Jain Diksha

Author(s): V M Shah
Publisher: V M Shah
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/011522/1

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jaina dIkSA. eka amerikana vidvAnanI DAyarI. JAINA DIKSHA. The DIARY OF AN AMERICAN TOURIST.

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7. THE TOPICS OF THIS BOOK -What distinguishes the from or the masses? -The discipline whereby to mould some of the masses into Avaka s and then into jaina s. -The all-embracing field of action of -Who will be the Master of the World ?... 384 ? PS The Harmonious relation of the organs of jaina zAsana. -The place of the 'Digamber Sadhu' or Philosopher in jaina zAsana. [ in jaina zAsana * -The place of 'Shvetamber Sadhu' or Satwic Power The place of or the Awakened one in the same. --The practical utility of tapa, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, dhyAna. -The Jain Teaching about the ennobling of all human activities. -What brings about the birth, extension and ruin of aor Religious Organization? -The unavoidability, use and abuse of H. -- The qualifications needed for sAdhu dIkSA. -General information about the Jains and Jainism -Salvation in this very life and for this life. -Heaven & Hell, Merit & Demerit concern thus life. -Where exists Jainism ? -The dangers of the mere intellectualist. prerita jJAna and prerita kriyA (Dogmas and Coremonials ): -Sound advice to Youths C , and sincere Sadhus. -Some ennobling episodes from the life of the Emblamatical Mahavir -The a or Satan adored by the modern Jain[capitalist. The dictatos of History, Science and Philosophy. -The coming of Neo-Jainism: Its demands. Who wants Jainism? All but the so-called Jains. Fraternal advice to followers of all religious sects.

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Pro-Neo-Jainism Series, THE JAINA DIKSHA OR INITIATION INTO JAINISM OF SCIENCE OF GLORIOUS LIFE. BY V. M. SHAH. The resigned President of the All India Shvetomber Sthanak-vasi Jain Conference, All-India Uunited Jain Conference, All-India raran Digambar Jain Conference, Setwal Digamber Jain Conference, ets Author of the 'Political Gita,' 'Naked Truth etc. Ghat kopar, BOMBAY. 'Science knows no mercy when she has to rnvestigate into affairs of men or nature." :

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A pustakamAM hame zuM zuM joze ? -"janatA" (masses) ane jena': e benAM mAnasa (mentality) ane vartana kevA hoya? -janatA" ane "jene vaccenI "zrAvaka sthiti kevI hoya ? --janatAmAthI "zrAvaka ane "jaina" ghaDavAnI tAlIma (discipline) - jainazAsana zuM? henAM aga. henuM sarvavyApaka kAryakSetra, -duniyAne svAmI keruM thaze? "janazAsana"?...kema ? - jainazAsana mA digambara sAdhu" athavA tatvavettAnuM sthAna -jinazAsanamAM vetAmbara sAdhu ke sAtvika zaktivALAnuM sthAna. - -"janazAsanamA "zrAvaka" athavA "jAgI uThelA nuM sthAna -zAstrIya mahAvIranA jIvanamAMthI keTalAka bhavya prasaMge. -2500 varSamAM vadhu mahAvIra na prakaTavAnAM kAraNe. -jIvananI dareka pravRttine ucIkaraNa ApatA zikhavanAre jainamatra-tapa, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, dhyAnane A jIvanamAM upayoga. -A janme ja mukti ane jIvana mATe ja mukti! * -svarga-naraka tathA pura-pApa: jIvananAM age. -dharmanI utpatti, vikAsa ane kSayanAM kAraNe. -sAdhu AzramanI anivAryatA, upayoga ane durUpayoga. -janatAnA eka bhAga rU5 jene ane hemanA dharma sabadhI mukhya mukhya mAhetI. -zAstrIya gALe Aje paNa hayAta che ane muDIvAdIone tIrtha kara che ! - sAdhunuM mizana ane sAdhunI yogyatA. -muDIvAdI, sAdhvAbhAsa tathA nara buddhivAdano pUjArIH traNa jokhame-ItihAsa, sAyansa ane tatvajJAnaH traNa zAstronA Adeza. -hAlanA jhagaDA deNe karyA? -kone joie che jainatva ? kahevAtA jaina sivAya badhAne ! -bhAvI jaina dharma zuM mAge che? * dareka dharmanA lokone be bela. vagere, vagere, vagere, naraka tathA ukAsa ane ane da dhI mukhya !

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. bhAvI jaina ' kiraNAvali. jaina dIkSA jainadIkSAnA praznane dareka manuSya jAte ja ukela karI zake. evA prakAza phekavAne tethA jAhera prajAne temaja jaina kahevAtAone jaina dharma tathA samAjanI sthitine khyAla ane jaina tAlImanuM rahasya batAvavAne ane te dvArA saghaLI kAmeAne petAnuM ghara tapAsavA ane sudhAravAnI kalA zikhavavAne eka prayatna. 1 lekhakanI nItie IIT . jainazAstra e jIvananA uccIkaraNanuM * sAyansa 'che jainazAsana e jaganA uccIkaraNanI yeAjanA ( Art ) che. A janmamAM ja mukti prakaTAvavAnI ceAgyatA vagaranA upadeze pAkhaMDa che. adhAtinA kAraNeAne nirdayatAthI cIravAM e sAyansanA dhama che. dha sarvatra rAje vA. mA. zAha, vividha jaina krAMnpharansAnA pramukha, * peAliTikala gItA ', ' nagna satya ' AdinA lekhaka.

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AvRtti pahelI-prati 2000 (okaTobara 1929) mUlya rUpiyA che, prasiddha kartA vADIlAla metIlAla zAha ghATakopara, muMbaI vA. ezAhakRta saghaLAM pustakanA sela ejanTsa mezarsa pAniyara-mila-sa kreDiMga kaMpanI. rAmajI maMdira hAme, nAgadevI skUiTa, piSTa baeNkSa na 661-mubaI saba ejaTsaH '1 sI. jamanAdAsa bukaselarsa, prinsesa riTITa-mubaI. 2 cetana eNksi ," bAvara ( rAjapUtAnA ) 3 "jainajIvana ophisa "-pUnA. 4 gujarAta sAhitya maMdira, rIcAraDa, amadAvAda5 sITI yAra phuDa saplAiMga ku, pAnakoranAkA, 6 rA. sI tejapAla ArTIsTa M. L. A, rAjakeTa. 7 meza zAha bradharsa, davAnA vepArI, TAvara roDa, vaDodarA. 8 mezarsa sareyA bradharsa jenI, burAnapurI bhAgoLa, surata. 9 rA. savAIlAla kuberabhAI puraSottamadAsa gAdhI, bhAvanagara. 10 re. sI. vI. galIArA na. 55, sTrITa naM. 26, 2guna

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ha.00 01 % 009 00000 00000 * 0 0000 oO80009 0i000000 (c) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0000000000 lagna e puNya che ke pApa te te jANanArA jANe, paNa suSAne vaTAvI janAra smRSTi sajanAra lagna te devapriya che. ' ane lakhavuM e paNa puNya che ke pApa te te jANunAra jANe, parantu je lekhana kriyAthI lekhakane vaTAvI janAra eka paNa vyaktivizeSa ghaDAI zakI hoya te lekhana kriyA e lekhanI te mukti ja che. badhA sAdhuo kahe che ke jIvananuM eca-iSTadevamukti che, jene A asAra jIvana arpaNa karavuM ghaTe. D0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ane huM sAdhuomAM mAnanAre chu. tethI ja te, A janmamAM ja hArI mukita meLavI ApanAra ataHkaraNene mahArA lekhaka jIvananI A pravRttite jevI hoya tevI arpaNa karuM chuM. bhAI nagInadAsa ane mANekalAla amulakharAya zAha ( mubaI ) tathA bhAi choTAlAla ane chaganalAla vimalaca da galIorA ( raguna ) jeo mahArA lekhenA satata abhyAsathI "jaina" banyAnuM jAhera karI cUkayA che ane jeena jana jIvana mahane vaTAvI gayAnA purAvA hemanA dezasevAnA muMgAM kAryo tathA cAritra pite ja ApI rahyA che, teonete mahArA potIkA "zrAvake ane mahArA potIkA muktidAtAone-hemanI vagara paravAnagIe ja A pustaka ApoApa arpaNa thaI jAya che. ' OOO000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000d

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- - the 1 == = === lakhAya che- e ja kalamathI ! tAkIdathI bahAra paDaze ! hamaNAM ja nAma nahi nedhAvanAre bIjI AvRttinI rAha jovI paDaze. (sAthenuM kArDa bharI Aje ja piSTa kare !) Gali jaina dIkSA-bIjo bhAga. - sAdhudIkSA para zAstra prakAza - khuda sAdhurata taraphathI: yuvaka saghanI niyamAvalinI cikitsA. mUlya navayugamAM sAdhu keTalA prakAranA joIze? vagere. rU. 1 mA yA nI chA cA mAM ! zreNikanA zerIphe anubhavelI mAyA. zrI kRSNa nAradane batAveluM mAyAnuM svarUpa. ' mUlya ripa-vAna vinkale joyele mAyAne camatkAra. rU. 1) mAyAnI chAyAne keNu vaTAvI zake ? la, punarlagna, brahmacarya svAbhAvika ane kRtrima zAstra, anubhava tathA nyAyanI daSTie. rU. 1) . mahAvIra kahetA havA. pragatipremIonI navI gItA. mUlya tadana pharIthI lakhAyalu-navAM ja citro sAthe. 0-8-0 * GEREEEERGbReelke&beet+Eteresseeeeee nAma neMdhAvanAre paisA agAuthI bharavAno nathI. che nAma nodhAvavAnuM ThekANu -pAyoniyara milarsa TreDiga ku. zi vA ma. zAha, sirijhanA sela ejanTasa, nAgadevI, muMbaI. * mUlya

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sAdI hamaja. tanadurastI (Health) zuM cIja che?' je pratyeka manuSyamAM svAbhAvika rIte hevI joIe ja chatAM jahene mATe ghaNAkharA manuSyo AkhI jIdagI sudhI phekaTa phAphAM mAratA rahyA che, evI koI cIja hoya to te tanadurastI che ! phekaTa phaphA hA, kAraNa ke manuSya "sAdI hama' (Common Sense) gumAvI beThe che ane tethI tadurastI zuM te paNa bhUlI gayo che! ane bhUlI javA chatAM potAnI pAse tanadurastI che ane sAdI hamaja " paNa che evuM mAnavA-manAvavAnI haTha athavA chUpA mithyAbhimAnane te paraNI beThe che! vyakitanI tanadurastI ke samAjanI tanadaratI, dharmazAsananI tanadurastI ke prajA zAsananI tadurastI, gRhazAsananI tanadarastI ke hAnI heTI sabhA-sosAITInI tanadararatI, vyaktinA aMtaH karaNa (Atarika mazinarIH mana, buddhi, citta, ahaMkAra) nI tanadurastI ke vyaktinA bAhya karaNa (jJAnendriya ane karmadri) nI tanadurastI H badhe eka ja kAnuna rAja kare che : "sAdI hamaja" tanadurastIne jALavI rAkhe che temaja gumAvelI tanadurastIne pAchI meLavI Ape che, ane sAdI hamaja gumAvI besavAthI tanadurastI adRzya thAya che. ane-- - sAdI rahamaja " gumAvavA chatAM "sAdI hamaja" ne Ijare pitAnI pAse che evuM mAnanAra-manAvanAra mAnasika bimArI --mAnasanI vikRti-ja "sAdI samaja 'ne--ane pariNAme tanadurastIne-pAchI meLavatA aTakAve che. - grejyueTa ane gAmaDAo, pi5 ane pApI, muDIvAdI ane ( majura, sudhAraka ane sthiticusta, rAja ane praja, lekhaka ane vAcaka, karmacAgI ane jJanagI : sarva "kAMika bhUle che : koIka : sAdI hamajIne avAja ! Universal Harmonyo avAja !

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10 mana-buddhi-citta ahakAranI ekatAratAne avAja buddhi ane hRdayanI ekatAratAne avAja ! pUla ane sUkSmanI ekatAratAne avAja ! vyakti ane samaSTinI ekatAratAne avAja!--kahuM, 'kahI " dauM ? : Izvarane avAja: ezvaryamAMthI jharato avAja ! e "izvaranA avAja mAM muDI-majurI bhinna nathI, rAjA ane prajA evA khyAla svataMtra hayAtI dharAvatA nathI, sAta ane setAna nathI, dharma ane sAyansanAM judAM nAma nathI, jJAna ane karma bhinna nathI, pUjya ane pUjaka tathA kAnuna ane vartana nathI -re che ane nathI" nI paNa prathatA nathI ! AkhA zarIrane-AkhA vizvadehane-da rAjalokana-manuSyamAMnA caMda rAjalokane e Harmonious Voice' che-Melody che-Atmadhvani che. ' e ekatAratA (Harmony) ja "AtmA ', e ja Izvara, e . ja mukti, e ja manuSyane janmasiddha haka ! ane e ja "manuSyanI-vyaktinI temaja samAjanItanadurastI! enI gerahAjarInuM nAma ja bimArI, vikRti, saDa, bhraSTatA, pApa, patana, naraka | vyakti zarIramAM-temaja samAja zarIramAM-je Aga vadhu sUkSma henI zakti vadhAre, ane tethI, tevA aganI bimArI bIjA ochI zaktivALA ke sthUla aMganI bimArI karatAM vadhu pramANumAM, AkhA zarIranI adhAdhudhI upajAvanAra thaI paDe. e ja kAraNa che ke karmendriyanI bimArI karatAM jJAnendriyanI ane henA karatA ca mananI, tethI ca budminI, tethI ca cittanI ane tethI ca ahakAra athavA vyaktitvanI bimArI vadhu bhaya kara thaI paDe che. tevI ja rIte, majuranI zArIrika ke mAnasika bimArI karatA muDIvAdInI bimArI, ane tethI ja zikSaka, patrakAra, vakIla,DAkaTara, dharmagurU ane rAjadvArInI bimArI AkhA manuSya samAjane mATe vadhu bhayaMkara pariNAma upajAvanArI thai paDe. A svAbhAvika niyamanA bhASAntara tarIke ja kartavya ane jokhamadArI" evA zabdo buddhinA sAmrAjyamAM utpanna thavA pAmyA hatA. paNa buddhi e kaI svataMtra sattA nathI, e " pratibiMba jhIlanAro Ayano (looking glass) mAtra che, ane tethI

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11. * kartavya ane jokhamadArI evA emAM pratibibita thayelo zabda kriyAtmaka thaI zakatA nathI-sivAca ke tyahAM dekhAtA e zabado cittanA garbhasthAnamAM jAya ane hA vikasita thaI ahaMkAranA bIbAmAM jaI AkAra pAme. kartavya ane jokhamadArI" jevuM kAI AjanA hiMdamAM-hiMdanI pratyeka kemamA-bahu ja alpa jovAmAM Ave che -kahe ke zUnya ! ane tethI, je hetuthI jaina ane brAhmaNa dharma sthapAyA hatA te hetu bhUlAI jaI khAM' rUpe e dharmone loko vaLagI rahyA che ane vadhu ne vadhu "kartavyahIna tathA "jokhamadArInA bhAna vagaranA" banatA jAya che. teo nathI jatA dharmonA "mULamA ke nathI choDI zakatA dharmonA mRta dehane ! ane te chatA teo "svarAjya' meLavavAnI ' kUdAkUda karI rahyA che ! dharmane bhogavI ca nathI jANatA ane choDI ca nathI jANatA! bicArAo videzIonI "dayA khAtara "muDadA"ne -jematema vaLagI rahyA che ! jaina dIkSA nimitte hamaNAM hamaNAM jAhera prajAmAM lAhala cAlI rahyo che. keda kahe che: sAdhuo satyAnAza vALavA beThA che! to koI kahe che: teo bicArA jinavaranI AjJA pramANe jagatane udhdhAra karI rahyA che paNa AjanI "bagaDelI duniyA dharma rahasya nahi jANa vAthI phekaTaemane satAvI rahI che ! ane A bhinna abhiprAya dharAvanArAo abhiprAya dharAvIne besI na rahetA eka bIjApara patthara varSAvavA lAgyA che ane bAkInA lAkhe jaine ane rAtrI divasa hajAra varSathI jenonI sAthe vasatA kroDe hiMduo A "vagara phInuM nATaka mANI rahyA che ! ATalI nirmAlyatA jANe basa na thatI hAya tema, khuda jainonA eka bhAganI konpharansa oNphise te-- sthAnakavAsI jaina kaeNnpharansa oNphise te-pavitratAno DhaDhere pITAvavAnI taka meLavI che ! hene suzikSita sekreTarI jAhera peparamAM jAherakhabara Ape che ke henI kAmane A AgathI kAI levA devA nathI! keTalI sahRdayatA ! ane pramANiktAnuM to pUchavuM ja zuM? hajI gaI kAle ja e ja zAhukAranA gherathI eka evA chokarAne dIkSA

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12 ApavAmAM AvI hatI ke je sAdhupaNuM choDI traNa vakhata nAzI ga hato ane bhaThIArakhAnAmAthI khecI lAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. ' hajI gaIkAlanI vAta che e ja konpharansanA kroDapati pramukhe ATha varSanI chokarIne balAtkAre dIkSA ApI hatI ! hajI gaI kAlanI vAta cheH bAladIkSA saMbadhamAM kAnuna karavA taiyAra thayelA jodhapura rAjyane A } Aphise paNa virodha lakhI mokalyo hate. khuda jana netAo, zrImato, bhaNelAo ane konpharansa saMsthAonuM A mAnasa che, tyahAM hiMduone sahayatAnA abhAva mATe koNa Thapako ApI zakaze? ane Thapako Ape na Apa: sArthakatA zuM ? A dezamAM dararoja , ThapakAnA TharAnI seka miTige thatI zuM ApaNe nathI jotA ? pUNa e hi duo ne e jene huM pUchuM: "sAdI hamajIne oLakhe che? "dhara" tapADyuM che. je drazya para hase che tevuM ja kAIka cahA paNuM che ke koI ? hAlamAM banelI ghaTanA te Ayano che, jemAM hame potAnuM mahe joI zako ane joine "ThIkaThAka karavAne jAgI zako. hiMdu dharma ane jana gharma eka ja jamInanI pedAza che ke ? eka ja vyayamukti-mATe ja bannene janma hato ke?. Aje hiMdu ke jina dharmanA anuyAyIo mukta-svataMtra-khuda pitIkA dezamAM paNa svataMtra-khuda potIkA gharamAM paNa svataMtra che ke parata tra mAnasa hAya hAM dharma ke samAjajana ke hiMdu-Aje je jana phAra para haso che tethI vadhu sArI dazAmAM hoI zake ke? hiMdaonuM jene taraphanuM hasavuM vAstavamAM pitA taraphanuM hasavuM to nathI ne? jo hasavA lAyeka banyA hoya te hemA hiMdusamAja ane hi dadharmane kAi phaLa nathI zuM ? zuM teo hajAro varSathI * paraspara sArI-mAThI asara karyA sivAya ja sAthe rahI zakayA che ke ? jaina dharmanI mAnyatAo ane vidhione mATe bhAgahayAtI ApatI lagna saMsthAnI vidhi paNa-hiMduo pAsethI AvelI che nahatI ke puya, pApa, sAdhupaNuM (asceticism), deva, svarga, * naraka vagere sabadhI mAnyatAo ane temaja baddoe hiMduo ke . pAsethI lIdhI nahAtI ke ? A mAnyatAonAM pariNAma hA paNa

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-hiMduomAM, jenomA ke dhemA-mAThAM AvyAM hoya tyahAM hAM hi6 sivAya bIjA kene nIce jovAnuM hoya? , chatA ja hasavuM hoya te khuzIthI hasaH "sAdI hamajajanya ekatAratA (Harmony) eka hAtha karyA pachI AjanI badhAnI mUrkhAI para peTa bharIne hasajo !....e hasavuM "tanadurasta che! vaida kahe che: bimAra hasI zakato nathI ane hasavA jAya to raDI paDe che! hasI zakavA pahelA te teNe Arogya prApta karavuM joIe ane Arogya mATe peTa sApha karavuM joIe. prakSepita mAnyatAorUpa badhA kacasa julAbathI dUra karavA joIe. pachI julAba ApanAra vaida pote ja "mAtrAApavA khuzI thazeH mAtrA paNa DabalajenanA mAthA para che tevI! ane ema thaze tyAre te mAtra kahevAtA jane ja nahi paNa hiduo ane tamAma hidIo jaina-jJAna-kriyAzakti vALA jana-vIra- banyA haze ! hAM sudhI te hidamAM nathI koI jaina ke nathI Arya: che mAtra udanA ane evA dedAra vakhate amerikana TurIsTa mi. zAhidane cetanavAdane anubhava karavA padhAryA che ! bicAro kahe che ke ene amerikAmAM jaDavAda jeiine ka TALo Ave tethI te kaTALAne dUra karavA cetanavAdI hiMdamAM tAjagI mATe te AvI pahoMce che ! ane A pustaka emanI ja DAyarI che. , A DAyarI mahane sepatAM temaNe kahyuM hatuM. mArA dezane sArax zodhavA jatA atisAra maLI gayo jaNAya che! * * eka vidvAna baddha dharmagurU pitAnA pustakamAM ekarAra kare che ke budhe potAnA khAsa sidhAto te mAtra potAnA sAdhuvargane ja zikhavyA hatA ane zrAvaka vargane to hidu mAnyatAo ane - vidhione anusaravA dIdhA hatA. * sAra=sAra padArtha, mukita. + atisAra=jhADAnI bimArI, ke je apacAthI thavA pAme che. * gaMdI bimArI, ke je AsapAsanI jamIna tathA havAne paNa gadakI dhIre che, ane bimArane kRza tathA ahIDIo banAvI de che.

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14 - | mahe kahyuM bhAI, ativRddha avasthAmAM badhuM ca thAya. mi. ze belyoH ativRddhanA atisAra to bahu ja bhaDA ! e to maraNanA DhaDherA! mahe kahyuM : paNa ame nizcaya karyo che ke amAre maravuM ja nathI ! te be rAjIkhuzIthI marIne humArI ja "prajAne jIvavA de athavA prajA sahita 9me zatrunA hAthe mare. samaSinI amaratA ema ja banI rahe che. kAnuna badalAta nathI ! mahe kahyuM: ema to ema bhale ame marIe, bhale amArI prajA ya mare paNa amAre dharma te nahi ja maravA daIe. mi. ha "mahane mahAvIra svAmIe svapnamAM kahyuM che ke duniyAnA badhA dharmo maravAnA che, eTalA mATe ke badhA dharmonI prajArUpa "HARMONY dharma amara jIve !" * mi. zuM kahe che ke sAdI hamaje ja hene amerikAthI hida khecI Aryo hato, sAdI hamaja vaDe ja teNe ahIMnA dharmIonI mAnyatAo ane vartananI mAhitI meLavI ane sAdI hamaja vaDe ja te mAhetIonA taLa chUpAyelAM satya zekyA teNe zuM mAhatIo meLavI ane zuM satya zodhyA, tathA te satya ane te mAhatIo AjanA jainane tathA ajene kevI rIte upayogI thaI zake tema che e kahevAnuM kAma A pustaka vAcanAranuM pitAnuM che. huM to * phakta e paradezI pakhInI inTeDakazana karAvavA pUratuM vacce arthe chuM-ane InToDakazanamAM eTaluM kahevA ba - dhAcalo chuM ke mi. zo eka evo mANasa che ke je game tevA mANasane sAMbhaLavA vakhate potAnA prANA ane potAnA bhAvo banene rUdhI zake che ane pachI kacarAmAMthI ca ratna meLavI le che ! ane ene mAtra teo ja vAMcI zake ke jeo nI mAphaka potAnA bhAne dAbIne kArA magajathI-vAcI jANatA hoya, pitA mATe japitAnA anubhavavistAra mATe ja-vAcI zakatA hoya, ane yuvAna ,

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- 15 strI jeTalI "rati sahita vAcI zakatA hoya. bIjAe A enI DAyarIne hAtha paNa na lagADe ema te icche che. lAkhenA abhiprAcanI ene darakAra nathI -amerikA pAchA gayA bAda ene keAInA bhalAburA abhiprAya sAMbhaLavA ca kaho che...ane ..AkhI duniyAmAM jene Voice ja nathI evA lokonA abhiprAyanI kimate zuM che? vA. . zAha. jANakAre pratye. A pustakanI vastusa kalanAmAM chupA vega che, je zodhI lakhI jaNAvanAra A lekhakane gurU banaze. ke paNa savAla para carcAnuM AmaMtraNa svIkAravAnuM lekhakanI prakRtimAM nathI. AtmabhAve (vyApaka dRSTie) je kAI sUcane maLaze hene , upayoga bIjA bhAgamAM thaze. A pustakamAM sajanAtmaka, sahAraka temaja sa rakSaka kArya svabhAvata. thayeluM jovAmAM Avaze.

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prakaraNa 1 luM. - amerikAthI hida-cetanavAdanI zedhamAM che .me amerikana sAhasazakti mATe jagavikhyAta chIe. | bhUgoLa-goLane lagatI zodha pAchaLa ame phoDe Dolara ane jarUra paDaye jIdagIne paNa bhAga hasate mukhe ApatA rahyA chIe. je kAI. eka cIja evI hoya che. jenI zodhanuM ceTaka amane adyApi paryaMta lAgavA na pAmyuM hoya to te cetanavAda che. hA, zApanahAra, nijo ane maikSamulara jevo vidvAna jarmanoe cetanarveda saMbaMdhamAM lakhelAM pustakAe amArAmAMnA DAonuM dhyAna to avazya khecyuM hatuM, paNa cetanavAdanA janmasthAnamAM jaI e anubhavanI moja mANavAnuM sadbhAgya te hAre ja mATe rijharlDa rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM !

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. jaina dIkSA eha amerikAnuM jaDavAdI chagara !...enuM rAjyataMtra jaDavAdanA pAyApara, vyApArapravRtti jaDavAdanA pAyApara, sAhitya ane kalA paNa muDIvAdaprerita,--re khuda dharmAMsasthA ya jaDavAdanI kuladevI ! 18 . jaDavAde jaNelAM prapaca ane muDIvAda nAmaka satAneAnI lIlA beIoine hu dharAi gayA hatA. cetanavAdanA zAntidAyaka pradezane bheTavA mhArUM mana tatlapApaDa thai rahyuM hatuM. mhe' vAMcyuM hatu ke cetanavAdanu pAraNuM hiMdamAM hatu. ane mhe hiMdIenA hRdayAkAzamAM devadUta (Angels) kalpyA hatA. e devatAnu jIvana pratyakSa jovAne mhe nizcaya karyAM hatA. kAraNa ke, cetanavAdane pariNAme manuSyanAM mAnasa ane varjhana kevAM navAM pAme e mhAre mahArA trIjA netrathI jovu hatu . huM kahI gayeA ke jaDavAdanI mhane arUci thai hatI,--jaDa tetrAnA ya mhane vizvAsa rahyo nahAtA. ane e ja kAraNa che ke hu cetanavAdI hiMdIonA sahavAsamAM AvavAne adhIrA banyA hatA. e dekhItu che ke, sahavAsa athavA 'saMgathI je jJAna thAya che te vANIthI , nathI thai zakatu, vANIthI vaktAnA AzayanuM je nAna thAya che tevu henA lekhathI nathI thaI zakatu, ane henA lekhathI je jJAna thAya che tevu haeNnA bhASAntarakAra " vivecakanA lekhathI nathI thaI zakatu. AMkhA ThagArI che, hA, paNa vANI tA ethI ya jakharI dagArI che ane chatAya jagA sArA vyavahAra vANI dvArA ja zakya che! * anubhavarUpI netra. --

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - amerikAthI hiMda-cetanavAdanI zodhamAM - A parasparavirodhI guNonI duniyAmAM-A vANIjanya - duniyAmAM-tattvavettA rahI zakato ja nathI. ekAntavAsa e eTalA ' ja mATe enI anivAryatA hoya che, paNa janatA mAne che ke teNe ene harAvI hAMkI kahA che ane nItivAdI e mAne che ke eNe sarvasaMgatyAganu mahAvrata svIkAryuM che ! evA kaI ekalaDakala tattvajJAnInI mulAkAta e pyAre pahele saMkalpa hato ene evu "zAhI puSa" je samAjarUpI jamInamAM ugI zakatu hoya te samAjarUpI jamInanI khAsIao (characteristics) paNa jovAno hAra nizcaya hate. eTale ke, e samAjanI sAmAjika, Arthika, dhArmika, rAjakIya sthitiono khyAla ( idea ) levA he Icchayu hatuM. paNa IcchA thatAM ja hiMda doDI jAu eTale hu chIchare nahoto. padArthavijJAna zAstra (Science), tarkazAstra (Logic) tathA mAnasazAstra ( Psychology )nA abhyAse mahane uDo banAvyo hato; ane paccAsa varSanA - jIvatare eTalu - hamajavA pUratI vyApaka dRSTi (Common-sense ) ApI hatI ke, dehIne AtmA game teTalo uMce uDe te paNa henA vAhanarUpa dehanuM utpattisthAna pRthvI hoI tene khorAka : to pRthvI pAsethI ja meLavavo zakya che tethI hiMda javAnI IcchAno amala karavA pahelAM mahe saghaLI jarUrIAteno vicAra karI lIdhe keI paNa saMskRti (Civilization sabhyatA-ziSTatA)ne anubhava karavA IcchanAra pAse pahelAmAM pahelI muDI tarIke pharasada (Leisure) ane dhIraja (Patience) joIe. kurAsaMda e zabda samayane udezIne huM vAparato nathI, paNa mananI kurasadanA arthamAM-manane sarva pravRttimAthI kheMcI laI

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20 jaina dIkSA eka ja dhyeya para lagADavAnI sagavaDanA arthamAM-vAparuM chuM. pravRttiparAyaNa ane muDIpradhAna surapa-amerikAmAM AjakAla pharasadane kALa paDe che, enuM kAraNa kadAca e haze ke mahArA jevI thoDIeka vyaktioe e mAla ekahAtha karI lIdhuM che ! e eka hAtha karAyelA mAlanI kimata hu na jANu te bIjuM koNa jANe? tethI huM kahI zakuM chuM ke e phurasada koI akriya tattva nathI paNa vadhumAM vadhu sakriya tattva che; ane e dhIraja nAmano mAla kAI pramAdabhUmikAno pAka nathI paNa sArI rIte kheDAyelI sahanazakti ( Endurance ). nAmanI jamInane cheDa che. e dhIraja vaDe ja, jovA-sAMbhaLavA-vAMcavAmAM AvatA tamAma prANI-padArtha -dhaTanA-vicAra para prathama *pRthakkaraNa ( analysis ) ane pachI samanvaya ( synthesis ) kriyA karI zakAya che ane e rIte henI kharI kimata AMkI zakAya che jenAthI A kriyAo thaI zakatI nathI hene keAI prANIpadArthaghaTanA-vicAra-ojanA para abhiprAya yA jajameTa ApavAno adhikAra na hoI zake tAtparya ke mahAre je mizana athavA ucca pravRtti mATe hiMda javuM hatuM te mizanane aMge joItI pharasada ane dhIraja nAmanI muDI te hArI pAse ja hatI e uparAMta bIjI be prakAranI muDI meLavavAnI rahetI hatI bhASAjJAna ane nANu. bhASAjJAna vagara koI paNa prajAnuM hArda sparzI zakAya nahi tethI saMskRta, hindI ane gujarAtI bhASAnuM sAmAnya jJAna mA~ meLavI lIdhuM rahyo have savAla nANuMne. te mATe kAM . * eka cIjanAM aMgopAga jUdAM pADI pratyekanuM svarUpa tapAsavAnI kriyA te pRthakkaraNa kriyA, ane TA bhAgane ekatra karI AkhA zarIrathI zuM bane che te jovuM e samanvaca kriyA. sAyansa pRthakaraNa zakti Ape che, ega samanvaya zakti Ape che.

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amerikAthI hiTTa-cetanavAdanI zeAdhamAM 23 !? tA kAi muDIvAdInI khuzAmata karavI joie, agara teA hiMdunI kAI yunivarsiTImAM mAnasazAstranA prophesara tarIke kAma karatA javA sAthe mhArU' mizana sagavaDe sagavaDe calAvavAnA nizcaya para AvavuM joie. pahelA rastA levAnI yeAgyatA jo mhArAmAM hAta teA te cetanavAdanI zeAdhana ceTaka hane lAgI ja zakyu na hata| ane khIje rastA eTaleA azakya hatA ke jeTalA 'bhasavu ane lATa khAvA e prayAga azakya che! udaranirvAha mATe raLavu ane AMtarasRSTimAM bhramaNa karavuM: e che ekasAthe banI zakatAM ja nathI. vaLI, kAi kAma apanAvavuM che te teA henAthI pANigrahaNa karavA `samAna cheH lagna . karavA barAbara che ane lagnanA karAra pavitra' che Akhare Arthika sagavaDa karI ApavAnu khIDu cikAgeAnI yunivarsiTIe jhaDapyu,evI zarate ke hiMdI cetanavAdanA mhArA anubhava para eka pustaka hAre hete lakhI Apavu. > mizana mATenI sa~vuM jarUrIAtA pUrI paDatAM huM upavA taiyAra thayA. amerikAthI hiMda jaLamArge javAya * ae paNa dhaNA prayatne ane ghaNA sAhasika manuSyAnA bhAge AkAzamA paNa thADu thayAM khulyeA hatA. sthaLamArga karatAM jaLamA vadhAre rita paNa vadhu jokhamabharyo hAya che ane tethI ya vadhu rita tathA vadhu jokhamabharyAM mA AkAzanA hAya che: anubhavIe . jaDavAda, ane buddhivAda ane cetanavAdanI -khAaMtamAM paNa ema ja kahe che ' koNa jANe kema, mhane hameza chellA mA ja vadhu pasaMda che. je aAplena mAraphata hu muMbai paheAA hetu nAmaVICTORY' hatu hu ene vijayapatAkA vimAna kahetA.

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22 - jaina dIkSA enuM zarIra eTaluM majabUta ( strong ) bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM ane enI aMdaranI mazinarI eTalI tAkAdavALI ( powerful ) hatI ke pRthvInuM gurutvAkarSaNa ene nIce khecavAmAM phAvatu nahi e vimAnamAM musApharI karatAM mane AbhAsa thayo ke jANe huM cetanavAdanA vimAnamAM uDu chuM. ane dunyAvI zerabara tathA Akada sAMbhaLavAne hArA kAna baherA thaI gayA che! eka vadhu Azcaryajanaka anubhava to e " thayo ke, jeTalI uMcAIe hArU vimAna uDatuM teTalI ja hRdayanI uMDAImAM hArUM bhAna ghUsatuM.

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prakaraNa 2 juM. mIA tarIke mahane jaina patrakAra sAMpaDe che. baImAM maheM eka hiMdI mAlakInI hoTelamAM utAre e karyo menejarane hArI hiMdanI mulAkAtane Azaya hamajAvI eka e bhomIo (Guide) meLavI ApavA araja karI ke je mane hiMdI dhamAcAryothI mulAkAta karAvI zake che bIjI havAre hArI beThakamAM eka zumAre cALIza varSanI umarane, zyAma mukhapara zILInAM cAThAMvALo, uo sukalakaDI yuvAna, paravAnagI mAMgavAnI ya rAha jovA sivAya dAkhala thayo. pitAne agatyane mANasa manAvavA mathata haine dekhAva hatasapheda khAdIno lAMbe Dagale, penTa ane gAMdhI kupane ene paheraveza enA TacukaDA kapALa, nhAnIzI AMkhe tathA za kojanaka rekhAovALA caherAne jarAke baMdhabesate nahe. enA kapALamAM pILA raMganuM geLa cinha hatuM.

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2y jaina dIkSA "misTara ze ApanuM nAma che ?" teNe pUchayuM. javAbamAM mahe. mAthuM halAvyuM. "hAruM nAma misTara 'pAtaka che" teNe potAnI oLakha pote ja ApatA kahyuM "ane mane A hoTelanAM menejare meka che. emaNe mane kahyuM che ke Apa hiMdanA vadhumAM vadhu AgaLa paDatA dharma saMbadhI mAhetI iccho cho ane e mATe eka "gAIDa"nI zodhamAM che. evA gAIDa tarIke sevA A. pavA huM khuza chuM. huM e kAma mATe lAyaka paNa chuM, kAraNa ke hiMdanA vadhumAM vadhu AgaLa paDatA , ane vadhumAM vadhu jUnA dharmane-jainadharmane-hu anuyAyI chuM ane e dharmanA maheTA saMta, sAhityakAre tathA saMghapatiothI saMbadha dharAvuM chuM. vaLI eka jANItA dainika patrane eka eNDiTara paNa chuM." - huM hene khurazI batAvuM te pahelAM te teNe pitAne ao jamAvI lIdhe hato. * "mApha kare, mi. pAtaka ! " maheM kahyuM "hame jene sevA ApavA AvyA che te ekAdI misAme nathI ke je becAra divasa ahI tahIM bhaTakI sunIsunAI vAtathI saMtoSa - pakaDe. huM bIjAo mATe lakhavA AvyuM nathI, paNa pitAne mATe 'zodhavA" ane pitAnA hRdaya para lakhavA ahIM Avyo chuM. mahAre jaina temaja anya dharmonA vividha zreNinA manuSyone maLavu joIze ane te mATe dezabharamAM bhramaNa karavuM paDaze. tethI badho vakhata hArI sevAmAM rahI zake e ja gAIDa -stune #ma lAge eNDiTara tarIkenI jokhamadArI adA karatA javA sAthe mahArA gAIDa banavuM zakya nathI. "

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26 jaina dIkSA pachI hene vadhumAM vadhu sensational rUpa ApI lokamAM hAhAkAra macAvavo ke jethI chApAnI khapata jAgeH e pharaja amane soMpAyelI hoya che ane te amAre pablikanA hisAbe ane amArA potIkA jokhame bajAvavI paDe che -bhUkhe maratI ke phasAI paDelI nirdoSa bALAone anItinAM dhAmamAM karavuM paDe che tema amArI A sthitine lIdhe game tevA pavitra ke nirdoSa saMta, netA, sAkSara, samAjasevaka, saMsthA ke pravRtti lekabatrIsIe haDavAthI bacI zakatAM nathI keTalI vakhata ame mAra paNa khAI besIe chIe ane keTalI vakhata keAInI khaTapaTanA bhoga thaI paDI rojI gumAvI besIe chIe ane navI gulAmInI zodhamAM bhaTakIe chIe. aneka ghara mAMDatAM ya amAruM ThekANuM paDatuM nathI ane te chatA amAro uddhAra karanAra keAI samartha sudhAraka, sakhAvatI ke saMta A dezamAM hajI pAka nathI." huM kayo muDIvAdanI bhaya karatA huM ghaNae joI cUkyo hato, paraMtu cetanavAdI dezamAM jUduM ja dazya jovAnI huM AzA rAkhI hatI. A eka ja mAhetI mahene evA anumAna para laI javAne pUratI hatI ke, cetanavAdI hida kayAranee marI cUka hatuM ane henI jagAe buddhivAdI hida jIvato hato. buddhivAda bhayaMkaramAM bhayakara cIjane paNa tarkanAM cuMyaNathI AkarSaka banAvI zake che. game tevA prapaMca "rAjanItinI pavitra jarUrIAta' tarIke cAlI zake te mAtra buddhivAnA sArAmAM ja utkaTa manuSyatvane lIdhe potAnI me banatA beThAone sthAne mANasAI vagaranAM pUtaLAone gAra ApI nika banAvavA ane mane mATe vasyAo paNa pUrI ke evA kRtya mATe buddhivAdana kApamAM 'dezarakSAnI anivAryatA" je suMdara zabda jAya che ja.

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- - mIA tarIke jaina patrakAra sAMpaDe che ra7 jaDavAda e buddhivAdanuM ja pharajaMda che. buddhi jema jema khIlatI jAya che tema tema jaDavAdane vadhu ne vadhu pipaNa maLatu jAya che ane vadhumAM vadhu jhaDapathI nAza kare evAM vize AkarSaka rUpamAM raju thAya che. e subtle sarpagativALI balAnuM vipa utAranAra kaI maNi--ke gArUDI-hoya to te eka ja che. cetanavAda ke adhyAtmavAda , hArI vicAraNA mi. pAtakanI khAMsIthI aTakI paDI. teNe mane AMtarasRSTimAMthI bAhya sRSTimAM kheMcI ApTe ane smaraNa karAvyuM ke te hArA javAbanI rAha jotA hatA. mi. pAtaka !" he kahyuM "huM barAbara jANuM chuM ke muThThIbhara mANasa hAre, dhanane IjA laI bese che vhAre janatA (masses) daridratAne bhoga bane che ane daridratA zArIrika temaja mAnasika sarva "nabaLAIonI janetA che. e "roga tiraskArathI ke daMDathI maTADI zakAto nathI. hAre muDIvAdIomAM cetanavAda ghUse tyAre ja janatAnI A nabaLAIe naSTa thAya, paNa cetanavAda evI mahAsattA che ke jenI padharAmaNuM karamA bhayaMkara gAjavIja vagara- heTAmAM heTI Aphata vagara-thatI ja nathI. Aphata nababAna-masses -nAza karanAra thaI paDe, paNa sabaLAne vadhu sabaLa banAve arthAt enA AtmAne jagADanAra thaI paDe ane "jAgele" manuSya ja pachI nabaLAone dhIme dhIme sabaLa karI zake." "mi zA ! ", mhArA zabdothI utsAhamAM Avela mi pAtaka bolyo "ApanuM A kathana amArA jainadharmanI eka saMsthA para sAdhusaMsthA para ane henI pravRttinI upayogItA para suMdara prakAza pADe che. ItihAsa parathI jaNAya che ke A - dharmane pratApImAM pratApI jamAne e hato ke jemAM heTA

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bheAmIA tarIke jaina patrakAra sApaDe che 27 jaDavAda e buddhivAdanu ja pharajaMda che. muddhi jema jema khIlatI jAya che tema tema jaDavAdane vadhu ne vadhu pASaNa maLatuM jAya che ane vadhumAM vadhu jhaDapathI nAza kare evAM viSA AkarSaka rUpamAM raju thAya che. e subtle sarpagativALI alAnuM viSa utAranAra kAI miNa--kAi gADI-hAya tA te eka ja cheH cetanavAda ke adhyAtmavAda. mhArI vicAraNA mi pAtakanI khAMsIthI aTakI paDI teNe mhete AMtarasRSTimAMthI khAdyasRSTimAM khecI ANyA ane smaraNa karAvyu ke te mhArA javAbanI rAha jotA hatA. ,, " mi. pAtaka ! " mhe kahyuM " huM kharAkhara jANuM chu * muThThIbhara mANasA jhhAre dhananA IjArA laI bese che tyAre janatA ( masses ) ridratAnA bhAga bane che,--ane daridratA zArIrika temaja mAnasika sarvAM nabaLAIonI janetA che. e ' rAga ' tiraskArathI ke daMDathI maTADI zakAtA nathI hAre muDIvAdIomAM cetanavAda ghUse hAre ja janatAnI A nabaLAie naSTa thAya. paNa cetanavAda evI mahAsattA che ke jenI padharAmaNI bhaya karamA bhaya kara gAjavIja vagaramhoTAmAM mhoTI Aphata vagara-thatI ja nathI. Ata nama LAnA-masses nAnAza karanAra thaI paDe, paNa samaLAne vadhu sakhaLa anAve arthAt enA AtmAne jagADanAra thaI paDe ane ' jAgele ' manuSya ja pachI nabaLAne dhImedhIme sabaLa karI zake. "" ,, r " mizA ! " mhArA zabdothI utsAhamAM Avele mi. pAtaka khelyA " Apanu A kathana amArA jainadharmInI eka saMsthA para--sAdhusaMsthA para ane haeNnI pravRttinI upayAgItA para sudara prakAza pADe che. ItihAsaparathI jaNAya che ke A . dharmanA pratApImA pratApI jamAnA e hatA ke jemAM mhoTA

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jaina dIkSA nareze ane zrImata, emanA hRdayane bhayaMkara AghAta karanAre prasaMga AvatAM, "sAdhu thaI jatA-eTale ke "milkatamAtrane tyAga karI cetanavAdanI zodhamAM pharatA. hAre hemanuM caitanya barAbara jAgatuM hAre teo potAnA jevAone eTale ke rAjAo ane zrImatone zodhI zodhIne upadeza ApatA ane janatAmAM daridratA rahevA na pAme evI vyavasthA karavAnuM hemanA para dabANa karatA. A sAdhuo ni svAthI ane niSpakSapAtI hovA chatAM janatAnI apekSAe zrImaMta ane rAjAone upadeza ApavAnI vadhu kALajI kema rAkhatA haze evo prazna mhArI mAphaka ghaNuone thato rahyo che, paNa Aje Ape sahajAsahaja henuM samAdhAna karyuM cheAje amAre dharma phakta vyApArI kAmamAM -vaNikomAMmuDIvAdI vargamAM ja goMdhAya che ane e varganI Arthika mahattAne lIdhe A dharma paNa AgaLa paDatA gaNAya che,-je ke huM kabula karIza ke Aje rAjA ke dhanADhaya vargamAMthI banelA nahi paNa janatAmAMthI banelA sAdhu ja ame dharAvIe chIe " . * * * . "eTale ke" heM kahyuM "cagadAyelA vargane baLavo che, samaSTibhAnavALI vikasita vyaktione yajJa nathI." * mi. pAtaka kAMI ja na bolyA - " hamArA sAdhuo janatAnA hRdayaM para kAbu dharAve - che ke zrImati ane rAjAo ke rAjapurUSAmAM sAro mobhbho dharAve che ke ? " he pUchayuM , janatAnA hadayaparane hemane kAba te " mi. - pAtake uttara Apyo "eTale vajralepa che ke emanA zabda che ke IcchAvaTIkanu paNa ula ghana thaI zakatuM nathI. zrImaMta ane rAjAe tathA rAjapurUSa para, huM kahI gaye tema, pUrve teo

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/ semI tarIke jaina patrakAra sApaDe che 29 lAgavaga dharAvatA, Aje rAjAe ane rAjapurUSaSa hemane hase OM ane zrIma tA--eTale ke amArA dharmanA zrImatA--peAtAnI matalaba khAtara AmanuM mAna rAkhe che. " mhane lAgyu ke jainasamAja ane 1 jainadharmanA anu bhyAsa karavAmAM mhane rasa paDaze. mi. pAtaka e raste upaceAgI thai paDaze ema paNuM mhane lAgyuM. cAlu - ta gIe enI game tevI vikRti karI heAya, paNa taMgIthI chUTakArA ane uttama saMga e e IlAje evu mAnasa badalyA " "vagara nahi rahe evI hArI khAtrI hatI. " mi. pAtaka ! " mheM kahyuM " hame jene gadu ane hamArA hRdaya virUddhanuM kAma kahe che| te AjathI cheDI deze te huM hamane rAjanA traNa DaoNlara ApavA khuzI thaIza. hame joI zakaze| ke pUrI kimata bharyA sivAya kAI paNa manuSya ke cIjane lAbha nahi levAnA TharAvavALA manuSyeAmAMne hu eka chu ane, te sAthe ja, saccAI ane vaphAdArInI pUrI AzA rAkhIza. " hu joi zakayA ke mi pAtakanA caherA para AbhAranI lAgaNI khAI rahI hatI. " bhalA mahAzaya ! " te khelyA " " mhArI. yAgyatA temaja AzA karatAM ya Ape vadhu sArI Aphara karI che. zabdothI upakAra mAnavA karatA, Ape kahyuM che tema, saccAI ane vAdArI 'bharI sevAthI ja javAzna ApavA huM prayatna karIza." ( 2 saccAI ane vaphAdArI ' bharI sevA ! eka divasa te joze ke te sevA mhArI nahi, paNa haitI peAtAnI hatI ! C ane haeNnI mAphaka eka divasa duniyA pazu - sTamajatI thaze ke sevA e sAcA svArthane apAyalu meAhaka nAma mAtra hatuM !

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prakaraNa 3 ju. jaina saMbaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM. Oaa I kAle chUTA paDavA pahelAM nakkI karyuM hatu tema, Ajano che A divasa gIzvarI guphAomAM gALavA ame AvyA hatA. A te sthAna hatuM ke yahAM eka vakhata buddhanA sAdhuo dhyAna dharavA AvatA,- ke mahene spaSTa zabdomAM cetavaNuM AMpavAmAM AvI hatI ke hAM mane koI dhyAnapremI sAdhu ke gRhasthane bheTe thavA pAmaze evI AzA hAre na rAkhavI. - hune kahevAmAM AvyuM hatu ke buddha ane mahAvIra samakAlina hatA ane hemanA upadeza paNa lagabhaga ekasarakhA hatA. banne kSatriya rAjavaMzamAM upajyA hatA ane bharayuvAnImAM saghaLA vaibhavane pITha karI-elA ja-nIkaLI paDyA hatA. janatA (masses) ane janatAnA itihAsakArene jahAM sudhI lAgevaLage che tyAM sudhI to alabatta mahAvIra ane buddha

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jaine sa badhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chu . 31 bhinna deha hatA, paraMtu tattvadRSTine vIratA ane prabuddhatA eka ja zaktirUpa dekhAya che. mIAnI manA chatA buddhanI guphAmAM mahAvIrane bheTI paDavAnI cokkasa AzA rAkhI hatI. , e IcchAne manamAM ja rAkhI huM cUpacApa bhomIAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa eka moTI guphAmAM dAkhala thayo. guphAmAM paga mUkatAM traNa anubhava thayAH zItaLatAne, cupakIna ane aMdhakAranA asImapaNAne. hArU mana ane buddhi TharI gayAM hArU bhAna cittanA bhoMyarAmAM jaI bharAyuM. * paNa eTalAmAM to bAhya bhAnavALo hAre bhemIo belI uThaH "maheM jabarI bhUla karI, mi. ze! pazkeTa lAITa lAvavu hu cUkI gayo !" mahAvIranI khAtara cUpa raho !" he kahyuM "prakAzathI dekhAtI mUrtio te he asaMkhya joI che hame pita, ha. saghaLA manuSya, prANuo, padArtho mUrti nathI te bIjuM zuM che? e mUrtioe upajAvelI viSamatA dUra karavA mATe te huM ahIM Avyo chuM chatAM ahIM paNa prakAza ane prakAzathI dekhAtI mUrti lAvavAnuM hamane sUjhayAM kare che ! hAre te A aMdhakAramAM ja ane mahArA potIkA prakAzavaDe ja buddhinI mUrti jovI che. hame cUpa raho eTalI ja hamArI sevA basa thaze." mane mApha kare, sAheba " teNe kahyuM "paNa AvA gADha aMdhakAramAM mUrti kema dekhAze ? - . "huM pharI kahuM chuM ke hame cUpa rahetAM zikho" heM kahyuM "hamArA karatAM A sthAna ApanAra ane hemAM mUrti mUkanAra vadhAre akSavALA haze."

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32 jaina dIkSA , thADA vakhatamAM mahArI AMkhe aMdhakArathI TevAI gaI ane sapheda patthara jevuM kAMIka dekhAvA lAgyuM. dhIme dhIme ene. AkAra paNa spaSTa thavA lAge chevaTe eka kadAvare manuSyAkRti huM joI zakyo. enAM pratyeka aMge vizALa ane kasAyelAM jevAM dekhAtAM hatAM. enuM mastakamAnasika vikAsanI paripUrNatA sUcavatuM hatuM ene cahere zArIrika ane mAnasika baLAne "kAbumAM rAkhanArI AdhyAtmika zaktithI bharapUra ane tethI tRpta'-zAnta-dekhAto hato enI dhyAnAvasthAnI palAMThI saghaLI . dhamAla'ne nIce paTakIne enA para Asana jamAvyuM hoya ema sUcavatI hatI. enuM pattharanuM zarIra enuM cAritra (Character) keTaluM ghaTa hatuM ane eno "satoSa" athavA "AnaMda keTale ghane hato - te sUcavatu hatuM. Was it not a solid piece of Will, purified ? hide ke bhavya Adarza ghaDyo hato ? zArIrika, mAnasika, AdhyAtmikaH traNe zaktione kevo suMdara saMgama racavA hiMda mathatuM rahyuM hatuM. ' ane e ja hiMdIonI mukti athavA eyara hoya te, e ja hiMdIonI saMskRti athavA Civilization - Azaya heya te, e hiMdane kayuM mastaka namyA sivAya rahI zakaze ? - hiMda zekahyuM hatuM ke, mATInuM kalyANa kAI catura kalAkAranA hAthathI suMdara mUrti banavAmAM che ane zikhavyuM hatu ke, nA TI Si : manuSyajAtirUpa mATInuM kalyANa kAIprakhara tattvavettArUpa kalAkAranI kalArUpa dharmAjanA vaDe pitAmAMthI ekAda bhavya mahAvIra ke buddha upajAvavAmAM che !

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jainA sakhAMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM 1 zuM AjanuM. hiMda jANatuM haze ke Atmika kalyANa e krAi' mAnyatA'ne viSaya nahi paNa Will (icchAzakti ) te khIlavIne vhenI bhasma banAvavAnA--zuddhikaraNane purUSArtha che? zuM hiMdIe jANatA haze ke dharma e lIlane viSaya nahi paNa icchAzakti prakaTAvavA ane khIlavavAnI 'tAlIma' che? zuM te jANatA haze ke narA zarIrabaLathI, narA muddhibaLathI ke narI icchAzaktithI ekAda mahAvIra ke mudda -zaktinI sarvAgasuMdara mUrtti banavA saMbhava ja nathI ? " 33 zuM hiMdanA vividha dharmAMnA AcAryAM jANatA haze ke teo kAi prakhara tattvavettA ke ArtistnA pratinidhi che ane hemane eka evuM 'mizana' sApAyaluM che ke je hemanI sadhaLI zaktiene ane sadhaLA samayane bhAga mAMge che, eTalA mATe ke te mATIrUpa janatAmAthI ekAda vIra dhaDI zake L zuM rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buduMne dhaDanAra hiMdI srajana zAstra Aje paNa ekAda nUtana, mahAtmA dhaDyA vagara jhapI zatu haze? . kAne pUchuM ? mhArA bhAmIe te! AvA praznone hemajavAne paNa ceAgya lAgatA na hatA ane mRttine prazna karavA jeTalA hu khAliza na hatA. ThIka, mArAmAM ugelA praznonA uttara hu ja meLavIza. e mATe mhAre jarA bhaTakavuM paDaze,-hAtama tAnI peThe, ke je amuka praznonA uttara meLavavA ajANyA pradezAmAM bhaTakyA hatA ane mRtyunA mhAMmA mastaka ghUsADavA jevAM sAhaseAmAM ramyA hatA ** * * * khAdya ekAMta ne Atiraka ekAMtamA khecI janAra thaI paDayu hatu ane te 'jamIna' mA-te 'garbha mAM ukta prazno ugyA hatA 3

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jaina dIkSA garbhasthAnamAM paDatA biMdune "phaLa" rUpa thatAM navamAsa lAge che. hAre paNa nava divasa saburI pakaDavAnI ja rahI. te damyana hAre eka kAma avazya karavAnuM hatuM. garbhanA peSaNanuM. guphA cheDI ame bahAra AvyA mi. pAtake eka jAjama bIchAvI hatI te para ame beThA mAhetI-mAnasika barAka-meLavavAnuM kAma have zarU thayuM. " mi pAtaka ! " mahe pUchyuM "buddhane thayAM keTaleka kALa vi haze ?" zumAre aDhI hajAra varSa" teNe javAba Ape "ane eTale ja samaya mahAvIranirvANane thaye -AIsTathI bahu jUnA teo nahi" ' huM-A dezamAM Aje buddhanA anuyAyIo keTalAka haze? mi. pAtaka-te dharma Aje marI gayo che. - huM--ema ja hoya to cIna-jaipAnanA dareka khUNe e dharma kema pahoMcI zake ? yura-amerikAmAM paNa pagapasAre kema karI zako ? e dharma chava na hoya to ene pradeza dinapratidina vadhu ne vadhu vistRta kema banavA pAme ? hidamAM janmele e dharma hiMdamAMthI adazya thayo hoya tethI, dharma ma na manAya paNa hidI zarIra have dharma dhAraNa karavAne cogya nathI rahyuM eTale ja phalita thAya dharma kAMI jamIna ke havApANImAM rahetI cIja nathI paNa manuSyanA hRdayamAM nivAsa karatu tattva che zAse jahAM jahA bhUmi ke "bhUmikA' zabda vApare che tyahAM hA manuSyanA hRdayarUpI bhUmikA ja kahevA mAge che. e bhUmi jahAM kula5 (fertile) hoya che tyahAM ja dharma "ugI zake che, ane e bhUmi vhAre kasa vagara

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35 jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM nI (barren) bane che tyahAre dharma tyahAMthI palAyana karI jAya che ane karAI phalakUpa bhUmi zodhI DhAM nivAsa kare che. " mi, pAtaka -bAddha dharma hiMdamAMthI anyatra cAlyo javAthI je ema phalita thatu hoya ke hiMdI hRdayabhUmi nirmAlya banI che, te pachI e ja hiMdamAM jina dharma TakavA pAmyo ema kema banyuM? haM-jaina dharma TakI zakyuM che ke kema e hajI jovAnuM - mi. pAtakA-bhyAM sudhI hiMdamAM jainadharmane mAnanArA 13 lAkha manuSyo che ane sekaDo dharmarakSaka sAdhue che, bhavya maMdira ane lAkhonAM dhArmika phaDo che, hyAM sudhI e dharma jIvate che evI mAnyatAmAM zakA kema karI zakAya ? huM-hame je mAhetI ApI henI he nedha avazya karI ethI AgaLa vadhIne koI paNa jAtanA abhiprAya bAdhavA hu hamaNAM taiyAra nathI abhiprAya to banI zakatI tamAma mAhetI meLavyA bAda ane e upara uMDu manana karyA pachI ja | baMdhAze hamaNA hu kAMI "mAnavA" ke "zaMkA karavA" beThe nathI; mAtra mAhetI khecavA ( draw) beThe hu heme , je - 13 lAkha "mAnanArA" vagerenI hayAtInI vAta karI te zuM jainadharmanI hiMdamAM hayAtI hovAno purAvo che ? eka strIe 40 varSanI umara thatAmAM traNa saMtAnane janma Ape ane ' ' pachI saMtAnotpatti aTakI paDI - ke pati hayAta che ane - tanadarUsta che. A strIne hame 'jIvatI' kaho ke "marI cukelI' . kaho--game te kahe-paNa prajotpatti mATe te te cAsa marelI ja che, je ke enuM zarIra mojuda che eka khetara vAvetara mATe nakAmuM thaI cUkyu hoya to te "jamIna " rUpe bhale vidA - trAe

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jaMta dIkSA 36 C mAna heAya paNa ' khetara ' rUpe te mareluM ja che, ane henA mAlekane phaladAyaka thavAne badale ejArUpa ja thaze. sa bhava che ke, hiMdI hulya rUpI khetara ' niyamita khAtaranI gerahAjarImAM ane lAMbA kALa sudhI pAka letA rahevAne pariNAme have vadhu vakhata ' khetara ' nathI rahevA pAmyuM, mAtra 'jamIna' tarIke hayAtI dharAve che. mi. pAtakaH----te pachI e prazno upasthita thAyaH hiMdI hRdaya ja je kasa vagaranu banyuM hAya ! hemAM hiMdu dharma kema TakI zakayA hAya ? ane jaina dharma hiMda sivAyanA bIjA dezemA kema jovAmAM na AvatA hAya ? ja ' , hiMdu dharma hiMdamAM TakI zakayA che evu hame mAnI letA ' hai| tema jaNAya che. vastutaH e dharma hiMdamA kAyama rahyo che ke kema e mhArI zeAdhane viSaya che. mhArI zeAdhanA bheAmI tarIke hame-eka jaina~maLI AvavAthI prathama hu e dharma saMbadhI zodha karuM chuM, ane te pachI hiMdu dharma tarapha diSTa karIza hAla turatane mATe te hiMdudharma saMbaMdhI eka vicAra mhArA magajamAM che ane te e che ke, mAda dharmanA anuyAyIe je dezAmAM-cIna, japAnamA vase che shAM te lAkA peAte ja rAjya kare che, khristI dharmanA anuyAyIe je dezamAM-curapa, amerikAmA-vase che tyAM krizrIaneA ja rAjya kare che, paNa hiMdudharmanA anuyAyIone ekane eka deza hiMda hiMduenA hAthamAM nathI,je evA anumAna para AvavAne kAraNa Ape che ke Aje hiMdamA hiMdudha jIvatA nathI e anumAna sAcu che ke khATu te teA have pachInI tapAsa parathI nakkI thaze temaja jo jainadharma paNa hiMdamAMthI marI ja gayA heAvAnuM sAkhIta thaze te pachI ApaNe e zeAdha ' '

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jaine sama dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chu 37 vAnu raheze ke teNe marIne kaye sthaLe janma lIdhe che hamaNAM tA ApaNe jainadharma hiMdamAM jIvatA che ke kema te tapAsamAM ja geAdhAi. rahIzuM vArU, jaina dharmane hayAtImAM AvyAne keTalAka kALa thayA haze ? f mi. pAtakaH--e kALanuM mApa karavAne Ajanu gaNita. sakhyA dharAvatuM nathI jainadharmanA sthApaka zrI Rpabhadeva AjathI kroDA varSa para thaI gayA, ke je vakhate khetI ke jhupaDu zuM te paNa krAi manuSya jANatA nahAtA,-arthAt saMskRti athavA CivilizationnuM astitva ja nahatuM te vakhate bALakaja khALakI joDale janmatAM, prajotpatti karatAM ane sAthe ja maratAM, ane jIvatAM tyAM sudhI peAtAnI tamAma jarUrIAte eka prakAranA vRkSeAmAMthI pUrI karatAM emanI jarUrIAtA hajI taddana sthUla hatI samAja 'jevI, ' dharma` ' jevI, ' rAjya' ` jevI kAi cIjanI emane jarUra ja lAgI naheAtI. sAyansa' ku ' A 'nI kalpanA paNa te kALe jAgI nahotI e kALe RSabhadeva nAmaka vyaktie ' samAja 'nI sthApanA karI. 'rAjya'nI sthApanA karI, tathA asi--masi--kRSi ( talavAra athavA yuddhakaLA, vANijya ane khetI )nI sthApanA karI tathA dharma ane dharmazAsananI sthApanA karI e dharmasaMsthA jainadharmAM ' nAmathI janma pAmI ane henA sthApaka RSabhadeva pahelA jaina tIrthaMkara hatA. * * . r --hamArA kathanamAMthI traNa agatyanA muddA tAravI zakAya: (1) duniyAmA pahelAmA pahelI saMskRti jainadharma evA nAmathI thai. (2) e pahelI saskRti sAyansa, ArTa temaja dharma e traNenA sayeAgapUrvaka thai hatI, nahi ke mAtra sAyansa ane AvaDe (3) e saskRtine janma pAmyAne hyume mAne che tema kroDA varSa thayA hAya tA,agara ochAmAM } C ' '

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38 jaina dIkSAM ochAM lAkha varSa paNa thayAM hoya te, e sasthA Aje ati vRddha ane tethI mRtaprAya banI cUkI che. mi. pAtA-ema kadAca thayuM heta -paNa vakhato vakhata emAM na prANa phukanArA mahApuruSo-tIrthakare-pAkatA rahyA hevAthI jainadharma A jamInamAM jIvane rahevA pAmyo che. chellAmAM chellA tIrthaMkara-bhagavAna mahAvIra-hajI hamaNAM ja thaI gayA,-gumAre aDhI hajAra varSa para. ! . huM--"tIrthakara" zabdathI zuM hamajavuM ? mi. yAta-- eTale oLaMgI javuM, vaTAvI javuM, e dhAtu parathI banelA tIrtha zabdano artha "je vaDe ajJAnamaya ke duHkharUpa jIvanane vaTAvI javAya evI koI yojanA, saMsthA ke zakti" evo thAya che. ene ja vaLI dharma" kahe che e zakti jenA vaDe prakaTe athavA evI yojanA jenAthI ghaDAya ke evuM saghaTana jenAthI thavA pAme hene "tIrtha ne karanAra athavA tIrtha kahevAya che. huM:-eTale ke tIrthaMkara te purUSa che ke je manuSya jAtimAM evI zakita prakaTAvI zake ke je zakita vaDe teo ajJAnamaya , ane dukharUpa jIvanane vaTAvI jaI zake dukha ane ajJAnathI mukta thavAnI zakti prakaTAvI zake, eTale ke evuM pariNAma upajAvavAnI egyatAvALI cejanA ghaDI zake tathA evuM saMgaThana karI zake te tIrthakara, ane enI rojanAne "dharma" kahevAya, athavA eNe upajAvelI zaktine paNa dharma kahevAya arthAta dharma e kaI kalpanA mAtra nahi paNa jIvananA saghaLA prazno sAthe saMbaMdha dharAvatI suvyavasthita pejanA che ane te sAthe ja zakti che. mi pAtaka--hakIkatamAM ema ja hovuM joIe, je ke

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39 jene saba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM amo AjanA jaina dharma mAtra mAnyatAnA arthamAM hamajIe chIe janadharmanAM sthApaka RSabhadeve te vakhatanA lakAnuM dukha temaja ajJAna bane dUra karyA hatAM ane e bannene vaTAvI jaI zakAya eTalA mATe sAyansa temaja ArTa, adhyAtmavidyA temaja yuddhakaLA zikhavyAM hatAM. hemaNe zikhavelI traNa vidyAomAM pahelo naMbara eTale talavArano hatayuddhakaLAno hato. A badhI zAstramAM kahelI vAta parathI ' ja siddha thAya che ke, zabdazAstrane AdhAre dharma, tIrtha ane tIrthaMkara e zabdonA je artha ApaNe vicAryA te kharA ja che. - huM-vArU, "dharma" zabda kayA dhAtu parathI baneluM che ? mi, pAtaka - eTale dhAraNa karavuM, paDatAM aTakAvavuM, dharI rAkhavuM dharma eTale te ke jene manuSya deyamAM ghAraNe ' ' huM ane je hene hRdayamAM dhAraNa karanArane dharI rAkhe che-paDatAM aTakAve che. eTale ke evI zraddhA (Convic tion) ke je hRdayamAM lAMbo vakhata rahevAthI zakti rUpa te bane che ane duHkharUpa ke ajJAnarUpa dazAmAM gabaDI paDatAM aTakAve che. mi. pAtaH ----Are e vAta svIkAravI ja paDaze. . RSabhadevane "dharma" hRdayamAM dhAraNa karavAthI ke bhUkhamare, ' bImArI, ajJAna ane paratatratAe sarvathI bacavA pAmyA hatA. ha-ane vhAre hAre bhUkhamare, bImArI, ajJAna ke parataMtratAnI satAmaNI vadhI paDI hAre hAre eka navA 2Sabhadeva-eka navA spiritualised John Bull-eka navA samartha AtmA-eka navA "tIrthaMkara' thatA. vArU, hame ?'' aDhI hajAra varSa para thayelA mahAvIra tIrthakarano isAra karI

