Tirupati: The three-day 11th annual celebrations of the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Tirupati, began on Sunday with a series of spiritual programmes. Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Tirupati, Swami Sukritanandaji delivered a discourse on the topic, ‘Sri Ramakrishna – The Knower Within and the Devotee Outside’. Referring to several incidents from the life of Sri Ramakrishna, he explained that knowledge and devotion were not opposing paths but complemented each other. The teachings and experiences of Sri Ramakrishna showed how both could be practised together in the pursuit of spiritual growth. President of the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Tirupati Dr PV Reddy spoke about Swami Vivekananda’s teaching, ‘Know the Self; by knowing the Self, you know the world’.