Influence Of Sufism On Lalon Fakir - Tanvir Mokammel | eBook

“ We the Bengalees, though are a nation with intellectual curiosity and artistic inclination, Have very little contribution in the field of philosophy. Lalon Fakir was a rare exception. Without much or any institutionalized education whatsoever, Lalon asked some basic Questions in any philosophic quest- who is God? Or is there any? How was the universe Created? What is man? Who am I? These cosmogonic and existentialist questions, and the way Lalon had tried to answer those, were not unique in our cultural history. It was rooted in the Baul-Fakir meditation tradition of pre-modern Bengal, steeped with Buddhist Tantric cosmology of Human body. Nath-Vaisnab-Sahajiya practices and incorporealism of Islamic Sufism. Thousands Of enigmatic songs by different Gurus have been composed in this musical tradition. But Lalon Fakir, with his profound depth and artistic excellence, has remained the most gifted one and towers above all. ”