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jaina dIkSA gayA paNa hemanI pahelAM kyA tIrthakara kayAre thayA hatA te " have kaheze? - mi. pAtaka --mahAvIrane amArAM zAstro A yuganA 24 mA ane chellA tIrthakara kahe che. trevIsamA tIrthaMkara zrI - pArzvanAthanA dehAMta pachI zumAre aDhI varSe mahAvIra thayA hatA. huM-ane mahAvIra, pachI kANu ane keTale aMtare thayA? mi. pAtakA-huM kahI gayo ke, mahAvIra chellA hatA arthAta emanA pachI koI tIrthakara thayA ja nathI ane thaze paNa nahi , huM -eTale ? - mi. pAtaka -evuM bhaviSya kathana jaina zAstromAM hoI ame jeno ema mAnatA AvyA chIe huM--ane e ja jaina zAstro kahe che ke pArzvanAtha pachI mAtra aDhI varSamAM ja na dharmano AtmA-preravAnI jarUrIAta ubhI thaI hatI ane e jarUrIAta pUranAra purUSa paNa maLI zakayo hate. mi, pAtaka -'dharma no nahi, "zAsana" navu kharUM, dharma te RSabhadeve A hato te ja. ' huM-hame zabdonA ja rAjyamAM vasatA jaNao che, dharmanA nahi. dharma eTale zakti caitanya-te eka ja che, paNa caitanyane eka sthAne dharI rAkhavA-sAcavI rAkhavA-mATe navuM khAtara, navI gojanA, navuM baMdhAraNa, navI gahanamenTa joIe--e ja "zAsana'. dharma athavA caitanya je gaSabhadevanA vakhatathI pragaTayu hatu tahene te pradezamAM kAyama rAkhavAmAM pAzvinAthanA ziSyo kAryasAdhaka na rahyA hAre mahAvIra upajyA ane emaNe jUnuM khAtara karI na vAparatA navuM ja khAtara

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- - - - - jene sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM ka navuM ja baMdhAraNu-navuM ja zAsana-pUruM pADayu, jethI dharmake jahene hame janadharma evuM nAma sagavaDa khAtara Ape che te-e sthAnethI uThI jato aTake e vakhate pArzvanAthanA mukhya ziSyo paNa mojuda haze ane hemaNe mahAvIra svAme virodha jagADI navu ja zAsana racatAM emane aTakAvyA paNa haze? mi, pAtaka -jI, nA. teoe kAMIja virodha nahoto karyo. huM-hAre ja mahAvIra potAnuM sarjana kArya (agara kahe ke kRSikArya ) sAMgopAMga pAra utArI zakyA, nahi to, emanI zaktio te vakhatanA khetaranA rakhavALo hAme laDavAmAM ja bahudhA kharcAI jAta ane thoDIghaNI bacata zaktio vaDe teo mAtra sudhAra kArya karI zakyA hota, nahi ke puna racanAnuM kArya. jaNAya che ke trevIsamA tIrthaMkaranA ziSyo buddhimAna hatA - dhamAlIA, kIrtibhUkhyA ane mithyAbhimAnI nahi vArU, mahA vIra pachInAM 2500 varSomAM keAI punaracanA ( Re-con" struction), karanAra ke sudhAra kArya (Reform) karanArabemAMthI eka paNa kATine purUSa thayo ja nahi? mi, pAtaka-punarracanA karanAra to kaI thayuM nathI, ane ame mAnIe chIe ke thAya ja nahi. paNa sudhArakArya karanAra te cheDAo nIkaLyA hatA dAkhalA tarIke, "saMghapaTTaka rAthanA kartA eka evA sAdhu thayA, ke jemaNe te vakhatanA saghaLA sAdhuo ane zrAvakanA durAcAra sahAme jabarajasta baLavo karyo hato, paNa teo kAMI agatyanuM pariNAma upajAvI zakyA nahi zrI AnaMdaghanajI nAmanA eka sAdhu samartha tatvavitA thayA, jemaNe sAdhuo, zrAvake mUrti ItyAdi pratyeka aMga hAme garjanA karI hatI, paNa hemanA para evA trAsa te vakhatanA sAdhuvage karyo ke hemane Akhare samAjathI chUTAcheDA

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jaina dIkSA 42 karI jagalamAM jaI vasavu paDayu. lAMkAzAha nAmanI eka vyakti gRhastha vyakti-evI thai ke jeNe amArAM zAstro svIkAravA chatAM emAMnI eka vAta-mU ttipUjanasDAme baLavA karyAM, ane amUrttipUjaka jaina samAja sthApyA. enA upara ane amArAmAMnA jee enA mizanamAM bhaLyA teepara amArA samAje trAsa vartAvavAmAM kacAza rAkhI nahAtI chatAM hainA ' phIrakAmAM amArA jeTalI ja saMkhyA thaI gaI. te e phALa hatA ke jhAre curApamAM romana kaeNtheAlika dharmInu sAmrAjya hatuM, jenA dharmAMcAmAM sapatti, sattA ane strI e traNe prakAranA 'ka'nA ijAradAra banyA hatA ane emanA julmathI lAkAte bacAvanAra, sudhAraka lyuthara bahAra paDayA hatA jeNe preTesTanTa krizciyAniTi ne janma ApyA hatA r huM;----lAMkAzAhanA kIrakAnuM nAma zuM. anuyAyIonI saMkhyA keTalI ane te pragatizIla che ke kema, te huM jANuvA icchuM chuM mipAtaka; ame vetAmbara mUrtipUjaka jaina' kahevAie chIe, amArAmAMthI navA nIkaLelA leAkAzAhane kIrakA zvetAmbara sthAnakavAzI jaina' kahevAya che ane henI saMkhyA amArA jeTalI ja-lagabhaga pAMca lAkhanI che paNa have te saMkhyA vadhatI nathI eTalu ja nahi paNa khInna traNe jaina phrIrakAnI mAphaka hainI saMkhyA paNa pratidina ghaTatI jAya che. ----- huM.--hame je traNa 'baLavAkhArA'nI vAta kahI te 'sudhAraka' banIte aTakI paDayA, 'sraSTA'navuM sajanArAnavu zAsana racanArA banavA jeTalI pragati na karI zakayA, enu kAraNa e ke, tene te vakhatanA sAdhuvarganA balAtkArA hrAme kAma karavAnu heAi hemanI zaktine mhoTA bhAga vya

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jaina sa ba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM 43 gumAvo paDyo. trevIsamA tIrthaMkaranA gaNadhara jevA samajadAra sAdhuo te vakhate heta te te sudhArake potAnI saMghaLI zakita strajana kArya mATe phAjala pADI zakyA hota ane sudhAra kAmane badale sajana kArya teo karI zakyA hota teo sRjana kArya na karI zakyA emAM eka bIjuM paNa kAraNa hatuM. mahAvIranA nAmathI phelAvavAmAM AvelI eka bhaviSya vANI. "mahAvIra pachI kAI jJAnI ke tIrthakara thaze ja nahi" evI je bhaviSya vANuM keAI hemanI pachInA sAdhuoe game te kAraNathI phelAvI ane tema karavAmAM khuda jJAnI-mahAvIranA ja zrImukhane upayoga karyo tethI laMkAzAha ' vagere sudhArakanA pA bhAna (sub-conscious mind)mAM e nirAzAvAdI zraddhA (Passimistic faith) rahI gaI hatI ke je hemanI zakitaonuM paripUrNa prAkaTaya thavAmAM vizvarUpa thaI paDI hatI. matalaba ke e sudhArakene bae atarAya(disadvantages) vacce potAnuM kAma bajAvavAnuM hatuH eka te nirAzAvAdI zraddhA rUpI sUkSma atarAya ane bIju sattAdhArIonA bhayaMkara virodha rUpa myula atarAya. Ama bakhe jabarajasta atarAyo chatAM teo ATalu kAma bajAvI zakyA te e be atarA na hota to zu teo punarracanAnuM kAma karavAmAM saphaLa na thayA hatA. pariNAma parathI hamajI zakAya che ke bhaviSyavANI paranI zraddhAe ja bhaviSyavANune sAcI pADI che ane vadhu mahAvIra pAkatA aTakAvyA che ! vaLI bhaviSyavANu mAnI-manAvIne ja na aTaktA sajanakAryanA prayatnane paNa gunhA" ke "pApa" manAvI tevA prayatna karanArane sajA karavAnI paddhati 2500 varSa sudhI sevavAmAM AvI che, eTale ke, sajanakAryane bahiSkAra ane vinAza ene ja "dharma" manAvavAnI cIvaTa rakhAI che. AnuM pariNAma dharmanAzacaitanyanAza-e sivAya bIjuM Ave

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44 jaina dIkSA ti huM tAjuba thAuM. vAru, 2500 varSa sudhI khuda mahAvIranAM ja lakhelAM zA manAtAM rahyAM che ke? , mi, pAtaka-khuda mahAvIre te kadApi kAMI ja lakhyuM nathI, hemanI pachI zumAre hajAra varSe hemanA upadezo amuka sAdhuoe yAdadAstImAMthI maLyA teTalA ane tevA noMdhyA ane te jainazAstra kahevAyA. ' he mahAvIranA samayamAM hiMdamAM lekhanakalA to hatI ja ane te vakhatanAM lakhANe Aje mejuda paNa che eka nUtana zAsana sthApanAra mahAvIre kAMI ja na lakhyuM hoya e banavA joga nathI, ane lakhyuM hoya to te 1000 varSamAM- hemanuM zAsana jIvatuM chatAM-nAza pAme e paNa banavA joga nathI. 1000 varSa sudhI mahAvIranA upadeze-Azaya mudala palaTAya nahi evA rUpamAM-va zaparaMparA yAda rahe e paNa banavA joga nathI bhalA 1000 varSa sudhI mahAvIranA sAdhuoe mahAvIranA upadezonI noMdha na karI ane 1000 varSa pachI noMdha karavAnuM ucita ghAyuM enuM kAI kAraNa? mi. pAtaka -eka AcArya auSadhi mATe suMThano gAMgaDA mAgI lAvyA hatA heno upayoga karavAnuM bhUlI gayA tethI teone ema lAgyuM ke have lekenI yAdazakita nabaLI paDI ane haju vadhu nabaLI paDaze, mATe have te jeTaluM yAda rahyuM hoya teTalu noMdhavuM jarUra che. pachI temaNe keTalAka sAdhuone ekaThA karI kenpharansa" bharI ane zAstro lakhyAM huM -e sAdhuono vAstavika Azaya alabata nirmaLa hevo joIe paraMtu jAhera karavAmAM Avelu kAraNa gaLe utare - tevuM nathI amuka manuSya ke manuSyane-eka vakhata-kaI bAbatanuM vismaraNa thayuM eTalA parathI kAMI yAdazakitano yuga ja gaye

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45 jine sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chu ema mAnI levAnuM vAjabI nathI. yAdazaktino yuga gayo ja hoya te Aje-hemanA pachI 1500 varSe-evA manuSya. kema jovAmAM AvI zakyA hota ke jeo 6-7 varSa jeTalI nhAnI ummaramAM savA lAkha zleka kaMdhagra karI zakyA che ane te para mAtRbhASAmAM vivecana karI zake che ? kamamAM kama, jeonI yAdazakita tAtkAlika anivAryatA khAtara lAvavAmAM AvelI cIjanuM paNa vismaraNa thavA jeTalI hade nabaLI paDI hoya teonA hAthe hajAra varSa sudhI yAda rakhAyelAM kathanonI noMdha thavA pAme tyAre hene mahAvIranA bhAvonI sa pUrNa vaphAdAra noMdha tarIke : mAnavA pahelAM be vAra vicAra karavo ghaTe. mane lAge che ke ' je rUpamAM zA mojuda che te rUpamAM te lakhavAnuM kAI jUduM ja kAraNa hovuM joIe.' mi, pAtaka -evI paNa noMdhe che ke te arasAmAM bAra varSano bhayakara duSkALa paDayo hato ane sAdhuone paNa anna mATe : muzkelI paDatI hatI te vakhate ghaNAe dhUrtA jaina sAdhuno dekhAva karI tathA bhoLA leke pAse dharmane nAme jAdu karI anna meLavI letA e vakhate jena dharmanA nAme je kAI belAya ke 'karAya te badhuM mAnI levAnI bhUla leke na karI bese eTalA mATe paNa lokone cetavavA khAtara paNa-lekaprasiddha sAdhuonI konpharansa bharIne pramANabhUta manAya evA graMtha racI ene mahAvIranA vacana tarIke prasiddhi ApavI paDI hoya. huM-ogane nAme ja ke amerIjhama karI lekane ThaganArA purUSo Aje paNa ApaNe pratyakSa joIe chIe amerikAmAM paNa keTalAe hiMdIo ane keTalAe amerikana e bAjI khelI rahyA che tema bhUkhamarAnA e divasomAM keTalAke jAdu, maimeriphyuma, hAthacAlAkI, vAgyAturI IlAdinA gherathI pitAne tIrtha kara manAvavA ane e rIte peTa bharavA prayatna kare e

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* * jaina dIkSA banavA joga che ane evAothI leke ThagAya nahi eTalA mATe, "mahAvIra pachI ke tIrthaMkara thaze ja nahi evuM vacana mahAvIranA nAmathI mahAvIranA sAcA mizanarIe lakhavuM paDayuM hoya e banavA joga che. A athavA evA bIjAneI kAraNathI zubhAzayI AcAryoe eka vAta game tema lakhavI paDI hoya te chatAM vyApaka daSTi (Commonsense) vALAoe hameza mahAvIranAM Psychological Truths (mAnasa zAstrane lagatA siddhAMto) para ja daSTi rAkhavI joIe e sivAyanuM : badhu kAMI kAMi, hetuthI-dezakALane avalabIne-lakhAyuM hoya e tethI te vyavahAra satya hoya, nahi ke nizcaya satya (relative, truths, not Absolute Truth). vyavahAramAM koI vakhata pitAe bALaka terapha sakhta thavuM paDe ane koI vakhata kamaLa thavu paDe, paNa e banne vartana pAchaLa nizcaya siddhAMta e che ke pitAe bALakanI rakSA ane vikAza karatA rahevuM. mi, pAtaka-e vAta anubhavane mAnya che, ane have mane eka zAstrIya kathanano kharo artha sUjhI Ave che. zAstromAM eka jagAe mahAvIranA mukhamAM e zabda mUkyA che ke jeno artha evI che ke, mahAvIra pachInA leke vatra ane 3 thaze vakrI eTale jeno hadayano Ayano vAMke che tevA, vakra Azaya vALA. vAMkA AyanAmAM suMdara cIjanu paNa pratibiba vikRta dekhAya ane "jaDe eTale buddhinI bAbatamAM jaDa, jenI buddhi vastunI ArapAra na jaI zake teva, buThI buddhivALA ane evA leke mATe ja--emane dhIme dhIme keLavavAnA AzayapUrvaka racAyelA zAstromAM svAbhAvika rIte ja nizcaya satyane gauNa rAkhIne vyavahAra satyone prAdhAnya ApavAmAM Ave eka jagAe ema paNa kaheluM che ke, "bAla, strI mATe prAkRta zAse karIyAM che." amArA paDite A kathanano evo artha karatA AvyA che ke,

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jainA sakhadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM uccatama saskAravALAleAkeAnI bhASA sa`skRta hatI tethI uccatama purUSoe zAstra e ja bhASAmAM lakhyAM hota paNa bAlamuddhivALA eTale ajJAna tathA strIprakRtivALA eTale kamajora 'AtmAAnA hita mATe prAkRta bhASAmAM zAstra lakhavAmAM AvyAM. have hu manu chuM ke ukta kathana bhASAne uddezIne karAyaluM ja nahAtu. zAsrA prAkRta bhASAmAM zA mATe lakhyAM e prazna nahi paNa prAkRta zAsrAhamaNAM je rUpamAM zAstra jovAmAM Ave che tevAM zAstrA-zA mATe racavAmAM AvyAM te kahevAno Azaya hatA. jemano vikAsa khAlaka ke strI jevA ja che tevA manuSyA mATe AvA ja zAstra hitakara hoya, evA isAre| e kathana dvArA karavAnuM icchayuM hatu huM:vArU, jana zAstrA Izvarane mAne che ? t 47 mi. pAtaka:--jI, nA. te zikhave che ke, izvara che ja nahi dareka jIva izvara che, mAtra karmAMnA paDadAne lIdhe aizva kAyalu che, ane purUSArthathI te paDadAne dUra karavAmAM AvatA dareka jIva peAtAne izvara tarIke joi zake che. halakAmA lakI zreNimA--bhagIcamAra jevI jAtinA manuSyA paNa Uzvara banI zakyA che khuda mahAvIrane Da khanAra eka 'nAga' paNa izvara anI zakayA hatA. huM :----ATalI hadanI mahatvAkAMkSA preranAra siddhAnta je purUSe zikhavyA-ATalI hadanuM optism (AzAvAda) je haMmeza preratA raho-ATalI hadano bhAra jeNe sadA * 'purNA'nA guNu (virtue) para mUkayA karyAM--tevA mahAvIre have pachI sajanakA thaI zakaze ja nahi evuM kathana karyuM hAya ane sajanakArya e pApa che ema zikhavyu hoya te kAi kALe banavA joga nathI mahAvIra pachI hajAra varSe jeee-zubha AzayathI te vakhatanI jarUrIAtane svIkArIne--amuka bhaviSya kathana mahAvIranA nAmathI 1 L

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jaina dIkSA 48 * } lakhyuM teo paNa dASita na gaNAya, parantu te kALa mATe lakhAyalu te kathana te kALa pasAra thayA pachI paNa leAkA mAnatA rahe ~ane khAsa karIne dharmagurU manAvatA rahe--e ja manuSyavikAsane Adhaka che. je dezamAM athavA je kALe pANIno duSkALa hoya te deza ane te kALanA dharma tarIke eTale ke vyavahAra dha' yA 'nIti' tarIke--snAna karavAnI manA karavAmAM Ave e ucita che; kAraNa ke zrImA badhA snAna kare te janatA pIvAnA pANInA abhAve mRtyu pAme. paNa pANInI evI achata na na hoya evA dezakALamAM snAnane pApa harAvI hetanI manA karavAmAM Ave teA leAkeAnAM tana temaja mana rAgI thAya ja. hA, jagalamAM sUryaprakAza nIce ane khulle zarIre vasanAra manuSya jalasnAna na kare te ene harakata nahi, kAraNake jalasnAnane badale tethIya vadhu asarakAraka vAyustAna tathA sastAnano lAbha te avazya le khAudharI ane svAdu janatAne dharmanAM mukhya aMga tarIke lAMdhaNa tapa lAkhA upavAsa pharamAvavAmAM Ave e taddana ucita che, kAraNa ke tethI adarano kacarA baLI javA pAme ane jIbha enI mULa (normal) sthitimAM AvI jAya; paNa rAga vagaranA ane niyamita tathA sAdA kheArAka levAnI TevavALA manuSyAne krUrajyAta tapa--khAsa karIne lAMbA tapa-karavAnuM kahevAmAM Ave teA tethI, zArIrika temaja mAnasika azakita ja pariName. 'lakIranA kIra' banavAthI---jaDa zabdane ja zraddhApUrvaka pUjavAthI-- 'evI jAtanI bhakita' zikhavavAthI ja dharma athavA caitanya marI jAya che ane manuSya khAkhA rUpe rahI jai saDe che. hame kaho yA na kaho, mAno yA na mAno, hiMdamA dharmAM nathI jasaDA che; ane tethI ja 'svarAjya' nathI, pararAjya che. vArU, Aje kAkha zrAvaka ekAdA vyavahAruM satyanI kAi vAta mAnavA nA kahe agara enuM khaMDana kare teA zu thAya ? O

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jene saMbadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM - 49 - - S mi. pAtA-to ene "mahAvIra zAsanano mahAzatru, pApI, mahAaparAdhI TharAvI eno bahiSkAra karavAmAM Ave, ene halako pADavAmAM Ave, enA badhA-nokarIne teDI pADI enA para che kaMgAlyata kheMcI lAvavA mATe banI zakatA dareka prapaca karavAmAM Ave. ha-abhiprAya svAtaMtryane dAkhI devuM; manuSyabadhune khuvAra kera ke halako pADo ane prapaMca karavA e saghaLuM jainadharmanA upadezono eka bhAga che ke? . . mi. pAtaka-haragIja nahi, mi zai! jainadharmanA mULa siddhAntothI taddana virUddhanuM e saghaLuM che. - haM-ane, kahevAtAM satya-ke je bahu te apekSita satya (relative truths) che-nI virUddha bolavA-vicAravAno kahevAtA gunhAne bara AvavA mATe kAyamI satya-mULasatyaprAthamika siddhA-no IrAdApUrvaka bhAga karavo e ja AjanA jainono dharma ke ? A eka ja vastu sthiti ema puravAra karavAne basa che ke kahevAtA jaina samAjamAM jaina dharma Aje hayAta nathI,dharmAbhAsa-dharmano paDachAye-avazya hayAta che. kalpanA kare ke, eka gAmamAM pIvAnuM pANI temaja snAnAdi mATe joItu pANI meLavavA mATe eka sarovara mAtra che. e gAmano rAjA "atiDAhyo hoI eNe e taLAvamAM bahArano kacare bhaLato aTakAvavAnI kALajIne lIdhe enI cotarapha pattharanI ucI dIvAle karI che. alabata bahArano kacaro to Avato aTakI paDe che, paNa te sAthe ja bahAranI bharatI paNa AvatI aTake che e baMdhIAra jaLamAM lIla thAya che, durgadha thAya che, ane te pInAra prajAne vyAdhi thavA lAge che. rAjAne araja karatAM kAMI dAda maLatI nathI. prajAnA jAnamAlanA rakSaNa mATe pagAra khAtA amaladAre ArAmathI pilA rahe che te vakhate sattA ke jakhamadArI vagarano 4 '

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50. jaina dIkSA - - - - kaI sajana pitAnA hisAbe ne jokhame taLAvamAMthI lIla dUra karavA ane taLAvane gALavA bahAra paDe che. rAjA ke rAjyanA amaladAre te sajajanane dhanyavAda devA ane madada karavAne badale ene aTakAve,-eTaluM ja nahi paNa ene gunhegAra TharAvI kedamAM nAkhe, te evA rAjA ke amaladAre mATe me zuM kahezo ? mi. pAtakA-teone dareka manuSya nAlAyaka ja mAtra nahi paNa mahAgunhegAra kaheze ane emaja, dharmaguruoM ke netAe * karavAnuM zuddhikArya teo na kare ane jene mAthe evI jokhama dArI nathI e kAI popakArI purUSa te kAma karavA bahAra paDe hAre hene madada karavAne badale ke kamamAM kama zabdothI ya anumodana ApavAne badale khuvAra karavA kamara kase to tevA dharmagurU ke samAjanetAnuM te vartana ajJAna ke pramAdathI prerAyeluM nahi paNa iSa ane malIna AzayathI prerAyeluM hoI "mahA gunhI tarIke gaNAvuM joIe ane samasta prajAe tevA kahevAtA netAonI akka ThekANe lAvavA saMyukta baLa vAparavuM joIe. nahi te e prajA marI cUkelI ja gaNAya. kAraNake koI paNa jIvatI prajAmAM ATalI hadanA gunhA thaI rAkatA ja nathI. huM-have AgaLa cAlo; hame AjanA jeno cAra bhAgamAM vahecAyelA che ema kahI gayA ane cAra paikInAM benAM nAma ApI cUkyA. bIjA be phIrakAonAM nAma kaheze ? " mi. pAtaka - maheM je be phIrakAnI vAta kahI te vAstavamAM te eka ja kahevAya, kAraNake teo baMnenAM dharmazA eka ja che, phakta eka vibhAga mUrtipUjanamAM mAne che ane bIje nathI mAnate eTale ja bheda che. banne "vetAmbara jaina" kahevAya, paNa ukta bhedane lIdhe ekane "vetAmbara mUrti

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jene sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM 51 pUjaka jaina" nAmathI oLakhAya che, jahAre bIjo phIraka tAara amUrtipUjaka athavA "vetAmbara sthAnakavAsI nAmathI oLakhAya che. mUrti mATenA maMdirane badale zrAvakane dharmadhyAna karavAnuM sthAna teo rAkhatA hAI tathA te sthAnamAM ja hemanA sAdhuo utAre karatA hoI e pathanuM nAma "sthAnakavAsI paDayuM. zvetAmbara jaina uparAMta bIjAo paNa che, jahemane digambara jeno" kahevAya che. digambara eTale dizArUpI vastravALe, nagna A varganA sAdhu taddana nagna rahe che tethI temaja eo tIrthaMkaranI je mUrti pUje che te paNa nagna hovAthI e pathanA anuyAyIo digambara jaina" kahevAya che. vetAmbara zabda digambaranI apekSAe belAya che. zvetAmbara sAdhu nagna nathI rahetA, paNa nagnatA DhAMkavA pUratAM . e vo-veta eTale raMga ke ' bhabhakA vagaranAM-paheravAnI AvazyakatA svIkAre che. digambaronAM zAstra jUdAM che, ane tAara zA karatAM nizcaya dRSTibiMdu tarapha vadhu valaNa dharAvanArAM che. svAbhAvika rIte ja A kALamAM digambara (nagna) sAdhunI saMkhyA ati alpa che-pAMca daza jeTalI. te pathanA zrAvakenI saMkhyA lagabhaga 3 lAkha jeTalI haze e pathamAnA keTalAka gRhastha upadezakanuM kAma bajAve che ane teo tA ara sAdhuo karatAM paNa vyAkaraNa, nyAya vageremAM ghaNA praviNa hoya che. jo ke saghaLA pharakAomAM sAmAnya varga to sAhitya ane khAsa karIne dharmasAhityamAM cheka ja ajANa che sAdhuo ane "paDita' je kahe te badhu zAstravacana ! hu kahI gayo ke digambara jaina mUrti pUje che, paNa teo nagna mUrtino ja Agraha karatA hovAthI vetAmbara mUrtipUjaka varga sAthe vAravAra athaDAmaNamAM Ave che. e vargamAM paNa, tAmbara varganI mAphaka ja, eka sudhAraka thayo hato, jeNe mUrti pUjA

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52 jaina dIkSA niSedha karI 'tAraNa patha' nAme cothe phIrake sthApyo hato "ane navAM ja zA racyAM hatAM, paraMtu vyavahArane chekaja visArI nizcayapara ja saghaLo bhAra mUkvAthI te paMtha bahu cAlI zako nahi Aje te paMtha mAtra nAgapuranI AsapAsamAM ane te paNa mAtra becAra hajAranI saMkhyAmAM rahI javA pAmyo che ane janatAmAM kAMI paNa agatya dharAvato nathI.. eka vAta e paNa kahIM lauM ke, digambara jene jJAnane vadhu agatya Ape che, hAre vetAmbara jaina kriyA (ceremonials)ne vadhu agatya Ape che, eTale ke vetAmbara mUrtipUjaka jene skUla kriyAne-pUjana, varaghoDA, yAtrA, bhojana ItyAdi dharmanimitte thatI kriyAne-vadhu agatya Ape che, jyAre amUrtipUjaka tAro tapa, vrata, niyamAdi sUkSmakriyA tarapha vadhu jhUke che. sAhityajJAnanI bAbatamAM, chelle kahela varga chele naMbara dharAve che, mUrtipUjaka vetAmbare vacale nabara ane, digambara jaino pahele naMbara dharAve che. paNa sAhityajJAna mAtra Written word lakhAyelA zabda pUratuM ja, vitaMDAvAda pUratu ja nahi ke vyApaka daSTi (Common sense) vALu mAnyatA o nimitte. jhagaDA pratyeka pathamAM-pitAmAMjaniraMtara cAlatA hoya che temaja eka-bIjA paMtha vacce paNa avAranavAra cAlatA hoya che, ane e jhagaDAo moTe bhAge sAdhuo ane "patie ke hemanI chUpI preraNAthI hemanA muThThIbhara aMdha anuyAyIoe jagADelA hoya che. sAmAnya varga to e jhagaDAeAnuM kAraNa paNa jANatA nathI hotA ane mAtra ganAnugatika prakRtithI eka yA bIjA pakSamAM bhaLI barADA pADa heya che. - huM-vAru, jena dharmanI rakSA ane pracAra mATe hame karI gayA ke, sAdhuo ane paMDitanI moTI saMkhyA che, moTA

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53 . ' jaino sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM * * 53 zrImaMta AgevAno che, puSkaLa nANu che, bhavya maMdira che, Izvarane ya padabhraSTa karavAnI tAkAdavALAM zA che bIjuM zuM zuM che te te have pachI joIzuM-pachI jenonI saMkhyA vadhavAne badale niyamita rIte ghaTatI rahevAnuM hame kahyuM hatuM te zAthI mi pAtaka -prathama te, Aje jeo pitAne jaina kahevaDAve che teo kAMI banelA jaina nathI paNa vazaparaMparA thI eka kuLamAM cAlyA AvatA jena evA nAmanA vArasa hoda jaina kahevAya che jaina dharmano abhyAsa karI, bIjA dharmonA siddhAnta sAthe janadharmanA siddhAntono mukAbalo karI ane - jaina siddhAntono jIvananA prazno sAtheno saMbadha vicArIne -arthAta puruSArthapUrvala banelA jena jozo ja nahi. tAtparya ke jene nAmathI oLakhAvavAmAM AvelA "dhama ne hRdayamAM dhAraNa karavAthI banelA jaine che ja nahi ane tethI jainatvanirbaLatA para jaya meLavavAnI zakti-nuM astitva ja nathI. tethI najIvI pavananI laharI tarakhalAne Amatema uDAvI zake che keTalAkane A samAjamAM kanyA nahi maLavAthI teo A samAja choDI nhA te sagavaDa maLe te samAjamAM bhaLe che keTalAke dhadhA nokarInI sagavaDa khAtara paNa tema karatA hoya che (2) bIjA keTalAke ke jeo nItimAna che ane hameza cAlatA TaMTAothI nAkhuza hoya che teo jainasamAjamAM bhAga letA aTakI jAya che ane jaina samAjanA sabhya tarIke oLakhAvavA khuzI nathI hotA,-je ke teo bIjA dharmanuM paNa nAma aMgIkAra nathI karatA (3) sAmAnya gaNamAM nirdhanatAnuM jora vadhAre hovAthI tathA Arogya viSayaka jJAnano abhAva hovAthI maraNapramANu pratidina vadhatuM jAya che. (4) kanyAvikya, vRddhalagna, bAlalagna Adi kurItione

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jaina dIkSA 54 lIdhe prajotpattinA saMbhave ghaTayA che. (pa) kranyAta vaidhavya pALatI strIonI saMkhyA kuMvArA AthaDatA purUSonI saMkhyA jeTalI ja mhoTI hoi navI utpattine mA bahudhA rUMdhAI gayeA che (6) sAdhuo ane dharmazAstra pAsethI maLI zakta jJAna jIvana ane jagat sAthe sabaMdha na dharAvatuM hoi keLavAyalA vargo ane keLavAyalAnA saMgavALA varga aMdarakhAnethI dhanI zraddhA gumAvI bese che ane prAyaH daMbhI bane che,-eTale ke zakA ke TIkA karavAthI je pAyamAlI thAya che tyenuM bhAna hovAthI ane AdhyAtmika zakti nahi keLavelI hAvAthI 'sagavaDa graMthI' ane che ane e rIte kAi vakhate maunathI te kAi vakhata, kriyAtmaka rIte aMdhakAranI zaktine Teka! ApanAra thai paDe che. (7) bIjI hiMdu kAmA mAphka jaina kAma para paNa khristI ane musalamAna dharmanuM AkramaNa dinapratidina vadhu ne vadhu ugrarUpe thatuM rahe che, ane te AkramaNa karanArAo khuda jainone kharIdI lai tenI madadathI ja te pathano zikAra karI jANe, che gheADA vakhata para eka zvetAmbara jaina sAdhue khristI mizanarI banI jai jainadharma virUddha pustaka lakhI jainone khristI banAvavAno dhadhe! AryAM hatA. hamaNAM eka vidvAna digambara jaina musalamAna banI hi du tathA jainone e dharmImAM khecI javAnuM temaja e kAmeAnI vidhavAone musalamAno sAthe paraNAvI musalamAnonI saMkhyA uttarettara vadhAravAnu niyamita mizana laI beThA che (8) krAi jainetara jainazAstra' vAMcIne ke upadeza sAMbhaLIne e dhamAM AvavA mAMge te vhenAthI bhAjanavyavahAra ane lagnavyavahAra karavA jenA taiyAra nathI, eTaluMja niha paNa potAnAmAMnA je mANaso parakAma sAthe lagnavyavahAra kare athavA pracalita mAnyatA paikInI kASThanI virUddha varte ke mele te emano samAjathI d

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= = = = == = = = = jaina sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM bahiSkAra karI pote ja samAjanuM saMkhyAbaLa ochuM kare che. . (9) maMdira, apAsarA, pUjA, varaDA, yAtrA, sAdhu ityAdi dharmanAM manAyalA "sAdhano pALa ane pazurakSA pAchaLa dhamadhokAra kharca karavAmAM Ave che, paNa jenone bhUkhamarAthI bacAvavA, kurUDhionAM trAsadAyaka pariNAmothI bacAvavA tathA ajJAnathI bacAvavA pAchaLa kharca karatAM teo hajI zikhI zakyA nathI. ' huM-jaina navI bharatI (offensive war) karI zakatA nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa bIjAonA humalA hIme svarakSA (defe''nsive war) paNa karI zaktA nathI-ulaTuM ApoApa thatI bharatIne paNa reke che ane keInA humalAM vagara paNa svadharma choDe che, ane te chatAM hame kaho che ke sAhityajJAna pahelAM karatAM vadhyuM che ane jaina sAdhuonI saMkhyA paNa vadhatI jAya che! eno kaMI artha nIkaLI zakato hoya te te e ja ke A sAhityajJAna ane A sAdhusaMkhyAmAM cetana nathI. dharma athavA AtmAnI camaka nathI : mi. pAtaka-lAge che to ema ja. chatAM ya eka prazna ubho thAya che. je cetana kharekhara nathI rahyuM ema mAnIe te jenonI AjanI aMdara aMdaranI laDAIono khulAso kema karI zakIzuM ? muDaduM kAMI laDI zakatuM nathI. * * huM-hame "laDAI evA zabdane ja oLakhe che, laDavAnI kriyAthI vAkepha nathI jaNAtA. hame kadApi laDyA che? mi. pAtaka-jI, nA. haM--dhana, strI, sattA, Ijjata, siddhAnta (principle), dharma AmAMnI je kaI cIjane manuSya apanAvI hoya,

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+ jaina dIkSA para hRdayamAM dhAraNa karI hoya, henApara jhAre' kAi 'AkramaNa kare che thAre yuddha thayA vagar rahetuM ja nathI. yuddhamAM eka yA bIjo pakSa ghAyala thavAno ane kadAcit maraNa paNa pAmavAno e vAtanuM yuddha karanArane bhAna hoya che.ja ane te chatAM te yuddha kare che; eTale ke jIvanalAlasA ane mRtyubhaya e banne 'nabaLAio para jaya meLavyeA hoya teA ja yuddha thaI zake che. ane e jJaca ja caitanya chaeN, cetanano purAveA che; bAkI ' mi, pAtaka-vacce khelavA mATe svane kSamA karaze, paNa ApanA A zabdo ne ekAeka amArA dharmanA nAmanu rahasya jhADe che. jaina zabda amArA dharmanA ane amArA samAjanA nAma mATe pasaMda karavAnuM kAraNa have huM maLa zakuM' che. te zabda tti eTale jItavuM e dhAtuparathI nIkaLelA che. 'jaina' eTale naya jenA hRdayamAM che tevA purUSa. have huM humantyA ke, jIvanalAlasA ane mRtyulaya e e nabaLAi: ke je samasta janatA para rAjya kare che henA para jeNe naya meLavyA che-saMyama dvArA jeNe potAmAM e zakti prakaTAvI che te ja stana che. ' " ' huM:-yathArtha kahyuM, mi. pAtaka ! have mhArUM adhurUM kathana pUrU karavA do. e U~ca ja caitanya che, cetanano purAvA che, dharmanA astitvanI sAbItI che; bAkI krAInI uzkeraNIthI ke jJAnathI sahajasahajamAM gALagalAca; vAnaranA, dhakkAmukkI ke uzka thAya che te kAMI yuddha ke laDAi nathI paNa 'dhAMdhaLa' che, azaktinI kriyA che. eka caiAhAne kAI evI kriyAmAM -dhAMdhaLa ke darakama ke vAnaranaklumAM-utArI zakatuM ja nathI. caiAho aMdarathI prerAya styAre ja yuddhakriyAmAM utare, ane te aMdarathI thAre ja prerAya ke jyAre teNe aMdara--hRdayamAM- -

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jene saMbaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chuM pa7 dhAraNa karela koI tatva para AkramaNa thayuM hoya. ddhio pagAra khAtara ke kAinI zikhavaNIthI ke mIjAja gumAvI besavAnA karaNathI yuddhamAM prerAya ja nahi. enuM yuddha te eka khela che ane kharAkharIne "khela" che, e kAMI "nATakanuM yuddha na hoya huM nathI dhAro ke hame jene jenonI aMdaroaMdaranI laDAIo kahe che hemAM be pakSa jAte talavAra ke tIrakAmaThAM laI hisAba cUkyatA hoya ! * mi. pAtaka. rAma rAma kaho, sAheba -evI ne paDI che? " ! : huM-hAre A acala satya barAbara sAbIta thAya che ke, je vyaktimAM kSAtravRtti na hoya te koI paNa dharmane, kaI paNa siddhAntane ke mitratAne dhAraNa ja na karI zake ane je samUhamAM kSAtravRtti na hoya te samUha. saMghaTana kArya na karI zake ane tethI henI najIvI zaktio paNa Azaya vagaranI dhamAla" mAM ja kharcAI jaI no aMta Ave.- ' ' mi. pAtaka -eTaluM te spaSTa jovAmAM Ave che ke, je pramANamAM jenI saMkhyA ghaTatI jAya che te pramANamAM * ja aMdaroaMdaranI dhAMdhaladhamAla vadhatI rahI che, ane Ape kahyuM tevuM sAcuM yuddha te kadApi catu ja nathI e mATenI zakti ja nathI. eTaluM ja nahi paNuM, evI zakti kadApi prakaTavA ja na pAme evuM zikSaNa--dharmanA nAme apAtu rahyuM che yuddhane ekAMte "pApa" rUpa-ane tethI tyAjya -TharAvyuM che. haM-hAlanA jaina zAsana'nA sthApakanA vakhatamAM vastusthiti kevI hatI ? . mi. pAtaka-hAlanA "jaina zAsana nA sthApaka .

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58 jaina dIkSA zrI mahAvIra ja mAtra nahi, paraMtu hemanA pahelAMnA trevIse tIrthakare paNa -ekeeka zasanasthApaka-kSatriyakuLamAM ja jamyA hatA arthAta kSAtravRtti emanI prakRtirUpa hatI. pahelA tIrthakare jagatane je aneka vidyA zikhavI ,hemAM pahelaprathama mati eTale talavAra athavA yuddhakalA zikhavavI 5 - dhArI hatIchellA tIrthakara mahAvIranI hayAtImAM hemanI parama bhakato-ceDA rAjA vagere...vacce evuM to bhayaMkara mahAyuddha thayuM hatuM ke jemAM vIsamI sadInA curepI mahAyuddha karatAM ya vadhu manuSyono saMhAra thayo hato ane "hiMsA para dharma:' e sUtranA utpAdaka zrI mahAvIre emAM kazI ya DakhalagIrI karI nahotI huM kahI gayo ke e kALe jainadharma prAyaH kSatriya ane dhanADhayeno ja hato vaLI khuda mahAvIranA janmaprasaMga nimitte zAstramAM karAyele ullekha paNa dhyAna khecanAre che. emano jIva akasmAtathI brAhmaNInA garbhAzayamAM Avyo hato, jahAMthI devAe sthAnAMtara karI kSatriyANInA zarIradhArA janma apAvyo hato. ' huM-hamArA zAstrakAre " jabarA mAnasazAstrI hovA * joIe! mahAvIra (Superman) banavA IcchanAre brAhmaNatva athavA vivekazaktipUrvaka kSAtratva keLavavuM joIe, evuM zikSaNa e kathanadvArA emaNe ApyuM che jema tema TapalA khAI jIvana gujAravuM e manuSyatva nathI paNa kIDApaNuM che; ane zarIrabaLa ke sattAbaLa ke dhanabaLathI chATA thaI e baLano jematema upayoga karavo e paNa manuSyatva nathI, chATApaNuM che. sarvagapUrNa manuSya-mahAvIra-te prathama jJAna keLave ane pachI yuddhabaLa keLave ane jJAnajanya vivekazakipUrvaka ja yuddhamAM utare. mi, pAtaka-vartamAna yuganA zreSTha vidvAna zrIhemacandrA

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Ru jaine sa kha dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavuM chu 59 * cAye zrImahAvIrano itihAsa lakhatAM evA ja eka, prasaga cItaryAM che. mahAvIra ane hemanI nakksa karavAnA svabhAvavALA hemano thai paDelA ziSya geAzALA karatAM karatAM mananAmano gAmamAM AvI pahoce che, jyAM tee banne khaladevanA ma MdiramAM praveza kare che, ahI . bannenu varjhana bhinna prakAranuM ane cheH mahAvIra maladevanI mUrttiAme dhyAnArDa thAya che ane geAzALA e mUrtinA mukhamAM cinha mUkI khuzI thAya che. A rUpanu rahasya ApanA hamaNAMnA kathanathI mhArI. sTAme spaSTa thAya che. maladevanA maMdiramAM arthAt zaktinA rAjyamAM krANu kANu jaI zake ane je tyAM jaI zake te zaktinA pariNAme kevuM vartana kare, e khatAvavAnA e vidvAnano Azaya che, te kahe che ke gozAlaka eTale phakta indriyAnI ja zALAmAthI zikSaNa pAmelA jaDavAdI manuSya paNa jo mardana gAmamAM jAya--saMkaTamAM utare-tA saMkaTa enI zakti khIlave (te khaladevanA madiramA praveza pAme) paNa jhhAre khaladevanI mUrti eTale rAktinAM mUrta svarUpa--dhana,sattA,kIrtti,vidyA, zarIrabaLa AhitI samakSa khaDAM thAya styAre te vhenAthI vyabhicAra seve--hene abuse kareoffense against nature kare--durUpayoga kare khIjA hAr para, eka mahAvIra-eka cetanavAdI-jeNe prathama brAhmaNInA udaramAM vAsa karyAM che arthAt jJAnajanya vivekazakti meLavI che ane te pachI ja kSAtrateja khIlavyuM che evI vyakti jo saphTamAM utare teA sakaTathI enI zakti vadhAre khIle kharI paNa jhAre zaktinAM mUrtasvarUpa--dhana, sattA, zarIrabaLa Adi hainI samukha thAya tyAre vhetI hAme te AMkheA badhA kare arthAt evI krAi zaktithI te pote prerita thAya nahi paNa zaktimAtrane dhyAnathI pAtAmAM hajama karI AtmasaMtuSTinA vistAra kare. geAzALA ' eTale sAmAnya manuSya, * * janatA '--

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jaina dIkSA mAno eka, ane mahAvIra eTale vizeSa manuSya-Superman:e be Type jAti para saMkaTanI zuM asara thavA pAme ane e be Type zaktinAM sthalapino upage ke kare e batAvavA harmacakrAcArye su dara kalA vAparI che. mULazastrio janAre paNa jJAnajigyAma moTA" evA sUtra dvArA e ja satya zikhavyuM hatu. * huM mahAvIranA janmaprasaganA varNanamAM brAhmaNatva ane kSatriyatna evI be je guNa kahyA te ja hame hamaNAM kahelA jJAna ane vicA. kyiA zabda ane kSatriyatna zabda kAMI | laDAI ke dharmakriyAnA arthamAM gAMdhI rAkhavAnA nathI jema " 'jJAna e zabda amuka zAstrapATha ke sAhityanA jANapaNAmAM godhI rAkhavAno nathI kriyA eTale activity. sakriyatA, purUSArtha. sUtranI matalaba e che ke, vivekapUrvaka sakriya jIvana jIvavuM e ja mikSa che, duHkhanA DaMkhathI mukta thavAno IlAja che khare AvAM suMdara satyo je dharma zikhavI zakato hoya hene AkhI duniyA para rAjya karavAne hakka che. Avo dharma vArasAM. * mAM pAmavA chatAM, jeo nirmAlya rahevA pAme teo khare ja dayApAtra gaNAya jenonI sthiti saMbadhI mAhitI meLavavA mATe upADelI, vAtacIta amane jaina siddhAntamAM kheMcI janAra thaI paDI ane hene pariNAme mane A dharma ane A kAma sabaMdhI vadhu ne vadhu jANapaNuM karavAnI utkaTa IcchA thatI gaI tethI. bIjA divasanA progrAmamAM muMbaI pAsenA ghATakoparanA DuMgarA * para jaI hA Akho divasa jaina kema sabaMdhI vadhu vAtacItamAM pasAra karavAnuM TharAvI ame gIzvarInI guphAo choDI.

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prakaraNa 4 thuM. - jaina saMbaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM - cAlu rAkhuM chuM ke ghATakeparanA ghATa (DuMgara) para prabhAta thatAM pahelAM pahelAM ame pahocI gayA hatA ' tejomUrti sUryanAM darzana hajI thaI zakatAM nahotA. hajI , te "adhakAranA rAkSase"nI nAsabhAga ja cotarapha najare paDatI hatI ' lehIkharaDa prakAza ekAeka pUrvamAM bhabhUkyo. ane jotajotAmAM te tejano daDo' banI evA te alakika prabhAvathI rAjavA lAgyuM ke enA tarapha uMcI najara karI jovuM ja azakya thaI paDayu sabhava che ke, jagatane, "da" rUpa ene jagatanI eka pAmara, vyakti dazya banAve e enI prakRtine pAlavatuM na hoya, maheM nIce najara karI. , gAmaDuM jIvatuM thayuM hatuM manuSya ane jAnavarono saMcAra zarU thaI cUkyo hato. kahe che ke e pratApa sUryanAM

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. jaina dIkSA kiraNAno hatA, ke jee chAparAM vIdhIne--ane manuSyAMnI chAtInA adhane paNa vIMdhIne--hara jagAe praveza * karatAM hatAM ane tyAM kriyAzakti temaja kriyAkSetra mUkatAM jatAM hatAM. sUrya-pratApI sUryantA, tathApi, akriya ja dekhAtA hatA ! narA ceAgIzvara ! ** ' jhAM jhAM sUryano prakAza paDe che tyAM tyA samaya (Time) nu sAmrAjya sthapAya che ane samaya rAtri--visa Adi 'krU' thI yukta che. tethI, e sAmrAjyanI aMdaranI tamAma vastuo eka-mIjIne laIne ja astitva dharAvatI hoya che--relative ( sApekSa ) hoya che, 'svataMtra' (absolute) nahi. sarakArA svataMtra nathI, saMskRtie svataMtra nathI, sAyansa ke A svataMtra nathI, sAhitya ke saMsthA svataMtra nathI, dharma ke dharmAM svataMtra nathI. L paNa sUrya e sarvathI svataMtra che! sarvathI pa'che!-kema jANe kAi - nagna vIra '-mahAyogI--tattvavettA ke mUrttimAna . nagna satya na hoya ! : janatA ane sUrya vaccenuM lAkhkhA ceAjananu aMtara e janatAnI * jarUrIAta " che ane sUryano 'svabhAva' che. C > * ane ' janatA' kANu ?.. sUrya pAsethI maLelA cetana vaDe ja sUrya para dhULa pheke, ane khIjI ja ghaDIe hetu pUjana kare ' janatAnAM saghaLAM pUjano ane saghaLA tiraskArA evA ja ' artha vagaranAM ' hoya 1......saghaLA 'pUjakA' ane 'anuyAyI'e artha vagaranA eLA ja hoya ! t : * :

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jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu 63 sUrya kAMi karatA nathI, karavA icchatA ya nathI, tathApi enA hAtha-paga rUpa kiraNA tA badhe ya jAya che ane badhu ya kare che. karavAnI zakita ane kriyAno mArga badhAne teo ja Ape che. ane ema ja mUrtimAna 'nagna satya' rUpa digambaranI sAtvik zaktirUpe zvetAmbara* sattA' e ke 'sAdhu'e janatAnAM hRdayAmAM prakAza ane zakti reDe che,--prakAza eTalA mATe ke tethI gatino mArga sUjhe, ane zakita eTalA mATe ke sUjhelA mArga para gati thai zake. " eTalu chatAM ya, e sUryakiraNAmAM temaja e zvetAmbara sattA' emA eka cIjano abhAva che teoe ApelI zakti ane jJAna vaDe manuSyA zuM kare che ane zuM nathI karatA te jovAnu emane ALasa' hoya che. arthAt, rAjAmA,temaja prajAmAM, patimAM temaja patnImAM, zAhukAramAM temaja 'bahAravaTIomAM, bhAtAmAM temaja bhAjyamAM, tAtkAlika pariNAmeAnA khyAlathI bhayabhIta thayA sivAya, jJAna ane trijyA zaktie merI teo dUra rahe che ane hemane te zaktiono upayAga karavAmA 'svataMtra' rahevA de che. prANIone peAtAnI pasaMdagI--nApasaMdagI para laTakatA pazu banAvatA te zikhyA nathI ! gALa ApI kaDalI kahADI levA' nu hemanI prakRtimAM nathI ! teee ApelI jJAna--kyiA zakti vaDe kAI nokarI karaze teA keAI zeThAI karaze, kAI rAjApaNuM karaze te kAI, mhAravaTuM karaze, krAI prajotpatti karazetA kAI vIryane urdhvamArge kheMcI yogazakti prakaTAvaze, kAI raNasaMgrAmamAM khelaze teA kAI dhavAyalAne malamapaTTo karaze jevA jeno guNa satva, rajasa ke tama-te pramANe te zaktino upayoga karaze * zveta vastraH zukala lemAM: satva guNa : sAtvika rAkti samaSTibhAna (universal consciousness)mAthI prakaTatI zakti.

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jaina dIkSA ane upayogadvAre ja potAne vikAsa karaze. tamo* guNavALA jJAna ane zakti pAmIne paNa nokarI-dAsatva-ja karyA karaze,-jo ke te kAma te pahelAM karatAM vadhu hamajapUrvaka ane utsAhapUrvaka karaze ke jethI ' kramazaH te rajoguNano adhikArI banaze. rajoguNI e zaktino upayoga laDavAmAM zarIrathI ke buddhithI samAjakArya ke rAjakAryamAM-karatA raheze, paNa pahelAM karatAM vadhu vicArapUrvaka, vadhu yojanApUrvaka, vadhu AzayapUrvaka ane vadhu utsAhapUrvaka karavAne lIdhe pitAmAM kramazaH sattva , guNa prAvaze. satva guNavALe manuSya e zakitano upayoga samAjanA hRdaya para ghaDatara kalA ajamAvavA pAchaLa ja karyA karaze, -jo ke pahelAM karatAM vadhu uDe ane vadhu tallIna' banIne kareze ane tethI pariNAme zAnta zakti bhaDaLarUpa-silent Dynamite rUpa banaze manuSyasRSTinI utpatti, sthiti ane laya A sarva guNa tathA henA pAtro mAMge che. e traNa guNe paikI eka paNa ocho thavA pAme ke dAbI devAmAM Ave te maMnuSyasRSTimAM aMdhAdhuMdhI thAya ane sarvatra pAmaratA prakaTe. kAma karavAnI IcchA ane zakitavALA manuSyane svamAnapUrvaka roTale ya na maLI zakavAthI te bahAravaTu kare hAre hene to sayukata baLathI dAbI devAmAM Ave, ane te ja vakhate chUpI luTa karatA ane dATI rAkhatA muDIvAdIne te kAmamAM rakSaNa ApavA uparAMta te"bahAdurI mATe mAna akarAma ApavAmAM Ave, to ene pariNAme mAnavajAtimAM , pAmaratA , vakragati, dabha ane kIDApaNu ja Ave bahAravaTIo, nira kuza, rAjA ane dhanasaMgraha karatA muDIvAdI, eo eka bIjAnA janaka che ane maraze vhAre sAthe ja maraze badamAsI che tyahAM sudhI sAdhuo paNa joIze; badamAsI adazya thaze sTAre "sAdhu nAmavALI vyakti zodhI nahi maLe, sarvatra sAdhutA ja haze ema ja dareka bAbatamAM.

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jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 65 jahAM sudhI prANIsRSTivALI pRthvI che tyahAM sudhI sUryane abhAva nathI ja, hAM sudhI sUrya che tyahAM sudhI enA hAtha* paga rU5 kiraNo paNa che ja, ane hAM sudhI kiraNo che tyahAM sudhI pRthvI para prakAza ane zakti reDAtAM ja rahevAnAM... jahAM sudhI mAnavasRSTi che hAM sudhI sUryasamAna pratApI tatvavettA-digambara mahAvIra-anivArya che, ane henAM kiraNa rU5 vetAmbara sAdhuvarga athavA sattvaguNurUpa zakti dharAvatA sAdhupurUSone samUha Avazyaka che. mAthA paranA sarve-eTale dUrathI paNa--hAruM mastaka tapAvI nAkhyuM ane mahArU mananakArya aTakI paDayuM. ane huM mi. pAtake khaDA karelA taMbumAM jaI bharAye. , ekAkI sthitimAM mananakriyA thAya che saMgamAM vArtAlApa upaDe che. ane vArtAlApa vakhate bAhyabhAna hoya che,-jo ke tattvajJAnIo eve vakhate paNa avAranavAra AMtarabhAvanI DUbakI cUktA nathI. - mi. pAtaka-bahu uMDA vicAramAM utarI gayA hatA? huM -A hamAre pUrvane sUrya mahene gaMbhIra vAto saMbhaLAvI rahyo hato heNe mane hamaNAM hamArA jainadharma saMbaMdhI suMdara mAhitI ApI ane digambara-zvetAmbara sAdhunI suMdara oLakha karAvI ApI! huM dhAruM chuM, mi. pAtaka ke digambara sAdhu janatAthI bhaLatA nahi hoya ane akasmAta kAIthI bheTa thavA pAmato haze to emanI vaMta keIthI nahi hamajI zakAvAne lIdhe gerahRmaja (misunderstanding) ' 5 : * *

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-- -- -- - jaina dIkSA ja utpanna thatI haze ane loke bhayabhIta thaI tenAthI dUra nAsatA haze. mi. pAtaka-bhAvadigabaranI bAbatamAM ema ja bane, . mi. zA! bAkI Aja to digabara sAdhu tarIke oLakhAtAone paNa "ToLAM" joIe che? tapanuM pAraNuM kare toya pUjAnAM ToLAM joIe ane kezaleca kare hAre ya enI jAherAtarUpa dhAmadhUma joIe. hA, eTaluM kharuM ke emanI, saMkhyA-pharayAta nagnatAne lIdhe ati alpa rahI gaI che ane teo paNa sarakArI kAnunane lIdhe vastimAM rahI zakatA nathI, tethI teo vetAmbara sAdhavargathI vadhu nirUpadavI to avazya che. huM -eTale ? zu vetAmbara sAdhuo upadrava kare che ? sUryo te hamaNAM mane ema kahyuM hatuM ke zvetAmbara sAdhu janatAmAM jJAnazakti ane kriyAzakti prerIne te zaktione upayoga karavAmAM janatAne svataMtra rahevA de arthAta teone vyavahAramAM pite kAMI ja DakhalagIrI na kare. mi. pAtaka -jI, hA; vetAmbara zAstrakArone Azaya paNuM e ja che ke sAdhue zretAmAM navacetana (dharma") reDIne tathA vastusvabhAva ("dharma') hamajAvIne dUra rahevuM ane Ama kare"--tema na kare" evA vidhi-niSedhathI bacavuM. A mULa vAta Aje visarAI gaI che -jo ke hajIe keTalAka ( purANapremI (orthodox) sAdhuonA mukhethI vagara hama belAtA A zabda sAMbhaLIe chIe ke "ame sAdhuothI sasArInI vAtamAM bhAga laI zakAya nahi, vastuvarUpa sahamajAvavA pUrato upadeza karavAnI ja amane jinavaranI AzA che." tathApi te bhadrika sAdhuo paNa, eka yA bIjI rIte,

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- - - - - - jaine saMbadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 67 emane pasaMda evI koI paNa pravRttine Adeza-re dabANa paNakaravA cUkatA nathI ane hemane nahi pasada evI pravRttine niSedha karavA ya cUkatA nathI. A te thaI bhadrika sAdhuonI vAta. te sivAya bIjAo che ke jeo "sudhArakane jabbo paherI "A kALamAM vidhi-niSedhanI AvazyakatA che, ema kahI pote lIdhelA zAstrokta niyamano bhaMga kare che. trIjA varganI te huM vAta ja karavA nathI mAMgatA, ke je varganI prakRti ja potAnuM astitva batAvavA mATe khaTapaTe. ane dhAmadhUma upajAvavAnI che. sAdhu je dharmanuM vAstavika ane vizALa AzayavALuM svarUpa hamajyo hoya te heta kAIne "phesalAvavA"nI ke " zaramAvavA'nI ke "uzkeravAne ke "aTakAvavA"nI ke niMdavAnI jarUra ja na paDe. jee dharmanuM evuM svarUpa hamajyA nathI teo dhArmika jusse (religious spirit) upajAvI zakatA nathI ke je jusse keInI bhalAmaNa ke Adeza ke dabANa vagara svataH ja gatimA thAya che. je vaidya bImAranA zarIramAM garamI upajAvI zake che te bahArathI garamI ApavAnI jarUra jeta nathI; ane UMTavaida te eka bImArI maTADavA jatAM aneka bImArIo utpara kare che. jemAM AjakAla uMTavaiduM dhamadhokAra cAlI rahyuM che netAo uMTavaigha, sAdhuo uMTavaidya, patrakAre uTavaidya, sudhAra uMTavaidyaH uMTavaidyone to rAphaDo phATaye che. eka vaidyarAta kaheze. navAM maMdirothI dezane chAI gho, ke jethI hame tIrtha karagotra bAMdhe ane amAruM nAma ItihAsamAM amara thAya ! te bIje kaheze. jirNoddhAra choDI e kAma karavuM e pApa che...eka kahezeH jema bane tema vadhu dIkSAo ApI sAdhusainya vadhAre,jethI hamane mukti maLe ane ame mahAna AcArya gaNAI hamArA para vadhu tAkAdathI rAjya karI zakIe.

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68 * * * * 1. ke jaina dIkSA te bIjo kaheze ema karavuM jamAnA virUddhanuM pApa che mATe hene virodha karavo joIe.....eka kahezeH borDiMga ' hAusa kholavAM e kharo dharma che; te bIjo kaheze, bhaNelAo 'jIvahiMsA kare che mATe boriMga hAusone virodha kare e khare dharma che. eka kahezeH keTalAka jaina madhamAMsa vApare che mATe teone tiraskAra karavo e dharma che; to bIje kahezeH e zabda jainasaMdhanuM 3 phemezana che ane che tethI e belanArane tiraskAra karavo e jainadharma che...eka kaheze amuka AcArya khuda mahAvIra bhagavAnanA paraMparAgata ziSya hatA ane emanAM pustaka mihane maLyAM che mATe mahAvIra bhagavAnane sAco vArasa huM ja chuM, mahArA sivAyanA keInuM , sAMbhaLe te mahAvIrano gunhegAra. to bIjo kahezeH vAkyAturI hane varI che, ke je vaDe huM ghaNuo pAse gRhatyAga karAvavAnuM sAmarthya dharAvuM chuM, mATe huM ja mahAvIrane kharo vArasa , mahArA sivAyanA pAkhaMDI che....ItyAdi. ityAdi. A uparAMta, kriyAkAMDa ane zAstrIya mAnyatAo saMbaMdhI matabhedane AgaLa karIne paNa aneka AjJAo ane manArUpI "phatavA cAlatA ja hoya che. huM-ane evI AjJAo. tathA "mane ne--evA. phatavAone-anusaranArAo maLI zake che? mi. pAtarka sarvadA ane sarvatra ! phatavo nIkaLavAnI vari, jhIlanArA taiyAra ja che. huM -eTale ke prerita gatinA ja sarvakAI grAhaka che, pragatinA nahi. 'mi. pAtakaka prerita gati" ane "pragati" Apa kene kahe che? -

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jene saba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu * 6 huM pavananA jorate tAbe thaIne A ApaNe Akheya taMbu uDe to te taMbunI prerita gati kahevAya. peluM hAnapuM pataMgau potAnI IcchAthI ane vAyune potAnuM vAhana banAvIne"ahIM tahIM uDe che te henI gati" kahevAya. piluM AkAzamAM uMce uDatuM garUDa pazcimane pavana hovA chatAM pUrvamAM jerabhara uDe che te henI pragati kahevAya. pRthvI ane pRthvIrUpa janatAnA AkarSaNane jItI, urva dizAe, uccatama lakSya tarapha, gati karanAranI pragati" kahevAya. - mi pAtaka-ajAyaba jevuM che, mi. zAke ApanI Enlightened Common-sensen 2414 sig bolI jAo che te ja matalabano ullekha amArAM zAstromAthI jaDI Ave che. jAdede prasaMge je jUdA jUdA arthamAM dharma' zabdano upayoga jainazAstromAM karavAmAM AvyuM che hemAne eka artha ke je sAyanTIphIka artha che te e che ke gati karavAmAM sahAyabhUta tatva te dharma.' A artha sUcave 'che ke jahAM pitAnI hamajathI ke IcchAzakitathI thatI gati ke "pragati che hAM dharma avazya che, kahe ke dharma nAmanA vAyu (ether) para savAra thaIne ja. athavA dharma " nAmanA vimAnamAM besIne ja gati" athavA "pragati karI zakAya che, anyathA nahi ja. . . huM - gati karatA ya pragatimAM vadhAre zakitanI-vadhAre dhama" nI-jarUra paDe che. tethI pragati karanArane gati karanAra manuSyanI apekSAo, deva" kahIe to cAle. deva eTale divya dharma-vastusvabhAva dharma eTale vartananA kAnuna; dharma te che ke jene udayamAM dhAraNa karavAthI te dhAraNa karanArane 'dharI ra rAkhe che. te , kitanI.. gati karana " kahI

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70 "jaina dIkSA zakitavALe, saghaLAM virUddha baLanI slAme potAnA lakSya tarapha AMtarabaLathI gati karanAro jIvAtmA. enAmAM thekaDA mAratI zakita heya arthAta zakitane thanathanATa ke nAca hoya. buddhAdi mahApurUSo pAse deve pitAnI devIo sahita AvI nRtya karatA evo ullekha jahAre hArA vAMcavAmAM Avyo hAre mahane - hemAM azakya jevuM kAMI ja nahotuM lAgyuM ane huM sahajamAM hamajI zakyo hato ke, pragatiparAyaNa sAdhupurUSo pitAnI divyazakita sahita sAdhaziromaNi pAse AvatA ane potAnI AMtarazakitane paricaya karAvatA. huM joI zakuM chuM, mi. zA ! ke nhamArA dharmasthApake "jina" nAma pasaMda karavAmAM ghaNe DahApaNa vAparyuM che. janatA" (masses)nI apekSAe ja "jaina" zabda yojyo che. janatAnI saghaLI hIlacAla prerita gatinuM ja kArya heya. leke dazavAge jame che, mATe hame paNa daza vAgyA ke jamavA besaze -aMdaranI mAgaNI na thaI hoya te paNa leke dALa-bhAta-roTalI-zAka khAya che mATe hame paNa te ja khAzoe hajama na thatuM hoya ke enAthI humArA kAma puratuM poSaNa na maLatuM hoya to paNa. leke gapasapa ke paraniMdAmAM samaya abe zakti gumAve joI * hame paNa tema ja karaze -lhamArI pAse ghaNuM royanuM kAma paDeluM chatAM ane magaja thAkela hoya te chatAM, haike paraNe che mATe hame paNa paraNaze,-hamArAM Arthika ane zArIrika baLe navI jokhamadArI adA karavA pUratAM na hoya to paNuM ane svajana zokha na hovA chatAM. leko vyApAra kare che tethI hame paNa vyApAra ja karaze-vyApArakaLI ane anubhava tathA sAdhana na dharAvavA chatAM tathA samaya anukuLa na hoya te chatAM. joke maMdire ke dharmagurU pAse jAya che mATe hame Napa jaze,-kAMI paNa meLavavAnI utkaMThA ke gumAvI nahi besavAnI

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- - jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 71' sAvacetI vagara ja. lekoe amuka sAdhu ke rAjadvArI purUSa ke netAnI jayapokArI eTale hameya te dhvanimAM sAda pUraze - hamArA te anumodana vaDe ja hamAruM ane lekanuM bhayaMkara ahita thavAnuM che evA kAMI paNa khyAla vagara ja. leka ine paisA Ape che e joI hame paNa ApavA lAgaze ane koI phaMDa ugharAvanArane cora kahe che te tame paNa cora kahevA lAgI paDaze,-ethI badamAsane uttejana ane sarjanane anyAya ane tethI Akhare samAjane ja hAni thAya che evA kAMIpaNa vicAra vagara ja. loko tapa kare che e joI hame paNa tapa karavA lAgaze-tapanI jarUra hamane che ke nahi ane have te keTalI hadanA tapanI e bAbatanA kazAya vicAra vagara ja. Ama hamArI saghaLI pravRti prerita gati rUpe ja che. janatAnuM A ja svarUpa che. e prerita gati' rU5 nirbaLatAne vaTAvI jai hame hAre prazna karatA thAo ke mahAre zA mATe amuka kAma karavuM? mahAre zA mATe amuka kAma karatAM aTakavuM ? "leke koNa ? huM keNa huM AjasudhI manuSya hovA chatAM gADara jevuM vartana kema karavA pAomahAruM dhyeya zuM? kazA paNa zreya vagara mahArI maryAdita zakitao kharcI nAkhavAnuM mahane pAlavuM kema? kAI "madArI nA vAnara' thavuM mahane-manuSyane-pAlavI zake ja kema? mArA jIvana rUpI puMjIpara. sattA mahArI haoNya ke bIjAonI ? eka nahAnIsI mAMkhI paNa hAre hene suMdara gharamAM laI jaI rakSaNa ApavAnI mIThThI lAlaca batAvato kaLIo Ama che lhAre sAvadhAna bane che ane "nA, hamArI maherabAnI !" ema kahevAnI himata dharI zake che, eTalI ya "sAvadhAnI nA kahevAnI eTalI ya himmata- zuM huM manuSyamAM nathI? huM keNu hAre ? mahArUM dazeya zuM?

