In
my
last
discourse
(www.bangladesh-web.com/news
dated
May
21,
2001);
I
took
a
break
with
the
statement
that
political
'leaders
should
visit
different
Sufi
Mazars
(tombs)
including
that
of
the
Mazar
of
Lalon
Fakir.
Lalon's
way
is
a
way
of
'syncretism'.
The
Fakir
tradition
is
inherently
a
'syncretistic'
tradition.
The
Pundits
of
this
discipline
are
in
agreement
as
to
the
syncretic
charisma
of
Fakirs.
Lalon
Fakir's
syncretistic
revelations
are
followed
and
practised
by
Baul
community
maintaining
the
tradition
of
the
'charismatic
syncretism'.
Mosques
provide
the
front
row(s)
for
dignitaries
including
political
leaders,
who
enter
there.
The
Khadems
(officiants)
of
Mazars
facilitate
visitors
with
the
spirit
of
'syncretism'
in
wider
contexts
of
the
term.
The
visitors
become
apt
to
synthesize
themselves
at
one.
They
experience
ecstasy
and
'spiritual
orgasm'
evolving
from
the
synergy
of
mundane
and
transcendental
spirituality,
as
manifest
by
visitors
in
diverse
ways.
Devotees
are
taught
how
to
mirroring
each
other's
mind
using
the
third
eye.
This
is
fundamental
to
administering
charisma.
Lalon's
Mazar
is
a
popular
place
for
developing
all
these
mystical
possessions.
সত্য
বলো
সুপথে
চলো,
ও
রে
আমার
মন
Satya
bal
su
pathe
chal,
o
re
amar
mon.
(Reveal
the
truth
and
remain
on
the
'straight
path').
This
is
the
seed
'spell'
(mantra')
obtainable
from
Lalon's
Mazar.
This
'mantra'
may
not
result
in
winning
several
'political
PhDs'
for
the
'helms(wo)man'
of
this
riverine
country,
but
it
has
the
power
to
acquiring
'smooth
sustainability'
in
power
politics.
নৌকার
সরকার,
বার
বার
দরকার
'Naukar
sarkar,
bar
bar
darkar'
(the
'boat-mark'
government
is
repeatedly
needed)
would
not
only
be
the
slogan
of
some,
but
of
the
millions
-
yet
spontaneously.
The
main
barrier
to
people's
spontaneous
support
to
'naukar
sarkar,
bar
bar
darkar'
lies
with
the
party
politicians.
Do
they
deserve
to
be
re-elected?
Probably
not,
unless
they
can
attune
themselves
with
the
concept
of
'sustainable
development'
in
geo-environmental
and
cultural
perspectives
of
Bangladesh.
Naukar
sarkar
claim
themselves
as
ever
best
for
'development'.
Bauls
clearly
see
that
they
are
far
from
even
understanding
it
in
Bangladesh
context.
They
seem
to
know
very
little
about
the
links
between
energy,
poverty
and
the
environment.
Many
politicians
are
like
উপরে
ফিটফাট,
ভিতরে
সদরঘাট
'upore
fitfat,
vitore
sadarghat'
-
looks
gorgeous
outwardly,
though
awkward
inside.
The
first
problem
that
is
clear
with
political
leaders,
even
with
many
bureaucrats
and
technocrats,
is
that
they
miserably
fail
to
reveal
the
'truths'
about
the
country
and
its
people.
They
lie
in
revealing
Bangladesh
as
a
non-resourceful
poor
country
requiring
so
called
aid
from
abroad.
They
seem
to
be
little
knowledgeable
about
the
technological
significance
of
abundant
renewable
resources
of
the
country.
The
second
problem
lies
with
their
ignorance
of
'poverty
alleviation'.
Poverty
alleviation
is
neither
possible
nor
desirable.
Alleviating
poverty
will
lead
to
alleviating
the
Zakat
(alms
giving)
pillar
of
Islam.
Isn't
it?
Poverty
of
some
sorts
existed
in
golden
Bengal,
exist
now
and
will
continue
to
exist
in
the
future.
