Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar quotes

“However, no human being - and certainly no man - has the right to define for me what my understanding of God is.”
-- Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar

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“I mean there is an assumption made that Islam is about submission, and I think that the submission that we have is to God.”
-- Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar

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“And so, you know, you can be - and I hope that I am - a thinking Muslim.”
-- Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar

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“Krishna was conceived in the womb of Devaki mysteriously as the sun setting in the West imparts his rays to the rising moon in the East.”

“Every morning I wake up and thank God.”

“God never can use any man very much till he has grace enough to forget himself entirely while doing God's work; for He will not give His glory to another nor share with the most valued instrument the praise that belongs to Jesus Christ alone.”

“This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.”

“No one man is superior to the game.”

“A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.”

“Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.”

“Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.”

Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “Diamond Heart: Book One: Elements of the Real in Man”, p.7, Shambhala Publications

“When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution.”

“The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.”