Quotes by Indian Authors - Page 306

Man thinks many things. He thinks he is One. He is usually several. Until he becomes One, he cannot have a fair idea of what he is at all.
Idries Shah
An epistemic methodology that sees the pursuit of knowledge as entirely congruent with the search for power is a great deal more cunning than wise. It can needlessly undermine the value of knowledge in satisfying curiosity and interest it significantly weakens one of the profound characteristics of human beings.
Amartya Sen
The Knowledgeable has the intelligent answer but only the intelligent one asks for a knowledgeable question.
Vikrmn
If you assume that it is there, you will generally not be far off the truth.
Idries Shah
Knowledge that can make miracles happen needs to be guarded carefully. If it falls into the wrong hands, miracles become disasters in no time.
Pawan Mishra
The future depends on attitude, aptitude, and gratitude--not on knowledge.
Debasish Mridha M.D.
There is no knowledge without learning. There is no wisdom without experience.
Debasish Mridha M.D.
Why did I do such-and-such a thing?' is all very well. But what about 'How otherwise could I have done it?'.
Idries Shah
Is your division of Understanding into Greater and Lesser common to all Sufis? Nothing which is put into words is common to all Sufis.
Idries Shah
Every human being has the same right of achieving this Supreme knowledge (Brahmagyan). When this will be same with each man then only it will carry true value. Each and every man is tied with the same wire. Unless this communism of God is established this will not get its fulfillment.
Sri Jibankrishna or Diamond
When you are searching for knowledge, knowledge is also searching for you.
Debasish Mridha M.D.
Knowledge is beautiful science is amazing.
Debasish Mridha M.D.
Curiosity is the beginning of knowledge, but understanding is the beginning of wisdom.
Debasish Mridha M.D.
True liberty comes from education, knowledge, and wisdom.
Debasish Mridha
To find your self, get lost is the search of knowledge and wisdom.
Debasish Mridha
Availability of knowledge is only next to prevalence of stupidity in its overwhelming abundance.
Pawan Mishra
Knowledge is the ultimate key to open the door to freedom.
Debasish Mridha
Sharpen your mind with the beauty of knowledge and the tears of experience to be wise.
Debasish Mridha
Knowledge is a wealth that cannot be stolen it will grow when you try to give it away.
Debasish Mridha
Awareness ultimately has no boundaries. It exists in this world but endlessly goes beyond it. The world's great wisdom traditions all derive from a higher reality that is indescribable but can be experienced. This is the greatest wonder and source of awe. As the ancient Indian sages declare, “This isn't knowledge that you learn. It's knowledge that you become.” When you fully absorb this insight, you know what it means to transcend. You don't need to travel anywhere; all of reality exists in you. You exemplify wholeness because you are united with everything and everyone around you. You exist to demonstrate that human beings can reach the infinite, and by simply being who you are, you help others get there.
Deepak Chopra
Fear comes from the lack of knowledge and a state of ignorance. The best remedy for fear is to gain knowledge.
Debasish Mridha
Knowledge is the beauty of a diamond, but wisdom is the shining reflection of that beauty.
Debasish Mridha
All the beauty of wisdom and knowledge resides in kindness.
Debasish Mridha
The mind is the treasury for knowledge, but the heart is the treasury for love and kindness.
Debasish Mridha
Knowledge is a power that you can borrow trust is a power which defines your inner strength.
Debasish Mridha
If knowledge is a glass of water, then wisdom is the unlimited, infinite and not yet invented ocean.
Debasish Mridha
To gain wisdom, you must not only acquire knowledge, but you must assimilate it within your being.
Debasish Mridha
Knowledge is borrowed wisdom is unique.
Debasish Mridha
When you share your knowledge, you gain wisdom. Share as much as you can and as often as you can.
Debasish Mridha
Without education, there will be no knowledge. Without knowledge, how can there be success?
Debasish Mridha
We gain knowledge from education we gain wisdom from knowledge and experience.
Debasish Mridha
When you sweeten your knowledge and experience with your thoughts, it becomes your wisdom.
