Songs of the Soul: Exploring Baul Mysticism and Fakir Lalon’s Spiritual Legacy
The Baul tradition, rooted in Bengal’s rural heartlands, blends Hindu Bhakti, Sufi mysticism, and folk spirituality into a way of life centered on love, simplicity, and self-realization. Rejecting religious rituals and social divisions, the Bauls emphasize finding the divine within oneself. At the heart of this movement stands Fakir Lalon Shah, whose profound songs and…