288 mAtra kriyAen bahut bAr kI hai. kriyA karI, sab tyAg kiyA, chhoD diyA aisA jIvane anek bAr kiyA. aur muni banakar jangalamen rahA. parantu yadi AtmAkA gnAn nahIn huA hai to aisI kriyA karake, shubhabhAv karake devalok prApta huA, bahut milA parantu bhavakA abhAv nahIn huA.

ata gurudevane aisA mArga batAte the ki tU yathArtha apUrva AtmA hai, use pahachAna. usako pahachAnakar andar jo chAritra pragaT hogA vah yathArtha antaramense hogA. bAhya kriyA aur bAhya chAritra tUne ananta bAr kiyA hai. aur karake naumvI graiveyak gayA hai, devalokamen. parantu bhavakA abhAv yA AtmAkI prApti, samyagdarshan prApta nahIn huA. isaliye tU AtmAko pIchhAna. antaramen samyagdarshan aur gnAn bhI bAharase nahIn AtA hai. usake samajhaneke liye dev-guru-shAstrakA sAnnidhya hote hain, usake nimitta hote hain, parantu karanA to svayamko paDatA hai. mAtra bAharakA gnAn vah koI gnAn nahIn hai, vah to visheSh jAnaneke liye, shAstragnAn AtmAko pIchhAnaneke liye bIchamen vah shAstragnAn hotA hai.

nishchay to antaramen AtmAko pahachAne, antaramen AtmAko bhinna karake samyagdarshan (pragaT kare). main yah chaitanya hUn, yah main nahIn hUn, aise svayam bhedagnAn kare, usakA gnAn kare. antaramen AtmAko pahachAne vah gnAn aur AtmAkI svAnubhUti ho vah darshana. aise darshan aur gnAn ananta kAlamen prApta nahIn hue. isaliye usakI mukhyatA rakhakar darshan, gnAn antaramense kaise prApta ho, vah yadi antaramense prApta ho vah apUrva vastu hai, to usamen chAritra yathArtha AtA hai. aur vah chAritra use antaramen sahaj puruShArthase aise prApta hotA hai ki antaramen svAnubhUti aisI prApta ho ki kShaN-kShaNamen antaramen chalA jAy, bAhar rukanA bhI use mushkil ho jAya. phir use gRuhasthAshram bhI suhAtA nahIn, isaliye vah muni banakar chalA jAtA hai. is prakAr antaramen svAnubhUtimen bArambAr jhulate-jhulate aisI chAritradashA prApta hotI hai. aur vahI vAstavik chAritra hai.

vartamAnamen jo bAten karate hain, AtmA koI apUrva hai, usakI prApti kaise ho usakI bAten chalatI hai. kyonki chAritradashA bAharase kriyAkA tyAg to anek bAr huA hai. parantu antaramen jo apUrvatA AtmAkI laganI chAhiye vah lagI nahIn. isaliye darshan, gnAnako mukhyatA kI, usakA kAraN yah hai ki usase bhavakA abhAv hotA hai. phikShar chAritra jo AtA hai vah yathArtha chAritra AtA hai. mAtra bAharakA chAritra ananta kAlamen bahut bAr kiyA hai.

aur ye jo darshan aur gnAn hai, usake sAth amuk jAtakA chAritra svarUpAcharaN to AtA hai. jise antaramen AtmA ruche use bAharakA ruchatA nahIn. use antaramense virakti A jAtI hai. bAharakA sab kArya kare to usakA maryAdit hotA hai. usake kaShAy Adi