Dervis Vadisi Quotes

“We are the God,
We are the Goblins.
Amidst fanatic foolery
we are divine lightning.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“If someone is interested, they'll find time - if not, they'll find excuse.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Torment builds tenacity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“You can't fight the tide, you either surf or sink.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Swim through tsunami like the sea is your empire.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“If you can't find truth outside your scripture, your scripture is a lie.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“If you can't find God in people, your God is dead.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“If you can't find God in
people, your God is dead.
If you can't find holiness in
people, your holiness is fake.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Tradition divides, tradition unites;
Choose carefully the tradition you live.
Not all traditions imposed on you are good,
You gotta use conscience to pick and mix.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Intellect don't impress me much,
Devoutness of doctrine repulses me.
Have you ever made a stranger smile,
Ever left your seat to the elderly!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“If you use social media,
don't ask for privacy.
If you want privacy,
don't use social media.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Honor is not inherited, honor is earned.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Sonnet 1480

If you can't say anything but
my religion says this,
my religion says that,
I got no interest in hearing you.

If you can't say anything but
science says this,
science says that,
I got no interest in hearing you.

If you can't say anything but
philosophy says this,
philosophy says that,
I got no interest in hearing you.

If you can't say anything but
psychology says this,
psychology says that,
I got no interest in hearing you.

If you can't utter a single word
without parroting second-hand thought,
my phone deserves more attention than you.
But grow up and muster one original idea,
I'll put aside my writing to listen to you.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“In a world of cheats and perves,
Be the proof of honor and love.
In the wild of sharks and wolves,
Be the gentle elephant, be a dove.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“All scriptures are blasphemy, when peddled as exclusive, infallible handbook to divinity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Escapists have no right to love, lovers have no need for escape.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Contract Matrimony (The Sonnet)

When I fall, I fall wholly -
without a safety net of any kind.
Prenups are an insult of love,
all in fear of an imaginary night.

Contract lovers are worse
than contract killers,
at least contract killers
don't second guess their motive.
Either love or don't,
there's no second guessing -
either marry or don't,
there's no contract matrimony.

Prenups are for juveniles,
Clauses are for cowards.
To seek escape in commitment,
is an act of con, not love.

Escapists have no right to love,
Lovers have no need for escape.
When you change exes like socks,
It's a sickness, not a choice.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“It's okay to not be okay, it means
your mind is trying to heal itself.
Persevering pain for those who live,
the sun will rise once again.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Bereavement Sermon (The Sonnet)

You don't find a way out of grief,
You embrace it and it becomes your strength.
You don't find a way out of suffering,
You surf it and it endows you with courage.

Avoiding sorrow you won't find happiness,
Road to happiness goes through sorrow.
No matter how dark life seems tonight,
without heartwrecking darkness, we'll
never discover resilience, and grow.

Amidst the grief none of this makes sense,
I've felt it first hand this past month.
So I say, it's okay to be shattered to pieces,
but you must gather the pieces and soldier on,
for the sake of your living loved ones.

It's okay to not be okay, it means
your mind is trying to heal itself.
Persevering pain for those who live,
the sun will rise once again.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Fact of the matter is, you still live, just in different form among the elements.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“You Still Live (Overcoming Grief Sonnet)

After your month long battle for breath,
Today I place you in nature's lap.
I know she'll care for you well,
like she once brought you to the world.

Fact of the matter is, you still live,
just in different form among the elements.
Nature's forces make us awake and restless,
Nature's forces coerce us into eternal rest.

There is no heaven, there is no hell,
these are concepts made by cowards.
Life is too sacred to be confined
by obsolete lies and superstitions.

Your light of affection shall continue
to shine bright in my memories.
You who was, nay, is like my second mother,
I won't say goodbye, for you still live.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Letter from God
(An Autobiographical Sonnet)

Some people chant Bismillah,
Some people chant Bhagvan.
Some people call me Lord God,
I'm actually very much human.

Seek me in church and temple,
I shall elude you for time eternal.
All churches are without God,
But God cannot be without human.

Above all hagiographies, human is real,
There's nothing more divine than human.
Godliness unfolds only through humanness,
Only sin in the world is the sin of division.

Secularism is not a rejection of religion,
secularism is inoculation against fundamentalism.
Religion is not the search for a mythical deity,
but the realization of oneness within every human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Secularism is not a rejection of religion, secularism is inoculation against fundamentalism.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Most potent medicine we have is each other.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Medicine means Mercy - Empathy - Dare - Integrity - Care - Ingenuity - Nobility - and Ethics, or it can mean Mechanical, Egotistical, Dehumanizing, Indifferent, Cold, Insensitive, Nincompoop Elitist. You decide what you practice, and your decision will determine what you are - a doctor or a butcher!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Bin kere ihanete uğra, ayıp değil, ama kimseye beddua etme.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Laiklik yani dini reddetmek değil, laiklik yani köktenciliği reddetmek.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Si no puedes encontrar a Dios en la gente, tu Dios está muerto. Si no puedes encontrar la santidad en la gente, tu santidad es mentira.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Beyond fear and fanaticism,
Beyond ignorance and intolerance,
There’s a valley of love and laughter,
Come someday, I shall meet you there.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Korku ve köktenciliğin ötesinde buluşacağım seninle.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets