Maha Sammelan
Masihjaisa Santulan
April 2023 maha sammelan

Masihjaisa Santulan

Elder Mark A. Bragg dwara

Sattar ke

“Tab usne uthkar hawaaon ko daanta, aur paani se kaha, Shaant, thum ja. Aur hawaaen thum gayi, aur bada sannaata cha gaya” (Mark 4:39).

Pichali baar jab mainne maha sammelan mein baat ki thi, toh mere damaad Ryan ne mujhe ek tweet dikhaaya tha jismen kaha gaya tha, “Vaastao me? Us ladke ka naam Bragg hai”—matlab “badai karna”—“aur woh vinamrata ki baat nahin karta? Kya barbaadi hai!” Durbhaagye se, niraasha jaari rahegi.

Tasveer
Don Bragg ek basketball player ke taur par

Mere behtareen pita mahaan Coach John Wooden ke nigraani me UCLA ke liye ek All-America basketball khilaadi the. Woh mere pita ke jeevan bhar kareeb rahe, aur kabhi-kabhi Coach aur Shreematee. Wooden humaare ghar raat ko saath khane ke liya aata tha. Woh mujhse basketball ya mere dimaag mein kisi aur cheez ke baare mein baat karne mein humesha khush rahte the. Ek baar mainne unse poocha ki high school ke apne senior saal mein pravesh karte samay unke paas mere liye kya salaah hai. Jo humesha sikhaane ke maoke dhoondhta tha, usne kaha, “Tumhaare pita ne mujhe bataaya tha ki tum Ishu Masih ke Girjaghar mein shaamil ho gaye ho, isliye main jaanta hoon ki tumhein Prabhu mein vishwaas hai. Us vishwaas ke saath har sthiti mein ye dekhein ki santulan rakkhe. Toofaan mein ek ache insaan bano.”

Saalo se, woh baatcheet mere saath atki rahi. Sabhi paristhitiyon mein, vishesh roop se pratikoolta aur dabaav ke samay shaant, shaant aur ekatrit rahne ki salaah mujhe samajh me aai. Main dekh sakta tha ki Coach Wooden ki team kis tarah santulan ke saath khelein aur unhein 10 raashtreey championship jeetne mein badi safalta mili.

Lekin in dinon santulan ke baare mein zyaada baat nahin ki jaati hai aur ashaant aur bikharne ke samay mein bhi kam aazmaaya jaata hai. Ise aksar khelon mein istemaal kiya jaata hai—ek khilaadi jisme santulan hai ek karibi khel mein achcha khelta hai ya ek team santulan ki kami ke kaaran bura khel dikhata hai. Yeh behtareen gun khel se kahin aage jaata hai. Santulan ka jeevan mein bahut vyaapak upyog hai aur maata-pita, leadaron, missionariyon, shikshakon, chhaatron aur jeevan ke toofaanon ka saamna karne waale sabhi logon ko aashirvaad de sakta hai.

Dhaarmik santulan humein shaant rahne aur sabse mahatvapoorn cheezon par dhyaan kendrit karne ka aashirvaad deta hai, khaaskar jab hum dabaav mein hote hain. President Hugh B. Brown ne sikhaaya, “Parmeshwar mein vishwaas aur sahi ki antim jeet mein kathinaiyon me maansik aur aadhyaatmik santulan mein yogdaan deta hai.”1

President Russell M. Nelson dhaarmik santulan ka ek behtareen uddharan hain. Samay, jabki-Dr. Ek baar Nelson ke, quadruple coronary artery bypass karte samay, rogi ka blood pressure achaanak gir gaya. Daaktar Nelson ne shaanti se sthiti ka aakalan kiya aur pehchaana ki team ke sadasyon mein se ek ne galti se clamp ko hata diya tha. Ise turant laga diya gaya, aur Daaktar. Nelson ne team ke sadasy ko dilaasa diya, bolte hue, “Mein ab bhi tumse pyar karta hu,” aur phir jodte hue kaha, “Kabhee-kabhee main tumhen doosree baar se jyaada pyaar karte hoon!” Unhonne dikhaaya ki kisi aaphat sthiti se kaise nipta jaana chaahiye—santulan ke saath, kewal un baaton par dhyaan kendrit karna chaahiye jo sabse zyaada maayne rakhti hain—aapaatkaal(emergency) ka saamna karte huwe. President Nelson ne kaha: “Yeh atyadhik aatm-anushaasan ki baat hai. Aapki swabhaawik pratikriya hai, ‘Mujhe baahar nikaalo, coach! Mujhe ghar jaana hai.’ Par aap nahi jaa sakte. Ek jaan poori tarah se poori surgical team par nirbhar hai. Isliye aapko humesha ki tarah shaant aur tanaaomukt aur tez rehna hoga.”2

Beshak, Rakshak santulan ka param uddhaaran hai.