Poverty
or
dependence
is
considered
to
have
so
many
causes
-
political,
geographical,
environmental,
cultural.
Apart
from
religio-cultural
causes,
geo-environmental
causes
do
exist.
The
government
machinery,
in
conjunction
with
the
international
aid
organisations
and
local
NGOs,
have
been
combating
poverty
since
the
birth
of
the
nation
in
1971.
It
still
persists
in
growing
dimensions,
seemingly
as
an
unending
phenomenon.
Political
cause
is
evident
in
hindering
in
poverty
alleviation
program.
The
very
(wrong)
intention
of
the
politicians
often
leads
to
elevate
poverty.
Bauls
do
not
consider
the
political
cause
of
poverty
as
a
big
thing.
The
'activist'
Baul
followings
at
home
and
abroad
can
stand
up
to
remove
the
awkwardness
of
the
politicians'
mind
in
the
one
hand,
and
enlighten
them
with
the
'mantra'
of
'sustainable
development',
on
the
other.
A
couple
of
Baul
followers'
entry
into
the
caretaker
government
could
initiate
that
process.
I
hear
একটি
বাড়ী
একটি
খামার
'ekti
bari
ekti
khamar'
(one
homestead,
one
farm)
time
and
again.
It
is
an
achievable
proposition.
At
the
same
time,
it
is
futile
provided
village
homesteads
are
not
facilitated
with
reliable
and
affordable
energy
supply.
My
Guru,
the
nature
worshipper
Aziz
Shah
Fakir,
living
at
the
Mazar
of
Darvish
(saint)
Kalu
Shah
Fakir
of
Churaikole,
Kushtia
teaches
about
the
synergy
of
renewables
– মাটি,
আগুন,
পানি,
বাতাস
mati,
agun,
pani,
batas
(earth,
fire/energy,
water
and
air)
where
energy
is
the
driving
force.
Most
of
the
people
in
'agro-productivity'
sector
who
live
in
86000
plus
villages
of
the
country
are
dependent
on
renewable
resources.
They
are
in
need
of
affordable
energy
supply
from
renewables
and
'lagsoi
prajukti'
(appropriate
technology)
to
achieve
'self-reliant
livelihood',
not
poverty
alleviation.
Poverty
or
affluence
is
irrelevant
to
the
people
of
self-reliant
society.
The
synergy
of
reliable
energy
supply
to
the
village
households
and
protection,
conservation
and
regeneration
of
our
environmental
renewable
resources
along
with
their
optimal
utilisation
through
'lagsoi
prajukti'
can
achieve
self
reliant-livelihood
sustainably.
Bangladesh
has
everything
that
would
help
acquire
it.
Politicians
and
their
officiants
must
endorse
this
fact
in
belief
and
action.
Why
should
they
run
after
aid?
Lalon
says:
আপন
ঘরের
হয়
না
খাবার
কি
দেখতে
যাও
দিল্লী
লাহোর
সিরাজ
সাঁই
কয়
লালন
রে
তোর
সাধাই
মনের
ঘর
গেলো
না।
Apon
gharer
hoyna
khabar
Ki
dekhte
jao
Delhi
Lahore
Seraj
Sain
koy
Lalon
re
tor
sadai
moner
ghor
gelo
na.
(Ignoring
your
own
resources
why
do
you
go
to
seek
other's.
Seraj
Sain
reminds
Lalon
about
this
awkwardness
of
human
mind).
My
guru
Aziz
Shah
Fakir
elucidates
why
that
happens:
চোখ
থাকিতে
হোলি
কানা
গুরু
না
বুঝে
আপনি
রাজা
আপনি
প্রজা,
আপন
দোষেই
পাও
গো
সাজা,
আজিজ
শাহ
কয়
হারুন
পাগলা
প্রকৃতি
প্রেমে
থাকে
না
মাঝে।
Chokh
thakite
holi
kana
guru
na
bhaje....
