A question on Kaun
Banega Crorepati yesterday drew my attention to the immortal Qawwali, made famous to my generation by
Bangladeshi singer Runa Laila, ‘Dama Dam
Mast Qalandar’. The original Qawwali is believed to have been written by
Amir Khusrow, but its Punjabi version was written by a Sufi Master Baba Bulle
Shah. Both versions are in praise of the revered Sufi Saint Shahbaz Qalandar,
whose dargah is at Sehwan Sharif, near Larkana, in Sind, Pakistan.
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| Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's tomb in Sehwan, Pakistan |
When I think about it, I am reminded about what Osho, the
Master, has said. He explains that the seed of love is in all of us. All of us
are created with love. And love is our intrinsic nature. It is because we have
all developed worldly attachments, or allowed emotions such as fear, anxiety,
work, greed, lust, hatred, anger and jealousy to control us, that our true
nature – love – lies suppressed. When we peel off all those negative emotions
and when we let go of all attachments, we will see our native state blossom. We
then will be free spirits, without any worldly shackles. We too will be mast Qalandars!
Enjoy this beautiful song, celebrate your weekend and
think about how beautiful Life will be if you are truly free – unburdened,
unshackled. Your true, real Self becomes you, O! Qalandar! What are you waiting for?
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