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Once upon a time, in a land where wild beasts roamed freely and serpents slithered in the shadows, there lived a man named GaziPir. GaziPir was a brave and wise soul who embarked on a journey of self-discovery and conquest.

First, GaziPir conquered his own inner demons and fears, emerging stronger and more resilient. He then set out to conquer the wild beasts that threatened his people and the sneaky serpents that lurked in the darkness.

But GaziPir faced his greatest challenge when he sought to conquer the hearts of the unruly and savage Bengali people. These proud people were more formidable than tigers and snakes, for they valued their traditions and elders above all else.

Despite bringing the Truth from faraway lands, GaziPir found the Bengali people to be skeptical and resistant. They questioned his authority and rejected his teachings, demanding a message that resonated with their hearts and minds.

In a moment of contemplation, GaziPir relinquished his symbols of power—the tiger and the snake—and returned with a humble staff gifted by his Master. With simplicity and sincerity, he likened the staff to the letter Aleph, symbolizing unity and clarity.

GaziPir spoke of the common essence that united him and the Bengali people—the dust of the earth and the spirit that dwelled within them. He emphasized that his authority came not from himself, but from the One who created all.

As GaziPir's words resonated deeply within the hearts of the Bengali people, an elder emerged from the crowd, seeking clarity. GaziPir humbly expressed his intent—to guide, not dominate—and the people recognized his sincerity.

In a moment of unity and understanding, the Bengali people embraced GaziPir as their leader, ushering in a new era of cooperation and growth. From that day onward, the land echoed with tales of GaziPir's wisdom and the transformative power of humility and unity.

And so, the story of GaziPir and the Bengali people became a testament to the enduring strength of compassion, respect, and the shared journey towards a brighter future.

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Gazi Pir & Bengalis: A Story.

GaziPir conquered his own self. Then GaziPir conquered wild beasts and sneaky serpents.

But how can he conquer the hearts of Bengali people?

These Bengali people are more unruly and savage than the Tiger and Snakes!

He thought these Bengals are very simple people and would welcome him.

But when Gazi tried to tell them the Truth from Arabia, they started to argue.

Even Bengals seem to accept what he said, but in the end, they do not trust him.

These Bengali say.. who are you? What gives you special authority over us?

Just because you are riding a tiger and holding a snake, you think we will bow to you?

No, Never. We bow to our local elders, our family and our tradition.

GaziPir feels despair again. I brought the True Path from the Arabian desert, but you Bengali are still rejecting my Teaching.

What will make you believe what I am saying?

"We will listen only if you can talk to us like a regular people and in our regular words, not any mystical mumbo jumbo. We have plenty of those already from Sankara and Buddha and Veda. Tell me something different yet True."

Then GaziPir stopped talking for 3 days.

He gave up his tiger, he gave up his snake but he took his staff with him that was given by his Master.

After 3 long days, he came back.

He showed them his Staff and told.. “This Staff is just One thing, just like the letter Aleph”.

The same One that gives you power, the One gives you clarity, the one gives you guidance and the One that gives you unity.

Just like the Staff, You Bengalis and Me are the same One. We are made of the dust of the earth, but our heart is from the spirit who have created this beautiful land, river, air and fire.

What I am, so are you. I have no authority over you, but The One has the authority over Me and all of you.

So When the One speaks in your heart silently.. you will see, what I am saying is nothing different.

Then you will see what I am saying to you is not me who is saying.. it is the One who is speaking to you. If we all are hearing the same things in our hearts, then how can you reject what I have been saying.

Then the Elder amongst the savage Benali appeared from the back of the crowd. He asked Gazi, are you here to dominate over us, or to invite us to improve our own life under the guidance of That One.

Gazi nods to the latter.

Then all Bengali started to nod to Gazi as their new leader and things changed forever.

The rest is plain history.

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গাজীপীর ও বাঙালি: একটি গল্প।

গাজীপীর প্রথমে নিজেকে জয় করেন। এরপর গাজীপীর বন্য জন্তু ও সাপকে জয় করেন।

কিন্তু কীভাবে তিনি জয় করবেন বাঙালির হৃদয়?

এই বাঙ্গালীরা বাঘ আর সাপের থেকেও বেশি বেহায়া আর অসভ্য!

