There is no ignorance outside the mind  Sankaracharya    A father has sons to free him from his debts, but he has none to remove the bondage of ignorance  Sankaracharya    What is a demoniacal world? Vedanta says it is ignorance  Swami Vivekananda    We have no theory of evil. We call it ignorance  Swami Vivekananda    By constant mediation is kindled the flame of knowledge which completely burns up the fuel of ignorance Sankaracharya    All beings by nature are pure consciousness. Ignorance keeps them unaware of their true self  Sankaracharya    A heart that follows the path of ignorance does infinitely greater harm to man than his most hateful and vicious enemy  Buddha    Free your mind of ignorance and be anxious to learn the truth, especially in the one thing that is needed, lest you fall prey either to scepticism or to errors  Buddha    Ignorance causes the ruin of the world  Buddha    It is better to live one day wisely and reflectively than to live a hundred years of ignorance and indulgence Buddha    Ignorance is not lack of information about facts; ignorance is unawareness of the total process itself  J. Krishnamurti    Ignorance is the lack of self-awareness; and knowledge is ignorance when there is no understanding the ways of the self  J.Krishnamurti    Ignorance is the field in which all other difficulties grow  Patanjali    Ignorance is the night of the spirit, but a night without stars or moon  Chinese proverb