एक बार की बात है... Mumbai ke ek bade jungle ke andar ek sundar pahaad tha, jiska naam tha Kanheri. Wahan par kayi purani gufayein (caves) thi. Ek din, chhoti si ladki Tara, apne pita ji ke saath jungle ghoomne gayi. Tara bahut hi jigyasu (curious) thi. “Papa, yeh andheri gufaon mein koi rehta tha kya?” Tara ne poocha. Papa bole, “Haan beta, yahan Bauddh bhikshu, yaani shaant aur gyaani log rehte the. Wo dhyaan lagate, padhai karte aur sabko prem aur shanti ka paath padhate the.” Tara ki aankhon mein chamak aa gayi. “Kya main bhi unse mil sakti hoon?” --- 🧙♂️ Bauddh Baba ka Darshan Tara gufa number 3 ke paas gayi. Achanak hawa chalne lagi, aur usne suna – ting... ting... ek pyari ghanti ki awaaz! Tara chauk gayi. Achanak uske saamne ek roshni aayi, aur ek bauddh baba jaise roop mein ek roshnimaay chhavi dikhi. Baba muskara ke bole, “Tara, tum itni pyari aur jigyasu ho, isliye main tumse milne aaya hoon. Main yahaan 2000 saal pehle rehta tha.” Tara ne aankhen phaad kar dekha. “Aap sach mein baba ho? Kya aapko bhook lagti thi? Aap TV dekhte the?” Bauddh baba hansi mein bol pade, “Humein bhook lagti thi, par hum sirf jitna chahiye utna hi khaate the. TV nahi, hum dhyān dekhte the — andar ki duniya!” --- 🕯️ Gyaan ki Kahani – Raja ka Tyag Baba ne Tara ko ek kahani sunayi: “Ek samay ek Raja tha. Bahut dhan, sainik, aur rajmahal tha. Par uske mann mein shanti nahi thi. Ek din usne sab kuch tyag diya aur yahaan Kanheri mein bhikshu ban gaya. Usne gyaan dharan kiya, doosron ki seva ki, aur sadaiv haste raha.” Tara ne socha, “Waah! Ek Raja ne bhi sab chhod diya, sirf shanti ke liye?” Baba muskara ke bole, “Haan beta, kabhi kabhi asli khushi cheezon mein nahi, prem, shanti aur gyaan mein hoti hai.” --- 🌌 Saanjh ki Ghanti aur Ek Vachan Jaise hi suraj dhalne laga, Tara ne phir se ghanti ki awaaz suni. “Baba, yeh awaaz kaisi hai?” Baba bole, “Yeh Kanheri ki Saanjh ki Ghanti hai. Jab koi nirmal mann se yahaan aata hai, yeh awaaz usse sunai deti hai – ek yaad dilane ke liye ki duniya mein prem aur shanti ab bhi zinda hai.” Tara ne aankhon mein aansu le aaye, par muskaan ke saath boli, “Main bade ho kar sabko yeh kahani sunaaungi!” --- 🌟 Aaj bhi... Kehte hain ki jab koi masoom dil se Kanheri ki gufaon mein aata hai, to ghanti ki awaaz sunai deti hai – aur kabhi kabhi koi roshnimaay Bauddh baba bhi mil jata hai. Aur Tara? Usne bade hoke ek kitab likhi: "Kanheri Ke Baba aur Main" – jise sabhi bachchon ne pyaar diya. --- 📘 Seekh (Moral of the story): Gyaan aur prem sabse bada dhan hai. Shaanti cheezon se nahi, achhe vichaaron se milti hai. Sawaal poochhna galat nahi, usse gyaan milta hai!