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________________ yuga-yuga kI mAMga : samAnatA jaina-dharma eka adhyAtmavAdI dharma hai| usakI sUkSma dRSTi mAnava-AtmA para TikI huI hai| vaha dRSTi manuSya ke zarIra, indriya, bAhya-veSa, liMga, vaMza aura jAti-ina sabakI dIvAroM ko bhedatI huI, sUkSma AtmA ko grahaNa karatI hai| vaha prAtmA kI bAta karatA hai, prAtmA kI bhASA bolatA hai| sukha-duHkha ke vikalpa, uccatA-nIcatA ke mAnadaMDa aura yahA~ taka ki loka-paraloka kI cintA se bhI pare, vaha zuddha adhyAtma kI bAta karatA hai| isakA matalaba yaha hai ki saMsAra ke jitane bhI bAhya vikalpa hai U~ca-nIca ke, cAhe ve jAti kI dRSTi se hoM, cAhe dhana kI dRSTi se hoM, cAhe zAsana-adhikAra kI dRSTi se hoM athavA anya kisI bhI dRSTi se hoM, vahA~ ye vikalpa tuccha par3a jAte haiM, ye saba dhAraNAe~ usakI dRSTi se niSprANa-nirmAlya evaM nirarthaka hai| prAtmA ke sAtha ina dhAraNAoM kA kahIM koI mela baiThatA / bhale hI pazcAdvartI vyaktiyoM ne kucha blekamela kiyA ho, kintu jaina-dharma ke mahAn udgAtA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke vacanoM kA jo mahAprakAza hameM milA hai, usake pAloka meM dekhane se patA calatA hai ki jaina-dharma kA zuddha rUpa AtmA ko chUtA hai| jAti, sampradAya, vaMza aura liMga kA 'blaika mela'-sA~Tha-gAMTha karane vAle, jaina-dharma kI AtmA ke sAtha anyAya kara rahe haiN| sabameM samAna AtmA hai: bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo upadeza diyA, apane jIvana meM jo vilakSaNa kArya kie, ve isa bAta ke sAkSI haiM ki jaina-dharma kA sandeza prAtmA ko jagAne kA saMdeza hai| usakI dRSTi meM rAjA aura raMka kI AtmA meM koI bheda nahIM hai| usaH samakSa jitane Atma-gaurava ke sAtha eka kulIna brAhmaNa pA sakatA hai, utane hI gaurava ke sAtha eka nIca aura antyaja kahA jAne vAlA zUdra cANDAla bhI pA sakatA hai| vaha yadi brAhmaNakumAra indrabhUti gautama kA svAgata karatA hai, to zvapAkaputra harikezIbala aura cANDAlasuta maharSi metArya kA bhI usI bhAva aura zraddhA ke sAtha svAgata, sammAna evaM Adara karatA hai| prAtmA kisI bhI paristhiti meM cala rahI ho, kisI nAma, rUpa aura jAti kI sImAoM meM khar3I ho, para usameM bhI vahI prAtma-jyoti jala rahI hotI hai, jo tumhAre bhItara bhI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai-yadi tumhAre samparka meM koI prAtA hai, to tuma usakI AtmA ko dekho, use jAgRta karane kA prayatna kro| usake acche-bure nAma, rUpa Adi meM mata uljho| tuma AtmavAdI ho, to AtmA ko dekho| zarIra ko dekhanA, nAma, rUpa evaM jAti ko dekhanA, zarIravAdI arthAt bhautikavAdI dRSTi hai| AtmavAdI ina prapaMcoM meM nahIM ulajhatA hai, usakI dRSTi meM teja hotA hai, ataH vaha sUkSma-se-sUkSya svarUpa ko grahaNa karatA hai, sthUla para usakI duSTi nahIM attktii| vaha sUkSma tattva ko pahacAnatA hai aura usI tattva kA sammAna karatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke, jo prAcInatama bhASA meM upadeza prApta hote haiM, ve bahuta-kucha Aja bhI AcArAMga meM upalabdha haiN| bhASA-zailI kI dRSTi se vaha saba AgamoM meM prAcIna hai aura mahAvIra yuga ke adhika nikaTa pratIta hotA hai| usameM eka sthAna para kahA gayA hai "jahA puNassa katthai, tahA tucchassa katthai, jahA tucchassa kathai, tahA puNNassa katthai / " yuga-yuga kI mAMga : samAnatA 407 Jain Education Interational