Gethsemane ke Bagiche me, akalpaniye peeda mein, jab “Uska paseena lahoo ki badi-badi boondo ki tarah bahaya,”3 Usne saral lekin raajasee baat ke saath divy santulan ka uddhaaran diya, “Meri nahin, teri hi ichcha poori ho.”4 Sabhi maanav jaati ke uddhaar ko saksham karne ke atyadhik dabaao mein, Ishu ne teen mahatvapoorn sthitiyon ka pradarshan kiya jo humein unki mahaan santulan ko samajhane mein madad karti hain. Sabse pahile, woh jaanta tha ki woh kaun tha aur apne divye maksad ke prati sacha tha. Iske baad, woh jaanta tha ki khushiyaali ki ek badi yojna thi. Aur anth mein, woh jaanta tha ki uske aseem Praeshchit ke dwara, woh sabhi jo Elder Dale G. Renlund ke dwara praapt pavitr vachano ko banaane aur paalan karne ke dwaara khud ko Uske saath jodhte hain bachch jaaenge.

Santulan khone aur banae rakhne ke beech ke antar ki tulna karne ke liye, sochiye ki kya hua jab Masih aur Uske Devdut Gethsemane ke Bagiche se jaane lage the. Jab sainikon ne Ishu ko giraftaar karne ke liye uska saamna kiya, to Peter ki pratikriya yah thi ki woh apna santulan kho baitha aur mahaayaajak ke naukar, Malchus ka kaan hinsak roop se kaat diya. Doosre or, Ishu Masih ki pratikriya Malchus ko changa karke apna santulan banae rakhne aur tanaavpoorn stithi mein shaanti laane ki thi.5

Aur hum mein se jo apne santulan ko banae rakhne ke liye sangharsh karte hain aur shaayad niraash ho gaye hain, unke liye Peter ki baaki kahaani par vichaar karein. Is ghatna aur Masih ke saath apne sambandh ko nakaarne ke dukh ke kuchh samay baad,6woh unheen dhaarmik netaon ke saamne khada hua jinhonne Rakshak ki ninda ki thi, aur badi santulan ke saath poochtaach karte hue unhonne Ishu Masih ki divyeta ki gaathdaar gawahi di.7

Jaanen ki Aap Kaun Hain aur Apni Divye Pehchaan ke Prati Sache Bano

Aaiye Masih-jaise santulan ke tatvon par vichaar karein. Shuroo karne ke liye, yeh jaanna ki hum kaun hain aur apni divye pehchaan ke prati imaandaar hone se shaanti milti hai. Masih ke samaan santulan ki aavashyakta hai ki hum doosaron se apni tulna karne se bachein ya aisa koi hone ka dikhaawa na karein jo hum nahin hain.8 Joseph Smith ne sikhaya,“Agar manushye Parmeshwar ke charitra nahi samajhte hain, toh woh khud ko nahi samajhte hain.”9 Yeh jaane bina ki hum ek pyaare Swargiye Pita ke divye putr aur putriyaan hain, divye santulan praapt karna sambhav nahin hai.

President Nelson ne apni bhaashan “Choices for Eternity,” me in anant sachchaaiyon ko sikhaya ki hum kaun hain: hum Parmeshwar ki santaan hai, hum vachanbadh santaan hai, aur hum Masih ke chelein hai. Phir Unhonne waada kiya, “Jab aap in sachchaaiyon ko apnaate hain, toh hamare Swargiye Pita aapko Unki pawitr upasthiti me hamesha ke liye jeene ke aap ke antim lakshye tak pahunchne mein madad karenge.”10 Hum vaastao mein ek maransheel anubhao waale divye aatmik praani hain. Yeh jaanna ki hum kaun hain aur us divye pehchaan ke prati sachcha hona Masih ke samaan santulan ke vikaas ke liye buniyaadi hai.

Jaaniye Ki Ek Divye Yojna Hai

Agla, yeh yaad rakhna ki ek badhiya yojna hai chunaotipoorn paristhitiyon me saahas aur santulan paida karta hai, Nephi “jaa kar aur kar” sakta tha 11 jaisa ki Prabhu ne “pehle se na jaante huwe” aagya di thi 12 jo use karna tha kyunki woh jaanta tha ki ek pyaare Swargiye Pita ki anant yojna ke poorti mein, woh Aatma ke dwara nirdeshit hoga. Santulan tab aata hai jab ham cheezon ko anant drshtikon se dekhte hain. Prabhu ne Apne chelon ko “apni aankhein oopar uthaane(upar ki or dekhne)”13 aur “anantkall ki gambheertaaon ko apne mann mein rehne do” ki salaah di thi.14 Chunaotipoorn samayon ko ek anant yojna ke tahat taeyaar karne se, dabaao pyaar karne, sewa karne, sikhaane aur ashirwaad dene ka saobhaagye ban jaata hai. Ek anant drshtikon Masih-jaise santulan ko mumkin banata hai.

