jAtA hai vaha upalabdha ho sakatI hai| vaha ucca dazA hAsila ho sakatI hai jahA~ prajJA kA prakAza milatA hai, RtambharA kA udaya hotA hai, adhyAtma kA prasAda prApta hotA hai| samAdhi jaba milegI taba milegI para pahale hamArA mana usameM rama jAnA caahie| agara vaha dila meM basa jAe to - tumheM dekha kyA liyA ki koI sUrata dikhatI nahIM praaii| tumane kyA chU diyA bana gaI mahAkAvya gItA caupaaii|| kauna kare aba maTha meM pUjA, kauna phirAe hAtha sumirnii| | 153 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jInA hameM bhajana lagatA hai, maranA hameM havana lagatA hai // yAda kisI kI mana meM ho to, jaga hara vRndAvana lagatA hai| vRndAvana kahIM aura nahIM Apake lie hara jagaha vRndAvana ho jAtA hai| mIrA, sUra yA caitanya mahAprabhu banane kI z2arUrata hai / vRndAvana sAtha hI hotA hai / mana ke laga jAne kA nAma hI dhAraNA aura dhyAna hai / dhAraNA aura dhyAna meM itanA farka hai ki jaba hama kisI cIz2a para svayaM ko kendrita kareM aura citta vicalita ho jAe, citta kI vRttiyA~ bAdhita kareM aura hama punaH punaH citta ko kendrita kareM - yaha sthiti dhAraNA kahalAtI hai| lekina jahA~ hama kendrita ho rahe haiM - brahmaraMdhra, hRdaya kamala yA citta kI Ananda dazA meM kendrita ho rahe hoM yA annakoSa, prANakoSa, manomaya koSa, vijJAna yA Anandamaya koSa meM sthira ho rahe hoM, ekalaya aura ekatAnatA bana gaI arthAt koI vRtti hameM bAra-bAra bAdhita nahIM karatIM, hamArI ekAgratA sahaja aura anAyAsa banI rahatI hai taba vaha sthiti dhyAna kahalAtI hai / dhyAna kI avasthA jIvana meM bhI itane gahare utara jAtI hai ki ApakA pratyeka kArya dhyAnayukta hone lagatA hai| Apa khilAr3I hoM yA vyavasAyI, gRhiNI hoM yA kAmakAjI, vyApArI hoM yA aphasara, vidyArthI hoM yA vebasAiTa calAne vAle Apa kucha bhI ho sakate haiM agara apane adhyavasAya ke prati pUrNa rUpa se samarpita haiM to vaha bhI dhyAna kA eka aMga bana jAtA hai| vidyArthI jIvana meM eka rAta mere bhAI ne mujhe nIMda se uThAkara kisI cIz2a ke bAre meM pUchA ki amuka vastu kahA~ hai? to maiMne uttara diyA raipIDeksa iMgliza spIkiMga korsa meN| dUsare dina bhAI ne mujhe batAyA ki maiMne kyA z2avAba diyA thaa| sunakara usa samaya to ha~sI A gaI lekina bAda meM jaba dhyAna kA marma samajhA to jAnA ki vaha par3hAI ke prati dhyAna kI avasthA kA pariNAma thA arthAt citta meM, antarmana meM, vaha jJAna, vaha zikSA, vaha par3hAI itanI bhItara taka paiTha cukI thI ki svapna bhI vahI, uttara bhI vahI / anya kisI vRtti ke udaya ke binA jaba hama apane lakSya, dhyeya, cetanA, paramAtma-tattva ke prati ekalaya, layalIna ho jAte haiM, taba dhyAna kA udaya hotA hai / yahI dhyAna hamane dhyeya banAyA thA usameM dattacitta hokara itane antarlIna ho jAte haiM ki dhyAna zUnya jaisA ho jAtA hai / taba dhyAna, dhyAtA aura dhyeya alaga-alaga nahIM rahate varan hama dhyeya svarUpa hI ho jAte haiN| yaha sthiti samAdhi kahalAtI hai| pataMjali kI bhASA meM - citta ko deza - vizeSa meM arthAt dhyeya meM bA~dhanA dhAraNA hai, dhyeya meM ekatAna ekalaya ho jAnA dhyAna hai aura jaba dhyAna meM kevala dhyeya mAtra kI hI pratIti ho aura 154| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa dhyAna kA svarUpa zUnya jaisA ho jAe taba vahI samAdhi kahalAtA hai / kAyA muralI bA~sa kI, bhItara hai AkAza / utareM antar - zUnya meM, thirake ura meM rAsa // hamArI deha to bA~sa kI muralI ke samAna hai lekina isake bhItara eka zUnya, eka AkAza, eka paramAtmA chipA huA hai, Atmatattva isameM virAjamAna hai| jaba hama isa zUnya ke bhItara kadama bar3hAne meM saphala ho jAte haiM, taba usameM rAsa racatA hai arthA vibhinna prakAra kI riddhiyA~, siddhiyA~, nidhiyA~, apane-Apa anekAneka Aloka, camatkAra, anya-anya viziSTa saMbhAvanAe~ hamAre bhItara sAkAra hone lagatI haiN| hama sabhI samAdhi kI ora bar3heM, prabhu prIti pragAr3ha bane, isI zubha maMgala bhAvanA ke sAtha namaskAra / For Personal & Private Use Only - | 155 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rogamukti ke lie kauna-sA kareM dhyAna mere priya Atman! manuSya kA jIvana miTTI ke dIye jaisA hai| yaha zarIra miTTI kI taraha hai aura cetanA kI jyoti lau kI taraha hai| miTTI to sarvasulabha hai lekina malya to miTTI meM se prakaTa hone vAlI jyoti kA hai| miTTI agara miTTI jaisI rahe to kisI ko puruSArtha karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai lekina jo miTTI cirAga banakara jyotirmaya tattva kI prApti cAhatI hai to hameM miTTI se Age bar3hakara svayaM ko prakAza taka kI yAtrA ke lie taiyAra karanA hogaa| hameM dekhanA hogA ki dIye ne aisA kyA kiyA ki vaha dIpAvalI kA pratIka bana gyaa| mATI kumhAra kI zaraNa meM jAtI hai| kumhAra use pAnI se gIlA karatA hai, pA~voM se rauMdatA hai arthAta miTTI ne apane astitva ko, apane ahaMbhAva ko yaha kahate hue miTA diyA ki he kumhAra, mere jIvana ke guru ! tuma jaisA mere jIvana kA nirmANa karanA cAho, kara do, maiM qhuda ko miTAne ke lie taiyAra huuN| kumhAra use cAka para car3hAtA hai, bhaTTI meM pakAtA hai| taba kahIM dIye kA nirmANa hotA hai| isake Age dIpa kA navasaMskAra hotA hai, kisI ke dvArA prema kA tela bharA jAtA hai, jJAna kI bAtI lagAI jAtI hai, antar dhyAna kI, antardRSTi kI lau usameM sulagAI 156 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtI hai, taba kahIM eka jyotirmaya dIpa kA nirmANa hotA hai| hama sabhI eka jaisI miTTI se nirmita haiM / miTTI ke tala para koI alaga nahIM hai| sabhI mA~ kI kokha se utpanna hue haiM, sabane usake A~cala kA dUdha piyA hai| anna, pAnI aura vahI bhojana karake hama sabhI bar3e hue haiN| dekhA jAe to miTTI ke tala para koI farka nahIM hai.sArA farka jyoti ke tala para hotA hai| miTTI ke tala para mahAvIra aura hama meM koI farka nahIM hai| phira bhI hama jAnate haiM ki unameM aura hama meM farka hai| miTTI ke tala para nahIM varan jyoti ke tala para, dIye ke tala para, prakAza ke tala pr| kauna vyakti apane jIvana meM saMsAra meM raha gayA, kauna adhyAtma ke tala para pahu~cA yA kaivalya aura RtambharA prajJA ke tala para pahu~ca pAyA yaha usakI AdhyAtmika U~cAI ke AdhAra para hI nirNaya hotA hai| agara hama bhI svayaM ko miTTI taka hI kendrita kareMge to vahI khAnA-pInA, manoraMjana bhoga-upabhoga arthAt saMsAra hI dikhAI degA aura yadi hama jyoti ko, cetanA ko, apanI AtmA, apane zrI prabhu ko mahattva yA pramukhatA dete haiM to nizcaya hI Upara uTha jaaeNge| pataMjali ke yogasUtra hameM usa cinmaya jyoti kI ora bar3hAnA cAhate haiM tAki vyakti miTTI se Upara uThakara apanI caitanya-zakti kA mAlika bane, apane cetanA ke loka meM vihAra karane meM samartha ho ske| abhI taka hama pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna, samAdhi jaise tattvoM ko samajhakara yaha jAna cuke haiM ki hamArI indriyA~ jo bAhara kI ora gatizIla haiM, bAhara se jur3I huI haiM, unakA svayaM ke citta kI ora lauTakara AnA, sAdhanA-mArga kA pahalA caraNa hai / svayaM ke ghaTa ke bhItara kendrita karanA sAdhanA kA dUsarA caraNa hai, lekina usa kendrIkaraNa meM kisI bhI taraha kA vyavadhAna AnA arthAt apane lakSya aura dhyeya ke prati ekatAna, ekalaya banakara rahanA yaha sAdhanA kA tIsarA caraNa hai, lekina dhyAna karate hue sAdhaka kI vaha sthiti bana jAe ki dhyAna zUnya jaisA ho jAe aura vaha apane dhyeya meM isa taraha antarlIna ho jAtA hai ki dhyAtA, dhyAna aura dhyeya tInoM ke bheda miTa jAte haiM aura vaha apanI antarAtmA meM, apanI cetanA meM antarlIna ho jAtA hai caha cauthI sthiti samAdhi kI hai| eka bAta aura dhyAna meM le lenA cAhie ki hara vaha vyakti jo dhyAna meM ruci rakhatA hai vaha ina caraNoM ko upalabdha kara sakatA hai| yaha na samajheM ki isako Apa hAsila nahIM kara skte| basa, z2arUrata hai to sirfa icchAzakti kii| koI bhI kucha janma se sIkhakara nahIM aataa| dhIre-dhIre abhyAsa se saba kucha pAyA jAtA hai| skUla jAne se hI par3hanA-likhanA AtA hai aura kramazaH unnati karate hue jJAna ke virATa 157 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ko upalabdha kiyA jAtA hai, tabhI koI ema.e., iMjIniyariMga yA DaoNkTarI kara pAtA hai| hara cIz2a ke pIche sAdhanA caahie| hara mahilA jAnatI hai ki rasoIghara meM praveza karane mAtra se pAka-zAstra meM pravINa nahIM huA jaataa| kisI meM bhI pravINatA prApta karane ke lie niraMtara sAdhanA karanI par3atI hai| jaba nirantaratA banI rahatI hai to pratyeka tattva apanA pariNAma avazya detA hai| mAnA ki dhyAna karate haiM taba bAra-bAra citta meM caMcalatA AtI hai, citta bhaTakane lagatA hai lekina isa kAraNa dhyAna karanA chor3A to nahIM jA sktaa| umradarAz2a vyakti agara kahe ki vaha citta kI caMcalatA, asthiratA ke kAraNa hI dhyAna nahIM karatA to yaha zikAyata hI raha jaaegii| jo apane citta ko ekAgra ho cukA hai, vaha batA sakatA hai ki usake citta meM zAMti hai, sacetanA, ekAgratA aura jAgarUkatA hai| bhale hI use abhI AtmAnubhUti nahIM huI ho para vaha yaha to avazya kaha sakatA hai ki use zAMti, ekAgratA kA ahasAsa hai| usakA citta bAra-bAra khaMDita nahIM hotaa| kisI kisAna ke mana meM pahAr3a para car3hane kI icchA jAgrata huii| use parvata bahuta AkarSita karate the| use lagatA thA ki pahAr3a kI coTI para se prakRti kA naz2ArA bahuta suMdara dikhAI detA hai| eka bAra aisA maukA bhI A gyaa| vaha pahAr3a kI talahaTI para thA aura coTI kA AkarSaNa adhika thA, vahA~ maMdira bhI thaa| eka dina ala subaha aMdhere meM usane lAlaTena lI aura ghara se cala par3A pahAr3a kI talahaTI kI ora calatA gayA, kucha dUra jAkara naz2ara Upara uThAI to vahA~ pahAr3a to naz2ara hI nahIM AyA dikhAI diyA to ghuppa aNdhkaar| vaha ghabarAyA ki aba kyA kare, kaise cale, kahA~ pahu~ca paaegaa| vaha isI UhApoha meM thA ki use dikhAI diyA ki eka bujurga vyakti usase bhI choTA dIyA lie cala rahA hai| usake pAsa Akara usane pUchA - kyoM bhAI, kyA bAta hai, aise kyoM baiThe hue ho? usane kahA- pahAr3a bahuta bar3A hai, aMdherA ghanA hai aura merA dIyA bahuta choTA hai| bujurga ne kahA - dIyA bhale hI choTA ho lekina yAda rakho jisake pAsa choTA-sA dIyA bhI hai usake agale dasa kadama sadA rozana rahate haiN| jaise hI tuma pahalA kadama uThAoge tumhAre agale dasa kadama phira rozana ho jaaeNge| mere pAsa to tumase bhI choTA dIyA hai phira bhI isa pahAr3a para car3hane kA Ananda kaI bAra le cukA huuN| tuma aMdhere ko aura dIye ko mata dekho, basa qadama bar3hAne zurU kara do, tumhAre kadama bar3heMge to hara qadama rozana hotA jaaegaa| yaha jIvana kA, jJAna kA dIyA bhale hI hameM choTA-sA lagatA ho, para choTe se dIye se bhI hama pAra laga sakate haiN| pahale dIyA hAtha meM to A jaae| ye yogasUtra hamAre hAtha meM choTe-choTe dIye thamA rahe haiN| ye dIpa koI choTe na samajhanA, jIvana ko 158/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzita karane ke lie, dhyAna, sAdhanA ke mArga ko Alokita karane ke lie ye dIpaka bahuta upayogI haiM / laghutA meM prabhutA basai - bIja choTA-sA hI hotA hai, lekina pUre vRkSa kI saMbhAvanAoM ko samAhita kie rahatA hai| yogasUtra bhale hI choTe-choTe lagate hoM, para hamArI dhyAna-sAdhanA meM bahuta bar3I krAMti kara sakate haiN| hama yogasAdhanA sAdha sakate haiM, apane jIvana ke tanAvoM ko dUra kara sakate haiM, jIvana ke ajJAna, avidyA, asmitA, rAga-dveSa, mRtyu ke bhaya para vijaya prApta kara sakate haiM, citta ke kleza-saMklezoM ko dUra kara sakate haiM, duHkha daurmanasya, vaira-vaimanasya, mohamRgatRSNAoM para vijaya prApta kara sakate haiN| agara hama yoga ko apane jIvana kA hissA banA lete haiM, hara samaya hamArI A~khoM meM yoga se pyAra karane kI rozanI rahe to jIvana kI sArthakatA pA sakate haiN| hamArI indriyoM kI pravRttiyA~ bAhara kI ora jur3I