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________________ "tumhAre sAmane yadi koI samrAT AtA hai, jisake pIche lAkhoM-karor3oM sevakoM kA dala khar3A hai, dhana-vaibhava kA ambAra lagA hai, svarNa-siMhAsana aura zAsana-zakti usake pIche hai, kintu yadi use upadeza dene kA prasaMga prAtA hai, to usake dhana aura zakti para dRSTi mata DAlo, usake sone ke mahaloM kI tarapha najara taka na uThAyo, balki use eka bhavya prAtmA samajhakara upadeza kro| aura, tuma yaha dekho ki usakI supta AtmA jAgRta ho, usameM viveka kI jyoti prajvalita ho, basa yahI dhyeya rakhakara upadeza karo aura nirbhIka hokara kro|" "aura, yadi tumhAre samakSa koI daridra bhikhArI galI-kUcoM meM ThokareM khAne vAlA, zvapAka yA antyaja cANDAla, jo saMsAra kI najaroM meM nIca kahA jAtA hai, vaha bhI A jAe, to, jisa prakAra se tathA jisa bhAva se tumane samrAT ko upadeza diyA hai, usI prakAra se aura usI bhAva se usa tuccha aura sAdhAraNa zreNI ke vyakti ko bhI dekho, aura use upadeza do, usake bAharI rUpa aura jAti para mata uljho| yaha dekho ki vaha bhI eka bhavya AtmA hai aura usakI AtmA ko jAgRti kA sandeza denA hamArA dharma hai|" Apa dekheMge ki jaina-dharma kA svara kitanI U~cAI taka pahu~ca gayA hai| sAdhAraNajanatA jisa prakAra eka samrAT aura eka zreSThI ke prati sammAna aura sabhya bhASA kA prayoga karatI hai, eka kaMgAla-bhikhArI aura eka antyaja ke prati bhI jaina-dharma usI bhASA aura usI sabhyatA kA pAlana karane kI bAta kahatA hai| jitanI dRr3hatA aura nirbhayatA mana meM hogI, satya kA svara bhI utanA hI spaSTa evaM mukhara hogaa| ataH bhikhArI aura daridra ke sAmane tuma jitane nirbhaya aura spaSTavAdI hokara satya ko prakaTa karate ho, utane hI nirbhaya aura dRr3ha banakara eka samrAT ko bhI satya kA sandeza sunAo / tumhAre spaSTa aura sudRr3ha satya kI apanI tejasvitA svarNa kI camaka ke sAmane kama na hone paae| sone ke Dhakkana se usakA muMha banda na ho jAe jaisA ki IzopaniSad meM kahA gayA hai-"hiraNyamayena pAtreNa satyasyApihitaM mukhaM" sone ke pAna se satya kA muMha DhakA huA hai|" samrAT aura tumhAre bIca meM samrAT ke dhana aura vaibhava, zakti aura sAmrAjya kA vicAra khar3A mata hone do| aura, na daridra aura tumhAre bIca meM daridra kI nagaNyatA evaM tucchatA kA kSudra vicAra hI khar3A ho| donoM kI AtmA ko samAna smjho| ataH donoM ko samAna bhAva se dharma kA sandeza do, nirbhaya aura nirapekSa hokara, niSkAma aura taTastha hokara / jAti nahIM, caritra UMcA hai: jainadharma zarIravAdiyoM kA dharma nahIM hai| yadi aSTAvakra RSi ke zabdoM meM kahA jAe, to vaha "carmavAdI' dharma nahIM hai| vaha zarIra, jAti yA vaMza ke bhautika AdhAra para calane vAlA 'polA dharma nahIM hai| adhyAtma kI Thosa bhUmikA para khar3A hai| vaha