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72 jaina dIkSA mahArAM sAdhana zuM? mahAre mArga zuM? evA prazna vhAre hame karatA thAo tyAre hame "zrAvaka bane che. dilamAM , ugelA "prazna para prakAza DhaMDhavA nIkaLelI vyakita bano choDa Aja sudhI janatA" hatA ane have 'vyakita bane ? che. have hamArAmAM prerita gatine sthAne "gati' AvI che ane hAre hame pragati karatA koI mahApurUSanA anubhavo sAMbhaLavA pAmaze ane te upara potAnA manana rU5 gati karazo, ane e rIte petAnuM dayeya ane pitAne mArga nakkI karaze, ane e mArga para, e dhyeyanI dizAmAM game teTalA virodha chatAMya, AgaLa ne AgaLa dhape jaze hAre 'me nija che, pragati karanArA che-janatA ane zrAvaka bannene vaTAvI urdhva mArge AgaLa vadhelA che. hamane babbe pAMkho phUTI cukI che. babbe mAtrAo-babbe khAkha-hame khAdhelI che. have hame keAinI pITha para besavAne badale koIne gati preravAnI tAkAda dharAvatA thayA. vicArazakita ane kiyAzakti evI bae pa TelI hovAthI have hame pitA mATe temaja bIjAo mATe vicAra temaja kArya karI zakaze ane hA vicAra ane kArya zakitanI mAtrA ATalI jabarI heya yahAM kAryakSetra nhAnakaDuM rahI zakatuM ja nathI. AkhuM vizva-AkhI manuSyasRSTi-enuM kArya . kSetra bane che. bIjA zabdomAM kahuM te jema hame "janatAmAMthI "vyakita' banyA hatA, tema have "vyaktibhAnamAMthI samaSTi bhAnamAM Ave che. samaSTibhAnI gerahAjarI hoya te jaina" kahevAya ja nahi,-te kAM to "vyakita hoya athavA pAmara-paratatra "janatA" hoya. hame hamaNAM sAdhuo ane zrAvakenuM je varNana karyuM te parathI to ema ja amajAya ke badhu pheMkApheMke che, "gati ke "pragati'nuM to nAmanizAna

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93 jene sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM paNa nathI. Akho samUha janatA" che, -nathI koI jana" ke nathI "zrAvaka paNuM. ane je ema ja hoya to pachI bhajana zAsanano duniyAmAM kAMI upaga na rahyo ane upayoga vagaranI cIja duniyAmAM jIvI zakatI nathI, kAraNa ke pratyeka cIja-manuSya-baMdhAraNa bIjI tamAma cIja-manuSya-baMdhAraNothI saMkaLAyelAM che ane eka-bIjAne piSaNarUpa thaI paDavAthI ja pote jIvI zake che. 1 mi. pAtaka-vyakti ane samUhanA jIvanamAM Ave mATe "artha rahele che ane "jaina zAsanane manuSyasRSTimAM kAMI mahatvanuM kArya bajAvavAnI "jokhamadArI che, evI te kupanAe amane Aja sudhI thavA pAmI nahatI. jaina zAsana' zabdathI amo kAMI hamajatA hoIe te te eTaluM ja ke ame jahemane jaina mAnatA haiIe evA-sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA-ne dharmakriyA karavAnI ane dharmopadeza levA-devAnI sagavaDa jaLavAya evuM baMdhAraNa. A cArathI bahAra amArI najare jatI nathI ane A cAranA paNa Arogya, AbAdI tathA vikAsa sAthe "zAsanane kAI levAdevA hoya evuM ame mAnI zakyA nathI. -vizvadehanA eka upagI aMga tarIkenuM bhAna bhUlI mAMsanA TukaDA tarIke chUTA paDayA e ja nivapaNAnuM lakSaNa, mi. pAtaka-sabura, vizvadehanI bhAvanA amArA jaina zAstromAM apAyelI hovAnuM mane smaraNa thAya che. sakaLa vizvane cauda bhAgamAM varNavatAM zAstroe ene barAbara manuSya zarIrane ja AkAra Ape che. have huM hamajI zakuM chuM ke manuSyamAM ja cauda rAjalaka athavA vizvane samA '

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- - - - - - 74 jaina dIkSA veza thAya che - khAsa karIne "jaina" manuSyamAM-vizvabhAnavALA manuSyamAM. "zrAvakamAM-mAtra vyakti abhimAna jenAmAM pragaTayuM che henAmAM-hAya dezAbhAna athavA svadezabhAna-patriotism, ane janatAmAM te vyakti-abhimAna ja na hAI svadeza bhAna paNa na ja hoya, jethI te te svadezariputhI ke svadezabhaktathI jema ThelAya ke pheMkAya tema jAya. 'janatA ? e to svadezaripu ane svadezabhaktane khelavAno daDo ! e daDAne TImannA bane pakSe jALavI rAkhe-khAsI majAnI peTImAM mUke, ke jethI joIe hAre khelavAnA kAmamAM Ave! . huM -e daDAnA mithyAbhimAna (vanity)ne jALavIne ene game tema vApare-cAhe te Thokara mAre, cAhe to beTathI uchALo-cAhe te kAdava ke narakamAM phekA! khare ja dayApAtra che "janatA ! vArU, mane jANavA de ke hamArA samAjamAM "mithyAbhimAna'nI mAtrA kevIka che? mi. pAtaka-prathama to, mi. zai ! Akho ya samAja evuM mithyAbhimAna dharAvavAmAM sahamata che ke duniyA AkhI mUkha ane pApI che ane narakamAM janArI che, ame jana ja ekalA akkalavALA ane ' dhamAM chIe ane sagatinA adhikArI chIe. A mithyAbhimAnane lIdhe potapotAnA be hAthanA vADA bahAra teonI najara ja jaI zakatI nathI ane tethI kUpamaMDUka tarIke dareka jana phalAIne phATI paDe che ane "TI-poTanuM tophAna jagAvI pratikSaNa bhAvamaraNa-potAnuM ane bIjAonuM-upajAve che. sAdhu ema mAne che ke muktinI sAdhanA te ja kharI jANe che, bIjA badhA dharmapathanA sAdhu to mithyAtvI--avaLe raste haDelA-che ane tethI bIjAonA dhArmika ane tatvajJAnaviSayaka graMthomAMthI maLI zakatA anubhavathI te banazIba rahe che. dareka sAdhvI pitAne mahAsatI

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jainA samadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chuM * sItA tA mAtra satI kahevAtI kahevaDAve che ane strItvanI saphalatA zAmAM che te jANavAnI bedarakArI dharAve che. dareka zrAvaka zrAvikA peAtAne 'mahaMAjana' kahevaDAve che ane sarva manuSyA tathA jIvAte peAtAnAM yApAtra' mAne che ! koi hemanAthI jUdI jAtaneA pAzAka paheratA hAya, krAi hemanAthI jUdI jAtane khArAka ke jUdI rIte khArAka khAtA hAya, krAi hemanAthI jUdI jAtanA rItarasama dharAvatA hoya te te AmanI STimAM ' halakA mANasa ' / teonI peAtAnI aMdara paNa krAi jarA dAMpatya sukha bhAgavatA ke sa pattisukha bhAgavata ke kItisukha bhAgavatA jovAmAM Ave te hete vaDailA' kahI irSAne javAlAmukhI saLagAvatAM vAra lAge nahi. amArAM ja zAstrAe 'naraka' ane 'tAraka'nI kalpanA karatAM je kahyuM che ke nArIe aMdaraaMdara kapAi mare che te kathana janatA 'nI prakRtinuM Abehuba citra che ema have huM skramajI zakuM chuM. narakamAM te tIrthaMkara janmaprasaMge prakAza ane sulehazAnti patharAya che, paNa A janatA tA tIrthaMkarajanmanuM vAMcana cAlavAnA divase-paryuSaNapa mAM paNa--na hAya AthI klahA ubhA kare che ane kavacita kavacit tA ekabIjAnAM mAryAM phADe che. A undisciplined massesoktitva jenAmAM hajI ugyuM nathI evI - mATI-nuM mithyAbhimAna nahi te khIjAM zuM ? e mithyAbhimAnanI ya meAsama hAya che. 'janatA' paikInA hiMdu nAmathI oLakhAtA mATe 'hALI' evI meAsama che, musalamAna nAmathI oLakhAtAo mATe ' maheArama ' evI mAsama che, ane jaina nAmathI oLakhAtA mATe 'paryuSaNa' evI meAsama che. e prasaMge khUba nAcyAphUdyA pachI badhAe kA' paDe che! pachI bAkInA divaseAmAM te badhAya TapalAM' khAdhAM kare. Atmika baLa-aMdaranI agni--vagara mAtra zarIrabaLanA. ' > 4 . pa '

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jaina dIkSA 96 ane mithyAbhimAnanA kUdakA badhA evA ja. kSaNika hAya. hAM baLanA sadhaTTananI ane ceAjanApUrvaka " upayAganI vAta kevI ? huM:hame hane ThIka yAda karAvyuM. huM e pUchavA mAgatA hatA ke, hamArA kahevA pramANe, jainA ane bahAranA vacce ( musalamAnA, khristIo vagerenA AkramaNane lIdhe ) TaMTA cAlu che, zvetAmbara dvigambara phIrakAo vacce ane zvetAmbara phIrakAnA ane peTA vibhAgA vacce, eka yA bIjA prakAranA TaMTA cAlu rahe che ane dareka peTAvibhAgamAM peAtAmAM paNa aneka prakAranA jhagaDA cAlu rahe che, thAre, sadhaLA jaina phIrakAnA sulehapremI ane vagavasIlAvALA pratinidhiothI khaneluM ekAMda ' suleha maMDaLa ' hAvuM joie. mi. pAtakaH-evuM eka paNa maMDaLa nathI. - huM-kamamAM kama akeka pIrakAnI aMdaranA jhagaDAnI zAnti tathA aTakAyata mATe te phIrakAnA vidvAna ane vayAvRddha sAdhuna enuM eka maMDaLa yA kAnpharansa jevuM teA kAMika hAvuM ja joIe. mi, pAtaka:-evA jhagaDA jAya tA pachI sAdhuonuM sthAna karlRAM ? emanu` mahatva zuM? emaneA bhAva kANa pUche ? ane kAnpharansa thAya teA paheluM sthAna krANu le? eka,vakhata seA girAsI' rAjAthI rIsAI - pararAjayamAM nAkarI zeAdhavA gayA. zarIrabaLamAM teo kAithI jAya tevA nahAtA. hemate kadAvara bAMdhAvALA joine pelA rAjAe kahyuM ke AjanI rAta tA hAmenA utArAmAM paDayA rahA, kAle shavAre hamArI arajanA uttara ApIzuM. utArAmAM khAnapAna ane bIchAnAMnI ' *

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jainA saMbadhI sAmAnya jJAna' meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM * f suMdara, vyavasthA hatI. badhAe sArI peThe jamyA ane pachI sUvAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. mhoTA hAlamAM ceAtaram gAlAM -khIchAvavAmAM AvyAM hatA ane vaccamAM eka sudUra pala ga pAtharavAmAM AvyA hatA. pelA 100 bahAdUrA paikI eka khelyoH huM sUryavaMzI chuM mATe palaMganA hakka' mhArA ja hAya: bIjo peAtAne caMdravaMzI kahI te hakka karavA lAgyA. trIjAe peAtAnA dAdAnI tA ceAthAe peAtAnA khApanI ane pAMcamAe peAtIkI amuka phatehanI baDAi karI uccatama Asana mATaeNnA peAtAnA hakka AgaLa karyAM. jIbhanI laDAi parathI hArthanI laDAI para AvI gayA, jemAM sau adhamuA thai gayA. sAre nazIe hajI talavArA nIkaLavA nahAtI pAmI ! chevaTe thAkyApAkayA sau gAdalAM para paDayA,--paNa paga teA palaMganI isa para aDhelIne ja paDayA / emanAM zarIra nIce hatAM, paNa pa teA ucA ja hatA ! ane ema ja badhA nidrAvaza thayA. havAre rAjA AvIne jue che te! palaMga 'khAlI hateA ane . 100 ziradArA paga UMce che ne mastaka nIce * evI rIte paDayA hatA. ghaNA prayatne teNe harsavuM khAlyuM. bapore teNe kahAvI mekahyu ke vhete AvA bahAdurAnI jarUra nahAtI ! jeo bahAranAone vizvAsa na karI zake, eTalu ja nahi *paNa pAtA paikInA paNu kAiekane vizvAsapAtra na joi zake ane peAtAne ja sarvazirAmaNa mAne tevA mithyAbhimAnIonuM ToLuM peAtAne temaja peAtAnI AsapAsanAone vinAzaka ja thaI paDe `e A AdhyAtmika nabaLAine ja pratApa hatA ke jethI pRthvIrAja ane jayacada jevA asAdhAraNa A cAddA hiMdanu sukAna musalamAneAnA hAthamAM javAmAM kAraNabhUta khanyA hatA. Aje muslIma dharma ane khristIdharmI slAme TakavA khAtara jainasAdhuonA saMgaTTunanI kadApi nahAtI evI mhATI G m

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- - - - - 78 jaina dIkSA AvazyakatA ubhI thaI che, paNa saune pitapotAnA hupadanI ja lAgI hoya tyAM samAjanI AvazyakatA vicAravA ke sAbhaLavA ya koNa navaruM paDe ? sAdhu zuM ke gRhastha netA zuM, kANuM A sthitinI bhayaMkaratA nathI jANatuM ? amuka maMdiramAMnI aneka mRttiomAMnI eka amArI ja che e hakka karavA mATe vetAmbara ane digambara samAje varSo thayAM laDayA kare che aneka kAryomAM laDayAH paisAnA jorathI laDayA bhADutI mANasonA zarIrabaLa vaDe paNa laDyA, ane hajI laDAIne aMta te nathI ja Avyo emAM lAkhkho rUpiyA homAyA te kenA gayA ? zuM sAdhuo dIkSA levA pahelA raLelI milakata ahIM Ape che ? zuM netAo gharamAMthI kahADIne A kharca kare che ? agara je jana dhArAzAstrIo A yuddhonA ziradAra banI mahoMmAgyA paisA temaja dharmarakSaka tarIkenAM mAnapAna pAme che teo zuM A rakama kahADe che ? kula nANAM "janatA" nAM ! gAyane dahI kUtarAone dharAvavonA "dharma thI prabhu have to amane bacAve ! e ja nANAM vaDe amArA saghaLA phIrakAnuM saMghaTTane karyuM hota to Aje khristIo ane musalamAnonA AkramaNathI DaravAnuM na rahyuM heta. hiMdu kAmamAM vaizyanA paise brAhmaNoe bAghelAM madirepara AjakAla aspRzya jAti paNa hakka karavA lAgI che ane keTalIya jagAe te hakka teoe meLavyo paNa che ane najadIkanA bhaviSyamAM hiMdu madire saghaLI kAma mATe khullAM mUkAze ja. e vagara eka prajA tarIkene jusso saMbhavate ja , nathI evA yugamAM paNa, eka ja devanI mUrtine mAnanArA ane sarakhI sthitinA, digambara-tAara jene eka bIjAnAM madire ane mUrtione AgavAM rAkhavA Icche ane sAmAnya milkata banAvavAne toDa na kahADI zake e zuM buddhinI khAmI sUcave che ke nahi ja, buddhi to TheTha prIvI kAunsIla sudhI

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jaina sa ba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu 79 laDavA jeTalI mahoTI che, vAdho ja muThThIbhara manuSyonA kIrtilebha, sattAbha ke dhanalebha rUpI dayanA vikAra che. amRrtipUjaka jaina samAjanA be sAdhuoe pacAMga banAvyAM. bannenI gaNatI judI paDatAM bannenA anuyAyIomAM eTalA 'heTA TeTA jAgyA ke pariNAme e prAtanA e samAjanA lakano hisso bIjA dharmamAM cAlyo gayo ! mahane khAtrI che ke eka divasa amArAM saghaLA madira ane dharma khAtAo kAM to sarakAranA vahIvaTa taLe jaze athavA to hiMdI nezanAlImUmanA pUramAM taNAze e vakhate ame rAMDIrADanI mAphaka mahIM vALIne besIzuM paNa hamaNAM hRmajIne AtmabaLanA pariNAmarUpa taDajoDane apanAvIne-zAnta besIzuM nahi. Ape ThIka ja kahyuM ke "janatA " mAM aMdaranuM baLa na hoya ane aMdaranA baLathI thatI "gati' ke 'pragati" na hoya, mAtra prerita gati" ja hoya "suleha" ane "taDajoDa" karavAmA to "aMdaranuM baLa -gatibaLa joIe, jainatva joIe, jenI gerahAjarImAM prerita phekApheMkI, khecAkhecI ane kApAkApI" ja hoya. huM--heme kahI gayA ke AvAM yuddho laDavAmAM khuda jana dhArAzAstrIo bhAga le che. huM te dhArato hato ke, kamamAM kama keLavAyele varga-ane hemAM ya dhArAzAstrIo ke jeo "gaharnamenTa nuM eka aMga che ane Common SensenA pratinidhi che teo to AvAM yuddhonA bhAgIdAra, pratinidhi ke sahana karanAra paNa thavAne badale emano sakriya nahi te ayi paNa virodha ja karatA haze ' , mi. pAtaka-hakIkatamAM ethI ulaTu ja banavA pAmyuM che ane varganA be dhArAzAstrIo ja kesa laDyA che -ane te bane paNa evA purUSo ke jeo potAne adhyAtmavidyAnA

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jina dIkSA zikSaka kahevaDAve che. bannee adhyAtmapara pustako lakhyAM che ane eka te saghaLI pravRtti ane prekaTIsa choDI vAnaprasthAzrama. sevanAra tarIke potAne jAhera kare che. haM-A dezamAM kapaDAM badalavAthI ja Azrama badalyA , hamajAto jaNAya che, ane adhyAtma nAmanI Agane sthAne mukhanI varALathI ja saMtoSa levAto jaNAya che. sArAmAM sArA AdhyAtmika purUSonAM lakhANono saMgraha karanAra, ke te para TIkA lakhanAra ke henuM rUpAMtara karanAra manuSya kAMI AdhyAtmika purUSa na kahevAya. te eka "sagrahakartA"ke sArI ibArata jANato hoya te sAhityazAstrI-kahI zakAya. sAhitya te adhyAtmane oLo che. buddhi ane lAgaNIne thatA anubhavo " -jIvatA anubhave-jenA mukha ke slamamAMthI vagarayatna nIkaLatA hoya tene vicAraka ( Thinker) kahevAya ane buddhi tathA lAgaNIne vaTAvI gayele purUSa AdhyAtmika purUSa" kahevAya AdhyAtmika purUpa sUrya che, vicAraka enuM , kiraNa che. sAhityazAstrIne AdhyAtmika purUSa tarIke oLakha ane saMgrahakartAne 'sAhityakAra tarIke oLakhavo e niruM ajJAna che. paNa "janatA mAM ema ja cAle! ane "janatA"nA, jhagaDAmAM sAdhuo ane sAhityakAra ane dhArAzAstrIo pitAnI bataka" jue to emAM hu Azcarya paNa pAmu nahi. magaja temaja hRdayaH bannenI zaktio jeomAM na khIlI hoya ane bane zaktirUpa pAMkhonA sahakArapUrvaka gati na thatI hoya evA tamAma manuSya jagatanA suleha tathA vikAsane bhayarUpa ja thaI paDe amerikana muDIvAda ane e muDIvAthI thatI dareka pravRtti -vyApAra, jarnAlijhama, gavyarnamenTa, kalA, Adi sarva kAMI- hane bImArInAM kRtya ajene kRtya-lAgatAM hoya to henuM e ja

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-- - - -- - - - - jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chuM kAraNa che ke te ekalI buddhinAM saMtAna che, buddhi ane lAgaNInA sahakAranAM saMtAna nathI saghaLu pAlITIkasa e ja gaMdA khAbecIAnuM Dukkara che ane AjanI duniyAe DukkaranA mAsathI banelA bAvarIlane haTAmAM moTu TonIka mAnI apanAvyuM che-e ja vIsamI sadInA mAnasanI vicitratA che. ane hame je sAdhuo sabaMdhamAM kahyuM ke hemane potAnI mAnapUjAnI ja cIvaTa che hemA te buddhi temaja hRdaya banenA guNano abhAva jaNAya che. evuM sAdhupaNuM te nare 'baLavo' cheH zrImata, rAjadvArIo, vidvAno virUddha 'janatA" nA eka bhAgano baLavo che lAMbA vakhatanI pagadalita sthiti janatAne -janatAnA eka bhAga-baLavAkhora banAve, ane baLavA mATe joitI tAkAta pitAmAM na hovAthI teo sarpagatithI kAma karavAnuM pasaMda kare sAdhu banI pATe bese eTale atyAra sudhI emane damanArA lUMTanArA-kAbumAM rAkhanArAAjI nAkhanArA samartha purUSa have emanA paga AgaLa zira mUkAve ane hAtha joDI hajuramAM ubhA rahe. asamarthanuM sAdhupaNa hameza samartha hAmenA baLavA rUpa ja hoya, ane tevuM sAdhupaNuM hAre "muktinI vAta karatu hoya tyAre khAtrIthI mAnavuM ke e keI AdhyAtmika muktinI vAta nathI paNa mahatvAkAMkSAno je kIDa henA dilamAM lAbA vakhatathI sasaLI rahyo hato henI tRptino ja Azaya che mi. pAtaka-hAre samarthane baLavo kevI jAtano hoya ? haM-'samarthano baLavo" e zabda ja beTa che. mAtra asamartha baLa" evA zabdanI apekSAe hamAre e zabda ja paDe che. samarthanI gati", "samarthanI pravRtti, samarthanuM vartana 6.

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- jaina dIkSA 82 . kahA te te yathArtha che. samartha kASTanI uzkeraNI'thI "laDavA nIkaLI paDatA nathI, Dhola-nagArAM-raNagItAthI uzkerAI mA mArA' karavA kUdI paDatA nathI, mithyAbhimAna ke irSAnAM bhUtAthI uzkerAi dhamAlamAM joDAtA nathI. te preritagatithI ke aMdaranI nabaLAIthI kAMi ja karavA uThatA nathI. enuM esI rahevuM--akriya ke mauna * rahevuM--e paNa * AMtarika baLa ke ' purUSA 'nuM ja pariNAma hAya,--nahi kaiM lAgaNIrahitapaNAnuM te vhAre peAtAnAM ke samAjanA vikAsane aMtarAyarUpa kAMI ghaTanA jue tyAre prathama tA lAgaNItattvane paNa muddhiaLathI dAkhIne 'cupa' rahe, cupakInA bhoMyarAmAMthI mArgI sUcana ane vijaLIka zakti meLave, ane pachI samaya vicArIne aMtarAyarUpa ghaTanAnA mULa kAraNa para ja tarApa mAre hAhA karIne te ripune cetatA banAvI na de. mULa kAraNa sivAyanI bIjI kAi cIjo ke vyaktie para peAtAnuM baLa gumAvI na de. lakSya sAdhyA vagara te tarApa paNa na mAre, ane eka tarApa khAlI jAya teA pAchaLa paDavAnI mUrkhAI paNa na karatAM, khIjI taka' mATe rAha jue, rAha jovA jeTalu uMDANa-dhairya-enuM paheluM lakSaNa hAya. ekalA hAthe sAdhanA sAdhya thavI azakya lAgatI hAya te saMgaThThana karyA bAda ja pravRtti prAraMbhe, tyAM sudhI sampUrNa cupakI pakaDe. saMgaThThana karavAmA ya pAtrApAtrane 'viveka' cUke nahi aMgata vaira ke aMgata svArthathI prerita thayelI vyaktietene game teTalA jAhera jussAnI barADA pADatI hAya tA paNa peAtAnA 'mizana'mA joDavAne te khuzI na heAya. hiMdanA itihAsamAM mheM vAMcyu che ke TekIleA rANA pratApa bAra bAra varSa sudhI ja galamAM akriya besI rahyo hatA ane kharA ceAhA temaja yuddhasAmagrI bannenI taka "maLatA sudhI peAtAnI W1llne ekAtamA krama mArIne khIlavatA jatA ' '

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jainA sakha dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu 3 hatA. jhhAre enA dhyeyane peAtAnuM dhyeya mAnanArA kharA vIrAne samUha tathA yuddhasAmagrI mATe joitA puSkaLa dhanane henA caraNamAM 27 karanAra bhAmAzAha maLyA tyAre ja te kezarIsiMhe dezazirapupara tarApa mArI. enuM nAma zamatA guNa athavA zamatA zakti. nirmULathI evI zamatA nahi rahI zake, ane sAcuM saMdhaTTana (organization) paNa nahi khatI zake Common Cause-sanuM eka ja dhyeya'-na hAya tsyAM saMghaTTana kevuM ane peAtAnA sAdhanAnA dhyeya'nA caraNamAM bhAga Apave kevA? ane hasate mukhe-peAtAnI garaje ane ane nahi ke upakAra tarIke--apAtA bhAga sivAya siddhi daivI? 7 ? eTalA ja mATe teA, madhyakAlina yurapamAM jyAre jyAre rAjyanAM jIlama vadhI paDatA,tyAre tyAre ekAda chUpI maDaLI prajAne e trAsamAMthI cheDAvavA ubhI thatI ane dhyeyane gupta rAkhIne chUpI rIte paNa makkama hAthathI kAma karatI emAM krAi nabaLA' 'bhagataDA' ke virUddha pakSane nizAcara bhaLI javA pAme te oNMceya sAdhyA vagara je sanuM mhAta thaI jAya, e vAtanuM bhAna hAvAthI teoe umedavAranI AkarI parIkSA karavAnuM dheAraNu rAkhyuM hatuM. dAkhalA tarIke, sAga danAmA para sahI karavA mATe umedavAre potAnA kAMDAne peAtAnA hAthathI dhAyala karI 1 haeNnA lAhInA upayAga karaveA paDatA. te jarA. puN khacakAya - tA ane murakhA sAthe ja pAche dhakkelI devAmAM AvatA , * mi pAtakaH--jaina zAstramA paNa sAdhudIkSA mATe evI ja yAjanA che dIkSAnA umedavArane prathama nAMtare ne vADe DAvavAmA Ave che--'anukULa pirasaha'nI kasoTIe sTuDAvavAmAM Ave che jo tethI te prasanna 'thatA dekhAya te| tyA ja ene tagaDI mUkavAmAM Ave ane e kaseTImAM te pasAra thAya te ' r

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jaina dIkSA pratikULa parisaha tarIke bIjI kasoTImAM-kezalesanI kasoTImAMhene mUkavAmAM Ave che henA mastaka paranA badhA vALa khecI kahADavA chatAM henA mukhaparanI rekhA badalAya nahi ane nerves (jJAnata tu) saMkecAya nahi to pachI ene prAthamika dIkSA ApavAmAM Ave tyArathI teNe sAdhunAM mahAvrata pALavAM ja joIe, -jo ke hajI sAdhuo sAthe sahabhajanane adhikAra haine na ja maLe enA aiyanI pUrI khAtrI anubhavI gurUne jayAre thAya lhAre-mahIne, cha mahIne ke cha varSe--hene "aMtIma dIkSA" ApI sAdhu tarIke jAhera karavAmAM Ave ane henAthI bIjA sAdhuo sahabhejanane vyavahAra kare. daryAnamA je te ayogya mAlUma paDe te ene dhakelI mUkavAmAM Ave. sAdhuvarga sAthe - teNe bhojana lIdheluM na hovAthI potAnA samAjamA-jAtimAM- pAchA jatAM ene harakata na Ave. ha-mi. pAtaka ! hame je kahyuM te zAamAM bhale hoya, AjanA vyavahAramAM hoya ema mAnavAne huM nA kahu chuM. evI kasoTImAM pasAra thayele sAdhu kAMI dhyeya vagarane ne hAtha ane hAM "eya hAya hA aha pada ane chIcharApaNuM saMbhave ja nahi huM vagara muzkelIo anumAna karI zakuM ke Ajano sAdhupadana-nahi ke sAdhutAno-umedavAra eka vararAjAnI mAphaka varaghoDe mahAlato haze, ene apAtI mIjabAnIo bhUkhaDunI peThe mANatA haze ane kezaleca vakhate hetu Akhu ya zarIra kapatuM haze tathA AkhomAthI nadI paNa vahetI haze -agara lecathI ochAmAM ochI vedanA thAya evA rastA jAyA * haze, athavA to astrAthI paNa vALa dara karAtA haze. paNa dIkSAnI vadhu carcA bIja prasaMga mATe mullavI rAkhI ApaNe muddAnI vAta para AvIzuM. hame mane

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' 1 jainA saMbadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 85 ta araja karI * samarthAMnA baLavA' nuM svarUpa * " kahevA hatI ane huM ene javAba ApI rahyo hatA huM muddA para hatA ke peAtAnA baLAbaLanuM barAbara mApa karyAM e sivAya ane samaya vicAryA sivAya tathA ghaTatAM sarva sAdhanA meLavyA sivAya sama purUSa kUdI paDatA nathI mAtra bhASaNA ke lakhANAthI kAMI ja pariNAma upajAvI zakAtu nathI hA, je dezamAM leAkeA sArI rIte vAcI-vicArI zake che tyA e pravRttinuM kAika pariNAma heAya che kharUM, paNa jemanI mudi temaja hRdaya banne muDadAla che tevI prajAmAM e zastro lagabhaga nakAmAM che. prathama tA game tevA uttama lekhAnA bhAva ja leAkA jhIlI na zake ulaTu, e ja lakhANAmAthI gerastamaja upajAvavAnA prayatna thAya mULa vAta bAjue rahI jAya ane chAyA rUpa ' upajelI 'vAtA para mArAmArIe cAle ! hiMdamA curepa-amerikAnI kAryapaddhatinuM anukaraNa bhAgye ja kAragata thaI zake jevu mAnasa tevA IlAja ' hAveA joie. samartha nI pravRttimAM A badhI vicAraNAo-ane khIjI aneka samAyalI ja paDI hAya...vArU, hamArA samAjamAM zrIma tA ane sAdhuonA sabadha kevA prakAranA che mi. pAtakaH Apa kadAcit nahi jANatA hA ke duniyAmAM ninamAM nirdhana deza krAi hAya tA te hiMda che. ahI manuSyanI sarerAsa mAsika AmadAnI 2 ke 3 rUpiyA che. evA dezamA daza-vIza hajAra paNa jenI gAThe ekaThA thAya te peAtAne khIjA karatAM mhoTA mAne emAM navAI " pAmavA jevu na hoya tethI nhAneA mhoTA peAtAne 'zeTha hevaDAvavA mAMgatA heAya pAse 50 hajAra ke lAkha thAya thAre teA dareka 'dukAnadAra' che. haeNmAM ya kAi sadhatA netA ka .

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SI'LL jaina dIkSA saghapati kahevaDAvA kUdI rahyo hoya evA netApadanA saghaLA-, umedavAro vacce ghUrakAdhUrakI ane pArTIspIrITa tathA pUTha niMdA ' avazya hAya ja badhAne sAdhuonA sahakAranI garaja paDe - ' kAraNa ke "janatAne daDe AnA hAthamAM mUke ke pelAnA hAthamA phekavo te hemanI marajInI vAta hoya che. tethI dareka maTA zrImatI ekAda sAdhune potAno banAvI levA cUkate ke nathI, ane sAdhu henI phI paNa pUrI levAnuM cUkatA nathI. gama tevA abhaNa, nAlAyaka, vyabhicArI ke tuccha manuSyane sAdhudIkSA ApI potAnuM lazkara jamAvavAnI sAdhunI bhUkha bhAgavAmAM te netApadanA umedavAre madadagAra thavuM ja joIe. thoDA ja vakhata para para eka zrImata keLavAyelA jaine traNa traNa vakhata sAdhuvastra choDI bhaDIAre banelA sAdhune pharI dIkSA ApavAnI dhAmadhUma pitAnA gherathI karI hatI. ane potAnA padaranA hajAreka rUpiyA uparAta lAgatAvaLagatAonA pAMceka hajArano dhumADe karI bahArathI evI vAta phelAvI ke jaina zAsananI bhakitamAM teNe pote pacAsa hajAra rUpiyAne yajJa karyo hata! yunivarsiTInA ucA zikSaNa pachI paNa AvI kUpamaMDUkanI ramataDIo ane gAdI bAjIo thaI zakatI hoya te hadayo keTalAM marelAM hAya henI kalpanA Apaja karI lezo vaLI sAdhuonA cAturmAsa, varaghoDA, tapasyAnAM ujamaNuM, emaNe jagADelA khulA ke chUpA jhagaDA, ityAdi pAchaLa kharca thAya tyahAre ja amuka sAdhu amuka zrImaMtanI netA tarIke jAherAta kare. pachI to zeTha padhAre nahi tyAM sudhI zAstravAcana paNa mokupha rakhAya, zeThajI mATe badhAne cIrIne rasto karI agra sthAna jAya; pAMca-daza miniTa zAstravyAkhyAna mekupha rAkhI zeThajInI zrImaMtAI ane kIrti ane sarvaguNasaMpannatAnuM ja vyAkhyAna vacAya! ane zeThajI paNa sAdhumahArAjanAM yazogAna

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-- - - - --------- jene sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chuM 87 gAvA mATe paMDito pAsethI aneka alaMkAra gokhI rAkhe ! 'bannene potapotAnA ISTa "napha" maLI rahe, zrAvakanA hisAbe temaja jokhame. - huM--paNa e sede bannene sarakhA lAbha ApanAre na the gRhasthane phakta "pratiSThA" lAbha ja thaye, sAdhune te lAbha uparAMta enAM Icchita kAryo pAchaLa dhanavyayane lAbha thaye hame te kahI gayA hatA ke hamAre samAja vaNikanodukAnadArone-ShopKeepers ne che; dukAnedArI evI kAcI na hoya ke 100 rUpiyAnI cIja mATe 200 rUpiyA ApI bese ! : mi. pAtaka-kharuM, paNa pratiSThA bIje lAbhone paNa, Aste Aste kheMcI lAve ja, dhAre ke huM pratiSThA pAmela mANasa chuM. kema phaDonAM nANu mahArA ghera ja jamA raheze. ecAra varSa hete hisAba barAbara bahAra pADate rahu ane pachI lekane phaMDanuM vismaraNa thavI dIdhA bAda-4-10 varSa bAda-AkhkhI ya rakama ke eno amuka bhAga hu hajama karuM to keNa pUchanAra che? hajama karavA jeTale huM patita na houM to e rakamano upayoga hArA vyApAramA karI eno nake mahArA gharamAM mUkuM hemAM muzkelI zuM hoya ? ane na ApavAne badale hAre vyApAra saghaLI mUDI lUMTanAre thaI paDe te ApavuM che zuM na levuM che zuM? huM vadhAre sAre zAhukAra hou to phaMDanuM traNa TakA vyAja. Apu ane bAra ke covIza TakA vyAja upajovuM emA keNavA karanAra ? nhAnA gAmaDAnA loke ane khAsa karIne vidhavAo te potAnI muDI mahArA jevA pratiSThita nA ghera ja mUke

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88 jaina dIkSA ane kAIkoI vakhata teone raDavuM paNa paDe ja. jAhera saMsthAomAMya maheTA zrIma to ja sattAdhIzo hoya, chatAM hAM - khajAnacI ke menejara ke nAmAdArane bakSIso tarIke rakamo mAMDI vALavAmAM AvatI hoya te zAthI 2 alabata, AMgaLInA veDhe gaNAya eTalA apavAda paNa hoya ja. je vastusthiti mahe potAnI AMkhe joyelI che tethI vyApArIo pratiSThAnA vyApAra" mAM chetarAya che ema mAnavAne huM taiyAra kema thaI zakuM? huM-paNa netAo game tevA svArthI hoya te paNa netApaNuM TakAvI rAkhavAnA svArtha khAtare kAMI nahi ne kAI te karatA ja haze ne ? mi. pAta zA mATe nahi ? ghoDA divasanI vAta para eka zrImaMta suzikSita pramukhe kAmanA eka utsAhI yuvAnane bolAvIne kahyuM ke kAmamAM amuka samAjasudhAraNAnI moTI jarUra che ane teNe te kArya pADavuM, ane vacana ApyuM ke te je caLavaLa upADaze to pite te caLavaLane rAhabara ane sahAyaka banaze. saraLa dilanA yuvake eka sabhA sthApI te dvArA bhASaNe ane lakhANa zarU karyA. pelA pramukhe jhaTapaTa kAmanI miTiMga bharIne pelA yuvAnane samAja viruddha gunho . karanAra tarIke bolAvI maMgAvyo ane bahiSkAranuM zastra ke zAstra batAvI dIdhuM. kemanA leke pramukhanI vAhavAha karavA * lAgyA ke te kevo ke mAbhimAnI ane dharmacusta hato ! enAM keTalAMe kAryothI leke enAthI vimukha thavA lAgyA hatA, paNa have leke ene deva gaNavA lAgyA. kahe mi ze! netApada jALavI rAkhavA mATe kaMI nahi ne kaMI karatA rahevAnuM bhUle tevA che amArA pratiSThita purUSa ? huM-samAjamAM patrakAro che ke 2. *

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jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 89 - mi. pAtaka-patrakAre to ghaNue che, patrakAritva nathI. janatA" che, jana nathI. zarIre che, AtmA nathI jema "zrAvaka banyA pahelAM "sAdhu banavAnI lAlasA che, jema prajA banavA pahelAM "pitA" banavAno meha che, jema "zrotA banavA pahelAM vaktA ane upadezaka banavAnI ghelachA che -barAbara temaja deza ane samAjanuM jANapaNuM meLavyA pahelAM patrakAra banavAna mithyAbhimAna che. hajI huM zubha Azaya, sevAnI dhakhasa ane AtmabhoganA jussAnI te vAte nathI karato -kAraNake e to "jAhera chApA" kahADanArAomAM paNa prAyaH zunya ja hema che, nathI teomAM prauDhatA, vizALa daSTi, satya zodhavAnI buddhi, ke satya kahevAnI hiMmata nathI duniyAne anubhava ke nathI zAstrarahasyanuM jJAna,-re riporTara tarIke paNa ApanA dezane keAI patrakAra amArA eDiTarane nahi rAkhe chApAmAM AveluM eka paNa bhASaNano riporTa soco nahi ja hoya mULe to TukAkSarI lipi ja amArI bhASAo mATe yojAyelI nathI ane viSaya paripUrNa samajavA jeTalI keLavaNI riporTaramAM nathI hotI, eTale te pitAnI buThI ala tathA nAjuka smaraNazakti vaDeja "riperTa " lakhe che ane te paNa jagAnA pramANamAM TukAvavAno hoya uparAMta ghaNAkharA dAkhalAmAM IrAdApUrvakanI vikRtio thatI hoya te to judI. TukamA eka sAco riperTa jeo pAsethI na maLI zake teo pAsethI sAmAjika ghaTa- , nAo paranA paripakava avalokanonI to AzAe zI karAya ? Arthika sthiti paNa evI ja dayAjanaka hoya che 300 thI 1300 uparAMta grAhaka sakhyA ekake jaina patranI na maLe. emAMthI peparanuM kharca paNa na nIkaLI zake te patrakAranA potAnA kharcanI to vAta zI karavI ? pachI teo sAdhu ane zrIma tenA 'AzIALA' bane emAM Azcarya paNa zuM? phalANA sAdhu -

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1 . jaina dIkSA ' ' 7 ' phUlANA gAmathI phalANA gAma padhAryA che, ane 'phalANA zeThasAheba dana karavA 'tazarIpha lAvyA ' che tathA pacIsa rUpiyAnI mahAna ' sakhAvata " karavA maherabAna thayA che, amuka zeDajInI karAnAM vahujI mAMdAM paDayAM che ane amukane cheka meTrikamAM pAsa thayeA cheH AvI jAtanAM 'bharatIne ja ame ' patra ' nAmathI oLakhIe chIe' vadhumAM vadhu keLavAyalA eDiTaranA patramA sAhityanAM cuMthaNA sivAya khIjuM mAlavALuM bhAgye ja joI zako. * janatA' svAme bakhALA kahADavAmAM te e - bahAdurI kammara kasI ' jAhera himmata 'nuM pradarzana karaze, hamaNAM hamaNAM sAdhu svAme pAkAra karavAnI phaeNzana nIkaLI hAvAthI ee upar~~~paNa khaTAvanAra vyaktione jALavIne--meTA heDiMga ane lAgaNI uzkaranArI vAjALathI aMkanA aMka bharI nAkhaze, paNa AkhAM kALAM zAka' karanArA baDekhAMnI khAkhatamA te carcApatra paNa nahi lai zake,-- kAraNa ke baDekhAMe hamezAM kAyadAkhAjane bagalamA laI kanArA hAya che ane DemezananA kAyadAnA Arthika nAzakAraka upayAga karI jANutA hAya che. ekAda be zubhAzayI ane vidvAnanA hAthe lakhAtAM patrA paNa haze, parantu ' janatA hainI kadara na karI zake e dekhItuM che. evA patrakAra patrane vadhu vyApaka rUpa ApI, gheraghera haeNnA pracAra nAmamAtranI kimatathI ane lAMkhA samaya sudhI karavAnI yeAjanA karI zake teA lokonA ' TesTa.' Akhare badalAvA pAme ja. paNa te divasa kamhAM ke mInA pagamAM jUtI hoya ? vaLI, A desamAM--khAsa karIne A kAmamAM- sAdhu varga, zeDa va, sAhityakAra vargo ane chApAvALAno va e vargo evA cheka je peAtAnI ja ekasapI na karI zake, bAkI tA AkhI duniyAne eksa pIne upadeza karavAmAM kuzaLa ekasa'pIneA pAyA mithyAbhimAnanA tyAga ane kAnunanuM na 90 1 '

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= = = = = = = = che jene saba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 91 mAna mAge, ke je ane A aniyaMtrita sattAone asahya ke asvAbhAvika lAge ! Discipline vagaranuM jIvana e ja mahetA cAra ne "mahAraga" che he - sAMbhaLyuM che ke cupaamerikAmAM khAsa karIne IMglAMDamAM-hemAMya ucca zreNinA lemAM -eka bALaka paNa mUrtimAna discipline * hoya che. amArA dezamAM paNa--amAruM patIkuM rAjya hatuM hAre-brAhmaNa vargamAM zreSTha discipline, hatI. Aje e discipline ne sthAne bAhya vidhio ane vadhAre paDatI mIThThI jIbha rahI gaI che huM AvI paristhitio chatAM "jaina kaeNnpharansa jevuM kAI thavA nathI pAmyuM ? , . - mi pAtaka -zA mATe nahi? "konpharansane badale cAra phIrakAonI cAra "npharansa" che, ane pAMcamI eka sa yukta konpharansa che A pAcamI to thoDAka keLavAyalAonuM eka svama mAtra che phaDa temaja saMkhyAbaLanI bAbatamAM eka bALakanA khela jevI kahI zakAya samAjano hajAro bhAga paNa henA astitvathI vAkepha nahi hoya ane cAre phIrakAonI alAyadI konpharanse gAmegAma prasiddha che- hemanA aMdhera ane johukamIne mATe ! e konpharansanI zumAre pA' sadInI kArakIrdImAM eka bALalagna ke lagna jekavA ke ochA karavA jeTalu ya nhAnuMsu samAjasudhAraNAnuM kArya nathI thaI zakyu 'madira ane dharmagurUo pAchaLa kharcAtA dhanane hajAra hisse paNa zikSaNapracAra pAchaLa kharcavAnI vyavasthA nathI thaI zakI jAhera mata keLavavAne kicita paNa udyama nathI levAyo dharmane jIvana sAthe saMbadha hamajAvIsA dhArmika jusso prakTA vavAne raste kaIja nathI thaI zakayu vidhavAonI asAdhAraNa hArTa

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: > hara jaina dIkSA sakhyA tathA kAma dhaMdhA vagaranA marAnI sahAya mATe kazI vyavasthA nathI thaI zakI. krAi 'jIvavALuM sAhitya racAvA pAme evI paNa pravRtti nathI thaI. dharmanA udhdhAra karavA che, mATe badhAe AvavuM ane thelI sAthe letA Avavu'evI AASaNA karI janatAne kheMcavAmAM Ave ane pachI 'janatA'nI zraddhAne bhavya varagheADA ane nATakIo dekhAveAthI galagalI karI emanI dubaLI thelIone ekAve, ane pachI e ja dhananA baLathI emanA para sattA calAvavAmAM Ave. eka phIrakAnI kaeNrinsanA evA eka sattAdhIza-pramukha ane vaLI lakhApati~ kula bha DALatI lagabhaga ceAthA hissA jeTalI rakama hAi karI gayA ane e vAtane khIjA sattAdhArIo-alabata zrImatA ja-varSoM sudhI dAkhI rAkhyA bAda dhIme rahIne 'mAMDI vALavA' jeTalA 'udAra' thayA! eka krUDanA ceApaDA ane rakama adhu samuLagu guma thayuM ane karI karI karAyalA TharAveA para pANI pheravI evI saphAithI rakama mAMDI vALavAmAM AvI ke rakama ane cepaDA keAnA hastaka hatA teekaja zaheranA adhA hovA chatAM ane mAtra 5-7 varSa ja vItavA chatA zaheramAnA ke bIjA kAi zaheranA sabhyane yAda nathI rahyuM' yuvAne, keLavAyalA ane saraLasvabhAvI lekanI lAgaNI" upara khela karanArA madArIe ja phakta AvI saMsthAthI hita sAdhI zake eka madArI te evA ustAda ka pAte saMta ane udAsina tarIke pAchaLa rahI 'bhATa mAmAete agresara karI e na sTamajI zake ke kevAM okhamabharyA pagalA hemanI pAse bharAvavAmAM Ave che tevI rIte peAtAnu dhAyuM tee pAse karAve. te 'kahe che ke e vidyA te amerikanA pAsethI zikhyA hatA. -amerikAne te khATuM mAna Ape che! pAlITIkasamAM >

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jene sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chuM amerikana evuM badhuMya kare, vyApAramAM ya kare, paNa dharmanA bahAne to nahi ja. e saMtapaNuM te hamArA dezane ja mubAraka, hA! evA mAnasane ja huM muDadAlapaNuM kahuM chuM paNa huM pUchuM chuM leke AvI cAlabAjI nahi hamajI zakatA hoya ? mi pAtaka-hamajavAnI vAta to dUra rahI paNa sahamajAvanAra maLe te ya leke enA e ja-raDatI zikala ! eka vAra eka svataMtra vicArake eka konpharansanuM pramukhapada laIne saghaLI paristhitio khullI karI batAvI, tamAma goMdhI rAkhelAM nANIne vyaya karI nAkhavAnA TharAva ' sarvAnumate karAvyA, sattAdhArIonI johukamI temaja aMdhera pratyakSa karI batAvyA, ane eTalethI na aTakatAM dharmanuM rahasya tathA samAjanA vyavahArU baMdhAraNanA pAThA vistArathI hamajAvyA ane pachI-pachI teNe kAdavamAM paDelA hAtha dhoI nAkhI pitAnA. hamezanA ekAntane rasto pakaDe bIje ja divase enA e bhagavAna" ane enA e lake! eka divasa huM e vicArakane henA aNadhAryA padatyAganuM kAraNa pUchyuM to teNe kahyuM "muDadAMo para rAjya karavAthI eka pakSanuM kalyANa sabhave che bhalA ? sAdhu varga temaja zrAvaka varga banne taraphathI - asAdhAraNa Agraha thayo tyahAre A samAjarUpI duniyAnuM miththApaNa (futility) sAbIta karI ApavAnI takarUpa padasvIkAra karyo hato heM e. padethI ane e pada vaDe ja sAbIta karI ApyuM ke "jaina samAja" jevI koI cIja astitva ja dharAvatI nathI jeno ghaDanAra zilpIo hajI have pAkavAnA che. haju te thoDAka "zrAvakA'nA AgamananAM pagalAM vAgI rahyAM che, ane e Agantuka "zrAvakAranA suyukta lagnanI prajAmAMthI keTaleka kALe thoDAka "jaino janmaze !"...

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- - - - - 94 jaina dIkSA eka vakhata amArA mahAvIrane paNa koI govALe potAnI "gAya" bhaLAvI hatI. gAyanI prakRti jANatA mahAvIre e bhaLAmaNano kAMI ja upayoga na karyo ane gAyane svataMtra rahevA dIdhI. gAya e svataMtratAthI ja cAhIcAlIne gaI-pAchI hemanA mAlIkanA "vADAmAM, ke jahAM hemane khIle bAMdhavAmAM AvatI, jagalanu ghAsa ApI satvarUpa duha dohI levAmAM AvatuM ane uparathI daMDaprahAra karavAmAM AvatA ! e saghaLI vidhiothI jemanI nerves TevAI gaI hatI emane e vagara cena ja kema paDe ? amAra, zAstromAM bIjA eka kathAnakadvArA paNa A ja rahasya zikhavavAno prayAsa thayela che. be mitro vacce evI chavajAna dastI hatI ke teo eka bIjA sivAya ghaDI paNa rahI zakatA nahi A janmamAM ja mAtra nahi paNa bIjA janmamAM paNa sAthe ja rahevAnI prabaLa IcchAne lIdhe teoe "saMkalpa karyo ane eka bIjAne vacana ApyuM ke teo paikIne je ucca gatie jAya heNe bIjAne uce khecavA nIce AvavuM, jethI bannene sahavAsano AnaMda maLe. banyuM ema ke, keTaleka kALe bemAno eka "marIne" (having outlived or surpassed himself) devabhUmikAmAM ( divya bhAnamAM) pahoMo kahe che ke, devalokanA vAsIone pAchalA jIvananA sabaMdhenuM smaraNa bhAgyeja thavA pAme che,-eTalA tallIna teo pitAnI devIe (divya zaktio)nA nAca (sakriyatA). ke jovAmAM hoya che tethI keTaleka kALe deva' banelA mitrane, pitAnA pUrva snehInuM smaraNa thayu hAre "vacana pALavA khAtara te "nIce utarI Avyo" (condescended),-je ke ' nIcenA pradezanI "durgadha devone asahya hoya che teNe joyu ke he pUrva snehI marIne " ( having degraded life) Dukkara (Swine, beastly, sensual) :

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jaina sabaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu * ' 5 etadil dal zyn axla 2 2041 ((objects of low taste) mAM potAnI "DukkarI . (sensuality) sAthe khelato hato. deva hene potAnI ucca bhUmikAmAM laI javA mAgato hato,--paNa saMbaMdha, lAgavaga ke dayAthI ocho ja keI Dukkara devalokamAM jaI zake che. e kaI thUla bhUmi nahatI ke hAM khabhe besADIne ke vimAnamAM nAkhIne koIne "upADI" jaI zakAya' e cahaDaNa" to dharmanI pAkhathI ja hiDAvuM zakya che, ane te pAkha haDavA Iccha- - mAranI pitAnI aMdara kUTavI joIe. koI mitra vadhumAM vadhu madadagAra thaI zakato hoya to te phakta pAMkhe phaTADavAnA kAmamAM dharmatava preravArUpe tethI devamitre upadeza ApavA mAMDe ane "bhu DaNanI sobata" choDavA vinaMti karI hene javAba maLyo, "hune hAruM svarga nathI joItuM bhale thaI jIva khAto baMdha thA ane hArI mejamAM aMtarAya na kara. zuM hArA devalokamAM AvuM majAnuM sarovara ane AvI phaphATA karatI jADI bhuMDaNa che?".. deva bicAro lajavAIne cUpa, cApa cAlyo gayo ! hai.ema ja he, "devo" ja lajavAya, 'Dukkarane ochI ja lAja hoya che? paNa devo" koNa te 9me leke jANo : che? kUdakA mAratI yuvAnI dharAvatA manuSya, sAhasazaktithI - nAcI rahelA mate, kAMIka karavuM, kAMIka karavuM, kAMIka karavuM, da karIne ja maravuM, karavAmAM ja maravuM karavA mATe ja maravuM ane marIne jIvavuM : evo bani jemanA jJAnata tuomAthI* satata nIkaLyA karato hoya tevA marado :- e ja "devo" ! hamArA zAstroe devone nivAsa AkAza mAM kahyo che te tadana satya ja kahyuM hatuM. divyatA dayAkAzamAM ja vase che, gapATAmAM

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jaina dIkSA nahi. yuvAnInA jozavALA hadayAkAzamAM je "dharma"nI -vicArazakita ane kriyA zakita rUpa dharmanI-jyota prakaTAvI zakazo to te zaktie ja deva tarIke khelaze.-divya (magnanimous) sAmAjika yuddho laDaze ane "huka"ne "deva" banAvavA-nahi mAne te vasati bahAranA ukaraDAmAM dhakelI kahADavA-kamara kasaze mi, pAtaka - yuvAne to ghaNAe che. emane je thoDughaNuM vastusthitinuM bhAna thavA pAmyuM che tethI teonA hRdayane AghAta paNa pahoMcyo che. emAMnA keTalAke sudhAraka pravRtti mATe sasanyA paNa che. paNa sAdhu, zrImaMta ane "dalAla "nA tevaDA joDANa (Tripple Alliance) hAme teonAM sAdhana kamajora jaNAya che. vaLI teomAM vyavasthApaka zakita (organizing capacity) nI paNa nyunatA hoya. ' haM--eno artha eTalo ja ke "AdhyAtmika Aga'nI taMgI che ane mAtra sudhArakanA utsAhathI jhujhavuM che nA, te cheDAoe "tAlIma levI joize, dharma hambaga * nathI paNa satya che ane vyavahArU jIvanamAM pratikSaNa kAma lAgatuM satya che evI zraddhAnuM baLa prApta karavuM joIze jaina dharmanA siddhAnto ane dhArmika kriyAone jIvana sAthenA saMbaMdha zodhIne batAvatA lekha vAMcavA-vicAravA joize; ane e vicAraNuthI emanA hRdayamAM dharmapara jIvatI zraddhA, ane jIvato prema jAgI teo harakoI bhega ApavA utsAhI banaze lyuthara, jena epha Arka, dayAnaMda sarasvatI ane rAmadAsa svAmI. e badhAe e ja mArga lIdho hato ane e badhA "AganA taNakhA' hatA. mi. pAtaka-ha, hAre ame kevI maheTI bhUla karI

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jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chuM 97 che! "AgIApaNuM e AdhyAtmika zakti che, nahi ke durguNa athavA mAnasika vikAra, evuM je ame pahelAM zikhyA hota te paga para kuhADe" mAravA jevI bhUla ame kadApi na karI hota. je vicArakanI maheM Apane hamaNA ja vAta karI hatI te paNa eka vakhata evo ja AgIo hato, ane "AgIo hata tethI ja amArAthI te khamAta naheto Ape kahyuM tevuM jaina dharmanuM vyavahAropayogI svarUpa teNe vicAryuM hatu ane jude jude prasaMge lakhyuM hatuM. kamanasIbe have to eNe lakhavuM ja baMdha karyuM che ane emAM pahelAnAM lakhANane cAha rahI rahIne have prakTavA lAgyo che,-have ke hAre te chUTAMchavAyAM lakhANe maLI ja zakatAM nathI mane potAne to enI vicAraNA temaja pravRttionI kimata ApanA vicAre jANavAthI ja hamajAvA pAmI hamaNuM ApanI mulAkAtano prasaMga na AvyuM "hAta to saMbhava che ke huM ene AkhI jIdagI sudhI eka dhUnI ke abhimAnI ke gussAbAja mANasa ja mAnyA karata. . hai.- je ke ema karavAmAM hamAre kAMI bure Azaya nathI. paNa ema ja bane. jIvananI upalI sapATInI pravRttimAM ja jemanu "bhAna hoya tevAo, eka niyama tarIke ja, AMtara sRSTimAM kAma karanArAonA Azaya hamajavAmAM bhUla ja karI bese. AMtarasRSTimAM kAma karanArAonA Azaya sabaMdhI jema vadhu gerahamaja thavA pAme, ane tethI jema hemanA dilane vadhu ne vadhu AghAta pahocate rahe, tema vadhu uMDI vicAraNAnA jharA te dilamAthI vahevA pAme. janatAnuM hita AMtarasRSTimAM kAma karanArAonI vedanAmAM ja che. e vizvayojanAnI vicitratA che !:... ane hame kahyuM ke hame ne hArI vAtacIta mArphata ja pahelI vakhata oLakhyA, emAMya mahane te Azcarya

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98 ' . . . . . jaina dIkSA ! 1 na lAge. ame pazcimavAsIo pUrva tarapha ja daSTi pheMkIe chIe, ane me pUrvanA leke pazcimanA mukhamAMthI AvatAM vacanane te ja devavANI mAne che. pUrvanuM teja pazcimamAM jAya ane hIMthI pAchuM pUrvamAM kadara pAme! enuM nAma ja Relative World * ...paNa humAre e vicAraka pachI zuM marI gayo? mi. pAtaka -che te ghaNAe jIvate-kadAcita pahelAM karatAMya vadhu jIvaMta" paNa amAre mana marI gayelo che! eka paNa sAthI ke anuyAyI nahoto teve vakhate te pA sadI sudhI rAtrI divasa dhUnInI peThe kAma karate, Aje vhAre seMkaDe yuvAno raNusaMgrAmamAM utaryA che ane hajAre enI mArga pratIkSA karatA gharamAM beThA che hAre te ulaTe khovAI javAnuM pasaMda kare che ane A badhI garjanAone dila para levAnI ya nA kahe che. kAle Apane guphAmAM buddhanI mUrti gADha aMdhakAramAM ja jovAnI jIda thaI AvI hatI ane battInuM nAma yAda karavA mATe paNa hane Thapake ApavAnuM mana thayuM hatuM tema, Ane paNa najare na dekhAya evI jAtanI kaI uMDI khANanAM paDa vidhavAnuM ane gugaLAI maravAnuM gamyuM che. pitAnI temaja samAjanI khANakharAbI thAya te tarapha te Cylic aTTahAsya kare che -kema jANe samAjanA nAzathI te khuzI thato na hoya eka vAra eNe lakhyuM hatuM ke-je aTakatuM aTakatuM paDe hene dhakko mAro joIe"...saMbhava che ke ati pravRttinI A pratikriyA (reaction) hoya. saMbhava che ke pA sadIno thAka utArate heya. bicAro ekalA hAthe cAracAra raNakSetromAM-vagara senAe ane vagara dArUgoLAe--laDatAM keTale badhe thAkI gayo haze! atyAre je te sAjotAjo ane pahelAM jevo krAntivAdI hatA te huM--e 9mArI mithyA kalpanAo che. hame leke uDuM

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- - - 1 jaina saMbaMdhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu 99 vicArI zakatA nathI. eka manuSyane eka vakhata jovA ke vAMcavAthI henuM je citra hUmArA magajamAM paDayuM te citra mujabano ja te pUrve hato, Aje che ane have pachI raheze evu hamAruM mAnavuM che -hAre hakIkatamAM jenA citrane hame vaLagI rahyA che te manuSya te vakhatovakhata-aMdarathI temaja bahArathI-badalAto ja rahyo hoya che mahAyuddha vakhatanAM chApAMo parathI hamArA magajamAM prasiDanTa vilsananu eka citra banI gayuM hatuM, paNa hame vilsananAM vividha citra kalpI zakatA nathI huM hamane kahuM chuM. eka vilsana khaMtIle vidyArthI hate hamAre nirdoSa ramatagamatane bhAgIo joItuM hoya to. te vilsananI pAse-te kALe-javuM joItuM hatuM. eka vilsana - Atura Azaka hatoH jo hamane yuvAnInI uSNatA joItI hoya to te kALanA vilsanane saMga karavo joito hato. eka vilsana sahRdayI zikSaka hatAItihAsa ke zikSaNakaLA zikhavAnI hamane jijJAsA hoya to te to te ja vakhatane vilsana pUrI zake eka vilsana amerikAno prasiDanTa hatoH - hamAre rAjakAryanA keyaDA choDatAM zikhavuM hoya ke vyApArI hakka ke evuM kAMI joItuM hoya te vakhatanA ja vilsananA arajadAra thavuM joItuM hatuM eka vilsana saghaLI rAjyasattAono sarapaMca hataH iMglaDe te ja - vilsanane AmaMtrIne apUrva satkAra karyo hato ! eka vilsana gAmaDAnA koTejamAM paDepa ukta sarva vilsananI pravRttione vAgoLato nirdoSa gAyanI jema samaya gujArato hato. hamAre "kArya " nahi paNa - anubhava' joIto hoya te te "dujhaNI gAya pAse javuM joItu hatu Aje badhA vilsana marI gayA che, sivAya ke nAma vilsana : mahattAnuM svapna haMmane joitu hoya te * gamdi-Raminating, maditating, re-creating.

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100 jaina dIkSA hetA khapa karA....hamArA vicArakanI khAkhatamAM paNa ema ja shamajI levu. hame hainI pAsethI sthUla sevA-pravRttimaya sevA-levA mAMgatA hA tA theAlavuM joize, te marIne yuvAna kAyA sahita pALeA Ave tyAM sudhI ! ane huM hamane ahI beThAM khAtrI ApI zaku ke te vakhate te rAkhye paNa nahi rokAya eTalI pravRtti karazetlemane 'anubhava' ane mArgadarzananI jarUra hAya tA AjanI te 'vAgeALatI gAya' ja kAma lAgaze, paNa te hamArI nahi paNa henI sagavaDe. kAI gAya hamArI sagavaDe dUdha nahi ja de. ane jo hamane mAtra 'preraNA' joitI hAya tA ene maravA de" mAtra marelAnuM ja nAma preraNA ApI zake che! hamane zuM joIe che te zuM nathI joituM te hamAre ja nakkI karavuM rahyuM ane khaccItapaNe je joitu hAya vhetI ja prAptine udyama karavA joieH khAkI hamArA te vicAraka zuM dhAratA haze ne zuM nahi dhArA hAya vhenI kalpanAo kaMi ja kAma nahi lAge. ema paNa kA na hoya ke cha madirane thIgaDAM mAravAmA gheADIsI bacata zakti kharcI nAkhavI enI AjanI prakRtine pAlavatI na heAya ane te ja vakhate nUtana maMdira '-Neo-Jainism-dhaDavAnI sAmagrI deve' enA paga AgaLa lAvIne na mUke shAM sudhI mauna sAdhI peAtAnA hRdayAkAzamA ja nUtana maMdira ke nUtana sva racI emAM ja paDayA rahevAnu pasaMda karatA hAya vizvAmitre eka vakhata vidyamAna devalokeAthI kaTALIne navu ja svarga dhaDayuM hatuM . ane chA ja vAsa karyA hatA ! * mi. pAtaka.--paNa amane te! hamaNAM A pRthvIparanA svarganI ja jarUra che,--AkAzI svarga mATe vicAra karavA jeTalI nirAMta jaM kayyA rahI che? A bhUmine svarga banAvyA pachI khIjA svarganA vicAra amArU te vakhatanuM vistRta bhAna Ate 1

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jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 101 ja karI leze hamaNAM te amane amArA samAjaripuone dabAvI devAmAM madadagAra joIe che. he-e ja roga che. bahAranI madada joIe che, aMdaranI madadanI hajI darakAra nathI potAnI aMdara pitAnuM devaloka ghaDavAnI vAta hamane hajI ya "kalpanA tulya lAge che - upadezakano alaMkAra mAtra lAge che, e je heTa rega che. ane rogI vaLI Icche che ke DAkaTara hene ghera cAhI cAlIne jAya ane maphata upacAra kare ! eTale ke "jIvatA" manuSya karatAM "muDadaM" vadhAre kALajI karavA joga ! hamane keIe dayA nI khATI vyAkhyA zikhavI jaNAya che je pitAne madada karavA taiyAra thaye nathI hene khuda devano deva paNa madada na pahocADI zake hame humArA dezane prAcIna ItihAsa-mahAbhArata graMtha vAo che ? emAM eka evI aitihAsika ghaTanAne ullekha che ke je hamane kAma lAge pAMDavonA gupta nivAsane - e samaya hato bhIma je zaheramAM chupAyo hato te zaheranI bahAra bakAsura nAmano eka rAkSasa, jAtine manuSya rahetA hate hiMdanA e pradezamAM e kALe jagAe jagAe e manuSyabhakSI rAkSasa jAtine ekAda mANasa ThANuM nAkhIne paDayo raheto hato. A rAkSasothI trAsIne dareka rajavADAe emane evo lAge bAMdhI Apyo hato ke dareka gherathI vArApharatI hemane dararoja eka gADuM anna, be bhesa ane eka manuSya bhojana mATe maLyAM kare e sarva bhojananI ochAmAM ochI kiMmata gaNatAM mahIne rU 20,000 no pagAra dareka rAkSasane Apavo paDato ! uparAMta rAjAno TekSa jUda! bicArI prajA rakSaNa ane vikAsanA badalA tarIke TekSa bhare te to ThIka, paNa ahI te badalAmAM rakSaNa paNa na maLatu ane te chatAM TekSa ane muja bane bharatAM ya rAkSasane lAge te ubho ja

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' jaina dIkSA 4 rahetA ! te lAgA na bharAya tA kuTuMbanAM tamAma mANasAne te mArI khAtA, tethI vecAtuM mANasa na maLe teA dharamAMthI eka mANasa ane te sAthe be bhesA ane gADuM anAja rakSasanA dhera paheAMcADavAnI kALajI karavI ja paDatI. leAkA trAsI gayA hatA. varSo sudhI muMge mhADe trAsa sahI rahyA hatAM te kahetAH " paNa karavuM zuM ? ApaNAthI zuM ane ? kAI deva AvIne bacAve agara eka rAkSasa slAme khIjo rAkSasa kAme lagADavAmAM Ave te ja .bacAya !" joyuM hiMdI mAnasa? mi, pAtaka ! ene ' deva ' ane' rAkSasa 'nI madada vagara cAlatuM ja nathI, hemAM"' deva " kAi hemanI madade AvyA nahi,--jo ke te vakhate teA te bahu dUra nahAtA rahetAH mAtra bheTamAM ja rahetA. ane rAkSasanI madada kharIdavAnA pariNAmane to emane anubhava thayA hatA Akhare mANasa ja kAma lAgI zakuMyeA. e zaheranA eka brAhmaNanA dharamAM nAkara tarIke gupta rahelA bhIme makAsurane jamIna para paTakI khAkharA karI mANasAi zikhavI ane pachI jIvatA cheADayA. pachI teNe gAmale kAne kahyuMH hamArA jevA ja eka manuSyathI ane ekalA hAthe A rAkSasa maTakAyA che te hume pratyakSa joi cUkyA che. 40,000 manuSyAne te ekalA vaSaeN sudhI bhayabhIta karI zakyA hAya tA te hamArA DarapeAkapaNAne AbhArI che. huM enA vadha nahi karU' tema hete hAMkI paNa nahiM kahA, kAraNa ema karavAthI humane peAtAnuM maLa vadhAravAnI tAlImanI garaja nahi thAya. 40,000 prajAjane mAM kamamAM kama 5000 yuvAne tA haze ja ane mahIne haMme je 20000 rUpiyA A rAkSasane khArAka tarIke ApatA hatA te ja rakama je A pR000 yuvAneAne tAlIma ApavAmAM ane dUdha pAvAmAM kharco teA pAca varSa bAda te ja yuvAneA AvA Ta ', T 102 * ?

