naam jap pehle aapko harayega !
adhikansk log shanti, samriddhi aur dukho se mukti ki khoj mein “naam jap” ka marg apnate hain. Lekin kya aapne kabhi socha hai ki bhakti ke marg par chalte hi jeevan mein pareshaniyan aur mansik uthal-puthal kyon badh jati hai? Jaise hi aap gambhirta se naam jap shuru karenge, aap harne lagenge. Yah har sansarik drishtikon se nakaratmak lag sakti hai, lekin adhyatmik drishti se yah aniwarya hai. Naam jap sabse pehle sadhak ke ahankaar aur uske sansarik ashrayon (jaise dhan, pad, buddhi ya sharir ka bal) par bhishan prhar karta hai. Jab tak vyakti ko apni buddhi ya dhan ka bharosa rahta hai, wah purn rup se prabhu ki sharan mein nahi aa pata. Yah “har” vastav mein aapke ahankaar ka visarjan hai. Jab aap apne jhuthe bharoson mein har jaate hain, tabhi aap us “param aashray” ko prapt karne ke yogya bante hain jo aapko kabhi harne nahi dega.
sansarik ashrayon ka ant aur vastvik anand
bhagwan jis par vishesh kripa karte hain, uska ‘sarvnash’ kar dete hain. Yahan ‘sarvnash’ ka arth jeevan ka ant nahi, balki sansarik dukho ke mul aur moh-maya ke ashrayon ka vinash hai. Naam ek aushadhi ki tarah karya karta hai. Yadi koi dhan ki kamna se naam jap shuru karta hai, to naam use ‘asli dhani’ (adhyatmik vaibhav se sampann) banane ke liye pehle un ashubh karmon ka vidhvans karta hai jo uske mangal mein badhak hain. Naam aapko tab tak chain nahi lene dega, jab tak aap purn rup se bhagwan ke ashrit nahi ho jaate. Yah prakriya aapko us anand ke samudra tak le jane ke liye hai, jaha pahunchkar sansaar ki koi bhi kami aapko dukhi nahi kar sakti.
naam hi mata aur pita hai
naam keval akshar nahi, balki ek jeevant satta hai.
- mata ke rup mein: jaise mata balak ko janm deti hai, waise hi naam hamare hriday mein premlakshana bhakti ko janm deta hai aur uska poshan karta hai.
- pita ke rup mein: naam ek pita ki tarah sadhak ke yog-kshem ki raksha aur suraksha sunishchit karta hai.
jaise mal tyagne ke baad vyakti ko uski smriti ya abhiman nahi rahta, waise hi asli tyagi wah hai jise apne tyag ka bodh bhi na rahe. Naam jap hriday mein wah gyan aur vairagya prakt karta hai jisse sadhak sansaar ke bhogon aur pratishtha ko mal ke saman tyag deta hai aur use is tyag ka leshmatra bhi ahankaar nahi hota.
ek prerak prasang
maharaj ji ne ek sant ke bachpan ka prasang sunaya jo naam ki mahta ko spasht karta hai. Jab ve school mein vidyarthi the, tab ek sahpathi ke ₹50 chori ho gaye. Sandeh un par kiya gaya. Shikshak ne unhen bahut danta aur pita bhi, lekin unhone apni safai mein ek shabd bhi nahi kaha. Baad mein jab asli chor pakda gaya, tab shikshak ne glani ke saath pucha, “tumne apni begunahi pehle kyon nahi bataai?” unhone badi sadgi se uttar diya ki yadi ve apni safai pesh karne ke liye bolte, to unka nirantar chal raha naam jap tut jaata. Unhen apni chavi bchane se zyada chinta apne naam jap ki nirantrta ki thi. Sansaar ke samne khud ko sahi sabit karne se kahin adhik mulyavan ‘naam’ ki nirantrta hai.
jab naam aur saans ek ho jae
jab naam aur nami (bhagwan) ke beech abhed sambandh sthaapit ho jaata hai, tab kuch vishesh lakshan prakt hote hain:
- chetna se pehle naam: sokar uthte hi, sansarik chetna ane se pehle hi hriday mein naam ka swatah spharan hona.
- vikshep se bhay: sansarik prapanch, ninda ya vyarth ki baton mein samay bitane se dar lagna ki kahin naam ki yah sukshm dhara tut na jae.
- atulneey sampatti: yadi koi tino loko ki sampatti bhi de, to bhi ek kshan ke liye naam na chhorne ka sankalp.
aisi avastha mein naam nami (bhagwan) ko adhin kar leta hai. Phir bhagwan chahkar bhi apne premi bhakt se alag nahi rah sakte.
nishkarsh aur chintan
naam jap koi samannya dharmik kriya nahi, balki ek Chinmay vastu hai jo sadhak ke astitva ka rupantran kar deti hai. Yah marg shuruaat mein aapko sansarik rup se ‘hara’ sakta hai, aapke jhuthe saharon ko chhin sakta hai, lekin yah sab keval isliye hai taki aap us ‘avinashi’ ko pa sake. Naam jap ka antim lakshya keval shanti nahi, balki prabhu ko prem ke bandhan mein bandh lena hai.
antim vichar: kya aap tayyar hain apne un jhuthe sansarik ashrayon ko chhorne ke liye, jo aapko bar-bar dhokha dete hain, aur us ‘naam’ ko pakdne ke liye, jo harne ke baad bhi aapko kabhi girne nahi dega?
mul lekh: bhajanmarg.com
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