yaha nahIM dekhatA hai ki kauna bhaMgI hai, kauna camAra hai aura kauna Aja kisa karma tathA kisa vyavasAya se jur3A huA hai? vaha to vyakti ke caritra ko dekhatA hai, satya kI jAgati evaM jijJAsA ko dekhatA hai aura dekhatA hai usakI Atmika pavitratA ko| ___ bhArata kA madhya-yugIna itihAsa, jaba hama dekhate haiM, to mana pIr3A se AkrAMta ho jAtA hai| aura, hamAre dharma evaM adhyAtma ke pracArakoM ke cintana ke samakSa eka praznacinha laga jAtA hai ki ve kyA socate the? aura kaisA socate the? prANimAtra meM brahma kA pratibimba dekhane vAle bhI zreSThI aura daridra kI prAtmA ko, brAhmaNa aura cANDAla kI prAtmA ko eka dRSTi se nahIM dekha ske| unhoMne hara varga ke bIca bheda aura ghRNA kI dIvAreM khar3I kara dii| zUdra kI chAyA par3ane se ve apane ko apavitra samajha baiThate the| itanI nAjuka thI, unakI pavitratA ki kisI kI chAyA mAtra se vaha dUSita ho uThatI thii| koI bhI zUdra dharmazAstra kA adhyayana nahIM kara sakatA thaa| kyA dharmazAstra itane poce the ki zUdra ke chUte hI ve bhraSTa ho jAte ? jarA soceM, to lagegA ki kaisI bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ thIM ki-jo zAstra jJAna kA AdhAra mAnA jAtA hai, jisase pravAhita hone vAlI jJAna kI pAvana-dhArA antaraMga 408 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ ke kaluSa ko, ananta-ananta janmoM ke pApa ko dhokara svaccha kara detI hai, prakAza jagamagA detI hai, saMsAra ko dAsatA aura bandhanoM se mukta karake prAtma-svAtantrya aura mokSa ke kendra meM pratiSThita karane meM samartha hai, vaha zAstra aura usakI jJAnadhArA unhoMne eka vargavizeSa ke hAthoM meM sauMpa dI aura kaha diyA ki dUsaroM ko ise par3hane kA adhikAra nhiiN| par3hane kA adhikAra chInA so to chInA, use sunane taka kA bhI adhikAra nahIM diyaa| jo zUdra pavitra zAstra kA uccAraNa kara de, usakI jIbha kATa dI jAe, aura jo use sana le, usake kAnoM meM kholatA huA zIzA DAla kara zAstra sunane kA daNDa diyA jAe !' kaisA thA vaha mAnasa ? manuSya-manuSya ke bIca itanI ghRNA ? itanA dveSa? jo zAstra mahAn pavitra vastu mAnI jAtI thI, usameM bhASA ko lekara bhI vigraha paidA hue / eka ne kahA-saMskRta devatAoM kI bhASA hai, ataH usameM jo zAstra likhA gayA hai, vaha zuddha hai, pavitra hai aura prAkRta tathA anya bhASAoM meM jo bhI tatvajJAna hai, zAstra hai, vaha saba apavitra hai, adharma hai ! eka ne saMskRta ko mahattva diyA, to dUsare ne prAkRta ko hI mahattva diyaa| use hI devatAoM kI bhASA mAnA, pavitra maanaa| isa prakAra kI bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ itihAsa ke pRSThoM para Aja bhI aMkita haiM, jinase jJAta hotA hai ki manuSya ke andara jAti, vaMza, dharma aura bhASA kA eka bhayaMkara ahaMkAra janma le rahA thA, aisA ahaMkAra jo saMsAra meM apanI zreSThatA sthApita karane ke lie dUsaroM kI zreSThatA, pratiSThA aura sammAna ko khaNDa-khaNDa karane para tula gayA thaa| dUsaroM kI pratiSThA kA mahattva girA kara apanI pratiSThA evaM zreSThatA ke mahala, una khaNDaharoM para khar3A karanA cAhatA thaa| unhoMne