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jene sa ba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu 103 kamamAM kama 1000 rAkSasone hAMkI kahADavA samartha bane ane phakta hamArA zaherane ja nahi paNa AkhA pradezane sahIsalAmata banAvavAne hamane yaza maLe devonA nAmanI mALA pheravavAthI ke rAkSasanA nAmanI poke mUkavAthI kAMI hamAre dahADe vaLavAne nathI...bhIma te lekene "ziradAra" banavA rahyo nahi tema tAlImanI vyavasthA karI ApavAya kAya nahi, phakta jIvatI zraddhA dharmaprerI cAlato thayo. henuM kAma rAkSasanI pratiSThA teDavA pUratuM ane prajAjanomAM niDaratA tathA saMdhazakti jagADavA pUratuM hatuM. ane kharI madada paNa enuM ja nAma kahevAya je bIjAne hamezA madada karato rahe che agara bonajokhamabharI sthiti upajAvI Ape che arthAta "kAMTA vagaranI harIALI jamIna banAvI Ape che, te te ulaTuM henuM ahita kare che ..vArU, hane kahe ke jema A mahAbhAratamAMnA zaheranA leke mahIne vIsa hajAranI rakama-IcchAthI ke vagara IcchAthI-kahADatA tema hamArA samAjamAM paNa IcchAthI ke * - vagara IcchAthI-dharmAdA to thatA ja hazene ? - mi. pAtaka -thAya che, ane te be prakAre eka evI - jAtane dharmade ke je zrImaMtanI sattA jamAvavA mATe hoya che, ane bIje evI jAtane ke je svataMtratAno pagapesAro karavA , mATe hoya che. pahelA prakAranA dharmAdAne kharaDe sattAdhArI . zrImaMtothI zarU thAya che ane pachI hemA purANapremI (orthodox) madhyama sthitinA lekene kheMcavAmAM Ave che. bIjA prakAranI sakhAvatane jhaMDe ghaNebhAge keLavAyelI koI vyakti upADe che ane emAM paNa -mane ke karmane-purANapremI madhyama sthitinA - leke ja nANuM bhare che sattAdhArIo kavacita ja bhare che ane bhaNelAo te apavAda tarIke ja. ethI traNa vAta spaSTa dekhAya , cheH (1) zrImaMto prAyaH sattAnA svArtha khAtara ja Ape che,

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104 jaina dIkSA (2) madhyama sthitinA purANapremI manuSyo saraLa hAI pahelA kAmamAM bhaktinI vAtathI prerAIne bhare che ane bIjA kAmamAM te emane gamatuM na hovA chatA kAmI abhimAnathI prerAIne ke lAgavagathI dabAine bhare che, ane (3) keLavAyale varga apavAda tarIke ja ane prAyaH keLavaNInA kAma pAchaLa je bhare che, bAkI maheTe bhAge te varga bhASaNa ke lakhANa karIne ja dUra rahe che ane Icche che ke keLavaNInA kAmanI jokhamadArI bInakeLavAyele varga ja adA kare A vastusthitinuM vadhu epriya aMga e che ke, phaDo ke pheDethI cAlatI saMsthAmAM jahAM ekAda vakIla ghUsyo hAM hene mATe ke henA kaI zrImaMta asIla' mATe ekahaththu sattA meLavavA khAtara kAyadAnA nAmathI je gaMdI bAjI khelAya che. tethI phaDa ke saMsthAnu satyAnAza javA uparAMta samAjamAM bhAre kaleza utpanna thAya che. eka zrImaMta vakIle pitAnI abhaNa jJAti mATe hajAreka rUpiyA padaranA bharI jAhera kaMDa kholyuM ane bIjAo pAsethI hajAro rUpiyA ekaThA karyA. be cAra varSa bAda eno hisAba ke upayoga kAMI na maLe! vidyArthIo arajIo kare te gaTaramAM jAya. ane keIe prazna karyo te jhagaDA jAgyA ! varSonA varSo thayAM e gaMjAvara kuMDa vakIla zeThIAnA kabajAmAM sUtu paDayuM che. A te dAtAonI hayAtI " damyana thatI sakhAvatanI sAmAnya sthiti kahI, paNa ghaNebhAge sakhAvatA maraNapathArIethI-amadUtane lAMca tarIke-thatI hoya che ane yamadUtanA ne- keLIo paDAvanArA paNa kAMI ochA paDayA nathI. huM -ane je lokene mATe e sakhAvate hatI, jemAM henA kharA hakkadAra che, teo te badhA cUpacApa joyA ja kare che ema ne 2 barAbara che, vyaktitva vagaranA lokomAM ane

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jaine sa ma dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnu cAlu rAkhu chu 105 * ' mhAre zuM" evuM kahenArA lekAmAM ema ja banavuM joIe. mhane eka lepriya daMtakathA hamaNAM * yAda * Ave che. eka mahatvAkAMkSI manuSyane ' rAjAnA banevI' banavAnA dohada thayA. teNe te mATe eka shelA mArga paNa zeAdhI kahADayA. saMkucita svArtha ane gulAmI mAnasane * vArasA meLavavA bhAgyazALI thayelA leAkeAnuM eka zahera zeAdhI vhenI bahAra pAtAnA bhabhakAdAra tabu DhAMkyA ane zaheramAM praveza karatA dareka manuSya pAsethI dANa-- Duty '-mAMgavA lAgyA alakhata te rUAkhathI mAMgatA hAruM dhaNAkharAe te cUpacApa dANa cUkavI ApatA. kvacit koi pUchavAnI nakaTAi karatA ke dANu kAnA taraphathI udharAvavAmAM AvatuM hatu, te hene mevaDI naTAthI javAkha maLateH ' rANInA sALA ' taraphathI ! ane rAjA ke rANInu nAma ja henA gulAmI mAnasane vadhu prazna karatAM aTakAvavA basa thatuM kAine evA tA prazna paNa thavA na pAmyA ke 'purUSane sALA hAi zake paNa strIne sALA kevA ?? ane cit kAine thayeA haze te! teNe e praznane evA vicArathI dAkhI dIdhA haraze. kumhAre zu ? kAne nathI paDI teA hane zuM paDI che ?" ema karatAM visA, mahInAe ane * vaSaeN vItyA ane te darmyAna e * mhAre zuM? ' nAmanI prajAnA lAkhkhA rUpiyA * rANInA sALA nA khissAmAM paDI kUdAkUda karavA lAgyA ! emAthI ecAra lAkha rUpiyA paDeAzI rAjAnA mahelamAM kUdI paDayA--kAraNake teNe A, senArahita * rANInA sALA ne potAnuM lazkara dhIryuM hatuM ! ane e ja lazkara vaDe ' rANInA sALA 'e ' * : rAjA ne mhAta karI, bhayabhIta banAvI, henrI mhenanA hAtha meLavyeA hateA !...je gheADAone ' rANIneA sALA hAi ja kema zake ?.' evA prazna thavA pAmyA hatA te jo 'ApaNe zuM evA vicArathI pelA praznane dAbI devAne badale praznaparaparAmAM

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106 jaina dIkSa - AgaLa vadhyA hota te avazya joI zakyA heta ke rANIne sALe eka bhUta mAtra hatuM -evuM bhUta ke je hene mAne te je satAvI zake che ane na mAne te astitva ja dharAvatuM ! nathI! pelA chakkaDabAja pAse nahotuM kAMI lazkara, nahetu zastrabaLa ke nahotuM asAdhAraNa aMgabaLa paNa,-hatuM mAtra bAhya damAmanuM baLa. e damAma pile hato-oLA hatA ane je ene sAcI cIja tarIke mAnavAnI nA kahevA jeTalI ja phakta eTalA saMkalpa jeTalI ja-tAkAda teo dharAvatA heta te dANa kAMI emanI pAsethI jabarAIthI te laI zakAvAnuM nahatu. ane pAMca-daza mANasone dANa bharavAnI "nA" kahetA joIne bIjA badhAo paNa himatavAna banyA hota. paNa ApaNe zuM?"e ja ghara mAryuM che! "be cAra AnA bharI devAthI kahAM ApaNe marI javAnA chIe ?" evA mAnasavALI prajA ja "rANInA sALAne rAjAne banevI-bIjA arthamAM, prajAne ja banevI-banAvI mUke che lakSa devA jevI vAta to e che ke banevI thavAnI mahatvAkAMkSAvALAo, niyama tarIke ja, sALA banIne zarUAta kare che! "sevaka banavAthI ja sevyapada raheluM thAya che!..paNa hamArA yuvAna maLe te "sevya" temaja sevaka bane Dhogone badale bhAgIdAra tarIkenA hakkathI ja AgaLa AvavuM joIe ane saghaLA dANu ugharAvanAranAM ; 'khIssAM--alabatta sarakAranA sahakArathI ja tapAsavAM joIze. ane ema karavA mATe becAra yAda karavAmAM pAMca-daza hajArane vyaya paNa karavA pitapatAmAMthI ja jogavAIkaravI joIze. e theDA aMgata kharcathI ane becAra kesa jeTalI ja aMgata mahenatathI lAkhanI rakame bacI javA pAmaze ane emAMthI , sudhAra kArya temaja zikSaNa pracAra kArya ane moTA pAyA para

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- - ne saMbadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuchuM ! 107 - thaI zakaze. mizana pavitra che ane pavitra hAthathI ja hene sparza thavo joIe. je kaIne paNa "rANIne sALA" ke "rAjAne anevI banavAnI lAlasA hoya te eNe A yajJakuMDa thI sahIsalAmata cheTe rahevuM. yajJakuMDa abhaDAvanAra keIrAkSasa ghUsavA na pAme e tamAma yuvAnonI mahekAmAM maheTI kALajI kahAvI joIe. nahi te bicArI samAja "ulamAMthI cUlamAM paDaze. hamane lAge che, mi. pAtaka, ke 'hamArI A navayuvaka TALIne keAI sAdhu ke zrImaMta ke dalAla pitAnuM jyuM hathIAra, banAvI levAnI tajavIjamAM nahi ja phAve, 1 mi. pAtaka -e te e DhaLInA ziradAranA buddhibaLa para AdhAra rAkhe che. haM-buddhibaLa nahi paNa hRdayabaLa parahRdayamAMnI dhArmika zraddhAnI mAtrA (degree) para; ane siradAranA ja nahi paNa tamAma sabhyonA hRdayabaLapara teo je dharmanA nAme bahAra paDyA che te dharmanI saccAI para pUrNa zraddhA na hoya te hRdayabaLa majabuta hoI zake ja nahi ane hRdayabaLa na hoya te mANasa kAM te svArthanA khelamAM sapaDAI jAya agara te 'pramAdavasAta ThagAI jAya. svArtha yA te pramAda e bemAMnI ekAda nirbaLatA te buddhikSetramAM avazya ghUsavAnI ja, paNa bemAMnI eke nirbaLatA hRdayabaLanA kIllAmAM ghUsI zakatI ja nathI. ane A hRdayabaLanI mukhya zarata ' ekeeka sabhya adA karavAnI hoya ema kahevAnuM kAraNa e che ke, eka paNa sabhya. A bAbatamAM nabaLe hoya te AkhI yejanAno nAza karanAra thaI paDe sabhyomAM buddhitatva ochuM hoya to paNa cAle -mAtra ziradAramAM henI mAtrA pUratI hovI joIe. mi, pAtaka - Ape buddhibaLa. ane hRdayabaLanI kismate

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108 - jaina dIkSA ThIka AMkI batAvI. amArAmAM eka jaina esosiezana opha iDiyA " nAmanI saMsthA che, je potAne samasta hiMdanA ane tamAma phIrakAonA kAyadesaranA pratinidhi tarIke sarakArane, jAhera prajAne ane jaina prajAne araja, bhalAmaNa ke dabANa karavAno hakka dharAvanAra tarIke jAhera kare che. A sabhAnA niyaMtAo buddhibaLanI bAbatamAM sauthI caDe evA che ema svIkAravuM ja paDaze. paNa hRdayabaLanI bAbatamAM sAtaDe sAta ! prathama te jaina samAje emane AvI sattA ApI nathI - temaNe evI sattA mAMgI ya nahotI bIjuM, emAM phakta vaitA-bara mUrtipUjaka jaina phIrakA sivAya bIjA koI phIrakonA anuyAyIne dAkhala ja na karavo evo ceksa niyama che tethI bIjA traNe jaina phIrakAonI vatI te zuM paNa hemanA saMbaMdhamAM paNa vAta karavAno hemane hakka na hoI zake khuda Ave. sU jaina phIrakAnA paNa prAyaH ekAda zaheranA ja-ane te paNa virUddha mata na raju kare tevA sabhyothI ja saMsthA banelI che sau koI jANe che ke hiMdanA samasta jenonA nAmathI balavA-mAMgavA-devAne koIne kAMI paNa haka-lUlo laMgaDe paNa ha-hoya to te cAre phIrakAnI konpharansane ja mAtra. sau koI jANe che ke, "esosiezana" to mAtra amuka muThThIbhara muDIvAdIonuM yaMtra che. henA sabhyomAM je hRdayabaLa jevI cIja hota to saghaLA phIrakAo varSo thayAM je mAgaNI karatA rahyA che te svIkArIne sarvane mATe potAnAM dvAra khullAM karata, cAre phIrakAo vaccenA ane jena-arena vaccenA jhagaDAomAM lavAdanu kAma bajAvatA ane cAre phIrakAomAM samAjasudhAraNA tathA zikSaNapracAra jhuMDa jorazorathI pharakAvata enAmAM je hRdayabaLa hota to yuvAnane svataMtra kAma karavA bahAra pADavAnI jarUre zI paData? emanAmAM ja jo

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jaina saba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chu ' 109 hRdaya heta te jaina samAjamAM 'rANunA sALA o ghUsI ja kema zakyA hota ? hRdayathI teo vAta karI ja zakatA heta te sAdhuonA bhavADA thavA ja kema pAmatI badhA roga, pe hamaNAM nADI parIkSA karI tema, buddhimA nahi paNuM hRdayamAM che ane yuvAne je A nADIcikitsAthI maLato anubhava sadA daSTi samakSa rAkhe te ja muDIvAdI ke buddhivAdInI jALamAM phasAI paDatA bacI zake. ' haM-tyame "esosiezana"nI bAbatamAM kahyuM ke te samasta jainasanA pratinidhi tarIke sarakArane araja ke bhalAmaNa - potAnI marajI mujabanI-kare che, te hAre evI araja ke bhalAmaNa bIjA phIrakAonA lAbha ke abhiprAyane pratikULa hoya lhAre te bIjAo sarakArane pitA taraphanI araja ke bhalAmaNa lakhavA ane "aisesIezana"nA kharA svarUpanI mAhitI ApavA bahAra nahi paDatA hoya ? mi. pAtaka--ema bahAra paDavAnI sattA te te phIrakAonI konpharansane ja hoI zake, ane dareka konpharansa oNphisana sukAna muDIvAdInA hAthamAM hoya, tathA, muDIvAdI-muDIvAdInA parasparanA saMbadha hoya ane chUTI vyaktio sarakArane lakhe che, heTA nAmavALA maDaLa taraphathI gayelA patra pachI, bhAgye ja vajanadAra thaI paDe vaLI hAM sarakArane anukULa hoya evI ja kaI vAta hete lakhavAnI hAya hA sarakAra saMsthA ne mAna Apaze ke vyaktine ? sAthe sAthe kahI levA de ke, dezAbhimAna jevI cIja amAre hajI have zikhavAnI che. haM-te huM pUchavA nahotA Icchata jahAM vyaktitva na khIlya hAya hAM dezAbhimAna na ja hoI zake dezAbhimAna e vyaktitva nAmaka choDanu puSpa che,jemake samaSTi abhimAna

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. + jaina dIkSA 110 .e tattvajJAna nAmaka cheDanuM puSpa che. have A vAtane eTale ja cheADA. A badhI vastusthiti amuka mAnasa (mentality)mAMthI utpanna thavI ja joItI hatI ane thai che. paNa have huM e. ' mAnasa 'nuM kAraNa jANavA mAMguM chuM:' utpattinuM kSetra ane thrIja kevuM che, lagnasaMsthA ane prajotpatti saMbaMdhI vyavasthA kevI che te jANavA mAMguM chuM. mi, pAtaka:----cAhe zrImata haiA vA garIba hA, sAdhu ho vA ' zrAvaka hA, grejyueTa heA vA paDha ho--sarvanI bAbatamAM eka vAta t sAmAnya cheH sanI utpatti' (janma), sthiti (jIvatara) ane laya ( mRtyu )mAM kAI jAtano dhyeya (aim) nathI hotA ane kAi jAtanI ceAjanA nathI hotI. vagara saMkalpe janma apAya che, vagara cece jematema jIvatara kheMcI kaDhAya che, ane dhyeya pAchaLa marI khuTavAne badale khImArI ke akasmAtathI ke saDIsaDIne maraNavaza thavAya che. jIMdagInA traNe mukhya tabakkAmAM ame kAMi 'karatA' nathI,--amArA para kAMi kara-vAmAM Ave che. ame jIvatA ( astitvanA azvapara savAra thatA) nathI, paNa amAre jIvavuM paDe che ( jIvananuM gADu amArI garadana paNa lAdhavAmAM AvyuM che te vagara IcchAe paNa kheMcavuM paDe che ). ame saratA ( mhotane bheTatA ) nathI, paNa paNa maraNane zaraNa. thaie chIe. ame paraNatA nathI ( anukuLa bhAgIdArane zeAdhI kuhADI svecchAthI eka-bIjAtI pAchaLa pharatA nathI), paNu amane paraNAvavAmAM Ave che ( strI-purUSanAM mAthAM bhaTakAvavAmAM Ave che. ) sArI peThe saMgrahelI zakti ubharAi ' 'vAne pariNAme thatI srajakriyA kAMi ame karatA nathI, paNa rUpa, vANI, vastra, ekAta ke hakka: AmAMnA ekAda bAhya padArthanI preraNAthI ame kAmanI sevA (kAmasevana) karIe A

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- - - - - - - - -- - jaina sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chu 111 chIe arthAta janma, jIvana, paraNu ane maraNa:- cAre bAbatamAM ame kartA. (subject) nathI, karma (object) chIe; "manuSya nathI,jAnavara chIe; cetana nathI jaDa 19157 Like material objects we are acted upon,-pulled, pushed, pressed or blown ! ane tethI ja amAro badho vyavahAra jaDavAdano vyavahAra che. amArI lagnasaMsthA jaDavAdanI sAkSAta mUrti che, amArI vyApArasasthA jaDavAdanA pAyA paranI polI paNa su dara imArata che, amArI mitratA-amArI zatrutA -amArI zeThAI amArI nokarI sarva jaDavAdanAM satAnarUpa che, nahi ke "ucca zekhanA khAnadAnI'nA-dilanI mojanA-uMcA AzayanA saMtAnarUpe. ' dharmane nAme amane dharmagurUoe zikhavyuM che ke strI e narakanI khANa che ane jIMdagI e pApanuM ghara che arthAta pApamAMthI amArI utpatti ane pApamAM ja niraMtara nivAsaH sTa pachI pavitra janma kevA, pavitra jIvana kevAM ane pavitra maraNa kevA! ame amArA dharmagurUoe jevA banAvyA ! tevA chIe ! jeNe jIvanane ja pApa mAnyuM te jIvanane uMce Azaya ane yojanA te ApI zake ja kevI rIte ane uMcA Azaya ane janAH e bannenI gerahAjarImAM jIvanapravAha uMce haDavAne badale nIce ja-pANIne e svabhAva che- , paDe emAM Azcarya paNuM zuM ? e nIce paDavuM e ja patana athavA pApa che, e ja nara che; ane te pApanuM-tamAma jena kemanI dareka vyaktinA AkhyAya jIvananA pApanuM-tathA narakI jIvananuM-kAraNa dharmagurUo che, ke jeoe amane jIvana e ja pApa che ema ThasAvI jIvanane Azaya tathA janA naraka, hA sukha nathI evI rithati, hA vyavasthAne sthAne aMdhAdhudhI che-prerita gati mAtra che-evI dazA. I -

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112 - jaina dIkSA ApatAM aTakAvyA che aTakAvyA che eTaluM ja nahi paNa uparathI " hame amuka akhAdya khAvAnuM "pApa" karyuM, amuka balavAnuM "pApa" karyu vagere vagere ThapakAnA prahAra karI amArA jIgarane cheka ja muDadAla karI nAkhyuM che. nA teo amane dharma rUpI Ithara ApI uMce caDAvI zakyA, ke nA teoe . amane amArA hisAbe ne jokhame thaI zake tevA jIvanaprayogadvArA kramazaH uce caDavAne svataMtra rahevA dIdhA. khAna-pAna, paThana-pAThana, vastRtvazravaNu, Aya-vyaya, kriyA-akriyAH evA tamAma amArA vyavahAra para kAnunanI beDIo nAkhatA rahyAH kaI vakhata bhalA naimathI, keAI vakhata burA nemathI te kaI vakhata. mAtra dekhAdekhIthI kAyadAne vistAra manuSyanA mAnasane gulAma banAve che e te khulluM satya che, ane gulAmanI prakRti sneaking chUpI rIte gati karanArI arthAt prapaMcI- tuccha-kITavata ja bane e paNa sau sahamajI zake evI vAta che. AnuM eka ja phaLa hoya: T-phAM -maca evA traNa rAkSasonA hAthamAM soMpAyala jIvana arthAta paratatra, pratikSaNa taraphaDATavALuM, depressed jIvana. ane evuM amArU jIvana karI nAkhIne pachI amane "jaino phalANI dhADa kema nathI mAratA ane phalANu parAkrama kema nathI karatA?" evAM maheNAM sabhaLAvavAmAM * Ave che. ame amArA samAjamAM svataMtra nathI, gharamAM svataMtra nathI, khuda aMgata jIvanamAM svataMtra nathI, ane ame dezavAta nI "AzAo karIe chIe ! hAre samAjanI miTigamA koI aMdhAdhudhI bAbatamAM bolavuM haze to huM pote na belatAM bIjA koIne AgaLa karIne henI pAse bolAvIza, kAMI lekha lakhavo haze te kalpita nAmathI lakhIza ane bahAdarI banAvavA mArI sahIthI lakhIza to kaDavI vAta evI aphavA che ke e athavA evo bIjo koI paDadA gehavyA pachI

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jeno saMbadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM " 113 ja lakhIza, keAI miTiMgamAM ke koI sAdhu pAse javAnI rUci - nahi hoya te paNa koI pUchaze - hAre kharuM kahevAnI ke maina sevavAnI himatamAM rahelA jokhamane lIdhe kahIza ke huM jarUra AvIza agara AvavAne cokkasa IrAdo rAkhuM chu A badhI mAyAjALa . vyaktigata svata tratA lUMTanArAM sAmAjika ane dhArmika baMdhAraNanuM ja pariNAma nahi te bIju zuM che ? amArA zabada para-vacana paMra-karAra para-kabulAta para-segaDa para vizvAsa na ja mukI zakAya ema-ame pite zabda bolatI vakhate ja jANatA hoIe chIe. amArI mitratA artha vagaranI (without sense)---kvacita dagAnA AzayavALI--che. amArI zaStA pAyA vagaranI, kavacit prerita, kvacita kalpita ane eke pakSano svArtha sAdhI na zake evA prakAranI che. amArI pravRtti Azaya vagaranI, yejanA vagaranI, palaTAtA saMjogone pahoMcI vaLavA mATe karavA jarUranA palaTA vagaranI, nizcaya baLa (determination) vagaranI ane samaya tathA zakti Adi sAdhananI karakasara vagaranI hoya che amArI ekAMta. ekAtavagaranI, zAntivagaranI,. pramatta dazAvALI, Arta-raudra dhyAnanI dhAdhaLa vALI hoya che. amAro ArAma (re-creation) Creative power pAchI meLavavAne badale chatI zaktinuM chelluM paramANu gumAvanAra hoya che. amAruM belaDuM lakhavu amArA IrAdA pragaTa karanAruM nahi paNa IrAdA chUpAvanArU hoya che. amAruM vAcana prakAza ane zakti meLavavA mATenu nahi paNa kaI kSaNika vRttine tRpta karavA mATenuM ke amArI bhASAne epa caDAvatAM zikhavA mATenuM hoya che. amArI bhakti prAyaH dabharUpa, kavacita aMdhazraddhAprerita, kavacita keI tAtkAlika asaranA kSaNika raMgarUpa, jarA paNa uMDANuM vagaranI, vagara IrAdAo - paNa bhaktipAtrane kalakita karanArI ane amane pitAne sadA 8.

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114 jaina dIkSA nirbaLa karanArI hoya che bhakta ane bhaktipAtra, patnI ane pati, nokara ane zeTha, prajA ane zAsaka, be bhAgIdAre ke e mitro, pramukha ane sabhyo, upadezaka ane zrotA, grAhaka - ane dukAnadAra: A pratyeka kaMThanA banne pakSonA parasparanA dareka vyavahAranA pAyAmAM DAkaNano vAsa hoya che. kuTumbIo pratyenA vartana paNa strI ane macathI ja prerita ' hoya che. phakta amArA pitA para dayA karavAnuM ame zikhyA nathI, AkI tamAma para dayA karavAno ame IjAro lIdho cheeTalA khAtara ke duniyA eka vakhata amane dayAsAgara ane paropakArI tarIke oLakhI le te pachI game tevuM vartana cAlyuM jAya ! pepara juo, bhApaNa juo, saMsthAonA jAhera karavAmAM avelA Azo juo -vAMcavAmAM Avaze te karatAM judo ja Azaya vAstavamAM haze. lekee "buruM TharAveluM. kaI kAma karavAnuM hoya tyahAre tevuM kAma khullI rIte karavAjeTalI himata te dUra rahI paNa lee buruM nahi TharAveluM kAma --paNa khullI rIte-karavAmAM traNa traNa balAoH lajA, zaMkA bhaya : nI tAbedArI kharI ja !--eTale sudhI ke potAne kaI - gurUnA ziSya, kaI sajjananA mitra ke prazaMsaka, kAI lekhaka - ke samAjasevaka tarapha sahAnubhUti dharAvanAra tarIke jAhera karatAM ke jAhera thavA detAM ya bhaya lAge ! hamArA mahaTAmAM moTA mANasane misTara' zabdathI basa thAya, ke je zabda "hAnAmAM nhAnA mANasane paNa lagADAto hoya che; paraMtu amArA te hAnAmAM nhAnA mANasane ya rA. rA. (rAjyamAnya, rAjezrI !) ane "zrIyuta" "mahAzaya pada vagara cena na paDe, je keamArA mahaTAmAM moTA mANasano Azaya (goal) eka tasuthI vadhu lAbo bhAgye ja hoya che, =hajAra mAIlano ke daza peDhI jeTaluM lAbo to keAInI

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jaine saba dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 115 tIkI strInI ke bALakanI ya kharI dayA karatA ke jANatA nathI ane chatAM jAnavare ane jatuonI dayAnA pokAra ghaDI paNa choDatA nathI. svArthanuM sAcuM svarUpa zodhavAnI amane paravAha nathI ane paropakAra ane muddo eka paNa amArA bhASaNa, lakhANa ke vAtacItamAM dhusADayA sivAya amane cena paDatuM nathI - pramANu-mAtrA (degree )ne te amane khyAla ja nathI. loka gekhanAra, leka racanAra ane tattvajJAnI e sarva amAre mana vidvAna ! temaja abhiprAya Apavo, zAnta virodha jaNAvo, kriyAtmaka virodha karo ane nIce prapaca kare. e sarva amAre mana "zaTakArya" | upakAra karI cUpa esanArane ame "bheTa" ke "bagalo kahI vakhoDIe ane lUMTa karavA uparAMta pitAne popakArI kahevaDAvanAranA paga pUjIe! TuMkamA, AkhuM jIvana vikRta banavA pAmyuM che, ane te vikRta banavA pAmyuM che eTaluM ya ame hajI joI zakyA nathI. ame un-wanted jamyA hatA ane un-necessary jIvIe chIe, athavA pratikSaNa marIe chIe. ghaDIbhara amAruM utpatti sthAna juo. hu kahI gayo ke purUSajIvana dhyeya ane yojanA vagaranuM che, ane have kahI lauM ke strI e purUSanI chAyA gaNAya che eTale enA jIvanane to dhyeya ke yojanAnI jarUra ja kevI ? purUSanA bhaThIArA ane nokara tarIkenI ane viSayatRptinI garaja sarI eTale gogA nAhyA 1 ane e kriyAone paNa sAyanTIphIka banAvavAnI darakAra nahi. kAraNake eka to sAdhuoe e badhI kriyAomAM pApa" manAvyuM che ane bIjuM e ke vyakti tarIke nahi paNa oLA tarIke jIvavAnA bhAnavALI vyaktimAM sAyanTIphIka kArya paddhatine rasa paNa na ja saMbhave tethI hemanI vRtti paravAravAmAM hoya che, nahi ke kAmane khIlavavAmAM-vistAravAmAM ane tethI uo

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224 jaina dIkSA zAkha' prakaTI zakatA nathI, dareka karI-pachI te abhaNa hA, gaMgI lA, khADakhAMpaNavALI tA, naitika nirbaLatAvALA hA--te paraNavuM ja paDe che, ane te paNa 1ra thI 16 varSanI aMdara ane jIvanaparyaMtanA e kAnTrAkaTanA konTrAkaTara maraNa pAme te paNa teNIe tarkanA kuTuMbanI milkata tarIke bAkInI AkhI jIMdagI mAM ja kuntyAta rIte pUrI karavI paDe che, kadAcit strI pahelI maraNa pAme tA purUSa, game teTalI vRddha ummaranA paNa bAdha vagara, pharI pI zake che ane dhRNe bhAge tA parI ja che. kAI kAI saMtAmAM tA teNInI hayAtImAM paNa te bIjI patnI karI zaMka che, strI-puruSanI saMkhyA lagabhaga sA 8 che, chatAM vadhu maigyatA dharAvatA yuvAnonA mhoTA bhAga kuMvAge ja A che, kAraNaeNka ummara, AAgya tathA vidyA tratrya bhAkhatanI yAtA vagaranA kanyAene eka yA aneka vakhata kharIdI zake che ane rjArA yuvAna vidhavA pArUM kanyAna vaidhavya paLAvavAmAM AvatuM hoya che. pAtAnAM paga para ubhA ravAnuM sAmarthya tathA bALaucheranI jokhamadArI adA karavAnuM sAmarthya meLavyA pahelAM lagnanI maeNivArIthI khacanA raDavuM, eTalI sAdI samaja jAramAM eka purUSa dharAvatAM haze, ane cundaniksa H saMtati niyamananA siddhAntA - majavAnI tA lAkhamAM paNa eka vyaktine darakAra . nathI. vedAmAM praotpatti zAstra samAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM paNa te vAMthayuM e nA ' mithyAtva' gaNAya! A sajogAmAM mejanya kurakurInI bharatI nirakuza rIte thatI rahe che. emane pAdhavAnAM ya sAdhanA pUratAM nathI tA sArI rIte pApavAnI vyabasthAnI tA vAta zuM karavI ane sAyanTIphIka rIte ucheravA tathA kAvavAnI nA Azo ya zuM karavI ? paNa huM kahI gayA ke kAi paraMtu nathI, darekane paraNAvavAmAM Ave che, ane jemane bhA # *

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janA sa kha dhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhu chuM 117 ' gIdArImAM joDavAmAM Ave. che tee eka bIjAnI prakRti ke jIvanadhyeyane anurUpa che ke kema agara thai zakaze ke kema te bakhatanI 'kALajI karavAnI sagavaDatA ja abhAva che, kAraNa ke peTAjJAtio ... ane prAntabhedAne lIdhe temaja sthitibhe ane dharmabhedAne lIdhe kanyAvyavahAranuM kSetra bahu ja samucita hAya che. have A jematema bheTADavAmAM AvelAM khInaanubhavI pAtrA sayukta kuTuMbanA kleSamaya vAtAvaraNamAM vivAhita jIdagI zarU kare che asukhAkArIbharyuM gAma, evu ja dhara, - evI -jaM ghara ane gAmanI vyavasthA, sattva vagaranA aniyamita khAraka, mahudhA jIMdagInI jarUrIAte puratI AvakanAM paNa rAdA A ane AvA aneka khIjA saMjoge vacce eka pachI eka satati pedA thatI hAya ! A te prajotpatti ke kITeAtpatti ? OM ane pachI A satAnA vyApAramAM dhakelAya ke vakIlAtamAM dhakelAya, sevakapadamA -dhakakelAya ke sAdhupaNAmAM dhakelAya 1 badhu " dhakelAvu ' che, aMdaranA zAkhathI, ' banavuM ' nathI A vakIla ke vyApArI ke sAdhu janmanA saMskAranI ane janma pachInA cAlu vAtAvaraNanI asarAne-mAtra vAMcana vaDe ja-nirmULa karI taddana bhinna mAnasa dharAvatA kevI rIte khanI jatA haze. te na shemajAya evA kAyaDA che " adhyAsa 'ne--regagrasta mAnasanI AbadalavA keTalA badhA lAMkhA kALanA * + P * > 5 tAne abhyAsa ( discipline)nI jarUra paDe che, ane keTalI UMDI tathA satata vicAraNAnI jarUra paDe che.e te eka vicAraka ja kalpI zake. duHkhagarbhita nahi paNa jJAnagarbhita vairAgyarUpI ceAgyatA vagara sAdhu na ja banI zakAya eTalI hadanI uMcI zarate sAdhu pAsethI mAMgavAnA hamaNAM pavana cAlyA che, paNa vyApArI ke vakIla bananAra mATe kAMNuM, ' dhAraNa ' hAvu joIe ke krama meM teA savAla ja kAI karatu nathI. sAdhu hA kahe ke nA kahe, 1 mo 4

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118 jaina dIkSA paNa samAjanuM aMga to te che ja, ane vyApArI tathA vakIla paNuM samAjanAM aMga che. dareka aMga pitAnA saDAthI AkhA samAjanA jIvanane jokhamAvI zake che, dareka aMga pitAnA ArogyathI AkhA samAjazarIrane vikAsa tathA Anada ApI zake che. sAMkaDA ke rogI hadayavALA vakIla ke vyApArI. evA sAdhuthI ochA bhaya kara na thaI paDe. eka prakhyAta dhArAzAstrIe pote-mi. InaverAITIe-vakIla varga - sabadhamAM IsAra karatAM kIDA'nI upamA ApavAnuM durasta dhAryuM hatuMte je ke mi. inaverAITI jevA keTalAe deva paNa haze ja. e sAdhuvakIlanA uddagAra kamamAM kama eTaluM te sUcave che ke vakIlAtamAM mAtra buddhinuM ja kAma paDe che evI mAnyatA pracalita che te. khoTI che ane hadayavagarano vakIla janatAne zApa rUpa ja thaI paDe bIjA zabdomAM kahIe to jJAnagarbhita virAga ( Selflessness os resulting from rationality ) dhArAzAstrI pAsethI mAMgavAne sAdhutAne eTale ja hakaka hovA joIe ke jeTale hakka vakIla ke bhaNelAo sAdhu pAsethI jJAnagarbhita virAga mAgavAno kare che. ane vyApArI paNa hadaya vagarano hoya to AkhA dezanA vyApArane nAza karanAra thavA uparAMta lAgatAvaLagatAonAM nANune paNa lUTAre ja bane. sAdhu pAsethI to virAga temaja jJAna ane mAMgavAne hakka karAya che, paNa sekaDe 80 TakA jeTalA vyApArIo vyApAra viSayaka jJAna dharAvatA nathI ane hadayanA guNa bAbatamAM te na belAya te ja ThIka che. paddhatisarano pramANika ane AbAda vyApAra dharAvatI vyakti ekAda TakA hoya te hiMdanuM . nazIba ! bAkI te dha dhAmAM "dhakelAyalA e jematema gADI hAMye rAkhatA hoya che maheTAM nuksAna Ave tyavhAre ekAda gADI ke meTara kharIdavAthI ane ekAda navI zAkhA - -

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jene saMbadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM. 119 levAthI tathA moTI jAherakhabare peparamAM ApavAthI kRtrima AbAdInuM pradarzana thaI zake che ane ubhA karelA lakamatathI lene paNa maLI zake che. A jAtanA vepalA" AkhA dezane ane khAsa karIne dhIradhAra karanArAo tathA kharIda karanArAone bhayarUpa nathI ema kahevAnI koI himate dharI zakaze? chatAM peparamAM zuM ke pustakamAM, zuM, bhASaNamAM zuM ke sAdhunA vyAkhyAnamAM zuM, sarakAranA mukhethI zuM ke prajAnA mukhethI zuM, vyApArI varganI chAtI phulAvanArA ja zabda nIkaLatA rahe che ane vyApArIpaNAne "mahoDe caDAvelA" bALaka - mAphaka vadhu ne vadhu "bagADavA mAM Ave che "samAja' zarIranA sAdhuvarga ane gRhastha varga evA be kalpita bhAgalA pADavAmAM Ave che ane pachI banne aMgonI, jokhamadArIo ekalA sAdhu vargane mAthe dhakelI devAmAM Ave che-ema kahIne ke sAdhuonuM temaja gRhasthavarganuM patana phakta sAdhuvargane je abhArI che. ane te ja vakhate, gRhastha vege te pitAnI . meLe paNa sudharavuM nathI ane sAdhunA hAthe paNa sudharavuM nathI ane bahAranAonA hAthe paNa sudharavuM nathI ! ' huM ane, mi. pAtaka, A jAtane samAjamAM ja paraNavuM ane samAjanA sabhya harakoI bhoga banyA rahevAnI ciMtA karavI e navI prajAne hitakara-ke sahya paNa--lAge che ? je maMarazIpathI hita eka paNa nathI ane ahita sarva prakAranAM ane sarva dizAmAM che ane uparathI kyAre ane kayA beTA ApanA bhoga banI daDAvuM nahi paDe e bAbatanI paNa khAtrI nathI-e membarazIpane jJAnAmita dhiraja mAthI dhIme rahIne-garabaDa vagara-zAtipUrvaka pUrvaka jamIna para mUkI daI kudaratI mAnavasRSTi rUpa samAjanA svaya buddha membara thavuM e vadhAre DahApaNabharyuM nathI zuM hamArI "sAdI hamajane

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120 jaina dIkSA nathI lAgatuM ke e ja kharUM jenapaNuM che? mAtra pitAnA ja hitanI daSTie nahi paNa jene hame hamaNuM "jenasamAja' - mAno che henA pitAnA hita khAtara paNa--hemAMnI vyaktionA vikAsa khAtara paNa--hamane e anivArya nathI lAgatu , ke vivekI vyaktioe kaMI paNa jAtanA vADAmAM na rahetAM * vizvavyApI manuSyasamAjanA sabhya banI pitAmAM svAtaMtrya , ane sugaMdha ane baLa khIlavavAM ane pachI e zaktio vaDe ? ' -e jayavatI zaktio vaDe-e viziSA ke jainatva , vaDe-navA svAbhAvika jeno banAvavA 2...je mahetAjI mAryA vagara ja bhaNavo hoya te prazaMsavA yogya che, je, mArIne - paNa bhaNAvato hoya te sahana karI levA yogya che, je , mAratoya nathI ane bhaNAvato ya nathI te choDavA yogya che - paNa je bhaNAvato nathI chatAM mAre che-ane mAryA kare che- mahetA karatA te duzmana paNa sAro ane tene to mAtra choDavAthI jarna calAvatAM koI paNa jagAe mahetAgiri karatA - aTakAvI vidyArthI tarIke zikhavA javAnI pharaja pADaye ja - 2ko. mi, pAta-ApanuM kahevuM tadana sAcuM che. ane A hisAbe te navI prajA athavA yuvAna varga hAme, heM kadApi kalpanA nahotI karI eTaluM vizALa ane eTalu kaThIna kArya kSetra paDayuM che, ane e kArya che paNa evA prakAranuM ke jene 2444144112Hi Spirit of "Religion 4321 CodelpragaTayA vagara rahe ja nahi. moTAmAM moTI muzkelI AjanA , yuvAnone dekhAvA saMbhava hoya to te khAMDIbobaDI paNa lagnanI sagavaDane harakata pahAce e eka ja paNa jarA vadhu vicAra karatAM e bhaya paNa khoTo ja dekhAze. paraNavuM e hakaka ane kuvArA rahevuM e apavAda : evu je mAne che te ja asvI

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jene sabadhI sAmAnya jJAna meLavavAnuM cAlu rAkhuM chuM 121 bhAvika ane rogISTa che, cupa-amerikAmAM hajAro mANasa, AkhI jIdagI sudhI-ane dharma ke puNya ke "pavitratA nA ghamaMDa vagara-kuvArA nathI rahetA zuM? " ... . ha. ane te paNa chatI tAkAde ! kaho ke takAdavALe ja kuvAre rahI zake, nabaLAnuM manobaLa paNa nabaLu ja hoya. ane eka vAta vadhu . sudhAraka ane vicArakane to paraNavA samAna hoTuM "pApa" nathI, patana nathI, agavaDa nathI; kAraNa ke teo pAse ceksa mizana che ke je eka strI jeTalu IrSALu (jealous) che. strI pitAno pati bIjI tarapha dhyAna Ape te sahana karI zakatI nathI, tema mizana paNa mizanarInuM dhyAna ke zakita ke samaya bIjI koI pravRtti para jAya te rIsAI jAya che. -vakhate "vaMThI" paNa jAya che ! eTalA ja mATe te dareka dharmasthApake dharmagurU mATe pharajyAta brahmacaryAzrama TharAvavAnI jarUra joI hatI. hu je vicArako tathA sudhAra mATenA brahmacaryanu kahu chu te to marajyAta che ane vhAre paNa aMdaranI IcchA paraNavAnI thAya hAre te marakyAta lagna-khullI rIte, zaramAyA vagara ane pramANikapaNe--karI zake che hene mATe AkhI strIsRSTi khullI che ane "bahuratna vasundharA mAM yogya purUSane nirAza bhAgye ja thavuM paDatuM hoya che. tema chatAM dhAro ke kaIkeIne - nirAza thavA jevuM paNa bane, to ya zuM? jIdagImAM- janatAnA junA cIle cAlatAM paNa--kahAM aneka nirAzAo nathI veThI - levI paDatI ane have chellI vAtaH "veThI levAnI zakita e ja vicArakanuM vicArapaNuM - tathA sudhArakanuM sudhArapaNu-jema uMcA TesTa tema veThavAnuM vadhAre; jema nI TesTa tema vadhu sahelu jIvana .......sudhAraka ane vicAraka kAMI khAbocIAmAM rahenArA na hoya, e to

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122 jaina dIkSA samudramAM vasanArA haiye-ane samudramAM rahenArane magaramacchAthI Daravu jema na pAlave tema A varganI vyakitaone jIvananA sa kaTothI DaravuM na pAlavavuM joIe. ' mi pAta-ApanI samudra saMbadhI vAte mane yAda karAvyuM, mi. zai ! ke mArA eka snehIe hamaNAM ja kharIdelI suMdara sTIma lainya kAlanA AkhA divasa mATe ApanI sevAmAM mUkavAnI IcchA batAvI che kAlano progrAma samudramAM ja gALavAne rAkhI zakAya tema hoya to evo javAba mhArA mitrane ApavA ane bIjI ghaTatI vyavasthA karavA mhAre hamaNAM ja upaDI javuM joIe. - mi. pAtakano AbhAra mAnI tathA henA mitrane hArI AbhAranI lAgaNI pradarzita karavAnuM kahI AjanI vAtacIta samApta karI mi pAtaka henA mitranA ghara tarapha gaye ene huM TekarI parathI sUryAstana darya jevA rokAye. . mahAna vyaktio, mahAna saMsthAo ane mahAna ghaTanA. enA patana paNa preraNAtmaka hoya che ! teo paDe che -paNa saDatA nathI. * emanuM paDavuM ya kIrtima ta (glorious) hoya che ane paDyA pachI keTalo ya samaya emane gaLanAra dizA paNa pRthvIne prakAzadAna karavA cUkatI nathI ' - e pratApI sUryanuM patana jovAnI nilajatA moTe * eka divasa hace prAyazcitta laIza eka divasa zuM karavA ? kAle ja kAle huM anazana-fastpALIza ke jethI kimatImAM kimatI vicAramautika samudra pAsethI meLavI zakuM. moTA peTavALA ratnAkara pAse javuM ane khAlI hAthe pAchA pharavuM e te mUkhane ja pAlave

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prakaraNa 5 muM. "vaphA nuM sthAna ane artha mahene jaDe che. 1 bhAta thatAM ja mi. pAtaka hArA nivAsamAM AvI - pahoMce. brekaphAsTano hukama karI ame bane chajAmAM jaI beThA, hAthI samudrane vyujha dekhAtA hatA. heM hene brekaphAsTa calAvavA kahyuM. " " ane Apa teNe ajAyabIthI pUchyuM. . A prakaraNa tamAma dharmonI cAvI rUpa che. jIvanamAM dharmane upayoga zuM che ane manuSyasamAjamAM dharmazAsananuM sthAna kahAM che te AmAM batAvI ApyuM che. navI dharmasthApanA kema thAya, dharmanI vikRti kema thAya ane dharma sasthAne nAza kema thAcae paNa batAvyuM che. manuSyanA mAnasanuM svarUpa, enuM zuddhikaraNa ane vikAsa kema thAya te bAbatanA ilAja batAvyA che. dhArmika kriyAo ane mAnyatAonAM vyavahArU rahasya batAvyAM che. jainazAsana, sAdhu, zrAvakanuM kAryakSetra vizvadRSTie samajAvyuM che. svarga, naraka ane mukti ahI hevAnuM sAbIta karyuM che.. * + alpAhAra, havArane nAsta. * dRzya, dekhAva '

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124. jena dIkSA - - - 2 Aja hane Aje phAsTa che, mi., pAtaka !" moM uttare, A . mi. pAtaka vicAramAM paDI gayele dekhAyo. alpAhAranI zarUAta karavAne te nAkhuza dekhAto hato. kema ? kAMI tabIata ThIka nathI ?" "thenka yu mi ze! sAjetAjo chuM." " hAre zuM hamane paNa Aje phAsTa che. - "jI nA; Aje kAMI amAre tahevArane divasa mathI" peTamAM ajIrNa mudala na hoya te chatAM ya cesa divasanI khAtara phAsTa karavo ene heme "tahevAra" kahe che ? che te ema ja, mi. ze' paNa e sArvajanika rivAja che ane tenuM pAlana karavAthI kAMI nuksAna nathI." nukasAna kema nahi ? mi. pAtaka ! janatAnA pravAhamAM kheMcAvAnI hA kahevAthI vyaktinuM vyaktitvaka arthAta *upavAsa, anazana, "vAditA,-"sabhyatara tapa athavA * purUSArtha ' no pUla dehaparane paDagho. * Individuality, Personality. 2415H! Byffudiniy sakriyatAmAM AvavA "mATe gatizIla banavA mATebe prakAranI mazInarIne upayoga kare che. eka sUkSma ane bIjI skUlaathavA eka Abhya tara ane bIjI bAhya. AtyaMtara ke sUkSma. mazInarI e ja - aMta:karaNa" athavA aMdaranAM karaNa (agents). ata:karaNanuM svarUpa barAbara rahamajAvavA khAtara hidI tattvavettAoe enA cAra bhAga ka9yA che: mana, buddhi, citta ane "aha"kAra athavA "aha" evuM - bhAna. e ahaMkAra e ja "vyaktitva" jemAM cAritrabaLa rahela che. e ja Personality. dhUla athavA bAdha mazInarImAM pAMca jJAnendrio ane pAMca karmendriyone samAveza thAya che.

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] s jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha huMne 'jaDe' che -125 svataMtra icchAkhaLa khAtu nathI zuM ? Aje A nhAnI dekhAtI khAkhatamAM te kAle te nhAtI dekhAtI bAbatamAM "ema vakhatevakhata e pravAhamAM peAtAne khecAvA devAthI dhImedhIme vyaktitva lUTAi jAya che ane janatA (masses) rUpa khanI javAya che. janatA eTale kAcI mATI mATIne gALe, karI dhUpamAM sUkavyA khuda jo ene nadInA pravAhamAM TUMkA tA dhImedhIme te mATI rUpa ja khUnI jaze, ane pIgaLI jaze,gALA nahi rahevA pAme. bIju paNa nukasAna che, mi pAtaka ! jarUrIAta vagara khAvuM temaja jarUrIAta vagara phAsTa karaveA e banne, ekasarakhI rIte, zarIranI gajhumenTane avyavasthita karI nAkhe che, ane ema thatAM-mAnasika gavhemanTa+ paNa DAheALAi jAya * + * che vastu vastunA dharma khajAnye ja jAya che, ApaNI icchA ke AzayanI darakAra karyA vagara ja ? Shi " tyAre Apane zuM acha che ke jethI upavAsa karavAnu ThIka. vicAryuM ?" cr huM sArI peThe chuM, mi pAtaka! paNa Aje mhAre ghaNuM sAMbhaLavuMx che, khelavuM che, vicAravuM che. ugra mAnasika * ganhe menTa=sarakAra cavasthA zAsana. zarIranI garha - menTanuM vyavasthita paNa=kudakA mAratI tanadurastI. - - + mAnasika gajumenTa ataHkaraNa: mana, buddhi, citta, aha kAranI suvyavasthA, Harmony jene ja dareka dharma zAstrIya paribhASAmAM 'mAkSa', nAma Apyu che. 0 sAbhaLavuM zravaNa kalAne uaAga karavA. khIjI kalAme mAphaka, sAMbhaLavuM e paNa kalA che. peAtAnA AtmAne -jAgatA rAkhIne ane peAtAnA bhAvAne sUvADI daine, bIjAnA bhAvAne Aka = vA' rUpa kriyA (action) karavI enu nAma 'sAbhaLavuMr' e kriyAzIlatA che, jo ke halakA prakAranI. paNa jee ATalIya kriyAzIlatA dharAvatA nathI, je peAtAnA bhAvezane dAkhI zakatA nathI, tee te

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126 jina dIkSA kriyA karavAnI hoya tyAre bhojanathI bacavuM e svAbhAvika jarUrIAta che ke jethI bhojana pacAvavAmAM kharcavI paDatI zakti mAnasika kriyA mATe phajila pADI zakAya e ja kAraNasara vaLI akhaMDa mAnasika kArya karanArAo-lekhake ane vicArake-paraNavAnuM pasaMda karatA nathI. agara paraNe che to ghaNuM ja mitavyayI jIvana jIvavAnI kALajI rAkhe che. e eka ja vIryane khajAno che ke je vaDe cAhe to pAcanakriyA kare, majurI kare, vANavyApAra kare, prajotpattix karo yA lekhanamanana-dhyAnAdi mAnasika svajanakArya kare ane zArIrika pravRtti karatAM mAnasika pravRtti vadhu vyaya mAMge che." sabura kare, mi zA! mahane manana karavA do mahe joyuM ke Ape keI dharmasaMsthAnA svIkAra vagara, keAI gurUnA upadeza vagara ane kaI zAstrane mAthe haDAvyA vagara, upavAsa karyo che. huM e paNa jouM chuM ke, je Ape upavAsa na karyo masses ( janatA ) che, hajI "zrAvaka" paNa banyA nathI. jeo zravaNakaLA dharAve che teo sAMbhaLelI aneka TITI vAtane eka AkhA zarIra tarIke joDIne pachI jae AkhA zarIra para ja-manana kriyA kare che. * frugal, karakasaravALa. vyaya-kharca.. * Creating beyond ones self; pote je jamInamAM ugyo te karatA vadhu ucI jamIna zekhIne ane pote je vIryathI banyo te karatAM vadhu tAkAdavALuM vIrya potAnA prakaTAvIne pachI te be sage vaDe pitAthI vadhu jJAnakriyAzakitavALI vyakita upajAvavI e prajotpatti kArya -bAkI badhuM vyabhicAra kArya. e ja niyama, gurU-ziSyane lAgu paDe. gurUpazu karavuM eTale ziSya para potAnI zakitane gUca karI hene pitAthI cahaDIAtA vikAsavALo banAvate.

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< jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane aya mhane 'jare' che 127 C hAta ane te chatAM sakhta mAnasika zrama sevyeA hAta teA mAnasika kArya karatI vakhate the dhaNu paNa jAya+ rahevA pAmyu hAta, puratI * jAgRti ' na raheta, ane tethI zravaNa ke manana ke vakatRtva eka kriyA prakAzamaya na thavA pAmata, ane mAnasika kAryane a Mte depression ( khinnatA ) thavAthI e sthiti * mhAM sudhI cAlu raheta tyAM sudhI svAbhAvika AnaMda khAI jAta ane eve vakhate je kAMi anivAryaMtra kAma karavuM paData te svAbhAvika utsAha ane Ana nu krUrajaMda nahi paNa 've' rUpa thavA pAmata. te kAi aMdaranA prakAza ane zaktinA svAbhAvika uddagAra ' (expression of Light and Energy within) zu na hota. khIjA zabdomA, te vakhatanuM ApanuM pratyeka kArya zaktinu nahiM paNa azaktinuM saMtAna haiAta ane tethI Apane ke khIjA kAIne eka yA bIjA prakAranI hAnI ja paheAMcata A badhAM patanarUpa pariNAmeAne rokavA upavAsa + jADaca=dullness, jainazAstromA jene ' pramAda ' kahe che te, AtmAnA 'upacAga' vagaranI mane dazA, want of ATTENTION', jainazAstromA 'catanA' (jayaNA) zabdathI je sthiti sUcavavA icchayu che te sthiti e ja ATTENTION, ' upayoga, ' apramatta mAnasa, vigilence, sAvadhAna dazA. . t * Harmony of the internal organs, that is, of Thought & Feeling; absence of s ruggle within, that is Natural State of Mind, which is neither plesure nor pain - x karyAM vagara cAle ja nahi evuM. OM krUraja 6, saMtAna, phala, pariNAma, result, creation, action. 0 patana, paDavApaNa, ta.karaNunI zAnti athavA harmonyvALI sthitithI nIce javApaNuM.

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1 * jena, dIkSA 128 e ja jJAna pratApe Apa u . ane e - 1 1 karI levAnuM Apane sUjhayuM e eka vAta, ane je sUjhayuM" , te vartanamAM mUkI upavAsa karyo e bIjI vAta e sUjhavuM", e ja "jJAna" ane e "karavuM" e ja "jiyA', ane e jJAna tathA kriyAnA pratApe Apa ukta AtmahatyAthI bacI AnaMdamaya svabhAvamAM kAyama rahyA e ja "mA". ane e ja amArAM jenazAmAMnA "jJAnaniyAbhyAm mokSa.* evA sUtrane Azaya Apane je kudarata ane jIvananuM-eTale ke padArthonuM ane mAnasanuM-jJAna na hota ane e jJAnathI - sUjhatI kriyA keInA dabANa ke hukama vagara pote pitA pAse karAvavA jeTaluM vyaktitva na hota. te Apa "veThamAM gabaDI, paDA heta, ke je sthitimAM Apane "Ama kare" ane "Ama na kare" evAM sUtranI temaja e sUtrano ApanI pAse amala karAvavA mATe AkarSaNa, lAlaca, bhaya, zarama vagere zo vaDe pharaja pADanAra vyaktinI jarUra paData 'sU". , athavA vidhi-niSedha + ane vidhiniSedhano amala karAvI yatheSTa pariNAma upajAvatAM sudhI cokIdArI karanAra bAhya sattA ( external agency). e be AmanI jarUrIA-- (needs) banata. arthAt Apane dharmazAstra ane dharmagurU e bethI banelA sAmrAjyamAM vasavuM paData. e sAmrAjyamAM vasavAnI jarUrIAta (need) lAgI e ja "zrAvaka paNune prAraMbha. "zrAvaka tarIke ApanA upara bahArathI jJAnacibhyAmmA e sUtra prakSepavAmAM Avata, ke jene Apa eka saMtAna IcchatI yuvatInI garajathI jhIlIne pitAnA cittamAM dhAraNa karI pitAnA mAMsa arthAta anubhavathI + amuka kare evI AjJA e "vidhi, amuka karatA baco evI AzA e "niSedha." . * tattvajJAna paribhASAmA mAsa' zabda "anubhava"nA atha mAM - - --

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jena zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane-jaDe che - 129 piSata vistArata ane hathI te hAre paripakavarUpe bahAra -paData- hAre henuM svarUpa kAMI ora ja jovAmAM Avata. te vakhate Apa jJAna zabdane aMtaHkaraNamAMnI jJAnazakti, nahi ke kaI zAstra ke siddhAMtanuM jANapaNuM e rUpamAM juata ane kriyA zabdane paNa aMta:karaNanI kriyA-life force-nA rUpamAM juata. eTale ke zAstra ane gurU ApanAmAM jJAnakriyA zakti prakaTAvIne-"vyaktitva" prakaTAvIne-pote adazya thAta " - hAre, prathama to, koI paNa dharmasaMsthA e manuSyanI ja banAvaTa che, alabata anubhavI manuSyanI tathA banAvaTa paNa - zubha AzayavALI -kahe ke kalA (Art). bIju, dharmasaMsthA e vyaktitva vagaranA manuSyonI jarUrIAta (need) che, ane te sAthe ja te te varganI tAlIma (discipline). paNa che...trIjuM, dharma sasthA tamAma janatA ( masses ) mATe nahi paNa janatA paikInA jeone jIvananA DaMkha lAgyA . hoya ane e DaMkhanA ASadhanI garaja jemanAmA jAgI hoya tevAo, jene hame "zrAvakazreNi" kahe che ane bIjAo - 'mumukSu zreNi" kahe che te zreNinA mANaso mATe ja upayogI che ...cothu, dharmasaMsthAe be kAryo bajAvavAnAM heyaH mAnasa tathA mAnasa jenA sagamAM Ave che te jagatanA padArtho e bannenuM jJAna (Psychology ane Science) ApI zrotAnI vaparAya che "sagALazA zeTha (sukA zreSTi, svasatuSTha athavA bharapura manuSya, tatvavettA ) pAse sAdhue "mAsa" mAgyuM che hA paNa svAnubhava mAtra pUchayo che, zAstro ke sAdhuo pAsethI sAbhaLelI vAta nahi. ja mAnasa, Mind, aMtakaraNa ke jemAM mana, buddhi, citta, aha kArano samAveza thAya che - 9 -

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jene dIkSA 130 aMdaranI jJAnazakti jagADI ApavI, ane dhArmika kriyAkAMDa dvArA zrotAnI aMdara kriyAzakti jagADI ApavI. ane e rIte ene "vyakti" banAvI ApavI...pAMcamuM, dharmasaMsthAe je pariNAma upajAvavAnI jokhamadArI lIdhI che te pariNAma upajAvavA mATenAM enAM sAdhana-prerita jJAna ane prerita kriyAevI jAtane che ke e sAdhana umedavArane arthAta "dardIne ApIne sAdhu dUra thAya to-avAranavAra niyamita rIte pariNAme tapAsavAnI kALajI. na.kare te preritajJAna jJAnazaktimAM palaTAI javAne badale aMdhazraddhAnuM rUpa le che ane preritakriyA e kriyAzaktinuM rUpa levAne badale jhanuna athavA dharmadhapaNuM (madness, fanaticism)nuM rUpa le che ke je bane vikRtio umedavArane pitAne temaja samAjane bhayarUpa che... chaThuM, "zrAvaka nathI thayA tevA manuSya taraphanI-janatA taraphanI jokhamadArI "sAdhue lIdhI nathI paraMtu zrAvakanI jokhamadArI te teNe avazya lIdhI che ane hene ApavAmAM AvelAM prerita jJAna ane prerita kriyArUpa auSadhe je jJAnazakti ane kriyAzakti nAmanuM svAbhAvika Arogya prakaTAvI na ApatAM vibhAvarUpa aMdhazraddhA ane jhanunarUpe pariName to, e pariNAmo e vaidya ke kalAkAranI gerahAjarI, cekIdArInI pharajamAM khAmI athavA cekIdArInA sAyansanA ajANapaNane AbhArI heI, saghaLI aMdhazraddhA tathA jhanuna ane henA pariNAma mATe sAdhu ja jokhamadAra che....sAtamuM, "sAdhue zrAvakamAMthI vyakti dhaDavAnI hoI te pite te vyaktine vaTAvI gayele arthAta samaSTibhAnamAM (Cosmic Consci- * ousness)mAM Avelo purUSa hovo ja joIe, ane samaSTi - vikRti e prakRtithI laTe khyAla ApanAra zabda che. doformily, vikAravALI dazA, visAvajanya dazA, rogIpaNu.

