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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 18.191-193
"“According to the Koran, the Lord has a supreme, blissful, transcendental body. He is the Absolute Truth, the all-pervading, omniscient and eternal being. He is the origin of everything." "“Creation, maintenance and dissolution come from Him. He is the original shelter of all gross and subtle cosmic manifestations." "“The Lord is the Supreme Truth, worshipable by everyone. He is the cause of all causes. By engaging in His devotional service, the living entity is relieved from material existence." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 18.191 & 192 & 193
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 19.138-140
"“In this universe there are limitless living entities in 8,400,000 species, and all are wandering within this universe." "“The length and breadth of the living entity is described as one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair. This is the original subtle nature of the living entity." "“ ‘If we divide the tip of a hair into a hundred parts and then take one of these parts and divide it again into a hundred parts, that very fine division is the size of but one of the numberless living entities. They are all cit-kaṇa, particles of spirit, not matter.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 19.138 & 139 & 140
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.113
"“ ‘All the creative energies, which are inconceivable to a common man, exist in the Supreme Absolute Truth. These inconceivable energies act in the process of creation, maintenance and annihilation. O chief of the ascetics, just as there are two energies possessed by fire — namely heat and light — these inconceivable creative energies are the natural characteristics of the Absolute Truth.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.113
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.149-150
"“The transcendental form of Lord Kṛṣṇa is unlimited and also has unlimited opulence. He possesses the internal potency, external potency and marginal potency." "“The material and the spiritual world are transformations of Kṛṣṇa’s external and internal potencies respectively. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is the original source of both the material and the spiritual manifestations." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.149 & 150
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.173
"“ ‘In different Vedic scriptures, there are prescribed rules and regulative principles for worshiping different types of forms. When one is purified by these rules and regulations, he worships You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although manifested in many forms, You are one.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.173
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.219
"“The Lord is situated in all the universes in different forms just to please His devotees. Thus the Lord destroys irreligious principles and establishes religious principles." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.219
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.259-261
"“By the agency of the material energy, this same Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa creates all the universes. The dull material energy — known in modern language as nature — is not the cause of the material universe." "“Without the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s energy, dull matter cannot create the cosmic manifestation. Its power does not arise from the material energy itself but is endowed by Saṅkarṣaṇa." "“Dull matter alone cannot create anything. The material energy produces the creation by the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Iron itself has no power to burn, but when iron is placed in fire, it is empowered to burn." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.259 & 260 & 261
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.262
"“ ‘Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa are the original efficient and material causes of the material world. As Mahā-Viṣṇu and the material energy, They enter into the material elements and create the diversities by multi-energies. Thus They are the cause of all causes.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.262
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.279-280
"“These universes are understood to be floating in the air that Mahā-Viṣṇu exhales. They are like atomic particles that float in sunshine and pass through the holes of a screen. All these universes are thus created by the exhalation of Mahā-Viṣṇu, and when Mahā-Viṣṇu inhales, they re-enter His body. The unlimited opulences of Mahā-Viṣṇu are completely beyond material conception." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.279-280
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 21.34-35
"“Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore He is the greatest of all. No one is equal to Him, nor is anyone greater than Him." "“ ‘Kṛṣṇa, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 21.34 & 35
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 21.101-102
"“Lord Kṛṣṇa has many pastimes, of which His pastimes as a human being are the best. His form as a human being is the supreme transcendental form. In this form He is a cowherd boy. He carries a flute in His hand, and His youth is new. He is also an expert dancer. All this is just suitable for His pastimes as a human being." "“My dear Sanātana, the sweet, attractive transcendental form of Kṛṣṇa is so nice. Just try to understand it. Even a fractional understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty can merge all three worlds in the ocean of love. He attracts all living entities within the three worlds." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 21.101 & 102
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.43
"“The conditioned souls are wandering throughout the different planets of the universe, entering various species of life. By good fortune one of these souls may somehow or other be delivered from the ocean of nescience, just as one of the many big logs in a flowing river may by chance reach the bank." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.43