manuSya ke sammAna kA, usakI Atmika pavitratA kA aura AtmA meM chipI divya-jyoti kA apamAna kiyA, usakI avagaNanA kI aura use nIce girAne evaM lupta karane kI aneka ceSTAe~ kii| unhoMne caritra evaM sadAcAra kA mUlya jAti aura vaMza ke sAmane girA diyaa| isa prakAra adhyAtmavAda kA DhiMDhorA pITakara bhI ve bhautikavAdI bana rahe the| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne yaha sthiti dekhI, to unake andara meM krAnti kI lahara laharA utthii| unake krAnta sphUrta-svara gUMja uThe-- "kammuNA baMbhaNo hoi, kammuNA hoi khttiyo| baIso kammuNA hoi, sudo havai kammuNA ||"-utt. 25, 33. zreSThatA aura pavitratA kA prAdhAra jAti nahIM hai, balki manuSya kA apanA karma hai, apanA AcaraNa hai| karma se hI vyakti brAhmaNa hotA hai aura karma se hI kSatriya / vaizya aura zadra bhI karma ke AdhAra para hI hote haiN| saMsAra meM karma kI pradhAnatA hai| samAja ke varNa aura Azrama karma ke AdhAra para hI vibhakta haiN| isameM jAti koI kAraNa nahIM hai| manuSya kI tejasvitA aura pavitratA usake tapa aura sadAcAra para TikI huI hai, na ki jAti para? "na dosaI jAivisesa koI" jAtivizeSa kA koI kAraNa nahIM dIkha rahA hai| manuSya karma ke dvArA U~cA hotA hai, jIvana kI U~cAiyoM ko nApatA hai aura karma ke dvArA hI nIce giratA hai, patita hotA hai| isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki isa yuga meM mAnava ke mana meMjAtivAda aura vargavAda kA jo eka kA~ToM kA gherA khar3A ho gayA thA, use jaina-dharma ne tor3ane kI koziza kI, manuSya-manuSya aura prAtmA-prAtmA ke bIna samatA evaM samarasatA kA bhAva pratiSThita karane kA prabala prayatna kiyaa| pratyeka prAtmA samAna hai : jaina-dharma ne vizva ko yaha sandeza diyA hai ki 'tuma yaha bhAvanA antarmana meM se vilIna kara do ki koI vyakti jAti se nIcA hai yA U~cA hai, balki yaha soco ki usakI AtmA 1. tasmAcchUdrasamIpe nAdhyetavyaM, atha hAsya vedamupazRNvatastrapujatubhyAM zrotrapratipUrNam, udAharaNe jilhyAcchedo, dhAraNe zarIrabheda ityAdinA zUdrasya vedazravaNAniSiddhatvAt / -zrIbhASyam (zrutaprakAzikA vRtti) sa. 1, pA. 1, sUna 1. yuga-yuga kI mAMga : samAnatA Jain Education Intemational
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________________ kaisI hai ? prazna jAti kA nahIM, AtmA kA karo / AtmA kI dRSTi se vaha zuddha aura pavitra hai yA nahIM, isI prazna para vicAra karo / pUrvAcAryoM ne vizva kI AtmAoM ko samatva dRSTi dete hue kahA hai ki-saMsAra kI samasta AtmAoM ko hama do dRSTiyoM se dekhate ha eka dravya dRSTi se aura dUsarI paryAya dRSTi se / jaba hama bAhara kI dRSTi se dekhate haiM, paryAya kI dRSTi se vicAra karate haiM, to saMsAra kI samasta AtmAe~ azuddha mAlUma par3atI haiN| cAhe vaha brAhmaNa kI AtmA ho athavA zUdra kI AtmA, yahA~ taka ki tIrthaMkara kI hI grAtmA kyoM na ho, vaha jaba taka saMsAra kI bhUmi para sthita hai, zuddha hI pratIta hotI hai / jo bandhana hai, vaha to sabake lie hI bandhana hai| lohe kI ber3I kA bandhana bhI bandhana hai aura sone kI ber3I kA bandhana bhI bandhana hI hai / jaba taka