Apni
raja
apni
proja,
Apon
doshei
paogo
saja,
Aziz
Shah
koy
Harun
pagla
prakriti
preme
thake
na
maje.
(Without
venerating
guru,
blindness
persists....
One
is
the
subject
of
one's
own
kingdom;
yet
falls
in
misery
due
to
one's'
own
fault.
Aziz
Shah
says
that
Harun
is
not
in
love
with
the
Nature).
The
Guru
suggests
me
to
live
with
my
interpreter
while
he
lives
in
Bangladesh
for
about
six
months
in
a
year
at
his
home
in
Lakshmipur
village
(near
Ataikula,
Pabna),
so
I
can
disseminate
the
Baul
views
on
the
sustainable
solution
to
energy,
poverty
and
the
environmental
problems
in
Bangladesh.
The
esoteric
Bauls
conceive
energy
as
the
primordial
element
in
the
form
of
'sakti'
(energy)
wherefrom
life
evolves
to
be
desolved
to
evolve
again
and
again.
Lalon
asks
to
seek
energy
from
within.
যে
লীলা
ব্রাক্ষণদের
উপর
সে
লীলা
এই
বান্দা
মাজার
হালে
আপন
জন্মের
বিচার
সব
জানতে
পাই।
আপনার
জন্ম
লতা
জাঙ্গাতার
মূলতি
কথা
লালন
বলে
পাবি
সেথা
সাঁই
পরিচয়।
Je
lila
brahmander
upar
Se
lila
ai
vanda
majhar
Hale
apon
janmer
bichar
sob
jante
pai.
Aponar
janma
lata
Janga
tar
multi
kotha
Lalon
bale
pabi
setha
sain
porichoy.
(Life's
career
that
is
in
the
universe
is
in
human
body.
Finding
one's
own
(mystery
of)
birth
reveals
all.
Finding
the
original
source
of
energy
of
one's
birth
has
a
clue
to
the
Supreme
Energy
-
says
Lalon)
Energy
is
at
the
root
of
everything.
Persisting
poverty
for
many
people
and
environmental
depletion
is
due
to
the
lack
of
energy
in
village
Bangladesh.
Energy
is
panacea.
It
can
beget
self-reliant
livelihood
and
self-generating
and
sustaining
ecosystem.
Villagers
lack
energy
(electricity
and
gas).
It
is
far
reaching
for
any
government
unless
environmental
energy
is
harnessed.
The
scope
of
harnessing
energy
from
sunshine,
wind,
tides
and
biomass
are
enormous
in
Bangladesh.
They
are
'nitya'
(free
flowing)
and
abundant.
It
can
meet
the
rural
energy
needs
facilitating
energy-driven
productivity
and
self-reliant
livelihood
in
villages.
Baul
wisdom
suggests
that
the
resource-base
of
no
country
is
so
poor
that
it
should
not
be
able
to
meet
the
minimum
social
needs
of
its
population.
The
problem
is
one
of
political
commitment
for
facilitating
its
work-force
to
enabling
access
to
the
resources
in
order
to
become
self-reliant.
In
Bangladesh
today,
the
estimates
of
the
so-called
'poverty
gap'
show
that
if
only
about
10
percent
of
the
national
income/resources
could
be
redistributed
in
favour
of
the
poor,
it
would
be
possible
to
lift
everyone
above
the
'poverty-line'.
Since
such
redistribution
is
politically
unfeasible
in
accordance
with
the
development
norms
of
the
existing
political
parties
of
the
country,
provision
for
renewable
energy
system
is
feasible
under
the
current
development
programs.
Should
a
family
enjoys
sustainable
growth
in
achieving
self-reliance
providing
scope
of
productivity
for
the
growing
working
hands,
the
question
of
limiting
family
size
become
irrelevant.
This
suggests
that
the
question
of
over-population
also
become
irrelevant
to
a
self-reliant
country
with
sustainable
growth
and
(renewable)
energy-driven
rural
productivity.
Renewable
energy
is
also
a
pre-requisite
to
environmental
fix.
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