huI haiM / jihvA bhale hI dA~toM ke bIca rahatI hai, hamezA dUsare tattvoM kA svAda letI hai, lAra mu~ha meM satata rahatI hai, para jihvA usakA svAda nahIM jaantii|hmaare zarIra ke bhItara sugaMdha hai yA durgaMdha, nAka grahaNa nahIM krtii| hamAre bhItara kaisI mAMsapeziyA~ haiM, A~kheM unheM nahIM dekhatIM / hamAre dila meM jo dhar3akana calatI hai kAna use nahIM sunte| hamArA zarIra pUrA eka-dUsare se saTA huA hai, phira bhI hama usake sparza kA ahasAsa nahIM karate kyoMki indriyoM kA saMbaMdha hI bAhara se hai| hara tattva kI apanI grahaNa-zakti hai, isalie jaba hama dhyAna karate haiM to yahI kahate haiM ki apanI indriyoM ko apane meM lauTA lAo arthAt inakA saMbaMdha jo bAhara se hai use bhItara jor3a lo| isIlie dhyAna karate samaya hama apanI palakoM ko jhukA lete haiM, kyoMki jina para sahaja meM aMkuza lagA sakate haiM una para to aMkuza lagA sakate haiN| bAhara kI A~kheM baMda karake bhItara kI A~kha kholane ke prati jAgarUka hote haiN| dhIre-dhIre pA~coM indriyoM ko apane meM lauTAte haiN| eka bar3A prazna hai ki jaba hama dhyAna karane baiTheM to kyA kareM? hamArA citta kaise vaza meM ho jaaegaa| jaba Apa dhyAna kareM to brahma muhUrta arthAt subaha-subaha cAra-pA~ca baje kareM taba bAhara kI zAMti meM Apako prANAyAma karane kI z2arUrata nahIM hogI aura na hI pratyAhAra ko samajhane kI AvazyakatA hogii| ala subaha bAhara ke vAtAvaraNa ke sAtha svayaM kA zarIra bhI zAMta rahatA hai, lekina jaise hI bhora hotI hai aura cir3iyAe~ cahacahAtI haiM, puSpa khilate haiM taba hamAre zarIra ke pratyeka aMga, pratyeka kozikA bhI UrjAvAna bana jAtI hai aura sphuraNA se bhara jAtI hai lekina jaba Apa sUryodaya ke sAtha dhyAna karate haiM to prANAyAma bhI kariye, cAhe to dhyAna se pahale bhI prANAyAma kara | 159 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakate haiN| prANAyAma bahuta upayogI hai, prANAyAma karane se, pataMjali kI bhASA meM - hamArI AtmA para jo prakAza ke AvaraNa Ae hue haiM, jisake kAraNa hameM apanA prakAza dikhAI nahIM detA, una AvaraNoM kA kSaya hotA hai| dUsare, prANAyAma karane se hamAre bhItara dhyAna kI pAtratA banatI hai, dhyAna karane kI kSamatA nirmita ho jAtI hai| prANAyAma se sA~sa sadhatI hai, sA~soM ke sadhane se citta svayaM ke niyaMtraNa meM kara liyaa| dhyAna sA~soM aura citta ko apane niyaMtraNa meM karane kI kalA hai| jo zarIra vikAroM se bharA hai, bImAriyoM kA ghara hai use svastha karanA par3atA hai| bImArI apane Apa A sakatI hai, para svAsthya lAnA par3atA hai| bImArI ke lie prayatna nahIM karanA par3atA, para svastha rahane ke lie prayatna karanA hotA hai| marane ke lie kucha nahIM karanA par3atA, para jIne ke lie bahuta kucha karanA par3atA hai| jIvana ke lie bhojana cAhie, para bhojana se adhika havA z2arUrI hai| pAnI bhI z2arUrI hai,jIne ke lie Ayu kI z2arUrata hai| jIne ke lie bahuta sArI cIjeM cAhie, para marane ke lie kucha nahIM caahie| jinakA mana dhyAna meM nahIM lagatA ve eka prayoga kreN| apane pUre zarIra ko tIna minaTa taka kaMpana deN| agara Apako yogAsana nahIM Ate to adhika fikra na kreN| basa apane zarIra ko sira se pA~va taka isa taraha se kampita kara DAleM ki ApakI soI huI cetanA sakriya ho jAe aura Asana kA sahaja meM pariNAma mila jaae| dhyAna karane ke lie 108 daphA 'OM' ke sahaja, zAMta, maMda uccAraNa kiijie| aise hI jaise kAnhA muralI bajAte the| utane hI mIThe surIle aMdAz2a meM OMkAra kA udghoSa kiijie| mAno ki hama OM ke rUpa meM muralI bajA rahe haiN| lagatA to hai ki hama'OM' bola rahe haiM, para hakIkata meM hama sA~soM kI muralI bajA rahe haiM / baiThakara dasa minaTa taka OM ke zAMta mIThe udghoSa kara rahe haiN| yaha ghoSa svayaM ko antarlIna karane ke lie hai| isa daurAna hama dhvani para yA kaMTha-pradeza para apanI ekAgratA sAdha sakate haiM, jahA~ se dhvani A rahI hai vahA~ apanI jAgarUkatA kendrita kara sakate haiN| aba savAla yaha hai ki dasa minaTa kI gaNanA kaise ho to hAtha meM koI mAlA le lo, kamara, gardana sIdhI kara lo, zarIra ko apramatta dazA meM le Ao aura eka-eka maNakA AhistA-AhistA layabaddha ghoSa karate hue khisakAte jaao| apanI bA~surI kA Ananda lo| eka minaTa meM agara dasa-gyAraha udghoSa karate haiM to eka sau ATha maNiyoM meM apane Apa dasa minaTa ho jaaeNge| ye dasa minaTa bahuta fAyadekAraka hoNge| pahalA to yahI ki 'OM' ke rUpa meM 160 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIjamaMtra kA prayoga kiyA gyaa| usa dhvani ne hamAre mastiSka kI kozikAoM ko sakArAtmaka lAbha pradAna kiyaa| hama dhvani meM lIna hue| maMtrajApa kI jo vidhi hai baikharI, madhyamA, pazyanti, parA unameM se pahalA caraNa baikharI arthAt maMtra kA uccAraNa karanA, vaha sadhA / mAnA ki dhyAna meM mana nahIM lagA to kama-se-kama dasa minaTa maMtrajApa to huaa|'AUM' udghoSa nahIM, AhvAna hai / OM kA uccAraNa karate hue paramAtmA ko AhvAna diyA hai, nimaMtraNa, nyautA diyA hai / he prabhu! hama tumheM AhvAna dene ke lie pUrI taraha tatpara ho cuke haiN| Atma-samarpaNa ke bhAva se dhyAna dhara rahe haiM aura tumheM apane bhItara nimaMtraNa de rahe haiM ki padhAro prabhu / jitanI bAra 'OM' utanI bAra AhvAna | 1 'mahAvIra svAmI nayanapathagAmI bhavatu me / he prabhu, Apa padhAro aura hamArI A~khoM ke patha se hamAre dila meM praveza kro| 108 bAra nimaMtraNa denA / oha, yaha to bahuta hai prabhu, aba A hI jAo / hA~, 108 bAra ghoSa karane se hamAre aMdara tanmayatA AtI hai, ekAgratA ghaTatI hai, baiThane kI kSamatA bar3hatI hai| jaba tanmayatA A jAe taba udghoSa baMda karate haiM aura apanI jAgarUkatA ko zvAsa-dhArA para kendrita karate haiM / aba sacetana prANAyAma karate hue 'OM' kA smaraNa karate haiM / sacetana prANAyAma kA pahalA tarIkA hai ki 'OM' ke smaraNa ke sAtha lambI sA~sa lIjie aura 'OM' kI dhArA ke sAtha hI zvAsa chor3ie- sahaja aura layabaddha / sA~sa gaharI, layabaddha aura sacetana honI caahie| prANAyAma karate hue jaba hama ina tIna bAtoM kA dhyAna rakhate haiM to yaha prANAyAma dhAraNA aura dhyAna meM sahAyaka ho jAtA hai| AtI huI sA~sa ke sAtha 'OM' kA smaraNa kareM aura jAtI huI sA~sa ko aise hI jAne deN| AtI huI sA~sa jIvana kA aura jAtI huI sA~sa mRtyu kA pratIka hai| isalie jIvana ko apanAe~ / yadi AtI aura jAtI donoM sA~soM kA prayoga karanA hai to 'so'haM' ko apanAe~ / Ane vAlI zvAsa ke sAtha 'so', jAne vAlI zvAsa ke sAtha 'haM' / 'so'haM' se layalInatA to bana jAegI, para 'OM' jaise bIjamaMtra se vaMcita raha jaaeNge| vaha 'OM' jisakI mahimA se sAre veda, purANa, smRtiyA~, Agama bhare hue haiM usa bIjamaMtra kA smaraNa karanA atyaMta lAbhakArI hai| hama dhyAna aura samAdhi kI avasthA taka bhale hI na pahu~ca pAe~, OM kAra ke punaH-puna: smaraNa, puna: puna: ciMtana se hamArI smRti prakhara hogI, ' dhAradAra banegI / para dhyAna se pahale prANAyAma kA dUsarA prayoga hai - tIna caraNa banAe~ - pahalA caraNa - bIsa sA~sa kA dUsarA caraNa - tIsa sA~sa kA aura tIsarA caraNa - cAlIsa sA~sa kaa| pahale caraNa meM dIrgha zvAsa, dUsare caraNa meM madhyama zvAsa, tIsare caraNa meM For Personal & Private Use Only 161 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laghu zvAsa / dIrgha, madhyama aura laghu - jaise prakRti meM lahara calatI hai kabhI teja, kabhI madhyama, kabhI dhImI havA, vaise hI hama loga prakRti se apanI layabaddhatA ko jor3ate hue apane prANAyAma ko bhI layabaddha banAte haiM / isake hara caraNa meM bhI OM kAra ko jor3e rakhie / 1 1 prANAyAma do taraha ke hote haiM sabIja prANAyAma aura nirbIja prANAyAma | nirbIja prANAyAma sAdhiyegA, pahale sabIja prANAyAma, arthAt OMkAra ke smaraNa ke sAtha prANAyAma karanA sarala rhegaa| hA~, to tIna prakAra se zvAsa lenA hai dIrgha, madhyama aura laghu / Apako prazna uTha sakatA hai ki bIca meM madhyama zvAsa kyoM? vaha isalie ki dIrgha zvAsa ke pazcAt Apako Relexation kI z2arUrata hogii| gaharI dIrgha zvAsa ke bAda jaba madhyama zvAsa leMge to yaha apane Apa rileksezana kA kAma kara degii| dIrgha, madhyama, laghu zvAsa kA eka cakra huA aura kama-se-kama tIna cakra avazya kIjie / tIna cakroM meM Apako dasa minaTa laga jaaeNge| Apa cAheM to ina cakroM ko bar3hA bhI sakate haiM aura nau cakroM taka isa prANAyAma ko bar3hA sakeM to yaha prANAyAma citta kI ekAgratA ke lie. bhItara ke AvaraNoM ko kSaya karane ke lie, dhyAna kI pAtratA nirmita karane meM sahayogI hokara camatkAra kara sakate haiN| agara Apa nau AvRttiyA~ karate haiM to tIsa minaTa taka prANAyAma hogaa| isa prANAyAma se pratyAhAra bhI sadhegA, indriyoM ko apane-Apa meM le cuke hoNge| jaba prANAyAma ho jAe to tana-mana ko DhIlA chor3a deM aura prANAyAma se utpanna UrjA kA deha meM nirIkSaNa kreN| tIna - cAra minaTa bAda apanI indriyoM ko pUrNa sacetanatA ke sAtha apane madhya mastiSka kI ora kendrita karane kA bhAva lAte haiM / mahasUsa karate haiM, anubhava karate haiM aura dekhate haiM / jaba bAhara se bhItara A gae taba apane antarghaTa meM utareMge, taba dhAraNA hogii| eka dhyeya ko, lakSya ko apane antarmana meM lekara apanA dhyAna vahA~ kendrita kreNge| ho sakatA hai jahA~ hama dhyAna kendrita kara rahe haiM vahA~ kisI vRtti kA udaya ho gayA aura hamArA citta, hamArA dhyAna khaMDita ho gayA, ekAgratA bhaMga ho gii| aisA hone para citta ko punaH puna: antarmana meM lAe~, dhIre-dhIre hamArI dhAraNA pakane lgegii| yaha kAma eka dina meM nahIM hogaa| dhIre-dhIre abhyAsa se saMbhava hogaa| hamArA citta usa viSaya para, dhyeya para ekAgra hone laga jAegA / jyoM-jyoM bhItara kA citta, bhItara kI ekAgratA satI jAegI, bhItara kA trATaka sadhatA jAegA tyoM-tyoM dhyAna hogaa| dhyAna kI anubhUti hamAre bhItara ghaTita hogii| dhyAna kI nirmala sthiti bnegii| saMbhava hai dhyAna itanA gaharA ho jAe ki jisa biMdu ko lekara hama dhyAna kara rahe haiM vaha savikalpa samAdhi kA nimitta bana jaae| 162 | - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ savikalpa samAdhi vaha hai jisameM eka bAra to dhyAna zUnya ho gayA, lekina phira se kisI vRtti kA udaya ho gyaa| jisa qhAsa samaya-sImA taka samAdhi kI sthii rahatI hai, sImita samaya taka zUnya jaisI avasthA banatI hai / vaha savikalpa samAdhi kahalAtI hai| hama antarlIna to ho jAte haiM, para citta apanI prakRti dhAraNa kara letA hai| aura kisI vRtti kA udaya ho jAtA hai / nirvikalpa samAdhi vaha jisameM hama dhyAna kara rahe haiM yA nahIM kara rahe haiM, para citta meM zAMti A jAtI hai, citta zUnya jaisA ho jAtA hai / isalie mahAvIra ne kahA thA agara koI sAdhaka dhyAna - avasthA ko upalabdha ho jAe to vaha gA~va meM rahe yA nagara meM, araNya meM rahe yA guphAoM meM, saghana AbAdI meM rahe yA nirjana meM usake lie sthAna kA koI farka nahIM par3atA / vaha sArI paristhitiyoM meM eka jaisA rahatA hai / vaha dainika kArya karate hue bhI tapasvI hotA hai / aba jabaki hamane vibhinna prakAra se pratyAhAra kI sthiti paripakva banA lI hai| to prazna uThatA hai ki dhAraNA kahA~ kareM, kisa cIz2a kI kareM, kaise kareM, kyoM kareM, usakA kyA pariNAma ho sakatA hai| Aja hama usa dhyeya ko samajhane kI koziza kareMge aura apanI indriyA~, citta va mana vahA~ para kendrita karane kA prayAsa kreNge| yoga-darzana ke tIna mahattvapUrNa sUtra haiM - 1. nAbhi cakra kAya vyUha jJAnaM - nAbhi cakra meM citta ko sthira karane se zarIra kI sthiti kA jJAna hotA hai / 2. hRdaye cit saMvit - hRdaya meM sthira hone se cetanA kA jJAna hotA hai / 3. mUrdhe jyotiSi siddha darzanam - bhRkuTi madhya arthAt AjJAcakra meM athavA kapAla sthita brahmaraMdhra meM dhyAna karane se siddhoM kA darzana hotA hai / pratyAhAra ke bAda hama apane citta ko kahA~ kendrita kareM aura kendrita kara liyA to usakA pariNAma kyA