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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 9.42-43
"“ ‘It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.’" "“ ‘By his work, thoughts and words, an intelligent man must perform actions which will be beneficial for all living entities in this life and the next.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 9.42 & 9.43
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 12.70
"A person without Kṛṣṇa consciousness is no better than dry wood or a dead body. He is understood to be dead while living, and after death he is punishable by Yamarāja." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 12.70
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 13.77
"“As the threads in a cloth spread both lengthwise and breadthwise, so the Supreme Personality of Godhead exists directly and indirectly within everything we see in this cosmic manifestation. This is not very wonderful for Him.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 13.77
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 13.123
"Anyone who attains a human body but does not take to the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is baffled in his opportunity. Amṛtadhunī is a flowing river of the nectar of devotional service. If after getting a human body one drinks the water in a poison pit of material happiness instead of the water of such a river, it would be better for him not to have lived, but to have died long ago." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 13.123
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 16.11
"If one becomes a bookworm, reading many books and scriptures and hearing many commentaries and the instructions of many men, this will produce doubt within his heart. One cannot in this way ascertain the real goal of life." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 16.11
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.21-22
"“ ‘In this Age of Kali there is no other means, no other means, no other means for self-realization than chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name of Lord Hari.’" "“In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.21 & 22
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.31
"“One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor yet is always prepared to give all respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.31
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.75
"“By following the paths of speculative philosophical knowledge, fruitive activity or mystic yoga to control the senses, one cannot satisfy Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. Unalloyed devotional love for Kṛṣṇa is the only cause for the Lord’s satisfaction." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.75
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.76
"“[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] ‘My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.’ ”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.76
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 17.308
"“Anything transcendental to material nature is called inconceivable, whereas arguments are all mundane. Since mundane arguments cannot touch transcendental subject matters, one should not try to understand transcendental subjects through mundane arguments.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.308
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 6.108
"“ ‘I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of unlimited qualities and whose different potencies bring about agreement and disagreement between disputants. Thus the illusory energy again and again covers the self-realization of both disputants.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.108
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 6.137
"“The Vedic statements are self-evident. Whatever is stated there must be accepted. If we interpret according to our own imagination, the authority of the Vedas is immediately lost.”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.137