Ishu Masih ki Mumkin karne Waali Shakti aur Unki Praeshchit ko Jaanein

Aur anth mein, Masih ki samarth shakti, jo Unke praeshchit ke balidaan dwara sambhao hui, hamein sehne aur prabal hone kee shakti deti hai. Ishu Masih ke kaaran hum Parmeshwar ke saath vachan banate hai aur us vachan ko nibhaane mein mazboot ho sakte hai. Hum apni duniyaawi paristhitiyon kee parwaah kiye bina, khushi aur shanti mein Rakshak ke saath bandhe reh sakte hain.15 Alma chapter 7 Masih kee mumkin karne waali shakti ke baare mein khoobsoorati se sikhaata hai. Hamein paap se chudaane ke alaawa, Rakshak hamein is jeevan mein mazboot kar sakta hai.

Jab hum Masih par dhyaan kendrit karte hain, toh hum apne dar ko shaant kar sakte hain, jaisa ki Alma ke logon ne Helam mein kiya tha.16 Jab dhamkaane waali sena ikattha hue, Masih ke un wafadaar chelon ne santulan pradarshit ki. Elder David A. Bednar ne sikhaya: “Alma ne vishwaasiyon ko Prabhu ko yaad karne kee salaah dee aur woh uddhaar jo sirf Wohi pradaan kar sakta tha (dekhiye 2 Nephi 2:8). Aur Rakshak ke bachaane waale gyaan ke dekhbhaal ke kaaran log apne bhaey ko shaant kar paae.”17 Yeh santulan ka uddharan hai.

Ek Toofaan Mein Woh Mahaan Aadmi

Noah ne hamein toofaan mein dhaerye rakhne ke baare mein bahut kuch sikhaaya, lekin toofaan se kaise bacha jaae, is par Rakshak sabse bada shikshak tha. Woh hai toofaan mein ka woh mahaan aadmi. Apne Devduton ke saath lambe samay tak sikhsha dena ke baad, Rakshak ko kuch aaraam ki avashyakta thi aur unhonne sujhaao diya ki woh naao se Galilee Samundar ke dusri or paar karein. Jaise hi Rakshak ne vishraam kiya, bhayankar toofaan utha. Jaise hi hawa aur lehron ne naao ko dubaane ki dhamki di, Devduton ko apne jiwan ke liye dar lagne laga. Aur yaad rakkhein, un Devduton me se kayi machwaare the jo us samundar ke toofaano se achchi tarah parichit the! Phir bhi, chintit hokar,18 unhonne Prabhu ko jagaya aur kaha, “[Prabhu], kya aapko parwaah nahi hai ki hum nasht ho jaae?” Phir, uddhaaraniye santulan ke saath, Rakshak ne “uthkar hawaaon ko daanta, aur samundar se kaha, Shaant, thum jaa. Aur hawaaen thum gayi, aur bada sannaata… cha gaya.”19

Aur phir Uske Devduton ke liye santulan ka ek bada sabak. Usne pucha, “Tum itne bhaybheet kyun ho? yeh kaise ho sakta hai ki tum mein vishwaas nahi hai?”20 Woh unhe yaad dilaa raha tha ki Woh duniya ka Rakshak tha aur yeh ki Woh Pita dwara Parmeshwar ke bachchon ki amarta aur anant jiwan laane ke liye bheja gaya tha. Nishchay hi Parmeshwar ka Putr naao par sawaar hokar nahi marega. Usne divye santulan ka uddhaaran diya kyunki Woh Apni divyeta ko jaanta tha aur woh jaanta tha ki uddhaar aur utkarsh ki ek yojna thi aur us yojna ki anant safalta ke liye Uska Praeshchit kitna avashyak hoga.

Yeh Masih aur Uske Praeshchit ke dwara hai ki sabhi achchi cheezein hamare jiwan me aati hai. Jaisa ki hum yaad karte hain ki hum kaun hai, yeh jaante huwe ki daya ki ek divye yojna hai aur Prabhu ki shakti me saahas akarshit karte huwe, hum sab kuch kar sakte hain. Hum shaanti paaenge. Hum kisi bhi toofaan mein achchi mahila aur purush honge.