nikalegA / to maharSi pataMjali kahate haiM - jisa sAdhaka ne prANAyAma karake apanI bahirgAmI indriyoM kI dhArAoM ko antarmukhI arthAt citta kI ora kendrita kara liyA hai taba vaha isa citta ko, mAnasika zakti ko, sacetanatA ko nAbhi - pradeza para kendrita kare / sarvaprathama nAbhi ko bAhara se anubhava kare, hamArI mAnasika cetanA meM itanI zakti hai ki vaha zIghra hI bhItara praveza kara jAtI hai| nAbhi kI kalpanA karate haiM, use mahasUsa karate haiM, usakA anubhava karate haiM, use dekhane lagate haiM taba nAbhi kI pratyakSa aura Thosa anubhUti hone lagatI hai aura hama bhItara praviSTa ho jAte haiN| saba kucha dhIre-dhIre hogA, koI jaldabAjI nahIM / dhyAna kI pahalI For Personal & Private Use Only 163 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anivAryatA hai dhIraja, sabra rkhnaa| dhIre-dhIre yaha sadhatI hai, gaharAI AtI hai| jyoMjyoM hamArI dhAraNA maz2abUta, paripakva hotI jAegI tyoM-tyoM bhItara kI nAr3iyA~ unameM bahane vAlI prANa-UrjA sakriya hotI jaaegii| nAbhi jIvana kA AdhAra hai| mA~ ke garbha meM hamArA poSaNa nAbhi ke dvArA hI hotA hai| janma ke bAda mA~ se alaga karane ke lie isa nAla ko hI kATA jAtA hai| hamAre zarIra kA sampUrNa taMtra nAbhi se hI jur3A rahatA hai| nIce mUlAdhAra kI ora sthita kuMDalinI kA sambaMdha bhI nAbhi se niyojita hai| yahA~ para dhyAna karane se pUre zarIra kA nAr3I-taMtra sakriya hotA hai, svastha hotA hai| nAbhi para dhyAna karane se apane zarIra kI saMpUrNa sthiti kA jJAna hotA hai| yoga-vijJAna para AcArya mahAprajJa ne bahuta kAma kiyA hai aura unhoMne batAyA ki nAbhi svAsthya cetanA kA kendra hai| haThayogI ise maNipUra cakra kahate haiM lekina maiM to ise dhyAna karane kA pahalA biMdu mAnatA hU~ ki jise bhI dhyAna karanA hai vaha pahale svayaM ko nAbhikendra para ekAgra kre| apanI dhAraNA ko vahA~ ekAgra kre| jitanI bhI dhyAna-paddhatiyA~ pracalita haiM unake do hI AdhAra haiM - eka to isa deha meM jitane bhI aMga haiM yA vedanA-saMvedanAe~ haiM, una para jAgarUkatA sadhe yA dUsare rUpa meM SaTcakroM para dhyAna kreN| SaTcakroM meM pahalA hai kuNDalinI yA muulaadhaar| vyaktigata rUpa se maiM kuNDalinI para dhyAna karane kI salAha nahIM dUMgA kyoMki usake karIba hI vaha sthAna hai jisakA saMbaMdha manuSya kI vAsanA, kAmAsakti se jur3A rahatA hai / yahA~ para dhyAna karane se jo UrjA kA jAgaraNa hogA agara Apa use Upara na car3hA sake yA usa UrjA kA UrdhvArohaNa na ho pAyA to vaha UrjA kAmendriya kI ora bhegii| taba yoga kA pariNAma bhoga ho jAegA joghAtaka hai / yaha UrjA kA patana hai| isalie merI salAha hai ki nAbhi pradeza para dhyAna kreN| anyaM cakra haiM - svAdhiSThAna, maNipUra, anAhata, vizuddhi aura aajnyaackr| mUlAdhAra yA kuNDalinI kA sthAna hai mala-mUtra dvAroM ke bIca meM nIce se eka Der3ha iMca uupr| per3a ke bhAga ke barAbara aura pIche merudaNDa taka jo nAr3I jAla hai usake bhItara kI UrjA svAdhiSThAna cakra kahalAtI hai| nAbhi se pIche merudaNDa taka jo gherA hai usake bhItara rahane vAlI caitanya-UrjA maNipUra-cakra hai| anAhata-cakra - hamArI pasaliyoM ke bIca chAtI kA madhya bhAga anAhata cakra hai| bhAratIya yogiyoM ne ise hRdaya-kamala kahA hai| yaha vaha hRdaya nahIM hai jo vijJAna kA hArTa hai| yaha chAtI ke 164 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ madhya se merudaNDa taka jo nAr3I-taMtra hai aura isake bhItara kI UrjA kA ghanatva anAhata cakra kahalAtA hai| ina cakroM ke bhItara kI UrjA eka-eka aMga ko sakriya karatI hai| ye zarIra ko saMcAlita karane vAlI UrjA kI dhArAe~ haiN| vizuddhi cakra - hamArA kaMThakUpa jo Age se pIche merudaNDa taka hai vahA~ vizuddhi cakra avasthita hai| hamAre merudaNDa ke bIca meM jo gaipa hai vahA~ hai suSamnA naadd'ii| usake dAhinI ora piMgalA aura bAyIM aura ir3A nAr3I avasthita haiN| inheM sUrya-caMdra nAr3iyA~ bhI kahate haiN| hamAre sAre cakra merudaNDa se jur3e haiN| pIche mUla hai aura Age usakA vistAra hai| hama SaTcakroM para sAmane se dhyAna karate haiM kyoMki hamArI indriyA~ sAmane kI ora jaldI kendrita ho jAtI haiN| nAbhi para dhyAna karane se pUre zarIra meM UrjA kA saMcAra hotA hai| pUre zarIra taka dhyAna kA prabhAva pahu~catA hai| merA apanA anubhava hai ki dhyAna kI UrjA zarIra ko svastha aura zaktizAlI banAtI hai| mere spAinala kaoNrDa meM kucha takalIpha hai jisake kAraNa bAyeM paira meM kamajorI rahatI hai| mujhe z2amIna para baiThane ke lie manA kiyA gayA hai, para maiM z2amIna para ArAma se baiThatA hU~, dhyAna bhI jitanI dera cAhatA hU~, karatA hU~, binA sahAre ke baiThatA-uThatA huuN| kevala isalie ki dhyAna pUrNa saghanatA se nAbhi aura anya cakroM para karatA huuN| maiM to kahU~gA ki Apa idhara-udhara dhyAna le hI na jaaeN| sAta-sAta dina kA prayoga kareM ki sAta dinoM taka lagAtAra kevala nAbhi-pradeza para dhyAna kreN| apanI sampUrNa mAnasika zakti, mAnasika cetanA ko nAbhi para kendrita kara deN| agale sAta dina anAhata cakra hRdaya kamala para sthita ho jaaeN| agale sAta dinoM taka bhU-madhya arthAt AjJAcakra para kendrita kara deN| bIsa-paccIsa minaTa, AdhA ghaMTA-cAlIsa minaTa, jaba taka cAheM taba tk| citta idhara-udhara jAe to use punaH apane sthAna para lauTA laaeN| jitanI dera taka hamArI dhAraNA, mAnasika ekAgratA sadhe lagAtAra eka hI biMdu banAe rkheN| mAnasika cetanA ko vahA~ pakA rahe haiM, apanI sajagatA ko, prANa-cetanA ko vahA~ riphlekTa kara rahe haiN| dhyAna rakheM prANAyAma karane ke bAda eka biMdu para dhyAna karane se UrjA adhika saghana aura pragAr3ha ho gaI hai ki hama saMbhAla nahIM pA rahe haiM to dUsare biMdu para cale jAnA caahie| jaise hI hama hRdaya yA nAbhi para jAe~ge dimAga kA tanAva-sTraisa saba samApta ho jaaegaa| nAbhi arthAt pAnI kA ku~A, basa nIce utara ge| jo Diprezana ke zikAra haiM yA adhika ciMtA se ghire haiM, krodhI prakRti ke, bhogI loga, apane hRdaya aura nAbhi pradeza para dhyAna kreN| aisA karane se kAyA kI sthiti svastha va nirmala hogii| hRdaya para dhyAna karane se vyakti apanI mUla cetanA se jur3egA aura usakA dehabhAva kama hogaa| hama kAyA para nahIM ise dhAraNa | 165 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane vAle kAyanAta para dhyAna de rahe haiN| sthUla para nahIM sUkSma para svayaM ko jagAne kA, lagAne kA, pakAne kA prayatna kara rahe haiN| pahale to sthUla hI bodha meM AegA, mahasUsa aura anubhava hogA, dikhAI degA para jyoM-jyoM dhAraNA pakegI, dhyAna zUnya hotA jAegA, tyoM-tyoM dhyAna meM rahI huI prANa-cetanA apane-Apa hamAre nikaTa hogii| nAbhi-kendra para dhyAna karane se hamAre bhItara khAsa paripakvatA aaegii| bhItara viziSTa gaharAI aaegii| tAtkAlika ugra pratikriyAe~ nahIM hoNgii| hamArI zArIrika kSamatA bhI bar3hegI aura hamArI dimAgI, AdhyAtmika pAcana kSamatA bhI nAbhi para dhyAna karane se bddh'egii| zArIrika rUpa se jo pariNAma yogAsana yA prANAyAma deMge vaise hI pariNAma nAbhi pradeza para bAhara se bhItara yA bhItara se bAhara dhyAna karane para prApta ho sakate haiN| taba yaha mATI, mATI nahIM rhegii| vahA~ se eka jyoti ubharane lagegI, prakaTa hone lgegii| Apa saba bhItara ke jAgrata dIpaka bana jAe~, itanA hI anurodha hai| 166/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaise kareM hRdaya kI guphA meM praveza mere priya Atman! purAnI kahAnI hai - haz2AroM varSa pUrva paramAtmA kA maMdira gahana sAgara ke bIca DUba gayA thaa| aneka bAra aise avasara Ae ki logoM ko vaha maMdira to dikhAI nahIM diyA, para ghaMTiyoM ke sura logoM ko sunAI die| jaba-jaba ghaMTiyA~ bajatIM loga usa maMdira ke darzana karane ko utsuka hote lekina jaise hI ve sAgara ke kinAre paha~cate ghaMTiyoM kA svara AnA baMda ho jaataa| yuga bIta gae, logoM ko paramAtmA ke maMdira kI ve ghaMTiyA~ aksara sunAI diyA krtiiN| eka bAra una ghaMTiyoM kA svara phira uThA aura hama bhI usa AvAz2a ko sunakara nikala par3e lekina jaise hI sAgara ke kinAre pahu~ce to dekhA ki aba na to ghaMTiyoM kI AvAz2a A rahI hai, na hI maMdira kA zikhara dikhAI de rahA hai| sAgara ke kinAre kevala lahareM, havAe~, sAMya-sAMya kI AvAz2a hI calatI naz2ara aaii| . ye bAta taba kI hai jaba haz2AroM sAla pahale RSi-muniyoM, mahAtmAoM, buddha aura mahAvIra jaise logoM ko isI taraha maMdira kI ghaMTiyoM kI AvAz2a sunAI dI thI jisase prerita hokara unhoMne abhiniSkramaNa kiyA aura vAstavika satya kI khoja ke lie | 167 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nikala pdd'e| yahI svara kabhI zaMkara ko, kabhI rAmAnuja, kabhI araviMda, kabhI kRSNamarti aura ozo ko bhI sanAI diyaa| yahI svara mujhe bhI sunAI diyA aura yahI svara sabhI Atma-jAgarUka logoM ko bhI sunAI diyaa| mujhe jaba isakA svapna AyA to maiM bhI usa sAgara kI ora nikala pdd'aa| vahA~ pahu~cA to dekhA ki na to vahA~ maMdira hai, na paramAtmA hai, na ghaMTiyA~ haiM, na saMgIta hai lekina maiM vApasa na lauTA aura vahIM ruka gyaa| una ghaMTiyoM ke svaroM ko sunane ke lie lAlAyita rhaa| kaI dina, mahIne aura varSa bIta gae acAnaka eka dina aisA AyA ki leTA huA thA, bhItara kI A~kha khulI aura phira vahI ghaMTiyoM kI AvAz2a Ane lgii| maiM uThA, svapna khaMDita huA, Atma-jAgarUkatA ghaTita huI aura dekhA na kevala ghaMTiyoM kI AvAz2a sunAI dI varan zikhara bhI ubhara AyA, dhIre-dhIre bhItara meM maMdira bhI sAkAra ho gyaa| taba vaha divya dIdAra huA jo kabhI mIrA ko, caitanya mahAprabhu ko aura tulasIdAsa,sUra tathA aise hI kisI bhakta ko dekhane ko milA aura pAyA vahI Ananda, vahI saundarya, vahI sccidaanNd| jaba se yaha saMgIta sunA hai taba se Aja taka Ananda hI Ananda letA rahA huuN| balki kahU~gA ki maiM Ananda hI ho gayA huuN| bhItara ke srota khulane para patA calA ki sat-cit aura Ananda maiM hI huuN| taba se vyAdhi tana meM ho sakatI hai mana meM to phira bhI samAdhi rahatI hai| kyoMki aba Ananda merA svabhAva bana gayA hai| koI bhI vyakti paramAtmA ke maMdira ke saMgIta kA Ananda le sakatA hai, isa saundarya kA, isa caitanya tattva kA Ananda le sakatA hai, lekina yAda rahe yaha sAgara bAhara nahIM hai| yaha hamAre hRdaya ke bhItara vyApta hai| paramAtmA kA maMdira bhI kahIM aura nahIM, hamAre antarghaTa meM vyApta hai| hamAre hRdaya ke sAgara meM usa paramAtmA kA maMdira chipA huA hai, DUbA huA hai| acAnaka kabhI Dholaka kI thApa uThatI hai, kabhI acAnaka bA~surI ke svara sunane ko milate haiM, to lagatA hai koI hameM bulA rahA hai| usa saMgIta kI dhvani ko sunakara hama cala bhI par3ate haiM, eka taraMga to uThatI hai lekina saMgIta TUTa jAtA hai aura hama jahA~ hote haiM, vApasa vahIM lauTa jAte haiN| lekina jisake bhItara usa saMgIta ko lagAtAra sunane kI utsukatA banI rahatI hai ve loga antataH usa saMgIta kA Ananda lene meM saphala ho jAte haiM aura jAna jAte haiM ki vaha saMgIta bAhara se nahIM apitu unake apane hRdaya ke maMdira se, unake hI antarghaTa se A rahA thaa| hama le caleM nija ko vahA~, jo zAMta saumya pradeza ho| antar-guhA meM lIna hoM, zivarUpa hI basa zeSa ho|| hama svayaM ko usa hRdaya ke sAgara meM, vahA~ chipe hue paramAtmA ke maMdira kI 68/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaMTiyA~ sunane ke lie le cleN|vhaaN saumyatA hai, zAMti hai, harI-bharI prakRti hai, kevala cir3iyoM kI cahacahATa hai, jahA~ khuzabU bhare phUloM kI bastI hai, per3oM kI chAyA hai, sarovara kA mIThA zItala jala hai vahA~ svayaM ko le cleN| vahA~ caleM jahA~ mana yaha na kahe ki bhAgo, kahA~ pha~sa ge| vahA~ baiThakara hama bhItara kI guphA meM lIna ho jaaeN| vahA~ baiThakara sArI cIjeM zUnya ho jAtI haiN| vahA~ saMsAra nahIM hotA, vahA~ eka hI cIz2a zeSa hotI hai - shivruup| vahA~ vyakti kI cetanA, antar-AtmA, usakA priya prabhu, paramAtma-tattva hI zeSa raha