tIrthakara prArabdha karma ke bandhana se pare nahIM hote haiM, taba taka vaha bhI saMsAra kI bhUmikA meM hote haiM, aura saMsAra kI bhUmikA azuddha bhUmikA hai| AtmA jaba vizuddha hotI hai, paryAya kI dRSTi se bhI vizuddha hotI hai, taba vaha mukta ho jAtI hai, saMsAra kI bhUmikA se Upara uTha kara mokSa kI bhUmikA para calI jAtI hai| isa prakAra tIrthaMkara aura sAdhAraNa AtmAe~ saMsAra kI bhUmikA para paryAya kI dRSTi se eka samAna haiN| Apa soceMge, to pAeMge ki jainadharma ne kitanI bar3I bAta kahI hai| jaba vaha satya kI parateM kholane lagatA hai, to kisI kA koI bheda nahIM rkhtaa| sirpha satya ko spaSTa karanA hI usakA ekamAtra lakSya rahatA hai / yadi hama dravya dRSTi se AtmA ko dekhate haiM - to dravya arthAt mUlasvarUpa kI dRSTi se pratyeka AtmA zuddha evaM pavitra hai / jala meM cAhe jitanI miTTI mila gaI ho, koyale kA cUrA pIsa kara DAla diyA gayA ho, aneka raMga milA diye gae hoM, jala kitanA hI azuddha, pavitra aura gandA kyoM na pratIta hotA ho, para yadi ApakI dRSTi meM satya ko samajhane kI zakti hai, to Apa samajheMge ki jala apane Apa meM kyA cIja hai ? jala svabhAvataH pavitra hai yA malina ? vaha malinatA aura gandagI jala kI hai yA miTTI Adi kI ? yadi Apa isa vizleSaNa para gaura kareMge to yaha samajha leMge ki jala jala hai, gandagI gandagI hai, donoM bhinnabhinna padArtha haiM, eka-dUsare ko prabhAvita karate hue bhI, abhinna samparka meM rahate hue bhI, donoM alaga-alaga haiN| isI prakAra prananta ananta kAla se AtmA ke sAtha karma kA samparka calA A rahA hai, AtmA aura karma kA sambandha jur3A yA rahA hai, para vAstava meM AtmA AtmA hai, vaha karma nahIM hai| jar3a karma apanI usI jar3a dhurI para Aja bhI hai, usI sthiti meM hai, vaha kabhI citsvarUpa AtmA nahIM bana sakA hai aura na bana skegaa| isakA abhiprAya yaha huA ki mUla svarUpa kI dRSTi se vizva kI pratyeka AtmA pavitra hai, zuddha hai| vaha jala ke samAna hai, usameM jo apavitratA dikhAI par3a rahI hai, vaha usakI svayaM kI nahIM, apitu karma ke hI kAraNa hai--asat karma, asat zrAcaraNa aura asat saMkalpoM ke kAraNa hai / AtmA : parama pavitra hai : yaha bAta jaba hama samajha rahe haiM ki AtmA kI apavitratA mUla AtmA kI dRSTi se nahIM, bAhya karma ke kAraNa hai, taba hameM yaha bhI socanA hogA ki vaha apavitra kyoM hotI hai aura phira pavitra kaise banatI hai hamAre mana meM jo sat saMkalpa kI lahara uTha rahI hai, duvicAra janma le rahe haiM, ghRNA, vaira aura vidveSa kI bhAvanAe~ jaga rahI haiM, ve hameM asat karma kI ora pravRtta karatI haiM / apane kSudra svArtha kI pUrti ke lie manuSya saMgharSa karatA hai, idhara-udhara ghRNA phailAtA hai| isa prakAra svArtha jaba TakarAte haiM, taba vigraha aura yuddha janma lete haiM / vAsanA aura vyaktigata bhogecchA jaba prabala hotI hai, to vaha hiMsA aura anya burAiyoM ko paidA karatI hai| Aja ke jIvana meM hiMsA aura pApAcAra kI jo itanI vRddhi ho rahI hai, vaha manuSya kI lipsA aura kAmanAoM ke kAraNa 410 pannA samikkha dhammaM .