Hum na kewal chunaotipurn samay mein khud ki madad karne ke liye balki dusron ko ashirwaad dene aur unke jiwan mein aane waale toofaano ke dwara unki madad ki asheesh ki talaash karein. Palm Sunday se pehle ki is shaam ko, mai bahut khushi se Ishu Masih ki gawahi deta hoon. Woh ji utha hai. Mai us shaanti, sthirta aur swargiye santulan ki gawahi deta hoon jo kewal Wahi hamare jiwanon me laata hai aur Unke pawitr naam, Ishu Masih me, amen.

Not

  1. Hugh B. Brown, in Conference Report, Oct. 1969, 105.

  2. Dekhiye Sheri Dew, Insights from a Prophet’s Life: Russell M. Nelson (2019), 66–67.

  3. Joseph Smith Translation, Luke 22:44 (Luke 22:44 mein, footnote b).

  4. Luke 22:42.

  5. Dekhiye Luke 22:50–51; John 18:10–11.

  6. Dekhiye Matthew 26:34–35, 69–75.

  7. Dekhiye Acts 4:8–10; Neal A. Maxwell, “Content with the Things Allotted unto Us,” Ensign, May 2000, 74; Liahona, July 2000, 89: “Jab dhaarmik roop se mel ho, ek santulan aa sakta hai, tab bhi jab hum ‘sab baato ka matlab nahi jaante hai’ [1 Nephi 11:17].

  8. Dekhiye John R. Wooden, Wooden on Leadership (2005), 50: “Hum kehta hai santulan ke matlab hai apne aap se sachcha rehna, pareshaan na hona, aapa na khona, ya paristhiti ya stithi ki parwaah kiye bina asantulit hona. Yeh aasaan lag sakta hai, lekin chunaotipurn samay mein santulan sabse maayawi gunn ho sakta hai. Kam Santulan waale leadar dabaao me ghabraate hain.

    “Santulan ka arth hai apne vishwaaso par tike rehna aur unke anusaar kaarye karna, bhale hi stithi kitni bhi buri ya achchi kyun na ho. Santulan ka matlab hai poz ya dhong se bachna, doosron se apni tulna karna aur kisi aese vyakti ki tarah vyavahaar karna jo aap nahi hai. Santulan ka arth hai sabhi paristhitiyon mein ek bahadur dil hona.

  9. Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2007), 40.

  10. Russell M. Nelson, “Choices for Eternity” (worldwide devotional for young adults, May 15, 2022), broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

  11. 1 Nephi 3:7.

  12. 1 Nephi 4:6.

  13. John 4:35.

  14. Doctrine and Covenants 43:34; dekhiye James E. Faust, “The Dignity of Self,” Ensign, May 1981, 10: “Pawitrata ki khoj mein upar ki or dekhne se khud ki gareema bahut badh jaati hai. Vishaal pedon ki tarah, hamein prakaash ke liye upar pahunchna chahiye. Prakaash ka sabse mahatwapurn srot jise hum jaan sakte hau woh Pawitr Aatma ka uphaar hai. Yeh antitik shakti aur shaanti ka srot hai.

  15. Dekhiye Russell M. Nelson, “Khushi aur Dhaarmik Bachaao,” Liahona, Nov. 2016, 82: “Mere pyaare bhaaiyo aur bahano, woh khushi jon hum long mehsoos karta bahut kam hum log ke jiwan se taallukh rakkhe aur hamare jiwan ke haor(focus) se puri tarah sambandhit hai.”

  16. Dekhiye Mosiah 23:27–28.

  17. David A. Bednar, “Isliye Unhonne Apne Bhae Pe Kaabu Paaya,” Liahona, May 2015, 46–47.

  18. Dekhiye Jeffrey R. Holland, Our Day Star Rising: Exploring the New Testament with Jeffrey R. Holland (2022), 61–62: “Iske alaawa, yeh Uske saath anubhavi purush the—mul Barah me se gyarah Galile ke the (sirf Judas Iscariot ek Judah ka tha). Aur un gyaraah me se che machwaare the. Woh isi samundar par rehte the. Woh us par machli pakad kar apna jiwan basar karte the. Woh yahan tabh se the jab woh bachche the. Jab woh bahut chote the unke pita ne unse jaal banane aur naao par marammat karne ke liye kahan tha. Woh is samundar ko jaante hai, woh hawaaon aur lehro ko jaante hai. Woh anubhawi purush hai—lekin woh bhaebheet hai. Aur agar woh darte hain, toh yeh uchit toofaan hai.”

  19. Dekhiye Mark 4:35–39.

  20. Mark 4:40.