Ruhollah Khomeini Quotes on Spirituality

13 quotes

  1. 'by the bank of Kowthar (A stream in heaven), with lips parched by thirst, By the side of the Beloved (God) with heart afire by longing!'

  2. Mindfulness of God, migrating from oneself to God - (which is the greatest migration)-, migration from ego to truth, and from this world to the Invisible, have all fortified you..

  3. Neglecting God tarnishes the heart more, gives the ego and devil domination over man and daily increases corruption. Recitation and remembrance of imparts serenity to the heart, burnishes it and makes it a mirror reflecting the Beloved. It purges and purifies the soul and saves the man from the boils of ego.

  4. the universe in God's presence, do not sin in His presence. Do not quarrel over false and mortal things in His presence. Work for God's sake and advance.

  5. The school of Islam is the school of purification and refinement.

  6. Man may conceal things from all mortal eyes but everyting about us is preserved with God and He reverts to us all our deeds.

  7. Islam adjusts material matters in such a way that they merge with d:affairs.

  8. Behave in such a way that when you depart for God's Threshold you may be able to hold your head up.

  9. Know that faith is one of the spiritual excellences that very few are aware of its light essence. Even the faithful are not aware of the radiance of their faith and the blessings it bears for them at the threshold of God as long as they are bound to this world and abide in the darkness of Nature.

  10. One cannot be selfworshiping and God worshiping at the same time.

  11. Despair is of the army of Satan and hopefulness is that of God. Be always hopeful.

  12. In this world the intercession of the pre-emptors becomes manifest by their guidaflce in the Hereafter, the essence of guidance is intercession per se. If your portion of guidance is nil, you shall receive no intercession; to the extent you receive guidance, you'll receive intercession.

  13. Cultivate your egos, purge them. This world has a definite end for all of us, for me sooner, then for you.

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