তিনি ভেবেছিলেন এই বাঙালিরা খুব সাধারণ মানুষ এবং তাকে স্বাগত জানাবে।

কিন্তু গাজী আরব থেকে আনা সত্য দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি বলার চেষ্টা করলে তারা তর্ক শুরু করে।

প্রথমে বাঙালিরা তার কথা মেনে নিলেও শেষ পর্যন্ত তাকে বিশ্বাস করে না।

বাঙালিরা বলে.. কে তুমি? তোমার কি গুণ আছে যা আমাদের উপর আপনাকে বিশেষ কর্তৃত্ব দেয়?

আপনি বাঘে চড়ে আছেন এবং সাপ ধরেছেন বলেই ভাবছেন আমরা আপনাকে প্রণাম করব?

কখনো না. আমরা শুধু আমাদের স্থানীয় প্রবীণদের, আমাদের পরিবার এবং আমাদের ঐতিহ্যকে প্রণাম করি।

আবারো হতাশা বোধ করছেন গাজীপীর। আমি আরবের মরুভূমি থেকে সত্য পথ নিয়ে এসেছি, কিন্তু তোমরা বাঙালীরা আমার শিক্ষাকে প্রত্যাখ্যান করছ।

কি বললে তোমরা আমাকে বিশ্বাস করবে?

"আমরা তখনই আপনার কথা শুনব যখন আপনি আমাদের সাথে একজন সাধারণ মানুষের মত কথা বলতে পারেন এবং আমাদের নিয়মিত শব্দ ব্যবহার করেন, কোন রহস্যময় মুম্বো জাম্বো নয়। আমাদের কাছে ইতিমধ্যেই শঙ্কর, বুদ্ধা এবং বেদ থেকে প্রচুর পরিমাণে রহস্যময় মুম্বো জাম্বো আছে। আমাকে ভিন্ন কিছু সত্য বলুন।"

এরপর গাজীপীর ৩ দিন কথা বলা বন্ধ করে দেন।

সে তার বাঘ ছেড়ে দিলেন, সে তার সাপ ছেড়ে দিলেন কিন্তু সে তার লাঠি তার সাথে নিয়ে গেলেন যা তার শিক্ষক দিয়েছিলেন।

দীর্ঘ ৩ দিন পর তিনি ফিরে আসেন।

তিনি তাদের লাঠি দেখালেন এবং বললেন.. "এই লাঠি কেবল একটি জিনিস, ঠিক আলেফ হরফের মতো"।

সেই একজনই যিনি আপনাকে শক্তি দেন, তিনিই আপনাকে স্পষ্টতা দেন, তিনিই আপনাকে নির্দেশনা দেন এবং যিনি আপনাকে একতা দেন।

এই এক লাঠির মতো, আপনি বাঙালি এবং আমি একই। আমরা পৃথিবীর ধুলো দিয়ে তৈরি, কিন্তু আমাদের হৃদয় সেই আত্মা থেকে তৈরি যিনি এই সুন্দর ভূমি, নদী, বায়ু এবং আগুন সৃষ্টি করেছেন।

আমি যা, তুমিও তাই। তোমাদের উপর আমার কোন কর্তৃত্ব নেই, কিন্তু আমার এবং তোমাদের সকলের উপর তাঁর কর্তৃত্ব আছে।

তাই যখন তিনি আপনার হৃদয়ে নীরবে কথা বলেন.. আপনি দেখতে পাবেন, আমি যা বলছি তা ভিন্ন কিছু নয়।

তাহলে দেখবেন আমি তোমাকে যা বলছি তা আমি নই আমরা সকলেই যদি আমাদের হৃদয়ে একই কথা শুনি, তবে আমি যা বলছি তা আপনি কীভাবে অস্বীকার করবেন?

তারপর ভিড়ের পিছন থেকে একজন প্রবীণ হাজির। তিনি গাজীকে জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, আপনি কি আমাদের উপর কর্তৃত্ব করতে এসেছেন, নাকি তাঁর নির্দেশে আমাদের নিজের জীবনকে উন্নত করার জন্য আমন্ত্রণ জানাতে এসেছেন?