jAtA hai| taba paramAtmA kA maMdira ubharatA hai aura anUThA, adbhuta, vilakSaNa saMgIta,anUThA saundarya aura apUrvakaraNa kI sthiti ghaTita hotI hai| vaha sthiti jisameM mIrA apane pairoM meM ghugharU bA~dha letI hai aura duniyA z2ahAna kI paravAha kie binA thirakane lagatI hai aura eka dIvAnApana apane sAtha liye phiratI vyakti hRdaya kI ora cle|agr hameM paramAtmA se prIta hai, usake divya saMgIta kA Ananda lenA hai, usake prakAza taka pahu~canA hai to hameM apane-Apa meM utaranA hogaa| agara lagatA ho ki bAhara ke maMdiroM meM jAkara hama paramAtmA taka pahu~ca jAe~ge to aisA na smjheN| una maMdiroM kA nirmANa iMsAnoM ne kiyA hai, vahA~ praveza kara iMsAnoM ko to pAyA jA sakatA hai lekina paramAtmA ko pAne ke lie usa kinAre taka pahu~canA hogA jisakA nirmANa Izvara ne kiyA hai| iMsAna kA nirmANa Izvara ne kiyA, nara kA nirmANa nArAyaNa ne kiyA to hameM nArAyaNa ko pAne ke lie nara ke bhItara utaranA hogaa| saMsAra meM saccA maMdira to iMsAna ke bhItara rahatA hai| bAhara ke maMdiroM meM to virodhAbhAsa hai, unameM kahIM ekarUpatA nahIM hai| kisI kA zikhara alaga hai, to kisI kA garbhagRha judA hai, kisI meM mUrtiyA~ pRthaka haiM, lekina yaha taya hai ki sArI mUrtiyA~ patthara kI haiM, unameM eka bhI mUrti paramAtmA kI nahIM hotii| paramAtmA kI mUrti vahIM milegI jahA~ koI bheda nahIM hai, jahA~ tarka-vitarka kAma nahIM karate haiM / yaha sthAna hai prANImAtra ke bhItara kA ghaTa, hRdaya kA sAgara, hRdaya kA mNdir| dila meM agara dilavara dikha jAe to duniyA ke kaNa-kaNa meM bhagavAna hai| anyathA jisane ar3asaTha tIrthoM kI yAtrA kara lI hai unase pUcho ki unheM paramAtmA kA kitanA sAnnidhya upalabdha ho paayaa| jo vyakti ATha varSa kI umra se lekara assI varSa kI umra taka satata maMdira jA rahA hai usase pUcho tumheM kitanI bAra paramAtmA ke divya saMgIta kA Ananda milaa|aapko merI bAta nakArAtmaka laga sakatI hai, lekina maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki aba eka yAtrA phira se zurU karo ki jitane varSa hamane bAhara ke maMdiroM ke lie lagAe haiM usakA dasavA~ hissA bhI apane hRdaya ke maMdira kI ora lagA | 169 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ leM to bhItara vyApta rahane vAlI paramAtmamUlaka, nirmANamUlaka, vAstavika satya kI, trikAla satya kI cetanA se sAkSAtkAra kara sakate hai| prabhu ko bAhara bhI dekho, para bhItara jhA~kakara bhI dekho| logoM kA ceharA z2arUra dekho, para apanA ceharA pahale AIne meM dekha lo| eka bAra svayaM meM calo, apane-Apa se dostI kro| ___yoga svayaM se dostI karane kA paig2Ama hai, Atma-mitra hone kA rAstA hai| yoga hameM jor3atA hai svayaM se| eka bAra svayaM se bhI pyAra karake dekho| dUsaroM se kiyA gayA pyAra to yahIM chUTa jAne vAlA hai, koI bhI sAtha nahIM jAne vAlA hai| mAnA ki yahA~ hamAre pAsa anna ke bhaMDAra haiM, para hamAre sAtha eka cuTakI ATA bhI nahIM jAne vaalaa| yahA~ cIkheMge, cillAe~ge to bahuta se sunane vAle hoMge lekina deha ko chor3akara jAe~ge to hamArI cIkha sunane vAlA koI nahIM hogaa| vahA~ to vaha prabhu hI bacAegA jisase hamane prIta lagAI hai| aspatAloM meM kauna bacAne vAlA hai, do-cAra goliyA~ bhale hI khA lo, para tar3apanA to hameM hI pdd'egaa| haz2AroM varSoM se jJAnIjanoM ne yaha kahane kI koziza kI ki hamArA saccA maMdira to hamAre bhItara hai lekina hama to hamezA se satya ko bAhara hI khojane ke AdI rahe haiM, vyakti apane bhItara jhA~kane kI taqalIfa nahIM utthaataa| A~kheM bAhara khulatI haiM, citta kI gatividhiyA~ bAhara calatI haiM isalie apane prabhu ko bhI isane bAhara dekhanA zurU kara diyaa| agara prabhu hai to bhItara hRdaya ke maMdira meM hai, antarghaTa meM hai| bAhara jo kolAhala cala rahA hai ise apane citta meM, mana meM zAMta kareM tabhI apane hRdaya se jur3a sakate haiN| apane dimAga ko dila se jor3eM tabhI apane prabhu se jur3a sakate haiN| agara dimAga kI ciMtAoM meM, isakI UhApoha meM, mana kI ApAdhApI meM ulajhe rahe to z2iMdagI meM kabhI dhUpa, kabhI chA~va naz2ara AegI taba paramAtmA hameM aMdara nahIM balki kabhI paise meM, kabhI dUsare ke pyAra meM naz2ara aaegaa| ___jaise hI hama aMdara praveza kareMge to ekadama se maMdira kI ghaMTiyA~ sunAI nahIM deMgI, vahA~ to vRttiyA~ uThatI dikhAI deMgI, mana udher3abuna meM lagA naz2ara AegA, para agara hama vahA~ Thahara gae, bhItara meM ruka gae, usa sAgara ke kinAre jama hI gae to kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki apUrvakaraNa kI sthiti kaba ghaTa jaae| kaba DUbA huA maMdiroM kA nagara ubhara Ae aura kaba usakA saMgIta, anahada nAda, brahmanAda, usakA divya prakAza, usakI virATa bhUmAzakti hamAre sAmane prakaTa ho jAe, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| kinAre para pahu~cakara jisane dekhA ki vahA~ koI maMdira nahIM hai kevala vRttiyoM kA utAracar3hAva hI cala rahA hai aura ina laharoM ko dekhakara apane gA~va lauTa gae, aise haz2AroM 170 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loga paramAtmA ke maMdiroM kI ora jAte haiM para kasauTI meM khare nahIM utara paate|sNgiit ke AkarSaNa meM pahu~ca to jAte haiM, para vahA~ koI saMgIta nahIM miltaa| yaha jAnakara apanI dainika jiMdagI meM, isa bAharI duniyA meM ulajha jAte haiM, pariNAmataH maMdira punaH adRzya ho jAtA hai| prabhu to bulA rahe haiM, para vahA~ jAkara thor3A-sA bhI dhairya nahIM rakha pAte aura vApasa apanI mohamAyA kI ora lauTa jAte haiN| __yogasUtra hameM nAbhi, hRdaya aura lalATa-pradeza para kendrita hone kI preraNA de rahA hai, lekina ina sthAnoM para kendrita honA zarIra para kendrita honA nahIM hai| sthUla rUpa se nAbhi zarIra kA kendra biMdu hai, hRdaya hamArI cetanA kA kendra hai aura lalATa, mastiSka hamArI jJAna-cetanA kA kendra biMdu hai| lekina ye kevala kendra biMdu nahIM haiM ye to paramAtmA se milane ke chipe hue adRzya dvAra haiN| hama kisI bhI daravAz2e kA cayana kara pahu~ca sakate haiN| jaise koI pahAr3a ke zikhara para jAnA cAhatA hai to isakA koI taya rAstA nahIM hai, vaha kisI bhI dizA se jA sakatA hai lekina yaha taya hai ki jo eka rAstA cunakara nirantara bar3hane kA prayatna karatA rahegA, vaha avazya hI zikhara para phuNcegaa| bIca meM thakegA bhI, kabhI vizrAma bhI karegA, pA~va bhI phisaleMge, kabhI mana TUTa bhI jAegA lekina jodhairyapUrvaka calanA jArI rakhegA, pahu~cegA avazya hii| sthUla ke bhItara vyApta jo sUkSma hai, isa devAlaya ke bhItara jo deva hai vaha prakaTa hogA, usakA saMgIta AegA aura AnaMda ubhregaa| jisane A~cala meM dUdha diyA, jisane phUloM ko khuzabU dI, jo rakhavAlA hai duniyA kA, vaha mAlika tere aMdara hai| yaha dharA ki jisa para rahate hama, yahA~ Thaura-Thaura para maMdira hai. bAhara ke maMdira dekha lie, saccA maMdira to aMdara hai| pApoM se pAra utarane ko, saba tIrthoM kI yAtrA karate. jo bhavasAgara se pAra kare vaha zAMti tIrtha to aMdara hai| jisase tana kA hara maila dhule, vo gaMgA bahe himAlaya se, para mana kA maila dhule jisase vaha gaMgAdhara to aMdara hai| hara paMtha graMtha hara saMta hameM jIvana kI rAheM dikhalAte, para jIvana kA jo timira hare, vaha dharma-jyoti to andara hai| sukha duHkha hai dhUpa chA~va jaise, yaha 'caMdra' sabhI kA dRSTA hai, jisase zAzvata AnaMda mile, vaha nijAnanda to aMdara hai| jo A~cala meM dUdha bhara detA hai, phUloM ko khuzabU detA hai, prANImAtra ke bhItara | 171 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvanI zakti saMcArita kara detA hai, vaha to hamAre bhItara hI vyApta rahatA hai| jaise dUdha meM navanIta chipA hai, lakar3I meM Aga chipI hai aise vaha hamAre kaNa-kaNa meM vyApta hai| kala hamane carcA kI ki vyakti nAbhi-pradeza se apane dhyAna kA prAraMbha kre| nAbhi svAsthya kA, zarIra kA, sRjana kA, nirmANa kA dvAra hai| nAbhi para dhyAna dharane se sRjanAtmaka zakti kA vikAsa hotA hai, rogoM se lar3ane kI tAqata paidA hotI hai, pratirodhaka kSamatA vikasita hotI hai| Arogya ko prApta karane ke lie nAbhi para dhyAna kreN| dhyAna meM pahale kise viSaya banAyA jAe? AtmA yA paramAtmA ko nahIM, pahale zarIra para,svayaM para kendrita to ho jaao| apane mana ko pahale kisI biMdu para ekAgra to kara leN| kucha mahasUsa yA anubhava to kara leN| apane bhItara kI anupazyanA to kara leN| isalie pahalI sthiratA nAbhi-dvAra pr| jaise rAjamahala meM jAnA ho to sIdhe to praveza nahIM kara skte| kaI dvAroM se guz2aranA hotA hai vaise hI paramAtmA ke maMdira meM praveza karane ke lie sabase pahale nAbhi-dvAra para Ao aura utaro bhiitr| itane ki kue~ meM bAlTI, TheTha nIce tk|thodd'ii sthiratA Ae, ekAgratA sdhe| ___ kahA jAtA hai ki bhagavAna baikuMTha meM, kSIrasAgara meM nivAsa karate haiN| hamAre zarIra kA kSIrasAgara nAbhi hai| aisA gupta dvAra ki jahA~ dhyAna karane se hama apanI zArIrika cetanA se samparka sAdhane meM saphala hote haiN| bhItara kA baikuMTha, zarIra kA kamala hai nAbhi jisakI nAla nIce kuNDalinI se jur3I hai| hama svayaM ko isa kamala se jor3eM, nAla para dhyAna na deM varanA UrjA nIce baha jaaegii| kuNDalinI to jAgrata na hogI, saMsAra kI bhoga-lipsA A jaaegii| yoga-sUtra kahate haiM - nAbhi-cakra meM citta ko sthira karane se zarIra kI sthiti kA jJAna hotA hai aura citta ko hRdaya meM sthira karane se cetanA kA jJAna hotA hai / AtmA kA jJAna prApta karane ke lie agara kisI ko rogoM se lar3ane kI tAqata cAhie to vaha nAbhi-pradeza para apanA dhyAna kendrita kare, para jise AtmajJAna, prabhu se apanI prIta lagAnI hai aura bhItara chipe hue maMdiroM kI ghaMTiyoM ke svara sunane haiM, usakA Ananda lenA hai, prabhu ke prakAza meM antarlIna honA hai to use hRdaya ke dvAra meM praviSTa honA hogaa| usake lie eka hI guphA hai aura vaha hai hRdaya kii| AtmajJAna prApta karane ke lie vyakti ke pAsa eka hI dvAra hai aura vaha hRdaya kA dvAra hai / antarhadaya kA kamala hameM apane meM talAzanA hogaa| jaba hama hRdaya kA niraMtara sAkSAtkAra kareMge to prANoM ke kamala, cetanA ke kamala se hamArA sAkSAtkAra hogaa| jaba hama hRdaya kA niraMtara 172 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSAtkAra kareMge to prANoM ke kamala, cetanA ke kamala se hamArA sAkSAtkAra hogA / jaise bAhara ke phUloM meM parAga dikhAI nahIM detA vaise hI hamAre hRdaya ke kamala meM chipI huI parAga kI sthiti, paramAtmA kI sthiti prakaTa hone lagatI hai| pahale to kucha bhI naz2ara nahIM AtA lekina jisane bhItara jAne kI ThAna hI lI hai vaha vApasa lauTane kA rAstA bhI nahIM jaantaa| vaha bAta karatA hai taba bhI bhItara ke tAroM se jur3a kara, jubAna bolatI hai para vaha to dila se jur3A huA hai| usakA ikatArA bAhara nahIM, bhItara dila meM bajatA hai / prabhu kA mArga dilavAloM kA mArga hai| mana se prabhu ko nahIM pAyA jA sktaa| mana meM to kacarA hai, vikAra- vAsanAe~ haiM / koI bhI mana ke sAtha prabhu taka nahIM pahu~ca sakatA kyoMki mana ko sAdhanA bahuta muzkila hai| jaise bU~da sAgara meM jAkara miTa jAtI hai, aise hI hamArA mana, hamArI mAnasika cetanA dila meM vyApta ho jAtI hai / 'bU~da samAnI samunda meM' - taba mana nahIM rahatA, dila ho jAtA hai / jaba antarAtmA sUkSma hai taba atyanta sUkSma rUpa meM usameM nivAsa karane vAlI nirAkAra paramAtmA kI cetanA parAga ke rUpa meM hama sabhI meM vyApta hai| basa prIta kro| prabhu kA mArga prIta kA mArga hai / yoga svayaM se prIta karane kA mArga hai| yaha bhakti aura dhyAna kA mArga hai / kisI bAhara ke maMdira meM jAne kA mArga nahIM hai, apane-Apa meM utarane kA mArga hai| bAhara kisI gaMgAjala se abhiSikta karane kA nahIM, A~suoM se abhiSeka karane kA mArga hai / yaha jIvana aura jagata eka rahasya haiM aura isa rahasya ko jAnane ke lie isake kendra meM utaranA hogA / bAhara se hama