Fakeer Ishavardas
Fakeer Ishavardas is a Gujarati poet and writer from India. His work spans devotional poetry, social commentary, and folk traditions, often blending spiritual reflection with everyday life. Known for his accessible yet profound verses, he remains a beloved voice in Gujarati literature.
“The inability to rise above one's inherited ism and ideology makes one live and die a fool, just a folly.”
“Those who love dogs, know something about God.”
“After you die, a rare friend or family member may carry your memory throughout life. Most will forget you. As if you were never here.”
“You are given a life, a death. Understand both while living, and before dying. Or you'd have wasted a life, a death.”
“A closed heart opens no mind.”
“If anybody tells says you have to follow his or her #religion or you're going to hell, tell that silly ass to go to hell. Be well.”
“Hurry, your imaginary heaven is calling you up, my dear holier-than-thou religious nuts.”
“The unwholesome may be otherwise, but the Whole is ever holy.”
“Your body may not be, but the quintessence your being and entity is made-up of, is forever.”
“Mostly, all book-told gods are as little as the little men who wrote them idiots into existence.”
“First of all, no messiahs are sent. Secondly, no messiah got it. Lastly, no messiah is. And if there ever was or is, maybe I too am it. As too is every dimwit.”
“Humans are beasts, until tamed.”
“To live unhappily, is failing life.”
“You're not a piece of nothing, but the all of everything.”
“If a religious book makes you harbor ill thoughts about those with differing faith, then, you're reading the wrong crap of late.”
“I've nothing against people. Just a***oles. But then, most people are.”
“Oh yeah, "God is great!" Well, why an't you, mate?”
“Most probably your belief system is screwed up. And so were your ancestors, before you. And now, maybe so are you. Overcome it, you!”
“Come on, let your silly egotistical self be gone! And then only THAT WHICH IS will be shown.”
“First rule of spirituality - thou shall not believe in your own bullshit.”