গাজী মাথা নাড়ল দ্বিতীয় কথায়।

তারপর সমস্ত বাঙালি তাদের নতুন নেতা হিসাবে গাজীকে সম্মতি জানাতে শুরু করে এবং পরিস্থিতি চিরতরে বদলে যায়।

বাকিটা সরল ইতিহাস।

Just like Kubo said in the movie "Kubo and the Two Strings", Memories are the greatest Magic there is!
Magic is not Sorcery but a kind of Clarity of Vision (hence also called a Science of Optics) that illuminates the person to "See Things As They Are" so that he knows where things comes from and hence where things are going (a Prophet who have the gift of prognostication. Note the word Zoroaster = 'star-diviner', a prognosticator using the signs of haven). The Real Magic (of Magus) is the Remembrance of how's things are at the beginning, now and in the future.

The real Magic is the Transformation of the Self, or Hawa Al Nafs from the Commanding Self to Complete Self .

The true essence of magic lies in the transformation of oneself, known as Hawa Al Nafs. Within this transformation, there exist three primary barriers: 1. The desires of the ego, or Hawa Al Nafs, are depicted in the Quran: "Verily, the Nafs commands to harm except for those upon whom my Lord has mercy" (Sura Yusuf-53). 2. The yearning for worldly possessions, or Shahwat Al Dunia, is highlighted in the Quran: "The love of desires has been made beautiful to people; for women, offspring, gold and silver, beautiful horses and cattle, and cultivation." (Sura Al Imran-14). 3. The influence of Satan, or Shaytan Al Rajeem, is underscored in the Quran: "Verily, Satan is your enemy so take him as your enemy." (Sura Fatir-6).

Furthermore, there are five levels of the self within the Quran, along with two additional Nafs from the teachings of Arifun Teachers (gnostic sufi):

There are 7 Levels of the Nafs, mostly based on Quran itself.

1. Commanding Self (Nafs Al Ammara): Lowest level of the self and the worst. Has 2 layers: The Animal Self (Nafs Al Hayawaniyyah) and The Satanic Self (Nafs Al Iblissiyyah). “I am your lord supreme” as Pharaoh proclaimed, and “I am better than him” as Iblis said.

2. Blaming Self (Nafs Al Lawwama). “By the One who brought the self to equilibrium inspiring it with its transgression and its consciousness.” (Sura Shams-7:8). The Prophet said, “All humans are prone to sin and the best sinners are those who repent.”

3. The Inspired Self (Nafs Al Mulhamah). Its remembrance is Hu (The Divine Pronoun). This is the self that has ascended through effort and commitment to its true way from the station of the Blaming Self to the station of the self that is constantly seeking forgiveness and repentance regardless of its guilt or innocence.

4. Secure Self (Nafs Al Muttma’ina). Its remembrance is Haqq (Truth). the Prophet said, “The Way (Deen) is in conduct,” and, “The best of you in character is the best in faith.” and also in quran “Is it not through remembrance of Allah that hearts become secure?” (Sura Raad-28)

5. Content Self (Nafs Al Radiyah). As Quran said, “Return to your Lord content” (Sura Fajr-28) and “Allah is content with them and they are content with Him.” (Bayyinah-8)

6. Gratified Self (Nafs Al Mardiyyah). As Quran said “Return to your Lord Content and Gratified.” (Sura Fajr-28). The Prophet was asked “When shall we attain Allah’s contentment with us?” he replied, “When you are content with your Lord.”. And in Quran “Whoever is secretly in awe of the Merciful and comes to Him with a sound heart. Enter it in peace! This is the day of immortality. In it they shall have whatever they wish, and with Us is more.” (Sura Qaf-33:35)

7. Complete Self (Nafs Al Kamilah): Quran says, “Allah will bring folk whom He loves and who love Him; they will be humble towards the faithful and stern toward the deniers. They shall strive in the way of Allah and will not fear any blame from the blamers. This is the favor of Allah that He grants whomever He wishes among His servants. Allah is All-Encompassing and All-Knowing.” (Sura Maa’idah-54). And also, “Then follow me and Allah will love you and forgive your sins. Allah is the Forgiving and Merciful.” (Sura Al Imran-31) and finally, “Truly, the God-conscious ones are in gardens and rivers, in a place of truth in the presence of an Able Sovereign” (Sura Qamar 54:55)

Footnote:

Mind = Faculty that Remembers (Root Paali, Mo'n)

Memory = (s)mer- to recollect (count, reckon)

Trisduction (Minimal units of Realized Memory),

Retroduction (Minimal units of Memory) uniaxial methods of Memory (or methods for this Magic).

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