parvata, nadiyoM, jharanoM ko dekha sakate haiM, para isake rahasya ko samajhane ke lie usake udgama sthala taka utaranA par3egA, TheTha bhItara taka jAnA par3egA / isIlie pataMjali kahate haiM - hRdaye citta saMvida - hRdaya meM sthita hone se cetanA kA, AtmA-antarAtmA kA jJAna hotA hai| yaha cAbI hai ki jise bhI AtmajJAna kI ora, kaivalya, RtambharA kI ora bar3hanA hai to use dila ke devAlaya meM utaranA pdd'egaa| terA sAMI tujjha meM, jyoM puhupana meM vAsa / kastUrI kA miraga jyoM, phiri-phiri DhU~Dhe ghAsa // kabIra kahate haiM - maiM to tere pAsa meM baMde, maiM to tere pAsa meM nA maiM bakarI nA maiM bher3I, nA maiM churI gaMDAsa meM maiM to rahoM sahara ke bAhara, merI purI mavAsa meM For Personal & Private Use Only 173 Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM sA~soM kI sA~sa meM baMde, maiM to tere pAsa meM // maiM koI bakarI yA bher3a meM nahIM hU~, jo tU merI kurbAnI de / nA hI nAriyala meM hU~ ki jAkara maMdira meM car3hA de| maiM to zahara ke bAhara rahatA hU~, merA nivAsa, merA rAjamahala to mere hI bhItara hai, merA baikuMTha mere aMdara hai, basa tU apane Apa se pyAra kara / sthUla zarIra to hameM anubhava meM AtA hai para kyA isakI jIvanI zakti anubhava AtI hai ? anubhava meM nahIM AtI phira bhI hai aura jaba yaha jIvanI zakti dila se jur3atI hai taba hamAre astitva ke mUla prANa se, mUla caitanya-tattva se hamArA sAkSAtkAra karavAtI hai| hRdaya meM jAnA sAgara ke kinAre jAne kI taraha hai ki hama svayaM ko kendrita kara rahe haiN| agara yahA~ apanI sthiratA banA lI, to dhIre-dhIre kAyA bikhara jaaegii| aNu-aNu se jur3akara banI huI isa kAyA kA kaNa-kaNa bikharA huA anubhava hogA / pratyeka skandha, pratyeka aNu, pratyeka pudgala, pratyeka paramANu ghulate hue naz2ara Ae~ge arthAt padArtha, paryAya, paMcabhUtoM se nirmita isa zarIra meM hI bhagavAna hoMge / / dekhA jAe to 'bhagavAna' zabda meM hI paMcabhUta chipe hue haiM - bha - bhUmi se jur3A hai, ga - gagana, va - vAyu, a- agni, na- nIra se jur3A hai| yaha pA~ca tattvoM kA sAra bhagavAna ke rUpa meM prakaTa ho jAtA hai / vyaktigata rUpa se maiM hRdaya kA premI hU~, hRdaya kA dUta hU~ / dila kI bAta karatA hU~, dila se bAta karatA hU~, dila se, dilavAloM se bolatA hU~ | maiM paMDita yA jJAnI nahIM hU~ isalie merI bAteM bhI dilavAle hI samajha sakate haiN| tarka aura mana ke bala para mujhe koI nahIM samajha sktaa| mere irdagirda ke loga bhI nahIM samajha sakate kyoMki ve tarka cAhate haiM (jise maiM kutarka kahatA hU~) / maiM dila ke jJAna se, bhItara ke jJAna se bolatA hU~ aura yaha duniyA calatI hai mana va buddhi ke jJAna se / isalie saMtulana nahIM ho paataa| mujhe lagatA hai maiM isa paristhiti ke anukUla nahIM hU~ / yaha duniyA tarka se calatI hai aura maiM prema se calatA huuN| yaha duniyA vairAgya se aura maiM prema se cala rahA hU~ yahI farqa hai| maiM mIrA kA mitra hU~, unakA choTA bhAI huuN| nizcaya hI maiMne mahAvIra ke dharma meM saMnyAsa liyA lekina maiM kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki merA dila, merI AtmA mahAvIra kI kama aura mIrA kI adhika hai| maiM yoga aura dhyAna bhI mIrA banakara hI karatA huuN| jaba bhI svayaM ko dekhatA hU~ 'vo' hI dikhAI detA hai varanA maiM kyA cIz2a hU~? Apa sabhI meM bhI prabhu ko hI dekhatA hU~ / usa nirAkAra ne apane logoM ke rUpa meM nAnAvidha prakAra se svayaM ko sAkAra kiyA hai / Apase prema aura atithi satkAra kA artha hai - prabhu kI pUjA / maiMne eka kahAnI par3hI hai gavAriyA bAbA kI kahate haiM vRndAvana meM, rAta ke samaya bAbA baiThe hue the ki do-cAra cora A gae 174 | For Personal & Private Use Only - Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura bAbA se pUchA - 'tuma kauna ho?' bAbA ne kahA - 'hama kyA batAe~ ki hama kauna haiM, para tuma cora ho to hama bhI cora haiN| tuma bhI curAne kA kAma karate ho, hama bhI curAne kA kAma karate haiM, basa thor3I-sI dazA aura dizA kA farka hai| 'to calo corI karate haiM - coroM ne khaa| 'calo '- bAbA ne kahA - 'kahA~ cleN|' 'jahA~ tumhArA jI caahe|''clo' - nikala pdd'e| hissA kitanA loge?' 'vahIM dekheNge|' tInoM-cAroM cala die| eka makAna meM seMdha lagAI aura saba aMdara jAne lage to unhoMne bAbA ko bhejanA cAhA ki kucha gar3abar3a ho to ve nikleN| bAbA ne kahA - 'nahIM bhAI, pahale Apa clo|' kyoMki unheM to cora dikhAI hI nahIM de rahe the| unheM to lagA ki mAkhana cora AyA hai jo svayaM ko cora kaha rahA hai| ve to roz2a hI mAkhana cora ko yAda karate the| jaba sAre cora aMdara cale gae to bAbA bhI cale ge| coroM ne TaoNrca jalAI aura alamArI vagairaha tor3akara dhana-jevara ikaTThA karane lage, poTalI bA~dha lI ki tabhI bAbA kI naz2ara sAmane TaMgI Dholaka para calI gaI ve to qhuza ho ge| ve to bhUla hI gae ki vahA~ kyA karane Ae the| unhoMne Dholaka utArI aura mastI se bajAne lge| cora satarka ho gae, una para cillAe ki maravAoge kyA! bAbA ne kahA- maz2A A gyaa| jIne-marane kI kauna socatA hai aura lage Dholaka para thApa dene|log ikaTThe ho ge| ve pakar3e ge| zAyada logoM ne thor3A pITA bhI ho| jaba ujAlA huA to logoM ne dekhA ki ye to gavAriyA bAbA haiN| unhoMne pUchA - bAbA Apa yahA~ kyA kara rahe ho| hameM kyA mAlUma hama yahA~ kyA kara rahe the| unhoMne kahA corI karane calanA hai, hamane kahA calo aura jaba sAmane Dholaka dekhI to hama mastI meM A gae - bAbA ne khaa| gavAriyA bAbA tuma to kisI ghara meM corI karane jAoge to tumhAre lie vaha bhI vRndAvana kA dhAma bana jaaegaa| bAbA tumheM to saba jagaha bhagavAna hI dikhAI detA hai - grAmINoM ne khaa| tabhI to hama gunagunAte haiM - 'kaNa-kaNa meM hai jhA~kI bhagavAna kI, kisI sUjha vAlI A~kha ne pahacAna kii|' jisane bhItara ke devAlaya ko dekha liyA hai, bhItara ke saMgIta ko suna liyA hai usake lie to cir3iyoM kI cahacahAhaTa upaniSadoM kIAvAja hai, kabUtara kI guTara-D meM vedoM kI RcAoM kA AnaMda milatA hai / hiraNa ke kulAMcoM meM kurAna kI AyateM naz2ara AtI haiN| yaha to dila kI bAta hai| duniyA meM jo bhI RSimaharSi, AtmajJa jinake bhI puNya jage, sAdhAraNa zarIra se Upara uThakara asAdhAraNa cetanA ke mAlika bane unake hRdaya kA dvAra khulaa| mana meM bahuta gar3abar3iyA~ haiM - kabhI krodha karatA hai, kabhI tRSNAe~ pAlatA hai - bahuta gar3abar3a karatA hai, para hRdaya! kaNakaNa meM prabhu ke darzana karatA hai| bar3A sundara gIta hai - | 175 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaNa-kaNa meM.... saMta nAmadeva ko dekho - roTI banAkara rakhI thI ki eka kuttA AyA aura roTI uThAkara cala diyA to ve usake pIche ghI kA kaTorA lekara daur3e ki he prabhu! roTI rUkhI hai, Apa aise na khAe~, thor3A ghI bhI le jaaeN| Age kahate haiM - terA-merA eka rUpa hai phira prabhu tumane zvAna kI zakla kyoM banA lI aura mujhe iMsAna kI cunariyA or3hA dI ? tU aura maiM to eka hI haiM yaha bAhara kA colA hai jisameM tU zvAna aura maiM iMsAna naz2ara AtA hU~ / aba tU aura maiM alaga nahIM haiM, yaha bheda hI gira gayA hai / kaNa-kaNa meM hai jhA~kI bhagavAna kI / kisI sUjha vAlI A~kha ne pahacAna kI // nAmadeva ne pakAI roTI kutte ne uThAI pIche ghI kA kaTorA lie jA rahe nAtha rUkhI to na khAo, thor3A ghI to jAo apanA mukhar3A kyoM mujhase chipA rahe ? terA merA eka rUpa, phira kAhe ko huz2Ura tUne zakla banA lI yaha zvAna kI mujhe or3hanI or3hAI iMsAna kI / jaba taka iMsAna ghar3e meM pAnI lekara calatA hai taba taka lagatA hai yaha pAnI merA hai, merA hai| lekina jaba koI sarovara kI tarapha bar3hatA hai aura saMyoga se usakA maTakA phUTa jAe to vaha pAnI sarovara ke jala meM hI samA jAtA hai / jaba maiM kA vicAra miTa jAtA hai, vikAra aura vAsanAoM kA kolAhala haTa jAtA hai taba zAMta, zUnya mauna, AnaMdapUrNa layalInatA kI sthiti bana jAtI hai to phira phUTA kuMbha jala - jala hI smaanaa| jaba taka merepana kA AropaNa hai, mAyA ke mithyAtva kA ghar3A banA huA hai, taba taka maiM, maiM rahatA hai / smaraNa rahe loga marate haiM, pyAra kabhI nahIM maratA / jisane bhI vikAsa kiyA antataH miTTI meM hI samA gae / duniyA meM kisakA vikAsa rahA hai| hama jAnate haiM gAMdhI jI bahuta mahAna hue lekina unheM kaba taka z2iMdA rakha skoge| mahAvIra se lekara gAMdhI taka na jAne kitane loga paidA hue aura unameM kaI loga mahApuruSa bhI hue hoMge / pratIka ke rUpa meM kucha nAma yAda rakha lie jAte haiM / gAMdhI kevala nAma nahIM, eka siddhAMta hai, jIvana-darzana hai| gAMdhI to mara cuke haiN| loga marate haiM, para satya kabhI nahIM 176 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mrtaa| prabhu se kiyA gayA prema to kabhI nahIM mrtaa| tulasI ho yA sUra, mIrA yA nAnaka sabhI prabhu se prema karane vAle loga haiN| naz2ara mIrA kI nirAlI, pIke z2ahara kI piyAlI aisA giradhara basAyA hara zvAsa meM, jaba AyA kAlA nAga, bolI dhanya mere bhAga prabhu Apa Ae sA~pa ke libAsa meN| Ao-Ao balihAra, kAle kizanakumAra meharabAniyA~ haiM usI meharabAna kI, dhanyabhAgI hU~ maiM Apake ahasAna kii| kaNa-kaNa meM..... maiM dhanya bhAgI hU~ ki Aja Apa sA~pa ke libAsa meM Ae haiM, maiM ApakI zukraguz2Ara huuN| isI taraha sUradAsa, nigAha jina kI thI khAsa aisA nainoM meM nazA thA harinAma kA, jaba naina hue baMda, taba milA vo AnaMda AyA naz2ara naz2ArA ghanazyAma kA hara jagaha vo samAyA, sAre jaga ko batAyA AI A~khoM meM rozanI jaba jJAna kI dekhI jhUma-jhUma jhalakiyA~ bhagavAna kii| kaNa-kaNa meM.. koI-koI sA hI use pahacAna sakatA hai| guru nAnaka-kabIra, nahIM jinakI naz2Ira dekhA patte-patte meM niraMkAra ko naz2adIka aura dUra vahI hAz2ira hujUra yahI sAra samajhAyA saMsAra ko natthAsiMha ye jahAna, zahara gA~va biyAbAna meharabAniyA~ haiM usI meharabAna kI, sArI cIjeM haiM ye eka hI dukAna kI kaNa-kaNa meM.... sArI mAyA usa eka UparavAle kI hai| jo bheda dikhAI dete haiM ve bAhara ke haiM | 177 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura ye bheda bahuta virodhAbhAsa khar3A karate haiM / bhItara to koI bheda nahIM hai vahA~ saba abheda hai |jb maiM aura merA kho jAtA hai to kevala vahI eka raha jAtA hai| sabakA mAlika eka arthAt jo antarghaTa meM, bhItara ke sAgara meM utarakara dhairyapUrvaka apanI dhAraNA ko pragAr3ha karate hue hRdaya meM dhyAna karatA hai taba sAre pudgala-paramANu bikhara jAte haiM aura hRdaya kA kamala sAkAra ho jAtA hai| nirAkAra ko sAkAra karane kA yahI tarIkA hai, dila se prIta kro| dila eka maMdira hai, pyAra kI jisameM hotI hai pUjA, yaha prItama kA ghara hai| apane prItama se prema kreN| paramAtmA kI prIta ko apane dilo-dimAga meM basAte hue hRdaya kI guphA meM, hRdaya ke sAgara meM utreN| bAra-bAra vahA~ jAe~ patA nahIM kaba vahA~ dIpa jala jAe aura nirAkAra sAkAra ho jaae| agara vizvAsa aura prIta hai to apane bhItara calo vahA~ chipe hue maMdiroM ke nagara meM jahA~ zikhara bhI hai, ghaMTI kI dhvani bhI hai, saMgIta bhI hai| Atma-jJAna prApta karanA jIvana kI saphalatA hai lekina prabhu se prIta lagAnA jJAna prApta karane se bhI bar3I upalabdhi hai| Apa sabhI prabhu se prIta lagAne meM saphala hoN|aapke antarghaTa meM virAjita paramAtmA ko premapUrNa praNAma samarpita karatA huuN| zrI prabhu shrnnm| 178/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga kA aMtima saMdeza nijatA kI prApti mere priya Atman! prAyaH eka prazna uThA karatA hai ki dharma kyA hai? kaI sAdhaka mujhase yaha prazna pUchate bhI rahate haiN| maiM eka hI paMkti meM isakA uttara diyA karatA hU~ ki nija svarUpa kI prApti hI hara vyakti kA dharma hai| taba agalA prazna AyA ki duniyA meM dharma ke nAma para jitanI kriyAe~ calatI haiM kyA vaha dharma nahIM hai| maiMne kahA- ye sArI kriyAe~ apanI nijatA kI prApti ke lie hI banAI gaI choTI-choTI pagaDaMDiyA~ haiN| ina sabhI kA uddezya apane svarUpa ko prApta karanA hI hai| phira pUchA gayA ki kyA zAstroM meM dharma nahIM hai| unakI bAta sunakara maiM muskurAyA aura kahA - zAstroM meM dharma nahIM hotaa| unameM dharma kI alaga-alaga abhivyaktiyA~ hotI haiN| unakI agalI jijJAsA thI ki kyA paMtha aura sampradAya dharma nahIM hote| maiMne kahA - nahIM, ye bhI dharma nahIM hote| saMpradAya aura paMtha sAmAjika vyavasthAe~ hotI haiM, eka saMgaThana hote haiM, dharma kadApi nhiiN| dharma eka hI hai ki apanI nijatA dhAraNa kI jaae| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai - vatthu sahAvo dhmmo|vstu kA svabhAva hI dharma hai arthAt jo jIvana ko dhAraNa karane vAlA tattva hai, vaha nijatA kA tattva hai aura isa | 179 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nijatA ko khojanA, ise prApta karanA hI sarvocca dharma hai| alaga-alaga prANI alaga-alaga dharmoM ko akhtiyAra kie hue haiM, para apanI nijatA ke dharma ko bhUla gae haiM / use duniyA bhara kI bAteM dina-rAta yAda rahatI haiM lekina jisa jIvana ko usane dhAraNa kiyA usakI jIvanI-UrjA ko, jIvanI-zakti ko, AtmasvarUpa ko bhUla jAtA hai| hA~, agara kabhI zmazAna jAnA par3a jAe to vahA~ jalatI huI citA ko dekhakara kucha samaya ke lie yaha bhAva z2arUra uThatA hai ki aMta meM use bhI yahIM AnA hai, zarIra chUTa jAne vAlA hai| taba use gItA ke vacana yAda Ate haiM ki soco tuma Ae taba kyA sAtha lAe aura jaba yahA~ se jAoge to sAtha kyA le jaaoge| kucha samaya ke lie ye bAteM ciMtana meM AtI haiM lekina bahuta lambe samaya taka ina bAtoM kA asara nahIM rhtaa| nikaTa saMbaMdhI hone para adhikatama bAraha dinoM taka vaha vairAgya kI kiraNa raha jAegI anyathA svArthI, mAyAvI prakRti kA iMsAna hogA to zmazAna se ghara lauTate hI pitA kI sampatti ke lie lar3egA, jhagar3egA aura patnI gujara gaI hai to bAraha dina bhI nahIM nikala pAe~ge ki naI patnI lAne kI jugata biThAne lgeNge| yaha pratIkSA rahatI hai ki koI vyakti usake sAmane bAta claae| Upara se kaheMge ki zAdI karane kI icchA to nahIM hai, para choTe-choTe bacce haiM inheM saMbhAlane ke lie zAdI to karanI pdd'egii| choTe baccoM kA bahAnA banAkara phira iMsAna vAsanA kA putalA bana jAtA hai| vairAgya kI kiraNa bhItara raha nahIM pAtI arthAt nijatA kI khoja karanI hai yaha hama logoM ko yAda hI nahIM rhtaa| dharma ke nAma para dAna kara dete haiN| kisI cIMTemakor3e ko bacA dete haiM, kasAIkhAne meM jAkara pazuoM ko to bacAte nahIM, ahiMsA ke nAma para makor3e ko bacAte haiM / yaha acchI bAta hai lekina yAda rakhanA cAhie ki dharma eka hai jaise phUla kA khilanA eka hI dharma hai| phUla kevala eka hI dharma jAnatA hai - khilanA phira murajhA jAnA / pAnI kI prakRti zItala hai, nimittoM ko pAkara bhale hI garma ho jaae| pAnI kA dharma jalatI huI Aga ko bujhAnA hai| hareka kA eka hI dharma hotA hai| soceM agara hama dasa dharmoM meM caleM ki thor3A yaha kara leM, thor3A vaha bhI kara leM, thor3I sAmAyika, thor3I pUjA, thor3I sAdhanA bhI kara leM - karane ke lie manAhI to nahIM hai, para taba kucha bhI hAtha na lgegaa| dharma eka hI hai, usakI abhivyaktiyA~ alaga-alaga ho sakatI haiN| pagaDaMDiyA~ alaga hoMgI, para dharma kA svabhAva eka hI hai| anaMta svabhAva aura anaMta dharma nahIM hote| hameM jaise nimitta milate haiM usake kAraNa vaisI abhivyakti aura pratikriyA ho jAtI hai| dharma to eka hI hai - apanI nijatA kI, apane Atma-svarUpa kI praapti| zrImad rAjacandra jI ke pAsa laghurAja svAmI pahu~ce aura rAtabhara paMcAMga namana 180/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate hue bAra-bAra yahI kahate rahe, 'prabhu! mujhe gurumaMtra dIjie tAki merA uddhAra ho, kalyANa ho|' rAjacandra jI jaba apanI sAdhanA samApta kara ke uThe to Azcaryacakita raha gae ki svayaM vaha to gRhastha Azrama meM avasthita aura jo unheM praNAma kara rahA hai vaha to saMnyAsI hai, saMta hai aura saMnyAsI eka sau ATha bAra praNAma kara unase gurumaMtra mAMga rahA hai| taba rAjacandra jI ne maMtra diyA, 'sahajAtma svarUpa parama guru|' maiM tumhArA guru nahIM hU~, tumhArI AtmA kA sahaja svarUpa, sahaja svabhAva, sahaja dharma hI tumhArA guru hai| guru hI nahIM varan parama guru hai| nijatA kI prApti akelA dharma hai| usake lie to avazya hI, jo sAdhanA ke mArga para A cukA hai| lekina jo abhI saMsAra meM hI racA-pacA hai usake lie dharma kI kaI rAheM, kaI pagaDaMDiyA~ ho sakatI haiN| vaha dayA-dAna kare, ghara-gRhasthI kA pAlana kare lekina sAdhaka kA eka hI dharma hai, apane nija svarUpa kI, Atma-svarUpa kI prApti, apane Apa se sAkSAtkAra / vaha logoM se nahIM svayaM se iMTaravyU letA hai, logoM se nahIM, svayaM se prazna pUchatA hai| mujhe kabhI koI samasyA huI hI nahIM isalie maiMne kabhI kisI se koI prazna pUchA hI nahIM kyoMki jaba se dharma kA marma jAnA hai prazna uThate hI nahIM haiN| isalie koI bhI dharma karU~, koI bhI kriyA karU~ eka hI bAta yAda rakhatA hU~ ki merA kevala eka hI dharma hai ki jisane isa jIvana ko dhAraNa kara rakhA hai, jisane isa kAyA ko dhAraNa kara rakhA hai, jo hamAre lie vANI kA mAdhyama banatA hai, jo hamAre lie soca-vicAra kA mAdhyama hai, jo hamArI pA~coM indriyoM ko kAma karane kI zakti detA hai, UrjA detA hai - vaha kyA hai use jAneM, usakA AnaMda leN| zeSa to mile yA na mile koI bAta nahIM, kyoMki taya hai ki apane dAdA jI gae to saba yahIM chor3a gae, pitAjI bhI saba yahIM chor3akara cale gae, guru jI bhI kucha sAtha nahIM le ge| jaba saba yahIM chUTa jAnA hai to kyoM parezAna hoN| karmayoga karate haiM, para phala kI icchA nahIM rkhte| jo ho so ho, ho jAe to bhI ThIka aura na ho pAe to bhI tthiik| nAma, rUpa, sthAna sArI bAhya cIjeM, nijatA ko DhaMkane kA prAvadhAna haiN| jo vyakti saMnyAsa letA hai usakA nAma badala diyA jAtA hai, mujhe lagatA hai yaha acchI bAta hai kyoMki isase purAnA moha chUTa jaae| maiM to socatA hU~ ki saMnyAsI ko bhI hara dasa varSa bAda punaH saMnyAsa lenA cAhie tAki bIca meM jo moha mAyA A gaI hai, vaha tyAgI jA sake, nAma bhI badala hI denA cAhie tAki isakA bhI moha na rhe| saMnyAsI gharagRhasthI chor3akara to A jAtA hai lekina aba kyA kre| dharma-ArAdhanA bhI karatA hai, para apanA nAma kamAne meM laga jAtA hai| gRhasthI ke kArya to chUTa gae aba nAma kaise | 181 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho, so apane nAma kI DugaDugI bajAne ke lie dharma ke nAma para kaI-kaI Ayojana karavAtA hai| nae sire se mAyAjAla meM pha~satA hai isalie dasa sAla bAda nAma bhI badala hI diyA jAnA caahie| duniyA meM zaitAna aura bhagavAna do tattva haiM / zaitAna hameM madArI ke DamarU kI taraha bhaTakAtA rahatA hai| gRhasthoM ko bhI, saMtoM ko bhii| bhagavAna kI pukAra hama suna nahIM pAte, usakI ora dhyAna nahIM de pAte kyoMki nijatA kI ora hamArA dhyAna nahIM hai to zaitAna hama para hAvI ho jAtA hai, apanA prabhAva jamA letA hai aura hameM pha~sA letA hai kyoMki hama duniyA meM indriyoM se jIte haiN| zaitAna ina indriyoM ke dvArA, mana ke dvArA apanA kAma karatA hai| donoM hI adRzya aura nirAkAra haiN|bhgvaan ke lie to cetanA kA, AtmA kA dvAra hai lekina zaitAna ke sAmane kaI dvAra haiM - indriyoM ke, citta ke,mana ke dvaar| hama loga nijatA para dhyAna nahIM dete isalie bhagavattA ke mAlika nahIM bana paate| indriyoM meM, mana aura citta ke gheroM meM ulajhe hue raha jAte haiN| jisane zaitAna kI bhASA samajha lI vahI jAna sakegA ki bhagavAna kI bhASA kyA hotI hai| jo zaitAna ke marma ko samajhatA hai vahI bhagavAna ke marma ko samajha skegaa| kahate haiM - eka saMta, nAva meM baiThakara nadI pAra kara rahe the| unake sAtha anya bahuta se yuvaka va yuvatiyA~ bhI the| jaise hI saMdhyA hone lagI saMta apanI pUjA-prArthanA ke lie tatpara ho ge| prabhu prArthanA meM lIna unakI A~khoM se A~sU girane lge| smaraNa rahe, jaba taka prArthanA A~suoM ke dvArA abhivyakta na ho taba taka vaha prArthanA kevala raTI-raTAI zabda-racanA hotI hai| jaba taka prArthanA aura gIta yA bhajana kaMTha se nikalakara A~khoM se vyakta na ho jAe taba taka vaha bhajana nahIM kevala paramparA kA nirvAha hai| jaise zarAbI roja zarAba pI letA hai yA sigareTa pIne vAlA dhuA~ choDa detA hai aise hI pujArI bhI roja vahI raTe-raTAyestotraaura prArthanA, gIta aura bhajana bola letA hai| jo bhajana dila se na uThe, kaMTha se nikalakara A~khoM se na jhare taba taka vaha bhajana, bhajana nhiiN| bhagavAna mu~ha kA nahIM sunate, ve to dila kI bAta A~khoM ke jariye sunate haiN| unakA sunane kA apanA tarIkA hai| kevala zabdoM ke bhajana se AtmA meM nirmalatA nahIM AtI varan A~khoM se do A~sU jharane se citta halkA hotA hai, AtmA ke pApa dhulate haiN| ye A~sa gaMgA-snAna kA Ananda dete haiN| gaMgA ke ghATa para kitane mele lagate haiM, haz2AroM loga gaMgA meM DubakI lagAte haiN| agara ye loga niSpApa aura puNyAtmA ho gae haiM to pUrI duniyA ke logoM ko gaMgA meM DubakI lagavA denI cAhie, para aisA nahIM hotA, hama jaise pahale hote haiM vaise hI pApI raha jAte haiN| gaMgA meM DubakI lagAne se 182 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niSpApa huA jA sakatA hai, bazarte vaha apane pApoM kA ahasAsa kara le aura una pApoM kA visarjana karane ke lie gaMgA meM DubakI lagAegA to nizcaya hI vaha nirmala, niSpApa aura puNyavAna hogaa|uske pApa dhula jaaeNge| ___ saMta kI naukA meM, sAtha cala rahe yuvaka-yuvatiyoM ne jaise hI dekhA ki aMdherA ghirane lagA hai ve maTaragaztI karane lage, behUdA harakateM karane lge| kisI ne apane kapar3e utAre aura saMta kI ora phaiMka die, kisI ne cappaleM phaiMkI, nAca gAnA, Udhama, mastI karane lge| unakI badatamIjI bar3ha gaI tabhI AkAza meM AvAz2a gUMjI ki saMtapravara! agara Apa kaheM to ina sabhI ko abhI nadI meM Dubo deN|sNt kucha na bole| ve apanI prArthanA meM lIna rahe, para lar3ake-lar3akiyA~ AkAzavANI sunakara ghabarA ge| kaMsa bhI AkAzavANI sunakara ghabarA gayA thA aura apane bahana-bahanoI devakIvasudeva ko kArAgAra meM DAla diyA thaa| thor3I dera bAda jaba saMta kI prArthanA pUrI huI to dekhA ki saba loga ghabarA rahe haiN| unhoMne kahA - bacco, ghabarAo mata, zAMti se baiTha jAo, kucha nahIM hogaa| tabhI AkAza se dUsarI ghoSaNA huI ki - mere priya, jo pahale ghoSaNA huI thI use tumane lAgU nahIM hone diyaa| lagatA hai tU pahacAna gayA ki pahalI vAlI AvAz2a kisakI thii|sNt ne kahA - hA~ prabhu, maiM pahacAna gayA ki pahale vAlI bhASA aura AvAz2a kisakI thii| punaHAvAz2a AI - vatsa, bhagavAna kI bhASA ko vahI samajha sakatA hai, jo zaitAna kI bhASA ko samajha sakatA hogaa| ___ 'DubA dene' kI bhASA zaitAna kI bhASA ho sakatI hai, bhagavAna kI bhASA to hogI ki agara tU kahe to maiM ina sabakI buddhi palaTa duuN|mti sanmati kara duuN| jisane zaitAna ke kAryoM ko samajhA ki krodha AyA yaha zaitAna kA kArya thA, kisI ne gAlI dI yaha zaitAna kA kArya thA, kisI ne hameM uttejita kiyA yaha zaitAna hamArI parIkSA le rahA thA aura hama phisala gae ki zaitAna apanA kArya kara gayA aura hama punaH-punaH apanI nijatA se vaMcita ho ge| nijatA kI khoja hI dharma hai| Atma-svarUpa kI khoja, Atma-svarUpa kI upalabdhi, jisane isa jIvana ko dhAraNa kara rakhA hai, jisake rahate hama jIvita haiM aura jisake nikala jAne ke bAda kAyA chUTa jAne vAlI hai usase prema karanA, usase yoga sAdhanA, usase apanI prIta lagAnA hI sAdhaka kA dharma hai| eka hI surati, eka hI smRti, eka hI yAda, A~khoM meM eka hI suramA rakhie ki maiM kAyA se bhinna bhI kucha huuN| | 183 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha bolane vAlA koI aura hai, vicAraka koI aur| jIvana meM adhyAtma kA janma hI tabhI hotA hai jaba yaha jijJAsA uThane lagatI hai ki hama kauna haiM? ina paryAyoM ko dhAraNa karane vAlA, ina padArthoM ko banAne vAlA kauna hai? maiM paryAya nahIM hU~ kyoMki paryAya badala jAtA hai, padArtha bhI nahIM hU~ kyoMki padArtha bikhara jAtA hai| kyA maiM bhI bikharane vAlA tattva hU~ yA jo bikhara rahA hai vaha tattvoM ko dhAraNa karane vAlA maiM koI aura hU~ / 'maiM' ke do artha haiM - eka hameM nijatA kI ora le jAtA hai aura dUsarA ahaMkAra kI or| eka 'maiM' hameM rAvaNa banAtA hai, dUsarA 'maiM' rAma kI ora le jAtA hai / 'maiM' ghAtaka bhI hai aura sahAyaka bhI hai| 'maiM' AtmaghAtaka bhI hai aura AtmasAdhaka bhI hai| jaba hama sAdhanA ke, prabhu ke divya mArga kA anusaraNa kara rahe haiM to hameM apane nija svarUpa kA dhyAna rakhanA caahie| eka purAnI kahAnI hai - Apa saba ne bhI par3hI-sunI hogI ki eka zera kA baccA apanI mA~ se bichur3a gayA aura bher3oM ke jhuMDa meM jA milA / vahIM bher3a kA dUdha pIkara mimiyAne lagA unhIM kI taraha rahane lagA / isa taraha eka zera bhI bher3a bana gayA / yaha sabase adhika pracalita AdhyAtmika kahAniyoM meM se eka hai, para isase Aja taka koI preraNA nahIM lI gii| kahAniyA~ to pratIkAtmaka hotI haiM / bAta ko samajhane ke lie hotI haiM / varanA itihAsa meM kyA huA, kisane jaanaa| mahAna puruSoM ke jIvana ko hama logoM ne dekhA to nahIM hai, para unakA ullekha isalie kiyA jAtA hai ki unhoMne jo prakAza-kiraNeM pAIM ve kahAniyoM ke rUpa meM hama taka pahu~cI haiM, ve zAyada hameM koI rAstA dikhAne meM madadagAra bana jAe, hameM koI preraNA mila jaae| zeSa to ina zAstroM kA, pustakoM kA bahuta adhika mUlya nahIM hai / saba kAgaja ke puliMde haiM, para inakA mUlya isalie hai ki inake jariye prakAza kI thor3I-sI kiraNa le sakeM / jaise sUraja ugatA hai sA~jha ko asta ho jAtA hai isa daramyAna agara usakA upayoga na kiyA jAe to usake ugane aura asta hone kA hamAre lie kyA artha? upayoga karo to guru kA bhI upayoga hai anyathA guru bhI kyA kAma kA upayoga karo to maMdira kA patthara bhI hameM paramezvara taka le jA sakatA hai anyathA svayaM paramezvara bhI hamAre sAmane A to bhI kucha na mila paaegaa| purAnI kahAniyA~ bhI artha rakhatI haiM isalie to unheM yAda karate haiN| yU~ to hama svayaM ko arihaMta kI, mahAvIra kI saMtAna kahate haiM, para hama kyA haiM, yaha hama hI behatara jAnate haiN| eka cUhA dekha leM to Dara jAte haiM, chipakalI dekha leM to hila jAte haiM / hameM bacapana se hI Dara kI bAteM batAI jAtI haiM, nirbhayatA kI nahIM / kala hI samAcAra-patra 184 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM tasvIra dekha rahA thA ki eka videzI kalAkAra vhela machalI kI pITha para karataba dikhA rahI hai| hamAre yahA~ bacce ko svimiMga pUla meM bhejate samaya kahate haiM dhyAna rakhanA paira na phisala jAe aura videza meM bacce ko samudra meM utAra dete haiM aura paravAha nahIM krte| jo baccA bacapana se hI samudra kI laharoM se saMgharSa karanA sIkha jAegA vahI bar3A hokara jiMdagI ke saMgharSoM ko pAra kara paaegaa| bher3oM ke Tole meM eka zera bher3a kA dUdha pIne lagA, mimiyAne lagA, jiMdagI calatI rhii| hama logoM kI bhI cala rahI hai| guru kisI ko bhagavAna nahIM banAtA, na hI kisI ko mokSa dilAtA hai| vaha kevala eka kArya karatA hai ki vaha hameM kevala hamArI nijatA kyA hai, yaha batAtA hai| vaha hameM hamArI vAstavikatA aura traikAlika satyatA batAtA hai ki tU bher3a nahIM zera hai - para yaha koI mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM hotaa| taba zera usakI gardana pakar3akara sarovara ke kinAre le jAtA hai aura usako usakI parachAI dikhAtA hai| taba bhI vaha ghighiyAtA hai| zera apanI parachAI bhI dikhAtA hai, jora se dahAr3atA hai| bher3a ke jhaMDa meM rahe hue zera ne usakI parachAI dekhI taba use lagA ki vaha bher3a nahIM hai vaha bhI zera hai| apanI nijatA ko, svarUpa ko pahacAna kara vaha bhI jora se dahAr3a uThA aura vApasa bher3oM ke jhuMDa meM nahIM lauttaa| zmazAna bhI sarovara kI taraha hai jisameM jAne para bhagavAna dikhAte haiM ki yaha hai hamArI jiMdagI kA pariNAma, yaha mauta hai| yaha kAyA jise poSita karate haiM, zRMgArita karate haiM,sajAte-saMvArate haiM, bhagavAna hamAre ghara meM kisI sadasya kI mauta ko bhejakara yahI sabaka denA cAhate haiM ki yaha hai hamArI vaastviktaa| jaise usakI kAyA vaisI hI hamArI kAyA, jaise vaha miTTI, hama bhI miTTI, jaise vaha jAte samaya kucha bhI na le jA sakA vaise hI hamane kitanA bhI kyoM na jor3a rakhA ho kucha bhI na le jA skeNge| bhale yahA~ hamAre pAsa anna ke bhaMDAra hoM, para sAtha meM to cuTakI ATA bhI na le jA paaeNge| yahA~ para e.sI.hai, vahA~ nIma kI chA~va bhI nasIba nahIM hogii| bhagavAna saba dikhAte haiM, para hama janmoM kI bher3a, dekhakara bhI anadekhA kara dete haiN| koI kahatA hai to mAna lete haiM ki hama AtmA haiM, paramAtmA ke aMza haiM, para koI svarga kA sukha Akara denA cAhe to iMkAra kara dete haiN| jisa avasthA meM haiM, usI meM sar3ate rahate haiN| yahA~ kI moha-mAyA, yahA~ ke duHkhoM se nikala nahIM paate| hama aise ulajhe hue haiM ki agara sAmane zmazAna bhI dekha leM, mauta bhI dekha leM to bhI hilate nahIM haiM, koI farka hI nahIM pdd'taa| jaise haoNspiTala ke DaoNkTara ko kisI ke mara jAne para bahuta adhika farka nahIM pdd'taa| eka DaoNkTara thA, khUba kamAtA thaa| koI mara bhI jAtA to use kucha na hotA thaa| 185 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAza par3I hai, para pahale apane paise vasUlatA taba lAza uThAne detaa| eka dina usakA qhuda kA beTA mara gayA, hila gyaa| bhagavAna jhaTakA detA hai| jo saMbhala gayA vaha nijatA kI ora bar3ha gyaa| jo na saMbhalA use zaitAna vApasa apane kIcar3a ke gaDDhe meM le gyaa| eka aura DaoNkTara haiN| sarjana the, aba riTAyara ho gae haiN| unakA beTA bhI DaoNkTara hai| patnI se ghabarAte haiN| patnI se ghabarAnA koI qhAsa bAta nahIM hai,hiTalara bhI patnI ke Age ghabarAtA thaa| DaoNkTara apane beTe se bhI ghabarAtA hai| beTe ne pitA ke hastAkSara karane sIkha lie, so hara mahIne kI peMzana bhI vahI uThA lAtA hai| pitA ke hAtha kucha nahIM lgtaa| dasa rupaye bhI cAhie to beTe se tIna bAra mA~ganA par3atA hai| duniyA kI sarjarI karane vAle ne ghara vAloM ke Age apanI kaisI dayanIya hAlata banA DAlI hai| DaoNkTara koI qadama bhI nahIM uThA pA rahA hai, kahatA hai isase beTe kI badanAmI ho jaaegii| kyA ise hama jiMdagI kaheMge? kaisI bebasI kI hAlata hai? zera the, bher3a bana ge| sAmane vAlA zera-para-zera hue jA rahA hai aura apana loga bher3a-para-bher3a hue jA rahe hai| prazna hai kyA tumhArI koI nijatA nahIM hai? kyA tumhArI koI tAqata, koI vajUda nahIM hai? apane soe siMhatva ko jgaao| bher3a aura bher3iyA banakara jIne kA koI artha nahIM hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki hamAre sIdhepana ko loga hamArI kamaz2orI samajha baiThe aura hamArA dohana karate rheN| ___ dhyAna hameM siMhatva kI pahacAna detA hai| hamArA soyA vizvAsa aura bhAgya jagAtA hai, jaba bhI kisI kA sira phUTatA hai to yA to bhAgya jagatA hai yA bhAgya phUTatA hai|jo honA hogA, so hogaa|avsr ko vyartha mata jAne do| dhyAna aura sAdhanA kevala apanI nijatA kI khoja hai| isa nijatA kI khoja ke lie hI pataMjali ne kahA thA - hRdaye citta saMvit / hRdaya vyakti ke lie Atma-jJAna kA dvAra hai| hRdaya para dhyAna karane se, lagAtAra hRdaya se rU-ba-rU hone se vyakti ke Atma-jJAna kA phUla khilatA hai, Atma-jJAna kA prakAza prakaTa hotA hai| jisa paramAtmA kI, IzvarIya cetanA kI hama loga prArthanA, sAdhanA aura upAsanA karate haiM, usakA apane bhItara-bAhara usI kA sAnnidhya, usI kA nara nihAratA rahatA hai| hRdaya zAMti kA maMdira hai, pavitra prema kA AdhAra hai| yadi koI vyakti apane zarIra aura buddhi ko nirmala tathA prakAzita karanA cAhatA hai to hRdaya kA Alambana ho|apnii ora se hRdaya meM IzvarIya cetanA aura prakAza kA dhyAna kre| usI prakAza ko, usI prANazakti, Atma-jyoti aura Atma-UrjA ko hama apane pUre zarIra meM aura buddhi meM 186/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI vyApta kreN| jaise sUraja kI rozanI cAroM ora bikharatI hai aise hI hRdaya kI rozanI ko hama apanI buddhi aura zarIra meM prakAzita kreN| buddhi sadbuddhi hI nahIM rahatI, durbuddhi bhI ho jAtI hai| mana sumana hI nahIM rahatA durmana bhI ho jAtA hai| prazna hai ki ise hama prakAzita kaise kareM? bahuta se logoM ne DheroM upAya DhU~Dhe hoMge, para koI bhI upAya mana ko nirmala nahIM kara pAyA, mana ko nirvikAra, acaMcala aura ekAgra nahIM kara pAyA, viSayoM se vimukha nahIM kara paayaa| viSayoM se vimukha hone kA eka hI AdhAra hai - hama apanI buddhi, mana ko prakAzita kreN| apane hRdaya meM dhyAna dharakara hama Atma-jJAna ke prakAza ko prakaTa kara sakate haiN| hamArA hRdaya vaha dvAra hai, jahA~ jAkara Atma-jyoti ke prakAza se buddhi ko prakAzita kara sakate haiN| apane zarIra, mana, buddhi, vicAra, vANI aura indriyoM ko nirmala karane ke lie hRdaya meM dhyAna kreN| saMbhava hai ki yaha prakAza bAhara taka phaila jAe taba hama deha meM rahate hue dehAtIta, videha-avasthA ko upalabdha hoNge| nijatA kI khoja isa hRdaya se hI jur3I huI hai| eka sundara-sA gIta hai - maiM Apa apanI talAza meM hU~, merA koI rahanumA nahIM hai| vo kyA batAe~ge rAz2a mujhako, jinheM ki khuda kA patA nahIM hai| ye masjideM, ye maMdira,ye giraz2e, ye saba usI kI pUjA ke ghara haiN| agara qhudA rahate hoM yahIM pe, to inameM merA khudA nahIM hai| agara mile koI yatIma mujhako, to usakI A~khoM kA azka pI luuN| qhuzI kI qhuzabU luTA ke jiU~, binA qhuzI ke qhudA nahIM hai| ye jiMdagI hai nadiyA kA pAnI, jo Aja hai vo hI kala nahIM hai| hara muzkiloM meM bhI muskurAke, jo na jiyA vo jiyA nahIM hai| dekha rahA hU~ sAre jahA~ ko qhudA kI kudarata kA lutpha letaa| dilavara ko apane dila meM hI dekhU, dila se qhudA bhI judA nahIM hai| ye 'candra' jAne pUjA na saz2adA, tU merI pUjA kI lAja rkhnaa| hara sA~sa merI, terI ibAdata, hara sA~sa meM kyA qhudA nahIM hai| ___maiM Apa apanI..... apanI talAza, AtmA kI talAza ke lie jo loga cala rahe haiM unheM samajha lenA cAhie ki Atma-jJAna kA praveza-dvAra, nijatA kI pUrNatA agara kahIM se mila sakatI hai to usakA akelA AdhAra, maMdira aura tIrtha usakA apanA hRdaya hai| usa prakAza se | 187 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama apanI indriyoM ko aura sAdhanA ke SaSTacakroM ko prakAzita kreN| hRdaya ke rAste hama prabhu se milana karate haiN| vaha prakAza ke rUpa meM hamAre hRdaya meM sAkAra hotA hai| hamAre hRdaya meM divya prema, divya karuNA, divya jJAna, AtmA kA divya prakAza prakaTa hotA hai| prema va jJAna meM farka nahIM hotaa| dIyoM meM farka ho sakatA hai lekina prakAza meM koI farka nahIM hotaa| hama hRdaya ke dvArA buddhi taka phuNceN| binA hRdaya ke buddhi taka pahu~ca bhI gae to pariNAma nahIM aaegaa| pataMjali kahate haiM - mUrdhA jyotiSi siddha darzanam - mUrdhA jyoti arthAt bhakaTi madhya AjJA-cakra meM athavA kapAla sthita brahmaraMdhra meM dhyAna karane se siddhoM kA darzana hotA hai| lalATa pradeza para AjJA-cakra meM, apane mastiSka ke isa AdhyAtmika kendra para dhyAna karane se vaha siddhoM se jur3atA hai| jur3oge kaise? kyA binA kamala-DaMDI ke kamala khila jAegA? kyA binA bIja ke paudhA aMkurita ho jAegA? hRdaya hI hamArA bIja hai, prakAza hRdaya se hI niklegaa| hRdaya se nikalI huI prANa cetanA ko agara hama AjJA-cakra para kendrita karate haiM, lalATa pradeza taka le jAte haiM to nizcita hI vyakti ko siddhoM ke darzana hote haiN| jaina loga kahate haiM - Namo siddhANaM lekina itanA mAtra kahane se siddhoM ke darzana nahIM hote| siddhoM kA darzana karane ke lie hameM hRdaya se jur3anA hogA, usake tAroM ke sAtha apanI laya milAnI hogii| sUra ke ikatAre kI taraha, mIrA ke ghugharU