Debasish Mridha
Who is the ‘mother’ of ‘Knowledge (Gnan)’? It is ‘Understanding’ (samaj). Where can ‘understanding’ be acquired from? It is acquired from Gnani Purush (The Enlightened one).
Dada Bhagwan
Mastering facts is knowledge. Mastering knowledge is wisdom.
Debasish Mridha
That which cures all worldly miseries, is called ‘Scientific’ Knowledge.
Dada Bhagwan
Knowledge of all living beings of the entire world is in only one Soul. But the knowledge that sees the ego and everything, as objects to be known (gneya); only that knowledge is called as the ‘Knowledge’. However, that is partial Knowledge but only from that moment it is regarded as real applied focused awareness. Where there is Knowledge, the focused applied awareness may be partial or complete.
Dada Bhagwan
Complete focused applied awareness of the Soul (shuddha upayog) is considered absolute Knowledge (keval gnan).
Dada Bhagwan
Infinite knowledge, infinite vision, infinite energy of the Soul is in the same state even today. The Soul has never been a sinner. The Soul is absolutely pure.
Dada Bhagwan
To know ‘who I am and who I am not’ is called Absolute knowledge (Gnan).
Dada Bhagwan
Without ‘Gnan’ (True Knowledge of the Self), desire(s) will not go away.
Dada Bhagwan
Acceptance of ignorance (of reality) is the true knowledge path.
Dada Bhagwan
The clothes may vary, but the person is the same.
Idries Shah
This worldly knowledge is not called (Real) Knowledge. It is worldly knowledge. The scriptural knowledge is known as the instrumental knowledge. The knowledge about the goal [to attain Pure Soul] is Real ‘Knowledge’. Scriptures themselves are the instruments and the knowledge within the scriptures is also an instrument; whereas, the ‘knowledge’ of the Self is the goal [to attain Pure Soul]!
Dada Bhagwan
Knowledge that leads to restlessness (unsteadiness) is tremendous bondage.
Dada Bhagwan
Knowledge (Gnan) is not attained first first the ego departs.
Dada Bhagwan
To know ‘as it is’ is Real Knowledge (Gnan).
Dada Bhagwan
With the wings of knowledge, it is easier to fly toward the blue sky of wisdom.
Debasish Mridha
Knowledge has no value if it does not enhance your wisdom.
Debasish Mridha
Our knowledge is so limited that often we are not much better than an ape.
Debasish Mridha
Seek knowledge to amaze yourself endlessly.
Debasish Mridha
I go to bed with knowledge to dream, then dreams wake me up with the lights of wisdom.
Debasish Mridha
We often feel proud of our knowledge even when it is filled with emptiness.
Debasish Mridha
The purpose of education should not to be to fill you with knowledge, but education should make you hungry for knowledge.
Debasish Mridha
Knowledge comes from curiosity wisdom comes from experience.
Debasish Mridha
I am Chandubhai’ is an illusion itself and from that are karmas charged. When does ‘charging’ of new karmas stop? When one attains the exact awareness of ‘who I am?’.
Dada Bhagwan
In the time before Gnan (time before 1958 when Dada Bhagwan got manifested) there was obstinacy within me. ‘I’ discovered that obstinacy does not let the light of Gnan (Eternal Knowledge) to come through. Then I saw all that obstinacy, and it was destroyed. Thereafter the Gnan (Eternal Knowledge) manifested. One has to observe one’s own self that where lies the obstinacies. The Self is an observatory itself.
Dada Bhagwan
Attachment-abhorrence is the foundation for the worldly life and the foundation for ‘Knowledge’ is a state free of all attachments (vitragta).
Dada Bhagwan
In scriptures, there is knowledge about the different methods; the knowledge about the goal [to attain Pure Soul] is not there. ‘Gnani’ has the knowledge about the goal [to attain Pure Soul]. Knowledge about the goal, which is the Soul, is obtained as a result of the ‘Gnani’s’ grace.
Dada Bhagwan
The scriptures are the instruments and how to use these instruments is a science itself. One goes wandering around for infinite lives because he doesn’t have the knowledge of this science!
Dada Bhagwan
Curiosity is the origin of knowledge. Experience is the origin of wisdom.
Debasish Mridha