kiyA. sab kuchh bahAramen kiyA, AtmA men hI sukh hai, AtmA hI sukhakA samudra hai, lekin usamen draShTi nahIn kI,
bahAr draShTi kI, bahAr se mujhe gnAn aur sukh milegA–aisA mAnakar bahAramen hIn dekhA. AtmAmen se hI
AtmAkA gnAn–sukh milatA hai–aisA vichAr bhI jIvane nahIn kiyA.
to usakA upAy milatA hI hai. jo kharI (–sachchI) jignAsA karatA hai usako usakA upAy mil hI jAtA hai.
AtmAkA vichAr bhI nahIn kare aur bAhyamen tyAg kare, to aise tyAg karanese vo prApta nahIn hotA. pahele
jignAsA aur ruchi baDhAnI chAhie ki main kon hun, merA AtmAkA kayA svarUp hai! tyAg pIchhe hotA hai usake
pahele AtmAkI shraddhA hotI hai, parantu anantakAlase usakA vichAr hI nahIn kiyA hai.
siddhasamAn hai. nAriyalamen ToparAkA golA kI tarah merA AtmA dehase bhinna, rAgase bhinna chaitanyamUrti hai; ese
AtmAkA vichAr karake shraddhA karanA vahI kalyANakA mArga hai.”
pratApase, hamArA jIvan palaTatA hai–vah usIke pratApase; UsIke pratApase yah sab prabhAvanA ho rahI hai,
svAmIjIke svAgatamen Ap sabane achchhA utsAh dikhAyA hai; vAstavamen to svAmIjI jo kahete hai IsakA svIkAr
karanA vahI unakA svAgat hai. yathArtha mArgamen vichAr karanese AtmAkA pattA chalatA hai. AtmAkA jo svAbhAvik
ansh pragaTate hai vahI dharma hai. AtmAke svAbhAvik gnAn–darshan–sukhamen hI dharma hai. gurudevakA parichay karake
AtmAkA kalyAN karanA yahI hai to manuShya janmakA kArya hai, IsI kArya karaneke liye yah manuShya avatAr milA
hai. Isaliye Is manuShya janmamen sachche dev–gurukI bhakti baDhAkar, AtmAkA vichAr kar. AtmAkA kalyAN
karanA yahI kartavya hai.
yAtrA daramiyAn Aje lAmbA kALe pU. benashrIbenano upadesh sAmbhaLavA maLyo tethI yAtrikone paN ghaNo harSha
thayo hato. tyArabAd jayajayakArapUrvak mahilAsabhA samApta thaI hatI. ane koTA shaherano be divasano kAryakram
pUro thayo hato.
savAramAn koTAthI sanghe prasthAn karyun. bhaktoe bhAvabhInI vidAy ApI. gurudev koTAthI bundI padhAryA
AvyA hatA. nImachanA bhAIo gurudevanun svAgat karavA ane pravachan sAmbhaLavA khUb ja IntejAr hatA
ane AsapAsanA gAmothI paN ghaNA mANaso AvyA hatA, parantu gurudev nahi padhAravAthI teo thoDA
hatAsh thayA hatA. temaNe yAtrikonun vAtsalyapUrvak sanmAn karyun hatun. bapore shAntinAth prabhunA darabAramAn pU.
benashrIbene saras bhAvabhInI bhakti karAvI hatI. jinamandiramAn sundar chitro chhe; ek chitramAn, mRutyusamaye
jIv sharIrane kahe chhe ke ‘tArA mATe men ghaNun karyun chhe mATe tun mArI sAthe chAl!’ tyAre sharIr javAb Ape chhe ke
‘amAro svabhAv ja evo chhe ke tArI sAthe na Avavun;’ evA bhAvanun drashya chhe. jinamandiramAn pUjan bhakti
bAd sangh chittoD Avyo ne kalekaTaranI navI bandhAtI kacherImAn utaryo. chittoD taraph AvatAn dUradUrathI killA
upar be UnchA stambho dhyAn khenche chhe–ek to chhe rANA mAnasInhano jayastambh, ane bIjo chhe jain dharmano
kIrtistambh arthAt mAnastambh.