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jaina zAsana 'tu sthAna ane artha hune jaDe' che -131 bhAna pAtAmAM pragaTayA sivAya--e ceAgyatA peAtAmA pAte upajAvyA sivAya zrAvaka yA ziSya dhaDavAnI jokhamadArI levAnA mAhathI teNe bacatA rahevuM joie .. AThamuM, 'zrAvaka'ne 'vyakti' banAvI ApyA pachI teNe hene peAtAthI mukta karavA joie athAt sAdhue ziSyane svataMtra rahevA devA joie, balke e sajogamAM ziSya vyakti' banelA hAi svabhAvataH svataMtra ja - anI cUkayA haiAvA joie .. navamuM, 'janatA', 'zrAvaka' ane 'sAdhu' e traNe zabdo guNasUcaka che, jAtisUcaka nahi, ane ekabIjAnI apekSAe ja astitva dharAve che. janatAnI apekSAe zrAvaka che, ane zrAvakanI apekSAe sAdhu cheH bAkI vastutaH janatA, zrAvaka ane sAdhu tamAma 'manuSyA' che ane manuSyasamAjathI mahAra che nahi temaja pAtAne gaNI zake nahi ' taphAvata gutinA cheH janatA gulAmamAnasa ( slavish mentality ) dharAve che ane tethI gulAmajIvana gujAre che, sAdhu svataMtra mAnasa dharAve che ane zAhIvana gujAre che, ane zrAvaka gulAmI RnamAMthI chUTI zAhIjIvananI jIta karavA nIkaLelA pathika che,-te hajI jaina ' nathI, bhAvI jaina che... dazamuM, 'janatA' e te sAmAnya gaNu che ke jenAmAM hajI jIvananA 3 kha pAmavA chatAM ya DaMkhanu bhAna nathI ugyuM ane chUTakArAnI icchA ya nathI jAgI 'zrAvaka'te che ke jenAmAM chUTakArAnI icchA jAgI cUkI che, kAIe nAkhelAM ke anAyAsa AvelAM badhanA sTAme 'aLavA' (rebellion) jenAmAM jAgI cUkyA che ane have te peAtAnI pasaMdagIthI kAinI tAmedArImAM jai tyenI sahAyathI te badhanA - teADavA talapI rahyo che ane sAdhu te che ke je 'baLavA'khArane Azraya ApavA sadA tatpara ane khuzI che tathA zaktimAna che, * baLavAkhAra 'ne ' prerita gati mAMthI mukta karI gati 'mAM ya '

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jaina dIkSA 132 pitAmAMthI eTale potAnI zaktimAMthI jharatI kriyAmAM-mUkI ApavA sadA taiyAra ane kuzaLa che...agyAramuM, A jokhamadArI adA karI zakAya eTalA mATe "sAdhumAM pitAmAM mAnasazAstra ( human psychology )nuM vizeSajJAna ane padArthaaullat ( Science) di Hudtalei (elementary) ellot havuM anivArya che, ane IcchAzakti (Will ) tathA tajanya sAvadhAnapaNuM (watchfulness) e be zaktio anivArya che. (alabatta sAvadhAnapaNAnA peTAmAM vakhatovakhata ilAja badalavAnI zaktine ApoApa samAveza thAya cheja. )...bAramuM, zrAvaka " "vyakti" bane arthAta "jaina" banavA pAme teTale vakhata henI jokhamadArI pitAnA zirapara lenAra sAdhuvyaktinI -athavA bleNe yojelA henA pratinidhinI-akhaMDa cAkI nIdharANI-Watching AnavArya che.....teramuM,"zrAvakamAM javahAre jJAnazakti ane kriyAzakti prakaTe tyahAre-e be pAMkho pheTe hAre-te "vyakti" athavA "jaina" kahevAya, janapara be pAMkhe-be mAtrAo-be tAkAdA-phuTatAM te "jaina kahevAya. ane caudamuM dharmasaMsthA te che ke je janatAmAMnA eka bhAgane-willing souls- jaina banAvyA pachI pote ja adazya thAya ane "jainane-vyaktine svata tra rIte "pragati karavAne chUTa mUke. uMce uDADIne pachI pote khasI jAya" Ape te dharmane samudranuM mancana karIne cauda ratno zodhI ApyAM ! mi. ze" hA, ratno samudramAM ja hoya che, khAbocIA ke saravaramAM ochAM ja hoya che ? tethI ja te Aje ApaNe samudramAM javAno nizcaya karyo hato. ane rano kAMI hame ke huM upajAvatA nathI, te te samudramAM hoya che ja. paNa samudranA

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jaina zAsana'nuM sthAna ane artha hune jare che 133 taLIe DUbakI mAre--zvAsa rUMdhAi jAya eTaluM manana kare--thAre te 'jaDe', "One finds them, not searches for them." "paNa samudrane taLIe meAjhAM uchaLatAM hAya tA ratnA jaDe kevI rIte ? mi. zA !" " 1 : "ciMtA na karA, mi pAtaka ! samudranA temaja cittanA taLIe sadA sthaya ane zAnti hAya cheH meAjhu ke hIlacAla nAme ya nahi / hame kadApi sAyansanA akhatarA karanAra ke zeAdhaka ke vicArakane joyA che? enA gharamAM khAvAnuM dhAna nahi hAya, mAthe karajanA trAsa haze, dharamAM patnI ke bALaka khImAra haze, uparathI zatranI satAvaNI haze, kadAca zarIre paNa "asvAsthya haze paNa A badhAM mejhane vIdhI vhAre te peAtAnA mAnItA pracAga pAchaLa eka adha kATaDImAM lAgI gayA haiAya che tyAre ene ukta kAi cIjanuM bhAna nathI rahetu dehu temaja duniyA ane henAthI adazya thAya che henuM citta ekadama zAnta hAya che ane enA mananA saghaLA paramANu AkhA jagatanA padArtho para bhaTakatA .hatA sAMthI pAchA phrI ekaThA thaI eka khyAla para eTalA tA jozathI.. phUMkAya che ke tyA ekAeka iSTa padArtha haitI najare paDe che." tyAre to jainadhama sAyansane bahu - madagAra thaI paDe, ke te dhyAnakriyA prakaTAvI Ape che. . ,, (( kAraNa " alabatta, mi pAtaka ! jo sAce jainadharma hAtha lAge tA ane sAcA jaina sAdhu jaDI Ave teA. tethI sAyansane ja madada maLe ema nahi paNa duniyAnA tattvajJAnane paNa bahu pragati maLe eTaluM to huM hamaNAM paNa kahI zakuM ke hamArA dharmanA pAribhASika zabdo zrAvaka, jaina, sAdhu, meAkSa, jJAna, kriyA ItyAdi--kharekhara sAyanTIIka magathI ghaDAyalA che, paNa +

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jaina dIkSA 134 sAyanse taiyAra karelI cIja mUrkhA pAse jai paDe tyAre te 'vahema'thI 'pUjAya' ! " " emaja amArA dezamAM pahelavahelI relagADI AvI tyAre lokA ene kAi devI tarIke gaNI hAra paherAvI pUjA karatA hatA ! sAyansanI khIjI khAjInuM nAma ja vahema ( Superstition ) ! ' ema ja hamArA dezamAM A lAkathI bhinna 'palAka' saMbadhamA paNa 'vahema' che manana citavana Adi AbhyaMtara kriyA-aMta karaNanA rAjyamAM thatI kriyAo--thI janatA (masses) anu hAya jaH hemane bhAna hAya bAhya kriyAnuM -pAca indriyAthI thatI kriyAonuM. tethI te IndriyA ane indriyonA viSaya rUpa bAhya duniyAne 'A loka' kahe che ane e sivAya je kAMi ' sUkSma ' che--indriyAthI 'para' che--aMta.karaNanAM cAre aMgAnI kriyArUpa che--henA saMbaMdhamAM kAMi ja jANutA na hAi ataHkaraNanI sRSTine palAka 'mAnavAne badale AkArAmAM svarga-narakAdi leAkA athavA duniyAe che ema mAnI hemane ja paralAka ' kahe che, ane je'kAMi dharma karavA che te tevI jAtanA paraleAkaTa mATe karavA che, evI zraddhA dharAve che e zraddhA ja emane * A lAka" tarapha khedarakAra khanAvanAra thai paDe che. bhaviSyanAM aceAsa sukha mATe vartamAnanI cAsa sagavaDa paNa gumAvavI emanA kline na ja pAlave e dekhItI vAta che,jo ke emanI buddhi--prerita buddhi -emane acAsa bhaviSyanA lAbha mATe dhakelatI rahI hAya che. tethI, teo ceDAMka sukha- jatAM paNa kare che ane e rIte saMcama zakti thADe aMze khIlave che. paNa tyAM aTakI paDe che ane eka vadhu dhakelAtI vadhu preraNA karanAra ' sAdhu 'nI-- C HH C

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jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha rahane jaDe che 135 hemane jarUra paDe che. sAdhu hAjara na hoya, agara preraNuM karavAnI henAmAM tAkAda na hoya, to "zrAvaka tyahAM ja aTakI 'paDe che ane aTakI paDe eTale kahevATa zarU thAya che? aMdhazraddhAmAM ja rahI jAya che." e huM navuM ja sAMbhaLuM chuM, mi zA! hAre "paraleka nA varNana tarIke tathA paralokanI prAptinA ilAja tarIke je kAMI jinazAmAM kahevAmAM AvyuM che te vastutaH aMtaHkaraNa (mana, buddhi, citta, ahaMkAra)nuM svarUpa batAvavAno yatna (Science of mind, Psychology ) tathA heno iSTa raste upayoga karavAnI paddhati athavA "kalA" zikhavavAne yatna ( Art of Life, "ga")mAtra che ke jemanI sahAyathI manuSyamAM divya zaktio prakaTe ane enI jIvanabhUmikA ja divya ane hakIkatamAM emaja che te temi zai huM dAvAnI sAthe kahI zakuM ke bhagavatI sUtra Adi amArAM jana zA hamArA mAnasazAstrIone ane A dezanA gIone amUlya khajAnArUpa thaI paDe,je mAtra e zAstranA zabdone sAyanTIphIka daSTie vAMcavAmAM Ave che. amArA zAne kAlpanika bhUminAM varNane ane e bhUmi meLavavA mATenA kAlpanika kriyAkAMDa tarIke seka varSathI ame khuda jene ja. gaNatA AvyA chIe to pachI bIjAo to henI kharI kiMmata jANI zake ja kahAMthI ? have Ape karela sUcana pramANe amAre amArAM zAstra navAM cakSuthI vAMcavA joIze ane heHier Science and Art of Life (sadall 240119 2441 jIvanakaLA zikhavanAra rahasyo) tAravI kahADavAM joIze. ane ema thAya te jIvananA DaMkha ane mRtyuno bhaya e banenAM rAmabANa auSadho maLI jAya, temaja zArIrika ane mAnasika _ hajAre prakAranI vikRtionAM mULa kAraNa zodhavAnI ane

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136 . - jaina dIkSA hemanA IlAja karavAnI paNa sagavaDa thaI jAya. mahuM Apane je jaina vicArakanI vAta kahI hatI te ekavAra kaheto hato ke, jena khagoLa e kAI AMkhanI Indrine dekhAtA graho AdinuM, varNana nathI ja, paNa aMtaHkaraNa rUpa AkAzamAM thatA cahaDatAutaratA darajajAnA prakAzavALA anubhavonuM varNana che : sAIkolIjI che emAMnuM varNana vUla khagoLanI dRSTie jatuM ja paDe che ane paDavuM joItuM hatuM Aja sudhI jena AcAryo ane paDita jaina khagoLane pAzcAtya khagoLa sAthe baMdhabesatI, na jevAthI a darathI dharmaparanI zraddhA gumAvatA rahyA che ane uparathI pAzcAtya khagoLane sUkI TharAvavA bhUlA prayatno karatA rahyA che. te vicArake vaLI e paNa kahyuM hatuM ke mahAvIra AdinA jIvana caritra tarIke derAyalAM citro e kAI hADamAMsanA zarIranA itihAsa nathI paNa Permanent History of Man-manuSyanA vikAsanAM sthAyI citro-che, ke je citro doravAmAM jANItI vyaktio ane sthAnonAM nAmane temaja jANItI aitihAsika ghaTanAono paNa upayoga avazya karavAmAM Avyo hoya. A vAta mahe prathama sAMbhaLI hAre huM pote paNa te mInI zakyo nahote, mahane - te vakhate ema lAgatuM ke jo ema ja hoya te pachI-kAyamanI ane dastha mukti jevI cIja vagara mANasane moTA bhAge ApavAnuM mana ja kema thAya ? mANasane dIlAsAnuM sthAne ja kahAM rahyuM ? " _ "hA, ane huM mAnuM chuM ke hamane hajI e bhaya te * che ja. hamane have e vicAraka para prema jAgyo che, paNa enI vAta mAnavA hamArA adhyAsa-vahemamAM rIDhuM thayelu manakhuzI nathI. ema ja hoya ane tethI mukita hamIrAthI ghaNe daranI cIja che ema kahevAno vyavahAra sevanAra zrAvaka * *

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= - jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane "jaDe' che - 137 keTinA manuSya prANI mATe vyavahAra sevanAra-jana zAstrakAra -beTI nathI ja. bALaka pAse hamAre eka komaLa dilanA mANasanI ane eka jhUre dilanA mANasanI vAta karavI hoya che hAre, dila nAmanA sUkSma padArthane jevAne azakata evA e bALakane hame ema nahi ja kaho ke amukanuM dila kamaLa na che ane amukanu dila niSphara che, paNa kahezo ke amuka "garIba gAya" che, ane amuka "rAkSasa" che anubhavane vANIdvArA mokalanAre AvA doSa vahoravA ja paDaze, bIjo rasto ja nathI. anubhavI anubhavI sAthe vAta kare tyAre alabata sAyanTIphIka vANIno upayoga thAya + hamane te jaina vicArakanI vAta sAcI hoya to dIlAsAnuM sthAna uDI jatuM lAgyuM e paNa hu hamajI zakuM chuM paNa kharekhara vicAre ke mokSa dUra hoya e vadhAre dIlAsAbharyuM che ke najIka che, potAnI aMdara ja hoya e vadhAre - dIlAsAbharyuM che " chellI vAta satya hoya to te vadhu dIlAsAbharI thai paDe paNa, mi. zA ' mahane zAstra para paNa zraddhA che ane te vi'cArakanI pramANitA para paNa zraddhA che. te kAMI chIcharo, utAvaLIe, mAtra buddhinA dhUmADAne satya tarIke mAnI bese tevo purUSa nathI, balka buddhivAdIone to te hRdayavAdI karatAM ya vadhu jhATakI kahADe che eTale e je kAMI kahe te buddhi ane hRdaya bannenA upagapUrvaka ja kahetA hoya eTale te 1 - ane eTalA mATe cekasa jaina phirakAvALAo tathA sanAtanI brAhmaNe ema Agraha karatA rahyA che ke zastro vAMcavAno adhikAra mAtra gavahana karelA sAdhune ja hArca, mumukSu athavA zrAvakane nahi ja e Agraha mULe kheTa nathI. Aje zAstronuM rahasya nahi jANanAra sAdhae e Agraha kare che te te phakta potAnuM mahatva jALavavAna svArtha khAtara' ja.

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138 jaina dIkSA hune vizvAsa che. paNa zAstrakAre ya pavitra AzayavALA ane buddhi tathA hRdayanI zaktio dharAvAM purUSo hatA -A vicAraka karatAM ya ucca koTinA purUSa hatA. ane teo to kahe che ke mokSa sthAna A duniyAthI anaMta' jana dUranA AkAzamAM eka pahADanI chellI aNI para che ane te A zarIra chAyA pahelAM maLI zakatu ja nathI." ane te meLavavA hamAre "purUSArtha karavo joIe ja - ema paNa AgrahapUrvaka kahetA ja haze " avazya,punaHpunaH Agraha kare che eTalu ja nahi paNa enA ilAja paNa sUcave che. tapa, saMyama, dhyAna." e saghaLA saMskRta bhASAnA zabdo hoI heM emane * artha Philology (zabdazAstranA AdhAre vicAryuM che tethI hane te zabdo hamajAvavA mATe tamArA paMDitonI jarUra nathI tapa eTale exertion, zrama, pitAnA manane zramamAM utAravAnI kriyA manane zramamAM utAravA mATe zarIrane zramamAM utAravAnI kyiAthI zarUAta karavI paDe. tethI zArIrika temaja mAnasika bane zramane "tapa" kahevAya. upavAsa e zArIrika tapamanana Adi e mAnasika tapa " , "vacce bolavA mATe hune mApha karaze. mi. ze! paNa amArAM zAstrae e ja kahyuM che ane vaLI vizeSamAM kahyuM che - 'ke zArIrika tapa karatA mAnasika tapanuM phaLa kroDeguNuM vadhAre, jo ke amArA leke zArIrika tapa sivAya bIjI koI cIja hayAtI dharAvatI haze eTaluM ya mAnatA nathI ane aneka prakAranA anazana (upavAsa) karyA kare che tathA upavAsa karavo e mAnabharyuM gaNAya che."

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jaina sAzananuM sthAna ane artha have "jaDe che. 139 2 ""prerita yiAmAM ema ja hoya. have cAle "saMyama para. mananI saghaLI vRttione-saghaLAM kiraNane-ekaThA karI dAbavAM , ane koI paNa dhyeya (goal lakSya) para e zakti vaDe pitAnA "bhAnane uDADavAnI taiyArImAM rahevuM, e "saMyama." aMgrejImAM ene Self-control vyavahArU rIte kahI zakAya, ane vhAM Self e mananA arthamAM che, AtmAnA nahi." e ja matalabanuM amArAM jainazAstra kahe che, paNa ame - te Aje sAdhu AzramamAM joDAvuM ene ja saMyama ke saMjaya lIdhe kahIe chIe !" have cAle dhyAna" para saMyamakriyA vaDe ekaThI karI dAbI rAkhelI manozakti vaDe pitAnA bhAnane dhyeya athavA - lakSyanI dizAmAM-topanA goLAnI mAphaka-dhakelavuM, enuM nAma, dhyAna. bIjA zabdomAM, dhyAna eTale Action of Wal upon the Goal." - "e te barAbara hama mi. zai paNa e hamajathI mokSa ahI ke dUra che hene nirNaya kema thaI zake ? " ni ja zuM karavA, anubhava thavo joIe. nirNaya kAI "anubhava" nathI, e to buddhinuM kArya che. " paNa hu to buddhinA nirNayathI ya saMtoSa pakaDIza " ThIka che. Let us see. bhalA mokSa AtmAmAM che ' AtmAnI bahAra ?" "AtmAmA." " hamAre AtmA hamaNAM hamArA A zarIramAM haze ke kayAMI bIje sthAne?" A zarIramA jA."

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140 . * jaina dIkSA kAle ApaNe buddhanI guphA jevA gayA vhAre te vakhate ' hamAro AtmA kahAM hato ?" A zarIramAM ja.". : "DA vakhata pachI ApaNe samudramAM pharavA javAnA chIe te vakhate te AtmA kahAM haze ?" " A zarIramAM ja." : "strInI soDamAM sutA ho cho vhAre ane sAdhune - satsaga karatA ho che hAre te AtmA kayahAM hoya che ? " A zarIramAM ja." . "vArU ane hUme ja vaLI kahe che ke mukti AtmAmAM * che, AtmAnI bahAra nahi, kharuM ne?" jI, hA." - "hIre mukita A zarIramAM atyAre che, kAle hatI ane AvatI kAle haze. AtmAne cheDIne te kyAMI jaI zaktI nathI ane AtmAnuM ghara-A zarIra-hAM hAM je je kALe jAya tyahAM hAM ane te te kALe mukti " sAthe ja sAthe ja che." che." - - - - - "o...hi ! hAre to te mahArAthI dUra hatI ja nahi, phakta mahArAthI dUra mAnI hatI" . "thobhe nahi. "sphArAthI e zabda vaDe- heme zuM kahevA mAgo che te vicAre." * "hArA hamaNuM cAlatA bhAna'thI. hamaNunuM bhAna vAta karavAmAM che. koI vakhate bhAna dazya jovAmAM hoya che." b -

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jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane "jaDe che . 141 * "eTale ke-je kALe je cIjamAM sthUlamAM ke sUkSmamAM- padArtha ke vicAramAM-lhamAruM bhAna varte che te kALe te " bhAna te ja "ha" ema hame mAnatA rahyA che." ema ja." , * "have jarA AMkho baMdha karI zAnta besI raho. halana. calana kriyA baMdha kare. kAnane avAja jhIlavAnI manA karo... huM ThIka tapa karyo...have rajU kare mananI saghaLI vRtti one pAchI kheMcI ekatra karI dabAvo. dabAvye jAo hamArI aMtakaraNanI topa barAbara taiyAra thaI che. emAMthI hamArA bhAnarUpI goLAne pheMkavo cheH dUraH bahu dUra pheMkavo che. kyA dayeya para pheMkaze? mokSasthAne para, ke je AkAzamAM-ghaNe dUra-eka pahADanA suInI aNI jeTalA bArIka zikhara para che. , eya ceksa karyuM che mATe vacce bhavAnuM nathI te to nizcaya ja hovo joIe kavacita hamArI tapa eTalI teja (powerful) na hoya ke jethI eka ja bhaDAke goLAne lakSya sthAna sudhI phekI zake, te vacce-AkAzamAM-geLAne kSaNabhara paDavA daI pharI tapa phoDaje hamajI gayA ...Ready!... eka, be, traNa . dAbI rAkhele topano AMkaDe chaDI de! "bhAnanA goLAne AkAzamAM uDavA de...keTale dUra pahoMcyo te ?.. phikara nahi, pharI tapa pheDo kSaNabharanI "rAhata" basa che... eka, be, traNa!. goLo uDyo . TheTha pahADanI Toca sudhI ? ane henAthI athaDAI phATayo ? phATavo ja joIe, kAraNa ke te kAI "AkAza nahotu paNa pahADa sAthe jorathI athaDAvu hatu phATavA de. hA mukti sivAya bIju kAI ke kAI nathI tethI - * The elation felt by the success of Will-topower over the desired object, physical or mental, which elntion is independent of pleasure, or pain.

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142 jaina dIkSA - phATIne tyahAM ja bhaLaze. saMyukta thazeH ema ja thayuM ne...paNa have hane kaNa kahI zake ke mukti nAmanA hamArA dhyeya para paDI henAthI ekAkAra thatAM hame jainazAstramAM kahelI sukha temaja duHkha banethI anokhI kaI ora je lahejata anubhavo cho ke kema ? dhyAtA rUpa "hame" ane "eya rUpa mukti bane adazya thaIne mAtra "lahejataramAM samAI gayA haze ke kema te mahane kaNa kahI zake? ..Aha, paNa hu hamArU ahIM paDeluM zarIra halatuM jou chuM. hamArI AMkha khulatI dekhAya che. have te heme mane kAMIka kahI zakaze vArU kaho jouM ke hamAruM bhAna kahAM hatu ?" saMktimAM. >> thoDI miniTa pahelA humAruM bhAna muktimAM nahotuM ane hamaNuM paNa muktimA nathI -je ke madhyakALe te muktimAM hatuM ene artha zuM ? " e ja ke mukti mahArAmAM ja hatI, che ane raheze, paNa bhAna enAthI judu paDe hAre ane teTale vakhata mukti mahArAmAM nathI ema buddhi bole che. muktinI gerahAjarImAM ja buddhi bole che ane hene te te ghaNIja dUranI-koDemAIla dUranI-kAlpanika cIja jevI lAge che,-je ke "mahane khAtrI che ke mukti anubhava che ane te hArI aMdara ja sadA rahe che. " hAre "hame " anubhavyuM te hamArI ja buddhinA - nathI jUduM paDayu-jUThuM paDayuM ! have kahe ke zAstrakAre zAstra lakhyAM te buddhinA sAmrAjyamAM rahenArAo mATe ke "anubhavI mATe ?" buddhinA sAmrAjyamAM rahenArAo mATe; ane tethI 'mukti ati dUra" kahevI je paDe ! paNa mane to Ape pra

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---- - jaina sAzananuM sthAna ane artha rahane "jaDe che 143 thama vicAraNAthI saMbhava sAbIta karI batAvyo ane pachI dhyAnathI anubhava karAvyo ke mukti mahArI adara che. have savAla mAtra eTalo ja rahyo ke thoDA vakhatane mATe- dhyAna kALeha muktirUpa arthAt mukta hato tema vadhu lAMbo vakhata -saghaLo vakhata-mukta thavuM zakaya haze ke nahi ? " dhyAnAvasthAmAM je sthiti hatI te yAda karI levAthI A praznano uttara maLI raheze 'yUla" temaja " sUkSama" banena bhAna tyahAM nahotuM; nhotI dekhAtI deha ke duniyA, hotAM vicAra ke lAgaNI vicAro ane lAgaNIone jeTalo vakhata dAbI zake-vagara dhyAne, mAtra eNkaTIsathI-teTale vakhata mukti anubhavI zake che, ane te paNa zArIrika kriyA-pratikriyA cAlatI hovA chatAM. saghaLo AdhAra "prekaTIsa para dhyAnanA mahAvarApara--che. " eTale ke jema prekaTIsa lAMbA kALanI tema will vadhu prabaLa thAya, ane jJAnataMtu (nerves) Will maya-lekhaDIbane ane hene pariNAme pitAthI thatI dareka yiA temaja pAtA para thatI dareka kriyA vagaraprayatna sahana thAya ane rUvATe paNa karake nahi kriyA-pratikriyA vacce paNa svAbhAvika AnaMda bace rahe. evA manuSyathI thatI dareka kriyA madhyastha zaktithI jharatI hoI prakAzamaya ane nRtyamaya hoya " , " hA, ane e ja Will jIvana jIvavAmAM kAma lAge - zAhI" jIvana jIvavAmAM, jayavaMtu jIvana jIvavAmAM, jenajIvana jIvavAmAM . " oho ! hAre te jaina e kaI phensI nAmamAtra nathI, paNa Will athavA IcchAzaktinA bhaDALaparanA sIlana nAma che ! ane tethI ja jainadharmane "kSatrino dharma che ane thavA "varanI prakRti kahevAmAM Ave che "

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144 jaina dIkSA ane te zakti deha ane duniyAnA (badhA padArtho tathA mana )thI beparavAhI keLavavAnI tAlImadvArA ja prakaTI zake --anya koI raste nahi. na nI ja paravAha, anya kazAnI nahi, anya sarva cIje ke manuSyo para tiraskAra na * hoya tema hemanI pUjA ya na hoya. nainatva eTale ja vijigISA, Will-to-Power. ArAmapremImAM "jainatva saMbhave ja nahi cIjanA mehamAM rahenArane paNa te na saMbhave. pUrI kimata bharyA vagara nA meLavavA IcchanAramAM mULe ja jainatvanI gyatA nathI. kimata bharyA sivAya apAtI cIja lenAra e kAI vijetA" ke " meLavanAra nathI-subnect nathI, paNa svIkAranAra (recipient, object) che ane e cherita kriyAne tAbe thavAthI te potAnA aMtaHkaraNanA mazInane ora vadhu kamajora banAve che paDita tejasvI na dekhAtI hoya, vyApArI uMcA zakha vagarane dekhAte hoya, koI mastI vagaranuM dekhAtuM hoya, koI dastI ApharInapaNuM vagaranI dekhAtI hoya, koI lekhaka dhUna vagarano dekhAto hoya to, sihamaje ke e badhAM "sastI kimata" nAM ke "vinA mUlya" nAM pharajaMda che ! e badhAne "zAhI pharajaMda athavA jena bAlaka banatAM hajAra bhava joIe ! " oho, ApaNe te vagara sa kalpe paNa kramaza: "janatAmAMthI "zrAvaka. para, zrAvakamAMthI "jaina para AvI gayA ane jenatva kema prakaTAvAya te paNa vicArAI gayuM. ApaNe joI gayo ke sAdhunuM dhyeya vyakti banAvavA pUratuM-jena" ghaDavA pUratuM-- hoya, ane--" " mukti ApavA-apAvavA pUratuM nahi zuM ?". * hajAra anubhavamAM pasAra thavuM joIe.

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jana zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane jaDe che 145 "nahi ja; mukti meLavavAnI cIja che nahi ke ApavAnI arthAta mukti e jainInuM potAnuM dhyeya che amArA tIrthakara zrI mahAvIre emanA paramabhaktiparAyaNa ane te sAtheja mahApaDita evA mukhyaziSya (gaNadhara) zrI gauttama jevAne - paNa mukti ApavA-apAvavAne dAva ke IrAdo nahoto karyo. te zAstrapaDitamAM hemaNe vyaktitva prakaTAvI ApyuM ane te pachI te vyaktie-purUSArthathI-mokSa meLavyuM Ape kahyuM hatuM ke vyaktitva prakaTAvIne pachI gurU adazya thAya, ane jaina zAstro mahAvIranA itihAsamAM paNa ema ja kahe cheH mahAvIrano viyoga gauttamane kaivalya upajAve che!" tyAre hamArI dharmasaMsthA ghaNu pramANika temaja himatabharI ! eNe Izvarane padabhraSTa karyo eTaluM ja nahi paNa gurUne paNa amuka hada sudhI ja rahevA dIdho-behadamAM to vyaktine ekalI ja dhakakelI!" vyakti jIvatAM mukti meLave pachI enuM dhyeya zuM hoI zake ? " hamArAM zAstra zuM kahe che. huM hemanA IsArA parathI prakAza meLavavA cAhuM chuM." te te kahe che ke mukta thayA pachI pAchA AvavApaNuM . ja nathI " "barAbara, tadana satya kahyuM. "eya thI ekAkAra banI cUkeluM pAchuM bhAna dhyAtA banatuM ja nathI, dhyAtAnI bhUmikApara Avatu ja nathI, icchAnA pradezamAM punarjanma pAmatuM nathI, arthAta tevo manuSya vasaMtuSTa bane che, enuM citta bharapUratA anubhave che. te Prince Plenty bane che. te, zrImaMta ho vo nirdhana, rAjA ho vA vecAyele gulAma-paNa - 10

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146 jaina dIkSA te sarva bAhya sthitio vacce tattvavettA cheH "bharapUratAnA * bhAnamAM che. te nAga chatAM DhAMkele che, bhikSuka chatAM mahArAja che, gulAma tarIke vecAvA chatAM kharIdanArane ya svAmI che; te " digambara " cheH "bhalI" ane "barI lAgaNIo mAtrane vaTAvI gayelo "cidhanAnaMda" che. e te amArA janadharmanA digambara nAmanA phirakAnA nAgArjaMgalamAM pharatAyAcanArahita sAdhunuM varNana ApI karI beThA." * * che svAbhAvika vicAraNA ja hAM derI jAya che, mi. pAtaka ! ane digambara phIrake je A jAtanA sAdhune "Adarza mAnatA hoya hamaje ke e vikAsa kamanI chellI bhUmikA che, satva guNane paNa vaTAvI gayelA purUSakanuM e citra che. jainazAsana ne e "rAjA" hamaje, ke jenI pAsethI "vetAmbara sAdha " (satva guNavALI vyakti ) preraNuM jhIle ane pachI zAsanakArya pote kare. e zAsanakAryamAM "sAdhu zrAvakane sipAI ke zastra ke muDI tarIke vApare, ane zrAvika potAne e rIte upayoga karAvavAmAM khuzI hoya, kAraNa ke e achika tAbedArI che, nahi ke pharajyAta athavA koIe julamathI nAkhelI gulAmI. acchika tAbedArI te potAne uMce - artha ApavA mATenI kriyA che e " gati" che-prerita gati , nathI e to Discipline nI kharIdI che--kimata bharIne thato sade che ! e tAbedArI hovA chatAM e tAbedAramAM khAMDI mIjAja hoya, khumArI hoya,-eka sarvoparI gabarnamenTanuM aMga = hovA mATe ! " , - "sevaka (.Servant) chatI khumArI kevI rIte A - 1 vatI haze?", - 2 -

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"jana zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahaneM jaDe che ka 147 1 . koI paNa galDarnanTanA bAra-paMdara rUpiyAnA pagAradAra sipAInuM avalokana kareH enA magajamAM keTalI khumArI hoya che ! game tevA maheTA mANasane te rastA vacce niDaratAthI ane rUAbathI rokI zakaze. have e "nekara'ne pUcho ke e khumArI enAmAM kahAMthI AvI? zuM kALe Dagale ne ThaMDuke dhAraNa karavA mAtrathI tema banyuM ? "sarakAranuM aMga chuM " evA bhAna-sadaiva vartatA evA bhAna-mAMthI ja e khumArI prakaTI hatI -jo ke e pate te kaI cIja nathI ane "sarakAranuM aMga" te kema banI zake ? prathama te teNe potAnA zarIrane kasAyeluM ane nirogI banAvyuM. pachI sarakAranA eka aMga-pilIsa suprInTenDanTa-pAse jaI ghaTatI "tAlIma ' ( training) lIdhI. zaherIoe, parasparanA vyavahAramAM , je amuka niyamonuM pAlana karavuM joIe hemAMnA keIniyama- * bhaMga kAI sthaLe thavA pAme to AkhA zaheranI niyamita gatimAM khalela paDe te aTakAvavA sarakAranA nAmathI ane sarakAranA sAdhanothI piolIse amuka rIte DakhalagIrI karavI evuM zikSaNa . meLavyuM DakhalagIrI karatI vakhate paNa mayadAnuM ullaMdhana na thaI jAya eTalA mATe AtmasaMyama ('self-control) keLavyo. pachI teNe meLavelA jJAna ane keLavelA saMyamanI uparI adhikArIe parIkSA (kasoTI) karI. ATaluM thayA pachI te ja e pilIsa athavA sarakArI mANasa' banI zakayo hato ane hAre ja enA hRdayamAM "khumArI prakaTI hatI samartha mizananA aga tarIke hevAnuM bhAna e ja khumArInuM kAraNuM che ane te mithyAbhimAna, garva, johukamI ityAdi vikRtiethI taddana bhinna-ulaTI ja cIja che. vhAM "khumArI" nathI tyahAM ja mithyAbhimAna AvI zake khumArI te "bhAna'no guNa che, mithyAbhimAna bAhya padArthoe prakSepelI cIja che. khumArI

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148 jena dIkSA " "svabhAva" che, mithyAbhimAna "vibhAva" che. ane e khumAre ' rInI mAtrA adhikAranA pramANamAM cahaDIAtI hoya che,-jo ke uccatara adhikArInI khumArI skUla prakAranI nahi paNa sUkSma prakAranI hoya-zAta khumArI hoya " amo " kahevAtA jeno" to "khumArIne "pApa" . "mAnIe chIe ! " - "khumArI e ja AtmAnuM dazya cinha che. jenAmAM khuna mArI nathI henAmAM vyaktitva ja nathI, svamAna nathI, pitApaNuM nathI. te te nirjIva kheALIuM che, "amATI" che. tevA mANasa koI paNa jAtane "nizcaya" na karI zake, mitratA ke zatrutA na karI zake, viveka ( discrimination ) na karI zake, raLI na zake ke choDI na zake -kAraNa ke A badhI kriyAomAM kriyA karanAra evA nakkara "ha"nu hovApaNuM chejahAM "huM" nathI hAM karavApaNuM kevuM ? e to "karAvApaNuM" che. chatAM evA manuSya pAse kavacit dhana, strI, pa4i, Ijajata jovAmAM Ave te hamajavuM ke e enI prApti' nathI paNa akasmAta rUpa vaMToLe enA upara phekelI cIjo chee pheMkAyelI cIjo e nirbaLane ulaTe vadhAre nirbaLa banAvaze, ' cagadI mAraze. hamane khabara haze ke pazupati siha pitAne bhakSa pote ja meLave che " ane purUSasiMha mahAvIre paNa pitAne bhakSa pote ja meLavyo hatosADA bAra varSane "tapa" athavA purUSArtha karIne. emaNe emanA pahelAMnA tIrthaMkaranA gaNadhara jevA purUSanI * ene ja zAstrIya paribhASAmAM "ahaMkAra-SelE kahe cheAtmAnuM prAkaTaya prathama "aha" kAramAM thAya ane hAthI pachI citta, buddhi, manamAM te prakaTe. AtmA A "karanAra hu' thI para che tethI ja te akriya che, dRSTA mAtra che cagadI nA meLA mahAvIra athavA purUSa

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14 jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane arthA hune jaDe' che 149 pazu sahAya na svIkAratAM--pAte ja potAnA gurU khanI muktirUpI bhakSa meLavI lIdhA hatA emanAmAM eTalI hadanI khumArI hatI ke eka vakhata eka gAvALa ( ' gAyA ' cAranAra, dharmagurU ) emane trAsa karavA lAgyA tyAre devAnA rAjA IMdra vajra sahita madade doDI AvyA te vakhate mahAvIre ene aTakAvIne kahyuM ke ' madada kANu-kAne karI zake te bAbatane viveka zikha ane bhaktinI icchA chatAM apamAna karanAra nA thaI paDe ! mhane mhArA para gujaratI ghaTanAnI lahejata lUTavA eklA ja rahevA de !" ane Indra-bhaktirUpI jhaverAtathI ladhAyalA e mhoTA khaccara-vIle mukhaDe vidAya thayA ! ethI ya vadhu khumArI mahAvIramA haiAvAnA purAvA zAstrIya neAMdhamAMthI e maLe che ke ' te uddIraNA karatA ' arthAt sa kaMTAne TALavA "ke sahana karavAthI saMtuSTa na thatAM saTAne AvyAhana karatA, melAvatA ! " ,, mi pAtaka ! hamArAM zAstranI A kathAe mhArA eka chUpA praznane khulAsA karI nAkhyA mukta purUSa kAMI paNa dhyeya vagaranA--sukAna vagaranA hAya to pachI e jIvI kema zake evA eka prazna haMne mujhavI rahyo hatA, paNa mahAvIranA : " janatA 2 * uddIrAhAkale, zrama athavA sa kaTane Ama traNa, zrama athavA sakeTanA khyAlamAtrathI paNa DarI jAya ane sa kaTa Avye khAI jAya; ' zrAvaka ' AvelA sakreTane sahI levA prayatna kare; sAdhu' hu jaina' sa kaTa hAme dveSanI lAgaNI vagara ja-kSatriya mAphaka AnaMdapUrNAMka laDe; ane 'digambara' athavA tattvavettA saMkaTane Amatre ! A bhede nItiviSayaka nathIH pratyekanI zaktine lIdhe che. AzA ane 'bhaya'ne cittamAthI samULa khALI nAkhavA mATe ja uddIraNA karAtI hAya. hiMda zeAdhavA nIkaLanAra kolambasa ane curapa-amekAne yuddhanA paDakAra karanAra kaisara : emanAM e krRtya uddIrA'rUpa . > ja gaNAya. '

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150 che jIvana nimitte karAyelA ukta IzArAthI hAra samAdhAna thaI gayuM. atyAra Agamaca huM A praznano vicAra hArI pitAnI ' bhUmikA para rahIne karato hato ane tethI sAcA javAbanI nijadIkamAM pahoMcavAne badale tadana khoTI kalpanAo ja pAmata hatA ane bhayabhIta thato hato. have e hamezanI mahArI : bhUmi-adhyAsa ke mahAvarA-ne ghaDIbhara dAbI, ucA bhAnamAM ahaDI, evA sukAna vagaranA purUSanI sthitimAM uchaLI, hAthI jouM chuM te e sthitimAM kAMI ja bhayaMkara lAgatuM nathI. huM kalpI zakuM chuM ke eka nirdoSa bALaka jema hasate mukhe kALA nAgane pakaDe ke enAthI kriyA-pratikriyA rUpe khela kare, tema sukAna vagarano nirdoSa digambara athavA tattvavettA jIvananAga sAthe hasate mukhe khele eno artha e paNa nathI ke bALaka nAgathI marato nathI ke tatvavettA jIvananAganI kaI kriyAthI maratA nathI. "mahAre jIvavuM che" evI ane "rakhe mhAre maravuM paDe " evI je be prakAranI uMDI vRtti ( instincts ) , ApaNAmAM che ane jene ApaNe "AzA" ane " bhaya'nAmathI oLakhIe chIe te nathI te bALakamAM ane nathI te tattvavettAmAM -ane tethI e bannene. mRtyune kha" nathI. bALaka temaja tatvavetta bannenuM vartana Azaya "vagaranuM-sahaja sahaja (instinctive) hiI ekanI tahenAtamAM mAtA ane bIjAnI tahenAtamAM khuda samaSTi-vizvayojanA-satata khaDe page ubhI ' hoya che. ekane ajANatAM ja mAtAmAM vizvAsa che, bIjAne ajANatAM ja samaSTimAM vizvAsa che. ane e A bannenI A cokkasa prakRti ja che ke jenA kAraNathI eka vaDe cekasa ghara. svarga samuM bane che ane bIjA vaDe jagata svarga samuM bane che, -jo ke banne ghara "nA ane "jagata nA jabarA "julamagAra | (tyrants) paNa che!"

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* 'jaina sAsana"nu' sthAna ane artha nhane 'jahe' che 151 mi. zA ! ALakanI vAta mAtA sivAya kAi majI zake nAM tema zuM tattvajJAnInI vAta duniyA nahi ja shamajI zakatI hAya ? 2 { } re . - ' " nahi ja. ane emAM nathI doSa duniyAne ke nathI doSa tattvajJAnIne duniyA athavA janatA jo bALarUpa tattvajJAnInI * mAtA ? anI zake te teA enA bhAvane barAbara sparzI zake. paNa harakeAIne lAtA mAratuM, harakeAinA vALa ke nAka ' khecatuM, harakAi ke harakAMSTa para ' pezAba ' karI esatuM nirdoSa paNa rejADanArI prakRti dharAvatuM bALaka mAtA sivAya khIjA kAIne pAlave kema? ane pAlave ja nahi te eka bIjAnA nira- tara sahavAsa ane sahavAsathI svAbhAvika rIte thatuM eka ojAnA bhAvAnuM jJAna kevI rIte sabhave ? tethI e svAbhAvika ja che ke tattvajJAnIne duniyA majI zake nahi, mAtra sAtvika guNavALA purUSa jene zAstrIya paribhASAmAM zvetAmbara jaina sAdhu kahyo che. evA kAi purUSa-ja ene sDamajI zake, kAraNa ke satvaguNane lIdhe te tattvajJAnInI raMjADa rUpa bAhya kriyAne bAda karIne enuM aMdaranuM svarUpa ja jue che ane haeNnI * noMdha ? karI e vaDe * zrAvaka varga - moTe zAstra H race che. ' tattvavettA kAMI zAstra na race ke kAMi zAsanakA na kareH e teA mAtra svAbhAvika jIvana jIve ane tenuM jIvana tattvajJAnanA siddhAMta tarIke zvetAmbara sAdhumAM pratikhi'khita thAya, ane te pachI te siddhAntAne vikAsazreNi tarIke gAve ane bhinna bhinna bhUmikAnA manuSyA mATe bhinna bhinna dhyeya'* race, bhinnabhinna IlAja race, bhinnabhinna mAnyatAo race, ane e sarva bhinnabhinna bhUmikAnA manuSyAnuM eka 'zAsana' (Government, Hierarchy) ce " * '

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15ra . . ' - jaina dIkSA huM hamajyo, mi. ze ! dharmazAsana sthApavAmAM traNa to mULamAM joIeH (1) eka "digambara--tattvavettAbhalA burA Azayane vaTAvI gayelo sukAnavagarane purUSa (2) tattvavettAnA jIvana ne vAMcavAnI zakti dharAvatA, sattvaguNI hAI bIjAonA vikAsanI jokhamadArI pitAnA zirapara levAne utsuka che, ane tattvajJAnI pAsethI maLelA "bhAvone attAnA mAnasanI bhUmikAe pahoMcADavAnI kaLA jANanAre arthAt "nagna satya ne vividha zreNinA " vyavahAra satya" tarIke palaTAvavAnI buddhi dharAvatA purUSa athavA "vetAmbara jaina sAdhu ane (3) "mATIrUpa "janatA mAMthI chUTa paDI ' vyakti " banavAnI tivra ulka ThAthI ghaDatara kriyA mAMgavA nIkaLelA jijJAsu athavA "zrAvaka A traNa-kharA arthamAM- hayAtImAM hoya to ja eka kharA arthanuM 'jainazAsana ane thavA "vijayavaMtI vikAsa ejanA " hayAtImAM AvI zake." che ane jo "vetAara sAdhu " mudala rahevA na pAme, agara te nizcaya satya temaja niraMtara badalAtA vyavahAra satya annene jANanAre temaja banene upayoga karanAre na hoya, agara jo e jijJAsa athavA zrAvaka maLI Ave tyahAM sudhI rAha jovAne badale janatArUpa kAcI mATI para ghaDatara kriyAkaravAnA mohamAM paDe te,-eTalA saMjogomAM-zAsananI hayAtI baMdha thAya-"zAsana" ne "paDachAyo " bhale rahI jAya! ne "zAsanane paDachAye eTaleja dhAMdhaLIAonI ToLakIe" Ape kahyuM. mi ! ke "janatA" athavA " kAcI mATI " para ghaDataraprayoga Adara e "sAdhu ? nahi, e taddana kharuM lAge che -vartamAna paristhitio parathI. vartamAnamAM cAlatA jena jhagaDAmAM sAdhuo zrAvakono deSa kahADe che ane

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jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahene ja che 153 zrAvake sAdhuone doSa kahADe che. have hamajAya che ke Akhe sode ja cheTe che. kAcI mATIne "zrAvaka mAnI lIdhA che ane enA zUlapara jematema TapalA mAravAnA svecchAcArane sAdhupaNuM mAnI lIdhuM che. sAdhu kahevAtAoe zAne trIjA netrathI vAMcyA hota to teone manuSyaprakRtinuM jJAna avazya thayu heta ane kyA padArtha para hAre tathA kevI rIte zakti kharcavI eno viveka avazya teomAM prakaTayo hato. ane ema thayuM heta to " zrAvake ne doSa kahAMDavAno prasaMga ja na Avata 1 ane zrAvake je kharekhara 'zrAvaka ja hota to-potAnA vikAsanA ja garajAu hota to_vikAsamAM madadagAra thavAne badale dhamAla " mAM rokI rAkhanAra dareka sAMdhunAmadhArIne potAnA ghara " mAMthI hAtha kheMcIne dUra karata-kAMIpaNa dhAMdhaLa karyA sivAya ja. "beTanA vyApAra "kAIne na pAlavavA joIe, sAdhune ke "zrAvaka ane "zrAvakane vicAra karatAM mane eka prasaMga yAda Ave che. eka divasa mahane mahAre pitAne cahere jovAnI IcchA thaI, mhAre te mATe cAhI cAlIne phoTogrApharane lhAM javu paDayu javA pahelAM, sArAmAM sAro pheTegrAphara kANu haze e bAbatamAM ghaNA mitrone pUchyuM hatuM ane henI phI paNa pUchI lIdhI hatI. ane mahArA khissAmAM pAMca rUpiyA paNa nAkhI lIdhA hatA ! pheMTogrApharane ghera pahoMcyA bAda enA bahAranA khaMDamAM hAre eka kalAka besI rahevu paDayuM. chabI levAnA oraDAmAM gayA bAda teNe mhArA bAla ane buTana ane badanane jeTalAM aDapalA karyA teTalAM mahAre sahavAM paDayAM chevaTe teNe mhane zvAsozvAsa rokI, AMkhone teNe batAvelA nizAna para ja sthira rAkhI, nirjIva pUtaLAnI mAphaka besavA pharaja pADI. e badhI "zarato ? adA thayA pachI teNe eka miniTamAM pheTe lIdhe, je mahane traNa divasa

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154 jaina dIkSA - pachI jovA maLe ! alabata huM mahAre asala oNTe joI ghaNe ja AnaMda pAme, paNa henI kimata kAMI ochI ApavI paDI nahotI ! e garaja, e kimata bharavAnI tatparatA, pAtAtA bhAvene zAta pADI akriya besavAnI e yogyatA ane pitApara pUrI thayelI kSiAnuM paNa pariNAma jovA mATe traNa divasa bhavAnI dhIraja: A "guNe vagara ja jeo sAdhunAmadhArI pAse gayelA teone "zrAvakapaNuM hAMthI sAMpaDeteone vyaktitva rUpa pitAne cahere jovAnuM bhAgya kahAMthI te sAMpaDe ? athavA kharuM ja kahyuM che ke mATIne kuMbhAra maLI rahe che. ane Arasane zilpI maLI rahe che! A sApekSa (relative) duniyAmAM badhuM sApekSa ja che. ' 3. * zrAvaka, sAdhu, zAstra : traNene pAye "prazna " che. 'prazna 'jenA hRdayamAM uddabha te "zrAvaka", " praznanA uttaranI zodhamAM te jenI pAse gayA te "sAdhu-ane prazna uttaranI noMdha te "zAstra. jaina zAstra, ghaNe bhAge sati vaccenA praznottara rUpe ja lakhAyelAM che. matalaba ke traNe " sApekSa che. mRLa cIja 'prazna" che. rega para ja ilAja hoya ane prazrapara ja upadeza heya bhUkha para ja bhajana hoya. zrAvaka ne "sAdhu ja maLI rahe tamAbInane tamAsagIra (nATakIo) ja maLI rahe. jevuM darathI mAge tevuM ja bahArathI' maLe. tamAbInenI jarUrIAte ja tamAsagIra ( nATakIA) upajAvyA che, "zrAvaka"nI jarUrIAte ja "sAdhu" upAvyA che ane tattvavettA to jarUrIAtanA rAjyathI para vase che. viSayI purUnI jarUrIAte vezyA upajAvI che, "praja" (Pro-Creation )nI jarUrIAte lagnasaMsthA tathA gRhasa sthA tathA dAMpatya dharmane janma Apyo che, ane brahmacArI te viSacI ane vezyA, pati ane patnI cArenA vAtAvaraNathI dUra vasato hoya che. ene mana badhuM"nATaka eka ga6 nATaka ane bIju ujaLuM nATaka !

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' jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha sTune jaDeM che C cr . t-1 hA, mi. pAtaka ! ane tethI ja * digambara 'athavA tattvavettA 'sApekSa duniyA'ne vaTAvI jaI tethI aLagA-tethI upara . vase che. te mAtra sAtvika guNavALI gheADIeka vyakti pAse " pAtAnA anubhavAte paNa peAtAnI bhASAmAM-TukAkSarI bhASAmAMmele. te nA lakhe zAstra ke nA kare zAsana paNa e juM vacanetee ja nagna satya ' te-sAtvika, guNavALI thADIeka vyakti 'zAstra'rUpe vistAre ane zAsana paNa enA je khaLa para sthApe. eTaluM ja nahi paNa 'leAkA' samakSa elavAnuM hAI teNe ema ja kheAlavu paDe ke e zAstra ane e zAsana khuda digambara mahApurUSe--mahAvIre'--racyAM hatAM. ApaNe hamaNAM. - zAsana'nA dareka aMganI ' khumArI'nI vAta karatA hatAH - khuda 'zrAvaka'mAM paNa khAMDI' khumArI hAya ema ApaNe joi gayA, paNa sarvopari sattAmA-- digambara ' mAM tattvavettAmAM te sImA vagaranI khumArI hAya, eTalI ke henA e anuyAyIe laDI maratA hoya te paNa te tarapha najara karavA sarakhI ya vhene vRtti na thAya: tvame ja kahI gayA ke mahAvIre hemanA ziSya ceDA rAjA vagere vacce mahAyuddha thayu tyAre te tarapha ae jovAnI ya darakAra karI nhAtI " ' papa * ", khumArInI vAta sAMbhaLatAM mhane yAda Ave che ke amArAM madirAnA dvAra para sihanI AkRti rakhAya che ane amArAM zAstromAM jhAMne tyAM mahApurUSAne 'purUSasaha' kahyA che ! vaLI darzAvakAlika sUtra' nAmanA amArA zAstramAM sAdhue bhAjana kevI rIte meLavavuM e saMbaMdhI niyamA kahetAM kahyu che ke teNe bhikSAvRtti karatI vakhate, paNa siMhanI vRtti kAyama rAkhavI. bhikSA ke jahene `lAkAe halaku kArya mAnyuM che te karatI vakhate paNa dInatA nahi paNa siMhavRtti rAkhI zake te ja sAdhu.' raLavAnI azaktine lIdhe bhIkha mAMge vhenAmAM svabhAvataH dInatA . T

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- - - - 15 | * jaina dIkSA haiya, ane raLavAnI jarUrIAtane vaTAvI jaI tapta bane, manuSya bhikSA mAMge te henAmAMsvabhAvataH khumArI ja hoya.khumArI sAdhubhikSAnI pahelI zarata hoya,-eTalA mATe ke enI gerahAjarImAM vAcakanuM mAnasa dAtAnuM adhIna banI jAya. "upakAra" svIkAranAra upakAra karanArane gulAma bane che-ane "gulAma"thI sAdhupaNAnuM mizana bajAvI zakAya ja nahi. enAthI zrotAnA mAnasathI uce cahuDI e para chApa mArI zakAya ja nahi. tethI ja to, jenazAstramAM sAdhubhikSAne age kahelA niyamomAM eka evA paNa niyamano samAveza karavAmAM AvyA che ke teNe kAI cIjanI yAcanA karavI nahi, koI cIja patA mATe khAsa banAvarAvavI ke kharIdAvavI nahi ke banAvavA-kharIdavA devI paNa nahi khumArI jALavavA mATe ja A niyame karavA paDayA hatA ane vyavahAramAM paNa dareka sarakAra khumArI vagara jIvI ja zakatI nathI ane TekSa udharAvavAmAM paNa dInatA nahi paNa khumArIthI ja kAma levAya che. " heme ThIka yAda karAvyuM, mi zA! TaeNkSa ane sarakAra e zabdo mahane "jainazAsana nI vyavasthA yAda karAve che ke paNa dezanI sarakAra prajA pAsethI pharajyAta laI zake evI cIja to mAtra TekSa che, ane yuddha jevA asAdhAraNa saMjogomAM keTalAka prajAjanonAM zarIrane paNa kAmamAM laI zakAya che. AthI vadhu keAI sarakAra keIpaNa saMjogamAM laI zakatI nathI, ane levA yatna kare te prajA baLavo kare. kahe ke ATaluM + je ke AjanA jaina sAdhuo A ane tamAma niyamone jIvahiMsA sAthe saMbaMdha batAve che. kharekhara te para-jIvanI nahi paNa pitAnI hiMsAthI bacavA mATe A sarva niyame cheH pitAna mAnasane vakatA ke bImArI thavA na pAme eTalA khAtara-e zreSTha -Azaya khAtara-saghaLA niyame che. paradayA kaI vastu nathI

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jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane jaDe che 157 ApavAmAM ya prajAne ajJAna bhAga to baLato hoya che ane na chUTake ApatA hoya che. paNa "dharma zAsanamAM te dareka manuSya pitAnI IcchAthI-garajathI-aMdaranI darakArathI-joDAyale hAI e "zAsana nI vyavasthA mATe karavAM paDatAM kharca te game tevAM bhAre hoya to paNa prasannatApUrvaka ane pitAne agavaDamAM mUkIne paNa ApatA hoya, kAraNa ke " zAsana nI * hayAtI e pitAnI hayAtI che ane "zAsana'nI dareka pravRtti e pitAnI pravRtti che evuM bhAna henAmAM niratara vartatuM hoya che,-hAre dezanI sarakAranI bAbatamAM tema hotuM nathI kAI paNa dezanI sarakAra prajAnI dareka vyaktinI IcchAthI AvelI sarakAra nathI hotI kAM to eka balavAna prajA keI nabaLI paDelI prajAne baLajabarIthI dabAvI henA para "sarakAra banI beThI hoya che, athavA te eka svataMtra dezamAM Doeka prapacI vyaktionA chUpA dAvapecane pariNAme bahumati pAmelI eka "pATa" sarakAra banI beThI hoya che, tethI-- tethI balavAna pakSa nirbaLa pakSa pAsethI dabAvIne je kAI meLave che nuM nAma "TekSa" ane je " zAsana nI " dareka vyakti svecchApUrvaka hemAM joDAI hoya te " zAsananA jIvanane TakAvI rAkhavA ane vistAravA henAM vividha aMge je Ape te "phALe" kahevAya; ane te " phALo" "zAsana'nI jIdagI mATe hovA chatAM aMgane paNa pAcho maLato hoI ene puNya ' kahevAmAM Ave che. " zuM kahyuM ? mi. pAta!.."puNya e zuM ? " svadayAne e paDachAyo mAtra che. the student of any religions system must never lose sight of the fundamental Koy viz to translate everything objective as subjective.

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' 158 jaina dIkSA " g eTale zuddha karavuM, pavitra karavuM, niregI karavuM, 'suMdara karavuM, e parathI "puNya " eTale je karavAthI zarIra, mana, buddhi, citta emAMnA koIpaNa aMgenA vikAra ke nakha- . LAI dUra thavA pAme che. " ane "zAsana nA Aregya ane AyuSyane jarUranuM na karavAmAM Ave agara ene hAnI pahoMce evuM kAMI karavAmAM Ave hene zuM kahe che ? " ene zAstrIya paribhASAmAM-dhArmika kAnunamAM--"pa" kahe che. " ane vyakti pitAne nirogI banAvavA mATe je kAMI te paNa "puNya" kahevAtuM haze ?" ja jI, hA; tevI ja rIte vyakita potAne-potAnA zarIrane, manane buddhine ke cittane--vikArI banAvavA jevuM kAMI kare te paNa "pApa" ja kahevAya. zAstra kahe che ke pramatta janatA "pApa" mAM ja jIve che, "zrAvaka" jeTalA pramANamAM pramAdarahita sAvadhAna hoya teTalA pramANamAM "puNya" mAM jIvato hoya che, sAdhu" sAtvika guNane laIne svabhAvataH puNyarUpa hoya ane "digaMbara athavA tatvavettA peya temaja pApa e banethI para vasati hoya." ". " ane puNyanuM pariNAma zuM batAvyuM che ?" , " "svarga " athavA "devabhUmi'mAM vAsa. " * " eTale ke Harmony ane divyatA, zakti, kUdakA maratuM vana, hArdika khumArI, niraMtara pragati karavAnI cogyatA, nirbaLatAvALuM bhAna marIne akhaMDa dhavanavALuM bhAna pravarte te sthiti, >> " ane "pApInuM pariNAma zuM batAvyuM che?" " " naraka " bhUmimAM pravAsa.

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/ } jaina sAzana'nu sthAna ane arjune 'jaDe che 159 6. * eTale ke evu bhAna ke jemA aMzamAtra OM kSaNamA cena na hAya, nira Mtara mecenI hAya, kaleSa hAya, vikSepa hAya, ' taDaphaDATa hAya. evu bhAna ke jemAM peAtAnI ja -vikRti rUpa adhamatAe bhayaMkara rUpe vistarI peAtAne ja satAvI rahI hAya ane cittanA sAgarane uthalapAthala karI nAkhatI hAya. " . L ' ra ' "hu kabula karIza, mizA . ke A rIte mheM zAstrIya paribhASAne vyavahArabhASAmAM rUpAntara karavA kadApi prayatna paNa nathI karyAM huM lamAM sAyansa zikhatA hatA tyAre amane sAyanTIDDIka paribhASAmAM zikhavavAmAM AvyuM hatuM ke * HQ= i water. ' vyavahArabhASAmAM enuM bhASAntara na batAvavAmAM AvyuM tyAM sudhI e mhAre mATe azunya hatu. paNa pachI mhane kahevAmAM Avyu ke H, e hAiDreAjana gesanA khe bhAga ane O e AkSIjana gaeNsanA eka bhAga khatAvanArI paribhASA hatI ane emAM 'hakIkata', tA- e rahelI hatI ke e * e bhAga hAIDreAjana ane eka bhAga AkSIjana meLavavAthI pANI bane. pANInuM svarUpa hamajyA pachI e sUtrane e pAribhASika kathanane--ha bhUlI gayA !" " " ane pANInuM svarUpa dilamAM dharavAne badale e H.O sUtraM ja Aja sudhI geAkhyAM karyuM hAta te ?" " magajane phokaTa bhAre mA hAta, ane evA ghaNA mAjA * magaja para lAdhavAthI vicArazakti cheka ja nirmAlya caii ' gai hota . ' vArU thAre, thamArAM zAstromAM 'zAsana'nA ane hemAMnI dareka vyaktinA AreAgyane jALavI rAkhavA mATe je ceAjanA karavAmAM AvI che te dunyAvI sarakAreAe sarakAra ane prajAnA AreAgyane jALavI rAkhavA mATe karelI ceAjanA karatAM vadhAre artha sAdhaka che, ema mhAre svIkAravuM,ja paDaze. dunyAvI

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160 jaina dIkSA sarakAree pharakyAta rItio AdarI, hAre hamArA, jainazAsane marakyAta rItio pasaMda karI ane te sAthe ja marajIne sadupayoga ke durupayoga karavAthI kudaratI rIte je pariNAma pajavA pAme hemanuM jJAna paNa ApyuM, eTaluM ja nahi paNa-" * * eTaluM ja nahi paNa e jANapaNAne amala karavAnA kAma mATe joItuM manobaLa prakaTAvavA "sAmAyika "dhyAna Adi mAnasika kriyAnA rUpamAM tAlima paNa yojI. vaLI, pramAda, lAlaca ke bhayathI thatI eka bhUla je vAraMvAra thatI rahe te manuSyanuM mAnasa ja vikRta banavA pAme che te na banavA pAme ane e bhUlanuM punarAvartana ja na thavA pAme eTalA mATe "pratikramaNa kyiA" nAmanI dararoja karavAnI mAnasika kriyA yojI che, ke je eka prakArano mAnasika julAba - che. e kriyAmA, zrAvaka badhI saMbhavita bhUlone eka pachI eka besI jAya che ane hemAMnI kaI bhUla teNe te divase karI ' / hatI te yAda kare che, te bhUlane, mananA prayatnathI bALe che ane bhaviSyamAM te bhUla na karavAno saMkalpa kare che. e saMkalpabaLa pitAmAM upajAvavA mATe, jeoe pUrNatA siddha karI che evA "siddhonuM smaraNa kare che. A mAnasika kriyAo uparAMta zArIrika kriyAo paNa yojI che, jevI ke anazana, "sAdhunI sevA, sahadhamIka ("zrAvaka)nI sevA, , janatAnI sevA A sevAkAryamAM gaphalata thavA na pAme eTalA mATe khAsa "jAgaraNa" karavAnI bhalAmaNa karI che. jevA ke, * khare zabda " sahedhamI" che, hAlamAM vaparAtA "sAdhamI ? temaja "svadhamI" zabda beTA che. samAna che dharma athavA vikAsabhUmikA jemanI teo " sIMdhamI kahevAya : eka kalAsanA vidyArthIo : samAna prakRtivALA.

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jaina sAzananuM sthAna ane artha mahane jaDe che kuTumba jAgaraNa", "saMgha jAgaraNa'. deza jAgaraNuM." AkhuM jagata uMghata hoya vhAre zrAvaka "jAgatA rahIne vicAra kare ke enA kuTuMbanI dareka vyaktinI zArIrika, mAnasika, naitika sthiti zuM che te sudharatI jAya che ke bagaDatI jAya che ke jemanI tema che ? zAthI ema bane che? kaI paristhitio jyA IlAjathI sudharavI zakya che? IlAja na jANavAmAM hoya to * kenI salAha levA yogya che? ItyAdi. evI ja rIte eka rAtrI sagha bAbatamAM te eka rAtrI deza bAbatamAM vicAraNa karavAmAM gALavAnI Teva pADavAnuM zikSaNa che." hAre te, mi. pAtaka ! "jainazAsana" Arogya . (Health) ane akya (Harmony) upajAvavAnuM-vyaktimAM tema ja samUhamA te zaktio upajAvavAnuM ane jALavI rAkhavAnuM- zikhavanAra sAyansa ane te pariNAma upajAvanAra suMdara yeAjanA (organization) che, ane te sAthe ja vaLI jagatanI saghaLI sarakAra para rAhabara tarIkenuM mizana paNa che." sarakAranA rAhabara tarIkenuM mizana ? e kevI rIte banI zake ? mi. zA " je "zAsananA saghaLAM aMgo ApaNe upara vicArI gayA tevA "svAbhAvika " hAya, nahi ke banAvaTI athavA vikRta, ane je "zAsananA "zAstro e tamAma aMgenuM patana na thavA pAme evI vyavasthA mATe kALajIvALAM hoya, tevuM zAsana -tevuM jIvanuM zAsana (Long organization), te -te jIve che eTalA mATe ja--kAMIka karyA sivAya to na ja rahI zake. vhAre have vicArI juo ke evuM jIvana ye rate vahe? e sAmudAyiM jIvana (Collective Life)thI kevI pravRtti thavA sabhave ?" - 11.

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|| jaina dIkSA ghaNA moTA samUhane-AkhI janatAne asara kare evI ja enI pravRtti thavA pAme." ThIke vicAryuM. have jAo; janatAmAMnI keTalIka vyaktio . janmathI ja-eTale ke mAtApitA ke pUrvajonI eka yA bIjA prakAranI bhUlane pariNAme-keTalIka zAririka vikRtio ke darada laIne Ave che, keTalIka vyaktio pitAnI ajJAnatAthI ke , samAjanI ajJAnatAthI bhaya kara dara meLave che, ane keTalIka - ' vyaktio cerI-balAtkAra-khuna Adi kRtya kare che, ke je , kRtyo mATe lokone nItivAde tiraskAra tathA bahiSkAranI ane sarakAree kedakhAnAnI ane dharmapAe narakanI-ema vividha sajA karIne ja saMtoSa pakaDayo che paNa IlAjanIkeie ? darakAra karI nathI. upara kahelI zArIrika temaja mAnasika vikRtio dharAvatI vyaktionuM jIvana AkhI mAnavasRSTine vinAzaka asara pahoMcADatuM hoya che. A asarane koI sarakAra adyApi paryata aTakAvI ke nAbuda karI zakI nathI ane te chatAM pratyeka sarakAra pitAne prajAnI pAlanahAra' kahevaDAve che ane pAlana mATe TekSa ane tAbedArI bane pharajyAta rIte vasula kare che. duniyAnI pratyeka sarakAra zuM "ApalenA svAbhAvika kAnUnano bhaMga nathI karatI ? ane bhaMga paNa zuM ajANatAM thAya che? hAre koI paNa vyakti ke TukaDI karI zake tethI vadhu moTo gunho dareke dareka sarakAra niraMtara karyA karatI hoya te duniyA dojakha bane emAM che kAMI Azcarya ? kimata vasula karIne mAla ApavAnA akhADA karanArane e ja sarakAre Criminal kahI daDaze paNa hemane pirtanI criminality (gunahegArapaNuM)nu bhAna 'deNa karAve ? bIjAonA hita (interest) tarapha baherA kAna karI potAnA ja hitane ane te paNa mAnI lIdhelA ane tAtkAlika hitane adhuM mahatva

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63 jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane arthahane jaDe che ApavAnI prakRtimAMthI ja vyakti temaja sarakArane gunho janmate hoI, evI prakRti para ja jeNe jaya meLavyo hoya evI vyaktionI sattA ane dekharekha sarakAre para hovAnI AvazyaktA zuM svayaMsiddha nathI ? ane evI 'jyazIla sattAnI gerahAjarImAM duniyA eka amaryAda jela ke narakAvAsathI kaI rIte utaratI che ? zrImaMtamAM zrImata gaNatA dezomAM paNa heTA bhAganA manuSyamAM bhUkhamare ane jIvanakalaha keTalAM - trAsadAyaka che ? tadurastamAM tanadurasta gaNatI prajAomAM paNa sekaDo hospITalo ane hajore DaoNkTaranI hayAtI parathI roganuM ! prabaLa keTaluM bhayakara jaNAya che ? dareka prajA jagAnA sakAcanI bUma mAratI hovA chatAM keTalI badhI jagA nirarthaka ja mAtra nahi paNa nukasAnakAraka sthitimAM paDI rahevA devAmAM Ave che ? vyApAra, vyaya ane rejInI bAbatamAM vyavasthAne sthAne AMdhaLA saTTA sivAya bIju zuM jovAmAM Ave che ? koDonI saMkhyA dharAvatI prajAonAM jIvana cheDAeka khelADIonA taraMga. svArtha ke pramAda para nahi te bIjI kaI khIMTI para laTake che? eka deza ane bIjA deza vaccenA saMbaMdho zaMkA, bhaya ane svArthanA sivAya bIjI kaI cIjanA pAyA para caNAtA jevAya che? Hypocrisy (6) sivAya bIjo kaye deva rAjyadvArIene Aje paricita che ? agnine garama ane baraphane ThaMDe kahevAmAM ya Aje kAI dezamAM sahIsalAmatI jevuM dIThuM ? mAnavajAtanI pragati karavAnA niraMtara akhatarA karavAne badale duniyAnI tamAma sarakAroe. Mammon athavA, kuberanI mUrtipUjA cheDavAne akhataro karanAra rasiyAne raMjADavAmAM kazI bAkI rAkhI che ? salAmatI ane sthiratA jevuM kAMI paNuM jovAmAM Arje che. A vizvavyApaka "naraka--A mUrtimAna taraphaDATa-mATe dunIAnI tamAma sarakAre jokhamadAra,

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164 jaina dIkSA . nathI teA khIjuM kANu che? A manuSyatvathI vatana rUpa 'pApa'nuM pariNAma nahi tA khIjAM zuM che ?-- sAmudAyika pApa'nuM ? ane e pApanuM kAraNa ane ilAja zeAdhavAnu kAma niSpApI vyaktivizeSa athavA sAtvika guNane lIdhe jemanI muddhi ni`La, uMDI ane dI darzI thayelI hAya evA sAdhupurUSA sivAya khIjuM kANu karI zake ? sAdhusamUha'nI ahI ja jarUra che, mi. pAtaka ! sAdhusamAjanI buddhi ane netRtva ane zAsanapremI zrAvaka samUha 'nAM sAdhanA ane zraddhAmaLanI ahi ja jarUra che !" ( "misA, mi. g2A, mi. zA! A vAta sAMbhaLIne te mhArUM mastaka ja bhamI jAya che. duniyAnI gavDamaeNnTAnI niyatA ganamenTa banavAne badale teA amArA tIrthaMkarAe peAtAnuM rAjya paNa cheDayuM hatu ane jaMgalamAM jai vasyA hatA, eTalA mATe ke r " eTalA mATe ke teo sArvabhauma sattAdhIza ane rAjavaMzI purUSanI mahatvAkAMkSA kAI mhArA hamArA jevI maryAdita na hAya. rAjA rAjya kare te paNa rAjya vadhAravA mATe, te chADe te paNa eTalA ja mATe. siha tarApa mAravA pahelAM pAchA haThe che, kamAna uchaLavA pahelAM saMkrAcAya che, tatvavettAe samaSTi para urdhvavA pahelAM vyaktitvane sUkSmamAM sUkSma anAve che. e sarva pragatinI anivAtAe che." "hamajyA, mi. zA ! paNa duniyAnI gavharnamenTo jena zAsana ' ke anya koI mizananuM netRtva svIkAre e banavAjoga mAtA che ?" - < > " manavAjoga hAvAnA prazna ja kaDhAM che ? ema anI cukayu cheH briTiza ane phreMca sarakArA ekakhIjAthI svataMtra che, hemAMnI eka khIjAneA hukama ' nahi mAne, paNa sAyansanI AjJA briTiza, phreMca, jarmana, amerikana vagere badhI

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jaina zAsana'nuM sthAna ane a mhane 'DaeN' che 165 < sarakAra ane vyaktie paNa mAnaze-mAne che. zeAdhaka, vicAraka, tatvavettA, kavi; emanA zabdane sadhaLA deza haidhyamAM dhAraNa kare che. emanI e sattA AgaLa jamIna ke jarnI sattA dharAvanArAo kaMgAla che. * jainazAsana ja jIvananA sAyansa tathA AnA jIvatA pratinidhi tarIke bahAra paDe te sadhaLI sarakArAe svecchApUrvaka henI hAme zira jhukAvavuM paDe ja." "C have huM e joI zakuM chuM, ane jainadharma tathA jainazAsana sthApanArane Azaya paNa e ja hatA e paNa huM khAtrIthI mAnuM chuM, eTalu ja nahi paNa e dharmanAM zikSaNA e pariNAma lAvavAnI ceAgyatAvALAM paNa hAvAnI mhane zraddA che paNa,...eka gaMdI taLAvaDImAM taraphaDatA amArA AjanA jaitAne AvI mhoTI jokhamadArI rUcaze kema ? ,, + rUcaze kema ? mi. sA! tyAre emane kaheA ke emaNe jIvavAnA meAha cheADI devA agara teA 'jaina' nAmane cheDI devuM. kaheA hamArA leAkAne ke ' savvI nIva huM zAlanarasI ('sarva veAne zAsanamAM rasa letA karavAnI huM pratijJA lau chuM ' ) evA bakavAda ane darbhane cheDI de| . hemane kaheA ke jaina athavA vijJacIja kAma hovAnA dAvA vagaravilakhe cheADI de! hamArA sAmanyAne kahe ke chae jAtinA jIvAnA ' rakSaka ' tarIke chae jAtimAM zirAmaNi evA manuSya jIveAthI pUjAvAnA pAkhaMDa cheDI de! sAdhue temaja zrAvakrane kahA ke teomAMnA kAI ja babbe mAtrAvALA jana" nahi paNa sAmAnya jana--hamArA bhagavAne jemane vAjaJI rIte ane jJaddha tarIke oLakhAvyA hatA evA sAmAnya jana--janatA mAtra--che, eTalA ja taphAvata sAthe ke janatAmAM nathI evuM zreSThapaNAnuM mithyA tr

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166 jaina dIkSA kaI SI bhimAna teomAM che ! "jainazAsananA svAbhAvika arthathI sUjhatI upara kahelI jokhamadArIo je 9me jaino nahi adA kare te zuM kAlpanika svarga ane kAlpanika narakanA bALakhelo karyA karaze ? kalpita paryA-pApane lAMbA hisAbothI manuSyanAM magaje saDAvI devAnuM kAma karyA karazo ? mAnI lIdhelA janapaNuM ane mAnI lIdhelA mithyAtvIpaNAnA vitaDAvAda ane takarArethI janatAnI rahIsahI zAtine ya lUTayA karazo ? "ulamAMthI cUlamAM javArUpa gamanAgamanane koI jabarA vijayanuM rUpa ApI nATakI ThAThamATha ane vAjAMgAjA vaDe hatavIrya janatApara rUAba dekhADavAmAM ja kalyANa mAnyA karazo ? "jainazAsana" banavAne badale padadalita "janasamUha" rahI jaI mATInI mAphaka sArI mAnavajAtinA paga taLe kacarAvAnuM ne , TapalA khAvAnuM pasaMda karazo ? "dharma ne mAtra vitaMDAvAdanA viSaya tarIke ja rijharlDa rAkhI jIvanane zAThaya tathA saMkalpavikalpamAM ja kharcI nAkhavAmAM hemarI mahattA mAnaze? kSatriyaziromaNionA dharmane vANijya banAvI lUTAI gayelI janatAne lUTayA karavAnuM ja zuM cAlu rAkhaze ? TI-pATanAM tephAne eka pachI cAlu rAkhI ekabIjAnA mAthAM pheDI ke ane nyUsapeparonA sArvajanika TAImano bhoga levAnI ane janatAnAM magajene Sensations thI bImAra banAvavAnI bahAdUrImAM ja - zreSThi putrapaNuM manAvyA karaze " .. huM svIkAruM chuM, mi ze! ke amArA samAjanu A badhuM vartana ane A prakRti vagaravila be palaTe mAMge che. jarA vadhu vakhata A paristhiti cAlu rahe te amAruM astitva ja hiMdI janatAne khucavA lAge , ane ame pote ja pitAne vadhu vakhata jaina tarIke oLakhAvatA aTakI paDIe. , amArAmAMnA ghaNuone A sthitinI asahyatAnuM bhAna thavA

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-- --- jaiina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane "jaDe che ? 167 pAmyuM che, paNa dayeya? jANatA na hovAthI mArga sUjhatuM nathI. amAro dharma zuM che e ja amArA bhaNelA ke abhaNa koIne khabara nathI. abhaNa varga jANe che ke jainadharmanI, vAte bIjA janma mATe kAmanI che ane bIjA janmamAM se sanA karma mujaba banyA karaze temAM ApaNe zuM karI zakIe? ApaNe to devadarzana, sAdhudarzana ane bahu te ekAda sAmAyika -pratikramaNa-upavAsa ke pAMca-pacIsa rUpiyA kharca jIvo cheDAvavA jeTaluM karIne ApaNuM ghara pakaDI besI rahIe te basa svarga maLI ja cUkyuM che. bhaNele varga vicAre che ke Akhe. dharma ja haaga che tyahAM phegaTane ApaNe samaya ane zakti ane nANAMno vyaya zA mATe karI nAkhe ? hambaga karanArA lekemAMthI te taka maLye kAI prApti karI levI e buddhimattA che! A banne varganI kharI vastusthiti che, jo ke kharuM moDhAmoDha kahevAnI himmata kaImAM nathI. game tema ho, paNa A sthiti eTaluM to cokkasa batAve che ke samAja pAse joya ja nathI, je nAmathI hemano vyApAra cAle che te nAmanuM kharuM svarUpa ja teonA jANavAmAM nathI ane tethI te nAma para ApharInapaNuM-aMdarano umaLake-aMdaranI zraddhA hAI - zake ja nahi. avAranavAra koI sAdhu ke kaI zrAvaka kUdakA mArIne, lAMbA hAthe karIne, gheghara besI jAya evA barADA pADIne, lekane sAmAjika sthitinuM bhayaMkara citra ApI uzkere che ane "papakAra" tathA "dharma" evA zabda mATe prANa ApavAnI pikaLa uzkeraNuo kare che teTalo vakhata "hoLInA gheraiyA" mAphaka leke kUdAkUda karavA lAgI paDe che ane ghaDI pachI badhu zAMta thaI jAya che-tAjIyA TharI jAya che! vara vagaranI jAna evI ja hoya ne kyA ane kevA dharma mATe kAMI karavAnuM che te sthamajyA vagara aMdaranI dhakhaza hAthI upaje ?

