Love of the World and Lust for Power
o The world is the thing that is within us. It makes us stray away from the
source of perfection and involves us in our ego and egoism.
o The more our ego shows concern for the world the more it becomes
negligent of God and the hereafter.
o All the spiritual, ethical, and behavioral corruptions stem from our love of
the world and negligence of God.
o That knowledge which brings man closer to God, in one who is a
mammon it takes him away from the Lord.
o The more one's heart becomes involved in expediencies and preparation
for this world, the more it will be veiled by dust of poverty and lowliness
and the more it will be engulfed in the darkness of need and misery.
o My dear! If you don't mind love of the world, at least do not beg of a
weakling creature like yourself.
o Attention to, and dependence on, material things separate one from the
caravan of humanity, putting an end to such belonging, and turning to God
advances one to the station of humanity.
o The unpleasant thing about the world is uncontrolled attachment to
worldly objects such as even a string of beads, a book, etc.
o Concern for the glitter of the world alienates man from his feeling of
humanity.
o If you want to be admitted to the Lord's Reception you and your heart
must turn away from the world as much as you can.
o The wealthy are beggars in rich man's dress and the needy ones in the
garb of the affluent.
o Getting out of material attachments and becoming mindful of God
promotes man to the station of humanity.
o Know that this world is lowly because of its faults, deficiencies and
infirmities. It is not a place for generosity and divine reward or a place for torture or punishment.
o Fear of death comes to those who have made this base world their home
but are not aware of the eternal abode by the Divine Grace.
o Any status or position that man may earn, whether spiritual or material.
will be taken away some day and that day is not known.
o He who has links with God does not suffer defeat. Defeat comes to him
for whom this world is ideal.
o Should they give their lives for Islam and for the good of the Islamic
country by their blood while we sit here and quarrel with one another? In the logic of Islam this is a great sin.
o Lust for power is satanic regardless of who is the seeker.
o Don't raise so much fuss about how your house is and what conditions
you live in... Search for that human honor, that virtue which made you
victorious.
o This world's affair will pass away soon; its victories, defeats, goodness,
and evil things last just a few days.
Source: 'Wise Sayings of Imam Khomeini" book
Other Links:
Kolineh and Seyyed Sadeq offensive operation (2) (March 6th, 1981)
Democracy in an Islamic Community
The Concept and Principles of Democracy
Roqabieh offensive operation (March 19th, 1980)
Chaghalvand offensive operation (March 20th, 1980)
