288 mAtra kriyAe.N bahut bAr kI hai. kriyA karI, sab tyAg kiyA, ChoD diyA aisA jIvane anek bAr kiyA. aur muni banakar ja.ngalame.n rahA. parantu yadi AtmAkA j~nAn nahI.n huA hai to aisI kriyA karake, shubhabhAv karake devalok prApta huA, bahut milA parantu bhavakA abhAv nahI.n huA.

ataH gurudevane aisA mArga batAte the ki tU yathArtha apUrva AtmA hai, use pahachAna. usako pahachAnakar andar jo chAritra pragaT hogA vah yathArtha a.ntarame.nse hogA. bAhya kriyA aur bAhya chAritra tUne ananta bAr kiyA hai. aur karake nau.nvI graiveyak gayA hai, devalokame.n. parantu bhavakA abhAv yA AtmAkI prApti, samyagdarshan prApta nahI.n huA. isaliye tU AtmAko pIChAna. a.ntarame.n samyagdarshan aur j~nAn bhI bAharase nahI.n AtA hai. usake samajhaneke liye dev-guru-shAstrakA sAnnidhya hote hai.n, usake nimitta hote hai.n, parantu karanA to svaya.nko paDatA hai. mAtra bAharakA j~nAn vah koI j~nAn nahI.n hai, vah to visheSh jAnaneke liye, shAstraj~nAn AtmAko pIChAnaneke liye bIchame.n vah shAstraj~nAn hotA hai.

nishchay to a.ntarame.n AtmAko pahachAne, a.ntarame.n AtmAko bhinna karake samyagdarshan (pragaT kare). mai.n yah chaitanya hU.N, yah mai.n nahI.n hU.N, aise svaya.n bhedaj~nAn kare, usakA j~nAn kare. a.ntarame.n AtmAko pahachAne vah j~nAn aur AtmAkI svAnubhUti ho vah darshana. aise darshan aur j~nAn ananta kAlame.n prApta nahI.n hue. isaliye usakI mukhyatA rakhakar darshan, j~nAn a.ntarame.nse kaise prApta ho, vah yadi a.ntarame.nse prApta ho vah apUrva vastu hai, to usame.n chAritra yathArtha AtA hai. aur vah chAritra use a.ntarame.n sahaj puruShArthase aise prApta hotA hai ki a.ntarame.n svAnubhUti aisI prApta ho ki kShaN-kShaName.n a.ntarame.n chalA jAy, bAhar rukanA bhI use mushkil ho jAya. phir use gR^ihasthAshram bhI suhAtA nahI.n, isaliye vah muni banakar chalA jAtA hai. is prakAr a.ntarame.n svAnubhUtime.n bAra.nbAr jhulate-jhulate aisI chAritradashA prApta hotI hai. aur vahI vAstavik chAritra hai.

vartamAname.n jo bAte.n karate hai.n, AtmA koI apUrva hai, usakI prApti kaise ho usakI bAte.n chalatI hai. kyo.nki chAritradashA bAharase kriyAkA tyAg to anek bAr huA hai. parantu a.ntarame.n jo apUrvatA AtmAkI laganI chAhiye vah lagI nahI.n. isaliye darshan, j~nAnako 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 kAlame.n bahut bAr kiyA hai.

aur ye jo darshan aur j~nAn hai, usake sAth amuk jAtakA chAritra svarUpAcharaN to AtA hai. jise a.ntarame.n AtmA ruche use bAharakA ruchatA nahI.n. use a.ntarame.nse virakti A jAtI hai. bAharakA sab kArya kare to usakA maryAdit hotA hai. usake kaShAy Adi