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168 jana dIkSA ke badhA lakhanArAolanArA-upadeza karanArA "paropakAra ane "paralokanA dharmanAM sTIrITAI, vAkyo sivAya--ane te paNa eka bIjAthI saMbaMdha nahi dharAvanArAM ane bahudhA paraspara virodhavALAM vA sivAya bIjuM kAMI kahI zakyA ja nathI, kAraNa ke jANatA ja nathI ane tethI "svArtha ane A lokanuM kalyANa" e be bAbate te aspRzya ja rahevA , pAmI che. ApaNe vicAraNAne pariNAme hamaNAM dharma, zAsana, zAstra, sAdhu, zrAvaka, jena, tapa, pratikramaNa, mokSa, svarga, naraka, puNya, pApa Adi pAribhASika zabdonuM aMdaranuM rahasya zodhI zakyA ane te badhAne paraspara saMbadha joI zakyA te rahasya ane te saMbaMdha je AjanA kakaLI rahelA ane 'baLavA' mATe taiyAra thaI rahelA jainasamAjane gheraghera svamajAvavAmAM Ave to tatkAla emanI aMdaranI AMkha ughaDe, navuM ja prabhAta teo jAe, prabhAtanI tAjagIthI hemanAmAM navajIvana pragaTe, navajIvanathI "dheya" sAMpaDe ane dhyeya sAMpaDatAM mArga ApoApa sUjhe. navI AMkhe jUnuM satya teo ghaNA ja bhavya rUpamAM joI zakaze ane tethI navuM ja "jaina zAsana ? racAvA pAmaze, navA ja "sAdhu" ane navA ja "zrAvake potAnI IcchA ane garaja ane yogyatAthI, thayelA sAdhuzrAvake-caze, jeo pitAnI dorejanI gaphalatanuM pratikamaNu pitAnA mananA ja upAzrayamAM ane dararoja karI laI hAM ja vizuddha thaI ane sAmAyika nAmanI mAnasika kSiAthI navuM baLa meLavI AvatI kAla mATenA nizcaye ghaDaze, e nizcaya vaDe teo potAne tathA zAsanane pavitra karanArAM puNya kAryo karaze ane te kAryo vaDe ja nahi ke pikI mAnyatAo vaDe-teo A lene svarga banAvI pitAnA hRdayamAM ja mekSa prakTAvaze. paNa prazna e che, mi. ze!

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= 16e jaina sAzananuM sthAna ane artha ane "jaDe che ke marelA jainazAsananA garUDa dehamAMthI nUtana jinazAsana pAMkhe phaphaDAvIne--jJAna ane kriyAzaktinI pAMkho phaphaDAvIne-AkAza bhaNI uThe te te saMjogamAM duniyAnI sarakAronI jarUra rahe ke na rahe?" "sarakAra nAmanI saMsthA to rahevI ja joIe ane raheze,phakta enuM sthAna badalAze jyahAM sudhI mAnavaprANuM hayAta che tyahAM sudhI AjJA karanAra ane AzA uThAvanAra : evAM be mAnaso rahevAnAM ja. vhAM sudhI manuSyasamAja bahudhA zArIrika, mAnasika ane AdhyAtmika nabaLAIothI che bharapUra hoya tyahAM sudhI emAMno ochAmAM ochI nabaLAI vALo eka bhAga sarakAra' banI AjJA karanAra thAya ane bAkInAoe AjJA uThAvanAra thavuM paDe. jehAre manuSyasamAjano eka bhAga "janazAsana" jevuM eka jIvatuM jAgatuM AdhyAtmika baLavALuM saMghaTana racavA jeTalA vikasita thAya tyahAre AjJA karavAnuM sthAna te le ane sarakAra te AjJA uThAvanAra bane. te vakhate paNa sarakAra ane prajA te rahevAnAM ja, paNa te vakhatanI sarakAronI pravRtti vyApaka Azayane anusaratI ane vyavasthita haze ane leke hemAM AjanI mAphaka na chUTake nahi paNa utsAhapUrvaka sahakArI deze." "hA, vAstavamAM pUrva janasaMdha evI ja kAMI sattA dharAvatA hatA. pararAjyathI laDAI cheDavAmAM ke suleha karavAmAM temaja rAjyanI aMdaranA prazno halla karavAmAM jana saMdhane mukhya hAtha hatA,-je ke huM kabula karIza ke Ape hamaNuM kahyuM teTalI vistRta hadavALI jokhamadArInuM kArya jaina ItihAsanA koI paNa bhAgamAM jene sUjhayuM hoya ema dekhAtuM nathI.

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jaina dIkSA 170 paNa te kAMI nAmeAzIne viSaya na ja gaNAya : dareka bhAvanA vikasita thavA mATe samaya mAMge che. je kALanuM pAliTikasa ja AjenA pAliTikasathI ghaNuM ja saMkucita hatuM te kALanuM dharmAMzAsana chellI hadanI vyApakatAvALu hAvAnI AzA rAkhavI e buddhimattA nathI. " "" " ane, mi. pAtaka ! hame je kALamAM jaina sane prabhAva (influence) rAjA temaja prajApara hAvAnuM ' jaNAvyuM te kALamAM paNa, te prabhAva jainonI zrImatAine AbhArI nahi ja hAya, paNa teonI kSAtravaTa tathA dharmabhAvanA (samiTa * bhAvanA) ne ja AbhArI ho,zrIma tAi tA e e guNAnA paDachAyA tarIke-phenomenon rUpe--hayAtImAM AvI hAya. "" vyApaka dRSTi (Common-sense) thI Ape karelA avalAkanane itihAsanA hakIkatanA TekA che." ,," tr 3 tihAsa eTale ja amuka amuka sogA vacce anelI amuka ghaTanAonI nAMdha. evI ja ghaTanA, evA ja sogA pharI ekaThA thatAM, krI banavA pAmeH tethI saMjogA parathI ghaTanA ane dhaTanA parathI sajogonuM anumAna ThIkaThIka karI zakAya ane e rIte 'bhUtakALamAM temaja bhaviSyakALamAM STipAta thaI zake amuka dezanA itihAsa nahi vAMcavA pAmela manuSya ke amuka dharmanAM zAstro nahi jovA pAmelA purUSa jo anubhavI hAya tA jIMdagI darmyAnanAM peAtAnAM avaleAkanA ane anubhavAnA ' upayAga' thI cesa ItihAsa ane cokkasa dharma zAstramAM je bhAva hAya te ja bhAva kahI zake. tA * ' "kharUM, mi. nAnA ! pahelAM huM ema zikhyA hatA ane tethI mAnatA hatA ke cAsa zAsrAnA mULa pATha, artha, TIkA, vivecana ane te para khIjuM je kAMI sekaDA sAdhue jAde jAde 1 '

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171 4 jena zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane jaDe che. vakhate lakhyAM karyuM hoya te sarva jahAM sudhI na zikhavAmAM Ave hAM sudhI jJAna thAya ja nahi. paNa have huM ApanA kathananuM satya hamajI zakuM chuM. sAhityane pAra nathI ane eka eka kalpanA para bIjA hajAre navarA dhUpa jevA paMDitamAe pitAnI kalpanAzaktinAM jALAM nAkhI satya, kaM5nA ane kalpanAjanya kalpanAH traNa vacceno bheda dekhAvA ja na pAme evI vastusthiti banAvI mUkI che cAritra ke je eka tAkAdA . che ne nItivAdanuM eka jALuM banAvI dIdhuM che ! e pratApa jemane gharabAra ke badhAne karIthI chUTakAro maLe che ane chatAM e khAlI samayane bharavA jemanI pAse ucca Azaya je kAI padArtha nathI teone che. ke jemaNe potAnI paMDitAI batAvavA mATe ane pUjAvA mATe grathonA graMtha bharyA che ene keTalAkae to eTalethI na dharAtAM zrImaMta bhaktonA paise brAhmaNa paDitone rokI abhiprAya vecatA vecAyalAonA zabdone pitAnuM sIla mArI sekaDe graMthanI jainAcArya kRta zAstra tarIke bharatI karI che. e badhu sAhitya vAMcI javAmATe- . manananI te vAte dUra rahI--daza bhAva paNa pUratA na gaNAya pachI nirNaya ane vartananA samayanI te vAte zuM karavI ? ajJAnIonA hAthamAM AvI paDele paise ane bhUkhaDunAhIcamAM AvelI lekhanakalA e bannethI pragatine jeTaluM khalela thayuM che teTaluM kaI paradezInI talavArathI paNa nathI thavA pAmyu-That's by the way. paNa, mi. ze! ApaNe vicArI rahyA hatA ke jainazAsananAM saghaLAM aMga taMdurasta - hoya to zAsana pravRttio kevA prakAranI hoI zake ? e praznanI vicAraNAno prAraMbha Ape manuSyajAtinI bImArIo ane guhAonI yAdIthI karyo hato." ' "ThIka yAda karAvyuM, mi, pAtaka ! hame "sune gAMgaDe

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12 jina dIkSA bhUle evA nathI lAgatA ! sabura, mahane kAMIka "sUche che ! zAstrakAro suMThane gAMgaDo bhUlyA nahAtA ja ! zuM banyuM karI te * hArI daSTi samakSa khaDuM thAya che. huM jouM chuM ke jIvatA AgarUpa mahAvIrasUryane asta pAmyA hajAra varSa thavA AvyAM hatAM. lekinAM hRdaye ThaMDAgAra thaI gayAM hatAM. emAM garamI lAvavA mATe suMTha jevA garamAgarama padArthane hemanA zarIramAM ghUsADavAnI jarUra hatI. paNa lAMbA maMdavADathI kAyara banelAM bAlake suThane gAMgaDe cAvI javA taiyAra nahatA. tethI zAstrakAra veMghe ANelo suMThano gAMgaDe temaNe pote ja ane bALakAnA dekhatAM ja Tole mUkI dIdhA, ane pachI ekAMtamAM jaI te ja sUMThanA gAMgaDAne vATI bALakanA khorAkamAM bhUkI bheLavI dIdhI ! e bhANuM e ja te zAstrakAre lakhelAM zAstro ! je te bhANuM khAze henAmAM ajANatAM ja garamI pedA thaze ane te bIchAnuM choDI kriyAkSetramAM deDaze. brAhmaNanA avadhUta gItA nAmanA eka pustakamAM paNa evA ja IsAra karavAmAM Avyo che ke te graMthanA zlekamAM savAzera suvarNa masaLI nAkhavAmAM AvyuM che ! tAtparya ke hame zabda zabdane uMca nIce karI tapAsa ane emAMthI bArIka suvarNa raja alaga kare ane evI tamAma rajane samanvaya-saMgraha-karo te mane savAzera suvarNa maLI hamAruM dAridra dura thAya -mAnasika nirdhanatA-nirmAtA palAyana karI jAya .have hamArA prazna para AvIe...tanadurasta zAsanane kevI pravRttio sUjhavA saMbhava che e vicAravA hAlanI vastusthiti para najara nAkhavI joize; kAraNa ke vartamAnamAMthI ja bhaviSya ghaDAya che. Aje ghaNAe mANaso kSaya ane pramehathI rIbAya che. AjanI sarakAroe DAkaTaro alabatta utpanna karyA che paNa hemano lAbha nANa vagaranAo laI zakaze nahi. jeo hemane lAbha laI zakaze teo

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jaina sAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane jaDe che * 173 para paNa pUrUM pAna ApavAnuM DAkaTarathI banI zakaze nahi, kAraNa ke henuM dhyeya jAdu ja che.vaLI ekaja roganI cikitsA pAchaLa AkhuM jIvana gujAravAnI sagavaDa DAkaTarone maLe evI samAjaracanA hajI thaI nathI, ane tethI DAkaTaro bahudhA kAryasAdhaka thai zake nahi. chatAMya mAno ke kSaya ane pramehanA bImArInI mahaTI saMkhyAmAthI ceDAone DAkaTaroe bacAvyA. paNa A rogo hamezane mATe te maTI zakatA ja nathI ane vaLI vArasAmAM utaryA vagara paNa rahetA nathI. AnI aTakAyata kaI sarakAre Aja sudhImAM karI nathI, ane tethI A rogonA hajAre bhogo pratidina jANatA ajANatAM pitAne cepa bIjAone lagaDitA ja rahe che ane vArasAmAM SaNa Ape che. emanAM maLamUtra zleSmAdithI janatAnuM rakSaNa karavA kAMI vyavasthA karAyelI jovAmAM Ave che? evAone , lagna karatAM ane prajotpatti karatAM aTakAvavAnI kaI yojanA jovAmAM Ave che ke samAjanI dareka vyakti AkhA samAjathI - saMkaLAyelI che evuM bhAna-evuM u bhAna-vicAra mAtra nahi ? paNu lAgaNu (feeling) sarakAramAM na hoI zake paNa "jainazAsanamAM hoya ja, kAraNa ke e zAsanane uparI amaladAra samaSTi bhAna ((universal consciousness) vALo hoya. tethI ene te A vastusthiti khaTakyA vagara na ja rahe ane eno aMta lAvyA vagara cena paNa na paDe. jamhAre e A praznane hAthamAM laI vicAra karavA besaze hAre hene jaNAze ke kAyadAnI ekAda kalama ghaDAvavAthI kAI hetu bara . Ave tema nathI. evA rogIonuM alAyaduM zahera--ghaNe dUravasAvavA uparAMta hAla taMdurasta dekhAtA lekamAM e rogo thavA na pAme eTalA mATe e rogone utpanna karanArAM kAraNe zodhavA paDaze. zodhatAM zodhatAM jaNAze ke e kAraNo amuka

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14 jena dIkSA sAmAjika sthitimAM ja astitva dharAvatAM hoI e sthi timAM ja pheraphAra upajAvavA joIze. dAkhalA tarIke, kSaya roga - ka te piSaka tatvavALA kherAkanI gerahAjarIthI, niraMkuza viSaya sevanathI ke satata ciMtAthI thavA pAme che. pahelA ane trIjA kAraNane muDI-majurInA prazna sAthe saMbaMdha che ema dekhAtAM e praznane halla karyo ja lTa evI zraddhA thayA vagara nahi rahe. ane bIjA kAraNane aMge, mAnasika nirbaLatA upajAvanAra kAraNe zodhavAM joIe. strI purUSane bhaya padArtha che evI rogI bhAvanA eka kAraNa che ane te kAraNuM ! dUra karavA strIvargamAM svamAna khIlavavAno prayatna karavo joIze, *. kAraNa ke jahAM strImAM svamAne che hA purUSa teNIthI muMgA pazu mAphaka vatI zakato nathI. vaLI janana kriyAnI gaMbhIra tAnuM jJAna sarvatra phelAvavuM joIze. pramehanuM setAnI 'darada, sAmAjika geravyavasthAmAMthI utpanna thatuM jaNAze. lagnasaMsthAne Akheya palaTo na thAya. ane pharajyAta nirdhanatA tathA pharajyAta brahmacarya e be saMtAnone hAMkI kahaDavAmAM na Ave lhAM sudhI vezyAo ane pramehane cAMDalacUDalo akhaMDa ja raheze. vezyAonAM ghara zahera bahAra kahADavAnA kAyadAthI ke, vezyAone daMDa karavAthI kaMI ja sArthakatA thavAnI nathI, ethI te ulaTuM vadhu bhayakara pariNAma yuropanAM amuka zaheramAM AvavA pAmyuM che.... have eka naitika rogano dAkhalo . dareka dezamAM lAkho cerIo cAya che. kAka apavAde bAda karatAM hoTe bhAge corInuM kAraNa bhUkhamare hoya che, bhUkhamarAnuM kAraNa muDIvAda ane prajAnA dareka aMgane kema ' pUruM pADavAnI sarakAranI pharaja saMbaMdhamAM sarakAranuM ajJAna, eka che. hAM harAmacanTe kAraNabhUta che tyahAM prAyaH polisa doSita hoya che.

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jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha ha jaDe che 1ma A kAMI na vicAratAM sarakAre zuM kare che? ghaNIkharI cArIo te sarakArathI chupI rahevA pAme che ane je pakaDAya che te pachI keTalIka lAMcathI ke purAvAnA abhAve ke purAvAne TA pADavAnI vakIlanI kuzaLatAne lIdhe chaTakI javA pAme che. je DIka corIo "puravAra thAya che te gumAvanAra sabsanA upara heTA kharcano, takalIphane, samayavyayane ane ciMtAno bojo paDayA pachI ja puravAra thAya che ane tethI . te manuSya je pharIthI corIno bhegA thaI paDe che te cerane pakaDAvavAnI icchA ja karato nathI! have je cora pakaDAyo ane pUravAra thayo hene zuM karavAmAM Ave che? hene sajA karavAmAM Ave che. sajA ke jethI corIno bhoga thaI paDelAnuM * kAMI hita thatuM nathI temaja cAranI sudhAraNuM paNa thatI nathI. ethI ulaTuM, cera "chApela kATaluM, bane che, nirlajanaphaTa-niDara bane che. ekavAra samAjathI bahiSkRta thayA pachI enuM jIvana te asahApya banI cUkyuM pachI ene samAjanI maherabAnI ke samAjanA bhalA abhiprAya ke bhaya kazAnI zuM . paravAha che? matalaba ke bhUkhamarAthI ke bhUlathI ekavAra je samAjadrohanuM kArya henAthI thaI gayuM hatuM te have irAdApUrvaka ane bedhaDaka rIte AkhI jIMdagI sudhI te karyo. karavAne... ene karavAmAM AvatI sajA enA mAnasanuM parivartana karavA mATe che evI suMdara paNa ThagArI dalIla (fallacy) pratyeka kALanI pratyeka sarakAranA mukhamAMthI nikaLatI rahI che, paNa vastutaH koI kALe kaI dezamAM evuM parivartana jovAmAM AvatuM na hAI e khATArU pratyakSa joI zakAya che. hAre pratyeka sarakAra sajA karavAnI prakRti kema dharAve che? sarakAranI sattA hAme coranuM kRtya baLavArUpa che, tethI sarakArane vera , tarIke sajA sUjhavI ja joItI hatI, pitAne tathA darekane

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1576 * jaina dIkSA - mAnavavRkSanA eka aMga tarIke nahi mAnanAra dareka sarakAra ane dareka prajA evI ja bhUla karaze ane bhUla "aparAdha' - paramparAne janma Apaze. ethI ulaTuM, samaSTibhAnanA pAyApara racAyela "jana zAsana svabhAvataH ema vicAraze ke, mahArA hAthe mahArA pagane ijA karI kharI paNa te eka IjAne ilAja karavAne badale hAthane paNa ijA karI be IjAonA bhAga banavuM mahane na pAlaveH ethI te zarIravyavasthA bevaDI jokhamAya. te vairatRptine lakSya nahi banAvatAM paganI IjA dUra ne cAya hAM sudhI enuM kAma bIjAM aMgone vaheMcI ApI vyavasthA jALavI rAkhavA para dhyAna Apaze ane te ja vakhate, hAthanA mAnasano raMga zodhI te roga dUra karavA prayatnazIla thaze. (eka aMganI bhUla, AkhA zarIranuM kAma vadhAranAra, Ama ja thAya.) saghaLI kriyAonuM utpatti sthAna to mAnasa che; tethI aniSTa kriyAo aTakAvavA icchanAre mAnasanI cikitsA karavI ja paDaze. aniSTa kriyA-jene "gunhA" ke "pApa" kahevAmAM Ave che te-je manuSyothI thavA pAme tevA tamAma manuSyone mAnasazAstrIothI cAlatI hospITalamAM mekalI hAM henA mAnasanI cikitsA ane te para aneka prakAranA akhatarA karavA joIze, arthAta jelane badale hospITale pAchaLa banI zako tamAma kharca kare joIza. mAnasazAstrIo joI zakaze ke keTalAka "gunhA e mAtra sthAna badala (change of place) mAMgatA hatA, keTalAka bhajanapalaTo (change of diet) mAMgatA hatA, keTalAka vicAra palaTo (change of trend of mind)mAMgatA hatA, keTalAke jemane jIdagI niraMtara trAsarUpa thaI hoya che tevAo maraNuM banI guhAmaya jIvanamAM gabaDI paDe che. evAonAM magaja niyamita rIte vAgha ke gIta sAMbhaLavAthI

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jana zAsananuM sthAna ane artha ho jaDe che 177 tathA emanI darakAra karanAra-kaI che kharuM evuM jevA pAmavAthI prakrullita (elated) thAya che ane gunhAno khyAla vaTIka hemane thavA pAmatuM nathI. keTalAkane hIneTika sUcana dvArA asala mAnasamAM lAvI zakAya. sUcana, vAda, gIta, mamatALu vartana, pahADapara ke samudra najIkanuM raheThANa, amuka khorAke ane pINAo. A sarva mAnasa para jabarI * asara karI zake che paNa kyuM tatva kayA saMjogamAM kevA prakAranI asara kare te zeAdha mATenA akhatarAo pAchaLa mAnasazAstrIo ane sAyanTIsTone rokyA rAkhavAnuM AjasudhI keAI sarakArane sUjhayuM nathI. A vadhumAM vadhu agatyanuM kAryakSetra sarakAree ke dharmoe paNa sparyuM nathI. badhA -pitAne "sudharelA' kahevaDAve che paNa sarakAre sudharI sudharIne eTalI ja sudharI ke "vairane "IlAja" mAnavA jeTalI, ane dharmasaMsthAo eTalI ja sudharI ke maMdire, "anAtha (?) zALAo tathA pazuzALAone muktinA ilAja mAnavA jeTalI !" 2 "A pravRttio kharekhara mahAna che ane pitA sahita sArI mAnavajAtine mATe Avazyaka che. vizALa daSTivALAthI ja AvI pravRtti banI zake ane vizALa dRSTi dharmazAsana" sivAya bIje kahA heI zake? tethI jaina zAsananA svAbhAvika kartavyanI je rUparekhA Ape vicArI te ucita ja che ane jainadharmane anIzvaravAdane pUrepUrI baMdhabesatI che. duniyAnA maheTA bhAge kartA-bhartA-niyatA tarIke IzvaranI kalpanA karI che, hAre jainadharmI jagatane anAdi mAnyuM che. ane bhartA tathA niyaMtA tarIkenuM kArya jIvonA hastaka hovAnuM jaNAvyuM che, ke je jIvomAM manuSyanuM sthAna sarvopari hevAnuM mAnyuM che. tAtparya ke manuSyane ja Izvara manAvyuM che 12.

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176 * jaina dIkSA mAnavavRkSanA eka aMga tarIke nahi mAnanAra dareka sarakAra ane dareka prajA evI ja "bhUla karaze ane bhUla "aparAdha - paramparAne janma Apaze. ethI ulaTuM, samaSTibhAnanA pAyA para " racAyeluM "jana zAsana svabhAvataH ema vicAraze ke, mahArA hAthe mahArA pagane ijA karI kharI paNa te eka ijAne ilAja karavAne badale hAthane paNa ijA karI be IjAonA bhAga banavuM mahane na pAlaveH ethI to zarIravyavasthA bevaDI jokhamAya. te vairatRptine lakSya nahi banAvatAM paganI ijA dUra na thAya tyAM sudhI enuM kAma bIjAM aMgone vaheMcI ApI vyavasthA jALavI rAkhavA para dhyAna Apaze ane, te ja vakhate, hAthanA mAnasano roga zodhI te rAga dUra karavA prayatnazIla thaze. (eka aMganI bhUla, AkhA zarIranuM kAma vadhAranAra, Ama ja thAya.) saghaLI kriyAonuM utpatti sthAna to mAnasa che; tethI aniSTa kriyAo aTakAvavA IcchanAre mAnasanI cikitsA karavI ja paDaze. aniSTa kriyA-jene "gunho ke "pApa" kahevAmAM Ave che te-je manuSyathI thavA pAme tevA tamAma manuSyone mAnasazAstrIothI cAlatI hospITalamAM mekalI hAM henA mAnasanI cikitsA ane te para aneka prakAranA akhatarA karavA joIze, arthAta jelane badala hospITala pAchaLa banI zako tamAma kharca karavo joIze. mAnasazAstrIe joI zakaze ke keTalAka gunhA e mAtra sthAna badala (change of place) mAgatA hatA, keTalAka bhojanapalaTo (change of diet) mAMgatA hatA, keTalAka vicAra palaTe (change of trend of mind)mAMgatA hatA, keTalAke jemane jIdagI niraMtara trAsarUpa thaI hoya che tevAo maraNIA banI guhAmaya jIvanamAM gabaDI paDe cheH evAonAM magaja niyamita rIte vAgha ke gIta sAMbhaLavAthI

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--- jena zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane jaDe' che 177 tathA emanI darakAra karanAra kaI che kharuM evuM jevA pAmavAthI praphullita (elated) thAya che ane gunhAne khyAla vaTIka hemane thavA pAmatuM nathI. keTalAke hInoTika sUcana dvArA asala mAnasamAM lAvI zakAya. sUcana, vAdya, gIta, mamatALu vartana, pahADapara ke samudra najIkanuM raheThANuM, amuka rAke ane pINuo A sarva mAnasapara jabarI asara karI zake che paNa karyuM tattva kayA saMjogamAM kevA prakAranI asara kare te zodha mATenA akhatarAo pAchaLa mAnasazAstrIo ane sAyanTIsTone rokyA rAkhavAnuM AjasudhI keI sarakArane sUjhayuM nathI. A vadhumAM vadhu agatyanuM kAryakSetra sarakAroe ke dharmoe paNa sparyuM nathI. badhA pitAne "sudharelA' kahevaDAve che paNa sarakAre sudharI sudharIne eTalI ja sudharI ke "vairane "ilAja" mAnavA jeTalI, ane dharmasaMsthAo eTalI ja sudharI ke maMdira ane (?) zALAo tathA pazuzALAone muktinA ilAja' mAnavA jeTalI! " , "A pravRttio kharekhara mahAna che ane pitA sahita sArI mAnavajAtine mATe Avazyaka che. vizALa dRSTivALAthI ja AvI pravRtti banI zake ane vizALa dRSTi "dharmazAsana sivAya bIje kahAM hoI zake ? tethI jaina zAsananA svAbhAvika * kartavyanI je rUparekhA Ape vicArI te ucita ja che ane jainadharmanA anIzvaravAdane pUrepUrI baMdhabesatI che. duniyAnA moTA bhAge kartA-bhartA-niyaMtA tarIke IzvaranI kalpanA karI che, hAre jainadharmI jagatane anAdi mAnyuM che, ane bhartA tathA niyatA tarIkenuM kArya jIvonA hastaka hevAnuM jaNAvyuM che, ke je chomAM manuSyanuM sthAna sarvopari hovAnuM mAnyuM che. tAtparya ke manuSyane ja izvara manAve che

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178 jaina dIkSA ame AjanA jeno "Izvara nathI evuM kahIne aTakI jaIe - chIe, paNa "ame Izvara chIe' ema kahetAM-ema zraddhatAMhajI zikhyA nathI; kAraNa ke AdhyAtmika khumArInA abhAva che ane jokhamadArIne Dara che. eTalA mATe zAsananA banne pakSanI dareka vyaktimAM AdhyAtmika khumArI ane jokhamadArIne zekha prathama upajAvavAM joIe ane satata jALavI rAkhavAM joIe. Azaya jema uMce tema aMdaranuM baLa vadhu khIleane tethI ja saggahasyane "mahAzaya kahevAnI rUDhi paDI che. ane UMce Azaya AjanA, jainamAM utpanna karavA mATe zAstrone punarjanma Apa ja joize, arthAt mahAvIra pachI hajAra varSe jema te vakhatanA dezakALane dhyAnamAM laI anubhavI purUSoe zAstro racyAM tema, te pachInAM 1500 varSo dana badalAyelA mAnasane dhyAnamAM laI - mAnasavettAo, sAyanTIsTa tathA yogIo ane vRddha jaina sAdhuonA sahakArapUrvaka vidyamAna jaina zAstromAMthI yoga, mAnasazAstra, samAjazAstra, sAyansa Adi vidyAone -lagatuM, je jJAna maLI zake te tAravI kADhavu joIe, ane te samasta duniyAnA upayoga mATe khulluM mUkavuM joIe, ke jethI kaeNI bAbatamAM AjanA sAyansa ane mAnasazAstrane navo prakAza maLavA pAme. ane te ja vakhate "nUtana jaina zAsananA "sAdhu ane zrAvakanA jIvananuM svarUpa ane dhyeya nakkI karavAM joIe. te mATe vaLI dhArmika kriyAo paNa haDatA-utaratA kramavALI, cokkasa pariNAma upajAvavAnA AzayavALI ane jema bane tema TuMkI javI joIe. ane eTaluM-evA samartha purUSonA sahakArathI-vidyamAna zAstronA lekhakAe karelI konpharansa" jevI paNa vadhu baheLA AzayavALI nphiransa dvArA-karyA pachI hAlanA tamAma jenaze, jema aDhIso

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na jaina zAsana nu sthAna ane a mhane jaDe che ne varSoM paranA trevIsamA tIrthaMkaranAM zAstrone mahAvIre bAjue mUkyAM hatAM temaja-mAnapUrvaka 'bhagArA'mAM mUkavAM joie. A krAmamAM cAre pIrakAoe sAmela rahevuM joie, kAraNa ke navuM jainazAsana 'avibhakta kuTuMba' (undivided family) anavuM joize. mUrtti mAnavI ke nahi ane mAnanAre A rIte pUjavI ke khIjI rIte te bAbatamAM saiA pAtapeAtAnI svataMtratA rAkhI zake, bAkI siddhAMtA ane vartananA niyamA tathA dhyeye bAbatamAM teA ukta kAnpharansanA niNaeNya! ja sane ekasarakhI rIte baMdhanakAraka hAvAM joie. temaja sAmAjika praznomAM paNa te kAnpharansanA nirNaye ja zAstravacana gaNAvA joIe. AvuM kAMI thAya tA tA janazAsana hainA nAmanI sAkatA kAI dUranA bhaviSyamAM karI zake ane te sAtheja vaLI AkhI duniyAmAM pUjAya. " * 23 ' " svAbhAvika rIte ja pUjA pAme,----nahi ke varagheADA vagerenA khAdya ADaMbarathI meLavAtI kSaNika prasiddhi, ke je te janatAnA bAhya bhAnamAM ja eka kSaNe prakaTI khIjI kSaNe adazya thAya che. 33 T "sAva pratimArgamAM satata khalela karatA rahyo che te jotAM e saMsthA ja navA zAsanamAMthI dUra karavAnI Apane jarUra nathI jaNAtI ?" << rAntim pApam ! zAntam pApam ! e kalpanAM ja uMDA vicArane abhAva khatAve che. huM kharekhara mAnuM chuM ke sAdhusasthA e vyakti temaja samAja khannenI AnavAryatA che. zAsana calAvavAnuM kAma evI jAtanuM che ke je kArya vAhakanA badhA vakhata, badhuM citta ane badhI zakti mAMge, becAre vyaktithI banelA kuTuMbane saMbhALavA poSavA tathA keLavavA ' "

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180 jaina dIkSA -- rUpa gRharAjya paNa henA vahAnI sarva zaktione vyaya mAMge che te zAsana ane janatAne lagatA, vartamAna ane bhaviSyanI aneka prazno vicAravA, carcavA ane zAsananI vyavasthA karavI jevAM kAme- gRsaMsAranI jokhamadArI adA karatA javA sAthe-bajAvI zakAya ja kema? hemAMya vicAraka prakRtinA sabhyone to gRha, strI tathA harakoI bAhya pravRttithI alaga rahevuM e anivAryatA hoya. gRhasaMsthAthI svataMtra evo sAdhuAzrama vikasita vyakitanI jarUrIAta hovA sAthe ja janatAnI paNa pahelAmAM pahelI jarUrIAta che. vaLI gRhastha vaga para gRhasaMsthAthI svataMtra vyaktinI asara paDavAnAM ekathI vadhu kAraNa che." , "paNa, mi. zA! vikasita ane saMyamI vyakitao grahasthAzramathI dUra rahevA karatAM potAnI sagavaDane bhoga ApIne paNa gRhasthAzrama seve te emanA saMsargamAM AvatA hajAro strIpuruSa uttama prakAranI gRhavyavasthA ane gRhasthajIvana zikhavA pAme ane e AjanA jainonuM avanata gRhasthajIvana jotAM vadhAre IcchavA joga thaI paDe ema Apane nathI lAgatuM zuM ?" " hame kaho cho tevA gRhastha upadezakenI paNa jarUra che. ja, paNa te jarUra ApoApa pUrAze -gRhajIvane jemanI prakRtine anukULa na hoya evAone pharaja pADavAthI to ekake pakSanuM hita na thAya. je kAyado manuSyasvabhAvane anukuLa hoya ane elastic (parivartanazIla) hoya te ja kAyado lAMbo vakhata TakI zake ane lAbhakAraka thaI zake. sAdhu banavA yogya vyakita onI prakRti anusAra brahmacArI sAdhu ane gRhasthasAdhu evA bei varga goThavyA sivAya te pAkhaMDa hAre hAre dAkhala thayA vagara na ja rahe. gRhasthasAdhuno suvyavasthita gRhasaMsAra tathA

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- - - - - - jina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane jaDe che saMyamI jIvana joI zrAvaka varga pitAnuM jIvana sudhArI zakaze - ane zrAvakSmaNane gRhasaMsAra unnata banaze to ja "jainazAsana vacAnAmAM kAma karI zakaze." * * ane sAdhune brahmacaryAzrama ke gRhasthAzrama vacce pitAnI prakRti anusAranI pasaMdagI karavAnI maLe to banne ne Azrama pramANika vyaktiothI ja bharAvA pAme ane pariNAme banne varga para leke svabhAvatI sanmAna dharAvI zake, -nahi ke rUDhi khAtaranu mAna ke je mAna jIgaranuM na hovAthI ethI koInuM kAMI kArya saratuM nathI. brahmacArI sAdhu karatAM gRhastha sAdhu kAMI. A che satkAra nahi ja pAme, kAraNa ke ene mAthe jIvanane lagatI eTalI badhI upayogI bAbate zodhavA ane zikhavavAnuM AMvI paDaze ke jene lIdhe henI kharekharI, kadara thayA vagara rahe ja nahi. dAkhalA tarIke, jo ke kahevata tarIke te ghaNuM kahevAya che ke "annathI prANa prANuthI saMyamazakti ane "jevuM anna tevI mati, tathApi bhinna bhinna jAtinA anna zAkabhAjI ane phaLanA guNadoSa kaI jANatu nathI ane lagabhaga dareka manuSya je maLyuM te khAya che agara je bhAvyuM te khAya che, paNa zarIrane pUratuM poSaNa maLavA mATe je je tattanI jeTalA pramANamAM jarUra hoya te te tatva teTalA pramANamAM hene pUrAM pADavA mATe kayA kherA avazya levA joie hene vicAre kaI karatuM nathI pariNAme lagabhaga dareka strI purUSa, bALakano bAdha nabaLA ja rahevA pAme che. ane ceDA zrama ke sAdhAraNa akasmAta ke havAmAM uDatA harakeAI roganA jaMtunA sahelAIthI bhoga thAya che. AvA lokothI pachI paruSArtha paNa ke bane? keTalAke akhAdyano upathaga karavA lAgyA che evI je pharyAda eka jaina sAdhue hamaNAM karI che te beTI nathI paNuM henuM mukhya kAraNa to e che ke evuM

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my jaina dIkSA karanArAonI te dhama para zraddhA nathI ke je dhama lIlI vanaspati khAnArane ya pApI kahI dhikkAratAM zikhave che ane nirdoSa paNa pASaka AhAra batAvI zakatA nathI. AthI teo jacAM ane je pASaka padArtha maLyA...AM ane henA upayeAga karavA kheMcAya che. amerikAmAM ghaNAMe vanaspatyAhAranAM khAsa raeNsTArAM ( bheAjanagRhA) che, jhAM hajArA amerikane rAja jame che ane hemane mAMsAhAra gamate ya nathI; parantu e raeNsTArAMnA mAleka! sAyansanI daSTie khArAkanI cIjo pasaMda kare che ane sAyanTIIka rIte rasAi kare che, jethI zarIrane joitAM sadhaLAM tattva pUratA pramANamAM pUrAM pADI zake che. eka tarapha rAMdhavuM, khAvuM vagere dareka kriyAmAM pApa batAvavuM ane khIjI tarapha e mUrkhAibharyA upadezane pariNAme leAkA zraddhA gumAvI je kAMi ane jevA mA maLe te svIkAre thAre hemane gALA devI e narI mUrkhatA che ane jee A sAdhunA. kathanamAMnI hakIkatane khATI kahI enA para dharmane utArI pADavAnA AreApa mUke che teo teA vaLI dayApAtra ja che. kharI hakIkata chUpAvavAmAM dharmanuM ke lokeAnuM hita che ja nahi, tema deASanuM kAraNa zeAdhI ilAja karavAne badale kahevAtA doSa karanArAone jhATakavAmAM bahAdUrI mAnavI e narI svecchAcAra che. akhAdya khAnArAo para prahAra karanAra, prahAra karanArane lAkabatrIsIe raDAvI dhaniMdaka TharAvanAra, ane jenA hainA nacAvyA nAcanAra A sa` eka nahi icchavA joga ComedynAM pAtrAnI garaja sAre che. khArAka ane raheNIkaheNI bAbatamAM jo hucha amArA netAe sAyanTIIka prakAza pADavAnI tajavIja nahi kare, hajI AreAgyarakSaka khArAka ane raheNIkaheNInA zikSaNa para upekSA je cAlu rAkhavAmAM Avaze ane hajI jo dharmAMte phakta paraleAka sAthe ja sabaMdha dharAvatI cIja tarIke manuSyAnI marajI virUddha haeNmanA para DhAkI besA - 182 '

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-- jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahane janma 183 DavAne Agraha cAlu raheze te, mahane bhaya che ke, hoTe bhAga , mAMsAhArI ane videzI rIta rasama sevana ke paradhama banI - jaze. sArU batAve agara lekene je sUjhe te levA de e eka je sUtra svAbhAvika satya cheH bAkI badhA daMbha che. khAvA mATe ne pIvA mATe, vAMdavA mATe ne nahi vAMdevA mATe, abhiprAya : * dharAvavA mATe ne abhiprAya jaNAvavA mATe, amuka mAnavA mATe ane amuka nahi mAnavA mATe, jahemAhenApara tiraskAra kare ane hakAra jagAva e ja AjanA jainenA ' dharmanI Iti che, ke je prakRti muDadAnI badabonuM bhAna karAve che. rajanAtmaka eka kArya hemane sUjhatuM nathI. A saMjogamAM . je uMcA saMskAravALA suzikSita tathA saMyamI purUSa "gRhastha sAdhu banavA pAme to teo kherAka vagerene lagatA prazno vicAre, akhatarA kare. pariNAme jAhera kare, khAvAnI paddhati ane svacchatA zikhave, lagnanAM Azaya hamaja, gRhasaMsAranI bhAgIdArInI kimata zikhave, bALa uchera zikhave, sAdAI ane karakasara tathA mane nigraha zikhave, sekene beMlatAM-hasatAMthuMkatAM-ratAM-cAlatAMbesatAM ya nathI AvaDatu te paNa zikhave. amArA sAdhuo game tema bhale bake, paNa amArA mahAvIra prabhue te A kazI kriyAomAM ekAMte pApa kahyuM ja nathI, balka jIvananI tamAma kriyAonuM ucIkaraNa karavAnuM zikSaNa ApyuM che. zrI gautame ekadA haimane pUchayuM ke "kema cAlavuM, kema khAvuM, kema besavuM, kema sUvuM..ke jethI pApa na lAge? - jIvanazreNinuM patana na thAya." ane leDa mahAvIre uttara ApyAH " jayaNuMthIcatnapUrvaka (vivekapUrvaka) khAvuM..(ityAdi) ke jethI patana nahi thAya." temaNe vaLI kahyuM ke tattvajJAnI "pApa" temaja "puNya banethI bacI madhyamAM-samabhAvamAM-svabhAvamAM-va, ane janatAe

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184 jaina dIkSA pApathI-patanathI-bacavA mATe yatnapUrvaka-vivekapUrvaka jIvana jIivavAnI kALajI rAkhavI ghaTe. AvuM sAduM sIdhuM hitAvaha khulluM zikSaNa chatAM suMThanA gAMgaDAthI vaidya banI beThelA jemAM temAM pApa ane hiMsA batAvI lekane ulaTA dharmathI vimukha karI nAstika banAve che. jene nAstika bane ke paradharmamAM jAya ene badho doSa jena sAdhuonI ajJAnatA, * mithyAbhimAna tathA kalahapremI prakRti para ja che. paNa doSa Ano Thare ke taheno, tethI kAMi lekanI garaja sAratI nathI, lekenuM hita to kharo dharma samajI jIvanane unnata banAvavAmAM ja raheluM che. ane e kAmamAM "gRhastha sAdhu sAro phALA ApI zake e dekhItuM che." kharuM, paNa huM jANIne tAjuba thAuM chuM ke hamArA dharmagurUo zuM mArA khAnagI jIvanamAM paNa ATalI hadanI DakhalagIrI karavA svataMtra che ? to pachI hamane svarAjya mAMgavAne ya zuM hakka che ? hamAruM hamArA gharamAM ya svarAjya nathI jaNAtuM. mAtra salAha ApavAnA hakkane sthAne hamArA dharmagurUo to hamArA dictator banI gayA jaNAya che, pachI hamArUM mAnasa gulAma bane emAM - Azcarya ja zuM? bhalA hamArI dareka kriyAmAM teo pApa batAve che to hemane mAna ApavAmAM hame varaghoDA kahADe che, jamaNo kare che, hemanA kahevAthI ke hemanI khAtara bIjuM ya ghaNuM karatA haze, hemane mATe bhojana Apo cheH e badhAmAM pApa nahiM ? ane, e pApanA bhAgIdAra teo nahi ? teo cAle che, bele che, zvAsa le che hemAM hemane pApa nahi? te pachI niraMtara pApamAM jIvyA karavA karatAM te samAdhi karI levI ja uttama ! vAra, hame kahI gayA ke hamArA badhA tIrthakara kSatriya hatA ane amuka tIrthakaranA kSatriya anuyAyIoe mahAbhArata yudI

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- = jaiina zAsananuM sthAna ane artha mahene "De che 185 paNa karyA hatAM, zuM A jaina yoddhAo vanaspatyAhAra para ja laDI zakayA haze ?" , . "Apane Azaya huM hamajI zakuM chuM. paNa DhAlanI bane bAju tapAsavI ghaTe. te vakhatanA dezakALa, amuka varganA jIvananI jarUrIAto, AsapAsanI paristhitio vagere badhuM vicAravuM ghaTe. huM eTaluM to spaSTa joI zakuM chuM ke je kALe zAstra lakhAyAM te kALe te pradezamAM manuSyaprakRti asAdhAraNa niSphara -ra-banI haze emAM to zaka ja nahi, kAraNa ke e zAstromAM eka sAdhue AhAra levA jatAM rastAmAM joyelA dastha varNana ApavAmAM AvyuM che. eka AropIne pakaDIne polisa geTa para laI javAmAM Ave che. hAM, henA mAtA-pitA- bhAI-bhojAI-kAkA-kAkI-mAmA-mAmI--juA-sALA-banevIbahena vagere sarvane pakaDI lAvI darekanA zarIramAMthI, mAMsa kApI bhejI AropInA mahemAM jabarajastIthI mUkavAmAM Ave che. alabatta ghaNuM leko A dazya jue che paNa kaMija peTesTa thavA pAmato nathI. ethI hamajAya che ke ke mAMsAhArathI temaja AvI jAtanI krUratAthI TevAyelA hovA joIe. ane ATalI hadanI krUratAnA jamAnAmAM eTalI ja hadanI ahiMsAnI DhAla javI ja paDe. Action (kArya na pramANamAM ja Re--action (pratikArya) thavuM ghaTe. AjanuM ApaNuM vartana te vakhatanA mAMsAhArI vaLaNanA AdhAre javAmAM ApaNe bhUla ja karIe, tema te vakhatanA vaLaNane rokavA mATe ilAja tarIke upadezAyelI hadapAranI ahiMsAne paNa te saMjogo dUra thayA bAda vaLagI rahevAmAM ya bhUla karIe. vartamAna saMjoge, mAnasazAstranA siddhAnto ane viveka buddhi e traNanA saMyogapUrvaka ja AjanI nItio ghaDAvI joIe."

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jaina dIkSA - - * "tadana ThIka kahyuM, mi. pAtaka ! ane e ja kAraNa che ke huM eka ajena chatAM ane hamArA hisAbe mithyAtvI" chatAM mAtra vanaspatyAhAra para ja jIvavAnuM pasaMda karuM chuM. ane mAno te khuda - amArI sarakAre pratibadha karyo che. A bane ghaTanAo dharma, zAstra ke dharmagurUne AbhArI nathI, paNa hame kahyuM tema, mAnasazAstranA siddhAnta, vartamAna saMjego tathA viveka buddhine ja AbhArI che. hamArA. lairDa mahAvIre kahyuM tema, saghaLuM ucIkaraNa ajayaNAne ja . AbhArI che. - "ane amAruM badhuM vartana ahAranI jayaNa-yUla jayaNapIMchIthI cIjane lUchavA pUratI jayaNAne ja anusare che, mAnasika jayaNa athavA vivekane nahi. amArI badhI yiAe aMtaHkaraNamAM thavAne badale bahAra ane sthalapara ja thAya che, eTale ke, je ke ame cetanavAdI kahevaDAvavAno dAvo karIe chIe te paNa vastutaH ame jaDavAdI - ja chIe." : ""ze, mi. pAtaka ! jarA thobhe! hane vicAra karavA hame jaDavAdI heta ema huM icchuM chuM. ethI . eka divasa cetanavAda para AvI zakata. hame to nathI cenanavAdI ke nathI jaDavAdI. hamArUM kazuM dhyeya ja nathI. hame jIvatA nathI, kheMcAo che. hame bolatA nathI, bake - che. tame jamatA nathI, svAda ke bhUkhane name che. hame jaDane ya bhegavatA nathI, jaDathI bhegavAo cho. hame "sArA" - ke "bUra" kaI jAtane dharma svataMtratAthI sevatA nathI, hamane kAI henI marajI ane henA lAbhane dharma sevaDAve che. hame * kriyAzIla te thaI zakatA nathI paNa akriyatA paNa sevI zakatA nathI jenA henA uDADyA uDe che. jIvanano pavitra

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jaina zAsananuM sthAna ane arthe mahane- jaDe che 1817 hakAra te dUra rahyo paNu pramANika nakAra paNa hame belI zaktA nathI. kharekhara hame gADha-atigADha-samAdhimAM che. hamArA kAnamAM Dhela-nagArAM jorathI vagADavA uparAMta hamArA zarIra para jabarA AghAtanI jarUra rahe che. hAre ja hame bagAsuM khAI uThavA pAmazo. eka vAra keme karI uThayA to te pachI mahAvIranAM saMtAno che. mahAvIranAM ke jeNe ekale. hAthe saMsArasamudra taravAno pUla bAM hate." "paNa, mi. ze! ApaNe khAre samudra tarAvanArI beTane to visarI ja gayA ! cha cha kalAkathI mahArA mitranI TIma lonca. - ApaNuM rAha jotI ubhI che? Shall we start - "oha! cha kalAka ! A vAtae te mahane hayAtInuM ya. vismaraNa karAvyuM " ane khare hayAtInuM vismaraNa ja hayAtInI cAvI che, ke je vismaraNa kAI paNa eka cIja paranI saMpUrNa arpaNutAnuM ja saMtAna che .

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prakaraNa 6 ThuM" - vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita. eka nahAnIsI sTImara hatI. navI ja banelI >> hatI. chellAmAM chellI zodhakhoLanI * mazinarI+ dharAvatI hatI. seMkaDo varSanA nAvike ane ajIniyarAnI bhasmathI e ghaDAI hatI. kinArA para te ubhI hatI. ubhI ubhI maMdamaMda DolatI hatI, kema jANe keAI satvaguNa sAdhu potAnA jagatAraNu mizana paranI potAnI zraddhAthI muzkarAI rahyo hoya nahi ! pitAnI zaktinI khAtrI ane pitAnA mizanaparanI zraddhA - khare ja ajaba khumArI dhIre che. * * ame baTanI najadIka pahoMcyA eTale enA AtmArUpa keTane-pitAnA sthAnethI ja-bahAra DokIuM karyuM ane sahaja smitathI amAre satkAra karatAM kahyuM. "Akhare AvyA kharA? "mi pAtaka ! " he mahArA sAthInA kAnamAM ja kahyuM : "A boTa chacha kalAka ahIM thobhI rahI to ApaNuM nivAsa sudhI kAM na AvI? phakta eka miniTano ja rasto hato.' je vyakti, zAsana, yuthaliga, samAjajanA, nA " + mazinarI=ata.karaNa, sidhdhAnto, kAnuna

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- jena sAzananuM sthAna ane artha mahane ja che 189 " "sAdhu" "janatAmAM Ave" kAnamAM ja uttara maLe. te sTImara jamIna para Ave !" ane " maheM umeryuM "pasenjare jamInanA cheDA sudhI tathA mumakSa "janatA'nA cheDA sudhI Ave hAre ja "sakara - dariyAi saphara-gliding motion-karI zake." ' * "eTale ke mi pAtake spaSTa karyu "pesenjarane jamInane * -ane mumukSune janatAno tathA janatAnA vyavahArano-kaMTALe thavA pAmyo hoya te ja sTImara ke sAdhu sAMpaDe." bane hasatAM hasatAM boTamAM kUdI paDayA. . - - "kaI tarapha sAheba !" kepTane pUchyuM.. "hamArI pasaMdagI e ja amArI icchA, kacchanA moM javAba Apo amane to mAtra tAjagI (freshness) joIe che !" " beTa upaDI. ' uMDe jaLanI sapATI para te eka, rAjahaMsanI gatie cAlatI hatI -jamInapara patinI cAle che tema ja! bhAre tophAna jevuM to" kAMI ja nahotuM,-je ke pavana jarA joramAM hato aneM majA rAkSasanI lAina mAphaka eka pachI eka dhasyAM AvatA hatA. paraMtu nA teo amArI . ene potAnA zirathI uchALI zakatA ke nA potAnA pagathI dAbI zakatAM. beTa emane cIrIne rasto karI hatI ane te sAthe ja AgaLa dhapavArUpa pragati paNa karyo jatI hatI. e , Sii: a daranI mazinarInI-enA aMtaHkaraNanI-balIhArI * hatI, nahi ke enAM nAma-rUpanI!" * Heaviness of gait and dullness of brain liko .. the sheep or buffalo.

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190 jaina dIkSA : "keTana!" heM pUchyuM "kaI vakhate sakhta pavana hoya ane dariyo chokTo bane hAre zuM dazA thatI haze ?"- "sAheba !" teNe uttara Ape "evA prasaMga aneka vakhata Ave che. eve vakhate amArI pUrI kasoTI thAya che. dariye jema vadhu chAkaTe bane tema ame vadhu self-possessed (saMyamI) thaIe, kaho ke vajanA banIe-A ApaNuM cAMDalAvALA zeThanA IndranA vajI jevA! e tephAnethI ghaDAIghaDAIne ja te ame hasamukhA-Jolly-banyA chIe. jIdagIne paNa ame eka ramakaDuM lekhIe chIe -A boTa jevuM ja ! ThaMDI, garamI, varasAda, pavana e saMrvathI ame TevAI gayelA. chIe ane tethI jIvananA TADha-taDakA amane camakAvatA nathI." ane dhAro ke sTImara DUbavAno vakhata Ave te -" he AgaLa pUchayuM. ' 4 "teve vakhate pesenjaronI cIcIArIe ane rokakaLANuM dayAjanaka thaI paDe che, maheTA vyApArIo ane amaladAre te vakhate eka bALaka jeTalA dayApAtra bane che. emanA rUAba ane pAlazka bhASA tathA nUra ane nakharAM badhu adazya thAya che. jamIna paranA A rAjAo dariyAmAM macchI mAphaka taraphaDatA hoya. che! e vakhate eka ja mANasa "mANasa" banyo rahe che-eka ja phakta kepTana. te mANasa bace rahe che eTaluM ja nahi paNa te prasaMga hene ora vadhu he mANasa banAve che. enuM zarIra A cheDethI pelA cheDA sudhI doDatu hoya che : ekane hukama Ape che, bIjAne himata Ape che, trIjAne javAba Ape che, cothAne upADI bIchAnAmAM mUke che ane badhuM karavA chatAMya enuM magaja ekadama zAta, sthira samudranA taLa jevuM ja gaMbhIra ane henI mAphaka ja

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.. vamAna dIkSA ane dIkSitA lA na IlAjorUpI jhaverAtathI bharapUra hAya che. chellAmAM chellI - hadenA--mANasathI na banI zake eTalI hadanA ke devatAI--prayatnA karI cUkavA chatAMya sTImarane bacAvI zakAya, ema nathI ja evu jhAre haitI anubhavI AMkhane dekhAya che thAre lAik meTamA pasenjarezane utArI pAte peAtAnI kATaDImAM jaI potAnI ja rivAlvarathI peAtAnI jIMdagIne aMta ANe che. duSTane javAba ApyA. * r " kharA vIra ! " mi. pAtaka khAlI uThyA, " sarca sApayAme di vA vaiduM pAtayAmi 'e . sUtrane sAcA pUjArI ! " "" . ' " e pUjArI vaLI kayuM jAnavara ? " kaeNpTane tiraskArayukta hAsyathI kahyuM " ame kaeNpTane ame khalAsIo nathI jANatA sarcane ane nathI mAnatA dehane. amArUM evuM na e kaI nIti ke * pharaja" nI pUjA rUpe nathI hetuH e te| amArI prakRti haiAya che. hamArA nItivAdIo ane krUrajanAM bhASA karanArAe bahue amArI sTImarAmAM ame joyA che : sTImara DUbavAnI hAya tyAre patnI ane bALakAne paNa cheADhIne vahelA vahelA lAIka kheTamAM kUdI paDe che ! piMDatA ghaNAya joyA * peTa dhasIne paNa jIMdagIne vaLagI rahenArA kIDA che. amArUM e maravu nathI 'parASakAra' khAtara kaiM nathI 'svA' khAtara * ame te amArI saMbhALa nIce mUkAyalA manuSyAne bacAvavAnI amArI azakti para ja prANa hAmIe chIe,-ane te paNa banI zakatuM tamAma karI chUTayA pachI ja. ane amArUM e maraNa kAI jovAya nathI pAmatuM, tyA pachI karttavyapAlana ane maradAnagInI tArIpha ane tAlIonI te vAte zuM karavI ? niSphaLa thayelA mANasa

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jaina dIkSA 192 tarIke kAine mhAM batAvavuM e amArI prakRtine eTalu tAM asahya lAge ke maravuM enA karatAM lAkha darajje uttama hAya. jIvavuM teA, sAheba, jItanAranuM che !" ane jo ke A vakhate amArI meTa samudranI sapATI para-sahIsalAmata-ja hatI te paNa mi. pAtakanAM tA sAe vahANa DUbatAM dekhAyAM--Azcarya ane khedanA samudramAM ! "" c "mi. zA !" te melyeA huM IcchuM chuM ke kaeNpTanane zabde zabda sAMbhaLavA amArA ekaeka sAdhu - ahIM hAjara hota! gupTananA mukhadvArA hamaNAM lA` mahAvIra kheAlI rahyA che. hune UcchA thAya che ke Aja rAtre ja hamaNAM cAlatA jhagaDAnA nAyaka sAdhuone maLI hemane kaeNpTananA dareke dareka zabda saMbhaLAvu. "" t kai sAkatA mATe ? " he pUchyu. eTalA mATe ke emane kaika cAnaka lAge " mi jAtake pratyuttaramAM kahyuM peAtAnA TrasTamAM soMpAyalA zrAvakasamUhane khacAvavAnI peAtAnI azakti para prANa arpavAne badale tee peAte ja hemane DUbAvI rahyA che e vAtanuM bhAna thavA pAmaze te zaramAze ane..." << . rr rr mi. pAtaka ! " ' jarA dhIrA ! he kahyuM " jarA dhIrA ! krAi ghaTanA ke kAi carcAthI lAgaNInA pravAhamAM kheMcAi javuM eka ' jaina ' nI prakRtimAM na heAi zake. bhalI lAgaNIthI paNa kheMcAI javAne badale henA jorathI pAtAmAM divya teja prakaTAve kharUM vastusvarUpa jue. jene bhalI ke purI lAgaNI ja mula thatI nathI te ' jaDa ' che--' muDadAla' che. je bhurI lAgaNImAM khecAI vartana kare che thane duniyAM ... duSTa ' kahe che. je bhalI ' . jaina' tA hene dAbI ane te vaDe

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193 vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSito lAgaNImAM kheMcAI. vartana kare che henuM jovuM sapATI paranuM ja, hoya che ane tethI henuM vartana paNa eka kSaNika "dhamAla" rUpa ja thavA pAme che. ane gabhIra Azayane saphala karavAmAM azakta nIvaDe che. bhalA hame kahe che ke kepTananI vAto sAMbhaLIne sAdhuo zaramAze, to huM pUchuM chuM ke hamane hamArA jaina dharmazApara zraddhA nathI?" . . mi. pAtaka mahAre Azaya na hamajI zakyo, ' ' kAle hame ja hamArAM zAstramAMthI be mitronI vAta kahI hatI. bhalA emAM deva zaramAyo hato ke hukkara?" te hekI uThe kema jANe ekAeka vijaLI na paDI hoya ! . . . . ja ane jAe, mi pAtaka !" moM AgaLa calAvyuM doSa be rIte ja thaI zake che. eka IrAdApUvaka thatA , - depa ane bIjo kamaakkalathI thatA doSa hame akta ApI zake, IrAdo pheravI na zake. nATakanA takhtApara mArAmArI ke Agano "sIna' jemAM prekSake mAno keI dayAthI prerAI e Aga bUjhAvavA sTeja para doDI gayA hoya ema kadApi sAMbhaLyuM che ? keAI prekSaka khare ja ema karI bese te eNkaTare temaja " prekSake banne maLIne hasaze-te dayAmUrtinI mUkhoI para ! ane ' te vakhate mULa nATaka karatAMya jabarU navuM nATaka thaI paDaze " e huM svIkAruM chuM" te bolyo "paNa A Aga have to eTalA maheTA vistAramAM phelAI gaI che ke have vadhu vakhata prekSaka tarIke mAtra jayAM karavuM e mahane te naitika. gunho lAge che. A vakhate to jenAthI je bane te teNe karI chUTavuM joIe, " : nItivAdanA e bhrama che-mAtra bhrama che!" maheM kahyuM 18 -

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196; ! che . jena dIkSA paDe che kepTana bahAra AvI jue che ane sUtelAone jagADI vyAkhyAna'* pharamAve che. devatAnA valabho! nidrA choDe, jAgrata thAo ane kamara kaso ! ApaNA A bhavyA mahelanI divAla tUTavA lAgI che. saddabhAgye, devanI kRpAthI, hajI eka gAbaDuM paDI rahI gaI che. deDe, jaladI kare ane e gAbaDuM pUrI e para lAsTara karo. jIrNoddhAranuM phaLa tIrthakaragotra che ane sekaDe paho kAme lAgI jAya che,-jahAre hajAre hajI aMdara piyA ja rahe che. peluM hAmethI mejesTika cAlathI cAlatu koNa Ave che ? e ja hamArA laMDa mahAvIra ! emanAM netramAnI vijaLI eka sekaMDamAtramAM kepTana kezarIsiMhanA caherAne vIdhI emanI aMdaranI mazinarIaMtakaraNanI zaktio-tapAsI le che. bIjI sekaMDa ane te sarca lAiTa mahelanI divAla para paDe che ane hene pAye joI le che.' kepTanane ubho ja rahevA daI te leke tarapha dhase che ane sUryanA , rUAbathI kahe che: "basa kare hamArI A dhamAlathI ! ekadama basa karo! paMdara miniTa vadhu ne hame badhA aMdara poDhelAe te sahita-A messive (jabarajasta). divAla taLe cagadAI , marazo. eno pAyo bheja ane udhAIothI cheka ja khavAI gayo che. vyAkhyAna karavA-sAMbhaLavA ke thIgaDuM devA paMdara miniTa bhaze to burI rIte maraze. sUtelAone paga ghasaDI bahAra pheMke ane badhA medAnamAM ubhA rahI sahIsalAmata cheTethI makAnane jamInadosta kare ! dama khAvA jeTalo paNa vilaMba gunho gaNAze !"...oNrDa mahAvIranA pratApa AgaLa pTana kezarIsiMha avAk thAya che ane sapAhA ane kArakune | vyAkhyAna-bhASaNa, Sermon. rama anubhavane pUla, rUpamAM lAvI zretAnA mAnasane spazI zake eTalI hada sudhI vistArIne bAlavuM te. '

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17 ' vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita aMjAI jAya che. teo badhA niSkriya banI jAya che. lArDa pitAnI aMdaranI TelIpathI-vaDe potAnA kepTana gautamane bolAve che. paccAseka subhaTTa sahita gauttama doDI Ave che ane ' lADanI AMkhanA dhasArAne tAbe thaI divAlanI najIkamAM jayaNapUrvaka khADe khedI emAM dArU bharI saLagAve che. dUra thIo ! baco!" evA eka jabaro avAja sAthe badhAo sahita te dUra haThe che., bhama.bhama bhamatopano avAja jevA avAja sAthe ja divAla ane AvkhuM makAna jamInadasta thAya che. kepTana kezarIsiMha ane hene sTApha Aurrepairable loss(purI zakAya nahi tevA nukasA)mATe kalpAMta kare, che ane lairDa pArzvanAthane vinave che, bhayabhIta kepTananuM pothAMnuM jJAna bhayathI dabAI javAthI te bhUlI jAya che ke lairDa pArzvanAtha siddhazIlAnI TekarI parathI ya badhuM jue che--jANe che ane mANe che. henI prArthanA cAlu che eTalAmAM to kepTana gauttamanA sainiko saphAcaTa jamInapara navA pAyA ceNavAnuM zarU karI cUkyA che. lairDa mahAvIra pAse leke dayAmaNe cahere AvavA lAgyA che ane gharabAra vagaranI potAnI . sthiti mATe kalpAMta kare che. lairDa hemane kahe cheH "duniyApara, zAsana karavA nIkaLelAo hame potA mATe paNa ghara nIpajAvI zaktA nathI zuM? kepTana maittama hamAre mATe mathI rahyo che te jevA chatAM ya mane hamAruM kartavya sUjhatu nathI zuM ? dayA " yAcavAthI ane kapAta karavAthI makAna banI jaze zuM ? jAo ' # zAsana Cabinet, Inner Government, The, government of the Inner Man, as opposed to that of of the outer man, that guides and controls and feeds and keeps in harmony the four members of age treat embodied in Humanity.