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________________ hI hai / aisA lagatA hai ki saMsAra bhara ke pApa Aja manuSya ke andara A rahe haiM aura svapna jAla kI taraha apane naye-naye rUpoM se saMsAra ko AkrAMta karanA cAhate haiM / manuSya itanA krUra bana rahA hai ki apane svArtha ke lie, bhoga ke lie vaha bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara hatyAe~ taka kara rahA hai / aura, isa kAraNa kabhI-kabhI isa para sandeha hone lagatA hai ki usake hRdaya hai bhI yA nahIM ? eka jamAnA thA, jaba devI-devatAoM ke nAma para pazu hatyA kI jAtI thI, mUka aura nirIha prANiyoM kI bali dI jAtI thI / yuga ne karavaTa badalI, ahiMsA aura karuNA kI pukAra uThI aura va hatyAkAMDa kAphI sImA taka banda ho ge| para Aja jisa udara devatA ke lie lAkhoM pazu pratidina bali ho rahe haiM, kyA use koI roka nahIM sakatA ? pahale devatAoM ko khuza karane ke lie pazu hatyAe~ hotI thIM, Aja isa udara-devatA, nahIM nahIM, rAkSasa ke bhojana aura khAne ke nAma para pazu hatyA kA cakra cala rahA hai| zrAja kA sabhya manuSya bhojana ke nAma para apane hI peTa meM mUka pazuoM kI kabra banA rahA hai / kahanA cAhie ki vaha Aja pazuoM kI kabra para hI so rahA hai| yaha bhojana sambandhI tathA saundarya-prasAdhana ke rUpa meM phaisana sambandhI bhayaMkara pazu-pakSI-saMhAra taba taka nahIM ruka sakatA, jabataka manuSya ke andara zuddha devatva jAgRta na ho, zuddha dRSTikoNa na jage, pratyeka jIvadhArI meM apane samAna hI AtmA ke darzana na kare / manuSya kI bhogecchA prAja itanI prabala ho rahI hai ki usakI buddhi kartavya se cuMdhiyA gaI hai / ahaMkAra jAgrata ho rahA hai, phalataH vaha sRSTi kA sarvottama evaM sabase mahAn prANI apane ko hI samajha rahA hai| usakI yaha dRSTi badalanI hogI, AtmA kI samAnatA kA bhAva jagAnA hogA / use yaha anubhava karanA hogA ki jisa prakAra kI pIr3A tujhe anubhava hotI hai, vaisI hI pIr3A kI anubhUti pratyeka prANI meM hai / kintu yaha eka vicitra bAta hai ki hama sirpha upadeza dekara apane kartavya kI itizrI samajha lete haiM, adhyAtmavAda aura adhyAtma dRSTi kA gaMbhIra vizleSaNa karake use chor3a dete haiN| vicAroM se utara kara adhyAtmavAda AcAra meM rahA hai, mu~ha se bAhara nikala rahA hai, para mana kI gaharAI meM nahIM utara rahA hai / jabataka adhyAtma kI carcA karanevAloM ke svayaM ke jIvana meM isakA mahattva nahIM samAegA, nahIM utaregA, taba taka adhyAtma ko bhUta-preta kI taraha bhayAnaka samajha kara Darane vAloM ko hama isa ora AkarSita kaise kara sakeMge? isake lie Avazyaka hai ki hamArI dharma-dRSTi, hamArA adhyAtma, pahale apane jIvana meM mukhara ho| isakA pracAra hameM apane jIvana se zurU karanA cAhie, tabhI hamArI adhyAtma dRSTi kI kucha sArthakatA hai, anyathA nahIM / karuNA : vicAra kIjie -- eka vyakti ko pyAsa lagI hai, galA sUkha rahA hai, vaha ThaNDA pAnI pI letA hai, yA maje se zarbata banAkara pI letA hai, pyAsa zAnta ho jAtI hai / to kyA isameM kucha puNya hunA ? kalyANa kA kucha kArya huA ? sAtA vedanIya kA baMdha huA ? kucha bhI to nahIM / aba yadi Apa vahIM para kisI