vANIkA nimitta prabal (hai). upAdAn svayam taiyAr na kare to guru athavA dev kyA kare? pratyek dravya svatantra hai. svayam puruShArtha kare, svayam nimittako grahaN kare ki guru kyA kahate hain? bhavagAn kyA kahate hain? svayamko grahaN karanA chAhiye.
samAdhAna- .. AtmAmen kuchh navInatA pragaT karanI hai. ananta kAlase bAharakA sab karatA rahA hai, antarakA kuchh nahIn kiyA hai. antar dRuShTi karake antaramen kuchh navInatA pragaT kare. bhedagnAn karake dRuShTi sva sanmukh karake kuchh navIn paryAy pragaT ho, bhAvanA (kare). gnAtA par dRuShTi (kare). gnAtAko pahachAnakar usakA bhedagnAn karake svAnubhUti pragaT kare usakI bhAvanA, abhyAs kare. bAkI sharIr to sharIrakA kAm karatA rahe. AtmA svatantra hai. AtmAko jo karanA hai (usamen) svayam svatantra puruShArtha karake kar sakatA hai. gurudevane bahut kahA hai.
dishA apanI or svasanmukh karake apanemense gnAn, darshan, chAritrakI paryAyen pragaT karanI, vahI karanA hai. vahI navInatA hai. jIvanakI navInatA vahI hai ki antaramense kuchh navInatA pragaT ho. aur vahI mArga hai. sukhakA mArga, AnandakA mArga vahI hai. baDe- baDe rAjAonne bhI vahI mArga grahaN kiyA hai. vahI karane jaisA hai. chakravartI Adi sabane vahI mArga grahaN kiyA hai. yathArtha vahI karanA hai.
(dev-guru-shAstrako) hRudayamen rakhanA. AtmAkI antar dRuShTi karake AtmAkA svarUp pragaT karanA. usake liye tattva vichAr, shAstra abhyAs Adi karanA. AtmA svayam svatantra hai. chaitanya AtmA svatantra hai isaliye AtmAkA puruShArtha AtmAmen karanA.
... ke kAraN ki main sharIr, vibhAv main, sankalpa-vikalpa Adi mAnon main hUn, aisI ekatvabuddhi ho gayI hai. vah ekatvabuddhi toDakar antar dRuShTi kare to AtmA pahachAnA jAy aisA hai. gurudevane vah mArga batAyA hai aur vah mArga koI apUrva hai. AchArya bhagavant, gurudev Adi sab vahI kahate hain ki AtmA antaramen hai. antaramen sukh hai, antaramen Ananda hai, bAhar kahIn nahIn hai. bAhar jIv vyartha prayatna karatA hai. ananta kAlase ananta janma-maraN karatA hai. mAnon bAharase kahInse milegA. jyAdAse jyAdA bAharase thoDI kriyA kar le athavA kuchh kar le to mAnon dharma ho gayA, aisA mAnatA hai. parantu dharma to antaramen rahA hai. shubhabhAv kare to puNya bandha hotA hai, devalok milatA hai. parantu bhavakA abhAv to antar AtmA-shuddhAtmAko pahachAne to hI hotA hai. isaliye antar AtmAkI dRuShTi karake pahachAnaneke liye tattva vichAr, shAstra svAdhyAy, gurukA upadesh (shravaN karanA), vah sab jIvanamen karane jaisA hai. usakA vichAr karake AtmA pahachAne to bhavakA abhAv hotA hai. antar AtmA virAjatA hai aur koI apUrva tattva hai. vah gnAn, Anandase bharA hai. use pahachAnane jaisA hai. aur vah svAnubhUtimen pragaT hotA hai.