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194 jaina dIkSA "e IcchAmAM anubhavanI suvAsa nathI, anubhava joItA hoya te pUche itihAsane ke sAyansane ke tattvajJAnane. teo ja khare prakAza pADI zakaze " "ItihAsa zuM batAvaze mi. ze!" teNe pUchyuM. te hamane laMDananI bhUta-vartamAna tavArIkho dekhADaze maheM kahyuM "bhUta tavArIkhamAM pahelAM to hame gaMdI, vyavasthA vagaranI, regothI khadabadatI vayovRddha laMDanasuMdarInA eka aMgamAMthI AganI javALA nIkaLatI jeze. badhAM aMgonI miTiMga jeze. pharaja bajAva ! pharaja bajAva ! mAtAne bacA" evA TharAnI bUma sAMbhaLaze. devaLamAM ghaMTanAda ane prArthanA sAMbhaLaze ke "e AkAzI pitA ! have to dayA kara, dayA kara !" ane te ja vakhate Agane vadhu vyApaka ane mastAna banatI jeze -kema jANe prArthanAne paDagho paDate heya nahi ke "A hArI dayA ja che ke jahene hame mUkha ane adhe kepanuM nAma ApI rahyA che ane hamArA mithyAbhimAnamAM mahane hamArA izvarane paNa dayA karavAne upadeza ApavAnI dhaTatA karI rahyA che,hame ke jeo dayA mAMgI jANo che, karI jANatA nathI! dayA karI ja jANatA ho te, mahArI para dayA karI, hArA A dayAkArya para pANuM pheravavA rUpa DakhalagIrI karatA aTake ! huM eka ja divasamAM hamArA sadhaLA rogone bALa saphAcaTa karavA mathuM chuM. hAM hame DakhalagIrI karI mahArA karyA karAvyAM para pANI phera che!".. have hame AkhuM zahera tArAja thayeluM jozo, eka vizALa smazAna jevuM. vairAgyanA dhAma jevuM..... pAnu pheravo, ane e ja laMDananI vartamAna tavArIkha 9mArI najare paDaze. e ja smazAna bhUmi para have hame

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- - - - - - - - - ' , ' 195 vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita che nUtana mUrti jezeH taMdurasta, yuvAnInA jozathI chalakAi jatI, kSaNe kSaNe raMga badalatI, punarjanma pAmelI laMDanasudarI!--sArI AlamanI paTarANI laMDana-suMdarI!.. kSaNabhara AMkho baMdha kare ane pUche hamArI matirUpa laMDanasuMdarIne ke laMDanapara kepa varSo hato ke kRpA ?" * kaparUpe pA" vicAramagna thayele mi. pAtaka bolyo. , "vArU, hajI ekavAra pharIthI ItihAsane pUcho" he kahyuM "A vakhate hamArA patIkA ItihAsane--jene ItihAsane pUcho. hemAM hame cauda mALaneka eka bhavya mahela jozo. enA heTA sAIna borDamAM hame suvarNAkSare lakhAyalA lADa pArzvanAthanuM gaharnamenTa hAusa" evA zabdo vAMcazo. AsapAsanA pradezanI havA bagaDI javAthI lairDa hamaNuM siddhazIlA nAmaka zitaLa TekarInI havA khAvA padhAryA che. kepTana kezarIsiMha-hame Aje hamArI grAmya bhASAmAM kesI gaNadhara kahe che te ja- ane hemanA amaladAre zAsana saMbhALI rahyA che. "hAusamAM hajAra kArakuno A divasa daphatare pheMdavAnI veThathI thAkI rAtrInA khoLAmAM paDyA che. ekAeka eka divAlamAM gAbaDuM audamALa=AdaguNasthAna zaktinI cida zreNiofourteem Stages leading to Perfect Will, "da rAjaloka.cadamALane mahela eTale evI zikSaNa paddhati athavA dhamasasthA ke je vidyAthIne vaida pAThamA dALa caDAvI pUrNa zaktimAM lAvI mUke. - + pArzva=bAju, side paDakhu nAtha=Izvara, Lord. pArzvanAtha eTale evI vyakti ke jenA paDakhAmA ja izvara che, je dekhAya che bhANasa paNa sAmarthyamAM che izvara, Superman, mahAvIra, purUSottama.. * kepiTana gaNadhara=dharmasena nAyaka

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* *jaina dIkSA : sabhya. + : mizanarI-aMtaHkaraNanI paDe che kaeNpTana bahAra AvI jue che ane sUtelAone jagADI vyAkhyAna' pharamAve cheH devatAnA vallabhA / niMdrA cheADA, jAgrata thAe ane kamara kasA ! ApaNA A mahelanI divAla cUMTavA lAgI che. saddabhAgye, devAnI kRpAthI, hajI eka gAbaDuM paDI rahI gai che. IMDA, jaladIkarA ane e gAmaDuM pUrI e para plAsTara' karI. gRhAranuM phaLa tIrthaMkarageAtra che.' ane sekaDA sepAhA kAme lAgI jAya che, mhAre hajArA hajI aMdara peADhayA ja rahe che... peluM, shAmethI majesTika cAlathI cAlatu kANu Ave che? e ja hamArA laiMDa mahAvIra !, emanAM netramAnI vijaLo eka sekaMDamAtramA upTana kezarIrsiMha-nA caherAne vIdhI emanI aMdaranI zaktio tapAsI le che! bIjI sekarDa ane te salATa mahelanI divAlapara paDe che ane huMnA pAyA jodha le che.' phupTanane ubhe ja rahevA dai te lAkA tarapha dhase che ane sUryanA rUAbathI kahe cheH 'basa kara! hamArI A dhamAlathI ! ekadama basa kare! paMdara miniTa vadhu ne hame badhA aMdara peADhelAe sahita-A messive (jakharajasta) divAla taLe cagadAI maraze. ene pAye bheja ane udhAiethI cheka ja khavAi gayA che. vyAkhyAna karavA-sAMbhaLavA ke thIgaDuM devA paMdara miniTa thAlo tA purI rIte marazeA. sUtelAne paga dhasaDI bahAra pheMkA ane badhA medAnamA ubhA rahI sahIsalAmata cheTethA makAnane jamInadosta 'karA.! dama khAvA jeTalA paNa vilaMba gunhA gaNAze ! '...lA` mahAvIranA pratApa AgaLa kaeNpTana kezarIsi'huM avAk thAya che ane sepAhA ane kArakunA . . ' 196 * vyAkhyAna bhASaNa, Sermon, sUkSma 'anubhava'ne sthUla, rUpamA lAvI zrotAnA mAnasane spazI zake eTalI hada sudhI vistArIne evu te. t { J 4 -

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vamAna dIkSA ane dIkSite 197 + aMjAi jAya cheH te badhA niSkriya anI jAya che, lA peAtAnI aMdaranI TelIpathI vadhu peAtAnA kaeNpTana gAttamane khelAve che. puccAzeka subhaTTa sahita gAttama doDI Ave che ane lArDanI AMkhanA dhasArAne tAbe thai divAlanI najIkamAM 'jayaNApUrvaka' khADA kheAdI emAM dArU bharI saLagAve che. dUra thAe / kharcA !' evA eka jabarA avAja sAthe dhA saMhita te dUra haDe che. bham...bhama...bham...tApanA avAja jevA avAja sAthe ja divAla ane AkhkhuM makAna jamInadAsta thAya che. kaeNpTana kezarIsiMha ane hene sTApha irreparable loss(purI zakAya nahi tevA nukasAna)mATe kalpAMta kare che ane lA` pArzvanAthane vinave che. bhayabhIta kaeNpTananuM pAcAMnuM jJAnaM bhayathI khAi javAthI te bhUlI jAya che ke lA pArzvanAtha siddhazIlAnI TekarIparathI ya badhuM jue chejANe che ane mANe che. tyenI prArthanA cAlu che eTalAmAM te duSTata gAttamanA sainikA saphAcaTa jamInapara navA pAyA caNavAnuM zarU karI cUkayA che. lA mahAvIra pAse leA yAmaNuM cahere AvavA lAgyA che ane dharamAra vagaranI peAtAnI sthiti mATe kalpAMta kare che. lA` hemane kahe cheH 'duniyApara zAsana karavA nIkaLelAe hame peAtA mATe paNa dhara nIpajAvI zakatA nathI zuM? kaeNpTana gaiAttama hamAre mATe mathI rahyo che te jovA chatAM ya hamane hamArUM karttavya sUjhatuM nathI zuM? yAyAcavAthI ane kalpAMta karavAthI makAna khanI jaze zuM? jAe ' * zAsana Cabinet, Inner "Government, The government of the Inner Man, as opposed to that of of the outer man, that guides and controls and feeds and keeps in harmony the four members of ti ALa embodied in Humanity.

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198 * jaina dIkSA ane kepTanane sahakAra Ape. prajAjanone paNa sahakAramAM lagADe -agara maraNa paryata raDatA ane prArthanA karatA rahe 1', hajAre kArIgaro have kAme lAgI gayelA dekhAya che. navA divasamAM to e ja sthAne na bhavya mahela khaDo thAya che. jUnA ane navA amaladAro sahita kuTana gauttama emAM nivAsa kare che. badhuM vyavasthita thayA pachI laoNrDa mahAvIra paNa siddhazIlAnI TekarI para potAnAComrades(sahadhamIo)nI sobatane AnaMda lUTavA padhArI jAya che -paNa jatAM jatAM kepTana gemane kAnamAM kahetA jAya che A bhalA AdamI kesIne cheDatA nahi. e je ke kAMI ja kAmano nathI, topaNa nirdoSa(innocent) to che ja. badhA siddhAntavAdIo evA ja hAyaH badhA "bAhmaNo-"paMDita" "vidvAno" evA ja hAya, ane eTalA ja mATe to he brAhmaNInI kukSi choDIne kSatriyANInI kukSithI janma lIdho hato ! "nItio ane siddhAntonI tAkAda para teo kepTana thavA bahAra paDe ane pitAnA nAma para "siMha", "vijaye, mala Adi lazkarI TAITale lagADIne gADara jevI janatAne moTI mahaTI vAtonI topothI cakIte kare-ethI vizeSa emanAthI kaMI banI zake ja nahi. UMDuM jovAnI ke ucuM karavAnI emanAmAM zakita na heya. enI hayAtI ja nathI ema gaNIne tyAre A navuM zAsana calAvyuM javuM.".laInA javA pachI turata ja geramane pUrNatA prApta thAya che. zAsana kArya dhamadhokAra cAle che. enA e ja leke nUtana zAsananA dhorI baLada banI utsAhapUrvaka zAsanane ratha kheMce che. jIrNa maMdira teDanArane teo have 1008 vaMdanA dararoja kare che!" ane, mi. ze!" mi. pAtaka bolyA "e tavArIkhana chellA pAnA para huM vAMcuM chuM ke HISTORY :

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSite - 4. 19 * REPEATS ITSELF (ItihAsa pitAnuM pharIpharIthI punarAvartana kare che.)" , "e vAkyamAM ja bhaviSyanAM badhAM dazyone ItihAsakAre samAveza karI dIdho che. huM kahyuM "mATe AjanuM dRzya have * hame ja derI batAvo." ' aDhIso varSanI nAnI pArzvanAthanI imArata toDanAra , mahAvIranI ImAratane Aje daza-aDhI varSanI chatA. lAgI cUkI che. tera lAkha bhakata kakaLI rahyA che. emanI vatI laI mahAvIrane prArthanA karanAra koI gaNadhare Aje hayAta nathI ane ane laMDa mahAvIra lorDa pArzvanAtha jeTalA ja sarvajJa hatA ane che! kyAre ane zuM karavuM joIe. te emanI jANa bahAra nathI ja. mahelamAM divAnApaNAno rega phATI nIkaLe hame jotA nathI zuM? ane divAno manuSya zuM nathI karato? pitAnA ja paga para kuhADo mAravAnuM ane pitAnA ja nivAsate divAsaLI lagADavAnuM ne zikhavavA zuM bahAranA mANasanI jarUra paDe che? Agano janma zuM hame nathI joI zakyA? hame pAchale ItihAsa joyo na hovAthI Agane kepa mAnatA hatA ane emaja bIjA' nItivAdIo ane dayALuo mAnatA haze ja. keTalAe paragajuo pANI chAMTavAmathatA haze. lairDa mahAvIra e pANIne kerosIna banAvI , zake che." paNa, mi. zA! oNrDa mahAvIra potAnA ja makAnane tArAja thatuM jevA khuzI heya kharA?" "huM pUchuM chuM: lairDa mahAvIre petAnI kAyA cheDI hatI ke?

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* * * , jaina dIkSA , mi. pAtaka vicAramAM paDI gayo. * "jeNe potAnI kAyAne meha nahata karyo he pitAnA makAnano maha spazI zake ke ? cha kAya, jIrNa makAna, jIrNa rAjya, jIrNa dharma e sarvane ekAeka samaju purUSa svecchApUrvaka cheDe. emanA caNelA paNa jIrNa ane rogagrasta banelA makAnane hame loke svecchApUrvaka nathI choDatA te laiirDanI dayA ja emakAnane bALavA prayatnazIla thaI che. dayA manuSyapara hoya ke makAnapara ?" "vArU, mi. zA ! sAyansa zuM javAba Ape che?" sAyansa? sAyansa zuM hiMdIothI ajANyuM che, ke jeo-eka rivAja tarIke-so bApa ke beTo ke patnI ke gurUM muo ke hene gharamAMthI dUra karavAnI tAkIda kare che, vasatinI bahAra laI jAya che ane hAM hene potAnA ' hAthe ja agnidAha de che ?- cetana gayuM ke turata ja kAyAne bahenA atalaganA sagAM ja-nahi ke zatruo ke bahAranAobALI nAkhe e zuM ochI sAyanTiphika himmata che ?", "ane tattvajJAna, zuM kahe che ?" ' , "tattvajJAnamAM, mi. pAtaka, dharmanI kumAza che temaja sAyansanI niSpharatA paNa che. ane te kahe che ke, je prajAnI dareke dareka vyakita viza varSanI ummare svabhAvataH krAntivAdI ne banatI hoya te prajAnuM patana zarU thaI cUkyuM che ema hamajavuM ane tevI prajA jaladI na paDatI hoya to tene dhakkA mAravo e henA para ane ekaMdara mAnavajAtipara uMcAmAM uMcI 'dayA' che." . ' mi. pAtaknA hRdayamAM bhayaMkara yuddha cAlatuM hoya ema henA caherA parathI joi zakAtuM hatuM.

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+ vamAna dIkSA ane dIkSitA 201 - * " mi. zA! buddhi A badhu mAnI zake che, paNa prakRti (instinct) ha durAgraha kare che. " k " enuM ja nAma 'adhyAsa' athavA 'ka'! mi. pAtaka ! enI sAthe ja tA kharAkharInuM yuddha karavuM paDe. baMdhA tattvajJAna ane dharmAMnI cAvI ahIM ja chUpAyalI che, ahI` ja, A 'adhyAsa' athavA 'kama' para na maLe gaaN sudhI lAyA karavAmAM, A prakRtirUpa-jAmI gayelI nirmaLatA para z2aya meLavavAmAM duniyAnA badhA tattvavettAoe ane mahAtmAoe AkhI jIMdagI A ja kAma karyAM karyuM che. aneka prakAranI dhArmika kriyA ane alaika prakAranAM sUtrA (aphorisms) A yuddha laDavAnI ` ane hemAM TakI, rahevAnI tAkAda upajAvavA mATe ja che. jene thame 'sasArI kriyA' kaheA che| te sarva, raLavuM, kheMcavuM, ijjata meLavavI, ijjata jALavavI, ijjata javA devI, 'rAjya' meLavavuM, rAjya hAravuM: A tamAma kriyAe cittane vyagra karavAnA svabhAvavALI che, paNa te kriyA karavAnuM prApta thayethI te badhI - yiAe karavA chatAM agara peAtApara karAvA devA chatAM emanAthI cittane vyagratA na thavA devI kriyAnuM viSa na jhuDavA - na devuMaMtakaraNamAMnA aha"ne khAI javA na devA--e ja . + ma. 1 jayazALI yuddha athavA Healthy Life ! dareka cIjane pAtA tarapha kheMcavI e pRthvInA svabhAva che. hume ene badalI "zakA nahi, paNa pRthvInI aMdaranA ane uparanA badhA padArthanA guNAnuM jANupaNa thamArI buddhivaDe karavAthI hame vimAna nAvI zake che ane te vaDe pRthvInI AkaSa Nu zakita Ame hRda sudhI phatehaMmada yudhdha karI zakeA che. sAyansa jarA AgaLa vadhe ane A hadathI AgaLa javAnuM vimAna karI zake tA te pachI "evuM vAtAvaraNa Ave che ke jhAM kAMi paNa tijora karyA sivAya svabhAvataH ja vimAna uMce te vadhu uMce gati karyAM kare, mata * ;

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* 202 jaina dIkSA lakha ke amuka tabakkA sudhI yudhdhanuM ja sAmrAjya che, te pachI zAnti che. bahAranA jagamAM jema bane che temaja aMdaranA jagatamAM--manuSyanA aMtaHkaraNamAM-aMdaranA manuSyamAM ~~~paNa ane che. jIgItA mhoTA bhAga yudhdhamAM ja vastuo, ghaTanAo, vicArA, sukha dukhanI lAgaNIo, manuSyA, samAje, sarakArI e sarvanA AdhAta-pratyAdhAtathI thatA Dakha sDAme karAtA yudhdhamAM ja-jAya ane pachI Da kha para jaya maLatAM aMdaranI zAnti prakaTe. eTale ke pachI hareka saMjogamAM jIvana bALakanA khela jevuM lAge,--eTalA taphAvata sAthe ke bALakamAM budhdhitattva nathI ne pelAmAM te che. e budhdhi vaDe te gurUtvAkaNune-mAtra pRthvInA ja gurUtvAkaSNune nahi paNa janatAnA abhiprAyarUpa gurUtvAkaSa Nune temaja peAtAnI prakRtirUpa gurUtvAkarSaNane paNa-vaTAvI javAnI ceAjanA karI zake che ane te sAthe ja e prayatna karatAM thatA AdhAta-pratyAdhAtanA 3 khathI svataMtra hAya che. arthAta te bALaka temaja vicAraka ane ceAdhdhA che. lajajA--zakA--bhaya rahita khALakanI prakRti, sAyanTIsTanI vicArazakti ane yAddhAnI yudhdhazakitaH A traNa vaDeja A jIvana jIvI zakAya / khIjo rastA ja nathI. hyume khAnagI jIvana jIve ke jAhera jIvana jIvA, vyApArI tarIkenuM jIvana jIvo ke nAkara tarIkenuM jIvana jIvA, rAjA ke rAjadvArI tarIkenu jIvana jIve ke gulAma prajA tarIkenuM jIvana jIvA, gRhastha jIvana jIvA ke tyAgI tarIkenu jIvana jIvAH badhe kSetre 'jIvana'tA ekanI eka cIja che, evI eka cIja ke jenApara pratikSaNa pRthvInuM gurUtvAkaSa Nu, janatAnA ' abhiprAyarUpa gurUtvAkarSaNa ane peAtAnI prakRtirUpa gurUtvAkaSa~NuH A dareka peAtAnI kriyA karyA kare che ane kha mAre che. AmAMnI kAi cIjane hame nAza nahi ja karI zakeA. e saghaLI cIjo vizvayeAjanA '

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita 203 nI anivAryatAo che. hamAre mAtra enA, DakhathI asarathI-laDIne jaya meLavavAno che, ane e karyA vagara to. hamane cAlI ja zakaze nahi, bhale pachI hame Astika ho vA nAstika, jaDavAdI ho vA cetanavAdI." "mahane jevA de, mi. zA ! pahelAM. huM zAsananuM game te cAya tethI bedarakAra hato eTaluM ja nahi paNa zAsananA bhege paNa mAruM tAtkAlika hita sadhAya tema hoya to te ya karI letA. e vakhate huM "janatAnI prakRti dharAvatA hatA. e gurUtvArSaNa hAme yuddha karavAnI mahArAmAM tAkAda nahatI. ApanA saMgathI e yuddhanI tAkAda mahArAmAM prakaTI. have huM mahArA tAtkAlika hitanA gurUtvAkarSaNa hAme laDIne paNa samAjahitanuM kArya karavA taiyAra thayo chuM. muThThIbhara sAdhuo -jemanI pAse gumAvavAnuM kAMI ja nathI teo-AkhI kemano nAza karI rahyA che-exploitation karI rahyA che te joyA karavuM. e have mane zaramabharyuM lAge che. sAdhuo, ahIDAya ke khuda leke paNa ahIDAya henI darakAra na karatAM mahAre A badI hAme yuddha karavuM ja joIe evI vRtti jAgI che. e yuddha jarUra mahane paNa AghAta te upajAvaze ja, paNa te Dakha - sahI levA huM prayatna karIza. e mahAre "tapa" thaze. evA. aneka tapothI ja aMtaHkaraNanAM cAre aga zuddha ane zaktimAna thaze." have kAMIka hamajyA! hame je pravRtti karavA mAMge che te lepara paropakAra karavA khAtara nahi, paNa pitAnA vikAsa khAtara, pitAnA ja ane sAcA svArtha khAtara, A jIvananA svArtha khAtara. eTale zraddhI cUkyA che te tyalaDavAno paNa hakka che ane laDAIthI dUra rahevAne paNa

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204 jana dIkSA che. mULa satya para kAyama rahIne pachI jahAM javuM paDe te dizAmAM khuzIthI jAo." . ' mahAre sAco svArtha e mULa satya, nagna satya, nizcaya satya, ane e svArtha sAdhavA mATe samAjasevAnuM yuddha e eka sAdhana, ane tethI te mahArUM "vyavahAra satya: eka asAdhya ane bIju sAdhana. sAdhyane sadA najaramAM rAkhIne ja--ene dhruvanA acaLa tArA mAphaka daSTi hAme TheravIne-hAre sAdhanane upayoga karavo che arthAta samAjasevAnuM yuddha karavuM che." , "hA, ane sAdhya para daSTi kAyama na rahI te mithyAbhimAna, pramAda, dveSa, kaMTALo, tAtkAlika svArthamAM patana, bhaya, zatrunI prapaMcabAjI agara lAlacanA bhoga banavuM ityAdi lAkha rogo phUTI nIkaLaze. laDAI laDAI khAtara laDavAnI na * hoya, kAMIka prApti mATe laDavAnI hoyaH aMdaranA vikAsa mATe . laDavAnI hoya,-eTaluM sadA yAda rahevuM joIe. dhyAna dhyeyanI prApti khAtara ja karavAnuM hoya, amastu nahi ja. sAmAyika nAmanI dhArmika kriyA cittanI samatA-equilibrium-cittarUpa samudranAM mojhAMnA zamavAthI thatI zAnti upajAvavA mATe e ja karavAnI hoya, lekenI khAtara ke sAdhunI khAtara ke ? paralokanI khAtara, nahi. pratikramaNa bhUle ke parAjayanA DaMkhane cUsI laItAjA tanadurasta-navA huM vaDe pharI jIvana* yuddhamAM utaravA mATe thatuM hoya paralokanA svarganI kalpanA khAtara nahi. A sarva "sAdhano che, sAthe nahi. "vyavahAra che, "nizcaya" nahi. "sAdhya" athavA "nizcaya satya" to hareka prakriyAmAM-saMsArakriyAmAM temaja dharmakriyAmAM-svavikAsa " ja che. saMsArakriyA ane dharmakriyAmAM vastutaH kAMI ja bheda " nathI, sivAya ke pahelI kriyA, mArI IcchA che tyA na " hamAre mAthe AMvI paDI hoya che, vhAre bIjI kriyA hame

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vamAna dIkSA ane dIkSite 205 '' svecchApUrvaka athavA peAtAnI willnA prayatnathI karatA hA che, banne prasagamAM tumAra dhyeya tA svavikAsa ja DAvuM joe. e eka dhyeya-e eka ja Izvara--e eka ja paramasatya-e - ekaja zAsananAyaka deva The only power that guides and controls your inner Government--te vaphAdAra rahyA tA sadA satra mukti ja cheH e dhyeya taraphanI niratara vAdArI e ja sAcI 'bhakti' ane e ja upayAga' ! e ja hamArA mahAvIre zikhavelI jayaNA' ! bahAranI kriyAzIlatA ke akriyatA, yuddha ke prema, dhrakriyA ke vyavahAra kriyA je kAMI karavu paDe te karavAM ja, mAtra mULane pakaDIne-nizcaya satya tarapha diSTa TheravIne--aMdaranA khaLane vikasAvavAnA bhAnapUrvaka." 1 " gAre have huM laDavAnA nizcayamAM mhArA pAtAM tarapha vaphAdAra chu paNa kevI rIte laDavu e bAbatamAM ApanI salADru mhane upayAgI thai paDaze ema mAnI ApanI pAse hAlanA jhagaDAnuM svarUpa saMkSepamAM kahI javA IcchuM chuM." . 2 che "umArA sAmpradAyika jhagaDo bAbatamAM kAMI ja salAha ApavA huM khuzI nathI. huM mAtra jaina dharmonuM svarUpa jANavA mAgu chuM ane tethI jaineAnI sthitithI vAk thavAnI mhane jarUra paDe che, kAraNa ke dharma ane dharmI jUdI nathI hume je vastusthitinI mAhetI ApavA mAgeA te sAMbhaLavAM hu khuzI chuM,--e,mhArA abhyAsamAM madadagAra che mATe, paNa hamAre zuM karavuM ane zu na karavuM e teA mhArA dhyeyanI bahArane prazna che. hamArA dhyeya'thI e prazna alabatta sabaMdha dharAve che ane hamAre hete nirNaya karavA joraze ja. vArU, vastusthitinu bayAna cAlavA de." + "cakkasa sAdhue ceAkkasa " zrAvakAne sAdhudIkSA Apa peAtAnA ziSyA banAvyA. cAsa sAdhu temaja zrAvakAe t 7 " :

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206 ma dIkSA svAme virAdha karyAM. virAdha chatAM vadhu ziSyA banAvavAnuM kAma cAlu rahyuM ane viAdhe jhagaDAnuM rUpa lIdhuM, nidAtmaka lekhA, preTesTa miTiMgA, mArAmArI, kArTomAM paraspara phojadArI kaiseH AvI aneka dhamAlA jorazeArathI cAlI rahI. zrAvakre vyApArIo ane yuvakrA~e pakSamAM vhecAI jaI ekabIjAnI pAyamAlI karavA lAgyA. bhAI bhAI jevA saMbaMdhane sthAne zatrutA jAmI. pANInI peThe paisA kharcAvA lAgyA. dareka dhaMdhA maravAnI ALase jIve che eve vakhate leAkA dhaMdhA tarapha paNa pUrU' dhyAna na ApI zake eTalI hada sudhI khaTapaTA cAlI. TrenamAM ne TrAmamAM, bajAramAM te kATamAM jainadharmanI hAMsI thavA lAgI. dharamAM te dukAnamAM, miTiMgamAM ne majalasamAM, dharma sthAnakamAM te khuda vArSika pratikramaN' jevI parama pavitra kriyA vakhate paNa--satra A jhagaDAne lagatI ja vAtacIta ane cittanI DAmADALa dazA !" AnAM A saTA leAkA krAi 'dhyeya'nI siddhi khAtara ----svecchApUrvaka khamatA hAya teA emanuM temaja jagatanuM keTaluM badhuM hita thAya / sauMkaTa tA duniAmAM AvyA tyArathI che che ne che ja' eka mANasa dhyeya khAtara sakaTa sahI le che ane khIje DhaMceya vagara. phera eTale ja che, ane chatAM te AkAza jamIna jeTalA mahAna phera che. vArU, te jANavA do ke anne pakSanA zrAvakAnuM dhyeya zuM che?' bahu ja thADA apavAdA bAda karatAM ekaka pakSanA zrAvakAmAM dhyeya kAMi ja nathI. e sAdhuenI icchA te me zrAvaka-samAnuM varjhana khIjuM kAMi ja nahi." ane e sAdhuonuM dhyeya zuM che?" leAkAnA rAjA banavAnuM. eka AcArya padanA vArasA meLavI lIdhA tA khIjAe banI zake eTalA sAdhu banAvI Xia '

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita * 207 pitAnuM samahabaLa karavA mAMDayuM. lekane potAnI tarapha kheMcavA mATe eke hAlana aMgrejI zikSaNane uttejana ApavAno mArga lIdhe, te bIjAe zAstrIya AjJAonA rakSaka banavAno mArga che. pahelAmAM pitAmAM ja nathI aMgrejI sAhitya ke sAyansa ke sAikolojInuM jJAna, bIjAmAM nathI zAstrIya AjJAnuM pAlana. je pitAmAM nathI henA ja pratinidhi banI A yudhdho jagADayAM che ane bahArathI bane "zAnta mUrti tathA dharmarakSaka hovAne dekhAva kare che." dekhAva thAya teTalethI kAMI jhagaDA upajatA nathI." "paNa dekhAva evI cIja che ke jene TakAvavA khAtara kAMI nahi ne kAMI karavuM ja paDe ane tahAM ja jhagaDA jAge. dAkhalA tarIke, agrejI zikSaNanA himAyatIne dekhAva karanAre bIjAnA dIkSA ApavAnA kAryane jamAnA virUddhanA kAma tarIke dhikkAryuM, ane dIkSAnA himAyatIe pratipakSInA borDiMga hAUsane pApasaMsthA tarIke jAhera karI. pachI svAbhAvika rIte ja zuM pariNAmaparamparA thavA pAme te Apa aTakaLI zake che. eka taraphathI prAcInasa rakSaka vRttivALA (orthodox) zrAvake cheDAI paDayA, bIjI taraphathI beDIMga hAusamAM jeee nANuM ApyAM hatAM teo tathA bhaNelAo cheDAI paDayAM. zAstra ane sAyansa banne bAjue rahI gayAM ne aMgata zatrutA e je zAstra ane e ja sAyansa thaI paDayuM !" joyu, mi. pAta! zAstra ane sAyansa pate te nirdoSa che eno upayoga karanArAo ene sArA rUpamAM ke beTA rUpamAM upayoga karavAthI ja ene sArAM ke beTAM banAve che, e ja zAstra vaDe hamaNAM hamAre A samAje chedanabhedana thaI rahyo che, ane e ja zAstravaDe mahAvIre AkhI duni

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- - - - - - - - - - 210 jaina dIkSA pragaTatuM nathI ja ane vADhakApathI DarIne dUra rahezo te jJAna pragaTaze ja nahi,. vADhakApa te pUrNatAnuM-AMtara prakAzanuMsAdhana che. sAdhupaNuM pote zuM che? zrAvakapaNuM pote zuM che? --sivAya ke pitAnA hAthe pitAnA dila para niraMtara vADhakApakaravAnI tAlIma ? ane jeo pote potA para vADhakApa nathI karI zakatA teo bIjA pAse karAve che, ane te paNa nathI sahI zakatA hemanA para kudarata parANe vADhakApa kare che. hiMda svarAjya mATe pote laDe nahi te eka divasa kudarata ja evA saMjoga utpanna kare ke jemAM hiMdIone maratA bacavA mATe na chUTake laDavuM paDe. ane te vakhata bahu dUra nathIja. hamArA tAcakara lAdyA hatA. hamArA mULa sthApake to yuddhakaLIna ane sAyansane janma Apyo hato. vADhakApane pApa manAvanAra dayAmUrtAio vADhakApanA dhaMdhAvALA DAkaTaranI khuzAmata karIne phI ApIne henA jJAnane lAbha le che. mane bhaya che ke vidyA khAtara thatI deDakAnI ane manuSyarakSA tathA manuSyavikAsane aMge thaI jatI jatunI hiMsAhAme hohA karanAra dayAmUrtionA pitAnA aMtaHkaraNa para vADhakApa karavAnI lake eka divasa jarUra joze,-eTalA mATe ke e aMtaHkaraNanI aMdaranA rogI jaMtuo dUra thavA pAme. mahane hasavuM Ave che. A lokonI suphIyANI vAto paraH deDakAnI vADhakApa dvArA zikhAtA vaidakajJAnane teo pApa kahe. che ane e pApa-pitAnA hisAbe ne jokhame karIne DAkaTara bananArano lAbha to pAchA pote ja le che. raLavAmAM ne rAMdhavAmAM pApa manAve che, ane e pApa potAnA hisAbe ne, jokhame karIne jeo taiyAra- rasAI hemane Ape emane "puNya' thayuM ema rahamajAve che ! rAjya karavuM ane vyApAra karavo ke -paraNavuM e badhAmAM mahApApa manAve che ane rAjA, vyApArI ane paraNelAnI maherabAnI para ja teo jIve che ! eTale ja

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- -- vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSite - nahi paNa vagara rAjya rAjasAhyabI, vagara vepAre pitAnI dareka sagavaDe, ane vagara lagna tamAma sevAo bhogave che ! daMbhanI parAkASTA sivAya A bIjuM zuM che ? have hame mahArA pahelA divasanI kathananuM rahasya hamajI zakaze ke A bIjuM kAMI nahi paNa cagadAyelA, pagadalita vargane baLa mAtra che. garIbAImAM dabAI rahelA, mAnapAnathI banazIba, vidyAnA ane ArogyanAM sAdhanothI banazIba evA lekagaNa athavA janatA" (Masses)mAM svabhAvata tamAma "sukhI mANaso pratye-zrImato, sattAdhArIo, vidvAno pratye-svAbhAvika "i" heya ane irSAnI tRpti mATe bIjuM baLa na hovAthI tevIvyaktio "sAdhu banI pilA badhAne pitAnA paga pAse namAve. AmAM nathI sAyansane doSa ke nathI bhaNanArAono doSa ke nathI khuda vidha karanAra sAdhu vyakitane deSa. seMkaDe varSa sudhI muDIvAde janatAne ja lUTI e ja paisA vaDe janatA pAse pitAnI pUjA karAvI ane janatAne hamezAM bhUkha-duHkha ane ajJAnamAM baLatI rAkhI tenuM ja Reaction che, paNa che. muDIvAdInuM vartana jeTaluM asvAbhAvika ane tethI bhayaMkare che teTaluM ja asvAbhAvika ane bhayaMkara A pagadalita vargamAMthI banelA sAdhuonuM vartana hoya ane che. hamane Aje A sAdhuonuM vartana asahya lAge che paNa hemane janma ApanAra muDIvAdIo asahya nathI lAgatA ! e leke te lAkho lUTIne DAka se ke hajAra hamArA ekAda beMDIga hAusane ke madirane Ape eTale banne pakSamAM murakha tarIke pUjAtA rahe. teo bhaNelAo upara temaja purANapremI varga para-ane para-sattA bhegavI jANe che. ghaDImAM sAdhunA pakSamAM - ane ghaDImAM bhaNelAonA pakSamAM jaI pitAne svArtha sAdhatA , rahe che ane hamane badhAne kutarA bilADa mAphaka laDAvI

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jaina dIkSA yAne ekarasa-ekadIla-karI hatI. e ja sAyansanA nAmathI hamArA varganA sulehano nAza karavAmAM Ave che, hAre e ja sAyansa vaDe AkhI duniyAnI ekatA sAdhavA yuropamAM ane amerikAnA sAyanTIsTo ane vicArake mathI rahyA che. keTalIka AMtara rASTriDha sAyanTIsTonI saMstho nIkaLI cUkI ' che. "zAsana" hame e sasthAne kaheze ke dharma tathA sAyansane nAme khuda veMtabharanA gharamAM paNa jhagaDA jagADanArane? ApaNuM pahelI mulAkAta vakhate hame prazna karatA hatA ke jenadhama hidamAM nathI rahyo evuM ja mAnI laIe te, dharma kadApi na mare evI cIja heI, ahIMthI te kaye bIje sthaLe gayo te zodhavuM joIze. tvame have joI zakazo ke ukta AMtara-rASTriya suleha ane Arogya tathA vikAsa mATe mathatI saMsthAo jenazAsana'nI garaja sAratI hoI jenadharma vhAM janmI cUkaryo che ema mAnavuM ja paDaze. hRdayanA vikAsa vagara-AzayanI vizALatA vagara-ane budidhanI tivratA vagara. jainatva ke jainadharma nathI e to hame svIkAre che ja. hAre ukta " saMsthAo zuM hRdayanA vikAsa ane buddhinI tivratA vagara thaI zake evI cIjo che ?, ane hamArA kahevAtA jenazAsanamA dharma ane sAyansanA nAme je kalaha cAlI rahyA che te zuM hRdayenI vizALatA ke buddhinI tivratAnI gerahAjarI sAbIta karatA nathI ? vArU, mahane jANavA do ke sAyansanI virUddha janatAne uzkeranAra sAdhu kevI yukti (hevAbhAsafallacy) no upayoga kare che?" * pahelAM to mane kahI levA de, mizA ke jhagaDo kAI jenoe sthApelI sAyansa zikhavanArI sasthA mATe nathI. evI saMsthA sthApavAnuM che jene kadIya sUjhayuM nathI. khri* rastI dharmanA anuyAyIoe hAre AkAza; jamIna, jamI

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSite nanuM taLIuM ane sAgaranuMya taLIuM pheMdI nAkhyuM ane sarva = pitAno ja karavA jeTalI hade sAyansa khIlavyuM hAre ame jeno-vizvamAtra para jaya meLavavAno dAvo karanArAo-hajI te eka beDiMga hAusa mAtra kholI zakyA chIe ke jemAM rahe jaina vidyArthIo sarakAre sthApelI sAyansa ke meDIkala ke komarkyula kolejamAM abhyAsa karI zake. A ke koI viSayanuM jJAna kAMI A saMsthAmAM apAtuM nathI. e to eka rahevA-khAvAnI sagavaDa mAtra che. ane eTalI sagavaDa ApavAnA badalAmAM to orthodox vargane khuza rAkhavA mATe emane gamatI dhArmika kriyAo ane mAnyatAo vidyArthIone mAthe pharajyAta nAkhavAmAM AvI che. ATalethI yaM saMtoSa ne pakaDatAM have ema kahevAmAM Ave che ke meDIkala sAyansa (DAkaTarI vidyA ) zikhavA irachanArane e saMsthAmAM rAkhavAmAM Ave che e mahApApa che, kAraNake DokaTarI zikSaNanA eka bhAga tarIke deDakAM cIravAmAM Ave che, ke je hiMsA jainadharmanI virUddha che." * . "paNa, mi. pAnaka! hame te kahetA hatA ke AjanA jaine rAdhavAmAM, khAvAmAM, paraNavAmAM, prajotpattimAM, raLavAmAM kriyAmAtramAM pApa mAne che ane te chatAM badhu ya kare che, kadAca jeo pApa nathI mAnatA teo karatAM vadhu kharAba rIte kare che. te pachI kudaratanuM ane jIvananuM svarUpa samajI e rahasarje vaDe jIvanane uccatara banAvavAnA prayatnamAM thaI jatI deDakAnI hiMsA mATe ja lokone ATaluM badhu kema lAgI Ave che? AMjanu.DAkaTarI sAyansa je tabakkA-para che. te tabakkAne dhikkArIne kAI he lAbha laI zakAze? 'saMbhava che ke eka divasa sAyansa eTalA uMcA tabakkA para AvyuM haze ke A hene vADhakApa karyA sivAya je vastusvarUpa dekhAI paDaze. hamArA pitAnA dila para paNa vADhakApa thayA vagara te jJAna

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210 jaina dIkSA pragaTatuM nathI ja ane vADhakApathI DarIne dUra raheze te jJAna pragaTaze ja nahi, vADhakApa to pUrNatAnuM-AMtara prakAzanuM- sAdhana che. sAdhupaNuM pite zuM che ? zrAvakapaNuM pite zuM che? -sivAya ke pitAnA hAthe pitAnA dila para niraMtara vADhakApa karavAnI tAlIma ? ane jeo pote pitA para vADhakApa nathI karI zakatA teo bIjA pAse karAve che, ane te paNa nathI sahI zakatA hemanA para kudarata parANe vADhakApa kare che. hiMda svarAjya mATe pite laDe nahi te eka divasa kudarata ja evo saMjoga utpanna kare ke jemAM hiMdIone, maratA bacavA mATe na chUTake laDavuM paDe. ane te vakhata bahu dUra nathI ja. hamArA tIrthaka laDyA hatA. hamArA mULa sthApake te yuddhakaLAne ane sAyansane janma Akhyo hato. vADhakApane pApa manAvanAra dayAmUttio vADhakApanA dhaMdhAvALA DokaTaronI khuzAmata karIne phI ApIne henA jJAnano lAbha le che. hane bhaya che ke vidyA khAtara thatI deDakAnI ane manuSyarakSA tathA manuSyavikAsane aMge thaI jatI jatunI hiMsAhAme hehA karanAra dayAmUrtionA pitAnA aMtAkaraNa para vADhakApa karavAnI leke eka divasa jarUra joze,-eTalA mATe ke e aMtaHkaraNanI aMdaranA rogI jaMtuo dUra thavA pAme. mahane hasavuM Ave che. A lekanI suphIyANI vAto para deDakAnI vADhakApa dvArA zikhAtA vaidakazAnane teo pApa kahe che ane e pApa-pitAnA hisAbe ne jokhame karIne DAkaTara bananArano lAbha to pAchA pote ja le che. raLavAmAM ne rAMdhavAmAM pApa manAve che, ane e pApa pitAnA hisAbe ne, jokhame karIne jeo taiyAra rasAI hemane Ape emane "puNya' thayuM ema samajAve che ! rAjya karavuM ane vyApAra karavo ke paraNavuM e badhAmAM mahApApa manAve che ane rAjA, vyApArI ane paraNelAnI maherabAnI para ja teo jIve che ! eTaluM ja -

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-- -- - - ----- - - -- 211 vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita - . nahi paNa vagara rAjya rAjasAhyabI, vagara - vepAre pitAnI ' dareka sagavaDe, ane vagara lagna tamAma sevAo bhogave che! dabhanI parAkASTA sivAya A bIjuM zuM che ? have hame mahArA pahelA divasanA kathananuM rahasya hamajI zakazo ke A bIjuM kAI nahi paNa cagadAyelA, pagadalita vargano baLa mAtra che. garIbAImAM dabAI rahelA, mAnapAnathI banazIba, vidyAnAM ane ArogyanAM sAdhanothI banazIba evA lekagaNa athavA rjanatA' ( Masses )mAM svabhAvataH tamAma "sukhI mANase pratye zrImaMta, sattAdhArIo, vidvAna pratye svAbhAvika "irSA hAya ane irSAnI tRpti mATe bIjuM baLa na hovAthI tevI vyakitao "sAdhu banI pelA badhAne potAnA paga pAse namAve. AmAM nathI sAyansane doSa ke nathI bhaNanArAone deSa ke nathI khuda virodha karanAra sAdhu vyaktine doSa. seMkaDo varSa sudhI muDIvAde janatAne ja lUTI e ja paisA vaDe janatA pAse ' pitAnI pUjA karAvI ane janatAne hamezAM bhUkha-duHkha ane ajJAnamAM baLatI rAkhI henuM ja A Reaction che, padya che. muDIvAdInuM vartana jeTaluM asvAbhAvika ane tethI bhayaMkare che teTaluM ja asvAbhAvika ane bhayaMkara A pagadalita vargamAMthI banelA sAdhuonuM vartana hoya ane che. hamane Aje A sAdhaone vartana asahya lAge che paNa mane janma ApanAra muDIvAdIo asahya nathI lAgatA ! e leke te lAkhe luTIne thoDAka so ke hajAra hamArA ekAda beDIMga hAusane ke maMdirane Ape eTale banne pakSamAM murakha tarIke pUjAtA rahe. teo bhaNelAo upara temaja purANapremI varga parabane para-sattA bhegavI jANe che. ghaDImAM sAdhunA pakSamAM ane ghaDImAM bhaNelAonA pakSamAM jaI pitAne svArtha sAdhatA rahe che ane hamane badhAne kUtarA bilADA mAphaka laDAvI

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212 - - - - jaina dIkSA - mAre che,-hamaNuM jema majura sarakAra mAraphata vilAyatI amIra khelI rahyA che temanA hamArA pradezamAM hame dhAro . tema dharmanuM ke vidyAnuM bemAthI ekakenuM rAjya nathI. rAjya che mAtra muDInuM ane A badhAM tephAna e kuberadevanAM ja - Mammon nAM ja parAkrama che. e "mammAne hamAre barAbara oLakha joIze. paNa, mi. pAtaka ! hame kahyuM ke beDaga hAusane pApakArya tarIke jAhera karavAmAM Ave che vArU, tema thavA do. zA mATe eno pratikAra karavo paDe che ?" "phaMDamAM paisA ApatAM aTakI jAya che. joke ajJAne che. sAdhu emane je kAmamAM pApa hamajAve te kAmamAM paisA ApavA teo taiyAra nathI thatA." - 2 zuM boDIMga hAusanI Arthika sthiti dayAjanaka che?" "nA, mi. ze! ema to enI pAse potIkuM bhavya makAna che. hAla jeTalA vidyArthIo che teTalAne vyAja-bhADAmAMthI nIbhAvI zakAya evI sagavaDa che; paNa vadhu vidyArthIone mATe vadhu phaMDa joIe ja." hamArI jagAe huM houM to evo meha na karuM. huM thoDA vidyArthIone "taiyAra karIne dUra rahuM. eka bALakane AkhI jIMdagInI jarUrIAto meLavI ApavAnI ciMtA huM na karuM. je vidyArthIo e saMsthAmAM bhaNI bahAra paDe temane pitAne ja mAthe A saMsthA nibhAvavAnuM kAma huM to mukI dauM. teo raLatA thAya hAre Avakano eka bhAga A saMsthAne ApIne tathA vidyApremI snehIo pAsethI sara avasare bheTa meLavIne e saMsthAne TakAve to bhale, nahi te enA mate maravA dauM. parAlaMbI prakRtine uttejana nA ghaTe. eka cIjane lAbha levAthI potAnuM AkhuM jIvatara unnata bane te chatAM -

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- vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita 213 e cIja tarapha ApharInatA ke Atmabhoga na dharAvatA lekene - huM zikSita varga" kahevA taiyAra na thAuM. je cIjanI sadA sarvadA rakSA karavI paDe-cAlu rakSA vagara je jIvI zake ja nahi-tevI cIja che ke mare te banne mahAre mana eka sarakhuM ja, nirmAlya janatAne "vaMza rAkhavAne je moha che, nirmAlya dharmagurUone "pATa cAlu rAkhavAne je meha che, te ja maha, ajJAna TrasTIone maMdiraphaMDa ke keLavaNIphaMDa moTuM banAvI hainA vyAjamAMthI ja hamezane mATe kAma cAlu rAkhavAnuM che. A moha ja bIjAM upayogI-kadAca vadhu upayogI-kAme mATe joItAM nANune dukALa pADe che. maratAM maratA ya saMtAnane kAMIke mUDI te mUkI ja javI evI ghelachA phakta A dezamAM ja che. yuropa-amerikAmAM raLavuM ane kharcavuM e prakRti che ane lokone hATa bhAga AjanI Avaka para ja - jIvanAro hoya che. tethI ja te hAMnA lekA khaDatala, purUSArthI ane jIvanane sadA yuddha ApanArA banyA che. paisA -pitA mATe ke dharmAdA mATe-ekaThA karavAnI ati citAe ja lekene khuzAmatI ane svamAna vagaranA banAvI dIdhA che. buddhipUrvaka, svamAnapUrvaka ane khaMtapUrvaka kAma karavA chatAM potAne che ke pitAnA hAtha nIcenuM TrasTa kharca jeTalI AmadanI na karI zake te baMdha thAya, emAM zarama zAnI ane bhaya " zAne ? dukAna ke TrasTa te zuM rAjyo ane dharmasaMsthAo paNa eka divasa hayAtImAM AvyAM hatAM temAM eka divasa adazya thavAnAM ja. phakata hArI dukAna kema baMdha thAya, mahArUM TrasTa kema aTakI paDe evo mamatva ja mahAroga che ke je rogamAMthI khuzAmata, daMbha, kavacita lephane ApavuM paDatuM mahatva ityAdi pIDAo utpanna thAya che. bhalA, AjasudhImAM keAI_

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214 - jaina dIkSA ' paNa rasTa phaMDane lAbha lenArAo paikI cothA bhAganI vyaktio paNa e saMsthAne madada karatI rahI che ke ?" "hajAre eka "ethI huM ajAyaba cAuM nahi. svamAna gumAvIne meLavAtAM nANAMmAMthI ucharelAmAM svamAna bhAgye ja hoI zake khare samAjasevaka AkhA dezane keLavI nAkhavAnI utAvaLamAM na hoya, ane khare sAdhu AkhI janatAne sAdhu banAvI nAkhavAnI utAvaLamAM na hoya. pAtra e joine hene keLavavuM ane evA thoDA ja purUSa-re eka ja kharo purUSa-banAvI ApavAthI samAjasevaka ane sAdhunuM jIvana saphaLa thaI cUkayuM. pacAsa nAlAyaka kuMvaraDA utpanna karanAra rAjA dezanA dAridyane janaka che ane sulehazAnitane zatru che, rahAre eka ja suyogya putra vidhisarasAyanTIphIka rIta-utpanna karanAra eka garIbamAM garIba mANasa paNa dezanA suleha zAnti, baLa, dhana tathA kattine ghaDanAra che. sAdhusaMkhyA vadhAravA mathanArAo temaja bhaNatara bhaNelAnI saMkhyA vadhAravA mathanArAo banemAM eka sarakho je roga che. teo lekenI dayA khAtara te pravRtti karatA nathI, paNa kIrti ke sattAnA mohathI prerAIne-prerita gatino bhoga banIne-dhamapachADA karatA hoya che. joke khAtara ' sAdhu thanAra sAdhu thavA pahelAM gAMThanAM nANuM lokene ApI daIne ja nIkaLe. leke khAtara keLavaNI phaMDanI pravRtti karanAra pite "gRhastha hoI tamAma milkata temAM na ApI zake paNa jarUra karatAM vadhu je pitAnI pAse hoya ane kharca karatAM vadhu je niyamita Avaka hoya te te emAM Apato hovo ja joIe; kamamAM kama hene ardha hisso paNa na Apato hoya

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yattamAna dIkSA ane dIkSitA 15 tA khIjAone apIla karavAmAM te 'pramANika' nathI ja. paNa evu tA kAMI banatuM nathI, tyAre pachI lAkA khAtara dIkSAnI ane keLavaNInI hImAyatA thAya, te pALa nathI zuM? madhe ekanI eka vAta AvIne ubhI rahe che; pAtA tarapha vAdAra thAe, tA leAkA taranI vAdArI zeAdhavA javuM ja nahi paDe. cha cr . .. ApanI ekanI eka cAvI badhAM * tALAMne baMdhakhesatI cAya che. badhA rAgeAne e eka ja auSadha lAgu paDe che. sAdhusaMkhyA vadhAravA mathatA amArA je sAdhu shAme hamaNAM khaLabhaLATa cAlI rahyA che te sAdhu paNa pAte pAtA tarapha vAdAra nathI ja ane khIjAone sAdhu banAvavAnA 'pApakAra' ane dharma'nI vAtA kare che. kAne sAdhudIkSA ApavA mAmatamAM jaina zAstrA zuM kahe che e vAtane ApaNe ghaDIbhara abharAI para mUkIe teA paNu, ane dIkSA ApanAra zAstrIya- dRSTie dASita nathI ema mAnI laie te paNu, dIkSA ApavA mATe je rastA te le che e rastA sAdhu mATe teA zuM paNa eka sAmAnya mANasa mATe paNa lajjAspada che. e rastA tarapha ajaina pablIka phITakAra kare che ane dezI rajavADAonI temaja briTiza krAryae paNu kaDavI TIkA karI che. '' 4 * " e parathI huM kAMI ja abhiprAya na bAMdhI besuM. dhaNIe vakhata AkhI pablIka khATA phITakAra ke khATI prazaMsAkaratI hAya che. ghaNIe vakhata sAcA TrITakAra paNa pablIka peAtAnI meLe nahi paNa AInI preraNAthI kAinA Agitation thIkaratI heAya che. pablIka e kAi svataMtra sattA nathI, kSaNUiMka asarathI nAcanArI ane kSaNe kSaNe rUpa badalanArI mUrttimAna kamajorI che. ane insAphanI krAryanI TIkA parathI ya huM kAMI

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jaina dIkSA 216 sata khAMdhI na zakuM. jo kAMI dharma ke pIlasuI jANanArA ja hAtA nathI. sAdhudIkSA ApavA jevI bAbatamAM huM janatAnA ke janatAnA nyAyAdhIzAnA abhiprAyeAthI kAravAI ja niha. mhAre jaina zAstro jANavAM joie. emanA AzayA zeAdhavA joie. e pachI ja huM kAMi paNa abhiprAya para AvI zakuM. kAM ema paNa na banatuM hAya ke, hame kahyuM- tema, A amuka sAdhunA dIkSA kArya svAme jAhera miTiMgAmAM ane peparezamAM khaLabhaLATa thavAthI pablIka ane jonAM mana prejudiced thaSTha gayAM hAya ane tethI ja teo dIkSA temaja dIkSA ApanAra banne tarapha phITakAra karatA hAya. ema ja hAya tA emanA e abhiprAya svataMtra nahi paNa prerita abhiprAya che ane tethI henI kaIM ja kimata nathI. . .. zAstronA kathana mATe tA, mi. razA ! kAI taTastha jaina sAdhunI ja mulAkAta levI joze. agara je vicArakanI huM vAta karI gayA vhene maLIe, kAraNa ke teNe zAstrao vicArelAM che. Law athavA kAnuna mATe huM kAMi ja na kahI zakuM, hu te Practice (kAnunanA amala je rIte thatA AvyA che te cAya che te) kahI zakuM. << dd "ThIka che, huMme 'ddhi' kahI batAveA. 'kAnuna' mATe AvatI kAle ja krAi taTastha jaina sAdhunI mulAkAtanI vyavasthA karI zakaze ?' "jI, hA. huM eka evA sAdhune pichAnuM chuM ke jeNe gRhastha tarIke sAdhuniyameAnI prekaTIsa- daza varSa sudhI karyAM bAda sAdhudIkSA lIdhI hatI ane te paNa kAi saMpradAya ke sAdhunuM vaDapaNu svIkAryA vagara peAtAnA AtmA ane mahAvIravacananI ja - sAkSIe. eNe badhe bhaTakIne banI zakyuM teTalA AcAryAM ane .

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= = vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita. 217 - sAdhuone joyA ane mahAvIravacananA enA abhyAsanI - najare kaI ene saMtoSa ApanAra na lAgyuM tethI svataMtra dIkSA laI ekalA ja pharavAnuM pasaMda karyuM. gRhavAsa darmyAna e sAro mobhbha dharAvanAra, vidvAna temaja pavitra AcaraNavALA hatA ane mULa zAstrone abhyAsa teNe kALajIpUrvaka karyo | hato. je zaheramAM pite melphIdAra. vatanI tarIke raheto hato, te ja zaheramAM gRhastha tarIke bhikSA mAMgavA jeTalI hade lelAja para vijaya meLavyo hato. patnIne teNe jJAnamasta ane virAgamasta banAvI hatI ane henA bharaNapoSaNa mATe svataMtra baMdobasta karyo hato. dIkSA laIne mAtra eka vastra tathA eka pAtra tathA zAstranA dehana rUpe potAnA hAthe lakhelAM 10 pAnAM sivAya bIjuM kAMI pitAnI pAse rAkhyuM na hatuM. sAdhuo ke zrAvakathI ke kAIthI kaze saMbaMdha rAkhatA nathI. keInA AmaMtraNane svIkAratA nathI. AhAra mATe, AkhuM gAma jamI rahe te pachI, ane pitAnA saMkhyAbaMdha niyameM paikInA ekano paNa bhaMga thavA na pAme evI rIte, pacIsa ghera bhaTake hAre ene joI a85 ane zuSka AhAra maLI zake. eka TaMkathI vadhu vakhata te kadApi jamato nathI. game tevI bImArImAM paNa AhAra ke zarIra saMbaMdhI kazI sevA zrAvaka ke sAdhu ke anyanI svIkAratA nathI. plega ke anya bhaya hoya eve sthAne pahele deDI jAya che ane zrAvakenA dharmasthAnakamAM na utaratAM game te khaMDeramAM paDayo rahe che. vyAkhyAna khAtara vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnI rUDhithI te bacata rahe che ane adhyAtmanA anubhavanI jijJAsAthI ja keI Ave to teTalA puratI vAtacIta kare che vyavahAranI kazI vAtacIta kAI che. te ene jhATakI kahADe che. sAdhu ane zrAvakenA AcArano prazna nIkaLe che hAre te AjanA tamAma sAdhuo ane zrAvakone sAdhvAbhAsa ane "kahevAtAM zrAvaka-zabdathI ja saba

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- - - - - - - - - - -- 218 jaina dIkSA dhIne vAta kare che. rAtrInA 3-4 kalAka bAda karatAM badhA vakhata te svAdhyAyamAM ja gujAre che. game tevI bhayaMkara bImArI . vacce paNa zarIra pAsethI eka poLelA kutarA mAphaka kAma le che, eTalI khumArI enAmAM akhaMDa vartatI hoya che. sAdhuoe ene "sAdhune paramAdhAmI" athavA "yama" evo TAITala Apyo che ane lokone eno saMga na karavA tathA ene AhAra na ApavA teo upadeza karatA rahe che. eka vastra, eka pAtra, daza pAnAM eTalI paNa mikatanI tAbedArI choDavA te mathe che ane na chUTe hAM sudhI pitAne kamajora kahI nide che." " ene avazya maLavA mAguM chuM, mi. pAtaka! ane je te mulAkAta levA deze to huM pitAne bhAgyazALI mAnIzna. lagabhaga evI ja koI vyaktine maLavAnI utkaMThA mahane amerikAthI ahIM kheMcI lAvI che ? "muzIbata e che, mi. zo! ke e kahAM haze ene patto meLavavA traNa cAra jagAe tAre karI pUchAvavuM paDaze. becAra divasathI vadhu vakhatasivAya ke varSARtunA cAra mAsa-te eka jagAe rahetuM nathI ane enAM kAMi sAmaiyAM na hoya ke peparamAM enA samAcAra na hoya. " tyahAre Aje ghera jatAM pahelAM ja hAM yogya lAge hAM arajaTa tAra karI samAcAra meLavo ane patto maLatI turata ja upaDI zakAya evI goThavaNa karaje. hamaNuM to hamAruM dIkSAnuM rUDhi prakaraNa calAvo " rUDhi, sAmAnya rIte kahuM to, game te sAdhu game te ummaranA ane game tevA manuSyane sAdhudIkSA ApI zake che. phakta amArA saMpradAyamAM ja nahi paNa bIje paNa emaja che. ane seMkaDe varSathI ema ja che. jema bane tema vadhu ziSya dharAvavA e pratyeka

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita sAdhunI kALajano viSaya hoya che. Aje jeonAM nAma mahAna pUrvAcAryo tarIke pUjAya che tevAo paikI paNa ghaNuone bAlyAvasthAmAM sAdhu banAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. ane hamaNuM . paNa-AjathI phakta 5-7 varSanI vAtapara-jodhapura rAjya tamAma dharmo mATe balidIkSA aTakAvanAro kAyade pasAra karavAnI ! taiyArI karI hAre jUdA jUdA jaina phIrakAonI eNla-IDiyA konpharansoe e bIlano virodha karyo hato ane jaNAvyuM hatuM che ke rAjya bIjA dharmo mATe. game tevo kAyade bhale kare paNa * jaina dharmane e kAyade teNe lAgu pADavo nahi. sthAnakavAsI jena kaeNnpharansanA pramukha ane briTiza kerTanA onararI mejIsTreTa ATha varSanI chokarIne jabarajastIthI dIkSA ApI dIdhI hatI. banne phirakAnA bahAnA heTA sAdhuoe bALakane bhagADI ke chupAvI ke eka yA bIjI rIte kharIdArI dIkSA ApyAnA dAkhalA kAMI thaDA nathI. paraNelA paNa muzIbate AjIvikA - karatArA evA paNa ghaNAo-emanI strI tathA bALakene bhUkhe maratI hAlatamAM choDI-sAdhu banI lahera kare che, ane emAMnA keTalAke pUrvajIvananA sabaMdhIonI baradAsa-alabata zrAvakenA paise-karavA paNa cUkatA nathI ! sAdhvI AzramanAM dvAra to ethIe vadha khalAM che khAsa karIne vidhavAo mATe. A badhuM badhe cAlyA ja kare che ane e dIkSA utsavo khuda zeThIAo ujave che, jemAM vaDIle, DAkaTare, grejyueTa badhAya bhAga le che. Aja sudhI dIkSA-game tevI vyakitane game te saMrgamAM apAyelI dIkSA-virUddha bhASaNa ke lakhANo thavA pAmyAM ja nathI. huM kahI gaye ke, gaI kAlanI vAta che, eka zrImata AgevAna ke je grejyueTa che teNe traNa traNa vakhata sAdhuozramamAMthI nAzI jaI vhoTelamAM vAsaNa mAMjanAra chekarAne pharI dIkSA dhAmadhUmathI ApI hatI. eka prasiddha sAdhunuM

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220 jaina dIkSA hoTa zaheramAM cAturmAsa thAya tyahAM kAMI nahi ne kAMI dhAmadhUma thavI ja joIe, pachI tenI dIkSA nimite thAya ke koInA tapa nimitte thAya. jema vadhu saMkhyAmAM lokone kheMcI zakAya tema eka sAdhunuM pada hoTuM gaNAya. zrAvAnA ja paise zrAvakApara dhaNIpaNu ThokI besADavAnA e suMdara Ilma che!" "zuM paraNelA lagna toDIne sAdhu bane che?" - "nA, mi. ze! amAre dharma temaja hindulA amArAM lagnane jIvanabharano konTrAkTa Therave che. amArAmAM lagnakoI paNa saMjogomAM-puruSa strI para julama karato hoya to paNa TuTa zatAM ja nathI -re konTrAkTanI eka pATa rUpa purUSa marI jAya teya bIjI pArTI keMnTrAkaTathI baMdhAyelI rahe che-pahelI - pArTInA nAma sAthe." * hAre strIne jIvanabharanA konTrAkaTathI bAMdhI puruSa game hAre sAdhu banI konTrAkaTa temaja dhArmika vacana rada karI zake che ema ja ne? hamArA lokomAM "vacana'nI kAMI ja kimata nathI jaNAtI hAre. ane ema ja che te evA-vacananI kimata vagaranA lema sAdhudIkSAnA niyamo pALavAnAM vacana paNa evA ja pALatA haze, yuropa-amerikamAM te vacanana-meDhAnA vacanane paNa-bhaMga karanAra mANasanuM mahIM javAya keAI Icche nahi. evA mANasane vizvAsa ze? ane pitAnI jIMdagInI bhAgIeNane-teNunA doSa vagara paNa-ane kaI kaI dAkhalAmAM to hame kahe che tema gujarAnanAM paNa sAdhana vagara-ane sebata tathA dIlAsAnAM muddala sAdhana vagara-kavacita bALakonA bharaNapoSaNanA paNa bejA sahita-ekalI choDI janAranuM hRdaya keTaluM nidhura ane jokhamadArInA aMza vagaranuM hovuM joIe ?

