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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.24-25
"“The living entity is bound around the neck by the chain of māyā because he has forgotten that he is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa." "“If the conditioned soul engages in the service of the Lord and simultaneously carries out the orders of his spiritual master and serves him, he can get out of the clutches of māyā and become eligible for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.24 & 25
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.31
"“Kṛṣṇa is compared to sunshine, and māyā is compared to darkness. Wherever there is sunshine, there cannot be darkness. As soon as one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the darkness of illusion (the influence of the external energy) will immediately vanish." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.31
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.33
"“One is immediately freed from the clutches of māyā if he seriously and sincerely says, ‘My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, although I have forgotten You for so many long years in the material world, today I am surrendering unto You. I am Your sincere and serious servant. Please engage me in Your service.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.33
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.34
"“ ‘It is My vow that if one only once seriously surrenders unto Me, saying “My dear Lord, from this day I am Yours,” and prays to Me for courage, I shall immediately award courage to that person, and he will always remain safe from that time on.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.34
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.35
"“Due to bad association, the living entity desires material happiness, liberation or merging into the impersonal aspect of the Lord, or he engages in mystic yoga for material power. If such a person actually becomes intelligent, he takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness by engaging himself in intense devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.35
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.38
"“Kṛṣṇa says, ‘If one engages in My transcendental loving service but at the same time wants the opulence of material enjoyment, he is very, very foolish. Indeed, he is just like a person who gives up ambrosia to drink poison." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.38
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.41
"“When someone engages in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service for the satisfaction of the senses and instead acquires a taste for serving Kṛṣṇa, he gives up his material desires and willingly offers himself as an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.41
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
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.45
"“By good fortune one becomes eligible to cross the ocean of nescience, and when one’s term of material existence decreases, one may get an opportunity to associate with pure devotees. By such association, one’s attraction to Kṛṣṇa is awakened." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.45
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.46
"“ ‘O my Lord! O infallible Supreme Person! When a person wandering throughout the universes becomes eligible for liberation from material existence, he gets an opportunity to associate with devotees. When he associates with devotees, his attraction for You is awakened. You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead — the highest goal of the topmost devotees and the Lord of the universe.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.46
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.47
"“Kṛṣṇa is situated in everyone’s heart as the caittya-guru, the spiritual master within. When He is kind to some fortunate conditioned soul, He personally gives him lessons so he can progress in devotional service, instructing the person as the Supersoul within and the spiritual master without." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.47
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 22.50
"“ ‘Somehow or other, if one is attracted to talks about Me and has faith in the instructions I have set forth in the Bhagavad-gītā, and if one is neither falsely detached from material things nor very much attracted to material existence, his dormant love for Me will be awakened by devotional service.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.50