Sincerity

(Wise Sayings of Imam Khomeini)

o Let us adorn and enliven the hearts with sincerity of intention and inner

truthfulness.

o No act of worship is acceptable at the Divine Threshold unless it is based

on the sincerity of intention.

o Nothing in the devotional acts is as important as the intention and its

sincerity.

o Link yourselves up to that infinite sea; let your actions be divine and heed

the commands of God.

o Soundness and excellence of deeds depend on intention, receptiveness of

the heart and observation of limits.

o In whatever stage you are, try to increase your sinceity and purge the

heart of delusions of the ego and the temptations of Satan; surely you will

get results, and you will find a way to truth and the way of guidance will

open up to you and Almighty God will assist you.

o You act by expediency and reason and fear not killing or getting killed;

the important thing is that your intention is sincere.

o Try to make your intentions sincere for God, for you are of those who

have attained salvation whether you kill or get killed.

o Try to do things for God's sake; your uprising should he for God.

Source: 'Wise Sayings of Imam Khomeini" book