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vamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita , , . . . 221 ane AvA kRtyamAM uttejana to zuM paNa hAjarI purato che bhAga lenArA keTalA bAliza hovA joIe ? mi. pAtaka! mahane bhaya che ke vacana, jokhamadArInuM bhAna ane zaherI tarIkenI pharaja: A traNe bAbatamAM hamAro deza-kamamAM kama hamArI kema-hajI prAthamika sthitimAM che. saMskRtithI taddana benazIba kemamAya vacananI kimata te rageraga hoya che." paNa amane to saMsAra ane saMsAranAM badhA konTrAkaTa pApanA hetu tathA saMsAratyAga " e je na dharmano hetu hovAnuM zikhavyuM che. pApanA kaeNnTrAkaTa teDavAmAM ochuM ja pApa lAge che? hamArA sAdhuo vAgyAturI sArI dharAvatA jaNAya che. ' vArU, e dIkSA lenArAonI dharmapatnIo tathA nAnI ummaranAM bALake mATe koI Azrama jevI sagavaDa dayALu jenazAsane karI che ke ? " * "jI, nA, kheDA DhoranI saMsthAo che, bahu te ekAda anAthAzrama haze." hAre hame duniyAne anAtha ane khoDA Dhera banelI , - jevA mAMge che, ke jethI hame emanI dayA karI zake che , "saha-dhamanI sevAmAM AnaMda levAM jevuM kAMI hamArI , prakRtimAM nathI. mane lAge che jenetara palIka hamo leke tarapha hasatI haze." * * ApanI taraphamA khristI dharmanA romana kethalika saMpradAya - mAM zuM ema nathI cAlatu mi. ze !" haragIja nahi. je ke huMA ke pelA keI paNa phIrakAne sabhya nathI to paNa InsApha khAtara kahevuM paDe ja ke e dharmanA netAo hamArA karatAM ghaNAja vyavahArakuzaLa che.rAmana lika dharmamAM sAdhudIkSA lenAra dIkSA letI vakhate SAka

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-- - ---- - 222 jaina dIkSA avivAhita . he ja joIe eTaluM ja nahi paNa teNe 25 varSanI vaya pahelAM ochAmAM ochAM 7-8 varSa sAdhuothI cAlatI kolejamAM abhyAsa karI parIkSAmAM pasAra thavuM joIe. pasAra thanAra paikI paNa badhAne prisTa tarIke levAmAM nathI AvatA. dIkSA lIdhA pachI paNa maraNa paryata brahmacarya pharajyA hoya che. AvA tamAma prisTa eka ja sattA taLe hoya che ane emane amuka gAma mukarara karI ApavAmAM Ave. hI rahI leke mAM nIti; ekasaMpI, bhrAtRkArya tathA svamAna zikhavavAnuM tathA saMkaTamAM AvelA sahadharmane bIjAonI madada meLavI ApavAnuM kAma saMpAyeluM hoya che. teo dharmane jIvana sAthe saMbaMdha vadhAre ne vadhAre spaSTa karavA mATe hameza aneka viSayonAM ' pustake vAMcatA rahe che. emane upadeza paNa paddhatisarano -Logicne anusara -ane zAMta hoya che. devaLamAM vyAkhyAna ke prArthanA vakhate eka TAMNI paDe he paNa avAja saMbhaLAyA vagara na rahe eTalI zAnti jALavI zake che. svacchatA ane Discipline.nI bAbatamAM emanI sarakhAmaNI karavA lAyaka hamAre hAM kAIja nathI. e prisTone gujarAna puratA pagAra maLe che, jethI lokonI dayA ke zarama ke bhayapara rahevuM paDatuM nathI. A prisTo karatAMya vadhu utama varga Monk (maka)no che, je hamArA yogI je che ane je ghaNe bhAge koI pahADapara ekAMtamAM jIvana gujere che ane saMsAra ke saMsArInI kazI bAbatamAM kaze bhAga letA nathI. prisTomAM hAre naitika saDe thaye hAre cheTesTaMTa phIrake sthapAyo ane henA sAdhu mATe brahmacarya pharajyati nahi paNa marajyAta rakhAyuM. paNa prisTa banyA pahelAM to te paNa paraNele na hovo joIe -prisTa banyA pachI je ene aMdagInA sAthI vagara na cAle te pitAnA mizanamAM pitAne madadagAra thaI zake evI strIthI lagna karI zake."

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- - - - vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita 22 "e yojanA te ghaNuM vyavahArakuzaLa lAge che. paNa hAM ya kaI 'kALAM meMDhAM te AvI jatAM haze ?" "dareka niyamane apavAda hoya che. paNa hamArA ane ane mArA saMjogomAM bahu phera che. amArA lokomAM-pablIkamAM svamAna, svahakaka ane jokhamadArInuM bhAna eTaluM jAgatuM hoya * che ke prisTa eka geravAjabI zabda vaTIka bole to turata saM. - * yukata avAjathI peTesTa thayA vagara na ja rahe. vaLI amArA prisTane cele muMDavAne hakka ja nahi. A be kAraNathI temaja pharajyota ane marajyAta brahmacaryanA niyamavALA be mArga, khullA hovAthI ahIM ochAmAM ochA adhUro saMbhava rahe. - A vAtanI te dareka mAnasazAstrI sAkSI puraze ke AkhI che." dagI sudhInuM apavAdarahita pharakyAta brahmacarya easaMbhavita , vAta che. brahmacarya e aMdaranA baLane pariNAma che, pharaja paDavAthI ke dekhAdekhIthI- game te pALI zake evI cIja nathI. azakane aMgIkAra kareluM jIvanaparyatanuM karajyAta brahmacarya vyabhicAramAM nahi to kamamAM kAma kRdarata virUddhanA gunhAmAM te pariNamyA sivAya bhAgye ja rahI zake, ane e pariNAma dharma, nIti, samAjazAstra sarva dRSTie vadhumAM vadhu bhayaMkara gaNAya." e ja amArA lekenI prakRtinI moTI khAmI cheH ame Adarzane-cAMdana-pUjavA jatAM je, jamInapara ubhA chIe te jamInane hameza bhUlatA ja rahyA chIe. "nizcaya ( Adarza) para dRSTi rAkhIne vyavahAra (jIvana) jIvavuM, dhyeyamAMthI baLa meLavIne dhIme dhIme jamInathI uMce haDavuM, evuM sUtra" ame hameza dalIla khAtara bolIe chIe, paNa vartana vakhate ame hameza eka yA bIje cheDe ja kUdatA hoIe chIe. gRhastha

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224 jaina dIkSA adA kare . OM game teTalI bairIe paraNe, zrIma'ta vaLI uparathI rakhAta paNa rAkhe, ane garIba temaja zrImata lagnanA hakka nira kuzapaNe. A zvAnajIvana nahi. tA khIjuM zuM? khIjI tarapha sAdhue pharajyAta jIvanaparyaMtanuM brahma sevavu e bIjA extremenuM varjhana. annenAM nukasAna ame pratyakSa joIe chIe chatAM ya ' lagnanA hakaka ' ane ' sAdhupaNAnI pavitratA ' e zabda amArA mhAMmAMthI sUkAtA nathI,-eTale sudhI ke vhAre sAdhuvamAM A krAta niyamanuM re-action jorathI phATI nIkaLyuM. ane tethI Semi-Sadhuhood jevA yati varSAM sthApavAnI jarUra paDI hAre paNajo kenANAM rAkhavAnI ene chUTa ApI paNa--lagnanI teA manA ja rAkhI. pariNAme e va mAM sauthI vadhu bhraSTatA prakaTI nIkaLI, eka mANasa para bahArathI niyama lAdhI zakAya, paNa cama na lAdhI zakAya, te teA te pAte ja pAtAmAM utpanna karI zake. e mATe tA jJAnabaLa joie, saMsAranI dareka ghaTanA ane cInanuM pRthakkaraNa karavAnI ane pRthakkaraNa dvArA cIja ke ghaTanAnI meAhakatAne adRzya karavAnuM khaLa joIe, eka strI daza tAlA suvarNa laIne eka seAnI pAse gai ane kahyuM ke vadhAremAM vadhAre majurI laine paNa suMdaramAM suMdara hAra karI Apa. teNe tema karyu ane sA rUpiyA majurI lIdhI. strI te hArapara mAphIna thai. hene te ghaDI paNa cheDatI nahi. eka divasa evA AbhyA ke ndvAre nANAMbhIDane lIdhe hAra vecavA zAhukAranA ghera javuM paDayuM. zAhukAre dvArane kAMTAmAM mUkI jokhI sutraNnI kimata ApI. zAhukAranI dRSTie te hAra nahi paNa suvaNa mAtra hatu. evI rIte tamAma cIjo, ghaTanAe, kriyA, vicAra ane zabdonA asarakAraka bAhya --bhAgane cheDI mULa vastunI ja kiMmata AMkavAnI Teva buddhine paDI jAya-arthAt jJAna ane yama banneneA saceAga thAyathAre -

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita 225 - ja brahmacarya paLI zake. brahmacarya eTale ja brahma-AtmA-mULa vastumAM mananI gati thavI te, "mULa vastu' thI mizraNa ane AkAra tathA raMga Adine jUdA pADavAnI zakti e ja "bAcarya." e RAM che hAM lakSmI paNa kimata vagaranI che, kIrti kiMmata vagaranI che, tamAma mAtra Phenominon tarIke ja dekhAtI cIjo che, vastutaH hayAtI dharAvatI cIja nahi. e eka guNamAM to badhAM vrata ane mahAvato samAyelAM ja paDyAM che , "hamArI vAta satya che. sAdhunA be varga joIe eka brahmacArI ane eka lagnanI chUTavALo. brahmacarya jene svAbhAvika thaI paDayuM heya ne pahelA vargamAM javAnI chUTa; ema na hoya te bIjA vargamAM jaI zake ane hAM marajI paDe hAM sudhI brahmacArI rahe ane tema na rahI zake hAre lagna - karI zake. ene pavitratAnA Dhaga karavAnI pharaja nahi paDe. pahelA vargamAthI bIjAmAM ane bIjAmAMthI pahelAmAM-gyatA pramANe-javA AvavAnI sagavaDa joIe. pahelo varga svAbhAvika brahmacaryavALo hoI ene samaSTi para saMpUrNa vizvAsa hAya ja ane tethI ene mATe udaranirvAhano savAla ja naheya; paNa bIjAmAM te zakti na hAI samaSTinA sthUla zarIra rUpa janatA athavA "saMgha" taraphathI karAyelA saMyukta phaMDamAMthI sAdA jIvananA nirvAha purate daramA ja joIe, ke jethI janatA pAsethI - udaranirvAhane bahAne lUTa karavAno saMbhava khaDe ' thavA pAme nahi. sAdhune vAjabI ke geravAjabI rIte loke pUjatA hoya te eTalA ja mATe ke leke paisA ane strInA - AkarSaNane jItI zakatA nathI, hAre sAdhuoe be AkarSaNane jItavAno niyama lIdho che. emanI bAdazAhI badhI A niyama para ja che, tethI niyama paLAte hoya yA na paLAto hoya topaNa paLAya che evo dekhAva karyA vagara te bAdazAhI TakatI 15

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226 - jaina dIkSA nathI. tethI pachI teNe niyamano bhaMga nathI thato evuM dekhADavA buddhinI cAlAkIo karavI ja paDe. ane e cAlAkIomAM bhalabhalA aMjAI jAya ane keIkAI to e cAlAkIono bhoga ja mAtra nahi paNa gAphela sAdhana paNa bane. A sthiti dharmanuM sadaMtara nikaMdana karanArI thaI paDayA vagara rahe ja nahi. ane tethI ja kahuM chuM ke, daMbha ke pAkhaMDanI jarUra ja na paDe evI yojanA karavI joIe, ane evI cejanA chatAM je lIdhelA niyame athavA jokhamadArIonuM yathArtha rIte pAlana na karatA dekhAya hene kazA paNuM vilaMba vagara ane hohA vagara cUpacApa kAMDuM pakaDIne dUra karavo ghaTe. je kUvAmAMthI AkhA gAmanA lake pIvAnuM jaLa meLavatA hoya te kUvAmAM gaMdavADa ke viSa * kaI rIte ane kSaNabhara paNa calAvI na zakAya, pachI kUvo * cAhe pattharano he, ITAne ha vA mATIne he.....bhalA. jJAnanI bAbatamAM dIkSAnA umedavAranI sthiti zuM hoya che ?" umedavAra jevI cIja bhAgye ja hoya che, umedavAre banAvavAmAM Ave che-pachI hAM jJAnanI vAta zuM pUchavI ? vyavahAranuM jJAna, tarkazAstra, mAnasazAsa, samAjazAstra ke sAyansa * bhaNelo eka paNa umedavAra bhAgye ja jeze. mULa sUtro badhAM - te bAjue rahyAM paNa betraNe zikhIne dIkSA levA AvelA '. bahu ja thoDA-ekAda Take--jozo. hA, emane sAdhu banAvavA IcachanAra kavacit kavacita saMskRta vyAkaraNa ke nyAya ane ekAda sUtra zikhave che, paNa te abhaNa loko vacce vidvattAnA pradarzana pUratu." " " hAre pachI DhAM virAga-vyaktigata jIvananA saMkucitapaNuM tarapha kaMTALe-to kahAMthI ja hoI zake ? vizvanI vyApaktA jeNe jIvana jIvavAthI anubhavI hoya agara mananathI vyApatA jenAmAM prakaTI hAya hene ja "virAga" heya--ane manana bIne dIkSA le thanAra kI akIda ke-

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita 227 hameza zravaNa-vAcanathI maLelA khorAkamAMthI ja prakaTe che. virAga kAMI duniyAnA tiraskAranuM nAma nathI; paNuM ATalI vizALa duniyAmAM vyakti mATe-vyakitanI hAnI nahAnI bhUkha mATe , jIvavAnuM cAlu rAkhavAnA khyAla (meha) para aNagamo thavA pAme te ja virAga che. It is aversion to living in petty needs of individual life. It is cising beyond what may be termed herd life. It is a state of mind which gives higher sense to life and refuses to be pleased with the petty things that make-up the easily pleased life of the masses." virAgano kharo artha huM Aje ja jANuM chuM, mi. zA! ane have hine yAda Ave che ke e "vRttine "udAsina bhAva" paNa kahevAmAM Ave che ke je zabda 3 high, above tathA sata to seat e dhAtu parathI banela che. namAlI cIjo ane bAbatane mahatva ApanArAothI uMce-dUra-zAnanuM vasavuM te. have bhAna namAlI bAbatomAM rasa letuM kayAre virame che te joIe. bALaka avasthAmAM ramakaMDAmAM rasa paDaze ja, pachI e tuccha lAgaze ane pustakamAM rasa paDavA lAgaze. te pachI pustakamAM ya rasa na paDatAM gRha, vyApAra, pAlITIksa Adi kriyAzIlatA (activities)mAM rasa paDaze. eno anubhava thayethI e paNa pikaLa lAgaze. A mahaTAmAM moTI cIja pikaLa kahAre lAgI ke hAre jIvanavistAra karavAmAM Avyo hAre. bALakane sukhe gekhAvavuM ke gRha, vyApAra, polITIkasa e sarva mithyA cheH 'e mAtra hAsyAspada che ane jIvananI vikRti karAvavA samAna che ATha varSanI che karIne mAtA banAvavAnA gunhA samAna che."

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jema dIkSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - paNa amane nathI te khaTakatuM ke nathI A khaTatuM. amArAM lagna temaja virAga "laganI ? vagaranAM hoya che,ba. uMcA zAkha" vagaranAM hAtha che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa "prerita gati' rUpa hoya che. amAre eyukata kuTuMba paNa prerita'-pharayAta sahakArAya che. amArA jIvananI e kriyA tanadurastImAMthI svabhAvataH phaTatI kriyA nathI, Ama hAI amane AvI dIkSAo ane AvAM sAdhupaNuM bhayaMkara lAgatAM nathI. lAgavuM mAtra apekSita che. ApaNane viSTA jevI paNa asatya lAge che, zvAnane te bhajina lAge che, jo ke trIja enI e ja che. bhikSukane se rUpiyAnI noTa mATI cIja lAge, lakhapatine te najIvI cIja lAge, rAjAne lakhapati na lAge, ane tattvavettAne zaLa na lAge, ke je zaNagAre, vidhio(ceremonials) ane dhamAlanI jarUrIAta (meeds) ne gulAma che. " "laganI" ane "jokhamadArInA bhAna" vagaranuM jIvana tara e jIvatara nathI-e te gAyanuM kasAIkhAnA tarapha ghasaDAvuM che. e ja masses-janatA-nI prakRti ! ane hAM para sparanA vizvAsa jevuM kAMI hoI zake ja nahi, eka-bIjA tarapha avizvAsa ane ghurakIo ane chUpA dAvapeca sivAya bIjuM kAMI hoI zake ja nahi. e ja nAraka jIvana." hAre amArA zAraakArAnI kalA jIvanasatyano khyAla ApavAmAM jarA ya beTI nathI, ema mane have khAtrI thAya che. bIjA dharmo karatAM amArA dharmamAM narakano khyAla judI ja jAnane Apelo che. bIjAmAM yamanI kalpanA karI che, amArAmAM paramAdhAmInI kalpanA karI che. adhama manuSyalakA mAnasavALAo- A pa e bhUmimAM jAya che ane ApasamAM mArAmArI kare che, ane e pachInA je

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vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSitA 229 vadhu adhama-paramAdhama hAya che, te vaLI vizeSa kApakUTa kare che. ceAvIze kalAka . aaN aMdhakAra ane avyavasthA ane AkraMda taraphaDATa hAya che. nAraka je kSaNe kapAye te ja kSaNe rahenA puddagaLA ekaThA thai te jIvatA thAya che ane pharI trAsa sahe che, ema akhaMDa cAlyA ja kare che, hajArA ane lAkhA varSa sudhI. have eka sAdhAraNu mAnasazAstrI paNa kahI zakaze ke A varNana A pRthvIparanA masses nA mAnasanuM che, ke je mAnasa pratikSaNa bIjA mAnasAte raMjADe che ane khIjAethI rja pAmyA kare che ane taraphayA kare che. e cIja eka manaja che ke je eka kSaNamAM maraNu jevI sthitimAM AvI bIjI ja kSaNe vatuM thAya che ane vedanA vedyA kare che. tivra vedanAnI eka seka3 seA varSa jeTalI mhoTI lAge che e tA darekanA anubhava che. eTale lAkhA kroDA varSanA nAraka jIvanane 50~100 varSanA patita jIvana tarIke shamajI levAmAM jarAya muzkelI paDe tema nathI. nArakAmAMnA keTalAMkA rAjAo, pradhAnA, zrIma tA, garImA, bhaNelA, sAdhue paNa hAvAnuM jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM che; arthAt samAjanA A badhA vargomAM low mentality ( patita mAnasa ) hAI zake ane evAM mAnaseAnI paraspara kriyApratikriyA e ja nAraka bhUminAraka vAtAvaraNa-ce che. " " ' * mi pAtaka ! huM narakane A dezamAM temaja amArA de zamAM-pratyakSa joI zakuM chuM ane humArA zAstrArAnA vana sa adhI anubhavapar--emanA mAnasazAstra saMbadhI jJAnapara ApharIna thAu chuM. bhalA sAthe sAthe emanA vaNu velA 'svarganA paNa kAMika khyAla Ape! te ThIka." cr sthUla jIvanamAM jee nirmAlya cIjo ane abhiprAceAnI gulAmI cheADI zakyA hatA evA svargamAM utpanna

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230 jaina dIkSA thAya cheH puSpanI zayAmAM navayuvAna tarIke je janme che. mane talaba ke emanuM bhAna-mAnasa-puSponI maheka ane navayuvAnIne. ja anubhava kare che; durgacchA, kaMTALe, thAka, kalaha, bhUkha e sarvane e sthiti athavA mAnasamAM abhAva hoya che. apsarAone nAca cAlyA ja karate hoya che ane madhuramAM madhura saradA nIkaLatA ja hoya che. ( 4 6 zabda mag=pANuM athavA havA ane 2 saravuM, lapasavuM parathI thayo che) apsarA eTale pANI ke havA para cAle che te. pANapara sliding motion " sarakavArUpa gati hoya che ane havAmAM nRtyarUpa gati hoya che. arthAta cittanuM halakApaNu ane vRttino nAca, e ja apsarAnuM gAna. A devomAMnA keTalAkamAM strIsaMga che, keTalAka saMkalpa mAtrathI tRpti anubhave che." "A varganA keTalAe mANasa mahe najare joyA che. rAjyanAM rAjya gumAvavA jevAM ane pitAnI jIMdagI kSaNamAM nAza pAme evI jAtanAM kAme paNa teo haste mukhe ane AnaMda, vRtti sAthe karatA hoya che ane mAra tathA parAjaya paNuM-jANe AkAzamAMthI eka tarakhalu hemanA para paDayuM hoya evI ja asara hemanA para kare che. game tevI kriyApratikriyA parathI eka sekaMDa mAtramAM hemanuM bhAna bIjA vicAra para sarakI jAya che ke uDI jAya che. jIvana emane mana, jIvananA saghaLA trAsa vacce paNa, eka tahevAranA divasa (holiday) jevuM lAge che; eTalI badhI emanAmAM vitality che; prANa che. devone hamArA zAstromAM ghaNuja samRddhivAna varNavyA che te paNa kharU che e samRddhi nANunA rUpamAM nathI paNa aristrocratic instincts bharapUratAvALuM bhAna athavA mind full of means hoya che. badhe rAvala Vitality prANA ane dRSTivikAsane che. Aristrocratic instinct e unnata cIja che, unnata

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I vamAna dIkSA ane dIkSitA 231 . - prakRti che, ane paisAdAra varga" e enuM 'khAkhu'' che eka AtmA che, khIjuM zarIra che. tharmAe zarIrane avagaNI AtmAne mahatva ApyuM che enA artha e che kearistrocratic instincts, - uttama mAnI che ane aristrocratic class 'halakA mAnyA che. tevI ja rIte philosophic instincts uttama che ane paDita varga e halakI cIja che. eka AtmA che, eka enA paDachAyA che--' nakksa ' che. mahAvIra AtmA che, gAgAlaka ' nakksa' athavA paDachAyA che, ke je haMmeza enI pAchaLa jAya che ane mahattAnA daMbha kare che. vastutaH te mUrtimAna jaDatA che, jo ke mahAvIra pAsethI sAMbhaLIne dhaNuMe te zikhyA tA haze ja, mahattA e nIti viSaya nathI, tAlImanA viSaya che. ane te paNa aMdaranI tAlImane ane bahAranAM saTAnA. mhane lAge che, mi. pAtaka ! ke hamArA dharmane navA khIbAmAM--navA 'nAmarUpa ' athavA zarIramAM--mUkanAre mAnyatAe mAtrane bAjue rAkhI Discipline (tAlIma )nI paddhatipara ja baMdhu dhyAna ApavuM paDaze,mATImAMthI deva ane siddha ane evI - tAlIma para. ko ' ' 22 re paNuM, mizA ! Apane khAtrI che ke evI kAI paNa tAlIma zAdhI zakAya ke je dareka vyaktine deva ke siddha anAvI zake ? ,, " nahija. keTalAkanI prakRti ja evI hoya che ke jene tAlImanI Aga kAMi ja asara karI zake nahi. game teTaluM bhaNAve teo lAphara baddamAza ja rahevAnA, game teTalAM sAdhuvrata ApeA te kALA nAga ja rahevAnA. game teTalA zrImaMta anAvA, bhIkhAracATa prakRti ja kAyama rahevAnI. bAkInA tAlImathI jIvananA hareka saMjogamAM gulAbanA puSpa jevA thAya." k

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jaina dIkSA kudaratanA avalAkanathI hame je kahI zakA che. 'teja amArA zAstramAM kahyuM che, mi. zA! hame je prakRtinI vAta karI hene ame kAraDA' maThanI upamA ApIe chIe ane zAstrIya bhASAmAM e varganA jIvAne abhavya'* zabdathI oLakhAvyA che. saMskRta kASa joze! teA jaNAze ke bhavyanA a che having a future, likely to become', fit, worthy, auspicious. - abhavya eTale jenAmAMthI hame kAMi banAvI zaMkA niha tevA, nAlAyaka, jenuM kAMi bhaviSya ja nathI evA. " C 232, rr ane, mi. pAtaka ! hame kahe che ke mArAM zAstrAmAM "hamane ahA che? " tr " ' jI, hA. pahelAM karatAM ya ApanA saMga pachI vizeSa. ' --- : ane hame mAnA jIgarathI mAne che ke keTalAka jIvA abhavya che arthAta jenAmAMthI heme kAMi ja banAvI ', zaMkA nahi, jenuM kAMi bhaviSya ja nathI ? " HH saMpUrNa rIte. " "" tr AkhI ane te chatAM hame sAdhuone 'kaeNpTananI vAta kahevA ane sudhAravA javA pRcchatA hatA sAdhue ke je duniyAne sudhAravAnA dAvA kare che, sudhAravAnI tAlIma dharAvavAnA dAvA kare che, varSo sudhI tAlImamAM ja jIvana gujAratA hAvAnA dAve kare che ane te chatAM TI-pATanAM tAAna ane gaMdI ramatImAM ja rasa lai zake che?" mi. pAtaka avAk thayeA. rr me hune mahAvIra ane geAzALAnI gheADIka vAta kahI. hatI. te zAstrIya geAzALAnI vadhu pIchAna karAvaze ke jethI gAzALA TAIpanA manuSyanA kAMi khyAla AvI zake ? "

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233 vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita mahAvIrane AhAra ApanArane ghera dee suvarNano varSA vacce. te joI gAzALA ke je nakla karanAre bhikSaka * hatuM ane gozALAmAM paDaye rahete hato hene mahAvIranA ziSya thavAnI IcchA thaI. hAM hAM mahAvIra jatA hAM hAM te anusarato, sAdhune pizAka paheratA, vrata-pa-jaya paNa karato chatAM ya hAM hA aDapalAM karatAM eka vakhata mahAvIre eka jIrNa khaDeramAM dhyAna dharyuM vhAM te gAmano pATavI kumAra dAsI sAthe AvI viSayasevana karI makAnanI bahAra nIkaLato hato tevAmAM gozALAe dAsIno hAtha pakaDayo ane mAra khAdho. eka vakhata teo baladevanA maMdiramAM gayA. - jahAM mahAvIre dhyAna dharyuM ane gozALAe purUSacinha mUrtinA mukhamAM mUkIne lekeno kepa vahorI lIdhe. eka vakhata khuda mahAvIra pAsethI ja meLavelI teje lesyA khuda mahAvIra para ja phekIne lehInI ulaTIo karAvI. pachI to pitAne tIrthakara kahevaDAvavA lAge ane IdrajALathI lAkho lekamAM pUjAvA lAge. mahAvIranA purUSArtha saMbadhI upadezane kheTa kahI te lekene prArabdha mAnavAnuM hamajAvato. maheTa heTA zrIme to enA bhakta banyA hatA. te hAM jato tyAM mahAvIrane AhAra ke upakaraNa nahi ApavAne upadeza karato.' - "jaDavAdInuM AbAda citra hamArAM zAe doryuM che, mi. pAtaka ! sAdhupaNuM, vidyA, dharma, tatvajJAna Adi pratyeka ucI cIja jaDavAdIne eTalA mATe gamI jAya che ke enA upara suvarNane varSAda thAya che,-pisA ke mAnapAna vagaramAgye ucca koTinA manuSya varSAve che. eTalA khAtara ja jaDavAdI pelA sAdhu ke jJAnInI pAchaLa jAya che athavA henI nA kare che te mULe nidhana hato e te pahelAM ja kahevAI gayuM che. nakala deravAne ene dhadha-prakRti-hovAnuM paNa kahevAmAM

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234 jana dIkSA AvyuM che. IndrionI zALAmAM-jaDavAdamAM-kaMgAlyatabharyuM jIvana (life of low taste)jIvate e paNa kahevAmAM AvyuM che. * nakala te AbAda karI zakato ane viAka ja mAtra nahi paNa sAdhunA vrata-tapa-japa paNa sevata, jethI sau koI ene mahApurUSa" mAne. jIrNa khaMDeramAM--cittamAM-mahAvIre dhyAna dharyuM-eTale svabhAva sAthe khelavA mAMDayuM-hAre eNe rAjakumAranI rakhAta sAthe-vibhAva sAthe-khelavAno cALo karyo. baladevanA maMdiramAM zaktinAM mUrta svarUpe mahAvIranI ane tenI saMmukha thayAM vhAre svasaMtuSTa mahAvIre hemane upayoga karavAne to dUra rahyo paNa hAme jovAnuM ya pasaMda karyuM nahi, hAre gazALAo tahena eTale zaktinAM mUrta svarUpane-durUpayoga karyo. lekee karelA satkAra vaDe ja lokonuM apamAna karyuM. khuda mahAvIra pAsethI maLelI amuka psychic power no upayoga mahAvIrane ja raMjADavAmAM karyo. Akhare pitAne tIrthaMkara ane mahAvIrane nakalI tIrthakara manAvavA paNa cUkyo nahi. DAghaNuM nahi paNa lA leka-khAsa karIne zrImaMto--enI jALamAM phasAyA ane emane sadA pitAnI gulAmImAM jALavI rAkhavA mATe ja teNe hemane purUSArtha virUddhanuM zikSaNa ApyuM. jaDavAdI pAse vidyA, amaladArI, sAdhupaNuM javA devAnuM pariNAma joyuM? uMcI cIjanI vikRti thavA pAme ane leke lUTAya. banne nukasAna akSamya. have A badhA zAstranA varNana parathI ja hame hamArA sAdhunuM svarUpa bArIkAIthI vicArI juo. bhalA mahAvIre gozALAne sudhAravA upadeza nahi karyo hoya ?" "nA." kAraNake e mAnasazAstrI gozALAne mAnasane barAbara

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" vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSitA rUpa pIchAnatA hatA, temaja janatA'nI herdinstinctsne paNa pIchAnatA hatA. ene kAMi AkhI duniyAne tAravAnA ane * vijaya 'nuM pradarzana bharavAnA meAha ke dI'ya ke tuccha zAkha nahAtA lAkA peAtAnI meLe kUvAmAM paDe hene zake kANu ? ane te svasvabhAvamAM ramavuM hatuM ane jee pAtAnI meLe e sUryanA prakAzanI hadamAM Ave ene khIlavavA hatA. ' tr e kharekhara svAbhAvika vartana hatuM. paNa Aje je lAkhA mANasA sAdhuonI heALImAM khaLI rahyA che hemane acAvavA mATe tA hemanI pAse jai pANI chAMTayA vagara khIjo rastA ne sUjhatA nathI. " amuka vyaktie amuka prasaMgamAM kema vartavuM ane kema hi e kahevAnuM kAma mhArUM nathI. sabhava che ke e kAyaDA ADavAmAM hamane hamArA ekalavihArI sAdhu ke pahelAM * kahelA vicAraka gRhastha upayogI thai paDe. " ' r "L ThIka yAda karAvyuM, mi. zA ! upAya atAvanAra dharamAM ja hAvA chatAM, Aja sudhI huM be hAthanA mhArA zarIra bahAra najara karavAnI jaM darakAra dharAvatA na heAi, emanI salAhanA lAbha levAnuM mhane sUjhacu ja naheAtu. have thADA ja vakhatamAM ApaNe emane maLavAnA chIe te vakhate ApanI vAtacIta pUrI thayA. bAda mhArA prazna paNa raju karIza. '' < "vAr thAre, have calAve! mhArUM kAma : myune joitI mAhetI ApavAnuM kAma duniyAmAM kAi sthaLe muDIvALAnuM rAjya hAya che, kAI sthaLe jamInavALAnuM rAjya heAya che, kAya sthaLe pAlITIzyanonu athavA buddhivALAonu rAjya hAya che, kAi sthaLe talavAravALAnuM rAjya hAya hAya che, A badhAM vALAnAM rAjyA hAya che arthAta peAtA

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. 236 jina dIkSA pAse kaMI nahi ne kaMIka che henA baLathI teo rAjya meLave che ane e baLathI ja rAjyane kaba jALavI zake che. hamArA ghaNAkharA sAdhuo evA keAI paNa baLathI " "rAjya' pAmyA nathI paNa humArI nirbaLatA ke ajJAnatA e ja emanuM baLa banI emane hamArA para rAjya karanAra tarIke sthApI ApanAra thaI paDI hatI. jeo kAMI paNa "dharAvavAne lIdhe rAjya pAmyA hoya che teo game teTalA svAthI ke dUra hoya te paNa emanI e prakRtine amuka hada sudhImAM dAbI rAkhavAnI hemane garaja hoya che, kAraNa ke hada oLaMgatAM baLavo thAya ane je kAMI teo dharAvatA hatA te paNa gumAvI besavAno vakhata Ave. hamArA sAdhuone gumAvavAnuM ja kAMI na hoI teone hada oLaMgavAne bhaya na ja haiya: hAre teo hadapAranI krUratA ke zAtA kare e saMjogamAM emanA para aMkuza kono ? " ApanI cikitsAmAM ja kahevAI gayuM, mi. zA che ke amArI nirbaLatA e ja emanuM baLa che ane amane nibaLa kAyama rAkhavA emano satata prayAsa che. kAbu tarIke zA e "caturvidha saMgha " sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka-zrAvikA-kavo che, je paikIne sAdhu te sAdhune kAMI kahI zake nahi. kAraNa ke eka ekane 'pichAnatA hoya ane piotapotAnI kaThIne kAdava bahAra na Ave evI darakAra hoya ja. ane zrAvakavarga pikIno mATe bhAga sAdhuno gulAma hoya ane zrImaMta varga prAyaH eno zAgIrda hoya. dhArAsabhAnuM baMdhAraNa ghaNuMya suMdara dekhAya paNa kAma cAle evI rIte ke prajAmata game teTale pramANika ane saMyukta hoya te paNa enuM kArya cAle ja nahi. kAyadA kevA che e prazna bahu agatya nathI, kAyadA kevA mANasanA hAthamAM che e ja khare muddo che. prekaTIlI sAdhunA vartana para aMkuza jevuM kAMI ja

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== = vartamAna dIkSA ane dIkSita * 237 nathI, ane sattA-bacAvI paDelI sattA-amaryAda che. bathAvI " paDelI sattA eTalA mATe kahuM chuM ke zAstra pramANe te amArI sAdhusaMsthA hamArI Monk (maka) saMsthA jevI che ke jemane lekenA keIpaNa vyavahAramAM ke janmalagnAdi kriyAmAM ke dhArmika phaMDa AdinI vyavasthAmAM ke bIjI koI paNa pravRttimAM hAtha nAkhavAnI sattA ja nathI. teone badhA vakhata svAdhyAyamAM ane kavacit kaI hemanI pAse kAMi zikhavA jAya to tahene zikhavavAmAM kuhADavAno che. phatavA koDhavA, koIne bhraSTa ne keAine uttama tarIkenAM saTIphIkeTo ApavA, keIna bahiSkAra karavo-karAve, e sarvazI teNe bacavuM jeIe. paNa zAstronI vAto ochI sAdhuo mATe che ? e to zrAvakane ja baMdhanakartA che. eka paDita zrAvanI kaI bhatoe pUjA karI; sAdhuone hakka lUTAI gayo ane bAra mAsa sudhI gAmegAma ene saMghabahAra karyAnI dhamAla karI mUkI: sAdhu te pharajyAta pUjA karAvarAve, mAnapAnanA DhoMga karAvarAve ne bane te mUrti ya pitAnI pUjAvarAve emane vAke, vALa keIthI thAya nahi! bhayakaramAM bhayakara gu thAya lhAre eka khuNe jarA heha thAya ane vhAre paNa zrAvake be pakSamAM vahecAI jAya. 'Dvide And Rule" e yukti rAjadvArIo ekalA ja jANatA nathI. koI jabarA zrImaMtane sAdhanuM vartana naDayuM hoya tyAre kAMIka thavA pAme, ane te paNa e prAyazcita jeTaluM !--ke jeno artha kAMIja nahi! sAdhusattA to kAyama ja rahe" 6 uMDA vicAramA nimagna thayo atyAra sudhImAM maLelI tamAma mAhitI ekaThI maLI eka zarIra tarIke hArA magajamAM goThavAI gaI. te ja vakhate magajanI bahAra-samudramAM- eka kahevAI gayeluM badazIla baneluM muDadu najare paDayuM.

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- - - - - - - - - - - - 238 jana dIkSA, * mahuM mi. pAtakane AMgaLIthI te batAvyuM. teNe pitAnuM nAka dAkhyuM. "kamanazIba mANasa -ke akasmAtane bhoga thayo haze" ke koI hitazatrue dago dIdhe haze! " " AtmaghAta paNa kahyAM cikAo kare che ?" paNa mudAne jaLa saMgharatuM nathI, mi. zA ! kinAre pharakI deze. * " ane tyAM ?" kAgaDA, kutarA, gIdha saphAcaTa karaze." muDadAnA dRzyathI mArI AMkha ane nAkane je AghAta pahoMze henAthI mukta thavA mahuM jaLanI sapATIne cheDI aMdara ne vadhu aMdara mahArI vRttine ghakelI, saMsAra samudramAM paNa ema ja jIvI zakAya che, - taLIe te kImatI jhaverAta heAya che. . aDadhA kalAkanA mauna pachI ame pAchA kinAre AvI paheo eka duniyAthI bIjI duniyAmAM svama sRSTimAMthI jAgrata sRSTimAM eka "loka mAMthI bIjo "ka"mAM. ane evAM te thoDAM ne ghaNAM coda " rAjaka" che. Shaw.

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upasaMhAra. hai, "taLIe to kimatI jhaverAta ja hoya che...! ! mi. zaie samudrane udezIne kahelA e zabdo tadane sAcA che. ' ' . . ane dharma, prakRti ( Nature ). tathA manuSyanuM aMtaHkaraNa emanI bAbatamAM paNa e zabada eTalA ja sAcA che. - * ane mi. zAnA jIgaranI bAbatamAM paNa ema kAM na hoya? - "DAyarI'nA aMte emaNe lakhyuM che ke teo eka "leka"mAM , thI bIjA "lekamAM gayA ane evA to thoDA ne ghaNA vaida rAjaka" che! koNa jANe kevA ya "lekamAM teo gayA haze ane tyahAM kevA ya anubhava meLavyo haze! zuM cauda rAjalaka cauda prakaraNa mAMgatAM haze ? * pitAnI DAyarI mahane suparata karIne mi. zA pelA ekalaDikala jena sAdhunI zodhamA nikaLI paDyA che. hAthI pAchA pharyA pachI paNa turatamAM teonI mulAkAta mahane maLe tema nathI, kAraNake teo jena vicArakane maLavA javAnA che. hA sudhImAM emanI adhUrI DAyarI jemanI tema prasiddha karIne hu pitAne kRtakRtya mAnIza. pelA ekalavihArI svataMtra dilanA

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jaina dIkSA 240 sAdhu pAsethI hemane sAdhudIkSA mAmatamAM jaina zAstrAnA abhiprAya kevA maLaze vhenI AgAhI karavAnI dhRSTatA mhArAthI dUra hai!! jaina vicAraka pAsethI vaLI te kevuMka jhaverAta kheMcI ANaze te paNa huM kema kahI zakuM? huM je kahI zakuM te mAtra eTalu ja ke lagabhaga eka paMkhavADIAmAM mi. zAnI te mulAkAtAnI noMdha mhane maLavAnI che ane ema thayethI bIjA lagabhaga eTalA ja samayamAM huM hene pablika samakSa mUkI zakIza. 1 dharAvatA ane A paNa huM kahI zakuM-ane mhAre kahevu ja joie---- kaeN, mi. zAnI DAyarI hemanI mAphka ' zravaNakalA manuSyA mATe ja che. kAnAnI pAchaLanA kAnathI je sAMbhaLavA mAMgatA haiAya ane AMkhAnI pAchaLanI AMkhathI jeo vAMcavA mAgatA hAya tevAo mATe ja A DAyarI lakhAya che. vAMcanAre jovuM joie ke keTalI jAgRtithI mi. prazna kareche, kevI khubIthI uttarA kahaDAve che ane keTalI vyApakatA para jaI paheAMce che. dhArmika siddhAntA ane manuSya jIvana tathA kudarata e traNe para diSTa pheravIne ja Adarela amerikana eka dharmanA abhyAsa kare che ane jo ke ene mAhatI ApanAra eka sAmAnya vyakti che teA paNa enAthI maLatI mAhetInA taLIe pahAcIne ane tphAMnI jamInanuMya taLI vIdhIne kendrane sparzI le che. AvI rIte sAMbhaLI ke vAMcI zake hene ja mATe kAinI DAyarI ke .bhASaNa kAmanAM che. khIjAone mATe badhu ceAthA 'rUpa cheM. ane zAstro paNa ' zeAdhakA 'tI DAyarI niha te! khIjuM zuM che ? < smare ke A DAyarI kA amuka - ane rakhe kAi eka dharmanI ke amuka eka kAmanI che. mahAvIranA vakhatamA hindu dharmanuM temaja boddha dharmanuM jora hatuM ane vidyamAna jaina

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upasa'hAra zAstro lakhAyAM tyAre te jainadharma. dhaNA kemora banI cUkayA hatA ane hindu dharma vadhAre joradAra banyA hatA, tethI hiMMdu mAnyatA ane rUDhie jainazAstra temaja jaina jIvanapara mhATI asara karyo vagara rahI zake ja nahi. hiMdu dharma jainadharma ane jainasamAjanI vartamAna sthitimAM kAraNabhUta che ja vaLI hiMdu dharma Aje jainadharmathI ane hiMdu samAz2a jaina samAjathI vadhu sArI sthitimAM nathI. lAMbA vaSa~tanA sahavAsa ane saMbaMdheAthI bannenA vyavahAra, ekasarakhA anyeA che. kAI eka bIjAnI hAMzI karI zake ema che ja nahi. sAce hiMdu ane sAcA jaina te dhaDIlara 'pAtAne khIjA dharmanA mANasa ke nAstika mANasa kalpI peAtAnA dharma ane samAjanI mAhya sthitinuM avalokana mi zAnI mAphaka kare ane te puchIe dharmanA aMdaranA svarUpane zeAdhavA mATe prANAne rUMdhe. kAraNa ke cittanA bheAyarAmA utaryAM sivAya dharmanuM adaranuM svarUpa - joI zakAtuM ja nathI. bAhya bhAnathI dharmanI je kAMI vicAraNA thAya te badhI kSullaka ja heAya, vyApaka nahi. vyApaka dRSTi upajAvIne vicArAya te dhama nAmanI koI svataMtra cIja - jIvana ane jagatathI jAtI paDelI cIja-dekhAvA ja na pAme, jIvana jagatathI svataMtra nathI ane dhama jIvanathI svataMtra nathI. vyApAra rAjya, sAyansa emanA vagara je jIvana azakaya che, te dharma vagara paNu jIvana azakya che, ane jo dha vagara jIvana azakya hAya te vyApAra, rAjya, sAyansa vagara paNa te azakaya che ja, dharmane ati mahatva ApanArAoe ja khIjAete vyApAra, rAjya, sAyansa tarapha dhakelyA che, jhAM te jaDavAdI banI gayA che; ane vyApAra, rAjya, sAyansane ati mahatva ApanArAee ja bIjAne dharmasaMsthAo tarapha dhakelyA che, jhAM te vahemI ane aMdhazrahALu khanI gayA che. A pakSAdhAta vadhu vakhata cAlu raheze te duniyA 16 .. * 242 3 '

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242 ' * jaina dIkSA kAM te jaDavAdanA vadhatA jatA baLathI nAza pAmaze agara - to avazraddhAnA vadhatA jatA saDAthI nAza pAmaze. kAM to vyApAra-rAjya-sAyanse jarA zANapaNa vAparI dharmane apanAvavo joIe che, agara to dharma vadhu vyApaka banI vyApArarAjya-sAyansane pitAnA aMga tarIke banAvavAM joIe che. ko" te pahADe mahammada pAse javuM joIe, agara te mahammade pahADa pAse javuM joIe. dharmanI darakAra nahi karanArA vyApArIo bhUle che. hiMdanI gulAmI emane je AbhArI che. dharma jenA hRdayamAM nathI tevA rAjyadvArImAM progressive ' mind ane vyApaka dRSi nathI saMbhavatI. mahaTAmAM mahaTA kavio ane tattvavettAo-nize jevAo paNa--keTalIe peDhInA dhArmika vAtAvaraNamAMthI ja janmyA hatA. dharma ekaevI zabadha vahetI nadI che ke je hemAM taranArane pitAnI hadapAra kare che, samudramAM mUkI Ape che. tattvajJAnanA mahAsAgaramAM. vyApAra,pAlITIsa Adi sarva pravRttio dhIme vahetI nadIo ke badha sarAvara che, jemAM taranArane samudranI vyApaka daSTi saMbhavatI nathI, hAM Imagination - nathI. Aje AkhI duniyAne sphoTAmAM heTIjarUra e vAtanI che ke vyApAra, polITIkasa ane sAyansanI - sarva pravRttio dharmathI prerita thavA pAme evuM svarUpa dharmane apAya. e nathI thayuM hAM sudhI dharmagurUo ane dharmAnuyAyIee kAMI ja karyuM nathI ane phekaTa jIvyAM che ema kahevAmAM AMcake khAvAnuM kahyuM kAraNa nathI. ane ema nathI thayuM e te pratyakSa dekhAya che.-tethI ja Aje kharA arthamAM dharmanI vadhumAM vadhu jarUra che, dIkSitenI vadhumAM vadhu jarUra che,-agAu koI kALe nahotI teTalI kAraNa ke, agAu polITIkasa ane vyApAra ke sAyansa AjanA jeTalAM vyApaka ane joradAra nahetAM ane tethI temanI asara paNa vyApaka ane joradAra

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upasahAra 243 nahAtA. hemanI jaDavAdI asare aTakAvavA mATe hemanAthI ya vadhu vyApaka ane vadhu joradAra . dharmanI jarUra paDaze ja, ke je 'dharma' jaDavAdanA dharamAM ghUsIne tyAM prakAza prakaTAvI zake. mi. rA kahe che tema, jyAM sudhI dharma muDIvAdIonA hRdayane ApaNane hemanA zarIra ke nANAMthI dveSa nathI-hRdayane tADe nahi, daaN peAtAnAM kiraNA ghUsADe nahi tyAM sudhI, dharmAMgurU ane zAstrA badhuM nirarthaka ja che ane tyAM sudhI janatAnI dUratA tathA tajjanya mAnasika ane zArIrika vikAza dUra thai zakavAnA ja nathI. paNa te kema bane? muDIvAdInA hRdayapattharane sAranAra gajavelanI sAyaDI dhagurUnA hRdayamAM hAvI joize. Aje tA te bicArA muDIvAdIonI kRpA para jIvanArA che! tethI, muDIvAdIonAM sAdhanA che, te bicArA sadhADAne cheDI pAtAnA ja phIrakAnApaNu bhinna saMdhADA sudhI ya najara lakhAvI zakatA nathI, te saghaLA phIrakA ane prIrakA bahAranI vizALa mAnavaSTimAM 'rasa' levAnI tA emane mATe AzA ya zuM karavI ? emanA bhakate paNa ethI vadhu sArA kamhAthI hAi zake ? zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka phIrakAnA kalahanI carcA peparAmAM AvI tyAre sthAnakavAzI jaina kA nsanA sekreTarIe jAhera karyu ke tenA varga tA- jUdA ja hatA ! sthAnakavAzI mAMhAmAMhe laDI mare ke emanA para kAi bahAranu AkramaNa kare te -khIjA traNa phIrakAone snAnasUtake nahi--eka tamAsA jovAnA maLe ane ema ja . digambarezane kAi kApI nAkhe te bIjAne jovAnA tamAsA ane peparAmAM Sensation vAMcavAnI majA paDe ! AvA leka hiMdue, musalamAna, khristI, AryasamA AdinAM saMkaTAmA teA lAgaNI ( Sympathy ) aMte sahAyaka vRtti dharAvI ja kayyAMthI zake? ane evI ja rIte L

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244 jaina dIkSA " Aje hiMdu kAme janAmAM cAlatI hoLIo tamArA tarIke joyAM kare che. badhAo "dharma ne Avo ja artha zikhyA - che ane A ja emanI prakRti banI gaI che. AvA dharmonI have duniyAne jarUra che ema kayo pramANika mANasa kahI zakaze ? A lakhanArane eka evo hRdayadAhaka anubhava thayo hato ke jemAM eka jaina sAdhu, jaina miTigamAM eka miniTa hAjarI ApI navakAramaMtranA uccArathI dhArmika vAtAvaraNa jagADI cAlyA javAnI nirdoSa vinaMtine phakta eTalA ja kAraNathI svIkArI zakyo nahoto ke, e miTiMgamAM tephAna karavA IcchatA be cAra zrImate henI enDakhalagIrI- - thI gusse thaze ! A hadayazanyatA ! A tAbedArI ! A jaDatA ! ane te to hajI pitA ja phIrakAnI bAbatamAM, tyahAM pachI jagatanI suleha ane jAnanA jokhame paNa sAdhavAnI suleha e te emanI kalpanAmAM ya kahAMthI Ave ? jeo suleha mATe navakAra maMtra bolavA ke hAjarI ApavAmAMthI ya jAya evA sAdhuone pALIne leke zuM sArthaktA Icache che? sivAya ke zrImatonA hathIAra tarIke hemanI sattA vadhu ne vadhu majabuta karavAnI ? ane AvA sAdhuo ane netAothI dharmane chavADa che ane dharmane badhA pAse manAvavA che.. - pAlITIkasaka vyApAra ane sAyansanAM phaLa khAvAnuM badhA , # rA. jamanAdAsa mahetAne eka jaina miTiMgamAM lAvI amuka zabda bolAvavAmAM AvyA, e zuM pAlITIkasa ane vyApAranAM phaLa khAvAnuM kAma nahotuM? jaina sAdhuone emanA kAma pUratuM polITIksa khelatAM to barAbara AvaDe che. gujarAtanA itihAsamAM paNa teoe kahA e kAma naheAtuM karyuM-jo ke dharmazAstra saghaLI vyavahAra pravRttinI mana kare che te paNa romana kethalika dharmanA Monks (sAdhue) paNa vhArathI dharmasthAnakane rAjaprakaraNanA akhADA banAvavA lAgyA

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upasa hAra 245 dharmagurUone pAlave che, paNa tenA 'AtmA' banI rahemate divya manAvavAnI temAM tAkAda nathI, ane tethI ja te hemAM 'pApa' khatAve che ! drAkSane pahoMcI zakAtu nathI tethI te H khATI ' che ! .... C/ jaina dharma`gurUe ke hiMdu- dharmagurUone, upara kahevA gayuM tema, dharmane vadhu vyApaka banAvI vyApAra, pAlITIkasa ane sAyansane apanAvavAnuM svama paNa thAya te pahelAM te sAyanse peAtAnI kalpanAzaktirUpI hAtha laMbAvIne dharmanA vAdaLane sparzIvAnI bahAdUrIbharI zarUAta kyAranI ya karI dIdhI che., mahAna hiMdI sAyanTIsTa sara jagadIza mejhe vanaspati mAtramAM jIva hAvAnuM sAbIta karI ApyuM che ane hemane thatI lAgaNIe dekhADI ApI che. IMgleDanA mhoTAmA mhoTA sAyanTIsTa sara elIvara lAje sAyansa dvArA, mRtyu pachInI hayAtInI jAMkhI karI che. jarmana sAyanTIsTa AInsTIne hamaNAM ja vadhumAM vadhu mahAna- zeAdha gaNita vidyAdvArA karI che, je e che ke Akhu vizva eka ja tattvanu--prazna athavA AtmAnu--pAya che. ene A zeAdha, slamajAvavA gaNitanI khAsa bhASA racavI paDI che, ane te enA bhAvane jhIlavAnI zaktivALA ...mAjanI duniyAmAM 5-7 mANusA paNa bhAgye ja haze ema vidvAne kahe che. hiMdanA jaina ane hiMdu dharmagurUonI tA khalA jANe ke AvI mahAnamAM mahAna AdhyAtmika zodha thavA pAmI che ane te paNa dharmAtmAthI nahi paNa sAyanTIsTathI ane te - 7 1 ehArathIja emanI kArakIrdInA aMta zarU thayA. AnuM nAmaja jaDavAda. rAjaprakaraNanA aga banavuM e jaDavAda cheane rAjaprakaraNanA AtmA khanavuM e cetanavAda che. vyAMpArInA zAgI banavuM ke emanA lAbheAnI gaja karavI e jaDavAda che, vyApArInA AtmA banI emanI vyApAra - * pravRttine ddigdhatA ane vizALatA ApavI e cetanavAda che.

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246 - jaina dIkSA paNa je prajAne teo sveca7mAMsAhArI-mithyAtvI kahe che tevI prajAnI eka vyaktithI ! jahAM sudhI rela ke vijaLInI * zodhanI vAto thatI hAM sudhI to A dharmAtmAo kahetA ke e te badhAM mithyAtvanAM saMtAna che-jaDavAda che; have e ja sAyanse cetanavAdIone nIcuM jovaDAvyuM che. have prazna e che ke : mithyAtvI kANuM. jemaNe traNa ke minI zodha karI te AInsTInake lAkho lokonA AtmAne jaDa banAvanArA jaina ane hiMdu dharmagurUo ? ane hajI ya zuM teo potAnI samakita" ane "mithyAtve nI vyAkhyAo ane vyAkhyAno badalavA taiyAra che ? ane teo taiyAra na hoya te anuyAyIo. pikI jeo jIvavA mAMgatA haze- jayavatu jIvana jIvavA mAMgatA haze tevA -kamamAM kama tevAo-kahevAtA dharma ane kahevAtA dharmagurU ane kahevAtAM zAsanone choDI pitAne vikAsa karI zake evA dharma, dharmagurU ane zAsanane zAstromAMthI huDhavA pitAnI garaje taiyAra thavAnA ja. emane koI pAkhaMDIo aTakAvI nahi ja zakvAnA ane teo paNa tema karavA taiyAra nahi hoya to hiMdanA ke hiMda bahAranA je leke jainatva dharAvatA haze teo potAnI garaje hiMdanI jamIna paranAM muDadAMone phekI deze, ke jethI emane AmanI badaba ane saDe asara karavA pAme nahi. ane jo emanI hayAtI nAbuda thavAno ja saMjoga lakhAvele haze-ApaNe IcchIe ke ema kadApi na thAo ...to duniyAne asa te nahi ja thAya, kAraNa ke hemanI hayAtIthI duniyA ke eka dezanA ya vikAsa ke rakSaNamAM kAIja phALo maLatA nathI -kAMI maLatu hoya to te pratyakSa ke parokSa lAbha vagaranAM sAmAyika-pratikramaNanAM khAo, evAM ja, pUjana, evAM ja vyAkhyAne, evI ja sAdhudIkSAe ane evA ja tapanI dhamAla! ane e dhamAlathI cothA Are" athavA "satyayuga" vartAI rahyAnAM manamanAmaNAM! A "manamanAmaNuM"--A kepha

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pasa hAra - 1 * 247 A opium-nI gerahAjarImAM duniyA kudaratI, taMdurastI para vadhu jaladI AvavA pAmaze. eka vAta era paNa kahI lauM. mi. zAnI A DAyarI jeno temaja ajenone Astika temaja nAstikane--jUnA vicAranA temaja navA vicAranAone--be cIja te avazya Apaze : vicArazakti ane jIvanaklA ane tethI vAMcanAra AmAMnA koI bhAgathI prasanna thAya ke koI bhAgathI kepita thAya, game tema thAya te paNa, hene khabara na paDe evI rIte enAmAM amuka uDANa ane amuka vyAkapatA te AvI ja gayAM haze, ke jene henI tokAda nathI ke te aTakAvI zake ke dUra karI, zake ! mane vizvAsa che, eTalA ja mATe, ke dareka vAcaka hArI sAthe sahamata thaI eTaluM te kaheze ja ke, bhale Avyo amerikana mi. zA ane bhale dRSTipAta teNe jainadharma ane jena kemapara! zAsananAyaka deve (samaSTie) ja mi. ne mokalyo hoya to ye kene khabara che, eTalA mATe ke misAme je hiMdI AtmAne jovAnI potAnI azaktine lIdhe hiMdI zarIranA rogonI jAherAta karanAra thaI paDI hatI te hiMdI AtmAne eno ja eka dezabhAI potAnA anubhavapUrvaka. dunio samakSa raju karI zake ! have e paNa vizvAsa che ke mahArI mAphaka dareka vAcaka mi zenI DAyarIne bIjo bhAga- ekalavihArI jaina sAdhu tathA jena vicArakanI mulAkAta vagene eno riporTa--vAMcavAnI taktI AturatAthI rAha joto haze ane e taka maLatAM sudhImAM vAcanakalA athavA zravaNakalAnI tAlIma-A pustaka vAMcavAne pariNAme-pAmI cUkyo haze eTale ke dareka vAcaka "zrAdhaka' banI cUkayo haze! - ane..... huM phakta "zrAvake' sAthe ja vAta karI zakuM chuM.' - vA. ma. zAha, * pustaka traNavAra vAcavAthI yoga, sAMpaDaze.

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: - - - - - - - - - - - navayuganuM jAgI uTheluM hiMda III 4 ane II: jAgI uThelA ne vA. meM zAhanA lekho mAMge che. - - -' parantu, chUTAchavAyAM pepare, mAsike AdimAM 1928 sudhInAM 30 varSamAM chapAyelA lekhonI ane pustakAnI eka prata paNa maLatI nathI. tethI, . :' seMkaDo jijJAsuonI sUcanA anusAra trIsa trIsa varSanA lekho ekaThA karI, viSayavAra goThavI, - AjanA anubhavathI pharI lakhI * - pAMca suMdara daLadAra pustakanA eka seTa rUpe - bahAra pADavAnI yojanA karavAmAM AvI che. * pAMce bhAge TakAu eNnTIka pepara, sudara chApa tathA manahara DIjhAInavALA puThA-ane suMdara citra-thI AkarSaka banaze. gujarAtI AvRtti temaja hiMdI AvRtti chapAze. grAhake be pikInI kaI AvRtti pitAne joIze te avazya lakhavuM. 'A kArya ghaNuM kharcALa hovAthI agAuthI grAhaka thaI nAma noMdhAvanAra puratI ja . nakala chapAvavAne TharAva karyo che ke tA. 1 Disembara 19ra8 sudhImAM nAma noMdhAvanArane agAuthI thayelA grAhaka" tarIke eka seMTa rUA. 10 nIkiMmatamAM maLaze..(pisTeja ) -

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249 "vA, meM zAsenA grAhaka tarIke nAma noMdhAvavA IcchamAre A sAthenuM kArDa bharI mokalavA vakhate ' , DIpojhITa tarIke eka seTanI rU. 2) pramANe rakara manIorDarathI mokalavI joIze. ekeka bhAga taiyAra thato ja - tema tema kiMmata rU. 2) tathA pisTejanI rakama jeTaluM vI.pI karIne mokalavAmAM Avaze. DIpaMjhITanI rakama pAMcamA bhAganA vI. pI. vakhate majare ApavAmAM Avaze.. - agatyanI sUcanAo : - 1 vAmezA seTamAM 109 mAM chapAtAM pustakene samAveza thato nathI. mATe hIlanAM navAM pustake te hamaNAM ne kharIdI levAM e salAhabharyuM che. - 2 vAmezA seTa. tathA vA. ma. zAhanAM navAM pustaka saMbaMdhI saghaLuM kAmakAja, khyAvara dUra paDatuM hovAthI, phakta muMbaI khAte ja rAkhyuM che. grAhakeAe nAma noMdhAvavA mATe - temaja-DipojhITa melavA mATe sela ejanTa tarIke nIce jaNAvela eka ja ThekANe patravyavahAra karavo ane nANuM mekalavAM. - 6 piniara mIlasTArsa TreDiMga kaMpanI vA. zAha sirijhanA sela ejanTsa. - nAgadevI sTrITa, muMbaI * * * 3 saba-eja To ke bukaselarane tyAM DIpojhITa rakama keIe bharavI nahi. phakta sola-ejanTane muMbaImAM bhareluM DIgrAjhITa ja jamA thaze. - - - - 4 moTAM zaheranA grAhakane piSTa kharca veThavuM na paDe eTalA mATe ja saba-ejaTe rAkhyA che, jeo para agAuthI "dhAyalA grAhako puratI nakala mokalI ApavAmAM Avaze ane jeo pustaka ApatI vakhate ja phaktaka mUlya jeTalI rakama laI zakaze. kaI ja jamA thI grAhakone paNa para agAuthI

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- - 250 5 nAma noMdhAvavA IcchA hoya te A sAthenAM kArDane hamaNAM ja upayoga karaze. pAchaLathI maMgAvanArane, nakala zIlIkamAM haze te . rUA. 15 mAM seTa maLaze. ' A vakhatasara cetI hamaNuM ja lakhe. . . "vAmAzA' e nAmanA graMthanA pAMca bhAgomAM zuM zuM vAMcaze? -"nagna satya, ke je lekha mATe sarvottama sAhityakAra tarIkenuM rUA. 1000 nuM inAma apAyuM hatuM. A -pragatinuM svarUpa ane henAM pAdacihe; ke je lekha mATe samartha vidvAno, vedAntIo, AcAryo ane yogIoe ApharInatA pikArI hatI. -muMjhAI paDelI duniyA, ke je lekha chApanAra dainika patranA grAhakemA ekadama bharatI thavA pAmI hatI, ane je adhuro rahele lekha A pustakamAM pure thavAno che. -"mahAvIra kahetA havA jenI ra5000thI vadhu prato khapI hatI. -mahAvIra saMbadhI vividha lekha -AdhyAtmika, sAmAjika tathA sAyanTIphIka daSTie. -Ana-kriyAthI mukti' e sUtranuM UMDuM rahasya. - - - dasevikAlika sUtra parathI zikhAtI jIvana jIvavAnI kaLA. -dAna, zIla, tapa, bhAvanAH emanuM rahasya, emano sadupayoga tathA durUpayoga, ane jIvana sAthe temane saMbaMdha, -sAmAnya manuSya tathA vizeSa manuSya (jena)nAM lakSaNo, -dhArmika kriyAo tathA mAnyatAono upayoga".

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251 ArAgya, zakti, ane navajavAnInuM zikSaNu, ---lagnAdi 'rUDhie'para jainatvaneA prakAza. --sudhArA ane sudhArakA, zraddhA ane purANu premIH emanA para. jainatvanA prakAza: A adhA pratApa vyApAranA !'-aneka peparAe je lekhane utArA karyAM hatA. --asahakAra'nuM zAstra,jenA aneka peparAe utArA karyAM hatA. ---'mavilAsa'nuM mAkhaNa. L --'amRtalAlanuM. eThavADIyu'--emAMthI keTalAka medha. --'bhakti"nuM sAcuM svarUpa ane upayeAga. sevAdharma. --kacAganA maMtrA --jUdA jUdA avadhUtAnI 'mastI' athavA AdhyAtmika dhUna, --svIkArelI gulAmI ane lAdavAmAM AvelI gulAmI. --svatatra kANu ? bhramara bhagavAna ane Ajane bhramara bhArata--eka bhramaranuM ramujI bhASaNuM.. AjanI insApha paddhatipara jainatvane prakAza, vA. mA. zA nAM keTalAMka aDITArIasa. ----samaSTa bhAvathI vA, meA, zA. nuM Atmacaritra ...... "jJAna ane navacetana ApanArI aneka kathAo: ane bIjI ghaNuMya amUlya rsAhitya. . 1 ( pAMca bhAga-1600 pRSTa-mAM samAvavAmAM Avaze.) have pUcheA thamArA aMtakaraNane-- A jJAna vagara calAvI levuM hamane pAlavavuM joie ke?

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OM saMyukta jaina vidyAthIgRha, .. ( The. United Jain Studonts' Home, BOMBAY.) muMbaInI koIpaNa kolejamAM abhyAsa karavA IcchatA * muMbaI bahAranA harake jena phirakAnA ke harake jainetara komanA vidyArthIo mATe vidyArthIonI pitAnI vyavasthAthI cAlatuM bega hAusa, ' keInAM Donezansa levAmAM AvatAM nathI.. . dAkhala thavA IcchanAre nIcene ThekANethI arajInuM phorma magAvavuM vA. ma. zAha menejIMga TrasTI, saMyukta jaividyAthI gRha, . piSTa baeNkSa na. 661 muMbaI IwCmeroinemaswamigrumangum nemongmanangamulungumamumeme * . jarUra paDaze pUchAva- ' ', HTHINFFFFFABFFFEB mila ane jInane lagatA tamAma sTAra - vAjabI dAma. * jarmana vAmezA jInanA chUTA bhAge, EFFii kALajI # ane * sIlamAM rAkhIe chIe. . pramANika satAmAM jarmanImA banato koI paNa mA, # maLavAnI magAvI ApIzuM. geranTI 'ahIMne mAla jarmanImA vecI ApIzuM. paurintinuition - * la -S.M. Shah, mAleka, pAniyara mila-sTorsa TreDiga ku. "vA. e. zAha sirijhanA sela ejanTa, nAgadevI sTrITa, - ' piSTa bAsana. 661, muMbaI kAphaH " - - - A sAthI

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. pRSTha. lITI 12 8. 31 20 45 15 47 21 70 71 *8 11 7 161 23 - - 166 18 zuddhipatra. azuddha---. "sahadayatAnAM buddhinI mUrtti pUrvA : 94 6 ha. 99 phUTaneTa maditative 9 145 22 196 17 optism mi. zA! lekAnuM. gheADA ja vakhata para para sahRdayatAnA " muddano mRtti dhU messive optimism mi. pAtaka! lekAnuM gheADA ja vakhata para ' dUdha meditative cUkeluM pAchuM bhAna cUkela bhAta pAchu - jIvanuM jIvatu tAkAnA eka` pachI cAlu - tAkAno eka pachI eka cAlu massive Printed at the Surya Prakash Printing PressTM (Pankoro - Naka, Ahmedabad )by Mulchandbhai Trikamlal Patel.

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saMyukta jaina vidyArthIgRha. .( The United Jain Students' Home, BOMBAY.) muMbaInI koIpaNa kaeNlejamAM abhyAsa karavA IcchatA - muMbaI bahAranA harakoI jaina rikAnA ke harakoI jainetara komanA vidyArthIo mATe * vidyArthIonI potAnI vyavasthAthI cAlatuM baDaga hAusa * oNInAM Donezansa levAmAM AvatA nathI. dAkhala thavA IcchanAre nIcene ThekANethI arajInuM phaeNrma maMgAvavuM vA. ma. zAha ? menejIMga TrasTI, saMyukta jaina vidyAthI gRha. piSTa baeNkSa naM. 661 muMbaI " INTEmcame m ememe memmie mament , , , jarUra paDaye pUchAvaje--', '. - - - - ... FFFFFFFFFFFSTha mila ane tene lagato tamAra vAjabI dAma kI jarmana vAmezA jananA TA bhAge BHka kALajI paNa ' ' . zIlamAM rAkhIe chIe. che ane e pramANika tAthI 4 1 saMtoSa B . . jarmanImAM banato koI paNa mAla * - maLavAnI . - * magAvI ApIzuM. geranTI ke : B ahIMnA mAla jarmanImAM vecI ArvIzuM. che. BREFFFFF . winnnnnnn * * * lakhA -S.M. Shah, mAleka, pAyoniyara mila-sTersa TreDiga ke. vA. e. zAha sirijhanA sela ejanTa, nAgadevI sTrITa, piSTa bAkasana. 66, mubaI.

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' , zuMddhipatrapRSTha. lITI - aMzu- " , zuddhi : 12 8. sahadayatAne sahadadhatAnA , 31 20 buddhinI mUrti - buddhanI mUrti 5 15 dhUrtA Yu -29 - optism optimism 70 9 mi. ze! mi. pAtaka - 71 3 - lekAnuM kAnuM - 86 11 theDA ja vakhata para para thoDA ja vakhata para 94 * 6 dUha - & caiz maditative meditative, 145 22 cUkeluM pAchuM bhAna cukeluM bhAna pAchuM * 161 23 jIvanuM jIvatuM * 166 18 taphAne eka pachI cAlu tophAno eka pachI eka cAlu 196 17 messive : : massive Printed at the Surya Prakash Printing Press (Pankore * Naka, Ahmedabad ) by Mulohandbhai Trikamlal Patel.

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