dUsare vyakti ko pyAsa se tar3apatA dekhate haiM, to ApakA hRdaya karuNA se bhara AtA hai aura Apa use pAnI pilA dete haiM, usakI AtmA zAnta hotI hai, prasanna hotI hai aura idhara Apake hRdaya meM bhI eka zAnti aura santoSa kI anubhUti jagatI hai / yaha puNya hai, satkarma hai| aba isakI gaharAI meM jAkara jarA socie ki yaha karuNA kA udaya kyA hai ? nivRtti hai yA pravRtti ? aura puNya kyA hai ? apane vaiyaktika bhoga, yA anya ke prati arpaNa ? jaina-paramparA ne vyaktigata bhogoM ko puNya nahIM mAnA hai / apane bhoga sukhoM kI pUrti ke lie Apa jo pravRtti karate haiM, vaha na karuNA hai, na puNya hai / kintu jaba vaha karuNA, samAja ke hita ke lie jAgRta hotI hai, usakI bhalAI ke lie pravRtta hotI hai, taba vaha puNya aura dharma kA rUpa le letI hai / jaina dharma kI pravRtti kA yahI rahasya haiN| samAja ke lie arpaNa, balidAna aura utsarga kI bhAvanA usake pratyeka tattva- cintana para chAI huI hai / usake hara caraNa para samaSTi ke hita kA darzana hotA hai / . yuga-yuga kI mAMga : samAnatA 411
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________________ maitrI: __ jaina-paramparA ke mahAn udgAtA evaM antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne eka bAra apanI ziSya-maMDalI ko sambodhita karate hue kahA thA--"metti bhUesu kappae" tuma prANi mAtra ke prati maitrI kI bhAvanA lekara calo!" jaba sAdhaka ke mana meM maMtrI aura karuNA kA udaya hogA, tabhI svArthAndhatA ke gahana andhakAra meM paramArtha kA prakAza jhalaka skegaa| maitrI kI yaha bhAvanA kyA hai ? nivRtti hai yA pravRtti ? AcArya haribhadra ne maMtrI kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA hai--"parahita cintA mNtrii|"-duusre ke hita, sukha aura Ananda kI cintA krnaa| jisa prakAra hamArA mana prasannatA cAhatA hai, usI prakAra dUsaroM kI prasannatA kI bhAvanA karanA, isI kA nAma maitrI hai| maitrI kA yaha svarUpa niSedha rUpa nahIM, balki vidhAyaka hai, nivRtti mArgI nahIM, balki pravRtti-mArgI hai| jaba hama dUsaroM ke jIvana kA mUlya aura mahattva apane samAna hI mAnate haiM, apanI hI taraha usase bhI sneha karate haiM, jaba vaha kaSTa meM hotA hai, to usako yathocita sahayoga dekara sukhI karanA, usake duHkha meM bhAgIdAra bananA aura usakI pIr3Ae~ bA~Takara use zAnta aura santuSTa karanA--yaha jo pravRtti jagatI hai, mana meM sadabhAvoM kA jo sphuraNa hotA hai, basa yahI hai maitrI kA ujjvala rUpa / dAna: jaina-darzana ke prAcAryoM ne batAyA hai ki sAtA-vedanIya karma kA bandha kina-kina paristhitiyoM meM hotA hai, aura kisa prakAra ke nimittoM se hotA hai| unhoMne batAyA hai ki saMsAra meM jo bhI prANI hai, cAhe tumhArI jAti ke hoM, birAdarI ke hoM, yA deza ke hoM, athavA kisI bhinna jAti, birAdarI yA deza ke hoM, una sabake prati karuNA kA bhAva jAgRta karanA, unake duHkha ke prati saMvedanA aura sukha ke lie kAmanA evaM prayatna karanA, yaha tumhAre sAtA-vedanIya ke puNya-bandha kA prathama kAraNa hai| dUsarA kAraNa yaha batAyA gayA hai ki-vratI, saMyamI aura sadAcArI puruSoM ke prati anukampA