The Imam was so reliant on God that a person would feel he was actually seeing God. The advice that he always gave us was that: “Clear your account with God and leave the people alone. Some people say bad things about you but you should always improve your relations with God. Fear God and leave His worshippers alone.”
Name of the narrator: Farideh Mostafawi
Title of the Book: Impressions and Memoirs about Imam Khomeini's Practical Behaviour, vol. 1, chapter six, page 293 & 294