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Quotes about Knowledge by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

  • When you wake up and see the whole creation is my valentine, the country is my valentine, the Divinity is my valentine, knowledge is my valentine then Valentine’s Day will never end for you. All 365 days is Valentine’s Day. That is how I feel - everyday is Valentine’s Day
  • The power of spiritual knowledge gives you centeredness, which brings out passion in work & dispassion in meditation.
  • Knowledge is the vaccination that keeps you away from the flu of misery
  • To be free from ignorance you need knowledge. The mind should turn inward. Silence takes the mind inward and helps you to recognize who you are.
  • If you are bombarded by so many thoughts in solitude, you are in ignorance. If you are calm even amidst a crowd then you are in knowledge.
  • The knowledge that unites love and wisdom, that uplifts the spirit is spirituality. The knowledge which gives you a broad vision and a big heart is spirituality.
  • In the presence of your Satguru, knowledge flourishes; sorrow diminishes; without any reason joy wells up; lack diminishes, abundance dawns and all talents manifest.
  • Suffering is a product of limited knowledge.
  • Human evolution has two steps - from being somebody to being nobody; and from being nobody to being everybody. This knowledge can bring sharing and caring throughout the world.
  • When there is a fountain of colours, they add charm to your life. In ignorance, emotions are a bother; in knowledge, the same emotions add colours... enjoy the day with Wisdom!
  • Spiritual knowledge improves intuitive ability, innovative ability and communication.
  • In your very nature, in the depth of your mind, there is omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience. All knowledge is already in the depth of your consciousness, of your mind.
  • When you are infinitely indebted for your body, for Knowledge, for things you have received, and for your own life, then you bask in the abundance of the Creator.
  • Knowledge is a burden if it robs you of innocence. Knowledge is a burden if it is not integrated into life. Knowledge is a burden if it doesn't bring joy. Knowledge is a burden if it gives you an idea that you are wise. Knowledge is a burden if it doesn't set you free. Knowledge is a burden if it makes you feel you are special.
  • With charity, money is purified. By service, our actions are purified. With music, our emotions are purified and with knowledge our intellect is purified.
  • Knowledge of life brings confidence, and Knowledge of death makes you fearless and centered.
  • Through knowledge and devotion, transcend all karma and be free.