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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 4.165-166, 171
"The desire to gratify one’s own senses is kāma [lust], but the desire to please the senses of Lord Kṛṣṇa is prema [love]." "The object of lust is only the enjoyment of one’s own senses. But love caters to the enjoyment of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and thus it is very powerful." "Therefore lust and love are quite different. Lust is like dense darkness, but love is like the bright sun." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 4.165 & 166 & 171
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 4.177-178
"Lord Kṛṣṇa has a promise from before to reciprocate with His devotees according to the way they worship Him." "“In whatever way My devotees surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pṛthā.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 4.177 & 178
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 4.199-201
"The happiness of the abode of love is in the happiness of the object of that love. This is not a relationship of desire for personal gratification." "Whenever there is unselfish love, that is its style. The reservoir of love derives pleasure when the lovable object is pleased. When the pleasure of love interferes with the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the devotee becomes angry toward such ecstasy." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 4.199 & 200-201
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 4.205-206
"“Just as the celestial waters of the Ganges flow unobstructed into the ocean, so when My devotees simply hear of Me, their minds come to Me, who reside in the hearts of all." "“These are the characteristics of transcendental loving service to Puruṣottama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: it is causeless, and it cannot be obstructed in any way." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 4.205 & 206
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 5.35
"“As through devotion to the Lord one can attain His abode, many have attained that goal by abandoning their sinful activities and absorbing their minds in the Lord through lust, envy, fear or affection.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 5.35
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 5.59-61
"Because prakṛti is dull and inert, it cannot actually be the cause of the material world. But Lord Kṛṣṇa shows His mercy by infusing His energy into the dull, inert material nature." "Thus prakṛti, by the energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, becomes the secondary cause, just as iron becomes red-hot by the energy of fire." "Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original cause of the cosmic manifestation. Prakṛti is like the nipples on the neck of a goat, for they cannot give any milk." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 5.59 & 60 & 61
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 5.62-64
"The māyā aspect of material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation. But it cannot be the real cause, for the original cause is Lord Nārāyaṇa." "Just as the original cause of an earthen pot is the potter, so the creator of the material world is the first puruṣa incarnation [Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu]." "Lord Kṛṣṇa is the creator, and māyā only helps Him as an instrument, just like the potter’s wheel and other instruments, which are the instrumental causes of a pot." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 5.62 & 63 & 64
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 5.65-69
"The first puruṣa casts His glance at māyā from a distance, and thus He impregnates her with the seed of life in the form of the living entities." "The reflected rays of His body mix with māyā, and thus māyā gives birth to myriad universes." "The puruṣa enters each and every one of the countless universes. He manifests Himself in as many separate forms as there are universes." "When the puruṣa exhales, the universes are manifested with each outward breath." "Thereafter, when He inhales, all the universes again enter His body." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 5.65 & 66 & 67 & 68 & 69
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 5.84
"“In the beginning of the creation, the Lord expanded Himself in the form of the puruṣa incarnation, accompanied by all the ingredients of material creation. First He created the sixteen principal energies suitable for creation. This was for the purpose of manifesting the material universes.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 5.84
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 5.85-87
"Although the Lord is the shelter of everything and although all the universes rest in Him, He, as the Supersoul, is also the support of everything." "Although He is thus connected with the material energy in two ways, He does not have the slightest contact with it." "“This is the opulence of the Lord. Although situated within the material nature, He is never affected by the modes of nature. Similarly, those who have surrendered to Him and have fixed their intelligence upon Him are not influenced by the modes of nature.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 5.85 & 5.86 & 5.87
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 5.142
"Lord Kṛṣṇa alone is the supreme controller, and all others are His servants. They dance as He makes them do so." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 5.142
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 7.73-74, 76
"“ ‘Simply by chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa one can obtain freedom from material existence. Indeed, simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra one will be able to see the lotus feet of the Lord." "“ ‘In this Age of Kali there is no religious principle other than the chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all Vedic hymns. This is the purport of all scriptures.’" "“ ‘For spiritual progress in this Age of Kali, there is no alternative, there is no alternative, there is no alternative to the holy name, the holy name, the holy name of the Lord.’" "“ ‘For spiritual progress in this Age of Kali, there is no alternative, there is no alternative, there is no alternative to the holy name, the holy name, the holy name of the Lord.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 7.73 & 74 & 7 & 7