kA bhAva rakhanA / guNazreSTha vyakti kA Adara sammAna karanA, unakI sevAbhakti karanA, unakI yathocita AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti kA samaya para dhyAna rakhanA, sAtA-vedanIya kA dvitIya bandha-hetu hai| __ aura tIsarA sAdhana hai-daan| yahA~ prAkara sAmAjika cetanA pUrNa rUpa se jAgRta ho uThatI hai| Apa apane pAsa adhika saMgraha na rakheM, tijoriyA~ aura peTiyA~ na bhareM, yaha eka niSedhAtmaka rUpa haiN| kintu jo pAsa meM hai, usakA kyA kareM, usakI mamatA kisa prakAra kama kareM? isake lie kahA hai ki 'dAna kro|' manuSya ne jo apanI sukha-suvidhA ke lie sAdhana juTAe~ haiM, unheM akelA hI upayoga meM na le, balki samAja ke abhAvagrasta aura jarUratamanda vyaktiyoM meM bA~Takara unakA upayoga kreN| dAna kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki kisI ko yoM hI upekSA se eka-prAdha Tukar3A de DAlA ki dAna ho gyaa| dAna apane meM eka bahuta ucca aura pavitna kartavya hai| dAna karane se pahale pAtra kI AvazyakatA kA mana meM anubhava karanA, pAna ke kampana ke prati vicAroM meM anukampana honA aura sevA kI prabuddha lahara uThanA, dAna kA pUrva rUpa hai| "jaisA maiM cetana hU~, vaisA hI cetana yaha bhI hai, cetanatA ke nAte donoM meM koI antara nahIM hai, isalie akhaNDa evaM vyApaka caitanya-sambandha ke rUpa meM hama donoM sage bandhu haiM, aura isa prakAra do hI kyoM, sRSTi kA pratyeka cetana merA Atmabandhu hai, merI birAdarI kA hai"--yaha udAtta bhAvanA-pavana Apake mAnasa mAnasarovara ko taraMgita kare, Apa snehArdra bandhubhAva se dAna kareM-dAna nahIM, saMvibhAga kareM, ucita ba~TavArA kareM-yaha hai dAna kI uccatama vidhi / dAna kI vyAkhyA karate hue prAcAryoM ne kahA hai-- "saMvibhAgo dAnam"--samavitaraNa arthAta samAna ba~TavArA dAna hai| bhAI-bhAI ke bIca jo ba~TavArA hotA hai, eka-dUsare ko prema pUrvaka jo diyA-liyA jAtA hai, usase na kisI ke mana meM ahaM jagatA hai aura na diintaa| cU~ki bhAI ko barAbara kA eka sAjhIdAra yA apane samAna 412 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ hI adhikArI mAna liyA jAtA hai, phalataH dene vAle ko ahaMkAra kA aura lene vAle ko dInatA kA zikAra honA par3e, aisA koI prazna hI nahIM rhtaa| ThIka isI prakAra prApa jaba kisI ko kucha arpaNa karate haiM, to use 'samavibhAgI' yAni barAbara kA samajhakara arpaNa karo jo usake upayukta ho aura jisa vastu kI use AvazyakatA ho, usake vitaraNa meM na Apake mana meM dAtA banane kA ahaMkAra jage, aura na lene vAle ke mana meM kRtajJatA ke viparIta apane Apako tuccha mAnane kI bhAvanA uThe aura na hI dInatA kA saMkalpa hI jage, yahI uttama sva-para-kalyANakArI dAna hai| ____ ataH Aja mAnava-kalyANa kI dizA evaM dazA meM sahI parivartana lAne ke lie samAnatA kI bhAvanA kA jana-jana meM svataHsphUrta honA parama Avazyaka hai| samatA kI sabhI kSetroM meM Aja jvalaMta mAMga hai, jise TAlA nahIM jA sktaa| yahI eka kar3I hai, jisase mAnava-mAnava ke bIca bhAvanAtmaka ekatA kI sthApanA saMbhava hai| yuga-yuga kI mAMga : samAnatA 413 Jain Education Intemational