kI taraha, ekalayatA sAdhanI hogii| pahale yogI mata bano, pahale mIrA bno| binA hRdaya se jur3e ekalayatA nahIM aaegii| kisI bhI paddhati se dhyAna karane vAle loga kyoM na hoM, merA sabhI se anurodha hai ki hRdaya se dhyAna karo, hRdaya se prIta paalo| vahIM se rAstA khulegaa| yoga ke baMda daravAje vahIM se khulate haiN| agara vahA~ se buddhi prakAzita ho gaI to lalATa-pradeza para dhyAna khulegA, brahmaraMdhra ke baMda dvAra khuleNge| yoga ke baMda daravAje vahIM se khulate haiN| agara vahA~ se buddhi prakAzita ho gaI to lalATa-pradeza para dhyAna karane se nizcita hI siddhoM ke darzana hoNge| hamArA mastiSka anaginata jJAna kozikAoM se bharA huA hai| bhautika rUpa se pUre zarIra ko calAne vAlA, hRdaya ko dhar3akAne vAlA hamArA mastiSka hI hai| zarIra kI sArI gatividhiyoM ko saMcAlita karane ke lie Adeza dene vAlA hamArA dimAga hI hai| isa mana ko hama bhrU-madhya para jo ki AdhyAtmika kendra hai, isa para kendrita karate haiN| yaha ziva-netra kahalAtA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki ziva agara tIsarA netra khola de to tAMDava maca jAtA hai| yaha atyadhika UrjAvAna pradeza hai| hameM jAna lenA cAhie ki ziva kA tIsarA netra kyoM khulatA hai aura isake 188 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nakArAtmaka pariNAma kyoM Ate haiM? vAstava meM ziva kA tIsarA netra duzmanoM ke saMhAra ke lie hai| jinake bhItara aziva kA nivAsa hai usa aziva kA nAza karane ke lie ziva-netra kA upayoga hai| hamAre mana kI vila-pAvara ko, mana nAmaka mahAna lekina sUkSma UrjA ko visphoTaka banAne meM tIsarA netra sahayogI hai| yaha chaThI indriya kahalAtI hai| isalie jaba koI honI yA anahonI hone vAlI hotI hai to hameM chaThI indriya ke dvArA pUrvAnubhUti hotI hai| vAstava meM isa kendra dvArA hamArI buddhi taka saMdeza pahu~catA hai aura hameM usa honI yA anahonI kA ahasAsa hone lagatA hai| chaThI indriya sakriya hokara hameM sAvadhAna kara detI hai| agara hama lalATa pradeza para dhyAna kara rahe haiM to maiM kahU~gA ki yahA~ sUrya kA dhyAna kro| dhyAna meM utarate samaya prakAza kA dhyAna karanA caahie| hRdaya-pradeza para dhyAna kareM to IzvarIya jyoti kA dhyAna kreN| sabaha lalATa pradeza para sUrya ke prakAza kA aura sAyaMkAla meM dhyAna karate samaya caMdramA ke prakAza kA dhyAna kreN| sUrya kA prakAza UrjA aura caMdramA kA prakAza hameM zAMti degA, zItalatA degaa| jinheM apanI prakRti ciMtApUrNa, tanAvapUrNa z2yAdA lagatI hai, vAsanA se adhika ghire rahate haiM una logoM ko caMdramA ke prakAza kA dhyAna karanA cAhie tAki unake bhItara zItalatA kA saMcAra ho|shiitl prakAza kA dhyAna kreN| jaba hama trATaka karate haiM dIpazikhA para taba dasa minaTa bAda netra baMda kara lete haiM aura lalATa para vaha jyoti chA jAtI hai| jJAna-cetanA kA dvAra hai lalATa-pradeza / jJAna-cetanA ko jAgrata karane ke lie lalATa-pradeza para dhyAna karanA cAhie, lekina isa kendra para dhyAna karate samaya khiMcAvapUrNa sthiti na rkheN| apane dimAga para kisI prakAra kA dabAva DAlate hue ekAgratA na lAe~ anyathA dimAga kI kozikAoM para jora par3a sakatA hai| yahI vajaha hai ki maiM hRdaya para dhyAna karane kI salAha detA huuN| pahale hRdaya ke sAtha ekAkAra hoN| jaba hameM lage ki IzvarIya prakAza, bhale hI pahale kalpanA kara rahe hoM dhIre-dhIre vaha anubhUti bhI bana jAegA, taba hama lalATa pradeza para dhyAna kareM, taba vaha dhyAna hameM siddhoM se, buddhoM se, mukta cetanAoM se jodd'egaa| una cetanAoM se ikatAra hone kA mAdhyama bnegaa| jaba hama nijatA kI khoja kA bhAva apane bhItara gaharA kara leMge, use prAthamikatA deMge taba yaha bodha ho jAegA ki dharma kyA hai - vatthu sahAvo dhmmo| ApakA dharma kyA hai - apanI nijatA ko dhAraNa karanA na ki dhana ko, patnI ko, vyApAra yA saMsAra ko dhAraNa krnaa| jaba yaha tattva hamAre bhItara pradhAna ho jAegA,mana meM, dila meM, dimAga meM samA jAegA taba hRdaya meM Atma-jJAna prApti ke bhAva se dhyAna | 189 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara pAe~ge, taba hama IzvarIya cetanA ke sAtha jur3ane ke bhAva se dhyAna kreNge| vahI hamArI dhAraNA aura dhyAna hogaa| usI meM se samAdhi ke phUla khileNge| samAdhi ke phUla khileM yA na khileM basa eka hI bAta kA qhayAla rakheMge ki apane hRdaya meM utarakara usa nirAkAra arUpI kA dhyAna kareMge jo dikhAI nahIM detA phira bhI hai| use mahasUsa kiyA jA sakatA hai, anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai / bhItara utareM, apanI nijatA se pyAra kreN| pataMjali ke yogasUtroM ke sahAre hamane kucha rAstoM ko talAzane aura tarAzane kI koziza kI hai| iMsAna Upara uThe kamala ke phUla kI taraha, dIpaka kI jyoti kI taraha Upara uThe / hamArA uddezya va lakSya Upara uThA honA caahie| hama sabhI apane lakSya ko prApta kareM / pataMjali hamAre lie kisI prakAza stambha kI taraha haiM aura unake yogasUtra hamAre lie svAsthya, zAMti, zakti aura saccidAnaMda ko pAne kA rAstA hai / rAstoM kA mUlya tabhI hai jaba koI usa para cale / mAnatA hU~ sAre bIja phalita nahIM hote, para mAlI phira bhI sIMcatA hai, kucha phalate haiM, kucha jalate haiN| jo jala gae, ve vyartha gae, jo phala gae, ve dhanya hue| unake pA~voM meM ghuMgharU Thamake / ve vibhora hue| astitva una para AzIrvAda brsaaegaa| ve cA~da-sitAroM kI taraha camakeMge, dmkeNge| aise loga jahA~ raheMge, zAMti aura AnaMda kA vistAra hogA / Apa sabake lie amRta prema hai, praNAma bhI / 190 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ behatarIna kitAbeM raoNyala sAija, raoNyala maiTara raoNyala prajeMTezana boM kI kImata lAgata se bhI zrI candraprabha mahInA tasita sAmara jIne kI kalA lAifa ho to aisI! hI saphala svacA jIvana jIne kAlIna zrI lalitA feosnAnI adhyAtma kA amRta lakita sAde samAna jIne kI kalA (raoNyala sAija) pRSTha : 196 mUlya : 70/ lAipha ho to aisI! pRSTha : 144 mUlya : 50/ adhyAtma kA amRta pRSTha : 144 mUlya:50/ zrIlAlapama | madhura jIvana preraNA lakSya banAe~ puruSArtha jagAIM sole zAlI mAniyA thI cayana yIya apanAeM, jitugI bnaaeN| yoga anAe~, jiMdagI banAe~ pRSTha:108 mUlya : 25/ preraNA pRSTha: 112 mUlya : 25/- lakSya banAeM, puruSArtha jagAe~ pRSTha:128 mUlya : 40/- kaise jie~ madhura jIvana pRSTha:112 mUlya : 25/- jAgeso jIvaja ke samAdhAna zrI candraprabha mahAvIra mAM kI mamatA / hameM pukAre z2arA merI A~kho se dekho bhI caldapraba jIvana ke samAdhAna pRSTha:160 mUlya:80/- jAge so mahAvIra pRSTha: 192 mUlya:40/- jarA merI A~khoM se dekhAgAra pRSTha: 112 mUlya: 25/ mA~ kI mamatAhameM pukAra pRSTha: 32 mUlya:8/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niribib candraprabha Apako Apase pArita hreyana Panarastute mRtyu se| mulAkAta rUpAMtaraNa "zrI candraprama 'malopAkhA amita sAkAra H kauna hU~ maiM kauna hU~ pRSTha :112 mUlya : 25/ mRtyu se mulAkAta pRSTha: 200 mUlya : 50/- dhyAnayoga vidhi aura vacana pRSTha:160 mUlya : 40/- rUpAMtaraNa pRSTha :160 mUlya : 25/- kArapatra zrI candraprabha Thezilor bjaaeN| antarmana kA ikatArA 'vipazyanA mahAguhA kI cetanA svAsthya se samAdhi taka kA saphara svA se mAtAtkAra kA diyA mArga mahAguhA kI cetanA pRSTha: 192 mUlya:40/- bajAe~ antarmana kA ikatArA pRSTha: 192 mUlya : 40/ dayoga pRSTha: 192 mUlya:40/- da vipazyanA pRSTha:160 mUlya : 30/ Dome MEAANER zrI candramA AtmA kI pyAsa dhyAna tapAlakA candraprabha aMtaryAtrA AtmA kI pyAsa bujhAnI haito pRSTha:112 mUlya: 25/ zAMti pAne kA sarala rAstA pRSTha: 112 mUlya: 25/ aMtaryAtrA pRSTha: 160 mUlya : 30/- dhyAna pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 25/ zrI candraprabha kI zreSTha kahAniyA~ jieMto ese jieM jAgo mere pArtha vaars kI stotra 4. bhaPars Pat AART * NEPenny samA ke zreSTha kahAniyA~ pRSTha:128 mUlya : 25/- jieM to aise jieM pRSTha : 128 mUlya : 40/- mahAjIvana kI khoja pRSTha :160 mUlya : 40/- jAgo mere pArtha pRSTha : 250 mUlya : 45/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAbhArA lalilAmazAgara pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda 55s yaha hai rAstA sAti, siddhi aura mukti pAne sarala rAstA chi ciMtA, krodha aura / tanAva-mukti / ke sarala upAya zrI : dhAmaprara zAMti, siddhi aura mukti ciMtA, krodha aura tanAva pAne kA sarala rAstA mukti ke sarala upAya pRSTha:176 mUlya : 40/- pRSTha: 160 mUlya :50/- pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda pRSTha :112 mUlya : 25/ yaha hai rAstA jIvaMta dharma kA pRSTha :120 mUlya : 25/ zrI candraprabha pro candragrama dhyAnakA vijJAna vAha jiMdagI dhyAnayoga para samajha mArgadarzana zAnadAra jIvana kI damadAra bAta ! aisI ho jIne kI zailI jIjasane mItana-mAhA bahakArI eka prakAzalAma cArjakaveM jiMdagI zrI tandaprabha zrI candraprama mium aisI ho jIne kI zailI pRSTha:160 mUlya : 30/- cArja kareM jiMdagI pRSTha:96 mUlya: 25/- vAha! jiMdagI pRSTha: 112 mUlya: 25/ dhyAna kA vijJAna pUSTha : 144 mUlya: 30 lokapiTA pustaka dhyAnako bahAI dene vAle aba bhAratako jaganA hogA dhyAna sUtra mahAvIra ApakI aura Aja kI harasamasyA kA samAdhAna na janma na mRtyu zrI candraprama zrI candraprabha bAbAAmAkebIcajIcA saMkAya mahAvIra ApakI aura Aja kI dhyAna ko gaharAI dene vAle aba bhArata ko jaganA hogA hara samasyA kA samAdhAna dhyAnasUtra pRSTha : 176 mUlya : 35/- pRSTha : 300 mUlya : 60/- pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 35/ najanma, na mRtyu pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 35/ nyUnatama 400/- kA sAhitya maMgavAne para DAka kharca saMsthA dvArA deya hogaa| dhanarAzi SRI JITYASHA SHREE FOUNDATION ke nAma se DrAphTa banAkara jayapura ke pate para bhejeN| uparokta sAhitya prApta karane hetu apanA oNrDara nimna pate para bhejeM - zrI jitayazA zrI phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI.roDa, jayapura (rAja.)0141-2364737, 2375796 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kareM apanI jiMdagI ko cArja saMbodhi - TAimsa mAsika patrikA zreSTha jJAna aura zreSTha ciMtana ke prasAra kI pavitra bhAvanA se prakAzita, saMpUrNata : lAbha-nirapekSa trivArSika : 200/AjIvana : 600/ ko karane vAlI i saMbodhi TAimsa sadasyatA grahaNa karane hetu 'manIoNrDara athavA DrAphTa nimna pate para bhejeM - pI bopura meM cAturmAsa vA nayA itihAsa SRI JITYASHA SHREE FOUNDATION B-7, Anukampa II Phase, M.I.Roady Jaipur (Raj.) Ph. 0141-2364737 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pataMjali ke yoga-sUtra 'rahasya-kA-tarkazAstra' haiN| Apa usakI cAhe jitanI parte kholeM phira bhI kucha hai jo anakahA raha jAtA hai| zrI candraprabha ne ina rahasyoM ko bar3I madhuratA ke sAtha mahAvIra, buddha, krAisTa, jena, sUphI Adi paramparAoM ke sAtha jor3akara bar3I sahajatA aura saMjIdagI se prastuta kiyA hai| agara ve rahasyadarzI dArzanika haiM to premapUrNa hRdaya ke devatA bhI haiN| zrI candraprabha bhAratIya evaM mAnavIya jIvanadRSTi ke saMvAhaka haiM / ve jIvana ke zAzvata satyoM se svayaM rUbarU hokara hameM bhI rUbarU karavA rahe haiM / sUraja kI kiraNa banakara hamAre bhItara AzA aura vizvAsa kA saverA jagAte haiM, to caMdA kI cA~danI banakara hamAre ajJAna ke aMdhakAra ko dUra karate haiN| ve apanI AtmIyatA meM Dubote haiM aura bahuta saralatA se pAra utarane ke lie patavAra thamA dete haiN| ve hameM saccAI kA sAmanA karane kA patha aura sAhasa pradAna karate haiM / yoga kA praveza-dvAra vikaTa hai / yahA~ kaThora anuzAsana hai, jisameM yoga naukA hai aura utArane vAlA guru hai| parama pUjya nimaMtraNa de rahe haiM ki Ao aura vaha bIja bana jAo jisase sugaMdhita puSpoM se bhare, phaloM se lade vRkSa kA udaya ho ske| Thesitat Jain Educationteado al For Personal & Private Use Only wwwamenbrary.org 9329